January 2009 Finds

[evg2000]

My finds from the other day:
http://www.evg2000.com/finds/20090124/finds.jpg
Space Griffin PS - Japanese $5
Thin Ice INTV - $1
Pac Man $2.49

Charles

[Porksta]

Two of the same Pac-Man games found within a couple weeks. That's odd.

[misfits859]

holy shit a wavebird brand new for 2.00, that is insane, i bet their are cases somewhere they are trying to get rid of in a kmart warehouse.

I found forty of'em last year at a local Wal-Mart on their clearance rack. This is a photo I took after I had eBay'd most of what I had:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/misfits859/DSC01195.jpg

[c0ldb33r]

I found forty of'em last year at a local Wal-Mart on their clearance rack. This is a photo I took after I had eBay'd most of what I had...
Holy shit.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s182/c0ldb33r/do_want.jpg

You must have made an absolute fortune selling those off. Do you have any left? :)

[misfits859]

I kept two for myself. The rest are long gone.

[ncman071]

ordered panzer dragoon 1 and 2 for saturn total of about $50

[darkslime]

Went to this brandeis book sale that my grandma was volunteering at. It was the last day where you could fill up a bag of books for $10, and she let me have a bag.
It was mostly cleaned out of books I wanted to read, but I found a couple, a couple D&D books, and the strategy guide to diddy kong racing. The rest of the bag I filled up with stuff to sell to Bookman's.

Went to a different bookman's than I normally go to, and they bought most of the books for $33 in credit. And all the stuff was actually priced reasonably. ^_^
I ended up buying:
Fire Emblem gamecube complete - $15
mario golf toadstool tour complete - $13
warioware inc gamecube - $10
Claymates cart only (for a trade)
2 N64 wrestling games - $1 each

[Tupin]

Double Dribble (loose)
Goonies II (loose)
Dragon Warrior (loose)
Double Switch (complete, case broken)

Double Switch is officially the WEIRDEST game I have ever played, and I only played it for five minutes. I had no idea what was going on except that I needed to get someone out of the basement.

[Cornelius]

Double Dribble (loose)
Goonies II (loose)
Dragon Warrior (loose)
Double Switch (complete, case broken)

Double Switch is officially the WEIRDEST game I have ever played, and I only played it for five minutes. I had no idea what was going on except that I needed to get someone out of the basement.
That perfectly sums up my experience with the game, too. Even the 5 minutes, as that's all I ever played (or ever will, probably).

[otoko]

Does this mean I'm a loser because I figured out (to a point) how to play the game on my own and played it for more than half an hour?

[Tupin]

Does this mean I'm a loser because I figured out (to a point) how to play the game on my own and played it for more than half an hour?
No, it just means you can overcome the game not even giving you a hint about what to do or how to do it and then yelling at you for it.

When I switched to the room with the band, my face was literally like this:

O_O

[Videogamerdaryll]

I found forty of'em last year at a local Wal-Mart on their clearance rack. This is a photo I took after I had eBay'd most of what I had:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v126/misfits859/DSC01195.jpg


Man that was some score...

I've been wanting one of these controllers for the longest,I think about getting one all the time so that I can get into some unplayed GC games..
I need wireless.with 1 year old child,wired cotrollers isn't happening..
I NEVER see these at Garage sales or Flea Markets..If I see anything wireless it's Psn and would be missing the part that plugs into the system..

I just went on ebay looking for these controllers and was totally blown away by the current prices..

I agree,you must of made a fortune off of them..Good Going!!!

[DigitalSpace]

Found at a Goodwill this afternoon:

DS:
Cars (new) - $4.99

[darkslime]

I went in the Gamestop dumpster and found a huge Killzone 2 poster that's awesome looking, a Fallout 3 poster, 3 broken PS2 controllers (two have broken joysticks and one has a ripped cord, I was able to make one working PS2 controller with about 10 minutes of soldering. ^_^), one 3rd party wireless XBOX controller missing the receiver, a generic blu ray case with dark sector cover art in it, the box to a gamecube, and Final Fantasy IV and Okami guides with the back cover ripped off.

