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¿Question #1476?
Blackwind: Do you buy thrift store games because you can use the nifty parts sometime?

katzi: YES! (this may be the only reason)
Woelf: I have bought thrift store games for parts, but it's not something I do regularly (mostly because the thrift stores in this area have crap when it comes to games).
fractaloon: not yet... edit: YES
Spirit of 70: I don't thrift, though I mean to take that up some time.
Felimid: Nope. I buy them if I like the games (and hopefully the games will be complete ... though I know this isn't always the case).
arkibet: no
Randy Cox: I don't tend to purchase these mythical games.
Frubgarde: I only buy the games if all the pieces are there, so no.
WatchmanX2000: no, but I'll consider the thought.
atrium: no
Evonine: Nope - I hadn't really thought about it. But now that you've given me the idea, you'll have one more person out there to compete with for them.
Aldie: No.
Hector Vortac: rarely
SGHughes: I'd like to.
blindspot: One reason.
ZeroZilla: No, I buy them with visions of re-selling them, which I will almost certainly never do.
paattymaton: try to avoid that, but still sometimes i do
TheArchAngel: yes
NancyT: No. I buy them because they're well rated, a great deal, and sometimes OOP.
jcarvin: Sometimes
DHEK: Never done that, but I could see myself doing that...
Raukodraug: Yes
familygaming: The temptation is there, but fact is, I am not a good enough game designer, so I fight the urge and walk away.
aleo09: i buy thrift store games b/c i can.
POvidiusNaso: Nope.
jeffwolfe: sometimes
BooChihuahua: Not yet, but a good idea.
Gecko23: Nope. I only buy thrift store games for the same reason I buy anywhere else: I actually want to play them. Otherwise they can rot on the shelf for all I care.
dmomo: No. Never been to a thrift store for that reason. I would like to, though.
MaksimSmelchak: Sometimes...
ZiggyZambo: sometimes
fuzzyfife: yes absolutely thats one reason for buys.
moyet: no
Ebon Wendigo: Yes
PsyJam: Not really. I (like to) buy thrift store games because of their (typical) rarity.
scriptorum: I bought a new game once just for parts.
Melantha: Good idea!
Loquutus: nope
orodreth: Combine incomplete sets and make up NEW games.
brainrob: On rare occassions
korppu: No
confuse_a_cat: No, but I'll think about it next time.
tipigi: no
KompaNanzi: No
Freitag: Heck yeah! More play money and Risk soldiers!
mgringo: No.
mcbeth: no
GI Joe: Nope
GrandpaDave: No
Karlsen: If I could find a thrift store I would
obob: yes
lwheeler: Sounds like a good idea, but I haven't tried it
Debate: If I ever visited a thrift store...
dalcross: no
skrutsch: Sometimes.
melissa: no. I've never seen a decent game in an op shop.
Flodjo: No
Gamegrunt: yes
toulouse: Never been in a thrift store
kennyb: there is always a first time
Knowbody: No.
AWildEep: No, my thrift stores don't have any desent parts games.
hobbes_inc: not yet
scribidinus: Oh yeah.
Lord_Prussian: I would
Musti: Haven't done it so far
Sceadeau: No. But that's a really good idea.
thoia: all the time
djfilms: no
Belash: no
jimchris: Sometimes.
snoozefest: no
ValJor: Never bought a used game
heli: n
dakarp: no
ssmooth: No
2amp: no, looking for trade / resale value
Colors: Yes
Wintergoblin: sometimes
Malacoda: yep
Bearcat89: Non.
GuyHill: no
Grimwold: that's one reason I shop at thrift stores.
AlorielLelyn: No
fellonmyhead: Yes
jpact: No
gnomehome: No
tragicpoet: Yep
chaddyboy_2000: No.
bucklen_uk: Depends on the game
netfilterz: No
djlg: No
wef71: It is beneath me to even go into a mall, much less a thrift store.
CortexBomb: Nope
louiseh: Yes.
jttm: No
BobDodgerBlue: Yes
skelebone: Sometimes I have spent money on thrift store junk just to cannibalize the parts.
CDRodeffer: Sometimes
sos1: Yes
Spielfreak: If I went to thrift stores, that would be a good reason to buy games.
Blackwind: yes