Do you keep/store your figures boxes?
>>11869078Depends on the brand but realistically, I could throw out maybe 90% of the boxes I have and just store the figures and the accessories in microwavable containers. The unthrowables would be the huge-ass boxes for hard-to-store figures like the Batwing.
>>11869078I have a storage unit for stuff I don't have room for at my house. All boxes go in there too.
>>11869078my apartment living room is the clean area where the figgys go and I store the boxes in an embarassing pile in my bedroom
>>11869078I throw away the vast majority of them, unless its extremely cool looking. I don't buy anything to resell.
>>11869078I have a corner in my basement dedicated for boxes of Lego sets, Transformers, and Gunpla, with dozens of boxes stacked inside one another but honestly I've been trying to downsize it. It takes up a lot of room and I don't intend on on selling my figures and when I do sell, I've found that most of the time people don't even want the boxes.Maybe one day I'll convince myself to finally get rid of them and only keep the boxes of expensive figures or ones that just have cool art. Would make for a pretty fun fire pit night.
>>11869078My cat knocks anything down so I just keep stuff in boxes now. Aside from Transformers which I do take out, but I really shouldn't save the boxes for them, maybe just cut the back part off or something. Actually I might get evicted soon because there was a leak in the bathroom below me and the building's plumber had to come check mine out and he snitched to the office that my house has way too many boxes.
>>11869078Domestic brands like Transformers get their boxes thrown in the trash the same day I get them, the only exception is Titans and commanders because they're nice when moving.Everything else, figma, nendo etc get displayed, extra pieces get put in a toolshelf with compartments and then I chuck the boxes in those transparent storage boxes you can get at IKEA and put them in my storage room, realistically they should probably go too and might in a few years but for now they're there.You can use cardboard boxes too but my storage room is underground so I am not risking floods again and I use them for other things too
>>11869091When I renovated my apartment I specifically had two ceiling cabinets built for empty boxes. It's a personal embarrassment but the ones I can't fit in, I've managed to force myself to trash.
Yes, but only if the packing materials lend themselves to easily reboxing the toy. That way I can use it whenever I need to move.
>>11869149>domestics are for playing with>imports are """investments""" to sell back to AGP Japanophiles at a massive markupB-b-b-b-based.
>>11869078Imports mostly yesGeneral retail no
>>11869078I recently moved and keeping all my boxes made packing everything up a breeze.
>>11869403Yup, I use the boxes to protect games and systems and comics and stuff while it's in storage. I've got a box of random stuff that a cat enjoys sleeping on.
I assume the only reason to keep the box is if you want sell the figure at a later date? Probably best to just flatten them all and keep them compact and hidden.
>>11869078I only keep them for particularly expensive or fragile toys. Everything else gets tossed.
>>11869078I did a big purge almost 2 years ago of a bunch of my boxes. Cleared a ton of them. Kept all my import boxes though since they're good for transporting figures for a move. I packed away all my imports back in their boxes for a move and that really was the safest way to transport all of them. My domestic stuff, I just individually bagged and then packed them in moving boxes, they were fine. Even though I never plan to move again now that I've purchased my house, I still kept all the import boxes, but they're stored in larger moving boxes in my attic.
>>11869078just the Japanese ones, since you don’t completely destroy the package merely opening them and they have neat little spots for storing everything.
>>11869078I toss the domestics. I keep the imports for accessory storage, for potential sale in case a better version of the same character's released, and for packaging when I plan to move to a new house in a few years.
>>11869078>keep No>storeOnly if it’s a fragile import; marvel legends and transformers I just put in sandwich bags in bins
>>11869078I keep boxes in the basement, I have little labelled plastic jewelry containers for accessories and stuff
Sounds like people are a lot more sensible these days. I agree with 90% of posters. Invest in storage, Keep import, toss domestic. If boxes dont affect resale value you dont need it.
>>11869078only imports. most domestic figures i have (old neca and marvel legends) come on card backs so i just toss all domestic boxes out
>>11869455People want the plastic as well though
I'm not American so don't understand the domestic vs import thing. Is it just about the price?
