The Official Fargo-Moorhead Area Thread [Mobile/Archive]

Rihan

12-28-2005, 08:06 PM

Well, I see there are a few of us in the area, so why not keep a little local running tab of whats out there.

Our town is in a unique situation. We are big enough to have all the major stores, but we are out of the major metro areas. We also have roughly 25,000 college student in town over the fall and spring, which keeps the used stores nicely supplied :)

We of course right now have 2 big things in town. The Media Play closing and the TRU sale.

Media Play, at least the last time I was out there still had a ton of inventory left. Its been a while though (day after they dropped to 30%) so I'm not sure what the state of the place is at the moment.

TRU, I was there at opening and was the only one in lot. Picked up what I needed and left a copy of RE4 for the lucky CAG who came in after me (Starman9000). Haven't been back since, so, again, I have no idea what state of disarray the store is in.

Thats all I can think of for now. I know there are a shit-ton of used stores in town, I'm sure we can dig up some stuff. Such as Lunar SSS at Vidcycle on 13th Ave. for $15 :D

starman9000

12-28-2005, 09:00 PM

Never been to Vidcycle, its pretty good eh?

One thing thats great, that some people might not realize. Is that CashWise has a great video game selection for rent. And at something like 1.50 for 7 nights, its pretty hard to beat. Thats the CashWise in Moorhead. Usually everthing is available as well. Im still waiting to luck out and be in there on a day that they sell used games, because all of there used inventory is sold 2 for 9.49.

smalien1

12-29-2005, 12:01 AM

From Fargo?
I know a way you can make some big money quick.
Try PMing I AM WILLIAM H. MACY- he'll tell you what to do.

WinnieThePujols

12-29-2005, 12:08 AM

Whoa, sweet!

I'm from Grand Forks, but if there were some uber-deals, I could maybe drive down there... only an hour's drive.

Rihan

12-29-2005, 12:13 PM

From Fargo?
I know a way you can make some big money quick.
Try PMing I AM WILLIAM H. MACY- he'll tell you what to do.

:lol: :applause: :lol: :applause: :rofl:

Vidcycle is extremely hit and miss. Sometimes they will have a crazy selection of older games, other times it looks like the place has been ransacked. Ive come across a copy of Lunar SSS in there once, however it was case and discs only, no box or book (which is what I want). The DVD boxsets are completely overpriced, you'd be better off going and buying them new.

defiance_17

12-29-2005, 01:05 PM

:lol: :applause: :lol: :applause: :rofl:

Vidcycle is extremely hit and miss. Sometimes they will have a crazy selection of older games, other times it looks like the place has been ransacked. Ive come across a copy of Lunar SSS in there once, however it was case and discs only, no box or book (which is what I want). The DVD boxsets are completely overpriced, you'd be better off going and buying them new.

I picked up some really good stuff from Vidcycle this summer (like SMT: Nocturne limited edition for less than $30), but it isn't often they get decent games in. If you want to trade games in, that's the place to go, though; they give you a fair amount, and cash on the spot.

The Take-Two Videos in the area have treasures from time to time, but generally their used DVD sales are much better than their games.

There's a tiny used game store on University (a couple blocks south of 13th Ave.) in one of the strip malls, but I've never seen anything worth the time. Just dirty copies of Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt for $9.99...although there was a nice stack of instruction manuals for SNES games for $.49 a piece.

I'm glad there are other people finally abusing TRU. I feel like I've had free reign over that store for two years now; I've spent over $1500 there in the last 18 months, and I'm pretty sure they've lost money on every sale. Every time I walk in, I get the, "Oh great, this guy again" look. Just leave some for me :lol:

starman9000

12-29-2005, 02:00 PM

defiance_17

12-29-2005, 02:51 PM

so you are the reason there is never any green tag stuff left eh? Probably for the best, I need to stop buying things because they are good deals.

Did anyone notice if there were any copies of MP2 at tru for 10$?

