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modium
11-10-2003, 01:57 PM
Got my latest XBN magazine in the mail today (ironically enough, free from CAG), and flipping through it, in their blurbs of web sites to "tune in" to, I see www.cheapassgamer.com at the bottom. A small shot of the front page, showing the Panzer Dragoon Orta and Skies of Arcadia Legends deal at Best Buy, with this text at the bottom:

Use this site wisely, well, and often. It'll help you find great deals on cheap videogames. A quick search revealed a sweet offer for Panzer Dragoon Orta ($10 with free shipping). As a cheapskate and a gamer, you need to check this out.

Let me be the first to congratulate CheapyD, the staff, members, and most importantly, the deal finders on this CAG milestone! :D

*Added by CheapyD*

Xbox Nation Magazine - Dec/Jan 2004


http://www.cheapassgamer.com/mt/images/game%20images/xbnfullpage.gif http://www.cheapassgamer.com/mt/images/game%20images/xbnzoomed.gif
videogamejunkie
11-10-2003, 02:06 PM
nice!!!
Scrubking
11-10-2003, 02:28 PM
Cool!

You should scan the page and put a pic of it on here so we can all see it.
CheapyD
11-10-2003, 02:29 PM
Holy shit! :shock:
Osh Kosh B'iotch
11-10-2003, 02:59 PM
Keep an eye on your traffic. It'll be interesting to see if it increases significantly from the exposure.
CheapyD
11-10-2003, 03:16 PM
I just picked up the issue and sure enough, there we are, nestled in the bottom left hand corner of page 40.
I'll try to see if I can commandeer a scanner somewhere.
CaseyRyback
11-10-2003, 03:21 PM
thats cool, Cheapy must feel like the man
bluetoast
11-10-2003, 03:28 PM
HOLY SHIT was exactly my response too! Congrats, CheapyD, and I need to get this issue!
Gothic Walrus
11-10-2003, 03:52 PM
Cool.

I'm just hoping that we don't have to deal with a sudden influx of idiots on the boards...
SS4Brolly
11-10-2003, 04:18 PM
Hopefully I get mine in the mail soon. I got a scanner, so when I do get it, Ill be able to post a pic.
guessed
11-10-2003, 04:22 PM
Unauthorized screenshot of the site? SUE THEM!!!!! JK :lol:
CheapyD
11-10-2003, 04:53 PM
Tripod doesn't let you host images.
You can email it to me at cheapyd@cheapassgamer.com and I'll host it.

Thanks!
The Cheapest Ass Gamer
11-10-2003, 04:58 PM
Hey guys, I just scanned in my free copy of XBN (thanks, Cheapy!). It's at http://bcg1588.tripod.com/

Click on the link inside the page and scroll almost all the way down.
The Cheapest Ass Gamer
11-10-2003, 04:59 PM
That should have done it. If you can't access it, let me know and I'll email it to you.
CheapyD
11-10-2003, 05:14 PM
Yup, thanks...
When I get home, I'll download it and host it on the site.
The Cheapest Ass Gamer
11-10-2003, 05:15 PM
Cool. *gives CheapyD a pat on the back for getting some major recognition* :D
Mulliga
11-10-2003, 05:21 PM
Personally, I tell everyone I know about CAG. Surefire way to get more deals here...
CheapyD
11-10-2003, 07:05 PM
Xbox Nation Magazine - Dec/Jan 2004


http://www.cheapassgamer.com/mt/images/game%20images/xbnfullpage.gif http://www.cheapassgamer.com/mt/images/game%20images/xbnzoomed.gif
Scrubking
11-10-2003, 07:14 PM
CheapyD, now that you're famous are you gonna go to Disneyland? :)

We need to hear a speech or something.
Anonymous
11-10-2003, 07:35 PM
Major pat on the back to CheapyD. I hope that your site traffic skyrockets, and you get tons of money from this site!

anyone else think it's funny that the deal they mentioned is the one we got hosed on?
ryan838
11-10-2003, 08:06 PM
Congrats CheapyD youre famous!
guessed
11-10-2003, 08:31 PM
...anyone else think it's funny that the deal they mentioned is the one we got hosed on?

