What do you call this kind of foam and where can I source it?

[Carson Dyle]

It came from a thrift store 15 years ago and hasn't been wiped down since God knows how many people handled it. The wipe-down would happen before they send it off for VGA grading, if that's what they desire. It even had a pen mark that still needed to be rubbed off and a price tag that misrepresented it as "Used."

Holy Christ, I think you're actually serious.

 

[rudeguy]

 

[CZroe]

Holy Christ, I think you're actually serious.

Obviously, the serious collectors are the ones taking them off my hands. I never cared about VGA grading and open anything I intend to keep. The VGA guys are local though (Smyrna, GA).

The first just sold for just over $200 (the used but re-sealed Transformers Beast Wars Transmetals you see behind it sold for more). The second item has people offering me thousands.

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...3AIT&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&rmvSB=true

I'm not even going to get to list the big stuff like the cellophane-wrapped 6-pack of Master Quest or the sealed Fire controller. People just couldn't wait.

 

[CZroe]

Hey, I didn't deny it.

 

[CZroe]

Isn't it this closed cell polyethylene foam? Which exact density is anyone's guess without seeing it in hand, but I'd guess it's one of the lighter ones.

Could be, but does open-cell automatically mean it is rigid? The stuff I'm finding at craft stores is rough and looks like opened cell of a similar density.

 

[rudeguy]

Hey, I didn't deny it.

I'm fucking bored!

And I drank 3 Rockstars.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Could be, but does open-cell automatically mean it is rigid? The stuff I'm finding at craft stores is rough and looks like opened cell of a similar density.

I think either can be manufactured to different rigidities, but open cell foam is typically more compressible. Think couch cushions, egg crate foam, etc.