Weekend Finds - August 22nd-24th

[Raedon]

Picked up a GC - Metroid Prime for $10.00 at a pawn.

[omnedon]

Final fantasy tactics GH
Twisted metal II
Twisted metal III

all complete for $18USD

NES with all controllers etc and (loose)

Zelda
KickMaster
SMB/DH
CaveMan Games
TMNT
Tiger Heli
Gaurdian Legend
Solomon's key
Anticipation
all for $10USD

and the piece de la resistance...

Snoopy Tennis Game and Watch (loose)!! :D Some light scratching one the metal front, but the LCD looks great (needs batteries though), and the battery cover is present! I don't collect handhelds, but you just DON'T pass up Nintendo Game and Watch's. :D

[Masco73]

Gameboy

Tennis
tetris
super mario land
world bowling

$3 each

PS2

Dark Cloud $4

I don't even have a PS2 and I am up to 4 games for it. I can't pass them up for $3-4 each.

[Chunky]

complete 2nd gen genny for $5 ...the only thing videogame related in 38 garage sales that i went to today.


let me add, Turbo express, talespin, sidearms, impossemole?, segacd power factory, inxs, sms WitWiCS

[nildem]

(I know I posted this earlier in the last "finds" thread, but that one seems to be dead now...)


Salvation Army Thrift:

GameBoy Color (Purple, no battery cover. Works fine.)
Donkey Kong (SGB Enhanced)
Emporeer's New Groove
Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko
Mortal Kombat 3
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Silver
Pokemon Yellow
Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Town Green

All for $6.99 (Wrapped in a BIG "tape ball" ) ... ... ... plus a 20% student discount!

Intellivision games (cartridge only):

Dracula
Ice Trek
Mr Basic Meets Bits & Bites
Nova Blast
Safecracker
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Tropical Trouble
Turbo

$2.99 each plus 20% student discount.


Savers:

Dreamcast console (with bare NBA2K and no hook-ups) - $6.99
SNES Mouse - $1.99
Sega Genesis Game Genie - $1.49

[Mr-E_MaN]

I picked up a PSOne (The small one) boxed with 3 games, 2 controllers, a mod chip. All for $28 US.

[Funk Buddy]

Game Gear game NIB $2

NES AC adaptor $2

6 switch Atari w/ a controller & 2 paddles and a neat Atari cloth dust cover
Freeway
Street Racer
Steeple Chase
Amidar
Flag Capture
Fun with Numbers
Surround
Target Fun
Pacman
Fishing Derby
Black Jack
Bowling
Combat

All games are mint to near mint, boxed and most have instructions too. Got that for $25! According to the DP guide, Steeple Chase and Fun with Numbers are worth that much alone. So I guess I didn't do too bad today. I passed on a NES w/ 52 games and several controllers for $100. It was probably worth that, but I have too many NES systems now! ;)

[Drexel923]

Today at a flea market...

Genesis Lethal Enforcers complete plus I got the second player pink gun also in box (I'm guessing its complete, unless its supposed to come with a manual).

$17 :D

[buttasuperb]

Metal Slug 3 MVS kit

[Dirty Tiger]

Very clean NES advantage 3$ at Savers.
Wife: Unimpressed

[scooterb23]

YAY! I finally had a chance to go out and search for stuff, and I think I did all right :)

Sega Master System (both boxed, no manuals) - $5 each

Wanted
California Games

NES (both loose) - $3 each

Popeye
Qix

Atari computer, loose cart - $1

Star Wars : Death Star Battle

Atari 2600, all loose - $1 each

Strar Wars: Death Star Battle
Thunderground
Carnival
Gangster Alley
Maze (Sears Picture Label)

Atari Jaguar, loose cart - $18

Aliens vs. Predator

[AB Positive]

well, I can finally brag...

via eBay:

Card Fighter's Clash (SNK version) complete - NGPC - $25 shipped

via trade:

Colecovision w/ 2 ADAM controllers, Donkey Kong, Mouse Trap

via Yard Sales:

Sonic & Knuckles boxed
Sonic 3 Complete
Aero the Acrobat complete
Spiderman & the Xmen complete
Ariel the Little Mermaid loose

Genesis 3 system bare (I bought the RF at gamestop, and an AC off eBay...)


and the prize of the day, which is up for trade or sale mind you...


Apple IIc computer w/ floppy drive and monitor, complete printer, working with these programs:

Alf's US Geography
Space Math
Batman
Print Shop Pro
Quicken
Some Social Studies program...


for $5.

unfortunatly, I don't have room or else I'd be grabbing Zorks and other infocom beauties off eBay right now. If someone can give this a good home, let me know.

-AG

[Atari7800]

(I know I posted this earlier in the last "finds" thread, but that one seems to be dead now...)


