Unbelievable purchase or trade stories! [Archive] - Page 6 - ASSEMblergames.com

ping182

04-26-2011, 03:19 PM

Mafia II (PS3) for 17.90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bp-49-en-84-j-70-3vu0.html)
DJ Max Portable Hot Tunes [Limited Edition] (Sony PSP) for 34.90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bj-49-en-84-j-70-3ujn.html)
I will probably get DJ Max, since few years ago it was impossible to lay hands on copy of that game for a decent price. At least in Europe.

Pikkon

04-29-2011, 08:35 AM

Got a free broken 360 elite console,I mainly wanted the case.

johnace

04-30-2011, 06:32 PM

Had a phone call from the police station earlier today, they said the iPod touch 4g I found a few months ago hadn't been claimed so I could pick it up after the bank holiday, result:thumbsup:

Cyantist

04-30-2011, 06:56 PM

Had a phone call from the police station earlier today, they said the iPod touch 4g I found a few months ago hadn't been claimed so I could pick it up after the bank holiday, result:thumbsup:

When people lose things like that do they ring the police station? It seems nowadays people just buy new ones.

crediar

05-01-2011, 11:11 AM

amazon.it made a mistake and listed the 3DS for only 5EUR :)

http://crediar.no-ip.com/3DSGoodDeal.jpg

johnace

05-01-2011, 01:05 PM

amazon.it made a mistake and listed the 3DS for only 5EUR :)

http://crediar.no-ip.com/3DSGoodDeal.jpg

You should have bought two or three :lol:

Tchoin

05-01-2011, 03:28 PM

amazon.it made a mistake and listed the 3DS for only 5EUR :)

http://crediar.no-ip.com/3DSGoodDeal.jpg

You gotta be kidding! Hahaha that's amazing! :-0

liquitt

05-02-2011, 06:25 AM

amazon.it made a mistake and listed the 3DS for only 5EUR :)

http://crediar.no-ip.com/3DSGoodDeal.jpg

hahaha fuuuuuck!

Alchy

05-02-2011, 10:17 AM

That's amazing. Amazon never honour sales from accidentally low listings elsewhere in the world.

BamBoo

05-02-2011, 10:28 AM

He should of bought 10 3DS's

Shox2711

05-02-2011, 11:05 AM

He should of bought 10 3DS's

Sell them at a huge profit xD

alphagamer

05-02-2011, 02:44 PM

That's amazing. Amazon never honour sales from accidentally low listings elsewhere in the world.

They should, it's cheap advertisement.

SirGadget

05-04-2011, 04:32 PM

The best "trade" I've ever made is fairly recent. I have this client I work for on a regular basis at the company I'm employed with. But they're not too good at granting him time, so when I offered to work some evenings to get some high demand features added to his site, I should just write the hours I used like normally and my company would charge him like always.
But on top he threw in a brand new full spec 2011 13" MacBook Air, I should just order it, and send him the bill.
Now that's some hours well spent;)

veganx

05-04-2011, 05:26 PM

Got my first Atari Jaguar + 4 games for R$300 (Brazilian Reais) something like $187. It's not unbelievable but here in my country that's a good price.

The seller gave me a N64 black controller and pokemon stadium for the n64 as a bonus.

Bomberhead

05-04-2011, 06:39 PM

i just bought a complete in box Jaguar for $80, about an hour ago. the guy threw in Katsumi Ninja.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1371049/New%20folder%20%282%29/100_2298.JPG

Alchy

05-04-2011, 07:29 PM

Given the condition I'd say that's not an "unbelievable" trade. I can understand why he gave away Kasumi Ninja, too ;)

Bomberhead

05-04-2011, 07:49 PM

Given the condition I'd say that's not an "unbelievable" trade. I can understand why he gave away Kasumi Ninja, too ;)

For real. That game is HORRID!

Alchy

05-04-2011, 08:16 PM

Among the worst of the Jaguar's library... and that's saying something.

Bomberhead

05-04-2011, 08:50 PM

Among the worst of the Jaguar's library... and that's saying something.

well anyway. its the first one i have seen with my own 2 eyes since they were being sold at KB's Toys in the early 90's. It was a huge "Miracle" to me. I'll try to do a better next time.

Alchy

05-04-2011, 09:07 PM

well anyway. its the first one i have seen with my own 2 eyes since they were being sold at KB's Toys in the early 90's. It was a huge "Miracle" to me. I'll try to do a better next time.I didn't mean to come across as a dick, just pointing out that it's a relatively common thing to see - a lot of Jaguars weren't out of their box for long, and they aren't that pricey as a result. If you pick up a few more games you'll see why ;)

In honesty, it's one of three gaming systems that I've owned and then sold. I mildly regret the other two (Super A'Can and Virtual Boy) but I have zero desire for another Jaguar. I bought all the "best" games for it and came away pretty disappointed. I hope you can derive more satisfaction from it than I did.

Bomberhead

05-04-2011, 09:10 PM

I hope you can derive more satisfaction from it than I did.

I intend to. :D

paul.strickler1

05-04-2011, 09:55 PM

I got an LG-GDR-8164b DVD drive from the local university's(universities?) property disposition for 4 USD. Not amazing, but pretty good.

Elliott

05-09-2011, 07:19 PM

Saw this on craigslist today. Met up with the seller and purchased it instantly. Quite a nice bit of luck!

http://cl.ly/6d1K/Screen_shot_2011-05-09_at_6.12.13_PM.png

bomb78

05-09-2011, 07:54 PM

wow elliott, lucky guy amazing price

Twimfy

05-09-2011, 08:18 PM

A twitter follower sent me a brand new never used 6 Button pad for the Mega Drive for free.

And even threw in some chocolate eggs as a late easter present.

I get some weird but very nice fans.

pdcool27

05-09-2011, 11:04 PM

I'm not sure if it counts but i got a snes and genesis for 50 cents each and a ps1 for $1

Alchy

05-09-2011, 11:15 PM

I'm not sure if it counts but i got a snes and genesis for 50 cents each and a ps1 for $1Garage sale, by any chance?

Definitely a fantastic deal, anyway :)

ping182

05-10-2011, 07:27 AM

Buy de Blob 2 (PS3) (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bp-49-en-84-j-70-44e5.html)
Buy de Blob 2 (Xbox360) (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-dw-49-en-84-j-70-44e6.html)

I bought PS3 version.

kaori30

05-10-2011, 11:29 AM

one of my nice purchase for 200 euros :

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4950/nesu.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/nesu.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

Cyantist

05-10-2011, 03:49 PM

gawd thats a fucking deal!

Elliott

05-10-2011, 03:59 PM

kaori30: Great find man!

ping182

05-18-2011, 02:33 AM

Homefront (PS3) 22.90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bp-49-en-84-j-70-43f1.html)

dqb

05-19-2011, 01:34 AM

I got the following for 60 bucks off of craigslist -

Atari Jaguar
Atari Jaguar CD
1 boxed/new controller
1 used controller
all the cables

Games -
Bruce Lee
Alien Vs. Predator
Doom
Zool 2
Cybermorph
Tempest 2000
Primal Rage (CD)

The ad just said it was an Atari Jaguar so when I went to get it and saw the JagCD I was pretty surprised. It all works great but the video cable is RF, I need to build a better cable.

Bomberhead

05-19-2011, 01:36 PM

amazing find!!

check out this for making cables
http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?p=498734#post498734

APE

05-19-2011, 01:53 PM

15 Japanese Laserdiscs for $15.

Not bad given most people assume that because they're rare that must mean they're expensive too.

Jamtex

05-20-2011, 07:04 PM

You can buy lots of Laserdiscs in a lot of shops in Japan for anywhere between 21 to a few hundred yen. But yeah idiotic for people to think Japan = rare.

ave

05-22-2011, 11:06 AM

Some Laserdiscs are rare even in Japan, but they don't fetch the old price ranges anymore due to obvious reasons. Then there's the big market for collector's who just fancy the looks of the boxes and covers.

Dune & Twin Peaks come to my mind. Not to mention old horror/splatter/anime, people still pay for this. At 60$ for a mindblowing Dune boxset though you wouldn't exactly say it hold its value.

Cyantist

05-22-2011, 01:11 PM

Digging around in the loft today I found a board game I bought a few years ago at a boot sale for £3. Conquest of the empire (2005 rerelease), I bought it years after it came out and it turned out to be BNIB pretty much all original baggies. It's still like that as I never found anybody to play it with and it sat in my loft.

It now is worth over £30 on ebay.

