November 2012 Finds

[Videogamerdaryll]

Check this out..I was cleaning up he PS2 I picked up On Sunday to sell so I wipe it down,pop off the rear bay cover and something pops out at me.(I jumped) ..a wallet...a kids wallet......Filled With Emptiness..

[Videogamerdaryll]

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I've been picking up a lot of Coleco tabletops lately
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AWESOME..

I used to collect these /tabletops,handhelds with a bad addiction...I was finding a lot at flea markets then....I actually still have a few things left,and a few rare handhelds listed on eBay..something's are keepers that I just can’t let go..

Many years ago...I met a guy across the country that had a large collection of VFD tabletops...both our ultimate goal was to own an adventure vision .We met bidding against each other on one and both lost to someone else at the end......He taught me a lot about VFDs..He’d lead me to deals on eBay for tabletops and handhelds.. as I was buying them up,that’s when I started collection Microvision too.....he sold me a Caveman,Tron(loved it)...and a Zaxxon...the Zaxxon was huge,impressive but the play was lousy..I had two of them side by side winning one on eBay for $25.00 .

I didn’t like the Zaxxon’s Size it didn’t line up nicely with other table tops,it was to high,.it disrupted my mini arcade look lol..

..You've been around for awhile and may remember my collection pictures,I'd have them lined up on tables lil a mini arcade..

(shown in Room of Doom Videogamerdaryll

http://www.videogamecollectors.com/g...2_itemId=34537

My favorite coleco was the Galaxian as I could leave it on a demo(no sound) like a full sized machine...

In 'tabletops this is all I have left....

[InsaneDavid]

AWESOME..

I used to collect these /tabletops,handhelds with a bad addiction...I was finding a lot at flea markets then....I actually still have a few things left,and a few rare handhelds listed on eBay..something's are keepers that I just can’t let go..

Many years ago...I met a guy across the country that had a large collection of VFD tabletops...both our ultimate goal was to own an adventure vision .We met bidding against each other on one and both lost to someone else at the end......He taught me a lot about VFDs..He’d lead me to deals on eBay for tabletops and handhelds.. as I was buying them up,that’s when I started collection Microvision too.....he sold me a Caveman,Tron(loved it)...and a Zaxxon...the Zaxxon was huge,impressive but the play was lousy..I had two of them side by side winning one on eBay for $25.00 .

I didn’t like the Zaxxon’s Size it didn’t line up nicely with other table tops,it was to high,.it disrupted my mini arcade look lol..

..You've been around for awhile and may remember my collection pictures,I'd have them lined up on tables lil a mini arcade..

I remember you talking about your collection years ago as well as when you started to sell them off back in an old Coleco repair thread. As long as I can keep coming out even money by buying the "right" games and the "right" lots I think I can keep it in moderation. The problem with many of the tabletops is that there are a lot of them out there so they're readily available, they're not insanely priced especially if you pick and choose which to go after, there really isn't anything else like a VFD tabletop, and they continue to hold their value under the right conditions so they remain a popular collectible. All that adds up to something that can quickly get out of hand when it comes to buying. These things are 30+ years old, feature complex and potentially fragile displays, PCB's and control surfaces that were made as cheaply as possible, and yet they still work and are still fun to play.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Star Wars Empire At War 2 - $2.50
American McGee's Alice (boxed, no manual) - $2.50
Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China DVD (jewel case variant) - $1
Office: Mac Student Teacher 04 - $3
Vandal Hearts case II - Free
Law & Order Triple Pack (new) - $3

I bought that Law and Order pack thinking "Hey, I'll use this to replace the boxed copies that I have that I ended up losing the manuals for!" Only to find the fucking thing HAS NO MANUALS. Fuck you, Ubisoft!

[Schiggidyd]

Picked up a working Philips CD-i 910 for 10 dollars at a thrift store today!

