November 2011 Finds

[jcalder8]

Looks like I get to start the new one this month. YAY :D

I picked up the Skylanders starter pack for the 360 today. Actually my wife bought it for me so that I would shut up about it lol

[ScourDX]

My find of the day

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[Porksta]

Target has knocked Fable 3 to $5? Niiiice.

[ScourDX]

Target has knocked Fable 3 to $5? Niiiice.

Nope that was Walmart. :)

[Porksta]

Niiice.

[Queen Of The Felines]

Batman Arkham City, Deus Ex Augmented Edition, and Dark Souls for about $75 thanks to Amazon's B2G1 sale and some leftover credit I had.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Not much today.

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Rock'n USA: All Out Rock (ironically featuring music by bands from The Netherlands [Golden Earring] and the UK [Deep Purple]) was a buck.
Warcraft II for the PS1 was $2.

[Deadman]

I picked up the Skylanders starter pack for the 360 today. Actually my wife bought it for me so that I would shut up about it lol

Okay, I saw this at Target last night and wondered what this is. I guess I'll have to do some online research as I've heard nothing about it. Looks like a videogame collectors dream though - game, cards, figures, TONS to collect!

[jcalder8]

Okay, I saw this at Target last night and wondered what this is. I guess I'll have to do some online research as I've heard nothing about it. Looks like a videogame collectors dream though - game, cards, figures, TONS to collect!
Don't research them. They are more addictive than Pokemon!

[fahlim003]

Not much today.

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Rock'n USA: All Out Rock (ironically featuring music by bands from The Netherlands [Golden Earring] and the UK [Deep Purple]) was a buck.
Warcraft II for the PS1 was $2.

Nice find on Warcraft. Decent profit to be had there!

[InsaneDavid]

Okay, I saw this at Target last night and wondered what this is. I guess I'll have to do some online research as I've heard nothing about it. Looks like a videogame collectors dream though - game, cards, figures, TONS to collect!

It's the big box retail side of the video game industry's great white hope. If you ask me, as with the typical "bunch of plastic stuff from Activision" lately, it's gimmick city.

[The 1 2 P]

Batman Arkham City, Deus Ex Augmented Edition, and Dark Souls for about $75 thanks to Amazon's B2G1 sale and some leftover credit I had.

I think Amazon is the only place that you can find the Augmented version of Deus Ex. I had $15 off coupons for that game last month at Best Buy but I couldn't find it in any of the 4 Best Buy's I checked. One of the stores had a single PS3 version but I do most of my gaming on my 360. But atleast it looks like that one was a real limited edition as far as store availability.

My finds can't really be shown. I won two contest on Gamepro.com, one for a free copy of Fruit Ninja for the 360 with the three dlc add ons released so far(four total dlc codes). The other was a beta code for Tribes. I'm not even sure why I entered that contest because I don't game on my pc. So of course they made me win it. It's available for free to the first person who PM's me for it.

[FamicomFreak]

A new month and new finds!
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[Collector_Gaming]

Went to my favorite video game store in Salem MA called Game Zone. Talked to the owner a bit as I always do when I stop in there.

Found some really cool stuff but didn't feel like spending what he was asking at the moment and decided what the hell and bought this

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Brand New (it looks opened cause i tested it out at the hotel i was staying at) FC Twin.
I bought it so I could test out all my NES and SNES games and not have to worry about wear and tear on my poor ole NES and since i don't exactly have a SNES yet (i know i know i am working on it).
With the deal he said i could get any 2 NES or SNES games of a select few walls.. looked through quickly and they were all generic games most of the interesting titles i had already. And i found these 2 NES titles. Bigfoot (what can i say i am a sucker for monster trucks). And battlechess (i love battle chess!!!).

When i tried it out.. Kinda ackward playing with the Snes style controller that the machine comes with when playing NES games but works just fine

on a side note. I asked him if he had a Version 1 Genesis power cord for sale.. He said no (3rd shop to tell me no on that). But he had one for one of the Version 1's he had laying around and showed me what i am looking for. So I am still on the hunt for the elusive Version 1 Sega Genesis Power Cord

[BetaWolf47]

Luis... another TG16?! And a Master System on top of that. Where did you find those? So jealous!

Oh well, I have my own epic find this month. It's only partially video game related though. Here we go.
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Lite-On LVW-5115GHC+ DVD recorder

Features:
MP3/WMA playback
Dolby Digital Recording
MP4 video
DivX
VCR+
Gold-plated front panel AV input
Dual-layer DVD recording

I did a little testing. There appears to be little to no input lag. This will be great for recording game videos. $12.99 at Goodwill.

