October 2011 Finds [Archive] - Page 3 - Retrogaming Roundtable

Cornelius

10-15-2011, 04:20 PM

Why did you get someone else's rejected trade ins?

Good question. I have no idea why. It is a mistake on Amazon/Noram's part. I emailed them with the trade-in ID that is on the slip, but they need some number off the package itself now. And want to give me a label to print and bring it somewhere.

Loose NES: Excitebike, Incredible Crash Dummies, Little Mermaid, SMB2, Yoshi, and a controller, 1.99 each.

There was also a SMB/DH cart, left that behind. Just as I was grabbing the others, a kid came up, looked to be maybe 10 or so. Said it was a shame that I wasn't grabbing that too, since it was so cool. I said yeah, but I probably already have 6 of them/everybody has them since it was the pack-in game. Then he said "You know it's worth, like, a million dollars..." and I said "well, maybe not *that* much..."

This made me laugh, thanks.

pollmonster

10-15-2011, 04:48 PM

Sysop

10-15-2011, 06:04 PM

Found at Goodwill:
Masters Of the Universe Figures $3.99 each
Rambo Figures $2.99 each

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/MaxAxe78/DSC01366.jpg

Why does Mer-Man remind me of a Ninja Turtle?

Sunnyvale

10-15-2011, 06:42 PM

Found at Goodwill:
Masters Of the Universe Figures $3.99 each
Rambo Figures $2.99 each

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/MaxAxe78/DSC01366.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/MaxAxe78/DSC01367.jpg
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h143/MaxAxe78/DSC01368.jpg

Jackpot!!!

Videogamerdaryll

10-15-2011, 07:06 PM

Flea Market..

One of the most things I look for today is small motorcycles /as additional race bikes to race at the races I attend.

One of the first things I came across was a huge old dirtbike that was cool but just too big for me to try and get around in the van with all my other bikes(plus change it into a mini motard for paved track racing)

This first thing I bought was a car seat-baby seat combo,brand new for $1.00(for our third child to come..

Dreamcast $5.00 ,,but I bought it for the Gamecube Gameboy Game Player disc inside.

SMS Plug $1.00

3 for $5.00 on the games

I bought the Chinese Pocketbike for $25.00..with my son pushing around on it,it stops people in their tracks,everyone stops to look at it.
Now I used to have a bunch of these but I race the Italian Expensive models but I regret selling the Chinese bikes I had so I said,if I see another I will buy it but it has to be cheap,well this was cheap and I still have a ton of parts for it .. I have a brand new seat and fairing set for it hanging up in my basement..
It�s a project that I will enjoy working on..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/FLEAServicarmove030.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/FLEAServicarmove029.jpg

...........
Before I left I spotted this Coca Cola Cooler..My wife collects Coca Cola so I bought it for her
.........$30.00
As I was looking at it-getting ready to pay the guy. people were right on it asking to buy it,the guy just put it out..
I humped it on my back and left the market people were stopping me asking where�d I get it..(oh,good buy,good buy)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/FLEAServicarmove027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/th_FLEAServicarmove025.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/FLEAServicarmove025.jpg)

TisLord

10-15-2011, 09:44 PM

Hell of a buy on the coke item...I would say a 200-300 dollar peice...if not more...

Flashback2012

10-15-2011, 10:43 PM

Why does Mer-Man remind me of a Ninja Turtle?

That sculpt does resemble a TMNT sort of. ;)

Loving that Coca-Cola cooler. :)

Tupin

10-15-2011, 11:52 PM

I found a few things today. A copy of Manos: The Hands of Fate and a copy of the WWII series, "Why We Fight". $3 a piece, pretty good.

I went to a Goodwill today while I was out of town, and it was pretty bad. There was barely anything was on the shelves at all. I did get a copy of Star Reach for $1.50, but that was pretty much it, unless I wanted two copies of John Elway's Quarterback.

SparTonberry

10-16-2011, 02:53 AM

Games:

sega -
Toe Jam & Earl x2
Funkotron x2 (one poor one ok)
hyperstone heist (poor)
sonic classics
galaxy force II
sparkster(poor cond)
dinosaurs for hire
super thunder blade
splatterhouse 3
earthworm jim
chaotix (32x)
double dragon 3 the arcade game
Bubsy II
Rocket Knight
Grind Stormer
Lightening Force

I think at that price, Sparkster, TMNT and Splatterhouse 3 were finds.
Though I've heard one or both of the ToeJam & Earl games has gone up in value lately.

Blitzwing256

10-16-2011, 10:28 AM

shalashaska

10-16-2011, 11:12 AM

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/aksahsalahs/S5030056.jpg

Yesterday must have been Gameboy day.

Metallic Blue GB Pocket & Frogger - $15
Fire Red GBA SP with Pokemon Emerald & Spyro 2 - $18.18, it also came with a carrying case, car charger link cable.
Silver GBA SP $11.11

shalashaska

10-16-2011, 11:12 AM

double post, oops.