Yes, I like to hoard a lot of crap. >_>

[Kyle15]

-Devil Summoner (PS2, complete) $8.71
-Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (manual only, NO GAME) Free

I spotted that manual underneath one of those "under $9.99" bins at a Gamestop out in the boonies. It was covered in dust, so it must have been there a long time. Either nobody noticed it, or their hands weren't small enough to fit through to pull it out.
Anyway, they did not have the game at all, so the clerks let me have it. :)

[smork]

What's the deal with Wavebird prices? How can such a common controller cost so much? Is it just Wii-mania?

Glad I bought mine 4-5 years ago...

[Vectorman0]

What's the deal with Wavebird prices? How can such a common controller cost so much? Is it just Wii-mania?

Glad I bought mine 4-5 years ago...

Super Smash Brothers Brawl

[Porksta]

I got my CIB but dented Assassin's Creed LE for 360 today from ebay. My parent's bought me one for Xmas but it didn't come with the figurine. So they told me to buy one on ebay. Got it for $15 less than what they paid. Isn't it great not buying stuff during the holidays?

[Tupin]

Got Family Circuit '91 for the Famicom CIB in the mail today, with all registration cards and what I can assume are decals for a car model that have game related stuff on them.

Fun little game, really enjoying it.

[Vinnysdad]

Picked up some stuff recently. Nothing special.
Assassins Creed-360-$10
Spiderman 3-360-$10
Medal of Honor Airborne-360-$15

[Kitsune Sniper]

Got:

The Neverhood - CD + manual
Outlook 2003 o_O CD + key
Mega Man 3 (NES game only)
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (CD) new: $1

I just found Outlook 03 on the ground. The CD looks fine but I'm going to inspect it to make sure it's not cracked or anything...

[The 1 2 P]

I got a Dark Knight Returns calender from Target for $1.98. Woohoooooooo!!!!!!!!

[darkslime]

Won this nasty looking lot of NES games off ebay for $11.45 shipped, because the seller spelled nintendo as nentendo, and didn't include any pictures. He took 11 days to ship and sent in a giant cardboard box with no packing whatsoever. Do you guys think that's worthy of a neg?
He listed them as is, and untested, so I got what I got. The plastic is somehow actually mutated and bent up so it's bumpy, very weird. I think from the sun. >_>

http://i44.tinypic.com/2utqira.jpg

The games are:
Captain Comic
Dr. Mario
Yoshi
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
Tetris
Karnov
SMB 3
Galaga
Monopoly

At least the only double is SMB3, since I'm a NES n00b.

[Tupin]

Did he find them in a landfill? LOL

[The 1 2 P]

Did he find them in a landfill? LOL

It looks like he dug them out of Fat Bastard's toiletLOL

[darkslime]

It looks like he dug them out of Fat Bastard's toiletLOL XD I really don't know what the fuck to do with them...
Don't really want these abominations in my collection.
And it's funny that SMB3 is the only one in ok condition, but the only one that's a double. >_>

And did I mention they smell like cigarettes too, just to add to the pain? >_<

[Tupin]

It looks like he dug them out of Fat Bastard's toiletLOL
That poor copy of Captain Comic...

There's actually some games I want there, but just looking at them makes me sick. :puke:

[Kitsune Sniper]

XD I really don't know what the fuck to do with them...
Don't really want these abominations in my collection.
And it's funny that SMB3 is the only one in ok condition, but the only one that's a double. >_>

And did I mention they smell like cigarettes too, just to add to the pain? >_<

Get some copies of SMB/Duck Hunt, get some repro labels, and refurbish the outer cases. :)

[cyberfluxor]

Those carts are funny. Have you tested them? :)

The other day at the game store no games were purchased, but did get a few VHS tapes:
Space Warriors
BAOH
Plastic Little - The Adventures of Captain Tita
Riding Bean
Iczelion Acts 1 & 2

Total damage was $8 and they're all in great, working condition. Just finished watching Riding Bean, interesting late 80's animation with a Smokey & the Bandit feel.

[hellfire]

Won this nasty looking lot of NES games off ebay for $11.45 shipped, because the seller spelled nintendo as nentendo, and didn't include any pictures. He took 11 days to ship and sent in a giant cardboard box with no packing whatsoever. Do you guys think that's worthy of a neg?
He listed them as is, and untested, so I got what I got. The plastic is somehow actually mutated and bent up so it's bumpy, very weird. I think from the sun. >_>

http://i44.tinypic.com/2utqira.jpg

The games are:
Captain Comic
Dr. Mario
Yoshi
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
Tetris
Karnov
SMB 3
Galaga
Monopoly

At least the only double is SMB3, since I'm a NES n00b.




lol it looks like he whiped his ass with captain comic :ass:

[darkslime]

@kitsune - Which ones would actually be worth doing that for? I don't think wayne gretzky's hockey is, but maybe yoshi and dr. mario.

