June 2011 Finds

[Kitsune Sniper]

New month... and I finally got -something-.


Ghostbusters RPG - complete minus the dice
Bio-Dome V/A OST
WWF Forceable Entry (new)
Twist - Live Best '93 (new)

$8 total.

There's been next to no finds, since there's been next to no -sellers- at the local flea markets. Nobody's bringing anything of interest these days.

[The 1 2 P]

There's been next to no finds, since there's been next to no -sellers- at the local flea markets. Nobody's bringing anything of interest these days.

I was in a similiar dilemma with all my local flea markets. No matter which ones I went to, there was always the same 93-98% of sellers that are always there. With those kind of odds you aren't likely to see much new stuff. And that is why alittle more than a month ago I decided to stop hitting the flea markets on the weekends and have instead started going to yard sales instead. The community ones are better(since you get to browse more than one seller at a time) but I've even found some of the single ones to be worthwhile, espcially when they are video game themed and advertised as such.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I was in a similiar dilemma with all my local flea markets. No matter which ones I went to, there was always the same 93-98% of sellers that are always there. With those kind of odds you aren't likely to see much new stuff. And that is why alittle more than a month ago I decided to stop hitting the flea markets on the weekends and have instead started going to yard sales instead. The community ones are better(since you get to browse more than one seller at a time) but I've even found some of the single ones to be worthwhile, espcially when they are video game themed and advertised as such.

It's not like that. These sellers buy stuff up North, come down here to sell as much as they can, and at the end of the day they sell everything as low as they can - or even dump it - since they can't take it back with them. So every week, there's new stuff. Very few sellers bring the same stuff back week after week (with new additions.)

The problem is, they're not getting any good stuff up North. It's like everything has already been picked out by other people... likely Goodwill themselves...

[Steve W]

WWF Forceable Entry (new)

Wow... you'd think that with professional wrestling's reputation for homoeroticism, you think that they'd choose a different name that doesn't sound like music you'd play during a prison shower rape...


Anyhoo, all I picked up today was Resident Evil: Code Veronica and Tee Off for the Dreamcast, both $2 each. While I'm here in Louisiana, I'm trying to scoop up any decent Dreamcast games cheaply for my nephew who's dedicated to getting the console as soon as he finds a working one in the wild.

[Baloo]

Marked all in one bag for $15 at Goodwill, got for $13 with a 20% coupon. Games are:

Super Mario RPG
Mega Man X
Mortal Kombat II
Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario All-Stars
TMNT IV: Turtles in Time
X-Men Mutant Apocalypse
Starfox
Super Punch-Out
F-Zero
Super Metroid
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

[mobiusclimber]

Nothing too exciting today. I found the Seinfeld Gift Box (seasons 1, 2 & 3) for $6, Twilight Princess Wii edition minus the manual for $7 and SNES Game Genie in box for $2 at Goodwill.

[Deadman]

Found a couple of discounts for a local shop in my car console today, so I stopped in after work. Including discounts and tax, I picked up:

Lightening Force (Genesis) complete and mint
Thunder Force III (Genesis) complete and mint
Homefront (Xbox 360) - used, complete

Paid around $43 for the lot. Not bad.

[theclaw]

Hey. I just found a Canadian French cart of Kirby's Adventure NES. Is this worth anything?

Didn't look closely at the label so it was a total curveball when I went to play.

[mobiusclimber]

Hey. I just found a Canadian French cart of Kirby's Adventure NES. Is this worth anything?

Didn't look closely at the label so it was a total curveball when I went to play.

They are actually cheaper. You can get a new sealed copy for $25.

[Ryaan1234]

They are actually cheaper. You can get a new sealed copy for $25.

Yeah, he's right. I'm not sure of the entire story behind the Canadian Kirby's Adventure but I think someone found like 20 cases of the darn things brand new not too long ago. I myself bought and still have a factory sealed copy I bought around 5 years ago for $16, and the auction I got it from the seller showed it with a stack of a dozen copies

[theclaw]

Yeah I guess. For sure an unusual find I'm not likely to see again or get a price worthy of its peculiarity.

[Tupin]

So is the in-game text in French? Is the intro?

[theclaw]

Yes. French text and intro. The front label's code is a correct "NES-K5-CAN-1".

[SithWarrior]

Any french Canadian games are dirt cheap seen Fable 2 LE go for $2.72 at Future shop brand new

[SparTonberry]

Yes. French text and intro. The front label's code is a correct "NES-K5-CAN-1".

Unfortunately, that code is the only way to tell a French and an English Canadian cart (English will have KR in the code).
(the French box had a large red and yellow warning message box on the front and back)

[98PaceCar]

Found a couple of discounts for a local shop in my car console today, so I stopped in after work. Including discounts and tax, I picked up:

Lightening Force (Genesis) complete and mint
Thunder Force III (Genesis) complete and mint
Homefront (Xbox 360) - used, complete

Paid around $43 for the lot. Not bad.

I wondered who grabbed those Genny games. They were in very nice shape, but I already had both of them so I left them for someone else. Glad it was someone that appreciates shmups!

[orangest]

Picked up Not For Resale copies of Xbox Project Gotham Racing and Halo (GOTY) for $3.99 each at a Goodwill.

[Collector_Gaming]

bought a pack of empty dvd cases at good will for a buck now i can replace some broken ones i got in my collection

also i bought Fox Sports NHL Championship 2000 Sealed for PS1 for 2 bucks.
Normally i would pass on a game like this cause not only is it a sports game but its generic sports game as apposed to something EA cooked up. But it was still sealed so what the hell why not

[Steve W]

Today I came across a boxed version of Weird Dreams for the PC. I'm not sure what kind of paperwork came with it originally, but the registration form has been sent in, there's only the 'keep this for your records' stub left. I don't know anything about PC software, but I know that this was a pretty strange and cool game for its time so I coughed up the whole 50¢ for it. Anyone know if it's worth something?

[Deadman]

I wondered who grabbed those Genny games. They were in very nice shape, but I already had both of them so I left them for someone else. Glad it was someone that appreciates shmups!

Well, I do appreciate them and thank you for leaving them! I've had a couple of groupons for FX that I purchased back around Xmas and I've been in there once a week or so since then, looking for something to spend them on! Finally they had these games, plus a couple of DC games as well but those are way overpriced. Played ThunderForce for an hour of so last night and Homefront for a couple after the Mavericks game. Thunderforce is better. Homefront is not very good.