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I wish I could find stuff like these at my stores.

Starcraft 2 Collector's Edition
3.00

Just missing the DVD and USB. But not a bad haul

Found a green Gameboy color is good condition for $5 yesterday,
Now I just need to find a micro to have all of the gameboy models.

Xbox 360 power brick and cable. Model #DPSN-186CB A- $4

Looks like about $20 on Ebay. Which is funny cus the overpriced GW did have a power brick for $25 the other day.

Very happy today with my Thrift Store find. This local Thrift has prices that are on the high-ish side, but usually fair. Today I saw a big stack of complete NES games, at various prices. Ended up leaving with these five



They were priced individually, I paid $10 for Contra, $5 for Super C and Mario 3, $4 Zelda 2, and $2 for Ghostbusters. I'm especially happy about Contra, since it's on the short list of NES games I want but don't own and it never comes cheap, and it's in the best condition out of all of them. I'm hoping to flip Mario 3 and Zelda for about $25 each, but we'll see.

I passed on other stuff though that was either too expensive, in poor shape, had no resale value, or just weren't stuff I wanted. Off the top of my head I passed on Black Bass, Life Force, Bump and Jump, RC Pro AM, TMNT Arcade Game, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Bases Loaded, Dr. Mario, and Double Dribble for $5 a piece and Excitebike and Bubble Bobble which were both pretty beat up and were $10 each. Hopefully some other collector will come along and pick them up.

Originally Posted by spmahn Very happy today with my Thrift Store find. This local Thrift has prices that are on the high-ish side, but usually fair. Today I saw a big stack of complete NES games, at various prices. Ended up leaving with these five They were priced individually, I paid $10 for Contra, $5 for Super C and Mario 3, $4 Zelda 2, and $2 for Ghostbusters. I'm especially happy about Contra, since it's on the short list of NES games I want but don't own and it never comes cheap, and it's in the best condition out of all of them. I'm hoping to flip Mario 3 and Zelda for about $25 each, but we'll see. I passed on other stuff though that was either too expensive, in poor shape, had no resale value, or just weren't stuff I wanted. Off the top of my head I passed on Black Bass, Life Force, Bump and Jump, RC Pro AM, TMNT Arcade Game, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Bases Loaded, Dr. Mario, and Double Dribble for $5 a piece and Excitebike and Bubble Bobble which were both pretty beat up and were $10 each. Hopefully some other collector will come along and pick them up.

Wow, great find, especially the SM3 and Contra. I like the Ghostbusters too, mainly because of the box art.

So here is what I have gotton from the last 2-3 days.

From Half-Price Books (I figured I'd might aswell put it in.):
Mist III: Exlie (Now I only need IV) $3.99
Mist V: End of Ages (With cover) $4.99
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (Ah. Good old Install disc's) $4.99

I swear I could make a profit selling the PC games from this place.
I alos missed out on a Saint's Row Double pack for $10. They couldn't find
the discs. Sigh

Next, from a Buybacks next to an Ohio Thrift Store:
Blade 1&2 (I already owned Trinity) $5 each
The Destroyed Beauty book from Gears of War Limited edition 25¢
A 2007 poster of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" 25¢
The USB connector for Tony Hawk Ride (I think for 360) 25¢
Total Annihilation Disc 1 25¢

I only got the Tony Hawk Ride thing and the Total Annihihilation disc
because it was 4 items for $1

At one Ohio Thrift Store I got:
Max Payne (GH) $3.75
Hitman Contracts $3.75
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (GH) $3.75
An assult rubber band rifle $3.99

The place had a lot of video games from apparently the same guy. Each
was 20% off because of a sale and I couldn't resist. Unfortunetly I had to
pass on a Thompson M1A1 Airsoft rifle for $38.75 because it was eter the
games or the gun. Not sure if i made the right choice.

At Another Ohio Thrift Store I got:
Guild Wars (pretty much sealed) $3.99
Diablo Battlechest (Has everything, but the box is pretty much beat to
hell) $3.99

How do you guys think I did? I'm glad with all of my purchases, but I
wonder if i got good deals.

I might be able to get pic's if any of you guys want to see them, too.

Happy hunting!

Originally Posted by wheels Found a green Gameboy color is good condition for $5 yesterday, Now I just need to find a micro to have all of the gameboy models.

Ditto. I have a feeling In gonna have to man up and pay ebay price for one.

Found some good stuff at goodwill today. They were running a 50% off all media.

Actually found some anime at one store I stop by after work a lot. Kinda funny story, I was talking with the manager and she asked me who old I was. I told her 23 and she's responds "alright, because one of my employees told me these were softcore porn."

I just started laughing and told her they were cartoons from Japan and she was happy I bought all of it.

Blassreiter part one and two $4 each (two is sealed)
Line barrels of iron $4 (sealed)
X complete series $6 (sealed)
Negima $10
Tokyo majin $4 (sealed, looked at amazon, does this really go for $150?!)
Disgaea $4 (sealed)
Jinki extend $4 (sealed)
STR.a.in. $6 (sealed)
Nabari part one and two $6 each)


Games:


The Playstation games were $1.50 each. I was really excited to see both MediEvals w/o scratches.
Other games were $2 each except battlefront 2... It was $10 picked it up Thursday.


Question for any gundam fans. Is this the EFSF Albion? I thought it was White base or Archangel at first glance but it's not those and that's the only other one I can think of.

not sure if this is that good, but i got Halo Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Pokemon Colosseum, and the Pokemon Colosseum bonus disk; all in great condition and with the original cases.

