What Are Your THREE Greatest Finds in the Wild?

[orrimarrko]

OK - eBay does NOT count, as it's technically not "the wild".

I'm talking game stores, thrift stores, garage sales, friends, whatever else...

Here's mine (although they have all been sold - sniff, sniff):

1. NES console test cartridge (perfect label) $3.00

2. MINT, complete Q*Bert's Qubes for 2600 (so choice) $2.99

3. StarFox Super Weekend Competition cart for SNES (really good condition) $9.99

Try to limit them to three, unless you just have a couple of more amazing finds that warrant a story.

Carry on...

Steve

[Querjek]

Well, mine aren't that great, but they're still pretty good.

1. Turbografx 16 with Turbografx CD, case, 4 complete CD games, 12 complete card games, and 1 card-only game----$40

2. FFVI and FFIV (American releases, cart only)----$2.99 apiece

3. Don't have a 3rd that is non-eBay. But if I could... well, let's just say "CD-i with 35 games, 2 of which were in-store demo copies, for only $25".

[Achika]

1. complete Mickey Mouse Game & Watch (the juggling circus one) $15

2. Super Cross Force (coleco) $2

3. Many of the Fox Atari 2600 games including Porky's, Crypts of Chaos, Revenge of the Beefsteak Tomatoes given to me by a friend a few years ago.

[Sega Hitman]

1.) Loose Tooth Protectors--$10

2.) Vectrex w/ 5 or 6 games (as well as 10 very common 2600 games)--$15

3.) Box of old PC games which included Maniac Mansion (sold for $71 on ebay), and 5 Ultima games (sold for between $25-$50)---$15

And since half the state of Michigan visits the DP board, I just thought I'd mention that #1 and #3 there were found at everybody's favorite trash pit, Dixieland Flea Market. Just thought I'd rub it in, since I haven't heard positive things about Dixieland from other members here.

-Hitman-

[omnedon]

Supergrafx with games

Boxed Jag with controllers and games

Saturn with Virtua Cop 2 and 2 third party guns

[hydr0x]

- Mega Drive Six Pack PAL which was only available in germany as pack-in in a very limited amount for 3.00 (lose as there is no boxed version)

- Anticipation NES PAL mint for 0.67 (the pal version usually goes for 40+ bucks)

- a whole bunch of Dreamcast games for 5.00 each, Saturn/32X for 1.00 each incl. Shenmue 2 and a lot other rares all in perfect shape

not the best finds but it's very very hard to find ANYTHING in the wild in germany

[sniperCCJVQ]

- A2600 Mr Do Castle (in a A2600 - Vic20 kit for 20$).

- WWF Superstars upright (clean and almost complete) $150 CND.

- NES Tester Controller (From the World Class Service Center Setup, for FREE)

Might not count but a A2600 kit with 56 games (all commun) ~ $9.

[Ze_ro]

Perhaps not all that impressive, but:

1) Jaguar Catbox, bought brand new for $60 (CDN) or so when it came out. I still have the "box" it came in and manuals and all... although I seem to have lost the terminator that came with it.

2) Vectrex with Hyperchase, $40 (What was more impressive was the fact that I got it from a booth in a flea market that notoriously overprices everything... Genesis sports games for $25 and all). Aside from a missing rubber foot, a rather abused controller, and the standard buzzing, it's in very good condition.

3) SNES Chrono Trigger, $10 from a local pawn shop

--Zero

[DDCecil]

Snatcher, Lunar2: EB, Lucienne's Quest, Dragon Force, and Albert Odyssey (Jan. 31, 2005) - $4 each

Channel F System w/ Blackjack (2002) - 2.50

4 Lufia 2s (back in 1998) and 2 Valkyrie Profiles (back in late 2003- $20 each

[Goodwill Hunter]

2600 Tooth Protectors....79 cents loose and like-new at Goodwill

APF-M1000 console and Imagination Machine, complete with all cables, power supplies, U-connector and Basic cart....$9.99 in a big bag, also at Goodwill.

Sears 2600 in-store demo unit....$95.00 from a guy at a flea who had kept it in his basement for 20 years for his kids to play with, no other game stuff in his stall.

Rich

[Goodwill Hunter]

damn double post...please delete.

[leorange]

off the top of my head...

-a box filled with 17 caltron 6 in 1s: 15 shrinkwrapped, 1 complete, 1 loose. $30 at a thrift.

-atari stunt cycle: $2 at a goodwill surplus shed. traded away when i found a tele-games stunt cycle for $5 at a flea.

