Game Boxes
#122242
04/19/03 07:03 AM
04/19/03 07:03 AM
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Posts: 26,918 Stony Brook, New York, USA
Becky
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The Medieval Lady
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I was just reading the Rose Tattoo thread and it reminded me of how lovingly I hoard my game boxes and how eccentric this behavior seems to any non-collector. The boxes are stacked to the ceiling in our garage, and occasionally my husband has suggested the drastic step of actually throwing them out. To solve this problem I have suggested renting storage space, but he thinks it makes no sense to rent storage space just to store my game boxes.
I have tried to reason with him. I show him my Neverhood CD, hold the box up next to it and say, "With this box, the game is worth about $100 more." Then I toss the box back on the stack and say, "If I destroy this box I have just thrown money away."
What my husband fails to understand is why I have to keep all the currently worthless boxes just in case some day they miraculously become like The Neverhood.
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Re: Game Boxes
#122245
04/19/03 08:14 AM
04/19/03 08:14 AM
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dmtomchick
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I honestly don't understand the obsession with boxes. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> I really could care less if I have the box or not. Before I discovered Gameboomers, I tossed the box as soon as I opened the game, just as you would throw the box of any other product away. (I know many of you are sitting there in shock--and if you knew just what boxes I threw away, you'd probably start crying <img border="0" alt=" " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> )I do save the boxes now, since I don't keep the games after playing them, and if I want to trade or sell the games, the people usually want the boxes. But, I really still do think that it's just a waste of space. Then again, I'm not really a collector, so maybe it's just me. I'm certainly not going to let the lack of box stop me from trading or buying a game that I want. Just my 2 cents. I know I'm in the minority here, but I thought I'd add the opinion of a no-box fan. Dawn <img border="0" alt="[kiss]" title="" src="graemlins/kiss.gif" />
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Re: Game Boxes
#122247
04/19/03 08:40 AM
04/19/03 08:40 AM
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Gelert
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Originally posted by dmtomchick: [qb] I honestly don't understand the obsession with boxes. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> . . . . . . . .
Dawn <img border="0" alt="[kiss]" title="" src="graemlins/kiss.gif" /> [/qb] I know this is gonna sound sad but it's not necessarily a 'collection' thing. It's more of . . . . like books on a shelf . . . . they kinda look really nice displayed in their boxes, otherwise they're just a row of CD's aren't they ? Some of the boxes are really smart, I think, like 'Obsidian', Gab.2, 'Myst, 'The Neverhood', 'The Quivering', 'Syberia', etc.. Of course, like books, there's no point just displaying them for pretentious reasons. You've gotta play 'em as well ! <img border="0" alt="[winky]" title="" src="graemlins/winky.gif" /> They do, however, arouse a lot of interest, and spark off lots of conversation when we have visitors. In that way the boxes can indirectly create that little spark of interest in adventure games in people who have often asked to borrow one to see if they like the games. New recruits !!!! I still buy and trade for games sometimes that are without boxes but, because I like them 'looking good', I still chase after the boxes elsewhere afterwards. VERY sad eh, Dawn ? I DO know where you're coming from with your point of view, but mine is an affliction that I'm, unfortunately, happy with. Again unfortunately, it also means that, at times, the internal perimeter of my 'puter room can be reduced significantly - by at least a box-width all the way around. Now, THAT IS SAD ! Gelert <img border="0" alt=" " title="" src="graemlins/woozy.gif" />
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Re: Game Boxes
#122249
04/19/03 11:41 AM
04/19/03 11:41 AM
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Posts: 7,858 North Florida
BillyBob
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I flattened a bunch and put the disks into folders and filed them away. Eventually I put them all back and shelved them so, like books, I could tell at a glance what I had and where it was. I'm not concerned about their future value although they will have a lot longer future than I, in all likelihood. If you think about it as a collection, and one that in time might become valuable, it's always a possibility. I recall working in a large movie theatre when I was 16 and seeing all those posters going up and coming down for each new movie and I know now that had I started collecting them then I'd have a small fortune today. But then, at 18, I joined the USAF and left behind all the toys and things I'd managed to retain from many years before and thought were mine. I had planned for them to someday go to my kids, when and if I ever had any.........the Erector Set, a radio (my first) that I got when I was about 7, a Mickey Mouse Watch, etc. All were given away as soon as I left home and never seen again. So I've never become a collector but I do tend to hang onto things that I consider an art whether anyone else does or not......and the game boxes, like the movie posters, are art. At least to me. They can be given away or thrown away but it will be after I'm gone and not before.
