Its nice to see people like yourself that are happy yet humble about these epic finds. Nothing turns me off more then "You will not believe how we ripped off this old lady for her sons video games! Haha its her fault she doesn't know the value" A few channels out there and I bet you folks know whom I am speaking of.
I still have my own boxen near mint NES action system from my youth. As do i have every other game and console ever owned still boxed and complete in great shape. Had the luck to be the kid that took care of his stuff and never had to sell things. Today i have a game attick where the games and consoles are stored and displayed :)
Thats awesome John! Last year I bought a Sega Genesis Sonic edition CIB, mint, all manuals and plastic baggies, for $120 here in Chicago! Even better, when I met up for the purchase, it was a retired couple who said belonged to their son long ago and was a Christmas present. So yes, mine was a 1 owner also. Felt special too! Salud to that! 🍻🍻 Great video & great find my friend!👍😎
@@JohnRiggs Sadly I lost several gaming boxes due to moisture seepage thru my concrete basement floor; wicked up thru a cardboard storage box sitting directly on the floor.
GOOD SCOOP! Always love seeing a pick up with complete in box games. I also just purchased an Action Set a few weeks ago with a couple of games in box. Kept the Action Set and a few games (Snake's Revenge, TaleSpin). It's so clean like yours. Sticker (Caldor) and all! Congrats! 😎
Nice pickup John! Was looking forward to seeing you go in-depth on this one - such a cool find! I love finding weird things like those VHS labels or store stickers things too. It's super fun to have clues about the pieces journey before you picked it up!
Thanks for sharing John, that is a nice set and one I don't have so if you do put these up for sale at Whatnot hope I can make it. It's always a good rule of thumb to ask if someone has more even or ask in general as you never know. Sometimes people have so much "clutter" they forget so can't really go wrong. Great scores!
A few years back I picked up a Donkey Kong SNES set from a older couple that just moved from Florida to AZ but The box was almost brand new looking and the coolest part was finding the original receipt that came from a Sears dept store for $129.99 back in 1996
I still have my boxed NES too it was the one that came with the guide which I still have. I have a loose top loader I don't think I've seen a top loader in box. Great haul you made it out like a bandit John. Cool video man!👍
Good on you man for giving the lady the $75 asking price for the PS2 instead of haggling her down. Shows you have integrity and aren't just out to get one over someone. You probably made that ladies day.
Rubber bands around cords trigger me, I always wrap around the controller, it's gentler on the cord. In fact, I've got a 3rd party Switch controller sitting in front of my on my desk with the cord wrapped around it. The key is to leave a little of the cord coming out of the controller loose and wrap the rest of the cord.
Great find! I still have my original NES cib as well. I also still have my Sega master system, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, PS1, Super Nintendo, Gameboy and Atari Lynx, All are CIB.
That Logitech wireless is quite possibly the best wireless controller from the era. Made for the OG XboX also. I have a handful of those for both systems still.
Dude that’s the exact one I got in 1988. That’s crazy 30 some years later. I live In Pennsylvania just a few hours from Columbus Ohio. I was going to go to that expo on May 14th but my father fell I’ll and was taken to hospital, I was hoping to run into you, been enjoying your videos for a while now and appreciate what you do. Let me know if you need some more chili from Aldis or Buckeyes, happy to send ya some. Take it easy
I'm actually one that hates seeing controllers getting wrapped around itself. Overtime the cable will separate from inside the controller and create shorts which is why using rubber bands or Velcro straps is way better as you aren't damaging the wires inside the controllers
I bet this person is awesome and that is because they have the good taste to have bought Herdy Gerdy. It is like when I met another PS2 fan that has and loved Mark of Kri and Rise of the Kasai. We were total strangers at a friend's get together and ended up talking for hours about video games. Good times.
I still have my Genesis and the box/manuals from Christmas ‘94 in great condition. I also have the 32x and everything from a few Christmas later. I always kept things nice and wouldn’t sell anything so I have basically everything I collected growing up starting with the NES going forward
I grew up playing Championship Bowling. Lot of memories there. Had that Wheel Of Fortune, too, and the Jeopardy! game, but I was just a kid so I naturally sucked at both.
some sweet pickups! man that fresh out of the box NES system, yeah the way the door still had that resistance on it and hasn't been worn down from 35 years of use! Speaking of playstation that does remind me of that texture that NIB playstation controllers always had.
