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Title: dopamine Post by: gbpxl on December 26, 2014, 10:10:13 PM is that the reason why we collect?
It really is an addiction for me. Even as I type this I am resisting the urge to splurge LOL. The money is in my bank account and the listing is there but I'm really just trying to focus on putting money away for a rainy day. I heard that you should have 3-6 month's worth of income as an emergency fund. At the moment I have about 0-1 LOL. Another thing that makes it hard for me is the whole "if you don't buy it now, the listing might not be there later" and I think that's one reason why eBay is so successful. I see a ton of good prices on things I want but I am always worried I'm not going to find them again. I am glad that I secured some of the more sought after titles early this year because I have noticed that the prices have gone up a bit and the listings are a bit more scarce. When I press those buttons and it tells me "you won this item" I know that there's a chemical reaction in brain associated with reward that is going off- I get the same feeling when I see the package in my mailbox, and when I first open it. Then it sits on my shelf collecting dust for eternity LOL. I do play all of the games I buy, but I don't finish them. I play them until they become too frustrating then they go back on the shelf. I'm sure I'm not alone in this :) Title: Re: dopamine Post by: Zagnorch on December 26, 2014, 10:52:38 PM I'm guilty of getting so caught up in the hunt, I frequently neglect to stop for a moment and actually play the stuff I find. It doesn't help when there are over a dozen thrifts within a ten minute drive, and weekend yard sales are plentiful year-'round. The thrill of the hunt, combined with the anticipation of stumbling across the coolest thing ever during the hunt, is a big thing with me. And boy, do I find some cool things. It doesn't help that I don't really focus on any particular type of games or hardware; I'll snap up just about anything and everything that looks like it'd be fun to play and/or tinker with.
UPDATE: this topic reminded me of an article about the "tyranny of choice" that I feel reflects my collecting predicament: http://biopsychiatry.com/happiness/choice.html Title: Re: dopamine Post by: Crabmaster2000 on December 27, 2014, 10:01:05 AM The reason we do pretty much everything is chemical/electrical reactions in our body. Collecting video games is no exception.
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