September 2011 Finds

[Atarileaf]

So by now I'm bored and double back to see if I missed anything. I see a friend of mine and say hi, then decide to go back to a booth that hadn't finished unloading everything. I usually buy CDs there and BAM, I find the above, $10 for all three! I'm keeping Croc, the rest are for sale.

Excellent haul, particularily the Intelligent Qube. I owned that when we first got a PS1 in the late 90's. My wife and I both loved it. Great puzzle game. Surprising how rare and expensive a title it is. A shame, I'd love to find one but not for the going rate.

[c0ldb33r]

holy shit great find on the IQ.

You're on fire lately.

[98PaceCar]

September has been really good to me! Xbox 1 with 4 controllers (2 wireless Mad Catz, 2 dukes) and the advanced AV pack for $100 from my local CL.





Launch team setup with both of the original translucent green duke controllers. Works like a champ and other than a little dust, looks like new.

Supposedly one of only 60 made but never sold to the public, only to members of the Xbox team. Last one sold on ebay for $499.

[Smashed Brother]

Amazing game!

Yes it is! I absolutely love this game....I had been playing a burned copy for awhile, but decided that I'd rather have the real deal. Nice find on that Xbox, btw. That is pretty damn cool!

[Scott84]

A pretty hard to find n64 game... its NEW. Sealed. $15.

After finding a loose Sculptor's Cut as well for n64 this month... pretty happy finding rare titles. Think I am up to about 50-55 N64 games. about 35 CIB.

[Deadman]

September has been really good to me! Xbox 1 with 4 controllers (2 wireless Mad Catz, 2 dukes) and the advanced AV pack for $100 from my local CL.

Un. Fuckin. Believable. I was one of the bidders on that last one on ebay too... Can't believe there was one in my backyard. Great find. Best of the month by far. Geez, find of the year so far to me!

[98PaceCar]

Un. Fuckin. Believable. I was one of the bidders on that last one on ebay too... Can't believe there was one in my backyard. Great find. Best of the month by far. Geez, find of the year so far to me!

It was pure chance that I even looked at the ad. It wasn't listed as anything other than a Green Original Xbox, so I was wondering why anybody would list it for $100 when all of the other ads out there were much cheaper. I guess I just got lucky on it.

There is another one on eBay right now. I think it's a hair over $200 with a couple days left to go.

[Smashed Brother]

Picked up a NES dogbone controller at Goodwill for 99 cents! Take that, 98PaceCar and your Xbox find! I've never actually seen or held one of these in person...it definitely has a nice feel to it.

The controller was plugged into an NES Satellite, but that was $10 so I passed on it. BTW, and I know that this has been discussed before, but wtf is with Goodwill's prices? They had a brand-new HDMI cord that was I believe 10'...just what I was looking for so I can easily plug my PC into my TV without having to move it. They wanted $34 for it...more than likely the same price that it was at the Target that they got it from! Actually I'm sure the clearance price at Target was far cheaper. I mean.... what the hell?

[Malon_Forever]

A pretty hard to find n64 game... its NEW. Sealed. $15.

After finding a loose Sculptor's Cut as well for n64 this month... pretty happy finding rare titles. Think I am up to about 50-55 N64 games. about 35 CIB.

That's an awesome find. Don't open it though. The game sucks.

[Scott84]

That's an awesome find. Don't open it though. The game sucks.

Thanks! I bought it because a few people said it was rare. Saw it close to where i live on eBay at $15.... I was happy!

I have abought 50-55 n64 games I think. Trying to find the harder games first... get the commons whenever.

[98PaceCar]

Picked up a NES dogbone controller at Goodwill for 99 cents! Take that, 98PaceCar and your Xbox find!

!! My wife would have been much happier with me buying a controller for a buck than a $100 XBox, but she did perk up when I showed her the going rate for the thing. Hopefully I don't come home and find her selling it!!

I picked up a few TG16 games, nothing really special, but some solid titles.

Kick Boxing - Complete (minus outer box)
Chase HQ - manual, no box
Ballistix - manual, no box
Hit the Ice - manual, no box
Bomberman 93 - manual, no box

Right at $50 for all of them.

