March 2011 Finds

[darkslime]

decent yard sale finds:
some of the games aren't exact because they're all in my car about to go to the swap meet.

ps1 slim w/ 4-8 crappy sports games, 2 controllers, cords - $2
ps2 slim w/ 10-15 crappy sports/racing games, ddr extreme, cords - $19
red dead revolver ps2 - $2
7th guest + 11th hour cib - $3 (unfortunately i left these in my trunk and forgot they were there and piled a bunch of shit on top of them so the boxes are fucked)

[Atarileaf]

I remembered the "Computers for Kids" yardsale was on the 3rd Saturday of the month so took a chance and went out and came away with some pretty decent stuff:

PC Starfighter
Atari Keypad controller
N64 Paper Mario
32X Star Wars
32X Doom
32X Virtua Racing
Boxed Commodore Mouse
Boxed TI/99 with some boxed application software
TI/99 Joystick Adaptor
TI/99 Mini Memory Module

$20 for everything

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[evg2000]

Finds for the month so far:
99 cents each for the sega stuff
$1 for the crazy taxi and FF
$30 for the atari clone with 288 built in games
$40 for power lords A2600 cart.
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[Kitsune Sniper]

Aww man... I'd kill for those Digital Pictures games. :(

[Animerforever05]

just bought it!

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and these for it
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[ncman071]

just picked up:

ultimate-spiderman and ratchet deadlocked both for ps2 for 6.99 and 7.99 each minus my 10% GS rewards.....also picked up a ps2 ac adapter for 19.99 as well as rachet and clank size matters, street fighter alpha 3,and gran turismo all for the psp for around $30 total.

also ordered an NES 2 toploader (console only with one dogbone controller for $60 from collectorscardsandgames.com....

[Porksta]

Paid about $20 for everything pictured:
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Kind of messed up the box to the controller which is upsetting.

Does anyone know if Goo Gone will mess up the Sopranos box at all?

[PentiumMMX]

As the weather begins to warm up after a rough winter, garage sales are finally starting to get back up and going. However, with most of my money going into the PC I'm building, I don't have too much money to get anything too expensive, although I've still had a few finds:

- Tokobot Plus (PS2. Without case, but with the case artwork and registration card in good shape): $5
- Overlord: Raising Hell (PS3. Complete in very good condition): $12

It seemed like every sale I went to this morning had PlayStation games; although, Tokobot was the only one I was interested in, as the rest was old sports games or generic licensed platform games. I've been interested in trying this game for years, so I'll soon see if it's any good...once I can get myself to take a break from Persona 3.

As for Overlord, that came from Game-X-Change. I borrowed my brother-in-law's copy of it a while back and liked it, so I decided to get my own copy once I saw how inexpensive it was

[Collector_Gaming]

i found a copy of Tony Hawks Pro Skating 2 for the Playstation alright condition paid 2 bucks for it :D

[Shinichi Chiba]

Trade made at local Mom+Pop store :
I received :
Tales of Symphonia(GC)
Ikaruga (GC)
Super Mario Advanced 2 CIB (GBA)

For :
Gears of War (XBOX 360 )
Dark Sector (XBOX 360)

I wonder who got the better end of this deal ?:roll:

[fahlim003]

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I finally got a complete copy of this, thanks to QueenOfTheFelines, in basically mint condition earlier this month.

Say no to checkpoints

[icarwngs55]

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I finally got a complete copy of this, thanks to QueenOfTheFelines, in basically mint condition earlier this month.

Say no to checkpoints

I got this game at the Salvation Army complete a couple weeks ago for $2 and thought nothing of it; outside of the fact I knew I didnt have it. I figured 'meh' another run of the mill flying game. Not until I got home did I realize how hard it was to get.

Good Score sir.

[fahlim003]

I got this game at the Salvation Army complete a couple weeks ago for $2 and thought nothing of it; outside of the fact I knew I didnt have it. I figured 'meh' another run of the mill flying game. Not until I got home did I realize how hard it was to get.

Good Score sir.
Wow, you trumped me. A toonie (or Jefferson) for this game, damn. And a good score to you too, sir. Personally, I prefer Raiden 1 but Raiden 2 is quite faithful it's just a much more punishing game. I had a few opportunities to get it disc only but settled long-term for complete and with free international shipping, well... QotF is a god-send.

