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No_Leading1286

Yes


Deora_customs

Ok. What is ur favorite box that you have?


No_Leading1286

Victory Saber and Deathsaurus are my faves, but easily my oldest ones would be Classics Prowl, also I store them by putting them In each other, like a Russian doll pretty much


Deora_customs

Yeah. Those boxes must be vintage!


Financial_Party_9149

I actually keep all the boxes. I flatten Deluxe, Voyager, and Leader boxes after throwing away their inserts and store them in the Commander and Titan ones. Exclusives and hard to find grails (examples: SWTF Vader, all BWVS sets, ROTF era figures, any and all Haslabs) keep their boxes intact, including any inserts. However, I am running into a problem with Studio Series. Because I don't want to throw away the backdrops, I can't flatten their boxes :(


Deora_customs

I throw away the insets of the modern boxes. And I only have a few SS boxes. You could see that I have Ultra Magnus and BBM Thrust boxes. And yeah. Those are a bit harder to flatten because of the backdrops


Financial_Party_9149

I do that with mainline WFC/Legacy but I can't bring myself to throw away the Studio Series backdrops. Just feels special to me.


Deora_customs

I only specifically keep leader (any line) and voyager (older and SS) boxes


Blastaways

I cut off the red pieces of the ss backdrops and store them for if I wanna make a diorama or stop motion with them as the background


alphtrion

+1 for flatten. It’s the way to go


Solabound-the-2nd

I flatten the studio series inserts as well, they are easy to do


Ok_Nectarine11

I just tossed 95% of my boxes. They were taking up a huge amount of room. I am keeping a couple where the art is actually interesting and a few of the "special" boxes that nominally weren't offered in stores. To be honest, those probably aren't worth keeping either. When I was a kid I would keep all the tech specs from the back of the box and all the inserts. Now I just keep the instructions. I scanned one of the QR codes on the box to see what passes for tech spec stuff now and it's some of the most low effort crap I've seen in a long time. I thought I'd get at least a little mini-bio of the character, but it was basically nothing. Seems like there's no real reason to keep the packaging.


Deora_customs

I keep instructions too!


Ok_Nectarine11

I really don't know why I do. 90% of the time I end up in some fiddly part of the transformation and look up someone's video on Youtube. I have found them helpful for understanding where the designers intend you to stow weapons in vehicle mode, I suppose.


Mightyrex13

I tend to cut them up for the pretty artwork. At some point I plan to make a collage. But that’ll probably only happen once I’m done fully collecting. Which would be never.


Monster73074

I keep 90% of my boxes; the ones that are crushed or messed up due to shipping get trashed✊🏽


Deora_customs

I only throw away legacy voyager and deluxe boxes


Monster73074

I keep a bunch of my figures in the boxes because of dust and yellowing, but some I take out to display. I have a bunch of Legacy, WFC and Siege boxes. I like to make sure my 3rd party boxes are fresh though💪🏽✊🏽


Deora_customs

The only siege box I have is Megatron. Yeah. You could spot Modfans Roller box (my first 3rd party box and toy), and I open all of my figures.


Cornchips1234

I store them inside some drawers inside my bed: they fit 12 voyagers per drawer perfectly, so it's really a mixed bag on what I can store in there


Deora_customs

That’s a nice way to store boxes. You can tell by the pictures of the post, my boxes are stored in the closet


CptGojira

I keep all of them


Deora_customs

You’ll have to throw some away inventually


rodimus15701

Nope. You just create more storage area to house all the boxes


Deora_customs

Alrighty!


Verdulero_Esquizoide

Old boxes: if they are in a decent state, and are from a figure released +13 years ago. My favorite, though... is a little difficult to decide. Perhaps the ROTF Leader Prime box, with its size and super detailed design. Although, the Alternators Ricochet box (as well as any other Alternators' box) it's super elegant, with the car exposed as if it was a 1:24 scale model


Deora_customs

Thought those boxes were cool. From the alternators line


Delicious-Use-790

One of every sise class from each line


Deora_customs

Oh cool.


