May 2007 Finds

[xtremegamer]

Fair day in the next town over while visiting family:

World's Scariest Police Chases, PS1, Complete, $5.99
Parasit Eve, PS1, Complete, $10.50
Ken Griffy Jr. Baseball, N64, Booklet, N64 Brand Case, and Nintendo Brand memory Card $3.00
Star Wars Rouge Squad, N64, booklet, N64 brand case, $3.00

Passed on an incomplete Atari 7800 for $25. Missing controller and RF.

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/tonyvortex/silvermtzion139.jpg
i was happy that the silent hill text gameboy game came into my work today.

... no offense... but that looks like a bootleg to me. The colors are all weird.

Did you check the cart to see if it's got the Nintendo logo stamped next to the connectors?

[rcgamer]

Got a TurboGrafx 16 with 7 games including bonks adventure and a turbo tap and an extra controller for 40 shipped. Ill add pics when it gets here.

[tonyvortex]

... no offense... but that looks like a bootleg to me. The colors are all weird.

Did you check the cart to see if it's got the Nintendo logo stamped next to the connectors?

that would just be the camera i was using,that would just be the flash.i have a good amount of japanese gameboy games and i sure know its not a boot.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/tonyvortex/silvermtzion141.jpg

[Steempy]

Yesterday:
PS2 Medal of Honour European Assault $AUS22.50 second hand
PS2 Rune Viking Warlord, $AUS15 second hand

Today:
PS2 F1 '04, $AUS9.95 ex-rental

Happy Mother's Day to those of you that've put out.

[Rogmeister]

I got Purr Pals for the Nintendo DS but have been too sick to try it out.

[Emuaust]

Steempy you do know that MOH:EA can be picked up for no more then $29.95AUD new?
I sell it for $26.95 new.

Where do you get your games from?

[Big Papa Husker]

Found these at a Gamestop:
All are Disc Only

Persona 2
Rhapsody
Diablo
Alundra 2
DDR Konamix
Front Mission 3
Kartia
Monster Rancer
Monster Rancer 2
Time Crisis

[Steve W]

Braved the rain out at the flea market today. Came away with a boxed and complete Bally Arcade console with ten loose cartridges for $40. I don't know if it works yet. Considering the failure rate of these things over the years, it wouldn't surprise me if it was dead.

Also picked up a Entex PacMan 2 handheld, still with it's battery doors! $8.

[rustblackend]

Ok lots of good finds lately now that it is starting to get nice out here.

NES: All loose but came with Nintendo dust sleeves
Archer Competition Controller .25
Archon .25
Mad Max .25
Iron Sword: Wizards and Warriors II .25
Double Dribble .25
Double Dragon .25
Off Road .25
Caveman Games .25

Resident Evil 3 TRU exclusive cover Strategy Guide $1

Gameboy:
Mario Golf (gbc) $3
Simpsons Itchy and Scratchy $3
Pokemon Puzzle Challenge $3
Bubble Ghost $3
Pokemon Pinball $3

Assorted Other Stuff:
Primus Rhinoplasty japanense import CD $2
Queensryche Greatest Hits CD .25
Stray Cats Best of CD $2
Universal Movie Monsters Large Wolfman Doll $3
Blind Melon Letters from a Porcupine VHS FREE (for buying all those GB games)
Pikachu talking Plush $4
Electronic Jaws (like a billy bass) plays the Jaws theme and flaps his tail when you push a button .25
10 Anne Rice Books .50 each

[Mr.collection]

Pics Here (http://picasaweb.google.com/gamesystemlover/May07Finds)
Not to bad once again.
Flea
GameBoy-boxed complete works $10
Gamecube-semi-broken says DRE open the lid and shut it and it continues to play has box power and AVs
Blades of Steel-mint and complete $3
Airwolf-mint and complete $3
Sonic-case and manual Free

Garage sales
Pokemon Movie poster $2
NES Action set- w/ 3 empty cases $10

Sears
GBM 20th $35 My Walmart doesn't know how the whole clearance thing works yet :roll: .

