April 2009 Finds

[Tenjikuronin]

Ah, good day today...

It's 75% manga, including Nadesico, Gundam, Inu-Yasha, Eternity Comic's adaption of Captain Harlock, and more of that sort of thing. This finally got me to stop by the comic shop for more bags and boards, which are now averaging out to cost MORE than I spend on the comics themselves... o_O

That's a good series....I remember watching the anime version years ago...

[sebastiankirchoff]

This is stuff found over the past few weeks. Its been pretty dry recently, but it is only the beginning of the season:

Kirbys Adventure NES Cart Only- $1
Double Dragon NES Cart Only- $1
Three PS1 Memory Cards- 2.50
South Park DVD: 2.00
Starsky and Hutch Gamecube- 1.00

[NayusDante]

That's a good series....I remember watching the anime version years ago...

Looking through the box, I have issues 2-6. The stuff by Eternity isn't actual manga localization, rather, original American comics based on the source material. They did Robotech this way, which proceeded into The Sentinels and all that. I've been wanting to check out the original Harlock anime for a while now, and reading these will probably determine if I start looking for it or not.

There's 26 total issues of Nadesico in the box, but two are #4, one of which is missing the cover. I've never understood why I find comics this way, you'd think that whoever bought them would have tracked down that missing issue #9... The two Gundam series in the box are 4 and 5 issues each, and both are missing the last issue. o_O

[Kitsune Sniper]

How's their recent material? I believe they recently released a new album...

I really like this particular album. The first was good, but this is better. I've also got Hack, but it doesn't really hit me the same way.

Synthesizer. Good music, but most of it is Kurt-less - the last track features vocals by him, though. I liked it a lot.

I actually like all their albums (except for Don't Be Afraid, which isn't bad but it's NOT Insoc).

Looking through the box, I have issues 2-6. The stuff by Eternity isn't actual manga localization, rather, original American comics based on the source material. They did Robotech this way, which proceeded into The Sentinels and all that. I've been wanting to check out the original Harlock anime for a while now, and reading these will probably determine if I start looking for it or not.

There's 26 total issues of Nadesico in the box, but two are #4, one of which is missing the cover. I've never understood why I find comics this way, you'd think that whoever bought them would have tracked down that missing issue #9... The two Gundam series in the box are 4 and 5 issues each, and both are missing the last issue. o_O

Who's to say someone didn't pluck those out of the box before you got there?

[camarotuner]

From Sears...
Manhunt 2 (PS2) X4
Dragonball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (PS2) X4
Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night (PS2) X1

Paid 1.97 each or 18.80 after tax.

Walked the 30 foot out the door to the Gamestop, traded the pile in and got.... 73 bucks. Sweet.

[Oobgarm]

Scored a sealed copy of Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction for PS3 at Blockbuster yesterday for a measly $19.99.

[hellfire]

my final fantasy vii came in today from my freind, the case and the cds are not in great condition but thats nothing that cant be fixed.

[The 1 2 P]

Just a few things I picked up today and one that came in the mail.

[TonyTheTiger]

I haven't actually gotten it yet (was shipped out today) but assuming everything works out does this count as a find even though it wasn't in the wild?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=360147014862

[NayusDante]

I haven't actually gotten it yet (was shipped out today) but assuming everything works out does this count as a find even though it wasn't in the wild?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=360147014862

Yes. Nice one.

[BIGMIKE]

got me another purple backed PS2 game. i know u r just wondering why i mentioned that right? well, my PS2 only plays purple backed PS2 games. plays the hell out of ps1 games tho... I need to get a list of those games like that.

madden 2002 $1

[Kitsune Sniper]

got me another purple backed PS2 game. i know u r just wondering why i mentioned that right? well, my PS2 only plays purple backed PS2 games. plays the hell out of ps1 games tho... I need to get a list of those games like that.

madden 2002 $1

MobyGames: List of PlayStation 2 CD-ROM games (252 games)

Yer welcome. :P

[Sonicwolf]

A bunch of PlayStation games today:

Tomb Raider III
Formula 1
Grand Theft Auto
MLB 2005
Battle Arena Toshinden
Shipwreckers
Medal of Honor
Namco Museum Volume 1
Monopoly
Driver 2
Covert Ops Nuclear Dawn
Destruction Derby
(c-12) Final Resistance
GTA 2 Collectors Edition
GTA Mission Pack 1 - London 1969
Tomb Raider II
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Metal Gear (disc 1 only)

33 bucks in total.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yesterday:

Meat Beat Manifesto -- Armed Audio Warfare (1990, CD) - $1
Rick Astley -- Free (CD, with bonus Astley mullet action!) - $1

Today:

Hooooooooooo boy. The city's been hit with a wind storm, so not a lot of buyers went to the flea market. But the sellers...