Nah, I very rarely take more than one of anything, and I don't think I got any green tag stuff from this year's sale. The only thing I really went nuts on was the PSOne/LCD combos last fall--I got five of them over a week or so, but sent them off to other CAGs at cost. I don't hoard at all, mostly because I'm too lazy to buy and resell.

defiance_17

12-29-2005, 04:37 PM

I just returned from Media Play, and games and DVDs are indeed 40% off. Surprisingly, there were a lot of games left, although the Nintendo sections were pretty thin. Not much of interest for me, but there seemed to be a decent selection. I picked up SMT: DDS 2 (one copy left) and left the rest. Hopefully you guys can find more.

starman9000

12-30-2005, 08:51 AM

Nah, I very rarely take more than one of anything, and I don't think I got any green tag stuff from this year's sale. The only thing I really went nuts on was the PSOne/LCD combos last fall--I got five of them over a week or so, but sent them off to other CAGs at cost. I don't hoard at all, mostly because I'm too lazy to buy and resell.

Yeah, reselling really isnt worth the effort and time. Luckily I did get a psone screen in the cities, so I am set with that.

Man, I better stay away from Media Play, Ive spent way too much this month on entertainment. Time to start being good. 40% off though is pretty good. Did you see any 360 games there? My brother would probably be interested.

defiance_17

12-30-2005, 12:56 PM

Yeah, reselling really isnt worth the effort and time. Luckily I did get a psone screen in the cities, so I am set with that.

Man, I better stay away from Media Play, Ive spent way too much this month on entertainment. Time to start being good. 40% off though is pretty good. Did you see any 360 games there? My brother would probably be interested.

I didn't see anything 360-related at all.

Nogib

12-30-2005, 02:51 PM

Yeah, reselling really isnt worth the effort and time. Luckily I did get a psone screen in the cities, so I am set with that.

Grrrrr. I hate that phrase "in the cities." Have lived in the Mpls suburbs my entire life and never heard it once until I went to college at SCSU and it drove me nuts.

starman9000

12-30-2005, 03:12 PM

Grrrrr. I hate that phrase "in the cities." Have lived in the Mpls suburbs my entire life and never heard it once until I went to college at SCSU and it drove me nuts.

Well it would be weird to refer to them as the cities while living there. I lived in the burbs and St. Paul, but it doesn't bother me I guess. Usually it's the Twin Cities I guess.

I suppose it works the other way too, nobody up here says they live in "greater" or "upper" Minnesota or whatever other names people have for the non-greater TC area.

defiance_17

12-30-2005, 03:28 PM

Grrrrr. I hate that phrase "in the cities." Have lived in the Mpls suburbs my entire life and never heard it once until I went to college at SCSU and it drove me nuts.

If you moved from the Minneapolis area to St. Cloud, I think you've got bigger things to worry about than what people refer to the Twin Cities as. ;-)

Nogib

12-31-2005, 04:21 PM

I didn't move. I said I attended college there. :P

RedvsBlue

12-31-2005, 04:38 PM

I didn't move. I said I attended college there. :P

I moved to St. Cloud AND I'm going to SCSU, what do you people have to say to that!?!?!

starman9000

12-31-2005, 04:41 PM

I moved to St. Cloud AND I'm going to SCSU, what do you people have to say to that!?!?!

Do you know MacGyver?

RedvsBlue

12-31-2005, 04:55 PM

Do you know MacGyver?

Huh?

defiance_17

12-31-2005, 06:16 PM

I moved to St. Cloud AND I'm going to SCSU, what do you people have to say to that!?!?!

"You people? Whatchu mean, 'you people'?!"

Hey, at least you aren't commuting for a substandard education. And you probably know how to party.
I'm kidding...sort of. My younger brother and a few of my friends go to SCSU, so I like to throw some shit around (as if there are any decent schools within 100 miles of me).

starman9000

01-06-2006, 01:29 PM

I saw a complete copy of Rhapsody at Gamestop this weekend, for 29.99. I know some people like that title.

Rihan

01-12-2006, 01:19 AM

It was reported in the buisness section of The Forum today that our TRU will NOT be closing. I figured it would stay open, but its good to get official confirmation.

Rihan

01-22-2006, 10:22 PM

So did anyone walk away from the Media Play closing with a totaly kick-ass deal?

