September 2009 Finds

[DigitalSpace]

PlayStation:
Spider-Man manual (non-GH) - 99 cents at a Goodwill yesterday.

This Goodwill had a small pile of PS1 and Game Boy manuals for 99 cents each. First time I've ever seen such a thing at a Goodwill. Now I just need the back insert for Spider-Man and I'll have a complete copy.

[SEGA_Queen]

Got more stuff:

Collectible shop:

Taz in Escape from Mars (CIB) - $5.00


Pawn Shop:

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (Missing Manual) - $14.95

Kid Chameleon (Missing Manual) - $5.00

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1182a.jpg

Halo 3: ODST(360) $55
Gears of War 2(360) Complete version $19.99
Facebreaker(360) x2 Free

All of this was from Best Buy. Picked up Halo 3: ODST for full retail and got a free $10 gift card with my purchase. I then used that towards the complete version of Gears of War 2(which is already on sale this week for $29.99). So Gears of War 2 with every map pack released and the extra campaign mission was bought for $19.99. Not bad for last years game of the year. Both copies of Facebreaker were free when you print out the reward zone coupon. You can also get NFL Tour this way too. I just got them for the extra cases though.

Between ODST's firefight mode and Gears 2's horde mode I'm going to be very busy with multiplayer gaming.

[vintagegamecrazy]

My visit to the Salvation Army yesterday rocked.

I found:

$8 Commodore Vic-20 boxed with all packing and hookups, a boxed cassette drive and some boxed software with another eight loose cassette games

$3 Sega Master System II console loose without controllers and hookups.

Is it just me or does anyone else just love finding SMS II consoles in the wild?

A great day to say the least!

[Deadman]

I'm seeing some nice finds in this thread lately so I headed out to do some looking and found:

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From Thrift stores and Goodwill:
AD&D SpellJammer (vintage PC game) - $1. Includes the three 5 1/4" discs and some SSI literature but no manual. Not even sure if it came with one. I don't really collect old PC games so it's for trade if someone wants it.
Web Browser 2.0 SegaNet - $2
Batman Forever (Gen) - missing manual $1
Powerball (Gen) complete - $3

Movie Trading Co - buy 3 get 1 free games:
Rocketeer (SNES)
Super Battletank (Gen)
Roar of the Beast (Gen)
Soldiers of Fortune (Gen)

The one thing I passed on was a perfect condition complete copy of Sid Meier's Civilization for the PC from the mid-90's. It was $5 and I'm still wondering if I should have snagged it for trade as well....

[InsaneDavid]

GB - Mole Mania ($5.00)

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-23(01).jpg

This was actually purchased from one of my sisters. Lately I've really wanted to put some time aside and complete Shigeru Miyamoto's unsung take on the Lolo style games. Yeah, the label has wear but I was happy to complete the copy we all began on a long time ago. Granted, I didn't play it that much since it was theirs but damn, some of the later puzzles are intense.

I did end up completing it from a fresh file, took a little over seven hours by the in game clock. Excellent game and really perfect for the Game Boy. The world needs a sequel.

[Steve W]

I came across a boxed and complete copy of Loopz for the Amiga. Any idea how difficult it is to come across any old non-PC software in this day and age? I actually had a copy of this game on my Amiga 1000 years back and never liked it, but just the fact that it's been well over a decade since I saw any Amiga software in the wild made me plop down the $1.91 for it.

I found a set of extra remote controllers for a Game Wave DVD player that someone at one point stole the batteries out of, but otherwise the package was intact. $2.99 at Salvation Army. Later, I came across a thrift that had a bunch of Intellivision games separated into three baggies, $2.92 each. Each bag had one game that I wanted, so I bought them all. Chip Shot: Super Pro Golf and Royal Dealer were two I didn't already have (even though Royal Dealer is common), and the white label AD&D and World Championship Baseball were just icing. Then I hit a Movie Trading Company and bought Super Turrican (Genesis), Moonsweeper (Atari 2600), Air Raiders (Atari 2600), and I got Popeye free because of their "buy 3 get 1 free" sale.
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/newfindsfortoday.jpg

[vintagegamecrazy]

Nice find on the Chip Shot Steve W.

