Local N64 lot
Story goes:
Lady lists on local "Facebook yard sale" group the following text (summarized by me for this post): Nintendo 64 system with 16 games (the best two were Super Mario 64 and Super Smash Bros), two controllers, jumper pak, rumble pak, memory card -- $100 OBO.
Two people replied saying "I'll give you 50" and the other one "$60?". In my head, I assumed there would be an expansion pak in the system since she identified "jumper pak" in the listing. Also, there were some solid titles in the picture including DK64, MK Trilogy, Goldeneye, Tom and Jerry, Bust-A-Move 99, etc. I knew I could probably make $50 off the lot, so I offered her $100 if she could meet me close to my house. She accepted, and we met a few hours afterward. When I got there, she said she had an extra system that she'd throw in for free because "it doesn't have one of the hook-ups." I looked, and it was just missing the A/V cable so I gladly accepted. Also, it had a third-party memory expansion pak! She also had a N64 carrying case in good shape that wasn't pictured either. I was pretty happy and brought everything home.
When I got home, I noticed in one of the boxes she gave me that there were a few guides... (Super Mario 64 was one of them)
Picture one: http://imgur.com/s4omVz4
Also there were a few manuals to the games that were included, including a N64 system manual! An off-brand controller, as well.
Picture two: http://imgur.com/ajVHkPB
Looking through the few manuals included, one caught my eye as somewhat rare... so I look it up, and am pleased with the value!
Picture three: http://imgur.com/KUAhD0i
So there's my true "Finders Keepers" deal -- nothing that I will make hundreds off of, but a classic deal where I offer the lady a fair price instead of lowballing her like others were doing, and in result I get a few extra goodies that weren't pictured or advertised! (two memory expansion paks, an extra system, a carrying case, and a semi-rare manual!) I hope you enjoyed this story, and thanks for reading.
Lady lists on local "Facebook yard sale" group the following text (summarized by me for this post): Nintendo 64 system with 16 games (the best two were Super Mario 64 and Super Smash Bros), two controllers, jumper pak, rumble pak, memory card -- $100 OBO.
Two people replied saying "I'll give you 50" and the other one "$60?". In my head, I assumed there would be an expansion pak in the system since she identified "jumper pak" in the listing. Also, there were some solid titles in the picture including DK64, MK Trilogy, Goldeneye, Tom and Jerry, Bust-A-Move 99, etc. I knew I could probably make $50 off the lot, so I offered her $100 if she could meet me close to my house. She accepted, and we met a few hours afterward. When I got there, she said she had an extra system that she'd throw in for free because "it doesn't have one of the hook-ups." I looked, and it was just missing the A/V cable so I gladly accepted. Also, it had a third-party memory expansion pak! She also had a N64 carrying case in good shape that wasn't pictured either. I was pretty happy and brought everything home.
When I got home, I noticed in one of the boxes she gave me that there were a few guides... (Super Mario 64 was one of them)
Picture one: http://imgur.com/s4omVz4
Also there were a few manuals to the games that were included, including a N64 system manual! An off-brand controller, as well.
Picture two: http://imgur.com/ajVHkPB
Looking through the few manuals included, one caught my eye as somewhat rare... so I look it up, and am pleased with the value!
Picture three: http://imgur.com/KUAhD0i
So there's my true "Finders Keepers" deal -- nothing that I will make hundreds off of, but a classic deal where I offer the lady a fair price instead of lowballing her like others were doing, and in result I get a few extra goodies that weren't pictured or advertised! (two memory expansion paks, an extra system, a carrying case, and a semi-rare manual!) I hope you enjoyed this story, and thanks for reading.
Comments
I have never actually seen a 3rd party expansion pack before.