Chuck D. Head Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 $20.50 (shipped) off of ebay. (link). According to the auction, it is working, but the crack is probably what kept the price low. A lot more usable than some pricier ones I was looking at. The crack appears largely superficial to me. Well, if it works I think that is a real good score. Let us know when you test it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number six Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Honestly on the SMS 3-D Glasses it's the card adapter that's key. If your glasses are non-functional you can swap in shutter glasses from those 3-D DVD (not bluray) sets that came out a few years back. They are compatible surprisingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaperman Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Honestly on the SMS 3-D Glasses it's the card adapter that's key. If your glasses are non-functional you can swap in shutter glasses from those 3-D DVD (not bluray) sets that came out a few years back. They are compatible surprisingly. I'm thinking about going that route anyway. LCD shutters appear larger on aftermarket glasses and from what I hear, the SMS glasses run a bit small, and my head runs quite fat. Perhaps that's why so many of them have physical breakage problems like ear pieces coming off. I was looking at $10-15 just for the 3d adapter anyway, so $20, if I indeed got a fully working one, is very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number six Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 I'm thinking about going that route anyway. LCD shutters appear larger on aftermarket glasses and from what I hear, the SMS glasses run a bit small, and my head runs quite fat. Perhaps that's why so many of them have physical breakage problems like ear pieces coming off. I was looking at $10-15 just for the 3d adapter anyway, so $20, if I indeed got a fully working one, is very nice. FWIW I believe my Glasses also have a crack down the middle. Pretty superficial, can only be seen on the outside and doesn't really effect the usage. The glasses were new (came with my 3-D Package system) so i think they just are prone to getting cracks over time. They definitely aren't that comfortable. When I found out that the 3D glasses that came with the DVD set were compatible I just started using those instead. They are a lot more comfortable. The 3D with the shutter glasses does work surprisingly well and was pretty cool. Too bad they only made a handful of games that supported it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangest Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Super Mario Strikers Mario Kart Double Dash Starfox Assault LOZ Windwaker LOZ Collector's Edition Super Smash Bros. Melee Monster Rancher 2 ...all $5.99 from Goodwill. Mega Man Legends 2 was $5.99 from Salvation Army (loose disc in a Tekken 3 case). As a bonus, all of the discs are very clean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeshed Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hey Orangest, wanna sell me Double Dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Stopped at a garage sale and picked up a cobalt greay gba sp AGS-101 with the back lit screen for $10. Took it home, charged it up and it worked! Congrats on the Dark Tower game, fun to play! Edited October 13, 2012 by thegamezmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 The backlit one I found is the blue one...it's not a very manly color, if you ask me @_@ I'd love it if it were white instead, but I get the feeling that taking it apart and painting it with Krylon Fusion would probably be more trouble than it's worth. I know people have taken the Fusion to controllers before, but I wonder how well it holds up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 The backlit one I found is the blue one...it's not a very manly color, if you ask me @_@ I'd love it if it were white instead, but I get the feeling that taking it apart and painting it with Krylon Fusion would probably be more trouble than it's worth. I know people have taken the Fusion to controllers before, but I wonder how well it holds up... Could be worse, could be like the pink one I've been using.lol Not sure about painting them. Just know switching cases is a pain, with the getting the hinges in just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Pink is very manly. What man doesn't enjoy pink? Oh, yeah... UPS drivers. "What can brown do for you?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Major score today from Craigslist in the Fresno area. I drove there and picked these up. Most of them I did not have so extra score. Boxed Trak-ball, Boxed VCS adapter, two Boxed controllers (one is broken) and a "Hall of Fame" dry erase board (wish it had the pen!) Video Checkers, Surround, Dragster, Keystone Kapers, Star Raiders, Dolphin, Video Olympics, Oink!, Stampede. Mouse Trap, Star Voyager, Taz, Ghost Manor/Spikes Peak, Crackpots, Space Invaders, Krull\ Yars Revenge, Space Jockey, Defender, Bowling, Berzerk, Flag Capture, Video Pinball, Steeplechase, Maze Craze, Turmoil, Adventure, Kaboom, Demons to Diamonds, MASH, Dodge Em, Plaque Attack Chopper Command, Seaquest, River Raid, Space War, Breakout, Casino, Asteroids, Circus Atari, Battlezone, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe, Skiing, Amidar, Missile Command, Spider Fighter, Frogger, Slot Racers Air-Sea Battle, Night Driver, Pitfall, Haunted House, Indy 500, Fun With Numbers (says "Formerly Basic Math" on the back and the cart included is Basic Math), Warlords, Sky Jinks, Freeway, Megamania, Barnstorming, Gangster Alley, No Escape, Swordquest Earthworld Phaser Patrol with Super Charger included, Dragonstomper, Escape From the Mindmaster, Communist Mutants From Space Masterplay 5200 Interface Miner 2049er, Space Dungeon (with holder), 007, Gremlins, Jungle Hunt, Galaxian, Joust, Choplifter, Popeye, Qbert, Blueprint, Ms Pac-Man, Pole Position and seventeen Journey Escape games - 15 of them are still sealed! 99% of the games are complete with manual and some even have the receipts from the early 80s! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Whoa, that's basically an instant collection, and in beautiful shape! Very nice indeed. Do you mind if I ask how much it all was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 $350 - so it works out to about $3.50 per item. Not too bad I think. Some of the items more than make up for the price and the trip. Of course I will sell a few things but I actually was looking for many of those Activision titles CIB. Plus, a few of the Atari games are a bit hard to find CIB like the Fun With Numbers game. I stayed for a storage auction too - that was a great time. Didn't buy any units but it was still fun. Oh yeah - it was 76 today so a great day for being on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Nice score! You can probably make back that $350 alone over time just on those sealed Journey Escapes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Yeah, that's the plan as of right now. I'll keep one but I certainly don't need more than that. I found only two completed listings on evilbay though for JE sealed - I think one went for $30 and one went for $10 - not sure if $20 in the middle is a more correct price but I'll do some more research. A few of the JE boxes I got are beat to hell and one even looks like some critter used the bottom of it for lunch AND dinner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seob Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 very nice find. those boxed games always look sonice and colorful. I only have a few boxed games, since space is limited, but would love to come across such a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Makes you wonder, how the hell did he end up with 17 copies of Journey Escapes, most of them sealed? The game wasn't that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Yeah - "Don't Stop Believing" in wonderful 2600 music - EPIC FAIL. The guy said he got everything at a yard sale about 5 years ago along with a bunch of sports memorabilia and it sat in his garage ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Been too lazy to post every week, so here are my meager finds for the past month or two: Tomy brand Pac-Man Magnetic Maze game. Completely mechanical game where the stick tilts the board around and the little guys are on rollers. It's not 100% complete, but it was free! Original model PSP with 10 games, 3 movies, 4GB stick, backpack case, ect. In excellent condition, only $25 for the set at a yard sale. Wipeout Pure for PSP, CIB - $2 thrift store Spindizzy Worlds with manual and weird NES Quickshot controller $3.00 for both at a yard sale. At same sale I also picked up a Star Trek Enterprise pizza cutter with box for only $1! It's normally $20 at Thinkgeek. Sears Telegames Pong Sports II with manual - $8.00 at an antique store, really nice too. Fairchild Channel F System II with very rough box - $25.00 at an antique store. System looks to be in good shape, powers on to boot screen, but wont load the built in games. No carts to test further, yet....... Oh, this was a nice find: at yet another antique store, I see a big box for Lethal Enforcers for the Sega Genesis. Now, I know this comes with the blue gun for player one, but I already have that. So, as I'm opening the box and slide out the tray, I'm chanting "pink gun, pink gun, pink gun..." and lo and behold, it's the player two PINK GUN! I literally changed it from the blue gun to the pink gun WITH THE POWER OF MY MIND. Oh, and it was $15 for the set. Let see, at a Goodwill, I found a bunch of GB and GBA Pokemon games - GB, Red, Blue and Silver, and GBC Crystal, as well as GBA Ruby, Sapphire, 2 copies of LeafGreen. Amazingly, they were only $1.99 each (at a Goodwill?!) and they weren't locked up, just on a shelf. These should net me a nice little profit! That's all the game stuff for now. I've found some cool non-game stuff I'll post later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grig Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Love that magnetic Pac-Man game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asaki Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Could be worse, could be like the pink one I've been using.lol Not sure about painting them. Just know switching cases is a pain, with the getting the hinges in just right. I don't know, I think they're about equally bad. Though I was looking, and it seems there was a Pearl Green released overseas that doesn't look too bad. Also a Pearl White (don't know if it's a Brighter Screen one or not), but it looks like it was a bundle exclusive. And hard to tell if I even like it or not from the pics. I didn't think about case swapping, that might be an idea...except I wouldn't be willing to pay more than a few dollars for the parts to do so... Pink is very manly. Not the Pearl Pink they released...yuck. I bet even a lot of girls didn't like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRGilbert Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Fortunately, the brighter screen also comes in a dark charcoal grey. My wife has the blue one though, she hated the pink one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segafan888 Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 went to local gw and picked these up at 1.99 each i dont know anything about laserdisc's but i very rarly ever see them so i figured they were cheap enough to buy, they had more but they where titles i never heard of before so i passed on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number six Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 went to local gw and picked these up at 1.99 each i dont know anything about laserdisc's but i very rarly ever see them so i figured they were cheap enough to buy, they had more but they where titles i never heard of before so i passed on them. Unfortunately not much market for Laserdiscs anymore. Other than the odd rare disc most are worth about what you paid for those. Actually if I could get $2 for the 1,000 or so I still have I think i'd be quite happy. Last time I sold a big lot i ended up getting around 75 cents a disc. Considering these were $30-$50 new each.. ouch! Learned me a lesson though, never hoard a movie format. Just buy the odd title you really, really like and netflix the rest! Still kind of a neat find at a yard sale. Always interesting to find the odd old video format. I was actually at a Goodwill today at lunch and mixed in with the CDs they had a few discs marked 'Divx' with professionally printed covers. At first I thought the chinese bootleggers had finally upgraded from VCD but then it struck me.. no, these are DIVX discs.. ie the original DIVX from the late 90s. And yep, circuit city price sticker still on it and everything. I had totally forgotten about that format. Given these discs are absolutely useless now (and have been useless since DIVX died and they shut the servers down a year or two later) it makes you wonder who had these for all this time and just now decided to donate them to goodwill? Why didn't they just check them back in '01 or whatever? Another Goodwill in my area has a stack of CEDs they're trying to get $8 a pop for.. funny what you find sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Learned me a lesson though, never hoard a movie format. Just buy the odd title you really, really like and netflix the rest! I'd say the lesson learned is, don't think of your movie collections as investments, because a better format will always be around the corner. Personally I still prefer discs in case the Internet goes down or some company decides they don't want to play with Netflix anymore. Blu-rays are already getting dirt cheap for old classics, more so if you play the sales or buy them used, and of course the DVD format becoming an also-ran just makes DVD's even cheaper! Bad news for any would-be investors, but great news for movie fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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