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Collectibles => Past Hasbro 3.75" Lines => 30th Anniversary Collection => Topic started by: Nick on February 16, 2007, 04:12 PM
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Hi all,
I'm a carded collector and have been since the Vintage era. However, the coin album coupled with IKEA doing a fantastic glass display case for just £35 has got me thinking that I should make my 30AC loose.
I need convincing. Anyone fancy giving it a go?
Cheers,
Nick
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OT, but could you post a link to the glass cabinet you're talking about?
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OT, but could you post a link to the glass cabinet you're talking about?
There you go
http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15561&catalogId=10103&storeId=7&productId=11638&langId=-20&categoryId=15645&chosenPartNumber=10011055
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Nick- these sculpts are SO amazing that they really must be loose and posed. I haven't left a single figure on the card since the POTF2 launch, and I've never regretted it! What I've done, though, for the nice cards like OTC, VOTC, and Saga, is carefully remove the figure out the bottom of the blister, and still hang all of the empty cards on the wall for the artwork or cardback pics. You don't really want your collection looking like a store, do you? :P
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Nick, I've been contemplating the same thing for years. I do both loose and carded, but am finding that a carded collection is just too much to store, with no end in sight. Still haven't quit the carded thing yet, but have been thinking about it.
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Absolutely, open them up. I don't collect carded, except for pretty select circumstances. VOTC being one of them, but only certain characters. These things are work of art out of the package, too. :)
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i usually collect carded mostly, but this year i just may be opening a LOT more.
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Nick, I've been contemplating the same thing for years. I do both loose and carded, but am finding that a carded collection is just too much to store, with no end in sight. Still haven't quit the carded thing yet, but have been thinking about it.
Sounds familiar, but I made the switch from carded to loose back maybe five years ago now. It was completely a space issue. Frankly, a lot of these figures look a lot better on a card and some of them are utter crap when loose, so you stand to lose on occasion. Still, loose frees up so much space.
I do keep stuff I like (VOTC) carded (and have loose as well) but even those I'm questioning these days.
I say go loose, just be prepared for the occasional disappointment with the figures.
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What I've done, though, for the nice cards like OTC, VOTC, and Saga, is carefully remove the figure out the bottom of the blister, and still hang all of the empty cards on the wall for the artwork or cardback pics.
Empty cards?? This just sounds so wrong to me (being a carded collector)
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Nick, I've been contemplating the same thing for years. I do both loose and carded, but am finding that a carded collection is just too much to store, with no end in sight. Still haven't quit the carded thing yet, but have been thinking about it.
Thats exactly the situation I'm in.
I've no wall space left at all now and there is no way my better half is going to let me have another room for my collection.
Keep the response coming folks, you are all being a great help.
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You're nuts! ;D Seriously, that may be the best thing for you...on the other hand, 10 years down the road when you want to display something carded and its open, you'll be kicking yourself. You can ALWAYS open your stuff later, but you can NEVER reseal your stuff - just remember that. Personally, I open one of everything and keep a sealed version of everything, but that's a freaking expensive way to go about this, AND you have even less display space than if you did just one or the other, so who am I to give advice. Good luck in your decision.
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I broke the habit right around AOTC and am glad I did! I do collect Vader's Carded. because he's been on practically every card. I figure if I have one version of a card in the collection do I need 500? a FF vader looks cooler than a FF Malikilli! Plus it's easier and creates a IMHO nicer display to focus on one or 2 characters carded (Vader, Yoda, R2 and you'd pretty much cover every line, from the original 12 to now, except special circumstances, like AOTC preview, ROTS preview, but you coudl get those astromechs... and then ALL loose.
Here is a US link to the shelves: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10103&storeId=12&langId=-1&productId=11638
Personally I'm going with these in white: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15561&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=60979&langId=-1&categoryId=15645&chosenPartNumber=00093136
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I will just open them all this time around and stick those coins in that Vader coin album. I am just looking to having as much fun with this year's line as possible. There are some great figures being made this year and most of them seem to have good articulation. I actually like some of the comic 2 packs coming along with a couple of those Order 66 packs, etc.
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I broke the habit right around AOTC and am glad I did! I do collect Vader's Carded. because he's been on practically every card. I figure if I have one version of a card in the collection do I need 500? a FF vader looks cooler than a FF Malikilli! Plus it's easier and creates a IMHO nicer display to focus on one or 2 characters carded (Vader, Yoda, R2 and you'd pretty much cover every line, from the original 12 to now, except special circumstances, like AOTC preview, ROTS preview, but you coudl get those astromechs... and then ALL loose.
Here is a US link to the shelves: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10103&storeId=12&langId=-1&productId=11638
I use these for my Marvel Legends and loose Star Wars - they work awesome. What I did was use one vertically as shown, then I built a huge 6ft x 7ft frame using particle board and used the second detolf cabinet for glass shelves. That gives me 6 six foot shelves (base of particle board, 4 sides of detolf #2 and the door from detolf #1. Had to get a little creative, but it looks sweet all finished.
