Does anybody have any sealed items in their collection that they’re saving away with the intent to open on a specific date / milestone / event?
If so, share what, where, and when they’ll be opened!
If not, what’s the longest you’ve been able to stave off opening packs?!
Does when the cows come home count? I dont have cows but I dont plan on opening my decks in the future. Or really any of my packs either.
I won some base set boosters on a raffle and since we were expecting I waited 3 months till my son was born to open them.
Didn’t pull anything particularly good but a nice thing to do when we got home from the hospital.
I have no patience at all.
i store some of every new release until i feel the urge to open one, but only happens occasionally, maybe a few times per year.
Well that’s certainly an event worth celebrating! Brilliant reason to do something exciting, that you might not get a chance to do again!
I like this, and I think quite a lot of collectors are of the same mindset. I do think there’s a difference between being resigned to keep stuff sealed vs knowing some day you plan on opening it. I think impatience could have a tendency to creep in with the latter
I have a Dragon Frontiers pack I’m considering cracking on my deathbed.
i think it´s important to distinguish your true intentions for acquiring sealed stuff - as an investment/to sell later on or to see what happens and just open it if you feel like it 
I’m not big on sealed unless it vintage. With vintage I could not bring myself to open any of the packs because it’s just so expensive. But modern it’s just for fun for me so I open and enjoy the cards
Absolutely, and it’s probably easier to stick to your guns if you have that clearly defined for yourself at the outset of a purchase.
It’s definitely always fun to open packs, and modern is the most economical way to get to experience that!
This is partly why I just dont collect sealed. Partly because I just dont like it, but another big part is that they tend to be opened quicker than I like
I’ve started stockpiling a small amount of Celebrations packs to open at an undetermined date in the future. It’s my favorite set and I want to be able to open some in the future. Unsure if I’ll do all at once on a birthday or something or do something like 5 a year for a few years.
My deathbed will be a lit opening party
My current record is 10 years.
This was previously my exact approach, find something I liked collecting that was decently priced, and buy some extra sealed so I could feel the same nostalgia in future years 
That’s impressive! What is it that’s survived for 10 years? Do you plan on opening it at some point, or will it be eternally sealed?!
I opened it after 10 years, that’s the record. 
I have some stuff that has survived longer in sealed form but I don’t plan on ever opening that, so 10 years from acquisition to opening is probably going to stay as a record.
It was a 1st ed Fossil booster box. Pulled a Dragonite holo out of the first pack, made the whole house shake.
To this day I have 9 heavy base set booster packs. Those 9 I have since 4 years. I had 12 in the beginning but opened 3 of them for very special situations such as a big purchase, a very nice evening with friends or the first base set booster box opening from Logan Paul. I am not sure whether I will open the remaining 9 at any time, but if there is a special situation again, I will open another one 
I got some hidden fates tins from when they came out. Was gonna open them after 5 years for a nostalgia hit since that set was so fun to open but 5 years came and went and didnt feel very long so Im gonna wait another 5 years and see if it feels right to open them then.
I have some sealed items that I know I either want to sell or open, but selling them is one headache and dealing with all the non-holos if I opens them is another, so I end up just holding them until something gives.
As usual, fat (lazy) hands > diamond hands
That’s awesome, what great memories you must have from that!