Target
Wii Storage and Protection(LOL) Kit w/512 SD-$12.50

ebay
SNES mini, Yobo-broken, N64-was listed as-is $27 shipped

TinkGeek
Famicom TV remote $20 shipped I just couldn't resist, not pictured but will be when I get it.

[Rugal]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Dazz22/Stuff043.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Dazz22/Stuff047.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/Dazz22/Stuff048.jpg

Anyone know what they are worth?

[Ryaan1234]

I got a few things at the flea market today:

PS1 Threads of Fate (complete!) $5 :) <-- this thing was sitting around common NES games with $10 price tags on them and other overpriced game stuff!
PS1 (just the cases and manuals) WWF Smackdown 2 and Battle Arena Toshinden $1 (Anybody need these cases?, also Battle Arena Toshinden has "Not for Resale" on it, is that anything special?)
PS1 Criticom longbox version complete $3 (the part were one of the joints are on the front of the case is broken! Does anybody know where I can find replacement parts for longbox games?)
GB Kid Icarus of Myths and Monsters $3
Dungeon Siege and Diablo for $1 apiece (this is the 2nd copy of Diablo I've found for $1 :) Yep, I'm finding a copy for each of my friends)
Some sort of disc with 2 episodes of an anime show called "Fruits Basket" with a "bonus" sneak preview for Dragon Ball GT $1
and a drumroll please....


MST3K The Brain That Wouldn't Die VHS $1

The funny thing about the MST3K vhs is that I bought the dvd version of that same episode off ebay a week or 2 ago, but I've been to this flea market at least a dozen times and never seen MST3K stuff, so I thought I'd buy it. Anyway, I got my friends addicted to MST3K so it'll probably end up a birthday gift. :)

some things I passed up:
a gold NES in the original box for $30 (literally GOLD from discoloration, it was nasty!)
a cd case with just part two of Pink Floyd's The Wall, didn't ask price
Planscape: Torment for $2, I know it's a good game but I have too much stuff already and I'll probably find it cheaper later.
Just discs 3 and 4 of Final Fantasy VII for $3
and other stuff.

[VACRMH]

Nothing too special this weekend, but still some cool stuff.

2 Popples, one big and one small.
2 Ghostbuster figures and the ghost catcher too
Chocobo Racing, complete.

Total spent - $2.75

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Picked up a few NES games at the flea market today.

Dr. Mario
Tom & Jerry
Rescue Rangers
Bubble Bobble
Zelda - Gray cart

All are cart only except for T & J which had the manual.

$2.50 each.

JY

[snes_collector]

Yesterdays finds:

Taz In Escape From Mars-GEN loose .65
Zelda MM Offical Stratagy Guide- .30
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4-GC complete $5
Road Trip: Shifting Gears- GBA new $15

And a Wii for my birthday :D

[DefaultGen]

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[rustblackend]

I picked up some Nintendo Tips book (Nintendo Game Secrets) for 53 cents at goodwill. There's really nothing there anymore, just a pile of $7 educational disc-only PC games thats steadily rising. There was a sweet wooden shelf that would be the perfect size for a large 2600 collection but it was $8. I'm not paying $8 for something I could find at the curb :(

My goodwill has next to nothing. Usually everything is extremly overpriced and half broken. I did see a psx FFVIII there for 4.99 but alas the discs and manual were missing :( I did get the complete Charmed Season 1 DVD for $6 today, not really my thing but I'll maybe watch it then trade it in at the local game/movie trader and get some sweet sweet credit.

Everytime I go by GW I think NAH its a waste of time, but then I remember the CIB Sega CD Lunar I and II that I got there and stop anyway.

[RadiantSvgun]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=110124260031&rd=1&rd=1

Just won that, I finally found a good deal on ebay! I just wanted the four score, but I guess I can add the other stuff to my collection!