@cyberfluxor - Haven't tested them yet, I don't have an NES here. Hopefully they'll work.

[Daft Punk]

Won this nasty looking lot of NES games off ebay for $11.45 shipped, because the seller spelled nintendo as nentendo, and didn't include any pictures. He took 11 days to ship and sent in a giant cardboard box with no packing whatsoever. Do you guys think that's worthy of a neg?
He listed them as is, and untested, so I got what I got. The plastic is somehow actually mutated and bent up so it's bumpy, very weird. I think from the sun. >_>

http://i44.tinypic.com/2utqira.jpg

The games are:
Captain Comic
Dr. Mario
Yoshi
Wayne Gretzky Hockey
Tetris
Karnov
SMB 3
Galaga
Monopoly

At least the only double is SMB3, since I'm a NES n00b.


Those are the nastiest nes games Ive ever seen !

[Kitsune Sniper]

@kitsune - Which ones would actually be worth doing that for? I don't think wayne gretzky's hockey is, but maybe yoshi and dr. mario.

@cyberfluxor - Haven't tested them yet, I don't have an NES here. Hopefully they'll work.

Hell I dunno. I'm just saying, there's more than enough Mario/DH carts out there. The world won't miss a few. It's pretty obvious those game cases are impossible to salvage. :\

[The 1 2 P]

@cyberfluxor - Haven't tested them yet, I don't have an NES here. Hopefully they'll work.

Don't know if I'd want to test them out on my personal Nes. A friends perhaps...one you really don't like:wink 2:

I got three game related vhs tapes in the mail today. I'll post pics later tonight.

[Gameguy]

Won this nasty looking lot of NES games off ebay for $11.45 shipped, because the seller spelled nintendo as nentendo, and didn't include any pictures. He took 11 days to ship and sent in a giant cardboard box with no packing whatsoever. Do you guys think that's worthy of a neg?
He listed them as is, and untested, so I got what I got. The plastic is somehow actually mutated and bent up so it's bumpy, very weird. I think from the sun.

You could try to clean them with dish soap and a paper towel, maybe use some Goo Gone too(then clean again). I've come across some really nasty games too and they came clean(I only got them because they were a part of a lot and were extras, I had to really clean them before I could try to sell them off). I don't understand how any games can get that bad, who actually treats their stuff like that, and where does the dirt come from exactly?

After cleaning, find out if the games actually work. Good luck with those games.

[walrusmonger]

I can't believe that he put those dirty things on his clean carpet...

[Tupin]

Jeez, I wouldn't even conduct a cleaning routine for those things inside my house.


You know what, if they cannot even spell Nintendo correctly in their auctions, how can you assume they don't think that "Oh, they are so old, everyone must have all their games like this." LOL

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM0988.jpg

I got this vhs tape lot from DP member antimind. It consist of:

Gamestop December 2003 Video
Gamestop September 2004 Video
Soy Q1 2004 Merchandising Video

[InsaneDavid]

The plastic is somehow actually mutated and bent up so it's bumpy, very weird. I think from the sun. >_>

That's not from the sun, it's mold. Moisture in a dark place, probably from a garage or shed. If they smell odd, the smell will never go away. Awhile back my favorite seller at the flea markets (Shortround) found a box of CIB and some sealed NES games he had in storage, a cardboard box in a shed he had forgotten about. He had some semi-rare stuff but 70% of the boxes were overgrown with mold, stuck together, fuzzy, etc. I ended up getting some great games and making a nice profit out of the undamaged portion of the box but the rest was trash. For example there were two sealed copies of StarTropics. One was beautiful and mint inside (which I kept for me). The other was coated with mold inside, ruining everything.

The cartridge plastic was bubbly like what you have pictured there, inside and out. The damaged games had a sour smell, even the slightly affected ones. I tried everything to clean up the lightly damaged games - no dice. The undamaged games picked up a tiny bit of the smell (especially the boxes) but since they didn't have any direct mold I was able to air them out over a few weeks + cleaning.

