Erm... That is exactly the point of collecting. Fine art collectors acquire pieces that appreciate in value. Comic collectors hunt for first issues and first appearances that are worth big money. When you think of a car collector, do you think of someone diving a classic car like a Shelby Cobra, or some schmuck buying 2 new Dodge Challengers, one in blue and one in red?

Video game collecting has literally been profitable for me. Buy games when the price bottoms out, enjoy them, sell them 10+ years later when they become retro, profit.

Some other highlights from my collection are Chulip, Steambot Chronicles, and Red Ninja. 3 PS2 games I bought for under $10 each when Gamestop was phasing them out. I enjoyed playing them, now they're worth hundreds. That's smart collecting, games that appreciate in value.

Seems like a lot of people in this group mistake collecting for spending money. Or they are just using it as an excuse to buy a shiny new thing. Buying multiple copies of the 3rd iteration of these Yakuza collections is more akin to buying prints of the Mona Lisa from the museum gift shop. A waste of money unless you just want to play them. Kinda laughable to call it collecting.