I left Saturday night with 7 anime soundtracks and a DVD for $24.

bickle

01-23-2006, 12:15 AM

I grabbed a few strategy guides at 60% and City of Villains for $19. Not a fantastic haul, but decent.

starman9000

01-23-2006, 10:15 AM

Kmart in Moorhead has the PSone LCD combo for 59$. Not the cheapest ever, but still a decent deal.

starman9000

01-29-2006, 11:25 AM

Anybody want to go in on half of the B1G1 at bestbuy this week. I want Newsradio, but there isnt much else I want that I dont have. Its 12.50 this week.

bickle

01-29-2006, 05:43 PM

Kmart in Moorhead has the PSone LCD combo for 59$. Not the cheapest ever, but still a decent deal.

Oh dear lord. I went and bought this today (thanks for the tip!), but it took about an hour! It took at least 20 minutes just to find someone to get it out of the case, then the fun of the messed up registers started.

I think there's a good chance that I either got it for free, or paid for it 4 times. :/ I'll have to check my statement closely tomorrow....

starman9000

01-30-2006, 02:43 PM

Oh dear lord. I went and bought this today (thanks for the tip!), but it took about an hour! It took at least 20 minutes just to find someone to get it out of the case, then the fun of the messed up registers started.

I think there's a good chance that I either got it for free, or paid for it 4 times. :/ I'll have to check my statement closely tomorrow....

Yeah, I dont think Ill be going to that Kmart for a while. I wanted to buy some paint, but there was no one anywhere near the paint section, and even as I walked around the store I couldnt find anyone. The customer service desk was even empty.

Anyway, I hope you got it for free.

Rihan

03-17-2006, 04:58 PM

Anyone going out to that "mega liquidation" thing out at the Fargodome? I know those sales are usualy crap, but maybe there are a few hidden gems. I don't really want to drive all the way out there to check though...

starman9000

03-19-2006, 11:24 AM

I checked out sears yesterday, they had a VG Under 15$ bin, although nothing was actually under 15, they had some good deals including Battalion Wars for 25. (it has a 44$ sticker on it)

starman9000

04-04-2006, 08:48 AM

There is a used 360 at Gamestop for 279. Probably not really worth it, but it's a little cheaper anyway.

starman9000

05-08-2006, 09:20 AM

There is a good deal at Hornbachers right now:

Buy 10 boxes of General Mills cereal and get 20$ off.

The trick is Cheerios and Lucky Charms have coupons on them for 1 free Itunes download (and a chance for 5 downloads).

They go for 2.79, so for 7.90 you can get at least 10 downloads and 10 boxes of cereal.

Also, if you happen to like Count Chocula you can get 10 boxes for 90 cents.

Rihan

05-09-2006, 12:33 PM

The Count Chocula appears to be gone, but I did get my 10 boxes of cereal. Rock on dude.

Just a heads up to everyone though, today (5/9) is the last day for the deal.

Rihan

05-21-2006, 09:56 PM

Kmart out on Hwy 10 in Moorhead has a bunch of games clearenced out at $5. From what I remember there is SC2 and Tekken 4 and others for PS2; Fzero, Return of the King, Metroid Zero Mission ($7) for the GBA; and Fzero and a few others for the Cube.

I myself picked up Prince of Persia:WW and Fzero GX for the Cube.

starman9000

05-22-2006, 09:10 AM

Rihan

05-22-2006, 06:16 PM

Did they have any POP WW left?

Im pretty sure I grabbed the last one. They had one more Fzero and one each of all the GBA games, the rest there were 2 or more copies left.

Rihan

05-22-2006, 07:44 PM

I just checked the Fargo University Dr. store and they had absolutely nothing.

starman9000

05-23-2006, 09:31 AM

I just checked the Fargo University Dr. store and they had absolutely nothing.

Yeah, they seem to keep that store more organized, so the clearance stuff is cleared out fast.

Rihan

06-12-2006, 12:54 PM

I know its not technicly F-M, but the Detroit Lakes Kmart had basicly nothing left of the clearence as well. I picked up a Mario Party 4/Wavebird bundle that I found burried in the very back of the case and a PSone car adaptor, but that was all I found outside of I think there was a pack or two of e-Reader cards and one or two other things on the bottom shelf across from the case that I didn't pay attention to. I'll double check for sure tomorrow when I go back.

starman9000

06-22-2006, 12:55 PM

saw a psone with screen combo at the Dilworth Walmart for 50$. Its just outside of the electronics area.

