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[POLL] Are you a Gaming Collector or Trader?
- Thread starter Kliemie
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I used to have to sell everything and I regret it. Now I horde it all like Smaug, even though I will likely die without touching some of my games ever again. I love having a big digital collection in particular because my tastes have changed as I got older and I no longer want shelves of plastic dominating my room.
i'm 100% digital on PC + PS4 so can't really trade those in. only for Switch do i buy physical but depends on the game if i keep or sell it.
Kept:
BOTW, Odyssey, NSMBUD, Mario Maker 2
Sold:
Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Astral Chain, Link's Awakening, Let's Go Pikachu
Basically, I just keep my favourite games and sell ones when I get bored of them or think I'll never play them again.
I guess I could do the same for PS4 but i can't be bothered. I don't really play on PS4 much and Nintendo games tend to hold their value much better. For example:
Let's Go Pikachu - ~60% back
Astral Chain - actually made a profit. paid £19 for the game and sold it for £25. i got it bundled with my Switch and the game was 45% discounted.
Link's Awakening - ~65% back.
Kept:
BOTW, Odyssey, NSMBUD, Mario Maker 2
Sold:
Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Astral Chain, Link's Awakening, Let's Go Pikachu
Basically, I just keep my favourite games and sell ones when I get bored of them or think I'll never play them again.
I guess I could do the same for PS4 but i can't be bothered. I don't really play on PS4 much and Nintendo games tend to hold their value much better. For example:
Let's Go Pikachu - ~60% back
Astral Chain - actually made a profit. paid £19 for the game and sold it for £25. i got it bundled with my Switch and the game was 45% discounted.
Link's Awakening - ~65% back.
Hoarder more than collector. In theory. These days many physical games are coasters without an internet connection so they could go but the resale value is usually too low to bother.
I did trade most of my Gameboy collection, won't be making that mistake again.
I did trade most of my Gameboy collection, won't be making that mistake again.
Collector first and foremost. Retired trader. I spent about 5 years and way too much money frequenting Nintendo Age, GameTZ, etc. and local pawn shops and such trying to fulfill two goals:
- Own every game from my childhood CIB
- Own every Mega Man game ever released in the US CIB
I accomplished those and then stopped. I occasionally trade in stuff from the current gen, but not nearly as often as I used to.
- Own every game from my childhood CIB
- Own every Mega Man game ever released in the US CIB
I accomplished those and then stopped. I occasionally trade in stuff from the current gen, but not nearly as often as I used to.
Maybe like more of a low key hoarder? I haven't really sold much but also I don't really "collect" either. All of my games and old consoles just go into a box that I probably won't ever open unless I am looking for something else and I go "oh hey, I forgot I had this here" and then close that box back up.
Somewhere in between. I keep the stuff I like, I sell the stuff I don't.
Recently sold off my Dreamcast, Xbox 360, GBA, and PSP collections because honestly they were just collecting dust in the closet.
I was never particularly attached to my Xbox 360 or PSP and I didn't want to invest in the proper hardware to make my Dreamcast look good on my HDTV.
I'll probably miss my GBA library, but it's just something I didn't play particularly often.
What I'll probably regret is spending that money on other frivolities and not just putting it in my bank account.
Recently sold off my Dreamcast, Xbox 360, GBA, and PSP collections because honestly they were just collecting dust in the closet.
I was never particularly attached to my Xbox 360 or PSP and I didn't want to invest in the proper hardware to make my Dreamcast look good on my HDTV.
I'll probably miss my GBA library, but it's just something I didn't play particularly often.
What I'll probably regret is spending that money on other frivolities and not just putting it in my bank account.
I sold a lot of my stuff years ago when things weren't going so well and I've regretted it ever since. Now I'm mostly digital for convenience and the ability to go back to older stuff quickly.
Pure collector here.
I think I dispatched 4 games in the last decade and those were all double or extremely subpar games.
I think I dispatched 4 games in the last decade and those were all double or extremely subpar games.
I'm a recovering Collector, becoming a Trader. I have a whole room in my house that is a dedicated music/game library... It's feeling really good to start clearing those shelves and converting old games into money.
Collector—but only games I like and actually plan to play. I couldn't bear to ever give anything away.
Usually trader. Most games I only play through once anymore and if it's a physical copy then I sell it and make 2/3 of my money back. If we're ever able to sell our digital licenses on the secondhand market, I'd sell almost all of the digital stuff too. I already collect action figures that I have a specific room for, and other than that I try to keep from accumulating things, especially physical media.
