Florida Cheap Ass Gamers' Topic

[mgreig]

Given the huge number of Florida CAGs on this board now, it seems like a good time to start pooling our knowledge to make the most of our time (and gas!).

I'll get things started...I'll try to keep this updated as new info is posted. If you have any info on Florida stores that you'd like to share, please post it here!

Best Buy
Altamonte Springs (SR 436): still some $10 games as of 9/13; no Y's or Paper Mario [mgreig]
Gainesville (Archer Road): limited stock, bad customer service [Msia]
Lakeland: Layout is strange, but they tend to keep stock during sales. Individual checkout lanes. [kojubat]
Melbourne: unorganized staff [Msia]
Miami (Pembroke Pines): Generally has nothing in stock unless you are lucky and people there don't knw what they are doing. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Hialeah): This is a pretty decent store. One of the original BB in Miami and still has a great selection and relatively good customer service. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Bird Road): I'd say this is the best Best Buy that I know of. Their selection is the best, and the people there are always nice. Usually not that busy and in a pretty quiet little corner. [s3v3n777]
Ocoee: Decent store, decent staff. Some deals available when others sell out. [kojubat]
Orlando (East Colonial, near Semoran): Okay stock. Rarely make a special trip. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Busy store, sells out of sales quickly. Generally decent staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Waterford Lakes): bad games' selection [2fast_2fuhrer]; just plain sucks [Legolas813]
Sanford (Seminole Town Center): lots of $10 games still left + some $5 games as of 9/17 [mgreig]

Circuit City
Lakeland: Decent selection, usually still carrying titles during the later part of clearance sales. [kojubat]
Miami (Pembroke Pines): This store is good but their video game dept. is a mess. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Hialeah): The games are a mess as well and they are in crappy metal racks that will topple over any second. [s3v3n777]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Decent selection, disinterested staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (West Colonial): Good selection, sale games are usually clearly marked and gathered during clearances. Helpful staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Millenia Mall): Horrible game selection, hardly any shelf space. New store. [kojubat]

EB
Altamonte Springs (Altamonte Mall): nice store, clearance rack near front, pushy staff [troopa]
Gainseville (Oaks Mall): good place to shop [Msia]
Merrit Island: worst EB ever [Odenat]
Miami (Country Lakes plaza - 67th Ave and Miami Gardens)- Absolutely great people there. Friendly, organized and just amazing. Shop here if you can. [s3v3n777]
Miami (Miramar - next to I-75..Silver Lakes Plaza)- Pretty good too. This is a newer store so not much in there, but nice people working there. [s3v3n777]
Ocoee (West Oaks Mall): Small store, okay selection, staff generally clueless. [kojubat]
Ocoee (Walmart shopping center): New store, well stocked, friendly staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Fashion Square Mall): Older mall location, nice staff. Pretty good selection. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall - inside): Small store, selection small. Usually don't bother. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall - outside): New store, clean and well stocked. Nice staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (Merritt Square Mall): pushy staff [2fast_2fuhrer]
Orlando (South OBT, target shopping center, near Greenway): Well stocked and very friendly staff. [kojubat]
Orlando (across from UCF): very strict on deals [dafunkk12]
Oviedo: tons of discount Xbox/N64 games [Legolas813]
Port Orange: tons of old cheap GBA games [mgreig]
Sanford (Rinehart Rd, in Walmart Plaza): crap store - poor selection. [mgreig]
Tallahassee (Ocala street): good-looking Diablo (PS1), lots of other PS1 games [Inferno-X]
Tallahassee (Tallahassee Mall): Complete Grandia (PS1) in stock [Otherguy676]
Tampa (University Mall): MvC2 complete: $55, Suikoden 3 in stock [AngellicLulu]

GameStop
Apopka (SR 441, next to Big Lots): average-sized gamestop, pushy staff [troopa]
Altamonte Springs (SR 434): average-sized gamestop, pushy staff [troopa]
Lake Mary (on Lake Mary Blvd): decent-sized store, but heavily trafficed. Nothing really interesting in stock [mgreig]
Miami (Pembroke Lakes Mall): pissy staff [s3v3n777]
Oviedo (Oviedo Marketplace): Great PS1 selection [mgreig]; large PC selection [Legolas813]
Orlando (Waterford Lakes): good staff [2fast_2fuhrer]
Sanford (Seminole Town Center): new store - not much stock of interest [mgreig]
Sanford (17/92 @ Lake Mary Blvd): tons of good used PS2 stuff - recent releases, etc [mgreig]
Waterford Lakes: crap PC section [Legolas813]
Winter Park (17/92 @ Lee Rd): decent stock, some rare PS2 games [mgreig]
Winter Park (Red Bug Lake Rd): tons and tons of PS1 and N64; some used, desirable PS2 RPGs in stock - Atelier Iris, etc [mgreig]

GameRush
Altamonte Springs (SR 436): very small, crap selection [mgreig]
Apopka (SR 436): decent selection, nice staff [troopa]
Daytona Beach: very small and crappy selection [mgreig]
Deland: a lot of games, but totally disorganized and cluttered [mgreig]
Kissimmee (BVL subdivision): large selection, nice employees [kojubat]
Lake Mary: huge selection, some rares - best GR in Central Florida [mgreig]
Orange City: not the greatest selection - no rares [mgreig]
Orlando (Alafaya and Colonial): decent selection [Legolas813]; large selection, knowledgable staff [kojubat]
Orlando (Dr Phillips): Selection is decent, store is usually understaffed. [kojubat]
Ormund Beach: a lot of great finds here - not a lot of people go to this store [mgreig]
Oviedo (Alafaya): very small, rarely anything good there [mgreig]
Port Orange: small, but often have rares [mgreig]
Winter Garden: Small selection, but so is the store. Nice people. [kojubat]
Winter Springs (Red Bug): good selection; a lot of older games still left - PS1, etc [mgreig]

Toys R Us
Gainesville (next to Oaks mall) - ghetto store; clearance sucks [Msia]
Lakeland: Older store, okay stock. [kojubat]
Ocoee: Good stock, generally well organized. [kojubat]
Orlando (Fashion Square Mall): Shows its age, smaller store. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Generally decent stock, but sells out during sales quickly. [kojubat]
Tampa (on Florida between 275 and Univ. Mall) - poor selection [Legolas813]

Walmart
Orlando (Colonial/Alafaya) - don't bother [Legolas813]

Target
Clearwater (old Clearwater mall): good selection of clearance items [MGoBlue]
Kissimmee (West 192 - SuperTarget): New store, clearance is limited. Stocks some tourist stuff. Clearance items take longer to drop. [kojubat]
Kissimmee (East 192): Older store, usually decent stock. Clearance is hit and miss. [kojubat]
Lakeland: Newer store, clearance limited. [kojubat]
Orange City: nothing at all - have never seen clearance games there [mgreig]
Orlando (South OBT - SuperTarget): Big store, usually has a decent selection of clearance. [kojubat]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Okay selection, okay clearance. [kojubat]
Orlando (Millenia Mall - SuperTarget): Prices generally higher, clearance items take longer to drop, but there is usually a good amount left. [kojubat]
Orlando (West Colonial - SuperTarget): Usually has pretty good clearance availability. [kojubat]
Orlando (Waterford Lakes): rarely ever any game deals [Legolas813]
Sanford (Seminole Town Center): great selection of clearance games, in the aisle next to the games display [mgreig]
Tampa (Fletcher): expanding their game section [AngellicLulu]

Rhino
Jax (Southside): cool store, helpful staff [Stace]
Orlando (Colonial): nice-looking, well-organized store, large used-game selection [Legolas813]

K-Mart
Cape Coral (Coralwood Mall): sometimes has great sales on games [sixersballernum3]
Kissimmee: Hit and miss, electronics section understaffed. [kojubat]
Orange City: horrible store - no clearance. No organization. [mgreig]
Orlando (Florida Mall): Hit and miss, usually picked over during sales. [kojubat]
Orlando (Sand Lake Road & I4): Better selection, probably best selection for sales. [kojubat]
Winter Garden: Usually well stocked for clearance toys, games are spotty. [kojubat]

Game Force
Jax (Beach Blvd + San Pablo): small store, decent used games section, excellent prices

[b]Planet Replay
Melbourne: big store, large inventory on most games, some good prices [soulwish2003]

Other
Sanford Flea World: lots of game kiosks, but mostly rip-offs. Good for semi-rare games though if you want them complete [mgreig]
Tallahassee Goodwill (on Pensacola): complete SNES games for $6 [Otherguy676]
Tallahassee Pawn Shop (Monroe, near Big Bend Area): complete Mutant League football for $5 - instructions cover ripped off [Otherguy676]
Tampa Pawn Shop (Hillsborough & Nebraska): good deals on games, in good condition [Bezerker]

[Msia]

Not sure if there are any other CAGs in Gainesville but the Best Buy on Archer Road is probably the worst BB in the state of FL. I bought Radiata Stories for $35, take it home and open it to find theres a mark on the disc and the instruction booklet has a tear in it. I've been trying to get it exchanged for a new copy now for 3 days and they're suppose to have more in stock tomorrow allegdly. Also, from personal experience, the EB at the Oaks Mall is a good place to shop.

[2Fast]

The Best Buy in Waterford Lakes has to have the worst game section I've ever seen in a BB. Didnt even waste my time/gas when I heard about the BB deal this week.

[mgreig]

Not sure if there are any other CAGs in Gainesville but the Best Buy on Archer Road is probably the worst BB in the state of FL. I bought Radiata Stories for $35, take it home and open it to find theres a mark on the disc and the instruction booklet has a tear in it. I've been trying to get it exchanged for a new copy now for 3 days and they're suppose to have more in stock tomorrow allegdly. Also, from personal experience, the EB at the Oaks Mall is a good place to shop.

Never been to Gainesville, but it sounds like the selection there isn't too great. Orlando is a great place to be a CAG, actually - tons of game stores within a short driving distance. At least 10 GameRush's within 50 miles of city center :)

[Otherguy676]

Some Tallahassee deals (9/15)-

The Goodwill on Pensacola has complete (box & instructions) SNES games for $6
Pawn shop on Monrone (near Big Bend Area) has a Complete Mutant League Football for $5 (cover of instructions ripped off and not icluded)
EB in Tallahassee mall has a complete Grandia (PS1) in stock

Nothing special yet, Ill update post when I get to Tampa in a few week

[mgreig]

The Best Buy in Waterford Lakes has to have the worst game section I've ever seen in a BB. Didnt even waste my time/gas when I heard about the BB deal this week.

