Best deal you got on shmup(s)?

Twiddle · Post by **Twiddle** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:56 am

gradius V for 20 bucks

20 WHOLE DOLLARS wow

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:15 am

Zanac x Zanac for 6000 yen (recently).
Spriggan for 980 yen

J-Manic · Post by **J-Manic** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:53 am

Hmmm....right off the top of my head, I can think of these, which were all complete and in excellent condition:

$35 for Border Down
$6 for M.U.S.H.A.
$10 for Einhander
$7 for Strikers 1945 (PSX)
$8 for R-Type Delta
$12 for Giga Wing 2
$3 for Thunder Force III
$8 for Darius Gaiden

Dale · Post by **Dale** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:08 pm

Twiddle wrote:gradius V for 20 bucks

20 WHOLE DOLLARS wow

Same for me

Trevor spencer · Post by **Trevor spencer** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:34 pm

Battle bakraid £52.00 on this forum i think about 2yrs ago

Brand new sealed radiant silvergun for £60.00 on release and then sold for £25.00 DOH

howmuchkeefe · Post by **howmuchkeefe** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:43 pm

$20 for Gradius V is a pretty good deal. The spare copy I picked up two weeks ago cost me $35.

Heh. I'm more jealous of the GV deals than I am of the prices some of you guys got for RSG!

Shapermc · Post by **Shapermc** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:12 pm

I had Lords of Thunder tacked onto a trade recently because it was so scratched up the guy was not sure it would work. The only problem with it is that the last stage music will skip a little.

Now all I need is to find a place that sells good condition Sega CD/Saturn cases.

Sigmund_Freud · Post by **Sigmund_Freud** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:18 pm

I swopped a Atari Jag for a pc Engine with Soldier Blade and Magical chase, think I robbed that kid blind:)

captain ahar · Post by **captain ahar** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:08 pm

reading some of these, its not such a big deal but...

my complete and mint copy of battle garegga cost me my old copy of trizeal.

SuperGrafx · Post by **SuperGrafx** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:15 pm

During the early months of 2002 when no one in the US cared about the DC anymore, I managed to snag a minty Gigawing 2 from Gamestop for $8.99.

parodius · Post by **parodius** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:41 pm

Radiant Silvergun Saturn shrinkwrapped, for free, back in the day.
Actually I taught the guy at the shop how to mod Sega Saturns for 60/50Hz PAL/NTSC, and a brand new copy was my reward.

Fighter17 · Post by **Fighter17** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:10 am

Thinking:

$10 for M.U.S.H.A complete
$20 for JP Fire Shark Megadrive complete with manual bag
$20 for JP Gaiares Megadrive complete with card
$7 for Raystorm complete for PSX
$14 for JP Twin Hawk Megadrive complete
$2 for Android Assult Sega CD complete
$4 for Lightening Force cart only (Meh)

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:23 am

I just remembered another good deal, I got the Gradius Deluxe Pack for PSX for 700 Yen ($7) at a used book store.

CIT wrote:Best deal I got was a Japanese Steel Empire for $2 off Ebay. In Japanese game stores it usually goes for around $100.

It was sold as "Japanese game title unkown", lucky for me I bothered to check the picture.

Acid King · Post by **Acid King** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:51 am

Giga Wing 2, Gunbird 2 and Mars Matrix $20 new when they first were released. Silvergun for 51$ new when it was originally released, as well.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 4:45 am

On EBay just this week:

Air Zonk CD for PCE, mint - $14.50 (thanks CIT!)
Strikers 1945 for Sega Saturn, mint - $13

No more games for at least a month. I've been spending too much, and I don't even have time to play lately. Just plain stupid and pathetic, really.

ryosnk · Post by **ryosnk** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:47 pm

Post more deals.