[fairyland]

Not much this week as there was not many sales to attend and I went out late due to work.

Got N64 Game Shark for 50 cents. I had one long ago, but I could never get it to work. After reading up about it and learning about keycodes, this one worked.

NES Indiana Jones for 50 cents for a friend. Passed up a lot of NES games for 50 cents as I either had or did not want them.

Bought about 14 or so decent CDs for 50 cents. A few at $1.00 as well.

[Jumpman Jr.]

I went out for the first time in a while today and yesterday and got some stuff:

Yesterday I went to a bunch of game stores in the city (and garage sales that I found nothing at) and found CIB copies of:

Championship Pool (SNES)
True Lies (SNES)

Although I'm focusing on getting all of the NES boxes and N64 games, the SNES project is next on the list after those two so I try to pick up cheap boxed/complete titles when I can.

Then I found about 10 mint CIB Genesis sports titles. I'm not much for buying Sports titles, but considering that they were mint and complete and 75 cents each, I figured I should pick them up.
This may be thinking WAY to far ahead, but after I finish the NES, SNES and N64 libraries, I'm going to move on to the Genesis, so I still sort of look for cheap Genny stuff when I can.

Then this morning I headed over to a flea market. I managed to pick up 6 CIB NES games that I needed the boxes/manuals for:

Super C
Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular
Ninja Gaiden II
Rescue: Embassy Mission
Wrestlmania Steel Cage Challenge
Quatro Sports

Meh, I'm happy!:-D

[Slate]

MST3K The Brain That Wouldn't Die VHS $1

The funny thing about the MST3K vhs is that I bought the dvd version of that same episode off ebay a week or 2 ago, but I've been to this flea market at least a dozen times and never seen MST3K stuff, so I thought I'd buy it. Anyway, I got my friends addicted to MST3K so it'll probably end up a birthday gift. :)

It's weird that you would buy a copy, Because I just looked up MST3k On wikipedia. When I came in here I thought that I was seeing things!

[Steempy]

Steempy you do know that MOH:EA can be picked up for no more then $29.95AUD new?
I sell it for $26.95 new.

Where do you get your games from?

That's for the Platinum release, champ, and they're ugly. Also, I buy my games at stores and on the internet. Occasionally from people in raincoats on streetcorners, too. Have you got a bricks and mortar store, or a website?

Finds today:
PS2 Leaderboard Golf, $AUS15
PS2 Ace Combat Belkan War, $AUS15
PS2 Stolen, $AUS15
PS2 Starsky and Hutch, $AUS15 (all those from Cash Converters)
PS2 Top Spin, $AUS9.95 (ex-rental from Blockbuster Video)

[NES_Rules]

Not much this weekend.
Did get this at a garage sale on Sunday.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/Mike_2_0_0_6/Game%20Collection/DSCN5912.jpg
2600 4 switch Wood grain
3 Joysticks
2 sets of Paddles
Asteroids
Missile Command
Frogger
Breakout
Kaboom!
Blackjack
Donkey Kong
Space Invaders
Yar's Revenge with 2 different manuals
Raiders of the Lost Ark with manual
California Games with manual
Defender with manual
Combat (2) with manual
Berzerk with manual
ET with manual
Air Sea battle (2) with manual
Demons to Diamonds with manual
Night Driver with manual
Dodge 'Em with manual
Pac-Man with manual
A stack of Atari game catalogs
2 "Atari Force" comics
She wanted $10 for it all, I offered $5, we settled on $8.
With the $2 I saved on that, I bought these at the flea market:
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/Mike_2_0_0_6/Game%20Collection/DSCN5913.jpg
Casino Kid
Punchout!!
both loose, but with dust sleeves and very clean.