Is Waterford Lakes a city? Or is this in Titusville?

[Legolas813]

The Gamestop at Oviedo Mall seems to have expanded their PC section, while the Gamestop at Waterford Lakes has the most pathetic PC section I've ever seen. EBGames at Oviedo had a ton of discount Xbox and N64 games, but I didn't have time to look through them to see if they had anything good. The Waterford Lakes Best Buy just plain sucks (you know this already though, if you live in Orlando).

[Msia]

Never been to Gainesville, but it sounds like the selection there isn't too great. Orlando is a great place to be a CAG, actually - tons of game stores within a short driving distance. At least 10 GameRush's within 50 miles of city center :)
Yeah my real home is down in Melbourne, but yeah Orlando is pretty damn nice. There's a Rhino here in town out by the Wal-Mart on Archer with the pimps and hos. No GameRush that I know of.

[Legolas813]

Is Waterford Lakes a city? Or is this in Titusville?

Waterford Lakes is a gigantic shopping center near UCF that's bigger than some malls. It's awesome. If you can't find a store you like in Waterford Lakes, I don't know what to tell you. I happen to be lucky enough to live five minutes tops from there (on campus at UCF).

[Otherguy676]

I'm surprised to see a few Oviedo people. I lived there (in Stillwater) for a few years and went to Jackson Heights Middle School. They didn't have a mall at the time but I'm sure the town has expanded quite a bit.

[dafunkk12]

Is Waterford Lakes a city? Or is this in Titusville?
Waterford Lakes is the big outdoor shopping complex near UCF in Orlando.

EDIT: Heh, seems my internet's getting worse. I'm also surprised by all the CAG's in the Orlando/UCF/Oviedo area. Seems Sanford's a good place to find deals, apparently, but I don't want to waste gas and toll money to drive for what will likely turn out to be impulse buys.

[2Fast]

Is Waterford Lakes a city? Or is this in Titusville?

It's in Orlando on Alafaya trail in a shopping center (Waterford Lakes Shopping Center) it's South of UCF.

[AngellicLulu]

For you Tampa CAGs, the Target on Fletcher by the university will be expanding their game section. (My boyfriend works there as the MMB specialist)
Also the University Mall EB has Marvel vs Capcom 2 for PS2 for 55 Complete from what I saw. It was on the front counter display. I also saw Suikoden 3 there but didn't check the price.

[Legolas813]

The Best Buy in Waterford Lakes has to have the worst game section I've ever seen in a BB. Didnt even waste my time/gas when I heard about the BB deal this week.

I did the same thing. I knew they wouldn't have anything. And man, that store has to have the dumbest employees I've ever seen in my life. Whenever I buy stuff from there I try to get in and out as soon as possible. The Circuit City is somewhat better, IMO. But it's so far away from UCF (near downtown on Colonial).

[Troopa]

Gamerush - Apopka (SR 436)
Decent selection, nice staff.

GameStop - Apopka (SR 441, next to Big Lots) and Altamonte Springs (SR 434)
Average sized GameStops, staff will hound you to buy used or pre-order.

EB Games - Altamonte Mall
Nice store, has a clearance rack near cashier where you can sometimes find good deals. You are also likely to be hounded to trade or buy used.

[Legolas813]

Super Target at Waterford Lakes - love the store, but never seen any game deals there
Gamerush at Alafaya and Colonial - pretty decent selection (good deals can be found there if you are a Blockbuster Online member); got Shenmue 2 today for $2

[mgreig]

Gamerush - Apopka (SR 436)
Decent selection, nice staff.

GameStop - Apopka (SR 441, next to Big Lots) and Altamonte Springs (SR 434)
Average sized GameStops, staff will hound you to buy used or pre-order.

EB Games - Altamonte Mall
Nice store, has a clearance rack near cashier where you can sometimes find good deals. You are also likely to be hounded to trade or buy used.

Interesting...I've never once found a good deal in any Altamonte store. I think it's cuz EA is so close by...a lot of hardcore gamers frequent the Altamonte stores regularly it seems like.

[Stace]

There is also a Rhino in the Oaks Mall in Gainesville (unless it closed since I was last there.. usually really friendly w/ a decent supply of used/new games.

The Rhino in Jacksonville, FL off of Southside Blvd. is also extremely cool. The guys there are really helpful and I had a good experience there when searching for Nintendogs Dachsund. All of the EBs in town were completely sold out of all versions and I walked into Rhino and they had 15+ copies of each version in stock.

[Msia]

There is also a Rhino in the Oaks Mall in Gainesville (unless it closed since I was last there.. usually really friendly w/ a decent supply of used/new games.

The Rhino in Jacksonville, FL off of Southside Blvd. is also extremely cool. The guys there are really helpful and I had a good experience there when searching for Nintendogs Dachsund. All of the EBs in town were completely sold out of all versions and I walked into Rhino and they had 15+ copies of each version in stock.
Yeah it's closed down and moved either to the one I mentioned on Archer Road next to Walmart or its on NE something by the other one.

[Legolas813]

I've never even heard of a store named Rhino. I looked up the locations though and there's one by here on Colonial. Maybe I'll check it out sometime.

[Roufuss]

The Westshore Mall in Tampa had Gitaroo Man... and then I bought it.

Yay for Tampa!

[Stace]

I've never even heard of a store named Rhino. I looked up the locations though and there's one by here on Colonial. Maybe I'll check it out sometime.

One of my good friend in Tampa shops there a lot. He always says good things about the employees there and he has gotten many a good deal on trade ins.

Rhino started in Gainesville and has now expanded to 50+ stores across Florida to Alabama. They were recently bought by Blockbuster, but remain very personable and customer oriented places to shop (in my experience).

[AngellicLulu]

The Westshore Mall in Tampa had Gitaroo Man... and then I bought it.

Yay for Tampa!
fucknut. :lol:

[Legolas813]

Cool to see Florida people here. I'm actually from Tampa (Citrus Park and University Mall are both relatively close to me). Going to school at UCF so I'm currently in Orlando. For all those theme park enthusiasts out there, I've worked at both Busch Gardens and Islands of Adventure.

I know there are CAG's here in Orlando. Last year during that Circuit City sale there were a ton of people walking around with lists at the downtown location. Same thing when Best Buy had a clearance sale (not this time, but the last).

[Roufuss]

fucknut. :lol:

Haha, but seriously, I would post about what stores I use but the only thing that will happen is that all the lurkers and resellers here will just flock down upon the stores I use and my methods... I mean, if any true CAG's in Tampa want some info I'm always open for PM's.

[2Fast]

I did the same thing. I knew they wouldn't have anything. And man, that store has to have the dumbest employees I've ever seen in my life. Whenever I buy stuff from there I try to get in and out as soon as possible. The Circuit City is somewhat better, IMO. But it's so far away from UCF (near downtown on Colonial).

yeah i agree, and the Best Buy farther down on Colonial is waaaay better than the Waterford Lakes, but still a long drive from Titusville. I havent been down that way in a while, I usually go to the Circuit City in Merritt Island, which has its share of dumb unhelpful employees.

[Msia]

yeah i agree, and the Best Buy farther down on Colonial is waaaay better than the Waterford Lakes, but still a long drive from Titusville. I havent been down that way in a while, I usually go to the Circuit City in Merritt Island, which has its share of dumb unhelpful employees.
One in Melbourne also suffers from lack of helpful employees, trying to purchase anything in there is a complete nightmare since no one mans the registers so you are usually forced to go to CS if you want to buy anything that isnt a plasma TV, etc.

[2Fast]

I know that, for the most part, everyone hates Gamestop but i found the employees in the Waterford Lakes store to be very helpful and courteous, unlike the 'tards at the Eb in Merritt Square Mall - those guys are the worst.

[2Fast]

I know that, for the most part, everyone hates Gamestop but i found the employees in the Waterford Lakes store to be very helpful and courteous, unlike the 'tards at the Eb in Merritt Square Mall - those guys are the worst.

Me: "I'd like to preorder Marvel Nemesis, does that come with any preorder bonus (knowing full well it came with the demo, while looking at it on the shelf behind the guy)." Employee: "No, sorry it doesnt."

didnt feel like arguing with the guy, just told myself to stay cool and leave.

[Bezerker]

Hmm, not sure of any good deals around the Tampa area.

Theres a pawn shop on the corner of Hillsborough & Nebraska that always has really good deals on games (in good condition).

Sad that the places with the best prices are always in the worst neighborhoods (especially anything around University mall, lmfao)

[guyver2077]

damn no such thing as any of those shops in miami

[dafunkk12]

Super Target at Waterford Lakes - love the store, but never seen any game deals there
Gamerush at Alafaya and Colonial - pretty decent selection (good deals can be found there if you are a Blockbuster Online member); got Shenmue 2 today for $2
Additional instore benefits with BBO? Could you please tell more?

[mgreig]

Hey, has anyone checked any of the Florida TRU stores lately? I went to several in Sanford/Orlando right when the 50% hit, but didn't find much. Wondering if it's worth the gas to go out once the 70% sale is in effect a week from Tuesday...

[Legolas813]

^ Are there any TRU's in the Orlando/UCF area? I've never seen one.

Anyways, the TRU I go to in Tampa (on Florida between 275 and Univer. Mall) usually has a pretty poor selection. Every once in a while they will bring out the bargain bins, but most of the time I wouldn't waste my time there.

And I wouldn't even bother with the Walmart Supercenter near Colonial and Alafaya.

[Msia]

Hey, has anyone checked any of the Florida TRU stores lately? I went to several in Sanford/Orlando right when the 50% hit, but didn't find much. Wondering if it's worth the gas to go out once the 70% sale is in effect a week from Tuesday...
I wouldnt bother with the one here next to Oaks Mall, it's a totally ghetto store and their clearance sales suck.

[MGoBlue]

I have had good luck finding clearance items at the Super Target in Clearwater (old Clearwater mall). However, I am still looking for a clearance Halo XBox headset. Anyone see one around Tampa Bay area?

[Xtreme331]

Have info on Gainesville, Tallahassee, St. Augustine, and Ocala. I'll try to post it later when i have time, gotta head to class right now. Get my learn on!

[kojubat]

^ Are there any TRU's in the Orlando/UCF area? I've never seen one.
There is one right next to the Fashion Square mall. It's been there a while, and shows it. Never had any issues shopping there, though.