>>11869696It’s a little bit about that and also that Japanese stuff tends to come with far more accessories and extra hands, so their boxes make for a decent place to store it all.Western stuff like most mainline transformers boxers are designed to be disposable, and don’t really store stuff like JP figures do.Also am I weird for keeping model kit boxes? I like to store the instructions and extra pieces there
>>11869696It's mostly poorfaggotry.They can't afford expensive toys, so they feel the need to sell it at a moment's notice and keep the box on hand at all times. Their bank account hovers at 21.32 every week after paying off their bills and splurging on the latest flavor of the month, so if anything out of the ordinary happens, like flat tire or water pipe breaks, they need to get money fast.There's also a bit of importance, because of the price of a toy, they can't bear to part with anything, because the toy itself isn't actually worth the price they paid. So they save every little piece of cardboard and plastic from the packaging as if it makes up for the disappointment for the value of the actual toy itself.It's a lot like how someone might save discarded ticket or clothing from an exGF or dead parent, because of unfulffilled feelings or regret. It's a cause for hoarding.Look at the people saying how much saving a dozen individual boxes somehow made moving easier, despite a single large box and everything put into baggies would have saved a ton more space and time when moving to another place. It's a weirdass cope.Personally, I'm guilty of keeping packages around. I like pretty pictures and i have a pretty big hoard of shit i never got around to opening, because i never made space for it or/and still need to organize/clean an area.Eventually, any packaging worth keeping gets flattened and my toys will go into boxes. I do display some toy packaging though, because i like the art.
>>11869696A part of it is, but more about how imports are usually expensive and collectors tend to be reluctant in throwing away a box that's either neat enough to keep for storage or deep down, they think they'll end up selling it in the future. It's a little bit similar to how some people would buy a super expensive flagship phone and realize that the box it comes in is reliably thick, hard, and comes in a unique design that it almost feels like a waste to throw it out even though you're likely to never use it as a container ever again.
>>11869958Subjectanon, I own my own house. It's of no consequence to me to keep a large moving box or two in my attic next to my Christmas tree and other bullshit that has all the empty boxes my imports came in. They don't take up a lot of space and my attic is actually quite spacious as I don't keep much up there. For me it's not so much about resale value, it's more of peace of mind that my expensive import collection is safely packed away next time I move. I moved a year and half ago and packing my import figures in their boxes was the safest way to transport them. I had no issue with them having to boxed up for two months while I packed, moved and unpacked. I don't plan on selling my collection any time soon. Some of these imports I've had well over a decade and don't plan on getting rid of any time soon.
>>11869078>>11869696For me, it's more of peace of mind that I can safely transport my collection in the event of a move. By domestics we refer to stuff from American toy companies like Hasbro, Mattel, and Jada. Imports are Japanese figs like SHFs, Mafex and Revoltechs. Those Jap figures tend to be more expensive and sometimes more fragile so, for me, I keep those boxes to pack up the figures for a move. I did this two years ago and don't regret it. My domestic figures were just bagged up individually and then packed into a big moving box. But those are cheaper and less fragile. Some keep the boxes for resale value but I keep them for transportation purposes. I will admit there are a handful of domestic boxes that I kept because I like the art, but those are broken down to be flat, the bubbles tossed, and they're filed away with my other art.
>>11869696Im not American either, but basically if you are selling a marvel legends figure on ebay, the fact its moc or loose doesn't affect the price. May get 10% more for a sealed figure, which doesn't even cover the cost of the extra shipping.For figuarts or revoltechs, not having the box can half the resale value, so its worth keeping because one day you might want to sell your collection.
>>11869958Thats perfect cell from dbz
>>11869696Japanese toys are like Apple products. The fancy boxes trick you into thinking its a premium, special piece of plastic and it feels wrong to throw away something so nice.
>>11869078I keep stuff that has resale value with the trays and box, like a Mafex (or even a CT). But that's a small percentage of my horde stack. Otherwise, if it's in a box, I am wanting to or will sell it. My home doesn't look like the toy aisle at a very sad basement department store.
>>11869687>boxes dont affect resale value you dont need it.Try telling that to idiots who swallowed Todd's Kool Aid and have basement rooms that look like a McFarlane warehouse.
