I did the same thing.... Went from about 3000 down to about 200 games. Stuff I actually play. I switched to PC gaming recently so main stuff I collect are exclusives I have a hard time playing on PC or cannot find. With the $ from selling I kept half and invested in previous metals for the future... For family and kids. I love gaming but stepping back from my collection it was over whelming and caused a lot of anxiety. I truly understand where you are coming from. Nice video.
Same, I started collecting back in 2016 and just spam bought collector editions for games I knew I would never play. Everyday I look at my shelf full of dust and games I have no interest in. Also made me feel like crap that I'm wasting money. This year I sold about 70% of my collection and I am so happy about it. After I moved to PC gaming I started buying everything I want to play on steam and ONLY buy physical CD and collector editions for games I truly love and I think that are masterpiece and worth putting on my shelf.
WOW! This was one of my favorite videos I watched in a long time. I've just started collecting video games and this video reminded me of so many very important aspects of getting into it. Now I just questioned a lot of purchases I already made ... size really doesn't matter. Looking at a wall of games is impressive but mental health and happiness are way more important than the lust for owning games just for the sake of it or because it's generally considered a classic. Play and collect games you ACTUALLY enjoy! Thanks for this video it helped me a lot!
Good for you brother, I’m thinking of doing it myself in the UK as I have a son now and everything has changed puts everything into perspective! Well done you, thank you!
Thank you for watching. I've began collecting shortly after and it's way more fun now than it was before. I can focus on what I'll actually play for once.
Honestly my friend and I were talking about doing the same thing, widdling down our collections to games that we really care about instead of stuff we got just to get it; it's a good thing you're taking steps to simplify and better your life - anybody who gets mad at that doesn't understand there's more to life than just stuff
Exactly. For months I looked at it and realized how much dust they were collecting. Do I need 50 Wii Games I'll never touch? 150 N64 games that I'll never play? No. What I need is a solid future that'll be stress free.
I sold my collection a couple years ago because I figured I would rather have a nice new car & lets be honest....... Its 2019 and Emulation is pretty easy to do
What makes a great collection isn't the size of it. Its the mentality of the collector and how they chose what to put in their collection. I have seen some collection in person that had about 4.5k games and wasn't impressed. I have seen a collection of 100 games that were the collectors favorite games that were in immaculate condition and he knew everything in great detail about each game.
Much respect! I too have recently realized what is truly important to me in my collection. I have what I want and now find it difficult to think of much I actually want to play or own. It has been freeing to purge the bs! Good on you!
Quite the change in mentality since last year (in fact the "up next" was your video about "would you sell"), but priorities in life far outweigh a bunch of video games for sure. Good on you for making the call to make yourself happier!
And who knows, maybe that mythical "bubble" everyone keeps referring to bursts and collecting finally becomes affordable! I don't see that happening any time soon but a person can dream!
This was a really good video. I have personally gone through changes in the way I look at the hobby as well. It's all about having a good time and sharing your experience, and you don't need a massive game wall to have that. Also good on you for making the changes you need to make, you look very healthy and happy.
I know the feeling of selling your collection, 2 years ago I've been through that, years ago I was struggling financially, so I had no choice but to sell my whole collection, there are some games that were played & some that weren't. I remember collecting retro games was time & money consuming. Even till now without my retro collection I'm still a happy man.
Glad it worked for you as well. I could go on and on for the reasons as to why I did and I can always come up with something new. I do not regret it at all though.
I respect your decision to part ways with a big chunk of your collection. It's not the easiest thing to do, but I like that you focus on the quality of the games versus the quantity. Everyone has their own mindset, when it comes to collecting, but having a large quantity of games can be overwhelming. For me, having a large number of games is meaningless if I don't like them, because we all know there will be lots of filler titles, or find time to enjoy the ones you like. Focusing on improving your life is far more important than gaming. Keep up the good work.
After thinking about it over a few days, being overwhelmed with it was definitely what killed it for me. I had so much shit, and i'm the type of person who can't be in messy or unorganized rooms. I couldn't enjoy what I owned.
I couldn't sell any of my collection.....i just know I'd regret it. I've sold stuff before and then a few years later thought 'why the hell did I sell that?! '
I don't regret it at all. Maybe it's because I sold it all in bulk. Sometimes I do regret making sales back in the day, but then remember I replaced it with something else. Game money stayed game money at the end of the day.
Way to go man...you're doing great and keep on truckin. I used to have a ton of video games in my collection, and let's just say I had some really bad shady friends that either use me or steal from my collection...they even took my imported Nintendo 3DS! Half of my imported Japanese games are missing as well and I worked hard to get those rare games because they don't come around often. It seems that every friend I make, they want to steal something from me whether it is a blu ray movie, DVD, Video Games or anything that they can find in my room...I swear to God every friend that I have made stabs me in the back and end up being thieves and the reason why I still don't have friends to this day. This is my personal story on why I stopped collecting because why waste the money when someone is going to steal from me? So I decided to live the frugal route and the minimal lifestyle of having less material things because I don't take possessions with me to the grave.
Awesome video Bryan! You gotta do what makes you happy. If I ever sold my collection I'd keep the consoles and just buy a flash cart so I can still enjoy all the games. I'd also keep my complete collections too.
I was moving to another state on my own, had a collection about 200-300 so games (yeah a lot of people won't say that's a real collection) and i sold 95% of it. now that i'm visiting my parent's house i'm unboxing stuff that has been sitting there un-used and un-missed for over a year and flushing out even more of it, sure i won't get much for them, but someone that is able to enjoy the stuff for the first time or multiple times would be better to than for me to have things i don't need or ever plan on using again, it's literally just free money to me. I came to the conclusion a year ago after i was working 70-80 hours a week and maybe sleeping 30-35 ? (also was going to college part time btw) i was too busy to game and i would just hop on my gaming PC and zone out to some music when i did. I downsized similair to you, the games that sat got sold, and the ones that are truly special were kept, but i'm getting rid of multiple consoles (i have a DS lite and OG3D, 2DS, etc. that weren't needed cause i could just use my N3DS, and also got rid of a GBASP cause i could just buy a gameboy player or emulate them later, same with the gamecube games, i could just dolphin emulate since all my valuables were sold 10 or so years ago when i was a kid and it'd be wayyyy too expensive to re-cooperate things like FE path of radiance, chibi robo, cubivore, etc. and all the first party titles that shot up dramatically in price. If i want to play i'll just emulate while on the comfort of my PC and being able to play them in better definitions, with music, etc. we're also fortunate enough to have the virtual console, the retro boy consoles and plug and plays like the (S)NES mini(s) ;) yeah man it feels a lot better to only keep the things that you truly will use, and i will be re-buying games like path of radiance, but just not in the near future, or unless a good oppurtunity arises. Sorry you got so much hate for your decision man, but at the end of the day we just gotta make our own decisions and be happy with them, i never felt remorse in over a year about the games i sold, maybe others are different, and they're not wrong for thinking differently but like i said we just gotta do what's in our best interest hahaha.
You made a wise choice. I slowed down collecting considerably. I need more time than anything. Collecting takes alot of time so I slowed it down to gain some of that time back. Health is wealth, so I think you made the right choice man.
Health is wealth, love it. Dude, it really does take a lot of time. People overlook the amount of time they spend browsing online sources for prices and sales, nevermind going out hunting and checking thrift stores. Can’t believe how awesome your collection is!
