I may have lost my white whale! jk I'll post the pics in a bit.You probably shouldn't call your new girlfriend a whale.
I may have lost my white whale! jk I'll post the pics in a bit.You probably shouldn't call your new girlfriend a whale.
You probably shouldn't be named after your girlfriend.You probably shouldn't call your new girlfriend a whale.
If I'm not mistaken I believe that is a light gun for the Atari XE, I think it came with the console (computer) and a copy of Bug Hunt. Not a bad gun and Bug Hunt was a pretty decent Duck Hunt style game.I had to help out with an estate sale at my grandmother's house today so I didn't really get a chance to go out, but I got lucky when I went to get some lunch. I stopped by a yard sale on my way back and when I asked about video games they brought out a box with the following and I ended up paying $35 for it. (It was one of those situations where they asked for my honest opinion and $35 was the highest I was willing to go while still feeling like I got a deal.) Nothing too amazing but I got a working NES, a power, CiB Super Mario Bros 3, Mario Kart, and a bunch of game boxes. Also picked up an Atari light gun, which I didn't even know was a thing.
Ended up going back with my wife to pick up some baby clothes, but unfortunately they didn't feel like digging for any more games. I left my card with them, though, so hopefully something will come of it.
UUUUUUUULLLLTRRAAAAA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOYou probably shouldn't be named after your girlfriend.
It's funny how many of us found 3DS systems this weekend. I got another one today but this one the top screen just stays black. Must be the weekend of 3DSsNo pictures (yet) but yesterday I found a Flame Red 3DS, Mario Kart 7, Madden 3D, 2 DSi systems and several pokemon games all for only $30!!!!
PG county has the highest concentration of rich yuppies in Maryland, so yeah, I'd say that's about right.Reading everyone stories is amazing. Can't believe so many selling 3ds console with games . Maybe I'm living in a greedy area? Rockville,md ?
Are you just perusing what they have out or are you asking about games? I would be having a terrible summer yard sale-wise if I weren't asking.Poor me and my first world problems, lol. I'm not too lucky when it comes to garage sales I guess.
I kinda meant in comparison to something like a ps2/ps3/xbox 360 game. There might be a lot out there, but clearly there aren't enough to where the game can be found for cheap. Plus they don't sell them in stores anymore, despite their supposed wide availability and held value (talking about DS games here, not gba stuff). I'm not saying they're not worth $40 dollars or whatever, but there are like 14 pokemon games I want, 9 of them I really want (the DS ones), even if I get very lucky and can find each one of the DS games for $20 even, which is highly unlikely, that's still 180 bucks I'd rather not spend on older games that don't have cases/manuals which should be 15-20 max in my opinion (this site has made me really cheap with my game spending habits).These Pokemon games are not annoyingly limited as you say, there were plenty of them on the market for a long time, you can't expect Nintendo to keep selling GBA games forever. The price rises on these games because they are genuinely good games and can be played for a long time. I have put at least 100 hours on every single one of my pokemon carts, that is good value for a $40 game.
Wrong county . Rockville's in Montgomery. There aren't a lot of yuppies in PG, and Howard has passed Montgomery on the wealthiest counties list.PG county has the highest concentration of rich yuppies in Maryland, so yeah, I'd say that's about right.
I used to do that, but then I learned you might as well ask everyone especially if, in your case, you see anything kid related. You don't have to be brusque or anything, I just try to start up a conversation and slip in the fact that I'm looking for game stuff. It's how I found the mega haul of Nintendo stuff from earlier this summer at a sale that otherwise had no Nintendo stuff out.@MikeTV
I ask whenever I see a hint of anything DS related, but if they only have a stack of ps2 games or no games at all, I don't ask.
The worst they can do is say noI used to do that, but then I learned you might as well ask everyone especially if, in your case, you see anything kid related. You don't have to be brusque or anything, I just try to start up a conversation and slip in the fact that I'm looking for game stuff. It's how I found the mega haul of Nintendo stuff from earlier this summer at a sale that otherwise had no Nintendo stuff out.
