In these recent times with new collectors or more specifically younger collectors, I've seen lots and lots of them buy their so called holy grails, brag about their finds on reddit, Facebook or forums. They hold onto it for a month or two and then suddenly I see that same person trying to sell at premium prices in the same forums, fb etc. I've seen this so many times now, I can kinda predict who will sell their games when they post their haul photos based on their age. However, I think the older generation who actually grew up with those games are less likely to sell right away, since there is nostalgia attached to those games unlike the younger generation who only buy based on rarity, expensiveness and how sought after a game is. Its like they gotta own that rare game because their favorite youtuber said it was rare.
For the younger generation, I compare their retro collecting habits similar to how the achievements system works on Xbox 360 games. A youtuber or forum post gives them an achievement to accomplish, which is to find or buy that single or multiple list of games they saw in the video or post. Some of them even call them their holy grails despite then fact that they are common as heck, coughearthboundchronotriggercough. Once they find or buy these so called holy grails, they immediately brag about it, post their their findings online and hopefully make other people jealous. Achievement has been acquired and they now feel a sense of accomplishment. A month or two later, they end up selling or trade away their holy grails because they already have their achievement completed and theres no need to actually own them since they arent really gonna play them or they just really need that money back again from buying the games originally. The same month, they see a new video with new holy grails they haven't owned, thus a new accomplishment has been started. Rinse and repeat. I'm not saying all young collectors are like this, but I personally feel at least half of them collect this way.
Depends really. Sometimes I do buy a game I'm excited to have, I play it and find that I no longer find it fun or if it's a game I've never played, I find myself disappointed. Usually I'll hang on to it for a few weeks and give it another shot then sell it afterwards if I still don't like it. Other times I will just outright dislike a game and want it gone as soon as I get it and sell it within 24 hours of receiving it. Most of the time I buy things I want to keep forever though.
There is literally way too many variables that could affect the decision it is almost impossible for me to answer however my "intent" is to keep the things I buy and not sell them.
I usually keep them unless I find the games to be boring. Personally, I have bought some games due to hype only to sell them later because I couldn't enjoy them. 3 games Ive recently sold were Kickmaster, Crash and the Boys Street Challenge and Worms Armageddon. Kick master and Crash and the Boys looked like fun after watching videos about them. When I finally owned them, I found them to be quite boring. Kick master felt too slow and the jumping felt too floaty for my liking. Kept it for about a year and then resold it for twice what i paid. Crash n the Boys just wasn't fun enough for me and sold that one as well after a few months of owning it. Worms Armageddon I only bought because I had an opportunity to get it with manual for about 80 bucks. I immediately sold the manual and made my money back. I kept the game in my collection for about a year. When I finally played it, I couldn't enjoy it very much. Ended up reselling it for around 200, double of what it was worth when I got it.
I personally haven't sold a single game I've purchased for my collection, but I've only been involved in this hobby for around 3.5 years. Maybe I'll sell in the future, but right now I have no desire to.
I don't think there is any unreasonable amount of time to own a game before getting bored of it. To each their own.
I try to buy to keep forever. However, sometimes, a game doesn't end up being what I had hoped. I still try to hold onto to it for a couple of years--give it a few playthroughs at different times to see if I just had one bad experience. If the game can't do enough to capture me in that time frame, I'm usually willing to give it up. I want to feel like I gave it a fair chance at being fun, and if it couldn't capitalize, then I paid my dues.
Now for CIB stuff, art, figures, promos, etc., under most circumstances, I feel people really shouldn't buy that unless they are planning on keeping it. It is definitely frustrating to see guys quickly accumulate such material, brag about it, and then sell it. I understand that there are sometimes extenuating circumstances that make such sales necessary, but there are definitely times where a guy bought the stuff because it was "rare" or "valuable" or whatever.
I've spent the last couple of years curating my collection down. I'm about quality of collection now rather than quantity, so as far as gaming goes I think there's two categories if you aren't going for everything you can get your hands onto.
1) I love this game and am going to keep playing/revisiting it over the years. I would hold onto these as long as possible. Every game from this category I've ever sold early on I've bought back.
2) This is a collection showpiece. i.e. Dinosaur Peak, Sculptors Cut, etc. This is just for pride. Look at this cool thing I have that not too many other people have. Again keep until you now longer want/need to show off.
Impulse buys can be tough to avoid for some, but I hope they learn pretty quickly not to spend outside of their means/interests.
