February 2011 Finds

[Collector_Gaming]

Nope..When I find something cheap & I like it..I buy it

high five for that notion!

[MarioMania]

yup..and I don't resell, I buy it..I keep it

[Zama]

Today, I got the artbook of Xenosaga III in the mail. :vamp: It's so colorful and nice :)

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Zamioa/DSC01784.jpg

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yesterday's finds (not lazy anymore):
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-08.jpg

Today's finds:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-09a.jpg
Creative Suite Premium 2 (registered) - $2 o_O
Nascar Racing 4 - $1

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-09b.jpg
Max De Castro / Samba Raro
Norman Blake / Back Home in Sulphur Springs
Grover Washington Jr. / Anthology Of
Grover Washington Jr. / Time Out Of Mind
Various Artists / Only Dance (1980 / 1984)
Various Artists / Pulp Fiction soundtrack
Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (PC CD)
$1 each.

Fun fact about Pulp Fiction: I've found that stupid CD every Wednesday for the past four weeks. The first week it was a music club release, the second the UPC was punched, the third the CD was very scratched. Fourth time's a charm, I guess.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-09c.jpg
$1 each. Someone brought a ton... a TON... of old time music. Much of it was compilations that included the usual suspects (Tommy Dorsey, Count Basie, etc.) so I ignored those and went for the unusual stuff. Apparently some guy my age bought over a hundred CDs off these guys while they were up north. I did pick up all the Hindsight Records releases I found. The War Years contains "Der Fuhrer's Face". I got it for that song alone. XD

But I was stupid and didn't notice Mambo Fever was a music club release. Dammit!

[rpepper9]

Isn't Ray Anthony known as "Any Way Ray"? I think I have seen him on numerous episodes of "The Girls Next Door" hanging around the PB Mansion. I think he is good friends with Hefner?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Isn't Ray Anthony known as "Any Way Ray"? I think I have seen him on numerous episodes of "The Girls Next Door" hanging around the PB Mansion. I think he is good friends with Hefner?

I have no idea. I don't watch TV, and only vaguely remember that show's title because I saw a DVD set for sale once. I picked up the CD because of the label, they've released some awesome compilations.

[vintagegamecrazy]

Too lazy to post pics so far but I got:

PS1 Q*Bert CIB $1.99
PS2 Namco Museum 50th Anniversary $3.99 both from Goodwill

I went to a Salvation Army that I don't frequent much anymore and saw a game gear game case in a stack of games but couldn't tell what it was. I hesitated to ask the employee to see it but decided to afterall, turns out it was Crystball for the Supervision in a Game Gear case.

Not bad for $2.04 and the very first time I've found Supervision stuff in the wild.

[PapaStu]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-09c.jpg


But I was stupid and didn't notice Mambo Fever was a music club release. Dammit!

Mambo Fever came from Wherehouse Music.... I don't know how many used stickers I put on cd's there in my 7 years of working for the company. It's kinda surprising that those are even still on there. The company was down to 111 stores in 2003. I'm sure there are far far less now.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Mambo Fever came from Wherehouse Music.... I don't know how many used stickers I put on cd's there in my 7 years of working for the company. It's kinda surprising that those are even still on there. The company was down to 111 stores in 2003. I'm sure there are far far less now.

Many of these CDs are really, really old. I wouldn't be surprised if they came from an estate sale and the former owner never removed the sticker.

Also, The War Years is one CD out of a four disc set. Dammit. >_<

[garagesaleking!!]

This is my finds for the last 2 Months

The Simpson: Gone Wild $3 Goodwill
The Waterboy $4 Planet Mix
Coyote Ugly $3 Ego Thrift
Virtua Fighter 2 $10 Play N Trade
Virtua Racing Saturn $ 7 ebay..needed the Back Insert ..CD included
AM/FM Sony Radio $2.50 Thrift Store
4 Tapes $1 each Rasputin Music
Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story $4 Game Swap
Freddy vs Jason (2 Disc) $4 Game Swap
Debbie Gibson EY $.25 Thrift Store
Miley Cyrus Can't be Tamed $7 Rasputin Music
Cassette Recorder/AM-FM-TV sound Radio $5(Not Pictured)
R4 Ultra $12 got a 4GB Mini SD Card on ebay $6
The Goonies $3 Goodwill
HeadPhone $3 Goodwill
Blue headphones $1.50 Thrift Store

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/MarioMania/My%20Finds/2011Finds.jpg

What are you doing with that Miley Cyrus CD?...... secretly I wish I had a copy

[Swamperon]

Has been my birthday, so amongst other things, gaming wise I got:

Red Steel 2 (Wii)
Luminous Arc 2 (DS)

Rather pleased about LA2 as it came with the outer cardboard packaging and the limited edition bonus soundtrack CD. Should look very nice on my shelf! :D

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1916.jpg

LaserActive Private Music Sampler-$2.99 at a Salvation Army. Here's the track list. (http://www.tunesbag.com/playlist-pioneer-the-art-of-entertainment-laseractive-private-music-sampler-various-artists-m768345) Unfortunately, the inserts are very water damaged; the front insert is stuck together.

PS1 Pandemonium!, unopened-$3.99 from a Salvation Army 5 minutes away from the other one.

