August 2009 Finds [Archive] - Page 3 - Retrogaming Roundtable

garagesaleking!!

08-10-2009, 02:44 PM

while visiting my sister in nj went to a bunch of thrifts and goodwills, i found absolutely nothing.

Only thing i got on the trip was at a drugstore/ consignment shop. It was a very weird place run by an asian lady. They had normal retail dollar store items and then there was random garage sale junk in piles on the floor, also they had used furniture.

Anyway there was a box hidden in the back of the store with an atar system and games in it, she said 2.95 per game. It was all crap, i grabbed the game killer beefsteak tomatoes, i took a chance hoping it was mega rare but turns out only worth a few dollars. It did come with the manual which was nice.

BetaWolf47

08-10-2009, 02:52 PM

Harvest Moon-GC-complete

Which?

Dreadstar

08-10-2009, 03:52 PM

Picked up a loose Interact "Fission" fishing controller for Dreamcast today at one of my Goodwills for 1.99. Now to dig out Sega Bass Fishing to test it.

Streetball 21

08-10-2009, 08:06 PM

Which?

Oops Harvest Moon: Magical Melody

Kitsune Sniper

08-10-2009, 08:31 PM

Three days in a row.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-08-10a.jpg
Office and the zBetterScan Method were $5 - I'm not sure what it actually is, but if it can improve my MobyGames scans, then yay. Night Trap was $1, MVP Baseball 04 was $3 (I got it thinking it was the 05 one... doh. Still worth some money though.)

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-08-10b.jpg
A booth had a bucket full of CDs, I got these. Not sure what some of them are, but they sounded like my kinda music...

ScourDX

08-10-2009, 10:28 PM

Stuff I picked up for the past week.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG1849.jpg

Gameboy Pocket with 2 games - $10
Zelda - $15
Super Paper Mario -$15
Prinny - $25
Cross Edge - $45

Octane06

08-11-2009, 12:19 AM

Here's everything new over the past two weeks. Not much that's great, but it's better than nothing.

First, all from two weeks ago:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/SonicGT/Game%20Finds/730and80109r.jpg

I mentioned back in July that there was going to be a sub sale in my own subdivision. However, I only found one thing there of interest: The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages for $1.00. The rest of my garage sailing was not great either, but I least I made my XBox collection more than non-existent. The Halo games were both $3.00 a piece, which is about what I'd like to pay for them. Crimson Skies was a little high at $4.00, but I remember greatly enjoying the PC version a while back and figured this will be just as fun when I get around to playing it.

Later that day, I went to a nearby thrift and actually managed to find something: Pinball Dreams Deluxe for $1.99. I have the SNES port of this game, but this DOS port looks better, sounds better, and even features the four tables released as Pinball Dreams II. There were also a few PS1 games at the thrift, but the cases I found did not have their corresponding games. They were just common stuff, with no reason to search through the couple hundred CD to find the right game with a great chance of just coming up empty.

The Saturday Flea Market was much better. The boxed (and complete) PC games were originally $6.50. Way too high, but when the older lady manning the table saw me she lowed the price to $5 a piece, a bit better. A little bit of conversation with her, and they were down to $15 total, $3.50 a piece. Ridge Racer and Pro Pinball: Fantastic Journey came from another dealer for $3 each, along with the N64 memory cards that I got for $2 each.

Now, for this past weekend:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/SonicGT/Game%20Finds/0807garagesalesr.jpg

Everything here was from Garage Sales on Friday: I didn't get to do any searching at all on Friday due to an eye exam and a constant heavy rain nearly all day. PlayStation games were all common, but I only had Jet Moto already and cannot really resist $1 each. Twisted Metal's missing it's manual, though. A different sale had the 1st party SNES controllers, 50 cents each. That sale had no games though, which seems quite odd to be. Ah well.

Hopefully this weekend can turn out a bit better.

