Video Game Collection 2024 - How much I sold (and for how much) | Cannot be Tamed 

All the prices I talk about in this video are in Canadian dollars... because I am Canadian. Also, I'm not looking for viewers to make offers or ship anything out.

I went on an eBay spree years ago regaining everything that meant something to me regarding video games. And then stopped when there was no more need to me. There's a line

Fun video. Thanks for sharing your sales numbers. It's useful and interesting to see.

Thanks for this neat video game update Pam!

I have all my old systems and games from when I was kid in storage, but I've found that I get almost as much nostalgia from playing the old games through a solid emulation source, as having and playing the physical copies on original hardware.. Though I still haven't convinced myself to sell them!

That Guardian Legend picture! 😍 That game was awesome!

I'd love to see an updated video with what made the cut and ended up staying.

This was really nice to listen to on the way to work. I love this stuff

It's just a hassle collecting physical games. Storing them and having to resell them. Then dealing with cheapskate buyer's on ebay and Facebook marketplace. Thinking every seller is desperate to make a sale.

Asking for 50% isn't haggling, it's being a douche! Haggling is a few dollars off. Not buy 1 get 1 free. 😑

Hot damn you had some sick RPG’s! Suikoden 1-4, Thousand Arms, Legend of Dragoon, etc. Not surprised those sold.

i have never thrown out a game for some reason, i still have my gameboy from 1995 and it still works!

I'm quite impressed that you got such a good return on all your old games. I'm the type that would put an ad in Craigslist that says, "200 classic PC & console games with original boxes! $400! Firm!" then be done with it. I guess game swap meets are the way to go.

Good luck, Pam. I hope ya find someone who'd like to buy what you didn't get sold.

I collect games as my only avenue of spending stupid funny money, I quit drinking 3 years ago and I dont want to think about the amount of money I was spending every month on alcohol for at home consumption and "going out." Which, realistically was to binge drink. So, the money I spent there goes towards videogames. I also have a 3 month old daughter now, and it will be a nice means to introduce her to videogames.. well, just as long as she doesn't touch any of it until she's old enough (kidding). She shares a name with your dog!

This was definitely insightful and interesting also an excuse to hear pam mouth off about something game related 😂❤

Thanks for sharing your experience selling your collection. I will eventually sell most of my collection once I'm done playing them. I would be interested in buying a few of your games.

That's impressive, I have a bunch of stuff I could use to sell, but I find the whole process annoying, so it's hard to get rid of it. Much respect! I need to get off my bum to sell some of my assorted stuff myself!

In my old age (38), I started collecting original Nintendo Switch games - they're expensive, but very beautiful. And I can't help myself... :)

I'm exclusively digital now. My only regret was not backing up digital products I bought but then were taken off line years later by platforms. Music especially in the case of Bandcamp. So now I try and backup everything where possible.

Ill never sell ny stuff again, bout 14 years ago i lost my job and my home so i was living off my collection and i still regret it.

Man joy is everything! Well put

Yeah I gotta start dumping mine too, too much plastic I’ll never touch again. Good insight on what is actually being bought

Sorry to hear about Lily. Hopefully she gets to feeling better ❤️

The are over 50mil Xbox One's out there in the world. Most are still in people homes.. I'm one of them lol. Despite what happened to it verses the PS4 (and Switch), it's still an impressive & capable system with a large (and currently inexpensive) library. I'm having a fantastic time collecting for it, and I know I'm not the only one.

lol Monkey Island on sega CD. damn that brings back memories. I remember sitting thru those loading screens almost every new frame you walked into. Still have it in storage in my basement

You seem to be a person that always look forward, craving new experiences through new games. And your channel seems to reflect that, becoming more about new games instead of the "retro" content, that gradually has disappeared from your channel. The type of person that seems to hold to collecting, is the nostalgic type; the one that's trying to "revisit" his childhood very often. In my particular case, I have to play in a CRT TV to truly revisit those memories. And I constantly rewatch older movies and music. So in that sense, I understand your detachment mindset of never looking back and not holding to things. And with emulation, you can always take a trip to your childhood from time to time.

my only regret selling off my collection was doing it 14 years ago and not now because the prices on what i had are ridiculous now. Other than that, I barely remember all the stuff I had and never felt bad about getting rid of multiple storage boxes worth of stuff. I need to do another round of decluttering again for stuff i've acquired since.

