Snazzy the Dragon

@snazzy

Diaper dragon who likes diapers

He/Him
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Just a friendly dragon that wants you to relax a little. NSFW, 18+. He/Him. Asexual/diapersexual.

Snazzy the Dragon @snazzy1/24/2023, 10:24 PM

I think that sealed, boxed video game packages being rated and sold are actually worthless products.

Imagine, if you will indulge me, that you take a box of Pokemon Yellow with absolutely no game or anything else in it. You tape a couple of rocks into the inside of it to give it some weight. Then you use a shrinkwrap machine to seal it. Functionally speaking, this item is now identical to a sealed and boxed legitimate copy of Pokemon Yellow.

You will never open the package. It will always be displayed with external packaging only. You won't ever go "let me check to make sure there aren't just rocks in this package".

People are paying a fuckton of money for pieces of cardboard with no utility.

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Mewtwo's Puppy Pet @lullabyriolu1/24/2023, 10:35 PM

Is it not possible to just... pay for a print of the boxart or something?? What's the point of a box if you can't actually open it??? This sucks

Snazzy the Dragon @snazzy1/24/2023, 10:53 PM

That's kind of my point. I can completely understand going "I liked Pokemon, I liked Pokemon Yellow in particular, I want merch to put in my house because I want to show my appreciation for this."

Functionally, these are display items at best. There's very minimal practical difference between this box and a print-out of this box.

@Gubaguy1/24/2023, 10:49 PM

I feel like this is in response to a certain tweet and/or reddit post thst went around today...

Shadowhare @ThatShadowhare1/25/2023, 7:20 AM

As always, there is an immense difference between an item's value, and its price 😆

Maxxy Raccoon @MaxxyRaccoon1/25/2023, 1:37 PM

Speculation is largely the reason I stopped collecting retro game stuff and sold my collection. Everybody selling sees it as a way to get rich quick so stuff that should be cheap is suddenly expensive and stuff that was already expensive now costs more than a car. It's just not fun anymore.

Kiki - Crunchy Tiger Roll @liltigerrawrs1/26/2023, 4:29 PM

I have a copy of Jet Set Radio Future in my closet, a rare stand-alone copy (Not the bundled version that came with the xbox) Apparently it's very rare. One of my favorite games. But it's worthless without an xbox to play it on lol. It's the data on the disc that's most important to me. Why would I ever want to lock up the box, lock up the disc and display it on a shelf, while it's function is ignored.

Snazzy the Dragon @snazzy1/26/2023, 10:00 PM

I also think there's a massive, massive, MASSIVE difference between "I am a person and I own a boxed copy of a game" and "I am a collectibles seller/hype-person and I want people to view this product as extremely expensive so I can sell my copies for a profit"

I don't see it as a moral failing to own a boxed copy of a game or anything. If anything, it's the speculative market and the viewing of these items as financial investments that really irks me.