GameRush:
Kissimmee (BVL subdivision): Large selection, nice employees.
Winter Garden: Small selection, but so is the store. Nice people.
Dr. Phillips, Orlando: Selection is decent, store is usually understaffed.
East Colonial, Orlando: Large selection, knowledgable staff.

Best Buy:
Florida Mall, Orlando: Busy store, sells out of sales quickly. Generally decent staff.
Ocoee: Decent store, decent staff. Some deals available when others sell out.
Lakeland: Layout is strange, but they tend to keep stock during sales. Individual checkout lanes.
East Colonial, Orlando (near Semoran): Okay stock. Rarely make a special trip.

TRU:
Florida Mall, Orlando: Generally decent stock, but sells out during sales quickly.
Ocoee: Good stock, generally well organized.
Fashion Square Mall, Orlando: Shows its age, smaller store.
Lakeland: Older store, okay stock.

EB:
Florida Mall, Orlando (inside): Small store, selection small. Usually don't bother.
Florida Mall, Orlando (outside): New store, clean and well stocked. Nice staff.
South OBT, Orlando (Target shopping center, near Greenway): Well stocked and very friendly staff.
Ocoee (West Oaks Mall): Small store, okay selection, staff generally clueless.
Ocoee (Walmart shopping center): New store, well stocked, friendly staff.
Fashion Square Mall, Orlando: Older mall location, nice staff. Pretty good selection.

Target:
West 192, Kissimmee (SuperTarget): New store, clearance is limited. Stocks some tourist stuff. Clearance items take longer to drop.
East 192, Kissimmee (Regular): Older store, usually decent stock. Clearance is hit and miss.
South OBT, Orlando (SuperTarget): Big store, usually has a decent selection of clearance.
Florida Mall, Orlando (Regular): Okay selection, okay clearance.
Millenia Mall, Orlando (SuperTarget): Prices generally higher, clearance items take longer to drop, but there is usually a good amount left.
Lakeland (Regular): Newer store, clearance limited.
West Colonial, Orlando (SuperTarget): Usually has pretty good clearance availability.

K-Mart:
Kissimmee: Hit and miss, electronics section understaffed.
Florida Mall, Orlando: Hit and miss, usually picked over during sales.
Sand Lake Road & I4, Orlando: Better selection, probably best selection for sales.
Winter Garden: Usually well stocked for clearance toys, games are spotty.

Circuit City:
Florida Mall, Orlando: Decent selection, disinterested staff.
West Colonial, Orlando: Good selection, sale games are usually clearly marked and gathered during clearances. Helpful staff.
Millenia Mall, Orlando: Horrible game selection, hardly any shelf space. New store.
Lakeland: Decent selection, usually still carrying titles during the later part of clearance sales.

I think those are most of my regulars.

[Legolas813]

There is one right next to the Fashion Square mall. It's been there a while, and shows it. Never had any issues shopping there, though.

Ah, thanks for the info. Never been to Fashion Square mall. I usually go to the Oviedo mall.

[s3v3n777]

In the Miami-Dade County Area....

Best Buy:

Pembroke Pines- Generally has nothing in stock unless you are lucky and people there don't knw what they are doing.

Hialeah- This is a pretty decent store. One of the original BB in Miami and still has a great selection and relatively good customer service.

Bird Road- I'd say this is the best Best Buy that I know of. Their selection is the best, and the people there are always nice. Usually not that busy and in a pretty quiet little corner.


Circuit City:

Pembroke Pines- This store is good but their video game dept. is a mess. I usually go in there and ask the associates and even then I once had a guy tell me (when I went to go buy Capcom Fighting Evolution) that he had it in stock but he wasn't going to look for it in the stock room coz it was in a box. Too bad...their loss. EB got the sale.

Hialeah- Not looking much better here either. The games are a mess as well and they are in crappy metal racks that will topple over any second. Let's just not shop at CC in Miami, eh.


Gamestop:

I've been to almost all of them. I can say overall they are pretty much the same except for one horror story.

Pembroke Lakes Mall- The gamestop at Pembroke Lakes mall is the biggest crap! I was looking for old PS1 games to buy cheap and they were thrown in a crap bin. As I'm digging for the games sitting on the floor an associate yells at me to not mess up HIS games. I proceed to yell at him in return that I'm not messing them up, that he didn't know how to organize and I had to look through them in that manner. He gave me more attitude, so I threw all the PS1 games at him and left. Let the bastard organize them now.


EB Games:

Much better than Gamestop overall.

Country Lakes plaza (67th Ave and Miami Gardens)- Absolutely great people there. Friendly, organized and just amazing. Shop here if you can.

Miramar (next to I-75..Silver Lakes Plaza)- Pretty good too. This is a newer store so not much in there, but nice people working there.

Every other EB- Yeah...shop here. They tend to have lower prices than Gamestop anyways (at least in my experience).


Toys R Us:

All of Miami- Don't bother they tend to suck.

[mgreig]

Thanks kojubat and s3v3n777 for the updates - I've updated the original post to reflect your info.

Any opinions by anyone on the format of the list in the original post? Is it readable? Easy to search through?

[battleroyal33]

One of my good friend in Tampa shops there a lot. He always says good things about the employees there and he has gotten many a good deal on trade ins.

Rhino started in Gainesville and has now expanded to 50+ stores across Florida to Alabama. They were recently bought by Blockbuster, but remain very personable and customer oriented places to shop (in my experience).

I agree, I used to work at BCBS off of Gate Parkway and have spent many lunch hours shopping/browsing at Rhino... Great place..

[battleroyal33]

I get most of my used games from a place called Game Force in Jacksonville, not sure if there are other locations but I go to the one at the intersection of Beach Blvd and San Pablo, in the Walmart shopping center. Its kinda small, they dont carry a huge selection of new games but they do have a decent used game section and get in some old school systems from time to time.. I always seem to find something at a excellent price.

[MR ZOOTEMO]

Not sure if there are any other CAGs in Gainesville but the Best Buy on Archer Road is probably the worst BB in the state of FL. I bought Radiata Stories for $35, take it home and open it to find theres a mark on the disc and the instruction booklet has a tear in it. I've been trying to get it exchanged for a new copy now for 3 days and they're suppose to have more in stock tomorrow allegdly. Also, from personal experience, the EB at the Oaks Mall is a good place to shop.


Yeah I live Close to Ganiesville and I go to the shitty BB on Archer Road all the time they suck .

[lyric706]

I'm in the St. Pete area and frequent the Game Rush locations on 19, 49th and 4th Street. Don't really know of any hot spotts; sometimes I get lucky. On a side note, I work in Bradenton, and when Target had the $5.99 DVD collections, the location on Fruitville Road was a gold mine.

[Msia]

Okay so I am tired of being dicked around by BB and was wondering if there was a place locally I could try and price match Radiata Stories from BB. I've tried Wal-Mart, fye, CC, TRU (OOS), ebgames, Rhino and GS (wont price match sale prices), Target and Kmart (dont pm at all). Any other ideas?

[mgreig]

Okay so I am tired of being dicked around by BB and was wondering if there was a place locally I could try and price match Radiata Stories from BB. I've tried Wal-Mart, fye, CC, TRU (OOS), ebgames, Rhino and GS (wont price match sale prices), Target and Kmart (dont pm at all). Any other ideas?

Sears maybe? I've read about other people price-matching there, but that could be YMMV. Not sure if they'd carry Radiata either since it's not mass-market, but worth a shot ;-)

[Roufuss]

Sears maybe? I've read about other people price-matching there, but that could be YMMV. Not sure if they'd carry Radiata either since it's not mass-market, but worth a shot ;-)

Radiata not mass market?

Maybe on the moon or something. Hell, even K-Mart got in Radiata and advertised it in their weekly ad.

Hell we got more copies of Radiata than Burnout, on all three systems combined.

[Odenat]

I wish there was something like this when I lived in FL, The best deal I saw when i lived in FL was Gitaroo Man at some random guys shop for 34.99 but I think he went out of business. The Merrit Island EB is the worst EB i've ever been too. The one guy with glasses just GAH i just wanna choke him :bomb:

[Inferno-X]

About time for a Florida thread!

Tallahassee EB @ Ocala Street had a good looking Diablo (PS1) as of a week ago. This EB is also the best one in town for finding PS1 games as it is near the FSU campus and college students trade in games a lot.

We only have one Gamestop and if you are looking for good PS1 games there, forget it. 95% are in paper sleeves.

[Msia]

Sears maybe? I've read about other people price-matching there, but that could be YMMV. Not sure if they'd carry Radiata either since it's not mass-market, but worth a shot ;-)
Thanks for the idea. I called and the employee has "never even heard of that one". I might go up later just for shits and giggles since I have nothing else better to do. I was able to get a rain check at BB for the $40 price and then I can use the McDonalds coupon but who know when that game is going to be back in stock.

[GunstarRed]

I live in Tampa, but spent the summer in Los Angeles, CA. There are almost no good deals to be found around here in any store as I was only able to get one decent bargain the four months I've been here (Otogi 2 during the BB sale). Based on personal experience, the deals in Florida seem to be much easier to find than Southern California.

[Rocko]

I live in a small area, but the Cape Coral K-Mart in Coralwood Mall is having some great sales on games, but it's quite hit-or-miss. they're remodeling.

[mgreig]

I live in Tampa, but spent the summer in Los Angeles, CA. There are almost no good deals to be found around here in any store as I was only able to get one decent bargain the four months I've been here (Otogi 2 during the BB sale). Based on personal experience, the deals in Florida seem to be much easier to find than Southern California.

That's funny, I actually just moved from SoCal to Florida, and I've experienced the exact opposite. I couldn't get in on any sales in the LA area, since there were so many people to compete with. Hoarding was especially bad at the stores where I lived near Thousand Oaks/Ventura. But here in Florida, it seems like there's less competition overall, at least the bad type of competition which wipes a store out.

[mgreig]

Updated the OP. I'm going to check out some Orlando-area GS's today for the buy-2 get-1 sale, so will report back later.

[mgreig]

Checked the GameStop in Winter Park on 17/92. They were cleaned out of rare PS1 (which is what I was looking for), but they did have some desirable PS2 used games...

Atelier Iris: $45
Shining Tears: $45

Find a third game that you want for that price, and it would come out to around $27 per game with your GS card. Not bad.

[soulwish2003]

New place in West Melbourne called 'Planet Replay'... it's a pretty big store. Used games - back to PS1, music cd's and DVD's. Prices range for 'great' to 'what are they thinking...'. 7 or 8 large isles of games.

