1/9
Some nice finds to kick off the new year!
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I picked this beautiful lot up off a classified for $30. They may have some more Wii and GameCube stuff for me, so I'm waiting to hear back.
I've also spent the last couple of days doing a bit of driving -- GameStop just moved Playstation 2 games to 75% off, so everything is dirt cheap and its the last chance to get some of that system's treasures. I picked up some RPGs and obscure games, and a bunch of odds and ends to fill up my collection. I spent somewhere in the $500 range (110 of which was trade credit that I had bought from someone at a discount).
Day 1:
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Adventures of Cookie & Cream, The |
1 |
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Alone in the Dark |
1 |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Zombie Ninja Pro-Am |
1 |
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Arc the Lad: End of Darkness |
1 |
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Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits |
3 |
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Area 51 |
2 |
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Art of Fighting Anthology |
2 |
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Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm |
1 |
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ATV Offroad Fury 2 (NOT FOR RESALE) |
1 |
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Avatar the Last Airbender: The Burning Earth |
1 |
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance |
2 |
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Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II |
1 |
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Bible Game, The |
1 |
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Bloodrayne |
3 |
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Bombastic |
1 |
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Bouncer, The |
1 |
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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter |
1 |
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Bujingai: The Forsaken City |
1 |
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Capcom Fighting Evolution |
1 |
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Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millenium 2001 |
1 |
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Carmen Sandiego: Secret of the Stolen Drums |
1 |
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Castlevania: Lament of Innocence |
5 |
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Champions of Norath |
1 |
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Champions: Return to Arms |
1 |
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Chaos Legion |
1 |
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Chulip |
1 |
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CID the Dummy |
1 |
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City Crisis |
1 |
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Cold Fear |
2 |
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Cool Boarders 2001 |
1 |
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Coraline |
1 |
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Crazy Taxi |
1 |
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Dai Senryaku Exceed VII: Modern Military Tactics |
1 |
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Dark Cloud |
2 |
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Dark Summit |
1 |
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Darkwatch |
2 |
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Dawn of Mana |
1 |
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Demon Stone |
2 |
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Destroy All Humans 2 |
1 |
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Devil Kings |
2 |
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DICE: DNA Integrated Cybernetic Enterprises |
2 |
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Disgaea: Hour of Darkness |
1 |
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Dr. Muto |
1 |
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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 |
2 |
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Dragon Ball Z: Sagas |
1 |
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Dragon Rage |
1 |
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Drakan: The Ancients' Gate |
3 |
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Drakengard |
1 |
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Duel Masters |
1 |
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Dynasty Tactcis 2 |
2 |
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Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires |
1 |
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Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legend |
1 |
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Ecco the Dolphin Defender of the Future |
2 |
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eJay Clubworld |
1 |
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Endgame |
1 |
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Equestrian Challenge |
1 |
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Eternal Poison (WITH SOUNDTRACK) |
2 |
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Evergrace |
1 |
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Evil Dead: A Firstful of Boomstick |
2 |
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Evil Dead: Regeneration |
1 |
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Fatal Frame |
2 |
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Fatal Frame III |
1 |
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Fatal Fury Battle Archives Volume 1 |
1 |
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Final Fantasy VII Dirge of Cerberus |
1 |
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Final Fantasy X-2 |
4 |
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Final Fight X: Streetwise |
3 |
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Fire Pro Wrestling Returns |
2 |
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Friends: The One With All The Trivia |
1 |
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Fur Fighters: Viggo's Revenge |
1 |
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Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows |
1 |
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Ghostbusters |
1 |
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Gradius III and IV |
1 |
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Grandia III |
1 |
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GrimGrimoire |
2 |
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Guilty Gear X |
1 |
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Gundam: Encounters In Space |
2 |
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Guy Game, The |
1 |
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Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life |
1 |
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Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland |
1 |
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Hasbro Family Game Night |
1 |
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Haven: Call of the King |
2 |
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Heatseeker |
1 |
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Heavenly Guardian |
