March 2011 Finds

[Videogamerdaryll]

is that a issue of "Weird NJ" I see?

Yes,the second one I have..old issues..

Ny sister I have heard has a bunch.I've always been curious as to what was in the magazine.They are quite interesting...

We actually picked up the whole crate of the misc, weapon magazines/free..Fliping through them quick I pulled out the three magazines and my dads going to sort through the rest and give me them as he has no room for them. Ijust have to go over to his place nd pick the crate back up...Maybe there will be more Weird NJ issues.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I thought New Jersey was weird already. Do you NEED a magazine to prove it? :D

[Collector_Gaming]

I thought New Jersey was weird already. Do you NEED a magazine to prove it? :D

the magazine has been around for over a decade.

it also spawned off into a series of books (which i own quite a few) that talk about weirdness all over the US (including England too!)

i love stuff like this. hearing folk lore and ghost stories and weird attractions and things that go bump in the night!

The guys who run the company of Weird NJ along with Weird US and i guess now Weird World had a very short lived TV series on History Channel (sadly) called "Weird US" was around in 2006 i think maybe 2007
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HL9AWYNVFm0

[phreakindee]

http://lazygamereviews.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/file0014.jpg

Just found this yesterday at a local thrift store: Super Noah's Ark 3D by Wisdom Tree for the SNES in all its unofficial goodness. $1 USD. I about crapped myself.

Er, maybe not literally pants-filling, but close. My rarest SNES game by far and a very satisfying purchase for a measly buck! Also grabbed about a dozen NES games, several unlicensed (like "Pyramid", the bizarre Tetris clone).

[Collector_Gaming]

Yes,the second one I have..old issues..

Ny sister I have heard has a bunch.I've always been curious as to what was in the magazine.They are quite interesting...

We actually picked up the whole crate of the misc, weapon magazines/free..Fliping through them quick I pulled out the three magazines and my dads going to sort through the rest and give me them as he has no room for them. Ijust have to go over to his place nd pick the crate back up...Maybe there will be more Weird NJ issues.

read them you'll love them if you like strange and weird stories!

also check out

http://www.weirdnj.com/
http://www.weirdus.com/

[Oobgarm]

Scored all of this today for the low, low cost of FREE. A friend was going through some stuff and came across this, he was going to donate it to charity, but asked if I wanted it instead. He wouldn't take money for it, either.

http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/1.jpg
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http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/3.jpg
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http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/5.jpg

I was particularly excited about the Psychic Detective (!!!), 2600 wireless joysticks, the TurboBooster, and the huge lot of SMS stuff, which gives me an instant collection. Been wanting an SMS for a while, too.

That makes 2 copies of Psychic Detective in a week, having never physically seen the game before!

[PentiumMMX]

You actually like this game?

Yes I do. It's a guilty pleasure

[Collector_Gaming]

Scored all of this today for the low, low cost of FREE. A friend was going through some stuff and came across this, he was going to donate it to charity, but asked if I wanted it instead. He wouldn't take money for it, either.

http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/1.jpg
http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/2.jpg
http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/3.jpg
http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/4.jpg
http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/find/5.jpg

I was particularly excited about the Psychic Detective (!!!), 2600 wireless joysticks, the TurboBooster, and the huge lot of SMS stuff, which gives me an instant collection. Been wanting an SMS for a while, too.

That makes 2 copies of Psychic Detective in a week, having never physically seen the game before!

whos your friend and how can i become friends with person lol

thats a awesome score!

as they always say if its FREE its for ME!

[Cornelius]

Dang, that's one of the best free scores I've seen! I'm very jealous.

Not a whole lot lately:
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Last weekend I got the Mutant League Football at a GW when my FiL spotted it on a random shelf. They normally keep games pretty well isolated over by the CDs/DVDs/tapes. It was $2.
The rest is from a thrift run yesterday. Klonoa 2 was 5.80 and is CiB in good shape. SNES AvP was 3.95 and the baggie with Xbox Oddysee & 007 Nightfire was 2.80 (probably should have passed, but I didn't think I had Oddysee). The Blu-ray was 6.80 or so, and Office was 4.99.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I didn't find anything good today, so I spent some money on some CDs. :P

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-07.jpg
Leftover Salmon - Bridges To Bert
Leftover Salmon - Ask The Fish
Boris Garcia - Mother's Finest
Peter Rowan - Peter Rowan
V/A - Art Deco Series Lovely Ladies of Stage & Screen

$5 total.

[megasdkirby]

Picked up the following DS games today, all CIB:

-QuickSpot
-Planet Puzzle League
-Geometry Wars Galaxies (sealed)

Got a nice package in the mail, full of neat games, too.

