shadow460 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I hate this thread, but I love to see what you finded! I just hate the fact that there's never anything good here in omaha!!! everything goes to gamers, and sometimes goodwill, and both are way overpriced. where'd you guys get all that luck? I'm with ya on that! It's similar to having the score run up on Oklahoma State in any of their football games... there, I fixed it for ya. Got about a dozen 2600 instruction manuals today from one of the GXC managers. We'd talked about cutting a deal, but he just handed them to me since there weren't many. The List: Carnival (Coleco) Black Jack (small black) #D Tic Tac Toe Woody console manual Atari Catalog CO16725 Freeway Combat (large white) Outlaw Video Checkers Pac-Man plus several warranty cards Most of them will be given out as freebies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frizo Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Okay, Here it goes (I have alot) One time i went and got an NES game (duck hunt) in box for 1$ Than another time, 3 boxed genny games for 2 bucks a pop. Lastly, I fond an Atari 2600 Jr. (YAY!) With a joypad controller (broken, it wont go left when you push the joystick left), 1 pair of paddle controlers, 6 Games (Baseball X2 , Football, Super Breakout, Space Invaders (Text Label), and KABOOM!) All for 30$! I thought it was a steal, but thats just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Not really a thrift find, but a co-worker gave me a boxed 5200 for free yesterday. He apparently was unable to get it to work, but after I got home with it I couldn't find anything wrong, except the controllers of course. The new one is on the left, my original one is on the right. Its in better shape than my original, so I may swap cases since my board has a video mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Wow, you can't beat a boxed 5200 for free! I think John Galt might be on life support, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbox_9 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Did okay today.... Went to Goodwill and for $9.10 total I got the following SNES games (all loose): Donkey Kong Country Super Mario World Super Mario Kart None of the games were player's choice either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) A few things this past week: GBA loose - Worms World Party & Pitfall Lost Expeditions Genesis loose - Williams Arcade Hits TG-16 complete - Military Madness Edited April 24, 2009 by AtariLeaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 A few things this past week: GBA loose - Worms World Party & Pitfall Lost Expeditions Genesis loose - Williams Arcade Hits TG-16 complete - Military Madness I am jealous of your Genesis and TG-16 finds. Nice! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodos8 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I think John Galt might be on life support, BTW.Don't worry too much, he's about to make a miraculous recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 A few things this past week: GBA loose - Worms World Party & Pitfall Lost Expeditions Genesis loose - Williams Arcade Hits TG-16 complete - Military Madness I am jealous of your Genesis and TG-16 finds. Nice! Chris Thanks, but I can't take credit for them being "finds" as such since it was forum trades. Especially the MM for the Turbografx. Took a lot of work to finally track one down but I traded some games to the Toyratt (a retrogaming store here in Ontario) for a copy he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Picked up SingStar Pop with mikes and the USB dongle for $5 at a yard sale this morning. No way in heck am I singing that stuff. Me, sing with Britney Spears!? Come on. Still, it was a good deal, IMO. I had to have the disc polished for $2 extra at a pawn shop...big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Picked up SingStar Pop with mikes and the USB dongle for $5 at a yard sale this morning. No way in heck am I singing that stuff. Me, sing with Britney Spears!? Come on. Still, it was a good deal, IMO. I had to have the disc polished for $2 extra at a pawn shop...big deal. YouTube video or it didn't happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Picked up SingStar Pop with mikes and the USB dongle for $5 at a yard sale this morning. No way in heck am I singing that stuff. Me, sing with Britney Spears!? Come on. Still, it was a good deal, IMO. I had to have the disc polished for $2 extra at a pawn shop...big deal. YouTube video or it didn't happen You're on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brak Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 hey everyone, after reading this thread, i starting visiting thrift stores and yard sales for the past week or so. got this stuff today. Perfect Dark for N64 in box. $5 Atari 2600, six switch. CX2600. it seems to the 2nd lighter 'heavy sixer'. but the first six switch for me! along with 4 joysticks, 2 sets of paddles (1 set atari, 1 set gemini), the dual commander (looks like a joystick and paddle together), couple of other joysticks, 2 RF switches, 2 power supplies, and 2 nes controllers. $13 hope i can get a deal like that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfoMan Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 I used to go to local thrift stores at least weekly and buy all their Atari