A couple of months ago, I bought a $465 Circuit City gift card for $300 on Craigslist. I immediately used it to buy an Xbox 360 arcade with a $40 off $199 coupon.
Circuit City then announced liquidation a couple days later, and I used the gift card to buy an Xbox 60gb starter kit at 30% off. Since I had money left over, I bought the $13.99 XBox points cards which I then flipped (kept a couple for myself and friends).
[quote name='yourlefthand']I found a listing for a good-condition original DS for $30. Is this a decent deal? This would be for personal use, not for flipping.[/quote]
http://longisland.craigslist.org/tag/1092785110.html
A few good games but most of the good ones are GH version. MM8, all three MMX games, MGS, and Warhawk. Also some stinkers like South park and Stuart Little 2 and old wrestling games. Overall it's probably a guaranteed net gain but should I go for it? I don't have most of these games, except MM8 and MGS, and my MGS copy doesn't really work.
[quote name='N3UROP0D']There aren't a lot of great deals around here, but I do like picking stuff up, so would any of you guys mind giving me a verdict on either of these:
http://longisland.craigslist.org/tag/1092785110.html
A few good games but most of the good ones are GH version. MM8, all three MMX games, MGS, and Warhawk. Also some stinkers like South park and Stuart Little 2 and old wrestling games. Overall it's probably a guaranteed net gain but should I go for it? I don't have most of these games, except MM8 and MGS, and my MGS copy doesn't really work.[/quote]
First one is 100% guaranteed a scam. Any ad that tells you to "click here for the Wii bundle" or whatever, is pure bullshit. Trust me, you will NOT get that bundle for $235, unless it's from a clueless private party who listed it way to low (in which case it would be gone in an instant).
For listing #2, it's $1 a game, but I see a lot of what appear to be demo discs. Really it depends on the actual games included, I see a couple of the Megamans/Megaman Xs but nothing that is catching my eye. Try and get a list of the games before you commit. If they're evasive, tell them that there appears to be a bunch of game demos in the pic so the best you could offer for a bunch of 10+ year old games is $20.
So about that guy that said he would buy any of the listed games for $2. I sent him an email stating that I had a Mario/Duck Hunt/Track Meet cart I could let go for $2. He replied that he would not because it is only worth $.75 and that he had been told by his friends to look out for me and to remove my post about him in this thread. Now either this is the same guy as all those other times, or there are some a ton of mega cheap asses on CAG that live near me.
Figures. I've never been much of a Craigslister but even I thought it was a bit fishy.
I emailed the guy for a list on the PS1 games. Like I said they mostly suck, but they're all games, no demos. Some don't have cases but all the good ones do. Eh, I'll think about it. Thanks for the tips.
I see those "click here to buy the __________" ads over here. Yes they are scams. It's one of those nigerian guys or those losers from the Uk that want you to send them money through the bank.
PS2
soul calibur 3
shadow of colosuss
final fantasy x
final fantasy xII
-gamecube-
super smash brothers melee
the legend of zelda collectors edition
resident evil
resident evil zero
resident evil 4
-gameboy-
the legend of zelda links awakening
super mario brothers deluxe
pokemon blue/yellow/gold
super mario advance
wario land
gameboy player attachment for gamecube (w/ disc)
PS2
soul calibur 3
shadow of colosuss
final fantasy x
final fantasy xII
-gamecube-
super smash brothers melee
the legend of zelda collectors edition
resident evil
resident evil zero
resident evil 4
-gameboy-
the legend of zelda links awakening
super mario brothers deluxe
pokemon blue/yellow/gold
super mario advance
wario land
gameboy player attachment for gamecube (w/ disc)
, guys...it's been dry as hell here recently, and I've gone 0 for 3 on the last 3 good scores.
Here's an example of a couple of these. I came across an ad yesterday of a guy selling a Nintendo 64 with 10 games asking $40. In the pic it's a pic of an aquamarine translucent N64.
I call the number and ask for which games there are, and he says he's got Mario Kart, Super Smash Bros, and some others he doesn't know, Kobe Bryant and some racing game. I figure it, I'll take a chance.
I tell him I'll be there around 6 after work. I should really have just left my office and run over there, that was a stupid mistake. Sure enough, I get there and it's gone. The guy also tells me he had a PS2 with some games, and some PS1 games, and the guy took those and the N64 bundle. I look over the rest of the crap he has, and it's all beat up, so I console myself by telling myself that everything the guy got was beat up. Doesn't help. I would have given him the $40 for the N64 and whatever quality PS1 and PS2 games he had.