[Deadman]

Picked up a few games this weekend:

Beyblades Let it Rip (PS1)
Beyblades: V-Force (Gamecube)
Pokemon Black
Pokemon White

Can you tell my two boys were picking out the games?

[The 1 2 P]

Not much today besides the beta code for preordering Gears of war 3.

[Deadman]

Not much today besides the beta code for preordering Gears of war 3.

AHA! You reminded me of what I got for myself! I went to a local FX Game Exchange store and saw that they already had a used copy of Bulletstorm for the 360 so I asked about it. The owner told me that he had rented it (they do new game rentals) so even though it was only out 3 days, he has to sell it as used. He also said that he kept the online code behind the counter and that it was still unused and valid. I had purchased $40 worth of store credit for $20 using a Groupon, and the used price was $49.99. So - here's how it went down:

Bulletstorm (360) - essentially new with all codes unredeemed $49.99
- store credit of $40 for $20
- 10% discount (like GS Rewards) on used games
Final cost was around $30

Not bad and I'm actually enjoying the game so far!

[Porksta]

AHA! You reminded me of what I got for myself! I went to a local FX Game Exchange store and saw that they already had a used copy of Bulletstorm for the 360 so I asked about it. The owner told me that he had rented it (they do new game rentals) so even though it was only out 3 days, he has to sell it as used. He also said that he kept the online code behind the counter and that it was still unused and valid. I had purchased $40 worth of store credit for $20 using a Groupon, and the used price was $49.99. So - here's how it went down:

Bulletstorm (360) - essentially new with all codes unredeemed $49.99
- store credit of $40 for $20
- 10% discount (like GS Rewards) on used games
Final cost was around $30

Not bad and I'm actually enjoying the game so far!


Except it is $40 new on Amazon today.

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG2042.jpg

The Game Boy Oddworld Adventures is unopened and was $5 at an indoor swap. The PS1 games and the GB LOZ: Link's Awakening were $5.99 each at my local Goodwill.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG2043.jpg

These were also $5.99 each at said Goodwill. The Breath of Fire IV consists of the BOF IV manual, a BOF III disc and a Gensosuikoden II back insert. Go figure.

[Deadman]

Except it is $40 new on Amazon today.

True. Here are the differences:

1. I got it on Thursday, and yes, prices will drop over time.
2. I got the Epic Edition, this is the standard release.
3. I got the Gears of War 3 Beta included -this one doesn't have it.
4. I got the exclusive online content - 6 extra maps, weapons, and more. This one doesn't have it.
5. And finally, I still got it $10 cheaper!

Winning!!

[Porksta]

Ah yes, in that case, you sir are definitely winning!

[The 1 2 P]

True. Here are the differences:

1. I got it on Thursday, and yes, prices will drop over time.
2. I got the Epic Edition, this is the standard release.
3. I got the Gears of War 3 Beta included -this one doesn't have it.
4. I got the exclusive online content - 6 extra maps, weapons, and more. This one doesn't have it.
5. And finally, I still got it $10 cheaper!

Winning!!

Not only that but the code you have gives you early access to the beta. For preordering Gears of War 3 the code I got won't allow me to participate in the beta until a week after you. But I don't mind because the beta is going to run a full month or so.

[camarotuner]

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu277/camarotuner13/2011-03-07_15-11-49_812.jpg

Model 1 Genesis. Sonic 3. Comix Zone. 2 controllers, power, and an rf cable for 25 bucks from the local pawn shop. Not a bargain but I'm happy with it.

[Deadman]

Ah yes, in that case, you sir are definitely winning!

I feel like the Charlie Sheen of Bulletstorm - winning, winning, winning!

:)

[Oobgarm]

Scored a copy of You Don't Know Jack for PSX at a local thrift for $3.

[SEGA_Queen]

Picked up a few things yesterday:

Sonic the Hedgehog T-shirt w/ Beanie Hat for $15.00 - I was browsing in Spencer's Gifts, not really planning on buying anything. But then I found this T-shirt/Beanie combo on sale. I mainly got it for the shirt. As for the beanie, well I figure I can use next winter as a toque.

Pokemon Black Version for $19.99 - I traded a bunch of Genesis games I didn't want/or already completed to knock the price down.

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-08.jpg
Big Fish (new, Widescreen) - $2
Joe Hisashi - Princess Mononoke OST - $1
Microsoft Streets & Trips 2009 (new) - $2

Oh yeah, I FUCKING HATE THOSE STUPID SECURITY SEALS. Why in hell do you need THREE STICKERS?! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH.

[Porksta]

I got my Dragon Age II pimp edition in the mail today. Now to beat DAO...

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC0303.jpg

Halo 3: ODST strategy guide factory sealed x6 six cents
Wizard Magazine $1.00

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG2060.jpg

$9.98 for the three at Goodwill.

