September 2012 finds

[real_18aka]

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todays finds.

ps1
jackie chan stuntmaster-CIB

GB Color
Gameshark-c

NES
Super Mario Bros 3-CIB

N64
Shadowman-CIB
Extreme g 2-CIB
Rally Challenge 2000-CIB
Olympic Hockey 98-CIB
Jeopardy-c
F-1 World grand prix-c

[wiggyx]

Been slacking. Keep meaning to post, but then I get distracted.


This is the entire month so far.

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Sony 36XBR250
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/8336C565-0441-46DE-A2FE-C5EAFD3781EB-856-000000A7C3ABCFEB.jpg

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k99/wiggyx/DSC02875.jpg

Also picked up another 27" Sony Trinitron tube. I missed playing my light gun games ;)

AND I have 4 GBA micros on the way. A red Australian exclusive, as well as green, pink, and blue from the UK. I'm pretty stoked about those :D

[Zama]

After coming out of work earlier today, I went to shop at my local goodwill and found something awesome in the most unexpected place ^_^

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Zamioa/31a817f6.jpg

-Sony in-ear headphones (Brand New)~ $1.25
-USB 2.0 to Ethernet cable adapter (Brand New) ~ $1.25

The Sony headphones were cheap and they come in handy whenever I traveled and want to use my mp3 player for those long listening sessions. The USB to Ethernet adapter will be used for the Wii since the wifi signal and speed (and lag) sucks in general so now it can be more stable and constant.

The last find I made today actually caught me off-guard, first pic:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Zamioa/0e147cdd.jpg

-Chess game board w/ pieces ~ $2.50

I found this at the toy section and it was in between a couple of other board games. I remembered playing chess back in high school and I decided I might buy one and take it along for game night with some friends. When I paid for the stuff and took them home, I was unboxing the contents inside the chess set and found this along with the chess board and chess pieces:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Zamioa/8c17e838.jpg

-Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Complete and in Near Mint Condition) ~ Free

Wow, just wow. This almost mint complete copy of Lufia II was hiding in a chess game box this entire time? Just an amazing day for treasure hunting :)

[geezuzkhrist119]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a54/Zamioa/8c17e838.jpg

-Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals (Complete and in Near Mint Condition) ~ Free

Wow, just wow. This almost mint complete copy of Lufia II was hiding in a chess game box this entire time? Just an amazing day for treasure hunting :)
Somebody must of hid lufia is that box so they could come back for it later. I used to do that and score a lot of things like that.
Sweet score

[InsaneDavid]

Curious as to what you bundle to make it worth $80. I usually sell a model 2 with a couple commons for $50 shipped.

Same here. Then again it sells immediately with no hassle.

[Jaruff]

Curious as to what you bundle to make it worth $80. I usually sell a model 2 with a couple commons for $50 shipped.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/330761486828

I probably should have worded what I said a little better, it's been a few months since I sold one of these. That one was bought within two days and it wasn't in the best cosmetic condition. The market has really increased on Genesis/CD/32X in the past year or so and for whatever reason, the eBay crowd is willing to pay a small premium.


Somebody must of hid lufia is that box so they could come back for it later. I used to do that and score a lot of things like that.
Sweet score

Someone's going to be pissed off when they go back. Should teach them not to do that: thrift store 101 is if you want it, you better buy it immediately.

[Deadman]

Got one more big item this weekend that I will save for when I take a picture. It's worth it.... :)

Sorry for the delay, but here it is:

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1866/dsc0595zg.jpg

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5053/dsc0601p.jpg


1999 Pepsi Promo - Watto from Episode I! A close friend of mine who lives about 10 houses up the street from me had an estate sale because they are moving. I didn't even know that they owned this! Never saw it anywhere in their house but when I saw it on the sale day I knew he had to be mine. He isn't perfect, but at only $100 I couldn't pass him up! I've seen these at conventions sell for up to $1000, with the most recent selling around $800. Ebay doesn't have many, but he's worth at lease $500. Quite a steal!

[Deadman]

Todays finds:

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/2100/dsc0593ef.jpg

Half Price Books at lunch got me:
2 Star Wars Insider magazines - the latest two
Pokemon Black (DS) - complete
Fatal Rewind (Gen) - complete with poster
Shadow of the Beast (Gen) - complete with poster
Tyrants: Fight Through Time (Gen) - missing manual :(

After a coupon, this stuff was right at $40 total.

[wiggyx]

Derp, already posted it. Don't know why it won't load for me though :/

[Aussie2B]

Wow, that Lufia II find is awesome. I'm so glad that it was found by a video game collector and not some random person who just wanted the chess set and might've thrown Lufia in the trash.

Also makes me bummed that I threw away the box for my copy many years ago. :( I have the game, manual, and map, but I'd sure love to have a beautiful complete copy like that.

[DigitalSpace]

Just one find today, but it's been on my want list for some time: Street Fighter Alpha 3 for the GBA. Cart only, $5.