[Lostdwarf]

What .37 cents got me today at work

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii255/LostDwarfCards/IMG_8087.jpg

Notables are the Prince of Persia and Redisent Evil 5 hard cover collectors edition books

[DigitalSpace]

Purchased at a Play N Trade:

NES:
Kiwi Kraze (cart only) - $2.99

Master System:
Rambo: First Blood Part II (boxed) - $2.99

N64:
Space Station Silicon Valley (cart only) - $4.99

[darkslime]

Good deals at Bookman's:

Conker Live and Reloaded (Complete) - $8

Genesis games - All cart only and $1 each:
Granada
Light Crusader
HERZOG ZWEI!

They recently marked all genesis games down to $1 and are pricing them all at that except for a few in the display case such as Shadow Run and Shining Force. I was really surprised to find Herzog Zwei in the dollar bin, have been wanting to play this for a while. Label is in good condition too! The other two just looked interesting and were only a dollar.

[joshnickerson]

Ah, it's time for my annual gameage binge! Me and a buddy take a little road trip around Georgia and seek out games and weirdness. We were a bit more conservative this time around, but we both found some excellent deals; he found a bunch of boxed NES and Genny games for incredibly cheap (boxed Phantasy Star IV for $1.99!) and I did pretty well too...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/joshnickerson/sept2009_A.jpg
This was actually a birthday gift, all complete and all games I had been wanting to add to my collection.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/joshnickerson/sept2009_B.jpg
Madworld (New - $20)
Excitebots (New - $15)
Muramusa (New - $40)
Arkanoid DS (New - $8)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 1 - $5(!!!)
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/joshnickerson/sept2009_C.jpg
And fillers for my Cube collection, ranging from $2-$7, all complete.

[Porksta]

In the mail today:

Dead Space (360)
The Simpsons Game (360)
Samba de Amigo (DC) - now I need the maracas. Anyone??

Thanks ianoid!

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1184.jpg

Resident Evil 5 limited edition strategy guide x2 $0.01
Price of Persia Collector's edition strategy guide x2 $0.01
Left 4 Dead strategy guide x2 $0.01
Lois & Clark season 1 and 2 $9.99 each
Andromeda season 2 vol. 2.2 $4.99

[Cornelius]

In the mail today:

Dead Space (360)
The Simpsons Game (360)
Samba de Amigo (DC) - now I need the maracas. Anyone??

Thanks ianoid!
Dang, porksta, you've been after those maracas for forever!

I had a nice couple of days. Yesterday I picked up the Zelda DS bundle with some other games off CL for $150. Higher than I would have liked, but I've been wanting a zelda one for a while, and I'll sell my blue/black one and some of the games to cover most of the cost.

This morning I was heading out to some sales, and basically got out of the drive, and less than a block away parked because there was a sale. And the first thing I see at the sale is a NES2 w/ some nice games; what I'd call the 'Core Set'. Also, finally I have Lolo 3! The NES needs some cleaning, but is in good shape. $40 firm.

I put the 100 spindle CDrs and ~75 DVDrs plus the ink cartridge because it was $2 for all three, no prices on them, but that's what she said when I brought them over.

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds188.jpg

[NayusDante]

Cornelius, I love your wallpaper, or whatever that blue thing is.


My Field Biology class field trip this week was close to where I used to live, so I left early hit the thrifts I knew over there. Forgive the crappy phonecam pics, I left my camera in the car.

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Dreamcast games were $0.95 each from my first stop, NES and SNES games were $5 at the other place. Yoshi's Cookie is CIB, Wheel of Fortune has the box, styrofoam, cart, and Nintendo Power insert, but no manual. Super Mario World came with the manual and a universal game case.

Vinyl:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2532/3950966099_3394299f55.jpg
Whoohoo Kraftwerk! Also Thomas Dolby (saw his name in the synthpop thread), Billy Idol, Boy George, and Seventh Wave (not as good as I thought it would be...).

Vinyl and DC games were all from that place I always find cool vinyl at. They put some games out with the disks in the case, and keep some behind the counter. I actually walked up with Soul Calibur (no manual), Slave Zero, and Blitz 2000, but the girl behind the counter couldn't find the disks (maybe next time, I saw that loose FFVIII disk in the binder which they couldn't find last time). She told me I have good taste. ^_^


While I'm getting pics off my phone... here's a few interesting things I've seen recently.

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At the movie theater (I didn't know THAT ran on Win2K!)

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At the church thrift ($2 each, but I have nowhere to put them; all three last-gen consoles represented, and they ranged from GameStop brand to a REALLY NICE plexiglass one)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3951744704_2f648a2425_m.jpg
And this just made me smile....

