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If I could afford it, I would so buy that collection....only to turn around and sell it for even more money!
I kind of feel bad for the guy as you know he wouldn't sell such a collection unless circumstances foreced it.
Some people call collections like this 'sad', but I've never gotten that. Having to sell a collection of this unbelievable size however, that is sad. Hope things work out for the guy or gal.
It's a cool collection but you would have to be a complete moron to spend $15k on that. I love how people assume because there collection is complete it's automatically worth something.
Seeing that makes me oh so sad. I have a good sized collection of games and MANY pieces of video game memorabilia. If I was ever forced to sell it all off, I would end myself.
Its always interesting to see large collections like this. Some of us love to collect things, the collecting itself is a hobby/game and we can find it rewarding at times. Some people think its sad that collectors are willing to spend so much, but its not like most collections are bought all at once. All I can say is good luck to the seller. Large collections are difficult to sell, complete or not.
Looks like someone was pretty pissed with FFXIII and XIV. He decided to get rid of his whole damn collection. :P
Although I've only PLAYED Final Fantasy 13 (And didn't enjoy it) I understand that there are some pretty good games in the series, most not for me though. HOWEVER, if theres one thing I love about the series it's the soundtracks, the games have greatly composed music. Its sad to think what circumstances this collector might be going under to have to sell this collection but nonetheless, I hope he/she makes a good fortune from it.
Whenever I see a collection of this magnitude where a fair portion of the items are sealed, it calls into question the motivation behind amassing such a horde. For toys, I understand keeping an item sealed; you can still see everything it has to offer while ensuring no harm befalls it - it's still an odd thing to do, but understandable.
With a video game, you have a cardboard box or a plastic case, and you're locking away everything that makes the thing worth having in the first place. If I bought this collection I'd be opening every sealed item just to see everything inside. I definitely wouldn't though, even if I had that sort of disposable income. I'd rather have a variety of great things than a vast collection of one style of thing.
With a video game, you have a cardboard box or a plastic case, and you're locking away everything that makes the thing worth having in the first place. If I bought this collection I'd be opening every sealed item just to see everything inside. I definitely wouldn't though, even if I had that sort of disposable income. I'd rather have a variety of great things than a vast collection of one style of thing.
Honestly, I don't understand how he thinks this is worth 15,000 bucks.
I mean, unless I'm missing something, he has only 79 items on here. Even if we assume that, on average, they're worth 100 each.. that's 7900 dollars. And, honestly, I really don't see most of these being worth 100 dollars. Only newer games are sealed, which wouldn't make much of a difference as many of them are still buyable new. Also, I don't think many of these games are terribly rare. I mean, come on, these are FINAL FANTASY games people! None of these (with a few rare exceptions) had limited production lines....
I guess you could say that, perhaps, some of the big ticket items could bump up the value. But, honestly, I basically see the PS2, the GameCube, the cell phone, and maybe a few of the collector's editions as being it. Some of those are certainly worth more than 100 on average, but I really don't think they make up for the fact that most of this stuff just isn't going to be terribly valuable.
On top of everything else: people don't want to buy a bulk purchase and pay the same price they would for individual items.
I'd say this would probably sell for under 10k and would certainly sell for under 6k. I just don't see it selling where it is now, but I guess a big enough FF fan with enough money could make this happen regardless.
I mean, unless I'm missing something, he has only 79 items on here. Even if we assume that, on average, they're worth 100 each.. that's 7900 dollars. And, honestly, I really don't see most of these being worth 100 dollars. Only newer games are sealed, which wouldn't make much of a difference as many of them are still buyable new. Also, I don't think many of these games are terribly rare. I mean, come on, these are FINAL FANTASY games people! None of these (with a few rare exceptions) had limited production lines....
I guess you could say that, perhaps, some of the big ticket items could bump up the value. But, honestly, I basically see the PS2, the GameCube, the cell phone, and maybe a few of the collector's editions as being it. Some of those are certainly worth more than 100 on average, but I really don't think they make up for the fact that most of this stuff just isn't going to be terribly valuable.
On top of everything else: people don't want to buy a bulk purchase and pay the same price they would for individual items.
I'd say this would probably sell for under 10k and would certainly sell for under 6k. I just don't see it selling where it is now, but I guess a big enough FF fan with enough money could make this happen regardless.
Maybe my maths is off, and I hate to be mean, but isn't 15K a bit much for this collection? I count ~70 games (a good chunk of which are LEs, but mostly recent mass-produced LEs, and the sealeds are all PSOne era or later), 4 limited consoles, 3 limited handhelds, the phone, 2 DVDs, 3 OSTs and a book.
Unless you value the convinience of not having to trawl through akihabara's underbelly at about 5-7K that is, I guess... someone with more money than time (or sense) will probably buy-it-now.
Unless you value the convinience of not having to trawl through akihabara's underbelly at about 5-7K that is, I guess... someone with more money than time (or sense) will probably buy-it-now.
@Nevi: Haha, what I find interesting is how our analyses are almost identical. We literally brought up like the exact same things. That means we must be right... right?
