Selling My Games Was Easier Than I thought!

I have a sizable video game collection but I don't have a sizeable room. After six weeks living in Denver without my collection, I decided that it would be time to let go of some stuff in order to make my room a bit more liveable.
I detail the process of why I decided to let some things go and the experience of selling games across unconventional platforms like Twitter and KZbin.
#gamecollecting #snicktendo #retrogames

[@SuperNicktendo]

Do you think I'll regret selling games? My collecting has shifted so expect a video elaborating on it. The image shown in the top of the video was from a reddit post bit.ly/3XdTbwr

[@fidelsolis6070]

Hi nice video and nice collection. If your in Illinois maybe i can buy the turbo graphic 16 soon

[@Quadraginta1337]

I’ve sold a lot of my stuff and ended up regretting more than half of it. Even if I knew I’d end up regretting it, I still wouldn’t have stopped myself. Games are fun, but they take up so much space. I’m happy downsizing to a small handful of games that I have time to play in my adulthood and just getting rid of the rest. Makes the few games I still bother playing all the more special.

[@jerminator0688]

The reality is, whatever you truly miss you can always buy back.

[@NeonPizzas]

Besides, you can't recreate the past no matter how hard you try, or really recapture that feeling playing whatever game you did all those years ago, for numerous reasons. And for that, I can't justify spending hundreds to thousands of dollars on old carts & consoles just for most of them to wind up being nothing but memory trophies. I'd rather settle for EverDrive flash carts for the 8-16 bit consoles, or get a MiSTer and call it a day, and focus on Switch, with a splash of PS5.

[@daveydavey8310]

Good for you! I understand wanting to cut your collection down. My wife and I are selling a big portion of our collection because it just gets to be too much, and we would never have time to play it all. When we realized we were just chasing a number of how many games we owned, not to play them, that's when we knew we needed to stop...

[@MrVariant]

Sure it helps to get physicals to give away (if no charity, sell on ebay for $1 and say its a giveaway as I did that with bulk magic cards, let alone more help than gamestop or some scam local tcg store that sells way more than tcgplayer though yeah 12:02 sorry about bad buyers) or resell though it is tough to resell some stuff. Worse comes to worse, space saving and buying storage helps if it's hoarding. I do like backwards compatible stuff as you don't gotta keep both systems (like 2ds/3ds with regular ds and emulate r4 or whatever, or PS3 with PS1 and some have PS2). A lot of fitness games get old after a while, especially ring fit adventure where you could use a pilates ring with a resistance band and do new exercises/music without waiting for it to boot and get a tedious story as well as not feel forced in adventure mode to do exercises that may be a struggle or not your preference, like plank. There are a lot of sequels (seems like a Kirby game is annual) and collections too (good lord megaman lol glad power fighters is on capcom 2nd arcade stadium and neo geo pocket color switch collection).

[@fidelsolis6070]

Your lucky. Im looking for retro stuff to buy. Everytime i go to a Game exchange or Gamestop or other places they don't have the retro games im looking for

[@NICKMICKGames]

As time goes on your lifestyle/interests change. I play board games with groups/friends and videogames so I only have a few systems that I can actually commit time too realistically and sold off 75% of my collection. It's great to curate a collection and use the funds for something more optimal.

[@ScottReviews]

Lean and mean! Always better than a big pile of valuable games taking up space. Keep what you love!

[@warmsignal]

It depends on why you collected it in the first place. I've never been one to collect anything just because it exists, or just because it was a good deal, or it's popular among other retro enthusiasts. My laser focus is only on things which appeal to my tastes. This is why I'll never sell, until I give something a respectable amount of time playing with it, and can conclude that it's something worth returning to in the future, or if I even liked it at all. Otherwise, I'm just buying stuff for no good reason. If I ever sold something I liked, yeah I'd probably regret it.

[@SuperNicktendo]

there was a time where I got caught up in collecting things as a social hobby and the FOMO got to me. So I have a decent amount of things from that point in time. Refocusing on what I want to add to my collection has been pretty rewarding and now I have a collection I can be proud of.