[PapaStu]

Many of these CDs are really, really old. I wouldn't be surprised if they came from an estate sale and the former owner never removed the sticker.

Also, The War Years is one CD out of a four disc set. Dammit. >_<


If the sticker on the rear is still there (it'd gone over the SKU on the back of the case), it'll say when the sticker was printed.

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1916.jpg

LaserActive Private Music Sampler-$2.99 at a Salvation Army. Here's the track list. (http://www.tunesbag.com/playlist-pioneer-the-art-of-entertainment-laseractive-private-music-sampler-various-artists-m768345) Unfortunately, the inserts are very water damaged; the front insert is stuck together.

Now that's a CD I'd like to get my hands on.


If the sticker on the rear is still there (it'd gone over the SKU on the back of the case), it'll say when the sticker was printed.

07/27/1999. Toldya.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

funny i found F-1 Race loose with gameboy clear game case at a good will.... wanna trade? lol j/k nah thats interesting you found a sealed game there

A while back at a church bazaar I found F-1 Race complete except for the cart itself. Now I know where it went. :)

JY

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

No pictures, I'm lazy.

Three PHR-250A 2.5" USB hard drive enclosures. Turns out these things aren't even worth $5. Bleh.
Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis, cart only)
Splatterhouse (TG-16, hucard in case with manual)
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure (Korean Mega Drive, cart + case only)

Total for all of that was $23. I'm probably keeping SOR2. Splatterhouse is going to eBay, the HD enclosures were going there too but they don't sell there... I'll probably unload them at GameTZ.

Tiny Toons... I already have the US version. I hope the cart will work with that import adapter I have around.

You may not need the import adapter. If you decide that you want to get rid of your Korean Tiny Toons, give me a yell.

JY

[VACRMH]

Still buying too many games again, good thing I sold a few things on eBay!

I started adding to my wishlist on Backloggery when I remembered that I had seen one game I needed at a local gamestop, so I went to pick it up. While in line I saw they had the last copy of another game I forgot I wanted, so I nabbed that too. They were $20 each.

Suikoden Tierkreis (DS)
Mana Khemia 2 (PS2)

My mother in law bought a computer and printer at Best Buy the other week. And fortunately shortly after she bought it I got a coupon for Reward Zone Silver members that any purchase of $500 got you a $50 gift card. Her and I were able to go back with her receipt and I got the card :D I offered to split it with her, but she said it was a gift for me helping get her computer and printer set up. Works for me! Plus I got points because we used my membership card too. Anyways, used the card to pick up...

Last Rebellion (PS3)
Dragon Quest VI (DS) (Ordered it online, will pick it up Tuesday)

I had picked up 2 games for a friend last month, and we agreed that he would pay me back with a few extra bucks, but using Amazon credit. So I used that credit to order...

999 (DS)
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)

I'm so used to getting games on clearance that it was hard to pay $35 for 999, but I'm glad to finally own it, and I'm ready to play it when it arrives.

Lastly, I couldn't help but pick up two cheap imports I was looking at for awhile. They're my first two loose super famicom games, I wanted them complete but even if I had the box and manual, I couldn't read it anyways...

Mario no Super Picross
Mario & Wario

Jesus, I should get a blog or something... I type way too much.

[Ryaan1234]

Okay, I apologize for the flood of pics but this is a really EPIC find.

Let me start by saying, I woke up this morning and read the estate sales. There was one a ways out of town advertising "vintage boxed electronic games" and "action figures". I about had a heart attack when I came into the room in the sale as it was STUFFED with boxed video game systems and 90s action figures @_@. The boxed systems I already had and were overpriced but I did buy all this:

Firstly, it was an odd mix of 80s and 90s systems. Apparently the dad of the family was an only child in the 80s and when he got old and had kids he spoiled them as well. They kept their games in immaculate condition. I turned around and looked at a shelf in the corner and had a mini heart attack when I saw a shelf FULL of boxed games, and had another mini heart attack when I saw the price... $3 a piece.

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I ended up with a huge pile of Nintendo games, ranging from mid 80s all the way to late 90s. These are the NES games. They are all minty fresh with the exception of Karate Champ, which has a rip in the box.

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21111-2.jpg
SNES games. Contra III and TMNT Tournament Fighters are the stand out games to me. Again all these games are minty fresh and complete!

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21111-3.jpg
N64/Gameboy games. I didn't notice when buying but the card game and Dr. Mario have no game inside. I'm sure I have a loose GB Dr. Mario. Fist of the North Star has some cool box art if I do say so myself. All of these games are mint and even in their original little plastic baggies inside @_@.

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21111-4.jpg
This box was sitting in the closet. The people running the sale really didn't know what games went to each system. This contains Intellivision, Colecovision, Atari 2600, and Atari 400/800 games. I've already pulled out this:

[Ryaan1234]

(Part 2)
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21111-5.jpg
I've pulled these notable games out of the box. Some may not be so rare but they looked like it to me, the Xonox games are for Colecovision: Sir Lacelot, Artillery Duel, and Chuck Norris.

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21111-6.jpg
@_@ When I got to the car and took a better look in the box this was looking me in the face!

