2024 Thrift Store And Yard Sale Pickups Thread

[juangrande386]

A little late to the party this year...... here we go. Post your thrift store and yard sale pickups here! Here's the links to the previous years. I like going back and looking at how the finds/prices have changed over the years.

2015- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2015-thrift-store-thread-share-your-findings-here.340892/
2016- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2016-thrift-store-thread-share-your-findings-here.353181/
2017- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2017-thrift-store-thread-share-your-findings-here.360706/
2018- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2018-thrift-store-thread-share-your-findings-here.366249/
2019- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2019-thrift-store-thread-share-your-findings-here.369198/
2020- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2020-thrift-store-thread-share-your-findings-here.371387/
2021- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threa...-sale-thread-share-your-findings-here.372884/
2022- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threa...-sale-thread-share-your-findings-here.373799/
2023- https://www.cheapassgamer.com/threads/2023-thrift-store-and-yard-sale-pickups-thread.374545/

 

[juangrande386]

I guess I totally skipped out on December! Thought I posted this stuff. The website seems to be different to me.

Goodwill- $4 for a big bag of different colored inks pens, good for Thank You Ebay notes, sealed cat puzzle and 2 games for $4.67 apiece, cib bubble machine with half a bottle of bubbles for $7.48, brand new 2002 Travis Pastrana RC motorcycle for $7, Power Rangers Dinobot was $5, dino mask and mini Pac Man game were $5 apiece, Wii/Gameboy stuff ending up being $60 from a small thrift! GW- stocked up on some light bulbs, singles were 99 cents apiece and the multipacks were $2.49 apiece, Dishonored was included in that Wii bundle, skateboards were $7.48 apiece, lava lamp was $14.71 but it resells for like $60, 007 vhs set was $3.01, ExciteTrucks was $4.74, GTALCS and Max Payne 2 did have discs so the girl gave them to me, the $7.48 Razer Huntsman Elite box actually had a Blackwidow Chroma inside, vintage Marsona 1200A rain/waterfall sound machine was $6, the phone set/Technics remote/cables/Dreamcast composite cable were $6. The Sony microcassette dictator/transcriber m-2020 was $11, Goonies VHS was 24 cents, sealed Buffy VHS was 99 cents, PSVR demo disc was $5, the sealed Hannah Montana doll was $7.48, TI84 Plus was $5, and the little Breakout arcade game was $2.83, Acclaim wireless SNES controllers were $10.93, missing the receiver. TMNT figure was $4.74. Ham bank was $2.83. Console only Retro Duo was $10.93. And the LG Ubk80 4k player was $10.93. PHEWWW!

 

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[kube00]

I guess I totally skipped out on December! Thought I posted this stuff. The website seems to be different to me.

Goodwill- $4 for a big bag of different colored inks pens, good for Thank You Ebay notes, sealed cat puzzle and 2 games for $4.67 apiece, cib bubble machine with half a bottle of bubbles for $7.48, brand new 2002 Travis Pastrana RC motorcycle for $7, Power Rangers Dinobot was $5, dino mask and mini Pac Man game were $5 apiece, Wii/Gameboy stuff ending up being $60 from a small thrift! GW- stocked up on some light bulbs, singles were 99 cents apiece and the multipacks were $2.49 apiece, Dishonored was included in that Wii bundle, skateboards were $7.48 apiece, lava lamp was $14.71 but it resells for like $60, 007 vhs set was $3.01, ExciteTrucks was $4.74, GTALCS and Max Payne 2 did have discs so the girl gave them to me, the $7.48 Razer Huntsman Elite box actually had a Blackwidow Chroma inside, vintage Marsona 1200A rain/waterfall sound machine was $6, the phone set/Technics remote/cables/Dreamcast composite cable were $6. The Sony microcassette dictator/transcriber m-2020 was $11, Goonies VHS was 24 cents, sealed Buffy VHS was 99 cents, PSVR demo disc was $5, the sealed Hannah Montana doll was $7.48, TI84 Plus was $5, and the little Breakout arcade game was $2.83, Acclaim wireless SNES controllers were $10.93, missing the receiver. TMNT figure was $4.74. Ham bank was $2.83. Console only Retro Duo was $10.93. And the LG Ubk80 4k player was $10.93. PHEWWW!

all of this from one Goodwill or multiple Goodwills?

 

[juangrande386]

Same GW. I usually go after work since its right down the street.