stuff. Unfortunately, that was 10 years ago and apparently everyone in the area already git rid of all their stuff. I haven't seen anything good in years. I checked back a few days ago, just to make sure, and found absolutely nothing. On the positive side, I still have a bunch of the stuff I bought 10 years ago in my basement, and I've finally started going through it. It's like Christmas, and my kids are loving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Not really a thrift find, but a co-worker gave me a boxed 5200 for free yesterday. He apparently was unable to get it to work, but after I got home with it I couldn't find anything wrong, except the controllers of course. The new one is on the left, my original one is on the right. Its in better shape than my original, so I may swap cases since my board has a video mod. Is that a Pedobear sticker on your 5200?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Perfect Dark for N64 in box. $5 Hey did you get that from PC Richards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brak Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Perfect Dark for N64 in box. $5 Hey did you get that from PC Richards? i got it from yard sale. is PC Richards a store? never heard of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Picked up another loose TG-16 system with all hookups and 3 loose crappy games - Keith, TV Sports Hockey and Football. - $29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercylon Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I used to go to local thrift stores at least weekly and buy all their Atari stuff. Unfortunately, that was 10 years ago and apparently everyone in the area already git rid of all their stuff. I haven't seen anything good in years. I checked back a few days ago, just to make sure, and found absolutely nothing. On the positive side, I still have a bunch of the stuff I bought 10 years ago in my basement, and I've finally started going through it. It's like Christmas, and my kids are loving it. I think the thrift stores are a regional thing. Around here, I have given up on them. Other than an odd old sports title or SMB/Duck hunt, pretty much nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Perfect Dark for N64 in box. $5 Hey did you get that from PC Richards? i got it from yard sale. is PC Richards a store? never heard of it. What country are you from? That could explain it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) hit some garage sales & a flea last couple days. Super NES (came with everything except power supply. couple months ago, picked up a snes ps from a thrift & my wife asked "why are you buying that? you don't have a snes" to which i replied "you never know". ;-D) Nintendo carrying case SNES boxed cleaning kit 2 Boxed SNES games-Stanley Cup & Super Play Football 7 loose SNES games-Super Mario World, Zelda & the rest sport titles. Game Boy Color with a game still in it (missing battery cover). Genesis Primal Rage 6 PSX games (5 of them complete) Spent 36.50 alltogether on these goodies! Peace Edited April 26, 2009 by midnight magicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 hit some garage sales & a flea last couple days. Super NES (came with everything except power supply. couple months ago, picked up a snes ps from a thrift & my wife asked "why are you buying that? you don't have a snes" to which i replied "you never know". ;-D) SNES boxed cleaning kit 2 Boxed SNES games-Stanley Cup & Super Play Football 7 loose SNES games-Super Mario World, Zelda & the rest sport titles. Game Boy Color with a game still in it (missing battery cover). Genesis Primal Rage Spent 36.50 alltogether on these goodies! Peace Epic win! All I found at any of the garage sales was a copy of WWF WestleMania the Arcade Game for the Genesis. Epic game and pretty uncommon to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brak Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Perfect Dark for N64 in box. $5 Hey did you get that from PC Richards? i got it from yard sale. is PC Richards a store? never heard of it. What country are you from? That could explain it. i'm from the US, haha. i live in new england. i seem to not pay attention to my grammar as i type it seems. haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Perfect Dark for N64 in box. $5 Hey did you get that from PC Richards? i got it from yard sale. is PC Richards a store? never heard of it. What country are you from? That could explain it. i'm from the US, haha. i live in new england. i seem to not pay attention to my grammar as i type it seems. haha. That's weird. that's where PC Richards is founded. They're really popular as an alternative to Radio Shack here in New York. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Atari 2600, six switch. CX2600. it seems to the 2nd lighter 'heavy sixer'. It's a light sixer or it's a heavy sixer... if it's a light sixer, it's not a light heavy sixer, it's just a light sixer. But, from the super-dark photo, it looks like a light-sixer to me, though I'm only 95% sure without actually opening up that pic to see better (which I haven't done). Either way, very very nice find... you got that stuff CHEAP. Unlikely you'll find another one that cheap ever again, so fantastic deal for your "first" sixer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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