January 2017 PickUps - Fill in the new year!

[larryinc64]

I got sleep deprivation

I have not slept in 20 hours but I get to start this.

[e_brugal]

Two month without being Arseen the starter of this  lol

[Arseen]

Nothing worth mentioning bought... and well I could easily hickjack these topics and make them my own...

[Bear78]

What did I do New Years day?  Cleared a GameStop out of some rare Nintendo games!



Only Mario & Sonic 2016 in a 100 mile radius of me lol

[marioxb]

Never heard of Fishing Resort. Sequel to Wii Sports Resort?

[Bear78]

Never heard of Fishing Resort. Sequel to Wii Sports Resort?

no, its by Prope / Xseed.   It supposed to be like a RPG / Fishing game and a bit of a hidden gem.

[TDIRunner]

It's always nice when a bunch of stuff you ordered on different days arrives on the same day.

[wiggy]

That's like ALL stuff that I want LOL!

[redsox2012]

While Ebay bargains may be few and far between, I've found that searching "newly listed" items can yield some good deals if you can snatch it up before anyone else has a chance to see it.  I found this entire lot for $40 including shipping.  The Game Gear is nearly mint, and has no sound or video issues like most do.  It's in the original box with manual, has the original pack in game and manual, and the original plastic still intact everywhere except the edge where it's opened.  There's a car adapter and an AC adapter (though these are cheap knock-offs), as well as a screen magnifier.  The two boxed games are in excellent condition and are complete.  The complete boxed "Sonic Triple Trouble" alone is worth the price I paid for the entire lot.  I figure there's $120 - $140 worth of stuff here.

[Taketheword]

While Ebay bargains may be few and far between, I've found that *censored* can yield some good deals if you can snatch it up before anyone else has a chance to see it.  I found this entire lot for $40 including shipping.  The Game Gear is nearly mint, and has no sound or video issues like most do.  It's in the original box with manual, has the original pack in game and manual, and the original plastic still intact everywhere except the edge where it's opened.  There's a car adapter and an AC adapter (though these are cheap knock-offs), as well as a screen magnifier.  The two boxed games are in excellent condition and are complete.  The complete boxed "Sonic Triple Trouble" alone is worth the price I paid for the entire lot.  I figure there's $120 - $140 worth of stuff here.

That's an exceptional find. And although most of it is common knowledge, I would keep your eBay secrets to yourself . It is those few secrets which give some of us a slight edge for finding deals.

[TDIRunner]

Nice find.  Although searching "newly listed" isn't that much of a secret.  It's more based on how much time you have to search around mixed in with some luck in being online just as it's listed.  Really it's no different than finding something at Goodwill.  The more time you have to stop in (once per day rather than once per week) mixed in with some luck in being there just as they put something out.  Some say you can't get deals at GW anymore.  That's really not true.  There are just more people stopping in and looking for this stuff. 

[redsox2012]

I know there's some luck involved as well.  I try to search around 5 times a day.  It's usually nothing more than a quick 2 or 3 minutes of seeing what's new.  I can easily use Ebay on my phone during my work breaks or when I'm home and it takes up very little of my free time.  I'd say I make a purchase this way around once every 2 weeks or so.  Usually it's just something very specific that I've been looking for, like a certain instruction manual, but occasionally I come across good scores like this one.

[Megatron]

The luck is absolutely real!
I found THIS in a Goodwill yesterday.  I nearly shit myself.  I was mildly hyperventilating, and my wife was rolling her eyes asking what the big deal was.  I showed her the price charting ap for the game and she said "Oh.  Do you have that one?  If not, you should get that."
So who am I to argue?   







....if not?  Ha. 

[Nacho3]

Wow! Rule of Rose for $2?! I saw it at a local game store for $150 a few weeks ago and almost bought it because it was a "good deal"

[Bear78]

Awesome find on Rule of Rose!  I got it for a dollar more a while back at a flea market

Here's my mail from yesterday.  Struck gold and got the PSX exclusive version of Stranger's Wrath!