Buying a $40,000 Video Game Collection

[@RGT85]

Hey I know that guy!

[@Shendapy]

Nice collection man, even the stuff you parted with

[@Astig_808]

That's alot stuff Shawn! I don't have my old game systems anymore, nes and up. So I emulate my past games. It's easier to scan through your games than switching CD's or Carts and saves you a lot of space.

[@rkotitan10]

It’s Stevie Richards!

[@ItsOdders]

Hello rgt

[@robbiegta]

Me too. He's my favourite Nintendo KZbinr!! 😅😂

[@LukeDodge916]

I have absolutely NO problem with how/what people collect. If you want your game collection for shelf art, okay. If you want to play it everyday, that's awesome. If you want to horde all those games because it makes you feel good, then do it! There's no right or wrong with this sh!t and we have to knock gatekeepers off their high horses. I have a very modest retro game collection and I dont play these games every day. And I'm fine with that. I started collecting, again, because I was feeling nostalgia for those great days growing up in the 90s and I wanted to go back. It's all good, do what makes you happy.

[@TheDreadedZero]

I hate that people are giving him shit. He’s absolutely right. Selling individual items on eBay can make you tons of money but once you have a huge collection good luck trying to sell it. They struck a fair deal and I’m sure he didn’t get full market value for it all but I’d take the $40,000 to just be done with the hassle.

[@DS9TREK]

Exactly. Selling stuff off is a full time job on its own. So the time Shawn has saved has to be considered with the cash $$$

[@cjeelde]

Yeah if he wanna sell each item one-by-one would be a full time job for years and then he will have no time to continue as a youtuber. I think he did the right thing. He saved YEARS, and that's a huge profit. Just imagine trying to sell each item one by one! Write down all items as a list, try to come up with a fair price tag, and keep track on each "customer" that wanna buy something. And make sure that the customer will transfer the money to him. And also to ship all items to all customers. Only a few people might live close enough to come and visit and pick the item at his place or outside. RGT did the right thing! I'm happy for him! And also happy for the buyer! And I enjoy the videos related to this deal!

[@We_silly]

@@cjeelde yeah it made good content lol, people don’t understand bulk pricing concepts I guess. I’ve seen these types of hate comments on a lot of videos, saying people like him cause price hikes for games. But if you can’t afford a retro game, emulate.

[@peepers30008]

I get that you want to get that quick money to move it out, but to sell to this clown?? I would have paid the 40k or more just to not let it fall in his pocket, but to massively build up my own collection. Bc you know you have to work with flipping things to make money to buy what you want, yet he could have had a single whatnot auction and got double if not triple his price in one single night and would have known that he was helping the collector community instead of this.... an no matter how much he wants to be Mr Crabbs he will always look like Squidwards angry sister with that dusty squirrel lip.

[@gabetinsley4540]

No hate on RGT. It’s his collection to do with as he pleases. And if there is a value to a reseller, it’s taking a bulk collection of your hands. That said, I am not a big fan of KZbin resellers.

[@joshtoten]

Reminder: you're not getting scammed if you're the one who sets the price. RGT knew exactly what he had and settled on the price himself. Just like I knew I was basically donating my collection to a local retro game store years ago rather than getting anywhere close to it's real value, but I just wanted it gone due to life changes. Sometimes being able to get rid of a large collection at once instead of trying to piece it out for months is a better option if money doesn't matter to you.

[@Sly1020]

I agree but this is a KZbin video you can’t believe anything we don’t know behind the scenes

[@Xen0gears515]

Bro, I can watch hours of people talk about their experience on how they attained certain games and their history with it. This was such a good video

[@UrBigFan]

Same

[@BigBrosFilms]

This video really shows how high class these 2 dudes are. Really good stuff!

[@DVDfeverGames]

PMSL! "high class"

[@sonicsju]

This was a wonderful video. Shoutout to RGT85 to allow you to document this. It was a tough decision for him but one that does find him at peace and as he said “it’s all about the video games!”. The Louisville Slugger was a nice touch, reminded me of the bottles of wine we found on the kitchen that were gifted to us by the sellers of the house my wife & I had just closed on. Overall well done!

