Collector's Dilemma: Arcade or Museum?
Strictly an Arcade; what's the point of having it if you're not going to play it.
Strictly a museum; this stuff is valuable, no one can touch it, EVER.
Mostly arcade; most of it is playable, but a few things are off limits.
Mostly museum; everything but the most common and worthless stuff is under lock and key.
Playability vs Collectibility
The non-working but mint looking game
The working but defaced game
The mint looking one, but only if it's a game I'd never play
The working one, but only if it's a game I'd play the hell out of anyway
To buy or not to buy?
Buy the game with the full intent of re-selling it
Leave it there for the next collector who does not already have the game
What to keep, oh what to keep?
The treasured childhood memory
The near mint treasure