Kuros

08-11-2009, 12:35 AM

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/Kuros2/finds080909.jpg

Sqoon and Run Saber - $5
Quake 3 Revolution, Silent Hill 2, XFire annd Hart's War - $10
UHF - $2
FF7 - $10
HDMI Cable and official Gamecube Component cable - $2

ErmangelnSeelen

08-11-2009, 01:06 AM

really crappy weekend:

Super Dodgeball
super Mario 2
Super Mario 3
The Legend Of Zelda

$8

yeah...that's it =/

jcalder8

08-11-2009, 01:25 AM

really crappy weekend:

Super Dodgeball
super Mario 2
Super Mario 3
The Legend Of Zelda

$8

yeah...that's it =/
I wish I could find a copy of Super Dodgeball, that'd be a pretty good weekend for me.

DigitalSpace

08-11-2009, 01:25 AM

Arrived in the mail today from Amazon:

NES:
Widget (cart only)

$4 shipped, and the cart is in excellent shape. Not bad for an R5 I've only seen in the wild once within the last 2 or 3 years.

garagesaleking!!

08-11-2009, 01:28 AM

kuros did you get that ff7 at a goodwill?

eskobar

08-11-2009, 10:16 AM

Sqoon and Run Saber - $5
Quake 3 Revolution, Silent Hill 2, XFire annd Hart's War - $10
UHF - $2
FF7 - $10
HDMI Cable and official Gamecube Component cable - $2

Are you gonna sell the cable ? :D :D :D :D

Kuros

08-11-2009, 11:07 AM

kuros did you get that ff7 at a goodwill?

Nope, found it at the swap meet from a guy I usually don't buy from. His prices are typically too high.

Are you gonna sell the cable ? :D :D :D :D

Possibly. I assume you mean the gamecube cable.

Dreadstar

08-11-2009, 12:19 PM

Just picked up Trivial Pursuit Unhinged and Karaoke Revolution 1 and 2 (all PS2, complete, discs in great shape) at GW for cheap.

eskobar

08-11-2009, 01:59 PM

Possibly. I assume you mean the gamecube cable.

Yes, i need one. If you have something in mind, please send me a pm :D

Cornelius

08-11-2009, 02:13 PM

Possibly. I assume you mean the gamecube cable.
Are those things still going for like 50 bucks?

I had a pretty nice little pickup off CL last night. All of these for $5. Discs are all very good, and manuals, inserts, etc are all mint! Unfortunately the PEII case has the PEI discs in it :(
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds178.jpg

Dreadstar

08-11-2009, 02:45 PM

Just made a sweet garage sale find. Sorry no batteries in the camera at the moment. :(

Dreamcast games:

House of the Dead 2
DOA 2
Space Channel 5
Soul Calibur

PS1 games:

RE 2
RE 3 Nemesis
Silent Hill
Ghost in the Shell
Parasite Eve

All complete, discs ranging from "a scratch or two" to "minor playwear" to "pris-freaking-tine", for dirrrrrrrrrrrrt cheap. :)

PeteJames

08-11-2009, 03:36 PM

I picked up a copy of Tengen Tetris cart only at my local swap meet for $4.00 on Saturday

eskobar

08-11-2009, 03:57 PM

Are those things still going for like 50 bucks?

Yes :(

I didn't really need one until i purchased a new LCD TV ... now i am obsessed with higher quality video and HD signals ... :whip:

BetaWolf47

08-11-2009, 04:25 PM

Nice find on the Gamecube component cable. By the way, if you have a Wii with a component cable, you can use that to play your Gamecube games in progressive scan mode.

Tupin

08-11-2009, 05:07 PM

Went to Goodwill today and found the following:

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine (PC/Mac)- $3
Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (PC/Mac)- $3
Jurassic Park (GB)- $3

Now, to go play the two PC games. :)

NayusDante

08-11-2009, 06:14 PM

Nice find on the Gamecube component cable. By the way, if you have a Wii with a component cable, you can use that to play your Gamecube games in progressive scan mode.

As far as I know, the only benefit to having a GCN component cable at this point is being able to play PSO on Schtserv, Game Boy Player, and system-link stuff.

