Zwackery Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 A nice find for sure ! It's likely though that it has been picked through. With that number of carts I'd expect at least several ER's and possibly a run of rarities from a single software company. It's sort of an "odds" thing when you get into that many carts. I forget where it's posted, possibly one of the old RGVAC FAQ's, but someone once did a run down of how many ER's, R's, etc you could expect out of every 100 carts or so....(I can't remember the figures off hand ) Well, as Homer told Kent Brockman on "Smartline," "Aw, people can come up with statistics to prove anything, Kent. Forty percent of all people know that." Without having actually seen whatever that person worked up, I am already skeptical about the math behind the determination. Anyhow, the guy behind the counter said that these had come in from about 3 different people bringing in games for store credit (the store manager just combined all the 2600 games together - there were also two small stacks of 7800 and Intellivision carts) and that they had been sitting up for sale for 2 weeks with no takers. The day manager literally thanked me for buying the entire lot and getting it out of the store. At this point in my collection, if I find 1 cart among 100 that I don't actually own, or have never seen before (i.e., label variant), I am rather pleased. Everybody around here is dumping everything to buy the latest gen stuff. Just this year alone I've seen a major rise not only in Atari stuff but also NES, SNES, Genesis, and PS1 titles. At one of my thrifts, even PS2 games are starting to appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGLE TOOTH Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 some good finds today at the thrifts:a-train for psx(complete)$2 then a crapload of snes games at the sa: super mario kart for snes(cart only)99 cents final fantasy 2 for snes(cart only)99 cents donkey kong country 3 for snes(cart only)99 cents tetris 2 for snes(cart only)99 cents aero the acrobat for snes(cart only)99 cents frogger for snes(cart only)99 cents super mario world 2 yoshi island for snes(cart only)99 cents donkey kong county for snes(cart only)99 cents super mario all stars for snes(cart only)99 cents im very happy with todays finds. Dude.... Sometimes I have a hard time believing your finds. no reason to have a hard time beliving my finds,i find good stuff for cheap quite often.here is a pic of some of the snes games/a-train i found today i have a shitty digital cam,so i dont take to many pics on the thrift find posts I was just kidding about that, it was more of a jealousy comment. I never score big like you always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 some good finds today at the thrifts:a-train for psx(complete)$2 then a crapload of snes games at the sa: super mario kart for snes(cart only)99 cents final fantasy 2 for snes(cart only)99 cents donkey kong country 3 for snes(cart only)99 cents tetris 2 for snes(cart only)99 cents aero the acrobat for snes(cart only)99 cents frogger for snes(cart only)99 cents super mario world 2 yoshi island for snes(cart only)99 cents donkey kong county for snes(cart only)99 cents super mario all stars for snes(cart only)99 cents im very happy with todays finds. Dude.... Sometimes I have a hard time believing your finds. no reason to have a hard time beliving my finds,i find good stuff for cheap quite often.here is a pic of some of the snes games/a-train i found today i have a shitty digital cam,so i dont take to many pics on the thrift find posts I was just kidding about that, it was more of a jealousy comment. I never score big like you always do. haha.yeah,i have been getting lucky with my finds lately.about 10 years ago,i was finding good game stuff like crazy at the thrifts.now,over the last 2-3 years,its been very hit &miss.i just have been very lucky over the last month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 This past weekend proved to be very lucrative for me! I have two pics of everything I manage to get. Basically I found some Laserdiscs and games I'd been looking for all for very good prices. All the stuff pictured was found over the course of this weekend between the Vintage Stocks in KC, and a GameXchange, Blockbuster, and Gamestop in St. Joseph MO. Here is a second pic of just the games themselves. The two Intelly games are Bump N Jump and Loco-Motion. I didn't have Loco-motion yet so I was glad to pick this up. The Intelly games only ran me .50 cents each and were found at the GameXchange in St. Joe. All the 7800 games minus Scrapyard dog which I got at another store were also found at the GameXchange. Get this...the 7800 games were bundled together and were only $2 for the bundle. Yeap...that Mean 18 may not look mint...but it only cost me .40 cents!!! That is easily my best find for the year