{"id":2146,"date":"2014-10-09T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T15:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2014-10-09T15:01:40","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T15:01:40","slug":"is-it-time-to-declutter-your-game-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/09\/is-it-time-to-declutter-your-game-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it time to declutter your game collection?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Games teach us that collecting things is good: you get an extra life for collecting 100 rings, you can buy stuff if you collect enough gems and you can unlock an achievement if you collect all of the hidden packages.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite ironic, then, that collecting games in real life is actually quite bad. Sure, you\u2019ll have loads of choice when it comes to picking a game to play (although that might not be a good thing, as we\u2019ll find out later\u201d\u00a6), but you\u2019ll also have loads of clutter and untapped cash sitting on your shelves.<\/p>\n

So, with that in mind, here are a few signs that you might need to sell some games<\/a>…<\/p>\n

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You haven\u2019t played some of the games in your collection for months<\/h4>\n

Unless you\u2019re a really hardcore gamer, the chances are you play a game once, put it back on the shelf and never play it again.<\/p>\n

That obviously isn\u2019t a problem if you only own 1 or 2 games, but if you own quite a few you can end up with quite the collection of pretty plastic boxes that never leave the shelf.<\/p>\n

The next time you\u2019re deciding what to play, look at the games you haven\u2019t played for a while. Will you honestly ever play them again? If not, sell them!<\/p>\n

Top tip: <\/b>if you can\u2019t decide whether to sell using just your intuition, try the dust test<\/b>. If you pick up a game and end up with a fingerful of dust, sell it (and start dusting more often).<\/p>\n

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You forget you bought certain games<\/h4>\n

Every now and again, you\u2019ll stumble on a game that you completely you forgot you had, even if you\u2019ve completed it.<\/p>\n

This suggests one of three things:<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got so many games that you can\u2019t remember them all<\/p>\n

The game was rubbish and left no impression on you<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve got a rubbish memory<\/p>\n

Either way, it\u2019d probably be a good idea to downsize your collection…<\/p>\n

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You can\u2019t decide what to play<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019ve ever spent more than 5 minutes trying to decide what to play, you\u2019ve got too many games.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever starting playing a game, only to give up on it after a week and start playing something else, you\u2019ve either picked a dud game or you\u2019ve got too many games.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve ever picked a game, sat down, played it for 5 minutes and then decided you want to play something else instead then…well, you get the point.<\/p>\n

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Other people are commenting on your games collection<\/h4>\n

If it\u2019s a mate telling you how cool your collection is, awesome. If it\u2019s your other half nagging you for taking up so much space, though, then it might be time to consider your options (for getting rid of some games, not your other half\u201d\u00a6)<\/p>\n

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So, have you got a games hoarding problem? If so, pick out a few of your games and get an instant price for them with musicMagpie<\/a> – you might be surprised by how much you can make.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve completed your order, just pop your games into any box you like and send them our way using our FREE Courier service. You don\u2019t even need to leave the house!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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