Wrong county . Rockville's in Montgomery. There aren't a lot of yuppies in PG, and Howard has passed Montgomery on the wealthiest counties list.
Still right about on target though with Rockville in general.
Good god.I decided to do a yard sale last 2 weekend ago with my doubles and triples. Let's say I made some serious cash lol
You wouldn't happen to have any leftovers, would you? I've been looking to fill out my GC library a bit more.I decided to do a yard sale last 2 weekend ago with my doubles and triples. Let's say I made some serious cash lol
Damn wsell me a copy of ZeldaI decided to do a yard sale last 2 weekend ago with my doubles and triples. Let's say I made some serious cash lol
There are more copies of the Pokemon games out there than there are 99% of PS2/360/PS3 games. You probably see those Pokemon games more often than you see 99% of other DS games also, they all sold EXTREMELY well. They aren't limited in any way, they're just out of print, popular and highly in demand .I kinda meant in comparison to something like a ps2/ps3/xbox 360 game. There might be a lot out there, but clearly there aren't enough to where the game can be found for cheap. Plus they don't sell them in stores anymore, despite their supposed wide availability and held value (talking about DS games here, not gba stuff). I'm not saying they're not worth $40 dollars or whatever, but there are like 14 pokemon games I want, 9 of them I really want (the DS ones), even if I get very lucky and can find each one of the DS games for $20 even, which is highly unlikely, that's still 180 bucks I'd rather not spend on older games that don't have cases/manuals which should be 15-20 max in my opinion (this site has made me really cheap with my game spending habits).
@MikeTV
I ask whenever I see a hint of anything DS related, but if they only have a stack of ps2 games or no games at all, I don't ask.
Don't forget that the older generations (1, 2, even 3) of pokemon games are quite old and the batteries are starting to fail. The amount of people that throw the cart away after a failed battery without looking up how to restore it (Painfully simple) is much higher than the people that will repair them or sell them to someone who will.There are more copies of the Pokemon games out there than there are 99% of PS2/360/PS3 games. You probably see those Pokemon games more often than you see 99% of other DS games also, they all sold EXTREMELY well. They aren't limited in any way, they're just out of print, popular and highly in demand .
Sure but they're still super common. Besides, he's talking about mainly the DS games where that isn't a concern.Don't forget that the older generations (1, 2, even 3) of pokemon games are quite old and the batteries are starting to fail. The amount of people that throw the cart away after a failed battery without looking up how to restore it (Painfully simple) is much higher than the people that will repair them or sell them to someone who will.
I think most Nintendo first-party games are weird in terms of value anyways. Mario Kart and Pokemon in particular just hold value too well, probably because they have so much versatility in terms of how you can play with them.Sure but they're still super common. Besides, he's talking about mainly the DS games where that isn't a concern.
Well not where I live apparently. As I said in my original post, out of the 3 YEARS that I've been doing this, I've only ever encountered 3 pokemon DS games, where as with these ps2 games, well I see the grand theft autos a lot that's no surprise, but recently saw kingdom hearts 1 at one garage sale 2 weeks ago, and both kingdom hearts 1 and 2 at a sale the week after, and have probably seen it several other times before.There are more copies of the Pokemon games out there than there are 99% of PS2/360/PS3 games. You probably see those Pokemon games more often than you see 99% of other DS games also, they all sold EXTREMELY well. They aren't limited in any way, they're just out of print, popular and highly in demand .
If you ever want some help going through them, feel free to send me some pics. I've been picking up a lot of portable stuff recently, plus I'm a big fan of Nintendo portables so I generally have good idea what's good and what's not, so I can at least let you know what's worth playing (they are some real gems on the DS). And I'm always down for trades.DS games go quickly in any area. Gamers, Resellers, Parents, and Grandparents all look for them. Personally I dislike portable gaming, so I have gallon sized bags full of gameboy through 3DS games. I don't know what to do with them other than trade them to GS. I'm "out of the game" somewhat, so I don't have a BB membership anymore and I am too lazy to get up to date on trade values, so they just sit.