May 2014 Finds

[InsaneDavid]

Damn good price, Enmity. Be prepared to vacuum out the platform - crazy how much crap ends up in there!

[eskobar]

I usually don't post here unless i find really good stuff but I guess it's better to post even if the stuff is common.


I have more than 12 years re-selling on ebay and on Mercado Libre and the last 5 years have been tough with too many new re-sellers and collectors; even in humble flea markets people has smartphones and check ebay before giving a price, making really hard to have good cheap stuff like before :P

Anyway, the last 3 days I got:

Who Are You GBA SP with Yoshis Island cart and charger - 26usd

Cadash for Genesis, cart - 15 usd

Casper SNES + Dragon Warrior NES, carts - 15usd

Graphite GBA SP AGS101 + charger - 23usd

Pokemon Platinum, cart - 8 usd


Cheers

[Enmity]

Damn good price, Enmity. Be prepared to vacuum out the platform - crazy how much crap ends up in there!

Yeah, I just did the Player one side yesterday. I pulled all the panels off and used my shop vac to blow out all the crap and then vacuum it all out. All the switches in the pads but one register as good so I'll be replacing that one and buying a handful of extras to have on hand. I'm just miffed that its running a counterfeit version of Extreme. I'll probably end up buying an original 3rd mix chip and cd to have for it since it is what it was shipped with and I got the security cart, and manuals for that mix.

[InsaneDavid]

I'll probably end up buying an original 3rd mix chip and cd to have for it since it is what it was shipped with and I got the security cart, and manuals for that mix.

Awesome, AC 3rd Mix is still my favorite DDR release.

[Steve W]

I hit the McKinney Third Monday Trade Days up in McKinney, TX today, bought this oddball NES/Famicom joystick for $5, and a Lightspan PSOne set with bag for $20. No Lightspan "games" with it, sadly. I don't have a PSOne console, so I bought it anyway.

[mailman187666]

Found some alright deals at the flea market this past Sunday.

Sega CD backup memory cart $22
Crystalis NES complete $13
Center Ring Boxing Saturn $6
Panzer Dragoon complete, condition is about a 3/5 $15

[orangest]

Not a bad GameCube selection at Goodwill today. There was also a Mario Party 7 that was just the case.

[Flashback2012]

We stopped by an out of town Toys R Us on Saturday and I found Midway Arcade Origins (XB360) and Dark Souls (PS3) for $8 each. From Gamestop I found Science Papa and ThinkSMART Crazy Machines on DS for $7 total. I burned the last of my points coupons towards a Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 so I could get it for about $17 after PUR card discount. I had pre-ordered Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi LE for PS3 and went ahead and picked it up. I wish Aksys was a little more uniform with their LE boxes but oh well.

[Niku-Sama]

I haven't found shit all month, being broke sucks too.

[fahlim003]

Not a bad GameCube selection at Goodwill today. There was also a Mario Party 7 that was just the case.

Nice haul. I found Double Dash and Mario Superstar Baseball that day too - must've been a sign.

[Zama]

Some recent goodies for this month:



- The World Ends with You



- Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Guide
- Fire Emblem Guide



- Drakengard 3 Collector's Edition
- Tomb Raider Definitive Edition w/ Artbook

The spring season is being quite favorable so far! Hope the good weather continues!

[Flashback2012]

Some recent goodies for this month:




- Drakengard 3 Collector's Edition
- Tomb Raider Definitive Edition w/ Artbook

The spring season is being quite favorable so far! Hope the good weather continues!

I can't say I'm surprised by the existence of the Drakengard 3 CE. I assume it was only available through the S-E website? I found nothing for it on the Gamestop one and it's going for $175 on Amazon already.

[Zama]

I can't say I'm surprised by the existence of the Drakengard 3 CE. I assume it was only available through the S-E website? I found nothing for it on the Gamestop one and it's going for $175 on Amazon already.

