Places to buy games in Missouri?

[pasteofanchovie]

Where are some good places to buy classic video games (Saturn/PS1 are earlier) in the St. Louis/St. Charles/Wentzville area or the Columbia area? I already know of Game-X-Change (O'Fallon), Goodwill (O'Fallon), Slackers (O'Fallon, Chesterfield, St. Peters), and Game Trader (St. Peters).

[Terminusvitae]

Heh heh. I'd been tempted to make this topic myself, but I figured I'd be flamed to a cinder.

How far afield are you willing to go? The Houston Flea Market (in Texas county) had a large selection of NES and Atari games the last time I was there, but that was back in July.

[pasteofanchovie]

Hmm...I'm only willing to go 30-45 milies away. Where is Texas county at?

[icbrkr]

There's the Center for the Blind in Springfield, Game Xchange and Vintage Stock in Joplin, Eccentrics in Joplin, a few more Vintage Stocks in Springfield as well.

Yeah.. where's this flea market again? :) </fires up GPS>

[Nukie]

Being in the stl myself, I'll have to plug the Trade-n-games store. It's in Fenton, but they've got anything and everything. www.tradengames.com for more info. I'm sure he'll add more info here too. :P

[PsychedelicShaman]

Being in the stl myself, I'll have to plug the Trade-n-games store. It's in Fenton, but they've got anything and everything. www.tradengames.com for more info. I'm sure he'll add more info here too. :P

I second tradengames, great store, great prices.

[pasteofanchovie]

Wow. Trade-N-Games has alot better prices than most video game stores around here. I'll have to check them out sometime.

[udisi]

I was also gonna mention Trade N Games....Slackers has like 8-10 stores around the area. There's a few other game x changes too still I think. There was a place called Dragon Force in south county too. Other than that I think you already named the best stores.

[Terminusvitae]

Texas county is two counties south of Rolla on 63, and Houston (the county seat--and lemme tell you that Texas county is nearly as deserted as my own Gasconade) is another forty-five minutes south of Licking, depending on traffic. The market itself is located outside the city limits on the north side of town, but I can't for the life of me remember their hours.

From my understanding, the flea market changes vendors frequently, so there's no telling what may have turned up now. I managed to find a black cart Captain Comic and a copy of Challenge of the Dragon for $4 each there, and I'm glad that my constant exploration of all the out-of-the-way small towns (even those two or three hours away) bears fruit every now and again. If you ever need advice on more-or-less central MO, I can probably help. ;)

[Nukie]

During the spring and summer, the peavely (sp?) flea market isn't too bad. The outside vendors usually have some decent stuff.

[Geekzstrikeback]

I know Vintage Stock has been opening stores in Kansas City and it's just a matter of time before they start opening stores in St. Louis. Vintage Stock used to be an amazing place to buy old games but now it feels more and more like it's run by a corporation. It's still a good place to buy old games but be ready to pry open you wallet and dig in.

[DaddyMulk]

Bumped because I'm planning a trip to St. Louis in a couple of weeks, and because I know how quickly game stores tend to go under. I'm mainly looking to fill out my Genesis collection, but any store that carries a good amount of 16-bit stuff and older would be great.

[Tupin]

Trade-N-Games in Fenton, and The Game Trader in St. Charles are both great places.

Slacker's is okay too, run by a chain but stores tend to vary on what they have and prices. The one in Columbia is the best, followed by the one in St. Charles.

But seriously, Trade-N-Games and The Game Trader. You will not be disappointed.

[HurricaneAndrew]

Thanks for the bump, man. This topic is very handy.

[Clownzilla]

Since this topic is talking about southern MO also I will point out that all the Game XChange stores are closed in Springfield and Branson. There seems to be flea markets popping up everywhere around here though.

[jb143]

Definately Game Trader. A lot of loose and CIB Genesis games at good prices. I usually comment about the awefull smoke smell that is horrible on my allergies...but when I went this past weekend it wasn't too bad at all.

Slackers also carries quite a few Genesis games as well but their prices will be a bit higher and it's a "take a box up to the counter and get a game in random condition in it's place" type of store. They are all over the area though and it's definatly worth a visit.

I've still been meaning to get to Trade-N-Games but I rarely go that far south.

[DaddyMulk]

Thanks for the help guys! It sounds like Trade-N-Games and The Game Trader are the ones to hit. Any comments on any of the following? (did a Yellow Pages search online based on where I'm staying, though, based on the Columbus store listings, I doubt some of these are even still around)

GameSwap (Varrelmann Ave.)
Game X Change of St. Louis (S. Lindbergh; mentioned above, I believe)
Play N Trade (Telegraph Rd.)

[jb143]

Where are you going to be exactly? Those 2 stores are pretty far from one another.

[ezbman]

I agree Game Trader and Trade n Games are two great places. There are also a ton of thrift stores/goodwills in St. Louis where I have had luck.

[DaddyMulk]

I'm actually going to be staying pretty close to the airport. I've been told that neither Game Trader nor Trade 'N Games are very close to where I'm going to be, but I'm still hoping to check them out if I have the time.

Hmm, based on Expedia, it looks like The Game Trader is within 10 miles of where I'm staying. Excellent!

[jb143]

Yeah, Game Trader is pretty close to the airport.I'd say more than 10 minutes though...just don't go durring rush hour. A few more miles west on 70 is Mid Rivers Mall which has a pretty big Slackers. If you go there, you should also check out Neutral Zone. It's not a video game store but they do have some arcade machines. It's mainly a Sci-Fi collectables/toys from the 80's store.

[DaddyMulk]

Bumped to show my appreciation. I was able to make it to the Game Trader for about 45 minutes, and was VERY impressed! It reminded me of some game stores we used to have in Columbus years ago before the scene kind of went to hell here. I was blown away by the number of retro imports he had, the number of mid-level retro games (stuff that's not that rare or coveted, yet uncommon enough that you just don't see it often), and his prices (stuff was reasonably priced IMO, and the owner actually gave me 15% off the stuff I was buying without me even asking for it). I went to CORGS this weekend, and I'd go so far as to say The Game Trader's stock was more impressive than 95% of what I saw there. I'll definitely be stopping back the next time I'm in St. Louis.