December 2006 Finds

[bangtango]

So far this month, I have found:

-Wizard Works Fun Pack: 7 Action Packed Arcade Games (consisting of cheap arcade clones) for Windows PC @ $2.99 in Goodwill
-Medal of Honor Frontline for Gamecube: like new for $4 in a second hand shop
-At the town dump in the giveaway bin, I found Driver (disc and back insert), Gran Turismo (complete) and NCAA Final Four 2000 (complete) for Playstation 1. All of them in good/playing condition.
-Twisted Edge and Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey (both the original and 98') for N64 at second hand shops for around $3 each, all three titles were loose.

Nothing notable but it is a start. I hope things pick up as the month goes along.

[cyberfluxor]

I went back out today and, not game related, picked up two things.

For one, I've had a Hong Kong bootleg of Love Hina on DVD for a few years (Thanks eBay!) and finally got rid of it after enjoying it a few times and with the cash back I went ahead and purchased the licensed US boxed collection for $44.95. Of course though I had $12 from the bootleg (no suprise there) and $6 from Maximo (which I though was the first one, but ended up being the sequal that I already owned) so it came to $28 and some change. Very nice in deed.

Secondly at Barns & Nobles I also finally grabbed the Trigun manga book volume 2. I've been walking by it for over a year now and have had the vol. 1 for however long. I did see they are up to vol. 10 on the Maximum series of Trigun so I need to at some point begin picking up vols. 4-10 (since I have 1-3 already).

[Kitsune Sniper]

I got this Dreamcast lot (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150065600865) in the mail today.

Contents:
D2 (Dreamcast) complete, discs a bit scratched
Blue Stinger (Dreamcast) complete, disc a bit scratched
NHL2K (Dreamcast) complete
NFL2K1 (Dreamcast) in loose sleeve -the game is scratched to hell but who cares, it's not worth more than fifty cents :P

I can finally sell off my incomplete copy of D2 and hopefully make a profit out of it. Woohoo.

[PentiumMMX]

Here's everything I found while DP was down (Like the new layout!)

From Garage Sales:
- Dr. Mario (NES. Loose): $.50
- Metroid (NES. Loose): $.50
- Metal Gear (NES. CIB): $.50
- Wild Gunman (NES. Loose): $.50

From Game-X-Change:
- Knuckles Chaotix (32X. Loose): $10
- Sonic & Knuckles (Genesis. Loose w\ Top cover): $7

From Gamestop:
- Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles (GCN. Complete, Non-PC): $8 after discounts
- Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2. Complete, Non-GH): $5 after discounts
- Mario Kart DS (DS. Missing a few papers): $25 after discounts
- DS Rumble Pak (DS. Loose): Free (Someone left it inside the Mario Kart case)

From Goodwill:
- Intelevision II (CIB) w\ 10 games: $25
Included with the INTV:
- Astrosmash (CIB)
- Bomb Squad (CIB)
- Frog Bog (Loose w\ Overlay)
- Lock 'n' Chase (Sealed)
- BurgerTime (Sealed)
- Star Strike (Loose w\ Overlay)
- Space Armada (CIB)
- Bump 'n' Jump (CIB)
- Tron Maze-A-Tron (CIB)
- Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack (CIB)
- Intelevoice Module (CIB)

Passed up on:
- NES System (CIB): $15 (I was short on money)
- Sega 32X (Loose): The people at Game-X-Change couldn't sell it because the Genesis to 32X cable was missing

[DigitalSpace]

So far this month:

Genesis:
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (w/manual) - $2.50

N64:
Stunt Racer 64 (loose) - $5

GBA:
Gunstar Super Heroes (new) - $10

DS:
Kirby Canvas Curse (complete) - $14.99

[Rogmeister]

Today I received Yoshi's Island DS...

[cyberfluxor]

I won 2 auctions on eBay yesterday for some EU Saturn titles:
Resident Evil
Fighting Vipers
Athlete Kings
Tomb Raider
Rayman
Sega Ages Vol. 1
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http://i17.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/7a/85/f7a0_1.JPG
Total: just under $21 USD shipped
Now comes the international shipping delay timed wait...

