sealed vs opened

[doyle]

Hello there,

just recently found this site as a result of me just starting collecting. Maybe this question has been asked before, if so im sorry for repeating the posts.

In short i came upon a few masterpieces as well as some commemorative figurines, some opened some sealed. Im well aware that for old G1 being sealed bring a much higher premium...but what about reissues? Im not looking at it as an investment point of view more as a collector. Considering those reissue are only a lil piece of scotchtape is there a big price difference? Is it worth it to buy opened masterpiece?

anyway, i would appreciate your points of view and thank you for your time.

[KidTDragon]

I think it really depends on whether you're planning to take them out and play with/display them. If you're opening it anyway, you might as well buy opened. You usually pay a little less for opened vs sealed when it comes to reissues, but I've never seen a huge price difference.

[triKlops]

I tend to keep reissues MISB countering that with so many loose non-reissue out there to buy up.
MPs get opened as well but boxes saved.

Good luck and welcome!!

[Tripredacus]

For carded items, I consider an item that is complete and loose, with card to be "opened" even if the bubble is missing. For items I purchase myself, I keep the cardboard insert... but if I buy the things separately, I can consider it "opened" without that insert.

Of course, the database is how you use it. Some people just use the site as a checklist and may add an item to their collection without clicking every box. Or some can be out of date (like mine) as I have opened quite a few of the items in my collection in recent months and not updated my collection to reflect that.

[G2 Megatron]

If you want to take them out of the box buy them used!

[triKlops]

If you want to take them out of the box buy them used!

Valid point, depending on availability.
Nothing wrong with some loose figures for a good price!