September 2012 finds

[Blitzwing256]

Found some old boxed/sealed pc games at Salvation army for 50 cents each:

http://www.blitzwingsslagheap.com/pictures/pcgamessept12012.jpg

Zoop and Upwords are sealed the rest are complete, except for sharky's pool, it's missing the disks, but has alll the inserts. I'm a sucker for old pc games, especially when boxed!

[Jaruff]

I loaded up my car today and headed to the flea market to sell some crap before I move. Unfortunately, the poor Saturn sedan cannot hold everything and I was forced to leave many things at the house. Still made $140 though, so I can't complain. Easier than transporting it to my new house.

Found a couple of things too:

$2 - Copy of Sonic Chaos (GG)
$5 - vintage Akai cassette player
$15 - vintage Yamaha turntable in box
$5 - vintage Sherwood 70 + 70 SCA-2100 car amp

My uncle (who came with me) lucked out and found a $100 pair of Steiner binoculars for $3. He also got a huge crate of PS2 games and a system for $30. The Akai and Yamaha should be easy flips before I move and the Sherwood is going in my car as I blew my last Sherwood. You can't find that vintage sound anymore.

I saw a lot of things, way too expensive though. Some lady was trying to sell me a loose white 360 for $75 and there was a controller sitting on top. She said that was an extra $20 and it was so cheap because "it didn't have the battery". Then you had a lady selling loose PS2's for $35 and another lady who wanted $50 for a copy of Skyrim because "GameStop sells it for $55". Oh, and I had a conversation with a man whom I believe was intoxicated that told me he had been selling on eBay since '89 (yes, eighty) and was complaining about them holding his money. I liked him though as he bought $20 worth of loot from me.

[theclaw]

Going to test out something different. About $38.

Sony BDP-270 bluray player
Sony STR-DG520 5ch surround receiver
Panasonic speakers x2
Fisher speakers x2
RCA center speaker

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1807.jpg

Red GBA SP system with carrying case and....charger!!! :o
Namco Museum(GBA)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit(GBA)
Mario Party Advance(GBA)
Legend of Zelda(GBA)
Super Mario Advance 4(GBA)

This was a craigs list find that I got for $30 total. Theres some good stuff in there but I was just surpirsed that I finally found a GBA SP in the wild that actually came with it's charger. Super Mario Advance 4 even included the sealed packs of e-reader cards.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1836.jpg

Thin book shelf $10

This was from Goodwill the other day and it's cheaper than the white one I got a few months ago there. That one was of better quality since this one's shelf holders prevent you from stacking things flush against the edges because of their bulkiness. I would much rather have the normal size bookshelves but because my space is a bit limited I need to stick to these for now. When I move again next year I'll be able to get more big shelves.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1850.jpg

Mario Kart 64(N64) $4
Fifty Shades II: Darker book $1.50
Brute Force book 50 cents
Magic Knight Rayearth season one dvd $4
Star Wars Republic Commando: Hard Contact book 50 cents
Star Wars Republic Commando: Triple Zero book 50 cents
Crimson Skies book 50 cents
Penthouse Interactive Virtual Photo Shoot 1-3(PC) $5

With the exception of the photo shoot disc all of this stuff was from Goodwill. That Mario Kart 64 cart has one of the most messed up labels ever. It was peeling and ripped on the back and the front. I'm not sure what the previous owner was trying to do but it looks like a trauma unit victim. The Brute Force and Crimson Skies books are nice oddities. They were both released around when the first Halo novel released but because their games weren't nearly as popular as Halo they became lost to time while Halo continues to get new novels even today 11 years later. The part of MD where I work(and use to live) had banned all the Fifty Shades novels over the summer from all the county libraries because parents were complaining that they were pornographic in nature, which pretty much translates to: theres a sex scene in the book and I don't want little Junior to read it. I'm sure by the time I finish this book I will be able to say theres more sexual activity on daytime soaps(the ones that are left) than in here.

The Star Wars books are direct tie-in's to the Xbox game of the same name. They are also by Karen Traviss, who's written all of the Gears of War novels and even wrote the story for the third game so they should be a good read. I picked up the Penthouse disc because I am practicing phtography. Thats my story and I'm sticking to it:)

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1840.jpg

Pokemon Soul Silver(DS) free
Pokemon White(DS) free
Animal Crossing: Wild World(DS) free
Wario Ware D.I.Y.(DS) free
My SIms Kingdom(DS) free
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks(DS) free
Super Scribblenauts(DS) free
WWE: AllStars(3DS) free
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 3D(3DS) free
Mario Kart 7(3DS) free
Super Mario 3D Land(3DS) free
Asphalt 3D(3DS) free
Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition(3DS) free
Sailor Moon: Sailor Scouts To The Rescue dvd $4
Sailor Moon S: The Movie dvd $4
Avatar bluray/dvd combo $1
Source Code bluray $1

Don't get too jealous. All those free DS and 3DS games would have been alot more impressive if, you know, they had actual games in them. When I got to one of the yard sales this morning a woman had a bunch of games for various systems. I asked her how much the DS games were and she said $5 each but that she had to check them first because her grandson had taken some of them out to put in his carrying case. So she starts looking thru a few and she's throwing them on the ground after seeing that one by one the games are missing(her grandson decided he didn't need any of the cases). So I told her that if she was just going to throw them away I'd take them off her hands and she agreed. So I saved all these guys from going to the local landfill and thus helped the planet heal one small step at a time. It was worth it though since around half of them not only have manuals but also points cards. I'm still debating on rather to sell them individually or in lots.

