Frozen is best, but it costs to run a freezer. I used a dead freezer to hold over 60 or so once. I put an inch of dry sawdust on the bottom (probably not necessary), then stomped the skins in while sprinkling 2 boxes of mothballs with them. Put a big rock on the lid.
Kept them for 18 months or so. They were stale when I pulled them out, but there were no bugs present. None.
I put them on the NAFA auction, into a rising market. None were downgraded that I noticed; my average on that sale were about the same as fresh goods.
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