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21111-8.jpg
The Coleco controller thing and the joystick were $10 for both so I figured what the hell and bought them. The Telegames system (Dina 2 in 1) is complete and in really nice shape and was $20. I had vaguely heard of it before so I took a chance at that price. I bought "Barbershop Ballads" just because for $1. LOL

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Other misc stuff. There are a few baggies of Star Wars trilogy cards from the 80s and 70s in there that were $1-2 a bag, I thought they were neat. The Nightmare Before Christmas figures were $3 a piece, and the Popy diecast space toys were $1 a piece as well.

Any 80s toys people know what that lizard thing is? It's a battery operated toy that walks. I have no idea and thought it was worth it at $3.

The total for this sale spent was just under $250. I got some other things not pictured but the Coleco and controllers were $30 altogether, the boxed Dina 2 in 1 $20, and the boxed games $3 so yeah...

EDIT Oooohhh and I got this Castle Greyskull (He-Man) playset, found it in the corner of the games room. It was a whole $6. I didn't think it was worth mentioning (I thought it was very incomplete) but it actually has quite a few parts with it. I heard this set has a bajillion parts but my fingers are crossed.

[miaandjohnrule]

...


Amazing haul dude, congrats! Plenty of keepers in there. That CTCW is a find!

[pseudonym]

Barbershop Ballads eh? Just kidding, great find!

[Tupin]

Got Tony Hawk Ride today at Best Buy for $20. Was waiting for it to lower to that price.

Wow, they really charged $120 for this at one point?

[SEGA_Queen]

I'm so excited right now! I was browsing on Play-Asia.com for fun, when I noticed that they were having a sale. One of the items that's on sale is Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e for only $29.90! Well at that price I couldn't resist.

So I hopped in my car, and went to a local bank to get a VISA gift card. (Since I don't have a credit card, and there was no way my Dad would let me borrow his card.)

Now, I just have to wait for it to show up.

[Collector_Gaming]

Got Tony Hawk Ride today at Best Buy for $20. Was waiting for it to lower to that price.

Wow, they really charged $120 for this at one point?

whatever you do don't try to do actual skateboard tricks with it

great way to break it very fast rofl. luckily my cousin didn't care

but then again it kinda pissed me off i was like why the fuck did you make a controller thats simulates in every perspective a real skateboard and made it out of hard plastic too but yet you couldn't build the sensors to take some minor ollies or nollies...

[Tupin]

From what I've experienced playing it so far, the best way to play it is with your hands. A lot easier to do 180s and tricks, playing on the board is impossible and hurts your feet because of the edges around the sensor.

At least when Shred drops to $5 game only in a few months I have the board. :roll:

[Deadman]

First off, Ryan - you deserve waaaay more kudos for that estate find!! Epic, truly Epic and know that another DFW resident is totally jealous of that find....

Speaking of which, I went to a Target and found a few clearance items:

Iron Man 2 (PSP) - $9.98 (passed)
MX vs. ATV (PSP) - $9.98 (pass)
MotorStorm Arctic Edge (PSP) - $7.48 (Got it)

I've been waiting for Motorstorm to drop one more time, but they were down to only one left and I'd rather have it at $8 brand new right now, then have to pay the same amount for a used one later.

[evg2000]

http://evg2000.com/finds/20110211/finds.jpg
My finds for the day
The PS1 games $1 each, the mac os 9 discs $1, the magic power JS $5, the dreamcast JS (I've never seen this one before) $4.99, the N64 JS $1.99, The N64 games $1.98 each, and the SNES games $2.99 each

[Vlcice]

I'm so excited right now! I was browsing on Play-Asia.com for fun, when I noticed that they were having a sale. One of the items that's on sale is Solatorobo: Sore kara Coda e for only $29.90! Well at that price I couldn't resist.

It's a great game, even if it's a bit easy. Completely worth it. I picked up the collector's edition when it came out in October.

I'm still hoping for a Euro release...

[SEGA_Queen]

It's a great game, even if it's a bit easy. Completely worth it. I picked up the collector's edition when it came out in October.

I'm still hoping for a Euro release...

Yeah, I was holding out for a possible EU release too. But since the EU release hasn't even been officially confirmed, I figured I just get the JPN version now while it's cheap.

Besides, I've already found a site where someone is (slowly) translating the game menus and story.

Here's the link if you're interested:

http://kerowolfdomain.blogspot.com/

[Steve W]

Any 80s toys people know what that lizard thing is? It's a battery operated toy that walks. I have no idea and thought it was worth it at $3.

That's a Terron, from Hasbro's late '70 sci-fi revamp of the comatose G. I. Joe toy line. The new "Super Joe" line was done in a science fiction vein in the huge wake left behind by Star Wars, and made smaller than the originals because of petroleum prices and the gas crunch in the '70s. I had three of the figures from the line, they all came with flashlights either attached to a harness or built-in to them. They were pretty cool, and almost totally forgotten. Terron was a monster that would walk but if you shone one of those flashlights into its mouth (or 'fire a laser') it would stop moving.

You've probably got a good little collector's item there. Most of those Super Joes have fallen apart due to deteriorating rubber joints, but toys like Terron didn't have that problem. G. I. Joe and general toy collectors will probably both be interested in it.

Here's a link to some info about it. (http://www.freewebs.com/superjoecommand/figures.htm)

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-11.jpg
$1 each.

