Love the channel man, your old vids definitely hold up.
@combatcarl2 жыл бұрын
I think the game cases with the Microsoft employee store sticker are cool, pieces of gaming history of a practice Microsoft held as a perk for their employees.
@WilliamSmith-ex9et Жыл бұрын
I think they are a cool idea. They are just way too big and obtrusive being right in the center of the game case
@GameConsumption2 жыл бұрын
This was awesome, it's rare to see someone talk about OG Xbox game collecting, it doesn't get enough love! Though I suppose that also works in our favor, since games are often way cheaper than their Playstation and GameCube counterparts.
@whatwhatyep2 жыл бұрын
It's not that rare. I watch plenty of OG content because I only collect 6th and 7th gen xbox and psp.
@MatticusFinch18202 жыл бұрын
Facts! its the best kept secret of 6th gen. The 3rd party games run better and look better than PS2 or Gamecube more often than not and are half the price usually.
@WilliamSmith-ex9et2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@lostadonna2938 Жыл бұрын
These videos are damn good brother, perfect to watch with my son very relaxing
@collectorjohn9538 Жыл бұрын
Awesome to hear ☺️
@matthewsmith22602 жыл бұрын
Please keep doing these legit you don’t know how much people love this stuff
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
More to come for sure!
@Ac1dic1ty2 жыл бұрын
heard you say milwaukee and immediately subbed. so rare to see people from our city actually make it. best of luck to you!!
@WilliamSmith-ex9et2 жыл бұрын
Are you near Afro gamer dude?
@keard55810 ай бұрын
@@WilliamSmith-ex9etvideogamedunkey? He's from Wisconsin and is black so I guess he's gotta afro
@TypicalToyReviews Жыл бұрын
I figured you would't even get $80 for the full stack, so considering they didn't take almost half of them and you still got $81 is pretty good
@MatticusFinch18202 жыл бұрын
GREAT video, i love OG Xbox, i just started collecting for it in 2022, its pretty damn affordable still. Got about 200 game so far. Its become one of my all time fave consoles ever. Also nice PC wallpaper. John Carpenters Vampires RULES
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
OG Xbox is a great console to collect for, glad you're enjoying it. I'm at about 170 games now. Happy hunting!
@The1andOnlyShrek...2 жыл бұрын
The way you handle the game is absolutely stressful....
@pine178010 ай бұрын
I was like what do you mean, Then I'm like ahhh
@Rentzo8889 ай бұрын
Hahaha right
@blackestbill7454 Жыл бұрын
MK Shaolin Monks is so sick, honestly a bit of a hidden gem. Sick third person adventure rpg beat em up with MK characters and story!
@bananarama95032 жыл бұрын
Nice Video, i was enjoying the video since it popped up on recommended, i only found out after that you "Only" have ~700 subscribers, i thought you would have way more! Keep it coming, you certainly got a sub from me now. Good Job!
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words! I only recently started trying to upload more regularly and I'm happy that people seem to be enjoying my videos. More to come for sure
@stephanefourreau8462 жыл бұрын
Og Xbox is my favourite console with the Dreamcast! Your set is good start to build a collection but there are many valuable and rare titles hard to find….Manhunt, Obscure, Fatal Frame, Silent hills, stubbs the zombie, the Punisher…. Outrun, crash Team Racing, still Life,etc… i personnaly go for the full set of titles compatible on Xbox One and Series (around 62 titles….) keep on!
@Groglor2 жыл бұрын
Id keep the extra inserts or xbox live inserts from the trade in pile. Maybe using some of the cases for condition upgrades on other games. I like that you collect og xbox. I do too.
@Dadee32 жыл бұрын
*Dope channel, I've subscribed. Keep'em coming!*
@DudeiRageYT2 жыл бұрын
this video was cool man! a little advice from a viewer though, it drove me up a wall that you flipped the discs in the beginning, placed them back in the case, just to pop it out again and flip it back over lol. cool finds though!
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I do things with my hands that make no sense when I'm focusing on talking sorry! Glad you otherwise liked the video tho thanks for watching 🙏🙏
@MaxRager802 жыл бұрын
He can do whatever he wants with his discs, he can rub them on cement if he wants.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
@@MaxRager80 I'm gonna rub them on cement next time heheheh
@MaxRager802 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 That would make an interesting video, you would make a lot of people have nervous breakdowns. 😀
@DudeiRageYT2 жыл бұрын
@@natebrindabella4507 lol thats completely fair of you to say, i was just giving my opinion
@indatubesurfer2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the Insignia Xbox live, shout out!! Didn’t know this came out. So cool you can play your original Xbox games online for free on the original console like back in the day!!
