Today's Trade-Ins [DP Store]

[digitalpress]

Today:

SNES Game Lot (loose) - About 15 loose SNES games including a few staples like Super Mario World also included Gradius III, Super Mario All-Stars, and Mega Man X and Mega Man X2.

NES Game Lot (loose) - From the same guy, about the same number of games, including Super Mario 2 and 3, Mega Man 2 and 3, Tyson's Punch-Out!! and more.

Genesis Game Lot (complete) - A huge box of about 40 complete Genesis games. No sports titles! Highlights include Thunderforce 2 and 3, Streets of Rage 2, Robocop vs. Terminator, TMNT Hyperstone Heist, Sol-Deace (haven't seen that one in a long time), and Vapor Trail.

PS1 Final Fantasy VII (missing manual) - Discs in great shape but it's the greatest hits version and missing the book.

[TonyTheTiger]

PS1 Final Fantasy VII (missing manual) - Discs in great shape but it's the greatest hits version and missing the book.

A few more and you just may actually be able to open that FFVII store. :)

[digitalpress]

Playing a little catch-up, the last two nights have been late nights.

Friday:
N64 Game Lot (loose) - A whole bunch of loose stuff actually collected across three different customers over the course of the day made up for a really nice pile of good games. Each of the three had Goldeneye 007. Also in the lot at the end of the day: Starcraft 64, Zelda Ocarina of Time, Donkey Kong 64, Mario Kart 64, Clay Fighter, Magical Tetris Challenge, Super Smash Bros, Pokemon Stadium 2, and more.

Saturday (NAVA):
This is one of the reasons I love NAVA. Besides having a party every month, the store sees some truly unusual shit.

Supergrafx System (loose) - Complete NEC Supergrafx system, first time traded in. No games but of course it plays all of the PC Engine Hucards and there are lots of those in the store right now.

Saturn Christmas Nights (complete) - In great condition in its little sleeve. Just in time for the holiday!

Virtual Boy System (complete) - Boxed - oops, ALMOST complete. It was missing the battery pack as the owner had purchased an AC adapter instead. I'm pretty sure I have an extra battery pack to make the set complete. Also, the AC adapter is in the box which is a nice bonus.

Sega 32X System (complete) - Also complete in box.

Atari Jaguar System (complete) - Like 3DO, it seems we're seeing more of these in the past 3 months than we'd seen in the past year prior. It's all good.

Jaguar Game Lot (complete) - A collection of about 20 games, boxed complete. Most are the ones you see all the time, but there were some others like Alien vs. Predator, Ruiner Pinball, Raiden, and Pitfall which I don't see as often.

Sega Master System Game Lot (complete) - Similar to the above. About 25 boxed complete games, mostly common stuff but included the rare Buster Douglas Boxing as well as some uncommons like Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Paperboy, and Strider.

Virtual Boy Game Lot (complete) - I can count the number of times we've gotten boxed Virtual Boy games in the store on one hand. Today, about 15 unique titles and some really good/hard to find ones including Jack Bros, Waterworld, Mario Clash, and Tetris 3D.

PS1 Vandal Hearts (complete) - Among a pile of PS1 games taken in today, this was the only one that stood out. One of my favorite tactical RPG's.

Wii Fit (new) - One of our NAVA members happened upon this at a store (at the time you're reading this, they're very scarce) and picked it up, knowing someone would want it. This isn't exactly a trade-in, more like a direct purchase.

Atari 2600 Game Lot (complete) - Hooray for boxed complete games from the 80's! Another NAVA member was thinning out his collection, I picked out about two dozen games from his trade box, including Sky Skipper, Racquetball, Nexar, MegaForce, Gyruss, Sssnake, GI Joe, Kool-Aid Man, Wizard of Wor, Worm War I, Fast Food, and more.

3DO Game Lot (complete) - Same guy as above, about 8 3DO games the store did not have before including Strahl, AD&D Deathkeep, Creature Shock, and Syndicate.

PS2 Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (boxed) - Ugh, missing the manual. Part of a trade with one of my store associates.

XBox Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (complete) - That's better.

[Coldguy]

^ I have to say that is one nice haul you got there over the past two days, congrads and lets hope someone would buy the stuff off of you.

[Kevincal]

Damn, it must be so fun to get all of those cool trade in's...