[Kitsune Sniper]

I won 2 auctions on eBay yesterday for some EU Saturn titles:
Resident Evil
Fighting Vipers
Athlete Kings
Tomb Raider
Rayman
Sega Ages Vol. 1
http://i22.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/7a/86/2b39_1.JPG
http://i17.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/7a/85/f7a0_1.JPG
Total: just under $21 USD shipped
Now comes the international shipping delay timed wait...Holy frickin' crap, man. Sweet.

All I got today was Command & Conquer Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge (which I already had... dammit, I forgot!) and some random SMS games. I found a couple of good CD only games but the seller wanted $3 for each so I told him to screw himself. They're trying to bleed us buyers DRY because of the holidays.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Rainy Day Flea Market,,I made it there right before the rain came down hard.
..Around 6-10 vendors of misc items....It was kinda sad looking,I don't even know why they bother.

Friend of mine vendor there had:
GC controller with an extension,all the wires etc,Genny joystick..on the right side of the picture for $5.00


I don't usually buy Playstation decks:
..I looked at it and it's a dual shock version,I was going to pass..But I decided to look in the bag underneath it and it had all the stuff on that side of the picture in the bag.
..The vendor wanted $25.00..I offered him $20.00 and he took it.


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[MarkMan]

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GameCube version of Zelda... $37.99 @ Circuit City. Got the LE hardcover Prima guide today at Game Crazy.

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Fatal Contact and Infernal Affairs.

[Nate Nanjo]

Silent Hill 2 - $8...which would be about right a year ago. O_o

[jpark203]

I went to ebgames yesterday to look for Dreamcast games only to leave disappointed. It's been awhile since I've gone to one, but I didn't know that they pulled all their DC, PS1, and N64 games.

Anyway, I went over to my local independently run shop, Game Traders Club, to see what I could turn up. Couldn't see any DC games, so I asked if there were any in the back. He brought out 7 games, all complete and for $3 a piece, so I snatched 'em all. They included: Pen Pen Tricelon, Shenmue, Space Channel 5, Sega Smash Pack, Tennis 2K2, Jet Grind Radio, Chu Chu Rocket. I also bought a complete copy of Metal Gear Solid for PS1 there for $5

Last week, a 3DO game came in the mail. I got Street fighter 2 Turbo with case and box, but no manual. The game also came with 2 Capcom 6 button controllers. I paid $60, shipping included in that price.

I have a couple things on the way but won't post 'em till they come in the mail.

[DigitalSpace]

DS:
Castlevania: Portrait Of Ruin (new) - $29.99

[kralleman]

Today I won:

The Secret of Monkey Island, Kixx
Monkey Island 2, Kixx
King's Quest IV, Kixx

~10 bucks each all CIB Amiga versions..

[Sailorneorune]

grabbed today:

yet another Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow: $20 (trading towards GC Twilight Princess)
Fullmetal Alchemist v. 4: $7
Vay guide: $4 (any Sega CD fans or Working Designs nuts out there?)

[robotriot]

Got myself Rayman Raving Rabbids and Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz for Wii today.

[grimbal]

Some good finds this week:

From the local SA:

SCD:
CD-Rom Backup Cart
Dark Wizard
Dragon's Lair
Sonic CD
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
$2 each

N64:
Hydro Thunder
$2

Then from a couple of game stores:

NES:
Mermaids of Atlantis
Nobunga's Ambition
Tengen Tetris
$35 for all 3

Genesis:
Dynamite Headdy
Incredible Hulk
LHX Attack Chopper
Race Drivin'
Seperation Anxiety
Star Trek Deep Space Nine: Crossroads of Time
$2 each

SNES:
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Looney Toons B-Ball
$2 each


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[cyberfluxor]

Walked into a few places today and found some things I've been looking out for finally!
NES:
Qix ($5)
Mighty Bomb Jack ($4)
Pipe Dreams ($4)
Captain Comic ($4/free - Buy 3 get 1 free) Blue variant
-> Each loose, great condition except Captain Comic could use a little cleaning up on the plastic.

GB:
Battle Unit Zeoth
Metroid II
Final Fantasy Legends
-> All cart only and came with 2 cases. $3 each and neat, working order

Yeah, I spent a few bucks more than usual on NES titles but for their rarities and my waiting for them to come along it sure took a bit. I'm going to be thrilled the day I find Kings Quest 5 for the NES. :)

[Kitsune Sniper]

I just realized I have a Sega Saturn official backup cart. I totally forgot about it.