@fireproofneo2 жыл бұрын
I think you did good! I love getting a lot of games at a good price. Young me would lose his mind!
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I think I came across as pretty negative about what I paid towards the end, but I think I got a good deal and I'm stoked to have the games either way
@richardfosterII75752 жыл бұрын
First time here great video and interesting idea. I used to buy games off here a few years ago and got a saturn game and some master system games for good prices but this was a few years ago. Love the og xbox I have 299 games now.
@WilliamSmith-ex9et2 жыл бұрын
Considering it’s Goodwill, I would say you did about as well as can be expected. I deliver for FedEx and go to various Goodwill‘s and often either the games are not even in the cases or the disks are totally scratched. Love the bulk videos!
@LukeDodge9162 жыл бұрын
Real quick, is that John Carpenter's Vampires background on your monitor?? One of my faves!
@LukeDodge9162 жыл бұрын
And I've been looking locally for that Buffy thr Vampire Slayer game for weeks now! Good find... I love that game. Captures the feel of the show really well.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Yup! Underrated Carpenter flick
@RudolfRelease Жыл бұрын
I am an OG collector since the beginning - sold a lot back in the day. But started again in 2010. The PS2 always gets more love - but I like the Xbox OG more. Some games are hard to find here in Europe - but I'll keep searching.🔎 Great video - succes with your collection 👍
@RobertReupert2 жыл бұрын
Hey John, I Use to live in your Nec of the woods off of Van-Buren..Went too Mega Exchange all the tine..im off of Janesville rd now...Saw your Vid and thought I would say High!!! Great Vids Bro...Keep up the good work..
@poppopbuilds65372 жыл бұрын
Take the scratched disc to get the scrubbed. My local shop only charges $3 per game.
@josh681402 жыл бұрын
you know you can use a CD buffer on all your Xbox games will get all the scratches out
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Is there a cheap one you'd recommend?
@josh681402 жыл бұрын
I don't know I was just saying
@TucBroder2 жыл бұрын
They're all pretty expensive, but most gameshops have one and will remove the scratches for a few bucks
@MisfitOutfit2 жыл бұрын
Digging the beanie bro. The colors are dope and it's the perfect fit.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Thanks, it's merch from a local hardware store named Bliffert lol
@Tsotmiam Жыл бұрын
MVP baseball was amazing back in the day.
@TwinGunz2 жыл бұрын
Cool idea/channel , I dig it
@RudolfRelease Жыл бұрын
Spikeout Battlestreet is my favorite game, with 58 characters (54 to unlock) an absolute blast to play ❤️
@e3man012 жыл бұрын
Having done the thrift store search for the last 2.5 yrs, I've seen everything from pristine to used as sand paper. Knowing that, I couldn't buy sight unseen. Not unless the value towered over the cost. You got a good lot for the price.
@katiekaboom9780 Жыл бұрын
Sweet video!!! Your videos are entertaining to watch.
@jrpggamer9310 ай бұрын
Love pick ups/ unboxing videos so these are great to watch n i enjoy the longer videos
@ChargerDawg2 жыл бұрын
I was literally remembering shenmue 2 minutes before you showed shenmue 2. One of my favorites all time.
@BackwoodChong Жыл бұрын
I’m pretty sure these type of places have disk cleaning machines
@Cooke1252 жыл бұрын
New to the channel, always love watching videos like this ❤️
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I do too so I thought it'd be a good idea to start making my own haha
@dominator1222 жыл бұрын
Funny seeing you here, i've bought from you on ebay before lol
@Cooke1252 жыл бұрын
@@dominator122 aha really? Had that many people buy games from me I always forget who’s who aha
@JhahouaRubiks Жыл бұрын
Like the format! You’d probably like the video game event at st Vincent DePaul in Madison WI there is one tomorrow the 19th and anther in August
@collectorjohn9538 Жыл бұрын
Cool, did not know about this! Gonna be out of town tmrw but I'll look into the one in August. What is the event called?
@jeffreyjohnson58232 жыл бұрын
Check Tao Feng closely. That game was edited due to some prayer or chant that was in the original if I remember correctly.
@JohnSmith-ke4mh2 жыл бұрын
I haven't ever traded anything in at Mega Media Exchange, but I have always loved shopping there. Most of my collection has probably come from there and goodwill.
