March 2010 Finds

[DuckTalesNES]

I have an extra Xenogears case if you need it (no manual). Let me know.

[jferio]

I visited a thrift on the way to the folks' place that I rarely ever visit, and it turned up these gems:

NES Castlevania: $5
Another power center I can use in my rig: $2
Abalone (complete): $2.50

[geezuzkhrist119]

2 Sweet finds in one day, got these for $35 bucks off some young kid on craigs list tonight. kind of a shady area i went into but i made it out alive. But Yea disc only no cases...

how the fuck could someone lose the cases?

old game boxes are understandable but cd cases like come on

[Flashback2012]

My find last couple of week



3 Saturn games - $35 total

Nice.

NGP for $10

Sweet. I've got the blue camo unit as well. Great price!

UMD movies for $1.97 each & DS game for $4.99 (half price)

Not bad. Space Bust-A-Move would have been a nice deal at $9.99, where'd you score it for half of that?

Black Stone - $1.99
GTA:SA Special Edition - $1.99
Breath of Fire III - $19.99 from EB games.
Orange Box - $14.99
Last Rebellion & Lunar Premium Edition - Full price

Your local EB had the Euro BoF III for only $20?!

Black Stone isn't bad and it's cool to see your copy of the Orange Box is in the actual orange clamshell. I remember driving all over town on my birthday 2 years ago looking for a copy of the game and had to settle on one that came in a black clamshell. I'd heard that Lunar had come out, hopefully the local GS has it for sale later this week, I want that limited edition. Is Last Rebellion a new US release? That one must've slipped under my radar.

Nice haul overall. I enjoy seeing what stuff you manage to get, our tastes mirror for the most part.

[snes_collector]

I had no idea EB games were still even around...

I went to the flea market today because we finally have some decent weather, I didn't find anything though.

Last night I did pick up a copy of Virtua Quest for GC for $5 at GameStop. I've been looking for a copy for awhile, so I'm glad to finally get it.

[NayusDante]

I had no idea EB games were still even around...

Technically they're not, but it would be a sin to change the signs. My local mall has an "EB" AND a "Babbages," and dammit, that's the way I like it.

[Deadman]

how the fuck could someone lose the cases?
old game boxes are understandable but cd cases like come on

Easy. You find or steal a cd storage case from a home or car and that's what you end up with. There's a very unhappy person out there somewhere that is now looking for loose copies of all those games to go with their complete cases. Don't hold those discs too long, as they are so hot they'll burn you.

[evg2000]

my finds so far this month:

paid $1 each for the items above



$3 for the v.smile.pocket, .49 for the mattel football(original), .99 for the HP12c, $1.99 each for the pico games, and $6 or the fami clone, still shrinkwrapped inside.

[PentiumMMX]

I had a pretty epic weekend; personally, I feel it topped getting that NES lot about a month ago. Seeing as I took a trip to Dallas, I decided to take a look at Movie Trading Company (I had seen it mentioned in posts from other users in these topics, so since I was in the area, I decided to drop by). Price wise, some of the stuff was very well priced, while other things I've seen much cheaper at Game-X-Change. Still, it was a pretty cool store; if I'm ever in the area again, I think I'll drop in. Anyway, on with what I found over the past week, sorted by where I found them

From garage sales:
- Xbox system w\ 2 controllers, all original paperwork, and Sega GT 2002 & Jet Set Radio Future combo disc (Used. All ln like new condition): $60

I had been wanting to get another original Xbox, and this was a steal in my opinion. The guy selling it said he bought it new circa 2003, played with it once or twice, and then stored it away. I could tell; the system was clean, both controllers are barely used, and the combo disc it came with had nothing more than a few smudges on the bottom. A nice find, if you ask me. Now, to get myself an Action Replay, a copy of Splinter Cell, and softmod it after Live service for it is discontinued...

From Gamestop:
- Xbox Live Communiucator (Xbox. Loose in very good condition): $0.40
- Metal Slug 3 (Xbox. Loose in very good condition): $3
- Blue Dragon (Xbox 360. Complete in near mint condition): $9
- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (DS. Original release, complete in very good condition): $14

Since I now have an original Xbox again, I scooped up Metal Slug 3 (Played the demo of it when I still had my previous original Xbox, but never found a copy of it anywhere) and a Live Communicator since they where on sale for next-to-nothing (Also, maybe get a game of PGR2 going before the shutdown). Also, I've been interested in Blue Dragon, and had been searching for an original release version of Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (I hate the way the Best of Konami re-release looks).

From Movie Trading Co.:
- Snowboard Kids (Nintendo 64. Loose in good condition): $17
- Sonic X Tails plush (New w\ tag): $15

This is the first copy of Snowboard Kids I've seen since early 1998; when I rented it. It's not in the best condition possible (The other copy they had was in worse condition), but it works fine after I cleaned it up. Also, this is the first time I've founda plush Tails anywhere, so I couldn't pass it up (I've been hunting for one for close to 8 years now).

[ScourDX]

Not bad. Space Bust-A-Move would have been a nice deal at $9.99, where'd you score it for half of that?

The local Staples is clearing out their games. I guess they need more room. So everything was 50% off. So I manage to snatch up their bargain bin Bust A Move.

Your local EB had the Euro BoF III for only $20?!

I was pretty surprise to see it myself. Normally they will not accept any game not in their database. I guess strange things do appear. I am hoping they will have Patapon 2 & Tales of Eternia Euro version.

Black Stone isn't bad and it's cool to see your copy of the Orange Box is in the actual orange clamshell. I remember driving all over town on my birthday 2 years ago looking for a copy of the game and had to settle on one that came in a black clamshell. I'd heard that Lunar had come out, hopefully the local GS has it for sale later this week, I want that limited edition. Is Last Rebellion a new US release? That one must've slipped under my radar.

Nice haul overall. I enjoy seeing what stuff you manage to get, our tastes mirror for the most part.

I can't argue with Black Stone price. As for Orange box, this is the first time I see it orange. Normally it would be black. Last Rebellion is new. It came out 2 weeks ago. It got a mix review from fans & critics, but it is still relatively unknown.

[UnpluggedClone]

No Way DIGI!

[Shadow Kisuragi]

...$20? That's how much I'd have to spend for one of those around here in much worse shape. Nice find.

[snes_collector]

Technically they're not, but it would be a sin to change the signs. My local mall has an "EB" AND a "Babbages," and dammit, that's the way I like it.

Ah ok. I GameStop pretty close to me still had a Games ETC. sign for ages, but they replaced it with a GameStop sign a couple years ago.

[Sabz5150]

Given to me by an old friend of mine. Free with the promise never to sell it. Don't think that will be a problem. (Pedals not in pic)

[Shadow Kisuragi]

Very nice there Sabz.

[AdamAnt316]

Found an Atari Video Pinball (C-380) console at a flea market for $15. Appears to be the beige version. Has the original box, as well as an AC adapter (with it's box). Pictures to follow (maybe).
-Adam

[darkslime]

Ah ok. I GameStop pretty close to me still had a Games ETC. sign for ages, but they replaced it with a GameStop sign a couple years ago.

One of the ones around here pulled off the e and b letters on the sign and now its just "Games"

[UnpluggedClone]

No Way DIGI!

[NayusDante]

I hope you got a power adapter with that router...

[thetoxicone]

Quick craiglist pick up for me today, teal blue gba sp with charger and urbz game for $20. That puts me at 7 gba sp's total (2 red, 2 dark blue, 1 black, 1 nes classic and now 1 teal blue) and finally now a 2nd charger.