I'm tired of grainy camera photos, I'm gonna try my scanner today.

Found these at Salvation Army, rubber banded together for $6.99.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2616/3813026734_4187bd9d5b.jpg

Oddly, Sim City has a "remanufactured" label on the back. Can anyone explain this? Also has the PCB angled and stuck inside a bit, but it booted. I'd like to open it, something's rattling around in there. While we're at it, does anyone know why this copy of Weird Al's "Bad Hair Day" has the CD cover for Alapalooza?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/3813027104_13f225d372.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/3813027104_13f225d372_b.jpg)

I thought "oh, someone put it in the wrong case, been wanting Alapalooza..." It's definitely BHD, but that's definitely the Alapalooza art.

Also found two other albums, Peter Gabriel's "So" and The Moody Blues' "A Night at Red Rocks."

Kitsune Sniper

08-11-2009, 06:33 PM

I thought "oh, someone put it in the wrong case, been wanting Alapalooza..." It's definitely BHD, but that's definitely the Alapalooza art.

Also found two other albums, Peter Gabriel's "So" and The Moody Blues' "A Night at Red Rocks."

Turns out that you have a misprint. See here. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Hair_Day#Notes) Nice find.

Cornelius

08-11-2009, 07:26 PM

I picked up a copy of Tengen Tetris cart only at my local swap meet for $4.00 on Saturday

Nice! That's 2 Tengen Tetrises (Tetrii?) in this thread recently.

TheRealist50

08-11-2009, 07:57 PM

Went browsing around today, Picked up the PAL version of Shenmue 2 for the Dreamcast at my local video game store for 20 dollars. The box shows a little wear but its nothing serious.

Also picked up Willow for the NES complete, same place. They had Iron Tank (i think its called) complete but some video rental place slapped so much stickers on the box, with 1 massive one on the back that covered atleast 75% of the box. so I didn't bother.

c0ldb33r

08-11-2009, 08:07 PM

Today I got the following 32X games in the mail from a fellow DPer :D

Brutal - Above The Claw
Doom
Metal Head
Motocross Championship
Space Harrier
Star Wars Arcade
Virtua Fighter
Virtua Racing - 2 copies
Slam City with Scottie Pippen (32X CD)
All games are complete and in great condition. I should have snapped a pic, but I've already got them packed away (we're moving in the not too distant future and I want to ensure they stay in great condition)

Last week I picked up Sega Superstars Tennis (xbox 360) brand new for $9.99 and KoF Neowave for $4.99.

Sonicwolf

08-11-2009, 09:11 PM

Today I got a pretty good haul.

http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss191/Sonicwolf359/DSC09593.jpg
http://i575.photobucket.com/albums/ss191/Sonicwolf359/DSC09594.jpg

Super Famicom with 2 SFC controllers and Street Fighter II - 20 bucks.
Pro Fighter X Copier with power cord - 6.99
Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Klax, Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers, Zombies ate my Neighbors, Killer Instinct and Cybernator. All for 3.99
And 6 dvd's for 20 bucks, 4 of which are shown in the above pictures. Blazing Saddles, The 6th Day, Airplane and The Abyss Special Edition.

Ryaan1234

08-11-2009, 09:39 PM

Recently, I've been a bit obsessed with buying (and bidding on) lots of games on eBay, one of my last lots, which included Dragon Warrior III, was one of my better buys on eBay. So, I'm going to have a few lots show up in the finds thread in the next few weeks, and hopefully they'll have some neat stuff in them.

One of my more recent "lot" buys was a small lot of Atari 2600 games than included Strawberry Shortcake and Coconuts as the notable games. I'm happy to get two sorta common/slightly uncommon games. I can't remember the exact number, but it was 10ish games for around $7 including shipping.

NayusDante

08-11-2009, 09:58 PM

OOOOOH, nice on the SFC stuff. Does that copier work?

c0ldb33r

08-11-2009, 10:00 PM

OOOOOH, nice on the SFC stuff. Does that copier work?
same question.

