Official 2008 Yard Sale Thread

[Slim Gatsby]

The point has obviously flown way over your head.

All this guy does in this thread is troll. Don't feed him. :D

[Sinnbox]

I saw afew Memorial day Garage sales today, bu tI was on my way to see Iron Man with some friends and I knew I would have to share the booty so i kept on driving.

Did anyone else notice that moitey hasnt posted yet this week? he got his finds listed on his site, but never posted here.

[Captain_Insano16]

I saw afew Memorial day Garage sales today, bu tI was on my way to see Iron Man with some friends and I knew I would have to share the booty so i kept on driving.

Did anyone else notice that moitey hasnt posted yet this week? he got his finds listed on his site, but never posted here.


They posted on the 24th....

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4393271&postcount=680

[Sinnbox]

They posted on the 24th....

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4393271&postcount=680

oh my bad i wonder what other posting's i missed.

[Kuros]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Kuros/finds03m6.jpg

Paper Mario - $8
Space Ghost season 1 - $4
Espion Agents (JP, sealed), Some Japanese racing game (sealed), Nights sampler disc, Q3 Arena, Conflict Zone, Blue Stinger, Magforce, TimeStalkers, Omikron (sealed), Railroad Tycoon 2, Tomb Raider Chronicles, Illbleed - $20
Arc The Lad End of Darkness - $5
Samurai Showdown 5, 2 Lodgenet Gamecube Controllers - $5

A pretty good Sunday at the swap meet.

[Slim Gatsby]

Nice finds, Kuros! Only thing is, your pic is breaking the page. :O

[Kuros]

Nice finds, Kuros! Only thing is, your pic is breaking the page. :O

You on 800x600?

[Slim Gatsby]

1280 x 800, but its wider than the post-box boundaries.

[Samus]

$8 for Paper Mario? Did you CIF?

[schuerm26]

Don't know why but Dreamcast games just look really good.

[guyinga]

Wow....great job Kuros. I'm amazed at seeing Dreamcast games....but Japanese Dreamcast games? Do they work on US Dreamcasts?

[Reality's Fringe]

This thread is like amateur game porn.

[Sinnbox]

Nice finds, Kuros! Only thing is, your pic is breaking the page. :O

This page always gets broken. just a tip for pic posters edit your pics before you post them, I reduce mine to 25% and they take less time to upload and dont break the page.

[Kuros]

$8 for Paper Mario? Did you CIF?

I tried to haggle, but the dude was a hardass about it. $8 was his price.

[Kuros]

No list for these... too many to list. This was a Craigslist deal.

$100 + 2 copies of Wario Ware (gcn), 1 copy each of Psychonauts (Xbox and PS2) + 1 copy of Zelda Collectors edition. I spent $5 on each game so a total of $125

Got me 209 Playstation games. All complete or sealed. Notables such as Persona 2, DDR Konamix and Disney Mix, Tales of Destiny 2, Capcom vs SNK Pro... and more.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Kuros/finds305691001.jpg
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[Slim Gatsby]

Awesome, Kuros. Instant collection. =D

[AquaHaute]

Heh, Mobile Light Force.

[Sinnbox]

Kuros...what's the story on where the seller got the games? was he a seller? or colector? or Stealer....lol.

[Kuros]

Kuros...what's the story on where the seller got the games? was he a seller? or colector? or Stealer....lol.

It was at a Boys and Girls club, the woman wanted to get rid of them to make some room. Looks like many were donated to them.

[guyinga]

It was at a Boys and Girls club, the woman wanted to get rid of them to make some room. Looks like many were donated to them.

I can't believe a Boys And Girls Club would have Persona 2.

[Slim Gatsby]

The only thing that came to my mind was, "What? No Final Fantasy VII?"

[Kuros]

The only thing that came to my mind was, "What? No Final Fantasy VII?"

Eh, I've been finding that a lot lately anyway. So I'm not miffed about it not being in this lot.

[Sinnbox]

Eh, I've been finding that a lot lately anyway. So I'm not miffed about it not being in this lot.

Lol, Ya I have been finding FFVII's so often that im suprised when i buy a big lot and don't find one.

[Undrallio]

Oh my effing fap....I want those games...my PS1 collection consists of a measly 30 or so games...

[Undrallio]

Alright, finally got around to putting some pics up. Way later than I had meant to...but here we go.

This is Pepsi Invaders, and I guess someone did slap a fake label on there, I never really noticed it before today. Shows how good my sleuthing skills are. :)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Undrallio/100_2818.jpg

Opened up...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Undrallio/100_2819.jpg

And the chip itself...shitty picture, I know.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Undrallio/100_2828.jpg


I want to sell this bugger, but it's a once in a lifetime thing....I'm just gonna hold onto it until my ideas become clear, without a doubt.

[Sinnbox]

^ NICE!! I would recomend emailing teh mod on Gamesniped.com so they can list it under thier list of rare games that are currently being auctioned off.

[Gameboy415]

Alright, finally got around to putting some pics up. Way later than I had meant to...but here we go.

This is Pepsi Invaders, and I guess someone did slap a fake label on there, I never really noticed it before today. Shows how good my sleuthing skills are. :)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o232/Undrallio/100_2818.jpg



You didn't notice that the catridge said "Pepsi Invaders" until TODAY?? :shock:

Either way, kudos on the find! :D

[Undrallio]

You didn't notice that the catridge said "Pepsi Invaders" until TODAY?? :shock:

Either way, kudos on the find! :D

Haha, I know right? I'm super slow. :drool:

[Slim Gatsby]

I'm pretty sure that there are online tutorials for replacing the labels on cartridges if you can find a hi-res scan of the original...I know I've seen one for N64 games; I imagine that the technique would be similar for Atari games, but I imagine that finding a hi-res image of a label for a cartridge released 30 years ago with a print run of 125 would be far more difficult.

[deadlykeyboard]

I believe someone earlier stated that the cartridge isn't supposed to have a label.

[Mirpkered]

I have a couple stories from yesterday

I had some time today after work to kill so I went to Goodwill to look around. I am lucky I did. I walked by this and then stopped after I processed what it was. I had found:

Nintendo Popeye Tabletop Game and Watch

I paid the $5 that was marked on it and it works great.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2530152481/

I stopped in on a little thrift store I had neglected for quite some time. I started snooping around when I came across a came case. I pulled some games out of it and then kept walking. I then found a pretty cool VHS tape. So This is what I had found:

Contra Hard Corps (Genesis Complete)
Star Wars: Rebel Assault (Sega CD Complete)
Sega Saturn Multigame pack that included Night into Dreams Sampler, Virtua Cop, Virtua Fighter 2, Daytona USA, and the Bootleg Sampler CD (Sega Saturn Complete)
Fatal Fury VHS

I was unable to haggle at the store but I got all these for $9

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2530152399/

[slowdive21]

One sale today...Wanted .50 each CIF $1. I know they are giveaways, but I wanted the coins and figured I could get a couple of bucks for the pokemon thing.

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[Sinnbox]

Wow....great job Kuros. I'm amazed at seeing Dreamcast games....but Japanese Dreamcast games? Do they work on US Dreamcasts?

A Gameshark wll let you play imports.

[Bioshocked360]

A Gameshark wll let you play imports.
Or you could just burn a Utopia Boot Disc.

[Sinnbox]

Or you could just burn a Utopia Boot Disc.

True, I forgot about the old Utopia Boot Disk.

[slowdive21]

Picked up Space Jam PS1 complete MINT for .25
Ghost recon PS2 for 1.50 complete MINT wanted $3
Non-games:
Picked up Star Wars new figures and some GI JOES for $4 with the millenium falcon
Got about $700 worth of beanie babies for $9 (Lucky with 21 dots was probably the best of the bunch). Picked up some records, bakelite utensils, vintage pyrex, Captain America cartoon VHS, some CDs, etc.

"Just missed" xbox games for .50 each and a playstation 1.
Passed on: NES with 10 games $75, N64 with 3 games $50, N64 with 5 games $35 (It did have a Yoshi's story and mario cart...Those are decent ones right?) I think I could go back and still get it. She may deal with me...

[PaddyTheChump]

Picked up Space Jam PS1 complete MINT for .25
Ghost recon PS2 for 1.50 complete MINT wanted $3
Non-games:
Picked up Star Wars new figures and some GI JOES for $4 with the millenium falcon
Got about $700 worth of beanie babies for $9 (Lucky with 21 dots was probably the best of the bunch). Picked up some records, bakelite utensils, vintage pyrex, Captain America cartoon VHS, some CDs, etc.

"Just missed" xbox games for .50 each and a playstation 1.
Passed on: NES with 10 games $75, N64 with 3 games $50, N64 with 5 games $35 (It did have a Yoshi's story and mario cart...Those are decent ones right?) I think I could go back and still get it. She may deal with me...
I've sold Mario Kart 64 for $20 on numerous occasions.

[videogamemaster]

Today I went to a whole whopping two sales. The first one was balls, and they packed all the games because they were moving. I then went to another sale, which had overpriced crap, but I found a Nintendogs DS holder and book for .25 each. Can't wait until tommorow when all the good stuff is up for sale.

[moiety]

Now that the yardsale season is in full swing, check out Dom & Liz's Visual Route Planner (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/pivot/entry.php?id=102)!

The VRP was created to solve a problem that has afflicted us for years. Every week, we needed to plan out a route, and find driving directions between 30-60 unique addresses. This process would often take hours to complete, and after doing it for so long, we figured that there had to be a better way. Now, with the VRP, we can complete this process in minutes!

The VRP has proven extremely helpful so far in the 2008 season!

http://yardsales.lizndom.com/mapmarkers.jpg

We hope that this application saves you as much time and effort as it does for us. Please feel free to give us feedback and let us know if it works for you!

[Slim Gatsby]

I used that a couple of times, its a nice change of pace from Google Maps.

But the other day I said screw it, and threw down $100 for a GPS (Magellan 3200, $130 refurb on buy.com - $10 GCO - $20 rebate). Gas ain't cheap, and time is money. Wrong turns and misread directions are a big expense with gas at $4 a gallon and a few minutes the difference between snagging or just missing an amazing deal.

I'm sure this will have paid for itself by midsummer.

[TiKi2]

Now that the yardsale season is in full swing, check out Dom & Liz's Visual Route Planner (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/pivot/entry.php?id=102)!

The VRP was created to solve a problem that has afflicted us for years. Every week, we needed to plan out a route, and find driving directions between 30-60 unique addresses. This process would often take hours to complete, and after doing it for so long, we figured that there had to be a better way. Now, with the VRP, we can complete this process in minutes!

The VRP has proven extremely helpful so far in the 2008 season!

http://yardsales.lizndom.com/mapmarkers.jpg

We hope that this application saves you as much time and effort as it does for us. Please feel free to give us feedback and let us know if it works for you!

I tried the app a couple of weeks ago but could not get it to work properly I'll give it another go this weekend.

[Sinnbox]

Now that the yardsale season is in full swing, check out Dom & Liz's Visual Route Planner (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/pivot/entry.php?id=102)!

The VRP was created to solve a problem that has afflicted us for years. Every week, we needed to plan out a route, and find driving directions between 30-60 unique addresses. This process would often take hours to complete, and after doing it for so long, we figured that there had to be a better way. Now, with the VRP, we can complete this process in minutes!

The VRP has proven extremely helpful so far in the 2008 season!

http://yardsales.lizndom.com/mapmarkers.jpg

We hope that this application saves you as much time and effort as it does for us. Please feel free to give us feedback and let us know if it works for you!

I would use it, but people aroud here quit advertising because the newspaper started charging $10 per 20 words per day.

[slowdive21]

^^^ but then Dom and Liz can watch my every move!

[Sinnbox]

^ They are the Garage Sailing FBI.....

[Sinnbox]

No sales here today, but the pawnshop owner did hold back soem N64 games for me, Mario Party, Mario Party 3, Mario Kart, and Mario World $3 apiece, abit more than GS prices but worth it for trade fodder/ect...

[moiety]

I tried the app a couple of weeks ago but could not get it to work properly I'll give it another go this weekend.
There is a tutorial (accessible through the link I posted earlier) which may help if you are having trouble. If you are still having problems, let me know and I'll see what I can do to help or fix if there's something wrong.

[karkyco]

Ha, you guys are in Massachusetts now?!? Trying to get closer to make a move on Snotknocker's territory :bouncy:!!!

Looks like those deals he's posted were just too tempting for you guys...New England yardsalers better watch out LOL...

[videogamemaster]

Wow, today was a pretty amazing day. I left at 8:00, and pretty much all sales had something video game related that I bought. This is what I bought.

N64 RF Modulator- .50: Lady wanted 1.00 originally, but I offered .50 and she toke it. There was also a PS1 with no hookups, but I already have two PS1's so I didn't need another.

Bag of stuff that included: SNES Game Genie, Honeybee Famicom to NES converter (YES!), tons of random sega and playstation hookups, two japanese unlicensed Saturn memory extendors, PS1 memory card, another more complex memory card, some Saturn controllers, a Saturn game, Gameshark VHS, and Namco PS2 controller with circular thing. Guess the price? 1 dollar. Yep, when I was looking at the bag, the lady said I could have it for a buck, so I snatched it immedietly. I was wide eyed when I found the Famicom to NES converter because I have always wanted one.

Star Fox 64, MLB 2001 and Star Wars Rogue Squadron all N64: $1

Shrek PS1, Halo Disc Only, PGR Disc Only- 2.25

Spiderman, Ace Combat 4 and Twisted Metal 4- $3

Super Mario Sunshine Disc Only- $1

Gameboy Advance with no battery cover- $1

Original Gameboy with 4 games (YES TETRIS) and batteries (yes I am a cheapass about batteries too)- $2

PS1 Disc only Surfing game- .50

So yah, it was very exciting today, and I am thinking of buying some Famicom cartridges to test out the Honeybee converter.

[kube00]

Here we go. I left after 8am went to my first sale about 6 miles away that listed games and ps2 stuff on CL. Missed all teh games by about 5 minutes

Two other sales later one close, anoher about 5 miles of highway driving I was gettin slighty pissed. But as I leave the neighborhood I spotted another sign, followed it and what did I see.

FFVII GH and mint for ps1 $3, CIFed him $1 and I left

Started back home got to my apartment and decided to walk to another sale

Got a disc only copy of GTA vice city for ps2 for $1

But the biggest find of all a Colecovsion, like new, box was a little beat up, has 2 controllers, 3 games, no rf adapter though. It has the expansion port to turn it into a pc, and to play Atari games.

They wanted $30, I opened the box closely and told them there was no rf adapter. They dropped down to $25, I said "Can I leave you my number for later?"

He said "How much to get you to take it now?" I said "$8." He counted with $14. I said $10 he said 12, so I took it at 12.

Colecovisions will go for about $50 or more on ebay. And the FFVII GH will go for $40-$50 on ebay. I'll add both items to my TL for a few days if you want them make me a good offer. Also this is the third copy of FFVII I've found in less then a year.

