Keeping TFs MISB no longer the best investment?

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Thinking about this topic: I have to disagree that keeping toys MIB are worse off than loose toys.

To this date, I have not come accross an MIB 20+ year old toy that is worse off than its good condition loose counterpart.

However I am in agreement that there is no point to keeping toys MISB unless you are a 'transitionary' collector or only see 'what they are worth' in your collection.

That is why I don't agree with that guy in the 40 year old Virgin movie - He was clearly only collecting for the money value and on top of that he sells them because some dumb chick tells him too.

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However I am in agreement that there is no point to keeping toys MISB unless you are a 'transitionary' collector or only see 'what they are worth' in your collection.

Sure there are people into collecting MISB with an intent to sell them off later and hopefully make a profit. Sure there are 'transitionary' collectors who are not in it for the long haul. I myself am a MISB collector and neither of the above are my motives for collecting.

I do not care about the monetary value of my collection aside from having it insured in case of theft. I have also been a long term fan and can't foresee when I'll stop either because Transformers has been such a big part of my life.

The reason for me collecting MISB is I appreciate the amount of effort and design that goes into making the packaging as much as I appreciate the engineering of the toys. It's all about nostalgic value to me and one is as important as the other. You can't deny gazing at a MISB collection and not help but reminisce about when you were a kid walking into a toyshop for the first time and seeing wall-to-wall Transformers. For me, it's about recreating that experience of wonder and awe.