[@youraveragedillon5958]

The coolest crossover that none of us expected. Best video yet

[@andrebillups4079]

Two plane rides is and also all the other work to buy the entire collection is insane. RGT was right to sell at a discounted price

[@DS9TREK]

The discount was much bigger than plane rides and stuff, but you're right, a discount was deserved for taking it all at once.

[@hunterbatten4011]

hell yeah. Congrats Caleb. People have no idea how hard it is the get rid of a collection that huge and they also have no idea how much work it is to sell it or have the cash to buy one. Way to go all around

[@idontlikefruitcake]

For anyone who thinks RGT85 got ripped off, he is extremely satisfied to be rid of the games, especially all at once

[@TheDreadedZero]

^this. People don’t realize how hard it is to sell this large of a quantity of stuff

[@RubMySweatyThighs]

@@TheDreadedZero COme on now if you have a system in place it doesnt take long

[@NendoNow]

@@RubMySweatyThighs He had over 13,000 items he sold at once. Yes, if he sold it one by one he'd make more, a lot more, but you really don't understand that it would take years to sell it all. He took a "loss" and in exchange everything he wanted gone is gone in a few hours. Also he tried selling some games at first and no one would bite.

[@yulligoteckg2]

I am happy for Sawn moving on, it's not healpy habit of being a massive horder.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

As a re-seller myself we have to make a profit...it's a business that we run and there is risk and reward...it is what it is.

[@oneshotreviews6822]

People saying being ripped off however to see all those items on eBay he would pay fees on each then shipping then deal with any returns and issues then have the time to load up every single game online. once you factor it all in there's a reason why people do this its for convienience and peace of mind. Nice to see you both happy with the deal and F the haters they mostly salty

[@JRPGLife]

This is the collab that everyone wanted and didn't even know it! Love this!

[@branenchristian]

Gotta love RGT. He's actually my favorite Nintendo KZbinr!

[@cornball3448]

He isn’t a Nintendo KZbinr 😂😂

[@monsterlegacyproductions.612]

“Not a Nintendo KZbinr”😅

[@4vxry]

@@cornball3448 okay cornball

[@hootmasterflex8302]

😂 🤢

[@poepoe99999]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Water4you44]

Damn that boy phoenix BALLIN, love to see it. Good move on both ends, really cleared some of my questions as to how collectors feel having these big collections.

[@ChipperJones99]

RGT sounds like he wakes up and smokes blunts on the daily

[@JRthepyroguy]

glad to see rgt85 being happy !

[@rogerfederer3817]

The awkward moments when you both want to hold the item.. I can't unsee this lol

[@Kenny4AG]

The gameboy?

[@goodnightmoon]

timestamp?

[@Kenny4AG]

@@goodnightmoon 20:23

[@nathanlaporte3415]

Glad it wasn't just me that noticed

[@Matches-Malone]

Awesome video! Great buy, and congrats to RGT for a fresh start.

[@DanielHernandez-rz3ri]

Broooooooooo so happy yall made this collaboration video!! I've been waiting for you to drop this one love

[@bsheehan09]

Glad to see my favorite Reseller KZbinr and Nintendo KZbinr collab!

[@IrieIslandGaming]

Two of my favorite YTers! Hopefully you two can do more colabs in the future! I really enjoyed this video!

[@Roger-fs5yo]

I can't believe our favorite Nintendo KZbinr sold his game collection😮‍💨

[@methrecovery6922]

Least favorite*

[@indy5280]

Well he still has a big chunk of the collection

[@tylerjohn2098]

He’s not a Nintendo youtuber

[@dougashby5679]

Was going piss poor broke obviously literally going happen to every guy in life.

[@Roger-fs5yo]

@Doug Ashby being a Nintendo KZbinr is risky🤣

[@ziurim]

Two awesome guys. Anyone who is a gamer with retro games is a good dude period.