Collector_Gaming

10-16-2011, 03:53 PM

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

First off I found a series of Saturn games at the goodwill store all but 1 being sports related. (this being it)
Found a case that had "Daytona USA Circuit Edition". looked up on ebay what they were going for (this good will had these games at 3 bucks a pop). and saw that this game fetches for 20 bucks and up all day long.
So i was like shit i'll take that... Open the case to check the disc... and sure enough as luck would have it.... there is no disc in there.. But the manual and all that was still there... I passed.
I got this game Black Fire on a guess.. I looked it up and nothing in particular about it really. Couldn't remember if i had it or not. But was like saturn games don't generally pop up here so I had to go home with something. I got it.. and sure enough i actually do have it. So now i have 2 copies :roll: oh well

The next Item. I need your guys help with. I looked it up all over and i can't find hardly anything about it. Its a NES System Cleaner its made by a 3rd party company in 1991 and thats about all I know.
I don't know if theres any value for them or if theres any history behind it or what..
When i saw it i didn't know what the hell it was cause i didn't even realize nintendo made system cleaning kits for the NES (and later super nes and even N64!). I paid 2 bucks for it cause i never seen one so therefore i obviously don't have one!

Sunnyvale

10-16-2011, 04:10 PM

No real value in the cleaner kits, although I use the ones that utilize an absorbent surface. The ones that are a plastic surface, ugh.

FOnewearl

10-16-2011, 05:18 PM

I need your guys help with. Its a NES System Cleaner its made by a 3rd party company in 1991.

For me, I bought one from FuncoLand in the mail when I was buying some old cart games around 97.

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9126/101611.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/194/101611.jpg/)

NDS Game Holder - .50
3 Complete Sega Genesis Games - 10

The NDS thing was asking a buck and took .50. The Genesis games were 5 each but took 10 for 3. Quackshot is the pal manual and cart but oddly enough seems to be the US case. I did go out yardsaling 10-15-11 (10 sales total) but it was a wash.

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7286/2011smallfinds.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/831/2011smallfinds.jpg/)

Broken 160 GB Playstation 3 Slim (Not Pictured, System Only) - 30
7 PC Games - 10
NES With Hookups, 2 1st Party Controllers , Zapper & 8 Games (System, SMB/Duck Hunt, Hookups & Controllers Not Pictured) - 20
GBA System With 11 GB/C Games - 25

Old Craigslist finds from the past couple of months. I saw an ad many months ago that said something about having stuff for a yardsale and not having said yardsale because it rained on the day they were going to have it. In said ad they wanted to get rid of everything for one price and in this ad it mentioned a Nintendo system with games and between figuring it would most likely be a GameCube and them wanting to sell everything in one shot I didn't bother. A month or two and a few reposts later I noticed the same ad but with a lower price for everything. They wanted 40 for everything and I finally figured what the hell and asked about the Nintendo, it ended up being an NES and they were open to the idea of selling just that and asked me to make an offer which I did in 20 dollars.

The other 3 were all asking price. I was told the PS3 wouldn't get a picture so I figured I'd take a chance. When I got it home I did get a picture but the system would reset by itself. I had a hell of a time doing so without the system resetting on me but did get it reformatted and working for a while before it started resetting constantly again. I haven't gotten to it yet but looking around online it seems as if it could be a simple fix with the power supply.

Videogamerdaryll

10-16-2011, 06:30 PM

That sculpt does resemble a TMNT sort of. ;)

Loving that Coca-Cola cooler. :)

Thank you..

Videogamerdaryll

10-16-2011, 06:32 PM

Local Town Flea market..

Rush trip near closing time,trying to make it home in time to watch Football with my Family......(ok,rather my Wife who LOVES Football..

4 Broken PS2 systems $20.00

Batman 360 game $15.00

Mini Digi Camera $1.00

Broken N64 Controllers..Free..
Gamebags ..FREE....The lady was going to toss them..

AC Banner & Beatles 8 track set..(given to me to sell/met my friend..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/th_FLEA004.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/FLEA004.jpg)

I wish I would of had time to look in the boxes that were already left behind(trash) by vendors..,sometimes you find good free stuff that was just for sale..

Kitsune Sniper

10-17-2011, 02:11 PM

Not a lot of stuff today...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-10-17a.jpg
Four Shareware CDs, Dune, Inca and Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra - $7 total.

And... the find of the day:
http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-10-17b.jpg
PocaHauntus.

Yes. PocaHauntus. It's on a DVD-R, and it's signed by a bunch of people. It looked randomly stupid so I bought it. That was $2.

Videogamerdaryll

10-17-2011, 02:14 PM

Hell of a buy on the coke item...I would say a 200-300 dollar peice...if not more...

Thank you..My wife Loves it...

I got this stuff awhile back,wow..a long way back..not sure if I ever posted them up.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/th_KGrHqUOKj8E62h5192BOnGJjeN60_12.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/KGrHqUOKj8E62h5192BOnGJjeN60_12.jpg)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/th_KGrHqMOKjME3vmc3ZGBODjh5lng.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/KGrHqMOKjME3vmc3ZGBODjh5lng.jpg)

Vlcice

10-17-2011, 09:46 PM

Not a lot of stuff today...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-10-17a.jpg
Four Shareware CDs, Dune, Inca and Laura Bow: The Dagger of Amon Ra - $7 total.