1 |
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Heroes of Might & Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff |
1 |
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Hot Shots Golf 3 |
1 |
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Ico |
3 |
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Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction |
1 |
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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings |
1 |
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Indigo Prophecy |
1 |
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Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon |
1 |
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Jak II |
1 |
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Jak 3 |
1 |
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Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier |
1 |
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James Cameron's Dark Angel |
1 |
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Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death |
1 |
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Katamari Damacy |
1 |
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Killer 7 |
1 |
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King Arthur |
1 |
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Kingdom Hearts |
1 |
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Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil |
2 |
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Kya: Dark Lineage |
1 |
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Legacy of Kain: Defiance |
3 |
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Legaia 2: Duel Saga |
3 |
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Legend of Alon D'ar |
1 |
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Legend of the Dragon |
1 |
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Legend of Kay |
1 |
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Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning |
2 |
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Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon |
1 |
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Legend of Spyro: Eternal Night |
2 |
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Lord of the Rings, The: The Two Towers |
1 |
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Lumines Plus |
1 |
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Magna Carta: Tears of Blood |
1 |
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Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis |
1 |
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Marvel vs Capcom 2 |
2 |
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McFarlane's Evil Prophecy |
1 |
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Mega Man X Collection |
2 |
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Mega Man X7 |
2 |
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance |
1 |
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
2 |
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Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence |
1 |
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Metropolismania 2 |
3 |
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Monster Rancher Evo |
1 |
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MS Saga: A New Dawn |
1 |
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Musashi: Samurai Legend |
1 |
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Nano Breaker |
1 |
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Neo Contra |
1 |
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NeoGeo Battle Coliseum |
2 |
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Neopets: The Darkest Faerie |
1 |
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Nightmare Before Christmas, The: Oogie's Revenge |
2 |
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Nightmare of Druaga: Fushingo Dungeon |
2 |
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Nightshade |
1 |
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Ni Hao, Kai Lan: Super Game Day |
1 |
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Nobunga's Ambitiion: Iron Triange |
1 |
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Nobunga's Ambition: Rise to Power |
1 |
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Obscure |
1 |
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Obscure: The Aftermath |
3 |
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Okami |
1 |
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One Piece Grand Adventure |
1 |
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One Piece Pirate's Carnival |
1 |
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Oni |
1 |
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Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny |
1 |
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Onimusha Warlords |
3 |
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Orphen: Scion of Sorcery |
2 |
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Outlaw Golf 2 |
1 |
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Pac-Man Fever |
1 |
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Phantasy Star Universe |
1 |
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Phantom Brave |
2 |
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Power Rangers Dino Thunder |
1 |
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Primal |
1 |
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time |
1 |
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Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones |
1 |
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Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within |
1 |
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Project Eden |
1 |
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Punisher, The |
2 |
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Radiata Stories |
2 |
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Ratchet: Deadlocked |
1 |
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Ratchet & Clank |
2 |
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Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando |
1 |
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Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal |
1 |
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Rebel Raiders: Operation Nighthawk |
1 |
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Red Faction II |
1 |
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Resident Evil - Code: Veronica X |
1 |
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Resident Evil: Dead Aim |
1 |
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Resident Evil: Outbreak |
1 |
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein |
1 |
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RibbitKing |
1 |
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Ridge Racer V |
1 |
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Riding Star |
2 |
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Rise of the Kasai |
2 |
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Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown |
1 |
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Rogue Trooper |
1 |
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI |
1 |
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RPG Maker 3 |
1 |