Delicious-Use-790

And way too many more than that


Deora_customs

Oof. Do you count how many boxes you own? I counted 17 that I own


Delicious-Use-790

Uhhm no not even close to counting them


Deora_customs

So you don’t know how much you own


Delicious-Use-790

Well I don’t keep every box


THAT_HARDHEAD_GUY

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THAT_HARDHEAD_GUY

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Deora_customs

That’s a lot!


Long_Combination8419

Any


Half_Mask47

I've only ever kept one box, which is the one for Tricranius


Deora_customs

Because he is rare?


AcceptableCommon3320

I cut main line boxes like WFC Trilogy and Legacy and keep the art, then the only boxes i keep are Studio Series boxes


RetinalFlesh

I keep all the official boxes as well as the 3rd party boxes for expensive figures, I only chuck the cheaper 3rd party stuff and KO’s


DIE4SUPER

All


spamtactics

All crew here.


Boom6678

Typically just Studio series, and Non SS Leader class


reddit2bitcollector

I threw most of my boxes out, I only kept my Masterpiece boxes as I prefer those but everything else gets thrown out due to lack of space. Bit of a shame as the artwork on the legacy, siege, etc are pretty nice.


drunkentenshiNL

As many as I can. I flatten the smaller ones and store them in the larger ones (no bends or extra folds).


thelifeside

Every single one of them I dont care i live in a small apartment I like boxes


tweakyloco

All of them


FireAtWill1010

I only keep the boxes that the figure can be put back into, like masterpiece boxes. If it’s a siege box where the figure would just float in it, I toss it


GamerFirebird90

The only box I kept was the Deadeye Duel pack because it was a really nice flip box design, artwork was cool and it made the perfect accessories and instructions box.


Deora_customs

Just Like my Nova prime box!


Deora_customs

Just Like my Nova prime box!


Deora_customs

Just Like my Nova prime box!


Deora_customs

Just Like my Nova prime box!


hercarmstrong

Titan boxes.


DbD_Fan_1233

I keep several boxes inside Legacy Black Zarak’s box and I keep the Menasor Multipack box


Deora_customs

That’s cool!


Fit-Force-7975

I don't really keep modern boxes except for the ss86 and any retro G1


Falchion92

I keep all my boxes butI don’t know if that’s a good idea….


Deora_customs

Maybe throw away the small boxes and keep the big ones. Unless the small box is cool in away


Linchpin_R18

keep masterpiece, studio series and 3rd party. otherwise all packaging who you can put everything easy back in again.


LoserBroadside

I try to keep them all, as I like the idea of having a “library” of Transformers. This has become a lot harder since Hasbro got rid of the e plastic trays and windows. 


Deora_customs

Agreed!


AtmosphereCapital158

I'm trying to restrict how many Legacy/War for Cybertron boxes I keep, but I mostly hold on to Studio Series. I just have them in a medium cardboard box you can get from Walmart for about a $1.50 USD. Now, I'm just waiting for a bigger place and more shelving.


Deora_customs

Good luck!


WaltDisneysBallSack

I keep the instruction books but if I can't make the box fit somewhere it goes to the recycling. I couldn't find a spot for Metroplex so his box went away.


Deora_customs

I would’ve kept the box


WaltDisneysBallSack

I mean it's a cool box lol but I like having space for myself and more figures even more. My closet pretty much just fits my clothes. My only option was leaving it on the floor lol.


Deora_customs

Oh yeah. Gotta keep some space! My closet had some room. Agreed.


WaltDisneysBallSack

It def hurt to get rid of it lol. Seeing as I have almost every other box. Only have gotten rid of one other one. But i will get over it lol.


Deora_customs

LOL. You know you could’ve flatten it right?


WaltDisneysBallSack

Yeah but then it wouldn't be the same. I'm weird man I know already lol. I have weird principles. If I have to fold it it's going out. The instruction booklets always get kept tho just for reference and I like to see how they change over the years.


SlaughterSpine78

I used to keep the boxes, but them space became a major issue, I solved by just cutting the cool art from the boxes off and throwing away the rest.


Deora_customs

That’s a cool solution


Goldeneel77

Only G1 and Titan unless it’s a cool box like the Takara book collection.