[FamicomFreak]

Thanks ^_^ But man that DVD recorder is pretty epic itself. I want to find one of those to record my gameplay on!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Nice find on Warcraft. Decent profit to be had there!Yeah, I bought this for myself but then I read that it was basically Warcraft II Battle.net Edition with some tweaks, and since I already own a copy of that, I'll resell it instead. Blah.


Oh well, I have my own epic find this month. It's only partially video game related though. Here we go.
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/4037/dvdrecorder.jpg
Lite-On LVW-5115GHC+ DVD recorder

(...)

I did a little testing. There appears to be little to no input lag. This will be great for recording game videos. $12.99 at Goodwill.Test it again. I own a similar model to that (a bit older though) and tried to record some stuff, and it had some HORRENDOUS compression. It looked like an AVI from 1995. It worked fine when making VHS to DVD transfers, but games, especially stuff from PS2 onwards, will look bad. But it should work fine for simple 8-bit stuff.

Anyway. My finds for today?

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N2O: Nitrous Oxide
Crash Bandicoot
$5 for both (down from $10), both are incredibly mint.

I found these at a booth and the seller said she wanted $5 each. I paused for five seconds and said "I think I'm gonna pass, so I'll just put them ba-"
"$5 for both."
"Fffffffffffffffff damn you!"

And so I bought them. :p Apparently some lady beat me to a sealed game a few minutes earlier. I've been looking for a copy of Crash 1 for a while, and N2O... well, I found a sealed copy of this bundled with a PC PS1 emulator, Virtual Game Station, but the seller wanted $15 for the pack, so I passed on it.

[Deadman]

Stopped into Salvation Army at lunch and found a few games:

Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles (Wii)
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy (PS2)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (PS2)
Gran Turismo 3 (PS2)
and a lot of sports games for $2.99 each!

Great except all of the discs were GONE! STOLEN! Needless to say I passed on these and took the empty cases to the cashier to hold on to for me. Why do they leave their games out on the DVD shelf??? <wimper...>

Anyway, what I actually DID buy from there were not games, but Manga:

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Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures #1
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures #2
Rave Master #5
Rave Master #8
Rave Master #12
Rave Master #25
Naruto #9
Samurai Deeper #5
Samurai Deeper #7
Samurai Deeper #12

All for .99 cents each in GREAT shape, plus today was 10% off day, so 10 books for under $10. Nice...

[Jaruff]

Can't take pictures right now (will try to get some) but picked this up at the flea market today on my way home:

Atari 2600 Jr.
42 games
Four controllers
Works perfectly
Many manuals and those mini-catalogs

$30

Needed a couple of the games and will replace the 2600 I use for testing games with this one since it's smaller.

Also picked up a few NES and N64 games for $1 each. Was tempted to offer the lady something for the entire lot (~75-100 games) but it would take me forever to get rid of them (somehow she had 20 copies of Star Wars Episode 1 Racer and 12 copies of Turok 2 not to mention the 10 copies of Rad Racer). Topped it off with a N64 for $5 and four boxed SNES sports games at 50 cents each. Figured why not on those.

It's also worth mentioning that one of the thrift stores I venture while visiting family managed to piss me off. I go in there and see 20-25 Sega Saturn games, including Guardian Heroes. Needless to say, I'm very excited and then I ask to see them. Guardian Heroes ... $45, Panzer Dragoon ... $15, etc. eBay prices for no guarantee. I really needed Guardian Heroes for my collection too but I'm not giving retail price at a thrift store. Defeats the purpose of being a thrift store imo. :(

[InsaneDavid]

N2O: Nitrous Oxide
Crash Bandicoot
$5 for both (down from $10), both are incredibly mint.

I found these at a booth and the seller said she wanted $5 each. I paused for five seconds and said "I think I'm gonna pass, so I'll just put them ba-"
"$5 for both."
"Fffffffffffffffff damn you!"

And so I bought them. :p Apparently some lady beat me to a sealed game a few minutes earlier. I've been looking for a copy of Crash 1 for a while, and N2O... well, I found a sealed copy of this bundled with a PC PS1 emulator, Virtual Game Station, but the seller wanted $15 for the pack, so I passed on it.

Nitrous Oxide is an AWESOME shooter in the vein of Tempest. Awesome graphics, fast action, incredible soundtrack, ONE loading screen at the very start of the disc boot, and a great challenge. Terribly underrated.

[c0ldb33r]

I got an awesome turbo grafx 16 lot from kijiji:

System/Accessories:

2 turbografx consoles
1 turbo controller
1 turbo AC adapter
2 turbo RF adapters
1 boxed turbo booster
turbografx instruction booklets
Turbografx hint book (I already had volume 1 - this is volume 2)
Kickass tg16 poster - rough shape but cool regardless

Games:

Dungeon Explorer (case,hucard and booklet)
Military Madness (case,hucard and booklet)
Keith Courage (case,hucard and booklet)
Keith Courage (sealed - case,hucard and booklet)
Bonk's Adventure (misc. case)
R-Type (complete with outer box)
Ballistix (complete with outer box)


I'm pretty happy about this pickup :)

Does it make sense that the Keith's Courage is sealed without an outer box?

