pickins getting slim

wrldstrmanwrldstrman
in Finders Keepers
well i hit 2 city wide yard sales today. probally a total of 200 different yard sales. found very few gaming stuff. one sale a n64 with a few games .one sale 4 colecovision games. one sale 5 gamecube games. and a fourth a few playstation one games. other than that i only saw some ps2 games at 4 other sales and that was it. so out of over 200 sales only 8 had video gaming stuff. so pickins around here are getting slim. i havent seen any atari stuff in years so i guess the well is going dry

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  • nespower_87nespower_87
    i have noticed this trend as well in wisconsin. im not seeing as much gaming stuff a garage sales and thrift stores.time to start going to flea markets
  • MCMROSEMCMROSE
    collectors are growing! but just today found a dw and dw4 for $7 at a random antique shop...just have to look harder now i guessimage
  • smokinjoe24smokinjoe24
    We haven't been having the sales this year like normal. Usually I rely on Craigslist, but some douchebag posted a post telling everyone he is collecting all the old NES and SNES games and literally typed out every game, how much he will pay for them loose, w/ manual or box, CIB, and sealed. Its put a damper on my finds as far as retro stuff.
  • 8bitdreams8bitdreams
    ^^ Holy crap! Somebody did that? That's both genius and douchy as hell. CL & I are on bad terms, lately. I cany stand the flakiness..... or the grammar, lol.
  • MasonSushiMasonSushi
    there is nothing here in Columbia. The few people that sell, quote EBay prices and don't budge on them.



  • OtterOtter
    slow here too....is the well dry? not a chance.
  • final fight cdfinal fight cd
    Originally posted by: MasonSushi

    there is nothing here in Columbia. The few people that sell, quote EBay prices and don't budge on them.





    so that is a bad thing? so when you are trying to sell stuff you normally price everything way down so the buyer can resell it for a profit?
  • jonebonejonebone
    Originally posted by: final fight cd

    Originally posted by: MasonSushi

    there is nothing here in Columbia. The few people that sell, quote EBay prices and don't budge on them.





    so that is a bad thing? so when you are trying to sell stuff you normally price everything way down so the buyer can resell it for a profit?

    If you want eBay prices then you can buy your own printer ink, shipping materials, envelopes, pay eBay/paypal fees and postage and drive yourself to the post office.

    No one is paying eBay prices at a yard sale unless the buyer is a moron, simple as that.
  • portnoydwinsportnoydwins
    It's been like that in NJ for years. You're better off spending your time towards other things imo.
  • wrkwrk
    Originally posted by: jonebone

    Originally posted by: final fight cd

    Originally posted by: MasonSushi

    there is nothing here in Columbia. The few people that sell, quote EBay prices and don't budge on them.





    so that is a bad thing? so when you are trying to sell stuff you normally price everything way down so the buyer can resell it for a profit?

    If you want eBay prices then you can buy your own printer ink, shipping materials, envelopes, pay eBay/paypal fees and postage and drive yourself to the post office.

    No one is paying eBay prices at a yard sale unless the buyer is a moron, simple as that.

    QFT

  • Retroscribe81Retroscribe81
    Just gotta keep working harder, bro. Find new ways to attack. And don't forget that the hunt is more fun than the kill. Ask any deer hunter who hasn't got a buck in 10 years but still goes out religiously every year.
  • MasonSushiMasonSushi
    Originally posted by: portnoyd

    It's been like that in NJ for years. You're better off spending your time towards other things imo.


    I really dont go the fleas and garage sells annymore. I moved farther away from them, so i rather spend my game hunting time surfing NA for fair deals in the comfort of my home.
  • ars2pdars2pd
    yea, i can never find anything in missouri *sigh*
  • Mikey167Mikey167
    Yea its becoming very dry on cl in my virginia beach aree .. but at least for some odd reason we have a huge abbundance of retro game stores 5 or 6 that sell all there games way below ebay prices.
  • EnslavedEnslaved
    Yard sales around here in Orlando aren't anything too promising. Always selling some weird crap, though.
  • TyrannoMarioTyrannoMario
    Originally posted by: MCMROSE

    collectors are growing! but just today found a dw and dw4 for $7 at a random antique shop...just have to look harder now i guessimage


    Yep, there are allot of them now. The swap meet I go to, there has to be at least a dozen or more collectors - not even including the resellers.
  • EpicvsDoomicvsDennicvsEpicvsDoomicvsDennicvs
    Just keep flagging his ass. 
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