The Blockbuster/Gamerush Thread XX - SMG $25 new, disc-only used 360/Wii games $9.99!

[Denbo32]

360-Legendary-22
360-oblivion GOTY-8


boo that ho!

ouch down to 8. I'm glad I moved all mine earlier this week.

[ackbar7]

wow, 8?

[Rave Child]

Wow, I'm glad I dumped Legendary yesterday. They wouldn't enter my Smash Court Tennis with a manual lookup, though, so I may need to take a hit on that. I think it's been over a week since I bought it at GS. Maybe I can return it at my local store if the manager does me a favor.

[crunchewy]

It's pretty bad, but have they fixed their underlying problems or is this just a one time house cleaning? Let's hope it's the latter and we'll find things out of whack again in a matter of time. What will be the new Cranium?

[Denbo32]

It's pretty bad, but have they fixed their underlying problems or is this just a one time house cleaning? Let's hope it's the latter and we'll find things out of whack again in a matter of time. What will be the new Cranium?

Who's to say the new Cranium isn't still Cranium.

[speedrunner17]

ouch down to 8. I'm glad I moved all mine earlier this week.

WoW! I'm glad I traded in Oblivion last week. I'll just take Legendary back to GS. Its a shame how much these have dropped.

[fullmetalfan720]

I just called a store in Columbus, OH and was quoted $8 for Smash Court Tennis. However, the employee said they "didn't have any more available to be bought back." I wonder if this means there is limits to how many copies of a game BB will buy now?

EDIT: Other quotes:
Legendary (PS3) $22

[shumway]

When I first tried to flip a copy of Far Cry 2 for PS3 they didn't have a buyback but also said the quantity for it was set at 0. Don't think it necessarily means they can only take a certain number of any one game but you're best only trading 1 maybe 2 to a particular store anyway if it is the case.

[speedrunner17]

The Last Remnant-$15.Its looking real bad for the flips. The Wii games are supposed to be adjusted tomorrow also.

[Jesse757x]

damn with all these price drops i'm kind of worried about paying off my preorders.

[sprintfinanceguy]

^ has anyone checked on the PURCHASE price of any of these games? For example, Oblivion GOTY for 360 trading in at $8 would have meant that the selling price was $14.99 under the old system. (not sure that is the case anymore, but thinking out loud). This may mean that some of these games have dropped to much lower selling prices, and while not helpful for flipping, could still be a source for cheap games in the future.

Of course without CAGs filling the shelves with games, I'm not sure how the selection will look, but converted rentals could become very cheap very fast under this new structure?

[nietzsche74]

If you guys are still looking for confirmation I can confirm. Here is the direct quote:

"GAME TRADING BUY BACK PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

This week we will change our game trading buy back pricing structure to be more aligned with the Buy Back prices of our competitors. On Wednesday, February 4, stores with Most Wanted dry erase boards will need to revise the titles listed for this week instead of using the list provided in eMAP 5 (effective dates Feb. 2-Feb 8. Below is the new list of titles and buy back prices.

Additionally, all stores will discontinue accepting trades on GBA titles on Feb 3.

LISTS SOME TITLES AND NEW PRICES BLAH BLAH (Worth noting that Afro Samurai, Skate 2, and LOTR: Conquest are all fetching $25 under the new system. These are brand new games so I think that BB's ceiling for TiV's is going to be 25 now.

Effective dates for Buy Back Pricing Updates in POS

X360 and PS3 will be adjusted Wed. Feb 4
Wii and DS will be adjusted Thurs. Feb. 5
PS2 and PSP adjusted Friday Feb. 6
Xbox and Gcube Sat. Feb 7."

So there you go. Straight from the horses mouth. I don't think this kills flipping only makes it more difficult. Waiting on sales and the right coupons will now be key.

So what about the concerns mentioned previously that GR would also start spontaniously updating their TIVs at anytime during the week, rather than orderly every monday. Was that just in reference to the specefic dates listed here, or will there really no longer be a "dump day"?

[Denbo32]

I just called a store in Columbus, OH and was quoted $8 for Smash Court Tennis. However, the employee said they "didn't have any more available to be bought back." I wonder if this means there is limits to how many copies of a game BB will buy now?

EDIT: Other quotes:
Legendary (PS3) $22

2 Weeks ago, 1 store told me they couldn't accept any more of GotY Elder scrolls because they had 3 in stock already, and same with Legendary and smash court.

I didn't want to argue so I just shrugged it off, drove 10 mins and went to another BB to do the trades.

[fullmetalfan720]

2 Weeks ago, 1 store told me they couldn't accept any more of GotY Elder scrolls because they had 3 in stock already, and same with Legendary and smash court.

I didn't want to argue so I just shrugged it off, drove 10 mins and went to another BB to do the trades.

Yeah, but I think this might be their new policy. Each store or district can only take in x amount of each game.

[Friend of Sonic]

...Wow. These TIV suck. I almost don't want to update the third post because it's depressing.

[freshzen]

I'm confused is Blockbuster no longer giving out 50%+ of what they sell games for or are they just doing massive price drops all around?

[Friend of Sonic]

Should I wipe out the old TIV and start anew in the third post? Seems like Blockbuster just made them all irrelevant, or soon will depending on the platform.

[bornrunnin31]

maybe we should wait a few days and start a new thread?

[jer7583]

The day.. the flipping.. DIED.

Oh well, nice knowing you, Blockbuster. I never have to step into one of their stores again.

Their used stock is going to dry up fast without flippers giving them product.

[jkircos]

Does anyone kow if BB takes that "You're in the Movies" game for Xbox 360, I want to get the camera at Target for 30, and trade in the game.

[jer7583]

Call?

guessing no. It looks like they're going to try and be serious about taking trades now.

This may make sense to them from a "we have to stop this flipping" standpoint, but what's the point of aligning your prices with competitors when you do not offer even a small percentage of what that competition offers as far as games to buy?

The high TIVs were the only reason BBV got trades. Now that they're "competiive" with GameStop, whats the point? There wasn't shit I wanted to buy at blockbuster before, and there isn't shit now.

To whatever Blockbuster Corporate Employee is lurking this and reading this, Thanks for funding almost all of my holiday 2008 new releases and paying for a lot of my gas, christmas gifts, and other expenses. You guys were the best, and I enjoyed ripping you off daily.

I'll see you when you have your massive liquidation/going out of business sale by june.

[newlu]

The end has come upon us... :cry:

[Yanksfan]

Call?

guessing no. It looks like they're going to try and be serious about taking trades now.

This may make sense to them from a "we have to stop this flipping" standpoint, but what's the point of aligning your prices with competitors when you do not offer even a small percentage of what that competition offers as far as games to buy?

The high TIVs were the only reason BBV got trades. Now that they're "competiive" with GameStop, whats the point? There wasn't shit I wanted to buy at blockbuster before, and there isn't shit now.

To whatever Blockbuster Corporate Employee is lurking this and reading this, Thanks for funding almost all of my holiday 2008 new releases and paying for a lot of my gas, christmas gifts, and other expenses. You guys were the best, and I enjoyed ripping you off daily.

I'll see you when you have your massive liquidation/going out of business sale by june.

A bit much, don't you think.

You openly acknowledge you were ripping them off and you are now upset that they are no longer going to allow you to do so? Because since they won't be ripped off, means they are now going to be out of business completely by June?

[shumway]

^ has anyone checked on the PURCHASE price of any of these games? For example, Oblivion GOTY for 360 trading in at $8 would have meant that the selling price was $14.99 under the old system. (not sure that is the case anymore, but thinking out loud). This may mean that some of these games have dropped to much lower selling prices, and while not helpful for flipping, could still be a source for cheap games in the future.

Of course without CAGs filling the shelves with games, I'm not sure how the selection will look, but converted rentals could become very cheap very fast under this new structure?
When they finally dropped the TIV for Monster Jam 360 to like $3 they kept the sale price where it was at. I would suspect that Oblivon: GOTY will still be 44.98 or whatever it was.

[J7.]

And I justed opened a friggin flippin account. BBV must have had people really abuse their trade ins. I would only trade in a few games a month at most.

[maximus101]

Can't wait to see the look on Kunai's face.
Damnit

Fuck Kunai. It's douchebags like him that cause corporations to do shit like this.

[jer7583]

A bit much, don't you think.

You openly acknowledge you were ripping them off and you are now upset that they are no longer going to allow you to do so? Because since they won't be ripped off, means they are now going to be out of business completely by June?

Blockbuster has been a sinking ship for a long time, and for a lot more reasons than flipping.

Grabbing a few trinkets off the titanic before hitting the lifeboats isn't the worst idea ever.

[J7.]

phone broken?
My BBV's won't give info over the phone. Perhaps his don't either.

[autche]

I got the same notice 8 weeks ago. Faxed the forms but alas...still NO Wii... Not sure if anyone else who received the notice actually received their "Wii"...

Did you call their number and ask for "permission" to fax the form? I could see them saying they need the original signed copy "for file". I read through every bit of text they sent (notification letter/rules of contest/affidavit). I asked a friend to sign as an "over 18 witness" at the bottom, he didn't feel it was necessary, however reading through the rules stated that it was - one nice thing was that they "guarantee" that they will have a grand prize winner (wii) though it does say they can substitute the prize for something of equal or greater value if the advertrised prize is not available.

BTW, I sent my form in via certified mail with return receipt - made a copy of the affidavit and of the envelope I sent and all the other paperwork they sent to me - I just expect to have problems, but hope I won't.

Edit - did anyone find out from which store they won? I didn't see any info in my letter; I'd like to know myself.

[irishsoccermbw]

So glad I went all out during the last b1g1 450 left at GS and 200 at BB...should last me until the next gen :).

[shoe478]

My BBV's won't give info over the phone. Perhaps his don't either.

You guys give up too easy. Hell, I've called BBV's in different area codes when mine were all closed for the day.

[Bigjames]

I was going through Trade in Values in our system today and the max for 360 games was $25.

[h2dk]

The day.. the flipping.. DIED.



50 years (and 1 day) after the day the music died....coincidence???

[Xfactor4]

Call?

guessing no. It looks like they're going to try and be serious about taking trades now.

This may make sense to them from a "we have to stop this flipping" standpoint, but what's the point of aligning your prices with competitors when you do not offer even a small percentage of what that competition offers as far as games to buy?

The high TIVs were the only reason BBV got trades. Now that they're "competiive" with GameStop, whats the point? There wasn't shit I wanted to buy at blockbuster before, and there isn't shit now.

To whatever Blockbuster Corporate Employee is lurking this and reading this, Thanks for funding almost all of my holiday 2008 new releases and paying for a lot of my gas, christmas gifts, and other expenses. You guys were the best, and I enjoyed ripping you off daily.

I'll see you when you have your massive liquidation/going out of business sale by june.A bit much, don't you think.

You openly acknowledge you were ripping them off and you are now upset that they are no longer going to allow you to do so? Because since they won't be ripped off, means they are now going to be out of business completely by June?

Well, each man speak for himself. I never ripped them off, I just bought lots of games during their B1G1 sales and brought them other games bought on clearance or sale elsewhere for their posted TIV and no more than 2 per day of a particular title as my trading agreement with each local Blockbuster store gave me a yellow copy of to keep. Nowhere in the contract did it say that each account was limited to no more than $10K trade-ins in over the period of a year ?! If they had such a limit, they should put it in the contract and I would have traded less aggressively.

