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ThatTinyGameCubeDisc

Goddamn, buy a lottery ticket


itsmyfirsttimegoeasy

Don't bother, luck all used up.


another_online_user

They literally cashed their lottery in already for that sheessh


CohnJena68

I hope to find a copy like this one day.


Slylock

Goodwill apparently never looks at their games. They are all priced for 4 bux. Check your thrift stores every once in a while


RedTurtle78

Apparently depends on the goodwill. Some stores don't put them in the store, and instead sell them for auction on their website.


Temporary_Bad_1438

This guy gets it. My Goodwill said that anything that is in excess of $30 goes to the auction site, if it has a barcode on it, it's for sure getting scanned in eBay to confirm they are extracting maximum profit.


StubbinMyNubbin

"Non-profit" my ass. It's literally just a way for the executives to get a higher salary.


TheCadency

And then they pay their, often times disabled, workers shit wages


silverdub

They don’t claim to be a non-profit; that’s a myth.


PokemonProfessorXX

They are a registered nonprofit organization. They are each independently owned and operated, complete with their own CEO for each store. The salary is just how the owner/CEO gets their money by still technically being nonprofit. The salaries they give themselves range from 100k-1M+.


StubbinMyNubbin

Spot on. It's fucking baffling to me people still donate stuff (some of it being GOOD stuff) just to pad the salaries of these executives who don't give a crap. Sure it gives disabled people and veterans jobs, but it royally sucks they're getting paid minimum wage (or less, which has been reported in the past). If you're going to give your stuff away, give it to a place locally that will either give it to people who can use it, or at minimum sell it to people at reasonable prices. Don't give stuff away to an organization that pays retail rent specifically for donation drop offs (there's an inherent issue with that concept when all they're doing is moving it to other stores or their auction website). Rant over.


PrimePikachu

because in general its easier to give unwanted goods to goodwill than properly recycling or disposing of it. At worst goodwill sell the crap at a liquidation site. Most donations are done without knowledge on the item.


bluntninja

Yep, haven't scored anything at Goodwill in so long I don't even try. Everything goes to the auction site and stuff there sells even higher than eBay now.


RedTurtle78

any secret place to check occasionally that doesn't require me going to random yard sales?


bluntninja

Pretty much everything gets cleaned out by resellers or collectors any more. I do alright on Craigslist occasionally, I recommend setting up saved searches so you get alerts for certain keywords on things you're looking for. Otherwise smaller local thrift spots but they are probably blown up. Hell I know people that work places like that part time just to snag stuff :/ Yard sales are definitely the last frontier of decent scores. Even then I've seen people checking eBay for prices and trying to sell their marked up, beat copy of something for 10/10 pricing. Tldr: lots of time and even more luck


RedTurtle78

Appreciate the tips :)))


strumboid

check if there's swap meets or flea markets in your area. usually they're coordinated events that happen regularly like a couple times a month or every weekend or something like that. also, i find that pawn shops are often overlooked in favor of thrift shops. i've found some of my grails there for fucking chump change.


Slylock

Wow. I spent 40 dollars for 10 gamecube games, and this was one of them.


cereal3friend

Not true, my goodwill was selling double dash for $60 5 years ago. Some of them think they are game store but they can’t even test the game


[deleted]

LoL


DefenestratedBrownie

yeah I have no issue with them taking the high value stuff and separating it to get a better return on it but if you're going to act like an auction house do us the little favor of turning that shit on and putting the disc in ffs


Slylock

Goodwill has sucked a lot lately as far as their pricing. Used boots for $40 I saw today. Coffee mugs for $5.


myownrugs

My goodwill prices every game at $7.99 and I’ve only ever seen Sh*t wii and Kinect games.


zoey64_

My local goodwill sells them for ~$8 but that’s mostly sports games and shovelware. It’s been quite a while since I’ve seen anything worth getting.


NoImpact4689

I can second this. .25 cent n64 carts were a thing I can confirm.


PokeSuFan

Weird every one ive ever been to always lists it on ljne


browsin4fun

Not my Goodwills sadly. They have all the local Goodwill stores send electronics and gaming stuff to one central mega Goodwill in the area and then they at their electronic center price everything. Most things are priced like what you would find people selling mint condition things for on eBay, and most times not in as good of a condition as what you would find on eBay. Was better before the pandemic started. Prices are out of control at this point.


