I love collecting games. I'm currently working on the North American Release list of the Sega Dreamcast, 22 titles away from being complete. A good friend of mine and I both are into collecting. We have requirements for purchases to our respective collections.
1. Game must be purchased in the "wild". No online auctions or online vendors. You can find anything on eBay, what fun is pointing and clicking your way to a respectable collection?
2. Must be original title/packaging. No Greatest Hits versions. We've made some exceptions. If we think the Greatest Hits version is significantly better, Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition is a good example of this, then its ok.
We stick by these. It's not about much we spend. It's more about a friend and I hanging out for the day, digging to the bottom of a discount bin to find a gem in a dirty pawn shop. We do it for the fun, nothing more.
Side Note: Best deal I ever found, Shining Force II for Sega Genesis, mint condition (Box, Instructions, Cartridge, and Registration Card) at Goodwill Donation Store for $3.99. Priceless.