[SegaAges]

Does that mean us DP'ers get picking on that stuff, hehehe

Why must you taunt me with Jack Bros, hahaha, I need that badboy.

[Sabz5150]

How much to ship me one of those Jaguar setups?

[digitalpress]

Things have quieted down a bit. Just one notable trade.

Super NES Game Lot (loose) - Loose but great selection of games including Earthbound, Super Punch-Out!!, Super Mario All-Stars, Super Mario RPG, and more.

[Vectorman0]

Hey Joe, why don't you make your daily trade-in posts in Spanish? You could kill two birds with one stone.

[digitalpress]

Hey Joe, why don't you make your daily trade-in posts in Spanish? You could kill two birds with one stone.

You refer to my "other" 2008 project: learning Spanish. I've come pretty far. I can do all the basics and have engaged my Latino customers in this. In fact, they've been very helpful - sometimes what you hear on a learning CD isn't quite the way they say it on the street. Still, there's only one phrase that really counts.

"Yo quiero tus juegos, gratis, por favor."

:)

Buenas noches.

[jcalder8]

"Yo quiero tus juegos, gratis, por favor."
I'll admit it I had to look it up to see what it meant but I took French not Spanish.

Also I love that on a slow day you get Mario RPG traded in :D

[Lostdwarf]

"donde estas waldo" joe should have a spanish only section hahaha \\^_^/

[Oobgarm]

You refer to my "other" 2008 project: learning Spanish. I've come pretty far. I can do all the basics and have engaged my Latino customers in this. In fact, they've been very helpful - sometimes what you hear on a learning CD isn't quite the way they say it on the street. Still, there's only one phrase that really counts.

"Yo quiero tus juegos, gratis, por favor."

:)

Buenas noches.

"Está loco"

LOL

[modest9797]

I took german... I feel left out.

I love the mario RPG

[Jackattack]

Not to take this thread too far off track, but since everyone else is confessing their love for SMRPG, I thought I would do the same. In fact, not only do I love the game, it is my favorite game... yes that's right, of all time. I'll admit it's largely due to nostalgic reasons, but it was the first game I really wanted and I've played it more times than I can count. I don't see it much where I live, about twice a year, but it's always nice to see how popular it is.

[Videogamerdaryll]

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[Lostdwarf]

you just mde my day sir hahaha

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Making Mike work for his money!

[Coldguy]

*Jaw Drops*

How many games WERE in there if you do not mind me asking.

[digitalpress]

So Daryll tipped my hand for the day. Mike was there today, reports of 300-or-so NES games including 90-or-so boxed games were part of the deal. This was one of "those days" though, where Daryll's big trade-in was a major part but not the whole story of the day.

Wii System (loose) - Everything but the box. Amazing how a system 2 years old is still an interesting trade-in.

NES Collection (various) - Pictured above while still packed in boxes, There were approximately 300 games, 90 of which were boxed. Mostly common but many popular titles as well. Contra, Chiller, Castelian, Rainbow Islands, Donkey Kong Classics, Tyson Punch-Out!!, Super Dodgeball, Mega Man 2, 4, 6, Final Fantasy, a 110-in-1 multi-cart, Bible Adventures (boxed), Contra (boxed), Ghosts n Goblins (boxed), Bionic Commando (boxed).

NES Arkanoid w/controller - I'm not sure if this was part of the lot above or separate, we had a couple of NES trade-ins.

Super Famicom & N64 Imports (loose) - A random mix of cartridges from Japan. Included Momotaro, Puyo Pop, Pilotwings 64.

SNES Game Lot (loose) - A dozen or so loose cartridges including Zelda Link to the Past, Super Mario World, and Super Mario Kart.

[OMF2097]

I could picture Mike going, "what...the crap..." as the flow of boxes made it to the store.

[jcalder8]

How much did Joe give you for the kid?

[Coldguy]

So Daryll tipped my hand for the day. Mike was there today, reports of 300-or-so NES games including 90-or-so boxed games were part of the deal. This was one of "those days" though, where Daryll's big trade-in was a major part but not the whole story of the day.

...

I'm too sleepy to do this now. I'll edit this space tomorrow, I promise.

I don't blame you, get some sleep and I look forward to see what you got in.

[digitalpress]

Thursday.