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Rune: Viking Warlord |
1 |
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Rygar: The Legendary Adventure |
1 |
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S.L.A.I. Steel Lancer Areana International |
1 |
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Sakura Wars: So Long My Love |
1 |
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Samurai Warriors |
2 |
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Samurai Warriors 2 |
2 |
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Samurai Warriors 2: Empires |
1 |
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Samurai Western |
1 |
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Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem |
1 |
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Scooby Doo Unmasked |
1 |
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SD Gundam Force Showdown! |
1 |
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Shadow Over Rome |
3 |
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Shadow Man 2 |
1 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2: Raidou Kuzunoha vs King Abaddon |
1 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga |
1 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne |
3 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES WITH SOUNDTRACK |
1 |
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Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 WITH SOUNDTRACK |
2 |
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Shinobi |
2 |
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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories |
1 |
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Silent Hill 2 |
1 |
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Silent Hill 3 |
1 |
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Silent Hill 3 WITH SOUNDTRACK |
2 |
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Silent Hill 4: The Room |
1 |
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Simpsons Hit & Run |
1 |
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Siren |
1 |
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Sly Cooper and the Thievus Raccoonus |
1 |
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SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 |
1 |
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Sonic Riders |
1 |
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Spider-Man: Web of Shadows |
1 |
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Spyro: A Hero's Tail |
2 |
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Spyro: Enter the Dragonfy |
2 |
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Star Ocean: Till the End of Time |
1 |
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Star Trek: Encounters |
1 |
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Star Trek: Shattered Universe |
1 |
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Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force |
1 |
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Star Wars Battlefront |
1 |
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Star Wars Battlefront II |
1 |
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Street Fighter Alpha Anthology |
3 |
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Street Fighter Anniversary Collection |
1 |
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Street Fighter EX3 |
2 |
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Suffering, The |
2 |
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Suffering, The: Ties That Bind |
1 |
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Suikoden IV |
1 |
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Suikoden Tactics |
1 |
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Suikoden Tactics WITH SOUNDTRACK |
1 |
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Summoner |
2 |
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Summoner 2 |
2 |
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Sunny Garcia Surfing |
1 |
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Super Bust-a-Move |
1 |
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Super Bust-a-Move 2 |
1 |
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Super Dragon Ball Z |
1 |
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Super Truck Racing |
1 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
1 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash Up |
1 |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus |
1 |
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Tenchu: Fatal Shadows |
1 |
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Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven |
1 |
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Timesplitters |
1 |
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Tokobot Plus+: Mysteries of the Karakuri |
1 |
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Tokyo Extreme Racer Drift 2 |
1 |
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Tomb Raider Anniversary |
1 |
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Twisted Metal Black |
2 |
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Ultimate Board Game Collection |
1 |
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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria |
1 |
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Vampire Night |
1 |
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Viewtiful Joe 2 |
1 |
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Virtual Quest |
1 |
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Wakeboarding Unleashed featuring Shaun Murray |
1 |
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Warriors Orochi |
3 |
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Way of the Samurai |
2 |
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We Love Katamari |
1 |
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Wild Arms 3 |
2 |
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World Heroes Anthology |
1 |
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Wrath Unleashed |
1 |
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X-Files, The: Resist or Serve |
2 |
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Xenosaga Episode I |
1 |
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Xenosaga Episode II |
1 |
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Yakuza |
1 |
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Zone of the Enders |
1 |
12/28
I managed to find some pretty nice things. I popped into a local vintage shop and picked up this beauty for $10:
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This will go very well with my gold N64, which previously only had one controller.
I also had some good luck with craigslist this week! For example, I picked up this boxed Sega Master System for $40:
It included another game (I think its the retail version of the combo cart it is supposed to be packaged with), but it was camera shy. There's some residue on the cables but it should clean up nicely. However, the real score was something I came across within two hours of its posting: a lot of PS2, Xbox, and GameBoy games, with 30-50 for each system, and two PS2 system's and an Xbox. I was able to negotiate a great price for the lot, and picked it up immediately:
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Wow, that's a big box and a lot of bags. Let's start with the bags.
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It looks like they meant GameBoy Advance. Let's take a better look at those.