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[Kitsune Sniper]

Does it make sense that the Keith's Courage is sealed without an outer box?

I think it was a pack-in game, so yes.

[theclaw]

Rather dry week here. Did grab an extra Final Fantasy Origins for $3. And an untested PS2 for $7. Both of those are going to the resale bin of course.

[Steve W]

The woman who cuts my hair gave me some old "Atari tapes" her husband had in their attic for a long time. Wasn't just Atari carts, there were a bunch of VIC-20 cartridges, a data cassette drive for the VIC that has a C64 tape inside, an analog Apple II/IBM joystick, and some System 7 Mac software. Pretty eclectic bunch of games. There's the black VIC-20 cart on top of the stack called IFR Flight Simulator that's rare, but that's about it.

Not pictured is a Dreamcast I picked up for $9.99. I haven't tested it, although knowing my luck with these things it'll be dead as a doorknob.

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[Kitsune Sniper]

The woman who cuts my hair gave me some old "Atari tapes" her husband had in their attic for a long time. Wasn't just Atari carts, there were a bunch of VIC-20 cartridges, a data cassette drive for the VIC that has a C64 tape inside, an analog Apple II/IBM joystick, and some System 7 Mac software. Pretty eclectic bunch of games. There's the black VIC-20 cart on top of the stack called IFR Flight Simulator that's rare, but that's about it.

Not pictured is a Dreamcast I picked up for $9.99. I haven't tested it, although knowing my luck with these things it'll be dead as a doorknob.

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*blinks*

Holy fuck.

If you're trading that Wallobee Jack game, I'm interested in it!

[FamicomFreak]

Finds posts 349 and 350! Visit blog for details!!

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[shalashaska]

Busy weekend for me....

The following for $25
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The following for $2.99 a piece
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And these for $20
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[JustRob]

Ok, seems the system ate my first attempt at this post...

Checked out the thrifts in Hialeah in that Flamingo Plaza. Those places are a complete waste of time, but they randomly have something completely awesome which is the only reason I ever go there. As usual, didn't find shit gaming-wise but I did pick up the ornament below, for a buck too.

A little later I was in Hallandale so I stopped at the Goodwill on Hallandale just off of 95 and at least I found something to make up for the time wasted in Hialeah.

I only picked up the genesis sports games because they each came with a poster and the baseball game even had the manual for Sonic Spinball in it as well.

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[Tupin]

Finds posts 349 and 350! Visit blog for details!!

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They re-released Adventures of Link during the NES lifespan?

Nice Gameboy Color, and unrelated, but where did you get that Catherine poster-thing? Was it in a collector's edition?

[Deadman]

Nice Gameboy Color, and unrelated, but where did you get that Catherine poster-thing? Was it in a collector's edition?

On a moderately-related, mostly-tangiential note, Amazon.com has the Catherine Love is Over Deluxe Edition for Xbox 360 for only $59.09 right now. I picked up a copy a few days ago and can't wait for it to arrive.

[FamicomFreak]

They re-released Adventures of Link during the NES lifespan?

Nice Gameboy Color, and unrelated, but where did you get that Catherine poster-thing? Was it in a collector's edition?

I got it from eBay. It's a custom print ! Here (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Catherine-Girl-Hot-Game-Silk-Wall-Poster-23x13-/280765787639?pt=Art_Posters&hash=item415ef1edf7)is something like it not sure if it's the same but there you go. I have some new ones coming my way too, can't wait! Also, about the Zelda yes there were re-releases with the gray carts being the second editions. They have been said they are harder to find but I think it's just about the same.

[BetaWolf47]

Test it again. I own a similar model to that (a bit older though) and tried to record some stuff, and it had some HORRENDOUS compression. It looked like an AVI from 1995. It worked fine when making VHS to DVD transfers, but games, especially stuff from PS2 onwards, will look bad. But it should work fine for simple 8-bit stuff.

I just tried it. It looks amazing on HQ. It doesn't look quite pixel perfect, but it's still really good quality. Doubly so since the player has no input latency whatsoever. Your unit must've been stuck on EP or worse to look like a 1995 AVI.

[orangest]

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Indiana Jones was $4.99 at Goodwill; Rebel Assault was $3.99 at the Salvation Army the next block down. Both are still sealed.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I just tried it. It looks amazing on HQ. It doesn't look quite pixel perfect, but it's still really good quality. Doubly so since the player has no input latency whatsoever. Your unit must've been stuck on EP or worse to look like a 1995 AVI.

