> Totally disagree here; having an item still in original shrinkwrap is a > testament of time, > and much rarer than an open box, of course. Really though, it's just > amazing to have an > item after X years still in the condition and orginal packaging that it > would have been in > at the little ma & pa shop that originally sold it.
I've always felt unbroken shrinkwrap has a kind of "Schroedinger's Cat" value to it. Suppose you have the only currently known copy of a rare game (long-time list people know which one I'm talking about B-). Then suppose you opened it to play, but found out the disk has deteriorated and is no longer readable. I imagine everyone here would agree you've devalued the game, whether it's from opening the shrinkwrap, or from taking a game that *could* still be playable and turning it into a game that definitely is not. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
