February 2014 Finds

[Mayhem]

Cummon people, post Superbowl, post those finds :p

[Atarileaf]

Cummon people, post Superbowl, post those finds :p

Ok fine :D


Another $10 "box o' crap" from Computers for Kids yardsale. Red Baron, Elite, and Telewar II are Amiga, everything else is DOS. It was cool to find a boxed Soundblaster 16 and the ISA video card since I'd love to find a 486 game for PC gaming and those are good pieces for a build. Threw in a dusty Competition Pro joystick and NBA Live 97 because they looked sad sitting on the shelf :)


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[Niku-Sama]

wow its hard to believe that ISA was something to advertise as a feature...

[eskobar]

wow its hard to believe that ISA was something to advertise as a feature...

It was ... specially if your PC didn't had PCI and you wanted a new graphics card :|

[The Adventurer]

Late January / Early February finds round up...

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From GameXChange
ADVENTURE ISLAND II (NES) $7 - Needed a copy. Didn't cost a fortune.
ZELDA II: THE ADVENTURES OF LINK (NES) $7 - Ditto.

From Goodwill
GAMECUBE CONTROLLER $3 - I've needed a second Cube controler for AAAAAAAAAGES. Glad to find one in such good condition for so little.
JAK & DAXTER: THE PRECURSOR LEGACY (PS2) $1 - Mismarked. There was another copy priced at $4. I don't really care about Jak & Daxter, but for a buck I took a shot. The disc wouldn't read when I tested it, but I ran it through the SkipDr and it worked flawlessly.
ZONE OF THE ENDERS (PS2) $4 - Saw Konami and Hideo Kojima on the case and couldn't grab it fast enough. Turns out this is a pretty common game, a PS2 launch title. Also, it turns out that its basically Mobile Suit Gundam the game. It seems kind of cool.
DISNEY'S ALADDIN (SNES) $5 - Was surprised to find a pile of not-sports SNES games for once. Felt they were all a little too over priced, so I only grabbed two. Aladdin was a no brainer.
X-MEN: MUTANT APOCALYPSE (SNES) $5 - I went back and forth between getting this one, or Pac-Man 2: The New Adventures. Kind of wish I went with Pac-Man, as this game is kind of a weak beat-em-up platformer.

From Gamestop
MADWORLD (Wii) $3 - Curious about it. 3 bucks.
GLORY OF HERCULES (DS) $3 - Found these DS games in the Gamestop bargain bin, they really seem to be unloading DS games right now. Managed to dig out these three JRPGs for decently low prices.
LUFIA: CURSE OF THE SINISTRALS (DS) $7 - Surprised to find this in the bargain DS games, never played a Lufia game before.
SANDS OF DISTRUCTION (DS) $5 - Didn't actually know this was an RPG when I bought it. Saw SEGA logo, and took a shot.

[Niku-Sama]

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Mega Find!

[8-Bit Archeology]

I found;

Mr. Driller 2 for gba. Fun and reminds me of rasculls for xbla.

Guardian Legend for nes. Free with mr driller at 9 dollars.

Wizards and Warriors for gb for 2 dollas.

And I found a better looking copy of Sonic Classics for the genny. 5 bucks.

Oh and I dont think I posted yet that I finally got another Intelligent Qube for ps1. This one is complete and like new. So happy. And it was only 35 bucks. I did better with the first IQ at 10 bucks but that one didnt have the back art and the manual was messed up. This is one of my favorite ps1 titles.

[theclaw]

Not much lately. Very good deals nonetheless, VHS and subtitled is still worth it for classic anime.

$5 Transformers Energon Ultimate Collection (DVD). No outer box.
$2 Mobile Suit Gundam The Movies (VHS). With outer box.

[orangest]

A few games came into a local Salvation Army...

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All of the shelves went three rows deep, but unfortunately there were no hidden treasures. A bunch of common games and a lot of repeats of titles, as if they were from a distributor, though only a couple of items were new. I did find a 2CD Beatmania IIDX 6th Style soundtrack for $1.99 though.

