The Thrift Store Thread 2009

[Trikip]

Please let me explain this thread before you post. We have two threads for thrift stores (Tales from the Thrift and that SA/Goodwill thread). Why don't we just have on thread that we make every year? I can't even find the two theads I mentioned, so they must be dead anyway. If this isn't okay then just lock it.

Also, if anyone has the links to the two old threads, I'd like to put them in this post for reference. Thanks, and good luck this year!

[mguiddy]

I always thought it was silly to have a Goodwill/SA thread and a Thrift thread.
Anyways, the old GW/SA thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167241) and the old Thrift thread (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139799).

[Trikip]

Thanks for the links.

And yeah, no point in two of the same threads.

[phattyphat69]

I'll get this thread started in meager style then. Hit up 3 Goodwill stores that have been pretty dependable for consoles over the past month. I've seen a Gamecube, PS1, N64x2, Genesis 2, and SNES in them all for very reasonable prices.

One had a new batch of NES games priced for $2.99 each. Ended up getting Metal Gear and Ninja Gaiden for my collection. Nothing groundbreaking, but a couple of classic games that I hadn't stumbled across yet, so I was happy.

[evilmrhenry]

I picked up a $8 Sega CD yesterday. (I've been looking for one for a while.) Haven't had time to test it yet, but it looks to be in good shape.

[Bioshocked360]

I got a $15 PS2 with all the cords and a controller two days ago.

[mguiddy]

Oh, I almost forgot, I found a copy of Planescape Torment and Deus Ex at a Goodwill last week.

[Nathan_Sama]

Goodwill finds
PSP ac adapter sealed $2.50
Original Gameboy link cable $.50

[phattyphat69]

Hit up the Goodwill again. Picked up:

Paperboy (NES) $2.99
Ghosts 'n Goblins (NES) $2.99

Feels good to get a little NES collection going again. Finally have some good games to put in my toploader.

[kawikabot]

My recent finds:

Dreamcast system with cables but no controller (it works!) $3
Final Fantasy 7 pc $5

[pcktlnt]

Saw Playstation 1 and four controllers at my local Good Will. $20.00. The system made a rattling noise, no thanks.

Picked up the following:
Dart Board - $10.00 (No darts to try it out)
Would You Rather...? - $5.00 (I read through the game cards, what a waste of money)
Harry Potter Trivia Game - $2.50 (Good for little kids)

[GoAztecs]

My recent finds:

Dreamcast system with cables but no controller (it works!) $3
Final Fantasy 7 pc $5

You are lucky because my local Goodwill is selling a Dreamcast (just the console) for 50 bucks.

Anyways I picked up for 1.99 each
NES - RBI Baseball (Tengen)
NES - California Games

[pyoobez]

You are lucky because my local Goodwill is selling a Dreamcast (just the console) for 50 bucks.

Anyways I picked up for 1.99 each
NES - RBI Baseball (Tengen)
NES - California Games

Nice. I was at my local Salvation Army a few weeks back and got RBI Baseball 2 and Operation Wolf for .75 each. They had California games, but I only had $2 on me and the next day it was gone. Oh, and then a week or so later I got Tony Hawk 4 for the X-Box for $1.50. Finally, like a week after that, I got Mario Kart 64 for $1.75.

I'm still bummed since a year or two ago they had the tiny third edition Genesis for $15 with all the cords, cables and Sonic. Sadly, I had a $5 on me, but I got Battletoads for $1.99. I got a $20 from my sister that night and went back the next day, but it was gone. Since then, though, I got another second edition Genesis for $5 with 6 games (including Sonic 2, 3 and Sonic & Knuckles), all the cords but either RF/AV jack (luckily, I have both and gave it to my bro with the RF) and two controllers.

I need to hit up some Goodwills, but none are in walking distance. Last time I got to one was like September. I picked up Diablo II and the expansion for .49 each. They were in the paper disc holders but the codes are on them.

[m3talst0rm]

picked up recently from a local goodwill:

cart only (NES) Baseball Stars- $2
complete (Dreamcast) Bangai-o- $5

[facemeat]

Had my first great find of 2009 today:
Elder Scrolls: Arena (Complete, CD vers.) - $4.50
The box is kinda beat up, but that's still a great deal for that rare of a game.

[Doomstink]

Found at Goodwill:

Resident Evil: Director's Cut $3.99
Resident Evil 2 Greatest Hits $3.99
Legend of Mana (Case and Manual only, someone stole the disc) FREE
Digimon World Black Label (Case and Manual only, presumably stolen as well) FREE

[phattyphat69]

Goodwill trip today:

Game Gear System (sans AC adapter and missing one battery cover) w/Sonic the Hedgehog cart: $9.99

Never seen one in the wild before, so I wasn't going to pass on it. I already needed to pick up an AC adapter for the Genesis 2 I picked up recently, so that doesn't really cause too much of a problem either.

[GoAztecs]

Hit up the Goodwill earlier tnoght and picked up

Dreamcast - Crazy Taxi 2 $3.00
Dreamcast - F355 Challenge Passione Rosa $3.00
Playstation - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone $2.00

[chimpster1313]

yesterday at a goodwill i found shining force 1 and 2 for the genesis and i wasn't sure if they were rare so i didn't pick them up. they were both in their boxes, although they both had '3-' written on them in permanent marker as the price, so that stinks. i'm debating on if i should go back and get them for 3 bucks a piece.

[Doomstink]

yesterday at a goodwill i found shining force 1 and 2 for the genesis and i wasn't sure if they were rare so i didn't pick them up. they were both in their boxes, although they both had '3-' written on them in permanent marker as the price, so that stinks. i'm debating on if i should go back and get them for 3 bucks a piece.

Yes. Shining Force 1 + 2 are worth $30+ a piece if they are complete in box, even with marker on the cover. $3.00 is a steal for those games.

[chimpster1313]

then i will probably be going back for them, thanks for the info

[evilmrhenry]

Assuming the marker is on a plastic cover, not a cardboard cover, it should be removable. Try Go-gone.

[chimpster1313]

i think they're both cardboard. at least one of them is for sure.

[shipwreck]

i think they're both cardboard. at least one of them is for sure.

Shining Force has a plastic case.

Shining Force II has a paperboard box.

And if you don't go pick those up soon, I'm going to sweep in and get them as I think I know which Goodwill you are talking about.

[chimpster1313]

that was literally all the motivation i needed to go get them. i'm not sure if you'll be nice and give me a 'grace' period, but i'm definitely going to get them now, haha.

[chimpster1313]

UPDATE: thank you sir for the motivation. i went, and today they were having a 50% off sale on damn near everything, so i actually got shining force 1 and 2 for $3.20 TOTAL

[pcktlnt]

UPDATE: thank you sir for the motivation. i went, and today they were having a 50% off sale on damn near everything, so i actually got shining force 1 and 2 for $3.20 TOTAL

Damn, nice pick up. Nothing good comes along my thrift stores. That or I am always at the wrong one at the wrong time.

[DigitalSpace]

That reminds me of when I found a complete copy of Shining Force at a Goodwill last April. I walked into the store and spotted some Genesis games in the glass case. Unfortunately, they had been priced at $6.99 each (which is odd, most of the local Goodwills tend to price Genesis games between $1.99-$3.99), and Shining Force was the only one that was worth the price.

They also had a few NES games at a far more reasonable price - $1.99 each. I left the store with SF and the only NES game in the store that I didn't have, a boxed copy of Solstice.

Later on, when the color tag on the Genesis games became the half-off tag of the week, I went back to that Goodwill to see what was still there and worth $3.50. I left with Boogerman and Socket, both copies only missing their manuals.

[freund219]

I got halo 2 for $3 brand new. Apparently, they thought it was a dvd. I also got a $20 phone usb cord for $3.

[62t]

saw a complete Pitfall for SNES but passed on it.

[ChernobylCow]

Is Half-Priced Books thrifty enough?

$5 copy of Bushido Blade

Saw a $6 copy of Dino Crisis (mostly sealed, partially torn plastic).

[Animal7390]

my thrift stores do not have any video game stuff, and if they do it is overpriced, but sure enough it will be gone the next time i go in.

[ryanflucas]

Gaming items are fairly limited around here, but I tend to find better deals in tall name brand clothing and DVD's. I did get a deal on two complete/like new Apple Airport Express units today - $15 for both. Last month I bought a like new gameboy color with Ducktales for $5.

[ryanflucas]

I shop & sell at Half-Price Books so often that I'm starting to recognize them selling things I used to own and sold them.

[pyoobez]

I just got back from the local Goodwill in the neighboring town with my great aunt. I was just about to leave when I found Escape from Butcher Bay for the X-Box for $2.97 (original, non-platinum). I remembered reading from the X-Box forum here that it was a good game, so I grabbed it since it looked in good shape.

Now I'm not sure if I wanna play through it or wait to watch the movies.

I passed on the other video games, PS and PC's. I looked over the CSI game for the PC for my sister, but it was $4 and she only watches New York to my knowledge. Plus, I doubt it'll sell quickly as it's in the display case. And, there's always the chance it's going dirt cheap on amazon with the $3.99 shipping. Only other one I recognized was Knockout Kings for the PS, which is going for a whopping penny on amazon.

[Josef]

Gosh, I saw overpriced games at my local Goodwill today. Rock Band Track Pack Vol. 2 (PS2) was $20. Still sealed mind you, but a Target clearance retread that didn't sell at $7.48 at Target. And Super Paper Mario was $30 used. That's more akin to GS pricing.

Very disappointed in this particular Goodwill.

[Trikip]

Today a HUGE Savers had its grand opening in my area. Seriously, it's gigantic. Savers stores around here usually don't have many games, but I love buying movies there. They must have had hundreds of VHS tapes there. HUNDREDS. Unfortunately, each movie was $2.99, but it could be worse. Since it was a good selection I picked up three kids movies for that price. I'll be checking back there regulary, epecially when they have sales.

[pcktlnt]

Picked up:
Myst (PC) - $1.99
2 camping chairs - $10.00
Acoustic guitar - $48.00

I love my local Good Will, they have these random pop-up sales. Went there today for the guitar, they had 40% off colored tags and 25% off white tags. A couple of days ago, it was 50% off movies and 50% off toys/games (still on going). Unfortunately they do not have many games.

There are two used Playstation 1 systems for 14.99 (50% off right now so 7.50ish). There are no power cords so not worth the buy for me.

Cheers ^__^

[tapion440]

Since I moved to a larger city this past month, I've only hit up one Goodwill.....it sucked.

But before I came, I found a great copy of Soul Caliber (DC). Not really amazing, but worth a little more than $2.99. And sadly, was only able to find every disc for Myst (pc) except for one :( I must have went through hundreds of cd cases that day.

And although it didn't come from a thrift store, I picked up a copy of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Final Fantasy II for $4 each at a local pawn shop.....maybe close enough.

