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666891 No.666891 [Reply] [Original]

now we all dream of finding surprise at dinosaur peak at a flea market for $2 but it'll never happen. All the non-retail suppliers are over run with Mario/duckhunt carts. Where am I supposed to get good games like super C for under $20?

>> No.666927

you dont. those days are long gone. most yard sales have been sucked up dry by resellers and if by some miracle you come across nes games at a garage sale, i sure hope you enjoy nes golf and ice hockey

>> No.666946

>now we all dream of finding surprise at dinosaur peak at a flea market for $2 but it'll never happen

I'm more concerned about the Flea Market I went to yesterday. It had two video game booths. One had a Russian guy that was really friendly, but he was selling a NES for $400, Mario Bros/Duck Hunt for $80, and I heard him tell some kid that Chrono Trigger was $240 used, $4000 used, and he was giving him a deal.

The other had a regular guy that sold me Super Mario RPG for $40.

>> No.666953
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666953

>>666946
>$240 used

what a deal!

>> No.667220

>>666891
Super C isn't really good. It's tolerable but eh

>> No.667249

dare to dream OP

I found Dragon Warrior 3 at a goodwill for 4 dollars

>> No.667263

>>667249
Is this you?

http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=10&threadid=69199

>> No.667273

>>667263
Nope. I said 3, not 4, and this wasn't an error.

They just had a shitton of NES carts for 4 bucks a pop, and I saw DW3 in there and nearly shit a brick. Hauled off about 12 of them for a total of 48 bucks, nearly the cost of DW alone.

Should've left more of them there, dunno WTF I was thinking buying shit like Ironsword and Strider, but oh well

>> No.667314

Never give up. Without garage sale and flea market hunting, I would never have found Panzer Dragoon Saga, Shantae, Pocky and Rocky 2, and more recently Demon's Crest. I've also had weeks where I found goddamn nothing after 30 sales and an SP with the battery missing at the flea market.

Never fucking give up.

>> No.667327

>>666891

Good sellers that aren't resellers get rich quick scalpers dickbags?.

>> No.667340

OP, just keep looking.


Within a single month, I got a Sega Saturn for 35 bucks, Earthbound for 5 bucks, and Mega Man Legends 2 for 4 bucks, all at thrift stores and yardsales.


You just have to look.

>> No.667347
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667347

>>667314
NEVER GIVE UP

>> No.667359

>>666946
>Mario Bros/Duck Hunt for $80
I call bullshit.

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667361

You must have hope.

>> No.667380

>>667314
I don't really see the point, honestly.
>30 markets
This wastes gas and time. I seldom overpaid, but I will admit I recently purchased Dragon Force for about $20 over its e-jew price (and also bought Earthbound a few months back, combined near $300)
The chances of me finding a market that carries either "half off" out of desperation or just dumbfound stupidity (this is literally ALL you are relying on, stupidity and/or desperation) let alone the area you're in actually having a physical copy. I just don't believe in it, maybe you'll find that one rare game you don't really want but would like to have for the sake of rarity, but the whole reason we "celebrate" the
>$3 FOR MINT EARTHBOUND IN BOX
is -because- of that rarity, its a mini-retro lotto, and will only get worse as collectors increase and resellers become more savy.

>> No.667397

>>666891
>but it'll never happen.

Not with that attitude. You have to go out there and find it. Sure I've never found a copy, but they are out there.

>> No.667440

>>667380
Alternatively, you can stop being a little bitch and get out there. Don't complain that we celebrate and circlejerk our finds when we get our asses up early Saturday morning and get out there and find them while you spend your weekend doing whatever the fuck. It's the price you have to pay. Yeah, it's fucked up that games like Earthbound cost what they do, even though it's not even that rare of a game. Speculators drive up the price of games to make a quick buck then fuck over everyone else; it happens in just about any industry where there's collectors(I made a small fortune speculating on Magic: The Gathering cards).

Not to mention, where I live, my area was affected by Hurricane Sandy, and a lot of people had to throw out things that got destroyed; there's entire townships that I don't even bother visiting on my weekends because of it. Doesn't mean I give up, though.

So, yeah, collectors suck, resellers suck, speculators suck. But you know what? It feels that much better when you do find a game you've wanted, kinda like the same feeling you got when your parents got you Ocarina of Time for Christmas.

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667458

>>666891
Hey.

Those games.
Conker #1 was $4 #2 was free

Never give up

>> No.667470
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667470

>>667458
Feel like parting with a copy?

>> No.667474

>>667440
>being a little bitch
Yes, because its not like I've been doing this for more than a span of days or weeks. It is not worth it, that is a personal cost/time ratio.
>That feel when you find a great game you really wanted
At this point, there's seldom a game that would cause this feeling, and it is not worth the trip. Yes, I'm sure it feels great winning that lotto, as any. I'm sure it would be nice to come across stadium events for $1 and other golden eggs. But opting not to waste $50 in gas this month to find that sweet game worth $20 going for $3 with a torn sticker doesn't sound like a good investment. Earthbound is common, and I wouldn't mind finding another successful hunt, but I've spent too much time and effort searching for diamonds in the rough. I'll pass.

