January 2013 Finds

[geezuzkhrist119]

The PS2 Final Fantasy stuff is cheap, probably $20-30 total, the XBox 360 FFXI is about $10-15 The PS1 Final Fantasy set is about $120
Those Zeldas are probably about $100 The Xenosaga set is about $50

That's not bad. Best score I ever got (as of now)

Most of that I'd keep to play. Other than Final Fantasy XI, maybe the Resident Evil games since that's not quite my thing.

FF 11 I won't play mainly because I hate MMOs. I'm not a Resident Evil fan but I couldn't leave them behind. I ended up leaving 4 Metal Gear Solid games (1,2,3 and Twin Snake) behind. I'm thinking I should go back and grab them.

[recorderdude]

Common Game for $4 off of amazon just came in the mail. Not a deal, but it's one of the few titles I owned as a kid that ISN'T ridiculously overpriced now and you can't really get SNES commons around here for less than $4 in the first place. At the very least, I haven't spotted any in the wild yet and the cart's in real good condition.

[DK1105]

I just started actively buying for my collection. I don't think I did to bad for myself with this round. Funny thing is the thrift store I went to for most of this is down the street and still has some gold to mine. They have a bad habit of markering the price on everything but I got all of it off and everything looks like new now.

Consoles
Sega Saturn boxed $15.00

Snes
Ogre Battle Boxed Mint Cart $2.00
Eye of the Beholder Boxed Mint Cart $2.00

N64
Aidyn Chronicles Boxed Mint Cart $2.00
Zelda Ocarina of Time $2.00
NHL 99 $1.00
Nascar 2000 $1.00
Midway's Greatest Arcade HITS $2.00

PSX
King's Field Long Box $2.00
Saiyuki Journey West Boxed $3.00
Dragon Valor Boxed $3.00
Legend of Legaia Boxed $3.00
Final Fantasy IX Boxed $3.00
Brigaine The Lefend of Forsena $3.00
The Legend of Dragoon $3.00

Genesis
Bill Walsh College Footbal $1.00

PC
Time Riders in America Boxed $2.00
Silent Service II Boxed $2.00
Treasure Mountain Boxed $3.00
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiago Delux Boxed $2.00
Sonic & Knuckles Collection $1.00
Pajama Sam in "No Need to Hide When it's Dark Outside $2.00


I also picked up
F-Zero X, Virtua Racing(Gen) and Soul Calibur(DC) at a local retail shop.
Edit: I found some laser discs of star trek 3,4,5, Star Trek Generations, and Robocop. Those are totally going up on the wall.

[philinchio]

You lucky son of a gun...nice score.

[DK1105]

You lucky son of a gun...nice score.

Oh don't worry I will be heading back to that store rather soon. They still have some good stuff. Who ever sold there games to this store had good tastes. ^_^

[Gameguy]

FF 11 I won't play mainly because I hate MMOs. I'm not a Resident Evil fan but I couldn't leave them behind. I ended up leaving 4 Metal Gear Solid games (1,2,3 and Twin Snake) behind. I'm thinking I should go back and grab them.

Twin Snakes for Gamecube is worth about $30 on it's own. The PS2 Metal Gear Solid games aren't really worth much, not if they're the original versions.

That's an amazing bundle you found as it is, so much good stuff. Just when I thought it was over another picture showed up under it.

[The 1 2 P]

Mario Kart: Double Dash(GC) $4
PK: Out Of The Shadows(GC) with Ocarina of Time disc also inside $4
Pikmin(GC) $4
Star Wars: Kinect(Kinect) $20
Disgaea Custom Soundtrack $3
Mana Khemia original Soundtrack $3

With the exception of Star Wars I picked everything else up at various Goodwills. The Ocarina of Time disc was sitting underneath the PK disc and in perfect condition. I'm left to wonder where the original case ended up. I had to search long and hard thru the piles of cds before I found the two game soundtracks. A few weeks ago I also found a sealed Silent Hill soundtrack at the same location. I'm almost surprised the Star Wars Kinect game has taken this long to drop in price. It's not like it's been selling like crazy.