Pics coming as soon as my batteries are charged.
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[willc23]

Was able to do a little bit of everything today:

Yard Sale
Tetris Attack (SNES) $1

Pawn Shop
Nintendogs Chihuahua Cart (DS) $5
Pokemon Fire Red Cart (GBA) $5
Guitar Hero I Complete (PS2) $2.99 (I think she thought it was a movie, instead of $7.99 PS2 Game)

Craigslist

DS-All Complete
Lost Magic
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Sonic Rush
Electroplankton
Polarium
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time
Another Code (US title: Trace Memory, Purchased on vacation in France)
Super Mario 64 DS
New Super Mario Brothers
Warioware: Touched!
Metroid Prime Hunters
Trauma Center: Under the Knife
Nintendogs: Dachshund and Friends
Tony Hawk's American Sk8Land
Meteos

GBA
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Fire Emblem
Warioware Twisted
Mario and Luigi Superstar Saga
Mario Golf Advance Tour
Zelda NES

$100

Good luck everyone. I am out of circulation for 2 weekends. Will be lurking though.

[slowdive21]

The Nintendo 64 was gone when I went back to pick it up.

Saw a PS2 with hookups and box, no controllers for $25, guy woudln't budge in it.

I did buy a super nintendo cart holder for $1 and an embroidered gameboy case for .50.

Xmen genesis, super SFII genesis, and PS1 controller $1

My best finds were two gameboy pockets (1 red, 1 blue) wanted $6 each CIF $4 for both and he took it. Both had one game (pokemon pinball? and spongebob)


I also saw a game gear with a broken screen and no battery covers for $10

[Sinnbox]

Wow, today was a pretty amazing day. I left at 8:00, and pretty much all sales had something video game related that I bought. This is what I bought.

N64 RF Modulator- .50: Lady wanted 1.00 originally, but I offered .50 and she toke it. There was also a PS1 with no hookups, but I already have two PS1's so I didn't need another.

Bag of stuff that included: SNES Game Genie, Honeybee Famicom to NES converter (YES!), tons of random sega and playstation hookups, two japanese unlicensed Saturn memory extendors, PS1 memory card, another more complex memory card, some Saturn controllers, a Saturn game, Gameshark VHS, and Namco PS2 controller with circular thing. Guess the price? 1 dollar. Yep, when I was looking at the bag, the lady said I could have it for a buck, so I snatched it immedietly. I was wide eyed when I found the Famicom to NES converter because I have always wanted one.

Star Fox 64, MLB 2001 and Star Wars Rogue Squadron all N64: $1

Shrek PS1, Halo Disc Only, PGR Disc Only- 2.25

Spiderman, Ace Combat 4 and Twisted Metal 4- $3

Super Mario Sunshine Disc Only- $1

Gameboy Advance with no battery cover- $1

Original Gameboy with 4 games (YES TETRIS) and batteries (yes I am a cheapass about batteries too)- $2

PS1 Disc only Surfing game- .50

So yah, it was very exciting today, and I am thinking of buying some Famicom cartridges to test out the Honeybee converter.

Nice find on that Honey Bee, I found one earlier this year, but I havent gotten any Famicom Games yet.

I can't wait for tomorrow, I did a quick dry run on part of my regular route today and saw alot of sales. they got rained out today so hopefully the high school kids didnt get to them fris!!

[Slim Gatsby]

Nice! I tried some Friday sales today. They all sucked huge balls, I think its a regional thing -- the only people who would have them during the week (and that I saw today) were housewives with young kids (otherwise, they probably would have a job -- cost of living is pretty high around here) or retired old ladies, all of which casually discussing the sales they had the year before and their next sale for this summer. Certainly not a demographic that would have games to begin with, and with the frequency of their sales, the likelihood of having any left by this point would be nil.

I did get to try the GPS though (I received it the day after I ordered it with free shipping. buy.com rocks!). The few extra moments of entering addresses into it is time well spent. It looks like the most effective technique is going to be using Dom & Liz's Route Planner to get a feel for how far each point is from each other and compile an ordered list of stops to hit with notes, and using the Magellan for actual directions/guidance while driving, since Mitsu won't be around to copilot on Satudays this summer.

[moiety]

Ha, you guys are in Massachusetts now?!? Trying to get closer to make a move on Snotknocker's territory :bouncy:!!!

Looks like those deals he's posted were just too tempting for you guys...New England yardsalers better watch out LOL...
Actually, we've always lived in MA....

[Slim Gatsby]

Snotknocker lives in Jersey. o.o

And everyone else better stay off my island!

[LilPaintballer]

Snotknocker lives in Jersey. o.o

And everyone else better stay off my island!

and everyone better stay off my county inside the island.

[Slim Gatsby]

and everyone better stay off my county inside the island.

lol, where you from?

[Mirpkered]

Snotknocker lives in Jersey. o.o

And everyone else better stay off my island!

I'm just trying to get out of rural Mid-Missouri!!

[Sinnbox]

Snotknocker lives in Jersey. o.o

And everyone else better stay off my island!

as for the stay off my island thing, I was in the local game store today and the owner was talking about starting to garagesale for new classic plastic inventory. :( bad news for me, but I have a feelign that they will give up on it, or get out late.

[erehwon]

I had an okay day considering my luck recently. In terms of game stuff, it was a horrible day. I only found MGS (GH PS1) and two old pokemon guides in poor condition for $2. The first sale I went to had games, but nothing I needed. They had Army of Two (PS3) for $25, but I passed since I doubted I get them down enough that I could flip it for a good profit. My main find of the day happened at large sale in side a shopping center. I found a Pioneer CLD-D503 Laserdisc player for $5. I had been wanting one of these for a long time, so that made my day and made up for the lack of games the rest of the day. It's really feeling like its drying up.

I'm probably not going to be able to do yard sale for much longer. I've graduated from college and have to find a job. Sadly, almost all the sales in this are start on Fridays. The stuff here goes really quick, so it really won't be worth it to go out on Saturdays.

[Slim Gatsby]

as for the stay off my island thing, I was in the local game store today and the owner was talking about starting to garagesale for new classic plastic inventory. :( bad news for me, but I have a feelign that they will give up on it, or get out late.

You have a local game store that sells older stuff? That's neat...its entirely GS & EB competing with GC over here, I'm fairly certain any independent places near me have long since been driven out of the market by them.

[IkilledLassic]

Snotknocker lives in Jersey. o.o

And everyone else better stay off my island!

This wouldn't happen to be Long Island, would it? I really hope we're not competing with each other, unknowingly of course...

[Luminette]

Greetings - first time here. This thread and this community has given me a second and more serious wind when it comes to garage sales. I go out almost every saturday morning.. but I'm usually late (9/10am)

Today (It's 4:40am saturday) I am all over it.. leaving the house at 7:30, with my list of of sales around here and their reported starting times. There's a strong amount of things going on and I feel like showing up early or on time will change my luck. I'm also gonna break out the CIF on people for the first time.. and ask about things not on display outside.

I usually buy books and records.. the most abundant / frequent things I am interested in- and I find cassettes and CDs and minor amounts of video games every now and then.

Here's what I've gotten so far this year, video game wise


Garage Sale 1
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Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete for PS1 <-- Has the fancy paper box w/ velcro, but is missing one of the game discs as well as all of the accessories that came with that whole package

PS1 (SCPH-1001) system <-- no hookups and two third party controllers

Total price: $10

Not too hot, but, when I spotted Lunar sitting on the table, I nearly lost all composure and hurried noticably towards it. "What are you doing here?!?!" was all I could think as I picked it up and fondled it. I also picked up an incomplete copy of the Hero Quest board game here for $2


Garage Sale 2
-
Gameboy Advance (White) <-- I suspect there will be scratching on the screen
Gameboy Color (Clear) <-- again with the scratches
Gameboy Advance Official Carrying case
Gameboy Color Official Carrying case
Super Mario Bros for GB Color

Total price:$13

So.. I'm not doing as good as I could be on these things, so, I'm putting on the game face today in hopes of pulling off the level of performance I see happening here ;)

Thanks for all the stories and tips!

Will report back after todays run

[moiety]

^ Welcome to CAG and to the thread! Best of luck today! :D

[irishsoccermbw]

There are some epic finds in this thread, just glanced it over while typing up a paper, I think next Saturday I will embark on the ultimate CAG journey, CIF and talking down people on their precious goodies.

Really wanna find a super nintendo (i have like 15 games but no system) are they hard to find?

[TiKi2]

Garage sales in my area suck. People around here think their crappy stuff is worth gold. I guess thats how it is when you live in a big city. Funniest thing I saw , someone wanted $8 for a 80's style electric pencil sharpener , are they fucken serious

[LilPaintballer]

lol, where you from?
wantagh

[moiety]

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Rain cut our day short, but not before a few quick finds! (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/pivot/entry.php?id=109)

[Samus]

Well, the neighborhood across the road was having a neighbor-hood wide sale. But it's a HUGE neighborhood. I biked all through it and got some good deals and handed out my number to a few people who said their son was asleep.

Sale 1: Scored PaRappa The Rapper for 50 cents! Complete, but cracked case. Easily fixable.
Sale 2: Some Soldier of Fortune PS2 game for 50 cents.
Sale 3: Metal Gear Solid: Substance for $5.
Sale 4: Destroy All Humans 1, Destroy All Humans 2, Ratchet 2, Ratchet 3, Jak 2, FFXII, Jak X Combat Racing for $15.
Sale 5: Silent Hill 2 and Sopranos Limited Edition for $4.

Not a bad day! Score of the day goes to PaRappa.

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[Splatoon]

Up and down day today. Two of our best-looking sales (the two furthest from our house of course) turned out to be no-shows, so that wasted most of the morning. We did learn a valuable lesson though; never go further than 10 miles or so from your house without an RSVP. Lesson learned!

On the plus side, our first stop of the day yielded a couple of nice finds:

Spryo 2: Ripto's Rage 50 cents
(Complete, but worn. A favorite of my sister/navigator though, so we grabbed it)

Spider-Man 2 Enter: Electro 50 cents

Mega Man Legends 2 50 cents
(Disc only, but still a good find. It's going right on Goozex)

Also picked up a couple of Calvin and Hobbes books for 50 cents each. All in all not a terrible day, but we'll definitely be planning our route a little more carefully next time.

[slowdive21]

Not a bad day! Score of the day goes to PaRappa.




Oh you like Parappa...I paid $5 each in March for these direct from SONY. 8-)

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Got a pretty good toy find today: 20th anniversary Optimus Prime G1 (metal version) - with Wal-mart exclusive poster. One MIP and one opened. Wanted $15 CIF $12

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Recent sold for: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320251231982&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fse arch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D 320251231982%26category0%3D%26fvi%3D1

[Samus]

Oh you like Parappa...I paid $5 each in March for these direct from SONY. 8-)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6881/001uj6.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=001uj6.jpg)


Dude! Talk about resale value. They're not still selling them are they? XD

[Sinnbox]

Oh you like Parappa...I paid $5 each in March for these direct from SONY. 8-)

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6881/001uj6.th.jpg (http://img138.imageshack.us/my.php?image=001uj6.jpg)



HOW!!? Sealed Parappas are a high dollar item, I have seen disk only copies go for $40-$50!!

[Sinnbox]

Today wasnt to bad, almost all the sales i visited had crappy PS2 games. Not any big hauls and only one sale had any classic stuff. I did find National Treasure 2 for $1!!

My Finds:

Sale 1 - Wanted $15 I CIF'd $5
Resident Evil 3(PSX)
Ceasars Palace 2000(PSX)
Tekken 3(PSX)(Traded for $4 at local store)

Sale 2 - Wanted $17 I CIF'd $12
National Treasure 2(DVD)
Stardust(DVD)
Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life(PS2) (2 copies) (Traded 1 copy to local store for $10)

Sale 3 - Wanted $1 I CIF'd $.50
North and South(NES)

Sale 4 - Wanted $10 I paid $5
Monster Rancher 2(PSX)
Chevelle: Wonder What's Next(CD)

[Nathan_Sama]

^ I grew up with north and south :D

[darkslime]

Today was a bad day for yard sales. All the game stuff I saw some lady with SNES and XBOX bundles that wanted ebay prices, and some PC games.

The pawn shop makes up for that though. I got:

:ps2:Resident Evil 4
:ds:Tetris DS
$3 each.

W00t tetris ds for $3!

[erehwon]

I had an okay day considering my luck recently. In terms of game stuff, it was a horrible day. I only found MGS (GH PS1) and two old pokemon guides in poor condition for $2. The first sale I went to had games, but nothing I needed. They had Army of Two (PS3) for $25, but I passed since I doubted I get them down enough that I could flip it for a good profit. My main find of the day happened at large sale in side a shopping center. I found a Pioneer CLD-D503 Laserdisc player for $5. I had been wanting one of these for a long time, so that made my day and made up for the lack of games the rest of the day. It's really feeling like its drying up.

I'm probably not going to be able to do yard sale for much longer. I've graduated from college and have to find a job. Sadly, almost all the sales in this are start on Fridays. The stuff here goes really quick, so it really won't be worth it to go out on Saturdays.

Here is a pic of my only good find from yesterday.
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I already put the laser disk player in my entertainment center. Those cables hanging down from the ps3 are going to my component selector. I haven't taken the time yet to run the cables back behind my setup. The laserdisc player works good. I watched Star Wars on it yesterday. I'm happy to have one since I've been looking for years to find one for a good deal.

[Sinnbox]

^ Nice, I got a player last year for $50 :( but I can't fnd any good movies for it, i find more Betamax stuff than Laser Disk.

[slowdive21]

Dude! Talk about resale value. They're not still selling them are they? XD

HOW!!? Sealed Parappas are a high dollar item, I have seen disk only copies go for $40-$50!!

They do not have them anymore. The best I ever got from them was 10 or 11 FFVII GH sealed for $5 each. I buy from their parts store. They don't have much right now. I really wish I would have bought more of the FF7s. I only have one with a cracked case left (sealed).

[Sinnbox]

They do not have them anymore. The best I ever got from them was 10 or 11 FFVII GH sealed for $5 each. I buy from their parts store. They don't have much right now. I really wish I would have bought more of the FF7s. I only have one with a cracked case left (sealed).

Is there a way to signup for the parts store without having a resellers liscence? PM me if you have any info.

[refusedchaos]

Is there a way to signup for the parts store without having a resellers liscence? PM me if you have any info.

me too:)

[Sinnbox]

me too:)

I found the site, but the prices are all high. http://servicesales.sel.sony.com

[urzishra14]

all i got today was the old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on the old GB.. i got it for a buck.. not too bad.. i feel however i missed out on a few deals today..

but ah well..

[TiKi2]

Good deal? Got a 512mb mp3 player for $3. Thats all there was today for me.

[refusedchaos]

I found the site, but the prices are all high. http://servicesales.sel.sony.com

hahaha they are selling Lair for $80:lol:

[Sinnbox]

hahaha they are selling Lair for $80:lol:

Ya that cracked me up!!

[Undrallio]

First time I've pulled my bike out in 2 years...I rode it 18 miles all together today, and up a TON of hills to go to a total of 6 sales.

The best sale was the first one, had a bunch of xbox games for $10 each, and GBA games for $5 each.

I picked up Secret Window (DVD, wanted $3), Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (GBA, wanted $5), and a GBA power adaptor (Wanted $2, I really needed a new one) for a total of five bucks after a buttload of haggling.

[Kuros]

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Not all that much today, barely anything gaming related, however, some good deals otherwise.

Ihome 2go player - $15

The place where I got this from smelled of weed. XD
Still a great deal though, these retail for 60-70 bucks.