Decent sales day but very light on trade-ins. In a way, that's good, as it helps us catch up a bit, but as you might have guessed I'm a fan of trade-ins. Only one worth mentioning today.

NES Game Lot (loose) - About two dozen NES games, all good titles. Includes Super Mario 3, Tyson's Punch-Out!!, the "other" Punch-Out!!, Baseball Stars, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Turtles Arcade, Metroid, Gradius and more.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Hey Joe,do you take trade in on Arcade Machines(two)

I'd like to trade in-sell my 2 slot Neo Gold cabinet,the wooden one..(works greatr,has almost new monitor,new sticks-buttons and CP overlay.

Wood needs some work-was broken into on location..(most covered up)


Also the mini Klax cab...Original Galaga cabinet,top marquee under the Klax is still Galaga..lots of bottom of machine parts inside still Galaga
I bought it as converted to MK..found out later it was orinally Galaga,but I can't afford to restore it..
very solid-heavy little cabinet..
New Klax overlay,coin door lock works

The game works but it could use a monitor as it has it's original 13" in it..
Plays well enough for my wife to play it,reason why I made it KLAX..


BOTH CHEAP!!!!!

[digitalpress]

Saturday.

First of all, a bit of housekeeping. A few days ago, I reported that we had gotten in a FEW Super Famicom and PS1 imports. That's the way it was reported to me (I was off that day). Today I got to look over that lot. This was a HUGE plastic bin loaded with games. Super Famicom games just off the top of my head included Final Fantasy V and VI, Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter, Final Fight, Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 and a few games that I have to research because they look cool but I can't identify them from the art and Japanese text. PS1 imports were loaded with great titles: Intelligent Qube, Arc the Lad, Final Fantasy VIII and XI, Gallop Racer 2 and 3, Winning Post, Tobal No 1, Biohazard 2 and at least 50 more, again, some of which look really cool but I have to research. So this was badly reported and should be mentioned here as an addendum.

Game & Watch Goldcliff (loose) - In awesome condition, this is actually the very first time a Game & Watch has been traded in here.

Game & Watch Donkey Kong 3 Vs. Micro (loose) - Also in excellent condition, this one may stay with me at home. Both systems needed batteries! Fortunately I know the customer rather well, so they'd BETTER work ;)

SNES Game Lot (loose) - Good stuff in a pile of games included Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario All-Stars, and the (rarely traded) Space MegaForce, among others.

[Flashback2012]

Saturday.

First of all, a bit of housekeeping. A few days ago, I reported that we had gotten in a FEW Super Famicom and PS1 imports. That's the way it was reported to me (I was off that day). Today I got to look over that lot. This was a HUGE plastic bin loaded with games. Super Famicom games just off the top of my head included Final Fantasy V and VI, Super Mario Kart, Street Fighter, Final Fight, Donkey Kong Country 2 and 3 and a few games that I have to research because they look cool but I can't identify them from the art and Japanese text. PS1 imports were loaded with great titles: Intelligent Qube, Arc the Lad, Final Fantasy VIII and XI, Gallop Racer 2 and 3, Winning Post, Tobal No 1, Biohazard 2 and at least 50 more, again, some of which look really cool but I have to research. So this was badly reported and should be mentioned here as an addendum.

Game & Watch Goldcliff (loose) - In awesome condition, this is actually the very first time a Game & Watch has been traded in here.

Game & Watch Donkey Kong 3 Vs. Micro (loose) - Also in excellent condition, this one may stay with me at home. Both systems needed batteries! Fortunately I know the customer rather well, so they'd BETTER work ;)

SNES Game Lot (loose) - Good stuff in a pile of games included Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario All-Stars, and the (rarely traded) Space MegaForce, among others.


That's a nice haul of stuff there. :-P

Why again is this thread not stickied at the top? :-/

[digitalpress]

Why again is this thread not stickied at the top? :-/

Because it doesn't need to be. Stickies are for threads that are time sensitive (contests, fantasy leagues, even birthdays) or need to be seen by new members (introductions, forum rules). For regular members, stickies just clog up the front page. A topic like this, of all things - which is updated and thus bumped almost daily - certainly doesn't need or warrant a sticky.

I hope this adequately explains our site policy.

