They were all sales necessary at the time, for space, or to fund another game. Except for the last.... which was kind of for space, but I had a narrow window to move in. So I decided to keep my FT. I'm happy for all the new owners. I wouldn't mind getting a game back, but really if I am going to get a game again I would rather get something I have not had before. Tough these days, as the asking prices seem to never stop rising.
Out of sight, out of mind usually works for me. As long as someone takes the turds away for a fair price.
Quoted from Briks-707:I’m not even a year into collecting machines so I haven’t yet experienced sellers remorse but I can understand it. Hot Wheels is easily my least favorite machine in my collection, like a 6/10 rating. For some reason odd reason I don’t see myself parting with it anytime soon, even tho no one in the house plays it much.
You built that collection in a year? Damn!
I only have sellers remorse on one game, and that was the Stern Star Trek I sold. When I sold it, I was trying to sell something else, but someone saw it in the background and traded me the pin (and some cash) I really wanted that was unobtanium to me at the time... DE Jurassic Park. I have found that if I sell my pins when I am ready and not pressured into it I am much happier. If I want a pin back I can always buy or trade for another.
I've not really sold many of my "collection" games, mostly just games I fixed up to finance the collection. Those that I sort of regret selling, in order of "damn!", are:
1) Quicksilver. Just wasn't feeling the love on this one when I had it, especially with some of the shots, and though I loved the backglass, the green playfield didn't do it for me (yeah, I know -- lame excuse). But subsequently of course the game has become highly sought-after, and I now realize that it had the coolest Max Bonus reward sound-effects of any Stern: "wooop, wooop, wooop!" Would buy it back if that were possible
2) Flight 2000. Couldn't justify two wide-body Sterns (and I prefer my Cheetah, so shoot me), but it was a game that even pinball novices could get into. They are common though, so would be easy enough to replace.
3) Paragon. Wasn't really part of my collection, but I operated one I owned at my work. It used to pull in about $200/week at 25cents a play! Got really good at it, and loved the inlines. A friend wanted a game so I sold it to them. I still think it may be the best wide-body classic Bally (though my Embryon was prettier, it wasn't as much fun at all).
And I'm not even mentioning Star Gazer: Glad to see it go, and got top-dollar, so no complaints. Could sell it for kidneys now if I still had it, but still no regrets.
Taf...the one and only remorse...cause I had a awesome one..now they are all beat up, unless you had a HEP or equivalent.
Edit...should also include collectable lightly used..as mine was
Not right away, but No fear ended up being one I had to get back.
At the time I sold the first one I thought I would be making room for all the great new games that were coming out. After a couple years, reality set in that most of the new games sucked hard and the ones I did buy only lasted here a few months at most.
No Fear has now been back for well over a year now. And never leaving again.
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Quoted from Methos:I had trouble selling games at first, but a wise man once told me: "Sometimes it's nice seeing the hundreds come back into your hand".
Words never truer than when I sold my first child.
Quoted from grantopia:You built that collection in a year? Damn!
Yeah thanks to the pandemic I started building a home arcade last July, all gas and no breaks since! All but 3 were NIB pickups, I’m still in the honeymoon phase obviously haha.
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