[@thomascaddy4529]

When you get to be 50 like me, you start thinking about retirement. You look at all that gaming stuff sitting there and think how you could pay down your mortgage if you sold a bunch.

[@themanboycave122]

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen. Good stuff. I live up north of Chicago and I find decent deals on marketplace about once a month but anytime I see listings in the city they are always much more expensive.

[@SuperNicktendo]

yeah I still find some deals. Just picked up a PVM for $100. Had to drive to Downers Grove to get it, but hey, a 400 dollar monitor for 100 not too shabby.

[@34jetli]

Good job with the video explaining what you were going through when deciding to sell. I would add that deciding when or what to sell is up to each individual. I completely understand your personal reasons. Others may have their own.

[@leeartlee915]

I still have every game I’ve ever bought/owned since I first started gaming in 1988. But the reality is, I don’t use them at all. If I do play retro games, I play them in more convenient ways (e.g. ODEs, flash carts, emulation). Part of the reason is I’ve never been a purist; I just wanna play the games. But the other element is that I’ve moved a lot in life. I’ve lived in London, South East Asia, NYC, SF, Portland, LA, etc. When you decide to move away from whatever little town you’ve grown up in (which is where most gamers live), you start thinking about “stuff” differently. It becomes a hindrance, not assets. And yet, I still haven’t sold anything. They stay in boxes for the most part but it’s hard to sell it. One thing I have done is stopped buying physical games when practical. But my hope is to one day get rid of it all. The only things I’ll likely hold onto are games I really have good memories of (e.g. my CiB Earthbound that I bought with paper route money). Knowing me, I’ll probably wait to sell this stuff right after prices level off. Eh, maybe I’ll just keep them until I die and my children will throw them out like most of these coveted games will be. Remember, by the time we are all 80, most people won’t give a shit about this stuff. They’ll be a couple of odd folks here and there that want to keep them but, for the most part, retro games will be viewed like model trains. Once insanely valuable and now only desired by the most niche of people.

[@scaryhours2220]

My boss bought like $500 worth of games from me lol

[@DooDooSmile]

Im with you man, Ive been selling off all the excess stuff in the recent year. My next sell off is my Turbo stuff

[@STP.83]

Sold my console collection end of last year just because I needed money, but I don't miss them because I didn't really play with them. I prefer to play via emulation, because it improved so much and it's uncomplicated for me, no messing around with many cables and so on.

[@Dire_Hit]

ebay only takes 12.9% and you dont have to use paypal anymore. and payouts go out in just a day or two.

[@tjkitsune]

I've been slowly selling off my collection the last few years. Still have a lot more to go. I've mostly been bringing my stuff up to Madison to 2nd hand game stores up there. I don't get full value for the games, but it's far less stress than trying to sell online. I'm still making money as well on stuff I've had for years and bought for 1/3 the current value.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Yeah when I moved in to this condo I got rid of a lot of stuff I didn't want to bring with me and I sold it dirt cheap compared to the overall value

[@Black-Rat]

My SNES game collection was only bought to play them again, no selling, only fine with the ones I already have, even though some were expensive, it costed big money and took a good deal of patience to gather them all.... It was never about money...

[@fritzthecat8158]

I've mainly been a collector of rare, cult films for most of my life and only in the last 5 years started collecting games big time so I've been selling off some movies to make room for more games hahaha

[@joeyisabsb1]

Sometimes I think I have too many games and think about selling, then I see videos like this and think that maybe having 500 physical games isn't so bad after all since it only takes up two shelves 😂

[@EnglishPolishOnline]

It all comes down to the simple fact whether you need your collection or not. If not, sell it. If you're still interested in a part of it, then keep that part and enjoy it! The key word is always "moderation" - if you do too much of something you get worn out and get tired of it. Quality over quantity at all times!

[@SuperNicktendo]

Totally! I trimmed the fat so I wouldn't have to get rid of it all. I'm much happier with how my collection is curated

[@gaz_9945]

Hello from a fellow suburbanite of Chicago. I sold a bunch of items last year that I didn’t play and focused on the items that my family likes to play. It feels good to shed some of these items and you can always hunt for them later.

