Video Game "Look what I found"

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J_Wil wrote:I found a lot of good stuff Saturday. Best thing I found was a Model 1 Genesis in the box (console, power cord, & controller inside) at Goodwill for $20. It's one of the few consoles I didn't have a box for so I had to pick it up. Also got a new Xbox 360 Charge kit for $13.

Earlier in the day I found a Model 1 Genesis w/2 controllers and the power cord for $10, a pristine silver Gamecube w/power cord for $10 (found and extra power cord & A/V cables in a bin of random junk too), Joe Montana Sports Talk Football CIB for $4 (only paid that much because the game holds some sentimental value to me), and Joe Montana & NHL 94 for Sega CD for $5 each (had Rise of the Dragon & Sega Classics Arcade Collection inside instead of the sports games; just wanted the cases anyway as they are near mint) and a SpongeBob Plug & Play for $3.

Off to the next thrift store to find WWF Raw for Xbox for $1, a GBA w/Backyard Baseball for $13, and a Commodore 64 Plug & Play (which I almost didn't see the first 2 passes over the electronics) for $3.

At another thrift I got a GBA SP and a DS carry case for $5, Young Merlin for SNES $4, Elder Scrolls 3 Game of the Year Edition on PC $5, and another GBA for $10. I was really excited to see an NES on the shelf until I noticed the price was $40- some random power cord, 2 controllers, and no RF cable; I'm sure some sucker will buy it though.
At a couple of other thrifts I picked up a PS2 slim power cord for $4, a PS2 controller cord extension cable for $2, PS2 multi-tap $3, and a PS One (system only) for $7. I'm starting to find PS Ones (the slim model) pretty frequently. This is my 4th and the 3rd in the last 2 months.

I need to stop hoarding but it brings a tear to my eye when I pass on good games/systems that I already own just to see them appear at local retail stores the next week for above eBay prices and just sit because most reasonable people won't pay those inflated prices.
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As if I already wasnt overloaded, I picked up another big NES lot today.

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Jmustang1968 wrote:As if I already wasnt overloaded, I picked up another big NES lot today.
That's pretty sick. Care to share how much lighter the wallet is after such a pick-up?
"Oh great, another box of useless sh*t."

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J_Wil wrote:
Jmustang1968 wrote:As if I already wasnt overloaded, I picked up another big NES lot today.
That's pretty sick. Care to share how much lighter the wallet is after such a pick-up?
Well, I will be keeping several carts and selling the others. So I typically dont like saying.

But for this I paid 600
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You are still posting, so it is probably safe to assume that your wife has not killed you yet. I would still watch my back if i were you, however. :lol:
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prfsnl_gmr wrote:You are still posting, so it is probably safe to assume that your wife has not killed you yet. I would still watch my back if i were you, however. :lol:
Haha well she doesn't mind that I am subsidizing collection a bit and making a little money. She has been minding the time sink.

Though sunday evening I was actually able to sit down with her and finish up walking dead season 3 and GoT S3 EP1 with her.
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Actually, everyone who bought something cool from our big sale should thank my wife. If it were up to me, I would've kept it all for myself hahaha. The only way she signs off on something like that is for me to get some return out of it.

She also is a gamer herself, so that helps.
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I see a Shatterhand and Silius in there. :(
Don't tell me you've been finding this stuff on Craigslist.
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pierrot wrote:I see a Shatterhand and Silius in there. :(
Don't tell me you've been finding this stuff on Craigslist.
Yeah craigslist.
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See that's the thing - my wife would never let me out the door with $600 cold hard cash on me. Maybe $100 and even that's pushing it. I leave the huge lots to other folks.
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