My outing yesterday was a town wide sale. Hit probably 70-80+ in about 6 hours with a 20 minute break to get some refreshment. I was well prepared with cargo shorts pockets filled with different denominations of cash for quick CIF and my GPS and a town map so I did'nt wander aimlessly or repeat sales I already hit. I was out at 7:30 and got probably 50% of the gaming goodies before 10 AM
In no particular order
116 authentic DVD's from 3 different sales
65 DVD"s - $20
38 DVD's - $15
13 DVD's - $5
All sales were asking $1.00 ea. CIF'd said amounts and was accepted without any countering. There were tons of DVD's at different sales but most were 3-5 each. I almost passed on the 13 for 5 but there were some classics like Spaceballs, The Jerk and Caddyshack - so I had tpo bite.
Individual sales
DKC, SMB3, Topsy Turvy, Yoshi's Island - TOTAL $4
SMB Deluxe - TOTAL $2
Crash of the Titans - TOTAL $4
Pokemon Ruby - Total $3
CIF'd $4 for the first 4 games, SMB IAP was $2 and would not budge, Pokemon game was from some little kid about 11 or 12 with an awesome retro 70's Black Sabbeth tour shirt. We struck up a conversation and he was a guitarist and heavy into classic rock, I thought he was cool so I CIF'd $3 more than I would normally would for a game. The crash game was from another little kid who wanted $4 a game - he had like 3 or 4. I initially passed thinking he would be able to sell it for $4 to someone, he also had a little lemonade stand and I went to purchase a cup and he was like "mister you sure you don't want to buy that game" he had like these sad eyes and s*it and he totally got me. I told him to go get the game and gave him the $4 + another $1 for a .25 cup of lemonade. I'm such a sucka sometimes.
Silver GBA SP complete in box, perfect condition except one small scratch on cover. FF Tactics, FF crystal chronicels, RE0 all complete - TOTAL $10
Guy had a lot of games mostly PC, GBA was marked $9 w/game and the 2 other games were a $1. Some other buyer was was trying to haggle him on some other games with no success - so I just CIF'd him $10 and he took it
Stack (20) of gamecube and PS2. Standouts MP4 and pokemon GOD - TOTAL $12
IAP on this stuff was $2.50 each, I CIF'd $10 but was countered with $12
Stack of sports cards -TOTAL $1
There was a lady running this sale and I asked how much for the cards she responded with $1. i was'nt sure if she meant each or for all. I decided to scoop them up and try and pay the $1 and see what happens. She took the $1. Not big into the sports card think but for a $1 I think I did OK
SNES system w/ controllers and hookups ans 25 games w/manuals. Stand outs Mana, FFIIII, DK3, Link, Mario all stars. TOTAL- $15 Asked for games at this sale and the guy said he had a box went and got them as I went through them I saw the Mana. Those of you that know me know I've been trying to find this for like 3 years now. I asked how much and he came back with $25 but he was kinda like asking me and not telling so I countered with $15 which he hesitated on but took.
Hopefully there won't be any horder comments on this one. I do resell so YS'ing is kind of a side buisiness.
SNES SOM, FFIII, Super Metroid, Lemmings, Raiden Trad, MTPO, Tetris TOTAL - $8
This sale had about 30 mixed SNES and NES games. I pulled these out of the stack and tried to CIF $5 without asking for a price. The mom countered with $10 I tried $7 but she stood firm saying she remembered paying $50 for some of them. I tried $8 CIF and she took it. 3 years looking for mana and BOOM! 2 in one day, not to mention 2 FFIII''s. GO FIGURE!
Mixed sales
Family Guy Volume 1,3,4, Simpson's season 2, Crank Yankers season 1 (must still be in my car) and 2 TOTAL - $10. Guy wanted $2 for single DVD's and $3 for the boxed sets. I CIF'd $10 which he reluctantly too
Star Wars PC and Midway ARCADE TREASURES TOTAL- $4 I tried to CIF $2 but the guy would not budge really wanted the Star Wars so I bit.
N64 games - TOTAL $5 This was a little girl and these were the only games she had. IAP was $1 each . Mario Perty will make that back and then some
REZ, Jurrasic Park OG, Rampage,Kujon, Raiden III. TOTAL $5
Kid had a stack of games mostly sports and and kids games. I pulled these from the stack and was about to CIF $7 when the kid said $5. DOH!
Working fully functional game gear, joystick DKR video TOTAL: $3.25
IAP was $3.25 for all I tried to offer $2 CIF but the lady adamently replied with $3.25
Mixed sales
Guides - TOTAL -$2 IAP .50 ea.which I paid
Zombies complete - TOTAL $2 This sale had a bunch of Gennie games at $3 each nothing of value except this I CIF'd $2
Rock and Roll Racing SNES - TOTAL - $5 Way high for my standards but the lady would not budge on $5 a game. I loved this back in the day and have wanted it for quite a while so I broke down
PS1 Games complete all discs in excellent condition some cracked cases. Legend Of Legaia. JoJo's BA (pumped about this it's been high on my want list for quite some time) Wild 9 (played this a bit and it was pretty cool) SMURF racing - TOTAL - $2. Asked for games at this sale and a 20 something guy went into the house and brought out a stack of about 40 games, many were sports and many were damaged goods through it all I got these and offered up $2 CIF on these.
ONE OF MY BEST FINDS EVER
Resident Evil Nemesis Soundtrack (MINT) - TOTAL .33
This was mixed in with a box of CD's that were going for .50 each 3for $1. I also got about 30 CD's from this guy. I've seen this on Amazon a few times for over $200 I know it's extremely rare and will try and turn it for $150 to one of my steady buyers who is a RE fanatic. I know he collects soundtracks but not sure if he got this one yet.
I know at one point he did want and was the one who alerted me to it's value
