I feel that in answering this question i might be subject to some sort of prank .... :?
All i can tell you is that loads of us on here bought Star Wars toys the first time round. Straight away we ripped the packaging apart to get to the gold inside. We played with and loved them. Now, however, we collect for a great number of different reasons, perhaps the most popular being nostalgia.
I occasionally tussle with the notion - what if someone had told me back in 1981 that my boxed toys might be worth a small fortune in the future? Would i have persuaded my dad to buy a shop load. Would i have kept the unopened boxes? Honestly, if i had known, then yes - too bloody right i would! :roll:
You must do what you feel is right of course 8)