Well sadly most of us do. Just woundering what other people do in this matter. Or how do you justify spending the money you do. Plus does anyone else have ways to do it; with out it costing you any "NEW" money. Do you have a business model you apply to collecting? Are you just naturally a scrounger (in the postive sence of the word) or a entrepreneur?
I make it a policy to try and never to infuse "new"(from a paycheck) money into a hobby. Just another way to justify it to the wife and myself. It takes a little luck, time and patience.
Like most, I can only assume that we all have had collections prior to this one. In many cases, those hobbies and there items still have some monatary value. Case and Point, I have a G1 & CHUG Transformer collection. I've been selling a portion of it off for some time. It's allowed me to generate a working capital for my purchasing of arcades.
Secondly, when you do buy, buy in bulk. It has been my luck (In this hobby and pervious), that i've been able to get into now defunct Businesses and collectors homes. That were willing and able to sell prity much everything they have. Either to free up space or to generate some cash. Got to love horders that see the light of day. Plus gettin the items usally for a half decent price to.
The intial re-investment potentially can be high. But the benfits can be even greater. Trade is an example of this. Not everyone would be willing to trade a boat for an arcade. Or sell off their prized PCB. But i've leaned very quickly that this community really enjoys it's trade. It allows them to get another item of personal value with out them getting cash. As Cash usally leads to being spent doing something other then what you want.
I've found that if not direct hobby trading (Arcade part for Arcade part), atleast they are open to barter (Console Games for Arcade Games). Additionally, with buying in bulk. It gives you a chance to keep what you want and recoup your investment by Trading or Selling off the extras.
Not saying its the easiest way to do it. I currently have 3 machines that all need work. I'm probly going to have to drop anywhere from $1200-2000 to get them fully working and near minty. But hey, this hobby and these projects todate, almost owes me nothing. Plus were perserving these for our own enjoyment and that of the next generations.
So in the end my budget is only limited by what I can sell. Some may not like the idea. But I see it like this. There are stuff i've come accross, that if it weren't for the work i've done. Would have sat in some guys garage for decades to come, and not have been enjoyed by those that love it.
Does anyone else have this approch?
I make it a policy to try and never to infuse "new"(from a paycheck) money into a hobby. Just another way to justify it to the wife and myself. It takes a little luck, time and patience.
Like most, I can only assume that we all have had collections prior to this one. In many cases, those hobbies and there items still have some monatary value. Case and Point, I have a G1 & CHUG Transformer collection. I've been selling a portion of it off for some time. It's allowed me to generate a working capital for my purchasing of arcades.
Secondly, when you do buy, buy in bulk. It has been my luck (In this hobby and pervious), that i've been able to get into now defunct Businesses and collectors homes. That were willing and able to sell prity much everything they have. Either to free up space or to generate some cash. Got to love horders that see the light of day. Plus gettin the items usally for a half decent price to.
The intial re-investment potentially can be high. But the benfits can be even greater. Trade is an example of this. Not everyone would be willing to trade a boat for an arcade. Or sell off their prized PCB. But i've leaned very quickly that this community really enjoys it's trade. It allows them to get another item of personal value with out them getting cash. As Cash usally leads to being spent doing something other then what you want.
I've found that if not direct hobby trading (Arcade part for Arcade part), atleast they are open to barter (Console Games for Arcade Games). Additionally, with buying in bulk. It gives you a chance to keep what you want and recoup your investment by Trading or Selling off the extras.
Not saying its the easiest way to do it. I currently have 3 machines that all need work. I'm probly going to have to drop anywhere from $1200-2000 to get them fully working and near minty. But hey, this hobby and these projects todate, almost owes me nothing. Plus were perserving these for our own enjoyment and that of the next generations.
So in the end my budget is only limited by what I can sell. Some may not like the idea. But I see it like this. There are stuff i've come accross, that if it weren't for the work i've done. Would have sat in some guys garage for decades to come, and not have been enjoyed by those that love it.
Does anyone else have this approch?