Depends on the price.

Saw very little yesterday. Only thing I really saw was an N64 with a controller, the cords, and Army Men Sarge's Heroes 2 for $15.00. Thought about it but didn't have the expansion pack and I picked up an N64 the day before at a garage sale for $10.00 which I already need to sell... so I passed. But not a bad price. It was at an independent thrift I like, they don't get a ton but when they do get things they are very reasonably prices and from things that have lasted awhile, they aren't that commonly hit by resellers.

The rest of the thrifts, I saw almost nothing, very picked over.

Originally Posted by stiner Tokyo majin $4 (sealed, looked at amazon, does this really go for $150?!)

If you see seemingly ridiculous prices for anime, do some quick research and check to see if it has been reprinted or re-released. If not, it's probably out of print, and yes, worth the ridiculous price.

I've sold several box sets of anime for $400+ simply because it was out of print (and those were used!).

In the case of Tokyo Majin - it looks like Funimation brought it out on their S.A.V.E. line, so no, probably not worth $150 since you can get a nearly identical set for $18.

Originally Posted by stiner Found some good stuff at goodwill today. They were running a 50% off all media. Actually found some anime at one store I stop by after work a lot. Kinda funny story, I was talking with the manager and she asked me who old I was. I told her 23 and she's responds "alright, because one of my employees told me these were softcore porn." I just started laughing and told her they were cartoons from Japan and she was happy I bought all of it. Blassreiter part one and two $4 each (two is sealed) Line barrels of iron $4 (sealed) X complete series $6 (sealed) Negima $10 Tokyo majin $4 (sealed, looked at amazon, does this really go for $150?!) Disgaea $4 (sealed) Jinki extend $4 (sealed) STR.a.in. $6 (sealed) Nabari part one and two $6 each) Games: The Playstation games were $1.50 each. I was really excited to see both MediEvals w/o scratches. Other games were $2 each except battlefront 2... It was $10 picked it up Thursday. Question for any gundam fans. Is this the EFSF Albion? I thought it was White base or Archangel at first glance but it's not those and that's the only other one I can think of.

Nice find on the Anime! I definitely would've spazzed over that kind of fine. Guess someone got tired of their anime and donated a part of their collection. The Tokyo one is the original release and oop, so that's why it costs that much. Haha. What a silly ignorant employee, obviously they don't know what they're talking about.

Originally Posted by Doomstink If you see seemingly ridiculous prices for anime, do some quick research and check to see if it has been reprinted or re-released. If not, it's probably out of print, and yes, worth the ridiculous price. I've sold several box sets of anime for $400+ simply because it was out of print (and those were used!). In the case of Tokyo Majin - it looks like Funimation brought it out on their S.A.V.E. line, so no, probably not worth $150 since you can get a nearly identical set for $18.

Yeah, I saw that it was rereleased in the SAVE line. Doubt I'll sell it but it will stay sealed until I get around to watching it, which may be awhile...

Originally Posted by Daw19yoyo The USB connector for Tony Hawk Ride (I think for 360) 25¢

That would be PS3 if it's black or Wii if it's white.

PS3 controllers are usually the only ones to use dongles. Off-brand controllers almost always use dongles or are wired. Name brand is always wireless.

Afaik, the only Wii game to use a dongle for its peripheral is Tony Hawk Ride. Otherwise, Wii controllers use the GameCube port, the USB port, attach to the Wii Remote, or are fully wireless.

360 controllers are either fully wireless or wired. They never have dongles.

Stop by GW yet again since its right by work and I had lunch with a coworker today. Half off media says the sign.....sports, Sonic 2, and Guitar Hero 5. Same games that have been there, still dont want them at half the price. Ended up getting a complete Soviet Strike (PS1) for $1.67 that was between all the music cds. Used the rest of my Gamestop giftcard as well while I was out and got Mega Man X Collection for $15, its also complete.

$3 for a Dreamcast Bleemcast Gran Turismo.

Is this thing for real? Loads GT for the PSX through the Dreamcast?

Originally Posted by Andami That would be PS3 if it's black or Wii if it's white. PS3 controllers are usually the only ones to use dongles. Off-brand controllers almost always use dongles or are wired. Name brand is always wireless. Afaik, the only Wii game to use a dongle for its peripheral is Tony Hawk Ride. Otherwise, Wii controllers use the GameCube port, the USB port, attach to the Wii Remote, or are fully wireless. 360 controllers are either fully wireless or wired. They never have dongles.

It's wii then. Thanks for telling me!

Originally Posted by my2k2zx2 $3 for a Dreamcast Bleemcast Gran Turismo. Is this thing for real? Loads GT for the PSX through the Dreamcast?

Yup. They were a big deal at the time, also available for a few other games. They were originally set to come out for a bunch of games, but most got cancelled. I believe a lot that were never officially released eventually leaked online though.

Went to one of my Goodwills on my home. There was nothing in media cept the Official PS3 Headphone for 50 (Saw them for 10 or 15 at another one). They had a Xbox w/o wires, a Gamecube w/o wires and a Sega Dreamcast w/ wires and 2 controllers/VMUs for $20 each. I didn't feel like spending money, so I didn't get the Dreamcast. Hope I don't regret it. P.S. I already have the console, I'm just interested in the two controllers/VMUs since mine somehow broke.. If I'm lucky, it's still there next week and the deal tag would be yellow.

Picked up one of those Tennis Ball holder stands for 5.99 for my bro. Saw two half book shelves for 7.99 each. Might try and convince my mom to get it later.