Are you A hoarder or am I?

My wife says that I should throw out all the boxes I keep , stuff like the MacBook's box and the new Sony Vaio box and all my Canon boxes . At what point should one throw the boxes away if at all? What would you do with these boxes?

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I know how you feel

If we could break people of wanting the box for some unknown reason when you sell something... We could get rid of all of the boxes.... Until then, I think we're stuck with them... Or... If you know for 100% sure that you're not going to sell something... Go ahead. Ditch the box.... Until then, we need to encourage prospective buyers to not care about the damn box... That's the only reason I hold on to all of mine...

va_rider wrote in post #12629088
If we could break people of wanting the box for some unknown reason when you sell something... We could get rid of all of the boxes.... Until then, I think we're stuck with them... Or... If you know for 100% sure that you're not going to sell something... Go ahead. Ditch the box.... Until then, we need to encourage prospective buyers to not care about the damn box... That's the only reason I hold on to all of mine...

I so agree... everytime I try to sell an unwanted lens that's the first thing they ask, "do you have the box it came in?"...

I love it when you are selling something like a battery - and they ask, do you have the box that the battery came in ? (yes, actually I do.... because I too, am a box hoarder - LOL)

You can sell them on ebay for $10-$35 each...or retain them in case you want to sell your gear later (cause you'll get $10-$35 less without the box

I just wanted to check in and let it be known that I am also a box hoarder and have been long before I got my first DSLR. I don't know why, but I save them all.

You sick people need to be here: Show me your boxes

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so I am not alone lol I just found my old canon 30D box wow going to build a box tower and shoot it from bottom up old to new..and yeah when you sell something the first thing they ask is do you have the box for that battery so yeah I have those boxes too..is there a market for boxes?

ROGERWILCO357 wrote in post #12629517
so I am not alone lol I just found my old canon 30D box wow going to build a box tower and shoot it from bottom up old to new..and yeah when you sell something the first thing they ask is do you have the box for that battery so yeah I have those boxes too..is there a market for boxes?

Ironically, I see people selling them on e-mail from time to time.

And my name is Evan, and I'm a box-aholic too.
The first step, admitting you have a problem, is always the hardest

--Evan

focus.pocus wrote in post #12629187
I so agree... everytime I try to sell an unwanted lens that's the first thing they ask, "do you have the box it came in?"...

I think that's the way it is for a lot of stuff. I tried pawning a .357 and the guy told me he wouldn't take it without the original box it came in.

Keep just in case if you'll sell these items. I still have boxes of my equipment like lenses, laptops, etc.

I've moved my empty boxes twice... can't bring myself to throw them away!

I keep my camera boxes in the box my TV came in.