December 2009 Finds [Archive] - Page 4

understatement

12-13-2009, 09:06 PM

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4080/dscf0083sh.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/dscf0083sh.jpg/)

Yesterday found this with a PS One for $1.99 each.

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/1919/dscf0082g.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/dscf0082g.jpg/)

Today found all this:
FF VIII PC $5, dark forces $1, NES games $2 (for both)

Then I hit a booth that had some NES, SNES, N64, XBox, and PS2, games all at vary high prices (like $10 and up for dirt common games) but his Sega CD and Saturn games were $4 a pop and all I had was a $20 so I got 6 of them and asked if he would do the 6 for $20 he did, then after leaving and thinking (I take my extra games with me to flea markets) I went back and asked if he would trade so I traded SMB 2, Tale spin, Mega Man 2, and 3 N64 racing games for the remaining 10. Everything looks nice only one case had a broke hinge and two had cracks all are CIB.

Kitsune Sniper

12-13-2009, 09:12 PM

Then I hit a booth that had some NES, SNES, N64, XBox, and PS2, games all at vary high prices (like $10 and up for dirt common games) but his Sega CD and Saturn games were $4 a pop and all I had was a $20 so I got 6 of them and asked if he would do the 6 for $20 he did, then after leaving and thinking (I take my extra games with me to flea markets) I went back and asked if he would trade so I traded SMB 2, Tale spin, Mega Man 2, and 3 N64 racing games for the remaining 10. Everything looks nice only one case had a broke hinge and two had cracks all are CIB.

...

I hate you. T_T

fahlim003

12-13-2009, 09:26 PM

Found Cyber Sled and The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 for $12.50 together.

NayusDante

12-13-2009, 10:24 PM

Found Cyber Sled and The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 for $12.50 together.

Very nice, is DoMGS2 any good, for what it is?

Also, nice on the FFVIII PC, understatement! I wish I had found that instead of FFVII PC for the same price a few months ago, been looking for it.

HurricaneAndrew

12-14-2009, 02:02 AM

Bought Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? for DS at GameStop as a christmas gift for someone... I, being the idiot that I am, turned down the B2G1. As soon as I left, I knew I should have done it. Oh, well... I'm stupid.

allyourbase

12-14-2009, 02:43 AM

Finally found my Earthbound! I have seen 2 in the wild before this, one that looked like it was eaten by a lawnmower ($60) and one a crazy person was selling ($95).
I got mine today for 39.99 plus TN tax. fuck. yeah. great clean condition and it plays/saves with ease.
Saw a loose Herzog Zwei for the genesis but the guy wanted 19.99 for it. I'm too cheap for all that nonsense.

Also Found:

All for $23:
NES Play Action Football
Adventures of Bayou Billy
Seicross
Top Gun
Legendary Wings
720
SuperSpike V'Ball
Cabal
Kid Icarus

HurricaneAndrew

12-14-2009, 03:07 AM

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Atari "neon" sign. I can't believe I paid $12 for this hunk of junk. Guy I bought it from assured me that it works, but when I got home I plugged it in and... NOTHING. Sigh. I hope it's easily fixable.

Oh yeah, forgot to reply to this...

Are you sure it's neon and not just a flourescent light?

If it's a flourescent, the ballast may be bad in it and may need replaced (or it may just need a good hit to the ballast box to get it working again). If it's important to you to get it working, it would probably be possible.

If it's a true neon sign... I don't know.

eskobar

12-14-2009, 03:28 AM

I found two games that i have wanted from a long time ago: Adventure of a Puppet Princess (Rhapsody PS1) and Little Princess Marl Kingdom 2 (Ps1)

35 usd for both games, Ps Books version.

SEGA_Queen

12-14-2009, 01:05 PM

I found two games that i have wanted from a long time ago: Adventure of a Puppet Princess (Rhapsody PS1) and Little Princess Marl Kingdom 2 (Ps1)

35 usd for both games, Ps Books version.

Sweet find eskobar! Ever since I completed Rhapsody on the DS, I've been curious how good the sequel is. Where did buy the games from anyway?

GuyinGA

12-14-2009, 05:13 PM

Got Disgaea 3 on the way from Amazon for $30 and getting Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) for $44, but I went to a pawn shop today and got Infamous for $15. That's pretty sweet find.

