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[Rik]

Just got back from the thrift store today where i found 2600, RIVER RAID 2.This is my best find for at least the last 16 months

[STICH666]

Just got a Wii for $100.

[AtariLeaf]

Got a boxed Tandy Color Computer 3, couple joysticks, manuals (some in french), and 9 games

Canyon Climber + manual
Silpheed + manual
Thexder + manual
Doubleback + manual
Color Baseball CIB
Megabug CIB
Panic Button CIB
Starblaze CIB
Microbes loose

[Poopopyo]

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

[Christopher T Leach]

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:26 AM, said:

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

Will give you $15 bucks for the box my firend.....

Just pm me...

[RickHarrisMaine]

went to Bullmoose Records this morning, looking for an Xbox game, because Gamestop no longer carries them.

the game I wanted was too much money, so I checked out their retro game section, and came across a couple of jewels.

Toe Jam & Earl, loose, $3.00

and (this one's kind of exciting, because I've never seen it)

Complete, black label, Einhander......$8

[BDW]

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:26 AM, said:

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

If he takes the box, I'd be glad to take the broken TG16 off your hands.

PM me.

[Poopopyo]

brandondwright, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:09 PM, said:

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:26 AM, said:

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

If he takes the box, I'd be glad to take the broken TG16 off your hands.

PM me.

I'm sorry everybody but I already took it back to goodwill (like an idiot). I probably could have sold it more for parts or repair.

[Jibbajaba]

Well that was stupid. They threw it away for sure. You could have at least offered it for sale here at cost to save it from the landfill.

Chris

[BDW]

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:10 PM, said:

brandondwright, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:09 PM, said:

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:26 AM, said:

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

If he takes the box, I'd be glad to take the broken TG16 off your hands.

PM me.

I'm sorry everybody but I already took it back to goodwill (like an idiot). I probably could have sold it more for parts or repair.

Damn, I was hoping to have a fun fix-up project.....



ON TO THE FINDS!

Gota couple of 8 track tapes, nothing special.


A promotional print of art from Legend of zelda phantom hourglass. Still shrink rapped, print number 30,358 (if I remember correctly) out of 50,000. I got it for a buck (technically it was .78)

I passed on a Pacman lunchbox, it was 7.00. To be honest, I wanted it pretty badly, but I passed because it was dirty as hell. Stupid Salvation Army, and their lack of their ability to clean things! Another stupid thing from the SA, a NES with no games, for $50! They seem to put that price on every game system they get. The really stupid thing is that they actually sell!

[STICH666]

brandondwright, on Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:19 PM, said:

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:10 PM, said:

brandondwright, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:09 PM, said:

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:26 AM, said:

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

If he takes the box, I'd be glad to take the broken TG16 off your hands.

PM me.

I'm sorry everybody but I already took it back to goodwill (like an idiot). I probably could have sold it more for parts or repair.

Damn, I was hoping to have a fun fix-up project.....



ON TO THE FINDS!

Gota couple of 8 track tapes, nothing special.


A promotional print of art from Legend of zelda phantom hourglass. Still shrink rapped, print number 30,358 (if I remember correctly) out of 50,000. I got it for a buck (technically it was .78)

I passed on a Pacman lunchbox, it was 7.00. To be honest, I wanted it pretty badly, but I passed because it was dirty as hell. Stupid Salvation Army, and their lack of their ability to clean things! Another stupid thing from the SA, a NES with no games, for $50! They seem to put that price on every game system they get. The really stupid thing is that they actually sell!

How is the sound quality of 8 tracks compared to cassettes?

[Rik]

Man you guys are lucky.All i ever find is 1 item at a time at the thrift shops.However i did find STAR WARS,THE ARCADE GAME,for the 2600 today.

[BDW]

STICH666, on Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:38 PM, said:

brandondwright, on Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:19 PM, said:

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:10 PM, said:

brandondwright, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:09 PM, said:

Poopopyo, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:26 AM, said:

Damn. I got a boxed TurboGrafx16 for $15 at goodwill but then I found out that the cable wire plug on the side was broken off =(

If he takes the box, I'd be glad to take the broken TG16 off your hands.

