Somehow there is this odd notion out there that 'collecting for fun' has nothing to do with value. Collecting "just for fun" and having respect for the worth of your collection are not mutually exclusive. Regardless of why *you* collect, your Limited Editions have value. The marketplace is pretty clear: the original box is part of that value, whether its valuable to you personally or not.

Keep the boxes - and keep 'em clean and dry. The styrofoam peanuts used in the earlier pieces are not part of the collectible. You can bag these up and fold the boxes flat to conserve storage space. However the absence of the HL custom molded styrofoam that comes w/ later models does detract from the piece's value - consider it part of the box.

Rgds,
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[This message has been edited by JTimothyA (edited 04-08-99).]