What sucks is the asshole that was my main competitor at that flea market at the time (also the same dude I bought my Pole Position cabinet from) bought up all the games I left behind - the REALLY screwed up ones. He didn't get any of the good games since I knew the seller was going to bring them that day and I basically staked out his spot at 4am waiting for him to arrive. Even with that I ended up trashing a few of the games, but anyway. The other guy ended up returning the loose damaged cartridges, which got mixed back into Shorty's inventory, which eventually stank up a lot of previously fine games, which eventually lead to them becoming damaged and worthless as well.

In other words, if you detect the SLIGHTEST foulness with those games - toss them. I tried to restore those slightly damaged games, some of them for nearly a month via different techniques - no dice. I got the games looking spotless (except for the physical damage), including the boards, and they worked fine - but the smell would simply not go away and would spread to anything they were near. The boards inside smelled as bad as the cartridge plastic, there was no hope for salvation. Never mind that some of the boxes had crap growing inside them.

[DigitalSpace]

Arrived in the mail today:

GBA:
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 box
(including manual, etc and e-reader cards) - trade

This makes my copy of SMA4: SMB3 complete. :)


Won this nasty looking lot of NES games off ebay for $11.45 shipped...

Those are the nastiest looking carts I've ever seen. The Captain Comic looks like someone tossed the game out a window and left it outside after getting pissed off at it. I once saw an NES cart at Goodwill that didn't look that dirty, but still made me wonder if a previous owner might have done the same thing. The game? Battletoads.

[Kyle15]

I would have to agree. Those are the most raunchy carts I have ever laid eyes on!
Some people just don't know how to take care of games.... :/

[Tupin]

I would have to agree. Those are the most raunchy carts I have ever laid eyes on!
Some people just don't know how to take care of games.... :/
They probably forget that they are electronics and treat them like a toy that can't be ruined.

[The 1 2 P]

They probably forget that they are electronics and treat them like a toy that can't be ruined.

Or they were given to prison inmates who used them to try and shank other inmates or make feces bombs out of them.

[namzep]

Just picked up a couple of things on my errands in the snow and ice:

12 month Live card
Project Gotham Racing 4
Messenger Kit
Wired Headset
Wireless Racing Wheel (it was expensive but looks hella fun to use)

[NES_Rules]

I don't see why you guys are making such a big deal about those carts. I've bought games in similar condition and have gotten some in worse condition than those. A little rubbing alcohol and some spare time and they look (and smell) fine.

[Cornelius]

If it is indeed mold on those carts, then bleach is about the only thing that might work on them, since that is about all that will kill mold. I imagine the plastic is stained though, and impossible to get looking nice.

I stopped by a thrift today, but didn't find anything too special. GameBoy printer for 5.80 = pass. I did pick up another nice N64 controller (2.95), Jet Force Gemini and MK64 (3.80 ea), a Genesis 1 ac and rf adapters (2.45 ea.). And it is 25% off day, so a quarter off all those.

[incubus421]

Finds throughout the month of Jan:

January 2nd
bought some guides off a friend at work. He was rearranging and getting rid of non-needed items from his house. I receieved the following guides (all Brady) for $30:
- Dragon Quest VIII
- Final Fantasy X
- Final Fantasy XII
- Kingdom Hearts
- Kingdom Hearts II
- Suikoden IV
- Suikoden V
- Suikoden Tactics
along with these......
- Magan Carta poster (double-sided one that came with box set)
- Art and music of Suikoden V

Also found the following mint and complete GBA games for $20:
- Adventures of Link
- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
- Golden Sun the Lost Age



About 2 weeks ago
strolled into Meijer because every once in a good while they actually have a deal glad I did:
- Fallout 3 CE (PS3) = $39.99

Gamestop:
- Spyro Season of Ice* = $4 (had a mint box/manul/inserts sitting around so it's now complete and mint)

Pennied guides:
- World of Warcraft Beastiary
- Soul Calibur IV*
- Dragon Quest IV Chapters of the Chosen (DS)
- Castlevania Order of Ecclesia
- Gears of War 2 Last Stand Edition* (CE)(SEALED)



Last weekend
hit Meijer again where all the following stacked....B2G1 on games, 15% off on purchases over $25, and $10 off select 2k games.
Ended up getting the following:
- Fallout 3 CE (PS3)
- Bioshock (PS3)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)

grand total = $58.08 (plus a returned my previous $39.99 Fallout 3 CE I bought there a week before)



The other day
from a friend:
- translucent green N64 deck w/black controller (missing jumper/exp pak) = FREE; friend had 3 green ones and this one was bare bones and he was planning on trashing it.

