| Nicklesbe said: I don't assume anything, I conclude using your own statements and obvious overwhelming ignorance as evidence that you have never made a profit from a game collection or known anyone that has. That much is obvious. It's also obvious that you have no idea what the word "value" means since you keep misusing it. The fact a game is cheaper means it has lower value not higher value. Digital games have no value period. They cannot be resold, they have no financial value. The fact that you can buy them at an extremely low price means they have an extremely low value. The whole point is to resell them. That's how commodities work. You buy it for $50 or $60 and you resell it for $200 or $1000 or higher. That is the point of having a game collection. It is an investment. Digital only destroys that investment and ruins a good commodity. It doesn't matter that you don't own the code on the disc, you own the disc, that's the point. The code and the concepts behind the code are simply art that gives the disc value. It's like a painting, it's just paint on a canvas, but ya arrange that paint so its appealing to the eye and make it rare and you have a very profitable commodity. Take the Mona Lisa for example, people will spend millions for it. If they buy it, it doesn't mean they own Mona Lisa. That is forever the property of Leonardo Da Vinci. All they bought was a rare canvas that had the first Mona Lisa painted on it. It's no different for books, comics, sculptures, video games or any commodity really. I seriously hope you can maintain a good paying job. Otherwise you are screwed because you have an extreme misunderstanding of value and you have no idea how to profit from your purchases. If ya did you wouldn't be spouting such nonsense. You are likely going to spend the rest of your life just spending money and throwing it away instead of making a profit. It's not enough to just buy something for cheap, that just slows the bleeding. You have to be able to turn around and sell it for a good profit otherwise you are just throwing money away. Which is all that digital games do. There is no value there. |
I'd be one of those crazy people lol. I have bought starcraft 64 and snowbaord kids 2 AUS versions for $1k each boxed and manual in mint condition.
