Found a scratch on a Playstation 2 game at Goodwill that turned into my best freebie day ever

Last Tuesday I was digging through the bin at a Goodwill in Tacoma and grabbed a copy of SSX Tricky for $2.50. Got it home and saw this huge circular scratch right on the read area. Figured it was dead. But I grabbed my toothpaste and rubbed it in circles for like 10 minutes then cleaned it off. The game booted right up and played perfect. I was so stoked I went back the next day and the lady at the counter said they had a box out back of old PC games nobody wanted. She let me have a dozen games for free. Got Fallout 2 and Deus Ex in there. Has anyone else ever had a scratch fix work out that good?

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dylan41323d ago

Man that's wild, I've actually had toothpaste scratch fixes go the other way and leave the disc even more screwed up lol. Glad it worked for you but I'd never risk it on something rare.

the_felix24d ago

I had a copy of Silent Hill 2 for PS2 that got a coffee mug ring right on the label side. Thought it was toast. Tried the same toothpaste trick but used a microfiber cloth instead of my finger. After three rounds of rubbing and rinsing, it booted up like nothing happened. Still have that disc on my shelf. Works every time.