Weekday finds 5/24 - 5/28

[halbert]

Today I made the rounds, and only ended up with an SMS Thunder Blade complete for $.80 and a loose 2600 VCS Junior for $3... Ah well. ;)

[nintendo_man]

contra hard corps $3 oh well theres always tomorrow

[norkusa]

Got a loose Flintstones: Suprise At Dinosaur Peak today from a pawn for $4 ;). I can't believe this one is starting to break the $100+ range on Ebay. Think I'll have to sell if it keeps going up.

[roxybaby]

One of the local gamestores had a summer sale so I finally picked up Jet Grind Radio, Resident Evil 2 and Space Channel 5 for Dreamcast for $7. The owner also gave me a $5 off coupon for my next purchase. Gotta love the locally owned. :)

[Querjek]

Online at Best Buy:
Final Fantasy Origins (PS1)
The Haunted Mansion (GCN)
Simcity 2000 (GBA)
All ordered around 6:15 this morning, when they in fact were all in stock, all were $4.99 each.

Beyond Good and Evil (GCN)-I ordered this one like 5 minutes afterit went OOS. I don't expect to get it but it would be a pleasant surprise.

[halbert]

[quote="Querjek"]Online at Best Buy:
Final Fantasy Origins (PS1)
The Haunted Mansion (GCN)
Simcity 2000 (GBA)
All ordered around 6:15 this morning, when they in fact were all in stock, all were $4.99 each.

Beyond Good and Evil (GCN)-I ordered this one like 5 minutes afterit went OOS. I don't expect to get it but it would be a pleasant surprise.[/quote

Are those online-only sales, or are the stores also clearing games out?

[tholly]

[quote=Querjek]Online at Best Buy:
Final Fantasy Origins (PS1)
The Haunted Mansion (GCN)
Simcity 2000 (GBA)
All ordered around 6:15 this morning, when they in fact were all in stock, all were $4.99 each.

Beyond Good and Evil (GCN)-I ordered this one like 5 minutes afterit went OOS. I don't expect to get it but it would be a pleasant surprise.[/quote

Are those online-only sales, or are the stores also clearing games out?

supposedly those + many others are on clearance at brick and mortor stores...but i dont have one close, so i couldnt go to check

[halbert]

Ah, well, I'm going tonight. Lucky me. I'll report on what I find.

[Perkar]

one thrift today was closed due to flooding! damn weather. i hope most of the shit in there is ok.

so... all i managed to snag today was a complete in box snes official cleaning kit for 99 cents...

[MarioAllStar2600]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8105802310&?ssPageName=ADME:B:TB12:US:1
Not VG related, but I got a great deal.

[tholly]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8105802310&?ssPageName=ADME:B:TB12:US:1
Not VG related, but I got a great deal.


im not sure if thats a good deal, but i dont know how that isnt vg related....

[Ed Oscuro]

Had some wierdness with my local Goodwill trying to sell me a crappy yellowed mac monitor and a TANDY printer (though it looked nice) along with a Performa 637cd for $24. Got that down to half price, and when they said "hey go back and see if there isn't anything else" I found the keyboard and mouse (both dirty and I think the keyboard was a bit yellow) - after I was rung up http://www.digitpress.com/forum/images/smiles/Llol.gif

Anyhow, also got a Unitrex 800K calculator from, well, whenever (I didn't realize, but it makes sense, that the 800K is just a model designation; there was also a 800KD, still a neat little machine though), late 1970s I think; $2.

Got a BUNCH of old PC games, all boxed and in apparently fairly good shape:
King's Quest VI (big tape across the top of the box/sleeve, though, ARGH, I'm just gonna cut it, don't want to damage the box) - $4.99
Castle of Dr. Brain (I said "ah, why not") - $3
Battledrome - $3
Quest for Glory II (what a nice box design!) - $2 (Why? Because it's got a big EGA on the side? lol)
Conquests of Camelot - The Search for the Grail (LOL) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=62053&item=8106715943&rd=1) - $2 and the box looks a lot like Quest for Glory II...both are Sierra games...hmm. They look NICE together; they're both shiny enough that from a distance I thought I was looking at some crappy travelogue software or something xD

Finally - got a '89 Tiger Batman handheld LCD game (like this one; hmm I feel like putting parens inside the hyperlink today, lol (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=363&item=5900103885&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW) - BUT - it was only cut a bit along the bottom of the plastic bubble! It's new! All of the stiff paper insert is intact! Amazing - and only $4!

