2014 Yardsale thread

I'm not a Sonic fan, just an avid game collector. With this being so unique I feel like I have to keep it.

Your first ps3? Where have you been? :p Personally, I am the type of gamer who appreciates the story more than the gameplay. My favorite games on the PS3 are: Metal Gear Solid, Uncharted, Last of Us, Tales of Grace/Xillia, LittleBigPlanet, Heavy Rain, Beyond Two Souls, LA Noire, and probably more which I'll list later when I think of them lol.

Start my new job tomorrow so I'm excited! :) Don't want to be too specific on a public forum but I'll be working at the Seatac airport if anyone is ever passing through :)
Had a gameboy, then nes, snes, ps1, then jump to xbox, and now xbox 360. I enjoy story and gameplay. I like bioshock, fallout 3 (So much better on pc) Tales of vesperia, etc.

Congrats on your new job.

 
Punisher, where do you hunt around there? I'm up in Baltimore and I figure we may have crossed paths in the Laurel area.
I havent really done too much yard sales. I did only two so far because its time consuming and cant find deals like slowdrive does. The best i found was Megaman dvd, some blu ray movies, and a $5 wii console mod, but no sd card so I have it sitting collecting dust.

I live in the Rockville, MD area and sadly dont know any CAG in the area. I would like to hang out with some CAG in the area one day.

 
Saturday 5/17 finds.  Skyrim guide $2, games and Lego $1 each, charger and CD's 50 cents each.  Hidden game is Resident Evil 5 360.

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5/17 Collectables.  Mickey phone and Indiana poster $2 each.  Dragon Strike complete with VHS $1.  Showed this off to the board game guy and he was a little jealous.  He has 2 and neither has the VHS.  He asked if I had a VHS recorder.  I don't but told him if he finds one he can copy it.

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Not shown.  27 plus loose PS2 games 50 cents total.  XBOX Oddworld $1. Finn, E.T. and Krusty plush $1 each, Gandalf and Gollum Funko Pop $1 each. Random stuff for the family. 

 
Found Dragon Strike a few years ago at a yard sale, box was crushed but the contents are pristine.  Looks like it was never played because the VHS is still sealed and the tabs and stands are still stuck together.  Never played it myself because nobody I know plays board games, looks fun though. 

Tried to sell it at a yard sale last fall and had no takers.  Just no market for board games around here.

 
Found Dragon Strike a few years ago at a yard sale, box was crushed but the contents are pristine. Looks like it was never played because the VHS is still sealed and the tabs and stands are still stuck together. Never played it myself because nobody I know plays board games, looks fun though.

Tried to sell it at a yard sale last fall and had no takers. Just no market for board games around here.
Don't sell this at a garage sell. I checked prices on EBay and you could get some money for that stuff. Especially a sealed VHS. I don't EBay and this is for my collection. I'm going to try it this weekend if I can convince the family and it doesn't take too long. The kids don't have patience for long games yet.

 
Don't sell this at a garage sell. I checked prices on EBay and you could get some money for that stuff. Especially a sealed VHS. I don't EBay and this is for my collection. I'm going to try it this weekend if I can convince the family and it doesn't take too long. The kids don't have patience for long games yet.
I don't Ebay either which is why I was trying to sell it at a yard sale. Only had $3 on it, figured it would be gone. Still takes up space in my house.

 
I do ok for living in a small area. But it's just that persistence pays off. My only weekend haul for Saturday was an iPod nano 2GB for $1.

However, I think Slowdive is probably the master of this thread as he's had some truly epic hauls that I can only wish for. Just doesn't happen in rural areas as much.
Maybe you're the reason I can't find much at yard sales. . . How far from St. James do you branch out? If you're creepin' into the Festus/Hillsboro area I should just give up. Awesome pickups though!

 
Maybe you're the reason I can't find much at yard sales. . . How far from St. James do you branch out? If you're creepin' into the Festus/Hillsboro area I should just give up. Awesome pickups though!
I mostly stay in St. James and Rolla. Occasionally I hit up Cuba. But I don't go that far up I-44.

I think Sullivan is going to be doing a city wide there and I've also done well there. Might be something you'd want to hit up too.
 
I havent really done too much yard sales. I did only two so far because its time consuming and cant find deals like slowdrive does. The best i found was Megaman dvd, some blu ray movies, and a $5 wii console mod, but no sd card so I have it sitting collecting dust.

