rbernie
Contributing Member
Cardboard box? Sometimes, but mostly not - especially not for a cheap gun. Plastic box? Firm yes.
The only way I wouldn’t save a box would be if I were 100% sure I was never going to sell or trade it in the future.
In some cases, you could be throwing away the sale altogether.I was always told you throw away $50 with the box
I save my hard cases that handguns sometimes come in, but the boxes end up being recycled. Long gun boxes get recycled. I do have a gold S&W box for a M27(no dash). Last I checked (several years ago) it was worth $100.
I have never tossed out a box. I put them between the floor joists in my basement. A thumbtack on each side with a string in the middle will hold them up.
The cable locks have become collectibles in themselves! (The ones with the manufacturers' logos on them.) Again, something you can put on ebay.Keep all boxes; and manuals and locks and other crap.