[JSoup]

This is gonna seem dumb, but....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/jelly_soup/100_0533.jpg

Don't let that $30 tag fool you, I got it for $10. Had a friend at this particular GameStop.

That pail is a McDonald's Halloween pail, the original 1989 witch (officially called the McWitch) to be exact. I had all of them when I was a kid, but I assume they were all tossed away at some point. I saw it in a bin at a local thrift store known for randomly having obscure items in stock for cheap prices (they always has a few collectors walking though looking for this and that, my old mentor used to make weekly trips there to find things to sell in his store). I figured 40 or so cents was worth owning it again. The witch was my favorite of the three.

BTW, if anyone is interested in reading a bit more about the old McDonald's pails: http://www.sydlexia.com/halloween_pails.htm

[Videogamerdaryll]

Nice Finds..
I haven’t been able to go picking....(van broke down)

I’m waiting in anticipation to hear from a friend who did..

A friend of mine brought me over a Pink DSlite with girly game in it to see what I can do with it(sell it)..he found in on a curb,scratched screen and taped in battery..works though..

I found a nice pair of Ray Ban Sunglasses in the grass at the park,they hadn’t even been used still in the case..I sold them on ebay within hours for $50.00(that’s free found money)

Ebay:
I got an old 1978 Matchbox Speedway Slot Car in the mail (police car)..but the second car I won so far is lost in the mail,the DC is still stuck at acceptance.I contacted the seller as day by day the tracking says delivery estimated later and later..the max date to receive was the 12th..Right now it’s to be here on the 29th..Seller says he handed it to the postal carrier..

I also got a Rev Box for my Sons Motorcycle that’s given it some ..BA.......S

[Steve W]

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I hit the McKinnney Third Monday Trade Days up in McKinney, TX and bought this stuff. Odyssey 2 controllers designed for the Atari 2600, Fairchild Channel F controllers for the Atari 2600, Spectravideo Colecovision joystick, an Odyssey 2 power supply, and an Elecom Egg Mouse for the MSX computer line and PC-8801 series. It's Japanese, and as far as I know the PC-8801 never made it out of Japan and the MSX might not have even been released here in the US (the Spectravideo computers from the early '80s predated the MSX series and weren't entirely compatible). I just wondered how this item ended up in a country where it can't be used, in a rustic flea market in Texas.

[SpaceHarrier]

This is gonna seem dumb, but....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/jelly_soup/100_0533.jpg

That pail is a McDonald's Halloween pail, the original 1989 witch (officially called the McWitch) to be exact.

BTW, if anyone is interested in reading a bit more about the old McDonald's pails: http://www.sydlexia.com/halloween_pails.htm

Nice. I still have the glowing McBoo and a couple McPunk'n ones in my closet dating from 1990 or so. Also, that website is hilarious!

[The Adventurer]

Did the Mansfield Drive-In Flea Market for the 3rd week running. I'm pretty satasified. I'm honestly suprised at how much stuff I've managed to dig up these last three weeks I've started doing Flea Markets as a regular thing. Especially since I keep going to the same one.

http://imageshack.us/a/img259/6320/mansfielddrivein3a.jpg

Mega Man Powered Up (PSP) + Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii) both CIB - $7 (Don't own a PSP, but I'm enough of a Mega Man nut to scoop it up cheap anywhere. I'm sure a PSP will turn up for me soon enough. As for Xenoblade, I recall hearing good things. And its semi-recent. So I figured good deal.)

Nintendo Gamecube Microphone - $3 (now I can finally play that copy of Odama I bought 3-weeks ago!)

Nintedo DS Game Case - $Free (the guy wanted .50 cents, but neither of us had change. So he just gave it to me)

Sega Dreamcast + Memory Card - $10 (This was another week where I found some nice small stuff early, but things dried up. But once again on way back out of the market I found a stall selling a console I wanted. In this case a Dreamcast. Unfortunately it didn't have any controllers or an AV cable. But it did have a power cable and it came with a memory card. I sort of gambled on the idea that Dreamcast memory cards were getting rarer and were worth a couple bucks. That didn't turn out to be true, but it is nice to have. I'm not too worried about finding a controller, I'm sure one will turn up eventually. But hunting down an AV cables probably going to be a bit tricky outside just buying one online... Also the guy threw in a spare Playstation AV cable for free. Which was nice because I needed it for my PS1

oh and...

http://imageshack.us/a/img545/7115/mansfielddrivein3b.jpg

For those keeping track at home, I'm now 2 for 2 on free games in consoles I just bought. :smug:

[Collector_Gaming]

This is gonna seem dumb, but....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/jelly_soup/100_0533.jpg

Don't let that $30 tag fool you, I got it for $10. Had a friend at this particular GameStop.

