I was at a Wal-Mart slightly outside the boundaries of my usual haunts over the weekend and got really excited when I stumbled upon a giant "Clearance" rack at the end of one of the aisles. This magical area contained gems such as Excite Truck for $49.99, PS2 Greatest Hits titles for $19.99, and my personal favorite, Madden 2004 for Playstation 1 for $29.99. No I won't tell you where it is, I want it all to myself!!!

Originally Posted by NAmato I was at a Wal-Mart slightly outside the boundaries of my usual haunts over the weekend and got really excited when I stumbled upon a giant "Clearance" rack at the end of one of the aisles. This magical area contained gems such as Excite Truck for $49.99, PS2 Greatest Hits titles for $19.99, and my personal favorite, Madden 2004 for Playstation 1 for $29.99. No I won't tell you where it is, I want it all to myself!!!

Yep, this sounds exactly like the "clearance" area I found at the local WM stores. It was mostly Wii shovelware and greatest hits stuff, all for retail. And about 10 copies of a Tiger Woods game for PS1.

This thread is a great idea, sp00ge. Kudos to you for making it.

Sucks, of course, that we need a thread for a major B&M retailer, whose deals are almost always YMMV.

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$10 each at Irving, TX

Spiderman 3 for 360
Cabelas Alaskan Adventures for 360

Originally Posted by Zygote 360 for $10 at Irving, TX Spiderman 3 Cabelas Alaskan Adventures

I almost crapped my pants when i read the first sentence. lol. i thought the system was ten bucks.lol. i need to go to sleep.

$10 jewel case games in the PC games section:

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (DVD)
Star Wars Republic Commando (DVD)
Star Wars Battlefront II (DVD)
Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection

This was in Las Vegas, NV.

Sports games is the only thing on clearance. Oh and kid games like Bee Movie or something like that

Originally Posted by NAmato Madden 2004 for Playstation 1 for $29.99. No I won't tell you where it is, I want it all to myself!!!

What.. the.. FUCK? Those should be on a table, outside of the store with a sign that says 'PLEASE TAKE ME'

They should be donated to the homeless so they can burn and have some heat during winter months.

Originally Posted by DrNo888 They should be donated to the homeless so they can burn and have some heat during winter months.

ya, the plastic would kill them, that would not be cool.

I swear I was gonna make this last week. I didn't know if it'd be a good idea or not.
I think it'd be good to re-mention Grigmiore and Shining Force EXA, both for PS2 for 20.00. Clearance or not, it's pretty universal.
Also I saw a Play Amp by Logitech for PSP was 15.00. This was Apache Junction, AZ. Also the DS and GBA holiday bundles with the carrying case were 14.99. This seems to be a universal drop though.

In 2005 I found dreamcast games at a NEW Walmart. I kid you not. Apparently, they had been transfered from an older store that had been shut down.

2005, folks.

Originally Posted by 62t I just gave you the example of nintendogs. someone posted Wii Play for $25. Do you really thing thats on the list? Markdowns are up to individual store.

Never mind. You missed the other part of the argument. I didn't mean proof of YMMV, I meant proof there was never the same item on clearance in multiple stores in different areas. Which over the years have included black 360 peripherals, Gameboy Players, Playstation 2 HDs just to name a couple off the top of my head.

Video Now Players for 3$ (toy department)

I saw 2 young employees marking all the stuff down in toys, said they were given a $3000 limit to work with, but thought they would go over that. So its true that walmart gives stores a set amount of dollars to clearance and then distributes that over the various items on the clearance piles. Not 5 min after I got to the clearance toys the resellers hit and started snapping up everything in sight and loading down 2-3 carts each, strangely they were taking all the walmart off brand toys and leaving the good stuff behind.

The clearance values they assign to the items seem to be pretty arbitrary, they have the employee walk around with a price scanner, scan each item, then assign a value to it on their own, they are like, ok this item is 1$, this is 3$ etc.. There is no markdown schedule sent from corporate.

The values are based on walmarts original pricing though, which for some items, isn't all that great!

No I don't work for walmart and never had, I just stayed in the toy aisle long enough to overhear the 2 clerks talking. This was clearly a case of being in the right place at the right time.

Originally Posted by Sinnbox ya, the plastic would kill them, that would not be cool.

Yeah but that's like killing 2 bums with one stone.

Originally Posted by turls Never mind. You missed the other part of the argument. I didn't mean proof of YMMV, I meant proof there was never the same item on clearance in multiple stores in different areas. Which over the years have included black 360 peripherals, Gameboy Players, Playstation 2 HDs just to name a couple off the top of my head.

i see you point but people are posting whatever deal they can find, and not just clearance stuff. If people are just posting local deals then it should go to regional section.

Picked up Empire Earth III for 12$ last night and 2000 Wii Points and classic controller glove for 11$

Originally Posted by 62t i see you point but people are posting whatever deal they can find, and not just clearance stuff. If people are just posting local deals then it should go to regional section.

How do you know the difference? Wait until somebody is in two different states to verify they got XXX at 19.99 and XXX at 14.99 at a different Wal-Mart? I'd rather filter it myself so I know what to watch out for in the coming days/weeks/months. If they put everything that was clearance in one place it wouldn't be as big of a deal, but in my experience that isn't the case.

Lexington, VA:

Halo 2 for $19.82

which I believe is $10 below MSRP, so an OK deal if you need a new copy.

Originally Posted by cranguy Lexington, VA: Halo 2 for $19.82 which I believe is $10 below MSRP, so an OK deal if you need a new copy.

no thats was "HQ" mark down that went down a few weeks.