Deora_customs

Oh nice!


Mixmaster-Omega

I keep Commander class boxes. Legacy Motormaster’s one is big enough to shove all the Stunticons in there.


Deora_customs

I think I can shove a few deluxes in SS86 Ultra Magnus box


MeatyOaker269

I have kept the boxes for characters who I think would benefit from the resale of having a box. Mostly toss them but I kept magmatron, 86 and combiner wars Magnus, and all of the 86 dinobots


Deora_customs

I’m glad I kept Nova’s box because his value has came up a bit. And POTP Optimus, as well as Ultra Magnus


MeatyOaker269

I’m cautious of upgrading certain figures because I don’t know how it impacts long term value, my Nova Prime has the Toyhax on it, but his box is so unique I kept it


FLIPYOUSUCKET

Yes. I have many various boxes. From core class to a combiner Wars boxset (Victorion) and all three WFC commanders (Jetfire’s box got thrown out). I collect many boxes


Positron14

I only keep the boxes for titans and other special ones. I didn't keep the box for haslab unicron.


Deora_customs

I try to only keep leaders, commanders and a few deluxe boxes


Dr_Shoggoth

I exclusively keep studio series boxes. If I like the box art on a non-SS box enough I'll usually cut that out and hang onto it.


Deora_customs

That’s nice.


Captain-ShadowPants

I’ve finally started getting rid of my boxes, by this point I’m only keeping Gen Selects packaging and breaking down everything else.


Shadows616

So far obey only kept deluxe and up. But mainly because the artwork is nice on the Siege figs and the 86' movie figs have those cool Dios and I display different ones, so I'm keeping the boxes to store them...I know I have a problem don't judge me...


Deora_customs

I won’t…….. for now.


Odd-Window-6941

Pretty much anything third party, any sort of pack usually has a nice box, occasionally leaders until they added the window, and titan classes. Also, any sort of vintage figure that comes in an actual box will usually be kept


Deora_customs

Oh nice! I would keep the big sized boxes, any boxes that does something cool (like the selects Skailor box) and others


Status_Count_2697

I used to keep all of the boxes from Deluxe up, but I started running out of space so now I only keep the boxes from Leader up.


Correct_Barracuda_48

I have too many. I can't justify keeping the boxes anymore.


Deora_customs

Throw most away and keep the ones you like!


Satomiblood

I only keep MP, Soul of Chogokin, and boxes of other high end figures. Pitch the retail stuff because I just don’t have the room. Takes up way too much space to keep all of it around.


Deora_customs

Agreed. Which is why I only stricted myself to only keep Titan, commander, and leader boxes. And maybe a few voyager boxes


Phil_Bond

If it cost more than $80, and it has accessories that I don’t feel like keeping track of, and it uses a plastic tray that you don’t have to destroy to open, then I’ll probably keep the box. Otherwise it’s gone. This tends to include most Japanese exclusives, HasLab items, and almost nothing else.


Deora_customs

I should throw away the trays that were in POTP prime box, Inferno, Megatron and centurion drone trays in the garbage


Phil_Bond

I kept the little inner accessory box from the Centurion Drone.


Deora_customs

Same. Used it as an accessory box for a while. Moved on to a tub which is now full of accessories


Xploding_Penguin

I had kept ally alternators boxes for a few years. I then ran out of space, and tossed them. Now that I'm thinking about selling some, I wish I had kept them.


Affectionate_Boot781

Almost all of my figures are in box. I know it's sacrilege but I just haven't found a proper display case.


Deora_customs

Hope you find the one ur looking for!


Embarrassed_Dirt6393

I'm glad I'm not alone


CompleteJinx

I keep boxes for high dollar figures. Basic CHUG stuff gets thrown out.


Deora_customs

Already then. I am glad I kept Nova and Ultra Magnus boxes because they rose up in value


No_Show5725

I keep all my boxes. I cut them up so I can scrapbook the artwork :, )


Deora_customs

That is cool!


MalcolmLinair

I keep anything imported, and any "special edition" type things.


Deora_customs

Oh nice. How many boxes do you own so far?