Add in a couple unimportant items (two Mac mice, and one of them was apparently unused - checked the rollers, the ball itself looks new!) and my total was

$41

A bit expensive, but I've got a nice new (and now clean) 68K Performa (to compliment my PowerPC one) and a lot of nice merchandise. Pretty good if you ask me.

Now to get an Apple IIgs.

[Ed Oscuro]

Oh, and learned an online friend destroyed one of THESE (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=187&item=8106873656&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW#ebayphotohosting) just months ago, didn't think he could sell it.

Hah
haha
ha hahahaha
*weeps*

[djbeatmongrel]

Today i picked up

Bomberman Jetters (GCN)
Gekioh: Shooting King (PS1)

*EDIT* Today i bought Blowout (GCN)

[halbert]

Ah, well, I'm going tonight. Lucky me. I'll report on what I find.

Sorry to stray off topic once more, but my Best Buy didn't have anything on clearance. Brutal.

[Achika]

Star Wars themed Tiger Quiz Wiz $2
Atari 2600 Boxing $2
McDonald's Tamagotchi keychain $.49
Blue playstation "boomerang" controller $3
Pocket Simon $1.29
Space Quest IV for MAC with the hint book $2

[ubersaurus]

Found some more donated games from that lot of DC ones at work.

Revolt
Worms Armageddon
Tomb Raider: Lost Revelation
Rainbow Six

[DigitalSpace]

Went to a CD/Game Exchange store today that I have never left empty-handed. Today was no different.

Super NES:
R-Type III (loose) - $6
Robotrek (loose) - $6

Playstation:
Spyro: Year Of The Dragon (GH, complete) - $5

Playstation 2:
Smuggler's Run (GH, complete) - $5

Gamecube:
Zoocube (complete) - $5

Also picked up the following for friends who were looking for them:

NES:
Bart Vs. The Space Mutants (loose) - $5
(Now if I could only find it on the Genesis for myself... if anyone has an extra they'd sell, PM me)

Super NES controller (first party, loose) - $5

[briskbc]

I got a boxed Duck Hunt for 25 cents from a thrift store that wanted $3 for a loose blades of steel. These were both the sticker prices.

On a more disturbing note. I went to a garage sale today (Monday???) and asked if he had an old Nintendo or Atari kicking around. The guy replied with no but mentioned he had been asked that a few times. I really wanted this hobby to stay quiet for a little longer. In my area at least.

[mosesshirai]

Finally Got Some Good Stuff @ Goodwill.
2- Loose Copies Of Castlevania II For The NES(3$ Each)
NBA Jam(Loose) For SNES For $1.25( I am Noo Good at New Basket Ball games Any Ways)
Super Mario World For SNES $3.00
Not Great Finds, But Fun Games Nonetheless.

:D

[NEOFREAK9189]

I got today :P
atari jaguar system new complete)
s-video for atari jaguar
super metroid complete japanese ) new for super famicom{snes}
Bare Knuckle III complete) for mega drive {genesis}

[Kamisama]

Got After Burner and Battle Out Run in the mail today :)

[Oobgarm]

Found Megalit for Game Boy, never seen it before. Turns out to be an R4.