Keep all boxes and have them stored away. Honestly they take up alot of room but they are part of the figure too. I paid for that figure and the box is part of it. Throwing that away seems retarded to me unless it's dog shit packaging like Hasbro
>>11870006>not so much about resale valuethe only reason to keep packaging is resale value, poorfag.Saying it's for safety is a giant cope, because most Japanese figures aren't fragile pieces of shit like a Mythic Legion or Joytoy figure. Using baggies keeps everything together and protected without taking up 20x more space.Also >atticoof. Dumbest place to store anything, considering all the moisture and heat damage it will be getting. A basement is a much better place, though moisture is also an issue there.Personally, i keep my packaging in a closet where everything is properly insulated, because i actually own a house and have plenty of room to actually store my shit.>>11870234I've tossed all my apple boxes away and i buy apple electronics almost every other year. The boxes are nice, but they're still shit compared to some dollar store plastic container. No point in keeping them.Aside from toy packaging with good art on them, the only boxes i keep are wine crates. Made of real wood and the two bottle crates are perfect fits for Ikea's Kallax. So you can turn a Kallax into a drawer/dresser.... also, these fucks are fragile enough where i actually need to keep the packaging. when not on display. Awkwardly shaped, so they need form fitting support, because not every part is made of diecast metal.
>>11869078I toss the plastic, but open all the flaps and flatten the boxes for storage. I know I shouldn't bother, but I figure if I ever want to resell way down the line, I might be able to get a few more bucks for the cardboard, and sometimes I like to use them as posing references.
Recently tossed away buncha (~40) Joytoy boxes and put every spare accesory into tagged ziplock bag and stored them in plastic box.Felt real fucking nice. And got plenty of space back. Still kept my Figma shit and others, because their thin accesories probably wouldn't like that approach. Not like I have many of them, so 3-4 boxes barely make a dent.
>>11869086A storage unit for storage units?
>>11870593>plastic wrapped in plastic stored in plasticyou gotta let them breath somehow
>>11870554>Saying it's for safety is a giant cope, because most Japanese figures aren't fragile pieces of shit like a Mythic Legion or Joytoy figure.I mean, you're not necessarily wrong, but it gives me peace of mind. I don't have to worry about accessories getting broken or lost, or parts coming off and getting misplaced during the chaos of a move. It was a pain to rebox stuff back up again I'll admit. Even without reboxing every extra accessory, I left stuff like extra heads, hands and faces in the various tackle boxes I store them in, I only reboxed the actual figure and any weapons/accessories they were holding while on display, and even though it was a pain in the ass, it was worth it and I don't regret it. I purged a ton of other boxes I was holding on to for whatever reason though. I was gonna toss the import boxes now that I own my house but when I packed them all up it was only one large and one medium sized moving box so I just tossed them in the corner of my attic after unboxing everything again since there's a bunch of space up there. >oof. Dumbest place to store anything, considering all the moisture and heat damage it will be getting. A basement is a much better place, though moisture is also an issue there.I don't live in a state where they usually have basements. They're rare here. And I live in a dry enough state where moisture isn't an issue. Plus it's not like I'm storing any actual toys up there, just the boxes. So if they do get ruined, oh well.If I was strapped for room I would toss them, but I'm not. I have a whole room in my house dedicated to my collection and other hobbies alongside three other bedrooms. I do limit my collection to just that one room though because having toys displayed all over your house like Steve Carell from the 40 Year Old Virgin is just tacky and cringe.Also>Bringing up Mythic Legends and Joytoy out of fucking nowhereRent fucking free lmao.
>>11870234Honestly this is what messes me up. I have so many Revo and Figma boxes...
>>11870593>>11870601Second anon is right. But that doesn't mean holes in the plastic. Every six months or so you should do a good cleaning of your display shelf and swap some stuff around and out. What you do want to swap, you dig out and let it out of the plastic while you clean, have lunch, watch sports or do some other crap. Unless you have to work the next day, put them back. If not every six months, then yearly.But they should not stay wrapped up in plastic indefinitely.
