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Heh, I had no idea the top loaders were worth money (mostly because a few of my friends had them as a kid and anything we had I assumed wasn't rare, haha). Waiting for him to get back to me on it.

^^6Looks like he painted it. I was going to make a Legend of Zelda NES. That is probably what he did. Hopefully mine will look better...

He said he's selling it to a guy tomorrow for $100 unless he gets a better offer. I don't know that it's worth the hassle of spending more money and having the possibility of getting it sold under me or getting into a bidding war.

EDIT: Heh, well I offered $120 so we'll see. Can anyone confirm what Tengen cartridge that is? Looks like Tetris to me but I'm not sure. If it is, it makes it that much sweeter.

There's a listing near me for a turbo grafx 16 with a CD attachment, along with a controller, ys books 1 and 2 and bonks adventure for 220. Is it worth the investment from a flippers standpoint?

Just had my best find ever!

Saw an ad where a guy was trying to sell his ps3 collection off because his PS3 "wouldn't turn on anymore". So i texted him and asked if he'd sell the console (it wasn't originally listed in the ad) and I would try to fix it up. I offered 30 bucks and he accepted. So I went and picked it up and after about an hour of tinkering, I got it to fire right up! Turns out the only problem was the contact for the touch sensitive power button was bent under the case, so I took it apart, bent it back and voila! The thing sounds like a ing lawn mower most of the time, but thats just how most phat ps3s are I guess. A great 30 bucks regardless

Amazing find:

Saw an ad for Zelda 3DS for $45 on CL--thinking it was too high for the game alone, I clicked and found out that he was selling the console. After a few email exchanges, he sounded OK enough that I traveled out about an hour to see him at a grocery store. Plugged in the 3DS and it worked great! Handed over the money and walked out...picked up Mario 3D Land on the way back and the console seems to be working just fantastically. Only problem with it is two deeper, visible scratches on the front...but for $45, who can complain?

You know, it might've been stolen.

Is a boxed Super Mario Deluxe worth $10?

Amazon is selling it $10 without the box or manual, what do you think?

Originally Posted by detectiveconan16 Amazon is selling it $10 without the box or manual, what do you think?

I think I'm going to lowball her.

Found a big gameboy advance SP / DS lite bundle.
Black DS Lite, charger, 2 stylus. Chinatown wars, Mariokart DS both with cases. DS lite is very good condition, only wear is some scratches on outside.. considering keeping this one and selling my older white model.

Advance SP, supposedly works, not charged and no charger. When you try and turn it on it blinks red. Came with Advance wars, Zelda link to past/four swords, and mario luigi superstar saga. I think Ill keep superstar saga for myself, I love these mario RPGs. Also considering keeping the advance SP for myself and selling my regular advance.

Also got a lot of gameboy games: Pokemon red, blue, yellow, pinball. Donkey kong country, topgear pocket, GTA 2, pacman special color edition, pocket bomberman, mickeys speedway usa, rocket power gettin air, driver, game and watch gallery 2, kirbys dreamland, and kirbys tilt n tumble.

I already sold pokemon blue for $19 and kirby tilt n tumble for $9

Total for the bundle was 70, I think I could of gotten it for 60 but wanted to give the guy a better deal so gave him what he asked for.

Originally Posted by Mizzou75 Can anyone confirm what Tengen cartridge that is? Looks like Tetris to me but I'm not sure. If it is, it makes it that much sweeter.

Tetris looks like it's the Nintendo version, top row 2nd in though I could be wrong. Other Tengen possibilities are Guantlet and Pac-Man looking over the list, maybe something else...it looks like Tengen Guantlet to me.

And painted? I personally think that's just the most sun damaged (and possibly smoke damaged) NES I've ever seen. It has that unmistakable "yellowing" tinge of NES and SNES consoles that have seen a hard life, but moreso than any NES I've ever seen (I've seen equal or worse SNES discoloration).

Originally Posted by karkyco Tetris looks like it's the Nintendo version, top row 2nd in though I could be wrong. Other Tengen possibilities are Guantlet and Pac-Man looking over the list, maybe something else...it looks like Tengen Guantlet to me. And painted? I personally think that's just the most sun damaged (and possibly smoke damaged) NES I've ever seen. It has that unmistakable "yellowing" tinge of NES and SNES consoles that have seen a hard life, but moreso than any NES I've ever seen (I've seen equal or worse SNES discoloration).

I just picked this up. It's Gauntlet. And the NES is definitely painted. It actually doesn't look half bad in person, but I don't know that I'll hang on to it.

Most of the cartridges look pretty good but could use a little cleaning, as could the toploader. What's the best way to go about cleaning those? (The actual cartridge itself, I know how to clean the contacts.) Would something like Windex work fine?

Originally Posted by Mizzou75 I just picked this up. It's Gauntlet. And the NES is definitely painted. It actually doesn't look half bad in person, but I don't know that I'll hang on to it. Most of the cartridges look pretty good but could use a little cleaning, as could the toploader. What's the best way to go about cleaning those? (The actual cartridge itself, I know how to clean the contacts.) Would something like Windex work fine?

Best way to clean them is by sending them to me , at least the Dragon Warrior 3.

Okay to clean the carts themselves, I use Goo Gone or rubbing alcohol, as well as Mr. Clean cleaning pads (mild abrasive surface) as necessary, sometimes combining the two if necessary. Hell if they're just slightly dirty, I might just use a soft cloth/paper towel/tissues that have been slightly dampened. VERY little of anything on the labels though other than a slightly moist wipedown with water, Goo Gone if necessary to remove sticker residue, or Mr. Clean to remove permanent marker though EXTREMELY gently rubbing with that on the labels.

Originally Posted by KtMack23 I think I'm going to lowball her.

Giggity.

Saw this morning...

http://chambana.craigslist.org/vgm/3060630520.html

...called and got a "this number can't be reached as dialed."

Thought I hit the jackpot for a minute there.

It's not a CL find if you don't go through with a listing or no end result...

Ugh, that toploader I got has some white paint on the top of it (wtf is with this guy and painting?). What a pain in the ass. Any idea if it's cleanable or if I should just sell as is?

Originally Posted by ChicagoCubz Saw this morning... http://chambana.craigslist.org/vgm/3060630520.html ...called and got a "this number can't be reached as dialed." Thought I hit the jackpot for a minute there.

Quality to quantity ratio is way too high in that bundle; I suspect it's a bogus ad particularly given the phone number posted is out of order. Rick roll troll. But you should at least shoot an email to the poster from a throwaway accountant see what the reponse is.

Originally Posted by Mizzou75 Ugh, that toploader I got has some white paint on the top of it (wtf is with this guy and painting?). What a pain in the ass. Any idea if it's cleanable or if I should just sell as is?

Depends on the type of paint. Everything is removable/soluble by one method or another, of course the key here is to remove it without damaging the top loader. If its a tiny amount, you could use the mr clean eraser pads. If its a lot but comes of relatively easily, you could uses plastic paint spatula.

but even if a console has been painted, and you remove the top layer, sometimes the paint penetrates the original plastic and discolors it.