Possible ESPN NFL 2k5 deal

[sididiq]

I was reading on the gamefaqs boards that ebgames has an in store deal that when you trade in any 2 non-sports ps2 or xbox titles they give you espn fottball for free. I have not confirmed it but i'm going to try later this week.

[WildWop]

Can anyone verify this?

[Grave_Addiction]

That would be a pretty good deal, but I went to Target to get a raincheck for Red Dead Revolver.

That's 40% off, and I plan to use it on NFL 2k5 to get it for $12.

[WildWop]

That would be a pretty good deal, but I went to Target to get a raincheck for Red Dead Revolver.

That's 40% off, and I plan to use it on NFL 2k5 to get it for $12.

I'd think it would be a better use of that raincheck if you bought something that is normally full price, no? $8 savings vs. $20?

[Masterkyo]

I rather use Raincheck over trade-in 2 games for FREE ;)

[Grave_Addiction]

That would be a pretty good deal, but I went to Target to get a raincheck for Red Dead Revolver.

That's 40% off, and I plan to use it on NFL 2k5 to get it for $12.

I'd think it would be a better use of that raincheck if you bought something that is normally full price, no? $8 savings vs. $20?

Very true, but you can get as many rainchecks as you want. And paying $12 is a lot better than paying $20.

[vanlandw]

this would be a great deal becasue i have many old sports titles i never play....and could upgrade for free!

[Grave_Addiction]

this would be a great deal becasue i have many old sports titles i never play....and could upgrade for free!

It says two non-sports titles, not two sports titles. I don't have any games right now that I'd like to get $10 for, so I'll use the raincheck.

[bmulligan]

ebgames has an in store deal that when you trade in any 2 NON-SPORTS ps2 or xbox titles they give you espn fottball for free.

[jrutz]

Why don't you just get it at Best Buy and use the GGC to get it for $15? The GGC is free, and you still get about the same discount as if you used that raincheck on it. Then turn around and use the raincheck on something more expensive to get a discount.

Jeremy

[Grave_Addiction]

Why don't you just get it at Best Buy and use the GGC to get it for $15? The GGC is free, and you still get about the same discount as if you used that raincheck on it. Then turn around and use the raincheck on something more expensive to get a discount.

Jeremy

Because, like I said before, you can get as many rainchecks as you want, and I'd rather pay $12 than even $15. Who wouldn't?

Besides, I've spent a lot of damn money this month on games, and 2k5 will probably be the last game I buy for a while. Well, that is until the next killer deal comes along.

[sying]

You Cheap Asses!!!

[platano]

Hey guys, I am sure this was posted before but this is also a good deal that can be used for getting the game on the cheap.


ESPN Videogames | sports video games Xbox Playstation PS2 Sega (http://www.espnvideogames.com/news/story.php?id=311&gid=1&iType=2)

[Minger]

the coupon from there starts in like 2 months....

[mmn]

I'm heading down to EB tomorrow to trade in Syberia and Metal Gear Solid 2 : Substance.

God bless Circuit City. :)

[yeahokthenfu]

So all this talk about saving money, but no one has confirmed this deal.

[WildWop]

You Cheap Asses!!!

Capt. Obvious, meet Cpl. Apparent and MSgt. Straighforward. They'll be your bunk mates, so play nice.

[platano]

the coupon from there starts in like 2 months....


No its already active. Started on March 1st and runs till October. So it would work now.

Edit: Just looked now and you may have a right point.

[mmn]

So all this talk about saving money, but no one has confirmed this deal.

If you mean the EB deal, it is confirmed. I called them on Saturday to make sure Syberia and MGS 2 would work for the trade-ins and they said yes.

[thegame2k3]

I can second that confirmation. I went to EB yesterday, and it was in their "summer deals" brochure. I asked the guy about it but he didnt know much because he said that the ad just came out yesterday, and all he knew was that you didn't know what games would work with the trade-in until he rang them up.

[mmn]

Just got back from EB. They refused to take Metal Gear Solid 2 (after they said they would on Saturday) but luckily I brought a bunch of other games with me just in case. They ended up taking Syberia and Star Wars : Clone Wars for it, which is fine, since I wasn't going to play those games anyway and would rather keep MGS 2.

