At this stage in my life, I don’t desire much material things. And if I do, I can live with them used. There are a few exceptions to this like my vehicle that I financed and the clothes I wear. But for the most part, I like the idea of being able to repurpose stuff with a minimum financial commitment.
Case in point is my unexplainable urge to buy used video games.
When I was a child, my mother did her absolute best to provide me with material things and for the most part she did. But where kids had stacks of video games, I only had 3 or 4 – which was already pretty good!
I guess that’s what explains my drive but it’s still a mystery as to why I do it now. Two funny reasons why:
I have absolutely no time to play them. Between my obligations and work with the exception of 2019 and 2020, there is no way I could just sit and burn hours in front of the TV with a game controller in my hand and not suffer a scheduling consequence. You can see that some of these games haven’t even been taken out of their plastic wrapping. They are literally sitting and waiting to be played.
Additionally, if it wasn’t for Amazon’s reminders that I already bought the games, I’d probably end up buying more than one copy – something I did twice from shopping on eBay.
To see these used copies of games for $15 to $30 is amazing. Maybe if there’s a time when I get older that I can play these I’ll do it. For now it’s just nice to do it once in a blue moon and seeing that I have variety to choose from.
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