mintprison
/ˈmɪntˌprɪzən/nounVerified NewA collectible kept sealed in its original packaging, never displayed or handled, its enjoyment postponed indefinitely.
The figure stays boxed because opening it destroys the value, and the value exists only if someday sold — a someday that protects nobody's actual happiness. Mintprison residents appreciate in the market while gathering dust on the shelf. The collector serves the object's hypothetical owner.
Etym. — mint + prison — condition preserved by confinement; the packaging is the cell.
Rel. — giftvortex
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