What is the best deal you have ever gotten?

[pop311]

For me, it would probably be a DS for $20.

What about you?

[Cambot]

http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/1812/lot8it.th.jpg (http://img133.imageshack.us/my.php?image=lot8it.jpg)

$75.00.

I posted the story here a while back...
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87681

[wbc1228]

For me, it would probably be a DS for $20.



huh?!
a dumb/rich friend?

[pop311]

huh?!
a dumb/rich friend? I took advantage of walmart and Target. During December, Target messed up their ad and said that a DS was $99.99. At the same time, Walmart had a confusing ad that made it look like Seinfel season 5 & 6 were on sale for $10. I go to walmart, show them the ad, they believe the ad and I get seinfeld 5 & 6 for $20. I immeadiatly sell them on ebay for $100 total. 100(money made)-20(how much the DVDs cost)=80 100(DS)-80(profit)= 20

[wbc1228]

I took advantage of walmart and Target. During December, Target messed up their ad and said that a DS was $99.99. At the same time, Walmart had a confusing ad that made it look like Seinfel season 5 & 6 were on sale for $10. I go to walmart, show them the ad, they believe the ad and I get seinfeld 5 & 6 for $20. I immeadiatly sell them on ebay for $100 total. 100(money made)-20(how much the DVDs cost)=80 100(DS)-80(profit)= 20

Wow
Nice
Awesome luck

[Renegade_Zero]

I got a 2nd ds for $20 from a friend just cuz he doesn't want it/rich.

[jeffreyjrose]

I took advantage of walmart and Target. During December, Target messed up their ad and said that a DS was $99.99. At the same time, Walmart had a confusing ad that made it look like Seinfel season 5 & 6 were on sale for $10. I go to walmart, show them the ad, they believe the ad and I get seinfeld 5 & 6 for $20. I immeadiatly sell them on ebay for $100 total. 100(money made)-20(how much the DVDs cost)=80 100(DS)-80(profit)= 20

That's an extremely round-about way to say that you purchased a DS for $20. Hell, back when the CC $5 sale was going on, I bought a Marvel vs. Capcom 2 for Xbox and sold it on eBay for $60. I also bought two more the next week from FYE for $30 each and sold both for around $55-$60 each. So, if I used that $100 profit towards 2 brand new games, I could say they were free.

My point: you bought a DS for $99.99 +tax. The other deal was distinctly separate.

Back to the topic at hand, the best gaming deal I have ever had was probably the Christmas that I received my NES as a gift. 8-)

[DuelLadyS]

This is easy- I found a copy of Suikoden 2 during Gamecrazy's first Classic Plastic sale- 5 bucks for a disc-only copy ain't bad!

[Steggy]

bought earthboudn cart only at a mom and pop shop for 14 bucks, traded it to someone for a complete chrono trigger.


A close second would be me selling my complete copy of megaman x on ebay for 102 dollars, when every other auction for it was goin for 20 BIN

[Pookymeister]

DDS for $10 at TRU was a pretty good deal for me.

[asianxcore]

the best deals I've gotten have only come recently,

Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete ($35 used/complete)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete ($35 used/complete)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Limited Edition) ($30, used, Existence sealed)

[Chacrana]

There's not really a single deal that stands out in particular, but there was a week when I got Grandia III for $15, Grandia II for $25, SMT: DDS Deluxe for $20, and DDS 2 for $20... oh, and those were all new and sealed. There might've been some others I got that week (I had a thread about it) but I forgot them.

[PR Mega X]

Nintendo DS for about $8. And quite a bit of patience.

Anyfreegift.com paid off eventually ;)

[Pookymeister]

Nintendo DS for about $8. And quite a bit of patience.

Anyfreegift.com paid off eventually ;)

if we are taklking about those kind of sites....i can add in
a 20gig ipod, 1 gig ipod shuffle, PSP, DS, and soon xbox 360(or $400 gift card). :lol:

[lpj8]

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - Ps2 for $12.00 at a pawn shop a couple weeks ago.

[YoshiFan1]

Either Time Crisis 2 w/ Guncon 2 for $7.44 at Target or a bunch of 128 MB Duo memory sticks for the PSP for free from Toys R Us.