That pail is a McDonald's Halloween pail, the original 1989 witch (officially called the McWitch) to be exact. I had all of them when I was a kid, but I assume they were all tossed away at some point. I saw it in a bin at a local thrift store known for randomly having obscure items in stock for cheap prices (they always has a few collectors walking though looking for this and that, my old mentor used to make weekly trips there to find things to sell in his store). I figured 40 or so cents was worth owning it again. The witch was my favorite of the three.

BTW, if anyone is interested in reading a bit more about the old McDonald's pails: http://www.sydlexia.com/halloween_pails.htm

i had one when i was a lil kid too!!! I think i got some pics of me with one and its embarrassing as hell but since halloween is around the corner i guess i can man up and show it off.
Here is me with mine (had to been atleast 1989.. did they make these sooner then that? cause i think i look younger then 5 there)
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/34828_1765875585037_5361603_n.jpg

[Atarileaf]

Sorry for the delay, but here it is:


1999 Pepsi Promo - Watto from Episode I! A close friend of mine who lives about 10 houses up the street from me had an estate sale because they are moving. I didn't even know that they owned this! Never saw it anywhere in their house but when I saw it on the sale day I knew he had to be mine. He isn't perfect, but at only $100 I couldn't pass him up! I've seen these at conventions sell for up to $1000, with the most recent selling around $800. Ebay doesn't have many, but he's worth at lease $500. Quite a steal!

Not to knock the find, but am I the only one that finds this thing extremely creepy? I don't know, I found the whole prequel trilogy creepy so what do I know :D

[rewindtimegames]

R.O.B. and Stack-Uphttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/17/gabuqa8y.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/17/3arynypu.jpg

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG3955.jpg

Diddy Kong Racing ended up being $3.60 after a 40% Salvation Army discount; Snowboard Kids 2 was $5.99 at Goodwill. It seems like a small miracle finding complete DS games in the wild these days.

[Shaq-Funaki]

Please check out my newest pick up video on YouTube:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amyEhMlJs3g

[geezuzkhrist119]

Yesterday I picked up:
A Modded PS1 with 4 controllers (2 being 3rd party), an official multi tap, a 3rd party memory card and 60 burnt games for a low price of 10 bucks.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/Krillz4Millz/3853FD83-5E2D-49B1-9D18-174BC9FAD0A5-42001-00005A43E030A0A9.jpg
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sure pretty much all of them are sports games but not a big deal.
I'm was surprised each game is in its own case. I was expecting a spindle or a ziplock bag.

[The 1 2 P]

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PS1 with 5 controllers and link cable
Tiger Woods: PGA Tour(PS1)
Namco Museum Vol. 3(PS1)
Wheel of Fortune(PS1)
Putter Golf(PS1)
N64 with 2 controllers
Mario Kart 64(N64) x2
Banjo-Tooie(N64)
Banjo-Kazooie(N64)
Donkey Kong 64(N64)
Diddy Kong Racing(N64)
Mario Party(N64)
Mario Party 2(N64)
Goldeneye 007(N64)
Mario Golf(N64) x2
Super Mario 64(N64) x 2
TLC cd $1
Jewel cd $1
Puff Daddy cd $1

All of this was found at a yard sale right around the corner from my house. I didn't hit it until around noon after I got back from all my other yard sales. Actually I wouldn't have even known it was there if it wasn't for the fact that I let an old man follow me to a nursing home to visit a relative since he said he was lost. So I saw it after turning a street and made sure to stop there before going home....literally 15 seconds away. The cds were obviously all a dollar. The PS1, N64, accessories and all the games were in a box that said "Playstation" on the front but wasn't priced. The PS1 itself had $15 marked on it but I didn't notice that until after I got home. The N64 had $10 marked on it. I actually didn't want either so I immediately asked how much the games were and since she couldn't find a price on the outside box(she thought she had already written one but had forgotten too) she just offered me the box with everything in it for $10. I happily accepted.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1880.jpg

Latest year of Playboy Magazine(behind figure) $5
Megaman NT Warrior action figure 75 cents
Medievil strategy guide 50 cents
2 DS Lite systems and 7 lame games $10
Mario Superstar Baseball(GC) $1
Magical Mirror Starring Mickey Mouse(GC) $1
Mario Party 5(GC) $1
Mario Party 6(GC) $1
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle(GC) $1
Mario Power Tennis(GC) $1
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour(GC) $1
Super Mario Sunshine(GC) $1
Digital Beauties Art Book 70 cents
Swim Fan dvd $1

On my way to a big community yard sale I passed by another one on the way but that was about an hour from where I was going. I drove by at first and told myself I would stop by on the way back but then I turned around and decided to stop there first. I'm glad I did because I found a table with Gamecube games and the women only wanted a dollar each for them. Super Mario Sunshine was the only really scratched up disc but I have already resurfaced it. This was also the third copy of Sonic Adventure 2 I have found recently and I used it to replace my copy because it is in superb condition. Swim Fan has always been a guilty pleasure of mine and when I found that dvd at the other community yard sale for a dollar I had to grab it. I found it at the same yard sale I found the Playboy books at. I totally should have waited to buy my Lilo issue since I now have another one for alot cheaper.

