/vr/ - Retro Games

i know its not pre 2000 but there were 5 of them here. that's all ive got

I work at Goodwill. Willing to field some questions.

Here's my haul from the last two weeks. Got all the N64, PS1, Genesis, and NOTRETRO games for $2 each. Got the AV cable and mouse for $1 each. Got the little cartridges for 50 cents each (gamecube memory cards and gameboy games are the same thing according to my local goodwill).

>>1208489
How often do you just toss stuff out?
How do you determine how to price things?

>>1208489
what sort of inventory do you change daily and how frequently?

>>1208498
Donations in general I'd say about a third of stuff gets thrown out. Video game stuff gets thrown out if it's obviously not in working order but if it even looks like it may work, we put it out. Stuff gets tested if at all possible but if not, slap an "As Is" sticker on it and price it.

Pricing depends on who gets the shit. Managers go to eBay to price shit and usually do 50% of the average going price. I have my set way of pricing shit and it's way cheaper than managers. Fuck it.

>>1208462
5 Gamecubes and probably not a single power supply in the place.

If it has the AC, that Photosmart printer on the top shelf behind the silver GC is pretty nice. Uses HP28/57 ink which I seem to find a ton of at GW, as well as most any 4x6 photo paper (or index cards.)

>>1208489
Are you a retard or just a criminal?

>>1208489
Care to describe any of the backroom sorting process? I saw they were selling things online sometimes. Also seconding how much stuff do you just throw out >>1208498

niggers

The best I found at goodwill was a shitstained N64, 5 crusty PS2s and Ballz for the the genesis.

>>1208505
Merchandise can get thrown out at any moment. If we have too many of x thing with more ready to be sold, we pull off the older merchandise to make room. The whole store usually gets purged every Sunday but video game stuff tends to stick around a little longer.

The weeks is the "expiration date" on stuff btw.

>>1208519
Backroom sorting process is simple. Everything gets sorted in to about 15 categories, put in totes, and priced. Any thing electrical or mechanical gets tested and cleaned. The stuff you see online usually comes from more profitable stores than can afford to send away pricier donations and not have to worry about meeting a profit quota.

>>1208525
i got my ps2 from a goodwill, i had a game in the tray already too.

>>1208489
What do you do with recorded VHS tapes?

>>1208569
Looking for home made porn?

Recently found a super game boy, Captain skyhawk and a japanese version of Pokemon silver for 10 bucks

Grabbed a Model 2 Genesis and a decent looking third party controller yesterday for $8 total. I just spent more than that buying power and A/V cables for the thing, although I spent probably 15 minutes looking through the wall of cables looking for anything I could use.

This was at a Goodwill, I've had a couple decent electronic finds at a Value Village but nothing /vr/ related.

I've found all these for $5 a piece a few months back. I was happy.

>>1208912
How much do you want for SF2?

>>1208923
Sorry man, I'm keeping it.

>>1208514
>Video game stuff gets thrown out if it's obviously not in working order

but people will buy it! I got an R4 DS card that wasn't working once, took it apart and fixed it. What a waste to throw out perfectly good parts.

>>1208923
go buy one on ebay SF2 on the super famicom is dirt cheap like 5 bucks

The Goodwill in my town used to be good for game finds. Now it's somewhat shit. I fucked up and didn't pick up an NES bundle for $40. I think it had 5 boxed games, a controller, NES, av/power cords and 1-2 loose games. Way back when it first opened, and I still kick myself in the ass for not getting it, they had a Pokemon N64 for $20. Any more it's shit games, like Mighty Bomb Jack or Rush N' Attack. Here's the 2 best finds I've had. Both times, they probably just put them out. I don't know if there's resellers or if there's that many people who are into retro gaming that I don't know about.

>1/2

>2/2
I picked these mid afternoon. There were 2 more games, but I didn't buy them because I had them already. Turok 2 and WCW/NWO Revenge. Went out to eat with some friends around 6pm. We bullshitted a bit and decided to check Goodwill before they closed. The other 2 were gone.

