Finds of the Month Updates

Here is the list of the finds of every month up to October. I do apologize that I haven't posted the last three or so and completely missed the March entry but they are all here! So here they are, each of them with a little info on how I found them.

January
NES Deluxe Set
I was able to pick this up at a thrift store for a mere 34.95. The best part was that the R.O.B. came complete and with all the parts. It was even still in its bag with the games in extreme minty shape! This is for sure one of my most valued items. Amazingly, due to my struggle with money I almost sold this precious item but due to "destiny" the set ended up back in my hands.
February
House of the Dead(Saturn)
This is probably the cheapest find of the month ever, because it was free. During this time, there was a play n trade opened near my home and I was very happy. I used to go there all the time but sadly, the store is gone. This memory will always stay in me though. I went in to go through their used games as usual and found the House of the Dead disc for Saturn but with no price tag. I asked how much it was and the guy checked it out on the computer and said 4.99! I was like WOW NO WAY! Anyways, I picked up a couple of other games and due to their offer of buy two get one free, I came up with a free copy of House of the Dead it being the cheapest game I was buying. Those were sure good times....

March
Famicom CIB

I gotta thank eBay for this finding. This console usually goes for 100+ as well so I was lucky enough to pay 56 dollars for this wonderful console but that's not all. The console also came with twenty six games as well as some pirates in that lot. I couldn't have asked for anything more but that's right, that's not all! I also got an extra Famicom Disk System RAM adapter, those might come in handy, thanks eBay!

April
Valkyrie Profile(PS1)
In one of my trips to the thrift store, I was able to pick this up for a mere 1.95 just to wet my pants later that day when I found out how much this gem was worth. I'm a real fan of RPGs so there is no way I could let go of this game especially when it is in such minty shape. Great find over all...

May
Goal Prototype(NES)
I picked this up at the flea market for the amazing price of two dollars. I had no idea what it was at first but the label caught my attention and I figured why not? And boy did I made a great purchase as this little game right here ended up being a prototype of the game Goal for the NES. I never really play through it to see any differences but it's OK, I'm just happy having it to show it off to my friends.

June
NES Sealed Game Lot
Probably one of the best finds ever from Craiglist, sealed games are what brings you back to the simpler time especially for the NES! I paid a little over 200 dollars for these but I broke even and even more after I sold the duplicates. It's a great way to help your hobby stay alive and not bother your living expenses. I wouldn't dare open any of these because I might just get a heart attack. This can be without a doubt the best find of the year although the rest of the entries are quite impressive and will post a challenge nonetheless.

July
Asian PC Games
In a month of horrible empty handed finds, I was able to pick these games up for .95 cents each if I remember correctly. I wasn't able to test them but they looked like Emulators with roms in them which made them a very unique find and with no challengers to fight for the top spot of July, this one went through with ease.

August
Thousand Arms(PS1)
When it comes to RPGs I go nuts and when it comes to RPGs by Atlus I scream like a little girl! But really, there is just something about Atlus I can't stop loving, they are amazing! I was able to pick this baby up for two bucks and it even came with a Thousand Arms sticker on the memory card. This is surely one of the games in my "to play" list.

September
Pokemon CIB Lot + Yugi
Play n Trade might be gone from my area but that never stopped me from finding others nearby and that's what I did, and that's how I ended up with these finds. Having paid only four dollars and some cents (With the help of my ten percent discount) I was able to pick all of these games up in minty complete condition. The only duplicate was Pokemon Blue which I ended up re-selling to break even with this purchase. This is just one of the things I love about savvy collecting, be sure to take notes mmk?

October
Ico (PS2)
This would be my second copy of Ico I would have in my collection if I hadn't sold it to a good friend of mine but it was fine by me as I told him I would eventually bump into another one. The time finally came as I picked this one up at the flea market for the wonderful price of two dollars. This is another game in my list that will eventually be explore by yours truly, I'll be sure to keep you updated on that.



So that's it for all this year's top finds. Be sure to check each one out with careful consideration as I'll need you to vote this January for the top one! The reason? Do you really need one? All you gotta do is click and you are done, no ID needed so even illegal immigrants can vote! Cya later amigos!

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Find of the Month (MAY) Prototype!

With so many amazing finds, I had to pick just one that was out of this world. There was a NES deluxe set, Gold N64, a lot of 50 disk system games, a huge lot of n64 console and games, among other things.... In the end, the prototype I found was the most interesting and best find I could think of. That's something you don't find any day you know, at least for me. Should I say anything else?
Isn't in beautiful? Let me know what you think!

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Finds 185: NES Prototype! plus Gameboy Boxed Games and more!! AMAZING!!

Well decided to hit the flea market after being absent from it and found really neat stuff! I have to make the finds in two parts because there are just way too many photos of the stuff I got today. So this time around, a couple of friends came along which made things more appealing. It's always better when you have company on such grueling outings since the sun almost killed us all, it was great to have company to enjoy the pain along with you har har har... anyways, we walked for about three hours and found a lot of interesting things, here are my finds along with prices:
I got these games for ten dollars.
I got these two games for ten dollars. They could be good resellers but then again they are fun to play.
The vendor wanted five dollars for this but I said no, he said three, I said no, finally he said two and I wasn't sure still but then I decided to get it, so two it is...(it's a gameboy sp charger btw)

My friend Andrew gave me this along with the Saturn game below for giving him a ride to the flea market....a lot of fun I'm going to have with these!

Here is the other game, good golfing for the Saturn yay!


Well, now I will take a break from the flea market finds to post this awesome craiglist find. I got all these gameboy games plus the gameboy color for 10 dollars! YES 10 dollars!!!! Amazing indeed! I didn't know they were boxed to begin with until I saw the kid bring out the bag full of boxed games. Great way to end the hunt but there is more to come after this!

These are just the boxes of the games, but I do have the games for some of these.
More just box of games, the guy who sold it to me said he had a garage sale but he wanted to sell them altogether. I guess some buyers must have bought the carts of the games I only have the box of.
the Gameboy Color also came with the box!
Games here the most notable to me is Adventure Island 2. Sweet game!
Then there is just the case and a magnifying thing for the GBC.

Forgot this one!

Now here is a little treat from the flea market. I picked this game up thinking it had a converter for the Famicom in it. It turns out that it's actually a prototype of the game Goal for the NES! It's the first ever prototype I found and it's just exciting to have something of high interest!




Alright so that's all for part one of these finds! There is much more to come, hope you like the second part of this awesome day of findings.

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