[@albertsmith99]

You got brown on your nose

[@cheekyphuzz_thegod8558]

..until you go deeper in the basement and find the bodies

27:00 "No REGERTS" Absolutely amazing quote for the ages. Poetic AF

[@DevoutWord0]

I like it when rgt85 just talks normally instead of his content of always complaining

[@brandonverge8275]

Recently found your channel about a month ago and im hooked! interesting to see all these deals take place. Keep up the good work

[@OfficialBo420]

Nah he scams ppl

[@newstyla8579]

@@OfficialBo420 He is a Flipper.What do you expect?Just sad that all that good stuff goes to Amazon......

[@GrimMetropolis]

Nice. Been waiting for this one. I watch renix pesale mostly, but this video is the best I’ve seen on this channel in a long time.

[@JohnRiggs]

DDR Mario Mix! the only Nintendo game where Waluigi is the final boss.

[@MrZelegor]

Just Woaw, that collection and that basement-tour, i'm stunned.

[@futureskeletons66669]

I did exactly the same thing and it was one of the most liberating experiences ever. My place was starting to look like a junk shop. The only physical media I buy now is first party Switch games so I can trade them as soon as I'm finished because they hold more value than PS5 or Xbox games. I have a laptop that I run emulation (Arcade/PS1/PS2/DC/GC/PCE/MSX) with my Series S controller and a PS5 and Series S where everything is digital. People talk a lot about physical games, but I've been through that phase and come out the other side. You think you're going to play it all, but you don't. It just takes up space. Then there's the remakes. RE4, Ikaruga Remastered, Mario Sunshine and Metroid Prime have been fantastic and 4 games I've taken out of my GC emulation collection. I hope to see more. Even though I emulate, I also have 101 Arcade Archives games, 30 ACA NEOGEO games, all of the M2 Shot Triggers, Darius and Ray Force games on PS5, my 360 collection on Series S and all of the Sega Ages games on Switch with all the Live Wire Cave shmups and a whole bunch of arcade style games. I love that M2 and Hamster exist and take emulation so seriously and eliminate latency where others just don't bother. I love the convenience of it all. I can just start a game with a controller.

[@shawnresene8942]

Love it! I am at the tail end of selling off my game collection and focusing on toys. Great video and awesome to see RGT is happy.

[@RomanJr316]

RGT is such a cool dude. I love his channel and I learned about you through him

[@Dcinkpt87]

All the work that goes into trying to resell a collection this big is crazy. I get overwhelmed when i have a couple boxes of stuff to list. Great buy thou awesome collection.

[@sneshead3326]

Awesome video great to see behind the scenes of the RGT85 man cave!

[@Chris-oj4gh]

Love this. Really awesome to see you two collab. Always love the creator collars.

[@kazuixd]

two favorite gaming youtubers together today is a good day

[@scottkelley4517]

This is basically me i only collect things i remember pre college and wanted or played. He has a ton of great stuff that many people will enjoy.

[@theekojima]

Seeing the whole collection was really satisfying. I also loved hearing some of the background on certain items and games, gives them some real sentimental value. Love to see it, keep up the good work bros 👍

[@bigman2352]

28:35 I have to confess that’s a great collection, a great buy, and a great way to make a new friend. I really hope I get to meet you both one day.

[@MrAndresm900]

Wow, you bought part my favorite *Nintendo KZbinr's* collection 🤯 *IYKYK*

[@mannyvlogind.r4018]

Finally I've been waiting for this to dropped

[@cvogtstrom1]

After watching RGTs video of this I finally figured it out. Caleb reminds me of Flanders from the Simpsons. I can’t believe I missed it. Okelie Dokelie!

[@Andrew-hq2ku]

*Shady grifter Flanders

[@mncllama]

Now we need the editor riff and rgt crossover

[@thewise_1one856]

Yoshu riding Mario was the best part of the video😭

[@Deseko]

Been waiting for this! Crossovers are always great lol

[@willy7369]

@RGT85 wow can't believe you decided to Sell your Collection. But, Seeing who bought all your stuff is AMAZING. Congrats to you Phoenix for acquiring this collection .

[@docscrealities]

Big fans of your work! We have learned so much from you!