>>1208526
have you ever found a Philips CD-i? every time I go, I hope to god I'll see one or a 3DO, just because they look SO much like VHS players or old as hell CD players, I always hope I'll see one, but never have

I never find video games at Goodwill, I'm jealous.

>>1208889
Who knew you could buy a nice chunk of my childhood for 10$?

My old bud found Super Mario All-stars, Aladdin and a couple of controllers for SNES.

>>1209263
Your goodwill is probably like all of the ones in my area. Any potentially valuable or collectable items get sent to the ShopGoodwill.com site for online auction instead of local sale. The auctions fuck buyers by charging separate shipping costs and handling costs. So it costs Goodwill NOTHING to procure, relocate, sell, and ship items. No wonder their corrupt executives have seven figure salaries.

>>1208512
are the power supplies hard to find i mean i have like 2 sitting ion a box for parts.

Either the Goodwills in my area are incredibly savvy as far as collectibles, they never come in, or somebody is sharking them 24/7. I never find shit in thrift stores.

Yea I live in a pretty big city, Springfield MO and I never find shit in thrift stores or good wills.

>>1209868
It's funny, that's exactly where I was talking about. Whole area is dry as the fucking desert on that front. I just moved from there back to Nevada and every once in awhile I get back to go hunting for stuff. Even the flea markets are mostly dead as shit except for reselling faggots that are overpriced. Springding is fucking brutal, which is funny, because by my guess I think it is at least top 2 or 3 as far as number of flea markets in town. Then you have 2 vintage stocks, next level, multiple flea markets, ect and yet good finds aren't really ever to be had unless you feel like paying retail and above. Convenient I guess, but kind of takes the fun out of the hunt.
I suspect that the resellers and vintage stock are the ones keeping everything picked clean, that and I'm sure there are plenty of collectors in town.

>>1209886
Yea it really pisses me off because the area is so big with surrounding towns. There's a new reseller that gets in quite a lot of awesome local stuff from people selling it, but he jacks the prices up and gives two fucks about coming down.
He was un-educated about certain games, for instance I bought mega man 1 and 2 from him for $20. Went back in there a month or so later to see him selling mega man 1 for $49. Guess he familiarized himself with the Internet. Idk.
The hunt will continue tho haha.

>>1209886
Even Craigslist in SMo is inundated with resellers to the point you can't hardly find any other posts unless you sift through all the spamming. Ugh. I miss it though, I at least had the opportunity to go hunting there on the weekends or infrequently when I got bored, now I'm in BFE and /vr/ is not to be had period. Best I have for toys is Walmart...and the stock here gets changed maybe twice a year. You should email me, thought I was the only person in Springfield on 4chan, let alone /vr/

>>1209891
I think I know who you're talking about and that place is a fucking honey hole if you catch it just right. On some stuff you can get a hell of a deal, but on others his prices are outrageous. There's a pretty sweet shop in Ozark now but they are mostly toys and comics and not much vidya. People that own it are really nice though and they have bro-tier pricing on pretty much everything.
The ones that crack my shit up are Next level and the faggots that have booths set up in Vendor's Mart and STD West (Yes, for other channers, we have a flea market called STD, not just one, there's multiple) They have good selection, that guy at STD even had a shelf of famicom games but I just can't justify paying their high prices for shit I know they scored for pennies. I know it's a necessary evil and it's literally the only wan to get old stock but resellers grind my fucking gears like you wouldn't believe.
The thing I don't understand, especially about a couple sellers there that is if they'd lower their prices, I would spend fucking bank with them adding to my collection.

Speaking of ShopGoodwill

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/11-Super-Nintendo-Entertainment-System-Games-14763655.html

I can only imagine this was someone's collection and their mother decided to "get rid of some of this old junk".

>>1209991
For some reason looking at auctions like that gives me mini panic attacks

>>1208494
>Silent Bomber
Muh dick. I really need to check out my nearest flea market

>>1210027
sweet jesus.
THAT BELONGS IN A MUSUEM

>>1209829

Same here. Just an endless sea of shitty sports games on the PS2.