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Hi all,
I'm a carded collector and have been since the Vintage era. However, the coin album coupled with IKEA doing a fantastic glass display case for just £35 has got me thinking that I should make my 30AC loose.
I need convincing. Anyone fancy giving it a go?
Cheers,
Nick
As someone who's been collecting both carded and loose since 1995 - I can definitively say that the loose collecting is far more enjoyable for me at least. I can't really say why - but it is.
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Very good topic. I, like a few on this thread, have contemplated about going from carded to loose collecting. The main reason is space for me. Keeping everything carded takes up so much space, and it's almost a sin to buy a carded figure, store it into a box, and then store the box in the closet or garage so it's not seen. I don't have anymore wall space to hang them, so now I have to make the decision, do I begin taking down parts of my carded collection and put them into storage to make space for the new cards or do I start tearing things open and display figures in a display or bookshelf? I think with TAC and the packin coins, the decision for me can be made easier. I will collect this next line loose, and may be buy a duplicate of the figures I REALLY like to keep carded. I hope once I start I won't want to go back to carded collecting!
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I hope once I start I won't want to go back to carded collecting!
That's my big fear is wanting to go back once those figs have come and gone. I've had that happen before and it sucks trying to track down stuff you missed the first time around - especially carded stuff. At some point though, you do end up running out of space. :-\
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well, I've never regretted opening anything (even my Toy Fair Vader, althought I do have one still carded also) To me looking at a carded figure online is about the same as looking at a carded figure in your hands, it looks exactly the same, and peoples carded displays look less like a collection and more like a Toys R Us aisle.
With loose figures you can move them around into different poses, display them a variety of ways, display them together, literally "experience" it as a toy like it was meant to be. Kind of like owning a book with a nice cover, it looks nice but you don't get the full enjoyment until you've read it. I still have some carded (Vaders & Yodas) so I can appreciate the art and design, and progression thereof. (except the design of the TAC figures....good lord I hope Hasbro doesn't hire on as a full time designer the sophomore intern from the local community college that designed those atrocities ....)
-Dan, a reformed carded collector
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I do like having a set of those "vintage" figures carded. Since I will never have enough mula to buy the original carded ones. Unfortunately that means buying 2 of almost all of them since those figures kick much ass loose.
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Well, I went to IKEA today, got said display cabinet and opened wave 1 to display them. I've purchased an extra GM to keep carded and left the Concept Stormtrooper on card as well.
30AC will all be loose. Thanks for all the input.
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I collect loose. I guess it comes down to having the figures available so my son can grab what he wants to play with. That and the fact that I still like to grab a Maul and a Qui Gon or Obi Wan/Vader/Luke and do lightsaber battles. I guess the bigger question I am asking now is as my son is turning 13 this year and only plays occassionally with the figures, what am I going to do with all this stuff? Will I eventually pack it up until I have grandkids? Or do I do what a friend recently did and sell off everything they don't want, and just keep some themes like Jedi, Sith, Clones/Stormtroopers and main characters (best figure from each movie for main characters)? Time will tell.
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I'd say if you are thinking about it - go for it.
I stopped collecting MOC about 2000 and haven't looked back since.
I kept the VOTC carded for a while but opened them up after a few months.
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For some reason I trimmed around the bubble with and exacto under a couple of the edges and removed the figure and kept the card, so if I ever want to re-desiplay them carded i can...don't know why I decided to do that.
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I've never, ever regretted opening a figure. I fact I feel better after opening a figure.
But do what makes you happy.
:P
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I've never, ever regretted opening a figure. I fact I feel better after opening a figure.
But do what makes you happy.
:P
I sadly have regretted opening many a figure. For some reason i'll get the urge to open a figure then when it's in my hands I end up hating it and getting rid of it. There aren't many SW figures that this has happened with though, mostly McF and Marvel Legends...
As for 30AC, i've decided to only collect the McQ pieces, Holiday Fett and maybe a few others. Most of which (McQ) i'll keep carded. I just like the look of these figures carded w/the coin...
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I had started collecting certain figures carded from time to time. The temptation to open such figures that I never had as a kid was too great and I started opening. I do keep the cards to store figures in in the case of moving but these figures are made to breath and posed... 30AC figures especially!
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I'm also in the same mindset- there's only a few of the 30 AC collection I'll be getting- new figures and maybe the concepts figures. I've been openening pretty much everything lately (see the Great Unboxing of 2006) and am now contemplating just de-carding most of my figures- I've got POTJ, OTC, Clone Wars (both) hanging on walls and I think I'd rather put up some posters instead- it would also free up some space for another detolf or two. I've also got POTF2 and EP1 carded figures in boxes in the closet... I'll free up so much space by freeing everything.. and then I'll display all of them loose. Anyone need any star cases?
Oboewan
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I'm a carded collector, but room has started to become an issue. Displaying loose is nice if you have a good place to display them such as the cabinet that was talked about. My only problem with loose is what do you do with the extra weapons/accessories that do not fit on the figure.