.

[TheGam3r]

Today

GBA:
-Spyro:Orange
-Atlantis The lost empire

GB/GBC:
-Game and watch galley
-Tarzan

[darkslime]

That's not from the sun, it's mold. Moisture in a dark place, probably from a garage or shed. If they smell odd, the smell will never go away. Awhile back my favorite seller at the flea markets (Shortround) found a box of CIB and some sealed NES games he had in storage, a cardboard box in a shed he had forgotten about. He had some semi-rare stuff but 70% of the boxes were overgrown with mold, stuck together, fuzzy, etc. I ended up getting some great games and making a nice profit out of the undamaged portion of the box but the rest was trash. For example there were two sealed copies of StarTropics. One was beautiful and mint inside (which I kept for me). The other was coated with mold inside, ruining everything.

The cartridge plastic was bubbly like what you have pictured there, inside and out. The damaged games had a sour smell, even the slightly affected ones. I tried everything to clean up the lightly damaged games - no dice. The undamaged games picked up a tiny bit of the smell (especially the boxes) but since they didn't have any direct mold I was able to air them out over a few weeks + cleaning.

What sucks is the asshole that was my main competitor at that flea market at the time (also the same dude I bought my Pole Position cabinet from) bought up all the games I left behind - the REALLY screwed up ones. He didn't get any of the good games since I knew the seller was going to bring them that day and I basically staked out his spot at 4am waiting for him to arrive. Even with that I ended up trashing a few of the games, but anyway. The other guy ended up returning the loose damaged cartridges, which got mixed back into Shorty's inventory, which eventually stank up a lot of previously fine games, which eventually lead to them becoming damaged and worthless as well.

In other words, if you detect the SLIGHTEST foulness with those games - toss them. I tried to restore those slightly damaged games, some of them for nearly a month via different techniques - no dice. I got the games looking spotless (except for the physical damage), including the boards, and they worked fine - but the smell would simply not go away and would spread to anything they were near. The boards inside smelled as bad as the cartridge plastic, there was no hope for salvation. Never mind that some of the boxes had crap growing inside them.
Thanks for the advice, but I don't think it's mold.
The carts don't smell at all unless you get right up to your nose, and then they only smell like cigarettes. Maybe it's the cigarette smell covering up the mold smell.

I'll probably clean the nasty things up and wrap them up in dryer sheets for a few weeks to get rid of the smell.

[Kevin H]

You know I still have some new wavebird controllers somewhere that I had found at a kmart. i kept 4, but still have like 5 others new in my arcade room at least. I'll have to dig them out.


Those games are going to take some serious cleaning. I Worst looking game I've recieved was a dragon quest super famicom that looked like it was dipped in ink. Cleaned it for 30 minutes and got most ink out, but still ink in the little spots.

[Ryaan1234]

Thanks for the advice, but I don't think it's mold.
The carts don't smell at all unless you get right up to your nose, and then they only smell like cigarettes.

I think the catridges have been in a fire. Especially the top left corner of Galaga; it looks like it's been burned. That would explain the bubbled plastic, nasty appearace, and smoke smell. If that's the case you could clean them, but the plastic would still look kinda nasty. On the bright side, at least they're not moldy or haven't been sitting in a pile of crap for two decades.

[darkslime]

I think the catridges have been in a fire. Especially the top left corner of Galaga; it looks like it's been burned. That would explain the bubbled plastic, nasty appearace, and smoke smell. If that's the case you could clean them, but the plastic would still look kinda nasty. On the bright side, at least they're not moldy or haven't been sitting in a pile of crap for two decades.Yeah, fire sound better than shit or mold, or sitting in an ash tray.

I'm cleaning Dr. Mario right now, the contacts are nasty.