The two DS lite systems were from a yard sale a couple days ago. They weren't out but they were advertised in the women's ad so I asked about them and she bought them out. The first thing I asked is if they worked and she said she didn't know. I then asked her how much she wanted and she said she didn't know. So I just told her to make them cheap and I'd buy them and she asked if $5 a piece was ok and I said yes. They also came with two cases and one charger and she thru in 6 games for free but they are all garbage. Finally, I picked up the art book at Goodwill. I can't believe somebody passed on it because it was sitting sideways on the bookshelf, meaning someone took it out to look at but didn't buy it. When I took it up to the register to buy the cashier started flipping thru the pages and I told her she was too young to be looking thru it(it has some nudity in it) but then she just smiled and said she was 40. I then told her that she's not allowed to be getting off at work while she's on the clock. I was just trying to get her to stop flipping thru my book.

[evg2000]

Today's find:

Video Game related since Nolan Bushnell was involved.

http://www.evg2000.com/finds/20120916/toposm.jpg

more info about TOPO:


http://www.theoldrobots.com/bob6.html

[Steve W]

Today's find:

Video Game related since Nolan Bushnell was involved.

http://www.evg2000.com/finds/20120916/toposm.jpg

more info about TOPO:


http://www.theoldrobots.com/bob6.html

Fffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.. .dge. Finding an Androbot is one of my dream finds, but I didn't think just stumbling across one in the wild was likely. You have proven me wrong, good sir! Has yours been stripped for parts? Even hollowed out, it's still cool as hell. Plus, think of all the things you could do with the casing! Replace all the guts with new wireless tech and turn it into a sentry when you're not at home.

How much did you pay for it?

[Tokimemofan]

Friday yard sale finds for $39 5704

[evg2000]

Fffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.. .dge. Finding an Androbot is one of my dream finds, but I didn't think just stumbling across one in the wild was likely. You have proven me wrong, good sir! Has yours been stripped for parts? Even hollowed out, it's still cool as hell. Plus, think of all the things you could do with the casing! Replace all the guts with new wireless tech and turn it into a sentry when you're not at home.

How much did you pay for it?

Most of the parts are gone, some LED boards at the base are there, but I don't think much else. The person I got it from actually worked with Nolan back when chuck e cheese was starting. He does robotics, has a ton of interesting items.

[rewindtimegames]

Sega Dreamcast Find Craig's List $20http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/17/egyme2ur.jpg

[JSoup]

i had one when i was a lil kid too!!! I think i got some pics of me with one and its embarrassing as hell but since halloween is around the corner i guess i can man up and show it off.
Here is me with mine (had to been atleast 1989.. did they make these sooner then that? cause i think i look younger then 5 there)
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/34828_1765875585037_5361603_n.jpg

Awesome! I wish McDonald's still did amazing things like this. I wonder how much it would cost to get all of the Halloween pail releases.

[Deadman]

Sega Dreamcast Find Craig's List $20http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/09/17/egyme2ur.jpg

Awesome! Somehow I've managed to miss every Sports Dreamcast that's listed on Craigslist or get outbid on ebay. Plus getting Skies and Grandia.... dude that's just awesome.

[Collector_Gaming]

Awesome! I wish McDonald's still did amazing things like this. I wonder how much it would cost to get all of the Halloween pail releases.

I kinda remember they made a big deal out of this. I mean this is atleast 23 years ago almost they had the pumpkin, the witch, a ghost, and didnt they have a frankenstiens monster one too? And they had cool commercials advertising them and didnt they also give you your happy meal inside of it instead of having to lug around a extra cardboard container with it

[JSoup]

I kinda remember they made a big deal out of this. I mean this is atleast 23 years ago almost they had the pumpkin, the witch, a ghost, and didnt they have a frankenstiens monster one too? And they had cool commercials advertising them and didnt they also give you your happy meal inside of it instead of having to lug around a extra cardboard container with it

Oh, yeah, it was a big deal for them. The pails were a few dollars more on top of the Happy Meal price. I'm not sure about the Frankenstien one. The site I linked to only counts the oldest models, but they did do a run somewhere near the 2000s that had a purple McWitch before switching to generic Halloween themed buckets.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I got Fighting Force for the Ps1 for a buck today. And that was it.

[Gameguy]

(had to been atleast 1989.. did they make these sooner then that? cause i think i look younger then 5 there)
The first buckets were from 1985 or 1986, that's probably around when that picture was taken.


I wonder how much it would cost to get all of the Halloween pail releases.
Not much, after seeing these posted in this thread I looked them up on ebay and most are only worth a few dollars if you're lucky.

