June 2009 Finds

[BetaWolf47]

People who snatch up every copy of a particular game make things annoying as hell for us who only shop brick-and-mortar.

[DigitalSpace]

I checked out a Goodwill before work yesterday, and got a couple things:

PS2:
Lego Indiana Jones (complete) - $9.99

Beyond Good & Evil official strategy guide (Brady Games) - 99 cents

[mobiusclimber]

Ok, what the "beep"? This is my fourth 3DO found in the wild and the third in the last year and a half. How come I can never find a CD-I, Turbo Grafix or Neo Geo(any of them) system? I'm like a 3DO magnet. This one was in pristine condition, as if it's hardly been used. It didn't have a controller(grrrrrrrr) but I checked in the store to make sure it powered on and the cd tray had a worthless golf game inside. Oh well, atleast the game was free.

LOL, I found the same kind of 3DO at a thrift store for $8, had the controller and inside, yup, a golf game.

[Atarileaf]

LOL, I found the same kind of 3DO at a thrift store for $8, had the controller and inside, yup, a golf game.

I've never seen a 3DO in the wild but found two TG-16's in the wild within a month or so of each other. One had the booster too.

[SparTonberry]

Good SNES deals from amazon?

Pac-In-Time, $20+ship complete.
Ardy Lightfoot. ~$6+ship loose. (most ebay listings I've seen have been $20+)

[garagesaleking!!]

I have only ever found a 3do system 1 time in the wild. I found the panasonic version at a thrift store, it was marked 14.99 and was half off so 7.50 There were no games but 2 controllers, it did work luckliy. I would say they are pretty hard to come by.

[eskobar]

What is the point of having multiple copies of it?

Should there be an excuse for everything ? :smash:


There are millions of FF7 copies all over the world, i don't even have 100 (but close) so what does it matter if i want to get as much as possible ? 8-)




People who snatch up every copy of a particular game make things annoying as hell for us who only shop brick-and-mortar.

So you suggest that all the world waits for you to get a copy of certain game to purchase more copies ?

Come back to earth, man; if you want a game, just buy it; if you don't have the money, get a job. There are many pre-order campaigns for almost every limited release, don't blame other people.


TODAY's FINDS:

Final Fantasy 8: Complete, 1st Ed: $15 usd
Castlevania - Dawn of Sorrow : Complete, Good Condition: $ 18 usd
Nintendo GameCube Metroid Prime Bundle: Factory Sealed, Mint - $ 70 usd
Secret Scout (Black Cart, Color Dreams) - Complete, Near Mint - $ 8 usd

[bunnybum]

Picked up a DS Browser and Puppy Luv Spa & Resort yesterday to fill some gaps and waste some time before work LOL

[TheDomesticInstitution]

CB Genesis shit- $.25 each (Bang Tango if you're reading this, do you need either of these inserts or games minus the cases?)
CIB INTV shit- $1.99 each
N64 AC - $.99
Big Fuckin' N64 Flight Stick $4.98 (anyone ever used one of these? I never knew they existed until today.)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3619528209_8606e699fb.jpg

[Kuros]

Cool looking flight stick, looks like it can also be used as a fight stick.

[garagesaleking!!]

wow close to 100 copies of ff7,

My dad called me a few minutes ago from the thift store, he picked up a snes system with super mario world, yoshis island, killer instinct, zelda, and a couple other games all bundled in a bag for 12.95

Then he called a couple minutes later and said he found some ps1 games, i told him to grab mega man legends 2, the only other decent one he named was ddr konamix, but i said pass for 3.It looks like mega man legends 2 is pretty valuebale, going for 30 and up on ebay.

[Kuros]

Eskobar: Why so many copies of FF7?

[Cornelius]

Eskobar: Why so many copies of FF7?
I don't get why this is so foreign to so many people (not just you Kuros). While it isn't common among video game collectors to accumulate many copies of the same game (unless you count incidentals like SMB/DH :)), plenty of people collect as many of a given 'thing' as they can get their hands on. Okay, now I can't think of any particular examples that I've come across, but I swear it seems like I have.

Anyway, it makes about as much sense as collecting anything really does.

[eskobar]

I don't get why this is so foreign to so many people (not just you Kuros). While it isn't common among video game collectors to accumulate many copies of the same game (unless you count incidentals like SMB/DH :)), plenty of people collect as many of a given 'thing' as they can get their hands on. Okay, now I can't think of any particular examples that I've come across, but I swear it seems like I have.

Anyway, it makes about as much sense as collecting anything really does.

I totally agree with you, if you analyze why you collect; it can or can't make sense ... but that is up to any collector to decide, i have seen quite bizarre collections and in the end what matter is your dedication to your collection.