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Well, it may not be
every Mario and Pokemon game for the GBA, but its certainly a good start.
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This must be the GameBoy games they were talking about!
Hm, and what about that big hunting box?
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Ah, all the controllers! And Virtua Tennis for the GBA. Putting it at 46 GBA games, 10 GameBoy games, 3 DS Lite dust covers, 1 Rumble Pack, and 1 blue first-party GB game case so far, plus a filthy-but-branded DS case, for the Nintendo stuff, at least. Then its 3 wireless Xbox controllers (2 Logitech, 1 Madcatz), one first party wired Xbox controller, and one memory card. For the PS2, we have a Multitap and a DVD remote, a Dual Shock 2, a PSOne Dual Shock, a wireless controller, a wireless Nerf controller, and a steering wheel controller. 74 items so far, and we've barely scratched the surface. Oh, and lets not forget the other DS case, the PS2 case, and the Xbox and PS2 slim consoles themselves. 78.
Shall we dig into that box?
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A fat PS2 and 4 PSX games. 83.
Time to dig through the games! This is going to be cool only for quantity.
Lots of sports and kids games...
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Yup. Ooh, Pac-Man World might be fun.
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I might have to hang on to Destroy All Humans. Was BATMAN: VENGEANCE any good? I remember it was a launch title for the GameCube era, but I don't think I've ever played it. It looks like its loosely in Bruce Timm's style, which was the pinaccle of animated superhero television.
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And Ratchet and Clank rounds out the PS2 games. 50 even, it looks like. That puts us well over the 100-item mark at 133 pieces so far.
Time to slodge through the Xbox games, and we are done.
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None of these look fun. How was the Xbox even a console? Pac-Man World 2 was so good they got it on both systems, I guess. 29 Xbox games in all, making it 162 things in all.
Huge lot of stuff breaks down to ~ $1.25 per thing. I think just the PS2 or just the GBA stuff would cover the 200 paid for this lot. The Xbox stuff is like a
burden bonus.
12/20
I haven't posted in a bit, although I hae been finding some cool stuff. Here's my December finds:
I found an NES Lot today!
December 2013 Pickups by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
Just picked this lot up today for $29 off of CraigsList! I don't have Nappyland...but I think the rest are all dupes.
Last week, though, I spend a bit more on a rather nice N64 lot:
That box is pristine, and the system looks beautiful, too!
Purchased the whole lot from a very nice older fellow who was clearing out some of his adult children's abandoned things. Spent $150.
And I purchased these yesterday:
December 2013 Pickups by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
I was going to buy a Wii U lot, but he was a little inflexible on the price so I offered $10 each on the games. All going into my collection, all are mint. $40 well spent, I feel like I actually have games for my Wii U now.
9/16
I got a nice lot for $50! I was interested in the SNES stuff at 50 to begin with, but the seller threw in a modded Xbox! And then that came with a bunch of controllers and stuff.
If anyone is interested in it, let me know, I'd be more than happy to part with it for a modest price because those things are big and I don't have room. It has two hard drives, ones with the regular OS and one with the modded OS. I think its set up to run emulators and homebrew and stuff.
I've never seen a grey Maximum Carnage before. I will be adding that Clayfighter TE to my collection, though.
Just one thing though -- these all have white out or something on the back.
Any tips on how to get this stuff off?
9/15/2013
My yard sale posts will constantly be a week behind. I had some great adventures yesterday that I'll be telling you about, but for now, here's Friday 9/6/2013:
I kick Friday off out west. I had been talking to someone on CraigsList the night before who had a lot of two 3DSes for sale, with some games, for $140. However, the lady and I had tickets to Wicked Thursday night, so I couldn't pick it up and we made arrangements for me to come by on Friday. It just so happened, my yard sale route took me into their area.
