That's just cool... floating shelves are so nice. If I had the money, I'd hire someone to do some for me... no way I'd trust myself to do something like that, ha.
Your collection - post a photo - show us what'cha got!
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mchittumjr
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I am finishing up my basement this weekend and need a suggestion for an entertainment center. I am looking for something that can fit 18 video game consoles in it. Everybody that I have asked tells me to build one, but I dont really have the time, patience, or skill to build one. Also if I could keep it under $200 that would be great.
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I really like this for a lot of consoles its super heavy duty and priced cheap. I can put a pic if you wanna see it 
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Better-Homes-and-Gardens-8-Cube-Organizer-Multiple-Colors/29741111
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Depending on space you could go modular. I have 3 pieces in this pic. I think its about 15' across (75" tv for reference). Def not $200 though.
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my 3ds and psp and ds collections
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will add the vita collection pic next month.
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will add the vita collection pic next month.
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Hahah... wasn't entirely serious, just jealous.
Given how much space you have, I'm surprised you haven't set up a projector. Seems like it'd be perfect, given you're in the basement.
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I'll probably re-investigate it again, but i thought there was an issue with lag with projectors that caused me to veer towards the TV - also was an issue of a lot of natural light down here now that might've caused issues with stuff in daytime.
Now that you mention it, I actually I think remember something like that as to why you went with a TV vs projector when you originally posted some progress pics... or maybe when you originally posted that set up.
Either way, can't wait to see what you end up doing.
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Finally got my ikea shelves full. I either need to stop or get more shelves.
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it is easier just to get more shelves
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Figured it was time to post an update to my collection (apologies for some of the waviness of my panoramas):
Four-wall panorama of my game library room:
From top to bottom:
Shelves 1-2: complete US 3DO set
Shelves 3-4: complete factory-sealed Jaguar & Jaguar CD set (w/ all cover variants), several CIB Atari 2600, 5200, & 7800 games
Shelf 5: PS1 standard jewel case-size games
Shelf 6 (spilling on to 7): complete US Vita set, all Asian exclusives w/ English, & several Euro exclusives
Shelf 7: nearly complete PS1 longbox set (w/ all cover and case type variants)
Shelf 1: PS1 longboxes from above
Shelf 2 (and first half of 3): PS2
Shelves 4-6 (and second half of 3): PS3
Sega Genesis, a few Master System (top left), and complete 32X cart & CD set (bottom)
Complete US Sega CD set (w/ all cover variants, still working on all Working Designs disk art variants):
Left shelves: PSP games and various Jag & 3DO hardware/accessories
Right shelves: Turbo Grafx 16/CD & Sega Saturn
Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One (and several cart-only NES games randomly on the bottom - just sort of hanging out because I only count CIB stuff as part of my collection, because I'm Collector-OCD):
Shelf 1: over-sized Nintendo stuff (Earthbound, Aladdin stuff, etc)
Shelves 2-3: over-sized Wii U and 3DS bundles
Shelves 4-7: Wii U (working on a complete US set)
Shelf 8: Dreamcast
Shelf 9: the rest of the cart-only NES stuff and cart-only Atari 2600
Shelves 1-4: about 1/3 of the US NES set
Shelves 1-2: SNES
Shelf 3: N64
Shelf 4: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GameBoy Advance, & complete Virtual Boy set
Shelves 5-6: Nintendo DS & 3DS
Shelf 7: GameCube & Wii
The entrance to my Collector's / Limited Editions closet (the closet is too packed to take a picture of at the moment. I'll update that later.
PS4 (and Everdrive flash carts - NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, TurboGrafx, GameBoy, GameGear)
The custom game console entertainment center that I'm building should be completed in the next week or so. I'll post a pic of that once it's ready. It will house up to 30 consoles, with a hidden rear chamber for cable management, be fully LED lit, and climate controlled to protect against overheating systems. Should be pretty slick.