I took a chance on the Sailor Moon dvds since I didn't know whats worth what. But they were the first dvds I've saw of them at Goodwill so I snatched them up. At worst I can always just include them in my Lunar plushie auction. I have never watched Avatar and don't give a rat's ass about 3D but I couldn't pass it up at that price. Unfortunately the dvd disc was missing so I'll have to watch it on my PS3. They also had Inception on bluray for $1. At first I felt bad for leaving it there but then I realized how badly that movie sucked so I did the right thing.

[DigitalSpace]

My lone find yesterday:

Namco Museum Vol. 3 (PS1, complete, GH) - $1

[Baloo]

Yesterday's finds/trades:

Bought Mega Man 1 at the flea market today for $20 (haggled down from $35), resold it later in the day at my local monthly video game gathering Gathering for $30.

Traded Castlevania, Gunstar Heroes, and Rocket Knight Adventures +$5 all loose for Castle Of Illusion Master System CIB

Traded Mega Man X, Super Punch-Out, Super Castlevania IV, Sunset Riders, Donkey Kong Country 3 all loose for Popful Mail CIB.

Traded Jackal, Rampage NES both CIB and Samurai Shodown IV SAT import CIB for Golden Axe: The Duel CIB Saturn

Traded loose Zelda II NES for loose Metroid NES.

[The Adventurer]

On a whim I decided to stay up past my early morning bed time (I work nights, and typicality go to bed by 4AM, which makes hitting the flea markets tricky) and drive a half-hour to a flea market I've heard talked about, the Mansfield Drive-In & Flea Market in South Eastern CT. I gotta say, it did not disappoint. And much more 'open air' then the other two Flea Markets closer to me. Which are both enclosed and have more permanent shops. Also it was a pretty big spread, and it drew a huge crowd. I'll definitely be going back again soon.

Here's my haul

http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/5421/mansfielddrivein1.jpg

Odama & Festers Quest were priced $2 each (Fester's Quest is a gift for a friend)
TMNT II The Arcade Game & Mighty Morphin Power Rangers were $4 together
Bomberman, Kings Quest V, & Ikari Warriors were priced $1, $2, & $3 respectfully, paid $5 for all three (I had no idea there even was a Kings Quest V for NES. And Konami did the port? WTF)
Megaman Zero & Megaman Battle Network 3: White were priced $5 each. Paid $7 for both
Pokemon Fire Red & Megaman Starforce Pegasus were $4 together (I have no idea what Megaman Starforce Pegasus is, I'm assuming a Battle Network spin-off)

I also randomly picked up a pair of vintage 70s girly mags on a whim because they were loaded with gorgeous drawn pin-ups and comic strips by some really talented artists (Dan Decarlo, Bill Ward, and Bill Wenzel to name a few). Got those for four bucks, and I think I've found something odd to hunt for at Flea Markets in the future.

So, in total I walked into the Flea Market with $40, and came out with $8. I think I did pretty good. I stayed strong and didn't over pay for a copy of Mario All-Star and Star Fox I wanted. Next time Gadget, Next Time!

[real_18aka]

picked these up yesterday
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8519/dsc02090z.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/254/dsc02090z.jpg/)

4 way play-5$

nes
archon-5
dragon spirit-5
karnov-5
little nemo the dream master-5
mach rider-2
macmax-2
phantom fighter-5
slalom-2
T & C surf designs-2
to the earth-2
vice project doom-5
zanac-5

snes
lester the unlikely-5

n64
batman beyond-return of the joker-trade in
bust a move 2 arcade edition-trade in
hot wheels turbo racing-5
iggy's reckin balls-trade in
pokemon puzzle league-trade in
tonic trouble-trade in

[Schiggidyd]

Can you spot the gem?
All of this today, 50 dollars.
5634

Did you find it?

[markusman64ds]

Can you spot the gem?
All of this today, 50 dollars.
5634

Did you find it?

Is it the system?

[Cornelius]

I think that is Waterworld?

[Schiggidyd]

Yes, Waterworld :)
5636

[Shaq-Funaki]

Please check out my newest pick up video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wJgbvFDzRM

[InsaneDavid]

Yes, Waterworld :)
5636

Bah, when it comes to entertainment Enduro was the find of the lot.

[The Adventurer]

Oh, and I forgot to mention. My biggest disappointment of the day was, I came upon a guy with a box full of Super Famicom games (and a handful of other Japanese edition games) for $7 a piece. There were some interesting games in there; Mario World, Chrono Trigger, a whole bunch of Gundam games. But because I had no idea the value of Super Famicom games I had to pass on them. I wish I hadn't had to, it would have been a huge windfall to jump start my Super Famicom collection but I just didn't know how actually rare or obscure any of it actually was.

[geezuzkhrist119]

I found 13 issues of Nintendo Power at a Value Village for 99 cents a piece. Not bad if I say so.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/Krillz4Millz/545A9AE2-8848-4AA2-8627-201D2EF5D4C1-17637-000050D597B4F1EF.jpg

Issues:
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
February 2007
June 2007
April 2008
August 2010
September 2010 x2
October 2010
Holiday/December 2010
January 2011
September 2011

This is a good start to my collection.

