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The only figures I keep in the box are my precious precious precious Viewtiful Joe figures. | |
Almost always. The only figure I've kept in a box is this Megatron bobble-head figure I have. I mean I have all of the MacFarlane figures of Noble Team and they'd be worth a fortune in a few years if I'd kept them in the boxes but I wanted to put them in cool battle poses :3 | |
Yes, then again I do not have any but what few i did have still yes then again I sold them all when I was like 14 and never thought about it | |
so I shouldn't feel bad about un-boxing, like I said, not that I think theyd be worth anything (Im guessing not) | |
I do, because I like to pose my action figures. Plus, having un-boxed action figures provides a great distraction when I have to take care of cousins/nephews/kids in general (I'm a teacher in my day job, so family members default to me when they need babysitting done) | |
Nope, never keep them in boxes, they are getting out as soon as I get home but I'm not much of a doll collector so I do tend to give them away to my nephews if they like them, I really don't mind saying goodbye to Superman but at least he didn't end up on a boat going down the river like Buzz Lightyear, you brave man I will always admire you're passion for exploration. | |
I dunno, I usually don't care. In fact a lot of the time I believe that figures should be taken out of the box. I just don't feel like they can be enjoyed properly if they're boxed away. At least I don't appreciate them as much if they are. | |
I didn't even know they did figures for Viewtiful Joe. I'm guessing they're worth quite a lot now then? | |
Of Course. How are you supposed to play with (or at least admire) them if you don't? | |
perhaps you can admire keeping them in "mint" and how much money you could potentially make? | |
There's no point in keeping Kamen Rider Decade in the box. He can't fight for justice in the box. | |
They did figures for Viewtiful Joe because the world needs more perfection. I don't know nor do I care how much they're worth. I'll never forget the day I got them for 99 cents. That was one of the happiest days of my life. I miss KB toys. Now I need to find those collectible figurINES! | |
That seems to be the only reason to keep them there. | |
I don't think I coudl ever resist the temptation to take them out of the box and feel them in my hands, collcting be damned whats the point of having thease things if you cant enjoy them? | |
When I was a toy and comic book collector, I would always purchase 2 of whatever item that I thought would be cool or own or valuable in the future. 1 of 2 items would be either read or posed out of the box. The 2nd would put away in a box never to be touched until decades from now. | |
The only figures I've ever kept boxed up were Darth Revan and Darth Malak, which I was extremely lucky to find when they first came out. I've since tracked down another pair for display purposes. | |
Of course. What the hell do I care about someone else's idea of their value? I'm displaying them, not selling them, and to me, they're priceless. Granted, I'm not sure if what I have count as "action" figures, since they're meant for display rather than play, but my answer would be the same if I had reason to keep any toys from my childhood (as opposed to the collection of Type-Moon and Haruhi Suzumiya related PVC figures I've accumulated in the past four years). | |
All the figures I got are a few collectors Edition ones from games, two VG characters for my birthday and one anime figure. I keep them all un-boxed and sitting nice and pretty on my shelves and such. I mean why would you keep them boxed where you can't see them or enjoy them at ALL!? Why do people keep them boxed anyway? Value...you expect to sell these later when you have your kids chewing/screwing with them? They're priceless to me so I put them up for show where people can compliment them.
You...haven't even...touched them? ...why the hell do you have them. Fact I feel sorry for the poor things. :( Take them out and give them Freedom~! | |
I guess it would be dumb to un-box a mint condition...incredibly valuble thing you bought but otherwise Id prefer them out of the box
I have unboxes all mine...unboxed adjusted (and had them fall over) | |
I guess it's good to keep them boxed if it is something REALLY valuable and expensive in the future where you can sell it. And how many figures (Plus Boxes) do you really have? If you have many figures it might be understandable. I only have a few so I guess I don't really know lol~ | |
including statues I got with game collectors editions I have about 26.......fuuuuuuck 28 if you include the 2 ninja turtles from my childhood all un-boxed, I did keep the boxes in case I ever has to store/movie them but eventually threw a few out because of the space it was taking up | |
Usually open them because well..I wanna play with them. | |
Yeah, I pull 'em out. I barely have the space with them unboxed; I do not have the space to keep them boxed. | |
I'm not a collector, so I don't care about boxes. if I buy an action figure (which I don't tend to do anymore as an adult, but it happens occasionally) I'll take it out of it's box, put it into a neat pose, apoxy the joints closed and just leave it there to collect dust. | |
Yep. I like the way they look on my shelf better that way. And besides, I don't have them to make money. I have them to look good. If don't want them anymore, I have a plethora of nieces and nephews who would want them to play with. | |
The 12 inch Ash, Chatterer, Agonistes, Talisic, and the 6 inch HUNK from RE4 on my entertainment center say no. I haven't bought an action figure in years, but I don't really give a crap if they appreciate in value if I keep them in the box. I like them because they're cool, and cool things should be displayed. Plus Ash fighting Chatterer from Hellraiser just looks damn awesome. | |
I never leave them in the box. I'm not buying them for future value, I'm buying them for current decor/awesomeness value. I mean, I understand why some people would, and admittedly it is a preference thing. I just have my preference. My Gambit/Thor shrine will forever be free of their cardboard and plastic prisons! | |
thats a kind of cynical take on it :P its BECAUSE Im an adult with so much disposable income that I can buy action figures... ......not that I have a problem or anything | |
are they those "play arts" ones? expensive but good quality? aparently theres going to be a Garrus play-arts one...*drool* | |
I unbox them as soon as I arrive home, then put them on display or make dream cross over fights.... As long as you take care of them, action figures can last a life time | |
Yeah I can't wait to unbox them. I know they're worth more unboxed, but my inner child can't resist ripping them open and putting my grubby fingerprints all over them. | |
Stupidly rare limited production = kept in box, but more for a safety against damage factor than a "twill be worth billions some time after I'm dead" Everything else gets taken out the box as soon as it arrives. | |
it's sad, but I had much more disposable income as a kid then I do as an adult, and I wasn't trying to say "look at me, I'm an adult, i don't play with toys." it was a matter of fact statement about myself. Now that IM an adult, I buy a lot less toys. | |
Ofcourse! How else would I remove their clothes and make them bend ov-... OH! You didn't mean the japanese ones. Nevermind. | |
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I dont know many people here buy action figures or whatever
I know hardcore collectors don't unbox them because obviously it preserves their value and all that jazz
though for me I dont expect a standard set will ever be worth all that mcuh...right? (you know, like series 1 of mass effect 2 or whatever)
I couldnt stand the Idea of not unboxing, of not being able to take them out and pose/display them
or do some people cring at the very Idea of destroying the "mint" condition, I can understand keeping the "rare" or "really reall colelctable" ones sealed up...but the usual ones is it actually worth keeping them boxed?