[@SuperNicktendo]

yeah my room is also my office so I want to maximize my space as much as possible and still be able to use it recreationally.

[@lukaskidd4621]

What's annoying is theres always listings that never sell, on ebay, etc. So you may be forced to blow stuff out, trade in etc and you're really getting ripped off when you do that.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Yeah there's still stuff left over that never moved.

[@DominiqueDeMann]

@3:53 OMG!! I so remember this game in school, WOW! after all these years I forgot it's existence, I would never get rid of that If I had it. What a freaking GEM!

[@SuperNicktendo]

Number munchers for the win.

[@letsplayclassicgames5024]

I just sold off all of my games except for my absolute favorites. It hurt because it was alot of good stuff, but a week later and it feels good. I kept all my consoles, focusing my collecting to CIB consoles now because I just love looking at the box art and packaging. I also am doing Everdrives, which kind of led me to selling in the first place, buying wild guns on SNES lost its luster once I was able to have it on my Everdrive and play on original hardware still. I will probably buy back some games down the road, but very focused.

[@fritzthecat8158]

Funny you acknowledge you will buy some of them back later. Think you made an impulsive decision to get rid of them my friend

[@letsplayclassicgames5024]

@@fritzthecat8158 nothing impulsive about it at all, I have thought this through for a long time. The games were not getting much use so I'd rather them go to someone who did. I have a daily driver vehicle that needed some preventative maintenance so I decided to use those funds for something I would use. Nothing wrong with that.

[@MrVariant]

Wild guns reloaded is on PS Plus but is very difficult as you don't have checkpoints and share lives. Regular wild guns is on switch online. I think PSP, XBone (they got a lot of backwards compatibility digitally, cloud gaming though single player on other devices, and don't have Sony imports/exclusives for physical to justify series X), Wii (those motion controls aged terribly and switch has a lot of remakes and PSO2 is better than gamecube phantasy star online though no local multiplayer) and regular DS are pretty easy to sell. Playing PS Plus did show me a lot of games aged terribly as well. Though PS3 emulates accurately and has manuals (legend of dragoon has problems but PS5 can only rewind and save states which isn't really needed for $3 more though your PS3 copy transfers). Switch online basic and Sega genesis collection has a lot (though I wouldn't go expansion pass as no discounts if you already bought mario kart 8 booster courses), with 8 family slots for $35 (gb, nes, SNES are fine but see if gba, n64 and genesis that doesn't overlap with genesis collection is worth paying more than double).

[@Chris-Courage]

Yeah, I'm going through selling off maybe a 1/4th of my game stuff right now as well. For two reasons. Lack of space and just not wanting so much stuff around that I don't have time to use. I constantly have this feeling of when am I going to use this stuff? The console stuff will be easy for me to sell but what's rough is when you have a bunch of late 90s computers sitting around that no one would ever want. I can't bring myself to recycle them when they work just fine but they take up so much space. Closest donation places to me that would take them are over a hour and a half drive :(

[@KitDoctor]

I sell exclusively on eBay and am happy recommending it but you should also know that if you do $600 or more in sales there, you will also have to pay taxes on your earnings of 15%. So all in, selling on eBay takes about 30% of your profit in fees, shipping and taxes.

[@SuperNicktendo]

Good to know. That $600 thing was confusing because some people say it's only for individual transactions $600 and not total number of sales. But I haven't been wanting to get too much into it. Selling local is better anyway

[@StrangeDad]

Having a large collection of games means that thoughts on selling some/all of it passes from time to time. I think it's natural to have second thoughts on whether to keep or get rid of it. Because it's not all fun and games (hah), but a huge commitment and a burden as well. Am I spending my money wisely? Am I missing out on other things? Does collecting make me happy? Will I regret selling? Regret is a dreaded feeling when it comes to selling, because what if I really do regret it afterwards? I can't go back after selling the games. I have, occasionally, sold off parts of my collection and then regretted it, which makes it hard for me to do it nowadays. Maybe I should though. Oh, but I love my collection! I can't! But should I...? This is the thought pattern that repeats now and then. So far, I've stayed on the side of keeping/growing my collection. Who knows what'll happen in the future. I sure know what my partner thinks I should do...