Rihan

06-22-2006, 01:15 PM

saw a psone with screen combo at the Dilworth Walmart for 50$. Its just outside of the electronics area.

......That thing has been on clearence there for like 2 years and its still $50?! Christ....I couln't find it last time I was in there, so I figured someone had FINALLY bought it. Aparently not.

Mr.Answer

07-08-2006, 12:38 AM

Any deals to be found next week as I'll be coming to town?

Not FM area but Way north ND.

starman9000

07-08-2006, 01:56 AM

Any deals to be found next week as I'll be coming to town?

Not FM area but Way north ND.

I can get you guitar hero for real cheap. You just have to help me move the tv I am buying tommorow (I finally got the OK)

Mr.Answer

07-08-2006, 07:15 PM

I can get you guitar hero for real cheap. You just have to help me move the tv I am buying tommorow (I finally got the OK)

Welcome to HD big screen goodness, where will we be moving it from?

defiance_17

07-12-2006, 04:13 PM

Hopefully you guys all got what you wanted at TRU already. I picked up the last copy of Suikoden Tactics, and there wasn't much else of interest (that I noticed). Both Fire Emblems were sold out, and they were the only other games that I really wanted.

Rihan

07-13-2006, 08:39 PM

Meh, there really wasn't much on the list that I wanted that I hadn't already gotten elsewhere cheaper. I made out pretty good during the 9.99 clearence, thats good enough for me :D

Also, if anyone is looking for Taiko Drum Master at Target, I picked up the last one in Moorhead last week when it was posted. I haven't checked the Fargo store, so that would be your only chance.

Rihan

07-15-2006, 07:54 PM

Don't know if anyones interested, but Retrodisc in Moorhead has some used Criterion DVDs, the Oliver Stone collection, and a few other things. Criterons were $24.95 I believe.

starman9000

07-15-2006, 09:30 PM

Don't know if anyones interested, but Retrodisc in Moorhead has some used Criterion DVDs, the Oliver Stone collection, and a few other things. Criterons were $24.95 I believe.

Yeah, I like that place. Decent prices but no great steals, and no haggeling. They also give you an ok amount in trade, but just cash. I wish they offered a little more if you took credit.

wileee

08-14-2006, 06:01 PM

I did notice a copy of Shadow Hearts (complete) at the Gamestop on 45th. It's $40 but still a rare find for anyone looking.

Rihan

09-08-2006, 03:12 PM

A heads up for those of you on the lookout for cheap food.

In the Sunmart ad this week is a coupon for $6 off 4 boxes of General Mills cereal. This coupon is good until the 16th. However, come next week, Neopets Islandberry, Kix, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Peanut Butter Puffs are all going to be on sale 5 for $10. So after coupon you can get 4 boxes of cereal for $2.

Rihan

10-30-2006, 01:24 AM

Was anyone out at TRU this morning? Curious what the lines were like, if any.

defiance_17

10-30-2006, 02:01 AM

I was wondering the same thing. Does anyone have plans for the Wii launch? I'm thinking about going to Wal-Mart in Fergus Falls (if only for the fact that it won't have the Fargo spillover I expect the Dillworth store to have) and trying to snatch one at midnight.

Rihan

10-30-2006, 01:16 PM

If I was going to go out of town to get one, I would hit up the DL Walmart, with the one worry being that DL will attract everyone within a 30 mile radius. I wonder if Pamida will be getting any in. That would probably be the easiest bet for getting one, except that they aren't open 24 hours.

defiance_17

10-30-2006, 07:49 PM

With the g-d "blue law," I have to skip into MN to get one at midnight. I didn't even think of DL, maybe that would be a reasonable option, although Fergus Falls might be better (if further away). I'll have to make some phone calls and find out about Dilworth.

Rihan

10-31-2006, 02:09 PM

Ugh, I completely forgot about that stupid law. Yeah, Dilworth will definently be swamped. I'm glad I'm not going to try to get one right away at launch.

defiance_17

11-03-2006, 04:29 PM

Has anyone seen Guitar Hero 2 on shelves in the area?