I live in the Rockville, MD area and sadly dont know any CAG in the area. I would like to hang out with some CAG in the area one day.
Well, like I said, I'm up in Baltimore, feel free to PM me sometime. I help out with a bunch of gaming events up here and down be DC, the big one being MAGFest. It's actually one of the driving forces behind my yard saling as we constantly need knew games and equipment but don't have a huge budget.

 
I don't Ebay either which is why I was trying to sell it at a yard sale. Only had $3 on it, figured it would be gone. Still takes up space in my house.
I'll meet you in Gary and give you the $3 for it...Wait a minute, let me rethink that. ;)

Seriously, you could get good money for that game. I would pay you to ship it to me, but I think it is heavy. Actually Zombie Toast would probably want it, I know he is a board game collector.

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I like that n64. I have over 20 N64s (one day I'll be able to sort through everything) and I only have the jungle green system as far as the non standard colors go.

I only skimmed the thread, but I am jealous of every post this week!

I'm meeting someone today for a freebie! I'm sure it won't be as good as last time, but my fingers are crossed. She told me what it was, but you guys and gals know as well as I do that pretty much any system/plugnplay is called a "nintendo".

 
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I had a pretty good weekend for only being able to hit a few sales (had a baby shower to attend in the early afternoon):

First sale: Picked up an NES, a PS2, and about 10 NES games for $40. More than I wanted to spend, but the games included Metroid, SMB3, and Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Second Sale: Arranged this ahead of time on CL, picked up 2 NES, a Genesis, and some Genesis games (nothing too great) for $50. Again, more than I'd like to spend, but it's MAGFest money and we need the systems.

Third Sale: Picked up Sonic 2 CiB for $1

Fourth sale: Picked up Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz CiB for $5 (MAGFest's Wii collection isn't great yet).

On the way to the shower we stopped to pick up my parents and my brother told me about a sale nearby where the guy had Custom Robo for GC, something I've been wanting to pick up. My wife (the person for whom the baby shower was for) graciously approved me stopping. For $3 I picked up Custom Robo (no manual), Soul Calibur 2 CiB, and Slalom for the NES.

On a related note my brother stopped by a yard sale the Custom Robo guy had on Sunday. He had a lot more that he hadn't brought out the day before, so for $60 my brother picked up a two big boxes of games including Final Fantasy, TMNT3, the Capcom Disney games, Super Mario Sunshine, DKC2, DKC3, Luigi's Mansion, and about 30 other games. I was super jelly.

 
I had a pretty good weekend for only being able to hit a few sales (had a baby shower to attend in the early afternoon):

First sale: Picked up an NES, a PS2, and about 10 NES games for $40. More than I wanted to spend, but the games included Metroid, SMB3, and Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Second Sale: Arranged this ahead of time on CL, picked up 2 NES, a Genesis, and some Genesis games (nothing too great) for $50. Again, more than I'd like to spend, but it's MAGFest money and we need the systems.

Third Sale: Picked up Sonic 2 CiB for $1

Fourth sale: Picked up Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz CiB for $5 (MAGFest's Wii collection isn't great yet).

On the way to the shower we stopped to pick up my parents and my brother told me about a sale nearby where the guy had Custom Robo for GC, something I've been wanting to pick up. My wife (the person for whom the baby shower was for) graciously approved me stopping. For $3 I picked up Custom Robo (no manual), Soul Calibur 2 CiB, and Slalom for the NES.

On a related note my brother stopped by a yard sale the Custom Robo guy had on Sunday. He had a lot more that he hadn't brought out the day before, so for $60 my brother picked up a two big boxes of games including Final Fantasy, TMNT3, the Capcom Disney games, Super Mario Sunshine, DKC2, DKC3, Luigi's Mansion, and about 30 other games. I was super jelly.
Tell your brother to give it to you as your baby shower present ;)
 
Ugh what is with people laughing at me for buying THEIR stuff at THEIR sale?! I got a box of about 30 NES games for $5 and the guy laughed at me as I paid him and says "you still play these?!" in a really condescending tone, meanwhile he's the dumbass selling about $250 worth of games or $5. Then later that day i got a bunch of WWF wrestling buddies and the woman running the sale was in friggin hysterics..."OH GOD LOLOLOL I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOLOLOL!" Then she calls for the husband, "LOOK HONEY! LOLOL SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE LOLOL!"

seriously wtf?! You put something out for sale and i bought it...WHY is that funny? This shit happens every year but it seems to happen once a week now
 
Don't let it get to you man, you're the one making out like a bandit. I'd much rather have those people than the eBay checkers.

