Top open, or not to open...

[GK Punk]

I'm curious, what do you guys do?

I've been collecting GI Joes on and off for 12 years or so. I leave a majority of them boxed, every so often I'll open one and put it on my desk. WWE figs, I always open and put with the others. Supergirl toys/dolls always get opened.. Transformers do too.

But then there's others I can never decide. Like Marvel Universe 3 3/4 line. I have a few still boxed, but I'm not sure I want to leave them that way.

So what is it you do when you get new figures? Have any you always leave boxed, or just open them all?

[andrewdsz]

Bro, you ONLY live once.

Do wutever u feel u got more power.

[Candy Kappa]

I know what I'd do:
Free that poor figure from its box prison, ACTION FIGURE FREEDOM!

[Bigfoot]

I guess it depends on if you plan on selling them in the future...

I always like to open my figures, but there are always exceptions...

I keep all errors in the package, as well as rare, highly sought after, or foreign releases.

[Blade Raider]

My only boxed items are:
Beast Wars Botcon 2006 set (made to open and close without damage)
Beast Wars TFCC Airrazor (same as above)
Beast Wars Silverbolt (signed by Scott McNeil)
Beast Wars Nightglider (because TM2s have terrorable chrome wear)
Unmasked Batman Beyond (would open the normal one if I could find it)
Ultra Turtles Don aka Japanese Mutant Masters Don (In a box that can be resealed)
SDCC Cobra Commander (have a second one to play with)
Episode II Yoda (been trying to get rid of)

Also keep my Power Dome (Power Rangers Command Center) in it's box, but that's storage and not display.

That's 8 out of my 500+ toys. I open nearly everything I get and even some of what I keep in box. While I can understand keeping rare items sealed, I can't keep myself from opening my toys. Of course, it helps that I love making dios and comics with them.

[Ninjinister]

I have a mixed collection of loose and carded TMNT figures, but almost everything else I own is opened.

[Dom]

Open them all:lol:

[Spitfire]

Depending on what it is I open it. When I started collecting Batman figures I said to myself "Do I plan on keeping these forever or selling them? So I save more room opening them or not?" It was a lot easier to display them opened, I had no wall space left to hang them, and I knew I wasn't just gonna sell them later. I bought them because I wanted them. So I opened them. I keep what I have doubles of packaged obviously, and sometimes I buy doubles on purpose, but other then that everything I have gets opened.

Unless you plan on re-selling I'd open them. If the toy is super rare and worth something then maybe hold off but with how everything is mostly overproduced now a days rare items are far and few between.

[Hero]

For some figures I buy two of each if I can. One to open and the other to keep sealed.

===HERO

[KROW]

Like Spit, it depends on what it is. I've got Joes all boxed and I'm keeping them that way because 1) small parts, and 2) that good ol' nostalgia thing. I've also got some WWE figs that are closed up and aren't getting opened simply because I never intended to play with them despite being a fan of the wrestler(s). The remaining TMNT toys I have are still packaged because of that, too.

However, my Marvel Legends, few DC figs, and slews of McFarlane toys are on display in various poses on walls, counters, and shelves, collecting dust and looking cranky.

[Lordmylar06]

I always think I'm keeping them in the box, then eventually give in to my inner child. He always wins. I don't play with them the way I used to, mostly just pose them and place them on the shelf.

[Samhain]

HMMMM, im a mib collector. Not because i want to resell. I would never do that, I just think the whole package looks better.

[Navin Johnson]

Both MIB and loose, I like the way they look in the package, but sometimes you just have to rip em out.

[GK Punk]

HMMMM, im a mib collector. Not because i want to resell. I would never do that, I just think the whole package looks better.

Yeah, I don't think I've ever sold a figure I've bought. I've had offers on some but I don't collect for that reason. And that's why I leave Joes in their boxes. I love the packaging and all of that with them. Other figures, I can never decide on for some reason though.

[ThirdMarioBro]

I've never left toys in the packaging -- even the ones I convince myself I'm buying for resale. I just love my toys. :)

[GK Punk]

Haha, I understand that feeling. I'm sure you've seen my Supergirls and Winx.