Kimura

05-24-2011, 06:40 PM

a few days ago i was on al flea market and found an xbox translucent green limited edition for 15€. once at home opened it for cleaning, it was full of dust, and found the inner modified with a modchip and a 120gb hdd :)

Undercoverlover

05-28-2011, 02:17 PM

Got a copy of Oddworld Abe's Exoddus from a boot sale for 3 quid around 1999. It's worth about £15-20 now. I'm not selling it though. Too much nostalgia wrapped up in it.

"Hello."
"Hello."
"Follow me."
"Okay."

Alchy

05-30-2011, 06:35 PM

Got a copy of Oddworld Abe's Exoddus from a boot sale for 3 quid around 1999. It's worth about £15-20 now.Curiously enough I came across copies of both Exodus and Odysee at a Cash Converters for a quid each last week. Even more remarkably, they were in damn near perfect condition - none of the normal scuff marks, broken hinges and waterlogged inserts. Together they went for £17.50 on ebay (I have copies already).

Undercoverlover

05-30-2011, 07:44 PM

Well, I don't know who would want to get rid of them, I love both the PS1 Oddworld games.

3do

05-30-2011, 07:59 PM

Not sure how good a deal this is if you can consider this a deal.

Got an unboxed Wii in a fairly well looked after but used condition for £49. I also then picked up the mario kart bundle with wheel with the contents of the box in a very well kept condition and the box in a decent condition for £10.

Sure i could have got a brand new wii for £99 but within the last month or so i've spent way more than i normally have plus i want DiRT3 and L.A. Noir as well 360 so gotta make sure i have some money for those but still have enough left over for other important expenses.

kingsice

06-07-2011, 03:48 PM

N64 with 2 controllers and 5 games for $10
Boxed NES with 2 controllers and 5 boxed, complete games for $30

ProtonX

06-07-2011, 05:07 PM

Bubble Bobble Part 2 for the NES complete and mint for $32.00 store credit.

Trenton_net

06-07-2011, 06:09 PM

Was the $32 your offer, or was it the value the computer assigned to it? I know local places where they give out like 25c ot 50c per game, which is a total rip. But those prices are from people in head office who know jack about collectibles.

ProtonX

06-08-2011, 02:05 PM

The computer had it at $40. I do a good amount of the console repairs fir the store so the guy there gave me 20% off. I waited an hour watched as someone traded it in for $10 store credit. I wasn't leaving until I had bought it.

psxpimp

06-14-2011, 05:10 AM

Bought a Wii no games with faulty drive for $70. The punk college kid tried to sell me New super mario bros game for $30 but I only wanted the system. Got it home and opened it up and the reason the drive was not working? Found a porno dvd AND New SMB game disc in drive.

The Awoken One

06-14-2011, 04:50 PM

Arkanoid

06-14-2011, 08:27 PM

Found this while on delivery at my job. Someone just threw out a perfectly good 360, a carbon fiber faceplate, two headsets, a 20gb hard drive, all the cables and a copy of Halo 3. The guy said it was busted but I found all it needed was a simple cleaning.

http://i51.tinypic.com/25oz8so.jpg

Alchy

06-14-2011, 09:00 PM

Cyantist

06-14-2011, 09:39 PM

I think I've said the story about how I got my PS3 but I'll say it again.

I bought a cheap 60gb ps3 for £5 on the grounds of ''CD doesn't spin''. I went to his house to pick it up. He failed to tell me he had gone apeshit on the case with a replica katana. Needless to say I took it home. had a poke around inside and found (I think) he unplugged a cable that gave power to the motor etc. Blurays played just fine and thats all I ever used it for. Never once played a game on it. Ended up selling it after there were no blurays I wanted for a while.

sneakypeanut

06-14-2011, 09:46 PM

the amont of 360's ive got for < £20 is just amazing most of the time theres nothing wrong with them

3do

06-15-2011, 05:25 AM

It never ceases to amaze me how some people will just throw shit away at the first sign of trouble, without even thinking of giving it the once over, and just buy new instead. Seems horribly wasteful to me, but I guess they just have different time vs. money priorities. Great score, anyway.

I don't understand why people just chuck things out at the first sign of problems even if they are simple connecting it up wrong or it needing a clean? If i was like that my xbox 360 would have been gone a few days ago when i connected it to my new TV via component and didn't get a picture only sound.

I remember being told by a friend of my family (Just when our TV died off all times) that someone they knew got a 50" plasma or may have been an LCD TV that was fully working and all it was chucked out for was having a busted stand. I think he said worked in recycling or something like that which is how he got it.

Anyway i picked up a Thrustmaster Ferrari GT Experience wheel yesterday mainly for PC games but if i ever get a PS3 it'll work with that too. Did want a Logitech Driving Force GT but £99 was a bit too much so got the Thrustmaster and since i am not a hardcore sim racer it will be fine for me.

billcosbymon

07-01-2011, 08:07 PM

I got two model 1001 ps1's at goodwill today for $11!!!!!! i thought that was a pretty good deal if you ask me :-)

veganx

07-01-2011, 10:21 PM

The last flea market I went I got:

a 3D0 + cables + 2 controllers + 35 original games without case, just the CD for R$10 (something like $4)

Got a Japanese Sega CD without cables for R$10.

2 SNES + 3 Controllers + cables + AC adapter + 5 games for R$30 = $13

The only problem is that this flea market only happens once a year here in BR.

nameless hero

07-10-2011, 03:15 PM

Just got a free PC, Core2Duo 2,0 GHz, 1GB Ram, old Nvidia 7300. Just had to help a bit with carrying and catalogizing. :D
The people got 55 PCs for free, from old PIII over Athlon over Pentium4 up to Core2Duo 2,4 GHz (the best CPU, a Q6600 is not working unfortuantely)...
Plus some Dell servers with two PIIIs, a RAID server for 16 SATA HDDs, a few NAS servers and more! All from a software dev company, unfortunately without HDDs. :nod:
Incredible, what admins throw away, literally. The flat of my friends is full of computers now.

Dragythu

07-10-2011, 06:12 PM

Woman at work 6 months ago says "can I bring my computer into work" and I go "sure, what's wrong with it?" (I do IT support by the way and I help out my colleagues with their personal devices etc.). Anyway she says she wants to donate it to us. I offer to pop over and pick it up expecting it to be crappy dusty P3 machine, she does mention "dual something" but that could've been cd drive etc... It's a mint Dell Inspiron 530 running a dual core processor and 200GB HD 19" flat widescreen monitor printer scanner subwoofer keyboard mouse all cables etc... looks like it's been used about twice.

Ofc I swap the processor for the fastest Core II Duo I can find and I whack in a 10K rpm raptor drive as the main on Win7 64bit. Now got it running dual display through an overclocked ATi graphics card. Total money spent: £40 on the videocard and I get about 6 on windows bench.

Best part of it is the tequila, wine and sake bottles she gave me for picking it up!

ave

07-11-2011, 01:24 AM

Best part of it is the tequila, wine and sake bottles she gave me for picking it up!

And at this point I thought she'd go on offering you a threesome with her 19yr old niece. What a deal.

Dragythu

07-11-2011, 07:13 AM

And at this point I thought she'd go on offering you a threesome with her 19yr old niece. What a deal.
I never asked. Idiot. Don't ask, don't get.

Bomberhead

07-11-2011, 03:39 PM

Find a boxed JAG CD in a store for $35? No. it wasn't in a box. and it didn't look brand new. but it was only $30 and came with a controller still in the box, tempest and rayden complete in boxes though. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1371049/todays%20hunt/100_2684.JPG oh..... and it works http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1371049/todays%20hunt/100_2683.JPG

Dragythu

07-12-2011, 07:43 AM

nice

Cyantist

07-12-2011, 07:51 AM

oh..... and it works

1/1000 item right there.

Bomberhead

07-12-2011, 01:22 PM

1/1000 item right there.

Exactly. I was expecting it to not be working. i figured $30 for a broken Jag CD was a deal. i might be able to fix it.. but i plugged it in and it loaded right up. The guy i bought it from had a near complete jag and jag cd collection. im trying to get more money so i can go back and pick up more stuff.

DaveSVK

07-15-2011, 07:18 AM

Got Nintendo DS Fat with 2 games for 12 Euros.

Found Sega Megadrive II (PAL) outside, next to the trash.

ping182

07-19-2011, 06:04 AM

Operation Flashpoint: Red River (PS3) - 18,90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bp-49-en-84-j-70-463t.html)

adrianc

07-19-2011, 12:54 PM

wii rvt-h picked up for 181 gbp

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130547800540&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

Hedgeyourbets

07-20-2011, 08:33 AM

My grandparents used to work in an Oxfam shop and the amount of old videogame stuff people donate is crazy and most oxfam stores can't sell electronics so they just bin them. My grandad used to go down the bins when he worked there and foudn masses of stuff, boxed Snes with games, boxed megadrive II with games, about a million different gameboys. Oh and he also found me a sega saturn complete with about five games for £5 at some manner of jumble sale

KH2K4

07-20-2011, 08:52 AM

^ I know the feeling a shit load of data casettes just got junked :crying:

Lyth

07-20-2011, 07:09 PM

Got a 360 elite with controller, and hookups (and its modded) for $20. aha.
Got two rrod 360's for free.
Got a PS2 TOOL Dev kit for $75 CAD. (http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180697935984&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT)

The dev kit was owned by 3DO before they shut down. Lets hope it has some secrets inside ;).

