Racketboy

I am wondering if anyone knows any good stores to buy older video games around Wake Forest and Raleigh,NC. I've been to Edward Mckay and I know there is a play n trade, but cannot think of any other store. Any recommendations?

If you are up for a road trip, try The Bargain Shop in Jacksonville, NC:

http://bargainshopjack.com/prosite/

It has two locations, and a RIDICULOUS selection of old-school games. It is worth going just to see some "Holy Grails" behind glass. Unfortunately, the guy who runs the store has a good idea regarding how much each game is worth; so, you are unlikely to get a really good deal. (He usually charges a little less than the going price on eBay...but you obviously don't have to pay shipping.) On the other hand, this means that you can get some common games for really cheap ($1 to $3). Jacksonville (being a military town) also has a ton of pawn shops that are worth exploring since they also take in a lot of games.

You've mentioned the only places that I can think of in Raleigh. The only other places you might want to try are the flea markets. There are a couple good sellers at the NC State Fair Flea Market, but I have never received a really good deal there. There is a flea market off of I-40 in Alamance County with only one seller, but he has no idea how much any of his games are worth. (He charges $5 for all of them...I am a collector, not a reseller, so I let a lot of his good deals sit there the last time I visited.) Any flea market you can locate in the far eastern and far western part of the state should have at least one seller.

I live in Charlotte, and I get most of my games from the four surrounding flea markets (one off of I-85 north of Charlotte, one off of I-77 just across the SC border, one in Monroe, NC to the east, and one in Dallas, NC to the west). We also have a Goodwill Computer Works store:

http://www.goodwillsp.org/computerworks.html

which always has a solid selection of old-school games. (I think it is the only one in the state.) I check it once every two weeks or so.

I can tell you to avoid the Winston-Salem/Greensboro/High Point area. I lived there for three years, and I never found a place with a reliable stock of old games.

Anyway, good luck and happy hunting!

Wow, another North Carolinian. In my experience, Edward Mckay has the best deals. I would suggest staying away from the flea market, apparently there is a guy there who makes a living off of ripping people off.

Edward Mckay is a really store to buy retro games. For my birthday 2 weeks ago, I got my model 1 sega saturn with tomb raider, daytona usa, sega worldwide soccer, and virtua fighter 2 for $50. As for flea markets I'm going this weekend to the one off I-85. Who knows, I might find something worth adding to my collection

I'm not even the one who started this topic and I appreciate that tip. I generally only browse my local obscure thrift/pawn shops and get hard to find things on eBay, but I'll have to keep in mind those stores in case I'm ever in the area.

You missed Buy-rite(or wrong, if you bad a experience). And Rhino and Microplay are long gone.

If your down in the triad, you can try Players Choice in Winston (there are a few other locals). But I agree with the others, EM has been doing me right, plus I got a buddy that works the game section so he can put aside any goodies for me.

Woah more NCers on here than I thought. Off of I-40 on exit 100 to the left and about half a mile there is a flea market called Jamestown Flea Market. It's huge and you can't miss it. They're open sat and sunday mornings and a few of the stalls have good retro games.

One building however is dedicated to nothing but old games and I have found hundreds of things there. Picked up my Sega CD with a model one HD genesis for 10 dollars there. Also they have a few Mega drive games for whatever reason, picked up a Japanese copy of Thunder Force III there. I plan to go back soon now that I have money again.

I'm driving from Eastern NC to Western NC and back this weekend, I need to check out that shop off of exit 100. Thanx.