[xfrumx]

I just picked up
3DO FZ-1 Testing Station system
3DO Gamecun
Panasonic 3DO controller
Capcom 3DO controller
Club 3DO Station Invasion game
and 3DO BC Racers game

ALL FOR $100!!!!
Does anyone know anything about the Capcom controller? I can't find it on the rarity guide only the SNES one.

here are some pics
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/xtcihx/DP/3dotest.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l72/xtcihx/DP/3doset1.jpg

[xtremegamer]

Picked these up today:

Tetrisphere, N64, W/minty box, $9.99
RLH, Xbox, Complete w/soundtrack, $5.99

[Steve W]

Today I picked up an Atari Video Pinball for $24.95, a Coleco Donkey Kong tabletop (no battery door, of course) for $1.91, four IBM PC and PCjr software titles (Andrew Tobias Managing Your Money PCjr Cartridge, HomeWord, PC Pool Challenges, and IBM Assistant Home Solutions) for $1.99 each, and this oddball device made by Sega called 'Pods'. From what I've Googled, it's kind of a high-tech Simon game. Mine's missing the light bulbs in the external pods, along with the doors holding the bulbs in. Still, $2.99 for a nice little oddity.

[GuyinGA]

Over the weekend, picked up these:

UFC Sudden Impact (PS2)
Atari Anniversary Edition Redux (PS1)
Creatures (PS1)
Spider (PS1)
Mega Man X5 (PS1)

All for $15 total

[Scrimble]

No good finds at yard sales this weekend but I did get a Thrustmaster joystick for Xbox. I didn't know it was rare until I read this thread

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=100665

so I went back and got it.

[DigitalSpace]

Got these at CD/Game Exchange this evening:

NES:
Double Dribble (cart only) - $1
The Karate Kid (cart only) - $1
Spiritual Warfare (cart only) - $2.50

Genesis:
Atomic Robo-Kid (boxed) - $2.50

Atomic Robo-Kid is my 80th Genesis game. :) Spiritual Warfare is my first NES Wisdom Tree cart (I also own Joshua on the Genesis), and the second unlicensed cart in my NES collection (the other being Fantasy Zone). I'm also 12 NES games away from 100.

[wallydawg]

Just a Dragon Quest VIII Strategy Guide for $1.49 and a Madcatz Gamecube controller for $3

[RadiantSvgun]

I went into a thrift store for the first time today, and bought my 1st atari anything. An atari 2600 joystick for $00.52.

[dreamcaster]

Alisia Dragoon (Genesis) - complete, $5.00AUD
Truxton (Mega Drive) - boxed, $5.00AUD
Um Jammer Lammy (PSX) - complete, $15.00AUD
Mario Tennis (N64) - complete, $25.00AUD

[Sailorneorune]

Nice price on Alisia Dragoon! Now go play it or send it to me if you can't play Genesis games.

Anyhoo:

in the mail yesterday:

(all complete)

Blood Will Tell (PS2)
Toy Commander (DC)
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (DC)
Super Magnetic Neo (DC)
Shadow Hearts Covenant (PS2)
Tekken 3 (PS1, non-GH)

traded Gamecube games for this stuff.

[RadiantSvgun]

Picked up Contra III and Turtles IV today for 12 bucks. I now need the box for turtles IV for it to be complete.

I also picked up the following on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=001&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=110125121018&rd=1&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300110856992&rd=1&rd=1

[BIGMIKE]

just a few pickups lately
wicked 18 snes loose (part of deal 5 for $20)
M.I.B. GBA complete thriftage.....$3.25
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/BIGMIKE304/100_0983.jpg

other part of deal
lego racers
1080 snowboarding
starfox 64
excitebike 64
http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g69/BIGMIKE304/100_0985.jpg

wooooooooo

[DigitalSpace]

I did some thrifting this evening and got these:

N64 cart drawer (holds 24 carts) - $1.50
N64 controller (Blue/Yellow, from the Pikachu N64, loose) - $1

[Azraelscross]

finally picked up Valkyrie Profile 2 like i said i was going to on the weekend. Price tag of 64.98. Reason i say this is it rang up at 29.99. so 33.89 with tax.