[guardian_owl]

I'd would say either the summer 2004 Circuit City $5 clearance or the Great $6 Target TV Show price mistake of August 2005 (Sister got Friends S1-9 for $54, Sex in the city Seasons. I got Band of Brothers, Looney Tunes golden collection, Third Rock, Spongebob, Jaws 30th Anniversary, Batman the Animated Series, etc.)

[uli2000]

I got a DS for free. I found it at the hospital I worked at. I took it to security for lost and found and they didnt want to bother doing the paperwork. He told me to just keep it.

[onikage]

I've gotten so many great deals that I can no longer pick one out as the best. There was an indy game store in my hometown(which recently closed) that sold copies of Chrono Trigger, Mario RPG, Earthbound, FF3, etc. for $10 when they had them in stock. I bought a lot of the more expensive SNES games that I didn't have there, including those mentioned.

During the GC 3 for $15 deal I probably bought 25 PS1 RPGS for $5 each. I also found a lot of great N64 games during that sale. A few months ago I bought a poorly listed lot of 5 SNES games on eBay that included Aero Fighters for about $20 total.

[Melhavic]

Marvel vs Capcom 2 for XBOX = $10.00 A gamestop deal. Highest priced used Xbox game. I wanted this game sooooooo bad now.....mission complete(Win quote from Kevin"Garou-Mark of the Wolves").

[zindsoros]

Really good working PS2 with cords
5 crap games
Sony brand Controller
Sony brand Memory card

All for 15$, best part is that this PS2 works better than my old one.

[drsuper23]

1 - I found a copy of Zelda Collector's Edition guide at TRU for a penny.

1a - I also found a sealed copy of World of Outlaws: Sprintcars 2002, put it on eBay. 2 bidders got in a bidding war and it ended up selling for $128. Guy paid that same day.

1b - Found a copy of REZ and traded it for a complete copy of Suikoden 2. The copy of REZ only cost me $29.99

[yukine]

I won a Nintendo Micro from Cartoon Network thanks to this site.

Otherwise, I haven't been able to take advantage of a good sale/deal.

[cdeener]

Well, I have several:

Taking advantage of the trade-ins at Gamerush been able to spend around $500 cash and was able to get 2 DSs, a 360, and many games for PS2, Xbox, and PSP. Kuon, Echo Night Beyond, Galleon, and Red Ninja are the main reasons why I was able to get so much credit. Those that frequent the Gamerush thread know what I am talking about.

Being able to take advantage of Gamestop/EB many times with their deals and finding out about them before some of the employees.

[mkg12]

I would say mine was at the first 3 for $15 Game Crazy sale.

Tactics Ogre(disc only) $5

[CoffeeEdge]

Probably either when I got Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance for PS2, new at Circuit City for $5, or when I got my disc-only copy of Tales of Destiny for $5 at a pawn shop.

And I can't forget the time I found a copy of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater for Game Boy Color. Can't beat that! And the game is actually pretty fun, to me.

[ctice44]

I work at Game Crazy & last month my boss called me saying that some lady just traded in some NES & SNES games......all like new with the boxes & instructions. I headed straight up to work (thinking they might be easy to find games or cheap sports games) and found out almost all of them were RPGs. I bought up most of what she traded in right away. Here is some of the highlights of what I picked up:

SNES (boxed w/ instructions & cart like new):
Final Fantasy II ($7.99)
Final Fantasy III ($7.99)
Ys: Wanderers from Ys III ($10.39)
Secret of Mana ($3.99)
7th Saga ($1.59)
Box & Instructions for my current mint Zelda: Link to the Past (FREE, because we throw them away anyhow)

NES (boxed w/ instructions & cart like new):
Bard's Tale ($6.39)
Zelda II ($1.59) *cherry condition gold cart
Zelda, Legend of ($1.59) *cherry condition gold cart
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest ($3.99)
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse ($2.39)
Dragon Warrior ($3.99)
Dragon Warrior II ($15.99)
Dragon Warrior III ($15.99)
Dragon Warrior IV ($19.99)

These are just some of the games & when it was totaled it was very pricey, but I could pass them up at such a cheap price (complete).
Some other deals in the past have been (not neccessarily at Game Crazy): $20 for Sega Saturn (friend), $20 for Sega Gen w/ Sega CD attatched (GameCrazy), XB Marvel vs Capcom 2 for $5 (CC), Ogre Battle 64 for $15 (CompUSA), SNES Illusion of Gaia for $1 (Deals). That's about all that comes to mind.

