I'm not going to BS you all this week and say I had an average day. My day was above average, even for my own standards. Theme of the day turned out to be Nintendo handhelds and games, which is fine by me (easy to store, easy to ship). I even woke up a little later than I had planned (ended up waking up at 6:45 instead of 5:45), but still managed to get up early enough to make some good finds.
Oddly enough, my early prospects turned out to be near-busts. Below is what I found from my first few sales. First sale advertised games/systems, but I arrived to find a nasty gamecube and 2 bad ps3 games. I don't deal with junk, so I just left it all. Next door was also a sale, and I rooted around in the box of board games to find a new, sealed Star Wars Monopoly for $1. Also picked up Starfox Adventures for $3 a few sales later, along with the Yoshi keychain for 25 cents. I'm about 7 or 8 sales in, and getting a bit annoyed.
Finally make my first decent find of the day at about 8:30am, which is a tad late for my liking. I ended up snagging the below lot for $40. I arrive to find the Mega Man figure on a table, and then ask about games. Seller's kid runs inside and brings out a DS Lite, GBA SP, and a couple of games. Some woman and her younger son (both shoppers) try to butt into my find when the seller's kid comes outside with the items, but I politely inform them that I plan on purchasing everything, and they take no issue with it. The Mega Man figure was $10 non negotiable, and the Gameboy advance SP and DS Lite + games were a total of $30. I suppose I could have left the figure for $10, but I was unsure of its value and wasnt about to bring out my phone at this sale, since the seller (late 40s woman) was quite ornery already. I think she was annoyed that I didn't plan on sharing any of the loot with the younger shopper and his mom, and she told me "I won't go cheap on any of this!" in a slightly nasty tone. Sorry, but if I initiate the find, yard sale etiquette allows me the right of first refusal on all of said items. GFTO!
A couple of sales later I go to a sale that had advertised video games. I see some junk ps2 games on the table and ask if they have anything else. Seller is a high school, maybe college kid. He tells me that he has some gameboy stuff inside, and brings it out. He is a tough negotiator, and originally wants $20 for the system and $3 for each game. Knowing full well that price structure won't work for me, I start going down the lot offer path. I offer $35, and he counters with $40, which I accept readily since he indicates that he may go inside and ask his brother, who just so happens to be in the shower. I know if he goes inside, I'll end up with nothing, so $40 looks pretty good at that time. Still, I'd have preferred to pay $25 to $30, but $40 is not bad, considering that there are several $10 to $15 games in there, along with a $35 system.
I'd also like to make a tip: when a seller that seems inclined to sell but indicates that they want to go ask someone else in their family, do everything you can to prevent that conversation. It generally ends poorly for the buyer, meaning higher prices or the items ending up not-for-sale. I was able to prevent it here, thankfully, by making a slightly higher offer.
A few sales later, I snag everything below for $12. Paid $7 for the games, and $5 for Deadwood S1. I offered $3 for Deadwood, but the seller said she actually brought it out accidentally and was going to keep it unless she could get $5 for it. I bought it because I've been wanting to watch it lately. Mario Party 5 is missing manual, Wario is complete. They had some other crappy gamecube games that I just left.
Next door, I ask the seller's if they have any video games when I don't see any out. The 40s woman runs inside, and brings out the below lot. She claims it was hers as a teenager, but she is ready to part with it. I offer $10 for the system and $1 per game. She asks $25 for all, and we settle at $20. I'll keep everything, as I don't have any of the games or the system itself in complete condition. Best single find of the day for sure, and possibly the year so far for me. System box is in great shape, 8.5/10.
Last good find of the day followed a few sales later. I see no games out, but ask the family if they have any video games for sale. They run in and grab everything they can find, including a gamecube and some junk games, along with the below lot. I leave the gamecube junk, and pick up the handhelds and games for an easy $20. Offered $15, but that was rejected. Had to try.
Overall, a great day. I'm sitting on a lot of stuff right now, and will spend a few hours listing. I'll have to miss next week's sales due to vacation, but will be back in force the following week. Good luck!