Mighty One's Thread of Continuous Fortune (Updated 6/5)

mighty onemighty one
in Finders Keepers
I figured I'd start a continuous thread of my finds as I get stuff on a regular basis.

Thanks to Tanooki I was on the lookout for a tabletop Pac Man and got one today.
Tabletop Pac Man - $19.99
PS2- $39.99 (I only got this becasue Amazon had a trade-in value of $200 for these the other day. I was able to lock in the TIV at that price so I'm hoping it works out in my favor. We'll see.)
Alpha Protocol - $4.99 (hope it's fun...)
Cyber Sled Longbox - $4 (Icouldn;t really find a value on this version. If anyone knows please let me know.)
Super Metroid - $3.99
Contra Force $2.99

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It always amazes me the value of some things at the Goodwill. This Wall-E toy was $5.99. Apparently it's a bit rare and can fetch up to $80.
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Some books. The blue book is one I'm having a hard time valuing. The only one I could find was on Amazon for $300 so hopefully that isn't overvalued.
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The one DC book had this dudes business card in it. Kind of funny
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The Complete Far Side- $49.99 (I'm not sure if I want to sell it or keep it.)
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Comments

  • elhectorelhector
    Nice score on that Contra Force for only 2.99! It's worth a lot more than that.
  • winrobawinroba
    Wow, great grab on the Contra Force there. Wish I could have that tabletop too. Good finds.
  • TanookiTanooki
    Wow nice and good job at $20 on the Pac-Man. Fun isn't it?
  • NindoNindo
    Nice finds, great hunting.
  • mighty onemighty one
    Found this today. I'm sure I overpaid but it's such a cool little oddity.

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  • mighty onemighty one
    I went thrifting today and this is all I though I was going to get:
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    I was a little bit disappointed as I had hit at lest 10 stores and the pickings were unusually slim

    Things started to look up thought as I ran across this.
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    I hadn;t planned on hitting the Goodwill where I got all of this, which is usually how ti works out.
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    The true score, though, came at the last one I went to. This thrift store is cash only and for profit so I don;t normally hit them up as they don;t get a lot of good donations. This was in their display case:
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    And also these three cases:
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    I was in a hurry and didn't do my normal looking up of the games. They were $1.95 each and I should have been a bit more discerning as I could have just ignored the unimportant ones like Tetris and stuff.
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    Some decent games, overall not too bad as a lot of them had the manuals so those are salvageable:
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    These one's were definitely worth the $1.95 price tag:
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    The unlicensed ones were what really excited me. I have no experience with these so I was a little disappointed when I got home and looked them up. Not the treasure I had been expecting.
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    This one though.... Did I do good?
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  • nintendopower_4_evernintendopower_4_ever
    great as always!
  • NindoNindo
    That's one mighty fine haul. Amazing amounts of stuff at the thrift stores in your area.
  • OuendanOuendan
    Nice Bonk and proto! You should open up the proto and take a pic of the PCB.
  • mighty onemighty one
    The bonk surprised me. I had no idea it was so valuable. It's nice that it has the manual too. As far as the proto, that thing is fucking heavy and I don't have a screw driver for it. You guys would also have to direct me to the PCB as I'm stupid when it comes to proto stuff.
  • T3rraT3rra
    You can use a small flat tip screw driver for it. The PCB is just the board inside the cartridge... once you open it it's the only thing inside. Big, green, and a lot of electronic stuff on it, chips and all.



    PCB=Printed Circuit Board
  • winrobawinroba
    Wow, really lucky to grab that proto. How much was it? I don't know a lot about prototypes but I've always wanted one.
  • winrobawinroba
    Wow, really lucky to grab that proto. How much was it? I don't know a lot about prototypes but I've always wanted one.
  • mighty onemighty one
    Alrighty, it's been opened.

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  • mighty onemighty one
    Originally posted by: winroba

    Wow, really lucky to grab that proto. How much was it? I don't know a lot about prototypes but I've always wanted one.


    It was $1.95.
  • DrippyDrippy
    Damn, those are good finds all around. However, the proto is what makes it big. Especially a Capcom game, nice. I say you did really well, congrats!
  • jeffgjeffg
    where the heck are you located Paul?

  • mighty onemighty one
    Los Angeles. There is never a lack of thrift stores around here.

    And the lowballs start...
  • TanookiTanooki
    Holy crap that's a nice proto and Bonk too at $2. I miss being not in this state where goodwill and the like actually get games, even shitty ones. :\ By the way I'd get more of a sticker to cover up those open ports on the proto, don't want light creeping in and ruining it.
  • mighty onemighty one
    Originally posted by: Tanooki

    Holy crap that's a nice proto and Bonk too at $2. I miss being not in this state where goodwill and the like actually get games, even shitty ones. :\ By the way I'd get more of a sticker to cover up those open ports on the proto, don't want light creeping in and ruining it.


    Even when the cart is put together and in a black sleeve?
  • EnslavedEnslaved
    Originally posted by: Tanooki

    Holy crap that's a nice proto and Bonk too at $2. I miss being not in this state where goodwill and the like actually get games, even shitty ones. :\ By the way I'd get more of a sticker to cover up those open ports on the proto, don't want light creeping in and ruining it.


    I was gonna say something about getting some more sticker action on those windows.
  • mighty onemighty one
    alrighty, I'll hit it up and do it. I just don;t want to ruin the integrity of the original ones.
  • mighty onemighty one
    Today was slim pickings. The Wavebird controller and receiver were found at two different stores so that was fun.

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    And for fun here are some really weird 12" vinyl dolls I found. Rosy butt cheeks and a thong with a nighty is kind of twisted.

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  • mighty onemighty one
    I was happy with today's finds. It always amuses me when a collector's item appears at a thrift store as it's amazing how it got there. Someone must have taken some effort to get that Guncon out of Japan.

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    This one is pretty cool. It has a tag like it was in an auction. It's also been put in a really expensive acrylic frame. If only it was The Thundercats though.

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  • NindoNindo
    Nice finds, especially with that Guncon.
  • mighty onemighty one
    A few finds today:

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  • mighty onemighty one
    I found some good stuff today. The Gamecube Component cable was .50 cents. Score!

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    A beautiful vintage boxed Famiclone. I was so excited at first that I found a Famicom in the wild but oh well.
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    This cart was inside the box.
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  • EnslavedEnslaved
    Awesome TMNT Skateboard, I used to have one myself.
  • TanookiTanooki
    It may not be a legit famicom, but for all that's there including the hidden 200-in-1 you can't feel too bad about it.
  • mighty onemighty one
    Originally posted by: Tanooki

    It may not be a legit famicom, but for all that's there including the hidden 200-in-1 you can't feel too bad about it.


    Yeah, unfortunately I can't get it to work so I think it's DOA. I'm going to have to convert a cart too so I can test the cart. I spent $21 on it so I overpaid.
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