Okay, guys, here goes:
First sale. Advertised as having video games, I arrived aright after they stared, the wife had no idea about any games and the husband was nowhere to be found. I saw a huge Togepi plush and CIF'ed $1, we settled on $1.50. Then I poked around, there was a lot of random stuff, and I picked up a Jurassic Park t-shirt, ($2) a sweet JP velociraptor tie ($1), a Squirtle Christmas Ornament ($0.75), and a still-in-box set of Nightmare Before Christmas wine glasses ($4). Offered $5, she accepted. Then I saw a porcelain Mulan tea set complete with box and a foot-high Batman Beyond statue, also complete in box, marked $6 and $8, respectively. I figured my girlfriend would want either or both of those, and CIF'ed $10. She countered with $12, I picked up a big Eyore plush and said $12 if she throws him in. She accepted.
Total find:
Togepi
Eyore
Squirtle Ornament
Batman Beyond Statue
Mulan Tea Set
Lost World t-shirt
JP Raptor Hatchling tie
NBX Glasses
TOTAL: $18.50
I returned to that sale (much) later, the husband was there, and the games were already sold. =(
The next successful sale was a half hour drive, but it was advertised as 10 families...somewhat falsely. There were two or three ladies outside of one house; I asked the host about video game stuff, she went inside, came back with a box containing an NES, PS1, and a bunch of assorted gaming odds and ends. She also mentioned having two broken PS2's, and I told her to bring them out. After inquiring the price on the PSOne and having her say "I don't know, a few bucks?" and some other garage sale patrons pushing past me to dig through my box, I CIF'ed her $10 for the mystery box and two broken PS2's. There was a game gear inside that she didn't know if her kid still wanted, I told her to keep it ('cause
Game Gear.) Accepted.
2x PS2 consoles i was told were "broken"
2x NES consoles
1x PS1 console
1x GameBoy
PSX Multitap CIB
PSX Controller Extension Cable
PSX Power Cable
PS2 Power Cable
PS2 A/V Cable
NES Controller
NES RFU Switch x3
N64 RFU adapter
GBA Madcatz Screen Magnifier
N64 Tremor Pak Plus x3
N64 AV cables x2
PSX MLB 2000 (complete, cracked case)
Performance Universal Car Adapter (GameBoy/Gear?)
Performance Universal AC Adapter (GameBoy/Gear?)
Performace AC Adapter (GameGear?) x2
Maze Craze (Atari)
Genesis Cart only:
King of Monsters
NHL 95
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sonic 3 missing label
Acclaim cart missing label
TOTAL: $10
On to the next one! Passed a sign that wasn't on my map, pulled off and stopped. Saw a PSX on the ground, no controller, then saw a SNES and some carts on the table. There was a bin behind it with NES carts that hadn't been put out. Both systems were marked $5, a few SNES carts at $0.75, and Mario Paint CIB for $3. The father was there, smiling as he complained that it was his daughter's stuff, and the famil had left him behind while going out to breakfast (it was still about 9:45). I said I'd buy both consoles if he threw in the games, he countered with $15, I got him down to $12. There was a PS2 game sitting there that he threw in, too. I also picked up the complete, original All Dogs Go To Heaven CD Sountrack for $1.
Super NES
Super NES controller
Super NES PSU
SNES RFU
Madden 95
Mario Paint (Box, directions, mouse, pad, cart, dust cover)
Super R-Type (w/book)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (w/book)
Vegas Stakes (w/Book)
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NES:
10 Yard Fight
Baseball
Ghosts n Goblins
Gunsmoke
Ikari Warriors
Karate CHamp
MagMax
Pinball
Rad Racer
Section Z
The Legend of Zelda
SMB/Duck Hunt/Track Meet
Volleyball
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PSX Unit
Sony PSX RFU
3D2 PSX RFU
PSX Magazine Demo Disc 25
Muppets Party Cruise (PS2)
TOTAL: $13
That was really it video-game wise for the day. A few people I visited either sold them or had something in the attic that I left my number about.
So, on my way out to visit a friend in the next county over, I plotted a course that would take me by a few CraigsListers who had items of interest.
The first was a Sega CD-X posting that originall asked $190. I got them to drop to $90 over e-mail, when I met them, they wouldn't budge. I was happy with my purchase, though:
Sega CD-X
Power adapter
RFU connector
Stereo connector
S-Video cable (!)
Wireless Sega-Brand Controller x2
Carrying Case
Naki Eliminator Cleaning Kit
Original Sega CD-X manual
SegaCD Games with Case & Instructions
Brutal: Paws of Fur
Chuck Rock II: son of Chuck
Jeapardy!
Sega Classics (5 Genesis Games) & Ecco the Dolphin (two discs, 6 games, share a cardboard/plastic mini-case)
Sonic CD (cardbord/plastic minicase)
Genesis Games with Case & instructions
Mortal Kombat II
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
TOTAL: $90
Everything was mint and perfect (aside from a couple of cracked game cases) and I was more than happy to pay the $90 he refused to budge from.
The next stop was a Sega Genesis listing that had been at $75 and had CD and 32x games listed with it. It turned out to have both the 32X and SegaCD with it, as well as about 25 Genesis games, 12 or so CD games, and half a dozen 32X games...all complete, plus a copy of Virtual Fighter 2 for Saturn complete. The woman selling it said she had an NES at her boyfriend's house, we went over there, and she (after not budging on the $75 asking price for the Genesis stuff), offered me it with the NES and 25 games for $100. I countered with $90, she accepted.
There is a huge list that will be coming soon. ;D
But if anyone needs a SNES, Genesis, a Model 2 Sega CD, a PSX, or a NES (or any games, since I'm probably ending up wtih some dupes, PM me with an offer (you pay first via PayPal for purchases, I'll send first if you have more than a dozen positive feedbacks in a trade, under 12 feedbacks, well, I doubt you would send first to me, so purchases only).
