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goodbye fellow collectors
Pikmin Overlord:
I just dropped another $120 on about 13 games.Two were boxed -- Resident Evil 2 on the N64 and an absolutely flawless copy of Pilotwings for the SNES -- and the rest were pretty good titles, such as Adventure Island I and II, and Adventures of Lolo 1 and 2. The crown jewel of this purchase, however, was Panic Restaurant for a mere $10. As soon as I saw it my heart skipped a beat and the thrill of the hunt was perfectly encompassed in that one brief moment.
I originally hadn't planned on buying any games today. I had previously bought several games off of this fellow before. He had several craigslist postings, and I decided to send him an e-mail, even though the listing touted "Hundreds of games including sports games starting at $2". I was skeptical at first, but he wasn't a dealer, just a guy who had amassed a large, large collection of old video games throughout his life. I could not believe how many boxes FULL of Nintendo games he had. In the recent past, I picked up several other games from him, including a boxed copy of Rainbow Islands for $10. Sadly, when I took my buddy, he totally scooped up a copy of Contra Force for $10 that I had apparently missed.
Today, he e-mailed me telling me that a dealer was coming by at 8 P.M. to buy a large portion of his collection. I managed to get one last crack at his goods, and low and behold, I am sure glad that I did. The best news is that he has more games in storage that he's going to let me have the first crack at when he pulls them out.
AO007:
--- Quote from: Pikmin Overlord on April 13, 2012, 10:45:01 PM ---I just dropped another $120 on about 13 games.Two were boxed -- Resident Evil 2 on the N64 and an absolutely flawless copy of Pilotwings for the SNES -- and the rest were pretty good titles, such as Adventure Island I and II, and Adventures of Lolo 1 and 2. The crown jewel of this purchase, however, was Panic Restaurant for a mere $10. As soon as I saw it my heart skipped a beat and the thrill of the hunt was perfectly encompassed in that one brief moment.
I originally hadn't planned on buying any games today. I had previously bought several games off of this fellow before. He had several craigslist postings, and I decided to send him an e-mail, even though the listing touted "Hundreds of games including sports games starting at $2". I was skeptical at first, but he wasn't a dealer, just a guy who had amassed a large, large collection of old video games throughout his life. I could not believe how many boxes FULL of Nintendo games he had. In the recent past, I picked up several other games from him, including a boxed copy of Rainbow Islands for $10. Sadly, when I took my buddy, he totally scooped up a copy of Contra Force for $10 that I had apparently missed.
Today, he e-mailed me telling me that a dealer was coming by at 8 P.M. to buy a large portion of his collection. I managed to get one last crack at his goods, and low and behold, I am sure glad that I did. The best news is that he has more games in storage that he's going to let me have the first crack at when he pulls them out.
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$120 for 13 games is actually not bad, that's roughly $9-$10 per.
Super GDubs Fighter II Turbo: Championship Edition III:
I'd say my best finds had to be:
Super Mario 3 for 50 cents
Nintendo Power mags (numbered 7-80, roughly 40 of them) 15 bucks
Boxed Castlevania, Mike Tyson's, and Original Mario with system and boxed wireless acclaim controller $10
Sega Saturn with a dozen games for free
Marvel Vs Capcom 2 for DC complete for 10 bucks
I find deals all the time like this.... it's all about the thrill of the hunt.
Pikmin Overlord:
--- Quote from: AO007 on April 14, 2012, 12:54:52 AM ---
--- Quote from: Pikmin Overlord on April 13, 2012, 10:45:01 PM ---I just dropped another $120 on about 13 games.Two were boxed -- Resident Evil 2 on the N64 and an absolutely flawless copy of Pilotwings for the SNES -- and the rest were pretty good titles, such as Adventure Island I and II, and Adventures of Lolo 1 and 2. The crown jewel of this purchase, however, was Panic Restaurant for a mere $10. As soon as I saw it my heart skipped a beat and the thrill of the hunt was perfectly encompassed in that one brief moment.
I originally hadn't planned on buying any games today. I had previously bought several games off of this fellow before. He had several craigslist postings, and I decided to send him an e-mail, even though the listing touted "Hundreds of games including sports games starting at $2". I was skeptical at first, but he wasn't a dealer, just a guy who had amassed a large, large collection of old video games throughout his life. I could not believe how many boxes FULL of Nintendo games he had. In the recent past, I picked up several other games from him, including a boxed copy of Rainbow Islands for $10. Sadly, when I took my buddy, he totally scooped up a copy of Contra Force for $10 that I had apparently missed.
Today, he e-mailed me telling me that a dealer was coming by at 8 P.M. to buy a large portion of his collection. I managed to get one last crack at his goods, and low and behold, I am sure glad that I did. The best news is that he has more games in storage that he's going to let me have the first crack at when he pulls them out.
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$120 for 13 games is actually not bad, that's roughly $9-$10 per.
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That's what I figure. I'd be thrilled to get awesome games for 2 bucks a piece, but I am still very pleased to get awesome games for $10 each that originally retailed for $50-$60 bucks.
AO007:
I found a copy of mike tyson's punch-out for $3 at goodwill. ;D