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Re: Boxes, are they worth keeping?
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 7 Nov 2001 00:36:35 GMT
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Kerry Raymond wrote:
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> Since emerging from my Dark Ages, I have saved all of my Lego boxes,
> although the contents end up in my parts drawers.
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> However, I am now drowning in boxes, and clearly some/all must go. My
> questions are:
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> Do boxes really have a significant value, sufficient to justify their
> occupation of space in my house?
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> Do boxes significantly contribute to resale value of a set? If so, do they
> have a value on their own (without the set)?
They can contribute to the resale value of a set, however, almost every
single set out there sells for more as parts. Of course many of the
boxes can be sold by themselves.
> If I was going to get rid of some boxes, which could go and which should be
> retained?
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> Obviously, Lego boxes range from the simple cardboard cubes with glued-down
> flaps to the deluxe boxes with display lids, internal structure etc. And my
> boxes vary in quality; some (especially the ones with glued-down flaps) have
> sustained damage during opening. Others are more pristine.
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> Also, it could be argued if I don't intend to sell the sets I buy (and I am
> not an active seller), the boxes have no value whatsoever. Nonetheless I am
> interested in what everyone else does with regard to boxes?
I have been doing a box purge. I have finally settled on keeping one
copy of each box, plus any boxes which have alternate models pictured
(for which there are no instructions in the instruction book), I'm
cutting out the alternate model pictures from a 2nd copy of the box. My
older boxes I will be keeping for the near future, but in the end, I'll
probably purge many of those.
When I first started the purge, I managed to sell a few boxes, but it
didn't turn out to really be worth it. I needed to clear space quickly
(that initial purge was to limit myself to four copies of each box).
Frank
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| Yeah, i keep 1 copy of each box, (Usually flattened) the rest get thrown out... They just take up to much space...And space is at a premium in the LEGO room. -- Jason King LugNet #665 Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| Since emerging from my Dark Ages, I have saved all of my Lego boxes, although the contents end up in my parts drawers. However, I am now drowning in boxes, and clearly some/all must go. My questions are: Do boxes really have a significant value, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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