Flea Market Flippin’ - A Risky Investment, And A Time Capsule! - Live Video Game Hunting
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Flea Market Flippin’ - A Risky Investment, And A Time Capsule! - Live Video Game Hunting
Today I'm headed to a retro shop to get some work done on some software that isn't behaving. All of which are potentially VERY valuable....
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Flea Market Flippin’ - A Risky Investment, And A Time Capsule! - Live Video Game Hunting
Atari 2600 VCS
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Nintendo Gamecube
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On the GameCube discs, you still did the right thing. If there's a chance you can get them running again, and into new owner's hands to appreciate them, it was worth a shot. I still lot up failed resurfacing jobs and make sure it's apparent in the title and description. I imagine the people who buy them just like having the physical disc, whether it works or not.
And I agree with you about more products on the market can only mean lower prices. I didn't see any of that twitter conversation, but that other person likely doesn't know what they're talking about
They just didn’t wanna listen to logic or reason. And I wasn’t speaking abusively at all. I was simply debating the point they tried to make because they were incorrect. There’s a lot of misinformation in the gaming space right now and a lot of it comes from creators much bigger than me. And that’s a real problem. Dude just got belligerent and blocked me because I guess that was easier than admitting he took the L. And it isn’t about wins or losses. It’s about understanding the hobby we’re supposed to be enjoying.
This was a great follow up video. Glad 2 games worked. The up side is you didn't have a lot invested and it made for a great video.
Man, you said it. The whole thing was an interesting experience, win, or lose. And I was glad to go check that game store out again. We have so few in the area that are worth the time to go to.
Great video. Always on the lookout for HERO for the Atari 2600, It is one of the few ATARI original carts I do not have. I have close to the whole Activision 2600 set run.
B-Rad!! HERO is definitely a cool one. I don’t have that one either. That Activision set looks gorgeous on a shelf! Hope you’re doing great, brutha
Sorcerer on Atari, nice! I think I've only ever played GLOC on Game Gear but it seems solid enough if I recall.
Shame on the discs but kudos in trying.
Also, I love packing our purchase receipts into the games when we buy them. That history is a great story.
The GLoc at my local arcade back in the 90s was the cockpit style one you could sit down in. It was dope AF. The Genesis version ain’t half bad!
Thanks you for the update and the great tips on my own future hunting. I was hoping this was a win for you.
Coulda been better but coulda been worse. GameCube games are so persnickety. If they’re anything short of mint, you gotta worry a little. But hey, that’s part of the adventure. Thanks for being here!
Man, I was really rooting for those GameCube games to work. It's good that you at least had two games that were good to go.
Exactly, and that keeps this from being a total loss. At least as far as the trip out there for the repair job.
was rooting for those games to work, great video! very cool
You’n me both! Lol but yeah that was kind of a letdown. And 3 of those games really teased me! Loading as far as they did. It actually means with more buffing they could still work but I don’t wanna sink any more money in at this point.
Nothing better than a episode of flea market flippin
I was hoping that’d be your take on it! 👍
@@Emceemur haha
I went into a service merchandise store one time and nobody was inside, my friends and I wanted to buy something and we didn’t know you picked up item rolled it on a conveyor belt into a room and then someone would come out. We were playing dodge ball and basketball inside the store, nobody was there.
LMAO You really could do a documentary on Service Merchandise memories! Apparently they didn’t go fully under til after y2k. Though I never saw one myself after the 80s…
Mur don't give up on those discs. Run them through the JFJ like 5 or six times. What you do is take those blank disc plastic pieces from a burnable cd tower (hope you know what I mean) and put that on first then the disc. You don't need expensive adapters and all that. What I do need though is a good place to buy pads the Canadian Markup is awful.
I do know what you are talking about and that’s a really good idea! I have a few of those spacers laying around. I know my machine won’t do as good a job as the industrial unit I paid for in this video, but for the common stuff that’s not worth a ton, this would be very helpful.
Lovin' the market flipping videos, but would love to see some more review videos from you also Emceemur.
That’s great and helpful feedback! And yeah, I’m actually working on another new game review as we speak and I’m scheduled for 2 more currently. But there could be even more. Im in talks with various publishers with cool releases on the horizon. I appreciate you!
@@Emceemur Looking forward to all that !
It sure is disappointing to see that you didn't get the result you were hoping for, but in the end did you get at least your money if you include the repair price? Because in the end as long as you don't go under, you're fine to go on another adventure! Knowing the results now, would you be willing to make another attempt at a blind buy like this? I didn't know we were the same age! That time capsule sure makes us old farts at this point LOL! Great video and keep up the good work!