[@RockmnX37]

I've been watching RGT, its a really nice guy, and he said he was selling his collection a while back, because of several reasons. Must have been a though decision, but i know several collectors who have done this, and selling is not the end of the world. Life is not just collecting, theres a lot to do, but if you want to collect just to display items, its fine, same goes for playing the games, or even if it just for fun. Whatever makes you happy its just fine. And as a collector pushing 39 , i understand that sometimes you have to let go, even some items you have fond memories with it. And as someone said, he's happy with this. Also, it was a nice gift Caleb, he love baseball! Awesome video as usual Caleb, keep it up!

[@RichRetr0]

Shawn is the best, one of the first retro gaming youtubers I ever started watching!

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

It's sort of strange that you're referring to him as Shawn haha I didn't even know that was his name.

[@williamkey9821]

You mean Nintendo KZbinr, right?

[@L-Jay1147]

😂😂 ridiculous you took all that to go from Kentucky to Connecticut I can't stop laughing I really can't

[@jdchainsaw1335]

RGT selling his collection feels like finding out there's no Easter Bunnny 😢

[@DS9TREK]

What do you mean no Easter bunny? Who poops out the chocolate eggs?

[@joshdaniels4713]

Been waiting all week for this

[@jesseglidden321]

It’s good to see he’s hanging onto Panzer Dragoon Saga and Dragon Force since they were donated to his channel. It would be kind of messed up to sell those two and not at least offer them back to the original owner first.

[@BudzBunny422]

He's not a fake gamer. He's just more of a hand held kinda guy 5:35

[@TheRetroWorld]

Been waiting to see this one!

[@_b_a_g_u_e_t_t_e_3191]

Oh look its rgt85, my favourite Nintendo youtuber

[@BadgerBroc]

Forget ENDGAME this is the colab of the century

[@TommyTrades96]

Wooo Let's Go! Phoenix Realse & List is the vibe :)

[@numberoneappgames]

It's simple, RGT isn't a shelf collector. It's okay to let things go.

[@jjacks50]

That was incredibly brave of RGT85 to take the steps to reduce the things out his life that were weighing him down and not bringing joy. I love the arcade room. And holy heck is that Panasonic cube sweet!

[@peter0071000]

Brave???

[@rafaelavila2740]

Who caught the "40k correction on the bat?" Nice video. Cool collection

[@jacquelinekdover]

Enjoyed this video/ colab! I'm glad everything worked out for everyone 😊

[@Knavess]

Feels like being a kid in a candy store just looking at all the games and cool stuff he has/had

[@hornedninja338]

This dude is SO me! I rely so heavily on emulation and an overall digital collection of games and became obsessed with collecting boxed toys. Glad to know I'm not the only one LOL.

[@JoelSinn-sd5fn]

My 32X finds have been very odd. in my 20+ years of game hunting, I have found very few 32X games, but I found 3 CIB copes of Knuckes Chaotix between 2011-2012. they were just randomly mixed into random lots I got at garage sales.

[@Interstate_78]

I'm just glad you're keeping PZD and Dragon Force Shawn. I was worried for a second

[@jacobmartin5182]

That was a quick change of heart with RGT85. Not even a year ago he said how much he still loves collecting and don’t see that changing anytime soon. I guess things can change fast at times

[@ivanvargas2425]

Probably has to do with the fact that he almost died

[@markkelly9095]

Also he still collecting

[@SandClean]

I love this video!!! This is amazing how people connect through video games!!!

[@FatRedguy]

When phoenix resale drops its a good day!!

[@MSUHitman]

Not gonna lie, I'm always going to be somewhat jealous of the RGT85's/Brittney Brombacher's/Pat Contri's/Metal Jesus Rocks/John Hancock's, etc. to be able to own such a nice, large home to house their collections. The vast majority of the high end of my collection is Tetris'd in my living room closet or in the new storage locker I just had to start renting last week. Great colab with you and RGT 85. That had to be somewhat scary driving that collection from Connecticut to Kentucky.

[@_Ashler]

The episode i've been waiting for!

[@DoodMcGnarGnar]

Yo that’s my fav Nintendo KZbinr! Nice!

[@The_Horror_Collector1]

I kind of did the same thing with my collection years back. I sold all my SNES, Saturn, Dreamcast, DS/3DS, PS1, PS2, PS3, XB games & consoles. Like him I just wasn’t playing any of it & could use the space for other things.

