Michigan Deal Thread

[cdeener]

Here is a thread just for us Michiganders to talk about the stores in our area that have good deals. Post any Mom & Pop Stores too so we can find the best deals. I need help gathering a list so I will update the OP from time to time. I will try to list all of the stores in Alphabetical order by City.


Babbage's
Courtland Center
4128 East Court Street
#711
Burton, MI 48509
Phone Number: (810)743-8923

Ebgames (Don't know how long these will be open for but heres a list)
Great Lakes Crossing
4594 BALDWIN ROAD
AUBURN HILLS MI, 48326 US
248-745-9997

THE CORNERS SHOPPING CENTER
17708 W 13 MILE RD
BEVERLY HILLS MI, 48025 US
248-258-1510

EB Games #2708
Center Crossing S/Ctr
1295 S. CENTER ROAD
BURTON MI, 48509 US
810-715-0308

Fairlane Town Center
18900 MICHIGAN AVE.
DEARBORN MI, 481260000 US
313-271-2449

West Village Shop. Ctr.
22189 MICHIGAN AVE
DEARBORN MI, 48124 US
313-561-6501

Shops @ Jefferson Village
11026 E JEFFERSON AVE
DETROIT MI, 48214 US
313-331-4680

Gateway Village Center
15405 GRATIOT AVE
DETROIT MI, 48205 US
313-371-6440

15270 Silver PKWY
FENTON MI, 48430 US
810-714-0842

Genesee Valley Center
3347 S LINDEN RD
FLINT MI, 48507 US
810-732-4190

Grand Mall
12745 S SAGINAW ST
GRAND BLANC MI, 48439 US
810-603-2532

Eastland Center
18000 VERNIER RD.
HARPER WOODS MI, 48225 US
313-526-8340

Northville Village Center
17945 HAGGERTY RD
NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP MI, 48167 US
248-344-9255

Twelve Oaks Mall
27304A NOVI RD
NOVI MI, 483773414 US
248-348-0210

Village of Rochester Hills
74 N.ADAMS ROAD
ROCHESTER HILLS MI, 48309 US
248-375-2654

Shoppes Roseville Village
31925 GRATIOT AVE
ROSEVILLE MI, 48066 US
586-296-1807

Main Place of Royal Oak
450 S MAIN ST
ROYAL OAK MI, 48067 US
248-545-0179

Shelby Creek
12185 23 MILE RD
SHELBY TOWNSHIP MI, 48315 US
586-323-2378

Lakeside Mall
14600 LAKESIDE CIRCLE
STERLING HTS MI, 483131371 US
586-247-3040

Southland Mall
23000 EUREKA ROAD
TAYLOR MI, 48180 US
734-287-5994

23485 Eureka Road
23485 EUREKA ROAD
TAYLOR MI, 48180 US
734-374-2433

Somerset Collection
2800 W. BIG BEAVER ROAD
TROY MI, 48084 US
248-816-1383

Tech Plaza
29152 VAN DYKE AVE
WARREN MI, 48093 US
586-574-0032

Westridge Center
35607 WARREN RD
WESTLAND MI, 48185 US
734-595-0018


Game Crazy
17015 Silver Pky
Fenton, MI 48430-3425
(810) 714-9224

14104 Woodward Ave
Highland Park, MI 48203-2995
(313) 883-0509

27416 Six Mile Rd
Livonia, MI 48152-3835
(734) 261-5989

29080 Southfield Rd
Southfield, MI 48076-1983
(248) 552-7323


Game Frenzy (Thanks to hansolox1 for the info)
(517) 263-0727
1357 S Main St # 1004
Adrian, MI 49221


Game Hits
Can get info from their site at www.game-hits.com (Thanks to Snake2715 for the info)

4324 W. Saginaw Hwy
Lansing MI
You will find us in the lower level of the West Town Plaza 1/2 East of the Lansing Mall.
Phone # (517) 323-0797

1767 E. Apple Avenue
Muskegon MI 49442
Phone # (231) 773-4124


Gamerush
15415 Southfield Rd
Allen Park, MI 48101
313.386.2860

3611 West Maple Ave
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301
248.646.9610

7085 Dixie Hwy
Clarkston, MI 48346
248.620.2700

22350 Middlebelt Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48336
248.477.2264

30 West 9 Mile
Hazel Park, MI 48030
248.547.9784

22264 Novi Rd
Novi, MI 48375
248.380.9800

31040 Gratiot Ave
Roseville, MI 48066
810.294.3390

5200 Eureka
Southgate, MI 48195
734.282.6466

4060 Rochester Rd
Troy, MI 48098
248.528.0500

26013 Hoover
Warren, MI 48089
810.756.8444

3323 Biddle Ave
Wyandotte, MI 48192
734.285.3700


GameStops
Grand Land Shopping Center
18501 Grand River Avenue
Detroit, MI 48223
Phone Number: (313)272-1681

Bel Air Shopping Center
8620 E. 8 Mile Road
Detroit, MI 48234
Phone Number: (313)366-4400

Lupita Plaza
3971 W. Vernor
Detroit, MI 48216
Phone Number: (313)849-4805

Eastridge Commons-F
3739 Lapeer Road
Suite D-107
Flint, MI 48503
Phone Number: (810)743-8123

Oak Brook Square (F)
3192 South Linden Road
Space B-112
Flint, MI 48507
Phone Number: (810)733-1144

Genesee Valley Cente
3331 Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
Phone Number: (810)733-3155


Jellybean Books & Music
This is a mom and pop store that has a small selection of video games, but what they do have they usually run at 20-40% off. (Thanks to Moray for Flint Area stores)

5401 Fenton Rd
Flint, MI 48507-4032
(810) 233-4555


Masquerade Games http://masquerade-games4anime.bigstep.com/
Another store in our area that does importing from Japan from what I have seen they are kind of high but have a lot of rare Japanese games that some may want.

19136 E. 10 Mile Rd.
Eastpointe, Michigan, 48021
586-772-9222


Wizzywig www.wizzywig.com
Can order from this site or visit B&M store in Downtown Ann Arbor. They sell imported games and assortment of other items from anime to toys from here and Japan. (Thanks to kazo for bringing them up)

529 East Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Store Phone: (734) 213-1112

[SpottedNigel]

I havent had a chance to check, but ive heard theres some sort of game store near Farmer Jacks in Milford....

Then theres always comics at Comic City in Novi :)

[joeposh]

Yeah I'm not aware of any mom and pop video game stores in the area... but I'm definately interested in finding some.

[the3rdkey]

Michigan thread!!! This is awesome!!!

[Snake2715]

Game Hits in Lansing is a mom and pop type store..

I believe its www.game-hits.com

I think theres a branch in Muskegon also.

[Photomotoz]

Woo Michigan!

Im gonna have to check that Game-hits place one time. I live in Ann Arbor so it isnt too far.

[Han Solo]

A cool Mom and Pop shop in Adran MI.

Game Frenzy
(517) 263-0727
1357 S Main St # 1004
Adrian, MI 49221

[JSweeney]

I havent had a chance to check, but ive heard theres some sort of game store near Farmer Jacks in Milford....

Then theres always comics at Comic City in Novi :)

One of these days I'll actually have to drive out there... I never seem to find the time though... and 696 being torn to pieces doesn't help. :cry:

[howard]

Not really great, but the K-Mart in Farmington Hills next to Worst Buy had some PS2 games for $5.99, including Dead to Right and The Getaway. There were a few more at that price but I forgot what they were.

BTW, SpottedNigel did you used to have a different user name?

[SpottedNigel]

wshakspear

[Pancake Rabbit]

michigan is the bees knees

[R1V3R5]

michigan is the bees knees

I concur.

[Tojo]

Game Hits is pretty cool. I used to go to tournaments there. Shawn the owner is a really really cool guy. BTW, if you go to their site and go under tournaments, you can see pictures of me!

[MorbidAngel4Life]

There used to be this awesome place called Play Source, in Sterling Heights, I believe. I just wish they hadn't closed.

[fugazi_chichimon]

Anything in Ann Arbor??? :D

[kazo]

^well you guys in Ann Arbor have an anime store called "Wizzywig's", it's pretty good.


well i'm form westland, MI and I know a couple shops. i'll update tomorrow since i'm kinda sleepy at the moment but I know about 3 gamestops, 2 EB's, an import game store, and some others.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

^well you guys in Ann Arbor have an anime store called "Wizzywig's", it's pretty good.


well i'm form westland, MI and I know a couple shops. i'll update tomorrow since i'm kinda sleepy at the moment but I know about 3 gamestops, 2 EB's, an import game store, and some others.

WizzyWigs is a huge online retailer too. I almost bought a Domokun there.

[kazo]

well today I found a couple deals:

The Target in Dearborn on ford rd. -

NCAA football 2005 for the GC for $7.98
Metroid zero mission and gundam battle assualt for the GBA for $7.98
Saw a RIO 1GB MP3 Player for $64.98

Game Crazy on Michigan Ave in Westland -

Rainbow 6 Lockdown for the Xbox was $29.99(!)
Moto GP 3 for the Xbox was $29.99 as well(!)
Oh yeah, they both were new.

all I got so far but i'll keep a lookout for more and ask me for a deal if ya want.

[Broccoli Storm]

Shit...I never knew that there were Game Crazies in MI...I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Westland...

[pistonfan]

There used to be this awesome place called Play Source, in Sterling Heights, I believe. I just wish they hadn't closed.

I remember that place, still have a business card I picked up. I was only in there once, but was impressed. They had a ton of import ps1 games at a time when I had just modded my playstation. It was like a more hardcore gamer's version of a Funcoland.

As for other stores, there are the Blockbusters with Gamerush stores and in SE MI there are flea markets like Dixieland in Waterford and Gibraltar in Taylor and Mt. Clemens that usually have a booth or two with new and used games. There is also a Hollywood Video Gamecrazy store in West Bloomfield at Haggerty & Pontiac Trail.

It's surprising how far one will drive in the traffic & road construction we have here just to save some $$ on games.

