Unbelievable purchase or trade stories!

[diddydonn]

well im in the midlands, and go to about 4 different carboots at the weekend, not all at the same time, i tend to rotate which ones i go to, otherwise keep seeing the same crap week after week, and the wife is pretty cool about it, she comes with me and on occasion got some good deals herself (few weeks ago, she gota m3 cart for the ds with a 1gb card for £5)

As for storage, have got a decent sized garage i keep all the stuff in, but doesnt stay there for long, as it usually on ebay within a week or so, i pretty much earn a living by doing a few hours a week hunting for bargains and re-selling, and as long as i keep the taxman happy (and the wife and kids with their pockets lined) ill keep on going!

[Festerfly]

well im in the midlands, and go to about 4 different carboots at the weekend, not all at the same time, i tend to rotate which ones i go to, otherwise keep seeing the same crap week after week, and the wife is pretty cool about it, she comes with me and on occasion got some good deals herself (few weeks ago, she gota m3 cart for the ds with a 1gb card for £5)

As for storage, have got a decent sized garage i keep all the stuff in, but doesnt stay there for long, as it usually on ebay within a week or so, i pretty much earn a living by doing a few hours a week hunting for bargains and re-selling, and as long as i keep the taxman happy (and the wife and kids with their pockets lined) ill keep on going!

goodidea really.. im hoping to support my conolse habit by selling excess stuff that really i dont need....

Currently have 5 PS1's doing nothing becuase if i have bought a games bundle or something it has come with a console.. lol

might start collecting one of each of the model numbers at this rate! lol

[Rlan]

well im in the midlands, and go to about 4 different carboots at the weekend, not all at the same time, i tend to rotate which ones i go to, otherwise keep seeing the same crap week after week, and the wife is pretty cool about it, she comes with me and on occasion got some good deals herself (few weeks ago, she gota m3 cart for the ds with a 1gb card for £5)

As for storage, have got a decent sized garage i keep all the stuff in, but doesnt stay there for long, as it usually on ebay within a week or so, i pretty much earn a living by doing a few hours a week hunting for bargains and re-selling, and as long as i keep the taxman happy (and the wife and kids with their pockets lined) ill keep on going!

Is each car boot sale on every week for you, or do some pop up every fortnight?

Here in Australia, at least where I am, I only have two car boot sales near me, and they swap each week. I've found some awesome stuff from them, and I've had much better luck there than garage sales. Car Boot sales aren't huge over here [due to the lack of.. people :P] but I've found some gems from them.

Not a huge miracle, but I've found three damn copies of Final Fantasy VIII in the last month, from the same Cash Converters store, for 8 or 10 bucks each :lol:

[diddydonn]

Is each car boot sale on every week for you, or do some pop up every fortnight?

Here in Australia, at least where I am, I only have two car boot sales near me, and they swap each week. I've found some awesome stuff from them, and I've had much better luck there than garage sales. Car Boot sales aren't huge over here [due to the lack of.. people :P] but I've found some gems from them.

Not a huge miracle, but I've found three damn copies of Final Fantasy VIII in the last month, from the same Cash Converters store, for 8 or 10 bucks each :lol:

well most weekends there are between 5-6 carboot sales within a 20mile radius of where i live, but if i go to the same ones week after week you tent to see the same overpriced crap again and again, so i try to vary which ones i go to

used to love the cash converters by me until it closed down, in the 5 games for £10 deals in there i got loads of ps1 and dreamcast games, inc all the ff series, the breath of fires, vandal hearts, suikoden, grandia, and skies of arcadia, shenume etc for the dreamcast, but alas it was shut down a few months ago as it was being investigated for handling stolen goods (no surprise there!)

oh and got a couple of good deals today, zelda orcania and majora for the n64 for £1.25 each near mint from a charity shop and a dancemat and game for the cube for £2

[diddydonn]

So this was my haul from this mornings bargain hunting round the carboot not the rarest of stuff but still a few gems (have been hunting for gene machine for a while now)

theres were the games incase its not too clear in the pic

ecstatica
curse of enchantia
Simon the sorcerer 1 and 2
the gene machine
7th guest
myst
riven
little big adventure

all for the grand total of............... £1.80!!! (20p each!!)

also picked up a cambridge soundworks surround sound setup for £5 inc dolby decoder and enough cables to wrap around my house a few times! and a dlink wireless router for £2

just have to see what tomorrow morning brings now!

[DRussian]

goodidea really.. im hoping to support my conolse habit by selling excess stuff that really i dont need....

Currently have 5 PS1's doing nothing becuase if i have bought a games bundle or something it has come with a console.. lol

might start collecting one of each of the model numbers at this rate! lol

mate i`ve got 9 ps1`s i`ve started painting them and this week thought i`d collect each model number i have to justify keeping them lol. i picked on eup for £1 today and it was a mint 7502.

[Festerfly]

ive got two working 7502's but one only reads music cds and not games sadly...

Funnily enough i am going to have a stall next sunday at a Car boot Near to me to try and clear out some goods.!!

So far the Comp List is as follows:

1x DC
1x N64
4x PS1's (poss 5 if the next one arrives in time!)
Some assorted Games/wires controllers etc

And then the usual household junk, old toys, videos etc...

[sflynn]

Got a Sega Master System, with all the cable, 2 original controllers, 2 Power stick controllers, the light gun, and manual for $10 from a swap meet.

[Barc0de]

So this was my haul from this mornings bargain hunting round the carboot not the rarest of stuff but still a few gems (have been hunting for gene machine for a while now)

theres were the games incase its not too clear in the pic

ecstatica
curse of enchantia
Simon the sorcerer 1 and 2
the gene machine
7th guest
myst
riven
little big adventure

all for the grand total of............... £1.80!!! (20p each!!)

also picked up a cambridge soundworks surround sound setup for £5 inc dolby decoder and enough cables to wrap around my house a few times! and a dlink wireless router for £2

just have to see what tomorrow morning brings now!

where from? O_o As you know, i m looking for a router myself

[diddydonn]

where from? O_o As you know, i m looking for a router myself

routers already gone to my parents house im afraid! but ill keep an eye out for one next time im there

and i cant tell you which carboot sales i go to otherwise we'd be in competition with eachother!

[3do]

diddydonn[/B]]



also picked up a cambridge soundworks surround sound setup for £5 inc dolby decoder and enough cables to wrap around my house a few times! and a dlink wireless router for £2

just have to see what tomorrow morning brings now!



Nice a D-link wireless router for £2 and £5 for a surround sound setup thats some nice bargin there

[jccochez]

got a bunch of pentium computer for free (about 10 computers)

they're quite old, but you don't mind when it's free.

hum, another thing, a friend of mine got a Debug 360 , 50$

don't even know where to get one myself!

but apparently he found an idiot! don't know how much it is, but must be arout 800 $ am i wrong? 750 $ promotion.

he's much more lucky than i am

[GaijinPunch]

Kitchen Panic (PS) 2300 yen.

[mltv]

I see others posted non game related deals. A year back I had to make some room in one of our DCs. We had gear that wasnt in use since 2004 or so due to constant upgrades we go through, so it was either trash it or take it. It took me two trips, but I got:

Clustered pair of Netapp F760's
10 x FC9 shelves(each shelf has 7x36gig FC drives)
2 x spare f760 heads

5 x Sun A1000 arrays(each had 12 x 36gig FC drives)

[Parris]

20 original PS1 games, most of them promo editions - FREE <thanks to local Freeshare ad>

I'm also picking up a 233Mhz iMac tonight for free <Freeshare again> but that's to help a mate out with his dead unit.

[Festerfly]

20 original PS1 games, most of them promo editions - FREE <thanks to local Freeshare ad>




Barsteward! :lol:

[diddydonn]

20 original PS1 games, most of them promo editions - FREE <thanks to local Freeshare ad>

I'm also picking up a 233Mhz iMac tonight for free <Freeshare again> but that's to help a mate out with his dead unit.

do you have a link for freeshare? is it similar to freecycle?

[Parris]

do you have a link for freeshare? is it similar to freecycle?

Apparently the Freecycle guys in Glasgow had a falling out and Freeshare was born. Again I also heard that there was some legal dispute, which seems to go completely against the nature or ethos of such a site. Just try Freeshare in Yahoo groups or via Google to see whether any local groups have sprung up. It is almost the same, albeit different rules (marginally) and fewer people at present.

[Parris]

Barsteward! :lol:

What makes it worse is that he also offered me over 100 copied PSx titles, which I declined. Argh, why am I so honest about copyright :crying:

[Jamtex]

I binned a load of Promo PS2 PAL games (about 50 odd), mainly because most of them were shite and I didn't have enough time to arse around trying to give them away.

[Festerfly]

What makes it worse is that he also offered me over 100 copied PSx titles, which I declined. Argh, why am I so honest about copyright :crying:

im just about to bin a load of PS1 copied also...

same here on the Copyright thingy..

[GaijinPunch]

Not sure if it's a miracle, but I got a stack of Sega Saturn related shit (promos and stuff) for about 2500 yen, and got these two CD Singles in there:

Nights CD Single (http://www.gamengai.com/okiba/nightssingle.jpg)
Segata Sanshiro Single (http://www.gamengai.com/okiba/segasaturnshirosingle.jpg)

[Nimrodil]

Oh, that´s really nice GP. Any GH-flyer in the stack:-)?

[GaijinPunch]

Oh, that´s really nice GP. Any GH-flyer in the stack:-)?

No, but it did have two Silhouette Mirage's in there. One damaged, one not-too-bad. :)

[Jamtex]

How did you manage to find that lot for 2500 Yen? Er well I got the Galaxy Fruelien OST / PC Engine Soundtrack for 21Yen.

[GaijinPunch]

How did you manage to find that lot for 2500 Yen? Er well I got the Galaxy Fruelien OST / PC Engine Soundtrack for 21Yen.

Sometimes God is on your side I guess.

[Yakumo]

Not sure if it's a miracle, but I got a stack of Sega Saturn related shit (promos and stuff) for about 2500 yen, and got these two CD Singles in there:

Nights CD Single (http://www.gamengai.com/okiba/nightssingle.jpg)
Segata Sanshiro Single (http://www.gamengai.com/okiba/segasaturnshirosingle.jpg)You lucky bugger ! That's a nice find. Got my self an Alien Trilogy promo for Saturn for 100 yen yesterday which a good price but compared to that lot......