I let Mrs. Geek sleep in while I got out the door bright and early. The first sale I drove by was all kinds of creepy -- loads of Star Trek collector's plates, and not a single person around. I didn't see any gaming stuff, or the sale runner to ask, so I was off to the next sale.
I poked around for a bit and didn't see any gaming stuff. When I asked, though, the dude running the sale poked around in a CD bin, and found a disc-only copy of Kingdom Hearts. I picked it up for a dollar, and as I was leaving, a mass of gray cable caught my eye. I saw the lovely Apple-esque white of a Wii underneath. Another fiver later and the day is already off to a nice start.
Wii console, no wiimotes, and Kingdom Hearts: $6
I hit a few more sales, and nothing. No one has any gaming stuff. Boo! I turn down another street, to head to an unlisted sale, and stop at a sale that's just setting up on the same street - a neighbor taking advantage of the signs and traffic. DOUBLE UNLISTED SALE. No real "gaming" stuff, but they are apparently sick of these little guys who are taking over their entire house and let me take them off their hands for a $10 adoption fee. Then I notice Pikachu, and fork over another buck.
Skylanders and Pikachu: $11
25 pieces of Skylanders (including bags and portals) @ $10 = $0.40 each
Running total spent: $17
I found another sale that had some Star Wars figures. I chatted with the sale runners, lamenting how I also had collected them when I was younger and that they're completely worthless now, while the son ran inside to check for games. He accepted $3 for the lot which included a wallet with a bunch of PlayStation Magazine demo discs. The funniest thing ever, though, was this giant meathead guy who showed up and was asking about Darth Maul and Boba Fett stuff, going on about how Maul was his favorite Star Wars character ever. I stifled my giggling until I got back to my car.
PSX sealed games and demo discs: $3
Cost per item for 18 items - $0.17 ea.
Total for the day: $20
In my favorite CraigsList find in a while, I end my yardsaling day picking these up for $140:
The best part was that Paper Mario, Sonic, and the second, sealed Angry Birds weren't even discussed beforehand, they were just thrown in as the seller had found them. I would have offered more, but because it was CraigsList, I only brought the exact amount with me out of caution. So, sweet find to cap off my Friday!
3DS Lot: $140
Cost per item for 10 items: $14
Total for the day: $160
This was good. But Saturday...oh, Saturday, was so much better.
9/11/2013
I stopped by a thrift shop while out running errands, and the owner (who is a super nice guy!) tells me he has some new games in! For $30, I picked up:
Finds 9/10 9/11 by
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Vegas Dream and Base Wars are for my collection. I have so many fond memories of Vegas Dream as a kid, its how I learned to play BlackJack. Its also how I learned that BlackJack is probably the best table game at a casino, and if a pixelated lady approaches me while I'm on a hot streak, I should duck out before I get robbed. Base Wars is a cartridge I haven't seen before, Tyson is a spare, and the Wii and GC stuff are also available. I had no idea what that Asylum thing is, but research indicates its from a GameCrazy promo; apparently they had a secret club of some kind.
Picked this up for $40 yesterday:
Finds 9/10 9/11 by
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I got an email from the CL guy I had bought those Wii games from, telling me that he found his old SNES and his games. $40 is great for such a quality mix of games, although the system needs repair. Surprisingly, I didn't have half the games. The grip of collecting has me in its grasp again, because those got cleaned and tested and moved right into my collection. Zelda, Donkey Kong, and Mario Kart are all spares.
9/6
I'm a bit behind on my posting, but this is what I found last Saturday while yardsaling!
so, for 8/31:
I'm out of bed and on the road early. The season's almost over, and I gotta sate that primal hunter part of my brain that gets triggered when I start yard saling. It's addictive, man.
I start the day off by accidentally showing up for a sale that starts at 10 about two hours early. Nothing was set up, car was in the driveway, I check the ad. Oops. They had advertised a DS, so I figure I'll just swing back later.
