Go forth! To the Thrift Store!

Post by **ubelaffe** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:45 pm

I picked up an xbox 360 steering wheel and a boxed nes advantage for $15 on thursday.

Post by **ott0bot** » Mon May 19, 2008 8:48 pm

I love thrift stores. Personally like Mom and Pop and little hole in the wall places better than the chain stores. but....

Goodwill can be great. Depending on what the game is, when all SNES games are 4 bucks you can get some great stuff. I've found most of my NES collection there for 2 or 3 bucks a game. Remeber that like every other Saturday is half off and Sundays are 30% off with a student id. (And unlike the movie theatre they don't care when it's valid or not).

I recently got a Dreamcast(with a copy of Sonic Adventure inside), a light gun, 3 controllers, 3 dc brand vmu's, and couple off brand memory cards and rumble packs all for 13 bucks. I've found so many systems its crazy. I pretty much owe half of my game collection to trading the stuff I've found for cheap at thrift stores.

Personally I think Savers is a bigger rip off than Goodwill. At least Goodwill has social programs helping people with disabilites and job placement.

My best find was probably an NES, SNES, and PS2 each with 2 controllers and all hook ups for $12 a piece at Salvation Army. They had a PS3 for the same price, but there was some guy with a huge smile on his face in line with it already. I also got a gamecube there for 8 bucks.

Post by **GrandMasterJimmy** » Tue May 20, 2008 2:01 pm

I found a Dreamcast fishing pole (First party) still in the box, never used. The plastic was sealed and everything, only $3.

Post by **HoboJoe** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:13 pm

I go to my thrift store almost every saturday....I've yet to see anything there....

Post by **glynnahab** » Tue May 20, 2008 7:36 pm

HoboJoe wrote:I go to my thrift store almost every saturday....I've yet to see anything there....

Same here, aside from a copy of King's Quest IV that I got for a dollar and never played.

Post by **pompeyparsons** » Tue May 20, 2008 9:23 pm

glynnahab wrote:
HoboJoe wrote:I go to my thrift store almost every saturday....I've yet to see anything there....
Same here, aside from a copy of King's Quest IV that I got for a dollar and never played.

Alot of the times for whatever reason they won't put video games out front. Go to the back where you drop off clothes and other items and ask the guys working if there's any games around. Oftentimes they'll say yeah I think so, and they'll pull out a huge cache of video games.

I've learned over the years it never hurts to asks.

Oh and pictures are still coming of my finds from this past weekends garage sales.

Post by **soniklife** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:43 pm

i go the thrift store around the corner from me house every saturday. here is a run down of what video game related stuff i have found over the last few months:

systems:
sega dreamcast (new in box)
sega saturn (no wires/or controllers- got some off ebay works like a charm)
some extra controllers for my dreamcast, genesis, and snes
nes rf

games:

snes- (all lose)
zelda- a link to the past
super r type
super mario rpg: the legend of the seven stars
starfox
street fighter 2: the world warrior
mortal kombat 2
ultraman

genesis- (all complete w/ boxes/manuals)
ecco the dolphin
x-men
alien 3
shaq fu (yeah i know the game is awful. solely novelty factor)

playstation-
final fantasy VIII (complete)
tomb raider III:adventure's of lara croft
oddworld:abe's odyssey (complete)

dreamcast- (all complete)
virtua tennis
NFL 2k1
world series baseball 2K1
nba 2k
tom clancy's rainbow six

nes-
pro wrestling
bases loaded (complete/sealed in box!!)
super mario world 2

xbox-
turok: evolution

xbox 260-
project gotham racing 3 (sealed)

Post by **pompeyparsons** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:46 pm

Some VERY nice finds on the thread here. I need to start picking up my game a little bit this is all I was able to find over the weekend.

All Nintendo stuff was acquired for $17, not the greatest deal ever but pretty good.
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/sho ... =0&lgdin=1

This one I was incredibly stoked about and have since put it up on eBay. Purchased all in the picture for $35. Everything was CIB. But I've got to say that Metal Slug is awesome, and the NeoGeo gives the GBA a run for its money as far as handhelds are concerned.
http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages/sho ... =0&lgdin=1

Post by **soniklife** » Wed May 21, 2008 12:49 pm

wow. you found a neo geo pocket color at a thrift store. that is awesome.

Post by **SpaceBooger** » Wed May 21, 2008 5:51 pm

HoboJoe wrote:I go to my thrift store almost every saturday....I've yet to see anything there....

yup all I can find is old men's suits