Official 2011 Yard Sale Thread

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[quote name='The Punisher']Dumb to ask, but why is the gold N64 so special? I saw a green one before.[/QUOTE]
Have you not seen the price of gold lately?
 
[quote name='The Punisher']Dumb to ask, but why is the gold N64 so special? I saw a green one before.[/QUOTE]

I believe it was a TRU exclusive bundle, but I was on a gaming hiatus when it came out, so I am not positive that is correct.
 
[quote name='slowdive21']I believe it was a TRU exclusive bundle, but I was on a gaming hiatus when it came out, so I am not positive that is correct.[/QUOTE]

This is correct. TRU exclusive.
 
[quote name='jer7583']beggar prince is the find of that lot. really amazing that that kid would know enough to buy that kind of fan-produced game (and a lot of the other gems in there) and then sell it all for dirt cheap.[/QUOTE]
Wow Beggar Prince! Yeah it's certainly interesting you got one. You should check to see if the save battery's still work though. Some SFT games seem to have clumsy save batteries.
 
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Well my weekend was alright. I hit up 2 flea markets and found:
12 clear nintendo game cases = $3 for all
3 black nintendo game sleeves = $.25 for all
1 sealed sega saturn eclipse stick = $3
1 ps2 namcomuseum= $1
1 the legend of zelda dvd= $1
1 NES Bart vs. the space mutants with manual and rental case= $2
1 NES A boy and his blob= $2
1 NES Casino Kid 2= $3
1 NES Zanac= $2
1 NES Adventures of tom sawyer= $1
1 NES Alien Syndrome= $2
1 NES total recall in box with manual= $2
4 empty gameboy color cases=$1 for all
1 SEGA golden axe 2=$1
1 SEGA Toe Jam & Earl in box with manual= $4
1 sega 32x doom=$1
1 clear nintendo 64 case= $.25
1 N64 toxic trouble= $1
1 SNES super mario world= $5
1 SNES super mario all stars= $2
1 SNES Monopoly= $1
1 GAME GEAR game genie w/big book and mini book=2
1 PS1 Star wars dark force= $3
1 PS1 Grid Runner= $2
1 PS1 rainbow six= $2
1 PS1 Future Cop: L.A.P.D.= $2
1 PS1 Syphon Filter= $2
1 PS2 sealed turbo shock controller and dvd remote= $1
1 book Game Over = $1
1 book genesis and game gear= $2
1 Atari 2600 game Adventure= $.50
1 Atari 2600 game circus atari= $.50
1 Atari 2600 game solaris= $.50
1 Atari 2600 game midnight magic= $.50
1 Atari 2600 game dark cavern= $.50
1 Game Boy game Final fantasy adventure= $2
1 Commodore 64 game jupiter lander= $.50
1 Atari 400/800/1200 game Orc Attack= $.50
2 Game.com handheld systems both work = $4 for both
 
Sorry my brother posted that for me. It was a mixture of yard sale and flea market finds. He just didn't post it properly.
 
Here's a full listing of the games for those who are interested.

Sega Genesis
Batman
Batman Returns
Comix Zone
Cyborg Justice
Desert Strike
Evander "Real Deal" Holyfield Boxing
Ex-Mutants
Gaiares
Hard Ball '95
Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike
King of the Monsters 2
Light Crusader
Ms. Pac-Man
NBA Jam: Tournament Edition
The Ooze
Primal Rage
RBI Baseball '94
Road Rash II
Rocket Knight Adventures
Sonic the Hedgehog 2x (one in case, one cart only)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic Spinball
Spider-Man
Sports Talk Baseball
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Strider
Sub Terrania
Super Base ball 2020
Trouble Shooter
Urban Strike: The Sequel to Jungle Strike
Valis III
Vectorman
Vectorman 2
X-Men
Zoop