You have to put your health first Bryan and a lot of us are proud that you did that cause there is nothing worse then putting on a poker face pretending that everything is ok when it's not so well done buddy. I love playing games as much as the next gamer but at the end of the day it doesn't take over my everyday life which is important. Like I said I love playing and collecting video games but everyone needs a balance of other things so that they can improve their quality of life. Good on you for being true to yourself man!
Your welcome buddy! I game quite a lot too in a way that makes me happy so that I have room for other things in my life and don't ever apologize for putting yourself first cause we all need to do that sometimes even if we have the impulse to think of others first. Although it is an admirable quality to think of others, you have to be true to yourself and sometimes that is telling the situation as it is without having to spare peoples personal feelings cause there is enough people in the world who will take advantage if they are given an inch. Sorry for going on and on, I'm just glad that you took the necessary steps to worry about yourself. Proud of you bro! :)
Sold my entire collection.... Added to my dividends... Investment in precious metals.... And down payment on my small home. Leading a minimalist lifestyle now and it feels great. I do miss the tangible games but switched to PC gaming as well and it has been eye opening. I have everything I sold digitally for the most part and it's great having them available at the touch of a button.
It's understandable it's a lot of money, I enjoy the history though and odd and unique stuff that no one has so I keep going, anyone getting into collecting should ask themselves in the beginning where does this end and what are your limits. That many games too is kinda fast, it's been 15 or so years for me and maybe I have 3,000 and 80 systems, but I think you keeping what you like is the right choice that's basically my choice if I die or sell it off is keep what I care about the most.
I questioned selling when I passed your collection, but choose not too, because I did regret it, before going through sell offs, no one would buy my collection it is way too big by now, so I figure I'll just keep it and enjoy it
I sold my collection in 2012, then in 2016 when the NES classic came out, it sparked the hobby again. But now i only collect what I’m going to actually play. Because of that I play a lot more games now. Before I was just filling up shelves.
Kudos for doing what makes you happy. I myself stopped "collecting" and moved towards different means of emulation in particular the retropie mini pcs etc. so there are ways to play our favorite games and share them without having to have a massive collection. Also man congrats on losing weight o used to weigh 240 about ten years ago and lost 70lbs and have been a recreational body builder and trainer since
What I have been seeing from a lot of collectors/gamers is only obtaining games that mean something to them (ex: childhood memories) and games that are fun, enjoyable, and entertaining. Dwindling down fodder seems to be the new in thing, keeping a nice niche collection that can be showcased.
Exactly. I seriously had almost 100 Wii Games that were all garbage. Out of the 600 NES titles, I had about 460 unique titles, rest were duplicates. About 20% of each set of games i had were duplicates. I maybe appreciated 100 games total which I kept about half of. The new series I'm starting will be all about rebuilding the ultimate all killer no filler set. Hopefully you'll enjoy and I'll see you back!
I am on the same boat as you. I have been for a lack of a better word hoarding games and systems since 1999 when I got my first job during high school. I would spend a ton of money for a ton of games back then that I really had no interest of playing, just collecting for the pure sense. In 2016 I sold most of my library, kept mostly all the good shumps that I love and games that were given to me by my parents during christmas and such cause of the memories like Ariel on the genesis and road rash. I have a lot more room in my house, a third bedroom opened up as a guest room, and the feel of not being bugged down to keep purchasing is so good. I am enjoying my PS4 and Switch and only playing games that I truly truly enjoy.
I too am currently offloading my retro game collection. For a long time It's just been sitting there. Collecting dust. With each passing year...As the hardware gets older. It further deteriorates. Systems stop working. Cartridge and CD/DVD games suffer bit rot & data rot. Best to sell now before the retro collecting market nosedives into a big crash.
Hoping that it doesn't die completely, I'd support you man. I know plenty of people who've put tons of money into collections that they may never touch and I'd hate to see them lose out. I would like to see prices to where they were a few years ago.
@Neon Pizza I've long since off-loaded my collection. Whenever I want to play any retro title. I fire up my PlayStation Classic with a flash drive full of roms/emulators. Same experience, but without the hassle of collecting.
In theory you are right. I just started my retro collection, but as I run out of space I take a good look and ask myself if I am going to play it or will it sit on the shelf. So i only get games I will play. I don't buy just junk.
I got to the same point where I was buying whatever I could find for a decent price just to add a game to a shelf, it wasn't much fun. Recently I sold all the games and consoles that were sitting on the shelf collecting dust and only kept what I'm actually interested in and going to play.
I have to start by saying how awesome you look now! I will not criticize or question on how you got rid of 99% of your collection... you know why? Because I did the same not too long ago! I had some house and car issues and I was getting way over my head and decided to sell a part of my collection to help with the bills! Do I miss them? Yes of course! But do I miss getting rid of them to the point that I regret it? Absolutely not! I made the right decision! I'm now only collecting for PS4 and Vita and when I get a retro kick I just emulate them! People should stop getting angry because of the decision that you made because at the end of the day this is only a hobby! Also if people would just stop seeing the dollar value of those games they might realize that they're not that important! Don't worry about your youtube channel... you get back when you have the time! And if you decide to start collecting big time again in the future then I'll be here watching your pickups videos once again! Let's just say that I'm really impressed with you making a video about all of this and I applaud it! Great video and keep up the good work!
I just came across your vids. I’m just like you. I used to love video, played anything. Now I just play what I really want to. I’ll skip 80% of the games that come out now. I’ve been trying to figure out why that is, and to me it feels like it may be age related . Older I get, the more I lose interest in things I loved at one point . I used to be into Blu Ray collecting but one day I sat their and thought to my self, what’s the point of these discs on shelf doing nothing . 10 years I would have never though like that . The mind is wonderful thing but at the same time scary how your thoughts can change over the years . I love retro games, but whenever I think of buying something retro, I just think to my self, I can emulate it on my pc . Years ago I would have flat out bought it. Also just like you the things I love most, I’ve kept, others I sold simply because I originally bought just for the sake of collecting. Don’t worry about what others say. Buy what you want, sell what you want, it’s your life, not there’s .
You worded all this perfectly Bryan. Your choice was your own and no one should criticize you for it. I remember meeting you when your collection was one book case and still being inspired by you to start collecting. I myself have been cutting down on quantity and selling for smaller but more quality. Can’t wait to see where you take your channel next, bro.
hey gaming and collecting has all different styles and preferences for people. congrats for doing what felt right for you . I sold many of my stuff to just be ahead on finances and ended up collecting many more modern physicals and indie titles as well as rocking a pi with full library of master system and snes. quite the space saver especially since the unit is the size of an 8 track cassette lol. best of luck re collecting and subbed
I have a 32" TV with my classic edition consoles (NES + SNES) and my larger TV for everything else. It's organized, broken up, and absolutely fun to play games again. I got into collecting PS3 a few months back and so many staple titles for less than $5.
I can related, for me it became the thrill of collecting just to collect and I wound up with stacks of games I never touched. It was overwhelming me to the point I didn't play much at all. I'm selling off most of it and I'll have a small collection but one I'll actually play.
The word is life, not lie. Your thinking this second does not mean you will think the same the next second. Changes happen. As long as you're happy. You don't owe us any thing.
