January 2011 finds

[8bitmusic]

Dear Goodwill,

Please stop putting oodles of stickers on game labels. Thanks.
---

Sooo, I suppose I just wanted to share my joy at what I got today. Nothing spectacular, but better than usual.
Feel free to post your first lucky finds this year! :)

-SNES-
Super Mario All Stars - $6
Contra III: Alien Wars, Killer Instinct, Punch Out, Shadowrun, MK3, Bart's Nightmare, DK Country - $3 each

and then 15 NES carts I didn't have for $0.50 each, most notably of which was River City Ransom (minty).

But THEN I went to a store similar to Play 'n Trade. I was with my sister and her two kids, who were both freaking out at all the stuffed Mario plushies. "Look, uncle David! BEE MARIO!", etc.. They were asking their mom for basically everything in the store, but in a cute way. Some dude walks over, explains that they wouldn't give store credit for the systems he brought in, and asked if we wanted them.

We walked away with a free N64 w/ booster pak, a free Genesis II, and a Playstation 1. Thanks for being cute, kids!

[Flashback2012]

Dear Goodwill,

Please stop putting oodles of stickers on game labels. Thanks.
---

Sooo, I suppose I just wanted to share my joy at what I got today. Nothing spectacular, but better than usual.
Feel free to post your first lucky finds this year! :)

-SNES-
Super Mario All Stars - $6
Contra III: Alien Wars, Killer Instinct, Punch Out, Shadowrun, MK3, Bart's Nightmare, DK Country - $3 each

and then 15 NES carts I didn't have for $0.50 each, most notably of which was River City Ransom (minty).

But THEN I went to a store similar to Play 'n Trade. I was with my sister and her two kids, who were both freaking out at all the stuffed Mario plushies. "Look, uncle David! BEE MARIO!", etc.. They were asking their mom for basically everything in the store, but in a cute way. Some dude walks over, explains that they wouldn't give store credit for the systems he brought in, and asked if we wanted them.

We walked away with a free N64 w/ booster pak, a free Genesis II, and a Playstation 1. Thanks for being cute, kids!

I would happily take stickers on items over what all of the Goodwills and thrifts use here, permanent marker. :mad: Cool story though. :) I need to get off my duff and see if the Flea Markets are open today.

[Emperor Megas]

That's a pretty decent you scored, IMO. Especially the $3 SNES titles, and 50¢ NES carts. The whole free consoles thing is pretty surreal. Stuff like that just doesn't happen to me.

I just realized it's Saturday. I'll probably hit the swap meet today and see what's out there, but expectations are low.

[XYXZYZ]

My first score of the year was 1,540,000 in Contra. (NES) Played without the 30 man code, finished it twice on one credit. Got to stage 2 on loop 3, got tired of playing it and turned it off. I'm sure I could have finished it a couple more times if I still had the vigor of my youth.

[buzz_n64]

My first finds for 2011 are from the swap meet.

Mario Kart Wii $20
Super Smash TV for Game Gear $3

[Kitsune Sniper]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you beat me by one minute D:

T_T

Old post:

Happy new year! :P

I went to Wal-Mart and bought a movie. A movie? But what movie?

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-012010-12-31.jpg

SUPER MARIO BROS. Also pictured are the two movies I got yesterday.

[buzz_n64]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you beat me by one minute D:

T_T

Old post:

Happy new year! :P

I went to Wal-Mart and bought a movie. A movie? But what movie?

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-012010-12-31.jpg

SUPER MARIO BROS. Also pictured are the two movies I got yesterday.

Sorry about stealing your thunder. If I had known you were going to make a thread, I wouldn't have done it. Still friends? :)

Anyways, good score. I bought Super Mario Bros. The Movie as soon as it came out. I know it's not the best film, but it's one of my guilty pleasures.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I hate you. :(

I actually picked out two other movies, The Lost Boys 1 Special Edition and Howard The Duck, but I lost track of Lost Boys and Howard had a loose disk inside. :(

[Collector_Gaming]

i got the coolest find i have ever gotten.

I don't know how much its worth (could be worth what i paid.. i don't know lol)
but whatever i am super happy about it
its not a movie or cd or a game

what is it?

well i have 5 main hobbies.

