Car Boot Sales

batari

Just home from a car boot sale, got hold of an N64, two pads, all the leads and 5 games for TEN EURO!!!! Happy days;)
Anyone got any good boot sale stories??!!:eek:

CiDeRmAn

Where was this car boot sale?

batari

Eh celbridge, kildare, why??

CiDeRmAn

Just wondering where these treasure troves of retro gaming goodness are to be found.
Celbridge is a little to far for me to slip off to, all nonchalant like....
"Who me dear, I was just in the shops getting milk, no that's not really an Atari box you see behind my back"

batari

we were on the lookout for anything atari, but an N64 is a good haul none the less :pac: car boot sales might just be my new weekend thing

o1s1n

We need to get an active list of these boot sales going. I always miss em.

Atavan-Halen

o1s1n wrote: »

We need to get an active list of these boot sales going. I always miss em.

I agree. It would be useful to have a list going.

That one in Dundrum that I always go to is on this Saturday at around 9am. I think I'm going to be doing it (before anyone gets excited, no I will not be selling any of my collection, as worthless as it may be) It's just my Aunt selling her stuff.

Hellrazer

atariman wrote: »

Just home from a car boot sale, got hold of an N64, two pads, all the leads and 5 games for TEN EURO!!!! Happy days;)
Anyone got any good boot sale stories??!!:eek:

Was it the St Raphaels day in Celbridge by any chance??If it was I want that N64.Was just about to buy it and the bloke on the stall handing it over to someone else

Last year I picked up a dreamcast with 4 controllers and a bag of about 30 games for a tenner aswell.There was a megadrive there yesterday with a load of games that was sold for 10 aswell--it was marked sold when I got to the stall though

The year before that I picked up a Snes with 30 games for 7 euros.

Its a good old spot for the older stuff once you get there early.

Ronan|Raven

There is one on in Flancare Park most sundays I will get the exact dates later. It is around 2 miles from Longford Town

Atavan-Halen

I seriously need to sort myself out car wise and get out to celbridge.

batari

[QUOTEWas it the St Raphaels day in Celbridge by any chance??If it was I want that N64.Was just about to buy it and the bloke on the stall handing it over to someone else
][/QUOTE]

Yes it was and yes that woulda been me! sorry dude:p did ya not go for one of the playstation's he was selling instead??!! Seriously tho, i saw an Amiga computer in the box there too, never asked about it tho.

o1s1n

atariman wrote: »

Seriously tho, i saw an Amiga computer in the box there too, never asked about it tho.

Gimme gimme gimme!

I work in Dundrum just beside the Luas stop but have absolutely no idea of the surrounding geography. Which makes it extremely frustrating to know there's a carboot sale on around here somewhere.

Any idea where it is in relation to the Luas? Is it in walking distance or would I need to get a lift out?

corcaigh07

any good cork car boot sales on soon?

stephenmarr

hey guys i have these games for the PS1 all in perfect condition and boxed with instructions are any of them worth money dont try to con me now.
Deathtrap dungeon,
breath of fire 3 and 4,
point blank
time crisis
metal gear solid
tomb raider
vandal hearts
azure dreams
duke nukem
legacy of kain
parasite eve
suikoden
final fantasy viii
FINAL FANTASY VII

Atavan-Halen

stephenmarr wrote: »

hey guys i have these games for the PS1 all in perfect condition and boxed with instructions are any of them worth money dont try to con me now.
Deathtrap dungeon,
breath of fire 3 and 4,
point blank
time crisis
metal gear solid
tomb raider
vandal hearts
azure dreams
duke nukem
legacy of kain
parasite eve
suikoden
final fantasy viii
FINAL FANTASY VII

Oh god no, they're completely worthless. I'll give you a fiver for all of them, and at that I'd be doing you a favour

*very shifty eyes*

o1s1n: yes it's definitely within walking distance of the Dundrum luas station. I'll try do a map for you.

Atavan-Halen

Okay, the black dot is the Dundrum luas station, then just follow the orange line and when you get to Ballinteer road, keep going straight and you can't miss it, there'll be signs. It's roughly a 15 min walk. However don't blame me if you get lost :P

o1s1n

Thanks man, appreciated!

I would now like to apologies in advance for buying up all the consoles before you get there

appleidog

atavan-halen wrote: »

I agree. It would be useful to have a list going.

That one in Dundrum that I always go to is on this Saturday at around 9am. I think I'm going to be doing it (before anyone gets excited, no I will not be selling any of my collection, as worthless as it may be) It's just my Aunt selling her stuff.

Will hopefully be there aswell this weekend!.

o1s1n wrote: »

Thanks man, appreciated!

I would now like to apologies in advance for buying up all the consoles before you get there

you took the words out of my mouth see you there we could make a thing of it if you guys want 01s1n and atavan?

batari

Hmm, starting to wish I hadn't said anything now, all car boot sales are gonna be full of boards retro collectors

While I'm here, does anyone have any 2600 doubles of cartridges they'd consider selling to a genuine collector, or is there anything you're looking for that I might have? :pac:

Atavan-Halen

Clifden: yes it is

Appleidog: yeah sure

o1s1n:

djsim

I keep meaning to call into the one held in the car park across the road from the absoulte hotel in Limerick. I believe its held every Sunday. Anyone being?

