October 2012 Finds

[Aussie2B]

See I visit the thrift near me enough that the folks know me and don't mind me going into the case with the games unattended. Plus, sometimes they invite me into the back to check out stuff that hasn't been set out. That's how I got my $4 copy of Chrono Trigger

Yeah, I definitely understand the benefits of developing a relationship with the staff, but thrifts tend to be a bit seedier than normal retail stores and being a fairly young woman just seems to invite the weirdos, especially if they see you regularly. That's one reason why I don't tend to go to any particular store more than once a week or once every couple weeks.

[ncman071]

a couple months ago i was forced to have to sell my entire snes collection including 130 games...all of the major high value titles such as chrono trigger, ff3, earthbound, secret of mana, etc..

well...i recently over the last several weeks have been able to obtain some snes titles via estarland.com, tradengames.com, and a couple of local pawn shops.

some of the highlights include:
super mario allstars
the DKC trilogy
all of the fighters i sold....mk set, street fiighter set, (except for sfa2)...
some sports titles that i loved including nba jam
2/3 of the star wars trilogy
mega man x
LOZLTTP

Anyway, i'm back up to around 42 carts i think....getting there....i dont plan on owning all of them...just
the ones i know i'll play....

[Shaq-Funaki]

I just got this in the mail from a cool gamer on Youtube. Please check out the video:

[orangest]

Quake II-Quad Damage & Quake-The Offering, both sealed-$5.99 each at Goodwill.




$5.99 at the same Goodwill.





From the Salvation Army down the block from the Goodwill.

[Tokimemofan]

Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask/Banjo Tooie Toys R Us VHS Promo Tape $1
Crash Bandicoot 1 and 2 $5 each

[The 1 2 P]

Sin City limited edition dvd $4
Uncharted 2(PS3) Chinese import $25
Heavy Rain(PS3) Japanese import $35
Hollywood Hotties dvd $1.91
Texas Instruments sealed caculator $4
Two Tupac cds 50 cents each
PS2 Network Adapter and Three PS2 Memory Cards $2
Gameshark(PS2) $1
Kingdom Hearts(PS2) $3

It's been a very slow week for finds. The dvds and calculator were from Goodwill and a thrift store. The cds, memory cards, network adapter and KH game were from yard sales and flea markets. Does anyone else remember when network adapters were worth good money both used and sealed? Now they are almost worthless unless you sell them in a big ass lot. Uncharted was suppose to be the Japanese version but turned out to be the Chinese version. I haven't decided if I'm going to return it or not. Overall it's been tough finding good stuff lately. I think I'm now in a typical slow period.

[The Adventurer]

Took another run to Slater Mill this week. Probably should have went to Mansfield since it turned out to be a nice day, but I was feeling tired and it was closer. Probably should stagger going to the Mill since I've only been buying from heavily entrenched resellers there. Though I am doing okay, I'm really just finding games for cost, as apposed to finding 'deals'. Where last week was a SNES bonanza, this week ended up being a Genesis trove.



Mega Man X4 (PS1) - Love finding me some Mega Man games.
Turrican (GEN) - Super Turrican is on my short list of SNES Games I remember reading about as a kid, but never actually played. Thought the oversized cart was kinda neat.
Vectorman (GEN)
Vectorman 2 (GEN)
Rocket Knight Adventures (GEN) - Unfortunately that price sticker is now permanent. Since its been on the label so long its bonded right into the label paper. Ugg.

All for $25

[Kitsune Sniper]

I haven't been around, I left on Friday morning for Indio, California, to visit an aunt along with my sister and mother. While there, we visited the Maclin's Indio Open Air Flea Market and found some stuff.


PS2 Gameshark - $3
PS1 Gameshark - $3
PS1 Game Enhancer 9 - $4
Medievil CIB, mint - $5
Dukes of Hazzard II, mint - $5
Incredible Crisis, mint - $5

I also found a bunch of other games, but the sellers were mostly freakin' unreasonable. And no PC games.

Edit: Oh yeah, lots and lots of Mexicans selling bootleg movies and CDs. Just wow dude. Wow. I felt right at home. XD

[Blitzwing256]

How much do you think this is all worth?

kup 15-30$
quake 10$
nosecon 8$
jetfire 30-40$

The other modern stuff range from 5-10$

[Schiggidyd]

Took another run to Slater Mill this week. Probably should have went to Mansfield since it turned out to be a nice day, but I was feeling tired and it was closer. Probably should stagger going to the Mill since I've only been buying from heavily entrenched resellers there. Though I am doing okay, I'm really just finding games for cost, as apposed to finding 'deals'. Where last week was a SNES bonanza, this week ended up being a Genesis trove.