Xbox 360 HD-DVD player - $12 + tax

On clearance from Kmart

Clayfighter Sculptors Cut - $6

More than what I would pay otherwise, however, this is a tough game to find for the N64, so I sucked it up and paid the price.

[darkslime]

me too:) Me three. ^_^

[kube00]

30 miles total and about 20 sales nothing. Almost bit on a Halo edition xbox he wanted $50, so I decided it wasn't worth it and I passed

[urzishra14]

i do have one story.. i saw a game cube without any controllers or games.. had the hook ups.. the girl had to call the person in charge of the prices on the phone.. and she comes back and says " 20 bucks" .. i said " but it doesn't come with any controllers or anything.. i'll give you 5 bucks"..and they acted like i was insulting them.

[Sinnbox]

30 miles total and about 20 sales nothing. Almost bit on a Halo edition xbox he wanted $50, so I decided it wasn't worth it and I passed

Oh!! That is a tempting prce, but a bit thigh. Did you try CIF or anything?

[FOnewearl]

Only went to about a dozen sales this weekend. First sale I went to had "Sega Game With Games" advertised. I probably got to the sale about 5 minutes after it started and when I asked about games they mentioned the Sega being sold which somebody must have bought well before the sale started as it was long gone.

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NES (Lid Broken Off)
AC Adaptor
1st Party Controller
Ice Hockey
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt
Super Mario Bros. 2 (hair stuck to it yummy!)
Tetris

$2

I asked about video games at a sale and they had this NES stuff, it wasen't actually put out for sale but it was under a bench which had abunch of books they were selling. The girl said she didn't think it worked hence the reason why it wasen't put out with a price but they wanted to get rid of it when I asked. I offered $2 for it. I'm just glad that this NES is missing the RF Adaptor (instead of power) as it seems as if most NES systems I find at yardsales are missing the power adaptor or even have some makeshift power adaptor that acts up if it does work with an NES.

I forgot to take a picture of it but I also got a Sonic The Hedgehog plush at one sale marked $1 offered .25 which was taken.

I also left my name and number with a guy that said he had a NES. One thing that kind of scared me is that he asked me how much I'd be willing to pay for it without telling me anything about it. I said I don't know and it would depend on how many games it had with it which he said it had about 25 games.

[Sinnbox]

i do have one story.. i saw a game cube without any controllers or games.. had the hook ups.. the girl had to call the person in charge of the prices on the phone.. and she comes back and says " 20 bucks" .. i said " but it doesn't come with any controllers or anything.. i'll give you 5 bucks"..and they acted like i was insulting them.
Gotta love people like that!! :)

[kube00]

Left him a note to call me. I would have tried to knock him down to $20

[AquaHaute]

Saw a handful of Cube games here and there.

One house had a Halo Xbox, but I didn't really care and didn't notice the price, as someone was buying it as I sat pawing through the substantial game collection. Nothing worthwhile though.

I paid a quarter for a booklight, and my husband paid a dollar for a chili-shaped salsa dish, and I ALMOST paid 50 cents for a Tupperware bento box, but decided against it in the end.

[kube00]

Actually I got a cookie, two plastic holders for office files, and 3 metal pot like containers

$1.75

[Slim Gatsby]

Today was quite interesting! I had planned to leap out of bed in the wee hours of the morning and be on the road by 8, getting breakfast before hitting up some 8 AM sales and showing up early for some 9 AM ones on my way up to a community about 25 minutes away that was having a block sale.

Unfortunately, I woke up, hit snooze, and my alarm never went off a second time...nor did my failsafe second alarm clock. Fortuitously, as I later learned, it had ended up pouring between 8 and 9:30, and apparently had just stopped when I woke up at 9:45.

Since it was so late, though, I grabbed a Red Bull for my breakfast and made a beeline for the community sale....which, due to the rain, only had a dozen or so houses participating, and the finds were few and far between, although the first stop did have something, though:


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First sale of the day -- I saw these labeled $1.50 each, CIF'ed $1 for both, and they took it.

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This was the first of many items today that were produced when I asked about old games. Some kids running a sale went into their house and came out with this lone Tetris. They wanted $6 for some reason, but I got them to take $2.


That was all for the "community sale," so I started working my way back home, including the sales that I had passed on the way.
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I asked about games, and the woman running the sale came out with an old, dirty DreamCast with Sonic Adventure inside and a couple of PSX games. I offered $3 for the DC and Scrabble, which she gladly accepted.

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I asked about games, they found their incredibly dusty NES with Power Pad, zapper, and no more than ten games, which they refused my $10 offer for. So I just picked up a few games at $1 each. The top three are going to be for selling/trading, the bottom three are for my collection.

This was a two-family sale, and, right down the block, was another. They had some really awesome dinosaur plushies that I would have picked up, but I have absolutely no room for them. Dinosaurs kick ass.

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Charlie's Angels, Scary Movie, a knife, and a pocket watch! $4

Another two family sale, one had nothing, next door had a long box of comics that they wanted $60ish for (my $10 offer got shot down, and that would be the most I would pay because figuring out what to do with them would have been a huge hassle).

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Once again, I asked about games, and this is what was found: N64, no controller, AV cable, or jumper pack. Chip on one of the controller ports. $1, but I probably didn't need to pick this up.

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Originally asking $10, I offered $6...which dropped to $4 when we realized that the wires were missing. They also had a Sears Telegames (allegedly) complete in box (it was taped closed), but wouldn't go lower than $10 so I passed -- the box was huge and I have had zero luck getting any kind of profit on Atari stuff. After buying this, they found a Sega Sports Pack in box (Genesis with a sports game, whee!) they said that they wanted $10 for. Looking back, I should have offered them $6 or 7, because boxed console variants are nice. I think it was missing the manuals and paperwork, though.

This last find was just through awesome chance. I was on my way back from an advertised sale (which I'll be doubling back to tomorrow, since one of the ladies running the multi-family at one house event said that they had lots of Nintendo stuff at home that they would bring for me on Sunday), and decided to ignore my directions since I knew the area, trying to find another community sale that may or may not have been rained out. I saw a flier for a sale that may or may not have been canceled (as it would drizzle for a few minutes and then stop) and decided to check it out anyway.

It was at the very end of the block, and there were no games of any kind out. But when I asked...

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The last sale of the day -- I asked about games, they came back with a stack of Genesis games and a bucket of SNES games with manuals. They were firm at $25 for everything (but that included two MAUS comics and a porcelain Rafiki), and said they had a PlayStation with games somewhere, so to check back tomorrow -- right after I bought these, it started POURING.

But Boogerman + Lester the Unlikely = two neat finds!

I've got to get to bed pretty soon, since I'm hitting those two sales again first thing in the morning!

[Segasonic01]

I forgot to take a picture of it but I also got a Sonic The Hedgehog plush at one sale marked $1 offered .25 which was taken.

Dude, seriously, take a picture. I wanna see.

[Sinnbox]

Dude, seriously, take a picture. I wanna see.

and once agian we see that sonic=PRON to some people. lol jk.

[Sinnbox]

SEGASONIC, Did you see those statues of Sonic that Kotaku posted pics of last year? suposebly they are in a antque store in LA, and they are for sale!!!

[slowdive21]

Dude, seriously, take a picture. I wanna see.

That reminds me...I have a SEGAWorld T-shirt (uniform) from when I worked at segaworld London that somehow found it's way into my suitcase when I came back to the US! Actually the lead "SEGA"-I'm not kidding they are called SEGAs- said it was okay for me to take some since they changed the uniform. I willl have to dig it out. I had 2 but I gave one to a friend. I would have put the full size Sonic suit in my suitcase, but the head had a 3 foot diameter. I wore it once (1st day hazing). It had a ventilation system that was broken, but it would have been pretty nice if it worked.


BTW: The SNES prototype had to be returned to Japan as part of the contract. I heard back from my friend. His Dad designed some of the artwork for the US marketing of Super Mario World, so he had to use screenshots from the game for part of it and also come up with original art. He actually had to reutrn the (his) original art to Nintendo as well or destroy it.


On topic: I have to swing by the sale where I got the Optimus Prime, he said he is going to look for his NES and games! :bouncy:

[Segasonic01]

SEGASONIC, Did you see those statues of Sonic that Kotaku posted pics of last year? suposebly they are in a antque store in LA, and they are for sale!!!
I just looked at it. Nice statue but not worth $300. I almost bought one on Ebay for $100 but shipping woulda been like $200 so I passed.

Slowdive... I would love to buy/trade for the Segaworld shirt if you can find it.

[donut]

Had some fun yesterday and this is my first attempt at posting pix.
(just learned how...lol)

Dropped by the only 7 a.m. sale to find GC Pokemon Colosseum (complete), Mario Sunshine (no manual) and GB Pokemon red, blue, crystal, silver, gold, yellow with GBA Leaf, Saphire plus a Disney watch (not pictured as I forgot to take it off) $22, accepted $10
Great Start!

Off to a neighborhood sale of maybe 30-40 homes-
Phil Gordon Poker Book $.50
Spongebob Season One, PC Half-Life 2, & PC Black&White Deluxe Offered $2
PS2 sealed Frequency, Family Guy Vol. 1 (seasons 1 & 2), That 70's Show Season Two (missing disc one - left number), Starcraft Battle Chest (missing Star Craft disc, rest is mint) & unicycle (which I ran over later in the day, sigh...) $9
Beattles CD 2 disc Anthology (mint) $3 accepted $2
DVD Fat Man & Little Boy $.50
Silver GBA SP/charger with 5 games $10 accepted $5 (covered with smiley stickers but cleaned up nice)
Game cube with case and one meh game $30 accepted $10 (wanted the case!)
Also a nice Router with a bunch of bits $3 accepted $2
Bunch of nice Polo and Ambercrombie shirts 6/$2
Silly disc only PS1 Goofy game for $.50 (from a sale I went back to just in case the son decided to sell any games...)

Off to single sales near my home...

Sealed Apprentice Season One $6 marked down to $3, accepted $2

Black outdoor side table $1 and a Photo Timer $1 (these are great for Hold'em tourneys, I found one last year but gave it to a friend who hosts tourneys all the time and loved it)

All in all a fun day with the exception of missing discs in sets and being an idiot for running over the unicycle....just finished cleaning it up...blew the tire (no biggie) but also bent the seat post...doh!


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[Sinnbox]

^Nice finds, nice first psot, but next time you post try to shrink the images a bit more.

[munn3yxiong]

went yesterday to a couple of rummages and got some pretty good pickups. i was looking for more of the classic stuff so this is what i got.

N64 w/5 controllers,expansion pak,old school nintendo power mario lunch box, and inside the lunch box were games. the games were: legend of zelda ocarina(gold),mario party 2&3, mario kart 64, crusin usa and donkey kong 64. All for $20
Snes w/2 controllers, yoshis island, mario world, mario kart, mortal kombat 2, street fighter 2, jeopardy, SHAQ-FU, and mario all stars. all for $20

Nes w/ 2 controllers, zapper and mario bros 2&3, mario/duck hunt, and two crap games that didnt work. this for $20

I picked these up last week

ps2 w/2 controllers, dvd remote, memory card, gta san andreas, gran turismo 4, hitman 2, legends of wrestling, the getaway, gun, xmen legends, thps 4, mortal kombat deadily alliance, and need for speed most wanted. All for $20

Snes w/3 controllers, and junk load of games. notable ones are mario allstars, mario kart, legend of zelda, mario world, street fighter 2 and 2 turbo, megaman x, castlevania 4. All for $20.

The lady was selling both the ps2 and snes and i offered her 20 each and she bit on it. she was like her boyfriend gonna kill her but she just wanted it gone. his lost, MY GAIN.

[Kuros]

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Pretty good day today.

$35 for:

Dreamcast with 3 controllers, AV, power and RF hookups, 5 VMUs, 3 rumble packs and the following games:

Sonic Adventure, NFL2k, Vigilante 8, Sega Bass Fishing, Monaco Grand Prix, Toy commander, Rayman 2, Soul Calibur, Star Wars Racer, Aero Wings, Web Browser, Rippin Riders, Tee Off, Mortal Kombat Gold, Airforce Delta, Hydro Thunder and Rainbow Six

$2 for the Monster Gamecube AV cables in the package

$5 for Paper Mario and Zelda OoT

$3 for Castlevania Bloodlines

$4 for Silent Scope

$2 for the Royal Tenenbaums (Criterion Collection)

$20 for Microsoft wireless 3000 notebook mouse (retails at $25) and the VX6000 web cam (retails at $60)

[Slim Gatsby]

Just some surgical strikes today:

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I went back to the house where I bought the Genesis and N64 games yesterday, since they said that they would try to find their PSX games. No PlayStation titles, but they found these -- their SNES console (no hookups, 3rd party controllers) and N64 (hookups, 4 controllers, 3 first party), and five and six games for each, respectively, including:

N64:
Super Mario 64
Mario Kart 64
WaveRace 64
Diddy Kong Racing
Star Fox
Cruis'n USA

SNES:
Donkey Kong Country
Donkey Kong Country 2
Super Mario World
Super Mario Kart
Sim City

PSX:
Tetris (disc-only)

The PSX isn't pictured; it was missing the hookups so I brought it along with the necessary cables and various 3rd party controllers and memory cards, along with some spare disc-only games, to a friend's house for his nephews.

Total on this haul is $20.


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The woman who promised to bring whatever gaming stuff she could find delivered. She told me to "make an offer" so I didn't lowball too much since I didn't want to offend her after she dug all this stuff out for me. I offered $15 and she accepted it on a lot of mostly Master System games, three consoles, Mario All-Stars, a boxed Super Gameboy, and a controller and AC adapter for the Master System.

$15 here...putting the total for the weekend at about $90. But with the finds I had, money well spent.

Also, when taking my little brother to get Darkrai at TRU, I ended up finding two Xbox Live Vision bundles for $38 each.

[Sinnbox]

Wow Slim, nice hauls. I have only had one week as big as this was for you.

[Samus]

Man I always find last gen stuff and a few PS1 things, but never retro stuff like Slim. I guess its somewhat geographical.

PS2 games come easy to me lately.

[kube00]

Once again Slim you blast away the competition with some great finds! You keeping the stuff or selling/trading some of it?

[darkslime]

Great finds slim. ^_^

[irishsoccermbw]

Wow some great hauls, i went to my first garage sale (2 actually) looking for games....

One of the guys was an idiot and said the only thing he had was a regular xbox with no controllers for 200!!!!!! Because he remembered paying 300 something for it. Shesh

[Sinnbox]

Where is Snotknocker this weekend? He must still be out CIF'ing the snot out of people.

[FOnewearl]

Dude, seriously, take a picture. I wanna see.

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/9600/sonicplushxy2.th.jpg (http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sonicplushxy2.jpg)

I don't know anything about Sonic toys but I'm thinking it safe to assume that this one is rather common as far as Sonic toys go :D

[Samus]

I have a Sonic book that's similar to Where's Waldo. It's based off the old Sonic cartoons (not Sonic X).

My old elementary school library gave it to me for free. :)

Not sure where it went though.

[FOnewearl]

Man I always find last gen stuff and a few PS1 things, but never retro stuff like Slim. I guess its somewhat geographical.

Definately geographical, I find it rather hard to find anything retro around me with the pickins being slim although I've been fairly lucky lately. Just wish I could find some better lots with gems in the form of popular games still worth playing and maybe even some good rare/uncommon stuff from people just wanting to get rid of the stuff!