[Dreadstar]

Loose NES goodness at an area Goodwill:

SMB 2
Ninja Gaiden 2
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 3
Mega Man 2

$1.50 each

[Gameguy]

Red GBA SP system with carrying case and....charger!!! :o
Namco Museum(GBA)
Mario Kart: Super Circuit(GBA)
Mario Party Advance(GBA)
Legend of Zelda(GBA)
Super Mario Advance 4(GBA)

This was a craigs list find that I got for $30 total. Theres some good stuff in there but I was just surpirsed that I finally found a GBA SP in the wild that actually came with it's charger. Super Mario Advance 4 even included the sealed packs of e-reader cards.
I see a bootleg copy of Mario Party Advance, still a nice lot for that price. :)


Oh, and I forgot to mention. My biggest disappointment of the day was, I came upon a guy with a box full of Super Famicom games (and a handful of other Japanese edition games) for $7 a piece. There were some interesting games in there; Mario World, Chrono Trigger, a whole bunch of Gundam games. But because I had no idea the value of Super Famicom games I had to pass on them. I wish I hadn't had to, it would have been a huge windfall to jump start my Super Famicom collection but I just didn't know how actually rare or obscure any of it actually was.
Most Super Famicom games aren't worth much, even if they're complete. RPGs aren't worth near as much as the North American versions. You did well to pass on them, assuming there wasn't anything like Rendering Ranger in the box.

[markusman64ds]

I wonder why pirates sometimes put an RP rating on their boxes and cartridges. Are they even trying to fool anyone?

[Atarileaf]

Found some old boxed/sealed pc games at Salvation army for 50 cents each:

http://www.blitzwingsslagheap.com/pictures/pcgamessept12012.jpg

Zoop and Upwords are sealed the rest are complete, except for sharky's pool, it's missing the disks, but has alll the inserts. I'm a sucker for old pc games, especially when boxed!

Oh man I loved Sharkey's 3D pool. I had it CIB like this too. It was a great game in its time. Too bad the disks are missing because that's a find.

[theclaw]

I wonder why pirates sometimes put an RP rating on their boxes and cartridges. Are they even trying to fool anyone?

For whatever reason many GBA and DS pirates try to look almost US. Rather than 100% copying, or trying to capture the look of other region versions. As if they purposefully want differences a smart user will spot.

[Videogamerdaryll]

PHOTOBUCKET =Status 503 Service Unavailable
OH HOW I HATE YOU PHOTOBUCKET


Saturday:
Nothing,no flea market for me..
A friend went he picked up used Blue Rays but he doesn’t look for the things I look for.
Another friend went Garage Sale picking instead and picked up a lot of games..

Sunday:
Local Small Flea Market:
I could not go to noon,but my friend went early,he has the list on what to look for ...He found nothing..(he spends to much time eating and BSing but wants to make money searching fleas..
My Specific item I told him in test to look for was a FAT PS2 as I need one for testing games(not using my white PS2)

I go later,meet up with him and we start looking..He says why bother=”because my eyes see things your eyes don’t..
First table,Sealed PS2 Games..Next Table NES,SNES Games,Third Table 360 Games..

I picked up:
Three Games for $20.00

The GodFather II 360
Homefront 360
Heroes Over Europe (Xbox 360, 2009)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/MRBILLFLEAMARKET017.jpg

As the Clouds came in people started to pack...I wanted to pick up a Michael Myers Mask that was mixed in with random clothes but as I walked by the people selling it threw it in a bag to leave so...I didn’t bother..
I show my friend,look a..Michael Myers Mask...What,Where...Dude Your Making a Halloween Film Right now how could you miss that mask..UGH..
http://www.facebook.com/groups/436923006352446/


Next Vendor is end of day> Fill Your Box For $5.00

I start looking through the bins.you never know what you may find at the bottom..
Just pulling out random nonsense..small toys go into a big gumball machine in my hall..other stuff for my kids,relatives and for ebay..If I sell one thing on ebay for $5.00 everything else becomes free.
The Mickey Mouse stuff is old-it’s for ebay..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/MRBILLFLEAMARKET013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/MRBILLFLEAMARKET014.jpg

HERE COMES THE RAIN..
It hit so fast and hard,vendors were going nuts trying to cover stuff up,I’m trying to help pull tarps over stuff..
I start hauling..azz back to the van....Hits the Brakes in my Feet as I spot a PS2 as the vendor picks it up and places it in their vehicle......Rain Pouring,how much for the Ps2...$45.00 OUCH!!..Oh I know this PS2,it’s been following these vendors all over the place..I start to walk away,well run..,lady vendor yells $35.00 in Wet Desperation .....Her husband says $25.00...I stop turn back and say $20.00...DING SALE,bag it up..
It’s nice,came with cords,and a computer wire..

WHOA that’s the first Discolored Grey N64 Controller I’ve ever seen,even the end is discolored..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/MRBILLFLEAMARKET011.jpg

I leave go meet up with a friend:
Picked up POLISHED & Repolished games to test..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/MRBILLFLEAMARKET016.jpg

MY PICTURES STINK..PHOTOBUCKET =
Status 503 Service Unavailable

[Videogamerdaryll]

Ok,of course the PS2 I bought doesn’t work ..But wait..
It’s not a US..system

SCPH 30000
It’s a Japanese System..
NTSC J

I never had one of these..
When I Put in a US game it says..

Please insert Playstation or Playstation 2 FORMAT Disc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/PLAYSTATION230000005.jpg


I thought it was broken..I almost listed it on ebay as broken..



SO I guess I need a Japanese Playstation 2 game to Test/Use this system?


Anything Special About it.?.worth anymore then a US system?

[Blitzwing256]

Ok,of course the PS2 I bought doesn’t work ..But wait..
It’s not a US..system

SCPH 30000
It’s a Japanese System..
NTSC J

I never had one of these..
When I Put in a US game it says..

Please insert Playstation or Playstation 2 FORMAT Disc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/PLAYSTATION230000005.jpg


I thought it was broken..I almost listed it on ebay as broken..



SO I guess I need a Japanese Playstation 2 game to Test/Use this system?


Anything Special About it.?.worth anymore then a US system?


If you can confirm it works i've been looking for a cheap import ps2 system to play a few games i've picked up recently, if you have any import ps1 games thats a good way to test it.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Try loading a cheapy region 0 DVD on it too. It should work fine.