I have a bunch of these from the 90's and later, I know I had the entire set of them whenever they were available as I used to eat there pretty often back then. I never got rid of much stuff from back then so I know I still have them somewhere, I really don't know how many I have but I'd have to guess at least 10 of them. These were included into the cost of the Happy Meal and the food did come inside them from what I can remember, I don't think we would have paid extra for these buckets as they were too small to be used for trick or treating. Since they were included we kept them, but that's it.

It seems there is a Frankenstein one out there, but only recently. Some people mix up the witch with Frankenstein for some reason, there were a few versions of this one.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/troublesomegirl/6270545164/

EDIT: There was a cardboard Frankenstein Happy Meal box, maybe that's it.

[Steve W]

I found an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard in a thrift for $4.79. There was still a sticker type seal over the battery door, so it's fairly new, it looks like any wear and tear took place on the thrift store shelves. It didn't work at first until I took the batteries out and flipped them around. I wonder if the previous owners couldn't get it to work, so they donated it? And all it took was to put the batteries in backwards. Idiocracy is coming true, I tell you.

[Videogamerdaryll]

FLEA MARKET,Quick Grab N Go

The family van broken down
This
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Grand-Caravan-heater-hose-supply-return-line-4677603AK-OEM-Mopar-T-C-08-09-/251071152711

In order to get around as the Van had to be fixed at the dealer yesterday I taped the leaking hose up and was able to get to point A n B ..
Point A was the flea market,grabbed some stuff from a friend picker and didn’t even look around..
..Point B was the dealer yesterday for a $572.00 Repair..

Sales on Ebay have been DEAD..so pulling $572.00 out a hat wasn’t easy..

Everything below was piled in one box less the sealed VHS tapes..
My Mother in law gave us several boxes of VHS tapes around 15 are sealed..

Right now I am doing a lot of Consignment selling..I need to makes sales to make up that $572

NES System is for repair and return to customer..

SNES DKC2 is a battery replacement job then sell
GBC Game battery replacement job then sell
360 game is mine $8.00
Wii game doesn’t work,free-to sell as it is..

SNES boxes and manuals to go on ebay
NES games to go on ebay.one of two boxes are missing the game..
Mario Paint is just the box.
Old Gameboy stuff,I may do a bulk GB lot as I have other old GB stuff to sell..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/FLEAMARKETQUICKPIC009.jpg

And this:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/FLEAMARKETQUICKPIC012-1.jpg


YES photobucket is not working for me again.

[DigitalSpace]

Nothing big here, but hey, one extra non-sports title for the Genesis collection:

Galaxy Force II (cart only) - $1

[Blitzwing256]

http://www.blitzwingsslagheap.com/pictures/playstationlot.jpg

Got all this in the mail today, hooray for work. Everything is sealed and came out to about 50 cents per game.
Nearly completes my first party ps3/psp collection in one fell swoop.

I made the mistake to show this to a few "friends" and the first thing out of eveyrone's mouth, "durr you can trade all that in to gamestop ferr like 20$!!!11one

I hate people, but love games ;-)

[SEGA_Queen]

My first finds of September:

Tales of Vesperia PS3 Version (New) - Technically, this arrived a week and half ago. But I didn't feel like making a post for a single item.

Ni no Kuni DS Version for $50.00 (Used) - I missed out on getting the US Wizard's Edition due to lack of funds. So, this makes up for it, as all I wanted was the cool spell book.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 for $10 (Used) - For some reason I had a hard time tracking this game down in the wild. You would think that it would be easy to find because it so terrible. Personally, I only find Sonic's gameplay bad. Which is ironic, considering he's the titular character.


The Photobucket site isn't working for some reason. So, I had to attach my photo instead.

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[Enmity]

My first finds of September:

Tales of Vesperia PS3 Version (New) - Technically, this arrived a week and half ago. But I didn't feel like making a post for a single item.

Ni no Kuni DS Version for $50.00 (Used) - I missed out on getting the US Wizard's Edition due to lack of funds. So, this makes up for it, as all I wanted was the cool spell book.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 for $10 (Used) - For some reason I had a hard time tracking this game down in the wild. You would think that it would be easy to find because it so terrible. Personally, I only find Sonic's gameplay bad. Which is ironic, considering he's the titular character.


The Photobucket site isn't working for some reason. So, I had to attach my photo instead.

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The biggest DS case ever lol

[SEGA_Queen]

The biggest DS case ever lol

It's pretty heavy too! Most of the weight is from the spell book.

[Jaruff]

I stopped at a small thrift after picking up Chinese today. Only the second time I've ever been in there but they had a few things.

Tecmo Bowl NES - $1
Dr. Mario NES - $1
Batman NES - $1
NIB Sony 12-in-1 Card Reader - $3

Mostly clothes, might have found a few things but I was in a rush. They had several other NES games but nothing special, or so I thought. I skipped on an Excitebike and Volleyball for $3 apiece but I forgot about the variants. I'll have to go back tomorrow morning and check them out if I have time.

