Dr Galaga Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 GARAGE SALES SUCK!!!! I went to about a dozen today and found nothing. GOODWILL SUCKS!!!! I can never find anything there. ALL OF YOU WHO FIND GOOD DEALS AT THESE PLACES SUCK!!!! Oh, sorry - just letting off some steam. I can never find anything at any of these places except for kids clothes and crappy paperback books. There, I feel better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluevoodu Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 yeah... I hear you. and stupid people trying to charge you $20 for a crappy Psx game lol Yup... I did the garage sale thing last year.... I am not this year because of all the crap...... I stress crap people try to sell off. †B†V† Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari and Beer Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 I feel your pain...I only once scored at a garage sale...thrift scores are rare too. Thats why my name is Atari and Beer.....the suds help reduce the pain...hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinovelvet Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 GARAGE SALES SUCK!!!!I went to about a dozen today and found nothing. GOODWILL SUCKS!!!! I can never find anything there. ALL OF YOU WHO FIND GOOD DEALS AT THESE PLACES SUCK!!!! Oh, sorry - just letting off some steam. I can never find anything at any of these places except for kids clothes and crappy paperback books. There, I feel better now. I've pretty much given up on garage sales too, since it is mostly people selling their broken Playstations with a bunch of sports games these days. I have had some decent scores from time to time but we're talking about one in every 100 garage sales I've hit, I just can't be bothered to get out of bed for them any more really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted June 13, 2003 Share Posted June 13, 2003 there was a yard sale on the other block and they had a N64 with 1 game (sports football something or other i think) and he wanted $60 for it , i just laughed in his face and walked away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorlaxnut Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Garage sale season around where I live just started. Found good stuff last year: NES w/2 controllers, Zapper gun, and 1 cart for $1 and a Sega Game Gear for 75 cents. I think PlayStation stuff will show up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bratwurst Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 So... is someone selling a garage sale in this thread or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Not all garage sales suck. I found a Y cable for a Wico last weekend that I bought for a quarter. I finally have two working Wicos and two Y cables. Now to find that elusive second Wico keypad ( I knew I shouldn't have traded it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted June 14, 2003 Share Posted June 14, 2003 Hey, why don't ya c'mon over to San Jose! They have tons of Atari stuff where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrldstrman Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 garage sales can be frustrating but I had some great luck this weeked picked up a 4 switch vader a 6 switch sears and a six switch heavy sixer and 20 games for 30.00 dollars also found a merlin and blip for 50 cents.a game boy for 1.00 dollar and a weeble tree house . but I have also had six diffrent people tell me they have an atari and games in the attic so I left my number but no call backs so far.I am convinced that there are more games and systems sitting in basements and attics then anyone would belive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 I cant ever get any Jag stuff at garage sales I seen a 386 going for $100.00 I love it when someone is selling me an old PC and thay have on idea what thay are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted June 15, 2003 Share Posted June 15, 2003 My wife had a garage sale about a month ago. One of her friends brought over some stuff to sell, one thing being an Super Nintendo which she sold instantly for $5!!!! My wife never even bother to tell me she brought it. Of course that's one system I don't have and have been looking for. I was pissed! Garage sales suck. Even your own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landsmarra Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 It's pretty dry here, too. I pretty much only go to the garage sales in the better neighborhoods! Goodwill has the occasional Combat cart turn up. But last week I actually found a complete, new-looking Bible Buffet for the NES for $10. I'm going to SW Florida next week...we'll see what's there. Not too much I imagine as it's all old people! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 That's what I HATE about that shit! ACTUALLY good stuff is few and far between and when it does show up, It is (censored) expensive! Take for instance the N64: That kid charged $60, when I can get it at GameStop or EB games for only $30! That's a rip-off! And get this: a consignment store in my area had a Sega Pico with 4 games complete for $20! I wouldn't pay more than $10 for that load of crap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted June 16, 2003 Share Posted June 16, 2003 WHAT THE HELL IS A WICO?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmileyDude Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 The best I've been able to find was a G&W Gallery 2 for the GBC for $2 at one yard sale, and a box full of N64 games for $5 apiece (this was 2 years ago). Those were both on the same day, nonetheless. Since then, it's been a complete washout I sure miss the thrift shops of Omaha... I had a bunch of good finds back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 WHAT THE HELL IS A WICO?! That last piece of hardware on the bottom: http://www.atariage.com/5200/archives/hardware.html A working Wico with a Y cable typically sells for around $40-50 on Ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midwest_cdn Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 Best i found was about 15 GC games for 3.50 per and bought all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjybjy Posted June 21, 2003 Share Posted June 21, 2003 Sorry but I disagree. I did great today! Though no atari finds.... Coleco Table Top Donkey Kong, Mint in Box $2 17 Playstation games, and 2 analog controllers $6 NES Double Dragon 2 $.25 DirecTV reciever $5 (worth over $100) RadioShak TRS 80 computer w/ tons of extras $5 and a bunch more... Just excited and wanted to share. Tad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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