[EDiddy0042]

This is the first time I visited my local goodwill, and I came up with something that might be decent, but I'm not sure. Mint, complete copy of Panzer Dragoon for Saturn. I know it isn't the really rare one, but they run for 20 to 30 on amazon. They also had a stack of other saturn games. The other two that caught my eye were Dragon Force and Burning Rangers. I may go back tomorrow and pick those two up.

[schuerm26]

This is the first time I visited my local goodwill, and I came up with something that might be decent, but I'm not sure. Mint, complete copy of Panzer Dragoon for Saturn. I know it isn't the really rare one, but they run for 20 to 30 on amazon. They also had a stack of other saturn games. The other two that caught my eye were Dragon Force and Burning Rangers. I may go back tomorrow and pick those two up.

It sounds like you are just going to sell them, so WHY would you pick up the least valuable of the 3? Im not quite buying this story. If it's true, why are you sitting at your computer? Go get them.

[schuerm26]

Several thrift stores today and this is what I came back with:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/schuerm26/DSCF0021-1.jpg

Destiny of An Emperor NES at Goodwill for $4.98 (has instructions and map)
Indiana Jones Greatest Adventures at Maj-R Thrift $3
Mickey Mania at Maj-R Thrift $3
Super Mario All-Stars at Maj-R Thrift $3
ColecoVision Lady Bug at some local thrift $5
Zelda Ocarina of Time at DAV Thrift $1.91
007 Goldeneye at DAV Thrift $1.91
Star Wars Shadows of The Empire at DAV $1.91
Robert E Lee Civil War General at DAV $5

[Doomstink]

This is the first time I visited my local goodwill, and I came up with something that might be decent, but I'm not sure. Mint, complete copy of Panzer Dragoon for Saturn. I know it isn't the really rare one, but they run for 20 to 30 on amazon. They also had a stack of other saturn games. The other two that caught my eye were Dragon Force and Burning Rangers. I may go back tomorrow and pick those two up.

Um, why did you leave the two games that are worth $70.00 + and buy the one that's worth $15? Get back to that store immediately and buy the other two, those are common knowledge rare games so they are likely not there anymore.

Even the thiefs at the goodwill near me know when a game is rare (hence the empty "Legend of Mana" case I found there).

[aniousjoe]

Even the thiefs at the goodwill near me know when a game is rare (hence the empty "Legend of Mana" case I found there).

I hate it when people steal the discs and leave the cases...

[EDiddy0042]

Damn my neglect of finding what games are rare. I went back today after my workout and both Dragon Force and Burning Rangers were gone. BAH! if you guys want to ridicule me now, go right ahead.

[ninja dog]

Damn my neglect of finding what games are rare. I went back today after my workout and both Dragon Force and Burning Rangers were gone. BAH! if you guys want to ridicule me now, go right ahead.



ouch. that's a pretty big flop!

but I flopped yesterday to. Best Buy had DMC4 Collector's Edition for the 360 for $14.99 on clearance. I picked it up and the cellophane was scratched, so I decided not to get it. Then I saw 5 more at another BB (full price though.) I had the bright idea to price match from the receipt at the one store to snag them or at least exchange for a mint copy.

Of course, the game was gone when I went back.

[GoAztecs]

Picked up

XBox - Star Wars Republic Commando - 2.00
NES - Xexyz - 2.00

[pyoobez]

I went to a Goodwill a good bit away yesterday that usually has a good gamin selection. Sadly, it was pretty much all outdated PC games and a worthless PS game.

However, I did find Sims 2: Apartment Life for $6.99. Not the greatest deal, but better than amazon. At least the disc works, unlike the copy of Sims 2 Deuxe I got there a while back for $5.99 that wouldn't play (it had the code, though, which is all I technically needed to get it running.)

[EDiddy0042]

Browsing the Shopgoodwill website and came across this intersting piece. Might pick it up. *snickers*

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=4441096

[Josef]

Browsing the Shopgoodwill website and came across this intersting piece. Might pick it up. *snickers*

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=4441096

Why are they implying that NES games work on the N64?

[EDiddy0042]

I also found it strange that super nintendo controllers are included.

[FOnewearl]

I also found it strange that super nintendo controllers are included.

That's good stuff, something is so awsomely wrong with that auction :D

[Doomstink]

Browsing the Shopgoodwill website and came across this intersting piece. Might pick it up. *snickers*

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=4441096

That just made my day. How can they screw up that bad? Three generations of hardware/software in one package. Did they even try to plug the controllers in, because last I checked the ports on the 64 were rounded and the SNES controllers had really long rectangular plugs. Wow, that's awesome.

[Josef]

I almost had an incredible find today. I walk into the Goodwill today and spy a CD holder next to some old PS1 games. The holder was marked $6.00. When I go to open it I see an FFVII disc (disc 2) staring back at me. Looking further through the holder I see disc 3 of FFVII, but no disc 1. I was contemplating buying it even without disc 1, but upon examination of the discs, they were literally scratched up to hell. So, I had to place it down and slowly walk away, sadly...

[EDiddy0042]

Man that's a bummer. It's a shame the previous owner couldn't take better care of such a great game.

[Ye0ldmario]

none of the goodwills or salvation armies in my area have any game stuff. At least the last time i checked them out anyways.

hopefully someday i'll hit the jackpot at one of these places

[pyoobez]

I hit up the Salvation Army again for the second time this week, nothing again... I really need yard sales to start.

After leaving, I stopped at the local Farmer's Market, which has a few flea market type tables in the back. There sat two Genesis games in cases in absolute awful condition. I picked up Madden '96 first, which was covered in dirt/mold. It had no price on it and I already have a good copy. I set it back and picked up Olympic Gold Barcelona '92. The case was a little better than Madden, but still pretty haggard. There was no manual but the game looked good and it was only 50 cents, so I snagged it with some pocket change.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I checked the one Salvation Army that I went to the last time I was up in NY state around Waverly today and I found that apparently old and crappy PS1 titles are a hot item to shoplift since I found the cases/manuals and artwork for many shittastic games but NONE of the discs were in their cases.

This is the same SA store that I found 2-3 of the Phantasy Star games for the Genesis at the last time I was up that way, but I didn't buy them because the carts were REALLY beat up. One was missing a huge chunk of it's label, another one of them had a major problem with the card in the cart itself. It sounded like it was going to snap off at any second.

If not for those problems, I would've easily bought them.

[Staticbill]

I picked up a Sega Genesis (no cords or anything, though) first model included with the first Sonic the Hedgehog for 4.30 including tax. Not the greatest deal, but I'm happy at least.:)

[Staticbill]

Oh, hey, is this static from pokemon secure?
It's darkslime. :D

Yeah it is. Nice to see you! Thanks much for telling me about this site. It's awesome! :D Well , to stay on topic, I visited my local pawn shop but came up short. Passed on Medal of Honor for the Playstation.

[jlew]

Would anyone believe me if I said I found this at a thrift store on Friday?

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/jermandaim/100_8474.jpg

[ryanflucas]

Wow that's a good find jlew.

My best thrift store find ever was non-gaming related. A Goodwill store sold me a La Pavoni Professional PRH Lever Coffee machine for $15. I plugged it in before buying it and the basin got hot so I assumed it was fine. When I got it home and inspected it, I think it had made coffee maybe twice tops. Everything was like new, just dusty. I cleaned it up, boiled water in it to clean it, and sold it on Ebay for $736 + shipping. They go over $1,000 new since they are imported from Italy.
http://www.lapavoni.com/model.asp?line=domestic&id=25

My recent good deal was a Brother P-touch 2710 Label Machine with manual, ac adapter, driver cd, and 2 new label refill cartridges for $5.

[rickyff7]

"Would anyone believe me if I said I found this at a thrift store on Friday"

You got your self new tv, because that how much that worth.

[theGrue]

Geez, I was happy I found The Neverhood for $4 today at my Goodwill, but that's nothing compared to a Myriad 6 in 1. Nice find!

[Doomstink]

Would anyone believe me if I said I found this at a thrift store on Friday?

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/jermandaim/100_8474.jpg

Wow. That's an amazing find. I wish my Goodwill would have something that good.

To the poster above: the Myriad is a great find, but The Neverhood is nothing to scoff at, that's still 100x better than anything I've found.

[evilmrhenry]

http://emhsoft.com/temp1/picsoritdidnthappen.JPG
Yes, that is what it looks like. My 2nd-best Goodwill find.

[Cmosfm]

Would anyone believe me if I said I found this at a thrift store on Friday?

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/jermandaim/100_8474.jpg

Fucking awesome! This is, in my opinion, the find of the thread! I guess that people are downplaying it because they don't know how absolutely ridiculously rare this is. You did good. Now.....how much did it cost?

[jlew]

Fucking awesome! This is, in my opinion, the find of the thread! I guess that people are downplaying it because they don't know how absolutely ridiculously rare this is. You did good. Now.....how much did it cost?

Hehe, I paid a whopping $3 for it. I'm still stunned that I found it. Now I'm wondering if I should sell or keep and let it age like a fine wine :) I think I'm going to record myself playing adam & eve on it and submit some high scores to twin galaxies first. Should be easy to get the high score since hardly anyone has the game right?

[Trikip]

Am I the only one that doesn't know what it is? Haha sorry but I really don't know.

[theGrue]

Am I the only one that doesn't know what it is? Haha sorry but I really don't know.

http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=Myriad+6+in+1

[Trikip]

Thanks. That's an amazing find.

[Animal7390]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad_6_in_1

that is what it is and i think you could afford a couple tvs. or if it were me just keep it in a safe.

[chimpster1313]

Got Resident Evil: Director's Cut & Metal Gear Solid for PS1, both in GH cases, both in fantastic condition, marked 3 a piece, but were 35% off, so actually got them for just over $4 total. Also saw a random Final Fantasy IX Disc 2 in a random CD case. considered picking it up just because, but it also was $3, and i didn't feel like that was really worth it.

[Ye0ldmario]

Is it really true that the people who work at the salvation army thrift stores take all the good stuff/items with value (including video games), for themselves instead of putting it on the floor?

Anyone here ever worked in an SA thrift store and see this happen? Just curious.

Seems unfair to an extent......

One situation I theorize is that they take all the non-sports video games and keep them and only put the sports titles out. Some of you might have seen only sports games there. No other types of games (not even commons).

Just something that's been boggling my mind lately........

[czissis]

I know someone who worked at a Goodwill.

They would take things they wanted, price them for $1, then sell it to a friend.

[Porksta]

I work at a thrift store, I do it all the time.

[karkyco]

Yep, it's quite well known that Goodwill, Salvation Army and other thrift store employees/drivers cherry pick the good stuff for themselves/their families/their friends.

Just chalk it up to being the fringe benefit of having to work for one of them - you know, getting paid minimal (if not the minimum) wage, having to sort peoples' thrown out trash, etc.

[Ye0ldmario]

what about the dreaded back room we've probably all come across at least once at an SA. The door with a big sign that says "customers not allowed, only employees". Is that where all the good stuff is?

