Thanks!

I'm taking speech class, I'm not going to do well, but I won't know unless I don't try!

I really haven't had much interest in finding games lately, sign of the times I guess. Hard to pass up the 50% off sale at the thrift store.

Madden 13 360
NCAAF 11 360
ATV Offroad Fury PS2

Reason I bought these was because I found a signed Bill O'Reilly book and didn't want to pay for a quarter buck with a 20. These will be traded or sold.

Are you sure Tekken 9 exist? Let me know so I can skip the upcoming Tekken 7 lololol.
Is the Tekken 1 longbox?
 

6 maybe? I dunno.

Haha.
 

Has to be 6. That was the last installment in the series.
 

I found it so long ago, that I don't remember. Probably 6, sometimes I type too fast for my own good.

Hot Wheels + Mario = Whoopie!

Wally's had a fresh BOD sitting outside of the video game aisle. I picked up the entire 8-car set, plus a few extra Breadboxes and Super Vans.

These are cool cars, I highly recommend them. I assume this won't be the last we hear from Mattel and Nintendo

Games! (Finally...)

My college application for transfer was accepted. It's the culmination of 5+ years of work. Not the most effecient way of doing things, but you gotta do what you gotta do. In any case, I wanted to celebrate. What better way than games?

I had a B2G1 coupon at GameStop. The strategy? Buy the two most expensive games I can (that aren't sports titles) and get a third, expensive game, for free. Not much to pick from.

GTA V
One Piece Burning Blood
The Witcher 3

Went back to GameStop later, while waiting for a movie to start (Storks, to be exact).

Madden 15
NBA 2k15

I had both of these games, but traded them a while back. Reason I did this is because the cases were messed up. $5 each? I'll do it.

A double screw up!

I screwed up when I paid $15 for FIFA 16. USPS screwed up when they sent it to the wrong distribution center.

It flip flopped between a few places, was sent from Texas to the Twin Cities, then to a couple outstate POs, then back to St. Paul before it finally got to me.

Oops.

Not a find, but a sale! (and an interesting one at that).

Like collecting hobbies past, I felt that my game collection was growing too fast with too many things I really didn't want, and things without a ton of value. I've been taking games, toys, and accessories to a video game store and exchanging them for credit, but they did not want everything I had.

The next step was to take these to the local media store. They looked in the box, saw a PC game and refused the whole lot. Okay then...

Sold everything on CL this morning for $10. I lost a ton of money, but anytime I can get rid of something in exchange for cash, it's a good day.

It's true, that's the reason why I sometimes buy things extremely cheap if I have some interest or if I know I wont play it ever I dont buy it or just resell it for a small profit.

When I started collecting video games, I decided I wanted the biggest collection as fast as possible. It lead me to buying a lot of junk I really didn't need. I'm taking my second box load to the game store this upcoming week. 

Anyway, I lost out big time. I figured $10 was better than dropping them off at the thrift store.

 

I figured the same, had a lot of junk, lots of tidbits here and there, lots of manuals, cases and slip covers for games I didn't have and games I won't be playing anytime soon. Today's my lucky day, a new game store will open today and I'll take all those games and trade them in and hopefully get something that's worth while.

 

I took my first load to the game store a few months ago, and I got something like $175 in trade credit. Took the guy like 3 hours to sort through and price everything. 

While I could have made more money selling individually, I decided to trade them in. No hassle, no shipping, no listing, no scheduling to meet with a buyer... 

My plan is to wait until it's all said and done, and then try to get the most expensive game with my credit or use it towards a tougher to find system like a TG-16.

 

Had a neat little find today!

Game chasing has been slow around these parts, and with an intertwined work/school schedule, it's hard to make it to the stores (or I'm just too tired).

Snagged a couple 1989 McDonald's Toys, one is Luigi, the other is Mario. Both are in really nice shape. There was also a Marty McFly from 1991. Best part? $.25 for the bag.

Also found a Kyle Broflovski plush doll, good size, for $.50.

All that for under $1. I love half-off days.

Decided to keep the luck going... oops.

Went to the pawn shop. Here's what we got:

PS3:

-Sonic $10
-KoF 12 $15
-Naughty Bear $6

xBox ($2 each)

-Ghost Recon Island Thunder PH
-NFS II Hot Pursuit PH
-PacMan World 3
-Namco Museum PH
-Ghost Recon
-AMF Bowling 2004
-MLB SlugFest Loaded

I did well on the xBox stuff and not so well on the PS3 stuff. I may have a couple of these xBox titles already, but the prices are too good to pass up. If I have them, they'll just go in the trade box.

