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PetrosD
3702
Dec 9, 2017
I keep all the packaging in case I want to sell a piece. They can take up a lot of space. I think a travel case would be the perfect packaging. Just big enough without being too big, and very functional. Breitling does this, if I'm not mistaken.
Cloaca
1906
Dec 9, 2017
PetrosDI'm sure that there's a component of the market that cares about the packaging, or at least thinks it does, but I don't think that it affects the price that much. Packaging is a simply a proxy for concerns such as "Is this the original owner or a semi-pro watch flipper who over-polishes the merch for better photos?," "Did the owner take good care of the watch?," and so on. You can address issues like that in a less space-wasting way, such as by assiduously keeping all paperwork, keeping all removed bracelet links, buying some mini-soft box lights and working on precise product photography skills, writing honest, detailed descriptions of watches for sale, including any flaws, and building up a reputation in sales markets.
Keeping the boxes is less a monetary move and more the manifestation of a low-grade hoarder instinct. I recommend reading Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing, to work on on this, and to avoid being an enabler of others' hoarding instincts by catering to their desire for watches with boxes. If you can grok the meaning and sense of liberation behind Kondo's recommendation to trash most family photographs, getting rid of watch boxes is a breeze.
PetrosD
3702
Dec 10, 2017
CloacaConsidering that all of my watch boxes fit into two bankers boxes, I'm really not concerned about the space they occupy. I prefer being able to sell the full kit as it was purchased.
I'm less concerned about the number of watch boxes that I have, and am more concerned by the number of watches. With over 30, I may want to trim the herd a bit.
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