[@jerminator0688]

I’m in this boat now. Probably gonna sell off my old consoles. Mod all my mini consoles (nes, snes, Genesis, ps1, then mod my Wii U.) And just be done with it. As I’ve gotten older my stress and anxiety has gotten a bit higher and the clutter really irks me. Plus I don’t have the time. I’ll always keep a modern console to play and just emulate the rest.

[@bknick149]

This is precisely how my setup is modded mini consoles and modern and that’s it

[@princevinny0073]

i love this video its what i struging with right now i have collected so much game disk from other consoles and manny consoles also they are in a storage unite and my new place just dont have room for all of them i would need more and more space and live is hard as it is no need to spend extra money to live in a more big place just so i can house everything i collected so its time to sell em off let go and keep a small amount :) i feel spend that money on a few small size pcs with batoscara builds insted and downsize your collection to a few morden games and start to slowly go digital :)

[@MrSerpico145]

I keep the original hardware and replace the games with ODEs, flash carts, soft mods etc.

[@deku_man_x]

I have the same Problem, i moved recently and decided that i don't want to move so much Stuff anymore. So i will sort stuff out too.

[@pnwgamerguy8030]

I want that turbo mini so bad..

[@Nordlicht05]

I know people on a forum wich sold their stuff 2 times and began from ground up later. They maybe only had fun in searching for stuff.

[@SuperNicktendo]

yeah NintendoTwizer on Reddit sold off his collection (his collection is still used in memes) and then 4 years later he completed a Wii set. It's a game for them. I still really enjoy my games and that's why I want to get rid of some stuff. I don't think I could ever go full out at least in my health. When I'm 90 I'm sure most of it will be gone.

[@Nordlicht05]

@@SuperNicktendo I try only to hold on stuff wich I like. Got a working broken and than again broken and working Xbox 360 for free from a friend. Now sits there because again broken. He was right when he said. If it works don't touch it! I maybe try it one last time in readjusting the heatsink. When it doesn't work I officially hate it 😅

[@RobertKreese]

You might regret it, especially games you have owned from childhood. Other games, that you regret selling, you can always buy again later. Me and like 20 friends are having retro-gaming weekends 2 times a year. One of the funniest things these weekends is a live auction. Where we all bring stuff that we don't use anymore. Everytime I get kind of suprised how much these things bring in. Some things goes way too cheap though, but I don't have to post them in the mail, and they goes to firends that enjoy them. I recently sold some consoles and games on a site like ebay (Tradera) that we use in Sweden, and that gave me like $500. Money I put away for a holidaytrip with the family in the future. I also use a MiSTer these days, and really, when I play games like NES/SNES etc. this is just fine. I got it hooked up to a 20" PVM, and also via HDMI to my computer. I can record/stream while playing if I want, and that's great!

[@MrKzynix]

What is your opinion on auctions? Like catawiki?

[@chennforajido]

No filler, All killer man

[@PJ-sv4iw]

A lot of people have different reasons for letting go of some of their stuff. I thought about it from time to time. I don't need the money, but just seeing the sheer quantity of what I have, and then planning a move sometime next year, always gives me pause and a dose of anxiety with how I'm going to transport everything. Do I leave it here, put it in storage over there, take everything all at once and hope it fits at the new location? A lot of reasons, but you did it the right way. I rather sell local or if it's online, people I know (like my discord channel, etc) so I know the transactions will go smoothly. F ebay! :D

[@thadevilzadvocate]

To be honest forgive me I would rather sell my soul to satan than get rid of mine. I don’t know it’s because it took me years of hard work and searching to get them

[@PJ-sv4iw]

@@thadevilzadvocate I get that. The prices or work put into finding this or that game and then letting it go 'just like that' which translates to a sum of money that doesn't get you far these days is baffling to some people.