Cars
Games
Movies
Music
and Antiques (cause i love history....despite almost failing it in high school lol)

and i wanted to see what kinda antiques i could come across (haven't been antiquing in almost a year)
Well had nothing to do today and so me and a family member went to a local antique mall... sadly they weren't open for new years.
The family member mentioned in a few towns over of a antique flea market kinda deal (same idea just different name) thats inside this buildings basement. and i knew about it but i never once walked in. So i was like fine... lets go.
We go inside checked out and saw they had some really cool things. (found a early 1900's bug sprayer for 6 bucks with bold letters "KILLS INSECTS!" i thought it was cool but didn't pounce on it and i found a "House Call Kit" for 25. thought it was a old doctors bag but in the form of a box. but no it was something just as neat though. It was a kit a priest would lug around to bring to a home of someone needing a last prayer or something read to them. would contain a cross and candles and other assorted items. made out silver and had candles to go with it! pretty cool but i am not really into religious antiques) so what did i get?
for 30 dollars i bought this
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/car_show_fan/carshows2/VoltampCure1.jpg
now i know i know your asking yourself now "you paid 30 dollars for worn out old normal looking wooden box"

but wait theres more to this box

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/car_show_fan/carshows2/VoltampCure2.jpg
this was inside...

still confused?

well let me explain.
This is a medical device that was used as what is known today as a "Cure All Device". That would cure anything from back pains to pimples to hair loss. Hell for all they knew it could cure cancer as we speak. (if they even thought about cancer in the time frame this was made)
You'd either crank it via a crank that you'd insert the device or power it by very large battery (which sadly this machines missing but that gives me something to hunt down!). It would generate electricity
you'd plug in a cord or multiple cords (depends on what ales you which the book you see explains what you'd do to cure what you had). into 1 of the 3 holes and you'd plug it into the paddles on the other end of the cord and depending on your problem you'd either use the cylinders or you'd use the sponges (i am missing one sadly but more to hunt for!) (you'd also dip the sponges in water first) flip the switch and apply the paddles to where ever the manual called to cure your problem and it would shock you depending on what setting you'd put it on.... and Vola you were cured

of course this actually didn't cure anything but it gave a shocking satisfaction (pun intended! lol)
these were called later on by doctors as "Quack Medical Devices" quack meaning made by wannabe doctors that really didn't know what they had on their hands and just put a stamp of approval saying it will do as its said to do.

This particular model was made in the late 1920's by a company called "Voltamp"

It might not be worth a whole hell of alot of money. hell for all i know i might have over paid for it

but its got one hell of a story behind it that makes a great topic starter at parties :D

history is fun!

[Tupin]

Can it still generate electricity even without the battery?

Quack medical devices are fun. I wonder if there are any of those radium quack devices out there still. One was like a dispenser where you put water in it and it supposedly irradiated the water, and gave you many health benefits. Actually, it barely had any radium in it at all, you were more likely to get sick from the lead and mercury in the metal. Pretty much anything you could buy, you could have radium put in it.

Of course, they were dangerous. One time irradiated water was sold, a man drank so much that his jaw fell off. That put an end to most electric/radiation quackery, with one notable exception.

X-Ray shoe fitting stands which were used for a very short period in the 40's and 50's until they realized they were putting out ten times what is the yearly allowed amount of radiation exposure in one use.

Anyway, lucky.

[Cornelius]

Can it still generate electricity even without the battery?

Quack medical devices are fun. I wonder if there are any of those radium quack devices out there still. One was like a dispenser where you put water in it and it supposedly irradiated the water, and gave you many health benefits. Actually, it barely had any radium in it at all, you were more likely to get sick from the lead and mercury in the metal. Pretty much anything you could buy, you could have radium put in it.

Of course, they were dangerous. One time irradiated water was sold, a man drank so much that his jaw fell off. That put an end to most electric/radiation quackery, with one notable exception.

X-Ray shoe fitting stands which were used for a very short period in the 40's and 50's until they realized they were putting out ten times what is the yearly allowed amount of radiation exposure in one use.

Anyway, lucky.

You present a picture of irradiation that is commonly believed, but entirely false. Irradiation of food or water does not cause the food or water to become radioactive. The danger from those water jugs was almost entirely from the arsenic and lead that the uranium ore they used would leeched into the water as you noted. That's very different from irradiation, which could be a very useful and safe method for making our food supply safer. Too bad it has a name that makes people panicky and lose all sense of reason.

We used to have the Museum of Questionable Medical Devices here in Minneapolis. It was free and very very cool. All kinds of crazy stuff including one of those x-ray foot/shoe sizing machines. Fortunately it was all donated to the Science Museum when they closed so some of it can still be viewed.

And yeah, those radioactive jugs and dishes and stuff are still out there and sell for quite a bit of money as antiques/collectibles.

[Tupin]

Either way, it just wasn't good for you. Plus, the jugs promised to restore "the lost element of original freshness—radioactivity." Apparently came from the belief that spring water had radon gas in it. Like you said, it poisoned people, but not with radon.

Radithor, however, did. That's what cause a guy's jaw to fall off.

I saw that museum on Modern Marvels. Looked really cool. Also liked the light exposure quackery, said that sitting in certain lights could cure disease.

Now I want a piece of quackery.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I saw that museum on Modern Marvels. Looked really cool. Also liked the light exposure quackery, said that sitting in certain lights could cure disease.

