March 2011 Finds

[rpepper9]

Happy March to everyone!

I will start of the March finds with a NES that I found at GW. The bonus surprise I found while waiting in line was that it had Tetris in the game slot! Too bad Goodwill decided that the hookups, AC and controllers were worthy of being bagged separately and charged more for than the deck. I passed as I have extras at home.

[camarotuner]

5 bucks for Nightmare. 2 for Adventure Island and 3 for TMNT 3. Not a bad start to the month. Tomorrow is my first trip to the outdoor flea market of the year (supposed to be in the 50's) so hopefully I have some decent luck.

[RadiantSvgun]

Time to get March started off right:

[Kitsune Sniper]

Johnny Mnemonic is sealed and was $2.
Fallout + Fallout 2 is in that cheapo Interplay rerelease from a few years back. $3. I wasn't going to buy it, but since Interplay REFUSES TO LOWER THE DAMN PRICE on digital distribution sites...

[miaandjohnrule]

Time to get March started off right

How much?

[Deadman]

How much?

Right there with ya!

I had to leave work early today to help my mother-in-law with some stuff around her house and stopped at the Movie Trading Co. afterward. Picked up:

Stupid Invaders (Dreamcast) mint $12
Gladiator Last Pinball (Saturn) mint $4
Double Switch (Sega CD) mint $4

Been looking for Stupid Invaders for a long time and this copy is perfect! I don't need either of the other two games, but the cases are perfect, no cracks, no scuffs - so for $4 each, I'll upgrade the cases of some of my more rare and expensive games, then resell the other games for a couple bucks in bad cases.

[orangest]

GameCube Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds for $5.99 and Game Boy Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land for $1.99 at Goodwill.

[RadiantSvgun]

How much?

After fees+ shipping? A little over $300. Not bad considering the system is beautiful. A lot of those games I don't want are going to get sold, so that will bring the cost down some more.

[InsaneDavid]

After fees+ shipping? A little over $300. Not bad considering the system is beautiful. A lot of those games I don't want are going to get sold, so that will bring the cost down some more.

Nice deal. I miss my Duo, not enough to take the plunge and buy another one, but I get closer all the time.

[Zama]

Today was a good day for me! ^_^



-Earth in Flower ($20) ~ Brand new and still sealed
-Bose QuietComfort 3 Acoustic Noise Cancelling headphones ($12) ~ In very good condition with charger and rechargeable battery

The guy who was selling the Bose headphones told me that the headphones will not produce any music without it turning on so he thought it was somewhat broken and offered it for $12. I brought it, cleaned it, and charged the battery when I got home and did a quick search online while verifying whether these were real or not (it's genuine). Turns out it wasn't "broken" as claimed by the seller since you were supposed to turn it on in order to listen to the music in addition to having the noise canceling feature. Score!

The other item is very special <3 That book was actually a first print of the first edition of its kind. There are only 886 copies made of this hardcover edition and it's over 500 pages long. Most importantly, the information and history about the classical Khmer dance was more valuable since the original records were thought to be destroyed and lost during the Khmer Rouge regime (do a quick search, it's not pretty). Now, I can learned more about the Khmer's classical dance rich history and share them with my friends and children in the future ^w^

[Ryaan1234]

I found something which I personally think is killer. I was at the lot sale this morning and found a Realistic Concertmate 300, mint in the original box. The Concertmate 300 is the Radioshack branded version of the Casio PT-1, which was in turn based off the famous Casio VL-1. It was $1 and in my opinion a great find, perhaps not everyone's cup of tea.

Also, a platinum Gamecube with the hookups in unknown working condition, $5.

[phreakindee]

Just found this yesterday at a local thrift store: Super Noah's Ark 3D by Wisdom Tree for the SNES in all its unofficial goodness. $1 USD. I about crapped myself.

Er, maybe not literally pants-filling, but close. My rarest SNES game by far and a very satisfying purchase for a measly buck! Also grabbed about a dozen NES games, several unlicensed (like "Pyramid", the bizarre Tetris clone).