Hello everyone. Welcome to my 'finds' thread. Here, I'll be chronicling some of the bigger finds and eBay steals that I come across.


Updated (November 2nd, 2014):

I bought a Sega Dreamcast kiosk today. The unit is in excellent shape and comes with all of the original components save for the 'demo unit' console. I always loved the design of this particular kiosk and I'm glad to finally have it in the collection.



Updated (July 26th, 2014):

I was given this DSi / DSi XL kiosk by a friend today. It comes with the all of the original components, including the DSi XL Demo Video NFR cartridges (Volumes 1 & 2). Determined not to let my friend walk away with nothing, I insisted that he take a pick from some of my SNES / NES doubles. Overall, I'm very happy with it and I hope that my friend is as well.



Updated (June 8th, 2014):

I finally had a notable major find in the 'wild'. It has been quite a while. I purchased a Sega Saturn lot at a flea market earlier today. This was a really odd lot though; a ton of Sega Saturn games, but the Saturn itself was Japanese. It also came with the Blockbuster rental case... what? Oh well, I'm certainly not complaining and now I have no excuse but to import some Japanese exclusive Saturn games.

The games were $5.00 a piece for the longbox Saturn games and $3.00 a piece for the imported Saturn games and N64 games. The console with the rental case was $20.00. The seller had no interest in or understanding of the items she was selling. She said she got them from a collector, yet that just makes the whole situation even stranger.

Everything is in excellent condition and some of the longbox Saturn games are quite rare as well. Can you spot the one that had me jumping with joy?



Updated (June 4th, 2014):

I bought a Game Boy Advance SP kiosk from a seller on eBay. Apperantly, she got about 12 of them from Hollywood Video when it closed down. They are all opened, but entirely unused.

However, the kiosk is meant to mount on the side a larger booth, so I had to come up with a way to get it standing. My father offered his engineering skills and set to work crafting a simple metal base for the kiosk. We included some quality rubber on the bottom to help prevent it from sliding around. The kiosk mount also allows it to pivot; it even snaps back to the middle, like a saloon door. I'm very happy with the result.







Updated (May 1st, 2014):

Earlier this week, I picked up this Sega Pico kiosk. It is absolutely adorable!



Original Post (December 1st, 2013):

Last week, I purchased a collection of eight kiosks on eBay. The auction had been sitting for a while, and the price had come down several times, so I figured the time was right for some haggling. The seller was very motivated, so we quickly reached an agreed price. Two days later, I borrowed a truck and headed down to meet him.

The seller had been the GameStop District Manager for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for about 7 years. During this time, he had claimed each of the kiosks before they were scrapped, saving the original components as well. This meant that each of the kiosks had the correct paperwork, training material, television display and console unit with accompanying kiosk firmware. GameStop usually guts these components from their kiosks, so this was a huge plus.

Here is a list of the kiosks:

• Gamecube
• Wii
• Xbox 360 - Rock Band (Beatles)
• Xbox 360
• Xbox
• PlayStation 2 (Slim)
• PlayStation 3 (FAT)
• DS Lite Kiosk

Now that is awesome. You got a great buy right there, I am still on the lookout for a kiosk I can add to my collection. The green of the Xbox looks fantastic when it is all lit-up.

For some reason I like the original XBox one the best. Maybe because it's the only one with the CRT instead of a flat screen LCD. Either way they all are very nice. My only problem with kiosks is that I am tall enough that I can never comfortably hold the controllers without having to bend over like an old man.

They are all pretty sweet in the end.

Those are all awesome, great find man! A kiosk is still something I very much want to add to my collection.

The DS Lite kiosk is pretty sweet

I just heart attacked.

I get where you are coming from. There is an undeniable charm to CRT monitors. Paired up with a kiosk, it gives the whole unit that clunky, older feeling that most of us associate with our earlier gaming memories. The LCD monitors on the newer consoles are a product of this time and will likely become relics themselves in the coming years.

Unfortunately, there is a drawback to the CRT displays. I'm very paranoid of burn-in and deterioration, so I often find myself worrying about it whenever I leave them on. I know that as they age and the color starts to fail, I will never be able to find a suitable replacement. I can barely find a working CRT in the wild anymore as is, let alone a matching model. I doubt the situation will improve in the coming years.

The newer kiosks tend to have the controllers higher up, acknowledging the older gaming audience. You can also connect wirelessly to almost all of the above kiosks (wavebird for GameCube), so they offer some flexibility. Looking at the older kiosks however (like my N64 and Genesis kiosks), I can see where you are coming from. I use adjustable bar stools with those units to compensate for that shortcoming.

Perfect for some head-to-head Mario Kart multiplayer. When your friend hits you with a blue shell, he is always within range of your fists! He'll think twice about launching that shell when you are coming up on the finish line.

This was on the Bay not that long ago if I remember correctly? He was at like $900 at one point.

Yes it was. The seller had it out for over a month if I recall correctly. He started with $1,800 BIN, but eventually worked his way down to $1,300 OBO. He probably could have gotten more if he broke it up and sold them seperately. In the end, with gas included, I got them for less than $150 each. I figured that had to be a good value when the consoles and televisions alone would sell for more. Though in the end, it is the personal value that matters, and I couldn't be happier with them.

They really look good all lit up. Nice score!

I collect kiosk as well but focused on Nintendo for most of them minus a ps2 unit. Very nice starting point you have going.

This is so awesome. Me being a rhythm game enthusiast I'm especially digging that Beatles: Rock Band kiosk. I would give my right nut and one ear for one of those...

If this is the listing that I'm thinking of, I wanted to buy it, but it was too dang far away from me. Nice find! Glad someone got them who appreciates them!

Very nice! I wish to own some kiosks like that someday! The only kiosk item I've ever owned is a Rockband Stratocaster: http://i73.photobucket.com/albums...~original

Sweet haul man! Wish I had the room for a kiosk, always wanted one but have yet to pull the trigger on any. Your setup looks awesome!

I didnt know they made one for The Beatles rock band

Wow your the first person I have ever seen on here with the biggest Kiosk collection. Congrats and that rocks! Your family looks beautiful all together.

Lol, sell it for 35k like the one guy is going to do...but your other one might be left out.

Very nice pickups! Looks like you picked up a whole home arcade in one trip!

Them are Sweet... very nice

That is seriously amazing! Congrats!

Sweet grabs, love the Xbox and Rock Band kiosks, very sweet looks.

Congrats!

I'm not a huge rock band fan but you can't deny the awesomeness of that Beatles Kiosk. I wonder why they did add more lights to it.

Also, Is that Morrowind running on the original XBOX kiosk? Nice choice!
Makes me wanna fire that ol' classic up again.

I think there was one on my local craigslist a while back