I by no means want to take this off topic, so please forgive my above ramblings, but it had to be said and it did fit in with what we were discussing. How you take care of your things generally reflects you as person. I can usually tell within ten seconds of interviewing someone, whether or not the company should hire them. I have been 98% accurate so far!
Hopefully, US gamers will in the long run, learn to take better care of their games and systems! This will only happen though, if condition becomes important!
If a video game store were to offer more "trade in" value for a game in better condition, maybe we as gamers would benefit. In turn, they could charge a higher price for it. Any comments? Am I alone in this opinion? I am a collector, so condition is very important to me! I normally don't buy used, because of this!