I rarely hit the thrifts out this way because, well, they all suck. I haven't had a thrift find in nearly three years. But today, I was downtown with a friend, and we decided to pop into the Salvation Army. We began wandering around, picking at the crap, and finding nothing of worth. I did turn up a complete WWF vhs boardgame that I almost bought, but decided not to bother. We decided to leave, but some weird egg beater thing made me stop for an extra moment to crack a dirty joke.
Just after making my comment, two people enter the store carrying boxes, and say "where do you want this stuff?" The toothless lady behind the counter tells them to put the boxes off to the side, near the clothing. They do so, then go outside to get more boxes. Instinct sends me right over to the new boxes. Underneath various useless things, I turn up some 2600 joysticks... then some carts... then some SMS games... then random other stuff. Thrilling! So, I grab the things I want from this pile of new stuff, then wander to the back of the store. After a few moments I approach the counter, and say I'd like to buy this unmarked stuff, hehe : )
The toothless lady looks over my loot, and says that the stuff looks like it just got there (probably because it wasn't coated with dust like everything else.) She can't sell me this stuff until it's looked over by some SA "official." So, I ask her why they don't have a standard pricing for it that she can go by on the fly, and she says that they sell most of their video games and other "collectibles" through "other avenues", so they wouldn't normally sell this stuff there anyway. That sure explains why I hadn't turned up a game there in three years.
Anyway, I kindly tell her that I'd really like to buy the stuff, and since my payment's going to charity, she shouldn't stop me from helping out needy folks with my money. She agrees, grouchily. So, I end up with the following few items for my troubles today:
SMS - Phantasy Star and Zillion (Zillion I still needed, PS for wheelin' and dealin'.)
2600 - Sky Diver (with a label I've never seen for it...)
NES - 2 boxed Camerica Supersonic joysticks, one with the receiver
Dreamcast - Sega 4X memory unit (sweeeeet)
So, as the ad in the For Sale forum states, one joystick and PS are for trade or sale (with the PS, I could really use a good trade, otherwise the cash... I need cash too, heh.)
Now, regarding the Sky Diver label. It reminds me of a Star Ship (I believe) that I saw once. Basically, it's the picture label Sky Diver, but with the title in large white letters, instead of smaller blue print. The copywrite on the front is 1986, and the end label text is also white instead of blue. Is this a later re-release as I figure it is? And is it any more desirable than a standard Sky Diver?