View Full Version : Has anyone purged most of their collection? Is Gamefly worth it?
RetroRich
06-26-2013, 12:02 AM
I've come tothe realization that when I beat a game, I tend to not want to play it again. As a result, these games just sit and collect dust. I was thinking of purging everything i don't really want.
I was thinking Gamefly might be a good service for someone like me. Anyone have any opinions on it?
Another alternative would be to buy a game I want to play used, beat it in a couple days, and then resell it for the same price. Basically game for free.
JakeM
06-26-2013, 01:04 AM
Never know what the games will be worth in the future, so it may be worth keeping what you already have.
When you purge your collection, you may end up wanting it back more than you think. If you're not going to play them at all though, then it might make sense to start purging slowly.
kupomogli
06-26-2013, 11:12 AM
Another alternative would be to buy a game I want to play used, beat it in a couple days, and then resell it for the same price. Basically game for free.
If Gamestop still has this policy, you can buy a game from them used and return it in seven days for a full refund regardless of reason. Whether you don't like it, you beat it, whatever. I think when you return it you can only get store credit for it. You might want to ask someone who works at Gamestop of this though.
duffmanth
06-26-2013, 04:09 PM
If you do sell your collection of games, do it privately on Craigslist, eBay etc. Gamestop will give you next to nothing on trade in unless your games are fairly recent releases.
The biggest downside to renting, is... Renters Guilt
When you are signed up to a rental plan, and you're paying so much per month, you expect to try to get your money's worth. So, because of this, you feel like you have to play only your rental games, because otherwise, you feel like you are cheating on yourself. It's Renters Guilt. Just be aware of it.... it's real....
:D
If you do sell your collection of games, do it privately on Craigslist, eBay etc. Gamestop will give you next to nothing on trade in unless your games are fairly recent releases.
Even with recent releases you're better off selling on Ebay or Craigslist. Ebay is especially tempting because recent releases can hold their value pretty good for wee bit of time. If only the fees didn't take so much of it. Craigslist, if you have a recent release, you can probably get $45 cash for it, which is better than store credit that requires you to buy other overpriced stuff.
Aussie2B
06-26-2013, 09:22 PM
Never know what the games will be worth in the future, so it may be worth keeping what you already have.
Video games are terrible as an investment. It makes no sense to hang on to them if the only reason is hope that they'll increase in value. You'd get a better return selling all your games and investing that money in the stock market, or countless other better investment opportunities.
Video games are terrible as an investment. It makes no sense to hang on to them if the only reason is hope that they'll increase in value. You'd get a better return selling all your games and investing that money in the stock market, or countless other better investment opportunities.
When you think about it, very few things depreciate faster than video games. Once a game is released and out in the public, the value immediately begins to drop. It's only more downhill from there.
The only things that I can think of that depreciate faster is food that can be spoiled. Cars depreciate pretty quickly, but video games take the cake.
supaevil
06-27-2013, 12:36 AM
Yah, but I looked through my spoiled food recently and found a dreamcast game worth 90 bucks that I never liked. Also gba games and systems seem to be selling pretty well on ebay you wont get back the initial cost but if you havnt played it in 5 years get rid of it!
But wait two months because that's what I plan to do!
Zthun
06-27-2013, 01:03 AM
Yah, but I looked through my spoiled food recently and found a dreamcast game worth 90 bucks that I never liked. Also gba games and systems seem to be selling pretty well on ebay you wont get back the initial cost but if you havnt played it in 5 years get rid of it!
But wait two months because that's what I plan to do!
Yeah, but that's the exception, not the rule. Generally, games depreciate in value and holding on to them is a long shot. You'll usually only wind up with a few that are truly worth anything.
JakeM
06-27-2013, 04:10 AM
Video games are terrible as an investment. It makes no sense to hang on to them if the only reason is hope that they'll increase in value. You'd get a better return selling all your games and investing that money in the stock market, or countless other better investment opportunities.
Well, he already has the games, so its not an investment really. Im just saying that hes talking about selling them now, but maybe hell want to play that game later, who knows what could happen. Right now the games arent worth much since theyre just normal used games, but who knows what things will be worth in the future.
I've used Gamefly for about 4 years now and don't have any major complaints. The turnaround isn't quite as fast as Netflix, and you will sometimes have to wait a week or three for the newest releases, but other than those small caveats I can't complain.
Some of their used game sales are really great also. The packaging is always brand new and any included codes that are still valid, and free shipping!
duffmanth
06-27-2013, 11:32 AM
The biggest downside to renting, is... Renters Guilt
When you are signed up to a rental plan, and you're paying so much per month, you expect to try to get your money's worth. So, because of this, you feel like you have to play only your rental games, because otherwise, you feel like you are cheating on yourself. It's Renters Guilt. Just be aware of it.... it's real....
:D
Even with recent releases you're better off selling on Ebay or Craigslist. Ebay is especially tempting because recent releases can hold their value pretty good for wee bit of time. If only the fees didn't take so much of it. Craigslist, if you have a recent release, you can probably get $45 cash for it, which is better than store credit that requires you to buy other overpriced stuff.
That's what I do with the few games I decide to get rid of. Fuck trading them in at Gamestop or any other retailer and getting a fraction of what I paid for it.
DOAsaturn
06-27-2013, 04:02 PM
Yeah, but that's the exception, not the rule. Generally, games depreciate in value and holding on to them is a long shot. You'll usually only wind up with a few that are truly worth anything.
I think game prospecting can be fun - snapping up cheap titles that were vastly overlooked, underappreciated and (big AND) possibly underproduced. There is such a thing as rare modern physical games - they are few and far between and generally people don't know of their existence until they are deemed rare.
That and you usually can do pretty decent snapping up true limited editions if you keep them sealed. Want to play the game? Buy the LE and the regular game and sell the LE later for profit to cover the cost. You can essentially game for "free" in this regard.
otaku
06-27-2013, 05:28 PM
I have literally no consoles or games as of right now (not by choice) last time I had one or access to one I owned a wii and a friend had a 360 and we used gamefly to buy used games and rent yes. Its better than it was with regards to getting titles now (more warehouses I believe) pricing is perfectly fair if not excellent when you consider the local rental store (if one still exists in your area) usually wants $7 a week or some such thing and of course may have limited selection and availability