WarRen22

07-23-2011, 06:36 PM

Just got a perfect snes jr for 1 dolar and a sega Master system II + Altered Beast for 2 dolar =)!

ping182

07-26-2011, 06:12 AM

Duke Nukem Forever (PS3) for 18.90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bp-49-en-84-j-70-45v5.html)
Duke Nukem Forever (Xbox360) for 18.90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-dw-49-en-84-j-70-45v6.html)

MarioInside

07-28-2011, 11:15 AM

Got a free new Nintendo 64 from a friend, his mother has a games shop and that was in it :D He gave it to me as a gift, because they didn't sell it anymore :D

CodeAsm

08-01-2011, 04:33 PM

Got 2 Xbox ones, for 20 euros.
they where supposed to be dead, red/green frag.
opened them up and checked everything.
Lot of flux everywhere, solderblobs on LPC and 1 spot on memory.
Flux removed in like 3 minutes, solder removed by... hand... was a bit sticky.
Fully working 2 xbox's now :P happy me

DeCrYpTiC

08-03-2011, 09:03 AM

I just bought a Dev Kit on ebay!

Shit was cash.

Tchoin

08-04-2011, 08:32 AM

MarioInside

08-06-2011, 08:22 AM

I forgot to say that I got one PSP Fat with 9€ (15$) + Some PC demo discs xD

ave

08-07-2011, 03:39 PM

Got this bundle on Yahoo this morning:

http://img375.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/9/3/3/6/chang001-img600x450-1312091409doq5yt32434.jpg

280yen (3.56 US$)

Shipping will probably cost 1500% of that price :lol:

WarRen22

08-07-2011, 03:58 PM

Consumed

08-07-2011, 04:21 PM

A boxed Saturn, a boxed Virtua Cop gunset and a copy of Virtua Cop 2? For $3.56 ?!?!? That works out at about £2.30 GBP.

I need to think about getting someone to hook me up with a Yahoo account. At prices like that you can easily justify soaking up the £35 EMS postage charges. I know these prices will be rare occurrences but nonetheless if you only drop on cute like this once every few months you've saved a fortune over specialist retailers and eBay.

ave

08-07-2011, 05:42 PM

I was really surprised by this either. CIB Saturn consoles finishing at such a ridiculous price are very uncommon, even on Yahoo.

But it's true, here's the auction link:
http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k143659099

I just hope he's gonna ship it to my middleman, lol. If I were the seller, I'd be rather pissed :p

Everblue

08-31-2011, 02:56 AM

Got a free Amiga 4000T with an 060 processor from a TV station.

Also, just got a nice Super Famicom for 10 bucks.

hrahn

09-04-2011, 11:08 AM

Now, for that Amiga I am super-jealous! The accelerator boards alone fetch 250-300 euros on ebay.de ! Great find, I still like those, have used mine for years until changing over to the pc became necessary for me.

JayFoxRox

09-09-2011, 09:08 AM

Geforce 2 Memory donor for one of my xboxes: 1 euro at ebay + 2.20 euro shipping (~4.40$ for the card and shipping)

Also got an original xbox, one controller-s, 007: from russia with love, most wanted and american wasteland in perfect condition from a friend: for free (I offered money but he didn't want it. I owe him bigtime for that though :P).

Still looking for a cheap [~150 euro including shipping; around 350 euro is the cheapest I can find at the moment. Maybe with donations some day :( ] Chihiro (for development reasons) though. Well.. next time

Also super jaelous of the saturn deal too. I just paid 50 euro per lightgun (which is rather bad and expensive) for my xbox

nameless hero

09-09-2011, 02:08 PM

Got a free Grundig 32" LCD with broken inverter board, backlight goes out after one second. Easy fix, just need some spare money for a new inverter board or just a new trafo, depends on what the multimeter will say.

Awesome deal on the Amiga 4000. 68060 :love2:

CoolMod

09-19-2011, 05:54 PM

Got a free Blast City shell with monitor holder and a misc transformer the other week :)

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8089/img1030vo.jpg

pdcool27

09-23-2011, 01:14 PM

I got a $1000 PC for $500 off craigslist; I got a Snes for $30 that came with 2 controllers, DKC, DKC2, SMW, SMK, Ms. Pac-Man, and Super Gameboy with paperboy; I got Chrono Trigger for snes for $20, Conker for n64 for $20. I got another snes with 9 games and 2 controllers for $30. I got an atari, 26 games, and 5 controllers for $20.

radgoos

09-24-2011, 08:53 PM

bought a 3g kindle off some random person for $10, they couldn't get it to charge, took it home worked fine with my charger and a reset.

damox

09-27-2011, 12:48 AM

bought a 3g kindle off some random person for $10, they couldn't get it to charge, took it home worked fine with my charger and a reset.

It is usually hard to charge something when you don't steal the charger too!

:lol:

wynni

09-28-2011, 10:04 AM

Hi , I won a brand new sony net yaroze NTSC U/C on ebay a few weeks ago for 11 euros 35 euros postage unboxed and no software.

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5766/p1060523b.jpg
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8350/p1060524c.jpg

sanni

10-01-2011, 01:50 PM

I bought a cheap computer case for 12€ on ebay, turns out there was a 4x blue ray burner installed =)

nameless hero

10-04-2011, 08:30 AM

Update on the broken 32" LCD i got for free:

Indeed the inverter board was broken, some brown heatspots on the back of the board. Bought one for 50€ and waited anxiously for it to ship from the UK, just got it, installed it and ... it works! :dance:

If you ever get the chance to get a LCD whose backlight goes on just for a second, go for it!

HEX1GON

10-04-2011, 08:37 AM

Got XBOX 360 that suffered from the RROD for free, fix it in a few hours running perfectly. :D

hrahn

10-04-2011, 04:19 PM

just won an auction for a complete Steel Battalion LOC, box has been opened but the stick has never been used, still in its original shrinkwrap. Unter 150€ shipped, that might not be a steal, but just take a look for what these things are currently going! I soooo wanted to play that game when it came out, and now I will hook my Xbox up to my projector and sound system and celebrate it in all its glory!

For a Mech freak like me this is a dream come true!

WarRen22

10-08-2011, 12:24 AM

Got a fully functional PsOne w/modchip for 1 dolar

ThetaSigma

10-09-2011, 07:33 AM

I have 2 good ones.
1. A Jungle Green N64 boxed with everything in mint condition for free
2. Game Boy Color Kiwi (mint, boxed, etc.) With Wario Land 3, Pokemon Gold, Pokemon Blue and The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, all mint condition, for 25 dollars from a guy I knew from a modding site.

DaveSVK

10-11-2011, 07:29 PM

Just a quick question, where/how can I get the old consoles for cheap ?
Any tips?
It looks like, that I don't have luck.

Thanks!

kl0wn

10-11-2011, 08:36 PM

Just a quick question, where/how can I get the old consoles for cheap ?
Any tips?
It looks like, that I don't have luck.

Thanks!

Ebay, local shops, yard sales or almost any event that has people selling anything used at all :P

Twimfy

10-13-2011, 07:19 AM

Cyantist

10-13-2011, 11:48 AM

Grabbed a like new 80GB PS3 boxed with Bad Company 2, Black Ops, Modern Warfare 2, Episodes from Liberty City, Wipeout HD, two Dual Shocks, two headsets and all cables for only £100.

Not a miracle but definitely a good deal.

Retail deal or from a person, might finally be my time to get me a blu-ray player, would probably make half of the money back by selling the controllers.

MasterOfPuppets

10-13-2011, 12:27 PM

Got a Samsung LN26A450C1DXZA (26'', 720p) for free. Friend was throwing it out because it wouldn't turn on and got a new TV in the meantime. Opened it up and all it needs is a new cap.

WarRen22

10-13-2011, 01:16 PM

Got a gamecbue fully functional in a flea market for 7 USD.!

Twimfy

10-13-2011, 01:31 PM

Retail deal or from a person, might finally be my time to get me a blu-ray player, would probably make half of the money back by selling the controllers.

From one on my brothers friends. Felt bad taking it from him but that's all he wanted.

