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floormat

04-14-2004, 03:26 AM

2-1-05

Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.

Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!

How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.

Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.

Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.

Best Buy

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=cat02171&type=category&_DARGS=/site/en_US/catalog/fragments/product/olslinelistingsortfilter.jsp

Circuit City

http://www.circuitcity.com/rpsm/catOid/-13225/Ntk/All/Ntt/strategy%20guide/rpem/ccd/categorylist.do

Eb Games

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/categories/products/deptpage.asp?wherefrom=search&searchword=guide&ord er=list_price&intpageno=1&ordersort=asc

Gamestop

http://www.gamestop.com/search.asp?linkpage=1&rangeFrom=0&rangeTo=ALL&curr entpage=1&keyword=guide&searchtype=quicksearch&pla tform=0&genre=0&lookin=title&statcd=&esrb=&publish er=&title=&selection=ALL&filter=0&sortby=price&ord erAscDesc=asc

Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/0744001404/0/101/1/book/purchase/ref=pd_sxp_filt_b/002-9338916-6645632

video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch}

http://www.video-game-strategy-guides.com/cgi-bin/video_game_strategy_guides.cgi?sort_type=%2Bpricer ank&locale=us&mode=books&node=3429

strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

http://strategy-guides.net

bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

http://www.bookpool.com/.x/mbdkr2d74m/ss/1?su=gam&sb=l&Go.x=13&Go.y=12

Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at morebass4u@juno.com. Thank you all for your consideration.

If you have guides to trade or request please post here as well and of course any video game magazine deals you may find from any store.

Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.

Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. morebass4u@juno.com} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition

Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3

***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:P Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

***New guides to the master list as of 12-19-04***

Shopko .59

True Crimes – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 12-19-04***

***New guides to the master list as of 12-15-04***

Circuit City 10.98

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

***New guides to the master list as of 12-15-04***

***New guides to the master list as of 12-12-04***

Comp USA .88

007 The World Is Not Enough
Digimon: Digimon World
Driver 2
Monster Rancher 3
Perfect Dark
Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
Tekken Tag Tournament

***New guides to the master list as of 12-12-04***

***New guides to the master list as of 12-07-04***

Shopkos .59

Final Fantasy X-2
Mario Party 5

***New guides to the master list as of 12-7-04***

***New guides to the master list as of 12-03-04***

Best Buy .01-.05

Burnout 3
Final Fantasy XI - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes – Brady
NFL 2K5- Brady
Onimusha 3
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Prima
Psi-Ops
Shark Tales
Silent Hill 4 – Brady
Spiderman 2 – Brady
Van Hesling

***New guides to the master list as of 12-03-04***

***New guides to the master list as of 8-15-04***

Toys R Us $.01-$7.49

(part of a 50% sale or possibly pennied out. Not likely. Please post price if you manage to purchase any of these.) {1-1-05 Lots of green tag items were 70 % off before the end of the year. This might apply to these or some of these.}

Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu-2.09
Dino Crisis-prima
Fire Emblem - prima 4.50
Jak 2 – Brady 4.50
LOTR:ROTK-prima
Max Payne 2-pearson
MOH: Rising sun (p) - 2.09
Need for Speed Underground-prima
Prince of Persia-4.50
Ratchet & Clank GC – Brady 4.50
Sims Bustin Out-prima
SOCOM II – 2.09
Soul Calibur 2 (b) - 2.09
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - prima - 4.50
Star Wars the Phantom Menace – 2.50 ¿?
THUG – 3.49… or less¿?
TRU Book of Codes
True Crime (b) - 2.09
YuGiOh Worldwide Edition-prima
YuGiOh Falsebound Kingdom-prima
YU YU Hakusho
Zelda Wind Waker - prima 2.09
Zelda Wind Waker - Brady 2.09 ¿?

***New guides to the master list as of 8-15-04***

MASTER LIST

Best Buy .01-.05 9-3-04 - present

007 Everything or Nothing
Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Final Fantasy XI - Brady
Hitman: Contracts
Incredibles , The - Prima
Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes – Brady
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 – Prima
NFL 2K5- Brady
Onimusha 3
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Prima
Psi-Ops
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Shark Tales - Brady
Shellshock - Brady
Silent Hill 4 – Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Spiderman 2 – Brady
Splinter cell: Pandora tomorrow (PS2/GC) - Brady
Star Ocean 3: Till the end of time - Brady
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Van Hesling

Best Buy 7-1-04 to 9-2-04?

(note: as of mid august these were still ringing up full price. Upon further discussion in this thread it appears that they will ring up heavily discounted {costing $.01-$1.00} if you could some how get an employee to use his/her discount other wise its presumed that Best buy was devoid of one cent guides for a short period.)

007- Everything or Nothing - Prima – now one cent ?
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles- Nintendo
Hitman: Contracts – now one cent ?
Metroid: Zero Mission - Nintendo
Sonic Heroes - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow – Prima {X-Box version}

Best Buy .01 prior to 7-01-04

Action Replay Code book Vol 1 - Prima
Action Replay Code book Vol 2 - Prima
Brute Force
Command & Conquer: Generals: Zero Hour PC
Conflict: Desert Storm II
Counterstrike not PC
Donkey Kong Country for GBA - Nintendo
Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Gokou 2 – Prima
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 - Prima
Dragon Ball Z GBA
Enter the matrix - Brady
Everquest Box set (4 mini guides) – PC
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA - Nintendo
Fire Emblem GBA - Nintendo
F-zero - Nintendo
Gameshark Codes 2003 - Brady
Gladius
Hobbit
Hulk, The – Brady
Jak II
Kingdom Hearts - Brady
Madden 2004
Mafia PC
Manhunt - Brady
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Mario Kart Double Dash!!
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Max Payne 2 - Brady
Medal of Honor Rising Sun
Midnight Club 2
Myst 3 Exile – Prima
Need for Speed Underground – Prima
NCAA Football 2004 - Prima
Prince Of Persia
Rachet and Clank: Going Commando
Rainbow Six 3
Rebel Strike
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Secret Weapons over Normandy
Silent Hill 3 – Brady
Sims Bustin' Out
Sims unleashed PC
Socom II – Brady
Sonic DX - Prima
Soul Caliber 2 – Brady
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Prima
Star Wars: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: Knights of the old Republic - console
Super Mario Bros 3 – Nintendo {GBA}
Taiketsu GBA
Teenage mutant ninja turtles
THUG = Tony hawk underground
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness - Prima
Tron 2.0 – Brady PC
Tropico 2 PC
True Crimes – Brady
Virtua Fighter 4
Vietcong
Wario World – Nintendo
X2: Wolverine’s Revenge
XIII - Brady
Yu-Gi-Oh The Sacred Cards
Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Nintendo
Zelda: wind waker - Nintendo, Brady

Best Buy 2.99

Star Wars: Clone Wars

Best Buy 4.99

Rainbow Six: Ghost Recon Jungle storm ?

Circuit City .01

Donkey Kong Country GBA - Nintendo
F-zero – Nintendo
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Super Mario Sunshine
Ultimate Halo Companion DVD Set w/ Brute Force Betrayals

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai
Rygar

Circuit City 2.00

Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons Of Liberty

Circuit City 10.98

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

CompUSA: .01

Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Chrono Cross

Comp USA .02

Final Fantasy Origins
Grand Theft Auto 3
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Rayman 3
Sims, The – prima
Tenchu: Wrath of Heaven
Zone of the Enders 1
Zone of the Enders 2: the second runner - Brady

CompUSA .88

007 The World Is Not Enough
Castlevania 64
Digimon: Digimon World
Driver 2
Monster Rancher 3
Perfect Dark
Pokemon Trading Card Game
Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
Tekken Tag Tournament
Tomb Raider III
WWF Smackdown
WWF Smackdown 2: Know Your Role

EB Games, Electronic Boutique .01

(Gathered list from CAG posts)

007 bond: everything or nothing
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising – Nintendo
Alias
Armed and Dangerous - Prima
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Auto Modellista
Backyard Wrestling – Prima
Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Battlefield Vietnam - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Beyblade Vforce Super Tournament Battle & Ultimate Bader Jam - Prima
Beyond Good and Evil
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
Breakdown
Brute Force
Buffy 2: Chaos Bleeds
Bujinai - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
Call of Duty PC
Call of Duty: United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Catwoman - Prima
Chaos Legion
Chronicles of Riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Clock Tower 3 – Brady
Commandos 3: Destination Berlin PC
Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour – Prima – PC
Conflict: Desert Storm 2 - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Counterstrike
Counterstrike: Condition Zero
Crash Nitro Kart
Crimson Skies
Crimson Tears
Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Dino Crisis 3
Disney’s The Haunted Mansion
Donkey Kong Country GBA – Nintendo
Dot Hack: 2 Outbreak
Dot Hack: 3 Mutation
Dot Hack: 4 Quarantine
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: taiketsu
Drakengard
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Enter The Matrix – Brady
ESPN NBA Basketball - Prima
ESPN NBA 2K5 – Brady
Everquest: Lost…
Evil genius PC
Far Cry – Brady -PC
F-Zero – Nintendo
Final Fantasy: Origins
Final Fantasy 9
Freedom Fighters - Prima
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Galactic Wrestling - Brady
Getaway, The
Ghosthunter - Brady
Ghost Recon: island thunder
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm - Prima
Gladius - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Gotcha Force – Brady
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Haunted Mansion – Brady
Hitman 2
Hitman 3: Contracts – Prima
Hobbit, the
Homeworld 2
Horizons PC
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Hulk, The – Brady
Hunter The Reckoning: Wayward
Hunter The Reckoning: Redeemer
I-Ninja
Indiana Jones
Jak 2
Joint Ops PC
Kill Switch - Brady
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
Knights of the Old Republic PC
La Pucelle Tactics – Brady
Legacy of Kain Defiance - Prima
Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Legend of Zelda: The: Wind Waker - Nintendo
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring – Prima?
Madden 2004 - Prima
Mace Griffin Bounty Hunter – Brady
Mafia
Mario Kart: Double Dash
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Maximo vs Army
Max Payne 2 - Brady
Medal of Honor: Breakthrough – Prima PC
Mega Man Battle Chip Challenge - Brady
Mega man X7
Mega man Zero 2
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metroid: Zero Mission - Nintendo
Mission Impossible: Operation Surma
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NBA Ballers
NCAA football 2005
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Neverwinter Nights: Expansion PC
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Underentide PC
Onimusha 2 (Prima guide w/ exclusive EB cover)
Onimishu: Blade warriors
Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition
Phantasy Star Online III: CARD Rev.
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pitfall
P.N.03
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo
Pokemon Gold, Silver & Crystal Pokedex
Project Gothem Racing 2
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rainbow Six 3 (ps2) - Prima
Rainbow Six 3 {Xbox only}
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima
Rise to Honor
RPG Maker II - Prima
Rumble Roses
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Secret weapons over normandy
Shadow Ops Red Mercury - Prima
Shark Tale - Brady
Shellshock Nam '67
Shrek 2
Silent Hill 3 - Brady
Simcity 4 with Rush Hour PC
Sims: Making Magic PC
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Siren
Skies of Arcadia Legends
Soldner
Sonic Advance 2
Sonic Adventure 2 DX
Soul Caliber 2 - Brady
Spawn Armageddon
Spellforce PC
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) - Prima
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate – Brady
SSX 3
Star Wars: Jedi Knight Academy – Prima
Sudeki
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros 3 - Prima
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
Tak and Power of Juju
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Temple of Elemental Evil PC
Tenchu
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Prima
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness
Tony Hawk Underground - Brady
Transformers - Prima
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series) - Brady
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Unreal Tournment 2004
Uru (not expansion) PC
Van Helsing - Prima
Viewtiful Joe – Brady
Viewtiful Joe – Brady (says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Warcraft 3: The Frozen throne PC - Brady
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
Wario World – Nintendo
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady
Whiplash - Prima
WWE: Day of Reckoning – Prima
WWE: Wrestlmania XIX
XIII - Brady
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh Falsebound Kingdom
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction
Yu Yu Hakusho: spirit Detective - Prima

