Weekend Finds 8/27 - 8/29...

[josekortez]

I hope nobody posted this thread yet.

I got a mint complete copy of Pikmin for GameCube yesterday at work for $11.99. We also had a non-PH copy of Knights of the Old Republic for the same price, but I couldn't remember whether that game shipped with bugs on the first printing or not.

EB Games
Interact GameCube memory card - $5.39
Nuclear Strike (PS1, complete) - $2.79

Today's yard sale run was embarrassing. Yesterday was slightly better. Now, I just need to find an Intellivision, but it's not high on my priority list.

Yard Sales

Las Vegas Poker and Blackjack, Major League Baseball, Space Hawk(Intellivision, all boxed) - $3
Frogger (might be 2600 or Colecovision, boxed) - $1
NES 4-Player Strategy Guide - 25 cents
Kiki's Delivery Service (VHS) - $1
Home Alone (VHS) - 25 cents
What Dreams May Come (VHS) - 25 cents
Man on the Moon (VHS) - 25 cents
No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom (CD) - 75 cents
the first Fiona Apple CD - 75 cents

Oh, yeah - I forgot to add that I got a copy of last month's Tips & Tricks and the Burnout 3 PS2 demo for free.

[potatobob]

Got Sealed DarkStone PS1 for $10

[charitycasegreg]

Oh I also got back to the future and from dusk till dawn from a moving families garbage pile.

[sporkster]

Went to about 17 yard sales today all I got was two Sonic plushes and a handheld thing called virtual car racing with original packaging all for $2. I passed up a Saturn with all hookups and two controllers with no games for $30 (was this a mistake I hope I'm not kicking myself later) anyway thats all for today.

[AB Positive]

decent find today considering how this summer's gone for me, a box full of VCS games for $2 total, some notables include Mr. Do, Towering Inferno, Adventure (finally! I've never owned this game before), some of the classice Activision titles like Ice Hockey, Carnival, Donkey Kong, Space Shuttle... not too bad for a couple bucks

also picked up loose copies of 7th guest and 11th hour for PC. Mmmm, more fodder for my hunt 'n peck article. Better play and beat both today.

-AG

[Simply Dave]

At a local auction:

Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Factory sealed, Sega CD) $5.00
Android Assault (Factory sealed, Sega CD) $5.00

Sadly, I do not own a Sega CD to play them on. :(

[Pantechnicon]

Working Playstation2 Console. Cost: Cheap as Free :D

A good friend of mine had a PS2 that couldn't load a game for squat. Had been like that for six weeks and was way out of warranty. Knowing about the common PS2 disc read problems, I told him it was probably the laser and that I could probably replace it for him if he ponied up for the parts. Instead he decided to buy a new PS2 bundle (lucky to find one these days) from CostCo and gave me the old one, muttering that if I could fix it then I was welcome to it.

Well it turns out the laser itself was good and all that needed to be done was to clean and lube the laser guide gear, and an alcohol swab across the laser lens for good measure, and that sucker came right back to life. I'd never opened up a PS2 before so I was pretty proud of myself for figuring this all out.

I feel a little guilty about this, but not too guilty. I did after all offer to help my buddy for free and he declined. Also he now has a whole new warranty on a new system so I think I'll sleep okay tonight....after playing some Soul Calibur II.

[Qixmaster]

I passed up a Saturn with all hookups and two controllers with no games for $30 (was this a mistake I hope I'm not kicking myself later) anyway thats all for today.

thats about average for a saturn system. If you wanted one really bad thats what you should pay... if you don't care, then wait it out. I better get off my ass this morning and go look for soem stuff.

-Josh

[Quintracker]

Picked up 6 N64 games, 5 snes games, and 2 mega drive games. All pretty much commons though, but better than nothing.

[GrandAmChandler]

I did decent today!

Williams Arcade greatest hits -PS ONE - Complete - Mint + Performance Memory card for PSOne - $10 (I really wanted this!)

X-men vs. Street fighter - PSone - Disc Only - Scratched - Free
Street Fighter Alpha 1 - PSOne - Disc Only - Scratched - Free

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 - Dreamcast - Complete - Mint - $7.50

Game Hunter VI (Pro Action Replay) - PSone - Complete -$7.50

Game Adapter for Sega Saturn Imports - Saturn - loose - $7.50

Herc's Adventures - PSone - FACTORY SEALED - $7.50


not too bad! I wonder if those scratched games work!

-Chris

EDIT: Holy Crap! The two free PSone games I got work! They are in pretty bad shape, but I just fired them up and played a couple of matches in each game! No problem!