Fantastic video for me as a would-be collector. I haven't started collecting due to time and storage space, but I love living vicariously through TH-camr collectors. My only objection is the Retron 5. That system suuuuuuuuuuuUUUUhhckss!! It's only reasonable use is as a glorified cartridge save backup device. RetroPie or an old laptop is better for streaming and playing. If you want high end 8-bit era combined into a single console, get the Analogue NT Mini.
I appreciate you watching. I was fortunate with my Retron5 and never had any issues with it except when trying to update it once. For the convenience factor, it’s great, and not to mention I got it used for dirt cheap with some great SNES games a few years back. I’ll be doing a follow up video soon, almost like a 6 months later video and talk about what a miss and what I would’ve done different from selling my collection and from when I started. Definitely stayed tuned. Also, I started a new series shortly after selling it all called the Free Retro Game Collection. The series started with $50 and in the end I plan on buying and selling all killer, no filler games, and eventually return the $50 investment to my pocket. I’ve done 4 episodes so far and found some great games with a 5th episode coming out Sunday. Thank you again for watching! Keep in touch!
The Co-Op Collector That's great to hear. I know I'm biased, of course, with respect to to R5. As part of my gaming setup, it's critical to me that I play light gun games including my old NES ones and several PlayStation ones. Playing the old Area 51 arcade port on my relatively massive 36" flat screen CRT is the best. I tried an R5 with a downscaler to my CRT, and the only thing I was okay with was the cartridge save backup and GBA games (only because I had never played them on anything better than the handheld before).
I have a large CRT tv to use, but lack the room. I’ll be getting rid of a smaller TV I’ve added recently and putting it back in. Itching to play some Hogan’s Alley!
Hey man, I get what you're saying, because I feel the same way too...kind of. Like I have a big collection and I don't play most of it, I've come to terms that I'm a collector and not a gamer. I still play games and a enjoy the ones I want to enjoy, I'm always down to play something. But I also like having my shelves filled with awesome titles and rare games and everything in between. I'm sure there's both out there, gamers and collectors. I've pretty much stopped collecting older systems because I'm happy with what I have for them and I rarely touch them too. Also, I like having the games that are worth so much, mainly just so I can say I have it, not to rub it into people's faces, but in my eyes I have a complete NES Metalstorm with the poster, probably worth about $400, with that in mind, I like having that as a piece in my collection rather than $400 in my bank account that'll just end up going to bills, food, and/or gas, that's why I work, to pay for all of that. I respect your decision, I've thought of doing it too, I can't bring myself to do it though. Still looking forward to your content, whatever it may be!
What your doing is life changing, Finally you'll be out of the virtual video world for a moment,My Tip is don't buy games if you have no time playing it,Choose the very best games in your heart.if your selling games just leave a few,specially with memories.And yet maybe your mindset may relapse?There other things in life besides Video games.To tell you the truth I envy you because you can easlly afford those games,Life here in the Philippines is hard,So buying legitimate and authentic copies of games are expensive.The only systems that I have is PS1,PS2,N64,GBA and NGameCube.PS3 is phased out,& I don't think that i will be able to afford PS4,I am hunting games for the only systems that I have,Only used ones,I don't buy brandnew ones because there pricy that will affect my financial life.I know the hunt never stops,Specially if you have new system,Then system after system,PS5 is coming another collectible game library, it's ok to buy the system just to keep you updated,But you might as well sell the rest of your old system and there games for vacancy on your space,Cause to much is enough.
So true.. i had a buying spree of nes games, spent €150 in less then a month (never did that and its quite alot for me) i do buy games i would like (or think i would like) Mostly Capcom games. Point is, i just went buying cause i could get it cheap and i liked the game. Got Darkwing duck, Castlevania 1 and 2 Chip and Dale and like 5 other nes games. I am thinking of downsizing my collection and keep the games i like the most. It is a hard task, especially you want a certain amount of money for it. But then i can buy the games i rlly like and get rid of the clutter.
Yeah, bulk sale. Was the only reasonable way of doing it for numerous reasons. Many resellers wouldn't buy due to it being the beginning of the convention off-season, so they'd be sitting on it for a few months (most con's run from March to October/Early November). I went into it only asking 50% value which was very ideal for both myself and the store who purchased it. I know the entire time I collected I never paid half retail, or even close to it, and it also left a good enough bumper for them to make good money off of it.
Lothar Scholz It predates capitalism. Propably it's a trait that was was beneficial for survival when resources were harder to get and hence it stayed in our genes. Same with eating more than we need as long as there is food around, because who knows how many days will it be by the time we found food again. Hopefully these traits can go dormant until we need them again
I definitely slowed down my collecting .. an yea all the hunting an spending.. but yea just keep what you play I have been collecting for quanity an it is getting out of hand for me so I had to slow down
Thanks, man. I'm sure you know where I'm coming from. One you're on the path for better health it can become addicting to actually give a damn about how you look and feel.
over the years I sold a lot of my games, the only games Im really collecting are the Atari 2600 Colecovision and Intellivision. I still have my original 2600 I got when I was a kid the old heavy 6er. I play it more now than I do my Xbox One elite. still have most of my systems in Box ect but with emulators ect Im playing them less and less. I will keep my Sega CD front loader because its just awsome. and has great games. But alot of others I just keep because I dont think i will get enough money to make selling them worth the trouble of selling. I do have my Super Famicom and final fantasy games though my japaneeze is terrible so I get lost alot
Like others have said, I'm also thinking about trimming my collection a bit, but I have more than just video games. I have a couple thousand DVDs/Blu-rays, hundreds of books, tens of thousands of comics, hundreds of action figures and no room for it all. I have a storage shed that I keep most of it in. At this point I'm basically a hoarder. And what makes it tough is the daunting and overwhelming task it would be to start trying to sell some it, knowing I won't get much. I definitely don't want to sell to a resell shop, but it would take me forever to list things individually on Ebay or Craigslist. Maybe you can do a video on tips on selling large collections, if you haven't done one already. I'm new to your channel.
I could definitely do that, thank you for the input. It is EXTREMELY overwhelming to find where to start. After speaking with many resellers, they all mentioned that anything you sell for $5 or less you either break even or don't make anything. With my collection about 60% of it fell into the $5-7 category for games and most of the games I owned in the $75-300 range I already parted with. The easiest thing was to sell it local to a shop to avoid any issues. My collection was in the $24,000 range so I knew if I took the time to sell it through the year I'd run into several issues such as paying taxes if I made more than $20,000, as well as tons of eBay fees, packaging material, and many, many hours. I knew that if I was to I'd had to go in expecting no more than half retail.
Haha, it’s tough! I love games like Overwatch, Skate 3, and Diablo because I can play for 29 mins and get my fix. Doesn’t require me to stress save points and such.
Hi, Resident Evil on the GameCube is great. I just bought a Nintendo GameCube because of the Resident Evil Remake. But then in 2005 I got Resident Evil 4 on the GameCube and this is until today my favorite Resident Evil Game. Yes, all Mortal Kombat Games are great, my favorite is "Mortal Kombat Trilogy". Love it. If you like check my channel out for some Mk stuff, Collections etc. Greetings Andre ;-)
I appreciate this comment. It's true, I've had a handful of people belittle me for selling. At what point do they feel entitled to my collection? People don't understand that if I offered a deal to one person, then the next person would want the same deal and it'd keep going and going. It'd take up too much time to ship and a lot of time to get a transaction finalized. I would've had to spend many days taking trips to the post office, buying packaging materials, and whatever else was needed. Selling in bulk to a local store may have been about 20 or so percent less than if I was to piece it out, but I was willing to make that sacrifice to not worry about the stress. Thank you for watching!