[kazo]

I remember that place, still have a business card I picked up. I was only in there once, but was impressed. They had a ton of import ps1 games at a time when I had just modded my playstation. It was like a more hardcore gamer's version of a Funcoland.

As for other stores, there are the Blockbusters with Gamerush stores and in SE MI there are flea markets like Dixieland in Waterford and Gibraltar in Taylor and Mt. Clemens that usually have a booth or two with new and used games. There is also a Hollywood Video Gamecrazy store in West Bloomfield at Haggerty & Pontiac Trail.

It's surprising how far one will drive in the traffic & road construction we have here just to save some $$ on games.

The gibraltar in taylor has got some very good gaming stores, 3 or 4 if I remember correctly. I found Thousand Arms for the PSone there for ten bucks. Gibraltar is definitly recomended, also its located near a gamestop and an EB!

[roc's feather]

play source was awsome. I went there at least every other week. Loved it. But then both stores just kind of closed suddenly, no going out of business sale, not much warning, just bam. I wonder what they did with all those extra games? And speaking of it, does anyone know what happened ? Did they move, set up shop somewhere else, etc?

[JSweeney]

The gibraltar in taylor has got some very good gaming stores, 3 or 4 if I remember correctly. I found Thousand Arms for the PSone there for ten bucks. Gibraltar is definitly recomended, also its located near a gamestop and an EB!

Not really.

Gibraltar has really dried up in terms of good deals... now you're starting to get "collectors" trying to sell thier games at a premium, and only want to deal with PS2 and Xbox games.

I used to be able to go there and pick up early PSX RPGs at almost silly prices (Suikoden 2- $5), old hardware (Odyssey2, Atari, etc) for about 5-10 dollars a console, and every so often a rare gem would pop up.

That's hardly the case anymore... you'll rarely see a random person show up that doesn't really know the going price of what they have.

I blame the mainstream acceptance of Ebay... 5 years ago, I used to be able to pick up 2-5 uncommon or rare games a week for under 30 dollars.

Now, I'm lucky to see a game that's reasonably price there at all.

[uzumaki_star]

Shit...I never knew that there were Game Crazies in MI...I'll have to check it out next time I'm in Westland...

Actually there are several around the Metro Detroit Area and it is actually one on Jefferson in Downtown Detroit.

[savestheday888]

There's an import shop, called Game Spot, on Ford road between Newburgh and Merriman. Everything is over priced, and the guy will treat you like shit if you don't buy something, haha! So, I guess it's not that great of a place for CAGs.

[Moray]

Stores in the area that I frequent

GameStops:

GameStop
Eastridge Commons-F
3739 Lapeer Road
Suite D-107
Flint, MI 48503
Phone Number: (810)743-8123

GameStop
Oak Brook Square (F)
3192 South Linden Road
Space B-112
Flint, MI 48507
Phone Number: (810)733-1144

GameStop
Genesee Valley Cente
3331 Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
Phone Number: (810)733-3155

Babbage's
Courtland Center
4128 East Court Street
#711
Burton, MI 48509
Phone Number: (810)743-8923


EB Games:

EB Games #759
Genesee Valley Center
3347 S LINDEN RD
FLINT MI, 48507 US
810-732-4190

EB Games #2708
Center Crossing S/Ctr
1295 S. CENTER ROAD
BURTON MI, 48509 US
810-715-0308

EB Games #3474
15270 Silver PKWY
FENTON MI, 48430 US
810-714-0842

EB Games #3475
Grand Mall
12745 S SAGINAW ST
GRAND BLANC MI, 48439 US
810-603-2532


GameCrazy:

17015 Silver Pky
Fenton, MI 48430-3425
(810) 714-9224


GameRush:

7085 Dixie Hwy
Clarkston, MI 48346
248.620.2700

This is a mom and pop store that has a small selection of video games, but what they do have they usually run at 20-40% off:

Jellybean Books & Music
5401 Fenton Rd
Flint, MI 48507-4032
(810) 233-4555

[Jerichoedge]

There never seem to be any deals up here in Traverse City. The best I've seen is the Target clearance. Even the TRU green tags are bad.

[Kagath]

There never seem to be any deals up here in Traverse City. The best I've seen is the Target clearance. Even the TRU green tags are bad.Try being from Petoskey. Nothing there. I came down to GR for school and it's a bit better but no Fry's or anything good yet.

[cdeener]

Try being from Petoskey. Nothing there. I came down to GR for school and it's a bit better but no Fry's or anything good yet.

Kagath where the fuck is Petoskey because I work in Real Estate and this one company that we deal with always wants to do stuff in Petoskey. What big city is it near?

[cdeener]

Stores in the area that I frequent

GameStops:

GameStop
Eastridge Commons-F
3739 Lapeer Road
Suite D-107
Flint, MI 48503
Phone Number: (810)743-8123

GameStop
Oak Brook Square (F)
3192 South Linden Road
Space B-112
Flint, MI 48507
Phone Number: (810)733-1144

GameStop
Genesee Valley Cente
3331 Linden Road
Flint, MI 48507
Phone Number: (810)733-3155

Babbage's
Courtland Center
4128 East Court Street
#711
Burton, MI 48509
Phone Number: (810)743-8923


EB Games:

EB Games #759
Genesee Valley Center
3347 S LINDEN RD
FLINT MI, 48507 US
810-732-4190

EB Games #2708
Center Crossing S/Ctr
1295 S. CENTER ROAD
BURTON MI, 48509 US
810-715-0308

EB Games #3474
15270 Silver PKWY
FENTON MI, 48430 US
810-714-0842

EB Games #3475
Grand Mall
12745 S SAGINAW ST
GRAND BLANC MI, 48439 US
810-603-2532


GameCrazy:

17015 Silver Pky
Fenton, MI 48430-3425
(810) 714-9224


GameRush:

7085 Dixie Hwy
Clarkston, MI 48346
248.620.2700

This is a mom and pop store that has a small selection of video games, but what they do have they usually run at 20-40% off:

Jellybean Books & Music
5401 Fenton Rd
Flint, MI 48507-4032
(810) 233-4555

Will update the original post with these stores. That is the one thing about living in Michigan there are so many different big cities to find game deals in and the state is so big.

[Kagath]

Kagath where the fuck is Petoskey because I work in Real Estate and this one company that we deal with always wants to do stuff in Petoskey. What big city is it near?Top of your ring finger. North of TC about 60-65 miles.

[Photomotoz]

Top of your ring finger. North of TC about 60-65 miles.

Haha, I love stuff like this! The fact that we can say where something is in the state by talking about where it is on our hands is totally awesome! Go Michigan!

[drfrielgood]

Game Spot in Westland reminds me a lot of the small independent shops I saw in Japan. The owner is Japanese, so I guess it makes sense. Definately overpriced though. I haven't heard of a game store next to Farmer Jack in Milford. I only live about 10 minutes from there, so I'll have to check it out later this week!

[SpottedNigel]

Game Spot in Westland reminds me a lot of the small independent shops I saw in Japan. The owner is Japanese, so I guess it makes sense. Definately overpriced though. I haven't heard of a game store next to Farmer Jack in Milford. I only live about 10 minutes from there, so I'll have to check it out later this week!

Its a paintball, extreme sport, game store. its "...gecko..." something...im too tired to remember, but it does exist

[pistonfan]

Now that video games are so main stream, there aren't that many place left other than the usual chain stores and the few other smaller stores already mentioned. I have heard that sometime early next year some of the Best Buy here in SE MI area may begin taking game trades. I wonder what kind of values they'll offer.

While we're talking about our old favorite shops that no longer exist, does anyone remember "My Games People Play" located in Waterford along M-59? This place was great. They opened during the old NES days and closed midway during the PS1 era (too many robberies and a blockbuster opened next door). They had 4 TVs set-up and would let you try out any game, kept a call list for popular rentals letting you know when it was turned back in, and was the first place I ever saw used games being sold. My favorite part was that older rentals were 99 cents, new releases were $2.99 for 2-3 days and you got a free rental for every 10 games rented. The 8 bit days were so much simpler and cheapass.

[aoLat]

Michigan IS the U.S. Plus aren't we the most overweight state, too? :sad:

[kazo]

There's an import shop, called Game Spot, on Ford road between Newburgh and Merriman. Everything is over priced, and the guy will treat you like shit if you don't buy something, haha! So, I guess it's not that great of a place for CAGs.

Hell yes, the owner's name is min and a complete ass! Import games are way way way over priced and i'm scared to trade in anything there. They wanted $10 bucks for madden 06, 2 days after it came out. a friend of mine wanted to trade it in there, no can do now.

but I got a universal PSone from them for $50 with a brand new screen and the box. pretty good I guess...

[the3rdkey]

Did anyone mention the GameSpot on Ford Rd in Westland that has imports? It not GameStop...

[ErekoseDM]

does anyone know where i can get my ps2 repaired in MI anywhere within reason around downtown detroit? ill drive like an hour out no problems if i can get it fixed, id like to avoid buying a 'new' used system from eb. i keep getting leads but they all fake out.

my ps2 will boot however i think the optical drive got messed up hardcore. when i moved up here i opened my door to get my stuff outta my car, and the ps2 decided to take a swan dive. i bought that mug new and kept it in perfect shape. 0_o

[SpottedNigel]

Erekose, the only place that comes even close to mind is what 3rdkey just mentioned. Other than that...i guess either the internet or retail bait and switch are your friend

[ErekoseDM]

how can one do the retail bait and switch with a fatty ps2. i need my hd ^_^

and was it a gamespot or a gamestop that might do repairs on Ford Rd in Westland. i had some fool tell me to look for gamespot, then another mentioned like CD ___ something.

[R1V3R5]

Kind of off topic but still on topic...

Anyone who lives in Kalamazoo/Portage area, there is an old Kmart on Westnedge right on the main strip across from the mall and NO ONE buys games there. Always tons of rare stuff. They even have a nice selection on ps1 and dreamcast games last time I checked. Some of their stuff is overpriced (even the stuff that is listed as clearance on the kmart clearance thread, maybe they didn't get the memo?) but there selection for older/rare games is pretty nice.

[cdeener]

Top of your ring finger. North of TC about 60-65 miles.

