June 18th, 2008

Yard sale finds 06.14.08: Metal Gear, Pokemon, Veronica Mars

Here’s my haul from this weekend’s yard sales. Not a ton of stuff, but I do like what I picked up.

  • 3 Pokemon guides: Yellow/Red/Blue, Gold/Silver, Ruby/Emerald — $1 for all
  • Veronica Mars First Season DVD — $1 (Lots of people have recommended this one to me.)
  • Metal Gear Solid 2 PS2 — $1
  • Boggle — $1 (I recently got a friend hooked on Boggle and he asked me to find him one.)
  • J. Crew “Critters” style Hula girl shorts — $2 (I don’t normally buy clothes at yard sales, but these definitely caught my eye. The guy told me he bought them for vacation but forgot to take them, so they’re pretty much unworn.  They’re a 34 whereas I usually wear a 36, but they fit OK. It looks like these retailed for about $50.)

April 7th, 2008

Pay more when you buy in bulk at Dick’s Pawn

Here’s a Consumerist-style one for you.

Dick’s Pawn is one of my favorite places to visit in Myrtle Beach… just be sure to remember your elementary math. 5 DVDs for $12 or 10 for $25… hmm, I wonder how much 20 DVDs would cost. $60 maybe? Sounds like a deal to me!

I shouldn’t complain too much, because here’s what I got for my $12:

  • Vampire Hunter D Special Edition
  • Peter Pan (Disney)
  • Castle in the Sky (Ghibli/Disney)
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney, out of print)
  • Microsoft Office Student and Teacher Edition 2003 ($100-$200 on eBay)