Thrill of the hunt?? More like finding a game for peanuts that's got a hefty price on eBay. If stadium events was a worthless game would you be excited to see it in a pawn shop? Doubt it. GG on weight loss
The thrill of the hunt is right. When I got into it you could go to the flea market and find something new every time, regardless of value. It wasn’t about scooping up the $20 games for $5. It was finding all these odds and ends you never saw back in the day. Super Team Games was a game I got during my first flea market trip, so I’m sure if I saw Stadium Events I would probably be just as stoked. The memories of breaking out the power pad and using my hands instead of feet when I was younger was awesome.
on the bright side Master system games are not very expensive. though Phantasy Star is still pricey thank god I have mine. But its also available in so many other ways GBA, Sega collection for a ton of systems ect. so its not that big a deal
Dude i feel like you are speaking about my life. Exreme sports games are my favorites and i have been into playing mtg with my brother and and a small group of friends we play commander i dont know where ypu are from but if you are in the south jersey area i would love to hang out.
Do what's true to yourself. I will say the "scene" for going out and picking games has changed drastically over the past 10 years (and it's not so pretty). Happy hunting.
When I started about 6 years ago, I noticed it started dying down for me about 2 years ago. I lost so much drive to go out hunting for games because I feel like I had everything i'd run into.
The original Xbox makes a AMAZING retro emulator, much better than the pi. Research coin ops and soft modding the Xbox. It’s super simple and costs next to nothing. Also you collection looks better now, collect what you love, collect what you will play.
I love the way it looks now, thanks for the compliment! My bud gave me an old modded Xbox which gets a lot of use nowadays. I’ve ventured into the PS3 Library a lot too since it’s so cheap. Thanks for watching!
2700 games.... 6 years? Lmao I think you aquired your "collection" a bit too quick ahhahaha I still have the super mario 3 cart i first played 20 odd years ago... I still dont have 2700 games, jesus
Yeah... a bit overboard. I won't lie, there were numerous 200+ game purchases for $50-100. A lot of buying and selling. I think in the end I invested no more than $4000-5000.
The Co-Op Collector just seems there is no way to gain fondness for 2700 games so quickly :P I can relate tho, to learning niche markets and buying/selling things. Its a rush just to make a good buy/sell even if you had no interest in keeping the item forever
I collected between 2012-2017. Max I pay per one game was 20 euros for a pal ps1 tombi, so now you can imagine how I did profit from my shit, well over 10000%. Here in portugal, only a couple years ago the market started getting saturated with collectors, it used to be so eeeeasy to get great deals, I get a pristine pal deep fear in a bundle of 20 more complete games with the complete system, ram cartridge, all for 60 euros...beside few collectors, people here just didnt knew nothing about this fade... I did never buy nothing from ebay, all local. It was fun to collect and noe even more fun to selling it lol
ahaha yeah! I must say I never sell nothing on ebay too, I sell it locally, basicly to other collectors and the prices a bit above the pratice of ebay "sold listings"
No, it wasn't due to a financial issue or anything. I just had too much crap I never played. It was easier to sell all the junk I knew i'd never play in bulk with everything else, and just keep the games I knew I had some connection with. Definitely check out the new content if you ever have time. I'm doing a new series where I'm rebuilding with only quality.
I know! I kept exactly what I wanted and what I was going to play. I’ve been adding more as the months pass but still with the mindset of only buying or keeping if it’ll get played. Thank you for watching. Check out my new series I’ve been recently doing if you wanna see my new way of collecting.
Hey dude, I’ve been a sub for a while and really enjoy your content. I’ve been contemplating doing the same thing to my collection, massively downsizing. Could you send me your email? I have some questions I would love to ask you, thanks!!
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I did the same thing.... Went from about 3000 down to about 200 games. Stuff I actually play.
I switched to PC gaming recently so main stuff I collect are exclusives I have a hard time playing on PC or cannot find.
With the $ from selling I kept half and invested in previous metals for the future... For family and kids.
I love gaming but stepping back from my collection it was over whelming and caused a lot of anxiety. I truly understand where you are coming from. Nice video.
Good on you man. I cleared out abotu 1/3 of my collection 3 years ago. Kept the good stuff. Never looked back.
Damn abotu made allot of games 😳🤣
Same, I started collecting back in 2016 and just spam bought collector editions for games I knew I would never play. Everyday I look at my shelf full of dust and games I have no interest in. Also made me feel like crap that I'm wasting money. This year I sold about 70% of my collection and I am so happy about it.
After I moved to PC gaming I started buying everything I want to play on steam and ONLY buy physical CD and collector editions for games I truly love and I think that are masterpiece and worth putting on my shelf.
WOW! This was one of my favorite videos I watched in a long time. I've just started collecting video games and this video reminded me of so many very important aspects of getting into it.
Now I just questioned a lot of purchases I already made ... size really doesn't matter. Looking at a wall of games is impressive but mental health and happiness are way more important than the lust for owning games just for the sake of it or because it's generally considered a classic.
Play and collect games you ACTUALLY enjoy!
Thanks for this video it helped me a lot!
Very mature and well written comment! I couldn't come with anything better!
@@alexblack849 ^^ haha thanks.
Good for you brother, I’m thinking of doing it myself in the UK as I have a son now and everything has changed puts everything into perspective! Well done you, thank you!
Thank you for watching. I've began collecting shortly after and it's way more fun now than it was before. I can focus on what I'll actually play for once.
Do what makes you happy. It's your life, life is short. Choose to be happy.
Will do, and I can honestly say I'm the happiest I've been in years.
Honestly my friend and I were talking about doing the same thing, widdling down our collections to games that we really care about instead of stuff we got just to get it; it's a good thing you're taking steps to simplify and better your life - anybody who gets mad at that doesn't understand there's more to life than just stuff
oops I mean WOW how dare you try to better yourself and lose weight instead of burying yourself under a pile of Madden N64 carts you fucking LOSER!
Exactly. For months I looked at it and realized how much dust they were collecting. Do I need 50 Wii Games I'll never touch? 150 N64 games that I'll never play? No. What I need is a solid future that'll be stress free.
Best part about game collecting to me is playing the games... The hunt was only fun years ago, it's too hard and time consuming now.
I sold my collection a couple years ago because I figured I would rather have a nice new car & lets be honest....... Its 2019 and Emulation is pretty easy to do
Great video I’ve often considered selling my collection but always end up changing my mind. Glad your happy with the choice you made.
What makes a great collection isn't the size of it. Its the mentality of the collector and how they chose what to put in their collection. I have seen some collection in person that had about 4.5k games and wasn't impressed. I have seen a collection of 100 games that were the collectors favorite games that were in immaculate condition and he knew everything in great detail about each game.
I'm with you completely and it's 100% true. What I have now is great. Even 11 months later I don't miss it one bit.
Much respect! I too have recently realized what is truly important to me in my collection. I have what I want and now find it difficult to think of much I actually want to play or own. It has been freeing to purge the bs! Good on you!
I love what I have now. It's amazing. I spent much more time in here than I did before.