I picked up Final Fantasy Orgins PS1 (non greatest hits) for 13.99, Magic Tetris Challenge N64 for 3.99, Mario Kart N64 3.99, and Sonic Mega Collection for GC 11.99. Large inventory on most games - I noticed 'Best Buy Inspected' stickers on almost all of the games... ???

[mgreig]

More results from various outings today:

Sanford Gamestop (17/92 @ Lake Mary Blvd). Tons of good used PS2 stuff for the B2G1. Wish I could afford them ;-) This store is worth the trip out.
- Stella Deus $45
- Atelier Iris $45
- Arc: End of Darkness $45
- Y's $32 (I think)
- Growlanser $32
- Wizardry $25
- Culdcept $15

Sanford Gamestop (across from Seminole Mall, in the Target Plaza): very limited stock (it's a new store). Nothing interesting.

Lake Mary Gamestop (on Lake Mary Blvd) - didn't see anything good. Don't waste your gas.

Sanford EB (Rinehart Rd, in Walmart Plaza) - absolutely nothing. Very few PS1 games, no sought-after PS2 games. Blech.

Sanford Best Buy (Rinehart Rd) - amazingly, there's lots left. Several copies of Medal of Honor: Rising Sun NGC for $5. Lots of $10 games left: Colin McRae 04, True Crime NGC, etc. PM me if you were looking for something particular...there was no Y's, Paper Mario, Growlanser, or Mech Assault 2 left though ;-)

[Legolas813]

I was running some errands around Colonial and Alafaya and I just happened to pass by Rhino games, which I hadn't even heard of until someone mentioned it in this thread. So I decided to stop by just to see what it was like. I have to say that I was really impressed. That Rhino location is by far the nicest looking and most organized game store I have ever seen.

As for selection, it seems as if they mostly specialize in used games. They do carry new games, but their used sections are much larger. They also carry a bunch of old school games (N64, NES, Genesis, etc.) as well as some old school accessories and controllers. The games are really easy to browse through (they have makeshift cases to advertise the games instead of having cartridges lying around everywhere). I didn't look through all platforms, but I did see a few pretty good deals. (It's also worth noting that it seems they don't carry PC games).

BTW, if you're wondering, this is located across the street from the Walmart Supercenter near Colonial and Alafaya.

[mgreig]

Had some luck today at the Gamestop B2G1 sales...very pleased :)

GS in Oviedo Marketplace
Rhapsody: $40
SMT: Digital Devil Saga: $45
Breath of Fire IV ($30 usually): free
Shadow Hearts: Covenant: $18
Tactics Ogre GBA: $18 [whooo!!!!]
Saiyuki: Journey West PS1 ($15 usually): free

GS on Red Bug Lake Rd in Winter Park

Bujingai: $20
Suikoden 4: $18
Phantom Brave ($18 usually): free
Tomba 2: $13
Final Fantasy Origins: $13
Mega Man Legends 2: free

[Msia]

Had some luck today at the Gamestop B2G1 sales...very pleased :)

GS in Oviedo Marketplace
Rhapsody: $40
SMT: Digital Devil Saga: $45
Breath of Fire IV ($30 usually): free
Shadow Hearts: Covenant: $18
Tactics Ogre GBA: $18 [whooo!!!!]
Saiyuki: Journey West PS1 ($15 usually): free

GS on Red Bug Lake Rd in Winter Park

Bujingai: $20
Suikoden 4: $18
Phantom Brave ($18 usually): free
Tomba 2: $13
Final Fantasy Origins: $13
Mega Man Legends 2: free
Well done :applause:

[zenintrude]

so far in the month since being back in miami i have found a bunch of interesting games, including valkyrie profile (x2) and tactics ogre.

i've seen other titles, like lunar 2, suikoden, and alundra, but they've been too highly priced for me to snap them up.

[dafunkk12]

BTW, if you're wondering, this is located across the street from the Walmart Supercenter near Colonial and Alafaya.
I used to live in the Orange Park/Jacksonville area before moving to Orlando for college, and I noticed a trend. If it's not in a mall, Rhino's tend to either be in the same shopping complex as a WalMart or right across the street. I wonder if this conscious placement really brings in more traffic.

And here's something to add to the EB listings. In Orlando, the EBGames across from University of Central Florida (UCF), don't expect to get away with any deal shenanigans when Kevin, the manager is around. (For example using the printed out Nintendogs coupon; he knew exactly what to look for.)

[Troopa]

Yeah you're right. The Rhinos I've been to were usually near a Wal-Mart.

[mgreig]

so far in the month since being back in miami i have found a bunch of interesting games, including valkyrie profile (x2) and tactics ogre.

i've seen other titles, like lunar 2, suikoden, and alundra, but they've been too highly priced for me to snap them up.

Too bad you couldn't pick these up while the B2G1 sales were on...that's about the only time I frequent GS and EB for used games. $45 for a used game is tough to swallow....$28 (after discounts and B2G1) is much easier ;)

[ArchangelOfWar]

Best Buy - Ocala: Average Selection, Lesser-known titles usually in the back or not offered. CS is 50/50. Either they are nice, helpful, and will fetch a game from the back for you with a smile (genuine or no) or will be a bitch and/or try to interrogate you in order to avoid doing their job.

GameRush - Ocala: Decent selection, but wildly varies. Xbox 360 pre-orders were SLLLLLOOOWW at this store, BTW. Nice, friendly staff, but then again, I'm a regular.

Circuit City - Ocala: That store is a mess. Very unorganized 60% of the time, but the CS makes up for it. If you really want a DVD during their sales, get there on Sunday. Games are hit-and-miss, during some sales games will sit there until Thursday, and other times shelves are picked apart by Tuesday night.

Rhino - Ocala: Good selection, decent CS. More "seasoned" gamers work there, but they can get a little too suspicious of trade-ins. Which, BTW, isn't that great in terms of credit offered.

EB Games - Ocala [Paddock Mall] - Good selection, decent CS 90% of the time. Rarely packed, but does get average mall traffic.

[Legolas813]

In Orlando, the EBGames across from University of Central Florida (UCF)

I didn't even know we had an EB near UCF. If for some reason I need to go to an EB (which is pretty rare), I normally go to the one at Oviedo mall. Hmm, now I feel stupid. ;) Maybe this location is a newer one? Because when I looked up EB locations when I started UCF in 2003, I don't remember seeing that one.

[mgreig]

Rhino - Ocala: Good selection, decent CS. More "seasoned" gamers work there, but they can get a little too suspicious of trade-ins. Which, BTW, isn't that great in terms of credit offered.



Man, I wish there was a Rhino closer to where I'm at in Deltona. They sometimes do a Buy-2-get-1 deal like EB and GS did this weekend right?

[spiderdog]

Hi,
Any finds in Clearwater (Tampa Bay) Area ?

[spiderdog]

Hi,
Any finds in Clearwater (Tampa Bay) Area ?

[Roufuss]

Scored NBA Street Showdown for PSP for 23 dollars today from a pawn shop in Tampa... thanks for the tip, angeliclulu :D

[Otherguy676]

Damn, I gotta get back to Tampa Roufuss before you clean out the pawn shops:)

Nothing in Tally, the Diablo is still at the EB, otherwise its dry season.

Tampa is the haven for video game deals, if you live in Orlando, its worth the trip to try a few pawn shops, youll find something.

[Roufuss]

Damn, I gotta get back to Tampa Roufuss before you clean out the pawn shops:)
.

Haha, I don't even go that often... Lulu just tells me if she finds anything interesting when she goes that she passed on, and I decide if it's worth the gas to drive up there on Monday.

[AngellicLulu]

Scored NBA Street Showdown for PSP for 23 dollars today from a pawn shop in Tampa... thanks for the tip, angeliclulu :D
I'm glad you got it.

[jPoD]

No Boca CAGers? :(

[mm2barry]

Well, i'm in the tampa area. Ruf is about the only one on here who knows me. Lulu, try and include me in the pawnshop heads up. Ruf and i talked in the past about letting eachother know when we'll go and check out the strip on nebraska and hillsborough. we can all work something out and make a killing.
the last good buy i got was Dr. Mario for GBA for $4.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I was wondering if anyone was able to get in on any of the last BB deals at the Waterford Lakes BB?

[Legolas813]

I was wondering if anyone was able to get in on any of the last BB deals at the Waterford Lakes BB?

I didn't even bother, and I live right down the street from there (on campus at UCF). I figured they wouldn't have anything. They have a horrible selection of games. I don't know if anybody else here bothered to go, though.

[dafunkk12]

I didn't even know we had an EB near UCF. If for some reason I need to go to an EB (which is pretty rare), I normally go to the one at Oviedo mall. Hmm, now I feel stupid. ;) Maybe this location is a newer one? Because when I looked up EB locations when I started UCF in 2003, I don't remember seeing that one.
It's across the street from the entrance to Greek Row, by the little shopping area before you get into Pegasus [whatever-this-one-is]. The "shopping area" also has Moes, Subway, Starbucks, and a haircut place. There's also a gas station to the left; a BP, I think. It opened during the summer of '04.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I didn't even bother, and I live right down the street from there (on campus at UCF). I figured they wouldn't have anything. They have a horrible selection of games. I don't know if anybody else here bothered to go, though.
Yeah, I didn't bother going either. The only deal I ever got, was the madcats retrocon controller for 4.99. They don't really have much in the way of games there. Luckily they'll be building a circuit city across the street.

[Theenternal]

Pummba, Suko_32 and I also represent the gainesville crew along with a few regular lurkers ;).

Suko_32 and I have facebooked one another and keep in touch with whats going on in gainesville/ocala.

Almost 2 years here at cag and tons of deals...and tons of sealed games still to play ;).

anyways for people in our area toss me a pm or let me know your facebook info if you are a student.

CAG used to have a meeting system set up on another site. It would be beneficial if we all get together and share our knowledge and work together, instead of all wasting gas at 3x a gallon at empty stores.

The BB and Target here sucks, rarely anything decent. CC,Tru,Rhino,EB,GS are the better places. Ocala has also held some treasure.

We can all exchange want lists to lookout for, as well as trade lists.

Im still sporting a few extra saturns etc, and doubles of several games that ive been holding for trade fodder.

[Theenternal]

Yeah you're right. The Rhinos I've been to were usually near a Wal-Mart.


Right now in Gainseville we only have 2, both by walmart. At one time there were 2 others, one in the mall and one by the University (which was the best.)

If not by walmarts I ususally see them in malls.

[Legolas813]

Luckily they'll be building a circuit city across the street.

