According to vgpc , its the Xbox version of Outrun that's worth $25-$30.

Man i'm jealous of all these shiny items in the photos. There still have been literally NO sales nearby >_>

Well, I had a pretty average day by my standards. I didn't see any sales that caught my attention during my friday night search, so I hit a community yard sale in a very affluent area with many houses...might not go there again. It was far away, the sales were a bit too spread out in this massive neighborhood, and the caravan of cars/minivans pillaging one sale to the next so early in the morning was rough. I know community yard sales are popular, but this one was nuts. I'm glad I got there way early (official start time was 8am, got there around 7:15am while sales were still setting up) because everything worth buying was gone by 9am.


Did not hit any jackpots, though I did go to a sale where a foreign woman claimed she sold 3 plastic bins full of "old video game stuff" for $40 per bin a couple hours before. I cringe to think of what could have been... I'll guess someone paid $120 for $1000 worth of games/systems. Wish it was me.


Anyways, to my finds:






My first 6 or 7 sales were busts, but at the next one I spotted a gamecube with 6 games and 2 controllers marked at $60. I talked the woman down to $30 for everything, but then even reconsidered that and managed to snag the only 4 games worth a damn for $15 once I loudly "remembered" that my gf's nephew already had a gamecube and just wanted games. All 4 of the gamecube games were complete NM/Mint.


A few sales later I walk up to a sale with some nice unopened kid's toys/board games. A woman is buying a fair amount of it, but it's mostly $5 puzzles and $10 board games from Toysrus. She left the NIB Dragons Mega Bloks behind, which I snatch up for $2. At the same sale, I also ask the 12 year old kid if he has any video game stuff for sale. He runs inside and brings out a PSP Go, but can't find the power cord. I talk him down from $25 to $10 and take that as well.


A few sales later I pick up a pretty worn Shrek Edition Gameboy Advance SP and 7ish terrible games + charger + case for $6. A late 40s couple are selling it and the man seems to get offended when I use its very worn condition as a bargaining chip. I say something like "It's really worn down," and he says "Well, that's what kids do with them!" in a really odd way. I also get the Chewbacca bobblehead from that sale for $1.


A few sales later I ask about video game stuff and an early 50s guy tells me he has a RROD xbox 360 inside. He says $5 and I agree, so he runs inside and grabs it. When he brings it out and it's missing all cords I offer him $3 and he accepts. Have not tested/diagnosed/fixed it yet. Also bought the Ticket to Ride board game there for $3 (contents are still sealed, just the outer plastic is removed); Might play it, might sell it.


Also got 3 NES games and F-Zero SNES for 25 cents each late in the day on the way home.


Somewhere along the line I buy Finding Nemo minty complete for $1, and Nip Tuck Season 1 (sealed) for $2. Passed up some overpriced Xbox 360 and PS2 games at a couple of sales. Also passed an extremely overpriced PS2 Slim lot where the seller was asking $150 for a PS2 slim, guitar, 2 controllers, and 6 crap games. I actually laughed out loud when he told me his price, and just walked away.


Overall, had a decent day. I knowingly invaded another CAGs territory (sorry yourlefthand, it was my best prospect), but I'll probably let him have that particular area to himself in the future because it's too overrun with trains of minivan mamas absolutely plundering sales like 10th centry vikings. Keeping Zelda and Mario Party 5, dishing the rest. Until next week...

A PSPgo for $10? $10 ing dollars? Jesus man.

Originally Posted by SaraAB I have to brag though, and I know this thread is not the place for it, its not the greatest find but I got Outrun 2006 Coast to Coast for PS2 at a GS for 3.99, is a rare game that goes for like $20-25 on ebay and my copy is complete and almost mint. Its pretty hard to find the rare games at GS stores around here so for me its a small victory. Not to mention almost impossible to find complete PS2 games at some GS stores.

You're completely wrong on that, especially considering there's several new copies on ebay and Amazon for under $20. It's not "rare" at all.

That's an average day for you? I think I'm going to kill you.

Originally Posted by lude21 According to vgpc , its the Xbox version of Outrun that's worth $25-$30.

So it is. I didn't even bother to double check since I don't buy/collect last gen stuff anymore.

Oh and floopy, if that's an 'average' day for you and you still got all of that while fighting off the 'minivan mamas', I could only imagine what you'd have scored if they all weren't there.

I thought getting some PSPGo's from Sears for $50 each was decent, but $10 for one? That's insane.

Well, I too had a pretty average day! Baby clothes, fresh produce, dusty VHS tapes, and broken knickknacks as far as the eye could see!