Also, you got that stuff at Value Village? Wow. Mine never has anything.

Ed Oscuro

08-11-2009, 10:00 PM

Well, aside from a couple of the famed FYE clearance GBAs (:g:) I picked up an ancient, small monopod for $2 at a thrift, saving me from a possibly much more expensive fullsize tripod expenditure. I'm pleased to discover that I can do pretty much everything I would have with a fullsize tripod, even pan & tilt for video (not really more clumsy than with the fullsize).

Very good day, all said.

Sonicwolf

08-11-2009, 10:05 PM

OOOOOH, nice on the SFC stuff. Does that copier work?

same question.

Also, you got that stuff at Value Village? Wow. Mine never has anything.

The copier seems to work fine but I do not know how to read Japanese so its very hard to figure out what the hell I can, if anything, do with it.

The Value Village here is the best Thrift Store for video game and other finds. Its the primary one in an area of about 50 thousand people.

Cobra Commander

08-11-2009, 10:13 PM

Nothing amazing, but a good price I guess.

X-Kaliber 2097
Separation Anxiety
Run Saber
Clue
Battle Clash
First Samurai

$6 for all of 'em.

otoko

08-11-2009, 11:47 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v17/otknot/P1010142.jpg

Picked up a wireless 3rd party PS2/PS3 guitar from Best Buy. They where priced at 10$.
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution I got for 11.01$ with trading in Karaoke American Idol Revolution. I only wanted it for the microphone anyway.

darkslime

08-12-2009, 12:45 AM

This weekend's finds:

http://i31.tinypic.com/25tjbs7.jpg

Yard sales were crap, but I got good stuff elsewhere.

Yard sales:
God of War GH missing manual (not the best price but I want to play it) - $2
Super Mario 64 DS cart only - $5

EZ Pawn:
360 ($8 each):
Left 4 Dead missing manual
Dead Space
Halo 3

PS3 ($10 each):
Heavenly Sword missing manual
Resident Evil 5

Sear's:
Viking PS3 - $4.97
Bioshock PS3 - $4.97
Condemned 2 PS3 - $2.97
Haze PS3 (not pictured, forgot to include it) - $2.97
DDR Universe 3 bundle 360 x2 - $4.97 each

Target:
Prince of Persia PS3 - $9.98
Ninja Blade 360 - $9.98
Galactus Mighty Mugg - $2.74

From a forum:
Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disc Sealed x12
Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disc display
Digital Devil Saga controller sticker
Resident Evil Saturn disc only

GameTZ Trade:
My: Zelda: aLTTP cart only
His: Pokemon Yellow cart only, Pokemon Pinball cart only

The 1 2 P

08-12-2009, 02:04 AM

Those are some nice Target and Sears finds. They are the kind of thing we discuss in my clearance store thread (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115238&page=17). Tomorrow I'm going to see what I can turn up at both those places as well.

darkslime

08-12-2009, 02:36 AM

Thanks. And a great find if it goes through will be that I traded the Condemned 2 to a gametz user for a supposedly SEALED Zelda: OoT / Master Quest. I have a feeling that when I receive it I'm going to see that he mismarked it, but even an unsealed one would be a good deal for $2.97 condemned 2.

I'm gonna go back there sometime this week and get the DBZ Burst Limits. Apparently Atari lost the DBZ license so they are stopping making dbz games atm so they might be worth something in the future. Or I might just let them sit unmarked in the case til they hit $1.97 in a month or two.

garagesaleking!!

08-12-2009, 02:41 AM

wow what did you have to pay for those sealed pokemon bonus discs?

Atarileaf

08-12-2009, 08:10 AM

SEGA_Queen

08-12-2009, 02:39 PM

The Value Village here is the best Thrift Store for video game and other finds. Its the primary one in an area of about 50 thousand people.

Hey Sonicwolf, I just realized I live in the same area as you! (The Fraser Valley, that is!) It looks like your local VV gets a better selection of gaming stuff than mine does. I'm definitely going to check it out the next time I'm in Abbotsford.

