CC Sale Starts today....What did you find???

[stormshadow]

I was just curious what, if anything, the stores have as of today?? I want to go to a CC on my lunch break but I want it to be a trip thats worth it

[MisterRaven]

My Circuit City doesn't open for another two and a half hours. The suspense is killing me.

[drsuper23]

I was able to find Gunmetal yesterday evening. I was surprised to see it there all by itself on the $4.99 bin.

[Minger]

I want gunmetal...yawn, i'm going at like 2 pm after church...hope theres something left :)

[Danimal]

I'm going when my store opens in an hour. I'm going with my expectations low so as not to come back disappointed if there's nothing there. Good luck to everyone.

[Querjek]

2 more hours of waiting for me until they open.

[california1967]

3 hours for me...

[sm04as]

My CC's told me that they weren't going to get a restock - everything on the $5 rack or bin is all there's going to be....maybe they were holding out on the good stuff?

[MANIMAL]

I have to work at 11..........right when CC opens. My only chance is tomorrow mornin

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I'm going to go in about an hour (an hour before it opens) with a friend to hopefully beat the crowd and get some good games. I just really hope that the games that I want will be there seeing as this week has been pretty sh*tty for me so far.

[joeposh]

I'm off now (my CC is an hour and a half away... if traffic is good) so I'll report back around 2 with my findings... if there are any.

[LV-426RS]

I didn't go at all for this sale. I think I'll go check it out today. Decisions decisions...

[stormshadow]

well if anyone find it, pick me up a copy or dark cloud 2 or futurama or both and I will pay for shipping!!

[fireball343]

I have church at 11, and i doubt i'll convince anyone to take me, if my store opens at 10 or earlier.

[JohnnyDrama]

I'll be heading out in about 2 and a half hours, before the store opens. I'll probably see the same people I saw there last week. Hopefully it's replenished, but I seriously doubt it.

[mcwilliams132]

I can't freekin' wait!

I'm getting there when the doors unlock, put my bargain-bin-scuba-gear on, and start scarfin' up the games!

[uesc]

do CC's open up at 10:00am or 11:00am?
i've heard both, and according to their website, they open up at 11:00...

[Rubberlegs]

Yeah mine doesn't open for another hour and a half. My expectations are low since my local CC sux. Oh well I know I have to find something worth $5. Good hunting everyone.

[Vthornheart]

All I'm really hoping from in my venture out there is Sega Soccer Slam, Shenmue II and at least one more decent game for the Cube. 3 hours, 35 minutes and counting. =)

[VSquad]

I called my CC and they don't open until 11am.

[kaoticeyes]

Mine doesn't open up for another half an hour. I'll go there to find out after my kid's doctor appointment which is also in half an hour. :) Hopefully, they'll have what I want on my wishlist.

[WhoDey]

I'm going when it opens around 11. I would be happy if I find even one game that I want. I'm not expecting much.

I went last Sunday when they opened and picked up 6 games. I was the only person even looking at games the whole time I was there. I got all the games I could find that I thought I would actually play.

I then went Tues afternoon and didn't find a thing, even the ones I didn't want I couldn't find.

I'm expecting to find a bunch of old sports games this morning but I have to go just to be sure.

[schultzed]

My store opens at 10 (its almost 8:30 my time). I'll leave in about an hour. I plan on getting there 15 min. before it opens.

It will be interesting to see:
1) how many people are there at opening
2) how many games (and quality) that they have
3) how they display them
4) if there is a fight to get them
5) what I can get

I'm one of the lucky ones on this sale . . . I scooped up some great games on the evening of the 3rd (because of CAG!).

The following games mentioned are not for trade . . . see my tradelist
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21348

I already got Disgaea, RAD, Marvel vs. Capcom, Dark Cloud 2, Mega Man x7, Ikaruga via trade, kiddie games for my son (odd parents, Jimmy Neutron etc) . . . so anything I get today will be a bonus.

I'm looking for odd stuff like Ghoulies, Aqua Aqua, Serious Sam, Star Wars Racer, Wreckless PS2,

Some I will pay $5 for but the extra $2.50 of a trade knocks them out of possibility . . . pretty weird.

[kev]

I'm gonna go but there's about a 95% chance they'll have nothing. Unless they pulled stock (which my CC is too uh, let's saying couldn't-care-lessish to do...) then it's cleaned out. I got 12 games last Sunday and by Tuesday when I went back they had nothing but sports games out in the bin.

I think I'm buying a projector any way so the trip won't be a total loss.

[Downhome]

My local CC has already been picked to the bone, with no more to be added. It's so weird though, as just one week ago they had almost everything on the huge list, and now there is just nothing left hardly.

I couldn't believe that EVERYTHING sold out so quickly.

[schultzed]

I'm gonna go but there's about a 95% chance they'll have nothing. Unless they pulled stock (which my CC is too uh, let's saying couldn't-care-lessish to do...) then it's cleaned out. I got 12 games last Sunday and by Tuesday when I went back they had nothing but sports games out in the bin.

I think I'm buying a projector any way so the trip won't be a total loss.

I don't know but it sounds like mine got shipments that they have held . . . I think it will be the really crappy stuff no hot titles. Mine will have nothing to pull its been picked clean.

[Vampire Beatnik]

Mine opens at 11. I thought my alarm was set for 10:30, since my CC is literally a block or two away from where I live (plan was just to roll out of bed and roll out)...turns out the alarm was set for 8:30 instead. So now I'm awake for another two hours of anticipation...and I still think I won't find anything.

[daikaiju]

it would be nice if someone visits a store that opens at 10am and gives us 11 am chumps a heads up :)

[Bigguns582]

Im going to the Eastview and henrietta stores in Rochester NY at 11, Hopefully they will have games

[tcrash247]

I'll be leaving my house at about 10:30 so I can get to CC early and wait for it to open. I'm also curious as to how many people will be there looking for games. Hopefully they're cool and will help each other find games. I just want Roadkill and Secret Weapons Over Normandy.

[Nutts]

Considering that the stores in my area all got an e-mail telling them to start the sale early (friday), I highly doubt any of them are going to have anything. Even those stores that told me on Tuesday that they were pulling off the shelves for Sunday, re$$$$ed on that when they put out all the stock Friday. I can only hope that they were lying (as 2 stores had squat on Friday while the other 2 had a ton) or some of the rumors about getting additional stock for Suday's sale is true. I'll be going mostly to see what kind of line there is at the store and to get answers on those questions about if they were holding back. Good luck everyone.

[UberCAG]

mine opens 11, im going with a few friends, last week i went and got a few games but they didnt have much, im guessing they restock, JUST GIVE ME MARVEL V CAPCOM 2 DAMMIT!

[Ikohn4ever]

leavin in 15 min

[Brimrand]

Hey tcrash247, I'm sorry I didn't know you wanted Roadkill. I could have easily helped you out with that. My CC had about four of them earlier this week. They're all gone now.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

Eventhough my local CC is 20 mins away, I'll give it a try. I want viewtiful joe and megamanX7 the most.

[yeldarb367]

I'm on my way......

[OMEGAMAN]

If your store refused to sell any until Sunday, does that mean they will have a good stock? I overheard the guy talking about he was getting the good picks for himself. Should I even go today.

[6669]

If your store refused to sell any until Sunday, does that mean they will have a good stock? I overheard the guy talking about he was getting the good picks for himself. Should I even go today.

Yeah, assuming they didn't already get wiped out last week when the news first hit, like every CC around me. :(

[chronoice001]

I've got another hour to go...

[6669]

Want RE:CVX (GC) or MegaMan X7 (PS2)? Try printing this page and price matching them:
http://www.circuitcity.com/departments.jsp?SESSIONLINK&department=Video+Games
I don't know if it'll work, but YMMV.

[Smell]

im gonna try and get there tonight im having a stupid yard sale and we cant leave. i want me 5 dollah games !

[silvahalo]

Im going to the Eastview and henrietta stores in Rochester NY at 11, Hopefully they will have games

:( now i'm homesick :(

[lionheart4life]

Hey Bigguns and Silvahalo, you guys are from Rochester? I'm thinking about hitting up the Greece store later today, even though they didn't have much there Wednesday when I tried.

[swetooth9]

i just got back, and there were only a few games left from the last time i visited...i didnt buy any b/c there wasnt much i wanted...:(

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I just got back from CC, they had nothing good.

[HerrmDogg]

I was there when the doors opened along with about 20 other kids/teens. All I can say is I sure am glad I was there last weekend and picked up 14 games because they had NOTHING today. No restock or anything. It was really bad. They had these 3 big display bins that were almost empty, MAYBE 10 games each in there, almost all of which were old sports games. It was so sad and I really feel bad for the employees working in the video game section today because I am sure they will be reemed all day long for CC putting out an add like that with no merchandise. Guess that's what they get for having a sale a week early when it's NOT in the ad, then posting it in the paper a week late. :?

[Mookyjooky]

They dont have shit....the only CC that have anything are the ones that took shiut off the shelves

[greendj27]

They dont have shit....the only CC that have anything are the ones that took shiut off the shelves

Mine opens in about 20 minutes and they were one of the stores taking things off the shelves. I hope they have a few goodies for me. :)

[chrisflyer]

No restock at Mentor, OH, it's the same crap that's been in the bins since Thursday

[Gojtron]

Good god there was a mass of people in daytona. They had restock, but it was nearly wiped out by the time I got there(11:05). I did get something that hadn't been on the list - Romance of the Seven Kingdoms 7.

[tcrash247]

Nothing at Deptford, NJ. One guy that was standing outside with us said they put the bin out Wednesday. So needless to say, they only had a few crappy games left for today. I didn't even get my Roadkill, it was the game I wanted the most :cry:

[Finn123]

Just got back from the Easton (Columbus, OH) CC. Got there at 11:10am. Only really looking for Xbox games. If you like Kabuki Warriors, check it out :)

Maybe had 4 other Xbox titles. 80-90% of what they had was PS1 stuff.

What a yawner. The only game I considered getting was Tony Hawk 3. The other Xbox games they had were sports woth one copy each of NHL 2002 and NBA 2k2 and NBA 2002.

Lame!

I loved hearing the manager strategize out loud about how he was going to place the bins for maximum exposure. Like it was his goal to say "Look at all the crap games we have."

