Originally Posted by CAG90210 wiki also helps

Been reading wiki. Red and yellow is the same besides the starting pokemon.

I tried to use google about spotting a fake plush with no luck. i cant tell if its a real plush toy or not or how to clean it.

I went out for an hour and a half this morning. Could have gone longer, but had other places to be. No great gaming finds, but I did get 2 n64 controller extensions, banjo tooie, and a 360 battery shell for free. I also got a Mace Windu Force FX lightsaber. It's a little beat up, but seems to work well.

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Use Bulbapedia or Serebii to check the differences in the games.

As for the plush, I don't see how it being real or fake will change anything. Pokemon plushes aren't really a gold mine. Post a pic and I could probably tell you if it matches an official release, though.

Originally Posted by yourlefthand I went out for an hour and a half this morning. Could have gone longer, but had other places to be. No great gaming finds, but I did get 2 n64 controller extensions, banjo tooie, and a 360 battery shell for free. I also got a Mace Windu Force FX lightsaber. It's a little beat up, but seems to work well.

Lightsaber. Those things retail $100

I haven't posted all summer (children and a trip to Africa will do that), but I did make an interesting find today.



I only know a tiny bit about the Pocket Station, but this one is almost NIB.



Anyone have any idea on pricing and/or where I can sell this thing?

Originally Posted by Andami Use Bulbapedia or Serebii to check the differences in the games. As for the plush, I don't see how it being real or fake will change anything. Pokemon plushes aren't really a gold mine. Post a pic and I could probably tell you if it matches an official release, though.

I wasnt going to sell the plush. I know its not rare. It was more of a collecting thing. The only plush i have is yoda from BBV and the pokemon from the yard sale. I keep trying to hit yard sales, but mostly not game related. I saw a lot at the flea market, but was priced at $10 a game

Makes me feel sad seeing how everyone here makes it looks so easy.

Originally Posted by willynateDgreat I haven't posted all summer (children and a trip to Africa will do that), but I did make an interesting find today. I only know a tiny bit about the Pocket Station, but this one is almost NIB. Anyone have any idea on pricing and/or where I can sell this thing?

Is that for a PS1? I have never seen this before.

Originally Posted by The Punisher Is that for a PS1? I have never seen this before.

I honestly have no idea - a PS-wiki says it was only released in Japan. I think it was Sony's answer to the Dreamcast VMU.

I picked it up for $2.

Originally Posted by willynateDgreat Anyone have any idea on pricing and/or where I can sell this thing?

On Ebay there are only ones in used condition, but they are Buy It Now and are being asked about $30. For a like New condition one like yours you could probably sell it for much more. It's hard to say though because there are no records of Completed Listings in a condition like yours (although most are selling for $20 - $30 used). I'd say you did pretty well though.

Ok for today.

Got a PS1 Carrying case. $2 Pretty sweet.
Helped out a fellow gamer trying to sell BO.
got some movies free.
Best of all.....

FREE SHAQ-FUING NUNCHUCKS!!!!

Also one of the movies is Shaq Kazim.



The story for the BO kid is that he was selling BO for $2o, but it sometimes worked and sometimes did not. He said the disc was "cracked" a little, I could not see the crack but whatever. I told him,after his mom said that Microcenter did some CD fixing thing(Not sure what she said) That he should go there. It made me feel better. (Plus I only had $3)

No other games were found today besides what i posted

A quick shout out to my yard sale buds!

I picked up a Nascar 2003 today . . . I would've had no idea of its value if not for this community.

Thanks to all.

Damn, a Pocketstation . . . how cool.

Originally Posted by ex_eBay_buyer On Ebay there are only ones in used condition, but they are Buy It Now and are being asked about $30. For a like New condition one like yours you could probably sell it for much more. It's hard to say though because there are no records of Completed Listings in a condition like yours (although most are selling for $20 - $30 used). I'd say you did pretty well though.

I'm not 100% sure, but wasn't Monster Rancher 2 supposed to be compatible with the Pocketstation? It could be one of those things that might sell better if paired up with the right games

I wonder why that Nascar 2003 PC version is so valued.

Originally Posted by CAG90210 I wonder why that Nascar 2003 PC version is so valued.

Can anyone explain why it is so valued? Was it a limited run?

Originally Posted by The Punisher So i been reading the yard sale/flea market thread. Everyone here be finding some epic deals. Anyway, i went to 4 yard sales and 1 flea market. Man, most people are not really selling video games At a yard sale, i got a Pikachu and a grey GBA sp case both for $1. I remember back then that people had counterfeit, so im not sure if this pikachu is or not. The tag has a copyright 1995-2009. The grey SP case had a UMD disc of XXX state of the union. Fleat Market: People selling 360 games for $10 a piece and ps2 games for $5 that was old common titles. I say a guy with a box. He had a NES gun, 2 controllers, 2 Sega CD. He beat me to a N64 black console with all the cables and came in a n64 case for $15. I wasnt really looking for that, but was looking for a Gameboy I picked up 3 Gameboy games (not sure. Is it call gameboy color?) Pokemon Yellow pikachu edition, Pokemon Red, and Pokemon Silver. I know nothing about these games, but got all 3 for $2. Remember, this is my first yard sale/ flea market purchase. Please give feedback of how i did. Did i paid too much for all this stuff? Im still trying to learn the CAG way of finding and getting the best deals. Did I overpaid for any of this stuff?

You should not have a problem if you put the pikachu plush in the washing machine, just make sure it doesn't have any electronics inside. Obviously don't put a plush with electronics into the washer, that would be bad.