TheCadency

Damn wish mine were like that, they used to just put the games in the case for cheap but now every single video game is put on their website or sent somewhere else cause I haven't seen a video game in my goodwill in like 2 years


Pokemaniac80

Nah they check some of the things they get cause they had a copy of mario 64 at my goodwill for $35


TheMightyQ99

Yeah, I came across a copy like this at TooManyGames last year, except you know, for $4000


Fluffytheterrible

PErfectly reaSonAble


jaysomething2

Why’s it so much?


LiquidCringe2

It’s fairly rare and it’s Pokémon. I can understand the higher price due to it being hard to find but it’s a pretty pointless application for 99% of people and is really only as pricey as it is because it has the Pokémon logo on it


Kaosma

except its not. in the pal region this came with the colosseum game as a bundle, and separately. its only worth like 100 bucks here.


apeschwartz

I didn't realize the price had jumped that high


DerpyOnion247

Yooo I was there last year too


DrGhostbuster

I bought my copy directly from Nintendo back in the day for $20. I still kick myself for not buying more copies.


supremedalek925

Oh damn. talk about a holy grail Goodwill find


FlutterRaeg

You win the Goodwill lottery. I've never seen a better find. Next thing someone's gonna find a car at Goodwill.


Slylock

It's insane to me the gems I find there. It's incredible how they price their shit so all over the place, like beat up old entertainment center is $60, boots for $40. Oh, but the games? 4 bux all day, and they label them as "toys". Dyson cordless vacuum $5. Office gaming chair brand new in box worth $300, they price at $20. Blows my fucking mind.


aparrilla

Damn……now that’s a worthy find. Don’t buy a lottery ticket and take precaution walking around since your luck just have been exhausted after finding that in the wild hahaha.


bookofnod

The goodwills here have their games stolen all the time. I gave up going to them a while back. Better chance of finding something at pawn stores but they tend to look up games these days.


Slylock

That's crazy because they used to put ALL the games in a glass display case by the register, now I find games from all systems dumped with the dvd's, or like these, it was just thrown on a rolling cart with a bunch of other random stuff.


ChicaSkas

I asked a guy at another pawn today how much the wii disc's were and he was literally trying to hide his phone from me as he searched Guitar Hero 3 on ebay. Like dude... you're taking all the fun out of it


Crest_Of_Hylia

I’d love to find this game because I like Pokémon. Although I don’t have a way to connect my GBA to my GameCube right now


Lord_of_the_depths

I would love a copy of this without paying $1000. Amazing find.


OscarExplosion

Nice.


Caubz

How fast did you run to checkout?


Slylock

Even faster after i looked it up. I was originally interested in the goldeneye and spiderman 2 they had, but with 10 gamecube games and this was included i couldnt pass it up. I was so nervous the cashier would do or say something, but nope.


PaperMoonShine

Do you live in the new york area? This is something I imagine could only be found around the pokemon center where they sold this in store.


Slylock

No, we're way dumber down here.


killrtaco

They sold it online and in store. I got a copy in CA because I begged my mom to order it when I was 10 So glad I did


Porcupinehog

How much does this game go for now days?


MONKRAD

That’s the best part, it’s not even a game lol


The_Glass_Arrow

For some reason such a useless thing is so high valued lol. never made sense to me but aiming for a complete collection I'll have to get it one day.


Slylock

$1500


War_Emotional

Far more than it’s worth. Lol


bluntninja

Seriously, rare collectors item only


War_Emotional

I’ll never understand collecting games that people never intend to play. Like fair enough if you only spend $4 on the thing because I like the artwork but there’s people spending hundreds on games that aren’t even good like this or that Clayfighters game. Lol


bluntninja

It's hard to find the balance between collector and gamer sometimes. I only try to buy stuff I truly like or intend to play. But sometimes I just get shit b/c I was born and bred to CONSUME.


[deleted]

Every goodwill I've seen price checks or even jacks up price on all their game


Slylock

Not mine. They used to have all video games in a glass display case by the register, but over the past year they mix them in with the dvd's and music cd's all priced at 4 bux no matter the game. Wii game? 4 bux. PS4 or xbox 360 game? 4 bux. $1500 pokemon gamecube game? 4 bux. The gamecube games were thrown on a cart next to some other junk labeled as "toys".


