How much $$$ have you invested in your collection?

[pooch]

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]

mm this ones a double post i think?

[Haoie]

About, to my best estimates, around $1500-2000 NZ.

Smallish, in a relative sense.

[Iron Draggon]

I've invested about $75,000 in my collection. About 1500 games and 13 systems. And that's not counting PC games.

[drewbrim]

ONE MEEELLION DOLLARS!

[klausien]

Probably about $20,000 in 1300 unique, non-sports games and/on 25 systems.

[DeputyMoniker]

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]

Roughly $3100.

[Kejoriv]

Thats something I really dont ever want to know

[tholly]

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]

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.

[pooch]

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]

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]

im going to say around $4500-$5000 into my NES collection

[Juganawt]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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:



and I have some more old pics somewhere too, but this one will do for now

[suckerpunch5]

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.