>>1209991
this is the one that blew my mind

>>1210107
oh jesuschrist

The goodwills in my town are usually shit, but I have come across some good finds. I got an orange Japanese Gamecube, Atari Lynx with 6 games, Game Gear, Sega Master System with 1 game, two japanese Sega Saturn Guns, and Duck Tales 2. I came across a lot more games, but the ones I listed are the best ones. I have also found a lot of other stuff that is not game related, but still old.

My Goodwill caught onto the demand for older games and now racks up the prices of any game they find and puts them in a glass case with a giant sign saying video game collector's items.

Model 2 Genesis with Sega CD for $4.99
Zelda: Four Swords Adventure in overbox with GB adapter $3.99

And today my brother found a sealed NES game for $10

>>1209991
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/Nintendo-64-Game-Cartridges-Lot-37-Games--14728702.html

>all those rare games
>that one on the bottom that's not even mentioned

>>1209082
It's sickening how much is thrown away that could be easily fixed. Fortunately there are several enterprising old ladies here who are willing to go dumpster diving and rescue the stuff. I drop by once a week to pick up their findings and replace the voltage regulator. 90% of the time it's that 10 cent part.

The disposable culture is disgusting enough but when it happens to /vr/ stuff it makes me want to blow chunks

My aunt works at a small local thrift store in PA. I asked what they do with vidya, and apparently they chuck every video game in the dumpster because "nobody knows what those are".

MFW

>>1208447
Got a copy of the original rainbow six and rogue spear at a goodwill probably 10 years ago now. God damn those were fun back then

>>1210860
Oh shit, where at?

I've worked at a small local thrift store in PA

>>1210884
Near Johnstown.

>>1208451
>retro

Found this today, 3 dollars because the people working there couldnt get it to power one, jiggled the cable and it powered on, need to get video cables and might get an sd card reader for easier access to the games. What joystick do you guys reccommend for it?

Picked up an Atomic Purple N64 controller for $4 today but other than that I almost never find any vidya at Goodwill. They put every single console, handheld, cartridge, playstation, xbox, controller and hell even sports titles for auction.

>>1211041
I hate that goodwill never has anything, its not just clothes any decent electronic goes for auction, I go to thrift town, they always have vidya, from sports titles to better games, I usually get pretty lucky with my local thrift town.

>>1211053
>not just clothes
jesus I need some sleep

>>1208441
>>1208446
>>1208447
>>1208451
>>1208454
>>1208462
where in fudge do you live?
my shitwills never have anything....

Like any other major town, the thrift stores in mine don't tend to have anything.

There was one newer mom and pop store that I liked until the lazy-eyed owner started to grossly markup practically everything ($200 for cart only Earthbound, $60 for Monster Rancher 4, $40 for gh Final Fantasy 7). He acts like an obnoxious used car salesman badgering you into buying his stuff and gloat about how good his prices are compared to everyone else. I'm glad he was distracted by a football game last time I went in there. Sure he had a lot more old things (lots of 3DO stuff) that were fun to see and look at, but I am never going there again.

It looks like one of the mom and pop chains ended up nearly going out but went through an overhaul with a new owner and employees. I'll check it out sometime but I'm not getting my hopes up.

Does anyone else have a Goodwill that flat out charges $5.05 a game?

In general no charity shop, boot sale or games shop has anything before the PS2/XBOX here. I have been to places with over 300 sellers and seen less than 20 PS1 games.

>>1210107

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/2-Sega-Genesis-Decks-2-Controllers-6-Games-14644562.html

Your pic is outdated

Any system that comes to our goodwill is $15 and you can just attach the cords to it and buy it for that price. PS3s and 360s not included. I am thinking of becoming a reseller it is such a good deal. I also took a peek at ShopGoodwill.com and they seem to have some decent prices. God damn, they're a shitty company but they have this selling game down.

>>1211820
Mine usually charges $.99 to $2.99, maybe $4.99 if it's boxed and new looking.

>$4.99 sealed Zelda:LttP.jpg

All I ever find in thrift stores is Sega Genesis and Atari.

>>1212281

Be thankful you even find that. I find sports games on various newer consoles for $8.

Worst. Goodwill. Ever

I have only had luck locally with craigslist and private sellers.