That said, I am sure my BBV district is celebrating their high amount of trades taken in and the huge used prp games sales I bought from them over the past year but alas...No more ! Sadly, it will be their loss to cut off some of the more active traders like myself especially because I spent all my trade credit in store on used games (with exception of a bunch of VV's that I got to buy my wife and kids christmas presents) but I sure did a lot of business with them before they banned me from trading. It was over $10K for the year in trade-ins which meant I also bought $10K worth of used games from them(well maybe 2 Nintendo Ds lites, one Wii, couple new games and pokemon cards also)

They bragged in store about how much they paid way more for trades then their competitors and so I brought them the games they wanted at the terms and prices they were willing to pay. I even brought them copies of Left for Dead, Prince of Persia, and other newer games they actually didn't even have in stock, never got it the first place, or ones that they could not keep rented at $8.xx a pop ! They sold most of my trades and converted many others to rentals to generate for $8.xx a pop ! Plus all their ex-rental used(plenty w/ crappy disks and/or no artwork) games cleared their shelf space and gave them money to buy newer games.

Funny thing is my local gamestop district just made #1 in the region, I think largely in part ot all my trade-ins(flips, etc), pre-orders, and used game purchases ! They're like high fiving me thanking them for all the trade business ! :bouncy:

Oh well. It is BBV's loss even though their liquid TIV may be smarter, their base values look to be stinky so I doubt they'll see any trades(which means less selection for customers to buy or rent), especially since company wide they'll lose out on all those trades they got from people they suspended their trading accounts, usually the accounts of major gamers !:applause:

I've traded more than that into Gamestop and they actually want any and every trade in of any kind they can get ! Because they are in the video game SELLING and TRADING business just like Blockbuster TRIED FEEBLY thus far to do. Because they trail Gamestop so far, their higher TIV's were the competitive edge they needed to try and catch up and get new traders since they have already been known to be flaky/unreliable with pre-orders but now...with the new TIV system and way lower TIV'S(without GS like boosting offers I might add) and with the sometimes random banning of traders like FOS ?:roll:

So Blockbuster, Good luck with hitting your comps and target video game trade numbers and sales goals when you alienate some of your best gamer customers !

Just my 2 pesos...

End Rant.

[mkernan]

50 years (and 1 day) after the day the music died....coincidence???

...I think not!

Seriously, this kinda sucks. I blew my $400 GS load by buying a PS3 for my parents. I mean, they gave me the cash for it, but still.

[gi60]

^ do you want to trade your cash to my GS credit? hehe.. just kidding.

But yeah, this new BBV program sucks.... the flipping opportunity is only from BB (during sale) to GS now.. haha..

[sp00ge]

Welp, time to cancel my RE5 preorder. I only had it partially paid for an sure as hell can't afford to pay it off in cash. Oh well...

Just one more thing to go wrong today.

[Chitown021]

I'm actually surprised it took corporate to make a move like this. They've been getting their TIV asses handed to them for years.

[jmiller]

February 4 2009
The Dark Ages for flippers officially begins...

[Jesse757x]

So Blockbuster, Good luck with hitting your comps and target video game trade numbers and sales goals when you alienate some of your best gamer customers !

maybe they will raise the prices back when they stop getting trade ins.:pray:

[h2dk]

This is exactly what Blockbuster needed to do a long time ago. A lot of people abused the hell out of their system (myself included, not near to the same extent as most though). BB did not benefit from this at all, it was only a matter of time before they realized it and we all knew it.

[Friend of Sonic]

Max value of 360 games being 25? Sounds like Gamestop, except they do trade bonuses. Maybe Blockbuster will follow suit.

[safire]

I hope the change in policy will help them survive the year, and not hasten their demise.

[MHults7791]

I was there today and saw NBA 2K8 for 10 and Prey for 7 (both used).

[speedrunner17]

My BBV's won't give info over the phone. Perhaps his don't either.

Yea its a real bitch calling 14 BBV and getting the same answer. You might get lucky and get a quote for one game. GS just won't tell me and they always say bring in your stuff. I guess they think if you bring it in you wouldn't have wanted to bring it in for no reason. That's how they get a lot of people. I've been to many stores with a few employees there doing absolutely nothing. Yet they won't even look up a trade value on the computer. That's why they have these threads to find out TIV's. Everyone's BBV aren't the same. Some employees are just lazy, and its stupid to constantly call when you know your not going to get an answer.

[doubledown]

When I first tried to flip a copy of Far Cry 2 for PS3 they didn't have a buyback but also said the quantity for it was set at 0. Don't think it necessarily means they can only take a certain number of any one game but you're best only trading 1 maybe 2 to a particular store anyway if it is the case.

I think people had issues trading Far Cry 2 in for some reason.

Anyone know if it was the PS3 version only? I have a 360 version and I'm curious what it trades for.

[dinovelvet]

If they're trying to be more like their competitors, then maybe they've noticed their competitors do trade-in specials and coupons etc. We might see some interesting offers and specials at BB over the next few weeks. One thing is for certain - they are going to see a HUGE drop in trade-in activity, so it will be interesting to see how they react to this.

I don't see the point of another B1G1 right now, as most stores are cleaned out of anything worthwhile, unless they do a B1G1 on ALL used titles.

Flipping ain't dead, it just means the insane Kunai-like activity has been stopped. We'll still see the occasional good flip from TRU and Target clearances, someone will discover a $10 > $25 flip before too long, I'll bet.

[io]

They sold most of my trades and converted many others to rentals to generate for $8.xx a pop ! Plus all their ex-rental used(plenty w/ crappy disks and/or no artwork) games cleared their shelf space and gave them money to buy newer games.

I was wondering about this. Do they really convert used games traded in for rental? I never thought they did so but when I called yesterday and asked for the End War quote the manager sort of excitedly said "Wow, we don't even have that for rent!". It almost sounded like she wanted it for that purpose. In any case, when I went there later there was a noob employee (I saw that as I drove up) - as a result I didn't bother with the sealed End War I had and just traded PoP instead. As expected, he first rang it up for $59.99 and told me how much I owed :roll:. Then he said, "oh, you want to rent this?". Finally we got it straightened out and I got my $33 credit - wonder if that's the last trade I'll ever make there?

Max value of 360 games being 25? Sounds like Gamestop, except they do trade bonuses. Maybe Blockbuster will follow suit.

And this, here, is the main problem with this new strategy. I posted about this yesterday (but it is well buried by now). BBV used to have some great trade-in deals to go along with their better-than-average trade-in values. We all thought they made adjustments to be more competetive when they dropped those great deals (trade 2 get any new game or preorder for $30, and the extra $5 per game - both of which ran at the same time at many GR stores). So, it's fine to drop the trade-in values but without an Edge card-like 10% boost and constantly-running promos like GS has, good luck on even beginning to compete with GS :roll:. (And, of course, let's not forget the point that most BBV's have 1/100th - 1/1000th the stock of new and used stuff that any GS will have).

It's kind of funny but I always figured one of the biggest things hurting them were the flippers who traded in massive amounts of stuff and then turned around and cleared out all the Wiis and Wii Fits to sell for cash. This hurt them pretty badly because they got a lot of overvalued used games in exchange for very low margin stuff BBV paid a great deal of real cash for. Now is a very interesting time to fix this, though, as it appears the Wiis and Wii Fits are pretty much everywhere now and no longer hard to find - thus not really viable for the cash-out that they once were. I actually figured the massive flipping would decrease a ton around now anyway, even if BBV made no changes. They could also have handled the over-flipping in other ways of course. They could have had a strict limit of 2 game titles per store (for the entire store - that is, once they get 2 used copies traded in they simply take no more of them - thus not picking on any one customer yet supressing the amount of duplicates of heavily-flipped titles to a minimum). That way they could continue to offer high TIVs for the random Joe that wants to trade Fallout 3 the week after he buys it but don't get hurt too much by the professional flippers. Oh well, it is what it is...

[h2dk]

...
And this, here, is the main problem with this new strategy. I posted about this yesterday (but it is well buried by now). BBV used to have some great trade-in deals to go along with their better-than-average trade-in values. We all thought they made adjustments to be more competetive when they dropped those great deals (trade 2 get any new game or preorder for $30, and the extra $5 per game - both of which ran at the same time at many GR stores). So, it's fine to drop the trade-in values but without an Edge card-like 10% boost and constantly-running promos like GS has, good luck on even beginning to compete with GS :roll:. (And, of course, let's not forget the point that most BBV's have 1/100th - 1/1000th the stock of new and used stuff that any GS will have).

They definitely aren't catering to "us". They are aiming for "mom & pop" Wii owners that regularly rent movies that may be too overwhelmed by stepping into a Gamestop (I've seen many a flustered "older" adult in GS being pushed on the edge card and preorders). I have seen plenty of instances where parents are standing in line to rent a movie while a child is picking out a used game to buy.

Sure, this will reduce their stock of used games, but it will also reduce their stock of used games that eventually get marked down to $14.99 or less because they've been sitting on the shelf for months.

[io]

Yeah, but they haven't catered to casual game owners either because they hardly even mention the fact that they even take game trades and I bet 95% of their regular rental customers don't even know they do so. They are pushing those preorders hard, though, to everyone... I wonder how many they actually get.

In that sense they are taking on some of the worst aspects of GS (pushing fee-based memberships and preorders, and now low trade-in values) without taking on any of their better aspects (diverse stock, trade-in deals). This noob employee I had yesterday who didn't know how to process a trade sure enough knew how to push the Rewards program and movie preorders on me. While he was continually messing up my trade he tried to sell me on the Rewards and get me to preorder Twilight :roll:. So based on this we can see where their new emphasis is.

[io]

OK, so I edited the second post. I was just going to remove everything but I decided there are actually a few things that might be break-even or a small profit in going from GS->BBV. It's funny, because things might flip 180 from what they used to be. We may continue to be able to get 2x-3x trades from BBV->GS with B1G1 sales + GS trade-in promos yet have to settle for break-even to get BBV credit back. This is the exact opposite of how it was a year ago or so before GS started up all those trade-in deals.

So, for example, something like Legendary is still OK if GS has a 20% off coupon. In that case, it is $18.89 -> $22. So I'll leave those sorts of things up but I removed all the $34.99 GS games...

[Rave Child]

So glad I went all out during the last b1g1 450 left at GS and 200 at BB...should last me until the next gen :).

That amount will last you until the next generation? Wow, that's pretty impressive. I spend on average less than $10 per game, but I would probably blow through that amount in a year. Although, I guess I've nearly completed my PS2 collection now, too, so I don't have much more to buy. I guess by the time I upgrade to the current gen my credit will still go a long way.


Yeah, but they haven't catered to casual game owners either because they hardly even mention the fact that they even take game trades and I bet 95% of their regular rental customers don't even know they do so. They are pushing those preorders hard, though, to everyone... I wonder how many they actually get.

I have never once heard anybody at any Blockbuster mentioning preorders. Ever. This is out of hundreds of visits to buy or trade games within the last 6-7 months. Maybe it's just my area?

[io]

I have never once heard anybody at any Blockbuster mentioning preorders. Ever. This is out of hundreds of visits to buy or trade games within the last 6-7 months. Maybe it's just my area?