Then today, I came across an ad for a yardsale tomorrow from 11 to 6, that was posted a couple of days ago. I don't know how I missed it, but the guy was selling G1 Transformers, and had a pic of a big ass tub full of them. Address was listed, he wasn't answering emails so I figured it, better run over there posthaste and see if I can just convince him to sell it to me before the sale starts. Sure enough, someone already had contacted him and wasted his entire day telling him he was coming over, finally got over there before me and bought the ing tub for $150. While I already had everything in the tub from what I could tell, I would have offered the guy $100 and worst case cherry picked the best stuff like a Metroplex, the Protectobots, Jetfire, 2 Soundwaves, and some other tasty bits. me.
And also today, a business near my office had a going out of business sale listing, and listed a Nintendo Wii with Mario Galaxy for $155 or best offer. I race over there the minute they open according to the listing, and it's already gone.
Everything else has been ass, but I'm planning on picking up Tetris DS and Mario and Luigi Partners in Time tomorrow for $20 total, both complete.
I posted this in the 'show your stuff' thread earlier, but forgot to put here:
Spent $160 on all of this total. You might not be able to see the Saturn console under the 2 64's, or the NES under the PS1. Everything I've tested has worked great so far, save for 2 of the 64 controllers (and one has literally been chewed by a dog, but still works fine!). OH also, there's a PS2 HD and Network Adaptor there at the bottom Also, the 64 games I got were fire, as well. Tons of the classics: Mario Kart, Smash Bros., Zelda, etc...
Supposed to be grabbing some stuff this weekend, including another big lot. supposed to be around $100 for an Xbox, Ps2, Gamecube (all w/ 2 controllers), and a phat DS, and a handful of mediocre games. I would have like to get it a little lower, but I'll almost recoup my cost trading the DS and PS2 into GS towards the DSi.
[quote name='sgaldis']I posted this in the 'show your stuff' thread earlier, but forgot to put here:
Spent $160 on all of this total. You might not be able to see the Saturn console under the 2 64's, or the NES under the PS1. Everything I've tested has worked great so far, save for 2 of the 64 controllers (and one has literally been chewed by a dog, but still works fine!). OH also, there's a PS2 HD and Network Adaptor there at the bottom Also, the 64 games I got were fire, as well. Tons of the classics: Mario Kart, Smash Bros., Zelda, etc...
Supposed to be grabbing some stuff this weekend, including another big lot. supposed to be around $100 for an Xbox, Ps2, Gamecube (all w/ 2 controllers), and a phat DS, and a handful of mediocre games. I would have like to get it a little lower, but I'll almost recoup my cost trading the DS and PS2 into GS towards the DSi.[/quote]
What a great haul. I wish my craigslist would have stuff like that.
In the meantime, how do you like this pickup I made today: 2 120GB Xbox 360 hard drives for $25 each. Are they hot? I don't really care. Such an awesome deal.
[quote name='N3UROP0D']I pray for the day I find something that awesome.
In the meantime, how do you like this pickup I made today: 2 120GB Xbox 360 hard drives for $25 each. Are they hot? I don't really care. Such an awesome deal.[/quote]
Great Find Dude. This thread inspired me to go looking on local Craigslist for some deals. I'm picking up a pink 360 controller and a live headset for $15 and maybe some games like Viva Pinata and TR:Anniversary for 5 bucks a piece. Nothing else that great. But you just gotta keep looking.
If anyone on CAG is in the Syracuse area, the local CL up there had a listing from someone trying to get rid of a PS3 for $75. They said it had read problems, which are easily fixed by cleaning the lens most times.
No word on what model it was though, but it'd be a hell of a deal if it were a 20 or 60 gb.
I think I made a boo-boo today... Bought the following for $150, I don't even think I'm going to break even...
N64 Stuff
N64 w/ 2 loose stick controllers, 1 generic
Aero Gauge CIB
Monster Truck Madness CIB
Star Wars Racer CIB
Tony HAwk's Pro Skater CIB
Lego Racers CIB
BattleTanx CIB
Golden Eye CIB
TopGear Hyper Bike CIB
MarioKart CIB (why did I think this was worth $50...)
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask CIB
Wayne Gretzky 98
Super Smash Bros.
1080
NHL Breakaway 98
Wave Race 64
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Game boy stuff
Platnium GBA SP CIB
Sonic 2 CIB
Shinobi CIB
Final Fight One CIB
Galidor CIB
MArio & Luigi Superstar CIB
Dave Mirra BMX CIB
Texas Hold em CIB
The Urbz CIB
High Heat 2003 CIB
Midnight Club CIB
Stuntman CIB
Sims Bustin Out CIB
Spy Hunter CIB
Various Accessories
[quote name='neiname']I think I made a boo-boo today... Bought the following for $150, I don't even think I'm going to break even...
