Best Game Find Ever

I'm bored and I have the day off so I figured I would do a new thread.  I can't remember if I've posted this buy before, and itt may have been done before but I couldn't find anything when I searched the boards. Even if it has I haven't seen it done in awhile, and some of our new members may want to share.  I wanted to know what everyones best game find was.  You know, that rare game you saw sitting on the shelf for $5.00.  I posted mine below mostly because no one would care as much as you guys.

All bought from a gamestop about a 1-1/2 year ago.  Someone must have decided to get rid of their Playstation collection and I happened to go by the store a day after they put everything on the shelf.  All the games were new and sealed and they were selling them for the used price.

Legend Of Mana

Breath of Fire 3

Breath of Fire 4

Beyond the Beyond

Saga Frontier

Oddworld Abe's Exoddus

Thousand Arms

Kartia

Tales of Destiny

Tactics Ogre

Brigandine

Thunder Force 5

Final Fantasy Tactics (non GH)

Castlevania Symphony (non GH)

Aquanatus Holiday

Vampire Hunter D

Bushido Blade

King Of Fighters 95

Die Hard Trilogy

Kagero: Deception 2

Tail of The sun

Point Blank 3

Mega Man X5

Fear Effect 2

Kensei Sacred Fist

Total spent was.....$268.

I'm bored and I have the day off so I figured I would do a new thread.  I can't remember if I've posted this buy before, and itt may have been done before but I couldn't find anything when I searched the boards. Even if it has I haven't seen it done in awhile, and some of our new members may want to share.  I wanted to know what everyones best game find was.  You know, that rare game you saw sitting on the shelf for $5.00.  I posted mine below mostly because no one would care as much as you guys.

All bought from a gamestop about a 1-1/2 year ago.  Someone must have decided to get rid of their Playstation collection and I happened to go by the store a day after they put everything on the shelf.  All the games were new and sealed and they were selling them for the used price.

Legend Of Mana

Breath of Fire 3

Breath of Fire 4

Beyond the Beyond

Saga Frontier

Oddworld Abe's Exoddus

Thousand Arms

Kartia

Tales of Destiny

Tactics Ogre

Brigandine

Thunder Force 5

Final Fantasy Tactics (non GH)

Castlevania Symphony (non GH)

Aquanatus Holiday

Vampire Hunter D

Bushido Blade

King Of Fighters 95

Die Hard Trilogy

Kagero: Deception 2

Tail of The sun

Point Blank 3

Mega Man X5

Fear Effect 2

Kensei Sacred Fist

Total spent was.....$268.

toppsseller

Tail of The sun

toppsseller

There are a lot of good games in there for that price, but this is my favorite out of them.

I've had some pretty good hauls in my time, most of them documented in the first volume of New Aquisitions.  I'll have to go through those one day, it'll be a nice trip down memory lane.

Tail Of The Sun does officially stink on ice. It was $3.00 and I figured why not.toppsseller

[QUOTE="toppsseller"]Tail Of The Sun does officially stink on ice. It was $3.00 and I figured why not.aspro73

[QUOTE="aspro73"][QUOTE="toppsseller"]Tail Of The Sun does officially stink on ice. It was $3.00 and I figured why not.gakon5

that's because popular opionion is usually wrong.waflerevolution

I think my best 2 deals were earthbound and Snow Bros for $5 (actually, maybe it was $10 - was a while ago so I forget...but either way, a LOT less than I usually see them for).

edit: I forget who was asking about scores on the collection vs bad taste emblem, but my overall score is a 7.8 - I think once you get a number of games with no score that kinda throwing the good taste/bad taste scoring off a bit.  Which is fine by me though actually - I love my bad taste emblem. :)  Fits perfectly with my B movie collection. :)

I bought cart only of secret of Mana (great condition, too) for 5 bucks CDN.  It goes for at least $40 US on EBay on it's own usually, at least back in 2003.  Actually, in 2003, I saw it go for over $60 without manual.  I have no idea why, I realised I didn't like it all that much :|

I bought cart only of secret of Mana (great condition, too) for 5 bucks CDN. It goes for at least $40 US on EBay on it's own usually, at least back in 2003. Actually, in 2003, I saw it go for over $60 without manual. I have no idea why, I realised I didn't like it all that much :|

Apathetic_Prick

[QUOTE="Apathetic_Prick"]

I bought cart only of secret of Mana (great condition, too) for 5 bucks CDN. It goes for at least $40 US on EBay on it's own usually, at least back in 2003. Actually, in 2003, I saw it go for over $60 without manual. I have no idea why, I realised I didn't like it all that much :|

waflerevolution

Yeah.  I actually liked Secret of Evermore better.  I got that for $10 five years earlier than when I got SoM.  Oh, and I got Final Fantasy III SNES reconditioned for $20 that same year.  A guy at school was willing to pay me $40 or $50 bucks for it, but i told him to sod off :P

