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Title: The things that come into game stores... Post by: NeoMagicWarrior on September 15, 2013, 02:25:07 PM For those of you who don't know, I'm an assistant manager for a retro game store in south jersey. The Sargent in charge of the toys for tots program in our area just walked in with 4 sealed Pokemon Red and 3 sealed Mario Kart 64...said the casinos donated them to him. Anyone else with crazy stories like this from their game store? Anyone want a sealed Pokemon Red / Mario Kart 64? ;)
Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: Duke.Togo on September 15, 2013, 05:05:35 PM So... the Toys for Tots guy is stealing from kids and bringing them to you?
Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: The Metamorphosing Leon on September 15, 2013, 05:37:53 PM So... the Toys for Tots guy is stealing from kids and bringing them to you? Think of all the actually to-date toys he could buy by selling those! Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: NeoMagicWarrior on September 16, 2013, 10:45:00 AM So... the Toys for Tots guy is stealing from kids and bringing them to you? He acknowledged that needy kids wont necessarily have a game boy or an N64...as if you are needy, both of those systems are harder to come by and prohibitively expensive. Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: SirPsycho on September 16, 2013, 10:52:03 AM Man. I need a CIB Blue to have the first two gens complete.
Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: Izret101 on September 16, 2013, 11:24:26 AM If memory serves we had to state no videogames when i helped run the Toys for Tots event we did in college.
For the same reasons listed. If they are going to families who are impoverished they probably are not going to have a video game system lying around. You should eBay them keep a portion and call up the sarge and give him some cash or toys purchased with the remainder. Or send me a copy of each ;) Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: Shadow Kisuragi on September 16, 2013, 11:40:46 AM I'm for donating the proceeds directly back as well.
Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: Tynstar on September 16, 2013, 03:29:25 PM Sell them and donate all the proceeds. Good karma for future finds.
Title: Re: The things that come into game stores... Post by: wildbil52 on September 17, 2013, 02:14:47 PM I think I've told the story on the air but a friend of mine who still works at Best Buy got a bunch of free Saturn games when someone came in to drop them off for electronics recycling. Panzer Dragoon Saga, Guardian Heroes, etc.
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