Yeah, I pull 'em out. I barely have the space with them unboxed; I do not have the space to keep them boxed.
Do you "un-box" your action figures?
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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!
My Gambit/Thor shrine will forever be free of their cardboard and plastic prisons!
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
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.
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.Vault101 said:thats a kind of cynical take on itAltorin said:
its BECAUSE Im an adult with so much disposable income that I can buy action figures...
......not that I have a problem or anything
Ofcourse! How else would I remove their clothes and make them bend ov-... OH! You didn't mean the japanese ones. Nevermind.
As a Transformer collector, I'm all about posing and displaying, so yeah, I take them out of boxes.
That being said, if the figure is rare/valuable, then I'll KEEP the box somewhere else, if I ever feel inclined to sell the figure again. This hasn't happened yet, but I'd feel like an idiot if I ever wanted to sell a figure, and I DIDN'T have the box to make up for what I paid for it.
That being said, if the figure is rare/valuable, then I'll KEEP the box somewhere else, if I ever feel inclined to sell the figure again. This hasn't happened yet, but I'd feel like an idiot if I ever wanted to sell a figure, and I DIDN'T have the box to make up for what I paid for it.
If I had any I'd set them up around my desk in various poses. I get something because I want to enjoy it and not because I want to make loads of money on it in the distant future.
The way I look at it is, if you're going to buy something and not take it out of the box ever, you might as well just buy a picture, right? Forget about ho w'valuable' it might be, think of all the time and effort the creators put into making it. Why buy a figure with 35 points of articulation if you're not going to articulate them?Vault101 said:
Having said that, theres no way I would ever let any kids near my precious precious Fang action figure for them to break her. Thats why she has Lightning and Lara Croft as bodyguards.
*sigh* I'm such a loser.
No I don't.
My nephew found my Illidan statue and unboxed it though...sigh.
In my defense I do own a lot of cats so things might get knocked over I have DC figures mostly.
My nephew found my Illidan statue and unboxed it though...sigh.
In my defense I do own a lot of cats so things might get knocked over
I have DC figures mostly.
I buy figures for my enjoyment, and I cant really enjoy them if I have them tucked away somewhere in the box worrying about the value.
besides, the main reason certain toys sell for scads is they are rare, and of desirable, iconic characters. If everyone and their mother has a mint-condition, still in the box Jar-Jar Binks With Real Neck Snapping Action! their not exactly going to be rare or valuable.
besides, the main reason certain toys sell for scads is they are rare, and of desirable, iconic characters. If everyone and their mother has a mint-condition, still in the box Jar-Jar Binks With Real Neck Snapping Action! their not exactly going to be rare or valuable.