(list printed from EB Games computers) April 2004

007 NIGHTFIRE PRIMA
ACE COMBAT 3
ACE COMBAT 4 PRIMA
ADVANCE WARS 2 - NINTENDO
AERO WINGS 2 AIR
AIDYN CHRONICLES:
ALONE IN THE DARK
ALUNDRA 2 OFFICIAL HINTBOOK
AMPED SNOWBOARDING
ARMY MEN AIR ASSULT
ANIMAL CROSSING - NINTENDO
APE ESCAPE 2 - BRADY
ARC THE LAD: Twilight Of The Spirits
ARMED & DANGEREROUS
ARMOR CORE 3 - PRIMA
ARMORED CORE 2 AN
ARMORED CORE 2 PR
ARMORINES PROJECT
ARMY MEN S-HRO
ATV OFFROAD FURY2
AUTO MODELLISTA
AZURIK RISE OF PE
BACKYARD WRESTLING
BALDURS GATE
BANJO-TOOIE ~DY
BANJO-TOOIE PLAYE
BANJO-TOOIE PRIMA
BATMAN VENGANCE GAMECUBE
BATMAN VENGEANCE
BATMAN: DARK TOMORROW
BATMAN: RISE OF SHIN TZU
BATTLE ENGINE AQLA
BATTLE TANX
BEYBLADE: BATTLE
BIG PS BK 2K1
BILLY HATCHER
BLADE 2 - BRADY
BLOODY ROAR - BRADY
BLINX XBOX - PRIMA
BLOOD OMEN 2
BLOOD WAKE - PRIMA
BLOODRAYNE - PRIMA
BMX XXX - PRIMA
BANJO-KAZOIE - NINTENDO
BOND AGENT UNDER FIRE
BOUNCER - BRADY
BREATH OF FIRE IV
BREATH OF FIRE
BRUTE FORCE - PRIMA
C-12: FINAL PRIMA
CAPCOM GBA CMB
CAPCOM VS SNK2 EO
CAPCOM VS SNK 2
CARMGEDON II
CHAOS LEGION
CHRONO CROSS - BRADY
CLOCK TOWER 3 - BRADY
COMMANDOS 2
CONFLICT DS - BRADY
CONKERS BAD FUR DAY
CONTRA - BRADY
CRASH BASH - PRIMA
CRASH BANDICOOT2 – PRIMA
CRAZY TAXI 2
CRAZY TAXI 3 - PRIMA
CRAZY TAXI - PRIMA
CRAZY TAXI PS2
CRASH BANDICOOT 5
DARK CLOUD
DAVE MIRRA BMX
DAVE MIRRA BMX 2
DEAD OR ALIVE 3
DEAD OR ALIVE CAL
DEAD TO RIGHTS
DEF JAM VENDTA
DEFENDER - BRADY
DEUS EX - PRIMA
DEVIL MAY CRY - PRIMA
DEVIL MAY CRY 2
DEVIL MAY CRY – VS.
DRAGON BALL Z: BUDOKAI
DIE HARD - PRIMA
DIGIMAN WORLD
DIGIMON WORLD 2
DIGIMON WORLD 3 – VS.
DINO CRISIS
DINO CRISIS 2 - PRIMA
DINO CRISIS 3
DINO CRISIS VS
DISGAEA
DUKE NUKEM: ZERO HOUR
DONKEY KONG 64
DONKEY KONG 64 - VS
DONKEY KONG - NINTENDO
DONKEY KONG - PRIMA
DRAGON WARRIOR 1
DRAGON WARRIOR 3
DRAGON WARRIOR MONSTERS
DRAGON WARRIOR VI
DRAGON Z: THE LEGACY OF GOKU
DRAGONBL Z CD PRIMA
DRAGONBL Z - PRIMA
DRAGONS LAIR 3D
DRAKAN - PRIMA
DRIVER OFFICAL HB
DRIVER 2 - PRIMA
DUKE NUKEM: LAND OF BABES
EARTHWORM JIM
ECCO THE DOLPHIN
EHRGEIZ - BRADY
ENTER THE MATRIX - BRADY
ESCAPE FROM MONKEY ISLAND
ESPN NBA BASKETBALL
ESPN NFL FOOTBALL
ETERNAL DARKNESS - BRADY
ETERNAL DARKNESS - PRIMA
ETERNAL DARKNESS - VS
ETERNAL DARKNESS - NINTENDO
ETERNAL RING - BRADY
EVE OF EXTINCTION
EVERQUEST OL - PRIMA
EVIL DEAD HAIL TO THE KING
EVOLUTION WORLD - VS
EXTERMINATION
FEAR EFFECT 2
FF ANTHOLOGY
FF IX ART BOOK
FF ORIGINS - BRADY
FF8 GAMESPOT UNOFFICAL HB
FIGHTING FORCE
FINAL FANTASY CHRONICLES
FINAL FANTASY IX
FINAL FANTASY TACTICS
FIRE PRO WRESTLING
FORMULA 12000 CH
FRNT MISSION 3
FROGGER GREAT QUEST
FUGITIVE HUNTER - PRIMA
FUR FIGHTERS
FUSE VIDEO GAME MAGIC
F-ZERO GX - NINTENDO
GAMEBOY SECRET
GAMEBOY SECRETS 3
GAMECUBE CLC 4 HB
GAMENOW SUB CARD
GAMESHARK 2003 HB
GAMESHARK PCKT V7
GAMESHARK POCKET
GAMESHARK PPG 10
GAMESHARK PPG8 HB
GAMESHRK PPG 9 HB
GAUNTLET: DARK LEGANDS
GEKIDO HB PRIMA
GENMA ONMSA BR HB
GENMA ONMSA PR HB
GEX 3 OFFCL GUIDE
GG AGGRESSIVE INL
GG ETERNAL DKNS G
GG SPIDERMAN GC
GG SPIDERMAN PS2
GG SPIDERMAN XB
GG STUNTMAN PS2
GHOST RCN PS2GCHB
GHOST RECON XB HB
GIANTS CIT KAB HB
GNTLT PS2/GC/XB H
GODZILLA PRIMA HB
GOLDEN SUN NI HB
GOTCHA FORCE HB
GRABBED GHOULIE H
GRAN TURISMO 3 HB
GRAN TURISMO PRIM
GRAN TURSMO 2 HB
GRAND THEFT AUTO
GRANDIA 2 HB
GRANDIA II VER HB
GRANDIA PRIMA HB
GRANDIA XTREME HB
GRANDTHFT ATO2 HB
GREAT ESCAPE PR H
GUN VALKYRIE HB
GUNDAM ZEONIC HB
HALF LIFE VERS HB
HALF-LIFE PRIMA H
HARDCOR WRSTLG HB
HARVEST MOON BACK
HAUNTED MANSION H
HAVEN BR HB
HOT STRAT PS2 HB
HOUSE DEAD 2 HB
HULK BRADY HB
HUNTER REDEEMER H
HUNTER: WAYWARD HB
HYBRID HEAVEN HB
I NINJA BR HB
ICO PRIMA HB
JADE COCOON 2 HB
JADE COCOON HB
JAK AND DAXTER PR
JAK N DAXTER GH H
JEDI KNIGHT2 VS H
JET GRIND RADIO S
JURASSIC PK PR HB
KABUKI WARRIOR HB
KAKUTO CHOJIN PRH
KELLY SLATER BR H
KESSEN 2 HB
KESSEN PRIMA HB
KILL.SWITCH BR HB
KING FLD4:CITY HB
KIRBY 64 PRIMA HB
KIRBY N64 HB
KLONOA 2 HB
KONAMI GBA CMB HB
LARA BOOK TR PHEN
LARA CROFT TR HB
LEG OF ZELDA NI H
LEG ZLDA WDWK NIH
LEGACY OF KAIN 2
LEGAIA 2 DUEL HB
LEGD OF WRSTLG2 H
LEGEND OF DRAGOON
LEGEND OF MANA HB
LEGEND OF ZELDA M
LEGEND OF ZELDA M
LEGEND ZEL A/S HB
LEGEND ZEL A/S HB
LEGION PR HB
LEGND OF ZELDA HB
LGD OF DRAGOON HB
LGND OF LEGAIA HB
LGND WRST NEW HB
LGND WRST OLD HE
LGND ZLDA:MSK HB
LOST KINGDOMS HB
LOST KINGDOMS2 HB
LOTR FELWSHP PR H
LUIGIS MAN BRA HB
LUIGIS MAN NIN HB
LUIGIS MANS VR HB
LUIGIS MANSION PR
LUNAR 2 OFF HB
LUNAR:SLV STR HB
LUNAR:SSS GUIDE
M.KART NI PLYR HB
MACE GRIFFIN:BH H
MADDEN NFL 03 PRH
MADDEN NFL 2001 P
MADDEN NFL 2K HB
MADDEN NFL 2K2 HB
MAGI NATION HE
MAKING OF FINAL F
MARIO KART CIRCUI
MARIO KART CIRCUI
MARIO PARTY 2 HB
MARIO PARTY 3 HB
MARIO PARTY4 BR H
MARIO PTY 2 HB
MARIO SNSH NI HB
MARIO SNSH PR HB
MARIO SUNSHN BR H
MARIO SUNSHN VR H
MARIO TENNIS PRIMA
MARIO64 NI PLYRHB
MARK OF KRI PRI H
MAT HFMN BMX 2 HB
MAT HOFFMAN'S PRO
MAX PAYN BRDY HB
MAXIMO BOXER PRMO
MAXIMO VERSUS HB
MAXIMO: GHOSTS HB
MBL SUIT GNDM HB
MDL/HNR FRNTLN HB
MECH ASSAULT PRIM
MEDAL OF HONOR HB
MEDAL OF HONOR: U
MEDAL OH FRTLN HB
MEDAL/HONOR AA HB
MEDIEVIL GUIDE
MEGA MAN X7 BR HB
MEGA MAN ZERO 2 H
MEGA MAN: TRANS H
MEN IN BLACK 2 HB
METAL GEAR 2 XB H
METAL GER SLD 2 H
METAL GR SLD VSHB
METAL GS2 SUB PSH
METROID FUSN l"):1 R-
METROID PRIME BRH
METROID PRIME NIH
METROID PRIME VSH
MG SLD VR MISS HB
MIDNIGHT CLUB 2 H
MIDNIGHT CLUB:STR
MISSION IMPSS HB
MK GOLD PRIMA HB
MK TRILOGY HB
MONSTER RANCHER 3
MORTAL KOMBT BR H
MORTL KMT KRYPT H
MS. PACMAN MAZE M
MUMMY RETURNS HB
N64 CODES 5 HB
NASCAR 2000 HB
NASCAR THUNDER 2K
NBA 2K3 VS HB
NBA LIVE 2000 HB
NBA STREET 2 PR H
NCAA FBALL 04 HB
NCAA FTBl 03 PR H
NEW LEGENDS PRIMA
NFL 2001 PRIMA HB
NFL 2K PRIMA HB
NFL 2K2 PRIMA HB
NFL 2K3 PRIMA HB
NFL BLITZ 2000 HB
NFL BLITZ 2000 HB
NFL FEVER 03 PRIMA
NFL FEVER 2004 HB
NFL FEVER 2K2 PRI
NFL GAMEDAY 2Kl P
NGHTMR CRT 2 HB
NHL 2K HB
NI POWER FEB 04
NI POWER MAG APRO
NI POWER MAG AUGO
NI POWER MAG DECO
NI POWER MAG DECO
NI POWER MAG FEBO
NI POWER MAG JANO
NI POWER MAG JANO
NI POWER MAG JULO
NI POWER MAG JULO
NI POWER MAG JUNO
NI POWER MAG MARO
NI POWER MAG MAYO
NI POWER MAG NOVO
NI POWER MAG NOVO
NI POWER MAG OCTO
NI POWER MAG OCTO
NI POWER MAG SEPO
NI POWER MAG SEPO
NI POWR MAG APROO
NI POWR MAG APROl
NI POWR MAG APR02
NI POWR MAG AUGOl
NI POWR MAG DECOl
NI POWR MAG FEB02
NI POWR MAG JAN02
NI POWR MAG JULOO
NI POWR MAG JULOl
NI POWR MAG JUNOl
NI POWR MAG JUN02
NI POWR MAG MAROl
NI POWR MAG MAR02
NI POWR MAG MAY 00
NI POWR MAG MAY02
NI POWR MAG NOVOl
NI POWR MAG OCTOl
NI POWR MAG SEPOl
NIGHTCASTER PRIMA
NIN PWR ADV VOL 3
NIN PWR ADV VOL 4
NIN PWR ADVANCE
NINTENDO POWER AD
OBI WAN HB
ODDWORLD MUNCHS O
OFF RES EVIL2 HB
OKAGE SHADOW KING
ONI PRIMA HB
ONIMUSHA BRADY HB
ONIMUSHA TACTICS
ONIMUSHA:WARLRD H
ONIMUSHA2 BRADY H
ONIMUSHA2 PRIMA H
ORPHEN: SCION OF
PAC-MAN WORLD 2 H
PANZER DRAGOON HB
PAPER MARIO BRADY
PAPER MARIO PLAYE
PAPER MARIO PRIMA
PARASITE EVE HB
PERFECT DARK HB
PERFECT DARK HB
PFFCT DK OFCL HB
PHANTASY STAR ONL
PHANTASY STR HB
PIKMIN NINTNDO HB
PIKMIN PRIMA HB
PKMN TRDCD GM PG
PKMN TRDNG OFFICA
PKMON TRDG CRD HB
PLAYSTATION 2 PRE
PN 03 OSG BR HB
POKEMON BLU/RD HB
POKEMON CRYSTAL P
POKEMON CRYSTL HB
POKEMON CRYSTL HB
POKEMON CRYSTL HB
POKEMON G&S ADVEN
POKEMON G&S PATH
POKEMON G&S POKED
POKEMON G&S POKED
POKEMON GD SLV HB
POKEMON GLD & SLV
POKEMON GOLD & SI
POKEMON GOLD & SI
POKEMON GS DEX HB
POKEMON MASTER UL
POKEMON NINTDO HB
POKEMON PDEX HB
POKEMON RUBY NIHB
POKEMON SNAP HB
POKEMON SNAP HB
POKEMON STAD 2 HB
POKEMON STAD 2 HB
POKEMON STAD 2 HB
POKEMON STADIUM 2
POKEMON STADUM HB
POKEMON STRT GUID
POKEMON YRB VS HB
POKEMON: CHOOSE P
PRIDE FC PR HB
PRIMAL PS2 PR HB
PROJECT EDEN PRIM
PROJECT GOTHAM P
PROMO ALONE IN THE
PROMO PSTAR HBPOS
PS2 CODES 2 HB
PS2 SCODEO3 V2 HB
PS2 SEC CDS 2K4 H
PS2 SECRET CD03 H
PS2 SECRET COD HB
PSE2 FUTURE OF GA
PSX GAMERS GUIDE
QUAKE II PS HB
RAINBOW 6 DC HB
RAINBOW 6 HB
RAINBOW 6 ROGUE S
RATCHET & CLANK H
RAYMAN 2 GREAT ES
RAYMAN 3 BR HB
READY 2 RUMBLE HB
RED FACTION 2 PRH
RED FACTION HB
RES EV GC BRADY H
RES EV GC PRIMA H
RES EVIL DEAD HB
RES EVL 3 BRDY HB
RESIDENT EVIL2&3H
RESIDENT EVL 2&3H
RESIDNT EVIL X HB
RESIDNT EVL ZRO H
RETRN WOLF OP HB
RETRN WOLFSTN HB
RIDGE RACER 5 VER
RIDGE RACER 64 HB
RIDGE RACER V/MOT
ROAD RASH HB
ROBOTECH PR HB
ROGUE LEADER HB
ROGUE SQUDRN NIHB
RSDNT EVL SUVR HB
RTX RED ROCK PR H
RUGRATS IN PARIS
RYGAR: LEGNDRY HB
SAGA FRONTIER 2 H
SCORPION KG PR HB
SCORPN KING GBA H
SCRT CDES N64 VL4
SCRT CDS PS VOL 5
SCRT CODES3 N64HB
SECRET CD 03 Vl H
SECRET CD 03 V2 H
SECRET CDS 2004 H
SECRET CODE HB
SECRT CODE VOL2 H
SEGA DC PRIMA HB
SERIOUS SAM BR HB
SHADOW MAN 2ND CO
SHAUN PALMER HB
SHENMUE II PRIMA
SHENMUE PRIMA HB
SHENMUE VERSUS HB
SHINOBI PS2 PR HB
SILENT HILL 2 HB
SILENT HILL HB
SILENT HILL HB
SILENT SCOPE PRIM
SILVER PRIMA HB
SIMS PS2 HB
SKIES ARCADIA PRH
SKY ODYSSEY BRADY
SLAVE ZERO HB DC
SLNT HL2 DREAM HB
SLY COOPR PRIMA H
SMUGGLERS RUN 2 H
SNO X CHP RCNG HB
SONIC ADV/BT 2 HB
SONIC ADVNC 2 PRH
SONIC ADVTR 2 HB
SOUL CAL 2 LIM HB
SOUL CALIBUR HB
SPACE CHANNEL 5 H
SPIDER MAN BRADY
SPIDERMAN / X MEN
SPIDERMAN 2 ELECT
SPIDERMAN HB
SPLINTER CELL XPH
SPR MAGNTC NEO HB
SPR MARIO ADV2 HB
SPR MARIO BROS HB
SPY HUNTER BDY HB
SPYHNT XB/GC BR H
SPYRO 2 PR HB
SPYRO DRGNFLY PRH
SPYRO: SEASON HB
SPYRO: YEAR OF DR
SSX 3 PR HB
SSX PRIMA HB
ST FGHTR EX2PL HB
ST FHGT 3 BRDY HB
STAR FOX ADV BR H
STAR FOX ADV PR H
STAR FOX ADV VR H
STAR FOX NI HB
STAR TREK INVASIO
STAR WARS DEMOLIT
STAR WARS El STAR
STAR WRS BTYHTR H
STAR WRS CLNWRS H
STARCRAFT 64 HB
STATE/EMGNCY HB
STEEL BATTALION H
STR WRS EPl PM HB
STR WRS RCR NI HB
STREET FIGHTER EX
STUNTMAN PRIMA H
SUMMONER 2 HB
SUMMONER PRIMA H
SUPER MARIO AV H
SUPER MONKY BL2
SUPER MRIO VER H
SUPER SMASH BR H
SUPER SMASH ML H
SUPER SMASH NI H
SUPERCAR ST HB
SUPERMAN BRADY H
SUPERMN:MAN STL
SUPR MARIO ADV H
SUPRMN:APOKOLPS
SW JEDI STARFIGH
SW JEDI STRFTR H
SW RACER REVNG H
SW:EPl RCR DC HB
SWRD BRSRK:GUT H
SYPHON FILTER 3
SYPHON FILTER PR
TALES OF DESTINY
TAO FENG: LOTUS
TEENAGE MUTANT H
TEKKEN 4 PRIMA H
TEKKEN TAG TOURN
TEKKEN TAG TOURN
TENCHU 2 BRADY H
TENCHU BRADY HB
TENCHU WRATH BR
TERMINATOR 3 HB
TERMINATOR PR HB
THING PR HB
THRASHER S&D HB
THREDS OF FATE H
THUNDERSTRIKE PH
TIMESPLITTER 2 H
TIMESPLITTERS PR
TMROW NVR DIES H
TOMB 2 DIMEN HB
TOMB RAIDER 03 C
TOMB RAIDER BK H
TOMB RAIDER CE
TOMB RAIDER CHRO
TOMB RAIDER GB H
TONIC TROUBLE HB
TONY HAWK 2 DC H
TONY HAWK 2 HB
TONY HAWK 2X HB
TONY HAWK 3 GC H
TONY HAWK 3 HB
TONY HAWK 3 PS H
TONY HAWK 4 BR H
TONY HAWK PRO SKATER
TONY HK3 XB BRADY
TONY HWK SKTR HB
TOY COMANDER P HB
TOY STRY 2 BRDY
TR 11&111 FLIP HB
TRIBES AA PR HB
TRON BONNE HB
TUROK BRADY HB
TUROK EVOLUTION H
TUROK II HB
TUROK RAGE WAR HB
TWIST METAL BL HB
TWISTED MTL 4 HB
UFC TAPOUT 2 BR H
UFC TAPOUT HB
UFC: THROWDOWN HB
ULTIMATE CD BK 2H
ULTIMATE CD BK HB
ULTIMATE CODE 2Kl
ULTIMATE CODE BOO
ULTIMATE CODE BOO
ULTIMATE FIGHTING
UNREAL CHAMPSHP H
UNREAL TOURNAMENT
VANDAL HEART 2 HB
VANGUARD BNDTS HB
VEXX PRIMA HB
VIEWTIFUL JOE HB
VIRTUA FGHTR 4 HB
VITAL STRAT. PS H
WARHAMMER FIRE HB
WARIO WORLD NI HB
WARIO WORLD PR HB
WARRIORS OF MIGHT
WAVE RACE NINT HB
WCW BACKSTAGE ASS
WCW FAN BOOK HB
WCW MAYHEM HB
WHIPLASH PRIMA HB
WILD ARMS 2 HB
WILD ARMS 3 VS HB
WORLD SERIES BASE
WORLD/NOT ENOUGH
WRECKLESS HB
WRECKLS:YAKUZA HB
WWE SMACKDWN PRHB
WWE WRESTLE XIX H
WWE WRESTLEX8 PRH
WWF ATTITUDE HB
WWF ATTITUDE HB
WWF NO MERCY PRIM
WWF RAW IS WAR PR
WWF SMACKDOWN 2 P
WWF SMACKDOWN HE
WWF SMACKDWN 3 HB
WWF WARZONE HB
WWF WREST 2K HB
X MEN MUTANT ACDM
X2 WOLVERINE BR H
X-FILES PRIMA HB
XIII BR HB
XMEN:MUTNT ACD HB
X-MEN:NEXT DIM HB
YOSHI'S ISLD NI H
YUGIOH CD CAT PRH
YUGIOH DKDL FM HB
YUGIOH DL ROSES H
YUGIOH DUNGN DM
YUGIOH ETRNL DS
YUGIOH WORLD - PRIMA
YUYU: SPIRIT DETECTIVE
ZELDA 64 - BRADY
ZELDA AGE/SEA
ZELDA DX - PRIMA
ZELDA OCARINA
ZELDA CD - PRIMA
ZELDA - VERSUS
ZELDA OCARNIA OF TIME - NINTENDO
ZOMBIE REVENGE
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Fire Emblem – Nintendo
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Metriod Prime/Metriod Fusion Combo Guide – Nintendo
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Soul Caliber II - Brady
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein – Prima
Shinobi
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Tak and the power ok JUJU – Prima
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Unreal Tournament
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007 bond: everything or nothing
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Armageddon – Brady
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Backyard Wrestling 2 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
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Beyond Good and Evil
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Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
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Catwoman
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City of heroes PC
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Dark Cloud 2
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Dot hack 1 infection
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Dragon Ball Z: Legacy of Goku
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Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes XB
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Evil genius PC
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Full spectrum warrior
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Gamecube Ult Codes: Enter the Matrix (Disc cheat codes)
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Gameshark Pocket Power Guide. 11th Ed.
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Getaway, The - Prima
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Great Escape
Hitman Contract – I Guide (DVD Strategy Guide)
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Hunter: The Reckoning Redeemer XB
Hunter: The Reckoning Wayward
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Kill Switch Official Guide
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Legend of Zelda: Link to Past Players Guide -Nintendo
Legend of Zelda: Wing Waker Players Guide - Nintendo
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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Players Guide - Nintendo
Max Payne 2 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid psx
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - Brady
Mega Man X7 - Brady
Mega Man Zero 2
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metroid Prime - MacMillan
Metroid Prime - Brady
Metroid: Zero Mission - Nintendo
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Mission Impossible: Operation Surma
NBA Street Vol 2 - Prima
NCAA Football 2004 - Prima
NCAA football 05
NFL Street Official – Prima
Onimusha Blade Warriors
Onimusha Tactics
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PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
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Rainbow Six 3 DVD XBOX
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
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Shark Tales - Brady
Siren
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Sudeki
Suffering, The - Brady
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Syphon Filter 3
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Tenchu:Return from Darkness
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Prima
Thief deadly shadows
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True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
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Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Unreal II: The Awakening - Prima
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Warhammer 4000k
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WWE day of rec.
WWF Raw2 for Xbox – Prima
WWE Wrestlemania XIX - Prima
X2 Wolverine's Revenge
XIII – brady
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Star Wars: Episode I Racer
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Pokemon Stadium 2 - Nintendo
Project Gotham Racing 2 - Prima
Rachet and Clank – Prima
Rainbow Six 3 - Prima
Resident Evil - Prima
Silent Hill 3
Smackdown: HCTP - Prima
Sonic Advance/Sonic Battle 2 - Versus
Sonic Advance 2 - Prima
Splinter Cell – Prima
Splinter Cell (2nd Ed that covers PC PS2 and Gamecube) - Prima Sphinx - Prima
Spyro Enter the Dragonfly - Prima
SSX 3 - Prima
Starfox - Nintendo
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter - Prima
Star Wars: Clone Wars – Prima
Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Star Wars: Obi-wan – Prima
Star Wars: Rebel Strike - Nintendo
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2 - Nintendo
Stuntman - Prima
Super Mario Sunshine - Nintendo
Super Mario Advance 1 ¿? – Prima
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario 3 - Nintendo
Super Mario World - Prima
Super Smash Bros. Melee – Nintendo
Sword of Mana - Nintendo
Syphon Filter 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Prima
Tekken 4 - Prima The Getaway
The Sims
Timesplitters 2 - Prima
Tomb Raider - Prima
Turok Evolution - Prima
Ultimate Code book 2001 Edition - Prima
Ultimate Codebook - Prima
Ultimate Code Guide – Prima
Unreal Championship
Virtua Fighter 4 - Prima
Wario World – Prima
Waverace – Nintendo
Wrestlemania XIX - Prima
WWF Raw - Prima
WWF Smackdown - Prima
Xenosaga Episode 1
Yoshi's Island – Nintendo
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters
Yu-gi-oh Duelist of the Roses
Zelda Collectors Edition – Nintendo
Zelda: Four Swords GBA – Prima
Zelda :Oracle of Seasons/Ages - Versus
Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons - Nintendo
Zelda: Windwaker - Nintendo

