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"DocScorpio" <DocScorpio@stupra-spammeros.com> once tried to test me
with:
> You know, I must have several hundred boxed games stacked floor to
> ceiling in that closet. It is kind of like adventuring to dig through
> it. It's certainly a trip down memory lane. For the umpteenth time,
> I'm wondering are these games going to someday be like old comics
> (this from a guy who at various times in his life has owned the first
> issues of Mad comics, Mad magazine and Spiderman comics....all of
> which got tossed).....worth beaucoup bucks? Everything eventually
> becomes "collectible." In terms of net assets, I place zero value on
> my games (despite the fact that Kilrathi Saga used to sell for a few
> hundred bucks used). Is this wise? Or am I just kidding
> msyelf....what I really have is a closet full of obsolete software and
> old packaging material.
Certain games still fetch a pretty good amount but it's really, really rare
for an old game to get as much as a new title. For example, if you had near
mint condition Infocom games, those sell for quite a bit. Mint Ultima games
(original releases) can get quite a bit. Stuff like that. If you're ever
wondering about a particular title search ebay's expired auctions and see
how much it has sold for recently.
As far as ever being worth what a rare comic book is, probably not. There's
a whole collector's mentality surrounding the comic book industry, which
really doesn't exist (ok, it exists, but isn't very popular) with video
games.
I myself have a handful of "originals" that may be worth some money but the
vast majority of my games I have gotten rid of my boxes (actually sold them
to some guy, believe it or not), and so all I have left is the CD or
floppies and MAYBE the manual (if I can find it in one of my boxes where I
stash them all).
I've got some that mean something special to me. The original Wizardry for
the PC, not in mint cond, tho, since I was a boy when I got it and boys
don't take care of things. It's got notes, the pages are well used, and I
even have my maps I wrote on hex paper.
😉 Also the original boxes and
contents of Might & Magic 1-9. The original Fallout 1 & 2. The original
Planescape: Torment. And the "collector's editions" of many of the RPGs
that came out in the late 90's and early "oughts". None of those are
really worth much now, not yet.
My problem is that I'll never sell them, even if they become valuable.
--
Knight37 -
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