[game_preservation] MASSIVE e-bay auction in the UK

[Andrew Armstrong]

Depending on your location this is a perfect thing the list of museums 
who accept material is useful for ( 
http://www.igda.org/wiki/Game_Preservation_SIG/Contributions ) - I might 
rename this "Donating Information" - better reflects what it is.

Private projects, as Dan said, are not listed for obvious reasons, we 
certainly should get people advertising here if there is anything they 
especially need or can especially give away - if it can't be sorted 
here, selling on eBay is always a good second choice. When the new IGDA 
site rolls around I'll make sure to create a forum especially for 
donation and "need" enquiries.

Andrew

Dan Pinchbeck wrote:

> Hi Mike

>

> Hell, if you're looking for a home, we'd always take it. May be worth contacting the UK Games Archive too. We're not public, obviously, but we'd certainly look after it! Let me know if no-one else takes you up (like that's going to happen!)

>

> :)

>

> Dan

>

> Dr Dan Pinchbeck

> Advanced Games Research Group

> School of Creative Technologies

> University of Portsmouth, UK

>

> www.thechineseroom.co.uk

> www.keep.port.ac.uk

>   

>>>> Mike Melanson <mike at multimedia.cx> 30/04/09 2:44 PM >>>

>>>>         

> Andrew Armstrong wrote:

>   

>> Well, we have got a lagging project to get information on collectors ;) 

>> (reminds me I need to write up the projects and send out info to get 

>> some ideas going, although I don't think we have the people and time to 

>> do all the ideas).

>>

>> The SIG itself can't exactly store anything, but the members who have 

>> collections, archives and museums can :) but usually collectors don't 

>> donate a great deal of their material over time - they usually sell it, 

>> or pass it on to other collectors, or this is the impression I've got 

>> from actually talking to them (except for the odd few who do really 

>> donate things, which is awesome).

>>     

>

> I ask because I finally got to the point recently where I desire to get 

> rid of my NES collection. It consists of an official top loading NES 

> control deck and ~70 games (most valuable ones are original Final 

> Fantasy, Dragon Warrior II, and all 6 Mega Man games). I don't really 

> care about making a profit from it. And if there was a museum group to 

> donate it to, I wouldn't mind handing it over.

>

>   

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