PM me.

I'm sorry everybody but I already took it back to goodwill (like an idiot). I probably could have sold it more for parts or repair.

Damn, I was hoping to have a fun fix-up project.....



ON TO THE FINDS!

Gota couple of 8 track tapes, nothing special.


A promotional print of art from Legend of zelda phantom hourglass. Still shrink rapped, print number 30,358 (if I remember correctly) out of 50,000. I got it for a buck (technically it was .78)

I passed on a Pacman lunchbox, it was 7.00. To be honest, I wanted it pretty badly, but I passed because it was dirty as hell. Stupid Salvation Army, and their lack of their ability to clean things! Another stupid thing from the SA, a NES with no games, for $50! They seem to put that price on every game system they get. The really stupid thing is that they actually sell!

How is the sound quality of 8 tracks compared to cassettes?

Much better. I actually prefer 8 tracks to cassettes, but their so damn bulky and finding a player that works seems almost impossible. Not to mention there is no way to change songs other than changing the program setting. No way to rewind either, the tape just loops.


I'm actually considering tranfering my starpath games to 8 track, it seems to represent the late 70's and early 80's better than cassettes.

[AtariLeaf]

There was an indoor yard sale for a charity called "Computers for Kids" which advertised vintage video games so I went there and I gotta say, if I was a Commodore collector I'd be in heaven. Dozens of 64's, 128,s and Vic-20's. Some boxed. There was a boxed Amiga (not sure which one) and a boxed Atari ST. There was also an Adam setup, a whole whack of old Mac stuff, but I didn't have lots of money and those aren't items that really interested me anyway.

I did get a boxed Color Computer 2, a little yellowed, with the cassette player, manuals, hookups.
Also picked up a Commodore 1702 monitor (they had about 5 or 6 of these) and a boxed Astroblast for the 2600 and boxed River Rescue for the Vic-20.

Everything was $30.

I'll probably go back next week to see what else I can snag.

[STICH666]

AtariLeaf, on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:56 AM, said:

There was an indoor yard sale for a charity called "Computers for Kids" which advertised vintage video games so I went there and I gotta say, if I was a Commodore collector I'd be in heaven. Dozens of 64's, 128,s and Vic-20's. Some boxed. There was a boxed Amiga (not sure which one) and a boxed Atari ST. There was also an Adam setup, a whole whack of old Mac stuff, but I didn't have lots of money and those aren't items that really interested me anyway.

I did get a boxed Color Computer 2, a little yellowed, with the cassette player, manuals, hookups.
Also picked up a Commodore 1702 monitor (they had about 5 or 6 of these) and a boxed Astroblast for the 2600 and boxed River Rescue for the Vic-20.

Everything was $30.

I'll probably go back next week to see what else I can snag.

Hey can you tell me how much Amigas are when you go back?

[AtariLeaf]

STICH666, on Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:23 PM, said:

AtariLeaf, on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:56 AM, said:

There was an indoor yard sale for a charity called "Computers for Kids" which advertised vintage video games so I went there and I gotta say, if I was a Commodore collector I'd be in heaven. Dozens of 64's, 128,s and Vic-20's. Some boxed. There was a boxed Amiga (not sure which one) and a boxed Atari ST. There was also an Adam setup, a whole whack of old Mac stuff, but I didn't have lots of money and those aren't items that really interested me anyway.

I did get a boxed Color Computer 2, a little yellowed, with the cassette player, manuals, hookups.
Also picked up a Commodore 1702 monitor (they had about 5 or 6 of these) and a boxed Astroblast for the 2600 and boxed River Rescue for the Vic-20.

Everything was $30.

I'll probably go back next week to see what else I can snag.

Hey can you tell me how much Amigas are when you go back?

Will do Stich

Edited by AtariLeaf, Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:49 PM.

[jferio]

About $30 for this stuff today. Yes, that is a heavy sixer, the weight difference compared to my Woody 4 switch is distinctly noticeable. Sunnyvale #010759.