Yakumo

[virtual alan]

I binned a load of Promo PS2 PAL games (about 50 odd), mainly because most of them were shite and I didn't have enough time to arse around trying to give them away.

I would have had them....take anything me ;-)

[diddydonn]

I would have had them....take anything me ;-)

same here, if anyones throwing anything away throw it at me! (unless its a giant truck full of games and consoles, in that case just drive it at me instead)

[Jamtex]

Basically I was looking through my games as my friend needed some attic space back, after a lot of reboxing I had a box of PS2 promo games and some other junk left over as they included such delights as F1 2001, Tekken 4, Fifa Soccer something or other and lots of other drivel, I asked my friend if he wanted them, he said no, it was too much hassle for him to try and get rid of them, so we basically dumped it in from of a charidy shop before I left, I was leaving the country the next day so...

[TheDeathcoaster]

Shining Force II, PAL. Free! Boxed and all in good condition :)

[Parris]

Toshiba 40" rear projection TV. A friend of mine emailed to say his in-laws were ditching their TV and although it cost them £2k only 5yrs ago they felt it had no value, did I want it?

I actually had to sit and think about it as I felt somewhat guilty. Eventually my friend insisted I accept as he didn't want it and it was probably going to the skip otherwise, so at some point in the next week or so I am taking delivery of a big ass TV...

Incidentally, this was a mate I met via Freeshare! Just to carry on with the discussion about it's virtues! Who the hell thought they'd be offered something like this? Not me that's for sure!

PEOPLE, GET FREESHARING!!! <Freecycle is available throughout Europe & US>

[cez]

Boat a load of loose Saturn games (some 40 odd) and demos and some PS demos off YJ for around 4000 Yen and found among other nice ones a copy of... Princess Crown!

[sven666]

i got the yellow ketsui-kit flyer (VERY rare) for free with a bunch of artwork i bought ages ago, arrived yesterday, very nice :)

[APE]

Dreamcast BBA for $120 shipped. eBay buy it now with some help from a friend for finding the auction itself.

They go for $150+ regularly.

[Keiji Dragon]

I bought an unopened, factory-sealed Um Jammer Lammy for $1.78 + $3 S/H at Amazon. Best purchase I ever made.

[Athrun Zala]

probably the best deal I've ever done was getting a brand new sealed RE:CV copy for $5 back in 2000... because at that time, DC games cost about $100 over here...

[DRussian]

not really unbelievable but just got loads of stuff my local gamestation/blockbuster was throwing out.

boxed minty nes xevious with registration card and original receipt from early 90`s

2 complete neo geo pocket games
bubble bobble, turf masters

2 complete master system games
strider rampart

star wars game gear complete

4 slim ps2 power packs

5 ps2 component leads

1 xbox power lead with test/reset buttons on it

loads of parts to the nintendo mario kart scalextric (the karts look cool)

there was also a lot of stuff which they had destroyed, spectrum with loads of games, c64 stuff, amiga disks that had been ripped open.

nintendogs toy that they had ripped the head off!!!

[DRussian]

got a boxed black gamecube with one black & one purple official controllers, die hard vendetta and iss 2 also some other psx/ps2 leads for free from my girlfriends brother.

[limey]

there was also a lot of stuff which they had destroyed, spectrum with loads of games, c64 stuff, amiga disks that had been ripped open.

nintendogs toy that they had ripped the head off!!!What a waste! :crying:
Why not give stuff like that away/ebay it, rather than just destroy it?

[Alchy]

Megadrive and Sonic 2 for free, and I'm about to go pick up a fully working 28" widescreen for free too. This freecycle thing is alright.

[DRussian]

was thinking i need to get into this whole freecycle thing, it`s a great idea. I think i`ve got some stuff laying around i should give away and hopefully i`ll find some games stuff on there sometime.

[3do]

I got a great purchase from game just a few hours ago.

They had of Socom 3 brand new for £10 but just next to it they had brand new boxed copies of Socom 3 with the headset for £4.95,

[liquitt]

lmao, good one!! :)

i remember something like that with PS1 controllers:

25euros each

next to it: buy 2 now for 20 euros

:D

[3do]

The next best thing about my deal that i just found out is that the headset also works on my computer.

They had alot of clearance items on sale in game but the socom game and headset was the best thing i could see.

[PhantasyStar]

The next best thing about my deal that i just found out is that the headset also works on my computer.

They had alot of clearance items on sale in game but the socom game and headset was the best thing i could see.

Very nice, do you have SOCOM II as well? I have both, but play II more.

[3do]

no i don't have socom II i did have the first socom which i liked but never got round to buying the 2nd game

[PhantasyStar]

no i don't have socom II i did have the first socom which i liked but never got round to buying the 2nd game

Ah, yeah, SOCOM I is a classic. If you ever go online with any of your copies, send me a PM.

[Nitro734]

I bought a Panasonic SC-HT930 1000W home theatre system.... for $50. Got it from the warehouse store where I work. Sounds absolutely stunning.... only bad part is the receiver does not have any optical inputs. Surround is then limited to anything the receiver can play internally (DVD, DVD-Audio, etc). Not the greatest for surround gaming, but I don't have the best positioning for my rear speakers anyways, so PL2 will have to do. Still, quite the steal.
http://www.world-import.com/table_image/SC-HT930.jpg

[1080Peter]

I got... Super Smash Brothers, Diddy Kong Racing, and Conker's Bad Fur Day at GameCrazy for $10. Also got two copies of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Mario Bros. DX for $10 total. I sold four of the aforementioned six and took in $54 on eBay. I've profited $34 so far, so that counts for something!

GameCrazy is running a 3 games for $10 on all "classic plastic." Basically, anything pre-PS2 is eligible, meaning NES, Genesis, SNES, PS1, (Saturn), N64, Dreamcast.. Gameboy O and Color...

I'm going down there soon to pick up DDR PS1, Parappa PS1, and whatever else in order to resell on eBay for maximum dama--profit.

So guys, if you live in the U.S. (and possibly Canada.. might offer a similar deal), take advantage of this sweet deal. As far as I know, it's going on indefinitely.

[Stone]

was thinking i need to get into this whole freecycle thing, it`s a great idea. I think i`ve got some stuff laying around i should give away and hopefully i`ll find some games stuff on there sometime.
Definitely do this. I was clearing out some computer parts my housemate left behind when he moved out - stuck them on freecycle and an awesome guy came to collect them. We chatted for an hour or so and then he offered me an original Space Invaders cab for free :icon_bigg

Stone

[Twimfy]

Definitely do this. I was clearing out some computer parts my housemate left behind when he moved out - stuck them on freecycle and an awesome guy came to collect them. We chatted for an hour or so and then he offered me an original Space Invaders cab for free :icon_bigg

Stone

Living in North dorset UK, I've had nothing but offers of tractor parts, peat and wheelbarrows since I registered. :-(

[kstyle25]

Just won a portable Philips CDI 370 on eBay for 10.00! As much as I've had to overpay for things on eBay in the past, maybe this is Karmas adjustment to balance.

J

[Whoomp]

I got some games and consoles free from a buddy who where studying in Japan a couple of years ago. The stuff I got was:

Core grafx II with all hookups + 3 button controller and the games Cyber criss, Tiger heli, Wonder momo and some wierd Jackie chan game.

Boxed grey saturn with memory card and extra hudson controller + the games Chrismas nights, Fighting vipers, Pebble beach golf, Puyo puyo sun, Roommate inue ryoko, Slayers royal 2, Street fighter zero 1 and 2, Tokimeki memorial, Toshinden, Toshinden URA, Viruta fighter 1 + 2 and World fishing.

Fighters history dynamite and Fatal fury special both for neo geo AES.

I later sold it for a total of 300$

[diddydonn]

just been given this thanks to freecycle

collecting it tomorrow, 5 mins away from me, its a bit shabby and needs restoring, but it was free! and i think im pretty much guarenteed nookie for the next couple of weeks now as my wifes always wanted a piano


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1291/640797014_3920bac11b.jpg

[virtual alan]

i think im pretty much guarenteed nookie for the next couple of weeks now as my wifes always wanted a piano


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1291/640797014_3920bac11b.jpg

What you have to do when married

:thumbsup:

[Twimfy]

1200 Magic the Gathering cards from a charity shop for £10...what's the big deal?

They're all alpha/unlimited/3rd/4th edition....rare and worth quite a bit.

[Parris]

What you have to do when married

:thumbsup:

Holy crap, most people just go out and buy some flowers, a bottle of wine and rent a DVD! You bring home a piano lol ;-)

[diddydonn]

Holy crap, most people just go out and buy some flowers, a bottle of wine and rent a DVD! You bring home a piano lol ;-)

whan can i say, im a romantic at heart, and if your gonna do a 'grand' gesture (bad pun) may as well do something to remind her i love her eveyday that she cant miss (ok sappy crap over now)

any anyways, got it for free from freecycle! (had to paid £40 for a man with a van to pick it up for me tho)

and it now hardly looks anything like in the pic, have starte to sand it down, remove all the laquer, and start to restore it to its former glory

[Parris]

whan can i say, im a romantic at heart, and if your gonna do a 'grand' gesture (bad pun) may as well do something to remind her i love her eveyday that she cant miss (ok sappy crap over now)

any anyways, got it for free from freecycle! (had to paid £40 for a man with a van to pick it up for me tho)

and it now hardly looks anything like in the pic, have starte to sand it down, remove all the laquer, and start to restore it to its former glory

Ah you old romantic you! So, does it sound okay at the moment or a tad like an EastEnd piano?

[diddydonn]

Ah you old romantic you! So, does it sound okay at the moment or a tad like an EastEnd piano?

ita actually has a pretty good sound from it, was a old church piano so well looked after and regularly tuned, there was the odd bum note when i got it and some of the hightones were a bit out, but quickly fixed them, and ill tune it properly once its all be cleaned and french polished

[Parris]

ita actually has a pretty good sound from it, was a old church piano so well looked after and regularly tuned, there was the odd bum note when i got it and some of the hightones were a bit out, but quickly fixed them, and ill tune it properly once its all be cleaned and french polished

Can we expect a "Sing song" thread sometime soon. "Sing along to the all time greats with Diddydonn and his well breasted wife..."

Knees up mother brown, knees up mother brown... :noooo:

It's now that you tell us your wife is a classically trained pianist and will be knocking out Rakmaninov and Schostikovich (spelling?)