[RAMSTORIA]

i got dragon warrior iii and iv for free from a friend, he found them when he moved and said he had no idea whos they were and where they came from

[wubb]

Mine would be a PS2 for $15 at a yard sale last summer.

[djkunai]

$25 for a sealed copy of Super Mario RPG almost exactly one year ago.

[Apossum]

--used PSP for $100 at a pawn shop (some dumb kid was only going to get 70 for it, so he gave it to me for $100.) I still got rid of it, not enough to keep me interested for now.

--New DS $60 after selling some cheap stuff.

--Zelda Windwaker with OOT included - $5

--JVC X'Eye- Free. Found it at a rummage sale. I couldn't find the hook ups (which are the same as Genesis hook ups) and was buying a box full of NES stuff. I threw the X'Eye in there and asked for it for free.

[Mookyjooky]

I got this book about a year ago, and it was a checklist of things to do before you die.

Lets just say the threesome check-box got checked off for only $500 well worth, life changing dollars.

[csidegamer]

Valkyrie Profile for $5 at Gamecrazy

[Kayden]

PSP with 4 games- $100

TRU 90% sale + FYE = lots of credit.

[doubledown]

- XBOX 360 LIVE Kits for $15 after PM
- GameRush trade-in deals...too many to state, paid for my 360
- FREE DVD's back in the day with coupons
- Walmart price mistake on DVD's a long time ago (got Nightmare on Elm Street, Austin Powers Trilogy, House PArty box set and a few others for maybe $50 shipped).

I'm sure there are more....

[Negative]

This
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plus this
http://www.sega-saturn.net/xmenvsstreetfightercover.jpg

also this
http://www.planetshogo.com/dash/reviews/saturn/ffrevenge/ffrcover.jpg

and this
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all for less than
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[PenguinMaster]

I've had two fantastic deals that I can't decide between.

I traded Unreal Tournament (worth about $8 at the time) for Quake 3 Arena, Super Mario RPG (cartridge only), Zelda: A Link to the Past (cartridge only), and Super Mario All-Stars (cartridge only). The guy probably just thought that all SNES games were worthless as it was an old system.

Another time I bought a Sega Nomad, Phantasy Star IV (complete), Phantasy Star II (complete), Shining Force (cartridge only), Vay (Sega CD, complete but manual was torn up), Lunar The Silver Star (Sega CD, complete), Streets of Rage (complete), Streets of Rage 2 (complete), Sol-Feace (Sega CD), Sherlock Holmes (Sega CD), Sega Classics Arcade Collection (Sega CD), and Ys III (complete) all for $90. I didn't really care about the games so I've sold most of the games for over $150. So I basically got the Nomad (which generally are around $60-$80) for around negative $60.

[cranguy]

I'd have to say my two best deals have been....


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$5 ea last summer at a yard sale. Rhapsody was in crispy mint condition. This was before the reprint, so I eBayed it for $114. I kept Dragon Warrior and Brave Fencer, although they're both missing booklets and BFM is missing the FF8 demo.

My other deal was the Chrono Trigger Players' Guide for $1.99 at Gamestop shorlty after Final Fantasy Chronicles was released (someone probably bought the PSX version and traded in their SNES gems for dirt... their loss)

[yukine]

I'd have to say my two best deals have been....

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$5 ea last summer at a yard sale. Rhapsody was in crispy mint condition. This was before the reprint, so I eBayed it for $114. I kept Dragon Warrior and Brave Fencer, although they're both missing booklets and BFM is missing the FF8 demo.

My other deal was the Chrono Trigger Players' Guide for $1.99 at Gamestop shorlty after Final Fantasy Chronicles was released (someone probably bought the PSX version and traded in their SNES gems for dirt... their loss)

When I click your thumbnail it redirects me to Microsoft.com

[cranguy]

Fixed, thanks for the heads-up

[Chacrana]

Oh yeah... I forgot that a year ago or so I got Contra III for a penny on Ebay... shipping was $3, but still a pretty good deal...

