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Hello-hello Destructoid! I'm your friendly blogger-next-door, Evan, but you're all welcome to call me EarthbounderNess. Actually, I lied about the friendly part, I don't like any of you. In fact, I loathe all of you so much, I'm not next door either, I'm inside your house, in your kitchen, eating all of your food that doesn't suck.

I'm a 23 year old, double jobbin drone, totally livin the "sweet life". I have an unhealthy obsession with dressing up on days other than Halloween about once every other month. See below?


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In for a shirt, out with a jackpot (My thrift store miracle)
EarthbounderNess | 4:49 PM on 12.07.2008 36 comments


So with an anime convention coming up and needing a shirt to butcher for a cosplay of mine, I wandered into a local Goodwill. Upon entering I took notice of some hidden SNES cartridges behind a stack of crappy DVDs in the glass case up front. Having caught my interest, I walked up to the counter and asked the woman working there if I could please see the carts.

That is where jackpot numero uno comes in.



Super Mario Kart and Star Fox were now mine for a meager $5.98 + tax.

But that's not all, the plot thickens moreso as before she could close the case though I noticed some PS1 games under a huge box for Baulder's Gate 2. I politely asked to see those as well and nearly reeled back in shock at what I saw there.



Freaking PE2, Vagrant Story and Silent Hill.

Without hesitation I had told the worker that I'd buy them all. Being paranoid that someone else would get them before I got to the counter, I completely ignored my initial reason for entering the Goodwill and ran to the counter to make my purchase.

Here I am now, a half hour later, showing my haul to you fellow C-bloggers. Probably making a few of you swell with rage at my luck, possibly making a few of you scoff at finding a better haul than I did some other time. I just felt the need to share my incredibly lucky find with the rest of you in hopes that...Well, honestly I just wanted to show off, plain and simple. For those of you who would like to celebrate my great find with me, please see the image below.



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CWal37's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 17:21
CWal37
Wow, nice.
norm9's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 17:27
norm9
Glad you could deny some poor kid from ever playing those games.
MEE's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 17:34
MEE
congrats you lucky bastard.

also, norm9, you sound like an asshole if your serious.
DaedHead8's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 17:40
DaedHead8
Oi! I'd kill for a copy of vagrant story.
Arugala9's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 17:42
Arugala9
You have Dyson's luck.
IzekialRage's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 18:01
IzekialRage
You bastard!

i saw silent hill at this one store i go into sometimes and it was like $100.

Nice find!
Mikey's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 18:09
Mikey
American SNES cartridges are strange. Nice find though!
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 18:10
Colette Bennett
Oh man, those last three -- that's gold.
Kirbilot's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 18:11
Kirbilot
I got my monitor dirty giving you an internet high five.
Raf's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 18:13
Raf
Good stuff.
The Grudge's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 18:34
The Grudge
@ Norm9: Are you serious?
Extremely nice find! I am so used to buying on-line I forget that there are other means to get games.
Happy Chainsaw Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 19:12
Happy Chainsaw Man
Why does my Goodwill suck so much? They never have anything that awesome!
Bob Muir's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 19:31
Bob Muir
Fucking nice! I ended up paying so much more for a copy of Silent Hill 1 on eBay this year.
Dudemullet's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 19:40
Dudemullet
I high fived, vagrant fucking story dude!!
RAB's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 19:50
RAB
totally high fived my screen



i dont even know who i am anymore
EarthbounderNess's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 20:00
EarthbounderNess
@Norm9

Technically, I'm a poor kid :( I'm unemployed and don't have a permanent place to live.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 20:01
Aaron Mxy Yost
Internet High Five sequence initiated, awesome finds!
TheCleaningGuy's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 20:10
TheCleaningGuy
God... DAMMIT!
Lucky sonofa...
Stella Wong's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 20:12
Stella Wong
NICE! I gotta check my goodwill for some SNES action sometime.
A New Challenger's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 20:16
A New Challenger
The fairly new Goodwill by me is pretty decent, but I've never stumbled on quite that much awesome, let alone in one trip.

Twisted Metal 2 PC and Resident Evil: Director's Cut for PS1 was my best score.
mix's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 21:02
mix
Nice haul man!!

I sold PSE after I beat it a while back.....big mistake.
welkstar's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 21:10
welkstar
Classic :)

Congrats!
10BobMarleys's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 21:17
10BobMarleys
barstard!
Butmac's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 22:32
Butmac
I totally completely placed my hand on the screen.
norm9's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 22:52
norm9
@The Grudge

No I wasn't being serious. I should make use of the /sarcasm.

@Earthbounderness

Since you're poor, you should sell me your haul. I'll give you cash money for 'em.
BS3 Owner's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 22:54
BS3 Owner
PARASITE EVE!!!!!!
OMG! Lucky Son of a %@$*!

You sir indeed strike some gold.
free touch's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/07/2008 23:16
free touch
I high fived my screen and broke it. You owe me a new monitor.
manasteel88's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2008 00:03
manasteel88
yeah I tried this at my local goodwill store...except all they had was tiger woods 03 for the xbox and some bass fishing game that I don't want.
jackal27's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2008 00:19
jackal27
I internet high-fived you. Good show.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2008 02:14
Aziel13
I tip my hat to you
now send S.H.1 my way plz
me love you long time
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2008 06:37
RonBurgandy2010
My Goodwill isn't nearly that good, but I love it. Got a $4 USB keyboard that I use to to type messages on my PS, saving me $50 on that controller thingy.
Raccoonus's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/08/2008 07:43
Raccoonus
Sweet haul! Loved the first Silent Hill very much.
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