[diddydonn]

Can we expect a "Sing song" thread sometime soon. "Sing along to the all time greats with Diddydonn and his well breasted wife..."

Knees up mother brown, knees up mother brown... :noooo:

It's now that you tell us your wife is a classically trained pianist and will be knocking out Rakmaninov and Schostikovich (spelling?)

wouldnt go so far as to say classically trained, but she can bash out the odd bit of wagner, mozart, tchaikovsky etc when the mood takes her, after all, i did meet her at music college

its me who does the showtunes anyways! as well as the odd blues number

anyways, i digress

bargain of the day yesterday for me was the original bigbox version of secret of monkey island for pc for the bargain price of 50p!

[thamasha69]

I purchased a PS2 and a Gamecube that were old display models at Kmart through an employee-only silent auction last year.

PS2 - $4.01
GC - $7.00

[Parris]

I just bought an external Seagate 320Gb HDD (FreeAgent) USB style for £59.99 - yep, that's £60.00 for an external 350Gb USB HDD!

They only went on sale this morning, but at this kind of price I suspect it will be a very short promotion. It's quite a sexy looking unit, very simple to set up (took 3mins exactly) and it is silent. Even includes a 5 years warranty!

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=217654&&source=14&doy=11m7

[PS_Monitor]

Ok, I found a CHEAP SCPH-1001 complete in boxed at a Garage sale!! I was going to ask if $12 is a good price but screw it, I'm going back now to get it. These are worth $2,000 or more according to G4!!!

I snapped a pic: http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=audiophileby1.jpg&tc=img197/5261/psxcollection8il.jpg

I'll bbiab to post pictures of it if people care. But I'll just end up listing it on eBay I thinks. Bidding starting at $100!! muahaha

In a rush...it better still be there

[Parris]

Ok, I found a CHEAP SCPH-1001 complete in boxed at a Garage sale!! I was going to ask if $12 is a good price but screw it, I'm going back now to get it. These are worth $2,000 or more according to G4!!!

I snapped a pic: http://img197.imageshack.us/my.php?image=audiophileby1.jpg&tc=img197/5261/psxcollection8il.jpg

I'll bbiab to post pictures of it if people care. But I'll just end up listing it on eBay I thinks. Bidding starting at $100!! muahaha

In a rush...it better still be there

Dude! Are you nuts? Get that BLACK boxed PS1 sitting there on that cloth like a budda handing out blessings or God chatting on the phone! Did you not see the PS1 Bottle of wine next to it? Get ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS!!! The NTSC JAP boxed unit is nice, but the black one....ooooooooooohhhhhhhh wwwwhhhhhhyyyyyy iiiiissssss iiiiiittttt iiiinnnnn aaaa GARAGE SALE in the USA!! :-(

Yep! VERY LIMITED EDITION - go, run like the wind, why are you even here talking, take your grans goldteeth and haggle that sucker down to a reasonable price lol

When you obtain it, then enjoy it and don't sell it. Man - some people have luck drawn on the palms of their hands! :dance: :dance: :dance: :love2: :oh: :love2: :banghead:

[Barc0de]

by god if you don't salvage the rest of those fine items, especially the 10.000th PS1, I will have a panic-attack.

please, be a sport and get it , for humanity.

[Parris]

by god if you don't salvage the rest of those fine items, especially the 10.000th PS1, I will have a panic-attack.

please, be a sport and get it , for humanity.

I am with you on this one! There are items on that cloth that need to be rescued now. That is the most fucked up thing I have seen in months. Hopefully the poster has seen the error of his ways, has managed to obtain the lot and is now toasting our good health with a bottle of PSx wine lol (Don't drink it!) :thumbsup:

[DRussian]

I am with you on this one! There are items on that cloth that need to be rescued now. That is the most fucked up thing I have seen in months. Hopefully the poster has seen the error of his ways, has managed to obtain the lot and is now toasting our good health with a bottle of PSx wine lol (Don't drink it!) :thumbsup:

:crying: thats all i can say really. Could be the find of the century, sitting there with some tellyfuckingtubby dolls. All i ever see at car boot sales is dusty as shite or non working shit. I thought i had luck finding things too.

[Parris]

:crying: thats all i can say really. Could be the find of the century, sitting there with some tellyfuckingtubby dolls. All i ever see at car boot sales is dusty as shite or non working shit. I thought i had luck finding things too.

LOL - I think a few of us have our fingers crossed for this guy. Genuinely, I am sitting waiting to hear him back on saying "Look what I got guys!" If he doesn't and comes back with nothing or that silly fucking green boxed PSx lol I will possibly cry myself to sleep tonight as this is just NOT the kind of car boot sale in my area!

I'd gladly give him $12 plus P&P for the black unit lol - infact if I was at that car booty, I'd have bought the telly tubbies and everything else just to thank the seller! :oh:

[DRussian]

I'd have bought the telly tubbies and everything else just to thank the seller! :oh:

LOL i was thinking the same, how much for EVERYTHING!!! i`d feel like i robbed the guy though.

[Parris]

LOL i was thinking the same, how much for EVERYTHING!!! i`d feel like i robbed the guy though.

Consider the alternative scene:

<Car boot sale in the US. On the rug on the floor you see a black 10millionth edition, a bottle of PSx wine and a nice SCPH-1001, plus some other BBC childrens related shit>

Seller: "Everything is marked as is. Make an offer I'm willing to haggle, but I think you'll find the prices reasonable. Considering those old Playstations are worthless now I might even throw in a free tellytubby..."

You: "Well, I was actually going to buy them at the price marked on them, but Sir, I cannot deny I am feeling guilty right now..."

Seller :"Oh? Why is that, they are genuine units and you can't stop me for selling on my own lawn, are you from the IRS? I am up to date with my tax forms and everything....please don't tell my boss I need to sell my own childrens toys to feed them this week!"

You : "...it's just that I know that black unit over there is worth a lot more...."

Seller : "....how much more?"

You : "Considerably more...."

Seller : "How much is 'considerably'?"

You : "It is a rare 10millionth edition, and I...."

Seller : "Look, just answer the god damned question! HOW MUCH?"

You : "A lot...."

Seller : "Okay, nice meeting you, eBay here we come, don't touch a fucking thing, you are on my land, I mean it I will shoot...damn it I told you <bang, bang, bang!>"

Hey, I think I watch too much Simpsons

[diddydonn]

Consider the alternative scene:

<Car boot sale in the US. On the rug on the floor you see a black 10millionth edition, a bottle of PSx wine and a nice SCPH-1001, plus some other BBC childrens related shit>

Seller: "Everything is marked as is. Make an offer I'm willing to haggle, but I think you'll find the prices reasonable. Considering those old Playstations are worthless now I might even throw in a free tellytubby..."

You: "Well, I was actually going to buy them at the price marked on them, but Sir, I cannot deny I am feeling guilty right now..."

Seller :"Oh? Why is that, they are genuine units and you can't stop me for selling on my own lawn, are you from the IRS? I am up to date with my tax forms and everything....please don't tell my boss I need to sell my own childrens toys to feed them this week!"

You : "...it's just that I know that black unit over there is worth a lot more...."

Seller : "....how much more?"

You : "Considerably more...."

Seller : "How much is 'considerably'?"

You : "It is a rare 10millionth edition, and I...."

Seller : "Look, just answer the god damned question! HOW MUCH?"

You : "A lot...."

Seller : "Okay, nice meeting you, eBay here we come, don't touch a fucking thing, you are on my land, I mean it I will shoot...damn it I told you <bang, bang, bang!>"

Hey, I think I watch too much Simpsons

LMFFAO :clap:

[DRussian]

Consider the alternative scene:

<Car boot sale in the US. On the rug on the floor you see a black 10millionth edition, a bottle of PSx wine and a nice SCPH-1001, plus some other BBC childrens related shit>

Seller: "Everything is marked as is. Make an offer I'm willing to haggle, but I think you'll find the prices reasonable. Considering those old Playstations are worthless now I might even throw in a free tellytubby..."

You: "Well, I was actually going to buy them at the price marked on them, but Sir, I cannot deny I am feeling guilty right now..."

Seller :"Oh? Why is that, they are genuine units and you can't stop me for selling on my own lawn, are you from the IRS? I am up to date with my tax forms and everything....please don't tell my boss I need to sell my own childrens toys to feed them this week!"

You : "...it's just that I know that black unit over there is worth a lot more...."

Seller : "....how much more?"

You : "Considerably more...."

Seller : "How much is 'considerably'?"

You : "It is a rare 10millionth edition, and I...."

Seller : "Look, just answer the god damned question! HOW MUCH?"

You : "A lot...."

Seller : "Okay, nice meeting you, eBay here we come, don't touch a fucking thing, you are on my land, I mean it I will shoot...damn it I told you <bang, bang, bang!>"

Hey, I think I watch too much Simpsons

You know you`re watching it on channel 4 now, I wouldnt feel that bad but i reckon the fact i would have a brown pile by my feet and have a funny smell coming off me would indicate to the seller i was pretty interested and jack up the price. I`m actually god at haggling but i would be shaking trying to get this.

[diddydonn]

You know you`re watching it on channel 4 now, I wouldnt feel that bad but i reckon the fact i would have a brown pile by my feet and have a funny smell coming off me would indicate to the seller i was pretty interested and jack up the price. I`m actually god at haggling but i would be shaking trying to get this.

sounds like the time i missed out on a ps1 blue devkit at a school fair a few months ago for £5,, pretty sure it had some dev games with it, i saw it, thought noo it cant be, haggled a bit, realised my wife had got my wallet, went to find her, got it back, went back and it had gone, i cried like a big girl that night!

[DRussian]

sounds like the time i missed out on a ps1 blue devkit at a school fair a few months ago for £5,, pretty sure it had some dev games with it, i saw it, thought noo it cant be, haggled a bit, realised my wife had got my wallet, went to find her, got it back, went back and it had gone, i cried like a big girl that night!

Now theres the problem haggling on something you know is worth it can be trouble, i know you didnt have your wallet which was the real problem but it can be a nightmare. My mate was haggling for this antique china and he knew it was a complete steal, he hesitated and started to haggle and this woman came up and goes i`ll give you x amount and the seller took it. My mate was gutted.

[PS_Monitor]

huh? That black box was a ps2 I thought. The wine was ps2 but he wanted $30 for it so I said screw it. Anyhow, the playstation was gone when I got back as well as the black boxed ps2. I'm a little sad because that first run playstation is supposed to be worth a lot to audiophiles.

