OFFICIAL 2005 Yardsale Thread

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[quote name='GodOfTheMind1369']Also, a few hours later I stopped by another yard sale and found another Jaguar boxed w/a game for $15, so I passed. He also had some NES games. I got Dragon Warrior and Time Lord from him for $3 total. The other games he had were TMNT, Mighty Bomb Jack (good game, but my gf already has it), King of the Beach volleyball, and double dribble and maybe one other game.

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Great Finds man! Next time grab the 2nd Jaguar and sell it to me! I've been looking for one of those suckers for a while!
 
Well it's only Wednesday, but I've already been bitten by the yardsale bug. I was hoping that for some reason someone would be having one on my route to work this morning. Geez, I hope I'm not getting addicted or anything. :whistle2:k
 
[quote name='moiety']Well it's only Wednesday, but I've already been bitten by the yardsale bug. I was hoping that for some reason someone would be having one on my route to work this morning. Geez, I hope I'm not getting addicted or anything. :whistle2:k[/QUOTE]


you are not kidding, this winter we will have to change the thread to a support group, y.a. Yardsale Annomus. we will all be here waiting for the spring

did find at pawn shop complete non gh ff7 for 3 bucks, i was happy

but i get lucky i am off friday, and the neighbor hood i live in is having a neighborhood sale, i iwll be first there,
 
[quote name='moiety']Well it's only Wednesday, but I've already been bitten by the yardsale bug. I was hoping that for some reason someone would be having one on my route to work this morning. Geez, I hope I'm not getting addicted or anything. :whistle2:k[/QUOTE]

I know how you feel. It's been extra hard for me this week because I'm trying not to go anywhere, since I decided to quit smoking this week and all my friends smoke. I've been going crazy sitting around the house.
 
[quote name='anadune']That would be the one that I got. Wow. Never heard of gamersgraveyard before. I will have to dig around and check that site out.

Nice sleuthing cyrix![/QUOTE]
I'd like to thanks a little friend with the name Google who all I had to say to him was NES Flight Stick!
 
I got a neighborhood newsletter that our neighborhood (big area, about 800 homes?) is having a fall garage sale on the weekend of Oct 22. I can't wait!

Not every home will have a sale of course, but usually many of them do, as it's easier when the neighborhood association arranges for the city permits and puts up general signage.
 
[quote name='Whambamm']I know how you feel. It's been extra hard for me this week because I'm trying not to go anywhere, since I decided to quit smoking this week and all my friends smoke. I've been going crazy sitting around the house.[/QUOTE]

i just decided to quit tryimg to quit smoking:lol: , but i wish you luck
 
Last week, I was able to find an SNES + Hookups + Two controllers + Super Mario World for $3.00.

But before I did find the SNES, I visited another yard sale right before. The guy running this sale was a real asshole. He was asking $30.00 for a NES and $5.00 for a cart-only Super Mario Bros. So after I told him his asking price was a little ridiculous he told me to "Get off his property, then." :roll:
 
Went to a rummage sale this morning--

Didn't get it as cheap as i'd hoped, but I'm satisfied:

--JVC X'eye (no hook ups, but it just uses Genesis hook ups, which i have.) -- works perfectly

--NES with 2 controllers, hook ups, 13 games-- Baseballs, Super Mario Bros., Maga Man 2, Double Dragon 2, Sky Kid, RBI Baseball (Tengen), Rygar, Hoops, Rush n' Attack.....can't think of the others.

--Mega Man Soccer (Snes)

Price: $30

Get this -- they had a box marked "SNES - 31 games - $15" -- I nearly shat myself -- I opened up the box and the SNES was cracked and ALL the games, every last one of them, were sports games!!! AHHHHH!!! Mega Man soccer was the only good one, so I grabbed it.
 
Looks like a major washout for me today. It's too bad cause this was most likely the last good weekend of the season in my area. Good luck to anyone whose weather conditions are better then mine.
 
We have some rain up here this morning as well, and it's supposed to be very heavy this afternoon. Surprisingly, we had several "rain or shine" sales in our area, so we're just going to stay local.

Good luck all!
 
