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Need some advice
subzero187:
That is a cool collection you have there. I recently parted ways with a lot of things that I was not attached to. Sega CD and Saturn and DC stuff primarily. I think the whole time I owned the Saturn, I never played it. I recently started collecting the games that mean something to me. Games that I played as a kid, or games that I wanted as a kid but could not afford to own. Game collecting is super expensive. Sometimes I go through phases of wanting to get rid of stuff, but then it goes away.
Do what makes you happy. Collect stuff that means something to you.
FritzWhite:
I've always liked that impressive collection you have.
Why not try out your games for 5 minutes each day and sell all the boring ones? You might get more for your games selling them individually. Maybe you'll realize after a few months of playing and selling the riff raff in your collection that you don't want play videogames anymore and you can sell them all and sink some cash into a different hobby or other needs. If you eventually decide you'd rather keep some or all of the collection then you won't have sold too much. no regrets.
madrocsz:
Thanks everyone for the input, ultimately was really just looking for solid reason behind either decision.
Insurance I have, but its super tricky to get them to replace a video game collection, even as well as cataloged as I have it, lots of issues due to so many items. Hopefully I may be moving soon which will solve that problem but limit me on space again.
Thankfully, I have pretty much completed everything I want for older systems, and a bunch of systems I chose not to collect for (anything pre-nes, sega master system etc). I already have all the rpgs, the rare games etc. Therefore collecting for new systems isn't much an issue, I for the most part don't buy many new but am fairly patient and can snag them super cheap a little ways down the road used, only exception being certain collectors editions ill buy day 1. I literally haven't bought a game that wasn't current gen in months, much less looked for any.
Again, not so much as I look at my collection and see dollar signs, I just know that unlike collecting something like bugs, it has value and thus it weighs on my mind a lot whether I should hold on to it or not. Not hurting for money, but I know it will stress me to no end if it dips to soon worthless. I'd say roughly 5% of the games I own did I pay full retail on, I usually had a rule that I would never pay more than 60% of going rates.
As far as filler, id say that least 80% of my collection are solid titles or those that hold nostalgia for me. I could easily collect 5x as many more games for these systems just to have more but I don't. What I need to get through my head is I need to get rid of redundancy, which is just me being anal. For example, I own god of war 1 and 2 for PS2 and both the PSP games, yet I have both of the PS3 collections. Do I need essentially two copies of same game? No, but I like having the originals and the new, don't know why.
Honestly, this may sound stupid, but I think the reason I dwell on it so much is due to my personal life, being busy working etc and most of my friends moved away. My wife just shakes her head, my son is only 4 and I never have anyone over to impress or even enjoy it with. My man cave is me being solo lol. That said, I enjoy the fact I get to share it with you all and have watched it transform over the years, thanks for all of the compliments
scarmullet:
--- Quote from: madrocsz on September 02, 2013, 05:23:14 AM ---Thanks everyone for the input, ultimately was really just looking for solid reason behind either decision.
Insurance I have, but its super tricky to get them to replace a video game collection, even as well as cataloged as I have it, lots of issues due to so many items. Hopefully I may be moving soon which will solve that problem but limit me on space again.
Thankfully, I have pretty much completed everything I want for older systems, and a bunch of systems I chose not to collect for (anything pre-nes, sega master system etc). I already have all the rpgs, the rare games etc. Therefore collecting for new systems isn't much an issue, I for the most part don't buy many new but am fairly patient and can snag them super cheap a little ways down the road used, only exception being certain collectors editions ill buy day 1. I literally haven't bought a game that wasn't current gen in months, much less looked for any.
Again, not so much as I look at my collection and see dollar signs, I just know that unlike collecting something like bugs, it has value and thus it weighs on my mind a lot whether I should hold on to it or not. Not hurting for money, but I know it will stress me to no end if it dips to soon worthless. I'd say roughly 5% of the games I own did I pay full retail on, I usually had a rule that I would never pay more than 60% of going rates.
As far as filler, id say that least 80% of my collection are solid titles or those that hold nostalgia for me. I could easily collect 5x as many more games for these systems just to have more but I don't. What I need to get through my head is I need to get rid of redundancy, which is just me being anal. For example, I own god of war 1 and 2 for PS2 and both the PSP games, yet I have both of the PS3 collections. Do I need essentially two copies of same game? No, but I like having the originals and the new, don't know why.
Honestly, this may sound stupid, but I think the reason I dwell on it so much is due to my personal life, being busy working etc and most of my friends moved away. My wife just shakes her head, my son is only 4 and I never have anyone over to impress or even enjoy it with. My man cave is me being solo lol. That said, I enjoy the fact I get to share it with you all and have watched it transform over the years, thanks for all of the compliments
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To tell the truth, I'd say hold onto the stuff and sell it when you are in need of cash.
I own God of War 1, 2 and 3, I also own the recent collection which has all the games except ascension, but it lacks a disc for the PSP games, which are digital. Do I sell my PS2 GOW and Gow3 because I have the set? To save space, I'd say yes.
I also own MGS2 and 3 on PS2, and Peace Walker on PSP, and the MGS HD collection which has all three in one nifty package...but do I sell the originals? This is a case of preference. Peace Walker can not be played portable unless you have the PSP version or the Vita release.
Dr.Agon:
--- Quote from: madrocsz on September 02, 2013, 05:23:14 AM ---
As far as filler, id say that at least 80% of my collection are solid titles or those that hold nostalgia for me.
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if you have 2000 games, 20% is 400 games! that's a lot of games!
even if you could only bare to part with half you'd still have a fair bit of room for current gen/next gen games
I say downsize, but ultimately the decision is yours, go with what makes you happy!