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What's the best /vr/ gear you've found at a thrift store/goodwill?

>> No.5958810

Castlevania Legends CIB along with $100 cash inside

>> No.5958813

Magical Chase sealed, and it had the deed to a fully-furnished 4 bedroom house inside.

>> No.5958815

CIB Jungle Green N64 with everything for $2 at a yard sale, Atari Jaguar with CD for 5.99 at Value Village.

>> No.5958841

No kidding we went not to good will, but the good cents up in tallahassee with a friend of mine and found a full working steel battallion controller set. It cost him like 10 bucks or something since at good cents they just charge you for the weight as they plan to scrap all that shit for not being worthwhile enough to sell at good wills. But yeah, only issue was it had sat on a bunch of nasty clothes and old toys and had the little flip thing over the ejector switch broken off. But other than that was totally working. Shit was retarded.

>> No.5958854

>>5958813

Lucky. Nowadays they sort out such deals beforehanmd and only put it on their website. Only the shitty non-furnished ones left in store.

>> No.5958857

>>5958841
not retro lol

>> No.5958859

/vr/-wise was a Dreamcast with controller and VM, possibly a disc in it for like 10 bucks, and another time a complete working C64,1541 and a pile of disks for about 50 bucks in a tiny middle of fuck-all nowhere town of like 1500 people. I've seen but not purchased a few Genesis consoles and various peripherals but that's it for non /vr/ stuff.

Non /vr/-wise but all-time best was a working PS3 CFW-capable slim for 20 bucks. Also picked up a Fat PS2 and HDD adapter for about 40. If you live near one of the very few Goodwill Computerworks stores you can find some good shit

>> No.5958868

Colecovision and C64 dropped off in the electronics recycling at work that our boss used to embezzle from. Didn't get to keep any of it because the guy's fired people for taking anything for themselves and I needed the money to move out.

>> No.5958954

>>5958857
Lol tru man when will ps2 and gcn be retro or have another board for that era. Shit is so out of place on /v/ and isnt /vr/. People still make generals on /v/ and /vr/ also so why the fuck does /vg/ exist. And moreso whats with /vp/ like half of /v/ is pokemon threads still so wht do they get their own entire board?

>> No.5958962

>>5958954
yes, vidya-boards are a mess.
news at 11.

>> No.5958974

I wouldn’t willing step foot in one again. Too many blacks and hispanics, smells like a closet full of unwashed clothes. Everything has dirt on it and there isn’t anything worth anything anyway.

>> No.5958990

I found a supernintendo prototype autographed by the devs. I filmed it too. Come check out my youtube channel.

>> No.5959052

A CIB Vectrex and a few loose games for £70.

>> No.5959053

>>5958805
Nothing. I don't buy used shit.

>> No.5959056

>>5958954
>i'm dumb enough to think i have a chance at getting my own special board for a single generation of gaming which wasn't even a good generation

>> No.5959059

Fully functional and relatively clean SNES Mouse for $1. It had been sitting there for 5 years. This was over a decade ago.

>> No.5959062

8 PS1 games for 50¢ each. The games were Twisted Metal 2 & 3, Bushido Blade 2, Soul Edge, Parasite Eve, Legend of Legaia, Brave Fencer Musashi, and Front Mission 3. That's $100+ worth of games for less than $5. They were all in good condition too. This was in 2013. I haven't had a haul any where near this good since.

>> No.5959071

Specifically at a thrift store? Laseractive GOL-1 3D shutter glasses for like $5.

>> No.5959145

>>5958859
They used to have a great Computer Works here in Charlotte. But a few years ago it became GRID by Goodwill and it's as gay as the name sounds. A lot fewer parts and junked computers, fewer computers in general really. And they expanded the vidya selection in that it has a lot more space in the new building but rather than being stuffed full of product, they use the floor as show space so it looks like a cross between Gamestop and Apple. A lot more stuff is sold as a set only, like you have to buy the PC and monitor or the console and controllers. Coupled with the fact that you're still relying on Goodwill to have games worth buying, even though it's curated it's nothing special. Plus the prices are basically all eBay on most stuff; rather than your typical "all PS2 games: $10, all SNES games: $8" they price by title leaving deals few and far between.

>> No.5959162

>>5959145
I went to that Computerworks on my honeymoon and came home with a truck full of cool retro PC stuff. Then the year before last I tried to stop with my wife and our kid on the way back from Myrtle Beach and all I could find was that stupid GRID thing which was basically like any other retro game store with eBay+ prices. Glad I'm not crazy.