They are building a CC across the street from Waterford Lakes?!? When did this happen? Is it going in the new shopping center with Kohls? If true, that's great news since our CC is so far away.

It's across the street from the entrance to Greek Row, by the little shopping area before you get into Pegasus [whatever-this-one-is]. The "shopping area" also has Moes, Subway, Starbucks, and a haircut place. There's also a gas station to the left; a BP, I think. It opened during the summer of '04.

Ah, I see. I know where that is. Just never noticed an EB there before.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

They are building a CC across the street from Waterford Lakes?!? When did this happen? Is it going in the new shopping center with Kohls? If true, that's great news since our CC is so far away.Yup, you never saw the big sign they put up? LOL. They have cleared the site and construction should start pretty soon.

[dafunkk12]

Luckily they'll be building a circuit city across the street.
Really?! That means I can stop whining about having to drive all the way down Colonial. Now if only they'd put a CompUSA nearby that isn't almost an hour drive.
Yup, you never saw the big sign they put up? LOL. They have cleared the site and construction should start pretty soon.
They should also fix up the Post Office exit situation while they're at it.

[Legolas813]

The Post Office exit is not really that bad, but it would be better if they connected it to the shopping center next door once it's done (so that you could use the traffic light to pull out).

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Just out of curiosity. Was anyone here able to get FIFA 2005 for 4.99 from BB?

[mgreig]

Not me...I checked 4 or 5 BBs and didn't see it. That one didn't seem to be a very common find for most on this board.

[Troopa]

I wonder how many of us have actually seen eachother without knowing.

[Legolas813]

^ You would be surprised how easy it is to do that. I've actually done it with people I post with on another message board. I didn't even realize I saw some of them in real life until later on when we were posting about our day.

[mgreig]

Has anyone checked any of their local KBs for possible deals? I'm considering going out to look but don't want to waste the gas if any of you guys have already gone and found nothing.

[Hbomb5]

I live in a small area, but the Cape Coral K-Mart in Coralwood Mall is having some great sales on games, but it's quite hit-or-miss. they're remodeling.

Cape Coral? I live in Lehigh Acres (on the opposite side of Ft. Myers, for those who don't know the area).

The Lehigh Wal-Mart sucks in terms of game selection. The one on Colonial and Six Mile Cypress is way better (that's where I got my DS). I hardly go into Ft. Myers, but the Best Buy has some good deals. I found Advance Wars 2 for $10 back in January. As for the Edison Mall, stay away from FYE. It's totally overpriced.

I used to live in Tampa (USF alumnus). This site would've been handy back then.

[2Fast]

there's a new ebgames that just opened near bcc in cocoa - if anyone else is in the rockledge/cocoa/psj/merritt island/titusville area let me know. i think me and neosmith19 happen to be the only CAGs in this immediate area.

[AngellicLulu]

I hit the pawn shops in Brandon this week. Nothing of much note. Pawn King in Seffner had a couple complete GBC games. I got Link Oracle of Ages Complete. The two I left was Link DX and Hamtaro Unite. (10 a piece)
Other items I saw but did not get: Robotech Battlecry Collectors Edition ($60 at EZ Pawn on Highway 60 Brandon), Spiderman 2 PSP Game (20 at EZ Pawn on Highway 60 Brandon), Full Metal Alchemist 1 and Spliner Cell (metal case) 10 dollars each at the new Cash America by the EZ Pawn.
The only other thing I found was a disc only Brave Fencer Musashi for Five dollars at Value Pawn in Seffner.

[mgreig]

Checked the KB Toys in Volusia Mall (Daytona Beach). They had Hitman Contracts (PS2 and XBOX) but nothing else. No Sly 2, No R+C...boo.

[mgreig]

Has anyone found this so called 'Red magazine' at Best Buy, with the $10 off coupon for any game $29.99 or over? I've checked the Sanford and Altamonte stores (orlando area), and no dice so far. Anyone find any?

[TUrtlekev3]

Truly, if you can't find any, try to print out the copy provided in the other thread...and hopefully if will work.

[Legolas813]

I checked Waterford Lakes as I was purchasing Indigo Prophecy over the weekend, but had no luck.

[guyver2077]

i didnt see any red mag at the best buy in miami (bird rd)

[THE DARK KNIGHT]

What's crackin' boys and girls.....SW FLA represent. I'm always in Orlando too. The Naples BB is usually pretty shitty. Fort Myers aint so hot either. I like this thread though. I'll be here often for the SW to post stuff I find and look for hook-ups.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

I was curious if anyone in the Orlando area wants to buy my PSP? Check out the info here: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69018 If you do end up buying it, I will shave off $25 since I won't have to ship it to anywhere.

[mm2barry]

After reading the previous post, I can say that I never thought to advertise trades/sales/questions on here.
If it's okay, i think that we should do that. I think that this is a good way for us FL CAG's to be even cheaper by not paying ANYTHING for games by trading with eachother.
If someone can post the procedure for making a trade list, i'll make one up for myself to make the process a little easier.
So, I'll start it off:
I'm looking for Castlevania Bloodlines for the Genesis. Name your price.

[mgreig]

I was curious if anyone in the Orlando area wants to buy my PSP? Check out the info here: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69018 If you do end up buying it, I will shave off $25 since I won't have to ship it to anywhere.

Have you thought about trading it in for store credit? That's what I did...I got $170 for the system (GS), $8 for the Memory Stick (GR), and $8 (I think) for the Spidey UMD. Not quite the $200 you're asking, but close...especially if the money is going to go towards a 360 anyway ;-)

Doesn't seem like there's a lot of interest in the PSP right now...it's definitely a buyer's market with the number of people trying to dump them. I don't miss mine at all - thank God for the DS.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Hey guys, you know how I told you that they were building a circuit city across from waterford lakes town center, right? Well, I was wrong. It has already been built and it seems as if it has already open, I can't really tell though. Just thought I would let you know.

[shrike4242]

Moved this thread into the Southeast Regional Deals forum.

[Msia]

Moved this thread into the Southeast Regional Deals forum.
Thanks a lot Shrike :applause:

[AngellicLulu]

Moved this thread into the Southeast Regional Deals forum.
took you long enough, you slacker. :lol:

[Legolas813]

Hey guys, you know how I told you that they were building a circuit city across from waterford lakes town center, right? Well, I was wrong. It has already been built and it seems as if it has already open, I can't really tell though. Just thought I would let you know.

Where is the building? All I see is the sign out front, underneath the Kohls sign. I had no idea it was built already. I just passed by there the other day and didn't see anything indicating it was open. Maybe I'll have to drive by there again sometime. I'm under the impression that only Kohls has been built so far (which that is not even open yet I don't think).

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Kohl's is having its grand opening (huge sign). I passed by on Monday morning and my mom noticed that they put up the huge circuit city logo on the front part of the building. I think they are training their staff right now, so they should be opening up incredibly soon.

[Legolas813]

^ Hmm, I'll have to check it out next time I pass by there.

[mgreig]

Has anyone had any luck finding clearance games which Target has dumped to a thrift store? A lot of the guys on the Target Deals thread mention this happening at their local Targets, but I haven't seen any evidence of this happening in Central Florida.

[Legolas813]

I stopped by the Circuit City across from Waterford Lakes today. It doesn't appear to be open yet. I walked up to the automatic door and it opened up, but I just saw bare shelves and workers running around getting the store ready. I'm guessing it will be open very soon and that they will put up grand opening signs like Kohls has done. I checked out Kohls just for the heck of it while I was there. It's pretty nice and they seem to have a big selection. I'll have to go back because I've been meaning to get some new clothes, but I hate to drive out to the local malls.

[Rocko]

The KMart I mentioned at Coralwood Mall in Cape Coral has sinced turned into a Sears Essentials and isn't worth the ga srpices to even drive there.

[Legolas813]

Has anybody in the UCF/Waterford Lakes area seen any Xbox 360 kiosks yet?

[chair_home]

Well, I used that Xbox 360 kiosk finder site (i don't remember the address) and according to that, the Wal-Mart on E. Colonial has it.

[Bezerker]

Just a notice for anyone thinking of going to the Citrus Park KB for the video game sale. They had tons of Madden, Pac Pix, Tiger Woods, and Polarium for DS, no PSP games.

As for the other consoles, it was 90% sports, they had none of the $1 games, few of the $5. Only decent non-sports i saw were RE: Outbreak, Van Helsing & RE: Dead Aim

[mgreig]

Orlando-area CAGs...don't bother with the Altamonte KB. Total shite left - just a bunch of banged-up GBA games for $5 or $10...nothing at all worth picking up.

[Legolas813]

Update: Circuit City at Waterford Lakes will have it's grand opening on November 10. I was shopping at Kohls next-door and noticed the sign with the date on the front of the CC building. I'll have to try to go there on the 10th.

[thundr51]

Don't bother with the Lakeland store(if anybody is even in this area). Hardly anything ever there. They still have a few GT items but nothing worth getting out of the house for. I think they've already end the buy 2 get one as well. I also think they ship a lot of the stuff they don't sell out to other stores. Once I came in and they had plenty of crappy titles. A week later they only had about 1 to 3 copies of ALL titles. (the shelves looked VERY clean).

[golbex]

I live in the Lutz area, close to USF. Here's some of my tips for fellow CAG'ers:

From my experience, the Wal-Mart Supercenter in New Tampa is a great place to buy games, DVDs, and other entertainment... It's so much larger than other stores in the area and has a great selection. They stock high quantities when a new release comes out. Now I'm not a Wal-Mart lover, but this store is pretty exceptional and worth checking out. All the staff working there are helpful and seem like they love their job... I don't think they sell strategy guides, though.

The SuperTarget located nearby (New Tampa) has poor selection of games and the staff are lazy. Their strategy guides blow, and they stock low quantities. Don't bother.

Most college gamers in the USF area tend to shop at the EBGames store at University Mall and anything good that comes in the morning restock is usually gone by lunch time. Pretty good PS2 selection. They have a good stock of strategy guides, too... Some are cheap. The week before they are about to toss a guide, they do slap a $1.99-$2.99 sticker on it. They sell out of new games within the first 3 hours if title is popular enough. You cannot get a new release on the 1st week of launch if you don't reserve it early.

The Circuit City in New Tampa is just "o.k.". Decent stock. Their staff is snotty. I have caught them making several mistakes tagging prices before, usually in the customer's favor, so keep this is mind... you might get lucky!

[Troopa]

Orlando-area CAGs...don't bother with the Altamonte KB. Total shite left - just a bunch of banged-up GBA games for $5 or $10...nothing at all worth picking up.

