:) :) LUCKY LUCKY LUCKY FINDS - I made out like a bandit!

[Cmosfm]

Yep, I guess today I have to consider my finds super beyond excellent! But first before I show my deals I want to ask your opinon on whether or not I should pick these up...

Arkanoid (complete in box with Vaus Controller) - 18.85
Complete MINT Mega Man 1 - 25.85

More than I want to pay but there good finds, I can pick them up anytime, just wanting to see what you guys think. OK, now on to my killer deals of the day!

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First Stop - Pawn Shop I've seemed to pass by hundreds of times and never seen it before

Tony Hawk Underground (PS2) - 20.00
MINT Complete Boxed Panasonic 3DO (Top Loading Version) with 6 games (Gex, Dragons Lair, Out Of This World, Battle Chess, Off-World Interceptor & Alone In The Dark) - 20.00

Had to talk the price of the 3DO down from 40.00, but it was beyond simple to do. Im super proud of that one.

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Next Stop - The Video Game Cavern

Philips CD-I Boxed, Complete. System is in excellent shape, box is a little beat up - 16.85

I Want My Mommy for Atari 2600 (RARE) - .99

Master System Gun - 2.85

The CD-I blew my mind! I cant believe I found that...IVE NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE! :)

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Last Stop - Gamestop

Boxed Dreamcast Keyboard - 1.99

Aero The Acrobat for SNES - 2.99

Nothing great here, just pointless pickups.

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Ok, I spent a grand total of...65.67...WOW, money well spent

Now I'm Done bragging, what do you guys think about THESE deals?!

[WiseSalesman]

:eek 2: Holy crap.

[digitalpress]

The CD-I pickup: first rate! The 3DO pickup: fab, simply FAB. The "I Want My Mommy" pickup... don't downplay that one, it's not an easy game to find, let alone for under $1!

Overall rating: A+!

Enjoy your new cheap goodies!

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

I'd hit that. That's what I call a productive bit of thrifting! Wish I could pull off such a feat around here!

[WiseSalesman]

I'd hit that. That's what I call a productive bit of thrifting! Wish I could pull off such a feat around here!

Seriously! Cleveland is a raging hell hole for thrifty collectors. I never see a damn thing in the thrifts here, and the only non-corporate stores belong to Buyatari, and, considering he KNOWS what a game should be priced, I'm not going to find any crazy deals there. :D

[Phosphor Dot Fossils]

Yeah, I invited a fellow forum member down here to check out the local thrifting, as I hadn't been in quite a while. To say the very least, it was...sorely disappointing. OK, I scored a C64 with all the hookups and a Koala Pad for $15, all working, but that was just about it. The thrifting scene here is dead, and the only hope for a real score is the yard sale scene - and even then, there's not a lot more hope. :o I'd be more than happy to run into this kind of score. A while back I thought I'd lucked out picking up a couple of very rare 2600 carts at a yard sale - turns out they were, like nearly everything else at that sale, water damaged. Ah well, ya pays your money, ya takes your chances. :roll:

[Anthony1]

Aero the Acrobat for SNES for $2.99?


Damn, I would get that. I loved that game. Last time I was at Gamestop, it was like $7.99 or something.

[WiseSalesman]

I'd kill for that kind of luck, PDF. I literally have never seen a single game at the salvation army or goodwill stores we have around here.

[video_game_addict]

The Video Game Cavern <---- This at the Jockey Lot flea market?

That place was HUGE! Not the VGC, but the Jockey Lot. I went up there about a year and a half ago. I bought some Atari/Coleco games from Video Game Cavern. They had bags and small flyers with their name & a dragon on it? I think I know where you're talking about. :)

Very nice finds!!

[Half Japanese]

Yes, that is the same Video Game Cavern that moves pretty much the whole store to the Anderson flea market every weekend. Also, Cmosfm, I shit you not, I eyed that Atari "I Want My Mommy" JUST YESTERDAY. I was in the Video Game Cavern picking up a sealed copy of Golgo 13 (NES) for fellow DPer petewhitley. I didn't know rarity on it though since I'm not into Atari really. Nice finds!

Also, it just feels weird to have people talking about the same haunts I hit pretty regularly! I guess I'm used to you guys with your NECG and all that jazz, whereas I feel neglected in SC as far as gaming groups and such. It's an idea though....

[KirbyStar27]

Aero the Acrobat for SNES for $2.99?


Damn, I would get that. I loved that game. Last time I was at Gamestop, it was like $7.99 or something.

I have seen them complete on Ebay for $2.99 BIN!!! @_@

[Cmosfm]

DrJustin....youve been ti the video game cavern before! I remember those Golgo 13s there, there were 2 but I have one boxed so I never worried about getting the sealed one. This is really odd that your so close. drop me a line sometime if you have AIM..... Cmosfm

[liquidmetal]

bravo...cdi and 3do arent very common, espically both under like 50 dollars with games...great find