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Threw my back out this morning, wasn't really planning on going anywhere but saw a yard sale sign right through my front door. Couldn't resist, so I waddled on over. Found a ps2 with all hookups, memory card, 3 controllers, and a kingdom heart disc only copy for $10. They also promised to look for the other games for me and come to my house if they find em, so that may still pan out. Kingdom heart disc was actually the worst disc Ive ever seen, wouldn't play. Too bad actually wanted to play that one, loved it the first time I played it years ago, Ill have to keep an eye out for KH2 now at yard sales as I never played it.

So with that buy, I can now play and test every game I hope to buy at yard sales. Nes, Snes, n64, ps2, gameboy advance sp, ds lite, gamecube, wii, xbox 360.

Originally Posted by detectiveconan16 Got a crappy Radio Shack clock radio for $2. The clock works fine, but the radio is very tempermental despite it having no loose parts. Does anybody know how to fix one of these?

Actually I do.

Get a hammer.

Smash it until the static stops.

Hope the clock still works.

(I have had several clock radios and a lot of the time the FM antenna is integrated with the power cord, might want to mess with it and see if it gets any better)

Originally Posted by Jedi1979 IG-88 Bossk Dengar Zuckuss 4-lom (ROTJ)

These ones make me jealous. Hate yous. :< So much. Sooo jealous.

Damn, I woke up to late to hit up yard sales today

Originally Posted by burritoman SaraAB--I think it was an Apex AD-1200. You need the remote to change the setting. From the pictures I checked out, that looks really close to the one I had.

I'll have to check a picture and keep that in mind, thank you.

Originally Posted by Cmosfm True, but I'm pretty sure most churches are against using sex to sell things, which is EXACTLY what they are doing.

I really, really don't think this is the case. Unless the teens are standing there in stripper clothing and big high heels. In case you haven't noticed as I mentioned before all they have in the stores is skimpy clothing for teen girls, heck they even have junior plus sizes for those teens who are not exactly a size 0. Skimpy clothes are popular in the summer especially when its hot! If you are teen you have no choice basically. I went to a girl scout car wash because I was really desperate for a car wash and all the girls, some below teenager age were dressed in very skimpy clothing. In fact I don't think I have seen any teenagers or preteens here in several years during the summer that were not dressed in skimpy clothing. Heck even the 4-5 year olds are dressed in clothing way more skimpy than I would probably like to see! You can't really expect to dress them in jeans and an oversized shirt just because its a church when its 100+ degrees out can you?

The alternative is to not have the sale since there will be no workers if the teens can't work, because as I said teens don't own anything but very skimpy clothing for the summer. If the church prohibited skimpy clothing then they probably wouldn't have very many members and the church would cease to exist.

Originally Posted by Cmosfm True, but I'm pretty sure most churches are against using sex to sell things, which is EXACTLY what they are doing.

Well, churches do a lot of things that they say they're against. And in all fairness, it could be unintentional as SaraAB suggests.

Originally Posted by SaraAB I really, really don't think this is the case. Unless the teens are standing there in stripper clothing and big high heels. In case you haven't noticed as I mentioned before all they have in the stores is skimpy clothing for teen girls, heck they even have junior plus sizes for those teens who are not exactly a size 0. Skimpy clothes are popular in the summer especially when its hot! If you are teen you have no choice basically. I went to a girl scout car wash because I was really desperate for a car wash and all the girls, some below teenager age were dressed in very skimpy clothing. In fact I don't think I have seen any teenagers or preteens here in several years during the summer that were not dressed in skimpy clothing. Heck even the 4-5 year olds are dressed in clothing way more skimpy than I would probably like to see! You can't really expect to dress them in jeans and an oversized shirt just because its a church when its 100+ degrees out can you? The alternative is to not have the sale since there will be no workers if the teens can't work, because as I said teens don't own anything but very skimpy clothing for the summer. If the church prohibited skimpy clothing then they probably wouldn't have very many members and the church would cease to exist.

I'm not sure which is more absurd, the claim that teen and pre-teen girls are somehow forced to dress like sluts or that churches are forced to put those girls on the street to hold their signs because only scantily clad young girls can handle the strenuous job of sign-holder.

I see guys of varying age wearing t-shirts and jeans holding signs on the side of the road all the time for restaurants, oil change places, and so on in the same heat. It seems like only churches and girl scout troupes are comfortable using young girls in revealing clothing to bring in business.

Most girls dress like whores now. I don't want to be a father. The shorts can't get much shorter. It doesn't matter where they are, it is an epidemic.

here is my haul for yard sale


managed to pick this up for ps2 lot $7



destiny fighters n64 - 25 cents

laptop w/ broken screen - $5, it works hooked it up to spare monitor i had and works great

here is stock photo of laptop its a emachines d620



i will take pictures of the laptop and destiny fighters later

how'd i do

Sheeee.... a $5 laptop that works? Can't go wrong there.

As for the skimpy church sales, carry a long staff in your car. Next time you are offended by their manner of dress jump out of your car with the long staff. Start smacking the girls on the ankles with it screaming "repent heathens!". When the parents get angry and confront you, just tell them you're old school.

Originally Posted by slowdive21 Most girls dress like whores now. I don't want to be a father. The shorts can't get much shorter. It doesn't matter where they are, it is an epidemic.

One of the many reason I do not want to be a mother...