>>11870618>I mean, you're not necessarily wrong, but it gives me peace of mind. I don't have to worry about accessories getting broken or lost, or parts coming off and getting misplaced during the chaos of a move. It was a pain to rebox stuff back up again I'll admit. Even without reboxing every extra accessory, I left stuff like extra heads, hands and faces in the various tackle boxes I store them in, I only reboxed the actual figure and any weapons/accessories they were holding while on display, and even though it was a pain in the ass, it was worth it and I don't regret it. I purged a ton of other boxes I was holding on to for whatever reason though. I was gonna toss the import boxes now that I own my house but when I packed them all up it was only one large and one medium sized moving box so I just tossed them in the corner of my attic after unboxing everything again since there's a bunch of space up there.All these words just to explain away why you're not some poorfag worrying about making his money back from a toy you don't actually like.I don't know about you, but everytime i buy a toy, it's because i want it forever. I can't dream of parting with anything i actually like, whereas you're writing a thousand words about your preparations to give up your figure at a moment's notice.>if they do get ruined, oh well.Then why store it at all? I guess if you resell it within the next year or two, before the cardboard gets too crispy from being baked and rewetted constantly for 1000 days in a row.Attics are awful on paper products and basically the opposite of a storage place. It's better to build a shitty shed and store your shit in there, because it's not purposely designed to act as a vent and heat shield. Even a kiddy pool and placing it upside down on a wooden pallet under a tree is a better method of storage than an attic.> lmaoJust saying, you're acting like Japanese toys are as poorly made as the most fragile toylines /toy/ has threads about.
>>11870601>>11870661leaving them in their box is just as bad, because a box and the plastic bubbles prevent them from offgassing too. No ventilation.And depending on the plastic and how old the toy is, you can hold off from checking on it every other year.Toys generally start to show their age after 10 years, but certain lines (or figures from a bad batch) might start going bad faster.Toys that are mint in package are great, but that doesn't always ensure they'll actually be in tip top shape. Since toys started being sealed away in bubbles and blisters, the oldest figures have started to show how unwise that is. McFarlane was one of the earliest lines to do that and you started to find plasticizer condensation showing in the 10s. I don't think any toyline is immune to that, because pretty much all plastics will be offgassing. Before the 90s, toys at least had the cardboard backing to absorb those gases/liquid. Toys squished between a plastic bubble and another plastic bubble will trap all that shit with the toy. So the earliest Revoltechs (and i guess bandai's stuff from the 00s) will being showing the same issues by now.Figures like pic started showing issues within a year of being made, so i wonder what a mint in box figure looks like today.
>>11870673>All these words just to explain away why you're not some poorfag worrying about making his money back from a toy you don't actually like.I agree. I'm not a poorfag worrying about making my money. I don't sell my toys. I've sold a couple of figures I've upgraded to folks who wanted the old figure, but just because they outright told me they were interested in the old figure, not because I was looking to get rid of it. >I don't know about you, but everytime i buy a toy, it's because i want it forever. I can't dream of parting with anything i actually like, whereas you're writing a thousand words about your preparations to give up your figure at a moment's notice.>I don't know about you, but everytime i buy a toy, it's because i want it forever. I can't dream of parting with anything i actually like, whereas you're writing a thousand words about your preparations to give up your figure at a moment's notice.Except I don't sell my figures. And I explained why I keep the boxes. Why are you ignoring my explanation?>Then why store it at all?Because I have plenty of space to. And because I'm the event I move again then I'll be able to transport my imports safely. Also, it's an attic. I'm not keeping them out in the elements. I have toys for thirty years ago that were stored in my parents attic for like twenty years and they're fine. >Attics are awful on paper products and basically the opposite of a storage place. It's better to build a shitty shed and store your shit in there, because it's not purposely designed to act as a vent and heat shield. >Even a kiddy pool and placing it upside down on a wooden pallet under a tree is a better method of storage than an attic.If you insist. I've been storing stuff in attics all my life without issue for years. I'm not sure why you're so concerned with my storage solution that works well for me personally that I've not had an issue with in the fifteen plus years I've been collecting toys.
>>11870673>I don't know about you, but everytime i buy a toy, it's because i want it forever. I can't dream of parting with anything i actually like,Yeah, most of us feel that way when we first buy a figure. But tastes change and figures improve. I've been in this hobby for nearly 20 years, since I was a teenager. There are things I wouldn't have bought then that I do now, and vice versa. Like most people I no longer have my first Goku, Spider-Man, Batman, Luke, etc. from childhood. Selling/donating stuff you no longer want/need has nothing to do with being a poorfag or not actually liking what you're buying. It's just common sense. It's the people who have no savings and constantly end up selling figures to pay sudden medical bills, renovations, etc. that should probably reevaluate their approach to this hobby.
I try to display them if I can. If not, they go in storage.
>>11870684I'm 0661, I don't leave figures IN boxes. I keep the boxes. We're talking one CT, 2 Fond Joy, 2 Mezco, one Beast Kingdom and one SHF.