Four-wall panorama of my game library room:
From top to bottom:
Shelves 1-2: complete US 3DO set
Shelves 3-4: complete factory-sealed Jaguar & Jaguar CD set (w/ all cover variants), several CIB Atari 2600, 5200, & 7800 games
Shelf 5: PS1 standard jewel case-size games
Shelf 6 (spilling on to 7): complete US Vita set, all Asian exclusives w/ English, & several Euro exclusives
Shelf 7: nearly complete PS1 longbox set (w/ all cover and case type variants)
Shelf 1: PS1 longboxes from above
Shelf 2 (and first half of 3): PS2
Shelves 4-6 (and second half of 3): PS3
Sega Genesis, a few Master System (top left), and complete 32X cart & CD set (bottom)
Complete US Sega CD set (w/ all cover variants, still working on all Working Designs disk art variants):
Left shelves: PSP games and various Jag & 3DO hardware/accessories
Right shelves: Turbo Grafx 16/CD & Sega Saturn
Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One (and several cart-only NES games randomly on the bottom - just sort of hanging out because I only count CIB stuff as part of my collection, because I'm Collector-OCD):
Shelf 1: over-sized Nintendo stuff (Earthbound, Aladdin stuff, etc)
Shelves 2-3: over-sized Wii U and 3DS bundles
Shelves 4-7: Wii U (working on a complete US set)
Shelf 8: Dreamcast
Shelf 9: the rest of the cart-only NES stuff and cart-only Atari 2600
Shelves 1-4: about 1/3 of the US NES set
Shelves 1-2: SNES
Shelf 3: N64
Shelf 4: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GameBoy Advance, & complete Virtual Boy set
Shelves 5-6: Nintendo DS & 3DS
Shelf 7: GameCube & Wii
The entrance to my Collector's / Limited Editions closet (the closet is too packed to take a picture of at the moment. I'll update that later.
PS4 (and Everdrive flash carts - NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, TurboGrafx, GameBoy, GameGear)
The custom game console entertainment center that I'm building should be completed in the next week or so. I'll post a pic of that once it's ready. It will house up to 30 consoles, with a hidden rear chamber for cable management, be fully LED lit, and climate controlled to protect against overheating systems. Should be pretty slick.
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WOW that is impressive. Cant wait to see the console center when its done.Figured it was time to post an update to my collection (apologies for some of the waviness of my panoramas):
Four-wall panorama of my game library room:
From top to bottom:
Shelves 1-2: complete US 3DO set
Shelves 3-4: complete factory-sealed Jaguar & Jaguar CD set (w/ all cover variants), several CIB Atari 2600, 5200, & 7800 games
Shelf 5: PS1 standard jewel case-size games
Shelf 6 (spilling on to 7): complete US Vita set, all Asian exclusives w/ English, & several Euro exclusives
Shelf 7: nearly complete PS1 longbox set (w/ all cover and case type variants)
Shelf 1: PS1 longboxes from above
Shelf 2 (and first half of 3): PS2
Shelves 4-6 (and second half of 3): PS3
Sega Genesis, a few Master System (top left), and complete 32X cart & CD set (bottom)
Complete US Sega CD set (w/ all cover variants, still working on all Working Designs disk art variants):
Left shelves: PSP games and various Jag & 3DO hardware/accessories
Right shelves: Turbo Grafx 16/CD & Sega Saturn
Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One (and several cart-only NES games randomly on the bottom - just sort of hanging out because I only count CIB stuff as part of my collection, because I'm Collector-OCD):
Shelf 1: over-sized Nintendo stuff (Earthbound, Aladdin stuff, etc)
Shelves 2-3: over-sized Wii U and 3DS bundles
Shelves 4-7: Wii U (working on a complete US set)
Shelf 8: Dreamcast
Shelf 9: the rest of the cart-only NES stuff and cart-only Atari 2600
Shelves 1-4: about 1/3 of the US NES set
Shelves 1-2: SNES
Shelf 3: N64
Shelf 4: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GameBoy Advance, & complete Virtual Boy set
Shelves 5-6: Nintendo DS & 3DS
Shelf 7: GameCube & Wii
The entrance to my Collector's / Limited Editions closet (the closet is too packed to take a picture of at the moment. I'll update that later.
PS4 (and Everdrive flash carts - NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, TurboGrafx, GameBoy, GameGear)
The custom game console entertainment center that I'm building should be completed in the next week or so. I'll post a pic of that once it's ready. It will house up to 30 consoles, with a hidden rear chamber for cable management, be fully LED lit, and climate controlled to protect against overheating systems. Should be pretty slick.
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Very impressive. People who track down complete collections amaze me. The stack of collector's editons does make wince for the games at the bottom, however.
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Haha thanks guys. It's been a lot of fun going back and trying to piece together complete CIB sets over the years. Some stuff I've had since it was purchased new back in the day, but there were definitely a lot of gaps to go fill in.
Salty - yeah the CE stack isn't a permanent solution (and the ones on the bottom are all sturdy boxes that won't end up with any crush damage). All of the CEs/LEs in the closet are shelved, just need to make some more room for these and have a decent display solution.
I'm tentatively planning on spending all day next Saturday finishing up my console cabinet, so hopefully I'll have some pics Sunday or so.
