Ever forget you owned a game and bought it again.

[davepesc]

I almost did this. I picked up Shadow Hearts: Covenant as an afterthought when I bought Atelier Iris a couple months ago.

Then, a few days ago, I bid on a copy of SH:C on ebay. Luckily, I got outbid because as I was putting my new copy of Gradius V on the shelf, I "discovered" I already had the game.

So, ever buy a game you didn't know you already had?

[Daft Punk]

No, but I did mess up and do that with 2 or 3 music cd's on ebay recently.

[Gamereviewgod]

I've done this at least 20 times, probably more.

I've also reviewed a movie I had already reviewed.

[Darren870]

All the time...own multiples of lots of games.

[MegaManFan]

I bought Neo Contra twice for PS2, fortunately they let me return it and exchange it for Ghost in the Shell since I hadn't removed the shrinkwrap. Other times when I can't return a duplicate I trade them or give them to friends. That's why when I'm hunting for games for a specific console, I try to have my Pocket PC handy with the up-to-date list of games that I own.

[shoes23]

Nothing huge, but I did this with Ironsword for the NES. Only, a $3 purchase but I was baffled when I cleaned it up and was putting on then shelf right next to...Ironsword?!

[MegaManFan]

Here's the really sad part - I had a crossreferenced list of "games to finish my NES collection" I had been consulting, and on it was "Eggsplode/Short Order." Once I bought it I was preparing to shelve it in my collection, only as I was sorting in the new titles I got to S and found... you guessed it, "Short Order/Eggsplode." D'oh!

[norkusa]

Yeah, I've done this with at least 20 NES carts. It's hard to remember what you do and don't have after you get around to the 700 cart mark.

[fishsandwich]

Many times. NES and PSone games, mostly.

I hate when that happens.

[davepesc]

Yeah, I've done this with at least 20 NES carts. It's hard to remember what you do and don't have after you get around to the 700 cart mark.

If you mean 700 NES carts, just try to remember the ones you NEED instead!

If you mean overall, then I agree as I'm at like 690 or so and it just happened.

[Malon_Forever]

No, but then again, my collection isn't big enough yet.

[googlefest1]

yup all the time

[Slimedog]

Generally this only happens to me on franchise games. Like I keep forgetting if I need part 1 or 2 of Tenchu, for example. Also, some cheap games that I keep picking up and putting back. One day I'll buy "One" or "Apocalypse", but a few weeks later I'll buy it again by accident. Too damn similar.

[Damion]

I did that with phantasy star 4 I had forgotten I that I had bought it years ago and recently bought it again on a ebay lot. Then one day I was cleaning the closet and Hello another copy od phantasy star four

[bargora]

Yep. I ended up with two copies of both Philosoma and Sentinel Returns that way.

[snes_collector]

Nope, but I'm sure it will happen with some old "number" sports games. But heres a story, one day when I went Churche, my dad came back with THREE Genesis, all from the same flea market. I forgot that he had already bought a Genesis for me a flea market before, and I already had a Genesis before that .At lease one of them came with abunch of complete games.

[Porkchop]

Yes, that's why I recently bought a Palm PDA. I have now loaded Excel game list in it and take it with me when going hunting. I figure it will pay for its self by preventing me from buying dups.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Ever forget you owned a game and bought it again.

Too many times.. x_x

[dj898]

yep!
and that's how I ended up with two sets of Saturn Radiant Silvergun and DC D-Direct Space Channel 5 Part 2 Collector's Box set...

Luckily I sold both on eBay for a nice profit margin...

[Kid Ice]

Fairly common for me for older systems I collect for but don't play that much (2600, NES). My biggest goof as that when I get new inventory, I log it in my Excel database and not my DP guide or vice versa. When I'm online I reference the Excel database to see what I need, when I'm in the field I take the DP guide. I've goofed up about a dozen times that way.