I think we solved it. The XBN editor bought out all the copies of Orta.
Monsta Mack
11-11-2003, 02:02 AM
Awesome Cheapy D
Togepy
11-11-2003, 11:03 AM
Congrats Cheapy! :)
videogamejunkie
11-11-2003, 11:23 AM
dude, guessed when I read your post the coffee shot out of my nose!! very funny.
danh920
11-11-2003, 12:37 PM
good job cheapy, you've had this site up for what, like 7 months? A very good and practical idea you had and now you're getting some well deserved recognition for it.
videogamejunkie
11-11-2003, 12:42 PM
I'll bet who ever wrote that article is a regestered CAG!! I wonder who it is?
GSJaia
11-11-2003, 12:54 PM
Yes, it would be interesting to find out who it is here. :)

Either way, congrats on the recognition. This site has saved me tons of money in its short existance.
Medium_Pimpin
11-11-2003, 01:19 PM
Congrats Cheapy!
Maybe the free advertising will bring in some special deals and more hits to your site. This can only be a good thing.
Pootie Thang
11-14-2003, 01:12 AM
Congrats man... that's some good ol' stuff there. Atta boy lol
optimusprime
11-14-2003, 01:30 AM
Wow....I just picked up my issue and checked it out. Big step in the right direction......good stuff. How long has this site been around, anyway?
Indonesia
11-14-2003, 02:06 AM
Congrats cheapy.
dynamite99
11-14-2003, 08:22 PM
sweeet duuude!!! cant wait to see it in the mag. oh yeah use villagephotos.com to host the pic, quick and easy
LiquidKil
11-16-2003, 02:27 AM
I'm sure this will lead to a few more deals but most people who see the url in magazine will just come here and lurk. It's nice to have a lot of deals going but its no fun when a few people buy out everything before everyone else can get to it. Ya, it may only be a few people that do this but with more people on the board there is a higher chance someone is using the site to turn large profit.
DisturbedZen
11-17-2003, 01:46 AM
I give props to "Guessed" that was funny.. Hopefully he wasnt one of the ones who bought SoA:L.. Grr.. I missed em.. I was waiting for pops to get home to order.. Then forgot.. Then sold out.. Blah!
Cyclaud
11-17-2003, 11:43 PM
Yep thats what brought me to this site, my nice free XBN subscription.
CheapyD
11-18-2003, 01:02 AM
I'm sure this will lead to a few more deals but most people who see the url in magazine will just come here and lurk.

I feel like most people will see the url in the magazine and then just forget about it before they get to a computer.

I know thats what I usually do.
Gaijin
11-18-2003, 04:14 AM
I feel like most people will see the url in the magazine and then just forget about it before they get to a computer.

I know thats what I usually do.

That's what I usually do too. But some how I remembered (GameNow, not XBN).
CheapyD
11-18-2003, 09:05 AM
That's what I usually do too. But some how I remembered (GameNow, not XBN).

CAG is in GameNow too?
I don't think I've heard of GameNow.
TheRealDye
12-03-2003, 10:03 PM
Yea I came to this site from the mention on the mag. (EGM though)

Wonderful site! Good job CheapyD
Anonymous
12-07-2003, 02:51 PM
i came here because someone mentioned it in the letters section of EGM.
Anonymous
03-07-2004, 01:19 AM
I know someone who writes for XBN...i'll tell him to check out this thread.
erika1209
03-07-2004, 01:31 AM
yeah i came here to because it was mentioned in a magazine.Someone wrote in about one of their "how to find great deals" or something articles and said they got better deals on CAG
Mr. Anderson
03-08-2004, 05:42 PM
I discovered CAG through the EGM blurb. Keep up the good work Cheapy, you should be the next president of the United States.
magilacudy
03-08-2004, 05:44 PM
I discovered CAG through the EGM blurb. Keep up the good work Cheapy, you should be the next president of the United States.

You should put that in the Bush Ads thread. I'm not Democrat or a Republican. I'm a Cheapassian :D
Mr. Anderson
03-08-2004, 05:55 PM
Haha
Spiritseed
03-08-2004, 06:00 PM
I too saw this site in a recent magazine.
WhipSmartBanky
03-08-2004, 06:04 PM
I discovered CAG through the EGM blurb. Keep up the good work Cheapy, you should be the next president of the United States.

I'd vote for that! Any country that backordered stuff on us or withdrew from our affiliate program would get WAR'D!