 
Ugh what is with people laughing at me for buying THEIR stuff at THEIR sale?! I got a box of about 30 NES games for $5 and the guy laughed at me as I paid him and says "you still play these?!" in a really condescending tone, meanwhile he's the dumbass selling about $250 worth of games or $5. Then later that day i got a bunch of WWF wrestling buddies and the woman running the sale was in friggin hysterics..."OH GOD LOLOLOL I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOLOLOL!" Then she calls for the husband, "LOOK HONEY! LOLOL SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE LOLOL!"

seriously wtf?! You put something out for sale and i bought it...WHY is that funny? This shit happens every year but it seems to happen once a week now
After you pay, just pull up some sold listings on your phone. Then yell "SUCKERS!!!" and run away laughing.

 
Ugh what is with people laughing at me for buying THEIR stuff at THEIR sale?! I got a box of about 30 NES games for $5 and the guy laughed at me as I paid him and says "you still play these?!" in a really condescending tone, meanwhile he's the dumbass selling about $250 worth of games or $5. Then later that day i got a bunch of WWF wrestling buddies and the woman running the sale was in friggin hysterics..."OH GOD LOLOLOL I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOLOLOL!" Then she calls for the husband, "LOOK HONEY! LOLOL SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE LOLOL!"

seriously wtf?! You put something out for sale and i bought it...WHY is that funny? This shit happens every year but it seems to happen once a week now
I have had people laugh at me for buying plush at their sale, I have no problem with the fact that I am 32 years old and I am buying plush for myself, and I also have no problem admitting this on a public message board. If I had a problem with the fact that I collect plush, then I obviously wouldn't be collecting them. Like action figures, some plush toys are also worth a lot of money.

However I have had to tell people that its for my kids when I am buying plush just to get them off by back.. (I do not have kids and I never will)

But really if you are running a sale, it shouldn't matter that someone is buying something or who it is that is buying it, if you put it out on the lawn then I assume you do not want it anymore and it is up for sale to whomever walks up and makes an agreement with the seller to buy the item.

Even if you flat out told them the item is worth money, 99.9% of the people running a yard sale are too stupid or too lazy to actually set up an account and list it on ebay so they either will not care or will take it back and it will sit in their garage or house forever until they die or until they move or perhaps it will just end up behind the house the next day in the trash pile. Those who aren't too lazy.. well they are selling on ebay and not having a yard sale.

 
Ugh what is with people laughing at me for buying THEIR stuff at THEIR sale?! I got a box of about 30 NES games for $5 and the guy laughed at me as I paid him and says "you still play these?!" in a really condescending tone, meanwhile he's the dumbass selling about $250 worth of games or $5. Then later that day i got a bunch of WWF wrestling buddies and the woman running the sale was in friggin hysterics..."OH GOD LOLOLOL I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOLOLOL!" Then she calls for the husband, "LOOK HONEY! LOLOL SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE LOLOL!"

seriously wtf?! You put something out for sale and i bought it...WHY is that funny? This shit happens every year but it seems to happen once a week now
You should be thrilled how they acted (silly & ignorant)... Much better than ~ "that is rare and sells on the internet for a million dollars..."

I'd take your laughing sellers any day of the week...!

 
Ugh what is with people laughing at me for buying THEIR stuff at THEIR sale?! I got a box of about 30 NES games for $5 and the guy laughed at me as I paid him and says "you still play these?!" in a really condescending tone, meanwhile he's the dumbass selling about $250 worth of games or $5. Then later that day i got a bunch of WWF wrestling buddies and the woman running the sale was in friggin hysterics..."OH GOD LOLOLOL I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOLOLOL!" Then she calls for the husband, "LOOK HONEY! LOLOL SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE LOLOL!"

seriously wtf?! You put something out for sale and i bought it...WHY is that funny? This shit happens every year but it seems to happen once a week now

Don't worry about people like that. That is a amazing deal for $5 new game lot. I wish I had people here selling games for dirt cheap. Where I live people be asking for crazy prices. U my friend at the end should be laughing.
 