[Cambot]

So last Saturday morning at 8 a.m., I get a bright and cheery call from my directing manager from my job telling me he found a Sega Master System at a garage sale and about 15 games for $25.00, and he's asking me if he should get it for me. Seeing as I was in a deep sleep about fifteen seconds prior to this question, I'm like "umm... sure?"

So I get to work on Monday and we go out to his jeep and he gives me a box containing all the Sega stuff. Then he's like "I also got you this stuff..."

He lifts up another box full of random Nintendo stuff and Legend of Legaia for PlayStation. He said a lady at thier community sale didn't want to haul this stuff home at the end of the day, so she gave it him for free.

Sweet.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/DSC_0003.jpg
The Sega stuff is pretty dusty, and the Power Base itelf may well be junk as there are no screws holding it together, and the connections in the back are sort of jacked-up looking. I'll test it and clean it though. Also got this Quickshot joystick.


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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/CSC_0012.jpg
Most of these have their books (the better games thankfully), and one even has a God-awful 80's Sega poster.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/CSC_0010-1.jpg
A decent-looking NES
2 control pads
2 RF switches
Power adapter


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/CSC_0016.jpg
An un-yellowed SNES in need of a light cleaning
2 control pads
10 dust covers


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/CSC_0014.jpg
1 SuperPad 64
N64 RF adapter (haha)
Some sort of wireless PlayStation controller
Asciiware SNES pad
Asciiware Super Advantage (also needs cleaning)


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/DSC_0019.jpg
NES games.
These NES games all came with SNES dust covers "covering" the bottom. That was where the ones in the above picture come from. I could use those more than NES sleeves, anyway.


http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/DSC_0020.jpg
Legend of Legaia


So there it is. My mgr. tried not to accept the $25.00, but I made him take it. Still, not bad for this widely varying lot.

[dreamcaster]

Nice price on Alisia Dragoon! Now go play it or send it to me if you can't play Genesis games.
I can play Genesis games just fine thank you very much. :-P

Besides, it's one of the early Genesis games which doesn't have any security lockout chip on it (i.e. it plays perfectly fine on my PAL Mega Drive).

[Xexyz]

Nice lot Cambot, and the price! You sure have a cool manager. I once again envy someone's SMS purchase. I still have yet to find one for myself despite owning 20+ games for the system.

[Slate]

Awesome haul, Cambot. And your manager is even better, Thinking of you. :)

Sadly, I don't have any finds.

[xtremegamer]

I did some thrifting this evening and got these:

N64 cart drawer (holds 24 carts) - $1.50
N64 controller (Blue/Yellow, from the Pikachu N64, loose) - $1

I just picked up the same drawer at my local goodwill for $2.00, LOL.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Flea Market:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/Pocket%20Bikes/Motherday051307-1.jpg

N64 $15.00 ..had a webcam in the bag and a three prong computer plug.

Friends stuff there.
NES games loose 3 for $10.00
Boxed $4.00

Joystick mag $3.00..He had several that I may pick up next time..not sure if it'd worth the $3.00 each to buy them but it looks cool..

[rustblackend]

New from the Clearance Bin at K-Mart:
GBA Pokemon Firered 12.99
DS Pokemon Blue Rescue Team 14.99
GBA Rampage/Paperboy 9.99

[RJ]

@videogamerdaryll: Yes, you want to get those Joystik mags!!!

[shawnbo42]

Sega CD backup RAM cart for 3.99 at the Goodwill last week...first time in forever they've had anything.

[thegardentool]

So I started mid-month behind but so far I've gotten a couple decent finds:

eBay
Panzer Dragoon Complete $14.24 shipped
Sega Saturn Backup Memory (EUR) 31.21 shipped

local pawn shop
Gears of War Complete (360) 24.94 after tax

My best find so far is unconsole related, my wife came home inbetween her last two finals this semister to tell me the university was giving away some old computers they had so I picked up a working HP Brio and 17" Mitsubishi flat-panel CRT.

