Hey Theo...
Welcome to the site first, but welcome to the world of opening figures second and more importantly. It's liberating, it saves space... Turn your plastic into the recycler along with the cardboard backs and it's even somewhat rewarding.
Anyway, welcome aboard JD... things are going pretty good even for a slowdown period in the hobby, so that's positive. A good sign to the hobby's life, even as us old timers sort of lose interest in the line here and there.