TRASH Them or SAVE Them? - What to Do with Action Figure Boxes

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3 жыл бұрын

As action figure collectors, we need to make a decision about what to do with the boxes--save them, or throw them out?
I used to be a pretty dedicated Transformers collector, and there was a time when I had difficulty throwing out the boxes due to the cool artwork and the novelty of having them. Over time though, it got out of hand and I had way too many boxes and not enough space for them all. Eventually, I threw most of them out.
In the video, I show some of the action figure boxes that I still have, including boxes for Overwatch figures and a few Transformers boxes that I haven't thrown out.
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@Sangheili_Rawr 2 жыл бұрын

I would say another pro to keeping the box is to protect more fragile figures during transport if you had to move or something. It’s a must for statues as well.

@Kaisayers23301 Жыл бұрын

Also If you don’t want to display the figure

@blazbishop Жыл бұрын

As a collector of Video Games and Transformers. I was looking for a solution to Bulk Boxes from action figures. By watching this video I came up with a very good idea. At the time of writing this, I have been breaking down my figure boxes and being delicate with the tape cutting them with a box cutter. Then flattering the box and keeping inserts, manuals, and other important papers to be able to reassemble a box as needed. I hope this helps. Happy hunting for new and exciting adventures collecting everyone!

@DAREDEVILBKLYN 2 ай бұрын

The boxes of overwhelming. I don't think I will open all my figures. But some I have too cause I like certain figures.

@lizmarienyc 2 жыл бұрын

This is my issue constantly, I can’t believe there’s a video. I did get rid of a lot of Nendoroid boxes in the beginning and some of them are worth a lot now. I’ve actually bought the empty boxes of some of my fav figures that I threw away. Not I’m just struggling with space so the question presents itself again. I live in a small studio apartment. I’m just going to have to be more discriminating in what I buy, and maybe part with a lot of my figures.

@collectorsheadquarters1069 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, its rough. I've only recently got interested in Nendoroids. They're pretty neat, and right now I keep all the boxes. I only plan to buy the Overwatch ones so hopefully things don't get too out of hand. With higher quality figures like that, it feels like a crime to throw the packaging away, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. If you suspect a certain figure is going to really increase in value over time (limited editions, rare variants, etc.), in those cases I'd try to hold onto the packaging as long as possible--its kinda hard to predict that sort of thing though.

@briguy_3840 2 жыл бұрын

I’m a big McFarlane Toys collector. The boxes I save vs the ones I throw away breaks down like this. If I’m collecting the entire line like Spawn I will save the boxes. If I only cherry pick from a line, like DC Multiverse, I throw them away.

@justingarman6980 4 ай бұрын

That’s terrible advice. I mean I get what you’re saying. But, one figure from a line could be worth more with packaging than an entire line.

@hanif-pl5hd Жыл бұрын

initially i kept all the boxes, but like you said, overtime it just piles up turning into a mess, one good trick to not feel attached to the boxes is to tear or damage them, it feels easier to throw them out, but i do keep some boxes especially the plastic clam shells because its useful when you want to sell/ship the figures securely. also i try to keep the newer boxes, if im not happy with the figure and want to preserve the value when reselling them

@nnemov22 Жыл бұрын

I am a box and loose collector (TF,Joes,DC multiverse, Halo) My first 500 figures are loose then I noticed that I was out of shelves space, So I started to keep the rest in their boxes. Actually keeping the boxes is working for me because I can stack them which I can not do with loose figures. When I want to display I just pull them out of their box.

@BigJLV 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I started collecting 7 months ago and i found this video really helpful.

@collectorsheadquarters1069 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Just curious, what types of figures do you collect?