[evg2000]

Walked into an EBgames yesterday and walked out with a 60gig PS3 and Resistance: Fall of Man.

[grimbal]

Went back to the SA this morning hoping they had put more games out and they had. Picked up the following:

NES:
Duck Tales
TMNT 3

SNES:
Bubsy 2
X-Men Mutant Apocalypse

SCD:
NBA Jam

N64:
Super Mario 64

Then at a pawn shop:

SNES:
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island


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[Parpunk]

Just found Mario Kart 64 Factory Sealed at my Goodwill for $7.00. Its the million seller version. Anyone have any idea what its worth?

[Videogamerdaryll]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/1215SHIPS.jpg

Logitech PS2 Keyboard $5.00
(now what do I do with this/looks cool..I guess for online play)
Was it worth the $5.00/did I get a good deal?

PS2 The Getaway Black Monday $10.00-Sealed,brand new(for me to play tonight)
SNES deck $5.00
SNES Super Mario World $2.00
SNES Actraiser 2 $2.00

Saturn
Mr Bones
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Bug!
Playstation
Viewpoint

All for $15.00...I don't have those Saturn games in my collection and the PS game is for sale.


.................................................. ........
Not one Nintendo in sight..http://www.digitpress.com/forum/images/icons/icon9.gif

Passed up..
Atari 400 complete,no box with a pile of games..

Why,well as I told me Dad..I had one,sold it for scraps and don't want to bother with another one.
Because I'll never get back what I paid for it and it'll sit on my shelf..

[Kitsune Sniper]

The 11th Hour - complete (an apparent rerelease that doesn't include the kickass CD holder) - $2 (I only needed disc 4, because mine's unreadable ;_;)
Wing Commander II Deluxe Edition - boxed and complete - $6 (DAMMIT)
Final Fantasy, Bubble Bobble, Metal Gear (NES) - $2 each
Take Your Best Shot (PC) - $1

[.Goomba24]

Just found Mario Kart 64 Factory Sealed at my Goodwill for $7.00. Its the million seller version. Anyone have any idea what its worth?


It is probably the Players Choice version, which is about the same as the original when it comes down to rarity. But factory sealed, I bet that adds more cash to its price.

[Parpunk]

yea thats it players choice version i meant to type. thats cool i was quite surprised to find a sealed game. i might hit it again to see if anything else pops up there next week. thanks!

[cyberfluxor]

PS2:
ChoroQ
War Jetz
-> Both new 2 for $15

I forgot to mention the other day:
PC:
Syberia I & II ($13)
Chessmaster 10th Edition ($20)
-> Both new at Circuit City. I got 10% off those prices with a coupon.

[Goodwill Hunter]

Picked up everything but the cart and cable for Sega Genesis Miracle Piano for $70 on ebay.

Found an Apple Emate 300 (the last dying gasp of the Newton technology) for $10 at Goodwill.

And complete SNES Price of Persia and Run Saber for a buck each at a local thrift.

Rich (now looking for a loose Genny Miracle Piano cart!)

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[cracked8ball]

All for Xbox 360

Condemned - $24.99
Sneak King - $3.99
Big Bumpin' - $3.99

[Videogamerdaryll]

My friend Ron just showed up,he's doing a play in a church..(Scrooge )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21/Chris1/1215SHIPS012.jpg

He brought me Freebies.
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[Fighter17]

Over the last few weeks:

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Sexy Parodius JP PSX with spine card.
Twinkle Star Sprites JP Neo-Geo CD without spine card.
League Bowling JP Neo-Geo CD without spine card.
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special JP Neo-Geo CD without spine card.
Philosoma US PSX complete.
Strikers 1945 JP PSX without spine card.

Total: Around $167 shipped.

Sexy Parodius and Twinkle Star Sprites costing me an arm and an leg. League Bowling and Real Bout I got from a trade, and both Philosoma and Strikers 1945 I got from ebay for a good price. Sexy Parodius is just funny to play, Twinkle Star Sprites is great on 2 Players. League Bowling is fun and easy, Real Bout might have long loading times, but it's worth it. Philosoma for getting it cheap is really great for a shmup. Strikers 1945 on the PSX is actually a great port of the arcade game. While the Saturn port was a little better than the PSX port, the PSX port can stand on its own two feet. The only odd part is that Strikers 1945 II plays horrible on the Saturn, but plays a lot better on the PSX.

