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The Official "Thrift finds" Thread


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#10826 AlvinKarpis OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:38 PM

View Postbigbee99, on Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:44 AM, said:

View PostAlvinKarpis, on Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:08 PM, said:

$60.00 for everything

Hell yeah!

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Thats what I said :grin:

I had no problem at all, in fact I couldnt get the money out of my wallet fast enough

#10827 bfutrel OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:19 AM

View Postbfutrel, on Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:21 PM, said:

Atari Flashback 2 (with power supply and one joystick): $6.99 at a local thrift store. Works great. Didn't realize how much I sucked at some of the games. Could be that joystick too. :)

I forgot to ask - where can the manual for the Flashback 2 be downloaded?

#10828 dendawg OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:43 AM

View Postbfutrel, on Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:19 AM, said:

I forgot to ask - where can the manual for the Flashback 2 be downloaded?

http://www.digitpres...ashback2_v1.pdf

#10829 txsizzler OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:44 AM

View PostAlvinKarpis, on Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:38 PM, said:

View Postbigbee99, on Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:44 AM, said:

View PostAlvinKarpis, on Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:08 PM, said:

$60.00 for everything

Hell yeah!

B

Thats what I said :grin:

I had no problem at all, in fact I couldnt get the money out of my wallet fast enough

That was a STINKIN' good deal! I once got a complete Commodore 128 system w/2 1571 drives, and a 1702 monitor for free. However, I ended up selling it all off when I moved back a few years ago. How I miss it.

Again, great score!


Ian

#10830 STICH666 OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:23 PM

Found a Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinet sitting on the side of the road by my aunt's house but it was completely gutted except for this!! The white around the graphical overlay is just condensation from being taken from 20 degrees to 80+ in a couple of seconds.

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#10831 orangest OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Dec 26, 2011 5:58 PM

Grabbed these from two different nearby Goodwills today for $5.99 each. Thank you to the store with the "sticker on the side of the cart and not the label" policy.

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#10832 STICH666 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:06 PM

View PostSTICH666, on Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:23 PM, said:

Found a Neo Geo MVS arcade cabinet sitting on the side of the road by my aunt's house but it was completely gutted except for this!! The white around the graphical overlay is just condensation from being taken from 20 degrees to 80+ in a couple of seconds.

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On further inspection, it looks like it was taken from an MVS and then re-fitted to work on a MAME cabinet.

#10833 bigbee99 OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:55 PM

So I got the kids a new 360 for their room for xmas. Rather than buy a bunch of controllers and stuff I ran across this deal to kick start their 360 experience.

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RROD 360
A/V cords
PSU (wrong one for this model)
2 blue controllers
120 GB HDD (Fits my machine)
CoD MW (in Black ops case)
Tiger Woods 2012
Lego Batman/ATV game (2 disc pack)

$40 :grin:

I fixed another RROD today. This one is next on my list. Ran out of screws.

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Edited by bigbee99, Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:56 PM.


#10834 MagnaFarce OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:00 PM

My recent finds at the flea market is actually what got me interested in collecting old game systems instead of just watching reviews of them on Youtube.

Flea Market:
Atari Video Pinball C-380 (2nd white edition) for $10
Panasonic 3DO REAL Interactive Multiplayer for $5
Shopgoodwill.com:
Atari VCS six-switch with two joysticks, one paddle, two 'driving' paddles, and twelve boxed games for $45 shipped.

Going to hit up the thrift stores again later today!

#10835 AtariLeaf OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:27 PM

View PostMagnaFarce, on Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:00 PM, said:


Atari Video Pinball C-380 (2nd white edition) for $10

I've always wanted one of those, they look so cool. Congrats on the great finds.

Edited by AtariLeaf, Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:28 PM.


#10836 pacpix OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:27 PM

Picked up some 2600 games at a pawn shop for a dollar a piece today(I bought a lot so he brought the price down from $3 a piece):
Journey Escape
Turmoil
Fantastic Voyage
Worm War 1
Star Wars Jedi Arena
Airlock
Starmaster
Sneak'N Peek
Wizard of Wor
I was going to get Gorf, but the employee took it out of the case and gave me a lesson on how Gorf is rare and said i probably don't know what it is and how kids today don't know anything about old video games.(which is a weird thing to say when a 14 year old is buying atari games from you)

#10837 orangest OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 6:43 PM

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Picked this up today at one of the last remaining Wherehouses that hasn't yet changed into a FYE.