Kitsune Sniper

12-14-2009, 05:46 PM

Sweet find eskobar! Ever since I completed Rhapsody on the DS, I've been curious how good the sequel is. Where did buy the games from anyway?

Knowing him, he found them in Mexico. :P

Anyway.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2009-12-14.jpg
The Saturn Virtua stick was $3, the Genny six-button pad was $2, and the weird PS2 to Gamecube adaptor was $5. I'm not sure if all three items work, but I really needed to get a new Saturn pad because the one I have... the L and R buttons blow. Your Saturn designers SUCKED, Sega!

They had a second Virtua Stick too, but the buttons seemed a bit tight. I may go buy it tomorrow.

The Office 2000 Standard Upgrade CD was $1.50, and the other CDs were 50 cents each. But what are they?

The top most one contains twelve classic games, including Monkey Island 1, Duke Nukem, Alone in the Dark, etc. I already have it, but this one's good trade fodder;
The second CD has a full copy of Wolfenstein 3D. I already have it on Steam... but it's good to have another copy. :P
The third CD has a full copy of "M59 Rennaisance", which is apparently a dead MMORPG-type game. I didn't know. Oh and check it out, it has a spectacular swim suit screensaver! Which has girls that would look out of place even in Second Life!

Did kids really find those appealing back in 1998? Damn.

NayusDante

12-14-2009, 06:17 PM

The third CD has a full copy of "M59 Rennaisance", which is apparently a dead MMORPG-type game. I didn't know. Oh and check it out, it has a spectacular swim suit screensaver! Which has girls that would look out of place even in Second Life!

Did kids really find those appealing back in 1998? Damn.

Meridian 59 isn't *quite* dead, there's still some servers around.

Back in 98, 3D was still considered "cool." We've come a long way...

Kitsune Sniper

12-14-2009, 07:37 PM

Back in 98, 3D was still considered "cool." We've come a long way...

And yet, 3D hentai games sell by the buttload.

Anyway I tried that Gamecube adapter thing and it doesn't work! Apparently it's supposed to be this thing (http://reviews.dcemu.co.uk/review-joybox-playstation-controller-adapter-80991.html), but the pad won't do anything in the Gamecube menus.

Wah. T_T

Ryaan1234

12-14-2009, 07:44 PM

Oh yeah, forgot to reply to this...

Are you sure it's neon and not just a flourescent light?

If it's a flourescent, the ballast may be bad in it and may need replaced (or it may just need a good hit to the ballast box to get it working again). If it's important to you to get it working, it would probably be possible.

If it's a true neon sign... I don't know.

Nah, it's not a neon sign. That's why I put "neon" in quotation marks. It's just made to look like a neon sign. Don't worry about it being broken, I opened it up and the bulb inside had become disloged. I adjusted it back to the right position so now it works just fine :D. Thanks for the help anyway.

Flashback2012

12-14-2009, 08:00 PM

The Saturn Virtua stick was $3, the Genny six-button pad was $2, and the weird PS2 to Gamecube adaptor was $5. I'm not sure if all three items work, but I really needed to get a new Saturn pad because the one I have... the L and R buttons blow. Your Saturn designers SUCKED, Sega!

The US pads they originally packaged with the Saturn that were markedly different from the JPN ones did indeed suck horribly (though I know a few people who absolutely swear by them X_x). The L/R buttons on those controllers didn't work as well if you pressed down on them so much as if you pressed IN on them. They actually packaged some of the grey JPN controllers for sale in the US. I spied one in Toys R Us and picked it up without delay. I let other people suffer with the clunky US pads before eventually swapping them down the road for the "newer" style ones.

The top most one contains twelve classic games, including Monkey Island 1, Duke Nukem, Alone in the Dark, etc. I already have it, but this one's good trade fodder;
The second CD has a full copy of Wolfenstein 3D. I already have it on Steam... but it's good to have another copy. :P
The third CD has a full copy of "M59 Rennaisance", which is apparently a dead MMORPG-type game. I didn't know. Oh and check it out, it has a spectacular swim suit screensaver! Which has girls that would look out of place even in Second Life!
Did kids really find those appealing back in 1998? Damn.

I have the top CD. I'm sure all three were pack-in discs that came with issues of PC Gamer magazine. I know the top one was because it was the reason I bought the magazine off the stands. ROFL

As for finds...nada. I was in Gamestop last night on a lark but walked out empty handed.