[cyberfluxor]

cracked8ball:
If you haven't already, pick up the pocket-bike game. It's nifty but the physics suck when you run into stuff.

Videogamerdaryll:
Cool. Good luck to him in the play. :)

Fighter17:
Twinkle Star Sprites! I know you'll enjoy that.


I didn't get anything too special but at a GameStop they said there was a B2G1F going on so...
PS2:
Rune ($5)
Alter Echo ($5)
Goblin Commander - Inleash the Horde ($8)

You can choose which of the $5 games was free. I've played Rune on the PC and found it amusing but a bit difficult to get others to connect over LAN so the multi-player on it will be sweet. Was told by a friend Alter Echo was fun but short although worth the few bucks so I went ahead with it. And of course Goblin Commander is supposed to be real cool and actually nice for a consule RTS. Been wanting it for awhile (and wanted it more so for the GC, but hey, whatever) so picked it up as well.

Oh, and I keep forgetting to list other things... Like yesterday, I also picked up:
Genesis:
Sword of Vermilion (C - $5)
SNES:
Sim City box & manual free

[mb7241]

Yesterday at the flea market (Big D, Dalton, Georgia)...

2 NESs w/hookups, 1 controller each, NES Advantage controller, cleaning kit, and 5 common games; 2 N64s w/hookups, 1 controller total; 1 PlayStation w/hookups and a 3rd-party controller; 1 common SNES sports title: $35 for the lot.

4-port Atari 5200 w/hookups, 1 controller, and 6 games; Conquest of the World (Odyssey 2) cart-only; Dragon Warrior (NES) complete; Dragon Warrior II (NES) complete; Dr. Mario 64 (N64) cart-only; Galaxian tabletop: $35

Yesterday at another flea market (Fleas Unlimited, Sweetwater, Tennessee):

2004 Canadian $20 bill; 3 British £2 coins (2 dated 1998, 1 dated 2000); 1970 Swiss 2-franc coin; 2002 Italian €.50 coin: $25

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A side note, regarding the aforementioned Fleas Unlimited flea market and East Ridge Flea Market (Chattanooga, Tennessee): There's a company set up at both of them called Packard's. If you find yourself there looking for video games, odds are pretty decent they have it, but their prices, for the most part, are absolutely terrible. Some examples:

Suikoden 1 (PS1): $100
Arc the Lad Collection (PS1): $80
Top-loader NES (w/hookups and dogbone): $150
Neo-Fami (w/hookups and controller): $40-$60
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS2): $100
Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction (Xbox): $45
Breath of Fire 3 (PS1): $50
Legend of Mana (PS1): $70
PS3 60-GB version (new): $1200
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (NES; cart-only): $8
Final Fantasy 2 (SNES; cart-only): $50
Final Fantasy 3 (SNES; cart-only): $50
Secret of Mana (SNES; cart-only): $60
Combat (Atari 2600; cart-only): $4

In their defense, I did see a copy of Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (PS2) at the East Ridge location for $18...though it was about the only true deal they had. The rest of their stuff was tremendously overpriced.

[Videogamerdaryll]

cracked8ball:

Videogamerdaryll:
Cool. Good luck to him in the play. :)



Thank you....

[Sailorneorune]

daryll - re: the PS2 keyboard: that's a pretty good deal, and that keyboard works perfectly with Phantasy Star Universe. I found one of those for a friend a couple of weeks ago for just a little bit more than that.

I wouldn't mind getting one for myself since I have PSU pending in, so let me know if you decide to part with that one, ok? ;)

[Rogmeister]

Well, I finally got Crash Twinsanity for the Xbox today. I had ordered it back on December 2nd from an Amazon Marketplace seller. And it's no wonder I didn't get it until now. The guy didn't even mail it until 2 days ago! He takes my money and waits 2 weeks to mail it? What's up withn that? Of course, I don't know the explanation...perhaps he was out of town or something. I guess I shouldn't complain without knowing the facts. I did get it for just $8 or so and, though used, it looks to be in excellent condition.

Here's something odd, though. It came with two instruction manuals. One is in English...the other is either Spanish or French, I'm not really sure.

[jcalder8]

Here's something odd, though. It came with two instruction manuals. One is in English...the other is either Spanish or French, I'm not really sure.
If its French that would mean that its the Canadian version since "all" games here come with english and french manuals.

