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How much have you and would you spend on your collection?
EVILSANTA777:
I used to collect for all kinds of systems back in high school but sold them all off to buy stuff to impress girls lol. Definitely worth it at the time ;)
After graduating college I've gotten back into it after realizing that I love having buckets of games and love the hunt for new ones. Getting into custom case making and printing covers helped me realize that I could achieve most of the fun of having a CIB collection without spending top dollar for flimsy cardboard.
I'm curious to know how much you've spent on your collection.
Since restarting my collection I've spent maybe $5,000? Not much by most standards.
What's the most you've spent on a single item and the most you WOULD spend for a special gaming piece?
I'd spend probably a grand or two on a single piece, just depends I guess. I love boxed sets of consoles, those are usually pricey depending on rarity. My most expensive item right now is probably my Earthbound + Player's Guide, spent about $200 I believe? Not mega rare but it's up there in cost.
Have you spent more or less on your collection than its current value?
Considering my collection is still pretty small and I made out like a bandit with about 20-30 first party SNES titles for $180 when I started, I'd say I'm in the green.
Do you ever plan to sell or is your stuff going to the grave or to your kids?
Don't plan on selling. Just going to have a massive ever expanding game room until I croak.
Any game purchase regrets?
Nope, I appreciate crappy games for their art, so even bad SNES titles I collect just for completion sake are still fun to look at sometimes.
Do you have insurance?
Renter's Insurance atm. If I ever got into six-digit value or more I'd take out a special policy probably. Haven't thought too much about it.
wiggy:
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• I'm curious to know how much you've spent on your collection.
That is something that I've kept absolutely ZERO track of.
• What's the most you've spent on a single item and the most you WOULD spend for a special gaming piece?
Software-wise, probably Clay Fighter Sculptor's Cut. I believe I paid just under $200 for it.
On the hardware end, I believe I paid about $500 for my N64DD
$200 for a single game is about as much as I'd ever want to spend. If it's more, then I'll just make myself a bootleg copy :P
• Have you spent more or less on your collection than its current value?
Less. Probably a lot less. I started collecting in the 80's. Most of my "heavy hitter" SNES games were either purchased new or for VERY little when I worked new and used retail in the late 90's/early 00's. Same goes for Saturn, PS1, PS2, Dreamcast, and so on.
• Do you ever plan to sell or is your stuff going to the grave or to your kids?
Going to the boy!
• Any game purchase regrets?
Not really. I'm a very calculated buyer. I almost NEVER buy on impulse.
• Do you have insurance?
Yup.
ShoothimNow:
• I'm curious to know how much you've spent on your collection.
Just like others, I don't keep track of this.
• What's the most you've spent on a single item and the most you WOULD spend for a special gaming piece?
$450 for SNES: Donkey Kong Country Competition. Person needed rent money.
$303 for NES: TMNT Tournament Fighters + Box. Shenske needed the scans and I don't regret helping him out.
$250 for SNES: Earthbound + Strategy Guide with Scratch n' Sniff stickers.
• Have you spent more or less on your collection than its current value?
Way less. Mainly started collecting when great games in my area were $2.50 - $5.00. Those same games are about $50 in the same store
• Do you ever plan to sell or is your stuff going to the grave or to your kids?
Depends, but will probably stay with the family for a while.
• Any game purchase regrets?
Nothing comes to mind, though The Exchange has had prices higher than eBay when I got home... nothing to be completely upset about though.
• Any game non-purchase regrets?
Missed eBay lots (which would have resulted in impulse purchases): tons of regret
• Do you have insurance?
Nope, I am a cheap ass.
Shadowfox:
• I'm curious to know how much you've spent on your collection.
..man, a LOT. When I was 16 and got my first job, for the first year exactly half of my paycheck went purposely to video games. And even before that, since I was 12 Birthday and Christmas money went to games (and Legos) sooo.... I don't track it, but it's somewhere in the range of $15,000 I'm sure.
• What's the most you've spent on a single item and the most you WOULD spend for a special gaming piece?
This would be my PSP 3000 Monster Hunter Limited Edition. I spent $390.00 for it several years back.
As for game cost limit; my personal cap is $80 per game, after that I can't really justify it to myself. :)
• Have you spent more or less on your collection than its current value?
Way less for sure! I have funny memories of things like buying chrono trigger for $35.00 and Mega Man X2 for $50.00. MOST of my SNES and gameboy collections are from when I was a kid.
• Do you ever plan to sell or is your stuff going to the grave or to your kids?
Nope, I'm not planning on selling it. I have 7 kids so splitting up my collection would be pretty sad. I'll probable let the family do what they want with it when I die.
• Any game purchase regrets?
Nope, when I buy a game I feel like "What's done is done" if I like the game, AWESOME! If not.... it's just another to add to the collection. ;)
• Any game non-purchase regrets?
Yes.... I should have bought Mega Man X3 when it was $65.00 (I almost did then backed out...like 10+ years ago)
• Do you have insurance?
Home Insurance. Specifically for the collection; nope.... but I should do that. :P
BadChad:
I'm curious to know how much you've spent on your collection.
Over 12 years of collecting, I've easily spent a lot of money. How much? I've never kept track of that.
What's the most you've spent on a single item and the most you WOULD spend for a special gaming piece?
$600 CDN for a copy of Musha CIB. That's the item I WOULD spend the most on. I already have anything else I would want that would fetch more these days.
Have you spent more or less on your collection than its current value?
Definitely less.
Do you ever plan to sell or is your stuff going to the grave or to your kids?
Not planning selling it (certainly not anytime soon). Probably once I'm too old to enjoy any of it.
Any game purchase regrets?
I'm sure there's a few. But significant that stands out.
Do you have insurance?
I did at my old apartment. I should probably get that set up at the new place.