Goldberg book $2.50
Inuyasha(PS1) $3
Mario Teaches Typing 2(PC) $3
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack $3
HP Ink $2
Youshape: Fitness Evolved 2012(Kinect) $10
The Avengers: Battle For Earth(Kinect)$10
Super Monkey Ball: Deluxe(Xbox) sealed $4

All of this stuff was also from two different Goodwills today. Although I'm kind of done reading wrestler biographies I can make an exception for Goldberg because he's awesome. The Inuyasha and Mario games were mixed in with the music cd's. This is the second copy of Mario's Typing 2 I've found in a year although this one atleast has it's manual. The two 360 Kinect games were Target returns, which are starting to get almost as good as Target clearance games in the actual store. I passed on a few others such as Just Dance 4 since they wanted $20 for it. Yourshape is opened but the disc is immaculate. Avengers isn't opened but theres a crack on the outside of the case. Super Moneky Balls was factory sealed and once again continues the trend I have seen at atleast 4 different Goodwills over the past three months, several random factory sealed Xbox and PS2 games. I wonder where they are getting them from and how they are deciding which stores to send them to.

[geezuzkhrist119]

Twin Snakes for Gamecube is worth about $30 on it's own. The PS2 Metal Gear Solid games aren't really worth much, not if they're the original versions.

That's an amazing bundle you found as it is, so much good stuff. Just when I thought it was over another picture showed up under it.

The other 3 metal gears were black label. My buddy had Chrono Cross (gh) but it was missing a disc. That made me sad.

[Shaq-Funaki]

Please check out my newest pick up video!

[Cornelius]

Got out to a couple thrifts yesterday for the first time in a long time. I was mostly after a cable modem since I'm finally going to start coughing up the dough for decent internet (I hope). And I found the one I'd have ordered online if I didn't find one at all, saved maybe $5. Seems to work fine, but if not it was GW so I can still return it.



Don't know much about the PC Dune game, but I'm a sucker for all things Dune, so had to pick it up for $3.99.
SNES games were 2.99 each, left behind some common stuff, but was shocked to see any SNES at all, it has been so long. Deus Ex was $6.99, not sure what I'll do with it: I have the game on Steam but am not sure where it will look/play better since my PC is a bit aged (Pentium D 3ghz, 3GB ram, nvidia GT 430... any thoughts?). And NSMB U was 29.99, disc looks perfect, it was a Target "DEF/SALV". Maybe a return? Oh, and the club nintendo code was unused! Now, should I keep it for someday when I get a Wii U, or just sell it?

[The 1 2 P]

And NSMB U was 29.99, disc looks perfect, it was a Target "DEF/SALV". Maybe a return?

Definitely a Target return. You can look a few post above and see the Target returns I picked up. Goodwill gets them atleast twice a week and just like the Amazon warehouse deals you often rave about you often find really good stuff in either barely used or brand new condition at a fraction of the cost. As for what you should do with it, I would sell it. By the time you get a Wii U that game well be a players choice/Wii U selects title that will be going for $20-$30 brand new. And since the Wii U is still relatively new this is most likely the best time to maximize your return on all launch games.

[Cornelius]

you often rave about you often find really good stuff in either barely used or brand new condition at a fraction of the cost.

Well, I find the fraction usually has a bigger number in the numerator when I find target stuff at GW. I guess that's for Target clearance stuff more often than the returns/salvage stuff, but still, it is really irritating to find stuff at GW with an old Target clearance sticker for a few bucks less than the GW price.

[Gameguy]

The other 3 metal gears were black label. My buddy had Chrono Cross (gh) but it was missing a disc. That made me sad.

There's multiple versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

The later versions are worth more than the earlier ones, they fixed problems from the original versions and included more bonus stuff. Still Substance and Subsistence are only worth around $5-$10 each complete, compared to $1-$3 each which are what Sons of Liberty and Snake Eater are worth. The original Metal Gear Solid is worth around $10, Twin Snakes is the most valuable game that you mentioned him having.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Don't know much about the PC Dune game, but I'm a sucker for all things Dune, so had to pick it up for $3.99.

The spice must flow, etcetera etcetera.

That's the same game as the one on the Sega CD - an adventure game with some strategy. Not a bad price for it since you're keeping it, especially if it's complete.

There's multiple versions of Metal Gear Solid 2 and 3.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence

The later versions are worth more than the earlier ones, they fixed problems from the original versions and included more bonus stuff. Still Substance and Subsistence are only worth around $5-$10 each complete, compared to $1-$3 each which are what Sons of Liberty and Snake Eater are worth. The original Metal Gear Solid is worth around $10, Twin Snakes is the most valuable game that you mentioned him having.

Okay, when the hell did Subsistence's price crash so hard? That's still the only way you can play the original MSX Metal Gear games, isn't it? I thought that would keep the price a bit higher. (The PS2 trilogy set didn't include the second disc, probably because Konami didn't want to bother with removing Metal Gear Online.)