Originally Posted by Floopy Overall, had a decent day. I knowingly invaded another CAGs territory (sorry yourlefthand, it was my best prospect), but I'll probably let him have that particular area to himself in the future because it's too overrun with trains of minivan mamas absolutely plundering sales like 10th centry vikings.

No problem. I thought I might see you there. There's plenty of room for both of us. I was told at several sales that there were people out looking only for videogames, which may explain why everything dried up so quickly.

And IATCG - this is a high cost of living area, but there is a lot of good stuff around here. The biggest contributor I think is that there are a lot of people who just don't think that old things have value. The guy sold me the xbox games I bought for less than they were marked without me asking.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer So it is. I didn't even bother to double check since I don't buy/collect last gen stuff anymore. Oh and floopy, if that's an 'average' day for you and you still got all of that while fighting off the 'minivan mamas', I could only imagine what you'd have scored if they all weren't there. I thought getting some PSPGo's from Sears for $50 each was decent, but $10 for one? That's insane.

There are only a couple copies on ebay of each version, I know the xbox version is the one that is supposed to be rare but its possible the PS2 version is climbing in price as well. But still not a bad pickup for 3.99 as most of the stores around here have all their 9.99 and under PS2 games gutted and put in envelopes... The PSP version is climbing in value as well as there is only 1 disc-only copy on ebay and its going for a little over $16.00 and I also have that version. The game is very unique though as I don't think I have ever seen a racing game where you have to woo a girl while doing the challenges she is telling you to do..

Originally Posted by SaraAB There are only a couple copies on ebay of each version, I know the xbox version is the one that is supposed to be rare but its possible the PS2 version is climbing in price as well. But still not a bad pickup for 3.99 as most of the stores around here have all their 9.99 and under PS2 games gutted and put in envelopes... The PSP version is climbing in value as well as there is only 1 disc-only copy on ebay and its going for a little over $16.00 and I also have that version. The game is very unique though as I don't think I have ever seen a racing game where you have to woo a girl while doing the challenges she is telling you to do..

Too realistic for me!


BTW: I am renting a uhaul and moving to VA.

Floopy always impresses, haven't you guys seen all the crazy shit he finds? Nice stuff, especially a 10 PSPgo lol!

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Nice finds gents. Im eagerly awaiting a large garage sale on the Western half of the state

Last Friday I picked up a DreamCast bundle with 2 controllers, and 24 games. $40



At the same sale on Saturday I found a Nintendo 64 with 4 controllers, 2 memory cards, 2 expansion paks, and 2 GameBoy transfer packs. $10. Not posting a pic of the N64 stuff because everything is in crappy edition except the system. Gonna sell everything but the system and get my money back plus make a profit. Then I'm gonna paint the system white 1st time painting a system so it'll be interesting.

I've wanted to do a case mod on an N64 but never gotten around to it. Need to find another spare N64...

Originally Posted by lude21 According to vgpc , its the Xbox version of Outrun that's worth $25-$30.

and just to be precise. It is Outrun 2 Coast to Coast for the xbox. Not the plain old Outrun 2.

OK, I need to vent. I saw my nemesis for the first time this season.


He was with his wife and I was with my Mom, since we go to sales together about 2 weekends a year.

We are in an area where the streets are divided by a "natural median" (with trees and bark) and the road is split one lane per side that are one way. I was at the sale first and was parked far enough over so cars could pass.



When I was done at the sale his SUV was in the middle of the road running and in front of my car (so they obviously passed me).

I ask politely if that is their brown suv or jeep or whatever and I ask if they can move it so I can get down the street.

This dickhead tells me I can drive over the median and he isn't blocking me.

I said There is a tree stump there and I am in a car not an suv. Meanwhile his wife says she will move it.

So this asshole starts calling his wife back saying don't worry about it, he can cross the median.

Then my mom says, I have new tires on this car and I am not driving over the median.

By then the wife had already moved their car down the street and we left.

I am so pissed right now.

The thing that really bothers me is I am always in a good mood until I see him, so I am not as assertive/aggressive as I normally would be in a confrontation.

WTF? I don't understand why people have to be assholes about every little thing.

I hope you beat that guy to every nice find from now on, he can suck it lol

Challenge him to a rap battle

Hey Floopy, is this your ad looking for games? Or did whoever posted that "games wanted" ad steal your pic of 7 copies of Persona 2 (among other PS1 games), because that carpet and the angle of the pics sure match up exactly to yours.