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

 

[Traze]

I open nearly all but I dont own that much steelbooks

 

[Blazenumb1]

I have been keeping mine sealed, expect for the ones I bought at Best Buy for $5 doing their upgrade and save program. Question for the more experienced collectors, do steelbooks lose a ton of value when opened even if they are still mint?

 

[Traze]

I have been keeping mine sealed, expect for the ones I bought at Best Buy for $5 doing their upgrade and save program. Question for the more experienced collectors, do steelbooks lose a ton of value when opened even if they are still mint?

It's different. But when you look on ebay you will see that the sealed steelbooks bring much more money..

 

[hayemaker]

I generally keep everything sealed including amarays until I come to watch the film. That way if I decide I bought a dud or come to decide I have no plans to watch the film, it still has some value

 

[snooloui]

I generally keep everything sealed including amarays until I come to watch the film. That way if I decide I bought a dud or come to decide I have no plans to watch the film, it still has some value

The trouble with that is that so many Steelbooks have quality control issues that leaving a Steelbook sealed is a big risk if you ever plan to open them. I avoid buying sealed Steelbooks wherever possible for this reason.

 

[vivablu]

The trouble with that is that so many Steelbooks have quality control issues that leaving a Steelbook sealed is a big risk if you ever plan to open them. I avoid buying sealed Steelbooks wherever possible for this reason.

That is an odd reason for not buying steelbooks in sealed condition. I keep most of mine sealed until I'm in the mood of watching them, and for others, I don't even open them because I already have a regular version to watch. :movie:

 

[Wootball]

It's not odd at all - if he's going to open it anyway, buying a mint and open copy is the only way to 100% guarantee he gets a mint one.

 

[smileyx9]

Always open them - don`t like wrapping or J-Cards

 

[alumini2004]

Open them , watch them and then again seal them in a plastic slipcover.

 

[vläd]

I voted I fall somewhere in between-I open 50%/keep sealed 50% but that not exactly accurate.

If the price isn't too high, I purchase two, one to open and one to keep sealed. If the price is too high, I keep the steelbook sealed and then purchase an regular plastic case blu to open and watch.

 

[nickforall1987]

i do not open my steels.
i opened my first two and after i found all these new things from hdn, and saw how many tiny scratches a steel can have by having it on the shelf and taking it every now and then to look at it then i thought id keep them sealed. plus i keep sealed the doubles for trading.
although i am a big fan of unwrapping these so havent decided what i am going to do with my collection copies as yet.

 

[SteelReaper]

Steelbooks MUST be opened to not only enjoy the artwork of the steelbook and display purposes but also for the actual movie inside the packaging. Never bought a steel for trade or selling for profit...just a genuine movie buff who loves hes movies enough to buy them in the best format and packaging...simple really.

 

[ABjerg]

I buy my steelbooks so I have a certain movie in a special edition, because I either love that movie (that's the main reason) or because the steel is just too beautiful not to buy.

So yes, I open all my steels.

 

[earthscope]

Why is this in the new release threads? Should this thread not be Moved..

 

[snooloui]

Why is this in the normal release threads? Should this thread not be Moved..

It's here because it's an old thread created before the chat section existed

 

[Pavel696]

I only buy steelbooks of movies I have already seen and really liked. So most of my steels end up staying sealed because I have already seen the movie. However, I have no problem opening them up if I wanted to watch the movie again. Having said that, I think I only have one steel I opened myself (and two others I traded for that were already opened)

 

[earthscope]

It's here because it's an old thread created before the chat section was existed

Thanks for that !! Thought I was in the wrong section for a moment..

 

[ABjerg]

There should be a poll for this tbh.

 

[Parkman]

I open all of mine, they are meant for watching. Leaving them sealed for a profit later, now thats a risky game as most of them will be worth zilch. The odd few might fetch a few hundred quid hardly worth it in my opinion.

 

[Apinamakina]

I open all of mine, they are meant for watching. Leaving them sealed for a profit later, now thats a risky game as most of them will be worth zilch. The odd few might fetch a few hundred quid hardly worth it in my opinion.

Open steelbook is the best steelbook. Not majority of people here agree with this I think.