[Tokimemofan]

Got Sonic and Knuckles cart only for $2.50

[Deadman]

Stopped at a couple of stores yesterday including one of my favorites - FX Game Exchange in Plano. Trey had just gotten in some new stuff this week from a guy who bids on abandoned storage rooms so I found a couple of things:

Pokemon Sapphire version - complete with everything, and box is PRISTINE. Doesn't even look used. $25
Dragon's Lair (Sega CD) - complete and very nice - $7
Three Stooges (NES) - loose but he just gave it to me for free.
Plus, all this came out of my store credit, so it ended up costing me $0 out of pocket!

Then went to HPB and picked up:
Thunder Strike (Saturn)
True Pinball (Saturn)
Revolution X (Saturn)
All for $14, all complete in nice uncracked cases.

[TisLord]

http://www.blitzwingsslagheap.com/pictures/playstationlot.jpg

Got all this in the mail today, hooray for work. Everything is sealed and came out to about 50 cents per game.
Nearly completes my first party ps3/psp collection in one fell swoop.

I made the mistake to show this to a few "friends" and the first thing out of eveyrone's mouth, "durr you can trade all that in to gamestop ferr like 20$!!!11one

I hate people, but love games ;-)


I am curious how you got this many games at such a low cost per game. Care to explain?

[Kitsune Sniper]

Ugh, what the crap, Photobucket is adding random letters to our image uploads now. :| Guess I'm gonna move soon unless they fix this shit.

Anyway. All of this is from yesterday.

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-19a_zpsfb5a2afc.jpg
The Blues Brothers Definitive Collection
Fatboy Slim / Palookaville
The Chemical Brothers / Push The Button
$5

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-19b_zpsb1bdcd99.jpg
Cinema Paradiso: The Classic Film Music of Ennio Morricone (Silva Screen)
Steve Earle and the Del McCoury Band / The Mountain
Brian Tyler / Law Abiding Citizen soundtrack (new)
The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica / Chantmania
V/A / Pay-Per-View Summer Soundtrack
V/A / Back to the Future Original Soundtrack
$1 each. Fun thing about that Chantmania CD, I actually found it a month ago but left it because it was slightly water damaged. Hee. :P

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-19c_zpsfaf98107.jpg
Warcraft III Battle Chest (case w/keys only) - $1.50
iLife '11 - $1.50
Visual Basic 6.0 Learning Edition - $1

The following items were a pretty surprising find. I found all of these in a single box...

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-19e_zpsadb05717.jpg
Return of Arcade Anniversary Edition (disc in sleeve)
Claw (DVD version, disc in sleeve)
Wing Commander IV DVD Interactive (two sealed, one opened)
$1 each, so $5

This is the fun part. Someone sold a used version of that Wing Commander IV for SIXTY DOLLARS a few months ago. Opened. D:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-19d_zps22c7acc6.jpg
Mac OS X Discs - $1 each

And this is the other weird find. One of the discs is a "Drop-in CPU" upgrade version that Apple includes when someone buys a computer with an older revision of Mac OS. So if you bought a new computer with OS X 10.3, they give you this so you can install 10.4. I can probably sell it.

The other is an Apple Internal Edition version of the program. Disc 1 should be fine, but disc 2 is the one that has... all the weird stuff. It has lots of professional software, in pre-activated format. Stuff like Filemaker Pro 9 and Office for Macs. I mean, wow. Just... wow. This could be worth a lot of money to the right people, I just don't know if I can sell it or not...

[markusman64ds]

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Traded The Brainies for SNES, Gas Hog and Gangster Alley for 2600, and my JVC X'Eye for all of this.

[Schiggidyd]

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Traded The Brainies for SNES, Gas Hog and Gangster Alley for 2600, and my JVC X'Eye for all of this.

Your joking right?

Edit: Whoops, I mixed up the JVC X'Eye with a Sega CDX, sorry!

[markusman64ds]

I got a Super Scope too!

[Atarileaf]

Your joking right?

Edit: Whoops, I mixed up the JVC X'Eye with a Sega CDX, sorry!



Er. . . . still. . . in this deal. . . I'd prefer to be the guy who got the x'eye

[markusman64ds]

Er. . . . still. . . in this deal. . . I'd prefer to be the guy who got the x'eye

I'm not really that serious of a collector. I collect games to play pretty much. I'd prefer a Genesis 1/ Sega CD 2 combo over the X'Eye.

I know the guy that I traded the X'Eye to was pretty excited about it though.

[theclaw]

Language barrier, but the price was right.

Tales of Destiny 2 and Tales of Rebirth. $11.38 shipped! @_@

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theclaw/theclaw%20sale%20blowout/P0006073_zps323f9226.jpg

[Kitsune Sniper]

... they're Japanese.