[joshnickerson]

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[Tupin]

Got a TRS-80 Model 100 while I was in DC this weekend. For free, my brother got it for me because he works with ABC News and someone there had one.

It works great.

[Deadman]

Got out a few times over spring break and found some things:

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Pokemon TCG (GBC) - loose
Magic Carpet (PS1) - complete and nice
Saturn 3-pack (Saturn) - cardboard box, still sealed brand new
Shadow of the Colossus - strategy guide
All for $18 at a Salvation Army store that literally NEVER has anything...

From Ebay: Karous (Dreamcast) - Japanese shmup, mint complete for $35

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Picked up a bunch of Adult-ish manga VHS's, all in clamshell cases with original tapes inside for $.95 each:
Gude Crest (in original cardboard box)
Sol Bianca
Princess Minerva
Plastic Little: Adventures of Captain Tita
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Volume 3
Devil Hunter Yohko
Devil Hunter Yohko 2 & 3
Burn Up!
Dragon Half: Parts 1 & 2

Also picked up an UltraRacer 64 controller for the N64 for $2.42

[Kitsune Sniper]

Anime on VHS. So 90's!

All I picked up today were four CDs:
John Coltrane - Original Jazz Classics Collection
Fluke - Progressive History X (promo with a white mark on UPC)
Tom Scott - Night Creatures
Nortec Collective - The Tijuana Sessions Volume 1

Oh yeah, I received a lecture from one of the sellers at the flea market about how Blues music is satanic. Yes, REALLY. I almost smacked the guy on the back of his head.

[Deadman]

Anime on VHS. So 90's!



Tell me about it! I remember seeing this stuff on the shelves of the local Video Rental Shops and it was always either behind the counter, or kept up high so kids couldn't get it. Now it's in Thrift stores sitting on the shelves next to Disney movies...

I don't really collect Manga, but I thought they looked interesting and if anything I can probably put the lot on ebay and sell it off for a very small profit.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Nope, most of those shows have been reissued on DVD. I think you probably overpaid for them. :p

But they're good for a trade, at least.

[Steve W]

Yesterday I hit three flea markets, a thrift store, and a GameXchange store on an out of state drive. Today I spent the morning hitting thrift stores in the surrounding area around Monroe, Louisiana. Both days, came out with nothing. I've really been pounding the pavement, I'm so disappointed that I've come away empty handed. The only thing I considered buying was an old Coleco Zaxxon tabletop that was clearly broken and had been left outside in the weather for who knows how long. No battery door and a lot of rust on what few metal components I could see. If it were one of the other Coleco tabletops, I would have bought it anyway just for the shell so I could hack a Tapwave Zodiac PDA into it for a tiny MAME cabinet.

[Gameguy]

I don't really collect Manga, but I thought they looked interesting and if anything I can probably put the lot on ebay and sell it off for a very small profit.
I've seen Dragon Half and it's pretty funny, I wouldn't call it adult as in Hentai/porn but it's mostly adult type humour. I'm not sure about the other videos as I haven't seen them. Those aren't actually Manga, Manga are comic books.

[Kitsune Sniper]

None of those are adult. Well, Plastic Little's characters were designed by a guy who makes a living off of drawing porn. But none of those go beyond showing boobs or buttshots.

[ottojello]

What, no probing tentacle monsters?!

[InsaneDavid]

Got a nice little display fixture today...

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Pretty neat shadowbox effect. Redundant display so it was heading for the trash but my rep lets me have this stuff. :)

[Retro Legends]

Picked up the following at the swap meet

Twilight Princess GC $7.50
Halo ODST $7.50
Dark Alliance 2 (XBOX) $5

Gex (ps1) $1
Fighting Force (ps1) $1
Rascal (ps1) $1

Sonic X action figures (8inch Knuckles and the big fat cat, 4 inch chris t., and the 2 female characters cant think of their names right now, and a sonic)
16 different green lantern figures mainly from DC direct and PVC collections.
Both sonic and green lantern guys ran me $18, which to my surprise the sonic stuff is selling for a ton on ebay.

Ill try to posts some pics soon.

[Deadman]

None of those are adult. Well, Plastic Little's characters were designed by a guy who makes a living off of drawing porn. But none of those go beyond showing boobs or buttshots.