SNES Console
(SNES)Donkey Kong Country
(SNES)Tetris 2
(SNES)ActRaiser
(SNES)Donkey Kong Country 3
(SNES)Side Pocket
(SNES)Super Mario World
(SNES)Super Mario Kart
(SNES)Super Mario All-Stars
(SNES)Drakken
2 SNES Controllers 1 first party 1 third
3 N64 Controllers
1 N64 Memeory Card
(N64)Turok : Dinosaur Hunter
(N64)Turok Rage Wars
(N64)South Park
(N64)South Park : Chefs Luv Shack
(N64)007 : Goldeneye
(N64)Starwars Episode 1 Racer

Total : $20

What do you guys think?
Original price was $35 with a N64 console so I offered $20 for everything but it and the lady quickly agreed. I think I could have gotten the console for another $7 but I passed.
 
[quote name='dtarasev']SNES Console
(SNES)Donkey Kong Country
(SNES)Tetris 2
(SNES)ActRaiser
(SNES)Donkey Kong Country 3
(SNES)Side Pocket
(SNES)Super Mario World
(SNES)Super Mario Kart
(SNES)Super Mario All-Stars
(SNES)Drakken
2 SNES Controllers 1 first party 1 third
3 N64 Controllers
1 N64 Memeory Card
(N64)Turok : Dinosaur Hunter
(N64)Turok Rage Wars
(N64)South Park
(N64)South Park : Chefs Luv Shack
(N64)007 : Goldeneye
(N64)Starwars Episode 1 Racer

Total : $20

What do you guys think?
Original price was $35 with a N64 console so I offered $20 for everything but it and the lady quickly agreed. I think I could have gotten the console for another $7 but I passed.[/QUOTE]

you got a great deal. be happy and play those games!
 
A washout for us today, it was raining all morning. We still decided to go out and hit all of the advertised sales that said "Rain or shine", and we ended up going to 10 total. Nothing found, although the first sale we went to said "I have a box of old games, but I wasn't able to bring everything out from the garage because of the rain. I'll find them today and put them out for tommorow if you want to come by again." So we're going to check that out again tomorrow, fingers crossed for a big lot.

Kind of sad/disappointing/depressing that one of the last weeks of the season was rained out. Maybe it'll make for a busy next weekend, when it otherwise might not have been.
 
You guys convinced me to go out this morning. We didn't find anything, so I'm going back to Plan A, which is lay in bed until my back hurts so bad I have to get up.
 

Munchman (TI-99 Cart Only)
Hunt The Wumpus (TI-99 Cart Only)
Minus Mission (TI-99 Cart Only)
Early Learning Fun (TI-99 Cart + Manual)
Computer Math Games II (TI-99 Cart + Manual)
Reading Fun (TI-99 Cart Only)
Personal Record Keeping (TI-99 Cart + Manual)
Household Budget Management (TI-99 Manual Only)
TI-99 Video Modulator Manual
TI-99 Paddle Set
TI-99 A/V Cable???
Paid $2.00

I didn't get to check out as many sales as I wanted today, since I have to be at work in a few. Most of the morning was pretty horrible... didn't see one gaming related object til I check out some "Optimists Club Rummage Sale." There they had Madden 2003 and Madden 2004 on PS1 for the low low price of $5.00 each.

Down the ways a little I checked out an advertised sale which was extremely hard to find as it was in an area of my town that I rarely go to and all the street signs were faded. When I got there I looked around and spotted a small bag with a Cartridge poking out, I noticed the Texas Instruments logo on it and knew immediately that they were TI-99 games. So I checked out the bag and saw the Paddles, but the console was nowhere to be found. I inquired to the lady running the sale if she happened to know where the actualy console was. She replied "I thought there was something missing when I put that out this morning, it must be in my son's closet somewhere but I don't have time right now to dig for it." So I asked how much she wanted for just the Carts and Joysticks, and got a 2 dollar response. I tried to CIF 1 Dollar but she was firm on two, and I had that "I wasn't going to gome home empty handed" attitude, so I gave her the 2 dollars. She told me as soon as she had time, she would look for the actual Console, so I left her my name and number. Hopefully I'll get a call in the near future!

The last few sales I visited were a bust, and now I gotta get ready for work.