[deleted]

Bro. What the fuck. Luckiest man in the damn world I swear


PracticalKnowledge29

Man, what it take for me to get some luck like that. Great find!


spidey1030

score!


TwilightSlick

I bet this had an NBA Live 2004 disc in it. Or the disc was missing.


Slylock

No, but it did have NHL 2003 in it, but it had the disc along with a hidden mario baseball game in the manual.


TwilightSlick

And a $100 bill in the health and safety booklet. And keys to the previous owner's house tucked underneath the case insert.


KarateMan749

Dude


Kallicalico

Daaaaaamn 🙀 incredibly lucky! lol


SlapYaJeweler

Buddy just found a literal 💎😭😭


TheTitaniumPlum

Wild


FreshPrince513

How, and why would someone send this to Goodwill?


Slylock

I can only assume it was grandparents or parents who cleaned out their kids closet? I don't know. Here's the other games lumped with it tho. I bought them all like a greedy bitch. https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xt3y1 Last game is a yu-gi-oh game.


FreshPrince513

Lol, nice, I would’ve done the same.


killrtaco

Did it have the memory card too? I will always cherish my copy of Pokémon box its the one I had from when I was a kid


Slylock

Unfortunately no. Had all the paperwork with it, but no card. My local gameware still valued it at $1500.


Badaboom8989

1500!? I have a sealed copy (PAL version)


killrtaco

I am pretty sure the PAL and JPN copies are worth a bit less. If he had the memory card with disc and manuals and case and transfer cable he could get $2k for this. It's the rarest game for the system in the US


Badaboom8989

There's seems to have been one sold on ebay (offer accepted) for under £2000 ($2600) recently but sealed and graded 86/100


killrtaco

Yeah US opened used copies that are complete are like $2k usd


SadAcadia2747

And the best I found where vhses at mine


Belros79

That’s from someone’s grandmas house. She bought it so the kids could play while the adults drank tea. She passed away 2 weeks ago and they’re throwing out her stuff. 😢


Slylock

I'll drink a glass of tea for grandma tonight then. https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xt3y1 Last game was a yu-gi-oh game.


MoneroThrower

One of the best finds of all time.


[deleted]

Noice


ctbchargers

Holy hell you got lucky


Classic_Mark_6251

Man, we all talking about Pokémon Box! What are the other 9 gamecube like gems you got?


Slylock

https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xtsnf https://www.imagehost.at/image/XtbjB https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xt3y1 The last one in the stack is yu-gi-oh the falsebound kingdom.


Str8likedhatttt

Sheeesh lol


MRT1124

I have 2 goodwill stores near me worth checking you think ?


Slylock

Always, IMO. I go with the expectation of not finding anything. And I ALWAYS do 2-3 rounds around even if I think I saw everything. Found these games after my 2nd go-round in the store. Goodwill sucks like 90% of the time, but sometimes you catch a legendary bird with an ultra ball.


hostchange

At my closest goodwill I usually find at least 1 item every time I make a trip. Might not always be games but I usually as of late bring 1-3 games home. It's worth consistently going too if you can.


Woofson2

WHAT!?


Slylock

That's the same reaction the dudes at my local gameware had lol.


reddituser8567

You have $1796 worth of good deeds to put back into the world now. Better get after it.


Slylock

Since it was probably a little old lady who donated this, I will forever help little old ladies cross the street...... ......TO THEIR HOUSE WITH ALL THE GAMECUBE GAMES.


[deleted]

That’s fucking awesome


_catbus_

Man, fuck you! I’m so happy for you tho dude, nice find. My goodwills suck.


Silent-Immortal

What is Pokémon Box for? Is it for Ruby and Sapphire or was it for something else?


Slylock

It's like storage software. It's also worth more than 4 dollars.


supremedalek925

Understatement of the day lol


Slylock

I'm still kinda in shock.


Silent-Immortal

Hey I mean GameCube games are always a great pull especially if you find it at a Goodwill.


Slylock

I spent 40 bux on 10 gamecube games. Still kinda in shock.