[Gnomeslayer]

Heading out now, hopefully they have somethin :D

[TomCloud9]

Just got back from the Easton (Columbus, OH) CC. Got there at 11:10am. Only really looking for Xbox games. If you like Kabuki Warriors, check it out :)

Maybe had 4 other Xbox titles. 80-90% of what they had was PS1 stuff.

What a yawner. The only game I considered getting was Tony Hawk 3. The other Xbox games they had were sports woth one copy each of NHL 2002 and NBA 2k2 and NBA 2002.

Lame!

I loved hearing the manager strategize out loud about how he was going to place the bins for maximum exposure. Like it was his goal to say "Look at all the crap games we have."

Thank you that saves me a trip today.

[TJordan522]

Just got back from Mt. Laurel, NJ and they had squat. What really pissed me off was that a few of the games in the $4.99 bin I was going to get didnt even ring up at $4.99! I think the CC cashier was a moron, because of course she scanned the old $20 price tag still on it instead of punching in the game's sku or whatever to see what it came up as...

I ended up with MLS Extra Time 2002. (I mean, I had to get SOMETHING)

[unctennis122]

nothing except for a few ps2 games at the CC in durham, NC. I just picked up a copy of defender that was still on the shelf and mortal kombat for the gba was in the bin.

[guyver2077]

well nothing for me...circuit city here in miami sucks ass....i got there before 11 and there were already nerds outside waiting with their laptop and their little lists...as cc was opening right off the bat they told everyoen that mostly all the games are sold out already but you can go look if you want...ofcourse nothing..only ps1 games..

i was kinda happy when i saw the goons pick up like 6 sword of mana's for gba only for the cashier to tell them its 29.99 or w.e,,..their plans of selling for profit went down the drain

[PS2gamerGCN]

rockford, illinois CC: nothing good. it opened at 10:00 and i got there at 10:05. some mom came out with like 15 xbox games, but i doubt any of them were good because i was there last sunday and I got and checked for the good games on the list. . I'm definitley glad I went last sunday and got VJ, DOA:XVB, and MVSC2 for Xbox. I ended up getting NHL Hitx 20-02 today because I didn't want to leave with nothing and I like the game enough to buy it for $5.

[drsuper23]

Gyuyver, which CC did you go to?

[guyver2077]

Gyuyver, which CC did you go to?


87 and nw 12st in the shopping center where hooters is at..

[Ganon00]

Had called them yesterday and they said a new shipment was on the way, well that was a lie. Did get Mystic Heroes and Wrestlemania 9 for GC, so it wasnt a total failure but still dissapointed.
Saw six American Idol Boxes for GBA still there if anyone wants me to pick one up for them just ask 8)

[Dead of Knight]

Hahahaha.... I'm so glad I didn't go today.

[cruzincontrol]

As I expected the had jack shit in Orange, CT....A few people were waiting for the doors to open along with a fellow CAGer who I helped out. Tao Feng and Spy Hunter ARE NOT $4.99 they are $19.99 and should be crossed from the list. Restock, total bullshit.....not happening there....

[Renzokuken]

Im not expecting anything today either. I was also told by an employee that they are getting shipments in for today. Then again, he bought 22 games so I doubt most of it are going to make it out to the bins. Im already happy tho, if I dont get anything Im going to Best Buy for the 3 dvds for $20 sale.

[Zingela]

rockford, illinois CC: nothing good. it opened at 10:00 and i got there at 10:05. some mom came out with like 15 xbox games, but i doubt any of them were good because i was there last sunday and I got and checked for the good games on the list. . I'm definitley glad I went last sunday and got VJ, DOA:XVB, and MVSC2 for Xbox. I ended up getting NHL Hitx 20-02 today because I didn't want to leave with nothing and I like the game enough to buy it for $5.
Yeah, I just left the Rockford CC with:
Skies of Arcadia Legends (was not in the bin, but still was $5)
Pitfall: the Mayan Adventure (Loved the old Sega CD one, looks to be a port, yay )
Jet Grind Radio (I love the series, can't help but try this one out)
Pinball of the Dead (Zombies+pinball, I love both, how can I go wrong. ;) )
Rayman 3 (have tried every other Rayman, so why not.)

The rest of the selection absolutely sucked. Was hoping to maybe pick up a Chaos Legion. Damn. :P

[captainfrizo]

The CC in Charlotte has barely anything (nothing all that great). All the games were on an end section near games. My brother and I picked up five things:

Nascar Dirt to Daytona (GCN)
Fear Effect 2
Gauntlet Dark Legacy (PS2)
Yanya Caballista City Skater
XBox Exhibition 5 (not part of the sale, but $5 all the same)

All they had left were a few Yanyas, NBA Courtside, two copies of Fur Fighters on the PS2, and a bunch of old PS2 and PS1 games not worth mentioning. Unless you must have Fur Fighters I'd recommend saving the gas and not going up there.

[crawlingpeter]

i went to the fairview heights store in IL, where i heard another guy talking about cheapassgamer, and was very disappointed. they didnt have anything worthwhile.

[Medium_Pimpin]

^Wow, most of those games are on my list. Heading out in about 15 minutes to CC!

[hiccupleftovers]

The anticipation is killing me. My CC opens in about 40 minutes.

[valance]

well, some as shole cleaned out my CC today. they said some guy was waiting for them to open, then bought about 50 games. i'm sad to find out lessons this week on greed being harmful had no effect on some people. this jerk, for his own personal happiness, just took away from the happiness of me, and probably a dozen other people. i was only going there for three games, and this guy did the perfect american spirit: take whatever you can, Hell who it hurts. yep, that's how to make the world a better place. thanks jerk! i think these people who have so much greed will be our next Donald Trumps and evil overlords of the earth. they are getting an excellent start down that road.

[Mysteriouskk]

Anybody here going to stores in the Irvine/Laguna Hills/Mission Viejo area?

[Requiem]

a restock is still possible. maybe later on in the day.


I wouldnt be surprised if someone discovers a load of new games this aftnernoon at one of the CCs.

[Ikohn4ever]

Went to 2 different stores and they had nothing, very very angry!

[california1967]

None in mine except lame ass 3 year old sports titles...

[Admiral Ackbar]

a restock is still possible. maybe later on in the day.


I wouldnt be surprised if someone discovers a load of new games this aftnernoon at one of the CCs.

I expect it the foillowing morning or opver the next few days. Going to hit CC up again on Tuesday morn.

[SneakyPenguin]

Well, I am shortly off to CC, wish me luck, I'm gonna need it.

[eros]

a restock is still possible. maybe later on in the day.


I wouldnt be surprised if someone discovers a load of new games this aftnernoon at one of the CCs.

Give it the hell up! They don't call it a *clearance* just to turn around and restock.

What the hell is wrong with you people?

[varsitygamer]

well a 45 minute drive, and about an hour wait outside of the CC... this is the glory we are welcomed to upon being the first ones inside the store:

http://textamerica.com/user.images.san/34/IMG_408534/_0711/T40407110911271.jpg

http://textamerica.com/user.images.san/34/IMG_408534/_0711/T40407110908311.jpg

well, real productive morning... at least i got three decent games earlier in the week... nothing compared to the people who went last sunday and got 14 titles though... wee.

~Mike

[WhipSmartBanky]

For those of you who say "I just got back from mine and they were cleaned out" and you don't have your location listed in your profile, please post WHERE you went. Thanks.

[godhatesjustyou]

wait, so does CC open at 10 or 11?

[greendj27]

As I expected the had jack shit in Orange, CT....A few people were waiting for the doors to open along with a fellow CAGer who I helped out. Tao Feng and Spy Hunter ARE NOT $4.99 they are $19.99 and should be crossed from the list. Restock, total bullshit.....not happening there....

Spy Hunter is $4.99. I bought it last wednesday at CC.

And CC on West Side of Madison had nothing good. Unless you like Harry Potter....lots of those left.

[dserafin1986]

Went to the one in King of Prussia PA; All they had were poop games; I searched around, got Metal Gear Substance for the Xbox for 5, also got the tetris/clone wars for a penny, not bad, not great...I made up for it by switching a price tag at the blockbuster next door, ended up getting the Vice city double pack for 16 bucks...So not a total waste...I did hear rumors of a restock but I doubt it will happen...

[shadedworld]

hi there.......just wanted to point out that the stores will never be getting a restock of the closeout $4.99 games so if you dont see it today or last week for that matter, you will never find it at circuit city. But......circuit city has always had a smaller selection of games (in millbury neway). Thats all for now, hope to read some more good posts from everyone:-)

[Monsta Mack]

I knew this whole restock thing was BS. Glad I didn't get up early to hit the CT CC's.

[Reality's Fringe]

a restock is still possible. maybe later on in the day.


I wouldnt be surprised if someone discovers a load of new games this aftnernoon at one of the CCs.

Give it the hell up! They don't call it a *clearance* just to turn around and restock.

What the hell is wrong with you people?


A great deal of wishful thinking, and there's nothig wrong with it...until it leads to self-delusion. I'd like to think there's 5 or 6 Disgaeas just waiting on me at CC, but I know better, and I'm not making the 35 minute drive to prove myself right.

[PS2gamerGCN]

rockford, illinois CC: nothing good. it opened at 10:00 and i got there at 10:05. some mom came out with like 15 xbox games, but i doubt any of them were good because i was there last sunday and I got and checked for the good games on the list. . I'm definitley glad I went last sunday and got VJ, DOA:XVB, and MVSC2 for Xbox. I ended up getting NHL Hitx 20-02 today because I didn't want to leave with nothing and I like the game enough to buy it for $5.
Yeah, I just left the Rockford CC with:
Skies of Arcadia Legends (was not in the bin, but still was $5)
Pitfall: the Mayan Adventure (Loved the old Sega CD one, looks to be a port, yay )
Jet Grind Radio (I love the series, can't help but try this one out)
Pinball of the Dead (Zombies+pinball, I love both, how can I go wrong. ;) )
Rayman 3 (have tried every other Rayman, so why not.)

The rest of the selection absolutely sucked. Was hoping to maybe pick up a Chaos Legion. Damn. :P
I saw someone with a Chaos Legion but that was the only copy. Nice to know that a fellow CAGer got a game like SOA instead of some scalper.

[Requiem]

a restock is still possible. maybe later on in the day.


I wouldnt be surprised if someone discovers a load of new games this aftnernoon at one of the CCs.

Give it the hell up! They don't call it a *clearance* just to turn around and restock.

What the hell is wrong with you people?

