SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
Wow! That is amazing. We all get those lucky finds once in a while. Too bad they don't happen more often. 
Heather
Heather
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Wow! That is amazing. We all get those lucky finds once in a while. Too bad they don't happen more often.
Heather
Thanks! This my second great find in 25 years. I hope I'm due for another one soon. Seeing the guys on YouTube in the states finding stuff like this in thrift stores and at garage/estate sales almost makes me want to move.
another Thrift Shop day (or 2), as well as a few bits from an estate sale that RuneRider and I went to last weekend.
Games
Risk & Castle Risk x2 (Parker, 1992) (bizarrely found 2 separate copies in 2 different shops in different parts of town, 1 in NE Tues, 1 in S Wed...and haven't seen this version since it was in toy stores in the 90s)
Blockade (Lakeside, 1979)
AD&D 2e - The Complete Fighter's Handbook (TSR, 1992)
Warhammer 40K Codex - Imperial Knights (HC) (GW, 2013)
Warhammer 40K - Waaagh! Ghazghkull A Codex: Orks Supplement (HC) (GW, 2014)
Rubik's Missing Link (made in china knock off)
Books/Comics
Where the Wild Things Are (HC) (HarperCollins, 2013) (50th Anniversary Edition)
Asterix in Switzerland (HC) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1975)
Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (HC) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1976)
Les Adventures de Tintin Reporter du "Petit Vingtieme" - Au Pays des Soviets (HC) (Casterman, 1999)
Judge Dredd #25 (Eagle, 1985)
Dredd Rules! #9, 14, 16, 17(x2), 20 (Fleetway, 1993)
Judge Dredd Classics #75, 76 (Fleetway, 1993)
2000AD Presents: Judge Anderson #9, 10, 11 (Quality, 1987)
Strontium B*t*h #1, 2 (Fleetway, 1992)
CDs/Media
Styx - The Grand Illusion (A&M, 1977)
Spirit of the West - Go Figure (Wea, 1991)
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (Chrysalis, 1988 )
Traveling Wilburys - Vol. 1 (Wilbury, 1988 )
Grease: OST (Polygram, 1978 )
Helix - Over 60 Minutes with... (Capitol, 1983)
Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog (RCA, 1980)
Spider-Man 3 Bluray (Columbia, 2007)
Computers/Computer bits (mostly from estate sale)
2x Seanix 486VLB systems:
1 - Seanix 486VLP2 / i80486DX/2-66 / 16meg 72pin (4x4) RAM / 210MB IDE HD / 1.44 FD / Rocket-VL VLB VGA-IO-HD-HD Combo controller card 1mb (upg. to 2) / Boca Research Sound Expression 14.4 (14.4 Modem/Sound combo)
2 - Seanix 486VLP2 / Intel Overdrive PR66 / 16meg 72pin (4x4) RAM / 250+210MB IDE HDs / 1.44FD / Promise VLB HD-FD-IO controller / generic 1mb ISA VGA / Yamaha 3D sound card / Spectrum 96/144 modem / Syquest 88MB cartridge drive 50pin SCSI
Samsung NoteMaster 486c/25 laptop - 486slc25 / 4MB RAM / 170MB Caviar-lite IDE HD / 1.44 FD / 9.6" MonoVGA - battery toast (holds 10% charge) runs fine off adapter
Nexxtech USB 1.1 Serial Adapter (USB-RS232) (98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7)
Computer Risk (5.25" FD) (Leisure Genius, 1989) (MSDOS)
additionally: (unpictured)
box containing 9 PCI/AGP Video Cards + Diamond Monster Sound card w/512k Wavetable add-on
untested loose TI-99/4A
386-Master MB (tests dead, possible trace damage from battery - loaded with 8MB (+parity - so actually 9MB) worth of 41C1000-8 DIP RAM (72) though + i80386-16 cpu)
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Games
Risk & Castle Risk x2 (Parker, 1992) (bizarrely found 2 separate copies in 2 different shops in different parts of town, 1 in NE Tues, 1 in S Wed...and haven't seen this version since it was in toy stores in the 90s)
Blockade (Lakeside, 1979)
AD&D 2e - The Complete Fighter's Handbook (TSR, 1992)
Warhammer 40K Codex - Imperial Knights (HC) (GW, 2013)
Warhammer 40K - Waaagh! Ghazghkull A Codex: Orks Supplement (HC) (GW, 2014)
Rubik's Missing Link (made in china knock off)
Books/Comics
Where the Wild Things Are (HC) (HarperCollins, 2013) (50th Anniversary Edition)
Asterix in Switzerland (HC) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1975)
Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (HC) (Hodder & Stoughton, 1976)
Les Adventures de Tintin Reporter du "Petit Vingtieme" - Au Pays des Soviets (HC) (Casterman, 1999)
Judge Dredd #25 (Eagle, 1985)
Dredd Rules! #9, 14, 16, 17(x2), 20 (Fleetway, 1993)
Judge Dredd Classics #75, 76 (Fleetway, 1993)
2000AD Presents: Judge Anderson #9, 10, 11 (Quality, 1987)
Strontium B*t*h #1, 2 (Fleetway, 1992)
CDs/Media
Styx - The Grand Illusion (A&M, 1977)
Spirit of the West - Go Figure (Wea, 1991)
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (Chrysalis, 1988 )
Traveling Wilburys - Vol. 1 (Wilbury, 1988 )
Grease: OST (Polygram, 1978 )
Helix - Over 60 Minutes with... (Capitol, 1983)
Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog (RCA, 1980)
Spider-Man 3 Bluray (Columbia, 2007)
Computers/Computer bits (mostly from estate sale)
2x Seanix 486VLB systems:
1 - Seanix 486VLP2 / i80486DX/2-66 / 16meg 72pin (4x4) RAM / 210MB IDE HD / 1.44 FD / Rocket-VL VLB VGA-IO-HD-HD Combo controller card 1mb (upg. to 2) / Boca Research Sound Expression 14.4 (14.4 Modem/Sound combo)
2 - Seanix 486VLP2 / Intel Overdrive PR66 / 16meg 72pin (4x4) RAM / 250+210MB IDE HDs / 1.44FD / Promise VLB HD-FD-IO controller / generic 1mb ISA VGA / Yamaha 3D sound card / Spectrum 96/144 modem / Syquest 88MB cartridge drive 50pin SCSI
Samsung NoteMaster 486c/25 laptop - 486slc25 / 4MB RAM / 170MB Caviar-lite IDE HD / 1.44 FD / 9.6" MonoVGA - battery toast (holds 10% charge) runs fine off adapter
Nexxtech USB 1.1 Serial Adapter (USB-RS232) (98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7)
Computer Risk (5.25" FD) (Leisure Genius, 1989) (MSDOS)
additionally: (unpictured)
box containing 9 PCI/AGP Video Cards + Diamond Monster Sound card w/512k Wavetable add-on
untested loose TI-99/4A
386-Master MB (tests dead, possible trace damage from battery - loaded with 8MB (+parity - so actually 9MB) worth of 41C1000-8 DIP RAM (72) though + i80386-16 cpu)
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got paid yesterday and was bored (having been awake since 3:30AM), so I decided to head down to the Thrift/Dollar stores wayyy down south that I don't get to that often...
Nintendo DS NTR-001 Silver w/power adaptor (this is precisely the version I have always been meaning to get, since it is the one that also uses the GBA carts)
Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Siege of Gondor (GW, 2003)
LPs/CD
Harlequin - Love Crimes (CBS, 1980)
Rough Trade - Avoid Freud (High Romance, 1980)
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (Virgin, 1983)
Ghostbusters OST (Arista, 1984)
ABBA - Arrival (Polar Music, 1976)
ABBA - The Album (Polar Music, 1977)
Bill Cosby - The Best of (Warner, unk)
Great Big Sea - Play (Great Big Sea, 1997)
I think this might be the first time I've hit ALL the thrift shops I normally go to and not gotten at least one Adventure Gamebook/CYOA.... well, I suppose the NDS makes up for it
Nintendo DS NTR-001 Silver w/power adaptor (this is precisely the version I have always been meaning to get, since it is the one that also uses the GBA carts)
Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game: Siege of Gondor (GW, 2003)
LPs/CD
Harlequin - Love Crimes (CBS, 1980)
Rough Trade - Avoid Freud (High Romance, 1980)
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (Virgin, 1983)
Ghostbusters OST (Arista, 1984)
ABBA - Arrival (Polar Music, 1976)
ABBA - The Album (Polar Music, 1977)
Bill Cosby - The Best of (Warner, unk)
Great Big Sea - Play (Great Big Sea, 1997)
I think this might be the first time I've hit ALL the thrift shops I normally go to and not gotten at least one Adventure Gamebook/CYOA.... well, I suppose the NDS makes up for it
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SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
I missed all the pre-orders and I wasn't going to wait up until midnight last night to buy one so I'll get mine when it's more readily available. Of course, the scalpers are out in force to take advantage of Nintendo's notoriously poor system launch practices.
