RickHarrisMaine Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Todays yardsale finds: Monster Cable HT connection kit (basically a pre-pak of 5.1 speaker cables + a set of component cables) $20 (retails $99 for what that's worth. I'd never pay full price for Monster cables, but I think I can use these somewhere.) Tetris Plus for Playstation complete $1 Unreal Tournament for PS2 complete $2 Finding Nemo for Gamecube complete $1 Official Sony PS2 memory card 8meg $.50 (!) Logitech wireless controller for PS2 (like the one I just bought for $15) $3 A huge pile of Dungeons & Dragons books and modules, some for original AD&D some for 2nd Edition $4.50 (I don't know why, I haven't played D&D for nearly 20 years, but I couldn't resist.) And my coolest but non-gaming find, a Fender Deluxe Nashville Telecaster guitar. I saw the gig bag sitting there and assumed it was just a crappy Walmart special until I opened it up. Imagine my suprise to see that it was actually a Fender, not even a Squire! It is made in Mexico, but that's not as bad as it sounds. The MIM guitars are suprising well made and get pretty good reviews. Granted, I wouldn't trade it for my '79 American Strat, but it's really nice. The guitar is perfect like new except it's missing the tone knob, and came with the Fender gig bag, a tuner, 2 straps, a capo, and 4 sets of strings plus all the paperwork, even the hang tags. Oh, did I mention that it was $50? I looked at the lady, and asked, "That's $50 for everything right?" "Yep, that's right" she said. As I'm paying her, a girl with her said something like, "He's gonna be mad!" to which she replied "He'll never notice it's gone." I thought about giving to my nephew who has wanted a guitar, but now that I've played it, I don't think I want to give it up! Brand new, this is a $600-800 guitar. It's just like this: Damn, that is one sweet-ass axe........ I'd like that much better than my current one, a cherry sunburst epiphone les paul...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) Sweet guitar! Better than my Yamaha made one that I hardly ever play. Oh well, keyboards are where it's at... ...of which I've got a bunch! Three are Yamahas, and four are the Atari CX-50 ones! Oh, more cheap goodies: PSP-330 stand alone battery charger, new, $15. Musta been a closeout as Game Slop. It was still sealed. Oh, and no, I'm not selling the PSP-191 unit, either. Also I got seven more Atari text titles for $1 each. Edited August 25, 2008 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Yeah, I've been geeked about that guitar since I bought it, I can barely put it down. It's funny because I love Strats, but never thought much about Telecasters. Then again, with that pickup configuration, it sounds a lot like a Strat anyway. It's just amazing that someone would just sell it off like that for next to nothing. Not that I'm complaining of course! Now, if I could just find a nice Fender Jazz bass I'd be all set............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 bioshock for xbox 360(brand new,sealed)$19.98 at target final fantasy VII for psx(complete)$2 at goodwill resident evil 2 for psx:$2 at goodwill espn nfl 2k5 for xbox(complete)$0.89 at gamestop(i been wanting to play this again) grabbed by the ghoulies for xbox(complete)$4.49 at gamecrazy zelda windwaker and oot master disc for gamecube(complete)$ 8.99 at cd warehouse jenne d'arc for psp(umd only)$5 at cd warehouse megaman powered up for psp(umd)$5 at cd warehouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Nothing major today but i snag a extra NES controller and loose copies of Ghosts and Goblins and 1943 for the NES at the local game shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 very nice finds there mark you got some gr8 deals there especially on the final fantasy 7 are all of the disks there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Nothing special but I found a PS1 Virtual Pool for $4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFoolsRun Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I picked up a Mattel "Star Hawk" handheld game from 1981 for $3. Loose, no power cord, no idea if it works yet because I don't have batteries handy at work, but does anyone know anything about this? Does it have any value? Is there any kind of community around Mattel handhelds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 very nice finds there mark you got some gr8 deals there especially on the final fantasy 7 are all of the disks there?yes,its complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 very good mark yesturday i got splatterhouse 2 cib for the sega genny for 2.99 and got 6 dc games @ 3 .99 each notables are shenmue, phantasy star online, and sword of berserk guts rage (awesome game by the way ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wccw mark Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 very good markyesturday i got splatterhouse 2 cib for the sega genny for 2.99 and got 6 dc games @ 3 .99 each notables are shenmue, phantasy star online, and sword of berserk guts rage (awesome game by the way ) very nice bro.enjoy the splatterhouse 2 and shenmue,two of the best imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer24 Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 thanks mark i definetly will homie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 I picked up a Mattel "Star Hawk" handheld game from 1981 for $3. Loose, no power cord, no idea if it works yet because I don't have batteries handy at work, but does anyone know anything about this? Does it have any value? Is there any kind of community around Mattel handhelds? http://www.handheldmuseum.com/Mattel/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 (edited) Today i found a 2600 jr. with a silver strip that i never saw before.Usually its a fat or skinny rainbow coloured line that goes along the entire lenth of strip.On the one i found today,it just has the atari logo with 2600 beside it,in the middle of strip,and the rainbow is just underneath that,a short 2 inch one.Is this a PAL jr?It works fine with my NTSC