N64 Stuff
N64 w/ 2 loose stick controllers, 1 generic
Aero Gauge CIB
Monster Truck Madness CIB
Star Wars Racer CIB
Tony HAwk's Pro Skater CIB
Lego Racers CIB
BattleTanx CIB
Golden Eye CIB
TopGear Hyper Bike CIB
MarioKart CIB (why did I think this was worth $50...)
Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask CIB
Wayne Gretzky 98
Super Smash Bros.
1080
NHL Breakaway 98
Wave Race 64
Zelda Ocarina of Time
Game boy stuff
Platnium GBA SP CIB
Sonic 2 CIB
Shinobi CIB
Final Fight One CIB
Galidor CIB
MArio & Luigi Superstar CIB
Dave Mirra BMX CIB
Texas Hold em CIB
The Urbz CIB
High Heat 2003 CIB
Midnight Club CIB
Stuntman CIB
Sims Bustin Out CIB
Spy Hunter CIB
Various Accessories[/quote]
I'll bet if you were to throw everything on ebay you could at least break even...
[quote name='panamared']I'll bet if you were to throw everything on ebay you could at least break even...[/quote]
Yeah but that is a lot of work with really no reward since you will break even.
Genesis (all with boxes, most with manuals
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Tiny Tunes
Clue
Paperboy 2
Winter Games
Summer Olympics
World Series Baseball
NHL 93
RBI Baseball 4
Aladdin
Lion King
Marble Madness
Bart vs. Space Mutants
World Trophy Soccer
Great Waldo Search
Nothing Spectacular, figure I got sell the Sonics and break even, may have to through in another game or too though.
First pick up was a Sega Saturn + games for $60. I already have a Sega Saturn so I think I will try to fool around with this system for imports. I have very basic soldering experience from customizing arcade sticks and some other basic stuff over the years.
Games were:
Virtua Cop
Resident Evil
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
World Series 98
The House of the Dead
Shinobi
Daytona USA
Steep Slope Sliders
Galactic Attack
Football Quaterback CLub 97
Die Hard Trilogy
Sadly the games were disc only but they are all in good or better condition.
Trying to decide what to do with House of the Dead since I could eBay and pay for everything.
Next we have 125 PS1 games + ps1 system, controllers, memory cards ($275)
The games are all in Excellent condition, all complete, and all black label. Guy seemed like a real nice guy and said his girlfriend was making him sell them off. Earlier in the week he sold of his Saturn Collection, I wish I saw that on craigslist. I have some of them but his are probably in better condition. His Intelligent Qube definitely is (his is mint mine is scratched and missing the booklet).
Here are a list of the games:
LONGBOX GAMES
-------------
Air Combat
Battle Arena Toshinden
D
Doom
Gex
Mortal Kombat 3
The Need For Speed
Resident Evil
Ridge Racer
Street Fighter Alpha: Warrior's Dreams
Tekken
Twisted Metal
Warhawk
JEWEL CASE GAMES
----------------
Activision Classics
Akuji The Heartless
Apocalypse
Army Men: Sarge's Heroes
Beyond The Beyond
Blast Chamber
Bloody Roar 2
Breath Of Fire III
Bushido Blade
C-12: Final Resistance
Cardinal Syn
Chrono Cross
Command & Conquer
Command & Conquer Red Alert
Command & Conquer Red Alert: Retaliation
Cool Boarders
Cool Boarders 2
Courier Crisis
Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
Crash Bandicoot Warped
Darkstone
Dead Or Alive
Deathtrap Dungeon
Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis 2
Disruptor
Driver
Driver 2
Duke Nukem Time To Kill
Fear Effect
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Anthology
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Final Fantasy Origins
Final Fantasy Tactics
Gex: Enter The Gecko
Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko
Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo 2
Heart Of Darkness
Hexen
Intelligent Qube
Jet Moto
Mass Destruction
MDK
Medal Of Honor
Medal Of Honor Underground
Mega Man X5
Mega Man X6
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
Mission Impossible
Myst
Nightmare Creatures
Namco Museum Volume 3
Need For Speed 2
Need For Speed: Porsche Unleashed
Ninja: Shadow Of Darkness
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
O.D.T
Omega Boost
One
Pandemonium!