The back box was a ps2 right? It sold for $25, more than double what he wanted for the playstation. He said it was like new too. But I saw the old playstation and focused on that because on ebay there go for a lot. :(

[DRussian]

huh? That black box was a ps2 I thought. The wine was ps2 but he wanted $30 for it so I said screw it. Anyhow, the playstation was gone when I got back as well as the black boxed ps2. I'm a little sad because that first run playstation is supposed to be worth a lot to audiophiles.

There was an article about the scph100x models made by Parris recently, they were saying that the audio outputted could be compared to high end cd players (often costing $5000 or more). This is where the rumour started that psx`s could be worth that much, in reality i think you would be hard pushed to get $50 for one unless you found the right buyer (someone ill informed) The black playstation appeared to be japanese 10 million model playstation, a very very rare limited edition.

[DRussian]

out of interest how much was he asking for the black boxed playstation?

[diddydonn]

Now theres the problem haggling on something you know is worth it can be trouble, i know you didnt have your wallet which was the real problem but it can be a nightmare. My mate was haggling for this antique china and he knew it was a complete steal, he hesitated and started to haggle and this woman came up and goes i`ll give you x amount and the seller took it. My mate was gutted.

i did that to someone once, it was for an amiga cd32 console, they wanted £10 for it boxed, someone was trying to haggle the price, i saw it, saw the price sticker, shoved a tenner in the sellers hand and walked away! (very fast as the other buyer was a big burly chap with a tattoo on the side of his head!)

as for the black psx, id love one of those to add to my collection

[PS_Monitor]

out of interest how much was he asking for the black boxed playstation?

He was asking $25, but not sure what he sold it for. I assume he got that or less. He said it was a US system in mint like new condition. He was pushy on it but I had my sights on the old style playstation because of the audio output on it (there was a video on youtube from G4 channel that said they are worth $5,000!!). I only had $20 on me and I only wanted the playstation. I wonder if he would have taken $20 for the black ps2.

(Isn't $25 USD the same as a tenner in British Pounds or close to it?)

EDIT #3:
I went back to the garage sale and asked if he had any other stuff and he said no. I asked how much the things went for and all FOUR items sold for $40!!! (Including the sealed psone combo and wine). NOW I'M PISSED. I wouldn't have minded picking up the combo unit.

[Parris]

He was asking $25, but not sure what he sold it for. I assume he got that or less. He said it was a US system in mint like new condition. He was pushy on it but I had my sights on the old style playstation because of the audio output on it (there was a video on youtube from G4 channel that said they are worth $5,000!!). I only had $20 on me and I only wanted the playstation. I wonder if he would have taken $20 for the black ps2.

(Isn't $25 USD the same as a tenner in British Pounds or close to it?)

EDIT #3:
I went back to the garage sale and asked if he had any other stuff and he said no. I asked how much the things went for and all FOUR items sold for $40!!! (Including the sealed psone combo and wine). NOW I'M PISSED. I wouldn't have minded picking up the combo unit.


PS_Monitor, you've just missed one of the rarest Sony related console items you are ever likely to have been within 5ft of. A PS2 for $25 is £12.50 and in MINT condition I'd have STILL bought it thinking it was a PS2, got home and been delighted to discover it was a 10millionth edition!

No point crying over spilt milk now, but if the seller got $40 (£20) for the lot then some other lucky ba*tard is out and about in your hometown. Unless they are collectors, then lets expect a very nicely priced item to appear soon on US eBay. (Eyes peeled folks)

As for the supposed $5000 unit (It was actually being hyped to $6000), it's not worth a fraction of that.

Imho it's worth no more than $100 in mint, boxed and pristine condition to a PS fan. Audiophiles expected a $6000 sounding CD player are going to be disappointed and paying anything above $100 is a waste.

Well, it's a valuable lesson for future bargain hunting (although THAT was just an unbelievable bargain) - don't hesitate. At those prices you could afford to fuck up! $40 is peanuts when collecting consoles. But hey, it's not worth worring about now.

If you want to know more about the Sony PS1 10millionth edition, just type it into Google. Nice bit of kit and in that condition it would have fetched a lot more than the SCPH-1001. :-(

[1080Peter]

Wow, I feel hurt just reading all that.

The best finds I ever found were RE:CVX for the Gamecube for 8 dollars at GameCrazy, and LoZ: Collector's Edition for GCN at a flea market for $20. I resold both for a little over twice their value. Man, and I thought I came upon good finds...

GameCrazy is doing 2 for $5 on all pre-PS2 games in the U.S.A., at least in my area (California).

Wow, my eyes still hurt reading that.

[PS_Monitor]

FYI, I'm not visiting this thread ever again. I won't cry over spilt milk, but I will be pissed.

[Nitro734]

I just purchased the following games, brand new and all sealed:

GBA:
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Zelda: Minish Cap (x2)
Metroid Zero Mission
NES Classic Metroid (x2)
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
NES Classic Zelda II
Mario Pinball Land
FF Tactics Advance
Link to the Past (x2)
Donkey Kong Country 2
DS:
Kirby Canvas Curse
Yoshi Touch&Go (x2)

.... for $5 each. :)

Loco Roco was $17, but still a good buy.

http://www.retro-spect.ca/images/assembler/5dollar_gba.jpg

[Festerfly]

just picked up a SCPH-1000 grey un boxed... untested as yet as i dont have any JAP games.....

It caught my attention when i saw the Japanese Symbols on the back....

Unusual find?

[Parris]

just picked up a SCPH-1000 grey un boxed... untested as yet as i dont have any JAP games.....

It caught my attention when i saw the Japanese Symbols on the back....

Unusual find?

Snap! I have one as well. Rarely use it though as it's a pretty old lady and I have younger versions that can do the same. Shame it is unboxed. My last unit cost about £15.

[Roi]

I just purchased the following games, brand new and all sealed:

GBA:
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Zelda: Minish Cap (x2)
Metroid Zero Mission
NES Classic Metroid (x2)
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
NES Classic Zelda II
Mario Pinball Land
FF Tactics Advance
Link to the Past (x2)
Donkey Kong Country 2
DS:
Kirby Canvas Curse
Yoshi Touch&Go (x2)

.... for $5 each. :)

Loco Roco was $17, but still a good buy.

http://www.retro-spect.ca/images/assembler/5dollar_gba.jpg

I hope you could removed that stickers!

[Nitro734]

I hope you could removed that stickers!

All of the games were sealed, so the stickers were just on the outer wrapper. Even so, I was able to remove every sticker while keeping the games 100% sealed :)

[1080Peter]

I just purchased the following games, brand new and all sealed:

GBA:
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Zelda: Minish Cap (x2)
Metroid Zero Mission
NES Classic Metroid (x2)
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
NES Classic Zelda II
Mario Pinball Land
FF Tactics Advance
Link to the Past (x2)
Donkey Kong Country 2
DS:
Kirby Canvas Curse
Yoshi Touch&Go (x2)

.... for $5 each. :)

Loco Roco was $17, but still a good buy.


WHAT THE HELL MAN?

WHAT THE HELL?!!LKGHkjghd,mngds pie

Also, what store/chain did you get these at if it's not too much to ask...?

:clap:

[Festerfly]

Snap! I have one as well. Rarely use it though as it's a pretty old lady and I have younger versions that can do the same. Shame it is unboxed. My last unit cost about £15.

Mine was free! :)

[Parris]

Mine was free! :)

Free stuff rules!

[Festerfly]

Indeed!!

Just waiting for my Free TOOL to arrive now...






Sorry was dreaming then!

[Nitro734]

WHAT THE HELL MAN?

WHAT THE HELL?!!LKGHkjghd,mngds pie

Also, what store/chain did you get these at if it's not too much to ask...?

:clap:

These were purchased at a warehouse store, in The Source chain (would be Radio Shack in the states). They were clearing out all their old GBA titles... I happened to be in the right place at the right time. I plan on going back there today to see if they have any more deals :)

[Parris]

Indeed!!

Just waiting for my Free TOOL to arrive now...






Sorry was dreaming then!

Is a toothpick classified as a tool or an impliment? I could fire one over lol :lol:

[Festerfly]

:D..... i was thinking a Dewalt or Makita!

[manopac]

unbelieveable purchase: got a pack of games from ebay more than 6 month after the auction ended ... pretty cheap ending auction but very rare Philips Videopac (=Magnavox Odyssey2 in US) game from france (Jopac Laser ... not that anyone here would care about that ...) ... the unbelieveable thing is, that the sender always kept me waiting for it and i wouldn't have bet a penny that I would ever get it ... but I kept sending him nice (REALLY !! I was always very polite like "hey, whats up ? the games haven't turned up here yet, let me know") and it really paid off in the end ...

[graciano1337]

I got a Xbox360 VGA cable for $15. They retail for at least $40, I think...
Great deal imo.

[DrDoaK]

I just closed a deal for a mint copy of Daze Before Christmas on the MD for $30AUD shipped. I've been chasing this game for ages so not only am i pleased i'm finally getting to play it, i'm well happy with the price.

[1080Peter]

I bought this for 10USD at a yard sale. Did I win guys? (I'm asking if this is rare or just something I should toss or what? :3)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4876/1milliongetbl5.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1milliongetbl5.jpg)

There's a little toggle switch in the back -- definitely out of place, so it couldn't have been included in retail models. That's all I've got.

[liquitt]

for 10 bucks - very good!

seems to be a region switch

[pitsunami]

Actually its an encrypted/unencrypted mode switch...

[AntiPasta]

I bought this for 10USD at a yard sale. Did I win guys? (I'm asking if this is rare or just something I should toss or what? :3)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4876/1milliongetbl5.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1milliongetbl5.jpg)

There's a little toggle switch in the back -- definitely out of place, so it couldn't have been included in retail models. That's all I've got.

OMG! You got a Test 3DO for $10 :pray:
Consider yourself very lucky! Perhaps it's not worth a lot but it sure as hell is a rare find!

[PhantasyStar]

Purchased an NPDP ODEM V2 for $100:

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7285/1001361zj7.jpg

[Garlo]

Got Excite Truck for the Wii for 27 USD. Regularly sells here in Mexico for about 70 USD.