Though I REGRET buying that James Bond CD. The thing reeks of ... um... aromatic "tobacco". Not to mention the freakin' booth sellers (three people) lit up cigarrettes at the same time. And they basically blew smoke in my face. AT THE SAME TIME. I hate cigarrettes, especially second hand smoke. :x

[Steve W]

I forgot to post that yesterday I bought Exile for the Genesis (in box but no instruction manual) for $7.99, Darius Gaiden for the Saturn (complete) for $3.99, and Hardball! for the Atari XEGS (loose and filthy) for $1.99 at a Movie Trading Company.

[yoshilime53]

That flea market sucks to be honest, too many people making a living off reciprocating the same junk over and over. I prefer the Capitol Swap for better deals. That one vendor though is someone I've dealt with for almost ten years, across multiple flea markets. He used to have a lot more stuff though and a much bigger diverse mix.

But yeah, he's a good guy and gives you a realistic price on everything. I used to drop hundreds almost every week buying from him. These days that's not really an option for me and he really doesn't have the oddball inventory he once had to warrant it anyway. Too many years of picking over his inventory has left it pretty bare from what it once was but he always gets new stuff in.

Sorry for late reply, but oh my...I think i have the wrong flea market! i got my items at Capitol, the best flea market ever. i got mixed up, your items look eerily similar to the ones i found out there. Odd. Where did you got again? Baraesa? i live a few minutes away from capitol which is nice.

[Vlcice]

Yeah, I was holding out for a possible EU release too. But since the EU release hasn't even been officially confirmed, I figured I just get the JPN version now while it's cheap.

Besides, I've already found a site where someone is (slowly) translating the game menus and story.

Here's the link if you're interested:

http://kerowolfdomain.blogspot.com/

I had seen that, thanks. If the EU release isn't out by the end of the year I'll probably replay with it - hopefully he'd have most of the game done by then.

[Ryaan1234]

That's a Terron, from Hasbro's late '70 sci-fi revamp of the comatose G. I. Joe toy line. The new "Super Joe" line was done in a science fiction vein in the huge wake left behind by Star Wars, and made smaller than the originals because of petroleum prices and the gas crunch in the '70s. I had three of the figures from the line, they all came with flashlights either attached to a harness or built-in to them. They were pretty cool, and almost totally forgotten. Terron was a monster that would walk but if you shone one of those flashlights into its mouth (or 'fire a laser') it would stop moving.

You've probably got a good little collector's item there. Most of those Super Joes have fallen apart due to deteriorating rubber joints, but toys like Terron didn't have that problem. G. I. Joe and general toy collectors will probably both be interested in it.

Here's a link to some info about it. (http://www.freewebs.com/superjoecommand/figures.htm)
Thanks so much Steve! I don't think I would have ever figured that one out!

The odd thing about this sale was that they had some accessories for (80s) GI Joe action figures and He-Man but not a single figure to be seen! Strange.

I'll get some good batteries at the store this afternoon to see what happens.

EDIT:
This is KILLING me. Sitting on the shelf beside the Terron was a Super Joe figure. I didn't recognize it but i did pick it up and look at it. Now looking at the Super Joe stuff online I now know what it was. Dammit.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I bought a disc+key copy of American McGee's Alice for $2. And a brand new replacement Radio Shack coaxial cable (gold plated) for $1. It can't be any worse than the one I'm using now. :p

[Ryaan1234]

First off, Ryan - you deserve waaaay more kudos for that estate find!! Epic, truly Epic and know that another DFW resident is totally jealous of that find....


Oh, and for the interested you can view pics of the estate sale here (http://www.judywarrenestatesales.com/content/Waco_Estate_Sales/Waco_Estate_Sales.asp) if anyone just wants to see what it looked like. I'm going back tomorrow on half price day to see if any of those boxed systems are still around.

[Tupin]

Good day at Goodwill:

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x28/TUPPYLUVER95/DSCN0640.jpg

Books were $1.70 total. Rogue Squadron II was $3. The Star Wars Trilogy VHS set is sealed, $6. Might sell that on eBay if it's worth anything.

Cassette player was $3.

[PentiumMMX]

I felt I had a great find last night, but first, time for backstory:

Going back to Game-X-Change to return Doom 64 (It was a letdown; I expected the fast-paced action of the first game, and instead got a first-person switch-flipping simulator with occasional firefights with demons), I decided to use the credit I got back to get Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection...when I saw a little black box sitting in their glass case with all the PS3 accessories, and bought it as well. What it is?

- PS3 Memory Card Adapter (Loose in very good shape): $10 :eek:
- Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3. In case, in good shape): $10, after returning Doom 64

I was shocked to find the PS3 memory card adapter, and for such a cheap price as well. I remember when these where $15 new, long before anyone I knew had a PS3, and now they commonly sell for twice that used. I may not have a PS3 that's PS2 compatible, but this allows me to carry over my PSX saves so I get back to Lunar 2.