I started collecting since mid 80s and i have seen good part of the video game history ....

A few years ago i noticed that in all my years of game hunting that Final Fantasy VII is the ONLY game that i purchase every time i see it ... before Advent Children, you could easily find sealed copies for 10 - 15 usd on Toys-R-Us, eBay, etc ..

After noticing that i decided to collect as many FF7 as i can, without compromising my collections.

Every month i buy at least 2 ... sometimes it cost me 10 usd .. sometimes it costs as high as 40 usd :oops: . I don't have a defined goal for this collection, when i feel i have enough i will stop. I still have a strange joy feeling every time i got a new one :roll:

[Kitsune Sniper]

Down here we call that obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Ve con un loquero. Ya no gastes tu dinero en basura. :P

[NayusDante]

You could make a scale model of Midgar out of them.

[eskobar]

You could make a scale model of Midgar out of them.


ROFL


:evil laugh: that's a better suggestion than kitsune's ....

I want an entire wall of FFVII's behind a glass or acrylic panel :cheers:

[josekortez]

Big Fuckin' N64 Flight Stick $4.98 (anyone ever used one of these? I never knew they existed until today.)

Yeah, I have two of those boxed. It's not a bad fighting stick, even though the only fighting game I've ever played with it was Fighter's Destiny. The joystick is pretty good for Pokemon Puzzle League, though. I can't say much for the flight stick since I don't own any flight-sim games for the N64.

[TheDomesticInstitution]

I can't say much for the flight stick since I don't own any flight-sim games for the N64.

The N64 wasn't really a heavy hitter when it came to flight sims was it? About the closest thing I have is Rouge Squadron, which I'll try and play with it in the near future. I guess I need to look again and see if there were any good flight sims I may have missed that would work well with it.

[The 1 2 P]

I have only ever found a 3do system 1 time in the wild. I found the panasonic version at a thrift store, it was marked 14.99 and was half off so 7.50 There were no games but 2 controllers, it did work luckliy. I would say they are pretty hard to come by.

I have now found two at Goodwill within the last six months. They were in the vcr/dvd section so I figure the lack of controllers confused the people putting them out.

I'm going to purchase some controllers for them soon and will just sell them. Or I could start a 3DO collection similiar to eskobar's FF7 collection. Just think of all the cool things I could make out of 100 3DO's: a brick wall, a tank or my very own teleportation device similiar to Star Trek's.

[Sonicwolf]

Not really a video game related thing but I found a boxed 'Merlin the Electronic Wizard' with instructions for 4.99 at the local value village.

[BetaWolf47]

Big Fuckin' N64 Flight Stick $4.98 (anyone ever used one of these? I never knew they existed until today.)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3619528209_8606e699fb.jpg
I used to have one of those same exact sticks. It worked pretty decently, except the controller pak slot on mine never worked.

On a side note, it originally comes with a dust cover for that slot, which yours is missing.

[ErmangelnSeelen]

You could make a scale model of Midgar out of them.

ROFLROFLROFLROFL

Nothing to report yet, but I'll be back in here in 4-5 hours, hopefully with something new!


The N64 wasn't really a heavy hitter when it came to flight sims was it? About the closest thing I have is Rouge Squadron, which I'll try and play with it in the near future. I guess I need to look again and see if there were any good flight sims I may have missed that would work well with it.

There was Aero Fighters: Assault. I have no idea how good it is, but I play Sonic Wings all the time (the original it's based off), so who knows. It's 3d though, not a 2d shmup...

[TheDomesticInstitution]

There was Aero Fighters: Assault.

Thanks, I'll look in to this one. Hopefully it's nowhere near as hard to find (and expensive) as the SNES Aero Fighters...

[ErmangelnSeelen]

oh, no way. I saw a copy for like $5 or $10 at my local game store last time, meaning it's worth 2-3 tops ha. Like I said though, it's 3d, so no guarantees =/

[suckerpunch5]

went to garage sales yesterday and got:

Mario Party 3 - $1
Zelda Preview Disk for GCN (the yellow & gray one) - $1
Magnavox CDi - $2 (with controller and hookups!)

[ErmangelnSeelen]

UGH. I just spent like 15 minutes cleaning up an SNES deck, only to realize the AC adapter plug is gone. Instead, there is a single prong in it's place >_<

$5 Broke ass SNES

Passed on:

$35 NES with zelda gray, Mario bros, crap games
$10 Mario Party
$3 Wu Tang: ShaolinStyle

I really should have picked up wu tang. It was minty and fresh, and I love Wu. I hear the game blllooooooooows though.

Anyways, what the hell am I supposed to do with this thing? The top has some chips in it, so even the shell is pretty much useless.

