Every now and then I like to patron the local thrift stores. It is amazing what treasures you can find. I hit the jackpot yesterday at St. Vincent De Paul. This last Monday they had a 50% off everything sale. I did not see anything of interest until I was ready to leave. A box that said “Sega Systems $20 Untested” caught my eye. But there was more in this box than just Sega stuff. I snatched up the box and paid $10 for the whole lot. Upon unpacking I came away with:

• Sega Master System
• Sega Genesis (1st model) + controller
• Sega Genesis (2nd model) + two third party six button controllers
• Sega Master System Power Base Converter (Works only with 1st Genesis model.)
• Asciiware Arcade Stick for Genesis
• Nintendo64
• Atari 1010 Program Recorder w/ original box
• Atari 2600 Asteroids and Super Breakout
• Three toy cars
• Mystery cables

The Nintendo64 would not turn on, but it did come with the Expansion Pak. I have little use for some of the other things so they have already been posted to eBay. The real treasure of this lot is the first model Genesis with the Power Base Converter to play Master System games. That thing is hideous and I love it.

A few days ago I got lucky while looking for an ugly Christmas sweater at Goodwill. For only 99 cents at Goodwill I found a 1995 X-Wing. All the stickers were still attached and the battery still working.