The Switch finally got out of my good graces, and I have a pretty sizeable collection that I will probably sell soon. Lots of Collector's Editions and other somewhat rare stuff that I cannot see myself playing anymore. As someone who relocates around the world at times, I am more and more keen on moving to digital collections, despite all their drawbacks. Not having to lug around a metric ton of games is now more important to me than ever. Thanks for the video.

I’m of the mindset now that if it doesn’t have memories attached to it, I’m going to sell it at some point. I’m definitely refining my collection. I’ve also sold off a ton before! Only thing I regret is my psp collection. I do miss it, and now the good games are pricey!

How did you determine the selling prices? I want to sell a few games as well but I struggle with finding the right price 🤔

I think the rise of digital games has everything to do with businesses like pawn shops and independent game shops trying to scam sellers.

Great start selling stuff off Pam! I've been selling a ton of stuff from my collection since January as well. Trying to pay down my mortgage as much as possible before I need to renew it in November. Turns out I can very likely have it completely paid off by then, thanks to these sales. Hope Lilly starts doing better soon.

Always feels nice to sell something to a good home where you know it'll be looked after.

I’d be interested in seeing a video detailing the games that you absolutely would never sell, games that you revisit at least once or twice a year.

I just sold my TGFX mini recently for over $300. I was really surprised at how much people were willing to pay for it.

my favorite part is you using google sheets! I use that to keep track of games that I play that I missed out on when I was younger

First time I’ve ever heard someone recommend going to Barrie. 😭😂

Man you are such a cool person :) Grats on the successful sales!

"There's going to be a lot of numbers in this video...." ❤❤❤

Lily! I hope things will be getting better very soon! It's definitely understandable to want to offload some of the collection that doesn't mean so much to you in order to better care for someone who means so much more! We had to say goodbye to a dear furry friend just last month...Neko is greatly missed, but we're glad he's not suffering anymore. Also, I'm Canadian as well, and didn't even think about where you might call home even after seeing dozens of your videos! Durham region is where I work and live; I really should visit the gaming shops in the area more! Have a great long weekend, Pam & Lily!

So what changed? I’m not a huge collector myself. I just get physicals if I absolutely love the game. What’s something in your collection that you will never part with? Mine are not even that rare but I love them. It’s just a copy of the Bioshock collection for ps4 and my mint copy of Resident Evil 2 that I’ve had since I was a kid.

Nice to hear that shout out to Retro Game Bros. That, Microplay in Newmarket and Retro Chase in Barrie are my favourite retro game shops to visit.

I rapidly depleted a lot of my cash savings on a down payment and initial repairs for a house I bought right at the onset of the pandemic. Even though I was in no imminent danger of losing my job, the whole experience let me to re-evaluate why I was keeping my game collection and I decided to sell it all. It's been four years now and I still have zero regrets. I can't even keep up with new releases, anyway!

Zen: Intergalactic Ninja and Isolated Warrior are two NES games that I have been looking for a long time.

Good stuff. Would you say overall that you’re satisfied with your return for things thus far?

I never really collected collected. I kind of tried to find the pieces that I remembered from being a kid, and most of it I just have in boxes that I move from house to house hahahaha. I stopped buying it when the pricing went through the roof. I like to own consoles and games, but found myself using emulation so that I don't wear out the hardware etc. I think if you have a few consoles boxed up with a few of your favourite games, and emulate the rest you will find peace and enjoyment etc. Also, I do mean go and buy the games that you're playing, don't rom rip etc. But once you're done sell it and use that like a voucher off your next purchase. It means you'll have to focus to finish a game, capture it with a video card if you're wanting to rewatch it later etc, and then move onto another game, and just spend smalls amounts often to keep it going.

How do you determine the sell price?

I love the consoles and games I currently own, but since getting a mister the thought of downsizing comes up regularly now.

Thank you for making this. The video where you went through your entire collection actually helped me a lot. It helped me affirm that I really needed to downsize my own collection of 3,000 retro games. I'm now down to 2,200. Ultimately I want to get the collection down to 1,000 games at most. I'm no longer an active game collector, I'm simply a gamer who has a lot of games he enjoys.

I don’t like having too much stuff. Even though I like having physical copies of some of these retro games, if it gets to be overwhelming I usually cull the collection and sell what I’m done with.

I'm a nerd too and love numbers so thanks!