Holy grail. you would love me. I have my original nintendo and super nintendo I bought new. Just kept the super box because of room. And my playstation is in the original box. I did not get rid of most of my systems.
Holy smokes, dude! That’s crazy! My chiropractor has an NES he’s willing to let me have for $20. I thought that was amazing, but you hit a freakin’ jackpot! Awesome!
The classic " Open my mouth as big as possible to let Sussan know I;m ready to take it all in ". Thumbnail. The one when you look at just a little shame kicks in. But not enough to you know not use it.
I have one of those Logitech wireless controllers and I think they're pretty good. A lot of people thought the d-pad was better, but mine is kinda creaky. I'm on the lookout for the OG Xbox version of it, too. Cool score, man!
i sold mine to a chinese pawnshop owner who was a family friend then he sold it back with all my games. held onto it for 7-8 years then traded up for like a turbo grafx 16 to compliment my snes. i got another one though. nes that is. Nintendo Power ripped me for my $10 subscription.
The wireless Logitech PS2 controller is worth the $75 you paid by itself! And $150 for a boxed practically unused Action Set is a phenomenal deal. I love that there are still deals out there.
I'm a big complete in box collector, so I picked up big nes cib lot 8 games few months ago, every single game had tabs pushed in like 1:30. I was like huh 🤔 . Also got great deal just like your nes action set 2 years ago. I could tell it was never played, the console was never opened cause when I loosened each screw you could hear that torque noise. Got lucky.
My first nes console was Xmas 1988 I'm going to guess it had the first Nintendo power issue with it and the gray zapper the following spring my friend got theirs with an orange gun I believe that was so many Nintendo's ago lol
I used to fill out every card that came with my games. I also wrote letters to companies as a kid. Didn't get much from Nintendo, but I got Double Dragon and Shinobi free for the Master System, Sonic for the Genesis, and every issue of SEGA Visions, free! Is it any wonder that I've always been a SEGA fanboy, lol.
People have been telling me that wrapping the cord around the controller will break it for decades. How many of my controllers have broken due to wrapping it like that? 0. My NES controllers STILL work despite wrapping them like that. I've gone through more 360/ONE controllers (which have no wires) then any other controllers in my life and I've been playing games since the mid 80's. I also blow in my cartridges and when I was younger would lick both sides of the contacts (I just clean them now) and people would say that not only would break my game but also the system. How many games and systems have broken due to either of those things? 0. I guess superstition can affect anyone.
@johnRiggs Herdy Gerdy has some beautiful artstyle foir it. I cant really tell if its dated on visuals(im sure controls are tho haha). Just looks amazing . Have you ever played with the PS2 mem card that can play backup games of a sd card in your PS mem card(you'd have to buy a special mem card)?
That's a very clean Action Set. Is it CIB with everything? I never knew about the secret code on price stickers. Agreed, Pictionary has no right sounding that good. Looks like the CIB games are missing some inserts. I never understood why people fold the tabs inward as well.
"There's people that don't care for this kind of cord wrapping"...the reason they don't like it is that it shortens the lifespan of the object the cord is attached to. Wrapping it around the unit itself, puts unnecessary strain on the cable itself, including the wiring inside. The reason you make loops and whatever away from the item it's connected to is to avoid strain on the cable where it connects to the item. If you look at any wiring and cabling documentation for professionals, there's actually a way to measure how much 'curve' and 'bend' you can put on a cable safely and most of the time, the people wrapping their cord around their controller ain't exactly following that guide. :) So that's why 'some folks' don't care for it because it's a one way ticket to shorten the life of an item before it needs repair or cable replacement. :) *insert THE MORE YOU KNOW graphic here*
Missing a chunk in the styrofoam?! That's it, take it back to the seller. It's not 100% perfect so you need to return it post haste. I have never been this disappointed before in my life. I'm so wrought with anger that I want you to give me the sellers information...so I know to never buy from them again of course. I would never attempt to contact them and tender my own offer...scouts honor. ;)
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The 17 NES Games that came out when launched in 1985
I loved my Nesmax controller! WTF? lol
Its nice to see people like yourself that are happy yet humble about these epic finds. Nothing turns me off more then "You will not believe how we ripped off this old lady for her sons video games! Haha its her fault she doesn't know the value" A few channels out there and I bet you folks know whom I am speaking of.
