View Full Version : How much $$$ have you invested in your collection?
pooch
06-17-2006, 06:01 PM
I am not sure if this is the right place to post this thread nor if is appropriate. I apologize if it isn't.
I always wonder how much money people have invested or are willing to invest in their collection because I seem to be spending too much to try to go for a complete set for some systems.
I have already spent more than $10000. I really should stop... =)
Muscelli
06-17-2006, 06:53 PM
mm this ones a double post i think?
Haoie
06-17-2006, 09:49 PM
About, to my best estimates, around $1500-2000 NZ.
Smallish, in a relative sense.
Iron Draggon
06-18-2006, 02:05 AM
I've invested about $75,000 in my collection. About 1500 games and 13 systems. And that's not counting PC games.
drewbrim
06-18-2006, 02:31 AM
http://www.safewire.net/stu/dr-evil-bush.jpg
ONE MEEELLION DOLLARS!
klausien
06-18-2006, 03:52 AM
Probably about $20,000 in 1300 unique, non-sports games and/on 25 systems.
DeputyMoniker
06-18-2006, 04:08 AM
I've invested under 4 grand. Most of that went to PS2, PSP, MVS and DS. The PS2 alone was $550 +shipping. (launch Christmas on ebay)
Slate
06-18-2006, 01:04 PM
Roughly $3100.
Kejoriv
06-18-2006, 02:43 PM
Thats something I really dont ever want to know
tholly
06-18-2006, 03:06 PM
ive invested so much money into my collection that i dont even want to know how much......(id probably shoot myself if i did)
steveant1636
06-18-2006, 03:11 PM
Way way way too much, if i had to say a number it would be around $30,000 to $50,000 over 15 years collecting. *sigh* oh well could have had that new mustang that i wanted now that i think about it. LOL
pooch
06-18-2006, 04:39 PM
yes, this is a double post. Sorry about that, I didn't notice until afterwards...if anyone knows how to delete one of them, please go ahead. thanks alot!
The Manimal
06-18-2006, 05:09 PM
ive invested so much money into my collection that i dont even want to know how much......(id probably shoot myself if i did)
same here
NESMAN420
06-18-2006, 07:57 PM
im going to say around $4500-$5000 into my NES collection
Juganawt
06-18-2006, 07:58 PM
I've insured my collection for £50,000... but I've probably spent more like £70,000 on the lot from 1983 to present day.
47 working unique systems (plus dupes for spares), peripherals and at least 10,000 games covering all systems.
tholly
06-18-2006, 08:37 PM
I've insured my collection for £50,000... but I've probably spent more like £70,000 on the lot from 1983 to present day.
47 working unique systems (plus dupes for spares), peripherals and at least 10,000 games covering all systems.
you have any pics available of a huge collection like that??
WhiteHenDecapitator
06-18-2006, 09:17 PM
I would have to say about $3500, give or take a few hundred dollars. I'm more into the bargain hunting than buying new stuff, just something about the thrill of finding any particular item of interest.
ig88vsbobafett
06-18-2006, 09:28 PM
On the games i have now ? or Total since i started play games ?
out of the 700+ games i have now i would say $1500 (i just got 165 + games for $32 this week end)
Juganawt
06-18-2006, 10:22 PM
I've insured my collection for £50,000... but I've probably spent more like £70,000 on the lot from 1983 to present day.
47 working unique systems (plus dupes for spares), peripherals and at least 10,000 games covering all systems.
you have any pics available of a huge collection like that??
Only old pics... here's the PAL section of the PS1 collection:
http://www.cwgsy.net/private/juganawt1/ps1.jpg
and I have some more old pics somewhere too, but this one will do for now
suckerpunch5
06-18-2006, 11:13 PM
Huh. I think I might have spent $800. I dunno. I started with some seed money from a side job I had for a while. It was a couple hundred bucks. Since then, I thrift, look for bargains, and try to trade up. I haven't spent tons of money like some other, people, but I've stayed pretty focused on only collecting boxed SNES and N64 games. I probably have spent thousands of dollars, but it was all grown from that initial $800. At this point, my gaming pays for itself. I even have a seperate "hobby" checking account, just to keep track of the $$. I'm amazed at how much some of you have spent.