As I recently learned you have to really watch with Xbox 360 games, a lot of games have multiple editions, and some editions are worthless. Some games are pretty cheap at Gamestop too so you want to check there as well. Most Xbox 360 games you see at sales will probably not be worth $10 each. The original oblivion would be worthless for example since the GOTY and 5th anniversary editions are out and both contain extra content on the discs that the original edition does not contain. If you purchased the original oblivion it would probably be cheaper to purchase the GOTY edition again just to get the extra content that is on the discs. Mass effect has a platinum hits version out that has an extra disc with more content on it too, so you wouldn't want to be buying the original version of that. Dragon Age origins ultimate edition and Mass Effect 2 have DLC codes in them that you would miss out on if you bought the games used. You don't want to buy the original dragon age origins since the ultimate edition is out that also contains a DLC code for mass effect 2 not to mention the ultimate edition contains a ton of DLC on the disc that would cost you in the live marketplace.

Obviously if you want to play the game then you want to get the edition with the most content on the disc (the most complete edition) so you don't have to download stuff from the live marketplace since DLC is insanely expensive on there. This assumes you want to play the most complete edition of your chosen game for the least cost to you.

Hopefully I haven't confused anyone here, its really tough to remember all of this even for me. Thankfully I have a decent mind for remembering things.

Long day of yard sales today.

Games:



Pulled up to a sale pretty early and could see an NES from my car so I was excited. Walked up to find it's console only (no wires either) with Yoshi inside. Lady said someone came earlier and took all the stuff that went with it . Seems whoever got there first forgot one of the most important rules of yard sales: always look inside the console. Got Yoshi for $1.

Monster Rancher was at the same sale as the DVDs and was $1. DVDs were $2 each. That Kevin James one is hard to come by so that and Monster Rancher made my money back for the day.







$5 for everything. This was at the last sale of the day and somehow my most regretted purchase of the day. Everything looks like someone wiped their ass with it. I have no use for anything but one copy of Tetris and the little plastic cases. I love how comical the Game Boy looks with the accessories attached though.

Other Stuff:





Joni Mitchell Live album - $1
Bobby Orr - $1
Wyoming license plate - $0.50

I know it's hard to see with the reflection of the flash, but the license plate looks pretty cool. Also grabbed a case for my iPod for $1. A couple free CDs. Missed out on a Genesis that sold right before I got there for $5 and apparently a bunch of games that went hours earlier.

Originally Posted by SaraAB You should not have a problem if you put the pikachu plush in the washing machine, just make sure it doesn't have any electronics inside. Obviously don't put a plush with electronics into the washer, that would be bad. As I recently learned you have to really watch with Xbox 360 games, a lot of games have multiple editions, and some editions are worthless. Some games are pretty cheap at Gamestop too so you want to check there as well. Most Xbox 360 games you see at sales will probably not be worth $10 each. The original oblivion would be worthless for example since the GOTY and 5th anniversary editions are out and both contain extra content on the discs that the original edition does not contain. If you purchased the original oblivion it would probably be cheaper to purchase the GOTY edition again just to get the extra content that is on the discs. Mass effect has a platinum hits version out that has an extra disc with more content on it too, so you wouldn't want to be buying the original version of that. Dragon Age origins ultimate edition and Mass Effect 2 have DLC codes in them that you would miss out on if you bought the games used. You don't want to buy the original dragon age origins since the ultimate edition is out that also contains a DLC code for mass effect 2 not to mention the ultimate edition contains a ton of DLC on the disc that would cost you in the live marketplace. Obviously if you want to play the game then you want to get the edition with the most content on the disc (the most complete edition) so you don't have to download stuff from the live marketplace since DLC is insanely expensive on there. This assumes you want to play the most complete edition of your chosen game for the least cost to you. Hopefully I haven't confused anyone here, its really tough to remember all of this even for me. Thankfully I have a decent mind for remembering things.

the pikachu seems like its real. It has the copyright 1995-2009, game freak.
The gameboy games i got today for $2 is able to save. Now i have to debate which one to keep. I never play pokemon before, so which one should i keep since they are all the same game?

Thanks Sara for the info. It was fun running to 4 yard sales and 1 flea market since it was my first game finding. just wish i had better knowledge and epic findings like what others here been getting.

I did see a GI Joe board game, but it was beaten up. Anyone know which board games are rare? I also saw limited edition star wars monopoly, but it was missing the bass coins and figures. I had only the board and money

Originally Posted by The Punisher Can anyone explain why it is so valued? Was it a limited run?

My understanding is that it is the last year that Sierra had the license to produce a NASCAR game. There is a huge community updating stats and customizing paint jobs and sticker layouts on cars to keep them current.

Basically, there are newer games in that genre, but there are not better games.

For the record, I haven't ever played it, but I have sold 2 separate copies.

Originally Posted by The Punisher the pikachu seems like its real. It has the copyright 1995-2009, game freak. The gameboy games i got today for $2 is able to save. Now i have to debate which one to keep. I never play pokemon before, so which one should i keep since they are all the same game? Thanks Sara for the info. It was fun running to 4 yard sales and 1 flea market since it was my first game finding. just wish i had better knowledge and epic findings like what others here been getting. I did see a GI Joe board game, but it was beaten up. Anyone know which board games are rare? I also saw limited edition star wars monopoly, but it was missing the bass coins and figures. I had only the board and money

It's usually a better gamble to pick up board games if they're sealed, very little chance of pieces being missing that way. If they're open you have to really know what you're doing (i.e. Axis and Allies = good, many Scene It games = not so good). You might be able to get a feel for it checking your local Good Will; many of the sealed overstock games will often wind up there. Conversely many of the board games which you'll see for $50-60 at the local comics shop just might retain their value better.