The Energon Pub

Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:08 pm

I usually keep the cards and packages from almost any TF I buy. I'll admit I may be a hoarder. I used to keep these for the profiles and specs however now those can be found on the internet on such sites as tfu.info. So my question is should I throw packages away? Naturally I'm keeping older packages from G1 or their knockoffs. But I don't know if I should keep packages from lines such as Classics.

What do you think?

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:11 pm

I keep the GEEWUNS and GEETOOS and ditch the rest. There are some exceptions, like BWN Magmatron, Binaltech and E-hobby stuff.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:38 pm

For Deluxes (or smaller) I cut the plastic bubble off and keep the cardbacks in a file drawer.

For Voyagers and larger, I've kept a lot of boxes, but now I'm thinking about tossing most of them and only keeping the boxes for special figures. I'd love to keep them all, but it's just not realistic.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:54 pm

GuyIncognito wrote:For Deluxes (or smaller) I cut the plastic bubble off and keep the cardbacks in a file drawer.

For Voyagers and larger, I've kept a lot of boxes, but now I'm thinking about tossing most of them and only keeping the boxes for special figures. I'd love to keep them all, but it's just not realistic.

Ditto. I do the same with the deluxe's and keep the back and specs off the voyagers boxes however, but only keep a select few boxes

Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:55 pm

I keep the backing on anything deluxe and smaller in old file boxes. The only exception being G1 & 2 ; I keep the lot.

News Credits: 12 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:01 pm

dirk2243 wrote:
Ditto. I do the same with the deluxe's and keep the back and specs off the voyagers boxes however, but only keep a select few boxes

I might keep the backs of my Voyager boxes when I toss them, but only if they fit in a standard file drawer.

I might keep my Classics-Universe 2.0 boxes intact because they have cool artwork on the sides and they look great lined up next to each other on a shelf.

Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:20 pm

dirk2243 wrote:
GuyIncognito wrote:For Deluxes (or smaller) I cut the plastic bubble off and keep the cardbacks in a file drawer.

For Voyagers and larger, I've kept a lot of boxes, but now I'm thinking about tossing most of them and only keeping the boxes for special figures. I'd love to keep them all, but it's just not realistic.

Ditto. I do the same with the deluxe's and keep the back and specs off the voyagers boxes however, but only keep a select few boxes

Same here.

It's the only really reasonable thing to do. If there's one thing I'd have to kick myself for on the matter though, it's tossing PCC not-Menasor's box. The artwork was good, and I've since realized that PCC Grimstone and the dinobot drones look pretty good displayed in their box (they got displaced on the normal shelf by Energon Roadbuster+Mirage holding the Dark Matter Calibur. :lol:

News Credits: 402 · Updated Oct 21, 2022

I toss everything with the exception of Collector-grade boxes and some of the rare Japanese boxes, but those are few and far between.

News Credits: 7 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:10 pm

I toss most everything. Kept the cardback of FoC Shockwave because I thought it was really cool, and the Kre-O boxes are incredibly handy for storing spare bricks, but everything else is trashed. They take up too much room and if I want to see the art or whatever there are typically some great shots online somewhere.

Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:51 pm

I used to keep every box and card from all my transformers. But it started takeing up way to much room. i cut off any file cards and threw every thing away. now i dont keep any boxes or cards.

even keeping only the instructions i have a few plastic tubs full of just them and file cards.

News Credits: 1 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:21 pm

I generally keep the back cards for the deluxes and throw away the bubbles.

Voyagers.... I was throwing the boxes out for a while. Some of them I've kept, but I've flattened down by throwing out the bubbles. I only have a very small handful of voyager boxes that are fully intact.

Leader and Ultimate class boxes I always keep fully intact (makes storing them much easier).

News Credits: 10 · Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:06 pm

I keep the cards for deluxe and smaller (cut off the plastic bubble).

Voyager and above I throw, Keeping leaders/masterpiece/reissues etc. boxes.

News Credits: 9 · Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:10 am

I keep the cards (throw away the bubble) and flat-pack the boxes (throw away the inside parts), but I have an attic to keep them all in.

For more expensive figures like MPs I keep the box intact.

News Credits: 101 · Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:13 pm

SentinelA wrote:But I don't know if I should keep packages from lines such as Classics.

It's your call really. But one day, reality will strike and you will have no choices but to trash a few. After all, space is not infinite.

This is an old picture. Pretty soon, I'll have to trash some more.

News Credits: 2 · Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:25 am

Out, out, out, to the freakin' trash with it all. Except anything vintage G1 Hasbro/Takara or any MP Takara...'nuff said! :VEHI:

News Credits: 1452 · Sat Mar 23, 2013 4:14 pm

I generally flatten the boxes and keep the cards

Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:17 am

Trash.

Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:23 am

I keep Deluxe and smaller cardbacks, and the boxes for anything Takara MP or eHobby or reissue stuff. A bunch of eHobby/G1 reissues have never even made it out of the boxes yet, so obviously I've not thrown those boxes out.
As mundane a part of the fandom as this topic is, I always find what other collectors do with boxes fascinating, for reasons unknown.

News Credits: 461 · Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:18 pm

I guess I'm the only that keeps everything bubble and all....

But I must admit its time to do something about them. My main problem is I usually and routinely upgrade figures, like RTS tracks (united), classics ironhide and ratchet (Henkei), Classics Astrotrain (Henkei), United Megatron (Hegemon), RTS Hot Rod (united), FOC Ultra Magnus (Takara version), ect.
When I do replace figures I no longer want what I had so I would sell them (in my mind) I always thought it was more desirable to sell unwanted figures on card then lose. although in reality it probably doesn't make a difference. I guess that's whats keeping me from trashing all my packaging. I'm always on the lookout for an updated or better version of a figure I already have.

Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:17 pm

I think for now I'll keep em.

Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:23 pm

mooncake623 wrote:I guess I'm the only that keeps everything bubble and all...

No, garbage bags full of packages in my basement will attest that I keep it all (RiD to present anyway, back in the 80's my mom cut off all the bubbles and threw them out and took out the trays/flattened the boxes of my G1's)

News Credits: 461 · Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:26 pm

Optimum Supreme wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:I guess I'm the only that keeps everything bubble and all...

No, garbage bags full of packages in my basement will attest that I keep it all (RiD to present anyway, back in the 80's my mom cut off all the bubbles and threw them out and took out the trays/flattened the boxes of my G1's)

Nice to know I'm not alone! mines is nicly stacked in the closet. but I fear I will run out of room soon.

Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:30 pm

I havent gotten to the point where im drowning in packaging, but so far I've kept boxes for Voyagers on up, deluxe, cyberverse ect is tossed.

I will probably end up keeping 3rd party boxes, MP packaging, and G1 commemorative/Encore stuff and bin the rest.