Massively, old farts, yes. I remember getting my Atari computer at service merchandise. It was like 1986 or something. What a great freaking time to be alive and grow up.
I have had that happen a few times with gamecube games where the title screen or movie play and you think it's going to work then when you go to start the game you get the disc read error.
They are such a tease aren’t they? The GameCube discs are the most persnickety of all video games to get working in these situations.
I remember going to Service Merchandise and buying a copy of the first in the series TMNT for the NES. Memories...sniff...sniff...🙂 Thanks for another great video!!!
I bought my Atari ST there as well as the software for it in following visits! I still remember it so vividly. Sniff sniff indeed!
Try testing out those GameCube discs in a Wii console, I’ve had a handful of discs that wouldn’t read in the cube but worked in my Wii. Cheers 🍻
My man! You know I hadn’t even considered that. And my Wii is in pristine condition, still my original. So I should probably take another look at these. Hope things are great with you, bro. I need to catch up on your recent uploads.
Sucks that most of those games didn't work. I also never played g loc on the Genesis, I need to check that one out. Awesome stuff Emceemur!
GLoc is tight! It was like the next gen Top Gun at the time. And it’s not too expensive for a physical copy.
Great video as always buddy. Can’t win them all but was definitely worth the gamble.
It was a fun gamble to take. I enjoyed checking out Video Game Trader again. And they were super friendly and handled the repairs in very reasonable time so Id definitely recommend them!
For 30 bucks it seems like it is worth a shot. If you have access to other gamecubes it would be worth to try them out there.
Recipts are always great to see. History in a print out.
Someone reminded me to try it in a Wii too. They said they had Wiis read games their cube would not. And yes, that receipt was quite the time capsule. Man I could tell some tales about Service Merchandise!
I'm often gambling on video game purchases, sometimes I win. It seems as if its been 50/50 recently
More times than not! Honestly it really is a coin toss. And Im not crying, whining, playing victim or any of the other spun narratives. I enjoy what I do. It’s fun to “gamble”. Sometimes you win but it’s always exciting.
I have the GameCube attachment for resurfacing GameCube games with the JFJ and it was really hit or miss on saving games even when they looked near perfect.
I had a a super Mario sluggers that I thought was working until I got a few innings in and it would error out, it’s so frustrating.
Man, I love me some sluggers. I’ve got the Wii sluggers and we used to play that a whole lot as a family. The last few times I ran up on a GameCube copy it was not in good condition so I passed on it.
Worth the effort. Great show mate.
Thanks, Clive! Yeah it was a fun outing either way and I got the Pokemon game working. It’s the most valuable of the pile so we’ll take it!
Dang sorry those disc's didn't work for ya mur. Great video as always!
Thank you! Yeah, it was a bit of a letdown, but I at least got two working games out of my trip out there. And it was cool to see that store again. I couldn’t believe how much they had expanded.
Glad to see you back in action but a bummer it was a bit of loss. I'll be closer to you tomorrow at a place called Camden battlegrounds for a swap meet hoping to get some new inventory and get rid of stuff. Happy hunting & go gators 😎
That’s cool! And yeah, Vegas money is swinging towards Florida as far as the point line shows. It’s gonna be closer than the line indicates with Bowers out. Im definitely gonna watch!
@@Emceemur yes sir. It'll be great to watch regardless of who wins
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Always great videos!
Thanks Juice! I really appreciate those kind words !
Some got mad you paid $40 for that trunk pickup. I knew those games probably didn't work either.
Yeah, apparently a lot of people got very mad. Which obviously wasn’t my intention to have happen. But to offer less is always an instinct for me. I get so many defective items and I’ve been doing this almost 25 years now. And your instincts were correct. It’s kind of psychology. When the seller said “im not really sure if they work or not…” that usually translates to “these probably don’t work.” Or at least that’s what you have to assume in most cases.
This was the 1st time I saw a TH-camr show off getting games cleaned. I usually just see many on hunts pop open a case n game with no look at disc.
While your gamble didn’t pay off , it was a good video to see. I’m very tough on games I get disc wise.
I appreciate that! Ive done a couple update vids in the past in this same playlist where I go through the process of resurfacing. Or at least the method I use. It’s tricky. Doesn’t always work but a lot of times it pays off big! The JFJ machine was about $120 but I’ve made my money back on that probably 20 times over. It has an adapter for GameCube games but it doesn’t do as good as those $2000 resurfacers.