Good Hunting

gamefreak117

04-14-2004, 03:31 AM

nice list...

it would be better though if you categorized it if it was PC or console... kinda annoying to read for it.

also add Ratchet and Clank (Prima) to your list from TRU.

thanks for the list :D

floormat

04-14-2004, 03:38 AM

all righty. I will try to reconfigue the list tomorrow after I get some ZZZ's to have PC guides seperate, more visible or something. I'll see what I can do.

gamefreak117

04-14-2004, 03:40 AM

cool, thanks for the effort for making CAG a better place!

floormat

04-14-2004, 03:49 AM

Floormat's Trade list

http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=45379

spookyhurst

04-14-2004, 04:07 AM

I've got the following guides available for trade:

Conflict: Desert Storm II Back To Baghdad (Prima, in shrink wrap)
Counterstrike (Prima, for X-Box)
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 w/ Limited Edition DVD (Prima)
Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu w/ Limited Edition DVD (Prima, in shrink wrap)
Grand Theft Auto III (Brady Games)
Hobbit (Prima, in shrink wrap)
I-Ninja (Brady Games)
Jak II (Brady Games)
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Prima, in shrink wrap)
Prince of Persia (Brady Games)
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (Brady Games)
Sims Unleashed (Prima)
Sonic Adventure DX (Prima)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Prima)
True Crime (Brady Games)
Viewtiful Joe (Brady Games)

Complete list of guides I want (new or used):

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg
Chrono Cross
Dark Cloud 1
Dark Cloud 2
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Def Jam Vendetta
Deus Ex: The Conspiracy
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy X-2
Freedom Fighters
Half-Life
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
James Bond 007: Everything Or Nothing
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Kingdom Hearts
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Max Payne 1
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Midnight Club II
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
NBA Street: Volume 2
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Ratchet & Clank 1
Resident Evil 1 (Gamecube)
Resident Evil 0
Sims 1
Skies Of Arcadia: Legends
Sly Cooper & The Thievius Raccoonus
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Twisted Metal Black
Virtua Fighter 4

Let me know if you're interested in a trade.

MauMauProductions

04-14-2004, 04:18 AM

Here's a few more... I hope they can help someone.

CompUSA:
$0.01
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Chrono Cross

$0.88
Playstation:
WWF Smackdown
WWF Smackdown 2
Tomb Raider III

Nintendo 64:
0.88:
Castlevania 64

Gameboy Color:
0.88:
Pokemon TGC

Thats what I was able to get personally, I know that the penny guides are nationwide but not sure about the 88 cent ones....

MauMauProductions

04-14-2004, 04:23 AM

As far as magazines go too........anything 2 years old and older from Toys R US goes down to a penny...usually they still have them too.

argyle

04-14-2004, 07:22 AM

BTW, I also saw the Chaos Legion guide in the .01 stack last night @ EB, but didn't pick it up because I already had it. I'm gonna try to go by my other local EB today and see if they have any more there.

webster

04-14-2004, 08:58 AM

bump

Alien Redrum

04-14-2004, 08:59 AM

Awesome job!

pbmaniac

04-14-2004, 10:55 AM

Checked my local best buy and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was $20

GuilewasNK

04-14-2004, 11:09 AM

Thanks for the list.

andrew333

04-14-2004, 11:17 AM

very nice job on the list, kudos!!! (and not those silly kudos you get in pgr2 lol)

if i may make one suggestion, maybe you can have a special section for new guides that become a penny (for example, a seperate section listing guides that became a penny in the previous 2 weeks)

just a thought

guessed

04-14-2004, 11:35 AM

Checked my local best buy and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was $20

The Xbox version is $.01. Are you sure you didn't check the PC version (I think you did).

WhipSmartBanky

04-14-2004, 12:04 PM

Why did you start a new thread? I mean, I read your "reason" but it's not necessary. This is just clutter.

Masterkyo

04-14-2004, 12:23 PM

Hmmmmmm.. Never Thought Ebgames sale game Guide for Penny!

i am going check them out today ;)

floormat

04-14-2004, 12:32 PM

pbmaniac

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for the console is .01per previous posts as I have not been fortunate to be able to personally verify this. Though I can confirm that the PC guide is the full price as of at least a few weeks ago.

WhipSpankBanky

I understand your concern. There is so much clutter among many message boards and I assure you that is one of the last things I was trying to do. I felt that having a new concise thread might better help all CAG'ers as the old Best buy thread was great but left not much room for completeness and simplicity for newcomers. Perhaps as Mr. andrew333 suggested you or someone else could lock the previous Best buy thread with a final link to this thread. Thank you for your time and your consideration.

Trevor

04-14-2004, 12:36 PM

Why did you start a new thread? I mean, I read your "reason" but it's not necessary. This is just clutter.

I don't now that we needed a new thread, but we did need a thread where the 'meat' was in the first post only, and someone would be willing to constantly update that first post.

floormat

04-14-2004, 12:50 PM

MauMauProductions

Thank you greatly for the compUSA additions. I have never personally been able to visit one. One more store for everyone to look out for.

andrew333

Thank you for the thought about locking the other thread to prevent confusion and thank you for the thought to post a two-week new release type list. As plausible I will attempt to incorporate this into the to or bottom of the master list.