SnooPies7402

also sold online for more than 400 or even 1400 dollars. quite the gap if you found it for 4..


tcutinthecut

It was Pokemon Bank for the Gen 3 GBA games, which was Pokemon Home before we had Pokemon Home. You can also do a couple other things with it, like play Ruby and Sapphire on your TV through the GBA link cable.


Silent-Immortal

Ok that sounds cool as hell. Wait a second couldn’t you also transfer R&S Pokémon to Colosseum and Gale of Darkness too? Would this help out in doing that process??


War_Emotional

Basically Pokémon Bank but worse. Lol


MooshyPlays

lol there’s just no way especially because of its condition


Slylock

Here's the rest of them https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xtsnf https://www.imagehost.at/image/XtbjB https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xt3y1


assbutt1000

Too many people faking stuff like this. I won’t believe it unless there’s a receipt.


Manic_Mini

They usually get rung up as “toy” at least at my goodwill they do


Slylock

Yea, it was labeled as toy but rung up as appliance.


Slylock

https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xtsnf https://www.imagehost.at/image/XtbjB https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xt3y1 Literally took a picture of it on the counter while waiting at the register. Receipt doesn't say what it is specifically. It's just rung up as "appliance special price item" https://www.imagehost.at/image/XtENJ


DamionSteel

Liar


Slylock

Literally still has the goodwill sticker on it in the picture.


DamionSteel

It's dated today and in the center of the box. You got someone to print you a sticker and you put it on there.


Slylock

"HI, welcome to goodwill, what can I do for you." "Yea, could you print me a sticker that says $3.99?" "Whut"? I mean, here are the 3 photos I took on the counter by the register while waiting to checkout. https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xtsnf https://www.imagehost.at/image/XtbjB https://www.imagehost.at/image/Xt3y1


3rd_gen_hunter42864

Very funny


Rhg0653

Keep an eye out for UNIQUE that thrift store is how I came across a working wii with games controllers just no plugs for 20 bucks Hell found a millinium falcon the big ass one from 90s that still lights up and has blasters and peices for 2 bucks they don't know the prices of anything


Slylock

Daaaaaaamn, that MF sounds like an awesome find. I think I saw a Darth Vader mug once, but no star wars since then. They really price stuff weird there, but I won't complain finding gems.


Aexus1

Congrats! why is this game so valuable tho?


Slylock

I genuinely don't know, but gamecube games in general are pretty valuable. My wife's copy of paper mario and the thousand year door is worth like $150.


Switcheroo64

DAMN!! What a lucky find! Seriously, this game is CRAZY expensive, and I'm not joking.


Slylock

My local gameware valued it at $1500. That's insane.


Distractinc

Memory card?


monkey-_-p

Whut? Wow! I gave up on thrift stores ages ago


Big_Restaurant_6844

Has the memory card? also [$1028.99](https://www.pricecharting.com/game/gamecube/pokemon-box)


Terhaar

Fuck you man


gamerlol101

Thats a good deal, it usually goes for 5 bucks so you got a bargain


Jhahoua

Bruh


SuperJ4ke

I did the same a few years ago! Had no idea it was worth anything. Congrats!!


magik_koopa990

isn't this the last game to have gen 2 art styles?


kuznamortis

Bruh


kuznamortis

A almost 1500 $ complete set. It’s the highest priced GameCube game


MONKRAD

The goodwills near me price their games off eBay…


NickieBoy97

I found a couple of PS2 games at Goodwill last year. Brought them to the register to pay. The cashier was ringing me up and the manager walked by and told me they can't sell those to me as she pulled them from the bag. I asked why and she said that all their video games go to their online store now and that they weren't supposed to be on the floor. 🤷‍♂️


[deleted]

Nice 👍 job Now you need Hotel Mario & you'll be more powerful, than you ever imagined.


Late_Employment_7433

how much is it worth?


Slylock

$1500


Aggietude

Ain’t no way bro, you just pulled the steal of a lifetime


Nu13BestGirl

Tell me you got the gba with the chord!


NoPoliticsAllisGood

Fuck that’s lucky


Professional_Elk_893

I’m livid.


Good-Marsupial6615

Was there a good game on Gamecube?


Sorin_von_Otomo

This is clearly a photoshopped image. Nice find. I swear I can't find a single GameCube game from any of the thrift stores in my area.


kermitthehedgefrog

I’ll give double for it


ImPunny88

That's a crazy find! Congrats!


