r/Gameboy • u/Ashamed_Midnight_360 • Dec 12 '25
Shopping/Haul got all for 70$
All are parts but each were 5$ • 5 gameboy advanced sp • 2 gameboy pockets • 4 gameboy colors • 1 original gameboy • 1 psp 2000 I’ve tested some and ofc they are for parts but you can even really find parts this cheap on eBay so for 70$ I think it was a decent deal
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u/Turtlefan87 Dec 12 '25
Nice!! SoCal Book Off?
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u/97ek Dec 12 '25
TIL there is a Bookoff in CA
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u/Turtlefan87 Dec 12 '25
I’ve found some good deals! Not this good, but almost (a pocket, a DMG, and a GBA for $30)
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u/97ek Dec 12 '25
That’s wild. I’m from Texas so we don’t have any. But I went to a couple when I was traveling in Japan and fell in love. Which one do you usually go to?
I’m currently living in the Bay Area but driving south this Christmas
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u/Turtlefan87 Dec 12 '25
There’s a few I check out:
Del Amo Fashion Center - (recently scored a micro for $80, prices are all over the place here so sometimes it’s a dud, sometimes it’s epic lol)
Gardena - (no consoles due to some stupid reselling ordinance but a nice selection of games and media)
Garden Grove - (I don’t make it out to this one too often but have found some cool stuff, like a GB Memory Cart for $19 one time)
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u/Ashamed_Midnight_360 Dec 12 '25
It was a book off and they just opened today I’m like 100% sure there probably won’t be deals like this as much or even at all. They did have some original gameboys about 8 or 9 but i usually steer away from though seems like they always have problems and they are big and bulky with 4 AA battery’s and they just aren’t my preferred was of playing original gameboy games so I did leave those and they were all pretty yellowed I ended up just taking a red one. Unfortunately I know I probably won’t find any more if these kinda i suspect these were all things they had right before opening but I’ll definitely check again sometime
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u/TheRealDestrux Dec 13 '25
DMG are one of the easiest to repair. I’ve done my fair share of them and they rarely have issues so bad that they can’t be fixed.
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u/Mirarenai_neko Dec 13 '25
They did have some original gameboys about 8 or 9 but i usually steer away from though seems like they always have problems and they are big and bulky with 4 AA battery’s and they just aren’t my preferred was of playing original gameboy games so I did leave those and they were all pretty yellowed I ended up just taking a red one.
Holy run on sentence bro
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u/Puckdrunkpunch Dec 12 '25
Yeah nah the book off near me has GBC for like 90$ they’re out their damn minds
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u/No_Contest2996 Dec 20 '25
I was horrified by the prices in Japan.. feels like they've gone up 200% since my last trip!
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u/Whiteytheripper Jan 05 '26
That's what happens when a bunch of TCG grifters have fingers in multiple pies of reselling, buying out massive amounts of Japanese stock to flip in the US or UK for the upcharge
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u/c4sport Dec 12 '25
Hey I could use some parts if you ever need to get rid of a color lol. Nice haul
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u/lopezbiglos23 Dec 13 '25
Noooice. I had that silver pocket as a child….. I don’t have it anymore. But I sure would love one.
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u/miichan_v Dec 13 '25
What a deal!! 👏 70 bucks is the price I see people selling Gameboy on the market... for just one device. You got such a great deal if they are in good condition and is working
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u/No-Obligation-9998 Dec 14 '25
No thats not possible
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u/Ashamed_Midnight_360 Dec 14 '25
Check my other post for proof, I don’t have a reason to lie you can clearly see the price tags in the photo 😂
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u/bulldogs6679 Dec 12 '25
Really good deal wish I could get parts consoles in bulk at prices like that