sealed collectors?

[Sinistron]

Personally- I am against collecting sealed games and leaving them up there on the shelf unplayed.  It's not like owning a painting and having it protected in perfect condition under a sheet of glass- paintings are meant to be looked at- videogames are meant to be played.  In that vein I completely agree with Lochlan when he says "if a collector wants something that will serve no other purpose other than to please the eye, there are FAR better hobbies to enjoy".  This is my personal opinion- and normally I wouldn't begrudge someone for their quirks- but it IS a tad frustrating when there are RARE games that I can't afford that are snapped up by people that don't even play them- and I'd say that it's a good investment but let's be honest here- most of these collector types would never sell their sealed collection which kind of makes the value meaningless- at least in my eyes.  They'll hold onto these sealed games like absolute misers until they're dead and buried/cremated/body unfound.  Perhaps their "estate" will be worth more- but I don't exactly picture most of these sealed collector types living in palaces- maybe I'm wrong but I picture a decent number of them living like paupers- forgoing a lot of simpler pleasures- like good food, living conditions, and in some instances sex and relationships- for cramped quarters full of sealed videogames. 

I myself obsess over plenty- last week I bought the dvd Blindness (critically slammed) simply because I'm a Fernando Meirelles completist- and I've bought some David Lynch stuff that I just knew was going to be terrible- but I DO watch every dvd I buy (luckily in the case of Blindness I actually enjoyed it) unless I still inexplicably haven't gotten to it (e.g. my Richard Stanley Dust Devil set though I did watch the bonus documentaries).  Like videogames- dvds have a main function not in concert with sitting sealed on a shelf. 

It's all about how rabid a person is.  I like to complete a set of some directors dvds- but keep in mind that with most directors who've done merely a handful of films- it's well wthin a normal person's budget to collect all without suffering.  That said- there's hundred of pce titles and collecting them all (even if not sealed) can become an unhealthy obsession if you're not well off.  There's also a great number of crap games- and that goes for about any relatively successful system.  Any game I buy I buy because I think I will enjoy- not to collect.  I even bought Titan thinking I'd like it.  Boy was I wrong.  I DO end up keeping the games I buy even if I wind up not liking them- but it's not like everyone out there is pining to play Titan and I'm sitting at home hoarding some rare copy sealed on a shelf.

I like my hucards loosey goose in a binder- ready to play- and I like my cds in their cases unsealed.

Lastly I really do love Tats- one of my favorite guys here for sure and funny as hell- but I do find something seriously disturbing in his having six copies of every game.   Sell some of those puppies to the fellas Tatswalla!  We're on your side!  We're "the good guys"! 

[PCEngineHell]

Tats is stock piling for the resistance in 2027. Since they have no gun laws in Japan, they are going to need something to throw at the enemy. 

[Duo_R]

I agree with MG, I have bought sealed games, but one of the first things I did was open them up and play them! Part of buying them was the prices were almost the same if not lower than non sealed prices. I bought a sealed Cosmic Fantasy 2, that was pretty cool to open up after being sealed for all these years.

I did end up getting a 2nd Cosmic Fantasy 2 sealed, because I am such a Working Design nut. Hopefully this is just a one off and I do not start collecting a complete sealed collection.... 

[Ceti Alpha]

Tats is stock piling for the resistance in 2027. Since they have no gun laws in Japan, they are going to need something to throw at the enemy. 

The Tats Identity: If he ever loses his memory, like Bourne, I truly believe that Tats has high security lock boxes located in Switzerland, Germany, France, and Japan filled with HuCard technology. Tats will travel the world figuring out who he is and how he is related to project NEC.

...just remember to save your Xevious Huey Tats if you ever want to get into Canada. 

[MotherGunner]

I too wish Tat spread some of those extras around.  Hell I'd pay a good price.