'CHARD Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 ...and here was I feeling very rebellious, because a few months ago I recycled about 200 sets of Oxford/ Corgi/ EFE packaging, because I thought I should begin to apply common sense somewhere! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted January 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2014 I wonder what future archaeologists will make of the thousands of small black screws they will find littering rubbish tips - will history record that Oxford Diecast and Original Omnibus used them for packaging, and Bachmann used them to hold the NEM coupler pockets on, or will it all be a mystery? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard brown Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I keep my boxes so that when I change (rebuild) my layout I can keep the locos and stock safe it also means that when I look in the loft I can have a nice surprise when I discovered something I had forgotten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium petethemole Posted January 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2014 Beware clutter gurus and their disciples. I quote Aggie McKenzie: " £160! for a bit of plastic?" (a boxed Brighton Pullman set in umber). Your empty boxes are clutter, and so, probably, are your models. Shoes are not clutter. The boxes they come in are clutter even though they would be excellent for storing models bought unboxed. The stuff stored in my house by people who don't live here anymore is not, apparently, clutter. Fortunately I have my railway space so I keep boxes, mainly with their contents in them except when in use. As others have said, they do enhance the value of stock on resale, whether I dispose of stuff I don't need or when I can no longer model. Pete (bitter and twisted of Swaythling) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
45059 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I too keep my loco/wagon/coach boxes as loft insulation, mainly as a 'what if my circumstances change'- If the brown stuff hits the fan I'll want the highest possible amount back for my model railway items in order to feed myself and keep my house. Therefore to throw out the boxes and thus render my stock with a potential lower resale value seems daft to say the least! After all, it doesn't cost my anything to keep them in the loft.. (Would you throw away the back seats of your car just because you don't need them?- unless of course you own a Porsche 911GT3...) However, I agree with 'CHARD when it come to the Oxford/Corgi boxes. A line must be drawn somewhere. They only cost a couple of quid each new, and several of my cars have been/are being turned into bangers and stock cars for a pit scene diorama on one of my scenic breaks so their resale value will probably be nil anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I wonder what future archaeologists will make of the thousands of small black screws they will find littering rubbish tips.... Are these the same small black screws that go missing when eBay traders break Hornby models for spares only for buyers to find that these screws are not listed by Hornby as spares? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I bought a bargain ViTrains 37 to use the chassis under a Lima model,sold the loco body for £10 and the box for £11 a few years ago on Ebay !! Still keep my boxes though,some for 35 years now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I keep mine on bookcases in the basement. Not sure why really as I have no intention of selling them on? Maybe to make it easier for those selling them after I shuffle off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have always kept the original boxes. It was drummed into me as a child that "the box is worth more than the contents" and certainly with the Hornby Dublo that was amassed by my Father, this was true. Old habits die hard, and I have kept every box for every item I have bought since. It proved helpful when I was burgled, as the stored boxes provided me with a very accurate list of everything that had been stolen, just by cataloguing what boxes I had. I still have spare boxes for a Bachmann Fairburn tank, City of London and a Hornby L1 as I'm unsure what to do with them (the contents were amongst the items never recovered by the Police) and it seems sacrilage to throw them away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Brasher Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I have always kept the original boxes. It was drummed into me as a child that "the box is worth more than the contents" and certainly with the Hornby Dublo that was amassed by my Father, this was true. Old habits die hard, and I have kept every box for every item I have bought since. It proved helpful when I was burgled, as the stored boxes provided me with a very accurate list of everything that had been stolen, just by cataloguing what boxes I had. I still have spare boxes for a Bachmann Fairburn tank, City of London and a Hornby L1 as I'm unsure what to do with them (the contents were amongst the items never recovered by the Police) and it seems sacrilage to throw them away.I suggest that you sell the boxes. I had a Wrenn City of London without a box. I paid a trader £10 for a Wrenn City of London box which will enhance the locomotive's value and make it more attractive to display with its box. I have bought a lot of reproduction Hornby-Dublo boxes for my Hornby-Dublo collection. As they are reproduction boxes they do not enhance the value of the collection but they make it more attractive and enable me to store them neatly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackRat Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Like many, boxes in boxes in loft........ Each item of rolling stock has a little round coloured sticker, red for locos, blue coaches etc and a number. Corresponding sticker and number goes on box. Bit anal poss, but it may not me boxing it all back up,to flog! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnlambert Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 I have always kept the original boxes. It was drummed into me as a child that "the box is worth more than the contents" and certainly with the Hornby Dublo that was amassed by my Father, this was true. Old habits die hard, and I have kept every box for every item I have bought since. It proved helpful when I was burgled, as the stored boxes provided me with a very accurate list of everything that had been stolen, just by cataloguing what boxes I had. I still have spare boxes for a Bachmann Fairburn tank, City of London and a Hornby L1 as I'm unsure what to do with them (the contents were amongst the items never recovered by the Police) and it seems sacrilage to throw them away. It soulds like our parents were cut from the same cloth. I can't throw away the boxes for my models although most of my collection lives in foam trays contained within plastic storage boxes. These are much more convenient than constantly unboxing and reboxing things and take up less cupboard space whilst the empty boxes are stored up in my loft. The only slight worry is that it gets a bit damp up there in winter so I might need some airtight plastic storage boxes in which to store my boxes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Emily Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 My boxes fill an antique oak chest (inherited when my Grandmother died. She used it to store blankets, and it was made from timbers salvaged at a ship's breakers yard in Hull in around the 1930s) and several plastic crates that live on top of a wardrobe out of the way. The stock is stored in plastic trays when not in use on layouts or in glass display cabinets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestPines Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 My father always made sure to keep his Triang boxes when he was younger - but the constant wear of taking stock in and out of the box led to them becoming very very worn; I doubt they add much to the value in their current state with flaps falling off. I rather like the solid plastic Fleischmann boxes: durable, easy to take stock out of, and you can clearly see what's inside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 No matter how nice that model you had for Christmas, one day an even better version will be available. Keep the box and your current model will go a long way towards financing the super-super detail one in the future. You won't have to think, "Can I afford it?". You already have a fair portion of the means to purchase it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I keep all my boxes for many of the reasons listed above. At present I have few financial burdens so it is a good time to amass stock, but I am not in the position to build a layout so they all stay in their boxes. This makes for easier storage and cataloging I'm 27 so hopefully I won't be popping my clogs any time soon but one day my time will come and it would be better for my family if all my stuff were correctly organised for resale etc Additionally there are some models I have that I am hoping to replace on a better version becomes available. Having the boxes increases the item's resale value and makes them easier to post. Once I have a layout most of my stock should live on it, but I will still keep the boxes. All of the above only applies for railway rolling stock and locomotives. I have purchased some buildings and once they are planted their boxes will be recycled. Similarly road vehicles will not have their boxes kept once they are in full use. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Jackson Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I've got far more stuff that I could fit on my 8x4 so I keep the boxes, plus if i get bored I can sell it and the box is easier to post than finding new packaging, and you usually get more for them in boxes too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I keep em in the loft because ; A/ I often change my mind and sell items And B/ I often change my mind and move house. I can't contemplate trying to wrap them fir a journey without proper boxes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Hi I keep the loco boxes, but throw away the wagon and coach boxes as all my stock is in stock boxes. Darren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 A recent Hornby purchase has been working like a dream, now I have to decide whether to keep the box or bin it..... Decisions, decisions. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60026to Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I always keep the boxes all stacked neatly in those foldable plastic crates, its quite amazing just how many boxes fit into one crate. I have recently sold a lot of locos and wagons with the items having its original box*, it is not so much about the extra value but having them arrive in one piece. *Except one loco. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoovered Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I'm one of the people who buy empty boxes as I like to keep my collection of locos/ coaches / wagons boxed. Of course they come in handy when I buy unboxed items from ebay etc. I can't have everything on my layout as I have more stock than space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted March 1, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2014 A recent Hornby purchase has been working like a dream, now I have to decide whether to keep the box or bin it..... Decisions, decisions. DSCF3871.JPG Tom I've got one of those and I've kept the box! It's my fave mug as it holds a decent size brew - and the box is good for keeping stuff in. As for keeping stock boxes, absolutely, though my loft is filling up with them... some empty, some with content still inside (til I get the layout finished... ). cheers, Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernowtim Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Just found the box, but not yet the polystyrene insert , in my mum's loft, for a Hornby class 25 I bought around 1978 :-o. Cost £10.50 , still have it with the 29 bought around the same time from the model dept downstairs of Taylor & McKenna in Luton. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler Fan Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I have a nice clean rake of GWR Shirtbutton Centenary I would love to get into their proper Maroon GMR boxes. Can anyone help? I am thinking there could be a market for blanks with the correct insert trays. Noel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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