I love Amon Ra, but that CD version... don't turn the voices on. It's not even ironically fun. :(

Yes. PocaHauntus. It's on a DVD-R, and it's signed by a bunch of people. It looked randomly stupid so I bought it. That was $2.

You HAVE to update us on that after you see it. Is that some cheap local production or something?

Kitsune Sniper

10-17-2011, 09:54 PM

You HAVE to update us on that after you see it. Is that some cheap local production or something?Nope. Whatever it is, it's sold on Amazon and it's also available on Netflix according to the interwebs.

I'll watch it tomorrow, I hope.

Deadman

10-18-2011, 12:01 AM

Stopped at Half Price Books today and wasn't finding anything in the games or blu-ray's so i moved to the back of the store and their "clearance" corner. Spotted this book and pulled it out to look at it.

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8858/dscn0562vl.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/dscn0562vl.jpg/)

Stan Veit's History of the Personal Computer - $1.00

It was priced $12.48, but clearanced for $1.00. Because of the look of the book and the immaculate unread condition I assumed it was some re-print or newer release chronicling the history, but I flipped through it and saw that it covered some of the material I was interested in, like early Atari, TRS-80, Commodore, TI, and Apple so I decided to get it anyway. Doing some quick online research, this is a true first printing from 1993, hardback edition, in perfect, unread, unyellowed condition. The only other hardback versions of this book that i can find on ebay and amazon are currently in the $350.00 - $400.00 range!

Needless to say my wife wants me to sell this immediately! But I want to read it... then sell it :)

If those prices are even close to true demand, this is my best dollar-value find of all time! Posting this also in another thread so I can get opinions on it.

The 1 2 P

10-18-2011, 12:15 AM

ownerizer

10-18-2011, 10:46 AM

Visited a thrift store yesterday that was usually way overpriced. They actually had good prices yesterday so I bought a bunch of stuff.

Mario 3 NES $2
Maxiumum Carnage SNES $3
Chip n Dale NES $3
MarioKart SNES $4
Super Mario World. SNES $3
Cool Spot SNES $2
Super Mario Land GB $4
Super Mario Bros Deluxe GBC $4
x2 SNES Controllers standard licensed $3 ea
x5 NES standard licensed controllers $1 ea
TMNT II Arcade NES $3
TMNT III Manhattan Project NES $3
Game Boy Belt Battery Pack $1
SNES Power Adapter $1

When it was all said and done $48, this was after 25% discount on Mondays.

shalashaska

10-18-2011, 03:34 PM

Did you get any regular GBA chargers with those? Every time I find a GBA or GBA SP it's always missing the charger.

Yes and no.

The thrift shop I go to usually has the controllers/chargers/cords hanging on a peg board over near the TV's (they sell them separately:angry:). I was actually looking through that, and noticed 2 SP chargers hanging the the tangled mess, marked $5. I said to myself "no thanks", but something made me stop and think that, going on previous trips to that store, that the system might be floating around somewhere. Sure enough, they were, one buried under a heap of the nastiest looking NES games that I didn't even wanna touch wearing gloves, and the other mixed in with the camera's and whatnot.

But usually, I very rarely find them with the chargers. However, the weekend flea market at the Fairgrounds has vendors that have piles upon piles of wires/chargers/cables, for usually a buck or less that I find all my chargers/hookups.

Tupin

10-18-2011, 09:20 PM

I've been lucky the past few months with Amiga stuff. I got a message on another forum that someone local was selling an Amiga 3000 for $100 in the box, and I took it. Also included were a bunch of games and mice, as well as an extra floppy drive.

Compared to my $25 Amiga 4000, it's less of a bargain, but I still think I did well. :)

maxlords

10-18-2011, 10:45 PM

Hell of a couple weeks for me. In addition to the Tron Bonne and goodies on Page 1, I got the following items in the next two pics on Sunday at my biannual swap meet:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/maxlords/DSC02400.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/maxlords/DSC02398.jpg

SNES:
Breath of Fire II (loose)
Legend of the Mystical Ninja (complete)
Mega Man Soccer (loose)
Super Mario All-Stars (box only)

NES:
Final Fantasy (complete)
Rolling Thunder (loose)
Mission Impossible (loose)
Metal Gear (loose)
RC Pro Am (loose)
Solstice (loose)

PS1:
Namco Museum Vol. 4

DC:
Giga Wing

Genesis:
Crusader of Centy (loose)

Guides:
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow

PS2:
Atelier Iris 3 (no manual )
Suikoden Tactics (sealed)

XBox:
Predator: Concrete Jungle

Stack of manuals including a Mega Man 6 manual which completes my Mega Man 6...now have all six complete! woot!