[HurricaneAndrew]

Starfox 64 for $8 at a pawn shop.

Not gaming related, but I found some nice vinyl for $3 dollars a piece at a local flea market...

"4" - Foreigner
Best of BTO (So Far)

Sadly thats all I picked up, due to lack of funds...

They had almost a full set of Journey albums that I will most likely go back for.

[Cornelius]

Cornelius, I love your wallpaper, or whatever that blue thing is.

It is a painting done by my father-in-law many years ago.

I love the painting, so am happy to show it off with pics I have handy:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/sharpNES.jpg

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Galaga3.jpg

[fahlim003]

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Got this the other day at a Value Village. Works, and I believe is a first revision GameCube as it still has the component jack. Not a bad deal for $9 and change.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

No pictures right now, but I picked up a few things at a thrift sale this morning. I got Super Mario Sunshine, Tetris Worlds. Pikmin, and Mario Golf, all complete for the Game Cube for $2 each. I also picked up a sealed copy of Star Wars X-Wing for the PC. The only problem with it is that someone cut the price stickers out of the plastic wrap. That was 50 cents or so. The last thing that I got for another 50 cents was the Eidos Platinum Collection version of Final Fantasy VII for the PC. It is basically just a cardboard folder with the 4 disks in it. The discs are a little scratched, but for 50 cents, I don't really care.

JY

[BetaWolf47]

Got this the other day at a Value Village. Works, and I believe is a first revision GameCube as it still has the component jack. Not a bad deal for $9 and change.

All it has is that crappy Interact Pro Pad? Those things have crappy buttons and an oversensitive joystick.

[Lostdwarf]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/HPIM1184.jpg

Resident Evil 5 limited edition strategy guide x2 $0.01
Price of Persia Collector's edition strategy guide x2 $0.01
Left 4 Dead strategy guide x2 $0.01
Lois & Clark season 1 and 2 $9.99 each
Andromeda season 2 vol. 2.2 $4.99

I see you took my advice! =)
I cleaned my store out with another guy i work with, we split it half n half. I got about 37 guides in all, including that re5 hardcover which is beautiful and 2 copies of POP.

mike

[Lostdwarf]

It is a painting done by my father-in-law many years ago.

I love the painting, so am happy to show it off with pics I have handy:
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/sharpNES.jpg

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Galaga3.jpg

I want that painting!!!!!! Almost as bad as the paintings in Ari's office in "Entourage" you know the red and black ones about the same size. What that art your in law did is beautiful!!!!!

[Ryaan1234]

There were only like 5 sales in the paper and all of them were really bad.

I went to Goodwill Computer Works and bought Romance of the Three Kingdoms (NES, R3) for $4.00 and I went to Salvation Army and got a nice boxed copy of Galactic Pinball (Virtual Boy, R4) for the mighty sum of $0.50

[Cornelius]

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds189.jpg
NASCAR and Enduro were 2.69 and 1.69 at Arc's, where I also got a sonar tape measure for 1.69.

SNES was $5, and games were $1 each. The lady didn't have any ones, though. I mean, wth? who has a garage sale and doesn't get a crapload of ones? Anyway, worked slightly in my favor. The total was $13 (one of the GB games was in the GBplayer), and with the change she and I had we could only work it out to 11.80 or so.

Unfortunately, the SNES outputs a green screen and then the game is recognizable, but garbled. Anyone familiar with this problem?

[Lostdwarf]

yes I have a similar issue with a SNES i own. When I pause the game and come back everything is all garbled

[InsaneDavid]

Nice finds as usual, Cornelius.

This is more of a purchase than a find but I figure it's also a good advance warning to those who came up shorthanded last year.

Hallmark has in fact decided to release another arcade cabinet ornament to follow the Pac-Man one from last year. I don't think this was their initial intention since both last year's and this year's ornaments are not marked as part of a series, as they usually do with themed collections. However since the Pac-Man cabinet was one of their most popular ornaments last year, it makes sense that they would try it again. Yeah, it's early for Christmas ornaments but Paccy sold out last year pretty early and there's some actual advance buzz for this one because of the popularity of last year's ornament.

