This is more venting on my part , but I'm curious to hear what people would do...

Basically, As many of you know, I exceeded the space in my game room
many years ago, and have been "parking" extra games at various friend's houses.

I currently have 5 games in other people's houses.
(Defender at Newf112,  TZ at SpaceCadet's, Robo Cocktail at my in-laws, Joust ct vid at Bish's,
and PP2 at neighbor's ).

I also have two 2 vids in the garage,  a Duramold cab in the shed, and a Chexx in the Laundry room.
All of which go against the "treaty" I agreed to with my wife to ONLY have games in the games room....

My hope is to one day have more space in the house for the games,
but that dream is fading fast as financial realities would rule that out for at least 10+ years... !

So do I thin out the herd, or hang on to the games "on location" , hoping I'll bring them back home one day ?

This topic came to a head last night when I made the mistake
of telling my wife that  someone on this board was willing to Pay $3500-$4500 for a nice TZ.

To which she fumed that I had a $4500 machine sitting in someone else's basement
and that I'll likely never play it again...   ( we could use that cash too... )

The problem is that I'm pretty sure I'd have seller's remorse if I sold any of those games,
and would likely have a hard time finding replacements which are as nice.
(...and it would probably cost me more to do so... )

Thoughts?

Steph

Steph,


the only thing missing is buying 2 of the same title that is your next step  

would likely have a hard time finding replacements which are as nice.
(...and it would probably cost me more to do so... )

I do think it getting harder  to get nice games

If you find the medication for That Illness let me know

You'll have a lot easier time finding a new TZ than a new wife.  Sell.  (not her)  

My humble 2 cents.

Quoted from Steph

The problem is that I'm pretty sure I'd have seller's remorse if I sold any of those games,
and would likely have a hard time finding replacements which are as nice.
(...and it would probably cost me more to do so... )

Thoughts?

Steph

Hey Steph,

I think you should sell all the video games and the Super Chexx at the highest price you can get to near that 4K she's looking for, and by the same token this action would liberate the shed the laundry room the garage a bit. Move some stuff around, and then bring the Twilight Zone home.

About the seller's remorse, things always come around again, all the time, in all sorts of forms, it's a normal cycle. Nothing to get hung up about, just wait for the opportunities, they zip by everyday for those who stay sharp.

Robert

Keep as many that can fit in the gameroom. Sell the rest.

If you don't play it, sell it.

Uaually people who post "what would you do?" already know the 'right' thing to do...they are just hoping that people tell them to do the 'wrong' thing.  Although SpaceCadet will hate this advice,  the TZ has to go.  On a purely logical level, absolutely no argument can be made for keeping a valuable pin in a place where you can not readily enjoy it and when the prospects of actually getting it back into your home in the near future are almost nil.  It is pure lunacy.  It could be likened to selling a cottage in a far away place that you haven't been to in years and you know you won't get to for a few more.  You've got a friend who goes up there all the time, but you don't.  Should you sell it when a buyer knocks on your door ?  Yeah, probably.

McMean's point is a good one, although meant to be humurous.  Your wife won't leave you (?) if you don't sell your TZ, but now that she knows your situation, you are in the position where not selling will likely reflect badly on you.  So you won't lose a spouse over it, but making the "wrong" choice here could alter her confidence in your decision-making abilities.  And it is hard to get that back ( ooh, heavy stuff man )

Don't forget the warm fuzzy feeling you get when you send a pin on to a new owner ~ especially a newbie owner who will love it, caress it and honour it.  That has to count for something, doesn't it ?

So in case my point got lost somewhere in the body of this lecture,  SELL SELL SELL !

My 0.03.

A happy wife is a happy life.   BTW...we need to figure out a time in July for me to bring the Joust CT your way.  Just a head's up, in case it needs to go into hiding by the time I arrive.  

Quoted from mrniceguy

Uaually people who post "what would you do?" already know the 'right' thing to do...

Yes, you're bang-on about "knowing what to do... "

But I think there is an extra step I need to do first...

I need to decide which games I absolutely want most in the games room.

My room currently has 3 full-size driving games  ( Daytona Twin and Cruis'n USA single ).

I bought those games thinking of my 3 boys, but the reality is that a 3yr old won't play
a driving game until his feet can reach the pedals !  

So I think I need to really decide which games are "real" keepers,
and which ones  were "nice-to-have".

I think the TZ is a "real" keeper, so something else will have to go.

As for all the other games, I think I'm going to have some tough choices this summer...


Steph

Keep the TZ and sell me the Joust vid. Problem solved.

I do the same thing with games, stash them somewhere. Wife stays away from this topic pretty well since most of the time she gets her way on other issues... you know the ones that you couldn't care less about because it doesn't involve your games.