[NayusDante]

$5 Broke ass SNES

Anyways, what the hell am I supposed to do with this thing? The top has some chips in it, so even the shell is pretty much useless.

Send it to Eskobar. He can cut it into thirds lengthwise, glue the sides together, paint it black, and have a scale Shinra building for his scale Midgar.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3621548935_161638a998.jpg?v=0

[ScourDX]

Stuff I picked up this week

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG1595.jpg

Dead Space - $9.99
Lost Odyssey - $9.99
Silent Hill Home Coming - $15.99
Castlevania Judgement - $15.99

Game I order from Amazon. It came with bonus artbook.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG1599.jpg

[Ryaan1234]

Ugh today wasn't even worth a picture.

I went to a church sale and found a fat PS2 with power, two controllers, and Starfox 64 for some reason. The whole box was $5, so I guess not too bad. I just didn't see that being enough to merit a picture.

[eskobar]

Send it to Eskobar. He can cut it into thirds lengthwise, glue the sides together, paint it black, and have a scale Shinra building for his scale Midgar.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3621548935_161638a998.jpg?v=0

YEs, PLease !!!!! :rocker:



Today's Finds :

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe : Cart Only, Great Condition - $10
Virtual Boy Console : CIB - Good Condition : $ 50 usd
3D Tetris : CIB - Great Condition : $ 5 usd
Suikoden II : Disc Only - Good condition : $ 5 usd
Thousand Arms : Missing Manual - Poor Condition - $ 5 usd

[Atarileaf]

Lets see:

Genesis model 2 with RF and PSU - $3

Genny games - $10 lot:

Hit the Ice - loose
Ms Pacman CIB
Super Thunder Blade CIB
SubTerrania CIB
World of Illusion CIB
F-15 Strike Eagle II CIB
Rolling Thunder II CIB
Jungle Book CIB
Buster Douglas Boxing CIB

26 Atari 2600 games - $10 (Sprintmaster, Bugs, and Word Zapper were the only ones I didn't have of those 26)

Boxed Odyssey 2 with 5 CIB games - Monkeyshines, Freedom Fighter, Cosmic Conflict, Speedway/Spinout/Cryptologic, KC Munchkin - $10 lot

PS2 ParaParaParadise - some weird japanese dance game that I've never heard of - $3

[gokugohandave]

Fleamarkets today:
Dragons Lair 2 for ps2, 99 percent sure its pal, 5 bucks
Power Glove with super gloveball, sleeve and manual, 10 bucks,
headphone to rca cables 1 dollar for both
Passed:
bunch of common nes games for 5 bucks apiece, had em all
ps1 four way adapter, 1 buck, didnt need and was low on cash
ps1 with cords, 10 bucks
ps2 with cords 50 bucks, games were crappy and 10 bucks apiece
ps2 vertical stand in box, 1 buck, didnt really need, but shouldve bought anyways.
somewierd 3rd party controller for nes, gold and black colored with a mono audio jack on the end with the regular connector, whatever, he wanted 8 bucks so I passed.
AVGN was right, the power glove is badass, but it sucks monkey nuts.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Six pairs of socks.

$4.

What? :P

[jeffg]

Mario's Time Machine NES version $3
Myst 10th Anniversary collection for PC complete in box $3

So a pretty crappy day today for me

[Videogamerdaryll]

Flea Market..
They changed the Layout to confusing proportion.....(again)...
My current passion is good bicycles( for the family) but $45-50 prices on junks,you have a lot of options there for a bike for $50.00

Hunt for Games:
The first isle was a bust...
Second Isle..
Passed>
White Dreamcast System on ground with hook ups,a few common games,N64 steering wheel with DC Sports(black) banged up box..$40.00(the lady didn't like that I asked for price and didn't buy
NES common games $5.00 Each..
The third Isle..
We ran into a one time vendor..He had old coin items that my Dad purchased..$1.00 each..
He was late and still unloading..I noticed and Xbox system....
...... then some Xbox games under a table($5.00 each)PS3-Xbox 360 games too.
SNES Final Fantasy III was mixed in with them.I asked a price on it $2.00.
Then the vendor says that he has 100 other games in boxes to still unload..He showed me another box of games that consisted of NES and SNES games...$2.00 each..
I grabbed what I could afford..Not leaving anything really special behind..
PS3 and Xbox 360 games were $5.00 each so I grabbed them too..
I tried to buy everything as a lot but he was firm on selling things separate.
Everything for $50.00(the whole lots going on eBay per system)
I never got to look through his other boxes as people started to hover/climb over me.for other stuff..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MISC%20PICTURES%202/FleaMarket71309019.jpg
SNES Final Fantasy III $2.00
SNES Final Fantasy Mystic Quest $2.00
SNES Porky Pigs Haunted Holiday $2.00
SNES Super Mario All Stars $2.00
SNES Mr Do! $2.00
SNES Kirby's Dream Land 3 $2.00
SNES Super Bomerman $2.00