Thanks for the info that is way too far from where we work in Detroit.

[bmulligan]

Heads up for anyone in need of a new or second PS2. Meijer is having a Super Saturday sale tomorrow and PS2's are 129.99. 6am to midnight.

if you apply for a credit card you can get another 10% off and maybe a coupon for $10 off.

[howard]

I got the newest Microcenter ad in the mail a few days late, NBA 2K6 for PS2 or Xbox is only $29.99 now (started on the 17th actually) through the 30th, plus you get a $10 gift card when you buy it. The ad didn't mention if the GC was given instantly or through a mail in.

Microcenter is across from Oakland Mall where the Abbey was. They are scattered across the country, but I've heard the deals vary so that's why I'm just posting this for my Michigan peeps.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

I remember that place, still have a business card I picked up. I was only in there once, but was impressed. They had a ton of import ps1 games at a time when I had just modded my playstation. It was like a more hardcore gamer's version of a Funcoland.

As for other stores, there are the Blockbusters with Gamerush stores and in SE MI there are flea markets like Dixieland in Waterford and Gibraltar in Taylor and Mt. Clemens that usually have a booth or two with new and used games. There is also a Hollywood Video Gamecrazy store in West Bloomfield at Haggerty & Pontiac Trail.

It's surprising how far one will drive in the traffic & road construction we have here just to save some $$ on games.

I used to go there all the time. At the end, I missed a huge going out of business sale they had. 80% off everything. Fuckin sucked missing it.

[cdeener]

I got the newest Microcenter ad in the mail a few days late, NBA 2K6 for PS2 or Xbox is only $29.99 now (started on the 17th actually) through the 30th, plus you get a $10 gift card when you buy it. The ad didn't mention if the GC was given instantly or through a mail in.

Microcenter is across from Oakland Mall where the Abbey was. They are scattered across the country, but I've heard the deals vary so that's why I'm just posting this for my Michigan peeps.

Thanks I always wondered where the nearest Microcenter was. They have some good deals every so often.

[Gothic Walrus]

play source was awsome. I went there at least every other week. Loved it. But then both stores just kind of closed suddenly, no going out of business sale, not much warning, just bam. I wonder what they did with all those extra games? And speaking of it, does anyone know what happened ? Did they move, set up shop somewhere else, etc?
I think they just went under. I had no idea it was coming - a month or so before the Troy (?) store closed, a sign appeared saying that the owner was "on vacation." I don't think they ever came back. :cry:

[JSweeney]

I think they just went under. I had no idea it was coming - a month or so before the Troy (?) store closed, a sign appeared saying that the owner was "on vacation." I don't think they ever came back. :cry:

Madison Heights, actually, but you are still correct about the rest.

[roc's feather]

bummer. But who knows. Maybe the owner is a CAG.

[Brak]

I hate our the state of our state. :O

[heavy liquid]

I hate our the state of our state. :O

Hah.. true. Michigan is a great state, but we're really struggling with the unemployment rate right now. Is it still the worst in the country? I wouldn't want to lose my job anytime soon, even though I can't stand it.

Oh, and I agree about Game Spot. Sometimes you can suss out a good deal, but it's really difficult. You can find imports and rare games there, but you'll definitely have to pay for them.

[Morrigan Lover]

Nice little mom and pop store across the boarder in north Toledo:

http://vgug.com/

[kazo]

^thanks for the site, good selection of DC games there.

Just to give y'all a deal, I saw forza motorsport for the xbox at gamecrazy for $13.49 (with MVP). Pretty good racer I must say and anyone got any good PS2 deals???

[SpottedNigel]

FWIW, almost all of our anime dvd's. new & used, are $5. There are few Box sets/Dvd with box ones that are $10-$20. Nothing too new or amazing, but a few oldies and some dvd's in the middle of random series

[Brak]

Hah.. true. Michigan is a great state, but we're really struggling with the unemployment rate right now. Is it still the worst in the country? I wouldn't want to lose my job anytime soon, even though I can't stand it.

Oh, yeah. I agree.

And I didn't notice the fragrant Engrish in my earlier post. :lol:

[SpottedNigel]

http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/4866/file6no.jpg
There's a bit more then shown in the "new" section.

[Renegade]

The Commerce Township GameRush has some older games... they're almost out of Dreamcast games and the good N64 games, but they've still got some good stuff left for relatively inexpensive. It's also great if you happen to be looking for Sega Genesis sports titles. :P

8350 Richardson Rd
Commerce Township, MI 48382

[howard]

Anyone Michigan people want a strategy guide for Goldeneye:Rogue Agent or YuGiOh Capsule Monster Coliseum for free? I've got two of each to get rid of.

Also, if the two guys who almost came to blows at the GLC KB Toys over the last copy of Gran Turismo 4 are reading this, I'm laughing at you.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

I think they just went under. I had no idea it was coming - a month or so before the Troy (?) store closed, a sign appeared saying that the owner was "on vacation." I don't think they ever came back. :cry:

Madison Heights, actually, but you are still correct about the rest.

Yeah, it blew that it closed to be honest. I scored a lot of music and games there on the cheap.

[MorbidAngel4Life]

I think they just went under. I had no idea it was coming - a month or so before the Troy (?) store closed, a sign appeared saying that the owner was "on vacation." I don't think they ever came back. :cry:

Madison Heights, actually, but you are still correct about the rest.

Yeah, it blew that it closed to be honest. I scored a lot of music and games there on the cheap.

[Spoon_si]

Anyone Michigan people want a strategy guide for Goldeneye:Rogue Agent or YuGiOh Capsule Monster Coliseum for free? I've got two of each to get rid of.

Also, if the two guys who almost came to blows at the GLC KB Toys over the last copy of Gran Turismo 4 are reading this, I'm laughing at you.


I have a few copys of Full spectrum warrior Guide.. if anybody is interested...

it's free for pick up or you pay for exact shipping...

[Renegade]

I havent had a chance to check, but ive heard theres some sort of game store near Farmer Jacks in Milford....

I just checked up there when I was getting lunch. :)

There's a store that sells games and paintball stuff called "Savage Gecko's". It's got quite a few older games (they do have a lot of newer games too), but they seemed to be a little more expensive.

[SpottedNigel]

Yeah, i'll at least have to take a look in there...but with all of my Gamerush pre-orders coming in, looking for new games is pretty low on my priorities list :)

[Machine]

There was a cool little independent video game shop called Video Games & More in Flint that repaired all systems, installed mod chips, and had tons of used games for older systems (not just current gen). Unfortunately, it got shut down a year or two ago - the rumor was that they were busted for tax evasion.

[racketboy]

bummer -- sad to see unique game stores disappear...

[kazo]

so did anyone here in michigan get an xbox 360?

I got mine at 9am, walked into game crazy bought it and walked out easily. Took me ten mins and plus there was no line!

[CantB76]

got my 360 at midnight in Ypsilanti at Gamestop

[pistonfan]

so did anyone here in michigan get an xbox 360?

I got mine at 9am, walked into game crazy bought it and walked out easily. Took me ten mins and plus there was no line!


Got one! I got to my Gamerush at 10 minutes to 10. There were about 3 other people waiting in their cars. The store opened at 10 and I was the only one who was waiting that was picking up a 360. One woman waited to see if they had any for sale and another of the people waiting was an employee there to get his preorder. No lines, no fights, no flu, and was at home by 10:20 playing Project Gotham.

As a side note, the 360 is amazing. (Though I'm playing on an HDTV). I find that I keep pausing NBA 2k6 to look at the players and even noticed that you can see the screws and screwdriver slots on the rim. Also, XBOX LIVE seems to work a little faster at connects.

[Tojo]

There was a cool little independent video game shop called Video Games & More in Flint that repaired all systems, installed mod chips, and had tons of used games for older systems (not just current gen). Unfortunately, it got shut down a year or two ago - the rumor was that they were busted for tax evasion.

The guy who opened that store used to be my boss when I worked at Funcoland. There's your fun fact for the day.

[kazo]

As a side note, the 360 is amazing. (Though I'm playing on an HDTV). I find that I keep pausing NBA 2k6 to look at the players and even noticed that you can see the screws and screwdriver slots on the rim. Also, XBOX LIVE seems to work a little faster at connects.

I was about to pick up nba 2k6 on friday! And xbox live has gotten fast as hell, so far I haven't seen any lag in PGR3 and PDZ.

oh and post y'all gamertags so I can add yas.

[joeposh]

Probably a pointless post but does anyone know of any stores in southeastern Michigan (I live in Ann Arbor) that still have Xbox 360's in stock? I wasn't too interested at first but now I'm kinda jonzing for one.

[The Dord]

so did anyone here in michigan get an xbox 360?

I got mine at 9am, walked into game crazy bought it and walked out easily.
Took me ten mins and plus there was no line!

Got mine through the Sperm-Reducing Contest*
























* AKA Every10minutes Mountain Dew Promotion :D

[Sulik2]

On 360s I called a bunch of stores in the area about them today. The only one that said they would be getting any soon was one of the Targets I called. Looks like if you want one, camping for BBs second launch event is going to be necessary. No one had any in stock.

On another question, anyone know if any gamerushes in the same area have actually gotten any more 360 games in? They were like empty when I was looking to buy some games before my 360 broke.

Update- Found one circuit city that said they are expecting some in before christmas. Probably only 5 or 6 and to call back in a week and a half. Which, no surprise, is about the 16. I wonder if CC is going to try and do something like BB is doing with their second launch thing. Just with a lot less consoles.

Also, their is a post in another thread with Wal-Mart allocation numbers for the next few weeks. Anyone get a hold of any walmarts that expect to get their 3 in this week?

[heavy liquid]

On 360s I called a bunch of stores in the area about them today. The only one that said they would be getting any soon was one Target. Looks like if you want one, camping for BBs second launch event is going to be necessary. No one had any in stock. On another question, anyone know if any gamerushes in the same area have actually gotten any more 360 games in? They were like empty when I was looking to buy some games before my 360 broke.