Except it wasn't completely quack...er... stuff. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy)

Yeah, I know. :P The old ways WERE quacky. Nowadays not so much.

(For god's sake stop using such weird words!)

[Tupin]

Except it wasn't completely quack...er... stuff. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_therapy)

Yeah, I know. :P The old ways WERE quacky. Nowadays not so much.

(For god's sake stop using such weird words!)
Yeah, that looks legitimate, but old light therapy promised to cure things like pancreatic cancer. Also, you had to do it in the complete dark, during certain moon phases, naked.

[Collector_Gaming]

Either way, it just wasn't good for you. Plus, the jugs promised to restore "the lost element of original freshness—radioactivity." Apparently came from the belief that spring water had radon gas in it. Like you said, it poisoned people, but not with radon.

Radithor, however, did. That's what cause a guy's jaw to fall off.

I saw that museum on Modern Marvels. Looked really cool. Also liked the light exposure quackery, said that sitting in certain lights could cure disease.

Now I want a piece of quackery.

what the ironic thing is

i always wanted a quack medical device for like over 10 years (i love odd and weird and bizarre historical items!)
I watched the recent episode of the show "Oddities" on Discovery channel this past thursday night and saw they had a Electro Shock therapy machine come in and such. and i was like that is soooooooo friggin cool i want one.

Well.. one event led to another and sure enough at a antique mall like place 30 miles from my own home there was such a device up for sale within my price range. like it was ment to be :D

i love the cure all devices.

i mean i love the fact some popular sodas we all drink now a days once were thought to be a cure all themselves.
I would love to get my hands on some other devices or bottles of concoctions.
Radithol would be awesome.
or a container that had the famous "Tape Worm Cure" that was used in the late 1800s.

other odd items i would be interested in would be
a Blood Letting kit (would have multiple blades that would pop out in a very fast method cutting you precisely. The idea was that letting blood would also cure things.

The hardest to find item i would love to have is a non medical item and is actually religious (the only religious item i really want at that)
a Vampire Killing Kit (and yes they really did make such a thing)
would be medium sized case contain usually a copy of the holy bible, a cross, a vial of holy water, i think sometimes garlic, and a stake (and some of them contained a small single shot pistol). They were made in the late 1800's very cool and very hard to find item as they weren't really manufactured a more of a made by the local church or something like that kinda item

[Kitsune Sniper]

These days, vampire killing kits contain maps for all the local Hot Topic stores.

[Collector_Gaming]

These days, vampire killing kits contain maps for all the local Hot Topic stores.

i thought they would be found at when ever a new twilight came out

*waits for the burn* lol

no but seriously.

like heres a really nice kit for a example

http://antiquesandthearts.com/Archives/2008/11-November/images//2008-11-11__14-01-03Image1.GIF

[Ponyponypony]

So I came across something pretty neat today. My fiancee and I went to a flea market and didn't expect much. So the old 60+ couple that were selling N64's and SNES's (They had about 15 of each, all in very good condition) and video games kind of blew my mind. I picked up some 5200 games, and saw a game that was too wide to be a 2600 cart, but too skinny to be a 5200 cart. We just got home, and apparently it goes to a system I've never heard of - The APF-M1000. I would say it's in "average" condition. The game is called "Casino 1: Roulette/Keno/Slots."

[NayusDante]

The only good modern vampire is a Konami vampire.


My friend had the opportunity to buy a "really old Compaq." I'm not sure if it's much of a "find" or not, but we split the cost of $80 for the PC and a big bag of software and manuals.

It's a Compaq Portable, released in '82 to compete with the IBM PC. This particular unit has two floppy drives (5.25"), but they're different from what I've seen included with this model. Two fit in one bay, and the other bay has a plastic insert. Aside from that, it looks pretty standard. There's three ISA boards inside, being the floppy controller, the video board, and an unidentified board (RAM?) that has no ports but tons of ICs. Everything seemed to work except the keyboard, but we figured out why after a few hours. The keys have metal-painted foam pads underneath that bridge the contacts on the PCB. Once we disassembled the keyboard, we could just use our fingers to bridge the contacts like it was a very ghetto touch-sensitive keyboard. I brought over my copy of Mega Man III PC to test, and it does indeed run... I haven't been able to test if my old Apple joystick works on it or not, we never plugged it back in after we had the keyboard issues.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPijsj5fRhs/TSASayHQHnI/AAAAAAAAADs/TiV2-XigZq0/s1152/2011-01-01_22-07-32_33.jpg

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPijsj5fRhs/TSAXea2uVAI/AAAAAAAAAEU/6lM0_aWNBik/s1024/2011-01-01_22-13-15_597.jpg



The included software isn't much to speak of, probably nothing of real value (Lotus Symphony?). It does include the manual for the PC and the BASIC guide, but it's missing the DOS reference. The manual has a DOS 1.02 disk inside, but we preferred the copied DOS 2.12 disks we found in the cases.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_iPijsj5fRhs/TSAW2dYSNnI/AAAAAAAAAD8/Fq1mDfJX-Ms/s1024/2011-01-01_22-16-29_927.jpg


We're probably going to sell it, but it does need a bit more testing. I want to see the composite output next time I stop by his place.

