Nice stuff!

Originally Posted by FOnewearl Are they any good? I figured what the hell for 5 since I only have 1 1st person controller and 2 Arcade sticks for my PS3.

The battery life is short on a single charge, the PS button needs to be 'broke in' before it'll work on the first or second press and the L2/R2 triggers have weaker springs than the Dual Shock 3's.

But those three issues aside it's a great controller, especially if you plan on playing a game where you may be button mashing a bunch.

Originally Posted by FOnewearl Overall I can't help but feel like it was a really weak outing for as many sales as I went to Saturday especially compared to how I did at one sale Friday. A good example of why I'm even more pessimistic about community sales and usually like the path less traveled when it comes to yardsaling. Talking to somebody at the flea market today I was told that they didn't go to the community sale but talked to some other people that felt like it was mostly junk which was a fair assessment IMO.[/spoiler]

I agree with you on community sales. Yes it can be great as you can hit a lot of sales fast and without a ton of driving but the vast majority of people at community sales are only doing a sale because everyone else is and they generally don't really have anything worthwhile. Most people who decide on their own to have a yard sale have enough stuff at least that they think it can be worth their day. While if its a community sale people almost feel like they have to. Not to say that you can't find things at a community sale, I got my $1 Saints Row the Third and $2 DS at one this weekend but I think the ratio of good to junk sales is a lot more weighted towards the junk sales in them.

Wasn't really feeling too great, so I only went to a few sales. One had a bunch of PS2 Sport Games that I left. Mostly struck out, did manage to find this though.



I got it for a buck. Anyone know anything about it? Really not finding too much about it online. If it isn't worth anything I'll probably just open it myself. Haven't seen any Game of Thrones and I don't have HBO, so at least I'll be able to see one episode.

That Game of Thrones blu-ray is from Best Buy. I believe you could easily get them for $.01 after the Season 1 box set came out.

Yup, unfortunately you got hosed. They're a penny, or free with any blu-ray I think.

Fortunately it was only a dollar!

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Originally Posted by Bing147 I agree with you on community sales. Yes it can be great as you can hit a lot of sales fast and without a ton of driving but the vast majority of people at community sales are only doing a sale because everyone else is and they generally don't really have anything worthwhile. Most people who decide on their own to have a yard sale have enough stuff at least that they think it can be worth their day. While if its a community sale people almost feel like they have to. Not to say that you can't find things at a community sale, I got my $1 Saints Row the Third and $2 DS at one this weekend but I think the ratio of good to junk sales is a lot more weighted towards the junk sales in them.

Most of the community sales here have been tapped out long ago, especially since this is likely the territory that resellers probably hit first since they can hit many sales in one shot, going off the strategy mentioned by some others in this thread on the weekend of a community sale perhaps look for single yard sales and hit those because perhaps everyone will be at the community sale and less shoppers at the regular sales. I also find that prices are much, much higher at community sales and people are less willing to budge on prices since people figure someone will come along who wants it at my price eventually and if no one wants it, it goes out next year at the same price. More people shopping equals higher prices! I have gone to community sales but the problem is houses only have so much junk and if there has been a sale year after year in the same neighborhood you won't be getting much and I notice that the amount of stuff that each house has dwindles year after year. I won't be attending any of the well known community sales in this area this year. If you can hit a "first annual" community sale or something similar you might be in business but you will have to start early.

Originally Posted by Montymonster I helped run a couple of sales in the past month or so (Relay for Life fundraising, what-up!) and we weren't really a huge fan of early-birds. Those people who got there early would try to nickle and dime us for literally everything. We had a lot of iPod stuff (a touch, a classic, cords, and a shuffle) bundled together for $50 bucks, and we had three early-birders trying to get the bundle off of us for under $10 bucks. I know yard sales are haggling to a point, but around here early-birders are pretty bad.