Total cost paid for ESPN 2k5 is under $12 and it will be waiting for me on Wednesday afternoon. :)

[wubb]

Ugh, I was hoping they really would take any non-sports title. My local EBX is pretty bad about what they take. I may head over with a stack of games I don't want and see if any two would work, but I may decide it's just too much hastle and pick it up for $15 at BB.

BTW, is this deal only good as a pre-order? (Hopefully not.)

[kidkash03]

Could somebody be nice enough to call their EB for me and see if these games will work in the deal? My EB is long distance, and I know that just b/c they work at one, they might not work at all EBs but hey, it's worth a shot. Also, I thought Cube games were included as well? If not, don't worry about them. Here's the games:

Red Faction-PS2
Luigi's Mansion-GC
GTA3-PS2
Star Wars: Rogue Leader-GC
Gran Turismo 3- PS2
Tony Hawk 3 and 4- GC and PS2 respectively

I was already going up my local EB next weekend to trade in some games and get ESPN, so this deal is perfect timing for me. Thanks to anyone that helps!

[Chris Dillon]

anyone know if they`ll take jp operation genesis and tribes.

[jshorr]

On a side note, anyone know if EB is still running the trade 2 get $20 off Halo 2 and some other games deal? And is WWE Wrestlemania XIX excluded from trade?

[ajh2298]

Just talked to the EB guy on the phone it is a valid deal, but only for the rest of today and tomorrow till they get the shipment of the game in.

[mmn]

There's really no way to know what games they will take. The guy at EB said they don't know what games the computer will accept until they scan them in.

The best bet is to CALL THEM and ask.

[football0701]

there has to be sum games that wont apply, such as any that are worth like $7 or less, caz they wont hardly break even...
othrwise, i wold easily buy out 2 jampacks and trade them for it making ESPN NFL 2005 a $5 game... :lol:

[maccabee72]

I just got back from my local EB here in Lake Jackson, TX and the guys there had no idea about the deal. They tried ringing up different combinations of the 4 game I brought (SWON, SSX3, Indiana Jones, Colin McRae 04 ) and none of them worked. So it may be YMMV, or the guys here are just clueless.

I was able to get in on the 3 for 1 trade at Hastings earlier in the day, with some of my less wanted CC games, so I wasn't too upset about not getting the EB deal....

[ajh2298]

Got in on this, traded in ESPN Football 2K4 and The Hulk no problems at all.

[Benaorn]

Do you guys think Dead to Right and Brute Force will work?

[mmn]

Do you guys think Dead to Right and Brute Force will work?

Call them and ask.

[magilacudy]

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ebtrade/exclusions/gc.asp

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ebtrade/exclusions/ps2.asp

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ebtrade/exclusions/xb.asp

On second glance, this might not be updated, but you can still get a good idea if you'll be able to trade in your game for this deal.

[DirtyBoB]

Ben-

Those should both work last i checked

[xtimx27]

I traded in ESPN Baseball (this years) and Crazy Taxi 3 no problem.

[Minger]

damn i cant use the thing...that is the thing thats shown on the xbox list...whats the ox for?

[H-Town Info]

i got the steal of the year for getting espn nfl 2k5

i traded genma onimusha and nfl fever 2003
THIS IS NO JOKE

plus i read the exclusion list and both games were on it

man the 2 games i traded were like .50 cents total i bet

[mmn]

Wow, nice job getting rid of NFL Fever 2003.

[killermike3706]

I wonder if they'll take Jampack 2003 disc.

[isaac]

:lol:

Right. ;)

I'm going to try Splashdown and ATV 2 tomorrow.

[DirtyBoB]

no way on the jampack

[rawtalent]

I love it...this is the epitome of CAG. Sega comes out w/ a great game at $20 bucks and we're still trying to make it cheaper. :D

[nba4life2k]

I went today and traded my crazy taxi 3 and bloodrayne that I got from CC for it. so its very real. woohoo im getting it tomorrow

[weizur]

So is this a preorder only deal? Will i have to go tomorrow before the shipment comes in to get in on this? Please let me know so I can go early if I must

[isaac]

I'm guessing it's preorder only. Most stores aren't allowed to sell their games early, anyway, but if you have any doubts just give 'em a call early to find out.