Do you mean for rent at Gamerush? The couple stores I looked at haven't had too many copies available, and most have continuously been rented out. I did manage to snag King Kong for rent yesterday though.

Side note: WTF @ $8 rentals now?! Also, you HAVE to have a credit card approved in order to rent 360 games, and it cost me $1 for them to do so. So the game was a Total of $9 to rent. Still, it's better than paying $60 for King Kong.

Also, I notice that it's a 5-Day game rental. Didn't they get rid of the late fees, so we can now keep them out longer? So what's the latest I can return the game without any additional fees?

[bmulligan]

There was a cool little independent video game shop called Video Games & More in Flint that repaired all systems, installed mod chips, and had tons of used games for older systems (not just current gen). Unfortunately, it got shut down a year or two ago - the rumor was that they were busted for tax evasion.

Are you talking about the one on Corunna Rd just west of Linden? I scored so much retro stuff there. Man he had everything from Atari to Vetrex systems, carts, and controllers. I'm still kicking myself that I didn't stock up on some of the rarer stuff before he was gone.

He told me he had a storage warehouse full of stuff that he was gearing up to unload on eBay. I gave him my card and told him to call me before he got rid of everything, but he never did.

[Draccius]

so did anyone here in michigan get an xbox 360?

I got mine at 9am, walked into game crazy bought it and walked out easily. Took me ten mins and plus there was no line!

Yeah, I got mine at midnight through preordering at Gamestop. It would have been completely painless but somebody that is mathematically challenged miscalculated the costs of the 360, so everyone who prepaid still owed $1.50. Took a little while to geet out the door. But, at least I didn't have to camp!

[Sulik2]

Do you mean for rent at Gamerush? The couple stores I looked at haven't had too many copies available, and most have continuously been rented out. I did manage to snag King Kong for rent yesterday though.

Side note: WTF @ $8 rentals now?! Also, you HAVE to have a credit card approved in order to rent 360 games, and it cost me $1 for them to do so. So the game was a Total of $9 to rent. Still, it's better than paying $60 for King Kong.

Also, I notice that it's a 5-Day game rental. Didn't they get rid of the late fees, so we can now keep them out longer? So what's the latest I can return the game without any additional fees?

Nope I mean to buy. I know it was so wierd. I had $150 in store credit at Gamerush and the only thing I could buy from them was a play n charge kit and a 1600 point marketplace card. They never got any of their normal PD0, even had it predorder, as of last thursday still hadn't gotten em, finally canceled my preorder. They were sold out of controllers and COD2. I wanted to give my business to Gamerush and had to go to Bestbuy instead. It was really wierd.

[Tojo]

Does anyone have any Family Videos near them? I noticed at the one by me they have 360's for rent along with a bunch of games. I'm sure there is a deposit for renting but they have pretty good prices on rentals.

$10 a month and you get 1/2 all rentals. It's worth it if you plan on renting some games and a movies a lot. $3 to keep a game for 5 days? Not bad at all.

[Lord Draconus777]

Anything decent in or around Shelby Twp.? All I see are friggin gamestop's, not that that's bad seeing as they're a decent store to build my psx collection and all... but that's beside the point.

[kazo]

Does anyone have any Family Videos near them? I noticed at the one by me they have 360's for rent along with a bunch of games. I'm sure there is a deposit for renting but they have pretty good prices on rentals.

$10 a month and you get 1/2 all rentals. It's worth it if you plan on renting some games and a movies a lot. $3 to keep a game for 5 days? Not bad at all.

damn, I didn't know that! I have rented games from hollywood video and they upped the price from 6 bucks to $7. I think i'll go back to family video when i get my xbox back from microsoft.

[nnthomas]

Nice little mom and pop store across the boarder in north Toledo:

http://vgug.com/

I live very close to that (among the other Toledo residents I'm sure), it's small.

As far as Michigan goes, I'm up in Luna Pier (desolate town) weekly. But nobody goes there.

[Sarcasmo2k5]

Ann Arbor area seems to be dry of 360's. I've called every few days with no luck. No one's really given me a solid answer as to when they're getting more in. I guess I'll just wait for the 18th like everyone else... If anyone hear's anything in the Ann Arbor area (specifically UofM) let me know!
Thanks

[kazo]

Ann Arbor area seems to be dry of 360's. I've called every few days with no luck. No one's really given me a solid answer as to when they're getting more in. I guess I'll just wait for the 18th like everyone else... If anyone hear's anything in the Ann Arbor area (specifically UofM) let me know!
Thanks

If you can get to westland, I got a couple gaming store connections and I let ya know when they get any in. goes for anyone here as well.

[MSI Magus]

How is it that the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area is one of the largest areas with tons of bussines....yet we have no mom and pop video game places? I mean ya there are a few indy places that just HAPPAN to carry video games like Vault of Midnight, Wizzywig and Fun4All(worst store ever)but they arnt really video game places and kinda just have them as a hey these might sell type thing.

Kinda annoying. O well.

[SpottedNigel]

...Wizzy wig has games?
Gaming accessories i know all too well, but actual games?

[MSI Magus]

...Wizzy wig has games?
Gaming accessories i know all too well, but actual games?

I havnt seen games there in awhile. WHen they have them they are in a glass case at the counter where you pay. And they only have imports.

[ninjaspeedrazor]

I live in Mt.Pleasant, the only mom and pop we have uses ebay prices. I was like WTF Chrono Trigger SNES, then I was like WTF 80 bucks?! Ya, screw that.

[r_koh]

I preordered my 360 from a Gamerush in Roseville back in June, but then they gave me a call the day before launch to tell me they only got 5 systems in and I was number 6 on the list. :(

[roc's feather]

...Wizzy wig has games?
Gaming accessories i know all too well, but actual games?

Mmm, yeah I've only seen imports there. But they have a TON of gaming related toys, wallscrolls, knick-knacks floating around. Picked up some actuall Pikmin about a year ago. Really cool shop, that.

[heavy liquid]

Hmm, I haven't been to Wizzy Wig in a while. Might have to stop by there this weekend, if it doesn't snow too much.

[pistonfan]

I preordered my 360 from a Gamerush in Roseville back in June, but then they gave me a call the day before launch to tell me they only got 5 systems in and I was number 6 on the list. :(

I preordered mine from the Waterford Gamerush and barely made it. I was #4 of 5 and beat #5 by 1 day. I guess Blockbuster is losing its edge if they can only get 5 systems at laucnh at the few Gamerush locations they have. Word is that Best Buty will have systems on Dec 18, but I'm guessing you have alot of Gamerush credit like I did.

[Sulik2]

I have a ton of gamerush credit and a system coming, and my Gamerush is out of games! They mass produce DVDs with ease, it is ridiculous.

[GreenMonkey]

I live in Mt.Pleasant, the only mom and pop we have uses ebay prices. I was like WTF Chrono Trigger SNES, then I was like WTF 80 bucks?! Ya, screw that.

Take a drive into Midland and stop over where Farmer Jack was (next to business 10, BTW now it's a Foodland). A nice pair of older folks run Game Exchange. He prices at Gamestop prices minus a few bucks. I got my COMPLETE Lunar 2 complete from him a few years back for $35, and Disgaea for $40 (when it was going for $70 on ebay). I think for Chrono Trigger he wants $45 or so, he hasn't had a copy in a while. FF2/3 runs like $30-$40 or so IIRC.

[Tojo]

Game Exchange? Never heard of it. I'll have to check it out someday.

[ninjaspeedrazor]

Take a drive into Midland and stop over where Farmer Jack was (next to business 10, BTW now it's a Foodland). A nice pair of older folks run Game Exchange. He prices at Gamestop prices minus a few bucks. I got my COMPLETE Lunar 2 complete from him a few years back for $35, and Disgaea for $40 (when it was going for $70 on ebay). I think for Chrono Trigger he wants $45 or so, he hasn't had a copy in a while. FF2/3 runs like $30-$40 or so IIRC.
__________________

I'll have to check it out next time I go to the mall. I did however find FF3 for 12.99 at a local store, so I shouldn't say it's all bad.

[SpottedNigel]

SHAMELESS PLUG

Comic City
43538 West Oaks Drive
Novi, MI 48377

If you come in Mon, Tues, or Wed and bring in a few non-perishable food stuffs (food drive thingy) you can get %30 off almost your entire purchase (gift cards, new comics, and on Wed. no new release stuff). We had this sale for subscribers (pull and hold comic people) yesterday and it was extended through Wed since some postcards went out late. Just mention that you got an e-mail, or if you see the guy with a spot (me) just say your from cag.

And to add to the video game side of things, the Sears in twelve Oaks has crap as far as clearance goes...as usual.

[Melhavic]

Anybody post up.....

Media Zone in Flint, MI inside of Courtland Center (810)715-0810
I've found Kakuto Chojin there in Mint cond....$20 bucks....game
plays like crap...but I wanted it.

[ninjaspeedrazor]

If anybody is ever in Mt.Pleasant Main Street Audio Video sometimes has some good SNES NES stuff, I got FF3 for 12.99 and Lunar for 7 bucks once. They have a pretty good collection on older games but don't have much in the way of newer PS2/XBOX/GC games.

[bmulligan]

Anybody in the ann arbor/ypsi area should check out the Meijer on Ann Arbor Saline Rd.

They have a rack of PS2 games for $5, $7.50, $10, and $14.50 I got Nightmare of Druaga for $10, Dead to Rights 2 for $5 Shrek 2 for $10, SSX Tricky for $5, Digimon Rumble Arena 2 for 14.50 and a bunch more. Sorry that my memory escapes me, those were the only ones that caught my attention but there were at least 10-20 more titles with large red stickers marked 50% off.

ADDED:

Killzone, ps2 $10
SC:Chaos Theory, GC $10

[SpottedNigel]

Much in the way of gamecube games at that meijers deal?

[bmulligan]

nope, no cube games. There were 2-3 xbox games, though. Nothing really worth the trek to Ann Arbor unless you just happen to be there. I haven't seen this at any other meijer either, and I've hit them all from brighton to livonia to lansing.


