As you probably know, video games, even used video games, are expensive. Garage sales are great for buying games because you can get them for a fraction of their used price, frequently a dollar or less per game. I'm not saying you're going to see games every week you go out; many weekends I don't see any games at all. However, when you do see sales with games, they're usually selling a few games, not just one.
When I see a stack of games at a sale, I usually grab the whole thing and make an offer on it. Why? For several reasons.
For one, if the seller denies my offer, I can take out one or two games I definitely do not want (usually sports games, I hate sports games) as a bargaining tactic. I take out the games, offer the same sum I offered previously, and frequently the seller will agree. If the seller accepts my initial offer, then I get a couple games I don't really want. I can either give these to Goodwill or hang onto them to bundle them into my next game/console sale.
Another reason is for reselling. I've bought some fairly valuable games ($20 range) in the past in game bundles at sales. If you get lucky like that, you can sell one game, keep the rest, and make a profit. As I mentioned above, if you get a few games in which you are not interested and they prove worthless, bundle them together and sell them at your own garage sale. I've had parents and grandparents buying games for their children or grandchildren pay quite a bit for worthless games at my own sales. Worthless games that I bought in bundles and kept the good games.
Obviously, this works best if you're buying games for yourself or you know a fair bit about games and you intend to gift or resell them. I know the popular SNES and N64 games and I know what games for these consoles will get you decent money. I will buy games for myself for other consoles but I won't buy games for other consoles to resell because I don't know the markets.
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