Parasite Eve
Project Overkill
Quake 2
R4 Ridge Racer Type 4
Reloaded
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 3
Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman
Rival Schools
Rogue Trip: Vacation 2012
Soul Of The Samurai
Spyro The Dragon
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage
Spyro: Year Of The Dragon
Strider 2
Syphon Filter
Syphon Filter 2
Syphon Filter 3
Tai Fu: Wrath Of The Tiger
Tekken 2
Tekken 3
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tenchu 2
Test Drive 6
Test Drive Off-Road 2
Theme Hospital
Thrasher: Skate And Destroy
Tobal No.1
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider III
Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation
Tomorrow Never Dies
Twisted Metal 3
Twisted Metal 4
Twisted Metal: Small Brawl
Vigilante 8
Vigilante 8: Second Offense
WarCraft 2: The Dark Saga
WCW/NWO Thunder
Wild 9
Wild Arms
The World Is Not Enough
WWF Warzone
Xevious 3D/G+
This get my PS1 collection pretty awesome. I'm only missing a few more games that I need to find at some point - Wild Arms 2, Suikodens, Alundra, Bust-A-Grooves, etc.
On a side note, all the games were in alphabetical order!
Finally my third one ($30) this week was for a :
NES System
Joycard Sansui SSS controller
Final Fantasy w/ manual, original map and guide (guide has a few of the first few pages ripped out but still there folded in the back of the guide)
Complete Ghost Lion
Complete Dr. Mario
Dragon Warrior 2 (x2)
Zelda 2
Crystalis with manual (manual kind of crushed up a bit)
Casino Kid
Vegas Dreams
Game Genie (With code book plus updates that were mailed out periodically)
Also tossed inside was a bag that that had a bunch of random stuff in it:
Final Fantasy 2 Manual
Guides ripped out of Nintendo Powers (Dragon Warriors, Final Fantasy, Zeldas)
Zelda Tips and Tricks that was in the orignal LoZ box.
ShadowGate manual
Final Fantasy 3 guide!
and some other random odds and ends
I didn't bother taking pictures of some of the stuff from that pick up.
My friend also picked up a like new PSP bundle that he said a was a real good deal. I can't speak for it since I no absolutely nothing about the PSP.
Thinking about these two: What would be a fair price to offer and any idea of their re-sale vale?
2 GBC with games $40
Looks like Pokemon Gold, Silver, Yellow, and TCG. As a lot that might fetch a pretty penny.
[quote name='BackIntoVideoGames']How come it goes for so much on eBay?[/QUOTE]
I had no idea that Banjo Tooie started selling for a pretty penny again. Almost all other N64 games have dropped in value dramatically over the last year, I just assumed it had as well. So, I suppose $10 isn't the worst deal in the world. It's more than I'd be willing to spend for it, but it looks like you could make at least $8-10 off it.
Might as well pick up Dragonquest the resident evils and Phantom Braves (~$15 ebay). See if he would give you a break (maybe 6 for $20 or 7 for $25) or something like that.
[quote name='MYFIREMANISHUGE']I have the following Playstation 2 games for sale
PS2 Games $5 each unless stated otherwise
Resident Evil Code Veronica X
Onimusha 2
Onimusha 3
Resident Evil Outbreak 2
Resident Evil Outbreak 1
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
.Hack//Infection
Dragon Quest VIII
Phantom Brave
Kingdom Hearts
Gungrave
Good deal(s)? I'm looking at .Hack and Mgs3 mostly though.[/quote]
today at gamestop saw some guy trading in a bunch of stuff, and they were mostly sport and racing games but I noticed he got some game boy color game. Knowing that gamestop doens't take them in I offer $2 for all his games. He also got some PS1 games they dont take, so I offered him $2 for all of them. Finally he said he got some game boy color system and I paid $2 for 2 game boy color and a game boy pocket
Game boy games - $2 for whole lot
Donkey Kong Land 3
Pokemon Blue
Pokemon Crystal
Mario Land
Game boy Camera
Tennis
Game and Watch
Game and Watch 2
Zelda DX
Battle Arena Toshinen
Monopoly
Quest for Camelot
gameshark
Playstation games - $2
Marvel vs Capcom disc only
some nba game
Game boy system - $2
Teal GBC
Green GBC
black game boy pocket
game boy link cable
N64 smoke system Complete in Box
Majora's Mask Complete in Box w/ Prima guide
Ocarina in Time Complete in Box w/ Perfect guide
$30
Back to the leapster lot I had spent $125, I sold 14 games for $160 in one lot, game system for $30, cover for $15, each wallet is listed for $15 on ebay, backpack is $20 on ebay, charger will sell for $30 on ebay.
[quote name='Ye0ldmario']Are those the original figurines from the 80's? do they fetch any value on ebay?[/quote]
Oh yeah, some are worth a ton. Mint in Sealed Box or even complete and generally excellent shape with original box, inserts, instructions etc., and they are worth a fortune. All the old toys from the 80's, before toy collecting really took off.
