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All of my local Goodwills have majorly jacked prices up. I have seen $20 blurays.

Someone is researching prices online and pricing them based on ... something. Sold eBay auctions maybe?

Even dvds have crazy high prices.

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Alienware M17R5
Ryzen 9 6900HX
16GB DDR5
1 TB M2
RTX 3070 Ti 8GB (150W)

This might be my best ever find. $1,000

cliffsteele wrote:
Might wanna check it for crack first, lol. Person was high for selling it that low.

Also hope it wasn't used for bitcoin mining and stressed to hell and back

The warranty transferred and it’s good until November of next year. I have one of those “all device” policies too with a low deductible.

Yeah that yahoo protect plus home plan for $15 a month and $99 per incident protects all the electronics/appliances in the home. Just gotta wait 30 calendar days before your first claim

The Yahoo Plus Protect Mobile plan has is $5 and $50 per incident and covers internals of the smartphone and front glass/screen, but not back glass cosmetic issues

Went home for Christmas but before any of that fun, I stopped off at an estate sale. Guy was a big sci-fi fan, but by the time I got there a lot of stuff was claimed and people were scanning away. I had to get going so I just grabbed a bunch of stuff and went to pay. Paid $178 for everything. 4K are sealed, Westworld and Austin Powers sets are for me. Always wanted to see the show. Everything looks amazing, just dusty.

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Porksta wrote:
Someone was a Trekkie.

Hit up an antique store on my way to Tennessee and grabbed Soul Eater for $15. My mom and visited an estate sale my first day in and I got the hemp cream (unopened).

My parents were both busy Monday, so I decided to check out the new Whataburger that opened - an hour and a half away. While there I went to a few pawn shops and grabbed Rory and Pilotwings for $5. Mario was $25 and is sealed. Wavebird receiver was $20 and Stunt Kids was $60 - no manual. Just Dance and Moon were $3 for the pair. I tell you - 10% sales tax suuuucks.

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Popped into a thrift store and got all the games in the second photo for $20 - most are complete, a couple have a ring scratch, but don't seem too deep.

Stunt kids - don’t see that … well ever

Free Wii.

Already had the grey stand, it didn't come with the system.

Seems like someone was angry at their kids or something...it was sitting in a pile of bulk trash (cardboard boxes et al), and the games are hardly anything to write home about, the most expensive title was the Barrel Blast (~$16 CIB on PriceCharting), though I know it was a kid's system because all the discs are scratched (some worse than others, but Barrel Blast doesn't even read past the main menu screen...). Everything works tho, disc drive and all, which is what I was worried about when I picked it up. Thought the worst case would be for parts and such, lol.

The good news is, I was able to test my copy of Fragile Dreams finally, lol. It works, for those of you who were on the fence about getting it as disc only.

Wii is available to anyone who wants a Wii. Complete w/ setups and 2 WiiMotes (WiiMote Plus, I think?) w/ Nunchucks, they are the ones that operate on 2x AA batteries. I just want to give it a good home, since I'm not really one for Nintendo consoles. Rescued a system that would've otherwise gone to the waste dump.

Well this is nothing compared to Porksta's estate finds... but I found something really weird at the Amazon returns store today.

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This. Sealed, for $2 plus taxes. I grabbed it immediately. The discs and art appear to be legit, I popped in the Bluray in my PC and it recognized it as one, so I'm not sure what's up with this. But this is legitimately one of my favorite horror B-movies. After all, it's not every day you hear Frosty the Snowman say raunchy jokes about women or complain how the people he kills taste funny.

Last set of items from my trip:

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Top row of games were $4 each. Keeping Battlefield, may keep Outlast - haven't decided if I want to keep my sealed copy.
Dirty Harry was $1, calculator was $6, everything else priced as marked. A Goodwill opened up in my parent's town (because they need a 10th thrift store) but video games are $6 (plus that damn 10% sales tax) - thankfully my mom got a senior discount of 20%.

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Each controller was $5, game was $2. GC is tested and working, have not tried the others.

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DVD was $2 at a thrift store, everything else was $16 at a pawn shop. You all said 1917 was a great movie so let's find out.

@Porksta, are any of those PS3 controllers a Six Axis by chance? I could use one to replace my long-dead 60GB pack-in.

All four are. Just need to test them out to make sure there is no drift and hold a charge.

https://www.imgur.com/a/YunGfgb

That's what I got for $50. It was pending, and than pending some more, so I inquired again, spoke some Polish cuz his name seemed to ring it, and he was like, I'm prob even worse at polish than you, cuz my spelling sucks I sound it out lol. Anyways, he did mention it was pending due to a friend wanting to pick it up, but his friend isn't even from Toronto, and he's got a way to say something, than you know how it goes, you're stuck holding it forever. He just wanted to declutter. Half life 2 and it's expansion episode one is sealed, those were the 2 only new and sealed games. I take it fallout tactics, alien vs. predator 2 and both rollercoaster tycoons will make for it being worthwhile. Not too far at all of a drive, prob one of the closer rides, but had to stop for a phone call and return at the mall. Was debating putting the half life's into my collection, but I dunno. Not sealed in original boxes, haha, this isn't like winning the lottery. More gas to the cause, and more wares to sell at fair prices for those interested I guess, but I put my better stuff on ebay, and was thinking, would I get more with a local interested party but I price it fair. Maybe an idea to put more of the better stuff locally and get cash in hand for it. All good, I'm gaming through this reality. Won some papa roach tickets, it's time to go to a show! lol

tarzanpat wrote:
Rollercoaster Tycoon. Nice! Brings me back.