[sav127]

Nintendo 64 w/ a/c adaptor, a/v cable
2 N64 controllers (1 aftermarket)
2 Rumble Paks (1 aftermarket)
1 aftermarket memory card
Mario Kart 64 CIB
Mario Gold CIB
Wrestlemania 2000 CIB
Turuk 2 (w/ Box no instructions)

Paid 25 for all off craigslist.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/sav127/010-10.jpg

[sav127]

Sega Saturn w/ A/V cable, Power Cord
2 controllers

Black Fire (CIB)
Daytona USA (CIB)
Virtual Open Tennis (CIB)
Pebble Beach Golf (CIB)
World Series (CIB)
World Series 2(CIB)
Bug Demo
Pander Demo

Bought off the same guy as the N64 he threw all this in for 5 bucks.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/sav127/020-5.jpg

[Tupin]

Nice find, man.

[DigitalSpace]

Here's what I got tonight:

PlayStation:
Atari Anniversary Edition Redux (complete) - $2.50

Dreamcast:
Max Steel: Covert Missions (complete) - $2.50

PS2:
Driver: Parallel Lines (complete) - $5

Other:
PSW PlayStation Cheats Bible - free
Includes cheats for several PS2, PS3, and PSP games.

[Kuros]

Forgot to post, anyway, not much last week:

Viva Pinata face plate - $2
FF Anthology, Uncharted Waters (gen) and Skies of Arcadia - $5

[Atarileaf]

some more nes goodies:

Slalom
Super Off Road
Donkey Kong Classics
mappyland

[smork]

Sega Saturn w/ A/V cable, Power Cord
2 controllers

Black Fire (CIB)
Daytona USA (CIB)
Virtual Open Tennis (CIB)
Pebble Beach Golf (CIB)
World Series (CIB)
World Series 2(CIB)
Bug Demo
Pander Demo

Bought off the same guy as the N64 he threw all this in for 5 bucks.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g210/sav127/020-5.jpg

Cheesus, that's a great deal!!!

[smork]

I made the first post in this thread, and since then i've gotten alot of stuff, but haven't posted any of it. Here's the month in review, basically in order.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3401/3234487148_32120d393a_b.jpg

That's 2 R10's - Bandai Vectrex. I've had the one on the right since last year (and it's minty). The one on the left needs a little TLC, but works great. Came with a torn-label, loose Scramble Wars as well, which is an R9 and I think harder to find than the system. The deal was pretty cheap, too - especially given the normal prices of Bandai Vectrex stuff.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3234488918_971f95ebf6_b.jpg

Scrounged from the bargain bin from Trader's post-New year's sales. Super cheap. Some are dupes which I'll post on my B/S thread soon-ish.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3301/3234490562_9ba918e9cc_b.jpg

Very minty Metallic Silver LE Dreamcast. I'm up to 7 different LE DC's now! Another nice steal while everyone was asleep on Yahoo Auctions.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3233639453_7919622dd5_b.jpg

Super Cassette Vision, NIB. Got some games, too, but they are with the delivery guy and not in the apartment yet. I can't wait until they arrive, I want to try this!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3234488164_05299c0c86_b.jpg

And on the way home from work tonight, some more WS goodies. I've never seen or heard of one of these WS cleaning kits before, and it's not in the database... Any ideas on rarity? It was super cheap.

[Tupin]

A lot.

Just like everything else you got this month. :frustrated:

[Kitsune Sniper]

The benefits of living in Japan. :P

All I got today was Unreal Tournament III (PC) minty for two bucks, and a loose Contra (also minty) for $3.

[otoko]

The benefits of living in Japan. :P


I know, right?

Smork don't you also have a a Divers 2000 Dreamcast? Also I don't think you mentioned how much you actually got this one for either... nor any of these items.. just the fact you got them. :p

I would be interested to know what your luck was.

[InsaneDavid]

Finally more stuff, first a couple clearance pickups for the PS2. Both were sealed but my girlfriend wanted to try them out when I got home so the packaging isn't pictured for the buzzers bundle.