It wasn't. I compared the videos, and that was the best it could do with a video game.


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Indiana Jones was $4.99 at Goodwill; Rebel Assault was $3.99 at the Salvation Army the next block down. Both are still sealed.

Well, if you're going to sell Indy on eBay, you might get a bit of money. I sold one just like that, but for DOS, for $100.

[Porksta]

Wait, that Indy game I sent you was actually worth something? Shiiiiiiit. ;)

[Kitsune Sniper]

Wait, that Indy game I sent you was actually worth something? Shiiiiiiit. ;)

Ha, no man.

A sealed copy is worth a lot. It has two things going for it - it's a sealed LucasArts game, and it's an Indiana Jones item.

Unfortunately it's also a Macintosh version, which means it might be worth a lot less since those versions are more common than the DOS one for some weird reason.

[Gameguy]

I was so jealous of that sealed Fate of Atlantis until I noticed it was the Mac version. Plus there's some damage on the right edge. Still worth more than what was paid though.

[InsaneDavid]

It's always great when something you've been trying to find for years finally shows up. In my case, this arrived today, purchased off eBay for something like $25 shipped...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-11-04%2801%29.jpg

A TI Touch & Tell. Nothing all that spectacular about that, they can be found. However let's see what it includes. The two overlays for the built in activities - yep. The manual along with World of Transportation with all of its overlays - yep. All About Me with all of its overlays and manual - yep. Oh, and what's this? The super rare E.T. cartridge with all four of its overlays AND the manual? Mm-hmm.

Years ago we had one of these when my sisters were really little. I have no idea what happened to it but I remember the E.T. activities and never coming across that setup ever again. Once in a blue moon an E.T. cartridge will show up with a Touch & Tell but rarely does it have the required overlays, and even if it does, the lot usually only includes one.

I can't believe the bidding stayed so low. One of those loose E.T. carts was with another lot a few months ago and I dropped out at around $50.

Now I can "find the delicious candy" whenever I want. Youth preserved. And hey, it's another Touch & Tell saved from some jackass circuit bender that would just hack it up, make it non-functional, and then try to sell it on eBay for $200. I swear, there are some electronics that I would dig through thrift stores all day to find - that they will destroy.

[fahlim003]

October finds but only decided to post until now.

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F-Zero GX - $5 (aka cost of a footlong value sub for my friend)
Return Fire PS1 - trade-in at a local game store
Crash Bandicoot GH PS1 - free
PS2 SCPH-39001 (Version 7 original PlayStation 2 model, aka the best laser module of the original models) - free with Crash after trade-ins
PS2 Network Adaptor - $10


I was so jealous of that sealed Fate of Atlantis until I noticed it was the Mac version.My thoughts exactly. Holy shi.. oh it's not for PC.

[orangest]

Heh, I just thought it funny that I found 2 sealed Mac games practically next to each other. Oh well... :)

[Kitsune Sniper]

Heh, I just thought it funny that I found 2 sealed Mac games practically next to each other. Oh well... :)

You'll still make back your money.

[orangest]

You'll still make back your money.

Oh I'm sure, was just unaware of the comparative values is all. :)

[Tupin]

It's always great when something you've been trying to find for years finally shows up. In my case, this arrived today, purchased off eBay for something like $25 shipped...

http://www.classicplastic.net/digitalpress/finds/DP-Finds-2011-11-04%2801%29.jpg

A TI Touch & Tell. Nothing all that spectacular about that, they can be found. However let's see what it includes. The two overlays for the built in activities - yep. The manual along with World of Transportation with all of its overlays - yep. All About Me with all of its overlays and manual - yep. Oh, and what's this? The super rare E.T. cartridge with all four of its overlays AND the manual? Mm-hmm.

Years ago we had one of these when my sisters were really little. I have no idea what happened to it but I remember the E.T. activities and never coming across that setup ever again. Once in a blue moon an E.T. cartridge will show up with a Touch & Tell but rarely does it have the required overlays, and even if it does, the lot usually only includes one.

I can't believe the bidding stayed so low. One of those loose E.T. carts was with another lot a few months ago and I dropped out at around $50.

Now I can "find the delicious candy" whenever I want. Youth preserved. And hey, it's another Touch & Tell saved from some jackass circuit bender that would just hack it up, make it non-functional, and then try to sell it on eBay for $200. I swear, there are some electronics that I would dig through thrift stores all day to find - that they will destroy.
Circuit bending is cool, but only when the toy isn't as hard to find as that.

[Cornelius]

Heh, I just thought it funny that I found 2 sealed Mac games practically next to each other. Oh well... :)


You'll still make back your money.


Oh I'm sure, was just unaware of the comparative values is all. :)

This is one of those cases where I understand the demand difference on a technical basis, but in non-collector reality it is really absurd.

