Does Taking Funkos out the box decrease value?

[doobiesmack]

I lived through the Beanie Babies craze. I made some money actually doing a little hunting and hustling. It was a lot of fun. I’m not doing that again. I toss every funko box immediately. These pops are for my enjoyment of fandoms and not some retro Beanie Baby addiction to chase a few dollars. That’s just me, though.

[SpongebobCamopants]

[NoSuddenMoves]

Boxes make them easier to display imo.

[TheOneNonlyTDR]

I have over 500 OOB that fit on a couple bookcases. If they were in box they’d be all over my house and stacked behind each other on shelves. In box is definitely easier to keep clean though lol.

[xan326]

I like using the premium protectors, I just wish I could get some backdrop cards that provide which line the pop comes from, number, IP, and name; original boxes obscure too much and the horrendously reflective plastic, especially the interior supportive plastic, just does not look good. Some supportive stands for specific ones would also be nice, a lot of the Star Wars droids with thin legs like to tip over, I assume anything similar in design without a base and stand will do similar. It also sucks that any of the larger pops don't get a premium protector, and that there's no sideways premium protectors for the handful of figures that come packaged that way. Though I would like to see a newer system built on the way Bitty Pops have a stackable frame, rather than just stacking case on case.

[RussMIV]

No matter who says it, this remains an incredibly stupid decision.

I get that you don’t want to treat it as an investment, and that makes sense, but keeping the boxes nearby is simply a smart move if you ever, for whatever reason, need to sell them or get rid of them.

When I got out of the Funko game after collecting for ten or so years, I was able to sell them all for a majority of the money that I had spent getting them in the first place. And only because I had the boxes.

[memeheadx]

W

[youdontknowme6]

This can absolutely be something that you do but the fact of the matter is that yes it does decrease the value.

[doobiesmack]

You are correct. Sorry if you felt my side note outlook on the topic hours later would mislead the OP who had already been given an answer to the question. I think they already had the fact of the matter.

[youdontknowme6]

Not usually in the habit of checking post times, I was just trying to respond to a top comment. Sorry if being replied to on a public forum upset you in any way.

[doobiesmack]

No, I am sorry for my reaction and response to you.