So here it is, 2009's Hallmark arcade ornament, Galaga...
(I snapped some quick pictures with one of the old cameras for the time being)

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-25(01).jpg

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-25(02).jpg

It's kind of a middle ground between the original and the more modern "Galaga style artwork" that shows up everywhere, heck I have Galaga sneakers that use the Galaga pinstriping. Then again, remember these are supposed to be ornaments inspired by memories of the games, not authentic perfect miniature recreations.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-25(03).jpg

As with Pac-Man, pressing the button on the control panel activates lights and sound. The screen image and marquee light up. This one plays the Galaga starting music followed by the sounds of the game being played. The sound runs for about 25 seconds (ending with the sound of an enemy diving and destroying the player's ship) and the lights turn off after about 30 seconds.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-25(06).jpg

Looks nice next to the Pac-Man ornament (yes I have two, one that stays out year round)...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-25(05).jpg

And because I'm a total freaking dork...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2009-09-25(04).jpg

...a few of those guys hang out on the cocktail table most days.

The lady at the Hallmark store commented that a lot of them have been sold. This both surprises me and doesn't surprise me. I knew they were going to be even more popular this year but the Hallmark store I go to is a small tucked away store less than two minutes from a huge heavily-trafficked Hallmark store.

Think I'll be picking up Ecto-1 next pay period (that's how I limit my spending on stuff like this, one a paycheck). :)

Come on Pole Position next year...

[Lostdwarf]

omg i want one!! Ar ethey available at the Hallmark stores?

[Tupin]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3950966587_f298016e05_m.jpg (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/3950966587_f298016e05.jpg)
At the movie theater (I didn't know THAT ran on Win2K!)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3555/3951744704_2f648a2425_m.jpg
And this just made me smile....
Wow, that runs on Windows 2000? Impressive.

Also, who names a restaurant "restaurant"?

[norkusa]

http://home.comcast.net/%7Enorkusa/9_25_09_finds.jpg

My brother found the X-Arcade at a garage sale for $50. He called me when he saw it and I said I'd pay him back if he picked it up. I ended up doing some stuff for him though and he gave it to me for free!

The games were all $5 each at 3 different pawn shops. Finding Tomba really made my day though. Always wanted to play it but I didn't want to pay $50+ on Ebay for a copy. Hopefully it doesn't take me another 8 years to find Tomba 2 now.


@ InsaneDavid - Those ornaments are so awesome. How much were they?

[InsaneDavid]

@ InsaneDavid - Those ornaments are so awesome. How much were they?

$18.50 is the list price, you should be able to get Galaga at any Hallmark store. Buy, buy, buy - the better it sells the better the chance of them releasing yet another one.

[evg2000]

Finds last Sunday at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo:
http://evg2000.com/finds/20090920/find1.jpg

http://evg2000.com/finds/20090920/find2.jpg

[The 1 2 P]

I see you took my advice! =)
I cleaned my store out with another guy i work with, we split it half n half. I got about 37 guides in all, including that re5 hardcover which is beautiful and 2 copies of POP.

I'm kind of known at my Best Buy as the strategy guide guy because I have gotten hundreds of them from there over the years and atleast 60-80 over the past five months. Since they are usually never marked down, the Best Buy employees ask me which one's are on sale so they can take advantage of the price drop too.

I would have liked to have grabbed more of the Left 4 Dead ones because I'm sure they will sell. The RE5 limited edition and POP collector's edition may sell but they are both heavy hardcover books and their weight adds to the price and thus limits your potential customer base. This is why I only sold one of the limited edition Gears of War 2 guides....those things are huge and heavy.

[Steve W]

Finds last Sunday at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo:http://evg2000.com/finds/20090920/find2.jpg
Oh wow, a Game Brain and TWO Cassettevisions! Why on Earth did you decide that one Cassettevision wasn't enough, you had to pick up two of them?

I shudder to think of how much all of this sweet retro gear must have cost you...

[NayusDante]

Went to the mall tonight, got an MGS Foxhound shirt at Hot Topic for $8.98, my friend got one too.

Came home, and my package came...

$60 shipped on eBay:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3418/3954331439_014128f490_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3527/3954333137_8d0d2dc02d_b.jpg

OH GOD IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL! *cries*
I've been wanting FFVI forever, and I can't bear to play the PSX version with slowdown and awful audio. I'd be looking at about $45 for a complete FFVI Advance, so this was perfect for me. About 75% of the original shrinkwrap is still on it, but it's not sealed so I can actually play it. Came in a protective case, which is a pleasant surprise. The seller talked about a crunched corner, but it's pretty minor and just affects the barcode area. Whoohoo!

