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NFL Street 2 XBOX-mint and complete. $10 :D
Also had Shellshock Nam 67 for $10 but I ran out of money.Ill be back there next week for that and Simpsons Season 4 for $20. :twisted:
2poor
03-24-2005, 09:06 PM
nice find. im afraid of going to the pawn shops in my area cuz theyre all shady and stuff.
tcrash247
03-24-2005, 09:09 PM
I don't know any pawn shops around here :cry:
swetooth9
03-24-2005, 09:14 PM
do lots of pawn shops have games? b/c i was thinking about goin once...but always thought that there wouldn't be games there...
^^ I've never been in a pawn shop that didn't have games. (Some have only had a very few, but most have quite a spread.) OTOH, I've also never found a good deal at a pawn shop. I was actually in one that had Rez, but they had it priced at $50 - place priced their stock using gamestop.com as a guide.
Almost picked up Fight Night 2004 for $12 at one a month or two ago, but decided that was $2 too much :)
do lots of pawn shops have games? b/c i was thinking about goin once...but always thought that there wouldn't be games there...
Depends.
Pawn Shops that are part of a chain usually suck.Down here Cash America pawn sucks.They used to use the old Funcoland flyers to price their gamess now they just sell GH,PH,PC games for $20.... :?
The independant ones are where to go.I have a local one that prices all used games at $20.I used to get some really sweet deals there but someone else has figured it out and I havent got a good deal there in over a year.
The one a found a couple days ago prices all XBOX games at $10.SO its a hit or miss deal but if it hits... :shock:
gtguru
03-24-2005, 09:19 PM
What areas do you guys live in? I'm not even sure where to look for pawn shops around here.
ngxbox2004
03-24-2005, 09:19 PM
nice find. im afraid of going to the pawn shops in my area cuz theyre all shady and stuff.
Haha yeah, theyre just covers for drug dealing. Sad.
What areas do you guys live in? I'm not even sure where to look for pawn shops around here.
Metro area of HOuston.
TXboxGuY
03-24-2005, 09:32 PM
Last August, I found the Linkin Park "Live in Texas" CD/DVD set for only $5 at a nearby pawn shop. It even included the insert and both discs were in MINT condition.
...and we all know Linkin Park is cool :cool:
http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=55750
Yay me!!!!! :wink:
alonzomourning23
03-24-2005, 09:39 PM
My best find has been tactics ogre for 10 bucks. If pawn shops price all there games individually they're horrible. If they price them system wide then they can be alright. I've seen some price current games at 30, but one I used to go to back home priced them all at 15, and ps1 for 8.
hohndog
03-24-2005, 09:54 PM
Good pawn shops are hard to come by. The chain pawn shops are a waste of time. You need to find a good mom and pop outfit. I found a couple out in the country. There is one pawn shop close to my house, but he sets his prices at what he could get on eBay. Another waste of time. The last good buy I had a pawn shop was Final Fantasy Tactics (black label) in mint condition for $9.00. Come to think of it, I need to go back there this weekend and see if anything new has turned up. :)
urzishra14
03-24-2005, 10:01 PM
i live in Price UTAH..
i found a complete MVC 2 for 15 bucks.. chrono cross and ff tactic FF7 FF8 FF9 (all those for 12 bucks.. yeah 12 bucks)... i always find dvds (i got Clerks and Chasing amy for 4 each)... its always a hit or miss though.. but i like to check my area about once a week.. (my area there are only 2 pawn shops and one used v-game store so its not like i have 8 EBs and 8 GS in the area so the pickins are pretty good).. but yeah.. pawn shops even as "shaddy" as they seem usually have pretty good deals that EB won't have. but they usually sell for a flat rate for gamse
NormanB258
03-27-2005, 12:14 AM
I stoppped by a small pawn shop on Friday and picked up Skies of Arcadia (DC) for two dollars!
Also got Ogre Battle 64 fo $5.
It was a good trip!
snotknocker
03-28-2005, 12:43 AM
I picked up Super Metroid and the original Final Fantasy in box for two bucks each at a pawn shop last year
nintendokid
03-28-2005, 01:53 AM
Not always true that chain pawn shops are bad. Where I live, chain pawn shops are where to go! The reason: people don't really go to drop their stuff off at private owned shops, except for jewelry and car parts. So all the people drop their games off at Pawn America because of it's franchise - it's easy to remember, "Pawn America is right for, PAWN AMERICA!" It's a song LOL! I've found Vandal Hearts, FFIX, Jade Coccoon, and Chrono Cross, all complete and mint, non-GH, for $5 each, all at just one local shop. And this was the biggest store of the chain and also on one of the most busiest street. Not to sound mean or anything, but go to the pawn shop, and right when you walk in, say "hi" and look at the person and ask yourself "does this dude know shit about games?" It's a mean way to put it, but I'm at a pawn shop - the whole culture of pawn shops revolves around being mean and taking advantage of the situation, as well as people's knowledge, or lack of.
slidecage
03-28-2005, 09:28 AM
found Nba live 2005 and Ncaa football 2005 both complete for 12.99 didnt get either though