Well, when I called for a TIV quote yesterday the manager pushed a Street Fighter preorder on me. Yeah, maybe it's the DM's doing this. But it is particularly galling for THIS DM to be doing so because she told the manager at my store there's nothing that could be done about them not delivering preorders that I have put down in the past.

Don't they at least have signs up all over for the preorders games and such? I don't mind that of course, but when they start getting all Gamestopy on me and mentioning them every time I buy/rent something it is going to get old fast.

[hawaiiboy]

so as someone mentioned earlier the max value for a game is now $25. and that is for only the brand new stuff like LOTR and skate 2 and afro samurai. most of the other good flips are $22 i.e. endwar, legendary,POP. far cry 2 gets $15. and it looks like tivs are the same for both formats. no longer is there a $1 difference. we'll see what bukkake gets tomorrow since the wii gets updated tomorrow.

[Rave Child]

Well, when I called for a TIV quote yesterday the manager pushed a Street Fighter preorder on me. Yeah, maybe it's the DM's doing this. But it is particularly galling for THIS DM to be doing so because she told the manager at my store there's nothing that could be done about them not delivering preorders that I have put down in the past.

Don't they at least have signs up all over for the preorders games and such? I don't mind that of course, but when they start getting all Gamestopy on me and mentioning them every time I buy/rent something it is going to get old fast.

Nope, the most they have is the "Most Wanted" board with some TIVs, but only like 30% of my stores have this. I think they're all pretty weak in the gaming department, so maybe they just don't push it. I think some might have little black and white printed sheets that mention certain preorders, but it was never anything that caught my eye well enough to make me bother reading it.

[gi60]

Is the $ 25 for both PS3 and X360? I think someone mention earlier that $25 is for 360 only.

[Friend of Sonic]

Oh, that's a good point HB. Bukkake should still get its full value until tomorrow. Anyone want to go on a Bukkake run with me? We'll get so much Bukkake we'll be up to our eyeballs in it, and then we'll give all of our Bukkake to Blockbuster.

[vike105]

The girlfriends and wives of cags are rejoicing as we speak

[hutno]

Geez I haven't been this sad since the death of the EB morning update

[captnjack]

Did you call their number and ask for "permission" to fax the form? I could see them saying they need the original signed copy "for file". I read through every bit of text they sent (notification letter/rules of contest/affidavit). I asked a friend to sign as an "over 18 witness" at the bottom, he didn't feel it was necessary, however reading through the rules stated that it was - one nice thing was that they "guarantee" that they will have a grand prize winner (wii) though it does say they can substitute the prize for something of equal or greater value if the advertrised prize is not available.

BTW, I sent my form in via certified mail with return receipt - made a copy of the affidavit and of the envelope I sent and all the other paperwork they sent to me - I just expect to have problems, but hope I won't.

Edit - did anyone find out from which store they won? I didn't see any info in my letter; I'd like to know myself.

Yup. Got voicemail... which was full... bummer :cry:

[theeipi]

On a bright note, I saw today they have started selling used blue rays for 16.99

[theeipi]

On a bright note, I saw today they have started selling used blu rays for 16.99

[animemaniac14]

The girlfriends and wives of cags are rejoicing as we speak

no way that ain't true! wait...what's that music and footsteps I hear?!...is that...IS THAT SOMEONE OPENING UP A BOTTLE OF BUBBLY?! :hot:

[emg28]

Yea its a real bitch calling 14 BBV and getting the same answer. You might get lucky and get a quote for one game.

Everyone's BBV aren't the same. Some employees are just lazy, and its stupid to constantly call when you know your not going to get an answer.

310-793-9802

^ They are pretty good with giving out TIVs (assuming you have free long distance).

The girlfriends and wives of cags are rejoicing as we speak

:lol:

That's some bad news coming for BBV (regarding TIV updates). The last time I flipped a game to BBV was in December. I went the whole month of January without any flipping to BBV. To top it off, I bought a couple of BK giftcards and when I went to go use them, the giftcards were not activated. :bomb:

[bahnke1]

legendary for 360 has dropped in TIV just got 22.00 for it. and i did call 5 different BBV and all were the same

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

I'm going to drink myself to sleep tonight. Thx BBV.

[ave1]

Maybe we'll see the Gamestop price for Legendary drop to $19.99 in about a month ($17.99 used). If there was another 20% coupon, suddenly it'd be a great trade-in once again.

We can only hope. . .

[jer7583]

Amazing coincidence that the very day that blockbuster flipping as we knew it comes to it's final end, I schedule an interview for a job.

Thanks for helping keep me afloat these last couple months, BBV.

[DarkRider23]

Amazing coincidence that the very day that blockbuster flipping as we knew it comes to it's final end, I schedule an interview for a job.

Thanks for helping keep me afloat these last couple months, BBV.

A job at BBV? Just so you know, if you are an employee at BBV you can only trade at the BBV you work at. I got in trouble for trading at 2 other BBVs :X.

[Xfactor19990]

wait, can someone explained what happened, all i keep seeing, is feb 4th the day trading died etc, im confused! I have not been here for a long while, what happened?

[Gertle627]

It's only a couple pages back, but starting today BBV changed their TIV system so that the max any game gets is $25 and supposedly they will be keeping up with competitors in the TIV department a bit better.

[Xfactor19990]

o i c, but how did the effectively kill "flipping", weren't most flipped games under $25? Sorry if im wrong, new to this whole BBV trade thing

[stone1061]

This thread feels like a funeral.
I'd like to say that while I will miss our good friend Blockbuster, they won't be forgotten. Not with the 80GB PS3, Xbox 360, Wii+Wii fit, Ds Lite, IPod Touch(Macy's gift cards), and countless games obtained.
I look foward to the announcement that Blockbuster will become an online/mail service only. Or even a vending service like Red box. They need to lose the leases and overhead.
Leave Brick and Mortar rentals to the Mom and Pop stores.

I rented Disc 1 season 1 of Battlestar Galactica. I could own it for just $59.99 more! Really? So all 5 discs would run me $299.95? Really?

OT: Went 4 for 4 in finding Wii sports at Gamestops today!

[JJSP]

o i c, but how did the effectively kill "flipping", weren't most flipped games under $25? Sorry if im wrong, new to this whole BBV trade thing
Most games were purchased with credit at Gamestop for considerably less, and traded to BBV for $35/$36. It was relatively common to trade games for double, sometimes triple depending on Gamestop's coupon of the week.

[CheapAssRu]

I heard lots of BLockbusters were closing due to REDBOX... is that true?

[JJSP]

I heard lots of BLockbusters were closing due to REDBOX... is that true?
Uh, no.

[Warner1281]

I heard lots of BLockbusters were closing due to REDBOX... is that true?

Not directly. SOME BBV's are closing due to market saturation, new technology, and poor economic times. So Redbox contributed to category "A". And by "SOME" I mean about 1% or less, just like any other business that's out there right now (that isn't Circuit City, anyways).

[ChunkyLover78]

so i just saw this thought it was kinda interesting... kinda ot though

http://videogames.yahoo.com/feature/analyst-games-to-get-cheaper/1286173

[io]

Interesting note on the new $25 TIV price point: I went to Gamecrazy today and picked up one of their fliers. They advertize "Top Trades!" and their examples include Fallout 3 (PS3), PoP (PS3), Fable II, Gears 2, and Left 4 Dead all showing $25 after MVP. Some of the others are $22 (Mirror's Edge, CoD:WaW), $18 (AC:CF), $17 (Symphonia for Wii), and $12 (the new DS Pokemon Ranger).

I'm sure it is not a coincidence that BBV's top trade-in value is now $25, matching exactly what Gamecrazy gives with the MVP. It makes sense as GC is their closest competitor and not Gamestop. However, I still have to wonder why on earth I'd trade at BBV when I can get the same amount at GC given GC's vastly superior selection? Hell, even the regular non-GC Hollywood stores now have a better selection of new games than any BBV I've seen (this is relatively new but they outdid BBV for sure with those "Gamezone" setups).

I mean, I can get even the most obscure DS games at GC and I just picked up a Devil Summoner for PS2 there tonight - I bet there isn't a single BBV or GR with that game in stock (new).

At this point the only reason I can see to build up any BBV credit is for a potential B1G1 sale on used games as that should still provide some decent deals. In terms of new stuff, though, forget about it. At my local GC (and this is supposed to be valid for the whole chain though as always it is YMMV) I can get them to price match any Fry's/Best Buy/Target ad for new releases PLUS they are much more reliable about getting those new releases on the day they are supposed to come out.

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

Interesting note on the new $25 TIV price point: I went to Gamecrazy today and picked up one of their fliers. They advertize "Top Trades!" and their examples include Fallout 3 (PS3), PoP (PS3), Fable II, Gears 2, and Left 4 Dead all showing $25 after MVP. Some of the others are $22 (Mirror's Edge, CoD:WaW), $18 (AC:CF), $17 (Symphonia for Wii), and $12 (the new DS Pokemon Ranger).

I'm sure it is not a coincidence that BBV's top trade-in value is now $25, matching exactly what Gamecrazy gives with the MVP. It makes sense as GC is their closest competitor and not Gamestop. However, I still have to wonder why on earth I'd trade at BBV when I can get the same amount at GC given GC's vastly superior selection? Hell, even the regular non-GC Hollywood stores now have a better selection of new games than any BBV I've seen (this is relatively new but they outdid BBV for sure with those "Gamezone" setups).

I mean, I can get even the most obscure DS games at GC and I just picked up a Devil Summoner for PS2 there tonight - I bet there isn't a single BBV or GR with that game in stock (new).

At this point the only reason I can see to build up ant BBV credit is for a potential B1G1 sale on used games as that should still provide some decent deals. In terms of new stuff, though, forget about it. At my local GC (and this is supposed to be valid for the whole chain though as always it is YMMV) I can get them to price match any Fry's/Best Buy/Target ad for new releases PLUS they are much more reliable about getting those new releases on the day they are supposed to come out.

Consider yourself lucky to have Gamecrazy and Hollywood Video io. I have niether.

What's your prediction for the next B1G1? I don't completely understand why I've read numerous posts saying that there's a B1G1 in the near future. The way it's been going, the earliest we'll see one is this summer, maybe even late summer. I'd be suprised if we get one over spring break for example, but I wont be suprised when BBV starts implementing some other kind of deals. This customer appreciation week sounds a little promising, but I doubt I'll be spending too much BBV credit until the next B1G1, or they start selling those used blu rays for 2 for $10 instead of $16.99 each (I'm totally guestimating a 2 for $10 wont happen for 6 to 12 months and probably closer to 12 months. And probably just for specific crap blu rays that aren't selling).

Oh yeah, another thing completely off topic but I was just reading your recently completed game list io, and I was wondering what you thought about lego batman compared to the other lego games.

[io]

Oh yeah, another thing completely off topic but I was just reading your recently completed game list io, and I was wondering what you thought about lego batman compared to the other lego games.

It is pretty good - they've pretty much perfected the formula. But that's sort of the problem - it has become a formula. So if you didn't like the others you won't like this one. At least it is fairly easy and short to get 100% completion if you want to go for that (as I did). It still takes some time, but nowhere near as long as LSW Complete Saga (though probably a little longer than Indy which I got 100% on during a BBV rental ;)).

As for B1G1, with the changes they are making who knows? They had one the end of March last year though - it was very short (1 or 2 weeks at the most) and they didn't have a great selection then. I remember it mostly being PSP games and stuff like Top Spin 2 for 360. Interestingly enough, the only thing I did during that sale was buy 2 copies of Top Spin 2 and trade them to Gamecrazy ;).