I think why a lot of people put no early birds is because they dont want people knocking on their door an hr before the sale starts. I've heard this many times from sellers as well as I've had it happen to me.
Seriously dont come knocking on my door at 7am when it states my sale starts at 9am. 9am is the usual start time around here, with a few starting at 8:30. This was odd to me when I moved from the south, because your open at 6:30-7 there

Originally Posted by AugustAPC This thread needs more worshiping of my Nomad!

You have my love and jealous rage!! I have a Complete box and manual just calling for that nomad LOL Someday... Somday....

if anyone finds some cool ps1 games lemme know! i'll buy it from u if i like

Originally Posted by Potatoeman Yup, unfortunately you got hosed. They're a penny, or free with any blu-ray I think. Fortunately it was only a dollar!

Originally Posted by Doomstink That Game of Thrones blu-ray is from Best Buy. I believe you could easily get them for $.01 after the Season 1 box set came out.

Ah, oh well. Looks like I'll be watching it myself then, still haven't seen any Game of Thrones because I don't have HBO. :(

I skipped going to any sales on Saturday. I had to do some massive cleaning of the house. I had a couple of games and game systems just lying about and things were getting messy.

Sunday I went out to 1 that was advertising games. I got there 10 minutes early and there was another guy there, whom I recognized as a flipper. I bought stuff from him long time back. Anyways I bought a bunch of guides for about a $1 each.

The guy was selling a N64 bundle, PS2 bundle, and a NES bundle. I wanted his NES bundle, but it was a firm $50 and he wouldn't budge on the price. It was an NES with 10 games, plus all the wires.

Afterwards he brought out more games, some were overpriced like AC: R for $30. I told him I could go to BB and get it for $20 brand new. He refused to budge. He was selling a brand new Uncharted 3 for $30, but I heard the GOTY edition for Uncharted 3 is coming out soon, so I passed on this.

I ended up getting Pikmin, Mario Superstar Baseball , and Mario Kart Double Dash for $20. Not a bad day, but it was okay.

On my way home, a guy called me about some PSP's he is selling. I asked about it. It was a PSP 1000, PSP 2000, and PSP 3000. The 1000, and 2000 needed new batteries and a battery cover, the 3000 needed a new screen. Bunch of games and 2 UMD movies for $35


Then the guy tells me he has an NES for sale. The NES is dirty and missing the flip top cover. He says it works, but I couldn't care. I'm staring at the games. Some were in dirty condition, but I knew I could get them cleaned up.
Games were: Zelda 2, Ninja Gaiden 2, Double Dragon 3, Ghostbusters 2, Robocop, Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, Renegade, River City Ransom, few others I can't recall. Price = $25



Speaking of which, what's the best way to clean NES games???

I've heard Windex and Q-tips for the contacts. And always let them be completely dry after cleaning.

I use isopropal. They're used to clean circuit boards anyways.

I use alcohol (91% or 90%) or if that doesn't work I open the cart and use a pencil eraser to really get all the grime off. Though I usually just do the pencil eraser method since the grime seems to stay off for longer. But I wouldn't use the eraser on an almost clean cart, since I have run into a few of those too.

What about for the exterior of the cart? If you look at the pic I uploaded, 1943 has some gunk on it. Some of the exteriors of the other cartridges could use some cleaning too

I thought a pencil eraser generates static electricity. Wouldn't that be a no-no?

Originally Posted by SaraAB I use alcohol (91% or 90%)

Fun fact: 70% isopropyl is better at disinfecting than 90%. So when you buy hand sanitizer, they're not gypping you, because they're usually around 70% alcohol.

Originally Posted by Rexall What about for the exterior of the cart? If you look at the pic I uploaded, 1943 has some gunk on it. Some of the exteriors of the other cartridges could use some cleaning too I thought a pencil eraser generates static electricity. Wouldn't that be a no-no?

I usually still use isopropyl cause I'm lazy to use two things. Just be careful with labels, cause they can bleed. Not all labels will. SNES usually don't, and N64 ones usually do.

Nothing big, but two nice finds:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 w/ box, no manual: $7. Marked 10, offered 5, settled on 7.

Majora's Mask Perfect Guide: Free w/ purchase of $1 Yankee Candle!

Thanks for the tips everyone