MAGFest is the Music and Gaming Festival, a yearly event held near DC. Basically, it's a 4 day 24-hour gaming party. We invite out a bunch of video game composers, cover bands, and chip artists to play, and we rent out an expo hall and fill it with games for people to play. There's a LAN section, arcade section, and, of course, consoles. We've been growing like crazy (attendance last year was 12,000+ people, up from 9000 the year before and 6000 the year before that) but we don't accept sponsors so our budgets are still tiny. Yard saling helps me stretch the budget for consoles as far as I can.
 
^^I know you've been wanting to give more info on MAGfest, I just liked torturing you by not asking. LOL

But seriously, that is impressive. I used to book concerts and trade shows, so I understand how tough that can be.

Do you guys recoup everything from admission? Do you have an "in" with the venue? That is always the toughest part for something like that is securing a venue at an affordable cost.

 
Ugh what is with people laughing at me for buying THEIR stuff at THEIR sale?! I got a box of about 30 NES games for $5 and the guy laughed at me as I paid him and says "you still play these?!" in a really condescending tone, meanwhile he's the dumbass selling about $250 worth of games or $5. Then later that day i got a bunch of WWF wrestling buddies and the woman running the sale was in friggin hysterics..."OH GOD LOLOLOL I CANT BELIEVE YOU ARE BUYING THESE LOLOLOL!" Then she calls for the husband, "LOOK HONEY! LOLOL SOMEONE IS ACTUALLY PAYING FOR THESE LOLOL!"

seriously wtf?! You put something out for sale and i bought it...WHY is that funny? This shit happens every year but it seems to happen once a week now
While I would kill for sellers like that so far this (disappointing) yard sale season I have had a few times sellers made fun of me for buying things. I bought a bunch of Charmed DVD sets a few weeks ago and they said "Oh well you must be a big fan" while trying to hold back laughter. Doesn't bother me too much though like others said what they sold me for $4 I turned into ~$80. Most of the time it is just buying Mario games or whatever and they say something like "Aren't you a little old to still be playing stuff like this?"
 
MAGFest is the Music and Gaming Festival, a yearly event held near DC. Basically, it's a 4 day 24-hour gaming party. We invite out a bunch of video game composers, cover bands, and chip artists to play, and we rent out an expo hall and fill it with games for people to play. There's a LAN section, arcade section, and, of course, consoles. We've been growing like crazy (attendance last year was 12,000+ people, up from 9000 the year before and 6000 the year before that) but we don't accept sponsors so our budgets are still tiny. Yard saling helps me stretch the budget for consoles as far as I can.
This sounds like a blast! Give us the dates and a link to your website please. I don't live anywhere near DC but if the dates lineup with vacation I would consider a trip east.
 
Definitely Decap Attack, ToeJam and Earl, and Cyborg Justice. Feel free to laugh, but Mick and Mack: Global Gladiators is an awesome game as well. Also, find The Haunting Starring Polterguy. It's fantastic!

Good luck and enjoy your new system!
+12 for all these games above. So many great games on genesis it is hard to recommend just a handful, but those are some I forget for sure!

 
While I would kill for sellers like that so far this (disappointing) yard sale season I have had a few times sellers made fun of me for buying things. I bought a bunch of Charmed DVD sets a few weeks ago and they said "Oh well you must be a big fan" while trying to hold back laughter. Doesn't bother me too much though like others said what they sold me for $4 I turned into ~$80. Most of the time it is just buying Mario games or whatever and they say something like "Aren't you a little old to still be playing stuff like this?"
Here's the thing about people hassling you about buying THEIR stuff at THEIR yard sale. It means THEY owned the shit first and certainly most likely paid more than you will to acquire it from THEM.

Therefore by insulting you about what you are buying they are also insulting themselves. AND if they didn't think someone would give them something (money) in exchange for said items why in the blue hell are they in their yard trying to sell the crap instead of just putting it into their trashcan?
 
While I would kill for sellers like that so far this (disappointing) yard sale season I have had a few times sellers made fun of me for buying things. I bought a bunch of Charmed DVD sets a few weeks ago and they said "Oh well you must be a big fan" while trying to hold back laughter. Doesn't bother me too much though like others said what they sold me for $4 I turned into ~$80. Most of the time it is just buying Mario games or whatever and they say something like "Aren't you a little old to still be playing stuff like this?"
Hey, Im a fan of Charm. I sometimes watch it on TNT along with supernatural and Buffy. How did u turn it into $80?