@megamob58342 жыл бұрын
Cool video! I love bulk buys but it can be risky unless you’re getting them for a stupidly good price. I think you did half decent, can probably move the ones they didn’t take to a pawn shop or something to recoup a bit more cash. Anyway consider me subbed 👍
@xXRustyShacklefordXx2 жыл бұрын
So this is why the in store goodwill shopping experience sucks now
@Blockah29 күн бұрын
25:15 I'm thinking you might get $50 for them? / Well I am wrong by $31 which I am glad, I am glad you got close-ish to your $100 my bro!
@user-gj1lb6xp3t2 жыл бұрын
Every time I've bought bulk lots I've ended up with some duds... I'm lucky that my store will take in everything since they have a really high end resurfacer. Goodwill is definitely a gamble.
@Assassin-ys5vw2 жыл бұрын
Agreed same here I got a lot of hidden gems from them but at the same time i have got just as many duds as well gamble is pretty much the best way to describe how it feels buying from them thats for sure
@user-gj1lb6xp3t2 жыл бұрын
I used to buy a lot of wholesale lots from Mercari and most of the time games from the photo would be missing 😂 got burned too many times
@ego_friend2 жыл бұрын
do a video on hw you got that tv out of jail
@daviddougher86372 жыл бұрын
BLACK---- is one of my favorite shooters of the xbox era
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Yeah that game is cool! It looked better than a lot of 360 games tbh
@daviddougher86372 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 another SHOOTER classic I LIKE is DARKWATCH
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
@@daviddougher8637 Yes that's a good one too
@xx7secondsxx2 жыл бұрын
Ghost recon 2 and splinter cell CT are 2 of the BEST Xbox games!! Keep GRecon 2 mann!!
@kcadventures1454 Жыл бұрын
Xbox is so fun to collect for because you can find deals like this. My lovely mom and pop store was closing down and no one was buying any Xbox games so he offered me $200 for all of them so I took it!
@MakoyUnggoy2 жыл бұрын
Nice haul if you were starting a new collection up, great price for a lot of fun!
@TheAbandonedAccount72 жыл бұрын
As a reseller, I'm real curious bout this site. Some looks like really good deals and others is ridiculous prices, kinda similar to a real life goodwill store. I have that VCR too, had it since my childhood.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Pricing is incredibly inconsistent, but underpriced stuff goes extremely quick. Definitely worth keeping up with though
@richardpage94742 жыл бұрын
I'm at a 109 Xbox games in my collection. Missing only a few of the good things.
@b.o.44922 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video and subscribed.
@HealthySkepticism1775 Жыл бұрын
The way you're rough handling the discs and slamming the games down is driving me up the wall
@Sevunteen2 жыл бұрын
BLACK is one of my favorite video games of all time, it's sad that they didn't make too much more out of it it was an awesome game just how everything was suitable and destructible in the environment was unique
@Alexander_l3222 жыл бұрын
It was cool I enjoyed it but don’t remember it well
@rustdeescityfinds8769 ай бұрын
That funny I was just looking at that game earlier today I will definitely swing bye in the morning to get it
@devbrew9352 жыл бұрын
Question have you traded in Rising Sun yet? If not what would you want for it? I’d buy it and pay for shipping
@whatwhatyep2 жыл бұрын
That games dirt cheap and readily available in the wild due to its popularity.
@LittleSaint4252 жыл бұрын
Buffy is one of the game I like. Not a great game but any fan of the show would love to have it.
@Blockah29 күн бұрын
26:40 He feels good(What he said), but he wouldn't do it again(*Read the text*) / Bit of a mixed message there haha! But yeah nah fair bro!
@e3man012 жыл бұрын
1st Buffy game on the Xbox is a banger! Group S Challenge is rarely seen but not rare in value. That belongs to Capcom's other racer Auto Modellista.
@vkermodekumav89492 жыл бұрын
I will say this about Burnout 3. The black label versions seem to have a crashing issue for Xbox. So I do recommend you keep the PH version.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Good to know!
@MatticusFinch18202 жыл бұрын
Ive got the Black label XB version, put hundreds of hours into it, never had one crash. Maybe your disc is messed up?
