Video gaming must be one of many costlier hobbies on the market, proper? Other than, like, yacht accumulating or area journey, in fact, however out of the regular hobbies, it is up there. Games themselves are inclined to value anyplace from $20 to 80, and that is earlier than you get into issues like bodily variations and collector’s editions and DLC.

But retro video games are even extra costly, because of a variety of components like rarity, age, situation, and a few less-than-reputable sellers. But worry not, expensive would-be collectors: Our Zion has your greatest pursuits at coronary heart along with his newest video for the NL YouTube channel, which can assist you study the information and tips to accumulating retro video games. And you possibly can completely belief him: Have you seen his cabinets? The man lives in a museum of video video games!

Zion’s recommendation consists of issues like buying and selling with mates as a substitute of shopping for mega-pricey video games on-line, and making an attempt to get CIB (complete-in-box) copies to maximise their worth.

What’s your greatest collector’s merchandise? Did you discover it at a tiny storage sale, or get it from eBay? Tell us your accumulating tales within the feedback!