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Went to a really ghetto flea market today. The only gaming stuff I saw was this huge reseller who wanted $90 for an NES top loader with an original NES controller.
luckily i managed to get mine a lot less than that :D
I'm assuming that's bad, right? No idea on NES prices, not got into collecting for the system yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
LOL, I sold mine on amazon for $90! He shouldn't be selling that high in first place. Because flea market is a place for great stuff at really low prices! However many flea market seen to be breaking that rule now.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
He should sell it on online instead if he really want to get it for $90 in first place.
EDIT: He should sell it less than between $25 - $50 instead.
Well... I don't know, actually. The system is rare, I suppose, and the "dogbone" controller is certainly part of the system's appeal. The guys on Game Chasers seemed pretty pleased with themselves when they haggled a seller at a flea market down to a price that I still thought was ridiculous. I'd like to have one, but I wouldn't want to pay much more than $25 for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Jackal
good luck finding one for 25 or less. all the front loaders i see go for $25 & up, i got my Top Loader from here on the forums a few years ago for about $50 and that includes shipping and considered that a good price since I'd seen them going for $75 & up plus shipping in a bunch of other places.
I've been seeing some pics of the USB Saturn and Neo-Geo/Neo-Geo CD controllers.
I so fucking want those. They're gorgeous, especially the Neo-Geo ones.
http://exar.jp/product/ex0032/EX0032.main_02.jpg
^Are those for the PS2? They would work awesomely with my copy SNK Anthology Vol 1.
I'm in no hurry. I'm sure at some point I'll get lucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jesse813
I went to a flea market today also. Nothing really worth a shit. I got PS2 games Tower of Druaga (still in shrink wrap), King's Field the ancient city, and a GC game Starfox Adventures all for $15. It was nice looking around dude's shop at first, but then all these people and kids started showing up and the place started to stink (literally). So I left.
I just don't like going to a flea market and not getting a good deal on something. This guy had a good selection of games and systems, so I'm sure if I'd looked around a bit I would have found something that I have been looking for. But you go to flea markets for hidden treasures at yard sale prices, not to buy stuff at eBay+ rates. Fuck that guy.
They've been doing that the past few years over here; I used to grab a few deals here and there at charity shops (thrift store to you guys), but they've since "wised up" and are now going by Ebay prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrMatthews
I remember seeing Snatcher, in mint condition in one shop and thinking "Holy Shit!", getting my wallet out and then noticing it was going for £70; didn't have that much on me and even if I did, it was the same as it is online. (Though, tbh, I did go back a few days later to see if I could buy it, but it was gone).
It's a good thing I have a back up plan when I go to flea markets...
The plan is, once I already look at all video games there and can't find what I want. After that, I choose to look for comic books (it's almost freakin anywhere) and TMNT toys (they always have it) instead so my day at flea market won't be badly wasted while I walk away with small stack of cool (non-superhero) comic books.
You should try a plan to look for something else other than video games at flea market if you failed to find any video games at good deal. Trust me, it's works.