Yet another Goodwill SCORE!

[TurtleCrusher]

Wii Guitar Hero controller with a Wii Remote inside - $10. I didn't even realize there was a wii remote inside when I went to pay for it ($10 for the guitar seemed like a fair price to begin with). As I was walking out I noticed the Wii remote! It was turned backwards so I could only see the backplate.

What makes this even better is the Wii remote is brand new. No dust, no grime, perfectly clean pcb inside.

 

[Baked]

I need to visit Goodwill more. I have one less than a mile from where I live, on my way to work.

 

[alkemyst]

how do you guys stop the fleas?

 

[CZroe]

I've been getting Wii Remotes at Goodwill for $8 since 2006. Target donates their returned stuff there. A TON of Wii Play games get returned because people can't figure out how to pair the controller of only ever guest-pair it. Because they are technically software and because they aren't defective, they can't return them to Nintendo.

You can tell that that is exactly what happened because the batteries are almost always installed and they don't flash and try to reconnect to the paired console when you press a button. A few times I have even found a Wii Nunchuk in the box.

 

[OlafSicky]

It probably belonged to a kid that died or a lonley nerd who found a woman

 

[SKORPI0]

It probably belonged to a kid that died or a lonely nerd who found a woman

My bet is on the later. Anyone in ATOT posting less this days?

 

[Printer Bandit]

find a brand new NES at goodwill. now that would be a score.

 

[MisterJackson]

My local Goodwill had a separate electronics room for awhile because they were getting so much stuff from Target (alas, they took it way for some asinine reason and turned it into a stupid fucking job hunting/resume helping center which no one ever seems to use). They always had a nice assortment of vintage NES, Atari and SNES games.

One day I walked in and saw the box for the Nintendo R.O.B. robot from back in the day. I got so excited that I nearly shit my pants. I asked one of the clerks to get it down for me since it was about ten feet up on a ledge. He replied, "Oh, that? It's just an empty box.". I was so depressed. I wanted to smash something.

 

[Tim]

how do you guys stop the fleas?

Don't buy furry items.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

how do you guys stop the fleas?

... says the manchild whose only friends are animals...

 

[SirStev0]

grats. My greatest good will score was a tailored custom red-lined black tuxedo for 24 dollars. Actually fit me perfectly.

 

[CZroe]

My local Goodwill had a separate electronics room for awhile because they were getting so much stuff from Target (alas, they took it way for some asinine reason and turned it into a stupid fucking job hunting/resume helping center which no one ever seems to use). They always had a nice assortment of vintage NES, Atari and SNES games.

One day I walked in and saw the box for the Nintendo R.O.B. robot from back in the day. I got so excited that I nearly shit my pants. I asked one of the clerks to get it down for me since it was about ten feet up on a ledge. He replied, "Oh, that? It's just an empty box.". I was so depressed. I wanted to smash something.

I hope you bought the box. If it's still there, my R.O.B. needs a box (as does almost everyone's). If it's still there, please get it for me!

I know a local independent game shop with a boxed R.O.B. but it's not for sale. Before that, I thought it was pretty much only sold "boxed" with the NES Deluxe set.

 

[zinfamous]

dang. i thought this was going to be about something that was actually valuable. :\

 

[alkemyst]

... says the manchild whose only friends are animals...

manchild? only friends are animals?

you talking crazy talk. I am a pretty social person...chicks love me.

 

[Bignate603]

manchild? only friends are animals?

you talking crazy talk. I am a pretty social person...chicks love me.

Aren't you married?

 

[fatpat268]

My local goodwill never has anything interesting. If someone donates anything remotely interesting, they automatically ship it somewhere else. The only thing you'll find at my goodwill is stuff like VCRs and other 20 y/o appliances.

 

[MisterJackson]

I hope you bought the box. If it's still there, my R.O.B. needs a box (as does almost everyone's). If it's still there, please get it for me!

I know a local independent game shop with a boxed R.O.B. but it's not for sale. Before that, I thought it was pretty much only sold "boxed" with the NES Deluxe set.

I tried, but they wouldn't sell it, claiming it was only a display item. I said, "Well, then can I HAVE it to display in my house?". All I got was a blank stare.

Went back a couple months later and they had turned the electronics room into a work force center with desktop PC's set up for people to job hunt or create resumes. No one ever seems to use those services though, so it's a waste if you ask me.

It's sad too, because they even had (back when it was the electronics store) quite a few glass shelf/cases with copious amounts of processors, ram, etc. They even had a tech bench area set up in the back of the store where they had a training program for Goodwill employees to refurbish computers.

The electronics store was sort of a trial thing. I guess some dipshit decided it wasn't worth it. Stupid call if you ask me.

 

[Ichinisan]

find a brand new NES at goodwill. now that would be a score.

I found a flawless-condition NES top-loader. Apparently, it had been factory-refurbished. All the cords had their original twist ties. However, there was no box and no controller.

...also, the refurb did nothing for the interference in the RF output that the top-loaders are known for. I still use my toaster-style model for the composite AV output.

I've also found an old-style NES, complete in-box. I don't recall if it was new. I still have it in the box. I'll have to take another peek sometime.

 

[Leros]

The Goodwills I go to never have anything good. The only useful things I ever find are old electronics that I can scrap for parts.

 

[alkemyst]

Aren't you married?

yes?

 

[werepossum]

My local Goodwill had a separate electronics room for awhile because they were getting so much stuff from Target (alas, they took it way for some asinine reason and turned it into a stupid fucking job hunting/resume helping center which no one ever seems to use). They always had a nice assortment of vintage NES, Atari and SNES games.

One day I walked in and saw the box for the Nintendo R.O.B. robot from back in the day. I got so excited that I nearly shit my pants. I asked one of the clerks to get it down for me since it was about ten feet up on a ledge. He replied, "Oh, that? It's just an empty box.". I was so depressed. I wanted to smash something.

Am I a bad person to suspect that "It's just an empty box" actually means "I'm saving up to buy it, you can't have it"?

CZroe is correct that the box would be a most salable item since there are probably dozens of functional robots per extant robot box. Whereas a display for an item you can't actually sell just seems - stupid.

 

[Ichinisan]

Am I a bad person to suspect that "It's just an empty box" actually means "I'm saving up to buy it, you can't have it"?

CZroe is correct that the box would be a most salable item since there are probably dozens of functional robots per extant robot box. Whereas a display for an item you can't actually sell just seems - stupid.

I think that's very likely.

 

[CZroe]

I found a flawless-condition NES top-loader. Apparently, it had been factory-refurbished. All the cords had their original twist ties. However, there was no box and no controller.

...also, the refurb did nothing for the interference in the RF output that the top-loaders are known for. I still use my toaster-style model for the composite AV output.

I've also found an old-style NES, complete in-box. I don't recall if it was new. I still have it in the box. I'll have to take another peek sometime.

IIRC, the main reason to suspect it was a refurb was because it had a new SN label over the old one exactly like Nintendo or their authorized service centers used to do.