Loose Collectors, Do You Keep Packaging, Etc?

thechris · 09-14-2011, 05:35 PM

Hey guys, just wondering, what do you guys keep out of your packaging (if any) from your loose figures? Backing cards? Blisters? File cards? Foldout adverts? Inserts? I know some people collect the DC and WWE emblems and the Shield/HAMMER crests from their Marvel Universe figures.

omega145 · 09-14-2011, 05:41 PM

I used to keep the bubble still attached to the card but that took up too much room so I just keep the card backs and try to keep them intact as much as possible. I keep whatever accessories and anything else that is included in little baggies if they arent displayed with the figure.

D00MTR0N · 09-14-2011, 05:44 PM

yes and its become a cluster F in my room,I am always tripping over crap,its like being a horder,I need to stop lol.

bmorr · 09-14-2011, 05:45 PM

my packaging goes right in the recycling. I have no reason to keep it.

MasterSock · 09-14-2011, 05:51 PM

Depend on the packaging but more then likely i get rid of it!

JustryGT · 09-14-2011, 06:15 PM

I only throw out the clear blister. Everything else is packed away.

Do Boy · 09-14-2011, 06:18 PM

I use to keep them. But took up so much room.

CLASSIFIED · 09-14-2011, 06:33 PM

Great thread topic thechris.

I did at one time hold onto the packaging but have since stopped, and thrown out all the old packaging I had accumulated.

miketime · 09-14-2011, 06:47 PM

As a kid I cut out and held on to MOTU comics, GI Joe, DC Superpowers, and Transformers file cards/ Tech specs. As a young adult I held on to TMNT, Spawn and X-Men cards backs. I've kept things like 25th anniversary GI Joe & MOTUC card backs All the inside bits of MU and Iron Man figs. I was hoping the Fury Files was gonna be something interesting. If it had a file to cut out I will save it. Packaging does take up a lot of space. I used to hold onto all my MOTU Classics boxes and packaging. It became too daunting and was starting to take over a room.

CLASSIFIED · 09-14-2011, 07:02 PM

Its fun finding packaging from your youth later in life.

I remember finding some Real Ghostbusters packaging not too long ago and got a kick out of it.

SpeedBreaker · 09-14-2011, 07:18 PM

Yep, I always keep the card back and any inserts. In fact I still have a few Machine Men and Kenner Star Wars card backs from when I was a kid.

iLegends73 · 09-14-2011, 11:49 PM

somethings like the old ML comics, or the MU files, and even the batman legacy line has some nice rolled up comic covers in them. other then that everything is gone

Dagger · 09-14-2011, 11:52 PM

It depends on the packaging. I keep the card back and the side panel for marvel select figs, because I like the art. But mostly I just keep the file cards.

vampireheart · 09-15-2011, 12:02 AM

I tend to toss everything except for some reason ive started to keep all the big boxes like galactus and giant size x-men, sdcc invaders, nick fury, sdcc thor and cap slip covers, and team pack boxes. I dont know why as i threw everything out before lol

Xcaliber037 · 09-15-2011, 02:30 AM

I used to keep the everything but like most it started to take up too much room. Now I keep everything but the clear blister. Exept for the more expensive stuff like masterpiece TFs and third party. I keep everything for those.

thechris · 09-15-2011, 04:30 AM

There are a lot of interesting responses, guys. Thanks.

MeLikeJinx · 09-17-2011, 05:51 AM

I kept my 25th Joe cardbacks and filecards... oh and my AT-AT box... that's it. LOL.

Optimus Vader · 09-17-2011, 06:51 AM

I usually keep all card backs, and instructions or any other things that come in the package. If I feel the box is awesome, then I'll keep that too... Galactus box, 35th Anniversary Set box, Masterpiece Transformers, etc. I do keep the DC Universe logo/banner things, and the Hammer or Shield logos from MU. I sometimes will put them on the shelf with the figures.

The only line I collect that I always keep it all, and am very careful when opening, is my MOTUC's.

ElekTriC · 09-17-2011, 07:07 AM

i keep the nicer boxes like does from fansproject or TFC. leader class boxes 2. and offcourse the masterpiece boxes! does are nice!

vimagnum · 09-17-2011, 07:17 AM

I tried keeping it for my Transformers but i just dont have enough space

BlackMagnus · 09-17-2011, 10:55 AM

I did at first until I ran out of room. Now I just cut the bubble off of the card, takes up virtually no room at all. I'll eventually go back and do it to the rest, what a chore that should be lol.

scottmurdock · 09-17-2011, 11:48 AM

I'll keep the nicer boxes (disassembled) and all the cardbacks. MU has great artwork.

MeLikeJinx · 09-17-2011, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scottmurdock

I'll keep the nicer boxes (disassembled) and all the cardbacks. MU has great artwork.

So true... it breaks my heart a little to throw away the MU cardbacks. LOL.

trebleshot · 09-19-2011, 12:02 PM

For regular retail toys, I keep the card backs and instructions for most figures, especially if it has some type of bio or stat info. For inserts and other filler, I keep at least one copy of each Transformers/G.I.Joe insert (the "In Stores Now/Coming Soon" checklist-type stuff), and the MU Fury Files. But all the other stuff gets tossed in the trash bin.

For exclusives, I will try to keep everything, including packaging. Thankfully most packaging for exclusives are designed with that in mind (SSDC, Botcon, etc.).

09-14-2011, 05:41 PM	#2
omega145 Toy Monger Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Hudson, NH Posts: 3,012	I used to keep the bubble still attached to the card but that took up too much room so I just keep the card backs and try to keep them intact as much as possible. I keep whatever accessories and anything else that is included in little baggies if they arent displayed with the figure. __________________ B/S/T

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MasterSock Lost sock patrol! Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: New York , Bronx Posts: 671	Depend on the packaging but more then likely i get rid of it! __________________ My W/T/B Thread http://www.toyark.com/mastersock-mar...e-b-s-t-47936/

09-14-2011, 06:33 PM	#8
CLASSIFIED Santa Claus Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,400	Great thread topic thechris. I did at one time hold onto the packaging but have since stopped, and thrown out all the old packaging I had accumulated. __________________

09-14-2011, 06:47 PM	#9
miketime Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Bridgewater,MA Posts: 1,052	As a kid I cut out and held on to MOTU comics, GI Joe, DC Superpowers, and Transformers file cards/ Tech specs. As a young adult I held on to TMNT, Spawn and X-Men cards backs. I've kept things like 25th anniversary GI Joe & MOTUC card backs All the inside bits of MU and Iron Man figs. I was hoping the Fury Files was gonna be something interesting. If it had a file to cut out I will save it. Packaging does take up a lot of space. I used to hold onto all my MOTU Classics boxes and packaging. It became too daunting and was starting to take over a room. __________________

09-14-2011, 07:02 PM	#10
CLASSIFIED Santa Claus Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Parts Unknown Posts: 2,400	Its fun finding packaging from your youth later in life. I remember finding some Real Ghostbusters packaging not too long ago and got a kick out of it. __________________