[perrych]

Here is how I look at it: in the box, its not really a toy; it has the potential for being a toy, but sealed up it is just a collectible or statue - to be seen but not touched. Many toys you can't even see all that the figure comes with left in the package. It can be displayed, yes, but it can't be enjoyed to the same degree. Taking a figure out of the package requires a greater responsibility on the person because pieces can be lost and, if displayed, it is more work to dust and reset the figures.

I appreciate the desire to keep the toy in the original box for the artwork and the sense of its original state, and I respect anyone who holds onto a figure MOC for dozens of years without a thought of selling it. But it's not really a toy if it is always sealed up.