[CheapAssRu]

When I asked if they were doing another soon the manager at my local BBV said "Prob just one or two a year"


so take it as you want...

[Animal7390]

i called last night and got the following tivs:

ps3:
legendary - 22
aitd: inferno - 17

wii:
cranium kabookii (bukkake) - 16 still
escape from bug island - 9
spy game elevator missions - 9
luxor pharoahs challenge - 9

this makes me a sad panda. also the wii games could come off until we see a coupon or price drop to make them even. your call io.

[salty tbone]

OK, so I edited the second post. I was just going to remove everything but I decided there are actually a few things that might be break-even or a small profit in going from GS->BBV. It's funny, because things might flip 180 from what they used to be. We may continue to be able to get 2x-3x trades from BBV->GS with B1G1 sales + GS trade-in promos yet have to settle for break-even to get BBV credit back. This is the exact opposite of how it was a year ago or so before GS started up all those trade-in deals.

Sadly, very true. Unfortunately break-even trades from BBV to GS were never a problem because you could do high-volume and GS would never bat an eye. But trying to do that at BBV, I see it just being a hassle with all the paranoia there. It was bad enough trading in games more than once a month at each BBV. "Boy, you're always trading in games!" :roll:

Although suddenly I'm not so concerned about getting banned from trading to BBV.

And as others have said, if BBV wants to lower TIVs to match competitors, they better offer some juice with promos or coupons. Otherwise, I have little incentive to bother going there.

[Hair6a11]

maybe im grasping at straws, but im wondering what the samba de amigo trade in price is , I have to go to work :)

(current 9.99 via amazon (yes i have prime))

[Animal7390]

maybe im grasping at straws, but im wondering what the samba de amigo trade in price is , I have to go to work :)

(current 9.99 via amazon (yes i have prime))

sells for 15 used so on their old scheme that would net you 79 tiv but since that all started changing yesterday i would bet 3-5 tiv on samba

[irishsoccermbw]

maybe im grasping at straws, but im wondering what the samba de amigo trade in price is , I have to go to work :)

(current 9.99 via amazon (yes i have prime))

It was apart of the b1g1 so id assume 8 before the new trade in value thing...so I don't see how it would be worth flipping.

[Hair6a11]

It was apart of the b1g1 so id assume 8 before the new trade in value thing...so I don't see how it would be worth flipping.

just checking - thanks for the reply. I didn't realize it was part of the b1g1 (well, never saw one)

[crunchewy]

How much did CAGs really have to do with stocking BBV's shelves with used games, at least in terms of valuable games? Sure, you loaded them up with crap they gave us too much for, but what about the good titles they can actually profit from? Where did they come from? Presumably that stuff will keep flowing because they didn't give much for that stuff before either and yet they had some of it. Hopefully b1g1 will make for some worthwhile flipping back to GS in the future and/or to-keep purchases. Or maybe this adjustment is a temporary fix that in the long run will unwind itself into a new form of beneficial chaos.

[falcon815]

Edit - did anyone find out from which store they won? I didn't see any info in my letter; I'd like to know myself.

I wasn't able to find that out. I won a Wii, but I made qualifying purchases at 4 or 5 stores during the promo.

[Yanksfan]

I traded in newer titles with them as well because they did give higher TIV. I would say that the majority of my trades with them were games I bought to play actually, not necessarily to flip.

Even for the flippers, as of late, some better games were the ones to flip. Oblivion GOTY, Prince of Persia, Far Cry 2 - these are hardly shovelware type games. So CAGers were stocking their shelves with decent games as well.

[Denbo32]

I did my first Cranium Kabookii trade in yesterday, and the person asked me if the game was that bad. Totally caught me off guard when he asked me details about the game. I just said it wasn't terrible. He then asked me for the glasses, and I was puzzled. Just said that how the game came to me, and I didn't know of any glasses.

[Xfactor4]

I did my first Cranium Kabookii trade in yesterday, and the person asked me if the game was that bad. Totally caught me off guard when he asked me details about the game. I just said it wasn't terrible. He then asked me for the glasses, and I was puzzled. Just said that how the game came to me, and I didn't know of any glasses.

Yup. It is supposed to come with 3-d glasses to play the game.;)

[gi60]

I can't believe that GS Canada is giving $ 37 credit for GTA4, COD4. For those of you who live near the border, it's probably worth it to flip some of the BB game to GS in Canada. See spoiler for sample and list of games.

http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/front.jpg
http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/back.jpg

[stone1061]

Forgot to mention the good thing that I can confirm. From 2/17-3/2, Blockbuster is having "Customer Appreciation Weeks".

-All stores will be holding Customer Appreciation sales. Included in the sale will be PPG (Games), discounted PVD (used movies) and clearance general merchandise and licensed product.

-Could be a B1G1 sale again already. There is some more info being sent to stores today. I head into work in about a half hour so I'll see whats up.
Just speculation, but the current promo at gamestop(trade 3 get extra $10) will end on 2/8. It's been extended once, so most likely they will go back to the tiered bonus.(10/20/30%) by the time this starts.
Would be nice if they mixed it up and gave us a new promo at Blockbuster, b2g1 free on all used games or xx% off since the amount of stuff that falls into the b1g1 $14.99 range is slim.

[Xfactor4]

Just speculation, but the current promo at gamestop(trade 3 get extra $10) will end on 2/8. It's been extended once, so most likely they will go back to the tiered bonus.(10/20/30%) by the time this starts...

Actually the GS trade 3 get extra $10 promo looks like it was extended again until 2/22 according to reports over at the thread so probably no 10/20/30%... :roll:

EDIT: That said, I just checked the GS.com website just now and it is still only showing 2/8 expiration date but some CAGS reported receiving flyers saying its going on until 2/22...

[cdeener]

The girlfriends and wives of cags are rejoicing as we speak
Well, just when I got happy that BB was starting to sell $17 Used Blu-rays this happens. You are right mine will probably want to celebrate. I stopped flipping a while ago so this sucks but I will just focus more playing the games then flipping to get new ones.

[Denbo32]

I can't believe that GS Canada is giving $ 37 credit for GTA4, COD4. For those of you who live near the border, it's probably worth it to flip some of the BB game to GS in Canada. See spoiler for sample and list of games.

http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/front.jpg
http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/back.jpg

That's almost amazing there. I would do the drive to Canada just to turn in GTA for 37.... funny fow they are selling SMG for 25 new and buying it back for 30 used.

[BarbblerElf]

That's almost amazing there. I would do the drive to Canada just to turn in GTA for 37.... funny fow they are selling SMG for 25 new and buying it back for 30 used.

Isn't there like a money exchange rate, or is GS credit considered it's own currency that is the same in any country?

[gi60]

^ I just checked the conversion rate, and apparently US dollar is a lot stronger than last year. 1 Canadian = $ .81, so 37 = $ 30. Still good or you can just use the credit right away, since the MSRP of games are still the same there or cheaper when you convert to US dollar.

[Animal7390]

That's almost amazing there. I would do the drive to Canada just to turn in GTA for 37.... funny fow they are selling SMG for 25 new and buying it back for 30 used.

smg new is at blockbuster not gs

[Denbo32]

smg new is at blockbuster not gs

Doh, missed that totally. For some reason being in a Block buster thread I thought the ad was for blockbuster.

[nietzsche74]

I can't believe that GS Canada is giving $ 37 credit for GTA4, COD4. For those of you who live near the border, it's probably worth it to flip some of the BB game to GS in Canada. See spoiler for sample and list of games.

http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/front.jpg
http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/back.jpg

Is that even... legal?

Anyway, has anyone confirmed whether just the maximum you can get for a TIV is affected by this "policy", or have all TIVs been scaled back (e.g. Games that normally sell used for $25 still get $15 TIV, ' for $20 still get $12, etc.) If not, then flips along the lines of Smash Court Tennis 3, maybe even Monster Jam, could still be possible, and this would only really affect the $45-$55 high value games we'd be trading in. Someone ought to check this out...

[dyeknom]

Would be interesting if Game Crazy would match this ad, even though we aren't in canada :) Must include manual... f' this... I'm moving to Canada so I can get manuals when I BUY used.

[hawaiiboy]

Anyway, has anyone confirmed whether just the maximum you can get for a TIV is affected by this "policy", or have all TIVs been scaled back (e.g. Games that normally sell used for $25 still get $15 TIV, ' for $20 still get $12, etc.) If not, then flips along the lines of Smash Court Tennis 3, maybe even Monster Jam, could still be possible, and this would only really affect the $45-$55 high value games we'd be trading in. Someone ought to check this out...


all TIVS have been scaled back. smash court tennis gets $3(been that way for a few weeks), monster jam gets $8. the only 2 that games that i could find that are still flippable are legendary $22 and bukkake which once again held at $16.

[hawaiiboy]

actually got it backwards monster jam gets $3 and smash court tennis gets $8

[J7.]

If you're crossing the border with loads of games, watch out, they just found a Russian spy who was confiscating loads of cash inside PS2 game cases...

[Ragnorok64]

If you're crossing the border with loads of games, watch out, they just found a Russian spy who was confiscating loads of cash inside PS2 game cases...
Well if someone gets in trouble for that it'd definitely make me feel less bad about getting a trade in ban at Gamestop, in comparison.

[io]

just checking - thanks for the reply. I didn't realize it was part of the b1g1 (well, never saw one)

Check the second post to see which games were part of the B1G1 - basically anything listed there (in the second part) are not going to get much at BBV because they are on sale for $14.99 or less there. I've kept up that list (though haven't updated the GS trade-in prices recently) in case the B1G1 returns as some of these games may still be available.

[io]

i called last night and got the following tivs:

ps3:
legendary - 22
aitd: inferno - 17

wii:
cranium kabookii (bukkake) - 16 still
escape from bug island - 9
spy game elevator missions - 9
luxor pharoahs challenge - 9

this makes me a sad panda. also the wii games could come off until we see a coupon or price drop to make them even. your call io.

Yeah, I'll leave everything that's left up there because a lot of it is break-even with coupon.

We need to get more quotes though for the mid-level stuff like :360: Spectral Force 3, Zoids Assault, Bladestorm, and :ps3: Viking, Bladestorm, Blacksite, and :wii: Death Jr, Baroque, Chicken Shoot, Wild Earth, etc - basically anything in the second post that does not have a 2/7? date (the question mark being there because we don't know if those prices are good through Sunday any more though I see little reason for them to drop again so soon when they just adjusted them).

[animemaniac14]

should put in the title of the BBV thread: FLIPPERS BEWARE! lol

well i will still be visiting this thread from time to time cuz unlike many of you (who prob visit this thread no more, and thus won't be reading this) i actually ENJOY going to bbv :-D

[Sinnbox]

MY BBV Manager said that the local district is already wanting to do a B1G1 becasue people hve been trading so much since christmas that they are overflowing again.

[Nirron]

should put in the title of the BBV thread: FLIPPERS BEWARE! lol

well i will still be visiting this thread from time to time cuz unlike many of you (who prob visit this thread no more, and thus won't be reading this) i actually ENJOY going to bbv :-D

"Abandon all hope, ye flippers who enter here?"

