I was having a discussion with the forum's own Lonnie this weekend over a deep philosophical question:
After searching in vain for ages for a carded but bubble-damaged/opened Star Trek Aliens Talos figure, and after missing one recently on auction with the bubble cut open because it was more than I wanted to pay for an opened one, I managed to pick up a totally sealed Talos for less than the opened one went for. Hooray!
The whole idea, though, was that I be able to take it out of the package to fully experience the joy of playing with it. The bubble is actually cracked up near the top on the right side, with a small hole in it...and down at the feet of the figure, it is of course loose from the card and has cracks in it there too. Just a little more damage and I could probably remove the figure. But do I do it? Or do I leave it sealed as-is, put it up on the wall, and wait for a truly semi-opened one to show up?
Lonnie's verdict was clear: don't spoil a sealed figure by opening it; wait for an unsealed one.
I'm torn. On one hand, I agree with Lonnie and I feel like sealed figures should be preserved for those who are still seeking them out.
On the other hand, I'm tired of searching for an already-opened Talos. I feel like I've finally received the long-delayed Christmas present I never got to have, and that I should be able to have the full "out of box experience" I missed out on when I was a kid...especially since I don't plan to ever sell it. What is a Mego Trek collector to do?
First world problems, to be sure.
--SKot
After searching in vain for ages for a carded but bubble-damaged/opened Star Trek Aliens Talos figure, and after missing one recently on auction with the bubble cut open because it was more than I wanted to pay for an opened one, I managed to pick up a totally sealed Talos for less than the opened one went for. Hooray!
The whole idea, though, was that I be able to take it out of the package to fully experience the joy of playing with it. The bubble is actually cracked up near the top on the right side, with a small hole in it...and down at the feet of the figure, it is of course loose from the card and has cracks in it there too. Just a little more damage and I could probably remove the figure. But do I do it? Or do I leave it sealed as-is, put it up on the wall, and wait for a truly semi-opened one to show up?
Lonnie's verdict was clear: don't spoil a sealed figure by opening it; wait for an unsealed one.
I'm torn. On one hand, I agree with Lonnie and I feel like sealed figures should be preserved for those who are still seeking them out.
On the other hand, I'm tired of searching for an already-opened Talos. I feel like I've finally received the long-delayed Christmas present I never got to have, and that I should be able to have the full "out of box experience" I missed out on when I was a kid...especially since I don't plan to ever sell it. What is a Mego Trek collector to do?
First world problems, to be sure.
--SKot
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