Garage Sales

[iggy]

Anyone find anything really rare or good and buy it for really cheap at a GS? i'm trying to find rare video games by going to sales around me.

I'm sure people do it with books.

 

[needtogetarmy]

I used to in the old days (back int he 80's and early 90's). people now are smart and sell the good stuff on Ebay.

 

[juiceddreadlocks]

fuck you, I love garage sales.

 

[puddlemonkey]

why would you want old video games, new ones too hard for you?

 

[UA_Iron]

I'm still looking for some old klipsch speakers and shit. I never find them

 

[yourmomgoestocollege]

You can find great deals on underwear and socks at garage sales.

 

[samoth]

fuck you, I love garage sales.

TITCR

Never found anything valuable, though. People actually tend to overprice collectibles like cards, comics or coins. Rare books are a field requiring knowledge and truely rare books, which you don't see at garage sales. I can see old video games, but you still don't see MS in-box Dragon Warrior III games that often, either... although SNES games like Final Fantasy III are probably more common and sell in the $50-80 range as well. Battery life of only 10-15 years is always a concern with these games, too.

 

[iggy]

rare games are the best though.

 

[hurricane]

like how old are rare ?atari old and rare?? lol good luck with that

 

[samoth]

like how old are rare ?atari old and rare?? lol good luck with that

Older NES and SNES RPGs and others sell for a pretty penny. I've never seen Atari-system games go for much of anything.

DW and FF games for the NES can sell for upwards of $100 in boxed MS with functional battery, as can SOM and CT for the SNES. Moreover, old rarities such as Mrs. Pacman have always been desirable for no other reason than low production.

I have never followed Sega, but I'm sure their counterparts to DW/FF pull similar amounts.

I look forward to the day when we have SNES FFIII-type games in Flash/Java-format on the WWW.

 

[curvymommy]

If you ever see a Texas Instruments Speak and Spell that works pick it up! I found one for .25 at a garage sale and sold it for $80. They're desirable because of the sounds they make. i guess they use the electrical components for sound effects and stuff. Who knows?!

Speak & Spell Texas Instruments+2 Cartridges/Modules'80 - eBay (item 350148988277 end time Jan-11-09 19:19:35 PST)

 

[iggy]

lol! will do curvy!

well had some successful hunting at goodwill. picked up a few NES games for a dollar a piece and sold all of them for about 30 at the record exchange.