Rihan

11-04-2006, 12:51 AM

Has anyone seen Guitar Hero 2 on shelves in the area?

As of Wednesday neither BB or the Fargo Walmart had any out, haven't been anywhere else.

Rihan

11-04-2006, 10:01 PM

Checked Moorhead Target tonight, no GH2

defiance_17

11-17-2006, 08:31 PM

I made a few phone calls tonight regarding the Nintendo Wii if anyone's interested:

Target (Moorhead): ~20 units, handing out vouchers at 7:00 a.m.
Target (Fargo): unknown units (~50 from other sources), handing out vouchers at 11:00 a.m.

Walmart (Dilworth): 29 units, people already standing outside

Toys 'R' Us: 20 units, all preordered (I think they're full of shit)

I might see how the Targets are on Sunday morning, or just wait until I stumble across one in a store sometime. What a nightmare.

Rihan

11-18-2006, 06:03 PM

I just drove by the Dilworth Walmart about 20 minutes ago and it looks like if they aren't all claimed, they are awfully close.

Rihan

11-19-2006, 04:48 PM

Both the Moorhead and Fargo Target stores are sold out of the Wii. Official word from a family friend that works at the Fargo store was that they handed out 41 tickets before they opened and then 10 people were able to just walk in after they opened and buy them.

defiance_17

11-24-2006, 06:40 PM

Still no luck finding a Wii (although I haven't been trying that hard...), so if anyone sees them in stock, especially those of you across the river, I'd appreciate a heads-up.

Anyone do any shopping today? If so, how were the crowds?

Rihan

12-12-2006, 05:36 PM

Anyone looking to get in on the FFIII/FFXII deal at TRU, they had at least 6 copies of XII left as of about 12:30, but they are out of slips for III. I would ask as it wouldn't be the first time the slip system has failed.

Oh, they are also out of the bags.

starman9000

12-19-2006, 06:40 PM

I went to the K-mart on University and they had a bunch of games for 14.99. They had that Mark Echo game for 4.

Has anyone seen a Wii anywhere?

defiance_17

12-20-2006, 12:00 AM

I went to the K-mart on University and they had a bunch of games for 14.99. They had that Mark Echo game for 4.

Has anyone seen a Wii anywhere?

I haven't seen a Wii anywhere in the area, but TRU did have Classic Controllers and Wiimotes as of tonight. I braved the cold on Sunday morning to get one, but it was at a Target near my parents' place. I'm not sure how the lines were up here, but I arrived at 3:20, and I was the last to get one. Nintendo is loving this.

starman9000

12-21-2006, 06:15 PM

I haven't seen a Wii anywhere in the area, but TRU did have Classic Controllers and Wiimotes as of tonight. I braved the cold on Sunday morning to get one, but it was at a Target near my parents' place. I'm not sure how the lines were up here, but I arrived at 3:20, and I was the last to get one. Nintendo is loving this.

Oh well, I guess I am not in a hurry.

Does anyone plan on going to bestbuy on Sunday for the HBO sale? I'd love to get Rome, but I won't be able to make it. PM if interested.

Also, TRU had 9 PS3's as off 2ish this afternoon. They were sold out of Wii's though. They got 12 Wii's and 10 PS3's I was told.

Rihan

12-28-2006, 10:10 PM

As of about 3:30pm today the Moorhead Target had 1 Wii in stock and out on the shelf. Would have posted sooner but the boards were down.

defiance_17

12-29-2006, 03:40 PM

As of tomorrow you'll have one less CAG to compete with. I'm moving on to bigger and better things, which means everyone else has a little less information and (hopefully) more games/DVDs to go around. I'll keep an eye on this thread for when I come back to visit, but by and large our relationship is over. Good luck!

drone8888

12-29-2006, 05:34 PM

I enjoy Craven Moorehead myself :) Very nice indeed.

Rihan

01-09-2007, 11:14 PM

starman9000

01-09-2007, 11:25 PM

If you can't find a PS3 (don't know why you would want one...) in the area, you are blind. They are all over. I counted at least 25 between Best Buy, Target, Kmart, and Walmart.

