May 2013 - Recently Added to Collection/ Recently Purchased

[brunauss]

Back from my little trip up north in Illinois. Always a treat shopping outside your home market region. Different shopping priorities and thus different markdowns. The town I went to still has a fully functioning rental store, that is part of the Family Video franchise, and showing no sign of closing any time in the near future. They have excellent quality re-surfacers and thus their pre-owned games are in new playing condition guaranteed. I'm also throwing in marked titles from a pawn shop that is also just as good with their disc quality. My little take from them are as follows.

<[ Playstation 3
Dead or Alive 5 $9.99
Far Cry 2 $9.99
Inversion $9.99
KungFu Rider ( Pawn Shop ) $5.99
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 $9.99
Motorstorm: Apocalypse $9.99
Ridge Racer Unbound $9.99
Transformers: The Game ( Pawn Shop ) $7.96

<[ Xbox 360
Game of Thrones $9.99
Iron Man $9.99
N3II Ninety-Nine Nights $9.99

In addition, Family video was holding a sweet 4-for-1-Dollar sale on older DVD rentals and had a ton of titles I didn't have yet. So ended up buying 100 of those too.

[theflea]

Had some good finds this week. here's what I picked up from garage sales.
Most all the games I picked up for $1-$2

Console - Sega Master System II (Alex Kidd Version)
Console - V-Tech Socrates (brand new in the box for $10)
GBA - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
GBA - Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
GBC - Harvest Moon 2 GBC
GBC - Top Gear Pocket
GBC - Tarzan
N64 - Nagano Winter Olypics '98
NDS - Big Brain Academy
NDS - Brain Quest
NDS - Lego Indiana Jones
NDS - Major League Baseball 2K12
NDS - Monster Mayhem
NDS - Professor Layton and the Curious Village
NDS - Spongebob Squarepants Globs of Doom
NGB - Game & Watch Gallery
NGB - Kirby's Block Ball
NGB - Star Wars
NGC - Digimon Rumble Arena 2
NGC - Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup
NGC - NBA 2K2
NGC - Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
NGC - SSX 3
NGC - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
NGC - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
NGC - TMNT Mutant Melee
PS2 - Cars
PS2 - MLB 10 The Show
PS2 - MX vs ATV Untamed
PS2 - NBA Live 06
PS2 - NHL 2004
PS2 - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
PS2 - Thrillville: Off the Rails
PS2 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
PS2 - World Championship Poker
SMS - California Games
SMS - F-16 Fighting Falcon
SMS - Fantasy Zone
SMS - Fantasy Zone II
SMS - Great Golf
SMS - Quartet
SMS - Poseidon Wars
SMS - Power Strike (Special Edition)
SMS - Rampage
SMS - Shanghai
SMS - Spy vs Spy
SMS - Teddy Boy
SMS - TransBot
SMS - Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
SNES - Jurassic Park Part 2
Wii - Mercury Meltdown Revolution
XB - Family Guy
XB - Jaws Unleashed
XB - Madden NFL 2002
XB - Madden NFL 2003
XB - Need for Speed Underground 2
XB - Spider-Man 2

Then got a deal on these games from online.
PS2 - .Hack//Mutation
PS2 - .Hack//Outbreak
PS2 - .Hack//Quarantine
NES - Stack-Up

[brunauss]

Aren't garage sales the greatest when approaching transition between console generations though? *L*

[sin2beta]

@theFlea, you have insane pickups. I approve.

[theflea]

Been having some great luck lately on garage sales.
Stopped at another sale and they had a CIB Steel Battalion with controller.
I got it for $25, I have one and I figured I'm sure I can find someone who will want it. It's to good of a deal. Well I didn't open the box til I got home, and found it's the blue button version. This thing looks like it was never even used. I own a green button version so I guess I found someone who wants it. me. 
 