[Consummate Canuck]

Suikoden 2 complete for $6.

[AndrewUIS420]

Suikoden 2 (Complete and Mint) for 5 bucks.

[mvega]

Dracula X: Rondo of Blood for the PC Engine Duo for 68.00...

That was SWEET...

[IkilledLassic]

Almost Mint, complete, Panzer Saga for $2 at a garage sale on Long Island. Also from another garage sale, about 6 NES, 20 controllers, a new, boxed 32x, 10 complete SNES games (Notably Mortal Kombat II, Zelda, Final Fight 2), 30 or so NES games, 3 complete genesis games (Insector X, Forgotton Worlds, Zombie At my Neighbors) AND an atari XE system for $20 beans.

[yukine]

Almost Mint, complete, Panzer Saga for $2 at a garage sale on Long Island. Also from another garage sale, about 6 NES, 20 controllers, a new, boxed 32x, 10 complete SNES games (Notably Mortal Kombat II, Zelda, Final Fight 2), 30 or so NES games, 3 complete genesis games (Insector X, Forgotton Worlds, Zombie At my Neighbors) AND an atari XE system for $20 beans.
Wow, you're lucky to find such STUPID people.

[m_que01]

Just recently I was browsing the electronic section in my local craigslist and ran into a guy selling his gamecube for $15. In his post it said that he wanted to get rid of it and was pretty much giving it away. I already own a gamecube but for $15 I might as well get a backup. I came to pick it up and noticed that it also came with a memory card and two wireless controls. That must have been the best deal I've had in a while, right next to paying $230 for my bigger video game deal of a Sony PS2 w/2 controllers, memory card, MGS 3: Subsistence, shadow of the collossus, I love katamari, katamari damacy and a Nintendo Gamecube w/2 wireless controllers, 3 regular controllers, 2 memory cards, Animal Crossing, Pikmin 2, Mario Tennis, Skies of Arcadia, Super Monkey Ball 2, Skies of Arcadia Legends, Zelda Collector's Edition, and Megaman Anniversary. So Now I'm stuck with 3 gamecubes, and 2 PS2s after these deals.

[IkilledLassic]

Wow, you're lucky to find such STUPID people.


The Panzer was with about 10 other Saturn games and a beat up console that looked like a dog pissed and shat on it for about 6 years. But the game was in a somewhat mint condition, which I always thought was odd. The other deal was late in the day, and I guess the women wanted to get rid of her stuff. Im sure there was more at the sale, in fact I remember seeing a 2600 with a bunch a games in a suitcase, but I was late to work and had to roll.

[anotherpoorgamer]

My best deal had to be with the gilitch was Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life for $0.01 ! :)
Best non-mistake, back in the day, would be a brand new Sega Nomad for $60 from TRU!
Though not a good deal, but good for me since I can't order online, complete Dance Dance Revolution: Konamix for $30 and Namco Museum Vol. 4 for $4

[yukine]

The Panzer was with about 10 other Saturn games and a beat up console that looked like a dog pissed and shat on it for about 6 years. But the game was in a somewhat mint condition, which I always thought was odd. The other deal was late in the day, and I guess the women wanted to get rid of her stuff. Im sure there was more at the sale, in fact I remember seeing a 2600 with a bunch a games in a suitcase, but I was late to work and had to roll.

Still good deals though, especially the second one. The nicest deal I ever had at a yard sale was getting an NES, R.O.B, NES Power Glove, and a couple of games for $5.00. :roll:

[drock]

Purely videogames, I'd say it was finding 3 copies of Valkyrie Profile sealed at TRU for $20 each (Also got 3 sealed copies of Lunar 2: EB Complete at the same time for the same price).

My favorite deal though was when I was buying a HDTV in preparation for my 360 last fall. I bought a refurbed Sony 34" (34HS420) for $700 after a coupon, it was a nice enough TV but not drool worthy like the higher-end Sony CRTs. However, when they brought the TV out to my car it was a new 34XBR960, Sony's top of the line CRT (~$1700). And man does it look nice with my 360 and HD programming.