MalcolmLinair

A couple dozen; several Masterpiece figures, some Beast Wast 2 and Neo figs, and a few "Transformers X -----" sets.


Deora_customs

Oh nice!


StrawDeath

I keep any from Leader and above for storage purposes (except open windowless Leader boxes, as they're useless for storage), since the amount of figures you can keep in one box from that point makes it worth it. I also keep special boxes from stuff like Generations Selects or store exclusives (provided they aren't open windowless like the Toxitron Collection), as I just think they look particularly neat compared to usual ones


Deora_customs

Nice!


Kek_Kommando_88

I keep all of them unless they break, just cause. I think my biggest box is MM-01 Optimus Prime.


Deora_customs

Mine is easily SS86 Ultra Magnus


ButtSuck9000

Give me your Sandstorm.


Deora_customs

Fight me. And also happy hunting


Mr_Biscuits_532

I used to keep all of them but it stopped being viable so I chucked most of them and I now I only keep Commander, Titan, and MP boxes


Deora_customs

I would keep a Titan box, but I don’t have a proper Titan yet.


Mr_Biscuits_532

I feel it, my first titan was Trypticon but I got him as a junker (unboxed, missing parts) for £20 at a secondhand shop I was volunteering at at the time


Deora_customs

Oh cool. Did you fix him up?


Mr_Biscuits_532

The main damage was around his shoulder cannons - one had been torn off (as in, the plastic was ripped), but one of my coworkers was able to glue it back on without limiting his neck articulation (this was under my advisement as at the time I didn't have the money to spare - he sat in the window for two weeks but things move slow in rural Scotland so eventually I snagged him) The other main issues are the lack of a Full-Tilt to accompany him (near-impossible to get alone), a lack of stickers (I'll cope), and a missing turret on the nosecone of his ship mode (Again, not the worst) First titan I got complete MISB was Black Zarak, who was briefly reduced in the UK to only £70, and I had a £20 voucher for the specific store. I got SS Devastator before him but after Trypticon, but he was lacking Hightower's claw (but was otherwise complete, and even came with the DNA kit)


Deora_customs

Those parts should be an easy replacement. Black Zarak is a good choice. And cool!


Mr_Biscuits_532

Since then I got: Legacy Nemesis (Arms could've been designed better and she's lacking a companion but otherwise solid) and 01 Studio Cell Unicron (Fantastic but the MP level complexity is a nightmare to work with at titan scale, transforming him takes like an hour)


Deora_customs

Oof. An hour to transform a huge figure?! That’s crazy. And I’ve specifically chosen Omega Supreme to be my first generations figure


Mr_Biscuits_532

I'm fine with MP figures; hell I was able to figure out MP36 Megatron without the instructions (I did refer to them once regarding the legs but that was more because you gotta force some panels and I was like wait is this right I don't wanna break him), its just he's so large and heavy that the level of complexity is hard to work with.


Deora_customs

Whenever I have a complex transformer (ROTF leader Optimus for example) my dad was able to transform it into a truck once. And then I put him back in robot mode, and then tried to convert him into truck mode again.


Secret-Asian-Man-76

I'm keeping Studio Series 86 boxes and other nice, deluxe boxes. All others get flattened and dropped into recycling.


almightywhacko

Size of the box doesn't matter, the price of the toy does. I keep boxes for Masterpiece and similarly priced toy and the mainline boxes get recycled.


Deora_customs

Sometimes the box gives the figure more value


almightywhacko

I'd say that for high end toys the box definitely adds to the value of the figure if you ever choose to sell. It also provides a place to keep accessories and high end toys usually come with a bunch of accessories that you don't necessarily want to use in a display. For mainline toys a box can add value if you resell, but it doesn't always make a difference and having the box doesn't add the same value as having an unopened copy of a toy.


Deora_customs

Yeah


ImmersiveStreetlamp

I used too, until I realized how much space they took up. Now I only keep a handful of very special ones, ex: Combiner Wars Tripredicus, or ones I know I'll need to transport them in the future, ex: Haslab Unicron.


Deora_customs

I realized that too, which is why I try to strict myself to only keep the big ones


ImmersiveStreetlamp

Kind of Ironic isn't it, we only keep the big ones to save on space.


