Do you keep boxes/packaging from new consoles?

[kodax_shc]

Yes, definitely.

 

[secretanchitman]

Always no matter what!

 

[MysteryM]

Yes, I collect lots of retro machines and know that reselling value is better with a box.

 

[BasilZero]

Yes and it drives my family nuts since I have them in our storage area.


I still have my N64 box - will likely throw it away soon.

 

[Chakoo]

I do because I like to put away/store systems I'm not using at the moment and the original boxes help with keeping this neat/clean in my condo's locker.

 

[ThereAre4Lights]

Yes, makes it much easier to trade them in or store them without damaging or losing items.

 

[nofuckinidea]

Usually I don't. But I will definitely keep that Series X packaging haha

 

[Deleted member 21709]

Will try to keep this gen's.. kinda wish I still had my One X/Pro packaging for storage.

 

[Deleted member 43552]

I keep it for a week or two to see if there are any issues, otherwise I recycle it.

 

[Deeb]

Yep, and they're all on display above my gaming TVs

 

[Mashdyno]

Im glad I kept my PS4 Pro box, make it easy to ship when I sold it a few weeks ago.

 

[WhtR88t]

Yes, mostly for transport and resale value.

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

Yes and it drives my family nuts since I have them in our storage area.


I still have my N64 box - will likely throw it away soon.

Click to shrink...

Should sell it or give it away, they are worth quite a bit.

 

[EL_Six]

I would keep my boxes for the time of the warranty (1 yr or more if I got extended), although I have seen myself trying to get retro boxes and buying them again for collecting now lol.

 

[Kierric]

Honestly I'd rather not have the clutter. I scrap 'em.

 

[MrFox]

I often keep the box for expensive things in case I need to send it for warranty, but not for consoles as I void the warranty on day one... usually...

 

[Perzeval]

There's that one time though I bought a pristine complete NES in a box and scrapped the box because boxes was needlessly big back then.

 

[Sheng Long]

Yes, when I sell them I normally include the box.

 

[ghostcrew]

Yeah, I've got them all stacked up in my garage.

 

[SpotAnime]

I do this, to my wife's chagrin. She doesn't understand why I do this, she just sees it as clutter. Even though they are all kept away in a storage room.

 

[SwampBastard]

I keep packaging for all of my expensive electronics for selling them later.

 

[BasilZero]

Should sell it or give it away, they are worth quite a bit.

Click to shrink...

Hmm I'll look into that, thanks!

 

[Chance Hale]

Recycle, don't have the space for that shit

 

[Jawmuncher]

Yes

 

[FriendlyNPC]

I toss that stuff asap as I don't really feel like it's a good usage of my living space.

 

[Couleurs]

Yes, when I sell them I normally include the box.

Click to shrink...

same here. I always keep boxes, not out of the enjoyment of collecting them, but I figure they probably sell for more with their boxes (which may or may not actually be true, but it doesn't hurt)

 

[Deeb]

Hmm I'll look into that, thanks!

Click to shrink...

If it's in good shape, and the original launch box I'd be interested in it as that's one I'm missing..

 

[Deleted member 54073]

I keep everything

 

[Springy]

I don't really sell consoles on, but don't keep everything out, so keeping the boxes is handy for storage.

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

Yes, I still have my boxes going all the way back to the NES. I only get rid of them if/when I sell the console. I sold my launch PS4 and Xbox One S this past weekend and having the boxes and other materials helped me get a few extra bucks out of them.

 

[asmith906]

It's good to have incase you want to resell

 

[Boy]

Nope, i throw all that shit away

 

[ghibli99]

I used to (in my 20s), but not anymore (now in my 40s).

With games though, I keep everything.

 

[Wireframe]

Of course, I'm not a monster.

 

[Strike]

Yup. They go back in the box once I retire them.

 

[El_TigroX]

I'm the weirdo that even gets protective boxes for my cardboard boxes... not all consoles have them, but the majority of them do. Turbo Duo is one of the only ones that doesn't because I can't find the right size...

 

[Japanmanx3]

If it's limited, yes.

 

[Deleted member 543]

Yup. Sold my Switch and PS4 in the last few weeks, all packed up in the original packaging.

 

[PlayBee]

I try to keep the original boxes for anything I might want to sell or pack away in the future.

 

[Loud Wrong]

Yep, because when I eventually sell it, it nets a higher price than the units without.

 

[LordBlodgett]

I keep boxes for most electronics, as I am kind of a serial upgrader. Having the box means I get more money when I resell them before I buy the newest whatever device....Haha

 

[knightmawk]

I do keep the box for whatever the most recent Xbox I've bought is, foam inserts and all, started doing so with the One. So right now I have an One S box in my attic. I do this because it makes it a lot easier to pack up the console for transport. In the before times my friends and I would get together ~ once a year and have a big LAN party at one of our houses, Halo and Gears and that, so it was good to be able to pack up the console reasonably securely, pop it in the back of my car and not have to worry about it sliding around or breaking.

I do not still have the box my PS4 came in, when I get a PS% I won't be keeping that box either, still undecided about the new Xbox box, Series X could probably just slide that bitch into a backpack and stuff towels around it.

 

[dedge]

I do and I regret no longer having my older consoles boxes

 

[StallionDan]

Yes, at very least it is a box to store something else in.

 

[Hokey]

I keep all of them barring a few, like huge TV and front floor standing speaker boxes . I find TV boxes are way too big and always fall apart anyway. I sometimes store stuff in the boxes until it comes time to sell (when upgrading).

 

[Pancakes R Us]

I used to, but not anymore. These days I usually keep it for a while in case there's a problem, but I eventually stick it in the recycling bin.

 

[Wandu]

Always. I tend to keep them to hold any additional items or information from when I purchased them like receipts for warranties, OEM storage, etc. It also makes it easier to pack up my console for when I go to trade them in/sell them.

 

[jelly]

Always, I usually sell on the console and it's handy to have moving house too.

 

[ClamBuster]

my series x box will be torn to pieces and thrown in the bin without any fucks given whatsoever on december 10th

 

[Haxik]

Yes, always. Useful for selling them or moving them.