[Segasonic01]

I don't know anything about Sonic toys but I'm thinking it safe to assume that this one is rather common as far as Sonic toys go :D
Ya, it is. It was given away as a pre-order bonus if you pre-ordered S&TSR or Sonic 06.

Samus- Find it. Seriously. I need it.

[Sinnbox]

Definately geographical, I find it rather hard to find anything retro around me with the pickins being slim although I've been fairly lucky lately. Just wish I could find some better lots with gems in the form of popular games still worth playing and maybe even some good rare/uncommon stuff from people just wanting to get rid of the stuff!

I'm lucky that the area i live in has tons of classic gamers, about 5 years ago a guy started a store and ordered tons of boxes of crap from Ebay about the time other stores were liquidating their NES/SNES/ect... inventory, It was amazing some of the stuff that he brought into our area. It has realy increased the volume of GS finds.

[Samus]

Ya, it is. It was given away as a pre-order bonus if you pre-ordered S&TSR or Sonic 06.

Samus- Find it. Seriously. I need it.

lol. Would you seriously be interested in trading for it?

[Segasonic01]

lol. Would you seriously be interested in trading for it?
Not anything expensive, but yes, I would trade for/buy it.

[Slim Gatsby]

Thanks! I've been getting really into the retro collecting lately, and everything that isn't a duplicate goes straight into my collection (after being thoroughly cleaned and tested). Any extra stuff, though, if friends or family can't use it (like the spare PS2 in the living room or the PSX for my friend's nephews) tends to get Goozexed/GameTZ'ed/sold -- generally, I try to keep the inflow from selling my spare stuff above what I'm buying. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford the $50-100 a week plus gas that I've been spending at sales. =/

I've been doing the odd convention as a dealer (I design some shirts and stickers and the like, so its a nice mini-vacation - a weekend of a little business in the day, and a lot of partying at night), and I brought some spare retro stuff as a lark last year and people were snapping them up. So, I'll probably bring some to the cons I go to this summer, in addition to bringing a few spare consoles and popular-yet-common games for retro consoles on "permanent loan" for their game rooms.

And I need to make some room, so a couple might be getting game guide lots donated to their charity auctions.

Right now, though, I've fallen way behind on cleaning and testing since I've been so busy with school, so most of it is just piling up every week. My family is ready to kill me.

[Sinnbox]

Thanks! I've been getting really into the retro collecting lately, and everything that isn't a duplicate goes straight into my collection (after being thoroughly cleaned and tested). Any extra stuff, though, if friends or family can't use it (like the spare PS2 in the living room or the PSX for my friend's nephews) tends to get Goozexed/GameTZ'ed/sold -- generally, I try to keep the inflow from selling my spare stuff above what I'm buying. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to afford the $50-100 a week plus gas that I've been spending at sales. =/

I've been doing the odd convention as a dealer (I design some shirts and stickers and the like, so its a nice mini-vacation - a weekend of a little business in the day, and a lot of partying at night), and I brought some spare retro stuff as a lark last year and people were snapping them up. So, I'll probably bring some to the cons I go to this summer, in addition to bringing a few spare consoles and popular-yet-common games for retro consoles on "permanent loan" for their game rooms.

And I need to make some room, so a couple might be getting game guide lots donated to their charity auctions.

Right now, though, I've fallen way behind on cleaning and testing since I've been so busy with school, so most of it is just piling up every week. My family is ready to kill me.

LOL you should see my room right now. It is a crazy mess of games. I have way to many duplicates...and they arent sellign fast enough. But i keep buying them because they are cheap.

[darkslime]

LOL you should see my room right now. It is a crazy mess of games. I have way to many duplicates...and they arent sellign fast enough. But i keep buying them because they are cheap.I only have about 120 games at my mom's and dad's house total and no duplicates except for rereleases/complitations.

For retro games at Garage sales, my area sucks because there is a store the size of a walmart called bookman's that has 4 locations in town and gives decent-great tradeins on retro games. Plus, if the people don't want to buy videogames with the store credit they can buy books or dvds with it. >,>

[Luminette]

Only scored a PS1 with third party mem card, two controllers, and a ps2 controller for $5 this Sat :( AskdjDJKF!

[slowdive21]

Went back to the guy's house that I bought optimus from and picked up mario/duck hunt, S mario 2,s mario 3, TMNT 2, Wizards and warriors, the Original release metroid, and Ghostbusters 2 for $3.50 total.

[FOnewearl]

I'm lucky that the area i live in has tons of classic gamers, about 5 years ago a guy started a store and ordered tons of boxes of crap from Ebay about the time other stores were liquidating their NES/SNES/ect... inventory, It was amazing some of the stuff that he brought into our area. It has realy increased the volume of GS finds.

All of the pawns around here quit taking old games except for one since they were surely making little to nothing on the old games. I still remember when EBgames first started taking used games late in the 16-bit systems' life. The selection never really took off at the store at the mall 5-10 minutes away from me and they never had more then a bin in the center of the store dedicated to used 8/16-bit stuff. I seem to recall them not carrying 16-bit and older stuff anymore at this store about mid way though the 32-bit systems' life. I was talking to a guy at a yardsale a few years ago that said he used to go to the one mall about 50 minutes away from me fairly often since they had a much better 16-bit selection.

I still remember buying about a dozen Sega Master System games from a pawn/used furniture store around here that wouldn't have anything older then PS2 nowadays. This was over 10 years ago (B.E. - before eBay as in before eBay went mainstream :)) The guy's reaction was something like you want these old games! when I asked about them. He said I could have them all for $7 and was just tickled pink to be getting rid of them lol

[Slim Gatsby]

I still remember when EBgames first started taking used games late in the 16-bit systems' life. The selection never really took off at the store at the mall 5-10 minutes away from me and they never had more then a bin in the center of the store dedicated to used 8/16-bit stuff.

Wow, I remember that! The one I would go to while visiting family in Florida for the summer seemed to always have complete games in that bin. That store is even where I got Earthbound...ah, young Gatsby, there's so much advice I wish I could impart on you - like finding a way to get a second EB to keep sealed...and yet, I cannot.

[snotknocker]

Where is Snotknocker this weekend? He must still be out CIF'ing the snot out of people.

Actually I was, and I came across quite a few items but my mojo was'nt working. There must of been about a dozen sales but for the life of me I could'nt score a deal. I think I'm in a slump.

I did manage a couple of items though

Pokemon red , yellow and gold - $3

Warriors xbox complete - $2

Castlevania SOTN GH complete and in impeccable condition - $10. This was steep, but it was in such like new condition I could'nt pass it up.

General Chaos, Contra Hard Corps, Atomic Runner - $3
I'm actually playing Atomic runner and to my surprise it's an excellent contraesque style game. I've never heard of or played this before and I think this would fall into the hidden gem catagory. I think this game has slipped under a lot of radars

[Samus]

Woot. Just scored a SNES that's so freaking uniformly yellowed it looks like some kind of Gold plated Zelda edition system. Cragslist.

For $20 I got:

SNES w/ two controllers and hookups
Mario Allstars
Zelda ALLTP
F-Zero
Magic Sword
Mario World
NBA Jam
Sim City
Sim Earth

[Sinnbox]

Woot. Just scored a SNES that's so freaking uniformly yellowed it looks like some kind of Gold plated Zelda edition system. Cragslist.

For $20 I got:

SNES w/ two controllers and hookups
Mario Allstars
Zelda ALLTP
F-Zero
Magic Sword
Mario World
NBA Jam
Sim City
Sim Earth

in 2000 I was at a pawn shop buying a saturn and I saw a SNES that was all yellow and even had yellowed controllers, I thought it was a Zelda edition till i told my friend and he told me there was no Zelda ed. SNES.

[LXL_Guy]

Not sure if I'll do any hunting this year with gas prices the way they are. Though I might stop by a few if they're on the way.

[Undrallio]

First yard sale of the week for me, a small(ish) one at the local Catholic School.

Picked up the Nintendo U-Force accessory thinger for three bucks. It's what they asked, it's what I paid. I was semi-excited because I've never heard of it. Now that I've read up on it, looks like it's filled with suck. Sweet.

[videogamemaster]

Today was good considering it is Thursday. Here is what I found:

NES unit with power supply
NES Advantage
NES Zapper
Castle of Dragon game
Mario/DH game
Donkey Kong Country game
PS1 Sampler Disc
All for 5 bucks. Lady said it doesn't work, but I haven't tested it and I could always use it for parts.

Sonic Plush
GBA Holder
.50 cents. I have heard people talk about the Sonic plushes, and I had a small one, but this one was pretty big so I decided to buy it.

Nascar '98 Disc Only PS1
Lord of the Rings:Two Towers Disc Only PS2
$1.50. I usually don't buy disc only copies of stuff, but I have wanted to try out both games for a while.

[Segasonic01]

Sonic Plush

Pics 8-)

[karkyco]

I was pretty excited when I stumbeld across this ad on craigslist, and I picked this up yesterday evening. It looks like the lady already removed the ad.

It was an ad entitled "Super Nintendo Japanese version - $20", and was listed as being close to me. There was a pic of about 10 Super Famicom games in the ad as well.

So I contacted the person, she told me it was "in Japanese, games in Japanese" I told her no problem, and met up with her after work yesterday. I was wondering what she was doing with a Super Famicom, but considering she was located in Little Osaka (west LA's Sawtelle Blvd), it made a bit more sense. When I saw what she had, I didn't bother haggling it down, $20 was fine for me.

For a $20 bill I score from a Japanese lady:

1. Super Famicom, complete with original box, styrofoam insert, instructions, the AV cables, power supply, and 2 controllers.*
2. 13 Super Famicom games...the only ones I recognized are Super Mario World (with instructions), Super Mario World 2 Yoshi's Island (recognized by the pic of the island on the cart), some Dragonball game, one of the Street Fighters, and the rest I will need to test out to be sure what they are. Haven't had a chance to do so yet.

* = Note, the outer box top is a little beat up..but overall in very nice condition. HOWEVER, the whole package smells a little weird...like it has come from a Japanese/Asian home (or maybe a Japanese restaurant)...smells like tempura cooking oil, I don't know how else to describe it LOL. I will clean it up and test the games. I also told the lady to call me if she finds any more games, as she said she may have others.

[karkyco]

First yard sale of the week for me, a small(ish) one at the local Catholic School.

Picked up the Nintendo U-Force accessory thinger for three bucks. It's what they asked, it's what I paid. I was semi-excited because I've never heard of it. Now that I've read up on it, looks like it's filled with suck. Sweet.

Isn't that the retarded "3-D Field" thing where you punch above the red/black screen and it registers the movement or something? Prehistoric Wii type technology, along with the Power Glove?

[slowdive21]

^^^I got one of those u forces. I was excited too until I tried to use it!

Only hit 2 sales today since we had heavy rain. Picked up several movies and cds for .25 each. Some old punk stuff and powel skate videos. My best score were several glass sets for $10. Warner bros pint glasses, mC dolands glasses, disney, muppets, chalire brown, etc. No games though.

[AquaHaute]

Oh wow, I remember some of those glasses - my family had McDonald's, Muppets, and Charlie Brown.

[Sinnbox]

I'm hoping it dossent rain on saturday, we have a 40% chance. even if it does I wll go out, there are somtimes people that are in an actual garage!!

[Slim Gatsby]

I'm hoping it dossent rain on saturday, we have a 40% chance. even if it does I wll go out, there are somtimes people that are in an actual garage!!

That was actually what happened to me last week -- an hour of rain in the early morning and scattered drizzling had that effect on sales. I hope the weather holds up this weekend, though.

And I got a tipoff last week by one of the salerunners for a church sale on Sunday that will definitely have a lot of gaming stuff. =)

[Sinnbox]

^ Nice church sales are usualy full of games unless kids are helping then the games dissapear.

My sister has off work tomorrow so she will do some scouting for me and hopefully purchase some good stuff...sadly she is afraid to CIF.

[Undrallio]

Isn't that the retarded "3-D Field" thing where you punch above the red/black screen and it registers the movement or something? Prehistoric Wii type technology, along with the Power Glove?

Yes indeed, looks cool, sounds cool, plays like shit.

[TiKi2]

^ Nice church sales are usualy full of games unless kids are helping then the games dissapear.



So church sales are good huh. There is one by me on saturday that I was going to go to. Did you try to CIF at the church sales?

[Undrallio]

I CIF'd the church sale I went to, got a hardcover copy of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (oldish version) and Street Fighter II (cartoon series, VHS) for $1 when they wanted a buck a piece. They wouldn't take any lower and I really wanted both of em...

[Mirpkered]

I didn't get the chance to post my finds from last week but let me put them up now:

This picture is from 3 different sales but decided to group them in one picture. It seems that this day was the day for books. I picked up the following:

Worlds of Power: Castlevania 2
Conquering Sega Genesis Games
Nintendo Power Mag
Super Mario Bros: Trapped in the Perilous Pit
Super Mario Bros Coloring and Activity book (x2)
Super Mario Sticker Book

After all was said and done, I paid a total of $2 for all the book from 3 sales. Not to bad.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2555174429/

No major story here... I went tot hte game store in the neighboring town and stopped at the thrift store there before I headed over. I picked up the following creamcast game:

Sonic Adventure 2 (complete)

I ended up giving $2 for it which is a pretty good deal...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2556001640/

Nothing really major here. I picked up Icewind Dale for PC for $1. That is my big story here...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2555174689/

This was a little interesting. I went to this sale in hopes of games by the way the ad was described. I got there and there was a bag of SNES games marked 3 each. I glanced through the bag and noticed mostly one genre... sports... I took the bag tot he woman running the sale and I CIF'd $15. No bite. She said they were her brother's so she would have to call him to see what he would take for the whole bag since there were 16 games in it. They told me the lowest that it could be sold for was $30. I politely said no but did take the following:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 4
Spiderman and X-Men: Arcade's Revenge

I ended up giving $5 for these together but worth it to get a decent copy of TMNT 4

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2556001412/

[Splatoon]

Whew! Took my bike out to hit a nearby neighborhood sale. After about an hour and 30+ houses, I came up with zip on the video-game front (not a single copy of Madden even!). However, I did manage to snag:

The Daily Show: Indecision 2004
Super Troopers (Sealed)

Both for $3 (down from $4). I also spent a buck on a glass of ice-tea from a burgeoning entrepreneur. Not a great day, but on the plus side, a 1 hour bike ride + 85 degree weather = one heck of a workout. I've decided that Thursday and Friday sales will be bike or walking only, since they seem to be pretty slim pickings compared to weekend sales.

[erehwon]

I didn't have much luck this morning. The first sale I went to, which had advertised games, didn't have any since the one lady forgot to bring them over. I might go back tomorrow. I did get a Death of Superman graphic novel from them for a $1.

The next neighborhood I went to didn't really have anything, but I did give an email address to this one lady who said she had a bunch of stuff in here basement that she wanted to get rid of. I'm hoping that works out.

The next neighborhood was a little better. I got a complete Parasite Eve for $3 and Star Wars Jedi Outcast for the gamecube for $3. I didn't finish the last neighborhood I went to since it was so hot.

