My great video game deal...

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:43 pm

I think I just got the best video game deal of my life...

Genesis
Ghouls'N Ghosts
Aladdin

SNES
Secret of Mana
Joe & Mac
Super Smash TV
Kirby's Super Star
Yoshi's Island

NES
Castlevania 2
Super Mario Bros. 2 (which I'm ashamed to admit I've never owned before)
Maniac Mansion

All the above (they're all cart only, but still) for about $20. One of the better deals I've seen, the best I've ever gotten. Any of you ever have any ones as great or greater?

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Thu May 13, 2004 4:51 pm

Early 2002, I was desperate for a Dreamcast. I scoured everywhere, and eventually found one in an Argos catalogue - for ?99.99, with no games. It was an old catalogue, and they'd been removed from the new one, but I rang up to see anyway. Luckily, they had two left in stock, at ?49.99!

So, I went in-store on bought the console. The box clearly describes the contents as being just the console, controller, necessary cables and a lone demo disc. So, I went to the nearby Electronics Boutique and bought Headhunter, a memory unit with rumble pack, and a second-hand copy of Sonic Adventure for ?12.

I got it to the car, opened it up to see what it looked like, and they had accidentally included copies of Chu Chu Rocket and Sonic Adventure

. So, I returned the second-hand copy of Sonic Adventure, and ended up with a console and two games for ?50, instead of twice that for the console on its own.

Post by **Roofus** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:06 pm

I once bought a box with a top-loading NES and about 40 games for $20.

Post by **|darc|** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:17 pm

My damn friend bought a copy of Earthbound open but in perfect condition, including the cart, box, strategy guide with scratch 'n' sniff stickers, and all other included stuff for $5.

Safety in Nimbus · Post by **Safety in Nimbus** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:22 pm

Ogre Battle for the SNES w/ everything $10
I traded a Pantera cd Neo Geo w/ 4 games and 2 arcade joysticks
Genesis I, 2 controllers, w/ a few games including about 5 japanese imports, 2 european games (golden axe and something else) and Phantasy Star 2 w/ everything including the strategy guide.

sixteen-bit · Post by **sixteen-bit** » Thu May 13, 2004 5:40 pm

Grandia II, Dreamcast, new. ?0.97

Currys, I love you and your (incompetent) staff who label "all those old games" with the same markdown sticker.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Thu May 13, 2004 6:39 pm

My BEST deal:
top loading nes with the dog-bone controllers, av and power adapter
mario 1,2,3
castlevania 1,2,3
megaman 1, 6

$15.00

everything worked perfectly

Post by **melancholy** » Thu May 13, 2004 6:45 pm

Suikoden 1 and 2 for $15
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Top loading NES as a trade for a normal loading NES
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Megaman X2 for $3
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Final Fantasy VI for $5
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Sega Saturn with NiGHTS, a 3D controller, Sega Rally, Virtua Fighter 2, Fighting Vipers, and a memory cart for $20.

impetus · Post by **impetus** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:03 pm

Well I like to wheel and deal, as liltimmyw can tell you.

Atari2600 with several games, 10 Intellivision games, and odds and ends $4 (sold for $50)

Atari2600 with several games, poor condition $1. (sold on eBay for $30)

I have bought and sold - oh- probably 15 or 20 copies of Wind Waker on ebay for about $15 markup each. Also done this with FFX2, Luigi's Mansion and others.

Lunar 2 Eternal Blue $5 (sold on ebay for $35)

and the Keepers:
Klonoa 2 for $7
Castlenania SOTN (not GH) for $6

liltimmyw · Post by **liltimmyw** » Thu May 13, 2004 8:12 pm

impetus wrote:Well I like to wheel and deal, as liltimmyw can tell you.

You are still the man!

Safety in Nimbus · Post by **Safety in Nimbus** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:12 am

melancholy reminded me of my saturn deal

Saturn, 2 controllers (the second edition ones) nights 3d pad, nights, VF remix (one disc is red the other is blue @_@ ) wsb98 (one of the best baseball games ever) clockwork night, vf2, time cop, and daytona $20

suikoden 1 used $20 (great at the time...I found it a month later at walmart w/ a full stock >_< )

atari 2600 both wooden and the black one w. 30+ games . the wooden atari still has the box. 4 joysticks 2 tennis paddles all for $10.

dragon warrior in orig package $8.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri May 14, 2004 12:15 am

i have a friend who buys a lot of stuff, and never uses it. i can get stuff from him dirt cheap (trying to talk him into selling me his ems2usb adapter for $5, he paid $25 for it and doesnt use it).

Lartrak · Post by **Lartrak** » Fri May 14, 2004 1:18 am

atari 2600 both wooden and the black one w. 30+ games . the wooden atari still has the box. 4 joysticks 2 tennis paddles all for $10.

I got an Atari 2600, Atari 7800, two joysticks for each, hookups, and 22 games for $4. I'd say your deal was better though.

Black Ninja · Post by **Black Ninja** » Fri May 14, 2004 1:28 am

I got 20 sega genesis games for $20 so a dollar a game ain't so bad.

Post by **melancholy** » Fri May 14, 2004 1:48 am

impetus wrote:Klonoa 2 for $7

I reserved mine, so I payed full price. Still was worth it, though, to get it the day it was released. Although that did remind me of another deal:

Klonoa for $12

Mikey1109 · Post by **Mikey1109** » Fri May 14, 2004 2:12 am

ive got a free nes on the way to my house as we speak, and next week ill be gettin a free xbox. nice, huh?

Post by **melancholy** » Fri May 14, 2004 2:40 am

Mikey1109 wrote:ive got a free nes on the way to my house as we speak, and next week ill be gettin a free xbox. nice, huh?

How'd ya pull that off?

Skynet · Post by **Skynet** » Fri May 14, 2004 4:38 am

How'd ya pull that off?

mkjones · Post by **mkjones** » Fri May 14, 2004 4:42 am

How about this.

Got my Dreamcast off eBay ?60 with HOTD and Light Gun with a few other games and 2 controers.

Sold HOTD and Light Gun BACK on eBay a month later for ?40

and one of the games for ?7

Bargain!

arcticfeather · Post by **arcticfeather** » Fri May 14, 2004 7:06 am

Bought boxed PAL Terranigma on the SNES for ?5

The eBay value at the minute is around ?40, should've sold it back when I first got and could've made near double that

I'll probably just keep it though