[robotriot]

CD32 - Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo (CD only) - the NTSC version is supposed to be R9, but I haven't seen the PAL version anywhere before either, so I'm quite happy ^^

[Quintracker]

Had a decent time at the flea market this morning:

nes, snes, and genesis model 3 systems w/ cords
4 nes, 2 snes, and 1 genesis controllers
18 nes, 2 snes, and 2 genesis games

[Perkar]

today i snagged boxed and complete copies of

SNES - Raiden Trad $3.99
SNES - F-Zero (non-players choice) $3.99

\m/

[charitycasegreg]

Good thing I asked a kid at school like 4 months ago if he had old games. Back then he said no. But last Friday at lunch he said, "hey greg, dont you like old games? We evicted some house and we have to sell their stuff and there was some nintendo stuff." I said sure bring it on Monday. His aunt wanted like 30 bucks per system and 5 bucks per game. This is what I got today:

2 SNES's 1 had adapters and 1 controler
2 NES's 1 with adapters
2 N64 controlers and batter pack
Super Metroid - snes
FZERO - snes
Chip and dale - nes
Tiny toon adventures - nes (I use to love this game)

got it all for 25 bucks. It was expensive in my book, but selling one system would make all the money back. Im gonna go make an offer on 20 nes games and about 25 atari games. Ill post how it went when i get back!

[josekortez]

PS1 Games From EB Games:

Populous: The Beginning - $2.99
Missile Command - $2.29
Die Hard Trilogy - $2.99

I've been finding more than that lately, but this is the first time I've had more than 5 minutes on the Internet since I moved...

[-hellvin-]

Made a small trip and did well:

NES
Boxed NES controller (New) - 3.99
Legend Of Zelda (Gold, Complete) - 2.99

Woot, finally my 3rd copy of zelda is complete ;).

[AB Positive]

An interesting pickup today for free from a friend:

Samurai Spirits Artbook (Gamestmook)

Art of Fighting 3 L.E. Box Set for Neo Geo CD... missing the game itself :-/


time to start hunting Neo CDs... with the Dreamcast - NeoCD emulator I might even play it! :D

-AG

[Pantechnicon]

From Goodwill:

Atari 5200 system w/2 controllers, RF switch, no PS - $10
Oddly, this 5200 looks to be a 4-controller port case with a 2-port board inside of it. Must have been a warranty repair or something.

Sega Genesis:
Shining Force (loose) - $1
Fatal Labyrinth (boxed, no docs) - $1
Finally, some alternatives to the seemingly never-ending glut of Genny sports games and 2d-platformers that plague my area.

[hezeuschrist]

Well, I took full advantage of both Best Buy and Blockbuster.

Aside from getting Freedom Fighters and ICO new ($5 and $15 respectively), I went to that other Best Buy and picked up 2 copies of ESPN NFL Football 2k4 for Xbox, $5 each. $10.58 after tax.

Took both of those back to Blockbuster and traded them for $18 a piece. When you trade in 2 used games, you get any previewed game for $9.99. Crystal Chronicles = $9.99, $28 left of credit.

Shadow Hearts: $14.99 and Gladius: $16.99. Buy one previewed game, get one halfoff.

So, I paid $11.00 total for Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles, Shadow Hearts, and Gladius. It was a good day. In total ended up with 5 (hopefully) kickass nextgen games for $33.

[norkusa]

Not done yet. Today I picked up from EB games (all minty & complete with discounts):

Culdcept - $11.24
Tecmo Stackers - $4.49
Qix Neo - $5.99

From Thrift:
NES version of Metal Gear for PC: $5....already up on ebay. Bid here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8108167452&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Still pissed off that I missed out on the Best Buy clearance sale. I was even out by BB Monday afternoon too. Gotta check the forums more often.

[charitycasegreg]

double post... :angry: :o :embarrassed: :( :roll: x_x :hmm:

[charitycasegreg]

When I went to meet my freind at his work, he says "dude, I was downstairs and they had 2 sega games". He works at like some business but there is a basement with some storage stuff. So he takes me down there and I get

Sonic Spinball -very mint
Sonic 2 (not for resale) very mint

Then I saw a garbage pile on the way to my freinds new house where he said they have nintendo and I found a

N64 system box in nice condition

Then I found a
box for 007 goldeneye for n64 at another garbage pile, and while looking through one of the bags, my freind walks up and goes "anything cool?" and he grabs a coleco football handheld game...worthless but he wouldnt give it to me....what a jerk. Oh and at the house we went to nobody was home but I looked throught the window and saw a box full of nes and atari games and the system...buytI have to check to see if the people are there tomorrow.

