Anyone collect sealed video games only?

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thecrypticodor:
How I feel about people who collect only sealed games? They're a-holes that care less about enjoying games as entertainment as well as a art form and instead care more about their collectability and supposed rarity. I love it that so many people just reseal games and rip those douche bags off. :D

turf:

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--- Quote from: turf on August 28, 2014, 06:45:54 pm ---I think I have 4 or 5 seal games. I'll leave them seal. It's kind of cool that it survived 25 or so years without being opened. Why would I change that now? Besides, how bad do I need to play F-Zero and Battle Clash?

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I dont know... F-zero is a pretty tempting game to rip open and play...

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I have a loose copy just in case that urge hits.

redblaze57:
I've only got 1 sealed game and that's Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow. the only reason it's sealed is because I already had just a cart for it and wanted a complete copy. the new copy was basically the same price as a complete used one. so the only reason it's still sealed is that I haven't had a reason to open it.

dreama1:

--- Quote from: bikingjahuty on August 28, 2014, 06:30:56 pm ---Sealed collectors are a whole other type of crazy imo. I really never understood buying a video game, a form of interactive media, and leaving it sealed. To me it is on par with buying a car and never, or rarely driving it. I've personally met one of these people and they were among they most unpleasant collectors I've ever meant. Who knows though, he is just one person.

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Lmao tell me about this guy. Why unpleasant?

gartcat:
Of course I would like to have a sealed duplicate of my entire collection, but even some unsealed complete gameboy stuff is way out of my budget. I wouldn't have 450+ gameboy games if I were only a sealed collector, I would probably have 20 or so. I think I have 3 sealed games, Dragon Quest IV for DS I picked up at TRU for $10, Qix for gameboy and Alice in Wonderland for GBC. Also I have a sealed Dragon's Lair for GBC that has a little slit on the side from someone cutting open the case carelessly. For me it's just a nice little bonus to have some sealed games. I also never opened my Majora's Mask soundtrack from Club Nintendo because I don't really want to listen to it.

Some people just get really good jobs and can afford to buy 2 of every game, or are single & childless, or some combination thereof. I suppose I'll admit that I'm a little jealous of those people sometimes, but at the same possessions like that can be a burden, and the more value involved the bigger the burden. The collection grows and grows, you can't sell it, you can't play the games, and you have to keep them protected for years and years. My gameboy collection (sans boxes) fits in 7 shoe boxes & I don't have to worry about anything except losing one.

People might say they are doing it for the love of gaming or posterity, but deep down you know it's because sealed copies tend to appreciate in value more. Also, I've read that you can buy those machines to seal games in Thailand ;).

Another good question would be: How many sealed collectors or collectors for that matter have a lot of credit card debt?

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