carts and tv :?EDIT..Nevermind..found it here at 2600 hardware,dont know how i missed it the 1st time. Edited August 31, 2008 by Rik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 one of my co workers dropped this thing off to me the other day.. a saitek st290 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 one of my co workers dropped this thing off to me the other day.. a saitek st290 Why, is your yard dying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Why, is your yard dying? yeah, it does look like a sprinkler don't it? the stick feels goo, but I haven't fired it up yet.. I'm still enjoying the side winder force feedback pro... (diversity thrift, $5) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhwolfman Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Why, is your yard dying? yeah, it does look like a sprinkler don't it? the stick feels goo, but I haven't fired it up yet.. I'm still enjoying the side winder force feedback pro... (diversity thrift, $5) Man Daddy O. That stick looks wild. Let me know how ya likes it. HHW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ_Maine_Man Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) I found 3 atari 2600 new in box E.T's from a 2nd hand toy store in NH. The kid didnt know the price so I said how about 3 for 10 bucks They had about 7 E.T's all together. Edited August 30, 2008 by AJ_Maine_Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Yard sale finds of the day. $15 for everything: PS2 - We love Katamari N64 , two controllers, expansion pack WCW Nitro Crusin USA Wayne Gretzky 3D hockey Madden 64 WWF Warzone NES Captain Comic NES Defender of the Crown Atari: Crackpots Plaque Attack Sky Jinks Popeye Summer Games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wester Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 (edited) Haven't posted here in a while, but I'm having a good weekend. N64 w/ P/S NES Top Loader w/ square cont & Grey Zapper NES Toaster w/ RF, cont NES Satellite w/reciever NES Games: Battletoads w/ Ins Strider Loose Punch-Out! Loose Baseball Loose Dig Dug II Loose Top Gun Loose Goonies II w/ Ins and plastic shell Mechanized Attack w/Ins. And plastic case TMNT Loose TMNT Tournament Fighters Loose TMNT The Arcade Game Loose SMB/DH w/Ins Wal Street Kid Loose Milon's Secret Castle Loose Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf Loose Loose Crystalis Loose Xenophobe Loose Jeopardy 25th Anniversary Edition w/ Ins Lunar Pool 4 NES plastic cases "Tempermental" PS2 system w/ A/V, P/S, and cont Playstation Underground Demos (6) PS1 You Don't Know Jack complete SNES Earthworm Jim Loose SNES Castlevania IV Loose SNES Primal Rage Loose Xbox w/ Monster Cable component cables, 2-S controllers, P/S 3-Way universal A/V cables (PS2/GC/Xbox) Pelican GC Wireless cont Saturn games, all complete: Bug Too! Scud: The Disposable Assasin X-Men: Children of the Atom Virtua Cop 2 Pebble Beach Golf Links Panzer Dragoon II Zwei Iron Man X-O Manowar Heavy Metal Fighting Vipers Fighters Megamix 2 Saturn Controllers 3-way universal RF (GC,PS2,Xbox) Genisis Model 1 w/P/s, 3 cont, RF Genesis Mortal Kombat Gensis Sega Classics Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football Edited August 30, 2008 by Wester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter667 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 I got a pretty good haul... Found: Snoopy and the Red Baron Tunnel Runner Space Jockey Maze Mania Defender-Sears red label. These were $1 pop. Fantastic Dizzy for the Genesis $2. I have had worse second hand finds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 My purchases that I paid too much for: 2600: OTHELLO text label with gold letters $1 Star Voyager, silver text label with instructions $1 Maze Craze, red text label and box $5 Intellivision: Astrosmash, white label, with one overlay and box that had been Astro Smashed $1 Pitfall! with 2 overlays $6 Game Gear: Official carrying case with zip top and shoulder strap $4 Plus we messed around with a Majesco Game Gear ($30 with games, case, and other goodies) and a TV Tuner ($50) at one of the game shops. The clerk managed to pull in audio from the OU game on Channel 9, but we never could get a picture on it. We tried it in a couple of model 1 and model 2 Game Gears. The Model 1's got audio only while the Model 2's refused to even turn on. If it's still around for a while, I may buy that particular TV tuner and try to get it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 Bah, holiday weekends are always the worst for yard sales, I didn't even bother yesterday. The only thing I found this was a copy of San Fransico Rush for the N64 at the Salve for $2.00 If I didn't need it I would have passed on it, even for $2, because it was pretty nasty. Covered in brown gunk and the contacts were green. I had to completely dissassemble the cart (glad I got those game bits) and take a Dremil to the contacts before it would work. Now it looks pretty good and it works, so that's good enough for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Heres what i found today...All for $25.00,not sure on rarities of these though,will check.Froggo-Spider Droid Froggo-Sea Hunt Parker Bros-Mr. Do's Castle Activision-Cosmic Commuter Coleco-Roc 'N Rope Activision-Ghost Busters Atari red label-Dark Chambers Mr. Do's Castle is tops in that lot at R8, easily worth more than $25 loose by itself. (I got mine for $2, though! ) Digitpress lists 2600 Mr Do's castle as worth $250!?!?!?, loose or boxed!They're all 2600 carts i forgot to add. They are listing it as $250 loose and perhaps on crack or made a mistake. EDIT: Otherwise, I guess THIS is a steal! Even THIS would be pretty good! Atari2600.com pays $24 - here is a link - LINK This is in NO WAY knocking your find, it's awesome...I'm just stating that DP may be a bit off here. Really man, Excellent Score, CONGRATS! Thanx,i had a feeling $250 must have been a mistake.I paid $10.00 for Mr Do's Castle,and got all the rest for $15.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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