It was strange, at first only Ubi Soft games for Nintendo consoles had price reductions (all Wii games for 27 dollars, al Gamecube games for 17 dollars, all DS games at 30 or less) wich I tought made sense, since Ubisoft has local distribution (compared to Nintendo, wich has none, so everything Nintendo is super expensive. I'm paying 400 dollars for the Wii, for instance, the cheapest price I have been able to find here)

But now seems the local Wal-Marts are just randomly lowering prices for Wii games. I got to see Call of duty for 27 too. Unfortunately they no longer stocked Rayman :(

[samael64]

I bought this for 10USD at a yard sale. Did I win guys? (I'm asking if this is rare or just something I should toss or what? :3)

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4876/1milliongetbl5.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1milliongetbl5.jpg)

There's a little toggle switch in the back -- definitely out of place, so it couldn't have been included in retail models. That's all I've got.

Great find! I'd love to have one of those, especially for $10! Wow!

[Keiji Dragon]

I just purchased the following games, brand new and all sealed:

GBA:
Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga
Zelda: Minish Cap (x2)
Metroid Zero Mission
NES Classic Metroid (x2)
Pokémon Sapphire
Pokémon Ruby
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
NES Classic Zelda II
Mario Pinball Land
FF Tactics Advance
Link to the Past (x2)
Donkey Kong Country 2
DS:
Kirby Canvas Curse
Yoshi Touch&Go (x2)

.... for $5 each. :)

Loco Roco was $17, but still a good buy.

http://www.retro-spect.ca/images/assembler/5dollar_gba.jpgFROM WHERE?

[Mark30001]

I didn't even realize there was a Donkey Kong Country 2 for GBA.

[Jamtex]

You'd be more surprised then when you find out there is a Donkey Kong Country 3

[PhantasyStar]

Friend up at school is selling me all these games for $20 when I get back up there(all boxed etc):

Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
FarCry
Fable TLC
Call of Duty
Call of Duty United Offense
Call of Duty 2
Chronicles of Riddick
Deus Ex 2
Half Life 2: Episode 1
The Elder Scrolls 3
The Longest Journey

Edit: & F.E.A.R

[Segafreak_NL]

Hard to find Saturn Rayman demo disc for $0.01! Last one went for $15 I recall.

http://i10.ebayimg.com/06/i/000/ac/46/fb17_1.JPG

[A. Snow]

Picked up a XB360 headset, HDD, and system launch remote control for a grand total of $5.00 today.

[1080Peter]

Picked up a XB360 headset, HDD, and system launch remote control for a grand total of $5.00 today.

Curious, how did that happen? Store closeout? Buddy who needed to get rid of things? Clueless yardsaler? THESE ARE IMPORTANT DETAILS! :lol:

[A. Snow]

Small local rental chain that didn't rent the HDD with the system and didn't know what it was worth when they sold it.

[opethfan]

@Nitro734

As stupid as it sounds, I'm trying to ID the store from the price tags...is it Superstore? Or maybe Toys R Us? Or Zellers :P

[tom101]

A few months ago I was lucky to pick up a boxed, almost unused Sega Mega CD I for £9 at a carboot sale. I returned last week to take another look and was amazed to find a fully complete Nes Rob Robot Delux Set for £25 being sold by the same seller. Guess these boot sales are quite good afterall.

[diddydonn]

A few months ago I was lucky to pick up a boxed, almost unused Sega Mega CD I for £9 at a carboot sale. I returned last week to take another look and was amazed to find a fully complete Nes Rob Robot Delux Set for £25 being sold by the same seller. Guess these boot sales are quite good afterall.


welcome to my world! i go to the as much as possible, sometimes comeback with crap and othertimes get some real gems off there, yesterday picked up a box full of boxed mastersystem and megadrive games for 10p each, inc bubblebobble, streets of rage 1,2,3, phantasy star, and a mastersystem to megadrive2 converter!

[tom101]

Yeah, theres definitely a lot of very low quality 'basic' consoles found on the boot fairs, half of them that are in such poor state that they probably don't work even if the dealer says otherwise. Then theres always the other side where the dealer overvalues his products, so it would actually be cheaper to buy of ebay or equivalent. Amid all this there are bargains out there, not easy to find, but possible nontheless, and worth the effort in digging them out.

[lwizardl]

I just purchased these

US n64 with golden eye, jetforce gemini, south park 64 for $10.

US dreamcast, 2 controllers (sega white, sega blue), white vmu, crazy taxi, generator demo disc 1, sonic shuffle, wacky races, and DOA 2 for $20

US playstation SCPH-5501 with nba in the zone (log box), vmx racing 4x4 evo (dreamcast), generator demo disc 2 for $5

[tzeman]

it had to be my Xbox 360 DevKit I got recently.

[diddydonn]

kloana for ps1 for 50p? good deal?

[Matthijscoman]

Got a CDi player (professional, model 660 I think) for 10 euros awhile ago:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n110/matthijscoman/IMGP0289.jpg


Good deal?

[liquitt]

very good deal! you can't go wrong with a CD-I player for 10 euros, even if its the worst model availible!

[Twimfy]

kloana for ps1 for 50p? good deal?

Very good deal, very good game!

[Festerfly]

Got a CDi player (professional, model 660 I think) for 10 euros awhile ago:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n110/matthijscoman/IMGP0289.jpg


Good deal?

Pick me up one next time and i will sort you out some Trabant Parts for when you get one! ;-) :lol:

[Matthijscoman]

Pick me up one next time and i will sort you out some Trabant Parts for when you get one! ;-) :lol:

Haha, I will! :D :lol:

[wheelaa]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280139908280&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fws%2Fsear ch%2FSaleSearch%3Fsofocus%3Dbs%26satitle%3D2801399 08280%26sacat%3D-1%2526catref%253DC5%26from%3DR7%26nojspr%3Dy%26pfi d%3D0%26fsop%3D1%2526fsoo%253D1%26fcl%3D3%26frpp%3 D50%26fvi%3D1

Not too bad I reckon. Last 2 I bid on went for £35 and £50 (and I was told those were cheap lol)

[Festerfly]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280139908280&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fws%2Fsear ch%2FSaleSearch%3Fsofocus%3Dbs%26satitle%3D2801399 08280%26sacat%3D-1%2526catref%253DC5%26from%3DR7%26nojspr%3Dy%26pfi d%3D0%26fsop%3D1%2526fsoo%253D1%26fcl%3D3%26frpp%3 D50%26fvi%3D1

Not too bad I reckon. Last 2 I bid on went for £35 and £50 (and I was told those were cheap lol)

AAHHH MAN!!!! :banghead:



Oh and anyone looking for DC BB Adaptor?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sega-Dreamcast-Broadband-Network-adapter-BBA_W0QQitemZ250153574782QQihZ015QQcategoryZ41053Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Parris]

I found that I had an old iMac DV in the attic I had forgotten about. It was a spare unit I had previously plundered for parts. Anyway a mate of mine was looking for parts and I said he could have it for free. He turned up for it and handed over a brand new Sagem myX6-2 mobile 'phone, just when I was about to ditch my old Sony mobile!

He repairs mobile 'phones and apparently he bought a bulk load, so lucky old me!

[WanganRunner]

This isn't momentous stuff, but I still think this was a pretty good price.

I won two auctions for two different GCN Kiosk discs yesterday for $6/each, here's one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270155612916&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=017


Far from the best deal I've ever gotten, but I still can't argue. Too bad I can't find more of these at prices like this....

[Borman]

I just found another Xbox MB + Power supply that I didnt know I had. I think that counts as a good deal hah

[RyanGamerGoneGrazy]

heh, not specifically games...but deals non the less...all were bought for below cost (no tax either lol)

New replacement Radiator cap
Replacement fuel line
New Car battery!
replacement ground cable for battery
New car floor mats!
some more fuel line parts!
Car repair manual!
several other parts too

Best of all, we were able to take a unused car cover we had, cut out over 3 feet from it, put it back together, and we saved couple hundred for a car cover that fits the mini perfectly!

[GaijinPunch]

I got a Mushihime-sama Futari Pop (from a location test) for 7000 yen
http://www.gamengai.com/okiba/loketestpop.jpg

[Christer-swe]

A few years ago I got 10 NES systems for roughly 10 US $. I've been modding them ever since, painting them (i.e. Zelda theme) putting the systems in other boxes, etc.

[lwizardl]

I just bought a american PS3 60GB system, with Madden 07, Resistance fall of man, need for speed carbon (games), and casino royal, crank, gridiron gang (blu-ray movies) with an extra sony wireless controller for $500

[bluetrain]

Talking about CDIs...

Today I got a CDI 210 with 42 discs for about 30 dollar from a nice lady "cleaning up the garbage". The funny thing. Two cds were rather special. She said to me "I have these two discs, I got it from my neighbour who used to work at the CDI division, it was only for internal use so you probably don´t want it". Well, I said, if you going to throw it away I COULD take it if you don´t want it anyway... Ahhh :)

[Borman]

What are they? And how much. Lol

[bluetrain]

One cd is a kind of web browser (I think) promoting Eindhoven and some other companies but since it is in dutch im not sure what is suppose to do. The other cD is more interesting, called "mission on music" marked june 1995, public affairs and is some kind of internal propaganda cd where you have four songs with pro philips propaganda. It even has a karaoke mode :)

Do anyone know a rarity guide on cdi? Would be interesting to look up the other stuff..

[wombat]

One cd is a kind of web browser (I think) promoting Eindhoven and some other companies but since it is in dutch im not sure what is suppose to do. The other cD is more interesting, called "mission on music" marked june 1995, public affairs and is some kind of internal propaganda cd where you have four songs with pro philips propaganda. It even has a karaoke mode :)

Do anyone know a rarity guide on cdi? Would be interesting to look up the other stuff..
I am dutch, so if you need any help with how to navigate.....

[Borman]

Very few CD-i things are worth any kind of money

[wubbs]

I once got the most MONSTER collection of retro games for £100 off a friends brother who needed the money fast.

I was not a collector at the time so I sadly sold most of it.

But included was:-
3 x PC Engines and 30-40 games
Snes and 40 boxed games
Megadrive and Mega CD and 32X and loads of games
SMS,NES,Gameboy,and other common stuff
Loads more stuff like Game and Watch I can no longer remember!

What made it so good,was all games were good ones,all mint and all boxed.

I also have my own toy/game shop and get loads of people bring stuff in and say"I just wanna get rid of it",not a good thing to say(got 2 Streets of Rage 3 in one week for £1 each).

