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bickman2k
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Selling it all...
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June 30, 2012, 01:47:57 PM »
I think I am beginning to reach a point where I don't want to collect any more. I can walk in to a game store and see stacks of games, but nothing really appeals to me. My thoughts were to keep only those things that I have an attachment to and sell off the rest. Have any of you considered this? For those of you that only buy to play, do you ever get the itch to want to buy sets of things?
This is partially because we have some debt that I'd like to get paid down as well, but I really considered the fact that I have a bunch of stuff that really doesn't mean anything to me except that I have it.
Thoughts?
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Duke.Togo
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Re: Selling it all...
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June 30, 2012, 01:58:34 PM »
I've never had this thought myself, but if the hobby isn't fun for you anymore I can understand. I'll be interested to see where you go with this.
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bickman2k
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June 30, 2012, 02:12:00 PM »
Don't get me wrong, I really love playing games. Maybe I'm just transitioning back to being more of a gamer. I also geek out over seeing awesome stuff in the stores/in the wild, but I just don't have the drive to want to buy it right now. I can't tell if it's just something where I'm feeling overwhelmed with other stuff and I want to sell this off to take care of the other or what.
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Duke.Togo
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June 30, 2012, 02:43:21 PM »
I think everyone goes through phases, and if it were me I would just wait for some time before I made huge selling decisions. I always hate reading those threads by people that sold everything off and have decided to start in again.
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Shadow Kisuragi
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June 30, 2012, 03:26:15 PM »
Quote from: bickman2k on June 30, 2012, 02:12:00 PM
Don't get me wrong, I really love playing games. Maybe I'm just transitioning back to being more of a gamer. I also geek out over seeing awesome stuff in the stores/in the wild, but I just don't have the drive to want to buy it right now. I can't tell if it's just something where I'm feeling overwhelmed with other stuff and I want to sell this off to take care of the other or what.
Honestly, I'm in the same boat as you. Some days, I feel like I'm only picking up things to add to the collection instead of actually wanting to play them, and having things just sitting around the house does me no good. I've found, however, that selling off the items I'm not interested in and making my collection more streamlined has renewed some of my interest in both collecting and gaming. Find something that you've got a strong interest in, like Nintendo DS or Wii, and pick up titles in increments. However, PLAY the titles that you pick up, even if only for an hour, and you'll likely find that some of your interest will return.
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Crabmaster2000
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Re: Selling it all...
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Quote from: Duke.Togo on June 30, 2012, 02:43:21 PM
I think everyone goes through phases, and if it were me I would just wait for some time before I made huge selling decisions. I always hate reading those threads by people that sold everything off and have decided to start in again.
Thats what I'd say too. Sit on the decision for a while before making it. If you do decide to sell though..... dibs!!
You'll still hang around rfgen if you decide to sell, right?
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NES_Rules
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June 30, 2012, 07:58:46 PM »
I've gone through phases of wanting to sell everything for a couple years. I'm a little different in that I haven't lost the interest in wanting to play everything I buy because as soon as I started collecting, it wasn't my intention to play everything, or even a majority of it. From the start I wanted to collect for the sake of collecting, similar to the way people collect baseball cards or coins.
The main reason I've wanted to liquidate it all is for the simple reason that this stuff takes up a ton of space (I guess that's why more people collect the much smaller baseball cards and coins). A couple years ago when I moved my game room just down the hall it was a major hassle that took several days. Moving it to another house some day will be a major hurdle. I'd likely have more space taken up by my game collection than all my other possessions combined.
But I guess the idea that I don't have it all and that I'd essentially be giving up on my collection is enough to not only keep from selling it all, but keeping me buying even more.
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Duke.Togo
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Re: Selling it all...
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June 30, 2012, 08:16:21 PM »
Sometimes a fun part of the hobby for me is helping others in their collecting goals. It lets me streamline parts of my collection that I am not as interested in, and build the smaller part that I enjoy. It also helps from getting that collecting for collecting sake feeling.
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Re: Selling it all...
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June 30, 2012, 08:34:04 PM »
Maybe pick through each console and decide what games you want to sell because you won't play or have no interest in. Thats my suggestion, that way you won't regret selling your entire collection for the good games you would miss.
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Re: Selling it all...
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June 30, 2012, 09:20:16 PM »
I really can't say much because I just got bit by the collector bug, but I agree with Duke Togo. Don't get rid of everything until you're sure it's what you want to do. Collecting is a big commitment, and so is liquidating it.
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bickman2k
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Re: Selling it all...
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July 01, 2012, 12:59:03 AM »
After doing some more thinking, I think the right decision for me is to not purely liquidate, but to do as Duke and others have mentioned and just consolidate to games I know I'll play as opposed to collecting just to collect.
And don't worry, Crabby, I'm not going anywhere!
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Hungrymoose
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Re: Selling it all...
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July 01, 2012, 08:31:56 AM »
Can wait for the list of what you're getting rid of.
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July 01, 2012, 09:25:07 AM »
I seem to go through this like twice a year, haha. I end up feeling overwhelmed with my collection and sell off a bunch of stuff I'm not into playing. Then a while later I feel and itch to collect again and buy a bunch more games I probably won't play. It's a vicious cycle.
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bickman2k
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Re: Selling it all...
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July 01, 2012, 09:52:31 AM »
The thing really boils down to the fact that I have SO much that I just realistically won't ever play. I have no emotional attachment to either the ColecoVision or the 2600. I think a lot of the thing is that I didn't have a lot of money or a lot of games growing up, so now I want to buy them all! That's fine, but I think that I'm at the point where I'd rather buy what I want to play and keep around only things that I really enjoy having, not just having everything to have everything.
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Duke.Togo
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Re: Selling it all...
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July 01, 2012, 10:57:35 AM »
Smart plan, Bickman. Bring it back to what interests you, and help folks complete their interests in the process.
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