I always peek in and see toys and bins of items.

[addicted2games]

Put yourself in that situation. Wouldn't you do it too?

[eastshore4]

I can definitely see that as a possibility. There are two goodwills close to me... one is always good for scoring games(I just today scored a bunch of snes games: mario kart, yoshii's island/cookie, DKC etc. for $3 a piece), and the other is basically barren of games. I always figured they put their games on that auction site, but there is this one guy always posting games for sale on craigslist who lives not even a mile from that goodwill. I've bought stuff from him a couple of times, and while he could just hoard all the games from there since he lives so close I'm more inclined to believe he's an employee that cherry picks the goodies. For one, basically ALL of the games he sold had GW stickers, and just talking with him gave me the impression that he really did not know much about gaming. He's sold many copies of the same games too so it's hard to believe he's just some guy getting rid of the junk from his basement.

Anyways, it probably should bother me, but I dunno I just don't really care. The other GW still has good deals, plus I kinda feel like the employees deserve that incentive if they're inclined to act on it. Just like any good deal you gotta work to earn it, it's not much different from the lengths us CAGs go to get the jump on a deal if you ask me.

[62t]

It is well known that goodwill sell all their good stuff on their website

[kiribee]

Just depends on the people.
the SA near me could care less about anything that comes in.
The goodwill on the other hand has ebay power sellers working there, so they take whatever they know will sell for good on ebay.

[erehwon]

I've always felt that about the goodwill stores in my area. I've never been able to find much in the way of good stuff at my goodwill stores. Now, I'm lucky to find any video game related stuff at all.

[DuelLadyS]

Both my sister and her fiance used to work at the same Goodwill- her on register, him on donations. And yes, they did indeed weed out 'the good stuff'. He picked up the donation items (like a sealed GH Legend of Zelda for NES, another guy found and claimed the sealed Tetris first). For the pre-priced items coming from the central wherehouse that went straight out to the sales floor- My sister always called when new games went in the case, just in case something I wanted turned up so she could set it aside.

Is it unfair to the shoppers? Yes. You know what else is unfair?
-Trying to keep the toy aisles not a health hazard becuase half your customers pretend not to speak English when you ask them to not drop their kids off over there like it's a daycare.
-Having customers take down your 'lane closed' sign when you're trying to go on break/lunch/home becuase your line's shorter... then ingoring you when you try to tell them you're not open anymore.
-Mopping up human urine and feces from the dressing room becuase someone didn't want to bother finding a real bathroom (or was just being a dick.)
-Having a manager steal money from the tills while you're at lunch so they can try and frame you for it.

I will never, ever blame any thrift store employee for taking a few 'fringe' benefits. If it bothers you that much, go make friends with the donations guys. It never hurts to have 'connections'.

[SaraAB]

Salvation army also sends certain goods to certain stores right? My store NEVER has ANY toys or games, I mean never. There is no way they can be devoid of any toy donations. They might have 3-4 old board games and some old car seats, that's about it. They are packed with overpriced clothing but the regular electronics, where I never find games is actually cheap. Seems they like to overcharge people on clothing but when it comes to electronics its cheap (8.99 for a working color TV set). Most people want 50$ and over for any color TV at a yard sale, it seems people still think that CRT TV's are worth something...

I buy a lot of games at yard sales in my area so I know there are games in this area. People have boxes and boxes of toys they don't want in their houses, and I know they are donating them, so again, why they never make it to the SA is beyond me.

Did anyone ever try and voluenteer for the SA? If you really want to get some good stuff you might want to try it, although I am not sure if they are allowed to sell to voluenteers. Regardless it would give you a heads up on the operations at your local thrift.

Donate your good things to freecycle people and let someone else have use of them for free, we all know that all the truly good donations go home with the company CEO or head of whatever, or the store manager.

[GogetaSS4]

I work at the goodwill and if I see something I absolutely want, I sometimes set it aside to buy after work. But not often.

[naruto179]

At a local thrift scored a Marvel vs. Capcom for PS1 with disc and case (no manual) for $1.50. Was a good day.

[eastshore4]

I don't think it's necessarily limited to thrift stores. One of my local pawns used to have awesome prices and some real gems until they hired a hardcore gamer/collector on the staff. He wasn't shy in telling me about how he would set aside all the good stuff for himself, and the things that he didn't want he said he was going to make sure they didn't sell below prices comparitve to ebay/gamestop. In a sense I can't blame him, it does get frusterating though.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Is it really true that the people who work at the salvation army thrift stores take all the good stuff/items with value (including video games), for themselves instead of putting it on the floor?

Anyone here ever worked in an SA thrift store and see this happen? Just curious.

Seems unfair to an extent......

One situation I theorize is that they take all the non-sports video games and keep them and only put the sports titles out. Some of you might have seen only sports games there. No other types of games (not even commons).

Just something that's been boggling my mind lately........

Personally, as others have said, I don't blame the employees for wanting the better gaming related stuff for themselves, since the job only pays minimum wage($7.15 an hour here). Mind you, I still find SOME gaming stuff at my local SA stores, but it's rare since a fellow CAG is always hitting them up and cleaning them out of anything good.

On the rare occasions when I've found something I might actually want, it turns out that the case/manual are there but the disc is LOOOONG gone(Spyro: Year Of The Dragon @ my closest SA store).

I'm content to just check out the local game shops and hope the owners price stuff a little too low, so I can get something of a deal. Speaking of which, the one local shop had their PS1 games 3/$5 recently and I need to get back there to grab both Fear Effect games.

[Ye0ldmario]

luckily i have never bought any kind of game to find out there was a different CD in it. Did that happen to any of you with playstation games? Get a copy of resident evil with a cher greatest hits cd lol

[mguiddy]

luckily i have never bought any kind of game to find out there was a different CD in it. Did that happen to any of you with playstation games? Get a copy of resident evil with a cher greatest hits cd lol
I always check the disc if the case isn't sealed (I've been to thrifts that taped or sealed stuff shut) and if it is I check before I leave the store.

[DuelLadyS]

luckily i have never bought any kind of game to find out there was a different CD in it. Did that happen to any of you with playstation games? Get a copy of resident evil with a cher greatest hits cd lol

Never had that happen, but I once got a copy of Rise of the Dragon for Sega CD with 2 game discs inside. Gave the second copy to a friend.

[Josef]

At a local thrift scored a Marvel vs. Capcom for PS1 with disc and case (no manual) for $1.50. Was a good day.

That's a nice find. Was the disc in good shape (not scratched up)?

[ohram]

Would anyone believe me if I said I found this at a thrift store on Friday?



Quickly! Tell me what state you're in! I promise not to hunt you down and kill you! As long as you're not in Iowa that is. That's a great find indeed. I'm always hoping I'll someday run into something like this in the wild. But so far, it just hasn't happened yet. Did you crap your pants before or after you got out of the store?

[YouSeeMayhem]

GTA (Ps1 Mint Condition) £1

[Guerrilla]

Would anyone believe me if I said I found this at a thrift store on Friday?

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss41/jermandaim/100_8474.jpg
Big money, no whammy. STOP! :drool:

[DX]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad_6_in_1

that is what it is and i think you could afford a couple tvs. or if it were me just keep it in a safe.

I lived in Kingwood TX around 92! Pointless but surprising none the less.

[MYFIREMANISHUGE]

What's with people taking the discs? Seriously, the stupid retards take the discs but when they try to install the game on their computer oops you need a CD-KEY. Well, at least I can download Starcraft anytime I want to :)

[Drkirby]

luckily i have never bought any kind of game to find out there was a different CD in it. Did that happen to any of you with playstation games? Get a copy of resident evil with a cher greatest hits cd lol
Only time I ever have was with a DS game I saw at good will. I opened it up to check if there was a game inside, saw the game, closed the case, and upon later inspection noticed it was a different game then the box went to. Wasn't to big of a deal, both were worth about the same amount.

[Sinnbox]

the old manager here used to take most games home, and then mark the ones left to higher than Ebay prices...when I would ask if she would discount them she would say "that would cost you twice that at walmart" ya, walmart sells genny games and N64 controllers now? now the store has jehovas witnesses working there and has gone even further downhill, they just pile items around the store and "witness" to people that come in..they have never approached me I must look to scary lol.. I cant wait till they do, i'll jsut witness to them about my church and how they follow a con-man from the 1800's.

[SaraAB]

OT but we actually had a bunch of Jehova's around town during easter here, odd as I haven't seen them in YEARS over here, at least they are easier to get rid of than those energy company scammers.

[QiG]

Definitely frustrating on our end, but like mentioned: think about their job and how much it sucks beyond normal retail due to the clientele that those stores attract. There's nothing greater than finding that gem of a game but quite frankly I'd rather have the job I have now than work there for that kind of 'fringe benefit'.

I'm pretty sure the employees cherry pick at BB too because since the in-store pick up guarantee went away before this last holiday season I haven't been able to complete an in-store order for shit when there is a hot item/sale going on. I know that the availability goes away when the stock is down to 3 or something close, so when it's available and employees see orders coming in for the cheap price, I know they set them aside and don't fulfill it.

[gareman]

Yeah I worked with a guy whose cousin worked at SA and the guy I worked worth got a nearly new laptop for like 40 bucks. The SA employee also said he got a 42 inch hdtv for "next to nothing" the same day.

[Doomstink]

-Mopping up human urine and feces from the dressing room becuase someone didn't want to bother finding a real bathroom (or was just being a dick.)


Wish I could have gotten rare video games for doing that kind of shit when I was a lifeguard. I got to clean up vomit and liquid stool from the pool frequently. I also got to peel tampons off the bathroom wall after closing when girls thought it would be funny to fling them at the wall (happened multiple times believe it or not). Only "fringe benefit" we got was being able to take candy from the concession stand when we were manning it.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Wish I could have gotten rare video games for doing that kind of shit when I was a lifeguard. I got to clean up vomit and liquid stool from the pool frequently. I also got to peel tampons off the bathroom wall after closing when girls thought it would be funny to fling them at the wall (happened multiple times believe it or not). Only "fringe benefit" we got was being able to take candy from the concession stand when we were manning it.

LOL I worked at Woodstock back in 1994 and the workers' camp had porto-crappers filled to overflowing and some woman decided it'd be funny to put her tampon atop one of the piles like a flag. :roll::roll:

I heaved, I gagged and then I laughed my ass off while trying to find one that wasn't quite so full. All I gotta say is there were quite a few acrobats working there at the time cuz filled to overflowing was an understatement. :-#

[Josef]

Wish I could have gotten rare video games for doing that kind of shit when I was a lifeguard. I got to clean up vomit and liquid stool from the pool frequently. I also got to peel tampons off the bathroom wall after closing when girls thought it would be funny to fling them at the wall (happened multiple times believe it or not). Only "fringe benefit" we got was being able to take candy from the concession stand when we were manning it.