NES Uncharted Waters $2.00
NES Dragon Warrior III $2.00
NES Super Mario Bros 3 $2.00
NES Destiny Of An Emperor $2.00
NES Ultima Quest Of The Avatar $2.00
N64 Super Mario 64 $2.00
N64 Super Mario 64 $2.00
N64 Super Mario 64 $2.00
PS3 Motor Storm ((complete $5.00
PS3 All Pro Football 2K8 ((complete $5.00
PS3 NBA 08 ((complete $5.00
Xbox 360 Condemned Criminal Origins (band new sealed $5.00
Dual Window Fan $5.00
Surge Protector $1.00

..
My Dad said that we'd run into either a pocketbike or Pinball Machine today.Well we ran into a pocketbike but it was one of the POS types
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MISC%20PICTURES%202/FleaMarket71309013.jpg

[Aussie2B]

I just recently started my summer vacation, which means the beginning of my summer hunting. Nothing especially amazing so far, but I'm only getting started. :)

At a thrift I found a selection of $1.99 loose carts that was obviously picked over, leaving only sports and vehicle-based games. I left most of the sports games behind, but I figured I'd pick up the vehicle-based stuff. I bought:

Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition (SNES)
BattleTanx (N64)
BattleTanx: Global Assault (N64)
Snowboard Kids (N64)
Top Gear Rally (N64)
Vigilante 8 (N64)

I'm most excited about the Snowboard Kids. I've been wanting to try it for years. For once someone picking over games and leaving the sports has worked to my benefit. :P Too bad the sequel wasn't there too. I left behind a Wave Race 64 and Goldeneye since I already have them. Somebody really should pick those up.

At a Fred Meyer, I found some good stuff on clearance for $14.97, so I bought:

Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker (DS)
Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner (PSP)
Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Wii)

I'm really racking up the Atlus games so far this summer. Here's to hoping I find more. :)

And finally, at a pawn shop I picked up a complete copy of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes for GameCube for 9.99. The funny thing is that I saw it there last summer, didn't know if it was worth getting, later saw that it was, but never got a chance to get back there before leaving. I don't know how it survived the year, but I'm all but certain that it's the same copy. I guess nobody around here knows that it sells for around 30-40 bucks on eBay.

[Ye0ldmario]

metal gear solid twin snakes is one of the few gamecube games that still fetches a good payout

[NayusDante]

metal gear solid twin snakes is one of the few gamecube games that still fetches a good payout

Is there a list of "$20+" GCN games? The only ones I can think of offhand are MGS, Smash Bros Melee, and Cubivore.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Is there a list of "$20+" GCN games? The only ones I can think of offhand are MGS, Smash Bros Melee, and Cubivore.

Pikmin 2 and DDR With Mario are some more that sell for more than $20. Ikaruga, too... the Resident Evil 2, 3 and Code Veronica ports also go for at least that.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Picked up a few things at my local Goodwill today. I got the strategy guide for Parasite Eve for $1.67. Scoured the shelves like mad to see if the game was there, but no luck. I did pick up 2 sealed PC games, though. They are Trivial Pursuit NASCAR edition and Three Dirty Dwarves. They were $2 each. I read somewhere recently that Three Dirty Dwarves is a good game for the Saturn, so I figured for $2 I would try it on the PC.

JY

[Tupin]

Went to a garage sale I saw advertised on Craigslist, mainly because they said they had an arcade machine. They did have one, a Blood Bros. cabinet, which they wanted $80 for.

It was in pretty bad condition, so I passed on it.

However, I did get at Gamestop today:

Sky Odyssey-$3
Tube Slider-$6

Tube Slider is really fun, if badly named.

[Steve W]

I hit a flea market today but found nothing. It's rained for two days here, and the humidity along with the 100 degree heat made it feel like walking through boiling water. I'm glad I decided to go to the smaller flea market, I would have passed out if I went to anything larger.

On the way home I went to a retro game store and bought Speedball 2 and James Pond 3 for the Genesis. One of those stores that have the boxes out on the shelf, some that state that the game doesn't have instructions, and when you buy them they just give you a loose cart without box or manual. Dammit, I hate that.

Yesterday I went to a Movie Trading Company and bought Road Rash CD for the Sega CD (complete), Fantastic Dizzy, Puggsy, Race Drivin', and Ex-Mutants for the Genesis, loose.

[Ye0ldmario]

and remember gamecube games are still in demand because the Wii is backwards compatible, well, actually, I think only the popular stuff still sells (mario/zelda titles/megaman/MGS/etc.).