Yup, the Drakengard 3 CE was only available on the Square Enix website. It was sold out once around the end of March and then, the preorders reopened briefly early April before selling out again a few days later. The ones on ebay and amazon are just third-party sellers

[Enmity]

Picked this up this morning for $500

[recorderdude]

Shiton of finds since I last posted, so let's go...

eBay:

Lot of 8 PS1 games including frogger, qbert and a CiB Blacklabel Metal Gear Solid - $10

Lot of 30 Import gameboy games including bubble bobble part 1 and 2, pokemon red and green, donkey kong, donkey kong land, mario land and many others - mostly for resale - $30

Mazin Saga Mutant Fighter (Genesis) - Cart and Box perfect condition - $13.50

Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis) - Cart and Box perfect condition - $8

Lot of 2 GBCs, 2 GBAs, a DS lite, little mermaid II (GBC) and super monkey ball jr. (GBA) all working - $24

Streets of Rage 2 (Genesis) - slightly worn cart - $6

Lot of 57 gameboy/color/advance, ds and psp games (highlights: universal soldier, dracula crazy vampire and heiankyo alien. rest for resale) - $40

Ys III (Genesis) Cart Only, decent condition - $14

Amazon:

Phantom 2040 (Genesis) - Complete, but with UGC - $5

Flicky (Genesis) - Complete in Mint Condition with Genesis Poster - $7

Crystal Warriors (Gamegear) - NEW, partially sealed - $18 - likely for resale since I'm not big on sealed games, possibly to be listed as complete because there are some medium holes in the seal

Atomic Robo-Kid (Genesis) - Cart and Box - $7

Toejam and Earl Panic on Funkotron - $10 - Complete in Mint Condition

Accidental? listing by a seller resulting in: Awesome Possum (Genesis) - $3.30, Stargate (Genesis) and Columns (Genesis) - $1.80 Each - all shipped.

Local Retro Gamestores:

Rocky Rodent (SNES) cart - $8

Metal Walker (GB/C) cart - $5

Ecco The Tides of Time (GG) cart - $2

Woody Pop, X-Men Gamesmasters Legacy (GG) carts - $3

Addams Family (GG) cart - $5

Izzys Quest for The Olympic Rings (GEN) cart - $3

High Seas Havoc (GEN) cart - $5

All of that was pretty nice, but last night brought the best find I've had in a long time:

Madden Football Championship Edition (Genesis) Cart - $2

For those unaware, Madden Championship Edition is a Rental Store Exclusive game that's ridiculously hard to find, among the top ten rarest games on the system - and it's also worth roughly $30-40 loose, even more complete. I NEVER expected to run into a copy among other maddens, and did a silent double-take when I did.

So yeah. great finds so far, and with yardsale season rolling in, plenty more to come

[Dreadstar]

Paid 5.99 at my home Goodwill for a Ziploc bag full of loose N64 carts and a controller with a wonky stick. I think I did OK though:

Cruisin USA
F-1 World Grand Prix
Nascar 99
Ridge Racer 64
Top Gear Rally
Pokémon Stadium
Extreme G XG2
Zelda: Majora's Mask
Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards

[InsaneDavid]

Fanime pickups! Stayed well within budget for the entire event which is a find in it of itself.



Swap Meet -

AT VOTOMS Stages 1-3 - $10, these were sealed when I bought them.
SNES - Zoop - $1, a game I like that no one else does, bought to rid the seller the curse of not being able to sell it.
GB - Go! Go! Tank - $5, suppose this constitutes overpaying but I've been looking for a copy of this game and I enjoy it.



Dealer's Hall -

Famicom - Star Luster - $5
Jet Jaguar figure from 2006, new - $50
Cyber Troopers Virtual On VR Viper II, new - $10

I was actually looking for a Jet Jaguar this weekend as a friend and co-worker recently passed away suddenly and we used to discuss Godzilla and the Ultramen series quite a bit. Godzilla vs. Megalon and Jet Jaguar was something that would come up in our conversations all the time.



Artist Alley -

Framed 3D fuse bead art from 2.5d, an artist I bought a piece from last year as well. These were $30 each so I bought Bub and my girlfriend bought Bob.

And our cosplay was really well received so a great weekend all around!





Taizo Hori (Dig Dug), Masuyo Tobi (Baraduke) and our second son, baby Susumu Hori (Mr. Driller). Second photo credit: CosplayInAmerica.

[ig88vsbobafett]

After years of looking I finally found a dreamcast kiosk and it came with a xbox one

[Enmity]

After years of looking I finally found a dreamcast kiosk and it came with a xbox one

The is awesome, I'm still trying to find one myself.

[BIGMIKE]

ps1 Lemmings & Oh No! More Lemmings .50
WII Rygar $3
PS2 Resident Evil 4 $4
Silent Hill 3 $4
Ultimate Board Game Collection $3
some Nes gap fillers
all loose
Tengen Pac-Man $3
Wolverine $4
Snow Brothers $3
DK Classics $7