I'm going by what some CC employees on various sites, including this one, have told us. Yeah some said no restock but others did, and some did pull games off of shelves and put them in the back.

Just because the games weren't there at 1000am or 1100am this morning doesnt mean it won't happen. Who knows, maybe they'll bust out the carts from the backroom during peak hours? Attract more customers? I dont know.

I'm not saying they'll restock for sure, but seeing as there are like a million CC inthis country I said I wouldn't be surprised if someone out there finds something good!

What's wrong with you!

[california1967]

I dont mind if they dont restock i got around 8 good titles..even though one disk doesnt work...

[slayer]

My CC didn't have much, as expected, but I still picked up
Defender (PS2)
Spyhunter 2 (PS2)
Disney Skate Adventures (PS2)
Fear Effect 2 (PS1)

I then went to EB and traded in Defender, Spyhunter 2, and Disney Skate Adventures, along with Breath of Fire 5, Disaster Report, and Hitman 2 for three $20 off preorder deals. I preordered GTA SA, Pikmin 2, and Tales of Symphonia. I had already preordered Tales of Symphonia once before, but the guy told me I could do the deal twice as long as it was in separate transactions. So the deal wasn't a total loss even though I didn't get any of the games I wanted (except Frequency).

[GundamFan]

Absolutely nothing here in Orlando, FL. It was really quite depressing actually. The "bin" was a small square cart with 2001 sports games and demo discs. The only thing worth picking up was Summer Heat Beach Volleyball but I passed. Oh and Tekken 3 did not ring up as $4.99. Yet the online store was selling it for that price. WTF?

[shadedworld]

hey just looking through the cc flyer and noticed......when ncaa football 2005 for xbox and ps2 comes out in the 15th(most stores will have it on the 17th), they will give u a 10 gift card with your 49.99 purchase neways.........

[schultzed]

Pretty sad display at Racine CC (of course because of your's truly) :twisted:

About 10 very disappointed people :lol: (nice to be on the happy side for once).

No One Lives Forever was my only find :roll:

Got Boktai (for GBA . . . trade bait)

Roadkill
Circus Maximus (xbox any good???)
Yanya Caballista (wtf)
Odd Parents (xbox trade copy)

trade list
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=274157#274157

[MixMasta]

My Circuit City had a few new games, I had been there twice this week already, and I was able to get Tony Hawk 3 and Dave Mirra 2. I also was about to buy Alter Echo, Turok, and Starsky and Hutch for 4.99 but they all rang up for 10 bucks, even though they were in the bin.

Another thing, on the shelf, they had a lot of the Star Wars titles for Xbox that were on the list, but none of them were in the bin.

This was the HARPER WOODS location in Michigan.

[Kain Vincent]

Hi guys!

Today, I learned how greedy and selfish some people can be.

I just got back from the CC in NE Philly (Bustleton) and it was a madhouse. Some guy pushed and shoved people to get over 100+ games. He said he is going to sell them for $10 each. What an a-hole. They should have kicked his ass out for being a reseller. What if a small kid was there? He would have got hurt thanks to the 30-40+ people fighting over the $4.99 bin. I only got two games from the deal.

They are:

DDR Konamix (PS1)
Onimusha 2 (PS2)

Nothing good was left. So, for anyone planning to go the Bustleton CC in NE Philly today, don't bother. The greedy folks cleared them out of the good titles within a half-hour. I guess I'll look for the games I want to get on CAG or ebay.

[captainfrizo]

Well, I guess it was only a matter of time before fights started breaking out over these games in stores. It's pretty damn sad.

[dbiersdorf]

I'll be going to the Edina, Minnesota one soon enough (probably in an hour or so) I'll tell you guys what I find.

[Dysheekie]

I got nothing. The 4.99 bin was so small and filled with the worst games ever. The guy there told me that some guy and his kid were in last week and bought over 100 games. :(

This was Williston, VT.

[Nirvanaguy777]

just got back, went at 11:00
got dark cloud 2, bloody roar 4, activision anthology, robin hood defender of the crown, top gun combat zones and spy hunter 2 for 32 bucks, awesome, im going to my other CC later

[andersontsia]

July 11, Sunday morning

I arrived my CC at 11:30 AM in Wilmington Delaware, which opened at 10 AM in the Sunday morning.

Here are what I got today. All are $4.99

1. MDK2 (PS2)
2. Robin Hood (PS2)
3. Eternal Ring (PS2)
4. New Legends (XBOX)
5. Top Gun (GC)
6. Buffy 1 (XBOX)
7. Legends of Wrestling 2 (GC)
8. Monster Inc. (PS2)
9. Reign of Fire (XBOX)
10. Yu-Gi-Oh Duelist (PS2)
11. Fantavision (PS2)

There are still some other games that I already have, such as Spy Hunter 1 & 2, Roadkill, etc. They are all put in a bin that marked $4.99.

[Jaket]

about to hit up the maine CC stpre.... theres only one :(, they will prob have nothing but its worth a try, does anyone else live in maine on this site?

[mick16]

Just came back from the CC on Southside in Jacksonville, and it was pretty cleaned out, mainly old sports games. I saw a few PS2 games like Castlevania, but I don't own a PS2, so I didn't pay much attention. Didn't look like any restocking to me for what its worth.

[eros]

Who knows, maybe they'll bust out the carts from the backroom during peak hours? Attract more customers? I dont know.

I'm not saying they'll restock for sure, but seeing as there are like a million CC inthis country I said I wouldn't be surprised if someone out there finds something good!

What's wrong with you!
That is your defense? That somewhere at sometime, someone is going to find something good.

Well, I want to make a similiar and just as informational observation. I predict that somewhere, right now, someone is touching water that is wet. I heard it on the Internet, but some people said it wasn't true. So this is definitely a YMMV.

Would you just let people face the truth. Your bs about a restock is no more likely than the tooth fairy filling the bins with great titles.

People who missed out, missed out -- period.

[kaw]

Vestal, NY had two of the 4.99 bins, but all the good games were already picked over last week. I saw some games that were in the bins that were on the shelf last Sunday, but were not on the shelf later in the week. So they must have pulled them specifically for the sale.

I picked up:
ZOE: Fist of Mars (GBA)
Mad Maestro (PS2)
NBA Courtside (GC)
NHL Hitz 2003 (GC)
NFL Blitz Pro (Xbox)
MVP Baseball 2003 (Xbox)

Other games I remember seeing:
Men in Black II (PS2)
Spy Hunter 2 (Xbox, PS2)
Kabuki Fighters (Xbox)
Starsky and Hutch (Xbox)
X2: Wolverine's Revenge (Xbox)
NHL Hitz 20-02 (Xbox)
NCAA Football 2003 (Xbox)
Rally Fusion (Xbox)
Universal Studios (GC)
Legends of Wrestling 1 (GC)
Wrestlemania XIX (GC)
NBA Street (GC)
Super Duper Sumos (GBA)
Ready to Rumble 2 (GBA)
He-Man (GBA)
ESPN Track & Field (GBA)
Space Channel 5 (GBA)
Turok Evolution (GBA)


And a bunch of PS1 games, but nothing that stood out.

[WhoDey]

Well, it was fun while it lasted.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to get to the CC in Parkersburg WV until 11:10. As I walked in I could already see a crowd of people back where I knew the $4.99 bin would be. There were mostly kids and moms picking up tons of games, all of which were crap. They had 2 bins set up, one with GBA games and the other with GC, X-Box, and PS2 games.

Being a GC and GBA gamer, I went to check for GC games first. In the whole bin I'd say I ran across maybe 5 GC games total, all of which were crap. I remember Turok and an old All-Star Baseball game being two of them. I can't even remember the others. I then checked the GBA bin which had quite a few games but all of which were crap. My wife and daughter did grap 4 of them (Harry Potter, Mickey Mouse, Arcade Classics, and Harry Potter GBC).

I then went and checked the shelves but no luck there either. It was obvious they had pulled these games from the shelves earlier in the week and just held them for today because they had nothing new from last Sunday.

I'm so glad I went last Sunday morning. I was the only person in there and actually got some decent games (Megaman Network Transmission, RE: Code Veronica, P.N. 03, Mario Party 4, Bomberman Generations, and Chu Chu Rocket). The only bad thing is that now when you see games on sale for $15 or $20, it's not nearly as enticing as it once was.

[Querjek]

PARKERSBURG/VIENNA, WA



The bins were out today. The employees hid the games in the back last week. I Knew that the store had some good titles: DOA:X, Viewtiful, Disgaea I'm sure of, but some greedy employees got to them before we had a chance. The bins were out this morning and I got 7 games. Nothing spectacular, but a good haul nonetheless. You're likely not to find and good GCN or Xbox games, but there are stil some good PS1, PS2, and GBA games left.



EDIT: WhoDey... that's ironic that we were both there at the same time. You missed the first wave of people at the bins; those kids got there late. We got most of the better titles out first. Did you happen to get Viewtiful Joe or DOA:X?

[Josef]

I went to the Salisbury, MD location this morning. It was the first time I hit it because normally it's about 2.5 hours away from me but this weekend I was in the area. I got there just as the store was opening. There were no people in line and I was the only person in the video games department for about 5 minutes! While there was nothing rare, I did have some good finds. All told I picked up 6 titles today.

From the bins:

Chu Chu Rocket (GBA)
Space Channel 5 (GBA)
ZOE: The Fist of Mars (GBA)
Resident Evil Gaiden (GBC)

From the shelves, my best finds of the day:

War of the Monsters (PS2)
Dragon Warior 7 (PSX)

The bins had a lot of sports titles but still had some decent GBA titles like Gradius Galaxies and Air Force Delta Strike which I passed on. I have a feeling that store was a virtual goldmine last Saturday and Sunday though.

It was funny, a young couple and their kids were at the bins complaining about the "poor selection." Little did they realize the selection was just a little better last week at this time.

[Danimal]

Milbury MA CC had nothing, as expected. Their tiny little bin had next to nothing in it, not even sports games. I found a Spy Hunter 2 for the PS2 that wasn't in the bin, so I grabbed that, plus an old PS1 Megaman game for my son. There were a few other people there with lists in their hands, but most of them walked away with nothing.