Oh, and speaking of Value Village, here's what I found there yesterday:

Bradygames Fantasy Chronicles Guide

Nintendo Power's Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls Guide

Nintendo Power's Final Fantasy V Guide

Nintendo Power Advance Volume 3

10 issues of Nintendo Power

All this stuff cost me around $21.00.

Deadman

08-12-2009, 03:52 PM

From Goodwill, I got the following lot:

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/3478/img5885j.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/img5885j.jpg/)

Hardware:
Original Gameboy (Green) - works great, complete
Gameboy Pocket (Silver) - works great, complete
Gameboy Color (Neon green) - works great, complete
Gameboy Advance (Clear/purple) - works great, complete
Gameboy Advance (Clear/purple) #2 - works great, battery cover taped on
Gameboy Advance (White) - works great, complete
Gameboy Advance (White) #2 - works great, missing battery cover
Gameboy Advance SP (red) - screen has Gorbachev-like black smear on screen. I'll try to replace it myself and fix it.

GBA Games:
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga - with manual
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (x2)
Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Spider-man
Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
Tony Hawks Underground 2

Accessories:
Gameboy Color carry pouch/purse
Gameboy Advance Carry case
MadCatz GBA Screen Magnifier/Light combo - works great

All this in one bag for $33. One of my best scores lately, as it's been dry...

Trumpman

08-12-2009, 04:10 PM

Stopped by a local Salvation Army while visiting my friends in Washington DC last weekend, and came off with a great haul.

I found (all with jewel case or equivalent)
FreeSpace 2
Descent 3
Independence War
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter: Balance of Power
X-Wing Alliance

All for $2.57 each, or $15.42 total. This is the first time I've ever had a great find at a Salvation Army, so I'm really pleased.

Unfortunately, after trying to install FreeSpace 2, the game I was most excited about, it seems as if Disc 2 is scratched and somewhat unreadable. I haven't attempted to clean it yet, so hopefully that will work.

garagesaleking!!

08-12-2009, 04:31 PM

wow deadman that is so weird, they put all of that in one bag, lol.

Ryaan1234

08-12-2009, 05:40 PM

Strange, when it comes to 2600 games I don't think I've ever heard the words "Strawberry Shortcake" and "notable" in the same sentence. ;)

Yeah... it's kinda pathetic when you think about it. I got a lot of video games where Strawberry Shortcake is considered among the most interesting games in the lot. Out of the lot, I really just wanted Coconuts (for some odd reason).

BetaWolf47

08-12-2009, 05:46 PM

Gameboy Advance (Clear/purple) - works great, complete
Gameboy Advance (Clear/purple) #2 - works great, battery cover taped on

Eh, not exactly purple, but nice finds anyways!

The 1 2 P

08-12-2009, 05:57 PM

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1156.jpg

Halo 3: ODST(360) preorder(so I can play as Sgt. Johnson) $5.00
N64 Vhs tape $1.00
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena(360) $14.98

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1153.jpg

Soul Calibur IV(PS3) $9.99 at Best Buy--I finally got to cash in my rain check from back in April and ended up picking up my second PS3 game in the process.
Battery Charger $14.99
Xbox Live Vision Camera(two of them)
Saints Row 2: Collectors Edition(PS3)--My third PS3 game but I'm selling this so not really.

Sonicwolf

08-12-2009, 06:04 PM

Hey Sonicwolf, I just realized I live in the same area as you! (The Fraser Valley, that is!) It looks like your local VV gets a better selection of gaming stuff than mine does. I'm definitely going to check it out the next time I'm in Abbotsford..

Crap! Knew I shouldnt have given away my secret! LOL

Just kidding :P

aaron7

08-12-2009, 07:35 PM

Got into a bit of a bidding war on this one, but won it for just under $50 shipped.

I already had one but I've never seen the box and just had to have it haha

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/aaron7/untitled.jpg

Tupin

08-12-2009, 07:38 PM

That controller is cool, it's like a wireless controller receiver that's a controller in itself.