I didn't do it......and if I did I'm not guilty!
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Re: Game Boxes
#122250
04/19/03 11:42 AM
04/19/03 11:42 AM
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Ladybug
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Hey Becky,
Do you suppose it's something in the Long Island air? I also have huge plastic bags filled with game boxes in the attic. Just can't part with them. I have a bookcase in my front hall with five shelves and when I buy a new game I put it in a 6 x 9 manila envelope along with the instructions. I label the envelopes and file them in alphabetical order. I'm running out of room since I must have 200 games by now. As long as I can keep putting them on the shelves, hubby doesn't complain about me buying more games. Baags!!
Ladybug
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Re: Game Boxes
#122251
04/19/03 11:46 AM
04/19/03 11:46 AM
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Posts: 34,388 United Kingdom
Mad
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Hi. Well I'm not a "collector" so I don't have that many games that I need to put the boxes elsewhere I've always kept my games in their boxes though .... because they bring a lot of pleasure and I think they look great sitting there on my shelves 'Course every game I've acquired wasn't in its box but you can't win 'em all Cheers. Mad
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Re: Game Boxes
#122253
04/19/03 12:45 PM
04/19/03 12:45 PM
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tigger
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I keep all my gameboxes securely wrapped in polythene in the cellar... currently they are filling the space set aside for a fortnights coal.. glad we now have gas central heating We don't part with Anything unless we have to.. hence our small home is stuffed with toys and toy boxes Tig
A bounce a day keeps the doctor away!! Playing Sims2, Sherlock, Phantom of Venice Reading Storm Breaking
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Re: Game Boxes
#122256
04/19/03 03:36 PM
04/19/03 03:36 PM
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Ladybug
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Hey Becky,
I'm always ready to shop for more games. I just bought CSI last week, got the last one in Price Club for $16. I thought that was a very good price. The box looks pretty good too.
Ladybug
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Re: Game Boxes
#122259
04/19/03 08:26 PM
04/19/03 08:26 PM
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Posts: 7,858 North Florida
BillyBob
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No........no one is calling US fanatics!
I didn't do it......and if I did I'm not guilty!
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Re: Game Boxes
#122261
04/19/03 09:41 PM
04/19/03 09:41 PM
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Anonymous
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Everybody, I think we game collectors have it easy. I have two sons, who collect computers, and the periperals that go with them. I am not talking about personal computers, though there are quite a few of those, including the first kits, but also the biggies. They even have an old tube one from the UK. And then there are the card readers, Punch machines, and also boxes of the punch cards, some new, and some with programs on them. Oh, and the compiler that put the punch cards in order for the reader, and loads of other stuff. This stuff don't fit in a room, or a cellar, or even one outbuilding. We are talking big time storage here. And this stuff is not for sale, it is just for their own amusement. I am sure glad I don't have to dust it! jjk
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Re: Game Boxes
#122265
04/22/03 01:34 PM
04/22/03 01:34 PM
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Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 40,644 southeast USA
Jenny100
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Originally posted by Homer6: I keep everything in the original box, that way I can FIND the items I'm looking for, quicker. I have a habit of putting loose items somewhere, then forgetting where I put them. Nothing builds up steam than knowing you have the item but can't remember where it's stored. I do the exact same thing. And if the game comes in a DVD case or box that's too small to hold all my notes, I put the whole mess in a plastic bag and stick it on the shelf with the other game boxes. There's nothing quite like an efficient filing system.
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