Trevor

I don't now that we needed a new thread, but we did need a thread where the 'meat' was in the first post only, and someone would be willing to constantly update that first post.

I have pretty much the same thought. I have every intent of updating this post as regularly as possible.

doraemonkerpal

04-14-2004, 12:57 PM

great job floormat!

floormat

04-14-2004, 01:09 PM

gamefreak117

I added a bold to the right of any known PC game on the list. Hopefully that will help PC guide searchers.

andrew333

04-14-2004, 01:22 PM

again, great job

i can confirm that i was able to get my xbox kotor guide for one penny at best buy (it is the only one i have ever seen available)

i think the new thread is a great idea for all the reasons mentioned, plus the old thread has a crappy, misleading title in that it lists specific guides

gamefreak117

04-14-2004, 01:38 PM

gamefreak117

I added a bold to the right of any known PC game on the list. Hopefully that will help PC guide searchers.

cool thanks :D

doraemonkerpal

04-14-2004, 01:50 PM

oh yea, i forgot to mention....

i checked out the kotor guide for pc last week and it was still full price. the kotor guide for xbox is the one that costs $.01 :D

pimp tyranny

04-14-2004, 01:56 PM

i need to check some of these out

argyle

04-14-2004, 03:02 PM

OK, just got back from my other local EB. I found a few new ones there & some info. All .01:

Viewtiful Joe
Enter The Matrix
Temple of Elemental Evil (pc)
Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Underentide (pc)

Now for the info. The manager told me that the head office tells them to destroy the guides when they hit the .01 mark, but he knew me so he would sell them to me anyway. No idea why they'd want them just destroyed, but there you have it. So it will probably help to know someone @ EB, or at least hope for a friendly manager/employee. ;)

floormat

04-14-2004, 03:20 PM

hmm either EB is a YMMV place or the price just changed. I had Enter The Matrix checked yesterday and the guy said it was still 7.99. Hmm perhaps he lied ? I dunno. great find. If anyone else can confirm varying prices at eb's and this ends up being a YMMV please let me know.

drfrielgood

04-14-2004, 04:00 PM

Alright, I've picked up the Prima Zelda Four Swords guide at Toys R Us but now I see a guide for the same game published by Nintendo. Is this guide also a penny, or just the Prima version?

tubtub

04-14-2004, 04:10 PM

I was at EB today and they had a ton of the guides stacked up at the register, including Enter the Matrix. I asked if I could buy one(just wanted to check the price, but didn't want the cashier to know), and the guy said all those guides were being sent back to headquarters. So I assume Enter the Matrix is a penny. They had about 30 of them, and one or two copies of some other guides, but he wouldn't sell any of them to me.

FatBoyInside

04-14-2004, 04:21 PM

Alright, I've picked up the Prima Zelda Four Swords guide at Toys R Us but now I see a guide for the same game published by Nintendo. Is this guide also a penny, or just the Prima version?

The Nintendo Player's Guide version came up regularly priced ($14.99). No love at my ToyRUs.

argyle

04-14-2004, 04:26 PM

hmm either EB is a YMMV place or the price just changed.

When I asked the manager about any guides that were being clearanced, he said they had just received some price changes. So it looks like they did hit in the last couple of days or so.

loserboy

04-14-2004, 06:38 PM

Here's a few more at Gamestop:

All are .01

Final Fantasy Origins
.hack 1
.hack 2
Viewtiful Joe
Beyond Good and Evil
Grand Theft Auto III

Those first three are pretty cool, I've been waiting for those to drop.

Toohumanlive

04-14-2004, 07:20 PM

I dont understand. I've been trying to find some these guides but none of them come up this cheap. How do you do it?

Toohumanlive

04-14-2004, 07:31 PM

Is this in store only or can you do it online?

argyle

04-14-2004, 07:47 PM

Most of these are in-store only. Occasionally you can find some of the Best Buy guides for .01 online, but they never last long.

pbmaniac

04-14-2004, 08:47 PM

floormat and guessed:
you were right, i was looking at the pc version. thanks for clearing that up.

pimp tyranny

04-14-2004, 10:44 PM

i got Chaos Legion, Mega Man X7, and Advance Wars 2 guides at EB, you'll have to get them scanned too, because EB usually just goes by the labeled prices.

there were more, but i felt like kind of a jackass anyway when he said they were supposed to be 'field trashed.' he sold them to me anyway.

i found fuking 6 1 cent guides at TRU and the bitch wouldn't let me buy them, some shit about sending them back to get credit or some shit. REALLY pissed me off. Bloodrayne, Xbox Football, Counter Strike, Sphinx, Mission Impossible, and something else.

i'm going to check a closer EB tomorrow, see what they have. they know what i look like at least, although i don't actually 'know' them, names and whatever.

Gojtron

04-15-2004, 12:42 AM

EB's trash them. If they don't sell, then it's just the employee being a dick/overly cautious. Technically they could give them to you since they're removed from inventory completely.

tenzor

04-15-2004, 01:12 AM

these guides are a penny now at EB

-viewtiful joe
-enter the matrix
-disney haunted mansion
-FF orgins
-warcraft 3 fronze throne pc
-temple of elemental evil pc
-xii
-kill switch
-f-zero
-wwe wrestlemania XIX
-terminator rise of the machines
-teenage mutant ninja turtles
-lord of the rings war of the ring pc
-advance wars 2
-wario world
-donkey kong country gba
-final fantasy 9 ps1
-grand thef auto vice city PC
-neverwinter nights SOH pc

btantra

04-15-2004, 02:37 AM

I went to my local Toys' r Us and found out that all guides are original price or as marked except for Counter Strike which is a penny

guessed

04-15-2004, 02:44 AM

I went to my local Toys' r Us and found out that all guides are original price or as marked except for Counter Strike which is a penny

Please clarify, do you mean that they were charging full price for guides that are listed here as being a penny, or that all the guides they had were full price (i.e. they did not have in stock the ones listed in this thread)?

btantra

04-15-2004, 01:58 PM

All the guides in Toys R Us was original full price. Some guides like Metroid Prime was $7.48.

The only one that is 1 penny is Counter Strike

floormat

04-15-2004, 04:13 PM

btantra

did you go to the self scanners and check the prices? I know several of them are valid because I have the recipt of the ones i got in front of me.

floormat

04-15-2004, 04:14 PM

will update master list tomorrow. got to get some zzz's

keep posting = )

neopolss

04-15-2004, 05:39 PM

Add to the list Sims unleashed PC for a penny at BB

btantra

04-15-2004, 05:45 PM

floormat

I checked these at the cashier counter and all shows $14.99
Zelda: Four Swords Nintendo Guide
Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion Prima Guide
Indiana Jones
Yu Gi Oh Duelist of the Roses
Dark Cloud 2

The rest of the guides, I checked on the price scanner and they also show full price.

Thanks

YoshiFan1

04-15-2004, 05:46 PM

Is it possible they ring up for $14.99 but once the cashier hits, total it will be a penny a guide?

It seems like when an item is on sale/clearance at Toys R Us, it rings up for more before the cashier hits total.

I once bought NBA 2K3 and it was supposed to be $9.99. It rang up $14.99 but after the cashier hit total, the price changed to the correct price of $9.99.

MauMauProductions

04-15-2004, 07:08 PM

Well...here we go...Here's a few MORE pennied guides this time from Gamestop.

Mario Kart Double Dash
Zelda The four Swords
Mario Advance 3
Metal Gear Solid for PSX (i am not sure what the hell that was about. I think someone just left it there and they gave it to me...but oh well. Any trip I spend 5 cents in one store...Its good for me ^-^)

tubtub

04-15-2004, 09:33 PM

With the guides, whatever they ring up will show up on the price scanner. When the cashier rings them if they come up as $14.99 they will still be $14.99 once the cashier hits total. The price only changes for promotional deals. The NBA game was an advertised deal and regular price was $15, so it drops it to $10 after they hit total. Guides are price drops and will automatically show up as whatever their correct price is, even if you bring it to a price checker that will be the price it will ring up for.

btantra, just out of curiosity, which TRU are you at? Most of the time TRU has standard prices nationwide, but there are a few stores they have tried tiered pricing where some popular items at that store are more expensive than other stores.

spookyhurst

04-15-2004, 11:17 PM

EB's trash them. If they don't sell, then it's just the employee being a dick/overly cautious. Technically they could give them to you since they're removed from inventory completely.

That's what happened to me at Gamestop today. I looked through the guides (noting that there were 3 Viewtiful Joes), and then asked a clerk if they keep the clearance guides with the full price guides. He said yes, and asked what I was looking for. I told him Viewtiful Joe and he looked it up on the computer. He said they didn't have any. When I said I saw some on the shelf, he said I could have it for free.

EDIT: Here's a link to a strategy guide trading thread on the Cheapass Trading Board: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=108551#108551

JediSB

04-16-2004, 09:12 AM

At the Gamestop where I work we just pull them from the shelves and pitch them when they are pennied out. sometimes well keep them to give out as promo items or to incentify people more to buy a Game Informer subscription. But we're not allow by our corporate office to sell the penny guides.

C_A

04-16-2004, 11:20 AM

I went to the closest ebgames I have but some asshat had bought ALL of the penny guides the day before. There's cheap ass gamers, then there's lame ass gamers. Oh well, I'm checking the one that's 15 miles out of the way this time.

Gojtron

04-16-2004, 11:30 AM

C_A

04-16-2004, 11:46 AM

I was told that someone bought them all the day before I got there, hence that's why I said it. Duh?

Gojtron

04-16-2004, 02:05 PM

Step off.

b3b0p

04-16-2004, 02:17 PM

C_A

04-16-2004, 02:30 PM

:lol: What the "shaq fu" ever man.

Step off.

C_A

04-16-2004, 02:31 PM

b3b0p

04-16-2004, 02:35 PM

I am willing to give someone a nice profit (or trade - do ya trust me :) ) if they can pick up any official Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, or almost any official Nintendo guide. Just give me pm or something.

I don't have any of these stores around here.

Thanks,
Chris

I have an F-Zero GX guide. Couldn't find any of the penny Soul Calibur II guides though. Ya got any?

That's the problem. Around here I can't get any guides for 0.01. So, I am asking fellow CAGers if they are willing to sell them to me for a small profit or maybe a trade.

Thanks!

Chris

C_A

04-16-2004, 02:38 PM

Ah OK. Sorry I'm only looking to trade it for one of those. Thanks anyways :-P

argyle

04-16-2004, 07:20 PM

Just got back from my TRU, and no new info but a few confirmations. I checked just about every guide they had at the self-check station, and only found three that scanned for .01:

Dark Cloud 2
Sphinx
Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion combo

I checked all their Zelda guides (TWW - Brady, Prima & offical and Four Swords official) and all of those scanned at normal prices. I found a couple of random guides that scanned for $7, but when you're paying .01 a piece for the other $7 seems like a fortune. :P

I'm gonna check my 2 Gamestop's sometime in the next week - there's a pretty cool manager at one of them that will definitely hook me up if they have anything.

spookyhurst

04-16-2004, 09:13 PM

Dead of Knight

04-16-2004, 10:00 PM

I work at Gamestop and today some guy bought the Civilization 3 (PC) guide. It rang up for... .01, though it was marked $9.99. YMMV, but it is in the computer so your chances are good.

spookyhurst

04-17-2004, 05:32 AM

I work at Gamestop and today some guy bought the Civilization 3 (PC) guide. It rang up for... .01, though it was marked $9.99. YMMV, but it is in the computer so your chances are good.

I've got a question for you Dead of Night. Are Gamestop employees allowed to buy things while they're on the clock? I was just wondering, because when the clerk saw that my guide rang up for a penny, he said he wanted one too, and grabbed the last one off the shelf. He actually left me waiting at the counter in the middle of the transaction while he hurried over to get his guide. Another time, I sold some unusual cables to them, and the clerk said something to the effect that they were never going to make it to the shelf. He has since commented to me that he really likes them. It really doesn't bother me, because I suppose that's one of the perks for working there. I'm just curious about whether Gamespot is okay with it, discourages it, or looks the other way. (Anyone reading this that takes advantage of these perks, I'm not looking down at you and I don't think your wrong. I'm only curious).

floormat

04-17-2004, 05:45 AM

btantra

I checked these at the cashier counter and all shows $14.99
Zelda: Four Swords Nintendo Guide
Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion Prima Guide
Indiana Jones
Yu Gi Oh Duelist of the Roses
Dark Cloud 2

The rest of the guides, I checked on the price scanner and they also show full price.

Thanks

Would you mind sharing the location of the Toys R Us you are visiting? It would be greatly appreciated.

floormat

04-17-2004, 06:17 AM

Spent 4 hours updating. Yeeeeeee haw.

New information and some requests on the master list as well as a new additions section for guides newly added to the list. Enjoy.

THPS

04-17-2004, 11:24 AM

Floormat, I'll trade you a Mario Kart Double Dash guide for the Donkey Kong Country guide. If you don't need that one, I also have most of the other Best Buy guides.

Also, if anyone has a LoZ: LTTP guide for trade, let me know.

PS-Thanks for updating the list, floormat!

DasRaven

04-17-2004, 01:35 PM

Thanks for the list!

floormat

04-17-2004, 01:48 PM

THPS

sounds good. i'll message you with some suggested details for the trade.

DisturbedZen

04-17-2004, 06:59 PM

Lets see.. My EB wouldnt sell me a few of them for .01... They had the 14.99 tag on it.. But, Brute Force with the .01 tag I got..

Also at Best buy, I picked up Sims Bustin Out guide book for .01 also, they wouldnt sell it to me but then he talked to manager and manger said they were just going to throw them away. So I got it.

=D Too bad alot of the ones I wanted werent there..

Also at Circuit City I got a Star Wars/Tetris and F-Zero guide for one cent. But then I went to a different Circuit City and they said its only free with purchase with Xbox.. Sounds like they knew what they were doing.. >_<

Dead of Knight

04-17-2004, 07:53 PM

spookyhurst

04-17-2004, 09:36 PM

Thanks for the reply Dead of Night. I think the employee yesterday was worried that one of the other customers might have over heard that the guide was only a penny. Since there was only one left, he may have been worried someone else would grab it first.

On another note, when I went to EB yesterday, I saw a woman head straight to the strategy guides with a list in her hand. I bet she was a CAG too. Unfortanately, the EB clerk told me they destroy the guides when they drop to a penny. Here's what I think stores ought to do with old guides: collect them in a big bin, and when someone buys a new strategy guide, let them also pick out one or two old ones for free. It seems kind of wasteful to just destroy them.

magus83

04-18-2004, 12:09 AM

Thanks for the reply Dead of Night. I think the employee yesterday was worried that one of the other customers might have over heard that the guide was only a penny. Since there was only one left, he may have been worried someone else would grab it first.