[Minger]

Eh...preorder only? And does the game go in stock today or tomorrow?


And if they dont accept the games I bring...well, best buy is 5 minutes away...heh

[Grave_Addiction]

Eh...preorder only? And does the game go in stock today or tomorrow?


And if they dont accept the games I bring...well, best buy is 5 minutes away...heh

The game is on sale right now! I may go pick it up on lunch. If you guys missed out on the EB trade in, you must go the Target raincheck route. $12 is all I have to say.

[paean]

It is not preorder only, it is a coupon from a flyer, not sure what the expiration date is tho but you can do it after the game comes out!

[Demontooth]

Grave_Addiction:

<----- Is that your picture over there under your name? It disturbs me

[Grave_Addiction]

Grave_Addiction:

<----- Is that your picture over there under your name? It disturbs me

No, that's just my tard. Gotta love the guy. Everyone used to think it was me, in prison with a smile on my face. Pretty damn funny.

[isaac]

Eh...preorder only? And does the game go in stock today or tomorrow?


And if they dont accept the games I bring...well, best buy is 5 minutes away...heh

The game is on sale right now! I may go pick it up on lunch. If you guys missed out on the EB trade in, you must go the Target raincheck route. $12 is all I have to say.

:? You sure it's on sale right now? Figured it would be tomorrow. I'll have to make some phone calls, if that's the case.

[Grave_Addiction]

Eh...preorder only? And does the game go in stock today or tomorrow?


And if they dont accept the games I bring...well, best buy is 5 minutes away...heh

The game is on sale right now! I may go pick it up on lunch. If you guys missed out on the EB trade in, you must go the Target raincheck route. $12 is all I have to say.

:? You sure it's on sale right now? Figured it would be tomorrow. I'll have to make some phone calls, if that's the case.

Hmmm, from what I've read, everything has been pointing to a July 20th release. I haven't heard anything about it releasing on the 21st.

[magilacudy]

I woke up early to get a headstart on ESPN, but after making a few calls it seems no one has it.

EB is selling non-preorders tomorrow (Weds.) and BB said to expect it on the 30th. So yeah. :(

[isaac]

Eh...preorder only? And does the game go in stock today or tomorrow?


And if they dont accept the games I bring...well, best buy is 5 minutes away...heh

The game is on sale right now! I may go pick it up on lunch. If you guys missed out on the EB trade in, you must go the Target raincheck route. $12 is all I have to say.

:? You sure it's on sale right now? Figured it would be tomorrow. I'll have to make some phone calls, if that's the case.

Hmmm, from what I've read, everything has been pointing to a July 20th release. I haven't heard anything about it releasing on the 21st.

July 20th is the ship date. Most stores are supposed to get it on the ship date but aren't actually allowed to sell the game until the day after.

[Grave_Addiction]

Well, I called my Gamestop and Target. GS said they start selling tomorrow and the idiot at Target had no idea when they will. He said they usually get games two or three days late and that it should be there by Friday.

[mernst23]

Ok well i just got back from my EB. You have to trade it in as a preorder, so basically anytime before the game comes in. I traded off THPS4 and DbZ: Budokai for it, and it's coming in at 5 pm tonight.

[Demontooth]

I just got back from my EB. I didn't preorder and they had plenty of copies. I can't wait to play this.

[yeldarb367]

My EB said they will have it tomorrow. I was ready to play but I have to be patient one more day.

[slipkornotpsu]

I just went to my eb to do this and here is how I made out.
I traded Nfl Fever 2004 and MVP Baseball 2003. I am happy, fever was given to me by a friend and I paid 5.99 for mvp from their website. It was also weird because the system said they owed me a penny so I got a preorder paid for the game and a penny. lol

[magilacudy]

I tried going the raincheck route, but the paper they gave me says nothing about 40% off anything.

So I went over to nearby EB and traded in Roadkill and Godzilla per my original plan and only had to pay a dollar plus some change. I think I did pretty well. Can't wait till tomorrow. :)

[Grave_Addiction]

I tried going the raincheck route, but the paper they gave me says nothing about 40% off anything.

