Shit can or Save

[trlcavscout]

If your buying a used firearm and a fricken cardboard box makes a difference you have issues. I save the plastic cases but cardboard gets tossed within a week usually.

[OtterbatHellcat]

I've saved all my NIB rifle/hand gun stuff...thing is, I don't have 35 of them to warrant the question in the first place.

I'd say if there is little to no chance you expect to get rid of any of your stuff anytime soon....shit can the boxes and regain some space somewhere in your home. I like the idea of saving the UPC stuff though.

I have a similar belief in the box thing regarding all of my racing die-cast stuff. Every car displayed has a box for it in storage = shit load of boxes. I will hold on to those boxes because one day I will find a buyer for all this racing stuff, and get it out of here.

[waxthis]

Save plastic, ditch da cardboard.

[hobowh]

I'm with the save plastic ditch the cardboard group, mine go in a keeper in the crawl space. I do keep the cardboard until I break them in.

[sabot_round]

I save all the boxes/cases because my job requires me to move every few years, and I need all the packaging material that I can get.

[Great-Kazoo]

Save them,imagine if you threw out the box the Daewoo came in....
You can always pack other stuff in there while in storage..

For a nominal monthly fee, I will store those boxes in my attic for you.

Having the original packaging can make the difference of hundreds of dollars if you decide to sell the item.

True that. as bobby said that K2 / Max II fetches another $300 average with the box.

Attics and garages are there for a reason. You don't have to have the boxes sitting around in the house but I definitely wouldn't toss them. Hell, twenty years from now I bet even a Kel-Tec in the original box will fetch a few dollars more than one without the box.

Still have one of the cases my Grendel P-30 came in (predecessor) to the PMR-30

If your buying a used firearm and a fricken cardboard box makes a difference you have issues. I save the plastic cases but cardboard gets tossed within a week usually.

??????????? Coming from a guy who never kept a firearm more than 1-2 days thinks i have "issues"
btw: hows the new boat, ready to swap motors?

[bogie]

The core issue here is you are not properly hording Jim. Running out of room? Build another storage shed. Save everything and let your grandchildren deal with it. Worked great for all my grandparents anyway.

[Great-Kazoo]

The core issue here is you are not properly hording Jim. Running out of room? Build another storage shed. Save everything and let your grandchildren deal with it. Worked great for all my grandparents anyway.

You've never seen the storage areas we have.

[palepainter]

It will all be evidence eventually...recycle it.

[newracer]

I recently had the same dilemma. It was easy storing them in the basement but while were packing the storage units for our move space became a premium so they all were recycled.