January 2016 Pickups and Finds

[kamikazekeeg]

It's a PS4 kind of day!

[fazerco]

Got me a few beta and demonstration cdi's. The nicest one is Link faces of Evil.

[Warmsignal]

I don't care that someone wants to buy a reproduction game, the one issue I have with this game is it looks like the original. While you might not ever try and pass it off as an original who's to say one day you sell it and the next guy.  I personally hate people who sell reproduction games and they look exactly like the original.
I also agree if your going the repro route to save money and just play the game you might as well emulate.

The inside of a repro cart looks like a mad scientist's work. There is no mistaking it. I think all expensive carts need to be verified as original, it's just the smart thing to do, and people already do it regularly. Normally I would buy one that says reproduction, but I didn't see one with that label. If I sold it, I might reprint another label for it. But even so, a scammer can change the label of any cartridge and say it's something that it is not. One could easily swap out a Shaq-Fu label for an Earthbound label and if buyers aren't willing to have it examined, they could scam someone.

[dashv]

Got me a few beta and demonstration cdi's. The nicest one is Link faces of Evil.

Nice. Who shot Jonny Rock on CDi is one of my favorite games.

[theflea]

Here's my pick-ups this week, including a rare NES game.

Amiibo
- Lucas
- Resetti
- Blathers
- Celeste
- Kicks

XBone
- Life is Strange - Limited Edition

Wii U
- Devil's Third

VITA
Saw this on sale for $6
- Freedom Wars

Picked up these next games on clearance for under $5.
PS3
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
XB360
- Fable the Journey
NDS
- Gogos Crazy Bones
- 50 More Classic Games

PS3
Saw this for $6 at a used game store.
- Sega Classics Collection

NES
And last got a decent deal on a rare EU exclusive NES game I've been wanting, while not cheap I got it for about $100 less then it usually goes for.
- Rodland

[maximo310]

Pickups of the last week
 DS GS pickups:
999 CIB- $18
Star Fox Command loose-$4.50
Brain Age1,BA 2,Polarium, Underground Pool CIB- $1-2 each ( spare cases for my other loose games)

Thirft/Online
Star Wars: Shadow of the Empire N64 cart- $1
Shovel Knight Wii U CIB- $20
SMT Devil Survivor 2: Record Breaker Launch Edition 3DS CIB- $15 ( after gift card)
Knights of the Nightmare DS Launch Edition CIB-$30

Also picked up
Rodea the Sky Solider Wii U Launch Edition CIB- $3( bought at Walmart for $30, traded the Wii U disc at BB for $27)
Etrian Odyssey Untold 2 3DS Launch Edition CIB- $3 ( after gift card)

[dashv]

Still waiting for my "Life is Strange limited edition" to arrive.

But my Super Mario Maker Pin set arrived today!







Joy!

[romanticore]

...my Super Mario Maker Pin set arrived today!

Joy!

Really nice! I would have loved 'em as fridge magnets.

[gamercomposer]

Stopped at one of my best local spots the other day and got these.

Dang that's awesome! I just found out about TRAG last week!

[gamercomposer]

This may be the best haul that I have found in a while:
Carts N64
- LoZ: Ocarina of Time (Grey cart)
-Wave Race 64
-Perfect Dark
-Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
-Diddy Kong Racing
-Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Super Mario 64
CIB
-Point Blank,  GTA 1, Resident Evil ( Longbox), Twisted Metal 1, MGS (PS1)
-Maken X, Toy Commander, Sonic Adventure, NHL 2K, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, SoulCalibur, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, NFL Blitz 2000, Sega Bass Fishing (Dreamcast)
-Mario Kart 64, Killer Instinct Gold ( N64)
- Dragon Force, Street Fighter Alpha 2,Virtua Fighter 2, Battle Arena Toshinden Remix (Saturn)
-Skyrim (X360) - replacement for my regular copy which has a crappy disc
All of the games seemed to be pretty pristine and they were $1 each.

Whaaaaaaaat!?! A dollar each? Where do you live?! That's the craziest deal of a deal I have heard of. Awesome finds!!!!!

[dashv]

Maximo has Jedi mind powers.

He just waves his hand and says.

You will sell me all your games for $1.

[spac316]

Got DoA XBV for XBox and WipeOut Pure for PSP today as well as a Super Mario Hotwheels.

[Flashback2012]

Here's the finds/pick ups for this week...

DS
River City Super Sports Challenge (Cousin picked this up for me off of Amazon)

Interactive Figures
Anakin Skywalker (LightFX) (Infinity 3.0)
Birthday Bash Big Bubble Pop Fizz (SuperChargers)
Blathers (Amiibo)
Celeste (Amiibo)
Kicks (Amiibo)
Lava Lance Eruptor (SuperChargers)
Legendary Bone Bash Roller Brawl (SuperChargers)
Legendary Hurricane Jet-Vac (SuperChargers)
LEGO Dimensions Back to the Future Fun Pack (Doc Brown)
LEGO Dimensions Doctor Who Fun Pack (Cyberman)
LEGO Dimensions Ninjago Fun Puck (Jay)
LEGO Dimensions Ninjago Fun Pack (Sensei Wu)
Lucas (Amiibo)
Resetti (Amiibo)

Between new Amiibos releasing this weekend, LEGO Dimensions Fun Packs being 50% off and Toys R Us having a One-Day sale on Skylanders where they were B1G1F; there was not any room to go hunting for anything else besides Interactive Figures this weekend. I did manage to put in a pre-order for Bravely Second and the Roy Amiibo though. 

[redblaze57]

Got the high-capacity battery for the Wii U controller from Nintendo.

[maximo310]

This may be the best haul that I have found in a while:
Carts N64
- LoZ: Ocarina of Time (Grey cart)
-Wave Race 64
-Perfect Dark
-Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
-Diddy Kong Racing
-Mortal Kombat Trilogy
- Super Mario 64
CIB
-Point Blank,  GTA 1, Resident Evil ( Longbox), Twisted Metal 1, MGS (PS1)
-Maken X, Toy Commander, Sonic Adventure, NHL 2K, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, SoulCalibur, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, NFL Blitz 2000, Sega Bass Fishing (Dreamcast)
-Mario Kart 64, Killer Instinct Gold ( N64)
- Dragon Force, Street Fighter Alpha 2,Virtua Fighter 2, Battle Arena Toshinden Remix (Saturn)
-Skyrim (X360) - replacement for my regular copy which has a crappy disc
All of the games seemed to be pretty pristine and they were $1 each.

Whaaaaaaaat!?! A dollar each? Where do you live?! That's the craziest deal of a deal I have heard of. Awesome finds!!!!!

As DashV says, I've got the goods they want for the sweet deals.
But I live in LA, where deals are pretty hard to find at thrifts nowadays, as well as local gaming stores charging over fmv for games. But this thirft, a Goodwill bookstore, from time to time seems to get some ridicuolously good stuff during summer and winter break. They price anything older than 6th gen at $1 each, DVD's and handheld games at $2 each, and Blu-rays at $3 which applies to games. I think there is a post from the August 2015 finds where I found some DS/3DS stuff and a LE. It was pretty sweet, especially since the Goodwill near my house has bumped up their game prices and have a bad selection of stuff to choose from.