How to open up new elite packaging?

Just cut the two piece of tape, on one side of the box, and carefully open that side flap, so you don't rip it. You can then slide the plastic casing with the figure out of the box.

This. Thats howni have open all of mine and have had no problem.

Just like drifter said. Cut the tape on one side. Open & slide out figure. Put tray back in & reclose box. I do it all the time. I usually open the flat side since it's easier to get the tray out & back in on that side. Just one problem w/ your logic. Once it's opened it can't be displayed MOC because it is no longer mint. You can display it in package but it will not be MOC.

I've done that to alot of my Elites, it always works.

I find that for some reason, the right side of the box (or left, when you're looking at the back) is easier to open without tearing. Then again, I don't have nearly as much difficulty getting the tape off as I do pulling the tabs out of the slots without ripping them. If anyone knows a trick to that, I'd be happy to hear it.

I usually stick a butter knife down the side of the box. It is hard to descripe but think of the tab on the side of the box, then I am going to take the butter knife and put it the seam in between the tab and the slot where it is tabbed into. Then I give the knife a twist and presto, the tab comes out in one piece with no tears.

Do the same for the tab on the bottom.

The problem is that if you try to "untab" it at one side, the other side starts to rip. If you can untab the whole thing in one shot it doesn't rip.