I still have my own boxen near mint NES action system from my youth. As do i have every other game and console ever owned still boxed and complete in great shape. Had the luck to be the kid that took care of his stuff and never had to sell things. Today i have a game attick where the games and consoles are stored and displayed :)
I wish i could have done that with my old systems. But always sold the old ones to buy the newer ones. But wish i had kept at least the Mega-Drive
Great find, there's nothing like original owner finds, congrats!!!
Thats awesome John! Last year I bought a Sega Genesis Sonic edition CIB, mint, all manuals and plastic baggies, for $120 here in Chicago! Even better, when I met up for the purchase, it was a retired couple who said belonged to their son long ago and was a Christmas present. So yes, mine was a 1 owner also. Felt special too! Salud to that! 🍻🍻 Great video & great find my friend!👍😎
ooh, I love it. I wish I still had my Sonic edition Genesis box and all that (I lost all my boxes in a basement flood)
@@JohnRiggs Sadly I lost several gaming boxes due to moisture seepage thru my concrete basement floor; wicked up thru a cardboard storage box sitting directly on the floor.
GOOD SCOOP! Always love seeing a pick up with complete in box games.
I also just purchased an Action Set a few weeks ago with a couple of games in box. Kept the Action Set and a few games (Snake's Revenge, TaleSpin). It's so clean like yours. Sticker (Caldor) and all! Congrats! 😎
I used to rock the max controller all day all night. It took time for me to get used to but was awesome once I did. Great vid Riggs ✌️
That white controller is my favorite PSOne OEM. I wish I could come across more or even the clear variants.
Nice pick ups.
The up close sound of the hinge opening and closing was most necessary and appreciated!
Bro, your OCD was showing hard on this video but it was very entertaining. Great find!
Nice pickup John! Was looking forward to seeing you go in-depth on this one - such a cool find! I love finding weird things like those VHS labels or store stickers things too. It's super fun to have clues about the pieces journey before you picked it up!
Holy grail find John! Excellent purchase sir! The box looks like it's in great condition!
I have the original also that comes with a Gray Gun. Before they wanted to become more safe, Then they added the orange gun later.
Oh no way. I always wondered why my gun is gray while all of the ones I see on the internet are red
nice!! I have a gray gun, too, but extra.
WOW CONGRATULATIONS
Thanks for sharing John, that is a nice set and one I don't have so if you do put these up for sale at Whatnot hope I can make it.
It's always a good rule of thumb to ask if someone has more even or ask in general as you never know. Sometimes people have so much "clutter" they forget so can't really go wrong. Great scores!
That door sound brings back memories! And I remember the smell of the new electronics when we opened up the action set on Christmas morning!
lol I can just imagine the most serious face ever: "I'm always interested."
A few years back I picked up a Donkey Kong SNES set from a older couple that just moved from Florida to AZ but The box was almost brand new looking and the coolest part was finding the original receipt that came from a Sears dept store for $129.99 back in 1996
Nes golf , I love that game . As I was watching this video when you pulled out the NES golf game I started hearing the music in my head.
Where it all started for me, that set with Battletoads was the best babysitter I ever had. And it never tried to touch me in the bath.
I still have my boxed NES too it was the one that came with the guide which I still have. I have a loose top loader I don't think I've seen a top loader in box. Great haul you made it out like a bandit John. Cool video man!👍
Good on you man for giving the lady the $75 asking price for the PS2 instead of haggling her down. Shows you have integrity and aren't just out to get one over someone. You probably made that ladies day.
Nice score! Love seeing the original store stickers on boxes
Rubber bands around cords trigger me, I always wrap around the controller, it's gentler on the cord. In fact, I've got a 3rd party Switch controller sitting in front of my on my desk with the cord wrapped around it. The key is to leave a little of the cord coming out of the controller loose and wrap the rest of the cord.
Dude!!! Seeing those VHS stickers bring back memories! Fantastic find! ^_^
Great find! I still have my original NES cib as well. I also still have my Sega master system, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, PS1, Super Nintendo, Gameboy and Atari Lynx, All are CIB.
That Logitech wireless is quite possibly the best wireless controller from the era. Made for the OG XboX also. I have a handful of those for both systems still.
Respect for not lowballing. It was already a fairly good deal. Can't wait to see you at SEGE!
That Logiech PS2 controller was considered the best we sold back in my Video Game Store Asst Manager days. Very cool finds!
Good video! Great pickups! That NES box is in great shape. Not a bad price for it either! Nice!
