[Tarquinius]

This is the classic toy debate, to open or not to open THAT IS THE QUESTION!!

I've boiled it down to two refined points:

1) What type of collector are you? (Completionist, Profiteer, Selective, Casual, Undifferentiated....yes I've come up with archetypes for toy collectors ha...)

2) What is your end game for your collection? (sell make profit, sell break even, give to kids when older, enjoyment until you die then you get buried with them?)

The point being is that #1 will dictate HOW and WHAT you collect while #2 defines WHY you collect.

In the OP's case, I can truly empathize. I,like many of you, have some older rarer pieces and it felt like complete sacriledge opening it. And I fear many of you might burn me at the stake for doing this.

REGARDLESS, my endgame in collecting is pure enjoyment. If you get the most enjoyment from your collection by opening them, then let no card, plastic bubble, twist ties (OH THE INFERNAL PLASTIC TWIST TIES OF DOOM) stand in your way!