[Gameguy]

Joe Hisashi - Princess Mononoke OST - $1
Very nice, I like his music. :)

[Oobgarm]

Snagged Heavy Rain and The Sly Collection for PS3 for $10 each.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Very nice, I like his music. :)

Too bad the US issue messed things up by replacing the Japanese vocalist in a song with an English one. >_<

So I spent almost TWO HOURS waiting to cross the border ON FOOT today. I got to the flea market at 7 AM. I wasn't expecting a lot of people since it's Ash Wednesday, but I suppose people will go get their forehead full of ash in the afternoon. Blah. Anyway, I did find a ton of good stuff.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-09a.jpg
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (UK issue?) - $2
Picture It! Photo Premium 9 - $1
Shaquille O'Neal - You can't STOP the REIGN - $1
V/A - Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Complete Collection - $1

SHAAAAAAAAAAAQ. Also that Scooby Doo album is kinda scratched but I figured I'd give it a shot.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-09b.jpg
Grace Jones - Island Life - $1
Snowboard Kids - $2
Sim City 3000 Korea - $1

I've seen that Grace Jones album several times over the past year but it's always scratched. This time it wasn't. Snowboard Kids is for eBay. Sim City 3K Korea? Well I picked that up for a certain Youtube guy who might like it. Maybe I can get some random shareware CDs in return. :P

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-09c.jpg
Johnny Cash - 16 Biggest Hits
Gorillaz - Demon Days
V/A - The Blues (with slipcover and book)
Beavis and Butthead Virtual Stupidity
The Mangler 2 (DVD)

$10 total. I -think- I already have Demon Days... The Mangler 2 is a completely stupid movie but... aheh. >_>

And finally... the stuff that made me go "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" outloud!

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-09d.jpg
ClockWerk
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (Talkie CD version)
MVP Baseball 2005
Dark Passages I (The Psychotron / Wrath of The Demon / Dark Seed)
Alice: An Interactive Museum

All of that was $15.

Lemme explain my reaction: You see that Alice game? I found a copy of that game, as CD only in case with a manual, almost six years ago. I played it for a while, found it interesting, but confusing, so I listed it on eBay. It sold for $101.50.

This game is unbelievably rare. Sciere, one of the MobyGames admins, added a trivia item to their entry on the game that says that a copy of this game sold for over $2000 USD (http://www.mobygames.com/game/alice-interactive-museum/trivia). o_o I had no idea it was worth that much now. At all. Holy. Freaking. CRAP.

[Ryaan1234]

I wanna make a few comments here...


Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (UK issue?) - $2
Picture It! Photo Premium 9 - $1
Shaquille O'Neal - You can't STOP the REIGN - $1
V/A - Scooby-Doo's Snack Tracks: The Complete Collection - $1

You Can't STOP the BAD MUSIC!


Sim City 3K Korea? Well I picked that up for a certain Youtube guy who might like it. Maybe I can get some random shareware CDs in return. :P

Another LGR fan I see, he's one of my favorite reviewers!



And finally... the stuff that made me go "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" outloud!

Alice: An Interactive Museum

Wow, just seeing the game in your pic made me go "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!". I thought that game was just the stuff of legend. I can't wait to see how much you sell your copy for!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Ah, dammit. I didn't realize Demon Days was a friggin' BMG Direct version... I hate those. Hate hate hate hate hate. :(

I'm gonna hold off on listing Alice for a few days... I need to figure out how to list it, and how to ship it internationally first.

[Deadman]

Agree on the Holy FS! Nice..very nice find...

Boring "normal" pickups today at Half Price Books:

Halo (xbox) original release
Fable (xbox) original release
Mission Impossible Operation Surma (xbox)
Transworld Snow Boarding (Xbox)
Van Helsing (xbox)
Rayman 2 (PSX) black label
Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2 CD set)

All of this for just under $30

[Collector_Gaming]

these pics need another reuse

"Well heres Kitsune.. lets see what kinda cheesy but fun cds they pick out today"
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/joshnickerson/messageboard/mii_normal.jpg




And finally... the stuff that made me go "HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" outloud!

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-09d.jpg
ClockWerk
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (Talkie CD version)
MVP Baseball 2005
Dark Passages I (The Psychotron / Wrath of The Demon / Dark Seed)
Alice: An Interactive Museum

All of that was $15.

Lemme explain my reaction: You see that Alice game? I found a copy of that game, as CD only in case with a manual, almost six years ago. I played it for a while, found it interesting, but confusing, so I listed it on eBay. It sold for $101.50.

This game is unbelievably rare. Sciere, one of the MobyGames admins, added a trivia item to their entry on the game that says that a copy of this game sold for over $2000 USD (http://www.mobygames.com/game/alice-interactive-museum/trivia). o_o I had no idea it was worth that much now. At all. Holy. Freaking. CRAP.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b235/joshnickerson/messageboard/mii_shocked.jpg

....

kitsune thats a find that i think should give you a small vacation!