I went through them last night and didn't watch the whole videos on each, but was more checking for quality of the tapes/anime contained on each and Plastic Little was probably the best "quality" of anime - more detail, darker, etc. Some of the others looked cheaply produced.

[Darko]

I've picked up quite a few things since my last post several months ago...but I found some good stuff today!

Tactics Ogre Guide (PS1) - $5.00
Xenogears Black Label (PS1) CIB - $40.00
Ogre Battle LE (PS1) CIB (including map) - $45.00
Heart of Darkness (PS1) CIB - $10.00
Breath of Fire II (GBA) C - $5.00

I realize I pretty much paid market for the PS1 games, but they are in pristine condition. I've been looking for a solid copy of the black label Xenogears for about 4 years out in the wild so I didn't have an issue with the price.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Visual Basic for Applications 6.0 - $2
"Jack The Tab: Acid Tablets Volume One" music CD - $1
USB hard drive enclosure - $8

Again... VB for Applications is worthless. :( And I've been looking for a hard drive enclosure for a while. It let me get some files off my brother's old 15 GB hard drive and now he told me I can keep it. What the hell am I going to do with a 15 GB hard drive?

... I wonder if I can boot Windows 98 off a USB enclosure...

[Porksta]

Bought Family Guy Volume 1 (slim version) at FYE for $20. Now I cleared up enough space on my shelf to put The Sopranos back on!

[darkslime]

Goodwill Electronics Outlet:
Midnight Raiders Sega CD - $2
Lethal Enforcers disc only + Justifier gun - $4
Raiden Trad Genesis - $2
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee PS1 - $2
Microsoft Works & Bookshelf 96-97 - $2

Goodwill:
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 - $4.99
Crash Bandicoot 2 - $2.99

EZ Pawn:
Star Wars KOTOR - $6.99
Elf Bowling 1 & 2 GBA cart only - $5.99

EZ Money Pawn:
Dark Alliance Xbox PH - $7

[megasdkirby]

Not much. Did pick up Green Day Rock Band and Rogue Warrior, both new and for PS3, for $10 and $11 respectively.

[RadiantSvgun]

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[The 1 2 P]

I've been busy

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Little Big Planet Super Book strategy guide 1 cent
Guinness World Records 2011 Gamers edition $6.95
Truth or Lies(360) $4.98
Dance Dancxe Revolution Universe 2(360) $3.00
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Album $3.00
Game Shark 2(PS2) $3.00

LBPSB was obviously pennied out. GWR Gamers edition 2011 was from amazon and Truth or Lies was on clearance at Target. DDR Universe 2, the Buffy album and the Game Shark 2 were all at Goodwill. At first I left the GS2 there(despite it only being $3 and factory sealed) because I wasn't sure if it was one of the rarer ones. After checking at home online I found out that all versions of PS2 game sharks are priced all over the map, from auctions ending at $20 to buy it nows that were purchased for as much as $80. So I went back and picked it up anyway, figuring that it will sell eventually. I also need a mic for Truth or Lies since apparently thats the only you can play it.

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Guinness World Records 2010 Gamers Edition $2.15
Sniper Wolf Metal Gear Solid action figure $3.00
Foley Is Good hardcover $2.50
Jewel: A Night Without Armor hardcover $2.50
Bluetooth headset $9.99
Halo Reach Original Soundtrack $9.57
Leeann Womack: I Hope You Dance $3.00
Paula Abdul: Spellbound $3.00
REM: Out of Time $3.00

GWR 2010 Gamers edition and the Halo Reach soundtrack were picked up from amazon, while the books, other cds, bluetooth headset and action figure were all snatched at Goodwill. Neither of the bluetooth headsets(there were two in the package) work so far, despite being synced. So I'm going to call customer service tomorrow and see if they have someway to help them become operatable. The Sniper Wolf figure didn't have a price so I asked a worker how much it cost and she told me $3, which is pretty much their "go-to" price at that store for unmarked items. I'm not sure if its worth much but you rarely see them in the wild these days and I could atleast trade it if it doesn't sell.

