Japan’s bins of CHEAP GameBoy Consoles

I flew to Japan to spend 2 weeks driving around buying GameBoys! This is episode two!
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[@bloink3511]

I'm going to feel empty inside once this series ends

[@thesavage4552]

I know the feeling; still waiting on his bike rebuild videos….

[@gf-zi5hr]

don't worry, he's offloading 2 weeks of footage in several months.

[@SlayerRellikALT]

Same 😢

[@Ramon-bd1ii]

​@@thesavage4552 wdym bike rebuild video

[@Big-Chungus21]

i read this as “im going to empty inside”.

[@stayfresh2468]

Your really making want to visit Japan even more then I wanted to prior to this series. I just started buying from Japan and I am in love I never would have done it if I wasn't confident in fixing gameboys because of your content thank you

[@alastairward2774]

Do they still have jobs for certified couriers? Get paid to take documents anywhere around the world?

[@worldsboss]

You're getting really good at this whole vlogging thing, I must say. When I first subscribed to you, it was to see you making repairs or mods to tech, but I really like this kind of content too!

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you so much ❤

[@ArrowDynamics88]

Your gleeful skipping says it all; embracing your passions all while living a dream. Everyone deserves to be that happy at least once in their lives and I'm so overwhelmingly grateful that I too was able to experience Japan before the pandemic. It truly is a magical country. Thank you for sharing this trip with us all! :)

[@RedSoxKal]

I’m really enjoying these Japan videos. We’re so glad that you went there to make those fun Nintendo videos. I’ll rewatch them again and again. One day I’ll be going to Japan to do the same.

[@Retronize84]

I've been living in Japan for around 14 years. The glory days were pre 2015. I use to fill up the car on these trips. Now it's not even worth visiting hard offs, you're better off on yahoo. It's all overpriced. Still, it's always fun for me to visit a hard off now and then because you never know what you will find. 😊

[@javanclarke1431]

You ain’t kidding. I’ve been living here for almost two years, my buddy found a brand new limited edition PSP for around 50 USD and I got Leaf Green and a DBZ GBA game for relatively cheap as well. There’s a few Hard offs in Hiroshima that are still diamonds in the rough if you’re willing to do some digging

[@ericng5707]

Even with yahoo auctions and mercari, the prices have been climbing steadily. We have the glut of proxy buying services to thank. To find the real gems now requires looking for local neighborhood toy/game shops and asking if they have dead stock.

[@pulsethreadstudios165]

Some of the best bargains I found were mid 2012-2013, the price has been climbing in recent years, though it also depends a lot on the locality, I literally wouldn't waste my breath on central tokyo hard offs, book offs, Treasure factories or similar, they inflate their prices dramatically for the foreigners, I have since left Japan, but when i left in 2020, what I noticed from most stores was that they were phasing out certain age/generation of games, famicom games were being sold in bundles of 20, I think in the next 10 years or so, they likely wont have anything older than PS3/360 on shelves.

[@LinkInSink]

Japans absolutely beautiful both in the scenery and the tech, love your videos and keep up the good work

[@jonathansakura]

The rare gameboys in Japan are not bargains lol I spent 200,000 💴 on a gameboy in Japan But so glad you visited Nagano ☺️

[@Killysunt]

Enthusiastic commentary, the shot of you skipping to the shop lmao, the David Attenborough impression, these are really fun to watch & it's obvious how much fun you've been having putting them together

[@davidknoll]

I'm still amused by the shop being called Hard-Off.

[@Roofgeese]

Bilbo Bargains made me laugh so hard

[@rubikthegeek2138]

Man, I've never been so jealous that I can't travel! Hope you're having fun!

[@RealKingLG]

please make sure to not go into any forests while filming.

[@MatSpeedle]

Great to see Sendico, I've gotten so many amazing bargains and unique Japanese items from them. Glad to hear their doing well and expanding! Buying Retro games and consoles from eBay is dead to me since I found these guys

[@douglasrhj]

Really amazing video showing not only the great purchases, but how amazing some parts of Japan are👍

[@lukedavis436]

This makes me want to go to Japan... The amount of cool stuff in the Junk bins which would normally cost HUNDREDS of pounds... It's too much to resist ❤️

[@kadirkarahan6722]

yeah but most of it dont work

[@lukedavis436]

@@kadirkarahan6722 I litterally DO NOT care..I have soldering equipment and screwdrivers for that very reason.... Cheap Aibo here I come!

