Holy Grail of gaming found tonight

[shawnbo42]

So, I talked to a guy I do business with the other day, and in the course of conversation, it comes up that I collect video games for home consoles. He says to me he has thousands of games in the basement. "Thousands?" say I.

"Thousands." he replies.

So I tell him I will call this weekend, and get together with him to see what he really has.
Long and short of it, I call him tonight, and he's home.

I roll on over there after work, I happened to be in the area. I get there, he takes me down into the basement, and the first thing I see is a Coca-Cola case (that you'd keep 20 oz. bottles in) full of longbox PSX games, maybe 25 or so with a bunch of SNES boxed games, and a couple Saturn games in there.

As we are going into the basement, he tells me the story of a small game store we used to have around here years ago, that ended up going out of business. When it did, he bought ALL the inventory. Store shelves, stock, fixtures, etc.

So, after spotting the one box, he opens the closet. (I wish I had pics to show you all). Those same Coke cases, stacked floor to ceiling, double-stacked to the wall, LOADED with games. There is, by what I saw, nothing newer than those longbox PSX and the Saturn games. I would estimate maybe 4000 games or so. I could be wrong.

I saw (just at a glance) Playstation, imports, Saturn, NES, SNES, 2600, Jaguar, 32x, Sega CD, just to name (I am sure) a few. Most everything is boxed, some are still sealed. I haven't brought it home yet, it's going to take a bit, but I will be hitting some folks up for ID's on the import stuff (I know next-to nothing about import titles).

My current collection is around 1100 games, and I think I will have at least doubled my collection by the time this is all said and done.

Stay tuned, there (almost definitely) will be some stuff for sale, as I am positive there HAS to be dupes in there.

Now, if there's a boxed Stadium Events in there.....I will post pics at some point (it'll be a while, don't hang on the edge of your seat)

[Kyle15]

I'm ready for some pictures! This sounds ridiculously EPIC. @_@

[ryborg]

I haven't brought it home yet


My current collection is around 1100 games, and I think I will have at least doubled my collection by the time this is all said and done.

I don't get it. Your story has some plot holes. It goes from "guy owns a ton of games" to "I haven't brought it home yet." Did you buy them all/some? If so, did you buy them just to resell? Are the games even for sale by the guy? Is he the kind of person who understands the value of this stuff, or is he just some dude who happened to fall backwards into buying up the stock of a failing business?

Regardless, it sounds pretty great, so get some pics!

[PapaStu]

Why this sure looks like a finds thread (though a little pre-mature, but we get the ider).

**whoosh to What's it Worth**

[ScottK]

I thought you were gonna say the guy sold you a NWC 1990 for like $1.

[Vinnysdad]

If you get this stuff for dirt cheap be prepared to be called an a-hole and a bunch of other names because you somehow ripped off this poor guy. Usually happens when people score insane deals.

[jcalder8]

Wait, so did you buy it or not?

[shawnbo42]

Already prepared for that, thanks. About the move, yeah, I guess that makes sense. Should've thought of that myself. As far as the "plot holes", yes, I did buy the stuff, but between working on two houses, work 6 days a week, 3 kids, and life in general, it's going to take a little time to get it all home and sorted out. So, as time permits, I will post pics, it'll just be a little while is all.

And, no I didn't buy just to re-sell, I bought to complimemt my collection, and probably sell what I already have.

To the last comment, who knows, maybe there is a NWC in there? Guess we'll have to wait and see.

[dbiersdorf]

You bought it all without knowing what it contains? What if 75% of it turns out to be common crap? Hope you didn't spend too much.

[DreamTR]

I'd love to know who has cash lying around for 2,000-4,000 games and how much the guy accepted for all of it...that still has to be a pretty penny.

[Famidrive-16]

4000 copies of Glover

[hellfire]

4000 copies of Glover
Dont be hating on glover, I grew up with glover and I used to fill up rubber gloves with air and draw eyes on them.

[walrusmonger]

Dont be hating on glover, I grew up with glover and I used to fill up rubber gloves with air and draw eyes on them.

he's not hating on glover, glover is worth less than $3 so if you dropped hundreds or thousands of dollars on someone's collection, finding tons of copies of a worthless game would be horrible.