At least I received my copy of Zelda for the Wii U so I'll be able to play that this weekend!
Heather
At least I received my copy of Zelda for the Wii U so I'll be able to play that this weekend!
Heather
Jeez. had a quick look and yes they are, scalpers are out lol.
my lad is playing his now, its very nice, looks a lot smaller when docked than i thought.
I cancelled my switch as funds was short (my 7yr old boys birthday) ill be waiting for Zelda for my Wii-U so i'm still happy
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and just watched one for the curiosity and it sold for the current selling price from the shops.
now that's justice -10% ebay fees + the Fees paypal take,, that scalper lost out...
ill be betting that seller will cancel the sale with a lame excuse like it was broken or lost hehe.
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hehe I'm laughing to myself I've watch 5 different auctions finish and all where within £10 of shop price some a bit cheaper so it's 1 - 0 for the buyers atm
my lad is playing his now, its very nice, looks a lot smaller when docked than i thought.
I cancelled my switch as funds was short (my 7yr old boys birthday) ill be waiting for Zelda for my Wii-U so i'm still happy
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and just watched one for the curiosity and it sold for the current selling price from the shops.
now that's justice
-10% ebay fees + the Fees paypal take,, that scalper lost out...ill be betting that seller will cancel the sale with a lame excuse like it was broken or lost hehe.
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hehe I'm laughing to myself I've watch 5 different auctions finish and all where within £10 of shop price some a bit cheaper so it's 1 - 0 for the buyers atm
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commodorejohn
Shameless recidivist
Picked up a Rondo SX-series 5-string Fender Jazz Bass clone off Craigslist. This thing is insanely good for a $200 (list price!) Fender knockoff - great build quality, beautiful finish (for some reason, on their site they only show the ash-body version as available in clearcoat, but this one is a lovely dark sunburst,) and it plays and sounds great. Now one of these days I need to sit down and wire it up for stereo so I can get my Chris Squire on (or at least my Gary Strater...)
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Alright, it was time for another Thrift/Book/Dollar Store run (NE Calgary yesterday, S Calgary today and one of the bookstores had a few things Friday, decided to (try to) amalgamate it all into one)
RPG/CYOA
Star Wars RPG d20 - Rebellion Era Sourcebook (HC) (WotC, 2001)
Star Wars RPG d6 - Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races (WEG, 1989) (1e)
Star Wars RPG d6 - Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races 2e (WEG, 1994)
Out of the Pit - Fighting Fantasy Monsters (Puffin, 1985)
Warhammer 40k Codex - Chaos Space Marines (GW, 2002)
CYOA #1 - The Cave of Time (Bantam, 1981) (12th printing)
CYOA #62 - Sugarcane Island (Bantam, 1986)
CYOA #3 - Space and Beyond (Chooseco, 2006)
Nintendo Adventure Books #5 - Pipe Down! (Archway, 1991)
Wizards, Warriors and You #4 - Ghost Knights of Camelot (Avon, 1984)
Games/Toys
Ghostbusters: the Board Game (Cryptozoic, 2015) (new - HMV Canada is closing all it's stores (Apr. 30) and this was 30% off reg. price)
Lego Heroica - Fortaan (Lego, 2011) (missing a few pieces)
Scribbage (Copp Clark, 1968 )
WWF Vince McMahon figure (Titan Sports, 1987)
WWF Koko B. Ware figure (Titan Sports, 1987)
Hot Wheels Yoda's Jedi Starfighter (die-cast) (Mattel, 2015)
Hot Wheels The Khetanna - Jabba's Sail Barge (die-cast) (Mattel, 2015)
Ghostbusters Ecto Minis - Egon Spengler (Mattel, 2016)
Ghostbusters Ecto Minis - Ray Stantz (Spectral) (Mattel, 2016)
Video Games/Computer Media
Arcade Defender 'handheld' (Entex, 1981) (!)