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PS3 160 gb slim with 3 games(ME2, MVC3, BS) $150

Yes, hell has officially frozen over because I finally got a PS3. I've been alittle obsessed lately after missing out on an 80 gig PS3 with 7 games last week at a yard sale. The craigs list ad just mentioned that there would be an 80 gb PS3 for sale. Not more than 40 minutes after the ad was posted I emailed them asking how much they would be selling it for but I never got a response that night. So you can imagine how pissed I was when I woke up the next afternoon and saw that they responded saying "$80 for just the PS3 or $100 with 7 games". It was sent at 8:30 in the morning, long after I'd already gone to bed. And after checking the listing again, my suspicions were confirmed as the listing had been updated saying that the PS3 had been sold:(

So I had been searching pretty dilegently when I came across a craigs list ad for a six month old 160 gb PS3 slim with 3 games(Mass Effect 2, Bulletstorm and Marvel Vs. Capcom 3) and a 32 inch hd tv all for $350. I wrote the seller on Saturday and asked how much he would want for just the PS3 and games. When I woke up on Sunday he had already got back to me, saying he would prefer to sell them both(even lowering the price to $275) but that he would take $150 for just the PS3 lot. That was already a good deal alone but after I sell the games(since I play all third party mutiplatform games on my 360) it would be an even better deal and make the PS3 end up being around $30 or so. Plus, why have one system(the Wii) sitting around collecting dust when you can have two systems doing that.

When I got there he had the PS3 set up so I could try it out. I played Bulletstorm just to make sure everything works. However, when I got home all I kept getting was a black screen. I knew it worked since I had tested it at his house and I obviously know how to hook up a console but despite the system powering on I couldn't get a picture in either hdmi mode or standard a/v. Just to make sure I wasn't going insane I checked online(as opposed to bothering you guys by making a thread although there will be plenty of that later for other reasons) to see if this was a common problem. Um...try searching PS3 hdmi connection problems on google. Not only are there tons of topics and youtube videos but theres also more than one hdmi problem. And my problem wasn't the most common occurance so I had to dig deeper. After searching thru forums for over a half hour and being on hold with Sony customer service until my hand went numb I found a solution in one of the forums, stating I should do a hard reset while having both hdmi and a/v connected and then resetting the connection settings. It sucked that I had to go thru all of that(and I'm obviously not alone) but everything is running smoothly now.

I've only played one game on my PS3 and that was Marvel Vs. Capcom 3. I only played it because it's the only game that me and my friend both have on PS3 and it gave us something to play together online. And boy did she kick my ass. Show off:p Anyway, the PS3 is a nice little piece of hardware but it won't be replacing my 360 game time. I'm basically going to use it just to play exclusives.

[Oobgarm]

Yup, I've dealt with that hard reset myself. Thought I'd screwed up my system. Good find on that PS3, though.

I've got a PS3 on the way with 18 games for $250. No idea what the games are or what model of system, but I think it'll be a decent deal when I get the final details. I'm fairly certain it's a 40GB and the games are older titles with some sports mixed in. Just gonna use the system as a movie player anyways.

I did manage to snag a copy of Yakuza 2 from GameStop yesterday for $16.99, complete. I was pretty happy about that, considering they often go for close to $30. I also snagged Shinobi and The Getaway for $5 total since I didn't have them.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Photos!

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Vitamin String Quartet: Per_Versions (new)
Saturday's Child: Kill The Cat
Luther Allison: Luther's Blues
Blues Straight Up: What's up with the Blues
Microsoft Works 7
$6 total.

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Summer School Extra Credit Edition DVD - $2
Office: Mac 2004 Student Teacher Edition - $4

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Final Fantasy Chronicles black label - $5
iLife 08 - $2
Return of the Headhunters (BMG Direct edition, dammit!) - $1
Priceless Jazz Sampler - $1
Limpopo - $1

[Oobgarm]

Turns out the 18 games are a mix of PS2 and PS3, unfortunately. But all are in pristine condition, so I guess that counts for something.

PS3:
Call of Duty 4
Tiger Woods 08
Madden 10
GTA IV
Resistance

PS2:
ESPN 2K5
Tiger Woods 07
GTA III
GTA Vice City
GTA San Andreas (original release)
MGS 2
MGS 3
Red Faction II
Tony Hawk 3
Smackdown Just Bring It
Smackdown Here Comes the Pain
Smackdown vs Raw 2006

I'm told that the PS3 is backwards compat, but I'm not 100% sure which model it is. Still waiting on that info.