Just took all of the games and traded them in for stuff I needed to catch up on.

kl0wn

10-13-2011, 02:06 PM

Cyantist

10-13-2011, 02:28 PM

kl0wn

10-13-2011, 02:59 PM

It looked closed, no holes in the stickers but no idea if they were heated off or anything. It has the "contract voided if opened" on the bottom or something, I do not have it yet.

And sorry, yes USD.

Dark Seraph91

10-13-2011, 09:34 PM

Got a Sega Genesis Model 2 with all wires with 14 games for 10$ at a garage sale.

Sonic the Hedgehog w/box
Landstalker /w box
Super Thunder blade /w box
sonic spinball
animaniacs
Clue
Sonic Classics
Pac Man 2
The Pagemaster
The Ren and Stimpy Show "Stimpys Invention"
Tom and Jerry Frantic Antics
Golden Axe
Clayfighter
Aah! Real Monsters

Im not sure if I would consider it a miracle or not Ive never owned a genesis but for 10$ i dont care hah.:cur_sonic::cur_sonic::cur_sonic:

kl0wn

10-19-2011, 06:51 PM

Got an xbox 1 debug kit on ebay for 150. Im ok with that price amusing its real. He says he tried a disc in it which kind if scares me because i'm doubting he used a debug disc. Hopefully not just a retail in a debug shell...not a miracle deal but the price is right for me :p

Ok, it finally arrived. It has Forza debug on it, please tell me this is rare? :P Does anyone have more information on this? I've accessed the debug menu in game. The Xbox is locked via Xbox Neighborhood but I'm guessing I can get ways around that. Is this a common debug game?

It has ForzaFinal.xbe,forzartx.xbe,ForzaDebug.xbe,ForzaPe rfRelease.xbe and update.xbe (in forza dir)

Also, the framerate seems HORRIBLE!

Another edit, it seems like sometimes the debug menu is impossible to close.
Edit again, somehow I accessed it again while it seemed impossible.

splith

10-19-2011, 07:01 PM

http://zero.nowherefast.com/Xbox/XDK/forza/

Might be the same.

kl0wn

10-19-2011, 07:11 PM

Thanks for the response, the only thing that looks similar is the debug menu, but maybe I havent accessed what they have, I finally found out how to access the debug menu after an hour of hitting controls. I'm assuming its the same release though. I got the debug kit+game on it for $150 so I hope that was a decent deal. If anyone has any more information about this please let me know!

HEX1GON

10-22-2011, 09:41 AM

Retrogamer

10-25-2011, 03:45 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/310349927019?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

Jamtex

10-25-2011, 08:13 PM

Retrogamer

10-26-2011, 07:44 AM

I suppose in the current exchange rate it's an okay deal but it is possible to buy Rendering Rangers loose for around Y10,000 unboxed and the other two appear for a few hundred yen each. Not unbelievable but good, if it was boxed then it would have been. :P

I do not see them around too often in auction style format, There are only 5k or so copies of this game in the world and the demand has gone up the past year.

When people sell it 'Buy-it-now' style the price is always extravagant. Lets just say it was a miracle to get it at a non manipulated price :)

unlike this one:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Rendering-Ranger-R2-Super-Famicom-SFC-SNES-Nintendo-/160670658614?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2568b7b036

ping182

11-01-2011, 07:32 AM

Bought Deus Ex: Human Revolution (PS3) for 19.90$ (http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-3clh-71-bp-49-en-84-j-70-49b2.html)

ThetaSigma

11-13-2011, 02:23 AM

Just this morning at my local swapmeet I bought a mint NES and OK condition Mega Drive 1 for 35AUD :P

shifted

11-15-2011, 05:46 PM

Just this morning at my local swapmeet I bought a mint NES and OK condition Mega Drive 1 for 35AUD :P

I have to start going to swap meets!

Which ones do you go to?

Cheers,

Paul

CoolMod

11-15-2011, 08:21 PM

OK here we go:

3 Briefcase PCE systems (3 with cdrom and 2 with the actual pc engine), all with system 3.0 cards for $40

Broken Duo-RX for $70 (lens problem only)

No Sound Duo and a Super CDROM2 with core II with some random games, system card 3.0 (for some reason) and duo arcade card for $60

Not a bad haul :D

Solotaire

11-16-2011, 06:19 PM

Nice work on the briefcases, do they all work?

CoolMod

11-16-2011, 11:19 PM

Nice work on the briefcases, do they all work?

Well, the cds needed new gears and I got those for around $16 total, so other than that, yeah!

Solotaire

11-17-2011, 07:52 AM

Well, the cds needed new gears and I got those for around $16 total, so other than that, yeah!

Sweet! You could say you got such a good deal you could give me one :p j/k. Excellent work, mate!

ThetaSigma

11-18-2011, 01:04 AM

I have to start going to swap meets!

Which ones do you go to?

Cheers,

Paul

I usually go to the Kardinya Park markets. its usually pretty packed. The only others I've been to are Canning Vale, which is usually filled with commercial sellers, and Melville, which is not as crowded as Kardinya :D

Twimfy

11-18-2011, 01:54 PM

Not gaming related but just got a Tom Delonge Signature Squire Stratocaster in Seafoam Green in exchange for 3 pints of cider. (£10.20)

Needs a new pick guard, restringing and there are a few chips off the paint work but if anything it gives it character.

According to a few reviews it fairs better than the Fender model, with only a single pick up it's meaty but I kinda like it as a second Guitar. Much easier to play than my Epiphone.

Consumed

11-19-2011, 06:53 AM

Jesus CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! £3.40 for a pint of cider? No wonder the pub trade's going down the shitter :-0

Twimfy

11-19-2011, 01:52 PM

Jesus CHRIST!!!!!!!!!!!!! £3.40 for a pint of cider? No wonder the pub trade's going down the shitter :-0

Funny you should mention that. It's the pub I work in and it's closing in three months time. They only make 40p profit out of that. The issue is the breweries. For some reason they're pricing their own pubs out of the market. Makes no sense.

XerdoPwerko

11-21-2011, 09:20 AM

So yesterday, I went to this Japanese school Omatsuri, with excellent, tasty, free food (which made me sick somehow), some cool things for sale, and a lot of old friends that I hadn't seen.

They had a "free stuff" table.

On the table was a flat CRT Trinitron monitor. I couldn't take it, I thought, as this school is halfway across Guadalajara, and I was taking the bus home. But a friend of mine gave us a ride, so I took the monitor. People looked at me funny at the exit, but still, now I have a flat Trinitron CRT for my Dreamcast, and it looks fucking fantastic.

Who throws away a Trinitron monitor?

alphagamer

11-21-2011, 09:49 AM

Who throws away a Trinitron monitor?

Sadly many people do nowadays... now is the time to snag up some formerly pricey equipment.

3do

11-21-2011, 09:52 AM

Who throws away a Trinitron monitor?

My sister does.

I had an excellent Trinitron monitor which i got for free from an old work place of my dads that was closing. Kept the monitor for any future uses though my sister decided that since it wasn't getting used at the timer that it was to be thrown out.

Segata Sanshiro

11-21-2011, 09:56 AM

I've binned Trinitron, but only because they were widescreen (rubbish) or too big (28"+).

14 or 21" Trinitron is the sweet spot.

alphagamer

11-21-2011, 10:06 AM

I've binned Trinitron, but only because they were widescreen (rubbish) or too big (28"+).

14 or 21" Trinitron is the sweet spot.

The small Trinitrons are unbelievably sharp.

nameless hero

12-05-2011, 02:47 PM

I got this beast for free, it should go to the scrapyard! :shrug:
http://www.starline.de/produkte/raid-systeme/infortrend-raid-systeme/eonstor/es-a16u-g2430/

Along with an old P4 server and some old PCs. But the RAID server is quite awesome (Sustained RAID5 Read/Write at 566/484 MB/sec). AND seems to work just fine. :-0

drcleg

01-09-2012, 11:39 AM

just got a new sealed japanese neo geo hyper 64 motherboard advertised with 3 used games for £26.99 plus £8.99 next day delivery on buy it now from ebay. thought the deal was good enough but when it arrived samurai spirits 2 was also new and sealed!

ThetaSigma

01-10-2012, 10:58 PM

Got an early 2004 1.2ghz, 7??mb ram, 12.1" iBook G4 in excellent condition for a grand total of 30AUD. Love me some swapmeets.