On top of all that, my retail buys so far this month (have Batman: Arkham City and the new Professor Layton paid for and waiting for me too):

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/maxlords/DSC02402.jpg

Dark Souls Collector's Edition (PS3) x 2
Solatorobo: Red the Hunter (DS) x 2
Aliens: Infestation (DS)
Ico/Shadow of the Colossus HD (PS3)
Time Crisis Raizing Storm (PS3)
No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise (PS3)
Child of Eden (360)
Trigun: Badlands Rumble (Blu-Ray)

All sealed new of course.

Gameguy

10-18-2011, 11:29 PM

NES:
Final Fantasy (complete)
Do you have the maps? There would have been 2 maps with it too. Nice finds though, Crusader of Centy stands out the most to me. If that were complete I would be pretty jealous.

FamicomFreak

10-19-2011, 12:06 PM

Nice finds man especially on the Breath of Fire 2! I got this today for 80 bucks altogether ^_^

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02000.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02001.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02002.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02004.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02005.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02006.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02007.jpg

jcalder8

10-19-2011, 01:11 PM

Nice finds man especially on the Breath of Fire 2! I got this today for 80 bucks altogether ^_^
Nice find!

TisLord

10-19-2011, 03:06 PM

In Regards to the book I checked both ebay and amazon and can not find any of these amazing prices you speak of?

TisLord

10-19-2011, 03:10 PM

Found some of the places. But if you want a true value start at 99 cents and let it ride one ebay as I can not see any copy that has sold...

Deadman

10-19-2011, 03:14 PM

In Regards to the book I checked both ebay and amazon and can not find any of these amazing prices you speak of?

I'm guessing you are talking about the book I posted. Here is the Amazon listing for the hardback that I have:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/156664030X/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1319051291&sr=8-1&condition=used

Here is the paperback Amazon listing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1566640237/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&qid=1319051291&sr=8-1&condition=used

No info on ebay, but I referred to the "ebay/amazon pricing" because many times items on these sites aren't so much sold for actual money, but listed there for insane amounts. I was looking to see if anyone had "real world" pricing for this book recently.

Kitsune Sniper

10-19-2011, 03:25 PM

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-10-19a.jpg
Halo 2 (Windows, sealed) - $5
Steel Audio Action-Adventure = $1.50
The Mad Bats - The Deep Dark Curse of Raggle Dub (New) - $1.50
Cartoon Network Cartoon Medley - $1
Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner - $1

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-10-19b.jpg
The Simpons Sing The Blues
John Lithgow - Singin' in the Bathtub (almost new)
You Me & Iowa - The Adventures of You Me & Iowa (new)
$5 total

maxlords

10-19-2011, 05:31 PM

I'm guessing you are talking about the book I posted. Here is the Amazon listing for the hardback that I have:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/156664030X/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1319051291&sr=8-1&condition=used

Here is the paperback Amazon listing:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/1566640237/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&qid=1319051291&sr=8-1&condition=used

No info on ebay, but I referred to the "ebay/amazon pricing" because many times items on these sites aren't so much sold for actual money, but listed there for insane amounts. I was looking to see if anyone had "real world" pricing for this book recently.

I usually use www.abebooks.com for my book pricing...

Deadman

10-19-2011, 09:16 PM

I usually use www.abebooks.com for my book pricing...

Wow, I totally forgot about abebooks.com - haven't used it since I had some signed Stephen King and Dean Koontz books for sale about 10 years ago. Anyway, they have the same results:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=4991993582&searchurl=an%3Dstan%2Bveit%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D0%26y%3 D0

Guess that about puts this question to bed.

Pikkon

10-19-2011, 11:13 PM

Goodwill finds.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/pikkonson/n64.png

N64 was 10 bucks and the games were 3 bucks a piece.

ownerizer

10-20-2011, 10:41 AM

Too bad there was no box for that jungle green system. You should at least be aBle to get $50 out of it.

Deadman

10-20-2011, 11:28 AM

Goodwill finds.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y101/pikkonson/n64.png

N64 was 10 bucks and the games were 3 bucks a piece.

Wow, that could be the cleanest Goodwill-found N64 I've ever seen! The last one that I saw was a translucent gray one and you could see tons of PopTart parts in the unit! Looked like they thought the cart slot was a toaster or something!

Well found!

Pikkon

10-20-2011, 01:29 PM

Thanks guys,yea the n64 only has a few scratches,other than that its in pretty good condition but I ended up putting it on craigslist,I was going to keep it but Im going to the flea market on Saturday.

Kitsune Sniper

10-20-2011, 01:48 PM

I found one thing only: A truly mint Mutant League Football, complete with all the inserts and trading cards. For $3.

The seller had a bunch of Saturn and Sega CD games too, mostly racing games. I'm guessing someone beat me to the other games; it's very strange to see stacks upon stacks of sports games in such good condition without seeing other genres...

I checked my collection at VGCollect and I'm definitely missing many of these games... but I'm not too keen on sports and racing games. If I had the money, though, I'd pick 'em up.