Super Nintendo
Art of Fighting
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Bill Laimbert's Combat Basketball
Breath of Fire II
Darius Twin
D-Force
Drakkhen
Earthworm Jim
Final Fight
Gradius III
Hammerlock Wrestling
Joe and Mac
Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball
Lester the Unlikely
Natsume Championship Wrestling
NBA Jam Tournamet Edition
RoboCop Versus The Terminator
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Separation Anxiety
Spawn
Stunt Race FX
Street Fighter II
Super Conflict
Super Punch Out!!
Super R-Type
Super Star Wars
Thunder Spirits
WCE Super Brawl
Winter Olympic Games
WWF Raw
WWF Super Wrestlemania
Xardion
Zombies Ate My Neighbors

NES
10-Yard Fight
Alien Syndrome
Archon
Astyanax
Bad Dudes
Baseball Simulator 1.000
Battle Chess
Captain Skyhawk
Castlevania
Dragon Warrior
Fantasy Zone
The Guardian Legend
Guerrilla
Kung Fu
Legendary Wings
Low G Man
Life Force
Major League Baseball
Power Blade
Power Punch II
River City Ransom
Rygar
Super Dodge Ball
Super Mario Bros. 2
Trojan

Master System
After Burner (one in case, one cart only)
Alien Syndrome
Casino Games
Double Dragon
Great Basketball
The Ninja
Out Run
Rambo First Blood Part II
Y's: The Vanished Omens


As far as Beggar Prince goes, I also thought it was weird that he would have that rare of a game and not know what he had. But who knows where he picked it up. Also, the pictures I posted were after a cleaned all of them, but most of the games had an almost new Game-X-Change price sticker on them so it looks like he put some money into the collection.

Oh, and who needs 5 different wrestling games for the SNES?
 
[quote name='Capsuledragon']
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$5 for a bunch of Sega Genesis Games. I'm very pleased with this find.
Risk - complete
Taz - complete
Shining Force - boxed
Sonic 3 - cart
Beauty and the Beast - complete
And a Wheel of Fortune case that had Sword of Vermillion in it. Weird, but hey Sword of Vermillion is way better than Wheel of Fortune so I'll take it! :)[/QUOTE]


OMG I am jealous of that boxed shining force! Those are two rare as hell games for the genesis.
 
My first post so take it it easy on me. This is what I can remember from the summer.

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Not pictured 2 Pokemon Reds. Pretty sweet since it started as the Game Boy and one Pokemon Red for $5, then as I found the rest scattered about the table he said to take it all for $5. Game Boy has the battery door. Sweet.

Got this at a church/multi on the way to work Saturday morning (I have to work every other... fuck) from 2 different people.

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Zelda - 10
Case - 2

Case holds 12 N64 games and SNES games actually fit pretty nicely too.
Zelda is in great condition and was a real battle to get. Its a good story I'll put it at the end of the post.

Earlier this summer got a slim black PS2 with 2 Sony controllers in fair shape, a 3rd party 16mb memory card, and of course some Smack Down game in the system for 15. Probably could have gotten it for 10 but I'm not too bold and I needed a DVD player for the bedroom.

Non game related finds this summer pretty much limited to Vinyl.

Journey: Escape
Pink Floyd: DSOTM
The Doors: L.A. Woman
Deep Purple: Made in Japan

all four for $1 at the church sale

Also my friend posts here and the game boy stuff was all from this sale

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I thought he had nabbed all the games and I was pissed, then I got all the Game Boy shit he somehow missed. Everybody wins :whee:

Story about Zelda below
Got there right when it started around 8. Saw this box with a Game Cube, 2 Nintendo controllers, 1 third party, Nintendo memory card, about 10 games. Mostly sports, a couple need for speeds, some 007 game, Mario Party 5 and of course Zelda. Ask the lady and she says it's her sons. He told her 70 is good and she thinks 60 will be more fair. I'm looking nowhere more than 30 for all of it. I ask her if she'll split it up? No. How about 10 for 2 games (Zelda and MP5)? No. Alright lady, if i come back on my lunch break and you've stuck to 60 all day and its still here, can we make a deal? Yeah.