Ah, I was gonna check them out too. I figured they wouldn't of had anything good. They never do.

golbex, you said the Wal-Mart people seem to ENJOY their job? That's a super rare type of Wal-Mart.

[ElfAngel7]

ugh, avoid BB on Kendall and 122nd. The people there are a huge pain in the ass and i leave w/ a headahce everytime. Anybody know of any decent small/pawn shops in the miami area?

[Bezerker]

In case anyone's interested. The Northdale Target (Tampa) has the following clearanced games:

PC: Half Live Platinum - $13.99
XBX: Elder Scrolls: Game of the Year - $6.98
PSP: Lumines - $26, World Tour Soccer - $20, Mercury - $13.99
DS: Sprung - $9.99, Feel The Magic - $9.99

there were some other deals, but i cant remember them off the top of my head.

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Just a heads up, Target @ Regency has had PSP games on clearance. Around 4 titles, the only one I can recall is Gretzky Hockey

[Legolas813]

Circuit City Waterford Lakes Grand Opening Today

I just got back from a trip to the store. It was pretty packed, but overall I think the layout and look is really nice.

There were a couple of today only specials, such as the 10% coupon shown below (it was handed out at the door). They were also doing a drawing for prizes such as a Nintendo DS.

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I didn't find any real video game deals, which is to be expected for a brand new store. I did, though, find a Holiday Buying Guide in the video game section that included the coupons shown below.

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[XxFuRy2Xx]

Dammit I was so busy helping my parents out, I completely forgot about the grand opening. It would have been nice to have been in the drawing to win some prizes.

[dafunkk12]

Circuit City Waterford Lakes Grand Opening Today

I just got back from a trip to the store. It was pretty packed, but overall I think the layout and look is really nice.

There were a couple of today only specials, such as the 10% coupon shown below (it was handed out at the door). They were also doing a drawing for prizes such as a Nintendo DS.

I didn't find any real video game deals, which is to be expected for a brand new store. I did, though, find a Holiday Buying Guide in the video game section that included the coupons shown below.
Ah, so that was what those spotlights were for. After class, I made a quickie BestBuy run just for Karaoke Revolution Party. And because I'm a FOX Thursday Night whore, straight back home. Oh well. They really shouldn't do Grand Openings on non-weekend days. It's not as if Grand Openings always have to be on the first day of business.

[Legolas813]

I saw one guy who I could have sworn was a CAG, based on the way he was walking around the video game section and eyeing all the prices (like I was). I'm like I wonder if that's somebody from here. ;)

[mgreig]

Copying my earlier post from the Target Clearance thread, in case anyone missed it...

Orange City, FL - saw a ton of new clearance stuff yesterday. Don't know where it all came from. Some of the ones I remember offhand...

GBA
Mario Golf - $14.98 - 1 left

DS
Feel the Magic - $14.98? - 2 left
Zookeeper - $14.98? - 1 left
Polarium - $14.98 - 1 left
Asphault: Urban GT - $19.98 - 5 left

PSP
Dynasty Warriors - $14.98 - 1 left
Darkstalkers - $14.98 - 1 left
Mercury - $14.98 - 4 left
Rengoku - $14.98 - 3 left
World Tour Soccer - $14.98 - 10+ left
Lumines - $19.98 - 1 left
Tiger Woods - $19.98 - 10+ left
Dead to Rights: Reckoning: $19.98 - 5 left
Spider Man 2 - $19.98 - 10+ left

[Rozz]

ugh, avoid BB on Kendall and 122nd. The people there are a huge pain in the ass and i leave w/ a headahce everytime. Anybody know of any decent small/pawn shops in the miami area?

Eh, I dunno. But if you go to the Dolphin mall they have two game stores there, Planet X and EBGames...

[Otherguy676]

As a I posted in the CompUSA clearance topic, in Tally there are multiple X-Box games on clearance. The clearance table is next to the door.

[dafunkk12]

The Super Target in Waterford Lakes has an insane stack of Donkey Konga 2's (no bongos, game only :cry: ) for ~$25. Hopefully they'll continue dropping, but I've never seen any killer clearance deals at this store.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Just out out of curiosity, how many of you in the Orlando area are getting an Xbox 360? If so, from where are you going to get it?

[Legolas813]

I'm not going to get one until the first price drop (I wish I could get one now), but if you want to find out how many systems your local Best Buy is getting, check this out:

http://forum.teamxbox.com/showthread.php?t=388156

For example, Waterford Lakes (Store #571) will be getting 46 regular systems and 12 core systems.

[mgreig]

I pre-ordered my 360 in July from a GameStop in Sanford/Lake Mary, and they just told me on the weekend that I won't be getting one until the second shipment - insane! Guess I should have gone with GameRush...oh well.

[kojubat]

Just out out of curiosity, how many of you in the Orlando area are getting an Xbox 360? If so, from where are you going to get it?
I'm getting mine from GameRush, specifically the one in Kissimmee.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Thanks for the info Legolas. I'm just wondering how early I'm going to have to get to "insert store name here" to get one. I'm guessing I'm gonna have camp overnight. I'm hoping for a REALLY cold night to scare some people off, lol.

[Otherguy676]

Alright all my Tampa friends. I just returned from Tallahassee and hit up the infamous pawn shop route. Here is what I picked up -

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Complete X-Box - $13
Madden 06 PS2 Complete - $10 - selling it to a friend for cost plus gas
Dead Or Alive 3 w/ generic green case and no manual - $1
Dark Summit Complete - $1
Tony Hawk Underground 2 Complete NGC - $2
Thousand Arms Complete w/card and Memory card stickers - $19 (this was from an EB)

I left some good games behind. The EZ Pawn on Busch and the corner of Hills and Nebraska is have $1 and $2 sales. I left two X-Box complete copies of NBA 2K5 at one (2 copies) along with some other B.S. games and at another I left a Agent Under Fire, Soul Caliber 2 (not complete), and a Red Fraction along with other games. Outside of the MvC2 I bought, there wasn't any other rares, although I did see 2 "original" PS2 GTA San Andreas for $10 apiece. As for DVDs, many value pawns are having 5 for 15-20 dollar DVD sales. Titles vary but almost every value pawn has a large selection that includes a lot of recently released titles. I would've cleaned up on this but I am going to the Tampa Area Comic Con this Sunday so I need a few bucks for that. The Soup Nazi is going to be there!

[Bezerker]

Alright all my Tampa friends. I just returned from Tallahassee and hit up the infamous pawn shop route. Here is what I picked up -

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Complete X-Box - $13
Madden 06 PS2 Complete - $10 - selling it to a friend for cost plus gas
Dead Or Alive 3 w/ generic green case and no manual - $1
Dark Summit Complete - $1
Tony Hawk Underground 2 Complete NGC - $2
Thousand Arms Complete w/card and Memory card stickers - $19 (this was from an EB)

I left some good games behind. The EZ Pawn on Busch and the corner of Hills and Nebraska is have $1 and $2 sales. I left two X-Box complete copies of NBA 2K5 at one (2 copies) along with some other B.S. games and at another I left a Agent Under Fire, Soul Caliber 2 (not complete), and a Red Fraction along with other games. Outside of the MvC2 I bought, there wasn't any other rares, although I did see 2 "original" PS2 GTA San Andreas for $10 apiece. As for DVDs, many value pawns are having 5 for 15-20 dollar DVD sales. Titles vary but almost every value pawn has a large selection that includes a lot of recently released titles. I would've cleaned up on this but I am going to the Tampa Area Comic Con this Sunday so I need a few bucks for that. The Soup Nazi is going to be there!

Thanks for the notice, ive been meaning to go up to the Ez Pawn on Neb/Hills, they always have good stuff. I need to get as much stuff for trade ins as i can, i dont wanna go broke buying all these xbox 360 games, lol.

[AngellicLulu]

There's been a Cubivore at EB in University Mall in Tampa. Unfortunately it's 40 dollars. I would have gotten it if it was 20 or something.

[Rozz]

There's been a Cubivore at EB in University Mall in Tampa. Unfortunately it's 40 dollars. I would have gotten it if it was 20 or something.

Cubivore has been quite easy to find after the recent reprint. All of my local EB's now have at least one used copy in stock.

[dafunkk12]

Just out out of curiosity, how many of you in the Orlando area are getting an Xbox 360? If so, from where are you going to get it?
If anywhere, I'd get it from BestBuy so I can get RewardZone points. I kinda want one for its gadget factor, but I don't have Windows MCE, so there goes some great media streaming capabilities. Also, raised prices aside, I don't know what's interesting coming up after launch. So my biggest reason to actually buy one is the eBay factor, but I don't think it's worth the effort.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Man, this really sucks! I was watching the news and saw that Tropical Storm Gamma is going to hit southern florida. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but a cold front is going to come through and the mixture of the two is going to cause some nasty weather here (tornados possible). This is seriously going to jeapordize my chances of getting a 360.

[ITDEFX]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

This is another reason why i am glad I left after my 3 year college tour in Miami, FL from 98-01 ... we never had anything like this before..



Man, this really sucks! I was watching the news and saw that Tropical Storm Gamma is going to hit southern florida. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but a cold front is going to come through and the mixture of the two is going to cause some nasty weather here (tornados possible). This is seriously going to jeapordize my chances of getting a 360.

[guyver2077]

yea i know.... its funny how this is gonna happen apparently on the 360 launch..

[WhipSmartBanky]

yea i know.... its funny how this is gonna happen apparently on the 360 launch..
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I saw a forecast on the news earlier tonight that TS Gamma was just going to dissolve into a low pressure system and that most of the storms were gone out of it.

[AngellicLulu]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought I saw a forecast on the news earlier tonight that TS Gamma was just going to dissolve into a low pressure system and that most of the storms were gone out of it.
You are correct. It's a depression and still degrading.

[WhipSmartBanky]

You are correct. It's a depression and still degrading.
Yeah...I just checked the official word:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT2%2Bshtml/182033.shtml

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GAMMA IS DISSIPATING INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Yes, it's good news indeed. Although there are still going to be some heavy storms because of that damn cold front. Here's hoping that I don't get hit with some lightning, lol.

[Legolas813]

that damn cold front

Hey, that's good news. We need some decent weather around here.

[Otherguy676]

Yesterday at the Tampa Bay Comic Con a guy was selling some old games. Only could afford PS1 Guilty Gear ($15, Complete) but he also had

Illusion of Gaia - Complete
Earthbound Complete, never opened, w/guide - (I hope he brings this back to the next convention)
Chrono Trigger - Complete
Saga Frontier - Disc Only
Final Fantasy Chronicles - Complete, Black Label
Xenogears - Complete, Black Label

Some good games, I should've grabbed that Earthbound, but Guilty Gear is also very rare.