Oduomega wrote:

I'd be interested in buying Barrel Blast off you if that's available. Nice of you to rescue that neglected Wii from the trash and offer it up on here.

Frank wrote:
Sure, though I will note that the disc condition isn't the best. I'll shoot you a PM to talk it over more.

@Porksta Might be interested in that silver GC controller.

nonamesleft wrote:

Yeah, and the boxes are in real nice shape. Had a Fallout Tactics, I prob sold for $30 or $40. Now have 1 on ebay, with no manual though, and box isn't that great, lowered price to net me $90 for it. Now I have this, in immaculate shape, manual. Prob going to try to get $130 or so for it. Manuals alone for rarer games usually sell for $30 - $35. Not to mention the condition is just outstanding.

Nice guy, don't know why he had a command and conquer game in french, couple of uk ones in there, but even still, the fallout trilogy will still net at least $10, maybe $20, didn't check. The sealed half lives, selling, just kept both witchers for my collections, one I had, but the Can with french with one less disc, keeping the us one that I got, selling the Can release. Also keeping solder of fortune II. So keeping 3 games, but keeping 1 over the other, so only 2. And that shelf is filled, nothing really, will dive in it when all these other games sell lol.

I like nice big boxes, but I won an alien vs. predator shirt that is too tight for me, got that message when I was in Jamaica, from a contest win, but it was a voucher I coulda banked on, still kinda did for the remainder but def a good time lol. The new half lifes, I'm a full life, the title coulda been better. Not Yet Parted with a sequel Half Reign. Nah, those are way worse, keep it simple, I got no idea, lol. Fallout Tactics, since I long ago departed with it, I'll also depart from it lol. Rollercoaster tycoons, never really liked sim games, I was an adventure game nerd, with some action games to keep the pace up, even on ps3, not just comp. Than got a mac, played diablo III, that was pretty much the last game I remember playing on the computer.

Porksta wrote:

You were in so much of a hurry that you PAID

for Picard.

Two seasons.

Jesus fudging christ, nail this post to the Fail of the Year thread

Oh, thanks for reminding me I bought it. Listed it last night and just sold it!

Went to a local thrift shop that stocks stuff from the California Goodwills and brings it here to resell, and picked up an LG Ultra HD Bluray player for a bit less than $8. It still had the $13 price sticker attached, heh. No remote, but I'll try to source a replacement from somewhere.

The thing works like a DREAM, and loads up discs super fast, compared to my ancient Samsung and Sony players, this is a beast.

$30 for the limited edition Yoshi 3DS with super smash bros. Just needs a charger and stylus

$100 complete in box a1418 imac, just needs macOSx installed over internet or usb

$4 broken switch lite (won’t turn on)

EclipseLion wrote:

Great finds bud! Especially that Yoshi 3DS. I'm hoping I can find a decently cheap 3DS down the road to replace my secondary 2DS.

Foxhack wrote:
Nice!

EclipseLion wrote:
Good stuff.

Refreshing to occasionally check out this thread to see the great deals people here find.

Jk, they do sell for a pretty penny tho, @EclipseLion

Oduomega wrote:

Exactly what I plan to do with it, since it’s cib

nonamesleft wrote:

The remote is going to cost me more than the friggin player. XD

Foxhack wrote:
I think that's how you know you got a super deal.

I found a FireTV 4K stick at the Amazon Dumpster store, but it didn't include a remote and I can't get it to pair with my phone. I suspect it's busted, but I won't know until I find a replacement remote...

This has been a weird week for remoteless finds, huh

If you can't pair it with your phone I'd imagine the Bluetooth or something is busted. And when I tried looking up remote replacements they're like 50%+ the cost of an actual Kindle Fire device.... So not worth it

Eh, it was two bucks, so I didn't lose much. I'll keep an eye out for a remote at the flea markets.

Foxhack wrote:

If you have an older Fire Stick those remotes will work on the newer models, obviously minus the extra functionality of the new remotes.

Frank wrote:

I don't, actually. I don't even have a TV. :p

I'll just ask some friends if they have spares...

I just nabbed Popeye 2 for $21. Here’s my story.
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I’ve known about Popeye 2 since The Lonely Goomba made a humorous video about it in the early 2010s. It looked like my thing, so I’ve kept a (pop)eye peeled for it. Shouldn’t be expensive, right?

Popeye 2 is bizarre. You probably haven’t heard of it, and most people haven’t played it. VGPC claims it goes for $18 loose, but $300 CIB. Despite this, loose copies rarely appear on eBay, and when they do, sellers usually call it rare and slap a $40+ price on it. There are some insane prices on this 8-bit novelty game.

I got a random urge to look it up at 2 in the morning, and this copy had just been posted. Seller confirmed beyond a doubt that it was legit (though you can already tell by the yellowing), and I snapped it up. Hope to play it soon.

@Frank You wanted to play it, right? Or am I misremembering?

SupremeSarna wrote:

Wow, great memory man! Yes I do, It looks like a very unique platformer.

Edit: also fake cartridges can yellow as well. Send me a HQ Pic of the front and back and I can verify it for you

I was never very good at it but I loved Popeye for Colecovision in the 80's. I have it on NES but I have an old system so its very frustrating to get it started so I usually don't bother with it. I wish they had made Popeye 2 for NES as I would've liked to have played it. I know I wouldn't enjoy on Gameboy as those tend to be clunky. I love Ducktales but playing it on game boy just wasn't the same for me to slow and clunky gamplay. Even still I hope you enjoy your Popeye 2 for Gameboy as its a classic character I wish they would bring back to tv and back on video games. Also it seems every game is listed as Rare on Ebay making the word meaningless to me. Or the popular word now on there is Authentic.