I hate boxes. I hunt for cars that interest me and most ads say, 'with box'. I can understand the desire to have the box so that the resale value is a bit higher, but all in all they are a pain in the derriere unless you are the type that stacks and stores stuff in the original box Then if you want to run it, you have to open the box, but that expedites the end flaps tearing off. The sytrofoam inserts are a pain, since with the old cardboard filler you can open both the box ends, and the cardboard filler and store them flat. I have a couple boxes of boxes now, since I am not a reseller or collector for the joy of collecting, I run them, I guess the boxes will be for my kids when they sell my estate. Throwing the vintage box away is a form of Lionel crime, so I hold onto them. If I ever buy anything from you, please keep the box.
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