Just to add insult to injury, here's a conversation between me and my wife before we packed up the kids and left for CC this morning:

Me: So you're sure CC opens at 10:00?
My Wife: Yes. They open at 10:00 every day.
Me: Even Sundays?
My Wife: EEVVVEERRRYY DAAAYYYYY.
Me: Maybe I should call them, just to make sure.
My Wife: (Exasperated) Fine, go ahead. Call them.
Me: What would be so bad about calling, just to make sure?
My Wife: I just told you they open at 10:00. If that's not good enough for you, then call them.
Me: (Thinks about wife in pissy mood all day if I call and they say 10:00) OK, I won't call. Let's just go.

So we get there and.......yup, open at 11:00 on Sundays. Nice. So we walked around the Target store that was two stores down in the mall for 50 minutes, then went back and waited. Did I rub it in her face that I should have called ahead? Let me just say that if you're asking that question, you're not married.

[drsluggo]

PARKERSBURG/VIENNA, WA



The bins were out today. The employees hid the games in the back last week. I Knew that the store had some good titles: DOA:X, Viewtiful, Disgaea I'm sure of, but some greedy employees got to them before we had a chance. The bins were out this morning and I got 7 games. Nothing spectacular, but a good haul nonetheless. You're likely not to find and good GCN or Xbox games, but there are stil some good PS1, PS2, and GBA games left.At the Bolingbrook, IL store I tried buying some games last Sunday (about 10 games including Futurama, Robin Hood, NHL Hitz Pro, Crimson Sea -- nothing *too* good) and they refused to sell them.

So I get there when they unveil the bin and NONE of them were there! So there's only one explanation... the employees bought the games I sorted through to get!

[MixMasta]

BTW, the CC I went to had a ton of Corvette and Ford Racing for PS2.

[captainfrizo]

BTW, the CC I went to had a ton of Corvette and Ford Racing for PS2.

It's kind of ironic that a Detroit store has a ton of American car games.

[Drico]

My local CC (Bangor, ME) had 2 bins. The only decent things they had were

- Wrestlemania XIX (1 copy left maybe?), Already picked it up last week anyways.

- Haven

- Robotech (picked a copy up)

- Virtua Fighter 4 (grabbed the last copy I think)

Everything else was pretty much old GBA and PS1 games. Also a shitload of old 2002 sports games for GC,Xbox, and PS2.

They had a couple decent ones on the shelves, but they didn't ring up as $4.99....

Basically it's just the leftovers. Don't bother going again if you've already gone. :(

[thirteenyahs]

i'm going to hit up the olympia, wa CC, and i'll report back later.

[UberCAG]

Last week i got Blitz, Gladius and Alien v. Predator

I went today at 11, right when they opened. Absolutely nothing, many people were there with shattered hopes complaining about it, and they were saying how it really started last tuesday and the weekly ads are made months in advance and stuff like that, and they said how some kids on the internet found out and bought everything last week (lol). Anyway, i think i'll sue for false advertisement and bait n' switch.

[new2dagame]

In Richmond, VA.....the CC had like 25 copies of JamPack for PS2 in the 4.99 clearance bin.....isnt that 4.99 anyway?

[mernst23]

You'd think they'd make a list available. I mean if they are selling game for 4.99$, might as well take down some competition with price matches no?

[kaoticeyes]

Just got back from CC, they only have sport titles. It looks like everything was pick clean since last Sunday, cause I visited this one on Tuesday and Wednesday and both time there was really not much selections. :(

[eros]

BTW, the CC I went to had a ton of Corvette and Ford Racing for PS2.

OMG, Requiem was right. Someone, somewhere did find something good.

[Neo]

I went to two Circuit Citys, the first being in Roseville, MN, and the second being in Maplewood, MN.

I got WrestleMania X8 and XIX (GCN) and NFL Blitz Pro (PS2) That's all they really had at either place besides some Dark Angel game and tons of sports games and demo discs.

[WhoDey]

PARKERSBURG/VIENNA, WA
EDIT: WhoDey... that's ironic that we were both there at the same time. You missed the first wave of people at the bins; those kids got there late. We got most of the better titles out first. Did you happen to get Viewtiful Joe or DOA:X?

No, I didn't buy any games today although my wife and daughter bought a few GBA games. I already have Viewtiful Joe. I saw a couple of them last week when I was in there but passed since I already have it. I didn't get DOA:X because I only have a GC and GBA. Like I said, last Sunday morning was the day to be in there as I was the only person in the game section for the 20-30 mins I was there. I didn't even check out the X-Box and PS2 games so there may have been some gems in there. Did you get any GC or GBA games today? And was there a line to get in?

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Well I went to the CC here in orlando to find a bunch of shit (people) ahead of me and my friend. I could already hear a few of them talking about selling a bunch of games on eBay. By the time we got to the bin there was nothing but bullshit to be found. All of the shit (people) got the good games. So far this week has been nothing but crap for me, so I should have seen this one coming. I then tried to pricematch the games at best buy but those assholes wouldn't since CC didn't have the games in stock. What a worthless f*cking day...

[pfunkpearl]

Nothing but old sports games at the CC in lewisville TX location...bah!

[Tide123]

Anyone here from CA? if so..the CC in Hayward is cleaned. Only had sport titles left. About 20 people outside waiting..to be disappointed, including me :cry:

[UberCAG]

one of the employees had a master list with all the titles...im thinking about going back sincce its only 10 minutes away and seeing if i can get a copy to pricematch...

[pete5883]

Freehold, NJ had the same old shit as last time I checked. Still plenty of copies of No Mercy left though! :)

[spidey]

Rego Park, Queens

Got there 10 mins after they opened.

Nothing...

[Querjek]

Did you get any GC or GBA games today? And was there a line to get in?
There was a line, but it was short and I got there as they were letting people in. I didn't get any GCN games as they were all crap, but I did pick up the only copy of F-Zero for the GBA. Oh, did you get the copy of Skies of Arcadia that had been there? I luckily already have a copy, but I was going to pick it up for a buddy if they still had it.

[pimp tyranny]

i'm not quite sure i understand all the hype. i thought the full sale was last week. what were people expecting a week later?

[Querjek]

i'm not quite sure i understand all the hype. i thought the full sale was last week. what were people expecting a week later?
No, it "officially" started today.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Did anyone pick up any of these games?
Dead or Alive 3
Viewtiful Joe
If so, would anyone be willing to sell me these games for 4.99? Someone cut me some slack here...

[WhoDey]

Did you get any GC or GBA games today? And was there a line to get in?
There was a line, but it was short and I got there as they were letting people in. I didn't get any GCN games as they were all crap, but I did pick up the only copy of F-Zero for the GBA. Oh, did you get the copy of Skies of Arcadia that had been there? I luckily already have a copy, but I was going to pick it up for a buddy if they still had it.

No, didn't see anything near that quality for the GC. Luckily, I already have it too. Of course they had it last week when I was there so I could have gotten it then.

I'm happy because I got everything I wanted last week as far as what they had. I was hoping they might have gotten some new games sometime during the week for the sale but it's obvious they didn't.

Next time they do this we'll have to look out for each other as I probably could have scored you some games (like VJ) had I known what you were looking for.

[Brooklyn]

It was a bust at the Circuit City near me (Morse Rd. Columbus OH).

[JAMMR]

Milbury MA CC had nothing, as expected. Their tiny little bin had next to nothing in it, not even sports games. I found a Spy Hunter 2 for the PS2 that wasn't in the bin, so I grabbed that, plus an old PS1 Megaman game for my son. There were a few other people there with lists in their hands, but most of them walked away with nothing.

Just to add insult to injury, here's a conversation between me and my wife before we packed up the kids and left for CC this morning:

Me: So you're sure CC opens at 10:00?
My Wife: Yes. They open at 10:00 every day.
Me: Even Sundays?
My Wife: EEVVVEERRRYY DAAAYYYYY.
Me: Maybe I should call them, just to make sure.
My Wife: (Exasperated) Fine, go ahead. Call them.
Me: What would be so bad about calling, just to make sure?
My Wife: I just told you they open at 10:00. If that's not good enough for you, then call them.
Me: (Thinks about wife in pissy mood all day if I call and they say 10:00) OK, I won't call. Let's just go.

So we get there and.......yup, open at 11:00 on Sundays. Nice. So we walked around the Target store that was two stores down in the mall for 50 minutes, then went back and waited. Did I rub it in her face that I should have called ahead? Let me just say that if you're asking that question, you're not married.

Funny shit, Danimal... classic.

[yeldarb367]

Nothing in Tallahassee. Old sports titles as usual. Maybe there will be a restock during the week but I doubt it. Our best chance is if they add more titles such as Billy Hatcher or BG&E Xbox. Good luck to everyone else. Nice to see someone got SoAL.

[Skylander7]

Interesting. Circuit City has been caught in a web of false advertising. Let's see what comes of it.

[MixMasta]

The thing I was annoyed with was that the games in the 5 dollar bin didn't all ring up as 5 dollar games!!! BOOOOOOOO!!

[xxdeadp0olxx]

Absolutely nothing at the Burlington, MA store. Not even a bin. I went there on Monday as well and they didn't have anything then either. So no restock there. What a waste of time.

[Rodego]

Milbury MA CC had nothing, as expected. Their tiny little bin had next to nothing in it, not even sports games. I found a Spy Hunter 2 for the PS2 that wasn't in the bin, so I grabbed that, plus an old PS1 Megaman game for my son. There were a few other people there with lists in their hands, but most of them walked away with nothing.

Just to add insult to injury, here's a conversation between me and my wife before we packed up the kids and left for CC this morning:

Me: So you're sure CC opens at 10:00?
My Wife: Yes. They open at 10:00 every day.
Me: Even Sundays?
My Wife: EEVVVEERRRYY DAAAYYYYY.
Me: Maybe I should call them, just to make sure.
My Wife: (Exasperated) Fine, go ahead. Call them.
Me: What would be so bad about calling, just to make sure?
My Wife: I just told you they open at 10:00. If that's not good enough for you, then call them.
Me: (Thinks about wife in pissy mood all day if I call and they say 10:00) OK, I won't call. Let's just go.

So we get there and.......yup, open at 11:00 on Sundays. Nice. So we walked around the Target store that was two stores down in the mall for 50 minutes, then went back and waited. Did I rub it in her face that I should have called ahead? Let me just say that if you're asking that question, you're not married.


I know exactly what you mean

[PittsburghAfterDark]

If anyone actually thought they were getting anything good today out of this event/sale/mistake of last week I feel bad for you. I went to 3 CC's Tuesday and they were cleaned out of anything decent. I was thrilled to get RE: CVX, SF EX3 but the rest of the games I got were pure crap.

