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Your Thrift Store/Bargain Finds: 29 September - 5 October 2008
Jakto Hi'tidi
United States
oklahoma city
Oklahoma
Utinni!
Utinni!
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These lists may start empty but as always: add your items.
Put in what you consider a bargain, tell us how much you paid and the place you got it from. Bargains can be thrift store finds or any second-hand purchases or discounted games bought new.
Don't forget to add your encounters with the Thrift Store Irritant Squad™ and any other embellishments in order to make it even more interesting.
Last week's list:
Check out the quality and quantity of last week's loot.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/35047
The Thrift Find of the Week:
Admire the selections of the all-knowing and infallible judges of thrift.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/27970
The Thrift & Bargain Dumpster™:
Is there treasure to be found among dead rats and ungames?
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/34342
Strange bonuses in thrift purchases:
Find something unexpected in a thrift purchase? Share your stories here.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/20949
Our GeekGuild:
The Ancient and Loyal Order of Thrifters.
Enter the halls of thriftdom at your own risk. Do mind the stacks of prized games. Don't mention the musty smell and try not to sneeze. Be sure to bow before our King Krazygit I, and pay your due respects to previous Kings EvilTimmy I and Blackwind I.
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/guild/193
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Found this and the next one in perfect, complete condition. Even the replacement parts list! Aaah...Acquire- $10...
Any idea on the value of this?
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This and Rail Baron side by side, was happy. Willing to trade both
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Shawn Bowers
United States
Portland
Oregon
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$3, looks like it may have been played once.
Bonus Buffy Magnet!
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Shawn Bowers
United States
Portland
Oregon
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Number 2 is game #2 for $2.
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80.
Board Game: Blokus
[Average Rating:7.14 Overall Rank:214]
Shawn Bowers
United States
Portland
Oregon
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$3, like new.
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Shawn Bowers
United States
Portland
Oregon
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$3 like new.
Some nice sips of water for my parched Thrift diet.
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Jay Christensen
United States
Everson
Washington
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MB Gamemaster Series. The Box is in rough shape from stacking, but otherwise solid. Haven't inventoried yet but looks pretty complete and in very good condition. However the rulebook is missing. Those darn missing rulebooks. $4.99 from my favorite local thrift store.
Anyone know how many games are in the MB Gamemaster series?
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Jay Christensen
United States
Everson
Washington
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And this for $.99 cents. That's an awful lot of box for so little game.
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84.
Board Game: Loot
[Average Rating:6.33 Overall Rank:1053]
Kent Fletcher
United States
Riverton
Utah
"But existing is practically all I do."
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Got Loot at the West Jordan DI yesterday for $0.50. At first it was incomplete but I found the missing cards at the other end of the isle.
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Michael "Ice" Berg
United States
Acworth
Georgia
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Saw this across the room, and almost ran over to grab it. My girlfriend had picked up a set before, but that was missing pieces and was in a horrible box.
This one had all 54 wooden pieces, box is in great shape, and was only missing four of the 30 bidding beans. $3.65 well spent. I'll combine it with my other set at some point, you can never have too many pieces!
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Stephen Glenn
United States
Virginia Beach
Virginia
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Some games are perfect thrift store games.
What I mean -- there are some games that look interesting enough to own, but not interesting enough to actually, you know, buy.
Roundabout looks like one of those types of games. It's instantly recognizable as a backgammon knock-off; however, I love backgammon. I don't think I'd pull the trigger if I had to pay full price, but for $1.98, I was willing. Great bits. Great box. Great board. If the game sucks it will at least be cannibalized for prototypes.
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Stephen Glenn
United States
Virginia Beach
Virginia
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Found the version pictured (at the left) for $1.48. This is the third copy of this I've found. I'll keep buying it because it's a great little game that can be set up on any kitchen table. One day when I have a whole room of kitchen tables, I'll be able to play three games at once.
At one time I also had this one:
but the paddles in that version were very cheap. Both of them broke (?).
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88.
