[Sataninjaku]

I open EVERYTHING, because they're toys. I enjoy having them all geared up, posed, and displayed. Also, coming to all other toylines as an ARAH GI Joe guy, I'd expand on EternianJerkian's "non-faulty" take- Joes have a rubber o-ring holding the figure together (for those that don't know), and believe me when I say that they will rot regardless of whether or not they're stored properly. I can assure you that I've seen plenty of MOC Joes with legs and torsos floating around independently of one another in the bubble. They're basically a ticking time bomb. Discoloration is another issue, and some of the newer plastic discolors at an accelerated rate, effectively ruining both your investment and your beautiful MOC/MISB display piece. Not to mention, with old-school vehicles, and especially with the advent of plastic free packaging, you really have no idea what's going to be in there until you open it- it could be full of My Little Ponies or rocks. Schrödinger's MOBAT.

Nope, I open them and enjoy them. I personally find a lot of rigid figures peering out from boxes kinda boring and sad. Also, for me, there's no investment here- I'll die with a massive collection of toys and leave whomever cleans my house out to figure out what to do with it all.

I'm not saying that boxed collectors are wrong, but I do think that they might not get the same pleasure out of the hobby that I do.


I'll also add that I can at least understand why people would collect MOC figures, even if it's not for me. What really blows my fucking mind are sealed and graded Super Nintendo games.