Hello
I am curious to see collectors views on new and sealed products. I know most of us have rooms of doom filled with new and wonderful items EX Halo Xbox edition, Akuma sf controller, Growlanser deluxe, when you buy a collector item like that do you open it to see if it works and has all the bells and whistle or do you keep it sealed and trust the manufacturer? Does the item drop in value the minute you open to test it? Would you hold that against the seller if you were buying an item that had opened just to test? Given the recent prices for some of these (limited edition bundled items) I would hate to find out if something I bought didn't work properly when is is finally opened. The Collector in me says keep it sealed. The Devil in me says open it up and take a peak see if it works. Finally is there any reasonable way to protect or slow down the aging process of the outer boxes of systems or games that are on your shelf because I swear I have a unused item that everytime I look at it there is a new crease or wrinkle its like looking at the picture of Dorian Gray.
Thanks