I sometimes wonder if people are collecting boxes or lighthouses. I have seen relatively rare retired LE Harbour Lights pieces sold for below retail price on e-Bay because they don't have their original box. I am often surprised to see a lighthouse sell for $60 when a lighthouse AND the original box would fetch $150 or more. I used to think that the box might add $5-$10 to the value of a lighthouse, but in some cases, it seems that the box is more valuable than the lighthouse itself. I have had the same experience in these forums. When a collector is desperate to find a particular piece, and I have offered one for sale, subtracting up to $20 for no box, the buyer is not interested in the least. So the question is, are these lighthouses ever displayed, or are they just kept in the original box?