Accross AA/Saline Rd. is a Target with NO clearance games at all, and a Media Play that's going out of business. They've taken off all the $ 8.99 stickers from the recent sale and everything is back to original price with 10% off signs everywhere. So, a game I bought 3 days ago for 8.99 was now 19.99 minus 10%, Yipee !

[KaneRobot]

Did anybody bother checking any Costcos during the 360 flare up last week? I'm not a member and not obsessively interested, but there's a Costco about 5 minutes from where I work (the one across 75 from Great Lakes Crossing) and was thinking about having a friend who is a member check it out. I doubt there are any left if they even got any in the first place.

[Snake2715]

Costos in GR were sold out from what I was told..

The lansings Walmarts supposedly got their 2nd shipment this past weekend...

BB here I come if I can swing it and its not colder than a bitch out.

[r_koh]

I picked up a bundle at the Costco on Telegraph and Square Lake Road on Friday. It was an hour drive, but it was hella worth it.

[heavy liquid]

I picked up a bundle at the Costco on Telegraph and Square Lake Road on Friday. It was an hour drive, but it was hella worth it.


That's where I picked up my 360 on launch day. They received 96 bundles! It's the busiest Costco in Michigan -- it's their Michigan flagship store, so when they get more bundles, it'll be there first.

BTW, the Costco bundles are a deal. It's $470.

Premium pack - $400
Extra wireless controller - $50
Charge & Play kit - $20
Kameo - $50

TOTAL: $520

So you're saving $50 bucks with the Costco bundle. The controller, charge & play kit and Kameo are all packaged separately, so if you didn't want them, you could try to exchange them for something else at a different store (Target, Toys R Us, etc). But Kameo is an underrated game... I had a lot of fun with it, so I think everyone should keep it!

[Morrigan Lover]

Extra wireless controller - $50

$50 for a controller? Wavebirds are only $30. What features does the 360 controller have that make it cost that extra $20?

[heavy liquid]

$50 for a controller? Wavebirds are only $30. What features does the 360 controller have that make it cost that extra $20?

Umm...

It works on a 360 and not a Gamecube? :D

But seriously... Yeah, it is a bit pricey. It's pure quality, though. When people say it might be the best controller they've ever used, they're not kidding.

One feature it has that the Wavebird doesn't is the auto-connect feature: It will automatically detect and connect to whatever channel is available. The Wavebird has the dial on the controller that has to match up with the sensor in the controller port in the Gamecube. Yeah, not a big deal, but it's nice.

It's definitely worth the extra $10 to get the wireless instead of the wired.

[howard]

SHAMELESS PLUG

Comic City
43538 West Oaks Drive
Novi, MI 48377

If you come in Mon, Tues, or Wed and bring in a few non-perishable food stuffs (food drive thingy) you can get %30 off almost your entire purchase (gift cards, new comics, and on Wed. no new release stuff). We had this sale for subscribers (pull and hold comic people) yesterday and it was extended through Wed since some postcards went out late. Just mention that you got an e-mail, or if you see the guy with a spot (me) just say your from cag.



Does this apply to the Pontiac store too or only the one you're at?

And just to give the stores another plug, I've been in the Pontiac store a few times over the last eight months and I've never been so impressed with a comic store. The world (and MI for sure) needs more clean, organized nice looking comic stores like Comic City.

Granted the only other store I've been to in the last eight months is Time Travellers, and that place makes a dumpster full of crack whores in the Cass Corridor look good.

[SpottedNigel]

Does this apply to the Pontiac store too or only the one you're at?

And just to give the stores another plug, I've been in the Pontiac store a few times over the last eight months and I've never been so impressed with a comic store. The world (and MI for sure) needs more clean, organized nice looking comic stores like Comic City.

Granted the only other store I've been to in the last eight months is Time Travellers, and that place makes a dumpster full of crack whores in the Cass Corridor look good.

It should. Give them a call just to make sure. If anything, Calanders went to %35 off, Action figures to %25 off, Mage Knight to %25 off, and Statues to %20 off. Revenge of the Sith mini's booster are mark down again to 9.99.

[joeposh]

So this is probably a lost cause... but I recently decided to try and pick up and Xbox 360, thought I had one through gamestop.com but it got cancelled. Has anyone in the southeastern Michigan area seen any on store shelves or know of any place (other than Best Buy) that's expecting a shipment soon? Any help would be really appreciated!

[Snake2715]

Anyone here work at Meijers? I would like a lookup of an item and need to know what you need.

The meijer I visited yesterday had Piranha E Foprce Paintball Gun combos kits at $109 from $179 clearanced but they were all sold out....

Everyone should check around. The eforce is a pretty good gun.... Some websites prefer it over the Cocker etc.
www.rjskateworks.com

[Sulik2]

Here's a question I haven't seen anyone ask: Is there actually going to be any 360 stock in January? Everyone is kind of assuming you will be able to get one post-christmas. But I have seen nothing anywhere that indicates M$ has fixed their supply issues. So for any workers out there, any news on January shipments at stores?

[Tojo]

Meijer on Tittabawasee in Saginaw has a decent selection of clearance games right now. I picked up Riddick, Kingdom Under Fire, Project Snowblind and Punisher all for $10 each. I was going to get Unreal Championship 2 as well but the only copy they had was all cut up with a knife.

[Sulik2]

Ive got a premium 360 up on ebay if an CAGs are looking for one. I post this in the Michigan thread b/c I can do local delivery in SE Michigan if anyone wins the auction from Michigan and really needs it before Christmas.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Microsoft-Xbox-360-Premium-Bundle-Brand-New-No-Reserve_W0QQitemZ8244315169QQcategoryZ62054QQssPag eNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Machine]

I'm still looking for a 360 around the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area if anyone has any leads. Now that school has started up, I really don't have time to drive an hour away to Southfield or Jackson to land one and I haven't been able to track anything down locally.

[Snake2715]

Anybody in Grand Rapids???

Pm me if you want a quick buck.

[KaneRobot]

Granted the only other store I've been to in the last eight months is Time Travellers, and that place makes a dumpster full of crack whores in the Cass Corridor look good.

Does it still have the ratty-ass porno mag section in the corner?

[heavy liquid]

Ugh. I haven't been to Time Travelers in about 5 years. Sucks that Classic Movie & Comic Center in Livonia went down instead of TT. They were nice guys.

[The Dord]

I'm still looking for a 360 around the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area if anyone has any leads. Now that school has started up, I really don't have time to drive an hour away to Southfield or Jackson to land one and I haven't been able to track anything down locally.

360's are still rare, my friend.. I haven't seen on a store shelf.. ever..

[dowlichr]

Where Can I Get A 360 In Grand Rapids?

please let me know

[Vegastar]

Anybody got any brilliant ideas as to where I could go about finding a broken PS2 unit somewhere in or around Grand Rapids? I've got one my neighbor gave me with a bad power supply, and bearing that I've never owned one of these before, I want to get it working again. Any ideas would be great.

[kazo]

That's insane for some of you whom can't find a 360, seems for me that every time I walk into a game store that I just buy another system anytime... its renting games that I'm having trouble with now :(

anyone got any gaming deals here in southeastern Michigan? (more like between canton, Livonia, dearborn, and Taylor lol)

[JSweeney]

That's insane for some of you whom can't find a 360, seems for me that every time I walk into a game store that I just buy another system anytime... its renting games that I'm having trouble with now :(

anyone got any gaming deals here in southeastern Michigan? (more like between canton, Livonia, dearborn, and Taylor lol)

Wait. They actually have electricity in Taylor? I thought they were just joking about that. ;)

[Kagath]

Where Can I Get A 360 In Grand Rapids?

please let me knowMeijers on Alpine Ave had some today.

Try Vidiots regarding the broken Ps2. Worth a shot.

[priest_ridden]

I saw a core system at the Meijers off of Kalamazoo and M6

[dowlichr]

if anyone finds one or see's one I want on can you pm me the details thanks

[dowlichr]

i found a 360 thanks

[howard]

Does it still have the ratty-ass porno mag section in the corner?

I have no clue. It was digustingly filthy, I went in there to buy a comic Diamond didn't ship to my then store. I went in, found the comic, quickly walked through as my allegeries and asthma flared up, paid and left.

Ugh. I haven't been to Time Travelers in about 5 years. Sucks that Classic Movie & Comic Center in Livonia went down instead of TT. They were nice guys.

I miss CM&CC too. I was hoping that Dennis (am I mixing my names up?) would have been able to take over, but some other guy bought the inventory close to last minute.

[KaneRobot]

I'm getting pretty tired of the 360 "shortage," and I'm quickly losing interest in the console. It's been weeks since XMas and I still have never seen one at a store in my area (Lake Orion/Rochester/Troy-ish). I'm probably just going to forget about it and wait for something else.

[Hellacious]

I can tell you that I work at Best Buy in Midland, Michigan and I work in the Media department, I would say that we get probably 10-15 calls a day asking if we got any 360's in stock. Some people want core's and most want premiums but even after getting weekly shipments in, there is still a definate shortage and the demand is still there. People want them for birthdays, use their gift cards, you name it. So yeah, just a bit of a heads up. We finally did get quite a few play and charge kits and wireless controllers in stock though.

[SpottedNigel]

I miss CM&CC too. I was hoping that Dennis (am I mixing my names up?) would have been able to take over, but some other guy bought the inventory close to last minute.

We've got so many conflicting reports about that from our customers...and even people that worked with the company.
As far as i know, the main guy was in very bad health, handed the store over, the second guy had some personal troubles, sold %90 of the inventory to some guy from Marquette with the intention of opening up a few months later. No re-opening yet.

Personally I think we should open a store up there. It wouldnt have the back issues that CM&C had, but were pretty damn good with the new stuff.

[jennie25]

Wait. They actually have electricity in Taylor? I thought they were just joking about that. ;)

don't you mean "heritage hills" (what they were trying to rename taylor in the past few years), but taylortucky doesn't have residental power, just commerical! ;)

[howard]

We've got so many conflicting reports about that from our customers...and even people that worked with the company.
As far as i know, the main guy was in very bad health, handed the store over, the second guy had some personal troubles, sold %90 of the inventory to some guy from Marquette with the intention of opening up a few months later. No re-opening yet.

