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Found at Goodwill today!!!!!!

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10:17 pm
August 25, 2009


Nick

Retroposer

South Carolina

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Ok, I've read about other people finding stuff at goodwill, but I never have….until today! After walking around and finding nothing interesting, I was about to leave when I spotted a row of dvds on the counter. I stop to look and find a sealed copy of the Stone Cold Steve Austin 3-disc set that WWE put out last year. Had $2.00 written on it. So, while standing in line (I nearly cut in front of one guy and would have missed this!), I see a plastic bin behind the counter with NES games in it. I ask the lady if they were for sale and she says yes and got them for me. I ask her how much and she says $1 a-piece. I start looking and turns out there were 9 NES games and 6 SNES games in the bin. I tell her I'll take them all.

The NES games were not that special, because I had most of them, but here they are:

Little Nemo the Dream Master
Legend of Zelda (gray cart)
Zelda II: Adventure of Link (gray cart)
Metroid (gray label)
Super Mario/Duck Hunt
Super Mario/Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet
Kung Fu
Karnov
Dynowarz

The SNES games were what made me stop looking and take the whole lot. Some I had, but some I didn't:

Super Mario World
Sim City
Warlock
Battletoads/Double Dragon
Super Metroid

and the big one……Castlevania Dracula X!!!! All of this for $15!!! Dracula X for $1!!!!

The bad news is that some of these games are really, REALLY dirty. The Battletoads game looks like it may have had oil spilled on it. The Dracula X game is dirty and has a Blockbuster sticker over part of the label.

My questions are, what's the best way to clean these carts, and is there a way to remove the Blockbuster sticker without trashing the Dracula X label?

12:38 am
August 26, 2009


Eltanin

Retroposer

posts 51

2

Use lighter fluid or denatured alcohol (ask at a paint store) for adhesive and dirt. Someone suggested on the old forums to use Mr. Clean Magic Eraser for markers. DeoxIt for contacts.

4:45 pm
August 28, 2009


hugues

Retroman

posts 109

3

If the sticker is on the label there's not much you can do. For cleaning games and contacts I use q-tips and rubbing alcohol.


I gotta try the Magic Eraser for markers, so many games with someone's name written on them.

9:15 pm
August 28, 2009


Sulpher

Retrososo

posts 18

4

So annoying to see someones badly scrawled name on a cart.

10:14 pm
August 28, 2009


hemrawc

Retroman

College Station, TX

posts 124

5

Sweet find!!!

I always use q-tips and off-brand Windex to clean my games.

1:49 am
August 29, 2009


nintenjo

Retrososo

posts 33

6

Yeah that was me who suggested the magic erasers and they work like they say, magic.

9:27 am
August 29, 2009


N2J

Retrolite

MN, USA

posts 9

7

that is an awesome find!!! even in the bad condition they are in you still saved a ton of $$$$

2:42 pm
August 29, 2009


Nick

Retroposer

South Carolina

posts 59

8

Post edited 3:09 pm – August 29, 2009 by Nick


I think I'm finished with the label.  Someone suggested replacing the back of the cart with another one.  I may end up doing that.  Here are some before pics:

I still have to clean the cart, but I've finished with the label unless someone has a trick for removing sticker residue from the label without destroying it.  Also, most of the games turned out to be doubles for me, but at the time, I couldn't remember what I had and what I didn't.  Super Metroid was a must-buy even though it was a double.

7:42 pm
August 29, 2009


Eltanin

Retroposer

posts 51

9

Did you try lighter fluid? Just put a little on a paper towel and apply to the adhesive residue. It usually works for me.

8:50 pm
August 30, 2009


hemrawc

Retroman

College Station, TX

posts 124

10

Acetone (nail polish remover) always works.  However, you risk stripping the original sticker off as well.

2:08 am
October 27, 2009


AncientHero

Retrolite

posts 4

11

GooGone is the best. Acetone always melts my cartridges, even when I'm extremely careful. BUT it will get permanent marker off, it just wears away the plastic.

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