Bomberhead

01-16-2012, 04:59 AM

I was talking to my co-worker last week about LaserDisc players. He said he had one somewhere that he doesn't use anymore and would give it to me.
Today he brought in this.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1371049/100_2910.JPG
The laserdisk door needs a little coaxing at time to eject, but other than that, it works great.

mooseblaster

01-16-2012, 06:38 AM

playmore64

01-16-2012, 09:06 AM

@Bomberhead: fancy the chances of that, randomly discussing about Laser Disc players and your co-worker hands you not any LD player but a CLD-A100 model, great stuff :thumbsup:

It's a shame it doesn't work for me discussing Uncharted stuff with my friends and hoping they'll say "I have an Uncharted Press Kit you can have it dude"...one in a million :crying:

Bomberhead

01-16-2012, 11:56 AM

Wow! See, it pays to strike up conversations about archaic technology with random people!
I know! No one else at work understood my reaction when he came walking up with that hulking beast. I tried to explain that it wasn't just ANY LD player, but for the most part they looked at me like i was crazy.

It's a shame it doesn't work for me discussing Uncharted stuff with my friends and hoping they'll say "I have an Uncharted Press Kit you can have it dude"...one in a million :crying:
You never know. Yesterday morning i could have said the same about Laseractives.

Borman

01-16-2012, 01:18 PM

That's pretty awesome. My brother did the same with a coworker, and bought me home a huge box of laserdiscs, so that was nice at the time!

boomieking1

01-23-2012, 05:56 PM

Went to a flea market once and got 2 original PlayStations for $1 each, AV cables, RF cables, power cord, everything except a game and a controller came with it.

Fortunately I had just passed a booth with 2 PS1 controllers, so I scurried back to there.

motu

01-28-2012, 08:45 AM

I've bought 4 DTL-H1000 by 500Y in Yahoo Auctions Japan (plus Shipping to Spain) http://f29batchimg.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/5/8/2/3/atoyuthe2nd-imgbatch_1327400401/600x450-2012012400014.jpg

=)

pc_91

01-28-2012, 03:13 PM

once i traded an mp4 player 512mb for a boxed Virtualboy with 11 games, some of them japaneses, then i traded thar virtualbox for a technics audio system

Cyantist

01-31-2012, 11:56 AM

I've bought 4 DTL-H1000 by 500Y in Yahoo Auctions Japan (plus Shipping to Spain) http://f29batchimg.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/5/8/2/3/atoyuthe2nd-imgbatch_1327400401/600x450-2012012400014.jpg

=)
500Y? Jesus, best deal I've ever seen

motu

01-31-2012, 12:18 PM

500Y? Jesus, best deal I've ever seen

Yes, I was shocked when I saw the bid price... And also more sorprised when I won the auction with only that bid.

Now, I'm waiting the packet sent from Japan via EMS. When it arrive, I'll take and later, upload, some photos of these 4 debug PSX :drool:

TheRedKnight

01-31-2012, 12:21 PM

I just bought the promo version of Mirror's Edge for the PS3 for 50 cents. It pays off to browse through loads and loads of CD racks!

pato

02-11-2012, 01:44 PM

i dunno its actually a miracle but i ve brought star wars battlefront 2 platinum hits for xbox, it cost 20 reais (12 dollars), but when i went to the mercadolivre, the only copy it was 60 reais (35 dollars) the black label version, and on ebay there is some people selling battlefront 1 and 2 in the black label or platinum together for 50 dollars.

EDIT: today ive brought the shikigami no shiro for aorund 8 dollars (R$15,50), and forza for the same price.

Wondering Gamer

02-28-2012, 04:12 PM

paid $7k for:
52 different systems with about 350-400 games (many very/ultra rare). (every system ever made from 1970's to modern except for the Amiga system) All games and systems came complete with original box, manuals, reg cards, etc. All worked except for 2 systems =(.
Some of the highlights...
Brand new Sega Master mini system (Sega master2 system?) NTSC rare
Pioneer A100 with sega and TG expec's with 30 laser discs movies and games.
Turbografx Every system US and JP in the box with all the paper work and plastic bags. Came with 100 games US and JP & 3 Prototypes/betas/samples.
PC-FX system with 10 games
Every Atari system ever made with 100 games, 50 are brand new.
Nintendo JP & US every system ever made with 50 complete games some brand new: Final Fantasy.
Sega Saturn developers testing station with games
3D0 Testing Station with games
virtual boy with games.
Game Gear Brand New NIB with games
Original Game boy and Colored Game Boy Brand New
hundred of accessories most came complete in box.
List just goes on and on...

Cyrem

02-29-2012, 12:59 AM

Yes, I was shocked when I saw the bid price... And also more sorprised when I won the auction with only that bid.

Now, I'm waiting the packet sent from Japan via EMS. When it arrive, I'll take and later, upload, some photos of these 4 debug PSX :drool:

http://www.myfacewhen.com/i/481.jpg
Why does this never happen to me :'(

@ Wondering Gamer, Was that all in one buy? Did you need a shipping container? xD

HEX1GON

02-29-2012, 01:37 AM

I just bought the promo version of Mirror's Edge for the PS3 for 50 cents. It pays off to browse through loads and loads of CD racks!

Jelly!!

playmore64

02-29-2012, 07:17 AM

Hey Wondering Gamer (http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/member.php?64517-Wondering-Gamer) nice deal dude:encouragement:

If you get time you should take pictures of these babies and make a thread on 'Member Game Collection'.

Would love to see pictures of the Pioneed A100:applause:

@motu (http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/member.php?65208-motu) great deal my friend deal of the decade!

sg1000

03-08-2012, 07:25 AM

Sony FD Trinitron 21, got it of eBay for a fiver. Just got to go pick up on the weekend. I bet my dreamcast Is going to look amazing on it via RGB :D

X3R0102

03-08-2012, 07:36 PM

Yesterday I went out of town game hunting and scored really good at 2 places everything other then NES games where all from the same store. I spent 60$

Nes Games -
Mega Man 1
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Mega Man 6
Contra

Snes Games
Mega Man 7 - In Box
Turtles In Time - In Box
Tecmo Secret of the Stars - In Box

PS1 Games Complete Unless Noted
Digimon Digital Card Battle - Disc Only
Digimon World 3
Mega Man x4
Mega Man x5
Mega Man x6
Mega Man 8 Anniversary
Vanguard Bandits
Monster Rancher 2
Tales of Destiny

level42

04-11-2012, 11:56 PM

Nothing crazy, but I found my SNES in the trash a few houses down.

Works like a champ to this day, now 5 years later.

APE

04-12-2012, 12:09 PM

Nothing crazy, but I found my SNES in the trash a few houses down.

Works like a champ to this day, now 5 years later.

Was it stolen or something?

Cyantist

04-12-2012, 07:37 PM

Lol'd. The playstation I had before I sold it was found in a dumpster, ran like a dream but was all scratched on the outer casing from rocks and stuff.

hamburger

04-13-2012, 04:37 AM

Recently nothing interesting really, just a $20 XBOX 360 that had a "drive problem". Only problem was a sticker stuck inside the drive so it wouldn't eject. Works 100%!

Best thing I ever got was probably an Amiga CD32 at a swapmeet for $5. Or 3 C64s (2 working), a VIC20, 2 disk & tape drives, printer & a bunch of games for around $100.

daytonausa

04-13-2012, 12:38 PM

I recently got a US rev0 Dreamcast with a Sega branded clear top half (they only made 1000 of these per color in Japan, made by Sega). No the third party junk you see all the time. The system is VERY rare, and runs extremely quietly because of the better GD-Rom and cooling parts. $5!

I also got a rev0 JP Dreamcast. It has no modem. The shell is just there to make the system complete looking, but there is no modem jack. $15

Purchased a PSone (little white system) with the Sony screen, controller and power cord. The thing looks a day old. Literally. not a single scratch. No oils in the grooves on the controller, rubber on the joysticks looks brand new, etc. $15

And last but not least, today I just obtained an import Sega Dreamcast joystick (the one with bright green buttons and a joystick) for fighting games. These typically go for about 70-100 shipped. I got mine for 38 dollars.

Great month, honestly.

Schewadnaze

04-14-2012, 08:32 AM

Today i was in a little second hand shop i dindt noticed before because from outside you see just old furniture. But today i saw nice chair in the shop which interessted me and then i was surprised as i seen they also sold electronics and games etc...
so far
I looked what they got and found a box with some neo geo pocket games ! I looked trough them and found some rares like Faselei!, Last Blade, Dive Alert, Cool Boarders and some common games and all boxed with manuals etc.
I asked the shopkeeper for the price for the whole lot she means to me 50€ and its yours :)
Know im the happy new owner of 8 Neo Geo Pocket Games.^^

level42

04-15-2012, 09:41 AM

I just scored this for $10.50!