Deadman

08-12-2009, 08:14 PM

Eh, not exactly purple, but nice finds anyways!

Yeah, I guess it's truly just clear, but for some reason it always looks like it has a purple tint to it. What is the actual color for this one, as I don't see "Clear" on the RFGeneration list. What is "Glacier"?

darkslime

08-12-2009, 08:28 PM

Yeah, I guess it's truly just clear, but for some reason it always looks like it has a purple tint to it. What is the actual color for this one, as I don't see "Clear" on the RFGeneration list. What is "Glacier"?The official name for it is "Glacier."
Doesn't look anything like a glacier though IMHO.

Kitsune Sniper

08-12-2009, 08:45 PM

Augh. Today's finds:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-08-11a.jpg
CDs were $1, Total War was $2.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-08-11b.jpg
Vagrant Story doesn't include the game disc! Everything else (the demo disc, inlays and manual) are pristine though, so someone must've swiped the disc before I got there. :( Hydro Thunder was $3 and it was the last of the Dreamcast games available at the place where I got the other ones from earlier this week.

Now for the story... I saw a complete copy of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 with a 25 user license at the flea market but it was $10, so I passed on it. I didn't think it was worth that much. I went on my way, did a bunch of errands and got home by noon. I decide to check out the thing on eBay. It was worth $450!!! I ran back to the flea market but by the time I got there the guy was gone, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaugh. *cries* On the way out, I picked up Dance Dance Revolution (PS1) and that Dole game, both for a buck.

I weep. I could've gotten a new hard drive with that program... *cries*

Cornelius

08-12-2009, 08:50 PM

Got into a bit of a bidding war on this one, but won it for just under $50 shipped.

I already had one but I've never seen the box and just had to have it haha

One of these was up multiple times on my local CL, boxed even, but they were asking at least 50, and that was just too much for me. Cool controller, though.

Jimmy Yakapucci

08-12-2009, 08:53 PM

I picked up a copy of some drag racing game for the XBox from 2004 or 2005 at my local Dollar Tree. I figured that for $1, it can't be too bad.

JY

Atarileaf

08-12-2009, 08:54 PM

Nothing special - Dino Crisis 2 - $2.99

Steve W

08-12-2009, 11:42 PM

Vagrant Story doesn't include the game disc! Everything else (the demo disc, inlays and manual) are pristine though, so someone must've swiped the disc before I got there. :(

That's always the way it is around here. If there's a video game of just about any sort left out in the open in any of the area's thrift stores, the disc will be stolen. It won't possibly be stolen maybe, it will be stolen. These local animals will swipe anything it seems. I've come across a few crappy sports games in a few stores, some with discs. The next week, all empty. It's as if people don't have anything better to do than steal from a shop run by a children's charity. Cocksuckers.

Anyway, on to something more cheerful. I went to Waco, TX this morning to drive my half-blind Mom to visit an old friend, and after dropping her off I decided to hit a bunch of thrifts on the way back. Didn't find much in actual thrift stores, other than an Atari 7800 Pro Controller in a Goodwill Computer Works for $5. I did however stop at the FX Game Exchange in town and found a Colecovision power supply for $6.95, T-Mek and After Burner for the 32X (loose) for $4.95 each, and Bounders and RDF Global Conflict for the Sega CD for $8.95 each. On my way home I went to a Movie Trading Company in Fort Worth and picked up Dark Savior (disc only, Japanese import?) for $9.99, Gain Ground (Genesis, loose) for $7.99, Contra Hard Corps (Genesis, loose) for $6.99, and Pac-Mania (Genesis, loose), free because of their "Buy 3 Used Games Get One Free" offer.

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/gamefinds.jpg

Ryaan1234

08-13-2009, 12:16 AM

Anyway, on to something more cheerful. I went to Waco, TX

I'm glad you found a few things over here. For me, garage sales, Goodwill and thrift shops, and the flea market has been a big "meh". Other than the Japanese Game Gear games I got last week, everything has been pretty uninteresting game-wise.