I'll be heading to a Game X Change Friday to see what they have in stock. It's a shame none of the pawn stores here sell anything older than Playstation.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

I found a possible job at a thrift store, so thats a find that will hopefully lead to more finds down the road. woo-hoo

Dave

[Videogamerdaryll]

@videogamerdaryll: Yes, you want to get those Joystik mags!!!


Thank you..

[Animerforever05]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/Animeforever04/100_0589.jpg

ape escape 3 4.00$
Final Fantasy IV 15.00$
both @ Kmarts
Advance wars $10.00
Pokemon $ 34.99
Gamestop

[Cornelius]

After a couple of good weeks, I've now had a couple of slow weeks...

Ulitma V PC/Tandy complete for $1
SNES Batman Forever $1
2x NES Max controllers, $1 ea.

[RadiantSvgun]

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y188/Shin-Richard/000_0297.jpg

Gotta stop losing my camera cord.

[Kitsune Sniper]

From RadiantSVGun:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/DSC02037.jpg

The cost? A copy of Rhapsody for PS1!

Of course I can't play this until I get, and beat, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance...

[rcgamer]

I had quite a haul from the salvation army today. Got all this commodore 64 stuff for $10. When I say haul, I mean I literally had to carry it all home in a large duffle bag and store sack about a mile and a half.

Edit: Surprisingly, almost everything I have tested has worked so far except one game 720.

[YoshiM]

Nothing classic this week. Gamestop still has the Xbox Buy 2 Get 1 Free deal so I got:

Painkiller: Hell Wars: $12.99
Blinx 2: $7.99
Toe Jam and Earl III: Free

All complete, all in near perfect shape.

[Nesmaster]

Guitar Hero II $99.99
Tomb Raider Legend $13.50
The Outfit $8

All for 360, from EB.

[Cambot]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y139/ckeene/Lynx.jpg
Here's a nice Atari Lynx with six games, case and manual I found today at a thrift store. It's super clean and works like a charm.

The games are:

Viking Children
RoadBlaster
California Games
Scrapyard Dog
Baseball Heroes
NFL Football

[DigitalSpace]

I went to another CD/Game Exchange this evening and got these:

NES:
Felix The Cat (cart only) - $2.50
T&C Surf Designs: Wood & Water Rage (cart only) - $1
90 down, 10 to go.

Genesis:
Taz in Escape From Mars (Mega Hit Series, cart only) - $1

[Rogmeister]

One game arrival today...

The Sims 2 for the Nintendo DS. My DS library now consists of a bloated 14 titles :)

[incubus421]

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Mario 64 toy pinball machine; $1.00 at a garage sale.
Figured it was rare and in many people cases a nice little collector's item. Although, I cannot find even 1 listing for it on ebay and not even a picture of one through yahoo or google. If anyone has any leads or a value on this item please send me a link.

[rcgamer]

From Goodwill today, 15 NES games for $2 a game. Castlevania, Tetris, Kung FU, Double Dragon 1 and 2, Super C, Karnov, Mega Man 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game and Manhatten Project, Street Fighter 2010, Mario/Duck hunt, Ceasars palace, Gotcha and all pro basketball.

[InsaneDavid]

Mario 64 toy pinball machine; $1.00 at a garage sale.
Figured it was rare and in many people cases a nice little collector's item. Although, I cannot find even 1 listing for it on ebay and not even a picture of one through yahoo or google. If anyone has any leads or a value on this item please send me a link.

A couple bucks, that's about it really. They're still cool to have, especially if you have a few of them as well as the old VFD mini tabletop arcade games - every mini arcade needs some mini pinball. Compared to most mini tabletop pinball games made today (the ones you see at JCPenny for $20 every December) the older ones are of much higher quality. The layout of yours is what I think of as the second generation tabletop pinball - LCD score readout and sound effects, I have a Crash Team Racing one that uses the same base.