[Parris]

Title really tells the story, but I noticed that HMV are selling off their GBA titles for as little as £4 each. They are all decent, brand new & boxed titles. I picked up a couple for the little fella (currently behind me playing Cars).

[Twimfy]

Grabbed the very original Sonic the Hedgehog comic today on ebay for £2 in mint condition. Mycomicshop.com have just emailed me to say they'll give me $250 dollars for it.

I think I'll keep it.

[diddydonn]

Grabbed the very original Sonic the Hedgehog comic today on ebay for £2 in mint condition. Mycomicshop.com have just emailed me to say they'll give me $250 dollars for it.

I think I'll keep it.

Are the sonic comic really worth that much? as i have a box full of them in the loft, plus most of the original annuals, and some obscure adventure gamebook things as well

[Twimfy]

Are the sonic comic really worth that much? as i have a box full of them in the loft, plus most of the original annuals, and some obscure adventure gamebook things as well

It depends on what you have and when you sell it.

In the UK market (i'm going by ebay here) early editions of Sonic the Comic sell for peanuts whereas the late editions (issue 150 onwards) sell for a little bit more. Some of the last issues can go up to £30 a comic.

Annuals don't sell for much.

Poster magazines always fetch around £10-30 each.

In the US market the early editions and mid issues such (about 99-140) sell for more as do the special editions and spin off series.

What I purchased from ebay was an independent promotion (see picture) and comes in two varieties US or UK edition, the US one being the more sought after due to its limited numbers, smaller size and the fact that its printed on recycled paper as apose to the glossy format of the UK version (and therefore harder to preserve.)

I already have a UK copy and I've also sold one which went for £75 but as this purchase proves; it just depends on whose looking. At this moment in time Sonic comic auctions are slim on the ground and amazingly I managed to get this for so little.

I hope that answers your question and sorry everyone for going OT please move/delete if necassary.

http://i7.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/b6/2a/c0fa_1.JPG

[Nitrosoxide]

I must say that the deal I got for my SdA Marracas was really good.

the box was abit worn but the set was in great shape.

For $110 I got

1 Samba de Amigo Game
1 Set of Maraccas
And
Seaman + The microphone attachment


Still as I said the original box was abit worn... but meh.

Still even for the crazy price its just really worth it

[Borman]

Got a NES, Genesis, and Playstation system, controllers for all, a game or two for all (around 5 or 6 genesis), plus the Nintendo Advantage (I think, the joystick controllers), 2 of them actually, and a powerpad. From a local yardsale, use to hang out with them a lot and was actually the first Powerpad I ever saw when I was little, so its cool to have. Apparently we missed out on a bunch of other stuff too

[RyanGamerGoneGrazy]

i picked up a fujitsu stylistic tablet pc (1.2ghz pentium m, 1gig ram, 60gig hdd, 12.1" screen) with the pretty cool docking station (both refurb'd) for $449.....


Ryan

[s1xty]

Several years ago I found a Super Wild Card DX2 for the SNES on a sunday market. A kid on a blanket was selling it, I wonder how he got it to begin with, he wasnt even born when those were popular :)

Anyway he asked 1 Euro for it, to be fair I gave him 10 and he was very happy. Back then Super Wild Cards sold for around 200+ Euros, by now they seem to have dropped. Anyway I used the thing for myself and not profit, I sold it when I moved to Japan though :( That was my only ever "miracle find"

[thamasha69]

I have found some pretty great deals at the local shop the past couple days. I searched through a bargain bin of 500+ discs and found:

PSX - Intelligent Qube $2.50
PSX - G Darius $2.50

In another bin I found PS2 Suikoden III for $7.99. I thought it was a mistake since most shops charge $24.99 used for it.

And finally today I asked about Chaos Field for GC and he said he would special order it for me from another store....the price??? FREE! It is zeroed out in their system but not blacklisted so I just had to pay $6.00 for shipping.

[-=FamilyGuy=-]

*Non-game-related*

I found in a montreal's HMV a Dream Theater cd entitled "Live Scenes from New-York" with the original cover, featuring the liberty statueand the two towers burning, it was released Septembre 11 2001 :oh:. This was took out of the shops as soon as the tragedy happened and replace with one with another cover, much more appropriate for the date.

I found it in the "metal" section in June 2007 and it was 40% off because it was old, it seems like this one is a real survior ...

This might sells for a little fortune later, but for now I paid it like 30$ and could sell it for 80$.

My only true miracle find...


-=FamilyGuy=-

[Parris]

Purchased an Apple Mac G4, keyboard, mouse, cables etc for £17.00 in total.

Well chuffed!

[DeeSeven]

20 sega saturn import games Lunar Magic School (I think) - Complete with spinecard and extras Funky Head Boxers - Complete with spinecard Mobile Suit Gundam - Complete import Drift King 97 - New Import SoloCrisis - New Import Magical Drop 3 - Complete with spinecard Shining the holy ark - Complete import Real bout Special Fatal Fury - Complete import Biohazard - Complete Import Tactics Ogre - Complete with spinecard World Advanced - Complete with spinecard Tengai Makyou The Apocalypse IV - Complete Import Manx TT Super Bike - Complete with spine card Growlanser 3 - Complete import RiglordSaga (mysteria) - Complete with spincard Sky Target - Loose Blueseed - Complete import Vgoal 96 - Complete import ZAP Snowboarding Trix - Complete import Weird fucking game - No idea but its by hudson Complete import King of fighters 96 - Complete Import Grandia - Complete with spinecard Virtual On - Complete with spinecard Azel Panzer Dragoon RPG - Complete with spinecard Dragon Force - Complete with extras but no spinecard for 83 dollar which is roughly 3.77 per game

[tertiumsquid]

I've got a couple crazy finds... Most recently was a PS2 Test for $70, which was hiding in the trade-in pile at the store I work at. I bought a Super Famicom Street Fighter 2 Turbo for $6 and a Famicom Contra for $5 at Value Village. Found a Sega Saturn with all the cords, 2 controllers, and 5 games next to the dumpster in my old apartment building (that place was great! everyone left old computers down there!). Got a boxed complete NES Zelda, Super Mario, and Dragon Warrior for $10 each. Bought a Korean Goldstar 3DO for $20 with Need for Speed and a controller (had to swap the transformer since it was for 220v).

Best one, though; when I still worked for Radioshack, they were throwing out their video game cabinet, so naturally it made it's way into my apartment complete with the Nintendo and Playstation branded shelves and the backlit Playstation sign. Picture linked here...

http://fluffy373.tripod.com/gamecase.html

Not bad for free, I say!

[graciano1337]

I've got a couple crazy finds... Most recently was a PS2 Test for $70, which was hiding in the trade-in pile at the store I work at. I bought a Super Famicom Street Fighter 2 Turbo for $6 and a Famicom Contra for $5 at Value Village. Found a Sega Saturn with all the cords, 2 controllers, and 5 games next to the dumpster in my old apartment building (that place was great! everyone left old computers down there!). Got a boxed complete NES Zelda, Super Mario, and Dragon Warrior for $10 each. Bought a Korean Goldstar 3DO for $20 with Need for Speed and a controller (had to swap the transformer since it was for 220v).

Best one, though; when I still worked for Radioshack, they were throwing out their video game cabinet, so naturally it made it's way into my apartment complete with the Nintendo and Playstation branded shelves and the backlit Playstation sign. Picture linked here...

http://fluffy373.tripod.com/gamecase.html

Not bad for free, I say!

WHOA! Looks like you have an awesome collection. Can't wait to see more of it! I'd love one of those cabinents. :nod:

[tertiumsquid]

WHOA! Looks like you have an awesome collection. Can't wait to see more of it! I'd love one of those cabinents. :nod:
Hehe, thanks! The rest of my collection is not quite awesome deals like the rest of this thread, but it's still pretty awesome! 229 games and 43 consoles (25 different ones), last time I counted.

I just realized I forgot one other awesome deal. Again, back when I was working at Radioshack, I had a customer come in with a CDI-360 looking for a power adaptor. Naturally, we didn't have any, and I had mentioned that this was something I had never seen before, so they told me to keep it!

Also, I traded my brother an old cellphone for his Virtual Boy... Call that a deal if you like...

[graciano1337]

Hehe, thanks! The rest of my collection is not quite awesome deals like the rest of this thread, but it's still pretty awesome! 229 games and 43 consoles (25 different ones), last time I counted.

I just realized I forgot one other awesome deal. Again, back when I was working at Radioshack, I had a customer come in with a CDI-360 looking for a power adaptor. Naturally, we didn't have any, and I had mentioned that this was something I had never seen before, so they told me to keep it!

Also, I traded my brother an old cellphone for his Virtual Boy... Call that a deal if you like...

Awesome! And welcome to the forums! :icon_bigg

[tertiumsquid]

Awesome! And welcome to the forums! :icon_bigg

Thanks!

[Twimfy]

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/3336869/Star-Wars-Darth-Vader-Replica-FX-Lightsaber-Episode-IV/ProductReviews.html

Just grabbed one of these, not an amazing rare find but for the price, you really can't argue!!!

[Festerfly]

Twimfy - Awesome price!!

[jdc98]

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/3336869/Star-Wars-Darth-Vader-Replica-FX-Lightsaber-Episode-IV/ProductReviews.html

Just grabbed one of these, not an amazing rare find but for the price, you really can't argue!!!
That is sooo wierd as I was actually looking for one of these just yesterday!

Thanks Twimfy, now get outta my head :lol:

*edit @DRussian* just bought one too yee haa!

[DRussian]

That is sooo wierd as I was actually looking for one of these just yesterday!

Thanks Twimfy, now get outta my head :lol:

fuck that is a great price, might have to get one, it`ll go nicely with my AK.

AG dark side crew boooooooooooo :dance:

*edit* just bought one woooo woooo

[handofg0d]

Well I almost had something to post in this thread but the deal fell through :-(

I found a Super A'Can w/ 2 games (Sango Fighter & Son Of Evil) for about $22 US. The seller was in South Africa though, and despite me offering to pay for shipping + a bonus fee, he refused to ship out of the country. :-(

Would have been a great story if I got the guy to ship it to me at that price.

[Japan-Games.com]

http://img211.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/4/3/3/4/dablrh224-img280x210-11896547782.jpg

and....

http://f10batchimg.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/7/4/4/0/achieve_002-imgbatch_1196655745/279x400-2007110200009.jpg

Both brand new. I got the whole deal for $205.