Mega Man X4 (PS1) - Love finding me some Mega Man games.
Turrican (GEN) - Super Turrican is on my short list of SNES Games I remember reading about as a kid, but never actually played. Thought the oversized cart was kinda neat.
Vectorman (GEN)
Vectorman 2 (GEN)
Rocket Knight Adventures (GEN) - Unfortunately that price sticker is now permanent. Since its been on the label so long its bonded right into the label paper. Ugg.

All for $25

That Turrican game you found is one of the worst Genesis games.. Get Mega Turrican, Super Turrican, or Super Turrican 2!

[DigitalSpace]

Genesis:
Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble (complete) - $1
High Seas Havoc (complete) - $2.50

Game Gear:
Pinball Dreams (cart only) - $5.25 shipped on Amazon (needed this for the pinball collection, but for whatever reason, I have yet to see a copy in the wild. Since I didn't find one at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, I decided that it was time to splurge a bit and put the hunt to an end.)

[shalashaska]

Crazy day

Zoop SNES $2
Yar's Revenge & Centipede 2600 $2 Each
Batman Returns CIB NES $3
PGA II, F22, LHX GEN $2 Each
GBC w/ Hot Wheels $10
Bill Walsh College Football, NBA Live 96, College Football '97, & Hardball GEN $1 each
Turok, Mario Tennis, NBA Live, Waialae, Mario Kart, and Snowboard Kids 2 N64 $5 for all of them
Gyromite x2 and Rygar $2 each
Cyborg Hunter and Zaxxon 3-D SMS $3 each

Kinda stoked about Snowboard Kids 2, been looking for that for while, and I didn't even know I had it until after i paid. Goodwill had them all wrapped up and taped, so I could only see the NBA Live, figured all 6 games would be sports. Boy was I wrong.

[DigitalSpace]

Today's haul:

Genesis:
Sonic Spinball (complete)
Zany Golf (complete)
$1 each

PS1:
Gran Turismo (disc only) - free
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Prima strategy guide - 25 cents

Dreamcast:
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (disc only) - free

[Schiggidyd]

Crazy day

Zoop SNES $2
Yar's Revenge & Centipede 2600 $2 Each
Batman Returns CIB NES $3
PGA II, F22, LHX GEN $2 Each
GBC w/ Hot Wheels $10
Bill Walsh College Football, NBA Live 96, College Football '97, & Hardball GEN $1 each
Turok, Mario Tennis, NBA Live, Waialae, Mario Kart, and Snowboard Kids 2 N64 $5 for all of them
Gyromite x2 and Rygar $2 each
Cyborg Hunter and Zaxxon 3-D SMS $3 each

Kinda stoked about Snowboard Kids 2, been looking for that for while, and I didn't even know I had it until after i paid. Goodwill had them all wrapped up and taped, so I could only see the NBA Live, figured all 6 games would be sports. Boy was I wrong.

Snowboard Kids 2 IS sports , except, the funnest sports game ever!

[Enmity]

made a stop at a random thrift store to kill a few minutes this morning.

The only thing I picked up was this
Fuse The Video Game Magazine of the Future VHS Vol. 1

This is the one introducing Sonic Adventure. It is labeled Nov/Dec 1998.

Paid $0.50 lol

[Kitsune Sniper]

Heh. Um.

I picked up sealed copies of:

Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard - $5
Adobe Acrobat 3D 1.0 - $5
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (25 CAL, beat up box) - $16

That's $100, $200 and $500 on eBay.

I also picked up a used Windows XP Professional with SP2 for five bucks. And a few CDs, but nothing too weird.

Still, holy crap... my sister's been going with me to the flea market these past few weeks and I keep telling her she brings me good luck, but she doesn't believe me...

[Vinnysdad]

I havent had any really good finds lately but I did pick up some things.

Jak & Daxter Collection-PS3
Ratchet & Clank Collection-PS3

I also found a really good connect on brand new Blu-Rays off of Craigslist. Picked these up for $10 each
Cinderella Diamond Edition
Avengers
Dark Shadows
Prometheus
Snow White & The Huntsman
The Raven
E.T.

[camarotuner]

Heh. Um.

I picked up sealed copies of:

Adobe Acrobat 7 Standard - $5
Adobe Acrobat 3D 1.0 - $5
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (25 CAL, beat up box) - $16

That's $100, $200 and $500 on eBay.

I also picked up a used Windows XP Professional with SP2 for five bucks. And a few CDs, but nothing too weird.

Still, holy crap... my sister's been going with me to the flea market these past few weeks and I keep telling her she brings me good luck, but she doesn't believe me...

Holy shit dude. That's better than finding Flintstones at Dinosaur Peak for a dollar. Well done sir.

[Kitsune Sniper]

All I can think of is FUUUUUUUUUCK YEAH NEW PC :P

[DigitalSpace]

Acquired another PS1 game: a complete copy of Grudge Warriors. $1 thrift find.