this past weekend:
Xbox Wireless G Network Adapter w/cable (missing power cord), $2
Turbografx-16 TurboStick,
$1
DS Animal Crossing: Wild World,
$4
Sonic Foundry Acid Music 2.0 (new & sealed),
$1
PS3 Street Fighter IV,
$7
CD Mortal Kombat: More Kombat
CD Daft Punk: Homework
CD Bloodhound Gang: Hooray for Boobies
CD The Police: Greatest Hits
CD Armageddon Dildos: Lost
CD Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits (new & sealed)
CD Star Wars: Episode I Official Motion Picture Soundtrack,
$3.50 for all
Yet Another Sega Dreamcast (system only -- no cables),
$1
DC VMU (x2),
$1
DVD Mega 64 Version 1
DVD Lost Boys (new & sealed)
DVD My So-Called Life: The Complete Series
DVD South Park: The Complete 10th Season
DVD Jerry Maguire,
$13 for all
PC Oblivion
PC Oblivion: Knights of the Nine expansion (in the same case),
$1 for both
RFX MP128P MIDIBuddy (no power supply),
$2
BD Baby Mama
BD Traitor,
$12 for both
Silver Nintendo GBA SP
GBA Yoshi's Island,
$1 for both
Wii Ratatouille (few scratches, plays fine),
$2
GC Mario Party 6,
FREE
pretty good weekend, value-wise.
my favorite find this weekend was the GBA SP. when i caught sight of it, there were several people between it and myself, and i figured one of them was gonna grab it before i could squeeze in there and lay claim. i didn't know the price yet, and i was secretly hoping that if someone did grab it, the price would be ridiculous and i wouldn't want it anyway (am i the only one that does this?). anyway, after a moment, there were two women standing more or less side-by-side, blocking me from it. the one to my left bent down to rummage in a box, just as the other was turning toward the table with the GBA. in an act of pure desperation, i leaned over as far forward as i could, resting one hand on the edge of the same box the lady was digging in, and just plucked it in my right hand with my fingertips; please note that this unfortunately positioned my face mere milimeters above the hind quarters of the bent-over lady -- should she have stood up, we would've both been in for a rude surprise. as i righted myself, it became clear that the lady to my right was noticing the Game Boy at the precise moment that i grabbed it, and was clearly irritated that 1), i grabbed it first, and 2), that i was willing to wedge myself between her and the other lady in order to get it. all this and i didn't even know the price yet!
i flip it over and find to my pleasure that there is a Yoshi cartridge already inserted; bonus! i turn to the seller, hold it up, and ask how much he wants for it. he seems skeptical and asks what it is, as i'm walking toward him. i flip it open and hold it out for him to see. he says, "oh, the game boy? i don't know, a dollar?" as i'm asking if he has any other games for it (he says they didn't), i immediately open my wallet and hand him a dollar. i say "thanks", and as i'm just starting to walk away, a woman (turned out to be his wife), walks over and says,
verbatim, in a low tone (but loud enough so i can hear), "why did you just do that? was that a game boy? just the games for that thing are like twenty to forty bucks!", followed by something to the effect of "well, that's annoying" (or "irritating" -- i don't recall exactly). the guy gives me a helpless look and starts to argue with her, but at this point i can't hear what they're saying. i'm about to leave the sale, but without thinking, i walk over to the lady and say, "i didn't mean to overhear what you were saying, but just so you know, this is the old Game Boy system, and isn't that hot anymore." she says, "really? are you sure?", and i reply, "yeah. the one that everyone wants right now is the DS -- the one that flips up with two screens, and you use 'a pen' on the screen to play." at this she relaxes, and says, "yeeahh.. you're right. well, thank you -- that's better. i thought he (her husband) was being stupid." we all laughed for a second. and i thanked them again and started to leave. the guy follows me real quick, leans in and says, "thanks man -- she was gonna give me s**t about this all day." we both laughed, and i left.