Salty - yeah the CE stack isn't a permanent solution (and the ones on the bottom are all sturdy boxes that won't end up with any crush damage). All of the CEs/LEs in the closet are shelved, just need to make some more room for these and have a decent display solution.
I'm tentatively planning on spending all day next Saturday finishing up my console cabinet, so hopefully I'll have some pics Sunday or so.
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my vita collection
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Congrats Vinny. Looking forward to seeing pics of the setup once you're all settled in.
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Looks like the same shelving i used in my game closet =]Figured it was time to post an update to my collection (apologies for some of the waviness of my panoramas):
Four-wall panorama of my game library room:
From top to bottom:
Shelves 1-2: complete US 3DO set
Shelves 3-4: complete factory-sealed Jaguar & Jaguar CD set (w/ all cover variants), several CIB Atari 2600, 5200, & 7800 games
Shelf 5: PS1 standard jewel case-size games
Shelf 6 (spilling on to 7): complete US Vita set, all Asian exclusives w/ English, & several Euro exclusives
Shelf 7: nearly complete PS1 longbox set (w/ all cover and case type variants)
Shelf 1: PS1 longboxes from above
Shelf 2 (and first half of 3): PS2
Shelves 4-6 (and second half of 3): PS3
Sega Genesis, a few Master System (top left), and complete 32X cart & CD set (bottom)
Complete US Sega CD set (w/ all cover variants, still working on all Working Designs disk art variants):
Left shelves: PSP games and various Jag & 3DO hardware/accessories
Right shelves: Turbo Grafx 16/CD & Sega Saturn
Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One (and several cart-only NES games randomly on the bottom - just sort of hanging out because I only count CIB stuff as part of my collection, because I'm Collector-OCD):
Shelf 1: over-sized Nintendo stuff (Earthbound, Aladdin stuff, etc)
Shelves 2-3: over-sized Wii U and 3DS bundles
Shelves 4-7: Wii U (working on a complete US set)
Shelf 8: Dreamcast
Shelf 9: the rest of the cart-only NES stuff and cart-only Atari 2600
Shelves 1-4: about 1/3 of the US NES set
Shelves 1-2: SNES
Shelf 3: N64
Shelf 4: Game Boy, Game Boy Color, GameBoy Advance, & complete Virtual Boy set
Shelves 5-6: Nintendo DS & 3DS
Shelf 7: GameCube & Wii
The entrance to my Collector's / Limited Editions closet (the closet is too packed to take a picture of at the moment. I'll update that later.
PS4 (and Everdrive flash carts - NES, SNES, N64, Genesis, TurboGrafx, GameBoy, GameGear)
The custom game console entertainment center that I'm building should be completed in the next week or so. I'll post a pic of that once it's ready. It will house up to 30 consoles, with a hidden rear chamber for cable management, be fully LED lit, and climate controlled to protect against overheating systems. Should be pretty slick.
Thanks. Not gonna be as nice anymore b/c everything will need to be spread out (likely between two rooms)... but it beats having to cram everything in a 12x10 room that I've had my stuff in for the last 10 years, not to mention I've run of space.
You probably don't/can't. The search function on CAG really sucks. :/
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Wait, which part? The part about everything in one small room or the part about stuff spread out in multiple rooms?
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Well moving day is upon me and my collection is packed up. Huge thanks to those that recommended the elfa shelving. Lucked out and the previous homeowners had that exact shelving in the closets! I only need to buy a couple bars now and some shelf clips. I figure shelving wood from lowes would suffice for custom length shelves.
However, I'm looking for suggestions on how to make bookends that would go on the end of said custom shelves since they will end in the middle of a wall.
However, I'm looking for suggestions on how to make bookends that would go on the end of said custom shelves since they will end in the middle of a wall.
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Moving in 3 weeks - guess i better start packing up =[
Don't worry... mine is in a week and I haven't started. But then again, I said
it and took all next week off b/c this will be my first real move ever.
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Seems like a bunch of you are moving around this summer.
Better post those pics once you've settled in to the new home!
Better post those pics once you've settled in to the new home!
All the piecemeal storage is getting out-of-hand and I said
it and decided to re-use a few old ones and get a few new cabinets. I already got one and will likely get another one. The one I bought is this gorgeous monstrosity but I already regret buying it b/c it arrived in 3 separate boxes and in total, weighs 200+ lbs. It'll be weeks before I have it built.https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002C1O04M/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=HC2EPTCN0WN2&coliid=I1CX7LZTFP9V7K&psc=1
I likely won't have my collection posted for months, once all is said and done.
