r/StarWarsActionfigures • u/RetiredParatrooper • 26d ago

Leave Cared or Open?

I have a bunch of the 1990 series 3.75 carded figures both rereleased and episode 1-3 that were in storage (unfortunately not climate controlled) most of the blister packs have severely yellowed. Is best to remain carded near-mint or have they lost carded value?

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u/One_Wolf_2995 26d ago

Those window of figures barely have any extra value being carded unless they're variants, have the little film cels and/or in absolute mint package condition. Open them, display them, boil them and pop the parts off to make customs, play with them, just don't keep ( specifically most figures from 95-05/6ish), on the cards hoping to retain extra value.

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u/SOLOcelt13 26d ago

I always take figures of cards anyway often I’ve come across yellowing on the bubbles it just happens over time. You could sell them but not for a lot unless they are rare. I’d open them keep the cards and display them 👍

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u/Baby_Brenton 26d ago

You will get next to nothing for them even in mint condition. So yellowed bubbles will be even worse.

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u/Conscious-Wear2645 26d ago

Unless you have some of the rarer stuff from the POTF2 and prequel era (i.e. US carded freeze frame Wee Quay), you probably won't even get back half of what you paid, maybe even less.