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goodbye fellow collectors
N64 Guy:
Thanks for the kind words guys I'm sure I'll be back one day but at the moment Im just not into it I have too much stuff 700+ DVDs 600+ games and I still live at my parents house so it's just overwhelming I don't have the time for it anymore I started collecting when I was 12 had most of the nintendoage at the time and about 150 games or so I stopped collecting for about 8 years then when I turned 20 I got back into it and it spiraled out of control I was always buying more and more and soon enough I was spending $300 on one game so it's time for me to step back again enjoy my life an the time with my girlfriend and work on getting my career on track and moving out of home I hope one day to come back and finish my n64 collection but for now I just can't
AO007:
What needs to be done, is to find a happy medium between collecting and actually playing the games.
I only "collect" games I intend to utilize, which is to say thanks to my wide interests I have 400ish games, but I like to think it's a reasonable number. I do have a "Collector's Mentality" when it comes to taking care of my shit, though.
EDIT: Also, don't put so much emphasis into numbers. Don't turn Video Game Collecting into a "Who can spend the most money" contest.
games-go-round:
I gotta say that I'm in agreement with the original post, and it's hard for me to justify having a lot of games that just sit around and collect dust. My collection is probably one of the smallest ones on this site - I have a total of 44 games for 8 different systems. My NES collection is the largest (8 games) while my Saturn collection (4 games) and Playstation 3 collection (2 games) are the smallest. I just don't have enough time to play many games anymore, but when I do, I'm glad that I still have my favorites sitting around.
I feel gulity having rare, collectable games that I don't play, but I'm fortunate enough to have a few rare ones that I play on a regular basis. Rarity doesn't make a game great, but as I like to say, a great game is a rare find.
wiggy:
--- Quote from: AO007 on April 11, 2012, 09:31:23 PM ---What needs to be done, is to find a happy medium between collecting and actually playing the games.
I only "collect" games I intend to utilize, which is to say thanks to my wide interests I have 400ish games, but I like to think it's a reasonable number. I do have a "Collector's Mentality" when it comes to taking care of my shit, though.
EDIT: Also, don't put so much emphasis into numbers. Don't turn Video Game Collecting into a "Who can spend the most money" contest.
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In my opinion, this is a good mentality to have as a "collector". It'll keep you buying what you want, without getting out of control ;)
thesubcon3:
Well if you want to get rid of some of your dust collecting games, feel free to PM me and I might be interested in taking a bunch off your hands.