[Flashback2012]

Because it doesn't need to be. Stickies are for threads that are time sensitive (contests, fantasy leagues, even birthdays) or need to be seen by new members (introductions, forum rules). For regular members, stickies just clog up the front page. A topic like this, of all things - which is updated and thus bumped almost daily - certainly doesn't need or warrant a sticky.

I hope this adequately explains our site policy.

Adequately enough. ^^;

No disrespect intended, I rather enjoy reading this thread, I was just being lazy and hoping it could get stickied at the top instead of me having to hunt for it every time I drop by the site. Thanks for correcting me. :smash:

At any rate, nothing to see here...move along people. :cheers:

[Lostdwarf]

hey joe i made you a sign in the off topic thread check it out

mike

[digitalpress]

Just a few items to report today.

GameCube Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes (complete) - This one probably snuck up on a lot of collectors. It's gotten pretty scarce and ever since MGS4 came in, there have been a lot of requests for it. Well, we've got ONE, now.

Saturn Shining Force III (complete) - I believe the first time this has been traded in at the store.

XBox 360 Command & Conquer Kane's Wrath (complete) - This is the sequel/expansion disc. I remember when it came out, I never ordered it for the store, and this is the first time I've seen it after all that time.

[RadiantSvgun]

Twin Snakes is everywhere down here, but it still has a 39.99 price tag..

Sweet, I got a Banana!

[digitalpress]

Twin Snakes is everywhere down here, but it still has a 39.99 price tag..

39.99!! Wow I'm glad I don't live where you live. Sold today in NJ (to a forum member, in fact) for 22.99.

Onto today's items.

Nintendo Wii System (loose) - Seems familiar, doesn't it? Boy do we get a lot of these traded in, and yet I STILL have a hard time getting new ones. This is the strangest life span of a system I have ever seen, on either side of the retailer line.

Sega Genesis Boxed Lot (complete) - I wish I could remember specific titles. Rolling Thunder 3 stands out, Super Street Fighter and Lightening Force were among them. There were about 30 games in all but my partner had 'em all processed and priced before I could really take note. No complaints here.

Atari 2600 Lot (loose) - In two separate transactions, we picked up about 60 more loose 2600 carts. Not that we really NEED that, but there was one uncommon title among the trade-ins (King Kong) and at least a dozen games that weren't on our shelves already: Fire Fighter, Pitfall II, Journey Escape, and more that I just can't remember.

[digitalpress]

Lots of interesting stuff today.

TurboGrafx-16 System (complete) - Complete and might I say, IMMACULATE condition, in the box and with all the individual plastic wrappers around everything. Even the TurboGrafx-16 logo itself still has that little plastic protective strip on it. Looks like it's been used once. Maybe twice.

TurboDuo Shape Shifter (complete) - traded in with the system above.
TurboDuo Cosmic Fantasy 2 (complete)

Sega Saturn Japanese System (loose) - Perfect for import gaming!

Sega Saturn Import Game Lot (complete) - Interesting but not overly impressive stack of about 30 games. Most of the usual suspects were in there, the Virtua Cop games, Virtua Fighter, Fighters Megamix, Fire Pro Wrestling, Super Robot Wars, and a sealed copy of Reverthon.

Sega Mark III Game Lot (complete) - A stack of about a dozen Sega Mark III cartridges. These were mostly popular titles like After Burner and Space Harrier, a few sports games, and some interesting fringe titles lik Sukeban Deka II: Shoujo Tekkamen Densetsu, Haja no Fuuin, and Kenseiden.

PS3 Metal Gear Solid IV Collector's Edition (complete) - First time I've seen it, first time traded in. The Collector's Edition has a blu-ray with "making of" video and also a soundtrack CD packaged with the game in a nice sturdy outer cardboard box.

[Tupin]

That IS a very interesting trade in lineup.

Wow, it still has the protective plastic on the logo? That has to be worth something.

[Coldguy]

So want that turbo....:(

[RadiantSvgun]

He traded in CD games with no CD drive? Both of those are good titles, but a bit hard.

[digitalpress]

It's Saturday again! You know that that means.

Dreamcast Game Lot (complete) - Two separate trade-ins yielded a small pile of really interesting titles, including Tech Romancer, Bangai-o, Record of Lodoss War, Skies of Arcadia, Gundam Side Story, and Seaman (in box w/mic).

PS1 Dragon Warrior VII (complete)

PS1 Einhander (complete) - Everyone loves this SquareSoft shooter.