[theclaw]

Ok,of course the PS2 I bought doesn’t work ..But wait..
It’s not a US..system

SCPH 30000
It’s a Japanese System..
NTSC J

I never had one of these..
When I Put in a US game it says..

Please insert Playstation or Playstation 2 FORMAT Disc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/PLAYSTATION230000005.jpg


I thought it was broken..I almost listed it on ebay as broken..



SO I guess I need a Japanese Playstation 2 game to Test/Use this system?


Anything Special About it.?.worth anymore then a US system?

GIGANTIC game library. PS2 was heavily supported in Japan. Some 3000 games give or take, not even counting PS1 mode.

They're worth more for being so awesome to the right person. I'd try it out first!

[Videogamerdaryll]

Thank you...


What Stopped me from selling it on EBay was EBay does not have Model 30000 in their catalog and warned me that I have to add it to their catalog..
Seems now you have to send them and email through the link with info before listing..When I went to get the UPC on the unitI noticed the Japanese Seal and NTSC J


I left and went to a street fair..garage sales galore..
http://photobucket.com/STREETF
At the Garage Sale Spotted Lots of Games..but people think they can UP the price on junk and it’ll sell..
I did spot a big bin of atari 2600 games,After reading about Swordquest Waterworld I dug in..I found Swordquest Fireworld ..passed

Picked this up: $25.00 (new inside)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/STREETFAIR077.jpg
Had this as a kid and was telling my Son about this same set two weeks ago..


Came home remembered that I had a bunch of Japanese PS2 games hidden behind my PS2 Game Collection..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/STREETFAIR079.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/STREETFAIR078.jpg
I may lot these up with the PS2


Wound up finding all these sealed PS2 games back there as well
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/STREETFAIR080.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/STREETFAIR069.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2012%20PICTURE%20ALBUM/STREETFAIR062.jpg


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Sep 03 11:55 am (MDT)

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[The 1 2 P]

Anything Special About it.?.worth anymore then a US system?

Special? Well it's from Japan so of course it's special. They are definitely worth more than US systems. A US fatty can get you upwards of $40 but a Japanese fatty can get you $100+. As usual you did well:wink 2:

EDIT: Just saw that PS2 stack of import titles. If you sell those games in a lot with the import system you could easily get $200-$400. Ca-ching!!!

[Videogamerdaryll]

Special? Well it's from Japan so of course it's special. They are definitely worth more than US systems. A US fatty can get you upwards of $40 but a Japanese fatty can get you $100+. As usual you did well:wink 2:

EDIT: Just saw that PS2 stack of import titles. If you sell those games in a lot with the import syetem you could easily get $200-$400. Ca-ching!!!

Thank you..Thank you so so much..
I owe it to the bad weather on Sunday : )

I never look at the backs of PS2s I see at Flea Markets,If it's 45-$50 I step away Fast...I'm going to start looking at them better now.

Go Figure this PS2 has traveled with these vendors to different flea markets for weeks..

Tomorrow I'm going to test it out..

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Yea : ).I was using the word special as someone told me there was nothing special about my white PS2..the word kinda stuck now. lol

[The 1 2 P]

Yeah you always want to look at the back of PS2's(or any system for that matter). They are worth much more than our US systems. In the past 2 years I have probably looked at the back of over 100 PS2 fatties at various Goodwill's, thrift stores and flea markets and still haven't found a Japanese one. Luckily I got a cheap slim on ebay but I still look for Japanese fatties. They are like buried treasures when you can find them.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Yeah you always want to look at the back of PS2's(or any system for that matter). They are worth much more than our US systems. In the past 2 years I have probably looked at the back of over 100 PS2 fatties at various Goodwill's, thrift stores and flea markets and still haven't found a Japanese one. Luckily I got a cheap slim on ebay but I still look for Japanese fatties. They are like buried treasures when you can find them.

Great Info to Know,thanks so much..


Wondering about Xbox Systems..do they make them in Japanese,I see pal versions on ebay..
Xboxes I find a lot of: but I only look at them to see if I notice anything different(if black-dark green) like Debug Kit etc..when I found my green xbox Debug Kit system it was upside down under a stack of black xboxes..I collect the Halo Green Xboxes and thought it was one of them ..
$10.00 I bought it and paid no mind until I read the face later at home..next week I went back and that stack of xbox systems was gone..



I took more pictures of the imports and sealed games
http://photobucket.com/Ps2SEALIMPORT

[Tokimemofan]

Thank you..Thank you so so much..
I owe it to the bad weather on Sunday : )

I never look at the backs of PS2s I see at Flea Markets,If it's 45-$50 I step away Fast...I'm going to start looking at them better now.

Go Figure this PS2 has traveled with these vendors to different flea markets for weeks..

Tomorrow I'm going to test it out..

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Yea : ).I was using the word special as someone told me there was nothing special about my white PS2..the word kinda stuck now. lol

I ALWAYS do with PS1 and 2 systems, you never know when you'll find a special one. I have found 2 pal PS1s, 2 NTSC-J PS1s, 2 NTSC-J PS2s, and 2 Debug PS2s in the past year.
Edit: I also do it to Gamecubes and Dreamcasts, never know when a broad band adapter might turn an overpriced piece of crap into your the best find all year, or in my case finding a pre-release demo unit.


Great Info to Know,thanks so much..


Wondering about Xbox Systems..do they make them in Japanese,I see pal versions on ebay..
Xboxes I find a lot of: but I only look at them to see if I notice anything different(if black-dark green) like Debug Kit etc..when I found my green xbox Debug Kit system it was upside down under a stack of black xboxes..I collect the Halo Green Xboxes and thought it was one of them ..
$10.00 I bought it and paid no mind until I read the face later at home..next week I went back and that stack of xbox systems was gone..



