Every now and then, there's a find that is both exciting and annoying at the same time. I had that find today
I walk into Goodwill and see this in the glass case:
I make a mental note to grab that on the way out, it's not worth too much and its pretty useless without the bike, but it's kinda rare. But like a good thrift shopper, I wonder if there might be more related pieces around...
First I run into this:
Then I start to try and picture what else would be needed and I figure that something must connect the console to the bike. I dig around a bit and find this:
Finally I wander over to the open area of the floor and find the final piece:
So now I'm looking at the prospect of lugging this thing home. Fortunately my WRX wagon is surprisingly cavernous and I was able to fit it in and get it home.
I really don't have any room for this thing, and I'm not such a hardcore SNES collector that I really have any interest in keeping it. But I did feel that strange obligation to rescue it from its probable fate - there was a guy test riding the bike when I saw it, and he looked interested - it would have only been a matter of time before the pieces got all separated from one another, especially since the bike is really nice and heavy duty, like something you'd find at the gym.
I'll probably try to clean/fix it up and see if I can find someone that's looking to TRULY complete a SNES collection
Oh, here's how the price broke down:
Game - $1.99
Controller - $1.99
Console Base - $1.99
AC Adaptor - $.99
Exercise Bike - $9.99
Total with tax of $18 and change.