I see it on toddlers and very small children now, their skirts are shorter and their shorts cannot get any shorter. Some parents want their kids to wear this stuff too. Try shopping for them and that is all you see, are super short shorts and skirts that cover almost nothing. This is mostly for summer clothing though, in the winter it gets more normal with jeans and hoodies being popular. Skinny jeans are a horrible travesty, but at least they cover the body.

Originally Posted by SaraAB Skinny jeans are a horrible travesty, but at least they cover the body.

On a serious note, how do dudes fit their junk into dude skinny jeans?

Originally Posted by burritoman On a serious note, how do dudes fit their junk into dude skinny jeans?

I don't think I want to know. I know its possible to cause damage to your body whether female or male from wearing them too tight since if your jeans are stretchy and are too tight they can cut off your circulation. I don't see too many guys wearing them here thankfully.

Originally Posted by Invicta 61 As for the skimpy church sales, carry a long staff in your car. Next time you are offended by their manner of dress jump out of your car with the long staff. Start smacking the girls on the ankles with it screaming "repent heathens!". When the parents get angry and confront you, just tell them you're old school.

1. The fact that you refer to it as a "long staff" and not a stick shows that you are awesome.

2. I may just do this on my next garage sale trip.

Originally Posted by Jedi1979 yea it was a luke Bespin which also happened to be in great shape compared to the rest, I sold 4 of them at a toy show i do in Wayne NJ already Luke Bespin Han Hoth FX-7 IG-88 R5-D4 Greedo Walrusman Hammerhead Cloud Car pilot AT-AT Commander Power Droid Death Star Droid Obi-Wan Bossk Dengar Zuckuss 4-lom (ROTJ) Jawa I would love to know where they came from and i wish i asked if they had more or other toys but i was pretty much speechless and couldnt believe what i had just came across

I began working for the usps this year so I rarely get to go to sales on saturday as well. Only ones I get to go to now are on sundays, but those aren't as plentiful as saturdays. Nice haul by the way...

Originally Posted by Jedi1979 I sold 4 of them at a toy show i do in Wayne NJ already I would love to know where they came from and i wish i asked if they had more or other toys but i was pretty much speechless and couldnt believe what i had just came across

Crass, I know. But . . . how much did you pay and what would you value them at?

I would buy those SW figures in a heartbeat at a low price (even though I don't know squat about value). But when I see anything like them at a sale, the prices are in line with ebay.

I did the same thing at a big DVD buy a month ago . . . these were these great Criterion blu-rays and really neat stuff but it was sold by a few women that I don't think would watch any of them . . . many were sealed. I bought $500 worth of DVDs for $40. Anyway, I didn't think to ask about where the DVDs came from until much later

I also found a $5 computer. Mine is a desktop Dell with Windows XP with service pack 3, 60 gb Hard Drive, and 1 gb ram. And works great.

Originally Posted by SaraAB One of the many reason I do not want to be a mother... I see it on toddlers and very small children now, their skirts are shorter and their shorts cannot get any shorter. Some parents want their kids to wear this stuff too. Try shopping for them and that is all you see, are super short shorts and skirts that cover almost nothing. This is mostly for summer clothing though, in the winter it gets more normal with jeans and hoodies being popular. Skinny jeans are a horrible travesty, but at least they cover the body.

I think it's more of a case of stores catering to what people want. Supply and demand and all that. I can't speak for your area, but I see many reasonable clothing options lining the racks of Walmart, Target, Burlington, and the various department stores. And I see plenty of young girls dressing in an appropriate/respectable manner. There are, of course, many girls who do not, but I'm fairly certain it is their preference...or their mother's preference. A lot of moms have that Pageant Mom mentality and they want their daughters to be as sexy and popular as possible.

Speaking of which...my little sister has actually done pageants her whole life and is competing to be Miss California, so I've seen this stuff first-hand and I think it's quite sad.

Originally Posted by ZombieToast Speaking of which...my little sister has actually done pageants her whole life and is competing to be Miss California, so I've seen this stuff first-hand and I think it's quite sad.

In before someone asks for pics.

Originally Posted by ZombieToast I think it's more of a case of stores catering to what people want. Supply and demand and all that. I can't speak for your area, but I see many reasonable clothing options lining the racks of Walmart, Target, Burlington, and the various department stores. And I see plenty of young girls dressing in an appropriate/respectable manner. There are, of course, many girls who do not, but I'm fairly certain it is their preference...or their mother's preference. A lot of moms have that Pageant Mom mentality and they want their daughters to be as sexy and popular as possible. Speaking of which...my little sister has actually done pageants her whole life and is competing to be Miss California, so I've seen this stuff first-hand and I think it's quite sad.

I am guessing pageants are more popular down south, we only have 1 pageant that I know of up here and that is tied to a local festival and from what I have seen of it its very innocent, there is only one category for kindergarten and one for high school seniors. They wear dresses but its nothing like the TV shows. Something tells me that pageants as the TV shows present them are illegal in NY state.

The clothing will depend on the area, so what is selling is what will be stocked on the shelves, it may be different in other areas. But over here I can vouch for the fact that most parents here encourage their kids to dress as skimpy as possible, no matter what age and no matter the size of the kid, as I have cousins so I know what kind of fashions are in, but as I said before the skimpy clothes only come out in the summer because its cold here in the winter. Its gone so far as when I was walking through a shoe store I caught a woman trying to shove her 3-4 year old in high heels, and yes they do make them for that age group, and then she was complaining when the kid couldn't walk in them.... Not surprisingly the parents dress the same way, again no matter what size the parents are.