Dumpster diving

You know those bargain bins they have in stores? Seriously, check those things out; do some digging and you'll find some great stuff.

Unless you have an example, or want to know what people have found, there isn't a lot of material, here.

Just found Dragon Age Origins with the add-ons and DA 2 for $15.

... Both for $15 total, or each for $15 for a total of $30? I can believe the latter, as I've seen it on the shelves of Gamestop.

If it's the former, I want to know where you found it, so I can go hunting in those bargain bins...

$15 each. Still, better than $20.

I found Final Fantasy X for $9 and Devil May Cry 2 for the same price a couple of years ago.

edited 24th Mar '12 5:22:36 PM by Narmer

I thought for a second that you were talking about real dumpster diving, which I might add, is far more trouble than its worth.

I used to get old GBA/GBC games from the occasional bargain bins (A third generation Pokemon game for 4 bucks), but then I discovered an even cheaper way of playing those games with the added bonus of not having to worry about failing cartridge batteries...

edited 24th Mar '12 5:31:13 PM by Vellup

I found Metroid: Other M for $10.

Oohhh, bargain bin finds, not actual dumpster diving.

I found Half-Life: Platinum Collection, Quake (the first one, though it's one of the somewhat-rare Episode 1 Shareware discs that contain encrypted versions of all of id's catalogue up to that point), both Quake mission packs, Quake III Gold, Sonic CD for PC, Grand Theft Auto: Director's Cut (original GTA + London 1969 expansion pack), Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Tournament 2004, Tekken 3 and a copy of Windows 98; all for about $20, and all in one day (though Tekken 3 and Windows 98 were found later at a different store than the rest).

I also found PC versions of Destruction Derby 2 and Enter the Matrix at a Salvation Army for about $4. See what gold can be found at thrift stores, kids?

edited 24th Mar '12 5:50:56 PM by DemonSharkKisame

I call it dumpster diving because it sort of is, in a way. But if you're willing to spend some good time digging...

I found Elite Beat Agents for dirt cheap about two months ago.

Found Eternal Sonata for 10 bucks, I believe.

I found Brink for three pounds. Nothing such on my country, though (I had to fork out the local equivalent to 80 dollars for Skyrim).

Found Alpha Protocol for five bucks, Viva Pinata for ten, and the original Mass Effect for two. Less than a year after its Xbox release.

Of course, that was in a Goodwill...

Back when my nearest Blockbuster shut right the fuck down, I picked up Nier, Eternal Sonata, and Bayonetta, all for PS 3, for the grand total of ten bucks.

I found my copy of Final Fantasy VII for five bucks, God of War 3 for 10, freakin' ICO for less than 70 cents, (I bought it in bulk with a few other games and dvds but it would've been dirt cheap regardless, and this was well before the re-release), 6 bucks for Valkyria Chronicles, and I think I paid either 3 or 5 for Legend of Dragoon.

I love pawn shops and flea markets.

edited 25th Mar '12 11:46:37 PM by GrungeSaladin09

Another great deal at a thrift store: I got Carmageddon II for just a buck! Bit of a pain to get running under Windows 7, but oh-so-sweet once it is working. Probably the most fun I've ever had for $1.

I got Metroid Prime Trilogy Collector's Edition for $13 (about 8 pounds or 10 euros). Heck of a value, I thought.

Have an actual dumpster dive story. Back in highschool a friend of mine came up to me and asked if I had a Super Nintendo. I said yes, and he handed me a paper bag with—and I shit you not—a boxed copy of Chrono Trigger with all the literature intact. After brix were shat, I asked where he had gotten it. Turns out his dad had been moving some trash around at his workplace and found a box with old games in it. CT was the most complete, and he thought my friend owned the console.

And that is how I came to own my near-mint condition copy of Chrono Trigger.

Well butter my butt and call me a biscuit!

I got my copy of Shantae for only ten bucks. Not bad, considering it now goes on eBay for 70-100.

That reminds me, I saw a copy of Descent: The Definitive Collection at the same place I got Carmageddon II at, and after listening to a few tracks from the game as well as watching some gameplay footage on You Tube, I'm really wishing I'd picked it up as well. Didn't see a price for it, though knowing the Bargain Barn, it's real cheap.

edited 19th Apr '12 10:48:09 PM by DemonSharkKisame

Two words- Church sales. I got company of Heros, and some old playstation 1 game for a buck each. I almost felt bad.

It wasn't actually in a bargain bin, but I got the first Assassin's Creed used for less than $10.

Deus Ex new for 99p. Old game or not, it will always be worth at least 10 times that to me!

I know how you feel. I also bought Opoona for like 5 bucks, but after playing it, I decided I would have been totally willing to pay full price for it had I known how awesome it was.

Me and a friend had a discussion about that, recently. Seeing games we love selling for very cheap. I decided that, even if they're worth more, the cheap price means people will be more likely to buy them, and more folks will be exposed to them and learn to love them.