 

[juangrande386]

Decent week! 1st pic- Lady who volunteers at a local small thrift brought these into my work and said I could have them for $1 apiece. Couldn't pass on that. 2nd pic- Goodwill, I guess I walked in at the right time! Mario backpack was $7.48, that's for my nephews. The official white GC controller was $14.81. The CDs were 96 cents apiece. The games were $4.67 apiece. Monster Hunter is sealed. 3rd pic- Goodwill, next day left overs I guess. CD and PC game were 96 cents apiece. Games were again $4.67 apiece.

 

[juangrande386]

Falling behind on my own thread!

Wii Sports was $1 from a small thrift. The rest came from Goodwill- DDR cib was $7.67, the rest was $4.67 apiece. Not the greatest PS1 selection but I'm a sucker for complete black label PS1 stuff!

Goodwill paid off this week- I think I paid less $30 for everything pictured. Buzz and GH are missing the games but that's okay. Guitar in box is like $140 on Ebay!

Goodwill- $5 for wired PlayStation drum. $4.67 for the sealed puzzle.

Goodwill- Fight Night 2004 was $1 something because it was 75% off. The other 3 games were $4.67 apiece.

The PS4 was from a lady who works at a small thift store, said her son had a stroke and was selling off some items including this and his Harley motorcycle. The local game store offered her $40... I offered $80 because of the situation, she said $75. The Xbox One controller, sealed PC game, and the 3 PS4 games were set aside for me at the same store and they only wanted $5! The Magikarp vehicle and Math Blaster SNES game were from Goodwill- $2.83/$5.47.

 

[Invicta 61]

Falling behind on my own thread!

Wii Sports was $1 from a small thrift. The rest came from Goodwill- DDR cib was $7.67, the rest was $4.67 apiece. Not the greatest PS1 selection but I'm a sucker for complete black label PS1 stuff!

Goodwill paid off this week- I think I paid less $30 for everything pictured. Buzz and GH are missing the games but that's okay. Guitar in box is like $140 on Ebay!

Goodwill- $5 for wired PlayStation drum. $4.67 for the sealed puzzle.

Goodwill- Fight Night 2004 was $1 something because it was 75% off. The other 3 games were $4.67 apiece.

The PS4 was from a lady who works at a small thift store, said her son had a stroke and was selling off some items including this and his Harley motorcycle. The local game store offered her $40... I offered $80 because of the situation, she said $75. The Xbox One controller, sealed PC game, and the 3 PS4 games were set aside for me at the same store and they only wanted $5! The Magikarp vehicle and Math Blaster SNES game were from Goodwill- $2.83/$5.47.

I have a nearly complete Beatles Rock Band set for the Wii (missing drum sticks, guitar is from GH) and I can't figure out what to do with it. Seems like a hassle to even try to sell it, will probably end up donating it.

 

[juangrande386]

All you need is a box big enough to fit it in! Its annoying to ship the stuff but all the RB/GH seems to sell pretty fast when I list it. Well except the GH Live guitars, if they dont have dongles with them I dont even bother buying those. I sold the wired drum head and kick pedal for $80 shipped, the boxed GH2 guitar for $140 shipped, and the drumset poles/base for $40 shipped. Usually you can get $60+ shipped for the guitars.

 

[juangrande386]

Last week- GW- $81 for the first pic. Someone working in the back must have a "scary movie is $5, set is $12" mindset now because usually movies are $2.48 or less! 2nd pic is 4 different thrift stores- $35ish.

 

[juangrande386]

Pic 1, GW-guitar was $6, the Playaways were in a bag for $6, games were $4.67 apiece, CD was 96 cents. Pic 2, GW- lava lamp was $12, the California Raisins photo album was $3, the keyboard was $6, and the VHS was 23 cents.

 

[juangrande386]

New thrift store in town. Its small, like the main room and this old kitchen to the left from when it use to be a little restaurant. Then a couple closets off the kitchen. Owner said they were going to try and rent the space and garage next door as well. They do estate clean outs. I found the Polaroids all twisted up together and the red Xbox controller in a box of cables on a shelf in the storage area. I put them on the counter and asked, "how much?". Guy said, "$5"! I was thinking I better look around again if these are the prices Im getting! I see the PS2 sitting by a tv and asked how much for it....the guy hooks it up and points to a shelf I completely missed that had games. So I ended up getting the cameras, games, PS2, Pokemon cards for $100. No tax because they didnt have their card reader setup, cash only. Found the Wii/Wii U game at Goodwill- $4.67 apiece.