Worms Triple Pack (Ubi Soft, 2002) (Worms 2, World Party, Armageddon + Worms Blast Demo)
box of 21 DSHD 1.44MB FDs - Staples branded
box of 50 Maxell DVD+Rs (sealed/new)
box of 10 MF2-256HD FDs (disks themselves are cased and sealed - appear to be some odd (japanese) 256 byte per sector format, but standard 1.44MB FDs otherwise)
box of 9 MF2-256 FDs (^ as above)
Books/Magazine
The Winnie-the-Pooh Storybook Treasury (HC) (Dutton, 2004)
Usborne World History - Medieval World (Usborne, 1999)
Babar and His Children (HC) (Random House, 1966)
The Beano and The Dandy - 60 Years - History of Fun (HC) (DC Thomson, 2001)
The Beano Book 2002 (HC) (DC Thomson, 2001)
Starlog #286 (May, 2001)
CDs/BluRay/LPs
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin, 1995)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner, 1999)
Nirvana - In Utero (Geffen, 1993)
Crowded House - Crowded House (Capitol, 1987)
Blues Traveler - Straight on Till Morning (A&M, 1997)
Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits (MCA, 1977)
X-Men BluRay (20thCenFox, 2000)
Robert Palmer - Secrets (RCA, 1978 )
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (CBS, 1978 )
The Knack - ...but the little girls understand (Capitol, 1982)
QuarterFlash - QuarterFlash (Geffen, 1981)
Toronto - Head On (Solid Gold, 1981)
Pete Townshend - White City (Eel Pie, 1985)
John Waite - No Brakes (EMI, 1984)
Powder Blues Band - Thirsty Ears (Liberty, 1981)
Elton John''s Greatest Hits (MCA, 1974)
Chris De Burgh - Into the Light (A&M, 1986)
David+David - Boomtown (A&M, 1986)
Boney M. - Oceans of Fantasy (Hansa, 1979)
Boney M. - Christmas Album (Farian Musik, 1981)
most happy with the Defender game, but there's a quite a few good items in this bunch (the WWF figures were a bit of a surprise too)
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RPG/CYOA
Star Wars RPG d20 - Rebellion Era Sourcebook (HC) (WotC, 2001)
Star Wars RPG d6 - Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races (WEG, 1989) (1e)
Star Wars RPG d6 - Galaxy Guide 4 - Alien Races 2e (WEG, 1994)
Out of the Pit - Fighting Fantasy Monsters (Puffin, 1985)
Warhammer 40k Codex - Chaos Space Marines (GW, 2002)
CYOA #1 - The Cave of Time (Bantam, 1981) (12th printing)
CYOA #62 - Sugarcane Island (Bantam, 1986)
CYOA #3 - Space and Beyond (Chooseco, 2006)
Nintendo Adventure Books #5 - Pipe Down! (Archway, 1991)
Wizards, Warriors and You #4 - Ghost Knights of Camelot (Avon, 1984)
Games/Toys
Ghostbusters: the Board Game (Cryptozoic, 2015) (new - HMV Canada is closing all it's stores (Apr. 30) and this was 30% off reg. price)
Lego Heroica - Fortaan (Lego, 2011) (missing a few pieces)
Scribbage (Copp Clark, 1968 )
WWF Vince McMahon figure (Titan Sports, 1987)
WWF Koko B. Ware figure (Titan Sports, 1987)
Hot Wheels Yoda's Jedi Starfighter (die-cast) (Mattel, 2015)
Hot Wheels The Khetanna - Jabba's Sail Barge (die-cast) (Mattel, 2015)
Ghostbusters Ecto Minis - Egon Spengler (Mattel, 2016)
Ghostbusters Ecto Minis - Ray Stantz (Spectral) (Mattel, 2016)
Video Games/Computer Media
Arcade Defender 'handheld' (Entex, 1981) (!)
