Depends on who is buying them, I could care less about boxes.

 

Yup it depends on who is buying them some people collect spirit props, as sometimes they get discontinued and are only available one year! So if a collector is interested in a retired spirit Halloween prop they would pay more money if it has its original box, they also want the box to be in good shape. Other people could care less as they just buy them for Halloween to decorate their homes or yard haunts.

 

Yes, absolutely.

Props spend most of their lives boxed. I definitely enjoy having Spirit props in their unique boxes (aside from that one "blue" year) far more than I like a plain cardboard box. To me the artwork lends some "life" to the prop.

There are enough people who feel as I do, that a desirable Spirit prop in it original box should go for more money on Ebay. If someone wants to sell it for less than they could get to someone who doesn't care about boxes then they would be kind of silly to do that.

Also, from a practical standpoint, boxes are a good indicator of how well a prop has been cared for. A pristine box tells me that the prop has likely been well cared for. Cardboard shows water damage, mildew, dry rot, much better than a prop does. The prop gets damaged by heat, wet, and mildew too, you just can't see it. Frankly, a pristine original box is the best indicator to me that the prop itself is in good condition. If there is no original box I have to strongly consider that the box probably got wet or mildewed (as did the prop, but you can clean a prop and disguise the fact that it suffered damage, you can't clean cardboard).

Props are more collectible and valuable with the box, and are much more likely to be functioning properly. I will only consider a Spirit prop not in its original box if it is EXTREMELY rare, and I REALLY want it. Some I won't even consider without the box, like 14" Spirit Balls.

 

They're worth a lot more if they still work. Good luck with that on the newer props.

 

I never had any luck getting them back in there box so for me that would be a no.

 

I hear you; I discard most packing materials, and just breakdown the prop and place in largely empty box (with care taken for certain moving assemblies).

My (and I suspect others) expectation for original box does not extend to packing materials. I have bought scores (maybe a couple hundred?) of used props from dozens of people online and in person, and I have only a few times gotten props in their original packing materials (Joe D from NY near the Hudson I am thinking of you! ). Spirit Halloween box a plus, original packing materials irrelevant.

Forgive me if this is TMI.