Then I busted the plastic skid plate on the rental car we were driving on one of your weird speedbumps. It rattled and broke more chunks off all the way home including a BIG piece on some roadkill. I climbed under and removed it completely once we got home. It was like it had barbecue beef encrusted all over it. That's really more an /o/ rambling story but whatever. Let them ban me for being off topic.

>> No.5959179

>>5958974
>Too many blacks and hispanics

this, the spics ruin it desu, brown smelly goblins speaking their "Spanish"

>> No.5959180

>>5959162
Yeah it's honestly despised by local retrofags as far as I'm aware. The Computer Works had a pretty regular stream of regular customers while the Grid moved towards UNC Charlotte in what I assume was a bid to get college kids in for cheapish laptops and impulse gaming purchases. They definitely lost their cool clientele as everyone I've seen there is a minority, normalfag, zoomer or redditor. People used to go out of their way from 50 miles around to check out the old store but this one isn't even worth one check.

>> No.5959220

>>5958805
Ive never seen anything but some crappy PC games real shovelware trash. Oh and a PS1 NBA game. Yippie. Though to be fair I rarely go and the people that do actually find neat stuff tend to go like once a week to like 3+stores.

>> No.5959228

>>5958857
Fuck off, lol

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>> No.5959237

>>5959179
Those are Mexicans not spics you fucking retard.

>> No.5959271

>>5958805
That's hard to say. I've found so much. Why do people even ask about shit like this? The answers are just going to make you mad.

>> No.5959305

>>5958805
Gold N64 with two matching controllers for $30. I also got a Dreamcast and an SNES (which I would later learn was a 1CHIP) the same day I went. Goodwill sucks so fucking much now that they put anything /vr/-related online now.

>> No.5959315

>>5959053
calling bullshit on that

>> No.5959346

>>5959231
>>5959234
Yes, I watch LGR too.

>> No.5959359

>>5959346
Man if I knew about that warehouse in Dallas while I still lived in Texas I'd probably be going through a divorce by now

>> No.5959364

>>5958974
imagine being a hispanic family and seeing some pasty grease factory angrily waddle out of the goodwill as soon as he makes eye contact with you

>> No.5959367

>>5959364
Those beaners will be just as greasy.

>> No.5959378

>>5959367
yes i know /pol/yps project their own flaws and failings onto minorities

>> No.5959382

>>5958954
/v2k/

>> No.5959389

>>5958805
OP's pic is Savers, a kino thrift chain in Aus. Every time I go there's something good in the computers/peripheries section. I got a joystick from there for $5.

>> No.5959403

>>5959378
Jokes on you. I've never been to /pol/ and don't give a shit about politics.This is my last off topic post.

>> No.5959407

>>5958974
The whites and asians are the ones who pick over the electronics and media. I don't need any more competition from people who think they'll get $50 for Tecmo Bowl on ebay.

>> No.5959427

>>5959180
Yeah I used to post a photo I took inside it, I'm sure you could find it in the archive. The strip dirtmall the Computerworks was in had some softline clearance outlet I'm assuming was also related to Goodwill with literally tons of clothes and bedding and window dressing in huge gaylords and the shopping carts were no joke 55 gallon garbage cans bolted to dollies. There was at least one additional very large franchise style thrift store in the plaza too. Is ANY of that shit still there? It's really nice to get to talk to a local about it since it was a treasured memory from our honeymoon. The things you get to do before the kids come along lol.

>> No.5959434

>>5959407
This is true. FUCK flippers.

>> No.5959463
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>>5959434
I don't have an issue with reselling but the sheer amount of cynical morons involved in it is staggering. There's just so many people who don't really care about the subject and think they're going to make a quick buck or worse will throw it in a damp basement for 10 years and hope it's worth more.

>> No.5959505

>>5959407
There's a mentally ill welfare queen that lives at my local thrift store, using my tax dollars to buy up any video games. If I see him in the store I immediately leave. I've contemplated slashing the tires on his bicycle.

I hate hoarders of all types. The vinyl ones are pretty bad too.
But once had a guy start talking to me about his computer collection while looking over an old imac. "Oh i'll store it in the garage with the rest". And they're all on welfare!

>> No.5959510

>>5959505
The hoarder types are the worst, at least halfass flippers just buy literally anything and try and dump it again.

>> No.5959515

Found a copy of Psycho Fox 6 or 7 years ago for $1. Literally the only Sega System cart I've seen in the wild (not counting retro shops).