Depends on the box. I've kept the NECA Demona box to keep her accessories in. It all depends on how big the box is though.
>>11871329It's good not to keep anything in the box, but only after 10 years. After that, you'll want o check on their condition every year or two. IF a toy has a known issue or is starting to noticeably decompose, then every six months, like you were saying.Some of my ML Toy Biz figures are starting to get wet, so i've started wrapping them in archival paper , for those not on display. Figures like Colossus had very rubbery "clothes", so there was abundant plasticizers in those parts. Great figure, so he's almost always on display, but other figures are now in the AIDS box. >>11871160I'm really selective about what i buy, so there's very few figures i've bought that are actually substandard enough to "upgrade", especially now that companies like Bandai have fucked up their engineering.Toylines in general have gotten worse, mostly with worst paint.I already own my definitive Mr Sinister, Punisher, Vegeta, Gwenpool, and many other figures, and considering the state of the industry, i really really doubt we'll ever get better than the ones i already bought. So i didn't waste my money on a bunch on stuff that always looked wonky and been critical about in the first place (pic related).I've always found it weird that people are ready to sell their shit off at a moment's notice. It reeks of poor faggotry, but i guess there's people with low standards too, who suffering from buyer's remorse.
>>11871607>'m really selective about what i buy, so there's very few figures i've bought that are actually substandard enough to "upgrade", especially now that companies like Bandai have fucked up their engineering.>Toylines in general have gotten worse, mostly with worst paint.This is cope for being priced out of collecting toys lmao.>I already own my definitive Mr Sinister>Anything with Ball hips>definitiveLol, lmao even. More fucking cope.
>>11871741The funniest part is where he says he's selective about what he buys and then goes on to say he owns a Gwenpool figure.
I finally threw away a lot. I wanted to keep them, but it makes me feel like a fucking hoarder.
I didn't really used to when I collected TFs and most action figures but when I got into "vintage" lego I started keeping the boxes because they actually have a substantial financial value. Now I have over 100 of those 27 gallon storage bins from Costco just packed full of Lego boxes. Some of them like the monorails, pirate ships and modulars, are so big I ended up having to get the 170gal bin at home depot. I have 3 of those and need a 4th now.
>>11872038I cut art off them if I really like that aspect of the packaging.
>>11871741>trying to use myown words against meI can tell how butthurt you are when you do this.And I've been saying the same shit since before you even started coming to this board.Hasbro cut the budget on MLs as soon as they took over the license. Toy Biz's collector-tier paint was turned into Mattel-tier budget immediately and half the articulation was also cut. Granted, Hasbro has improved on articulation, but it took them over 15 years to get to 95% of what Toy Biz was doing (but for $22 more, or almost 4x the price).Companies like Bandai and REvoltech have gotten worse. You complaint about ball hips, but Revoltechs have more obvious joints that break up the sculpt to hideos proportions. Early on, Revoltechs just had obvious ball-looking joints and to me, that was fine. But then by the late 10s, they had monsterous cuts that made their toys look like Transformers with obvious gaps and cuts everywhere, which also made the sculpt itself look like disjointed angular cuts of beef slabs. Bandai has completely fucked up their engineering too.So as years have gone by, toys have gotten progressively worse.Again, even you notice how awful this looks, hence you guys getting ready to sell your shit at a moment's notice for the highest price possible, because you know how bad it looks.Lots of buyers remorse... or just poorfaggory, bcause you can't actually afford this hobby. Possibly both?>>11872038Best part about throwing packaging away is that you have more space for even more toys.
>>11872279Holy shit this cope lmao.
>>11872038Congrats bro. I remember when I started doing that and seeing a cleaner storeroom made me feel relieved. Ironically, I ended up selling a good chunk of my collection two months later and those boxes could have helped me find buyers faster lol
>subby writing essays on the same subject hes ranted about to himself for yearsevery time
>>11872494Not to mention his bizarre leaps of logic to shift ANY thread to one of his hobby horses.>You keep boxes for pricier figures with lots of accessories? You're obviously a poorfag and you like toys that I don't, like Revoltechs! By the way Revoltechs suck because they just do OK?!?!Just wait, he'll start calling people third worlders next.
>>11872502He already randomly brought up Mythic Legions and JoyToy when no one else mentioned them. Guy is legit mentally broken.
>>11871267I really wished Figma using compact boxes.The 2b SHF was really smaller than the Figma one.