PS1 Grandia (complete)

Genesis Game Lot (loose) - Some of the unusual stuff traded in today: Gunstar Heroes, Shadowrun, Gaiares, ToeJam & Earl, Crusader of Centy, Phantasy Star III, Warsong, Shining Force, and Pirates! Gold.

Super NES Game Lot (loose) - From the same guy who brought the loose Genesis games, an excellent selection including Secret of Mana, Soul Blazer, Uncharted Waters and UW: New Horizons, Mega Man Soccer, Shadowrun, Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2, 3, and 4, Paladin's Quest, Zelda LttP, Lufia and Lufia 2, Robotrek, Breath of Fire and Breath 2. PTO and PTO2, Final Fantasy 2 and more.

PSP Princess Crown (complete) - An import that really should have been released here. Princess Crown was released in Japan on the Saturn and its sequel, Odin Sphere, was the first glimpse of the game US audiences got.

Saturn Sonic Jam (complete)

Sega CD Sonic CD (complete)

500 Super Famicom Games (loose) - Yes, you read that right. Approximately 500 Super Fami Games. Mostly common stuff and plenty of duplicates, this is going to keep me busy on eBay when things slow down after the summer. What is it with all of the imports lately?

[Mianrtcv]

It's Saturday again! You know that that means.

500 Super Famicom Games (loose) - Yes, you read that right. Approximately 500 Super Fami Games. Mostly common stuff and plenty of duplicates, this is going to keep me busy on eBay when things slow down after the summer. What is it with all of the imports lately?

500... you are going to need a sub-basement soon.

[Ed Oscuro]

What is it with all of the imports lately?
People getting sick of trying to list stuff on eBay, and apparently you're building a reputation as the guy to go to! Hooray! :)

[Tupin]

Wow, 500 GAMES?

When will you post them on eBay?

[Ed Oscuro]

Wow, 500 GAMES?

Can you post a list of them when you can?
Unintentional hilarity alert.

"Wow! Thousands of nickels. Can you count all the 1969-S pieces as soon as it's convenient?"

Joe did say that he'd get to it as soon as he had time...I'm sure he's got other things on his mind right now.

[digitalpress]

Just two quick items to report on Sunday, what I always consider a "wild card" of a day: sometimes nothing to report, other times amazing stuff. Today, sort of in the middle.

PS1 Castlevania Symphony of the Night (sealed) - It's that bit in parenthesis that makes this notable. It IS the greatest hits version, however. Still, some sealed games guy is gonna want this regardless.

Commodore 64 System + 1541 Drive (loose) - Working nicely, this system always brings me back to my early college days. Those years that filled in "the crash" and the rebirth of home consoles (NES). Those were good years.

[tom]

Commodore 64 System + 1541 Drive (loose) - Working nicely, this system always brings me back to my early college days. Those years that filled in "the crash" and the rebirth of home consoles (NES). Those were good years.

This is so true

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

PM'ed regarding the C=64.

[digitalpress]

Tuesday.

SNES Games Lot (loose) - Though many came with manuals, we don't sell them with manuals. That leaves me with a LOT of extra manuals, I need to do something about that. Anyway, two separate trade-ins today of SNES games, the more interesting from a woman who referred to the owner (presumably her son) as a college student. I'm guessing the kid is out of college now. Among some 30 loose carts included Super Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario All-Stars, Mortal Kombat 1-3, and Donkey Kong Country 1-3.

PS2 Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (complete) - Ah, remember how this was traded in earlier this year? Well I kept that one, so this one is on the shelf!

PS2 Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance (complete) - Once considered "rare", I can honestly verify from personal experience that it isn't. It's not common, but it's not rare. Do not pay more than 20 bucks for it. Still, cool enough to mention if not just to give you that snippet of advice.

XBox Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (complete) - It doesn't look very nice on the 360 but there's still a demand for this one. Perfect condition, stashed away until the previous MvsC2 gets sold from our case.

Dreamcast Skies of Arcadia (complete)

PS1 DDR (original, complete)

PS1 Bust-a-Groove (loose) - SO cool to see this again but sadly loose. Still, guaranteed to make some rhythm gamer very happy.

[TonyTheTiger]

Though many came with manuals, we don't sell them with manuals.

Why is that? Is it because shelving them would be a hassle?

