Yeah, you're right, but it doesn't make me wrong.
Let me give a different example. If DaVincci painted 100 copies of the Mona Lisa 20 years after the original, the very first one would be more valuable to collectors. That was my point.
That's another bad example, as your dealing with something that would still have an inherently small print run.
A better example would be Amazing Fantasy #15, Superman #1,etc...
the first appearences of Spiderman, Superman..etc.
All of these comics have had multiple reissues of the exact same content, but only the first run of it is worth anything.
It's a valid point, but due to the nature of thier production, there are huge print runs, and if there is any extra value to be had from that "first edition" mentality, it will not be realized for at least a minimum of twenty years, provided there aren't any like minded collectors... as there obviously are, the chances for any game that sells well enough to even get a greatest hits run to ever be rare enough to have any true value is almost negligible.
You're right, that wasn't what I was arguing so maybe I didn't understand. My point earlier was that there's nothing wrong with a collector looking for a great deal on their prized collectable.
That's true. But it get annoying when people post almost insulting offers for things that almost everyone has a decent idea of what the current market value is.
The challenge is what makes collecting fun. If you're willing to pay top dollar for everything out there, the challenge is gone and a lot of the joy of collecting gets sucked out.
This is only if you are buying games as collectables. I don't. When I buy a game, it is a game. Is it fun buying a game at a pawn shop that you know sells for 10 times as much on ebay? Sure. But I'm still buying it because of the game, and not the collectible value.
However, some people do EXPECT to get a deal handed to them and I agree that this is both annoying and wrong.
Exactly. I'm probably just reading the trading forum here to often and need to step away from that as a basis.
I certainly understand being irritated when people act as though they are entitled to get a deal on certain items because of some long strand of logic they put together in their heads.
Actually, the problem is the complete lack of, or the flawed nature of that logic. But yes, it is irratating.
I just don't think that someone should say that being labeled a "collector" means you are not entitled to search for a good deal on what you are collecting.
It doesn't... but conversely, you shouldn't expect people to bend over backwards in your pursuit of the deal... and learn to look at your prizes more objectively... I collect other things, and even with those things, I never buy anything with the sole intent of making money... trying to collect for that reason tears the joy out of collecting.
Amazingly, we are both completely right.
How often does that happen?
