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FiftyDollarCurse wrote:Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete - $2.00

All 4 discs are included, but didn't find the box, manual or map anywhere. The first disc has a few concerning scratches but has been playing fine so far. The other 3 discs are flawless.

wow!

noiseredux wrote:

FiftyDollarCurse wrote:Bought from the same Deseret Industries (Mormon thrift store) that I find everything at. During a rare evening visit, no less:

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete - $2.00

All 4 discs are included, but didn't find the box, manual or map anywhere. The first disc has a few concerning scratches but has been playing fine so far. The other 3 discs are flawless.

wow!

Amazing. If I ever get further North, I'll have to try to find the Desert Stores. Googling found a location near me buried in a part of the city I hardly ever go to. Oh yeah, driving out there in a couple of hours!


@ FiftyDollarCurse - I Found a PDF for the Utah Desert Industry Mormon Thrift store list and posted at the Retro Store directory. Can you confirm if I got it right?

Posted at the Directory: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=22721&p=544913#p544913

CRTGAMER wrote: . If I ever get further North, I'll have to try to find the Desert Stores. Googling found a location near me buried in a part of the city I hardly ever go to. Oh yeah, driving out there in a couple of hours!


@ FiftyDollarCurse - I Found a PDF for the Utah Desert Industry Mormon Thrift store list and posted at the Retro Store directory. Can you confirm if I got it right?

Posted at the Directory: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=22721&p=544913#p544913

Looks right to me. There are a few in Nevada, California and Wyoming as well. I can't speak to their quality though. The store in the smaller Utah towns usually yield better results as well. These stores are huge and donating items is basically the same as donating money to the church to most mormons which given the vast Mormon population here equate to a lot of good quality items. Buying stuff there is the same as donating money to the church too though, so if you despise the politics of the LDS church, as I do, it's up to you to justify giving them your money somehow. I am not a Mormon, in case anyone is wondering.

They typically have a lot of good quality non-game related things too. Particularly clothing (I have a few $300 suits I bought for $8), electronics, foreign souvenirs, books, DVDs and BluRays, art and furniture. Besides 80% of my game collection, pretty much my entire house is furnished with stuff from that store.

Avataa wrote:NES world Championships grey cart for 100$
Complete R.O.B with all his parts and working for 40$
NES top loader with the two "Dog bone Controllers" all for $80
A 4 game 2 player Licensed Neo-Geo working Arcade machine for $150

Best finds I can remember.

I work at a retro game store so not all of these are me finding them But I was there when we found them and in most cases had to help pick them up.

You cant just casually drop that you got an NWC cart for $100 with no story or pics or anything.

FiftyDollarCurse wrote:...if you despise the politics of the LDS church, as I do...

Huh? What? They have been allowing people of dark skin into their "priesthood" since like 1978? What's wrong with that? They even changed the wording in the Book of Mormon to reflect it! I'd say that's some pretty sweet policy.

@FiftyDollarCurse

That Lunar find is nuts! I got majorly price-gouged on that game, paid like a hundred bucks and mine isn't complete either.

@Avataa

PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN

BoneSnapDeez wrote:@FiftyDollarCurse

That Lunar find is nuts! I got majorly price-gouged on that game, paid like a hundred bucks and mine isn't complete either.

Ouch dude. I snagged 1 & 2 complete for $100.

pvt_awol wrote:

BoneSnapDeez wrote:@FiftyDollarCurse

That Lunar find is nuts! I got majorly price-gouged on that game, paid like a hundred bucks and mine isn't complete either.

Ouch dude. I snagged 1 & 2 complete for $100.

Well the dude I bought it from slashed the price on a TG16 he was selling because I bundled. So I guess I overpaid on one thing, but underpaid on another... so it all evens out?

I'll get pics of it all up asap they've sold the NWC but I think we took pics.

oh ya and a Complete in Shipping box with shotting gallery in box with the gun missing only two games but has all the overlays. for $130 with this I can get pics up immediatly

Avataa wrote:I'll get pics of it all up asap they've sold the NWC but I think we took pics.

oh then it wasn't you.