Kitsune Sniper

12-14-2009, 08:09 PM

I have the top CD. I'm sure all three were pack-in discs that came with issues of PC Gamer magazine. I know the top one was because it was the reason I bought the magazine off the stands. ROFL

I found these in a box with dozens of old PC Gamer demo discs and some warez release CDs. Confusing.

Deadman

12-14-2009, 09:04 PM

As for finds...nada. I was in Gamestop last night on a lark but walked out empty handed.

I'm in the midst of a long dry spell (that's what she said) for games around here. I also tried to go to GS this weekend to look at the sale items, but I found nothing. And the fact that almost all the local GS are now COMPLETELY bare of original Xbox stuff takes away a huge reason I ever went in there anyway.

Last Friday I passed up an original Gameboy with Tetris in some kind of plastic gameboy holder thing for $9, a NES Tecmo Bowl for 95 cents, and a bag of 3 loose genesis games for $3 (I had them all). The store has a ZERO RETURN policy, so I didn't want to take a chance on the GB, and the line to check out was so long that it wasn't worth the time to buy the other games. That's the closest I've come to a find in a good 10 days or more. I'm starting to jones a little.....

understatement

12-14-2009, 11:02 PM

Also, nice on the FFVIII PC, understatement! I wish I had found that instead of FFVII PC for the same price a few months ago, been looking for it.

apparently an Nvidia 8800 GTX can't render 8-bit textures (it's funny and sad at the same time) so it will become a nice wall decoration. Oh well, at lest I have it for PSX.

NayusDante

12-14-2009, 11:08 PM

apparently an Nvidia 8800 GTX can't render 8-bit textures (it's funny and sad at the same time) so it will become a nice wall decoration. Oh well, at lest I have it for PSX.

There are fixes for FF7 and 8 PC. Here's some info that might help: http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=7248.0

Or, if you feel like selling it for cheap...

Ryaan1234

12-15-2009, 04:55 PM

Another "Holy Crap" day at the Goodwill dock sale.... and now with pictures!

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/DockSale-1.jpg?t=1260913059
When I got in I immediately headed to the right where they put DVDs and CDs. I noticed a big pile of games. Got as many as I could carry and grabbed a basket and put more in it. I got rid of the sports games and was left with this. Everything was $0.50 a piece :D except for the empty Gameboy cases, which were $0.10 each. The notables in this lot are TMNT: Hyperstone Heist, grey Zelda II, and Krazy Kreatures. Decided to get air sea battle too cause you can't beat a common Atari 2600 game in really nice shape for 50 cents lol.

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/DockSale-2.jpg?t=1260913420
Everything in this picture was $1-3 each. remotes are being sold on eBay as replacements. Notables are that really nice Realistic Highball 2 mic, Magellan GPS, Roomba home base (which brings around $20 on eBay), Sharp equation editor graphing calculator, Sony voice operated recorder, Corex Cardscan 300 and a ohmmeter. Note that I did not take these remotes from their proper DVD players/stereos. They were found all by their lonesome. Most of these remotes should be worth $8-10 a piece on eBay as replacements. The 3 big gray Sony ones should be worth $10-15. If anybody's wondering the remote brands are Sony, Onkyo, Creative, Fisher, Drake, and Cyberhome.

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/DockSale-3.jpg
Last pic. Everything in the picture was $0.50 each. Got Fraggle Rock for my sis. The thing in the lower right is a sampler disc for a reproduction 17th century organ. Kinda weird but I thought it was interesting.

In case anybody was wondering total for everything was aaround $62. I also got a Radio Shack CB transceiver worth around $50, a D-Link wireless media transmitter worth about $30, and a Petsafe instant fence radio fence transmitter.

Wheh that was a lot of typing. I haven't even check the eBay value for the small electronics. This was an unusually good day at the dock sale. I normally don't find this much. I swear I've never seen so many phones in one place too. I think cordless phone go to the dock sale to die. I can't even salvage and resell the adapters from the darn things. Nobody wants em.

Kitsune Sniper

12-15-2009, 06:15 PM

Nothing much today, I went and bought the only copy of Backyard Hockey in my area today.

And I found a copy of High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 for the PS2, complete and almost mint, for a buck at the flea market.