[Tupin]

Oh wow, a Game Brain and TWO Cassettevisions! Why on Earth did you decide that one Cassettevision wasn't enough, you had to pick up two of them?

I shudder to think of how much all of this sweet retro gear must have cost you...
Actually, it looks like three....

What is that computer-like thing with blue keys?

[bunnybum]

Went to a secondhand shop yesterday while waiting for the bus and found nothing.. "Oh wait, I'll just see if they have any weird magazines". But then they've MOVED the magazines to give place to computer and console stuff!
Saw some SNES and PS1 stuff in a basket and took the whole lot up to the register but decided to leave the PS1 stuff. This was what I came out with:

Aladdin (PAL)
Doom (US)
Jungle Book (PAL)
Street Fighter II (PAL)
Super Mario Kart (PAL)
Super Mario World (PAL)
Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (PAL)
Super Scope 6 + reciever
Toy Story (PAL)
...and one more which escapes my mind at the moment.

The best thing in the basket was not a game, though, but the SNES Universal Adaptor Upgrade Version AD-29! I've been looking for a way to play imports for a while, so this was a nice find. Too bad I have to work this weekend, so I can't try it out until Wednesday :bad-words:

[Ryaan1234]

Not bad garage sales today, not bad at all.

I woke up early for a community church sale. I found a beautifully mint Gameboy SP with 5 shovelware games for $10. This SP is awesome. It looks like it's never been played. It's onyx colored, so that's cool also.

I was browsing in a box of books at another sale and was suprised to find Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (NES, R4) and Faxanadu (NES, R1) in it. They were $0.50 a piece. I didn't have Home Alone 2 so it's always nice to randomly find games that are new to my collection.

[geezuzkhrist119]

i scored a sega saturn with 2 controller(one being a turbo controller) for 30 bucks for a cash converters. it was originally priced 40 bucks but since the guy couldnt find the av cords i got 10 bucks off. so that was a pretty good deal.

and i finally got a colecovision game to test out my colecovision for 99 cents

question: do i need the driving wheel exp. to play Turbo?

[miaandjohnrule]

My finds at PRGE. I didn't get too much as I was selling like mad all day.


http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/miaandjohnrule/prge1.jpg

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h269/miaandjohnrule/prge2.jpg

[Videogamerdaryll]

Flea Market..


Picked up>>
This picture,$2.00 Blockbuster Exclusive.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/FREETV018.jpg


.................................................. .................
Nintendo Action Set Boxed with System, 1 controller, AC cord, RF cord, extra cable, Grey Gun..(Gauntlet Game)
No paperwork,everything very used,,tangled mess..$40.00 No haggle..PASS>>

Colecovision System.. Trashed $65.00 PASS
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/FREETV012.jpg


Free TV Unknown working condition Pass..had no way to get it home
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/FREETV007.jpg


Electric Pocketbike(Model that I've been looking for
Dead Battery and No charger,flat tires..$130.00..What???,did I hear you right..
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/?action=view&current=ElectricPocketbike13000NoChargerDea.jpg (mhtml:{38B82F2F-7B1A-4497-9765-8325D5A65E0C}mid://00000159/!x-usc:http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/?action=view&current=ElectricPocketbike13000NoChargerDea.jpg)

$50.00 no battery,charger or seat..PASS.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/?action=view&current=FREETV015.jpg (mhtml:{38B82F2F-7B1A-4497-9765-8325D5A65E0C}mid://00000159/!x-usc:http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/?action=view&current=FREETV015.jpg)

What the heck are these.
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/?action=view&current=FREETV014.jpg (mhtml:{38B82F2F-7B1A-4497-9765-8325D5A65E0C}mid://00000159/!x-usc:http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/TSMMR/?action=view&current=FREETV014.jpg)

[Videogamerdaryll]

http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww75/evanwink42/Finds/finds189.jpg
NASCAR and Enduro were 2.69 and 1.69 at Arc's, where I also got a sonar tape measure for 1.69.

SNES was $5, and games were $1 each. The lady didn't have any ones, though. I mean, wth? who has a garage sale and doesn't get a crapload of ones? Anyway, worked slightly in my favor. The total was $13 (one of the GB games was in the GBplayer), and with the change she and I had we could only work it out to 11.80 or so.

Unfortunately, the SNES outputs a green screen and then the game is recognizable, but garbled. Anyone familiar with this problem?


