Yes, but only recently. I was finishing off my list of stuff I had my eye on throughout the years and paid a premium for some oddball SNES paperwork/boxes. After only a few of those purchases it pretty much single-handedly turned me off from NES-64 collecting.
This is what prompted me to start selling a lot of premium titles. I think the kicker for me was when I sold my copy of Hagane (CB)... I bought a brand new amp and really nice guitar and it still paid for several of my monthly bills. I've used the guitar and amp more than I'd ever play Hagane and ultimately no one cares what's in my collection but me. I have zero regrets about selling. Honestly, if selling wasn't so much trouble I'd already have everything but my essentials gone by now.
I have a feeling a lot of collectors will be doing the same in the coming years, although there are always more wanting games than ditching collections.... at least for now.
I think the only times I've ever spent big money is when I get a bonus or something and know ahead of time that I will treat myself to something with a set percentage of it. Or recently I got a rather large gift card and used part of that to get Felix the Cat. If someone wants to reward me with money, I feel I earned the right to use it to reward myself
I've squirreled away about $1K over the last few months. Now a thousand dollars may not seems like a lot of money to some of you but I'm not the kind of dude who can just blow $1K whenever he feels like it. I've got to save and budget that shit.
So now I've got this money and I can't pull the trigger on a collection purchase. I keep thinking about all the cool shit i could buy for my wife, or my daughters, or both. Or fuck, I could donate that money. I don't know, it sounds stupid, but I've had this cash ready to go for like 2 months and I can't bring myself to spend it.
It feels selfish. My wife has never spent a thousand dollars on herself. My daughters have never gotten a thousand dollars worth of...anything.
But it's not like I've neglected my family. Over the last 18 months I've spent close to $15K on vacations. But that's not exactly selfless, you know? I wanted to go on those vacations as much as they did.
I don't fucking know. Maybe I'm just being a pussy.
Anyone else have this problem?
I think 15k in vacations is way to much personally and my wife would think so also but we don't own a house yet.
Back to the question no guilt. I worked hard to have life were I can maybe spend 4 thousand in a month on gaming. I still get the bills paid just don't go out partying. This is my vice I guess but I don't see it that way really.
So 15k on vacations is nuts but 4k A MONTH on gaming is okay in your mind?
As long as bills are being paid and things are taken care of it doesn't matter what you spend your spare cash on.
I've squirreled away about $1K over the last few months. Now a thousand dollars may not seems like a lot of money to some of you but I'm not the kind of dude who can just blow $1K whenever he feels like it. I've got to save and budget that shit.
So now I've got this money and I can't pull the trigger on a collection purchase. I keep thinking about all the cool shit i could buy for my wife, or my daughters, or both. Or fuck, I could donate that money. I don't know, it sounds stupid, but I've had this cash ready to go for like 2 months and I can't bring myself to spend it.
It feels selfish. My wife has never spent a thousand dollars on herself. My daughters have never gotten a thousand dollars worth of...anything.
But it's not like I've neglected my family. Over the last 18 months I've spent close to $15K on vacations. But that's not exactly selfless, you know? I wanted to go on those vacations as much as they did.
I don't fucking know. Maybe I'm just being a pussy.
Anyone else have this problem?
I think 15k in vacations is way to much personally and my wife would think so also but we don't own a house yet.
Back to the question no guilt. I worked hard to have life were I can maybe spend 4 thousand in a month on gaming. I still get the bills paid just don't go out partying. This is my vice I guess but I don't see it that way really.
So 15k on vacations is nuts but 4k A MONTH on gaming is okay in your mind?
As long as bills are being paid and things are taken care of it doesn't matter what you spend your spare cash on.
Plus exotic vacations equal bikinis, amirite?
Well I've bought a pinball machine that's pretty sought after once so no it's not nuts. Plus 150000 in 18 months is different then spending 15k on vacations but he can do what he wants with his money i never said don't treat your family to some get away time.
I've squirreled away about $1K over the last few months. Now a thousand dollars may not seems like a lot of money to some of you but I'm not the kind of dude who can just blow $1K whenever he feels like it. I've got to save and budget that shit.
So now I've got this money and I can't pull the trigger on a collection purchase. I keep thinking about all the cool shit i could buy for my wife, or my daughters, or both. Or fuck, I could donate that money. I don't know, it sounds stupid, but I've had this cash ready to go for like 2 months and I can't bring myself to spend it.
It feels selfish. My wife has never spent a thousand dollars on herself. My daughters have never gotten a thousand dollars worth of...anything.
But it's not like I've neglected my family. Over the last 18 months I've spent close to $15K on vacations. But that's not exactly selfless, you know? I wanted to go on those vacations as much as they did.
I don't fucking know. Maybe I'm just being a pussy.
Anyone else have this problem?
I think 15k in vacations is way to much personally and my wife would think so also but we don't own a house yet.
Back to the question no guilt. I worked hard to have life were I can maybe spend 4 thousand in a month on gaming. I still get the bills paid just don't go out partying. This is my vice I guess but I don't see it that way really.
So 15k on vacations is nuts but 4k A MONTH on gaming is okay in your mind?
As long as bills are being paid and things are taken care of it doesn't matter what you spend your spare cash on.
I am a family man and I really enjoy collecting NES games but I've come to the realization that, although I'd love to collect them all, it's just not going to happen. I can not and will not spend and arm and a leg for a video game. I think I have a reasonable soft cap of what I am willing to spend l. For those games that are near impossible to not find, let alone afford I have no issue with picking up a clearly marked repo (or just throw those on a everdrive). It has served me well. I still get the enjoyment of collecting games it's just more slow going. An certain games I just will never own but a repo can fill that void just fine for me.
