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What do you do with your boxes and instructions?


donliu

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I am gonna flatten all my boxes. I save any for sets that either : will appreciate, should appreciate, or I love the box.

 

Others, especially small ones, I toss.

 

I horde all instructions though.

 

 

I put all my sets back into the boxes in ziplock bags with the instructions when I am done with them. You could also flatten all your boxes if you need space.

 

Putting up a set?!?!? BLASPHEMY!

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I would atleast keep the instructions and if you still wish on holding the boxes then flattening them as krayzie described would be fine. I have never kept a single box personally but all I do is build the set so I have no reason to save anything else besides parts & instructions honestly.

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I used to cut out my favorite graphics from the boxes and put them into a box, but now I consider that nothing less than sacrilege (unless you are really short on space). All my empty boxes now go onto bookshelfs sideways (they look like a Lego library - really awesome actually). If needed I do a little cosmetic work on the boxes and patch them up with some thin trans tape. For instructions, I either bag them with the sets or put them in sheet protectors and binders (currently only do this for LOTR sets as they are my favorites of Lego's current lineup and I want to keep the instructions looking spiffy for years to come. I would strongly advise against throwing out either. Good luck with the move!

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Currently I have flattened my boxes (slice the tape on each end, then fold) and placed all my instructions into a plastic up. Sets with multiple instructions will be placed into Ziploc bags to keep them together, then into the tub as well. 

 

Keep instructions in an expandable file folder.

"Recycle" the boxes.

 

Bigger question, what do you guys do with the extra pieces? Keep them separate or toss them into your general LEGO population?

Definitely keep mine with regular parts. Hopefully I`ll never have to sell the sets I open (and I don`t open very many) so I don`t really care. If you were considering selling down the road, then I`d keep spare parts with the sets. Makes the listing look nicer IMO when it states "includes extras." 

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Don't throw away the instructions.  You can store those easily without taking up a bunch of space.  I'd keep all the big boxes.  When the Green Grocer had just came out, I got it and after building it, threw away the box.  The lowest price you can buy the box on bricklink is about $30 last time I checked.

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I take the box of a large LEGO, then put a bunch of flattened boxes inside. Usually the larger boxes are worth something, so breaking the seals would be a shame. Instructions I keep seperately in a regular cardboard shoebox.

I used to do this but I have accumulated too many lego sets.

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I don't think so either - the seals are already opened on one side, so other shouldn't matter.

Personally, I think it helps preserve value - because it allows me to keep them in much better shape than if they weren't flattened. When they're flat, there's less dings and scrapes and dents. It also allows me to put them in bags, so there's less chance for dust or other damage.

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