First off I hate it when employees hold merchandise for themselves. (This is btw off topic.)Example: when gamestop had that awesome 50% off used accessories on their memorial day sale I went to several gamestops searching for used wavebirds, one gamestop had one but wouldn't sell it to me because one of the managers was going to buy it and another one I went to an employee told me that she took the thing immediately off the shelf when she saw it so she could buy it. :evil:

Okay back on topic I think that the Lord of the Ring: Return of the King guide is now a penny at ebgames. When I was there a little while ago someone was looking to buy it because he bought the game also. I then overheared the employee say that he couldn't sell this because it's corporate policy, so i think the guide is a penny. Can anyone confirm this?

Oh btw, Dead to Night since your a gamestop employee I was wondering if you have that gamestop membership card. I was speaking to a gamestop employee a couple of days ago and i believe he said it stacks with the employee discount.

hoshi

04-18-2004, 12:39 AM

When it comes to employee holds, that's just one of the perks. Sorry, magus. Retail is such a thankless job, and little things like that make it more tolerable.

The thing about employee holds, is that they have absolutely no business letting you know that they're holding the item to begin with. And, if it's within your sight/accessibility, then you should be able to purchase it. Whomever told you they had that wavebird but put it on hold anyway obviously just wanted to mess with you, be it true or not. That kind of thing pisses a customer off. I would've just said "We didn't have any.", period. A lot easier to swallow than "We have them, but not for you! Nyah!" :P But, again, you can't expect much more than that, as retail isn't a very noble profession to begin with.

-Hoshi

floormat

04-18-2004, 01:02 AM

Can anyone confirm what magus83 said about the Lord of the Ring: Return of the King guide possibly being a penny ? That would be a nice find

hoshi

that sounds like a nice alternative to not getting them at all and that might actually increase guide sales. So from a business stand point it could be a boost to sales or a drop if people just wated to get low priced guides to get free ones.
Also if that was adopted those with good staff at eb's and gamestop's would loose the current opportunities.
bleh so many variables back and forth of course.

a few new finds at gamestop that i'll add to the master list later.

Lord of the Rings: the fellowship of the rings
Blood Omen 2

enjoy and good luck.

Togepy

04-18-2004, 11:07 AM

Any new Best Buy guides?

Dead of Knight

04-18-2004, 11:10 AM

I don't have the Gamestop card, but I don't really buy used games, so it wouldn't really help me there even if it did stack.

CaptainObviousXl

04-18-2004, 12:04 PM

Checked my local best buy and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic was $20

The Xbox version is $.01. Are you sure you didn't check the PC version (I think you did).
yea cause the retail for the xbox one is olnt $15 and the retail for the pc is 20

elprincipe

04-18-2004, 08:04 PM

Star Wars: Bounty Hunter is $0.00 at Circuit City. They just let me have it for free, obviously, since it came up as costing nothing.

Engineer_J

04-19-2004, 05:05 PM

Web site has Zelda Collectors for a penny at Best Buy

At My best Buy I bought

True Crime
Jak II
NFS: Underground
Socom II
all a penny!!!!

Any more out there?

guessed

04-19-2004, 05:22 PM

Web site has Zelda Collectors for a penny at Best Buy

It is showing $14.99 for me (and sold out, to boot).

Engineer_J

04-19-2004, 06:53 PM

Web site has Zelda Collectors for a penny at Best Buy

It is showing $14.99 for me (and sold out, to boot).

This morning had it for a penny and sold out too

chwang0129

04-19-2004, 11:00 PM

went to my best buy and got 20 copies of SOCOM 2

when i was checking out, the clerk said there's a company policy that each customer can only buy 3 of the same media products..

is he lying or is it true??

loserboy

04-19-2004, 11:03 PM

Well, it SHOULD be their company policy, if only to prevent guide hogs like you from taking guides out of my baby's mouth.

Unless of course you were going to trade one of them to me because I would love to get my hands on one...I've got quite a few guides for trade...

YoshiFan1

04-19-2004, 11:05 PM

I have heard different things regarding buying multiple quantities. When I tried to pick up 3 Rebel Strike demo discs for a penny each (1 for me, 1 for cousin, 1 for friend), the cashier called the manager over and said that their policy on penny items is 1 per customer.

But a few weeks ago I bought 2 Sims Bustin Out guides for a penny each and didn't have a problem.

andrew333

04-20-2004, 04:58 AM

3 per item was what i was told in the past

argyle

04-20-2004, 07:23 AM

First off I hate it when employees hold merchandise for themselves.

I agree completely. Or at least, as someone else said, don't let the customers know you're holding something. I was at a Gamestop a couple years back when I found a mint copy of Thousand Arms. As I was buying it, the clerk tells me the guy traded in a mint Suikoden 2 as well, but that he was buying that. I've worked in retail too, and I'll admit that I've held things for myself once or twice. But if the customer ever found it out, they got it, end of story.

Anyway, back on topic - the second EB I stopped at buying guides, the manager was selling them to me. He told me he was going to hold some of them back to use as promotional items - bundle them with games or systems. I thought this was a pretty cool idea, actually. Guide goes down to .01, bundle it with it's respecitve game. It'd be a "while supplies last" deal, but still....a lot better than just throwing them away.

floormat

04-20-2004, 08:13 AM

Engineer_J

Thank you for the guide additions. Much appreciated.

I added some web site links to the main list for searching. there has to be a better way to format that so it all fits on the screen. ackk. I'll add the best buy ones a bit later.

rgam2000

04-20-2004, 02:48 PM

The Ratchet and Clank - Going Commando guide is also 1 penny @bestbuy, I picked up the last one.

floormat

04-20-2004, 02:53 PM

as of 4-20-04 both best buy's in Fort Wayne Indiana have been cleared of current master list titles as well as the new additions.

same with EB Games, Gamestop, Circuit City and Toys R Us are currently empty as of yesterday 4-19-04.

If everyone could post when they have either cleared a store or verified a store in there area cleared I am sure it would greatly help us all and save much inconvience. Thank you all for your contributions and your help.

Machine

04-20-2004, 06:22 PM

Well, I was just in Ann Arbor, MI BB and the only penny guide left is Socom 2. I got the last True Crime. They had a penny price tag up for Ratchet & Clank but it was already cleared out.

optimolife

04-20-2004, 06:34 PM

jetblac

04-20-2004, 06:45 PM

did anybody say ratchet and clank going commando 1 penny at bb?
saw it yesterday

doraemonkerpal

04-20-2004, 06:58 PM

I went to local Best Buy and saw True Crime, SoCom and other guides but they were all 14.99, do they just ring up a penny if I bring them to the counter? I asked a rep and he didn't know anything about penny guides.

yes, if you purchase them, they will ring up as a penny :)

SWEETOOTH DUDE, this is the thread that you were looking for!!!

drfrielgood

04-20-2004, 10:55 PM

Got Socom II, Jak II today. Also, Zelda Collector's Edition guide is down to a penny. Got that too, all at the Best Buy off Telegraph. Still need to pick up Ratchet and Clank 2 for myself and True Crime for my buddy.

gugaplex

04-21-2004, 02:28 AM

anyone happen to scan final fantasy x-2 or either of the final fantasy xi guides?

spookyhurst

04-21-2004, 03:10 AM

Can anyone confirm that Mario Kart Double Dash is a penny at Gamestop? I checked last Friday, after it was put on the master list here, but it still rang up full price. Do some Gamespots just not mark down the guides, or are mark downs universal? Thanks!

Strider Turbulence

04-21-2004, 05:44 AM

Best Buy in Land Mark Center (Boston, near Fenway Park) was all out of those .01 guides.

Can someone take a .01 guide request? Toys R US had a beautiful Soul Cali 2 hardcover strategy guide but it rung up full price. Can you all keep an eye out for this one when it hits a .01 and post it asap?

That thing is just too nice to end up in the garbage (where some throw all .01 guides at).

04-21-2004, 01:06 PM

Don't bother going to the BB in Northville, MI (8 Mile and Haggerty). Per usual they have about 5 guides in stock none of which are a bargain. Detroit area BB's are so crappy.

sisko

04-21-2004, 07:23 PM

Don't bother going to the BB in Northville, MI (8 Mile and Haggerty). Per usual they have about 5 guides in stock none of which are a bargain. Detroit area BB's are so crappy.

I hit up 5bbs in the down river area and manage to find 4 guides. ratchet and clank, action replay v2. 2 socom 2, and on true crime.

The one I really wanted was a Zelda Collector's..... anybody want to trade for a Socom II?

spookyhurst

04-21-2004, 07:28 PM

I checked FFX-2 and NFL Street today, and both still ring up as full price. For any fellow Phoenix CAGers, the BB in Glendale pretty much sucks. The only penny guide they have is Conflict Desert Storm, and it's been that way for some time. The BB in Goodyear is much better. They usually have something, and they even have the guides marked as a penny on the shelf.

I also want to update my tradelist (sorry about the length). I've got the following guides available for trade:

I've got the following guides available for trade:

Conflict: Desert Storm II Back To Baghdad (Prima, in shrink wrap)
Counterstrike (Prima, for X-Box)
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 w/ Limited Edition DVD (Prima)
Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu w/ Limited Edition DVD (Prima, in shrink wrap)
Grand Theft Auto III (Brady Games)
Hobbit (Prima, in shrink wrap)
I-Ninja (Brady Games)
Jak II (Brady Games)
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun (Prima, in shrink wrap)
Prince of Persia (Brady Games)
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando (Brady Games)
Sims Unleashed (Prima)
Sonic Adventure DX (Prima)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Prima)
True Crime (Brady Games)
Viewtiful Joe (Brady Games)

Complete list of guides I want (new or used):

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg
Chrono Cross
Dark Cloud 1
Dark Cloud 2
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Def Jam Vendetta
Deus Ex: The Conspiracy
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy X-2
Freedom Fighters
Half-Life
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
James Bond 007: Everything Or Nothing
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Kingdom Hearts
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Max Payne 1
Medal of Honor: Frontline
Midnight Club II
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
NBA Street: Volume 2
Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny
Ratchet & Clank 1
Resident Evil 1 (Gamecube)
Resident Evil 0
Sims 1
Skies Of Arcadia: Legends
Sly Cooper & The Thievius Raccoonus
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Twisted Metal Black
Virtua Fighter 4

Let me know if you're interested in a trade.

chwang0129

04-21-2004, 09:25 PM

TRADE

Guides I Own:

Dead to Rights
True Crime
Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando
JAK II
NFL Fever 2004
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomp
Unreal Champoinship
F-Zero
SOCOM II: U.S. Navy Seals (2 copies)

I'm looking for:
Mario Kart DD
Zelda Wind Waker
Zelda Collector's Edition
SSX 3
Metal Gear Solid 2

webster

04-21-2004, 09:47 PM

best thread ever

Steggy

04-21-2004, 09:49 PM

^ Have u been to the cloudspekk thread?

b3b0p

04-21-2004, 10:28 PM

^ Have u been to the cloudspekk thread?

LOL!

hoshi

04-21-2004, 11:18 PM

floormat

04-22-2004, 12:11 AM

spookyhurst

All prices on the master list are supposed to be nation wide. I wouldn't imagine any one store taking the time to mark a guide down to one cent in their computer system. You never know though.

floormat

04-22-2004, 12:59 AM

master list updated

jshorr

04-22-2004, 08:03 AM

Starky27

04-22-2004, 08:26 AM

I just have a question/comment about places like EBgames and Gamestop....around where I am (NYC) the stores are usally pretty small and very busy....I've never seen a guide marked discounted, even crazy old ones.....and the few times I have asked if the game was on sale someone would quickly shoot back "no, it's as marked". I am going to go back when it's not too busy and force someone to scan it...... should the ones listed really come up as .01 at all EB's or Gamestops? The managers around here aren't too friendly but I would like to get Manhunt now that it's coming out for Xbox.

9 times out of 10 they're just being lazy. I had the same problems during the Circuit City secret discount, I'd take a game that was clearly marked as $40 up to the counter and ask what price it was and they'd give me a look like I just screwed their dog. If they give you flak, either tell them you heard some guides have been discounted heavily (and you know the employees aren't going to go through and constantly remark the guides to a lower price) or you can just make up some BS story about wanting the exact price as you're paying in change (always fun when you whip out the CC afterward).

lordopus99

04-22-2004, 08:35 AM

should the ones listed really come up as .01 at all EB's or Gamestops?

as being an employee of EB, they tell us to throw away the guides once they drop to .01. Some stores are lazy and don't throw them out like they should. Some even hold them and give them away with the game they are for. I am pretty sure Gamestop is the same way.

jshorr

04-22-2004, 10:34 AM

Thanks for the info. Can you also tell me....when a guide is dropped to .01 does it come through the main system or do the stores have to put them in individually? Do you think that if a manager at EB for example is unfriendly and something scans for .01 he can/will just say "hell no im going to throw it away instead.". I've heard of stores doing that as it's a writeoff.....

should the ones listed really come up as .01 at all EB's or Gamestops?

as being an employee of EB, they tell us to throw away the guides once they drop to .01. Some stores are lazy and don't throw them out like they should. Some even hold them and give them away with the game they are for. I am pretty sure Gamestop is the same way.

XboxMaster

04-22-2004, 01:30 PM

I'm really confused, are these $0.01 guides only at the stores?

YoshiFan1

04-22-2004, 01:35 PM

Except for the occasional penny guide that is on Best Buy.com, all the guides are only those prices in store.

punqsux

04-22-2004, 01:36 PM

i have XIII guides for trade if anyone has any extra guides let me know

floormat

04-22-2004, 02:00 PM

Is the general consensus that the links are more helpful or more confusing?

jshorr

04-22-2004, 02:37 PM

Just got back from a GuideQuest around midtown manhattan....mixed results.

TRU times square had only a beat up copy of The Getaway, and 10 copies of NFL Fever 2004. I asked the cashier how much they were, I thought they were on clearance. She was very nice and said wow you can't go wrong with 2 cents (i had gotten one of each.) I said hang on and went back to get another copy of NFL and another guy behind the counter came and followed me to to the guides...and as soon as I moved away he grabbed the remaining NFL Fever's and took them out. Not before he gave me a NASTY look though. What a jerk (unless he's going to get in trouble if they get sold).