Hi pam im very interested in game manuals. Do You have a list with prices?

I share your mentality in that I love playing games but no longer collect physical media. The only physical copy of a game, or any type of media really, is a new sealed copy of Crimson Skies which I wish they would do a remake. Anyway, best wishes to you and Lilly!

Crazy the difference of value between PAL and US games. I sold Legend of Dragoon for 140€ here in France. I also decided to get rid of everything except my DS (84), 3DS (79) and Switch (296) games earlier this year. People say they have no money. I made 14k € in 2 months.

How many of these games have you beaten when you sold them?

I'd say posting on facebook marketplace or kijiji would be the way to go. It's not as much of a hassle as a live show. The only work is putting up the posting, and then meeting up with the buyer. No sitting and waiting at a booth all day and chatting with tire kickers.

9:26 Wow, that is the most legendarily picky conditionist thing I've ever heard! Personally I deliberately GO AFTER games with old video rental/retail stickers, especially blockbuster. Yellowing from tape residue can't be fixed but the residue/grime itself can generally be removed even with cardboard. I have never sold anything at a con/flea market yet, I usually go to ebay and turn best offer off.

Pam. you had a very large collection.

Pam whats your stance on selling old versions of rare games you bought a while back that are worth a lot nowadays, but then get rereleased on modern hardware for a nuch cheaper price? Would you keep your expensive copy or do you see it as a great way to make money? I love having rare titles but i really need thr money and its now readily available on other consoles id rather pay out big time

I like original hardware, crt, scanlines etc, so I use flaash carts for everything that is old and opticalk emulators for ps2/saturn/ etc etc. I dont care for owning old games just need to be able to experience them the orignal way

Hi Pam, how did you price everything out?

Pam you look mad gorgeous! Zen Intergalactic Ninja is indeed the definition of an Obscure gem on the NES.

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That’s impressive you were able to keep such a Orderly Catalogue of games. Good job! Are we talking Canadian or American dollars here?

I remember having such a collection of PS One and PS2 games..but ah...unless you're very very careful they don't last.

I am, in the hilarious and ludicrously appropriate vernacular of Jake Baldino, a "Stuff Goblin." I love collecting anything that I am interested in. Once I stopped having to trade games in to afford new ones, my collection exploded. I actually do miss all my old systems and games that have gone away from trade over the years, but realistically, I probably wouldn't play many if any of them anymore anyway. I just like having them on my shelf. All my pretty, shiny things. I shutter to think of how much money I have tied up in games alone.

Nice video. So how are you feeling now after having sold them? I think NES collecting has "peaked." NES fans are now in their mid 30s-early 50s. The young collectors almost looking at it like the Atari 2600.

Were your sales pure profit (outside table fees and travel costs), or did you "reinvest" a bunch at other vendors?

Having too many old game consoles can be stressful because I have to worry about replacing them if they break that’s why I love ports of retro games on modern consoles

Interesting 😊

You were on the fence about selling Felix the Cat. I’m so happy you kept it! Did anyone ask you to sign a game they purchased?

Congratulations! What did you use to determine the “market price“?

Sold my nintendo “collection “ which was really just games i had as a kid. Was about 50 NES games, nothing very rare except a three screw commando and a “left Bros” mario 3. Also sold SNES which were mostly the FF and zelda games. Sold everyrhing on ebay for around $1200. Not bad considering everything was used but i think the peak time to sell was 5 or 10 years ago

Good to see you getting rid of things you don't enjoy anymore. I keep things I want, still use, or get joy from but I it's important to know when you're just keeping something for the sake of it and getting rid to free that mental and literal space. Hope Lily is feeling better soon

360 will probably sell better now with the store closing and games like Tornado Outbreak going up. I am currently torn about selling a mass amount of my games. Good luck with future sales

I can relate to this….

So since you don't buy more physical games, do you play retro games emulated on the PC or do you use FPGA such as MISTer?

zen intergalactic ninja 👌. i sold it a few weeks ago for 170 or something. i'm also on the edge of seeling allot of my collection. but don't when the tax department will annoy me. on marketplace we got the warning to not sell more then 30 artikels a year and not more then 2k a year. don't know the fine things about it. but if your thinning out your collection it's easely grows way above 2k a year. i do understand them, but allot of this stuff we already payed taxes for. i'm in the same headspace currently. got allot of stuff just sitting on the shelf.