[Usagi Mylene]

Found Pokemon Staduim complete in box brand new with transfer pak for 9.99 at EB games.

:D

I have forever been trying to find another one with EVERYTHING and for 10 bucks I'm happy. I don't care if people say I paid too much for it.

:D

[DJ_DEEM]

ok i got....

Wordtris- GB- 2.00 with free thrilla's surfari nes poster

went to a crappy video store called adopt-a-video and was looking thru the HUGE backroom of old movies when i came across...

Kung-fu in box- nes
Action Football in box-nes
there was another one but i dont feel like going to the other room to look at what it was..
and since it was buy 3 get 1 free i got a old rainbow brite movie for my girlfriend she was psyched all for $9


traded a paddle controler and 9 crappy atari games for a 2600 box and boxes for defender, adventure, combat, circus atari, pac man, i traded him really crappy games like pac-man and et and stuff it was awsome the box is wicked nice.


outrunners for genisis mint $2.99

not vg but cool
i found this game at my local salvation army Up front it was mint for 3 bucks
looked old and rare so i got it, looked it up on ebay and im gonna sell it for like 80 bucks hahahah

[dojosky]

I went to 3 different Best Buys


from Best Buy store !
3 Batman Vengenance for gamecube $4.99 each
2 Battlestar Gattalica for ps2 $4.99 each
1 Gladiators for ps2 $4.99
1 Go Wild! Rugrats for gba $4.99
1 Mobile Light Force 2 for PS2 $4.99
1 Barbie Horse Adventures for ps2 $4.99 dont LOL its 4 my daughter :)
1 Harry Potter secret chambers for GC $4.99
1 Spy Hunter for xbox $4.99

MY secret place:
Monster S Video Cables for ps2 $4.97 they have one more for $8.97
Xmen 2 for game gear 1.97
power rangers the movie game gear 1.97


a different video game store
Neo Geo CD pad $19.99

thrift store
books/legends of kryandia series all 1 2 3 in one box $4
game genie for nes with code book .99
rush 2 for n64 $2.98
snes system clean one ! $14.98 thats an extra one just for my daughter lol

also got a huge jag/jag cd with games bundle !! :)

good week for me !!!

[DigitalSpace]

Super NES:

Madden NFL '97 (loose) - .50
NCAA Basketball (loose) - .50

Nothing special, but this puts me at 70 Super NES games.

[PapaStu]

ive splurged the last 2 days...

Yesterday

Gamestop
Maximo Vs Army of Zin(ps2) Signed (see my thread) $24 before 20%off
Persona (PSOne)
InuYasha (PSOne)

EB
Qix Neo (PSOne)
XS Junior League Dodgeball (PSOne)
XS Junior League Football (PSOne)
XS Airboat Racing (PSOne)

Today

Best Buy
Breakdown (Xbox) $19

Frys Electronics

Custom Robo (GCN) $29 (Mispriced!!!)
Outlaw Volleyball (Xbox) (Clean cover w/ Diffuser cd)
Yu-Gi-Oh: Duelists of the Roses (PS2) $19
Swat: Global Strike Team (Xbox)
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain (PS2)

Busy week so far

[Duncan]

Um...Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Sonic Advance 3 for $23 apiece (on sale, and my 10 percent employee discount). No big thing, but I wanted those two. :) And a crap-load of old store display signs (FF Crystal Chronicles, Jak II, Ratchet and Clank 2, some other stuff I don't remember).

But my $24 Intellivision II deal (with 20 games and some boxes!) should be on the way from eBay as we speak. :D

Gotta hit up the thrift stores again this weekend - haven't been in a while...

[GrandAmChandler]

Went to the beach! just got back today, not too much stuff, but some excellent finds....