When a Goodwill has no games (or toys that are not Target shelfwarmers for that matter), does it either mean they all got put on the website immediately or that nobody's donating them?

>>1213182
Could be none were donated, or someone's beating you to them,

>>1211972
>Hillsboro
I didn't realize they were this retarded out in the burbs

>>1213209
oh wait, jesus fuck somebody actually bid that?

my goodwill is hit and miss

had a friend of mine who worked at one for community service (did a DUI and blew a .38, dont know how the fuck the guy is alive), called me up on his last day and said a ton of games were being put out after closing. Told me to go in the next morning.

all games are $3.. best $78 bucks ever spent

My local goodwills started throwing everything on ebay and then shoving everything that doesn't sell in the stores.

It sucks.

>>1213218
>Illusion of Gaia

;.;

Do you think they would be chill and call if you asked them to?

I know at a lot of retail stores you can ask them to contact you if they get x item in, I wonder if it would work at Goodwill?

>>1208912
>Sunset Riders
>$5

Ah, you lucky dog. I finally caved in and paid a lot more for my copy at the local reseller shop.

>>1213860
I was ecstatic seeing it, along with Ogre Battle for so cheap. If you don't mind me asking, how much did you end up paying?

Is Marvel Vs. Capcom for the PS1 worth £12? Without manual.

Oh, and is Majoras Mask worth £35? Just the game.

>>1214535
Yes
No

>>1213808
I'm going to say there's no chance unless you're friends with one of the employees.

Craigslists, thrift stores, and flea markets are sharked 24/7 where I live. I am never able to buy something interesting. It really sucks.

>>1209183
>Destruction Derby 64

I hope you play that game very soon.

>>1214662
It just takes a lot of perseverance. It was many many trips before I found a decent score at my Goodwill.

the goodwill in my area is so unorganized, its absolutely ridiculous. at least in the electronic section. it literally looks like the employees didn't give a fuck and just tossed everything in one area. chords tangled up, and the only thing I manged to find were a couple useless sega games (nfl, and some desert storm game that I have no interest in). but I had to ask for assistance just to look at the games because there was other shit piled up on top of them. I was a bit upset that there werent anything for older games. I was trying to find a av chord, power chord, and a controller for the sega gen I bought from a friend just yesterday

I frequent the Goodwill in my area about 3-4 times a week on my way to work, I usually find something good about once every month or two.

Few days ago I snagged a decent NES lot:
Double Dragon
DuckTales
Double Dribble
Ikari Warriors 2
Commando
Trojan
Gradius
Ninja Gaiden
Dragon Warrior with the map, poster, manual, and monster card (probably going to frame the poster in the next few days)
And a boxed copy of Superspike V'Ball

$3/each, I had a 20% coupon and they threw in another 5% off for some promotion that was going on there.

I was pretty happy, I've been looking for DuckTales for a while and was considering getting the remastered version on Steam, but now I don't feel the need to get it.

Found Wave Race today for 2 bucks. Not really worth much more than that but I've been wanting to play it again and it's a great game.

It was also the only 64 game they had there making me think If I had gone earlier I probably could have gotten all the good stuff that someone else snagged before me. Feels bitter sweet man.

My store's a crap shoot. It's like they base prices on their mood. There'll be a stack of N64's in exactly the same condition with prices ranging from $5-30. The only cart I've ever found, though, was Super Scope 6 (for 50 cents.)

The only actual vidya stores we have are a gamestop and, directly across the isle in the same mall, a computer & internet/general vidya shop. The latter is run by assholes (just like every computer & internet store on the face of the Earth.) Come in, see a pristine Earthbound cart for 50 bucks, ask if they'll hold out while I get cash. Come back half an hour later, and, after seeing my enthusiasm, the guy checks ebay and decides 300 is a better price.

>>1217729

Pic is you. Also, I feel you on bull crap prices.

>>1217736

Once I came into an antique store (because antique stores kick ass,) see an Earthbound for 5 bucks, grab it immediately, and when it doesn't work, open it up. There are just two lead weights glued into the case. No ROM board, nothing. Just fake contacts and some metal bits. The Chinese are getting smarter.

