> The downside is that you can attract the speculators who buy up > anything that is shrinkwrapped or vaguely collectible. The speculators > can really create a boom/bust cycle for those casual people that just > want to have fun picking up and/or trading some old games they have > fond memories about. (The speculators damned near killed the comics > market because Marvel tried harder and harder to make their mass > produced comics appear collectible. The two feed each other in an ugly > parasitical relationship.) Without the casual collectors game > collecting in general will stay pretty static. > > For me, the fun is in picking up a complete copy of old games that I > can _play_. Though I have a few only-copy-I-know-of games, most of my > stuff is fairly common. I want to enjoy my games, not look at them > unable to examine the actual contents. YMMV.
If I want to play any of the old games, they are relatively easy to acquire these days over the net. I agree that it is cool to see the contents of the boxes, but it's also very cool to own an old piece with it's original wrap on it. I'm not sure what your point was with the speculators though. brad ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