[dao2]

Tuesday.

SNES Games Lot (loose) - Though many came with manuals, we don't sell them with manuals. That leaves me with a LOT of extra manuals, I need to do something about that. Anyway, two separate trade-ins today of SNES games, the more interesting from a woman who referred to the owner (presumably her son) as a college student. I'm guessing the kid is out of college now. Among some 30 loose carts included Super Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG, Super Mario All-Stars, Mortal Kombat 1-3, and Donkey Kong Country 1-3.

PS2 Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (complete) - Ah, remember how this was traded in earlier this year? Well I kept that one, so this one is on the shelf!

PS2 Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance (complete) - Once considered "rare", I can honestly verify from personal experience that it isn't. It's not common, but it's not rare. Do not pay more than 20 bucks for it. Still, cool enough to mention if not just to give you that snippet of advice.

XBox Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (complete) - It doesn't look very nice on the 360 but there's still a demand for this one. Perfect condition, stashed away until the previous MvsC2 gets sold from our case.

Dreamcast Skies of Arcadia (complete)

PS1 DDR (original, complete)

PS1 Bust-a-Groove (loose) - SO cool to see this again but sadly loose. Still, guaranteed to make some rhythm gamer very happy.

2 skies in a row ;p

a very nice haul ^^

that deserves the skies DC :o

http://www.freewebs.com/diecake/Skies%20DC.JPG

[Captain Wrong]

People getting sick of trying to list stuff on eBay, and apparently you're building a reputation as the guy to go to! Hooray! :)

This would be my guess. If I was near, I'd fill up my trunk and head over.

[Greg2600]

Why is that? Is it because shelving them would be a hassle?
Always meant to ask about that too. I like to have the game (duh) and the manuals, but don't want any boxes, because I simply don't have the room. Much rather get a bunch of manuals from the store than get hosed on ebay for shipping.

[pwpcody]

why not sell the manuals for a buck a piece, regardless of game or system, and non refundable? You aren't paying anything extra for them. Or, if you really wanted to, just make a box for them and write "FREE STUFF" on it. You will get rid of them fast. :)

[norkusa]

why not sell the manuals for a buck a piece, regardless of game or system, and non refundable? You aren't paying anything extra for them. Or, if you really wanted to, just make a box for them and write "FREE STUFF" on it. You will get rid of them fast. :)

There is an indie game store by me that used to do this. There was a big basket of manuals by the register and the owner let you grab any one manual you wanted for every game you bought. I must have gotten at least 50 NES manuals I needed by doing this. Got a few rare ones too including TMNT Tournament FIghters.

[MrSparkle]

There is an indie game store by me that used to do this. There was a big basket of manuals by the register and the owner let you grab any one manual you wanted for every game you bought. I must have gotten at least 50 NES manuals I needed by doing this. Got a few rare ones too including TMNT Tournament FIghters.

great way to have people ruin your stack of manuals sifting through the bin. I'd suggest a random manual grab bag something like 10 random manuals for $5 or something.

[norkusa]

great way to have people ruin your stack of manuals sifting through the bin. I'd suggest a random manual grab bag something like 10 random manuals for $5 or something.

That's why you keep them by the register or someplace else in plain sight. And it's just a stack of manuals. It's not like people are going to rip the covers off or tear them to shreds.

With the grab bag idea, I know If I spent $5 on 10 random manuals, I know I'd end up with 10 manuals I don't want. Better to let people pick and choose.

[DigitalSpace]

One of the local CD/Exchange stores used to have a box of manuals - they'd accept manuals that didn't have a game with them in trade and they would usually be priced around 25 cents to a buck each. The only thing that sucked was they'd put price stickers on the front cover.

However, the manual box disappeared sometime in 2005.

[digitalpress]

Wednesday.

PS1 Final Fantasy Tactics (complete) - Original black label version, haven't had this one traded in in awhile.

PS1 Castlevania Symphony of the Night (complete) - Original black label version.

PS1 Final Fantasy VII (complete) - Original black label version. As I've said before, I'd open a Final Fantasy 7 Shoppe if I could. Fortunately we've been getting this one in a lot lately.

Dreamcast Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (complete) - Maybe not as pricey as the PS2 version or even the XBox version but arguably better than both.

PS1 Intelligent Qube - Almost complete, missing the manual.