[Flashback2012]

A few games came into a local Salvation Army...

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All of the shelves went three rows deep, but unfortunately there were no hidden treasures. A bunch of common games and a lot of repeats of titles, as if they were from a distributor, though only a couple of items were new. I did find a 2CD Beatmania IIDX 6th Style soundtrack for $1.99 though.

PLEASE tell me you did not strand Xbox Azurik and PS2 Britney's Dance Beat! Those titles r teh l33trarez!! :ass:

I did spy a Monster Rancher 3 in that picture. Unless there's an obscure PS1 game in that mess, that looks like the only title I'd walk away with. I love how they took 3 games and packing taped them to the shelving unit. Stay classy Salvation Army. :)

As for my finds, this morning I snapped up a PS3 Final Fantasy XIII-2 "used" for $12.99 from Meijer. I JUST missed a sale where they had B1G1 50% off on titles priced $19.99 or less. I found a 3DS Scribblenauts Unmasked but had trouble sourcing a 2nd title. I ended up grabbing a Monster High game to use as birthday present fodder for the 7yr old but halfway across the store I decided to price scan them and I didn't see it pop up that they were on sale still so I trucked all the way back to electronics and put them back. I figure before too long I'll be able to find Scribblenauts Unmasked all over for that price so I can just wait it out.

Last week I snagged Lollipop Chainsaw (XB360) for $10 and Fist of the North Star: Ken's Rage (PS3) for $6 from Half Price Books. They also had a clearance Dead or Alive 5 guide for $5 that I grabbed.

[Atarileaf]

C64 lot - $10
Zork Zero and Last Crusade CIB - $6 each
N64 free
Tempest 2000 PC CIB - $4
Classic Kong SNES Homebrew - $30

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[FOnewearl]

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I rarely ever find anything interesting at the thrift store and don't even find much in the way of meh parting gifts even so it was a rather pleasent surprise finding these games at 2.50 each. Before this I want to say the last time I had a good find at the thrift store was about 3 years ago. Parasite Eve is the only game missing it's manual and all of the disks are in mint to near mint condition.

[The Adventurer]

Sheesh. That's a heck of a haul.

[Sailorneorune]

@FOnewearl - How are the Galerians games? I've had a shot at the first one <$10 lots of times, but never bit due to being uncertain about it.

I picked up a gently used, CIB Pokémon Y today, including the Y-exclusive Mega Stones and promo Torchic, for $20. I'm moving what I can into my copy of X, and giving this to a friend at work (he also gets the Torchic as I've already got one). He brought his entire family to our last StreetPass Evansville meetup, and was very patient with me and the other admins as we ran around like crazy people.

I believe that merits a free 3DS game. :D

[FOnewearl]

Sheesh. That's a heck of a haul.

Thanks at this rate it'll be another 5 years before I find anything worth mentioning (let alone overall as good as this haul) at the thrift store. I did get a little carried away with the Legacy of Kain games and was on the fence about getting all of them but figured for the ones I already had that they would mostly likely be in better condition then any that I previous bought used in the wild.


@FOnewearl - How are the Galerians games? I've had a shot at the first one <$10 lots of times, but never bit due to being uncertain about it.

Unfortunately I haven't played Ash or the original one on the Playstation which I've had for a number of years, I'm so far behind that I'm just getting around to finishing Mario 3D World which I picked up around Black Friday and meant to get to playing right away.

[Sailorneorune]

I know the feeling. Wii/RPG backlog says hi. LOL

[VACRMH]

@FOnewearl - How are the Galerians games? I've had a shot at the first one <$10 lots of times, but never bit due to being uncertain about it.

I played through the first disc or so. It's not bad, and I started having fun once I knew what I was doing. Read a FAQ or the manual to understand how attacking and such works, otherwise you'll end up killing yourself in a few minutes (Which I did a few times).