[quote name='evilmax17']So we're going to check that out again tomorrow, fingers crossed for a big lot.[/QUOTE]

Good luck on that one! It seems like you haven't had an empty handed weekend in a long time, so let's hope you keep it that way.
 
thought it would be a washout, so i worked, damnit, was so damn sunny it hurt. oh well did go to one at lunch got 8 ps2 games for 20, so i am happy
 
[quote name='snotknocker']Looks like a major washout for me today. It's too bad cause this was most likely the last good weekend of the season in my area. Good luck to anyone whose weather conditions are better then mine.[/QUOTE]

It's snowing next weekend here. So its officially the last sales of the year. Went to a new area and found about 5 sales. Bad start, but I found one selling a N64, NES, Genesis, and a Playstation 1 ( The big bulky one) All worked and all hook ups. But I passed. Here is why
NES = $40
N64 = $30
Genesis = $40
PS = $50 yes 50 for a used bulky PS

I gave the guy running the place a WTF look and he said he knew the systems value because he worked at a Pawn shop, but since they belonged to his teenage children they set the prices.

I may try some local flea markets and pawn shops. All the thrift stores in my area ( Salvation army etc. ) stopped carrying DVDs and games so I am SOL there.
 
[quote name='evilmax17']Nothing found, although the first sale we went to said "I have a box of old games, but I wasn't able to bring everything out from the garage because of the rain. I'll find them today and put them out for tommorow if you want to come by again." So we're going to check that out again tomorrow, fingers crossed for a big lot.[/QUOTE]
Ugh.

Went back at 9am this morning to find a NES Powerpad and 2 sealed Saturn games (Madden 97 and NHL 97). Asked them if they found the box of videogamesyet, and once again we got the "We still haven't gotten to everything yet, but we have 2 big boxes. We might have them out later today or tommorow."

Meanwhile, the guy is still bringing stuff out while his wife is tending the sale. So we decide to wait around for a bit, to see if he brings them out (since we're back...again). So we wait like 10 minutes, while he keeps bringing stuff out. Then...he starts to look around the sale. Looks down at his shoes, kicks the pavement, puts his hands in his pocket. Just standing around. It appears as if he's done bringing stuff out.

So I go up to him. "Uh, find those boxes yet?" So he says again, that they're probably still packed away. So in my head, I'm screaming "SO GO GET THEM AND STOP FARTING AROUND!" I give the wife my number and ask her to call me when they get to the games.

Right after she takes it, her 23 year old son (whose games these are I'm guessing) comes outside. It turns out, he went to grade school with moiety, so they start talking. We ask what he has for videogames, and he says:

-These two Saturn games (but that's it, he ebayed the rest and his system).
-This Powerpad
-5 NES games (MLB, TMNT, and 3 others that he can't remember)

And that's it. So it went from a "box of games", to "2 big boxes of games", to "5 NES games." So in a dejected state, I ask how much they want for the powerpad and 2 games. The dad says a buck apiece for the saturn games, and $5 for the pad.

I didn't even feel like haggling. We just left and said we were going back, but of course we aren't.

There's a small small possibility that they still might have stuff, as the 23 year old had an older brother. So maybe, when he was telling us about "his games", he had that sibling thing in mind where like, him and his brother had seperate ownership of the games. So maybe they still do have a bunch of games, but they're the older brother's, and the 23 year old already sold all his.

Of course, that's me talking completely out of my ass. I'd be shocked if she did actually call me, and if they had anything more than those 5 NES games.

9am for nothing.

Ah well, nice to read the other reports though. I hope some of you are still finding stuff when the snow starts to fall up here in a few months. We'll be vicariously yard saling through the southern CAGs.
 
I picked this up at Goodwill yesterday:

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Pac Man TV tray, only 49 cents :D
It puts a big smile on my face every time I look at it. According to Ebay, these trays were made circa 1980.

My friend also picked up an SNES controller for 99 cents. He said its rather difficult to find real SNES controllers on ebay because so many are 3rd party or just bootleged. (Even the ones in box with Super Mario RPG characters are bootleg, he says.)