PS2 - Buzz The Hollywood Quiz (with buzzers) ($19.98)
PS2 - Buzz The Mega Quiz ($9.98)

Fun games.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-01-28(01).jpg

Grabbed these last three original Nintendo DS/Wii Wi-Fi dongles after the thread about their value. All three are factory sealed and are up for sale. One of the boxes is slightly crushed and two of them have the stupid TRU RZone EAS sticker on the back.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-01-28(02).jpg

Stopped into a Gamestop that's kind of hidden away (and directly across the street from another Gamestop) that I hadn't been in. The place was packed with quality games - it's probably the best assortment of titles I've ever seen in a Gamestop. I'm going to go back for their copy of Gallop Racer 2004 later on. They also had a copy of Jurassic Park Operation Genesis - $39.99 used, but still amazed to see a copy in the wild. Turns out they had two Game Boy Players for the GameCube, and for $5.00 less than the store on the other side of town that didn't have the boot disc. I grabbed one as well as Mega Man Anniversary Collection for the GameCube (the button swap never bothered me).

GC - Game Boy Player with disc ($14.99)
GC - Mega Man Anniversary Collection ($7.99)

Amazingly this Gamestop keeps the paper backing on the price labels. So even though they are inside the cases, the inserts don't get damaged. By far the best Gamestop experience I've ever had.

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Lastly, all the insert documentation from an XBox Retailer Reference Guide. No binder or dividers but it does contain about 20 or so issues of XBox Talk, and a couple dozen information cards. These are usually destroyed by the reps that update them. I don't want any of this stuff since I sold my Retailer Reference Guides years ago. However I will gladly entertain offers from the XBox collectors out there. :)

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It's been a good day.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Not a super great find, but I picked up a complete, very nice copy of the classic Infocom adventure, Suspect, for the C64. Anybody want it, let me know.

JY

[8-bitNesMan]

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Did you do that custom paint job yourself on the Cube? That is sweet!

[ncman071]

got super street fighter 2 turbo for the 3DO and Powerstone 2 in the mail the last two days. ssf2t via amazon and powerstone2 via j2games.com. ssf2t was cheap about $5 and powerstone2 was 29.99

[MarkMan]

Just another day....

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[smork]

Smork don't you also have a a Divers 2000 Dreamcast? Also I don't think you mentioned how much you actually got this one for either... nor any of these items.. just the fact you got them. :p

I would be interested to know what your luck was.

Yeah, I do. That one I got in a store in Akihabara - they put it on the shelf and I snagged it a few minutes later.

I get most of my stuff from HardOff or random game stores in the middle of nowhere. I do pick up some stuff from Yahoo Auctions, too -- but mostly stuff that's going abnormally cheap (like that Bandai Vectrex, which sold with the game for about what a GCE Vectrex sells for), bulk lots, or really hard to find stuff.

I'd say outside a few recent bulk lots 95% of my games are store bought. I like the finding more than the getting, usually, so junk stores and unexpected places are much more fun to buy games than online...

[Porksta]

I got NBA 2K9 for 360 today for someone short of $18 at Wal Mart.

[DigitalSpace]

Arrived in the mail today:

GBC:
Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six (w/cart case) - trade

I also bought a couple things:

PlayStation:
Assault: Retribution (complete) - $2.50

Game Gear:
Super Monaco GP (w/cart case) - $2.50

[otoko]

Yeah, I do. That one I got in a store in Akihabara - they put it on the shelf and I snagged it a few minutes later.

I get most of my stuff from HardOff or random game stores in the middle of nowhere. I do pick up some stuff from Yahoo Auctions, too -- but mostly stuff that's going abnormally cheap (like that Bandai Vectrex, which sold with the game for about what a GCE Vectrex sells for), bulk lots, or really hard to find stuff.

I'd say outside a few recent bulk lots 95% of my games are store bought. I like the finding more than the getting, usually, so junk stores and unexpected places are much more fun to buy games than online...

Damn, that's luck. I really want one of those Divers units.. I know I could never afford or really hope to find one in my price range, lol. At least I had the good fortune of getting a Sharp NES tele.. Even if the poor thing was as dirty as most junkyards.... eeewy.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Just another day....

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WANT.

[otoko]

Got these free from a friend:

NES:

Super Mario Bros. 3 (loose)
Faxanadu (loose)
Galaga (loose)
Pinball (with manual)
Mickey Mousecapade (complete box in bad condition)
Shadowgate (ex-rental)
Orange NES Zapper

Other:

17inch Dell monitor (CRT)

[Daft Punk]

Recieved my knightmare soul caliber faceplate, shirt and ps3 skin.
Also recieved Unreal tournament 3 with face plate for $20 shipped for all of it.