>> No.5959523

>>5958859
>Goodwill Computerworks
There's one of those in walking distance of my house. It's basically the Wii graveyard. Tons and tons of Wii shovelware, a bin of Wiimotes, and occasionally restocked stacks of $20 Wii consoles. They have some other stuff in terms of games, but mostly all just modern stuff and PC games. Not too long ago I grabbed a second Nintendo Zapper from there, although things like that aren't the norm.

>> No.5959796

>>5958805
Sega Genesis model 1 and sega cd for $15
Tomba 1 + 2 cib for $6 each
Splatterhouse 2 cib for $4
Loz oracle of ages boxed for like $8

>> No.5960104

Bought Smash Brawl and Mario Kart for GameCube games for 3 € each.

>> No.5960145

I bought IK+ for my C64 in Cash Converters once. I had the chance to get Chiller too but did not.
I am trying to recall if I also bought Gryzor.
This was a long time ago, probably 1992 - 94.
Maybe that's not a thrift store.
I don't believe I have had much from Thrift Stores, if any.
I did get a cheap Far Side book once.

>> No.5960181

>>5958810
/thread
No ones gonna top this one

>> No.5960559

I once found Pocky and Rocky for five bucks.

>> No.5960581

Found one of those $2.99 toy bags full of Game Boy/C/A cartridges. Among them was Kirby's Tilt and Tumble, Wario Land 3, Mario Advance 4:SMB3, and a crappy DBZ fighter.

>> No.5960705

14" PVM for $10

>> No.5960724

Stadium Evens CIB, along with the nuclear codes inside

>> No.5960859

nothing too crazy, a working genesis with two controllers and a copy of mk3 for 30 bucks.

>> No.5960950

>>5959367
Hispanics are greasy this is a stereotype that has existed out side of 4Chan Hispanics are most likely to waddle what with having the build of an upright cardboard box

>> No.5962160
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Tons of awesome stuff like the collectors edition ace combat for Xbox 360 (the huge box with tons of shit in it) and most recently this for $3

>> No.5963825

>>5959053
Then how do you buy /vr/ games, do you have a time machine to buy retro stuff when it was brand new or what?!

>> No.5963860

>>5963825
Maybe he is happy with the games that he bought or otherwise received back when they were new.

>> No.5964461

>>5963825
>being such a zoomer you can't even imagine people older than you exist

>> No.5964932

Alot of savers thrift shops have Wii stuff in them.

>> No.5965264

>>5964932
Most thrift stores have Wii shovelware, PS2/Xbox sports games, or disc only PC games.

>> No.5965268

Rule of Rose for $2. Great condition, manual and all.

>> No.5965312

Big old clear bag that had a super nes complete with dkc2, super mario world + all stars multi cart, super metroid, a link to the past, stunt race fx.

20 bucks but that was back in 2004 when no one gave a crap about snes

>> No.5965338

>>5958805
20 eur GBC + pokemon gold + other 3 games

>> No.5965350

>>5962160
Proff that isnt Staged Youtube WORDFILTER shit?

>> No.5965728

Probably the LoZ Collector's Disc for $2.
Also Secret of Mana on SNES at Goodwill. I worked there at the time and some coworkers and I put that in a big bag along with GTA5 when it first released, a pocket knife, one of those beginner crossbows, and some slippers still in the box. They just charged me $5 for a "misc bag." That was a good christmas.

>> No.5967251

>>5959523
Computer Works is a lot better for hardware vs software.

>> No.5968073

>>5965268
Fffff... That's like what I'm always secretly hoping to still have happen for me.

>> No.5968632

>>5968073
In 50 years or so Fffff will be a thing for you

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$2 at my local goodwill

>> No.5968837

>>5959056
Yet here we are, on "/vr/" or 1988-1999 "retro" /v/

>> No.5968907

I got a SNES, the DKC trilogy, F-Zero, and Secrets of Evermore with two controllers for $85 fr the Goodwill auction site right before retro games really became popular and jumped in value.

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>>5958857

>> No.5969410

I keep hearing people claim they walked into a Goodwill and purchased a 24 karat gold PS1 SCPH-1001 but the few times I've bothered going in, all they have is crusty costume jewelry, disgusting cum stained clothing, and on the one or two shelves of electronics, some old VHS players and alarm clocks.

The only time I've ever seen Goodwill selling game consoles is when I check their ebay knockoff site, and even then, you're getting into a bidding war with some retailer who has shelves after shelves of these to dust off and sell pretending he's cleaned and tested them. Best to just buy at yard sales or order online from reputable vendors.