[Cobra Commander]

At one yard sale we picked up a complete boxed NES. She said she wasn't sure if anyone wanted it because she couldn't find any of the games. She asked if $5.00 would be ok. "Well...I guess so." Heh. It wasn't even part of the sale according to them. It was just sitting there in some far off corner of the garage. She said she would look for the games today, and give me a call when she finds.

At another yard sale, we found a huge box of Nintendo parts and accesories for. The box contained 4 NES controllers, an NES Max, and NES Advantage, 2 grey Zapper guns, a red Zapper gun, an RF adapter, 2 power adapters, and 2 SNES controllers. All that for a grand total of $2.00.

Oh and for the record, I've not seen and NES with a box look and play this well since 1987. Everything boots up nice and smoothly everytime. I tell ya', it brought a tear to my eye.

[Chronic]

Oh I also got back to the future and from dusk till dawn from a moving families garbage pile.


Ooohhh From Dusk Till Dawn is AWESOME. One of Tarantinos best...

[Cauterize]

todays loot!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/cauterize4/28-08-04.jpg

[PentiumMMX]

I got Mega Man X4 (PlayStation, Non-GH, Complete) for only $7.00 at Gamestop!

:D Happy Dance! :D

[sporkster]

I passed up a Saturn with all hookups and two controllers with no games for $30 (was this a mistake I hope I'm not kicking myself later) anyway thats all for today.

thats about average for a saturn system. If you wanted one really bad thats what you should pay... if you don't care, then wait it out. I better get off my ass this morning and go look for soem stuff.

-Josh

Ok that's good I don't really want one right now and $30 was a little steep for me so I think I'll live.

[Cobra Commander]

Damn. My dad went back to the yard sale to see if she found the games.
The girl said she couldn't find them. She said she felf bad about that and promptly gave my dad the $5.00 back. He said she wouldn't take no for an answer. Then I felt bad becuase hell, I would've paid $10 just for the pristine box alone.
But today, I got an NES that looks like it was pulled from a time machine for the low price of $0.00!

[link1110]

Loose NES Dance Aerobics for $4, at least I THINK it's rare.

[Flack]

I found Pesterminator (R4) and PinBot for the NES today, couple of bucks each. Found another loose Genesis, this one was a Genesis 1 for $3.50, bought it. I think that's 10 Gennies I've found for $5 and under this summer so far. I think I'm going to sell them all at OKGE for $5 each or something.

[BIGMIKE]

genny-----a dinosaur's tale--boxed, pretty much newy
nes loose---demon sword

$6 and change :roll:

[Videogamerdaryll]

At the Flea Today.....Spent $26.00 in total..


Super Clean NES Top Loader with one controller .RF /ac adapter ..$15.00...(he gave me the sticker-less controller for free)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/2004_0828_Top.jpg



The Top Loader was on a table in a box with 15 common NES games for $35.00..he had a regular NES for $15.00 with 5 games and a shopping bag with about 40 Boxed Genesis games...and 6 boxed Sega Master System games.

I just grabbed the Top Loader talking him down from $25.00 to $15.00.
He was offered $25.00 for it earlier as he said but wanted to only sell it all for $35.00..still worth it....But I know him and I'm a good talker.
To be honest I didn't bring much money and was going through the Flea market fast...I had other things to do..
I really didn't expect to find a Top Loader at a flea market..My other came from other sources..(this Top loader was coming home with me)

I would of bought everything he had ..and re-sold most of it if I had more time to haggle for a price for everything.
(It was to freaken HOT today)


SNES $10.00
The SNES came with all the wires in a big pile...4 controllers 2 SNES AC adapters..1 Genesis AC Adapter/to misc Ac adapters../Master System RF switch/Misc wires.
The good thing is I'll use the extra SNES stuff for a Bare SNES unit I have and throw both of them up on EBay..

The woman vendor knows me and told me to just pay her next week for the SNES since she didn't know if it was complete..(all the wires etc were in a big mess)
I'm not complaining...It pays to know people..

I'm keeping the Top Loader but two SNES systems are going up on EBay..

I just passed up everything else I saw today..Hit 4 Garage sales on my travels and all I saw was GARBAGE!!!

[Jedi805]

I found some good stuff today.

Colecovision module #1 2600 adapter- $20.00
(includes box)

Saturn 4 in 1 multi action cart- $5.00
(Gamecrazy)

Raycrisis Series Termination, Gekioh Shooting King, Mega Man X4- $12.00
(Gamestop) PS1 games

Thats all so far. Got to go look for more stuff.

[Querjek]

I got some various GCN and PS2 games form EB and Toys 'R Us, the best of which being a new copy of Super Bust a Move 3000 (GCN, sealed) at TRU for $20 :)

[MegaDrive20XX]

Three Stooges DVD with 4 Episodes= $3 at a flea market, woo woo!