[AngellicLulu]

Yesterday at the Tampa Bay Comic Con a guy was selling some old games. Only could afford PS1 Guilty Gear ($15, Complete) but he also had

Illusion of Gaia - Complete
Earthbound Complete, never opened, w/guide - (I hope he brings this back to the next convention)
Chrono Trigger - Complete
Saga Frontier - Disc Only
Final Fantasy Chronicles - Complete, Black Label
Xenogears - Complete, Black Label

Some good games, I should've grabbed that Earthbound, but Guilty Gear is also very rare.
Do you remember how much the Earthbound was? I'm just curious. That would've been a sweet pickup.

[guyver2077]

anyone in south florida getting a 360??? i would of gone and waited at bb tomorrow but i have to work.. so im probably sol...

[Theenternal]

Just want to give an update for the Gainesville/Ocala area as a dedicated cag deal finder since 2003 ;)

(Hoarders and Scalpers) Gainesville is full of people using Deal sites, and more so to scalp, ( I once saw a lady take 2 shoping carts of games out of circuity city!) So the non-game only stores I suggest to hit early. Fortunately the people that I have met from CAG have been nice and have been willing to work together. So like the ebmorning thread, hit early and be considerate of your fellow cag'r. I personally don't mind picking up extra copies of a game for someone here as I usually can visit places early morning.


Best Buy [Msia] is correct, Stock of games rarely has anything decent, even when deals break and im there for the early morning grabs nothing. Either college community just clears their stock normally, or employees pick up deals. 5-10 dollar B and C titles can be found.

Circuit City, Good deals can be found, as CC is a little out of the way. Employees are generally nice and during clearance times the games are usually already sorted out. You need to be early as there is competition with people from Fatwallet and other deal sites.

EBGames, Nice employees except for the Girl Manager. I have seen many rare ps1 games here and has a good incoming stock of games.

Gamestop, Some good deals [during b2 g1, or credit days], but like the website, usually their games are usually higher priced. The chance of picking up some rare games is lower than EB/Rhino

Rhino [Archer], Decent chance to find rare games, their games use to be extremely cheap until they got smart of ebay pricing :(. Now games are near or more ebay prices, they have a b2g1 free policy but it too has been changed to a game up to 14.99

Rhino [13th st, the ghetto one] Worth checking as most (mainstream gamers) dont go here, in addition more of their customers get low balled on their trades so finding a copy of suikoden 2 etc is more likley.

TRU. Titles are there, if you can hit the sales early. The main game guy in the game section, is very helpful, nice, and a little "fruity." He will take the time to check prices for you.

Target, Poor selection of games, clearance titles often still scan for 29.99-49.99. I have only picked up a few games cheap here in the past 3 years. Good Raincheck policy last time i checked.

Waldo Flea Market, this place sucks, usually there are 2 people that are always selling "rare" games at jacked up prices. High ratio of finding games that smell like smoke, have water damage, bugs, roaches, that poor smell, imo not worth the time.

Pawn Shops. Only two decent ones,
University Pawn on sw 16th, this place somehow gets "sealed" games and other items which can be missing the serial #. Good to check for a deal, or if you had something stolen.

Sleezy Rich, don't remember the name, this guy has his pawnshop near Gold's Gym on university, and has been having Y2k sales commercials for 5 years. He also gets some dirty merchandise in.

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Ocala TRU/BB/CC/Target I have scored tons of good deals at these places, I would say because usually their customers are a different age group compared to the college pop of gainesville. Because of gas, prices etc. I would suggest only trying if you can get there early and plan to spend a decent amount.

Pawnshops. Usually decent and sometimes can find rare things. I picked up a boxed tg-16 and have found many other good items on my visits.

[Otherguy676]

Keep that Ocala Best Buy, TRU, and Gamerush under wraps. These are the best place for penny guides, and rare games that stick around forever. I'm still getting a "free" game at that best buy with the $5 off coupon when I roll through on my way to Tally.

As for the price of Earthbound, I didn't ask. Illusion of Gaia was $30 so I was thinking around that range. I didn't have the money but I think he'll be at the next convention in May.

[ArchangelOfWar]

Theeternal, if you're looking for better flea markets in Ocala, try the Market of Marion or the Ocala Super Flea Market. There are better and more DVD deals to be found in those two than games, but you may get lucky.

[CloakBass]

Any CAGers around Panama City here? I'd almost swear there were considering all the times someone's beaten me to a sale. =)

[Bezerker]

For anyone looking for a 360 in Tampa, dont bother goin to the Citrus Park Best Buy, Circuit City, FYE, EB; Northdale Sams Club, or Northdale Walmart. I got bored and drove around a bit and all these places had huge lines outside their doors. There were 10 ppl at best buy at 11am this morning.

Im still gonna try Ritz Camera & Radio Shack just out of morbid curiosity, lol. But if i dont find anything, at least i still have my Gamestop pre-order that should come in hopefully sometime before April.

[Otherguy676]

Anyone in Tampa see the picture of the 89 year old man who waited outside overnight to get a 360? I think it was in the St. Pete Times Metro section now thats a gamer! Anyways I am trying to compile a Black Friday list for pawn shops for Black Friday. Post up if you know of any others, I should hit a few more myself tomorrow.

Black Friday deals, pawn shops in Tampa **Updated**
Keep in mind that these deals are reported by workers and may not happen as reported

Cash-America (Fletcher Ave) - up to 40% most merchandise (flyer)
Picked up Capcom vs SNK 2 EO for X-Box today for $7 because I didn't think it'd last till Friday.
Cash-America (Armenia Ave) - up to 25% off most merchandise, Games starting at $6.50
EZ-Pawn (Fowler-Neb) - .50, $1.00, $2.00 movies, possibly cheap games, sale already in progress
EZ Pawn (Hills-Neb) - added to their $1 games/movie stock, possibly more on Black Friday
EZ Pawn (Neb) - lots of yellow tagged movies ($4)
Value Pawn (Waters) - No sale reported
Value Pawn (Fletcher) - large stock of games, a $7.50 sign for select games

[Otherguy676]

While scouting for Black Friday deals at Pawn shops, I ran into these deals

Blockbuster Gamerush, McMullen Booth (all .75 each)
Gen (all cart only)
Trouble Shooter
Mutant League Football
Double Dragon V

SNES (all Cart only)
Spider-Man/X-Men Arcade's Revenge
Donkey Kong Country 3
Zombies Ate My Neighbors
Animaniacs
Batman Returns
Joe & Mac

EZ-Pawn Nebraka-Fowler
$2 DVDs
Final Fantasy: Spirits Within
Mystic River
FREE GAMES (crap games, but free is free)
NBA Inside Drive 2002
Tao Feng

EZ Pawn Hills-Neb
$1
PS2 Mortal Kombat Deception, Complete like new

Overall, for $5, and some credit at Gamerush (which I got through the D2R2 thing), I got 12 games, some uncommon, and a pretty good movie too.

[amber099]

I've never even heard of a store named Rhino. I looked up the locations though and there's one by here on Colonial. Maybe I'll check it out sometime.

That Rhino on Colonial is great. REALLY nice people and they usually give you like $10 more for trade-in versus EB or Gamestop. Also, they have a deal that if you trade in 2 games worth over $10 in credit, you can get a brand new game (up to $50) for free. Yes, awesome deal.

[Troopa]

Seriously? I need to take a little drive down Colonial...

[dafunkk12]

That Rhino on Colonial is great. REALLY nice people and they usually give you like $10 more for trade-in versus EB or Gamestop. Also, they have a deal that if you trade in 2 games worth over $10 in credit, you can get a brand new game (up to $50) for free. Yes, awesome deal.
If only U-turning weren't such a pain, I'd stop by there more often.

[XxFuRy2Xx]

Yeah, making that U-turn at the Wal-mart certainly does suck. Unfortunately I have over $300 in store credit there, so I have to buy stuff there. I am patiently awaiting the day they finally get more 360s in, especially since it is the only place I can buy it due to the store credit.

[quaker29]

gamerush in orlando chickasaw and curryford is very nice, very orginized and some great employees that enjoy small talk and helping the customer rather than pushing something on them

[soulwish2003]

KB Toys in Melbourne started the buy 1 get 1 free video game deal this morning... nice DS, PSP, GBA titles in stock!!!

[zillax0rz]

gamerush in orlando chickasaw and curryford is very nice, very orginized and some great employees that enjoy small talk and helping the customer rather than pushing something on them

Yes, the manager for GameRush, Justin, is a very cool dude. He'll go through great lengths to service you. They're my #1 stop for games.

[mgreig]

Copying this from the KB Toys in the Deals forum...just so everyone sees it...

Well, the sale isn't happening at the Daytona KB, but the manager there gave me several interesting details on the sale in general...
- The current B1G1 sale will go on until Dec 24th, as previously mentioned.
- Only the bigger KB stores will continue to carry video games. For Central Florida, the only store that will carry them in the new year will be the one in the Florida Mall in Orlando (not sure if this includes the Tampa area or not). All other stores will either have their games shipped to one of the bigger stores (if they have a lot of remaining stock), or will be clearancing all of their games (if their stock is small enough).
- There will be another clearance sale in January, to clear out additional stock. This will apparently be similar to the earlier open-box sales ($1, $2, $5 games, etc), but will include an additional round of titles...possibly all titles for stores that are trying to get rid of their stock. The manager at Daytona said that all video game stock needs to be either sold or moved by February, which he said is KB's end of fiscal year.

Take all of this with a grain of salt, but the manager I spoke with seemed quite knowledgable. He knew all about the sale, which stores were doing it, and why.

[imamario02]

i was gonna stop by the kb in daytona, thanks for letting me know, as i live 2 minutes from the mall

[ElfAngel7]

the Block Buster on Bird Road and 107th Ave. in Miami are getting rid of alot of their old games. Many don't have the original case or even a cover, but their only 10 bones. I was able to pick up Mario Tennis there for that price. I don't remember the other stuff, but for 10 bucks, I'd go check it out.

[flashburn]

That Rhino on Colonial is great. REALLY nice people and they usually give you like $10 more for trade-in versus EB or Gamestop. Also, they have a deal that if you trade in 2 games worth over $10 in credit, you can get a brand new game (up to $50) for free. Yes, awesome deal.