Where's the "All of the Above" option? Because they're all reasonable to me. I also don't care what people buy, how much they buy, or how quickly they turn around and sell.
Plus its just so situational, you can't really put a timeline on these things.
For instance... I got into homebrews. My NES collecting has slowed since I need so few carts to complete my set. I wanted something to do in the meantime. It was fun, but then I got into pins. So I'm selling the homebrews. How long should I wait so everyone is happy? Answer: It doesn't matter.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or The comedy of some people who repeatedly flip flop on their decisions. And if you are active in a scene, you tend to notice these things.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or The comedy of some people who repeatedly flip flop on their decisions. And if you are active in a scene, you tend to notice these things.
Here's a scenario. You're trying to sell a gold Rolex watch, heading to the jeweler. Expect to get at least 4k for it. Guy comes up, says, "Wow, my dad used to have that EXACT SAME WATCH! It was stolen from him during 'Nam. He'll flip when he sees this! Oh, but I only have 1100 bucks. It would mean sooo much to me if you'd sell it for the $1100."
You know you could make quite a bit more on the watch, but you go ahead and sell it, knowing it's going to a good home and it'll make him and his dad happy.
As soon as you hand over the watch, he heads into the jeweler shop.
Yeah, guess it's just jealousy and capitalism at work, right?
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or The comedy of some people who repeatedly flip flop on their decisions. And if you are active in a scene, you tend to notice these things.
This directly affected him though. It wasn't just him being vocal about something he had no stake in just to give his 2 cents.
He was bidding on it and got "sniped".
Not saying that justifies anything, and all is fair in an auction, snipe or no snipe, Jedisam won fair and square. But it is something to think about that someone who has stake in an item will have a little more of a reason to be frustrated when something like above happens. If you have no stake in the item, then you really shouldn't be worried what the person does with it. And i guess even if you do have stake, the same rules apply. I guess i just feel someone who has stake at least has a leg to stand on when being vocal.
It is totally normal to have feelings and be bummed something doesn't go to someone who will appreciate it rather than flip it, we all have felt this way i am sure over our collecting years. But to go out of your way and be vocal about it just seems "unreasonable" to me. Feel however you want, but it really is no ones place to tell others what to do with their money or stuff, regardless of what their intent is, how long they owned something, or how much they got it for. As long as no foul play was involved of course.
Again just my 2 cents, not facts.
P.S. I am not saying i have never done this before, i have had a few bad habits when i first joined here. But it is how i feel currently and will practice going forward. In fact it is something i learned right here on NA. Don't worry about your neighbor and just enjoy your collection.
I said 5 years, but I took this more as an "on average what do you do" type of question than a "what is the minimum you would do" type of question like others seem to think
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or The comedy of some people who repeatedly flip flop on their decisions. And if you are active in a scene, you tend to notice these things.
Sure. It was frustration rather than jealousy. But I'm guilty of the same emotions as any collector. Wasn't trying to come off as a saint. We've all been there. I notice and eye roll along with everyone else.
Looking back, yeah, I should've bitten my tongue. He won fairly. And it was his right to light it on fire if he wanted to.
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
This is true only if you're pessimist about it. People collect for the love of the games every fuckin day of the year.
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
This is true only if you're pessimist about it. People collect for the love of the games every fuckin day of the year.
But obviously some people here are only or mostly motivated by money, so there's that.
That would be a nice rule but the mods would have no time to mod threads, that would be funny "hey mod i need a bit of help here with this thread can you check it out? Mod: no iam busy checking if this dank has beaten this game he wants to sell".
I think it really depends on the item. For just any ol' game, perhaps a couple of months. A rare or sought after game? A few years. A grail? 'Til death do us part! For me personally, I don't sell anything unless it's a duplicate (or if I ever need to), but there are some grail items that I would never sell, such as my Sky Kid prototype.
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
This is true only if you're pessimist about it. People collect for the love of the games every fuckin day of the year.
But obviously some people here are only or mostly motivated by money, so there's that.
It's not because someone does profit somehow from the hobby that he doesn't love the games at the same time, even resellers usually deal with things they love first. Also, when things have money value it shouldn't surprise anyone that people consider them as profitable. Anyone who says the hobby should be stricly about the games wouldn't blink an eye in turning a profit over a Rolex. I think many confuse things all the time when it comes to 'making money VS love of the games' when these concepts aren't mutually exclusive at all.