Salvation Army Thrift:

GameBoy Color (Purple, no battery cover. Works fine.)
Donkey Kong (SGB Enhanced)
Emporeer's New Groove
Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko
Mortal Kombat 3
Pokemon Red
Pokemon Silver
Pokemon Yellow
Powerpuff Girls: Paint the Town Green

All for $6.99 (Wrapped in a BIG "tape ball" ) ... ... ... plus a 20% student discount!

Intellivision games (cartridge only):

Dracula
Ice Trek
Mr Basic Meets Bits & Bites
Nova Blast
Safecracker
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Tropical Trouble
Turbo

$2.99 each plus 20% student discount.


Savers:

Dreamcast console (with bare NBA2K and no hook-ups) - $6.99
SNES Mouse - $1.99
Sega Genesis Game Genie - $1.49

This Intellivison games were a great find, especially at that price! Great deal! :-D

[Gunstarhero]

Expensive week for me. Just pre-ordered SvC:Chaos for Neo Geo, also picked up these 3 complete (and Minty Fresh) Genesis games:

-Operation Europe:PTV $7.99
-Contra: Hard Corps $4.99
-T2:Arcade Game $1.99

My wallet is feeling the sting, Youch!

[ClubNinja]

Slow weekend:

N2O - PSX
Hit The Ice - Genesis
Crypts of Chaos - 2600
Earth Defense Force -SNES
Phone number of cute girl met at EB Games (of all places)

[Raccoon Lad]

Complete Master System with 20 complete games, 3D glasses and light gun. Includes a complete Alf!
$92 with shipping

Sounds like alot, but I can get $30 for the glasses, $15 or more for the system, Alf's worth AT LEAST $15, and $2(or more) for each of the games..so that makes the lot worth at least $100 or more....Plus I REALLY wanted a complete ALF, having had only the cart+box for the last 8+ years, I felt it was necessary to have a complete copy of this little POS game.

[Castelak]

Slow weekend:

N2O - PSX
Hit The Ice - Genesis
Crypts of Chaos - 2600
Earth Defense Force -SNES
Phone number of cute girl met at EB Games (of all places)

NICE FIND MAN! This is the holy grail of finds!

Can you "dump" her for us? LOL

[orrimarrko]

May not be a big deal to anyone else, but:

A local Gamestop employee knows that I collect, and saves ALL manuals and boxes for me. Since she's the manager, no one takes them or throws them away - for fear of the wrath!!

Anyway, she handed me a small collection of NES manuals, and here's what was included:

Dragon Warrior II mail-away Labyrinth map (MINT) with original envelope and letter from Enix. VERY COOL!!

Dragon Warrior manual, handbook, spell chart card, map, and poster/map (basically ALL the inserts!

Other than that, my "this week" finds include:

NES Donkey Kong 3
NES Blades of Steel - Red (Konomi) re-release
NES Adventure Island

All MINT, all $5 each

Finally, while not finds in the wild, I got my:

NEW Neo-Geo MVS Super Dodge Ball kit
NEW Neo-Geo MVS Stakes Winner 2 kit

Capcom CPS 2 X-Men vs. Street Fighter w/marquee
Capcom CPS 2 AD&D Tower of Doom

A fun week!!

Peace -
Steve

[NoahsMyBro]

Well, it's a funny coincidence, but I also got a boxed, complete Lethal Enforcers for the Genesis (no player 2 gun for me though). Of course, when I returned here yesterday afternoon to post the brag and see if I could get a fix on it's value, I found the site was /.'ed! Sheesh, my one timekilling site took out my other timekilling site!

Oh well. I didn't get the Player 2 gun. 8-(

BUT, Mine, boxed, with poster, instruction manual, plastic insert, etc... was... ya ready? .....


$2 8-)

[lendelin]

Dirty Tiger Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 3:46 am Post subject: joy

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Very clean NES advantage 3$ at Savers.
Wife: Unimpressed




You need a new wife. Can't you find one at Savers for $1.99???

[Classicgamesdepot]

My finds, turbo Duo (no ac) with accesories (duo tap) etc., splatterhouse and splash lake

about 10 high end genny games, Moonwalker, contra hard corps etc, bubble bobble nes and a few more games

45$

nes toploader 35 games
40 atari games

35$

that was sat.

Today my friend that clears out video stores hoooked up a few descent genny games (ultimate qix, sagai, etc.) .50 (half were sports but all boxed/complet)

Find was a big box of vintage pc rpgs/Adventure games all mint complete

Games like eye of the beholder one, might and magic clouds of xeen w/ hint book, And tons more (too bad I don't I don't collect pc games, Id be in heaven)

[sniperCCJVQ]

Just find a Pacman thermos and Battleclash for the SNES.