I took more pictures of the imports and sealed games
http://photobucket.com/Ps2SEALIMPORT

Yes, there were JP XBOXes, they are rather rare as are the games. The system was rejected there. The XBOX actually has one of the highest percentages of release cancellations of any game system ever, mostly due to the abrupt death of the system pushing releases over to the PS2 and the unexpected outright rejection in the Japanese market. It actually had a strong planned lineup, too bad most of it was forgotten as most of them were rather interesting and never got ported.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Great Info...So interesting to read,thanks so much ..

[cyberfluxor]

Picked up a few things this weekend.

Went to a DAV and bought some Playstation games for 75¢ each:
SimTheme Park
Digimon World 2
007: The World is not Enough
Smurf Racer

I bought two Vtec systems that came with some Leap Frog cartridges (thrift store bundling is weird sometimes) several months ago as a curiosity on the quality and gameplay from these systems. I was disappointed and although they appear to have decent hardware powering the machines the games are just terrible and could definitely be improved. Perhaps there are a few well done games out there? I hauled the systems to my gaming event back in March and nobody wanted to set them up and showed no interest. I decided to finally trade them in and the credit came short $1 of what I paid and managed to grab:
Stargate (Genesis) CIB - $1 of trade-in
Serial Experiments Lain (complete box set) - $13 of tade-in

I was surprised about the Lain find. It was in great condition, likely sat safely on a shelf for a number of years. The wife has been seeking the full set so it's great to have all 4 volumes together, now time to sell/trade the ones we already had.

Off at another game store I traded in a few cheap duplicate games and got:
Wiz 'n' Liz (Genesis) CIB

[orangest]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG3936.jpg

$5.99 each at Goodwill. All the boxed games are complete with styrofoam except for Dr. Mario, which is missing the manual. Someone used the front of the 8 Eyes box as a coloring book, the Rygar box is rough around the edges but the Boulder Dash box is in pretty good shape.

[theclaw]

Thank you..Thank you so so much..
I owe it to the bad weather on Sunday : )

I never look at the backs of PS2s I see at Flea Markets,If it's 45-$50 I step away Fast...I'm going to start looking at them better now.

Go Figure this PS2 has traveled with these vendors to different flea markets for weeks..

Tomorrow I'm going to test it out..

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Yea : ).I was using the word special as someone told me there was nothing special about my white PS2..the word kinda stuck now. lol

What I'd consider is put the money toward a region mod US PS2. I myself own one, letting it direct boot US/JP/EU PS1 or PS2 from the disc tray.

[Cornelius]

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Yea : ).I was using the word special as someone told me there was nothing special about my white PS2..the word kinda stuck now. lol

Derp! That was me. I feel dumb about that, but at the time I was thinking 'nothing special' in that it isn't a developer system or prototype or the like. So, no extra capabilities.

[Shaq-Funaki]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v203/orangest/CIMG3936.jpg

$5.99 each at Goodwill. All the boxed games are complete with styrofoam except for Dr. Mario, which is missing the manual. Someone used the front of the 8 Eyes box as a coloring book, the Rygar box is rough around the edges but the Boulder Dash box is in pretty good shape.

Goodwill in Gardena?

[orangest]

The freeway/Hustler Casino-adjacent one, yes. :)

[Shaq-Funaki]

The freeway/Hustler Casino-adjacent one, yes. :)

Were you able to get the packing tape off those boxes without damage? I was going to pick those up but passed because of all the packing tape on them.

[ice1605]

http://i.imgur.com/2pyK4l.jpg
ヨッシーのクッキー (Yoshi's Cookie, Famicom) - ¥500
火の鳥 (Hino Tori, Famicom) - ¥900
漢字そのまま楽引辞典 (Kanji dictionary, Nintendo DS) - ¥1100
All CIB

[Videogamerdaryll]

Derp! That was me. I feel dumb about that, but at the time I was thinking 'nothing special' in that it isn't a developer system or prototype or the like. So, no extra capabilities.

Na na na ..not you my friend..: )

My friend vendor: I told him about it and he said,"Oh there is nothing special about it.they just made it white instead of black I've seen them before and passed them up..I've seen them in other colors and didn't buy them"..

UGH!!!

He passed that Japanese PS2 up also..

I gotta tell him about it today(all the great system info posted) because he goes picking way more then me and goes farther,estate sales etc..

[camarotuner]

So the local pawn stores changed hands, again. Changing price structures, again. This time for the better!

http://i655.photobucket.com/albums/uu277/camarotuner13/Photo505.jpg

2 bucks each. Not the best finds in the universe but this is the same place I had to turn down 20 dollar Mario 64's before the switch over I'm hopeful this continues.

[orangest]

Were you able to get the packing tape off those boxes without damage? I was going to pick those up but passed because of all the packing tape on them.

Yeah, that was really necessary for them to do that. :) I actually got the tape off pretty easily; there were little lift-offs on the edges of the top flaps but overall minimal damage. I'd never seen that Goodwill packed like that, with the 2 2600 bundles w/ common carts and the NES and SNES games and all.

[DigitalSpace]

This is barely worth the post, but here we go:

Yesterday, I acquired a complete GH copy of Cars for the PS2 for free. However, the disc wouldn't play (which isn't too surprising seeing that it was pretty scratched up). Considering that it was free and that I have a disc only copy of the Xbox version, there's no big loss here. I'll use the case on a game that needs a replacement, and the insert and manual will be stashed away with my other orphans.