next to my factory sealed Secret of Evermore for the SNES I picked up 2 months ago for $14 here locally. All in all...total cost of these finds for the weekend was just over $56. I think I did pretty well myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 went to a eb games store and i traded in a mario baseball for the gamecube got 15 bucks credit for it and bought soul calibur 2 for the xbox, ps2, and gamecube and i only paid a difference of 13 bucks that made my w-end do my fellow collectors approve my purchase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 i have a shitty digital cam,so i dont take to many pics on the thrift find posts naw.. you just aint useing it right.. dig it.. you need a tripod... or anyway to hold the cam steady.. most any cam will have an infinate focus lens.. that infinity begins after four feet.. so so set up your cam four to five feet away from the object/group to be photoed. next, if you can..set up a couple of floor lamps on either side of the object out of view of the camera. for the camera itself. leave it on auto, but turn the flash off. set it for your maximum resolution.. now.. after you take the picture, dump it to your hard drive. and open it to your editor of choice. I use a hacked copy of PSP.. but y'know.. decrease the image size to something more reasonable for the intertubes. say.. aspect ratio for 6"width here's an example of this technique in action, for another site , yes.. I am a thumb pilot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) Had an awesome weekend for finds. Ninja Gaiden NES 1.00 Spy Hunter NES 1.00 Mighty Bombjack NES 1.00 Pinball NES 1.00 RBI Baseball NES 1.00 Night Shade NES 1.00 Shinobi NES 1.00 Smash TV NES 1.00 Gauntlet NES 1.00 Wrestlemania NES 1.00 Skate or Die 2 NES 1.00 Zanac NES 1.00 California Games NES 1.00 Ninja Crusaders NES 5.00 Breakthru NES .50 Castlevania II NES .50 Tecmo Bowl NES .50 Jordan Vs. Bird NES .50 Destination Earthstar NES 2.00 Mega Man IV Game Boy 2.00 Lufia Fortress of Doom SNES 1.00 Darius Twin SNES 1.00 Super Metroid SNES 1.00 Change the System N64 VHS Tape 1.00 Super Mario 64 Camera .99 Vigilante 8 N64 5.00 Crusin Exotica N64 4.00 <~Finally found this Caesars Palace Gen Box, Instructions Free <~My loose copy has a home now. Genesis 3 Button Controller .99 X-Men 2 Clone Wars Gen 2.00 Taz-Mania Game Gear .25 Wipe Out *Long Box* CIB PS1 1.00 Spongebob PnP .99 Edited October 1, 2007 by Ghost Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFoolsRun Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 I'm really glad you don't live near me, Ghost Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 (edited) I'm really glad you don't live near me, Ghost Soldier I'm glad that no collectors live near me as well. Edited October 1, 2007 by Ghost Soldier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I'm really glad you don't live near me, Ghost Soldier I'm glad that no collectors live near me as well. I dunno - I've talked to a few people on here from Indiana and they have come from all over the state. Where are you located, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I'm really glad you don't live near me, Ghost Soldier I'm glad that no collectors live near me as well. I dunno - I've talked to a few people on here from Indiana and they have come from all over the state. Where are you located, anyway? Central Indiana around Terre Haute. I found a few things at the pawn last night. Mike Tyson's Punch Out CIB NES 3.00 Days of Thunder CIB NES 3.00 The Uncanny X-men NES 3.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariman Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 (edited) I'm really glad you don't live near me, Ghost Soldier I'm glad that no collectors live near me as well. I dunno - I've talked to a few people on here from Indiana and they have come from all over the state. Where are you located, anyway? Central Indiana around Terre Haute. I found a few things at the pawn last night. Mike Tyson's Punch Out CIB NES 3.00 Days of Thunder CIB NES 3.00 The Uncanny X-men NES 3.00 Ah, that's good. I go past Terre Haute on my way to visit one of my friends every so often, but I don't stop (so your turf is safe). I'm sure I'm butting in on someone's territory here as I believe there are multiple people here from the Indianapolis area. (thankfully thrift shops are bountiful here) Edited October 2, 2007 by atariman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 ghost soldier you should add pics of your collection when you get a chance homie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ghost soldier you should add pics of your collection when you get a chance homie I have everything stored in boxe's since I moved. Most of my pic's are over at Rfgeneration, same screen name. My collection is sitting close to 1300 games not including doubles. Here is my latest find from last night. The last few time's I have been to this thrift I've found alot of games. Lunar Pool NES 1.00 Wrestlemania Challenge NES 1.00 Snakes Revenge NES 1.00 Adventures of Bayou Billy NES 1.00 RBI Baseball 3 NES 1.00 After Burner NES 1.00 Cool World NES 1.00 C2 Judgement Clay SNES 1.00 Dino City SNES 1.00 Contra III SNES 1.