Malon_Forever
06-18-2006, 11:19 PM
According to IGN, about 10,000 dollars US.
Radiac
06-18-2006, 11:30 PM
Probably between $20,000. and $30,000. Kiosks, new Neo Geo carts and limited edition/dev systems add up pretty quickly.
unwinddesign
06-19-2006, 01:18 AM
After everything is tallied up, I'm only $500 or so in the hole from games. I figure I've probably spent at least $6000 - $7000 on games for myself, but I've sold the majority of them, and the rest of it I've made back by buying/re-selling old games on eBay. The only things I have right now are a 360, GC, and PS2 slim, along with about 30 games. Oh, and a Dreamcast and around 200 games, but those are all going on eBay. :P
Arasoi
06-19-2006, 01:42 AM
Im about .. $2500 USD in for my Castlevania collection. I have no clue how high the number would be for all of it. Probably near 5 grand.
Vinnysdad
06-19-2006, 01:50 AM
If I ever sat down and figured it out I would probably have to go into hiding cause if my sons momma found out she would kill me. Seriously.
IGN says $40000. I say $20000.
blissfulnoise
06-19-2006, 05:32 PM
IGN would say close to $100,000, or more, if I kept it updated. I'd say $40,000 if you factor in the stuff I've had since childhood and their respective original prices.
bunbunz23
06-20-2006, 08:45 AM
I would have to say probably around 7,000 dollars
segagamer4life
06-20-2006, 08:59 AM
damn,... too much money... I don't want to know.. :D :D
kevin_psx
06-20-2006, 09:01 AM
I don't collect. I'm a player-- the game matters not the box it came in. I could care less whether I have the original sealed artwork, or just a ROM on a CD.
But even with just PS1/2 games my collection probably totals
$3000
I would say a *LOT* of $$$(USD, AUD and Pounds Sterling). However, it is our hobby so who cares? We are not hurting anyone and it's not like drugs. Enjoy your hobby - responsibly of course :D
kainemaxwell
06-27-2006, 09:25 PM
Quite a bit for me over the past few years. i think out of my games and those for collecting pruposes I spent the most on the various items for my tengen NES collection (A Complete Tetris costing the most).
Ed Oscuro
06-28-2006, 05:16 AM
Put $10,000 into tech stuff.
It's all worth $300.
pooch
06-28-2006, 06:32 AM
Does anyone know Adol? The guy who has a complete collection of sealed japanese dreamcast games and many other complete sets. I am also going to a complete set of sealed games. From my estimates and projection of money needed to be spent, I think he must have spent around 100,000 Euro or 120,000 USD...
I dunno.....I'm going to say around $7,000. I used to get the majority of my stuff free or at cost, so the number is conservative. I don't keep my "common" modern stuff either. I'll hop onto a console, play and "collect" for a year or two and then dump it all for another one when I get bored. My only non-retro console at this time is my 360. There's stuff like NES or Dreamcast that I keep. Funny enough.....I've never ever owned a SNES.
Darren870
06-28-2006, 09:56 AM
Does anyone know Adol? The guy who has a complete collection of sealed japanese dreamcast games and many other complete sets. I am also going to a complete set of sealed games. From my estimates and projection of money needed to be spent, I think he must have spent around 100,000 Euro or 120,000 USD...
Adol has been around for a long time as a buyer abd a seller. Im pretty sure he finds good deals and sells them for much more. So take that into consideration.
As for me? Im not sure maybe around $20,000? I just broke 1,500 games recently. Im not sure though, could be around $30,000 though. I have a lot of good gems in my collection.