And I don't want to give flipping a premature burial, but I held off flipping in late December and all through January since I had gotten in a bit of hot water locally (one hold on my account and one something; all I know about the latter is that a managed told my younger brother "he's not allowed to trade here, and that's between him and Blockbuster")

[CaoPi]

so Legendary finally took a hit, that was a while....

[BarbblerElf]

MY BBV Manager said that the local district is already wanting to do a B1G1 becasue people hve been trading so much since christmas that they are overflowing again.

lol lucky you. I just passed by my BBV like an hour ago and they have no used games for sale. The BBV is in a busy place but also right next to a gamestop. So either everyone trades in at gamestop or people buy everything from my BBV. If there is a B1G1 I def have to go to another BB a few miles away, and no car.

[stetson717]

I can't believe that GS Canada is giving $ 37 credit for GTA4, COD4. For those of you who live near the border, it's probably worth it to flip some of the BB game to GS in Canada. See spoiler for sample and list of games.

http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/front.jpg
http://www.gamesonsmash.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/back.jpg

LMFAO!!! I think i'm the only Canadian CAG that visits this thread regularly as I live in a border city with a girlfriend in Michigan. Yes, I definitely took advantage of the TIV for GTAIV but I did it when it was "only" $35. The reason for the $37 tiv is to compete with Future Shop, whom is owned by Best Buy, who started taking trades in less than a year ago.

BTW, to the poster talkin about the manuals being required, that's a YMMV depending on the employee. Also, even thought the Canadian dollar is a lot weaker than what it was a year ago, prices have increased on only a few games. Prices of PS3's and Xbox 360's are still in line with American prices.

I do a lot of cross border flipping. I guess I'm an international flipper :D

[RCS0926]

lol lucky you. I just passed by my BBV like an hour ago and they have no used games for sale. The BBV is in a busy place but also right next to a gamestop. So either everyone trades in at gamestop or people buy everything from my BBV. If there is a B1G1 I def have to go to another BB a few miles away, and no car.

My local BBVs have a decent selection of $14.99 and under games too, so I would definitely welcome another B1G1 sale. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing the next B1G1 closer to the summer months because there would probably be an even bigger selection of games to choose from.

[Plastics]

Is Blockbuster still not accepting copies of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift for trade? I called my local store but it didn't show up. Anyone else?

[hawaiiboy]

:360:bladestorm tiv is $17.

[DrNo888]

MY BBV Manager said that the local district is already wanting to do a B1G1 becasue people hve been trading so much since christmas that they are overflowing again.

Must be all the shovel ware people traded back in from the B1G1F and realized they were all crap games, minus some exceptions.

[bornrunnin31]

Tom Clancey's EndWar gets $22 for 360

[Stingermck]

Shit, me and a friend hit BBV tonight, and I hadn't read this thread for a few days. Boy did we get shocked. So with that said, heres what we did not trade in:

:ps3:

LOTR $25
Legendary $22
Orange Box $6

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

you know what, fuck it, I'm just going to keep trading a few bukkakes back and forth in between BBV stores until I get banned. :-P

[thecheapness]

I saw some Grand Theft Auto IV's at my local Blockbuster, but they were marked $40.99. Is the 14.99 price nationwide or is it YMMV? They weren't in the clearance box or anything either, just next to other overpriced games available for sale.

[io]

I saw some Grand Theft Auto IV's at my local Blockbuster, but they were marked $40.99. Is the 14.99 price nationwide or is it YMMV? They weren't in the clearance box or anything either, just next to other overpriced games available for sale.

That is the NEW price. Used, they are $14.99. The only reason for the big difference is that they overbought the game for rentals and really wanted to liquidate them.

Interesting you call their games overpriced - they actually have a decent selection of less-than-MSRP new games for sale (see the OP). Presumably the games near GTA IV were many of these same titles. They will be new and sealed if you bring up the empty case to exhange for the real game to purchase. Pretty much all their new games are on clearance except for the very last set of big releases (Fallout 3, Fable II, stuff like that).

[Animal7390]

this quickly became my favorite thread. if only people didnt ask the same questions over and over. maybe in the next thread i will take post 4 and do an FAQ as to make it easier.

[Denbo32]

this quickly became my favorite thread. if only people didnt ask the same questions over and over. maybe in the next thread i will take post 4 and do an FAQ as to make it easier.

This is easily the most read thread by me. I come in for every post now. I didn't start trading in to BBV till last month, and I feel I've been missing out on a golden time.

I only started reading this thread because I read 7.50 for GTA4 and was stunned.

[thecheapness]

That is the NEW price. Used, they are $14.99. The only reason for the big difference is that they overbought the game for rentals and really wanted to liquidate them.

Interesting you call their games overpriced - they actually have a decent selection of less-than-MSRP new games for sale (see the OP). Presumably the games near GTA IV were many of these same titles. They will be new and sealed if you bring up the empty case to exhange for the real game to purchase. Pretty much all their new games are on clearance except for the very last set of big releases (Fallout 3, Fable II, stuff like that).

I called them overpriced because I thought they were all used :lol:. I didn't know any better. I assumed that 40.99 price was used since there's an Oblivion GoTY edition there still selling for 49.99 used (I know b/c it's mine). I remember way back when they did deals that were buy two get one free and I used that promotion once or twice to get games that I really wanted. I thought those were great deals. Unfortunately like others have said, they don't do that anymore.

Thanks for that info Io!

[Yanksfan]

this quickly became my favorite thread. if only people didnt ask the same questions over and over. maybe in the next thread i will take post 4 and do an FAQ as to make it easier.

If they don't read the first 3 posts, I doubt they will read the 4th. ;)

[Denbo32]

Hmm family video selling some games cheap with free shipping. Wonder if any are flippable.

Pirates for 4 bucks, NFL tour, and Silver surfer for 3 bucks.

At worst I think 2 of them should be at least 1.50 at game stop and should be part of 3 for 10 deal. So it should be break even at worst right?

[Animal7390]

If they don't read the first 3 posts, I doubt they will read the 4th. ;)

not necessarily read it the first time through but an easy referral to say read post 4 as opposed to having common questions asked and answered in the middle of a thread

[Derrick1979]

You know there are tons of people that look at this thread and never complain about the post's that maybe 10 people always seem to have an issue about and comment about.

Get over it this is left for the Mods and the OP of this thread. :roll:

[BarbblerElf]

I take back what I said about my blockbuster. I actually kind of like it now. I just signed up for a trade account when I returned my total access videos and I seen a pretty decent used section. They had a lot of games, just most of it was bad. They had some decent. They had DMC4 at $15 and Timeshift at $10. They had 2 boom blocks, a LOT of guitar hero games, nothing that I wanted though. Looks like there is at lease some hope that I can get some decent games from them though.

[kart007k]

Hey How much is the trade in price for the following games? All the blockbuster emplyees in around my area are lazy bastards. It's like they don't even want to tell me the trede in prices.

I want to know the trade in values for the following games.

ENDWAR PS3
FAR CRY 2 X360
MIDNITE CLUB LA x360.

[bajingo]

those are on the first page you stupid puppy

[JJSP]

I'm not going to complain about the death of BB flipping. With it, I picked up PLENTY of things far below MSRP and rented more movies at BB than I ever thought I would.

[gi60]

2/6 Tiv
Ps3 - F1 - $ 6

[newlu]

2/6 Tiv
Ps3 - F1 - $ 6

Thats pretty sad... :cry:

[ets]

Just logical that they were going to attempt to fix us raping them. I still plan on using them, so no hate on myself.

[viernes3am5]

Well, it was a good run while it lasted. Ironically, I was thinking about quitting three weeks ago because of some guilt I had over taking advantage of BBV so much and even tried to get myself banned so I would be forced to stop but I guess BBV did the work for me. At least I ended up getting thousands of dollars worth of games for free but more than that, I'll miss the trips to various gamestops and BBV looking for and trading the hot flip. Thanks to flipping, I got to see a huge part of my city that I otherwise would have ignored. I'll be reminiscing about all the good times flipping whenever I play Killzone 2 since that'll be the last game I buy with BBV credit. Thanks to everyone to contributed to this thread. It was fun.

[CaoPi]

saw a sign in front of the store today, looks like BBV is getting SF 4 on the 19th a day later than gamestop......

[doubledown]

Hey How much is the trade in price for the following games? All the blockbuster emplyees in around my area are lazy bastards. It's like they don't even want to tell me the trede in prices.

I want to know the trade in values for the following games.

ENDWAR PS3
FAR CRY 2 X360
MIDNITE CLUB LA x360.

I believe someone said FAR CRY 2 was $15 for the 360...although, the PS3 on the 1st page says $22 (or $23)

[hawaiiboy]

I believe someone said FAR CRY 2 was $15 for the 360...although, the PS3 on the 1st page says $22 (or $23)


its $15. if anyone missed it both formats are now the same price there is no longer that $1 difference between systems.

[ave1]

I've got a little left for Halo Wars when it comes out in a month, then my BBV trading in is probably at an end. Well, unless Legendary goes down to $19.99 at GS and there's a 25% off coupon. . .

Actually tonight I went to a local game store, and saw that they had Legendary (used) marked down to $19.99. It got me wondering if possibly a GS price drop is looming ahead. . .

[kart007k]

Hey guys I was at my local Blockbuster and I saw that they were giving a trade in value of 35 for fracture for 360.

[ChunkyLover78]

Hey guys I was at my local Blockbuster and I saw that they were giving a trade in value of 35 for fracture for 360.

it was only 8 dollars on the 25th of january doubt it almost quadrupled

[io]

Hey guys I was at my local Blockbuster and I saw that they were giving a trade in value of 35 for fracture for 360.

You saw? As in written on the board above the reigsters? If so, that's probably out of date and it will be much less if you actually try to trade it (and YMMV on getting them to honor the posted price).

Now if that was a scanned/verified trade-in price that is a different matter.

Edit - Yeah, I was gonna say I thought that had actually dropped on it's own before the overall adjustment drops they made. It is pretty much a $20 game now, so the $8 makes sense (though that is probably now $6 or $4 or something).

[Ragnorok64]

While I'm still banned for trades at the local Gamestopm I did go in an finish off my Street Fighter Preorder. Also, I found ICO in there complete with manual in good condition!! I can't believe I finally found it, complete!:D Sure I won't be able to getting around to playing it for a while but I'm so happy to actually have it in my collection.

Only ting is I'm significantly set-back in having enough for Killzone 2. I may try and trade Bioshock in at another GS with that 25% coupon. I'm also considering trying to finish up Infinite Undiscovery and trading that too.

[rojkai]

Sorry if repost, but I found Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for $39.99 brand new at my local Blockbuster. Oddly, there were about five copies and only one of them had the $39.99 sticker. I asked the guy what's up and he said they should all be $39.99. Sure enough, it rang up $39.99. Needless to say, I picked up a copy since I've never played the game before.

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

I bought the Boondock Saints Blu Ray at BBV yesterday for $24.99. It isn't released until next tuesday, but many BBV's have been selling it early. There's a thread about it in the video section deals and I figured I'd share this information on this thread. I bought it at the 1st BBV I went to. They went in the back, found it, and brought it to me. They said they got in 2 copies at this particular store.