Zoop - Playstation - minty fresh, no scratches & complete. $4

Venice Beach Volleyball - NES - SEALED -$8

Miracle Piano CART- NES - Loose $6

lolo 2 - NES - Loose - $6

[Scoots]

Took a quick swing through the Sal on my way back to work and grabbed boxed/complete Legend of Zelda and Dragon Warrior for $3 each. The boxes are a little shelf-worn but the contents are dead mint. The Zelda hint/map still has the original sticker sealing the side (ie it was never unfolded), how cool is that?

[Flack]

I haven't picked up anything good in a week or two from any pawn/thrift/flea's, so when I ran across this stuff today at a thrift store during lunch I picked it up, even though (originally) I thought it was too high.

Acclaim Wireless Dual Turbo SNES Pads: $5
NES Advantage: $5
Genesis: Madden 95, Hockey: .99/ea
Atari: Circus Atari, Pele's Soccer: .99/ea

When I got to the front counter I found out that everything, all the time, is 50% off at this thrift. It even says so on the window, I just didn't notice it. So instead of $14, I paid $7.

[hezeuschrist]

Oh man, it's definitely my week. Not only do I score those 3 games on blockbusters folly, but I score again, due to blockbuster.

Kid comes in to the store today with a bunch of stuff, and among the stuff... pristine, complete, NES Action Set. We don't buy them back at Blockbuster, so I buy it off the kid right over the counter for $10. Pwn!

http://www.flamevault.com/~jesus/random/nescomplete.jpg

[charitycasegreg]

why cant I find a boxed nes someday.... :(

[Perkar]

i snagged loose copies of

Bible Adventures (black)
Spiritual Warfare
Bionic Commando

$2.99 each

[Ed Oscuro]

$200+ of x68K games (a really rough estimate) for $110 just now.

[sisko]

Chrono Trigger - $1.24
Bubble Bobble - $1.24

:rocker:

[webbb]

Zoop playstation complete 5 bucks and Comix Zone cart only 3 bucks

[DigitalSpace]

The following Genesis games arrived in the mail today:

Cool Spot (complete)
TaleSpin (complete)
Vectorman (loose)

Also, I visited a local Game Crazy today, and found these:

Genesis:
Super Battleship (loose) - .99
Rolo To The Rescue (loose) - .99

[-hellvin-]

Went hunting with Nez. Found nothing. But at Gamedude's:

NES Clu Clu Land w/ manual - 8
3do Hell complete - 5

He also had a tengen tetris cart but wanted 35 bucks for it. =\

Gamecrazy:
NES
Sky Kid - 1.99
Defender II - 4.99
Bible Buffet w/ Huge Quiz Book & weird sleeve - 7.99

[Speedy]

Bought this Japanse N64 with 3 japanse and 4 usa games (note i'm in holland so it's all import for me :))

http://members.home.nl/nintendo/pics/n64-1.JPG

http://members.home.nl/nintendo/pics/n64-2.JPG

All complete, but i don't know what that 3rd japanse game is. It's sold to me as Go Go Troublemaker, but i can't find any info about that game when i search google. It's from Treasure/Enix ... does anybody know if this game was released in the US or in Europe by another name?

[Ed Oscuro]

That third game you speak of is the Japanese version of Mischief Makers. It's sweet, cutesy, and lots of fun (outside of the troublesome controls). I have a '97 issue of Nintendo Power where they review it and give walkthroughs for many of the earlier levels.

The three regular-size US games lined up (all but the StarFox package, which I hope still has the Rumble Pak) look really rough to me. How much did you pay for those?

Also, I did a sort of low-end analysis on my 5 game x68K purchase. Now keep in mind that the items are said to be mint, whereas items sold at NFG and (I'm guessing) by "16-bit/Mad-Gear LLC" take into account degraded conditions.

$110 off eBay - shipped; no fees added onto final bid

Twinbee/Parodius/Gradius II/Seichuukei 68/A-Jax/Quarth
Low estimate
$50 $50 $50 $10 $15 $10 = $185
NFG Games estimate
$60 $50 $60 $10* $10* $15 = $195
Mad-Gear LLC (eBay BIN prices) estimate
$40 $40 $40* $10* $50 $10* = $190

(*this title not offered by seller or I don't remember what it cost [in case of Mad-Gear, I tend to use prices much lower than would be offered and do not take into account shipping)

In any case, it's pretty much as if I paid for Gradius II and Twinbee or Parodius and got three other titles for free. Not shabby!