[jeffg]

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b-day gift to myself that i found at my pawn shop today for $80

:)

[Steve W]

There's a new game store in south Fort Worth off McCart Avenue south of I-20 called Evolution Games (JeffG's probably familiar with it) where I picked up Supreme Warrior for the Sega 32X CD for $14.99, and Populous for the Sega CD for $14.99. That store's only been open a few months, and the last time I checked them out they didn't have much of anything. This trip they had a healthy selection of Sega CDs.

I didn't find anything in thrifts today, but I saw something odd. An asian man, most likely in his 60s, was at the VHS tape shelf and he was tearing open a movie box. He folded it up and stuck it in his pocket. I briefly saw the title, My Father The Hero. I pulled the movie out of my distant memory where shitty movies get buried... a movie with a seriously underage Katherine Heigl who's pretending her father is really her lover to try and attract some dude at the vacation spot they're at. She spends most of the movie in swimwear, which of course is all over the cover.... ewwww. The old guy wants to whack off to a 14 year old Katherine Heigl.... I guess his wife would get pissed if he was watching the movie, so he only stole the VHS case. Creepy. Or maybe he's going to beat off to Gerard Depardieu, a way more disturbing thought.

[Deadman]

Movie Trading Co. / Vintage Stock is having a B2G1 Free sale this weekend. Why? Who knows. Well I stopped in and dug around for awhile but didn't see anything crazy awesome except a Dreamcast game I've never seen before. I looked around and eventually found a couple others to buy:

King of Fighters: Dream Match 99
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (Xbox) - mint complete
Green Hornet (Blu Ray)

Then I went to Target, who is also having a B2G1 free sale on all Videogames. Picked up:

Driver Renegade (3DS) - $19.99
Biggest Loser (xbox Kinect) - $19.99
3rd Birthday (PSP) - free

[Kitsune Sniper]

So yesterday it was impossible for me to go to the US. The line was insanely long at 6:30 AM because there's been several bomb threats made at the local border crossing - so everyone and their mother is being checked over to see if they're carrying explosives or drugs. I just went back home.

Today, though, the border was mostly empty so I crossed over in two minutes. I hate my local border crossing. Bleh. Anyway. I found nothing at the flea markets, but I checked out my mailbox, where I found this:

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Ghostbusters for PS2, basically free from Goozex. The guy sent it on the 3rd and it got here today. It's in good shape. I pirated this a while back and figured it was worth owning, crashes and all, so...

[PentiumMMX]

So, I've been on a Mega Man kick lately; as I picked up the following:

- Mega Man X (Super NES. Loose in very good condition): $10
- Mega Man X5 (PlayStation. Complete in very good condition): $12
- Rockman X3 (Super Famicom. Loose): €45 (Approx. $61)

The copy of Rockman X3 was bought off some friends of mine in France; who are selling off their Super NES collection because their system died. Thus, I may have paid a bit more than the average going rate for a Japanese copy of X3, but I was willing to splurge a bit to help a friend out).

As for the copy of the first MMX, that was bought as a gift (I already own a copy)

[Jaruff]

I had a chance to get Pikman 2 for $5 today but forgot it was valuable. Kicking myself a little over that.

Did get The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition and Mario Kart Double Dash for $5 each though. The Legend of Zelda CE is the "Not For Resale" Promotional version. Don't know if that makes a difference or not but I'm not up to date on my Gamecube stuff. Sucks too because I might have found some other great buys.

Only other item I found today was a loose Game Gear for $3.

[theclaw]

So, I've been on a Mega Man kick lately; as I picked up the following:

- Mega Man X (Super NES. Loose in very good condition): $10
- Mega Man X5 (PlayStation. Complete in very good condition): $12
- Rockman X3 (Super Famicom. Loose): €45 (Approx. $61)

The copy of Rockman X3 was bought off some friends of mine in France; who are selling off their Super NES collection because their system died. Thus, I may have paid a bit more than the average going rate for a Japanese copy of X3, but I was willing to splurge a bit to help a friend out).

As for the copy of the first MMX, that was bought as a gift (I already own a copy)

Um, "a bit"? I thought it was closer to $20... But what do I know heh.

[shalashaska]

I think today was my find of the year for me. It started off quite crappy cause I was foolish and didn't count my change I received from my first purchase.

Atomic Purple GBC W/ Tom & Jerry - $15 should have been $10, but I didn't count my change.
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Next up, RROD 360 w/HDD - $20
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And finally...My personal find of the year so far. It started out as me only seeing like 3 of them in the bucket they were in, I kept pulling them out one after one. It ended up being 96 of them. All brand new.