Here is my best advice.

Tell her you wear the pants and the family and it's none of her f'n business. Then rather than posting you can have an in depth discussion about it here.

I understand your problem. In my opinion you MUST find the games to keep but in an reasonable amount of time. You need a goal to achieve, for example, you make the decision to sell few games in 2 weeks. Take this time to find the keepers and in 2 weeks sell the rest and never change your mind, never come back on your decision, never think again about this decision. It's like quit smoking  

Quite honestly sell your overstock vids and bring TZ home. Your wife is pissed because you have $4500 sitting in someone elses house that could be put to better use for the family. She likely would be readily accepting of you keeping the game if it were at home.

TZ will likely hold it's value or go up.

Vids will likely go the other way even further especially when the old farts that played them downsize homes in retirement. Kids don't care they have consoles. Look at it this way you can buy them back for less later. Why sit on them?

In my opinions,keep your TZ,the time past and the price's gone be much more than now and you gone regret the game play of your ancient Twilight zone
Good luck with your decision  

Start with selling the vids... Robotron, Defender, Joust and replace with a multi-williams.  Frees up space, brings in some cash.  I say this knowing that I will lose a game!

The driving games are easy enough to find again.  They seem to pop up here several times a year.

You will always be able to replace any of the games (TZ included) down the road.  

Told you you would find someone to sell his TZ!!

Steph, you won't miss it. go for it.

Quoted from Steph

Yes, you're bang-on about "knowing what to do... "

But I think there is an extra step I need to do first...

I need to decide which games I absolutely want most in the games room.

My room currently has 3 full-size driving games  ( Daytona Twin and Cruis'n USA single ).

I bought those games thinking of my 3 boys, but the reality is that a 3yr old won't play
a driving game until his feet can reach the pedals !  

So I think I need to really decide which games are "real" keepers,
and which ones  were "nice-to-have".

I think the TZ is a "real" keeper, so something else will have to go.

As for all the other games, I think I'm going to have some tough choices this summer...


Steph

Bingo!!  this scenario is exactly why I told that guy to post his wanted TZ ad with the price he was willing to pay. There is always someone sitting on a game that they need a push to make a decision. Is the decision to sell the wanted game, that is the short answer, but you are on the right track with deciding what you really need to keep if you do indeed thin the heard. Pick the games YOU really want to keep, for reasons that are important to You! This includes games you like, games your Kids like and will continue to like and even games your Wife likes, any cross over is a good one. It is very difficult to "thin a heard" for collectors, but sometimes it is cleansing.

I would look at the big picture, as you are, and bring the games you want home, keep the future projects if you have space, fine tune the drivers to a group you really like and if you can link them so all can play together and you are happy with the games, go that route. Stuff you might like later, well Might is a big word, everything is available, patience and $$$ can get you anything, More $$$ = less patience. I think Patience is what you will need as you are looking at 10 + years down the road.

This is probably sounding hypocritical coming from me, but I go through a similar scenario all the time, why do I still have games folded up that are good, but will probably never get set up here... I don't know, but I still sit on them as I am not under stress to sell them, whether it is pressure from family, or financial or just space. I have often sold a game just because I had a buyer and the game was "OK" to me (top of the list to others, but OK to me), there are Lots of good games and not so much space to set them all up, will I regret moving some "A" titles, probably, but can I replace it later... sure, will I want to? Maybe, but I get to enjoy something else in the mean time. 10 years is a long time, better to enjoy life and worry about the games later. Everything is available...

Dave  (Rambling, Rambling, Rambling, but soul searching as well...)

In the end only you can decide what to do, but a Happy wife = Happy life.

My wife has never said a word about my collecting, except when I had 17 pins in my basment and 3 were folded. Sometimes you just have to look at reality, I am down to 10 pins now (mainly because we are supposed to move, but the crazy real estate market has put a hold on that thought for now), but I realize that I still only play 4 pin with any regularity. The rest sit there including my MM. Before I get PM's if I want to sell MM, the answer is no, because we all like to have pins and other games even if they only sit there. I sold the pins I can live without and am happy with my decision, the only one I miss is NF which I will replace someday.

I think you already know what you need to do, once you are comfartable with the decision, you will do what you need to do.

Hi Steph. I don't know you well, (you burned some ROMs for me a couple times I think) but here's my 2 cents:
Get rid of the big huge driving games. The space they occupy is not worth it. Those alone give room for the TZ and getting the Chexx out of the laundry room. You might even be able to bring PP2 home as well into the freed space, giving you a driving game for that occasional racing fix (assuming PP2 = Pole POsition 2)

Keep the TZ - send the Duramold down my way.  I'll take good good care of it and give you first right of refusal should the day ever come to sell it.