So I went over to nearby EB and traded in Roadkill and Godzilla per my original plan and only had to pay a dollar plus some change. I think I did pretty well. Can't wait till tomorrow. :)

Dude, that's because you have to get a cashier to scan it and then they will give you the raincheck. All the little piece of paper from the game is is something the cashiers scan.

Then when you look at the raincheck, you can see the discount. :D

[killermike3706]

Just called two EB games around me, to see which i can trade. One EB i called said the deal ends today and one worker at another EB said the deal is till the end of the month. So i'll probaly trade in my games tommorrow and pick up the game then.

[sididiq]

just got back from ebgames, wouldn't take espn hocky 2k4 or twisted metal black online. the guys there were acting like asswipes and patronizing me so there is a customer service call and boycott in the works.

[Benaorn]

They took Dead to Right and Brute Force for me. The trade in value for those game is 1 dollar for dead to right and 1.50 for Brute Force lol. They added 17.50 for me.

[nba4life2k]

mine were 3 bucks each for crazy taxi 3 and bloodrayne both for xbox. they added 14 dollars. not bad cause i really got like 10 each and I got both at CC. so basically I got espn 2k5 for 10 bucks w00t

[isaac]

I got 2k5 for 5 bucks. ;) Anyway, were they supposed to make the total of the trade-in value equal $19.99 or the actual amount after tax?

[PittsburghAfterDark]

If this thread is any indication I see a butt load of ESPN NFL games moving. I don't know how this $19.99 game thing can't work out and make a dent in the Madden lead. Too many people know the 2K/ESPN games kicked butt but have always bought Madden and continued to do so.

I think this radical strategy may work. Guess we'll know around August 20th when the July NPD's come out.

[magilacudy]

I tried going the raincheck route, but the paper they gave me says nothing about 40% off anything.

So I went over to nearby EB and traded in Roadkill and Godzilla per my original plan and only had to pay a dollar plus some change. I think I did pretty well. Can't wait till tomorrow. :)

Dude, that's because you have to get a cashier to scan it and then they will give you the raincheck. All the little piece of paper from the game is is something the cashiers scan.

Then when you look at the raincheck, you can see the discount. :D

Grave, the girl at the service desk only gave me a 'guest copy' that says SORRY WE ARE OUT OF: at the top. There's nothing on it to scan. In fact the only thing on there is the contact info she made me write on it.

[Sarang01]

just got back from ebgames, wouldn't take espn hocky 2k4 or twisted metal black online. the guys there were acting like asswipes and patronizing me so there is a customer service call and boycott in the works.

Then they're idiots because "Twisted Metal Black" isn't that common. I don't think Sony made many copies of that since they only come with the first shipment of the Network Adapter.

[sididiq]

you guys were lucky, the clerks at my place were dicks and basically told me to go to hell and that they weren't going to take anything but top notch games. they were expecting something like....ninja gaiden and ncaa 2005 or something. they were also pretty much calling me stupid for buying sprts games every year because they were saying that they only buy the old sports games for 3 dollars. 10 minutes later one clerk asks teh other if he has mvp 2004 and he said yes, god what assmunches.

[sididiq]

just got back from ebgames, wouldn't take espn hocky 2k4 or twisted metal black online. the guys there were acting like asswipes and patronizing me so there is a customer service call and boycott in the works.

Then they're idiots because "Twisted Metal Black" isn't that common. I don't think Sony made many copies of that since they only come with the first shipment of the Network Adapter.

I'm not worried i just saw that target is selling espn 2k5 for 15.88. i plan to price match from best buy and use that 5 dollar off coupon on live enabled games.

[lionheart4life]

Actually I think that the Twisted Metal Black online thing comes with the Greatest Hits version now, not sure though cause I got the network adapter thing. That could be why they wouldn't let you trade it, maybe they only saw it as a bonus disk that comes with a game, who knows. Sorry I don't mean to defend EB, screw em just get your game at Target or BB, or trade in games somewhere else.

[Benaorn]

I'm not worried i just saw that target is selling espn 2k5 for 15.88. i plan to price match from best buy and use that 5 dollar off coupon on live enabled games.

The bad part about that is that you have to wait for maybe 7-30 for it.

[yeldarb367]

Will Best Buy have the game tomorrow? EB told me they would but I didn't call BB.

[isaac]

It's really YMMV, but from what I've gathered from the boards today, the concensus is that it'll be there on the 30th.