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/300692925746?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2648#ht_576wt_1267

http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/651/capturecfd.png

Tatsujin

04-15-2012, 11:00 AM

Just scored a complete mint SFC Captain Commando for 10 bucks today :)

Headcrab

04-15-2012, 06:30 PM

Xbox debug kit. £7.71. Not a typo.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230773115060

Cyantist

04-16-2012, 01:10 PM

Xbox debug kit. £7.71. Not a typo.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/230773115060

What.The.Fuck.

brendand

04-17-2012, 08:22 AM

I got Magic Carpet on Ps1 for 2 dollars complete with manual in very good condition
Action 52 on sega genesis loose cart for $5 dollars
pokemon mini console with 2 games for $25
a boxed SD gundam famicom game complete near new condition for 50 cents !
a watara supervision with one game for $30 dollars
and a broken xbox 360 with a 20gb hd and all cables,2 controllers and 3 games for 20 dollars :)

brendand

04-17-2012, 08:25 AM

I also found a loose 32X and Pal vagrant story ps1 years ago for 5 dollars each but i traded them

johnace

04-17-2012, 09:02 AM

Picked up a broken top of the range alienware aurora m9700 laptop for £30, problem was it wouldn't boot or install windows.....solution was to go into bios and enable raid, works like a dream now :P

3do

04-17-2012, 10:00 AM

Picked up a broken top of the range alienware aurora m9700 laptop for £30, problem was it wouldn't boot or install windows.....solution was to go into bios and enable raid, works like a dream now :P
Nice, what are the specs on that thing?

Always nice to get something cheap with a problem but find out it was a simple fix. Got an ipod nano 3rd gen which was listed as non-working for like £12 and it happened to need a simple reset and it worked just fine for a month or so till i sold it on to help pay to fix my PC

johnace

04-17-2012, 11:41 AM

Nice, what are the specs on that thing?

Always nice to get something cheap with a problem but find out it was a simple fix. Got an ipod nano 3rd gen which was listed as non-working for like £12 and it happened to need a simple reset and it worked just fine for a month or so till i sold it on to help pay to fix my PC

Specs are:Alienware Aurora m9700
AMD Turion64 ML-44 (2.40GHz)
PC3200 DDR400 2GB Memory
(2x) Seagate 100GB 7200RPM (Serial ATA) RAID0
(2x) GeForce Go 7900GS (256MB) SLI
8x Dual Layer DVD±RW
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45
Integrated 56K V.92 modem RJ-11
Realtek 802.11b/g Wireless
17” Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200
Intel High-Definition audio
4 Hi-speed USB 2.0 ports
Express Card Slot /54mm
4-in-1 Memory Card Reader

Headcrab

04-17-2012, 06:46 PM

Specs are:Alienware Aurora m9700
AMD Turion64 ML-44 (2.40GHz)
PC3200 DDR400 2GB Memory
(2x) Seagate 100GB 7200RPM (Serial ATA) RAID0
(2x) GeForce Go 7900GS (256MB) SLI
8x Dual Layer DVD±RW
Integrated Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45
Integrated 56K V.92 modem RJ-11
Realtek 802.11b/g Wireless
17” Wide Screen WUXGA 1920 x 1200
Intel High-Definition audio
4 Hi-speed USB 2.0 ports
Express Card Slot /54mm
4-in-1 Memory Card Reader

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--

hamburger

04-18-2012, 02:15 AM

Flash

04-18-2012, 02:54 AM

1) NeoGeo MVS + 30 carts for about $40
2) "Dead" MacBook Pro for free (failed RAM module)
3) 2x Sony GDM-C520K aka Sony Artisan new and sealed for $200
4) AV Famicom with 70+ original carts for $60

kiff

04-18-2012, 03:16 AM

johnace

04-18-2012, 05:28 AM

That is awesome!!!

Give me a shout if you want to sell it or fancy a trade for something shiny!

How shiny are we talking here?:biggrin-new:

I'm using it as my everyday computer at the moment, the battery only lasts 30mins but I hear that's common when playing games on this monster xD

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/x375/Haxnoob1/6c844790.jpg

HEX1GON

04-18-2012, 06:42 AM

What.The.Fuck.

^This.

Fuck me ! you would have to be the luckiest bugger right now! I hate you! ><" I WANT ONE!!!! :D

Twimfy

04-21-2012, 10:49 PM

Not as impressive as above but got a Macbook Pro 15" 2.53Ghz C2D with 8GB of Ram, 320Gb HD, 9400m + 9600m GT boxed in mint condition for £300.

Just needs a new battery.

Couldn't be happier, sold my Macbook (white plastic) in order to pay for my first months fuel bill for my commute to my new job. The pro will do me until I can upgrade to an i7 although this thing is no slouch, might just hang on to it.

Lum

04-27-2012, 12:46 AM

Snagged a set of gaming items for $28 total. That Chrono Trigger alone is worth the whole lot's cost. :smile-new:

SNES model 2 with power adapter, AV cable, & two controllers
Capcom Pad Soldier
Game Gear battery pack
Chrono Trigger
Super Mario World (1998 variant)
Yoshi's Island
Super Return of the Jedi (THQ variant)
Super Mario All Stars
x3 Game Boy Advance SP systems
X-Men GG

Yup the basket was included too, lulz.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theclaw/theclaw%20sale%20blowout/10-11/P0005904.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v54/theclaw/theclaw%20sale%20blowout/10-11/P0005905.jpg

DefectX11

04-27-2012, 01:01 AM

NICE deal! $28 bucks!

windjammer

04-27-2012, 01:26 PM

Not amazing but just picked up a PS2 multitap for £0.48...

Twimfy

04-27-2012, 05:11 PM

Cyantist

04-27-2012, 06:23 PM

Macbook Air

http://optuselectrical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/burning-house.jpg

Those things get HOT! Definitely a steal though!

APE

04-27-2012, 07:29 PM

Scored two Sony PVM displays for $25 total. One 13" and one 19".

Don't have any way to use them quite yet but they both seem to work.

Twimfy

04-27-2012, 07:49 PM

http://optuselectrical.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/burning-house.jpg

Those things get HOT! Definitely a steal though!

Can't be any hotter than the Pro I'm using. Can barely keep it on my knee.

johnace

04-28-2012, 04:24 PM

Can't be any hotter than the Pro I'm using. Can barely keep it on my knee.

I raise your pros heat giving prowess with my alienwares trouser igniting awesomeness....it has to have a cooler pad beneath it or I can't use it.

Cyantist

04-29-2012, 07:50 PM

I raise your pros heat giving prowess with my alienwares trouser igniting awesomeness....it has to have a cooler pad beneath it or I can't use it.

I had a Pavillion DV6000, used to melt plastic cooling pads, ended up getting a big steel Akasa cooling pad and that worked brilliantly.

superspeed

04-30-2012, 10:10 AM

I recently scored 7 NDEV's, 15 IS-Nitro-Emulators, PSP Dev Tool, 18 pentium 4 towers used in building Spongebob Truth or square, and 5 HD flat panel HD monitors for an ammount I can't say :P

barrydeeking

05-01-2012, 08:39 AM

not very recent, but i did buy a copy of swordquest: waterworld for the 2600 for $1 at an old second hand store

pool7

05-02-2012, 10:04 AM

I recently scored 7 NDEV's, 15 IS-Nitro-Emulators, PSP Dev Tool, 18 pentium 4 towers used in building Spongebob Truth or square, and 5 HD flat panel HD monitors for an ammount I can't say :P
:dejection: Not sure I'd want to know the amount...

DefectX11

05-02-2012, 10:53 AM

I'd like to hear about some temp readings on that Alienware and your Pro. I'm sure I can beat it with my iMac :sneakiness:

G0dLiKe

05-02-2012, 01:06 PM

superspeed

05-04-2012, 05:05 PM

:dejection: Not sure I'd want to know the amount...
Wasn't as bad as you think :O

Which company did you raid to get this :P
If I told ya I'd have to kill ya. :Z

johnace

05-05-2012, 08:50 AM

Wasn't as bad as you think :O

If I told ya I'd have to kill ya. :Z

I dont wanna sound like a dick but whats the point in posting if your not gonna share how much of a steal you actually got?

Borman

05-05-2012, 02:12 PM

He's not obligated to post how much he got it for. The fact that he got that many units is in itself a steal.

ShovelThumb

05-05-2012, 02:45 PM

billcosbymon

05-06-2012, 06:24 PM

At Good Will yesterday, I found a RCA Dimensia with a SCART port on the back for 99cents. I've been searching for 3 years at thrifts stores to find one of these.:congratulatory:

Zetrox2k

05-06-2012, 07:45 PM

Been 12 months now but I picked up a 15.4" Acer Laptop i5 2.27ghz, 8gb RAM, Radeon HD5470 GPU, for AU$40. Was practically brand new, bought it from Officeworks, (big retailer nationally in AU). It was a customer return labelled as "not working". Took out 1 RAM module, replaced it (AU$10, but i already had a spare) and boots like a dream :)

The guy even gave me a spare battery and a spare charger.

