Why Collect Sealed Games?

[Zaku77]

Well, I finally got around to making my video on this. My thought process is always of an objective, purely logical standpoint, so this video goes along with that. Watch the whole thing before hating/praising me over it =P lol.

[usiris]

Ahh..didnt know you were on here(@Zaku). Just subed to you a few days ago. Very good videos, man. One thing, for normal edition of games, the first saints row for example;the non plat hits edition is going for $100 sealed at the moment(ebay). Same thing with Demon Souls.


I collect sealed games because I know full well that I intend to sell them one day. And I think that people that do this get a bad name because of scalpers. I dont go and buy 75 copies of Lightning Returns to turn around and sell them; I have one copy and is displayed on my shelf(s), the same with my other CE's. I do not want to take anything away from those that do want to open them.

If I want to play a game, I will usually go through steam or some means where the dev is the one getting money in the end, I love game and want them to continue to make them.

[Zaku77]

Originally Posted by usiris

Ahh..didnt know you were on here(@Zaku). Just subed to you a few days ago. Very good videos, man. One thing, for normal edition of games, the first saints row for example;the non plat hits edition is going for $100 sealed at the moment(ebay). Same thing with Demon Souls.


I collect sealed games because I know full well that I intend to sell them one day. And I think that people that do this get a bad name because of scalpers. I dont go and buy 75 copies of Lightning Returns to turn around and sell them; I have one copy and is displayed on my shelf(s), the same with my other CE's. I do not want to take anything away from those that do want to open them.

If I want to play a game, I will usually go through steam or some means where the dev is the one getting money in the end, I love game and want them to continue to make them.

Hey, cheers for the sub! Yeah, that's a totally reasonable way of doing things--as I made sure to redundantly point out in the video. I, myself, have no desire to sell my items, but I completely get the validity of that strategy! Thanks for the reply.

[Sylfaris]

the secret otaku-strategy:

buy 3

1 to play, 1 to show sealed and 1 for reserve or sale

I personally like knowing them to be worthy some money ... most time more than i spent ... but i acutally doing this for games like FF or Zelda

[Leonsamus]

as was said earlier in this thread sometime's I do intend on keeping it sealed just to assure it stays in mint condition. However many of the times the game winds up in my backlog and by the time I get around to playing it the value of the sealed CE has gone up substantially so I can't justify opening it. I'll wind up buying a cheap copy just to play the game and usually keep the game sealed in my collection. Sometimes I do sell but very rarely.

[Vikingo82]

I do keep them sealed:

* First, have no time to play all the Games I get, so instead being there v?veres with dust, better sealed...
* Second, as I do not open them, the value remains....sometimes in the good way, others don't...
* Third, if I want to play a game in a hardcore way, and I am with so much hule, I bought it second hand, and then I resell it again.

So my collection keeps sealed and mint, and the time I have to play, I do it with the Games i really do want to waste my time...

Can't find Better reasons...