To sell or keep

jordanp · 3rd August 2010, 4:15 PM

Hi Guys,

Just going through the throws of whether to keep my handhelds or sell them. I'm conscious of sellers remorse :P I don't currently have, nor for a time to come have a space to display them and use is infrequent.

I'm after what people have thought after they have sold their retro stuff. Also, what's been the deciding factor for people to hold on to it?

Sell or Horde

xsive · 3rd August 2010, 4:22 PM

Game gear: $20pp

Seriously though, I don't think I could sell my old consoles. At the same time, I couldn't just keep hoarding stuff or it would take over my house. Maybe try and set some limits about what systems (or series) you want to collect for. For example, I'm on a mission to collect every LucasArts adventure game

EDIT: I commiserate with you about lack of space btw. I have a reasonably small collection of games but I'm forced to keep them in storage boxes because our house is too small to setup a display area.

iMomOx3 · 3rd August 2010, 4:24 PM

I keep my old retro stuff primarily for sentimental value.

Even if its worth a fair bit, or if its not worth selling at 'x' price. I'd keep it.

Sentimental value is worth more than anything.

SVD115 · 3rd August 2010, 4:35 PM

if it doesn't cost you anything to keep and they are being stored in a good area and you aren't desperate for money...keep em.

im never going to get rid of any of my retro stuff if i can avoid it.

lupin · 3rd August 2010, 6:38 PM

I'd keep it.

However there are people out there who will pay good money for stuff in good condition.

elvis · 3rd August 2010, 8:04 PM

I've regretted everything I've ever sold. I now hoard everything, and have done so for over two decades with great satisfaction.

Each to their own, but the sentimental value of my hobby stuff means a lot to me.

flugle · 3rd August 2010, 8:08 PM

I'd keep them. Unless you really need the money, what will you gain from selling them? I've sold stuff I later regretted.

Like Elvis, I get great pleasure from all the stuff I've collected (and I do get use out of it which is different to your case).

Otherwise, sell me the Nomad :P

Krumm · 3rd August 2010, 9:01 PM

I agree with everyone else so far. The sentimental value / memories and busting out an old console out of the blue for a bit of nostalgia is great.

I know I kept my commodore 64 for years through several moves and on one of them I just let it go to the trash, regretted it ever since.

jordanp · 3rd August 2010, 9:19 PM

If i had the space i guess i wouldn't be asking the question. I know if they were out on display i'd pick them up and knock over a game or two of sonic on the Nomad or Metal Slug on the Neo Geo Pocket Color.

The way i am thinking at the moment though is that i am wasting these things in a cupboard and i know others would get more from them. Perhaps my nostalgia post a sale would be revived via emulators? who knows.

The Lynx and the Game Gear are the ones i played the most as a kid and therefore are the ones i have more of a tie with.... sounds weird when i put it like that

power · 3rd August 2010, 9:39 PM

i sold my saturn and lynx at a time when i thought i didn't want them, it's been quite a task to get even a small part of the collection back.

if you sell it now, guarantee in several years you'll be trawling ebay or whatever looking for replacements.

xsive · 3rd August 2010, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by power

i sold my saturn and lynx at a time when i thought i didn't want them, it's been quite a task to get even a small part of the collection back.

if you sell it now, guarantee in several years you'll be trawling ebay or whatever looking for replacements.

Urgh, man I hate trawling ebay. You always get 50 pages of guys asking outrageous prices or sales that are like $5 + $100 postage.

snappy1 · 3rd August 2010, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xsive

Urgh, man I hate trawling ebay. You always get 50 pages of guys asking outrageous prices or sales that are like $5 + $100 postage.

Another reason to keep them in the first place, since this new section has opened i have grabbed a game boy colour, gameboy advance, nintendo DS (original not lite) a Halo 360, a gamecube, a nintendo 64, and a PSP( not retro I know)I have been hunting second hand shops and e gay

I sold too many near new items when I was younger, lots of game and watches, a Lynx, a dick smith wizard plus heaps more that I regret, I will never sell off my gaming gear again and the new purchases are going into a cabinet

jordanp · 4th August 2010, 11:56 AM

Yes and i guess the whole "no one would pay what i think it is worth" would be an issue too

Reaper · 4th August 2010, 4:08 PM

They are pretty small, just put them in a box together.

I have a large neogeo pocket collection that I stopped playing since I bought my DS, it just sits in its own box. I'm keeping it because it'll be an ebay bitch to get again. Plus it's out of the way.

Heywood · 4th August 2010, 4:42 PM

There are certain things that I think I will hang on to hell or high water but others that I picked up, played around with (or in some cases didn't even do that) and don't really have an emotional attachment to beyond my pack rat mentality. I have from time to time, when the urge hits (aka wife subtly pointing out that the car cant fit in the garage anymore) I will tidy something up, play I mean test it for a few weeks and put it on fleabay.

It was pretty much more to have than to use - sitting on a shelf didn't do much good and my free time was used in other activities, so I liked the idea of someone wanting the stuff - hopefully playing with it and getting a few bob for the trouble not a bad thing...

The last few things that went away include an Atari Jaguar (with JagCD) with a few games and an Emerson Arcadia 2001 with about 15 games. I don't really regret those things going even though I have had them for over 10 years having found them at garage sales/online. For the Jag, there's emulation and the Arcadia... well to call the game quality crap, would be mean but not far off the mark - funnily though a completist in Germany was hassling me for the details of the who bought that since he was desparate for one game to round out his collection, he blamed his wireless connection from dropping out at the last minute but I guess that is the risk you take when you snipe.

