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Thank you!! I just bought an important CD for my collection and the seller didnt tell me the case was cracked. You saved my day! 😍 and ngl I actually was clueless on opening up a jewel case. I know I tried as a kid for shits and giggles but only broke the thing lol. So this was helpful!
Thanks, Retro Fix! Having burned several CDs for a friend, I wanted to photocopy the original CD labels to insert in empty CD cases. So there I was, having to open the original cases AND the new cases. Taking the cases apart by the "bending the corners" method took forever and ran the risk of cracking the case (or breaking a nail). I seemed to recall there was an easier way! Searched "how to replace a jewel case" and found your friendly video. Saved me about an hour. And by the way, someone was wondering where to purchase empty CD cases....? I found them in a dollar store in packs of 10.
This is the more helpful than the other video I saw, esp. the part 1:16~1:26 (the other video didn't use the pen for those tiny holes and I was clueless). Thank you very much! I replaced a damaged case this way.
Thanks so much! I didn't take very good care of my PS1 games when I was little and while the discs are all in excellent condition the cases are all crunched. Now I can make them look presentable again!
Wow I didnt even know about the pencil/pen trick. I just removed the right side of the tray then removed the left side too. No wonder that was a way the replacement cases broke. Im using this trick from now on. Thanks!
I agree with using a pen to open the tray. But you dont need to open the front casing from the back, you can actually open the tray without removing the front casing.
Would i be better off just buying cheap ps1 games and switching out my expensive games and inserts? are can buying off brand cases be good enough? i want to someday get my games graded and can the people who grade tell the difference between original ps1 cases and off brand? What i want to know is are off brand cases different in any way from original ps1 cases?
The ones I ordered from a random seller on ebay (years ago) were pretty identical as far as I could tell. With "Graders" and that whole Scam (my opinion lol) they might have something specific they know about to point out an aftermarket Jewel case. I'm just guessing at that though. There's basically no difference from a "run of the mill" music cd case and a ps1 cd case. That's what I noticed back before I filmed this so I ordered a set of 2 CD Jewel cases off of ebay and the rest is history.
I looked up cd cases on eBay back when I made this. I scrutinized the pictures to make sure I was ordering the type of jewel cases I wanted. Pretty much everything I saw was generic with no brand name so good pics from the seller helps. You can also ask the seller any questions you have before you buy.
omg tyyyyyy I have 3 lady gaga cds with the front cases either cracked or chipped on the top and bottom left and I've been wanting to see if I can fix it
Using a pen guarantees you won't break it by "bending it a little". On your second point, what if it's cracked? Then you will have to "remove the front casing from the back". I show in this tutorial how to properly take the whole thing apart. That's the point of the video.
That's what I do.I put the cracked or broken part of the disc case in a recycling bin,and find a replacement for it.When I got 100 cd cases last year around Xmas for free.
You can go to a thrift shop and if any of the cds have the disc(s)missing,you will only be charged for the case itself.Recycle the cracked or broken case.
This is sad, never replace an original case, original cases are far better than replacement cases. Keep the originals! You decrease the value of the game!
When the original CD cases are practically smashed, cracked and (or) severely scuffed, it degrades the value to replace the plastic case? I don’t think so. 😂 I would wager It keeps value. Possibly Someone may dock a couple “points” if they can even tell that it’s a replacement case. A damaged case would loose value. On a related note: I rather enjoy my Spiderman game case that doesn’t have large cracks running through it anymore and I can’t even tell the difference between the quality of the CD case builds.
@@arupastel Not on me, actually I feel that I don't have the complete original thing, for sale I can sell it with a replacement case because I don't care what happens with that CD, but for my collection I clearly prefer the original case.