[wingzrow]

Ah, dammit. I didn't realize Demon Days was a friggin' BMG Direct version... I hate those. Hate hate hate hate hate. :(

I'm gonna hold off on listing Alice for a few days... I need to figure out how to list it, and how to ship it internationally first.

You would ship something that expensive overseas? Jesus, I don't even ship items over $50.00 internationally. Don't you worry about something that expensive getting lost or stolen?

Oh, and congratulations on winning the lottery.

[The 1 2 P]

Snagged Heavy Rain and The Sly Collection for PS3 for $10 each.

New or used? And if new from where?

[SamuraiSmurfette]

So I read this kijiji ad that went something like this: "PS2, GC and XBOX stuff. Moving, gotta get rid of it $10 for the box"
I figure that sounds awesome, but I'm the 37th person to view the ad already and figured there was no way I'd get it.
Unless...
"Hi there, if you still have this, I'll give you $20 :)"
Done deal!

Got all these games, plus an XBOX, Gamecube and Slim PS2 systems with controllers and cords.
Nothing OMG RAREZ, but a great deal for what I got. Less than $1 a game, with free consoles!

Smash bros was in the GC, and ESPN Hockey was in the XBOX

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b48/SamuraiSmurfette/IMG00155-20110308-1957.jpg

[The 1 2 P]

Unless...
"Hi there, if you still have this, I'll give you $20 :)"
Done deal!

How incredibly clever of you:) Actually I've been doing stuff like that on ebay for years. It's usually when someone is selling a lot of games or demos that I only want one or two of instead of the whole 10-50 items. So I've make them an offer for the ones I want(usually the rare ones) and make off with that while leaving the rest for whoever else wants it.

[Porksta]

Got this for $10 at Target:

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e3/Porksta/Games052.jpg

Also picked up Bob Seger's Greatest Hits for $10 at Best Buy.

[IKilledLassic]

This game is unbelievably rare. Sciere, one of the MobyGames admins, added a trivia item to their entry on the game that says that a copy of this game sold for over $2000 USD (http://www.mobygames.com/game/alice-interactive-museum/trivia). o_o I had no idea it was worth that much now. At all. Holy. Freaking. CRAP.

Yep, one quick glance at Amazon has that game from $450-$800. Not sure of the market, but NICE FIND MAN! I definitely have to keep my eye out for that. It looks like something that would be in a box with Windows 95, encyclopedia, and Prodigy stuff.

[Gameguy]

Too bad the US issue messed things up by replacing the Japanese vocalist in a song with an English one. >_<
I wasn't aware of that. I guess it's slightly better compared to the english soundtrack for Kiki's Delivery Service against the Japanese one. The replacement songs aren't even in the same style as the originals.


This game is unbelievably rare. Sciere, one of the MobyGames admins, added a trivia item to their entry on the game that says that a copy of this game sold for over $2000 USD (http://www.mobygames.com/game/alice-interactive-museum/trivia). o_o I had no idea it was worth that much now. At all. Holy. Freaking. CRAP.
There's a complete one listed on Amazon for under $500, still pretty valuable. Very nice find, beats out anything I found today from Value Village.


Two Books:
Manga: 60 Years of Japanese Comics
The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917, Revised and Expanded Edition

Japanese PS1(SCPH-3000) with controller, power plug, and some loose US Crash Bandicoot game.

Speak and Math, missing battery cover.

Copy of DarkSeed for PC, disc in case with manual.

Just under $20 total.

[weirdguy]

Speak and Math, missing battery cover.

No way ! I found a Speak and Math today too ! With battery cover. Even had some working batteries in it so I was able to test it in the store.

Gonna circuit bend that thing. It will go well with my Speak and Read.

[Gameguy]

No way ! I found a Speak and Math today too ! With battery cover. Even had some working batteries in it so I was able to test it in the store.

Gonna circuit bend that thing. It will go well with my Speak and Read.
The one I found today had batteries too, at least I knew it was working before I bought it. If I couldn't test it I would have passed as it was missing the battery cover and I already have one.

I found another one last week Wednesday with batteries and battery cover(working fine). At the same time there was a Speak and Spell with battery cover but it was dead(lucky I had batteries to test it), I got it for free as I showed them it wasn't working. It doesn't turn on and there doesn't seem to be a problem with the battery connections inside so I can't fix it. I found a working Speak and Spell in early January so it's ok, I still need a Speak and Read though.

I used to pass on these all the time before I knew about the circuit bending, they seem to turn up every few months where I am. :)

[ScourDX]

My find for the past couple of weeks

(Photobucket link screwup so I have to delete them)

EB near my area is clearing out their Gamecube stock. I manage to snag most of the title for $0.99 to $4.99.

