Collecting Demos - Gotta Slow Down a Bit

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Demos are a challenge to collect because the resources out there are pretty limited. There are not a lot of sites dedicated to helping collectors find their way within the little niche in which we have settled. Luckily there are a few that make the process less of a mystery. The best of those is Lockshaw’s site (link above). It’s worth the time to look around even if you don’t collect demos (it’s that good). It’s dedicated to demos, beta’s, kiosk discs, magazine inserts, Jampack & PS Underground discs and trade demos for all of the Sony consoles. Say what you want about Sony but the demos on their systems are fun to collect.

 

So here are some finds from the last couple of months. The first picture is from several small auctions I have won recently. The summer of 2007 will go down as the “Summer of the Trade Demos” for my personal collection. I added about 12 to 15 over the season. Granted, they’re not that interesting to look at but I love to own things not intended for the general public.

 

In the pic we have:

 

Guilty Gear Isuka – PS2 Trade Demo

Steambot Chronicles – PS2 Trade Demo (for 80 cents)

Metal Saga – PS2 Trade Demo (for 80 cents… wahooo!!)

Test Drive Eve of Destruction – PS2 Trade Demo ( some guy on eBay has a ton of these)

Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner – PSP Trade Demo

 

 

The next set of pics are just a series of demo discs inserted into Computer Gaming World Magazine. The main reason I bought these was to add the Final Fantasy 7 disc to my collection. One of my goals is to collect all incarnations of this demo.

 

 

The last pic is another big lot I picked up on eBay. I got a great price for them even though about 90 of them are doubles for me. I was really pleased to get 2 betas, one for Test Drive Unlimited and the other was an Everquest beta. The first pic were the demos from the lot that are new to my collection. The second (uninteresting pic) is just a stack of doubles.

 

 

 

The update on my site is that it’s in a state of limbo. My wife has lost some hours at work that has really hit us in the pocket book. Paying for the webhosting is not a priority right now but I am still in the info gathering stage anyway. Maybe by the end of Q1 2008.

 

I have a pretty big list of doubles. If there are any demo collectors looking to fill some holes in their collection, feel free to give me a shout

 

 

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