Am I nuts?

[maximumzero]

I bought a Gameboy Advance SP a few weeks back, the NES "retro" one...

Then, last week, I decided to buy a second one, since the price had dropped. It was also a retro SP, but this one I decided to keep sealed in it's box. It's, after all, a "limited edition".

Think it'll rise in value, say, around the 30th anniversary of the NES? Or should I just bring the thing back or sell it off, not wasting my time.

...or...should I keep a second one in box, in perfect condition---just for sentimental value?

[Opaque]

You won't get any real money for it.


If wasting money is your thing, then by all means keep it.

[maximumzero]

I've got about another 30 days left that I can still return it...decisions, decisions...

[Squall]

I'd return it and spend that money on some games for your new GBA. The GBA "special" NES version won't be worth any more than any other GBA in the future.

[Red]

Return it so you can save up for a NDS.

[maximumzero]

Man this is such a tough decision. I just want a backup in case something ever happens to the first SP. I think I'm gonna keep it.

[Artimus Gigan]

Man this is such a tough decision. I just want a backup in case something ever happens to the first SP. I think I'm gonna keep it.You would have to take a shotgun at close range to it to effectively destroy it. either that or drop it in a toilet

Nintendo does have a repair policy though, they'll replace the machine with the same exact version if it ever breaks

[Sketch]

Return it and save your money for a DS or some other games.

I've kept all my Gameboys but I've never gotten two that are exactly alike. I don't except them to ever raise in value despite at least one of them being "limited edition". I just bought it because it looked cool.

[Matt-a-Tastic]

Youre mad!

[Yash]

"At first I thought you were crazy... but now I can see your nuts!" :p

[True Noir]

Return it. It probably won't be worth as much in the future so you'll just be losing money there.

[maximumzero]

Nah, I'm gonna keep t. If anything, I'll have a mint condition one for my own satisfaction.

(I wish I had a sealed 1989 Gameboy. That'd be cool.)

[Artimus Gigan]

Why would you need a mint condition gameboy SP?
I mean if you're not going to play with it it's sorta against it's initial purpose...

Also a sealed 1989 gameboy is worth squat

[maximumzero]

It's not amount monetary value, it's more of one of those "Hey cool, you have one of those, that's neat." sort of deals.

[Opaque]

You would have to take a shotgun at close range to it to effectively destroy it. either that or drop it in a toilet
Actually EGM flushed a GBA in the toilet and three days later it started working again.

They named it Jesus.