Still no Wiis though :(

Yeah, no problems with PS3's. I got a Wii a TRU before Christmas, but I haven't seen one since.

Mr.Answer

01-09-2007, 11:56 PM

If you can't find a PS3 (don't know why you would want one...) in the area, you are blind. They are all over. I counted at least 25 between Best Buy, Target, Kmart, and Walmart.

Still no Wiis though :(

best buy in Grand forks on Sunday has 22 ps3s, target=9, walmart 14, didn't hit gamestop but all the sales guys I talked to said no one at all are buying ps3s.

Rihan

01-15-2007, 12:26 PM

Don't know if its still there, but as of about 6pm Saturday night, Vidcycle on 13th Ave. had a copy of Steel Batalion for $99, It was sitting on the back end of the front counter.

Software Etc. in the mall also had a copy of Gitaroo Man, but at $40 it was a little too much for my blood....

LitBolt

01-24-2007, 03:50 PM

As of 1:30 PM today, Fargo Target has somewhere in the vicinity of like nine Wiis. A friend called to let me know, said it was the fastest he'd ever seen anyone fully wake up.

Rihan

01-24-2007, 11:40 PM

As of 1:30 PM today, Fargo Target has somewhere in the vicinity of like nine Wiis. A friend called to let me know, said it was the fastest he'd ever seen anyone fully wake up.

Gah....I'm waiting for Best Buy to get them in. I have like $200 in gift cards to use up there and the Wii would be perfect.

starman9000

02-02-2007, 08:43 PM

Cash Wise in Moorhead is selling their used DVD's 3 for 9.49. Not a huge selection, but some good stuff. On the plus side they always come complete, but on the bad side they write on the disc.

Rihan

02-06-2007, 03:04 PM

Moorhead Target has a ton of the PS2 Tony Hawk Project 8 with deck bundles now marked down to $22.54

Rihan

02-15-2007, 08:34 AM

There were about 8 Wiis at the Moorhead Target as of about 5pm yesterday afternoon.

Rihan

02-27-2007, 10:16 AM

starman9000

02-27-2007, 10:49 AM

Was the first one in Best Buy Monday morning and the clearence games were either non-exsistant in the first place or someone went through over the weekend and got them all to price adjust later. By the time I got out of there I couldn't believe the number of people clammering around the area with lists in hand.....

I was there too, to get a dvd. I didn't even bother looking for games, as there were plenty of dissappointed looking folks in the game section.

That Best Buy never seems to have much of these clearance/older games, so I would guess that didn't have most of them to begin with.

You weren't the guy who asked the blueshirt about the sale were you?

Rihan

02-27-2007, 10:16 PM

I was there too, to get a dvd. I didn't even bother looking for games, as there were plenty of dissappointed looking folks in the game section.

That Best Buy never seems to have much of these clearance/older games, so I would guess that didn't have most of them to begin with.

You weren't the guy who asked the blueshirt about the sale were you?

No, but I was standing in the DVD section about 10-15 feet away when that guy did. I had to restrain myself from laughing. :lol: "I don't know what kind of fictitious website you got your information from" :applause:

Yeah, I went out there mainly for the B1G1 "glitch" on the SE DVDs. Got Mystic River and Goodfellas. I was hoping they would still have a copy of We Love Katamari, but ah well.

I got a kick out of the employee walking around in the section, price tags in hand, wondering why the hell he couldn't find anything :lol:

starman9000

02-27-2007, 10:49 PM

No, but I was standing in the DVD section about 10-15 feet away when that guy did. I had to restrain myself from laughing. :lol: "I don't know what kind of fictitious website you got your information from" :applause:

Yeah, I think he replied: "I got it from the general internet" :lol:

Rihan

02-28-2007, 12:08 AM

Yeah, I think he replied: "I got it from the general internet" :lol:

I also overheard someone calling on the phone asking them about it. :applause: What the hell is wrong with people?

Rihan

05-22-2007, 03:37 PM

Anyone looking to get in on the Avatar error at Best Buy, I was able to get 2 copies of it. Beware the old lady, I can almost guarentee you she won't give it to you, but the one I dealt with didn't even think twice about it. There were 4 copies left after I got out of there.