Author Topic: Best thrift store/garage sale game show find? (Read 15144 times)

TLEberle · « **Reply #30 on:** August 01, 2013, 11:03:19 PM »

Neither.

Winkfan · « **Reply #31 on:** August 01, 2013, 11:19:54 PM »

Around the summer of 1980, I found a copy of a record the Winkster made during his "teen idol" days. It was "Our Love Affair b/w The First Kiss" (1963). I must have paid under a dollar for it.

And I still have it 33 years later.

Cordially,
Tammy

PYLdude · « **Reply #32 on:** August 02, 2013, 05:38:23 AM »

I\'m not big on stuff like that but my favorite find was the Wheel box game I got at a church yard sale awhile back.

Quasi related: the Boys & Girls club I used to attend years ago had a few old Password games and a 3Ws game...I wonder what might have happened to them.

/I took a crapton of old encyclopedias off their hands about 20 years ago

//still have most of em

alfonzos · « **Reply #33 on:** August 02, 2013, 10:40:54 PM »

I have been haunting thrift stores ever since I could drive in the seventies. You can find my most recent thrift store finds recorded in the proper Geek Lists on Boardgame Geek.com (my user name is Alfonzos). All but two of my foreign game show home games were thrift store finds. My best game show home game find was Wink Martindale\'s Top Secret in Venice California for $2. My best thrift store find of all-time is Jati by 3M for $10 in Anaheim California.

Matt Ottinger · « **Reply #34 on:** August 03, 2013, 12:55:02 PM »

My best game show home game find was Wink Martindale\'s Top Secret in Venice California for $2.

Yeah, you win.

comicus · « **Reply #35 on:** August 03, 2013, 08:17:49 PM »

Years ago I found a new copy of La Ruotta Della Fortuna at a SPCA thrift store in Santa Rosa, CA for $3. My favorite find, though, while not a rarity by any means, was a copy of Cardinal\'s $25K Pyramid at a Goodwill in Greensburg, PA. I set out blindly in the longshot hope of finding a copy for a get together I was holding the next night, with no assurance of success, and there it was, in pristine condition. Serendipity.

Strikerz04 · « **Reply #36 on:** August 03, 2013, 11:05:03 PM »

I\'ve acquired the 70\'s version of Jackpot while I was a sophomore in College,

Because I\'m curious, which cover do you have on your copy?

http://boardgamegeek.com/image/198053/jackpot\'>This version...

snowpeck · « **Reply #37 on:** August 03, 2013, 11:18:55 PM »

(I know I already posted in this thread)

Lately I\'ve been on a run of finding late 60s/early 70s games... nothing rare, but interesting to me nonetheless. In the last 2 or 3 weeks I\'ve picked up $10K Pyramid 2nd edition, Jeopardy 4th edition, and Who What or Where 1st edition. Also found TJW 2nd edition, but the question book was missing so I passed.

http://boardgamegeek.com/user/snowpeck\'>My (modest) collection.

Adam Nedeff · « **Reply #38 on:** August 03, 2013, 11:43:36 PM »

My best game show home game find was Wink Martindale\'s Top Secret in Venice California for $2.

Yeah, you win.

Especially considering Wink paid $90 for his copy.

Strikerz04 · « **Reply #39 on:** August 04, 2013, 12:16:31 AM »

Also found in my stash today: Eye Guess.

pacdude · « **Reply #40 on:** August 04, 2013, 01:33:25 AM »

My game show finds are somewhat limited: Millionaire (needed it for the Marathon), The $100,000 Pyramid Endless Games version, and a couple days ago Trivial Pursuit Game Show with Wink on the box.

My non game show find includes a USB Super Nintendo controller and a touchscreen version of one of http://www.doublesight.com/shop/product.asp?idx=55\'>these bad boys for $55 in perfect condition.

clemon79 · « **Reply #41 on:** August 04, 2013, 04:01:03 AM »

My non game show find includes a USB Super Nintendo controller

Does it work well, and if so, who makes it? I\'ve wanted to pick one up but apparently buying one from Amazon is a crapshoot, as there are a lot of crappy knockoffs that some sellers send out.

Bryce L. · « **Reply #42 on:** August 04, 2013, 06:07:46 AM »

My non game show find includes a USB Super Nintendo controller

Does it work well, and if so, who makes it? I\'ve wanted to pick one up but apparently buying one from Amazon is a crapshoot, as there are a lot of crappy knockoffs that some sellers send out.

Now if they do this same thing, only for Sega Genesis, I\'ll be in business...

pacdude · « **Reply #43 on:** August 04, 2013, 10:32:43 AM »

My non game show find includes a USB Super Nintendo controller
Does it work well, and if so, who makes it? I\'ve wanted to pick one up but apparently buying one from Amazon is a crapshoot, as there are a lot of crappy knockoffs that some sellers send out.

Great question. I threw the box out. It works like a dream, but I don\'t know who makes it. No delay, great button feel. Joypad works like a dream.

http://i.imgur.com/NjIsb.jpg\'>http://i.imgur.com/NjIsb.jpg

clemon79 · « **Reply #44 on:** August 04, 2013, 12:59:12 PM »

Now if they do this same thing, only for Sega Genesis, I\'ll be in business...

By that are you saying you want a SNES-form-factor gamepad for a Sega Genesis, or a Sega Genesis-form-factor USB gamepad? \'Cuz if it\'s the latter, http://www.amazon.com/Retro-Bit-Retrolink-USB-Controller-RETROBIT/dp/B0080M0C4O\'>congratulations, you\'re in business.

Thanks for the pic, Cory, that at least gives me something visual to go on!

EDIT: From the looks of it, it looks like at least one version of the http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-x-New-Retro-Super-Nintendo-SNES-USB-Controller-for-PC-MAC-Controllers-SEALED-/111120542176?pt=US_Video_Game_Controllers&hash=item19df4ce9e0\'>GTron pad. But http://www.amazon.com/Classic-USB-Super-Nintendo-Controller/dp/B002JAU20W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375636010&sr=8-1&keywords=usb+super+nintendo+controller+retro-bit\'>Amazon\'s listing doesn\'t look like yours. Which is too bad, because Amazon Prime + Amazon Locker = big, big win.