Well, I imagine one of the "fringe benefits" of being a lifeguard is the eye candy, if you know what I mean ;)

[ohram]

Well, I imagine one of the "fringe benefits" of being a lifeguard is the eye candy, if you know what I mean ;)

All the fat hairy men you can handle!


I don't think I'll have to worry about employees cherry picking games at my thrift store. Unless there's some great electronics, they won't grab them. My thrift store is run almost entirely by women. So I might not be able to get those perfect pair of pants I've been dying for. But the gaming stuff is safe.

[detectiveconan16]

I found a pantless Homer Simpson doll at SA.

[SmurfALMIGHTY]

Picked up Marvel vs Capcom 2 for xbox about a year and half ago spent 8 dollars on the complete game game was in mint condition for the most part. Picked up a dreamcast a few month's ago for 13 dollars came with everything it was marked as 25 but I talked them down since there was permanent marker on the system with a name I just used nail polish remover and it came right off.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I picked up a Genesis and 3 button controller for it at a local thrift store whose profits benefit the local Humane Society for $2.12.

I have to test it, but if it works I may put it up on my TL(system only) for cost + shipping since I have a model 3 already.

[kiribee]

I found some SNES carts at a thrift for $2 a piece
Super Castlevania 4
Y's III
Actraiser
Actraiser 2
Mortal Kombat
Art of Fighting
Super Punch-out
Final Fight

[MangoMelon]

I found gameboy games for 69 cents a piece. Pokemon Sapphire, Zelda: Minish Cap, Zelda: Oracle of Ages, and Survival kids. I also picked up Star Soldier Vanishing Earth for 1.99 and a game gear case for 99 cents.

[Demolition Man]

I found gameboy games for 69 cents a piece. Pokemon Sapphire, Zelda: Minish Cap, Zelda: Oracle of Ages, and Survival kids. I also picked up Star Soldier Vanishing Earth for 1.99 and a game gear case for 99 cents.

Great score. :applause:

[Chairman_LMAO]

I found PS1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for 3.93 at goodwill. Say what you will, but this game is a blast once you get past the flying parts.

Also, same goodwill has a PS1 multitap CIB for 15 bucks, but I passed. Should I go back? Poke or no poke?

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I found PS1 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for 3.93 at goodwill. Say what you will, but this game is a blast once you get past the flying parts.

Also, same goodwill has a PS1 multitap CIB for 15 bucks, but I passed. Should I go back? Poke or no poke?

Actually, I know of a Kmart that's just FINALLY clearancing a PS1 multitap CIB. I forget how much they wanted for it, but it was under $20 the last time I was there.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Actually, I know of a Kmart that's just FINALLY clearancing a PS1 multitap CIB. I forget how much they wanted for it, but it was under $20 the last time I was there.

Nice, but I got you beat. I went to a Kmart that was kind of out of the way of civilization because I knew they had No More Heroes for $15. Their dingy electronics section still had that old GC/PS2/Xbox demo station (I played Dark Cloud for a bit). When I was sifting through their clearance games, I saw a copy of 2Xtreme for 15 cents. Of course I bought it, cause I'm an addict.

It was odd, you would have thought it would have been pennied out by then. But this Kmart looks like they never through anything away.

[Survivalism]

I just wanted to express my excitement over finding a $10 N64 with an expansion pack in it at the Goodwill:

:bouncy:

Of course, the only two games there were WWE Warzone and WCW Nitro. >_<

[Ye0ldmario]

did anyone ever look in those back rooms they have? every time i've passed by it looks like they had all kinds of stuff back there that wasn't put out for some reason.

[DuelLadyS]

did anyone ever look in those back rooms they have? every time i've passed by it looks like they had all kinds of stuff back there that wasn't put out for some reason.

That's the recently donated stuff that has to be sorted/inspected/priced before hitting the floor. They have to check that's it, wasn't put on a recall at some point, figure out how much it's going to be, and make sure they can even sell it- a lot of people treat thift stores like dumpsters and 'donate' soiled clothes or completely broken thingsso they don't have to deal with 'em. Or sometimes they just don't think about what they're allowed to sell- I'm sure the fellow who dropped the box of ammo and porn at my sister's old store had the best of intentions- but unfortunately, the local good will couldn't sell those kinds of things. :lol:

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

That's the recently donated stuff that has to be sorted/inspected/priced before hitting the floor. They have to check that's it, wasn't put on a recall at some point, figure out how much it's going to be, and make sure they can even sell it- a lot of people treat thift stores like dumpsters and 'donate' soiled clothes or completely broken thingsso they don't have to deal with 'em. Or sometimes they just don't think about what they're allowed to sell- I'm sure the fellow who dropped the box of ammo and porn at my sister's old store had the best of intentions- but unfortunately, the local good will couldn't sell those kinds of things. :lol:

That's what makes me laugh about the multitudes of DVD-R's and VHS tapes I've seen at my local SA stores. Imagine if someone made their own porno and either taped over a regular movie or put it on what you might think was a 'blank' DVD-R.

Imagine when someone buys that and goes to use it? :lol: I just hope that if someone taped over a movie they didn't tape over some kid's video, since I could only imagine the response of the parent buying it for their kids.

[MangoMelon]

I got the lost vikings,earthworm Jim 2, and a official xbox duke controller for 1 dollar each. I also picked up a copy of fight club on DVD for 2 bucks.

[juangrande386]

this new thrift store thread doesnt seem to get as many post as the 2008 one did. no good finds? people posting elsewhere?

[FOnewearl]

this new thrift store thread doesnt seem to get as many post as the 2008 one did. no good finds? people posting elsewhere?

I'll post some finds since I went pawn/thrift shopping yesterday but I'm going to be lazy about posting pictures since it wasen't anything special.

2nd stop (Rescue Workers) - First time I've actually found anything worth buying at this store

Super Scope Receiver - $1
Double Player Receiver - $1 (http://www.nesplayer.com/database/accessories/doubleplayer.htm)
SNES 1st Party AC Adaptor - .50

5th stop - New consignment shop in town. I offered $2 for Super Mario World which was taken (asking $3)

[Josef]

this new thrift store thread doesnt seem to get as many post as the 2008 one did. no good finds? people posting elsewhere?

Well for one, a lot of people had been posting their finds in the 2008 thread even if it is 2009. Hopefully, that has stopped and people will post in the correct thread.

[Sinnbox]

That's what makes me laugh about the multitudes of DVD-R's and VHS tapes I've seen at my local SA stores. Imagine if someone made their own porno and either taped over a regular movie or put it on what you might think was a 'blank' DVD-R.

Imagine when someone buys that and goes to use it? :lol: I just hope that if someone taped over a movie they didn't tape over some kid's video, since I could only imagine the response of the parent buying it for their kids.

you should have seen the stack of henti in the kids section at a local thrift two weeks ago, a worker was standing there looking through the SNES games with me talking about which ones we like and I happend to see a boob on the cover of a DVD case below the games. I pulled them out and showed them to her...she said it was going behind the counter untill a certian customer comes in. I guess there is a certain guy that gives good money for all that stuff that they get in.

[rtooby]

Found a couple nice things today.

N64 GameShark (v 3.2) - $6
PS3 Guncon (namco nc-109) - $6
Battery operated Mario Kart toy (Mario character) - $1
Paper Mario Official Guide - $1

[willc23]

Picked up a copy of Bonk Adventures (NES) for $3. Bless my iPhone and vgpc.com or I would have passed on it.

[Sinnbox]

Picked up a copy of Bonk Adventures (NES) for $3. Bless my iPhone and vgpc.com or I would have passed on it.

WOW!! and thank you for alerting me to the rarity of that game!!

[Chairman_LMAO]

Picked up a few nice things today. I was almost resigned to walk out of the store, because all they had out were the usual assortment of Genesis sports titles, when an employee brought out a cart of stuff to put out. This girl (sooo freaking cute. Tattoos, punk style, my type of girl :D) started unloading the cart, and I spotted some Genesis games in there. I asked if I could get first crack at the cart, and she smiled (<3) and said I could.

I got:
:pc: The Sims 2 DVD edition CIB - $1.99
Gen Streets of Rage CIB - $.99
Gen Sword of Vermilion CIB - $.99
Gen Alien Storm CIB - $.99

Those were the final prices. They were all marked twice that, but, unknown to me, it was half-off day. I almost left The Sims 2 because the box is crushed and taped up, but for $1.99, I'm not gonna pass it up.

So I got a bunch of cheap games and a new love interest. Today was a good day.

[kidu]

Long-time thrifter, but I have never really had much luck finding any game related stuff. Did have a score today though; two Wavebirds for $1.75 each.

[Pirate331]

My friends and I went to the local GW today on a whim, and I walked out with a working SNES (w/ 3 official controllers & AC adapter... though no RF or AV cable) for $12. They also had 2 complete PS1, one for $10 the other for $8, and a Sega Master System that appeared CIB for $15... crazy considering that place never has anything.

[PotatoGuy]

the only pawn store i went to closed down. i think they were avoiding taxes/ i went by a few days ago and the whole place was emptied out. they had any game for straight up $5. the other stores around here follow ebay/amazon. so you see 25-45 stickers on carts. bastards. now where will i go for a quick fix?

[RobMinhas]

i found a xbox llive 1 month sub card for 1 dollar, i figured it propably was stolen so it hadnt been activated, but lo and behold, it worked

[kidu]

the only pawn store i went to closed down. i think they were avoiding taxes/ i went by a few days ago and the whole place was emptied out. they had any game for straight up $5. the other stores around here follow ebay/amazon. so you see 25-45 stickers on carts. bastards. now where will i go for a quick fix?

Same problem for me the last couple years. Especially at Goodwills, all the stuff is either put on shopgoodwill.com, bought before it hits the floor, or put at ebay prices. Same thing with the pawn shops, the one closest to me actually has higher prices on games than the GameStop across the street :hot:

Dropped by a thrift this afternoon, they had tons of games and DVDs 1. in boxes, that were 2. on the floor, 3. behind a counter. How do they expect to ever sell any of it like that? Anyway, it was mostly old sports game junk, but I got a nice, non-scratched copy of FF IX for $1.71.

[juangrande386]

Went to a flea market and 2 Goodwills today. Only game stuff I saw at the flea market where some Genesis sports games-passed. First GW still had the $40 black Dreamcast, 2 controller, memory card, and UFC game bundle from last week, some more Genesis sports games, and 2 copies of Mario/Duck Hunt. Games were $4 apiece-passed. 2nd GW was one I never been to, they had a $10 Genesis with nothing, a Quickshot controller for NES, and a $15 PS1 in the electronics aisle-passed. Walked over to the videos and cds and see 3 NES games marked $4 so I grab them since other people were around and I look around and find 4 more and theyre marked $1 each. They also had Sonic 1 and 3 CIB, some CIB Intellivision game, CIB NBA Jam for Gamegear, and 2 CIB Saturn sports games-passed. 25% off games today so for $12.85 I got Journey to Silius, Rampage, Tiger Heli, Days of Thunder, Sky Shark, Break Thru, and Rad Racer for NES. Nothing too great but didnt have any in my collection and for about $1.84 apiece I couldnt pass.