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

This has probably been meantioned, but The Hulk for 360 was tagged for 14.99. I didn't get it verified because I'm waiting for a B1G1 for this and Ironman. io, if you feel like it, you could probably attempt a return/rebuy of your ps3 version for the 360 version if you wanted to go for the achievements. (i know... a receipt dated within 30 days of purchase or you would have to return it at the store where you bought it and they would have had to have scanned your card and you would probably have to tell them that the ps3 version was defective and they probably wouldn't honor it because the B1G1 has been over so long.... but I would give it a try because of the crap TIVs and because achievements are fun. :-P

[sotc1988]

This has probably been meantioned, but The Hulk for 360 was tagged for 14.99. I didn't get it verified because I'm waiting for a B1G1 for this and Ironman. io, if you feel like it, you could probably attempt a return/rebuy of your ps3 version for the 360 version if you wanted to go for the achievements. (i know... a receipt dated within 30 days of purchase or you would have to return it at the store where you bought it and they would have had to have scanned your card and you would probably have to tell them that the ps3 version was defective and they probably wouldn't honor it because the B1G1 has been over so long.... but I would give it a try because of the crap TIVs and because achievements are fun. :-P
For 7.50 a piece I think it would be worth it. I hope it doesn't take a long time until the next b1g1. Returned my copy of legendary I bought the other day and I have close to 200 gs and 0 BB. Quite sad as others have remarked. Will keep up on this thread in the meantime.

[Xfactor4]

Sorry if repost, but I found Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for $39.99 brand new at my local Blockbuster. Oddly, there were about five copies and only one of them had the $39.99 sticker. I asked the guy what's up and he said they should all be $39.99. Sure enough, it rang up $39.99. Needless to say, I picked up a copy since I've never played the game before.

Uncharted is absolutely one of the most amazing games I have ever played and one of the very finest offerings on the PS3. I can't wait for UNCHARTED 2 !! :whee:

[chuckywang]

Uncharted is absolutely one of the most amazing games I have ever played and one of the very finest offerings on the PS3. I can't wait for UNCHARTED 2 !! :whee:

Eh, I played it on Normal and it was fun but I didn't feel like it had much replay value. It felt just like Prince of Persia.

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

Uncharted is absolutely one of the most amazing games I have ever played and one of the very finest offerings on the PS3. I can't wait for UNCHARTED 2 !! :whee:

I wholeheartedly agree with these statements :D

[io]

SonictheHedgehog1337 - I guess I wasn't aware that the 360 version wasn't $14.99 to begin with. I figured they were both $14.99. I actually wanted the PS3 version over the 360 one because I'm playing the PS3 a lot more now (plus the PS3 is set up on my better TV ;)). Yeah, achievements are nice, but, eh... Oh well. I'm not going to bother with that but thanks for the heads up anyway. I'm actually playing one of my BBV B1G1 games right now - doing coop on Untold Legends with my son. We are having a blast with it and it is nice, for once, to actually just play through a game and not worry about missing that one monster off in that hard to reach corner or that one stupid treasure chest because it means you miss an achievement. It also means we can play through it much quicker and get to more games! Maybe I'll even play Genji next (another B1G1 game). But probably I'll start getting into CC and Target clearance stuff (Folklore, Hot Shots Golf, Ratchet & Clank). I also want to play Uncharted but I sent the one from my PS3 bundle to my dad because he said he wanted to try it. I noticed he hasn't been on the PS3 now in, like, 40 days :roll:, so I'm gonna ask for it back.

[jdawgg76]

Uncharted is absolutely one of the most amazing games I have ever played and one of the very finest offerings on the PS3. I can't wait for UNCHARTED 2 !! :whee:Wholeheartedly agreed. Like Gears for 360, this was the game that made me glad to have gotten a PS3. This game may not have been some groundbreaking achievement, but it was fun from beginning to end.
Eh, I played it on Normal and it was fun but I didn't feel like it had much replay value. It felt just like Prince of Persia.Even if it felt like PoP, what's wrong with PoP? PoP with pseudo-Gears gunplay = win.

[stone1061]

On recon at Blockbuster looking to see what games are available.
Definitely converted rentals of Incredible Hulk and Iron Man for all systems @$14.99.
Battle of the Bands and George of the Jungle both for Wii were $6.99
Still a couple copies of GTA IV, Eternal Sonata, and some of the PS3 $14.99 games.
God of War psp game is still $24.99. Maybe it will drop by summer.
This store still has the Archos and DVR docking station, but i think not getting that will be a casualtiy of the lower TIV's.

Even without much credit, hoping for a sale again soon.

[milmanias]

Fallout 3 (X360) TIV $22. Didn't trade it, probably will trade at GS with coupon.

They had a 30G Archos for $150, but no 4GB. Decided not to use my remaining credit on it.

[nietzsche74]

It's just not the same... :cry:

[Derrick1979]

Haha im going to start up a Ex Flippers Rehibilitation Center :lol:

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

On recon at Blockbuster looking to see what games are available.
Definitely converted rentals of Incredible Hulk and Iron Man for all systems @$14.99.
Battle of the Bands and George of the Jungle both for Wii were $6.99
Still a couple copies of GTA IV, Eternal Sonata, and some of the PS3 $14.99 games.
God of War psp game is still $24.99. Maybe it will drop by summer.
This store still has the Archos and DVR docking station, but i think not getting that will be a casualtiy of the lower TIV's.

Even without much credit, hoping for a sale again soon.

You can get Incredible Hulk(which is just Ultimate Destruction with toned down graphics from LAST gen from what I've seen) for $13.97 NEW from Sears this month as it's on clearance.

Speaking of Sears clearances, does anyone know what the hell the Dynasty Warrior Gundam games for PS3 and 360 get in credit nowadays? I ask because they're $5 a pop at Sears now.

[dyeknom]

This thread is really depressing now :( So many good times!

I stopped at BBV to return some movies and, well, asked about a few games... and their TIVs were lower than gamestops on some of the middle aged games. They did, however, have a copy of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn *shrug*

[dys006]

...
Speaking of Sears clearances, does anyone know what the hell the Dynasty Warrior Gundam games for PS3 and 360 get in credit nowadays? I ask because they're $5 a pop at Sears now.

The PS3 one was priced $39.99 when I was there last night.
I'm guessing that means you can still get at least $16 for it.

[bgame2]

This thread is really depressing now :( So many good times!

I stopped at BBV to return some movies and, well, asked about a few games... and their TIVs were lower than gamestops on some of the middle aged games. They did, however, have a copy of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn *shrug*

I couldn't agree more. You know, they claim they want to get more into gaming so they reduce their TIVs, ban people who trade and refuse to give TIV's over the phone (I'm 0 for 2 in the last 5 minutes at trying to get a TIV for Dynasty Warriors Gundam)

[emg28]

BB TIV - 2/7:

Dynasty Warriors Gundam :360: - $17
Dynasty Warriors Gundam :ps3: - $15

Not that bad for $5 cash (especially now). TIV over the phone. I called 2 BBs to double check since the 360 version gets more than the PS3 version.

[schuerm26]

Not sure if this has been posted or if it is at all stores but I got Lego Stars The Complete Saga PS3 for $11 brand new. I think it was $11.85 or so after tax. It had a written price tag though so maybe it's just that store.

[WTFer]

Is the b1g1 free still going on?
Surprised to see this the thread so active, I though most of the blockbusters were cleaned out well over a month ago.

[nietzsche74]

Is the b1g1 free still going on?
Surprised to see this the thread so active, I though most of the blockbusters were cleaned out well over a month ago.

You call this "active"?

[elmyra]

You call this "active"?

:rofl:

Man, I'm kind of relieved that I no longer have to read 10+ pages a day to keep up with this thread!

[emg28]

You call this "active"?

:rofl:

Man, I'm kind of relieved that I no longer have to read 10+ pages a day to keep up with this thread!

It was pretty bad during the "Perfect Storm". If you skipped a day, you were screwed.

[dyeknom]

Blitz, The League II apparently took a price plummit ... so it may be a viable 1:1 to BBV with the 20% off at GS. Unless that Blitz the League post was for the second and not the first (in the TIV post), then with the drops... they most assuredly are not. (17.99 used at GS ATM, same as Blitz the league 1)

(Continues to grasp at straws)

[sandaz93]

Got Some Phone Quotes, they're depressing...
X360-Marvel Ultimate Alliance- $4
X360-Forza Motorsport 2- $4
Combo pack of both is $9.99 at GS. With coupon I guess its a 1:1

X360-Lego Indiana Jones- $10
X360-Kung Fu Panda- $8
Combo pack of both is $29.99 at GS. Not too great

[Bezerker]

My blockbuster had flyers for the President's Day Sale. Starting February 12th (Thursday) nearly all pre-owned games & movies will be up to 70% off.

The reason why I say "nearly all" is that the fine print says that select titles may not qualify for the sale. No wording on what is getting what percentages, but as it does say "up to" i can see games getting a much lower % than the dvds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/xpokeofdoomx/prez.jpg

[sandaz93]

franchise?

[tindall311]

ugh horrible...

bbv tiv
lego star wars complete saga (360) - $4
midnight club: la (360) - $18

with the coupon this week, im better off trading in to gamestop (wth?)

[io]

franchise?

Even if its not, "up to 70%" off and it includes DVDs means I don't think there will be any great game deals, but we'll see... I haven't even been to my store since I traded PoP the day before the prices dropped so I have no idea if this is happening anywhere else but I guess I'll check it out some time.

[Bezerker]

franchise?

Nope, its nationwide. People in other states have confirmed it as well.

[Megalith]

I accidentally traded in my Assassin's Creed for $6...I could have swore the clerk said $26...

I walked around the store for what seemed like 2 hours, but could find nothing to buy...

[Ragnorok64]

My blockbuster had flyers for the President's Day Sale. Starting February 12th (Thursday) nearly all pre-owned games & movies will be up to 70% off.

The reason why I say "nearly all" is that the fine print says that select titles may not qualify for the sale. No wording on what is getting what percentages, but as it does say "up to" i can see games getting a much lower % than the dvds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/xpokeofdoomx/prez.jpg

Had I seen this earlier I woudn't have wasted my last $18 credit on an Xbox live point card.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

BB TIV - 2/7:

Dynasty Warriors Gundam :360: - $17
Dynasty Warriors Gundam :ps3: - $15

Not that bad for $5 cash (especially now). TIV over the phone. I called 2 BBs to double check since the 360 version gets more than the PS3 version.

Thanks. Although, I kind of miss the days(about 3-4 months ago) when the 360 version got $35 and the PS3 version got $33.

Those were the good days, when I bought 2 copies of the 360 version from CC for $15 each and walked out with $70 on a value card.

Now, I have a whopping .07 or so on my value card and a meager $5 left on my Edge card.

[nietzsche74]

Got Some Phone Quotes, they're depressing...
X360-Marvel Ultimate Alliance- $4
X360-Forza Motorsport 2- $4
Combo pack of both is $9.99 at GS. With coupon I guess its a 1:1

X360-Lego Indiana Jones- $10
X360-Kung Fu Panda- $8
Combo pack of both is $29.99 at GS. Not too great

What coupon?

EDIT: Oh, nevermind... unless you mean something other than the usual %10 off coupon + Edge discount.

[TMNT770]

resistance 2 - 25
Call of duty world at war - 25 ps3

[BarbblerElf]

What coupon?

The one that is stickied. The eternal 10% off used games/accessories. + 10% for edge.

[nietzsche74]

My blockbuster had flyers for the President's Day Sale. Starting February 12th (Thursday) nearly all pre-owned games & movies will be up to 70% off.