96 various PSX Lightspan games - $45
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The lady originally wanted $1 for each, but after I counted them, I offered $45 (all I had) at about $.50($.46 to be exact) a piece. It took some convincing, even had to turn my pockets out and show her my now empty wallet, but she agreed.

[SparTonberry]

They re-released Adventures of Link during the NES lifespan?

Nice Gameboy Color, and unrelated, but where did you get that Catherine poster-thing? Was it in a collector's edition?

I know Adventure of Link was re-released (along with the first Zelda, Punch-Out! and Metroid) as the "Classic Series" late in its life (which is also where the yellow-label Metroids are from).
But I thought that was the gray cart print of AoL (and they only gray cart print).

[Videogamerdaryll]

RUSH Flea Market Run..


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Todays my Sons Birthday,with an afternoon party planned I was to hit the flea and some garage sales early..

That didn’t work out as my hunting partner(dad) decided to cancel early this morning..(he’s losing the hunting drive)

Having had to go out for Party items we forgot I took a quick poke at a town flea market on the way..


The turnout was huge,way more then I expected..I took a quick poke run with my Son just looking for items I could clearly see with no time to go box digging..Some things in my interest I didn’t bother asking price or things were way over the top in price,seems the cold makes people raise prices.


Found a Dreamcast $20.00 firm...passed it up as I have a few,and I don’t have good luck getting more then $15.00 for them..
PS2 system one controller..$60.00..passed as the kid thought I was going to buy it,he had a bag all ready to go..




walking quick through the first isle I get to the end ,rushing with my wife waiting in the van I spot an SNES game on a pile of junk in a crate..Usually the game always is an old sports title so I almost kept walking but it was Zelda.
.....when I moved out the Naked Barbie dolls and teddy bears I came across a bunch of SNES & N64 games,looking through them I spot games I want..Price $3.00 each..I haggle to $2.00 each,the guy says he will do $2 each if I buy a lot.
Frustrated on what to buy at 2-3 a pop I ask to but the whole crate for a cheaper bulk price..(he says ok) clearing out anything to not do with games(candles, etc..

After doing all that he wants $50.00..I haggle,haggle,haggle to $40.00 and make the purchase..



In the Crate was all the
SNES games
N64 Games
NES,SNES dual power supply
SNES AV
SNES controller
PSP Movie
N64 System,PS,AV Two Controllers(I have an original box for this that I plan to sell it in)


Not sure where the SNES system went as everything in the crate is for one..


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As I was rush running to leave,I spot a pile of dirty PS2 systems..Whoa,hit the brakes..$5.00 each..

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..I picked up a Racing Flag for $1.00..this way when I lose a MiniGP Racing Race my Son can wave me on like I won..

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I missed the other isles..I will never know if I passed up anything good...:puppydogeyes:

party
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[ownerizer]

went to 3 thrift stores today and got skunked. Outdoor flea markets are going to start tapering off, since it's starting to get cold out.

[jcalder8]

I picked up these yesterday(all loose):
Genesis: Tiny Toons, X-men, Mickey Mouse and the Pagemaster for 2.50 each
N64: Castlevania for 3.50
Xbox: Knights of the Old Republic and Oddworld Stranger's Wrath both complete for 2.50 each

Then I bought 7000 MS points from Real Canadian Super Store for 50 because they are half price. If anyone is in need of points its a great time to pick some up.

[WelcomeToTheNextLevel]

Oh, nothing much, just a CIB Sega SG-1000 II for $153 + 80 shipping from Japan...

[FamicomFreak]

Some new pick ups ^_^
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[misfits859]

Picked up these for $2 apiece at a local pawn shop two days ago. All were complete except LB2 was missing the manual. The lady who works there, and typically sets the prices on 360 and PS3 games at $10, was on vacation. Best PS3 deal I've ever ran across I suppose.

Portal 2
Little Big Planet 2
God of War Collection

I passed on a couple of other lesser titles that I probably should have picked up...

[starchildskiss78]

At the flea market:

Street Fighter II (SNES) $20 (complete in box)
Donkey Kong (NES - original) $29 (inc. Yoshi's Cookie)
Yoshi's Cookie (NES) - with Donkey Kong
Xbox Console $40
Sudeki (Xbox - complete) $5
Sneak King (Xbox - complete) $15 (w/Burnout 3)
Burnout 3 (Xbox - complete) see above

I know I didn't get the best deal I could have gotten had I went to eBay or Amazon, but I actually wanted to just get a few SNES games (without the dust covers) so I could use the set of three dust covers I bought a while back without realizing I didn't need them!

I made the pilgrimage to the local flea market yesterday with that goal in mind. I got there too early and the place was mostly dead. I was about to give up until I spied a couple vendors who sold video games that I usually pass up because they want too much.

