Hot take: Grabbed a pristine Megaman 2 cart for five bucks from a clueless flea market guy

Flea market trips usually end with nothing but frustration. This time, I wandered into a stall piled high with electronic scrap. Buried under a stack of VHS tapes was a lone NES cartridge, that iconic blue label staring back. The guy running the booth just wanted it gone, said five dollars. Cartridge was near mint, no yellowing, pins clean. I've been hunting a good copy to replace my battered childhood one. Handed over the cash so fast I almost fumbled it. Now it's sitting next to my console, a tiny victory that took zero online bidding. Sometimes the old school hunt still pays off.

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miles_hart4111d ago

Reminds me of the time I snagged a first edition book for a quarter because the seller thought it was junk. Felt like I'd pulled off a heist in broad daylight.

rowan27612d ago

A "pristine" cart for five bucks isn't that serious.

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willow_rodriguez12d ago

Have you ever actually seen a cart that could be called pristine? I'm talking spotless chrome, no squeaky wheels, and absolutely zero leftover lettuce from 2012. For five bucks, you're basically hiring a personal chauffeur for your potato chips. That's not a casual purchase, it's a declaration that you refuse to tolerate the societal decay of wobbly grocery transport. Sure, it might not be serious, but my dignity is worth at least a fiver.