@@Emceemur We have a local shop that has resurface machine and they will do their movies and some games. One lady had a shop and she told me she made one mistake....she had cleaned PS3 , PS2 and dvds. So she put in a cheap PS4 game (a sports one) and went to clean it ....and melted the game. She told us she learned there she couldn't refurface them.
Really? Why did it melt? I’ve never heard that PS4 discs would be any different than PS3. But I’ve also never buffed PS4 games. The JFJ machine says it can do blurays but…. Yeah, nah it really can’t lol.
@@Emceemur I have always heard you can't clean PS4 games with a resurfacer. Or some resurfacers possibly. Likely the bluray type deal is a reason I'm thinking. But yeah she was telling me and my friends in her shop (she ran a movie n game shop) how the thing seemed to melt (possibly coating coming off bottom )as she cleaned it. lol
Wowsers! Well, that’s good to know!
LOL, I was 4 in 1982 as well😂
It was a fantastic time to grow up! I feel like we had the best toys and as far as video games, we were there for some of the best stuff that ever launched.
Loves urs vids
Been waiting patiently for this one ( this comment is before I watched episode )
I get it!! I leave pre and post comments too lol
Another great episode! Very entertaining, bummed your games didn't work for you. With all that said made me want to buy some scratched games and see if I can get them working, I guess that's the hobbiest in me. Can't wait for the next video. This one was a gem.
Gamecube, resurface, RPG...yawn... 🥱 ATARI 2600 VCS STAMPEDE?! I'm awake now! 😲
That receipt!! I found a receipt in that boxed Vic20 I scored years back too. It was a Kmart receipt from like 1984 for the computer and a copy of Gorf I believe. So cool.
Good video Mur. I enjoy you taking us behind the scenes though I'm sorry to see those Gamecube games were a flop. Side question for you, do you have any interest in Atari's new consoles (2600+ or Gamestation)? I'm a bit surprised to see them put both of these out especially considering how many variations of Ataris were put out by AT Games over the last bunch of years. I have my Flashback 8 and Blast for the paddle games so I think I'm good on Atari for now but curious what you think about these.
I think the same as you on that. The products are neat but are too late to the party. We already have all these Atari plug n plays and collection discs and Raspberry Pi’s and I just don’t have any need for the new consoles. Not to mention I have a decent Atari collection to begin with.
Mur, try those four games that didn't load in your GameCube in a Wii. Let's eliminate the chance that it could be the laser in your GameCube
That’s not a bad idea! The cube is really cherry 🍒 but we’ve got nothing to lose. My wii is also mint.
You never know when a Lazer might crap out on you
I take it you dont have the gamecube kit for your jfj, im thinking of getting the add on 🔥
I have the adapter plate but it doesn’t fit the model I have. I must’ve been sent the wrong thing. Even then, I wouldn’t have trusted the JFJ in this instance. But I would like to have the add on for buffing cheaper games. Have you priced the attachment separately?
Emceemur back in action it’s been a while
It has, and I apologize for that. But production should pick back up now. Im hoping to close the year out with some really good episodes. Thanks for being here!
Great video, hurts my heart to see the official death of those Game cube games.
Its not over yet. There were title screens on 3 of em so the data is still there. One more buff actually might fix it but it’d be a longshot.
@@Emceemur let's hope so you can save those games and give them a new home to be enjoyed.
Trade the ones that don’t work into a game shop that you don’t like like GameStop, for example
You definitely could do that. If I did Id of course be honest, declare them defective and pay the refurb fees they charge. There actually is still a chance more buffing could fix these. We know there’s still data on em since they boot to a menu.
@@Emceemur this one local game store ripped me off one time so that’s where I traded all the stuff that I have that doesn’t work lol. They can fix the stick drift and disks
I have a mario kart gamecube, that freezes up during the game.
Man, that’s a heartbreaker. Do you have any game stores near you that resurface discs?
@@Emceemur they did resurfaced it, but the disc ring now has a crack because it was too resurfaced this fragile gamecube mini disc
To be fair wiis went to where they were pre pandemic as they were inflated because of the pandemic
You’re exactly right. They never would’ve hit $90-100 without that happening. It’s interesting to see a new rock bottom price on them now though. There’s been a spike in units being listed. Its not a bad thing. Great for buyers. It just adjusts what anyone looking to sell one can safely have in it. Wiis are cooler than they get credit for too. Lots of shovelware but lots of lesser known gems too.