1 o'clock, it's still there. Any offers yet? She doesn't exactly remember me from the morning. Says she wont get close to 25. I offer 10 for Zelda and finally... yes.
 
[quote name='doodmandood']I used to have one.

Without labels, it's a pain to store them in there.[/QUOTE]

I always kind of assumed there were spaces inbetween them so you could peer down into the labels or they were stored on a slight angle.

While we're on the topic, what is the way most people store/display their N64 games? The only viable option I've come across is buying the UGC cases and printing custom artwork, but that seems like a ton of work :drool:
 
There is some space.

I always just had labels from a label maker added to the tops of the games. It doesn't hurt the game and makes it look ok-ish.

The best way is the UGC cases. It is a lot of work and extra money.
 
[quote name='doodmandood']There is some space.

I always just had labels from a label maker added to the tops of the games. It doesn't hurt the game and makes it look ok-ish.

The best way is the UGC cases. It is a lot of work and extra money.[/QUOTE]

Yea, I keep hoping someone else has a better idea, but once I clear off a good amount of shelf space, I think I'll dive into it.
 
[quote name='tooshorty6432168']I always kind of assumed there were spaces inbetween them so you could peer down into the labels or they were stored on a slight angle.

While we're on the topic, what is the way most people store/display their N64 games? The only viable option I've come across is buying the UGC cases and printing custom artwork, but that seems like a ton of work :drool:[/QUOTE]

You can go CIB on n64 games if you're patient and don't need the ultra-rarities.
 
[quote name='Indigo_Streetlight']You can go CIB on n64 games if you're patient and don't need the ultra-rarities.[/QUOTE]

*Bored at work so insta-replying*

I have about 20 or so CIB N64 games, but I like to keep the cartridges out of the box especially for the games I play more often, so I don't cause any damage to them constantly opening and closing them. Somehow I think my N64 is still my second most played system even as of now.
 
[quote name='tooshorty6432168']*Bored at work so insta-replying*

I have about 20 or so CIB N64 games, but I like to keep the cartridges out of the box especially for the games I play more often, so I don't cause any damage to them constantly opening and closing them. Somehow I think my N64 is still my second most played system even as of now.[/QUOTE]

Well, if you need to see the labels and need cart access while playing; I once brainstormed this staggered stairstep three cartridge platform made out of cardboard. I never built the thing, but basically if you can sit your carts on a mini-staircase enough of the label is exposed to identify the game.
 
[quote name='tooshorty6432168']I always kind of assumed there were spaces inbetween them so you could peer down into the labels or they were stored on a slight angle.

While we're on the topic, what is the way most people store/display their N64 games? The only viable option I've come across is buying the UGC cases and printing custom artwork, but that seems like a ton of work :drool:[/QUOTE]

There are small spaces where you can see the games. I picked up a larger one of these cases earlier this year. I just like putting my n64 games in a sturdy shoebox.


I didn't go out yesterday (because I had to go somewhere which was of course later cancelled). I did hit 5 this morning since one listed "video game systems', but they wanted $50 for a Genesis and $20 each for gameboy colors with 4 games. They did have a couple of pokemon reds, but it was still too expensive.

I might be in Milwaukee tomorrow, so maybe my luck will change there...
 
[quote name='Indigo_Streetlight']Well, if you need to see the labels and need cart access while playing; I once brainstormed this staggered stairstep three cartridge platform made out of cardboard. I never built the thing, but basically if you can sit your carts on a mini-staircase enough of the label is exposed to identify the game.[/QUOTE]

That's not a bad idea, and probably wouldn't have a huge footprint either considering the game's widths. I'll ponder that, but may end up just buying the UGC cases for my next project.