Earlier machines used a mechanical roller for scoring and had nothing more than a little bell inside for sound effects with a lightbulb that would light up when a target spring was hit. I have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles machine that is set up like this.

Also a little interesting tidbit on how these work. The ball works as a jumper to make an electrical connection to signal to add points. The playfield is a thin sheet of metal, only exposed around the target springs. When the ball touches a target spring it is also resting on an exposed part of the playfield, so the ball makes the electrical connection between the spring and the playfield and points are awarded.

All very elementary, but they're cool to have if you have a few of them atop a shelf.

Oh, also about the current machines I mentioned being of lower quality - they simply are. Cheaper grade plastic, lighter weight all around, and the playfields are rarely angled correctly - the ball gets stuck everywhere. I remember the old machines being $30 - $40 years ago and were sold as a quality product.

[NES_Rules]

Picked this up at a garage sale, it was marked $10, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to spend that much, so I offered $5 and she took it. So I didn't have to debate with myself if I should spend $10.
http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j22/Mike_2_0_0_6/Game%20Collection/DSCN5922.jpg
NES console with AC (which was broken open and taped back together, but everything appears to be fine with the internal connection), AV cables.
1 controller
Tetris
SMB/DH
SMB3
3 dust covers

I almost didn't stop at the sale because I drove past and it looked like all baby clothes and toys, but the street was a dead-end so I had to turn around anyway, and I figured 'what the hell' on the way back and stopped. And it was hidden under a pile of baby clothes.

[incubus421]

A couple bucks, that's about it really. They're still cool to have, especially if you have a few of them as well as the old VFD mini tabletop arcade games - every mini arcade needs some mini pinball. Compared to most mini tabletop pinball games made today (the ones you see at JCPenny for $20 every December) the older ones are of much higher quality. The layout of yours is what I think of as the second generation tabletop pinball - LCD score readout and sound effects, I have a Crash Team Racing one that uses the same base.

Earlier machines used a mechanical roller for scoring and had nothing more than a little bell inside for sound effects with a lightbulb that would light up when a target spring was hit. I have a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles machine that is set up like this.

Also a little interesting tidbit on how these work. The ball works as a jumper to make an electrical connection to signal to add points. The playfield is a thin sheet of metal, only exposed around the target springs. When the ball touches a target spring it is also resting on an exposed part of the playfield, so the ball makes the electrical connection between the spring and the playfield and points are awarded.

All very elementary, but they're cool to have if you have a few of them atop a shelf.

Oh, also about the current machines I mentioned being of lower quality - they simply are. Cheaper grade plastic, lighter weight all around, and the playfields are rarely angled correctly - the ball gets stuck everywhere. I remember the old machines being $30 - $40 years ago and were sold as a quality product.

Thanks a bunch for all the info, glad to see someone as knowledgeable and as up to date on this kind of things as you are. Very helpful and thanks again. I'll be sure to keep this all in mind.

[cyberfluxor]

NES_Rules:
Are you drunk or something? You repeated yourself a few times there. But $10 is still a good offer, SMB3 around here goes for $5-10 easily.

[josekortez]

Good yard sale haul this morning...definitely worth getting up at 6 a.m.

The first lot of NES and Genesis stuff came from one house for $25. I asked the lady if she had any old school games, so she went inside, pulled out a drawer, brought it out and sold me everything inside:

NES Toaster w/ 2 controllers, RF switch, & power cord
Legend of Zelda gold cart w/ manual & sleeve
Tetris II w/ manual & sleeve
SMB/Duck Hunt loose
Time Lord loose (was inside the NES)
The Rocketeer w/ manual & sleeve
RBI Baseball w/ manual & Funcoland sleeve
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles loose
Game Genie loose
Zapper loose

Genesis model 2 w/ 1 controller, RF switch, & power cord & original paperwork
Barbie complete
Alex Kidd & the Enchanted Castle complete
John Madden Football complete
Barney's Hide & Seek complete
PGA Golf Tour II complete
Aladdin loose
Lion King loose

At another house, 2 teenagers sold me their entire Dreamcast and PS1 collections for $48 total. All the games were complete and the Dreamcast system was minty in a nice box with all the paperwork and baggies on everything for only $20! It looked like it had never been played!

