ianoid
01-15-2004, 10:12 PM
To the people packing and moving my Video Game Collection:
You are probably wondering why someone would amass so many video games and then have to move them. I really dig video games, particularly the old ones, and I’m a bit of a compulsive collector. Well, unfortunately as you know in the Bay Area, real estate isn’t a simple thing. It wasn’t our intention to ever have to move this stuff again, but it looks like we’re on our way.
I accumulated all this stuff over the last 8 years, and it amounts to a first rate classic game collection. The reason for the mess is that I haven’t had the time to unpack and organize the lot completely (and setup the various TVs so that the games can be played any time.) Most of it was actually in storage for a few years, and has only seen the light of day in the last few months.
Unfortunately it all goes back into boxes, with your help. As with many ‘collectibles,’ the boxes for the games are almost as important as the games themselves. Please pack them with care for the packaging, as every ding or crease makes the stuff a little less cool (and valuable, although I never intend to sell it) for me. Try not to pack the boxed games and systems in such a way as to allow the boxes to be crushed or otherwise damaged. If you pack them a bit more carefully than you would CDs or books, most of the items should be fine.
Just about everything in the room and a few things in the mud room (the storage room off the hallway) need to be packed. The mud room is mostly already packed in plastic bins, although there are a few obvious things sitting out that need to be packed as well. There are some items in the cabinet to the left of the entry way that also need to be packed.
Please do not pack the wireless router downstairs or any of the packaging stuff and tools under the desk (the one that’s straight ahead from the stairway.) The materials under the other desk (to the left of the stairway) need to be packed. The cabinets are mostly stuffed with items that also need to be packed.
I appreciate your help and care. I hope I never have to move this stuff again.
-Ian
You are probably wondering why someone would amass so many video games and then have to move them. I really dig video games, particularly the old ones, and I’m a bit of a compulsive collector. Well, unfortunately as you know in the Bay Area, real estate isn’t a simple thing. It wasn’t our intention to ever have to move this stuff again, but it looks like we’re on our way.
I accumulated all this stuff over the last 8 years, and it amounts to a first rate classic game collection. The reason for the mess is that I haven’t had the time to unpack and organize the lot completely (and setup the various TVs so that the games can be played any time.) Most of it was actually in storage for a few years, and has only seen the light of day in the last few months.
Unfortunately it all goes back into boxes, with your help. As with many ‘collectibles,’ the boxes for the games are almost as important as the games themselves. Please pack them with care for the packaging, as every ding or crease makes the stuff a little less cool (and valuable, although I never intend to sell it) for me. Try not to pack the boxed games and systems in such a way as to allow the boxes to be crushed or otherwise damaged. If you pack them a bit more carefully than you would CDs or books, most of the items should be fine.
Just about everything in the room and a few things in the mud room (the storage room off the hallway) need to be packed. The mud room is mostly already packed in plastic bins, although there are a few obvious things sitting out that need to be packed as well. There are some items in the cabinet to the left of the entry way that also need to be packed.
Please do not pack the wireless router downstairs or any of the packaging stuff and tools under the desk (the one that’s straight ahead from the stairway.) The materials under the other desk (to the left of the stairway) need to be packed. The cabinets are mostly stuffed with items that also need to be packed.
I appreciate your help and care. I hope I never have to move this stuff again.
-Ian