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ghost soldier wow! good finds again to ya homie what system games do you collect for besides genesis, nintendo and super nes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFoolsRun Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 ghost soldier you should add pics of your collection when you get a chance homie I have everything stored in boxe's since I moved. Most of my pic's are over at Rfgeneration, same screen name. My collection is sitting close to 1300 games not including doubles. Here is my latest find from last night. The last few time's I have been to this thrift I've found alot of games. Lunar Pool NES 1.00 Wrestlemania Challenge NES 1.00 Snakes Revenge NES 1.00 Adventures of Bayou Billy NES 1.00 RBI Baseball 3 NES 1.00 After Burner NES 1.00 Cool World NES 1.00 C2 Judgement Clay SNES 1.00 Dino City SNES 1.00 Contra III SNES 1.00 Would you be willing to let your doubles go for thrift prices? I'm a late-comer to NES and SNES collection and I'd be willing to take some of those off your hands if you had a list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Would you be willing to let your doubles go for thrift prices? I'm a late-comer to NES and SNES collection and I'd be willing to take some of those off your hands if you had a list... I'm going to put together a list in the next couple of week's with stuff I'm getting rid of. Keep an eye out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFoolsRun Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Would you be willing to let your doubles go for thrift prices? I'm a late-comer to NES and SNES collection and I'd be willing to take some of those off your hands if you had a list... I'm going to put together a list in the next couple of week's with stuff I'm getting rid of. Keep an eye out. Marketplace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese007 Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Got a working N64 for $6.00 along with a Wii-mote for $5.00. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Would you be willing to let your doubles go for thrift prices? I'm a late-comer to NES and SNES collection and I'd be willing to take some of those off your hands if you had a list... I'm going to put together a list in the next couple of week's with stuff I'm getting rid of. Keep an eye out. Marketplace? Yep, in the marketplace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 ghost soldier wow! good finds again to ya homiewhat system games do you collect for besides genesis, nintendo and super nes? I collect for everything. I just happen to come across those 3 systems the most. I'd like to come across more sega saturn and sega cd stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 oh man ghost soldier you should try to come across sega dreamcast stuff to me its on of the most underrated systems sega has made and the games look fantastic and of course you can play burned games too sega cd and saturn are great systems are great as well watch out for sonic cd and for the saturn virtua fighter and nights into dreams is great as well good luck on those sega searchs buddy also a good place to buy some of those saturn and sega cd games is http://collectorscardsandgames.com/new/SegaSaturn.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 oh man ghost soldier you should try to come across sega dreamcast stuff to me its on of the most underrated systems sega has made and the games look fantastic and of course you can play burned games toosega cd and saturn are great systems are great as well watch out for sonic cd and for the saturn virtua fighter and nights into dreams is great as well good luck on those sega searchs buddy also a good place to buy some of those saturn and sega cd games is http://collectorscardsandgames.com/new/SegaSaturn.html I do love the dreamcast and it's ability to play cd-r's. A couple of the pawns around here sell dreamcast stuff. Most of it is sport's but I get lucky sometime's and find a good game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Not a thrift find - but I got a new copy of Excite Truck for 9.xx. The store had it priced at $18.xx and I had enough points there from previous purchases to get it half off. Great game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 awesome ghost soldier let me know what games u find so i may reimburse you for it if it's cool with u dawg on the dreamcast games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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