@BigJLV 3 жыл бұрын

@@collectorsheadquarters1069 I first started collecting some saint seiya Anime heroes last December. I got 2 as it was my favorite show and they were on sale for 50% off. I also bought the funko pops and banpresto figurines of the same series. Once i got up to date with all of those I later found interest in Mortal Kombat again and got the McFarland Figures of MK11. The rest that I have are just pops of street fighter and some of mortal kombat. I don’t have to much space to display them so i keep them on a bookshelf for now although I can fit more on there by moving them around or like how you mentioned in the video, I can simply place them back in the box and hang them on my walls.

@BigJLV 3 жыл бұрын

@@collectorsheadquarters1069 i also got gifted 2 funko pops (one of them was designed to look like me) and right now I own 28 figures and i have all of their boxes

@beastlaz Жыл бұрын

I chuck my boxes away without a second thought, I buy the figs to enjoy in my displays, not as some potential investment for the future, go re-watch Toy Story 2 and relearn the lessons therein

@johnleone1996 Жыл бұрын

I collect a lot of anime figs, and I started keeping the boxes a few years ago. It was fine til they started taking up so much space. It's gotten out of control. Now, I'm only gonna keep the boxes for certain figs. Thanks for the great advice

@dafullclip Ай бұрын

I just keep then in a heavy duty garbage bag (the ones worth keeping) and put them in the garage, closet or basement or attic. They're not that hard to keep out of the way.

@markhead21 Жыл бұрын

I used to keep my boxes, but I eventually filled a large space of my loft with them. When it came to moving house, it was to much stuff on top of everything else, and I decided to get rid of them. I don't regret it now, and over the years I really haven't resold much of my collection to worry about the resell value.

@obxnice 2 жыл бұрын

With some of these newer non plastic boxes What I started to do was cut all the tape off all the sides and pull the boxes out as nicely as possible and flatten em as flat as can. But I have noticed numerous of my older boxes I put into storage into my garage like u said they fade or worse in my area they start to break down. My garage is off the house and I live rt next to the ocean so humidity is a major issue. May just start throwing em all out

@HymnOfDeath729 Жыл бұрын

Well I only keep the import boxes like Figma and S.H.Figuarts because I love Japan figure boxes because I appreciate the product shoots on how they display there figures. When it comes for Marvel legends or Star Wars The Black Series I normally cut them for artwork or logo designs I thinks it’s cool and I enjoy it.

@KashTheKollector 9 ай бұрын

Nice helpful video! Thank you. I was a Mattel DC collector and now transitioned to McFarlane. I have accumulated a lot of boxed yhat luckily is in a storage space at home attached to my garage. But its getting out of hand slowly. Also bothers my spouse and kind of also "shows" how much I have bought ($). So figures by themselves will not look like much compared to figures plus boxes (or in boxes). So I am gonna dospose. On the fence if inhave to save the art in the back (too much effort tho due to sheer number of boxes i have)

@darkclaw7459 Жыл бұрын

I've noticed that people are selling their boxes online, but wasn't sure if it was worth doing. I kept all my boxes or most (MAFEX, Mezco, McFarlane, SH Figuarts, etc) but now I have run out of room. If I could get a few bucks from them and help another collector out, that would be cool.

@jangokamino0434 10 ай бұрын

with some of the older neca figures, i just kept the posters from the back and threw the bubble away

@jaugust929 Жыл бұрын

These past few years I've been able to renew my love for Transformers. I started off collecting the Power of the Prime's Trilogy, then moved onto the War for Cybertron Trilogy. Lets just say probably 95% of my so called Covid $$ from our tax returns went to launching my collection. I had this very situation come up when I began to unbox a few of my figures. I love the Box art as much as the figure, so I didn't want to throw them away. Some boxes came in very poor condition and I'm trying to figure out how to flatten/fix them. Since the boxes are folded by tabs and taped together, I'm able to have a flat piece of artwork now. My goal is to one day meet up with the artists and have them autograph them. Do you know of a way to flatten a box to get rid of crinkled areas? For the instructions I plan to laminate them to preserve them. And then digitally scan them so I have a record of it in PDF form.