I think $250 for a system with 2 controllers and this mediocre pile of games is a decent buy, nothing spectacular.

[Dr. Dib]

Oobgarm, on the back of the PS3 should be a model number. This will help you tell what version of the PS3 you have as you can just look at this site: http://www.hardcoreware.net/playstation-3-model-guide/.

An easy way to tell if you have a 40GB PS3 is if it does not have a slot for memory cards on the front and only has 2 USB Ports. The memory card slots are underneath a cover.

[DKTheArcadeRat]

Truth or Lies(360) $4.98


I literally just picked this up yesterday. Now I'm waiting until Def Jam Rapstar drops under $12.48. My Target has like 5-6 copies for 360 anyway. Also, the games on clearance never move fast in these stores.

[Tupin]

Decent day.

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Spin Out puzzle- $2
Space Invaders clone thing- $5
SWAT 2- $3
State of Emergency- $3
Greatest Arcade Hits- $3

And the ZX Spectrum+ came from a forum member for $25. I've been wanting one of these for a while, but I'm not sure which tip on my universal AC adapter to use...

[allyourblood]

Hey, that thing's called Spin·out! My parents have had one of those kicking around their house for years, but I didn't know it came officially boxed like that. I'd solve it every once in a while when we're all just sittin' around hanging out. Cool find.

[Oobgarm]

Oobgarm, on the back of the PS3 should be a model number. This will help you tell what version of the PS3 you have as you can just look at this site: http://www.hardcoreware.net/playstation-3-model-guide/.

An easy way to tell if you have a 40GB PS3 is if it does not have a slot for memory cards on the front and only has 2 USB Ports. The memory card slots are underneath a cover.

Yeah I know, the person selling it to me is supposed to give me that info. He says that it plays PS2 games, but when I showed him pictures of the system, he swore that it was a slim model. We'll see.

If this is a 60GB, I'll be excited.

[Oobgarm]

The local Blockbuster is closing, so I managed to snag:

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue $8.99
20 empty PS2 cases $4 (I was very excited about these, even if they were in marginal condition)

Pretty much every other game they had was ridiculously overpriced.

[Deadman]

Yesterday I went on a fact-finding mission on this weekend's release of the 3DS, including trips to three local game stores and a Gamestop. At the Gamestop I spotted a game I've been looking for but couldn't find:

Hyperdimension Neptunia (PS3) - Collectors Edition (full price, new)

For anyone who gets the RFGeneration Nation podcast, you'll remember this title as the game where the characters represent the 3 major consoles as they battle a common enemy known as R4. It's an RPG where you assume the role of the consoles, enlist characters from classic games for their powers and your upgrades come in the form of peripherals and hardware updates. I haven't gotten to open it up yet, as I got it late yesterday, but I'm hoping to get started on it today!

I know this isn't really a "find" since it's a brand new game, but most of my local GS's did not receive ANY, and this was the only one at this particular location. So, it did actually take a little work to find it, thus a "find."

[Xexyz]

You don't have to type out an essay justifying a retail purchase as a find. Lot's of people here (myself included) will post retail pick ups from time to time. It's no big deal.

[oldtimeygamer]

While in Indianaplois this weekend I picked up a loose copy of Kolibri for the 32X for $1.00 and a complete copy of Night Trap The Directors Cut for the PC in really nice shape for $2.50.

I see the only copy of Night Trap is listed for 79.99 on ebay which seems quite a bit high. Anyone have an idea as a reasonable auction value?

[Kitsune Sniper]

While in Indianaplois this weekend I picked up a loose copy of Kolibri for the 32X for $1.00 and a complete copy of Night Trap The Directors Cut for the PC in really nice shape for $2.50.

I see the only copy of Night Trap is listed for 79.99 on ebay which seems quite a bit high. Anyone have an idea as a reasonable auction value?

I don't know if it's THAT valuable, but holy crap, I'd love to own that.

[Bojay1997]

While in Indianaplois this weekend I picked up a loose copy of Kolibri for the 32X for $1.00 and a complete copy of Night Trap The Directors Cut for the PC in really nice shape for $2.50.

I see the only copy of Night Trap is listed for 79.99 on ebay which seems quite a bit high. Anyone have an idea as a reasonable auction value?