For those that have the ability to store everything they wanted in their childhood and had (or wanted to have then but had to wait until later in life) I'm kind of envious but kind of ok about it too (at least that's what I tell myself when I cry myself to sleep having given my toys away

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3rd August 2010, 4:15 PM	#1
jordanp Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 245	To sell or keep Hi Guys, Just going through the throws of whether to keep my handhelds or sell them. I'm conscious of sellers remorse :P I don't currently have, nor for a time to come have a space to display them and use is infrequent. I'm after what people have thought after they have sold their retro stuff. Also, what's been the deciding factor for people to hold on to it? Sell or Horde __________________ i5 2500K - ASROCK Z68 Extreme 4 - Sapphire 6950 2GB Dirt 3 Edition - 8GB RipjawX 1600 - Corsair 600T Black - LG BlueRay Burner - Hauppauge Nova T500 HDTV - Corsair HX620 PSU - 250GB SATAII + 1TB SATAII + 2TB SATAIII

3rd August 2010, 4:35 PM	#4
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lupin Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clifton Springs Posts: 901	I'd keep it. However there are people out there who will pay good money for stuff in good condition. __________________ i5 2500k @ 4700 ASUS P8Z68, Gigabyte 5870, TJ10 ESA Bloggity Blog Blog WCRCMCC

3rd August 2010, 8:04 PM	#6
elvis Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane Posts: 19,937	I've regretted everything I've ever sold. I now hoard everything, and have done so for over two decades with great satisfaction. Each to their own, but the sentimental value of my hobby stuff means a lot to me. __________________ Child's Play Charity

3rd August 2010, 9:19 PM	#9
jordanp Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 245	If i had the space i guess i wouldn't be asking the question. I know if they were out on display i'd pick them up and knock over a game or two of sonic on the Nomad or Metal Slug on the Neo Geo Pocket Color. The way i am thinking at the moment though is that i am wasting these things in a cupboard and i know others would get more from them. Perhaps my nostalgia post a sale would be revived via emulators? who knows. The Lynx and the Game Gear are the ones i played the most as a kid and therefore are the ones i have more of a tie with.... sounds weird when i put it like that __________________ i5 2500K - ASROCK Z68 Extreme 4 - Sapphire 6950 2GB Dirt 3 Edition - 8GB RipjawX 1600 - Corsair 600T Black - LG BlueRay Burner - Hauppauge Nova T500 HDTV - Corsair HX620 PSU - 250GB SATAII + 1TB SATAII + 2TB SATAIII

3rd August 2010, 8:08 PM	#7
flugle Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Newcastle, NSW Posts: 795	I'd keep them. Unless you really need the money, what will you gain from selling them? I've sold stuff I later regretted. Like Elvis, I get great pleasure from all the stuff I've collected (and I do get use out of it which is different to your case). Otherwise, sell me the Nomad :P

3rd August 2010, 9:01 PM	#8
Krumm Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hobart Posts: 244	I agree with everyone else so far. The sentimental value / memories and busting out an old console out of the blue for a bit of nostalgia is great. I know I kept my commodore 64 for years through several moves and on one of them I just let it go to the trash, regretted it ever since.

3rd August 2010, 9:39 PM	#10
power Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: brisbane Posts: 27,206	i sold my saturn and lynx at a time when i thought i didn't want them, it's been quite a task to get even a small part of the collection back. if you sell it now, guarantee in several years you'll be trawling ebay or whatever looking for replacements. __________________ this is who we are.

4th August 2010, 11:56 AM	#13
jordanp Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane Posts: 245	Yes and i guess the whole "no one would pay what i think it is worth" would be an issue too __________________ i5 2500K - ASROCK Z68 Extreme 4 - Sapphire 6950 2GB Dirt 3 Edition - 8GB RipjawX 1600 - Corsair 600T Black - LG BlueRay Burner - Hauppauge Nova T500 HDTV - Corsair HX620 PSU - 250GB SATAII + 1TB SATAII + 2TB SATAIII

4th August 2010, 4:08 PM	#14
Reaper Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, Qld, Australia Posts: 9,105	They are pretty small, just put them in a box together. I have a large neogeo pocket collection that I stopped playing since I bought my DS, it just sits in its own box. I'm keeping it because it'll be an ebay bitch to get again. Plus it's out of the way. __________________ Code: ------ ------------------- / __ \ \|This space for rent\| _____\|__\|\|__\|_____ ---\|\|---------\|\|---

4th August 2010, 4:42 PM	#15
Heywood Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 443	There are certain things that I think I will hang on to hell or high water but others that I picked up, played around with (or in some cases didn't even do that) and don't really have an emotional attachment to beyond my pack rat mentality. I have from time to time, when the urge hits (aka wife subtly pointing out that the car cant fit in the garage anymore) I will tidy something up, play I mean test it for a few weeks and put it on fleabay. It was pretty much more to have than to use - sitting on a shelf didn't do much good and my free time was used in other activities, so I liked the idea of someone wanting the stuff - hopefully playing with it and getting a few bob for the trouble not a bad thing... The last few things that went away include an Atari Jaguar (with JagCD) with a few games and an Emerson Arcadia 2001 with about 15 games. I don't really regret those things going even though I have had them for over 10 years having found them at garage sales/online. For the Jag, there's emulation and the Arcadia... well to call the game quality crap, would be mean but not far off the mark - funnily though a completist in Germany was hassling me for the details of the who bought that since he was desparate for one game to round out his collection, he blamed his wireless connection from dropping out at the last minute but I guess that is the risk you take when you snipe. For those that have the ability to store everything they wanted in their childhood and had (or wanted to have then but had to wait until later in life) I'm kind of envious but kind of ok about it too (at least that's what I tell myself when I cry myself to sleep having given my toys away )