This deal was over by 9PM last Saturday night here. CAG'ers must be all over the place in Pittsburgh.

[pimp tyranny]

what i don't understand is why they're not dropping the prices on the oldest games like DOA 2: Hardcore. and then the poorest selling games like Unlimited Saga are still $15 or $20. besides these, i wanted Goblin Commander, which is still high in price.

[Admiral Ackbar]

At the CC in DE they were grabbi9ng fistful of games, and then looking through them to see if there was anything they wanted. With so many people crowded around the box it was the only way to grab anything. I just stoob back and watched the frenzy.

[JSweeney]

Since they've been selling the product, and not trying to use it to "bait and switch" I'd love to see you prove intent. Just because something hits an ad paper doens't mean that the sale/promo wasn't preexisting the ad. CC didn't prevent the sales of the 5 dollar games, so proving intent would be a very difficult case to prove.

I swear, every time someone doesn't get something on sale that they want they start to bitch about "bait and switch". It's only bait and switch if they try to show you an alternative that is only "a little bit more money".

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/baitads-gd.htm

Read through this.

This point is very salient:
(c) The failure to have available at all outlets listed in the advertisement a sufficient quantity of the advertised product to meet reasonably anticipated demands, unless the advertisement clearly and adequately discloses that supply is limited and/or the merchandise is available only at designated outlets,

You've been notified. There is no onus on them to provide you wares if their legal staff correctly documents the ad. They did.

Of course, bait and switch will still be the pacifier, baby blanket and mama's teet all rolled into one for the whiny people who are all hacked off that they are "a day late and a dollar short".

[dafoomie]

Absolutely nothing at the Burlington, MA store. Not even a bin

I just came from the Burlington MA store myself, snagged a copy of Silent Scope 3 for $4.99, but yeah, there was nothing of value there. There WAS a bin, however, it was by the dvd's and phone accessories, in between the video game area and the big screen tv area. However, there was nothing there but 10 copies of Oni, Turok, Pryzm, and some sports games. I was there Thursday also and got 2 games but nothing great...

[bignick]

Did anyone check the shelves?

[JSweeney]

I'm really curious what people actually expected. I mean really, it's not at all wise to expect that you're going to be getting the cream of the crop games... it's a clearence sale for goodness sake.
All the whining is getting really annoying.

[lord_ebonstone]

I was there at opening and got:

-Tribes: Aerial Assault (PS2)
-The Thing (PS2)

There were a bunch of sports titles. I think I got the decent non-sports titles.

[rabbitt]

I went to two Circuit Cities today. The one near Chapel Hill Mall in Ohio, and the one in Canton Ohio. At Chapel Hill Mall, I saw a man tossing random GBA games into a basket. What an ass. But, if he wants ten copies of Super Duper Sumos, I guess that's his business. Anyways, I found there:

+Shit
+Shit
+Shit,
and to my surprise
+Shit

So then I go to the CC in Canton Ohio, expecting shit, when I find:

+Shit!
+Shit
+Shit
+And Disgaea

That is, if Diagaea is another way of saying shit. Oh well, I'm still happy that I got some games last week. THANK YOU CAG!!

[WhoDey]

Did anyone check the shelves?

I did. There was nothing on the shelf that was on the lists...atleast the store I was in.

[Megalith]

Did anyone check the CCs at Somerville, Woodbridge, and East Brunswick? I got up early today because I had planned to go yet again, but then decided to stay home after reading the dissapointments of this thread.

[MixMasta]

Did anyone check the shelves?

Mine had SW: Starfight and Obiwan for Xbox on the shelf, but I didn't bother getting a price check because they are lazy as hell at the local CC.

[bignick]

I'm really curious what people actually expected. I mean really, it's not at all wise to expect that you're going to be getting the cream of the crop games... it's a clearence sale for goodness sake.
All the whining is getting really annoying.

And you told me it was annoying to hear people bitch about the whiners!!!

I agree with you though.

I think of it as this. Each CC probably only had %20 of the games that were $5. Maybe 2-5 copies of each game they had, so probably 200-300 max for each store. Of those, maybe 75 were good titles.

[KingNES]

Dadeland Fl has little to nothing, a few sports games and 1 tekken 3, but on a side note i did find out where the games went. A group pf Gamestop employees in conjunction with CC employees cleaned out the store prior to the sale last week buying 46+ games a visit. and then trading them in all in back into the gamestop. I saw this 1st hand when i went to Gamestop after my CC visit.

[JSweeney]

No kidding... all three of them.
(Roseville, Sterling Heights and Harper Woods)

[Josef]

Did anyone check the shelves?

I got War of the Monsters (PS2) and Dragon Warrior 7 (PSX) off of the shelves. There were a bunch of other lower profile $5 games on the shelves as well.

[mechhybrid]

I live in Central Florida, Bradenton, south of Tampa, I went to our store and they had like 5 copies of Exhibition for the Xbox, and that was it. Good thing I hit the store up when I heard about this last Saturday.

[JSweeney]

[quote=JSweeney]I'm really curious what people actually expected. I mean really, it's not at all wise to expect that you're going to be getting the cream of the crop games... it's a clearence sale for goodness sake.
All the whining is getting really annoying.

And you told me it was annoying to hear people bitch about the whiners!!!

Apparently I finally hit the threshold of whining and gripping that I finally agreed with you. I guess I just have a higher threshold, but when that gives out, there isn't much you can do.

I agree with you though.

You know, I wish it didn't come to this, but people have been bitching all week, and uber-bitching this morning. I just can't take it anymore. If you can't live with the simple facts of how clearences work, don't bother trying to be a cheapass.. you don't have the disposition for it.

I think of it as this. Each CC probably only had %20 of the games that were $5. Maybe 2-5 copies of each game they had, so probably 200-300 max for each store. Of those, maybe 75 were good titles.

Sounds logical. Now add in that store employees and early adopters raided the stores for half of that on saturday last week, and you have the situation that exists now.

[scuba]

I went to two and they had nothing just a bunch of 2001 and 2002 sports games :(

[Luckychunk]

Chicago, IL suburbs are wiped out. No recent restocking of any titles whatsoever.

Schaumburg = wiped
Mount Prospect (Randhurst Mall) = wiped
Hawthorne/Libertyville = wiped
Deer Park/Killdeer = wiped
Spring Hill = LOTS of old sports titles, but otherwise wiped.
Crystal Lake = wiped

I did manage to find Splinter cell GC and Sega GT 2002 at the Randhurst CC, but that is the extent of it.

Almost all of the CCs around me set up the white 4.99 boxes earlier in the week, and they are now all basically empty.

The thing that struck me funny were the new plastic placards holding a corporate memo which basicaly read: "Dear CC Customers: Please note the $4.99 clearance sale is limited to titles IN STOCK and on hand. No Rainchecks. Please accept our apologies and sorry for the confusion -- as a Circuit City customer, we value your business." (not verbatim)

I read this memo as saying: "We're sorry that the prices went into effect one week early, but there's nothing we can do about our current shaq-fu selection." They probably had to act fast to type/print/mail these out in order for the CCs in my area to effectively cover their respective butts.

I did see a number of people walking around with the multi-page internet master list, with scowls on their faces.

[Josef]

what i don't understand is why they're not dropping the prices on the oldest games like DOA 2: Hardcore. and then the poorest selling games like Unlimited Saga are still $15 or $20. besides these, i wanted Goblin Commander, which is still high in price.

Yeah, not all of the clearance games were at the $5 price. Primal is still $27.99, PSO Episodes 1 & 2 (XB) is still $13.99, that Mickey Mouse Capcom GC game is still $19.96, and Hunter the Reckoning Wayward is still $13.99 or $9.99. These games I would've thought for sure would be $5.

[Indonesia]

CC at San Mateo , CA, almost empty. Didnot get any. Most left are crappy games like sport games.

[MixMasta]

No kidding... all three of them.
(Roseville, Sterling Heights and Harper Woods)

What was at the Roseville and SH locations???

I almost went to the Troy one but decided not to.

[Querjek]

Did you get any GC or GBA games today? And was there a line to get in?
There was a line, but it was short and I got there as they were letting people in. I didn't get any GCN games as they were all crap, but I did pick up the only copy of F-Zero for the GBA. Oh, did you get the copy of Skies of Arcadia that had been there? I luckily already have a copy, but I was going to pick it up for a buddy if they still had it.

No, didn't see anything near that quality for the GC. Luckily, I already have it too. Of course they had it last week when I was there so I could have gotten it then.

I'm happy because I got everything I wanted last week as far as what they had. I was hoping they might have gotten some new games sometime during the week for the sale but it's obvious they didn't.

Next time they do this we'll have to look out for each other as I probably could have scored you some games (like VJ) had I known what you were looking for.
Yeah, man, that'd be good--I live a few towns away in Ohio so it was a hour drive for me this morning, so I can't check CC too often. It's funny, actually, as I was there at the same time as you.

[The Successful Dropout]

good thing i slept in...

[mechhybrid]

Yeah, I went out when I woke up, I knew there wasnt going to be anything, Im glad i nabbed like 15 last week.

[bignick]

[quote=JSweeney]I'm really curious what people actually expected. I mean really, it's not at all wise to expect that you're going to be getting the cream of the crop games... it's a clearence sale for goodness sake.
All the whining is getting really annoying.

And you told me it was annoying to hear people bitch about the whiners!!!

Apparently I finally hit the threshold of whining and gripping that I finally agreed with you. I guess I just have a higher threshold, but when that gives out, there isn't much you can do.

I agree with you though.

You know, I wish it didn't come to this, but people have been bitching all week, and uber-bitching this morning. I just can't take it anymore. If you can't live with the simple facts of how clearences work, don't bother trying to be a cheapass.. you don't have the disposition for it.

I think of it as this. Each CC probably only had %20 of the games that were $5. Maybe 2-5 copies of each game they had, so probably 200-300 max for each store. Of those, maybe 75 were good titles.

Sounds logical. Now add in that store employees and early adopters raided the stores for half of that on saturday last week, and you have the situation that exists now.

OMG OMG OMG JSweeney quoted me in bold!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG

ya, if people really wanted the best selection, they should have gone Saturday.

[JSweeney]

No kidding... all three of them.
(Roseville, Sterling Heights and Harper Woods)

What was at the Roseville and SH locations???

I almost went to the Troy one but decided not to.