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This is what prompted me to start selling a lot of premium titles. I think the kicker for me was when I sold my copy of Hagane (CB)... I bought a brand new amp and really nice guitar and it still paid for several of my monthly bills. I've used the guitar and amp more than I'd ever play Hagane and ultimately no one cares what's in my collection but me. I have zero regrets about selling. Honestly, if selling wasn't so much trouble I'd already have everything but my essentials gone by now.
I have a feeling a lot of collectors will be doing the same in the coming years, although there are always more wanting games than ditching collections.... at least for now.
I've squirreled away about $1K over the last few months. Now a thousand dollars may not seems like a lot of money to some of you but I'm not the kind of dude who can just blow $1K whenever he feels like it. I've got to save and budget that shit.
So now I've got this money and I can't pull the trigger on a collection purchase. I keep thinking about all the cool shit i could buy for my wife, or my daughters, or both. Or fuck, I could donate that money. I don't know, it sounds stupid, but I've had this cash ready to go for like 2 months and I can't bring myself to spend it.
It feels selfish. My wife has never spent a thousand dollars on herself. My daughters have never gotten a thousand dollars worth of...anything.
But it's not like I've neglected my family. Over the last 18 months I've spent close to $15K on vacations. But that's not exactly selfless, you know? I wanted to go on those vacations as much as they did.
I don't fucking know. Maybe I'm just being a pussy.
Anyone else have this problem?
I think 15k in vacations is way to much personally and my wife would think so also but we don't own a house yet.
Back to the question no guilt. I worked hard to have life were I can maybe spend 4 thousand in a month on gaming. I still get the bills paid just don't go out partying. This is my vice I guess but I don't see it that way really.
So 15k on vacations is nuts but 4k A MONTH on gaming is okay in your mind?
As long as bills are being paid and things are taken care of it doesn't matter what you spend your spare cash on.
Plus exotic vacations equal bikinis, amirite?
I've squirreled away about $1K over the last few months. Now a thousand dollars may not seems like a lot of money to some of you but I'm not the kind of dude who can just blow $1K whenever he feels like it. I've got to save and budget that shit.
So now I've got this money and I can't pull the trigger on a collection purchase. I keep thinking about all the cool shit i could buy for my wife, or my daughters, or both. Or fuck, I could donate that money. I don't know, it sounds stupid, but I've had this cash ready to go for like 2 months and I can't bring myself to spend it.
It feels selfish. My wife has never spent a thousand dollars on herself. My daughters have never gotten a thousand dollars worth of...anything.
But it's not like I've neglected my family. Over the last 18 months I've spent close to $15K on vacations. But that's not exactly selfless, you know? I wanted to go on those vacations as much as they did.
I don't fucking know. Maybe I'm just being a pussy.
Anyone else have this problem?
I think 15k in vacations is way to much personally and my wife would think so also but we don't own a house yet.
Back to the question no guilt. I worked hard to have life were I can maybe spend 4 thousand in a month on gaming. I still get the bills paid just don't go out partying. This is my vice I guess but I don't see it that way really.
So 15k on vacations is nuts but 4k A MONTH on gaming is okay in your mind?
As long as bills are being paid and things are taken care of it doesn't matter what you spend your spare cash on.
Plus exotic vacations equal bikinis, amirite?
Well I've bought a pinball machine that's pretty sought after once so no it's not nuts. Plus 150000 in 18 months is different then spending 15k on vacations but he can do what he wants with his money i never said don't treat your family to some get away time.
I've squirreled away about $1K over the last few months. Now a thousand dollars may not seems like a lot of money to some of you but I'm not the kind of dude who can just blow $1K whenever he feels like it. I've got to save and budget that shit.
So now I've got this money and I can't pull the trigger on a collection purchase. I keep thinking about all the cool shit i could buy for my wife, or my daughters, or both. Or fuck, I could donate that money. I don't know, it sounds stupid, but I've had this cash ready to go for like 2 months and I can't bring myself to spend it.
It feels selfish. My wife has never spent a thousand dollars on herself. My daughters have never gotten a thousand dollars worth of...anything.
But it's not like I've neglected my family. Over the last 18 months I've spent close to $15K on vacations. But that's not exactly selfless, you know? I wanted to go on those vacations as much as they did.
I don't fucking know. Maybe I'm just being a pussy.
Anyone else have this problem?
I think 15k in vacations is way to much personally and my wife would think so also but we don't own a house yet.
Back to the question no guilt. I worked hard to have life were I can maybe spend 4 thousand in a month on gaming. I still get the bills paid just don't go out partying. This is my vice I guess but I don't see it that way really.
So 15k on vacations is nuts but 4k A MONTH on gaming is okay in your mind?
As long as bills are being paid and things are taken care of it doesn't matter what you spend your spare cash on.
Plus exotic vacations equal bikinis, amirite?
at least you've got your priorities straight
This is a lesson to all of the single members, buy your big purchases before you tie the knot and then leave all of the small stuff for after.
I'm no doubt in the minority but all of my big purchases have been after encouragement from my wife.
This is a lesson to all of the single members, buy your big purchases before you tie the knot and then leave all of the small stuff for after.
I'm no doubt in the minority but all of my big purchases have been after encouragement from my wife.
I've actually considered selling everything a few times, my girlfriend was the one that convinced me not to