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> 1. Simplify the submission process. People are not going to want to catalog their collections when they see 25 inputs for a single item. I realize only some are required but title, game, category, photo, description; that's all that you really need.

There are less than 20 inputs, 11 of which are required. It is a challenge to keep it minimal for proper categorization, while also allowing additional information. Technically the only input really needed is the product title and manufacturer (and possibly a picture), but then that defeats the purpose of the reward system. Every contribution earns you credits towards a giveaway so it makes sense you should have to work a little bit for it.

> 2. Profiles/collection feature. Collectors like showing off their collections and looking at the collections of others. Perhaps this site is aimed strictly at the utility of an archive, but I think it needs a community to be sustained.

This is on the to-do list: "Allow users to save items from the catalog to their own personal collection, with a shareable link" but the first priority is filling up the catalog with useful data. The social / connection features will come later, after the website has proved its usefulness. You can currently choose a username which is associated with every one of your contributions.

> 3. Value estimation. One of the main reasons I went on sites like Diesnake (MGS collectible database) back in the day was to check out the estimated value of items. The "What's the value of...?" thread on this forum is of the most popular. I think the site would really increase its utility by providing this information, though I'm not sure of the best way to implement it given value fluctuation, bias, etc.

This is another idea on the to-do list For example, use Ebay's API to check recently sold items with a similar title, omit the high and low prices and average the rest. That would be pretty accurate but will take some planning to reduce false-positives, and it wouldn't work for everything.

> 4. More categories. There is no general promotional category in the submission form but it does appear in the catalog so I assume it will be added. Off the top of my head, I would consider adding categories for press kits, cases (steelbooks, metalpaks, etc.), collectible/limited physical copies of games (these are becoming really popular right now), and art prints/posters.

Press kits, promotional, etc all currently fall under "special edition." Adding physical games, consoles, handhelds, hardware accessories, arcade machines, etc becomes more of a challenge. In order to not overwhelm ourselves it was decided to focus primarily on action figures and replicas first, and if there is enough demand for it, the other stuff can be added later.

All great feedback, thank you! Yes, there are a lot of features planned ahead but right now the focus is building a more comprehensive database and just trying to take things one step at a time. It's not going to happen quickly.