I didn't even bother to go.. I already got around 20 games, so I'm happy with what I got. Running out this morning likely wouldn't have turned up anything. I think I'll just end up going to gamerush this afternoon.

[MixMasta]

Is GameRush good for buying used games cheap?? I've never been there. Also, howabout GameCrazy, I just found out there's one next to where my mom works.

[drsluggo]

Dadeland Fl has little to nothing, a few sports games and 1 tekken 3, but on a side note i did find out where the games went. A group pf Gamestop employees in conjunction with CC employees cleaned out the store prior to the sale last week buying 46+ games a visit. and then trading them in all in back into the gamestop. I saw this 1st hand when i went to Gamestop after my CC visit.I saw this yesterday @ the Joliet, IL gamestop. THey were opening tons of games that were all too familiar, and sure enough I saw TONS of CC stickers... don't know if the employees bought them or people just traded them in. But there had to be 75 games they were going through!

[tdphillips]

nothing except for a few ps2 games at the CC in durham, NC. I just picked up a copy of defender that was still on the shelf and mortal kombat for the gba was in the bin.
Did you happen to hit the cary or raleigh stores today? I just don't feel like driving to find out for a 0.01% chance of them having anything. :wink:

[Stargun007]

The bargain bins at the West Nyack, NY store were completely full, but there was nothing good in there (except Herdy Gerdy, which my friend got). I also noticed a lot of games were jacked back up from $5 (The Sims, Mortal Kombat, Morrowind, NBA 2K3 all come to mind). I was able to find Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, and my friends got Herdy Gerdy, Aggressive Inline, and MX Superfly. There were also 20+ copies of American Idol on GBA if anybody wants some.

[JSweeney]

Is GameRush good for buying used games cheap?? I've never been there. Also, howabout GameCrazy, I just found out there's one next to where my mom works.

Go read one of Shakespears threads.. Gamerushes are great for getting for getting games that were new releases a month or so ago. EB and such will still be selling them for 34.99+, but with the deals they have at Gamerush you can usually get them for about 20 each or less.

Gamecrazy is ok, but it's hit or miss. They'll sometimes be overpriced or underpriced (got suikoden 2 for 24.99), and they flat out suck at getting in new releases.

[Admiral Ackbar]

I can think of a certain line that sums up the "official" sale today.

"It's a trap!"

[DiscoDuck8k]

What a waste of time. My CC had the same half-empty bins of garbage they've had the past 4 days. Meh.

Did pick up Project Gotham 2 since the price came down a bit though, so it wasn't a complete waste.

[Graystone]

went on my lunch break as well, found out from talking to people what seems to be about 30-50 resellers had came and looted my local CC. nothing for me.

[ukhoops]

Went at opening to my CC and absolutley nothing! A few older sports games for the XB and PS2 (less than 10) and some PS1 games was all they had. Needless to say, a wasted trip.

[Medium_Pimpin]

Not much there, i Picked up the lesbian game: Fear Factor 2 and Crazy Taxi GBA.

[xxdeadp0olxx]

Absolutely nothing at the Burlington, MA store. Not even a bin

I just came from the Burlington MA store myself, snagged a copy of Silent Scope 3 for $4.99, but yeah, there was nothing of value there. There WAS a bin, however, it was by the dvd's and phone accessories, in between the video game area and the big screen tv area. However, there was nothing there but 10 copies of Oni, Turok, Pryzm, and some sports games. I was there Thursday also and got 2 games but nothing great...

Well, I guess I didn't look hard enough for the bin. I was just looking in the main game section and didn't notice one. Plus didn't expect to get anything so I wasn't really looking too too hard.

[Jeuran]

Absolutely nothing at the Burlington, MA store. Not even a bin

I just came from the Burlington MA store myself, snagged a copy of Silent Scope 3 for $4.99, but yeah, there was nothing of value there. There WAS a bin, however, it was by the dvd's and phone accessories, in between the video game area and the big screen tv area. However, there was nothing there but 10 copies of Oni, Turok, Pryzm, and some sports games. I was there Thursday also and got 2 games but nothing great...

I was there this afternoon, and was able to talk them into selling me the cardboard bin for $4.99. Yeah, it was completely empty and falling apart, but I was determined not to walk away empty-handed! This baby's gonna score me a boatload on Ebay!

[shadedworld]

as for games not ringing up right the cashier should take care of that for you.......as in removing the value sticker on the back and scanning the "true" upc the game itself, another bit of training my fellow employees dont get!

[dafoomie]

I hope some resellers come into my CC and buy the 20 copies of Oni... Starting to feel bad for them, you know? Kinda like the fat kid that gets picked last in kickball.

I was there this afternoon, and was able to talk them into selling me the cardboard bin for $4.99.

Hey, it says $4.99 right on there, doesn't it? Must be what it costs... Surprised they didn't make you buy an Oni with it. Geez theres a lot of those there.

[Ledhed]

Just got back from a few errands, including hitting up the Arlington, TX CC. Not a damn thing. Here's to hoping they'll restock some of the stuff online.

[dsullo]

I went to the one in livingston NJ
there was a bunch of people hovering around the 4.99 bin ,which had 3 games in it. They stood there like zombies as if the games would magically appear.

While they stood there I checked the shelves and found these:

Drakan (ps2)
Oddworld (xbox)
Mvp Baseball 2003 (xbox)
Alone in the Dark (PSX)
Jedi Power Battles (PSX)
Megaman x4 (PSX)
Disney Extreme Skating(GC)
Shadowman 2 (PS2)
Legends of Wrestling II(PS2)
Evergrace (ps2)
Minority report (GC)
Ncaa College Football 2k3(GC)
Turok Evolution (GC)
UFC Throwdown (GC)
Top Gun (GC)
Monster Jam (GC)
Superman (Xbox)
Sega Bass Fishing 2 (DC)
Fear Effect 2 (PSX)
Madden 2003 (PSX)
My Street (PS2)

that is it.

[N5]

Chicago, IL suburbs are wiped out. No recent restocking of any titles whatsoever.

Schaumburg = wiped
Mount Prospect (Randhurst Mall) = wiped
Hawthorne/Libertyville = wiped
Deer Park/Killdeer = wiped
Spring Hill = LOTS of old sports titles, but otherwise wiped.
Crystal Lake = wiped

I did manage to find Splinter cell GC and Sega GT 2002 at the Randhurst CC, but that is the extent of it.

Almost all of the CCs around me set up the white 4.99 boxes earlier in the week, and they are now all basically empty.

The thing that struck me funny were the new plastic placards holding a corporate memo which basicaly read: "Dear CC Customers: Please note the $4.99 clearance sale is limited to titles IN STOCK and on hand. No Rainchecks. Please accept our apologies and sorry for the confusion -- as a Circuit City customer, we value your business." (not verbatim)

I read this memo as saying: "We're sorry that the prices went into effect one week early, but there's nothing we can do about our current shaq-fu selection." They probably had to act fast to type/print/mail these out in order for the CCs in my area to effectively cover their respective butts.

I did see a number of people walking around with the multi-page internet master list, with scowls on their faces.


Not good news for me. :(

[dafoomie]

A note for the 2 people here that went to Burlington, MA: They did have copies of Konami Arcade for the GBA on the shelves that are $5, and if you take the stickers off that are over the upc on Virtua Fighter 4, it might ring up $5. And they had Shrek Super Party, ATV Offroad Fury 1, Evolution Snowboarding, and Drome Racers for PS2. Xgra, Tetris for Xbox. And... And... Oni. What a load of crap.

[Lennylightspeed]

I go last Sunday...they said they were holding back games for today...I go in today (waited for them to open) and the guy tells me they had to take them out of the back and sell them after I had left
on Sunday. I did not get a single game from this. I hate my life, haha.

[zewone]

It was pretty shitty. All I picked up today was The Bouncer.

[Nutts]

All my CC's were empty as exptected (Columbus OH). I already got the best of the lot last weekend and then again on Friday when the bins went out. However, I found the following titles on the shelves. Burnout, Timesplitters 2, Frequency, Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Obi-one. Most of which I had already bought last weekend. Well I went to get a couple I didn't have and none of them rang up 4.99. ALL of them had stickers over the UPC symbol. I told the guy that they would ring up as 4.99 if he rang up the UPC symbol under the sticker, but he said no all the 4.99 games were in the bin. The bin had only old sport games. Funny how just seconds before I got those games, I had put down Freedom Fighters after noticing the sticker on the back, and the employee actually picked it up and put it behind the register. I only assume for him later. He knew what was going on, but for some reason the store restickered ALL the decent 4.99 games. What a farce. Glad I got my fill already.

[joeposh]

My CC (Savanah, GA) was a circus...

There was a line when I got there, just a few people... but as soon as I stood by the door, like 5 more cars pulled in, some with couples and one with like 6 guys all clearly in search of the bargin games. The guys in front of me had obviously been hunting stuff all week and were comparing notes and accomplishments. The people behind us all seemed to have just caught wind of the deal.

Once the doors opened it was on, people walked calmly to the game section but as soon as they hit those bins, the serenity ceased. There was one bin for GBA games and another for PS2/XBOX games... but no bin for GC games. This, along with the fact that they were stupid enough to place the PS2/XBOX bin right next to their unmarked "value games" bin created a lot of confusion and chaos.

People were snatching up games from the value bin like they won the lottery, while others (myself included) searched in vein for a Gamecube bin... only to find that a few craptastic games were still on the shelves unmarked (except LOTR: TTT.. but since I already had that I pointed it out to a guy who seemed pretty lost)...

I was lucky enough to hit the GBA bin before it got raped. I walked away with these games:

All-Star Baseball 2003
Iridion 3-D
Legends of Wrestling II
Justice League Chronicles
Donald Duck Advance
Duke Nukem Advance
Stuntman

While I'm not sure any of these are that good, I needed just about anything GBA related as I bought my first one (the retro edition) last month and only had Mario Bros. to play on it.

I also picked up X2 Wolverines Revenge... quite frankly.. because it was there. The sales person that was there on thursday bullshitted me and said "We have a whole crate of GBA games in the back and a lot of Gamecube too... Xbox and PS2 is pretty picked over though" ... so I had come with my mind set on getting at least one GC, and for better or for worse I did.

As I was leaving, hell seemed ready to break loose... people were bringing up the stacks of value games that were NOT 4.99 (as we learned throughout the week) and the cashiers ran around trying to figure out how to stop people from mistakenly taking value games. Kids were mad that they went up with a stack of games and none of them counted, and parents were even more pissed because they had driven them there, and watched as other people left with the majority of the RIGHT games. It was a powder keg and it'll surely get worse as the day gets on... that's it for me with this sale, it was fun while it lasted.

