Have you been looking for that old Game Boy color? or even an SNES? Well to be honest, there is a good chance you will be able to find it at a garage sale. They are great, when you know what you are looking for…
Today i came across two garage sales. Now when I go yard or garage sales, i look mainly for two things: computer and tech stuff or anything Nintendo, like an SNES. Well today i figured i may as well give it a shot, and see what they might have. The first one i checked out was mainly wood carvings and bake sale, which is probably the exact opposite of what i was actually looking for. I look around with a little more effort, still to find nothing of interest. Luckily the other garage sale was next door. I briefly scan with reluctance in search of something good. I didn’t see my chances very high as not to say anything, but it was about five middle-aged to senior ladies, and i didn’t see very good odds. Then in the very back i see something in a zippy bag, what? Could it be? No way! an original Game Boy with mostly some Tetris games. Wow, who’da thunk?
Well here’s where i kind of freaked, i had just gotten paid a $10 advance for some work i did, and the price was $25. i wasn’t sure how i was going to pull this off. I run next door to ask my mom if i could borrow $10 assuming i could bargain off about $5. the only thing was, i didn’t know how to ask if i could pay half now and half later. well, it took some thought, and i didn’t want to be rude, but i guess people really like it when youths come and make bargains on things, especially when they have a passion for collecting. Another thing the owner of it said was that she actually enjoyed playing with it, she was around 70 years old too. i had only gotten paid $20 in all, and i well, when my mom went to ask what the final decision was, i kind of studdard, because i wanted to pay around $17-18 because i wanted to have some left for my bank account. i was kind of embarrassed, and settled for $20. Oh well, I’ll just go to work again, and besides, the purchase was worth it, and i probably would have paid more at a game store or E bay.
I also got to use my expertise to inform her about the DSi, since she said she was thinking about getting a DSi. i told her she that if she were to buy one, i would wait until spring for the DSi XL, because it has a larger screen and so on, because she was a senior. She asked me if i could come back when she gets a DSi to help her set it up and teach her how everything works, i didn’t turn down the offer. And well, i am grateful for getting it at such a good deal.
Here are some tips:
Don’t be afraid to ask for a lower price. bargain a little, and try to find something you maybe have in common, y’know, small talk. usually they will remember how much enjoyment they had with it and would rather see some teenager or whatever have the same enjoyment with it rather than make some dough.
Also, if you are avidly looking for something, tech, Game, or anything really, look at every garage and yard sale you can, one of then has bound to have it. And just remember, you may not find it on your first run, so maybe wait a week, or go to another neighborhood, and you might find it, just have patience and don’t give up.
Use these tips and you may find something you really have been searching for,
Til’ next time,
Good luck and Good Scavenging,
Jacob-
(Belated because lack of edit) (to be edited?)