Do you speak Japanese? :P

[fahlim003]

http://i.imgur.com/wRSc8l.jpg (http://imgur.com/wRSc8)
Thanks to Gameguy who told me about this. Paid $100 for the bundle and everything is clean and working well. Planning to keep Fighters Megamix and Burning Rangers for now.

http://i.imgur.com/7YssLl.jpg (http://imgur.com/7YssL)
Scooped this for free to pick-up. Works fine and can be fully functional with little effort being clean and new (1995).

[SEGA_Queen]

Language barrier, but the price was right.

Tales of Destiny 2 and Tales of Rebirth. $11.38 shipped! @_@

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theclaw/theclaw%20sale%20blowout/P0006073_zps323f9226.jpg

Very nice! If language is the issue, I think there's some guides on GameFAQs that can help. I think there's also a Let's Play for Rebirth somewhere on Youtube with subtitles.

[theclaw]

... they're Japanese.

Do you speak Japanese? :P


Very nice! If language is the issue, I think there's some guides on GameFAQs that can help. I think there's also a Let's Play for Rebirth somewhere on Youtube with subtitles.

Heh nope. It's going to be "fun" trudging around in these with a guide...

[weirdguy]

http://i.imgur.com/wRSc8l.jpg (http://imgur.com/wRSc8)
Thanks to Gameguy who told me about this. Paid $100 for the bundle and everything is clean and working well. Planning to keep Fighters Megamix and Burning Rangers for now.

http://i.imgur.com/7YssLl.jpg (http://imgur.com/7YssL)
Scooped this for free to pick-up. Works fine and can be fully functional with little effort being clean and new (1995).

I need some keys if you're willing to sell them (and the cable as well if this one is detachable).

[Tokimemofan]

Got 2 N64 Controllers and a Blue/Pink pair of Konami Justifiers for $20. Looking on Ebay it seems the pink one "Justifies" the whole purchase.

[Ryaan1234]

The Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica / Chantmania

Funnily enough I have their first CD album, "Chant". I thought I might sample some from it for a remix but I haven't done it... yet.

[Blitzwing256]

I am curious how you got this many games at such a low cost per game. Care to explain?

Through work we have the ability to get games at a discount, but only first party games, and they decided to start clearing out any of the older stuff, so I jumped on everything. After going through everything again, i found out that a good chunk of them are "not for resale" versions!

[SparTonberry]

Got 2 N64 Controllers and a Blue/Pink pair of Konami Justifiers for $20. Looking on Ebay it seems the pink one "Justifies" the whole purchase.

Yeah, the pink one (player 2 gun) is much rarer because it was optional and sold separately by mail.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Funnily enough I have their first CD album, "Chant". I thought I might sample some from it for a remix but I haven't done it... yet.

You're mistaken.

You own Chant. The original. This is a "funny", "inspired" version by a cover band from California, I think. This wasn't done by real monks.

[SEGA_Queen]

I found some good stuff today:

Fire Emblem Path of Radiance for $8.00 (Missing Manual) - I'm going to flip this as it's still worth between $25 to $35.

And now the best find I've had in a while:

Conker's Bad Fur Day for $3.00 (Cart Only) - Again, I bought this to flip, as I never really got into the game. The prices for it are really climbing these days!

(And Photobucket still isn't working for me. :grumble:)

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[Atarileaf]

I'm not really that serious of a collector. I collect games to play pretty much. I'd prefer a Genesis 1/ Sega CD 2 combo over the X'Eye.

I know the guy that I traded the X'Eye to was pretty excited about it though.

That's a good way to look at it. Besides, you can't go by what I say - I like the N64 as much as I like a kick to the nuts so I'm a little biased :D

[Big Papa Husker]

I found the Suikoden II guide in the wild. I have been looking for it locally for 5+ years and finally found one. I paid $30, which is on the low-end on ebay.

[The Adventurer]

Got an early jump on the weekend. An acquaintance of mine was looking to unload a bunch of games. He wanted $20 for the two boxed ones two weeks ago. But I managed to wait him out and talk him down to $8. For some reason he threw in two loose games along with them. I was really confused about that. But anyway...

http://imageshack.us/a/img39/9325/mansfielddrivein3c.jpg

Mega Man Anniversary Collection (PS2) is CIB
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GCN) is missing the manual
Legacy of Kain: Defiance (Xbox) is loose
Devil May Cry 2 (PS2) is just disc 2

The big score here is apparently Sonic Adventure, which is apparently a $30 game (even being a Player's Choice release). The Devil May Cry 2 disc has me a bit stumped though. I thought I might be able to just get on E-bay and pick up a loose Disc 1 to complete my set for cheap. And I can, there are a few around for like .99 cents (+$3 shipping, mind). BUT. I can get it CIB for like $5 (including shipping) too. So its not really worth the effort. What should I do with it do you think? Just keep hunting the wild for a mate until I find one?

