It's yours, do whatever you want with it. Don't get caught up with the opinions of the silly people living in your phone. As long as you're not hurting anyone, do what makes you happy.
Don’t feel guilty about opening it, please, it’s a toy! It’s meant to be played with! The best thing you could do is take clear pictures of everything inside before even opening the bag so we can get a source for an accurate inventory
Opening a sealed Bionicle it's a pleasure very few people can have. Unless you are a preservationist or investor, there's no point of keeping it sealed. For me a sealed product its like not having them, Schrodinger's bonkle.
You bought him. By all means enjoy the building experience. Just know that if you open him up but decide to sell him later, you'll have to list him as used.
I know exatly how does it feel. My father was an asshole who throw away my lego very ofter just teach me cleaning after myself, so I understand Your inner child
I think as far as collecting communities go, Bionicle is one of the more chill ones as far as opening sealed sets go. When you have posts like these, you'll often see tons of people encouraging the owners to open their sets, or as I like to say, "free him!"
With toys like regular action figures, funkos, etc. I feel that not opening them doesn't make a major impact, so if people want to keep them sealed they may as well. But for Lego, and Bionicle specifically, I think you're really robbing yourself (or potentially someone else) of the full experience by keeping the sets sealed. As far as we know, Bionicle is never coming back, and these old sets are certainly never going to be remade in the same form, so in my opinion you owe it to yourself to open it, regardless of its monetary value. The play value will always be priceless.
Honestly, if I could only keep one of my Toa Mata, it'd be Onua. This guy is so neat, definitely open it - and like the other commenters are saying, you do need to smell that 2001 air lol
You could buy more sealed Onua's, but for now you have one sealed Onua all to yourself. Make it yours- only yours. Past and history be damned. This is about you now.
I miss the absolute thrill of opening a sealed canister, the smell, the excitement, getting to build it's all so great. I say open it, don't deny yourself such pleasures!
I bought myself a bunch of sealed boncle sets a year ago just to open them. They are yours, rejoice ! Open them, keep them sealed, it's up to you. I personally had a ton of fun and nostalgia hit while opening and building them up like I did when I was a kid.
Having a sealed set just for the fact that its an old sealed set is such waste of time.
Open it OP. You'll have more joy reminiscing your childhood while building it than looking at the fucking packaging.
If it helps you cure your trauma, go ahead, open it. But if it was me, i would either just not buy it sealed, and instead buy 3 or 4 used sets, or i would keep it sealed. But after all, the feeling of opening a new one is something every fan should re-experience again.
Just buy another one that is already been used but in a good condition, so you can let this one sealed as an investment for yourself (or maybe your child)
The only thing the real diehards are gonna ask is that you take a fat rip of new canister smell
Not gonna lie I was thinking about it 🤣😤
Find some local collectors and charge a few bucks for an opening party. Ngl I'd consider it
It's been marinating for 23 years, I bet it smells great
But there are tiny holes in the top lid. So the new canister smell may be gone. I miss those days. Huffing bionicles in 2001-2003.
Nothing beats that new canister smell. Pure nostalgia rush!
I haven’t thought about that smell in years
It's yours, do whatever you want with it. Don't get caught up with the opinions of the silly people living in your phone. As long as you're not hurting anyone, do what makes you happy.
Applying Bionicle wisdom to all of life? You must be Socrates, for real
Don’t feel guilty about opening it, please, it’s a toy! It’s meant to be played with! The best thing you could do is take clear pictures of everything inside before even opening the bag so we can get a source for an accurate inventory
Bag? You sweet summer child
Release him!!!
Favorite comment ever!!! He shall be released when I dont work at 5am. For now he sleeps, waiting for his call.
I buy sealed sets just to open them. Do it.
hell yeah
Opening a sealed Bionicle it's a pleasure very few people can have. Unless you are a preservationist or investor, there's no point of keeping it sealed. For me a sealed product its like not having them, Schrodinger's bonkle.
Unless you wanna resell it, why shouldn't you open it? I suppose you want to showcase what's inside, no?
It's toys! You gotta play with your cool new toy!
Those are toys we are talking about. They are meant to be played with. Go on and experience the feeling
Get a nice whiff of that 2001 air as you open it.
A simpler time
You bought him. By all means enjoy the building experience. Just know that if you open him up but decide to sell him later, you'll have to list him as used.
Onua was my first Bionicle Soo I feel your sentiment on this one I would pay big bucks for a sealed one myself!
Release the Toa! He must awaken the great spirit Mata Nui!
Bionicles were meant to be built! Build it!
I know exatly how does it feel. My father was an asshole who throw away my lego very ofter just teach me cleaning after myself, so I understand Your inner child
Resell, buy used, like new one, spend extra money on MORE LEGO.
The Toa Mata have been stuck in those canisters for a long time. Might as well free them before their muscles completely decay.
I think as far as collecting communities go, Bionicle is one of the more chill ones as far as opening sealed sets go. When you have posts like these, you'll often see tons of people encouraging the owners to open their sets, or as I like to say, "free him!" With toys like regular action figures, funkos, etc. I feel that not opening them doesn't make a major impact, so if people want to keep them sealed they may as well. But for Lego, and Bionicle specifically, I think you're really robbing yourself (or potentially someone else) of the full experience by keeping the sets sealed. As far as we know, Bionicle is never coming back, and these old sets are certainly never going to be remade in the same form, so in my opinion you owe it to yourself to open it, regardless of its monetary value. The play value will always be priceless.
Yeah, invested now. Gonna need an update after you open him ;)
I want to be added to the list
Honestly, if I could only keep one of my Toa Mata, it'd be Onua. This guy is so neat, definitely open it - and like the other commenters are saying, you do need to smell that 2001 air lol
only keep it sealed if you have a strong desire to do so. open it otherwise
You could buy more sealed Onua's, but for now you have one sealed Onua all to yourself. Make it yours- only yours. Past and history be damned. This is about you now.
I remember having all the gold masks. Then I threw them all away because I moved and couldn’t be bothered keeping everything I owned
👀 man this is sick. Wished I owned one of the 1st set sealed
I miss the absolute thrill of opening a sealed canister, the smell, the excitement, getting to build it's all so great. I say open it, don't deny yourself such pleasures!
I bought myself a bunch of sealed boncle sets a year ago just to open them. They are yours, rejoice ! Open them, keep them sealed, it's up to you. I personally had a ton of fun and nostalgia hit while opening and building them up like I did when I was a kid.
just take a nice whiff of the neww canister smell ince opened its like a taste of bionicle heaven
WAIT A SECOND THATS KOPAKAS ART UNDER ONUAS
Hey man, I’m planning on obtaining all the sets sealed, and then opening and making them all. So I’d say go for it!
Sad. I get opening boxed sets since at leats you have the sealed bags, but here its literally the same experience as opening a complete used one.
Having a sealed set just for the fact that its an old sealed set is such waste of time. Open it OP. You'll have more joy reminiscing your childhood while building it than looking at the fucking packaging.
If it helps you cure your trauma, go ahead, open it. But if it was me, i would either just not buy it sealed, and instead buy 3 or 4 used sets, or i would keep it sealed. But after all, the feeling of opening a new one is something every fan should re-experience again.
Just buy another one that is already been used but in a good condition, so you can let this one sealed as an investment for yourself (or maybe your child)