Video Game "Look what I found"

[Hobie-wan]

PSP 3000 for $50 from Craigslist

woah! Nice job!

Yeah luckily I saw the ad about 10 minutes after he posted it and got to it before anyone else. I'm picking it up later today. I'm pumped because I was about ready to go trade in 15-20 games to buy one at a store but now I can use that money for PSP games

Very cool. Did they pull the ad? Just hoping that they don't get someone else offering $75 and knock you out of the running.

[Croooow!]

Very cool. Did they pull the ad? Just hoping that they don't get someone else offering $75 and knock you out of the running.

I think someone did offer more because he just called me and said it was sold. Oh well, I still have a bunch of store credit at a place in town, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with that if I had gotten this one.

[Hobie-wan]

I think someone did offer more because he just called me and said it was sold.

Argh, that sucks. Had it happen to me a few times too. Or they contacted me back and said "I got an offer for $X+Y trying to play us off each other. Obviously good for the seller it they really do have another person interested, but I've just refused to play the game either way.

[Upsidedown Fuji]

Anyhow, the plastic wrapper had SAMPLE stuck onto it but after unwrapping it, it seems to be just a regular pressed copy.

The only difference I can notice is its missing a spine card and it has Not for sale Sample printed on the inner ring of the disc. I am fairly sure not many of these "copies" are floating around in the wild and I probably made a Dreamcast collector cry by cracking her out of her factory wrapping. But hey, what's the fun of owning games if you don't play them?

It's a sample reviewer copy, store demo copy, or could have been one given to the team that worked on the game. The 2 promo Japanese audio CDs I have say "Sample" and "Loaned sample" on their inner rings but are otherwise full versions. The Violinist of Hamlin disc I have is actually signed and I got from Yasuhiro Imagawa at a talk he did years ago.

Good to know. Well I guess I'm not as special as I once thought. But at least I paid next to nothing for it. :3

[Hobie-wan]

Good to know. Well I guess I'm not as special as I once thought. But at least I paid next to nothing for it. :3

It's still cool and rarer than a 'normal' copy.

I have lots of promo versions of music CDs and whatnot and I think they're cool anyway. 'Sample' is just typically more understated than what you see on western stuff:

For promotional use only. Sale or other transfer is prohibited. Must be returned on demand of recording company.

[joehero]

Picked up an complete NES system, with 2 controllers at a second hand store for $10. Seems to work great, no blinking!

[Lokkenjawnz]

Very cool. Did they pull the ad? Just hoping that they don't get someone else offering $75 and knock you out of the running.

I think someone did offer more because he just called me and said it was sold. Oh well, I still have a bunch of store credit at a place in town, I wasn't sure what I was going to do with that if I had gotten this one.

You might keep an eye on Craigslist for another one, I'm not sure about where you are, but I see them come up for around $50 all the time. I've actually bought two for $50 apiece on two separate occasions, they're fairly common these days. Also, you might try to find a 2000 instead of a 3000, as they're easier to get homebrew going on, and IIRC they have better screens. Good luck!

[EllertMichael]

I just picked up some NES games: Little Nemo, Thundercade and Shadow of the Ninja for 3 bucks each and a minty xbox360 battery pack and usb charger for 10 bucks

[Dude]

Picked up an complete NES system, with 2 controllers at a second hand store for $10. Seems to work great, no blinking!

nice

[swiftzx]

Picked up an complete NES system, with 2 controllers at a second hand store for $10. Seems to work great, no blinking!

nice

Yeah, and lucky for not getting the blinking problem that plagues so many Nes systems.