November 2011 Finds

[Porksta]

Busy busy day for me. I wanted to go to Yongsan for three reasons:

Price the GoW 3 Epic Edition I saw
Buy a screwdriver kit for my dad's Christmas
Waste time until my friend got off work and we went to go buy darts

Well, Gears of War was about $175 and I realized my dad already has an electric screwdriver, so I just shopped until my friend was done with work. This should be my last stop until I go home and (hopefully) sell everything I have bought.


Nintendo DS games, complete and about $13 each.


Pikmin 2 (complete) - $22
Fire Emblem - $9
Snowboard Kids 2 (mint) - $13


Needed a new transformer for my Xbox, apparently the old one was too weak as it has started to melt - $26
Component Cables for my 360 - $13

Met my friend elsewhere and bought these. Now when I go to bars to play darts people will think I am good.

Darts - $39
Extra tips - $3

[Sunnyvale]

.99 day @ Value Village for yellow tags.



all of it was yellow except for the Warcraft II Expansion, that was $2.99. It's still sealed... Any of you PC gurus know what I should ask for it? I'm not too good at guesstimating PC game prices.

[Cornelius]

all of it was yellow except for the Warcraft II Expansion, that was $2.99. It's still sealed... Any of you PC gurus know what I should ask for it? I'm not too good at guesstimating PC game prices.

That's the sort of thing I put on Amazon for pretty high and just let it sit. Supply and demand are both fairly low, so when someone really wants it they don't have a lot of options. And auction won't necessarily generate lots of bids, though.

Anyway, someone has one on there for 80 right now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new I don't know specifically about this game/expansion, so can't really give you a $ amount it would sell for.



I really need to get back in the habit of taking pictures, but meh. I picked up a couple of good deals on amazon lately: PSP Trails in the Sky CE, Zelda w/ gold wiimote (pre-ordered) and I wound up getting $10 promotional credit and a $10 gift card! But what I'm really posting about is this email:

Hello,

Thanks for registering your copy of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
in your Club Nintendo account. We know it's been a while since you registered,
but we've managed to locate a few extra copies of the soundtrack CD that was
awarded to those who registered the game in June. As you just missed getting
a copy, we're going to send one of these newly located copies to you!

If you haven't already received an email notification, you will soon!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Sincerely,

Nintendo of America Inc.
Consumer Service Department

And sure enough, the soundtrack came in the mail over Thanksgiving. I got the game new from Amazon on release, but they were out of the CDs by the time it arrived. I emailed just to make sure, and they explained that they were limited and had run out very quickly. I'm thinking my polite email way back then might have helped me get in on these? Or I was just close on the list. Pretty cool either way.

[Sunnyvale]

That's the sort of thing I put on Amazon for pretty high and just let it sit. Supply and demand are both fairly low, so when someone really wants it they don't have a lot of options. And auction won't necessarily generate lots of bids, though.

Anyway, someone has one on there for 80 right now: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...&condition=new I don't know specifically about this game/expansion, so can't really give you a $ amount it would sell for.

Much appreciated! I don't do Amazon (yet), but I'll try a high BIN-OBO on Ebay and see...

And sure enough, the soundtrack came in the mail over Thanksgiving. I got the game new from Amazon on release, but they were out of the CDs by the time it arrived. I emailed just to make sure, and they explained that they were limited and had run out very quickly. I'm thinking my polite email way back then might have helped me get in on these? Or I was just close on the list. Pretty cool either way.

Very cool either way! Missing a promo sucks, but getting it later and unexpected... That's customer service. Props to Nintendo for actually sending it out and not shelfing it!

[Kitsune Sniper]

That 350 levels thing is basically a bunch of stuff downloaded from the internet and stuck in a CD. Not exactly legal or in high demand, but you'll find a buyer eventually.

[Sunnyvale]

That 350 levels thing is basically a bunch of stuff downloaded from the internet and stuck in a CD. Not exactly legal or in high demand, but you'll find a buyer eventually.

Thanks... I just looked... Not Blizzard, but 'Maverick Software'...

Does that sound piratey to anyone but me?

[cityside75]

I stopped in to a local Goodwill on Black Friday just to see what they had on offer. They're BF stuff was not of interest, so I was about to leave when I took a quick look in the glass case...

Sitting there were two copies of COD Modern Warfare 3. The first one I saw was opened, with a broken case and a $34.99 price tag on it. Strangely, sitting right next to it was a second copy brand new and sealed, marked at $14.99!

Needless to say I picked that one up (I considered the open copy for myself but I really don't play the COD games). I'll be selling it for a quick buck to help with Xmas expenses! Plus, I had the distinct pleasure of knowing that I may have gotten the best MW3 Black Friday deal in the US!

[Zama]

My latest stuff now added to my collection



-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Limited Edition (Brand New) ~ $43
-The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Complete and in Excellent condition) ~ $7
-Gradius (Mint condition) ~ .50 cents
-RPG Maker (Complete and in Mint condition) ~$10

I managed to get the Zelda bundle for that price by printing out a Gamestop's Power-Up online coupon for $5 off and using a free $25 gift card I received in the mail a while ago so I saved a good amount of money (especially with the cost that the Zelda bundle is going for online)

[Sunnyvale]

My latest stuff now added to my collection



-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Limited Edition (Brand New) ~ $43
-The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Complete and in Excellent condition) ~ $7
-Gradius (Mint condition) ~ .50 cents
-RPG Maker (Complete and in Mint condition) ~$10

I managed to get the Zelda bundle for that price by printing out a Gamestop's Power-Up online coupon for $5 off and using a free $25 gift card I received in the mail a while ago so I saved a good amount of money (especially with the cost that the Zelda bundle is going for online)

Well done on them Zeldas! Gamestop douches pwned!

