Quote Originally Posted by Atarileaf View Post
The argument that never made sense to me is when video game collecting is compared to something as mundane as say, stamp or baseball card collecting - items that by their very nature are collectibles who's only value is in viewing and displaying them. Video games are not static objects, they're interactive and thus are meant to be played.

I agree that "to each their own" however my opinion is that its a waste to collect video games that will never be played.
Video games, at least physical release video games, are not inherently interactive nor are they meant to be anything other than a consumer product. They are just a piece of code copied onto some physical medium and packaged in either a box or a case for retail distribution.

The problem with your argument is that logically that would mean that nobody should collect anything but loose games or maybe just loose games and instruction manuals. Clearly, many collectors think the box and other materials are important. I fail to see any difference between collecting a box or inserts and a sealed game.

I also fail to see the difference between collecting sealed and collectors that have massive collections and can't possibly spend very long playing each game or maybe only play a game once and then never play it again and yet keep the game in their collection. The point is that there is no right or wrong way to collect and while you might think collecting anything other than what you'll play is a waste, for others it clearly isn't a waste.