[toldawg128]

Mine would have to be winning Mario Kart Double Dash! back when it was a $50 game.

[jdevlin7756]

$0 for a full gig of RAM for my laptop is the best I've ever done (new at BestBuy).
But as far as video game deals; I got my DS for $30 new at BB when they sent me a huge reward zone certificate I didn't earn.

[alfonsosoriano]

Last winters (2004-2005 winter) TRU Green Tag sale, combined with the exclusionless trade in deal at EBGames where you got $5 bonus credit for each game. I ended up turnin $30 spending into $80 EB credit.

[mofo1115]

Last winters (2004-2005 winter) TRU Green Tag sale, combined with the exclusionless trade in deal at EBGames where you got $5 bonus credit for each game. I ended up turnin $30 spending into $80 EB credit.

haha I remember that. I'm sure lots of CAG's remember how profitable those days were. I guess that would be my best deal if you consider that a deal. Made hundreds so quickly with two eb's in my mall. =)

[boyward]

Dragon Warrior VII (complete) and Star Ocean 2 (complete) for $2 each at the pawn shop.

[crowbb]

A while back I walked into a CompUSA and they had a bin of cheap games. Most were $5 and under I think. The thing was many of them had $10 rebates on them. Even though the rebate said they wouldn't give you more than the cost I still ended up getting a big pile of $10 rebates in the form of gift cards which I then used to get a DS for free and a Saitek X52 joystick for a good chunk off.

In a non-gaming story back when eBay first started the buy it now option I bought a large lot of old Transformers in excellent condition for $40. It included many of the most sought after ones like the Dinobots and most of the first 2 years of the line in immaculate condition. I think there were about 40 or 50 TFs in all. At the time I estimated the lot was worth about $1500-2000 based on eBay prices. Most of them have since been reissued and are worth less now though but it was still a great deal.

Edit: Forgot about this one. I had gone with a friend to Best Buy where he was going to buy some laptop on sale. We got in as they opened he was the 5th person on line. The ad said minimum 12 per store. They had 4. We both complained to Best Buy and the state attorney general and the BBB. The end result was us both getting $50 gift cards from both the store we went to AND Best Buy corporate for a total of $100 apiece. Not really a deal but I like free money.

[Pookymeister]

We got in as they opened he was the 5th person on line.

Are you from NY? :lol:

[jah2004]

Wind Waker/ Ocarina of Time Gamecube $5
Lunar Silver Star PS1 (complete except for soundtrack $20)
Digital Devil Saga 1 sealed $10

[mackaikai]

i wouldn't call this a deal, but it was a crazy experience i had and ...looking back, i feel bad about it... ;o anyway,

when PS2 wasn't even out in US, i bought a ton of Japanese PS2 games from buyrite for 9.99 and sold them on ebay for 80+.....sold at least 30~40 copies, and then back when Metal Gear Solid 2 was just announced, Asia market got this weird DVD with some videos on it (not games)...people on ebay were paying 120+ for the DVDs.. i bought about 20 copies from buyrite1.net at the time for 9.99 each and sold them on ebay...made a ton of money

used those money to buy myself a Apple Powerbook and spent the rest on a ton of stuff that i don't even remember what

[eau]

Beast deal for games?

Mine would have to be the CC's B2G1 free deal. Best score was $19.99 games for $2 each.

[Tromack]

PSP for 150 new.

[DigitalSpace]

A loose copy of Earthbound for $4 at a CD/Game Exchange in 2004. Coincedentially, it was the 100'th game in my collection.

[schultzed]

These threads (one gets started like this every few months) always run wild because they aren't defined very well.

If its the most money made on a gaming deal:

$450 in profit for being a 360-selling bastard or

$200 in profit selling a WOW CE ($40 at Target)

Best percentage return on money spent:

.60 copy of Skies of Arcadia guide that sold for over $60 on ebay

Best "deal" in the long term:

Flipping $5 games for $10-$13 in EBGames credit (for many months and making quite a bit of credit which made all kinds of purchases cheaper by 50%)

Cheapest game:

.01 copy of Midway Arcade 2 (TRU)

Best deal on a new game that I wanted:

$16.88 for GTA SA on release day (wrote a whole thread on the Target raincheck)
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28886

Thank you CAG!