No clue why, but this Geo store near me in Japan had this new XBOX Core system for 19,800 yen and PGR4 for 2990 yen (about $27).

[Yakumo]

That's because you gave them a sob story about how y our other 360 died :lol:. Great deals though. I'm very surprised about the PG4 being as cheap as it was.

Yakumo

[Mr. Rare]

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4443/44198535yp2.jpg

Gotta' love the Goodwill, $6.99 mint.

[PhantasyStar]

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/4443/44198535yp2.jpg

Gotta' love the Goodwill, $6.99 mint.

Wow! Great find.

[ChemicalGibbon]

My best buy wasn't quite the bargain as some of these other posts, but I got 43 Sega Saturn complete games (inc Shining force 3), 2 Sega Saturn memory cards (the ones that slot in the machine), 5 Sega Dreamcast games complete and a boxed Atari Jaguar console for £50.

Was quite happy with that result!

[kingofthelobster]

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kingofthelobster/smsgames.jpg

Got drunk with my neighbor a couple weeks ago and got started talking video games. Got on the subject of the SMS and he ran into his spare room, dug through some boxes, and gave me these. Not in the best of condition, but they all work so I ain't complaining. 1 night of drinking = free video games is a pretty awesome trade in my mind.

[cookiexo1]

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/3336869/Star-Wars-Darth-Vader-Replica-FX-Lightsaber-Episode-IV/ProductReviews.html

Just grabbed one of these, not an amazing rare find but for the price, you really can't argue!!!

Got one of these and a luke sykwaker (blue) one when that went down too. Thanks for the headsup on it.

[F3Zero]

Two shrinkwrapped harvest moon games for N64. Found them at a flea market. Only paid 20 dollars for both of them. I looked on eBay and they go for 100 dollars unwrapped!

[kingofthelobster]

Two shrinkwrapped harvest moon games for N64. Found them at a flea market. Only paid 20 dollars for both of them. I looked on eBay and they go for 100 dollars unwrapped!

Flea markets are one of the best places to find those "miracle" purchases in my opinion. Gotten a lot of SMS games for a couple $ a piece. Got an Atari with about 50 games for $10 once at the flea market down the street from where I grew up.

Pretty awesome find I would say though. Gonna keep em' or sell em'?

[F3Zero]

Believe it or not I opened both of them. Gave one to my sister and one for myself. We still play HM64.

[kingofthelobster]

Believe it or not I opened both of them. Gave one to my sister and one for myself. We still play HM64.

Haha, gotta take care of the sibs. Prolly woulda sold one sealed copy and kept one for collector sake myself, but then again, my sister isn't much of a gamer. About the only game she ever really got into was NiGHTS into Dreams on the Saturn.

[F3Zero]

If you read the what I got section, I got my sister three twenty dollar scratch tickets. She won 10,000 dollars on one. Cleared 7,000 from taxes.

Shes getting me an xbox 360!! w00t!

[kingofthelobster]

If you read the what I got section, I got my sister three twenty dollar scratch tickets. She won 10,000 dollars on one. Cleared 7,000 from taxes.

Shes getting me an xbox 360!! w00t!
Lol, wow... I'm kinda speechless, both of you lucked out. You definitely got the ultimate purchase there. A couple scratch-offs nets her 10k and you a free 360, I certainly wouldn't be complaining ;).

[F3Zero]

Yes, but the god damned Massachusetts state lottery took 500 dollars and the IRS 2500.

It always gets you in the ass - I cant believe it.

Ill have to post a pic of the two boxes - I still have the boxes so I can sell one day maybe.

[F3Zero]

Here are these babies. Thats my grandfathers WW2 flag.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/F3Zero/Collections/DSC00055.jpg

[devilredeemed]

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-33670002-8-cartuchos-de-family-game-de-170-juegos-_JM
my god.. I just bought that lot. yes that's Recca.

[mooseblaster]

Final Fantasy VII Platinum - 3 disc.

Sells in shops and on eBay UK for around £20 for a scratched up copy. One copy at the moment is going for £56.

Found in charity shop - all discs in perfect nick with a manual in excellent condition for.... £2.49! My jaw hit the floor.

[diddydonn]

Final Fantasy VII Platinum - 3 disc.

Sells in shops and on eBay UK for around £20 for a scratched up copy. One copy at the moment is going for £56.

Found in charity shop - all discs in perfect nick with a manual in excellent condition for.... £2.49! My jaw hit the floor.

Nicely done! all the charity shops by me charge extortionate amounts for playstation 1 games, checked a couple last week and 1 shop had loads of fifa football (98, 99 and 00) games for £8.99 each!!! plus a copy of broken sword for the ps2 for £14.99

[Blai]

I picked up a skies of arcadia pal for DC. 18 €

Quite cheap :nod:

[kiff]

I get stuff for free all the time. A friend of mines aunty runs the local charity shop and because they cannot sell un-tested electrical goods (Consoles) or anything they can't test because of this fact (Games) she bags them up and gives them to me. All she asks in return is a few hours labour maybe once every 3 months when they change all the store around.

Recent goodies from there -

Boxed SMCD 2
ZX Spectrum with about 300 games
Complete snes games including super metroid, zelda and donkey kong

Recent car boot goodies -

Pikmin 2 for cube - £3
Evolution snowboarding for cube - £4
Super Smash Tennis for cube - £6 (Brand new)

My best ever wild finds -

Complete AVP for Jaguar - £1
Snes with 18 games (Metroid, All DK games, Kirby, Secret of Mana) all boxed and minty - £15
Sealed masters of combat for sms - £5
Donald Duck Gift set for sms - £18 (Ebay)

[roberto_blankhoe]

I once bought a mega cd on ebay for 5€

[ave]

http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m53447981
I'd have paid this price for the Panzer Dragoon Value Pack alone.

[Keiji Dragon]

Is Super Mario All-Stars worth $10+(S/H) on eBay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEBTOX:IT&item=160208476275&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI)?

[1080Peter]

Yeah, assuming shipping isn't too high. Even $25 total is an awesome value for all the games in SMAS.

[andoba]

FOR TRADE:

-Nintendo Gamecube ( silver ) PAL
-BBA
-Modem
-One or two pads, and a memory
-PSO 1 & 2 PAL ( the noe that can boot stuff )
-Plus some more games ( resident evil 4, among others)

for some dreamcast GD-R protos, or a DC BBA or any dreamcast stuff you might want to tarde for the gamecube pack

Esto no va aquí.

[neoblast]

Cierto...
Corregido.

[XKaiminalX]

I brought a Fully boxed NES with R.O.B The gun the 2 games that come with it and all the foam packaging that they are packed in it for about 40 pounds. I thought that was a brilliant deal.

[babu]

Just got me a free scanner.
It's my brothers old, he recently got a new and didn't have room for this one :D

[jdc98]

The Local WH Smiths over here are selling off their PS2 Slims for £40. I grabbed one as a spare as I thought it was a fairly nifty price for a brand new sealed unit.....

[Cone]

I was picking up a PS3 for my brother during a "no tax" sale. I was also picking up Dragon Quest: Swords (Wii) for myself. As it turns out, the clerk removed the tax twice, impressed how the no tax sale got me the game for free. I even asked her, "is that right?", so she had pleanty opportunity to demonstrate her knowledge of math.

Alas, free Dragon Quest: Swords for me. :)

[graciano1337]

I was picking up a PS3 for my brother during a "no tax" sale. I was also picking up Dragon Quest: Swords (Wii) for myself. As it turns out, the clerk removed the tax twice, impressed how the no tax sale got me the game for free. I even asked her, "is that right?", so she had pleanty opportunity to demonstrate her knowledge of math.

Alas, free Dragon Quest: Swords for me. :)

LOL :lol:

[oli_lar]

I once bought a massive box of consoles for a tenner (About 30 consoles, PS1s, SNESs, NESs, MDs, MSs, N64s..etc)

Serviced all inside and out, tested and sold it on with a couple of broken PS2s for ~ £100. Bought and sold on ebay :lol:

[Parris]

The Local WH Smiths over here are selling off their PS2 Slims for £40. I grabbed one as a spare as I thought it was a fairly nifty price for a brand new sealed unit.....

Nicely done - good to see your name back up here after such a long silence :nod:

[crissybwoy]

Yesterday i got Monkey island 1,2 & 3 for £1 and a signed Billy Bragg album for £1 (only bought it 'cos its signed)

[diddydonn]

Yesterday i got Monkey island 1,2 & 3 for £1 and a signed Billy Bragg album for £1 (only bought it 'cos its signed)

Nicely done on the monkey islands! (up for grabs on ebay shortly ;-) )

[graciano1337]

nabbed this sick poster from the dumpster of my Blockbuster the other night. :D

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/graciano1337/DSC01746.jpg

[crissybwoy]

Nicely done on the monkey islands! (up for grabs on ebay shortly ;-) )

Maybe, but i always regret selling Monkey Island games on! I thought I was just buying Monkey Island 3 for £1, it was only when I got home I noticed 1 & 2 were in the case too :)

[TOE-NEE]

This happened about 11-12 years ago. I was working at the time with this guy who got the idea that he wanted to be a video game programmer and developer. He purchased the Net Yaroze from Sony for like $750.00 to help him try and reach this goal. Well to make a long story short, he got bored with the idea after a week of messing with the Yaroze and he traded it to me for my stock grey Playstation. I've had it ever since.

[Taucias]

I got an antique table from the compactor at my apartment complex the other week. It's beautiful and the person that put it in there obviously wanted it to be retrieved as it was carefully placed near the front.

I was going to leave it but decided it was worth the walk of shame. I reckon it is worth a fair bit as it is very finely made, mahogany and obviously quite old. Why it was discarded I have no idea. I just hope it is not cursed... :lol:

...:crying:

[spot778]

LOL walk of shame !

Been there done that.

[TOE-NEE]

LOL walk of shame !

Been there done that.


Guilty as well, LOL

[Tchoin]

Got a Dreamcast Controller (Original, not third party) for 99 cents in a Gamestop in Miami last year, was pretty fun.

Bought from a friend a "Broken" PSX for $10 Bucks, like 6 years ago, fixed it and re sold it for 85 bucks :D

[neull]

I just got a Xbox Alpha Kit on ebay for 35 dollars (75 with shipping and insurance)! The kit has a unique front panel, it has the floppy drive accessable from the front instead of from the inside like every other alpha i've seen.

Is this an unbelievable deal or what?!?

