Why do we collect SEALED VIDEO GAMES ? 

it's because you're right, he cares about he value of the collectibles, but its really not for collecting sake. I saw someone else say this particular line but I think it puts it excellently, "Collectors get excited to see the price of an item go down, speculators get excited to see the price go up." He wants the collectibles to have value because he has amassed more money. Collectors get more excited to see price drops so they can now afford more of their collected hobby. He claims he won't sell but I think he really means he doesn't plan to sell for a long time. Because it's an investment to him. He wants the games to keep accrewing value over many more years. And the massive auction house scam spike did exactly that for him.

@@DemonaruMusic World is not black or white. You can love your collection/hobby, but people also tend to like to feel special. Possession of something out of reach of the majority of people gives this kind of a feeling. Market value is one of the factors, that gives such people an "objective" measure of their collection. I can get it, that it feels nicer to have a collection worth 1mil, than to have a collection worth 1000$ even without an intent of selling it. Different people, different mindsets, and multiple motivations - people very rarely do something just for one reason, most of us are more complex than this.

this dude isn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed lol

@@ralkia not by a long shot lol

@@olafmatyko2327 I love the collection I amassed but everytime I see the prices of the games go up I feel bad not just for me but for people that want to get their hands on them. it just makes collecting games harder I never felt special over having a pricey game. I just want people to be able to enjoy the hobby the more people to get into it.

I don't think you can easily say all collectors. I think the people you hate are the minority, but at the same time are the ones that are in the spotlight the most and therefore make it seem like all collectors are like that. Most people collect things because they are passionate about them

​@@topnotchtsiI think you underestimate how many people do hobbies for the possibility of financial incentive. I agree most people do it out of love for the hobby but that doesn't mean that they only do it for the fun of it a lot of people do it for both and thus the people who only do it for money can treat it like investments

Right? Which makes it even stranger that you watch this video and go on to make a comment about something you don't do or care about 😂

@@topnotchtsi not really it's called understanding and giving an opinion, just because I don't like something doesn't mean I shouldn't try to understand it or give my opinion on it or listen to others opinions, I'm not religious but I still try to understand different religions

Fair enough. But I challenge you to re-read your comment and see where anywhere in it was something other than just your opinion vs you asking questions to help you understand better. For instance, your $10 million dollar box of cards and how he couldn't sell them to you because you don't care about baseball. Obviously. You aren't the target audience in that case, baseball card collectors are. Which that $10 million dollar box of cards WOULD sell to. Collecting doesn't have any value except to those who collect? How does that make sense? I'm not selling graded pokemon cards to the ladies in the aisle at the grocery store, I'm selling them to other collectors who DO enjoy the hobby, want preserved examples, like the artwork, etc. etc.

@@topnotchtsi the comment was my opinion watching the video was my trying to understand plus don't need to ask questions when I know people are gonna do what you just did

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It's funny, Goldeneye was a great deal, but even a decade from now, I'll still be out the $300! Agreed, it's all about the chase... and I find it funny that in today's market, with the big auction houses carrying these games, that something like a sealed Mega Man 1 NES comes up two times in two months... when one didn't come up in 5+ years on eBay! Yes, games are more expensive in this environment, but the positive side of that is that things become available that would take YEARS to find... and even a $20,000 premium on a game that may take you 2000 hours to track down... that's just $10/hr! lol

what does 'share the hobby' mean? does that mean u give karl or greg a good deal on 007?

You know you contribute to the "grading" problem too right? You don't care about games, you just want to grade and sell them.

@@Valstrax420 is this to me or Maddy? i'm the only sealed collector trust me

@@anniemaywholesale3288 It was to Greg

Yes! I find the best magic is with the raw games - BUT... I get too worried about them getting damaged when they are raw, even in those acrylic sleeves, the corners could still damage if one were to hold it too tight, or drop it... that's why I've graded almost every game I own, even poor condition ones, mainly because I want to preserve and protect them. I hear you on the old Wata cases.. I do like them, but can see why some wouldn't like the bulkiness of them. At least there are some options now, between the new Wata case and CGC... will be a tough decision! Choose wisely, you can only go with one! (if they need to match that is)

@@themaddogcollection Would love to hear your thoughts on CGC and VGA graded games VS WATA. I have a few of both WATA and VGA, but I want to try CGC since I collect CGC comics and cards and they are even becoming my go-to for cards over PSA and BGS.

I appreciate your perspective and am glad you viewed with an open mind. Thanks for watching!

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Thanks bro! My wall is still missing a Boogerman, which is the real 🔥 🤣🤣

Love it! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching, brother! You were one of the very early ones... lucky! I am not really on FB but I am on IG!

Absolutely... never mind those old bowling trophies, this is the 21st century! 😂

@@themaddogcollection Have you ever arrived though?

Ah yes, this is something I guess I need to look into now! Will let you know how the lighting situation goes! Thanks for watching!

That's awesome, I'm really glad you enjoyed! Thanks for commenting 🔥🔥

Thanks for the support Brother!

I think that happens when there are fabrications and flat out lies all to make $ off games and falsely inflating the market. Dude isn’t even playing them. No more money in vhs tapes so need to reinvest

@@pfromdapab Even Karl says he doesn’t think that happened, though. The prices being paid were real, and the insanity was not relegated to video games. Jordans went from 35k to 750k, Charizards 20k to 375k, Bitcoin from 2500 to 68,000, absolutely everything went bananas during covid. The buyers of the Mario hangtab and Mario 64 have also gone public with it, people just assumed. Now it’s all cooling off significantly. That can happen in these kinds of markets.

Thanks for watching! Appreciate the kind words, brother

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate that you took the time to watch. Cheers!

Thanks, brother! Yes, we are degenerates indeed! lol!

Yes! I remember specifically opening the plastic seal as well! I used to pull on the corner flap of the H-Seam, and it would tear easily along the seam... and of course I would throw out the boxes shortly after opening... but I guess that's the fun of it, and what makes it so special to actually find a sealed copy all these years later - because none of us kept it sealed, we would tear into them the second we could!

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@@williamwright1655 sounds like you don't understand how markets work little fella, that's ok maybe someday you will.

@@psbforever1 I'm poor

When WATA-Heritage was exposed, speculators like MadDog continued to encourage and promote their behaviour for inflated gains in a false environment. It is called pump-and-dump. That is fraud, not collecting.

So you're incapable of understanding why something might be bad simply because it's "completely normal"?

Thanks for your support, Marty! 🤙

That's awesome brother, and yes we love our trophies! I'm wondering, for you over in the UK... I assume your nostalgia would be connected to the PAL / European versions of these games, is that correct? If so, do you pursue the UK versions of the games, or do you stick to the US versions? I guess when you look at Canadians, they would likely favor the US version over the Canadian (French) version... Maybe it's the same for you?

@@themaddogcollection Yes that's correct, for me it's PAL / UK releases that I go for (unless it's a US exclusive). That's my nostalgia and the games we all grew up with over here. There are some quite heavy European sealed collector's but the UK doesn't have many as we don't have the same market as you do. Sealed retro games can still be very expensive over here but nothing compared to the US. I'm not sure if the UK or Europe will ever have the same market?... I'm not sure if it's because the UK is a smaller country or maybe it just hasn't caught on as much, I'm not sure.