I always love trips to the local charity store. If you just want to browse books, then there are few stores around here that are better suited for that, simply because how many books they have, and how varied their stock is (ever wanted a book about Swedish history from 1952? Well, I found one today).

Anyway, this was what I got from today's shipping spree (I only intended to buy 2-3 books...)

I did not even know that they had made a book about Baldur's Gate (though I don't actually expect it to be any good). The games, well, those were unintended purchases, but I'm glad that I found "Havets Vargar", as it is one that I've been on the lookout for for quite some time (it was a game made by the company that would later form the company that later formed Paradox Interactive, if that makes any sense, and they also made some of the most influential pen & paper RPGs of the 80's & early 90's here in Sweden).

But it also teaches me a lesson in "checking before buying". You see that Civ 4 Colonization case? I thought I had made a real bargain there, but when I opened the case, I found a 3½ floppy disc with nothing written on it and the expansion for Age of Empires 2 (which was lucky, as I also bought AoE 2). All the books except for Dracula, Baldur's Gate & Huckleberry Fin look unread, and have most likely not even been opened. 

Oh, and the Pirates of the Caribbean game is the one released by Bethesda, which was originally supposed to be named Sea Dogs 2, but which they slapped the Pirates of the Caribbean licence on just before launch (though it apparently has very little to do with the movie in general, just a few names from it gets mentioned)

While I feel a tad bit guilty for buying so much stuff that I probably won't touch in quite some time, it somehow eases the guilt by thinking of how little I actually payed for it. A single new released hard cover book would have set me back more than all this combined (probably ~5€ more)

Nice loot, Fnord!  I read Dracula for the first time last year and really liked it, and Lindsey Davis' Falco series is one of my favorites.  Enjoy your treasures.  

I've been doing just the opposite.  I have been clearing out many of my books, old records, and clothing and taking them to our local Goodwill store.  If someone like you can use them, I know they'll have a good home.   

I actually intend to, sooner or later, have an entire wall filled with books, and I guess this will mean many trips to that store. I find books not only good for reading, but also as great decorative objects. I'm still a long way from there though. 

Like the big box Longbow 2.

Originally Posted By tincup2 (10 OCT 2012 7:13pm)

Like the big box Longbow 2.

It was even in its plastinc wrapping, having never been opened. Though the the wrapping must have been stored in a rather unfriendly environment, as it basically disintegrated once I started removing it (I've never seen that happen before). The content was in a great shape though, and it even had that new game smell, even though the box must be almost 15 years old.

Also, STCC/Race 07 (STCC is Race 07 with some added Swedish race tracks & drivers) & Rainbow Six 3 were also brand new & unopened.

They also had two copies of Wing Commander 4 in their original boxes there, though sadly not with any manuals or other nice extras, so I decided against buying them (these big boxes take up far too much space)

Nice. 

 I love going to Goodwill and the Salvation army or any of those 2nd  hand stores. Sometimes you can find some real treasures and its fun to just browse around. Before I got my nook its where I bought the majority of my paperbacks. But I have yet to run into any good games.