You look FANTASTIC dude! Glad you're back. Happiness is more valuable than a huge game collection!
Thanks, bud! Happiness is key!
Sells retro games collection, keeps tattoo of NES controller on arm.
Quite the change in mentality since last year (in fact the "up next" was your video about "would you sell"), but priorities in life far outweigh a bunch of video games for sure. Good on you for making the call to make yourself happier!
Thank you! Games will come and go and this isn't the end for me. I was out hunting this past weekend! :p
And who knows, maybe that mythical "bubble" everyone keeps referring to bursts and collecting finally becomes affordable! I don't see that happening any time soon but a person can dream!
This was a really good video. I have personally gone through changes in the way I look at the hobby as well. It's all about having a good time and sharing your experience, and you don't need a massive game wall to have that. Also good on you for making the changes you need to make, you look very healthy and happy.
Thank you, downphoenix! I feel great. I'll be back to collecting eventually, just a matter of time.
I know the feeling of selling your collection, 2 years ago I've been through that, years ago I was struggling financially, so I had no choice but to sell my whole collection, there are some games that were played & some that weren't. I remember collecting retro games was time & money consuming. Even till now without my retro collection I'm still a happy man.
sold my collection in december. Near Complete NES set (missing SE and 6 unlicensed games) Best decision I ever made.
Glad it worked for you as well. I could go on and on for the reasons as to why I did and I can always come up with something new. I do not regret it at all though.
I respect your decision to part ways with a big chunk of your collection. It's not the easiest thing to do, but I like that you focus on the quality of the games versus the quantity. Everyone has their own mindset, when it comes to collecting, but having a large quantity of games can be overwhelming. For me, having a large number of games is meaningless if I don't like them, because we all know there will be lots of filler titles, or find time to enjoy the ones you like. Focusing on improving your life is far more important than gaming. Keep up the good work.
After thinking about it over a few days, being overwhelmed with it was definitely what killed it for me. I had so much shit, and i'm the type of person who can't be in messy or unorganized rooms. I couldn't enjoy what I owned.
I couldn't sell any of my collection.....i just know I'd regret it. I've sold stuff before and then a few years later thought 'why the hell did I sell that?! '
I don't regret it at all. Maybe it's because I sold it all in bulk. Sometimes I do regret making sales back in the day, but then remember I replaced it with something else. Game money stayed game money at the end of the day.
Way to go man...you're doing great and keep on truckin.
I used to have a ton of video games in my collection, and let's just say I had some really bad shady friends that either use me or steal from my collection...they even took my imported Nintendo 3DS! Half of my imported Japanese games are missing as well and I worked hard to get those rare games because they don't come around often.
It seems that every friend I make, they want to steal something from me whether it is a blu ray movie, DVD, Video Games or anything that they can find in my room...I swear to God every friend that I have made stabs me in the back and end up being thieves and the reason why I still don't have friends to this day.
This is my personal story on why I stopped collecting because why waste the money when someone is going to steal from me? So I decided to live the frugal route and the minimal lifestyle of having less material things because I don't take possessions with me to the grave.
Thank you. I don’t regret it at all.
Awesome video Bryan! You gotta do what makes you happy. If I ever sold my collection I'd keep the consoles and just buy a flash cart so I can still enjoy all the games. I'd also keep my complete collections too.
I was moving to another state on my own, had a collection about 200-300 so games (yeah a lot of people won't say that's a real collection) and i sold 95% of it.
now that i'm visiting my parent's house i'm unboxing stuff that has been sitting there un-used and un-missed for over a year and flushing out even more of it, sure i won't get much for them, but someone that is able to enjoy the stuff for the first time or multiple times would be better to than for me to have things i don't need or ever plan on using again, it's literally just free money to me.
I came to the conclusion a year ago after i was working 70-80 hours a week and maybe sleeping 30-35 ? (also was going to college part time btw) i was too busy to game and i would just hop on my gaming PC and zone out to some music when i did.
I downsized similair to you, the games that sat got sold, and the ones that are truly special were kept, but i'm getting rid of multiple consoles (i have a DS lite and OG3D, 2DS, etc. that weren't needed cause i could just use my N3DS, and also got rid of a GBASP cause i could just buy a gameboy player or emulate them later, same with the gamecube games, i could just dolphin emulate since all my valuables were sold 10 or so years ago when i was a kid and it'd be wayyyy too expensive to re-cooperate things like FE path of radiance, chibi robo, cubivore, etc. and all the first party titles that shot up dramatically in price. If i want to play i'll just emulate while on the comfort of my PC and being able to play them in better definitions, with music, etc. we're also fortunate enough to have the virtual console, the retro boy consoles and plug and plays like the (S)NES mini(s) ;)
yeah man it feels a lot better to only keep the things that you truly will use, and i will be re-buying games like path of radiance, but just not in the near future, or unless a good oppurtunity arises. Sorry you got so much hate for your decision man, but at the end of the day we just gotta make our own decisions and be happy with them, i never felt remorse in over a year about the games i sold, maybe others are different, and they're not wrong for thinking differently but like i said we just gotta do what's in our best interest hahaha.
I appreciate you watching and thank you for the kind words. It's so much better now than it was before. I'm actually proud of what I have now.
Who is this skinny guy?! We love you Bryan! I am personally super proud of you bro!
Hey girl, hey!
The Co-Op Collector were u a fat boy on a diet don't try I check yo ass like a looter in a riot...sumo slamming that ass...
Thanks for the content Bryan. Wish you the best of luck. Hope you and Woodrow continue to be around the TH-cams in some manner.
Thanks, brother! We'll be back very soon!
You made a wise choice. I slowed down collecting considerably. I need more time than anything. Collecting takes alot of time so I slowed it down to gain some of that time back. Health is wealth, so I think you made the right choice man.
Health is wealth, love it. Dude, it really does take a lot of time. People overlook the amount of time they spend browsing online sources for prices and sales, nevermind going out hunting and checking thrift stores. Can’t believe how awesome your collection is!
You have to put your health first Bryan and a lot of us are proud that you did that cause there is nothing worse then putting on a poker face pretending that everything is ok when it's not so well done buddy. I love playing games as much as the next gamer but at the end of the day it doesn't take over my everyday life which is important. Like I said I love playing and collecting video games but everyone needs a balance of other things so that they can improve their quality of life. Good on you for being true to yourself man!
Thank you! I feel great now. Not to mention, I’m spending more time Gaming than ever before.
Your welcome buddy! I game quite a lot too in a way that makes me happy so that I have room for other things in my life and don't ever apologize for putting yourself first cause we all need to do that sometimes even if we have the impulse to think of others first. Although it is an admirable quality to think of others, you have to be true to yourself and sometimes that is telling the situation as it is without having to spare peoples personal feelings cause there is enough people in the world who will take advantage if they are given an inch. Sorry for going on and on, I'm just glad that you took the necessary steps to worry about yourself. Proud of you bro! :)
I selling ALL my 700 games and 41 consoles (back ups - don’t ask). Why? I got old and decided I would rather go riding my motorcycle for fun.
Good work man! Life changes are good!
Thank you! Feeling better than ever! Can’t even remember the last time I was in this great of shape!
Sold my entire collection.... Added to my dividends... Investment in precious metals.... And down payment on my small home.
Leading a minimalist lifestyle now and it feels great. I do miss the tangible games but switched to PC gaming as well and it has been eye opening. I have everything I sold digitally for the most part and it's great having them available at the touch of a button.