[MarioAllStar2600]

Superauctions and got to standups.
- Caliber .50 - $125
- APB- $160

[thetoxicone]

Picked up an auction I won off ebay (person happened to live in my home town) - 9 boxed genesis games for $10.50

boxed 2600 with original owners manual and registration card as well as a box containing 53 atari 2600 carts (spy hunter, lost luggage, porky's, fire fighter, fast eddie, and crash dive were just a few of the ones I didn't already have) - $15

and I put $5 in a video lottery machine after I was done bowling with my friend and won $50 so technically all the above stuff as well as my bowling and drinking tonight ($6 all you can drink taps from 9-12) are all free.

[VinnyT]

GB-Heianko Alien-$3 cart only
GB-T2:The Aracde Game-$3 cart only

[novamaster0]

Alright back from 2 good wills a nd some unsuccessful garage sales
Picked up 5 staratgy guides tomb raider III ,donkey knog 64 , and mist are worth like 2 bucks each, oh well Thesword of the beresk was like 10 but I got a croc guide and it's like 30 for (the guides for the pc, saturn, and psx version)
I also got a gb pocket for 5 selling it for 10 found the fixx cd sampler saw it for 12 on ebay I don't really ebay I like half much better
I got some other stuff but there all worthless
name worth
tomb raider III(3 bucks)
DK 64( 3 bucks)
Hitchhiker's guide to the galxy(2 bucks)
Calvin and hobbes(1 dollar)
foxtrot pass the loot (2 bucks)
Foxtrot anthoology (3 bucks)
I spent 10 and if the guide is what I don't think it's worth ( I think someone just put it up some ammount and people followed)
60 bucks
if guide is worthless still made like 25 bucks( the guide could go for like 5)

[undead455]

I got

Sega SMS
Space Harrier
Kings Quest
California Games
Power Strike

all Complete for $3.99 Each

Sega Game Gear $5
Pocket Simon $2
Sega Activator Complete in box $12.99
all from Value Village.

Not too bad today :)

[Masco73]

Pretty good Garage sale day for me. Got this stuff all at the same sale!! :D

N64 Pikachu edition w/2 controllers $10 (now I have a total of 7 n64 consoles)

n64 games $1 each

hey you, pikachu
goldeneye
turok
turok 2
zelda ocarina of time
killer instinct gold
star wars rogue squadron
star wars racer
starfox 64
gauntlet legends
resident evil 2
fighting force 64

Gameboy
Yu-gi-oh! Dark Duel Stories (GBC) $1
Castlevania 2 Belmont's revenge (GB) $1


Gamecube

Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom $3

Handheld Afterburner Game(based on the sega game) $1

[dreamcaster]

Sonic Compilation (Mega Drive) - cart. only, $1.00 AU

[-hellvin-]

Gamecrazy

Saturn - Die Hard Arcade (complete) - 9.99

Eb Games

All Genesis
Risk (loose) - 2
Art Alive (loose) - 2
Humans (loose) - 2
Mcdonald's Treasure Land Adventure (complete) - 5
Outrunners (complete) - 8

Coooool. Five more complete genesis games. And one kick ass saturn game ;D.

[grimbal]

A SUPER clean SNES with 2 controls also clean. The system even smelled new! Included the following games all loose:

ESPN Baseball Tonight
ESPN Sunday Night NFL
John Madden Football (the first for SNES)
NCAA Football
NHL 94
Tecmo Super Bowl 1

And finally the best of the bunch:

Tecmo Super Bowl 2 Special Edtion :)

Grand total - $15.00

[SkiDragon]

Went to a bunch of garage sales, found nothing but two $10 GBCs, some $10 GBC games, a $30 PSone, and a $2 haldheld pac-man game thing. I was thinking of getting the pacman game, but walked away with nothing.

I did get some free american flag stickers and a beer tapper handle thing.

I also went to Best buy and got a 1019 memory card, $25.
2x Sly Cooper 2 Demo Discs, 1 cent each.

In the mail, the MP2 demo disc, and an Atari power supply (see Tech. & Rest. Forum please.).

[Cryomancer]

Atari 7800 with four of it's standard controllers, a paddle, two joysticks, two power supplies, 12 7800 games and 29 2600 games. Console and many games had manuals as well. 17 bucks. And I found a parker brother's MERLIN for 75 cents.

Also got a nicely loaded set of mario quiz cards for 25 cents that I will soon start scanning so everyone can see the hilarity that are many of the images.

[Cauterize]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v366/cauterize4/29-08-04.jpg

my usual pic of my finds...

[Necrosaro420]

New/Sealed 3DO Controller 1.25

Virtual Boy Games were 75c each
Mario Tennis
Funky Bowling
Wario Woods

[Cauterize]

Virtual Boy Games were 75c each
Mario Tennis
Funky Bowling
Wario Woods

Wow, great one? just carts or boxed?

