After years of blowing wads of cash and amassing a pretty big collection (not as big as some of you hard-hitters, but still pretty ridiculous) I've found myself in a curious predicament....
I've run out of stuff to buy.
I've finally managed to stop my E-bay addiction (closing down that PayPal account certainly helped) and now I just look for things in the wild. The quest to complete my Saturn collection has ground to a halt as there are few Saturn games to be found in the wild, and I don't have any of the new systems beyond the Dreamcast. I'm reduced to picking through PSX, DC, and complete N64 games (of which there are few.) I hit Half.com once in a while and I'm waiting for the last wave of DC import shooters to come out, but nothing else seems to be forming as my next "collection du jour."
I went down a stretch of highway last weekend where there are 4 game shops within a five mile radius... two EBgames, a Gamestop, and an overpriced SwapUSA store that sometimes has some cool stuff. Back in the day, I could have easily spent $200 on that road. Last time I spent $21.
My credit card is almost paid off. I'm not living from paycheck to paycheck anymore. I have most of my games with me, back out of storage. I play my Dreancast fairly regularly. I just don't feel the urge to buy that much anymore. Anyone else experiencing this bizarre change? It's almost like menopause I suppose... feels weird.