The Energon Pub

by **massmachine** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:39 am

Just wondering, cause i keep all my boxes and i have quite a few .

News Credits: 2 · by **HollyW00d** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:50 am

Of course, and I open them like a surgeon to keep them in tip top shape.

News Credits: 2 · by **Headmaster_Decapatron** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:52 am

Always keep your toys at least MIB.

by **massmachine** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 11:56 am

well i thought i was wied for doing so , i guess im not the only one

News Credits: 10 · by **Lapse Of Reason** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:27 pm

I don't. I sell theolder ones on eBay and usually recover a good portion of what I paid for the figure.

News Credits: 6 · by **City Commander** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:31 pm

I keep them for a while.

I throw ones like Armada and Energon after the series has ended, but I've kept all Alternator, Titanium, Reissue, Classics, Cybertron etc in tip top shape out of sunlight. Scissors are my best friend when opening boxes and removing tfs.

by **inadvertent imitation** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:23 pm

I keep the boxes for reissues and Masterpiece figures, only to store the figures in them when they're not on display. I don't keep the packaging for the Classics or movie toys.

News Credits: 11 · by **Overcracker** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:25 pm

I Keep some, mostly the bigger boxes. the cards i throw out. and anything in a weird shape, that cannot be stores easily, or that you need to practically destroy to get the figure out (Looks at the Alternator bubble boxing), I throw away.

I have most of my larger boxes for the RID figures Prime, Magnus, Galvatron etc..

News Credits: 337 · by **Air Commander Starscream** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:28 pm

I usually keep all of the boxes, but flatten them for easy storage. The only boxes I do not flattenwould be Japanese boxes (usually on display) Exclusive boxes, or Alternator boxes. Oh and Starscream boxes.

by **gjk13** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:29 pm

I keep them.

News Credits: 150 · by **GetterDragun** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:36 pm

I keep all of them.

by **Starscream227** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:40 pm

I pitch 'em, due to the fact that I'm not quite patient enough to open them with any great care, and totally destroy them before it's all said and done.

News Credits: 7 · by **waaaaghlord** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:46 pm

Nope, I'm a toy collector and really couldn't care less about the packaging.

News Credits: 1 · by **Danish-Liokaiser** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:02 pm

I have opened all my figures except for Robot Heroes wave 1, which shall be my first MIB figures. I keep my figures away from sunlight, smoke, kids and food if possible.

by **Foallen** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:30 pm

It depends for me what's on the box. If there's tech specs / character description and no good way to cut them out, I'll flatten the whole outer box and keep it. If the character info comes inside, I'll just keep that and the instructions.

The exception would be the reissues, I generally keep all the packaging for those.

In general, I just do it for the sake of having it not for resale purposes. There may come a day when I have to sell things, but in general I look at my collecting as just a hobby and the money as enjoyment money, not any sort of long term investment or anything like that.

by **upther** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:54 pm

I don't. I look at it the same way that I look at my comic books, if I'm collecting as n investment then I'm collecting for the wrong reasons. Of course there's always exceptions to the rule but not many.

by **Mourningstar** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:08 pm

If I have enough money at the time, I'll buy two. One to keep MIB and one to play with like a lil' hyped up kiddie

Although right now I'm running out of room for any more... guess I'll just have to knock down a wall :lol:

by **Decatron** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:10 pm

I keep the undamaged boxes. I should really keep all of them though, in case I need to store them at some point.

News Credits: 1 · by **Exodiatron** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:13 pm

Me personally I keep the boxes, and only the cards of the smaller figures. no need for the bubble.

by **Zombie Starscream** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:39 pm

I kept the box of my figure, and it is stored on top of the hood of the cat pan in the closet.

by **jaws** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:47 pm

The only complete boxes I have are from Galaxy Force Sonic Bomber and Soundblaster.

The rest of my boxes get thrown away except for tech spec, bio; movie packaging the whole back gets saved along with headshot. Too many boxes to keep if they were whole.

News Credits: 1 · by **Brakethrough** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:54 pm

I collapse 'em and ditch the plastic bits.

by **Sonray** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:57 pm

Yeah i keep my boxes and i too open them like a surgeon to keep them in good condition. I dont see the point in keeping the toys MIB because you cant enjoy them that way. They just sit there and do nothing. They are ment to be touched and transformed and admired, keeping them in boxes is a real shame IMO. (unless you have two of the same figure then obviously keep the one MIB)