That's what I was saying, I just didn't want to get too specific. I know as close as 10 days before they closed Dennis and I were talking and he said he was hoping to open up shop down the street (closer to that high school towards Grand River I believe) and I offered to help with a website or email newsletter or something like that for free.

I do know that in the last week there I bought stuff with a credit card, and the charge showed up as being from a sporting good-type store in a not real close city. I'm guessing that was a business owned by Marquette guy.

[Pancake Rabbit]

Man all this talk about CM&C brings back some good memories. I used to be in that store about once a week. So you guys are saying they might re-open? Nigel's store is a good half hour away from me and I still haven't been able to make it out there yet, and I do miss my good friend peter parker.

[SpottedNigel]

AFAIK, no, they arn't

[cdeener]

Well, if anyone is still looking for a Core 360 System they have a few at the Target at Northland Mall in Southfield, MI.

[R1V3R5]

They have Xbox 360 systems (not core) and Super Smash Bro's GC bundles at the old Meijers on Westnedge Ave in Kalamazoo as of 1/19/06 1:00 AM.

[cdeener]

Target located at Fairlane Meadows in Dearborn at Ford Rd and Greenfield has:

Five Xbox 360 Premium Systems as of 11:00 a.m. 1/20/06

[KaneRobot]

2 core 360s in stock at the Auburn Hills Target on Brown rd (across from 75 from Great Lakes Crossing). The honeymoon with the core systems seems to be over. No, I didn't buy one.

[cdeener]

Well, know that I think about it when I went to Target at Northland Mall again today they were sold out of Cores and had 2 Premiums in the display.

[Machine]

Shoot, I still haven't found one around Ann Arbor. Hopefully they are starting to become a little more common.

[Snake2715]

I have one and am in Lansing a lot. Its sealed just picked it up at Target in Lansign two days ago for any CAG.

pm me and we can meet up its at my cost no profit.

[bmulligan]

Shit, I forgot to post this when I got home today. There was a premium system at the Eastland mall Target today at around 4:00. Doubt it's still there, but you never know until you ask. It's the Target behind the mall accross the street from Meijer off Eureka Rd.

[KaneRobot]

If anyone cares, there is 1 core 360 left at Meijer at Van Dyke & 26 Mile. Normally this wouldn't matter, but with the 15% coupon that's only good for today and the 2 for 1 game sale, I was able to get CoD2, DOA4, and a Core system for $351 - tax included.

[pistonfan]

As of 4pm 2/4/06, the Sears at the Summit Place Mall in Waterford had 2 premium XBOX 360 systems. The game section is on the second floor and the systems are in their lock-up case. Good luck to anyone heading there for a system.

[bmulligan]

It was about 5 hours ago but for any of you Ann Arborites out there....


The Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Target had 4 premuim 360 bundles as of about 9:00 this morning.

[Machine]

Thanks for the heads-up. Too bad they will probably be gone by the time I get out of work at 5:00. I am having terrible luck trying to track one down because they are always sold out by the time I get out of work.

[bmulligan]

This is the third time I've seen systems at this particular target.

[Vegastar]

anybody know of any Targets in the Grand Rapids area with 14.98 Meteos/Trace Memory? The one on Apline has it for 20.98, but I'm greedy.

[Kagath]

I didn't even think that one still had clearanced stuff out. Everytime I'm in there I can't find anything anymore. Admittedly, I haven't been in there too recently though.

[howard]

I found a bunch of clearance stuff at the Commerce Township Target on Haggerty. Most of it was on an endcap facing the back wall near the bikes. Here's what I remember.

PS2 Vewtiful Joe 2 - $7.48 (at least 2 left)
PS2 Sega Classics Collection - $4.98 (at least 6 copies, some were in the opened display case also)
PS2 Star Ocean Star Ocean: Till the End of Time - $9.98 -same places as above, however they had easily a dozen copies if not more. I think there was both GH and non-GH versions but I won't swear on it. They were also bundled with a disc in a cardboard sleeve attached to the back of the game case
PS2 Resident Evil Outbreak - $9.98
PS2 Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 - $9.98
PS2 Jampack 13 demo disc - $2.98
Xbox Punisher - $9.98

There was also a Vietnam game, I don't recall which one or if it was PS2 or Xbox. That was $7.48 or $9.98.

Several others that I don't remember including at least one more Xbox game and a GCN game, if I think of them I'll post.

[norkusa]

anybody know of any Targets in the Grand Rapids area with 14.98 Meteos/Trace Memory? The one on Apline has it for 20.98, but I'm greedy.

Target on 28th has Meteos for $14.98. Had 4 copies when I was there today. Trace Memory was still $20.98 though.

EDIT: It was Polarium that I saw, *not* Meteos. I got my puzzle games mixed up there for a sec. Sorry.

[bmulligan]

All you Ann Arborites -

There were 2 360 cores at the Meijer on Ann Arbor Saline Rd. as of 4:00 pm today, Thursday.

[Vegastar]

28th Street Target dropped Trace Memory to 15 bucks finally. I got the last copy I could find, but there may be more somewhere?

[aliberry5983]

Hey has anyone ever visited Gibraltor Trade center In Taylor MI. They have video game stores there and they pay good money for used games for people who want some cash ,or need some extra cash ,I think the stores name was called Game time or something like that and this store always has new release games 5-10$ off normal prices used and new for more info or directions here is the number check it out (734)287-2000 I always go there they have great deels on stuff and they pay good money for stuff to.!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vegastar]

Alright, again on the topic of cheap DS games. Sears in Woodland and Sears in Rivertown crossings are both out of Warioware Touched! Any good ideas where else I could go to look for this wonderful, 10 dolalr game?

[GYMMY]

There's a video-game store on the corner of Wyoming and Morross in Dearborn called "Game Time". Kick-Ass deals every day!!!

[howard]

Four Xbox 360 core systems at the Target in Commerce Township FYI as of 1pm.

[howard]

I've been away from my computer and this may be too late to help anyone, but the Target in Rochester Hills on Rochester Rd. had 2 core systems as of around noon on Saturday.

[howard]

Rochester Rd. Target had four copies of Trace Memory for $7.48 this afternoon on an endcap just where the electronics section started, as well as a few copies of Midway Arcade 2 for PS2 for $5 that were on the budget/GH games endcap and not stickered as so. And at least 1 360 core system.

[TC]

Target @ I-96 & Wixom Road had 5 360 Premium Systems in stock 30 minutes ago. No bundle bullshit for those looking.

[SpottedNigel]

EBGames in 12 oaks mall had a copy of Persona 2 and Rhapsody for 29.99 each

[R1V3R5]

Have 3 premium 360's and 2 cores at Westnedge, Kalamazoo Meijer.

^Let me know and we can arrange something to allow my 10% discount if you come in to my store. That would only be $360 for a premium.

[bmulligan]

Is it just me or are there a plethora of 360 systems right now? 4 Targets I've been to in the last 3 days have been flush with product. Walmart in Fenton has a case full, and Best Buy in Brighton had at least 10 of them on Thursday. I went to the Brighton target today and their case is still full of cores and premiums.

[SpottedNigel]

Yeah, the drought is over. Yippie.

[priest_ridden]

FYE in the Rivertown mall in Grand Rapids has the 360 in stock as of yesterday.

[bmulligan]

Yeah, the drought is over. Yippie.

Yeah, now it's time for a price deflation !

[fuerstma]

As of 1 PM or so Sunday Walmart in Commerce Township had two or more 360 Premiums in stock.. so tough to walk past that.

This is one instance where Walmart's stupid locked-behind-glass policy worked in my favor. If I could have grabbed it I probably would have...

[howard]

As of 1 PM or so Sunday Walmart in Commerce Township had two or more 360 Premiums in stock.. so tough to walk past that.

This is one instance where Walmart's stupid locked-behind-glass policy worked in my favor. If I could have grabbed it I probably would have...

Every game selling store I've been to with the exception of Game Rush (since I didn't look or ask) has 360's now. As said above, the drought is over.

[SpottedNigel]

Just in case you guys missed it, K-marts have dropped the prices on a lot of thier clearance games, most by half of thier old clearance price.

[howard]

Oh Spotted One, question. How much are Marvel Heroclix? I'm guessing they come in booster and starter packs. The site wasn't that helpful. I'm just talking about a random booster pack. The figures would be used for display purposes since space is at a premium and the few action figures I have are now in storage.
I could care less about actually playing with them or trying to put my yet-to-be concieved child through law school. Thanks.

[SpottedNigel]

The packs are 7.99 for 8...I think. Not at work now so Im not %100 sure. There are also special starter packs for Marvel and DC that are 12.99 or 13.99 and actually show most of the Clix you'll get (pre-set popular characters). We also have a few hulk and a few spider-man freebies left over from old handouts.

[JSweeney]

The best thing to do for heroclix if you only want them for display purposes would be to visit one of the local sports card shows or comic book shows (some comic book stores will have singles as well).

The characters that most average people would want are usually done as commons... and I've seen common heroclix sold for as little as 10/$1.

[howard]

Thanks guys. I'll look into it this weekend.

[Sulik2]

Not sure if this should go here or not, but here goes:
Does anyone know any post offices in SE MI that support fast return for gamefly? If I can't figure out how to get some faster turn around times I am going to have to cancel my membership. I love the ideaof gamefly and if I had fast return I would never cancel. But a week or more for a game to be checked back in is ridiculous. However, as far as I can tell, no POs in MI suppport fast return. so if anyone knows one I would be willing to drive to it.

[MSI Magus]

Not sure if this should go here or not, but here goes:
Does anyone know any post offices in SE MI that support fast return for gamefly? If I can't figure out how to get some faster turn around times I am going to have to cancel my membership. I love the ideaof gamefly and if I had fast return I would never cancel. But a week or more for a game to be checked back in is ridiculous. However, as far as I can tell, no POs in MI suppport fast return. so if anyone knows one I would be willing to drive to it.