[irishsoccermbw]

The Sims: Hot Date
The Sims: Makin' Magic
The Sims: Superstar
The Sims: Unleashed
The Sims: Vacation
The Sims
SimAnt
SimCity 2000
SimFarm
SimIsle
SimPark
SimSafari

That has to be more Sims then one human could possibly play in a lifetime.

[irishsoccermbw]

One good find today:

Dragon Quest 8 complete $1

Which means the extra copy I have that is disk only is UP FOR GRABS, if anyone wants it for $2 paypal (to cover shippng) you can get a disk only working copy of DQ8 for free :) :) :) :)

*edit* its been claimed :)

[kube00]

Drumroll please and pic soon I promise

After my interview for an IT job (which went amazing/awesome), I stopped by mobile home park on my way home that was having a huge yard sale about 11 am

The first mobile home I stopped by told me they had lefterovers from a comic book shop. There were x-files action figures, x-files comics, star trek and star wars cards, marvel collecting cards, a lot of complete sets, some other comicy/geeky junk. I would have bit on some of the marvel comic cards, but they're not worth much right now.

Then I saw it in a box with a $30 price tag, a complete, super mint, Sega CDX, with power cord, rf unit, 2 controllers, manual, and sega mini catalog, and the system pack.

Games
Sonic CD complete
Ecco CD complete
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective (game only)
Sega Classics Complete

The older man kept pushing for $25 but the nice lady said if I took it up to teh table I could get a discount, after testing the unit I took it up there.
She asked, What do you think it's worth?
I could have said $5, but I went with $10 and $10 it was.

And to show you the value, one auction, almost exactly what I got
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120268370222&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:Watchlink:middle:us
Pics later when my camera charges

The other garage sales I went to with the promise of video games on Craigslist just had crappy overpriced ps2 games.

Anyways this might go on my TL, I might keep it, if I can get some other cheap games, or I might sell it.

[FOnewearl]

Anyways I was kind of disappointed with garage sales this week, they were pricy and it was hard to get people to haggle down. I got some decent deals, but not great deals. Also why does everyone always want $30 for a used PS1? Third time in recent weeks that I've encountered a PS1, and they're all priced at that point. Fuck that.

I'm starting to notice more stuff like this at yardsales, not really on games in particular but outrages prices on certain things that make me thing are you serious? I saw a few old TVs that I would guess were from the early 90s two that were about 12-14 inches marked $25 each and one that was about 21-24 inches marked $50 min They also had a card catalog thing from the local library with 9 drawers for the low price of $150! They would probably be lucky to even have someone stop by their sale with $150 on hand let alone someone that would pay anywhere near that much for the card catalog. It seems as if every year more people think of yardsales as easy way of making money on old junk and not a easy way of getting rid of it. I see little things like this every week now for example I see at least one VHS marked $10 every single weekend it seems.

[videogamemaster]

I remember going to a garage sale once, and there was used crap that the people wanted new prices for. Seriously, I could go to Wal Mart and find it cheaper there. I also hate it when people print a thing from Ebay showing the price its going for, and they are selling it maybe a dollar or two cheaper.

[videogamemaster]

Well, remember when I said the lady at the sale I bought my NES at said it was broken? I just tested it, and it works perfectly.
The lady said that somebody bought it at the sale and brought it back because it was "broken", but when I looked inside the cartridge slot after buying it, I found the problem. Guess what it was? The cartridge wasn't pushed down. So yah, I guess whoever bought it must not of pushed the cartridge down inside the NES and thought it was broken.

Segasonic01, I would post pics of the Sonic plush, but my camera isn't working now. I'll instead post this "stock" picture.
http://www.recordstore.co.uk/images/covers/sonicx/SX7418S-120.jpg
The plush I got is about 3 times bigger than this one, but I couldn't find a pic of a bigger one.

[Sinnbox]

I did something new today that worked!! a lady told me she had a NES at home and would take my number and give me a call, I said I'm not sure when i will be in town next, can i get your number and give you a call? she said sure, now i have the number, I'll do this more often. Most people that take numbers seem to forget them.

[darkslime]

Friends were over so I didn't go to any sales today.

Nice finds on the sega cd thing and the super famicom. ^^

[Sinnbox]

My CDX luck was that i saw one for $20 and thought it was a CD player saw it on the net that night, went back to get it and it was gone. :(

[darkslime]

My CDX luck was that i saw one for $20 and thought it was a CD player saw it on the net that night, went back to get it and it was gone. :( That sucks. >.<

Is a CDX like a genesis CD and 32x in one?

[Sinnbox]

I'm happy, the storm that was supposed to hit us tomorrow morning sped up today and should be ending about 6. AM!!! Hopefully there will be alot of sales!!

[kube00]

Nah not to thread crap a CDX is a late model sega system that combines a sega cd/sega genesis/portable cd and CD+G(karaoke)player in one.

Wikipedia says they are rare and sell for lots, (they sell for okay amounts nothing too great)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sega_Multi-Mega

And links to pics of my find
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/kube00/busiiness/DSCN0716.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/kube00/busiiness/dscn0715.jpg
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/kube00/busiiness/DSCN0714.jpg

[donut]

Hey Sinn, snot, mal -

Curious -
When leaving your name/number
Do you -
Have a simple business card?
Name/number printed on paper?
or just write it each time on a piece of paper?
I ask due to the "perception" of the seller's value if they do find something...does a business card give them pause to ask more?

I was thinking of just printing my first name, phone number, old~new video game enthusiast - on a slip of paper to save time.

Thanks in advance!

[Undrallio]

No sales yesterday, and only two today. Then one of the sales was a repeat from last week, they didn't even put out new stuff or change the prices of their stuff. And they wonder why that household crap didn't sell...

Anyways, the second sale didn't look too good, bunch of young girl stuff and a radical pink bicycle. However in the books there was a Prima guide for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, wanted $5, CIF'd a buck.

Asked about games and she said that her son didn't go through his stuff, so no. She told me to try next year.

Maybe better luck next week...

[karkyco]

The Japanese lady that sold me the Super Famicom called me again yesterday and told me she found a few more games for the system, and to see if I wanted them since she had no use for them. I told her sure, and arranged to pick them up yesterday after work.

So I get there and she gives me 2 games for free (well, I already paid the $20) that make this overall deal just, well, amazing. Definitely recognizable. I actually took some pics yesterday night of some of the games and the system. I still haven't had a chance to play with it.

#1 is the system. I've cleaned the unit up a bit (wasn't too dirty or anything, but that smell is annoying...so I threw a fabric softener sheet in the box)

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/th_SuperFamicom001.jpg (http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/SuperFamicom001.jpg)

Shot #2 is of Super Mario World 1 and 2 (Yoshi's Island)

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/th_SuperFamicom002.jpg (http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/SuperFamicom002.jpg)

#3 are a couple of the games I don't recognize (besides the Dragonball Z game)...anyone have any ideas what these 2 on top are??? I guess I will have to play them to figure it out.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/th_SuperFamicom003.jpg (http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/SuperFamicom003.jpg)

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand, the money shots. I went back and got...DragonQuest VI and a complete Final Fantasy VI...I didn't realize Romancing SaGa 3 was in their either. There's another 7 games I will take pics of.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/th_SuperFamicom004.jpg (http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/SuperFamicom004.jpg)
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/th_SuperFamicom005.jpg (http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/karkyco/toys/SuperFamicom005.jpg)

[slowdive21]

^^^ The one on the right is YU YU HAKUSHO. I remember the one on the left, but I don't remember the name. You can ask in the Anime thread, but beware- they are vultures! Do me a favor and tell them Ninja Scroll is the best movie ever.

[karkyco]

^^^ The one on the right is YU YU HAKUSHO. I remember the one on the left, but I don't remember the name. You can ask in the Anime thread, but beware- they are vultures! Do me a favor and tell them Ninja Scroll is the best movie ever.

Thanks Slowdive. YuYu Hakusho, that sounds familiar. I'm guessing it's a fighting game judging from the pic of all the people on it (I was hoping it was another JRPG).

I'm afraid to enter the Anime thread. I will play the game and see if I can't come up with a name for it. Kind of looks like Legend of Mystical Ninja Goemon or whatever that was called.

I never knew they made Romancing SaGas for the Super Famicom...I thought the first one was on PS1 or PS2.

[slowdive21]

I did something new today that worked!! a lady told me she had a NES at home and would take my number and give me a call, I said I'm not sure when i will be in town next, can i get your number and give you a call? she said sure, now i have the number, I'll do this more often. Most people that take numbers seem to forget them.

I think what you did is the better method. It works better too if any CAGs meet a man/woman they are interested in to get their number, rather than give yours out. If a woman asks for my number I tell her, "I don't give it out, but I will take yours...I don't want to get any random calls at 2AM!" 8-)

As far as sales go, I got some beanies for .25 each and saw a 2600 with the box and 7 or 8 games for $20, then they droped it to $15, offered $5 and they said no.

[Sinnbox]

Hey Sinn, snot, mal -

Curious -
When leaving your name/number
Do you -
Have a simple business card?
Name/number printed on paper?
or just write it each time on a piece of paper?
I ask due to the "perception" of the seller's value if they do find something...does a business card give them pause to ask more?

I was thinking of just printing my first name, phone number, old~new video game enthusiast - on a slip of paper to save time.

Thanks in advance!

I just leave it on a piece of paper, having a business card that says somethign about games just makes sellers want more for their merch.

I will get pics up later, im still im town waiting for a store to open. today was pretty lame, to start off I went backwards on my route and at the last house i stopped at(would have been my first on my regular route) I was told Ya I just sold a big box of old Nintendos and games for $8!! I said yesterdayand she said no 5 minutes ago!! DANG!!

I did manage to grab somg GC games from a seller I didnt CIF because he got hit by a tornado yesterday and all his posessions were layingin his yard so he was sellgin them like a garage sale!!

another house i stopped at had no games out but when i asked the owner said just a second and went into the house. the other lady at the sale then proceded to tell me how the lady just lost her husband in a accident and was just starting to learn to walk again.....the lady then took me to a shed in her backyard and gave me a box of her husbands old games and took my number for more boxes she knew she had but couldnt fin dat the moment, I went back later and got another bex, she said she has more and she will call me again, I felt bad for her so i dropped her $35 for what i got, nothing special but some boxed SNES stuff, and some games i didnt have yet.

I'll get pics up later.

[darkslime]

Well, today wasn't bad for sales.

At one I got all these GCN games for $20 total.
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex
Lord Of The Rings: The 3rd Age
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pokemon Colosseum
The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Mario Party 7

All are complete and scratch free except for MP7, which is missing the manual.

At another I got Lemmings for PC for 25 cents. It has the CD case and manual but no cardboard box.

Non gaming related I got a bean bag chair and a stuffed monkey.

[Undrallio]

Non gaming related I got a bean bag chair and a stuffed monkey.

Pics of the monkey please? :D

[darkslime]

Pics of the monkey please? :D Ok, later today. I am too cheap to buy a camera and will have to borrow one.

[irishsoccermbw]

Went to a large community sale, walked around for 2 hours in the heat and sun...and was only able to pick up:

PS1, 2 controllers, all cords: 3 bucks

Not bad but I have 4 systems that can play ps1 games so this is getting boxed.

[Slim Gatsby]

Wow, I spent way too much today ($70 at one sale alone) but I've got some great stuff to show for it. Super Nintendo RPGs would have to be today's motif.

I'll post everything tomorrow, probably -- I've got to mow the lawn, etc. before work

But yeah. Two Earthbounds.

[Sinnbox]

Ok, I have pics now. As I said earlier my main GS town got hit by 3 tornados last night so alot of the garage sales were canceled/destroyed!!
Most of the Items in my pictures came from a lady that was disabled and she went and dug around in her shed for them so i felt bad and didn't CIF. She said she has 1-2 more boxes in her garage that she will dig up after her sale ends and give me a call!!

The 2 GC games I got at a house that i thought was a sale but when i asked if they had any nintendo games for sale they guy said that they were just cleaning thier yard up from the tornado but he pulled them out and gave them to me for $10

The 2 guides I got for $1 from some kid.

The FFVII I got at the local Game store for $15 It is disk only but i have an extra case.
in total I only paid $60 but i missed 2 large NES lots, one was a huge NES/SNES lot that was sold 5 minutes before i got there for $8!! the other was a "Box Full" that some lady sold yesterday.
Here are my pics.http://joelsinn.googlepages.com/100_1451.JPG
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[AquaHaute]

Planned on two community sales and another one near them, but torrential rain up until about an hour ago pretty much canned that idea.

[theGrue]

Last week was a bust, so by the natural order of things, this week was pretty great.

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- NES 2 w/ Hookups, 2 Standard Controllers, 1 DogBone Controller, 1 Zapper
- Paperboy
- Paperboy 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- RBI Baseball 2
- Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- The Ultimate Stuntman
- Bases Loaded 3
Total: $20

Like MvC2 two weeks ago, my best find was at the first sale of the day, close to home. I've been wanting an NES 2 for a while, so I didn't try to haggle it down much, just to $20 from $25.

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- Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Total: $5

Found someone with an N64 that they'd been meaning to put on eBay. They had the system, two controllers, and a bunch of games still in boxes. Unfortunately, the games were mostly 3rd party junk like Virtual Pool, and unfortunately, they were asking $100. I managed to haggle them down from $10 on this one, since it was the only one I was interested in playing.

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- Rainbow Six
- Croc
- Spyro the Dragon
- Tomb Raider II
- Tomb Raider III
- Twisted Metal
- Crash Bandicoot
- Final Fantasy IX (Missing Disc 1 :cry:)
- Beast Wars: Transformers
- Syphon Filter
Total: $5

50 cent PS1 games, why the heck not?

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- We <3 Katamari
- Sly Cooper
Total: $8

Picked these from a big box of PS2 games. I'm interested in playing Sly, and Katamari was picked up to cover some of todays expenses, since I already own it.

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- NES Action Set w/ AC Adapter, 2 standard controllers, 1 Bandai MEGA controller, 1 Zapper, manuals
- Super Mario Bros. / Duck Hunt
- Spy vs. Spy
- Tiger Heli
- Off Road
- Tetris
- Kung Fu
- Track & Field 2
Total: $10

Another one of those great finds from someone's basement. This Bandai MEGA controller is pretty pimp...

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I really wonder what the "Top Secret" setting does. I'll have to go play around with this.

[Slim Gatsby]

Nice! Its always great finding a top-loading NES in the wild...in my area, I've only seen the one that I picked up last year.

[cranguy]

#3 are a couple of the games I don't recognize (besides the Dragonball Z game)...anyone have any ideas what these 2 on top are??? I guess I will have to play them to figure it out.

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Top left is a dodgeball game, though I can't read enough kanji to tell you more, sorry.

I was quite surprised to find a Super Famicom in Virgina a couple of months ago at goodwill for $9.99 (http://www.gamehoarders.com/2008/04/20/yard-sale-and-goodwill-finds-super-famicom-uncharted-waters/) :) Even in Akihabara, they sell for around 4000 yen (~$40)

[TiKi2]

Drove around quite a bit today but didn't find much.

1. Lady wanted $5 each I offered here $7 for budokai 3 and ratchet deadlocked . The ratchet is mint.
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2.Nice Young lady was selling stuff for her boyfriend which was playing with their child up front. He said $5 she said $4 I said $3 but she won't not go below $4 so I said thanks and Started to walk alway. Then she caught up to me and said ok $3 " but I'll tell my boyfriend I sold it for $5"
Afro samurai director's cut mint
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3. My best find of the day. Lady wanted $5 said it was basically new. I offered $3 she took it quick.
Logitech MoMo steering wheel and pedals with box. Mint as well.
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[FOnewearl]

Another one of those great finds from someone's basement. This Bandai MEGA controller is pretty pimp...