I'm going through some of the same struggles right now.... not selling my collection though.
It's understandable it's a lot of money, I enjoy the history though and odd and unique stuff that no one has so I keep going, anyone getting into collecting should ask themselves in the beginning where does this end and what are your limits. That many games too is kinda fast, it's been 15 or so years for me and maybe I have 3,000 and 80 systems, but I think you keeping what you like is the right choice that's basically my choice if I die or sell it off is keep what I care about the most.
I questioned selling when I passed your collection, but choose not too, because I did regret it, before going through sell offs, no one would buy my collection it is way too big by now, so I figure I'll just keep it and enjoy it
I sold my collection in 2012, then in 2016 when the NES classic came out, it sparked the hobby again. But now i only collect what I’m going to actually play. Because of that I play a lot more games now. Before I was just filling up shelves.
Kudos for doing what makes you happy. I myself stopped "collecting" and moved towards different means of emulation in particular the retropie mini pcs etc. so there are ways to play our favorite games and share them without having to have a massive collection. Also man congrats on losing weight o used to weigh 240 about ten years ago and lost 70lbs and have been a recreational body builder and trainer since
What I have been seeing from a lot of collectors/gamers is only obtaining games that mean something to them (ex: childhood memories) and games that are fun, enjoyable, and entertaining. Dwindling down fodder seems to be the new in thing, keeping a nice niche collection that can be showcased.
Exactly. I seriously had almost 100 Wii Games that were all garbage. Out of the 600 NES titles, I had about 460 unique titles, rest were duplicates. About 20% of each set of games i had were duplicates. I maybe appreciated 100 games total which I kept about half of. The new series I'm starting will be all about rebuilding the ultimate all killer no filler set. Hopefully you'll enjoy and I'll see you back!
I am on the same boat as you. I have been for a lack of a better word hoarding games and systems since 1999 when I got my first job during high school. I would spend a ton of money for a ton of games back then that I really had no interest of playing, just collecting for the pure sense. In 2016 I sold most of my library, kept mostly all the good shumps that I love and games that were given to me by my parents during christmas and such cause of the memories like Ariel on the genesis and road rash. I have a lot more room in my house, a third bedroom opened up as a guest room, and the feel of not being bugged down to keep purchasing is so good. I am enjoying my PS4 and Switch and only playing games that I truly truly enjoy.
I downsized my collection slowly and really thought about it and have not regretted it.
I too am currently offloading my retro game collection. For a long time It's just been sitting there. Collecting dust.
With each passing year...As the hardware gets older. It further deteriorates.
Systems stop working. Cartridge and CD/DVD games suffer bit rot & data rot. Best to sell now before the retro collecting market nosedives into a big crash.
Hoping that it doesn't die completely, I'd support you man. I know plenty of people who've put tons of money into collections that they may never touch and I'd hate to see them lose out. I would like to see prices to where they were a few years ago.
@Neon Pizza I've long since off-loaded my collection.
Whenever I want to play any retro title. I fire up my PlayStation Classic with a flash drive full of roms/emulators.
Same experience, but without the hassle of collecting.
Hey Dude, congrats on the positive changes you've made. I'm new to the channel. Mr. Tight lead me here. Looking forward to more.
That's awesome. Glad you're checking the channel out!
In theory you are right. I just started my retro collection, but as I run out of space I take a good look and ask myself if I am going to play it or will it sit on the shelf. So i only get games I will play. I don't buy just junk.
I got to the same point where I was buying whatever I could find for a decent price just to add a game to a shelf, it wasn't much fun. Recently I sold all the games and consoles that were sitting on the shelf collecting dust and only kept what I'm actually interested in and going to play.
Hell yeah, glad we’re on the same boat. I just started collecting again, but this time with a whole new twist.
I have to start by saying how awesome you look now! I will not criticize or question on how you got rid of 99% of your collection... you know why? Because I did the same not too long ago! I had some house and car issues and I was getting way over my head and decided to sell a part of my collection to help with the bills! Do I miss them? Yes of course! But do I miss getting rid of them to the point that I regret it? Absolutely not! I made the right decision! I'm now only collecting for PS4 and Vita and when I get a retro kick I just emulate them! People should stop getting angry because of the decision that you made because at the end of the day this is only a hobby! Also if people would just stop seeing the dollar value of those games they might realize that they're not that important! Don't worry about your youtube channel... you get back when you have the time! And if you decide to start collecting big time again in the future then I'll be here watching your pickups videos once again! Let's just say that I'm really impressed with you making a video about all of this and I applaud it! Great video and keep up the good work!
I just came across your vids.
I’m just like you. I used to love video, played anything. Now I just play what I really want to. I’ll skip 80% of the games that come out now. I’ve been trying to figure out why that is, and to me it feels like it may be age related . Older I get, the more I lose interest in things I loved at one point .
I used to be into Blu Ray collecting but one day I sat their and thought to my self, what’s the point of these discs on shelf doing nothing . 10 years I would have never though like that . The mind is wonderful thing but at the same time scary how your thoughts can change over the years .
I love retro games, but whenever I think of buying something retro, I just think to my self, I can emulate it on my pc . Years ago I would have flat out bought it.
Also just like you the things I love most, I’ve kept, others I sold simply because I originally bought just for the sake of collecting.
Don’t worry about what others say. Buy what you want, sell what you want, it’s your life, not there’s .
You worded all this perfectly Bryan. Your choice was your own and no one should criticize you for it. I remember meeting you when your collection was one book case and still being inspired by you to start collecting. I myself have been cutting down on quantity and selling for smaller but more quality. Can’t wait to see where you take your channel next, bro.
Quality over quantity. Did I really need 13 copies of WCW/NWO Revenge? Well... maybe
hey gaming and collecting has all different styles and preferences for people. congrats for doing what felt right for you . I sold many of my stuff to just be ahead on finances and ended up collecting many more modern physicals and indie titles as well as rocking a pi with full library of master system and snes. quite the space saver especially since the unit is the size of an 8 track cassette lol. best of luck re collecting and subbed
I have a 32" TV with my classic edition consoles (NES + SNES) and my larger TV for everything else. It's organized, broken up, and absolutely fun to play games again. I got into collecting PS3 a few months back and so many staple titles for less than $5.
The things you own end up owning you
Brian, I commend you for doing the right thing! Don't let anyone's ignorant criticism get to you!
Thank you! Life is too short to not care about yourself.
I've taken notes my friend! Very motivating. I'd like to see a video on how you lost the weight. What excersises, food, and routine you have, etc. :)
I can make that happen!
good stuff man only you know what you need for you. i ride Dj and game but i do it for my self ! great video!
Proud of you dude! We all support ya.
Thanks guys!
I can related, for me it became the thrill of collecting just to collect and I wound up with stacks of games I never touched. It was overwhelming me to the point I didn't play much at all. I'm selling off most of it and I'll have a small collection but one I'll actually play.
How much did u get total for what you sold if You don’t mind me asking
I won't give the exact price, but it's safe to say that my car I bought new in 2014 is paid off.
The word is life, not lie. Your thinking this second does not mean you will think the same the next second. Changes happen. As long as you're happy. You don't owe us any thing.
I appreciate it. It's been on the fence for months and was time to move on.