[Achika]

Went back out today:

Robotech BattleCry Xbox $10
Demon Attack 2600 $2
Reactor 2600 $2
Pockey & Rocky SNES $6
5 various DC off-brand memory cards 60 cents ea.
Cleopatra's Fortune PSX $5
Ballerburg Castle Chaos PSX $8
Qix Neo PSX $8

Recieve Thriftin' from Sniderman in the mail today, thanks!

[atari_overlord]

Went back out today:
Pockey & Rocky SNES $6


I cant believe how awesome that game is. I love it so much and I dont want to jinx it...............but I think it loves me back.

[Porkchop]

Took off work to take care of some business and made it to two thrifts

Thrift 1:
MIB NES Rad Racket (R6) 1.00
Timex 1000 16k memory module .25

Thrift 2:
Box of NES stuff. 3 controlers, 2 max controlers, 2 pwd supplies, Zapper, Rf switch. All for 2.00
Box of 11 NES games in a roll top game storage box. Games were mostly common, best one bing R5 Pipe Dreams. All for 10.00

Hope this is a good sign for the comming weekend.

:) LOL :-P

[ManekiNeko]

This isn't classic gaming related, but I still think I snapped up some pretty sweet deals this week. The first is a GameCube for $60, including a third party controller, AV cables, and an RF adapter that supports not only the GameCube, but four other systems. The second is a pair of GameCube games, Metroid Prime and Zelda: The Wind Waker, along with a high-capacity memory card, for $30. I think I'll be set on GameCube purchases for some time to come.

One thing that really amazes me about the Cube is that it's not only sturdy beyond belief, but incredibly forgiving when reading scratched discs. Zelda looks like it was dragged through a battlefield, yet it's worked perfectly fine so far.

JR

[boatofcar]

SNES with controller and hookups
4 NES controllers

SNES Games:
Pac In Time CIB (!)
TMNT IV
Pinball Behind the Mask
Super James Pond

Genny Games:
TMNT Tournament Fighters w/box

[Gapporin]

Picked up a few birthday presents for my brother yesterday:

NES:
Kings Of The Beach (w/ box) - $4

Dreamcast:
Time Stalkers - $6

[Joelius]

Picked up 2 NES cart at a pawn shop today:
Hogan's Alley : $1.50
Gauntlet: $1

Both were loose

[Funkenstein]

Finally found a copy of Mr. Mosquito.
Awww yeah.

[hezeuschrist]

Finally found a copy of Mr. Mosquito.
Awww yeah.

Is that game fun? We've got a couple copies at work and I wouldn't mind picking one up for $16 - discount.

[ClubNinja]

$2.50 a piece:

RayStorm - PSX
Rez - PS2

Yum.

[robotriot]

Xbox - Shenmue II

Fleamarket today had only a couple of common PS1 and GB games :/

[Speedy]

That third game you speak of is the Japanese version of Mischief Makers. It's sweet, cutesy, and lots of fun (outside of the troublesome controls). I have a '97 issue of Nintendo Power where they review it and give walkthroughs for many of the earlier levels.

The three regular-size US games lined up (all but the StarFox package, which I hope still has the Rumble Pak) look really rough to me. How much did you pay for those?


Thank you :)

The three US games where in the package, i paid 75 euro's for the console with the games, and i think it was a good deal (Majora's mask, Mario Kart and DK64 are going for € 25 euro's each here on eBay). And for me they are all in good condition, not mint but good enough. I think that by resizing of the picture it looks a bit more rough.
Sta fox had the rumble pack and DK64 had it's expansion pack.

For now i'm going to get an stepdown converter, my converter for my PAL N64 doesn't work with Go Go Troublemaker and Majora's Mask :(