The first vendor had the usual stuff that was locked away in a case with no prices. I started getting prices of $25 for Contra (loose) and $20 for Mike Tyson's Punch Out (loose). He had Street Fighter II (SNES) complete for $20 so I bought that and moved on.

Another vendor had a bunch of largely forgettable games for the newer systems but also had the classic stuff. Finding nothing in SNES land, I decided to look at what is in his case (locked of course). I noticed Yoshi's Cookie (NES) and Donkey Kong (NES). He wanted $35 for Donkey Kong and $10 for Yoshi's Cookie. I was ready to walk away. He dropped it down to $30 for Donkey Kong but wouldn't budge on Yoshi's Cookie. I was just going to get Yoshi's Cookie but he didn't seem too thrilled about it. (It probably had to do with the scuzzy vendor who bought a Halo edition of the Xbox 360 for $100.) I offered $29 for the pair (knowing I was insane for doing so) and he went for it.

I noticed the Xbox as I was about to leave. He wanted $45 for it and was going to give a game with it for $5. He tested out the system and it was working but the game I selected (Dead or Alive 3...I needed something to impress my girlfriend with afterall since she loved Dead or Alive 2 for the Dreamcast). We succeeded by picking a different game. I got Sudeki for $5 and decided to see if anything else was good. He wanted $14 for one game but bargained and said he would do the three games for $20 and would give the Xbox for $40 with a controller and the hookups. I decided to go for it. I spent a fortune (well, more than I planned to anyway) but I am happy.

I ordered a dust cover for Donkey Kong (since it didn't have one), the manual for Yoshi's Cookie (can't find the manual for Donkey Kong online....yet), the DVD kit for the Xbox, a component cable for the Xbox, Dead or Alive 3 (Xbox), and Midtown Madness 3 (Xbox).

I am going to go back today and poke my head around. I may even go to Goodwill even though I have very little luck.

On a side note....if anyone has the original Donkey Kong manual they want to part with shoot me a pm!

[Blanka789]

I managed to pick up some pretty good deals at the flea market.

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES) $25
Final Fantasy III (SNES) $20
Mario Tennis (N64) $10
Killer Instinct Gold (N64) $10
Mortal Kombat 4 (N64) $10
Yoshi's Story (N64) $10
Final Fantasy VII (Black Label/Complete/PS1) $2
Pac-Man World (PS1) $2
Soul Blade (PS1) $2
Dayton USA (Cardboard Slip/Saturn) $3
Virtua Fighter Remix (Carboard Slip/Saturn) $3
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (Saturn/Complete) $3
2 N64 Controllers (Excellent condition) $7
Gamecube Controller $5
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (GBC) $3

Also manged to grab a few VHS tapes that looked intriguing. Nothing special, just some cartoons and anime.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Flea Market


I didn’t find much...

Passed
Xbox 360 system –not tested..$85.00..
Game Gear Street fighter $5.00
Texas Instruments TI-99/4A(loose dirty console)..didn’t bother





bought
Xbox 360 game $7.00
NES,,,for parts $3.00
Two Non working SNES decks $5.00 each.
NES games $1.00 each..



Then I went to meet up with my friend who I sell stuff for to help pay his bills.


Everything else in the picture came from him for me to sell...,the GBA games are all boxed except the Mario Kart..

I need to get all this stuff up on ebay this week as he needs help,it’s been a bad few weeks..


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[c0ldb33r]

Street Fighter for the Game Gear - I would have bought that - it'd be a neat pirate cart.

Crap, that is a lot of video books -if any are turbografx 16 related let me know.

[starchildskiss78]

Went back to the flea market today....

More vendors selling games today than was the case yesterday. Too many of them were selling games for outrageous prices (I saw Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt for $20 and a "rare" copy of Legend of Zelda loose for $25) but one vendor was selling NES games for a somewhat reasonable rate.

He was selling a bunch of NES games for $5 (less popular) and $10 (more popular) a piece. I picked up:

Castlevania (NES) $8
Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest (NES) $8
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (NES) $8
Duck Tales (NES) $6

I originally was just going to get the Castlevania games (damn you, AVGN, for making them look interesting!) but decided to pick up Duck Tales (a mix between childhood memories because it was on of the first games I rented and it was featured in the free back issue Nintendo Power gave me for subscribing back in 1990 and Motherfucker Mike on Cinemassacre for showing glitches....)

I had to hunt down the manuals on eBay. I am still looking for the Donkey Kong manual. Why is it so hard to find? I found a manual for Donkey Kong 3 for pete's sake!

