Ze_ro Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Yep! That's right! It's time for another thrift store run! There's four Value Villages in my city, and I'm going to hit all of them today. Any guesses as to what I'll find? My guesses include the usual: Overpriced Genesis Sports Games Super Mario/Duck Hunt Absolutely nothing else! However, there's alwayst the hopes I'll stumble across Phantasy Star for the Master System, or maybe even that Commodore 128D that matches the keyboard I bought a week ago... (I'm way too pessimistic to even hope for anything rarer). Whatever the case may be, I'm on my way... wish me luck! --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted June 6, 2002 Author Share Posted June 6, 2002 Well, it seems today was a good day after all! Turns out that tomorrow is Value Village's half-off sale... although that doesn't save me any money today, that DOES mean that they've been stocking the shelves more in preparation for the sale... and it also means that people have been buying less because they want to get it at half price. I ended up finding some interesting stuff today, although most of it I didn't end up buying... the most impressive thing I saw today was an Apple IIGS Limited Edition (With "Woz" signature). I believe it was being sold with it's monitor, keyboard, and two floppy drives (one 3.5", one 5.25")... however, the whole package was $80, so I didn't buy it (I don't plan on buying it for $40 tomorrow either). It's actually probably worth that much, but I can't justify spending $40 on an Apple computer.... (Atari maybe... but not Apple) Naturally, I didn't find any Atari stuff whatsoever (except for a few Wico joysticks)... so I had to settle for buying the following games: Jurassic Park, Greendog, Ecco the Dolphin, and Sonic Spinball. All for the Genesis, and all complete in boxes. I also picked up two NES games, Ninja Gaiden and Gyromite. Nothing amazing, but that alone is more than I usually find anywhere around town. Here's a list of some of the stuff I passed on: Commodore 64 Commodore 64C (low profile case) Tandy 1000 Apple Macintosh Apple IIGS Limited Edition 2 Genesis (Genesii?) NES with all connections Adventures of Bayou Billy (NES) RBI Baseball (NES) Tim & Jerry (Game Gear) 5 Copies of Super Mario/Duck Hunt (NES) 5 different overpriced Genesis sports games Various boxed PC games (Drakkhen being the most impressive one) Various joysticks One thing that pissed me off though, was when I walked into one of the Village's, and saw some guy with an entire shopping cart FULL of computers! I didn't see everything in the cart, but I definitely saw a TI-99/4a, and I watched him load an entire Atari 520 ST system into the cart (including monitor)!! Now, I couldn't care less about the TI, or the other assorted computers he had... but I've been looking for an ST for quite a while now I should have knocked him down and grabbed it... he was smaller than me after all... Oh well... it's probably for the best anyways. I don't have a lot of money lately, and I have very little room for a whole ST system. --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze_ro Posted June 6, 2002 Author Share Posted June 6, 2002 Am I the only one not finding Atari stuff anymore? I mean, I find video game stuff fairly consistently... but it all seems to be NES and Genesis stuff now. PC games are becoming surprisingly easy to find too (even if I don't want them)... but Atari games are nowhere to be found --Zero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtahank Posted June 6, 2002 Share Posted June 6, 2002 Getting harder to find in the wild. I use to be able to walk into the monthly huge flea market at our exposition center and find 10 to 20 people selling them, now I'm finding one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCroniger Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 Good luck. Hopefully Bira Bira will bring you luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Han Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I was just out on a similar mission today in my hometown. And guess what... found nothing as usual. Well apart from one place, with a bunch of Sega Master carts, C64 tapes and some unknown carts. But they have been there for months now. And they keep mocking me, so tomorrow I am going to go there and buy them!! So I don't have to see them again Anyway, good luck to you Zero ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris++ Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 May Isis bring you gifts in the middle of the desert, Ze-ro. Chris the Sphinx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella'sGhost Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 This week I popped into a thrift store that I sometimes goto, and they had a complete Atari XEGS, mint, with all the original stuff it came with. All for 12 dollars. I was looking around and wondering are all you people blind?? The coolest thing in the store is right here damnit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcprs1 Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I went to a store that I hit every week or so and was able to pick up a Pitfall II and Mario Bros. So far, that is the 4th Pitfall II cart that I have bought from him. Makes great trade bait :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samedeepwater_2000 Posted June 7, 2002 Share Posted June 7, 2002 I never see Atari stuff anymore. That's why I had to resort to ebay to get a system for my daughter. Never used ebay before this. Alx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 Thrift store hunting sucks!!!!!! I have gone to a few thrift stores in my area looking for Atari 2600 games and the only thing I have found is that there are some very weird people around and all these store smell like death warmed over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 oh well... five thirft stores, this is what I have found: (1) 5 Genesis games MIB at 2 bucks each, didn't get 'em (2) TRS-80 without power supply and RF, didn't get it (3) A "Learn electronics" proyect game for 2.99 didn't get it (4) 3 VCS carts (Kaboom!, Demon Attack and Freeway) 1.99 each, didn't get 'em.. and that's about it Just my two cents Osbo [ 06-08-2002: Message edited by: osbo ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osbo Posted June 8, 2002 Share Posted June 8, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Ze_ro: One thing that pissed me off though, was when I walked into one of the Village's, and saw some guy with an entire shopping cart FULL of computers! I didn't see everything in the cart, but I definitely saw a TI-99/4a, and I watched him load an entire Atari 520 ST system into the cart (including monitor)!! Now, I couldn't care less about the TI, or the other assorted computers he had... but I've been looking for an ST for quite a while now I should have knocked him down and grabbed it... he was smaller than me after all... Oh well... it's probably for the best anyways. I don't have a lot of money lately, and I have very little room for a whole ST system. --Zero did u found Sum Guy and u didn't beat the crap out of him? and u let him go?? dudeee Osbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted June 9, 2002 Share Posted June 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by ATARIPITBULL: Thrift store hunting sucks!!!!!! I have gone to a few thrift stores in my area looking for Atari 2600 games and the only thing I have found is that there are some very weird people around and all these store smell like death warmed over. I think that smell of death warmer over was me most of the time just beating you to alll the good stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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