[Tokimemofan]

Woohoo just what I need, got a 4th Dreamcast, $9.77 for a Japanese one, can I please find a NORMAL NTSC-U unit for my collection? (Now I have a Japanese unit, a prerelease rental, a kiosk unit and a V0)

[The 1 2 P]

Wii U Deluxe
Notebook 50 cents
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption(Wii) $17.50
Prometheus dvd(not pictured) $4

Yes Nintendo got a day one sale from me....which I am going to turn around and sell. I will pick up a system for myself once the library gets some good games I'm interested in. I got MP3 online and the book and dvd were from Goodwill. Prometheus was ok but I sold it after watching it, thus why it isn't pictured.



Fifty Shades of Grey book 50 cents
Super Mario 64(N64) $3
When Night Is Falling vhs 66 cents
Halo 4 Field Guide free
Halo 4 dog tags free
Two Utada Hikaru cds $3.50
Nicki Minaj cd $3
Game Taste(PS1) $5.50
Halo History Pack(Xbox) $15.50

I keep finding these Fifty Shades of Grey novels at various thrifts and Goodwill. The vhs movie and Super Mario 64 were from the same thrift store. The cds were from two different Goodwills and the Halo swag was free. The Microsoft rep still loves me The PS1 and Xbox games were both bought online.

[Cornelius]

Nice butcher knife box there, kitsune!

[Kitsune Sniper]

Nice butcher knife box there, kitsune!

Thanks. Too bad it's beat up to crap. I can probably make a bit of money on it anyway.

Today I found: Twisted Metal Small Brawl for a buck.

Today I lost: Twenty bucks from my wallet. I have no idea what happened to the money. I had to go back home early.

It was probably karma due to ratting out a worker who snatched a ton of PS1 games for himself. I've been buying games from that particular booth for years. I wanted to look at the games, and I like the owner so I told him about the guy... who proceeded to make fun of me for ratting him out after I realized I'd lost my money. (I actually was going to buy some stuff from the booth owner but I lost the twenty so I had to leave them behind.)

I hope that fat fuck (the worker who hoarded the games) chokes on a taco. Blargh.

[Videogamerdaryll]

I hope that fat fuck (the worker who hoarded the games) chokes on a taco. Blargh.

Hahhahaahahahaahahhaahahahahaahaaaaaa

[Videogamerdaryll]

My Wife surprised me with these Die Cast Cars yesterday...


Was $4.00 each to $2.50 each

[The Adventurer]

Today I ended up on an impromptu game hunting quest. Hitting all the usual places, and turning up some pretty good finds IMO



From Local Used Game Store...
Super Dodge Ball (NES) - $4
Stider (NES) - $4
Little Nemo the Dream Master (NES) - $4
Dragon Warrior (NES) - $4
Resident Evil 4 (GCN) - $6

From Goodwill
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (PS2) - $5
The Road to El Dorado (PS1) $1.50

From Local Pawn Shop
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii) - $5

From other local Pawn Shop (see: Gamestop)
Nights Journey of Dreams (Wii) $3

[Cornelius]

My Wife surprised me with these Die Cast Cars yesterday...


Was $4.00 each to $2.50 each

Those are awesome! I'm not a huge hot wheels guy, but I'm surprised I didn't know about them at all. I'll be on the lookout from now on.

[Tokimemofan]

Today I lost: Twenty bucks from my wallet. I have no idea what happened to the money. I had to go back home early.

I know that feeling, happened to me a month ago. I think it probably fell out when I got my Kiosk Dreamcast.

[Kitsune Sniper]

I know that feeling, happened to me a month ago. I think it probably fell out when I got my Kiosk Dreamcast.

Well I wouldn't have minded if I'd found something awesome, but I got a stupid Crazy Frog music video DVD. THAT WASN'T WORTH LOSING TWENTY BUCKS OVER!

[Videogamerdaryll]

Those are awesome! I'm not a huge hot wheels guy, but I'm surprised I didn't know about them at all. I'll be on the lookout from now on.

Thank you,My wife found them in SHOP RITE/Supermarket

They have a display for them,wish I could get my hands on that...

[theclaw]

Could be better games but a good deal. I dug around the Kmart clearance...

$5 each new sealed:
de blob 2 (360)
Vanquish (360)

[Shaq-Funaki]

Please check out my latest pick up video.

[theclaw]

First arrived item of my recent orders. $13 shipped.

[FamicomFreak]

New stuff! ^_^