Dreamcast games at $1 each:
18 Wheeler
Crazy Taxi 2
4X4 Evo
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Adventure 2
F 355 Challenge (2 copies)
Test Drive V-Rally
Championship Surfer
Jet Grind Radio
Wacky Races
TNN Hardcore Heat
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
Web Browser w/ Sega Swirl
Generator Vol. 2 demo disc

Playstation games at $1 each:
Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro
Burstrick Wake Boarding
Crash Bandicoot (GH)
Test Drive 4 (GH)
Formula One 2000
All Star Racing 2
Tarzan
Jet Moto 2 (GH)
TNN Motorsports Hardcore 4X4 (GH)
A Bug's Life
Cool Boarders 3
M&M Shellshocked
Nascar 98

Oh, and I hit the thrift on Thursday and found the following loose NES games for $3 each, a complete copy of Worldwide Soccer for the Saturn for $2 and a Pelican System Selector for $5:

Defender of the Crown
Magician
Nobunaga's Ambition
Ultima
Winter Games

[Kitsune Sniper]

Today's finds:
Guitar Hero II, complete and mint except for the case and insert: $15
Some Paul Oakenfold CD: $1
Performance 4x Dreamcast Memory Card w/box: $3

One of the booths brought tons and TONS of Gamecube, Saturn, PS1, PS2 and XBox stuff but they were unloading the things when I got there. Apparently a jerk reseller from the flea market bought tons of Game Boy and NES games for $5 each before I got there... the bastard usually resells these games for $10-$20 each. Hopefully there will be some good stuff left when I return tomorrow. -_-

[NES_Rules]

NES_Rules:
Are you drunk or something? You repeated yourself a few times there. But $10 is still a good offer, SMB3 around here goes for $5-10 easily.

I wish. Must have been a copy/paste error. I know I could have re-sold it for much more, but there's no one around here interested in buying. Today I passed up an NES with around 12 games for $30. Again, I could re-sell, but I figured I leave it for someone who really wants it.

[theshizzle3000]

I just got Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 for the PSX in the mail today.

[PentiumMMX]

Ok finds for this morning:

- Game Boy Game Genie (Loose): $1
- Nintendo 64 Controller (Play it Loud Green. Tight joystick): $1
- Astal (Saturn. Loose): $1 (The first Saturn game I've bought. Just need a Saturn now...)
- Super Mario Sunshine 100 Peice Puzzle: $.25 (Yay Swag!)

[Boboduo]

From a thrift:
Pokemon Colusseum bonus disk sealed $5.80

[wallydawg]

Got these CIB games for 3DO on half.com for $3 each, Shockwave was 99 cents.
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1093/3doib8.jpg
My life will never be the same after playing Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.

[pookninja]

Got these CIB games for 3DO on half.com for $3 each, Shockwave was 99 cents.
http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/1093/3doib8.jpg
My life will never be the same after playing Plumbers Don't Wear Ties.nice 3do finds.you even want to sell any of those,lmk

[rustblackend]

Flea Market Today:
GBC Super Mario Deluxe CIB like new, does not appear to have been opened $10!!!
GBC Pokemon Special Pikachu Edition
PSX Frogger
PSX Marble Master
PSX Sim City 2000
PSX Looney Tunes Racing
SNES Yoshi's Island
SNES Contra III
SNES Super Mario World
SNES Zombies Ate my Neighbor

n64 Pokemon Stadium
n64 Pokemon Snap

Pile of Nintendo Power Magazines

Various books and toys and fun things.