-sonic adventure: limited edition. $10 at an independent cd/dvd/game store.

kinda OT honorable mention: fisher price pxl-2000 camera-$20 at a flea.

[eolsen]

-Atari Video Cube loose $1
-Realm(SNES) R7 free from friend
-Dragon Warrior(NES) complete and in excelent condition 2.99

[Drexel923]

-2 copies of SNES Exertainment MountainBike Rally loose - $10

-Genesis Lethal Enforcers complete with a complete 2nd player pink gun - $15

-Genesis Splatterhouse 2 loose - $5

[Retsudo]

Dont know if this is considered in the wild but....

Got a mint Sega Cd in the box with Genny and 8 games(including Snatcher)for $10.00 from a customer at EB

Got a Mint complete copy of Metal Slug 1 us version for the NeoGeo(for free I might add) from a friend who was closing his video store and moving back to his country

Bought a copy of Streetfighter collection 2 sealed from a friend for $12.00

[TheRedEye]

a box filled with 17 caltron 6 in 1s: 15 shrinkwrapped, 1 complete, 1 loose. $30 at a thrift.

Hey, you're the guy I bought mine from! I bought a shrinked and the loose one from you. Ended up selling the loose at a CGE, matter of fact.

[Achika]

And since half the state of Michigan visits the DP board, I just thought I'd mention that #1 and #3 there were found at everybody's favorite trash pit, Dixieland Flea Market. Just thought I'd rub it in, since I haven't heard positive things about Dixieland from other members here.

-Hitman-

That's where I found the complete Mickey Mouse Game & Watch. How do you like them apples? :P

[norkusa]

#3: Found a totally mint Atari "heavy sixer" at a garage sale for $7. Ended up selling it on ebay for $685

#2: A new and unused Virtual Boy store demo display+Red Alarm demo cart for $75 off a .forsale newsgroup post. Yeah, I got it off the net but I did some hardcore searching for it, so it felt like a find in the wild.

#1: Peek-A-Boo Poker & Hot Slots (both complete) from a local video store for $5 each

[Flack]

Atari 2600, complete: $1.48, Goodwill.

Amiga 500, hundreds of disks: $20, local.

Shinobi Arcade Cabinet: $100, Auction.

[intro9]

Well I can name my top two and give my tie for 3rd.

1st: Atari 5200 Keystone Kaper Prototype (confirmed now, Yay!)

2nd: NES Tester Controller (World Class Service Center Setup)

3rd: about 6 Top Loaders for no more than $15 a peice, several for $5 a peice.

That's in the last 6 months, so that's decent!

Frank

[hydr0x]

Got a Mint complete copy of Metal Slug 1 us version for the NeoGeo(for free I might add) from a friend who was closing his video store and moving back to his country

HOLY CRAP!!! I'd kill for a "deal" like that...

[Ze_ro]

Got a Mint complete copy of Metal Slug 1 us version for the NeoGeo(for free I might add) from a friend who was closing his video store and moving back to his country

You win.

--Zero

[AB Positive]

lesse...

1) Virtua Boy w/ 4 games, FF II, FF III (both SNES were loose) - $50

2) An atari/coleco bundle w/ 2 R7 games and many others - $50 (sold remainder on eBay in two bundles, one for $95, one for $110)

3) will probably be on tuesday, details to come

-AG

[Darth Vader]

1. Motorodeo NTSC w/manual - $3
2. Atari 2600 setup w/50 games (all boxed, including system and mint) - $50
3. My contact who supplied me with 95% of my SNES, NES and Genesis games I own.

Danny

[portnoyd]

off the top of my head...

-a box filled with 17 caltron 6 in 1s: 15 shrinkwrapped, 1 complete, 1 loose. $30 at a thrift.

ORANGEST! I, too, got my sealed Caltron from you. I actually think you supplied a majority of the Caltron out in circulation, if not all the sealed ones... hehe.

My top 5:

- Sealed 2600 Glib for $2 at a thrift

- loose Game Action Replay for $5

- and the big load of about 100 sealed games + from my local Funco. 4 sealed original Zelda 2s, one sealed Skate or Die, about 30-50 sealed contras, 20 sealed QBerts, 5 sealed Friday the 13ths, 5 sealed Athletic Worlds, 10 Xeviouses, 20 Magmaxes, and 20 Gyrusses. Cost me $700, but quite the amount of theoritcal pants shitting when I walked into the store that day.



dave