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Anti Theft- How do you protect your collection?
CMDLineKing:
Tough question. If you're a social guy, get your game stuff in a room you can lock. If you're not, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just don't make it publicly known when you're not home. My fiancé has a hard time understanding this, mainly because she has never been burglarized. Keep your vacation info off Social Media.
A deadbolt on the interior door should be good. Even if they break in, they may just skip the room if it's too hard to get into.
Keep a record of your collection, and get extra coverage for it.
Doom:
I think if I had a collection worth caring about, I'd insure it. I don't have any priceless video game items, so if someone stole some I'd just buy replacements. I see video games as commodities 99% of the time. It doesn't matter which disc of Endless Ocean I have, as long as I have one.
amiga1200:
;D if a prowling beast with FULL autonomy, or firearms are off the table, obfuscation is another possible way to protect gear from prying eyes.
build a partition wall in a room least accessed by guests.
behind that wall, is dexters lab, OFF LIMITS. >:(
the suggestion of catalogue your shit is a good one too, if insurance is a thing?! (it's not all it's cracked up to be, they can refuse to pay out depending on area despite them charging a premium.
the police won't help, or assist.
take the law into your OWN hands, fortify your dwelling, and be careful who you have as guests.
it's more than a cliche to say most robberies are committed by somebody known.... ???
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there's no one good answer when it comes to retaining property, other than:
go with your guts, your instincts, do whatever it takes, no matter how outlandish, bizarre or outright dangerous.
it's the principle! >:(
TDIRunner:
We rarely have people over to our house outside of family. I typically do my own repairs and maintenance so having any type of contractor at our property is rare. I'm very particular about always having all of the doors locked (including the door from the garage to the house which most people don't lock for some reason ???) and I have good quality locks and door hardware. I never make announcements about vacations on social media until after we are back. I know all of my neighbors and everyone watches everyone else's house (also my neighbors are all retired and stay home almost all day and have nothing better to do than watch for trouble). And of course as a back up are my friends Smith & Wesson along with their cousin Remington 870. Of course, none of this is specifically for my game collection. I would protect my house the same with or without a game collection. The safety of my family is top priority. I've considered a security system, and will probably at the very least do some type of security cameras in the near future. I also have a 70 lb. dog who is well aware of what his teeth are capable of.
palmer6strings:
Oh, I forgot, I also have 2 Corgis that are Extremely ferocious with their love and will lick and love you to death...
I do however have some pretty pricey titles that I don't think I could replace easily.