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Originally Posted by schultzed 66%? A complete N64 (hookups, controller, couple crap games) will sell for about $40-45 . . . with an expansion pak, its more like $55. Mine doesn't have one or I would've mentioned it.

You're terribly mistaken. Generic black N64's go for about $15 with a controller and hook-ups. You can get more if you ship internationally.

N64's with expansion paks go for $35-40.

You're nuts if you think you're gonna sell an N64 with no expansion pak for $45.

I have over 15 N64's in my stock, all with expansion paks, and I sell them for $35 BIN with a controller and hook-ups.

You can increase the value of the system with colored controllers and games, but that's completely irrelevant to my point. If I cared to, I could get an N64 deck with a jumper and controller for sub 15 + shipping with ease.

Originally Posted by AugustAPC You're terribly mistaken. Generic black N64's go for about $15 with a controller and hook-ups. N64's with expansion paks go for $35-40. You're nuts.

I am nuts but not "terribly mistaken."

Checking my records, I sold 8 (3 with expansion) of them in January 2012 (each complete with 3 or 4 junk games). I undersold one with an expansion pak for $49.99 . . . the other 2 got $55.99 and $57.99. One standard one went for $43.99 and the rest were $42.99. But given the high fees and low shipping reminbursment on Amazon . . . our net amounts could be about the same. This was in the wake of the holiday rush . . . no telling where the market will be this year.

PS the last terrible mistake I made was agreeing to have kids . . . "the horror, the horror".

Different websites there; I'm starting to like systems for local sale however. Put up an NES console with two controllers + five cheap but okay games and some newbie will pick it up in a flash for $35. After they make the purchase you can whip out some $2 carts or $5 common CIBs; with the console as the gateway drug you have a great way of unloading stuff that would bore you to tears listing online.

Originally Posted by Indigo_Streetlight Different websites there; I'm starting to like systems for local sale however.

This is a really good idea . . . even if your price is below that of an online sale you will save on fees and shipping.

Originally Posted by schultzed This is a really good idea . . . even if your price is below that of an online sale you will save on fees and shipping.

Yeah I only sell consoles via CL actually. Ive sold N64 with a game or two for $30 a couple times, DS lites for $80 with mario kart a few times, wii with mario kart for 90 a few times.

Originally Posted by elessar123 We found one in SD.

I have seen one, a few years ago, but it was just the keyboard part, and it was fairly expensive. I figured it was useless so I didn't buy it. I don't have a monitor here to hook it up to unless it somehow hooks up to a regular CRT TV. Also correct me if I am wrong but it would be rather useless without the disc drive... right?

Originally Posted by TheHelix He had the same reaction, like he was really gonna sell this for a $100. I guess. Random question: has anyone here ever found a Commodore 64 at a yard sale?

I bought this in 2009 for $2. It is a 128 model though.















Notice the Ultima V complete with coin.

Bonus finds from the same weekend:


Sealed $1


I don't remember what I paid, but I think it was .25 per game.



Looking at finds like this, makes me realize how little I am finding the past year or two.


EDIT: Here are my OPs: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...&postcount=925

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...&postcount=928

You can plug the c64 into any TV. There is a slot in the keyboard for cartridge games but most games were on disks.

Ive never personally seen one at a yard sale but ive seen a few yard sales on CL advertised with them for stupid prices like $200

I actually got 2 C64's, 2 floppy drives, and an Amiga 1500 on CL for $20 total( to give you an idea of their actual value, which is almost nothing)

Originally Posted by TheHelix Random question: has anyone here ever found a Commodore 64 at a yard sale?

I haven't been keeping up with posting this year but I did see one earlier this year but they wanted $100 (seemed like a nice guy but looked it up online so yeah I'm sure everyone knows how that goes) I did get a few nice little parting gifts out of the deal. I actually just found and got a SX-64 this past week but that's it in the last 8 years.

Originally Posted by crows in black You can plug the c64 into any TV. There is a slot in the keyboard for cartridge games but most games were on disks. Ive never personally seen one at a yard sale but ive seen a few yard sales on CL advertised with them for stupid prices like $200 I actually got 2 C64's, 2 floppy drives, and an Amiga 1500 on CL for $20 total( to give you an idea of their actual value, which is almost nothing)

Yeah, I don't see the point if it has almost no value, also I have almost no space left so I would prefer to save the space for something that would be of a bit more value and a bit smaller in size. I never played the commodore as a kid so I don't have any nostalgia for it, but if you have played it and have space for it, then its probably worth keeping for those people. There are many things I would like to have, like some older TV's, some more VCR's, but I am just plum out of space for it, and these things don't have much value, and its not exactly easy to ship out a full sized TV. Perhaps I would make room for an Apple II but I have never actually seen one in the wild, I think it would be small enough where I could squeeze it in somewhere if the price was right and I have some nostalgia for it since I used them a lot as a kid in school. Now I didn't mind making room for something like the betamax player I got which is worth at least $150 on the low end, probably has more value than some of my consoles.