I actually used to have a Mega Controller way back when. A neat find I'd say for a (somewhat) oddball NES accessory. I've been thinking that it would be cool to get one again if I saw one. The only thing I remember and liked most about the controller is that it had a little mini game in which you could try and press the A or B button as many times as you could in a certain amount of time and the LCD screen would tally up how many times you pressed it.

[donut]

Another fun day today, wish I would have ventured out yesterday...

At a home with a Bunch of boy's soccer gear, asked about games.
Young man brings out -
All GC - Madden 07 complete, PC Mario Golf no manual, Mario Sunshine complete, Super Smash complete, & NFL Street 2 complete - offered $10, young man was fine, mom! interceded! (lol) whispering...accepted...I thought it was a generous offer...sigh


Fancy neighborhood sale...pretty much dry as a bone...
360 Saints complete $10, accepted $5

Coming back from fancy neighborhood, hit a single sale...Boooyah!
Slim PS2 complete with remote
6 games all mint/complete - DDR Max, DDRMax2, GTA San Andreas, Tekken4, GH FF X-2, Xenosaga
2 dance pads in great shape
$30 (lil haggling)

Older house sale
Partial Dark Shadows series...this scared the crap out of me when I was a kid....other half will transfer these to DVD...can't wait to watch these and see why I remember being so scared of this series...now to find/borrow the rest of the set...Offered $1

First sale of the day -
Beat up, filthy fatty PS2 (how much?) only $40...or you can make an offer (hmmm it's a beautiful day and I do not want to start your sale by giving you an insulting offer)....(seller laughs)
Twilight Zone movie (sealed) Offered $1

Yuppy house selling snses eventually -
64 pokemon game - $.25

Headding home, followed a sign (I mostly map out my day) Sealed PS2 GH 1/2 combo $2!, PS2 new 3rd party guitar $5, 5 64 games NBA Courtside, 1080, Vigilante 8, Gretzky 3D Hockey, & Star Wars Episode 1 Racer $1 ($8 TTL) lil haggling for 64 games

Not pictured -
Excellent 21 speed girl's bike $8 (posting on craigs for $25)
2 boxes of free LPs, (looking up the titles for possible value later)

4 Free! boxes of Emergence from a rep's house, I take this everyday! on sale this is $32 of free product


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[Sacsquash]

Picked up a couple things at a huge community sale.

It was mostly a boring day and I am sure it would have been more eventful if I actually asked the sellers if they had any Video Games for sale. Oh well...

here is what I came up with:

$5 for a framed full size Star Trek IV movie poster
No Picture of this one, but I thought it was pretty good deal the frame itself is worth atleast $20-$30

I almost gave up hope then I came across this

$40 for a Brand New sealed Psyclone HDMI Source Selector
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[Sinnbox]

Nice find theGrue on the Top loader, I have only found 2 in the wild. I have never seen a Paperboy 2 in the wild...or at a store for that matter. Is is a semi rare?

[dodgeme]

For the first time this year i actually came across something. My local village was having their annual village wide sales and overall they were a dud.

1st sale. Unfortunatly I was not able to snag this as i missed it when i went back to get it but i was with my grandparents and they were bringing me home to get my money and i came across a Sega Game Gear basically mint with Sonic 2 and Lemmings for 10 bucks. I was going to get them down to 5 but i decided to get my money first as my grandparents bought me GTA 4 last week and i didnt wanna bother them anymore. I went back to get it and of course its gone :(.

2nd sale. This one i think i got a pretty good deal. Didnt really expect much but all of a sudden i came across 2 Xbox 1's. So he had 35 for both and i decided to let the day go on to see if i found anything else. I go back and thier still there. So I cif'ed him 20 for both and he threw in the dvd dongle, 1 duke controller, 2 S controllers, the av and power cables and the original manual lol. Best of all both Xbox's work although they both have dvd drive problems. Probably just gonna turn them into media centers.

Rest of the day....... Came across a gamecube but way over priced at 40 dollars, PSP for 180 dollars, Fat PS2 with about 40 games at 200 dollars (was gonna buy but i did not have enough money), and the most expensive of all a WII with 3 games for 600 dollars lol. That was it for games though. Not a great turnout like usual. Can't wait for my village wide in august. Usually find amazing deals then.

Ill post pictures later.

[Sinnbox]

For the first time this year i actually came across something. My local village was having their annual village wide sales and overall they were a dud.

1st sale. Unfortunatly I was not able to snag this as i missed it when i went back to get it but i was with my grandparents and they were bringing me home to get my money and i came across a Sega Game Gear basically mint with Sonic 2 and Lemmings for 10 bucks. I was going to get them down to 5 but i decided to get my money but i decided to get my money first as my grandparents bought me GTA 4 last week and i didnt wanna bother them anymore. I went back to get it and of course its gone :(.

2nd sale. This one i think i got a pretty good deal. Didnt really expect much but all of a sudden i came across 2 Xbox 1's. So he had 35 for both and i decided to let the day go on to see if i found anything else. I go back and thier still there. So I cif'ed him 20 for both and he threw in the dvd dongle, 1 duke controller, 2 S controllers, the av and power cables and the original manual lol. Best of all both Xbox's work although they both have dvd drive problems. Probably just gonna turn them into media centers.

Rest of the day....... Came across a gamecube but way over priced at 40 dollars, PSP for 180 dollars, Fat PS2 with about 40 games at 200 dollars (was gonna buy but i did not have enough money), and the most expensive of all a WII with 3 games for 600 dollars lol. That was it for games though. Not a great turnout like usual. Can't wait for my village wide in august. Usually find amazing deals then.

Ill post pictures later.

LOL, you saying Village made me think you were from africa or something.

[Nathan_Sama]

Top left is a dodgeball game, though I can't read enough kanji to tell you more, sorry.

I was quite surprised to find a Super Famicom in Virgina a couple of months ago at goodwill for $9.99 (http://www.gamehoarders.com/2008/04/20/yard-sale-and-goodwill-finds-super-famicom-uncharted-waters/) :) Even in Akihabara, they sell for around 4000 yen (~$40)the one on the right is a yu-yu hakishow game

[slowdive21]

Most of the Items in my pictures came from a lady that was disabled and she went and dug around in her shed for them so i felt bad and didn't CIF. She said she has 1-2 more boxes in her garage that she will dig up after her sale ends and give me a call!!


Snotknocker would have CIFed $5 and once it was accepted he would throw it on the ground for her to pick up. Just kidding...Nice finds for you this week!

[Sinnbox]

LOL, I'll prbably CIF the heck out of her if she calls about the other boxes, I find that if you CIF someone and then ask them to call you they seem to not call...lol.

BTW yesterday a lady at a sale told me she had a NES at home, her son called today and i'm going to get it monday!! I hope it has good stuff and not all duplicates.

[willc23]

Been on vacation the last two weekends, so didn't think I was going to be able to hit any sales. Glad I didn't have high expectations because I only saw ONE yard sale sign the entire time I was there. However, I decided to hit it just for the heck of it, even though it was 11 a.m. when I got there. Walking up the driveway and instantly recognized a couple N64 cartridges. Picked them both up and asked for more game stuff. Had a PS2 phat w/ 2 controllers for $25. Not bad, but didn't have room for it on the return trip. Also had a broken DS Phat (cracked hinge and scratched touch surface) for $2.

Got:
Smash Bros
Mario Kart 64
Broken DS Phat

$5

Hoping to get back on the trail again next weekend.

[Slim Gatsby]

I was halfway through typing everything up in narrative form when my browser crashed, so this will be far less epic.

Misc items:
Spider-man Venom Maximum Carnage -- $0.25 ("Any video games?" "Just this one." "How much?" "A quarler?" "Let me grab my change from the car...")
GameCube Controller $1 ("$30 for the system and 2 controllers, huh? How about a buck for one of the controllers?")
Sega Model 2 w/ CD Model 2 $3 ("Any games for this?" "No." "Hows $3 sound?" "Fine!")

First sale:

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The community sale was a bust, this was all that they had. Only 5 or so houses had stuff out (not the 50+ advertised) and this was about 15 minutes after starting. At the first sale, a woman was desperately clinging to Pokemon Ranger marked $3 and a couple of PSP games marked $7 each (Shoot.), shaking the eight year olds there down for more games ("What else d'ya have? Pokemon Green? Hawmuch? $15, peh, give it to me for $5"). I passed on a FirePro Wrestling for $7 (isnt it that much new?) and bought the 2-disc edition of Ice Age for the stickered $2. At a nearby sale, I got a sealed Mike Judge Collection Vol. 1 for the same price...since my dad always used to watch Beavis and Butthead, I'll probably mail it to him for Father's Day.

No games!


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I asked about games at an unadvertised sale after following some signs, and the husband went into the house and came out with about a dozen Xbox games and told me he wanted a dollar each -- more than fair for what I ended up getting.

In hindsight, I should have taken the entire lot of Xbox games since they were all mint, but a lot of them were either lower-calibre or shooters that I know I would never play. So I grabbed the SW 2-Pack game, Nightmare Before Xmas: Oogie's Revenge, and Halo 2 for $3 total.


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I stopped by one unadvertised sale on the same street as an advertised one to which I was traveling. I immediately put back a dusty Sega Genesis with 2 sports games and Altered Beast when I was told it was $10 firm. "I also just sold a ton of Playstation games!" Shoot.

Well, at the advertised sale, a woman with a thick Spanish accent overheard me asking for games (they had none, saldly) and told me that she had just bought a large box of them from a curmudgeonly woman who refused to split up the lot. Taster's choice, a buck apiece. I offered her $5 for 9, she said she couldn't because she was sending them back to her home country. So I picked two more and gave her $10 for 11 of them, -- not a bad deal, either, for some near-mint, complete games.

Alien Trilogy
Chess
Final Doom
Game of Life
Medal of Honor Underground
Quake II
Tetris Plus
Resident Evil Director's Cut
Resident Evil 2
Soviet Strike

Total $10


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I asked about games at one sale...they said that they had some, out (I hadn't seen them) and poked around to help me find them...inside of a bag in a box full of action figures. I peeked in, saw a couple of decent PSX titles (complete non-GH Reloaded ftw), some lackluster N64 stuff...and complete Nintendogs? I offered $5 for the bag, they took it eagerly.

PSX:
2Xtreme
Crash Bandicoot
Die Hard Trilogy
NBA Live 98
NHL 99
Re-Loaded
WCW vs the World

N64:
A Bug's Live
Pokemon Stadium x2
WCW vs Nitro

NDS:
Nintendogs Dachshund & Friends

Total: $5


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I saw the box of N64 stuff under a table, picked it up, figuring that I'd get it for $5...the games I offered a couple bucks each for (there were more), but they were firm at $5 apiece. Since they were RPGs, I figured it was worthwhile...especially so when I got them to throw the N64 stuff in with it. However, the salerunner had to consult her son, who, apparently, was a big RPG fan...

PS2: All complete and in great shape:
Arc the Lad: Twilight of Spirits
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Evergrace
Grandia Xtreme
Grandia II
Summoner

N64:
Hey, You, Pikachu! (w/ mic adapter)
Ms Pacman Maze Madness
Pokemon Stadium
Rally Challenge 2000
Rayman 2
Super Smash Bros.

$30


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So, after that first lot, they told me that they had more games and to check back tomorrow. But after a beat, the son asks me if I want Super Nintendo games.
"Yes."
"RPGs?"
"...definitely." (I need to remember to bring my poker face to yard sales)
He came out with a shoebox-sized bin of games, asked $5 for each. I peeked in, quickly counted easily over 15 games, saw both FF's and Earthbound, and offered him $30 for the box. He countered with $40, I told him to throw in Dark Cloud and he had a deal. 27 games, SNES hookups/controller, N64 memory card...averaging just over a buck per unit.

SNES:
Doom
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Earthbound
Final Fantasy II
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Illusion of Gaia
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
Secret of Evermore
Secret of Mana
Starfox
Super Game Boy
TMNT IV: Turtles in Time
Wheel of Fortune

N64:
Excitebike 64
Lamborghini Automobil
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Paper Mario
Quest 64
Super Smash Bros. (yes, he had a 2nd copy)
Twisted Edge

GB:
Dr. Mario
F1 Race
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Tetris

PS2:
Dark Cloud

$40


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They were asking $15 for this, I offered $10 for the system and game and they took it eagerly. All cables, 2 controllers, a multitap, LAN adapter, and Ratchet & Clank: Deadlocked. They had some garbage PS2 games but Sonic Adventure and Super Mario Sunshine for GC...but its a good thing I checked the boxes, because they turned out to be empty.

$10



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After deciding to call it quits at 1ish (I would later head back out to hit those last two sales, but I really had to go #2 and hadn't eaten or drank anything besides a protein shake), I passed a sale on my way home. I stopped, and poked around a little...and saw a little bag in the corner, familliar SNES cables hanging out. I peeked in and saw a cracked SNES, half a racing set, Maximum Carnage, and frickin' CHRONOTRIGGER. I offered the sale runner $5 which she gladly accepted.

I'm tossing this foot pedal thing out since its just going to be in the way, unless someone messages me immediately wanting to pay me to ship it to them.

$5



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Mega Man X
The 7th Saga
Earthbound
Soulblazer
King of Dragons
Samurai Showdown
Tetris Attack

A huuuuge stack of comics, there must be at least 50 there.

At the last sale I dropped by, an unadvertised one I swung by just for the heck of it, I saw a table of SNES, PS2 and Xbox games and comics. He was asking $1 a game and $0.50 per comic, so I CIF'ed $20 for the entire lot of comics plus the non-sports SNES games. It was weird that he let them go for so cheap, considering that he was telling me how he tracked Chronotrigger down on eBay. But, yes, this was awesome. They're primarily Marvel/DC titles and all in great condition.

Plus, I just added quite a few rare games to my collection. =)

TOTAL: $20


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Okay, this was actually the last sale. No games, I asked for some, they had some mediocre PS2 titles but wanted $3 apiece and I had already spent a LOT today. CIF'ed $1 for this brand-new LOST book, should have picked up their $5 fondue set, but where would I have put it?


Also, I got two leads -- phone # and list of 30 NES games that one of the salerunners sister's would likely let go for $20, and a business card for the friend of another salerunner who was hanging out when I asked about games, said he had a ton and to call him in about a week.

Awesome day, I spent all the cash I had allocated, and tomorrow I'll be heading out again to revisit a sale that promised games on Sunday (they had a ton of video game mags and a lot of gothy stuff like HP LoveCraft novels, so I'm really hoping to find a Silent Hill or some other nice survival horror games), as well as that church sale.

And to think, I just recatalogued my SNES games yesterday...and now I've got another 25+ to clean, test, and add. ;) I really need to find a better storage solution for them, because today will push me past the 200 mark for individual games in my collection and dangerously close to the 100 mark for spares.

[guyinga]

Great job Slim -- I'm amazed you ended up with TWO copies of Earthbound not to mention Soul Blazer & Illusion of Gaia. Hopefully, that kid with the SNES RPG's isn't too broken up by that (oh well).