Here's a link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140218004872

[The Awoken One]

I just got a Xbox Alpha Kit on ebay for 35 dollars (75 with shipping and insurance)! The kit has a unique front panel, it has the floppy drive accessable from the front instead of from the inside like every other alpha i've seen.

Is this an unbelievable deal or what?!?

Here's a link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140218004872

Nice ! bargain !

[TOE-NEE]

WOW! No one must of saw that. Great deal. Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time.

[graciano1337]

I just got a Xbox Alpha Kit on ebay for 35 dollars (75 with shipping and insurance)! The kit has a unique front panel, it has the floppy drive accessable from the front instead of from the inside like every other alpha i've seen.

Is this an unbelievable deal or what?!?

Here's a link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140218004872

:clap:

[samael64]

I just got a Xbox Alpha Kit on ebay for 35 dollars (75 with shipping and insurance)! The kit has a unique front panel, it has the floppy drive accessable from the front instead of from the inside like every other alpha i've seen.

Is this an unbelievable deal or what?!?

Here's a link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140218004872

Nice one! :clap:

[Matthijscoman]

I just got a Xbox Alpha Kit on ebay for 35 dollars (75 with shipping and insurance)! The kit has a unique front panel, it has the floppy drive accessable from the front instead of from the inside like every other alpha i've seen.

Is this an unbelievable deal or what?!?

Here's a link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140218004872
:oh::love2::clap:

That must be one of the best deals I´ve ever seen on here!

[gamegenius007]

I just got a Xbox Alpha Kit on ebay for 35 dollars (75 with shipping and insurance)! The kit has a unique front panel, it has the floppy drive accessable from the front instead of from the inside like every other alpha i've seen.

Is this an unbelievable deal or what?!?

Here's a link to the auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140218004872


:nod:
:rambo:
:thumbsup:

[neull]

WOW! No one must of saw that. Great deal. Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time.
Thanks, I've been tracking it all week, and I was certain that zouzzz would find it, since he has been posting Xbox Dev stuff on here left and right.

[Matthijscoman]

Thanks, I've been tracking it all week, and I was certain that zouzzz would find it, since he has been posting Xbox Dev stuff on here left and right.
He probably only checked the`Videogames´ section of ebay. It was listed in `Computers and Networking` so that must be why noone found it.

Good to know it goes to an Assembler member btw. :)

[neull]

He probably only checked the`Videogames´ section of ebay. It was listed in `Computers and Networking` so that must be why noone found it.

Good to know it goes to an Assembler member btw. :)

Thanks, It won't be leaving me for a while:icon_bigg.

It wasn't only under "Computers and Networking", but it was also listed as "Other" as the brand, but a quick search of "xbox development" brought it up.

[ave]

Just bought a minty (not suntan, w/Spine) Terra Cresta 3D for 7 Euro shipped. :)

Although I'm perfectly aware that this is one hell of a shitty piece of crap gameplay-wise, it's still rather pricy (ebay starts at 49$).

[TOE-NEE]

I just bought this from someone who was selling this on the Myspace Classifieds in my local area. He didn't know what he had. I paid $500.00 for it.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h12/xxxTZAxxx/IMG_0001.jpg

[kinezu]

Oh, c'mon ... I Need one like the one above!!! :(

[Borman]

I just bought this from someone who was selling this on the Myspace Classifieds in my local area. He didn't know what he had. I paid $500.00 for it.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h12/xxxTZAxxx/IMG_0001.jpg

Well, if you ever want a retail 60gb ps3 plus monies or games, let me know hah.

[TOE-NEE]

Dude, I got lucky on this one.

[Borman]

I know haha :) Just saying, if you ever feel the need to get rid of it, whether for a retail PS3 + extras (or money), or otherwise, just send me a PM :P

[Cone]

I just bought this from someone who was selling this on the Myspace Classifieds in my local area. He didn't know what he had. I paid $500.00 for it.
Man, that's awesome. :D


Myself, I think I got a good deal recently. $60 for a small lot of game systems.

- An original "toaster" NES, already with the 72pin cart connector fix in it.
- An original "wide" Sega Genesis. No serial port, but I could just add one. ;)
- A 2nd generation "small" Sega Genesis.
- A 32X. Missing the passthrough cable, but I'm pretty sure I've seen the scematics out there.
- One controller for each, video, and power cables.
- A game for each.

Again, $60 (Canadian).

[TOE-NEE]

Man, that's awesome. :D


Myself, I think I got a good deal recently. $60 for a small lot of game systems.

- An original "toaster" NES, already with the 72pin cart connector fix in it.
- An original "wide" Sega Genesis. No serial port, but I could just add one. ;)
- A 2nd generation "small" Sega Genesis.
- A 32X. Missing the passthrough cable, but I'm pretty sure I've seen the scematics out there.
- One controller for each, video, and power cables.
- A game for each.

Again, $60 (Canadian).


I think that's a great deal for all that.

[Parris]

I just bought this from someone who was selling this on the Myspace Classifieds in my local area. He didn't know what he had. I paid $500.00 for it.

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h12/xxxTZAxxx/IMG_0001.jpg

No freaking way! :oh:

Now, hopefully that makes up for the PS1 and PS2 debugging station hunts as there are people here who've been looking for a PS3 Test from the moment it was released. Wow! Well done :dance:

[s1xty]

congratulations!

[liquitt]

he didn't know what he had and i bet he still doesn't know and thinks he made a great deal...

wow! that's awesome :)

[s1xty]

sometimes when buying a bargain like that i start to feel bad for the person i purchased it off after a while. this was the case when i scored the 2 midnight blue ps1s for less than 20 euros each :p

however after all its their decision to sell at the price, and sometimes people who really deserve it get to buy it, like with toe-nee's test ps3! he was desperately after a test ps1 and ps2 and got this instead. well earned imo :nod:

[TOE-NEE]

sometimes when buying a bargain like that i start to feel bad for the person i purchased it off after a while. this was the case when i scored the 2 midnight blue ps1s for less than 20 euros each :p

I hate you. Just kidding, that's awesome.

[liquitt]

i'm desperatly after test/debugging consoles of N64 and GC, so where's my RVT Reader? :D :D

[virtual alan]

sometimes when buying a bargain like that i start to feel bad for the person i purchased it off after a while. this was the case when i scored the 2 midnight blue ps1s for less than 20 euros each :p

however after all its their decision to sell at the price, and sometimes people who really deserve it get to buy it, like with toe-nee's test ps3! he was desperately after a test ps1 and ps2 and got this instead. well earned imo :nod:

Exactly, all it takes it a little research on something that you are not familiar with to find out more

So their own fault I say!!

[graciano1337]

very nice TOE-NEE! your hard work searching has paid off!

[TOE-NEE]

It was pure luck. I wasn't even looking for it at the time. I just stumbled upon it.

[kiff]

That is awesome mate. Well done.

I agree that is up to the seller to get the maximum out of what they are selling. If they are not willing to put the time and effort into researching what they have for sale then more fool them.

If you see any gamecube dev kits whilst searching be sure be give me a shout ;-)

[TOE-NEE]

You got it.

[Anth0ny]

nabbed this sick poster from the dumpster of my Blockbuster the other night. :D

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/graciano1337/DSC01746.jpg

:clap:

Note to self: Check the dumpster of Blockbuster more often.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by graciano1337
nabbed this sick poster from the dumpster of my Blockbuster the other night. :D

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h159/graciano1337/DSC01746.jpg WOW, my blockbuster like, manhandles everything they have so if I managed to get a poster it would be torn basically to shreds...you are one lucky man lol

[aasvogel]

Mmh - this thread makes me envious! :)

Recently picked up a Sega Saturn - got a boxed console inc. 10 games and an Action Replay, worked out around £10 total (was part of a bigger lot off evil bay). Later found copies of Jpn Panzer Dragoon 1&2 and Bomberman, £2 each in a charity shop!

The only other thing I can think of is the time I bought a MD action replay - inside the box was a later model Datel CDX. Although that was a complete fluke!

[manopac]

bought 3 Donkey Konga Jungle Paks for the Gamecube for 5 Euros a piece ... (Bongas and Game)

[mairsil]

Just received a brand new Guitar Hero III bundle with the wireless guitar free from one of those "try our advertisers offers" sites. Shocked as hell that I actually got it.

[graciano1337]

Just received a brand new Guitar Hero III bundle with the wireless guitar free from one of those "try our advertisers offers" sites. Shocked as hell that I actually got it.

NICE :oh:

[Moiboi]

Bought a loose copy of Donkey Kong 64 that came with a free "demo" and a "Japanese game".
Japanese game was Pilot Wings, Demo was Ocarina of Time "not for resale" cart :)

[TOE-NEE]

NNNIIICCCEEE

[seeberg]

Today I bought a PAL Dreamcast kiosk complete including the console and the Panasonic Tv for 60€ = 90$ :dance:

[Parris]

Today I bought a PAL Dreamcast kiosk complete including the console and the Panasonic Tv for 60€ = 90$ :dance:

That's a bargain indeed! :thumbsup:

[Parris]

I won this on Sunday morning: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320243115997&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011

However, since then the person selling it off has not replied to my emails and requests for information on picking it up. Kiff lives locally and was willing to collect it for me.

Nothing...so I suspect the seller was not happy with the £56 end price. This is one of those frustrating eBay moments. :DOH:

Slip, slipping away!

[3do]

Thats ashame parris if you don't get it as that would have a nice buy.

[Parris]

Thats ashame parris if you don't get it as that would have a nice buy.
it's looking like a no go mate - was quite chuffed with it myself. :DOH: Too good to be true!

[liquitt]

Today I bought a PAL Dreamcast kiosk complete including the console and the Panasonic Tv for 60€ = 90$ :dance:

Oh, the one from Hamburg in Germany?

I got a LCD Projector (Sharp XG-NV51XE) for free...found it in the garbage room of our company, took it to my office and tested it...well the LAMP Icon was lightened...so i thought, fuck a new Lamp costs a fortune...well i won one on ebay for around 70 euros. Now, who gets a really good Projector with New Lamp for 70 euros, huh? :D

2x VGA, 1x S-Video, Chinch Stuff, RS-232 Interface (control and presentation streamed from PC and other cool options) and so on :)

also got a free Zip100 Parallel Port drive..

[Jamtex]

Got a copy of Atari Classics Evolved which isn't too exciting in itself but it is signed on the front cover by Al Alcorn. :)