FamicomFreak

10-20-2011, 05:18 PM

Picked some new stuff up today ^_^

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02024.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02027.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02028.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02029.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/DSC02030.jpg
http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/luiszena/InvellivisionLot.jpg

nonameo

10-20-2011, 05:35 PM

Wow, that could be the cleanest Goodwill-found N64 I've ever seen! The last one that I saw was a translucent gray one and you could see tons of PopTart parts in the unit! Looked like they thought the cart slot was a toaster or something!

Well found!

Am I the only one that has a local goodwill that seems to charge a lot for their stuff? They frequently want 20+ for an N64 regardless of condition and games are 5$ a pop, for any system. Now, granted this is a good deal for some games... I picked up harvest moon for the N64 there just the other day :)

SteveSpeeze

10-20-2011, 05:38 PM

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

Was in Danbury CT for a car meet/show thing this past weekend. Looked on my iphone seeing if there was any game stores/goodwills or whatever to hit up in the area while i was around. And i found a Play n Trade game store. After hearing about these places from you guys and gals i been wanting to check it out. So i went to this one.
They had some SNES's (really nice condition) and genesis's (model 1's) for sale, Saw all kinds of NES controllers. Some i never even heard about. a nice selection of NES, SNES, Genesis games. Had some atari 2600. Even a handful of Odyssey 2 games (few CIB's!)

Didn't bring a million dollars with me so all i picked up were these 2 items. A Game Genie for the Genesis (paid 5 bucks for it and saw they were going for 10+ on ebay so thought i got a alright deal on it.)
Hard Drivin for the genesis (also 5 bucks which seems to be the going rate for a lose copy in alright shape).

I almost went to that show with my buick lol.
Ill be at the lake compounce one in bristol ct on the 6th nov.

I found this week,, an indigo gamecube, nes arcade stick , and the frogger and pac man mini arcade shaped handhelds from the past. havent tried anything but the gamecube (working) so far.

Collector_Gaming

10-20-2011, 06:45 PM

I almost went to that show with my buick lol.
Ill be at the lake compounce one in bristol ct on the 6th nov.

I found this week,, an indigo gamecube, nes arcade stick , and the frogger and pac man mini arcade shaped handhelds from the past. havent tried anything but the gamecube (working) so far.

JNA Performance/EFI Logic's car meet/show in bethel ct?
there was a guy with a old buick there.
I got bored towards the end and took off early let my buddy fend for himself. and went looking for that game store. Then the following day took off for the casinos to do a lil one arm bandit gaming :D

shalashaska

10-20-2011, 07:34 PM

Past few day's...

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/aksahsalahs/65023e88.jpg

Namco Muesum 3 -$3.99
Critical Depth - $3.99
Rush Extreme Racing - $3.99
BattleTanx - $3.99
Billiards - $.99
Sealed American McGee's Alice - $3.99

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/aksahsalahs/b29835cb.jpg

Everything Above for $50

Finally something I never thought I would find in the wild...

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/aksahsalahs/797ca0b6.jpg

It was mixed in with other brick cellphones. It was only $3 so bought it, now I could finally play all the N-Gage games I bought on clearance from GameStop without having to take apart the interactive.

I popped off the battery cover, and this is what I found when I removed the battery...

http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h400/aksahsalahs/a05e26e5.jpg

:D

orangest

10-20-2011, 08:47 PM

Goodwill finds today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG2701.jpg

$2.99

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG2703.jpg

$5.99 (missing the manual though...)

Cornelius

10-21-2011, 01:01 PM

Bah, finally some good games at Savers, but they've gone all eBay... Super Metroid- 19.99, Ultima False Prophet - 9.99, FF Mystic Quest - 24.99.

I did better elsewhere: NES RBI 2 (unlicensed) for the collection - $3, NES Rescue Rangers - $3

And I also grabbed a Target return FIFA 12 for 360 from Goodwill. A couple questions. 1. It of course has a couple big circumferential scratches, are these usually fatal? They don't look deep, and I can't feel them at all. 2. Is there a way to check if the online pass is used or not? Without a 360? I don't have one, so can't try it that way. I can return it to Goodwill and only picked it up to trade or sell.

Kitsune Sniper

10-21-2011, 04:20 PM

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2011-10-21.jpg
Arrested Development Season 1 (opened, like new), 2 (new), 3 (new), Rizzoli & Isles Season 1 (new) - $12
Gameshark for GBC - $3
Hercules & Xena Learning Adventure: Quest for the Scrolls (new, complete) - $3

I actually already own that Hercules game, but it's CD only with inserts. I couldn't pass up the chance to get it new for $3. They had a box with twelve copies of it (one for $3, two for $5) and I'd grab 'em all if they were worth something, but they're not...