Wow, that deal sounds almost too good to be true. I am guessing those 2 games count toward the 'free' game, so it isn't really free. Still a pretty good deal if you happen to be trading in 2 games that are worth less than $50.

[battleroyal33]

anyone heard/seen if the KB in Jax or Orange Park is running this sale, I called the Regency KB over the weekend and the person on the phone didnt know what I was talking about...

[mgreig]

anyone heard/seen if the KB in Jax or Orange Park is running this sale, I called the Regency KB over the weekend and the person on the phone didnt know what I was talking about...

Not sure, but if you find out, please post your info here. I'd love to know whether it's worth the trip up there to check out those stores (about 80 miles for me from Deltona). :)

[sying]

anyone heard/seen if the KB in Jax or Orange Park is running this sale, I called the Regency KB over the weekend and the person on the phone didnt know what I was talking about...

The KB at regency had the 1,5,10 sale so I am assuming that it would be a good posibility that there may be a sale on now. Will confirm after work

[Sporadic]

KB Toys in Melbourne started the buy 1 get 1 free video game deal this morning... nice DS, PSP, GBA titles in stock!!!

That's the one that is in the Melbourne Square Mall right?

[soulwish2003]

That's the one that is in the Melbourne Square Mall right?

Yep...

[Bezerker]

KB in citrus park mall doesnt have the sale going on ><...

[Staraang21]

- There will be another clearance sale in January, to clear out additional stock. This will apparently be similar to the earlier open-box sales ($1, $2, $5 games, etc), but will include an additional round of titles...possibly all titles for stores that are trying to get rid of their stock. The manager at Daytona said that all video game stock needs to be either sold or moved by February, which he said is KB's end of fiscal year.



i hope you're right about this. i was a day late to the last clearance but still managed to get some nice finds. one of the better sales of 2005 for sure.

[Otherguy676]

In Tallahassee, check your Good Wills (theres like 7 of them).

At the three stopped at (2 of which had games) I got

Wandereres from Ys III, cart only (SNES)
Amazing Spider-Man, Case no Manual (Sega CD)
Adventures of Batman and Robin, Complete (Sega CD)
Super Smash Bros. Melee, case, no manual (NGC)

for $3 a piece. The Sega CD games aren't worth much but very hard to come by (especially Spider-Man). The Melee (which I already own so its getting sold or becoming a Xmas gift) was a unbelievable find considering that its been out for 3 1/2 years and still retails at $30 (I never see copies of this game at a pawn shop, I see rare games more often).

[mgreig]

Has anyone checked the KB in Altamonte Springs? Haven't read any reports of whether they're doing the B1G1 or not...but their video game stock has been so low lately, it wouldn't surprise me if they were one of the stores participating.

[Otherguy676]

Tampa Pawn shop finds (12/9-10)

Yoshi's Story Cart only (N64) - $4
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance Complete (PS2) - $6
Frequency Complete (PS2) - $2
Various Sega CD games - .50 cents

There are definitely some good games in the Tampa pawn shop loop. Check it out. Onimusha Blade Warriors is at CC on Bruce B. Downs. I bleieve its $5.

[BirdofTruth]

Hi guys I live in Kissimmee is that ok for games?

[kojubat]

Hi guys I live in Kissimmee is that ok for games?
That depends. :) I've been living in or near Kissimmee for over sixteen years.

Until recently, you had to go into Orange County if you wanted a gaming specialty store (i.e., not Target, Walmart, etc.). However, there is now a GameRush in BVL (in the Sabor/Publix shopping center), and they just opened an EB in front of the new Target on 192 near 535. Otherwise, the EB in Hunter's Creek up in the Target shopping center at OBT and the Greenway has been there a little while.

So, depending on where in Kissimmee you are, you might have some closer options than you may have realised.

If you're referring to pawn shops, though, I really don't know. I usually have my kids with me, and I'm not too keen on taking them into one.

[Hot Like Wasabi]

I checked out the sale at KB over at the Regency Mall the day after the news broke on the message board. They indeed had the sale going on but needless to say they had crap left.

I work right there at Target so I usually check out any deals over at Regency on my lunch break.

[PINKO]

yesterday in the westpalm beach best buy i saw 2 360s in stock one $300 and anther $400 one if i had the money i would of pick one up

[Otherguy676]

People in Tampa check you Blockbusters. I randomly walked into one today and they had a number of PSOne games. I picked up

Sim City 2000
X-Men Academy 1

They are $2 a piece. Only new ones are this price (this was posted over a month ago but there still around).
Also Blockbuster is selling Project Snowblind for $6.99 (before 25% discount), not a bad price for a well reviewed game.

[Bezerker]

Not bad deals, The blockbuster/gamerushes i go to have a crap selection of PS1 games, 90% all incomplete sports games.

[Jaket]

Alright... jakets on a little vacation in Pompano right now!

where do i go for the local video game scene?

[Rozz]

Alright... jakets on a little vacation in Pompano right now!

where do i go for the local video game scene?


Well it depends on what area of Pompano you're in. I dont know of any independent game stores in the area, but there is a flea market in the area... If you're interested in that I can give you directions to it. Tell me the zip code of the area you're in and I can give you more info.

[VicViper]

I currently work at one of those Gamerush stores mentioned. We do get a bunch of somewhat rare games, but it's all luck as to whether you will ever find them.

We get quite a few customers that know what they are looking for as far as rare games go. Usually the next day they are gone. I remember this one guy traded in Wild Arms and Vagrant Story, near perfect condition. I don't consider them ultra rare, but those games were bought instantly the next day.

Another example was this couple who sold their entire NES game stock. The collection was insane. Super Mario 1-3, Megaman 1-6, Castlevania 1-3. What was great was the manager of the store grabbed them and stashed them in the back to buy later. I don't think our manager even plays games.

We seldom get Genesis/SNES stuff and when we do I usually grab them. Stuff like Chakan, Mutant League Football I bought complete with box and booklets. Recently I bought Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Tecmo Bowl. Most 16-bit era games and all NES games sell for $.99 now so it's a steal.

Most people tend to trade old sports games and garbage game sequels as far as PSOne stuff goes. I have people always asking me for Suikoden 2 :(. It just won't happen.

My advice is to ask the employees for games you are looking for. Sometimes we will know exactly where they are if we have the title you are looking for, especially if it was me who stocked it. Granted not all of us who work there know about games, but if you happen to ask me and a few others you'll get an answer. Now is the time to start looking as well since a lot of people are getting desperate for store credit to buy their X360s (such as the people who sold their NES games).

Please stop trading in your N64s :(. We have so many N64s that construction of virtually any object you can think of is possible.

There are 2 sales going on now. 25% off all used games and all new games $39.99 (excludes X360 games). Both are to end the first week of January unless otherwise stated by the company.

Someone trade in Rez for PS2.

[Hot Like Wasabi]

We got eight 360's last night. Didn't take long for those to sell thats for sure. Anyone else in the Jacksonville area?

[dafunkk12]

We got eight 360's last night. Didn't take long for those to sell thats for sure. Anyone else in the Jacksonville area?
I'm in Orange Park for winter break... (360's where?)

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Target (Regency). Unfortunatly, calling first thing in the morning doesn't help seeing as lately there are people waiting outside the store before it opens to check for 360's every morning.

[dafunkk12]

Kotaku's reporting a secret third Xbox shipment at Best Buy this week. [ http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/home-consoles/gift-leak-proves-more-360s-hit-this-week-144124.php ] They're supposed to sell them the day after they recieve the shipment (whenever that occurs, though Kotaku's saying the 22nd). I didn't end up camping for Sunday's shipment due to the storm, but the hunt's feeling cold anyway, so I think I'll just hit TRU Thursday morning (haven't checked yet to see if there's still anything good left, though).

[sying]

We got eight 360's last night. Didn't take long for those to sell thats for sure. Anyone else in the Jacksonville area?

Where were you avenues or regency?

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Regency

[sying]

Regency

Hmmm, unless you had 7 friends/family I don't know how you got 8. I was in that line on that stormy night and it was specifically one to a customer. but if you got 8 more power to you....liar :) IKIK

[Hot Like Wasabi]

lol, no, I work at Target. I didn't buy 8, thats how many we received.

[flashburn]

Anyone have any luck at the Orlando area TRU's?

[battleroyal33]

Went by the TRU at Regency this morning for the clearance sale, Picked up a lot of great titltes( just 1 of each title) for $9.98, anyone wanting a RE4 for the gamecube should go there since they had plenty..

[Hot Like Wasabi]

Went by the TRU at Regency this morning for the clearance sale, Picked up a lot of great titltes( just 1 of each title) for $9.98, anyone wanting a RE4 for the gamecube should go there since they had plenty..

Went for Ninja Gaiden, left with Samurai Western. Oh well.

[AngellicLulu]

I went to 2 TRUs:
Tampa/Fowler: RE4, Warioware GBA, Mr. Driller, DBZ Sagas PS2 (rang up for 5)
Brandon: Digital Devil Saga, Alien Hominid (note they also had RE4)

[dafunkk12]

If anyone in the Jax area still needs an Xbox 360 Premium (w/ bonus remote), I just snagged one at the Orange Park Best Buy. I won't go through my fun story about the experience, but what you should know is that the OP BB is a little slow recieving the rest of their shipment, so they'll be getting in another some time in the next couple of days. If it comes in Friday morning/afternoon, they'll sell it then, but if it comes in Friday evening, they'll hold it until Saturday to sell.

As for the TRU situation, I know there's still several RE4 left, a Pikmin 2 or two, a couple Samurai Western, a couple VJ2, one more Metal Slug 4/5, one or two more Final Fantasy 1&2... (Uh, maybe trying to remember what's there will take too long and/or gloss over something...) No DDS1, Conker, Area 51, Romance of Three Kingdoms X... I was very happy to get the last Fatal Frame 2 to add to my collection; also got the last Alien Hominid and (maybe?) the last Psychonauts. (Well, others were lacking too, but these are the significant ones that come to mind, probably because they were some I was looking for.)

[Bezerker]

For anyone interested, the Fowler ave TRU in Tampa had a good selection of games, i snatched all the RE4's, but there were plenty of other good games. They had tons of Romance 3's (which sell for $27 at gamerush) and plenty of other games that sell for $19-24 (Ghost in the Shell, Dead 2 Rights, Dynasty Warriors, etc).

Im getting ready to head out to the Dale Mabry TRU, hopefully ill find some good deals.

[pumbaa]

Anyone know if any Miami-area BB's have 360's left?