I personally think that the problem with the question of this thread is more about being genuine in intentions and actions. If you're about to acquire a game to flip it at some point in a near future (if the occasion happens), then don't act publicly like you're the most happy man on earth cause you're holding it in your hand now.
No doubt there is a difference between a store owner i used to know compared to some guy on here or elsewhere bragging about finding their grail and selling it a year later or sooner.
More offen then not when i see someone talking about a grail or their whole collection and having to sell it, it is some joeblow who ran up his bank card and after he was done had buyers remorse or figures it is time to flip and move on to the next fad.
There are example's here and elsewhere but its not always a burn out, some times it is a guy making profit from convincing people to give him a deal.
That would be a nice rule but the mods would have no time to mod threads, that would be funny "hey mod i need a bit of help here with this thread can you check it out? Mod: no iam busy checking if this dank has beaten this game he wants to sell".
No doubt there is a difference between a store owner i used to know compared to some guy on here or elsewhere bragging about finding their grail and selling it a year later or sooner.
More offen then not when i see someone talking about a grail or their whole collection and having to sell it, it is some joeblow who ran up his bank card and after he was done had buyers remorse or figures it is time to flip and move on to the next fad.
There are example's here and elsewhere but its not always a burn out, some times it is a guy making profit from convincing people to give him a deal.
A good example of someone being not genuine in his intentions, totally agree.
What's the consensus on consoles and other hardware? How much time should pass before concluding whether it's worth having or not? For example, if the console in question is valuable.
Speaking purely as someone who frequently has flipped entire collections overnight I can speak from experience. I genuinely love old video games, new ones as well. But older video games hold a special part in my heart.
We can all agree that burying yourself with anything other than a suit and a casket is foolish, and in contrast holding something for only a day to flip it the next isn't what being a collector is about. But to say there's no merit in holding something for a day just for the sake of saying "done" is foolish as well. People climb Everest for days and train their entire lives just for a few moments of completion and begin their decent.
There's also the "gotta catch em all" mentality that's been brainwashed into us 90s kids heads. By the time we caught them all we had another hundred to collect, then by the time we caught those ones there were even more. So us 90s kids are special in how we collect things. Once we've collected it all...we might want to restart and collect even more next round....or we might get tired and just ditch it. Or we might become modest and just enjoy it for the fun. Gotta catch em all no doubt HAS an effect on current collecting scene. 80s kids just don't understand the mentality because you didn't like pokemans.
That being said there's also nothing wrong with profiting off of stuff. I mean everyone from Mr 50000 titles to Mrs. "I just found my childhood gameboy" will buy and sell into the hobby if that's what they're into.
Begging for a deal just to flip next day though is a shitty and slimy thing. I can see baby collectors (read: new collectors) doing it and passing it off as ignorance, but a seasoned or veteran collector, someone who's been at it for years should never do something like that lest they be shunned from the overall vocal community. I'll admit to my slimy past, I'll also admit that I've learned what being a community means.
It means giving out a helping hand and not expecting anything in return, but be available for when you are needed. It means giving a buddy a break if he needs something from your set to complete theirs and asking a guy for something to complete yours. It's about giving a friend a trade that's leaned towards his favor rather than your own as long as you know you're both happy.
I don't think there's really much debate about what's acceptable, I think we just need to learn to understand the generation gap in the specific subset of 90s game collectors. Edit: Also, looking at the poll results there seems to be a decent distribution in hold time.
I hope I never have to sell my stuff but you never know what the future brings. I don't sell anything as it is not even my doubles or games i don't care about. My cousin was trying to talk me into selling my snes collection to buy a fishing boat. As much as I want a fishing boat I can't bring myself to do it.
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For the younger generation, I compare their retro collecting habits similar to how the achievements system works on Xbox 360 games. A youtuber or forum post gives them an achievement to accomplish, which is to find or buy that single or multiple list of games they saw in the video or post. Some of them even call them their holy grails despite then fact that they are common as heck, coughearthboundchronotriggercough. Once they find or buy these so called holy grails, they immediately brag about it, post their their findings online and hopefully make other people jealous. Achievement has been acquired and they now feel a sense of accomplishment. A month or two later, they end up selling or trade away their holy grails because they already have their achievement completed and theres no need to actually own them since they arent really gonna play them or they just really need that money back again from buying the games originally. The same month, they see a new video with new holy grails they haven't owned, thus a new accomplishment has been started. Rinse and repeat. I'm not saying all young collectors are like this, but I personally feel at least half of them collect this way.