[Grave_Addiction]

I tried going the raincheck route, but the paper they gave me says nothing about 40% off anything.

So I went over to nearby EB and traded in Roadkill and Godzilla per my original plan and only had to pay a dollar plus some change. I think I did pretty well. Can't wait till tomorrow. :)

Dude, that's because you have to get a cashier to scan it and then they will give you the raincheck. All the little piece of paper from the game is is something the cashiers scan.

Then when you look at the raincheck, you can see the discount. :D

Grave, the girl at the service desk only gave me a 'guest copy' that says SORRY WE ARE OUT OF: at the top. There's nothing on it to scan. In fact the only thing on there is the contact info she made me write on it.

Hmmm, all the Targets I have been to usually have a raincheck stub right under the game that is sold out. You have to ask an associate for it, they scan it, then the raincheck comes out.

I guess yours may do business a bit different, though,

[magilacudy]

Hmmm, all the Targets I have been to usually have a raincheck stub right under the game that is sold out. You have to ask an associate for it, they scan it, then the raincheck comes out.


There's no one ever around the electronics section, so I asked the service desk. What does the raincheck stub look like? They just have the sign up promoting the sale price and that's it.

[killermike3706]

Picking up the game tommorrow. Went and traded in Rayman Revolution and Street Fighter EX3 with no problem. The clerk was really nice and we even had a good long video game talk.

[wubb]

I took a stack of 8 games yesterday and was surprised that they would accept 5 of them.

I ended up using Freaky Flyers and Dr. Muto and was told the game would be there today. (Better be!) I was completely shocked when the guy said Freaky Flyers was okay.

If I remember right they wouldn't accept:
Buffy Chaos Bleeds
Quantum Redshift
Blood Omen 2

They would accept:
Freaky Flyers
Dr. Muto
Vexx
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Genma Onimusha

Though I think each EB store can set their own list of excluded titles.

[Grave_Addiction]

Hmmm, all the Targets I have been to usually have a raincheck stub right under the game that is sold out. You have to ask an associate for it, they scan it, then the raincheck comes out.


There's no one ever around the electronics section, so I asked the service desk. What does the raincheck stub look like? They just have the sign up promoting the sale price and that's it.

The raincheck stub is just a small piece of paper that has a big barcode on it and instructions for the cashier. It says on it that it isn't a raincheck and that you have 30 days after the sale ends to still get the discount. All the cashiers do is scan it, then the real raincheck comes out.

[sididiq]

great news! i went to the ebgames across town and they took espn hockey and my friend gave me a copy of bloodrayne. he said i owe him a cup of coffee for the game so i can live with that. he also apologized for the other store and so i have a copy of espn 2k5 huzzah!

[yeldarb367]

Just got mine from EB. Looks awesome.

[thegame2k3]

Just got mine from EB, they took Onimusha 1 and Red Faction 1 for it. Great deal.

[Togepy]

I traded in Beyblade and Kelly Slater Pro Surfer for ESPN for Xbox.
Also traded in IHRA Drag Racing 2004 and SpyHunter 2 for $20 credit towards Fable.

I bought all of those games for $5 from BB and CC and they all sucked.

[dserafin1986]

Traded Home Run King and Jeremy McGrath for it, Great Deal!

[magilacudy]

The raincheck stub is just a small piece of paper that has a big barcode on it and instructions for the cashier. It says on it that it isn't a raincheck and that you have 30 days after the sale ends to still get the discount. All the cashiers do is scan it, then the real raincheck comes out.

The cashier had to type it into the computer, but lo and behold a raincheck printed out. I tried using it on an Xbox controller but no dice. I'm still thinking what game to get.

Thanks for the tip!

[Minger]

I jus got in from EB, I traded in Dino Crisis 3, the Thing and Dead to Rights...got the game and $10 store credit.

Pretty good considering i'm gettin $30 for $15...

[Benaorn]

They gave you $10 for what?

[mer71]

I traded in Roadkill and Defender of the Crown for ESPN2k5 today, so it cost $10.58. Thanks!

[abs0lute]

I traded in ESPN NFL Football (2K4) and ESPN College Hoops for ESPN 2K5, so some sports games do work (don't hesitate to give it a shot).