[quote name='Apossum']thanks for the tip about Mister Money. I'll have to check that place out. I take S. Park to get to 90 and haven't noticed it...what stores is it near?
my best scores at Pre-played were Persona 1 for $9, FFVII non-gh for $14 (right when it shot up in price) and a bunch of decently hard to find guides for $5 (best one was Ogre Battle.) I have to say, their disc buffers are awesome. Makes them look new with barely any marks. Sometimes I can't tell the difference.
Video game exchange has pretty much been a bust for me. Found D for the PS1 for $15, but it was in bad shape. The west side VGE had Castlevania SOTN non gh for $35. I thought it was sealed, but it was resealed, unfortunately.[/quote]
Jeez, i haven't been back home in like 8 months. It's in the same center as a Madison Public Library branch. that's about all i remember in the vicinity. It's about 2 blocks short of the freeway on the right side, if you're coming from downtown. I was always kinda bummed that Mister Money is the ONLY true pawn shop in the city, but at least it's always been a good one.
Preplayed is great for other stuff, too. I got 3 hardbound Harry Potter books for $5 apiece, some quality CDs for $7, and they have excellent prices on Criterion DVDs. VGE used to be a fabulous place to go for deals. Got a Nomad for $30 back in the day. Now they're pretty spot-on with their values, unfortunately, so it's REAL tough to snag a true bargain. You'll have slightly better luck with the east side location, but it honestly isn't worth the drive if you live in any other part of town.