I strike out everywhere, no one has any Nintendo stuff, then I pull up to a sale that was advertising games expecting the place to be completely packed full of game collectors or already cleared out. I actually see a table marked "VIDEO GAMES $1" and, amid sports games and common PS2 titles, pick up a few gems, along with an empty Metal Gear Solid GBC box that was thrown in for good measure.
$4
I head back up to the first sale, about fifteen minutes before they start now, and find that someone had shown up an hour ago and bought their NDS as they were setting up. Ah, well. I'm happy with my $4 haul.
fter a triumphant rehearsal with my theatre troupe where I landed the part I wanted for our
October show, I text the guy from last week who had the phantom yard sale that advertised games.
He had called me while I was out with my friends on Tuesday, mentioning having some NES games,
including a bible game -- I couldn't really hear because it was pretty noisy. I make
arrangements to come by his place at 3, and in the mean time I drive around that area dropping
by some yard sales on my way home.
Bupkiss, nada, nothing. Everything in the area is dry, nobody had any, and no mentions of other
people asking for games or clearing them out.
I show up at 3 promptly, passing a few signs for yard sales on the way and making mental notes
for the return trip. I'm greeted with two Priority Mail boxes with consoles and games
haphazardly tossed in, and am invited to go through it.
I remove a clearly broken PS1, a GameBoy with a broken bezel, and some random DVDs and unrelated
cables. I'm happy to find a few decent NES gamessome N64 and Playstation games, and a couple of
PS3 games. We go back and forth on the price a bit, its all kind of dirty and most things are
missing cables and I'm concerned about things being in working condition, I put back a few sub-
$5 PS3 games, he hands me the boxes and I hand him a crisp portrait of Ulysseus Grant and I'm
out of there with a moderately decent score, provided it cleans up nicely.
It was not this nicely organized when I found it.
I think there's a good chunk of those NES games that I don't have. I enjoy the juxtaposition of
the King of Kings and the Monster of Monsters.
NES looks kind of sad. I hope I can get this stuff working.
I need to get my N64 controllers out of storage and figure out if I have one in that color. The
box would have been worth it just for the Wavebirds if they had their receivers and battery
covers (which they don't). And the PS3 controller was an unexpected bonus!
Being a chill guy, he also tossed in TMNT for the Gameboy, and told me he'd call me if he found
something else.
$50 for this. Math tells me this breaks down to $1.43/item.
Today's running total: $54
I swing by another yard sale, and notice right away that everything is expensive -- the beer
glasses I ask about have an asking price of $5 apiece. I figure what the hell, expensive games
would be better than no games, and ask if they have any older gaming stuff. They reply that
they might have some in the attic. I chuckle and joke, "I can wait!"
At which the father bolts into the house, and, a few minutes later, returns with a big black
tote. We open it, I see a couple nice stacks of games with Mega Man 2 right on top, and I ask
how much they want. Apparently, they want everything gone, so we agree at $60 for a fair price
for the box of games and a big set of bar glasses.
Also, manuals!
Again, I know there are a handful of games here I don't have, but a few of the duplicates are
better, more uncommong games. Two NES systems, I'll probably try making 72-Pin soup with these
once I find the time.
I spent $60, and with math and the glasses it breaks down to around a buck an item. Again, not bad.
That's $114 for the day. Pretty decent bang for the buck, I think.
8/28 - Found this on Craigslist and somehow managed to not only be the first to respond, but to find a second ad from the same seller and get both lots in a bundle for a total of $125. It was a bit of a drive, but I should be able to make my money back and keep a few gems.
CL finds 8/28 by
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CL finds 8/28 by
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Two DS Lites, a fat, Mario Kart, Mario & Luigi, Starfy, AC, and Pokemon! Probably going to keep Starfy and one of the Sonic games, maybe MK and/or ML (I forgot what I still have since most of my collection is boxed up). Most of it is up for grabs, though.