Collector. If I had a time machine I'd go back and do this to myself.
Yeah, I mean the only thing I ever traded in for another thing was an original DS for a PSP, which I then traded in for a DS Lite. Then I ended up buying another PSP later on. Would've been better off just buying the PSP outright and a DS lite later on.
I do wish I kept all my Genesis and NES games from when I was a kid, and my case and manual for the Dreamcast version of Garou (still got the actual disc, though). I don't really have a clue what happened to the old carts. Maybe a garage sale?
I guess I'm a collector because I'm more of that than a trader, but if I wanted to get rid of something I'd more likely just give it away to someone. I don't like selling stuff for some reason.
Trader for sure.
I have no clue how anyone can afford to collect and keep all the video games they play.
I have no clue how anyone can afford to collect and keep all the video games they play.
Zero interest in collecting games. I'm in it for the experiences, and the only rarely is something so valuable an experience that I want to experience it multiple times.
Most of the time, holding onto these things is either a waste of money or space.
Most of the time, holding onto these things is either a waste of money or space.
I like to be a collector, but it's really difficult in Iran with these prices.
New games are 700000,800000 toman these days. They were 240000 toman two years ago and were 70000 toman ten years ago.
That means the price of a new game these days is more than 2 Xbox 360 in last generation.
So being a trader is more reasonable in this situation...
New games are 700000,800000 toman these days. They were 240000 toman two years ago and were 70000 toman ten years ago.
That means the price of a new game these days is more than 2 Xbox 360 in last generation.
So being a trader is more reasonable in this situation...
I move around a lot so I am not a collector. I sell whatever I am not using. Since I have been gaming on PC mainly these days, all my games are digital. I do keep my console games though for a while.
Both? I sold games after I've finished them, but also kept some if I really like the games or if the game is so cheap that I don't bother to sell them.
Like, I still have Black Flag in my collection and I definitely don't have any attachment to the game. But, at most that I could get from selling it is 5€.
Might as well keep it in case I suddenly have the itch of a more traditional Assassin's Creed.
I don't collect consoles though, they take too much space.
Like, I still have Black Flag in my collection and I definitely don't have any attachment to the game. But, at most that I could get from selling it is 5€.
Might as well keep it in case I suddenly have the itch of a more traditional Assassin's Creed.
I don't collect consoles though, they take too much space.
The first option just describes it so well. I never sell my gaming things. I get too attached to things and would never want to part with it. The potential money doesn't matter to me.
I don't trade but more because I can't be arsed to go through all the trouble for a pittance, than that I have an innate desire to collect. I hoard and then two gens later throw them in the trash or sell them as a bundle for a fiver on a yard sale. Went digital just because my cupboards are full.
I only buy discs to sell them after playing the games, but many people buy digital games and share them with each other.
Can't think about a world without ability to share used games! A world that Microsoft wanted with X1 in the beginning of this generation.
I'm all digital across all platforms but not because I'm a collector it's just for the convenience and space.
I buy everything physical, sell everything and re-buy what I truly liked in a digital sale. Just makes the most sense to me, financially.
I am a collector of only my absolute favorite stuff. So I guess a picky collector. And only because a lot of it isn't legally obtainable digitally. My "collection" stops at the Wii/360 era. Sold all my PS4 stuff (except the console) and bought it digitally, and I only buy digital Switch games. Also, I sell absolutely everything that ends up on PC.
Whatever I trade, it's not to make money off it. It's to reduce the clutter in my house. I don't like owning too many things.
Whatever I trade, it's not to make money off it. It's to reduce the clutter in my house. I don't like owning too many things.
Use to be a collector up until 2017, then I became a trader/seller. I sold all of my PS, PS2, PS3, Game Boy, GBA, and Game Cube games. Used to 150+ games, now I olny have about 15, mostly from PS4, Switch, and 2 3DS games (Kid Icarus Uprising and OOT remake). Oh, the only GameCube game I kept was Melee.
As soon as I finish a game, I sell it. I am also selling almost all of my toys. I feel like I'm too old for this shit.
As soon as I finish a game, I sell it. I am also selling almost all of my toys. I feel like I'm too old for this shit.
Same. Used to be an insane collector but now it just hard to afford. Lol. So very picky... I am not even getting RE3 Collector's. But The Last Of Us II Collector's Edition, yes.
And when it comes to just games... never trade in and buy them now on sale.