Sunnyvale

10-21-2011, 07:16 PM

Toys today.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids001-1.jpg
Got him to come down to 20 for that lot. The DD toys are still sealed.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids002.jpg
.50 for the Rock Lord. He's already opened, but he's still nice and minty. The Transformers n Gobots were $3 for all.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids003-1.jpg
The one game that's worth mentioning.
And then there's this find... I almost passed on it, as the last one of these that ended up in my possession caused all kinds of trouble with my GI Joes.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids004-1.jpg
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids005.jpg
Gettin some bronie bucks this week :ass:

maxlords

10-21-2011, 09:13 PM

portnoyd

10-22-2011, 07:48 AM

Christ, I wish my Target... hell, ANYWHERE would have clearance games like that. We usually just get stuck with Imagine Babys and other shovelware.

theclaw

10-22-2011, 08:38 AM

Hit Future Shop to return a game and ended up getting most of this stuff on clearance!:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v251/maxlords/DSC02403.jpg

2 x Mad World (Wii)
2 x Trauma Team (Wii)
2 x Dead Space Extraction (Wii)
2 x Dark Void (PS3)
The Calling (Wii)
Muramasa (Wii)
Castlevania Judgement (Wii)
The Conduit (Wii)
Bayonetta (360)
Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 (360)
28 Days Later (Blu-Ray)

Spent under $100 with tax ;)

Also picked up my preorders of Batman: Arkham City for PS3 and Professor Layton and the Last Specter for DS! Free t-shirt, poster, and DLable music for Batman.

Neat. I sometimes on accident come across a random Canada game used. Nothing particularly interesting. Got like one or two left I'll probably never get around to play... Odd thing with this Wild Arms 3 is it has the extra booklet yet no French box text, unlike my Fatal Fury Battle Archives 2.

Atarileaf

10-22-2011, 09:23 AM

And then there's this find... I almost passed on it, as the last one of these that ended up in my possession caused all kinds of trouble with my GI Joes.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids004-1.jpg
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids005.jpg
Gettin some bronie bucks this week :ass:

Umm. . . ok then.

Sunnyvale

10-22-2011, 11:09 AM

Umm. . . ok then.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250915762502?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I couldn't get it listed quick enough...

Vlcice

10-22-2011, 01:57 PM

Odd thing with this Wild Arms 3 is it has the extra booklet yet no French box text, unlike my Fatal Fury Battle Archives 2.

Yeah, that depends on the game. Some games use an identical box to the American version and just shrinkwrap an extra manual on the outside of the box, while others have bilingual boxes. I remember even seeing a few games with super cheap-looking bilingual inkjet-printed paper slipcovers that came over the otherwise identical American box.

Kitsune Sniper

10-22-2011, 01:58 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/250915762502?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I couldn't get it listed quick enough...

I don't think that's something a brony would purchase. There's quite a few classic MLP collectors out there, though.

Sunnyvale

10-22-2011, 04:37 PM

I don't think that's something a brony would purchase. There's quite a few classic MLP collectors out there, though.

Really? I did notice a huge price hike in the MLP market over the last year, and I assumed it was from the influx of males into the collector's arena. But, eh, monies is monies. Thanks for the heads-up.

Tupin

10-22-2011, 04:59 PM

Yesterday, I found at a local Goodwill:

http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x28/TUPPYLUVER95/DSCN0929.jpg

A My First Sony Sketch Pad, in the box with instructions. It's pretty interesting, but it seems to have some problems, the speaker emits noise constantly and it doesn't respond well to the pen, making noise like a when you move it across the drawing surface. Maybe I should try it with batteries, I tried using a universal supply when I got these results. It cost $6.

The Jak 3 manual was $0.75 and in great condition.

Videogamerdaryll

10-22-2011, 05:42 PM

FLEA MARKET

HUGE turnout of vendors and patrons..One of the biggest turnouts I�ve seen this year.
Unfortunately the extra vendors were people who came out hoping to cash in too BIG with old stuff and real junk..

Lots and lots of smashed junk today..

I�d listen to prices given for misc. things(junk) and the prices were ridiculously high..

Here�s some of the prices for game stuff.

Two separated vendors.
TRASHED Xbox System.$100.00..no hook ups,,you play it with you thoughts as one person joked..
Dirty Xbox system,no hook ups $100.00 as he was giving me a deal..as it's a rare system..

.....................................
Dirty Xbox system,no hook ups $50.00

Loose old Gameboys $25.00..a bunch of Gameboy games $5-10 loose.(nothing special but all being bought as a teenager bought it all up and got taken bad for being greedy-he didn't haggle...He was clibing over me saying he was going to buy all of it,I moved and said Go For It....looked like he was showing off his spending skills to his girfriend..

NES system with hook ups $40.00.then $35.00 untested..Had thick Packing Tape over it to hold the controllers to the top.:|

Discolored-Brownish Power Pad in Box $20.00
Controllers,trashed-broken all type $5.00 each.

NES system (dirty-stained)$30.00..went to $28.00..Power Supply was 12V,guy had no idea how to hook it up or anything about it,didn�t know the stacks of games to the right of it were for it...Yet he said it was tested working..
I explained the who workings of it to him.
His NES game prices were $5.00 each but I haggled 2 for 5..He was hard pressed to give any breaks but did since I gave him info on what he was selling.
As I walked away two teenagers hit the stacks of NES games like they struck Gold..(back to 5 each.