PS2 Rez (complete) - US version.

PS1 Point Blank (complete) - Not the bundle with the gun, just the complete CD case game.

Dreamcast Street Fighter 3 Double Impact (loose) - Just the loose disc, but still worth mentioning as we don't see it very often.

PS2 Hudson Selection Bonk (import, complete) - NO idea what this is nor did I have any knowledge that it even existed until today, apparently some kind of PS2 compilation of Bonk (from the TurboGrafx-16) games ported to the PS2.

[RadiantSvgun]

Wednesday.

PS1 Final Fantasy Tactics (complete) - Original black label version, haven't had this one traded in in awhile.

PS1 Castlevania Symphony of the Night (complete) - Original black label version.

PS1 Final Fantasy VII (complete) - Original black label version. As I've said before, I'd open a Final Fantasy 7 Shoppe if I could. Fortunately we've been getting this one in a lot lately.

Dreamcast Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (complete) - Maybe not as pricey as the PS2 version or even the XBox version but arguably better than both.

PS1 Intelligent Qube - Almost complete, missing the manual.

PS2 Rez (complete) - US version.

PS1 Point Blank (complete) - Not the bundle with the gun, just the complete CD case game.

Dreamcast Street Fighter 3 Double Impact (loose) - Just the loose disc, but still worth mentioning as we don't see it very often.

PS2 Hudson Selection Bonk (import, complete) - NO idea what this is nor did I have any knowledge that it even existed until today, apparently some kind of PS2 compilation of Bonk (from the TurboGrafx-16) games ported to the PS2.

That is Remake of Bonk with updated graphics. Kinda hard to come by.

[digitalpress]

Another busy day of trade-ins.

SNES Game Lot (loose) - Includes Secret of Mana, Breath of Fire, Secret of Evermore, Castlevania IV, and Killer Instinct.

PS1 Game Lot (complete) - For the first time in a long time, there's just no room in our display case for the "premium" PS1 games. Some creativity will be needed here! Today we got in Metal Gear Solid (black label), RPG Maker, Castlevania Symphony of the Night (greatest hits), Arc the Lad (all of the discs but no outer box, I think we have one of these in our orphans collection downstairs), Threads of Fate, Vagrant Story, Legend of Legaia, Saga Frontier 2, Breath of Fire IV, Wild Arms 2 and more.

Dreamcast Game Lot (complete) - Includes Power Stone, Marvel vs. Capcom, Soul Calibur, Shenmue and more.

PS2 Atelier Iris 3 (complete)

PS2 Amplitude (complete) - We like this game, haven't had it in stock in awhile.

PS2 Soul Nomad (complete) - First time traded in on this "late model" RPG.

XBox Star Wars Jedi Outcast (complete)

Sega Master System Wonder Boy in Monster Land (complete)

PS3 40GB System (loose) - Complete but missing the box and manuals. We haven't had a whole lot of PS3 systems traded in over the last month or so.

[Coldguy]

Fire off the "we got good SNES game alarm" for your locals now.

[digitalpress]

Good sales day - light trade-in day.

JVC X'Eye (loose) - Complete system but no box or manual. Great condition. Bet this gets snapped up this weekend!

[plastic]

Ugh.

Not that you haven't heard this before... But I wish I could simply hop in the car, and pay regular visits to your location.

Game-X-Change (especially in the abundance we've got), are very nice... But just not the same as a singular location, TOTALLY dedicated to what they do. :(

[digitalpress]

Just another Sunday in August. Steady, busy day. The store didn't spend a lot today (roughly $300, which is considered a "light" trade-in day) but got some pretty good stuff overall.

Dreamcast Capcom vs. SNK (complete)
Dreamcast Resident Evil 2 (complete)

PS1 Parasite Eve (complete) - This is one of those games that I get asked about once a week or so. From my store's customer base, it has surpassed Silent Hill on the "want-o-meter".

GameCube Zelda Collector's Edition (loose)

Dreamcast System, PAL (complete) - Complete in box Euro system. The customer took the NTSC converter with them, so this has limited usefulness, still pretty cool just to see an out-of-country system complete like this.

Dreamcast Headhunter (complete) - A PAL game traded in with a big pile of others along with the system above, this was the only Euro exclusive in the lot.