>>1217745

Pic is you. Before and after.

I've never had it that bad. I have bought some carts that don't work no matter what. It didn't really make me mad as much as I just got sad this relic no longer functioned as it is. I still have them in case I get around to fixing them but I'm just too lazy, I'd never just throw them out though.

>>1217752

I took a copy of SMB 2 home and realized it was the European version. That was not fun, although the letdown wasn't quite as brutal. The fact that I still don't have an Earthbound cart makes me mad, but I guess I'll get to it at some point. Hope the price doesn't keep going up.

>>1217762

Yeah I want a A Link to the Past cart but the prices are ridiculous thanks to "It's Zelda so it's worth more."

There are other games that are a lot because they are actually somewhat rare like Bust a Groove. Good thing there is emulation though.

>>1208923
I just got a copy of SF2 Turbo at a yard sale in a lot. If you can make it to Bakersfield, California before I move, it's yours for $5.

I think I did well yesterday

>>1217874
>Banjo-Kazooie & Banjo-Tooie for $6.49

You hit the jackpot! Great job, bro!

>>1217874
You could have bought some good games with that money instead.

>>1217963
This isn't /v/.

>>1217968
And?

>>1217968

>>1217874

Not bad at all.

>>1218038
Go home, leddit.

>>1209991

f-fuck...
I KNOW THAT SUPER ADVENTURE ISLAND AND SHADOWRUN!

FFFFFFFFFFFFFUCKKKKKKKKKKKK!

>>1218060
>BUTTBLAST MAXIMUS

>>1217874
>All of those summers I spent in Bellville at my Grandmothers

What a hick-city. Nice finds.

>>1218579
more like turning rough thanks to East St Louis

Either way, there are some good sides of it. What part of belleville was she at? This find was on the East End of Bellevegas

Why can't my Goodwill kick ass like this?
The only vidya I picked up was a GC Preview Disc with the box...

>>1210040
Not him, but it's one of the best games on the system and criminally overlooked. I wish CC2 would make another one.

Or, best case scenario, make Strelka Stories play exactly like it

The best I ever got was a copy of Quake 2.

>>1208462
Dammit, I need a new gamecube too. Mine has its disc reader fucking up.

>no goodwills in the detroit metro area

>>1220017
>nothing in the Detroit metro area
Dude, I moved out of that shithole seven years ago. It was awful then, I can't imagine how bad it is now.

>>1220027

It's not terrible, there's just nothing here except grocery stores and old people. I'd love to leave, but I don't really have family anywhere else and I'm not in the financial position to start fresh at the moment.

Where'd you run off to?

>>1220039
Unfortunately, I lived in Florida for two years after graduating from school. It sucked balls. For the first few months, I lived with my Mother, and then she kicked me out and rightfully so. I was being awful.

I had a chance to take a job in New Orleans and I've been here ever since. I lost that job a few months ago and have been working for peanuts washing dishes, but I still have no intention of leaving.

>PS2 games everywhere
>Xbox games everywhere
>GameCube games nowhere ever
I mean I know its library was the best that gen so people don't want to get rid of their games, but this is ridiculous. Not that I haven't found good ones before, but come on.

>>1220017
>Detroit

No shit, the local cement apes would steal everything there and find a way to steal the building itself

>>1220047

I hear New Orleans can be fun to live in if you're the right type of person but... damn dude those are generally some shitty places to live in

I've checked my local thriftstores plenty, but all I've ever found game wise was a Gamecube with no video cable (but did have power!)+controller+GBA player with no boot disc for $20, a copy of the Rogue Squadron demo disc for $5, and GotY edition Little Big Planet for $5 (same day all different stores), nothing good retro. Only games I see are junk most of the time.

I keep going because of non-video game things I find mostly.

Goodwills are hit and miss for me. Some never have games and some always have some. The one near me where I picked up pic related had younger people living there that would set aside the games for the glass case.

This is probably my finest find so far.

Not goodwill, but €13.

So far, the only game worth buying I found at GoodWill was StarCraft.
My expectations were too high for no good reason. I honestly expected to walk in and find a couple of CiB games.
I'm too damn naive.