What did you buy at the carboot today ??

JetSetWilly · Post by **JetSetWilly** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:06 pm

there was a (very) small bootie at north weald (chav infested) market. bought Memphis Belle on DVD for 2 quid (and its an excellent film, to boot) plus Global Gladiators and Evander Holyfields 'Real Deal' Boxing, boxed and complete for 50 shiny pence each. And EHRDB is bloody hard. Only 5 punches landed in 23 while 14 out of 26 for the computer........i dont think so!!!!!

firebreather · Post by **firebreather** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:30 pm

picked up a nes & 27 games for Â£10, clearly been sat in a garage/shed for years, everything covered in cobwebs dirt & dust, does give me a warm glow inside to be able to add to my collection something that has been neglected for so long

mohicankid · Post by **mohicankid** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:01 pm

firebreather wrote:picked up a nes & 27 games for Â£10, clearly been sat in a garage/shed for years, everything covered in cobwebs dirt & dust, does give me a warm glow inside to be able to add to my collection something that has been neglected for so long

nice one

Guybrush · Post by **Guybrush** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:15 am

firebreather wrote:picked up a nes & 27 games for Â£10, clearly been sat in a garage/shed for years, everything covered in cobwebs dirt & dust, does give me a warm glow inside to be able to add to my collection something that has been neglected for so long

I'll give you Â£12 for it.

witchfinder · Post by **witchfinder** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 8:43 am

Went to the big local Bank Holiday car boot sale/market yesterday and picked up:

Robocop vs Terminator for the Megadrive for Â£2 (boxed, no book)
Outrun Europa for the Master System for a quid (boxed with book)
Frogger for the PS1 for a quid

Not a massive haul but considering I had unsuccessfully bid Â£3 on a copy of RvT the previous day and had Outrun Europa on my Ebay watch list, I'm pretty happy!

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:48 pm

Looks like rain here tomorrow,but still gonna go and have a look around.

JackPainter · Post by **JackPainter** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:55 pm

firebreather wrote:picked up a nes & 27 games for Â£10, clearly been sat in a garage/shed for years, everything covered in cobwebs dirt & dust, does give me a warm glow inside to be able to add to my collection something that has been neglected for so long

I think I'm going to vomit in jealously.

firebreather · Post by **firebreather** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:02 pm

JackPainter wrote:
firebreather wrote:picked up a nes & 27 games for Â£10, clearly been sat in a garage/shed for years, everything covered in cobwebs dirt & dust, does give me a warm glow inside to be able to add to my collection something that has been neglected for so long
I think I'm going to vomit in jealously.

Would it help if i told you they were 27 copies of Duckhunt and that the console doesnt work

pantal00ns · Post by **pantal00ns** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:22 pm

Metroid Prime 2 on the GC Â£4

Never owned a metroid game before is it any good?

tpt · Post by **tpt** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 3:51 pm

On Sunday I got a second guitar for Guitar Hero

Co-op multiplayer mode ahoy!!

I'm kicking myself for not buying the Platinum Edition Gamecube for Â£10!
(Tip: never ever say to myself "But you already have an ordinary one, what would you do with another....?")

EvilArmourKing · Post by **EvilArmourKing** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:32 pm

pantal00ns wrote:Metroid Prime 2 on the GC Â£4

Never owned a metroid game before is it any good?

It is, but not as good as the first GC Metroid.

Actually, it's also bloody hard in places.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Thu Sep 04, 2008 6:34 pm

Not strictly a carboot item,but a frind got me a load of speccy games from a charity shop on wednesday 50 for a fiver.not bad

jdanddiet · Post by **jdanddiet** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:53 pm

no one seems to worry if the consoles work or not?

I once bought a dreamcast for 5 quid with a couple of (common) games but when I got it home it wouldn't play any games. Could have got it repaired I suppose but where?

EvilArmourKing · Post by **EvilArmourKing** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:39 pm

jdanddiet wrote:no one seems to worry if the consoles work or not?

I once bought a dreamcast for 5 quid with a couple of (common) games but when I got it home it wouldn't play any games. Could have got it repaired I suppose but where?

Guess I was SUPER LUCKY then.

Couple of years ago I stumbled upon a Boxed DC, looked almost brand new outside and in, asked "how much for the playstation" and was told Â£5.

Sold.

Then asked how much for the 5 games (mostly average to crap fare - apart from Soul Calibur and MSR) and was told - Â£1 (pause) For the lot.

SWEET.

Mine worked.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:20 pm

Went to a different carboot this sunday morning for a change.....
Managed to bag myself 5 atari 7800 carts for a Â£3.00,bit manky,prob been in a garage by the looks of it but they work.
Also a PS1 for Â£4.00,which takes my total to 8.cant seem to stop buying them.....they seem to have little or no value now.

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