the.golden.ax Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 They put in a new Goodwill just for me (LOL) the first Goodwill in my new town is opening Friday, the next closest locations are 30 - 45 minutes away so this is very cool. I'll get to thrift again. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 "Man, I'm shopping at the wrong Goodwill" Why do you say that? The Goodwill near me never has any of the cool stuff that most of you guys find. And I go there as often as I can. Just PS1s, PS2s, and Xbox games. I've been there at least 20 times, and I am yet to see any Atari or NES-related items. -B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariUCLA24 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 "Man, I'm shopping at the wrong Goodwill" Why do you say that? The Goodwill near me never has any of the cool stuff that most of you guys find. And I go there as often as I can. Just PS1s, PS2s, and Xbox games. I've been there at least 20 times, and I am yet to see any Atari or NES-related items. -B In the year that I have been going to my goodwill, there has been atari games twice, and they get NES games every one or two weeks. Also, my goodwill, and any other goodwill I have been to here in kentucky, has a giant sign at the front with all of the prices on it and all video games are $2.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jferio Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 You do have to keep visiting the same thrifts over and over until you get hits. Eventually you can start getting a feel for the pattern of stuff a thrift will put out on the floor if you visit on various days of the week regularly. I'll probably get a good hit 1 or 2 times out of 10 for the thrifts in the Denver Metropolitan area, depending on the season and the way the economy is moving. It's perseverance, nothing more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shephda Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 My favorite local game store posted on their Facebook page yesterday that a fresh batch of 2600 games came into the store. Today I stopped by at lunch and scored the following for $15.69: Star Wars: Death Star Battle. Label torn. Plaque Attack. Good label. Surround. Good label. Alien, 20th Century Fox. Good label. Fantastic Voyage, 20th Century Fox. Good label. Karate, Froggo Games. Good label. It pays to support your local store! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shephda Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 You do have to keep visiting the same thrifts over and over until you get hits. Eventually you can start getting a feel for the pattern of stuff a thrift will put out on the floor if you visit on various days of the week regularly. I'll probably get a good hit 1 or 2 times out of 10 for the thrifts in the Denver Metropolitan area, depending on the season and the way the economy is moving. It's perseverance, nothing more. Dude, I love your avatar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Just got in from the new Goodwill grand opening in my area. Scored a couple goodies. Not allot of game stuff. Final Fantasy Tactics loose disc GH 99¢, Dreamcast Web 2.0 99¢, Blacks Law 4th Edition $1.99, several other cds, Waltons DVD box sets $1.99 just to flip em. Not much in the way of stuff I personally want, but hey if I can get a little profit, then I can get what I want AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Had my son for the first half of the weekend so we drove around "yard sailing" (as he calls it) and bought this stuff for a song. Various Nintendo pirate carts with a Honeybee converter, Denon turntable, Pelican PS2 arcade stick and an all-killer-no-filler n64 lot. I don't even like Pokemon and I was excited to see this. Edited January 30, 2011 by GregadetH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Friedel Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) Scored a small PS1, minus the controllers (had my own), two memory cards, a copy of SoulBlade for the PS1, and a copy of Tiger Woods '08 for $6 today at the local Goodwill. Plugs are a little loose, but otherwise everything works well. Edited January 30, 2011 by Cliff Friedel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Friedel Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Had my son for the first half of the weekend so we drove around "yard sailing" (as he calls it) and bought this stuff for a song. Various Nintendo pirate carts with a Honeybee converter, Denon turntable, Pelican PS2 arcade stick and an all-killer-no-filler n64 lot. I don't even like Pokemon and I was excited to see this. Nice score, especially on the pirate stuff. Definitely a cool day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Sweet finds on the pirate stuff and Honey Bee converter. Does it still have the red ribbon? Mine doesn't, but I am going to just buy a small piece at the craft store and fix it. Some nice N64 titles in there as well. Looks like you had a good day. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEgamer Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 It's been awhile since I've last posted on here thanks to the weather keeping everyone in doors. I started back this weekend and managed to find an Arkanoid NES controller for $2, hopefully more stuff will pop up next weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockin' Kat Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I was heading north up I 405 about a week ago just looking for some piece of furniture to put my big honking huge Sony PVM 2530. I was visiting thrift stores and any place that looked like it had furniture that wasn't too terribly expensive when I found this. It was tested working, had it's battery cover in place and priced at $24.99. Do you think I did ok? It's top decal is partly pealed off and it isn't really something that would look all that great if I tried to re-glue it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 I think you got a good deal. Not screaming, thrift store deal, but you wouldn't find one for sale that cheap on the forums. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Grabbed a power, rfu video, and n64 controller for $7.10 after tax from the new goodwill. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmbe Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 On Saturday, I picked up the following strategy guides at a store called the Frugal Muse Books. Spider-Man Friend or Foe $4.98 Spider-Man 2 93 cents Spawn Armageddon 93 cents Wolverine's Revenge 93 cents Hulk 93 cents 007 Everything or Nothing 93 cents Superman Shadow of Apokolips 93 cents All of them are in really good shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I was heading north up I 405 about a week ago just looking for some piece of furniture to put my big honking huge Sony PVM 2530. I was visiting thrift stores and any place that looked like it had furniture that wasn't too terribly expensive when I found this. It was tested working, had it's battery cover in place and priced at $24.99. Do you think I did ok? It's top decal is partly pealed off and it isn't really something that would look all that great if I tried to re-glue it. Nice find! I've seen them for double the price on Ebay. I had this as a kid, and even bought the pattern book that was made for it. I put in so many hours with that game...One of these days I'll be able to convince my wife that I have to have one. -B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STICH666 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Scored a pretty good lot today. Everything for a dollar each except a mint but loose NES for $9. The Metal Gear case is dirty and cracked slightly probably from being on the shelf but the discs are in immaculate condition and in centered / upright position obviously coming from a clean and neat home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Another day, another awesome find! And an absolute crazy find for my neck of the woods. I went to my local thrift and found a Pelican HD Selector switch (including cables) with no price so I figured I'd ask for a deal at checkout. On my way through the CD section I found what appeared to be a booklet full of CD's. WRONG. It was a booklet full of Lynx carts! I guess it was originally intended for Mini Discs or something but someone used it for their Lynx collection, which is a pretty awesome idea. Now here's the best part....they sold everything to me for less than $7! I damn near had a stroke. Check it out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You don't wish to say what Lynx games you got? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregadetH Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 You don't wish to say what Lynx games you got? Chris There's about 30+ carts with several dupes of California Games and Batman Returns. I'll toss up a list later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I've not found Lynx in the wild since the 90's AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) I've been scoring wads of cash lately by selling these things instead of buying them. I may be on to something here Edited February 1, 2011 by AtariLeaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbojohnny Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Its not Atari, but... I picked up 174 SNES games (no dupes-26 sports titles)- Included are Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, Secret of Mana, Fun-n-Games, Battletoads/Double Dragon, Battletoads Battlemania, Super Double Dragon, Final Fantasy 2 & 3, Ogre Battle, & Castlevania Dracula X (many more $5-15 titles)....nice find for only $125. I didnt even haggle this one. The guy asked for that price, so I said sure. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 "Man, I'm shopping at the wrong Goodwill" Why do you say that? Well, if he's thinking what I'm thinking, it's because our Goodwills don't have any of this cool stuff, EVER! I just stopped at a Salvation Army down the road from me during lunch. Nothing classic related, or if it was modern any good. They had two Xbox '06 Top Spins. That's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.