I don't think there is any unreasonable amount of time to own a game before getting bored of it. To each their own.
Now for CIB stuff, art, figures, promos, etc., under most circumstances, I feel people really shouldn't buy that unless they are planning on keeping it. It is definitely frustrating to see guys quickly accumulate such material, brag about it, and then sell it. I understand that there are sometimes extenuating circumstances that make such sales necessary, but there are definitely times where a guy bought the stuff because it was "rare" or "valuable" or whatever.
1) I love this game and am going to keep playing/revisiting it over the years. I would hold onto these as long as possible. Every game from this category I've ever sold early on I've bought back.
2) This is a collection showpiece. i.e. Dinosaur Peak, Sculptors Cut, etc. This is just for pride. Look at this cool thing I have that not too many other people have. Again keep until you now longer want/need to show off.
Impulse buys can be tough to avoid for some, but I hope they learn pretty quickly not to spend outside of their means/interests.
Plus its just so situational, you can't really put a timeline on these things.
For instance... I got into homebrews. My NES collecting has slowed since I need so few carts to complete my set. I wanted something to do in the meantime. It was fun, but then I got into pins. So I'm selling the homebrews. How long should I wait so everyone is happy? Answer: It doesn't matter.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=3&threadid=158738
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or
Here's a scenario. You're trying to sell a gold Rolex watch, heading to the jeweler. Expect to get at least 4k for it. Guy comes up, says, "Wow, my dad used to have that EXACT SAME WATCH! It was stolen from him during 'Nam. He'll flip when he sees this! Oh, but I only have 1100 bucks. It would mean sooo much to me if you'd sell it for the $1100."
You know you could make quite a bit more on the watch, but you go ahead and sell it, knowing it's going to a good home and it'll make him and his dad happy.
As soon as you hand over the watch, he heads into the jeweler shop.
Yeah, guess it's just jealousy and capitalism at work, right?
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or
This directly affected him though. It wasn't just him being vocal about something he had no stake in just to give his 2 cents.
He was bidding on it and got "sniped".
Not saying that justifies anything, and all is fair in an auction, snipe or no snipe, Jedisam won fair and square. But it is something to think about that someone who has stake in an item will have a little more of a reason to be frustrated when something like above happens. If you have no stake in the item, then you really shouldn't be worried what the person does with it. And i guess even if you do have stake, the same rules apply. I guess i just feel someone who has stake at least has a leg to stand on when being vocal.
It is totally normal to have feelings and be bummed something doesn't go to someone who will appreciate it rather than flip it, we all have felt this way i am sure over our collecting years. But to go out of your way and be vocal about it just seems "unreasonable" to me. Feel however you want, but it really is no ones place to tell others what to do with their money or stuff, regardless of what their intent is, how long they owned something, or how much they got it for. As long as no foul play was involved of course.
Again just my 2 cents, not facts.
P.S. I am not saying i have never done this before, i have had a few bad habits when i first joined here. But it is how i feel currently and will practice going forward. In fact it is something i learned right here on NA. Don't worry about your neighbor and just enjoy your collection.
Really, this only comes up as an issue due to jealousy. Sure there will be some judgmental eye rolls because people pay far more attention to what others are doing, but those who are most vocal are just jealous in one way or another.
Well, wait a second. You were the most vocal person about a Garage Cart being flipped earlier in the year, a mere week or two after it was bought. Were you just jealous about that?
http://nintendoage.com/forum/mess...
It has nothing to do with jealousy, most people are content with their collections. It's more about A) Disappointment of a nice item being passed to the side like trash, instead of appreciated in a collection or
Sure. It was frustration rather than jealousy. But I'm guilty of the same emotions as any collector. Wasn't trying to come off as a saint. We've all been there. I notice and eye roll along with everyone else.
Looking back, yeah, I should've bitten my tongue. He won fairly. And it was his right to light it on fire if he wanted to.
Originally posted by: zredgemz
Love that quote from tracker
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
This is true only if you're pessimist about it. People collect for the love of the games every fuckin day of the year.
Love that quote from tracker
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
This is true only if you're pessimist about it. People collect for the love of the games every fuckin day of the year.
But obviously some people here are only or mostly motivated by money, so there's that.
