So... I decided to take a little adventure today. There's a monthly flea market at the fairgrounds here during the weekend of the last Saturday of every month excluding December. Having a pretty decent lot of birthday money, I decided to venture out.
Note: I had only heard of flea markets before and knew they sold secondhand goods. I didn't know anything before hand, so if some comment seems completely ignorant... it is. Be gentle.
I was a bit discouraged at first because almost everything was antique furniture, gas station signs, and other various random antiques that typically old people like. Then, on the other side, there was jewelry, those random import-style goods that one random Indian or Chinese person runs, some food stands, and lots of coin-collection vendors. Then, there was the ripoff "100-NES-games-in-1" TV plug-and-play systems that are absolute garbage as well as a few other ripoff vendors. I was getting a bit discouraged, so I was like, "If nothing's in this last building, I'm leaving". As I walked toward the back I saw this one stand with a giant Mario Kart DS GameStop sign (y'know, the cardboard cutouts that go outside or in the corner of the store?) so I was intrigued and went over there. He had a box of some vintage games, not many, but I was able to pick through the lot and find some games that were both fun and a little bit more valuable than most. This is what I bought:
1. Tecmo Bowl w/ manual and dust cover. Mint condition.
2. MC Kids. Also purchased with the dust cover and in mint condition.
3. Ikari Warriors - This one excited me. It was CIB.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/IKARI-WARRIORS-1-NEAR-MINT-NES-NINTENDO-COMPLETE-/350489639223?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item519acf7937#ht_500wt_1287 Kinda steep on eBay. In very good condition..
4. Sky Shark - Another CIB game.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sky-Shark-Classic-Nintendo-NES-Game-Complete-CIB-NM-/120542492596?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1c10e477b4#ht_1395wt_1037 Again, click here to see what BIN's are going for on eBay. Not a totally fair price, but still.
(Yeah, I know BIN's are ripoffs, but people still buy from them...)
So those are the things I bought. I picked those out of the lot and offered him $10... and he accepted.
So my first day at a flea market was a success. It's also going on Saturday and Sunday, but I probably won't be going. It was stinky, musty, and full of old people. It's neat to look around at if you appreciate antique and vintage furniture, houseware, and signs (among some other things), but definitely something I'll only go to once a month.
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