[Sonicwolf]

My friend had the opportunity to buy a "really old Compaq." I'm not sure if it's much of a "find" or not, but we split the cost of $80 for the PC and a big bag of software and manuals.


I would consider that a damn fine find. Old computers like that are hard to find let alone working with a bundle of software to go with. I am jealous.

[Kitsune Sniper]

That screen looks just like a Game Boy's.

And the CPU is probably half as powerful as one. XD

[Tupin]

That screen looks just like a Game Boy's.

And the CPU is probably half as powerful as one. XD
Weighs like 40 pounds, too.

I have one, I think it has bad RAM or something. Plus, with the lack of available games on 5.25 inch floppies around here, it sadly doesn't get enough use. Can't run games from the later 80's either.

I got it for free a while ago, though.

[-hellvin-]

My friend had the opportunity to buy a "really old Compaq."

Very Cool find Nayus! I love the pictures of it running Mega Man III!!! Man that brings back some good old classic pc gaming memories.

[Gooch3008]

Shop wanted $80, I traded in a bunch of junky titles to get $50 store credit, and then paid the $30 difference. Probly gonna open it later this month when I need something to do while I am laid up from surgery.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4165/frontmo.jpg (http://img255.imageshack.us/i/frontmo.jpg/)
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/1594/backpz.jpg (http://img31.imageshack.us/i/backpz.jpg/)
http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/8264/sealp.jpg (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/sealp.jpg/)

[NayusDante]

...and you don't even post the price?

[wingzrow]

Probably gonna open it later this month

IS YOU HIGH? A factory sealed Suikoden II is worth $250+. Throw it on eBay and get your money's worth. Hell, you could trade that copy hereon digitpress for an opened copy AND an opened copy of the original.

[Collector_Gaming]

IS YOU HIGH? A factory sealed Suikoden II is worth $250+. Throw it on eBay and get your money's worth. Hell, you could trade that copy hereon digitpress for an opened copy AND an opened copy of the original.

i agree... don't open a sealed copy dude

do a trade for a used open copy with money

[Kitsune Sniper]

...and you don't even post the price?

He did: $50 in credit + $30 in cash = $80.

[pseudonym]

He edited his post to add the price I think. Great find though.

[Enigmus]

Let's see here...

-Rayman (PC/DOS, Win95/3.1)
-Crash Twinsanity (Xbox)
-RBI Baseball 3 (NES)
-SMB/ Duck Hunt/ World Class Track Meet (NES)
-Game Boy Color (Turquoise, no battery cover)

All for $17. :)

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1808.jpg

I paid $19.99, which is too much. But it's NIB and it's the 2nd Microsoft Company Store item I've found at the same Goodwill, following this Halo 2 (http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1771455&highlight=halo#post1771455).

[SEGA_Queen]

I had a a pretty good start to the new year finds today! First I went to my local comic shop to pick up the December issues of Sonic the Hedgehog & Sonic Universe. While I was there, I noticed the shop owner had a couple of Sonic Wacky Wobbler bobble-heads. So I bought one for $20.

Next, I browsed through a nearby pawn shop and found:

Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince (Single Disc Version)

Final Fantasy VII (CIB, Greatest Hits Version)

The HP DVD was 4.00, but FF7 didn't have a price tag. I asked how much they wanted for the game, and the clerk said "How about ten bucks for both items?" Well at that price, how could I say no? I'm planning to sell or trade the FF7 since I already have a copy.

[Gooch3008]

The Xbox games were free from a neighbor. The PS2 games were free from someone I know at work. It never hurts to let others know that you are interested in collecting video games! I'll probably trade in the sports titles for some cheap NES games I have been putting off.

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/5106/freeeeeee.jpg (http://img820.imageshack.us/i/freeeeeee.jpg/)

[pseudonym]

Is Nocturne still hard to find? I remember being able to sell copies of that game for $30 and up a few years ago. Nice find.

[cityside75]

Found this treasure on my last Goodwill run for $1.99. It's the registered version of Doom 1 on 4 floppy disks. This is the original version, not the later version published by GT Interactive or whoever it was. I believe this was self-published by id. I know this is pretty rare, but I can't really find another like it on ebay at the moment. Anyone have an idea what it goes for? It's in really great condition and appears to be complete.