Must check it out this Sunday and report back.

o1s1n

appleidog wrote: »

you took the words out of my mouth see you there we could make a thing of it if you guys want 01s1n and atavan?

I was going to take you up on that but I'm after banjaxing my leg and don't know if I'll be able to make it out now. Been hobbling around work like a cripple

Might be better in two days *fingers crossed* I really have an itching for finding some cheap retro goodies.

appleidog

o1s1n wrote: »

I was going to take you up on that but I'm after banjaxing my leg and don't know if I'll be able to make it out now. Been hobbling around work like a cripple

Might be better in two days *fingers crossed* I really have an itching for finding some cheap retro goodies.

it will be worth pain.,:) You could say im a cripple give me that Sealed copy of Panzeer dragoon saga for 50c cause i cant use my legs or something. And we could so get t-shirts made

LoGiE

Guys if anyone wants to sell any retro gear please post your advert on www.adverts.ie and then post a link to the sale here. I understand that posting goods here is a great way of to find collectors but boards.ie has strict rules about this sort of thing.

LoGiE

Atavan-Halen

Hopefully I'll get some nice things. Ima wear my sonic t-shirt because it brought me good luck last time :P 'idog just give me a text if you wanna meet up. I think you have my 085 number, if not just pm me

appleidog

Just got back from the bootsale!

Picked up!.
32 in 1 Gameboy cartridge

Itek - Wii clone, has graphics mixed between NEO GEO/SNES, but has 60pin cartridge slot so i'm wondering if its some hacked to bits Famicom!.

Dino Crisis- PC

Broken Sword II - PC

Non Gaming items

Two and a 1/2 men season 2
Casino

Oh and 1 7up Can

All for €11


Pictures up Soon!.


What they had there was
PSone console and games
Gameboy color
Gameboy advance
R4 i believe (guy walking around saying 40DS games for 40€ so i guess it was)
2 Xbox's with Xbox games including- Capcom fighting jam
Ps2
PC games
Atari all in one console

It was smaller then last time but there was alot more things of interest for me there this time round! though last time i did speed though in 5 minutes of it.

Atavan-Halen

I managed to pick up Marvel vs capcom 2 and capcom vs snk 2 EO on xbox for a tenner and another gba (black) for 4 euro. Nothing else there that really interested me. I missed a chance to get a ps2 for 15 aswell. I also got some dvds and another ipod

TanG411

stephenmarr wrote: »

hey guys i have these games for the PS1 all in perfect condition and boxed with instructions are any of them worth money dont try to con me now.
Deathtrap dungeon,
breath of fire 3 and 4,
point blank
time crisis
metal gear solid
tomb raider
vandal hearts
azure dreams
duke nukem
legacy of kain
parasite eve
suikoden
final fantasy viii
FINAL FANTASY VII

I wouldn't get rid of Metal Gear Solid. That game is just class. I'm still playing it right now :pac:

appleidog

atavan-halen wrote: »

I managed to pick up Marvel vs capcom 2 and capcom vs snk 2 EO on xbox for a tenner and another gba (black) for 4 euro. Nothing else there that really me. I missed a chance to get a ps2 for 15 aswell. I also got some dvds and another ipod

When did you get there, I got there about 8:45, did you get the mvc2 and cvs2 from the lady selling the Xbox with Capcom fighting jam, you must of gotten there earlier then me.

but next time we will go together, oh i was in nut grove today and saw they also had a bootsale yestaday

CiDeRmAn

Dammit, forgot it was Sunday, was supposed to take a run to the Balbriggan market, see if there were any goodies there, also haven't been in the Airport market in a while, it's there at Kart City.
The Fairyhouse market has, invariably, been a bust, the two gamestalls that were ever there were an overpriced Chinese guy selling overpriced bootleg games for the PS2 and GBA and a table with some decent last gen stuff but always way way overpriced.

appleidog

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Dammit, forgot it was Sunday, was supposed to take a run to the Balbriggan market, see if there were any goodies there, also haven't been in the Airport market in a while, it's there at Kart City.
The Fairyhouse market has, invariably, been a bust, the two gamestalls that were ever there were an overpriced Chinese guy selling overpriced bootleg games for the PS2 and GBA and a table with some decent last gen stuff but always way way overpriced.

That is why i always avoid the actual Gamestalls cause they are always so overpriced usually.

Atavan-Halen

appleidog wrote: »

When did you get there, I got there about 8:45, did you get the mvc2 and cvs2 from the lady selling the Xbox with Capcom fighting jam, you must of gotten there earlier then me.

but next time we will go together, oh i was in nut grove today and saw they also had a bootsale yestaday

I was there at about 6.30 am because I was selling. Yes, was the lady kind of American? She was selling the xbox with all the games for 120 but she said she'd give it to me for 100, I said no thanks. Yes, we'll defo go to bootsales in the future together, and all else who will care to join us

appleidog

Did you have a stall!.

