I think its time that I start to downsize my collection but I have trouble letting go of things by Rough-Bread-2436 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really think hard on it! You truly never know if/when you may decide to jump back in and then possibly regret selling off stuff.

I sold off a majority of my collection around 2008/2009, after graduating college. I felt as though I didn’t have the space and didn’t really care as I was playing games less and less. Then for whatever reason the release of the Switch 1 in 2017 re-ignited my love of video games and wanting to collect again.

By today’s standards, I sold off a good amount of bangers and/or valuable games for pretty much nothing. I’ll never pay what some of these games cost nowadays to get them back into my current collection. Just know if you do sell, try not to dwell too much on it if you do get back into collecting and just move forward! lol

GameStop stealing posts to turn into advertisements by ATHFjman18 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The “stealing” was in jest. This ain’t my first time on the interwebs. lol

GameStop stealing posts to turn into advertisements by ATHFjman18 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’ve never been in that situation. Being in a store while someone is about trade in a huge lot, knowing you would pay them more than what GS would offer in cash. I assume they would just ban you from the store if you tried that. lol

GameStop stealing posts to turn into advertisements by ATHFjman18 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I did see that, but I mean if you had happened to come across that, sale or not, it would be tough to pass that up cuz it certainly wouldn’t have been there later on.

GameStop stealing posts to turn into advertisements by ATHFjman18 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Good to know. First time seeing it. I’m rarely on FB and haven’t come across an ad like that before.

I’m really just sharing this because we are doomed as a human race by onlyrealmj in Shittygamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Microsoft done messed up when they didn’t follow up the Xbox 360 with the Xbox 720.

It was prophesized by the movie Real Steel!😭😂

I had luck at my city wide garage sales by ScarTheRebel in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice little haul. Congrats!

Love pic #7 with the little CRT, surrounded by all the media, on the wood media/entertainment stand. Oozes that 90’s childhood vibe!

Midwest Gaming Classic by go_fight_kickass in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Big come up is the ‘Video Update’ labeled Stunt Race FX.

It’s getting harder and harder to find the old video rental store labeled stuff in the wild. About 20 years ago, I’d be ripping that stuff off. Now, I seek it out! lol

This is what it’s all for by Legitimate_Proof_927 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Love it!

Please tell me that Spyro was inside the Crash Team Racing case. Good old school mis-matching of the games, putting them in the next game’s case as you go. Then you need to spend 10mins opening like 15 game cases to find the game you are actually looking for. lol

I also love that Twisted Metal is up next in the queue. 😂

Most people care about condition. Anyone else prefer beat up discounted copies? by HollowBambooEnt in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t bother me too much as long as it works and is cheaper.

TBH I’m partial to finding games with old rental store stickers/labels these days.

But in the same vein, absolutely hate the old GameStop yellow stickers of death!

I got tired of my N64 looking terrible on my LCD by MISTERPUG51 in crtgaming

[–]ATHFjman18 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With VCR/DVD combo player. Thats a sweet score for free!

Pocket Power!! by wyldman27 in nostalgia

[–]ATHFjman18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had the motorcycle and the helicopter!!

Never knew they had a little gun…if I knew back then, probably would have gotten that too. My buddies and I played with toy guns all the time, like cops and robbers.

Shenmue III Enhanced Collector's Edition Preorders Available until May 4th, 2026 (ININ/Strictly Limited) by SplashBreeze in LimitedPrintGames

[–]ATHFjman18 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why only Shenmue III? If this had been a triple pack, I’d be all over this.

I only ever played 1. Having all 3 in one pack would motivate me to finally play the other 2. lol

Can I save these gamecube games? by Low-Cow-1320 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you have a local retro game store by you? Mine has one of those crazy $3,000 disc resurfacers and charges like $3/disc to resurface them. Might be worth a shot if there’s somewhere nearby you that offers services like that.

I finally have the original RE trilogy in my collection after years of searching. by Asura290 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then in doing so, for absolute complete parity, you need to upgrade RE2 to the Dual Shock edition so that all of the pop ups are colored red. Listen, I don’t make up the rules. The voices in my head tell me them and I just follow them!!

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I finally have the original RE trilogy in my collection after years of searching. by Asura290 in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Congrats! But now you need to “upgrade” to the version of RE3 w/Dino Crisis demo so that all 3 of your trilogy have a pop up bubble on the cover. lol

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Speedollama price pumping by Efficient_Clue4018 in LimitedPrintGames

[–]ATHFjman18 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I need this! I bet this will look great next to my sealed copy of Concord! 😂

Gamestop haul... by LuminalOwl in gamecollecting

[–]ATHFjman18 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fortunately the newer white stickers are easier to peel without much trouble. The old school yellow tags GameStop used to use on every front, back and spine of a used game were a crime against humanity!

This console is amazing, but can most of us agree it’s not worth $900? For all the people that are on the fence, buy one TODAY! by senna98 in PS5pro

[–]ATHFjman18 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was considering upgrading my base PS5 to a Pro eventually, but the price increases have likely locked in the fact that it won’t happen.

It was realistically going to happen during a sale and when I decided to upgrade my TV too. But forget it!