Retro collecting competition...

Big-Byte · 13 April 2004, 10:38

Well this easter saw the start of the boot fair season again

So this week (week 1) I managed to pick up....

3 x N64 with 5 controllers between them.
Donkey Kong 64 (boxed - but ram expansion was missing)
Banjo Kazooie
2 x GoldenEye
plus another 8 games.

5 x Sega Mega CD Games including: Tornado Alley, Sherlock Holmes and Golden Axe 3.

4 Playstation Games (mint condition) including: Um Jammer Lammy!, Alien Trilogy, Carnevil and GTA 2

A Boxed 'Starwing Pack' SNES with two controllers and ten other games including: F-Zero / Killer Instinct (double pack - boxed)Legend (boxed), Magic Sword (boxed), Flashback (boxed), Super Tennis (unboxed) and Superman (unboxed)

A Namco lightgun for playstation.

and a Logic 3 sterring wheel for use with Playstation/N64.

plus I went into Game and they had Quantum Redshift and Genma Onimusha for Xbox for £5 each! - bargain.

Ill post what I get every week. See if you can you do any better!

Enverex · 13 April 2004, 11:14

I got a few Amiga games. But the season hasn't just started, I have been going for months...

Dastardly · 13 April 2004, 17:00

@Big Byte

You should post how much the boot fair stuff costs to share how much of a bargain you got

I am intending to start going soon so Ill post my finds when I do.

tin · 13 April 2004, 19:46

need 2 know how you find boot sales near to me!!!!! grrrrr

Unknown_K · 14 April 2004, 03:45

You brits are lucky with the bootfairs, I get most of my stuff on ebay

Dastardly · 14 April 2004, 11:20

@UnknownK

Dont you have something called 'swap meets' in the US? I always assumed these were your equivalent of boot fairs.

7-Zark-7 · 14 April 2004, 16:08

Wow, remember that one from being amongst my 1st games played on waht was my new PSX via the Sony demo disk-seems quite primitive compared to the Alien vs Predator PC titles later on, but for the time I thought it day a great job of conveying the Aliens atmosphere.

Unknown_K · 14 April 2004, 17:15

Quote:

Originally posted by Dastardly
@UnknownK

Dont you have something called 'swap meets' in the US? I always assumed these were your equivalent of boot fairs.

Yes there are swap meets held but nothing local that I recall. Some people go to fleamarkets but most of the stuff sold there is old clothes, household goods, and cheap electronics made in china plus the ocasional atari 2600 cart if you look hard enough. Then again I havn't gone in a few years to look.

tin · 14 April 2004, 20:23

Anyone over in The Netherlands for queens day? Must get some right retro action there - if you can carry it all!

RetroMan · 14 April 2004, 21:04

Ok, lemme see what I got the last days

- A3000 Mainboard
- Final Cartridge III for C64
- Elsa Microlink 56k (ok, not Retro but it will work as Fax/Answering Machine on an Amiga

)
- CD32 in mint Condition with 6 Games and HoneyBee Pad
- Plus/4 with PSU
- some Amiga games (Dragons Breath, K240, Elvira, Slam Tilt -> boxed with manual, mint condition, Tearaway Thomas -> Disk Corrupt and about 20 Original Games without box or manual, not tested yet !)
- Philips 8833-II Monitor (working but in bad condition, needs some cleaning)

There are about two boxes more that I got, but I had no time to check it out yet

fiath · 14 April 2004, 23:55

Quote:

Originally posted by RetroMan
Tearaway Thomas -> Disk Corrupt

We bought this at auction, but the seller has dissapeared off the planet. Can you possibly try dumping it even though it is corrupt?

We may get lucky.

Thanks!

manicx · 15 April 2004, 12:51

I got a VIC-20. I found it in a hencoop

! Unfortunately and although it powers up, I get a black screen but it may be a problem with the modulator...

Nexjen · 15 April 2004, 19:30

1 Amiga 500+
2 Amiga 600's
About 150 Odd Amiga Disks.
A NES W/T Mario 3 , Mario/Duckhunt , Wrath Of The Black Manta , Defender Of The Crown and Digger T Rock
A Master System W/t Alex The Kid(built in) , The Ninja , Teddy Boy And Chuck Rock(bad bad conversion)

Other Stuff I have however. :-O

Playstation X 2
Playstation 2
N64
SNES W/T Super Wild Cart

3DO

MUCH more to come soon , Theres a place Called "Game Station" in Glasgow , Scotland. It sells mostly second hand stuff and theres a hell of alot of Retro stuff.

Enverex · 15 April 2004, 19:32

Yes buy why do you need 2 A600s?

tin · 15 April 2004, 20:29

hey! I have 2x 600s. They rule.

(esp the 600hd that cost £1 and it appears the ex-owner had no idea what the HD bit was for)

Nexjen · 15 April 2004, 20:50

Quote:

Originally posted by Enverex
Yes buy why do you need 2 A600s?

One was given by a friend who didnt want it anymore and just by chance I had already purchased one the day before. Dont worry the Amiga 600 will be going to a fellow retrofreak. :-O

Fred the Fop · 16 April 2004, 16:22

Quote:

Originally posted by Unknown_K
Yes there are swap meets held but nothing local that I recall. Some people go to fleamarkets but most of the stuff sold there is old clothes, household goods, and cheap electronics made in china plus the ocasional atari 2600 cart if you look hard enough. Then again I havn't gone in a few years to look.

New York is a treasure trove.
It's especially good when the old people pack up and move to Florida.
They get rid of their kid's abandoned toys.

