December 2008 Finds

[jeffg]

a decent craigslist find

atari jaguar system with hookups, 2 controllers
Alien vs Predator
Tempest 2000
Cybermorph
doom
trevor mcfur
val d'isere skiing & snowboarding
$40 for all

Magnavox Odyssey 2 system with hookups and 20 games including
Quest for the Rings complete
$20 for everything

[c0ldb33r]

a decent craigslist find

atari jaguar system with hookups, 2 controllers
Alien vs Predator
Tempest 2000
Cybermorph
doom
trevor mcfur
val d'isere skiing & snowboarding
$40 for all

Wow that is a great find! Are you planning on keeping it or reselling?

[Kyle15]

I found a near-mint copy of the Ehrgeiz strategy guide for $6.99 at Replay's.
Do these things sell for very much? I know the game does.

[jeffg]

going to keep for now, the O2, the keyboard doesn't all work which stinks. but for $1 a game I might sell them off

[Porksta]

Yeah, I am hoping I can get someone to take me to a CL so I can get a Jag, four games, and the box for $25. I'll ask my mom again tomorrow.

[Atari 5200]

I found a near-mint copy of the Ehrgeiz strategy guide for $6.99 at Replay's.
Do these things sell for very much? I know the game does.

That would go along great with my recent find...

[norkusa]

I found a near-mint copy of the Ehrgeiz strategy guide for $6.99 at Replay's.
Do these things sell for very much? I know the game does.

I've got one I'm trying to get rid of. Listed it twice on Ebay (at $15 then $10) and nobody wanted it.

[jcalder8]

I've got one I'm trying to get rid of. Listed it twice on Ebay (at $15 then $10) and nobody wanted it.

I'd be interested in it depending on shipping cost.

[InsaneDavid]

It had been about a month and I had Saturday off so I headed out to the flea market. I only really visited one vendor though and as usual, Shortround had the goods. I was there fairly early and began by looking over his NES games - nothing new at all. In fact it's been a bit of an NES drought as of late but that's usually because of him picking up new games while out on the week's flea market circuit, and then my rival back in the central valley buying them up.

He had a couple new Japanese Dreamcast games and told me they were two for $5.00, my usual price. Looking through them they were mostly what I had already seen in weeks previous, although many of the sealed copies of Sonic Adventure and Blue Stinger had disappeared. There was a Japanese copy of House of the Dead 2 I passed up, a sealed Japanese Crazy Taxi which I left, and a couple other games that really didn't stand out. (although I always get a kick out of seeing the Japanese version of what became CART Flag To Flag, as the US release was the first Dreamcast game I ever played, and still one of my favorites) I ended up grabbing four titles that looked interesting or that I had already known.

DC - Get Bass (JPN, complete)
DC - Net de Tennis (JPN, complete)
DC - Sega Rally Championship 2 (JPN, complete)
DC - Shenmue (JPN, complete)



Yeah, Get Bass is Sega Bass Fishing, Sega Rally 2 and Shenmue had US releases, but they were complete and minty. Sega Rally 2 was a reseal (no spinecard) but I cracked it open there and the spinecard and everything were inside. Net de Tennis is a cutesy 2D sprite driven tennis game. It's a lot of fun, almost like "kawaii pong." Also can anyone tell me what's up with the "SAMPLE" thing on Shenmue? He had another copy that didn't have that, both are identical, so I took the "SAMPLE" one.

Digging through one of his many boxes of random stuff I came across a Densha de Go! train controller for the PlayStation. The gearing lever was bent down and out, with the plastic around the shaft cracked. It still moved fine though so I set it on the table and continued to look. Shorty and his brother (who is a crackup) both said, almost at the same time, that it was a dollar. It's like they wanted to get rid of it and as I was leaving I told him what it was, he had no idea but I told him if he sees any other odd controllers that I would buy them gladly. I ended up bending the shaft back to the proper position (cracking the plastic a bit more) and then glued the plastic in place. There are still cracks in the plastic but it feels and works fine. I also reduced the spring tension while I had the controller open, was a touch too sensitive for me. Further down in the same box I found a dark green replacement Dreamcast shell, complete and unused in box. I've had my main Dreamcast in one of these for years and love it. I know awhile ago they were pulling serious value on eBay as they had become impossible to find - sharp contrast to when they were first for sale. Dunno what I'll do with this one but that it was actually what was in the box was quite a surprise.