It doesn't hurt to ask if they have other stuff that you are interested in.
Nice finds.
That is SO COOL. I didn't know gems like this still existed out in the wild.
Dude that’s the exact one I got in 1988. That’s crazy 30 some years later.
I live In Pennsylvania just a few hours from Columbus Ohio. I was going to go to that expo on May 14th but my father fell I’ll and was taken to hospital, I was hoping to run into you, been enjoying your videos for a while now and appreciate what you do.
Let me know if you need some more chili from Aldis or Buckeyes, happy to send ya some.
Take it easy
Wow $150 for the NES stuff is a great deal! Im selling my CIB Action Set for $295. No tears or gouges in the styrofoam
I'm actually one that hates seeing controllers getting wrapped around itself. Overtime the cable will separate from inside the controller and create shorts which is why using rubber bands or Velcro straps is way better as you aren't damaging the wires inside the controllers
That was the box set I had. The same version with the orange gun. Unforgettable days
fn beautiful man, box is in awesome shape
That's awesome! I got mine a year ago at a comic book store for $200
I bet this person is awesome and that is because they have the good taste to have bought Herdy Gerdy. It is like when I met another PS2 fan that has and loved Mark of Kri and Rise of the Kasai. We were total strangers at a friend's get together and ended up talking for hours about video games. Good times.
Nice box
I still have my Genesis and the box/manuals from Christmas ‘94 in great condition. I also have the 32x and everything from a few Christmas later. I always kept things nice and wouldn’t sell anything so I have basically everything I collected growing up starting with the NES going forward
The Action Set is from 1989, after Nintendo changed to the oval seal, and that box has the Orange Zapper gun.
I grew up playing Championship Bowling. Lot of memories there. Had that Wheel Of Fortune, too, and the Jeopardy! game, but I was just a kid so I naturally sucked at both.
I have one just like that in the box with posters and bags and the KMart price sticker nothing is missing at all.
some sweet pickups! man that fresh out of the box NES system, yeah the way the door still had that resistance on it and hasn't been worn down from 35 years of use! Speaking of playstation that does remind me of that texture that NIB playstation controllers always had.
$150? That's a damn good deal. CIB System alone goes for like $300 around Chicago.
Holy grail. you would love me. I have my original nintendo and super nintendo I bought new. Just kept the super box because of room. And my playstation is in the original box. I did not get rid of most of my systems.
I just got this same box from a pawn shop. He gave it to me for free!
I've had the empty box on top of my arcade (background of my videos) but loved that this was all included.
Holy smokes, dude! That’s crazy! My chiropractor has an NES he’s willing to let me have for $20. I thought that was amazing, but you hit a freakin’ jackpot! Awesome!
Super cool find!
The party where John played with the tight NES door should be censored. LOL
I am POSITIVELY jealous!! lol Theres nothing like a perfect, clean, shiney nes cart is there? Very satisfying to lhold and ook at.
The classic " Open my mouth as big as possible to let Sussan know I;m ready to take it all in ". Thumbnail. The one when you look at just a little shame kicks in. But not enough to you know not use it.
The missing 4 from the Kodak VHS sticker is on the front of the Pictionary box. 😁
Great find. I had this same set. I miss duck hunt.
I have one of those Logitech wireless controllers and I think they're pretty good. A lot of people thought the d-pad was better, but mine is kinda creaky. I'm on the lookout for the OG Xbox version of it, too. Cool score, man!
Excellent finds!
I absolutely love the Logitech wireless controller.
Whenever I buy something like this from my childhood, I have to smell it. Sensory nostalgia?
That Logitech Wireless controller is wonderful.
Hehe, I'm that slice into the plastic wrap guy 😊 Alway careful with the tabs too.
Hey there, I'm the clayfighter sculptor's cut guy that was on chat the other day
i sold mine to a chinese pawnshop owner who was a family friend then he sold it back with all my games. held onto it for 7-8 years then traded up for like a turbo grafx 16 to compliment my snes. i got another one though. nes that is. Nintendo Power ripped me for my $10 subscription.
Great pick up John. The NES box looks nice and clean.
Even thought its repetitive, i love the music in championship bowling
The wireless Logitech PS2 controller is worth the $75 you paid by itself! And $150 for a boxed practically unused Action Set is a phenomenal deal. I love that there are still deals out there.
Who’s interested? This guy.
You rock John. Great video and scores!
