Well, my wife is encouraging me to get rid of the last of the boxes, as we finish packing up for our move this weekend. Have all my vehicle boxes flattened in a pile together, and had always kept them in the closet in our office. But, now she thinks I should toss them so we don't have to move them. I see her point, and the logic in it, but for some reason I kind of want to keep them. I really don't know why though, and that's the worst part. I can't really justify a reason, except for "I want to". I don't think they're going to be worth anything, and wouldn't sell them even if they were. I don't particularly find the boxes fantastic looking in any way. Maybe it is the part of me that wishes my mom wouldn't have thrown out my vintage boxes that wants to keep them. I'm thinking if I end up getting rid of all of these, I'm going to keep the OTC cardbacks/boxes, to have something from my modern collecting time (and the best looking packaging that we've seen in the modern line). Seems so silly to worry about throwing out packaging, I don't have any problem trashing boxes from anything else we buy .
I know why it is a problem. Because it is part of your collection. I mean it is cool to look at all the cardbacks and boxes and go "WOW I HAVE A LOT OF STUFF!!!" I mean I am mostly a MOC collector, well now I am 50/50 cause I have just about as many loose as I do carded. I looked at my cardbacks the other day and I just thought they looked cool. Plus I have my MOC's on the wall, so having the cardbacks, I can look at the backs of them much easier. I think you should NOT!!!! throw them away. They are part of your collection, and you should just store them in the attic or something, but keep em, you might regret getting rid of it.