Next on my trip was Gamestop 6th and 44th street. They had Mario Kart Double Dash Prima and LOTR Fellowship Prima. Unfortunately both rang up at 14.99. It didn't say on the list which brand Mario Kart was but LOTR should have worked. The cashier was kind of a jerk about checking them. I did see a project gotham racing 2 prima tagged for 9.99 and I'm just getting into the game...I picked out the nicest copy, which didn't have a gamestop sticker on it. It rang up full price. I had to get the other one and even then the reduced sticker didn't scan but he sold it to me for 9.99. The store was busy as I mentioned before but he wasn't very nice about any of it.

The final stop on my initial GuideQuest was Bestbuy. They had hardly ANY guides, let alone reduced ones. I did see 2 copies of Hobbit and grabbed them each. I asked a floor person to check it and it rang up 1 cent. At the register I got the guides and a $20 GGC which I wanted to get anyway, the guy rang them up without any problems.

Thanks very much for compiling the list. I still have a few more stores to check later, but I am doubtful I will get anythings. The manager at the closest EB is a total hardass. He was pissed when people were coming in to get Chaos Bleeds for 9.99, I'm sure he'll flip out if I try to get .01 guides. Maybe I will try to pop in when he's not there.

I know the guides I got are crappy...I would really like Prince of Persia and Manhunt if anyone happened to get a lot. I was able to get my hands on the Getaway, Hobbit and NFL Fever 2004. If anyone wants to trade I'll give you 2 for 1 or pay both our shipping....

THPS

04-22-2004, 03:07 PM

I have an extra copy of the Manhunt guide that I'm willing to trade. Let me know if you are still interested.

spookyhurst

04-22-2004, 04:09 PM

WhipSmartBanky has been trying to give away a Manhunt guide for some time. Check out this link for his post: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11240

lordopus99

04-22-2004, 06:47 PM

Thanks for the info. Can you also tell me....when a guide is dropped to .01 does it come through the main system or do the stores have to put them in individually? Do you think that if a manager at EB for example is unfriendly and something scans for .01 he can/will just say "hell no im going to throw it away instead.". I've heard of stores doing that as it's a writeoff.....

All the managers now in my area throw them out when they print out in the morning. Most of the time I can get in to get mine before he tosses them. The company doesn't want us to sell them once they hit .01. I personally give them out with the game it goes with until the end of the night then toss them. I am pretty sure it is for a writeoff; it's in a deal with the printing companies of these guides. Normally, the nintendo made ones will be tossed before the Prima and Bradys.

rimsforsale

04-22-2004, 07:02 PM

Why did you start a new thread? I mean, I read your "reason" but it's not necessary. This is just clutter.

there u go again wsb... why are u so aggrivated at life? u seem so unhappy about everything.. just chill and relax man.. chillax! dont like it? dont view it.. simple as that.

spookyhurst

04-22-2004, 08:34 PM

Effective 4/22 @ TRU:

All Prima - 1 penny

Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters
The Sims
Medal of Honor Frontline
DBZ Budokai (not the DVD edition)
Sonic Advance 2

And, uh, one I'm forgetting right now. Sorry.

-Hoshi

When you say "All Prima - 1 penny," do you mean ALL Prima guides, or just the 5 you listed? Sorry, I can be a little thick in the head sometimes.

jshorr

04-22-2004, 09:05 PM

I finished off the day with a trip to EB Manhattan Mall and Gamestop Herald Square.

When I got into EB, I knew it was too good to be true. They had tons of great guides there, many that were on the list. I really wanted MegaMan Zero 2 and some others. Of course, they all rang up at full price. The manager, not the jerk who's usually there, this lady, was cool. She told me her store isn't connected via high speed but rather connects once a day over the modem to get updates. And that they often don't get certain updates. I don't know if she is talking out of her ass or what, but that's what she said. If there are any EB employees on here who would know why this stores prices aren't lowering on the guides with the rest i'd be interested. I tell you, that store will be a gold mine the day they actually close out the guides.

I got a little luckier at Gamestop Herald Square. They had a stack of guides priced at .01. I got 2 each of SSX3 Prima, Sword of Mana Nintendo, Viewtiful Joe Brady. I also went digging and found a beat up copy of Zelda Four Swords/Nintendo and an even more beat up copy of dot hack 1. But for once cent, not bad, and only the covers are roughed up. Again I was sort of surprised that this store had closeout guides and the nearby Gamestop had all original prices.....if anyone goes to the herald square there are like 8 or so viewtiful joe's left and some SSX.

lordopus99

04-22-2004, 09:08 PM

EB employee here. They tell us every morning of price changes. The Mega Man guide in question has not been discontinued yet.

jshorr

04-22-2004, 09:57 PM

They tell you as in here's what it should be, now manually mark them all down?

I do believe you that it's not discontinued, but its on that master list at the beginning of this thread. It wasn't just that guide though. I also had them check Enter the Matrix Brady, Wind Waker Nintendo, Warcraft III Brady, Viewtiful Joe, F-Zero Nintendo. They had lots more but when those rang up full price I figured they all would.

lordopus99

04-22-2004, 10:03 PM

Zelda: Wind Waker by Nintendo should have been dropped, the prima one is still at full price. I personally have been waiting for it to drop.

Viewtiful Joe - was dropped down to a penny a week or two ago. The EB is your area might try to sell it at full price (?)

F-Zero - Nintendo made one was dropped same time as Viewtiful Joe. Other brands haven't dropped it yet.

Enter the Matrix is still the full price. Warcraft have no clue on.

floormat

04-22-2004, 10:36 PM

jshorr

I know this might be asking a lot but is there any chance that you can visit that Eb again tomorrow or the next day and see if all the ones you asked about are majically gone and let us know? If you can that would be great and thank you.

lordopus99

Enter the matrix still at full price ? Are you sure. It has been 7.99 locally for awhile and about a week ago it went a penny at my local EB. They gave me a dozen out of the trash they were about to take out. If you can confirm that it is still full price where you are and there has been no local manipulation then this might make EB a YMMV type store. If this is so could you please post where your store is or at least the state if you feel comfortable. This would be much appreciated. Also I was given several Warcraft III the frozen thrones for the same reason.

I look forward to both of your reply's and thank you.

lordopus99

04-22-2004, 10:51 PM

I think you are right about the 7.99 price on Enter the Matrix. If it is at a .01 I need to pick up the one we have left at my store. I will be down there tomorrow so I will check it out.

jshorr

04-22-2004, 11:10 PM

Let me mention one more time it was 14.99 at the store I went to today!

It sounds to me like these don't come straight through the computer pricing system? Like a message with a suggestion comes, that they are authorized to sell them for a cent/throw them away, to save space etc? I can definately go back to the store, im sure they will all still be there. Not a single book was marked down. If you are thinking that maybe they came up as .01 and the lady lied to me....anything's possible but I've seen her there many times before, she is very nice, kind to people (not like the other jerk manager) and she was even apologizing that they weren't marked down if they should have been. I don't think she would put on a charade just to get me out of the store to clean house. I think the store may just be a rogue EB :)

lordopus99

04-22-2004, 11:28 PM

I dont know if different districts do different things. My store is down in Florida.

floormat

04-23-2004, 12:06 AM

jshorr

I am sorry if I offended you. That was not my intention. What you said was what I was thinking though that it might have been .01 and because either by her choice, by the fact that it did not physically say .01 or by her understanding/interpertation of store policy she said it was not one cent.

perhaps it is also that I am hoping that there is something going on here because if not then at the very least there is at least one store that does not have the reduced prices making EB Games a YMMV. Boy I hope not.

I am personally striving to make the most complete and acurate list for all CAG'ers to enjoy thats another reason why I ask people for confirmations if it is within their ability so CAG'ers can be helped.

Again thank you all for your help.

spookyhurst

04-23-2004, 12:17 AM

floormat, I suspect Gamestop is YMMV. I checked a few of the guides the other day, and the only one that came up as a penny was Viewtiful Joe. Can anyone else confirm what the cost of guides are at their Gamestops?

floormat

04-23-2004, 01:09 AM

spookyhurst

I have a feeling that some store's (probably some in major metro area's) are out of the loop because every single time a set of guides has been suggested in here I have went to the various stores and either ended up getting the guide or confirming many of them to be one cent by the employee looking it up in the computer.

I would highly suggest the use of self scanners at area's where they are available or heck try to get yourself in a position where you can see the monitor/screen they are looking at. If anyone is able to scan a .01 cent guide on this list and it comes up a different price please list the price, store name and location for us.

I would hate to have anyone attempt to purchase guides off this list and waste their time having them come up with other prices.

Please everyone keep posting anything guide related with as much information as is available to you so we may pinpoint all that is going on and eliminate as many problems as possible.

jshorr

04-23-2004, 07:24 AM

I was not offended at all floormat. I did tell her I thought they were on .01 closeout. If they were but she couldn't/wouldn't sell them to me I'm sure she would have just said so.

And although they may be 90% accurate, I think the unfortunate fact is that just about everything is YMMV. See my previous posts for guides that came up full price at Ebgames and a Gamestop. It doesn't matter if it's YMMV the list is still great and I have gotten multiple guides at .01. How can you top that.

floormat

04-23-2004, 11:53 AM

jshorr

Thank you for understanding and for your part in making this thread and list all it can be. I hope that this thread will be able to provide many one cent guides for you even in this YMMV situation. Again thank you and good luck.

alfonsosoriano

04-23-2004, 01:44 PM

im looking for a hitman 2 guide...need help on that game...

lordopus99

04-23-2004, 03:59 PM

At EB, we got rid of guides today. In today's .01 guides:
Homeworld 2
Commandos 3
SSX3
Armed and Dangerous
Whiplash
Backyard Wrestling
Beyblade
YuYu
ESPN Basketball

jshorr

04-23-2004, 08:32 PM

I had a pretty good time at EB today...check this out....after going to another EB yesterday and finding everything at regular price I figured it would be the same but I gave it a shot anyway. At the first EB I had built a huge stack before realizing I had wasted my time. So this time I just grabbed a viewtiful joe and brought it to the register. I asked one guy to scan it for me, was it on clearance. He said no, not that guide. Then, he was corrected by someone I have come to know as the GuideMaster. The other employee on duty said yes it was .01, and that he was a collector of guides. I went back to the rack to go get more and had built quite a large pile when the GuideMaster came over to where I was and with BLINDING speed began pulling out guides he knew were .01 from memory and giving them to me. Those he wasn't sure of he ran and scanned for me. I got two of all this stuff:

XIII Brady
Haunted Mansion - Brady
TMNT - Prima
Brute Force - Prima
Killswitch - Brady
Starwars Clone Wars - Prima
Wario World - Prima

1 Each of this stuff:
Fzero GX - Nintendo
Warioworld - Nintendo
Donkey Kong Country - Nintendo
MegaManX7 - Brady
Beyblade - Prima
Viewtiful Joe - Brady
Wrestlemania XIX - Prima
I-Ninja - Brady
Hunter The Reckoning:Redeemer - Prima
Fugitive Hunter - Prima
Backyard Wrestling
T3- Prima

I hit the motherload! And, they didn't even charge me the .01 :) He helped me bag them all up and everything. Really nice guy. The other employee was dumbfounded, but dared not question the GuideMaster. GuideMaster asked me where I got my list and when I told him cheapassgamer he burst out laughing. He had never heard of it. I tried to recruit him to the site, but he said he didn't have internet access at home and didn't use it very much? Weird. Anyway im sure lots of EB and other employees know about the guides as well, but to me he really was the GuideMaster. I think some of the above may not have been on the list also?

Anyway it was a great find, I hope to find some more good stuff next week.

jshorr

04-23-2004, 08:34 PM

Thanks very much. Did you get a chance to check the price on MegaMan Zero 2?

Jake

At EB, we got rid of guides today. In today's .01 guides:
Homeworld 2
Commandos 3
SSX3
Armed and Dangerous
Whiplash
Backyard Wrestling
Beyblade
YuYu
ESPN Basketball

lordopus99

04-23-2004, 08:50 PM

I checked the Matrix. Ours at my store is still 7.99. I didn't get a chance to check that one. We didn't have any in store if that is any indication that it might be .01

spookyhurst

04-23-2004, 09:02 PM

Did you ever hit the mother load jshorr! That's cool that "The Guidemaster" gave them all to you too. If you want to unload one of your kill.switch guides, I'm interested. Take a look at my tradelist (page 1 of this thread).

Vtdgnca

04-23-2004, 10:52 PM

dammit I tried at Toysrus the Mission Im one came up for 99 cents they called up the manager and said its going back to the company. wackness! same thing at circuit city for Fzero lol.

jshorr

04-23-2004, 11:21 PM

Please PM me for a trade if interested. In my wanted section I may ask for something that doesn't exist, like maybe there is no guide for that game, or maybe there is no this or that brand guide for a game. If so please just ignore it. I prefer Prima guides but unless mentioned I am interested in any guide for the game. Guides that I only have one of I may be hesitant to trade for unless I really want the other one...always please feel free to ask, but don't be upset if I say no thanks :) Please feel free to make any offer. Oh and I know I have some guides in my wanted that aren't .01 cent guides...so if you have one of these that you maybe paid a bit of money for but still want to trade I'd hook you with multiple guides, pay both our shipping, maybe throw in something else, that kind of thing to even it out.

Available:
Backyard Wrestling - Prima
Beyblade Vforce - Prima
Brute Force - Prima
Dark Cloud 2 - Prima
Donkey Kong Country - Nintendo
Fugitive Hunter: War on Terror - Prima
F-Zero GX - Nintendo
Getaway - Prima
Haunted Mansion - Brady
Hobbit - Prima
Hunter: The Reckoning - Redeemer - Prima
Indiana Jones
Kill.Switch - Brady
Legend of Zelda - Link to the Past/Four Swords - Prima
Megaman X7 - Brady
Megaman Zero 2 - Brady
NCAA Football 2004 - Prima
NFL Fever 2004 - Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2
Ratchet & Clank - Prima
Sonic Advance 2 - Prima
SSX 3 - Prima
Star Wars - The Clone Wars - Prima
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Prima
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines - Prima
Time Splitters 2 - Prima
Unreal Championship - Prima
Viewtiful Joe - Brady
Wario World - Nintendo
Wario World - Prima
Wrestlemania XIX - Prima
Xiii - Brady
Yu Yu Hakusho: Prima

Wanted:
007: Everything or nothing
Alias
Castlevania GBA games?
Enter the Matrix
Mafia
Megaman Zero
Need for Speed Underground
Sonic Heroes
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Super Mario Sunshine - not Prima
Toe Jam & Earl III
Zelda Wind Waker Brady
Zelda Wind Waker Prima
Zelda Ocarina of time - Not Prima
Zelda Majora's Mask - Not Prima

Fatesealer

04-24-2004, 02:11 AM

Found Skies of Arcadia Legends, Wario World, and F-Zero. at my EB, all for one cent............ and then the [expletive] head female manager, who I THOUGHT was my ace, my friend, my cool azz contact, decides 'oh, I can't sell them at one cent...' so I'm thinking 'maybe she'll just give them to me free cause I'm a regular. after all, this was the same woman that let me get a free EGM and PSM (both retail at $5) when they first came out as new issues'... instead she does the insane and tears them up in my face!!! Good God, why not just kill me right there too?! Geez!!!

sailorchrono

04-24-2004, 02:58 AM

OMG, Skies of Arcadia Legends guide...torn...up?!?!? WTF. What's wrong w/ that woman?!??!?! That sucks so bad! :( :(

spookyhurst

04-24-2004, 04:03 AM

An employee at Gamestop insisted to me that a Skies of Arcadia guide was never published. Since he had a penny guide I wanted, I didn't argue with him in fear that he might not sell it to me.

jshorr

04-24-2004, 10:05 AM

That's pretty messed up. I can even understand if they don't want it going through the system as sold for a cent, they should just demagnetize it and let it go for free. What does it matter if it's torn up or if you enjoy it....

