Obviously it takes a certain level of discipline to collect sealed games and to actually keep them this way. It takes great strength to keep them that way for decades to come! Clearly there are people who invest great time and money in preserving games - As can be seen by the amount of sealed NES games on the market still nowadays, having been preserved by collector's for over 20 years!
How disciplined are you? How long have you collected sealed games, and how many sealed games do you own in total?
Personally, I started buying sealed games after seeing how badly stores treat their products. At the time, the SNES and Mega Drive were popular, and indie shops were everywhere on the high street. Business was booming, although they started the trend of offering pre-owned games at lower prices. Obviously these I stayed away from, as many would be sold without a manual, and in some cases as cart only. I was never lucky enough to own a Snes, although I did see the way the flimsy cardboard cases were treated on store shelves. I stuck to the Mega Drive, and would only buy games which were sealed with teh Sega sticker, even though this has since been proven to be worthless. Even so, cases would still be plastered with huge stickers, and subjected to store soiling.
When I was 16 I upgraded to a PlayStation, and would only ever buy games which were sealed in cellophane. By this time I missed out on many of the earlier releases, and some games were only available as Platinum's. At the time this didn't bother me, as the original versions of games like Crash Bandicoot and Resident Evil used to come in double jewel cases which were hard to get hold of sealed. It wouldn't be until around 2001 when I decided to start keeping my PlayStation games sealed. At this point I already had an N64 and Dreamcast. N64 games were too expensive at the time, so my N64 collecting didn't really start until after 2005. I had a small collection of Dreamcast games, most of which I have rebought sealed in recent times - Same goes for the classic PlayStation games I played and loved so much.
I would say that by 2002 I was generally buying more games than I could physically play. I had just bought a PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, and decided to buy games and keep them sealed until such time I was ready toplay them. Naturally things got out of hand and for every 10 games I bought I would only really get around to playing one of them. This continued until around 2003 where I started working double-time in order to fund my videogame and eBay "habit" (Or addiction if you will). It was at this point I had given up playing a lot of games as I really hadn't much time on my hands. I had also turned to emulation to play those long-lost classics I missed out on, and borrowed a lot of modern games from friends in order to preserve my own collection of sealed gems...
Fast forward to the present day, things are a little different! Collecting sealed N64 and Dreamcast games when I did has paid off, as many are worth double what I paid for them a few years ago, and games for both consoles are less common these days. My habit has subsided, and I have more time on my hands than I have had, athough my obsession with sealed games over the years has resulted in no intention to open what I have amassed. Most games I play these days are borrowed, with pristine sealed copies preserved behind glass doors!
In total I have a collection of some 1100+ games, of which at least 850 are factory sealed copies, many of which have been purchased via eBay since 2002
What's your story, and how dedicated are you?
How disciplined are you? How long have you collected sealed games, and how many sealed games do you own in total?
Personally, I started buying sealed games after seeing how badly stores treat their products. At the time, the SNES and Mega Drive were popular, and indie shops were everywhere on the high street. Business was booming, although they started the trend of offering pre-owned games at lower prices. Obviously these I stayed away from, as many would be sold without a manual, and in some cases as cart only. I was never lucky enough to own a Snes, although I did see the way the flimsy cardboard cases were treated on store shelves. I stuck to the Mega Drive, and would only buy games which were sealed with teh Sega sticker, even though this has since been proven to be worthless. Even so, cases would still be plastered with huge stickers, and subjected to store soiling.
When I was 16 I upgraded to a PlayStation, and would only ever buy games which were sealed in cellophane. By this time I missed out on many of the earlier releases, and some games were only available as Platinum's. At the time this didn't bother me, as the original versions of games like Crash Bandicoot and Resident Evil used to come in double jewel cases which were hard to get hold of sealed. It wouldn't be until around 2001 when I decided to start keeping my PlayStation games sealed. At this point I already had an N64 and Dreamcast. N64 games were too expensive at the time, so my N64 collecting didn't really start until after 2005. I had a small collection of Dreamcast games, most of which I have rebought sealed in recent times - Same goes for the classic PlayStation games I played and loved so much.
I would say that by 2002 I was generally buying more games than I could physically play. I had just bought a PS2, Xbox, and GameCube, and decided to buy games and keep them sealed until such time I was ready toplay them. Naturally things got out of hand and for every 10 games I bought I would only really get around to playing one of them. This continued until around 2003 where I started working double-time in order to fund my videogame and eBay "habit" (Or addiction if you will). It was at this point I had given up playing a lot of games as I really hadn't much time on my hands. I had also turned to emulation to play those long-lost classics I missed out on, and borrowed a lot of modern games from friends in order to preserve my own collection of sealed gems...
Fast forward to the present day, things are a little different! Collecting sealed N64 and Dreamcast games when I did has paid off, as many are worth double what I paid for them a few years ago, and games for both consoles are less common these days. My habit has subsided, and I have more time on my hands than I have had, athough my obsession with sealed games over the years has resulted in no intention to open what I have amassed. Most games I play these days are borrowed, with pristine sealed copies preserved behind glass doors!
In total I have a collection of some 1100+ games, of which at least 850 are factory sealed copies, many of which have been purchased via eBay since 2002
What's your story, and how dedicated are you?