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| 14547 | WTB: Nintendo games, etc. | <blockquote rel="NLogan"><b>NLogan wrote :</b><br><i> You have to be extremely lucky or be a frequent flyer to run into deals. You used to be able to find all kinds of vintage toys and stuff but now it is usually happy meal toys still in the packages. For games it is gone the second they hit the floor. My local thrifts put crazy prices on anything they think is vintage even if it is from 2012 if it is star wars it goes into the collectibles section. Actual vintage stuff goes for as much as a bidding war on ebay. I usually only luck out finding new books to read or Halloween costume ideas.<br> </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br>Even if there wasn't people swooping up that stuff, it'd still be really uncommon. NES is what, 30 years old now? The stuff that hasn't been broke and thrown out is probably stuffed in a attic or kept for sentimentality. I remember as a kid seeing tons of MOTU and TMNT toys in the bins, just as now all the toys are somewhat recent. <br><br>Most kids who played with the "vintage" stuff have long since grown up, and they're folks have likely long since donated it. Look at the game section now, you'll see tons of PS2 games...and those too will be scare in another 5 years.<br><br>I actually dislike "scalpers" even though I basically am one. Not just because I see them as competition but I actually enjoy it and get into what ever product I sell. Unlike the middle aged mom funding her purse collection by finding a copy of Mario Kart she knows nothing about and slapping a 30$ price tag without even testing it!<br><br>And lastly my brother in law does the same thing, and he showed me a video of when he went to Hawaii and visited the Goodwill. They set up a table with all the donated goods and have it roped off. A buzzer rings and everyone rushes the table. It was pretty pathetic but I could imagine the slim pickings on an island haha<br> | vkimo | Dec 12, 2014 |  |
| 14546 | The Comedy Thread | Knock knock. Who's there? Panther. Panther who? Panths er no panths I'm going Thswimmin'!<div><br></div><div>This joke brought to you by my 5 year old told to me years ago with a lisp and laughing before the punchline. He is now 9 years old. </div> | NLogan | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14544 | Got a song stuck in your head? | now i have the family matters theme stuck in my head. | comic_book_fan | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14543 | WTB: Nintendo games, etc. | :)<br>:(<br>:D<br>:XD:<br>:\<br>:lol:<br>:P<br>:'(<br>X(<br>:cool:<br>/:/<br>:evil:<br>:mad:<br>:bot:<br>:skep:<br>;)<br>:roll:<br>:wall:<br>:dutch:<br>:X<br>:hamato:<br>:pump:<br>:zomb:<br>:rama:<br>:kina:<br>:mena:<br>:santa:<br>:elf:<br>:wall2:<br>:eddie:<br>:gpa:<br>:herm:<br>:lily:<br>:swear:<br>:angel:<br>:oops:<br>:swan:<br>:wall2:<br> | rakesh | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14531 | WTB: Nintendo games, etc. | About the only games I'd be willing to sell are any of the NES games I have duplicate cartridges of. Those would be Top Gun and it's sequel Top Gun II, as well as Bases Loaded and it's sequel, Bases Loaded II.<br> | blueluigi | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14530 | RetroDaze Christmas Special | So, it starts at 4:30pm where I live? That would be up in the air as to whether I can make it at that time.<br> | blueluigi | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14529 | WTB: Nintendo games, etc. | Around these parts, there isn't nearly the network of Ebay scalpers looking to make a buck... but there is also nobody with anything worthwhile, taking their goods to the thrift. You'd be more likely to score better stuff at the summer flea markets here. :santa:<br> | Vaporman87 | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14527 | Got a song stuck in your head? | <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9TpKVntnmX8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> | comic_book_fan | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14526 | WTB: Nintendo games, etc. | You have to be extremely lucky or be a frequent flyer to run into deals. You used to be able to find all kinds of vintage toys and stuff but now it is usually happy meal toys still in the packages. For games it is gone the second they hit the floor. My local thrifts put crazy prices on anything they think is vintage even if it is from 2012 if it is star wars it goes into the collectibles section. Actual vintage stuff goes for as much as a bidding war on ebay. I usually only luck out finding new books to read or Halloween costume ideas.<br> | NLogan | Dec 12, 2014 | |
| 14525 | WTB: Nintendo games, etc. | <blockquote rel="vkimo"><b>vkimo wrote :</b><br><i> </i><b>-end quote</b></blockquote><br>Yeah, since I decided to do this again as of this week I have realized that I need to start hitting up the thrift stores again. They are pretty picked over here in Chicago. There are a lot of them but there are also a lot of people like you, going regularly and making scores. I have a friend who has no regular job, he makes his whole living thrifting and ebaying. <br><br>But Mrs steak loves to go. The selection of womens' clothes is way better than mens. She also likes kitchen stuff, jewelry, and various housewares and bric-a-brac. The problem going with her is, she will stay for four or five hours. You know the old jokes are about women going to the mall? That's how she is at the thrift store. I can't stand accompanying her for a full trip more than once a year or so.<br><br>Thanks for the tips though, I will start going more, and check out the Goodwill site.<br> | shakin steak | Dec 12, 2014 | |