Zetrox2k

05-06-2012, 07:47 PM

forgot to mention this one, bought a 360 Wireless adapter for pc yesterday from Cash Converters, (AU Pawn broker style stores), talked the sales guy down to $2 from the asking price of $15, cause he didnt even know what it was.

GT-R

05-18-2012, 06:56 AM

Headcrab

05-18-2012, 07:55 AM

Bought a Gran Turismo 4 First Preview Demo for ¥ 1 !!! Just because auction's name was "Gran Turisno 4" instead of "Gran Turismo 4".
So don't forget to search for lots with a bit incorrect names. :smile-new:

http://fatfingers.com/ is your friend. It searches eBay and finds items spelling errors.

Arhiman57

05-24-2012, 01:44 PM

Hello,

I want to share one of my greatest transaction of this year.

An ultra64 Rev 2.0 board for 49.95usd !!!

Everything arrived in one piece and after some hours of study, the basic things are working like you see on my first bad picture....

34813483

cmonkey

05-24-2012, 04:11 PM

Hello,

I want to share one of my greatest transaction of this year.

An ultra64 Rev 2.0 board for 49.95usd !!!

You lucky lucky lucky man!!! I've been looking for an Ultra 64 board for a long time now and I'm sooo sooo jealous of you even finding one, let alone at such an incredible price! Well done and enjoy it!

unclejun

05-24-2012, 04:16 PM

Nice desktop!
What are the specs of the RiscPC?

Arhiman57

05-25-2012, 10:25 AM

Yeah, I was very lucky this time, the auction was only made 15min before I bought it. But I think it only arrived one time per year in the best case....

Unclejun : This is my SGI desk, the only non SGI machine (apart my laptop) is this RISC PC600. It's a classic config, ARM6 at 30mhz, 32mb of ram, 4Gb Compact flash to replace to old HDD (pretty fast loading..), but I have the 2Mb VRAM upgrade so I can use my LCD at 1024x768 256color or more. It also have an Ethernet card and an Eagle M2 video/audio digitizer board. I use RiscOS 3.6. I plan to add a Strong Arm processor sooner and maybe a 486 PC card.

AlecRob

05-25-2012, 11:12 AM

I recently got Pocket Reversi (NGPC) for $3 loose. It seems to be one of the rarer games on the system

Jackhead

05-25-2012, 11:58 AM

Arhiman57

05-25-2012, 02:12 PM

Well really awesome! I payed 10x more for my SGI... And i think was also a good price at all. So really great deal you made!!
My Indy use the R5000 with lates RiscOS, what is a "486er PC card"? Sounds great ^^

:D

The U64 board is inside my second Indy. It's a R4400 175Mhz / XL24 with 128Mb ram running Irix 5.3. I have a R5000 machine but I was unable to find my Irix 5.3 for R5000 Processor install CD's....

If I remember correctly, early Irix release have some basic things / concept that come from old Risc/OS distribution.

The 486 card (586, 386 or Cirix model exist) is a small board for the Acorn RISC PC to run MS Dos, Windows 3.1 and 95 software and OS. The board have a PC processor etc...

http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/32bit_FI.html#PCCards

unclejun

05-27-2012, 06:50 AM

I have a two slices RiscPC with a StrongArm 200MHz and an IBM 5x86 card (the ACA57), running RiscOs 4.39.
Bought recently a RiscOS 6i disc, but haven't had the time to mess with it yet.
No Vram upgrade though... :(
Also have an Acorn 7000 lying in a box, crushed by the weight of an Alpha 433u.
I have a thing for computers with x86 compatibility cards (Acorn, Apple, Sun).
Jackhead, you're confusing RiscOS with IRIX.

omp

05-28-2012, 07:54 AM

Forgot about this one.....

A while ago an electronics store over here in Australia, Dick Smith had a big gaming sale...

All new stuff

I got a DSi-XL for $40
Red Dead Redemption $3.50 (PS3)
Brutal Legends $5 (PS3)
XBOX360 MW3 320gb edition for $300 (retail was around $500 at the time) replaced my launch console which I gave to my nephew, so I suppose he scored well too.
Deus EX for $10 a

and a few other $5-10 games as well.

ave

05-28-2012, 03:45 PM

Dunno if this counts, but I think it's at least a nice bargain that I got this morning. I set my alarm clock at 4:45 for it although I just went to sleep at 3:45... ~_~

http://auctions.c.yimg.jp/img341.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/users/0/8/9/7/unpe01-img600x450-1337565706vi3mz741814.jpg
+ loose Hardware (AV Famicom, oldschool lightgun, yellow Hudson joystick, trackball, the two Hyper Olympics controllers)

29 games & hardware for a mere 18500yen ($240).

Games include

Donkey Kong JR no Sansuu Asobi (looks like it's in fairly good condition?)
raf World
Meta Fight
Metal Storm
Argos no Senshi
Super Arabian
1942 & 1943
Gomokunarabe (Ginhako/silverbox edition)
Duck Hunt/Wild Gunman/Hogan's Alley
Rainbow Islands

The rare games by IREM/Sunsoft/Nintendo look all like they are in pretty neat condition, and I've been on the lookout for a boxed DKJ Math (Sansuu Asobi) for AGES. The last one I saw in similar boxed condition went for 6500yen over a year ago... and considering I just bought a Popeye's English Asobi, it fits in the picture.

Man, I never thought I'd get so many of my most-wanted at once, lol. Metal Storm, Meta Fight, Raf World and DKJ Math have been on my Must-Buy-List for around 2 years, no kidding. O_O

CoolMod

06-11-2012, 07:39 PM

Windy II complete cabinet for $65

whitrzac

06-11-2012, 08:26 PM

Not me...

I should have called in...

nety yaroze for $80

http://www.ebay.com/itm/300719926880?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
blue debug for $33
http://www.ebay.com/itm/300719921021?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

brendand

06-12-2012, 12:33 AM

I just got a boxed atari 2600 missing rf cable and power cord with 26 games and a atari lynx 2 boxed with 4 games including a complete copy of Arguably one of the rarest lynx games ever ! double dragon for a measy 70 dollars !!! i feel sorry for the person who sold it too me but DOUBLE DRAGON for that cheap with all the extra stuff hell yeah :D !! sometimes sites like craiglist pay off in the biggest of ways

SirGadget

06-12-2012, 05:24 AM

A little off topic, but do anyone know what happend to the sticky eBay thread? A few days ago I recieved a notifaction email as I've had so many times before, that a new post had been written, but when I clicked the link thread was missing.
I though it had just been archived and a new one was started, but never found another? Is it just me or is it missing?...:shrug:

graciano1337

06-13-2012, 01:56 AM

SirGadget

06-13-2012, 05:41 AM

it disappeared! and no one has given any sort of explanation yet. :(

Glad to see I'm not a madman, sorry to see it go:(

Wonder if any of the moderators would care to elaborate on the matter?...

bart_simpson

06-16-2012, 07:57 AM

Just picked up a pokemon n64 boxed with controller like new £5.

Keiji Dragon

06-16-2012, 10:46 PM

Just came from a flea market (long car ride). I got this official brand Nintendo GameCube Component cable for SIX dollars! http://twitpic.com/9xa9nu (http://twitpic.com/9xa9nu)

http://local.twitpicproxy.com/web12/img/600101994-57e9967498421b5f9124b3cdbea255e2.4fdd4128-scaled.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7500/p6160008.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/841/p6160008.jpg/)
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6537/p6160007d.th.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/3/p6160007d.jpg/)

Eviltaco64

06-18-2012, 04:57 PM

Just came from a flea market (long car ride). I got this official brand Nintendo GameCube Component cable for SIX dollars! http://twitpic.com/9xa9nu (http://twitpic.com/9xa9nu)

Great find!

I walked into an indie record store the other day, and was surprised to find:

Super Game Boy 1 v2 (complete in box w/all manuals and promos)
Perfect Dark, N64 (complete in box w/all manuals and promos)

$25! :)

MY5T

07-12-2012, 05:39 PM

I was in a relatives house about an hour ago (older cousin of mine - about 27 years old), and I've just returned home with an original Xbox in mint condition, 6 games, controller, all the hook-ups...

...didn't break a penny for her. Free of charge. :D

Museman

07-13-2012, 09:04 PM

I have a somewhat interesting story. I've been doing labor/tech work for a friend of my parents. Basically, she is super organized and had these laying in a plastic bin in her basement for about 10 years. Everything is pretty much in perfect condition except for one of the controllers. And all of the boxes have their corresponding games.

http://i496.photobucket.com/albums/rr325/SaleenS7Dude/100_0159.jpg

All she wanted in trade was for me to fix one of her sons XBOX 360. It had an E74, all I had to do was reflow it. :smile-new:

gladiator5

07-16-2012, 07:49 PM

dammm what a nice trade xd

kevster

07-16-2012, 08:39 PM

one sega lock on

grand total of £1 at car boot in banbury

HEX1GON

07-25-2012, 09:19 AM

Mario Party 3 is the gold bar in that group.