[hellfire]

he's not hating on glover, glover is worth less than $3 so if you dropped hundreds or thousands of dollars on someone's collection, finding tons of copies of a worthless game would be horrible.

What if they were sealed copys of glover?

[Joe West]

No----4000 copies of Glover......mistake 4000 Duck Hunt

[Letiumtide]

I'm really curious as to how much you actually paid for all of this.

[Cornelius]

So, what was the Holy Grail?

[hellfire]

No----4000 copies of Glover......mistake 4000 Duck Hunt
that would be awsome, their are so many uses for duck hunt, coasters, dartboards, dominos, gifts for people you hate, scrap metal/plastic, nintendo ds game holder, a canvas, a door mat, a stress toy, you could hide weed in it, or you could make a necklace out of it, or you could smash it up into little pieces and make a puzzle out of it, or you could use it as a cat toy if the gun is included, or you could use it as a firestarter, the possabilities are endless
http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr163/Dark4ngel33/vietnam-duck-hunt.gif

[Kitsune Sniper]

that would be awsome, their are so many uses for duck hunt, coasters, dartboards, dominos, gifts for people you hate, scrap metal/plastic, nintendo ds game holder, a canvas, a door mat, a stress toy, you could hide weed in it, or you could make a necklace out of it, or you could smash it up into little pieces and make a puzzle out of it, or you could use it as a cat toy if the gun is included, or you could use it as a firestarter, the possabilities are endless
http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr163/Dark4ngel33/vietnam-duck-hunt.gif

SMB1 repro carts!

[LuxKiller65]

Where are the 4000 sealed Stadium Events?

[fcw3]

Holy Grail may be the wrong term. How about "Mother Lode" !

Congrats! Don't let the haters get you down.

[The 1 2 P]

So, what was the Holy Grail?

That would be the Genesis version of Madden 95.

[hellfire]

SMB1 repro carts!

you could use the duck hunt carts to make duck hunt repro carts!

[Gameguy]

So, what was the Holy Grail?
It's pretty obvious that it's a PC game, and it's a nice find.

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1418/holygr.gif

[ryborg]

Still curious about this.


Is he the kind of person who understands the value of this stuff, or is he just some dude who happened to fall backwards into buying up the stock of a failing business?

[shawnbo42]

He's a guy who's into a little of everything, and over the years ended up with this deal. Owns a lot of property, owns multiple businesses, partner in many other businesses, etc. He bought the stuff, I believe, meaning to resell, and never got to it. So, now it's time to move it.

[tubeway]

What people really want is information that will justify them lynching you on the forum for getting an awesome deal. ;)

[ErmangelnSeelen]

sounds like an amazing find, great job! Are you going to post up some pics, and how much it cost you total?

The thing that people fail to realize is that nobody is an expert in all fields. You would have to be knowledgeable in a MILLION hobbies in order to not get "ripped off" ever. For example, I guarantee not all of you are into coins, and having the experience of collecting coins when I was younger, I know when I stumble across valuable change...many of you do not. Does it mean you are getting ripped off any time you sell ANYthing outside your field of expertise? No, because things are worth different amounts to hobbyists and enthusiasts.

That's my take at least :)

[gepeto]

Congrats and thanks for sharing. I hope you get all the surprises you are looking for. Nothing better than an unexpected find. Man the excitement of looking into each case. With finds like these it might take months to siff through and collect the data. The more you pull the deeper it will probably go. LOL .

[TheDomesticInstitution]

sounds like an amazing find, great job! Are you going to post up some pics, and how much it cost you total?

Come on, you should know this by now... All great video game finds are purchased for the exact price of...


2k monies!

[coreys429]

sounds like an amazing find, great job! Are you going to post up some pics, and how much it cost you total?

The thing that people fail to realize is that nobody is an expert in all fields. You would have to be knowledgeable in a MILLION hobbies in order to not get "ripped off" ever. For example, I guarantee not all of you are into coins, and having the experience of collecting coins when I was younger, I know when I stumble across valuable change...many of you do not. Does it mean you are getting ripped off any time you sell ANYthing outside your field of expertise? No, because things are worth different amounts to hobbyists and enthusiasts.

