I'm pretty OCD myself when it comes to the
condition of a steelbook (and have even taken losses trying to get a perfect copy for some, thankfully, for my wallet's sake, it's something I stopped doing), but flipping the steel hasn't disrupted my sleep at night and looks far better than having the titles not lining up correctly. Actually, just minutes ago was probably the first time I was ever consciously aware of studio and bluray logos (decided to glance at them for probably the first time), and still, doesn't bother my OCD the slighest (couldn't care less about displaying Fox's logo properly
). For American Gangster, I'd have to shine an LED and probably use a magnifying glass on it to notice that Universal's logo was upside down):
But yeah, they're just spines for me, and a way of finding the steelbook/movie you want to view. Also a good reminder that I have international steels from other cultures who do things a little differently... I'd try it first and you may notice it's not so bad... would probably be easier than trying to convince an entire nation to fit the same standards as yours in order to appease your OCDness... or trying to get this one recalled because of it.
All in all, the spine shouldn't be something that stops you from enjoying a steel, IMO. I'd worry more about finishes, outrageous prices, botched art, and well... chips, dents and scratches... But to each their own.
. I keep wanting to organize them all alphabetically, but knowing me, I'd probably damage a few in the process so I just leave them where they are. Besides that shelf, my other ones are organized by either genre or director and that's good enough for me.