I have seen a couple of sealed copies go for $70-$85 in the past year. Basically, people are after the included documentary which comes with the game. As near as I can tell, the game itself is the same as the Sega CD release despite claims that it's "uncensored". For a complete copy in nice shape, you could probably get $30-$50 depending on who is looking at that point.

[Tupin]

Hey, that thing's called Spin·out! My parents have had one of those kicking around their house for years, but I didn't know it came officially boxed like that. I'd solve it every once in a while when we're all just sittin' around hanging out. Cool find.
Yeah, I've been trying to figure it out. I look it up on Youtube, and I see five year olds solving it in fifteen seconds. @_@

[allyourblood]

Yeah, I've been trying to figure it out. I look it up on Youtube, and I see five year olds solving it in fifteen seconds. @_@

Once you get the pattern down (I have to remember it all over again each time I mess with it), you'll have an "Ah-ha!" moment.

[heybtbm]

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It's rare to find non-sports Saturn games at the local used game stores these days. I usually pick up whatever they have. A few months ago it was so bad I actually bought Street Fighter: The Movie.

In other news, someone must have dumped their Xbox collection there because the store is full of mint Xbox games. Beautiful cases, manuals, discs...and the store owners know it. They're charging accordingly. I saw a nice GTA: San Andreas for $19.99 today. I don't think so.

[Deadman]

You don't have to type out an essay justifying a retail purchase as a find. Lot's of people here (myself included) will post retail pick ups from time to time. It's no big deal.

Wow, really? One sentence is an essay these days? My how times have changed...

[Xexyz]

Reading are hard.

[orangest]

Last few days...

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Super Famicom From TV Animation Slam Dunk-$4.99 at Goodwill.


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PS1 King of Fighters '99 (Japanese), Arcade's Greatest Hits-Atari Collection 1 & Crash Bandicoot 2-Cortex Strikes Back (3D cover)-$5 each at an Out of the Closet thrift.

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Chinese Counter Strike-Condition Zero-$4.99 at Goodwill. These were also in the box...

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Chinese copies of Test Drive, Grand Prix 3, NBA Live 2001 and Bubble Bobble, and a Half Life 2 preview disc.

[allyourblood]

"From TV animation". I love it!

[Kitsune Sniper]

All those Chinese games are making my Pirate-senses tingle.

[The 1 2 P]

I literally just picked this up yesterday. Now I'm waiting until Def Jam Rapstar drops under $12.48. My Target has like 5-6 copies for 360 anyway. Also, the games on clearance never move fast in these stores.

At one of my Best Buys they are selling a High School Musical bundle that includes a wired mic for $8.99. When I saw this a few weeks ago I thought about picking it up just for the mic but I passed since I didn't have any games(at the time) that needed it. Although I would rather have a wireless mic I'll probably go back and pick it up anyway.

[Oobgarm]

At one of my Best Buys they are selling a High School Musical bundle that includes a wired mic for $8.99. When I saw this a few weeks ago I thought about picking it up just for the mic but I passed since I didn't have any games(at the time) that needed it. Although I would rather have a wireless mic I'll probably go back and pick it up anyway.

That's actually a great idea. When people used to come in looking for microphones long after we stopped selling them, we offered those cheap games as a substitute. I really enjoyed telling people they could just buy the bundle and throw the game in the trash. LOL

[Kitsune Sniper]

Three things today:

Quickbooks Simple Start 2007 (new in box) - $1
Count Boogie - Nerd Music (new) - $2
Count Boogie - Acoustic History of Nerd Heartbreak (new) - $2

I got those two CDs on a whim since they looked interesting. It wasn't until I got home that things got... weird. I looked up the guy online (http://www.countboogie.com/) and in a nutshell:

* He was a fairly popular Christian artist for ten years or so.
* He lived off his van for 4 years.
* He has a massage business now in the bay area.
* ... and he also has a page devoted to the S&M "lifestyle" and even has videos explaining it on Youtube. O_o

[DKTheArcadeRat]

At one of my Best Buys they are selling a High School Musical bundle that includes a wired mic for $8.99. When I saw this a few weeks ago I thought about picking it up just for the mic but I passed since I didn't have any games(at the time) that needed it. Although I would rather have a wireless mic I'll probably go back and pick it up anyway.