May's total Pickups....
Console - Funtech Super A'Can
Console - Gameboy Advance (white)
Console - Sega Master System II
Console - V-Tech Socrates
ACAN - Adventures in Africa
3DO - Burning Soldier
3DO - Deathkeep
3DO - Escape from Monster Manor
3DO - Star Blade
3DO - Wing Commander III
GBA - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
GBA - Mary-Kate & Ashley: Girls Night Out
GBA - Spy Kids 3D: Game Over
GBC - Harvest Moon 2 GBC
GBC - Top Gear Pocket
GBC - Tarzan
GEN - Ecco the Dolphin
GEN - PGA European Tour
GEN - Star Trek: The Next Generation
N64 - Nagano Winter Olypics '98
NDS - Big Brain Academy
NDS - Brain Quest
NDS - Imagine: Wedding Designer
NDS - Lego Indiana Jones
NDS - Major League Baseball 2K12
NDS - Monster Mayhem
NDS - Pokemon: Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
NDS - Professor Layton and the Curious Village
NDS - Spongebob Squarepants Globs of Doom
NES - Stack-Up
NGB - Game & Watch Gallery
NGB - Kirby's Block Ball
NGB - Star Wars
NGC - Digimon Rumble Arena 2
NGC - Harry Potter Quidditch World Cup
NGC - NBA 2K2
NGC - Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing
NGC - SSX 3
NGC - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
NGC - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
NGC - TMNT Mutant Melee
PS2 - .Hack//Mutation
PS2 - .Hack//Outbreak
PS2 - .Hack//Quarantine
PS2 - Cars
PS2 - MLB 10 The Show
PS2 - MX vs ATV Untamed
PS2 - NBA Live 06
PS2 - NHL 2004
PS2 - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
PS2 - Thrillville: Off the Rails
PS2 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005
PS2 - World Championship Poker
PS3 - Resistance 3
PS3 - SSX
SAT - Albert Odyssey
SAT - Dragon Force
SAT - Golden Axe: The Duel
SAT - Gungriffon
SAT - Iron Storm
SAT - Magic Knight Rayearth
SAT - Shining the Holy Ark
SCD - Dark Wizard
SCD - Lunar II
SCD - Vay
SMS - California Games
SMS - F-16 Fighting Falcon
SMS - Fantasy Zone
SMS - Fantasy Zone II
SMS - Great Golf
SMS - Quartet
SMS - Poseidon Wars
SMS - Power Strike (Special Edition)
SMS - Rampage
SMS - Shanghai
SMS - Spy vs Spy
SMS - Teddy Boy
SMS - TransBot
SMS - Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
SNES - Brawl Brothers
SNES - Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest
SNES - Gradius III
SNES - Jurassic Park Part 2
SNES - Super Smash TV
SNES - Total Carnage
TI99 - Centipede
TI99 - Dig Dug
TI99 - Donkey Kong
TI99 - Jungle Hunt
TI99 - Ms. Pac-Man
TI99 - Moon Patrol
TI99 - Protector II
Wii - Dragon Blade
Wii - Mercury Meltdown Revolution
Wii - Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Wii - Super Mario Galaxy
XB - Family Guy
XB - Jaws Unleashed
XB - Madden NFL 2002
XB - Madden NFL 2003
XB - Need for Speed Underground 2
XB - Spider-Man 2
XB – Steel Battalion with Controller (blue buttons)
XB360 - Over-G Fighters

[brunauss]

update on that free NES console.... IT WORKS. 

Nice! Congrats! Nothing beats free, especially if it's an NES!

Oh yeah, thats how I got the gen 2 top loading NES. Moved into the house, found it in the basement.

[soera]

My name is theflea. I get a ton of stuff for cheap and make Soera jealous.

[turf]

Did a bit of trash digging this morning.  Here's a quick rundown of the pickups

Metroid Prime with bonus disk - $1.50
Sponge Bob GC -$1.50
Scooby Doo GC - $1.50
Madagascar GC - $1.50
Sonic Gems Collection CG  $4

Spider-Man X-Men: Arcade's Revenge GG - $2
Mortal Kombat GG - $2

Box of old Video Game stuff (SNES, 2 controllers, all the cables, GameBoy, and Ninja Gaiden NES) - $1

The Godfather XBox (had Rainbow Six 3 in the case too) - $0.25

I think that's it. Oh, wait. I bought a "broken" PS3 for $5. 

Grand Total spent $20.25

[redblaze57]

My name is theflea. I get a ton of stuff for cheap and make Soera jealous.

I think he makes everyone jealous

[insektmute]

Still just hitting Steam stuff lately, though that should be changing very soon. In the meantime...

- Avencast: Rise of the Mage ($2.39)
- Fallen Enchantress ($10.39)

Think I may put in a pre-order for DoDonPachi Saidaioujou later, now that it's confirmed as region-free

[burningdoom]

Just picked up the Heretic/Hexen collection on Steam for $9.99. Includes Heretic, Hexen 1 & 2, and Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel. Still had to download GZDoom to get it to run right, though. Nonetheless, great old-school FPS with a definite fantasy-flair to it all that brings a lot of nostalgia back for me. $10 well spent!

[theflea]

Sorry to make everyone jealous. I love all collectors big and small. 
And now I'm gonna make you jealous again. 
A friend of mine is going through a financial hard time and decided to sell some of his collection to me.
So on the way to his place I stopped at a few garage sales and found something.
- Magnavox Odyssey 300 (CIB)
- Coleco Tabletop Arcade: Pac-Man with Perma Power Adapter
Got them both for $30
Then bought from a friend...
- Bandai Wonderswan (green) (CIB)
- Shining Force III on Saturn (CIB)
and the best piece... (please don't hate me) lol
- M.U.S.H.A. on Genesis (CIB) 

[turf]

Great pickups flea!  Can we give this man a round of applause!  It really is easier in some parts of the country. If there aren't a whole lot of collectors (more importantly resellers) in your area, you get the best deals around. But this guy puts in the leg work.  Good work, brother.

I forgot to mention the "broken" PS3 I bought this morning had the hard drive come loose and it wouldn't start up. All I did was push it back in snug. Now I'll have to spend more on 1 controller than I did the whole system. 

[soera]

Sorry to make everyone jealous. I love all collectors big and small. 

Heh dont feel bad. I just wish I had some of your finds (the SMS stuff with the model II system and the Magic knight Rayearth).

[burningdoom]

I have to imagine that Flea is loaded. There is rarely a day that goes by that he's not posting some awesome long list of games acquired.