Haters gon hate man. Maybe bust some rhymes for them in your next video 😅
That’d be a first! Maybe conclude each episode with a freestyle! 🎤 lol
@@Emceemur I know you can do it!🤘
Grandma talker
I don’t know what that means. But thanks for watching!
I would honestly love to see how much this dude offers me for my 300 plus game collection worth more than what he finds any day sourcing
Assuming you actually wanted to sell it all, I would look it over and give you the best estimate I could give you, one gamer to another. You collected it so you obviously value it. But when people wanna sell stacks of games for 1 & 2 dollars a piece then that’s what I’m paying. And as far as what I “find any day”, that just isn’t the same in 2023 as it was back in 2000-2014. Collecting ramped up. There are thousands of buyers and collectors like me. A lot of very valuable retro has found its way to permanent homes.
@Emceemur I'm not one that is in a position to need to sell. If I did and sold to someone that sells on ebay, amazon, or even someone that wants the majority of the games and systems I'd sell for 25%-30% off of current market price. If I needed cash fast the local game store does almost 50% of the value of what they take, and if I wanted to sell for as much as I could I'd sell on my ebay at about 10 to 15% under market value to move stuff faster.
I believe the issue most people have with resellers is yes most people are open to selling their things but they don't know the actual value the items are worth so the buyer comes in and says they are only worth a dollar or 2. At least 15 to 25% of what a buyer can get for items should be reasonable offers unless of course the items are at a yard sale at market value to begin with. But if they were not even going to originally sell it then the offer should be imo close to what they would get selling to a gamestore with overhead fees.
@@superj2644 Well, that’s reasonable. I never tell people what their items are worth. Most people know nowadays. And I don’t think of myself as a reseller. I don’t do this for a living. But the reality is that if you’re going to sell things on eBay, you have to undercut the current value to even get looked at. About 10%-15% like you said. Then eBay will take upwards of 20% in fees. Then you have to ship the item at inflated rates. And finally, now we have to pay taxes on secondhand sales. So I tell people what I can pay for an item if they’re too high. They can always say no. I can justify any offer I make. After all of that, you still run the risk of buying broken stuff which happens all the time. It’s just part of the hobby. Win some and lose some. The issue people have with resellers is they’re being told that all resellers are ripoff artists. Some of them are. But we have people in the gaming community now, demonizing anyone that resells something. When those same people buy their games from game shops. Which are owned by resellers. And they buy from convention vendors. All resellers. And on eBay. Probably resellers. I think if you collect anything, you’re gonna buy and sell at some point. Im a collector first. I always keep some of what I get. The goal is to keep the hobby affordable and I made this TH-cam show to help people do the same. It’s a lot of fun and I just hope people enjoy what I make and find it informative.
@Emceemur to be fair any offer is considered a lowball offer. Nowadays most want to sell for 90 to 200% of the current value.
What is the part people dislike is say when you have a lot of items worth over 100, 1000 etc. And are given a good deal but have to get it even lower to maximize potential profits.
On top of that most discs work with a resurfacer and the ones that won't are easy to spot. Not counting dollar bin games, but say you got a pokemon xd and they said 10 bucks even non working that's an easy 60 to 80bucks unless it's destroyed, like this ebay seller trying to sell a sh origins on ps2 for 80 despite the disc being broken in half.
And most consoles even for parts are a good 25 to 60 a piece unless they have 3rd party accessories and look like they came from a sewage plant.
The only other issue I have is when buyers try to sweet talk the person or say the items have no monetary value to maximize the offer the get will be as low as possible.
@@superj2644 Yeah, I understand that. And I’ve definitely never lied to anyone about the value of their items. Im not going to tell them the value of their items. A lot of people tell me they would offer higher amounts if the price is low just to be nice and that’s total BS. If someone wants a dollar each, Im giving em a dollar each. And you’re right, a lot of people are selling at higher than market value. Convention sellers are often 20-30% over eBay rates because they’re selling to a somewhat captive audience. And im not shaming them. Make your money, do what you gotta do. But people always ask why I say eBay prices aren’t fair when I sell on eBay too. And the answer is that these items are obviously untested, often dirty and the sellers aren’t paying fees. They can charge what they want but they’re not likely to sell anything at full pop. It’s also sad to see games at flea markets rotting away and bleaching in the sun week after week. Because the seller prices high and won’t budge. Im all about preservation too.
Nothing better than a episode of flea market flippin
I wholeheartedly agree!