@vkermodekumav89492 жыл бұрын
@@MatticusFinch1820 it could be. But thats kinda my point. The condition of the disc is great, the xbox is great but it crashes... lol but Im still gonna rebuy the game. Its too good not to try again lol
@BMilitant Жыл бұрын
Bro the amount of times you smudge those disc's with your fingers, and also, Cat in the Hat is an awesome movie
@devbrew9352 жыл бұрын
Dude if you didn’t trade in games I would so pay you to ship some of the Xbox games you don’t keep. I have an OG Xbox I’ve had for 18 years and still play to this day
@jrpggamer9310 ай бұрын
Great video an btw when i was a kod me an my bro had cat in the hat it was honestly pretty decent lmao
@Sir_Saul2 жыл бұрын
Cool video, I would shiny the cases and find someone who has the disc cleaner machine then try to sell them again in a different state
@TucBroder2 жыл бұрын
I really don't understand how people get the discs to be in such condition... It's not hard to take care of them :p Maybe that's the collector in me talking...
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Me neither... I mean I guess it's just people who had these games as kids and didn't take care of them? But I was not a neat or tidy kid, didn't even put my games back in the cases a lot of the time and I still never had any discs that looked that bad
@TucBroder2 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 Yeah, it just baffles me. Sure I was the same as a kid, but I never scratched my discs. Sure, some of them had a single scratch, but the game worked fine. These days, I almost always buy my PS2/Wii/X-Box games from the same retro shop, as they resurface them before shipping them out.
@KnucklesWTD2 жыл бұрын
I used to leave them out the case always until I was a teenager.
@Assassin-ys5vw2 жыл бұрын
I bought from goodwill before and there pretty much a kinder egg as far as results I got a complete broken mess from them once and on the other side I also got a few rare special editions as well the problem I have with them is they dont upload photos on there store fronts and unless you go to a store directly you pretty much have no idea what your getting condition wise so there always a gamble 9/10 there the cheaper route so i always if your desperate enough or feel like its worth it go for it but if you feel like its to much of a gamble find something more concrete with what your looking for
@devin98802 жыл бұрын
Fix your CD scratches with OKEEFS Working Hands might help :)
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I have never heard of this trick but I'll give it a shot lol. Already have a tub of working hands around here somewhere
@TucBroder2 жыл бұрын
Does that really work?
@Koof0092 жыл бұрын
I'm the same with ea sports games after a while I was thinking "stop checking the disc condition on the ea sports games" those games are just a waste of time
@notthesameman2 жыл бұрын
Yes it was worth it the xbox games were very good and can get you hours and hours of fun
@lewisgrant76222 жыл бұрын
Ah. Yes shrek super slam. Just a low budget smash brothers with shrek characters
@upinnsmokee22332 жыл бұрын
Damn dawg you rough handled those disks 🤣🤣
@droopydog6272 Жыл бұрын
Shouldve kept Hitz Pro. That one's an all-timer, brother ❤
@AULSUCKS2 жыл бұрын
Tao Feng is a banned game and may be worth more than what you think
@funkalux79732 жыл бұрын
Oh God, those fingerprints are now on every disc you checked... I can't xD
@RodgertheNegotiator2 жыл бұрын
I've just discovered Phantasy Star Online using Insignia. It's my favorite game right now.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
How was your experience of signing up for/using insignia?
@RodgertheNegotiator2 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 It's good. It took a day to set up but afterwards I've been playing at night. Insignia also shows the amount of users on their websites to know what games everyone is playing.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Cool, I'll need to get on this soon
@jimmymetal713 Жыл бұрын
$81 bucks only $19 off that's actually really good. You could bundle the rest of those games with the Xbox your selling and I'm sure make the $20 bucks
@coltontorres40992 жыл бұрын
Dont sleep on tiger woods Esp 2005 Theyre actually solid and pretty fun
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I'm sure they're great if you're into either of those sports and I unfortunately am not 😔 I think this generation had some of the best sports titles though My brother and I played a ton of ESPN NFL 2K5 back in the day and I think that's the only football game I would keep for the collection if I came across it. Still crazy that it was only $20 when it came out
@coltontorres40992 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 2005 Has somewhat of a story mode and the way that it shows off the shots it almost feels like a battle Its usually cheap so give it a try if you ever get a chance not to mention some unexpected cameos in legend tour mode Never know unless you try But great finds
@turismofoegaming88062 жыл бұрын
The original Shenmue was much better than the second one in my opinion
@zaqueroberts19752 жыл бұрын
Fusion frenzy ftw!
@billyrapp78842 жыл бұрын
Nice prison TV bro. Left mine at the gate 😁
@WhostheMAC12 жыл бұрын
@ $2.68 each, that was a good deal.
@Blorguehad2 жыл бұрын
Cheers from Waukesha!
