DarthGagnon Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) Does breaking down (folding flat/collapsing) empty lego set boxes diminish their value? New collector trying to figure out storage space. Edited March 14, 2016 by DarthGagnon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Muffin Cup Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Breaking down boxes is par for the course I'd say. Though, honestly, boxes aren't very valuable. I resell old sets on bricklink and noone wants to pay the extra shipping costs they incur. Even UCS star wars boxes. I often ship 'MISB' sets without the box - just repackaging the sealed bags into a smaller box for cheaper shipping. I have relisted boxes for sale alone and noone has bought a single one. In my experience it's less about is flat storage acceptable, and more about are they even worth keeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DarthGagnon Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 thanks a lot, Muffin Cup! great insight and a big help. i had the impression i had to keep everything related to the set if i were to consider reselling in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gregpj Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 6 minutes ago, DarthGagnon said: thanks a lot, Muffin Cup! great insight and a big help. i had the impression i had to keep everything related to the set if i were to consider reselling in the future. Not all boxes are throw away, but many are. I wouldn't break down a 10179 box if I had one... I kept my Cafe Corner and Green Grocer boxes intact, but all other modular boxes are stored flat. I use the CC and GG boxes to store smaller boxes that are flattened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DarthGagnon Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, gregpj said: Not all boxes are throw away, but many are. I wouldn't break down a 10179 box if I had one... I kept my Cafe Corner and Green Grocer boxes intact, but all other modular boxes are stored flat. I use the CC and GG boxes to store smaller boxes that are flattened. Thanks gregpj! makes total sense. the 'pj' in your name doesn't happen to stand for Pear Jam, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gregpj Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Just now, DarthGagnon said: Thanks gregpj! makes total sense. the 'pj' in your name doesn't happen to stand for Pear Jam, does it? Nope... what pj stands for is a secret only very few select BPers know. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Alpinemaps Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 13 minutes ago, gregpj said: Nope... what pj stands for is a secret only very few select BPers know. Greg threatens us mods with pictures of him in pajamas if we don't let him get away with stuff sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 gregpj Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said: Greg threatens us mods with pictures of him in pajamas if we don't let him get away with stuff sometimes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Does breaking down (folding flat/collapsing) empty lego set boxes diminish their value? New collector trying to figure out storage space.
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