The first Final Fantasy game I owned was IX. One of my brother's friends was selling his copy in order to get a PS3. I jumped at the chance to own it. He had brought the game to our house and played it. So, when he offered to sell it for only $7.00, I couldn't wait to own it. Disc 2 wasn't playable, so this friend also gave me his memory card that had a save after the Disc 2 intro scene (where Dagger and Steiner are on the train). It wasn't cheating because there was nothing special about it, it was just a normal save with no cheat codes, special items. The save actually had less equipment than my final Disc 1 save.

I did end up buying a brand new copy of Final Fantasy IX a few years later. Yes, I spent $20 for one scene.