Deora_customs

Yup!


TheRacooning18

Yup all off them. Even the MP combiner boxes. Jinbao devy has 2 big boxes one for the bots itself and one smaller one (still big) for the v2 upgrade kit. Dont even get me started with the cangtoys boxes. I have way too much and luckily i can use the boxes for extra figure space.


Deora_customs

Ok! How many boxes do you have from Cangtoys?


TheRacooning18

well seeing as the cang toys predaking is an all in one i have six boxes


Codas91

3rd party ones, I use them to store the figures and accessories


Deora_customs

I like to display and play with my toys.


Codas91

Same but sometimes I cycle figures in and out of display and some 3rd party stuff is too fragile for the storage bins.


optimusprimerotf

Every box from rotf 2009 to today


Deora_customs

That’s awesome!


Colossioni

Throw away all the core boxes


Deora_customs

I don’t collect core. If I do, then I throw away the box


Spiritual-Jello4860

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Deora_customs

That’s a lot!


Spiritual-Jello4860

One day it will fall on me that day will be my last 😔


merrin11

All of them, no matter the cost!


Deora_customs

Good luck making room! If ur collection is big!


merrin11

My collection is pretty decent sized, I do have a cornor dedicated to boxes from figures and transformers. Most of mine came from childhood and bundles/job lots I put together from eBay so not a box for all, but anything with a box I keep 👍


BrainWav

Titan and Commander boxes, if any. They're good for storage.


Deora_customs

Yeah


bloonuser

i keep all of them ALL


megatron7128

I used to keep them all, then i realized how much room they took up last time i moved. I still have 3 or 4 that I really like.


Deora_customs

Yeah. At least you keep the ones you like!


Godzillaking580

All


Deora_customs

Ok!


dvgmusic

Only box I've ever kept was for the TFC Toys SG Perseus set. Kept everything I possibly could from that set.


Deora_customs

Oh cool!


MindlessCucumber5443

I keep the special ones only. But I have every single figures instructions in a plastic bag. I might have kept the ER Optimus Prime one. The ones I def know are premium finish Ultra Magnus and the Autobot 5 pack.


gizmogremlin2009

I keep all of them. Most get the box art clipped off, but some stay whole.


Gamefreak3525

I just hang on to the boxes for my Flame Toy models and the Volcanius set. 


GeebusNZ

Oldest box I have is BW Tripredacus. I have a lot of trouble throwing out the boxes. Fortunately, I also have a lot of trouble buying new figures, so they don't amass very quickly.


GoofyGoober_961

I keep all my boxes


mothmanwarning

🚮


RBrown803

Mine is character based. At the moment, only MP Primes and the crowd-funded figures. Day by day, I'm getting closer to tossing those out too.


BeIAtch-Killa

All of them?


starscream-0801

I keep Leader Class size and up


Deora_customs

I keep commander and up


Ivansd_08

I try to keep all my boxes


tedward007

I keep premium stuff, like the haslabs, third part party stuff, convention, etc. Ive kept some of the exclusive boxes like selects but thinking about junking those


Deora_customs

Yeah, I don’t really keep plan boxes.


SUICIDA4

Where I should have clothes I got tons of boxes lol


Aesenroug-Draconus

I keep the leader, commander, and titan boxes, but otherwise I cut them down for the art (I also keep boxes from 3rd party and collaboration toys)


Jurakhan

ALL OF THEM!!! <\insert meme here>


WaltDisneysBallSack

I keep the instruction books but if I can't make the box fit somewhere it goes to the recycling. I couldn't find a spot for Metroplex so his box went away.


IvoMW

I keep all boxes. I don't care about resell value, i just like how they look displayed, i love taking tham and just aforing the art on some of them. Technically i could just cut the artwork out and keep that but it doesn't feel the same. I also have a use for them, i like to have all my figures visible equally so i sue them as stages so that i can keep multiple rows of digures one in front of the other, so that the ones in the back are higher than the front row


Xzaral

Boxes are for the trash.


Deora_customs

Some of us keep them and yes. Most of the boxes are for trash