Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 So, since hunting is very hard (if not impossible) this year, I'll go over some stuff I found in the last 5 or 6 years that I've never really mentioned before. Here are some of the highlights from our former local reseller's "common" shelves. The pricing was 3 for $20. I took advantage of this a lot, especially with giving him trade-ins. And I'm honestly not sure how he didn't recognize Whomp Em or Robotrek when I brought them up. I don't feel bad either, because I gave the guy a LOT of great stuff throughout the years. Like, tons. Including the best PS1 bunch I bet he ever got. (I probably should have thrown Silver Surfer, Raiden Trad, and Space Shuttle into this pic) I also got tons of Genesis steals from these shelves, but I don't think I have any of them anymore. One of my favorite thrift stores in my hometown. This is my favorite haul, where I got a ton of SNES and Genesis, for about $2.25/pop. These were the highlights. And finally, another reseller, in my hometown. The dude had the most ridiculous amount of inventory I've ever seen. He had so much inventory, that you were guaranted to find a steal or ten every time you went in. These are some of the highlights. All of these were probably either $7.99 or $9.99 King Arthur was a mint CIB w/poster that migth have been $30. I sold everything but the cart. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Already have it, so it's going on eBay unless someone wants to shoot an offer 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 ...and it's already gone a few hours after listing. I guess $80 was too low. Crazy times these... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted August 4, 2020 Share Posted August 4, 2020 Aw damn I missed this or I'd have PM'd you lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Found this for $.50. Prices online are all over, especially for hardcover, but I figure it will pay off even if I sell low 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Craigslist score The dude had a lot of good stuff, including a CIB Solatorobo, but he wanted a nonsensical amount for it. I negotiated really good price on all of this, but he was really hung up on that one. Sucks too, because I sold off my sealed one, figuring I'd get the cased-only game at some point later on. So much for that. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 Thrift store across the street from the motel we stayed at on the way to the park. They had a bunch of WiiMote pluses and nunchucks in a box. I grabbed them all before the old woman at the counter bitched me out - said it was all supposed to be sold as a "unit." Joke's on her though, I grabbed the New Super Mario Bros. she sold me out of the same box. Joke's on me, it contained Wii Sports Resort. Oh well, I'll make $10 on the sale still. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 On 8/4/2020 at 12:34 PM, Reed Rothchild said: Found this for $.50. Prices online are all over, especially for hardcover, but I figure it will pay off even if I sell low Nice, just sold this shit for $40 I think there's a really untapped book thrift scene. The problem is learning what you should be on the lookout for. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 44 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Nice, just sold this shit for $40 I think there's a really untapped book thrift scene. The problem is learning what you should be on the lookout for. Man do you guys have good books at the thrift store? I always look through the books for anything interesting because they’re $0.50-$1.00 but it’s all Twilight, Religion, and diet books every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 31 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: Man do you guys have good books at the thrift store? I always look through the books for anything interesting because they’re $0.50-$1.00 but it’s all Twilight, Religion, and diet books every time. It's kinda hard to say. Definitely a lot of volume, but it can be hard to know what to make of it. I went to a huge yard booksale on Saturday and was kinda lost on profiting opportunities. One of the things I grabbed was an ET novelization. Can I move that? Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 $25 on facebook. This fucker never drops on price so I'm happy to finally get it 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIRunner | 2,731 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 21 hours ago, Reed Rothchild said: I think there's a really untapped book thrift scene. The problem is learning what you should be on the lookout for. Not only that, but just looking through the shear volume of books. Our book section is huge. And since there is no way to know what is new and what was there last time, you would need to look through everything each time you go in. I have the same issue with music CDs. I'm sure there are a handful of CDs that I would be interested in, but I'm not sure it's worth the time to dig through them all. With video games it's easy because there are never more than a dozen or so games on the shelf. I can look at everything in under a minute and either grab something or leave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 I'm not really a comics or Batman guy, but I'm always down for classic Miller and Moore stuff. And I had $5 in credit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 Hey I knocked out a SNES game. Can't remember the last time I did that (Syndicate? Casper?) $55 shipped, after the seller dropped the price by $20. I have been trying for YEARS to get these things with labels intact. Approximately 99% of them have destroyed/fake labels. 2 left to go. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 No sign of games locally anytime recently, but this ran me $2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said: No sign of games locally anytime recently, but this ran me $2 Nice, I’ve read 3/4, just need to read The Art of War. The others are easy, fun reads. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Reed Rothchild said: No sign of games locally anytime recently, but this ran me $2 I'm working on Good Omens right now. I have a beautiful hardback copy my brother bought me as a gift. It's full of amazingly dry and excessively grim british humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 Forgot to update so here's a recap Haven't really looked for awhile, but a few things come to mind from the last few months Fairy Tail (Switch) - $55, flipped it for $110 shortly later Half Life (PS2) - $10 for case and manual (which are pristine) to complete my copy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorEncore | 3,690 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 36 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Forgot to update so here's a recap Haven't really looked for awhile, but a few things come to mind from the last few months Fairy Tail (Switch) - $55, flipped it for $110 shortly later Half Life (PS2) - $10 for case and manual (which are pristine) to complete my copy PS2 is actually where I played Half-Life. It was pretty meh, but I have no idea how it compares to the game on an age-appropriate PC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 minute ago, DoctorEncore said: PS2 is actually where I played Half-Life. It was pretty meh, but I have no idea how it compares to the game on an age-appropriate PC. To my memory, the one thing it brought to the table was co-op Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,898 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 HL for me was college life and at that time literally every night was a LAN party. I was of the generation who first saw LAN lines being ran into every room, and all of the gamers took over an entire floor of a dorm. There was someone gaming 24/7 somewhere and after dinner, there were always at least 2-8 people playing Half-Life, Counter Strike, Unreal, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Score. $1/each Some of the Star Wars hardcovers are pretty valuable so I'll be selling all of them 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: Score. $1/each Some of the Star Wars hardcovers are pretty valuable so I'll be selling all of them Damn, I wish I still had my copies, I used to own a few of those star wars books. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted March 26, 2021 Author Share Posted March 26, 2021 It appears this is quite the find 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,516 Editorials Team · Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Oh happy days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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