So yeah, it's been pretty dry for me. Oh well. More money for the Portland Retro Gaming Expo (http://www.retrogamingexpo.com) at the end of the month!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Holy crap some finds, finally!

I had to skip Monday because I had no money. :P I went there on Tuesday and picked up:

Diablo II Expansion Pack CD keys x2 (no discs, for trading)
Victor Vector & Yondo: The Vampire's Coffin (Mac / Win 3.1 CD - keeping)
Mario's Time Machine Deluxe OEM / Not For Rental in sleeve (Mac - keeping)
Abuse For Macintosh - keeping, unless it's worth something since it was made by Bungie?
Gadget (PC / Mac - keeping)
For $4

And I also picked up Flight Simulator X Deluxe Edition, sealed, for $5. That one's going to eBay.

Today, I found these:

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-05a.jpg
Michael Kamen - The Dead Zone Original Score (sealed), Coco Montoya - Ya Think I'd Know Better - $2 for both
SiN (Expert Software budget rerelease), Quake II (PS1), The Brand New Heavies (release with a bunch of extra songs), X Uprising - $2 for all :o
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova / Beatmania Gamers Day 2006 Exclusive Sampler CD (new) - $1

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/dp-2012-09-05b.jpg

You Don't Know Jack
You Don't Know Jack Mock 2
Um Jammer Lammy
Red Vs Blue Seasons 1 and 2

For $5 total :o There were a few other PS1 games there but it was mostly EA Sports crap and Need For Speed games missing the disc. Red Vs Blue's discs are mint, but the packages are trashed... I've been curious about the series so why not grab the discs this cheap, right?

[Shaq-Funaki]

Yeah, that was really necessary for them to do that. :) I actually got the tape off pretty easily; there were little lift-offs on the edges of the top flaps but overall minimal damage. I'd never seen that Goodwill packed like that, with the 2 2600 bundles w/ common carts and the NES and SNES games and all.

Yeah that Goodwill usually has jack. I was surprised when I saw all those games. Mostly common titles but still a surprise. I was able to get Mega Man 1 for $6 :)

[orangest]

I was able to get Mega Man 1 for $6 :)

Nice. :)

[theclaw]

Simply DVDs for anything of interest bought.

$3 Dragon Ball Z The Movie The Tree of Might
$2 Ah My Goddess Flights of Fancy
$15 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers season 1 vol 1 (not a deal but I couldn't help it)

[The 1 2 P]

I almost snagged that season 1 MMPR dvd at Walmart today for the same price. But I remembered that there is another set with season 1-3 on it. Not sure if it came out yet but I definitely want it.

[wallydawg]

eXtreme-g, Waverace 64, and Blues Brothers 2000 $2 each.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5044/n64w.jpg

[Tokimemofan]

Got Disgaea 2 for $16 of trades and a GPS Receiver for $6

[Kitsune Sniper]

A black PS2 Sony 8MB Memory Card, a Gamecube Memory Card 59 and a MadCatz 4x Memory Card.

All for one buck.

[geezuzkhrist119]

I picked up 6 strategy guides for under 5 bucks at a goodwill.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/Krillz4Millz/3430DB4E-F8EF-44D7-908E-B0CA25CAA475-26262-000053622112ACB1.jpg
Starcraft Prima guide
Starcraft Brood War Prima guide
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Brady Guide
Super Mario Sunshine
True Crime Streets of LA Brady guide
Scarface Prima guide

[Schiggidyd]

Snagged one of these babies for only 20 bucks today!
1981 Midway-Coleco Pac-Man Mini Tabletop!
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[markusman64ds]

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Found a lot of stuff today. Too lazy to list what I found though LOL

[geezuzkhrist119]

I picked up Star Wars Rebel Assault 2.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f106/Krillz4Millz/D7BED3A3-8D9C-45EE-93F9-69395916C0F9-30544-000054FA3A6D40E7.jpg
I want to thank Starsoldier1. I stopped by his VideoGame 101 vendor up at the 400 Flea Market.

[The 1 2 P]

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1859.jpg

Game Dr. $4
Playstation Soundtracks Vol. 1 cd $7
Fifty Shades of Grey book 50 cents
Alan Wake Japanese import(360) $34
The Witcher 2: Assassin's of Kings(360) $10

Alan Wake and the PS soundtrack were bought online. I'm just hoping that Alan Wake will play on my 360. I know the regular and limited edition Japanese versions are region free but I couldn't find any confirmation for this one. I picked up the PS cd for the Heavy Rain tracks even though they aren't the best tracks from the game. The Game Dr will replace my current motorized one and I now have the first two books of the Fifty Shades trilogy. I'll have to read them soon. Those two were from Goodwill and the Witcher 2 was from online.

http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr306/THE-1-2-P/GEDC1860.jpg

Fifty Shades of Grey book $1.50
Fifty Shades II: Darker book $1.50
Superman figure 50 cents
Halo Magazine $10
BTAS: Phantasm figure $5
Sonic All Stars kart(missing Sonic) $2
Pokemon: Mystery Dungeon(GBA) $7.50
Pokemon: Sapphire(GBA) $7.50
Lindsay Lohan cd 75 cents
Medevil II(PS1) 50 cents
Bloody Roar(PS1) 50 cents
Ace Combat III Japanese import(PS1) $1
John Cena: Word Life dvd $1
Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic II(Xbox) $4
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast(Xbox) $4
Halo 3 Pack novels $1.50

I woke up really early tp hit the flea markets and yard sales today. The two Fifty Shades of Grey books(and the Sonic kart) were from Goodwill on the way back, the second time I've found the first two books in the last week(at different locations). Now if only I could find book III. The Superman figure and Ace Combat 3 were from a yard sale. Everything else was from a big community yard sale. I took the Xbox Star Wars games at their listed price but I talked the chic down selling the Pokemon games. It was nice to find them boxed but I still wanted a deal. She had some other N64 and Snes games but I passed on them, including Super Mario World since that never sells very quickly for me. The PS1 games were mixed in with a bunch of cheap cds, like the Lilo one. And I grabbed the Phantasm figure because it looked cool and I think it was once sought after. I didn't do too bad today and even finished up before the storms came in.