 
Hey, Im a fan of Charm. I sometimes watch it on TNT along with supernatural and Buffy. How did u turn it into $80?
Never seen the show personally, but I figure the people's jokes probably have to do with the way I look not matching up to their preconceived notion of what someone buying the things I buy should look like that people find amusing.

As for how I turned it into $80 I sold (almost) all of them on eBay. Though I suppose once you factor in shipping costs and eBay fees it is more like $60.
 
Never seen the show personally, but I figure the people's jokes probably have to do with the way I look not matching up to their preconceived notion of what someone buying the things I buy should look like that people find amusing.

As for how I turned it into $80 I sold (almost) all of them on eBay. Though I suppose once you factor in shipping costs and eBay fees it is more like $60.
Still, turning $4 to $60 after fees is thumbs up.

 
^^I know you've been wanting to give more info on MAGfest, I just liked torturing you by not asking. LOL

But seriously, that is impressive. I used to book concerts and trade shows, so I understand how tough that can be.

Do you guys recoup everything from admission? Do you have an "in" with the venue? That is always the toughest part for something like that is securing a venue at an affordable cost.
I feel like I mentioned it back in the 2013 thread. I spend so much time IRL with people who know about it that mentioning it is not even a thing for me. :p

As far as I know we recoup everything through a combination of badge sales, merch, and a bonus we get from the hotel. We book at the Gaylord National Convention Center which is a huge hotel with an attached expo hall and conference rooms. It fits our tradition of being a super integrated event that goes 'round the clock, plus I think we get something like 10% of what they make on room sales. Additionally we keep costs down by having the event on otherwise dead weekends and the fact that most of our staff are volunteers.

We do have an in with the hotel in our special hotel liaison. She worked for another local convention that booked at the Gaylord until they booted her calling out the organizers on some bullshit. Their loss is our gain, though!

At any rate, MAGFest 13 is January 23-26 in 2014, which is a few weeks later than usual. You can check out the site at www.magfest.org.

 
Love going to yard sales and people selling games and consoles for mere dollars. Usually its like make me an offer. Much better than the a-holes who you just know checked ebay for the current prices and go by that inflated value. This lady didn't even do that she probably went by whatever she paid retail and knocked off 5-10 bucks. She had a stack of crappy wii titles: talking girl/ kiddies titles nothing AAA pure shovelware and she was asking 30 bucks or so per copy. She was like thats how much they are going for now. I'm thinking yeah right I'm sure gamestop wouldn't give you more than  few bucks per trade in on this crap. Didn't respond as usual because no point arguing with morons. Happens more often with the ones selling relatively recent gen stuff (wii,ps3,360) more often than not.

Sadly haven't gone to any in awhile unless i happen to see one driving by. Way too much time involved in checking when they become available in this area and traveling to them. Still love these hunting stories so keep them coming guys.

 
Well I picked up my FREEBIE lot (number 2 for the year) and I was pretty happy (again) ;)

I probably would have dropped $15 on this lot. I think this is my first copy of Baseball Stars.

FREE:





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More to come...

 
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Well I picked up my FREEBIE lot (number 2 for the year) and I was pretty happy (again) ;)

I probably would have dropped $15 on this lot. I think this is my first copy of Baseball Stars.

FREE:



Nice score. I played a lot of Baseball Stars and that Golf game. I still have them both. Of course Mario/Duckhunt is a given.
 
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Did you ever link to that story about the guy who wanted to beat you up at savers? If you did I missed it. Still would like to hear that one.
Here is the abridged version: Long story short, I picked up a book, he grabbed onto it, there was a one handed tug of war and he said "I had it first", then yanked it out of my hand. I said "You know there are a lot of people who buy and sell around here and you are going to need to be more civil if you want to shop here." He then threatened to kick my ass as he is about 6 inches taller and 50 pounds heavier than me. I said "You are welcome to try, but you better knock me out with the first punch." Then the lady who worked at SAVERS said "You won't touch him. I think you should leave!" (to him). So he left the store and I haven't seen him there since that day.

I can get a little crazy sometimes and occasionally I am not scared when I should be. I should also add I am very quiet and polite 99% of the time. I open doors for people, say please and thank you and I try to follow the gentleman's code without being sexist - though I joke around a lot once I know people...on CAG I joke a lot too, but this is how I am when you get to know me. One of my former GFs told me I am "too nice" because she thought I was more of an asshole when she met me. (see the guide to women below)

How much did that guy give to her for those games? We would like to hear your story when you have time to post.

