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Re: boxes
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 15 May 2003 05:52:43 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Shona Brodley writes:
> hi all i am one of those lurking people (but its been a while) i didnt know
> where to post this so I thought I would stick to good old Oz for an answer.
> I started collecting on behalf of my son(s) and became truely addicted
> although Ive never counted "our" collection, weve just got a lot. Because
> of that I have all of the original boxes the sets/pieces came in. Given the
> space it takes up
Yes! I gave up keeping my boxes when I decided that the space they took up
was more valuable to me than the likely future value of the boxes.
> (and the greenie in me)
No! The greenie in you should keep the boxes intact: Keep the carbon in the
cardboard, not in the atmosphere!
> I wonder if there is infact any
> value in keeping boxes etc. Can someone please enlighten me
If you can foresee needing or wanting to sell your sets, then yes. A set is
generally more valuable with the box.
I'm pondering the value of keeping my instructions. Out of the 300+ I've got
filed away, I've only ever reused three of them(1). I wonder if my estate
will take the time to reconstruct sets to maximise sale value?
Cheers
Richie
(1) All technic: 8850 rally support truck, 8034 for the six wheeler & 8836
piston plane
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| (...) Me too. I used to keep all my boxes flattened, but the day came when I needed the space for storing my ever-growing ABS collection, and most of them went into the bin about a year ago. I have never regretted this decision. I still have some (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| hi all i am one of those lurking people (but its been a while) i didnt know where to post this so I thought I would stick to good old Oz for an answer. I started collecting on behalf of my son(s) and became truely addicted although Ive never counted (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-03, to lugnet.loc.au)
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