Nice article, Watchmen is a heck of a trip. I used to frequent the bargain bin way back when, picked up such gems as Suikoden, Tales of Destine 1,2, Valkyrie Chronicles heck I even picked up a Shin Megami Tensi Nocturne out of a TRU clearance bin a couple years back. Sadly I haven't found much of worth in them anymore, most of the games are Wii shovelware and what is left of stores PS2 inventory. It seems like as more people scout for gems and the internet spreads deals before they become super discounted the good stuff just disappears too quickly.
301: The Mysteries of the Bin
- Thread starter Brendan Main
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My best(and thus far only) great find was discovering Half Life 2 for the Xbox in a bargain bin some time ago.(somewhere between getting my Xbox360 and before the announcement of the Orange box if Im not mistaken) And for some reason I bought it for about $10 or $15 while having to that point never having heard of Valve or the Half Life series so far as I can remember. And low in behold I found a nugget of GOLD in a bin full of what was likely shit.
EDIT: Quick question for everyone: would any US escapists consider Gamestops plethora of used games that line the shelves to qualify as bargain bin even if some of them are not as low in price as 10 or 15 $?
EDIT: Quick question for everyone: would any US escapists consider Gamestops plethora of used games that line the shelves to qualify as bargain bin even if some of them are not as low in price as 10 or 15 $?
Whats that? League of Legends Collectors edition, 3 for £10? Why yes, I will take 6 copies. Whats that? I now have £60 worth of Riot points to spend?
Excellent >
Excellent >
After searching for more than a year, I finally found a copy of No More Heroes in a bargain bin.
Suffice to say, I was happy.
Suffice to say, I was happy.
Ah, the beautiful bin. Too bad them bins down here in the outback just sucks. To be fair though, I couldn't even find the games I wanted new. But then, trying to find an Atlus/NIS title in Australia is like trying to hunting for a unicorn. But I did find a copy of NWN2, a game I swore to try for years but never got a chance to. My friend also dug up Red Faction (1 and 2) from one.
I'm in love with the bin. It's not always what you find--but the prospect of what you might.
And yeah...rummaging MTG cards from the bin and forming oddball decks that is only defeated by ones 100 times the cost is a real joy. Hell, my friend bought those few decks off of me, enhance them with some expensive rare cards, and goes on to win many local tourneys.
I'm in love with the bin. It's not always what you find--but the prospect of what you might.
And yeah...rummaging MTG cards from the bin and forming oddball decks that is only defeated by ones 100 times the cost is a real joy. Hell, my friend bought those few decks off of me, enhance them with some expensive rare cards, and goes on to win many local tourneys.
I too am in love with the bargain bin, and I just cannot resist the urge to rummage through for a good deal. A couple of months ago, I was at the XS Cargo, and they had one of those carousel shelfs with a bunch of games they had purchased. I ended up getting Dark Void, H.A.W.X., Rise of the Argonauts, and The Sabateur for $5 each. I have also picked up Titan Quest (Gold Edition) for $10. Not too shabby.