PS2 systems,$25-30 each,swore that they worked but were trashed and no hook ups..

Common Atari 2600 and common SNES games $5.00 each..

Lots of loose PlayStation systems for $20 a pop
Playstation games $5.00 each

N64..another yard sale type family-small table- hoping to score on old stuff...Sister is arguing with her lil brother who is asking $60.00 for his common N64 Console and a controller..Sis says that the Xbox controller doesn�t go with it and can�t be sold with it,the kid says,well I�ll say it does work on it.

Next table .
Small table of misc. stuff
NES system,clean two controllers...No power supply..I asked for the PS,the lady said she had it but left it home...OK....How much for the system with no Power Supply..$50.00..I slowly walked away..

Will system,just the console untested $100.00

One of the best bargains I saw today was a table with a pile of new type digi and video cameras.$10-15.00 each but though he said they worked,they were really untested-no charge on the internal batteries. and had no power supplies etc..Just seemed to fishy.
He was selling them like hotcakes though.

I did a lot of walking around and digging-asking prices..lots of boxes and bins to look through yet sometimes so much is too much..
..I�d say I ran into a lot of game stuff but everything was so over priced..and I hate when someone clearly lies to me to try and make a sale,I have been doing this too long and that really pisses me off.

When I found a good deal it was like a breath of fresh air..

N64 Controller $2.00
PS2 System $5.00
NES games 2 for $5.00
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/N64games013.jpg
19 N64 games $1.00 each....I thought the guy had them marked wrong as the next table had N64 games with a sign says $5.00 each.
I started to pick out a few then offered the guy $15.00 for the box..
So I got $19 N64 games for $15.00

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/MASS%20ALBUM%20SEPT%202100/N64games014.jpg
Sadly with such a huge turnout I didn�t find many deals.

My dad actually did better then me today..

FOnewearl

10-22-2011, 06:21 PM

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8425/102211.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/819/102211.jpg/)

3 SNES Games - 5
The Gift of Mogwai (Book & Record, New) - 1

Went to one yardsale the next town over, asked about video games and when I went into details about what kind of older games I'd be interested in Jr suggested and was given the ok from mom to go inside and round up some SNES games they don't play. He came back and they wanted 3 each and I offered 5 for all, he had to check with mom and she didn't want to do that so I offered 5 for the 3 I got. She said I could have all 5 for 10 which I declined on. The games I passed on were FIFA International Soccer & Super Caesar's Palace. On the way home I did an impromptu stop at a yardsale I was passing right by that I've been to before and grabbed the book, didn't bother to haggle since they were raising money for the SPCA.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2570/nessystems.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/641/nessystems.jpg/)
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3567/nesgames.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/402/nesgames.jpg/)

NES System With 3 1st Party Controllers, Zapper & Generic Hookups & 52 Games - 110

The systems in the crate are from this bundle and the small NES bundle I posted about a week ago. This bundle came with a NES with the smooth texture to the gray of the system shell, the wrong AC Adaptor (but seemed to work ok) & generic A/V cords. This was from an ad on Craigslist from a while back, I can't remember what it said exactly but it either said how many games were included or a rough approximate in probably 50 games and was best offer. I was rather pessimistic with the lazy effort and big expectations you see/hear about so much on Craiglist but shot off an e-mail asking about a list. Got one back and not knowing exactly what others would offer and what kind of ideas the seller may have about what they wanted out of it I offered 110, was told that they wanted to get back in touch with the person that made the first offer (I guess to let them know a higher offer was made and to maybe see if they would best my offer) but ended up getting back to me a day or two later to finalize things. Zelda was actually a surprise as it was found after we made the deal and was added in, I think this was actually 53 games and I'm guessing if so the missing game is a SMB/Duck Hunt.

Gameguy

10-22-2011, 06:31 PM

Really? I did notice a huge price hike in the MLP market over the last year, and I assumed it was from the influx of males into the collector's arena. But, eh, monies is monies. Thanks for the heads-up.
Some of the G1 stuff is worth quite a bit, some of them were only available through mail order and those ones are worth hundreds now. Of course they're very rare to find.

I try to look up what vintage stuff I should keep an eye out for while checking out yard sales and thrift stores, only reason I know anything about the G1 My Little Pony figures. Another heads up, keep an eye out for Larami Super Soakers. Some models are worth quite a bit now, like $20 and up. I passed on so many of them over the years for around $2-$3 each, now I'm keeping an eye out for them too. I remember throwing out the one I had as a kid, I should have kept it.

Ryaan1234

10-22-2011, 07:05 PM

On the way home I did an impromptu stop at a yardsale I was passing right by that I've been to before and grabbed the book, didn't bother to haggle since they were raising money for the SPCA.

Do you mean that if it wasn't a charity sale you would have tried to haggle on it? It was priced at a dollar. I don't know about anyone else but I never try to haggle on things priced that low.

