Quoted from t2000:

I have never bought NIB before as there hasn't been anything that compelling that I couldn't just wait a year or 2 to own and not pay the deprecation. As someone already said patients is the key! I have finally decided to buy my first NIB game - Houdini and that may very well be the only 1 I ever buy NIB.

Quoted from t2000:

No contradiction here. Basic English language and I'll try to reword it for you ...Up until Houdini I have not found a game compelling enough to buy NIB and have just waited and bought games a year or 2 after being released thus avoiding deprecation. I find Houdini compelling so I am going to buy it NIB. Fairly simple and far from a contradiction. More basic English rewording - when you doing something you have never done before it has to be your "first." The word "first" no way indicates that there will be a second. I've been collecting a bunch of years so a "first" NIB is more like an anomaly rather than a subconscious pattern as you suggest.