Dusk2600 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 ST:TNG season 2 DVD's in Chinese packaging (not sure if shows are in Chinese) - $6 ^^ chances are they are bootlegs, they r probibally in english but they make them look asian so (police dont think there fake) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Interesting. The packagin does have the kind of cheap printing that you'd associate with boots. Still, it's kinda cool! Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) Found: coleco turbo .99 earth dies screaming 9.99 2 atari game holders .99 each pokemon gold .99 and a coleco expansion (wheel and peddle) .49 *Today* found stellar track sears for 1.00 Today (Friday) Picked up a nes with all hookups and 5 games for 7.00 from same sale got a very nice locker for free Edited July 21, 2006 by Dusk2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 (edited) I found 9 canadian INTV games in the box,all complete,with instructions and all overlays,at value village,what i mean by Canadian,is ,that the front of box opens up like a book,with a nice slot to put instructions and overlays in,man,the boxes were ALL mint,whoever owned these games really took pride in his/her possesions!!!!!!!!!!! 1..2- nba basketball 2..major league baseball 3..astrosmash 4. .poker and blackjack 5. .armor battle 6..nfl football 7..pga golf 8..checkers Edited July 22, 2006 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 I found a boxed, sealed Archer "pro" Atari-compatible joystick at my local Value Village for $4 CDN yesterday, but that's it. If you're looking for good stuff, don't come to Calgary...all of the Salvation Army stores have a standing order NOT to accept any computer equipment that's "lower" than a 486. Wont accept anything lower than 486,that sucks,alot of cool older dos games run on 286-386's,I have a mint 386dx that i bought new around 90-91,never changed battery,and time and date is still spot on,since the first time i set it back in 91!!!!!!,best pc I have!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I found a boxed, sealed Archer "pro" Atari-compatible joystick at my local Value Village for $4 CDN yesterday, but that's it. If you're looking for good stuff, don't come to Calgary...all of the Salvation Army stores have a standing order NOT to accept any computer equipment that's "lower" than a 486. Wont accept anything lower than 486,that sucks,alot of cool older dos games run on 286-386's,I have a mint 386dx that i bought new around 90-91,never changed battery,and time and date is still spot on,since the first time i set it back in 91!!!!!!,best pc I have!!!!!!! It doesn't surprise me. Given the cost to properly dispose of a computer they have to make sure they get stuff people will actually buy. My Salvation Army just stopped taking CRT monitors and TV's for this exact reason. People didn't want to pay disposal fees so they'd drop off semi-working 20 year old TV's to the Salvation Army, who then ended up having to throw them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngskywalker Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Went to one thrift store today, found Super Street Fighter II loose for Sega Genesis. $2.99 It was a bit beat up but I collect anything Street Fighter. I have'nt been thrifting much lately, it's been too hot to do much at all, other than try to stay cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfutrel Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thinkpad 760XD laptop P166, 32MB RAM, 3GB HD, CD-ROM, modem, Win95 no USB or network connections (yet) , battery won't hold charge Free from a booth at the flea market mall where I help out. It was in a pile of junked laptops, and this one has some peeling of the rubberized cover. Other than that it works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewing92 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I found Missle Command(2600), and Defender(2600). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 (edited) I found a boxed, sealed Archer "pro" Atari-compatible joystick at my local Value Village for $4 CDN yesterday, but that's it. If you're looking for good stuff, don't come to Calgary...all of the Salvation Army stores have a standing order NOT to accept any computer equipment that's "lower" than a 486. Wont accept anything lower than 486,that sucks,alot of cool older dos games run on 286-386's,I have a mint 386dx that i bought new around 90-91,never changed battery,and time and date is still spot on,since the first time i set it back in 91!!!!!!,best pc I have!!!!!!! It doesn't surprise me. Given the cost to properly dispose of a computer they have to make sure they get stuff people will actually buy. My Salvation Army just stopped taking CRT monitors and TV's for this exact reason. People didn't want to pay disposal fees so they'd drop off semi-working 20 year old TV's to the Salvation Army, who then ended up having to throw them away. Yeah,thats true also,especially old crt monitors,who the hell would want those!BUT,as you may already know,since you work at a SALVATION ARMY, ,some people are into collecting old things,antiques,i've seen people buying pretty out dated useless stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!,like old dial up 8-16k,or whatever their specs are,(the veery old ones )outboard modems,the guy said he collects old modems,hey whatever makes you happy!Useless things seem to sell great at the vallue village i go to. Edited July 24, 2006 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc74 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Very nice find at my local Sally Army today. TG16, Turbo Booster, leads, 2 Joypads and 19 Games for CAD$10.99! The games are - Bloody Wolf Bonk's Adventure x2 Bonk's Revenge China Warrior x2 Dead Moon Hit the Ice Keith Courage Power Golf x2 Space Harrier x2 Tale Spin Time Ball TV Sports Football Vigilante World Class Baseball World Court Tennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Man, you got a fantastic deal on that TurboGrafx stuff! That's an incredibly lucky find! Turbo games and consoles don't turn up in the wild too much anymore. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc74 Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Man, you got a fantastic deal on that TurboGrafx stuff! That's an incredibly lucky find! Turbo games and consoles don't turn up in the wild too much anymore. Congrats! Thanks Steve! The full story is posted over on Retroputing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomberpunk Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 a working adventurevision with super cobra. five bucks. hate me? well wait till you read the next line... being a curious ten-year-old (this was 15 years ago), i took it apart to watch the mirror spin and examine it closely. i couldn't get the damn thing back together and ended up breaking it. had i known they would sell for $1000 and were limited in quanitity, i would have left it alone until i was old enough to appreciate how awesome that baby was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 pinobee for gba 2.99 cool game. great find on the tg stuff malc 74 lot is worth bout 75-100.00 at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarSoldier1 Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 I just got Golden Axe Warrior for the Sega Master System. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gulag picture radio Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Okay - here's the weirdest thing ever. Here in Chicago, there are only a few arcades left. The one closest to my house is called "Dennis' Place for Games" - one of two such places. Very sketchy, so I always went to a further arcade. When that one closed, I got up enough nerve to finally visit Dennis', but then they closed a few weeks back. I noticed that the the sign was still up, and I thought it would be pretty funny if I went in and asked them for it. There was never anyone in the building, so I put it out of my head since after all - what in the hell am I going to do with an 8 foot tall sign? Today I drove by as some guys were taking the sign down. I also noticed that one of the guys had just come from the liquor store with some beers. I pulled over and offered to buy them some more if they would drive the discarded sign to my house a few blocks away. it worked. I'm now the owner of two of these insane signs. YOu can't tell from the photo, but they're gigantic. For the price of a few beers, I figured I'd take them and figure out what to do with them later. I guess it's a piece of local arcade history since they'd been around since the 70's. Oh, and by the looks of the sign maybe you can figure out why I never went in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phaxda Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 That is one seriously awesome sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 (edited) Yeah, I can see why you'd be a little uncomfortable going to an arcade with that sign. That guy has a look on his face like "Hey kids, get into my van! I've got candy and video games!" If I were going to have my own arcade, I wouldn't put my face on the sign. I'd put my face on the tokens, in a tasteful pose of me in a toga with a wreath around my head like a Roman emperor. Edited July 25, 2006 by SteveW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveW Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 There's a certain feeling of sadness when you shop in some thrift stores. It's a strange sensation that you can't quite put into words, you just feel it in your gut. Maybe it's the old fixtures and stuff left over from whatever defunct store used to inhabit that location, maybe it's because a lot of thrifts have bad lighting that makes the place feel dreary, maybe it's the people who are shopping there. Whatever it is, I felt it today, more than i've ever felt it before. I went on a hardcore thrift hunt, and I stopped at this little store in a really grungy neighborhood. The place was going out of business, so everything in the store, no matter what, was 88¢ each. It was the kind of place that not only has thrift stuff, but five and dime store and closeout store type stuff. The whole store looked grey. Dim lighting, loads of empty shelves, and a feeling of impending doom. The people working there looked like someone on death row. It was a truly creepy experience, made doubly creepy by the location it was in, among countless closed down fast food restaurants re-opened as some generic cafe and a dead shopping mall a few miles down the road. Anyway, to try to be more upbeat, I did find some quasi-interesting things at that thrift. I bought a Tiger R-Zone game-Batman & Robin, a couple Game.Com cartridges-Batman & Robin (again!) and Jurassic Park, an RF switch for a Sega Saturn, an Interact Eclipse Gamepad for the Saturn, some PenCap Stylus thingies (turns any disposible pen into a PDA stylus), two Performance Mega Memory Cards for the Sega Dreamcast, and two Bocce Lawn Ball sets (for my sister's kids). Everything was new, and 88¢ each. The only other thing I picked up of interest was a Famiclone that's shaped like a Dreamcast. I came across several Atari 2600 and Intellivision carts, and even an Atari 800 Star Raiders cart. But they were all commons, and some were in incredibly bad shape. Some of the Intellivision carts had corrosion on the connectors like old batteries leave. Can't imagine what the previous owners did to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 i got today: Bomberman (NES) Boxed and with instructions, great condition for $5 at a thrift store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 A thrift near me got a bunch of NES games in today at $3 a pop. I was flat broke so I only bought Mega Man 2. Nothing rare, but there were definately some commons I would have liked to pick up - maybe some will still be there in a few days after payday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 17 inch brand new Samsung monitor for 39 bucks. It went to my wife's PC. I'm looking for another one for the mame machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfutrel Posted July 27, 2006 Share Posted July 27, 2006 2 External floppy drives that work with the ThinkPad 760XD I got free earlier in the week for $2 each at a local thrift store. What gets me about this particular store is that I'll occasionally see some keyboards and drives from Macs. I have yet to see a Mac for sale in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted July 28, 2006 Share Posted July 28, 2006 Picked up Alpha Mission, Wall Street Kid, and Smash TV for the NES today for $3 each. I am absolutely STUNNED at how good Smash TV is for the NES. The game really shouldn't be that good on the NES, and to top it off it was published by Acclaim...I nearly passed out when I started playing it and it was so close to the arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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