[mysticeden]

non game but still cool

I got about.... 300 + worth of manga all in great condition for the prince off... $29 =D


There were some cool game things though
An original intendo for about $14 it looked like it was in great condition, a sega genesis also in good condition for $20? and a few other things =D

[Chairman_LMAO]

^nice! I saw an unidentified CLAMP manga at an out of town salvation army about a week back, but I passed it up, it being in Japanese and I'm not a fan of CLAMP. I picked up a weird Luffy action figure with suction cups on his hands and feet. He's hanging in the window of my car.

My friend picked up a Captain America game for Genesis at the same thrift store where I make most of my gaming finds. It's was CIB, and even included a pin that was advertised on the box, still in it's plastic bag. Whoever donated this game kept it pristine. Makes me wonder why they were donated in the first place.

[dabamus]

Salvation Army:
Bambi 1963 Disney Record: $.99
Johnny Appleseed 1949 Disney Record: $.99
Star Wars X-wing original Guide from 1993: $.69

Add on Goodwill:
a different Disney Bambi Record: $.30
Ultimate Doom for Windows 95: $2.00

[Chairman_LMAO]

My local goodwill let me down today for the first time in a long time. They just had the usual Genesis sports titles and one copy of Golf for the NES. I've got a manual for that now, maybe I should pick it up. I probably won't, though. They want $4.99 for it.

[Metal Militia]

I went to Goodwill the other day, and I found the Sims 3 (yes the sims 3 that came out last month) for $15. I had to do a double take to make sure I wasnt dreaming, but it was the real deal. Also in perfect condition. That was a memorable day for me:D

[SaraAB]

Today was a half price sale at the SA so I went there to see if I could find anything. The prices were much lower than before, but some high priced items mixed in. I guess they realized they would not sell any clothes at 5$ for a worn out t-shirt, t-shirts were 99 cents. I got a genesis game (Wayne's World) for 40 cents (marked 79 cents). The game is complete and after cleaning the contacts doesn't look like it was ever played.

The funny thing about it was the woman at the counter opened it up and she was like, what the **** is this, a camera? Then I am like an old video game. It was mixed in with the books and VCR tapes.

[pyoobez]

I stopped by the local Salvation Army. They're currently operating out of the parking lot after their building burnt. Their inventory seems to change fairly often now and prices are lower for the most part.

I picked up Yoshi's Cookie for the NES and Ren & Stimpy: Veediot for the SNES for $1 total. Ren & Stimpy looks in great condition outside of a contact cleaning. Yoshi's Cookie has the tab of the label loose, but for .50 I couldn't pass and I'm sure with a dab of rubber cement I can get it to stick back down again.

They also still had Star Wars Battlefront II and Sky High (UMD) for the PSP for $6 each. Oh, and two different PS/PS2 racing wheels. I considered getting one for my dad, and my sister is interested in getting a PS2 soon (and has a PS) so I guess she plans on looking at them and possibly picking them up tomorrow. They were $2 and $3. One was Nyko, one was Nascar.

[Ye0ldmario]

I went to the salvation today, they had some PS1 games mixed in the with music cd's, including Frogger, Crash Bash, and Crash team racing greatest hits, all were marked $5 so I passed.

They had the usual old vcr's and speakers that look like they came from a garbage bin, other then that, it looks like they are gonna be doing a huge re-stock soon because of how empty the place is.

[juangrande386]

Great Goodwill day- $15 for a basically brand new Wiimote, the top of the plastic packaging had been cut off but inside the box was a flawless controller with the rubber cover. $2 for a Gameshark 3.3 for N64, its the one with the parallel port on the back. $3 for the Bongo controller for Wii or Gamecube. Too bad they didnt have Donkey Konga or DK Jungle as well.

[Jmclark]

Well, I'm gonna have to give this Goodwill stuff a try. I'm gonna head to two today, since they both are along the way to the baseball game I'm going to tonight. I'll let you guys know if I find anything decent there. :D

[pyoobez]

Great Goodwill day- $15 for a basically brand new Wiimote, the top of the plastic packaging had been cut off but inside the box was a flawless controller with the rubber cover. $2 for a Gameshark 3.3 for N64, its the one with the parallel port on the back. $3 for the Bongo controller for Wii or Gamecube. Too bad they didnt have Donkey Konga or DK Jungle as well.

My friend got a Bongo dirt cheap a while back. Apparently they threw it in with the kid's stuff rather than electronics/gaming stuff and marked it really low. He got me into checking out the toys after he snagged a He-Man set still in the box for like $2 or $3 and resold it for $100+.

[LilPaintballer]

Great Goodwill day- $15 for a basically brand new Wiimote, the top of the plastic packaging had been cut off but inside the box was a flawless controller with the rubber cover. $2 for a Gameshark 3.3 for N64, its the one with the parallel port on the back. $3 for the Bongo controller for Wii or Gamecube. Too bad they didnt have Donkey Konga or DK Jungle as well.

They're .99 at gamestop, and check you local store, or online stock indicator.

Edit-Whoops thought you were looking for the bongos.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Why are Bongos so cheap at GameStop? I snagged some new in the box for $3.99 last year during the clearance sale, and they're $.99 used. I might pick up three more.

[Jmclark]

Well, I didn't find anything but a book to read this time around. :/ Oh well, it got me hooked, I'm gonna check out a few other Goodwills over the next few weeks. :D

[FOnewearl]

Why are Bongos so cheap at GameStop? I snagged some new in the box for $3.99 last year during the clearance sale, and they're $.99 used. I might pick up three more.

GameStop probably just doesn't want to sit on them since they would take up too much space in a store that is already crowded from all of the junk games that get traded in. Since the bongos are so common they would probably pile up rather quickly at GameStop if they sold them for say $5-10 used.

[juangrande386]

yeah i found the bongo and wiimote in the toy section. usually the new workers put that stuff there instead of electronics

[pyoobez]

I hit up the Salvation Army again today. I snagged Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues and a Super Gameboy for the SNES each for .50. The woman said she expected more SNES sometime next week as there's copies floating around somewhere.

I'm happy as my SNES collection is fairly weak and I really wanted a Super Gameboy.

[Doomstink]

Found a copy of Micro Machines for the NES, and a copy of "FM" on VHS. $2.00 and $1.00 respectively. I've got no clue what FM is, but I knew it was worth a good amount more than a dollar on the bay.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Still haven't really found anything at my local thrift stores. One had two Playstations for $5 each, but they had no cords or controllers. I passed on them, especially since I've got four that I need to get rid of.

[Dreamcastguy]

I got Phantasmagoria in Mint condition from my local thrift store. $2.

[pyoobez]

My local goodwill let me down today for the first time in a long time. They just had the usual Genesis sports titles and one copy of Golf for the NES. I've got a manual for that now, maybe I should pick it up. I probably won't, though. They want $4.99 for it.

$4.99 for an NES game? Ouch. The Goodwills around here are fairly standard on NES games... $1.97 cart only, $2.97 if it has the box.

Then again, they also have a weird habit of leaving Dreamcast games in with CDs and selling them for CD prices. I got my friend Resident Evil: Code Veronica for around $1 a few years back. A friend of ours borrowed his copy, never returned it and noone could find him after HS.

The DC might not be weird, but they'll still stuff most of the PS and all Windows 98-ME games that aren't kiddy in their display cases for like $5-$7... and usually leave XBox games with DVDs.

[Chairman_LMAO]

$4.99 for an NES game? Ouch. The Goodwills around here are fairly standard on NES games... $1.97 cart only, $2.97 if it has the box.

Then again, they also have a weird habit of leaving Dreamcast games in with CDs and selling them for CD prices. I got my friend Resident Evil: Code Veronica for around $1 a few years back. A friend of ours borrowed his copy, never returned it and noone could find him after HS.

The DC might not be weird, but they'll still stuff most of the PS and all Windows 98-ME games that aren't kiddy in their display cases for like $5-$7... and usually leave XBox games with DVDs.

The double standard exists at my thrift stores as well. The one with the $4.99 NES game at one point had a ton of stuff marked $4.99, mostly N64 games. I bought Metroid Prime 2, LoZ: Majora's Mask, and Ghosts n' Goblins at that price, and they were all well worth it. However, a few weeks later they put out CIB Genesis games at 1.99 with the VHS tapes. They've got PS1 games in with the CDs, but they're crappy games like Jeremy McGrath Supercross 98, and they've got new in the box PC versions of board games like Clue and Life for $10 in the display case.

The other thrift store has the same problem. They keep some N64 games in the case for $5-10, but I found Star Wars Episode 1: Battle for Naboo in the electronics section for something like $3. Thrift stores are complete luck of the draw already, but arbitrary pricing makes it even more of an adventure.

[jeffpm]

Got a copy of Zombies Ate My Neighbors for the Genesis for $.50 at a thrift store. Don't know if that's a good deal or not, but I got it anyways for my zombie collection.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Very good deal. It's a pretty great game that I wish I had in my collection.

[juangrande386]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v736/juangrande386/CIMG8377.jpg
Sega Genesis Model 2 with RF adapter- $7.50 after 25% off
6 Button Arcade Stick- $3.00 after 25% off
NES Games- Crystalis, Dragon Warrior, Dragon Spirit, Tengen Gaunlet, 8 Eyes- $20
Genesis Games- NHL94- $4 PitFighter-$2

Used my PSP ac adapter to turn on the Genesis and I think the rf adapter is broke or it was getting too much power cause the screen was black and white and looped on my tv. $4 a game really adds up fast but I didnt have any of the NES games in my collection. For some reason the chick was like "this one will be $4 because most of our other games are $4" after I pointed out that PitFighter had $2 written on it. I thought that was kinda lame but whatever NHL94 is seriously my most played game of all time.

[Chairman_LMAO]

You can't use just any AC adapter, ya turkey. The Genesis uses a 10v adapter, and the PSP uses 5v I think. You likely didn't break it, though. Try to find an actual Genesis adapter.

[pyoobez]

I feel bad for you guys having to drop $4-$5 on NES games. Maybe better games will stay in stock a little longer, but still. $3 is my cutoff price and I don't even like spending that on games w/o cases or manuals unless they're something I really want like River City Ransom.

Oh, and I hit up the Salvation Army 50% off sale today. I actually just went down to get a PS Racing wheel they've had for $2 for the past week or two, but of course, it was gone. Anyway, I found three NES games marked .50, so they were a quarter each...

Tetris
Little Mermaid
and... Sesame Street Countdown

I used to play Countdown as a kid somewhere... it might've been at a friend's or it might've been on an old Tandy or something. I really wanted the game, just because the voice sounds were insanely great for an NES game.