Fantastic video for me as a would-be collector. I haven't started collecting due to time and storage space, but I love living vicariously through TH-camr collectors. My only objection is the Retron 5. That system suuuuuuuuuuuUUUUhhckss!! It's only reasonable use is as a glorified cartridge save backup device. RetroPie or an old laptop is better for streaming and playing. If you want high end 8-bit era combined into a single console, get the Analogue NT Mini.
I appreciate you watching. I was fortunate with my Retron5 and never had any issues with it except when trying to update it once. For the convenience factor, it’s great, and not to mention I got it used for dirt cheap with some great SNES games a few years back.
I’ll be doing a follow up video soon, almost like a 6 months later video and talk about what a miss and what I would’ve done different from selling my collection and from when I started. Definitely stayed tuned. Also, I started a new series shortly after selling it all called the Free Retro Game Collection. The series started with $50 and in the end I plan on buying and selling all killer, no filler games, and eventually return the $50 investment to my pocket. I’ve done 4 episodes so far and found some great games with a 5th episode coming out Sunday.
Thank you again for watching! Keep in touch!
The Co-Op Collector That's great to hear. I know I'm biased, of course, with respect to to R5. As part of my gaming setup, it's critical to me that I play light gun games including my old NES ones and several PlayStation ones. Playing the old Area 51 arcade port on my relatively massive 36" flat screen CRT is the best. I tried an R5 with a downscaler to my CRT, and the only thing I was okay with was the cartridge save backup and GBA games (only because I had never played them on anything better than the handheld before).
I have a large CRT tv to use, but lack the room. I’ll be getting rid of a smaller TV I’ve added recently and putting it back in. Itching to play some Hogan’s Alley!
I cried after I sold my second copy of clay fighter sculptor’s cut! I can’t imagine how I would feel if I sold my collection from childhood.
It wasn’t bad at all! I was a little bummed due to not being able to share nostalgia when friends visited, but I got some cool stuff now!
Hey man, I get what you're saying, because I feel the same way too...kind of. Like I have a big collection and I don't play most of it, I've come to terms that I'm a collector and not a gamer. I still play games and a enjoy the ones I want to enjoy, I'm always down to play something. But I also like having my shelves filled with awesome titles and rare games and everything in between. I'm sure there's both out there, gamers and collectors. I've pretty much stopped collecting older systems because I'm happy with what I have for them and I rarely touch them too. Also, I like having the games that are worth so much, mainly just so I can say I have it, not to rub it into people's faces, but in my eyes I have a complete NES Metalstorm with the poster, probably worth about $400, with that in mind, I like having that as a piece in my collection rather than $400 in my bank account that'll just end up going to bills, food, and/or gas, that's why I work, to pay for all of that. I respect your decision, I've thought of doing it too, I can't bring myself to do it though. Still looking forward to your content, whatever it may be!
Hey man, you have to do what you got to do! Life is what you make of it.
Thank you for the support!
What your doing is life changing, Finally you'll be out of the virtual video world for a moment,My Tip is don't buy games if you have no time playing it,Choose the very best games in your heart.if your selling games just leave a few,specially with memories.And yet maybe your mindset may relapse?There other things in life besides Video games.To tell you the truth I envy you because you can easlly afford those games,Life here in the Philippines is hard,So buying legitimate and authentic copies of games are expensive.The only systems that I have is PS1,PS2,N64,GBA and NGameCube.PS3 is phased out,& I don't think that i will be able to afford PS4,I am hunting games for the only systems that I have,Only used ones,I don't buy brandnew ones because there pricy that will affect my financial life.I know the hunt never stops,Specially if you have new system,Then system after system,PS5 is coming another collectible game library, it's ok to buy the system just to keep you updated,But you might as well sell the rest of your old system and there games for vacancy on your space,Cause to much is enough.
so how much did you sell them for
Great video my dude!
So true.. i had a buying spree of nes games, spent €150 in less then a month (never did that and its quite alot for me) i do buy games i would like (or think i would like) Mostly Capcom games. Point is, i just went buying cause i could get it cheap and i liked the game. Got Darkwing duck, Castlevania 1 and 2 Chip and Dale and like 5 other nes games.
I am thinking of downsizing my collection and keep the games i like the most. It is a hard task, especially you want a certain amount of money for it. But then i can buy the games i rlly like and get rid of the clutter.
Exactly. Check my latest video if you’d like. I’m rebuilding but with a few twists, I’m sure you’d like it.
Yes I agree quality over quantity
Heck yeah, and i'm loving it!
How did you sell it? Bulk sale?
Yeah, bulk sale. Was the only reasonable way of doing it for numerous reasons. Many resellers wouldn't buy due to it being the beginning of the convention off-season, so they'd be sitting on it for a few months (most con's run from March to October/Early November). I went into it only asking 50% value which was very ideal for both myself and the store who purchased it. I know the entire time I collected I never paid half retail, or even close to it, and it also left a good enough bumper for them to make good money off of it.
I got NES Classic Edition from thinkgeek at the park mall Arlington Texas
FANTASTIC VIDEO !!!!! I JUST SUBSCRIBED !!!!!!!
Thank you!
It’s a hobby , it’s supposed to be fun, wish there was just more time to enjoy it.
Exactly.
Collecting is a mental destructive idea of capitalism.
Lothar Scholz It predates capitalism. Propably it's a trait that was was beneficial for survival when resources were harder to get and hence it stayed in our genes. Same with eating more than we need as long as there is food around, because who knows how many days will it be by the time we found food again. Hopefully these traits can go dormant until we need them again
I got a Xbox one PS3 Slim PS4 HP netbook 25 games. 800$ spent. Just need a PS2 slim and I'll have full PlayStation backwards compatibility!
This vid randomly popped up... Miss ya dude.
I definitely slowed down my collecting .. an yea all the hunting an spending.. but yea just keep what you play I have been collecting for quanity an it is getting out of hand for me so I had to slow down
I'm glad I sold it all. I love what I have now.
very good video i have been a sheff collector
way to go buddy..you look great!
Thanks, man. I'm sure you know where I'm coming from. One you're on the path for better health it can become addicting to actually give a damn about how you look and feel.
Good for you, man.
Thanks, bud!
How are you doing/feeling now?
I’m doing great, thank you for asking. I’ll be doing a recap video in a week or so. Definitely stay tuned. Any questions you wanted to ask for it?
Sry to necro a vid but i also play mtg and am wanting to sell my dragon fighter on eBay and want to know how to protect my self
2,700 games is not a collection at all. That is just afew games were I come from.
over the years I sold a lot of my games, the only games Im really collecting are the Atari 2600 Colecovision and Intellivision. I still have my original 2600 I got when I was a kid the old heavy 6er. I play it more now than I do my Xbox One elite. still have most of my systems in Box ect but with emulators ect Im playing them less and less. I will keep my Sega CD front loader because its just awsome. and has great games. But alot of others I just keep because I dont think i will get enough money to make selling them worth the trouble of selling. I do have my Super Famicom and final fantasy games though my japaneeze is terrible so I get lost alot
You're not a liar or a hypocrite. You simply changed your mind. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I appreciate the kind words. I’m back and doing it right this time. If you liked the video I hope you enjoy the new series I’m unfolding.
