-Kanrabat- wrote:My advice would be to keep one or two sealed. The ones from the molds you already have (example, if you already have G1 Sideswipe) and to illustrate how g2 were packaged. Then, unless a sealed g2 is not that much expansive compared to a loose and complete g2 figure, just open it and enjoy! A sealed G2 figure will NEVER be a priceless diamond like a sealed G1. It's a privilege only G1 will ever had.
I disagree. I won't say they're even close to the same level as G1, but back in G2 times there still wasn't anyone collecting sealed toys. Even Early BW figures sealed I'd still consider an amazing commodity. Transmetal to BM and so on, much less so.
This is why I find it odd that people collect sealed toys in this day in age, instead of opening them an enjoying them. There are SO MANY friggin collectors, that sealed toys these days are still going to be basically worth shelf price 20 years from now. The only (modern) things that will be worth any money down the road are the ones that were made in limited (or even extremely limited) numbers.
I learned this the hard way with my comic collection. My collection is 95% modern, and when I was done collecting and deciding to sell off a chunk, I realized NOBODY wanted anything I had. The only desirable things are complete collections, which its very likely will actually be worth less than cover price. Variants are another gamble, there are thousands of "variants" out there that are basically worthless because the print run was so high.