EDIT* Bonus, I packed up nearly all of my opened GC games and most of the opened Wii games... and am now starting to realize how
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It's been awhile since the last update.
Was able to find a way to fit in a new shelf, so now I have a Vita corner. ^__^
Anywho...updates!
Was able to find a way to fit in a new shelf, so now I have a Vita corner. ^__^
Anywho...updates!
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mchittumjr
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Still have to wire everything up and put the TV up but this is the current setup.
Man, I wish I had shelves like that.
Are you really going to wire up all those systems, at once? Never really got the point of having more than maybe 2-3 systems hooked up at once. I get that, sometimes you wanna just randomly fire something up, but it doesn't take that long to hook up a system assuming you've got a decent enough receiver.
Not a fan of white but that shelve set up is on point.
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You're crazyMan, I wish I had shelves like that.
Are you really going to wire up all those systems, at once? Never really got the point of having more than maybe 2-3 systems hooked up at once. I get that, sometimes you wanna just randomly fire something up, but it doesn't take that long to hook up a system assuming you've got a decent enough receiver.
Not a fan of white but that shelve set up is on point.
I wish I had Ship's setup where you switch from NES to PS4 at the push of a button.I mean, I get the idea behind it... it's just that I've never said, "Boy, Uncharted 4 sure is fun. I think I'll play some SMB3 now" is what I meant. Then again, I usually only play 1-2 games at a time until I finish them.You're crazy
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It's all from Home Depot. Just need to buy each piece individually. It's all on the floor now, ready for moving later this week.
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So I had to get AT&T internet installed and shit got real with how much stuff I have. I bought 10 of these and that only stored about 1/20 of my game collection (they were on sale for $5.xx each at costco). I will not be able to display my collection until I by a bigger home.
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Because the dude couldn't get to places to install it?
For $5, i would buy a bunch of those - instore only? Didn't see online costco.com.
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Yeah. I had to block the port in my bedroom with stuff, so to make room in my closet and kitchen/main area, I had to move a lot of stuff out of my place. The guy ended up splicing the line in the attic and I think in doing so he killed the port in the kitchen and the bedroom. He said that is how they do it now b/c everyone has cordless phones and uses voip. I think once it gets a little cooler, I'll have someone else come out and do it properly. Felt bad because the dude was int he attic for a long time on the hottest day in decades. I had to go up there too to help get him near the area we though the cord was located.
Yeah I only saw them at my local store. They were something like $5.86 or something (yes they are the bigger size). They are cheap/have rough edges/may have a little extra plastic they didn't stamp out properly-that I cut off with a blade, but they are really solid and slightly flexible on the bottom so they work well for systems and cords and stuff like that. They are made to stack too!
Since I was cleaning out the closet in my old bedroom at my parents' house, I decided to snap a few quick pics of the SEGA CD/Saturn games. There is definitely at least one or two boxes missing (since Albert's Odyssey, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, and a few others are missing.)
I didn't bother taking pictures of the consoles (there is a boxed Genesis, boxed Sega CD, boxed Saturn, CD-X, etc)
There are a few new games in there like Monkey Island.
My Sega CD/Saturn collection is pretty much one of the best deals game wise I ever got. Everything except Keio was picked up (about 7/8 years ago) for a total of about $35 (from a $10 sight unseen bundle and a $25 sight unseen duffle bag full of games)
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You can add this to the pictures of my NES stuff I posted about 2 months ago hah
I didn't bother taking pictures of the consoles (there is a boxed Genesis, boxed Sega CD, boxed Saturn, CD-X, etc)
There are a few new games in there like Monkey Island.
My Sega CD/Saturn collection is pretty much one of the best deals game wise I ever got. Everything except Keio was picked up (about 7/8 years ago) for a total of about $35 (from a $10 sight unseen bundle and a $25 sight unseen duffle bag full of games)
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You can add this to the pictures of my NES stuff I posted about 2 months ago hah
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The worst part of my move was definitely finding decent boxes that didn't have rounded edges/corners... the dozen boxes I got work weren't nearly enough. I'm glad someone mentioned bankers boxes, I found some at WM for cheap and they were sturdy enough to stack.
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I know this is the collection thread - but has anyone here ever pared down their massive collection?
Was it by choice or necessity?
How much did you end up clearing?
What did you use the money for?
Did you regret it later on?
I mentioned a few months back I was starting to think about and sell off some of my stuff and thought I'd ask to see what other people have done.