[quote name='slowdive21']There are small spaces where you can see the games. I picked up a larger one of these cases earlier this year. I just like putting my n64 games in a sturdy shoebox.[/QUOTE]

Yea, as of now I have all of mine in a suitcase next to my couch :roll:
 
[quote name='mitchondria']Seasons over down here. Waiting for next year.....[/QUOTE]

It's getting pretty done here but still a little life out there. I had 9 advertised sales to hit but ended going to more like 20. Still, they were pretty crappy sales overall. I did buy enough media (DVDs, CDs, books) to make it worthwhile but very little in the way of games . . . I will pic my one small find later . . .

[quote name='slowdive21']but they wanted $50 for a Genesis [/QUOTE]

I saw this really, really ugly looking Genesis with 5 bad kiddie games and it was marked $35.

I did buy a Fisher Price Airport with the airplane and a bunch of pieces (complete??) for $15 . . . hopefully it will be a good flip.
 
Yard sales are just picking up now here actually. Summer in Florida is just too hot for it, so end of summer/fall it's much more active in the way of sales.
 
Times have been tough, last time I went out all I found was a Child Development: 12th Edition for $1 (and it's gone up by $15 since I traded it in) :roll: I'm going to stake out some new and hopefully more fertile territory tomorrow.
 
[quote name='aptanor']Yard sales are just picking up now here actually. Summer in Florida is just too hot for it, so end of summer/fall it's much more active in the way of sales.[/QUOTE]

We had a morning this week where it was mid-40s in the morning . . . ugh.

Yesterday it was in the 50s . . . so people are wearing jackets and the idea that its getting too cold to rummage is starting to set in.
 
I'm with Aptanor; happy to see the arrival of fall and cooler temps so the yard sales will be picking up again here in FL. It's been a long summer of watching you guys have great finds with very few sales to go to around here.

Also, cooler temps means the return of the 'snow birds'...that means more customers and better prices for when I have my own yard sale!
 
So i been reading the yard sale/flea market thread. Everyone here be finding some epic deals. Anyway, i went to 4 yard sales and 1 flea market. Man, most people are not really selling video games :cry:

At a yard sale, i got a Pikachu and a grey GBA sp case both for $1. I remember back then that people had counterfeit, so im not sure if this pikachu is or not. The tag has a copyright 1995-2009. The grey SP case had a UMD disc of XXX state of the union.

Fleat Market: People selling 360 games for $10 a piece and ps2 games for $5 that was old common titles. I say a guy with a box. He had a NES gun, 2 controllers, 2 Sega CD. He beat me to a N64 black console with all the cables and came in a n64 case for $15. I wasnt really looking for that, but was looking for a Gameboy:cry: I picked up 3 Gameboy games (not sure. Is it call gameboy color?) Pokemon Yellow pikachu edition, Pokemon Red, and Pokemon Silver. I know nothing about these games, but got all 3 for $2.

Remember, this is my first yard sale/ flea market purchase. Please give feedback of how i did. Did i paid too much for all this stuff? Im still trying to learn the CAG way of finding and getting the best deals. Did I overpaid for any of this stuff?
 
[quote name='CAG90210']You seemed like you got a great deal on the Pokemon games for $2 total. I think there were for the original gameboy (not the gameboy color).[/QUOTE]

Thanks. Im not sure, but they told me that they had a GB color, but couldnt find it.
 
Does anyone know anything about pokemon Yellow speical edition, red and silver? Are these the same games or different? Never played pokemon.

Does these have batteries inside?
 
[quote name='The Punisher']Does anyone know anything about pokemon Yellow speical edition, red and silver? Are these the same games or different? Never played pokemon.

Does these have batteries inside?[/QUOTE]

I think they have batteries in them. If you are talking about the ones that the cartridge is actually colored red, yellow, and silver, I think you did really well. I am too old for the pokemon fad, but I learned from this thread that those games are worth picking up if you see them cheap enough.
 
[quote name='The Punisher']Does anyone know anything about pokemon Yellow speical edition, red and silver? Are these the same games or different? Never played pokemon.