@Dr. Light: With a lot of collectibles, condition matters. A single chip on a toy or crease on a comic/magazine lowers the value of the item to some degree. Most comics collectors would NEVER open the protective sleeves on any of their comics and often seal the most valuable ones permanently to keep them in mint or near mint condition. I'm not sure how much appraisal goes into video game collections, but I would assume any video game valuable enough would follow a similar system. Merely opening the box would drive down the value, because the product is no longer protected.
@killias2
you do know that despite the titles selling at that original price(back when they were release) the reason why the prices are high is because of rarity
seriously some of these are impossible to find(even in ebay)nowadays so it's kinda expected for prices to jack high.
though this guy is probably stupid for selling all of these. i would NEVER EVER sell this kind of rare games no matter how high the price is. i don't know maybe im just too fond of my collection. the only games that i have sold so far are sports game(PS2) used that i already have new conditions of, and games that already have a expansion to(SFIV still i regretted selling it though) will sell SSFIV for SSFIV AE soon.
though if he's in need for some cash i guess it's fine.
you do know that despite the titles selling at that original price(back when they were release) the reason why the prices are high is because of rarity
seriously some of these are impossible to find(even in ebay)nowadays so it's kinda expected for prices to jack high.
though this guy is probably stupid for selling all of these. i would NEVER EVER sell this kind of rare games no matter how high the price is. i don't know maybe im just too fond of my collection. the only games that i have sold so far are sports game(PS2) used that i already have new conditions of, and games that already have a expansion to(SFIV still i regretted selling it though) will sell SSFIV for SSFIV AE soon.
though if he's in need for some cash i guess it's fine.
@Tommy Westerman: not to mention it's not actually complete, since there will be new FF games in the future thus making this collection "incomplete" the moment a new game is released.
The value of any item is whatever somebody is willing to pay for it. If someone shells out 15K for this, then it's apparently worth 15K.
@Arianol: Very true. That's why I assigned predicted probabilities based on amount. Given a long enough period, it very well could sell at 15k. However, I don't think it's a secret that lowering the price will increase the likelihood and speed of the collection selling. I just don't think it'll sell at 15k in the kind of timespan the guy is looking for.
Still, who knows. It'll only take one.
@PrinceHeir: I guess some of these items are particularly valuable, but I still don't see 15k total here. Also, just because something is highly rare doesn't make it highly valuable. I mean, people are going to have to be willing to spend 200 dollars an item here on average. That's a lot of dough to shed out on a single collector's item.. much less 79. I'd say about 80% of the value of this collection is probably spread over about a fourth of the content. For that fourth, maybe we're talking 400-500 for the pricey items and maybe 250 an item on average. That gets us back to around 7000 total value.
As for your other points, I agree. I have a minor little collection, and I'd rather not sell any of it.
Still, who knows. It'll only take one.
@PrinceHeir: I guess some of these items are particularly valuable, but I still don't see 15k total here. Also, just because something is highly rare doesn't make it highly valuable. I mean, people are going to have to be willing to spend 200 dollars an item here on average. That's a lot of dough to shed out on a single collector's item.. much less 79. I'd say about 80% of the value of this collection is probably spread over about a fourth of the content. For that fourth, maybe we're talking 400-500 for the pricey items and maybe 250 an item on average. That gets us back to around 7000 total value.
As for your other points, I agree. I have a minor little collection, and I'd rather not sell any of it.
None of the items are impossible to find if you are really determined. The MSX port of FF1 is the rarest item in the auction, but you could track it down in sotokanda if you were really determined. The Lightning PS3 is the probably most expensive item listed, owing largely to the fact it is a goddam PS3... The sealed PSOne games are still stocked in many stores in Asia, they were still manufacturing the Super Famicom games for the asian market up to 7-8 years ago. The recent limited editions that are featured in this auction are very mass produced, and only increase in value if you can find a chump buyer on ebay. Even when they bother to number them, like the Millenium Edition, they not that rare. That FFXIII book? My copy is ~#46,000, of 210,000! He doesn't have anything really unique, like a competition prize or a Sakaguchi signed copy.
Point is, I would like to think that my own collection, arranged in exhaustive, perfect, OCD-driven order across numerous bookshelves, is worth a small fortune. But the truth is that the value of games, even sealed and mint condition, usually depreciate. If I ever wanted to sell all my stuff (and I won't) I doubt I could recoup what I paid for my collection.
Point is, I would like to think that my own collection, arranged in exhaustive, perfect, OCD-driven order across numerous bookshelves, is worth a small fortune. But the truth is that the value of games, even sealed and mint condition, usually depreciate. If I ever wanted to sell all my stuff (and I won't) I doubt I could recoup what I paid for my collection.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MSX-Game-FINAL-FANTASY-SQUARE-MICROCABIN-/140548189839?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20b9532e8f - According to this, even FF 1 MSX is only worth 300.
I can't find any pricing on the PS3. There are two listings of it on ebay for 800, but neither has sold. In fact, no FF PS3 console has sold on ebay. Let's say it's probably worth somewhere in the range of 400-700. Even that combined with FF MSX gets us nowhere near anything resembling 15k.
I can't find any pricing on the PS3. There are two listings of it on ebay for 800, but neither has sold. In fact, no FF PS3 console has sold on ebay. Let's say it's probably worth somewhere in the range of 400-700. Even that combined with FF MSX gets us nowhere near anything resembling 15k.
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