many moons ago, when masteryoyo was still padawanyoyo, he received a kenner landspeeder and vintage luke, obi, r2 and c3 figures at MPH stamford after watching ANH at capitol theatre. padawanyoyo played with the toys day and night (sometimes crashing the speeder against the wall) haha. playtime spent with just one vehicle n 4 figures is in the order of months....
padawanyoyo has since grown up and continues to acquire sw toys. however, the intensity of excitement has waned significantly. now, masteryoyo just acquires blindly for the sake of collecting. playtime is at most hours.... but wat's wrong with acquiring more sw stuff? NOTHING wrong
BUT... masteyoyo feels that with the many variants, recards and repacks using the same mould, masteryoyo is buying the SAME figure repeatedly...
Take the recent cmdr ponds TRU. To put it simply, it is just another clone. Nothing special (perhaps, only some unknown inscriptions on back of helmet). the paint is a dull maroon. For that matter, most TCW clones r the same with some minor color changes but its causing collectors/scalpers to scramble ...
Isnt a clone just a clone? Just because the clone is named, collectors pay a premium for it. Clones, by definition, r capable of rapid replication... very soon the manufacturer would come out with cmdrs Apple, Boy, Cat, Durian, England, ... Xylophone, Yakult and Zebra and we would just buy and buy and buy and buy ... (worse still... feed a growing number of scalpers...)
Blinded by the dark side, have we?
I still remember when they re-release the Star Wars figures after stopping for almost 10 years. I bought the orange card figures and open them up. Then my friend said, he never open up the figures at all. I hesitated for a while.... then I still open them. 
I think if you intend to sell them then it is reasonable to keep them in package. If it is yours, do you air-tight your clothings and keep them in storeroom? 