Does these have batteries inside?[/QUOTE]

From what I remembered, Red and Yellow basically have the (almost) same story line, except that in Yellow, you start off with Pikachu, where as in Red, you have a choice of three starter pokemon. I never played Silver.

One thing to check out is, can the cartridge store save games? If the battery is dead on the cartridge, you won't be able to save and restore the saved game state, you can still play it though.
 
[quote name='slowdive21']I think they have batteries in them. If you are talking about the ones that the cartridge is actually colored red, yellow, and silver, I think you did really well. I am too old for the pokemon fad, but I learned from this thread that those games are worth picking up if you see them cheap enough.[/QUOTE]

the cartridge is color red, yellow, and silver.

Anyone know the best way to clean the piki plush toy thing?
 
[quote name='CAG90210']From what I remembered, Red and Yellow basically have the (almost) same story line, except that in Yellow, you start off with Pikachu, where as in Red, you have a choice of three starter pokemon. I never played Silver.

One thing to check out is, can the cartridge store save games? If the battery is dead on the cartridge, you won't be able to save and restore the saved game state, you can still play it though.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, i was worried about that. I could just use youtube to see how to replace battry if needed. They look in awesome shape. Debating which one to keep since Yellow and red is the same game?

anyone know if pikachu toy thing is machine wash safe and what settings to use? The pikachu looks good, but would like to clean it.
 
I was cut short by rain at 10:30, but fortunately I had some good vibes this morning as I donned my flannel--and guess what... they were actually justified. :D

1st stop: Avoided both of the "big" (and tapped out) advertised flea markets and went further down in a neighborhood where I had found a nice n64 Conker's lot before. First thing I saw was a guy with a ps2 console and n64 w/ Mario Kart inside for $40 each, yeah right, so I headed across the street.

At first I saw some gba games, an advance console, some xbox titles, nothing really super-interesting but then there's a Playing with Power Poster framed, so I ask a little more about SNES since I'm betting there's some less-than-casual collecting going on here. All this time I'm looking both ways for a nemesis to appear, but it's all clear--and here's the score!

Soul Blazer C.I. to the B (no poster) - Asking price was thirty, but I'll gladly give you $20. :hot: (so happy to be able to play this without paying tons of $$$, drool)

If that wasn't enough, there was also

Breath of Fire CIB
Actraiser 2 CIB

which had been "researched" for their cart-only prices, so there I am trying not to look like this is a crack fix and I offer $5 each--accepted.

Then there was this stuff:

(xbox) Star Wars: Jedi Outcast
Tetris 2 CIB nes
Castlevania Adventure
ps2 controller

all for $5.

Then there was all of this:

Gameboy Advance white console
Final Fantasy Adventure
Final Fantasy Legend
Kirby's Pinball
Link's Awakening
NBA Jam T.E.
Pokemon Pinball (gba)
Tetris

NES four way controller adaptor
Super Gameboy CIB
Super Tennis in box

Offered $15, settled on $20.

And on my way out I picked up:

(xbox) jetset radio future - $1 (Good pick, believe it or not)
TMNT 3 (nes) from the overpriced people across the street - $2

Not much else of note, except a few blocks down I saw a plastic bin filled with 80s He-Man and TMNT toys, they wanted $10 but at that point I was so hyped from my game haul and toys aren't exactly my area, though I'm sure they had $70-80 worth of stuff (part of castle grayskull, almost all of the major heroes and villains from both series, etc.)
 
[quote name='Indigo_Streetlight']I was cut short by rain at 10:30, but fortunately I had some good vibes this morning as I donned my flannel--and guess what... they were actually justified. :D

1st stop: Avoided both of the "big" (and tapped out) advertised flea markets and went further down in a neighborhood where I had found a nice n64 Conker's lot before. First thing I saw was a guy with a ps2 console and n64 w/ Mario Kart inside for $40 each, yeah right, so I headed across the street.