PS1 - Densha de Go! controller (JPN)
DC - Replacement shell (dark green) (box not pictured)



I went through his small box of Sega Master System games and picked out a few loose titles. All but Cloud Master are for my brother for Christmas.

SMS - After Burner
SMS - Cloud Master
SMS - Shinobi
SMS - Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap



Upon asking if he had any Atari left (which I know he does) he presented me with a giant cardboard box, dumping it out on the tables. He said $1.00 each, as usual, unless I wanted to buy at least 20 or so, then they would be $0.50 each. I started going through them, tossing the ones I didn't want back in the box. I went through three giant boxes this way, years of dust and light insect remnants floating into the air as each one was dumped out. I ended up picking out 23, about half of them for me (titles I didn't have, variations I didn't have, or cleaner versions of stuff I have) and the others for my oldest younger sister for Christmas. I set her up with one of my Atari 2600 lots over the summer and considering she still plays it, I figured I'd beef up her collection a bit. Nothing rare here but good games just the same.

VCS - Asteroids (Tele-Games)
VCS - Atlantis (picture label)
VCS - Barnstorming
VCS - Battlezone
VCS - Berzerk
VCS - Bowling (picture label)
VCS - Demon Attack (text label)
VCS - Dragster
VCS - Galaxian
VCS - Home Run
VCS - Ms. Pac-Man
VCS - Othello
VCS - Outlaw
VCS - Pole Position
VCS - Pole Position
VCS - RealSports Baseball
VCS - RealSports Boxing
VCS - Riddle of the Sphinx (picture label)
VCS - Riddle of the Sphinx (picture label)
VCS - Space Jockey
VCS - Spider-Man
VCS - Starmaster
VCS - Warlords (Tele-Games)



He counted it up and said $27.00 - more than fair. However he gave me back $14.00 change so it was $26.00, which is usually how it goes with him, he always tries to shave a couple more bucks off for me. A pretty decent haul all together, I'll have to say.

[Nesmaster]

Get ready for this...



Best deal of... ever for me. $600 + tax thanks to Zellers' EXTREMELY vague ad advertising games for 2/$30. :P

[Smashed Brother]

Get ready for this...



Best deal of... ever for me. $600 + tax thanks to Zellers' EXTREMELY vague ad advertising games for 2/$30. :P

Jesus Tap-Dancin' Christ, I think I just shot a load in my pants!

[8bitCaged]

Get ready for this...



Best deal of... ever for me. $600 + tax thanks to Zellers' EXTREMELY vague ad advertising games for 2/$30. :P

is it still on I am going to my Zellers right now sea yea later.

[Nesmaster]

is it still on I am going to my Zellers right now sea yea later.

Your Mileage May Vary on this. Some Zellers are doing it and are pretty cleaned out. Others are aware and have corrected it. My Zellers was pretty cleared out, but since they were honoring it, I was able to price match at Wal-Mart with the flyer and my receipts. Here's my walmart receipts for some possible leverage in getting the deal:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...aster/wmpm.jpg

[8bitCaged]

thanks man your great.
I will try to find that flayer too.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Also can anyone tell me what's up with the "SAMPLE" thing on Shenmue? He had another copy that didn't have that, both are identical, so I took the "SAMPLE" one.

In my experience, Japanese "SAMPLE" items are basically full, not for resale versions. I have several "SAMPLE" SNK soundtracks and they all say that on the inner ring of the disc, or they have a sticker over the UPC code on the back cover or the OBI card (to prevent said resale.)

Also, I hate Nesmaster right now.

[Kyle15]

I've got one I'm trying to get rid of. Listed it twice on Ebay (at $15 then $10) and nobody wanted it.

Well, I guess it's a keep for me then.

[SegaAges]

Get ready for this...



Best deal of... ever for me. $600 + tax thanks to Zellers' EXTREMELY vague ad advertising games for 2/$30. :P

So that means you are selling me gear 2 for $15, right?
hahaha

Nice find dude.

[c0ldb33r]

Best deal of... ever for me. $600 + tax thanks to Zellers' EXTREMELY vague ad advertising games for 2/$30. :P

Holy Sweet Jumpin Jesus.

That is awesome!

I just checked the local Zellers flyer, it says right on it that the eligible games are any games regularly prices 19.99 to 59.99

[SegaAges]

Holy Sweet Jumpin Jesus.

That is awesome!

I just checked the local Zellers flyer, it says right on it that the eligible games are any games regularly prices 19.99 to 59.99

So, uh, who is buying me some games, hahahaha

[AZ Legend]

Seriously spread the deal to us DPers....Crazy good deal