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[Neoxon]

Over the past few years, I was able to find...

- 2 GameCube Adapters at standard price
- A physical SteelBook copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy for $15
- Shulk & Sonic US Amiibos at standard price, the former is guaranteed to be rare
- The last copy of Xenoblade Chronicles in Houston for $50
- A Super Target in the middle of nowhere filled to the brim with rare Amiibos (Marth, WFT, Villager, etc.)

Am I lucky? If so, should I test my luck further?

 

[kiun]

I wouldn't call them rare to be honest....

 

[loaf of bread]

Over the past few years, I was able to find...

- 2 GameCube Adapters at standard price
- A physical SteelBook copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy for $15
- Shulk & Sonic US Amiibos at standard price, the former is guaranteed to be rare
- The last copy of Xenoblade Chronicles in Houston for $50
- A Super Target in the middle of nowhere filled to the brim with rare Amiibos (Marth, WFT, Villager, etc.)

Am I lucky? If so, should I test my luck further?

Eh. You're lucky when you find Earthbound for 2 bucks at a Garage sale. Your stuff is decent but nothing crazy.

 

[Neoxon]

Eh. You're lucky when you find Earthbound at a Garage sale. Your stuff is decent but nothing crazy.

My aunt has a copy of Earthbound she never uses if that counts. She's not much older than I am & she's studying abroad right now. Not sure where the box itself it, but the SNES & her stash of games are still back at my grandma's house.

 

[DrFunk]

Do you have a 20th anniversary PS4? That's the litmus test

 

[Neoxon]

Do you have a 20th anniversary PS4? That's the litmus test

I know a friend of mine who got one, but my dad was too late to pull the trigger on it for me for Christmas. They settled on the white PS4 instead.

 

[ugh_the_boot]

Not really rare stuff but you got lucky on a couple of occasions (Xenoblade and shulk).

 

[Cormano]

Nothing really rare there.

 

[KojiKnight]

I know a friend of mine who got one, but my dad was too late to pull the trigger on it for me for Christmas. They settled on the white PS4 instead.

.................. damn rich kids.

 

[Morgadeth]

I have a PAL copy of Ar Tonelico, how rare is that?

 

[Soulflarz]

I think some of us kill that in the past 6 months alone

-3 new 3dses for the price of one (er, I think, assuming this holds true)
-$60 XL (Best Buy PM, didnt do that sketchy walmart one)
-Won WinitWed twice
-Successfully got that MCC deal where it was like $5 with a best buy gift card?


Basically, successful price stalking+a little luck is all it takes.

Edit: And uh...I dont really find any of these to be rare. As said above, you finding earthbound from someone who has no clue what it is and sells it to you for $10 is a rare thing.

 

[thefit]

Your also a big show off.

 

[Neoxon]

.................. damn rich kids.

My parents are more upper middle class.

Spoiler

They threw $1000 at me before I started college.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

So 2 points out of the super recent past out of the recent years? Go play the lottery man.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

 

[Soulflarz]

So 2 points out of the super recent past out of the recent years? Go play the lottery man.

[email="I dont think hes old enough to][/email]
Now now, don't bankrupt the guy

 

[SonicKnights]

All those great Saturn games!! OMG that's a gold mine. Why oh why has Dragon Force never been re-released

 

[entremet]

All those great Saturn games!! OMG that's a gold mine. Why oh why has Dragon Force never been re-released

sega

 

[Neoxon]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

Mother of god

 

[Jashobeam]

That stuff isn't really rare when you can buy them all on ebay for a bit of a mark up.

 

[koopas]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

You now know which disc is still sitting in a saturn console somewhere.

 

[Krejlooc]

Someone on penny-arcade sent me the sms version of ecco the tides of time for free. Just because.

Its one of the rarest titles on the system, even among the already rare brazillian releases. Told the guy it was rare and wrong for me to take it without letting him know, he told me to enjoy anyways because i'd appreciate it more than him.

Even though I have loads of rare shit, I cherish that because the act was very kind.

 

[baphomet]

None of those are rare.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Yeah it's just chance, there's nothing especially rare about them besides modern supply constraints. If you wanna press your luck [or whatever you mean], be an active collector, see what happens.

 

[Hattori]

Pssh you don't even have any of the recent Majora's Mask loot in your list

 

[SinCityAssassin]

True incredible lucky means getting two copies of the Majora's Mask n3DS XL and not getting it cancelled by Best Buy.

 

[Neoxon]

True incredible lucky means getting two copies of the Majora's Mask n3DS XL and not getting it cancelled by Best Buy.