All from one guy. The guy had a ton of crappy music (Sugar Ray, those morons who sung that Butterfly, sugah, baby song... yech) and at the bottom there was this box with PC games. Some Command & Conquer, disc only Neverwinter Nights... What's this? XCom? Diablo? HO SHI PLANETARY PACK! He also had the Fallout 1+2 set on a table. The outer cardboard was torn, though.


Guardian Heroes sounded familiar so I picked up the case and saw the back cover. The disc has a few scratches but should play fine -- it's for trade if anyone wants it. No manual... and I can't play it, I still don't have a working US Saturn.

Phantasmagoria Stagefright and the 72-60 pin adaptor were pretty cheap - $1 for both! The guy (an American, the only one who sets up shop at this flea market) said $15 at first, which nearly gave me a heart attack, but then he said "Just kidding! $1."

"Each?" "For both, man! Sorry, I just wanted to have a little fun, that's all."

I paid and left. He's a weird one but he's sold me some cheap stuff before, so. :P The adaptor is brand new. The pins are completely unused. I already have a Honeybee 60-72 adaptor and a generic 72-60 one, I'm not sure what to do with this one.

[weirdguy]

HO SHI PLANETARY PACK! He also had the Fallout 1+2 set on a table.

The pins are completely unused. I already have a Honeybee 60-72 adaptor and a generic 72-60 one, I'm not sure what to do with this one.

Oh shi.. indeed ! Almost found one in the online classified here, the guy never replied... They are worth so much it's almost insane.

Combine all the adapter to make a giant adapter !

[Kitsune Sniper]

Oh shi.. indeed ! Almost found one in the online classified here, the guy never replied... They are worth so much it's almost insane.

Combine all the adapter to make a giant adapter !

I once sold a complete in box copy for $80. Not bad, but I could've gotten more.

And I shall call my adaptor... ADAPTOTRON.

[norkusa]

Yesterday:

Meat Beat Manifesto -- Armed Audio Warfare (1990, CD) - $1

I love MBM! Armed Audio is one of my favorite albums ever. Great find and I hope you listen to it.

[tubeway]

Oh shi.. indeed ! Almost found one in the online classified here, the guy never replied... They are worth so much it's almost insane.

Combine all the adapter to make a giant adapter !

Fallout is worth money? Goddamn, I've seen copies around at thrifts. Time to go back.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I love MBM! Armed Audio is one of my favorite albums ever. Great find and I hope you listen to it.

Oh I will, I will. I've only got one other song by them in the From The Masses Depeche Mode tribute album. If I like what I hear, I tend to seek out albums which contain artists I like. (Which is why I also picked up that Rick Astley album.)

Fallout is worth money? Goddamn, I've seen copies around at thrifts. Time to go back.

Fallout... yes and no. The bundle I got is worth $15-25 bucks. Each game costs $8 on GOG.com, and they include a ton of bonuses (music, PDF manuals, icons, and such) which is a much better value than just having a disc only game. The soundtrack alone is quite a treat for me. I figure, I sell the games for $25, get $20 after fees, buy the games on GOG.com, get two bucks back. There's an European budget release (White Label) which contains Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics. Not a BAD thing, but it's basically a couple of discs in a DVD case. No manuals.

The really valuable item there is Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack. It bundles Alpha Centauri with the expansion pack (which is already rare to begin with). Disc only copies are worth around $40-$60 on a good day. CIB copies (which include a heavy printed manual, maps, and so on) can go for over $100.

[tubeway]

Subsequent trips to the same Goodwills in too close of a timespan have meant less to pick from. I was determined to not walk away empty handed from both of the Goodwills I visited, so....

Goodwill #1:

Namco Museum Volume 3 for PSX, mint and complete - 80 cents
Road Rash 3D for PSX - bootleg silver disc by "players" - 80 cents
Marvel Superheroes for PSX - bootleg silver disc by "players" - 80 cents
The Smelly Mystery for PC (kids game that was later licensed by Humongous Entertainment) - 80 cents
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral, (mint condition to replace my roughed up copy from when it was released) - 80 cents
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (same as above) - 80 cents
Bushido Blade 2 case with a OPM demo disc in it - 80 cents
Jet Moto disc in a 2Extreme case with no manual - 80 cents

Goodwill #2:

Bart Simpson telephone from 1990, complete in mint packaging. Scary looking too; his eyes blink red when the phone rings. $3.99

Gamestop #1:

I needed a GCN controller, so out of desperation I went and (over)paid $15 at Gamestop for one. I also picked up Sneak King for 99 cents (the only original Xbox compatible title left at the location), and Star Fox Adventures in mint condition for Gamecube for $4.99.

GameStop #2:

Then I found out about the 25% off sale on Xbox titles, and used my edge card to get the following for just under $40:

Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance
Tron 2.0 Killer App
Obscure
Stake: Fortune Fighters
Road Kill
Star Trek: Shattered Universe
Judge Dredd
Alien Vs. Predator (case and manual for free -- they had no more discs)