[@becca_94]

Damn, Elliot! The shots and cinematography of these videos are so high quality, I don't have words to say Thank you so much for all the hard work! 💙

[@NonkelGans]

Damn, those junk boxes are gold. Counting the days for my trip to Japan.

[@cameralabs]

Loving this series, in fact all your travel stuff. Glad to see you bagging some bargains and cool stuff in Hard Off, they were shopped-out in Akihabara when I visited last December.

[@TheRetroFuture]

Thank you 🙏

[@kbramlett6877]

We all know that Japan is known for its technological advancements, but, you, Elliot, showed the other side. That being the landscapes, the mountainsides, and the interaction with nature. While at the same time warning us to watch our step so we don't step in a big steaming pile of monkey stuff. Keep the vids coming. It's a safe bet that we are all wondering what you have in store for episode 3.

[@ssp_2015]

We have hard-off stores in the states. The biggest difference is that here the 2nd hand offerings are ridiculously over priced and usually not in good condition

[@haydenlaw1484]

Because apparently, Americans treat their stuff like crap compared to Japan...

[@demiremi]

@@haydenlaw1484 that is true most of the time but i did buy a rock man bn 4 gba sp from japan one time and it wasn't in the best of shape, i payed 80 for it. so that is true most of the time but sometimes it is not so.

[@imselfaware419]

@@haydenlaw1484 And are greedy af compared to Japan too.

[@ChrisR3tro]

Hey Elliot. Of all your recent videos, this is the one that I enjoyed most and found especially interesting. A retro thrifting trip through Japan, how cool is that!

[@Real_Faygo]

3:11 look at the PlayStation controller. Look familiar? Yep it is! The submarine controller.

[@Mobik_]

5:42 "Transfer Pak" is the word you're looking for

[@whisperingwooper1763]

Ugh I really wish we had a store like this in the US! Also the monkey place is really cool! I hope I can visit Japan one day and definitely go to one of these stores! The mountains are so beautiful!

[@HeyItsKora]

Ah man... Thank you for what you do, you really bring me so much comfort.. Your videos are like a little happy therapy session for me, thank you so so much

[@Zig_兀]

im so mad at myself for not even going to ONE hardoff when i was in japan, i did go to super potato in akihabara but i never bought anything :(

[@Funkteon]

I don't know why people go to Japan for this shit. Nine tenths of the time, the prices are a ripoff and you can find cheaper in the US or EU on eBay and Facebook Marketplace - A good example of Japanese price-gouging is the $210 USD they were asking for that 'IBM Model M' keyboard at 5:57 when you can get them in mint condition on eBay for under $150 USD in a lot of cases. The sad reality is that Japan hasn't innovated anything truly remarkable for 30 years, and shopping in Japan is beginning to feel like a visit to the bargain bin section of a Radio Shack trying to get rid of old shit that you can't get parts or accessories for anymore. Back in the nineties, you could go to Japan and be genuinely amazed at the technology available in every gadget store, but nowadays with mass globalisation of products and the omnipotent nature of the internet and e-commerce, Japan has become a bit of a shoulder-shrugging experience. Though, with all that said, I'd still geek out if I saw a mint-condition Sony Minidisk player..lol

[@georged7627]

Famicom under $3...I just fainted 🙏🏽ok I'm back I'm back Famicom under $3 I fainted again 🙏🏽

[@adamknight2623]

I have been using sendico for years, it is so cool to finally see it!

[@tenchuu007]

When I was buying in the early 2000s, I was picking up those neogeos for $20 or so. Got every version, boxed!

[@LJB23]

8:47 Mate, that was brilliant 😂

[@timog6289]

everytime I see one of your videos I get a reminder of Sendico and want to get some GBCs and GBAs but at the same time every time I am very low on money todo so...

