Should I keep everything sealed ?

[Ayiu]

Originally Posted by Twisted

I am a sealed collector as well..i don't do it with the mindset that I will sell and make money down the road..i do it, because I enjoy the feeling of it being "brand new" each time I look at it..i just like that "fresh from the store" feeling ..if there is such a thing..i also don't like how sometimes if you open the package..the seal permanently damages the box, leaving sticker residue or small tear marks to the flaps etc...again, collecting especially the international editions are expensive, so I like to keep things mint as possible..and for me..it means sealed.

I couldn't have said it any better

Also I love to believe that no one ever has touched the content or played it and that in a few years everything is still as precious as now.

[comaamen86]

Open and enjoy if you keeping it sealed may as well print off a picture of it and save money

[Dreamcazman]

I have both sealed and opened copies of my games, depending how much I love the francise. For example, I have a sealed copy of the Dead Space Ultra edition which cost me a small fortune. I won't open that in case I ever want to sell it (which I doubt).

I also have sealed copies of Demon's Souls Deluxe, Dark Souls & DS2.

The majority of my CE's I open though and enjoy. I store the box, etc away to keep it as minty fresh as possible. Space is running out though...

[Gazereths]

The Joel and Ellie editions are the same thing anyway just with a different picture on the canvas wrap, open one keep the other sealed.

I like to keep my stuff sealed if possible, but if it's the only copy of the game I'm ever going to buy I'll open it, I'm not buying a game then never playing it.

If you're looking to maximise the value then of course sealed is the way to go, but it's very hit and miss when trying to guess what will become valuable in the future. Take the Liara T'Soni bishojou statue for example, I had two sealed copies and sold them both for peanuts, now they are selling for upto four times the original price

[aash-with_2_a's-97]

Friend I have been dealing with this conundrum ever since I started collecting a few months ago!

What I do is keep all regular copies and a few limited editions sealed, BUT, I always open any big boxes with figurines and goodies.

In my opinion, the whole point of buying these huge collector's editions and PPEs is for the things inside. If you're not going to open all the figurines and extra content then you've just paid a premium to have a big, heavy box lying around.

I do however keep some steelbooks and relatively small limited editions sealed because of their rarity and they look too damn gorgeous to open. So I would defo keep a joel edition sealed. But something like a PPE!!!?? 99% of the beauty is in the statue so why would you hide it inside the box?

Just my two cents,
Aash

BTW, good luck on the giclees, I'm trying to find some that have been sold out as well. If you have any sealed stuff you want to show off, be sure to also check out sealed game heaven

[LDR]

And you will take a Russian artbuk TLOU? I think it would fit perfectly in your collection

[xMike]

Originally Posted by LDR

And you will take a Russian artbuk TLOU? I think it would fit perfectly in your collection

Is it official? Do you have some pictures of it?

[LDR]

Originally Posted by xMike

Is it official? Do you have some pictures of it?

I think so. He came out recently. Costs 900 rubles (~ $ 14). An exact copy artbook comes out in Europe, but only in Russian.

Here's a link to my article about this artbook:

http://vk.com/wall-58694632?q=??????...632_4656%2Fall

[LDR]

My cube TLoU

[xMike]

Originally Posted by LDR

I think so. He came out recently. Costs 900 rubles (~ $ 14). An exact copy artbook comes out in Europe, but only in Russian.

Here's a link to my article about this artbook:

http://vk.com/wall-58694632?q=??????...632_4656%2Fall

I already got the english one 4 time (2 big, 2 mini) but Id think Id take it depending on its shape.


As for the cube: it looks like the post pandemic edition :o