[8-Bit Archeology]

Paper Mario for n64

Zelda Spirit Tracks complete

Prince of Persia nes

All for 39.00 its less than retail. No steals but still I have been looking for these for a while. I have the zelda one sealed, but refuse to open it. So now i have a copy i can play.

[mercuryshadow09]

Got three Xbox's for $50 this week, two have sticky trays but all work, with cords and controllers and a copy of Halo.

[NessFreaK]

Best lot I have gotten in a long time. It was a busy couple days negotiating this one. Note that the Earthbound and Tales of Symphonia were in separate deals from the rest.

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[recorderdude]

One HELL of a nice haul tonight.

With collecting, deals are ALWAYS 1% knowledge/skill and 99% luck. I don't think anything proves that more than this.

I'd been doting over a good 20 lots over the past week on eBay; all had some good stuff, but none were good enough deals for me.

Then, while waiting for one to end that I planned to bid on, I decided to throw in one more search just for the heck of it...

I found this, and bought it a minute later.

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Ninja Gaiden Shadow
Double Dragon II
Nemesis
TMNT Fall of the Foot Clan
Dr. Mario
Pac-Man
Super Game Boy
Nintendo GB Cleaning Cart

The total cost for the whole lot was about $22, which Ninja Gaiden Shadow ALONE can go for, and the guy even takes full-refund returns if they don't work (though to date I've only found a single GB cart I couldn't get working, and I haven't given up on it yet.)

So yeah, patience and luck is the name of the game. Of course, knowing/reasearching values quickly helps too since these never last long.

[Porksta]

I picked up a PS2 with network adapter and some games today for free. Should be able to make some money off of it.

[Enmity]

Picked these up yesterday. Thought I did pretty good.

7357
7358
7359
7360
7361

Also have CIB, but not pictured yet:
Mobile Suit Gundam (import)
Gundam Side Story I (import)
Gundam Side Story II (import)
Gundam Side Story III (import)
Gundam Side Story The Blue Destiny (import)
Gundam Z Part I (import)
Gundam Z Part II (import)
Cotton 2 (import)
Cube Battler (import)
Virtual On (import)
X-Men Children of Destiny (import)
Castlevania (import)
Virtua Fighter 2
Scud

and a Pro Universal Adapter


I paid $650 for everything.

[Videogamerdaryll]

I haven’t been to the flea market in awhile..
But I was able to go this weekend but late.
Weekend Purchases:

Four Tyco Based Aftermarket/New Slot Cars $15.00
NES loose games,$3.00 each
Boxed NES games $5.00 Each
PS2 $20.00
PS1 with game $3.00
N64 $2.00
GB bag $1.00
Dreamcast web browsers $1.00
Nuby Case, $1.00
GBA games,dead batteries $5.00 each
60 NES Sleeves(these go on ebay in lots)
Bag Of NES Manuals $5.00(these go on ebay in lots)
Wii system $10.00..I need a system for my mother in law..This one I bet is toast.

Highway Type Light(aftermarket) $2.00
The other side is plain..uses two 6 volt batteries,I want to convert it to a power supply and switch and remove the advertisement that’s stickers.
This is a type light I’ve wanted from my childhood.
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Passed:
Dreamcast System.$40.00..The Game seller had several systems but was”pushing”this system on me for some reason.I’ve bought from the shady seller before and have been burnt..never again.
Dirty Two tone SNES no controller or cords,$40.00..
Old 360 systems $50.00 to $75.00 each..Untrested...Oh yea sure they work.
C64 In Box.beat up $100.00
Trashed 6 Switch Atari 2600 System Console only $50.00..
Dirty Coleco/Atari Expansion deck $25.00

Garden State Mall NJ Saturday.
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[Tanooki]

I hit the pair of county over flea markets a weekend ago and found all what I was looking for (2 SNES games) and luckily found 2 more, one a real gem to me.