[Baloo]

I got a Genesis shelf and a whole bunch of Genesis games free today. I had all of them except for Math Blaster, the Ooze, Super Street Fighter II, and Sub Terrania, but I'm really glad I got the shelf. He had a system too but the Power Brick was torn into, and the controllers buttons sucked, one of the controllers wires was torn into as well. So I'm not taking that, don't need more 3-button controllers and another Genesis II with only half the cables. It took me long enough to find the RF switch for my other extra Genesis. I wish I could take a picture of the shelf, but I don't have a camera with me and my phone is lost.

[Streetball 21]

Went to the Flea Market on Weds. and found the following:

Multi Racing Championship (N64)-$5
Wizards and Warriors (NES)-$2
Socom 3 Strategy Guide-$2
Final Fantasy IX Strategy Guide-$2

I did pass on Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles for Dreamcast. I had no idea is it worth quite a bit after looking it up.

[sfchakan]

Actraiser (SNES) $4
Big Bumpin (Xbox) FREE!
Comix Zone (GEN) $3
Crue Ball (GEN) $1
God of War II 2 disc edition (PS2) $17
Gun Valkyrie (Xbox) $3
Odin Sphere (PS2) $18
Quackshot (GEN) $4
Sneak King (Xbox) $1
Toe Jam & Earl III (Xbox) $8

Big Bumpin was an interesting grab. I was looking at a TMobile G1 at a kiosk and my 7 year old piped up to the sales man "I got a Burger King game today." "Oh, really? I had one of those once." "Was it good?" "Heh... It was kind of fun... actually, I think I have it right here. Here ya go, kid!" He seriously had Big Bumpin' sitting inside one of his kiosk's cabinets from 2-3 years ago... and gave it out to a random stranger's kid. How fuckin' random is that?!?

[NayusDante]

Big Bumpin was an interesting grab. I was looking at a TMobile G1 at a kiosk and my 7 year old piped up to the sales man "I got a Burger King game today." "Oh, really? I had one of those once." "Was it good?" "Heh... It was kind of fun... actually, I think I have it right here. Here ya go, kid!" He seriously had Big Bumpin' sitting inside one of his kiosk's cabinets from 2-3 years ago... and gave it out to a random stranger's kid. How fuckin' random is that?!?

O_O

THAT WAS THE KING HIMSELF!

[Sonicwolf]

and remember gamecube games are still in demand because the Wii is backwards compatible, well, actually, I think only the popular stuff still sells (mario/zelda titles/megaman/MGS/etc.).

The popular stuff will soon enough be that enhanced play crap. LOL

[Porksta]

Nothing special, although I did pick up the cords to that SNES I found. I also got a pretty rough Mario All Stars for the SNES. Grabbed a cart only Ogre Battle and Conker for the N64.

[RoyVegas]

Wow, where do i begin on this find. A storage shed of sealed Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear and 3DO games. I'm in the process of inventorying it all. This is what it looked like in the 20 ft trailer I brought it home in.

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/Sealed%20Find/Myfind002.jpg

[jcalder8]

Wow, where do i begin on this find. A storage shed of sealed Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear and 3DO games. I'm in the process of inventorying it all. This is what it looked like in the 20 ft trailer I brought it home in.

That looks awesome. Any idea how many games are in there?

[RoyVegas]

That looks awesome. Any idea how many games are in there?

Rough estimate? Around 5000. Right now I am on case #39 and am around 800 games and I dont seem to have made a dent in it yet.

[NayusDante]

How much did you pay for it?

[RoyVegas]

How much did you pay for it?


If the estimate of 5000 games is right then I would have paid .66 a game. So $3300.

[NayusDante]

Planning on selling any of those?

[RoyVegas]

Planning on selling any of those?

I plan on keeping 1 of each game for myself. The rest I will be selling. I don't really have any more details than that right now. First thing I have to do is inventory it all and considering how many there are I'm not sure how long that is going to take.

[chrissylas]

No Pics but I had a pretty great day.

$50 (Some of the nicest Master games I've ever seen. They seriously look new)
Like New copy of GamePro's Sega Genesis Greatest Tips
Marko (Gen) - Complete
World Grand Prix (Master) - Boxed
Zaxxon 3D (Master) - Complete
Poseidon Wars 3D (Master) - Complete
Kenseiden (Master) - Complete
Space Harrier 3D (Master) - Complete
Missile Defense 3D (Master) - Complete
F-16 Fighting Falcon (Master) - Complete
Time Soldiers (Master) - Complete
Aerial Assault (Master) - Complete
Rampage (Master) - Complete

$20 (loose carts)
Road Rash - N64
Aladdin - SNES
All Star Tennis - N64
James Pond 3 - Genesis
Richard Scarry's BusyTown - Genesis
Berenstain Bears - Genesis

$120
Pokemon Snap Station and 7 games in good condition. It came with one card (with one print on it) and some printer paper still inside. I don't want to use the single print though so I'm not sure if that side of it works but the actual machine is in great shape. Fantastic piece for my Nintendo room.