[moiety]

#3 are a couple of the games I don't recognize (besides the Dragonball Z game)...anyone have any ideas what these 2 on top are??? I guess I will have to play them to figure it out.

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[/spoiler]

The titles are:
Top-left: Honoo no Toukyuuji Dojji Danpei
Top-Right: Yu Yu Hakusho
Bottom: Dragonball Z Cho Butoden (Super Butoden)

Neat finds! I'd love to see some Famicom stuff in the wild.

[Sinnbox]

DUDE slim. I think you just broke your town!!

[Jesus_S_Preston]

*Reads thread*

Holy shit, I need to start checking out yard sales.

[johnmirra]

Only one thing for me today ended up with a perfect mint baldurs gate Dark Alliance 2 for ps2 for 7 bucks

[Slim Gatsby]

Great job Slim -- I'm amazed you ended up with TWO copies of Earthbound not to mention Soul Blazer & Illusion of Gaia. Hopefully, that kid with the SNES RPG's isn't too broken up by that (oh well).

Heck, I would hope not -- he's the one who wanted to sell them! They were older, too, late teens/early twenties. The one I ended up giving $70ish too for those two lots was bragging to his mom about he had now made more that day than she had.

Today was lackluster, but I can't really complain after yesterday, although I must say that I am disappointed that I did so much driving for leads that fell through. The family from yesterday didn't find their stuff, and the church sale lady must have been either mistaken or lying about the games, because all they had was some shitty PS2 sports game and a NES World Championships cart (not the super-rare tournament one, the silly sports game one). The old folks who were checking on their sons PSX/2 games had put everything out, but they wanted $3 game and they were primarily shitty sports titles; I didn't bother asking about the consoles.

At a local unlisted sale I stopped by, though, I got a complete/mint NES Action Football for $1...that was their lone NES game (what's with these families having exactly one CIB NES game and nothing else? Reminds me of the Tetris from last week). And like I said last week, I can't say no to complete NES games. =)

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They said $2, I CIF'ed $1, they accepted. No other games, apparently -- although apparently it was sealed until very recently, the salerunner's youngun' apparently opened it up. =(

[Cmosfm]

They said $2, I CIF'ed $1, they accepted. No other games, apparently -- although apparently it was sealed until very recently, the salerunner's youngun' apparently opened it up. =(

Don't feel bad, it's not worth anything sealed, A woman at the flea market near me has tons of sealed copies of it.

Anyway, sales for this weekend were amazing. I decided I should start posting pics because I always hit the sales and read this thread but never post, so here we go:

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Nintendo Wii, Brand New: 200.00
Gamecube Mario Party 7 Bundle (2 Controllers, MP7, Mic, Memory Card, RF Cord, 2 AV Cords, Power Cord, and...a Game Shark for N64): 12.00
Zack And Wiki: 12.99
Hot Shots Golf PS1: 1.00
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes: 5.00
Aqua Teen Zombie Pro Am: 3.00
Zelda: Oracle Of Seasons (x3) GBC: 3.75 each
Dragon Warrior 3 GBC: 3.75
Mega Man Xtreme GBC: 3.75
Tom & Jerry GBC: 1.00
Daxter PSP: 3.00
SNL: 25 Years Of Music Box Set: 8.00
TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator: 2.00

Ok, The Wii was at the Flea Market, no idea why the guy had a new Wii and only wanted 200.00 but who am I to ask questions? The Gamecube bundle was originally 15.00, tried for 10.00, Settled with 12.00. 2 bucks for the calculator! Seriously, it retails for 150.00! That's my best find this weekend...Major profit margin right there! Zack and Wiki came from a Pawn Shop, it's new, it was sitting with a bunch of 20.00 third party shovelware games. Diamond in the rough? You betcha!

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Nintendo on the Left w/ Excitebike: Free
Nintendo on the Right w/ 9 Games, 4 Controllers and Zapper: 5.00

The free NES came from a yardsale where I asked if they had any games, she pulled this out of her garage and said she didn't know if it worked and that I could just have it. Comes with a Genesis Power Adapter and a RF switch. The second one, I left the sign on top, has a 5.00 sticker and a hand written sign that says: 9 Games, 4 Controllers, Gun, WORKS!. Nothing special in the game department, Zelda, Mario, Ducktales, the norm. But hey, 5 bucks!

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5.00

Didn't even bother to organize it yet, it's filthy. Lots of controllers and such. Anyway, 22 Atari games, 5 Genesis games (MK2 case is empty), systems, controllers, etc. The seller wanted 7.00, which was already a steal, but offered 5.00 just for the hell of it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3075/2561796914_b9aa5f50c7.jpg?v=0

Tandy computer, lots and lots and LOTS of floppies! 4.00 for the lot...Now where to put it? eesh!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/2561797796_d277f9009c.jpg?v=0

The rest.

7 Car CD Player Faceplates: 5.00
Power Rangers Toys: 16.00 for everything
CDs, DVDs, VHS: Most of these were .50 each
Bobbleheads: .25 each
Puzzles: .25 each
Killer Instinct 2 Arcade Strategy Guide: .25
Calculator: 1.00

Check out that dog bobble head, it's says "Doogie Secretary" on it, not Doggie...Doogie. It's a secretary with a freakin dog head! I bought it for my wife to take it to work, she won't do it. :(

Rest of this stuff is just to ebay, figure there's gotta be buyers who need CD faceplates and Power Ranger stuff sells well, so I'll give it a shot.

Can't wait till next weekend!

[irishsoccermbw]

Some of these hauls are just absurd....I will just have to wait my turn. Cmosfm (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=6473) congrats, all that stuff would fill up my tv area lol and yay on the Wii u need to get some RE4 in your system.

[Sinnbox]

Don't feel bad, it's not worth anything sealed, A woman at the flea market near me has tons of sealed copies of it.

Anyway, sales for this weekend were amazing. I decided I should start posting pics because I always hit the sales and read this thread but never post

Nice, I'm a thread noob this year also!!

[darkslime]

Wow, amazing finds slim and Cmosfm. ^_^

[dodgeme]

Heres a picture of my xboxes i got yesterday for 20 bucks. The duke controller works but wires are loose so im gonna have to fix it.

http://i26.tinypic.com/1zmi061.jpg

[joldko]

Combine Them And Make A Super Xbox!!!!!!!!!

[moiety]

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Hot day, hot deal on a working PS2! (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/pivot/entry.php?id=110)

[dodgeme]

Combine Them And Make A Super Xbox!!!!!!!!!


It could be the super omega ultimate xbox.

[irishsoccermbw]

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http://yardsales.lizndom.com/2008/08t-shining.jpg (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/2008/08-shining.jpg) http://yardsales.lizndom.com/2008/08t-sc4.jpg (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/2008/08-sc4.jpg) http://yardsales.lizndom.com/2008/08t-muffin.jpg (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/2008/08-muffin.jpg)

Hot day, hot deal on a working PS2! (http://yardsales.lizndom.com/pivot/entry.php?id=110)

You paid a dollar for working ps2? Thats amazing, congrats

[kube00]

Cmosfm (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=6473) nice find how much total did you spend?

[Splatoon]

Decent day yesterday. First sale my sister and I hit with an advertised Neo Geo Pocket/Dreamcast was a bust, as the woman's husband apparently pulled the items at the last minute (Note to self: RSVP). After that we hit up two neighborhood sales. At the first stop, we hit on an X-Box going for $50. Tried $30, seller (a teen girl), wouldn't go lower than $45. Eventually left and came back several hours later, CIF $40 and she took it. Not the best deal, but the thing looked brand new, I'd been wanting one for a long time and had zero success on ebay and Craigslist, so I figured what the hell. (Although the soon-to-be super X-Box above puts mine to shame!) There is something weird though that I noticed when I got home. The cord on the official X-Box controller has the same logo as the third-party controller, while that controller has an X-Box cord. Both controllers work fine, so I'm wondering why someone would switch the cords.

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X-Box w/ 2 controller: $40

Next up we hit the sale closest to us, which was mostly a bust (lot of old people in our neighborhood), but at one of the early stops we had some luck. My sister saw some expensive art pencils and a notebook, so I grabbed a Squaresoft Collector's CD out of a bin of crappy PS1 games and gave my sister $2 to CIF the lady running it. Fortunately my sister was more on the ball than I was, as she remembered to ask the lady if she had any additional video-game stuff she wanted to sell. The lady passed us off to the homeowner, who told us she had one thing left inside, which she said might be a little scratched but she thought worked. We naturally assumed it was going to be another kids game, but since she offered it for free we decided to stick around. The lady comes out of the house holding a bag which turned out to contain a PSOne, two controllers and two memory cards! We took it home and fired it up, the thing worked perfectly! Best score we've had this summer.

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/3894/1000267wp6.th.jpg (http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1000267wp6.jpg)

PSOne w/hookups, Squaresoft Demo Disk, Two Controllers, Two Memory Cards: $2

[Samus]

You paid more than eBay prices on that $40 Xbox. >_>

[Splatoon]

The last couple I bid on went for $50-70, usually with a bunch of crap games. I know it was too much, but it completes my last gen-trifecta, and I have a ton of Goozex points burning a hole in my pocket, so I figured what the heck (A bird in the hand and all that). The thing was immaculate, and if it ended up not working, it's a heck of a lot easier to drive 5 minutes and try to get my cash back. If I come across a cheaper one, I'll just ebay it and recoup the loss. I have a bad habit of spending a little high on systems I'm interested in, but now I'm ready to play hardball with any others I come across!

[dodgeme]

Sadly on my Xbox set up i forgot to give the kid 2 more dollars for 2 more controllers and an extra set of av/power cables.

[Sinnbox]

I went to one final sale today and recieved

1 PS1 no cords
1 SNES no cords
1 N64 power brick
1 N64 controller (great stick)
1 Toobin - NES(TENGEN)(I have been looking for this)
1 Ducktales - NES
1 Super Mario 2 - NES
1 Little Nemo Dream Master - NES
1 Tetris - NES
1 Nes Play Action Football - NES
1 Dr. Mario - NES
1 NES open - NES
1 MVP Baseball NES
1 John Elway's Quarterback - NES
1 SEE THROUGH BLUE NINTENDO brand Game case
CIF $5.00

an ok deal. but by far the most sports games i have ever gotten in a NES lot.

[Sinnbox]

The last couple I bid on went for $50-70, usually with a bunch of crap games. I know it was too much, but it completes my last gen-trifecta, and I have a ton of Goozex points burning a hole in my pocket, so I figured what the heck (A bird in the hand and all that). The thing was immaculate, and if it ended up not working, it's a heck of a lot easier to drive 5 minutes and try to get my cash back. If I come across a cheaper one, I'll just ebay it and recoup the loss. I have a bad habit of spending a little high on systems I'm interested in, but now I'm ready to play hardball with any others I come across!

If your luck is anything like mine you will find several Xboxes next week for $5. If there is an item i am looking for for a while I usualy breakdown and buy it for market price then find several copies for dirt cheap within a week! It sucks, lol.

[dodgeme]

You guys get lucky alot. Ive gotten to the point were it isnt worth asking about games at garage sales as for some reason the guy that runs the game store gets to all the sales before me :(. So i get lucky when i come across these things. As the kid i got my 2 xboxes from had about 30 xbox games that, that guy took but he didnt take the xboxes. he took my gamegear too :(.

[Sinnbox]

You guys get lucky alot. Ive gotten to the point were it isnt worth asking about games at garage sales as for some reason the guy that runs the game store gets to all the sales before me :(. So i get lucky when i come across these things. As the kid i got my 2 xboxes from had about 30 xbox games that, that guy took but he didnt take the xboxes. he took my gamegear too :(.

I have to deal with the sasme thing, but I'm fighting between 2-3 resellers, and 3 game stores!! thankfully they have been getting out of bed later than usual lately!! I usualy dont run into the "I just sold my games" untill about 10am.

[Splatoon]

If your luck is anything like mine you will find several Xboxes next week for $5. If there is an item i am looking for for a while I usualy breakdown and buy it for market price then find several copies for dirt cheap within a week! It sucks, lol.

Undoubtedly. It was just one of those cases where desire overrode common sense, and like I said, there's always ebay for any future finds. Oh, and apparently I've also got some competition, as a few of the people I talked to said they had other people ask for video-game stuff (although they didn't have any, so at least I didn't miss out on any big scores!).

[erehwon]

I'm not sure if I'm running into the reseller problem or the neighborhoods I'm going to just don't have much. I mostly go to neighborhood sales and don't hit a lot of individual sales right now. I also wonder if video games just aren't that popular here in Fort Wayne. I've always had small amounts of finds, never like anything that some of the people here get. That is after hitting three and sometimes four neighborhoods in a day.

One thing I've been wondering is the about the main days you have most of your sales. Here in Fort Wayne there are a few sales on Thursday with the main sales starting on Friday. Is this the same for most of you? I just graduated and now have to find a job. I'm going to have to stop yard sailing since it really isn't worth going out on Saturdays in my area. A neighborhood sale starting out on Saturday isn't very common in my area. I love being able to go to yard sales, but it will be difficult to find an IT job that will that will allow me to continue yard saling.

[Mirpkered]

My find from Saturday morning although not anywhere near as stellar as other this weekend...

We'll once again there was no big story here. I went to a HUGE sale for the local Humane society. The catch is that I never saw anything for this. I got there are 9ish after I finished the local larger town for the day. This was the only game that they had left there:

Jurassic Park 2: The Lost World

It was a dime so I saw no reason to CIF...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2563039894/

This was an odd sale. This was inside a mobile home that guess these people were moving out of. I looked around and initially saw the 2 game boy colors. They both worked as well and had a game in them. I also spotted a sealed box of The Lion King movie trading cards. I then also found a complete boxed set of Basic Dungeons and Dragons Beginners module. The dice are still sealed in the plastic. So lets' recap:

Baseball (GB)
Pink GBC
Teal GBC
Sealed box of Lion King trading cards
D&D Beginner B2 Module Complete

I ended up CIF'ing $3 for hte entire lot of it and it was taken. Not bad.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2562214229/

This was another no story find. Worms 2 for PC for a quarter sitting on a table. Yes, I'll take that.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2562214411/

Once again though, I have to give some congrats on the dual earthbound copies... That is phenominal. I hope to get some good deals again around here soon. I am almost starting to get discouraged :(

[Sinnbox]

I'm not sure if I'm running into the reseller problem or the neighborhoods I'm going to just don't have much. I mostly go to neighborhood sales and don't hit a lot of individual sales right now. I also wonder if video games just aren't that popular here in Fort Wayne. I've always had small amounts of finds, never like anything that some of the people here get. That is after hitting three and sometimes four neighborhoods in a day.

One thing I've been wondering is the about the main days you have most of your sales. Here in Fort Wayne there are a few sales on Thursday with the main sales starting on Friday. Is this the same for most of you? I just graduated and now have to find a job. I'm going to have to stop yard sailing since it really isn't worth going out on Saturdays in my area. A neighborhood sale starting out on Saturday isn't very common in my area. I love being able to go to yard sales, but it will be difficult to find an IT job that will that will allow me to continue yard saling.

McVans in known to send out game hunters, the new store on Lima may do teh same thing. I live inbetween Bluffton and Decatur and I have heard that McVans even sends people down here.