That would fall under the work of my cousins, who used 2 separate credit cards.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

That's just plain strategy.

 

[Anth0ny]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

Holy hell.

Out of all of those, I just want Magic Knight Rayearth.

 

[Robert at Zeboyd Games]

Would have loved to have come across that Saturn treasure trove.

There was a time when it felt like I won every other contest I entered. Won a copy of Nostalgia, Disgaea, and the first 2 Arkham games that way.

 

[Josephl64]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

Nice pickup...I haven't even seen any part of that in real life, although pardon my curiousity but what's that miku think in the background that appears to be signed?

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Nice pickup...I haven't even seen any part of that in real life, although pardon my curiousity but what's that miku think in the background that appears to be signed?

Poster from Anime Expo in LA.

 

[Fletcher]

Saturn games came in and hijacked a braggart thread. I want that Dragon Force.

 

[PAULINK]

dude you're so lucky

 

[Swhalen]

Over the past few years, I was able to find...

- 2 GameCube Adapters at standard price
- A physical SteelBook copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy for $15
- Shulk & Sonic US Amiibos at standard price, the former is guaranteed to be rare
- The last copy of Xenoblade Chronicles in Houston for $50
- A Super Target in the middle of nowhere filled to the brim with rare Amiibos (Marth, WFT, Villager, etc.)

Am I lucky? If so, should I test my luck further?

Yes... Yes you are... Looking to sell one of the adapters?

 

[akira28]

unfortunately you are using up the luck that would have helped you survive dark times in the future troubles on gaming stuff.

 

[Neoxon]

unfortunately you are using up the luck that would have helped you survive dark times in the future troubles on gaming stuff.

I still have money. In fact I set some aside for emergencies. Also, add Marth to that list (from the mentioned Super Target).

 

[GamerJM]

Read 'em and weep: http://imgur.com/a/MF4SR

...Where and when was this?

 

[LOLCats]

But wait shulks not released yet... You get one early?

And

Hey dude, where is your MM N3DSXL?

 

[Neoxon]

But wait shulks not released yet... You get one early?

And

Hey dude, where is your MM N3DSXL?

Pre-orders, the Shulks arrive on the 13th.

Also, my cousins beat me to the punch.

 

[BorkBork]

Bit of a stealth brag thread there, OP.

Yes, you are lucky to get those items a those prices, but not overly so. Several of those items may be more common or less desirable at a later date.

 

[The_White_Rose]

Kind of lucky, but you don't have a 100k Black Lotus.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

In any case, the short form answer to your question is "Not That Lucky, Not That Rare"

 

[soxinthebox]

Over the past few years, I was able to find...

- 2 GameCube Adapters at standard price
- A physical SteelBook copy of Metroid Prime Trilogy for $15
- Shulk & Sonic US Amiibos at standard price, the former is guaranteed to be rare
- The last copy of Xenoblade Chronicles in Houston for $50
- A Super Target in the middle of nowhere filled to the brim with rare Amiibos (Marth, WFT, Villager, etc.)

Am I lucky? If so, should I test my luck further?

So aside from Metroid Prime you basically paid RRP for all that and you felt the need to share? I was expecting like at least a shiny pokemon or something...

 

[SinCityAssassin]

So aside from Metroid Prime you basically paid RRP for all that and you felt the need to share? I was expecting like at least a shiny pokemon or something...

Surely his plan was to attract the people filled with luck and rarities so they may show him their collection for him to STEAL. AND IT SHALL WORK AGAIN: http://imgur.com/a/7uNpg

 

[Bleeether]

Man i was expecting to see some crazy ass pictures of rare vintage stuff that goes for thousands.

I really wouldn't consider any of this stuff rare as its mostly readily available on ebay or something.

 

[AbandonedTrolley]

Do you have a 20th anniversary PS4? That's the litmus test

I have one but wouldn't consider myself lucky when it comes to gaming. Other things I have that could be considered hard to get were Xenoblade Chronicles with the controller and also Bayonetta first print edition. But those are both available on eBay if people wanted them anyway. Oh actually I also have the retail disc of Retro City Rampage on the PS4.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Doesn't sound all that lucky really. Some of that stuff was available for awhile. Since we're bragging I've gotten more than that but it really wasn't luck at all, and I couldn't get an order through for that damn ps4 despite trying for hours. That one still hurts

 

[HYDE]

Just walked into a Pawn 1 in Pacific northwest and found 4 mint SNES copies of Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, and the Final Fantasy ii and iii games for $8 each... i mean mint original super sweet. Thats some damn good luck right there.