When talking about old computers and stuff, this is also getting into the territory of things that I cannot lift by myself, which poses a large problem. I was definitely at my limit with the betamax player, as I barely got it up the stairs without hurting myself. I occupy the upstairs, and its a narrow staircase, so anything I bring home I have to be able to haul up the stairs by myself. This means no CRT's or anything else heavy unless of course I am able to pick them up by myself. Most of the lots of games can be split up into multiple bags for multiple trips up the stairs, but the problem is with one heavy object, its just not happening.

Originally Posted by Indigo_Streetlight Different websites there; I'm starting to like systems for local sale however. Put up an NES console with two controllers + five cheap but okay games and some newbie will pick it up in a flash for $35. After they make the purchase you can whip out some $2 carts or $5 common CIBs; with the console as the gateway drug you have a great way of unloading stuff that would bore you to tears listing online.

If you guys have any local anime/game conventions near you, you can get $50+ for most retro consoles if you get a booth to sell at. People at conventions will buy stuff on a whim if it seems reasonable enough.

Well.. there's plenty of variables to consider when selling.

Like I said before, I sell N64's with no games, and only a standard gray controller. I also don't ship internationally.

$50? thats nothing, I sell NES's and SNES's on ebay all the time for $125 buy it now, and all I throw in are 5 or 6 common games. They always sell within 24 hours of me posting them too

Originally Posted by crows in black $50? thats nothing, I sell NES's and SNES's on ebay all the time for $125 buy it now, and all I throw in are 5 or 6 common games. They always sell within 24 hours of me posting them too

Damn, if you're that good what's your buy price? We could sell our finds to you at market value and you'd still turn a profit I reckon

Originally Posted by Indigo_Streetlight Damn, if you're that good what's your buy price? We could sell our finds to you at market value and you'd still turn a profit I reckon

i don't buy anything unless its dirt cheap. the first NES I got had about 12 common games with it and I paid $10 and sold it for $125. The first SNES I got for $1 and then also found super mario world, super metroid, and zelda link to the past for $1 each and I sold all that for $125 as well. I got an atari 2600 in the box with about 5 games for free (the guy thought it didnt work) and sold it on craigslist for $100. Most recently I got an NES, 30 NES games (including final fantasy ), a SNES with 10 games, and a Gamecube with 2 wireless controllers and 40 games and paid $2 for ALL of that together (I swear I'm not making that one up! I still can't believe that deal!) and sold each one of those lots for $125 on ebay. I usually never pay more than $20 for a console with games because its just not worth the hassle for me unless I'm gonna make a good chunk of money out of it

I never thought I'd get $125 because there are so many people selling that stuff on ebay, but I listed my first NES lot for $125 (expecting that after all the fees I would get $100 out of it) just for the hell of it and actually it sold within 2 hours. Ever since then I've been regularly getting $100 (after ebay fees) for older game systems with a few common games thrown in.

Why must you keep making me jealous!

Originally Posted by crows in black $50? thats nothing, I sell NES's and SNES's on ebay all the time for $125 buy it now, and all I throw in are 5 or 6 common games. They always sell within 24 hours of me posting them too

The "commons" that you mention with your SNES (SMW, Zelda, SMetroid) are worth as much as $70 on their own . . . if there were other games with that bundle, then your sale may have actually been below $50 for the system.

lol... Selling a console is different from selling a lot. Not rocket science.

Originally Posted by crows in black i don't buy anything unless its dirt cheap. the first NES I got had about 12 common games with it and I paid $10 and sold it for $125. The first SNES I got for $1 and then also found super mario world, super metroid, and zelda link to the past for $1 each and I sold all that for $125 as well. I got an atari 2600 in the box with about 5 games for free (the guy thought it didnt work) and sold it on craigslist for $100. Most recently I got an NES, 30 NES games (including final fantasy ), a SNES with 10 games, and a Gamecube with 2 wireless controllers and 40 games and paid $2 for ALL of that together (I swear I'm not making that one up! I still can't believe that deal!) and sold each one of those lots for $125 on ebay. I usually never pay more than $20 for a console with games because its just not worth the hassle for me unless I'm gonna make a good chunk of money out of it I never thought I'd get $125 because there are so many people selling that stuff on ebay, but I listed my first NES lot for $125 (expecting that after all the fees I would get $100 out of it) just for the hell of it and actually it sold within 2 hours. Ever since then I've been regularly getting $100 (after ebay fees) for older game systems with a few common games thrown in.

Hahah, I knew there some kind of mitigating circumstances to the boast you made. It's like saying you sell SNES consoles for $200 all the time, bundled with Earthbound

So super mario world, super metroid, and link to the past are not considered common games? I find those 3 games at yard sales more than any other SNES game I figured they werent worth a whole lot. Oh well at least now I dont feel like I ripped anyone off