[thehistorian]

Figured I wouldn't see these again so I snatched them up. Both for $9.99 each...


Oh and I picked up Choroq for PS2 at best buy for $4.99 and Taito Legends PS2 for $9.99

[Vinnysdad]

Picked up some ok deals lately.
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat w/ extra bongos-$16
Rumble Roses XX-360-$19
Prey-360-$25

[DigitalSpace]

PlayStation:
Need For Speed: V-Rally (complete) - $3.99

Got that at Goodwill last night. The disc was in great shape, so I figured what the hell.

[Kuros]

Suikoden 1 (PS1): $100
Arc the Lad Collection (PS1): $80
Top-loader NES (w/hookups and dogbone): $150
Neo-Fami (w/hookups and controller): $40-$60
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS2): $100
Aliens vs. Predator: Extinction (Xbox): $45
Breath of Fire 3 (PS1): $50
Legend of Mana (PS1): $70
PS3 60-GB version (new): $1200
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt (NES; cart-only): $8
Final Fantasy 2 (SNES; cart-only): $50
Final Fantasy 3 (SNES; cart-only): $50
Secret of Mana (SNES; cart-only): $60
Combat (Atari 2600; cart-only): $4


Jesus Cristo those are some insane prices. $8 for SMB/DH? $150 for a top loader?

When did we teleport back to 1990? (Yes I know this isn't accurate)

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

Yesterday I hit the clearance at TRU and picked up Final Fantasy IV for the GBA for $10. I also grabbed a couple of XBox games for $5 each.

[BydoEmpire]

I had a store credit at Gamestop, so I picked up the PS2 Genesis Collection for $2.50. Definitely enjoying it.

[cyberfluxor]

SMS:
Rastan
Aztec Adventure
-> Both nicely boxed and in great condition but lack manuals. $2 each.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yesterday at the flea market (Big D, Dalton, Georgia)...

Hahaha, dude, is the Dalton flea market this huge vacant lot where people park, and there's a building with booths inside? And some outside booths are covered with a roof-thing? If that's the one you went to, then I went there last June when I was visiting my sisters in Tennessee! I found nothing of interest there, sadly, other than a bunch of classic comics I couldn't take back to Mexico with me. :\

But, still, Dalton is bee-you-tee-full! And there's lots of Mexicans there for some reason so I felt right at home. ;D

[Rogmeister]

Today I got what's going to be my final game of the year...

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

[Kuros]

Really neat find today:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Kuros/phantas.jpg

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Phantasmagoria complete big box. With all 7 discs, all inserts, Strat guide and a boot disk that someone made to play it.

Even more interesting is that the original reciept was still in the box. A man by the name of Michael Brooks bought this game at Egghead Software in Carlsbad (the one I used to go to) on 9/2/95 for 64.02.

Neat.

$9 + tax for the game.

T2, WWF Royal Rumble and Captain Comic were $7 for the lot.

[Enixis]

Found a copy of Project Justice: Rival School 2 for PAL Dreamcast brand new at GameStation UK for £19.99. Expensive but considering its going for a lot more on ebay and amazon, i think it was worth it.

[DigitalSpace]

GBA:
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (loose)
Street Racing Syndicate (new)

$15 total. Glad I've finally got SRS, which also put me at 70 GBA games. :)

[Perkar]

NES system with 1 controller (no rf/AC) $2.50
smb3 (loose) $2
contra (loose) $2
smb3 (loose) $1
rad racer (loose) $1

golden axe 2 (complete) $2
Kid Chameleon (boxed) $1
Whip Rush (complete) $1

a decent day yesterday.

[Kitsune Sniper]

This week's finds, starting on Saturday.

Saturday:
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$2 each.

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$2 for The 11th Hour (only needed disc 4), $6 for WC2.

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$4.

Monday:
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Went back to the booth that had the NES games above, and the guy told me he'd sell me the others for $1 each. So I chose these.

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Later, I found this Aladdin (Genesis) plastic banner! It's for sale if anyone wants it. :)

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http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j238/foxhack/DP/DSC01266.jpg
I got these Atari sticks to resell...

Oh yeah, I also found these.
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$8. They're going to eBay.

Tuesday:
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I went back to the NES booth again and got that DC fishing rod controller for ONE DOLLAR! The others... $2.50 each.