The reason why I say "nearly all" is that the fine print says that select titles may not qualify for the sale. No wording on what is getting what percentages, but as it does say "up to" i can see games getting a much lower % than the dvds.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/xpokeofdoomx/prez.jpg

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be as "great" as Gamestop's summertime sale?:bs:

I wouldn't be surprised to find that the only games that are 70% off will be all the ones $15 and under that they didn't get rid of during the B1G1...

[Link927]

Well, either way I suppose it doesnt hurt to check out your local BBV. Of course, I know mines is pretty much dry so I dont expect much either way when I drop in.

[dyeknom]

I think he meant because there are other games he's interested in, but didn't have enough credit....

but I def. wouldn't like to buy used live point cards either bezerker :)

[Bezerker]

I think he meant because there are other games he's interested in, but didn't have enough credit....

but I def. wouldn't like to buy used live point cards either bezerker :)

Yea, I figured it out and deleted my post, lol. Its been a long day, so my focusing is kinda off.

[dyeknom]

Now my post makes no sense! *tsk tsk*

[Drkirby]

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be as "great" as Gamestop's summertime sale?:bs:

I wouldn't be surprised to find that the only games that are 70% off will be all the ones $15 and under that they didn't get rid of during the B1G1...
I would take it. Or heck, even on stuff like just GCN or Xbox games, I saw quite a few that I passed over during the sale.

[trezzi]

That means GTA 4 would be $5. Heck, I'd take that any day as most of the BBV's (near me) used games are in mint condition.

[Denbo32]

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be as "great" as Gamestop's summertime sale?:bs:

I wouldn't be surprised to find that the only games that are 70% off will be all the ones $15 and under that they didn't get rid of during the B1G1...

That wouldnt be so bad. 70% off is better then B1G1. I would clean up what i missed before then.

[pizzaflavoredpudding]

Why do I get the feeling that this is going to be as "great" as Gamestop's summertime sale?:bs:

I wouldn't be surprised to find that the only games that are 70% off will be all the ones $15 and under that they didn't get rid of during the B1G1...

I guess in way that is not too bad. Burnout Paradise and Universe at
War are both $14.99

[BarbblerElf]

That wouldnt be so bad. 70% off is better then B1G1. I would clean up what i missed before then.
I would like it to be 70% off more too, but it's up to 70%

[ackbar7]

My feeling is that none of the games are going to get that discounted. Blockbuster has been running an ad for a while saying many of their games are already 50% off. In fact that is even in our thread title. If games stayed at current prices, maybe with a few minor drops, I would not be shocked.

[dyeknom]

ackbar... many of their new games are being said to be 50% off... the add is talking about their used stock :/ I've given up trying to predict what blockbuster will do a long time ago. Especially when it comes to their game selection.

[nietzsche74]

Hey Warner, What's The Story???

[io]

Hey Warner, What's The Story???

I thought he was out of there now?

Hey nietzsche74, isn't it time to update your avatar - like maybe give him a Lincoln hat or something in honor of this upcoming "sale" ;).

My prediction is that there won't be a single game 70% off - that will be reserved for the crappy old ex-rental DVDs that are overpriced to being with.

With my BBV credit so precious now it needs to be something good before I'll bite.

[WTFer]

I thought he was out of there now?

Hey nietzsche74, isn't it time to update your avatar - like maybe give him a Lincoln hat or something in honor of this upcoming "sale" ;).

My prediction is that there won't be a single game 70% off - that will be reserved for the crappy old ex-rental DVDs that are overpriced to being with.

With my BBV credit so precious now it needs to be something good before I'll bite.

So DVD only as in no Blu-rays included?

[io]

So DVD only as in no Blu-rays included?

Well, all I've seen is the flyer posted by other people - it says DVDs and doesn't mention Blu-Ray (or say "movies" leaving it open to both). Looks like DVDs and used games only to me.

[Shimmerz]

Apparantly Blockbusters credit line runs out soon....(taken from yahoo.com)

15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009

Blockbuster. (BBI; about 60,000 employees; stock down 57%). The video-rental chain has burned cash while trying to figure out how to maximize fees without alienating customers. Its operating income has started to improve just as consumers are cutting back, even on movies. Video stores in general are under pressure as they compete with cable and Internet operators offering the same titles. A key test of Blockbuster's viability will come when two credit lines expire in August. One possible outcome, according to Valueline, is that investors take the company private and then go public again when market conditions are better.

[hawaiiboy]

So DVD only as in no Blu-rays included?


correct, no blu-rays. there are a bunch (100 +)previously viewed dvds titles that are marked down to $3.99. if ur store is on top of things the titles are already available. some of the stuff went from $14.99 down to $3.99. there was no big reprice for games just the usual one with maybe 10 titles so i dont know what kind of deals on games. i'll know more tomorrow.

[crunchewy]

Apparantly Blockbusters credit line runs out soon....(taken from yahoo.com)

15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009

Blockbuster. (BBI; about 60,000 employees; stock down 57%). The video-rental chain has burned cash while trying to figure out how to maximize fees without alienating customers. Its operating income has started to improve just as consumers are cutting back, even on movies. Video stores in general are under pressure as they compete with cable and Internet operators offering the same titles. A key test of Blockbuster's viability will come when two credit lines expire in August. One possible outcome, according to Valueline, is that investors take the company private and then go public again when market conditions are better.

I'm not an economist and, heck, don't even understand that stuff too well :) but it does seem pretty obvious that you shouldn't hold onto BBV trade credit, or at least not much of it. They seem so incompetently run and the stores are empty of customers all the time, plus Netflix and the prospect/reality of movie downloads/streaming. The future doesn't seem bright and the present isn't so hot either. Gamestop I feel pretty safe about, though I don't actually know. They didn't list Gamestop there did they?

[Animal7390]

a link to the complete list.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/15-Companies-That-Might-Not-usnews-14279875.html

[gi60]

I just use my last bb credit yesterday.. and whoever reported Battle of the bands is 6.99 couple pages back is wrong. It's still ringing up $ 9.99 as of yesterday.

[falcon815]

They didn't list Gamestop there did they?

Gamestop's still highly profitable. The last balance sheet on Yahoo! Finance shows 'em raking it in even up through the end of last November, and it's not like the bottom's fallen out on them in the last couple months. They're still doing just fine.

[nakanenui]

Gamestop's still highly profitable. The last balance sheet on Yahoo! Finance shows 'em raking it in even up through the end of last November, and it's not like the bottom's fallen out on them in the last couple months. They're still doing just fine.

Do you want to guess how much of GS profits come from BB losses... due to flipping?

I just heard that GS is still expanding new stores. I would think that this year through next year, companies that expand should be prepared to commit financial hari kiri. Could anyone imagine GS asking for bail out monies?

[stone1061]

I just use my last bb credit yesterday.. and whoever reported Battle of the bands is 6.99 couple pages back is wrong. It's still ringing up $ 9.99 as of yesterday.
I didn't buy it, just saw it stickered, which like most used games there, are incorrect. Will stop by tonight to check if any good $3.99 movies yet.
Hope for a good sale this weekend, could go for a road trip since we have some decent weather.

[safire]

Do you want to guess how much of GS profits come from BB losses... due to flipping?

I just heard that GS is still expanding new stores. I would think that this year through next year, companies that expand should be prepared to commit financial hari kiri. Could anyone imagine GS asking for bail out monies?

There are about 6 or 7 Gamestops within 5 miles of my house, I really don't think I need to see any more. Remember when Starbucks were popping up in every strip mall and shopping center? I wasn't too surprised to find out that they decided to close hundreds of their stores (and this was before Black September/October).

As far as Blockbuster being on the brink, that is not surprising either. They managed to survive longer than I thought they could given Netflix' rise. But it probably is simply financially unfeasable for a B&M video rental store (such as BBV) to exist given the alternatives in today's technology-driven marketplace. The financial conditions are simply hastening the inevitable.

[ackbar7]

I seriously Blockbuster was hurt that much by flipping. They are a rental shop that tends to have a small used video game side business. The rentals are down, be it from netflix, streaming or piracy, and so their business is suffering. If flipping was a factor it was like the straw that broke the camel's back.

[srviver104]

looks like blockbuster may be closing anyway....

Blockbuster. (BBI; about 60,000 employees; stock down 57%). The video-rental chain has burned cash while trying to figure out how to maximize fees without alienating customers. Its operating income has started to improve just as consumers are cutting back, even on movies. Video stores in general are under pressure as they compete with cable and Internet operators offering the same titles. A key test of Blockbuster's viability will come when two credit lines expire in August. One possible outcome, according to Valueline, is that investors take the company private and then go public again when market conditions are better

[PhoenixAZ]

I agree, as bad as BBV was, if flipping was hurting their bottom line that badly, they would have figured out sooner and done something to prevent further damage. As it was, they've addressed the problem, and I don't expect a huge boom for BBV with the issue remedied.

I think BBV is just a dying concept. There are essentially two big companies doing the B&M video stores out there, and a decreasing list of mom & pops. With the availability of PPV movies, NetFlix, and web streaming content, BBV is an archaic business model and they need to revise their business model now or die with the mom & pops that they drove out of business. It's similar to print media if you ask me, technology is making them obsolete if they continue to stand by print as their primary method.

[Scholarly_Sam]

Just picked up Crackdown and Sega Rally REVO for Xbox 360.

Crackdown [NEW] - $16.99
Sega Rally REVO [NEW] - $22.99

[nietzsche74]

Just picked up Crackdown and Sega Rally REVO for Xbox 360.

Crackdown [NEW] - $16.99
Sega Rally REVO [NEW] - $22.99

Uhm... Congratulations?

I thought he was out of there now?

Hey nietzsche74, isn't it time to update your avatar - like maybe give him a Lincoln hat or something in honor of this upcoming "sale" ;).

My prediction is that there won't be a single game 70% off - that will be reserved for the crappy old ex-rental DVDs that are overpriced to being with.

With my BBV credit so precious now it needs to be something good before I'll bite.

Not quite enough space for a Lincoln hat... he might have to settle for a yamaca or something.

[gomikeoh]

Theres literally like... 5 used games at my local blockbuster. LOL!

[nietzsche74]

Sega Superstars Tennis for the 360 just dropped to $6.99 at Gamestop! It would seem the news of the death of flipping has been greatly exaggerated.... or not.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=68074

[doubledown]

Anyone trade in Madden CE at BLockbuster....one store said they did nto take it....weird.

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

Just picked up Crackdown and Sega Rally REVO for Xbox 360.

Crackdown [NEW] - $16.99
Sega Rally REVO [NEW] - $22.99

lolerskates :applause:

[Dante Devil]

So DVD only as in no Blu-rays included?

I think this is YMMV. I was just at my BB and they had a couple of used blu-rays for sale. I was able to pick up Iron Man for 16.99 in the original case. I also saw copies of Incredible Hulk, Speed Racer, Get Smart, Rambo, and couple of others in their rental boxes. I am tempted to pick up other copies and buy empty blu-ray cases.

[io]

^^ The question was not whether they are selling used blu-rays or not, but if they will be included in the "up to 70% off" sale starting in a few days. I would think not based on that flyer.