Like others have said, I'm also thinking about trimming my collection a bit, but I have more than just video games. I have a couple thousand DVDs/Blu-rays, hundreds of books, tens of thousands of comics, hundreds of action figures and no room for it all. I have a storage shed that I keep most of it in. At this point I'm basically a hoarder. And what makes it tough is the daunting and overwhelming task it would be to start trying to sell some it, knowing I won't get much. I definitely don't want to sell to a resell shop, but it would take me forever to list things individually on Ebay or Craigslist. Maybe you can do a video on tips on selling large collections, if you haven't done one already. I'm new to your channel.
I could definitely do that, thank you for the input. It is EXTREMELY overwhelming to find where to start. After speaking with many resellers, they all mentioned that anything you sell for $5 or less you either break even or don't make anything. With my collection about 60% of it fell into the $5-7 category for games and most of the games I owned in the $75-300 range I already parted with. The easiest thing was to sell it local to a shop to avoid any issues. My collection was in the $24,000 range so I knew if I took the time to sell it through the year I'd run into several issues such as paying taxes if I made more than $20,000, as well as tons of eBay fees, packaging material, and many, many hours. I knew that if I was to I'd had to go in expecting no more than half retail.
I started collecting all the old dreamcast games I had years ago recently, I am struggling to find time to play those, let alone having 3000 odd
Haha, it’s tough! I love games like Overwatch, Skate 3, and Diablo because I can play for 29 mins and get my fix. Doesn’t require me to stress save points and such.
Damn this aged real bad lol he would've made bank if he held for another 3 years probably could've retired
Hi Bryan,
Great channel and Video. Do you also into Games like Mortal Kombat and Resident Evil?
Greetings
Andre ;-)
I do!
Loved RE on the GameCube and Mortal Kombat 1-3, Deadly Alliance, and X!
Hi,
Resident Evil on the GameCube is great. I just bought a Nintendo GameCube because of the Resident Evil Remake. But then in 2005 I got Resident Evil 4 on the GameCube and this is until today my favorite Resident Evil Game. Yes, all Mortal Kombat Games are great, my favorite is "Mortal Kombat Trilogy". Love it.
If you like check my channel out for some Mk stuff, Collections etc.
Greetings
Andre ;-)
I wont ever sell my collection (its like 500 games over like 10 years lol and I play them all) but I do stop for like a year to 2 a few times
Congrats on prioritizing your life!
Thank you very much!
you made the choice and nobody has a right to judge you!!
I appreciate this comment. It's true, I've had a handful of people belittle me for selling. At what point do they feel entitled to my collection? People don't understand that if I offered a deal to one person, then the next person would want the same deal and it'd keep going and going. It'd take up too much time to ship and a lot of time to get a transaction finalized. I would've had to spend many days taking trips to the post office, buying packaging materials, and whatever else was needed. Selling in bulk to a local store may have been about 20 or so percent less than if I was to piece it out, but I was willing to make that sacrifice to not worry about the stress.
Thank you for watching!
Thrill of the hunt?? More like finding a game for peanuts that's got a hefty price on eBay. If stadium events was a worthless game would you be excited to see it in a pawn shop? Doubt it. GG on weight loss
The thrill of the hunt is right. When I got into it you could go to the flea market and find something new every time, regardless of value. It wasn’t about scooping up the $20 games for $5. It was finding all these odds and ends you never saw back in the day. Super Team Games was a game I got during my first flea market trip, so I’m sure if I saw Stadium Events I would probably be just as stoked. The memories of breaking out the power pad and using my hands instead of feet when I was younger was awesome.
With an all digital future coming, collecting will come to an end eventually. 😢
on the bright side Master system games are not very expensive. though Phantasy Star is still pricey thank god I have mine. But its also available in so many other ways GBA, Sega collection for a ton of systems ect. so its not that big a deal
Dude i feel like you are speaking about my life. Exreme sports games are my favorites and i have been into playing mtg with my brother and and a small group of friends we play commander i dont know where ypu are from but if you are in the south jersey area i would love to hang out.
We could make that happen! I'll be driving to SC this summer to hang out with the NES Addict and I'll be driving from Rhode Island!
RuneScape was my jam 🦾⚡
Congrats on the weight loss man!
Thanks!
Do what's true to yourself. I will say the "scene" for going out and picking games has changed drastically over the past 10 years (and it's not so pretty). Happy hunting.
When I started about 6 years ago, I noticed it started dying down for me about 2 years ago. I lost so much drive to go out hunting for games because I feel like I had everything i'd run into.
The original Xbox makes a AMAZING retro emulator, much better than the pi. Research coin ops and soft modding the Xbox. It’s super simple and costs next to nothing.
Also you collection looks better now, collect what you love, collect what you will play.
I love the way it looks now, thanks for the compliment!
My bud gave me an old modded Xbox which gets a lot of use nowadays. I’ve ventured into the PS3 Library a lot too since it’s so cheap. Thanks for watching!
Dude if you're happy with your decision to downsize don't worry about what other people have to say.
Everyone that sold their collection before COVID... XD OUCH..... imagine getting x5-x15 more money.....
Whoopty do
2700 games.... 6 years? Lmao
I think you aquired your "collection" a bit too quick ahhahaha
I still have the super mario 3 cart i first played 20 odd years ago...
I still dont have 2700 games, jesus
Yeah... a bit overboard.
I won't lie, there were numerous 200+ game purchases for $50-100. A lot of buying and selling. I think in the end I invested no more than $4000-5000.
The Co-Op Collector just seems there is no way to gain fondness for 2700 games so quickly :P
I can relate tho, to learning niche markets and buying/selling things. Its a rush just to make a good buy/sell even if you had no interest in keeping the item forever
I collected between 2012-2017. Max I pay per one game was 20 euros for a pal ps1 tombi, so now you can imagine how I did profit from my shit, well over 10000%. Here in portugal, only a couple years ago the market started getting saturated with collectors, it used to be so eeeeasy to get great deals, I get a pristine pal deep fear in a bundle of 20 more complete games with the complete system, ram cartridge, all for 60 euros...beside few collectors, people here just didnt knew nothing about this fade... I did never buy nothing from ebay, all local. It was fun to collect and noe even more fun to selling it lol
PRIXST haha, nice! Props for all the local buys.
ahaha yeah! I must say I never sell nothing on ebay too, I sell it locally, basicly to other collectors and the prices a bit above the pratice of ebay "sold listings"
Why did you do that? Financial thing? I'm trying to watch the video, My internet is being a bastard !
No, it wasn't due to a financial issue or anything. I just had too much crap I never played. It was easier to sell all the junk I knew i'd never play in bulk with everything else, and just keep the games I knew I had some connection with.
Definitely check out the new content if you ever have time. I'm doing a new series where I'm rebuilding with only quality.
lol You still have more retro gaming hardware & software than 99% of the worlds population bro.
I know! I kept exactly what I wanted and what I was going to play. I’ve been adding more as the months pass but still with the mindset of only buying or keeping if it’ll get played. Thank you for watching. Check out my new series I’ve been recently doing if you wanna see my new way of collecting.
That’s still a shit ton of games on your shelf
Hey dude, I’ve been a sub for a while and really enjoy your content. I’ve been contemplating doing the same thing to my collection, massively downsizing. Could you send me your email? I have some questions I would love to ask you, thanks!!
Definitely! It’s coopcollectors@gmail.com
there is a ghost in your house dude.did you hear the sssshhhh on your video
execute order 66 he bleeped out a curse word.