Glow engine boxes sell on E-bay all the time. Engine collectors usually buy them.
Exactly. I sell diecast cars (mostly Danbury Mint), and a good box and C of A papers can increase value 25%-50% or even more. I recently sold a Kyosho 1:12 Ferrari, lost $100 because I misplaced the box. (Guess what I found last week?) A box adds value. It's a free market.
It could be worse, like sending $10 or more per day to a tobacco company who's poisoning you. There's addictions, and there's addictions...