[Flashback2012]

My find for the past couple of weeks

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v27/scourdx/collection/DSC00543.jpg

EB near my area is clearing out their Gamecube stock. I manage to snag most of the title for $0.99 to $4.99.

Where did you get the spiffy looking Tactics Ogre boxset from? @_@

[Oobgarm]

New or used? And if new from where?

Both new, Sony's retail loyalty program. Using up the last of my Best Buy verification. Thought I'd mentioned that, sorry.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I've been having a lot of problems accessing the forum... ugh.

Yes, I do intend to sell that copy of Alice. The copies on Amazon aren't minty complete, the only "new" one is a sealed CD which might not even be a true seal. The $500 used one has a beat up box. And besides... I'm fairly sure none of those people ships overseas...

Anyway, today's finds:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-03-10.jpg
Six Feet Under season 1 (used) + The Sopranos Season 5 (new) - $1 o_O
American McGee's Alice + The Best of B.B. King Volume One - $2

Alice and Sopranos are going to eBay, of course.

[Bojay1997]

I've been having a lot of problems accessing the forum... ugh.

Yes, I do intend to sell that copy of Alice. The copies on Amazon aren't minty complete, the only "new" one is a sealed CD which might not even be a true seal. The $500 used one has a beat up box. And besides... I'm fairly sure none of those people ships overseas...

Alice and Sopranos are going to eBay, of course.

It will be interesting to see how high that Alice goes. The last minty complete one I saw sell was in 2007 and that went for around $375. I'm curious as to whether that $2K figure was legit as I had never heard that before that person posted it to Mobygames and it seems like a price like that would have made some news. It has been a long while since one has shown up, complete or not, so that should fuel the bidding.

[Porksta]

I bought a few CDs today - Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Hawthorne Heights, Jamiroquai, and Rise Against. Also got an Evil Dead DVD.

[Kitsune Sniper]

It will be interesting to see how high that Alice goes. The last minty complete one I saw sell was in 2007 and that went for around $375. I'm curious as to whether that $2K figure was legit as I had never heard that before that person posted it to Mobygames and it seems like a price like that would have made some news. It has been a long while since one has shown up, complete or not, so that should fuel the bidding.

Well, I trust Sciere enough to believe he's telling the truth. We shall see. I'm still kinda concerned over shipping this overseas... considering how weak the Dollar is right now, it might not be an issue, other than having to write down the actual value on the package and facing a neg for doing so. :|

GODDAMNIT FORUM WORK ALREADY.

[The 1 2 P]

Both new, Sony's retail loyalty program. Using up the last of my Best Buy verification. Thought I'd mentioned that, sorry.

Still a good deal. I've been waiting for Heavy Rain to reach a decent price for me to pick up.

[camarotuner]

Finishing up my quest to get my systems fully working and setup. So first I got...

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu277/camarotuner13/2011-03-08_23-03-23_844.jpg

new 72 pin connector and the tools to open the security thingies on the old games. About 12 bucks shipped via ebay. Never did a 72 pin swap before, that was easy. While I was at it removed the tabs from my snes and n64 to allow me to play imports.

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu277/camarotuner13/2011-03-10_20-24-42_464.jpg

I cannot find official 6 button genesis controllers locally for some reason. Got this pair for 5 bucks and am really happy about it. Not pictured is the needed Genesis model 1 A/V cable. Once my a/v switch box shows up from China I'll be all set. Woot.

[darkslime]

Well, I trust Sciere enough to believe he's telling the truth. We shall see. I'm still kinda concerned over shipping this overseas... considering how weak the Dollar is right now, it might not be an issue, other than having to write down the actual value on the package and facing a neg for doing so. :|

GODDAMNIT FORUM WORK ALREADY.If someone's buying a collectible video game that expensive they probably know how customs works. I would send it with signature confirmation through whatever service and insure through either shipsurance or u-pic. All you need to collect on the insurance is to get a signed note from the buyer that it didn't arrive instead of dealing with the USPS. and i would lie about it on customs to prevent tampering stealing etc, the insurance has no way of telling how much you marked it for on customs and the customs have no way of telling how much its worth or if its a gift or not.