[GrayFox]

Being a college student, without a car, in madison, is not making finding games easier.

Harsh, I need to find some games somehow.

[sisko]

I usually don't post pictures, but this one is definitely worthy :D

http://hakanai.net/IMG_0562.jpg

$4 each!

[GrayFox]

I usually don't post pictures, but this one is definitely worthy :D

http://hakanai.net/IMG_0562.jpg

$4 each!


Holy crap. You sir, just blew my mind.

[9c1lt1]

I purchased a working Sega Dreamcast for $22 with 3 contollers, 2 vmus, and 6 games at one yard sale.

Dead or Alive 2
Crazy Taxi 2
Sonic Adventure
Sonic Shuffle
Web Browser 2.0
Shenmue

Another sale, I picked up a Coleco handheld Electronic Football game for $0.50

[jdc]

Found Aerofighters Assault....Bomberman 64....Command and Conquer....Nightmare Creatures....PowerPuff Girls, all for N64 and all completes.

[josekortez]

I must add these to my previously listed entry:

At EB, I got a complete copy of X-Men Mutant Academy for PS1 plus a free used Sony PS1 memory card using the coupon in last month's GMR magazine. They had just gotten a copy of Parappa for PS1, but the manual was gutted. If I can find a manual with all the pages this week, it's mine...

I also found a sealed box of "PlayStation 2 - Only $149.99" buttons in the GameCrazy dumpster and copies of Scooby-Doo and Star Wars: Episode II on DVD at the MovieTime dumpster. At this time, I still don't know if they work.

Then, on the way home from the yard sales yesterday, I noticed that there was a flea market about three blocks from my house. A kid was selling his PS2 collection with no manuals for $5 except for Twisted Metal: Black that he wanted $10 for and a PSone with no controller for $20. I bought Gadget Racers for PS2. If anybody has a manual for this game, PM me.

Finally, my review copy of Catwoman will probably get traded in at FYE for $25 store credit later today before the sale price becomes the regular price. I will probably get KOTOR and Champions of Norrath used with my employee discount! :-P

[Boboduo]

Today at the Flea I got:

3 Pacman glasses .10 cents each
@ 20 packs of Topps Nintendo hint cards\stickers 3 for 1.00
And ......................

Vectrex console and controller Very nice shape, working 30.00

[MegaDrive20XX]

Castlevania 2 Belmont's revenge (GB) $1

Very excellent find right there...one of my personal favorites

[-hellvin-]

Hey sisko, wanna hook up a friend? ;D

[Crush Crawfish]

I have returned! And Of course I made sure to pick up many games while on vacation! :D Here's my stuff:

Genesis
Revenge of Shinobi- $5 (loose)
Tinhead- $5 (loose)

Snes
Dino City- $4 (loose)

DC
Bang! Gunship Elite- $4 (Disc only)

PS1
Pocket Fighter- $9 (Disc Only)
Strikers 1945- $12 (complete)
Silent Hill- $10 (New)

PS2
Culdcept- $12 (complete)
Bombastic- $5 (new)

GCN
Tetris Worlds- $5 (New)

NES
Dick Tracy- $3.29 (loose)
California Games- $3.29 (loose)
Dragon Warrior 2- $3 (loose)
Monster in my Pocket w/ box- $5
Pirates w/ box- $3

GBA
Santa Claus Saves the Earth- $10 (New)

GBC
Shadowgate Classic- $3 (loose)
Asterix: "En Busca de Idefix"- $10 (loose)

GB
Cosmo Tank- $3

Not bad, huh?

[Nesmaster]

today picked up 4 nes games, $5 cdn each:
ikari warriors 2
ikari warriors 3
alien syndrome
rbi baseball 3

pretty cool, completed 2 series(rbi, ikari) and only need one more tengen game for all 20 :D (fantasy zone)

[dreamcaster]

Virtua Cop (Saturn) - gun pack-in version (standard jewel case), free.

[Policenaut]

Just Stack Up(loose) and Arc The Lad Collection sealed.

[Disconnected]

I thought I scored today when I picked up a Mad Catz analog racing wheel for the 64 with the pedals for a $1. Luckily, I noticed the gear shift knob was broke off in the store. Would have been great if it worked.

[Necrosaro420]

Virtual Boy Games were 75c each
Mario Tennis
Funky Bowling
Wario Woods

Wow, great one? just carts or boxed?



Just the carts....THey was burried in a bin. My dad went up there about an hour after I did and said he seen the Virtual Boy in there for 5$....I didnt see it though and didnt have a chance to go back and see if it was still there

[studvicious]

At a Goodwill I picked up a 2600 with the BOX for $5.00 :D