Lastblade · Post by **Lastblade** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 12:55 am

Best deal? How about free:

Batsugun and Blastwind (Saturn), the guy was just sick of Saturn/Shmups so he gave them to me. There were some nice managers at EB

Good deals:

Twinkle Star Sprites (Saturn) for $25, Neo Geo AES version for $350 (ouch, but now it is even more)

Radiant Silvergun (Saturn) $57.99, not that great of a deal at the time but it was new and I am sure someone picked up the cheapies from EB for alot less. Same thing for Battle Garegga.

chimpp · Post by **chimpp** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:56 am

Several years ago I bought a mint condition Radiant Silvergun with spine card for $130 on eBay using PayPal. There must've been some screw-up with PayPal and it never debited from my bank account nor did I have any existing PayPal credit so I got it for free. Being a typical American, I chose not to report this error. I sold it a couple months ago on eBay for $200 (as I was betting that Treasure does a remake/port of this game soon!)

Ceph · Post by **Ceph** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:12 am

chimpp wrote:I sold it a couple months ago on eBay for $200 (as I was betting that Treasure does a remake/port of this game soon!)

Mistake on your end

chimpp · Post by **chimpp** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:26 am

Ceph wrote:
chimpp wrote:I sold it a couple months ago on eBay for $200 (as I was betting that Treasure does a remake/port of this game soon!)
Mistake on your end

I needed the money for my side business when I sold it. I held RS in such high regard that I never played it for fear I'd grow tired of it. I still miss seeing it nestled within my game collection, but I don't mind waiting for the port/remake of the game--whenever that would be.

Daigohji · Post by **Daigohji** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:10 am

PAL version of Psyvariar Complete, brand new for 99p. The clerk in the shop was like"wtf?" when he rung it up.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:03 pm

Best deals on shmup titles I scored on eBay were:

I snagged a brand new copy of Success Corp. PS2 import Psyvariar Complete Edition - Special Capture Box for a mere $31.00 USD off of eBay a few years back. This is the one Psyvariar package that includes the cool limited release DVD with "Tate-able" versions of Psyvariar Medium Unit & Psyvariar Revision superplays. ^_~

I also won an SP1 game cartridge of "Viper Phase 1 U.S.A." off of eBay a few years back for a mere $20.00 USD...I still can't believe that I got it so cheap...if paired up with an SP1 motherboard and sold as a bundled package, it will fetch some serious $$$ indeed. ^_~

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

John_Smith · Post by **John_Smith** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:07 am

Not sure of my 'best' deal on a shmup, but US$95 for my immaculate original "Batsugun" PCB seems pretty good to me. It can be a real hard one to find at the best of times. At the time, in my blatant ignorance of the esteem this title is held in, I cheekily talked the guy down by about $25! I said something along the lines of "lets face it, it's a old board with little to no demand from gamers/collectors. Do ya wanna shift it or not".

LOL I actually feel really embarrassed by my naivety at the time as it turned out to not only grow to be one of my favourite shmups personally, but also one of the most highly revered in all Shmupdom!!

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:21 am

Maybe Mushihimesama PS2 original release for $25 Canadian.
Perhaps Ikaruga DC complete for $30US.
TFV Saturn for $20 was a good deal too.
I can't say I've gotten amazing deals on my goods but it's cheaper than average which I like.

Strider77 · Post by **Strider77** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 2:27 am

RSG new shink wrapped for 60 and Psychic Killer Taroumaru for 40.00 new.

CFO · Post by **CFO** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:07 am

Gleylancer for 60 shipped
cotton boomerang for 30 shipped

only recent ones that come to mind for me

antron · Post by **antron** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:12 pm

gamestop last week: Xyanide for $20

new!

Danny · Post by **Danny** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:17 pm

£1.50 for R-Type Delta is proberbly the best thing I scored on the cheap lol.

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:06 pm

Best deal I've ever gotten on any shmups was Gradius Galaxies complete for just 10 bucks off of Ebay, I just call that purchase blind luck.

Post by **undamned** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:26 pm

Shapermc wrote:I...

He lives! I didn't even know shaper was registered!

Hmm:
Harmful Park - 5000JPY (no shipping, I bought it in Japan!

)
Boogie Wings/Great Ragtime Show PCB - $172 shipped.
Fever SOS - $20. It was faulty and I brought it back to 100% after a couple of hours of trouble shooting, resoldering, and EPROM programming

Thundercade/UAG PCB w/ header & manual - $25 shipped. Still one of my faves!

OT:
Cheapest PCB I ever purchased was Konami's turd of a fighter, Martial Champions. I got it for $12 shipped.
-ud

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