Then, I picked up an old school car snow shovel as it looked relatively new and marked $2, so it was only $1. Plus, it was worth the $1 just to walk home with people staring at me as I carried a snow shovel home in the middle of July.

[icedrake523]

I was going to hit up a thrift store near me but I found out they close for the summer. Why would they close when more people will be out shopping?

[pyoobez]

I was going to hit up a thrift store near me but I found out they close for the summer. Why would they close when more people will be out shopping?

Wow, that's bizarre. Unless they're a mom and pop shop (we have a few in the general area) and they're going on vacation/going to all the yard sales to pick up stuff.

[rtooby]

$4-5 a game is lucky, one store where I'm at is selling nes, snes, and original GB games at $6.99 and $7.99.. Needless to say they don't sell much.

[icedrake523]

Wow, that's bizarre. Unless they're a mom and pop shop (we have a few in the general area) and they're going on vacation/going to all the yard sales to pick up stuff.

It's run by the town's Service League (not really sure what that is). They won't open until September when I won't be around a except for a weekend when I come home. I'll have to look for some others nearby.

[pyoobez]

$4-5 a game is lucky, one store where I'm at is selling nes, snes, and original GB games at $6.99 and $7.99.. Needless to say they don't sell much.

See, that's not uncommon for video stores around here, but not thrift stores. The one local video store I stop by very, very infrequently (namely because they seldom have games for sale) tries to pawn off XBox and PS2 games for $20. Granted, they are new, but the titles suck. They also did a GBA sale for $6.99. I sorted through the stack and grabbed the one good title and bounced (Final Fantasy I & II)

NES, SNES and Genesis games are like $3 tops. GB games are nearly impossible to find around here. I've found more systems than games themselves.

[Ye0ldmario]

the only games i would probably pay 5 or more for are rarer titles like the megaman games or punch out/contra/bubble bobble 2 etc. Then again, if there's a game i want and i don't feel like hunting yard sales for it i just get it

[GoAztecs]

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff184/goaztecsvideogames/cag%20blogs%20threads/DSC03129.jpg
2 dollars each for the NES carts and a 1 dollar for the Sega Smash Pack 2 for PC from a local thrift store.

[icedrake523]

What possess them to put the price tag right in the middle of the label?

[Bioshocked360]

They don't care about them, They just want to get rid of them.

[Ye0ldmario]

What possess them to put the price tag right in the middle of the label?

Probably so the theives who like to steal stuff don't switch out the price tags, if I recall, those little price stickers are the kind that will rip the label off when you peel them. Few people in here have said that they've seen empty game cases and people taking stuff from SA so it's a mixed bag.

[allyourblood]

What possess them to put the price tag right in the middle of the label?

i think they do that so the cashier sees it right away when they're examining it. in my experience that type of price tag comes off quite easily as the adhesive is more "tacky" and tends to lift away better than other tags. especially on Vindicators: Tengen was kind enough to put a fairly thick laminate layer over their labels which can actually take a lot of wear and tear, unlike most licensed cart labels.

i hate when they put the price tag on the rear label, especially on N64 carts, where there is no laminate or glossy surface whatsoever. fortunately, the worst ones can be salvaged with a quick swap for a less valuable game that has an identical rear label.

[GoAztecs]

The price tags were a little annoying to remove but they didn't do any damage to the cart art. As for the price tag placement I would have to agree with the switching price tags.

Another thing I forgot to mention is that I wish a lot more of the thrift stores would tape the cd cases closed like Goodwill. At the thrift store I found the NES carts they had Seaman and a Japanese Resident Evil Code Veronica X both on Dreamcast that were missing the game discs. Two games I would have liked to have in my Dreamcast library.

[icedrake523]

Probably so the theives who like to steal stuff don't switch out the price tags, if I recall, those little price stickers are the kind that will rip the label off when you peel them. Few people in here have said that they've seen empty game cases and people taking stuff from SA so it's a mixed bag.

i think they do that so the cashier sees it right away when they're examining it. in my experience that type of price tag comes off quite easily as the adhesive is more "tacky" and tends to lift away better than other tags.

Which is it? #-o

especially on Vindicators: Tengen was kind enough to put a fairly thick laminate layer over their labels which can actually take a lot of wear and tear, unlike most licensed cart labels.

i hate when they put the price tag on the rear label, especially on N64 carts, where there is no laminate or glossy surface whatsoever. fortunately, the worst ones can be salvaged with a quick swap for a less valuable game that has an identical rear label.

At least it's the rear label though. You can print a replacement off of thecoverproject.net but you need something to make it into a sticker.

[allyourblood]

Which is it?

it's what i said, it's what i said! ;)

At least it's the rear label though. You can print a replacement off of thecoverproject.net but you need something to make it into a sticker.well, like i said, you can just replace the entire back half of the cart with one from a less-desirable game. easier and you don't end up having to use a "fake" label.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Another thing I forgot to mention is that I wish a lot more of the thrift stores would tape the cd cases closed like Goodwill. At the thrift store I found the NES carts they had Seaman and a Japanese Resident Evil Code Veronica X both on Dreamcast that were missing the game discs. Two games I would have liked to have in my Dreamcast library.

Ouch, that burns. I found RE:CV American version at goodwill a few years ago, and it was covered in dirt. Literally, the disc and case looked like they had been dropped in mud. The discs washed off fine, and I was able to play them without any trouble, but the manual is still messed up pretty bad.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Forgot to add my pickup of the day. For $.50, I got The 3D Adventures of Sailor Moon. With a title like that, there's no way I wasn't picking it up. It's one of those mid-90's PC games that take advantage of those newfangled THREE DEE GRAPHICS. I'll post (hopefully hilarious) screenshots later, that is if I can even get the thing to run on my PC.

[spmahn]

Goodwill today had a bunch of copies of Sims 3 for 6 dollars each. They looked like closeouts from Target, and only came in the DVD case, not the original cardboard. Everything was there otherwise though, so I picked one up even though I'm not certain if it will even run on my Computer.

Other pick ups at Goodwill today:

Ghoul School for NES $3.00

Vinyl Records $1.00 Each:

Riptide by Robert Palmer
She's So Unusual by Cindy Lauper
Business as Usual by Men at Work
90123 by Yes
and Music from the Edge of Heaven by Wham

[schuerm26]

Good finds today:

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/schuerm26/DSCF0006-1.jpg

Sonic Adventure $3.48
Crash Basj $3.48
Bard's Tale II Destiny Knight $.99
Super Mario World $1.25
Tom Jerry War of The Whiskers $3.35
Phantasmagoria Stage Fright $3.99

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u127/schuerm26/DSCF0007.jpg
$20 for everything
Super Nintendo System
Contra III
Game Genie
Rampart
Home Alone
U.N. Squadron
Starfox
Fatal Fury
Gradius III
Turn and Burn No Fly Zone
Vortex
Super Off Road
Desert Strike
Pilotwings
Toy Story
Final Fight
Mortal Kombat 3
Super Ghouls N Ghosts
asciipad
Lethal Weapon
Out of This World

[icedrake523]

Looking at this thread makes me so jealous.

[thakoolkid]

Dang schuerm what thrift you got to goodwill,salvation what damn those some good finds only picked up(Goodwill)
Super mario world nes:$3

[schuerm26]

Dang schuerm what thrift you got to goodwill,salvation what damn those some good finds only picked up(Goodwill)
Super mario world nes:$3

The Super Nintendo stuff was at a Goodwill. I lucked out with that one. I didn't even see it because the it was all in that box that the games are in BEHIND a counter where the cash register was. I had already made the Sonic Adventure and Crash Bash purchase and was walking out when I saw it. Thrift stores always amaze me with their ability to make things impossible to see and find.

Bard's Tale II was at a goodwill.
War of the Whiskers and Super Mario were at Salv. Army
Phantasmagoria Stagefright was at a Major Thrift

[Demolition Man]

90123 by Yes

Actually its 90125. I have no less than two copies of it on vinyl myself. My first copy skips real bad during "Leave It." Oddly enough it plays perfectly otherwise so I suspect the previous owner(s) had a thing for that song.

I wish both my SA and Goodwill I frequent were better at stocking their vinyl records. At SA they just dump them into a wooden bin that is crammed full to the point of where its impossible to look at them without making a complete mess. Then the one old guy who's always around gives you dirty looks when you look at them so I don't bother. At Goodwill they have them stack on a metal type shelf which isn't too bad but again they are so crammed that its hard to browse through them. Not to mention anything good I have found tends to be scratched real bad. Which made me almost scream one time when I found Beatles "Sgt. Peppers" buried in a pile... that was a UK Mono pressing.

Crazy thing happened though when i wanted to buy them the retarted cashier said $4each a game so i was like alright i grab the ff's and marvel and get ready to pay .. this where it gets crazy

Anyone see the irony here?

[Cmosfm]

Anyone see the irony here?

It's quite apparent reading the entire post, actually.

[Chairman_LMAO]

It's quite apparent reading the entire post, actually.

True. I barely got through it myself.

[lolwut?]

Anyone see the irony here?

Thirded. Maybe they should hire him

[lude21]

Got these at the SA today, both mint and complete...surprisingly-

God of War 2 $3.99
Nightmare creatures 2 (PS1) $.99

[georox]

:-PAh i see.. Best goodwill i had went was one in austin where they had the games and ish out by the cashier(So i didnt have to wait an ask) found three good pick up's there about two weeks ago
-FF VII (Complete)
-FF VIII (Complete)
-Marvel Vs Capcom 2 (Dreamcast Disc Only)

Crazy thing happened though when i wanted to buy them the retarted cashier said $4each a game so i was like alright i grab the ff's and marvel and get ready to pay .. this where it gets crazy
(Cashier)-Picks up marvel vs capcom 2 puts the price in, hen she picks up the ff vii and opens it up and says uh? THREE DISCS? ima have to charge you $4 a piece!
(ME) IFuck what are you serious i was thinking bout dat ffvii and the four disc ffviii
(Cashier)-she asks me do you want to talk to a manager
(Me) I say hell yeah
(Cashier) Calls the manager (She comes down after 5mins)
(Manager) Oh deez are what your talking about sorry sir i thought they were diffrent
(ME) Yuh whatever (I Pay the Twelve And :bouncy:)
I sit in the car and realize behind the marvel game theres a soul calibur so i think well i kinda deserved it after that b.s, got home sold ffvii on ebay for 50 wanted to sell ffviii but the fourth disc couldnt be read on sh*t:bomb:

So, you bought the games, turned around and eBayed them, then you complain they wanted you to pay more?

Heaven forbid your profits be cut...

This is why I don't bother checking for shit, people like this take it all. Ugh.

[kube00]

thakoolkid

Do us all a favor and stay in school, your grammar burns my eyes!

[Demolition Man]

thakoolkid

Do us all a favor and stay in school, your grammar burns my eyes!


slidecage should go as well.

