Do you take off tags?

[LSD Jellyfish]

This might be strange, but a few commented on this site indicated they took off or removed tags. This struck me as odd, as I don’t remove tags from the figures. I thought this was the norm.

I’m just curious what everyone does, not passing any judgements.

[Petezilla]

They display way better without tags, so I also remove them from my BANDAI vinyls. Well, unless it's a super rare and expensive piece, of course.

However, you can just buy hook barbs and a tagging gun to re-attach them using the original tag hole on the figure and it is exactly like new. No difference at all.

[GigaBowserG]

Yes. If I like the look of a certain tag, I may hold onto it, but otherwise I don't feel any reason to keep them on the figure.

[Godzilla Vinyl Mania]

I keep them on.

[Ultra_Henshin_Fan]

I keep them on, it's not like I'm playing with them and they're in the way. They just sit on a shelf

[JAGzilla]

I'm also in the camp that much prefers the way the figures look without the tag, so yes, I take them off. I know that hurts the resale value, but I don't buy anything I don't intend to keep. I am keeping the tags, though, at least for now, and can just reattach them if I ever change my mind.

[DirektorSplennic]

I take the tags off and keep them in a card binder. I like displaying them without the tags, but I'd never throw away the tags.

[MandaSaurus]

I keep them on.

Same here...

[canofhumdingers]

I take the tags off and keep them in a card binder. I like displaying them without the tags, but I'd never throw away the tags.

Same. With few exceptions I dislike displaying my collection in its packaging. Boxes get opened, tags get removed. If boxes are useful for storing spare parts/accessories or transporting a delicate figure in a move, they get saved. If not, they get chucked in the trash. Tags go in a baseball card binder.

I collect for my enjoyment and entertainment, not for resale value.

[DirektorSplennic]

I take the tags off and keep them in a card binder. I like displaying them without the tags, but I'd never throw away the tags.

Same. With few exceptions I dislike displaying my collection in its packaging. Boxes get opened, tags get removed. If boxes are useful for storing spare parts/accessories or transporting a delicate figure in a move, they get saved. If not, they get chucked in the trash. Tags go in a baseball card binder.

I collect for my enjoyment and entertainment, not for resale value.

You and I are very much similar. Collecting makes me happy. Selling my figures would only make me sad.

[canofhumdingers]

Oh, I sell off stuff. But I do it to make room for something new I want more, or because I’ve gotten my enjoyment out of the item and am ready to move on, not because I want to make a profit. I actually sold a lot of things off a couple years ago and I’ve got a pile going of things I’m clearing out now. But I’m also transitioning to higher end stuff as I move from collecting based on what I could afford to collecting based on what I truly want.

[LynnBob 1967]

Yes. Zero need to keep them on. Boxes sometimes get chucked. You can't keep everything.
Lynn

[_JNavs_]

For me it depends on the figure, like last year I picked up Shin forms 1 and 2, (or is it 2 and 3? The red and tan ones ) as well as the purple translucent Shin with his mouth wide open (I can't pinpoint exactly what figure he is, I think it may be the Wonderfest Climax Exclusive? But mine has see through purple instead of the shiny violet). Anyway, for those 3 I kept the tags on, even though it is a bit distracting as they sit on the shelf with giant cards covering half their bodies. However, I also picked up Godzilla Filius last year and for him I took the tag off almost immediately, and I think it's because I really wanted to bask in that sculpt since it was so gorgeous and his movies were so eh.

I also have the MMB, which I think is the best way for these bandai figures to hold onto their tags, they come separately packaged with the figures. I'd have to take a look at my older vinyls to see if I kept the tags on those as well.

[MandaSaurus]

I take the tags off and keep them in a card binder. I like displaying them without the tags, but I'd never throw away the tags.

Same. With few exceptions I dislike displaying my collection in its packaging. Boxes get opened, tags get removed. If boxes are useful for storing spare parts/accessories or transporting a delicate figure in a move, they get saved. If not, they get chucked in the trash. Tags go in a baseball card binder.

I collect for my enjoyment and entertainment, not for resale value.

Why not collect for BOTH? I do! It's kinda like playing the Stock Market, but a lot more FUN!

[canofhumdingers]

Well, mostly because collecting is a hobby that I do for fun and have no desire to turn into a job even in the most basic or general way.

But also, it makes no economic sense. Compared to the small increase in value that a figure *might* see (plus the time and energy needed to sell it in a way that maximizes that profit), it’s dramatically more profitable for me to spend that time actually going to work by picking up a few extra hours. I can make far more money in the same amount of time at work than I can reselling figures on the secondary market.

[DirektorSplennic]

I take the tags off and keep them in a card binder. I like displaying them without the tags, but I'd never throw away the tags.

Same. With few exceptions I dislike displaying my collection in its packaging. Boxes get opened, tags get removed. If boxes are useful for storing spare parts/accessories or transporting a delicate figure in a move, they get saved. If not, they get chucked in the trash. Tags go in a baseball card binder.

I collect for my enjoyment and entertainment, not for resale value.

Why not collect for BOTH? I do! It's kinda like playing the Stock Market, but a lot more FUN!

I don't need to sell my Godzilla figures for money. I actually model custom D&D monster minis in Blender, and plan to sell them to the D&D club at my school. I already had my first client order a Tarrasque. Just needs to be printed.

[MandaSaurus]

^ I rarely sell them. I just like watching the secondary market price ratchet up...

[MechaSkeleturtle666]

I do remove the tags and keep them in a binder. I think they look much better without a tag on the shelf.

[Zillamon51]

I always kept tags on. I started collecting Bandai figs as an adult, so it's not like I had monster battles, with the tags getting in the way.

Now, I have a young Godzilla-obsessed cousin who does play with them. He's careful, so I share. So I now carefully remove the tags, and keep them in a binder. Except for exclusives and limited pieces. Those aren't for play, and I keep the tags on (with clear plastic card protectors.

[LynnBob 1967]

This might be strange, but a few commented on this site indicated they took off or removed tags. This struck me as odd, as I don’t remove tags from the figures. I thought this was the norm.

I’m just curious what everyone does, not passing any judgements.

Why would you leave them on? that strikes me as odd. It is worse then displaying toys and keeping them sealed in a box, a MISB toy can sometimes at least display nice, just not as nice as a open one. The tags are total distraction and are just plain in the way of displaying a figure.
Lynn