[mkernan]

Called on these two today just out of curiosity; considering getting rid of them (but probably won't now):

LocoRoco (PSP) $2
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3) $6

For comparison, from the GS thread:
LocoRoco - $7 (1/14/09)
Resistance - $10 (12/4)

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

I think this is YMMV. I was just at my BB and they had a couple of used blu-rays for sale. I was able to pick up Iron Man for 16.99 in the original case. I also saw copies of Incredible Hulk, Speed Racer, Get Smart, Rambo, and couple of others in their rental boxes. I am tempted to pick up other copies and buy empty blu-ray cases.

cool. I'll have to get Rambo now to complete the umm quadrology on blu ray. I'll just put it in a ps3 case to fit on my blu ray shelf. I care about having them in blu ray cases also, so I'll probably buy emply blu ray cases as well.

[Animal7390]

ot: i am looking into finding somewhere to order a bunch of blu and hd cases. after taxes.

[nakanenui]

ot: i am looking into finding somewhere to order a bunch of blu and hd cases. after taxes.

Try asking your local blockbuster shops if they have spare blueray cases that they are going to trash out. I have picked up many PS3 cases this way. Also works for game cases and dvd cases that arent the crappy BB stamped locking cases.

[cdeener]

correct, no blu-rays. there are a bunch (100 +)previously viewed dvds titles that are marked down to $3.99. if ur store is on top of things the titles are already available. some of the stuff went from $14.99 down to $3.99. there was no big reprice for games just the usual one with maybe 10 titles so i dont know what kind of deals on games. i'll know more tomorrow.
So basically to get rid of old stock they are marking most of the PV movies to 4 bucks which they should do all the time to get rid of them. I have just over 50 bucks left in credit so I guess I will be stocking up on some movies. I might go tonight if what Hawaiiboy said is true about them being marked already.

[gi60]

Called on these two today just out of curiosity; considering getting rid of them (but probably won't now):

LocoRoco (PSP) $2
Resistance: Fall of Man (PS3) $6


Is that mean that used Resistance is $ 14.99 now?

[stoned99]

Sega Superstars Tennis for the 360 just dropped to $6.99 at Gamestop! It would seem the news of the death of flipping has been greatly exaggerated.... or not.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=68074

Do we have a recent quote from BBV for this ?

ok, answered it myself

TIV 6$

[nakanenui]

Any idea of these 3.99 movies? Are they the newest releases?

[hawaiiboy]

no they are the newest titles. It's a mix of some newer titles but mainly stuff that's been out for 6+ months or so.

As far as the game sale. There are going to be games without cover art for $9.99 for x360 and WII. No ps3 titles will be part of this. PS2 titles will be $4.99. The bigger the store the more titles they will have. And starting today BBV is not supposed to take trades without cover art since there might be some decent games for $9.99( I haven't seen any yet.)

[stone1061]

no they are the newest titles. It's a mix of some newer titles but mainly stuff that's been out for 6+ months or so.

As far as the game sale. There are going to be games without cover art for $9.99 for x360 and WII. No ps3 titles will be part of this. PS2 titles will be $4.99. The bigger the store the more titles they will have. And starting today BBV is not supposed to take trades without cover art since there might be some decent games for $9.99( I haven't seen any yet.)
Thanks. I got one Blockbuster that has a ridiculous amount of games with out cover art that i'll hit first.
And Ps2 titles for $4.99, is that for coverless PS2 or all PS2(like the infamous Hollywood video sale)?

[nietzsche74]

I'm not sure where this report of Dynasty Warriors: Gundam for the 360 being $5 at Sears came from, but I was just over there today and had them scan one marked at $19.xx: the price was about $9.97. They had a PS3 copy w/ no price, but I didn't bother to get it scanned as I was looking for something to play. I did, however, buy a copy of Eternal Sonata there for $4.97. (I traded the used one I got during the B1G1 to Gamestop a while back, you might recall.)

Also made a quick stop at my local Blockbuster. They DID have a section for $3.99 movies there (actually, they just brought back the old section that had disappeared for a while). The only thing really of note in it was Aliens VS Predator: Requiem for $3.99 and some movie called "Machined" for $1.99 which I'm going to look into... On a side note, I saw RE: Degeneration for $15 in the pre-viewed section. As far as new (?) used Game price drops, I noticed History Channel: Battle for the Pacific(360) marked at $15 and Mercenaries 2 (360) for $20. I also saw that Sega Superstar's Tennis (360) was marked at $15. Whether that is the actual current price and whether that still indicates an $8 TIV is anybody's guess...

[Strider Turbulence]

Sears pricing on clearance games is YMMV.


I tried trading in some games and was told "no trades in" today by a female manager who always says that. I swear, the woman who runs that store in the day is the laziest bitch (and I'm sorry, I hate to say that, but it's true) I've ever seen.

[Denbo32]

That not such a bad sale. Most BB I went to had a ton of games without cases. Just no one knows it for sale since they don't even have a box to say it for sale. I just asked to see the giant book of used games they have for sale. They had dozens of games that had no boxes during the B1G1 sale. It was a gold mine for me at some Blockbusters.

[nietzsche74]

no they are the newest titles. It's a mix of some newer titles but mainly stuff that's been out for 6+ months or so.

As far as the game sale. There are going to be games without cover art for $9.99 for x360 and WII. No ps3 titles will be part of this. PS2 titles will be $4.99. The bigger the store the more titles they will have. And starting today BBV is not supposed to take trades without cover art since there might be some decent games for $9.99( I haven't seen any yet.)

What if it's already $10 or under and there is no cover art??? (Games...)

[BarbblerElf]

That not such a bad sale. Most BB I went to had a ton of games without cases. Just no one knows it for sale since they don't even have a box to say it for sale. I just asked to see the giant book of used games they have for sale. They had dozens of games that had no boxes during the B1G1 sale. It was a gold mine for me at some Blockbusters.

Book? So they don't display all the games they have for sale. or will I look as dumb as I did during the b1g1 if I ask to see their "book" of used games.

[dyeknom]

Not all of them use books, many of them have them in the drawer... and they most likely wont let you go through that.

[Denbo32]

Book? So they don't display all the games they have for sale. or will I look as dumb as I did during the b1g1 if I ask to see their "book" of used games.

Depends on the store and the employee. Some kept it in a draw too, they did let me back there to look as well. Just ask if there are some other games that might not be on display.

I'm sure the employee will say whatever is in the book is on the floor, but just be polite and say something like it easier to see all at once.

[BarbblerElf]

Depends on the store and the employee. Some kept it in a draw too, they did let me back there to look as well. Just ask if there are some other games that might not be on display.

I'm sure the employee will say whatever is in the book is on the floor, but just be polite and say something like it easier to see all at once.

Oh ok. Thanks. I'll ask them when I return my movie later. My BB has some decent games and I think they should have some older games from GC/PS2/Xbox since they have a lot of xbox games on display and like 2 GC games.

[hawaiiboy]

I should have explained better. Each store is receiving a special shipment of games without cover art that will qualify for this deal. So the stuff at the stores already without cover art will not qualify.

[Denbo32]

I should have explained better. Each store is receiving a special shipment of games without cover art that will qualify for this deal. So the stuff at the stores already without cover art will not qualify.

Any sneak peeks of what your store might have? Just to get an idea am I looking at nice stuff like 5 dollar GTA4 or stores getting 30 copies of dark sector

[sgaldis]

My money is on:

Dark Sector x30 ;)

[SonictheHedgehog1337]

I should have explained better. Each store is receiving a special shipment of games without cover art that will qualify for this deal. So the stuff at the stores already without cover art will not qualify.

What if they ship a game without cover art that costs $9.99 and the store already has a copy of the same exact game with no cover art for $24.99. The $24.99 one will still ring up $24.99 and the $9.99 one will ring up $9.99 unless they do a manual override. That sux.

I'll definately buy decent games with no cover art for $9.99. I'm guessing they're games that they had a lot of copies to rent. I'd buy Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $9.99, but I really can't think of anything else decent right now.

Looking forward to seeing a list eventually. :D

[LinkinPrime]

I checked the last 3 pages and didn't see anyone talking about it though I'm sure it's been asked before...anyone know if Gamerush will carry or carries the SFIV FightPads?

[Stingermck]

Has anyone pre-ordered and picked up FEAR 2 yet? My store is telling me Friday, even though Best Buy has it right now. Sigh. Now that the trade in program has gone to shit, after I get this and Killzone I can stop going to BBV again.

[io]

What if they ship a game without cover art that costs $9.99 and the store already has a copy of the same exact game with no cover art for $24.99. The $24.99 one will still ring up $24.99 and the $9.99 one will ring up $9.99 unless they do a manual override. That sux.

I'll definately buy decent games with no cover art for $9.99. I'm guessing they're games that they had a lot of copies to rent. I'd buy Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $9.99, but I really can't think of anything else decent right now.

Looking forward to seeing a list eventually. :D

You guys are all acting like you've never seen this before. But is this the president's day sale or is that something else? Because we've seen the disc-only games for $9.99 before. There were stores that ran this for long periods of time a few years back and it never seemed worth it to me. You get beat up ex-rental discs. And yeah, they would be priced differently than the same game in the same store complete. I'm not sure how they do it now, but I remember the disc-only ones were in special cases last time I saw them and probably all had the same bar code to scan. If they are really separating it like before, asking to look through the booklet or drawer won't help as those would consist of the regular stock.

Note that even disc-only games already in the store wouldn't count either. Last time it was special stock sent just for the $9.99 sale and it sounds like that is what is happening again.

I give a big "meh" to the whole thing and probably won't even bother going in unless people are finding the newest of the new games there (Fallout and Fable and the like). I mean for the most last last time the stuff they were selling disc-only for $9.99 was stuff you could get cheaper elsewhere anyway.

[gi60]

^ Thanks for saving my gas. :)

And what's up with the guy that just started a thread for BBV used game??? and has wrong information too.. used GTA4 for $ 19.99???

[io]

^ Thanks for saving my gas. :)

And what's up with the guy that just started a thread for BBV used game???

Well, don't bail on it entirely because of what I'm saying about this similar promo 2 years ago ;). I'm just trying to temper the excitement here. I mean, for sure I'll be monitoring what you guys find. There may be some hidden gems there. And sure, I probably will stroll into my local store since it is so easy to do.

I'll look into this thread you mention - sounds like it needs to be merged or closed.

Linkin - really, no one talks about Gamerush here any more. I really haven't seen anyone discuss GR preorders and the like recently. I think GR stores have devolved into just glorified regular stores so my guess would be no, they aren't getting that.

[LinkinPrime]

Linkin - really, no one talks about Gamerush here any more. I really haven't seen anyone discuss GR preorders and the like recently. I think GR stores have devolved into just glorified regular stores so my guess would be no, they aren't getting that.

Really...bummer. The 2 that are near me still have the big Gamerush lighted signs...they're bigger than the blockbuster signs which I find kinda funny. Oh well...it was worth a shot.

[doubledown]

When does the sale start? The 12th? Curious what is offered. On my local news, they had a report on stores to watch in 2009...that is stores that are close to going bankrupt. Blockbuster was on the list...which it seems like it is for the past few years. BUT.....may be time to dump some credit.

[io]

Really...bummer. The 2 that are near me still have the big Gamerush lighted signs...they're bigger than the blockbuster signs which I find kinda funny. Oh well...it was worth a shot.

Well, note that since I don't have a GR within 600 miles of me I'm not the expert on what GR is doing these days - you still may want to call them to see for sure.