I already have about 4 Mics. One came with Disney Sing It!, American Idol something or other 2, Rock Band, and maybe one other game. Which Is why I don't want to pay 12.48 for another game with a mic. hahah. I don't get why they didn't bundle Truth or Lies with a mic if it requires one though.

[Steve W]

I've been on vacation this week, and all of my out of town thrift store shopping has turned up diddly squat. So on the way home I decided to drive down a million little country roads and hit some GameXchange stores that were completely and totally well out of my way. The last two stores had some good stuff.

http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp222/StevePW/Yesterdaysfinds.jpg

H.E.R.O., Frogger II: Threeedeep!, Dreadnaught Factor, and an unlabeled Parker Bros. Atari 5200 cart, $2.95 at buy 3 get 1 free. And the 5200 joystick came from there, still with the red plastic sheet covering the aluminum strip (my first working 5200 had two of these, turns out they were final production run models and have never had any problems, I'm hoping this one will be the same run) for $1.95.

Next store had Mega Bomberman for $3.95, Zombies Ate My Neighbors for $1.95, Virtual On for the Saturn for $7.95, the Super Pro Football for the Intellivision for free (buy 3 get one free), the Turbo Touch 360 controller for $1.95, and the WICO brand Black Max joystick for $1.95.

I was glad to come across some finds on the drive home, but I was so burnt out and tired since it made a 5 hour drive stretch out to 11 hours, I've decided never to do something like that again.

[evg2000]

Not much today:

http://evg2000.com/finds/20110325/find.jpg

$1 for the sports dreamcast controller
$3 for the apple hockey puck PS
$13 for the robotics kit, still sealed - have to see if it's worth anything, not sure if that's an apple II in the picture

charles

[InsaneDavid]

That's actually a great idea. When people used to come in looking for microphones long after we stopped selling them, we offered those cheap games as a substitute. I really enjoyed telling people they could just buy the bundle and throw the game in the trash. LOL

When TRU marked down all the PS2 microphone bundle copies of Boogie to $1.98 I bought them all (during a buy one get one half off sale), removed the microphones, and then traded them back the games for $2.25 credit. My siblings and their friends needed replacement Rock Band microphones so it worked out great. LOL

[SEGA_Queen]

I found a handful of nice finds:

Final Fantasy VII for $2.99 (CIB, GH Version) - One of my local game shops still gives decent credit for this game. So I plan on trading it in the next time I'm there.

Tales of the Tempest for $15.00 (Missing manual) - I found this through a local Craigslist ad. Yes, I know it's considered the "black sheep" of the Tales franchise. But for the price I paid, I think I'll still get some fun out of it. If nothing else, it'll make a nice addition to my "Tales" collection.

Final Fantasy X Strategy Guide for $1.99

[jacob4546]

I found a copy of Vagrant Hearts for for PS1 today at Goodwill. Jewel case has small cracks on front and back but is complete with inst manual and cd in great condition.

I am selling it btw. 15 bucks shipped? anyone?

[DuckTalesNES]

I found a copy of Vagrant Hearts for for PS1 today at Goodwill. Jewel case has small cracks on front and back but is complete with inst manual and cd in great condition.

I am selling it btw. 15 bucks shipped? anyone?

You have a PM.

[PentiumMMX]

Hyperdimension Neptunia (PS3) - Collectors Edition (full price, new)

I bought that a few weeks back. It's gameplay has some odd quirks (You'll most often hear people complain about the item system), but I've enjoyed it so far; it's a solid RPG

EDIT:


Next store had Mega Bomberman for $3.95, Zombies Ate My Neighbors for $1.95, Virtual On for the Saturn for $7.95, the Super Pro Football for the Intellivision for free (buy 3 get one free), the Turbo Touch 360 controller for $1.95, and the WICO brand Black Max joystick for $1.95.

The store you found Virtual On and that WICO controller at wouldn't happen to be in Palestine, would it?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Found some Apple software for reselling that cost way more than I wanted to pay for it.

I also found an Agetec Dreamcast stick with a third party memory card in great shape for $10. That's going to eBay.

[The 1 2 P]

I already have about 4 Mics. One came with Disney Sing It!, American Idol something or other 2, Rock Band, and maybe one other game. Which Is why I don't want to pay 12.48 for another game with a mic. hahah. I don't get why they didn't bundle Truth or Lies with a mic if it requires one though.