[chimpster1313]

went to a local goodwill today. they had at least a hundred dvd's for NO reason that i'm aware of, and they were all mostly spanish versions (as in, spanish title, spanish writing and description, but of a movie like the shining or the bone collector). out of all of those i managed to find a criterion collection tokyo drifter. marked $6, was 50% off, so i paid 3 and change for a criterion collection movie in great condition. good day.

[Chairman_LMAO]

slidecage should go as well.

No, we need someone to make fun of. thakoolkid is just overkill.

@chimpster1313: I got Criterion lazerdisc Chasing Amy at goodwill for $.50. It was in with the records and priced as such. I wish I know what I did with it.

[stos289]

Went by my local Goodwill Store today and picked up a few Playstation games, all complete in "like new" quality:

Chrono Cross $3.99
Marvel Vs Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes $3.99
Metal Gear Solid (Greatest Hits) $3.99

I already own Chrono Cross, MvC, and Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes (for Gamecube), so I'll probably just turn all these over for a profit. Good stuff.

[eastshore4]

Found myself by a goodwill that I've only been to once before, so I decided to check it out. Had a decent little haul:

-Monkey Island Madness - $3
-Goldeneye 007 - $2
-Gameshark N64 - $2
-Gameshark GBA(complete) - $4.50

That's well and good, but the other thing I saw there is out of this world. I scoured the store for a while, left to check some other stores, and then came back around 20 minutes later and found monkey island. On my second trip to the checkout, I noticed the guy in front of me had in his possesion a friggin' xbox 360 pro system, complete with controllers, cables etc. The price scribbled in crayon on the side of the box? $10. Was it broken? I dunno, but that's nuts either way. The guy seemed pretty familiar with the lady at the register, I didn't see him or the system on my first go around so maybe it was a backroom employee hookup. Regardless, that's just crazy.

[Ye0ldmario]

Sure it wasn't 100? If I laid my eyes on that it'd be gone in 5 seconds.

[smahyt]

Hitting up a triangle of Goodwills today, maybe some thrifts in between. Wish me luck.

[Demolition Man]

No, we need someone to make fun of. thakoolkid is just overkill.

Okay you win. :lol:

@chimpster1313: I got Criterion lazerdisc Chasing Amy at goodwill for $.50. It was in with the records and priced as such. I wish I know what I did with it.

My SA has a stack of Laserdiscs right now. All of which are very common titles marked at $4.95 each except for the multi disc Jurrasic Park which oddly is $8.95 - which mind you is only multidisc because they spread the movie out for better picture quality. Oddly they sell DVDs for $2.95.... something with this picture doesn't seem right to me. :lol:

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Found myself by a goodwill that I've only been to once before, so I decided to check it out. Had a decent little haul:

-Monkey Island Madness - $3
-Goldeneye 007 - $2
-Gameshark N64 - $2
-Gameshark GBA(complete) - $4.50

That's well and good, but the other thing I saw there is out of this world. I scoured the store for a while, left to check some other stores, and then came back around 20 minutes later and found monkey island. On my second trip to the checkout, I noticed the guy in front of me had in his possesion a friggin' xbox 360 pro system, complete with controllers, cables etc. The price scribbled in crayon on the side of the box? $10. Was it broken? I dunno, but that's nuts either way. The guy seemed pretty familiar with the lady at the register, I didn't see him or the system on my first go around so maybe it was a backroom employee hookup. Regardless, that's just crazy.

I think the local SA stores do that, since I've RARELY found ANYTHING good.

[kidu]

Dropped by some thrifts this weekend. Nabbed for $2.92 each:

FF VII (GH)
FF VIII (GH)
:gc: DDR Mario Mix (game only)

And non game related, I grabbed a copy of Doyle Brunson's Super System for 50 cents.

[yoyo1316]

Here is my pick up within 3 weeks:
Gaming related
FF 7 - 7.99 (too much for that game while other ps1 are 3.99)
ps2 with network adapter - 39.99
dreamcast with all cords and controller - 19.99
gameshark gba - 5.99
bishodo blade - 3.99
Gameboy - 6.99

Non-gaming related
3 x uggs boots - 4.99
Minnetonka slippers - 2.00
Microsoft office 2k3 - 9.99
Kobe shoes - 7.50
2 x Jordan 13 - 6.99
Zboard keyboard - 5.99
Paul frank slippers - 2.00

[GoAztecs]

Here is my pick up within 3 weeks:
Gaming related

Kobe shoes - 7.50
2 x Jordan 13 - 6.99


Nice pickup on the 13s. What condition were they in? As for the Kobe's where they Nike or Adidas?

Hit two thrift stores yesterday and picked up
http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff184/goaztecsvideogames/cag%20blogs%20threads/DSC03130.jpg
Revenge of Shinobi - $3.00
Legacy of the Wizard - $2.00
Widget - $2.00

[yoyo1316]

[QUOTE=GoAztecs;6098172]Nice pickup on the 13s. What condition were they in? As for the Kobe's where they Nike or Adidas?

One of the 13s was pretty beat but I'm going to restore the shoe conditions. The other one is pretty much brand new, too bad it wasn't my size so I gave it to my GF.

The Kobe was Nike 2k4, just going to be used for outdoors

[dark_zack]

Got Lost Planet: Extreme condition (xbox 360) complete for $4.45 at a thrift store today. :D

[lolwut?]

Didn't realize this was really a noteworthy pick-up until I looked it up on ebay, haha. I originally just bought this because I hadn't seen it in a long time and I remembered Skullymonkeys for the PS1 (which I also recently acquired), so I just decided to grab it. For $3 I got:

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/lolwut9/th_p_00181.jpg (http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e263/lolwut9/?action=view&current=p_00181.jpg)

I'll probably resell it down the line.

[yourlefthand]

I found NES pyramid the other day. I bought it just because I had never seen an unlicensed nes game in the wild before.

[icedrake523]

Got a chance to go to a thrift store. They had a few Genesis games scattered around but nothing interesting. Some were old rentals and had the store's label on the cartridge label. They had a Genesis controller for $3 which I almost bought but it was in poor condition. I did pick up a 6ft AV cable for $2 which works great with my NES.

[lhfan04]

Snagged some decent deals at a local thrift store:
$2 Sonic Adventure (DC)
$2 Crazy Taxi (DC)
$2 Soul Calibur (DC) that was by far the best deal in the lot :D

[oper8r00]

Got some nice deals at a couple thrift stores today:

PS2 Logitech Cordless Action Controller - 1.50
Playstation 1, no cables or controllers (works) - 2.00
ASCIIware arcade joystick for the PS1 - 3.50
CIB - Alladin for SNES - 1.50
CIB - Addams Family: Pugsleys Scavenger Hunt 1.50
The Neverhood - 1.50

[Chairman_LMAO]

Went to the thrift store a few days ago, and I'm pretty convinced that it's dried up. They had the same Genesis sports titles they've had for a year, along with Genesis Ms. Pac-Man, an NES adventure game, and assorted PS1 sports games, all for $4.99. No one, certainly not me, is going to buy them for these prices. I'll still keep checking there, just in case, but I'm pretty sure it's dead.

[Zeguna]

Genesis Samurai Shodown, ps1 Die Hard Trilogy, and Metal Slug Anthology for ps2, all complete for $10 total.

[juangrande386]

Well I stopped by my Goodwill on my way to Target to pick up Wii Sports Resort (great game by the way) and 40% off games today but all there was was the same sports games for nes and genesis that have been there for 2 weeks. I just picked up 2 boxes of these Magic Erasers which are pretty good at getting off sharpie or sticky stuff that I find on alot of the games I get from there, those were $1.03 apiece. My sister and cousin were with me, they said they didnt find anything so we get to the car and my sister says "I got this for you" and she hands me a Gamegear with Sonic The Hedgehog in it. Of course being a CAG I didnt care that she took it and was like "WOW arent you the sneaky theif". Its got both the battery covers and the contrast and screen are still pretty good. The audio is about done Ill need to get a new capacitor to fix it. Found the $8 writen on it probably wouldve paid that but OH WELL. At least I have a GG again that I can put in my GG packaging that ive had in my closet for a year from my broken GG

[allyourblood]

she stole it? pathetic.

do the right thing, bring it back and pay for it.

[NaturalHatTrick]

she stole it? pathetic.

do the right thing, bring it back and pay for it.

This, being a CAG is one thing, but stealing from Goodwill? Come on.

[juangrande386]

"stealing from Goodwill"- sure i guess you could call it stealing in a way but Goodwill didnt pay anything for that Gamegear or most of the stuff in the store. im pretty sure the only other person who buys the game stuff from there is the guy who works in back and keeps all the good stuff. i seriously only find stuff when hes off.

[allyourblood]

"stealing from Goodwill"- sure i guess you could call it stealing in a way but Goodwill didnt pay anything for that Gamegear or most of the stuff in the store. im pretty sure the only other person who buys the game stuff from there is the guy who works in back and keeps all the good stuff. i seriously only find stuff when hes off.

okay, but that doesn't change the fact that you're in possession of something you know is stolen. it doesn't matter that Goodwill paid for it; once they receive it, legally they assume ownership. and unlike a lot of stores, Goodwill is in the business of employing people who might not otherwise be able to work, so you're really stealing from those who would benefit the most.

you're not even apologetic. way to go.

[donut]

"stealing from Goodwill"- sure i guess you could call it stealing in a way but Goodwill didnt pay anything for that Gamegear or most of the stuff in the store. im pretty sure the only other person who buys the game stuff from there is the guy who works in back and keeps all the good stuff. i seriously only find stuff when hes off.

pathetic is right...take it back or go away...

lol...brags about it too...piece of work...:roll:

[Scorch]

Seriously. Just take it back, go "Hey, my dumbass sister took this from you. I do want it, and I'd like to pay for it."

[darkslime]

At least go drop $8 in the tips jar.

[Porksta]

Goodwill employees are not allowed to shop at the store, so I do not know how an employee can be keeping all the good stuff.

"Being a CAG, I didn't care [that she stole]."

Wow dude.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Well I stopped by my Goodwill on my way to Target to pick up Wii Sports Resort (great game by the way) and 40% off games today but all there was was the same sports games for nes and genesis that have been there for 2 weeks. I just picked up 2 boxes of these Magic Erasers which are pretty good at getting off sharpie or sticky stuff that I find on alot of the games I get from there, those were $1.03 apiece. My sister and cousin were with me, they said they didnt find anything so we get to the car and my sister says "I got this for you" and she hands me a Gamegear with Sonic The Hedgehog in it. Of course being a CAG I didnt care that she took it and was like "WOW arent you the sneaky theif". Its got both the battery covers and the contrast and screen are still pretty good. The audio is about done Ill need to get a new capacitor to fix it. Found the $8 writen on it probably wouldve paid that but OH WELL. At least I have a GG again that I can put in my GG packaging that ive had in my closet for a year from my broken GG

Yeah, like everyone said, this isn't being a CAG, this is being an asshole. Stealing is one thing, but it's goodwill, fer chrissakes. Go back and pay for it.