Alex
 
[quote name='cranguy']I picked this up at Goodwill yesterday:
Pac Man TV tray, only 49 cents :D
It puts a big smile on my face every time I look at it. According to Ebay, these trays were made circa 1980.
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How much do they go for on ebay?
 
found at flea market today

sega bass fishing guide 1.00
mike tyson pounch out-2.00
donkey kong classics -2.00
baseball stars-2.00
t and c surf-2.00
all for nes all with the sleeves
i was happy been looking for pounch out for months

saw a dreamcast, guy wanted 10 i tried cif method and he said, no its ten, but thank you for the offer, kinda pissed me off, i owuld have payed 10 if he would have not been so cocky, or mayby it was me, lack of sleep
 
[quote name='camelking6969']thought it would be a washout, so i worked, damnit, was so damn sunny it hurt. oh well did go to one at lunch got 8 ps2 games for 20, so i am happy[/QUOTE]

Can you list the 8 games that you got? Just curious. :)
 
btw i have that tray, since i was a kid, my mom made me a pac man cake for my birthday and served the cake on that tray,also have star wars pillow cases and sheet and a wash cloth if anybody cares
 
[quote name='camelking6969']baseball stars-2.00[/QUOTE]

Baseball Stars is an Excellent Game, to this day I still play it when I'm at my brother's house on his Top Loading NES. One day I'll find a Neo Geo AES at a sale or flea market ;) so I can buy and play Baseball Stars for that console!
 
[quote name='cyrix`']Any (columbus)OHIO yardsailers here?[/QUOTE]

Right here! Actually, I'm in Powell and don't usually venture to much further than Dublin.

The only gaming item I've scored was an N64 with 2 controllers and five games for $5 - and that was just down the street from my house. Nothing else at any sale I've hit yet. :(
 
hit the mother load i think 3.00 a peice complete for dc
street fighter 3rd strike double impact
sonice adventure limited edition, digipress says a rariety of 7 can anybody tell me about this game
fighting force 2
slave zero
 
Baseball Stars is an Excellent Game, to this day I still play it when I'm at my brother's house on his Top Loading NES. One day I'll find a Neo Geo AES at a sale or flea market so I can buy and play Baseball Stars for that console!
Click to expand...

I've got an AES and only a few games, but Baseball Stars 2 is my favorite baseball game ever. :D
 
[quote name='camelking6969']hit the mother load i think 3.00 a peice complete for dc
street fighter 3rd strike double impact
sonice adventure limited edition, digipress says a rariety of 7 can anybody tell me about this game
fighting force 2
slave zero[/QUOTE]

you scored man, those are great games regarless of raity, I've seen the SA:LE go for $50+ on ebay, same with SF3. I don't know too much about the other two though, but FF2 is fun to play it's a nice beat 'em up.
 
[quote name='Nirvanaguy777']Sure its been posted, but how can I look up yard sales in the area via the Interweb.[/QUOTE]
Bunch of tips here, but your best bet is to think of as many local newspapers as you can (including and especially the free papers), and then checking to see if they have websites online (they usually do). Once you get a nice collection of sites, check them for the classifieds section, and you should get a few nice lists from different papers.

You can also look on craigslist, but it's far less organized and less reliable.

Hope to see you out in the future!
 
i am ready, there is a comunity yard sale right next to me, hot damn, and i have seen the glourious colorful signs already. imo they should color code. or take up damn realestate signs on saturday
 
[quote name='camelking6969'] imo they should color code. or take up damn realestate signs on saturday[/QUOTE]

Yeah, take up the real estate signs on the day when most people drive around looking for houses for sale. ;)
 
[quote name='megashock5']Right here! Actually, I'm in Powell and don't usually venture to much further than Dublin.

The only gaming item I've scored was an N64 with 2 controllers and five games for $5 - and that was just down the street from my house. Nothing else at any sale I've hit yet. :([/QUOTE]
Yeah I actually live in Dublin, didn't expect anyone to live that close to me! I go to VGMX in powell quite frequently...
 
hitting up thrift stores tomorrow mornin with la madre. she been doin this for years now i haven't gone with her but i do find stuff other places.

will report back what i gots (or what i dont gots lol) tomorrow.

good luck for tomorrow guys.
 
[quote name='Stick821']Yeah, take up the real estate signs on the day when most people drive around looking for houses for sale. ;)[/QUOTE]

ok then color code:D , i hate when you see a big bunch of signs and thewy are all for sale sighns
 
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