Museman

07-29-2012, 12:58 AM

To make it even better, she gave me $20 the day I got back because she believes that I was getting ripped off a little bit because the games weren't worth that much :D

Mario Party 3 is the gold bar in that group.
Any idea what it is worth? I got a rough estimate on eBay, but I'm not familiar with the market price on N64 stuff, let alone boxed N64 stuff.

brendand

07-29-2012, 04:45 AM

I got Tekken Dark Resurrection Press Kit for 20 dollars :) and
To make it even better, she gave me $20 the day I got back because she believes that I was getting ripped off a little bit because the games weren't worth that much :D

Any idea what it is worth? I got a rough estimate on eBay, but I'm not familiar with the market price on N64 stuff, let alone boxed N64 stuff. Is it Pal i am certain that the PAL version of this game boxed is quiet expensive compared to most n64 games

Lum

07-29-2012, 05:07 AM

I got Tekken Dark Resurrection Press Kit for 20 dollars :) and Is it Pal i am certain that the PAL version of this game boxed is quiet expensive compared to most n64 games

Japanese is cheapest boxed. USA in the middle.

Or so it seems. Not many complete PAL versions for sale, to find a clear price.

Museman

07-29-2012, 12:09 PM

Nope, it's NTSC-USA. I'm not really planning on selling it anyway, just curious of what it is worth.

chimp

08-02-2012, 05:30 AM

Alien Soldier for Megadrive PAL on a flee market for 1€ :D
Without case and manual, sticker worn - but hey wonderful game!

Brilliant2meNu

08-02-2012, 12:34 PM

A sealed Dreamcast Rez in Japan for 2500 yen
A FREE Puzzle Fighter CPSII Board
A Wii RVT-R for close to nothing

pato

08-02-2012, 09:40 PM

Here in brazil the xbox version of shenmue 2 cost up to R$200,00 (circa 100 dollars), three days ago i bought one for R$70 (circa 35 dollars), even if it came with a generic box, i paid very cheap, also in mercadolivre one of the sellers are selling with a white generic box for R$230 (circa 115 dollars)

redopiate

08-03-2012, 12:55 AM

Bought a sealed copy of metal gear solid NTSC j for $35 at J&L games in NYC in 2007, sold online via eBay auction for $275 :D

ave

08-03-2012, 01:18 AM

Wow, I didn't know it sells for that kind of money. I still have my sealed JPN MGS1 Premium Package. Well, the PP is open but all the contents are sealed inclding the game. Cost me around $25 in 2007.

zyoops

08-09-2012, 10:49 AM

bought an xbox (the first)
with 2 controlers and leads
4 games

total 10 eur, on an sale

Shenmue 1 DC Mint for 25 eur
Skies of Arcadia DC for 15 Eur

guster11

08-25-2012, 09:21 PM

I bought 3 Ndevs for 130 each with all needed cables and controllers, and one came with all original packaging.

MaxWar

08-26-2012, 12:44 AM

I found harvest moon 64 cart in a trash can.

Dreamcastnews

08-26-2012, 03:52 PM

I got NTSC-J Samba de Amigo with Cha Cha Maracas for 12 quid including postage on eBay the other day, I already have the far rarer PAL set but I wanted one to play and this was a bargain.

manopac

08-26-2012, 04:08 PM

PS2TOOL 80€ ... didn't come with anything but who am I to complain :-)

APE

08-26-2012, 04:55 PM

$15 for a prototype v1.6 XBox. Appears to be the only known model of its kind.

Borman

08-26-2012, 04:58 PM

$15 for a prototype v1.6 XBox. Appears to be the only known model of its kind.

Awesome.

HEX1GON

08-27-2012, 09:20 AM

Got ahold of Gun Valkyrie for $3.50, it's quite rare in PAL format, very good buy I think.

Borman

08-28-2012, 01:28 PM

Got ahold of Gun Valkyrie for $3.50, it's quite rare in PAL format, very good buy I think.

The game gives me a headache, so the likelihood of me finding differences in the prototype version is slim.

alphagamer

08-31-2012, 04:32 AM

Man finds $5000 cash in suspiciously heavy NES golf game cartridge
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=82952
http://i.imgur.com/1oXvy.jpg

playmore64

08-31-2012, 04:44 AM

Quality, fancy the chances of that...

Damn the COPS are coming! Quick hide the dough in the carts!

alphagamer

08-31-2012, 04:54 AM

Quality, fancy the chances of that...

Damn the COPS are coming! Quick hide the dough in the carts!

Yeah, probably drug money from the mid80's

CD ageS

08-31-2012, 07:06 AM

Mint Complete in box Official Sega Dreamcast Vs. link Cable: $5

HEX1GON

08-31-2012, 08:45 AM

The game gives me a headache, so the likelihood of me finding differences in the prototype version is slim.

I understand why now, it's pretty complicated to get your head around...

Famicoman

09-06-2012, 11:34 AM

Sega Black Sports Dreamcast with matching controller (but no cables) for $5 at a flea market.

Cyantist

09-06-2012, 05:43 PM

Man finds $5000 cash in suspiciously heavy NES golf game cartridge
http://www.nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?StartRow=1&catid=10&threadid=82952
http://i.imgur.com/1oXvy.jpg

I bought a VCR that had two fivers in it once. It also had a bunch of coins and some random small toys and batteries. Baby drug dealer?

alphagamer

09-07-2012, 02:44 AM

I bought a VCR that had two fivers in it once. It also had a bunch of coins and some random small toys and batteries. Baby drug dealer?

Hmm... baby drug dealers usually hide their money in these:
http://www.lauter-tolle-sachen.de/WebRoot/Store19/Shops/62822676/4EB6/45DF/CE3B/EA47/8353/C0A8/29BB/0AC2/baby-spielstation_3_9727.jpg
Also they drive around in lowrider bobby cars with spinners, blasting Raffi's songs at deafening volume.

urbangangsta101

09-21-2012, 08:48 AM

Not sure if this really fits here, but it's unbelievable to me!

I have been looking (for years) for a decent copy of Snatcher (PAL) on the Mega-CD. When it appears on eBay, it's usually listed for stupid money, it's rare but not made of gold.

A few weeks ago, someone posted an eBay auction for a Hideo Kojima signed copy in mint condition, but wanted £250 for it! I offered him £150 and he declined. Oh well, move on.....

Anyway, last night i get an email from the same seller saying that he's having a crisis and needs quick cash and would be willing to sell it to me for the £150 i originally offered him. Unfortunately The email was a few hours old and i hadn't checked my eBay all night, but i emailed back with a big YES! right away...

I get an email back this morning - "Sorry, i put it up for auction just after i emailed you and someone bought it within the first hour!"

eBay sellers - F**KING UNBELIEVABLE!

comicbooknerd

09-21-2012, 10:01 AM

Had some cracking finds over the years recently got tombi and tombo 2 for £1 each at a carboot then got double dash (Zelda version), tales of symphonia and the first parasite eve from a little junk DVD store for £5 each. Pretty happy with those.

Lamont

09-22-2012, 07:40 AM

So, given some of the crazy prices of Clock Tower stuff I'm seeing as of late....

I needed to replace a Clock Tower 3 guidebook with a band when I spotted an auction lot of -

All CIB (PS1 copies have obi included) -

Clock Tower SFC (Either the first release or the first revision, can't tell because the manual is too far away to read the serial for it)
Clock Tower ~The First Fear~ Limited Edition (with slipcase and bonus Fan Book)
Clock Tower ~The First Fear~ Guidebook
Clock Tower 2
Clock Tower 2 Guidebook (with band)
Clock Tower Ghost Head
Clock Tower Ghost Head Guidebook
Clock Tower 3
Clock Tower 3 Guidebook with band (guidebook I needed to replace)
Mint Clock Tower 3 Making of "How Kinji Fukusaku Changed the Game".

All for about the same price one single boxed copy of SFC Clock Tower usually goes for on all of the auction sites (pans out to be close to $100).

So, I can sell some doubles I don't need and make a little bit of that back. But it was a plus for something that just looked like another SFC copy of Clock Tower.

So far the only other good finds I've had are a Clock Tower 2 poster, Clock Tower 2 Flyer, a bunch of promotional VHS tapes and a new/unused Clock Tower 3 E3 Promotional t-shirt for $1.

But the lot auction seems to have been the last decent item and/or anything I've needed to replace.