[Cmosfm]

Cmosfm (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=6473) nice find how much total did you spend?

No clue, 300-400? I go out every weekend and usually spend between 100-300. haha

[erehwon]

McVans in known to send out game hunters, the new store on Lima may do teh same thing. I live inbetween Bluffton and Decatur and I have heard that McVans even sends people down here.
That's just great to know. I have to deal with all the other ebayers, flea marketers, and now them as well. I didn't know they had a new store on Lima. Where is it?

[Sinnbox]

That's just great to know. I have to deal with all the other ebayers, flea marketers, and now them as well. I didn't know they had a new store on Lima. Where is it?

It's not a McVans, I'm not sure what it's called, but i hear it has high prices, and a crappy selection.

There is also a guy from New Haven that runs a fleamarket booth, I ran into him once and he hits all Fort Wayne, Decatur, Huntington, Berne, Bluffton, plus all the Pawns weekly. I'm not sure how he does it I know he has a son or two that help him. I havent seen him since march though so i'm hoping he tired or my area.

[Kuros]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Kuros/finds0i4r.jpg

Stuff for today:

Dreamcast with controller and power cable - $3

Silent Scope gun for Xbox - $5

Mojo - $3

Mega Man 2 - $3

Zelda - $3

Punch Out - $2

Gyruss and Tetris - $3

Romance of the 3 Kingdoms 4 - $5

Shadowrun - $2

Sega CD and Saturn games: Dracula Unleashed, Die Hard Arcade, Corpse Killer, Mad Dog 2, Loadstar, Lethal Enforcers 2, Who Shot Johnny Rock, Crime Patrol - $20

Toe Jam and Earl - $2

Loose Genny model 1 + Ren and Stimpy, Sonic 1, Aladdin, SF Championship Edition, Moonwalker, bubsy and LHX Chopper - $5

Not pictured: 5 genny controllers + 7 games including Rocket Knight Adventures - $5

[karkyco]

I'm going to go crash, but I wanted to throw a link to my craigslist find from yesterday. You have to go a couple of posts back where I give the background. Long story short, this woman is splitting with her husband and selling his stuff, and listed electronic games for sale on craigslist.

I took a shot since she was nearby, and she had a huge CD case full of PS1 and PS2 games. This was my score of the century...I had the huge comics score from the swapmeet as a kid in the late 80's, and this is my big score for this century. I think I'm going to retire.

I just need her to find the damn cases for the games, as well as any more she has. Note she couldn't find the "Playerstation that plays the games".

$100, and there are probably at least 100 games in this CD case (though there are a bunch of multi disc PS1 RPGs, so I don't know the exact number). I will have to make a complete catalog/list of what's in it.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4460585&postcount=447

[nickmad]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Kuros/finds0i4r.jpg

Ahhh dude...quick note.
That Sniper Rifle sucks. I bought that when it came out with Silent Scope Collection and it never really worked. Out of SS 1, 2 and 3...the gun only seemed to partially work on SS2. It was a horrible purchase. Good luck to you!

[erehwon]

I'm going to go crash, but I wanted to throw a link to my craigslist find from yesterday. You have to go a couple of posts back where I give the background. Long story short, this woman is splitting with her husband and selling his stuff, and listed electronic games for sale on craigslist.

I took a shot since she was nearby, and she had a huge CD case full of PS1 and PS2 games. This was my score of the century...I had the huge comics score from the swapmeet as a kid in the late 80's, and this is my big score for this century. I think I'm going to retire.

I just need her to find the damn cases for the games, as well as any more she has. Note she couldn't find the "Playerstation that plays the games".

$100, and there are probably at least 100 games in this CD case (though there are a bunch of multi disc PS1 RPGs, so I don't know the exact number). I will have to make a complete catalog/list of what's in it.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4460585&postcount=447

That's a pretty good find, even better if she can find the cases. Basically an instant PS1 RPG collection. I would say it is worth what you paid. Valkyrie Profile and Suikoden II can go for quite a bit by themselves.

[irishsoccermbw]

I'm going to go crash, but I wanted to throw a link to my craigslist find from yesterday. You have to go a couple of posts back where I give the background. Long story short, this woman is splitting with her husband and selling his stuff, and listed electronic games for sale on craigslist.

I took a shot since she was nearby, and she had a huge CD case full of PS1 and PS2 games. This was my score of the century...I had the huge comics score from the swapmeet as a kid in the late 80's, and this is my big score for this century. I think I'm going to retire.

I just need her to find the damn cases for the games, as well as any more she has. Note she couldn't find the "Playerstation that plays the games".

$100, and there are probably at least 100 games in this CD case (though there are a bunch of multi disc PS1 RPGs, so I don't know the exact number). I will have to make a complete catalog/list of what's in it.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4460585&postcount=447


The husband is going to come back with a shotgun, thats a life time worth of quality rpgs in there

[Kuros]

Ahhh dude...quick note.
That Sniper Rifle sucks. I bought that when it came out with Silent Scope Collection and it never really worked. Out of SS 1, 2 and 3...the gun only seemed to partially work on SS2. It was a horrible purchase. Good luck to you!

I figured, for $5, it's still rather cool.

[Segasonic01]

Ahhh dude...quick note.
That Sniper Rifle sucks. I bought that when it came out with Silent Scope Collection and it never really worked. Out of SS 1, 2 and 3...the gun only seemed to partially work on SS2. It was a horrible purchase. Good luck to you!
believe it or not, it works great with House of the Dead 3

[nickmad]

believe it or not, it works great with House of the Dead 3

Damn...

[Scorch]

Ahhh dude...quick note.
That Sniper Rifle sucks. I bought that when it came out with Silent Scope Collection and it never really worked. Out of SS 1, 2 and 3...the gun only seemed to partially work on SS2. It was a horrible purchase. Good luck to you!

Must've gotten a bum rifle, mine works fine.

[theGrue]

Decent day yesterday. First sale my sister and I hit with an advertised Neo Geo Pocket/Dreamcast was a bust, as the woman's husband apparently pulled the items at the last minute (Note to self: RSVP).
Are you in Rochester? I saw that sale advertised too, but all the big neighborhood ones were on the other side of town.

[Slim Gatsby]

Ugh, I loathe that. One time, I emailed someone who mentioned video games at their sale to ask what they had...and they responded with a list including Silent Hill and most of the PSX RE's...and the husband kept them all at the last minute. >:(

[smaaug]

2 Eartbound copies in one week is unbelievable, I have only ever seen one at a yard sales/flea market

Finally back from vacation... Tons of sales ~70 but not a lot of games

Madden 92 Genesis
Madden 93 Genesis
Lime GB Color
Pokemon Pinball
THPS2 GBA
4in1 Fun Pak
$5

Seinfeld Seasons 1-3
$5

PS One with LCD Mint
Memory Card
Tetris Plus
Wheel of Fortune
Namco Museum Vol 3
$8

Small Soldiers GB
Tarzan GBC
Jurassic Park: Lost World GB
$2

Super Monkey Ball Toy
5 Sonic Toys
Super Mario All Stars/SMW
$1.75

Pokemon XD
Top Gun GC
Rug Rats GC
Sonic Mega Collection GC
XGRA GC
Pokemon Leaf Green
Pokemon Fire Red
Spider Man 2 GBA
Star Wars New Droid Army GBA
TMNT GBA with Manual
2 Pokemon Mini Games with 4 carts (not sure what these are)
$20

Atomic Runner Gen
Virtua Racing 32X
Sonic
Sonic 2
Jeopardy Gen
Wheel of Fortune Gen
Wheel of Fortune Sealed
NBA Jam TE 32X
WWF Raw Gen
Paperboy 2 Gen
Bugs Bunny Double Trouble
NFL95
Aladdin
Fahrenheit CD32X
Double Switch SCD
Double Switch SCD Sealed
Rise of the Dragon SCD
Sewer Shark SCD
Sonic CD
$4

[Bluesilo]

I think I got a bad haul last weekend...

Rome:Total War = 5$
Starcraft + Expansion = 3$
Gamecube w/o remote = $15
Atari Flashback 2 = 6$

29$ ...Yeah...I need some bargaining skills help.

[videogamemaster]

I went to one yard sale today, and only got one thing.

Hearing a 7 or 8 year old ask what a dollar is- Priceless

Now, if the kid was 3, 4 or maybe even 5 that would be acceptable, but this kid was 7 or 8 and didn't even know what a dollar was. The lady at the sale just said "It's a hundred pennies, or 4 quarters" and I said "10 dimes". Some other lady pulled out a dollar bill and showed her, and it was just funny.

[Sinnbox]

I went to one yard sale today, and only got one thing.

Hearing a 7 or 8 year old ask what a dollar is- Priceless

Now, if the kid was 3, 4 or maybe even 5 that would be acceptable, but this kid was 7 or 8 and didn't even know what a dollar was. The lady at the sale just said "It's a hundred pennies, or 4 quarters" and I said "10 dimes". Some other lady pulled out a dollar bill and showed her, and it was just funny.

LOL, that is crazy....A sale on a Wednesday? = almost as crazy.

[videogamemaster]

Yah, occasionaly there are sales here on Wednesday, and very rarely sales on Tuesdays and Monday's.

[Mirpkered]

I finally got another story from last week up...

I originally went to this sale around my lunch time while I was at work. I asked if there were any games available and after stopping to think for a moment, the woman running the sale said that there were but she had to get them out of the house. She asked if I could come back later and I said that was fine.

I show back up and there is a box with "all the video game stuff I have" I take a quick peek in hte box and immediatly offer $2 for the whole box. She took it. Now what was in the box? Well...

6 back issue of Nintendo Power
Back issue of Tips and Tricks
Back issue of Gamepro
3 issuees the Uncanny X-men
1 issue of Catalyst
2 game boy magnifiers with lights
1 rechargeable battery pack for GBA/GBC
1 Ni-Mh/Ni-Cd battery charger
1 GBA codeBreaker
1 Super Mario Adventures Comic Book
NBA Jam (Gen)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Wheel of Fortune (Gen Complete)
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past + Four Swords (GBA)

I didn't even see the Zelda cart in the box but it was definatly a nice haul for $2

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirpkered/2572915042/

[AquaHaute]

Well, I can see mid-week sales - especially toy-heavy sales - being increasingly common through the summer since the kiddies are out of school.

Took last weekend off for weather; taking this weekend off for my parents visiting from out of state.

[videogamemaster]

Well, went all over today, but only found a couple of things.

Game Boy Pocket
Game Boy Carrying Pouch
NBA 99 Game Boy Game
All for 5 bucks. Originally the lady wanted 10, but I CIF'd 5 and she toke it. She also had a GBA, but wanted 5 bucks each for games and was rude,

[Sinnbox]

Well, I can see mid-week sales - especially toy-heavy sales - being increasingly common through the summer since the kiddies are out of school.

Took last weekend off for weather; taking this weekend off for my parents visiting from out of state.

Here the only Thursday sales are welfare people or old farts that have a bunch of 70's style furniture and clothes.

once in a while I find some sweet games at the welfare looking peoples houses.

[slowdive21]

I only hit 5-7 sales today and two of them "had games, but they sold earlier", one lady said her neighbor may be selling a PS1 and some games, so I left my number.

Only thing I got today was a 19 inch Magnavox TV for...FREE! She said the sound was crackling, but she also said it may have been the cable box attached to it. I tried it and haven't had any problems with it (yet :pray:), plus I can always run the sound through a stereo rather tahn using the TV speakers. It is in really nice shape and came with the original remote!

I put it in my basement with a Genesis...As long as it works after a couple of days, I'll hook up the NES, SNES, and TG16.

[Sinnbox]

I only hit 5-7 sales today and two of them "had games, but they sold earlier", one lady said her neighbor may be selling a PS1 and some games, so I left my number.

Only thing I got today was a 19 inch Magnavox TV for...FREE! She said the sound was crackling, but she also said it may have been the cable box attached to it. I tried it and haven't had any problems with it (yet :pray:), plus I can always run the sound through a stereo rather tahn using the TV speakers. It is in really nice shape and came with the original remote!

I put it in my basement with a Genesis...As long as it works after a couple of days, I'll hook up the NES, SNES, and TG16.


LOL I got a TV in a similar fassion, My neighbor threw it out because it didnt work. I hooke dit up and it works great, The only problem is the cable input. So i just use rhhe RCA jacks and It works great!!

[Kuros]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v93/Kuros/findsmxlfe.jpg

Great Craigslist deal. $10 for the whole lot. Mostly racing, but some good games.

[guyinga]

Congrats, Conker's Bad Fur Day is worth more than $10 alone....and it's rare to see PS1 games in the old style boxes.

[chimpster1313]

got a black gamecube with 2 controllers and all the hookups. she wanted $40, i countered with 'i can get one used for $25' and she said she'd take $20, so i got that. not a great deal, but i've been looking for a relatively cheap gamecube because i always find AMAZING games for kind of cheap and i don't have one to play them on. now if only i could get my stitches out so i could actually play........:cry:

[drtomoe123]

Ehh, okay haul today...

SNES System (w/ all hookups)
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario World (x2)
Zelda: LttP
Shaq-Fu (LOL)
Harley's Humongous Adventure
Spiderman X-Men Arcade's Revenge
Killer Instinct
Goof-Troop
Street Figher II
Tetris 2
Starfox
Madden 96
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Earthworm Jim
Extra SNES Controller
PS1/2/3 AV Cable (o_O?)
Regular AV Cable

for $12...not a great deal at all, but I've wanted to play some of the stuff, and I already had an SNES, so I can at least make my money back with the system...how much does an SNES go for nowadays?

[Kuros]

Ehh, okay haul today...

SNES System (w/ all hookups)
Super Mario All Stars
Super Mario World (x2)
Zelda: LttP
Shaq-Fu (LOL)
Harley's Humongous Adventure
Spiderman X-Men Arcade's Revenge
Killer Instinct
Goof-Troop
Street Figher II
Tetris 2
Starfox
Madden 96
NBA Jam Tournament Edition
Earthworm Jim
Extra SNES Controller
PS1/2/3 AV Cable (o_O?)
Regular AV Cable

for $12...not a great deal at all, but I've wanted to play some of the stuff, and I already had an SNES, so I can at least make my money back with the system...how much does an SNES go for nowadays?

Not a great deal? WTF?

That's a pretty good deal for $12. I sell SNES systems for $25 with 1 controller.

[drtomoe123]

Not a great deal? WTF?

That's a pretty good deal for $12. I sell SNES systems for $25 with 1 controller.

Well, I'm not really used to SNES prices, but after seeing the other posts here, it looked a little lacking, lol.

But anyways, that's good to hear! Hopefully they all work, I'm about to test them out, lol.

[Nathan_Sama]

My first yard sale was a dud :(
The house the yard sale was a haunted house that my family use to live in O-O
ever since they passed that yard sale ordinance in my town, the only good ones are 10 miles away....

[erehwon]

I had better luck yesterday than today. There really weren't that many sales today. I passed on a $30 snes with a bunch of games since it was incredibly dirty and didn't have any good games. I also passed on a $20 xbox since it had been opened. I have two already and I don't think I could get much for one, even if I modded it.

Yesterday was pretty good though. I managed to get an original DS for $15 from a estate sale. I've been wanting to find a DS for a while. I also picked up that afternoon the Mystery Science Theater 3000 DVD box sets volumes 1-3 for $18.