[Collector_Gaming]

got these at the goodwills

http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/car_show_fan/carshows2/Finds12.jpg

PS1 NFL Blitz. i always loved the NFL Blitz series. everything is in near mint condition. the disc has one minor scratch i see but thats it.
3 bucks

3rd party PS1/PS2 controller 2 bucks

and the odd ball thats been bugging me since i bought it
5 dollars. Brand spanking new still sealed in its package original Xbox controller

now whats been bugging me about it is who the hell made this thing? it has no company name on it.
It looks a genuine xbox controller right down to the fine details except for not having the xbox logo in middle and the colored buttons everything else is exactly the same size and shape and looks
the cardboard insert looks the same as the genuine but it doesn't say microsoft or xbox anywhere on it except for the bottom where it talks about how this is not licensed by microsoft blah blah blah.
http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/474909/4326749/0/1190210095/xbox_controller_xbox_gampad_xbox_joypad.jpg
to use as reference
so i am completely baffled

[PapaStu]

That controller is just a cheap Chinese controller. There is no name because it's that bad. Nothing released here in the states would be that close to the real thing.

[Zama]

I got this lovely NES game yesterday:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Zamioa/DSC01786.jpg

It's Ultima IV and the game and box itself were in near mint condition. The manual was a bit beat up but luckily, it was still readable. Plus, the manual really felt like a old tome :)

[MarioMania]

I got more

Clear Blue PS Dual Shock - I got this a month ago, forgot to post this earlier, I forgot how much I paid for it - but I got it at the Eco Thrift
Kenny Rogers Christmas $2.15 - Eco Thrift
Def Leppard Historia VHS 0.81 Eco Thrift
Switching Goal $2 Rasputin Music
MTV Party to Go Vol 2 $1 Rasputin Music
Pebbles Always $1.61 Thrift Store

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/MarioMania/My%20Finds/098.jpg

[Kitsune Sniper]

Kenny Rogers Christmas $2.15 - Eco Thrift
Switching Goal $2 Rasputin Music
Pebbles Always $1.61 Thrift Store

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/MarioMania/My%20Finds/098.jpg

... You need help.

[Ryaan1234]

Miley Cyrus Can't be Tamed $7 Rasputin Music



I got more

...Switching Goal $2 Rasputin Music


I was thinking of something more like this...

http://knowyourmeme.com/system/icons/5/original/pedobear.jpg?1229148177

[Dreadstar]

Picked up a Saturn joystick at GW yesterday for 2.99. First gaming find in what seems like 2 months.

[Collector_Gaming]

That controller is just a cheap Chinese controller. There is no name because it's that bad. Nothing released here in the states would be that close to the real thing.

So what did they do take a controller apart till they got to the shell made a mold out of the shell stamped duplicates and made them like the real thing but with cheap stuff inside? Oh you chinese are a tricky bunch haha

[Collector_Gaming]

so i don't keep posting threads individually asking your opinions

i'll put them here

I haven't bought this so keep that in mind

with that in mind

what you guys think on this?

http://images.craigslist.org/3n63k43pb5T15W55X0b2caf5c364955da1e17.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3k73o03pa5V25Q45W2b2ce3229e6c8de319c5.jpg
i have never heard of these things. Looks like one of the many home pong style consoles that came out through the 70s and really early 80s
This seems to play multiple games that use the dials that you'd flip through via a series of buttons i am guessing :shrug:
the box looks a lil sad but still has all its images and color
but the console looks great.
they want 20 bucks. what do you think?

[Flashback2012]

Finally found a few finds yesterday. Hit up the only Play N Trade in town hoping they had some decent DS or PSP games but I walked out empty-handed.

At a Gamestop by my work I found Lux-Pain complete with cardboard sleeve and artbook for $8. Went down the road into the mall and perused the local mom n' pop shop. Found McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure and got it for $5 because the manager was an ex co-worker of mine from when I worked at GS. :)

They also had 3 comic book long boxes filled with empty boxes for various NES, SMS, Genesis, SNES, and N64 games. I asked if I could look through the boxes and he agreed and I ended up getting the following boxes (some with books) for $2.50 each

The Black Bass (NES)
Final Fight 2 (SNES)
Aladdin (SNES)
Mario Party 3 (N64)
Beetle Adventure Racing (N64)
Dr. Mario 64 (N64)

They had a few more that I wanted like Mario Golf 64, 1080 Snowboarding, and a few others but they were pretty banged up so I passed on them for now.

[Deadman]

http://images.craigslist.org/3n63k43pb5T15W55X0b2caf5c364955da1e17.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3k73o03pa5V25Q45W2b2ce3229e6c8de319c5.jpg
they want 20 bucks. what do you think?

Well, $20 isn't high, but it's not real cheap either. The collector in me says go for it, as you may never see another one again - especially with the box and manual. Ebay doesn't show any listed currently or in the completed section, so it's not like they are dirt common anyway. The "dealer" in me says try to haggle them down to $10, but that may not happen. Hey, just skip going to McDonalds three times and you've paid for it!

[Collector_Gaming]

Well, $20 isn't high, but it's not real cheap either. The collector in my says go for it, as you may never see another one again - especially with the box and manual. The "dealer" in me says try to haggle them down to $10, but that may not happen. Hey, just skip going to McDonalds three times and you've paid for it!

but i like mc donalds :puppydogeyes:

haha j/k i will see if hes got it next weekend and ask him about it if he still has it (lives a hour and half away from me)

i am working on a craigslist find that i came across locally today hopefully i'll get it!

