Best Way to store G1 Boxes

[5FDP]

I keep most of my packaging in my TF room's wardrobe, with others spattered about the room like shoved between or under shelves. I'm thinking about getting rid of a lot of my boxes though as I just need more space for toys. I already did a massive box purge in 2005 where for months I was chucking out boxes after boxes in the recycling bin.

If you're considering chucking out any vintage boxes, please let me know as I'll be waiting by your bin

[Sharky]

storage is the hardest problem with any collection, the old style boxes are so much easier to store then lets say armada or cybertron i have a cubboard that i stack most of mine in and they can stack rather neatly without sufferring from weights squashing them

card backs are kept in a plastic container

same with instructions

and accessories are in plastic draws

ill see if i can take some pics tonight......

[liegeprime]

I mostly chuck boxes immediately, though I do keep an odd "representative" box for a certain line sometimes. MOst of which are in the wardrobe of the collection room, At times when the boxes are pretty I keep em ( MPs box) and they might end up on top of the shelves of the collection. I got my G1 collection mostly loose, so the modern reissues that I get ( takara booktype) are the only boxes I keep but those that came with boxes ( usually not the best in condition) I just chuck away.

[AussieJason]

Some of mine are flattened in plastic tubs, and the non-flattened are wrapped in plastic in big cardboard boxes. I have silica gel packs in there with them as well.

Both methods seem to keep them stored ok.

[GoktimusPrime]

I don't like keeping things in storage... kinda defeats the point of collecting something if I can't even see it. And that's what's been bugging me... most of my boxes I can't even see.

I'm not going to be getting rid of any of my original G1 or G2 packaging (which I don't have much of), but I may be looking at getting rid of some of my "Collectors Edition" G1 reissue boxes and a lot of my post-G2 stuff. Anyway, you'll see me post more info when it happens.

[bruticus]

folding up cardboard boxes sounds straight forward enough, but what do other people do with the plastic inserts or plastic bubbles from cardbacks?

i have a fark load of 150L plastic containers at home. Each one is jam packed with packaging from all sorts of TF lines....it feels like playing tetris every time i pack something away just to try to make it all fit and optimise the space.

I've been wanting to flatten all the TF boxes but i cant bring myself to throw away the plastic!

[liegeprime]

Plastic Bubbles - Bin.
Inserts - catalogue - I keep a copy - they usually are the same anyways. Instructions sheets - kept in Accordion envelopes/expandable envelopes - per series

all other deco print inserts - bin