[Videogamerdaryll]

SATURDAY Flea Market
Scale $20.00..works,I need this for eBay Packages..
sticker came off glued it back on.

DS with plug $5.00
Foot Pump $3.00
Headset $10.00


(store bought)
Dirt bike Stand... $30.00(store bought)
Threadlock blue $3.00


I didn’t find much other then over priced games that my friends also picked up..

The most unique item I did find was a stack of Philips CD-I games ..I passed them up as the vendor is sleazy..
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/2x-Philips-CD-i-Games-Pin-Ball-Palm-Springs-U-S-Open-/00/s/MTE1NVgxNjAw/$(KGrHqV,!hkFBLYZPf5MBQTs54VFKw~~60_57.JPG





Polished games for resale..tested already

.Borderlands 2...,I bought it used for $20.00



$5.00 Box of Misc


$5.00 a bag..NES Sleeves



$10.00 box of misc crap..


$5.00 Saturn


Gift for my wife

[recorderdude]

Local goodwill was pretty dry on retro today. Nothing before PS2-era popped up. Then I saw this...



Had no idea what this game was, but common sense tells me that any RPG is going to be worth something.

Took a shot in the dark that paid off. Apparently people LOVED this one, got a 9/10 from IGN and goes for around $16-20 used complete in box.

[Gameguy]

Okay, when the hell did Subsistence's price crash so hard? That's still the only way you can play the original MSX Metal Gear games, isn't it? I thought that would keep the price a bit higher. (The PS2 trilogy set didn't include the second disc, probably because Konami didn't want to bother with removing Metal Gear Online.)

There's the HD collection that came out recently, it apparently includes the original MSX Metal Gear games too. I'm still trying to find a copy of the PS2 version for cheap since I don't have any current console, so far I've just seen original versions of the game which I didn't bother buying. At least I managed to find a copy of Substance for a decent price so that's out of the way.

The limited edition version of Subsistence is still worth a decent amount, at least $30 though plenty of copies sell for more than double this amount.

[SEGA_Queen]

My first finds of 2013!

Modded Playstation 2 System for $35.00 (Used) - I spotted this deal on my local Craigslist site this morning. When I phoned the seller, I discovered he lived only 10 minutes from my place! The PS2 came with three controllers, a memory card, and a couple of games. The games are all stuff I have no interest in playing, so they'll be sold/traded off eventually.

The Secret of Arrietty Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack for 12.99 (Used) - One of my local video rental stores was having a going out of business sale. However, their so called "blow out" prices were so high that this was the only thing worth getting.

[cyberfluxor]

I purchased another person's collection because he was ready to move on and make room for his 3D printers. I won't disclose the total price but it was under $1000 and found it more than fair. We have been discussing the transaction for several months now off and on, various life obstacles have come up but we finally agreed to get it done and now was a good time.


The first trunk is two stacks of games deep. Some notable Atari titles include:
Out of Control, Shuttle Orbiter, Threshold, Cosmic Commuter, Pong Sports, Shootin' Gallery, Star Wars the Arcade Game, and Artillery Duel.

First picture, showing the bottom stack of games. Lots of loose 5200, Colecovision, Intellivision, and Odyssey^2 games.

In the Second picture on top is a VCS adapter for the Atari 5200 along with Miner 2049, Quest for Quintana Roo, two sealed Zone Ranger, and a few other notable additions for me being Congo Bongo, Space Shuttle, and Star Wars: The Arcade Game. There are also three RCA Studio II games with box and manual: Math Fun, Tennis/Squash, and Black Jack. The three Nintendo disk games are Golf, Excite Bike, and Phantasy Phone. One of the Space Spartans is still factory sealed, but it's common and have another boxed along with a few loose. I did connect my Intellivision with Intellivoice to test each voice game, after cleaning contacts everything was working much smoother.

The third picture is Out of Control on the 2600 and is the rarest game in the haul. I haven't found a rare Atari game since Crazy Climber so it's really cool.

The last is a modified Supercharger by Arcadia, enabling you to play ROMs transferred through the audio playback (good for development testing).

[eskobar]

The spice must flow, etcetera etcetera.

That's the same game as the one on the Sega CD - an adventure game with some strategy. Not a bad price for it since you're keeping it, especially if it's complete.



Okay, when the hell did Subsistence's price crash so hard? That's still the only way you can play the original MSX Metal Gear games, isn't it? I thought that would keep the price a bit higher. (The PS2 trilogy set didn't include the second disc, probably because Konami didn't want to bother with removing Metal Gear Online.)

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection also includes the MSX games