At first I saw some gba games, an advance console, some xbox titles, nothing really super-interesting but then there's a Playing with Power Poster framed, so I ask a little more about SNES since I'm betting there's some less-than-casual collecting going on here. All this time I'm looking both ways for a nemesis to appear, but it's all clear--and here's the score!

Soul Blazer C.I. to the B (no poster) - Asking price was thirty, but I'll gladly give you $20. :hot: (so happy to be able to play this without paying tons of $$$, drool)

If that wasn't enough, there was also

Breath of Fire CIB
Actraiser 2 CIB

which had been "researched" for their cart-only prices, so there I am trying not to look like this is a crack fix and I offer $5 each--accepted.

Then there was this stuff:

(xbox) Star Wars: Jedi Outcast
Tetris 2 CIB nes
Castlevania Adventure
ps2 controller

all for $5.

Then there was all of this:

Gameboy Advance white console
Final Fantasy Adventure
Final Fantasy Legend
Kirby's Pinball
Link's Awakening
NBA Jam T.E.
Pokemon Pinball (gba)
Tetris

NES four way controller adaptor
Super Gameboy CIB
Super Tennis in box

Offered $15, settled on $20.

And on my way out I picked up:

(xbox) jetset radio future - $1 (Good pick, believe it or not)
TMNT 3 (nes) from the overpriced people across the street - $2

Not much else of note, except a few blocks down I saw a plastic bin filled with 80s He-Man and TMNT toys, they wanted $10 but at that point I was so hyped from my game haul and toys aren't exactly my area, though I'm sure they had $70-80 worth of stuff (part of castle grayskull, almost all of the major heroes and villains from both series, etc.)[/QUOTE]

nice picks. Sorry for the dumb question, but what is CIB mean?
 
[quote name='CAG90210']CIB = complete in box[/QUOTE]
Thanks. New to the yard sale/flea market thread.

Do u know anything about the Pokemon yellow, red, silver games? Are they the same games? Never played pokemon before.

Also, is pikachu plush machine wash safe? What is the best way to clean it?
 
[quote name='The Punisher']Thanks. New to the yard sale/flea market thread.

Do u know anything about the Pokemon yellow, red, silver games? Are they the same games? Never played pokemon before.

Also, is pikachu plush machine wash safe? What is the best way to clean it?[/QUOTE]

[quote name='CAG90210']From what I remembered, Red and Yellow basically have the (almost) same story line, except that in Yellow, you start off with Pikachu, where as in Red, you have a choice of three starter pokemon. I never played Silver.

One thing to check out is, can the cartridge store save games? If the battery is dead on the cartridge, you won't be able to save and restore the saved game state, you can still play it though.[/QUOTE]

wiki also helps
 
Decided to keep hitting the pavement since there were a good number of sales and few repeats. Got some alright stuff. Too lazy for photos again but here it is.

* Got a set of Logitech LS21 2.1 speakers for $5
* Binder full of old Pokemon cards (some first ed., only one holo) for just $.25
* :360: Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising $3
* Best find of the day: :360: Kinect Sports (sealed) for $.50!

Not many games today but that Kinect Sports will flip nicely. I saw so many $10-15 Xbox 360 games today...too rich for my blood. Also saw some guy selling tons of stuff he obviously just bought from Borders, including some of their bookshelves, at inflated prices. :roll:
 
[quote name='CAG90210']wiki also helps[/QUOTE]

Been reading wiki. Red and yellow is the same besides the starting pokemon.

I tried to use google about spotting a fake plush with no luck. i cant tell if its a real plush toy or not or how to clean it.
 
I went out for an hour and a half this morning. Could have gone longer, but had other places to be. No great gaming finds, but I did get 2 n64 controller extensions, banjo tooie, and a 360 battery shell for free. I also got a Mace Windu Force FX lightsaber. It's a little beat up, but seems to work well.
 
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