Kuros

12-16-2009, 12:12 AM

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$50 for the 35 Nintendo games here

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http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/Kuros2/finds121509003.jpg
http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/Kuros2/finds121509004.jpg

$150 for this whole lot which included:

Vectrex with Cosmic Chasm, Tower of Narzod, Armor Attack, Ripoff, Solar Quest, Scramble
NES (Sold it already), 2 SNES systems, Atari 2600 (woody), Genesis (model 2), Saturn (model 2), Dreamcast (sports edition, kinda picky system)
Phantasy Star 1-4 complete, loose Super Mario 2, loose Shining Force 2, 5 complete NES games (DK Classics, Super C, Dragon Warrior, Xevious, Blades of Steel) and 4 common 2600 games

http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k413/Kuros2/finds121509005.jpg

$12 for the Genesis/32x combo (hookups and controllers not shown), 5 for the Guy Game, 5 for COD4, 2 for King of Kings, 6 for Secret of Evermore

Shadow Kisuragi

12-16-2009, 12:17 AM

Nice lots there Kuros. I wish I could find a Vectrex before people keep buying them localy :(

Kuros

12-16-2009, 12:37 AM

Nice lots there Kuros. I wish I could find a Vectrex before people keep buying them localy :(

I had to drive 45 miles to get mine. :)

Deadman

12-16-2009, 09:06 AM

$150 for this whole lot which included:

Wow. That's a great find! I finally did score some stuff at Half Price Books today after being inside watching two guys install AT&T U-Verse all afternoon:

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/3781/sam0051.jpg (http://img94.imageshack.us/i/sam0051.jpg/)

RBI Baseball 94 (Genesis) complete
Cosmic Ark (2600) loose
Pressure Cooker (2600) loose
Frostbite (2600) loose
TH Pro Skater 2 (DC) complete
NHL 2k2 (DC) complete
Super Runabout: San Francisco edition (DC) complete
"Y: The Last Man" graphic novel #1

I've heard great stuff about "Y" so I'm ppicking the GN's up whenever I find them. All of the other stuff fill holes in the collection, and I've been looking for a text label Cosmic Ark for quite a while.

Shadow Kisuragi

12-16-2009, 09:32 AM

I had to drive 45 miles to get mine. :)

45 miles is nothing...last one I would've had to drive 100 miles for and the guy never returned my call. He ended up relisting it for $50 less and it sold in 3 days.

Gapporin

12-16-2009, 02:29 PM

I just nabbed an XBox 360 from my friend. It's been stripped of any games or its HD, but the price was right -- free. It's not banned, either, which is a plus.

Anybody know any good sources for a cheap 20GB HDD (besides eBay, that is)?

NayusDante

12-16-2009, 02:37 PM

Amazon has them for $50, refurb with 3 months of Live, free shipping...

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox-360-Refurbished-20GB-LIVE-Starter/dp/B002N5KV4A/ref=dp_cp_ob_vg_title_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1260992038&sr=8-4

Or, save ten bucks and get a used one...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000B6ML32/ref=sr_1_olp_4?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1260992038&sr=8-4&condition=used

Or, if you want the Halo edition instead for $44...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002RCZ4M8/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&qid=1260992038&sr=8-14&condition=used

Urzu402

12-16-2009, 02:40 PM

not sure if this classifies as a find but Mega Turrican plus case for 3.99 shipped it was freezing on my model one genesis so i emailed the person i bought it from they issued me a refund of 2.50 but i did email them and tell them that it works in my other genesis systems they havent responded so i might have to give the refund back to pay a total of 6.50..... i also should have posted this sooner.

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6618/megaturrican.jpg

lol at it being rated G-A

Gapporin

12-16-2009, 02:45 PM

Amazon has them for $50, refurb with 3 months of Live, free shipping...

Ah, should've known to check Amazon. Thanks for the info!

Shadow Kisuragi

12-16-2009, 02:46 PM

How are you paying $6.50 when they issued a refund of $2.50 and you would be paying back the $2.50?

Urzu402

12-16-2009, 02:50 PM

understatement

12-16-2009, 03:04 PM

i originally paid 2.50 plus 3.99 shipping 6.49 total , he or she only issued me a refund for the 2.50 so i am possibly getting that back if i have to pay the 2.50 back then i will have paid 6.49 total which i round up to 6.50.