Nice Finds..

I WISH I knew what causes that to happen with SNES systems..
..Right now I have SNES system on Ebay that has currupt screens during the intros and cut screens..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230371149026
I can't figure out why it does that.

[Videogamerdaryll]

OMG!!!!! InsaneDavid...I love those Ornaments..

[Vinnysdad]

Eat Lead The Return Of Matt Hazard-X360-trade on GameTZ

Finally picked up this game. I know I can go to any video game store and buy it but I wanted to trade for it and damn was it bitch to do.

[BetaWolf47]

I'd be looking at about $45 for a complete FFVI Advance,

It's not worth nearly that much though, is it? I paid $7.50 for a sealed copy just a few months ago.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I'm sorry for not posting any finds lately, my computer was suffering from some necessary downtime. I added a new 640 GB hard drive and some new internal fans, and I also reinstalled Windows, so now everything's running nicely.

Anyway! Finds.

Wednesday:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-09-23.jpg
Saturn games: $5 for all
Robocop thing: $1
PC game: Critical Path - $1
CD: Prodigy / Fat of the Land - $1
Vegas Games case - Free, I only needed the inner tray thing with the PS logo
Stephen King: Just After Sunset - $1
Photoshop 7 CIB: $5

Not pictured:
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium Mac - $3 (sadly, registered, so it can't be sold, agh!)
Squeeze Box, Space Jockey (Atari carts in great shape) - $1, for trade

Strange thing about that Robocop thing. It's Japanese. And it's a model kit. For an ED-209. It's completely unused, but the box was crushed and opened. It's actually pretty cute to look at! I'm going to list it later in the week. Maybe a collector will want it.

Thursday:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-09-24.jpg
CDs - $5 for all
Digital Image Pro 7 - 12 pesos (I didn't have any US change) :P

Friday:
I wasn't planning on going to the flea market, but I needed to buy a replacement IDE cable, because the one that my PCI IDE card had turned out to be really, really old. And while I was there... a booth ended up having a huge, huge, huge lot of CDs and DVDs in. I hadn't seen these many CDs and DVDs at one booth in a loooooooooong time! Lots of jazz, lots of 70's stuff. Unfortunately the seller wanted $2.50 per CD or DVD. Way too pricey but I still picked up some stuff.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-09-25.jpg
She cut me a deal and gave me all this for $16. YES THAT IS A BRUCE WILLIS ALBUM. SHUT UP. A good friend of mine who also hunts for CDs beat me to an Alan Parsons Project CD I was looking for, agh... I saw a ton of stuff I wanted so I told her I'd be back on Saturday. And so...

Saturday:
I went back there today. Right off the bat I found Super Mario All-Stars for $2 (for trade). I went back to the booth I mentioned and she lowered the price to $2 per item. I couldn't afford the complete Rippingtons discography she had there (really, TONS of CDs I wanted but couldn't afford because I miscalculated some purchases) so I only bought the stuff here.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-09-26.jpg
DVDs and CDS were $2 a pop, the Japanese dictionary was $1.

This particular booth had tons of other, weird stuff. I noticed some Japanese mugs in a box, including a couple of Kentucky Fried Chicken mugs o_O They had a chibi version of the Colonel being chased by a dog! If I happen to get some extra cash today, I'll go back and buy the stuff I left, plus those two mugs.

[garagesaleking!!]

not much today, just got some music cds and a few computer games for a buck each.

[NayusDante]

It's not worth nearly that much though, is it? I paid $7.50 for a sealed copy just a few months ago.

Yeah, I couldn't find any kind of deal in my area. Kmart had a few copies, but they were $30 until they weren't there anymore. It feels better on SNES anyway. Still, I want to see that new translation...

[InsaneDavid]

question: do i need the driving wheel exp. to play Turbo?

Yes, you need the driving expansion module for Turbo. The wheel is used for steering, the pedal for acceleration and the Colecovision controller stick (whole thing rests in the module where the pedal is kept for storage) is used for shifting.

[-_-Nintendo-_-]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/undeRCoveR_Pirate/CIMG3507.jpg

Terrible day for the markets, almost no one there

Did find these though.