[Sunnyvale]

I haven't posted any of my finds lately... Been working twice as hard to keep my Paypal account full without dipping into my collection. So I didn't post the 2 NES I got last week, or the SNES, or...
Anyway, here's yesterday's thrift finds:
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$4 for the 64 controller, $2 each for the PS1 games, $4 each for the 64 games, $7 for the brick w Tetris, $4 for the Top Gun joystick. Most of that's already on Ebay.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids002-2.jpg
Yay, more toys! $3 for the sealed model, $5 for a bag of Lego baseplates. The baseplates already sold, maybe I should have listed them for more :oops:

My neighbor is a gamer, and she has some serious health issues. So when her 360 died (PAR!) I gave her a Gamecube (want 2?), and loaned her my PS2. Point is, yesterday I also got Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn sans manual for $4, and a Guncon 2 for $4, but they're at her house, so they're not pictured. Good day yesterday!

[ownerizer]

I haven't posted any of my finds lately... Been working twice as hard to keep my Paypal account full without dipping into my collection. So I didn't post the 2 NES I got last week, or the SNES, or...
Anyway, here's yesterday's thrift finds:
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids001-3.jpg
$4 for the 64 controller, $2 each for the PS1 games, $4 each for the 64 games, $7 for the brick w Tetris, $4 for the Top Gun joystick. Most of that's already on Ebay.
http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/ConneticutLeatherCompany/gkids002-2.jpg
Yay, more toys! $3 for the sealed model, $5 for a bag of Lego baseplates. The baseplates already sold, maybe I should have listed them for more :oops:

My neighbor is a gamer, and she has some serious health issues. So when her 360 died (PAR!) I gave her a Gamecube (want 2?), and loaned her my PS2. Point is, yesterday I also got Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn sans manual for $4, and a Guncon 2 for $4, but they're at her house, so they're not pictured. Good day yesterday!

So, I'm always trying to expand my knowledge of things of value, what did you get for the baseplates and what connection is the joystick?

[Sunnyvale]

So, I'm always trying to expand my knowledge of things of value, what did you get for the baseplates and what connection is the joystick?

I got $25 for the lot of street baseplates, and $9 for the space one. It has a little stress mark on the edge of the raised portion, so I listed it for less than others sold for by $2. The joystick is PS2.

[ownerizer]

The joystick is PS2.

For the PS2 or has a PS/2 interface? I was unaware joysticks came in that style of connection.

[Sunnyvale]

Unless I'm missing something, it's PS2. But I don't know everything.
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[ownerizer]

Okay, that sums it up. I was thinking something like this:

http://sandy55.fc2web.com/ps55/5576/PS2connector.gif

[Sunnyvale]

Okay, that sums it up. I was thinking something like this:

http://sandy55.fc2web.com/ps55/5576/PS2connector.gif

Ah, I see. Not very familiar with that setup, PC I assume? I just use my PC, I don't know much about them.

I need to research the joystick more, none on ebay in my initial check, but I didn't dig much yet. Maybe a bundle with Top Gun? Thrustmaster makes good steering wheels, so I got it.

Edit: After a google search, it seems they were sold individually, and they go for about $20-25 used.

[Deadman]

Still on the search for some Gamecube games my boys and I headed to Movie Trading Co to check out their B2G1 sale. Well Dad found plenty and the boys only a couple of things:

Pokemon Rumble Blast - new (full price-ugh...)

Aerowings 2 (DC)
Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm (DC)
UFC (DC)
Reel Fishing: Wild (DC)
Commando: Steel Disaster (NDS)
Castle Shikigami 2 (PS2)
Dragon Quest Monsters Rocket Slime (NDS)

All of this was just about $45 (not including the $35 Pokemon game)

[BetaWolf47]

I had a chance to get Pikman 2 for $5 today but forgot it was valuable. Kicking myself a little over that.

Did get The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition and Mario Kart Double Dash for $5 each though. The Legend of Zelda CE is the "Not For Resale" Promotional version. Don't know if that makes a difference or not but I'm not up to date on my Gamecube stuff. Sucks too because I might have found some other great buys.
Pikmin 2's value is odd. It's not a particularly rare game, yet it goes for $30+. I don't get why it goes for so high.
All LoZ CE games are Not for Resale. They were only available through subscribing to a magazine, registering certain games on Nintendo.com, or bundled with a GameCube at certain times. It's a great game to have, even if Majora's Mask is a horrible port.


Oh I'm sure, was just unaware of the comparative values is all. :)
Just noticed that your user rank says Strawberry... lol

[megasdkirby]

Been out of video game playing and collecting for the last few months, but I did pick up Electroplankton for DS for $18 CIB and in excellent condition. Not a bargain, but I've never seen the game around here...maybe not as easy to find in PR? So I picked it up and I am happy I did.

Also picked up Kirby's Return to Dreamland which I will play while playing Mass Attack. It's a Kirby overload!

[FamicomFreak]

Got some new stuff. Great findings btw! Keep them coming!

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