Why even Email them after they gave you the money, and if it's for feeling guilty about the refund then why even Email in the first place it's only $6. :?

Kitsune Sniper

12-16-2009, 03:08 PM

I got yet ANOTHER Radio Shack 15-1977 A/V switcher for four bucks. Why do I keep picking these up? Yeesh.

I also bought another USB extension cord. $2.

I couldn't buy any NES games today. I was literally beaten to them by a bunch of people who rammed me and wouldn't let me near them. Agh.

Urzu402

12-16-2009, 03:23 PM

Why even Email them after they gave you the money, and if it's for feeling guilty about the refund then why even Email in the first place it's only $6. :?

because the game wasnt working properly in my one genesis, the person is the one who gave me a refund i dont think i asked for one..... also amazon didnt show the refund untill after i sent the email explaining that it doesnt freeze in other systems. it is also a former rental

Kuros

12-16-2009, 04:02 PM

45 miles is nothing...last one I would've had to drive 100 miles for and the guy never returned my call. He ended up relisting it for $50 less and it sold in 3 days.

Well it was 45 each way, in the snow and I was in barefeet powering my car Flintstones style!

:p

Shadow Kisuragi

12-16-2009, 04:09 PM

Well it was 45 each way, in the snow and I was in barefeet powering my car Flintstones style!

:p

I can't find the video, but the following phrase comes to mind:
"Do I call a mechanic or a podiatrist?"

MarioMania

12-16-2009, 04:27 PM

Deadman

12-16-2009, 05:01 PM

Two finds in two days at two different Half Price Books stores. Here's the second one:

http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5048/img6595rw.jpg (http://img33.imageshack.us/i/img6595rw.jpg/)

Pokemon Emerald guide - in PRISTINE shape. Looks completely untouched.
Xbox Achievement Guidebook - seen this at stores, looked interesting
NHL 07 (360)
NBA Live 06 (Xbox)
Resident Evil (PS1) - longbox, in fairly tattered shape, no manual
Sonic 3D Blast (Gen) - missing manual
Vectorman 2 (Gen) - complete

All of these were $1 each - love the clearance section....

Ryaan1234

12-17-2009, 12:38 PM

Dock sale again guys.

Nothing interesting so no massive pictures. I got the heart rate attachment for a Garmin Forerunner 301, a Minitek adapter, Panasonic camcorder charger, a Swatch "Twin" style phone (80s rad), and a few other items going to eBay.

On the video game side I got the 2nd disc for Jedi Academy (nice replacement disc to pick up) and SimAnt (a game that I've been wanting to play) at $0.50 a pop.

Also got a niiice special edition copy of Ghost in the Shell. This is a movie I've been wanting. It has a poster and eveyrthing. Awesome.

Also got Will & Grace seasons 1-8 on 5 discs. Didn't realize it was a pirate until I read the back and there were typos a plenty. It's in the "HDVD-9" format LOL. This might end up being a pressie for a friend of mine who doesn't care whether or not they watch bootlegs.

One more thing. MTV "Original Series" of The Maxx on VHS. Looked interesting and I can't wait to watch it. Looks like a great little show. And the VHS is worth $15-20 on eBay to boot since it's OOP.

Shadow Kisuragi

12-17-2009, 12:49 PM

Dock sale again guys.
Also got a niiice special edition copy of Ghost in the Shell. This is a movie I've been wanting. It has a poster and eveyrthing. Awesome.

...and this is why it sucks living in Orlando. I can never find any good anime, let alone my favorite series, because everyone snatches it up. Good find, and I hope you enjoy it.

Kitsune Sniper

12-17-2009, 02:03 PM

I found two power supplies I needed for those A/V switches ($2 for both), a Genesis power supply ($2) and a Logitech USB control pad ($4).

But that's not the best part.

See, the booth where I got the pad and the Genny A/C? Well, I started to talk to one of the booth owners. After a while we both realized we're fighting gaming nerds. I started talking about how I'm mostly a retro collector these days because I skipped the Saturn / PS1 / N64 eras, and he tells me he has like twenty old Sega CD games he wants to sell. I tell him "Well, I also collect for Saturn." And he says he has some too. He basically says "I'll sell the Sega CD ones for $2, and the Saturn ones for $3." My jaw drops, and I get really excited about this. He then tells me "I also have a bunch of Japanese imports like the Darkstalkers games and KOF on the Saturn, but those aren't cheap" - $20 each. Eh. I like the games but don't want to deal with the load times. Still.