@legoboy-ox2kx2 жыл бұрын
I like the Persona 3 music in the background haha
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
It's actually music by my friend LBN667 haha. Possible that he sampled something from Persona 3 or has a track that sounds similar
@bananayams1819 Жыл бұрын
I wish you checked the condition of each game
@TheCheesyGamer2 жыл бұрын
You need to use ebay or mecari you would have made a hell of a lot more then what you did
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I sell stuff on eBay and Mercari all the time, after shipping and fees for a lot like this I would have maybe made a bit more but I'm generally not that interested in selling items that cost a lot to ship and are in dubious condition. Selling a bunch of low value Xbox games individually was not something I was interested in doing either This lot on Mercari is somewhat similar to what I sold at Mega Media Xchange: merc.li/FmkkdzxKb?sv=0 It has been up for weeks, and after fees the seller will make less than $80 plus all the work they did of listing and shipping it. Xbox games aren't that desirable for online resale unfortunately
@madnesdoes2 жыл бұрын
Good video how many xbox games do you have
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I'm at about 170 now. I'm thinking I might make a series about getting to 200 or 300
@johnmc38622 жыл бұрын
You Jammy B…..oh sry well done! 😂
@mukeshgoolcharan61212 жыл бұрын
Good stuff man
@ev69102 жыл бұрын
You're my spirit animal.
@dannun72699 ай бұрын
so jealous of the chaos theory
@sergioherk4433 Жыл бұрын
Can’t believe they didn’t take the phantasy star
@datznasty1475 Жыл бұрын
Is it just me or are Blockbuster cases hard AF
@jasonmills5252 жыл бұрын
That Leisure Suit Larry game is worth 60 bux!
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
More like $15
@Qrownz2 жыл бұрын
Dope vid bro
@thewolf5411 Жыл бұрын
Shriek super slam absolute banger
@TRYBALest2 жыл бұрын
Personally, Iam always staying with content providers that add each Units Current Market Value.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I might do that on the next one. I'm sure some people appreciate it but the reality is that doing that for every game and displaying it on the screen probably doubles the amount of time spent on editing (which already takes a long time)
@princevinny00732 жыл бұрын
☺ i think u did good lolz i paid $23 for buffy this year on ebay few months back also bougt Max payne for 12 bux in 2018 love the price of perisa games sadly i got em in ps2 witch i kinda wish i had em on xbox the graphics is slighty impoved on xbox but what can u do its what it is $120 for a buch of games to start a colection not bad but still dont recomend doing this again hehe u had no idea what u was going to get in that box what if u had got lots of sports games :O
@WilliamSmith-ex9et2 жыл бұрын
Tao Feng is surprisingly good!
@DahakaArt2 жыл бұрын
@tenhundred is that you ?
@kristofercarter94702 жыл бұрын
wow awesome I will check it out.
@MichaelMonn2 жыл бұрын
Man, people that say that the cool Microsoft store sticker on Xbox games takes away from the value are dumb. I think it is just a COOL part of the history of the game.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
I agree and kept a few of them that were like that, just don't want it on every game.
@yungfella6662 жыл бұрын
Got outrun 2006 from goodwillfinds in a $50 bundle a while back lol
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
YO was that the bundle that came with Def Jam, Futurama and Silent Hill 4? Because they had one of those up that also came with Outrun for $40 and if you secured that you are lucky AF lol
@yungfella6662 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 yeah I was the one that got it, like I literally only looked on the site looking for outrun 2006 since its one of my favorite games and is so rare/expensive now and didnt expect to just happen to see it on my day off just randomly thinking about checking the site and it being one of the first things I saw like my heart literally dropped and it went straight to my cart without even looking at the price lmao
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
@@yungfella666 wow congrats king. I made a reddit post about that bundle on r/originalxbox when I saw it lol. I was too slow
@yungfella6662 жыл бұрын
@@collectorjohn9538 lol is that post still up would be interesting to see what people commented if anyone did
81 bucks for 23 original Xbox games at a high street trade in shop don’t seem bad to me but I am in the uk and trade in stores here proper rip us off
@continentalflyer95962 жыл бұрын
Ah man, you should definitely keep Showdown Legends of Wrestling, its the better of the three Legends of Wrestling games, it still has its problems but the roster size of guys you can play as is massive. One of those you just turn your brain off and have fun.
@collectorjohn95382 жыл бұрын
Yeah other commenters have been saying the same thing, I'm sure I'll come across another copy tho!