Video Game "Look what I found"

[EllertMichael]

Picked up CIB Luigi's Mansion & a sealed Metroid Prime with bonus disc for $2.99 each at a thrift store on Friday.

[BumbleChump]

A truly awesome Final Fantasy thrift store find!! check out the link below and comment.



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Dude, you're just advertising your youtube channel here?

[J_Wil]

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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[storino03]

I've definitely cut down on the hoarding aspect, and while I still have almost 800 games, my interest/buying has become a lot more specific both in price and what I want added to my collection.

[aaron]

A truly awesome Final Fantasy thrift store find!! check out the link below and comment.

[elmagicochrisg]

[prfsnl_gmr]

In addition to the 25+ 2600 games I picked up through a trade this weekend, I also grabbed the following at an antique mall:

Casino
Congo Bongo
Entombed
Fantastic Voyage
Fast Food
Fathom
Kaboom!
Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
Spacechase
Winter Games
Warplock

for $35. (Third-party 2600 games always look so unique, and this lot was certainly varied!)

[aaron]

In addition to the 25+ 2600 games I picked up through a trade this weekend, I also grabbed the following at an antique mall:

Casino
Congo Bongo
Entombed
Fantastic Voyage
Fast Food
Fathom
Kaboom!
Smurfs: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
Spacechase
Winter Games
Warplock

for $35. (Third-party 2600 games always look so unique, and this lot was certainly varied!)

that's a nice lot. i hate finding 2600 games usually because they are all so common, it seems.

[prfsnl_gmr]

that's a nice lot. i hate finding 2600 games usually because they are all so common, it seems.

Thanks. I just started collecting for the system a few months ago; so, I am buying almost everything. I also had the good fortune to find some relatively rare games at good prices early on. As a result, I have games like London Blitz and Pengo, but I do not have a copy of Ms. Pac-Man...I also like collecting for the system because all of the games are so cheap. It is just like NES collecting 15 years ago!

[BoneSnapDeez]

Does Congo Bongo have a big Sega logo right on the plastic itself? That's what the C64 cart looks like.