1 MOC 1 Open

[tmntpower2003]

Do any of you here buy one fig to keep in the box another to open? I did this w/ series 1 and I was thinking about doing it w/ series 2 but I am questioning if I should or not. What do yall think I should do? Is it a waste of money?

[Splinter]

Depends on your reasons for doing so. If it's just to start a MOC collection, then cool. If it's for investment purposes, look elsewhere. The new figures will likely never be worth more then their initial investment. Because a lot of collectors are getting an extra set sealed. :)

[Rob_003]

I buy 2 of every figure. 1 to display in its package on the wall and another to open and display.

We may all have a set , but you never know 15 years from now all those kids that our growing up on the turtles like we did may be willing to shell out money for some 2002 MOC turtles.

I know I shelled out alot of money for MOC 1988 Turtles.

[Splinter]

That's because in 1988 less people collected the toys as investment potential. Now people see the prices of those original toys, and think that it could happen again. So they squirrel away figures for future investment. And since so many people are doing it, they won't be worth much. :)

[tmntpower2003]

Good point
I will go / just open figs from now on.

[TMNTGal]

I buy multiples for display purposes. Figures look nice in their packages, but I also like to have some loose.

[cqb101]

Right now, I'm buying one of each figure that is released to have loose...If/when they go on clearence I'll buy some more to keep MOC....

[OA]

Yea, keeping these figs for investment purposes is not gonna be a good idea. I buy one to display moc and then at least one to open up. Some I buy multiples (the foot soldiers, tech, etc.) but thats just so I can setup cool little scenes... :D

[jeff the cheff]

ahh ive opened all of the figures... except for nano and foot tech. I want to start a MOC collection..and if i do i will be buying extras of the ones i already bought. If there is any figures that do something cool or i really want to display loose, then i will buy two probobly.

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

i was actually thinking about buying two of each it would be so cool, well that's just what i think, but if i only buy one of each i would definately keep them MOC. I'm from Denmark so i won't have to worry about any of the TMNT stuff cause i'm almost the only one here in Denmark who knows about it and has seen all the episodes, so i've got lots of toy stores to buy New TMNT things in ALL BY MYSELF, WUUHUU

[leo9987]

wow i only buy them to open and play display on my shelve and play with them but i never bang them together there all in good condition i had a good time the other night having leo and don figting kirby superman and the boss ganondorf lol and im 16 jus turned it i picked up today the sewer slider mikey raph and hun i want nano badly

[Leo656]

I agree that all the speculation can only be bad for the long-term prices of these figures. It's like how back in the early 1990s, people started buying multiple copies of comic books that were supposed to be worth "big money", saving them, hoarding them away sealed in mylar, never again to see the light of day. It ended up collapsing the comic book industry, and most of those "rare, big money" issues are worth ten or fifteen bucks, tops. Hardly the huge investment people thought it would be.

Speculation only drives up the short-range prices on this stuff and makes some jerkoff rich who buys them in bulk and sells the rarest figures for $20-$25 a shot on Ebay. Fight back... open your figures.

[kj6754]

I open up all the figures I buy. Couldn't imagine keeping them in the package.

[Michaelangelo|DAH]

I don't buy two of each because i think that they are going to be worth a lot, it's just so that i have one MOC and one display, which i can play with and something like that, and i have already bought two mikey's so that i can play with one of them with my pals who also collects TMNT, but i don't no if i am gonna keep doing it, cause it's expensive over here, you know. :(