Even if you have broken ones, you can sell them individually for a little here and there depending on which one it is. Many collectors buy them for the parts. Also, any of the individual small parts - some of those parts go for serious money because they are so hard to find. Like the guns, fists, wings etc. I still have virtually all of the G1 Transformers, unfortunately only a few have their boxes. Same with lots of giant Japanese robots from that late 70's early 80's era.
[quote name='karkyco']Oh yeah, some are worth a ton. Mint in Sealed Box or even complete and generally excellent shape with original box, inserts, instructions etc., and they are worth a fortune. All the old toys from the 80's, before toy collecting really took off.
Even if you have broken ones, you can sell them individually for a little here and there depending on which one it is. Many collectors buy them for the parts. Also, any of the individual small parts - some of those parts go for serious money because they are so hard to find. Like the guns, fists, wings etc. I still have virtually all of the G1 Transformers, unfortunately only a few have their boxes. Same with lots of giant Japanese robots from that late 70's early 80's era.[/quote]
Last year I got a 90% complete Jetfire (missing some of the armor) for $0.25 at a garage sale. I also bought a complete Swoop, Blurr, and Kup from the guy for $0.10 a piece. Best TF find I've ever had in my life. I could resell them for a lot more, but since I'm a collector I've got them sitting on my shelf with my other TFs (I've since run out of room on my shelf).
PS2 system (phat), 3 controllers and street basketball 2, mx superfly, disneys extreme skate adventure, champions return to arms, simpsons road rage, need for speed underground, nfs underground 2, freekstyle, freestyle metal x, splashdown rides gone wild, legend of spyro a new beginning, tony hawks pro skater 2, jak 2, avatar last airbender, street basketball 1, atv offroad fury, nfs most wanted, spiderman, vexx, tony hawks underground, matt hoffman pro bmx 2, the incredibles, champions of norrath, dragonball z budokai, hot wheels velocity maximum justice.
Plus one Gamecube, 1 wavebird, 1 controller and street basketball v3, nicktoons unite, pokemon colosseum, super mario strikers, costom robo, mario kart double dash, the spongesquare pants movie, and super smash bros melee
Also, heres a trade I have on table (might hold off on this one). My 60gb ps3 for:
Wii System + there is also a second controller and nunchuck
Wii Sports
super smash bros brawl
legend of zelda tp
mario kart wii with wheel
super mario galaxy
guitar hero 3 with controller
red steel
excite truck
Resident evil 4 wii edition
wii play
gamecube games
pikmin
super mario sunshine
tales of symphonia
second sight
[quote name='neiname']
Also, heres a trade I have on table (might hold off on this one). My 60gb ps3 for:
Wii System + there is also a second controller and nunchuck
Wii Sports
super smash bros brawl
legend of zelda tp
mario kart wii with wheel
super mario galaxy
guitar hero 3 with controller
red steel
excite truck
Resident evil 4 wii edition
wii play
gamecube games
pikmin
super mario sunshine
tales of symphonia
second sight[/quote]
I'll offer you my 40 gb PS3 and big bag of dog crap for your 50 gb PS3. This is assuming that your 60 gb PS3 works flawlessly and you don't mind that the dog crap is from a mixed breed.
That's basically my way of saying you're getting a raw deal if you take that offer, since you could easily sell your 60 gb for more than that entire lot if the value of a 60gb model is still as high as it was when I last checked.
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I'll offer you my 40 gb PS3 and big bag of dog crap for your 50 gb PS3. This is assuming that your 60 gb PS3 works flawlessly and you don't mind that the dog crap is from a mixed breed.
That's basically my way of saying you're getting a raw deal if you take that offer, since you could easily sell your 60 gb for more than that entire lot if the value of a 60gb model is still as high as it was when I last checked.[/quote]
Now that I think about it your right although I would prefer purebreed dog crap with your 40gb PS3
I scored an Atari 2600 w/2 regular controller, the paddle controllers, 2 odd joystick controllers, and the star raiders controller with 32 games for $25. The games are pretty much all commons except Montezuma's Revenge seems to be semi-rare. I was pretty excited since I didn't have an atari yet, but alas, it doesn't quite work right. The fire button on the left side is always pressed, even when no controller is in. I tried cleaning all the contacts and solder points but it didn't fix it. It's hard to play anything when you can't use the fire button.
neiname don't get rid of the 60 gb since thats the best ps3 you can have.
for $105 the rest of that stuff isnt too bad, you could recoup most of your money
, guys...it's been dry as hell here recently, and I've gone 0 for 3 on the last 3 good scores.