Mine in Ypsilanti seems to do it from time to time but not always. It pisses me off, honestly I think it doesnt matter if they have the equipment alot of times you just get lazy post workers not doing their jobs. This is again why gamefly needs to put up an option to just select when you ahve shipped your games, trust your paying costumers.

[Sulik2]

Which post office where? Not to far from ypsi, I will willingly drive to the Ypsi post office to mail in to sometimes get fast return. Address would be greatly appreciated.

Yeah, that shipped marker would rock, but you know a few idiots would screw it up for the rest of us. What they really need are more distribution centers, or heck even 1 for the east coast.

[TehTriggerman]

Any CAGS wanna hear me on the Radio IN the greater Detroit area(Im a professional Radio Broadcaster) Tune into 90.9 FM between 3-6pm Im the traffic anchor. The reports are Usually at the :20 :40 and :50 Each Hour.

Im also on 107.5 FM The Rythum doing the same thing at :10 and :30 between 3:10 and 5:30. I work for a company which provides News , traffic and weather and have no relation with the stations content. Im also the Fulltime News anchor on WDTK 1400am between 12-7pm. Top and Bottom of the hours. :bouncy:

[kazo]

^Well thats pretty damn cool lol, I gotta add you to my friends list.


anyone particpating in the GC deals??? find any good games yet?

[KaneRobot]

Any CAGS wanna hear me on the Radio IN the greater Detroit area(Im a professional Radio Broadcaster) Tune into 90.9 FM between 3-6pm Im the traffic anchor. The reports are Usually at the :20 :40 and :50 Each Hour.

Im also on 107.5 FM The Rythum doing the same thing at :10 and :30 between 3:10 and 5:30. I work for a company which provides News , traffic and weather and have no relation with the stations content. Im also the Fulltime News anchor on WDTK 1400am between 12-7pm. Top and Bottom of the hours. :bouncy:


Hm. I might have to hit you up for a job one of these days. I worked at WJR doing various behind-the-scenes production and the on-air flight cancellation report during Paul W Smith's show for about a year before getting laid off (pretty much anyone who was under 50 and/or hadn't been there for at least half a decade was blown out). This was about a year and a half ago; I was going to get another radio job but got sucked into where I am now doing EDI & computer support for a totally seperate company.

[MSI Magus]

If anyone in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area is ever up for some garage saling I would split gas costs with them. Im 23 but dont drive(working on it)because I had some social disabilties when I was in my teens whcih kept me from being able to take the test/drivers ed.

[aoLat]

I had some social disabilties when I was in my teens whcih kept me from being able to take the test/drivers ed.

Is that you in your avatar when you were a teen?!

I'm sorry that was terrible.

[MSI Magus]

Is that you in your avatar when you were a teen?!

I'm sorry that was terrible.

Hehe I had problems being around people because I passed out not because I killed them ;)

[aoLat]

Hehe I had problems being around people because I passed out not because I killed them ;)

Well that's a relief. :D

[kennistond]

If anyone lives in the Tri-Cities area and wants to Garage Sale and split gas money sometime, let me know.

And if anybody knows a way to find out a lot of Garage Sales in MI, let me know.
I tried Craigslist but I guess MI hasn't found out about it yet.

[JSweeney]

If anyone lives in the Tri-Cities area and wants to Garage Sale and split gas money sometime, let me know.

And if anybody knows a way to find out a lot of Garage Sales in MI, let me know.
I tryed Craigslist but I guess MI hasn't found out about it yet.

I rather expected to see a post like this after the front page article got posted.

[MSI Magus]

I rather expected to see a post like this after the front page article got posted.

I did it too. Makes sense though, I mean gas is expensive and going to garage sales is alot more fun with another person. Cheaper gas and company from a fellow gamer makes perfect sense.

[PigeonSt]

Any CAGS wanna hear me on the Radio IN the greater Detroit area(Im a professional Radio Broadcaster) Tune into 90.9 FM between 3-6pm Im the traffic anchor. The reports are Usually at the :20 :40 and :50 Each Hour.

Im also on 107.5 FM The Rythum doing the same thing at :10 and :30 between 3:10 and 5:30. I work for a company which provides News , traffic and weather and have no relation with the stations content. Im also the Fulltime News anchor on WDTK 1400am between 12-7pm. Top and Bottom of the hours. :bouncy:
I love 90.9! That's pretty much all I listen to. Isn't there someone who does traffic reports under a radio name that's some kind of traffic pun on that site? I forget what the name is though...

[PigeonSt]

I love 90.9! That's pretty much all I listen to. Isn't there someone who does traffic reports under a radio name that's some kind of traffic pun on that site? I forget what the name is though...
I just remembered...Barry Kade.

[howard]

For anyone near Warren, the Meijer at Mound Rd. and 12 Mile opens on Tuesday at 7am. Along with the usual doorbusters, games and dvd's are buy one get one half one.

From 8/8-8/13 you get 20% off your first purchase when you apply for a Meijer card.

Garfield will be there on Saturday and NFL LEGEND Barry Sanders will be there on Thursday.

[fuerstma]

Just in case anyone is interested, the Mammoth Video in Commerce Township on the corners of Commerce and Carrol Lake road is having an sidewalk sale. All their used PS2/GCN/XBOX games are $8. The only things that caught my eye were Halo 2 (lots of copies), a CastleVania game for PS2 and Psychonauts. Lots of other games there (probably 200 total when I was there).

[kazo]

Hey did any of you happen to get a 12 month xbl kit for cheap around michigan?? I am in dire need of one if anyone here can help, I got 20 bucks burning my pocket lol.. PM me please so I can hunt one down... or if any of you have one for sale.

Also can i price match a reciept for a 3 month xbl kit I bought at toysrus at best buy??

[XXXplosive1]

Hey guys, I work part-time at the compusa at the CompUSA in Bloomfield Hills on Telegraph. We are going out of business and a liqudator has taken over the store. All the systems, games, and accessories are 15% off and we have 9 Xbox 360's for $340 if anyone needs one. We have all the new releases through the last week of July so you can get some games on the cheap as well.

[cdeener]

Hey did any of you happen to get a 12 month xbl kit for cheap around michigan?? I am in dire need of one if anyone here can help, I got 20 bucks burning my pocket lol.. PM me please so I can hunt one down... or if any of you have one for sale.

Also can i price match a reciept for a 3 month xbl kit I bought at toysrus at best buy??

If you have a Gamerush near you they have the 12 Month XBL Kit with Game for only $17.50 on clearance. Also, it is a YMMV on the price match of the receipt because most stores don't do it but some do.

[kazo]

Hey guys, I work part-time at the compusa at the CompUSA in Bloomfield Hills on Telegraph. We are going out of business and a liqudator has taken over the store. All the systems, games, and accessories are 15% off and we have 9 Xbox 360's for $340 if anyone needs one. We have all the new releases through the last week of July so you can get some games on the cheap as well.

Hey do y'all have any computer deals goin on there???

And no go on game rush, the closest to me is in livonia lol and i'm in westland.

[PigeonSt]

Hey guys, I work part-time at the compusa at the CompUSA in Bloomfield Hills on Telegraph. We are going out of business and a liqudator has taken over the store. All the systems, games, and accessories are 15% off and we have 9 Xbox 360's for $340 if anyone needs one. We have all the new releases through the last week of July so you can get some games on the cheap as well.
Is there any chance that the clearences go lower than 15% and when would they do that?

[XXXplosive1]

They have gone to 20% on some products including games.

Computers are being sold too fast and we wont get any more from other stores. We do have a shit load of monitors and actually have a 17inch widscreen lcd for under $200 with a 8ms response rate.

[howard]

They have gone to 20% on some products including games.

Computers are being sold too fast and we wont get any more from other stores. We do have a shit load of monitors and actually have a 17inch widscreen lcd for under $200 with a 8ms response rate.

Damn. I'm at the PSP next door once a month. I'll have to pop in next time.

Is any computer software (not games) being clearanced or is it being shipped to other stores?

[XXXplosive1]

Damn. I'm at the PSP next door once a month. I'll have to pop in next time.

Is any computer software (not games) being clearanced or is it being shipped to other stores?

Since we went to 20%, a large majority of the software was shipped back to the manufactures since most non-gaming software is issued on consignment. We still have some but not as much as we had a week ago.

[PlumeNoir]

Any CAGS wanna hear me on the Radio IN the greater Detroit area(Im a professional Radio Broadcaster) Tune into 90.9 FM between 3-6pm Im the traffic anchor. The reports are Usually at the :20 :40 and :50 Each Hour.

Im also on 107.5 FM The Rythum doing the same thing at :10 and :30 between 3:10 and 5:30. I work for a company which provides News , traffic and weather and have no relation with the stations content. Im also the Fulltime News anchor on WDTK 1400am between 12-7pm. Top and Bottom of the hours. :bouncy:

I'm guessing you're a Wayne Stater? Specs Howard tends to put people everywhere else but Detroit.

I did the Specs thing back in the late 90's and went to class with a lot of people that went on to 97.1. I always seemed to get the christian radio stations, though. Last gig I did was weekends at 1500am (I think!) and I left because that I was my second job - my "main" job was I had just started working for Big Blue making about six times what any other station wanted to pay me, plus OT, bennies, 401(k), etc. Not a hard decision to switch...

I do kinda miss it at times, because it was such a fun job - and most people don't realize that you're usually always busy. When I am feeling masochistic, I sometimes consider looking for an overnight shift in addition to my ~50 hr a week day job.

The funniest on-air thing that ever happened to me was I was filling in on the Fourth of July and while I was on the air, I heard a knock at my door. The person I was filling in for NEVER told me she had scheduled an in-studio guest for an interview and CD giveaway. So I fumbled my way through the interview (asking the most basic questions) and decided to give away a few CDs. I said the fifth person to call would win the first of the guest's CDs...and no one called! I felt embarrassed for the guest and when the phone finally rang, I announced them the winner. (Only to find out later that the station never sent the CDs out to them!)

I know...way off topic (and a several month old post), but sometimes, I do kinda miss radio...

[JSweeney]

I'm guessing you're a Wayne Stater? Specs Howard tends to put people everywhere else but Detroit.