I was on the hunt for some Mickey Mouse stuff, on one day I found one, and that was Mickey Mania and then found Magic Sword near by. The next day went out with ny nephew (who never been to one before looking for a game he wanted) and I found the other Great Circus Mystery (sequel to Magical Quest which not everyone knows since it was badly titled) and bam...4 games down from it, Spike McFang! Paid over the 2 days $60, and given that Spike seems to be like a $40-50 game I'm quite pleased and I don't intend to sell them. I've wanted Spike for awhile just not at the going rate and so far it's fantastic and goofy too.

[orangest]

I did spy a Monster Rancher 3 in that picture. Unless there's an obscure PS1 game in that mess, that looks like the only title I'd walk away with.

That was literally the only interesting title in the whole bunch, and of course it was missing the manual. I ended up leaving it.


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Meanwhile, imports arrived at the Goodwill yesterday...

Mega Drive:
Tant-R
Super Masters
Super World War

PS2:
Momotaro Dentetsu 11
Ridge Racer V

360:
Burnout Paradise
Burnout Revenge
Need for Speed: Undercover

[Tokimemofan]

Found Jurassic Park Operation Genesis (PS2) for $3 at the local swap meet last weekend.

[xelement5x]

Whew, we made it to the second page! I was afraid this was going to be the smallest finds thread ever!

[Flashback2012]

I picked up quite a few things on Sunday from a trip to the flea market and some places around the area.

I started off finding a small stack of 25¢ comics. I guess he had just put some new boxes where he keeps the quarter books because there was twice as many as there usually is. A little ways down that aisle I found a figure on card that I had been wanting and decided to pick up. Game wise I picked up some Atari 2600 controllers and a set of paddles from a guy I usually get boxed games from. He wanted $5 each for the controllers and paddle set. He had previously sold me a power cord for my 2600 Jr. so now I have a completely working unit again after many, MANY years. :)

Hit up a Gamestop after leaving there and I picked up Ninety-Nine Nights for XB360 for $5 and King of Fighters Orochi Saga on Wii for $7. Down the road from Gamestop was a mom n' pop game store. The only thing I came across that I wanted was a copy of Sega Bass Fishing 2 for $5.

[recorderdude]

A few Game Gear purchases over the past few days.

Predator 2 (GG) - $5 - Surprisingly fun title. Seems pretty hard to come by, too.

Captain America and the Avengers (GG) - $5 - If eBay is anything to go by, I got a pretty good deal on this one. TBH, might resell it since it appears to be more valuable than it is enjoyable.

And one that I'm VERY glad to have acquired...

Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya - $11 - Paid more than I normally would for a GG game here, but still a bit less than it usually goes for. VERY Happy to add this to my library and looking forward to playing through.

[Flashback2012]

A couple of weeks ago I ordered some games from Amazon. One of them was Ragnarok Tactics for PSP. The other was a game called Shifting World for 3DS. I got the Ragnarok game FAST, like I ordered it on Friday and had it on Monday. The other game JUST now arrived. Then again, I used standard shipping from Canada (not realizing it was fulfilled in Canada) so I can understand some waiting to get through customs but man...

Friday morning I dropped by Gamestop and picked up SSX Blur for 0.99¢ and a DS game called Ant Nation for $5.

I've got my eyes set on a few things for today but I'll wait to post them in the inevitable March 2014 Finds thread. :)

[weirdguy]

A couple of weeks ago I ordered some games from Amazon. One of them was Ragnarok Tactics for PSP. The other was a game called Shifting World for 3DS. I got the Ragnarok game FAST, like I ordered it on Friday and had it on Monday. The other game JUST now arrived. Then again, I used standard shipping from Canada (not realizing it was fulfilled in Canada) so I can understand some waiting to get through customs but man...

Friday morning I dropped by Gamestop and picked up SSX Blur for 0.99¢ and a DS game called Ant Nation for $5.

I've got my eyes set on a few things for today but I'll wait to post them in the inevitable March 2014 Finds thread. :)

I guess it was a marketplace seller then ? They can take their sweet ass time to ship... Amazon expect/allow 1-2 weeks for delivery for an item shipped and delivered in Canada. I bet it's up to 4 weeks when shipping Canada-US.