[sonarrat]

I totally scored in Gamestop's B2G1F. I walked into a store I visited not even a week ago and walked out with three Gamecube games I had not seen the last time I was there:

Disney Sports Football - $14.99
Beyond Good & Evil - $12.99
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time & Master Quest - free

Free... how? The price tag said $9.99! Whoever had processed the trade-in had used the SKU for the N64 game by mistake, and as a result, I now have a free copy of Master Quest which sits alongside my $20 black-label Wind Waker.

[Sofa King Cheap]

Overstock.com sending me an extra (read "free") PSP at launch.

[Strider Turbulence]

Sooo many for me but two stick out: Valkrie Profile complete and mint for $10. I took it to the register, bought it, then ran.

Ogre Battle on SNES for under $10 (when it was going for like over $100 at funcoland).

[taiidanx]

Sooo many for me but two stick out: Valkrie Profile complete and mint for $10. I took it to the register, bought it, then ran.

Ogre Battle on SNES for under $10 (when it was going for like over $100 at funcoland).
Damn way to steal my thunder!

I had the samething happen, bought VP for $10 mint and complete at a local hobby shop like 5 years ago.

[magictoilet]

I bought a mint and complete disgaea from my rich rich rich rich friend who thinks of it as just an outdated rpg for $15.

[unforeseen]

Final Fantasy II and Final Fnatasy III for $0.99 each at GameRush.

[boyboy1080]

the best deal that i got was when i got the gamecube kiosk for free

[pop311]

the best deal that i got was when i got the gamecube kiosk for free how?

[boyboy1080]

the toys r us that i was working at were gonna throw it away because it was closing. asked them if i could have it. they said yes

[Mojimbo]

One of the best off the top of my head was when I picked up 3 Gamecube bongos and 3 Wavebirds to finish off my set for $3.74 each last September at Target. It was a combination of a 50% off store closing sale and a 75% off clearance.

[Michaellvortega]

Mac Mini with a gig of ram, with the APPLE brand mouse and keyboard for $150 plus a 400GB hard drive that got for free. I'm using it right now, It's great for checking out porn and not getting BS installed on my Precious Media center.

[captainfrizo]

There's been a few good deals over the years, here's the three best off the top of my head -

1. Complete copy of Suikoden - $6.99 at Gamerush (purchased with credit)

2. Fallout double-pack - 25 cents at K-Mart (cent for cent probably the best deal I've ever gotten)

3. New PSP and 2 games - $0 at Gamerush on launch day. Granted, I traded-in a bunch of crap over a few weeks to get the credit but I never got rid of anything I missed. I consider it a great deal looking back.

[auralia]

remember the ocarina of time/masterquest gc game that came free w/ windwaker i think... wellt hey had like 5 at my px and i brought one up knowing fullwell i couldnt' buy it thye couldn't figure it out (this was about a year after WW came out) as it was not for resale so they just gave it to me and said don't tell anyoneand pulled the rest from the floor still have it sealed :D

[briansraregames]

At my local gamecrazy, found an unopened Super Mario Bros for NES for $0.89 and turned it into a quick $200 on ebay.

[Strider Turbulence]

At my local gamecrazy, found an unopened Super Mario Bros for NES for $0.89 and turned it into a quick $200 on ebay.

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

I think I would have kept that and built a shrine around it though.

[CaoPi]

evergrace for 1.99 at CC lol the other wk.

[reluctant00]

But I nabbed Guitar Hero used on Ebay for 54 bones(40 base price, 15 bucks for Priority Mail, 3-Day delivery). Complete in box, the stickers were in tact, all manuals. Didn't look like it'd ever really been removed from the box at all, aside from the game(wasn't sealed, but again, looked pristine).

Best deal I've managed so far, but I'm pretty new to regular game buying.

[briansraregames]

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

I think I would have kept that and built a shrine around it though.

I hear ya there.