Now, I know thses two games aren't "rare" or the "collectible" sort. I purchased a used Mega Man Anniversary and Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution for 5 bucks a piece, but as I handed over the games to the clerk she took off the plastic seals (Hastings factory seals their used games) and lo and behold there was ANOTHER seal inside of them. Apparently they were new. Well that was a great buy for me, 2 games brand new/factory sealed for 5 bucks a piece.mejia29

Now, I know thses two games aren't "rare" or the "collectible" sort. I purchased a used Mega Man Anniversary and Phantasy Star Online Episode 3: C.A.R.D. Revolution for 5 bucks a piece, but as I handed over the games to the clerk she took off the plastic seals (Hastings factory seals their used games) and lo and behold there was ANOTHER seal inside of them. Apparently they were new. Well that was a great buy for me, 2 games brand new/factory sealed for 5 bucks a piece.mejia29

ncely done.

I think my best 2 deals were earthbound and Snow Bros for $5 (actually, maybe it was $10 - was a while ago so I forget...but either way, a LOT less than I usually see them for).

gamefreak1972

toppsseller, you really scored. There are some really crazy games in that find. SoTN black Label.....WOW! What was the condition of the games like?.....Joystick_n_hand

Mine cost me $15. I was expecting a bit more than that.

[QUOTE="Joystick_n_hand"]toppsseller, you really scored. There are some really crazy games in that find. SoTN black Label.....WOW! What was the condition of the games like?.....jollyroger78

Mine cost me $15. I was expecting a bit more than that.

You guys are killing me...I think i paid $40 for SotN. Worth every cent yes...but you guys are getting the swinging deals. What's the catch...have you dudes sold your soul to Bowser?

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[QUOTE="Joystick_n_hand"]toppsseller, you really scored. There are some really crazy games in that find. SoTN black Label.....WOW! What was the condition of the games like?.....Joystick_n_hand

Mine cost me $15. I was expecting a bit more than that.

You guys are killing me...I think i paid $40 for SotN. Worth every cent yes...but you guys are getting the swinging deals. What's the catch...have you dudes sold your soul to Bowser?

Nah, we're trained professionals!! ;)

Nah, we're trained professionals!! ;)

...and I'm sure living in the States helps. In my little arctic country of 33 million people, we just got tv's 5 years ago...and I'm talking the tv's that only have RF input, no fancy shmancy a\v jacks! jk

...and I'm sure living in the States helps. In my little arctic country of 33 million people, we just got tv's 5 years ago...and I'm talking the tv's that only have RF input, no fancy shmancy a\v jacks! jk

Joystick_n_hand

Yes it helps. In my little backwards spot of land in the middle of the ocean we also only achieved technology (television, telephones, fire, the wheel, cheap copies of SOTN) in recent years, despite having invented at least two of them :P

my best deals so far:

Arc the Lad collection - ps1, mint, complete with everything for $20

Uniracers - 50 cents at a yard sale /snes cart only

xenosaga I-III mint complete ps2 - $5 each

Free: who doesnt love free stuff i know i do...

sega genesis with soldiers of fortune, streets of rage, street fighter, and chakkan and controllers (free)

super mario rpg (woo hoo, score!) friend said it didnt work i said i would take it if he didnt want it. cleaned it real good plays fine. (free)

various assecories (free)

and my best purchas deal is...

slim ps2, two contollers, three crap games, and all the hook ups

+

gameboy advance sp with the good backlit screen, three crap games, car charger, home charger, and a case all for

$30

my aunt has a second hand store and some guy screwed her over on something so i got his stuff on the cheap.

I found Persona 2: Eternal Punishment for about $25 and Xenogears at about $25 on the same day at Gamestop. About a week before they stopped carrying Playstations games. Both were used but in perfect condition.

I've had a lot of good game finds, but one of my top personal favs is the first one I showed when I joined the CCU (it's actually the one that got me invited to the CCU)

Sega Genesis/Master System sets plus games and lots of fixings

My CCU anniversary is in early Sept. :) 2 years coming up.

Probably a SNES with all leads (including SCART/composite), two controllers, 6 boxed games, a complete boxed Mario Paint with the mouse etc.... £2 for the lot.

Second to that I must say a free copy of Vagrant Story, a copy of Vib-Ribbon for £1 or Alundra for £2.

Sadly I've never been lucky enough to find the super-rare/expensive games at a good price :(

my best deals so far: Uniracers - 50 cents at a yard sale /snes cart only

Dunbake

This i a title that only recently came to my attention. It is not a hard to find game, but it is quirky.

The day my daughter was born i found SMT Digital Devil Saga Deluxe edition sealed for $48, which I have seen going for over $250 on certain sites, two awesome things that day :)Paully3433

But which one would you rank as more awesome? :D