[SegaAges]

I guess I can add some of my finds:

Jet Grind Radio (DC) - complete
Jet Grind Radio (GBA) - complete
Jet Set Radio Future (XBOX) - complete
Official Jet Grind Radio Strategy Guide
All for $25

Jet Set Radio (PAL) - sealed
$15

Jet Set Radio White Label Reviewer copy (PAL) - $25

[Steve W]

All I found today were controllers. An Atari 5200 controller for $1.99, a Dreamcast controller with a VMU and a third-party memory card for $2.98, and a boxed PC Engine joystick. Wait, what?
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/controllers.jpg

A little backstory. There's a place in Arlington, TX called Electronic Discount Sales that's been around for at least 20 years that I occasionally stop at. In the mid-'90s, they had a bunch of these PC Engine joysticks. I didn't pick one up at the time since I didn't know if they were compatible with the US TurboGrafx-16 or not. Once I decided to buy one, the store was wiped out of them. I stop by today almost fifteen years later, and they've got one solitary box on the shelf amongst various PC joysticks. It clearly states that it's for the NEC PC Engine, even stating the type of plug it uses and the button configuration on the box.
http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/closeupofpcenginecontroller.jpg

I'm halfway home from the store, and sitting at a stoplight it occurs to me to look inside the box. This is what I found.
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The box says it's a digital controller for the PC Engine, instead there's an analog controller for a PC with a gameport connector. It looks like the same design, but it's for a totally different machine. Dammit. It might even come in useful if I were a retro PC gamer, but I'm a Mac person, so this f---ing thing is totally worthless to me. There's no returns at that store, even if I wanted to go back in that dump anyway.

[snes_collector]

Recent buys:

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Musya(complete) $12- This has been in a local gamestore for years. His prices are high and his inventory never changes. I have been curious about it for along time, and just decided to try it out.

Knights In The Nightmare $13- I was surprised to find this that cheap at GS so I couldn't resist.

The GB games were $1.95 each at GoodWill and the guide was $1. When I walked in to GoodWill yesterday a lady had a boxed copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 in her arms..I hate when that happens

[buzz_n64]

Today's thrift store finds

Wii Balance Board $24.99
Millipede -NES $2.99
Famiclone shaped like Dreamcast controller with Y2K 76 in 1 cart CIB $4.99
Forest Gump soundtrack (2 disc) -CD $5.99

[Kitsune Sniper]

Hope this works!

I bought two random CDs for $1 each today. That's it. One is a random purchase (Michael Zanabili - Aphrodite) and the other is an 80's "metal" compilation called "Eighties' Metal Mania" (which has The Final Countdown... and a KISS song, so I don't think that's Metal, sorry.)

The stupid thing today was a seller that had two boxfuls of CDs. I was salivating when I saw them, asked how much each... and she said $5 a pop. FIVE. DOLLARS. A. CD. I turned around and left, she kinda got angry at me for doing so. Really? FIVE BUCKS? Jesus, one buck is excellent, two's kinda high but I'll pay it, but FIVE? FUCK!

[camarotuner]

A while back (few months) the last local play and trade went away. Found out it was replaced by a "game trader". OK I'll bite, drive out there.

8 bucks for madden 94 for genesis. Yes *ALL* of the pricing was like this. Even the modern stuff was higher than the gamestop pricing in the same mall. Wow.

[Cornelius]

Picked up 2 GB games today:
FF Legends III and
Shadow Warriors

The latter had me confused until I found it was just the PAL release of Ninja Gaiden Shadow.

Spent about $5 each.

[ScourDX]

Where did you get the spiffy looking Tactics Ogre boxset from? @_@

I order it from UK. You can get it from Zavvi.com or Game.co.uk.

[camarotuner]

In the mail today via ebay...

Sony brand HDMI cable (8 bucks shipped)
N64 official ram pack (10 bucks shipped)

and my big av selector box is being delivered monday from China. Can't wait.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Well, not much today...

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American McGee's Alice - $5
Dungeon Hack (Slash Corporation budget rerelease) - $1

Three Alice-related finds in less than a week? There must be something strange going on.

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And then there's that thing. It's a brand new AudioTrix 3D XG ISA sound card (made by a company called Mediatrix) that has all those features. That cost me $7 (down from $10 yesterday) and I'm not sure what to do with it. I could sell it, but it's too big and people might whine about postage costs. I could use it, but ... I don't have a retro PC to stick it into.

Yet...

Oh yeah, I went back to that booth I mentioned yesterday with the $5 CDs. I spoke to the owner, and she said she'd give me a discount if I bought several CDs. So I dived into the boxes and found tons of early Genesis (the band, not the system) CDs, from back when Peter Gabriel was still a member, and a truckload of movie scores. The entire Back to the Future trilogy (1 and 2 had disc rot though), Die Hard 2 and Vengeance, The Rock, Planet of the Apes (by Danny Elfman)... Aliens... I ended up choosing both Die Hards, The Rock (I like Harry Gregson-Williams) and Aliens.

The seller told me the price: $17 for all four.

I left, pissed off and disgusted. I'm pretty sure she didn't even sell a single CD yesterday, and I'm sure those CDs will be thrown out when she leaves on Monday. What a waste.