$11 (all loose)
Sam Sho 2 - Neo Geo Pocket
Match of the Millinium - Neo Geo Pocket
Sonic - Neo Geo Pocket
NFL Football - Game Boy
Play Action Football - Game Boy

$10
Rolling Nintendo Cabinet with Mario on the front

$6
N64 (no cables)
Original Game Boy (Rough shape)
Top Gear Overdrive - N64
Original Game Boy large carrying case
Halo Master Chief Helmet and stand

Not gonna lie, I'm pretty pleased with my purchases today :)

[Kitsune Sniper]

If the estimate of 5000 games is right then I would have paid .66 a game. So $3300.

I will give you 67 cents per game!

[Kuros]

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/Kuros2/finds061309.jpg

Dreamcast with:

Broadband Adapter
2 controllers
2 VMU
Pelican Light Gun
And the following games - Sonic Adventure, Tennis 2k2, House of the Dead 2, Jet Grind Radio and Rayman 2

$40

The Broadband Adapter is up for trade/sale.

[darkslime]

Awesome weekend.

First was yesterday; this was from craigslist, and was $30 total:
Lunar PS1 complete mint
Lunar 2 PS1 SEALED (just game case is sealed with security seal at top, outer box is not sealed but everything is mint)
Lunar official strategy guide
boxed lunar puppet promo thing

I got some more good finds today at the swap meet:
They are in order of when I found them.

Grim Fandango (complete and mint in CD case, no large cardboard box) - $3
Was originally $5, offered 3 and it was taken.

Pokemon Yellow cart only - $3
Same as Grim Fandango, was originally $5, offered 3 and it was taken.

4 NES toasters with hookups, 9 controllers - $40
Some guy had a pile of systems he was selling out of the back of his truck for $15 each. Most were crap like N64 and genesis, but there were four NES. I asked if he would do $10 each if I bought all four and he did, also threw in an extra controller he found.

Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Mario Kart Super Circuit (ripped label), Mario Pinball Land all cart only - $10
Were originally $5 each, offered 10 for all three and it was taken.

Mega Man Legends 2 (complete)
Digimon World 2 (in Blockbuster case with sticker on disc)
Inuyasha: A Feudal Fairy Tale (complete)
Jet Grind Radio (no manual)
Sonic Adventure (complete, sega allstars)
Tomb Raider Chronicles (DC, complete)
$5 total.
Was $1 each game. I offered $5 for 6 games and it was taken.

Pretty much all are up for sale / trade, except for possibly the GBA games. I may keep those.

[Sonicwolf]

[IMG]
Dreamcast with:

Broadband Adapter
2 controllers
2 VMU
Pelican Light Gun
And the following games - Sonic Adventure, Tennis 2k2, House of the Dead 2, Jet Grind Radio and Rayman 2

$40

The Broadband Adapter is up for trade/sale.

Just the broadband adaptor usually goes for more than that. Great find.

[fastlane250]

Bought this lot at a garage sale for $30

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/f250/videogames/finds/img_1448.jpg

Boxed NES Action Set (complete)
NES Advantage with box
Boxed Legend of Zelda (gold cart, missing map)
Boxed Paperboy (mostly complete)
Boxed Excitebike (complete)
Boxed Donkey Kong Classics (missing instructions)
Boxed Top Gun (complete)
Complete without box Genghis Khan

-fastlane250

[cyberfluxor]

Wow, where do i begin on this find. A storage shed of sealed Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear and 3DO games. I'm in the process of inventorying it all. This is what it looked like in the 20 ft trailer I brought it home in.

So what's the story behind this? That's a pretty impressive haul and for $3300 is quite nice for boxed up stuff.


Back to reality on my end, I found two Xbox copies of Crimson Skies for $0.50 each. One is to hold onto for play while the other is to replace a standard black case that was used as a replacement to a bad conditioned case on Metal Slug 3 sold to me. I'll see if I can sell the then black cased game somewhere to make up for the $1 or something.

I also bought a 36" Sony Trinitron TV manufactured in 2002 for under $80. Looked good and worked well, just need to pick it up tomorrow from the thrift store since it couldn't fit in my car. It'll be nice to have a big 'ol CRT displaying my classic games again. :)

[RoyVegas]

So what's the story behind this? That's a pretty impressive haul and for $3300 is quite nice for boxed up stuff.

