Blurrz wrote:You! Yes! You! Come over here!
I've always wondered why collectors keep their toys in the box. So if all those MISB collectors could just answer these questions.. I mean survey, then I think my mind will be settled.
1. Why do you keep your figures in a box?
2. Do you care more for the box than the figure itself?(i.e. If the box is damaged, but the toy is fine, will you still buy it off Ebay)
3. How do you showcase your collection?
4. How many figures do you have?
5. How much space does your MISB collection take up?
6. What do you think of the statement "Toys are meant to be played with. They weren't taken off the assembly line just to be sitting in a box"?
7. Did you immediately start keeping your toys in mint boxed? If not, when did you start?
Thanks a bunch,
-Blurrz
Blurrz wrote:You! Yes! You! Come over here!
I've always wondered why collectors keep their toys in the box. So if all those MISB collectors could just answer these questions.. I mean survey, then I think my mind will be settled.
1. Why do you keep your figures in a box?
2. Do you care more for the box than the figure itself?(i.e. If the box is damaged, but the toy is fine, will you still buy it off Ebay)
3. How do you showcase your collection?
4. How many figures do you have?
5. How much space does your MISB collection take up?
6. What do you think of the statement "Toys are meant to be played with. They weren't taken off the assembly line just to be sitting in a box"?
7. Did you immediately start keeping your toys in mint boxed? If not, when did you start?
Thanks a bunch,
-Blurrz
Fender Bender wrote:Ah, then that leads to a question that begs to be asked.
Twenty years from now, how many people will you see willing to pay the premium for a MISB Movie figure vs. buying a cheaper loose one from someone?
Personally, from my perspective, I would much rather buy the loose figure. Of course, I have just about the entire line already, but you get my point.
Blurrz wrote:You! Yes! You! Come over here!
I've always wondered why collectors keep their toys in the box. So if all those MISB collectors could just answer these questions.. I mean survey, then I think my mind will be settled.
1. Why do you keep your figures in a box?
2. Do you care more for the box than the figure itself?(i.e. If the box is damaged, but the toy is fine, will you still buy it off Ebay)
3. How do you showcase your collection?
4. How many figures do you have?
5. How much space does your MISB collection take up?
6. What do you think of the statement "Toys are meant to be played with. They weren't taken off the assembly line just to be sitting in a box"?
7. Did you immediately start keeping your toys in mint boxed? If not, when did you start?
Thanks a bunch,
-Blurrz
The Chaos Bringer wrote:That probably wasn't the best way to ask those questions.
I'm not a MIB collector but I understand why they do it. A lot of loose collectors display their figures rather than play with them. They usually try to display it in the best pose possible. If the toy is already posed the best possible way in the packaging, why not keep it there?
Take Titanium Cobra Megatron for example. The only thing you can do with the thing is display it. You can either display it like this:
[url]http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=902&size=1&image=1
or like this:
[/url]http://www.seibertron.com/toys/fullsize.php?id=902&size=1&image=18
dgarvey981 wrote:Fender Bender wrote:Ah, then that leads to a question that begs to be asked.
Twenty years from now, how many people will you see willing to pay the premium for a MISB Movie figure vs. buying a cheaper loose one from someone?
Personally, from my perspective, I would much rather buy the loose figure. Of course, I have just about the entire line already, but you get my point.
I guess it does come down to personal preference. But I have no doubt with all the collectors out there, someone will buy the MISB for the graded value.
Example:
http://cgi.ebay.com/1984-TRANSFORMERS-W ... dZViewItem
vs.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Transformers-G1-WHE ... dZViewItem
$1675 for MISB Wheeljack vs $90 for loose.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not collecting just to make money, but the MISB just makes it better for me. I'll quote the 40-year-old virgin when I say "I got this when I was 7 years old! Do you know how hard it is for a 7-year old not to open that!?"
Blurrz wrote:You! Yes! You! Come over here!
I've always wondered why collectors keep their toys in the box. So if all those MISB collectors could just answer these questions.. I mean survey, then I think my mind will be settled.
1. Why do you keep your figures in a box?
2. Do you care more for the box than the figure itself?(i.e. If the box is damaged, but the toy is fine, will you still buy it off Ebay)
3. How do you showcase your collection?
4. How many figures do you have?
5. How much space does your MISB collection take up?
6. What do you think of the statement "Toys are meant to be played with. They weren't taken off the assembly line just to be sitting in a box"?
7. Did you immediately start keeping your toys in mint boxed? If not, when did you start?
Thanks a bunch,
-Blurrz
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