I hope everyone is enjoying their holiday(if you have it off). A big part of my area was hit pretty hard with tropical storm Irene and it’s pretty hard to swallow. Many people, including my wife’s grandmother, have had their homes severely damaged or completely lost. But everyone is working together and trying to rebuild our communities. All I would like to ask of those who read here, is to keep those who were affected in your thoughts.
The yard sale finds we’ll be looking at today are from last Saturday, the day before Irene hit. But we’ll also take a look at some other acquisitions that were not procured at yard sales.
First up.
The Best of Unsolved Mysteries is a “best of” from the days when Robert Stack hosted the show. I won this brand new on Ebay for less than $10(including shipping) While the most recent incarnation of the show with Dennis Farina is a pretty good show, it didn’t have the eerieness of the original series. I think Robert Stack’s voice and the way he presented the stories had something to do with it. I was intrigued with this show when I was younger. The stories would scare the shit out of me, but I couldn’t stop watching. I’ve watched about half so far, and I think, being that we are now entering the spooky Halloween season, this will be a perfect fit on a chilly fall evening.
Now some yard sale finds.
If you have read any of my previous “Yard Sale Finds” posts, you will know that I am a fan of old children’s books. I typically gravitate to books I remember from my childhood. And these are going to be books that I will read to my kids(we don’t have any yet, but we’re trying). The hard cover Winnie the Pooh book is from a series of many that we had growing up. I now have5 of them(3 Ducktales, and Peter Pan). And who doesn’t remember The Berenstain Bears? These were great books that taught us life lessons, and right from wrong. Mercer Mayer’s artwork has always stood out to me, and I’ll always recognize them among any books. And you can’t go wrong at 25 cents. I got all three books for 1 dollar(the Disney book was 50 cents).
This is an awesome movie! The disc looks like it’s never been removed from the case, and on top of that, it was only 50 cents! Chevy Chase, John Candy, Dan Aykroyd. What’s not to like?! If you haven’t seen this, check it out if you get the chance. It’s funny, weird and entertaining.
All 3 of these glasses/cups were in a “free” bin at a church rummage sale. When I was a kid we had a bunch of those Giants glasses, which is why I got this one, even though I’m a Packers fan. The Kermit one is a Welch’s jelly jar, but make no mistake, these were marketed as collectible cups. The product itself was in the premium. And the Masters of the Universe cup is from a 1985 Burger King promotion. I can’t tell you much more about it because we primarily went to McDonald’s when we wanted fast food. They’re all great, and I have my wife to thank for finding them.
At the same rummage sale they had a tub full of toys, and you could stuff as many as you could in a big Ziploc bag for a dollar. What a great deal!!
First, on the left is Raphael from Jim Lee’s TMNT line. Jim Lee is an amazing artist, and I like his take on the Turtles. I have never come across these before, and now I can say these are pretty cool figures. These are bigger than the typical Playmates Turtle figures, and has different articulation than the classic ones. Next to him is Rat King from the original series(he was released in 1989). I already have Rat King, but this one has very little wear, which makes it’s condition better than the one I have. Then we have Mike the Sewer Surfer from 1990. I love the little details they put on this figure(as well as others, including Rat King). And lastly is Pizza Tossin’ Raphael(stamped 1993, released in 1994). The only other time I’ve seen these, I ended up buying them. I don’t think they’re rare or anything, but they’re quite different from the other TMNT figures produced around the same time. Now I just need to find Pizza Tossin’ Michaelangelo, and I’ll have all four!
And that’s not all I was able to stuff into the bag!
First we have a 2009 Plankton Burger King toy. It’s nothing special, but it was still in it’s box, and I like the styling(and I watch Spongebob too…so what?). Next to Plankton is a Domino figure from the 1995 X-Men/X-Force line. X-Force was a hot title when it first came out in 1991, and Domino was one of my favorite characters in that series. Next to Domino is a little Batgirl figure from 1993. There are no other markings I can find to tell where it came from. Still pretty cool nonetheless. Then there’s one of my favorite finds! “The Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase from Hasbro’s 1991 WWF line. These figures were very cool. All of them had an action that would imitate some wrestling move. Lifting Ted’s arm will bring his right foot up, and releasing it would send it stomping down(and this one’s still works). And lastly is a The Corps figure from 1992. I didn’t know what it was when I found it, but I was drawn to it’s neon green coloring. Further research tells me that this is Shark(version 1), from 1992.
We’re not done yet.
Each of these games cost me only 1 dollar each! Non of them have their instruction manuals, but the games are in great condition, which is what matters most. Out of the three, I’ve only played Metroid Prime. Starfox Adventures should be fun, even though I don’t think it revolves around flying. But instead of Metal Arms:Glitch in the System being in it’s case, there was this.
The Legend of Zelda Collector’s Edition! This disc contains the original Legend of Zelda, The Adventure of Link(The Legend of Zelda II), Ocarina of Time and Majora’s Mask. It also contains a 20 minute demo of The Wind Waker, as well as a couple of videos. This wasn’t for sale in stores. The only way you could get was if you bought a specially bundled Gamecube which came with the game. Or, you could have gotten it through a special promotion from Nintendo Power. The disc alone usually sells for $25.00+, but I already own a complete copy. But I had a friend who was interested, so we made a trade.
Here’s what I traded it for.
This is an original Nintendo storage chest from the days of the NES. Shortly before I took these photos, I ended up breaking a part of the bottom drawer(I guess I was a little too rough). The top drawer can house 2 NES controllers as well as a Zapper.
I love how the spaces for the cords, is labeled chords. Could this be a case of what is considered Engrish? This is just one of those things that makes the history of Nintendo’s first console interesting.
The bottom drawer can house 28 NES cartridges.
I decided to put all of my games with manuals, as well as some of my favorite games in that drawer. It’s a nice piece, and it opened up some room on my NES book case.
I got these bendable, plush California Raisins from a thrift store called Richie Rich’s. I may have mentioned this place before, I don’t really remember. Originally, I only wanted the one with the sunglasses. He was marked at 2 dollars, but it was a half-price day! So I gladly paid a buck for him. Richie knows me, so he made me an offer I couldn’t refuse. He said I could take the rest of them for an additional 50 cents! I only had 46 cents worth of change in my pocket, and he said that would work(he just wanted to get rid of them). One of the females is missing the decal on the lips, but it was basically free. Anybody interested in taking off of my hands?
Here’s a hint of what’s up next.
Anyone fancy a guess?
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