>> No.5969662

cib diablo 1 for ps1
cib donkey kong country for snes
separate times, both at goodwill for a few dollars. i've gone so many times for 5+ years and it's almost always garbage

>> No.5969841

Not in person, but I won two Genesis prototypes for $19.99 each from a pawn shop's ebay account. There was a coupon on ebay at the time so it wound up at $33 something or so. They weren't listed very well so nobody else bid.

>> No.5970360

>>5958805
FF7 for a few bucks, Boxed Turbo Graphx 16. Used to be able to find that kind of shit all the time, but since resellers started hoarding this shit en masse, you can't find shit these days.

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>>5958841
Jesus Christ I'm jealous

>> No.5970415

a pvm 20l2 on the curb out front because they didn't accept crt tvs anymore.

>> No.5970416

Phoenix Arcade machine for 75.00. Great condition overall, but the monitor needed a recap and the PCB needed replacing.

Friend found a Vectrex for 25.00.

Gargoyle's Quest 2, Sword Master, Splatterhouse 3, Boxed Daggerfall with the hologram artwork. Many Ps1 classics, like Suikoden, Wild Arms, Parasite Eve, etc. All for 2.00-5.00. Voodoo 3 3000, Voodoo 3 2000 for 5.00 each.

Best non-gaming find was a pair of Acoustic Research AR-11 speakers for 20.00. Also found a lot of good records and CDs (e.g. Akira and Thing soundtracks which are OOP)

>> No.5970714

>>5970416
11/LARP

>> No.5970725

>>5958805
Can't get nothing because even the lowliest of people in this area know full well the value of old game shit so there's nothing I can pull out of there by the time I manage to swing by these thrift stores.

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Recently I've been getting big box pc games at op shops for about $2, suprised the ebay resellers havent goten to them like that have with sega and nintendo games. 2 recent ones were ultima 9 and mafia.

About 5 years ago I found about 5 atari jaguar games and 2 controllers, games and controllers with boxes for about $5 each. This was well into when retro gaming was expensive and in a small country town in Australia so really out of the ordinary. I was then able to buy a jag console on ebay cheap are start collecting. The guy selling it was about 45 and didn't look like a gamer.

Got super metroid in a tatty box for about $10 but this was when dreamcast was around so not that cheap at the time.

Black gameboy with pokemon about $5 but this was in 2002 at a garage sale.

Stopper buying old games about 2005 because of flash carts and I had heaps.

>> No.5970956

CiB Brave Fencer Musashi for $15.

Idk how they did their pricing and decided on $15, they must of known it was worth more considering the rest of their garbage was under $5.

>> No.5970971

>>5958857
Xbox may not be retro when we are talking the grand scheme of things, but that's a great find and just try to find an og Xbox game anywhere but a thrift store. Maybe it's because I live in a redneck shithole, but any store around here that trys to sell old games goes out of business in like a year. The last place I could buy Xbox or ps2 games around here is now a store that exclusively sells those waaay to bright led strips for trucks and it will probably last longer.

>> No.5971153

>>5959179
im a white guy.
no tienes platicar con ellos si no quieres.
tienes miedo porque algien esta hablando español?

>> No.5971161

>>5959505
"work harder. millions on welfare depend on you"

>> No.5971163

>>5964461
haha! that was good.

>> No.5971357

>>5970971
>just try to find an og Xbox game anywhere but a thrift store
Does Walmart count? Because I know a few Walmarts that still have PS2, Xbox, and DS games that have been sitting on a clearance shelf for well over a decade.

>> No.5971367

>>5970714
Fiction or non, his story takes place in the very early days of the third millennium.

>> No.5971578

>>5958805
Mario's bombs away, Snoopy and Snoopy Tennis Game&Watch games all for 20$

>> No.5971619

>>5959237
You might want to sit down for this one...

>> No.5971621

>>5970714
Nope. But those finds aside from the video cards were before the boom. Like others, I can't find shit anymore. Even the non chain thrift stores have gotten wise to the power of pricing by Ebay's highest buy-it-now listings.

>> No.5971686

>>5958805
I found a complete in box NES in perfect condition with Super Mario All Stars in the box for only £10 at a car boot sale (flea market).

Took that bad boy home, plugged it into my TV and then wait... wait... Super Mario All Stars is a SNES game...

Otherwise it works perfectly, my best find so far.

>> No.5971709

Chrono trigger for $2 at goodwill