I'm not much on collecting fullsets of anything, but my Doom collection is probably the largest I have for any single game, so I'll likely be keeping this as a prized part of my collection.

[Gooch3008]

Oh wow. That is all I said when I saw your Doom there. Talk about memory lane. I want one of those in my collection someday.

[Collector_Gaming]

Found this at believe it or not a local antique mall

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs792.ash1/168236_168606223184846_161795880532547_412194_7145 774_n.jpg

a atari 2600 games lot

Space Invaders
Missile Command
Air Sea Battle
Defender
Pole Position
Night Driver
Pac Man *BONK BONK BONK* lol
Yars Revenge
Championship Soccer
Street Racer

paid more then i wanted to thats all i am gonna say about that lol

but its better to keep these things out of the wild and into a collectors market imo which is why i bought em.

[Letiumtide]

It's been a pretty good day today.

My boyfriend and I took a day trip into Detroit and purchased a few goodies
(I'll post pics tomorrow)

Complete copy of Mega Man 3 NES - $29.99
Brigandine PSX - $69.99 (my boyfriends desire for SRPG, mine for the collection)

Fatherland Laserdisc - 2.99 (this makes me beyond happy, not just because it's worth around $100, but because it's an amazing film.)
Tremors Laserdisc - 2.99
Buckaroo Bonsai Laserdisc - 2.99
Aladdin Special Edition Laserdisc - 5.99
Interview with the Vampire Laserdisc - 2.99
Star Trek VI Laserdisc - 2.99
Star Trek First Contact Laserdisc - 2.99
The Princess Bride Laserdisc - 2.99


Other than that since it's been ages since I've posted I spent an entire summer and the last few months pretty much running around Canada and the US and picking up various games for good prices (like finding Final Fantasy V boxed SFC for $10 randomly). I'm slowly pulling my boyfriend into video game collecting, which is either nice or really dangerous.

[ScourDX]

My pick up for the last 3 weeks

(Photobucket link screwup so I have to delete them)

[Dr. Dib]

tl;dr at the bottom as usual.

So I went to resale shops for the past two days and came back with nearly nothing. A few of them had stuff, but nothing I wanted. The thing I actually got was a little interesting.

I walked into the resale shop and eventually saw this where they place their games:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/DrDib/IMG_0149.jpg

I walked to the back of the store to research the thing and make sure it actually worked and wouldn't break my Saturn. It seemed like it was decent so I figured I'd buy it and pick up some Saturn imports at a game store to try it out. I then realized I should look what was inside the box before purchasing it and I saw this:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y254/DrDib/IMG_0152.jpg

I was a little disappointed, I already have a 3rd party memory card, but I knew how sought after the official memory cards are so I purchased it.

tl;dr
SEGA Saturn Official Memory card - $2

No I don't want to trade it for a SEGA Satellite.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Right, so. Story time.

Yesterday... I found a ton of albums I wanted. I had like fourteen albums all lined up, with tons of music from back when I was in highschool. I was going to get them all... until I inspected the discs. They were so scratched it almost made me cry. :( I ended up grabbing these two:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-04.jpg
KRBE Collector Disc #2: New Music Zone Edition (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists_f2/krbe_collector_disc__2__new_music_zone_edition/) (1993, not for resale promotional V/A compilation)
MTV Amp (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/various_artists_f2/mtv_amp/) (1998 V/A compilation)
(Links go to their respective RYM pages with tracklists.)

They're pretty good. Amp has quite a bit of one-hit wonders from my highschool years.

Today's finds:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-05a.jpg
Robocop 2 OST: $2
Inspector Gadget score (promotional): $1
Adam Ant: Antics in the Forbidden Zone: $1
Diablo: $1
Point Blank 3, Wipeout 3, Star Wars Ep. 1 Jedi Power Battles: $2 EACH O_o

YES, TWO BUCKS EACH. There was this one booth setting up and they just tossed a bucket with a ton of games and pads inside. Most games were sports games (racing, golf or football) but I noticed Wipeout 3 first. I picked it up and was amazed at the price, so I bought it. A bit later I picked up Jedi Power Battles. The seller told me they were bringing out more stuff, so I waited. Point Blank 3 was in that lot so I grabbed it right away. ALL GAMES ARE MINT. Woo.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-05b.jpg
On the way out, I saw that guy who sold me Scurge: Hive and KOF 98 Ultimate Match a few months ago. He had a few more games, and I picked up both of these for $10. I remember Back to Stone being kinda hyped for some reason... I forget why. But it stood out in my mind enough to purchase it. The box is kinda dinged up but it's still new.