That's my take at least :)

That is why I am multi hobby person. I learned about coin collecting and every so often read about it. Though I know about cars, baseball, antiques, doll collecting, glassware, view masters, vintage toys, records, and a lot more random stuff. I just keep teaching myself more and more things. Prime example about an item. I had no idea what a ZX80 computer was. I found one at a garage sale last weekend for $2, I took it home, checked ebay for completed listing, last sold for $80 in complete. Also I wiki it and checked out all the back history to it as well.

[GrandAmChandler]

Pics Or GTFO.

[NayusDante]

It doesn't really do us a lot of good without prices, pictures, and/or descriptions.

Was this a RETAIL game store, a USED game store, or a RENTAL place? Is the collection mostly sealed? What percentages are what systems? Define "imports," and describe the quantity.

If you're going to be selling anything for minor profit, please let me know if there's a Mega Man X2 in there. That's MY holy grail and it sounds like you're looking at the right era.

[grolt]

Yeah, I don't see why you'd start this thread and not share at the very least the price you paid if you aren't going to share pictures yet.

[Fuyukaze]

I'm not interested in if you paid too much or too little but pics would be definitly appreciated. Maybe later on once you've got it settled and filled in your own holes in your collection, a cheap games sale would be appreciated as well but that can come later. For now, any kind of pics would be nice.

Also, if you did manage to get a great deal, gloating about it will only get you ugly comments. People have a nasty habbit of not caring what's true or not anymore. Just the hint they missed out on a chance to screw someone else over on something they feel should have been their chance to do the same only brings out the jerk in them. Plus, gloating about ripping someone off tends to make you look bad cause who wants to deal with someone with a record for cheating others? Also, reguardless what you paid, 2-3 posts later someone will come around and try topping it claiming to have bought it for $2. Doesnt matter what it is, $2 is the golden price at every yard sale, flea market, or pawn shop.

[skaar]

Well, he's getting his attention anyway.

Odd thread. I'll check back later if it resurfaces.

[ShinobiMan]

Yeah, I don't see why you'd start this thread and not share at the very least the price you paid if you aren't going to share pictures yet.


Well, he's getting his attention anyway.

Something smells fishy... like Barbara Walters fishy.

Anyway, I'm excited for more information and pictures!

[shawnbo42]

I wasn't posting this to gloat about anything, and I'm not looking for attention. If anything, I am more of a lurker than a spotlight kinda guy. I just posted this thinking other like-minded folks might share in the enthusiasm of finding a really good score, the same as I might be happy for someone that finds that super rare or proto game at the flea market/yard sale for a measly dollar or two. Wasn't looking to start a war here.

I *WILL* post pics, just as soon as I get all the stuff moved from there to here, and once it's all sorted out, I am sure there will be games available for sale. As to what those titles are, I won't know until I sort out everything, and as I already posted earlier, I do not have tons of spare time, so it could be a little while. Please be patient.

For those of you who posted your congrats and whatnot, thank you. That was the kind of reaction I had expected.

As for selling games, when the time comes, they will be available at reasonable rates. I am not looking for top dollar Ebay prices, and I am not going to give the stuff away either. But I will do my best to accurately describe everything, and I will try and sell everything as fairly as possible. Again, please be patient with me. My wife tries to be understanding, but I have a VERY busy work schedule, and I have 3 children who are not yet school age, and I need to have some time with them also.

Once more, pics will be posted at some point, I just don't know when right now. Thanks everybody for understanding in advance, stay tuned, and have a great day!!

[Fuyukaze]

I wasn't posting this to gloat about anything, and I'm not looking for attention. If anything, I am more of a lurker than a spotlight kinda guy. I just posted this thinking other like-minded folks might share in the enthusiasm of finding a really good score, the same as I might be happy for someone that finds that super rare or proto game at the flea market/yard sale for a measly dollar or two. Wasn't looking to start a war here.

I *WILL* post pics, just as soon as I get all the stuff moved from there to here, and once it's all sorted out, I am sure there will be games available for sale. As to what those titles are, I won't know until I sort out everything, and as I already posted earlier, I do not have tons of spare time, so it could be a little while. Please be patient.

For those of you who posted your congrats and whatnot, thank you. That was the kind of reaction I had expected.

