Phantasy Star: Fringes of Algo

by **Thoul** » Tue Oct 20, '09, 5:01 pm

Do you still buy older games today? If so, where do you find them for sale? You can't get most of them in a major name store unless it's in a remake or collection, so what is your source for retro purchases?

During the warmer parts of the year, I sometimes go to flea markets and find some good deals there. There are people that set up there week after week selling, like a business. Most of their stuff is overpriced, but sometimes they have a good gem that is worth getting.

by **Wolf Bird** » Tue Oct 20, '09, 8:15 pm

Flea markets, private game stores, or chains that specialize in buying/selling old stuff is where I buy any old games I want. I found Earthbound with the player's guide at a private game store. Wasn't cheap, but worth every last penny.

by **Tweeg** » Sat Oct 24, '09, 3:19 am

Yard and garage sales are the best, though incredibly unreliable, sources. Also thrift stores, privately owned resale shops, and online auction sites.

by **Wolf Bird** » Sat Oct 24, '09, 3:45 am

Never know what you'll find at thrift stores. A couple weeks ago I was in one and they had a good number of Dreamcast games and some REALLY old computer (like DOS!) games.

by **hugues** » Sat Oct 24, '09, 4:44 am

I go to a lot of yard sales in the summer. It's really hit or miss. Either you find a box filled with games or nothing.

There's a chain called Half Price Books (http://www.halfpricebooks.com/) that sells old games too, I've found a ton of classics there in the past year.

I'll also hit thrift stores from time to time. The games there are usually in horrible condition though.

Website · by **Lucas** » Sat Oct 24, '09, 1:27 pm

I usually go searching for classics games in my local Cash Converters store they have a lot of games for the original NES, Super NES and original Playstation. Also sometimes I check out Game Traders although they specialise in anime and modern games more they do have quite a few classics that people have sold too them (I purchased the original Phantasy Star from Game Traders

). However their prices will quickly chew holes in your wallet.

by **PathfinderCS** » Sun Oct 25, '09, 5:35 am

I mainly rely on Ebay. My entire Dreamcast and most of my Atari Jaguar collections came from various sellers there and I still browse there for various classic items.

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