[Sailorneorune]

Heh nope. It's going to be "fun" trudging around in these with a guide...

At least you HAVE a walkthrough. Guess who imported Gyakuten Kenji 2 without checking to see if walkthroughs (that didn't suck) existed past case 1? :oops:

[markusman64ds]

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Kirby's Dream Collection - $40
Ice Hockey, Godzilla, Track and Field 2 and Tetris 2 - $15
Transformers Dark of the Moon Ark - $15

Also note that I'm too lazy to pick up the N64 stuff :P

[Enmity]

Box manual and everything that goes with it except the cart for Casino Kid $0.25
Kings Quest Mask of Eternity $1
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow $1
Sealed Linksys Shareware versions of Duke Nukem 3D, Fire Fight, and Marathon 2 $1
Time Crisis: Crisis Zone $2
Buster and the Beanstalk $2
Big Box Half-Life Initial Encounter “Special Trial Version” $2 (Don’t know whats up with this I’ve never seen it before.)

Books
Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway $1
Halo The Fall of Reach $1
Guinness World Records 2008 Gamers Edition (All video game records) $2
Search and Find X-Men $1

VHS
Box only manual and everything that goes with it except the cart for Casino Kid $0.25
Kings Quest Mask of Eternity $1
Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow $1
Sealed Linksys Shareware versions of Duke Nukem 3D, Fire Fight, and Marathon 2 $1
Time Crisis: Crisis Zone $2
Buster and the Beanstalk $2
Big Box Half-Life Initial Encounter “Special Trial Version” $2 (Don’t know whats up with this I’ve never seen it before.)

Books
Brothers in Arms Hell’s Highway $1
Halo The Fall of Reach $1
Guinness World Records 2008 Gamers Edition (All video game records) $2
Search and Find X-Men $1

VHS
Godzilla Versus Monster Zero $1
Godzilla Versus Gigan $1
Terror of MechaGodzilla $1

I bought the VHS because the art on them is awesome.

[frogofdeath]

And now the best find I've had in a while:

Conker's Bad Fur Day for $3.00 (Cart Only) - Again, I bought this to flip, as I never really got into the game. The prices for it are really climbing these days.

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Yeah, good find, especially for flipping. Guessing you will get at least $40, probably higher. Been watching prices lately and seen some cart only copies go for $75! I have a near mint, CIB copy that I have been thinking about selling, but still can't get myself to let the game go quite yet.

[Schiggidyd]

Er. . . . still. . . in this deal. . . I'd prefer to be the guy who got the x'eye

=/ I guess I wasn't the only one who was like "huh?"

[SEGA_Queen]

Yeah, good find, especially for flipping. Guessing you will get at least $40, probably higher. Been watching prices lately and seen some cart only copies go for $75! I have a near mint, CIB copy that I have been thinking about selling, but still can't get myself to let the game go quite yet.


Actually, I've already found a potential buyer locally! If all goes well, I'll be 50 bucks richer! (Well, technically $47 if subtract the initial cost.)

[Jaruff]

I had to drop off a carload of goodies at the local thrift store and went home with a few things.

Pit Fighter SNES - $.50
NFL QB Club 98 N64 - $.50
Battlestations Midway Mac - $1.00

I didn't pay attention to the Mac icon on the Battlestations packaging. I doubt it'll work on Windows but I hope it will since it's "Intel Only" and not a PowerPC game. Probably the last time I'll go out there since I'm finalizing my move this week. Had a bunch of PS2 games they've raised the prices on yet again, now wanting $2.50 for disc only titles and $5-8 for boxed titles. Had a bunch of PS1 controllers too but at $5 apiece, they weren't worth buying.

[The Adventurer]

Pit Fighter SNES - $.50

Over paid

;)

[Kitsune Sniper]

I had to drop off a carload of goodies at the local thrift store and went home with a few things.

Pit Fighter SNES - $.50
NFL QB Club 98 N64 - $.50
Battlestations Midway Mac - $1.00

I didn't pay attention to the Mac icon on the Battlestations packaging. I doubt it'll work on Windows but I hope it will since it's "Intel Only" and not a PowerPC game. Probably the last time I'll go out there since I'm finalizing my move this week. Had a bunch of PS2 games they've raised the prices on yet again, now wanting $2.50 for disc only titles and $5-8 for boxed titles. Had a bunch of PS1 controllers too but at $5 apiece, they weren't worth buying.

It won't work. That "Intel only" thing just means it won't work on PowerPC based Macs.

Try selling it on eBay, Mac users love to pay way too much money for games. :P

Edit: I got some stuff yesterday and today.

Yesterday: An Iomega Zip drive baggie, Paper Mario (N64 cart only) for $3, Alpha Centauri for Mac and an Iomega SCSI Zip PCMCIA card for $3.

Today: Warcraft II Battle.net and III w/Expansion for $4.