[jimbojonesjr]

Went to Santa Cruz, Ca store, for the 5th time seeing if they had more stock. Nope, as 15 sub-par-nerds hovered over a 4.99 bin that was filled with games that wern't actually 4.99, I just smild knowing that I had already picked up 19 games earlier this week.

[Steampunk]

All in all, today was a bust (Willowbrook & Woodlands - Houston Tx). Should have figured. I did find RE:2, so not all was lost.

Just a little upset at the b.s. the employees said about waiting till 11th for the good stuff.

[bignastyogre]

I hit up my (Niles, OH) CC bright and early this morning when it first opened. The only titles leftover this week are Agassi Tennis Generation (GBA), some old sports games for Xbox, and Kabuki Warriors (Xbox).

Good thing I did my bargain bin raiding last week. I was thinking about picking up Kabuki Warriors just because it was there but decided against it. I probably should've snagged it just for the laugh value, though.

[Richter]

not
a
damn
thing
left

>_<

[Josef]

If you think it was crazy at the stores today, just think how it would've been had the sale gone down as planned. It would've been a madhouse as the Internet savvy and the general public descended on the hapless CC's in search of Disgaea's and Viewtiful Joe's at the same time. Of course, probably none of the quality titles would have been available to the general public as the employees would've snatched them all.

[WrestleCrap'sRD]

I went to the Greenwood, Indiana (Indianapolis) store this morning, and they had three bins filled with nothing but CRAP; basically, all old sports games and demo discs. I looked through the shelves and found virutually nothing, save for Maximo, which I was happy with at $5. I think it's safe to say that store is completely wiped clean of good deals.

I was in Cincinnati yesterday, and hit two CCs while I was there visiting relatives. The best store was over in the Western Hills area - they had tons of stuff still on shelves. Nothing too fantastic, but I did find a few things: Alien vs. Predator (PS2), Track & Field (PS2, never even knew this existed!), Oddworld (Xbox) and for the GBA, Disney Magical Quest, MOH: Underground, and 007 Nightfire.

If you're in the Cincy area, I would try that store, and avoid the Tri-County store, which had nada.

RD

[yogi99]

I went to a CC store at California at 11 am on Sunday and found nothing good. There were no restocking just some bad games (2 aggressive inlines and 1 Heaven and some ps1 games) left overs from last week. The only one bin is almost empty. I'm dissappointed. I was expecting a big sale this Sunday.

[Scorp006]

Checked 2 CC's in my area (Galleria and Town and Country - Houston TX), absolutely nothing. At all. Except a bunch of old sports games.

[Reality's Fringe]

Any people from OH try the store near the Dayotn Mall or the store in Beavercreek near the Fairfield commons Mall? If so, let me know how it looked.

[Breakfast with Girls]

I stopped by both stores in Wichita, KS. Bust. I picked up Mega Man X 4 from PlayStation, which was the last good game either store had on sale. Glad I went on July 3rd.

[Braden]

Found Dragon Valor for PSone on the shelf for $4.99 @ the Springfield, Missouri location.

Other than that, NOTHING.

[Jarrett]

Both had more games. But I got there an hour after they opened so if they had anything good it was already gone. I did pick up Tony Hawk and Defender though. I am not sure I will keep them, we'll see. I also got virtua tennis for GBA which i am very happy about. It was on the regular racks. I suggest people still looking for the racks for games and not just the bins.

[Dok Diamond]

Pittsburgh, pa
by century III mall
had nothing

[Tom]

Found Dragon Valor for PSone on the shelf for $4.99 @ the Springfield, Missouri location.

Other than that, NOTHING.
I hopped in once the store opened and the only good game I found is Reign of Fire which was still on the shelf, I couldn't find anything else.

[jimbodan]

Here is my haul today


All this is from the Arden CC in Sacramento Ca

PS1 - Megaman x6, Blaster Master, GTA Collectors' Edition

GBA - Simpson's Road Rage, Medabots (Roshku(sp?) version I THINK), Pinball of the Dead, Legend of the River King 2

GC- Slubfest 2003

Not too shabby for a week after the sale started, couldn't beleive river king, megaman, and pinball were in the bin.

[xxdeadp0olxx]

A note for the 2 people here that went to Burlington, MA: They did have copies of Konami Arcade for the GBA on the shelves that are $5, and if you take the stickers off that are over the upc on Virtua Fighter 4, it might ring up $5. And they had Shrek Super Party, ATV Offroad Fury 1, Evolution Snowboarding, and Drome Racers for PS2. Xgra, Tetris for Xbox. And... And... Oni. What a load of crap.

Thanks for the heads up but I don't think I'm going to go back there anytime soon. Definitely a load of crap.

[divine_comedy]

The CC at Richmond, CA has to take the take for the lamest sale ever. Pretty much all the games are 2001-2002 Sport Games. I bought several games from the list posted on another thread and they still ring up at their original price.

[mookiemeister]

I found Pikmin and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4 today.

[goldengraham]

The CC at Richmond, CA has to take the take for the lamest sale ever. Pretty much all the games are 2001-2002 Sport Games. I bought several games from the list posted on another thread and they still ring up at their original price.

Hey, a local! I don't see many of those very often. Yeah, that CC was totally wiped out for quite a while, glad I got in last Saturday Night and got a bunch of the stuff I wanted.

[magictoilet]

I went yesterday, and there was a LOAD OF CRAP. Just like 50 2001-2002 sports games. I went again today at 10:10 around 10 minutes after it opened. There were about 5 people around the bins, thats all, I was sort of happy when i saw there was a bunch of games like 100 or so. Then I saw there were even bigger loads of crap, more crappy sports games. Than I saw this fat mexican(no offense) but he was actullay very obese with his very overweight dad with a list and getting all the decent games, he had around 20. I was looking at this game than he snatched it from me and said its mine, and put it in his cart. What a fatass

[mcwilliams132]

Got the damn shaft!

Hours posted online at the store (Appleton, WI) and on their phone system stated 11am...but they actually OPENED AT 10AM...

Damn It!!!

The only action in the store was those two bargain bins and there were a handfull of people with the majority of the games (we're talking 2' tall stacks - probably 50+).

Needless to say it was pretty much picked clean by the time I arived 1hr late.

Here's hoping that they replenish and if I'm not mistaken they get trucks on thursdays...so friday may be a prime time to check it out again?

[ceril]

i picked these up today. mostly for trade if they are wanted. a friend of mine in portland tx found f zero and golden sun for me . im went to clearwater fl CC.

psx
dave mirra freestyle bmx max remix

DC
jet grind radio
space channel 5

GBA
ready 2 rumble round 2
freekstyle
boxing fever
super duper sumos

GC
nba street

ps2
pride fighting championships
minority report

xbox
nba inside drive 2003
mlb slugfest 2003
mlb slugfest 2004
matt hoffman pro bmx 2
the great escape
and PSO 1 and 2 (13.99)
they had alot of these titles so i got 1 of each and left the rest for other ppl. i was there at 11 am and was the only looking at teh gaems for the 1st 5 min. when i left tehre was about 4 ppl there. had alot of psx games,

[Murcielago77]

I got NHL hitz pro but thats it. The bins were filled with stuff but i didnt find anything good

[Scorch]

I ran into fellow CAG'er "Guessed" and he found Mario Kart: DD with the extra disc. It was the last one. I found nothing, so I went next door to the TRU sale (Buy 1 get 1 free) and got Whacked! and Deathrow.

[Renzokuken]

At Lakewood's CC, There was about 20 people waiting. Someone ran towards the game section as soon as the door opened. After all the games were gone, I saw him with no games lol. I cant believe some older people started getting tear-eyed because they didnt get alot of games. I heard one person said "I cant believe I woke up to this fucking shit". Anyways, I scored:

MotoGP (GBA)
NHL 2003 (GC)
Fantavision

I dont think theres anymore games left at Lakewood's CC.

[captainfrizo]

Has anyone near Matthews or Charlotte, NC checked out the store on Independence?

[oNeWiNgEdAnGeL]

A very weak selection of video games in Hollywood, CA and Burbank, CA. Nothing even worth mentioning.

If I go to the movies later today, I'll check out the Glendale Circuit City, but I highly doubt there will be anything worth picking up.

[Admiral Ackbar]

[quote="mcwilliams132"]Got the damn shaft!
Hours posted online at the store (Appleton, WI) and on their phone system stated 11am...but they actually OPENED AT 10AM...
quote]

There was a group of CAger's that showed up at 10 along with me at the CC in DE. Then they were told the store doesn't open. They decided to wait an hour but I drove to another CC that opened at ten. Also filled up on gas. Got back and parked just as the doors opened. Thought I would miss out but wasn't anything to miss really. Crimson Sea, Summoner 2. but not worth the struggle in the box.

One more thing. I thought it was rather funny. Some people took this so seriously.

[WarrenGekko]

I found a bunch of crappy PS1 games.
This sale was lame to the highest degree

[Nirvanaguy777]

i just went too the other CC in brooklyn and managed too get transworld surf, virtual fighter 4 and burnout

[Celsius]

A very weak selection of video games in Hollywood, CA and Burbank, CA. Nothing even worth mentioning.

If I go to the movies later today, I'll check out the Glendale Circuit City, but I highly doubt there will be anything worth picking up.

Yeah, that's because a few CAG's already went to those last week. I myself picked up Boktai: Th Sun is in Your Hand at Burbank for $4.99

[MixMasta]

What's this TRU BOGOF sale???

Even though I only scored three games from this sale, I'm glad a found this site in process, because this site is pretty damn cool.

Anyways, anyone know any stores where I can exchange my THPS3 for THPS4 without a reciept?? I'm thinking Walmart.

[dj_paxis]

I accidentally woke up AT 11 this morning. So I made it to CC at about 11:25 to find what I've been hearing from everyone else: nothing much. I asked an employee if they had gotten any new $5 games and he said no. Then again, I don't know if most of those guys even have a clue.

I'm not complaining though.. I actually got in on this earlier this week to find the games I really wanted (MvsC2, Dot.Hack, TJ&E3, Skies).

It does suck knowing that a lot of CC employees took advantage of this. I talked to a guy a few days ago who had bought $250 worth himself. Oh well..