Saw a boxed 2600 with 10 games for 50 $ and a boxed Colecovison with boxed Super action, boxed roller controller, 50 games for a fricking 200 $ !!!! X_x

[chadtower]

This weekend's yard sale finds:

FREE At the first yard sale - Unauthorized guide to Goldeneye007, Official guide to Donkey Kong 64, Guide to Fighting games (circa 1995), Complete TG16 Cybercore.

The guy running the sale was too busy negotiating with someone else and his wife had no idea what the stuff was so told me to just take it. The coolest part was that when I got home and opened the Cybercore, under the HU card was a copy of Parasol Stars. MUCH better game than Cybercore!

Only other game related yard sale find this weekend: PSX Resident Evil Director's Cut Greatest Hits version $5. Turned down a lot of stuff that was more than I wanted to pay.

Also, friday night, at a video store: PSX Elemental Gearbolt, complete and mint, $10.

EDIT: Oh, and this for $12. My son LOVES IT with a passion.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000067QIB/ref=pd_sxp_f/103-7898159-8495805?v=glance&s=toys

[BIGMIKE]

first ebay win -> xonox double ender "chuck/duel"
had this as kid growing up and wanting to have it again to relive the hours of playin it. $9.35 shipped

[BIGMIKE]

looking around today i found some TI-99 stuff, i didn't pick any up b/c i don't know a thing about em. these are the ones i can recall. they were all in minty shape too.
munchman
car wars
othello
parsec
alpiner
hangman
blasto

[Keir]

Atari 2600:
Concentration (complete)
Double Dragon (sealed) (unfortunately I didn't realize until just now that it might be PAL... methinks I got ripped)
Frogger (MIB)

NES:
Pool of Radiance box and command summary card (is this the manual or is there more?)

[Pantechnicon]

This one doesn't count as a find, per se, but the PS2 I found three weeks ago at Goodwill for $10 and was still under warranty has been returned from Sony today completely repaired and working. Mad props to Sony for honoring the warranty on this thing!

Weekly trade has also netted me a Dreamcast system. All hookups, one game and a couple of "extras" the nice fella on the other end said he was throwing in. Should be here soon...

Meanwhile, back at Goodwill...

Genesis - Road Rash 3, complete - $2. -_-

Maganvox Odyssey2 System - $10 complete in the box O_O with the following loose games:
UFO!
Alien Invaders Plus!
Bowling!/Basketball!
Pachinko!
Showdown In 2100 AD!
Invaders From Hyperspace!
KC Munchkin!
Blackjack!
Sub Chase!/Armored Encounter!
Speedway!/Spin Out!/Crypto-Logic!

Not bad! Good price! Some of these games are dupes but what the hell! Geez, Magnavox sure had a thing for exclamation points! Seems that way to me anyway!

So now I have two extra loose Odyssey2's: one with detachable sticks and one without (I forget which is the rarer of the two). I'll probably try to trade these along with the duplicate titles I got. PM if you're interested or wait the eventual post in the trade thread.

One more for the road !

[Keir]

Atari 2600:
Double Dragon (sealed) (unfortunately I didn't realize until just now that it might be PAL... methinks I got ripped)
Yay! It's NTSC! I only need 6 more to complete my Activision collection:
Checkers
Rampage
Private Eye
Crackpots
Beamrider
River Raid II

[GrandAmChandler]

ugh. these are the weekends that piss me off.... I went to the beach for vacation, and I was like hey, I should go garage saling, and hit up the thrift store! after 3 garage sales (one was multi family) and the thrift store I forund NOTHING!! not even a combat or a SMB/DH cart. I was heated. on the plus side before I left I got a copy of bubble bobble 2 for NES from FuncoLand for $18. Not too bad.

[chadtower]

You're mad at not finding games at only 3 yard sales? I probably find games at about every 3rd or 4th sale myself... that sounds pretty usual to me.

[GrandAmChandler]

wow. yeah usually the multi-family ones have at least something video game related. I was just dissapointed I guess.. and pissed off cause I got up early on a saturday morning at the beach for nothing... Oh well.

[chadtower]

I'm finding that as my collection gets bigger and I acquire all of the basic stuff like the consoles and the usual set of games for each, I pass up more and more stuff. I end up buying less and less each time I go out...

[Zubiac666]

WWE Crush Hour (Gamecube) for 9.90 €uro(about the same in dollar)
I was like http://www.smilies.nl/eek2.gif when I saw it for so low cash
however.....fun game(especially in 2 player mode)-kinda like Twisted Metal for PS2

Btw: Should I get "Eggomania" (gamecube) for 19.90 euro/bucks?
Is it worth it or is it crap?