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fishsandwich
01-18-2005, 10:29 AM
I have a nice Gamestop story to tell, and a brief description of my very relaxing weekend. A top-loading Nintendo is also involved.

First, the Gamestop...

I was coming back from a brief vacation in the mountains of Georgia and stopped at a Gamestop in what I think was called Jasper, a small mountain town on a road that is noting but small mountain towns, one after the other. On the way there, I had seen the Gamestop store at a stripmall (like many of you, my eyes constantly scout stripmalls looking for EBgames, Gamestop, and other such stores.)

I had seen the store on the way up the mountain, but we were in a caravan and couldn't stop or we'd get lost.

I nagged my boyfriend into stopping on the way back (despite his whining), and I browsed the store while he smoked outside. It was only 10:15 or so in the morning, but the store was open and the clerk seemed friendly and chatty. I asked him if they carried Dreamcast games as the one here in Atlanta still gets stock and sells for 1/2 price, but he said no. We chatted about the COLD WEATHER and shit like that. I picked up a cheap PSone game and a couple of complete N64 racing games, but nothing really good... my total bill was like $10.

As I was looking around, I heard the clerk say to someone
"No, we don't buy those anymore. Leave me your number and I'm sure one of the employees here will buy them off you."

I peeked around the corner and looked at the clerk. He saw me looking and said to the guy with the games
"Oh, this guy here might buy them off you."

I went over and looked at the stack... six Dreamcast games, HotD and Shenmue on top. I figured, great, common crap and sports games.

I dug through the pile... the next four games were Marvel vs Capcom 2, Street Fighter 3, KoF '99, and Street Fighter Alpha 3. All games I have been looking for, all complete! (I'm a big Capcom fighting game fan.) MvC2 generally goes for $20 or more by itself, so I thought it was a good selection of games in and of itself. Had I stopped by at any other time besides THAT MINUTE, I would have missed out.

I offered him $25 for the lot (they were all complete in A+ condition.) He took it, no questions or counter-offer. I gave Shenmue (blech) and HotD to my boyfriend (he also has a DC) and away we went.

I thought it was VERY nice of the clerk to let me buy them. I know, they weren't going to buy them anyway and all that, but it was still nice. It seems some of the other employees were into DC games, but the guy with the games wanted to buy something right then and I was certainly willing to bargin right in front of the clerk if he was willing.

:D

Earlier in the weekend, we went to a shitty, shitty flea market in North Carolina... a lot of unlicenced Disney and Hello Kitty crap for $1, ugly country-ass furniture, dishes, romance books, videotapes, roasted corn stands, that sort of thing. One guy had a table FULL of boxed games, so I went and looked at the complete N64 titles. A lot of stuff for $40 or more. A complete (but former rental) Ogre Battle for $70. Way overpriced, every stinking one of them. PSone games for at least $20. Again, all overpriced, nothing that good except for some RPG's for $30-40. Then I saw the NES top-loader on the table... I asked how much. $25! Just $5 than the regular, probably "blinky" NES front-loader. I could have got him down a bit, but I thought $25 was a great price for a good condition top loader, so I bought it and away I went.

So... a rare top loader for $25, followed by a set of DC games I've been wanting for $25. Coincidence? I think not!

Ok, it WAS total coincidence, but it was still pretty cool.

The mountain house we stayed at had a HUGE hot tub, a pool table, 2 fireplaces, an air hocky table, darts, a great kitchen, and superb views. We brought food and liquor and lots of beer and ate like pigs and drank like fish and played with the fire and relaxed in the hottub and played cards and I even got some non-gamers into Typing of the Dead, Soul Calibur, and Crazy Taxi 2.

All in all, a great weekend.

Cheers

:D

jhm1987
01-18-2005, 10:34 AM
Hey!!!!! I happen to love Shenmue. I thought that it was a great game. But anyways, that kicks ass. I wish something like that would actually happen to me. I've actually been to that store and compared to the one here it suck. But that's still cool as hell. :D

Rugal
01-18-2005, 10:39 AM
@_@ Nice deal on the Top Loader and the DC games. I am a fighting freak also and i have been looking for those games (except KoF 99) for almost 4 years now.

video_game_addict
01-18-2005, 10:50 AM
Hey!!!!! I happen to love Shenmue. I thought that it was a great game. But anyways, that kicks ass. I wish something like that would actually happen to me. I've actually been to that store and compared to the one here it suck. But that's still cool as hell. :D

The WR Gamestop is nice. The EB in the mall is also nice. The Rhino games could be better, if they didn't use mockup packages for everything.

