June 2009 Finds

[garagesaleking!!]

Got a whole bunch of Atari/Commodore computer stuff today. 800XLs, 1200XLs, several C64s, drives, printers, games, interfaces, all sorts of stuff. It's all pretty dirty, so I'm in the process of cleaning/sorting through it all. The boxed 800XL has "The Official Computer of the 1984 Olympics!" sticker on it.

Still, can't beat the price: Free.

Plus, it came with a few issues of Run and Commodore Magazine.

Hah that reminds of the time i got an old ibm laptop at a garage sale, the seller told me they worked as a scorekeeper in the olympics in atlanta in 1994 i believe it was and they they were allowed to keep the computer for a certain price. She still had the olympics in atlanta as the desktop background and it had special software on it, it was pretty cool.

[Tupin]

Hah that reminds of the time i got an old ibm laptop at a garage sale, the seller told me they worked as a scorekeeper in the olympics in atlanta in 1994 i believe it was and they they were allowed to keep the computer for a certain price. She still had the olympics in atlanta as the desktop background and it had special software on it, it was pretty cool.

Wow, that's cool.

Hopefully I can get this stuff cleaned up, it came with Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and some of the extras.

I couldn't clean it up today because I clean things up outside and there's a heat wave going on. So it's just sitting in the garage.

[GOLDEN KEYS]

today i made a trip to bookmans and picked up sub hunt, space spartans and beauty and the beast for the intellivision. also got maze craze for the 2600, daytona 500 for sega saturn and rbi baseball and wheel of fortune featuring vanna white for the nes.

total price = $0.00

they have this thing where they pick a few winners each day to receive their entire purchase for free. i told the girl that i wished i got more and she said it only happens for small purchases... i'm guessing anything under $10. it would have been about $8.50 if i didn't "win".

[darkslime]

today i made a trip to bookmans and picked up sub hunt, space spartans and beauty and the beast for the intellivision. also got maze craze for the 2600, daytona 500 for sega saturn and rbi baseball and wheel of fortune featuring vanna white for the nes.

total price = $0.00

they have this thing where they pick a few winners each day to receive their entire purchase for free. i told the girl that i wished i got more and she said it only happens for small purchases... i'm guessing anything under $10. it would have been about $8.50 if i didn't "win".

I've gotten a few things at Bookman's for free like this, it's pretty cool. I go in the Tucson one at least once a week since it's right by my house. I'm Surprised they actually had any intv or saturn stuff though

[GOLDEN KEYS]

I've gotten a few things at Bookman's for free like this, it's pretty cool. I go in the Tucson one at least once a week since it's right by my house. I'm Surprised they actually had any intv or saturn stuff though

i've never been to the tucson bookmans but i've drove past it a few times. the phoenix one is way better than the mesa one... lots of $2 nes games(not just sports games) and the intellivision/atari games are only $.50

the mesa bookmans has a much smaller selection and now charges a $1 for all atari and intellivision games. the cheapest nes game you can get at the mesa one is a $3 sports game.

both of them have a small selection of saturn games and price them about the same.

where else do you go in tucson for games and such?

[darkslime]

i've never been to the tucson bookmans but i've drove past it a few times. the phoenix one is way better than the mesa one... lots of $2 nes games(not just sports games) and the intellivision/atari games are only $.50

the mesa bookmans has a much smaller selection and now charges a $1 for all atari and intellivision games. the cheapest nes game you can get at the mesa one is a $3 sports game.

both of them have a small selection of saturn games and price them about the same.

where else do you go in tucson for games and such?

There aren't really any good game stores in Tucson other than Bookman's, they pretty much have a monopoly over it. The one on Speedway is pretty good, they have a pile of $1 NES, genesis, and 2600 games, and good deals on other stuff. The grant one don't expect to pay less than $5 for a game, but I find really good stuff for $5 sometimes, like a CIB mint actraiser a couple weeks ago.

There are some stores that sell other stuff too, like Metro Gnome Music, which has an ok selection. There's also Zia Records, which is overpriced on all games but really good deals on CDs and great trade in value. The best bet is to check thrift stores, pawn shops etc, and I go to the Tanque Verde Swap Meet most weeks which I sometimes find really good stuff at.

[coreys429]

Craigslist has been good to me lately. Here is my score of yesterday/today...I picked it up yesterday at 11:30pm and now its a new day lol.

Complete in Box NEO GEO system with Samurai Shodown 2 and 3 also they are complete in box. $120.