 

[juangrande386]

Only thing this week was this keyboard at GW- $4.76.

 

[juangrande386]

$50 at the new thrift. Def Jam does work despite some top scratches. Audio/Cutscene glitches. Gameplay seems fine. I hate when I find an actual decent value game at a thrift and it would have top scratches! Never once in my life did I ever scratch the top of any of my personal games!

 

[juangrande386]

Goodwill- $22ish. Just the pencil sharpener was $12 so that shows how cheap the rest was! FYI, the sharpener goes for $30-$40 on Ebay.

 

[Mike_TV]

Community yard sales have started back up here in Baltimore, so I'm back out there again. This past weekend there was a community sale I was looking forward to, but I left after half-an-hour as it was swarmed by so many people it was causing traffic jams. I'm glad I did, though, as I was able to get to a yard sale near my home before anyone else and get first crack at some games and CDs. The Gamecube, games, and controllers were $45. Unfortunately the Gamecube looks like it has a bad power board, but everything else looks good so far. The PS4 was free since it wouldn't boot, but I booted it in safe mode and updated the system software and now it seems to work fine. The CDs were $15 and were a pick up for my brother since he's collecting CDs these days. I kind of had to guess what to get him, but he said there was some good stuff in there and was happy to grab them.

 

[Mike_TV]

Had another good Saturday here in Baltimore! Grabbed the games in the pic for $25 - probably overpaid but it was early in the day and I was hungry for a find. The board games came later in the day - they were $50 total but are in excellent condition. I'm hoping some of my tabletop friends can find a use for them. Lastly, the VHS tapes are the big score of the day. Lots of rare horror and raunchy comedy titles in there and I got the box for $30. I'm not a VHS guy myself, but I know enough about them that I didn't want to risk these going in the trash and I know plenty of cinephiles that'll be happy to give them a good home.

 

[freyacartinsmith]

A little late to the party this year...... here we go. Post your thrift store and yard sale pickups here! Here's the links to the previous years. I like going back and looking at how the finds/prices have changed over the years.

• Can't wait to see the treasures people have unearthed this year!

 

[SPS]

Been awhile since I've been out thrifting and garage saleing because of a new job with a much later start time so I don't get out as much. But did hit up a garage sale on the way to work and got everything in the pic aside from the SNES classic controllers for $20. Wargames on VHS and Grave of the Fireflies on DVD are sealed. I had no idea the release of Grave of the Fireflies I got was going for so much online. Also the Austin Powers standee is missing the little voice box thing, but I figure it would be a fun buy anyhow for $10. The same garage sale I got a majority of this stuff at also had some vintage Hello Kitty items and more anime that I seriously regret not buying because I have a friend who is obsessed with Hello Kitty. The SNES classic controllers I got for $3 after a coupon.

 

[Mike_TV]

Had another decent weekend yard saling here in Baltimore! Saturday was the day of my favorite community sale of the year in a pretty little neighborhood tucked away from the places most of the other yard salers go to. Even if I don't find anything, I always have a pleasant time. But I did, indeed, find some things! The games in the first pic were $10 for everything and Hit & Run is always a good find. Everything in the second pic was just weird stuff I found around the rest of the neighborhood for a few dollars here and there - some I'll be keeping and some will be prizes for my movie night. I also left my number with a few people who have games - no one ever contacts me again but here's hoping someday it'll happen.

On Sunday a local clean-out guy I know had a yard sale as well. Last year I got a bunch of good stuff from him for like 50% eBay prices. This year he didn't have nearly as much gaming stuff, but I put together the stuff in the pic below, he asked for $20, and I left happy with what I got. Unfortunately trying to test Revenge of the Ninja led to me finding out that my Sega CD might need some repairs, but I need to do some more testing to be sure.

 

[SPS]

Since I had such good luck with that one garage sale last weekend I left a little earlier to hit up some more garage sales in the area close to my job. I would've gone to the block sales close to my place but got up so late it wouldn't have been worth it. When I was at the garage sale I heard a guy talking about how there was a 2DS at the sale that was priced well that he didn't want. Anyhow ended up getting everything in the pic for $30. The 2DS is a bit banged up and is missing the stylus but otherwise I'm quite happy to finally have a second 3DS for trading Pokemon especially now that online is shut down.

 

[Mike_TV]

Rain put a damper on the couple of big community sales I was looking forward to this past weekend, but I drove through anyway just to check. A few people were out and I managed to snag a few things for $8 total. Tenchu Z is the find of the day and going into the collection.