I'm a big complete in box collector, so I picked up big nes cib lot 8 games few months ago, every single game had tabs pushed in like 1:30. I was like huh 🤔 . Also got great deal just like your nes action set 2 years ago. I could tell it was never played, the console was never opened cause when I loosened each screw you could hear that torque noise. Got lucky.
I have this set complete, so fun !
I saw the Shopko sticker on the box, and thought to myself, “that’s a name you don’t hear anymore.”
We still have the ShopKo Optical eyewear place, but I did like the department store.
Awesome stuff John!
The Logitech controller was my controller of choice for my ps2 . I highly recommend it !
Hey cool😎
Waoo,that's impresive,amazing treasure,Congratulations👍🎮👍💎
I have all the original final fantasy games released on the PS1 are they worth anything?
They are to people who love Final Fantasy on PS1 :)
You are a lucky buyer with two good systems at reasonable prices.
Nice!!!!
My first nes console was Xmas 1988 I'm going to guess it had the first Nintendo power issue with it and the gray zapper the following spring my friend got theirs with an orange gun I believe that was so many Nintendo's ago lol
In the words of Vince McMahon “SUCH GOOD S***!!
The Max is my go to for my controller for the nes
Is there games inside the console or you must put a cartridge to play?
I used to fill out every card that came with my games. I also wrote letters to companies as a kid. Didn't get much from Nintendo, but I got Double Dragon and Shinobi free for the Master System, Sonic for the Genesis, and every issue of SEGA Visions, free! Is it any wonder that I've always been a SEGA fanboy, lol.
I remember I got Sega Visions, too. Love it.
People have been telling me that wrapping the cord around the controller will break it for decades. How many of my controllers have broken due to wrapping it like that? 0. My NES controllers STILL work despite wrapping them like that. I've gone through more 360/ONE controllers (which have no wires) then any other controllers in my life and I've been playing games since the mid 80's.
I also blow in my cartridges and when I was younger would lick both sides of the contacts (I just clean them now) and people would say that not only would break my game but also the system. How many games and systems have broken due to either of those things? 0.
I guess superstition can affect anyone.
Is it better to play the NES with the uhf out put or the av out to the tv?
I'm not sure, I still play mine through the RF on my 50" tv. I do have a small CRT as needed but it's not always hooked up.
I was at the edge of my seat to see if there was a Silent Hill 2 in there
Nice find.Pristine condition considering its age.
I still have my nes with the original box and instructions.
That is absolutely amazing and NES in the box
@johnRiggs Herdy Gerdy has some beautiful artstyle foir it. I cant really tell if its dated on visuals(im sure controls are tho haha). Just looks amazing . Have you ever played with the PS2 mem card that can play backup games of a sd card in your PS mem card(you'd have to buy a special mem card)?
That's a very clean Action Set. Is it CIB with everything? I never knew about the secret code on price stickers.
Agreed, Pictionary has no right sounding that good. Looks like the CIB games are missing some inserts. I never understood why people fold the tabs inward as well.
Dark cloud was an amazing game
That is an awesome pick up john. I have wanted an NES for ages but I cant afford one 😕.
Super nice score!!
"There's people that don't care for this kind of cord wrapping"...the reason they don't like it is that it shortens the lifespan of the object the cord is attached to. Wrapping it around the unit itself, puts unnecessary strain on the cable itself, including the wiring inside. The reason you make loops and whatever away from the item it's connected to is to avoid strain on the cable where it connects to the item. If you look at any wiring and cabling documentation for professionals, there's actually a way to measure how much 'curve' and 'bend' you can put on a cable safely and most of the time, the people wrapping their cord around their controller ain't exactly following that guide. :)
So that's why 'some folks' don't care for it because it's a one way ticket to shorten the life of an item before it needs repair or cable replacement. :)
*insert THE MORE YOU KNOW graphic here*
This video made me smile.
Kodak T120 labels, so random. 😆
it is the most common bundle available, they go for about 150-200$CAD cib, You act like you found a grail on extasy lol
Missing a chunk in the styrofoam?! That's it, take it back to the seller. It's not 100% perfect so you need to return it post haste. I have never been this disappointed before in my life. I'm so wrought with anger that I want you to give me the sellers information...so I know to never buy from them again of course. I would never attempt to contact them and tender my own offer...scouts honor. ;)
Yeah I didn't like that orange zapper back in the day. The gray zapper was the one!
I will never forget the moment I held mine for the first time.