I think it really depends on the item. For just any ol' game, perhaps a couple of months. A rare or sought after game? A few years. A grail? 'Til death do us part! For me personally, I don't sell anything unless it's a duplicate (or if I ever need to), but there are some grail items that I would never sell, such as my Sky Kid prototype.
Originally posted by: zredgemz
Originally posted by: guillavoie
Originally posted by: zredgemz
Love that quote from tracker
"Yeah, I find it shitty that in this hobby the only reason people buy things anymore is just to flip or hoard as some sort of investment. What ever happened to collecting just for the love of the games, or for the history, etc?"
So true.
This is true only if you're pessimist about it. People collect for the love of the games every fuckin day of the year.
But obviously some people here are only or mostly motivated by money, so there's that.
It's not because someone does profit somehow from the hobby that he doesn't love the games at the same time, even resellers usually deal with things they love first. Also, when things have money value it shouldn't surprise anyone that people consider them as profitable. Anyone who says the hobby should be stricly about the games wouldn't blink an eye in turning a profit over a Rolex. I think many confuse things all the time when it comes to 'making money VS love of the games' when these concepts aren't mutually exclusive at all.
I personally think that the problem with the question of this thread is more about being genuine in intentions and actions. If you're about to acquire a game to flip it at some point in a near future (if the occasion happens), then don't act publicly like you're the most happy man on earth cause you're holding it in your hand now.
More offen then not when i see someone talking about a grail or their whole collection and having to sell it, it is some joeblow who ran up his bank card and after he was done had buyers remorse or figures it is time to flip and move on to the next fad.
There are example's here and elsewhere but its not always a burn out, some times it is a guy making profit from convincing people to give him a deal.
That would be a nice rule but the mods would have no time to mod threads, that would be funny "hey mod i need a bit of help here with this thread can you check it out? Mod: no iam busy checking if this dank has beaten this game he wants to sell".
lmao
Originally posted by: zredgemz
No doubt there is a difference between a store owner i used to know compared to some guy on here or elsewhere bragging about finding their grail and selling it a year later or sooner.
More offen then not when i see someone talking about a grail or their whole collection and having to sell it, it is some joeblow who ran up his bank card and after he was done had buyers remorse or figures it is time to flip and move on to the next fad.
There are example's here and elsewhere but its not always a burn out, some times it is a guy making profit from convincing people to give him a deal.
A good example of someone being not genuine in his intentions, totally agree.
We could make a rule. You are allowed to be a dank collector, without ridicule, if you beat the game first before selling it.
No one can ever sell Silver Surfer. Way to spike that price!
We can all agree that burying yourself with anything other than a suit and a casket is foolish, and in contrast holding something for only a day to flip it the next isn't what being a collector is about. But to say there's no merit in holding something for a day just for the sake of saying "done" is foolish as well. People climb Everest for days and train their entire lives just for a few moments of completion and begin their decent.
There's also the "gotta catch em all" mentality that's been brainwashed into us 90s kids heads. By the time we caught them all we had another hundred to collect, then by the time we caught those ones there were even more. So us 90s kids are special in how we collect things. Once we've collected it all...we might want to restart and collect even more next round....or we might get tired and just ditch it. Or we might become modest and just enjoy it for the fun. Gotta catch em all no doubt HAS an effect on current collecting scene. 80s kids just don't understand the mentality because you didn't like pokemans.
That being said there's also nothing wrong with profiting off of stuff. I mean everyone from Mr 50000 titles to Mrs. "I just found my childhood gameboy" will buy and sell into the hobby if that's what they're into.
Begging for a deal just to flip next day though is a shitty and slimy thing. I can see baby collectors (read: new collectors) doing it and passing it off as ignorance, but a seasoned or veteran collector, someone who's been at it for years should never do something like that lest they be shunned from the overall vocal community. I'll admit to my slimy past, I'll also admit that I've learned what being a community means.
It means giving out a helping hand and not expecting anything in return, but be available for when you are needed. It means giving a buddy a break if he needs something from your set to complete theirs and asking a guy for something to complete yours. It's about giving a friend a trade that's leaned towards his favor rather than your own as long as you know you're both happy.
I don't think there's really much debate about what's acceptable, I think we just need to learn to understand the generation gap in the specific subset of 90s game collectors. Edit: Also, looking at the poll results there seems to be a decent distribution in hold time.