darsparx wrote:Well I probably could find a power cord...I wouldn't mind having that n64 but I probably don't live anywhere near where you do...and that's just to have a personal n64 that's not my dads(though that's not saying much because I kind confiscated the nes even though it was just sitting in the garage collecting dust at the bottom of a box >_> and works amazingly though )
(and yes i'm one of those people that's adamant that they need to make a sequel to dk64....amazing game that should've had a sequel)
Maybe tomorrow i'll head up to my good will's in the area and see if they have anything I'm really starting to get antsy to check even though I probably won't find anything worth having...
The thing is you can find a fully functional N64 with controllers and maybe a game or two for $20-25 at the flea market less then 5 miles away. With a little patience you can even buy a N64 lot with all the hook ups, a few games, and a controller or two for around $50 shipped off eBay.
The Goodwills in my area all seem to get nice stuff and at great prices. However, the re-sellers around here must not have jobs or something. I'm friends with most of the clerks that work at the Goodwills, and they tell me that there are a handful of guys that only buy video games and come in 4 or 5 times a day, everyday.
I have a job and a life, I just can't compete with that. I hate seeing the stuff pop up on ebay all the damn time.
pvt_awol wrote:I'm friends with most of the clerks that work at the Goodwills, and they tell me that there are a handful of guys that only buy video games and come in 4 or 5 times a day, everyday.
I have heard of people like this. It is so sad and such a hard way to make a living:
pvt_awol wrote:I'm friends with most of the clerks that work at the Goodwills, and they tell me that there are a handful of guys that only buy video games and come in 4 or 5 times a day, everyday.
I have heard of people like this. It is so sad and such a hard way to make a living:
There are plenty of resellers in my area but the bad thing is most of the employees at goodwill are resellers/collector's as well . It's kind of scary buying anything from them anymore since the only way good stuff makes it to the sales floor is if it is overlooked by an employee or has been tested and found not to work.
"As-is" is goodwill's favorite term when it comes to electronics and media .
pvt_awol wrote:I'm friends with most of the clerks that work at the Goodwills, and they tell me that there are a handful of guys that only buy video games and come in 4 or 5 times a day, everyday.
I have heard of people like this. It is so sad and such a hard way to make a living:
I won't categorize every reseller, as I'm sure some are honest and have real day jobs. But I'm certain there are more than a few who live on unemployment and do nothing but thrift all week long. I also feel that these full-time thrift folk are easier to spot than the others. They generally seem a little more unkempt and emotionally unbalanced, almost like they're scared to talk to anyone for fear of being outed as a seller or something.
Like I said, I'm not throwing a blanket over all resellers. These are just some thoughts I've had during my collecting travels.
The Goodwills in my area all seem to get nice stuff and at great prices. However, the re-sellers around here must not have jobs or something. I'm friends with most of the clerks that work at the Goodwills, and they tell me that there are a handful of guys that only buy video games and come in 4 or 5 times a day, everyday.
I have a job and a life, I just can't compete with that. I hate seeing the stuff pop up on ebay all the damn time.
Welcome to my world now, I went up to one of the Local Retro stores, and apparently just the day before this guy came and wiped out 300 NES that they had(sure they have some games for it but not ones I wanted...and the one I did get doesn't work...). I mean who has the kind of cash flow in Charlotte to wipe out over 300 games? Though it will be nice once i have the money to get a SNES I found out they make some reproduction carts there, and I need just about all the ones they do repo's of....as well as close to 90% of the games they have in the portables game case XD
My gameroom My systems: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, original gba, gba sp(001), ds lite, 3ds, vita, psp, PSone(101 model) ps2, ps3(320gb model), ps4, retron 5, and Dreamcast.
bogusmeatfactory wrote:Ever feel like a wild gazelle in the wilderness?
Save Point Games, which I have to admit is a amazing store if you have money(which i'm running low until next month and I really want some of those reproduction carts). But 300 games in one go is a little unreal to me has to be one of those reseller people you guys were talking about...and yeah the only reason right now that i'm into the NES games is because I have about 16(including the DOA Wizards and Warriors that I have to return and the 2 I'm still waiting on to get here) of them, and there is a lot more I need to get...
Edit: Wow, just cleaned out the Wizards and Warriors game and it works, just wish I knew what to do in it...
My gameroom My systems: NES, SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, original gba, gba sp(001), ds lite, 3ds, vita, psp, PSone(101 model) ps2, ps3(320gb model), ps4, retron 5, and Dreamcast.
bogusmeatfactory wrote:Ever feel like a wild gazelle in the wilderness?
We got a lot of the same people that come in day in and day out. It's not that they don't have jobs/lives, buying stuff AT GOODWILL, is his/her JOB and they make a living off of selling the stuff locally or online. So it's unfair to criticize their income choice, and it's not like they are indigent-looking people.
Also, everything at Goodwill stores are AS-IS/UNTESTED for a reason. If they had to test every piece of equipment that comes through, it would slow production (putting the items out, pricing, etc) down tenfold.
People think that if it's selling out on the floor that it must be in working condition. I've bought plenty of electronics that ended up not working. It's not a big deal. Most places have a return policy (store credit only), whereas other thrift stores are truly as-is, no refunds whatsoever.
We got a lot of the same people that come in day in and day out. It's not that they don't have jobs/lives, buying stuff AT GOODWILL, is his/her JOB and they make a living off of selling the stuff locally or online. So it's unfair to criticize their income choice, and it's not like they are indigent-looking people.
That's a fair statement but I think everybody has their own ideas when it comes to seeing certain career choices as making an honest living. I just can't subscribe to the idea of full-time thrift buying, with the sole intent to resell, as an honest thing to do with one's life. It seems sort of "dog eat dog" which is an idiom I try my best to avoid falling into. That being said, I'm very aware that each of us has our own set of ethics we live by. I certainly have my own faults.
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. It's kind of scary buying anything from them anymore since the only way good stuff makes it to the sales floor is if it is overlooked by an employee or has been tested and found not to work.
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