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[Frizo]

jferio, on Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:52 PM, said:

About $30 for this stuff today. Yes, that is a heavy sixer, the weight difference compared to my Woody 4 switch is distinctly noticeable. Sunnyvale #010759.

like, wtf at that controller in front

[jferio]

Frizo, on Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:51 PM, said:

like, wtf at that controller in front

Heh, third party PS1 arcade stick. I have classic gaming compilations in my PS1 collection, I won't do that any other way.

[old_time_gamer]

RickHarrisMaine, on Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:57 PM, said:

went to Bullmoose Records this morning, looking for an Xbox game, because Gamestop no longer carries them.

the game I wanted was too much money, so I checked out their retro game section, and came across a couple of jewels.

Toe Jam & Earl, loose, $3.00

and (this one's kind of exciting, because I've never seen it)

Complete, black label, Einhander......$8

That's a great find for the Einhander game. Great shooter.

Found a few things at a few garage sales this weekend:
Black label Metal Gear Solid - $1
Working NES with 2 controllers, Zapper gun, all cables, and six games (Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, Mario Bros 3, Tetris, Castlevania 2, Godzilla and some other game) - $5

[Midnight Synergy]

I'm in an area where you almost never find interesting things at thrifts, but here are two nuggest from this weekend:

The Good:
An Atari Flashback 2 for $14. Ok, that's not so great, but the kicker was that instead of the standard joysticks it came with two Epyx 500XJs in perfect condition! I loved (and lost) mine, so I was very happy to pick this up.

The Hilariously Bad:
Noticed a loose N64 with a couple of common games in a thrift store. The price? Just $259.99! I guess I don't need to go back to that store anymore.
(and no, I didn't buy it )

Edited by Midnight Synergy, Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:48 PM.

[STICH666]

Midnight Synergy, on Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:31 PM, said:

I'm in an area where you almost never find interesting things at thrifts, but here are two nuggest from this weekend:

The Good:
An Atari Flashback 2 for $14. Ok, that's not so great, but the kicker was that instead of the standard joysticks it came with two Epyx 500XJs in perfect condition! I loved (and lost) mine, so I was very happy to pick this up.

The Hilariously Bad:
Noticed a loose N64 with a couple of common games in a thrift store. The price? Just $259.99! I guess I don't need to go back to that store anymore.
(and no, I didn't buy it )

LOL I think they moved a decimal too far to the left.

[BDW]

STICH666, on Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:50 PM, said:

Midnight Synergy, on Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:31 PM, said:

I'm in an area where you almost never find interesting things at thrifts, but here are two nuggest from this weekend:

The Good:
An Atari Flashback 2 for $14. Ok, that's not so great, but the kicker was that instead of the standard joysticks it came with two Epyx 500XJs in perfect condition! I loved (and lost) mine, so I was very happy to pick this up.

The Hilariously Bad:
Noticed a loose N64 with a couple of common games in a thrift store. The price? Just $259.99! I guess I don't need to go back to that store anymore.
(and no, I didn't buy it )

LOL I think they moved a decimal too far to the left.

Dont you mean right

[STICH666]

brandondwright, on Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:27 PM, said:

STICH666, on Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:50 PM, said:

Midnight Synergy, on Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:31 PM, said:

I'm in an area where you almost never find interesting things at thrifts, but here are two nuggest from this weekend:

The Good:
An Atari Flashback 2 for $14. Ok, that's not so great, but the kicker was that instead of the standard joysticks it came with two Epyx 500XJs in perfect condition! I loved (and lost) mine, so I was very happy to pick this up.

The Hilariously Bad:
Noticed a loose N64 with a couple of common games in a thrift store. The price? Just $259.99! I guess I don't need to go back to that store anymore.
(and no, I didn't buy it )

LOL I think they moved a decimal too far to the left.

Dont you mean right

[RickHarrisMaine]

NIce Goodwill score today....and I left a lot behind to appease the gods of karma....


Sonic 3 and Sonic 3d Blast for Genesis, $1.99 apiece, loose.

then the following NES games at .99 apiece, also loose

Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 6
Startropics
Ghosts n Goblins
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden 2
Super Mario 2
Life Force
Donkey Kong Classics.