[UnBRELLA]

I got:
MDK 2 (ps2)
Rayman 3 (ps2)
Sub Rebellion (ps2)
Bloodrayne (Xbox)

Not too bad considering Rayman was one of the games I really wanted. I showed up 15 minutes early and there were already a couple of guys there (CC in San Mateo) and by opening there were about 20 people. All the good games were gone in about 3 minutes, so I feel sorry for all those who couldn't get there early enough, but such is part of cheapassdom.

[Pancake Rabbit]

I went to two circuit citys today. The first one was the Westland MI one. The bin they had was terrible it had all ps1 games and about 10 random sports games for ps2. So then I went to the Southfield Michgan one they had more games there but all i got was sled storm and tony hawk 2x. Oh well i got a ton of games last saturday so whatever.

[zewone]

Yeah there wasn't to many people waiting outside mine. The best part out of 10 people waiting to go in at opening, 3 were hot girls, 1 actually there for the $5 games. I only got the Bouncer but I also got the gaming girls number. Nice.

[Larsin]

Found nothing, went to 2 CCs. All sport titles... {=[

[Battousai1002]

Nice zewone. There was nothing at my CC. No new ps2, gc, or xbox games. They only added ps1 games like Tony Hawk 2.

[asaraa]

Nothing, but got Prince of Persia for GBA @ Target for $4.98.

[jdirtybird32]

It's amazing to me, when I first saw this deal about CC last Saturday my CC seemed to pull them all off the shelves because they had nothing at all then, and I went back today assuming they would finally bring them out and still nothing. My CC sucks royally. I really wanted to get Chaos Legion for my wife :(

[Requiem]

i didnt know F-zero was a $4.99 game. Are you people seeing that game on the shelves? Try it.

[scsg75]

i didnt know F-zero was a $4.99 game. Are you people seeing that game on the shelves? Try it.

fzero for the GBA is $4.99. Not the Gamecube one.

[bob_the_goon]

Myl local CC was picked clean over the course of the week, but I got some B list stuff. Since we're a small store, I got up and drove down to Scranton and Wilkes Barre, where they get more stuff. They actually had employees stationed in the game aisle, which they never do, and notes of apology on the bins because one store had three copies of THPS3 and some Xbox demos and the other had old basketball games. I did some other shopping, and when I got home, I hit the local store which had a fair amount that wasn't there all week. So I picked up Space Channal 5 and Mat Hoffman for my GBA. Overall though, I got 20 games from the sale over the course of the last week so I can't complain.

[Requiem]

oh. I didn't even know there was an F.zero for GBA. thanks for the clarification though.

[mastasnypa]

Chicago, IL suburbs are wiped out. No recent restocking of any titles whatsoever.

Schaumburg = wiped
Mount Prospect (Randhurst Mall) = wiped
Hawthorne/Libertyville = wiped
Deer Park/Killdeer = wiped
Spring Hill = LOTS of old sports titles, but otherwise wiped.
Crystal Lake = wiped

I did manage to find Splinter cell GC and Sega GT 2002 at the Randhurst CC, but that is the extent of it.

Almost all of the CCs around me set up the white 4.99 boxes earlier in the week, and they are now all basically empty.

The thing that struck me funny were the new plastic placards holding a corporate memo which basicaly read: "Dear CC Customers: Please note the $4.99 clearance sale is limited to titles IN STOCK and on hand. No Rainchecks. Please accept our apologies and sorry for the confusion -- as a Circuit City customer, we value your business." (not verbatim)

I read this memo as saying: "We're sorry that the prices went into effect one week early, but there's nothing we can do about our current shaq-fu selection." They probably had to act fast to type/print/mail these out in order for the CCs in my area to effectively cover their respective butts.

I did see a number of people walking around with the multi-page internet master list, with scowls on their faces.


Not good news for me. :(

Well I called before hand and got a guy who was actually willing to look up quantities for me. They didn't have much, but according to the system, they had a fatal frame for xbox (not a bad game and hard to find). So I hopped in the car and went to get it. Unforunately by the time I got there someone had stolen it or it was moved somewhere because the CC guy couldn't find it. Oh well. I did hit up the Spring hill store on thurs., the day after they put the bins out and got a few good scores. I picked up moto gp2 (xb) and ssx tricky (xb). They had 3 bins of games, mostly sports, but at least that store put a 10 games per household limit on the games, at least while I was there.

[Lord Draconus777]

Well, I got Resident Evil 2 (PSX Greatest Hits) and Eternal Ring. Not spectacular finds, but there were few other good titles, and I felt like I had to buy something. I also saw Rayman 2, but it was the horrible PSX version, and I also saw Tenchu 1 and 2, but I already got Tenchu 3 earlier this week from CC, so no point in buying those. And that's about all the quality games I found, the rest were either sports games, children titles, or demo discs.

[TomCloud9]

The Westland Circuit City in Columbus, Ohio had nothing all sports games. 2003 and 2002 stuff.

[The Successful Dropout]

Yeah there wasn't to many people waiting outside mine. The best part out of 10 people waiting to go in at opening, 3 were hot girls, 1 actually there for the $5 games. I only got the Bouncer but I also got the gaming girls number. Nice.

but would you have rather gotten 3 disgaeas, 3 gitaroo mans, and 3 phantasy star onlines....or that girls #

[soulwish2003]

Ok... I'll tell you what we all learned here...

Regular readers of this list got the deal of a lfetime last week. Everyone else... give it a break. The games are gone. Just go to bed and when you wake up in the morning - REMEMBER TO CHECK THIS LIST A FEW TIMES A DAY...


Peace :)

[Requiem]

a gaming girl cannot be that hot. she must've worn glasses.

[MightySlacker]

Yeah there wasn't to many people waiting outside mine. The best part out of 10 people waiting to go in at opening, 3 were hot girls, 1 actually there for the $5 games. I only got the Bouncer but I also got the gaming girls number. Nice.

No one on this site believes stories about getting hot gaming girls phone # :D

Dave Olson
*SUPER DUPER INTERNET CELEBRITY SUPASTAR~!* TM.

[1SwtDeception]

lol... err i left with five games
the sims- gc
road kill-ps2
fur fighter- ps2
sled storm- ps2
freaky flyer- ps2
eh go figure no ikaruga or disgaea -.-

[zewone]

a gaming girl cannot be that hot. she must've worn glasses.

She did wear glasses, but I actually think that makes girls hoter. And hey you may not believe me but just to clarify she wasn't the hottest girl I just have a weird sense of whats hot. And I probably would have rather had the 3 of each game like trustcompany said because its just a number not like we are dating or anything now.

[Donutmaster]

Nothing good in the Winter Park, FL CCs.

[mario23air]

I went to the CC in Skokie IL and found Project Eden, Sled Storm, Aggresive Inline, and Spyro Collection (PS1). They had a ton of PS1, and sports games. I also stopped by the CC in Niles IL and found Metropolismanis. They had sports games and not much else. All in all a shitty day.

[scott123456]

I was the 1st one in at 11am in NH and they actually had a sign in the bargain bin saying it was ON HAND ONLY. NO RAIN CHECKS. They knew it was gonna be an issue as of Sunday! Nohting left but old sports titles

[yeldarb367]

Did anyone get anything good? The best results I've seen so far are SoAL, Pikmin, and that chick's phone #? Too bad. This sale was great while it lasted. I still can't believe CC messed up this bad. How do you accidentely mark down 500+ games a week before the sale is advertised. lol

[Benaorn]

My CC has like 10 copies of NHL 2002 left.

[kencag8283]

I went to the CC in Oxford Valley Mall (Pa.). I was the first one in the game department. They basically had two bins full of 4.99 games. I was able to get Yanya Caballista, Knout King 2002 and 2003, Lotus Challenge, No One Lives Forever, Endgame, and XGRA. The other games were just garbage. I think I might hit the Boulevard and Plymouth Meeting CC tomorrow.

[Saurus]

Found a CC that pulled it's games early last week...Picked up Unreal Championship and Headhunter...Saw Boktai, Lunar, Hitman, Thing, Munch, some Gundam game...nothing too exciting...Would have grabbed more but a crowd was forming and I already spent alot last weekend...

[jisc]

I went yesterday only to find a short supply of games. i was told they would not be restocking and the sale started a week early :( apparently they decided not to take it off sale.

[jimbodan]

Did anyone get anything good? The best results I've seen so far are SoAL, Pikmin, and that chick's phone #? Too bad. This sale was great while it lasted. I still can't believe CC messed up this bad. How do you accidentely mark down 500+ games a week before the sale is advertised. lol

Yeah I think so far Zewone wins for best CC find of the day with the girls #. A lot better then most of the crap people are posting. the best titles I got today were, pinball of the dead, megaman x6, and legend of the river king 2. Not great, but not too bad considering either.

[mht727]

went all over the northern suburbs of Chicago since friday and picked up the following:
Gamecube Games:

007: Agent Under Fire
Big Mutha Truckers
Bloodrayne
Dead To Rights
Defender
Die Hard: Vendetta
Home Run King
Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion
Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Madden 2002
Madden 2003
Minority Report: Everybody Runs
Mystic Heros
Pac-Man Fever
Resident Evil
Resident Evil: Code: Veronica X
Scorpion King: Rise Of The Akkadian
Sims, The
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Top Gun: Combat Zones
Ty The Tasmanian Tiger
Universal Studios Theme Park Adventrue
Viewtiful Joe
Wave Race: Blue Storm
X2: Wolverine's Revenge
X-Men: Next Dimension
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X-Box Games:

Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Black Stone: Magic & Steel
Bruce Lee: Quest Of The Dragon
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Cat In The Hat
Celebrity Deathmatch
Crimson Sea
Dino Crisis 3
Metal Dungeon
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
MLB Slug Fest 2003
NFL Blitz Pro
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
Spyhunter
Spyhunter 2
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Obi-Wan
Superman: The Man Of Steel
Terminator: Dawn Of Fate
TimeSpliters 2
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Playstation 2 Games:

Blade 2
Blood Omen 2
Bouncer, The
Futurama
Men In Black II: Alien Escape
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Game Boy Advance Games:

Final Fight One (GBA)
Mega Man Zero (GBA)
Super Ghouls N Ghosts (GBA)
Sega Smash Pack (GBA)

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Playstation Games:

Alien Resurrection
Austin Powers Pinball
Resident Evil 2
Star Wars: Demolition
Weakest Link, The
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: 3rd Edition
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