#10838 MagnaFarce OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:19 PM

Picked up an original SNES with two controllers and all the cables from the only Goodwill within driving distance that doesn't suck for twenty dollars and got a poorly boxed UK Tomb Raider for the Game Boy Colour with the documentation for a dollar from a small thrift. Good day.

Edited by MagnaFarce, Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:20 PM.


#10839 Desfeek OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:01 PM

...and I thought everything was dried up around me / terrible season - today proved me wrong:

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$4.20 for:

PC Iz and Auggie: Escape from Dimension Q
PC Rayman Forever
PC Glover
PC Backyard Baseball 2001
PC Sonic CD
PC Sonic and Knuckles Collection
PC Sonic R (two copies, one Sega PC Collection, one basic release)
PC Project Studio: Pokemon Blue Version

I'm not huge into PC collecting, but these are exactly my era (played a few of these at friends houses/grandparent's house back in the day) and who doesn't love Sonic?

#10840 Ghost Soldier OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:43 AM

^Nice lot

#10841 Cortat G OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jan 2, 2012 4:16 PM

Nice finds Desfeek!


THIS IS MY 100TH POST! :) :-D ;) ;-) :grin: :P :thumbsup: :-o :spidey: :lol: :cool: :rolling: :roll: :lolblue: :jango: 8)
I'M A CHOPPER COMMANDER NOW!

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#10842 orangest OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 4, 2012 7:26 PM

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All brand new and $5.99 each at Goodwill.

I couldn't possibly justify buying the other 13 shrinkwrapped copies they had, but they're at the Goodwill at 2813 Artesia if anyone in the Redondo Beach area is interested...

#10843 Shephda OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Jan 8, 2012 9:37 AM

Went with my son yesterday for a mini game run. Found a few goodies:

GBA: (Pawn Shop)
Wolfenstein 3D, $2.95

Atari 2600: (GoodWill)
River Raid II, $0.99

Atari 5200: (Local game store)
Zenji, $0.99
DigDug, $0.99
Galxian, $0.99

Not bad, also got a deal on a couple of PS3 games but not really worth a mention.

#10844 Matt Fisher OFFLINE  

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Posted Sun Jan 8, 2012 10:59 AM

Pretty good haul the other day.

SNES:
Ultima the Black Gate CIB
Secret of Mana
E.V.O.
Super Mario World
Super Mario All-Stars
Yoshi's Island
Killer Instinct
Super Metroid
Mega Man X

N64: Turok 2

GB: Final Fantasy Adventure

GC:GBA cable

$2 apiece for all, except Turok was $3.

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#10845 NinjaWarrior OFFLINE  

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Posted Mon Jan 9, 2012 2:42 AM

Space Invaders Cart $4.45 - ebay in December
Space Invaders Box $10.17 - ebay in November
Madonna Remixes LP's $5 Vallejo Antiques
Gamecube Wavebird $17.38 Gamestop..used my $20 Gift Card Today..Seems like there still high in demand
PS Controller Smoked Black $3 Eco Thrift (Not Pictured) November

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#10846 Shephda OFFLINE  

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Posted Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:25 AM

View PostMatt Fisher, on Sun Jan 8, 2012 10:59 AM, said:

Pretty good haul the other day. SNES: Ultima the Black Gate CIB Secret of Mana E.V.O. Super Mario World Super Mario All-Stars Yoshi's Island Killer Instinct Super Metroid Mega Man X N64: Turok 2 GB: Final Fantasy Adventure GC:GBA cable $2 apiece for all, except Turok was $3.

Great SNES lot! :-o

#10847 orangest OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:44 PM

I was happy that I asked the clerk at the Out of the Closet thrift if the basket of games behind the counter were available for sale...

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I mean, really happy...

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Really, really happy...

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#10848 Darrin9999 OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:51 PM

View Postorangest, on Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:44 PM, said:

I was happy that I asked the clerk at the Out of the Closet thrift if the basket of games behind the counter were available for sale...

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I mean, really happy...

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Really, really happy...

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You wanna sell me them 6 games for $5? Like the 12 for $10.... :D :D Nice Find!

#10849 MagnaFarce OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Jan 14, 2012 2:45 PM

Not gaming related, but I found a Betamax recorder with the remote for $19 today at my local flea market.

#10850 Desfeek OFFLINE  

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Posted Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:51 PM

View Postorangest, on Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:44 PM, said:

I was happy that I asked the clerk at the Out of the Closet thrift if the basket of games behind the counter were available for sale...

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I mean, really happy...

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Really, really happy...

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gah! gimme




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