Today (Wednesday):
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The DC stick was $10. It was pretty high but I decided to treat myself since I only have one pad, and I needed something for my fighting games. Leisure Suit Larry 5 was $1, and the NeGCon was $1.

P.S.
The "smileys count towards the total pictures per post" limitation is LAME.

[mb7241]

Hahaha, dude, is the Dalton flea market this huge vacant lot where people park, and there's a building with booths inside? And some outside booths are covered with a roof-thing? If that's the one you went to, then I went there last June when I was visiting my sisters in Tennessee! I found nothing of interest there, sadly, other than a bunch of classic comics I couldn't take back to Mexico with me. :\

But, still, Dalton is bee-you-tee-full! And there's lots of Mexicans there for some reason so I felt right at home. ;D

You described it perfectly. That's the place, indeed.

[Perkar]

smb3 $1
tetris $1
smb/dh/wctm $1

i'm such a sucker for $1 NES games... i don't even seem to care how common they are. i think i have 5 copies of smb3 now. oops. on the bright side, all three had dust sleeves, which i need.

[Xexyz]

Today (Wednesday):
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The DC stick was $10. It was pretty high but I decided to treat myself since I only have one pad, and I needed something for my fighting games.


Nice finds Kitsune Sniper! BTW, I wouldn't worry about being "spendy on that DC stick. You spent $10 on a valuable, official stick that can turn you a profit easily. I think those things tend to go for $40 and up just for used ones.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Nice finds Kitsune Sniper! BTW, I wouldn't worry about being "spendy on that DC stick. You spent $10 on a valuable, official stick that can turn you a profit easily. I think those things tend to go for $40 and up just for used ones.

Except I don't intend to sell it. :)

You all know by now that I buy stuff to resell on eBay and on the forum, but I often keep stuff like this. If I ever find another stick then yes, it'll be sold, but I always keep DC hardware for myself. :D Except for spare lightguns. I think six is enough. :P

[wallydawg]

I found this today while looking for something on the 360 for the brother-in-law. I'm estatic to have found it in the wild, actually. Merry Christmas me! :D

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Itsn't that how it always is though, go out looking for stuff for other people only to come back with a handful of things for yourself.

[MegaDrive20XX]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/Akumajo22/MegaMan95.jpg

I can't believe my co-worker got me this for Christmas. The entire 6 DVD set of the Mega Man Animated series...what a kickass guy..

[Kitsune Sniper]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v129/Akumajo22/MegaMan95.jpg

I can't believe my co-worker got me this for Christmas. The entire 6 DVD set of the Mega Man Animated series...what a kickass guy..

... Just wait until you see the episodes.

He must really hate your guts. :p

[Scream And Fly]

I actually saved this new, never removed from the box Atari 600XL from the Goodwill junk pile!

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[mills]

I found this today while looking for something on the 360 for the brother-in-law. I'm estatic to have found it in the wild, actually. Merry Christmas me! :D

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Itsn't that how it always is though, go out looking for stuff for other people only to come back with a handful of things for yourself.

I found this in the wild for 14.99, good score!

[MegaDrive20XX]

... Just wait until you see the episodes.

He must really hate your guts. :p

Oh but being an MST3000 fan myself, I know how cheesy they really are lol Especially the incredibly bad film editted tricks to show "Hey, nobody will notice that this character is missing his eyes for 5 seconds or more in this scene."

So yeah, I'm still surprised he got me something like this...and why it's still filed under "Anime" is beyond me.....

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

I went by the locla Goodwill and grabbed a hard plastic Game Boy carrying case that has a shoulder strap for $1. I passed up the Model 2 Genesis - Sega CD combo for $20. I always thought that it would be cool to work there and get dibs on all the stuff thate came through. Today, I saw I sign that states that in the interest of fairness, employess are not allowed to shop there. What a crock.

JY

[cyberfluxor]

Last night I picked up:
PS2:
Yanya Caballista: City Skater
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
-> $5 each, complete and nice discs.

SMS:
Monopoly (Cart + box (No manual) - $1)

Genesis:
Madden '94
Football '94
-> Each were $1 complete with inserts. The Madden game was labeled "Limited Edition", which I have no idea what that means (hence the thread I created) and I got the Football '94 thinking its case was the same dimentions as the SMS ones inside and out... I was wrong so I can't swap it out between the Monopoly game because the cartridges won't fit, along with the manuals. So, are there any Genesis boxes that'll work with SMS games as replacement cases?