Worms Triple Pack (Ubi Soft, 2002) (Worms 2, World Party, Armageddon + Worms Blast Demo)
box of 21 DSHD 1.44MB FDs - Staples branded
box of 50 Maxell DVD+Rs (sealed/new)
box of 10 MF2-256HD FDs (disks themselves are cased and sealed - appear to be some odd (japanese) 256 byte per sector format, but standard 1.44MB FDs otherwise)
box of 9 MF2-256 FDs (^ as above)
Books/Magazine
The Winnie-the-Pooh Storybook Treasury (HC) (Dutton, 2004)
Usborne World History - Medieval World (Usborne, 1999)
Babar and His Children (HC) (Random House, 1966)
The Beano and The Dandy - 60 Years - History of Fun (HC) (DC Thomson, 2001)
The Beano Book 2002 (HC) (DC Thomson, 2001)
Starlog #286 (May, 2001)
CDs/BluRay/LPs
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (Virgin, 1995)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Warner, 1999)
Nirvana - In Utero (Geffen, 1993)
Crowded House - Crowded House (Capitol, 1987)
Blues Traveler - Straight on Till Morning (A&M, 1997)
Bing Crosby's Greatest Hits (MCA, 1977)
X-Men BluRay (20thCenFox, 2000)
Robert Palmer - Secrets (RCA, 1978 )
Billy Joel - 52nd Street (CBS, 1978 )
The Knack - ...but the little girls understand (Capitol, 1982)
QuarterFlash - QuarterFlash (Geffen, 1981)
Toronto - Head On (Solid Gold, 1981)
Pete Townshend - White City (Eel Pie, 1985)
John Waite - No Brakes (EMI, 1984)
Powder Blues Band - Thirsty Ears (Liberty, 1981)
Elton John''s Greatest Hits (MCA, 1974)
Chris De Burgh - Into the Light (A&M, 1986)
David+David - Boomtown (A&M, 1986)
Boney M. - Oceans of Fantasy (Hansa, 1979)
Boney M. - Christmas Album (Farian Musik, 1981)
most happy with the Defender game, but there's a quite a few good items in this bunch (the WWF figures were a bit of a surprise too)
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commodorejohn
Shameless recidivist
I went out and picked up a 1997 Epiphone Les Paul:
Sure, it's not a hand-built work of art like the Gibson version, but it's a damn fine instrument - sounds great and is just playable as hell - I could barely tear myself away from it to get ready for bed Getting it for a fraction of the list price with some upgrades by the previous owners didn't hurt either
Sure, it's not a hand-built work of art like the Gibson version, but it's a damn fine instrument - sounds great and is just playable as hell - I could barely tear myself away from it to get ready for bed
Getting it for a fraction of the list price with some upgrades by the previous owners didn't hurt either iTz
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Boxed NES Games....
Boxed NES Games....
Check out the condition on these gems
Boxed NES Games....
Check out the condition on these gems
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Thecorfiot kindly sent me some goodies. Pr0n!
repaired C64c board, I shorted the motherboard 5v when jamming my tapuino into the case (another story) and bas fixed it perfectly and tidied up the psudosid (knackered socket, even a broken pin!) and added pins to the tape edge connector. Nice one! OH and he recapped the board at the same time, what a star
and a justspeccy128 board! this has been quite the undertaking, i bought the boards a year ago and bas has spent a LOT of hours putting it together. His skill level necessary for this is far in excess of mine. His work is an art and underneath the soldering is barely believable. in an "awesome" way. I'll post some pics as i carve up a 48k rubber case to suit and paint.
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repaired C64c board, I shorted the motherboard 5v when jamming my tapuino into the case (another story) and bas fixed it perfectly and tidied up the psudosid (knackered socket, even a broken pin!) and added pins to the tape edge connector. Nice one! OH and he recapped the board at the same time, what a star
and a justspeccy128 board! this has been quite the undertaking, i bought the boards a year ago and bas has spent a LOT of hours putting it together. His skill level necessary for this is far in excess of mine. His work is an art and underneath the soldering is barely believable. in an "awesome" way. I'll post some pics as i carve up a 48k rubber case to suit and paint.
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I guess that CP/M cart must have a Z80 inside? I heard about them, but haven't seen one before.
SkydivinGirl
Retro Girl
I have one of the C64 CP/M carts complete in box. I really need to try it some time. I have heard it's not great but it should still be fun to play with.
Heather
Heather
I have one of the C64 CP/M carts complete in box. I really need to try it some time. I have heard it's not great but it should still be fun to play with.
Heather
Nice!
My CP/M cart didn't come with anything, so I had to transfer a .d64 CP/M boot disk to a real floppy before I could play with it.
Bought an Einstein TC-01 ... a very old wish becomes reality.
https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?89795-Tatung-Einstein-TC-01&highlight=tatung
https://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?89795-Tatung-Einstein-TC-01&highlight=tatung
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I don't like Commodore that much (but the 264 row is great), and the C16 is really nothing special ... but i received a nearly untouched and unused one (with a 1531, some games, manuals and cables). I can't find any wear marks or something else. I bought it as "faulty", but it runs fine.
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