gradualmeltdown wrote: buy them because you enjoy collecting shiny things, its NOT an investment.
Fear that all your rare games will be worth nothing!!
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Re: Fear that all your rare games will be worth nothing!!
Then you should know what the current market holds and were you stand. To think that you can sue it as some sort of a savings is a real joke. If you want to do that, then sell your collection and invest the money in a IRA.loganm187 wrote:I have been collecting and selling rare games for years and it has become somewhat of a steady income and a hobby I love.
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well 2 sides to a coin. I have a few games on the Wii VC download...even so...we still recently went out and got a n64 to actually OWN the games. I still like OWNING REAL games, not virtual or cdrs, on that note i dont think your REALLY gonna lose anything you would just be selling much slower.
If you do try to sell bulk items....in your case anyway....for a living...its corrent the US 1$ is worth...crap. If your really trying to make money id take payment in a dif method.
If you do try to sell bulk items....in your case anyway....for a living...its corrent the US 1$ is worth...crap. If your really trying to make money id take payment in a dif method.
Yep, I know im the one ya love to hate.
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I don't think I'll ever understand how people actually care about the monetary value of their games.
It just doesn't even matter to me. I have no intention of ever selling my copy of Radiant Silvergun, or any other rare game I have. I measure their value in the joy that owning these games and playing them gives me.
It's all about the feeling I get. I guess I just don't have kind of mindset where I could ever care about the "worth" of my games. I honestly don't care if Radiant Silvergun starts going on ebay for 15 bucks, I still don't regret what I paid for it. It wasn't an investment. That's not why I bought it.
Now, this is coming from someone who understands why some people like having sealed games, but again I understand the joy of just having a classic game in pristine condition, but I don't understand people just buying them as an investment
It just doesn't even matter to me. I have no intention of ever selling my copy of Radiant Silvergun, or any other rare game I have. I measure their value in the joy that owning these games and playing them gives me.
It's all about the feeling I get. I guess I just don't have kind of mindset where I could ever care about the "worth" of my games. I honestly don't care if Radiant Silvergun starts going on ebay for 15 bucks, I still don't regret what I paid for it. It wasn't an investment. That's not why I bought it.
Now, this is coming from someone who understands why some people like having sealed games, but again I understand the joy of just having a classic game in pristine condition, but I don't understand people just buying them as an investment
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Sometimes things the like Virtual Console may actually help the price rise because it will spark interest in a game some people might not have known about, thus prompting some individuals to go and buy the original instead. Just like when a sequel to game comes out, people want to go re-explore the originals. I find some good deals, but based on your initial post have probably not been as lucky as you, but if you think in relative terms that say you buy a game for $4 that could sell for $100 on ebay. If it sells for $100, awesome, if the price in that game goes down and you sell it for $60, you still made $56 dollars.