If you're too coy to go back and tell them the truth, then take $8 and drop it behind the counter. But I think you owe it to them to work up the sack to tell the truth. And don't bring your thieving ass back here until you do.

[Josef]

Like others have said, do the right thing and pay for it (and lecture your sister while you're at it, unless of course your family promotes stealing). It's Goodwill for fuck's sake, AND IT'S ONLY $8!

[ivanwijaya]

it's morally wrong!!!bring it back and pay for it...how can you wake up in the moring knowing you stole something?

and yes it's technically YOU!

[wil919]

Definitely not a CheapAssGamer, but instead just an Ass. You owe Goodwill $8 for actually contibuting to theft. You owe it to your sister to explain to her why what she did is wrong.

And you should stop calling yourself a CAG. You bring down the community of gamers by your pisspoor judgment; you should do us all a favor and not publicize your lack of moral compass.

[casperinian]

Very classy, maybe you she can get a sealed copy of earthbound off a blind man later.

[juangrande386]

WOW I didnt realize how crazy that was gonna get. You'd have to actually go to this Goodwill to see where im coming from. There arent any old people or handicapped people working there, most of the chicks seem to act like theyre actually to good to be working there and just yack it up even while they ring stuff up. They let employees get stuff on breaks. Next time im in there Ill leave some money in the box alright. As far as talking to my sister id rather see her get caught so me and my other sister can have a good laugh.

[icedrake523]

WOW I didnt realize how crazy that was gonna get. You'd have to actually go to this Goodwill to see where im coming from. There arent any old people or handicapped people working there, most of the chicks seem to act like theyre actually to good to be working there and just yack it up even while they ring stuff up. They let employees get stuff on breaks. Next time im in there Ill leave some money in the box alright. As far as talking to my sister id rather see her get caught so me and my other sister can have a good laugh.

Stealing is stealing. Don't try to justify it.

[rjarmstrong100]

Just because the people that work there aren't old or handicapped, doesn't mean the profits/proceeds don't go to people who ARE.

[donut]

WOW I didnt realize how crazy that was gonna get. You'd have to actually go to this Goodwill to see where im coming from. There arent any old people or handicapped people working there, most of the chicks seem to act like theyre actually to good to be working there and just yack it up even while they ring stuff up. They let employees get stuff on breaks. Next time im in there Ill leave some money in the box alright. As far as talking to my sister id rather see her get caught so me and my other sister can have a good laugh.

you keep justifying how much of an idiot you are...
...change your persona, grow up, and go pay for it...
Damn , your friends/family most likely never know when/if you are telling the truth...with all the bs you throw around... and now your sis will be just like ya...sad, very sad...

[Demolition Man]

WOW I didnt realize how crazy that was gonna get. You'd have to actually go to this Goodwill to see where im coming from. There arent any old people or handicapped people working there, most of the chicks seem to act like theyre actually to good to be working there and just yack it up even while they ring stuff up. They let employees get stuff on breaks. Next time im in there Ill leave some money in the box alright. As far as talking to my sister id rather see her get caught so me and my other sister can have a good laugh.

No. How about you go and pay the $8 plus tax for the item your sister stole. Theft is theft no matter how you try to justify it. Its just plain wrong.

[ninja dog]

WOW I didnt realize how crazy that was gonna get. You'd have to actually go to this Goodwill to see where im coming from. There arent any old people or handicapped people working there, most of the chicks seem to act like theyre actually to good to be working there and just yack it up even while they ring stuff up. They let employees get stuff on breaks. Next time im in there Ill leave some money in the box alright. As far as talking to my sister id rather see her get caught so me and my other sister can have a good laugh.


also, try to stop huffing gas at some point.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Stealing is stealing. Don't try to justify it.

This. You're just making yourself look worse by trying to justify it.

You stole from a charity. Not something to be proud of, not something you can justify. EVER. Go pay for it. Better yet, give it back so someone more deserving can buy it.

[juangrande386]

Alright all you good saints on this site can relax, I ballsed up, took it back, and the dude who Im kinda cool with said "dont worry about it man you buy enough sh** i wont tell anyone just tell your sister she cant come in anymore or i will have to tell someone." I put $10 in the donation box as well.

[BlueSwim]

Well I stopped by my Goodwill on my way to Target to pick up Wii Sports Resort (great game by the way) and 40% off games today but all there was was the same sports games for nes and genesis that have been there for 2 weeks. I just picked up 2 boxes of these Magic Erasers which are pretty good at getting off sharpie or sticky stuff that I find on alot of the games I get from there, those were $1.03 apiece. My sister and cousin were with me, they said they didnt find anything so we get to the car and my sister says "I got this for you" and she hands me a Gamegear with Sonic The Hedgehog in it. Of course being a CAG I didnt care that she took it and was like "WOW arent you the sneaky theif". Its got both the battery covers and the contrast and screen are still pretty good. The audio is about done Ill need to get a new capacitor to fix it. Found the $8 writen on it probably wouldve paid that but OH WELL. At least I have a GG again that I can put in my GG packaging that ive had in my closet for a year from my broken GG
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/picture.php?pictureid=8051&albumid=69&dl=1247426950&thumb=1

[Chairman_LMAO]

Alright all you good saints on this site can relax, I ballsed up, took it back, and the dude who Im kinda cool with said "dont worry about it man you buy enough sh** i wont tell anyone just tell your sister she cant come in anymore or i will have to tell someone." I put $10 in the donation box as well.

The skeptic in me says you didn't actually do this, but whatever. I'm willing to just drop it.

[darkslime]

Alright all you good saints on this site can relax, I ballsed up, took it back, and the dude who Im kinda cool with said "dont worry about it man you buy enough sh** i wont tell anyone just tell your sister she cant come in anymore or i will have to tell someone." I put $10 in the donation box as well.i call bullshit.


a bit ot but goodwill is not a non profit, in arizona nonprofit organizations don't have to charge tax (value village and a few local thrifts don't) but goodwill does.

and even if they aren't, that doesn't justify stealing, its still wrong to steal from wal mart even though they are a for profit and the employees are assholes

so in conclusion, gtfo of cag asshole

[juangrande386]

wow i took it back and i left a donation, i guess i cant please everyone oh well. as far as "gtfo of cag asshole" im not going anywhere im still gonna post i couldnt care any less if you like it or not

[allyourblood]

it makes no sense that you brought it back and gave them $10, instead of just paying the $8 for it. this is the internet, and by default, people generally won't take you at your word. now that you've shown a pretty obvious lack of character, they definitely won't.

you're a liar, that's fine. stay here and post all you want. just quit trying to get anyone to believe you. you're not even good at it.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Lets get this thread back on track.

As I've said, I'm pretty sure that the nearest thrift store is dead, but the one two towns over isn't. Their prices are pretty terrible, though, so I try to go when they have %50 off sales. Luckily, they seem to have one every other week.

They keep their games behind the counter, so it wards off theft, but it also wards off sales. They never seem to sell any of their games, save for a few CIB Atari games. They were nothing special, though, and they wanted $7 for them. Anyway, the problem with them keeping the games back there is I always need to ask to see them. It's just a pain in the ass for me and the employee, but it can't be helped.

They had the usual metric ton of sports games. The only games I found that were worth picking up were NES Maniac Mansion and GB Nemesis. I passed on Maniac Mansion, as I already have a copy, but I picked up Nemesis, because I thought it looked like Gradius. Turns out I was right. It's actually a Gradius game! It was marked $5, but it was $2.50 on sale, so I snatched it up all quick-like.

Unfortunately, that was my only game pick up there. I got a few other things, though

:gba: Nemesis - $2.50
:dvd: Beastie Boys - Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! - $1
CD: Sonic Youth - Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star - $.50
Cassette: Elvis Costello - Trust - $.25

The cassette is for my car. I search for cool cassettes everytime I go into Goodwill, and I always come out with something. Last few trips I got albums by The Who, Rush, XTC, Prince, and a ton more.

[BlueSwim]

I managed to snag Soul Calibur and Evolution for the Dreamcast(both complete) for $3 a piece at my local Goodwill. Also bought NHL '99 for the PS1(complete) and CardCaptor Sakura: The TV Series DVD disc 1(disc-only) for $1.50 a piece. The CCS DVD appears to be a region-free import.

[JJSP]

Went to Goodwill and almost crapped my pants (good place to be, though, on account of the cheap pants). They had complete copies of Res Evil 2 and Perfect Dark N64 for $3.99 each, but someone stole the carts from the boxes.

TONS of solid Genesis games (Mortal Kombat 1-3, NBA Jam and Jam TE, Kid Chameleon, Quackshot) all complete for $4.99 each.

[BlueSwim]

That's one thing that really pisses me off about Goodwill, they leave the cases out unsealed for anyone to swipe what's inside. Found an AC/DC album I wanted, but there was no CD in the case because they're just tossed into a bin and left unprotected. Even one of the games in the glass case when I bought Evolution & SC was missing the game disc.

[allyourblood]

JJSP, hope you offered them a quarter or two to take the empty cases. you can always find the games cart-only for cheap later on, and have a complete copy in no time.

[JJSP]

I already have a RE2 cart from the classic plastic GC sale, which is why I was totally okay with taking just the boxes. ;)

[allyourblood]

I already have a RE2 cart from the classic plastic GC sale, which is why I was totally okay with taking just the boxes. ;)

did you tell them what you'd pay or did they offer a price? or did you just pay full price for them? my Goodwill will sell me bits and pieces like that, but i have to be aggressive with them or they won't sell them.

[Ye0ldmario]

I saw a bunch of Bootleg CD's today at SA. Even the cover art was printed out from a computer. That was weird. Anyway snagged.....

Star Wars Rebel Assault (windows 98 - CIB) - $2
Bases Loaded (NES) - $1
Golf (NES) - $1
WWF the music volume 5 - $2
About Schmidt (VHS sealed) - $1

[casperinian]

Today I got Baldur's Gate sealed complete for 4.99 and Baldur's Gate 2 Collector's Edition complete for 4.99.

[Mizzou75]

That's one thing that really pisses me off about Goodwill, they leave the cases out unsealed for anyone to swipe what's inside. Found an AC/DC album I wanted, but there was no CD in the case because they're just tossed into a bin and left unprotected. Even one of the games in the glass case when I bought Evolution & SC was missing the game disc.

man that sucks. the goodwill here puts all cds/dvds/games in a glass case and they leave the boxes out.

[Chairman_LMAO]

Went to Value Village today, which is always an experience. They had a copy of a 007 game (NOT Goldeneye) behind the glass case for $2, and a few PC games in with the CDs. I almost bought Risk and Risk 2 for $2 each, but I thought better of it.

[casperinian]

And today, Duke Nukem 3-D and Wheel of Time for 4 bucks total.