PentiumMMX

10-22-2011, 07:27 PM

No video game related finds, but I did win something on eBay for a friend of mine, who had been trying to get her hands on one of these for years:

- Apple III computer w\ non-working monitor: $100

She collects old computers, regardless of wither they still work or not (Which this one does work according to the seller; it just needs a new monitor), so when I found this one and had enough money on me, I decided to try my hand and see if maybe I can win it. Surprisingly, I managed to win it without entering a bidding war (Like with my Mac Mini earlier this summer), so once I receive it and clean it up, I'll send it her way.

Feels good, man

ownerizer

10-22-2011, 07:29 PM

NES System With 3 1st Party Controllers, Zapper & Generic Hookups & 52 Games - 110

I would be content with this, that's about $2 a game, plus a system. Keep what you want, bundle the rest, free games + cash.

ownerizer

10-22-2011, 07:31 PM

Today was pretty sad for me, went to 3 thrift stores with my daughter and only came out with a CIB copy of Fatal Frame for the XBox.

Paid $4.99
Value Approx $20 or so

ownerizer

10-22-2011, 07:33 PM

double post

Sunnyvale

10-22-2011, 07:58 PM

Some of the G1 stuff is worth quite a bit, some of them were only available through mail order and those ones are worth hundreds now. Of course they're very rare to find.

I try to look up what vintage stuff I should keep an eye out for while checking out yard sales and thrift stores, only reason I know anything about the G1 My Little Pony figures. Another heads up, keep an eye out for Larami Super Soakers. Some models are worth quite a bit now, like $20 and up. I passed on so many of them over the years for around $2-$3 each, now I'm keeping an eye out for them too. I remember throwing out the one I had as a kid, I should have kept it.

Yeah, I did see a couple of the mail order MLPs when I was researching this one. But ok, you'd be the confirmation of what Kitsune said, it's not a bronie ponie.
And thanks for the info on the Larami SSoakers, but I did know bout that one already.

Thanks, but not nearly as absorbent as I'd like :ass:

Not a bad day today:
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/Picture461.jpg
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/Picture462.jpg
All that for $45. Skitchin' is missing the manual, the rest are complete. Also got a handful of loose carts, but eh. And the Super Soaker... If it says 'Larami' on it, get it. You'll thank me later. And these:
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/Picture463.jpg
Finding these with the original headphones is rare, but 2 in the same day?!? Never for me. $1 for the dirty one, $2 for the clean.

theclaw

10-22-2011, 08:15 PM

Quite unusual pick up today. $2 for an old PS2 sumo import called 'Nippon Oozumou Kakutouhen' or something. Strangest part was it had manual and insert yet no case. Example pic...
http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2003/all/boxshots2/566105_5541.jpg

ownerizer

10-22-2011, 08:55 PM

So I looked up some of the Sony Walkmans on eBay and they're actually selling. What's the appeal with these and what parameters do you need for them to actually sell?

Is it just a hipster fad?

InsaneDavid

10-22-2011, 09:33 PM

TG-16 stuff arrived over the past couple days from two different forum members. Some of it from a trade, some was a direct purchase. Did a quick AV mod to the TG-16 when it arrived.

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-10-22(01).jpg

System, TurboTap, TurboPad, power and RF.
China Warrior (case / booklet)
Cyber Core (case / booklet)
Fantasy Zone (case)
Final Lap Twin (case / booklet)
King of Casino (case / booklet)
Victory Run (case / booklet)
Vigilante (case / booklet)
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (booklet)
Dungeon Explorer (loose)

Nice to be starting out with the TG-16 once again, it has been too long.

Kitsune Sniper

10-22-2011, 10:28 PM

Is it just a hipster fad?

If it quacks like a duck and says you probably wouldn't understand it...

Gameguy

10-22-2011, 10:31 PM

So I looked up some of the Sony Walkmans on eBay and they're actually selling. What's the appeal with these and what parameters do you need for them to actually sell?

Is it just a hipster fad?
People collect them, while it's mostly the old ones that sell well it was apparently a recent fashion trend in Japan to have older walkmans around with you so even ones from the 90's were selling well. At least that's what I was told from a local collector who kept buying every Sony one he found to sell on ebay, now he only looks for the older ones as the demand went down for the more recent ones. But really the ones more collectible/valuable are the older ones from the late 70's or early 80's. If you have them complete in the original box they will go for a lot more. Not just Sony models, other high end companies like Aiwa or Toshiba are collectible too. Some models are rarer or more high end than others, those are worth more than basic units.

We're into old games, other people are into music and older music formats. Basically any walkman that was high end to begin with is still worth something today. Even broken ones are worth something to collectors, just to have different models. It's the same thing with early CD players, I found an older portable model from 1985 which I'm keeping, it would be worth around $50-$80 if I decided to sell it. It sounds great and is built strong so I'll be keeping it for sure, it was a really nice find.

Online museum with some basic information.
http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/walkman/

Just more stuff I keep an eye out for, if I only bought games I'd be pretty disappointed with most trips to thrift stores.