[Xexyz]

Man, some of these boxed NES & SNES thrift store & estate sale finds got me in the mood to scour a flea market today. Being in the Northeast, I rarely do this in the winter, what with all the snow and freezing temperatures leading to generally low turn outs, but I'm in an envious mood. Anyway, you never find what you're out to search for, but I did find a couple of good deals.

http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy211/Jasonb1983/Finds/P2130028.jpg

TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan, Batman, Qbillion, and Bomberman World all came from one seller. He wanted $15 for them but we worked out a deal and I got the games for $10 total. Bomberman looks like it was never played. Bust-A-Move 2 and Theme Park came from a different seller who advertised a 2 for $5 deal. Both are in pretty good shape, although Theme Parks manual is a bit rough and has a tear on the back cover.

No boxed NES or SNES pick ups, but I'm content with today's finds.

[Ryaan1234]

I think I have the video game golden touch this week. O_O

(Or you guys will go "ZOMG BBQ THAT'S UNPLUGGEDCLONE'S FLOOR")

http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21311-1.jpg

Okey dokie, all this stuff was found at my local flea market this morning. We've had terrible weather for a few weeks and today was beautiful, so lots of people were set up and had lots of stuff. I first spotted these 3DO games (Dragon's Lair, Escape from Monster Manor, and Demolition Man (UGH)) at one of the usual seller's booths. I immediately grabbed them and asked a price. He asked what they were and I explained that they were video games and described what the system looked like. He asked me if it was made by Panasonic and I said yes; he told me another seller bought it and pointed him out. The 3DO games were $1 a piece.

I hopped over to the seller, whose this guy I know that deals in electronics. He thought it was a DVD player LOL and didn't want to sell it. I informed him it was in fact a video game system that does not play DVDs (as far as I know). He told me if that was the case he wanted $30 for it. Let me start by saying in almost 7 years now of hunting video games I have never seen a 3DO in the wild. I countered with 20 and he said 25. I plugged it in and it powered up and the drive worked so I begrudgingly gave that price. It needs a controller but otherwise I tested it on my TV and it works perfectly. Also inside the system was Return Fire: Maps O' Death. It's a Panasonic FZ-1.

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Next, I spotted this lonely NES sticking out of a box at a junky booth. I pulled out the cables and games and asked for a price. The guy said $10 which I offered $5 and he outright refused. I dunno, it's a very filthy system. I felt bad leaving it there and felt the need to clean it up and give it a good home. It came with 2 controllers, SMB3, and Adventures in the Magic Kingdom.

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At a completely random booth I spotted a box of NES games which I immediately went to. I love looking at NES games and finding new titles for the collection. I first saw and picked up Tom Sawyer, also Lolo. Then I had a mini heart attack when I saw Rescue Rangers 2... Also I picked up Rescue Rangers 1 and Ms. Pac-Man. Ms. Pac-Man is the licensed Namco version, apparently an R6 (didn't know that upon buying.)

The seller said $3 a piece and I couldn't get the $15 out of my pocket fast enough.

(Also pictured is a broken EI-100 I bought for $1, into the "broken digital camera" box it goes)
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac5/Ryaan2000/Finds21311-4.jpg
It has marker on front and is a little dirty but I think it'll clean up nice.

:D

[jeffg]

was that at the Treasure Island Flea Market there? I actually like that one, it is definately hit or miss though. I have only been there about 4 or 5 times though.

[Cornelius]

God, Ryan, I hate you with a burning passion.

[Cornelius]

Too lazy (and inadequate compared to what I'm seeing lately) to post pics.

Stuff I've gotten lately:
SNES Battletank 2 - boxed
PC KOTOR II - CIB
MS Works 2005
all for $9.60 at a SA

5.25" floppy version of Dick Tracy CIB - 1.94 (this has a neat box, so I went for it)
short story - this chain of thrifts (Unique) used to just toss game carts randomly around their 'shelves of crap'. NES would be something like 1.80 or maybe 2.80, SNES would be up to 5.80, but usually less, loose Gen would be .80. Well, recently they've been bagging them up and hanging them near game controllers and systems and jacking up the prices. Yesterday I saw 2 SMB/DH carts for 9.95 each, and SMW for 14.95. The scary thing, on my second swing through that part of the store I saw a 20-something girl grab SMW and one of the SMB/DH. Not sure if she bought them or not, but she continued on with her shopping with them in hand. Blew my mind.

Genesis 1 rf (these seem harder to find than the actual console)
NES controller
Gone with the Wind BetaMax
- $6.19

SNES w/ 2 controllers, hookups, SMW, DKC, DKC2, Alladdin, Mario All*s - $45 off CL. Paid more than I wanted, but I have 4 or 5 SNES systems and no games to sell them with, so this will help a little with that.

GB Zelda - 2.80
Sega CD Model 1 with a Model 1 Genesis humping it - 9.95 (no cords)
Since TL; DR seems to be popular these days... Sega CD broken in many different ways but I fixed it.
'Nother story: This sega CD had a pretty good rattle in it, which I figured was probably a disc inside. Well, I hook it up at home and get nothing, not really a surprise, and in fact I contend this is what you want for a Model 1 Sega CD. That is, about the best you can hope for is a unit where the fuse blew early on in its life so that it wasn't ever used much.