[gamedude45]

here's what I've gotten in the last 2 weeks.

http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae341/gamedude45/P1010035.jpg

NES Power Set - $10

PC

Rainbow Six Collector's edition - $4

PS1

Rival Schools - $5

SNES

Stunt Race FX - $3

Zool - $3

Gradius III - $3

PSP

Prinny - $20

WTF - $4

MGS Portable Ops + - $3

Assassins Creed Bloodlines - $5

Breath of Fire III - $15

PS3

Enslaved - $20

Fallout NV - $40

Resistance 2 - $15

Naruto Storm - $12

Wii

Metroid Prime Trilogy - $23

360

Brutal Legend - $3


I also got this for $20

http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae341/gamedude45/P1010033-1.jpg

I've been looking for a nomad since i started collecting. :)

The only problem is that the rechargeable battery pack won't hold a charge :-/

[Gooch3008]

Dude! A whole boxed NES for $10!!!

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC0231.jpg

Just a few things I picked up and received in the mail over the last few days:

Red Steel 2 w/ Wii Motion Plus(Wii) $9.98
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow(PS2) $4.98
Lost Boys: The Tribe $6
Sailor Moon(3DO) $8
Super Mahjong V(3DO) $11

[ryborg]

Yesterday... I found a ton of albums I wanted. I had like fourteen albums all lined up, with tons of music from back when I was in highschool. I was going to get them all... until I inspected the discs. They were so scratched it almost made me cry. :(

Ugh, I know what you mean. This happens to me all the time at this one thrift store that's by a local college with a nationally known radio station. I always see rare demo/promo CDs from 1988-2010 there, and more often than not, they're totally beat to shit and unplayable in the end. Sometimes I'll buy them just to see if they work, and if they fail, I still have the CD book/artwork/whatever.

[InsaneDavid]

Sailor Moon(3DO) $8

Surprisingly awesome fighting game with well drawn 2D sprites. Just the disc and insert?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Ugh, I know what you mean. This happens to me all the time at this one thrift store that's by a local college with a nationally known radio station. I always see rare demo/promo CDs from 1988-2010 there, and more often than not, they're totally beat to shit and unplayable in the end. Sometimes I'll buy them just to see if they work, and if they fail, I still have the CD book/artwork/whatever.

I don't have a CD player. All I have is my DVD drive and I'd rather rip them to my computer instead... CD players are usually a lot more tolerant of scratches, but not my PC drives. So I just leave 'em behind. I don't usually buy promo CDs anymore either, unless the album is particularly rare and I can't find another copy anywhere.

And then there's the whole CD rot thing that I'm having to deal with more and more every day. Bloody hell. I almost bought the soundtrack CD for The Terminator two weeks ago, but... :\

[The 1 2 P]

Surprisingly awesome fighting game with well drawn 2D sprites. Just the disc and insert?

I bought this factory sealed in the hopes of selling my opened copy, only to find out that this is a sealed demo version. I'm not sure if this demo contains the full game(and I'm not willing to open it up to find out) but on the other side of the case you can see an instruction sheet with controller directions and theres no back case art.

So now I know that some 3DO Japanese games were released in demo form(factory sealed) with the same front case/manual artwork as the full game versions. The only way to tell the difference is by looking for the spine card--only the full versions have those.

[Gooch3008]

oh jeez...

I posted new links to better (non-cell-phone photos) on my original post, and they are freaking huge. If they are causing too much of a disturbance in the thread, I will gladly remove them. Sorry in advance if that is the case!

[-hellvin-]

Genesis - Jurassic Park Rampage Edition (complete) - 3
NES - River City Ransom (cart) - 6

I already got rampage but this was in beautiful like new condition to replace my battered one. Hard to find those paper case games that haven't been abused. RCR even though common, I NEVER see around here, and never for under 10, so I picked that up without a problem.

[InsaneDavid]

I bought this factory sealed in the hopes of selling my opened copy, only to find out that this is a sealed demo version. I'm not sure if this demo contains the full game(and I'm not willing to open it up to find out) but on the other side of the case you can see an instruction sheet with controller directions and theres no back case art.

So now I know that some 3DO Japanese games were released in demo form(factory sealed) with the same front case/manual artwork as the full game versions. The only way to tell the difference is by looking for the spine card--only the full versions have those.

That's pretty interesting. If I didn't just drop mad cash (for me anyway) on a pair of 2006 TRON Adidas sneakers, I might have to make an offer.

I have my copy buried (on the shelf) so I can't check but doesn't the full release simply have a Sailormoon S logo on the back of the instruction booklet? I've seen a pretty convincing pressed bootleg of Sailormoon on the 3DO that looked damn good except for incorrect disc art and a single color inside booklet. ...I should have bought it. Sailormoon games are like my subset collection for gaming. LOL

[VACRMH]

I've kind of gone on a binge, I hadn't bought any games for a little while but with a trade I made with Kroogah, I wanted a new DS, which made me look at the DS library, which made me buy more and more...