I've been collecting games since I was a baby teen, and I've got so much of an emotional attachment that I've been trying to break through. It's like... do I want a game I'll never play again, or do I want money for rent? Lol

I gave my NES away like 15+ years ago because I hadn't touched it in ages and preferred to use emulators. I haven't missed it, but I kind of wonder what it would be worth now.

Turmeric worked wonders for my Labrador when he got older and started having trouble with his hips.

Hey Pam thanks for your update of your video games collection. I hope your able to sell more soon. If I may just a sincere idea have you consider perhaps doing a video game fundraiser for Lily? I was just wondering. I hope Lily gets well soon. Thanks for your time as always and please take care.

Problem with so many of my PS1 games is that they are roms on a flash drive installed in a Playstation Mini. Same with PC games, excepts it's gog not roms. Then there's how many repros I have for Saturn, Sega CD and 3DO. And SNES repros. You know, I really can't see a whole lot, except the consoles. I bought my tower of power for under a hundred dollars (that includes shipping) about twenty years ago, when people were just trying to get rid of old stuff.

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I've been focused on digital PC gaming for decades with no regrets. I have a PS1, PS2, Xbox, and Dreamcast stored away with games that I either refuse or am too lazy to get rid of. However, I have not bothered adding to those collections since they were new. I know someone currently enthralled with emulation on an Odin 2. I could see myself going that route. I'm not anxious to collect anything that requires physical storage though.

I remember trimming down my PS2 & 360 collections a few years ago, I had some reservations at first but no regrets in retrospect. If anything I've learned to be a bit more cautious on impulse buys just because something is a good deal. Anyway, are you Canadian? I had no idea. That's awesome.

I’m still big into collecting, but where I’m at in Ontario the pickings are becoming slim and some of the stuff is way overpriced. Seems many places are saving big hitters for eBay.

GOOD VIDEO

I saw some game guides I’d want to buy (MASS EFFECT 3!). Even more so if you wrote a short thank you message on the inside. “Previously owned by Pam & Lily XO.” Do you have a stamp with that nice logo with you and Lily?” LOL

I take it Air Fortress was a freebee for someone who already bought a lot?

I'm thinking about trading my filler games in to the local game shop. No sense holding on to games I don't want to play. It's just become stuff I don't need.

Xbox disc sales are definitely up now that Microsoft announced closing the store. As well as going in the direction of all digital. I would imagine this is just going to keep going up in value over the years.

As opposed to all the "haul" videos it's refreshing to see a sell video.

"I'm a big nerd and I have spreadsheets for everything" sounds like a threat from one of the parties in a financial liability hearing. The only gaming consoles I have hooked up to a display at this point are ones with HDMI or newer video outputs. I don't see myself buying adapters to hook older consoles up to newer TVs or buying new hardware that can play the cartridges from older systems on newer displyas. Things from older systems I have strong nostalgia for I will pick up on digital collections when they become available; but I'm not going out of my way to play those games on original hardware; because when I do, nostalgia usually quickly gives way to missing quantity of life features present on modern devices. Maybe I shouldn't be looking at things this bleakly at my age, but I'm starting to think about the amount of stuff I have in general; and how it will be someone's problem to deal with when I no longer walk this earth. Maybe it's not fair to them to encumber them with a bunch of things I wasn't using and didn't pay any particular amount of attention to is where I'm leaning on games I have on a shelf for display purposes only.

Is your motivation to sell based off the fact that you get so many codes for free from game developers? I can see wanting to free up shelf space from games that you will never replay, but at the rate of games you do play/complete, you kind of miss out on a huge chunk of resale value, especially if you would just turn and burn new releases. Are you comfortable buying digital games no matter what the price? Or do you wait until clearance? Seems like prices are on the up and up. And even more so in Canadian dollars... Curious your thoughts on that!

lot of games i have i havent even played yet lol but if i have played it before and i dont think i care enough to keep it id sell it too definately depends on my mental connection to the game how sentimental it is to me and if i have not played it yet and really want to still.

You definitely have a few PC games I'd love to buy, if I could. Just curious, what color/version of the Analogue Super NT do you have?

Would be interested in even just a listing of titles (primarily switch) you’re trying to sell with the ability to email or message if wanting to buy.

Give Lily Sierra Sil (Canadian Product). It works for pets too no joke! Of course research first.