Second little trip today:



$5 for the Tandy joystick, .99 for Princess Diana BS, NIB, $2.50 for the PS2 controller, and $10 for the Saturn. Round button, old controllers, all hook ups, and 'Bootleg Sampler' inside. Better than my morning trip, anyway. Easy to sell that Saturn.

It's been a long time since I've found something I really wanted for myself in the wild

[FamicomFreak]

Got some new stuff today! Probably the final finds of this month!

[Tupin]

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater- $1.95
GameShark- $0.95
Mega Memory Card- $0.95
The Great Circus Mystery Starring Mickey & Minnie- $4.95
Super Alfred Chicken- $4.95

I didn't realize there were other games in the Magical Quest Series, the first one was good and this one seems to be even better. Super Alfred Chicken is way better than the NES version, I'm glad I picked it up.

The GameShark is version 2.1, can I add games in with the correct code and they will work or is another revision required for newer games?

I've heard of this Mega Memory Card, apparently it saves GBC games. You copy your save over to it, but what if your cartridge's save gets deleted, I'm guessing you can just copy it back over to it and then stop using it? Or is it required the whole time? Apparently these things were good for Pokemon, but most of the GBC games I played either had multiple save spots or used passwords.

[BetaWolf47]

The GameShark is version 2.1, can I add games in with the correct code and they will work or is another revision required for newer games?

I think some require higher versions than that, unfortunately. Some require 2.2 and above (C&C if I remember correctly) and others 3.0 and above. Can't find sources as to which require which though.

[Zama]

Well done on them Zeldas! Gamestop douches pwned!

Ummm thanks? O_o

[Flashback2012]

.99 day @ Value Village for yellow tags.



all of it was yellow except for the Warcraft II Expansion, that was $2.99. It's still sealed... Any of you PC gurus know what I should ask for it? I'm not too good at guesstimating PC game prices.

I'd be interested in that WCII expansion but it's probably worth more than I'm willing to pay for it.

[Sunnyvale]

I'd be interested in that WCII expansion but it's probably worth more than I'm willing to pay for it.

Meh, I stuck it on Ebay with a $50 BiN OBO...
If it don't sell, maybe we could work out a trade if you don't wanna buy it? I'll let ya know.

[Steve W]

An Atari Stunt Cycle, boxed. Saw it on a high shelf in a Movie Trading Company store tucked behind their generic used game system boxes and a bunch of Wii big-box titles. It was $39.99 which I didn't mind paying, considering it's still in the box (the end piece has been torn off sadly). I now have two Atari Video Pinballs, an Atari Stunt Cycle, and even an Atari Video Music. And yet I still don't have one of their Pong consoles. I've got a bunch of other brands of Pong units, but not an Atari one. I'd even found a broken rebadged Sears Telegames Pong in the wild, but not good ol' Atari's version. Ah well, I'm sure I'll come across one eventually.

[Sunnyvale]

Wow, I'm drooling
Nice find!

[theshizzle3000]

An Atari Stunt Cycle, boxed. Saw it on a high shelf in a Movie Trading Company store tucked behind their generic used game system boxes and a bunch of Wii big-box titles. It was $39.99 which I didn't mind paying, considering it's still in the box (the end piece has been torn off sadly). I now have two Atari Video Pinballs, an Atari Stunt Cycle, and even an Atari Video Music. And yet I still don't have one of their Pong consoles. I've got a bunch of other brands of Pong units, but not an Atari one. I'd even found a broken rebadged Sears Telegames Pong in the wild, but not good ol' Atari's version. Ah well, I'm sure I'll come across one eventually.

That thing is ridiculous in all the best ways.

[cityside75]

An Atari Stunt Cycle, boxed. Saw it on a high shelf in a Movie Trading Company store tucked behind their generic used game system boxes and a bunch of Wii big-box titles. It was $39.99 which I didn't mind paying, considering it's still in the box (the end piece has been torn off sadly). I now have two Atari Video Pinballs, an Atari Stunt Cycle, and even an Atari Video Music. And yet I still don't have one of their Pong consoles. I've got a bunch of other brands of Pong units, but not an Atari one. I'd even found a broken rebadged Sears Telegames Pong in the wild, but not good ol' Atari's version. Ah well, I'm sure I'll come across one eventually.

Man, one of my neighbors had this game when I was a kid. I was SO hooked on it one summer. Awesome find!

[bunnybum]

Still no decent sales to go to here, so I stopped by a thrift store and picked up this just for the sake of picking up something:


L.A. Rush, complete for the PS2

I did see a $6 boxed Planescape: Torment but decided to let it sit.

Been spending the no-sales-period that's been going on for the last couple of months padding my Steam library instead. Not very fulfilling but at least I get to play some games.