$2-$3 a game isn't bad. I hope I get some decent titles I've been looking for. And I don't really want anything to resell, at least not this time...

He gave me his email address, and asked me to send him a message. The dude apparently owns a small store in Riverside and he repairs and mods systems. He only comes down twice a month, so I'll be looking for him after Christmas.

/me prays there's a Panzer Dragoon Orta in the lot

Deadman

12-17-2009, 02:25 PM

Another find - 3 days in a row!

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/9344/img6608u.jpg (http://img704.imageshack.us/i/img6608u.jpg/)

Castlevania (NES)
Donkey Kong Classics (NES)
Xevious (NES)
Bart vs. the Space Mutants (NES)
Metal Gear Solid (PS)
Guitar Hero Van Halen (360)

The MGS has both discs on the same spindle - it's not a dual disc case or anything. Is this the standard release?

The GH : VH is a promotional "Not for Sale" copy. It was sold to me in a jewel case, but the art in the case was originally a standard promo game envelope that someone cut in half and put in the case. Was this one packed with GH: 5 or something? Never seen it.

Kitsune Sniper

12-17-2009, 02:28 PM

Metal Gear Solid came in a double jewel case.

And GH: Van Halen was a promo gift for people who bought Guitar Hero V, you'd get the game in the mail in a sleeve like that.

98PaceCar

12-17-2009, 02:29 PM

garagesaleking!!

12-17-2009, 02:44 PM

ya i preordered guitar hero 5 and got van halen in the sleeve. I love the game, its awesome, have fun with it.

Deadman

12-17-2009, 03:41 PM

The GH:VH was the mail in copy you got if you bought GH5 early on. That was a nice find for the price (had it in my hand yesterday, but decided against it since I already have one). Glad someone I know got it!

Sweet! Glad you passed it up! I realize that I forgot to post the prices - all games were $4.99 but GH:VH was $9.99. Considering that I was buying it next week for full price, that's a deal!

FOnewearl

12-17-2009, 04:57 PM

/me prays there's a Panzer Dragoon Saga in the lot

Fixed :D

Kitsune Sniper

12-17-2009, 05:07 PM

Fixed :D

Bah! :P

I'm already getting PD2 and other games in the mail. ;P

understatement

12-17-2009, 05:31 PM

"I'll sell the Sega CD ones for $2, and the Saturn ones for $3."

now who hates who :hmm:

Oh well, my guy said that he thought he had more as well :p

Kitsune Sniper

12-17-2009, 05:36 PM

now who hates who :hmm:

Oh well, my guy said that he thought he had more as well :p

For all we know, he's going to bring the entire Digital Pictures set of games.

... which is something I really am after. :P The Sega CD did have some good games... and so did the Saturn. You got a ton of games I'd love to play one day, so I'm still jealous of you.

understatement

12-17-2009, 06:10 PM

For all we know, he's going to bring the entire Digital Pictures set of games.

Even so if there in there cases it's a great deal the cases alone can go for $3 a piece if thay have no cracks or broken hinges.

You got a ton of games I'd love to play one day, so I'm still jealous of you.

Speaking of that I�m glad I have 3 Saturns because I can�t find a Saturn memory card for nothing and after 5 or so games the internal memory is long gone.

Tupin

12-17-2009, 07:16 PM

Got an Atari 1040STf with harddrive and monitor and around 50 programs for $25, only problem is that it's missing the monitor cable, one of those proprietary 13 pin ST ones. :angry:

Ed Oscuro

12-17-2009, 07:18 PM

I kept forgetting to write it in, but a few days ago I found an IBM compatible Secret of Monkey Island complete (so I think - has the dial-a-pirate wheel, four disks, catalog, some other stuff) in pretty good shape. Just some very minor scuffing on the box. It's good that they don't wrap tape around these games anymore (also good that tons of people don't seem to have pawed through the contents).

Two dolla 99. I love how that thrift seems to just get PC games.

There's been a stack of NES games, all look like ex-rentals though. The desirables were Kid Kool and Metal Gear, but looking at ebay, I'd probably not be happy enough with the condition of these to justify saving the buck or two.