As for selling games, when the time comes, they will be available at reasonable rates. I am not looking for top dollar Ebay prices, and I am not going to give the stuff away either. But I will do my best to accurately describe everything, and I will try and sell everything as fairly as possible. Again, please be patient with me. My wife tries to be understanding, but I have a VERY busy work schedule, and I have 3 children who are not yet school age, and I need to have some time with them also.

Once more, pics will be posted at some point, I just don't know when right now. Thanks everybody for understanding in advance, stay tuned, and have a great day!!

Please dont misunderstand my intents. I think it's great when people have finds that are so unbelievable. Reasonable people know everything takes time. Family and work all take their toll on what little time we have. If I offended, I do apologize as none was intended. Congrats and I will await pics.

[eugenek]

I'm not looking for attention...


For those of you who posted your congrats...that was the kind of reaction I had expected...


Just sayin'.

[mb7241]

Congrats on the huge haul :) . I can't rightly say I've ever been able to come home with more than maybe 75-100 games from the wild (of course, that was an excellent day...that was something like 40 boxed or CIB NES games, as well as a nice stack of carts for various systems)...

Btw, I call dibs on the NES stuff :p . I might also be able to assist with identifying the imports, as well...please let me know when the time comes and you're able to provide pics of the games for which you request identification :) .

[aaron7]

pics or gtfo

+subscribed

[boatofcar]

Just sayin'.

What? That you're a jackass?

Congrats on your find. I can't wait to see the pictures!

[NayusDante]

I'm curious, have you considered where you'll be storing everything?

I, for one, would have LOVED it if my dad decorated my room with sealed games when I was a kid. That would look much nicer than any wallpaper border.

[eugenek]

What? That you're a jackass?

Congrats on your find. I can't wait to see the pictures!

Yeah, I'm a jackass, can't argue with that. But you guys are so damn oversensitive. If you would stop being such fucking bleeding vaginas all the time maybe this forum would be a lot less lame.

[aaron7]

Uhoh boatofcar, noobs gonna set you straight!

[suckerpunch5]

Uhoh boatofcar, noobs gonna set you straight!

hilarious!

Ok, can we officially call an end to the morality-trial-by-fire portion of the thread, and just wait for pics now?

Sounds like an awesome find.

[aaron7]

http://www.addasnap.com/uploads/Other/internet_serious_business.jpg

[icarwngs55]

hilarious!

Ok, can we officially call an end to the morality-trial-by-fire portion of the thread, and just wait for pics now?

Sounds like an awesome find.

NEVER "WHITE" DEVIL!!!

[Joe West]

I believe this is B.....S... he said he bought over 4000 games, even if they were lame commons...........thats $4000.00, ive never seen that many commons in one place....& he said his friend bought a store out.......yea rite.......

like i said before 4000 duck/hunts

[aaron7]

You could build a house out of them. That'd be badass.

[Kitsune Sniper]

A house made of SMB/DH carts?

Hm... it could be done!

[PapaStu]

hilarious!

Ok, can we officially call an end to the morality-trial-by-fire portion of the thread, and just wait for pics now?

Sounds like an awesome find.


Agreed. Drop it.

There is no reason to be posting that lovelyness in here. I'll be glad to lock this until he gets pics taken and feels the desire to share what he spent since you all can't play nice. Nothing constructive to say? Don't click that post button.
Personally I think its a tad lame to post a 'end all be all' finds thread and then not go into any detail, because it just creates friction like this, just like when we get those Stadium Events for a quarter ect type threads, we here in annominity land tend to distrust everything posted when it involves grand claims. It's understood, but until the OP does something to change that, just leave er be ok?

[NayusDante]

I just had an unsettling thought... Isn't the "E.T. Landfill" only a rumor? What if that was just a cover-up, and they really ended up in this guy's basement?

If that happens to be the case, Atari carts might make nice looking roof tiles.

[Gameguy]

I just had an unsettling thought... Isn't the "E.T. Landfill" only a rumor? What if that was just a cover-up, and they really ended up in this guy's basement?

If that happens to be the case, Atari carts might make nice looking roof tiles.
Could anyone cram the guts of a cell phone into an E.T. case? That way it'd be cool to "phone home". ;)

[dbiersdorf]

I just had an unsettling thought... Isn't the "E.T. Landfill" only a rumor? What if that was just a cover-up, and they really ended up in this guy's basement?

