I've never kept any toy intact in the original wrappings to preserve their collector's value. About 10 of my Be@rbricks are sitting haphazardly on a huge black candle-stand (which incidentally has never held any candle), together with the crippled Stikfas figurine. This candle-stand is just next to my home laptop and I'll reach out occasionally to cradle a Be@rbrick in my hand while I'm online. Now b12 has got the Horror Be@rbrick from series 5 (which looks like a colourful psychotic clown) sitting at the bottom of his fish tank along with some Playmobil figurine, waiting for the fish to come nibble at it.

Somehow I think the Be@rbricks are happier this way.