Question, how difficult is it to find the Best Buy Forza 4 fuzzy dice? Been looking for one
He gave her 50 cents each for the games. I'll have to finish my pics and show you what I got. :) (Though I did pay more).

Wish I had a CAG to play games with.
If you are traveling in the Chicago area, we can hang out...though I must warn you, there is a chance you will be crushed by penny guides.

What skylanders did you get? I would be interested in that depending. My son and I are very into the games and have some holes in out collection. If you want to PM me pics I'll identify them for you.
I think they are all commons, but I will post soon. I think it is just the starter set. I really liked "eye of judgment" is skylanders like that?

Found this at a community sale for $50
Just awesome.

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Oh and Highoffcoffee, I was just joking around about the BF. :)

slow's guide to women #104

Whenever I meet a woman and she mentions having a boyfriend, I always tell her to dump her boyfriend (jokingly). When she would say something like "Why? Because I should date you instead?", I would say "No I'm not interested..." (jokingly). If she thought I was funny then we would continue to talk. I find it much easier to talk to women that are already attached because there is no pressure. Depending on the girl a challenging statement may help after I say "I'm not interested".

example: "I'm not interested, you seem too quiet, I like adventurous women"

When I was in college, I would be more of a dick using this method. This isn't an example, but it gives an idea of how I once was...or pretended to be in place of real confidence. I wanted to be like Big Ern. I've mellowed in my old age, but I don't date much anymore, so maybe I should go back to this... :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEv3jyqnUwc

 
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Here is the abridged version: Long story short, I picked up a book, he grabbed onto it, there was a one handed tug of war and he said "I had it first", then yanked it out of my hand. I said "You know there are a lot of people who buy and sell around here and you are going to need to be more civil if you want to shop here." He then threatened to kick my ass as he is about 6 inches taller and 50 pounds heavier than me. I said "You are welcome to try, but you better knock me out with the first punch." Then the lady who worked at SAVERS said "You won't touch him. I think you should leave!" (to him). So he left the store and I haven't seen him there since that day.

I can get a little crazy sometimes and occasionally I am not scared when I should be. I should also add I am very quiet and polite 99% of the time. I open doors for people, say please and thank you and I try to follow the gentleman's code without being sexist - though I joke around a lot once I know people...on CAG I joke a lot too, but this is how I am when you get to know me. One of my former GFs told me I am "too nice" because she thought I was more of an asshole when she met me. (see the guide to women below)

He gave her 50 cents each for the games. I'll have to finish my pics and show you what I got. :) (Though I did pay more).

If you are traveling in the Chicago area, we can hang out...though I must warn you, there is a chance you will be crushed by penny guides.

I think they are all commons, but I will post soon. I think it is just the starter set. I really liked "eye of judgment" is skylanders like that?

Just awesome.

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Oh and Highoffcoffee, I was just joking around about the BF. :)

slow's guide to women #104

Whenever I meet a woman and she mentions having a boyfriend, I always tell her to dump her boyfriend (jokingly). When she would say something like "Why? Because I should date you instead?", I would say "No I'm not interested..." (jokingly). If she thought I was funny then we would continue to talk. I find it much easier to talk to women that are already attached because there is no pressure. Depending on the girl a challenging statement may help after I say "I'm not interested".

example: "I'm not interested, you seem too quiet, I like adventurous women"

When I was in college, I would be more of a dick using this method. This isn't an example, but it gives an idea of how I once was...or pretended to be in place of real confidence. I wanted to be like Big Ern. I've mellowed in my old age, but I don't date much anymore, so maybe I should go back to this... :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEv3jyqnUwc
Nice story and you handle it well. Dont you dislike when girls say to you "you are too nice"

It's funny that some girls say they want prince charming etc. nice guy, but there past history of men they want the bad boy type or too picky with the high standards. They dont really mean it when they say they want prince charming, but they want both the bad boy and also be controlling at the same time. Once they snap out of it then maybe they will see the prince in front of them. Im not saying all girls are like this so please dont bash.

Oh, how do find these free stuff? The nes looks clean (no yellow on console). I had a nes, snes but my mom throw it away back then.

Does the old nes and snes tv plugs work on the newerled tv?

