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Garage saling for treasures
Mick Dundee:
I too am jealous....only goodwill around me is a good 45 minute ride away....closest salvation army is new and gas mostly clothes. I would say i'd pass up those games....but having 3 game shops around within 40 mins that will take classics - next gen stuff keeps me buying stuff I dont want as long as its cheap enough
DKBananas:
My 2011 pickin highlights
garage sales
sega dreamcast 2 controllers 20 complete games $30
sega gen 2, sega gen 3, 5 controllers 40 games ~ $25
about 3 nes systems with game lots ~$100 total
- duck hunt with famicom adapter
- gyromite with famicom adapter
- 10+ controllers, zappers, max, advantage, joy sticks
- VAUS controller
- ~ 80 carts including all 3 contras, many 5 screws
-gba ags-101 pink with case + games $10
- piles of ds, gba, ps2, n64 games most for $1 ea
thrift/will/salvation/flea
-60+ ps1( including ff7 complete black label with misprint back $3)
-many n64, snes, nes games nothing very rare
-blue GBA ags-101 cracked but working $1 (new shell ordered)
I'm new to collecting games but after 1 year I've got a pretty respectable spread going with
minimal investment. and its been really fun to go on the hunt and occasionally play some games
tiktektak:
My best find in 2011 definitely was the new but unsealed Stadium Events for the NES for a whopping 2 Euros in an old toy store.
DKBananas:
I was able to pick up Athletic world in the box at an older woman's garage sale. Nearly soiled myself when i say that silver box from the bottom of the driveway, hoping it was the holy grail. I'll have to keep my day job.
tiktektak:
Yeah but the PAL and US versions of this game are two completely different pair of shoes.