Anyway, I open it up and find that the ribbon cable isn't attached to the drive unit, and the metal ring thing they put around it is one of the main rattles. This is bad, I figure, because it probably means a failed repair attempt. Worse, though, is that the hinge part of the drive where the laser assembly pivots up into place is busted on one side, and this is another rattle. I puzzled over how to fix this since it was a broken piece of molded plastic. Ended up I drilled a couple tiny holes and use some stiff wire and the hinge is now probably better than it ever was. Polish the ribbon cable connector that had some corrosion on it and put it all back together. Still nothing.

No continuity on the fuse, so I jump that with a bit of wire, and now we are getting somewhere! Powers on, but the drive won't stay closed. Grrrr. The drive mechanism on these things is a major PITA fragile POS, so I futzed with that for a while. One of the times I reassembled it with the laser and a disc in place (oh, I forgot to mention that one of the rattles was indeed a disc: Sol Feace) and it played it great, so I then knew the laser is good. Well the couple I've worked on before had drive gear problems, so I was focusing on that. Eventually I noticed that the drive belt wasn't tight enough to raise the assembly the last little bit and was slipping. I didn't have a small rubber band to use, and wound up cutting down a rubber circle from the neck of a Target pharmacy bottle, and that worked great! Smoothly working system! (though I do need to put in a new fuse still)

I even thought for a day that the Genesis was dead as I was getting a garbled screen when I used the one it came with, but the next day I slapped my forehead and switched the rf channed to 3. Funny how you can forget simple things like that.

Okay, sorry for the wall of text, I'm just proud of myself for rescuing this system that never should have been. At least until someone actually tries to seriously use it, when something else will inevitably break.

[Steve W]

was that at the Treasure Island Flea Market there? I actually like that one, it is definately hit or miss though. I have only been there about 4 or 5 times though.

You've found anything at all at the Treasure Island flea market? Other than a few PS1 sports games with water damage and scratches on the discs, and some loose Gameboy titles, I've never seen anything worth buying there. I haven't been in a few years, though. The times I've been there they've only been maybe 30% full.

[Ryaan1234]

was that at the Treasure Island Flea Market there? I actually like that one, it is definately hit or miss though. I have only been there about 4 or 5 times though.
It's actually called "Treasure City" flea market, here in Waco, TX. It's very hit and miss. Some weeks you'll go there and find not a thing, the next you'll find killer stuff.

Oh yeah Steve that guy STILL has that damn Shogun Warrior and STILL wants $50 for it LOL.

[Steve W]

It's actually called "Treasure City" flea market, here in Waco, TX. It's very hit and miss. Some weeks you'll go there and find not a thing, the next you'll find killer stuff.

Oh yeah Steve that guy STILL has that damn Shogun Warrior and STILL wants $50 for it LOL.

Oh sorry, for some reason I was thinking of Treasure Island in southern Fort Worth. That place is fairly dead now. I've only been to Treasure City once, but it seemed nice. Too bad I don't get the chance to go down to Waco all that often.

[jeffg]

i got them confused too, Treasure Island in Sout Fort Worth stinks. I know of 2 Killer Video game flea markets in Fort Worth though :)

Treasure City I have been to about 5 or 6 times, best find for me was a stack of 20 NES games for $1 each and Marvel vs Capcom 2 for Xbox for $5

Nothing like the finds here in Fort Worth: Zelda Test Cart $2.50, INTV Tower of Doom CIB for $1, Vay complete $2, Lunar SSS Sega CD $2 and lots of other decent stuff

[Videogamerdaryll]

Sunday Flea Market...


SNES System $25.00

SNES Super Mario World $10.00(yep they are high in price for me,I just don't find them)

GBA game(son) $3.00

Game Cases FREE...

Computer cord,FREE
Sunglasses FREE

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/th_Tirerepair012.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/Tirerepair012.jpg)

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-14a.jpg
$2. Before anyone starts to get excited, these do NOT have any games. Well, they do - a disc only copy of a Madden game and Metal Gear Solid 3 - but they're so scratched I'm surprised I can't see through them already. I mostly bought this for the Predator: Concrete Jungle manual and inlay.

Plus Wolverine skewering Tinkerbell.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-14c.jpg
Batman 4-movie set (worn box, mint discs) - $10
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger - $3
Keiko Matsui: Walls of Akendora - $2

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-14b.jpg
Random CD purchases of the day:
Chris Isaak / Baja Sessions and San Francisco Days - $1 each

To be honest I have no idea who this guy is, but the Baja Sessions has some Mexico-themed songs so I figured I'd take a chance. Plus, I live in Baja... sorta. So. :p

[Porksta]

I got everything here for roughly $38:
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/Porksta/Games.jpg

I was debating between the PS2 and Xbox versions of Battlefront, guess I picked the right one. Kudos to some guy here on DP who mentioned a few days ago it was worth something.

[Dreadstar]

To be honest I have no idea who this guy is, but the Baja Sessions has some Mexico-themed songs so I figured I'd take a chance. Plus, I live in Baja... sorta. So. :p

Had a hit with the song "Wicked Game" and the b/w video with Helena Christensen on a beach.