[InsaneDavid]

First electronics flea market of the year. Fairly small vendor turnout, fuel prices I would suspect. Anyway, I only made one purchase, it was also from the first vendor I came up to. Among his electronics parts he had a beat up SNES on a table, a beat up FC Twin next to it and then two boxes under the table with game stuff in them. One box had a few SNES cartridges and the other had an NES system with the controllers wrapped around it, a zapper, AC adapter and a dozen or so games. I made sure all the NES games were in the same box as the system and went to removing the other miscellaneous crap over to the other box. Checking inside the system I saw there was a copy of Castlevania in there, so I had a good feeling the system would work. I can't recall exactly what SNES games were in the other box but there was a copy of Turtles in Time that I tossed into the NES box and asked a price. He wanted $30, I countered with $20 and then $25, which was accepted.

Nothing super incredible but there were a couple games in there I didn't have and my NES is on its last leg after years of keeping it going. (It was a crappy replacement for the NES I had since I was a kid which finally croaked about four years ago) Everything is in really nice shape and the NES itself works perfectly.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-03-12%2801%29.jpg

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SNES - Turtles in Time
NES - Battletoads
NES - California Games
NES - Castlevania
NES - Duck Hunt
NES - Marble Madness
NES - Othello
NES - Pac-Man (licensed)
NES - Punch-Out!!
NES - Rampage
NES - The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
NES - Skate or Die
NES - Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
NES - Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt / World Class Track Meet
NES - Track and Field II

I know a few people who were looking for most of the other games so that's where they will go. Now that I have a solid replacement, I'm going to trade my flaky NES to a game reseller I know in exchange for some purchase credit.

Also I took some time this afternoon to do a test print of the bezel for my mini MAME cabinet. I plan on eventually having it professionally printed on a single sheet but this will do for now. I think it came out REALLY good considering the only file to start from is a horribly damaged and inconsistently colored bezel scan. I had to do a lot of repairs and color matching in addition to the resizing for the different bezel dimensions.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-03-12%2804%29.jpg

[Videogamerdaryll]

Nice Bezel...


..............

Flea Market

NES deck and games $15
Xbox system $5.00
Icon Racing Gloves for Son $5.00
PS2 mem cards 2 for $3.00


Yea there was one Flea Market Game Vendor,They were sucking the people in..with high prices....

Passed up a two tone SNES deck for $10
Atari 400 unit $15.00



I spent more money on food for my Son and myself then anything
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New Table for use at track for pocketbikes $30 Walmart

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[PentiumMMX]

I had a few decent finds this past week; nothing really big, but still a few I felt where good.

- Nintendo 64 w\ 2 controllers (Loose in good shape): $7
- InterAct Superpad 64 Plus controller (N64. Loose in very good shape): Free :)
- Iggy's Wrecking Balls (N64. Loose in good shape): $6
- Revelations: The Demon Slayer (GBC. Loose in very good shape): $5

The N64 was found at a garage sale I randomly stumbled onto Saturday morning; the system it's self was a little dirty, but the controllers where pretty beat up (One of them being a yellow controller; which I haven't seen any in person since I first got my N64, way back in 1997). That controller was the main reason I went for it; the rest was traded off, while I get ready to buy up a replacement joystick assembly.

Everything else I got was over at Game-X-Change. The controller rang up up properly, but the register didn't properly deduct money from the credit I had, resulting in a free controller. Like every Superpad 64 Plus I've run into, it has some issues; this one doesn't seem to like Controller Paks, combined with a Start button that doesn't always want to work. Considering how much I love this style of controller, the issues with the Start button are quite annoying (It makes Ocarina of Time a nightmare); which is making me consider finally making the switch to a Hori.

Also, Revelations was a random buy; I heard it's one of the Shin Megami Tensei games, which combined with the cheap price made me decide to buy it. Here's hoping it's more enjoyable than Final Fantasy Legend; I could never get into that one

[Kitsune Sniper]

Not really a find, but more of a brag.

I just traded away a ton of Blizzard-related CD keys to people at the GOG.com forum and got the following GOG.com games in return:

The Feeble Files
Simon The Sorcerer
Simon The Sorcerer 2
Simon The Sorcerer 3D
Divine Divinity
Beyond Divinity
Fallout
Fallout 2
Fallout Tactics

FUCK. YEAH.

[megasdkirby]

More Colecovision games for me...all CIB:

Nova Blast
Gateway to Apshai
Jumpman Junior
James Bond 007
War Room

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Actually had a find for once. Picked up a complete copy of Soldiers of Fortune for the Genesis for $1.63 at Goodwill. Glad I didn't grab it when I saw it on Friday for $3.25 since they changed the 50% off color today from blue to yellow which the game had.

