storing vinyl, reducing damage over many years


Hi -

I bought 3 of these that I have stacked successfully one on top of each other and filled with albums:

http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RR-OAK-UN

(I didn't buy it directly there, I bought it on ETSY, but the etsy link no longer appears valid, so I am referencing this web link).

I was basically happy with everything, I did the assembly, everything is solid.

My question: will the lack of any support in the middle area of the albums, over many years, cause damage to the albums? I went through and find a certain percent of my albums were drooping down through damaged covers, so for now I have removed these. I don't know, some might say this is paranoid, but if they sit there for 10-20-30 years and ultimately some of them over time are damaged, it would bother me, so I figured I'd ask the question now.
joshl
All I can say is I live in a big city area with, I kid you not, a dozen Goodwills within 10 miles of my abode.
I often buy used vinyl a lot older than that and many sound as good as new. Perhaps they throw warps away , in any event
I seldom see any.
one way or another you can't void shelfwear. to some degree of magnitude one will show even on sealed new records. no middle support assumes that your cover hold records otherwise the cover should be repaired. absolutely with no exception all jackets i place into plastic outer sleeve for protection. for extreamly valuable records covers are separated and records are placed onto generic sleeves. almost same i apply to box sets to preserve the box.

and finally for simply storring records i prefer uhaul stackable boxes that are only $.60 vs. $75 and can hold your cargo for decades in darkness the way the're suppose to be stored. for that i usually arrange plywood tiles in front and back of the stack to prevent bending corners.
The same company has these for what seems a reasonable cost. You could also source a similar thing at Home Depot or lumber yard. Maybe buy one and you have a template

Inlay
Thanks for the various timely responses.

Wntrmute2, that's just what the Doctor ordered, I have put in my order already, thanks much.

Czarivey, I'm not much of a collector (just got my record player back up and running after about 10 years of mostly not using it) but will keep your points in mind.