Next time you visit Waco, you should try the other game store, Games N' Things ( I think it's called). It just opened a few months ago and it seems to have better prices than Special Fx. It doesn't have as good a selection, but it's worth a try every once in a while.

GOLDEN KEYS

08-13-2009, 12:39 AM

Well, I hit up the usual second hand stores today and had a few small finds.

First stop was Bookmans Mesa, where I found a few atari games I didn't have at a buck a piece. I always wonder why the hell they charge a dollar for all Atari games when their Phoenix location never charges more than fifty cents. I picked up 3D Tic Tac Toe, Chopper Command, Jungle Hunt and Raiders of the Lost Ark for the 2600 and Karateka for the 7800. I also got Dragon Spirit for the NES for two bucks.

Next stop was a shitty Goodwill in Mesa that never has anything, at least when I'm there. However, today I found a cool little retro TV that I figured I could use for a Commodore monitor or something. Price tag said ten but it was on sale for the week so I got it half off.

Headed to one more Goodwill in Mesa, where I found a six switch 2600 for ten bucks. I'd actually just bought a 2600 a little over a month ago from there for ten bucks. They must get them in a lot, since they just stick them out on the floor with the PS1's and don't bother to lock them up in the case. I now have three 2600's but this is my first six switch. The system had a copy of Defender in it for two bucks, which I have two copies of, but I left it in there and didn't get charged for it.

Total for the day after all three stores was about twenty three bucks. I decided to use my new TV and set up a 2600 station in the corner of my game room.

http://i487.photobucket.com/albums/rr231/majathurup/DSC01577.jpg

Steve W

08-13-2009, 02:14 AM

Next time you visit Waco, you should try the other game store, Games N' Things ( I think it's called). It just opened a few months ago and it seems to have better prices than Special Fx. It doesn't have as good a selection, but it's worth a try every once in a while.
I'm going back to pick my Mom up on Saturday, so I can always stop at Games N' Things. Where is it located at? And on another note, how is the local flea market scene?
Edit: I found Games N Things, it popped up on Google Maps. And crap-on-a-stick, I was in that area today! I was thrift store shopping around there, but didn't see it. I was probably looking on the maps I saved to my iPod rather than paying attention to my surroundings. Damn.

hellfire

08-13-2009, 10:21 AM

That's always the way it is around here. If there's a video game of just about any sort left out in the open in any of the area's thrift stores, the disc will be stolen. It won't possibly be stolen maybe, it will be stolen. These local animals will swipe anything it seems. I've come across a few crappy sports games in a few stores, some with discs. The next week, all empty. It's as if people don't have anything better to do than steal from a shop run by a children's charity. Cocksuckers.

Anyway, on to something more cheerful. I went to Waco, TX this morning to drive my half-blind Mom to visit an old friend, and after dropping her off I decided to hit a bunch of thrifts on the way back. Didn't find much in actual thrift stores, other than an Atari 7800 Pro Controller in a Goodwill Computer Works for $5. I did however stop at the FX Game Exchange in town and found a Colecovision power supply for $6.95, T-Mek and After Burner for the 32X (loose) for $4.95 each, and Bounders and RDF Global Conflict for the Sega CD for $8.95 each. On my way home I went to a Movie Trading Company in Fort Worth and picked up Dark Savior (disc only, Japanese import?) for $9.99, Gain Ground (Genesis, loose) for $7.99, Contra Hard Corps (Genesis, loose) for $6.99, and Pac-Mania (Genesis, loose), free because of their "Buy 3 Used Games Get One Free" offer.

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bouncers looks very cool for some reason (Im not really a fan of basketball) is the game any good?

Steve W

08-13-2009, 11:34 AM

I haven't tried it out yet. It's one of those that captured my imagination back in the day, but I've never gotten around to picking up until now.

Ed Oscuro

08-13-2009, 12:30 PM

Nice neckbeard on that RDF guy. Is that supposed to be a Kane ripoff?