The seller said that he and his parents bought a game store (which I know is true because I met him there) and after they closed the deal the seller told them about a storage shed being included in the deal. He said they just couldn't move this many games and wern't expecting them anyway. So he put it up on Craigslist. So I saw the ad and called them. He originally asked for $3750 for the whole package but after all things were said and done I ended up paying $3300.

[Atarileaf]

The seller said that he and his parents bought a game store (which I know is true because I met him there) and after they closed the deal the seller told them about a storage shed being included in the deal. He said they just couldn't move this many games and wern't expecting them anyway. So he put it up on Craigslist. So I saw the ad and called them. He originally asked for $3750 for the whole package but after all things were said and done I ended up paying $3300.

Seems to me you'll garner yourself a nice boost to your personal collection as well as make several times your money back. Could be find of the year here IMO. Very, very nice. You should take some pics of everything out of those boxes, if thats even physically possible. :D

[Kyle15]

That's seriously an amazing find! I can't wait to see a list of games.

Anyway, I got something pretty good yesterday.
-Ico (Complete) $19.99 @ Gamestop.

[hellfire]

Wow, where do i begin on this find. A storage shed of sealed Sega CD, 32X, Game Gear and 3DO games. I'm in the process of inventorying it all. This is what it looked like in the 20 ft trailer I brought it home in.

http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv33/royvegas/Sealed%20Find/Myfind002.jpg

Im looking forward to buying some sealed games from you :-P

[cyberfluxor]

The seller said that he and his parents bought a game store (which I know is true because I met him there) and after they closed the deal the seller told them about a storage shed being included in the deal. He said they just couldn't move this many games and wern't expecting them anyway. So he put it up on Craigslist. So I saw the ad and called them. He originally asked for $3750 for the whole package but after all things were said and done I ended up paying $3300.
Very interesting. It's hard to beat a storage sale stacked with boxed games! It's half-way through the year and this is one of the top, if not best hauls I've seen. Any plans on posting a list in a thread at some point, besides just "for sale?" Would be interesting to see a complete compilation of this find (though a lot of work and effort)!

[ErmangelnSeelen]

Not really "finds", but I grabbed:

$2.50 Tetris Attack (SNES)
$2.50 Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (NES)

meh.

[RoyVegas]

Seems to me you'll garner yourself a nice boost to your personal collection as well as make several times your money back. Could be find of the year here IMO. Very, very nice. You should take some pics of everything out of those boxes, if thats even physically possible. :D

I did start taking pics of each case as I opened them but after about 15 cases so I just stopped.


Any plans on posting a list in a thread at some point, besides just "for sale?" Would be interesting to see a complete compilation of this find (though a lot of work and effort)!

It definately will be alot of work to get a list on here. So far the 3DO games have a very big selection but have a low quantity of each. The 32x, Sega CD and Game Gear games have a smaller selection of titles but have a higher quantity of games.

[RoyVegas]

Since it was requested I am going to type out the list of games that I have found so far. There appears to be about 80% non sports titles and 20% sports. The upside is that all of it is sealed aside from the first list of 3DO games(which was all in 2 boxes). The downside is that as a whole there doesn't seem to be a large selection of titles, its been tons of copys of the same game. Example: 148 copys of Power Factory, 107 copys of Formula One: Beyond the Limit and 122 copys of Doom. I think in the end I am going to end up with maybe 500 copys of a couple games. I've got my hopes up but thats the trend so far.

3DO
These games were in 2 different boxes. Unfortunately they are NOT sealed and are in CD cases with no boxes.
Shockwave
Soccer Kid
Killing Time
Total Eclipse
Star Control II
Crash'n Burn
Pebble Beach Golf
Twisted the Game Show
Alone in the Dark
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
AD&D Slayer
Mega Race
The Horde
Street Fighter II Turbo
Dragons Lair
Samurai Shodown
Alone in the Dark 2
Cyberia
The Animals
Fifa International Soccer
Gex
StarBlade
Virtuoso
Kingdom: The Far Reaches
The Lose Files of Sherlock Holmes
Flashback
Mad Dog McCree
Captain Quazar
Return Fire
The Need for Speed
Putt Putt
Blade Force
Panzer General
World Cup Golf Hyatt Dorado Beach
Escape from Monster Manor
Death Keep
Off World Interceptor
Gridders
Real Pinball
Pataank
Primal Rage
Myst
Burning Soldier
Zhadnost: The Peoples Party
Ballz
Dennis Miller "That's news to me"
Guardian War
PO'ed
Ms. Maze Tropical Adventures
Waialoe Country Club
Pebble Beach/Twisted Combo Pack
Shanghai: Triple Threat
Psychic Detective
3D Atlas
Brain Dead 13
Way of the Warrior
Super Wing Commander
Station Invasion
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
Hell