JY

[Videogamerdaryll]

Flea Market

N64 Game cases 3 for $1.00 one not shown

Nintendo BIG NOSE game $5.00

SNES Lion King Box(no game) 50 cent

PS Spyro Game Free
3D0 Game Free..

NES KID KLOWN game (to be sold on ebay for friend..

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[Ryaan1234]

I went to the flea market this morning, and found some awesome things...
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Yeah, there's quite a few things to take in here.

Firstly, the Stylophone Beatbox was found at a random booth for only $5! It's a really recent (came out in 2009!) sequel of sorts to Dubreq's original Stylophone instrument. Except this one does hip hop stuff. It's practically new! For the curious you can here it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUGToqR8yL8&feature=related) (along with a normal stylophone and some balloon popping)

Super Monkey Ball Adventure and Mario Sunshine were $2 a piece at a booth, there's actually a Harvest Moon game in the SMS case. At the same booth I dug that white device out of a box of electronics and it was $1. I recognized the XFi name on it (and thought at $1 it was well worth the chance) and it turns out it's a little USB sound card. Neat!

Castlequest was $3, a new addition to my NES library.

The yellow keyboard is a VTech Music Major (http://www.miniorgan.com/lib/view.php?miniorgan=26&srch=&srch_type=&sortby=&output=105), which is a very hard to find 80s toy keyboard. It has this really cool computerized voice singing thing that's neat. It's also a popular circuit bending device. It was $15 from an electronics dealer. I know that sounds like a lot for an old toy keyboard but this particular one will go for twice that easily on eBay, and honestly I've been wanting one forever.

Yes, that's a copy of Switched on Bach on 8-track, only $0.25. Take that Kitsune Sniper!

Finally the coolest thing in the picture. That keytar is a Yamaha SHS-10. It was made in 1987 and is really one of the raddest keyboards that Yamaha ever produced. While it is very cool it is not the greatest sounding keyboard. Out of all the keytars made by different companies it is probably the worst of the bunch, of course that's comparing it to Moog and Roland products... It was sitting in the corner of one booth. The booth owner originally refused to sell it because he hadn't tested it but I told him I would give him $20 sight unseen, because I happen to know something (http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-SHS-10-SHS10-Keytar-MIDI-FM-Digital-Synthesizer-/130491966428?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item1e61ed63dc) about synthesizers. Ironically enough I put batteries in it a few minutes ago and it doesn't work. I'll have to try it with AC and if that fails I coincidentally know someone who repairs vintage synthesizers.

Sorry about the big wall o' text guys. I'm very happy with the stuff I found today.

[Collector_Gaming]

that flippin awesome!!!

a friend on face book just bought a roland keytar for herself after wanting one for years (shes 27 and shes a big game geek.. i think should introduce her to this site).
its actually super badass!
made me remember of the days when i was like 5 or 6 living in florida going through the mall and seeing Electric drum set setup and wanting those (remember when they were pretty popular in the 80s?)

btw if you guys want 8 tracks just let me know the good wills and thrifts up here have them by the truck loads (i guess no one wants 8 tracks anymore lol)

[Kitsune Sniper]

that flippin awesome!!!

a friend on face book just bought a roland keytar for herself after wanting one for years (shes 27 and shes a big game geek.. i think should introduce her to this site).
its actually super badass!
made me remember of the days when i was like 5 or 6 living in florida going through the mall and seeing Electric drum set setup and wanting those (remember when they were pretty popular in the 80s?)

btw if you guys want 8 tracks just let me know the good wills and thrifts up here have them by the truck loads (i guess no one wants 8 tracks anymore lol)

The only 8-Track tapes I can find usually contain country music. So give 'em to Ryaan. :P

[Collector_Gaming]

i use to have a 8 track player but not no more. Also if i was to choose a old media type for music i like vinyl more although i still need to find a record player hmmmm

[darkslime]

Good finds today:

Craigslist:
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle CIB, 2 GC controllers (one silver on 3rd party) - $5

PS1 games, All CIB unless noted, $150 total:
Final Fantasy IX
Brave Fencer Musashi
Parasite Eve
Parasite Eve II (no manual)
Metal Gear Solid
Vagrant Story
Einhander
Legend of Mana
Threads of Fate
Fear Effect (no manual)
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (no manual)
The Legend of Dragoon (GH, no back art or manual)
Chrono Cross GH
Xenogears GH
Gekioh: Shooting King
Final Fantasy Origins
Capcom Vs SNK Pro
EvilZone
Final Fantasy Anthology
Alundra 2 (no manual)

pawns / thrifts:
The Red Star PS2 - $3
Need for Speed Undercover PS2 - $3
Blade Runner PC - $3
Crusaders of Might & Magic PS1 - $1
Final Fantasy XIII 360 - $12
Super Mario Galaxy - $10
Xenosaga - $2
Monopoly Indiana Jones - $10