[@Enoxix.]

You must have felt like a little kid in a candy shop!!

[@yeahitsnooby]

kinda sad we'll never see this in america - you'll find them all shoved behind glass cases marked up for probably super high prices because why not

[@imselfaware419]

They would all have bad scuffs and something broken as well.

[@WickedGamerCollector]

This was a really fun vlog to watch 😁 Thanks for sharing your Japan game boy adventure 😎

[@gavinthecrafter]

I gotta add visiting a Hard Off in a random japanese suburb to my bucket list

[@enriquevaldesmedina]

Ahhh fuck yeah! I love Sendico. It's a good way to spend money lol. I'm pretty sure my parcels where in there at the time when you filmed this! If you saw GBAs, Rockman stuff, Stickers, Monster hunter stuff, then that was me! haha. Cheers!

[@heisenkirb]

seeing the actual sendico warehouse is so cool

[@James_D.]

This is The Retro Heaven!

[@PIXELPORTABLE]

That first HARDOFF is in Nagano and when I was there it was the location where I DIDN'T (foolishly) buy the Pokémon Center exclusive charizard GAMEBOY SP that just needed a little fixing as it had a faulty power switch, it was £90 and at the time I was just not sure if I wanted to spend that on it... After the 6 months of HARDOFFS and... Way too many luggage cases filled, it was my one regret. Seeing you not mention this item confirms it's no longer there ( I even got a friend to call in for me to check a few months back). I really loved that store, glad you had a good time too!!

[@mrduck12345678]

Hey I visited japan and Nagano around the same time as you! I picked up Mother 2 while I was there for a steal :)

[@aag24]

Wouldn’t it be brilliant if we had shops like those in the U.K. Sadly they’d be full of Dixon’s own brand rubbish.

[@zincmann]

Love the videos and yes Sendico looks like it does in Google Maps pictures. I have been wafflling between Sendico and Japan 4 U as Japan 4 U doesn't charge all the extra fees and postage honestly is much cheaper through them. While you are limited with what selection they have in warehouse I have picked up some great deals on Gameboys, PSPs and a Wanderswan.

[@donbastiano7]

Dude! It's so cool after all these years that you went to the actual Sendico warehouse! That's sick! Also, I could watch you all day going through Gameboys trying to find THE one ahah!

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

i really like Eliot and i know many love this series, but to be fair, how much gameboys can one man handle ? it is game boy this, game boy that, got this game boy from japan, got this gameboy from the ancient temple of doom, kudos for the hard work my man but u dip it once and end it.

[@bigboibranby]

Yoooo how did you manage to get David Attenborough to feature in your video?! That must have cost a fortune, or did Sendico foot the bill?

[@TheRetroFuture]

I sold the house

[@bigboibranby]

@@TheRetroFuture a worthy trade

[@GigaLem]

Drum mania 1st mix CS complete? how much did that cost (FYI Konami labels their rhythm games as AC for Arcade and CS for Consumer, Admittedly I thought CS stood for console at first)

[@RetroMoments]

Awesome! Im going to Nagano in just 1 day actually.

[@CBitsTech]

Speaker at 02:51 is from a Panasonic SJ-MJ50 portable Minidisc player, hard to find in good condition.

[@kennybacchus1488]

Japan a. Rare. Gameboy. Are. Bargains

[@Raptor50aus]

Hopefully that Sony walkman has not got a cracked spindle gear. The motor will need to be very lightly lubricated and buy a decent belt from fix your audio. I have restored alot of them :)

[@merman1974]

Would love that Mario & Wario with the Super Famicom Mouse. Good spot on that Game Boy printer and camera too. Did they have you packing parcels at Sendico?

[@kikomori]

wow, Elliot really just said "some absolute Bilbo Bargains", beautiful. unsubscribed

[@theshadowman1398]

This really forces my hand to book a plane ticket to Japan. But only in late autumn or winter buceause during late spring, summer and early autumn Japan is unbearably hot.