The PS1 games were $5 each, Mega Drive games were $8 each. No manual for Streets of Rage though

The X-Terminator was $9 and comes with manual. Quite a nice unit this one, has SFX pins so you can play NTSC SFX games

[darkslime]

Swap Meet:

NES with power cord x2
SNES console only
$10

SMS with controller, light gun, cords
Action Fighter cart only
Hang On / Safari Hunt cart only
$2

Dark Alliance II (Xbox) in Rental case - $6

[BetaWolf47]

Great day for me today.

Atari TV games: $2

Sonic Blast and Ecco: Tides of Time (Game Gear) - $10 (I know I overpaid on these...)

Game Boy Pocket (clear) with AC adapter, link cable, and carry case: $12

Twisted Tales of Spike McFang - $5

Sega Genesis official arcade stick - $5

Forgotten Worlds (Gen) & Golden Axe - $10

NES dogbone controller - $5

Gameshark Pro v.3.3 (N64) - $5

Metroid (silver label) & Dr. Mario - $4

SMS RF adapter - $1

Genesis late model 6-button controller - Gift

Chrono Trigger - $2 (funny story too!)

[Johnny Pow!]

New goodies courtesy of a guy at a flea market who had a couple boxes of 2600 games in his $1 row:

Sky Jinks
Night Driver
Kangaroo
Joust
Reactor
Popeye
Mario Bros.
Miniature Golf
M.A.D.
Star Fox
Raft Rider
Donkey Kong Jr.
Beany Bopper
Alien
Amidar
Dodge 'Em
Commando Raid
Sub Scan
Space Jockey
Squeeze Box

And a "Performance" game cleaning system. Total cost for all of it: $18.

[Sailorneorune]

On this week's edition of Wandering Around Aimlessly Looking for Deals on Stuff:

Evansville!

Book Broker:

Slayers Season 1
Slayers Season 2 (both Funimation DVD sets)
Sly Cooper & The Thievious Raccoonus (complete, very good - except for the case, which has a broken manual-holder tab)
Alisia Dragoon (Genesis, very good, complete - willing to trade to a good home that doesn't want to wait for the Virtual Console to do something about it)
Ghostbusters (Genesis, good, no manual :( )

Book & Music Exchange, Diamond Ave.:

Spellcaster (Master System, complete, very good)
Zero Tolerance (Genesis, complete, very good)
Valkyria Chronicles strategy guide
Angel Tales anime DVD volume 3
Mega Man Legends 2 (complete, very good - remember, kids: there is no Greatest Hits version)

Coconuts:

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations (complete, very good)
Rhapsody (DS, complete, very good)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (complete, very good - can't believe someone already traded this in!)

approximately $151 for all

[NayusDante]

Mega Man Legends 2 (complete, very good - remember, kids: there is no Greatest Hits version)

If there were, I think we'd have a third game, and some damn closure. >_<

[Sailorneorune]

True. After all, it worked for Okami.

[PentiumMMX]

As far as gaming finds, the past week was very weak; none of the sales I hit had anything gaming related at all aside from some PC games I wasn't interested in. However, I still made off with some decent stuff.

- Evolution Worlds (Gamecube. Used in very good condition, missing instructions): $4

I played the first on my Dreamcast and liked it, so I had to buy it on Gamecube so I can experince the full game without having to find a copy of the sequel.

Non-gaming finds:
- Box of assorted computer stuff: $10
Highlights of the box:
- Dell Axim X30 Pocket PC w\ 3 docking stations (All fully working, missing stylus)
- Windows 98 Second Edition (Full retail version complete in box)
- Samsung DVD \ CD-RW drive

What sealed the deal on that box was not only that copy of Windows 98 (For my collection), but also the Pocket PC; I had been wanting one for ages, and now I can finally add one to my fleet of PCs. It may be missing it's original stylus, but I have plenty for my DS in storage, so it all works out (Even if it does look silly, using a PDA with a Pokémon stylus)

[Kuros]

Picked up Dawn of Mana for $5 today.

That's it.

[Kitsune Sniper]

As far as gaming finds, the past week was very weak; none of the sales I hit had anything gaming related at all aside from some PC games I wasn't interested in. However, I still made off with some decent stuff.

- Evolution Worlds (Gamecube. Used in very good condition, missing instructions): $4

I played the first on my Dreamcast and liked it, so I had to buy it on Gamecube so I can experince the full game without having to find a copy of the sequel.

Uh. I thought the Gamecube one was missing stuff from the DC versions...

[Letiumtide]

Uh. I thought the Gamecube one was missing stuff from the DC versions...