>> No.667486

>>667474
If that's the attitude you're gonna go with, then nothing I say will change your mind, so I'll leave it at that.

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667492

>>667380
idk about everyone else but i just plain enjoy the hunt. Just cause I come home empty handed doesn't mean I wasted my time. I was doing something I enjoy. Does it suck to come back with nothing? Sure. But it feels that much better when you get a good deal.

>> No.667503

>>667486
Don't get me wrong, for people who -have- success with hunts, I envy you. It is just not cost effective where I live. I've done more than a few dozen flea markets (and visited each more than a few dozen times), retro game stores+yard sales+craigslist, etc. I would say at best there's been two "decent" deals for every thirty trips. Again, it simply doesn't pan out, especially now that most of my collection is where I want it to be atm with few exceptions.

>> No.667507

>>667470
I already did part with one, but I still have an extra LoW if you are interested...

>> No.667508

>>667474

Where the hell do you even live that makes it a "cost/time" issue?

I live in the most suburban area possible, but all I have to do is circle my town, and that will let me pass about 7 thrift stores and 15 yardsales. And that's just a single town.


Do you live on the moon?

>> No.667510

>>667492
Like I said, for those who have good hunts, enjoy the hunt itself, I have no problem with that concept. I have a -personal- problem when I only somewhat enjoy such and am really pining for that fair, decent, or "phenomenal" item and spend too much gas and time to come back empty handed. God speed if you still enjoy it even so.

>> No.667518

>>667508
San Antonio, there's -plenty- of sales, I'm aware of them and have frequented them. Its the ratio of crap to good though that drives me away.

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>>667507

>> No.667530

>>667518
>ratio of crap to good

Oh please. You live is one of the most ideal areas. Quit being a baby. Some of us go to thrift stores twice a day, and end up with dry-spells that last weeks.

>> No.667551

>>667530
>thrift stores twice a day
>dry spell that lasts weeks
>worth it
do you have enough money to live on without a job and live within walking distance of good haunts? I'm 100% serious.

>> No.667557

>>667551
I do. All of my hunting money goes to buying more games. I support myself and my gf on job money.

>> No.667565

>>667551

I have a Savers down the road from me. Its where I found a copy of Earthbound for 5 bucks. I also got a bag of 20 GBA games for 4 bucks. It had two kirby games, and like, 4 pokemon games. I also found a Sega Saturn for cheap, like I said earlier.


The dryseplls dont matter when you find games that are worth over $100 for 95% off.

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667602

actually i just today got a toploader with cords and bone controller and dragon warrior 3 today for 17 dollars, my first toploader, i'm lovin it so far

>> No.667628

>>666891

Game chasers found it for like 8$ at a game x change

>> No.667640

>>667602

I've been thinking about selling my copy of Conker's Bad Fur day and putting it towards one of these.

Worth doing? Or should I get a clone top loader?

>> No.667648

>>667458

Best free get I ever had was a complete boxed copy of Steel Battalion

A girl I'm friends with has a stepdad or uncle (i forget) who apparently had some connection to the industry and would always get promotional stuff like that

It's even the first print with the green buttons instead of blue

>> No.667697

>>667640

Clone consoles are shit. Avoid them at all costs.

>> No.667709

>>667697
that depends on the clone though. The older ones (NES era) tend to be built with the exact same components, so they're close or even completely accurate.

>> No.667736

>>667249
>tfw wound up with a free copy of DW3 a couple years ago
>no nes at the time, no knowledge of price
>goes to a retro game store for the same price

My friend's stepdad played the keyboards and actually had a Miracle he found at Goodwill or something and used to play obnoxious music. I always wondered what that was originally for.

>> No.667760

I have Dragon Warrior 2, and I have yet to sit down and play it. Aren't they notoriously grindy games?

>> No.667791

>>667760
Yes.

>> No.667809

>>667791
Eesh. Count me out. WoW ruined grindy games for me.

>> No.667830
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667830

Got these two at a nearby estate sales warehouse for $20, ten each.

Did good?

>> No.667836

>>667830
Forgot to mention -- left has everything included, right just has the cart inside.

>> No.667970

>>667507
that game sucks ass i bought it for like 5 bucks at a flea market and palyed it for a few minutes and did not understand the concept of the game

>> No.668084

>>667507
I am actually. Dragon Slayer 4 yes plz

>> No.668931

>>667830
Damn right you did. Conquest is a great game and easily worth your time, plus the box looks to be in fantastic condition. Wonder Boy is also classic.

>> No.668960

>>666891

Super C?

Been watching the nerd or something?

>> No.669243

>>666891
Keep looking OP!

I just got Super C two weeks ago in a lot of 15 games for $20.