NES Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (loose)

SNES X-Men Mutant Apocalypse (complete)

[Tupin]

Can't you use a Utopia Boot Disc to play import Dreamcast games?

[otoko]

Can't you use a Utopia Boot Disc to play import Dreamcast games?

Yes, but that's not very easy to find.. here at least.

I Just use Codebreaker. And we all know Gameshark CDX also works great. I dislike it though because it needs it's "memory card unit" to be used at all.

Stupid Gameshark..

[digitalpress]

Can't you use a Utopia Boot Disc to play import Dreamcast games?

The games are easy enough to get working - the problem is the system. It just won't fit into a US electrical socket. Needs a converter, they're not cheap.

[Blitzwing256]

The games are easy enough to get working - the problem is the system. It just won't fit into a US electrical socket. Needs a converter, they're not cheap.

at target we sell the converters for under 20$ in the luggage department.

[willowmoon93]

at target we sell the converters for under 20$ in the luggage department.

Yeah but aren't the converters that are usually in the luggage department usually for low power items like hair dryers, electric razors, that sort of thing. Don't think those ones will handle the power a Dreamcast would put out. I know of step-up/step-down converters which should handle the power, but those are kinda costly, I want to say around $40 at places like Radio Shack for example.

[Borman]

Find a broken Dreamcast or loose dreamcast that has a working power supply, and swap them out. Should do the trick fine.

And the dreamcast uses little power, so converters can generally be found for cheap.

[Press_Start]

PS1 Parasite Eve (complete) - This is one of those games that I get asked about once a week or so. From my store's customer base, it has surpassed Silent Hill on the "want-o-meter".


Ah, memories. Got this back in Christmas 1998 along with Xenogears and Brave Fencer Mushashi. Back then, Square brought a lot more to the table proving it's more than a Final Fantasy machine. It's opposite nowadays, how ironic.

[garagesaleking!!]

i forgot about thris thread, i like it!

[garagesaleking!!]

i dont if you can answer this, but what do you pay for an n64 system?

[LucidDefender]

Yeah but aren't the converters that are usually in the luggage department usually for low power items like hair dryers, electric razors, that sort of thing. Don't think those ones will handle the power a Dreamcast would put out. I know of step-up/step-down converters which should handle the power, but those are kinda costly, I want to say around $40 at places like Radio Shack for example.

A dreamcast is an extremely low power device. A Hair Dryer can use 1500 watts!

What you meant to say, is the cheap adapters just convert the plug type; they don't regulate the voltage at all. You would need something to step up, or step down the voltage, depnding on if you're trying to run a Jap device on the US's 115Volts, or a US device on Japan's 230volts.

[digitalpress]

Mostly yesterday which I'm catching up on. Today's trade-ins were pretty "blah". In fact, I think the only distinguishing feature of the day was that it may have been the day that the most people tried trading in broken stuff. Seemed like none of the systems we tested worked, and customers walked out with the same junk they walked in with.

PS3 40 GB System (loose) - Complete except for the packaging, in excellent condition.

GameCube Pikmin 2 (complete)

PS1 40 Winks (complete) - It's not an expensive game but we don't get it in very often.

PS1 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (complete) - One of the "quietest" rarities on the PS1, great condition.

PS1 Tomba! (complete) - I believe more rare than Tomba 2, which I wouldn't have believed BEFORE I opened the store.

[MrSparkle]

A dreamcast is an extremely low power device. A Hair Dryer can use 1500 watts!

What you meant to say, is the cheap adapters just convert the plug type; they don't regulate the voltage at all. You would need something to step up, or step down the voltage, depnding on if you're trying to run a Jap device on the US's 115Volts, or a US device on Japan's 230volts.

japanese voltage is 100 volts 230 is europe.

[digitalpress]

Though sales have been stellar (I don't know what it is about August here, but this is the third time it's clearly going to be the second best month of the year in overall sales). Yet, trade-ins over the past few days have been pretty boring. "Decent" stuff but nothing I haven't mentioned here many times. Rather than let a full week pass by I thought I'd post today's trade-ins, indicative of the week's mediocre stuff overall.

SNES Mario Kart (loose)
SNES Mortal Kombat 3 (loose)

NES Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (loose)
NES Contra (loose)
NES Super C (loose)

Saturn Fighting Vipers (complete)

Not too exciting ... and this is a Saturday!