F*** NECA packaging!

[Wes]

I mean I don't like them either, but there's almost certainly a reason for them -- that they discourage theft. They don't stop the swappers who take figures home and then return different figures in the packaging, but there's probably a reason folks are more likely to steal just the accessories rather than the whole figure.

Also I once worked at KB Toys and can confirm that folks would totally steal figures out of packaging. Tying them down doesn't always help, but it probably does some.