[SparTonberry]

Isn't it generally a bad idea to use Disc Dr. on games? Luckily I didn't destroy anything EXTREMELY valuable (a Tekken 3, which probably isn't a big loss) and a Brave Fencer Musashi (:( but it was already scratched up when somehow the niece had gotten a hold of my case of PS1/PS2 games and jammed them into the VCR. Most of the other games seemed to have survived but not that.
I know that's a bigger loss than a Tekken, but at least it wasn't something super rare or expensive like Suikoden 2.)
I of course was much more careful after that about keeping the games out of reach.

[Porksta]

Isn't it generally a bad idea to use Disc Dr. on games?

I do not use it. It works by grinding away the layers of a disc until the scratch is no longer there. So after a while, that disc cannot be used.

[markusman64ds]

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I also got this great TV for a dollar.

[josekortez]

I went on my first hunt in a long while at Goodwill yesterday and all the DVDs and video games were 50% off:

DVD
Employee of the Month (sealed)
Fargo
Footloose/Flashdance
French Connection/Ronin
Last King of Scotland (sealed)
Mr. Woodcock (sealed)
Pineapple Express (sealed)
Thomas Crown Affair
Wayne's World/Coneheads/Stuart Saves His Family

GameCube
McGroovez Dance Crazy (case and disc)

PlayStation 2
DDR Max
Kingdom Hearts (Greatest Hits)
Simpsons Hit and Run (case and disc)
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Tetris Worlds
Tourist Trophy

[The Adventurer]

Just got back from the Mansfield Drive-In (same place I went last week) Not quite as many bargain finds as last week, but I think I did okay.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4306/mansfielddrivein2.jpg

$3 Zork Nemesis CIB (score of the week IMO. I love this game, very under rated for a variety of reasons. The same stall also had Starcraft and Warcraft III CIB, each also $3, I probably should have picked them up. But I didn't)
$5 Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3D Blast, Super Mario World (considering these are all games I wanted for my collection, I thought this was a hell of a score)
$1 Three 1970s era Analog Science Fiction & Science Fact magazines (I read Analog currently cause I'm a huge science fiction nut, I figured a little taste of 70s sci-fi for a buck couldn't hurt)

After those, things sort of dried up. I thought it was going to be a cheap weekend. But on my way back out I happened upon a stall that was opening up late. They had a pile of NES, Genesis, and Sega CD games, but the guy quoted me between $10 and 15 for any of them. I balked, and he said, and I quote "going for E-Bay prices". Yikes.

BUT THEN, he pulled out a pile of random video game consoles, including three Sega Genesiseseseseseses. One model 1 with a 32X, one model 3, and a model 1+Sega CD. With him pricing games so high, I was SHOCKED when he said 15 bucks for the Genesis + CD. Since I needed a Genesis anyway (I've been buying Sega games with no console to play them on for weeks) and have been curious about the Sega CD library, I figured it was too good to pass up. Got two controlers + all the hook ups (though RF, not AV) too. Also, picked up a AV Spliter, which is going to come in handy since my number of classic consoles is ballooning rapidly.

$15 Sega Genesis Model 1 + Sega CD
$2 Radio Shack AV Spliter

So, $26 over-all for the day. Got some games I wanted, a console I needed, and a console I wanted. Not too shabby I think.

[Tokimemofan]

Just got back from the Mansfield Drive-In (same place I went last week) Not quite as many bargain finds as last week, but I think I did okay.

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4306/mansfielddrivein2.jpg

$3 Zork Nemesis CIB (score of the week IMO. I love this game, very under rated for a variety of reasons. The same stall also had Starcraft and Warcraft III CIB, each also $3, I probably should have picked them up. But I didn't)
$5 Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3D Blast, Super Mario World (considering these are all games I wanted for my collection, I thought this was a hell of a score)
$1 Three 1970s era Analog Science Fiction & Science Fact magazines (I read Analog currently cause I'm a huge science fiction nut, I figured a little taste of 70s sci-fi for a buck couldn't hurt)

After those, things sort of dried up. I thought it was going to be a cheap weekend. But on my way back out I happened upon a stall that was opening up late. They had a pile of NES, Genesis, and Sega CD games, but the guy quoted me between $10 and 15 for any of them. I balked, and he said, and I quote "going for E-Bay prices". Yikes.

BUT THEN, he pulled out a pile of random video game consoles, including three Sega Genesiseseseseseses. One model 1 with a 32X, one model 3, and a model 1+Sega CD. With him pricing games so high, I was SHOCKED when he said 15 bucks for the Genesis + CD. Since I needed a Genesis anyway (I've been buying Sega games with no console to play them on for weeks) and have been curious about the Sega CD library, I figured it was too good to pass up. Got two controlers + all the hook ups (though RF, not AV) too. Also, picked up a AV Spliter, which is going to come in handy since my number of classic consoles is ballooning rapidly.

$15 Sega Genesis Model 1 + Sega CD
$2 Radio Shack AV Spliter

So, $26 over-all for the day. Got some games I wanted, a console I needed, and a console I wanted. Not too shabby I think.

If the Sega CD works that is worth $60+

[The Adventurer]

Sega CD works, and bonus points! It had a copy of Dark Wizard inside it! So yay free game to test the console with.