[@diytacoma5758]

Yes😅 I regret selling some my stuff won't ever find them again from 5 dollars

[@VirtualRobotsRevolt]

I regret selling everything before COVID. Lol

[@bdanka50]

Seems like a great pile of unneeded items to sell 👍

[@JLMtime]

you can always just refund a sale on ebay if the buyer has bad feedback

[@HoorayTV21]

Mercari is a flawless platform. I've never had an issue. Also, ebay is a minefield.............but so is every other selling platform. ebay also doesn't send money to paypal at all anymore so you can't be ripped off like that. I also don't understand this "I have to sell my collection" thing. I guess that means you never needed it? lol

[@SuperNicktendo]

I mean there's plenty of stuff that we don't need. It's a matter that I wanted it at one point and I don't want it anymore.

[@jerminator0688]

I have been selling on Mercari for a few years. And while I’ve been pretty successful, it’s gotten flooded with resellers and cheapskates. Especially since the pandemic has died down. In the beginning it was booming. Everyone is on there trying to make a dollar now. Good deals get sniped extremely fast, and your items everyone wants to lowball you. After you build a decent page, however, people will be more willing to buy from you and spend the bit extra because they know you’re honest and have quality stuff for sale. I’ve never really gotten full value for anything but most things I’ve sold I’ve gotten great deals on initially so even taking a bit under the items value still leaves me with decent profit margins. I had to recently dig into my funds a bit from Mercari due to financial struggles but the way I see it once I get back afloat I can just begin to use some of my own money again to build more inventory.

[@fidelsolis6070]

Wise choice selling some of your stuff. I live in Chicago. Im looking for Retro stuff myself. Like Snes,N64,Gamecube,Dreamcast Turbo graphic, and Ps2. When your not busy maybe this year. You can sell me some. I sell too.

[@SuperNicktendo]

I sold the turbo grafx 16 but I still have the mini available. I'm probably going to get a table at a game con here in July and sell some stuff.

[@stevenewsome5306]

eBay makes you link your bank so there is no PayPal fee but it does cost around 12-14%. I’m interested in an item or two. How can I get in touch?

[@SuperNicktendo]

Twitter or Instagram works @SNicktendo

[@fritzthecat8158]

Also paypal went full nazi recently and decided if they dont like what you say online they can confiscate your money. Sounds insane but it's true. I immediately deleted my PayPal and told them off right after I confirmed this fact.

[@stevenewsome5306]

@@fritzthecat8158 that’s why you should always do your own research. The fine thing was misinformation and will never happen.

[@twistedsocietymusic]

Good to hear, no reason to have more then you could ever play. You don’t own your collection at that point it owns you

[@tconnolly1tc]

Is that a pvm 1342q?

[@SuperNicktendo]

yes. 1342Q Super Fine Pitch

[@Satiator123]

Sell the boxes, keep the games.

[@leeartlee915]

LMAO! Who wants “Devil’s Third”? That game is so jank. Just install it on a Wii U like I did, play it for an hour, and quickly realize that you should be doing anything else than playing Devil’s Third.

[@braikingboss9137]

I think you would be supised how many collectors would actually but it .

[@leeartlee915]

@@braikingboss9137 But what percent do “collectors” make up of the video game market. 5%? 10%? It’s not much. Most people, regular people, buy games to play them. Typically, they want to play good games.

[@allenantonio4389]

It's good to purge

[@hectoralicea7719]

Should of just put in your garage.

[@nesmegavanialink350]

Sell more, looks like your closet shelves are way too full. Less is more

[@SuperNicktendo]

Nah. I'm good. Got everything organized. Freed up 5 cubic feet in the closet. Still trying to get rid of stuff tho. Just been really lazy

[@stgenerations]

First? Maybe 😂

[@TaintedDarkBlade]

You talk about downsizing the collection, but in all honesty, you're not selling much at all for such a long-winded video.

[@patrickwooton966]

Just curious, what's up with the analogue sg and nt? Why so much? When they're in stock they go for 199 each. They are even doing one more production run this year.

[@SuperNicktendo]

If you mean why I sold it at that amount then it's pretty much what I paid with shipping and tax. And also mine are in hand and analogue takes forever to ship.

[@patrickwooton966]

@@SuperNicktendo I see. I need to start taking notes from these videos of yours.