December 2011 Finds

[Kitsune Sniper]

You know, I wasn't expecting to find this. Ever.



It's missing the registration card, the box is beat up to hell and somewhat sunfaded, and the plastic cart holder thing has a scuff in the front... but the cart and instructions are mint.

More money for the computer repair fund, I guess.

[MarioMania]

Damn Gamestop had to do this when I'm broke...

I would buy Zelda Promo disc

[Collector_Gaming]

You know, I wasn't expecting to find this. Ever.



It's missing the registration card, the box is beat up to hell and somewhat sunfaded, and the plastic cart holder thing has a scuff in the front... but the cart and instructions are mint.

More money for the computer repair fund, I guess.

Where the hell did u find that? 0.0

[Kitsune Sniper]

Where the hell did u find that? 0.0

I don't quite know. It was very dim, and smokey, and someone in a nearby room must have had asthma, 'cause he had trouble breathing.

[Collector_Gaming]

I don't quite know. It was very dim, and smokey, and someone in a nearby room must have had asthma, 'cause he had trouble breathing.

Did you hear the traditional maniacal laughing? If so must have been gamestop. The laughing emitted from a beady little eyed fat man who happens to work there

[The 1 2 P]

God of War strategy guide 1 cent
Thor strategy guide 1 cent
Portal 2 strategy guide 1 cent
Halo 3: ODST strategy guide 1 cent
Crysis 2 strategy guide x2 two cents
Dragon Age Origins: Awakening strategy guide x2 two cents

This was another penny guide run I did yesterday. I was looking for some of the newer release drops and Thor was the only one I came across that I haven't already picked up. I was surprised to see the Halo 3: ODST and Dragon Age Origins: Awakening guides because they dropped earlier this year.



Vampire Hunter D manga vol. 1 and 3 50 cents each
Phantasmagoria(PC) $3
Creative Writer 2(PC) $3
Mario Party 4(GC) $9.99
Mario Party 5(GC) $9.99
MArio Party 6(GC) x2 $9.99 each
Mario Party 7(GC) $9.99

The PC software and Vampire Hunter D manga was all from Goodwill. The VHD books were technically softcovers so they should have rung up for $1.50 each but I'm not going to complain for getting two awesome mangas for $1. The Mario Party games were part of Gamestop's 50% off sale. Sadly I passed on a copy of Pikmin 2. It would have been $20 and I thought that it was only going for $40. But a quick ebay search revealed it can easily go for $50-70 too. Oh well, I'll pick it up during the next sale.



Marvel Ultimate Alliance(PS3) $4.98
Xbox Live 3 Month Card x3 $3.97 each

This was the best part of my trip. Those 3 month cards were marked down because they were the old style. And now I have like 3 years in unused XBL gold time. Too bad they didn't have one more though.

As you can see from the price tag MUA was still marked $59.99. The cashier was making a big deal because he thought I was getting such a great deal. But I already knew it would ring up at that price from picking one up at another Sears. I just gave him a look like "whatever dude". I am perhaps the most spend thrifty shopper on the east coast. The more you prepare yourself with sales knowledge the better you will make out. And 99.9% of the time I know much more about the deals I'm buying than the cashiers that ring me up.

[Jaruff]

Where did you get the Xbox cards at? It looks like Wal-Mart stickers to me but I can't tell for sure.

If I could find any locally, they would make decent gifts for a few people this Christmas.

I feel you on Pikman 2. I had a chance to buy one a few months ago for $5 and it flew completely over my head.

[The 1 2 P]

Where did you get the Xbox cards at? It looks like Wal-Mart stickers to me but I can't tell for sure.

An out of the way Sears. I checked two more but I'm pretty sure this is only possible at one of the less traffic ones.

I feel you on Pikman 2. I had a chance to buy one a few months ago for $5 and it flew completely over my head.

