Has anyone else gone holy shite when realised how much they have spent?

[Robalvarez2010]

That's a very good answer Questate, but lets be honest you guys. We dont really collect games for value wise more because its a hobby we like, because too be honest more then half are collection wont be worth shit later on. If you are in this for the resale value then guess what you are in the wrong business. This is not like the NES days that they will come out with 2 or 3 games with a collectors edition and thats it. Now every company makes a collectors, limited, special edition and mass produced them. You could still fine Bioshock 2 special edition for $11 here in my area. I found 2 months ago in a gamestop 5 prince of persia limited edition for $6 each. So of course I took them all. The only games that will hold up value are the ones that are numbered. But when I mean numbered I mean like no more then 20,000 copies, not like the NBA 2K10 10th anniversary edition that was numbered but they had like 600,000 copies. Just en`joy collecting and forget about the value of it. But you are right, I prefer spending money on this then drugs or alcohol since I dont drink.

[HIPPEEDUDE]

Originally Posted by Robalvarez2010

That's a very good answer Questate, but lets be honest you guys. We dont really collect games for value wise more because its a hobby we like, because too be honest more then half are collection wont be worth shit later on. If you are in this for the resale value then guess what you are in the wrong business. This is not like the NES days that they will come out with 2 or 3 games with a collectors edition and thats it. Now every company makes a collectors, limited, special edition and mass produced them. You could still fine Bioshock 2 special edition for $11 here in my area. I found 2 months ago in a gamestop 5 prince of persia limited edition for $6 each. So of course I took them all. The only games that will hold up value are the ones that are numbered. But when I mean numbered I mean like no more then 20,000 copies, not like the NBA 2K10 10th anniversary edition that was numbered but they had like 600,000 copies. Just en`joy collecting and forget about the value of it. But you are right, I prefer spending money on this then drugs or alcohol since I dont drink.

I thinks it still a little hard to say what will be worth anything value wise in a few years time. I dont collect for the possible re-sale value when i am old & decrepit but i do know that i would probably get most of what i spent back,if not more. You only have to look at things like the old nintendo systems,atari 2600,sega systems & all the associated games etc. A few years ago these things were in some ways not worth a pot to pee in but all of sudden popularity has gone up & so has the price. I dont really think any of us could really sit here & say what would be worth the most re-sale wise in years to come. Things that are hard to find now & cost lots of money may be worth next to nothing,things we couldnt give away so threw away may be the ones worth more. At the end of the day we collect because it gives up some form of happiness,its just unfortunate this happiness can cost you more than you realise sometimes.

[questate]

Originally Posted by Robalvarez2010

That's a very good answer Questate, but lets be honest you guys. We dont really collect games for value wise more because its a hobby we like, because too be honest more then half are collection wont be worth shit later on. If you are in this for the resale value then guess what you are in the wrong business. This is not like the NES days that they will come out with 2 or 3 games with a collectors edition and thats it. Now every company makes a collectors, limited, special edition and mass produced them. You could still fine Bioshock 2 special edition for $11 here in my area. I found 2 months ago in a gamestop 5 prince of persia limited edition for $6 each. So of course I took them all. The only games that will hold up value are the ones that are numbered. But when I mean numbered I mean like no more then 20,000 copies, not like the NBA 2K10 10th anniversary edition that was numbered but they had like 600,000 copies. Just en`joy collecting and forget about the value of it. But you are right, I prefer spending money on this then drugs or alcohol since I dont drink.

I personally dont collect for resale value, although, I do keep many of them sealed. I still think the value of many of these editions would increase, if marginally and not massive. You also need to be prudent in collecting, as in life and ofcourse know what is a sound value for money CE and which ones would appreciate or depreciate.

One never knows when they might need money, and CE is worth the expenditure than a puff. The way I see it