If that happens to be the case, Atari carts might make nice looking roof tiles.

I don't think the E.T. dumping is a rumor.

[NayusDante]

Wherever they dumped the carts, it was an undisclosed location. We all know they're really sitting in a warehouse next to the Ark of the Covenant. They're both equally dangerous.

[shawnbo42]

Going to pick up some more stuff tomorrow, so I will post pics either tomorrow or Thurs, so there will be no doubt that this is the real deal. Those that know me (unfortunately I don't know many of you in person) know that I don't bs about stuff like this. That's not my style. But for the doubters around here, keep looking!

BTW, I suck at posting pics. For some reason, thay are always way too huge. I'll try and photobucket them though. If I have any problems, anyone around here any good with this stuff?

[Vectorman0]

Going to pick up some more stuff tomorrow, so I will poat I don't bs about stuff like this. That's not my style. But for the doubters around here, keep looking!

BTW, I suck at posting pics. For some reason, thay are always way too huge. I'll try and photobucket them though. If I have any problems, anyone around here any good with this stuff?

I can come over, pick up the games, and then post lots of pictures for everyone. :D

[udisi]

I'm interested to see what this is. I heard a rumor about some snes cash that was in conn.

[mobiusclimber]

After you take the pic, you need to resize it. If you're using a digital camera, when you open up the picture, whatever "viewer" it opens it will usually have a feature that lets you change the size, then save it with a new title. If not, MS Paint also has a feature where you can change the size. Just make sure that the largest side is no bigger than 800 pixels.

[NayusDante]

Flickr is great for automatically resizing an image. Everything you upload gets put into several sizes, so you can post small ones that link to large ones.

I'm looking forward to seeing this. Regardless of what there is, I think it's going to deserve a story in the DP Lore book.

[Aussie2B]

Heh, seems like you can base the quality of a find based on the reaction you get:

Your run-of-the-mill good find: no one comments
A really good find: some mild congratulations and somebody asking to buy it off of you
An amazing find: people jokingly insult you and say they hate you
An unbelievably amazing find: people get pissy and question your morals
A one-of-a-kind (possibly nonexistent) find: ends in violence and butter

By my unofficial, uneducated scale, you got yourself one crazy haul, so congratulations. :) I'll agree with earlier sentiments that it's not really a "holy grail", as that would such a single, exceptionally rare item. I think it would be more fitting to call this a mother lode, hehe. Enjoy picking through it all. I think the most exciting part is not knowing what treasures you may come across.

[swlovinist]

I would love to see pics of what you scrored and am curious on what you paid for it.


Congrats of the find :)

[Sonicwolf]

I demand vengeanc--- I mean pictures. Lotsa pictures.

[Dark_Sol]

Hell yearh for pics!!
I wonder how many cash spent though. 4000 games is an ASSLOAD.

[NayusDante]

I think the most exciting part is not knowing what treasures you may come across.

The cool part about it is that you can go "hunting" in your own collection, then post what cool stuff you find in the finds thread.

[tholly]

Posting just so that I can track this for when pics are posted....

[cyberfluxor]

Posting just so that I can track this for when pics are posted....
True that.

I guess Thursday or sometime in the weekend pictures will be posted? You should rig yourself with a spy camera and record this persons basement.

[RCM]

Congrats on the find! I can't wait to see the pics too. And fuck any and all douchebag haters, they're just jealous.

[NayusDante]

Posting just so that I can track this for when pics are posted....

If you click Thread Tools at the top of the page, there's a link to subscribe to a thead.

Your method, however, helps gauge interest in the thread.


Any chance that we can get an idea of how much was paid for this massive whatever collection? Are you paying up front, in increments, trading? Surely you can post something as simple as what you paid, unless you're still negotiating.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I think what we'd like to know is how many people did you kill to get this haul.

I'm kidding, really! But I really am curious about this sale.

[Qixmaster]

hrm, can't wait to see... will check regularly to keep me, well you know, regular.

[shawnbo42]

Well, if I did this right, this link should get some pics. If this works, then I'll post another album.

http://s674.photobucket.com/albums/vv104/shawnbo42/

[boatofcar]

Looks good! Next time, can you take top-down pics so we can see the titles?