[@JoystickDivision]

Some of my parcels might have been in there too... Thanks for showing me Sendico those years ago. It's been fantastic.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

Since japan driving system is the same as UK eliot felt already confortable now

[@meliketrains7]

you found some amazing stuff

[@Jinzen]

Nice to see this series Elliot, i´ve been to Osaka and Tokyo in we´ve left in April when you arrived in Japan 😂

[@acmodder]

Love you Elliot ❤❤ keep up with the good videos

[@willosfloppydrive]

Can you leave Japan's retro game market alone? It's getting ruined by people like you. :(

[@Cooke125]

Finally booked a holiday to Japan, going in September, seriously looking forward to it

[@sega-re-trop-vieux]

Hard off can have very nice consoles but it is like a lottery, you can’t win every time ( I live in Japan)

[@MsNIKITA]

Just came back from a 3 month trip to Tokyo... You're making me wanna come back! lol

[@parkb5320]

I live in Japan and within walking distance of my house there is an amazing secondhand shop that literally has EVERYTHING! I picked up a mint condition boxed copy of Animal Crossing for the N64 for under $40.00 and a boxed copy of the first Fire Emblem game for the Famicom for $20.00 and a boxed copy of Fire Emblem Gaiden for the Famicom for $15.00! It’s amazing!

[@rolfathan]

Geez. Those prices are so good. I'm lucky enough to live in a part of the USA that has book-off locations (book offs sell hardware too), and their prices are pretty good. But not THIS good of prices. I did once find a scratched up PSP for $60, I regret not buying it because really, it would have been easy enough to fix.

[@Funkteon]

I don't know why people go to Japan for this shit. Nine tenths of the time, the prices are a ripoff and you can find cheaper in the US or EU on eBay and Facebook Marketplace - A good example of Japanese price-gouging is the $210 USD they were asking for that 'IBM Model M' keyboard at 5:57 when you can get them in mint condition on eBay for under $150 USD in a lot of cases. The sad reality is that Japan hasn't innovated anything truly remarkable for 30 years, and shopping in Japan is beginning to feel like a visit to the bargain bin section of a Radio Shack trying to get rid of old shit that you can't get parts or accessories for anymore. Back in the nineties, you could go to Japan and be genuinely amazed at the technology available in every gadget store, but nowadays with mass globalisation of products and the omnipotent nature of the internet and e-commerce, Japan has become a bit of a shoulder-shrugging experience. Though, with all that said, I'd still geek out if I saw a mint-condition Sony Minidisk player..lol

[@NinGamer01]

Loving the series hope I get to visit Japan myself someday. Keep up the good content

[@bazza1024]

I just got back from japan and managed to find an almost perfect condition ocarina CE for 64, as well as a japanese pokemon blue in box, both lookin brand new with manuals and everything, gotta be careful tho they dont sllow mods 😂

[@bazza1024]

Allow*

[@birdmanjrvslilwayne]

Hi I am from Mauritius and always wanted to have a Game boy color and DMG GB. It is crazy expensive in my country. But I got mine through Sendico for crazy cheap!!! I heard of Sendico through your channel, and Id like to thank you! It was the first time I used the sponsor of a youtuber.

[@obsidianpanther]

How many time have you accidentally called Hard-Off "Hard-On", cause that's what I keep thinking every time I see it -facepalm- Also I would have been broke going to all those stores. I would need 3 extra suitcases to bring everything back with me.

[@lalo2509]

You could always get great deals at Hard-Off!! I know it because I'm subscribed to Japan Gemu, it's a channel dedicated to retrogaming. He has a video about the gameboy light, he got it for an incredible price!!! You should check it out.

[@isthisagoodyoutubehandle]

How to get a cheap game boy: Step 1: Acquire a passport and a $500+ round trip plane ticket to Japan. (I know, I know. I'm just being silly. Don't yell at me)

[@Jehdii]

If only Cash Converters or shops like that were any good in the UK.

[@yackablejohnson1485]

It's really nice to see him making videos again where he isn't complaining about something. I feel like for over a year it was just all this negativity about his girlfriend, his motorbike, his house, his life, DK oldies, whatever and other stuff. It just started to get so annoying I stopped watching him and almost unsubscribe. But these last two videos have me hoping that he's back on the up and up. Stay positive.