[The 1 2 P]

Windows XP Operating System Training Kit $2.50
The Batman: The Complete Fourth Season $4
Microsoft Office: Student and Teacher Edition 2003 $3
Cooking Mama 2: Dinner With Friends(Ds) $3
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of The Minis(Ds) $3
Pokemon: Diamond Version(Ds) $3

All of these were Goodwill finds. The XP training kit is essentially a big ass training manual for people studying for tech support roles for Windows XP. Saying it is thick would be an understatement. This thing would make a brick run in fear and would probably give a cinder block a run for it's money. But it was cheap and includes software in the back of the book so I figured I'd give it a shot. Speaking of software, I also picked up another copy of Microsoft Office. It's funny that a mere three months ago I had never sold any Pc software and knew nothing about it. All I knew is that certain members were adding it to their finds and talking about how much it was going for. And now, three months later, I still really don't know anything about it but I know it does sell for much more than I buy it for. Now I have to find out some more about these calculators that some members have been raving about.

I found all three Ds games at one location but I initially left Cooking Mama 2 there until I went home to check online to see what it was selling for. After my checks I went back to pick it up too. And apparently none of these were Target returns, they were just three games that someone decided they no longer wanted.



Lost Planet 2 strategy guide 1 cent
Tekken 4(PS2) $3
Tekken 4 Japanese import(PS2) $3
LA Noire(360)
Crysis 2(360)
Two Worlds(360)

I normally don't find import games at Goodwill but this one had both the import and domestic version of Tekken 4. And since I never got Tekken 4(despite owning every version since 2) this was another nice find. I looked to see if they had any PS2's, hoping one would be a Japanese one but there was none to be found. I just got back a few hours ago from picking up the three 360 games. They were a $30 craigs list find, essentially $10 each and they are basically in new condition. The guy said he took very good care of his games and he wasn't lying. I'm keeping Crysis 2 but LA Noire and Two Worlds are for trade if anyone has a copy of Killzone 3 or a 360 copy of FEAR 3, Deus Ex: Human Revolution or Dead Island that they want to trade for.

[bunnybum]

Went to a meeting today and decided to do a bit of game hunting afterwards.



PS2 games:
Final Fantasy X (Platinum)
The Godfather (Limited Edition)
KOF'02
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Incl. bonus dvd)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Resident Evil 4 (Platinum)

Pokemon guide thing
Newest issues of N-Gamer and Game Reactor
CLONE TROOPER HELMET!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Halloween: Big Screen Thrillers - $1
Star Maps original soundtrack - $1
Star Trek The Motion Picture 2 CD special edition soundtrack - $1
The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess (Wii) in Gamefly sleeve, kinda scratched - $1
Nascar Racing 2002 Season - $2

[orangest]

Tekken 3, Einhander and Typing of the Dead were $5.99 each at Goodwill today. All in great shape. I traded in a bunch of stuff at an indie game shop a few days ago and picked up the Race for $5.

[c0ldb33r]

cool. I've got a DC keyboard but don't have this ToTD. Great find.

[bunnybum]

Went to a swap meet today. Mostly overpriced junk and bootlegged GBA games but I did end up finding the following at somewhat decent prices:



Ben 10: Protector Earth (DS) Box and cart serials don't match though
Gargoyle's Quest (GB)
Monster Max (GB) CIB - Even still has the Titus poster
Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing (GB) CIB
VIP (GBC) Sealed

[orangest]

Girlfriend wanted to go to a Michael's crafts store. Luckily, there's a Salvation Army next door.



There was a 30% off sale, so they ended up being $4.20 each. And if there's anyone near Torrance who would like a sealed 5200 Berzerk that's crushed on the bottom, that was there too.

[Flashback2012]

Picked up a factory sealed Arc Rise Fantasia for Wii for only $13.09 at Micro Center.

I saw an Icewind Dale combo pack at Half Price Books that had the original game plus the Heart of Winter expansion for $5. I almost picked it up but passed because it was just the jewel case and discs, no manuals or outer cardboard box. I may bite the bullet and go back to pick it up. They also had a Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines for the same price but I also passed on that.

[Sunnyvale]

They are nice systems but not very ideal for portable gaming. But this is because they require 6 AAA batteries and don't last very long. The best way to play them is from home with the charger plugged in. But why do that when you can just use your tv. It's not too surprising why this system never caught on.

Well, I got a Nomad today. I assumed you'd be right; I'd just look at it. But... I smoke outside. Now I play Genesis when I smoke instead of GBA. So I've used it a bit already. Sitting next to the back door now. We'll see how it goes when the 'new car smell' wears off.