[RAMSTORIA]

i got final fantasy iii a couple days ago at goodwill for 3 bucks, not bad at all

[Michaellvortega]

i got final fantasy iii a couple days ago at goodwill for 3 bucks, not bad at all

I hate you

[Number83]

I stumbled across a sealed Valkyrie Profile about 2 years ago at a Gamestop. It rang up $49.99 pre-owned, but since it was still sealed, I talked the store manager into giving me the new price...$14.99.

[UnderwaterMadman]

3 copies of super puzzle fighter two when it was very rare from Media play for $5 each.

[cyberlian]

Vandal Hearts 9.99
Vandal Hearts 2 6.99
Breath of Fire III 9.99
Breath of Fire IV 12.99
Tales of Destiny 6.99
Suikoden 6.99
Suikoden II 6.99
Lunar: Silver Star Story 6.99
Lunar: Eternal Blue 6.99
Total $50.94 after b2g1 deal at gamerush

But if considered, my free 360 w/ 2 games and a but load of other stuff from every10minutes takes the cake in terms of "best deal".

[asianxcore]

just remembered, I got Project Gotham Racing 3 for Xbox 360 for $10 sealed. woo

[vietgurl]

I got a free sealed copy of Capcom vs. SNK 2 for PS2.

[eau]

A brand new slim PS2 - won it as a prize :mrgreen:

[thealternakid]

Best deal i have ever gotten was a 50 inch Magnavox projection TV that the guy that used to live above me left by the trash.
My wife and I went out to get Pizza and i had to test it. We wheeled it over to my window and ran an extension cord out. As we were testing it, the guy opened his window and told me that i could have it as he was moving. It worked perfectly, however a 50 inch tv in my little apartment was too big.
I sold it on Craigslist for 450$ and bought a nice 32 inch HDTV for a total of 50$ out of pocket.
That was a good day... and the lesson is, always look in the trash.

[steve_k]

Here's a breakdown of a few of my best deals:

Brand new Nintendo Gamecube with sealed Metriod Prime: $30 plus tax
Working Xbox with Thompson Drive (system only) - $5
Playstation 2: $150 back when MSRP was $300
Nintendo NES (system only): $10
Gameboy Advance: $10 profit (package deal for $20, sold unwanted games for $30)
Used Dreamcast with controller and cables: $10 at a pawn shop
Gradius 5 for PS2: $5
Gran Turismo 4: $10 back when MSRP was $50
Gran Turismo 3: $1 (disc only)
Zone of the Enders - Second Runner: $5.99 the week it came out (MSRP $50)
Chronicles of Riddick (Xbox): $5.99 used, but in like-new condition
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2X (Xbox): $1, disc only

....and a few more I'm sure I'm forgetting

[Renegade_Zero]

o and I got also got a sealed Marvel Vs Capcom 2 ps2, mint MvC2 ps2, and a mint MvC2 Xbox for $20 total from a friend.

[rly723]

got a deal today!! xbox 360 premium edition for $389 total

[jPoD]

Bought a used DS w/ Super Mario DS, and Tiger Woods DS for $50 when it was still $150 new. Pretty damn good deal, and still pretty good.

[KiySeph]

I'd have to say it's a tie for me.

I picked up a mint, complete PS2 copy of Rez for $2 at a local garage sale and I also purchased a mint, complete PS1 copy of Intelligence Cube for a $1 at a flea market as well.

[RedvsBlue]

got a deal today!! xbox 360 premium edition for $389 total

I'll see your premium for $389 and raise you a core for $240 (I know your going to say about the hdd but my parents bought it as a christmas present).

[Kain Vincent]

o and I got also got a sealed Marvel Vs Capcom 2 ps2, mint MvC2 ps2, and a mint MvC2 Xbox for $20 total from a friend.

That's alot of Marvel vs Capcom 2. :applause:

[boyboy1080]

traded several pennied out strategy guides for complete ff7 non gh

[Cmosfm]

Xbox 360 Premium version without Hard Drive for 150.00

[crazytalkx]

Earthbound for $3

[boyboy1080]

how did you get earthbound for $3

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

My best deal, that would have to be a toss up between the 2 Hunter games for Xbox that I just bought at a thrift store 2 weeks ago for $2.45. Sadly, the second one, Redeemer, was just stuffed into the case for Reckoning and neither had instruction manuals.