[Big Papa Husker]

Good day at Goodwill:

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Books were $1.70 total. Rogue Squadron II was $3. The Star Wars Trilogy VHS set is sealed, $6. Might sell that on eBay if it's worth anything.

Cassette player was $3.
Wow, I used to have that same cassette player when I was little. I used that thing until it broke. ;D

[Smashed Brother]

Found at Target for $24 on clearance, marked down from $99:


http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx86/leewelk/Photos%20of%20collection/P2150932.jpg


I only have a mild interest in the game, but really no time to play it. Besides, I can't bring myself to open up that beautiful package, so I just threw it up on the 'bay to see what happens!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Well, only found one thing today.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-02-15a.jpg

It was buried underneath a bunch of crappy PS1 games. The price $4. Considering I sold a somewhat beat up copy of this for $60 recently... Heheheh.

And from AB Positive:

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boa - Twilight
Serial Experiments Lain Original Soundtrack
Serial Experiments Lain Original Soundtrack - Cyberia Mix
Mortal Kombat The Album
Weird Al Yankovic - Poodle Hat
The Wesley Willis Fiasco
Hits of the 80s (cover versions)
Shaquille O'Neal - Shaq Diesel
Mortal Kombat Annihilation DVD (sealed, crappy snap cover version)

That was what, $10 or so shipped? Plus the $2 charge for getting the box out of my PMB.

I like Serial Experiments Lain. boa is the band that performed the opening song for the series, and I downloaded two of their albums YEARS ago so when I got the chance to buy a copy of this one I jumped at it. MK The Album... well... OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH CHINESE NINJA WAAAARIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR WITH YOUR HEART SOOOOOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD

*coughs*

And well, I like Weird Al, Shaq was for the laughs, Wesley Willis is of course Wesley Willis.

I'm horribly amused by the MK DVD's tagline. "Destroy all expectations." It's like they knew the movie was going to suck hard. :D

Some of these CDs are very scratched (I was warned about that) so I'll probably have to have them polished sometime soon.

[VACRMH]

Picked up my copy of Dragon Quest VI today, and saw that the collector's edition of Bioshock 2 had dropped to $30.

I wonder if I can sell/trade off the stuff I don't want from the set, to help pay for what I do want from it. But then it's not a complete set :( Decisions decisions.

[SEGA_Queen]

Well, Play-Asia shipped my copy of Solatorobo today. Also, by purchasing one of P-A's sale items I was automatically entered into a contest. Apparently, one of the prizes is a Nintendo 3DS. I have no idea when they are announcing the winners though.

Oh, and I bought a Sonic the Werehog plush for $15.00 today.

[camarotuner]

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu277/camarotuner13/2011-02-15_11-50-30_34.jpg

20 bucks total from the local pawn shop. Pretty happy with it.

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG1919.jpg

PS1 DiscWorld II-$2.99 at a Salvation Army.
PS1 disc-only R-Type Delta-$1.99 at a NCJW thrift
Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair, unopened-$5.98 (2 discs after all) at a separate Salvation Army.

[Gooch3008]

Found all this stuff at thrift stores, flea markets and pawn shops in and around Little Rock, Arkansas while I was there for a week.

Grand total for this haul is about $40

http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/8652/gooch.jpg (http://img265.imageshack.us/i/gooch.jpg/)

[Jaruff]

No pics *yet* but I've been clearing out my parent's (well, mom and stepfather) storage building (they're getting a divorce) and I found my collection of old PC games. There's probably 100+ CD's (some with cases) and most of these are pre-2000.

I'll try to get some pics up soon but here are some that stood out:

- Warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans with the ultra cool, huge manual.
- Heroes of Might and Magic II (one of the best games of my childhood)
- Dust: A Tale of the Wired West (great game and apparently still worth something)
- That crappy Jeff Gordon X2 racing game.
- Falcon 4.0 (IMO, still one of the best combat flight sims ever)
- Zone Raiders (I remember this for being ultra crappy)
- Wing Commander IV in original case (awesome game)
- Some mid-to-late 90's FPS titles
- Red Baron (best WWI game ever ever ever)

Unfortunately, I think I've lost some of my obscure point-n-click titles. I haven't found them so far and I'm not optimistic as I've retrieved most of my boxes. Still, it was a surprising find because I forgot I had that many games.

I also found a Lemmings 2 Genesis box (somehow separated from the cartridge I have with my Genesis collection) and my copy of Grandia II so there's no telling what I have packaged up still.

@Ryaan1234 - I found a 3DO last year at a resale store and happily paid $20 for it (the lady also thought it was some old DVD player even though the controller came with it). I had no interest in keeping it but it was a very cool find. First one I had ever saw, touched, or played.

[incubus421]

http://i695.photobucket.com/albums/vv315/incubus421/215.jpg

From various pawnshops:

Beyond Good and Evil = $4.99
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn = $26.77 + tax (GameStop)
Xenosaga II (sealed) = $6
Kid Icarus = $3
Dick Tracy = $2 (half off)
Gemfire = $5
Uncharted Waters = $5

[fahlim003]

Lots of pick-ups for Kid Icarus for GameBoy lately... I'd like to find a copy in the wild. Otherwise, nice scoops Incubus and Gooch.