[@danielreynoso6352]

I had a big collection and I was living with friends and the situation turned sour and I had to sell everything to cover moving costs… a year later I was able to build another pc and I decided to continue my retro gaming through emulation. It’s the most convenient to have an external ssd with all of my retro games on there, even my switch games

[@conservativegamer_YT]

What emulator(s) do you recommend? Do gamers need several different emulators for maximum exposure to all of the different types of games?

[@valismind]

IDK why people watch Caleb, then trash him for being a reseller. Like, have you even read the guys channel name? "Phoenix RESALE".

[@GamingintoEternity]

Great video Caleb! I knew RGT85 had a big collection but wow!! Keep the videos coming!

[@thecalabian]

Bro this is insane! It just goes to show how respected you are that you were able to get this deal!

[@fortherestofmylife66]

Hahah respected... Absolutely not

[@OfficialBo420]

Ur funny lmao he isn’t respected

[@Smitty8008]

He had the money to buy it not the respect

[@DS9TREK]

RGT had three potential buyers and he was the first to prove he actually had the funds to pay up, so RGT went with him.

[@4vxry]

@@OfficialBo420 yet you're still meat riding watching and commenting lmaoooo you respect him quite a bit to do all that

[@lemponaut]

I still can't believe you got Mike Shinoda to edit your videos

[@dialedinGandC]

28:31 Poll: What is tighter, Caleb's profit margins or his jeans? Vote in the comments.

[@mjdf122]

We’ve all been waiting on this episode

[@martintrevino1338]

Best resaler and Nintendo KZbinr collaboration of all time

[@MrLambo559]

That custom Louisville Slugger was legit

[@Kazpper88]

40K IS ENOUGH TO REBUILD HIS MERCEDES 😮

[@TheBeatlesFan86]

That is the best Nintendo youtuber on the platform

[@Sidhomie]

I have been waiting for this!

[@mbdafool]

I got rid of the majority of my collection over the course of the last 8 years or so for the same reasons. The games are playable a million different ways now but I held on to the stuff that means something. There comes a time when you realize these hunks of plastic can mean the world to someone else instead of collecting dust on a shelf

[@mikevalentine2741]

Awww 2 of the best Nintendo KZbinrs 😭😭😭

[@MedalionDS9]

RGT such a good Nintendo youtuber doing a great thing

[@Gaming-Enthusiast]

Been so looking forward to this my favourite 2 youtube creators

[@austinkoeppen6122]

That big ass mirror in his collection room kept throwing me off lol, makes the space look way bigger than it is.

[@bobciosain]

Great deep dive into one of my favorite Nintendo KZbinr's collection

[@Nastynik91]

Love that buddy is rocking a donut media sweater lol

[@dabigdawg42042]

ive been watching RGT's channel for a long time and I thought he was bald this whole time LOL

[@marcovossenkaul8921]

Me too

[@nicholasd3990]

Same lmao usually when someone wears a hat 24/7 they're hiding something hahah

[@DS9TREK]

He does go hatless sometimes on his own channel too.

[@AlPalC]

I forgot that Ys Origin was on the switch. Also that's one hell of a collection purchase. I didn't even know there was a Turbo Grafyx 16 mini.

[@NickAndTech]

As someone who resells various things, including games, the work required to sell all of that individually or in smaller lots could total hundreds of hours. Listing, shipping, customer problems, etc. can be a big hassle if you don't have the time and patience for it. It looks like he has a successful KZbin channel and things are going well for him so a deal like this makes more sense. Even if it's half the value it sounds like he's making a profit from what he paid in years past, especially pre-pandemic.

[@cheesebuger13]

I always forget that Sean has long hair. Great colab tho

[@MrXmoda]

If people didn't shelf collect games/consoles there would be no game flippers or just very few lol

[@mmm92795]

Great video! Love both of your channels!

[@therealsher]

Have you ever been to Through The Decades in Kentucky? If you’re trying to do a cheap game video you should totally go there. The prices are really low on certain consoles and games.