From Kroogah,
Korg DS-10 Plus (DS)
White Knight Chronicles (PS3)

From Wife,
DSI XL (Plus she got $20 promotional credit from buying it which led to...)

From Amazon, all DS
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (Free with the credit :D)
Apollo Justice
Sonic Chronicles
Theresia

I hadn't checked my Reward Zone points at Best Buy for some time, and it turned out I had $55 worth, so I took advantage of some games on sale.

Professor Layton 3 (DS)
Picross 3D (DS)
Pokemon HeartGold (DS)
Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete (Blu-Ray)

After tax, I owed $1.

And hopefully I can say that Pier Solar came in the next few days too!

[Ryaan1234]

Okay lot sale finds:

On Tuesday I found a PS2 (30001 model) with a network adapter attached. That was $5. I haven't tested it but I got home and powered it up (to see if anything was in the CD drive). It powers up fine and is in good shape (the seal isn't broken either). It looks promising. I took off the network adapter and put it with my others. It's time to sell another grouping of 4 on eBay.

There were a few interesting things today. I got a bare Game Gear, with both battery covers (!). I'm going to test it out but if it doesn't work the covers will be available as replacements. That was $3.

Also, digging in a box of VHSes and audio cassettes I found a copy of MacArthur's War: Battles for Korea (http://www.mobygames.com/game/macarthurs-war-battles-for-korea). The cover art on this game is great. It's the 5.25" IBM/Tandy version. It looks like a really cool game, and I'll have to try it out. It was a mere $0.50.

[josekortez]

Yesterday was my first thrift store jaunt in a while. Goodwill still sucks.

All PS1 and complete

Family Card Games (up for trade)
NHL Rock the Rink (one that I surprisingly didn't already have)
Virtual Pool (up for trade)

Then, I happened to find a factory sealed VHS tape of three episodes of the British comedy Keeping Up Appearances. I sent it to my mom.

[The Shawn]

Yesterday was my first thrift store jaunt in a while. Goodwill still sucks.

All PS1 and complete

Family Card Games (up for trade)
NHL Rock the Rink (one that I surprisingly didn't already have)
Virtual Pool (up for trade)

Then, I happened to find a factory sealed VHS tape of three episodes of the British comedy Keeping Up Appearances. I sent it to my mom.

Keeping up appearences is awesome british comedy. Cost me $120.00 for the DVD boxset for my wife.

Just saying

[Kitsune Sniper]

Too bored to post pictures.

From Goozex: CSI Hard Evidence (I didn't even get a notification that this was sent to me... and this was sent over ten days ago. Bleh.)

From the flea market: Spiritual Warfare (NES, cart only), Joshua (NES, cart only), and King of Kings (NES, with box, manual, and paper cart sleeve). $6 total.

[josekortez]

Keeping up appearences is awesome british comedy. Cost me $120.00 for the DVD boxset for my wife.

Just saying

Yeah, we still get Brit coms on PBS on Saturday nights - Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, My Family and As Time Goes By. It doesn't come on where my folks live, so I figured it would do her a lot more good than it would do me.

And you're right. It's one of the funniest ever. RI-CHARD!!!

[Goodwill Hunter]

Blew my Christmas money on a number of New Year scores from Amazon and Goodwill:

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8694/newyearp.jpg

From Amazon’s End of Year deals between Christmas and New Year’s:

Diamond Select Star Trek TOS Tricorder $19.99
Diamond Select Star Trek TOS Communicator $13.99
Xbox 360 Quick Charger with Battery (Black) $19.99
Halo Mega Blocks Arctic Wolverine w/ Hunter $9.99
Kids in the Hall Complete Series DVD Megaset $42.99
Farscape Complete Series DVD $47.49

And from Goodwill this week:

MacFarlane Halo Reach Noble 6 Figure (#5 from this series I’ve found at a GW) $4.99
PS1 Virtual Pool $1.99
1001 Classic Commercials 3-DVD set $3.99 (Too early for any video game commercials, but lots of cool toy ads from the 50s-70s!)
3 PS2 & Xbox games - $1.99 each
3 NES games - .99 each
2 N64 games - .49 each
Gamefest PC D&D game collection $2.99 (Sealed) – 14 old TSR D&D RPGs (Pool of Radiance, Eye of the Beholder, etc.)
6 Battlebot pocketbots .99 each (sealed) will likely decorate the end of shelving unit)

A good way to start 2011, in my opinion,

Rich

[josekortez]

And from Goodwill this week:

PS1 Virtual Pool $1.99

What is it with the copies of Virtual Pool at Goodwill this week?

[The Shawn]

What is it with the copies of Virtual Pool at Goodwill this week?

That is wild, I was at a goodwill recently and they had a copy of it also for $1.99, I passed.

May as well post what I did find though as I don't do much thrifting anymore.