8/27 - I had traded in my Smash Bros. Brawl and other keystone Wii games a while back when Best Buy was offering ~ $30 or so in a trade-in deal. I was just able to replace a few from Craigslist, and I'm particularly happy because I was able to negotiate the seller's asking prices down from above-eBay levels to $10/game in a bundle. $60 for the lot:
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Ideally, I'd like to be able to keep Brawl and Punch-Out and either Mario Kart or Party and sell the other 3 to break even or close to it.
From 8/24/13:
[spoiler]After going out to a yard sale yesterday and having some other lunatic run out of his car to grab a box out of my hands, yelling about how he had been sitting there for
hour waiting for the sale to start, and proceed to offer double every price the sale runners quoted to me when I asked about things, I made it a point to get an early start today, especially since there were a bunch of local sales offering games.
I was up at 6:30 and out the door by 7:30. Nothing like competition for a little incentive.
The first sale I stopped at was nearby. I saw a PS2 and a stack of games in a box. The guy says $20 for the PS2 and $1 each for the games, I offered $20 for the unit and 4 games which he gladly accepted.
I asked if he had any other games, older stuff, and he pulls a garbage bag out of his garage. $10 for the lot, $30 in total at this sale. And Lost Vikings 2! That's one I don't have. The SNES and controllers are a little rough, but for that price along with Starcraft and Ocarina of Time, I'm good.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
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Off to the next sale -- way out west, advertised a GameCube. I arrive as they are starting, timing it perfectly to not be an early bird as they had said none. Apparently, someone had e-mailed them with a $20 offer on their controller-less GameCube with Smash Bros (MINT!) and one other game (nothing noteworthy). I offered $25, but they didn't want to break their promise. They never changed their ad after promising it to the emailer (there's a lot of this going around, apparently)...however, the sale wasn't a waste of time for several reasons.
Firstly, there were a bunch of other sales in the area. Most unadvertised, signs only. I played a game of follow the arrows, and had more hits than duds!
I ask about games at another sale, and someone goes into the garage and comes out with a Sega Game Gear case! There aren't many games and Sega stuff is secondary. He offers it for $15, I offer $5, we meet halfway at $7.
So far, I've spent $37, and I make my way to another sale, when someone stops me and asks if I was the one asking about a GameCube at the earlier sale. Apparently, they had overheard me, and had just seen someone with a GameCube and a ton of games at another yard sale! They give me the address and I'm off like a shot.
They did have a NGC with a bunch of games in very nice shape, as well as a PSX and a stack of games (but nothing too noteworthy). They're asking $125 for the lot. I ask how much it would be without the PlayStation stuff, and they tell me $75. I lobbed out a lower offer, and again we meet at $60. I had seen a copy of Smash Bros. and Mario Kart at the top of the stack, and was pleasantly surprised when I realized that out of the 19 games, those weren't the only gems. Also, hey, Wavebird! And that carrying case is pretty sweet!
Total spent $97. At this point, I'm glad I stopped at the ATM and took out $200 last night.
While heading to the first sale that mentioned Playstation and Nintendo games for 9:00, I kept passing other sales. I passed on a giant bin of (mostly worthless despite being a really nice selection) PS2 games for $1 apiece -- Normally I go for anything I don't have, but I really need to pare down my collection a bit. I pull over to a tent sale, and ask the little old lady if she happens to have any video games. She moves a few things and reveals a big basket of Sega Master System, Genesis, and Saturn games! She tells me it's $50 for it along with the two systems she has inside. However, she can only find one system, and takes $20 off. Skylanders was in the bag with the Saturn and accessories, so, bonus.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
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I've never seen third party Saturn controllers before, nor controller extension cables.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
HELL YEAH COOL SPOT! Barring any decent offers, I'm fairly certain that and Indy are going into my collection. And I don't believe I own a copy of Battle Monsters, either.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
Again, a lot of these are ones I haven't seen before. Despite primarily wanting to resell, due to financial and space constraints, I just might end up saving a bunch of these.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
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Master System games! At $127 now.