As I stated I knew Pikmin 2 was worth some money but I didn't think doubling my money was worth it at a $20 buy in. But apparently it's price has increased since there have been no re-releases like the first Pikmin got.

[skaar]

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[gamedude45]

I haven't really had any finds in months but I think i've done pretty well this week.




Nintendo DS with Harvest Moon DS and Friends of Mineral Town $5

The rest of the DS games $4 a piece

Pikmin 1 & 2, Metroid Prime, Paper Mario $3 a piece

Child of Eden $8

Patapon 2 $5

Harvest Moon 64 & Resident Evil 2 $8

Shenmue II $8

[Kitsune Sniper]

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... That's Blitzwing's site.

According to this site, there's some bad code in the footer of some pages. So until he fixes that... you'll still see those warnings.

[Porksta]

major thanks to doonzmore letting us know that gamecube games were half off at gamestops yesterday.

Here's my haul, i only had 2 hours to do this but i would say it went well. Hit 5 gamestops. Had i known more in advance i would have made a whole day out of it.

omg you fucking hoarder!!! Why steal the games from people who actually wanted to play them just so you can make money???!!!

[Steve W]

At a Movie Trading Company I found Virtual Hydlide for the Saturn for $3.99 and tucked into racks and racks of Playstation games was Waialae Country Club (golf) for the 3DO for $1.99, sticking out like a sore thumb with its white label in the middle of all those black label PS1 cases. I don't especially want to play it, but I can't pass up a 3DO game I don't have, and when it's only two bucks.

The Movie Trading Company stores around Dallas/Fort Worth, TX have gone ape guano crazy on pricing 3DO games lately. On the rare chances they ever get any in, they'd usually give them sane prices, almost always under $10 unless it's something rare. Now, they've just gone nuts. $49.99 for Supreme Warrior? Really? The few locations that had some games have for some reason marked them up, and the sad thing is, somebody's bought a few of them. The only game left at the Fort Worth location is Mazer, one of the worst games on the system, and they've got it for something like $30 or $40. It might just be some locations, even though they're a local chain they get some odd ideas when it comes to price points from store to store.

[FamicomFreak]

FF: Those are some pretty nice finds! Good for you!

Now I need a really big memory card

[Baloo]

Geez, with all of the Gamestop Cube finds. Was the half-off sale only yesterday?

[Sunnyvale]

You know, I wasn't expecting to find this. Ever.



It's missing the registration card, the box is beat up to hell and somewhat sunfaded, and the plastic cart holder thing has a scuff in the front... but the cart and instructions are mint.

More money for the computer repair fund, I guess.

Mikesides recently found a Mystique game in his box of unlabeled carts. That's right, many of the kids/husbands who had these 'gems' peeled off the labels so mommy wouldn't get pissed. Wow, amazing find. Just amazing.

[camarotuner]

8 more nes games for my collection at 2 bucks a piece. Nothing of paticular note but I didn't have them and they're in nice shape.



Also my friend gave me my birthday present early...



Now I have something to play in my super famicom! Both are complete an in extremely nice condition. Very happy with these. No idea what he paid for them.

[Sunnyvale]

8 more nes games for my collection at 2 bucks a piece. Nothing of paticular note but I didn't have them and they're in nice shape.

If you didn't have Goonies II already, that's a find!

Also my friend gave me my birthday present early...



Now I have something to play in my super famicom! Both are complete an in extremely nice condition. Very happy with these. No idea what he paid for them.

That's a cool-ass birthday gift! All I ever get are socks

[InsaneDavid]

If you didn't have Goonies II already, that's a find!

No way, Wall Street Kid is the find! ...Yeah I know, I'm like some kind of demented SOFEL fanboy.

[The 1 2 P]

Geez, with all of the Gamestop Cube finds. Was the half-off sale only yesterday?

Yeah it was a one-day sale on Thursday. I wish it would have lasted longer so I could have checked out more stores for games that weren't present in the 6 or so stores I went to.