Found a complete copy of the first L4D game for 7.99 which I snagged just because it was there, seems to work fine but I allready own it. Just thought it was weird to actually find a 360 game at goodwill?

Also found complete copies of FF 8 and Parasite Eve, both black label for $4 at a pawn shop the same day.

Copy of MK 2 for the game gear loose for $1.50.

And that will prob be it for another year.

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-07a.jpg
$6 total. Robot Chicken, Woodstock 2 Disc Anniversary Edition and Xavier: Renegade Angel are all brand new, but Xavier is missing the shrinkwrap.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-01-07b.jpg
$1 each. Just a bunch of randomly interesting looking albums...
* The Red Parrot Orchestra: Big Bands Greatest Hits (turned out to be a Columbia House version, blah)
* V/A: Academy Award Winners 16 Most Requested Songs
* Valley Jazz: In Your Face (a school band of some sort)
* Royal Crown Revue: The Contender (promo)
* Swing Kids Original Soundtrack
* The Count Basie Orchestra: Live at El Morocco
* Pep Torres: Rockabilidad
* Second Chance: Momma Tried

[Collector_Gaming]

Found a complete copy of the first L4D game for 7.99 which I snagged just because it was there, seems to work fine but I allready own it. Just thought it was weird to actually find a 360 game at goodwill?

found a few xbox 360 games at the local goodwills before
also not surprisingly found a few copies of those stupid burger king mini games they released back when the xbox 360 first came out lol
i figure probably kids move on to college or something moms and dads go through kids old stuff find stuff like this and don't know what to do with it and just say f it and bring em to the local goodwill *shrug*

also found atleast one copy of virtual pool there before too didn't get it cause it didn't interest me at all.

[Porksta]

I found a GH III wireless guitar bundle at a Goodwill once. I think $20?

[InsaneDavid]

Finally, it finally came. One day before one month since ordering, my copy of The History of Nintendo Volume 1 arrived from Pix'n Love Publishing...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2801%29.jpg

This book is AWESOME. It's a visual encyclopedia of every product and venture Nintendo ever created from their inception up until 1980. It's been out in French for awhile and in English for a few months. More English versions of some of their other books are on the way, including the next book in this series which chronicles all the Game & Watch games in depth. Their book on Takahashi Meijin is also pending English release... and hopefully one day the book on Gunpei Yokoi.

In addition to the story of Nintendo and detailed pictures of all their products, it also contains detailed descriptions of everything. It even contains snaps of the TV advertisements for many items.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2802%29.jpg

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2803%29.jpg

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2804%29.jpg

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2805%29.jpg

I really need to order a couple more copies of this as it would make a great gift.

Also for cataloging, a new animation cel...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2806%29.jpg

Blizzar from episode 38 of Sailormoon. Nothing incredible, nice and cheap but one of my favorite MoTD's from the original series.

[DigitalSpace]

Bought an NES game yesterday:

Ultimate Stuntman (cart only) - $3

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-01-07%2806%29.jpg

Blizzar from episode 38 of Sailormoon. Nothing incredible, nice and cheap but one of my favorite MoTD's from the original series.

... she has miniature boxing gloves in her boobs.

Why?

[InsaneDavid]

... she has miniature boxing gloves in her boobs.

Why?

They're mittens. The snowmen that comprise her body change their expressions based upon what she's currently doing.

Another picture / info here (http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/profiles/villains/motd/blizzar.php).

[Kitsune Sniper]

...

Naoko whatshername was on CRACK.

[InsaneDavid]

...

Naoko whatshername was on CRACK.

LOL I won't argue with you there but not about her Codename is Sailor V / Sailormoon days. More so about how she became so bitter about how nothing else she ever created could match the popularity of Sailormoon, that she effectively quit licensing out the rights out of spite. Yeah, it has started to pick back up in Japan but that ship has sailed stateside. Have you seen how much official USA release (subtitled) Sailormoon DVD's go for and continue to appreciate at? Hell, I bought my Galaxian cocktail table with the $450.00 I got from selling my translated Sailormoon manga (the small book form, not the individual issues).

[Kitsune Sniper]

... hrm.

I wonder if I could sell my Mexican Spanish edition manga for that much...

[Tenjikuronin]

Interesting side note, Naoko Takeuchi is married to the guy that created Yu Yu Hakusho.

[Tupin]

Do want that history book.

[Atarileaf]

PS1 - Spice World - $2
PS1 - Lode Runner - $5
N64 games - $5 each
Atari games - $2.50 each
Genesis Batman - $3
NES games - $3 each

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss133/atarileaf/IMG_2229Small.jpg

[frogofdeath]

NES games - $3 each

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss133/atarileaf/IMG_2229Small.jpg
Oooh, nice find on Snow Brothers!

[SparTonberry]

$3 for Snow Bros.? I hate you! :D