The Energon Pub

http://www.blastr.com/2016-11-18/why-we ... cting-them

Discuss as you see fit below. I think it is a great read

It was pretty good. One thing I have to disagree with the writer about is that for me my Transformers never stopped being fun toys. Just because I don't stage battles with them, and 90% of the time they stand on a shelf, doesn't mean they're not fun. I do pick certain ones up once in a while and transform them. After all, that's the point of them. They're Transformers. And yes, I remove all my figures from their boxes. I don't own any MISB figures. To me, their value is in playing with them, not hoard them for years just in case they go up in value.

Rodimus Prime wrote:And yes, I remove all my figures from their boxes. I don't own any MISB figures. To me, their value is in playing with them, not hoard them for years just in case they go up in value.

I agree with this part. I don't like figures in the boxes. they are meant to be played with, and they are meant to be messed with in their own ways, whether that be a travelling mascot or that one toy that comes off the shelf when you like a nice puzzle that you don't mind spending time with. These toys are fun, and if they are left in the box, that is a bit stifled

I do keep the boxes for the ones that come in boxes (Voyagers and bigger, I don't keep the cards and bubbles of the Deluxes or smaller, though now the TLK Deluxes come in boxes as well) just in case they fall out of favor with me and I decide to sell them. I always try to sell my unwanted figures in their original packaging. Not for the sake of more money, but more for protection during shipping as well as giving the buyer a more complete product.