The other would be all the games I swapped into FYE to get enough credit up to buy a slim PStwo(after rebate deal, if they ever get the fucking thing right) for about $32.

And of course, my recent purchase of MAT2 for XBox for $2 from a local Kmart.

[Ishy]

21 sealed, just-released XBOX, PS2, and GCN games + a NIB XBox wireless adapter - $220 total at game store owner's garage sale in late 2004

FFI NES - $5 at a flea market

Complete NES system + 8 games + complete Dreamcast system + 5 games - $6 at a garage sale

And not game-related, but I got an $1100 Knoll Platner coffee table at a garage sale for $80 yesterday :)

[blueshinra]

Hmm... the best deals I've gotten that I can think of are Final Fantasy VII PC (new) for $10 back in 2000, Bust A Groove (used, complete) for about $15 back around 2002-2003, and the Dreamcast maracas (used, complete) for $40, also around 2002-2003.

[Cmosfm]

Earthbound for $3

Oddley enough I picked up Earthbound for 3.00 at the flea market this morning.

[cdeener]

Let's go down the list of deals I have gotten:

2 Brand New Nintendo DSs for about 50 bucks out of pocket through trade-ins at Gamerush.

PSP Used for 40 out of pocket through trade-ins at Gamestop.

PS2 New cost me 30 bucks out of pocket through trade-ins at EB.

Gamecube New for 20 bucks out of pocket from a friend which I sold for 90 bucks before they dropped the retail price of $99.

Greatest system deal of them all: Premium Xbox 360 with about 200 bucks through trade-ins at Gamerush.

[Cmosfm]

Let's go down the list of deals I have gotten:

2 Brand New Nintendo DSs for about 50 bucks out of pocket through trade-ins at Gamerush.

PSP Used for 40 out of pocket through trade-ins at Gamestop.

PS2 New cost me 30 bucks out of pocket through trade-ins at EB.

Greatest system deal of them all: Premium Xbox 360 with about 200 bucks through trade-ins at Gamerush.

I'm sorry, but I don't really consider these "deals"...anyone can do this! A deal is finding something at an excellent price...not having to work for it.

[cranguy]

Agreed with Cmosfm

[djkunai]

Yo.

[JackSuper]

Tengen Tetris (NES) for $7 at a Gamestop, i guess.

[Cambot]

Every video ame in the world, complete, for free.

Just kidding. No, really, I'm kidding. But I did get an SNES, mint complete Secret of Mana, FFII, Super Castlevania IV, the 3 Star Wars Games, MK, Young Merlin, and about eight other complete games for $75.00.

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[billyG]

About 8 months ago I got a call at work from my g/f telling me she was at good will and they had some nintendo games she was going to get for me.

So when I got home I see this big green laundry tub in the middle of the living room with a piece of tape on it that said $20. Inside was a complete NES with two official nintendo game storage things with 35 mint games inside all with instructions and one of those nintendo guides that covers almost all of the first party games. Also there was a complete SNES inside with 4 games w/ instructions one of the games was FFII. Was a nice $20 gift to come home to.

Also I picked up a mint mini SNES at a garage sale for $15 a while back.

[ejgarc]

During the last B2G1 sale at ebgames I found a Metal Gear Solid: Limited Edition and sold it on ebay the next day. Ended up getting $240 for it. Not really a deal, but rather sheer luck. Lucky is better than good though . . .

[toldawg128]

I bought a PS1 at a rummage sale for $2. Got 13 NES games and a couple controllers for 50 cents each at a garage sale (including: Double Dragon 3, Mike Tyson Punch-Out, TMNT, SMB2).

I bought a SMS, Dreamcast, 2 genesis', Saturn, and a bunch of games and accessories in one eBay auction for $62 shipped.

[nnthomas]

I found Suikoden II, sans instruction booklet, for $5 at a rental store. I even peeled off the horrible CD cover they had on it without tearing the label off the CD.

[ajumbaje]

nes with no controllers, no cables, just the system for 79 cents

[TehTriggerman]

Hmmm. Mine would be a Nintendo wavebird and First party carrying case for free.8-)