Passed by another sale and found this little doll. This is a fun little display piece for a buck.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
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$128 in the hole.
Turns out the sale that advertised PSX and Nintendo games just...wasn't there. I knocked on the door, and the guy tells me that the games are his son's and he was called into work. I mention I drove a bit to get there just for them and leave my number, asking that he give me a buzz and I'll come by later or tomorrow to see what he has if he's interested in selling them.
I then drive like mad for 40 minutes to get to the other sale that advertised a massive collection for sale. And my God, what a collection.
True to form, someone had e-mailed the guy in advance and arranged to come early for all of the high-end stuff. However, there were still milk crates, totes, and boxes all FULL of games for every system. I kept myself in check, and picked up a few interesting looking things and NES games I wanted to add to my collection, plus a bunch of spare cables, cases, manuals, and an interesting little Nintendo 64 Camera.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
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$10 for the lot, his wife seemed to really want him to get rid of everything. At $138 now.
I have a bunch of sales left on my list, but I keep seeing signs for sales that I didn't see advertised online. Having had great luck with them before, I continue to follow them, and it pays off. I see a Star Fox 64 box -- it's empty. But there is some other gaming stuff in the cardboard box next to it, and a few more empty N64 boxes nearby. Its clearly been picked over.
I ask how much and she leaves no room to haggle. My wallet a scant $6 lighter, I'm heading back to my car.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
Two systems! Again, nothing for the SNES and it looks a little rough, but hey, they were less than $3 each, and came with...
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
Complete Genny games! Nothing to write home about...
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
geekquisitions, on Flickr
A couple spare Sega manuals...this is a very Game Gear day.
Having spent $144 and it getting late, I hit a multi-family sale that turns out to be half a dozen houses along a stretch of road. Miss, miss, I park between two and head up one driveway to see just Skylanders everywhere. They want $60, I really didn't want to spend more than $40 on them since all I know about them is that their prices fluctuate quite a bit. They're insisting they are valuable, and tell me that I can have them for $50. I tell them I'll think about it and check their claims on my phone while I meander to the other sale.
I arrive just as someone is paying for a GameCube and a huge stack of games. There are still a couple left, nothing noteworthy though. The sale runner asks if there's anything special I want and I tell him I'm looking mainly for Nintendo games, any systems. He tells me he'll check, and I go back across the street.
Some negotiating later that involved a bit of backpedaling and reluctance to sel at all, I spend $55 on the Skylanders lot.
Yard Sale Finds 8/24/2013 by
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I don't know the names of any of these except for Ghost Roaster and I think I managed to segregate the pirate ship and skeleton castle correctly -- any help on these would be appreciated. I think on is a Dark Spyro?
While I'm sure I got a good deal, I'm up to $199 spent for the day and my wad feels pretty light.
I go back to the other house where the seller has found me a Double Dash, Smash Bros Melee, and Link's Awakening, offering them to me for $5. I pick up Sonic Unleashed and Star Wars Lightsaber Battles (that other guy had grabbed the copy of The Force Unleashed I had been eyeing before he split, apparently) and the total damage is $7.
I spent $206 and it's about noon, noonthirty. I try a couple more sales, no luck, pass on some PS2 games and a $50 boxed Magnavox Odyssey 2, and head home.
This is my first post here guys, although I used to be a regular in the yard sale thread on CAG (so I hope I don't get blowback for haggling with people -- I've seen a few threads on here where people offered others more than they were asking, which is really cool, but part of the fun for me, and a time-honored tradition there, is sharpening my negotiation skills and finding awesome things as cheaply as possible). I hope you enjoyed it, and if you're interested in anything I picked up, please don't be shy. While some of it may be going into my collection, I'm going to get murdered if too much of it stays in the house for too long. Thanks for reading! [/SPOILER]
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