Mindl3ss
Well-known member
Do you collect sealed games? Or, how do you feel about collecting them?
I recently had a friend purchase what I consider to be a rare game on eBay. It is a newer game, but was limited release, and so the price reflects that.
It generally goes for $80-100 in sealed condition, and anywhere from $40-60 when opened.
I collect games, and if they are sealed, I consider it a bonus. I don't go out of my way to buy sealed games, unless I find a really good deal.
The other day a friend of mine called me up to ask if he got a good deal. He told me the game, and how much he got it for. I asked if it was new or used, he said new... I was amazed at the deal he got. I told him he did very well.
Then, he told me he was planning to open it. I offered him several items to trade for it still sealed, and even offered to buy him one already opened... but no... he wanted that "new game" smell. So, he opened it. Cutting the value in half.
I know that the idea of games is to play them, and enjoy them, but when it's a game that is no longer produced, and still in it's factory seal, and worth as much as twice the value in that condition, why open it? Why not get one that has been enjoyed before? He said "what's the difference if I bought it new and opened it when it came out?" To which I countered "Because at that point it would have still been availible in stores for a whopping $40" Now, is a different story.
Of course, this is the same friend who bought my limited edition Metal Gear Solid 3, and I found it spewn all over his floor and the box squished... (I had two, and sold my copy for about $250 a few years back... and I think it's gone up since) So I should expect this level of disrespect.
Well... Sorry for the rant, but I had to get that out there... and I'd like to know what you guys think. Does anyone else feel it's a shame to open a factory sealed game that is rare?
I recently had a friend purchase what I consider to be a rare game on eBay. It is a newer game, but was limited release, and so the price reflects that.
It generally goes for $80-100 in sealed condition, and anywhere from $40-60 when opened.
I collect games, and if they are sealed, I consider it a bonus. I don't go out of my way to buy sealed games, unless I find a really good deal.
The other day a friend of mine called me up to ask if he got a good deal. He told me the game, and how much he got it for. I asked if it was new or used, he said new... I was amazed at the deal he got. I told him he did very well.
Then, he told me he was planning to open it. I offered him several items to trade for it still sealed, and even offered to buy him one already opened... but no... he wanted that "new game" smell. So, he opened it. Cutting the value in half.
I know that the idea of games is to play them, and enjoy them, but when it's a game that is no longer produced, and still in it's factory seal, and worth as much as twice the value in that condition, why open it? Why not get one that has been enjoyed before? He said "what's the difference if I bought it new and opened it when it came out?" To which I countered "Because at that point it would have still been availible in stores for a whopping $40" Now, is a different story.
Of course, this is the same friend who bought my limited edition Metal Gear Solid 3, and I found it spewn all over his floor and the box squished... (I had two, and sold my copy for about $250 a few years back... and I think it's gone up since) So I should expect this level of disrespect.
Well... Sorry for the rant, but I had to get that out there... and I'd like to know what you guys think. Does anyone else feel it's a shame to open a factory sealed game that is rare?


