Yeah, it is expensive. And yeah, it does take time. Which is why I've been collecting video games for a couple decades, now. But I'm not going to compromise my morals just because it's easy to do.
And retro games absolutley are money makers. If not then we wouldn't have NES & SNES Classics, PSN classic games, Virtual Console, etc.
Even if it didn't hurt those companies any, I KNOW that I'm stealing. And I know where I stand with my morals. I have to answer to the guy upstairs one day, and I already have enough to answer for as it is. Don't need this one as well.