Note to self: there are advantages to hiring real actors over taking pics of the programmers at midnight, without coffee, and during the middle of a crunch

Ryaan1234

08-13-2009, 01:51 PM

I'm going back to pick my Mom up on Saturday, so I can always stop at Games N' Things. Where is it located at? And on another note, how is the local flea market scene?
Edit: I found Games N Things, it popped up on Google Maps. And crap-on-a-stick, I was in that area today! I was thrift store shopping around there, but didn't see it. I was probably looking on the maps I saved to my iPod rather than paying attention to my surroundings. Damn.

Salvation Army is also a stones throw from there. I've gotten some 2600 games and a Gamecube game there. Not bad, since it's a new store. I heard that the last Salvation Army employees got in a buttload of trouble for cherrypicking the stuff that came in. Now we have this new one and I've been finding a lot of other good stuff there. (gold watch, brand new Tascam 4 track cassette recorder, flute, etc.)

I usually visit the flea market on Sunday, so I can't say much for "Treasure City" on Saturday. I can say it's much more crowded on Sunday. We're usually hitting up garage sales on Saturday. At that particular flea I've gotten Earthbound (and guide!), Glib (2600, R7), 4 Xonox single-ender Colecovision games, and a few other minor things. Most of the time I leave with some NES games for my collection and a surprise or two.

That 2600 lot:

Coconuts
Strawberry Shortcake Musical Matchups
Star Wars Jedi Arena
Dragster
Pole Position (silver label)
Defender
Breakout

Instructions:
Breakout, Defender, Pole Position, Atari VCS, Berzerk, SwordQuest: Earthworld, Air Raiders, Air-Sea Battle, Demon Attack, 3 catalogs, and Atari Force #2.

all for around $7. Not that bad. Not that good either.

cityside75

08-13-2009, 02:32 PM

Made a quick garage sale run today and picked up:

Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Street Fighter EX3
Tales of Destiny (PS1)

All for a grand total of $10. I picked most of these up to flip, as I don't really play RPG's, but I figured the FF and KH games were my best chance at making a few bucks. I picked up Tales of Destiny just on a gut instinct but assumed it wasn't worth much. Imagine my shock in finding it sells for upwards of $50 on ebay! Between this and the Symphony of the Night I picked up for $1 a couple weeks ago, I've been doing well with PS1 games lately.

Cornelius

08-13-2009, 08:03 PM

Hit a bunch of garage sales today.

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First find was Arc the Lad for $3, which I guess isn't that great a deal, but it goes in the collection, so that's okay. They also had some other PS2 games at the same price, SW Lego 1 & 2, and the like, but nothing I needed. Saw a few Twisted metal Blacks today, but again, not needed. The SNES was 10 bucks and SMW + DKC were thrown in, marked 1 each. Next door was another sale with some more SNES games, these marked .25 each. 3 are sports, the other Spawn. Meh, but for 25 cents worth it to bundle with a console. They also had American McGee's Alice for 2 bucks, which I snatched up. My second Alice in as many weeks!

Tupin

08-13-2009, 08:18 PM

Not much today, just an SIO cable for my 800XL and an adding machine that I got for $1.

darkslime

08-13-2009, 08:54 PM

Hit a bunch of garage sales today.

First find was Arc the Lad for $3, which I guess isn't that great a deal, but it goes in the collection, so that's okay. They also had some other PS2 games at the same price, SW Lego 1 & 2, and the like, but nothing I needed. Saw a few Twisted metal Blacks today, but again, not needed. The SNES was 10 bucks and SMW + DKC were thrown in, marked 1 each. Next door was another sale with some more SNES games, these marked .25 each. 3 are sports, the other Spawn. Meh, but for 25 cents worth it to bundle with a console. They also had American McGee's Alice for 2 bucks, which I snatched up. My second Alice in as many weeks!I would've grabbed the LSW II, they trade into Gamestop for about $7 and more if there are bonuses going on.