Oh ok. I'm still working on getting my first mic. My Targets also have Def Jam Rapstar currectly marked at $24.98. Once it drops I'll probably be picking that one up as well.

As for Truth or Lies, the Wii version was definitely bundled with a mic. I think the 360 and PS3 versions were too but perhaps all three versions came without the mic as well. I'm pretty sure I saw a bundled mic 360 version before.

[InsaneDavid]

An addition to the mini arcade.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-03-26(01).jpg

$3.99 each at TRU on sale half off from the clearance price. They're little banks and when you put a quarter inside they light up and make sound. The fortune teller's crystal ball lights up and it plays like a little Arabian tune and he tells a fortune. The one with the eye is like a magic 8 ball, it gives yes or no responses. My favorite ones on there are when the eye needs to ponder further and asks if you have another coin. LOL Each one has about a dozen different things it says. The $20 or so they were selling for when they came in back in November was a little steep but at $4 a pop I couldn't pass them up.

[Bojay1997]

Oh ok. I'm still working on getting my first mic. My Targets also have Def Jam Rapstar currectly marked at $24.98. Once it drops I'll probably be picking that one up as well.

As for Truth or Lies, the Wii version was definitely bundled with a mic. I think the 360 and PS3 versions were too but perhaps all three versions came without the mic as well. I'm pretty sure I saw a bundled mic 360 version before.

Actually only the Wii version was bundled with a mic and there was also a game only version for the Wii. There was never a 360 or PS3 mic bundle for Truth or Lies, at least not in the US.

[Steve W]

The store you found Virtual On and that WICO controller at wouldn't happen to be in Palestine, would it?
Yep, Palestine. I also stopped off at the Nacogdoches and Lufkin locations. Lufkin didn't have anything good but the Nacogdoches one did, thankfully. Otherwise the huge expense in time and fuel to go that crazy far away from Interstate 20 wouldn't have been worth it.

By the way, are there any other stores in town that have classic games in them? There's the possibility that I might pass through town again in two or three months, so I'd love to know.

[jeffg]

had some decent flea market finds today:

Final Fantasy VII Black Label
Saga Frontier
Star Fox 64
$12 for all 3

Sorceror's Apprentice for Atari 2600 Complete $3

Free stuff from friend:
SNES boxes/manuals
Spiderman
Incredible Hulk
Justice League Task Force
War of the Gems
NCW
Saturday Night Slammasters
NBA Hang Time

N64 Carts
Gauntlet Legends
Super Mario 64

SNES carts
Axelay

NES carts
Adventure of Lolo


Got in the Mail Today:
Mother 1 & 2 GBA Complete
Mother 3 Deluxe Box GB Micro System, game, etc

[PentiumMMX]

By the way, are there any other stores in town that have classic games in them? There's the possibility that I might pass through town again in two or three months, so I'd love to know.

There's one thrift store downtown that I've had some pretty good luck with in the past (A lot more than at Goodwill), and I occasionally find some decent stuff at the two pawn shops (Although, they rarely get anything older than PS2 in). For the most part, going to garage sales is your best bet; that's where I've made a lot of my better finds.

Hey; maybe we'll unknowingly run into each other sometime

[link1110]

NYC Book-Off had all of Ranma 1/2 R2 for $50. I sold a few games and bought it.
http://www.celestialbridge.net/advanced/ranma.JPG



Got in the Mail Today:
Mother 1 & 2 GBA Complete
Me too. Were you waiting for it to come back in stock at Play-Asia as well?

[Steve W]

Hey; maybe we'll unknowingly run into each other sometime
Who knows, it's happened to me before. Either I'll recognize someone that I've probably met before at a classic gaming convention, or I'll strike up a conversation (not easy for me, with me being slightly less sociable than your average old-school James Bond villain) while looking over the shelves of a store with someone else checking out the same games. I met jeffg that way.

Day before yesterday I bought six Odyssey2 games, boxed and mostly complete (some don't have catalogs), for $1.91 each. I keep meaning to take a picture but constantly forget to. None of the games are rare, it's just I don't have them boxed and in good shape. Pick Axe Pete, War Of Nerves, UFO, and Slot Machine are four of them, can't remember the other two and don't feel like checking.