Board Game: YINSH
[Average Rating:7.67 Overall Rank:69]
Matt Dodor
United States
St. Paul
Minnesota
I'm gonna be the next Canadian Dracula
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I was happy to pick this up for five bones. First fruitful trip in about ten runs. In shrink.
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Dave Weeks
England
Sudbury
Suffolk
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Or maybe not so ingenious...
I was very pleased to see this sitting in the corner of the children's section at our local British Heart Foundation for £2.25, complete and looked as if it had been played only once or twice (probably an unwanted present from our TkMax £9.99 price blitz last Christmas)
However, walking home with my wife and carrying my booty with some of our weekly shopping, just as we met an acquaintence and started chatting the plastic bag containing a four-pack of beer gave way and out they dropped to the pavement...yikes...one of the cans got pierced and beer started shooting out everywhere! So what's a guy supposed to do? I drank it shot-gun style while my wife carried on chatting to our friend! While I thought I'd saved the day, when I got home I found some of the sprayed beer had gone into the booty bag and soaked the box 
Oh well, it'll dry out
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Iken Owens
United States
Lynnwood
Washington
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Found 2 copies bagged together for $1.99 at VV. Complete and don't look like they have been played.
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Iken Owens
United States
Lynnwood
Washington
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Also at VV for $2.99 and its complete. My heart skipped a beat at first because I thought it was a cashflow 101 then I saw it was the for kids. Still I'll take it.
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Iken Owens
United States
Lynnwood
Washington
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$3.99 at my favorite GW. box is a little dinged up but everything is there.
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Iken Owens
United States
Lynnwood
Washington
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$2.99 at the same GW looks complete. Have to see if these are still good Ebait.
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Iken Owens
United States
Lynnwood
Washington
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$3.99 at my favorite GW. Box lid is badly dished but the game looks unplayed.
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Ken
United States
The People's Republic of Portland
Oregon
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Starship Troopers: Prepare For Battle! $1.99
It's like the thrift gods are toying with me. 
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Jim Perry
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Got it for .69. What could go wrong. No play money. Looks like a party game for con men.
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Jim Perry
United States
Cincinnati
Ohio
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Picked this one up for .99 at a Thrift Shop. 6000 clues, 1000 cards. Needs some expansions.
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98.
Board Game: Reflex
[Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
Martin
United States
Bainbridge Island
Washington
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I was in Michigan and Ohio over the last few days, and between meetings I managed to make a few thrifting stops. The first was an antique mall, a really big one. I always enjoy wandering through big antique malls, just to look at the interesting stuff and rarely to buy. I picked up this game I'd never seen before for $3. The box is scuffed up, but decent. One scoring peg is broken. It's missing the rules. Otherwise it's in good shape for a game that involves mashing to win.
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Martin
United States
Bainbridge Island
Washington
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I picked this one up for $1.95 at Value Village. It's complete except on scoring "prize" base is missing. The contents are in good shape as is the box.
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100.
Board Game: Pente
[Average Rating:6.63 Overall Rank:818]
Brian Porter
United States
Iona
Idaho
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picked up at the local DI for $1
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Posted Tue Sep 30, 2008 4:21 am
Chula Vista
California
I was debating whether to add this week's list. You beat me by minutes, I had to delete mine.
Chula Vista
California
And this is another reason I have to laugh when people call Portland the Thrifting Mecca. There are several Goodwills here where the toy aisle seems to serve as a drop-off day care center.
No, no, you're slightly mistaken. Some Goodwills operated as a "free store", where you're welcome to take something as long as you also drop something off. Clearly those children tired their parents out to the point where they figured they might as well trade 'em in for a nice end table or summer blouse.
pk
Or a nice copy of Trivial Pursuit...
Gatineau
Quebec
Why didn't you use the Force?
"These are not the toys you are looking for... Go home and obey your mom; do some errands for her."
Yes, but tempted I was to use the Dark side and crushing their throats with the Force... Resist, I did!
EDIT: I'm tired, and for some reasons, it doesn't sound much of the joke I thought it would be. Sorry 'bout that.
Falls Church
Virginia
's-Hertogenbosch
Noord-Brabant