CiDeRmAn

I often wonder, especially after being threatened with divorce because "she who must be obeyed" has spotted a latest purchase, would a market stall be the best place to sell a games collection?
Now no need to get anxious, i'm not selling anything.
Just wondering where would one get the best prices?
I suppose in a car boot sale you can set the bar as high or low as you like and make the rules up as you go, whilst on adverts.ie there are definite rules to every transaction.
Hmmm, sometimes wonder how much it's all worth.

o1s1n

By far the best place to get your monies worth is Ebay. With a UK address if you can.

Market stalls you have a very limited audience. That's why you see it all go for so cheap.

Atavan-Halen

Yes, but it was my aunts, not mine. So technically no.

ani_mal

I visit car boot sale in Trim (about mile outside Trim on the road to Athboy)
they are there on Sundays from 10am -3pm.


I know tehre is car boot sale in Navan on Sunday on racecourse, you might find few nice items there.

97i9y3941

stephenmarr wrote: »

hey guys i have these games for the PS1 all in perfect condition and boxed with instructions are any of them worth money dont try to con me now.
Deathtrap dungeon,
vandal hearts
azure dreams
legacy of kain
parasite eve
suikoden
FINAL FANTASY VII

them games can make you a nice bit,best to check ebay/amazon uk for a rough idea what to ask,depends on their print aswell,sometimes games that arent "platinum" editions seem to be worth bit more because they can be seen as first edition prints...

cruachan7

Can someone post the details of the car boot sale in celbridge - would love to take a look?

batari

I don't think it's a regular thing, it was a Fete with lots going on. Just happened to be sellers there too. If I hear of another one I'll let you know here dude.:pac:

cruachan7

Thanks a mil...

cynos

Got myself a dirty old nes with mario1, 2 pads and power supply for €5 in the navan market from the travelers:pac:

2 hours cleaning later and it was perfect, looked like new
Power supply had usual problem and also the cartridge connecter had usual grey screen problem.
well happy with it.

I've been to the market in Ashbourne most sundays and theres usually loads of PS2 games but haven't seen anymore retro consoles

CCCP^

There's a flea market on the last sunday of every month in Newmarket, Dublin. Anyone know where that is?

batari

cynos wrote: »

Got myself a dirty old nes with mario1, 2 pads and power supply for €5 in the navan market from the travelers:pac:

2 hours cleaning later and it was perfect, looked like new
Power supply had usual problem and also the cartridge connecter had usual grey screen problem.
well happy with it.

I've been to the market in Ashbourne most sundays and theres usually loads of PS2 games but haven't seen anymore retro consoles

Nice haul! The 'cartridge connector' can be easily replaced, and it's pretty much the only thing that ever goes wrong with this console. Once replaced you might as well have a new nes in your hands. Just google or look on youtube for '72 pin connector nes' and you're in business. I recently replaced two with no hassles. If ya want a number for a crowd to buy them from, let me know. They're only around a tenner each:pac:

cynos

atariman wrote: »

Nice haul! The 'cartridge connector' can be easily replaced, and it's pretty much the only thing that ever goes wrong with this console. Once replaced you might as well have a new nes in your hands. Just google or look on youtube for '72 pin connector nes' and you're in business. I recently replaced two with no hassles. If ya want a number for a crowd to buy them from, let me know. They're only around a tenner each:pac:

Thanks, made a little tool with a safety and reconditioned the old one, working 100%

See pics of before and after



Before


After


Result

o1s1n

Nicely done cynos! It's good to see a NES given a second go at life

batari

Good job, incidentally what did you use to clean the nes itself?

TanG411

Nice job with the Nes

Have to find one of those 72 pin connectors myself. I've taken it out and now I need a new one to put in.

Atavan-Halen

The NES is looking great! I must order a Game-Bit to open up the SNES and give it a deep clean and try replace the fuse

cynos

Its a brilliant console, deserves a second life!

atariman wrote: »

Good job, incidentally what did you use to clean the nes itself?

Stripped everything down to just the plastic bits, washed with water and fairy in the sink 1st.
then Ambersil (aerosol foam cleaner)
Then to top it all off put it in the dishwasher on the hottest setting 75degrees with:D
Seemed to do the trick nicely

Larkin501 wrote: »

Have to find one of those 72 pin connectors myself. I've taken it out and now I need a new one to put in.

bend the metal tabs so that they once again make good contact.
The best and fastest way I found to do this is by bending the very tip(sharp bit)of a safety pin to a 90degree angle and using it to leverage each pin up, takes seconds and works a treat, also cleaned connector while it was out with cotton buds and alcohol

ani_mal

can anyone post details where and when are the markets in Ashbourne, Airport and Celbridge?

thanks a mil.