Found Skies of Arcadia Legends, Wario World, and F-Zero. at my EB, all for one cent............ and then the [expletive] head female manager, who I THOUGHT was my ace, my friend, my cool azz contact, decides 'oh, I can't sell them at one cent...' so I'm thinking 'maybe she'll just give them to me free cause I'm a regular. after all, this was the same woman that let me get a free EGM and PSM (both retail at $5) when they first came out as new issues'... instead she does the insane and tears them up in my face!!! Good God, why not just kill me right there too?! Geez!!!

Fatesealer

04-24-2004, 10:18 AM

An employee at Gamestop insisted to me that a Skies of Arcadia guide was never published. Since he had a penny guide I wanted, I didn't argue with him in fear that he might not sell it to me.

It was published alright... :evil: believe me, I know all too well... :evil:

jshorr

04-24-2004, 10:23 AM

If anyone sees a MegaMan Zero 2 guide please scan it and let me know if it's .01. Thanks!

video_gamer324

04-24-2004, 02:19 PM

Just a few guides I don't see on the master list:

Best Buy:

Tropico 2 (PC) - $0.01

Meijer (YMMV):

Grandia II (PS2) - $2.00
Pokemon TCG (GBC) - $2.00
Animal Crossing (GC) - $4.90

MauMauProductions

04-24-2004, 10:43 PM

Here's ones they may be on the list but I was able to get some from my EBGames yesterday, The guy was a really nice guy. Gave me and a few friends a STACK of guides (About 20 Wind Waker guides, Im working on pictures of that) all for free and he even went to the computer to CHECK what guides were a penny so he can HELP us. Coolest EB games employee ever...

Zelda Wind Waker .01
Dino Crisis 3 .01
Terminator .01
Wario World .01

jshorr

04-24-2004, 11:47 PM

What brand Wind Waker?

Here's ones they may be on the list but I was able to get some from my EBGames yesterday, The guy was a really nice guy. Gave me and a few friends a STACK of guides (About 20 Wind Waker guides, Im working on pictures of that) all for free and he even went to the computer to CHECK what guides were a penny so he can HELP us. Coolest EB games employee ever...

Zelda Wind Waker .01
Dino Crisis 3 .01
Terminator .01
Wario World .01

jshorr

04-24-2004, 11:51 PM

I hit the motherload again at Toys R Us near Kings Plaza in NYC. Ratchet & Clank, Sonic Advance 2, Unreal Championship, Dark Cloud 2, Zelda four swords, Time Splitters 2. Most in new/mint condition. Going to update my trade list....they still have some copies of what I got, and prolly a few .01 guides I missed or weren't on the list so I didn't know...plus my girlfriend was rushin me and lookin at me like I'm f'n nuts....

Fatesealer

04-25-2004, 12:56 AM

Coolest EB games employee ever...

I felt the same about MY EB contact, but how quickly things change... :x

Gojtron

04-25-2004, 01:09 AM

A new handful of EB guides, including ESPN NBA, Homeworld 2, and a few others. Complete list tomorrow.

valkyriesound

04-25-2004, 02:40 AM

My guides for trade:

Super Mario Bros. 3 for GBA x1
XIII x2
Sonic DX x1
Tomb Radier AOD x1
Fzero GX x2
Jak II x1
Need for Speed Underground x1
True Crime x2
Sims Bustin out x1
Yu Gi Oh: Sacred cards x1
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun x2
Mario Kart DD: x2
Manhunt x3
Max Payne 2 x1

PM me for trades...
Looking for all sorts of guides....
Myst 3 for PS2
Bloodrayne
others...

bugg33

04-25-2004, 03:12 AM

If anyone sees a MegaMan Zero 2 guide please scan it and let me know if it's .01. Thanks!

They worker at EB let me have this one for free today.

Fatesealer

04-25-2004, 10:50 AM

I'm going to the EB right around the corner from me... they are a 'newer' store and haven't been open that long, and I don't really have 'regular' status with them yet, though I've been once or twice... push come to shove, I may go to my regular EB and ahem... try again... but the chances of finding another Skies guide are beyond hopeless... but you never know...

floormat

04-25-2004, 11:45 AM

Wow A lot of great additions. Thanks ya'll.

Fatesealer

Oh man that just makes me sick. Hey wait thats a good idea. If you are able, go back in there and get sick all over a bunch of stuff they can't wash. Yeah yeah... Wait maybe that is to far. Checks clock. Less than 3 houirs sleep, Yeah judgement possibly impared. ZZZzzz...

ZForce

04-25-2004, 11:56 AM

Spookyhurst

There are some guides that EB gets in that never come in at Gamestop, and never get put in our computer system there. Skies is one, BG: Dark alliance 2 is another.

schultzed

04-25-2004, 05:06 PM

Has anyone bought the Double Dash guide (by Nintendo) for a penny at Gamestop . . . the clerk was a total dick about scanning it . . . said it came up at $14.99 (I don't know if the butt lick even checked it).

Got the impression that the little jerk scams them all for himself :roll:

Fatesealer

04-25-2004, 06:12 PM

No luck at the EB today... they are total jerks when it comes to 'helping' people... as if 'no, I'm ok, go f***ing bother someone else, I'm not gonna steal anything, geez...' was any indication that I was a person that both read well and was able to find things on his own...

Specter

04-25-2004, 09:12 PM

So, is there a special place in Gamestop and Best Buy where they have .01 cent guides, or do you just have an employee ring them up? Or are the prices right on there?

Masterkyo

04-25-2004, 09:15 PM

Nope. Just take the "GUIDE" to any cashier register ask for "PRICE CHECK" if is Penny you pickup if not YOu don't need to BUY IT.

"we are cheapass we take game seriously CHEAP" :)

lordopus99

04-25-2004, 09:24 PM

be reasonable though. A guide for something like Ninja Gaiden or Metal Gear Twin Snakes wont be discounted for at least 6 to 8 months after its release. Think Homeworld 2 and Armed and Dangerous were just discounted Friday.

MauMauProductions

04-25-2004, 11:35 PM

Its the Nintendo Edition Wind Waker guide.

spookyhurst

04-26-2004, 12:05 AM

So, is there a special place in Gamestop and Best Buy where they have .01 cent guides, or do you just have an employee ring them up? Or are the prices right on there?

It really varies by store. I've been to 2 Best Buys where penny guides were marked as costing $14.95, and 1 Best Buy where penny guides were actually marked as a penny. I've been to 1 Gamestop where they gave the guides to me for free, and 1 Gamestop where I had to pay the penny.

Also, all the penny guides I've seen have been mixed in with the full price guides. Look through the guides yourself instead of asking an employee if they have any, because they usually tell me they're all full price. Plus, one time I asked a Gamestop employee if they had any Viewtiful Joes, and he looked on the computer and told me no. However, I found 3 on the shelf. The employee said something to the effect that once they drop to a penny, they're removed from the computer. He's the same guy that gives me guides for free.

jshorr

04-26-2004, 12:12 AM

I do have a few suggestions, but they are pretty much common sense.....

When employees think that something weird is going on, or that someone might be trying to get over on them, they are usually suspicious and hesitant to help....this goes for .01 guides or price matches. When getting the .01 cent guides, I usually just take one book and ask if this item is on clearance or one-cented. If they say no before scanning, VERY politely say you think you saw it somewhere online that they were throwing them out and had reduced them in the system. This I think works better than just saying gee how much is this, because when it rings up as .01 the person will usually do a triple take. Walking up to the register with a HUGE stack of books that you intend to get for .01 before seeing if it's ok first will probably piss off a clerk too. If I see the one guide ring up as a cent, I usually figure this is a store that gets the guide markdowns and I'll ask if it's ok if I grab a bunch more guides before they're thrown out. More often than not the people will have no problem with it....also make sure that you don't try to do this while there's a ton of people in the store and on line....even if you are a good customer, the clerks need to pay more attention to people shelling out dough for games rather than us shelling out .30 cents for 30 guides....hope this helps someone...

doraemonkerpal

04-26-2004, 07:07 PM

i went to the compusa in city of industry today and they had 3 $.02 guides (i had them scanned).

grand theft auto 3
final fantasy origins
zone of the enders 2

however, the woman wouldn't sell it to me for that price. she went to the back and came out and said, "we're clearancing them for $9.99" so i just left b/c i didn't want to listen to her bs and they weren't that important to me.

ZForce

04-26-2004, 07:48 PM

I work at a Gamestop, and my boss lets me have dibs usually on any guides we're going to throw out. If people in here like, I can usually get extras on anything that's getting tossed, for trades, etc. If I get some, I'll let people on here know. Currently, I have a few extras floating around, but I'd have to find them/get them together, etc.

lordopus99

04-26-2004, 08:00 PM

can you mention whenever guides are being tossed from Gamestop? My gamestop in town tosses them at the end of the night the day they are announced. It would be nice to go in a scoop them up before they are tossed.

ZForce

04-26-2004, 08:01 PM

Specter

04-26-2004, 08:45 PM

Well, I just went to a few stores looking for guides and came back empty-handed! First I went to Best Buy and they didnt have any guides at all that are on here as being .01 cents. I also looked for Fatal Frame 2 and they didnt have that either. I then went over to Gamestop and all of their guides were marked at 14.99! Damn, how do you people get these guides for .01? I cant find them anywhere and when I do they are not .01!

If anyone has any of the following guides, could you please PM me!

-Viewtiful Joe
-Jak II
-SOCOM II
-Star Wars: Rebel Strike III

And/or could you PM with how I can get these guides anywhere! Man, this sucks!

lordopus99

04-26-2004, 08:51 PM

I work at EB so I know when those go. The only store in my area that keeps .01 guides past the day to toss them is TRU.

ZForce

04-26-2004, 09:21 PM

I've got 3 duplicates right now, if anyone wants to trade, PM me with any guides you have for trade.

SSX3
D&D Heroes
Yu Gi Oh Worldwide Edition

Specter

04-26-2004, 09:22 PM

So, should I just go up to them next time in Gamestop and ask them to price scan the guide? And then if it is .01 cent then I can ask them to help me find the other .01 guides?

Specter

04-26-2004, 10:57 PM

Cant anyone help me?

spookyhurst

04-26-2004, 11:43 PM

Cant anyone help me?

Read jshorr's advice a few posts up on this page. He gives some good tips about buying penny guides.

jshorr

04-27-2004, 12:24 AM

If they happen to have .01 centers on Mario Kart DD, any Zelda Anniversary, Zelda Wind Waker, and especially Mega Man Zero 2 GBA I would love to trade for those.

I work at a Gamestop, and my boss lets me have dibs usually on any guides we're going to throw out. If people in here like, I can usually get extras on anything that's getting tossed, for trades, etc. If I get some, I'll let people on here know. Currently, I have a few extras floating around, but I'd have to find them/get them together, etc.

lordopus99

04-27-2004, 12:26 AM

I wish the Zelda Collection would drop to .01. They sent my store way too many of them.

spookyhurst

04-27-2004, 01:18 AM

Oh and here's another tip. I dunno if EB sells them, but Gamestop takes strat guides for trade in, so if you have one in your area, check to see if they have any used guides. I was able to pick up RE: Outbreak for 1.99, Ninja Gaiden for 3.99 and NFL Street for 1.99, FFX-2 for 1.99 among a few others.

Game Crazy is a good place to look for used guides too. I've recently picked up Eternal Darkness, FFX, Ratchet & Clank:GC, Silent Hill 2, Silent Hill 3, SWRS3: Rebel Strike, Super Smash Bros. Melee, WWF Smackdown, and Xenosaga for $2.99 a piece. All of them are in good condition too.

ZForce

04-27-2004, 01:37 AM

I'll have to look into that... I think there's a Hollywood video fairly close to my house, but I dunno if they have a Gamecrazy in that one

Lord Hamm

04-27-2004, 02:40 AM

Damn my Best buy's are cleared out of Strategy Guides......

floormat

04-27-2004, 05:53 AM

master list updated

Gojtron

04-27-2004, 02:31 PM

I've got a spare Wind Waker and VJ.

JediSB

04-27-2004, 03:37 PM

Gamestop takes strat guides for trade in

I've worked for Gamestop for 3 1/2 years now. We haven't taken strategy guiides for trade in in at least two years.

sman113

04-27-2004, 03:39 PM

is everyone still posting new .01 cent guides, or are they just being added to the master list? that could get confusing

floormat

04-27-2004, 04:33 PM

JediSB

it must be a YMMV because my local Gamestop still pays 50 cents for them...

sman113

new guides are being posted by everyone into the thread and a couple of times a week as i have time i add them to the master list.
I asked in the main narative of the master list if anyone is an employee and can message me that day ASAP with new guides so people can can have the best chance of making it to the local EB or Gamestop ETC.. and picking them before they clear the shelves. So far no one has done that though.
Hope that clears up any confusion.

LaseK

04-27-2004, 07:46 PM

Anyone wanna get me a bunch of guides, I'm in Canada. I can trade you a game for a bunch of guides.

andrew333

04-27-2004, 10:56 PM

floormat,

thanks again for your great work, i really appreciate how you are categorizing the newly available guides

TO CHEAPY D:
i think this post deserves to be "STICKIFIED"

hoshi

04-27-2004, 11:18 PM

Some older TRU penny guides in case anyone trips over them:

Prima
Def Jam Vendetta
Devil May Cry
Dino Crisis
Dragon Warrior VII ($2.99, I think)
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
NBA Street Vol. 2
NFL 2K3

Versus Books (R.I.P. :( )
GT3 A-Spec

Damn, I already forgot where half of my guides came from already. That's the best I can do for now, I'm afraid.

