Open Or Sealed? The Debate

[JLSTF]

How many people open their Steelbooks when they buy them or do you just leave them sealed.

So far i have 13 Steelbooks and have opened 3 i opened Angels and Demons,Inglorious Bastards and District 9.

I fear if i open my pirates and nightmare before christmas ones i will have to modify them to be able to put the discs in and not have them in a sleeve

 

[thewoe]

Jack !! I think we all think very similar thoughts on the matter , and it has been discussed a great length in other threads , but some one just told me that my IM's are worth $200 less each , because I took the blue stickers off

thing is , they aint for Sale !!!

and never willl be , so they can stick thier 200 sweats up thier back side !!

try taking the stickers off this ::

and see if they still say its lost 200 sweats !! , maybe to them ??

but not to True Collectors of fine steel

farking getting sick of know it alls again !!

I would buy that opened or sealed and with or without stickers. Anything batman.... Im there!!

 

[Top_cat2]

I would buy that opened or sealed and with or without stickers. Anything batman.... Im there!!

soz man, 1 of the Mods got me Opened 1 .. might be able to get yah an opened 1 though ?? with the Art booklet aswell

 

[thewoe]

soz man, 1 of the Mods got me Opened 1 .. might be able to get yah an opened 1 though ?? with the Art booklet aswell

Sweet, cheers buddy.

Guess we should get back on topic, think we may get netured otherwise xD

 

[HUBMUSWELL]

Is that the Holy Grail of FNAC editions?

 

[frankfish44]

I open most of mine. Not all are open but at some point when I want to watch it, it will be opened. NO DOUBLE DIPS HERE to keep steels sealed. Dont get it when others opt for streaming to keep the steels sealed. PQ and AQ are not the same.

 

[Rodbull]

I open mine as I like to know they are perfect and I also prefer sometimes to buy a opened Steelbook that is as new to a new sealed one as chances are the sealed ones could be damaged behind the j cards.

Just bought the marvel collection opened recently and everything is perfect no damage whatsoever,on a side note the glue on the uk cards defo remove as they stain the steel could also dent them if kept on if there is a lot. Of glue.

I had a few stains from the residue to remove it Use a cloth and aftershave and then polish it after with mr sheen voila stain gone and the steel is smelling fresh for a night out with the lads .

 

[Steve-O]

The biggest Part of my Steelbooks (239) are still sealed and with all stickers except pricetags. For me Steelbooks are just collectibles and for watching the movies I buy an additional Amaray.

 

[Steelknight47]

The biggest Part of my Steelbooks (239) are still sealed and with all stickers except pricetags. For me Steelbooks are just collectibles and for watching the movies I buy an additional Amaray.

The Steelbooks with a lot of glue in the back I open. I can't let it lead to a dent or paint chip. I've been downsizing my collection and a good number of members don't want open steels. If you don't plan on trading/selling them to get other Steelbooks than I understand why you open them. If you are keen to trading/selling it's best to keep them sealed.

 

[FanOfGaming]

Voted for 'I open all of my Steelbooks and watch them'

I'm much better at opening them then watching them though lol, got a huge backlog

 

[Phi Chong]

I just open all of mine, watch it, then stick it in a plastic slip.

 

[The Jericho]

I open all my steelbooks and put them into sleeves to protect them

 

[Researcher]

I open mine usually, as I bought them to watch, not to sell. I do get that folks don't want to open to avoid loss in value and I'd do just that if I had enough money to double dip! No way am I gonna buy a plastic case to watch along with a steelbook of the same movie to sell the SB later - my preeecioussss!

 

[Steve-O]

Just to keep that clear, I don't keep my Steelbooks sealed because of the value for selling them. I like the look of some sealed Steelbooks with the stickers like these from Future Shop, FNAC or other french releases. For me personally the Steelbooks look more valuable. The second point is that from some releases I buy more than one Steelbook from different countries if there is a difference like slips, stickers oder similar. How can I identify them when they are unsealed?

 

[Xavier]

Lately I have been keeping most sealed ( and if I already have the movie on blu - transformers,zombieland,iron man ect...)

I recently decided to open the few potter steels that I have mainly because the wraps were in such bad shape!

So i prefer to keep most sealed!

 

[SlimJim24]

I like to open mine. But unfortunately I have been buying ones that are too expensive for me to open haha. Trying to get better about it

 

[chanfm]

As a rule, my steels are all sealed. If I happen to want to watch the movie and the steel is not too valuable, I will unseal it.

I treat my CDs the same way too. I only unseal them when I want to listen to them. As a result, I have more than 100 (maybe even 200) sealed CDs. And I never sell my CDs.

 

[SlimJim24]

As a rule, my steels are all sealed. If I happen to want to watch the movie and the steel is not too valuable, I will unseal it.

I treat my CDs the same way too. I only unseal them when I want to listen to them. As a result, I have more than 100 (maybe even 200) sealed CDs. And I never sell my CDs.

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous

Yours is a collection I'd really like to see

 

[chanfm]

Lifestyles of the rich and the famous

Yours is a collection I'd really like to see

LOL! Not rich nor famous at all, my friend.

 

[Bcogswell]

All of mine are opened, but the only reason I'd keep one sealed would be if it was a double that I was planning on selling/trading.

 

[bojee]

I usually open them and place my favorites in protective sleeves, but will keep them sealed if they happen to be rare releases.