Share your pickup loot and finds

[YoshiM]

So, I decided to hit a thrift store that I used to have good luck with back in the day but generally don't ever visit any more, and to my shock I found something. Picked up an Xbox 360 Slim with controller for $28. My original 360 red ringed fairly early in its life and I never bothered to replace it since the internet was rampant with stories of people having to replace consoles every couple of months. It felt like too much trouble to deal with, packaging up and shipping off game machines on a semi-regular basis. I assume that the Slim was slightly better designed to not fail weeks after purchasing it. I guess it's time for me to jump back into another console where the games are dirt cheap (Gears of War 1 only cost 99¢!) and at game stores where everything is buy-2-get-1-free.

Good deal! I don't see 360's too often in the wild and if I do, it's a Falcon or Zephyr model. If I ran across a Jasper (the "arcade" model that fixed a lot of problems prior to the major redesign), I'd snap it up. Though my wife would probably shoot me.

Addendum to my last post: my N64 works. It's just dirty as hell. Why can't these stores just take time to clean the contacts? Anyway, I got Excitebike 64, Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire and my coveted Super Mario 64. Not at grand prices, but with my remaining store credit at my other haunt, I think I spent $32. Most was on SM64 but I'm ok with that.

[gbpxl]

Found a copy of Micro Machines with the box and some inserts minus the manual and the guts (SNES) for $30 and then 20% off on top of that. I really havent been looking for video games for a while but it was too good of a deal to pass up.

[jb143]

The Family Video near us is closing and they had all their games and movies marked down to 40 cents. I ended up getting a handful of Wii and WiiU games. Not really anything to get excited about, since most of the good stuff was already gone. Probably the best being Prince of Persia the Forgotten Sands and Lego Avengers.

[gbpxl]

The Family Video near us is closing and they had all their games and movies marked down to 40 cents. I ended up getting a handful of Wii and WiiU games. Not really anything to get excited about, since most of the good stuff was already gone. Probably the best being Prince of Persia the Forgotten Sands and Lego Avengers.

Did they put stickers on the discs themselves? I just removed one yesterday and I am shocked the disc art is still intact. the inner clear plastic part doesnt look the best now though. Im basically at the point where I dont even want former rentals at all unless theyre free

[jb143]

Did they put stickers on the discs themselves? I just removed one yesterday and I am shocked the disc art is still intact. the inner clear plastic part doesnt look the best now though. Im basically at the point where I dont even want former rentals at all unless theyre free

They only have a round sticker over the clear center part, not on the artwork portion. I havn't tried to take them off yet though.

[YoshiM]

They only have a round sticker over the clear center part, not on the artwork portion. I havn't tried to take them off yet though.

If you take them off, they leave a pretty sticky residue that can prevent the game from ejecting. My kids got a couple games for Christmas from F.V. and I almost had Super Mario Maker become a permanent resident in the Wii U. I had Goof Off but discovered it's pretty destructive to the artwork. Thankfully it was only a bit.

[jb143]

If you take them off, they leave a pretty sticky residue that can prevent the game from ejecting. My kids got a couple games for Christmas from F.V. and I almost had Super Mario Maker become a permanent resident in the Wii U. I had Goof Off but discovered it's pretty destructive to the artwork. Thankfully it was only a bit.

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if I was going to bother trying to get them off before, now I probably will just leave them.