I'll never understand that line of thinking.DNT 2.5 wrote:...if I get a sealed game I'm not going to open it if it is more than 10 Yrs old.
Yeah. What good is just looking at a game that you can't play?Breetai wrote:I'll never understand that line of thinking.DNT 2.5 wrote:...if I get a sealed game I'm not going to open it if it is more than 10 Yrs old.
Un-playable games are a waste of space!
Yeah I know what you mean but strict collector's want their stuff to be absolutely and completely pristine mint or as close to it as they can get. A sealed video game as as mint as you can get. Personally, I prefer to be a mix of collector and enthusiast... all my sealed games I have an unsealed copy to throw in the system whenever I want to play. Nothing is better than displaying the old, classic, brand-new copy though.Breetai wrote:I'll never understand that line of thinking.DNT 2.5 wrote:...if I get a sealed game I'm not going to open it if it is more than 10 Yrs old.
I've actually bought a few sealed games in the last few months for the PC Engine. Saturn and Mega Drive (and technically the Super Famicom, although they don't actually have a seal), and opened them all straight away.
Un-playable games are a waste of space!
I too have found the best deals at Swap Meets, Garage sales, Goodwill and sometimes Craigslist. More work rummaging but part of the fun of a great Video Game Find.J T wrote:If you're just starting a collection, scan the Craigslist ads for people selling off their entire collection. You can often find a better deal that way. These bundled deals are less appealing as you start to amass a collection as well, because you don't need all the duplicates.
Look through the "Videogame Finds of the Day... " thread to see what kind of low prices people are scoring and where, so you don't blow all your budget on an overpriced game when you could have had 20 inexpensive ones.
I think pawn shops, garage sales, and flea markets are where you are most likely to find stuff where people don't realize the value of what they are selling (or don't care).
If you need help deciding what to get, look at some of the guides here on the main site portion of racketboy. The "defining games" and "hidden gems" articles will keep you busy hunting for a long time.
Unless your are after a particular machine look at the games first that draw your interest. Every Game Console has great games and it is the Software that makes that Game Console great.aaron wrote:your best bet is to purchase games you really want to play. you'll have a much more satisfying collection. If you want to go for a complete set, I'd still start with the good games first, because it's really depressing to have a bunch of sports games and shitty licensed junk sitting around before you really get to the good stuff.
For me Video Game collecting is to play the game, secondary is have that collect-ability aspect. But keeping a game sealed up never to be played just for a later profit will only happen if I have an identical game opened.Luke wrote:Yeah. What good is just looking at a game that you can't play?Breetai wrote:I'll never understand that line of thinking.DNT 2.5 wrote:...if I get a sealed game I'm not going to open it if it is more than 10 Yrs old.
Un-playable games are a waste of space!
Could you imagine a friend saying, "Hey man, come over. I've got over 300 NES games". Then when you get there the guy then says, "You can't play them though. I don't have a NES console". And if you can't test the game, how would you know if it's worth anything?
To play the games.xtronix620 wrote: And why would you buy a sealed copy of those old systems and open it to play?
Oh man, I worded this whole thread completely wrong.xtronix620 wrote:Yeah I know what you mean but strict collector's want their stuff to be absolutely and completely pristine mint or as close to it as they can get. A sealed video game as as mint as you can get. Personally, I prefer to be a mix of collector and enthusiast... all my sealed games I have an unsealed copy to throw in the system whenever I want to play. Nothing is better than displaying the old, classic, brand-new copy though.Breetai wrote:I'll never understand that line of thinking.DNT 2.5 wrote:...if I get a sealed game I'm not going to open it if it is more than 10 Yrs old.
I've actually bought a few sealed games in the last few months for the PC Engine. Saturn and Mega Drive (and technically the Super Famicom, although they don't actually have a seal), and opened them all straight away.
Un-playable games are a waste of space!
And why would you buy a sealed copy of those old systems and open it to play? Unsealed, still complete copies sell for considerably less. Unless you just wanted to make sure everything was in perfect shape to play.