[Rogmeister]

I picked up a copy of MVP Baseball 2005 today for $14.88 at Wal-Mart. It's probably the last good baseball game made for the GameCube. I don't know if there will even be a baseball game made for the system in 2007...

[wallydawg]

I went by the locla Goodwill and grabbed a hard plastic Game Boy carrying case that has a shoulder strap for $1. I passed up the Model 2 Genesis - Sega CD combo for $20. I always thought that it would be cool to work there and get dibs on all the stuff thate came through. Today, I saw I sign that states that in the interest of fairness, employess are not allowed to shop there. What a crock.

JY

Haha I'm sure we have all thought of that at one point or another. At the one I frequent, they can buy stuff once it's on the floor (not while you are working of course), but you can't take stuff from the backroom.

All Goodwill rules seem to be different in the stores though, as this one they let you go through the tubs before they place everything on the shelves. At another I visit, if you even so look into a bin while someone is putting it away you get scolded by the employee (and maybe even roundhouse kicked if warrented).

If you did work there I guess you could alway beep a friend to come buy it just as they are putting it out.

[Jimmy Yakapucci]

I did have one other purchase today. A co-worker had a PS1 package he was selling. It had an early model PS1, the kind with the built-in A/V jacks, Madded 99, Madden 2001, Castlevania Chronicles (CIB), Saga Frontier (CIB), and Final Fantasy IX (CIB). All for a total of $20. Not a bad deal.

JY

[josekortez]

From play-asia.com:

Action Replay 5-in-1 Saturn cart - $25
Taito Memories (Japanese PSP) - $30
Fighting Vipers (Japanese Saturn, new & sealed) - $10
SS arcade stick (Japanese Saturn, new & sealed) - $15

[orangest]

pawn shop pickup-loose SNES secret of mana for $2. there was also a vectrex there, but the guy working the counter wasn't sure if the owners wanted to sell it or not, and so he didn't. there was also the atari game center with a colecovision and about 10 common 2600 and CV games inside that has been there forever.

[Tommy]

oddworld: abes oddysee

gift for wifey

[ncman071]

picked up zelda twilight princess today for the gamecube.

[Rogmeister]

I forgot to mention that when I got MVP Baseball 2005 for the GameCube, it meant I broke my goal of buying no more than 20 games this year. It's my 21st. I guess you can sue me. :D

[Slate]

Haha I'm sure we have all thought of that at one point or another. At the one I frequent, they can buy stuff once it's on the floor (not while you are working of course), but you can't take stuff from the backroom.

All Goodwill rules seem to be different in the stores though, as this one they let you go through the tubs before they place everything on the shelves. At another I visit, if you even so look into a bin while someone is putting it away you get scolded by the employee (and maybe even roundhouse kicked if warrented)

It all varies from store to store by the employees. In some goodwills, If I ask kindly, They'll sell me stuff out of the back room wether it's been "Processed" or not (I bought a trashed NES from one for $3, Another goodwill would have thrown it away because some of the case was melted from a soldering iron and it didn't have any cords or controllers)

But in other goodwills, The people that work there are too stupid to sell stuff out of the back room if you ask because it wasn't "Processed". At one, I asked to buy a dreamcast and the last time I was there (A week later) It was still in the back room. Hey, If i'm offering to buy it just sell it to me, I'll take it back if it does not work, Why would I ask to buy it if I didn't know what it was, Especially if it is missing something? o_O

[incubus421]

You won't believe this...ran down to my local GameCrazy store and they were having a "Classic Plastic" sale in which you get 3 classic games for $10 and here's what I picked up...

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- Toe Jam & Earl (complete!)
- Toe Jam & Earl: Panic in Funkotron (boxed)
- Super Off-Road (cart only)

All for about $3.33 each!
Probably my best find out in the wild

[Perkar]

decent thrift run today

boxing for intv - $1

caesar's palace 2 for the psx $1
ff7 for psx (non-gh and mint!) $10
ff8 for psx (non-gh and mint!) $13

super smash bros melee for gc $5
18 wheeler for gc $5

[grimbal]

Found the following today:

NES:
Super Pitfall

SNES:
Aero Fighters
Batman Forever
Final Fight Guy
T2 Judgement Day

Glad to find Guy and get it off my list.

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