It's an amalgamation of the 2 games on DC, a very poor one at that. It is indeed missing A LOT.

[BetaWolf47]

Oh, this one's good. My friend got an AV Famicom CIB for $55.
http://famicomfreak.blogspot.com/2009/09/finds-113-famicom-av-cib.html

[DigitalSpace]

Over the past few days:

Genesis:
Sonic 3D Blast (cart only) - $3.50

PlayStation:
Moto Racer 2 (complete) - 50 cents

N64:
Superpad 64 Plus controller (loose, black) - $2.99

Dreamcast:
San Francisco Rush 2049 (complete) - $4.99

PS2:
Bully (complete, GH) - $4.99
Simpsons Road Rage (complete, non-GH) - $4.99

[videogameking26]

Bought a few games over the weekend:

The Club (360)
Mini Ninjas (360)
DiRT 2 (360)
Monster Jam (360)
Brave: A Warrior's Tale (360)
Scooby Doo: First Frights (PS2)

[Kitsune Sniper]

Not much today, but I managed to pick up six albums for $5:

Erasure's "Other People's Songs", "Way!", and "Erasure"
Kama Sutra: A Tale Of Love original Soundtrack
The Manhattan Transfer: Swing
And Madness / Madness. They're the guys that did the "Our House" song.

[Deadman]

Camera seems to be missing, so I'll list these with no pic. Today at a Half Price Books I got:

Virtua Fighter Remix (Saturn) - in CD-sized packaging, disc says "Not for Resale"
NBA Jam Extreme (saturn) - missing manual, but I happen to have an extra!
World Series Baseball II (Saturn) - complete
Spongebob Squarepants Christmas (DVD) - 10 episodes of Holiday fun.

All for less than $10.

[NayusDante]

Erasure's "Other People's Songs"

Good album.


I found NOTHING on my thrift run today. I saw an NES Zapper, gray, only $2, but I really don't need any more controllers right now. Also saw a nice Genesis arcade stick for $4, but I got a slightly nicer one for $10 a few months back. Most of the dancepads I posted the picture of are still there. The game bin at my church thrift has about four Sonic 2s in it now. My best "find" was a coax splitter at Dollar Tree.

[Borman]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Borman/IMG_0470.jpg

Bought online, but still :)

[NayusDante]

1. How much was it?

2. Was it worth it?

[jeffg]

that game is INSANELY hard. I played it for about 1/2 hour and got whooped quite a few times.

[ScourDX]

This week is Kingdom Hearts find week. Stuff I picked up for $20 all including the collector edition guide.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/CIMG1996.jpg

[darkslime]

Good album.


I found NOTHING on my thrift run today. I saw an NES Zapper, gray, only $2, but I really don't need any more controllers right now. Also saw a nice Genesis arcade stick for $4, but I got a slightly nicer one for $10 a few months back. Most of the dancepads I posted the picture of are still there. The game bin at my church thrift has about four Sonic 2s in it now. My best "find" was a coax splitter at Dollar Tree.You should buy the metal dance pad and ship it to me media mail. :D

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v450/Borman/IMG_0470.jpg

Bought online, but still :)

Holy fuckballs.

So much for being one of the few people with copies of that game. :p

[Balloon Fight]

Got a few things in the mail today (thanks oobgarm!) and bought a GBA game at gamestop:

GBA:

Super Ghouls and Ghosts (loose)

SNES:

Scooby Doo (Complete)
NFL Quarterback Club (loose)
Super Mario RPG manual (completed my mario RPG finally)
few other random manuals that I needed as well

SMS:

Great Basketball and Pro Wrestling

[DigitalSpace]

Thrift find:

Gamecube:
NFL Street (boxed) - $1

It's kind of funny that, prior to September, I had only purchased one Gamecube game (Blood Omen 2) since the beginning of the year, and I've bought three this month (the other two being Chaos Field and Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee).

[NayusDante]

You should buy the metal dance pad and ship it to me media mail. :D

I actually almost bought that one for myself, but it wasn't in great condition. Overall it looked good, but the metal edges were dinged up and there were a lot of scuffs on the plexiglass. Of course, it wasn't there the next time I came. Now they just have the crappy ones, and they'll be there forever, like the GameCube sitting near the front counter with no cables. After a few months, they stuck a PSX RF adapter on it.

I've been seeing that a lot recently. I saw an N64 bundled with Super Empire Strikes Back...