I did the Specs thing back in the late 90's and went to class with a lot of people that went on to 97.1. I always seemed to get the christian radio stations, though. Last gig I did was weekends at 1500am (I think!) and I left because that I was my second job - my "main" job was I had just started working for Big Blue making about six times what any other station wanted to pay me, plus OT, bennies, 401(k), etc. Not a hard decision to switch...

I do kinda miss it at times, because it was such a fun job - and most people don't realize that you're usually always busy. When I am feeling masochistic, I sometimes consider looking for an overnight shift in addition to my ~50 hr a week day job.

The funniest on-air thing that ever happened to me was I was filling in on the Fourth of July and while I was on the air, I heard a knock at my door. The person I was filling in for NEVER told me she had scheduled an in-studio guest for an interview and CD giveaway. So I fumbled my way through the interview (asking the most basic questions) and decided to give away a few CDs. I said the fifth person to call would win the first of the guest's CDs...and no one called! I felt embarrassed for the guest and when the phone finally rang, I announced them the winner. (Only to find out later that the station never sent the CDs out to them!)

I know...way off topic (and a several month old post), but sometimes, I do kinda miss radio...

That's odd. I've not seen much in the way of IBM employees in the tri-county area,,,

[PigeonSt]

I'm guessing you're a Wayne Stater? Specs Howard tends to put people everywhere else but Detroit.

I did the Specs thing back in the late 90's and went to class with a lot of people that went on to 97.1. I always seemed to get the christian radio stations, though. Last gig I did was weekends at 1500am (I think!) and I left because that I was my second job - my "main" job was I had just started working for Big Blue making about six times what any other station wanted to pay me, plus OT, bennies, 401(k), etc. Not a hard decision to switch...

I do kinda miss it at times, because it was such a fun job - and most people don't realize that you're usually always busy. When I am feeling masochistic, I sometimes consider looking for an overnight shift in addition to my ~50 hr a week day job.

The funniest on-air thing that ever happened to me was I was filling in on the Fourth of July and while I was on the air, I heard a knock at my door. The person I was filling in for NEVER told me she had scheduled an in-studio guest for an interview and CD giveaway. So I fumbled my way through the interview (asking the most basic questions) and decided to give away a few CDs. I said the fifth person to call would win the first of the guest's CDs...and no one called! I felt embarrassed for the guest and when the phone finally rang, I announced them the winner. (Only to find out later that the station never sent the CDs out to them!)

I know...way off topic (and a several month old post), but sometimes, I do kinda miss radio...

I enjoyed the post. I worked for my high school radio station for two years and we really racked up the MAB and MAEB awards. Being a dj and sports director was a ton of fun and I miss it all the time.

[PlumeNoir]

That's odd. I've not seen much in the way of IBM employees in the tri-county area,,,

Really? The main (now only) IBM building is right on 9 mile and Southfield in Southfield. I used to work on the ninth floor there until I was trasnferred to a customer account. I loved my desk there. My desk was at the window facing Fox 2 and I would watch the Skyfox helicopter take off and land all the time...

I spent many years though as a "road warrior" before that and also did a lot of POS stuff for Best Buy and Target...things I do not miss at all...

[kazo]

sorry to bump the thread back into life but whats everybody gonna get on friday?? I am trying to get a copy of the outfit so far.

[PlumeNoir]

sorry to bump the thread back into life but whats everybody gonna get on friday?? I am trying to get a copy of the outfit so far.

A little late, admittedly, but I got jack. I'm a little short on cash for the next week and I really didn't want to blow what was left on some of the HDTV sales I saw. (However, I came THIS close to buying that door buster one at BB anyway...)

[SpottedNigel]

Got nothing. The Wii+ Zelda purchase killed my BF funding...buying Raving Rabbids 2 days later sure didnt help :)

[Sulik2]

edited guy below was right

[stealth1290]

Hey guys, I have a PS3 60gb I would like to sell to a Cagger in Michigan if possible for a local pickup. I live in Canton and am wanting to sell the 60GB PS3 for $860 and avoid the pain of selling on Ebay. I would accept cash and money order only for a local pickup. If anyone is interested leave me a PM. If it works with my schedule, I would even deliver the system.

http://img16.imagevenue.com/loc521/th_55570_ps3_002_122_521lo.jpg (http://img16.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=55570_ps3_002_122_521lo.jpg)
http://img161.imagevenue.com/loc532/th_55582_ps3_receipt2_122_532lo.jpg (http://img161.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=55582_ps3_receipt2_122_532lo.jpg)

come on man, that's not cool, plus this is a DEALS thread not to be mistaken with a "sell over MSRP because I waited outside target for an hour" thread.

[XXXplosive1]

Anybody know where to find a damn Wii in this state. I have hit over 30 stores in the past four days with no sucess. I am in Detroit close to Fairlane mall if that helps.

[stealth1290]

I waited outside on a sunday for mine, I hear TRU is guna have some on the 22nd so go and wait for a Wii.

[irishsoccermbw]

My bro and I waited out of circuit city in Ace Deuce for 6 hours to get ours...we also got 25 dollar giftcards per system, and used the save 40 off 199.99 purchase. Love the Wii.

[dowlichr]

Im lookin for a wii around the grand rapids area any one know of any

[bmulligan]

Try Meijer. I got mine in Lansing and I've seen them at 3 others in the detroit area in the last 2 weeks.

[greattastic]

I got mine at the EB Games across from the Westland Mall last Thursday, and saw some at the Target in Canton a few days ago.

They're around, it's just a right place at the right time thing.

[DorianG]

If anyone's looking for a PS3, the Best Buy near Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights has 3 of them, 2 60GB and 1 20GB.

[dowlichr]

Still looking for a Wii in the grand rapids area , any ideas where to look?

[bmulligan]

I'm telling you, try Meijer. Talk up the guy in the games department and tell him to give you a call or something when they get a shipment in. Slip him a 20 if you need it that badly and I'm sure you'll get a call on the next delivery. When Andy Jackson talks, minimum wage workers listen.

[KaneRobot]

Here's a scan for a 20% off at Gamestop (one specific store only). The EB at Lakeside Mall is closing on 1/25 (no, I didn't see any giant clearance/going out of business sales) and on the counter is a stack of these...it's nothing special, just a b&w photocopied printout. Gives you 20% off at the Gamestop in Shelby (45159 Market St in Shelby Township).

Link (http://mywebpages.comcast.net/thekanerobot/misc/ebclosing.gif)

EXPIRES 2/8/07 - Not valid on hardware.

Sorry to see the Lakeside store go, that area of the mall being a game store has been there in one form or another as long as I've lived in Rochester (1990) and probably longer. I guess it doesn't surprise me, almost everything surrounding it has been totally overhauled, and that store was the one holdout. Hell, I remember when that giant food court that's next to it was a giant arcade (Tilt)....that place was the SHIT. Two floors of games at a time when Gameworks wasn't even yet a twinkle in some corporate prick's eye.

Dropped $25 there for a couple used Gamecube games, since I bought a Wii but skipped the Gamecube and I'm catching up.


I'm guessing you're a Wayne Stater? Specs Howard tends to put people everywhere else but Detroit.

Hah, yep. I must have been offered two or three mysterious "traffic jobs in North Carolina" or something similar, but they didn't do dick to help me get something in Detroit - and I graduated from there with honors, it's not like I had shitty grades or anything.

I was at WJR for a little over a year around 2001-2002 (I fortunately knew someone who did sports there and they got me into the newsroom, Specs' placement had nothing to do with it), but they laid off several younger employees due to cutbacks, and that meant I was done there. Really disappointing since everyone from the news director to the sports staff liked me, but what can you do.

I know...way off topic (and a several month old post), but sometimes, I do kinda miss radio...
Me too, but it's too time consuming and frustrating to try to break in in Detroit. I've got shit I need to pay for, I can't risk everything on a bunch of "maybe" opportunities. I'm reasonably content with what I'm doing now, so it never really bothers me too much.

[bmulligan]

If anyone cares - There are 5 copies of Gunpey (DS) in the Brighton, MI Target for $14.98.

I've never even heard of this game nor seen it on the shelves until Cheapy mentioned it in last week's CAGcast. I thought it was an import only title.

[SpottedNigel]

$15 bucks? I'll have to check the local Targets. Ive seen it around a few times, but only at full price.

[TehTriggerman]

I'm guessing you're a Wayne Stater? Specs Howard tends to put people everywhere else but Detroit.


No, Im a rare exception..Im a Specs Grad. They told me outright that id have to move out of state or start in a cornfield radio station to start off. I didnt want to do that so I pushed on locally..I graduated 2 days before Christmas '96 and landed that Job in March of '97. My first radio job was a small country station in Ann Arbor then I was hired in to What I do now since about 1997.



Thats too bad about the Lakeside EB closing...I had no idea. Funny thing is. During 2001 late 2002 I took a break from Radio and worked at that Very EB as the Assistant Manager. I quit and resumed in Broadcasting immediately..Was an interesting little Hiatus to say the least.

I just recently found STEAMBOT CHRONICLES and STREETFIGHTER EX2 new and sealed at the Gamerush on Rochester Rd with a used sticker on them. They had a B2G1F so I got the one 'real' used copy free. That was pretty cool.

The quest for a Wii continues..................

[JSweeney]

No, Im a rare exception..Im a Specs Grad. They told me outright that id have to move out of state or start in a cornfield radio station to start off. I didnt want to do that so I pushed on locally..I graduated 2 days before Christmas '96 and landed that Job in March of '97. My first radio job was a small country station in Ann Arbor then I was hired in to What I do now since about 1997.



Thats too bad about the Lakeside EB closing...I had no idea. Funny thing is. During 2001 late 2002 I took a break from Radio and worked at that Very EB as the Assistant Manager. I quit and resumed in Broadcasting immediately..Was an interesting little Hiatus to say the least.

I just recently found STEAMBOT CHRONICLES and STREETFIGHTER EX2 new and sealed at the Gamerush on Rochester Rd with a used sticker on them. They had a B2G1F so I got the one 'real' used copy free. That was pretty cool.

The quest for a Wii continues..................

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