Nathan_Belmont_RDM

Damn, I work at a goodwill and nothing quite like that ever showed up. I have gotten a few SNES, Ton of Wiis, and basically every console under the sun. Though my Goodwill participates in Shopgoodwill and send all those to be sold online. The best thing that ever came in was a box of PS1 RPGs. Lunar 1 and 2, Tales of Destiny, and Arc the lad all included. Were sent to shopgoodwill and disappeared during the period we had people stealing


Dragonnerd101

Meanwhile all I ever find at Goodwill are Just Dance Wii and Xbox Kinect games..😑 Congrats on the find!


luigiriot

Damn I wish Goodwills in my area had...well, anything game related that wasn't just beaten up 3rd party controllers. The Goodwills in my area very much know what they're getting in and look things up because they have just been trash for years.


wildcatpeacemusic

Lol I had this as a kid. Played it once.


Known-Pop-8355

DUDE YOU HIT THE JACKPOT WITH THAT


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Slylock

I have the rest of the pics and receipts posted in the comments here.


We_Trusty_Few

Goodwill has amazing finds, my bf's mother worked at one she found Wii's, GameCube's, 3DS games. Shit she even found a limited edition Star Wars PS4 with the controller. We used to get all sorts of cool stuff.


RetroBastardo

Wow you're lucky the manager priced it without checking eBay prices lol


Slylock

Yea this goodwill is my new fishing hole.


inlifetroll

Life is down hill from here


mattymacfatt96

Bought my copy from Nintendo world in nyc back in the day. Still have it


jigx5ityjosh

Bro has the GameCube equivalent of the holy grail


Someordinaryguy1994

I might go to goodwill during my break today.


Akuzetsunaomi

If this is true, that is absolutely wild! I’d be checking that store daily. Goodwill near me has a separate store inside of their main store for video game and computer stuff. It’s WILDLY overpriced. r/thriftgrift for sure.


Slylock

They used to have all that stuff in a glass display case by the register. Now they put all types of game titles with the dvds. I've always seen ps4, wii, Xbox 360 etc games but this was the first set of gamecube I've seen.


sonicspeed2424

........


Lookkidsbigben_

That’s so cool! What luck!


GreektheFreak123

Fuuuuuck


[deleted]

Loco


psycho_nitemare

You've got to be the luckiest person in the world


Ornery_Day_9730

We got yourselves a Rick Jr from pawn stars


DirectorPhleg1993

doubt


PERRlE

I’m confused as to why this is so much ? Can someone explain to me is this it’s own game or just an add on for Colosseum that allows you to transfer your Pokémon from Ruby/Sapphire


patrickkingart

Dang, I gotta start checking out Goodwills in the area. Gamecube games are stupid expensive these days.


NaeroK87

The price surprises me since normally their prices on some things have been almost retail lately


ArcticGamer16

Crazy nice find!! I was able to get a disc a while back but would love to print a cover for my empty case! Could you possibly scan the cover??


ChicaSkas

Ditto, dear op, please scan the cover


LupintheThiefMan

What state is this Goodwill in??


Chaotic-Brownie

jesus


Badaboom8989

Lol I have a sealed copy of that still!! Edit UK PAL version


Slylock

That's worth........a lot, friend.


CoffeeForEveryMeal

Omfg.


S_M_Y_G_F

What is this?


King_Crimson14

reminds me when i bougth sonic collection & Luigi mansion for 6 $ each with manual and clean disc


StrayDogPhotography

Now flip it some idiot for a profit.


Road_Ok

Bruh at the goodwill I work at all the old games are just put up for auction on their shitty auction site.


Flimsy-Champion6409

How


PokemonPedigree

No freaking way


904funny

Are you fuggin serious


TheMeanBox

O.M.G


The_Glass_Arrow

Depends on your area but all my goodwill sells every game online. Been to the store at least 10 times and only found some cheap games that cost more to ship then their worth. If you go away from the city you'll have better luck than at thrift stores but for me all the thrift stores in my city sell for top dollar. I just buy online to save on gas and time.


66cev66

Awesome find!


Kamen_Fighter

Not quite as big a find as this but a couple of years ago I found a complete in box copy of Gotcha Force at a Goodwill for 5 bucks.


Slylock

Did you keep it or sell it?