[Jaruff]

If the Sega CD works that is worth $60+

I sell the Sega CD by itself for $80. With a console and a bundle? Easily over $100, considering that I charge $80 for a Model 2 bundle and that model isn't as desirable. He got a great deal and should have bought the other consoles too as I'm sure those were the same price or cheaper. Throw in another $10 or so if Dark Wizard is in good condition, even loose.




Makes me sad that I'm unable to go out right now. Hopefully once I get settled at my new house at the end of this month I can get back to my routine.

[The 1 2 P]

Isn't it generally a bad idea to use Disc Dr. on games? Luckily I didn't destroy anything EXTREMELY valuable (a Tekken 3, which probably isn't a big loss) and a Brave Fencer Musashi (:( but it was already scratched up when somehow the niece had gotten a hold of my case of PS1/PS2 games and jammed them into the VCR. Most of the other games seemed to have survived but not that.
I know that's a bigger loss than a Tekken, but at least it wasn't something super rare or expensive like Suikoden 2.)
I of course was much more careful after that about keeping the games out of reach.

I've always used my motorized one just to get scratches out of game disc since I've never had one that was so scratched up it wouldn't play. But I have had dvds that would skip due to scratches and they were completely fixed by my old Game Dr. So I don't think I'll have any problems with this one either. It will either just be getting scratches off of game disc for cosmetic reasons or if I have a disc that no longer plays it will help to restore it. You're not really suppose to use these things on the same disc over and over again. You're just suppose to use them once to restore the disc and then either keep it or sell it in better condition than you received it in. Or atleast thats how I always viewed them.

[dustylights]

went to a multi family yard sale and found 12 boxed master system games and the 3d glasses with adapter for one dollar for the whole lot@_@
the glasses work great just dirty was only thing.
some of the games in the lot were wonder boy 2 and 3 + space harrier 3d(all 3 cib).

[DigitalSpace]

Made a stop at Goodwill yesterday and left the store with a Berry Game Boy Color and a Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle cart that was included with it. Paid $6.99 for the bundle.

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/3658/653392521a.jpg

And here's a photo of the $1 copy of Namco Museum Vol. 3 that I found at the beginning of the month:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4904/648646605.jpg

[Deadman]

I've been out hunting quite a bit lately, but haven't been finding the time to take pics. Well, I'm going to list some of the highlights and maybe post pics later if I have time:

Labor Day Sales at HPB and MTC:

FOund tons at b1g1 free prices, including
Hot Shots Golf (Vita)
Megaman Zero4 (complete - GBA)
12 different Game Gear games for $30, including double dragon
Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) - $9
King of Dragons (SNES) - this was a big find! Only $13

Thrift store:
Huge bag of Hot Wheels track - $3.93
Beyblade portable stadium - $1.41
Bag of controllers (1 ps1, 1 Nintendo platinum GC controller, 1 spiderman Xbox) - $6.96
Buster Douglas Boxing - complete (Gen) - $5
Punisher (Gen) - complete $5
N64 Promo VHS - Diddy Kong Racing - 50 cents (mint condition)
n64 Promo VHS - StarFox 64 - 50 cents (mint condition)

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

[shoeshot]

I picked up a few things locally on the weekend that I'm very pleased with.

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/94/raidenprosupmetmegamx.jpg

Raiden Project - PS1 - $20
Super Metroid - SNES - $20
Mega Man X - SNES - $15

They're all in super awesome shape, Raiden even still had the memory card stickers!
I forgot how good of a port this is of the first two Raiden games, shame Sony screwed up the Tate mode though...

[wallydawg]

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/604/910h.jpg
KotOR II pc $3, TI-83 Calculator $3, Platinum GC w/GB Player $6
Raystorm $2, Jurassic Park Warpath $2, Xevious 3D-G $2
Battle Stations $2, Batman & Robin $1, Snowboard Kids $2

Can't find my GBPlayer disc but so far the Gamecube itself works at least. The Jurassic Park Manual looks odd too. Not sure if it's sunfaded or what but there seems to be some red coloring missing, compared to the ones I've seen on eBay that weren't stock photos. I'll probably scan it tomorrow to show it better.

[Schiggidyd]

I've been out hunting quite a bit lately, but haven't been finding the time to take pics. Well, I'm going to list some of the highlights and maybe post pics later if I have time:

Labor Day Sales at HPB and MTC:

FOund tons at b1g1 free prices, including
Hot Shots Golf (Vita)
Megaman Zero4 (complete - GBA)
12 different Game Gear games for $30, including double dragon
Super Mario All-Stars (SNES) - $9
King of Dragons (SNES) - this was a big find! Only $13

Thrift store:
Huge bag of Hot Wheels track - $3.93
Beyblade portable stadium - $1.41
Bag of controllers (1 ps1, 1 Nintendo platinum GC controller, 1 spiderman Xbox) - $6.96
Buster Douglas Boxing - complete (Gen) - $5
Punisher (Gen) - complete $5
N64 Promo VHS - Diddy Kong Racing - 50 cents (mint condition)
n64 Promo VHS - StarFox 64 - 50 cents (mint condition)

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

So jealous about the Punisher for Genesis you found, but hey, I can't complain!

[ownerizer]

considering that I charge $80 for a Model 2 bundle and that model isn't as desirable.

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

[ownerizer]

This isn't a find really, but OT a bit, I work in a metal shop and we were going to throw out some things that were damaged or obsolete. I snagged them up and put them on eBay.

Miller Elite Welding Sensor - damaged from welding spatter, still functional

Price: Free
Sold: $103

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4 Brand New Mig Guns (3 still in the box), they've been selling for $50-$70, even though they're an obsolete model and parts are no longer available.

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