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Thread: Advice needed on Hulk Hide Away

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    Advice needed on Hulk Hide Away

    So, I just got a MIB Hulk Hideaway, it is 100% factory sealed, it is very good shape. I bought it because I want every Mego Hulk item (I'm almost there) and the Hide Away set is almost Mego. Anyway, I bought it with the intention of putting it with the rest of my useless 70's garbage but when I saw it after taking it out of the box it was shipped in I realized how incredibly boring the box is.
    It is just a plain cardboard box, some thing you would have in the attic full of photo's of your relatives from the 60's. There is no artwork, no nothing, the only thing that signals that it is the Hulk box is the very unsatisfying litho on one side of the box, which has no color or any thing eye catching.
    BORING.
    My question is, does any one else own one? If so did you take your play set out of it's box just to get rid of that boring brown box look in your collection? Should I actually brake the factory seal and display the play set out of the box or just leave it in there and savor the thing's collectible value?
    any help would be appreciated.
    I the Monster Hero

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    I took mine out of the box to display but didn't set/open it up. You're right about the box being boring. Another version of the box does have a colorful sticker on the side but I don't have that one.

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    so you didn't mind cutting open the factory seal? I am not sure if I can bring my self to brake a factory seal on a vintage toy.
    I the Monster Hero

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    Didn't bother me to cut mine open. Just me, but what good it a toy if you can't enjoy seeing it.

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    As long as you didn't pay a premium for it being unopened, I would open it up. What's the point of just having a plain cardboard box sitting on the shelf. You should at least enjoy looking at what you spent your money on. I would only leave something unopened if it were for an investment (and even though toys are far from the best thing to invest money in, the Hulk Hide Away would probably be particularly bad as investment potential ). If you bought it because you liked it, open it up!

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    Break that seal man....I mean are you ever going to resell it...even if you do it would still be only the seal broken.....you know you want to, or you wouldn't have asked.
    Now you can blame us for telling you to open it and play to your hearts content with a free conscience.
    DO IT...DO IT..
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    lol, I guess you guys are right. I only paid 80 bucks for the thing, which is pretty good, I know when they are loose they go for around 50 dollars, so breaking the seal would do what, take 10 dollars off the price? Plus I think if I ever sell my stuff it will be in about 10 years time, by then even a broken seal one should get me my money back.
    thanks guys
    I the Monster Hero

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    I did it, I just opened it, and I must say it was way worth it. The colors on the playset, not to mention the art work, is very ostentatious! Thanks for the advice guys, now I know what to do with every MIB thing I have that has boring artwork
    I the Monster Hero

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    That'a'boy ...you know it made sense...enjoy
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    Good job, now you can enjoy it. Grab a Hulk off the shelf and have fun!

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