I did this with my anime DVD collection back in 2008. It was the first time I started to really sell on eBay and used the funds to pay for a trip to Japan after college graduation. I ended up clearing about 4K but know I spent probably double that over the years on them (I had started buying freshmen year of high school and had pretty much stopped by freshmen/sophmore year of college). It wasn't a necessity but I had hundreds of sets, art boxes, pack in bonuses (I remember Najica had a pair of panties included), etc. and decided to try and make room before I moved back home after school. I never regretted it since 95% were things I watched once and put away to never look at again (aside when people would borrow them).
Now I've started to purge out alot of game stuff. I've moved into my own house and had previously kept everything stored at my parents' place. My mom is looking to potentially move out and I honestly wouldn't want to crowd my own place up with thousands of video game things (My collection is pretty much stored in my old bedroom taking up a good hunk of the entire room). Even if I did bring it over I don't think I'd want to fill up and entire room with just bookcases and bookcases full of carts and cases. (I already have bookcases full of statues, figurines, and other things)
So far out of the collection I've cleared about 11K in sales (after fees/shipping). This includes most of the GBA, DS, 3DS, Wii, Xbox, PS2, Dreamcast, and PC collection. So far I haven't regretted it, but I don't think I will be able to sell a few things like my NES and SNES collection, my World of Nintendo light up sign, or my 7ft tall Virtual Boy display unit.
Was it by choice or necessity?
How much did you end up clearing?
What did you use the money for?
Did you regret it later on?
I mentioned a few months back I was starting to think about and sell off some of my stuff and thought I'd ask to see what other people have done.
I did this with my anime DVD collection back in 2008. It was the first time I started to really sell on eBay and used the funds to pay for a trip to Japan after college graduation. I ended up clearing about 4K but know I spent probably double that over the years on them (I had started buying freshmen year of high school and had pretty much stopped by freshmen/sophmore year of college). It wasn't a necessity but I had hundreds of sets, art boxes, pack in bonuses (I remember Najica had a pair of panties included), etc. and decided to try and make room before I moved back home after school. I never regretted it since 95% were things I watched once and put away to never look at again (aside when people would borrow them).
Now I've started to purge out alot of game stuff. I've moved into my own house and had previously kept everything stored at my parents' place. My mom is looking to potentially move out and I honestly wouldn't want to crowd my own place up with thousands of video game things (My collection is pretty much stored in my old bedroom taking up a good hunk of the entire room). Even if I did bring it over I don't think I'd want to fill up and entire room with just bookcases and bookcases full of carts and cases. (I already have bookcases full of statues, figurines, and other things)
So far out of the collection I've cleared about 11K in sales (after fees/shipping). This includes most of the GBA, DS, 3DS, Wii, Xbox, PS2, Dreamcast, and PC collection. So far I haven't regretted it, but I don't think I will be able to sell a few things like my NES and SNES collection, my World of Nintendo light up sign, or my 7ft tall Virtual Boy display unit.
I had started to sell my collection when I started in college. I probably unloaded 20 games or so before I already started to regret it. I didn't *need* the money; it was mostly just helping out with little bills and whatnot.
Thankfully, I didn't sell anything *too* rare. Some of the things I've recently picked up and got them cheaper then when I sold them (looking at old PM's). Still have a few games I need to re-buy though.
For me, I think I would regret it *unless* I needed to sell for a medical emergency/family emergency (or something like that). I wouldn't regret it one bit if I need the money to fund a surgery or something, but I know I'd hate myself if I funded a temporary thing (vacation) or just for spending money or something else.
Part of keeping my collection isn't necessarily even about the games and consoles, but the memories I get when I browse through it. Sometimes I go in and pull a game off the shelf to reminisce about times playing it, how/where I bought it, etc.
It helps that my wife is pretty encouraging about my collection. While she doesn't play, she helps find deals from garage sales and whatnot, and she's very happy to help assemble a man-cave in our next home.
Thankfully, I didn't sell anything *too* rare. Some of the things I've recently picked up and got them cheaper then when I sold them (looking at old PM's). Still have a few games I need to re-buy though.
For me, I think I would regret it *unless* I needed to sell for a medical emergency/family emergency (or something like that). I wouldn't regret it one bit if I need the money to fund a surgery or something, but I know I'd hate myself if I funded a temporary thing (vacation) or just for spending money or something else.
Part of keeping my collection isn't necessarily even about the games and consoles, but the memories I get when I browse through it. Sometimes I go in and pull a game off the shelf to reminisce about times playing it, how/where I bought it, etc.
It helps that my wife is pretty encouraging about my collection. While she doesn't play, she helps find deals from garage sales and whatnot, and she's very happy to help assemble a man-cave in our next home.
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