[@john.masterson]

What an incredible video❤️❤️❤️

[@Saolinn]

Hey eliot hello! I just wanted to say that you videos are very entertaining and i have been watching you since you have repaired a psp 1000. Yes if you remember me im one of the subscribers that asked one time if you will be repairing one in a livestream and you said yes. Anyways i need your help with something. I have bought like 4 months ago some psp batteries from Japan and back then i didnt knew it was a prohibited item in sendico. Is there a way to get them? Or if you can, get them for me and send them personally. I will pay for postage and everything! Thanks if you see this..

[@jorisjacob]

I’m in Japan right now looking for games as well as enjoying the country. Anybody has any advice to look for vita consoles and games? Besides Book-off and hard-off? :) thank you!

[@DJLowgey]

i would love to use sendico but the auction prices are often the same as in germany......

[@simonwood6373]

Please quote prices in pounds (GBP) your British a lot of your views are too. Other suggestion is screen overlay prices in YEN, GBP, and USD.

[@TheSkaldenmettrunk]

More and more an more stuff!😍 It's so hard.. you can't buy everything. It was nice to see Sendico. BTW: nice animal documentation though..🤣

[@SuperEpicNiceGuy]

I think Sendico might just be the most wholesome KZbin ad. Raid Shadow Legends wouldn't fly their promoters to Japan would they? 🤣🤣

[@Kol0ssal.]

Can you please tell me where I can get Gameboys at a trusted site/store that is at least less that 150$

[@Big-Chungus21]

More shops like those would be AMAZING for ewaste in the UK. I know there is a market for used, old tech else 3DS wouldnt be in such high demand here atm :^)

[@AmaroqStarwind]

You should try your hand at making your own GameBoy peripherals.

[@debtfreejoe]

That Pokemon VCR at the very end.. $16.. goes for about $80-200 on ebay. Sheesh. Wish I could go to Japan and do this.

[@herrfuchsig]

I wonder: does one start out converting the prices on their mobile phone and after w while it just clicks or did you already know the exchange rates beforehand? I have a hard time grasping what 1200 Yen are :D

[@Picobits]

Have you been around Brighton recently? Keep seeing guys that look like you. Love these videos, digging through second hand stuff is my favourite thing!

[@markgb]

Would help if you converted the prices on screen

[@antigovernmentrhetoric]

these videos are making me want to book a trip to Japan rn. Elliot, side note, I understand you want this series to do well, but the Mr Beast style of thumbnails just isn't you. Please don't forget to be yourself :)

[@wombatpandaa9774]

3:15 yess the US too! It baffles me that we throw this stuff into giant holes in the ground rather than sell it. I'll buy your TRASH, guys!! Sell me your garbage!!!

[@LidiaVTuber]

arent those blue bins usually the junk bins

[@retrogames_jp1404]

interesting video - but I do hope you did now travel two weeks through Japan only searching for Hardoffs in the Japanese backwaters....

[@djexwacky1390]

Because of you buddy i'm spending waaay more then i should on retro games but specially everything my heart desires from pokemon 🤤🤤🥰🥰

[@otaviotavosmartins6212]

Hi! I have a question, do you know how it works to buy the consoles from japan and delivery to south america? Even with sindico.

[@8Pit]

I would NOT have been able to control myself.

[@rubikthegeek2138]

Same!

[@javanclarke1431]

The video doesn’t do it justice. You have to visit Japan to truly appreciate how breathtaking the landscape is. Doesn’t even feel real half the time

[@alastairward2774]

Can someone do the costs on flying out there, picking up enough to fill a shipping container and sending it back to the UK? Surely it'll pay for itself 😂

[@stpworld]

I got a green DSi LLalmost new in theb box I felt guilty opening it

[@zeikjt]

Nagoya is a big city and a stop on the shinkansen from Tokyo to Osaka and while it has less stuff overall the deals there are really nice too. Just don't be out too late, everything closes early and you'll be hard pressed to find anything to do or food to eat.

[@ShireenPlays]

Wow, this is a great vlog, very relaxing and immersive! 😌 We definitely shops like Hard Off in the UK!