Addicted?
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So, about a year ago I decided to auction a NES, and also acquired a few games that I loved playing as a kid (SMB 1-3, Kid Icarus, Ice Hockey, Mega Man, etc).
Now, a year later my collection has grown up to 22 games with my first few CIB as well. I also have eleven more games arriving through the mail within the next few days. Just wondering how other forum users refrain from overspending on their collections.
Now, a year later my collection has grown up to 22 games with my first few CIB as well. I also have eleven more games arriving through the mail within the next few days. Just wondering how other forum users refrain from overspending on their collections.
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It's a good way to not let things get too out of hand because there aren't that many games you'll find that cheap.
Define what "normal spending" is, then you can sort of begin to figure out how not to cross that boundary
If you can afford it, and it makes you happy, realize so long as you don't pay more than these old games will resell for, you're never really in trouble. The market for most common/uncommon games is very stable, and if you buy smart, you'll be in good shape.
Don't consider duplicates to be overspending either, they can always be resold/traded. Don't count them against a lot's "worth" considering them a write-off.
Then you gotta decide if you are doing variations or not? Then you know you have to keep a list of which variations exist and which ones you have.
Then you gotta decide if you are gonna do boxes or not? Then you can make sure you have the space to properly store your collection once aquired.
Now that you have your given list and you are keeping trak of what you have aquired, you need to become familiar with what sells and for how much. That way you do not get scammed on any given buy and you can keep your eyes open for good deals on rare games. If you come across some rare games at good deals that you already have checked off your list, Feel Free To Buy Them as Well, Knowing you can sell them here to make money to purchase more games you need....
Before long you have 100 games and plenty of trade swag to enhance your collection to the next level. Finding a complete loose Nes collection should not be a problem knowing what price to pay and what you are looking at when you find it.
"The question is, which Nintendo product do you collect next?"
Last month i spent approx. $200 on picking up some games I really wanted. But considering the steady incline of money spent on NES games, I want to make sure there is a limit for me and my hobby.
And yes, I would consider what I spent last month already very close to the limit even though there are still a few carts that I'm oogling at.
loose cartridges on Ebay are very cheap.
Not if you are looking at completing a set of 677....That could get very costly. Besides most single cart BINs are over priced if you want a full set. A person would go broke that way or spend way too much to complete their goal.
Also, everyone is different and that's what makes this hobby cool. Some collect factory sealed games, others CIB, still others loose cart only (I was collecting loose cart + manual only until I recently switched to CIB). Some collect games for all systems, others just for the NES. Some members here are trying to complete a collection of all 768 games for the NES, others like myself have no desire to do this and only collect the games we like to play the most.
So start off small and decide what you want to collect the most. You need to define what type of collection you want to put together first (and this might change as you go along). I personally intend to put together a collection of SNES and Sega Genesis CIBs at some point, but its simply too much for me to try to do right now so I am focusing only on NES currently.
So figure out what it is you want first, and then work within your means and don't rush! If you do this, you won't get overwhelmed or in over your head. That's something I have a problem with....slowing down. The games will continue to be available when you're ready financially to buy them. You might have to wait awhile for some, but that's part of the fun.
Also, I highly recommend downloading an NES emulator and some ROMs to play-test games. I would never use an emulator as a substitute for the real thing, but I find it is invaluable for finding out which games I actually want to play and collect without having to buy them all first!
Good luck!
Thanks to that method I've spent less than $400 and got over 200 loose carts (145 unique games), a toploader, two toasters, 10 regular controllers, and a couple dogbones in two or three weeks...
I hope to be posting some pics and even scans for the expansion of the PAL B database.
Nice to hear you want to help out filling the database. I could do that too.