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    Default What crazy good deals have you found?

    One of the reasons I am a retro game collector is basically because I don't have a lot of money and it can be an inexpensive hobby if you look for stuff at thrift stores and garage sales like I do. I know it can be expensive too, but I am all about gaming on a budget.

    So last Saterday I went to my local Goodwill and in the glass case was a Xbox 360 with a sign on it that said: "Won't play games". With a price tag of $39.99. I have fixed a couple of regular xbox's and so I figured it was worth the risk. I could at least make my money back from parts if it couldn't be fixed. So I bought it, took home, fired it up and............ it works perfectly. I have been playing it everyday since with no problems.

    Everyone I know that I tell about it can't believe it. A Xbox 360 for 40 bucks? Yes it is true. I would never have bought a 360 otherwise. I couldn't afford it.

    Anyways, what super sweet deals have you found?

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    I found Snatchers for Sega CD, near perfect condition for $8. sold it on ebay for around$70

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    I got Radiant Silvergun for $17.

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    Taromaru on Saturn for $50, Panzer Saga $50
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    Probably my favorite was responding to a local ad that was offering a complete in box NES Deluxe set, 30ish NES games and a power glove for 80 dollars. Not bad, I thought and made arrangements to complete the deal the next day.

    When I got there, the seller brought out the goods, and mentioned he found an extra item, and just threw it into the package. My heart jumped when I realized that throwaway was a boxed copy of Stack Up, complete with the plastic tray and all parts!

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    Default first thing that comes to mind

    I picked up a gold zelda and mike tyson's punchout nes for $5 total.

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    To name a few off my head:
    Crazy Climber (VCS) - $1 (loose)
    Sonic Adventure L.E. (DC) - $2 (missing back insert)
    Spider-Man: Web of Fire (32x) - $1 (loose)
    Psychic Force (PS) - $1 (complete)
    Dragon Warrior III (NES) - $2 (complete)
    Phantasy Star II & III (Genesis) - $1 each (both lacking manuals)
    No Escape (SNES) - $2 (complete)


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    I bought 2 copies of Flintstones: Dinosaur Peak (1 cart only & 1 boxed) for $5.00 apiece. Sold the box for $150, 1 cart for $150 & the other for $203.

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    hmm well I sold some games for more than I paid:

    PDS for saturn I paid 150 or so but sold it for over 300 and made$$$
    Radiant silvergun same deal paid 100 bucks total for my copy and sold for double that.

    Countless situations like this but never any really solid cheap buys just lucky sales

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    Found Flintstones 2 nes for $5 at a closing rental places, found ncaa bb 2k3 for gamecube for $10 from the same place (sold it on ebay last march and got almost $80 for it). A store near me was clearancing out there copies of Resident Evil Code Veronica X for gamecube for $3.50 each, seen below is a picture of the 12 copies I got (13 if you count the one I kept). Sold each for $25-$35

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    Let's see...

    A Genny / Sega CD dev system (bought for $10, sold for $500)
    A Bandai Pippin prerelease system w/floppy and memory card (bought for $8, sold for $500)
    A CIB Miracle Piano Teaching System (NES) (bought for $15, sold for $250, I think)

    Of all the stuff I buy and sell, I've kept:

    Final Fantasy VII ($5)
    several semi-rare or uncommon PC games ($1-5 each)
    My famiclone bootlegs

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    Shining Force CD - $5
    Lunar 2 - $15 for one, $35 for another. both complete.
    Panzer Dragoon Saga - $50 + Shining Force CD
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    It's not a big find but a few years ago I found Ogre Battle 64 (loose) for $5 at a pawn shop.

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    Tactics Ogre PSX - $10
    Sonic Adventure LE (Complete) - $8
    Policenaut PSX - $2
    Bust-a-groove PSX - $5

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    Double post, see below.

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    Some top finds I can recall off the top of my head for the past couple years, all at the local flea market...

    JVC X'Eye system ($2.00)
    JVC X'Eye branded RF box ($1.00)
    JVC X'Eye branded power supply ($1.00)
    JVC X'Eye branded controller ($1.00)
    Boxed and complete Colecovision ($20.00)
    TurboGrafx-16 system, two controllers, TurboTap, 15 games - 9 complete ($5.00)
    Japanese Sega Pico system, 9 complete games, fishing and keyboard accessories ($10.00)
    Genesis 1 + Sega CD 2, Virtual Boy system + Virtual Boy Wario Land ($10.00)
    NES - Caesars Palace prototype (FREE)
    VCS - Artillery Duel/Spike's Peak ($0.50)
    PS2 - Guitar Hero II boxed complete ($30.00)

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    My best:

    Vulture Attack for the 2600 paid 1.50 worth about 150
    FF VII $5
    Tengen Tetris $25

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    I also bought back (yes, bought back from someone who stole it from me years ago) my Toploader and about 25 games, 2 controllers for 50 bucks.

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    A few that come to mind:

    -Earthbound for SNES, cart only for $4. Later on, I got the strategy guide that was packaged with the game for 49 cents at Goodwill.
    -TMNT Tournament Fighters for NES (R6), cart only for $1.99 at Goodwill.
    -Star Wars Jedi Outcast: Jedi Knight II for Gamecube, complete and minty, for $4.99 at Goodwill.
    -Castlevania: Bloodlines for Genesis, cart only for $1.99 at GameCrazy.
    -Contra Hard Corps for Genesis, cart only for $1.99 at another GameCrazy.
    -Herzog Zwei for Genesis, cart only for $2.50.
    -Joshua & The Battle of Jericho for Genesis (R7), cart only for 63 cents at GameStop.
    -Intelligent Qube for PlayStation, disc only for $1.

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    Nes peek-a-boo-poker complete for 5.00 (rental store ditching all its pre-psx games)
    tengen tetris section z prototype and cheetah men 2 all at ebgames the same day.
    shining force 3 sealed for 20$
    sotn saturn capcom collection 1, shitty dbz game shitty sailor moon game ,ultraman and dead or alive imports all new sealed for 5$ at the very same ebgames when the saturn was dying (hate the system but love sotn)
    ogre battle complete free with the purchase of a snes from a friend for 20$ (think I got ff2 and uniracers from him as well)

    I think those are my best ones overall :-)

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