[OldSchoolGamer]

Slowly adding to my meager collection I recently won the auction for and picked up THIS sweet lot:



ORIGINAL LISTING:


SEGA MASTER SYSTEM WITH 2 CONTROL PADS, ALL CONNECTORS, 3-D GLASSES, GLASSES HAVE CLIP ON ONE ARM BROKEN BUT THEY WORK FINE,GUN AND STICK CONTROL. 9 GAMES AS FOLLOWS.
PRO WRESTLING
WONDER BOY III THE DRAGON'S TRAP
ZAXXON 3-D
VIGIALANTE.
SPACE HARRIER 3-D
ALEX KIDD HIGH TECH WORLD.
RESCUE MISSION
THUNDER BLACK
WONDER BOY. EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL.


Will be my first interaction with Master System stuff in years, looking forward to it!

[GOLDEN KEYS]

how much did you spend? i'm looking to pick one up myself.

[todesengel]

Just got Sonic The Hedgehog and Master Of Darkness for the Master System shipped to me from an RF Generation member in Germany.

[c0ldb33r]

Complete in Box NEO GEO system with Samurai Shodown 2 and 3 also they are complete in box. $120.

Well done! That's beautiful. I never, ever, see neo geo stuff around here.

[Breetai]

Craigslist has been good to me lately. Here is my score of yesterday/today...I picked it up yesterday at 11:30pm and now its a new day lol.

Complete in Box NEO GEO system with Samurai Shodown 2 and 3 also they are complete in box. $120.

No Styrofoam cover on top? Nice Neo, though.

[ncman071]

damn i'm jealous...been looking for a neo geo aes for quite a while for a decent price.. and you got the system boxed with a controller and 2 games for 120....thats awesome!!

[coreys429]

No Styrofoam cover on top? Nice Neo, though.

The top is included, didnt think about taking a picture with it.

[coreys429]

damn i'm jealous...been looking for a neo geo aes for quite a while for a decent price.. and you got the system boxed with a controller and 2 games for 120....thats awesome!!

Here is the kicker...this is my second NEO GEO AES in 3 months. The last one I found I posted on here as well.

[Nico87]

Been a good month for imports!

PC Engine -

PC Denjin Punkic Cyborg (Air Zonk)
CD Cyborg Rockabilly Paradise (Super Air Zonk)
Coryoon
Soldier Blade
Star Parodier

Sega Saturn -

Mizubaku Daibouken (Liquid Kids)
Cotton 2: Magical Night Dreams
Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack
Sexy Parodius
Twinkle Star Sprites
Detana Twinbee Deluxe Pack
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius - Forever With Me
Radiant Silvergun
Prikura Daisakusen
Keio Yuugekitai Katsugekihen

[OldSchoolGamer]

how much did you spend? i'm looking to pick one up myself.

$68USD/$79CAN Total including shipping. I am happy with it weather or not others would consider it worth it.

[Damaramu]

Ordered off of Newegg.com; arrived today via UPS:

Vampire Rain - $9.99
Dark Sector - $7.99
Zoids Assault - $9.99
Operation Darkness - $9.99
Rainbow Six Vegas - $9.99

[Kitsune Sniper]

Planescape Torment / Soulbringer double pack - $2
Ultimate Might and Magic Archives - $1

Today sucked. The only good things I found were a complete copy of Brave Fencer Musashi and a manualless copy of Vandal Hearts, but the seller got angry at me. I'm not sure why! I asked for a price, he said they were $10 each (WAY over my budget). He asked, "You do know what those are, right?" And I said, yeah, I know. He looked at me funny and proceeded to ignore me.

Oh, one of the guys working with him didn't even want me to look at a copy of Zelda Collector's Edition (Gamecube). He wanted them for himself, I guess.

On a related note, I really hate it when a seller (this same guy, even) is speaking to his co-workers or with the booth owners in Spanish one moment, and then starts to talk in English after I ask for a price (in Spanish, because HE'S SPEAKING SPANISH). It's like they want to intimidate me with the damn language. It only ticks me off and / or makes me ANSWER them in English, which is better than the halfassed Latino Carlos Mencia bullshit they usually speak.

Blargh. Sorry.

[SEGA_Queen]

My finds from the past week and a half:

From Value Village:

Cart only copy of Dragon Crystal (Game Gear) for $4.99.

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Official Strategy Guide for $1.99.


Today from a Craigslist deal:

Complete, near mint copy of Suikoden III (PS2) for $25.