Posted by exodus on October 05, 2026 at 18:19:19 EST in reply to So, has anyone still visiting this forum crossed the bridge of cashing out their game collection? It's always been in the back of my mind as a rainy day fund, but not something I've been tempted to do. I noticed recently that Atari Jaguar stuff gained value and said fuck it, time to gouge some fools. $450 for the console with Cybermorph and around $150 each for Super Burnout and Power Drive Rally. Kind of strange to think I paid $29 for all of it at KB Toys in 1998. I wasn't aware of this Jaguar price creep. From a quick reddit search/scrape a narrative emerged that was framed like a question of whether or not to invest in Jaguar now or later rather than ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID? Apparently Neo Geo stuff is just off the charts now. My disdain for collectors is balanced somewhat by a genuine feeling that if someone is willing to pay $2500 for a copy of Cotton for NGPC, maybe they're actually more interested in it than me. And suddenly it becomes a charitable act to release a copy onto the market. I really don't care much about the dollar value but do find it fascinating that some of us old heads could easily have collections worth 50k, 100k, or even more. (n/t) from substance J.
I have definitely been thinking about it, but more for games than for other media. Games are easier to get hold of for emulation or FPGA purposes than movies are, so I've been keeping my blu rays and things as movies get delisted all over the place. I regularly sell stuff to free up space, but the idea of selling all of it is pretty daunting. it'd take ages and probably feel weird and gross. so I'm more or less in limbo with it, but it definitely bubbles in the back of my mind.
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