WanganRunner
01-18-2005, 11:16 AM
Funny, I got a mint-condition Sega CDX in exactly the same way for $10.

Went to a Gamestop, someone was trying to sell one, Gamestop wouldn't buy it, I bought it.

:D

suznjak
01-18-2005, 11:40 AM
try this one.went to a local pawn shop ih town anf saw they were selling atari 2600 for 15.I told the clerk i would buy it,then asked if they had any games for it,she said about 15.Iasked witch ones and she said here,just take it.i asked why and she said videogames aren't a hugh market,so took em all.pac-man,astroids,popeye,and a bunch of other stuff.i left the place thinking man she's dumb :D

fishsandwich
01-18-2005, 12:37 PM
Hey!!!!! I happen to love Shenmue. I thought that it was a great game. But anyways, that kicks ass. I wish something like that would actually happen to me. I've actually been to that store and compared to the one here it suck. But that's still cool as hell. :D

Yes, Shenmue is indeed a polarizing game. You love it. I hate it. You thought it was a great game. I thought I was going to go into a coma.

I can see why some people like Shenmue, I really can. I can also see why other people find it droll and boring, as I am one of those people.


I plan on hitting the Gamestop in Atlanta again sometime soon... last time I checked they had at least 20 new Dreamcast games in stock, most of them complete, all of them half off the already low prices.

Cheers!

:D

Half Japanese
01-18-2005, 01:20 PM
What flea market did you hit in NC? The only one up there I've been to is Smiley's in Asheville, NC. That one pretty much sucks. There are two good game stands with tons of great games, only problem is, they're run by ebay grannies who overestimate the value of EVERYTHING (we're talking $25 for SNES commons, etc.). They have nice stuff, but alas, it's all incredibly expensive.

goatdan
01-18-2005, 02:13 PM
One time I was in a GameStop and was buying some N64 games, and someone else stopped in with a 64 to sell the games. As I was checking out, he asked if I wanted to buy his 64 from him instead. I looked at the clerk, knowing that it is in my opinion rude to do so at the store, and he said that "THERE ARE NO SALES WITHIN THE STORE." very loudly and rudely. Then the other clerk looked at the N64 stuff and said that they couldn't give him cash for it, only in-store credit. So the guy turned to me again...

Again clerk yells at me and him.

I met him outside the store as soon as my transaction was complete and he offered me the entire system with two controllers and about 15 games including Rayman, Zelda and a few other good titles for $20.00. That was one of the coolest finds I've had.

I was really surprised with how rude the GameStop clerks were. Like I said, I understand that you aren't supposed to be selling games to others in the store, but they yelled at both of us (and I wasn't doing anything) and then were angry he tried talking to me again after they told him they wouldn't take it. I haven't headed back to the GameStop since.

I'm glad yours turned out a lot better. And you really did ring up a ton of excellent games!

slip81
01-18-2005, 02:25 PM
I need to move to a place that has flea markets, I want a $25 top loader.

-hellvin-
01-18-2005, 02:42 PM
I would love to check out the flea market I used to live near in ft. lauderdale Florida. It was open pretty much all week long and it had a circus in the middle. Really big place. The fleas out here (besides one that happens about once a month where I found a tg16 with miliatary madness and neo geo games ;D) all suck. I wonder if that place is still open over there.

fishsandwich
01-18-2005, 02:46 PM
What flea market did you hit in NC? The only one up there I've been to is Smiley's in Asheville, NC. That one pretty much sucks. There are two good game stands with tons of great games, only problem is, they're run by ebay grannies who overestimate the value of EVERYTHING (we're talking $25 for SNES commons, etc.). They have nice stuff, but alas, it's all incredibly expensive.

To be honest, I have no idea. It was near Jasper, Georgia, just outside the state line into North Carolina. It's pretty well known "in those parts" as I understand.

One time I was at a mom & pop store and a bought a few N64 games from a guy who was selling them to the store for like $2 a piece... I asked him right in front og the cleck (who didn't seem to mind) so we went outside and conducted our business. Mario Party 3 and Smash Brotherss, both complete for $12.

:D