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Rank: Koopa Troopa
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Has anyone here passed up a good find ?What and why ?
I have-before I got into collecting I was at a local flea market that sets up every weekend in the summer and this guy had a bunch of nes games. Mostly regular nes games but he had a few weird ones with no labels and holes cut in the cart. At the time I was like who would buy those? Now I sit here a few years later and I could kick myself for not knowing what they could have possobly been.
"Nothing is better than the classic plastic"
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I passed up Isolated Warrior. It was in a bin of NES games. I just picked it up, saw the cover, and tossed it back in the bin. Stoopid, stoopid, stoopid.
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Rank: Bowser
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I picked DR.Mario over Star topics! :(
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Rank: Bowser
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Joined: 12/13/2004
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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When I was younger I owned several R.O.Bs, sadly, they're all long gone :(
 
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Rank: Bowser
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"NES-Luke" wrote:When I was younger I owned several R.O.Bs, sadly, they're all long gone :( :( :( :( :(
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Rank: Lakitu
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I didnt get Indiana Jones and the Infernal Time Machine at this one EB games for $20. If only I knew it was rare and worth it then.
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"greatmightypoo" wrote:I didnt get Indiana Jones and the Infernal Time Machine at this one EB games for $20. If only I knew it was rare and worth it then. Thats good you didn't buy it. I got mine complete off ebay for 5 dollars shipped. Also, the one EB games by me has that game for 10 dollars, so I think you made the right choice :wink: .
 
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I saw once Bandit Kings of Ancient China for $2
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Rank: Hammer Bros.
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i passed up Contra for $3.50 (i had 2 copies at the time, but i could of sold it on ebay for $10 or something) yesterday at EB i passed up CVIII: Dracula's Curse for $5.99, i would of gotten it but i already own it (another game i could of traded or sold on ebay for $10 or so)
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bubblebath babes complete $50 :x
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Rank: Hammer Bros.
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along time ago, back when i was stupid, i missed out on brand new Super Castlevania IV 10 bucks. and they had like 6 of them.
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Rank: Koopa Troopa
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I once passed up a Codemaster's Fire Hawk for Soccer :x . Why? I thought it had a FC-->NES converter. The store was about to close as well, so I only had a few seconds to decide.
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Joined: 10/6/2005
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8 Years ago, when the toy stores were getting rid of all the old nes games, I saw Mega Man 1 sealed, clearance for 9.99......
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Rank: Goomba
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About 2 days ago I passed up Zombie Nation for $5. I'm going back to the store today and crossing my fingers that they still have it.
Also when I was much younger I chose TMNT3 - The Manhattan Project over TMNT - Tournament Fighters. At that time I was just looking for a fun game to play, not considering rarity.
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"quinnycmon" wrote:8 Years ago, when the toy stores were getting rid of all the old nes games, I saw Mega Man 1 sealed, clearance for 9.99...... :shock:
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Rank: Hammer Bros.
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I'm sure there have been some in the past, none spring to mind. I did once pass on a few NES games a while ago, before the retro gaming "fad" started, so I think I could have gotten them for cheap.
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Rank: Bowser
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I passed up a complete TMNT for $6 CDN today... I hate being poor. :(
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Rank: Koopa Troopa
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Location: Santa Maria, Brazil
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My turn: I really had hard times to find the Famicom game (rare in America - but not so in Japan) Kamen no Ninja Hanamaru. It is the real YONOID! version, where the hero is a masked ninja with a falcon, instead of a long ears jerk carrying a yo-yo. Got the game, and it is still here in my collection. Few time later, I came across a new copy, and instantly I bought it too, wondering that it could be a great sale here in Brazil's Mercado Livre (equivalent of eBay). But soon I got the cart, some thoughts came to my mind. Why should sell this game, if it is rare, it's great, and there are a lot of friends of mine who would love to have it in theirs collection? People who will really play it? So, I put in a box and send as surprise to a friend of mine. HE LOVED the gift. Several times it is better to GIVE the game to a good person instead of sell it to a fool that will throw the cart in a cold shelf not paying attention to it... People who just BUY-FOR BUYING, not for playing... This is my opinion! Cospefogo.
"Take this silver dagger to save your neck." Giovani Cospefogo - http://pixeltemple.comSanta Maria, RS - Brazil
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Rank: Goomba
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Joined: 12/23/2005
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Today i went to a flea market and there was a guy with a NES. I asked him if he hasn't got any games. He said that some guy bought all his games at 1 Euro/game (1.18USD/game). He sad he had 35 games :cry:
Http://users.telenet.be/KennyB ==> My nes collecting site
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I missed out on a copy of Skies Of Arcadia Legends today, by about 3 minutes. I've wanted it for ages.
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