Nexjen · 16 April 2004, 17:00

X 2 Comp Pro Joysticks MINI Size (and damn good)

Peanutuk · 16 April 2004, 17:46

Quote:

Originally posted by manicx
I got a VIC-20. I found it in a hencoop ! Unfortunately and although it powers up, I get a black screen but it may be a problem with the modulator...

A hen coop?

You have to tell us more. Have you cleared it of droppings?

Big-Byte · 23 April 2004, 11:55

Yesterday I got..

1 x (limited edition) seethrough orange N64 with two controllers plus the Ram Upgrade, Perfect Dark, 1080 Snowboarding, Top Gear Rally and Zelda. all for £40. It was a little high but everything is fully boxed and in absolute MINT condition - I was only really interested in the Ram Upgrade as I can now play my Donkey Kong 64 game that I got last week

13 April 2004, 10:38	#1
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Retro collecting competition... Well this easter saw the start of the boot fair season again So this week (week 1) I managed to pick up.... 3 x N64 with 5 controllers between them. Donkey Kong 64 (boxed - but ram expansion was missing) Banjo Kazooie 2 x GoldenEye plus another 8 games. 5 x Sega Mega CD Games including: Tornado Alley, Sherlock Holmes and Golden Axe 3. 4 Playstation Games (mint condition) including: Um Jammer Lammy!, Alien Trilogy, Carnevil and GTA 2 A Boxed 'Starwing Pack' SNES with two controllers and ten other games including: F-Zero / Killer Instinct (double pack - boxed)Legend (boxed), Magic Sword (boxed), Flashback (boxed), Super Tennis (unboxed) and Superman (unboxed) A Namco lightgun for playstation. and a Logic 3 sterring wheel for use with Playstation/N64. plus I went into Game and they had Quantum Redshift and Genma Onimusha for Xbox for £5 each! - bargain. Ill post what I get every week. See if you can you do any better!

14 April 2004, 16:08	#7
7-Zark-7 Zone Friend Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Brisbane/Australia Posts: 1,270	Alien Triology on PS1 Wow, remember that one from being amongst my 1st games played on waht was my new PSX via the Sony demo disk-seems quite primitive compared to the Alien vs Predator PC titles later on, but for the time I thought it day a great job of conveying the Aliens atmosphere.

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Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	I got a few Amiga games. But the season hasn't just started, I have been going for months...

13 April 2004, 17:00	#3
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	@Big Byte You should post how much the boot fair stuff costs to share how much of a bargain you got I am intending to start going soon so Ill post my finds when I do.

13 April 2004, 19:46	#4
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	need 2 know how you find boot sales near to me!!!!! grrrrr

14 April 2004, 03:45	#5
Unknown_K Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio/USA Age: 55 Posts: 1,380	You brits are lucky with the bootfairs, I get most of my stuff on ebay

14 April 2004, 11:20	#6
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	@UnknownK Dont you have something called 'swap meets' in the US? I always assumed these were your equivalent of boot fairs.

14 April 2004, 20:23	#9
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	Anyone over in The Netherlands for queens day? Must get some right retro action there - if you can carry it all!

14 April 2004, 21:04	#10
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Ok, lemme see what I got the last days - A3000 Mainboard - Final Cartridge III for C64 - Elsa Microlink 56k (ok, not Retro but it will work as Fax/Answering Machine on an Amiga ) - CD32 in mint Condition with 6 Games and HoneyBee Pad - Plus/4 with PSU - some Amiga games (Dragons Breath, K240, Elvira, Slam Tilt -> boxed with manual, mint condition, Tearaway Thomas -> Disk Corrupt and about 20 Original Games without box or manual, not tested yet !) - Philips 8833-II Monitor (working but in bad condition, needs some cleaning) There are about two boxes more that I got, but I had no time to check it out yet

15 April 2004, 12:51	#12
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 991	I got a VIC-20. I found it in a hencoop ! Unfortunately and although it powers up, I get a black screen but it may be a problem with the modulator...

15 April 2004, 19:30	#13
Nexjen Abre Los Ojos Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glasgow Age: 39 Posts: 132	1 Amiga 500+ 2 Amiga 600's About 150 Odd Amiga Disks. A NES W/T Mario 3 , Mario/Duckhunt , Wrath Of The Black Manta , Defender Of The Crown and Digger T Rock A Master System W/t Alex The Kid(built in) , The Ninja , Teddy Boy And Chuck Rock(bad bad conversion) Other Stuff I have however. :-O Playstation X 2 Playstation 2 N64 SNES W/T Super Wild Cart 3DO MUCH more to come soon , Theres a place Called "Game Station" in Glasgow , Scotland. It sells mostly second hand stuff and theres a hell of alot of Retro stuff.

15 April 2004, 19:32	#14
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Yes buy why do you need 2 A600s?

15 April 2004, 20:29	#15
tin Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chester Posts: 415	hey! I have 2x 600s. They rule. (esp the 600hd that cost £1 and it appears the ex-owner had no idea what the HD bit was for)

16 April 2004, 17:00	#18
Nexjen Abre Los Ojos Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glasgow Age: 39 Posts: 132	X 2 Comp Pro Joysticks MINI Size (and damn good)

23 April 2004, 11:55	#20
Big-Byte Long time member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: UK Posts: 754	Yesterday I got.. 1 x (limited edition) seethrough orange N64 with two controllers plus the Ram Upgrade, Perfect Dark, 1080 Snowboarding, Top Gear Rally and Zelda. all for £40. It was a little high but everything is fully boxed and in absolute MINT condition - I was only really interested in the Ram Upgrade as I can now play my Donkey Kong 64 game that I got last week

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