Are used games killing the market?

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bigjon said:
Question?

Am i the only one who hordes all of my games? I am not an avid reader so VGs are my library... well that and baseball cards... I kinda like Have a shelf full of AA and AAA titles from years past... in fact every game I have traded I have come to regret (except in a few special cases) like I traded in FE: RD for the Wii because GS was gonna give more 26 bucks for it towards my Madden preorder... I had already beaten it twice so i went with It... I recently have been wanting to play through it again with FE DS coming out....

 

I keep games that have significant replayability.  I don't do online, so online multiplayer doesn't count.  That means I keep games like Mario Kart Wii, Little Big Planet, Rock Band, and other games with significant long-term playability.  Otherwise, I sell them off.  Life is too short to go back and play old stuff.  My gaming time is limited and I want to enjoy new games on a regular basis.  That means "oldies" just don't see any play.  I sell them on Goozex, Ebay, Person to Person or trade them in when there is a special that makes it worthwhile and I do so before the game becomes a bargain bin title.

As an example, I bought Bioshock for my 360 on a B2G1 free sale.  I paid, with tax, about $35 for it.  After finishing it, I realized it wasn't something I would play again so I traded it in during a "special".  I got $25 base for it plus an extra 20% with a coupon then another 10% with my edge card.  I ended up getting about $32 bucks back for it in trade.  In other words, I rented it for about $3.  I can't always pull off a deal like this but when B2G1F deals are going on, it is quite possible.  I'll buy stuff, finish it, and if I like it, keep it.  Otherwise it goes back.  Rental could be an option, but I can't always get right to the game so the purchase makes more sense.  Plus, if I rent it and really like it, then I have to buy it and lose the rental fee....