-Hoshi

spookyhurst

04-28-2004, 08:36 PM

I have 3 new guides available for trade. They are I-Ninja, GTAIII, and Conflict Desert Storm II. If you're interested, check out the first page of this thread for guides I'll trade for.

Chris Dillon

04-29-2004, 08:29 AM

i`m lookin for a socom 2 guide, bgande, ranc2, and jak2. PM ME PLEASE i`m willing to pay cash for it.

webster

04-30-2004, 11:35 AM

bump

jshorr

04-30-2004, 02:36 PM

Scored some new guides and some dupes at EB Rockerfeller Plaza. The two saleswomen were trying to give me attitude.....one of them said "it must be your lucky day" and was upset when I said I was going to take more than one...but she relented and said "oh well I guess they're going to be thrown out so go ahead."

I shook it all off and came away with:

Zelda Wind Waker: Nintendo
Viewtiful Joe
Wario World: Nintendo
Yu Yu Hakusho: Prima

for $0.00 didn't even ring me up....

MauMauProductions

04-30-2004, 03:18 PM

CompUSA did the same thing with FF Origins. 0.02 but then they said they couldnt sell it but theyd Discount it to 9.99...I suppose its not really 2 cents afterall....

floormat

04-30-2004, 08:23 PM

Unbelievable find today. Will post tonight if i can stay awake and find someway to format it into here.

LoganDX

04-30-2004, 08:30 PM

Unbelievable find today. Will post tonight if i can stay awake and find someway to format it into here.
hey floormat drop me a line with what you found could ya?...

doraemonkerpal

04-30-2004, 08:38 PM

Unbelievable find today. Will post tonight if i can stay awake and find someway to format it into here.

i'd appreciate it if you did it soon b/c i'm going to go hit up bb after work. thanks for all your hard work! :D

floormat

04-30-2004, 09:41 PM

still working on it. Lets just say it involves nearly 700 one cent guides but it doenst happen to involve Best Buy. Sorry if thats where you were hoping for a deal.

CaptainObviousXl

04-30-2004, 09:48 PM

still working on it. Lets just say it involves nearly 700 one cent guides but it doenst happen to involve Best Buy. Sorry if thats where you were hoping for a deal.
well thank you and i canot wait

loserboy

04-30-2004, 10:03 PM

That's funny, I was sitting here and it looked like you had written 700...ha...ha...funny. There's no way you were talking about 700...I mean really...700...funny

Josef

04-30-2004, 10:12 PM

Floormat, great job keeping all the guides listed and organized.

I was at Toys R Us tonight and picked up a couple of penny guides nobody's mentioned yet:

LOTR: The Two Towers - Prima
Sonic Advance/Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (2 guides in 1) - Versus Books

In addition I picked up the already mentioned Dark Cloud 2, Sonic Advance 2, The Getaway, The Sims, and Yu-Gi-Oh Duellists of the Roses.

The clerk there actually helped me search for penny guides, scanning each as we looked though the shelves. It was so refreshing to actually have someone help me for a change (she actually wanted to pick up some for her son as well).

Oh, and about CompUSA, I had no problem getting the FF Origins and ZOE2 guides. Just brought them up to the cashier, he said "Ummm, wow, 4 cents" and I was on my way :D

Specter

04-30-2004, 10:16 PM

Ok, this has got to be bumped! 700 guides!!?!?!? Maybe I will actually get lucky and I will finally get some penny guides!

guessed

04-30-2004, 10:19 PM

Ok, I've got my 7 bills ready :D

loserboy

04-30-2004, 10:26 PM

Those seven bills aren't even seven large...just seven dollars...a penny a guide...oh sweet mother of all that's good and holy give me my penny guides...

Specter

04-30-2004, 11:18 PM

BUMP!!!!

CaptainObviousXl

05-01-2004, 12:32 AM

stop bumping it a day hasnt even gone by yet, give floormat at least 3 days, its alot of work and his whole life isnt cag

floormat

05-01-2004, 12:55 AM

Master list updated !!!

LoganDX

05-01-2004, 01:00 AM

Floormat, you're awesome! Now how many of these did you find here in the big ol' Fort? BB never seems to have any. I think they're stockpiling them in the back....

doraemonkerpal

05-01-2004, 01:06 AM

GREAT JOB FLOORMAT!:D

floormat

05-01-2004, 01:06 AM

loganDX

today ? zero But one thing I know there has to be stores in this country where the staff has not been this through.

I am almost sure the local BB's aren't. All the guides diappear the first day they are posted here and then over about the next week various ones of the newly added ones appear a few at a time daily for about a week till they are gone. So either they are holding a little and letting go a little or BB drops the price then starts sending from the warehouse to all the best selling stores. In theroy any way.

MauMauProductions

05-01-2004, 01:13 AM

Thanks dood!

Skylander7

05-01-2004, 10:26 AM

According to my friend at our local Circuit City, as soon as guides go to 1 cent.. they trash them. That's right, they trash them under orders from her manager. She tried to get a few of them for me, but the manager wouldn't let her. How lame is that?

elprincipe

05-01-2004, 10:47 AM

Great job Floormat! :D

LoganDX

05-01-2004, 01:02 PM

05-01-2004, 01:12 PM

personally, I think he employees keep 'em and try to sell 'em. I've been seeing what appears to be an influx of .01 guides on ebay. Coincidence? maybe, but how many CAGers would do that instead of trading? IMHO- not many.....

I think your patially right. Its worked out ok for me though because more guides on ebay just means cheaper prices. I got a True Crime guide brand new for 99 cents last week off there.

guessed

05-01-2004, 01:21 PM

05-01-2004, 01:28 PM

99 cents shipped?

$4.49 total. Not a bad deal for home delivery IMO.

floormat

05-01-2004, 01:32 PM

05-01-2004, 02:18 PM

99 + 1.50 media mail + 2.00 to have the auction on ebay = 4.49

hmm

so they broke even minus them actually spending the time to buy the guide host auction communicate and spending a dollar driving to the post office.

hmm

= #-o

Like I said thats why I don't mind more of them making their way to Ebay. I would never have bought it from some clown who charges 8.00 for shipping.

floormat

05-01-2004, 02:20 PM

I wasn't dissing I was just poking fun at the seller = P

05-01-2004, 02:24 PM

I wasn't dissing I was just poking fun at the seller = P

No sweat brother, I didn't take it that way. I agree I cannot see how it was worth their time either. Reading this might make a few people think before they grab every last guide on the shelf.

Steggy

05-01-2004, 02:29 PM

The stores around me never have any one cent guides :(. Its very depressing.

Trevor

05-01-2004, 03:17 PM

I've had store employees say 'that penny guide is sold out, but I'll sell you mine for $5'.

Specter

05-01-2004, 03:23 PM

Hey Basketcase, mine never have any onc cent guides either! It sucks very badly! :(

elprincipe

05-01-2004, 06:06 PM

LotR: Fellowship of the Rings $0.01 @ Gamestop.

spookyhurst

05-01-2004, 06:34 PM

I've asked 2 Gamestops and 1 EB what they do with their guides once they drop to a penny. All 3 said they trash them (although one admitted the employees take them home too). However, I have still found a few guides (few being the operative word) at all 3 stores that rang up for a penny, and the employees let me have them for free. So don't let it discourage you if a store claims to throw the guides out, look through them anyway, you might get lucky. Also, I haven't been hassled at a single store (I've been to 6) on any of my visits, so don't be shy about getting a price check. More than likely, you won't get your head bit off, especially if you go in during their slow times.

floormat

05-01-2004, 07:44 PM

slow times thats a major key. Don't forget that they typically make zero money off these one cent guides. If they are helping you during a busy time then they are taking potential profits away from the store. The slower the more likely they are to help you. Thats how I was able to Acquire the complete list of EB guides. A slow time, courtesy and care.

ATTN Gamestop and Best Buy Employee's:

If EB has the ability to sear for all there guides based on price I would imagine Those 2 store should have the same ability. Could someone please check the computer systems and let us know if this is possible ? Thanks

sisko

05-01-2004, 09:36 PM

Wow! Thanks for the new list!

Now are those for new or used titles?

floormat

05-01-2004, 09:53 PM

I would imagine that they only apply to new guides. the few guides they would ever take used would likely have a used sticker invalidating the upc and likely itself from the one cent guide list.

Specter

05-01-2004, 11:18 PM

Well, I went to GameStop today and I found a good deal! I got a SOCOM II Guide for .99 cents! Not a .01 cent guide, but a good deal nontheless. I WISH I could find some of those .01 guides!!! :evil:

swetooth9

05-01-2004, 11:21 PM

has any1 picked up a fire emblem guide for 1 cent...if u did, where did u pick it up...

Togepy

05-02-2004, 10:45 AM

has any1 picked up a fire emblem guide for 1 cent...if u did, where did u pick it up...

Best Buy

Josef

05-02-2004, 12:18 PM

The Disgaea guide is one cent at EB. Now to find the one EB in this country that may actually have it still.

The Arc The Lad Collection hardcover Working Designs guide is $19.99 at EB (marked down from $29.99). It'll probably be worth at least twice that in a few years.

LoganDX

05-02-2004, 04:11 PM

I've had store employees say 'that penny guide is sold out, but I'll sell you mine for $5'.

see that's what I mean. They think they're so friggin' slick. Why oh why would I go looking for a penny guide and end up buying it for 500x its price?!? It's still cheaper than full retail but it's not the point.....

Ravaged

05-02-2004, 04:35 PM

One question.... How does this work? Do we just find that guide that corresponds ( I assume anywhere in the country) to the store and at the price, and ask them to check the price just to confirm it? Thanks a lot.

guessed

05-02-2004, 05:13 PM

It's a viewtiful day in the neighborhood. Thanks to the list, I was able to get the pennied out Viewtiful Joe strat guide at a local gamestop, which is good, because on a scale of 1 to 10, I am not good at VJ. They had a few MK:DD guides, but they were not pennied out. Prior to the huge EB update, I only ever checked BB for guides, but the update prompted me to print out a list and bring it with me. Ironically, I didn't check EB.

P.S. I was reaching for my money, but they didn't even make me pay for it. Pretty cool, especially considering these were clerks with whom I had not dealt with before.

loserboy

05-02-2004, 05:32 PM

Just picked up a nice big chunk of guides at Toys r Us and EB

Several copies each of the following
Sonic Advance 2
Counterstrike
Dragonball Z Budokai
BloodRayne
Unreal Championship
Medal of Honor:Frontline
The Sims
XIII
At least one copy of each up for trade....

Great deal...going to hit another Toys R Us/EB combo on the other side of town later this week

BULL_Ship

05-02-2004, 06:21 PM

Specter

05-02-2004, 07:28 PM

Well, just went to a local EB and they laughed when I asked them about their .01 cent guides! They said that they dont ever sell them that low! And there was some there that were on the big list, but they were not a .01 cent! I am so fucking pissed!

So, just to let you know, it still might be YMMV, or maybe I just have bad luck!!!

loserboy

05-02-2004, 07:33 PM

Well there might be a couple on the big list that are a slightly vague...I brough up a few that rang up at full price...but the ones that I found were .01

I'd say you had some bad luck...but more importantly some bad sales people.

Josef

05-02-2004, 08:00 PM

Well, just went to a local EB and they laughed when I asked them about their .01 cent guides! They said that they dont ever sell them that low!

I'd say that's one of the stores where the employees pretty much keep the guides for themselves as soon as they drop.

One thing I've noticed with EB and Gamestop, the stores in the high-traffic malls seem to have more penny guides on the shelves than the stores that get less traffic. If they're too busy dealing with customers they have less time to remove the guides from the racks.

b3b0p

05-02-2004, 08:05 PM

Just had family member return from Gamestop. She found Kingdom Hearts, but the dips refused to scan it! That was one of the guides I wanted uber bad too :(

Anyone want to sell me some guides and make a small profit or trade? here is my want list real quick like (I am getting desparte and Jealous):

Legend of Mana Guide
Any Official Nintendo Guides
Kingdom Hearts Guide
Any Final Fantasy Guide
Other Square RPG Guides

If you have access to any of those guides I can PayPal mighty fast or Trade you something.

Thanks,
Chris

loserboy

05-02-2004, 08:08 PM

I agree with josef...also look for stores that have a high employee turnover...you know the sorts of stores that still have the $49.99 price tags on NFL Fever 2003

Reality's Fringe

05-02-2004, 08:54 PM

I just picked up over 30 guides at the Gamestop where I work for a penny.We're actually -not- supposed to leave them on the shelves when they're a penny, but "cash them out" and throw them away. As such, I've been giving a home to many guides. I don't realy know their value, but of the ones I don't want to keep are:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Prima)- 7
Metroid Prime (Brady)-1
Mario Kart DD (Official Nintendo Guide)- 1
Donkey Kong Country (Official Nintendo Guide)-1
Spawn Armageddon(Brady)-2
Nightfire(Prima)-1
Whiplash(Prima)-2
ESPN basketball(Prima)-2
Grabbed by the Ghoulies(Prima)-1
Beyblade Vforce combo guide(prma)-1
YuYu Hakusho Spirit Detective(Prima)-2
WWF Raw2 for XBox(Prima)-1
Delta Force: Blackhawk Down(Prima)-2
Ciclization 3 Play the World(Prima)-1
Lords of everquest(Prima)-1
Skies of arcadia Legends(Prima)-1

I hope to continue to get more and more until I rule the strategy guide market!!

nachzeher

05-02-2004, 08:58 PM

If you sell Skies of Arcadia on eBay, it should give you enough money to buy 3500 penny guides. :D

floormat

05-02-2004, 09:30 PM

ackk a bunch of new additions. Will add them as soon as possible. Thank you all for all your contributions.

jshorr

05-02-2004, 11:25 PM

Did you have them scan it? I've been to several different EB's and other stores and usually the first thing they say if you ask if they will be .01 is NO! And look at you like you are crazy. Then they scan it and most often it is .01 and they're stupified....if you try to stay as non-confrontational as possible they'll usually be cool once they realize they are wrong, if they don't get too embarassed.

Well, just went to a local EB and they laughed when I asked them about their .01 cent guides! They said that they dont ever sell them that low! And there was some there that were on the big list, but they were not a .01 cent! I am so shaq-fuing pissed!

So, just to let you know, it still might be YMMV, or maybe I just have bad luck!!!