PutUrQuarterUp

12-17-2009, 07:52 PM

First wednesday swap I have been to in months..

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Atari 800 w/410 Program Recorder and Computer Chess $10..
3DO Controllers $1 each.. H.F. Genesis controller Free..

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VictorMaxx Virtual Reality Stuntmaster (SNES/Genesis) $7..
Box could be nicer but this is the first complete one I have seen in the wild..

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Virtual Boy w/Stand and Controller (No Visor) $5..
SS Virtua Stick $4.. SS Mission Stick $2..

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Japanese Sega Saturn S Video Cable (Boxed) $1..
Power Blade and Romance of The Three Kingdoms (NES) $2 each..
PGA Tour 96 (PSX) $1.. Painkiller: Hell Wars (Xbox) $2..
Shining Force: The Sword Of Hajya w/Manual (GG) $3..
TMNT Puzzle (Had this one when I was a kid) $0.50..

Pretty good start to my winter break.. Hope this keeps up..

Sonicwolf

12-17-2009, 08:42 PM

Pretty good haul today.

Final Fantasy Chronicles - PlayStation - Complete - 5.99
Dragon Warrior VII - PlayStation - Complete - 5.99
Combat - Atari 2600 - Complete and mint - 1.99
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom = NES - 3.99
Jedi Starfighter - PlayStation 2 - Complete - 14.99

portnoyd

12-17-2009, 08:50 PM

So PutUrQuarterUp, where do you live so I can move there and get all these insane finds.

NayusDante

12-17-2009, 08:57 PM

VictorMaxx Virtual Reality Stuntmaster (SNES/Genesis) $7..
Box could be nicer but this is the first complete one I have seen in the wild..

Any good? I'm gathering that they're not, but is it at least decent enough to play with?

I went on a thrift run today and found NOTHING. Goodwill had a copy of Doom 3 for $20... I didn't even find any good music, my area sucks right now.

PutUrQuarterUp

12-17-2009, 11:06 PM

So PutUrQuarterUp, where do you live so I can move there and get all these insane finds.

Haha, I live in California.. is New Jersey dry at the moment or what?.. Judging from your game room pics it can't be all bad.. :)

VictorMaxx Virtual Reality Stuntmaster (SNES/Genesis) $7..
Box could be nicer but this is the first complete one I have seen in the wild..

Any good? I'm gathering that they're not, but is it at least decent enough to play with?

Personally, I did not enjoy using it.. The best way I can describe it is having a virtual boy strapped to your head while what would normally be viewed on your television perfectly is beamed into your eyes with the resolution and clarity of a Game Gear.. The combined strain of this was enough to give me a headache rather quickly, so I can only imagine that long gaming sessions would be almost unbearable in comparison.. If you are looking to pick one up, do it for the sake of novelty as opposed to an improved gaming experience.. I had low expectations going in, so I am happy with my purchase..

NCN

12-18-2009, 10:55 AM

One find before work today, but quality > quantity.

I decided to stop in at a local thrift before work. My Wife is not a huge fan of the store, but I managed. I headed to the glass case that is usually full of janky dvds and pc titles. On the top shelf, I found my prize.

Aerobiz Supersonic (SNES, cart only) - $2.oo

The cart is absolutely mint. The contacts are so clean, I am wondering if anyone actually played it. My first good find in quite some time, and I'm pretty damn happy.

portnoyd

12-18-2009, 11:09 AM

Haha, I live in California.. is New Jersey dry at the moment or what?.. Judging from your game room pics it can't be all bad.. :)

It was, but now it's horrendous. Thrift stores are few and far between, pawns are in the worst of worst areas and fleas have died off considerably, at least by me and been replaced with almost constant craft fairs.

Seriously, I am living vicariously through your finds.

wufners

12-18-2009, 12:17 PM

Not a find but a missed opportunity.

My company had their white elephant gift party last night which I skipped to get some extra work done.

Talking to my office mate today, he told me that one of the gifts given was a Virtual Boy. Boxed. With all the paperwork and packing inside.

Aurrgh!