 
@slowdive skylanders is kinda like eye of judgement. You basically put the character on the portal and they come to life in the game. You can then upgrade them and do challenges to increase their stats. The cool thing is that stats and $$$ travel with the character, not the game. I have a few duplicates and my son and I are looking to for some of the commons to fill some holes in our collection. If you are interested, we could work out a trade of some type. I can also add some extras to any you'd like to trade.
 
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Oh, how do find these free stuff? The nes looks clean (no yellow on console). I had a nes, snes but my mom throw it away back then.

Does the old nes and snes tv plugs work on the newerled tv?
This lot I got in response to an ad. She contacted me and told me she had an old nintendo and that I am welcome to have it. Same way I got the last one actually (same ad, it took her a while to find the system). I think in some areas people just toss stuff out. I noticed this trend when I used to go to BB and I would see what people brought in to recycle. I would love to raid those bins they have at Target for recycling, because I am sure there are some treasures in there.

The systems can work on a newer tv because they have RCA cables (yellow for video and red/white for audio). You can basically take any RCA cable and just use the yellow video and red audio (since the systems are "mono" and not "stereo", you dont need the white plug). I've never tried it, but I believe the recommendation is that you change the aspect ratio on the TV to 4:3 rather than widescreen. I don't think light guns work on new tvs though, so the nintendo zapper wont work (I'm not sure if that is correct or not though).

@slowdive skylanders is kinda like eye of judgement. You basically put the character on the portal and they come to life in the game. You can then upgrade them and do challenges to increase their stats. The cool thing is that stats and $$$ travel with the character, not the game. I have a few duplicates and my son and I are looking to for some of the commons to fill some holes in our collection. If you are interested, we could work out a trade of some type. I can also add some extras to any you'd like to trade.
I just realized I didn't get the portal. Do you need their cards for them to work? I didn't get those either.

I'm not opposed to trading, I just like to familiarize myself with stuff before I get rid of it...and I usually only trade when I have 3 or more of something (in case one breaks or has damage I didn't notice) If I decide to dump them, you will have first crack at them. :)

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Today was a total bust on sales for me. I bought some pez dispensers for 10 cents each and some 50 cents DVDs, but that was about it.

 
I don't think light guns work on new tvs though, so the nintendo zapper wont work (I'm not sure if that is correct or not though).
The zapper will only work on tube style TVs.

I wish there were a type of pull over screen to work on newer TVs, eventually you won't be able to play Duck Hunt unless you have an antique set in the house.

 
@Slowdive the cards are not needed. They are just to collect. In regards to the portal, I can send you one for cost of shipping if you are interested. I just need to know which skylanders game you ended up with. The extra one I have only works with giants and spyro's adventure. The swap force portal works with all 3 games. Also, what console is it for?
 
The zapper will only work on tube style TVs.

I wish there were a type of pull over screen to work on newer TVs, eventually you won't be able to play Duck Hunt unless you have an antique set in the house.
Thanks. I wasnt sure about the duck hunt gun. Anyone remember Gyromite and the robot bundle for NES? Man, those were the days....

 
I did okay today:

Mario Kart Wii: $5.00

Mega Man Plush: $1.00

Crash Bandicoot Mind over Mutant: $3.00 (360)

Xbox 360 Force Feedback Wheel (official one): $10.00 (these apparently sell for quite a bit, missing the desk mount and power cord but the cord should be cheap and can use with batteries anyway)

Not amazing but quite solid. Also grabbed a couple of cheap DVDs and a Calvin and Hobbes book

 
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I went back to a sale where a woman said she would have a gameboy set aside, turns out her son didn't want to sell it. Had pokemon emerald and ruby in the lot and she would have sold everything to me for 25 cents a game.

Went to another sale that wasn't advertised and found out they had 2 DS systems with games yesterday. She said a guy walked up and bought everything within minutes of their sign being put out. This is frustrating because they must have had a later start as I was on the next street over and there were no signs out or ads on craigslist. One of the perils of being an early bird.

I bought a few toys and passed on a $10 fat PS2 with a broken controller. I have too many PS2s and half of the time the fats don't work. I did snag a complete copy of frogger ps1 from them for $1.

I guess it is ok that this weekend sucked, because I have about 6 posts from this year alone to catch up on. ;)

 
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Next time I have a yard sale I'm going to advertise it as an estate sale. Went to one yesterday that was a garage sale (but advertised as estate) and it was absolutely slammed 30 minutes ahead of open
 
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