Thanks for the kind words guy/gals, selling off my collection always hurts a little, but I have done it several times over the years, so it hurts less everytime I have to do it now
. The main reason I'm selling this current set is due to needing the money. In the past I have sold sets because I needed the space, or the funds, or I just realized I no longer wanted the collection(let someone else enjoy it).
My collecting originally started out as just buying games to play, and then over the years, those games grew to be to much to play, so they turned into collections. I always planned to retire to a deserted island at some point and then catch up on all of my back log of games, but I came to my senses years ago and I knew that wasn't going to happen(great dream while it lasted though, but I could live to a thousand and I would have never finished them all).
Seven years ago, I found out my girfriend(now my wife) was pregnant, and thats when I started first clearing out certain things. We needed the space for jr, and the extra money helped out, but wasn't really required at the time, as we both had good jobs(she still does, I don't). Taking care of Jr has been my full time job for many years now.
For me, collecting has always been a catch 22. Some of my better sets have been so nice, that I never play them, as they are worth to much. Then, if I'm not willing to play them, what's the point in having them right? I'm not one of those guys who would buy a million dollar car if I couldn't drive it, but in the back of my mind, I would be "holy shit, this is a million dollar car" maybe I should leave it in the garage. Some things I own are nice and delicate and are meant to be displayed and looked at, but games are meant for playing. The Vectrex stuff I currently have listed is the lesser portion of that set(minus a few items like the Vectorcade or 3D Imager). So the portion I still have is way better than what is currently listed, but who knows, I may list that stuff sooner than later.
I used to collect comic books, and the same situation happened. I had books that where worth hundreds and thousands of dollars, then I would never remove them and read them due to the value, so I sold those off as well. So I still collect many things, and I still have way more stuff than should have, but I try to collect stuff that I'm not to scared to play and use
@Halcyon
Actually, I never used it. I have read that it is one of the better wireless SNES pads, but I bought it cheap and I already have a wireless massiah pad, so I never bothered to try this one out. The Messiah was the best one ever made, but it came out years after the SNES life cycle, so it uses better tech, so it works as a wireless device should. Get one if you ever have the chance, they are really nice, but they are a little on the rare side and can be kind of expensive now. They also made a wireless NES pad as well.
Chris