Kitsune Sniper

12-18-2009, 12:44 PM

http://support.jvc.com/consumer/product.jsp?modelId=MODL003020&pathId=3&page=1&archive=true

I got that today. $70-odd shipped, and it was TEN FRIGGIN' DAYS OVERDUE BECAUSE UPS LOST THE PACKAGE FOR THAT LONG.

But now I can record all the stuff I want. ^_^

Atarileaf

12-18-2009, 01:31 PM

Kijiji ad for 4 SMS games

Gangster Town
Double Dragon
Thunderblade
Space Harrier

$10

Gangster Town was CIB the rest were just case and game

PutUrQuarterUp

12-18-2009, 06:56 PM

It was, but now it's horrendous. Thrift stores are few and far between, pawns are in the worst of worst areas and fleas have died off considerably, at least by me and been replaced with almost constant craft fairs.

Seriously, I am living vicariously through your finds.

Damn.. I would go insane given that situation..

Looks like im going to have to do this Dewey Cox style and be "double great for the both of us"..

Shadow Kisuragi

12-18-2009, 07:00 PM

...what's worse? Having nothing around you, or having everything around you with everything marked up to insane prices?
The flea market here has a ton of stuff, but I'd have to pick it up in bad condition at eBay prices. There are no "deals" unless you make them.

It makes me happy that there are at least some shop owners out there that understand that giving someone a small deal will result in return business. Thank you Cybertron and Play-n-Trade for your Buy2Get1 inside deals.

PutUrQuarterUp

12-18-2009, 08:04 PM

..having everything around you with everything marked up to insane prices..

This is definitely the most frustrating part of the hunt, but this is also why I feel that patience is the most important quality to have when it comes to what we do.. For every "deal" I do find, there are numerous items I simply have to walk away from laughing to myself in disbelief.. I am sure everyone here can relate.

AZ Legend

12-18-2009, 08:20 PM

Dreadstar

12-18-2009, 09:14 PM

I didn't even find any good music, my area sucks right now.

Same here. My local GW hasn't had anything interesting for about a month, and I haven't been able to get out of town. Just started a new job though, so the finances are improving, and I should have some free time between now and the end of the year. Maybe I will do a big loop and hit some of the other haunts.

Shadow Kisuragi

12-19-2009, 12:23 AM

I was out Christmas shopping at Best Buy and saw an old guide. It ended up being a penny guide.

Cheat Guide Overload Summer - $0.01

darkslime

12-19-2009, 01:23 AM

Quick trip to the swap meet, decent finds

GBA

Pokemon Emerald $5
Pokemon Shappire $5
Fairly Odd Parents Vol.1 $2 (For my son)

Virtual Boy
Red Alarm $2

Gameboy Pocket Silver with battery cover :) $2

Ps2
Contra Shattered Soldier $3

PS1
Eggs of Steel - Blockbuster Exclusive Rental Edition $2 - anyone have additional information on this? Dont see much info on it.Surprised anyone there would sell a Gameboy that cheap, usually they want 10-20 bucks for it. Good finds though.

You should check out the Tohono O'odam swap meet on drexel and mission. I went there a couple weeks ago and got some pretty good stuff. 12 boxed genesis games including phantasy stars, streets of rage 1 and 2, wonder boy etc for $5 total.

NayusDante

12-19-2009, 02:20 AM

PS1
Eggs of Steel - Blockbuster Exclusive Rental Edition $2 - anyone have additional information on this? Dont see much info on it.

From what I remember, the game itself was a Blockbuster exclusive. It's about an egg that works in a steel mill. Avoid hot things, or he cooks. I remember renting it simply because it looked so weird.

Jimmy Yakapucci

12-19-2009, 10:18 AM

While the wife was Christmas shopping I stopped by Goodwill last night. For once they actually had some Sega Saturn games. The bad news was that I didn't see anything that I wanted and they wanted $5 each for them. They also had some Sega CD games, but, then again, nothing I wanted. I finally got smart and decided to check the discs in the cases. I am glad that I did. In the case for the Saturn version of NHL Powerplay '96 was the disc for Guardian Heroes. Of course I snatched it up, but it is far from perfect. It has a few little scratches and a small crack at the center that extends maybe 1/16th of an inch into the data. Here is a picture of the disc:

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll314/JYakapucci/Heroes.jpg

Is there any program that will let me check to see if it can read the data okay or if there is any data on that portion of the disc? Aside, of course, from playing through the whole game.

JY