As far as the PS3 stuff goes, I actually got most of the games for slightly less than Gamestop, so I guess I can live with it. I got home and noticed Sonic had water damage, so this will most likely be on it's way out the door (assuming I can find a buyer at close to what I paid).

PS3 Stuff is worth it, Sonic and KoF are good games.

That's good to hear.
 

It's been a rough few days, nothing helps the wounds like games!

Thrift store finally got some donations in. Nothing spectacular, but seeing the game shelves overflowing brought me joy.

All PS2, all $3:

R-Type Final
JetX20
Manhunt

JetX also came with loose copies of Lego Star Wars and Looney Toons Back in Action. These should get me a couple quarters off the purchase when I trade them into the game store, assuming they take them. They are a bit scratched.

I also bought CoD Infinite Warfare/MW2.

The rough gets rougher, which gets even rougher. Life sure is fun. Games/Comics to the rescue!

Games:

-Final Fantasy (NES) FREE (trade in credit)
-Swingerz Golf (GC) FREE (trade in credit)

xBox:
-Destroy All Humans $2
-MechAssault 2 Lone Wolf (Regular Edition) $2
-Conflict Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad $1
-Black $1

N64:
-Rugrats $3

PS4:
-Assault Suit Laynos $12.50 (trade credit)
-Resident Evil 5 $12.50 (trade credit)

Comics:
-The Adventures of Superman from 1994 ($2)
-Batman Legends of the Dark Knight Feb 1998 ($3)

Notes:
-Achieved $35 in trade credit at the retro shop. They wouldn't let me actually pay for my games (bummer).
-Swingerz was a game I saw advertised as a kid and I've always wanted to check it out. Unfortunately, it has a tear in the cover art, but it's a cheap enough game. I'll re-trade it when I find a better copy.
-Need all xBox titles except for DAH, this copy had a manual (which I didn't have previously).
-Not a comics guy, but showed my buddy a comics shop. Superman is from the month I was born, and the Batman just looked cool.
-In addition to the fun, I also sought out an old punk rock/hardcore club that hosted some mega bands before they were famous. Many of these bands are from California, but made their way to rural-ish Minnesota. The building is now empty, possibly abandonded. Makes me wonder what other hidden treasures are out there. Neato!

Kind of an odd deal, but whatever.

-Rory McIlroy PS4 $10

It's an expensive game, in fact I could get more for it from Gamestop (cash) than what I paid for it. I think they sell their used copies for $40. It's odd because I'm not sure if employees are allowed to sell their own items at a thrift store, but whatever. I'm not here to judge.

Viva la Vita!

I'll get the boring crap out of the way first:

360:

Forza 2
PGA Tour 13

Vita:

Shovel Knight

I don't really know a whole lot about this release. Yacht Club worked with Fangamer to release this in a physical version, and it's supposedly limited (although I haven't seen any print run numbers). I preordered it shortly after it was announced, but completely forgot about it since then. I don't really have much of a use for this thing, I don't have a Vita and I have no reason to play it on my PStv. I'm debating whether or not to open it.

Round 1 of Black Friday at Wal-Mart, $8 each:

Final Fantasy X/X-2 Remastered
Injustice Gods Among Us

Both for the PS4

I'm not a huge fan of Wal-Mart's game offerings on Black Friday, but I always love the sub-$10 category. Great way to pick up cheap current-gen games.

Round 2....

Battlefield Hardline
Bloodbourne

I know Hardline sucks, but it was $8. Tough to beat for a current Gen game.

Will be going back after work tomorrow to rummage through the scraps of the scraps. I doubt I'll buy anything, maybe if that copy of Doom is still there.

There are still little nuggets, but only if you're willing to look.

Ratchet & Clank Size Matters PSP $2
Metroid Prime Hunters First Hunt (in Mario Kart DS Case w/MK Manual) $1
Pokemon Card Tin $3
Old die-cast $3.50

I walked into GW and found an entire row of UMD Movies. I've never seen so many before. At $2 each, I might pick some up. The MKDS was a nice find, I'm surprised I was the first to get to it. The case is Mint, so I just need the game.