3DO Long Boxes
All new sealed

Tom Kite Shot Making
PGA Tour 96
Pebble Beach Golf/Twisted - 2 pack that says Demo not for resale on them.
Shockwave: Operation Jumpgate
Ballz
Wicked 18
Stellar 7 Draxens Revenge
Wing Commander III

Sega CD
All new sealed

Make your own video: Kris Kross
Double Switch
Formula One Beyond the Limit
Power Factory
Fahrenheit
Wirehead
Adventures of Willy Beamish

Game Gear
All new sealed

NFL Quarterback Club 96
Andre Agassi Tennis
Dragon: Bruce Lee
World Series Baseball 95

Sega 32X
All new sealed

36 Holes starring Fred Couples
Tempo
Doom
Metal Head
RBI Baseball 95

[Kitsune Sniper]

Sega CD
All new sealed

Make your own video: Kris Kross
Double Switch
Power Factory
Fahrenheit
Wirehead
Adventures of Willy Beamish

I would gladly take any doubles of these off your hands for a fair price (none of that 67 cent crap I mentioned earlier). Just one of each, of course. These would be for -me-, not for reselling.

[RoyVegas]

I would gladly take any doubles of these off your hands for a fair price (none of that 67 cent crap I mentioned earlier). Just one of each, of course. These would be for -me-, not for reselling.

I've never done anything like this in bulk before. I'd love to try to start moving them but first I have to figure out what all I have. After that I have to figure out what to do about shipping. I've sold a few things here and there but since this is just such a large amount of games to move I really have to see whats going to be the best way to do it. For instance, I don't want to do bubble mailers because I dont want the games to be crushed or broken. So should I ship them in boxes and buy the boxes in bulk or should I go priority mail and get the free boxes from the USPS but pay more for shipping? Obviously the Sega CD and 3DO long box games aren't quite as easy because of the size.

It's all pretty overwhelming to deal with.

[hellfire]

Since it was requested I am going to type out the list of games that I have found so far. There appears to be about 80% non sports titles and 20% sports. The upside is that all of it is sealed aside from the first list of 3DO games(which was all in 2 boxes). The downside is that as a whole there doesn't seem to be a large selection of titles, its been tons of copys of the same game. Example: 148 copys of Power Factory, 107 copys of Formula One: Beyond the Limit and 122 copys of Doom. I think in the end I am going to end up with maybe 500 copys of a couple games. I've got my hopes up but thats the trend so far.

3DO
These games were in 2 different boxes. Unfortunately they are NOT sealed and are in CD cases with no boxes.
Shockwave
Soccer Kid
Killing Time
Total Eclipse
Star Control II
Crash'n Burn
Pebble Beach Golf
Twisted the Game Show
Alone in the Dark
Iron Angel of the Apocalypse
AD&D Slayer
Mega Race
The Horde
Street Fighter II Turbo
Dragons Lair
Samurai Shodown
Alone in the Dark 2
Cyberia
The Animals
Fifa International Soccer
Gex
StarBlade
Virtuoso
Kingdom: The Far Reaches
The Lose Files of Sherlock Holmes
Flashback
Mad Dog McCree
Captain Quazar
Return Fire
The Need for Speed
Putt Putt
Blade Force
Panzer General
World Cup Golf Hyatt Dorado Beach
Escape from Monster Manor
Death Keep
Off World Interceptor
Gridders
Real Pinball
Pataank
Primal Rage
Myst
Burning Soldier
Zhadnost: The Peoples Party
Ballz
Dennis Miller "That's news to me"
Guardian War
PO'ed
Ms. Maze Tropical Adventures
Waialoe Country Club
Pebble Beach/Twisted Combo Pack
Shanghai: Triple Threat
Psychic Detective
3D Atlas
Brain Dead 13
Way of the Warrior
Super Wing Commander
Station Invasion
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties
Hell

3DO Long Boxes
All new sealed

Tom Kite Shot Making
PGA Tour 96
Pebble Beach Golf/Twisted - 2 pack that says Demo not for resale on them.
Shockwave: Operation Jumpgate
Ballz
Wicked 18
Stellar 7 Draxens Revenge
Wing Commander III

Sega CD
All new sealed

Make your own video: Kris Kross
Double Switch
Formula One Beyond the Limit
Power Factory
Fahrenheit
Wirehead
Adventures of Willy Beamish

Game Gear
All new sealed

NFL Quarterback Club 96
Andre Agassi Tennis
Dragon: Bruce Lee
World Series Baseball 95

Sega 32X
All new sealed

36 Holes starring Fred Couples
Tempo
Doom
Metal Head
RBI Baseball 95


put 3 of each sega 32x game on hold for me please