Originally Posted by stoned99 See, even when the thread is only 40 posts long ppl can't be bothered to read it. They simply post their lazy ass request and completely ignore the big informative #1 post. When a thread is actively maintained like this one there is just no rational reason to create it anew. You new thread junkies are just off your rockers.

And one more thing, I'm noticing that the DIGG counts have all reset for the new threads, that can't be good for CAG. Healthy DIGG scores bring in ppl from the outside, if it gets reset any 5 days to zero whats the point of digging any thread.

Originally Posted by io It is certainly possible to get a gift/value card later, but YMMV on this manager letting you do it. I guess you could try it when he isn't there - say you need to give the credit to your Dad for Father's day .

i had a feeling she was lieing! I would but every time I go she is always working from open to close. It's okay though, thanks to you guys i have been able to shift credit from there to gamestop and back to other blockbusters .

On another note, I enjoy seeing the employees giving me a stupid look when I ask them for a price check. They tell me its going to be such and such price on the box until they ring it up, "Oh its cheaper" and i smirk at them. I made this one girl get beatiful katamari out the glass case for me and she was having trouble opening it up. When we got it the price said 40 something and i asked her to price check and she gave me attitude. She told me 19.99 and I said no thanks and she gave me more attitude. she had to put it back in the glass case and i was while she was fighting with the lock.

P.S. gamestop employees don't know jack sh**. Twice I had to inform them of the $10 deal!

Got my GS credit up to 320 and managed to pick up a 60gb Ps3 for 225 off someone who was going to trade it in..... Dear Diary, JACKPOT!

wow spauldingfan lucky you 225 for 60gb ps3 i woulda so buy it even for 250 lol nice deal man. I have 33$ credit at block buster what would be best for me to do to transfer it to GS with profit or even?

Originally Posted by luan87us wow spauldingfan lucky you 225 for 60gb ps3 i woulda so buy it even for 250 lol nice deal man. I have 33$ credit at block buster what would be best for me to do to transfer it to GS with profit or even?

Hell's yeah! Even the GS clerk kept telling him to ebay it for more money.... Now I got to sell my 40gb ps3 which i'll prob get more than 225 for
If I were you I would look for Meet the Robinsons, Pirates of the Carribean, Virtua Tennis 3, Spiderman Fof or Sonic and the secret Rings if you want to transfer your 33 to GS with no loss.

Originally Posted by luan87us wow spauldingfan lucky you 225 for 60gb ps3 i woulda so buy it even for 250 lol nice deal man. I have 33$ credit at block buster what would be best for me to do to transfer it to GS with profit or even?

Oh I dont know maybe the whole list in the first post would be a good place to start?

I think its time for Cheapy to implement the premium memberships... Its starting to feel like Gamefaqs in here.

Originally Posted by spauldingfan Hell's yeah! Even the GS clerk kept telling him to ebay it for more money.... Now I got to sell my 40gb ps3 which i'll prob get more than 225 for If I were you I would look for Meet the Robinsons, Pirates of the Carribean, Virtua Tennis 3, Spiderman Fof or Sonic and the secret Rings if you want to transfer your 33 to GS with no loss.

Wait I didnt see a quote for Pirates of the Carribean. Maybe in the old thread?
Could you specify which version, price at BB and trade price at GS?
Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the new thread, Io!

Just one request, if possible --

Could we keep current TIVs in the first post? That way we don't have a million "Hay whats the tiv on X" posts coming up every Tuesday. A thousand, tops.

Just a quick note before I spend the rest of my evening assembling furniture. I ran out on the family from 6-9pm to transfer some credit. I hit up 3 Blockbusters and 2 Gamestops and was able to transfer $145 in BB credit into $158 at Gamestop. I also picked up a Stranglehold which I am going to trade at my local store tomorrow. The only reason I did this is that I saw something fairly cool at every one of those Blockbusters, and it's name is Blast Works and Lost Planet Colonies, both available in large quantity new! I was quite shocked, especially on Blast Works as that has been out for a while - it shows a bit of positive reaction in BB's game stocking as they have decided to stock this sleeper game well after release.

I'll be trading that Stranglehold and picking up both of those from my local store tomorrow (hopefully - didn't actually check there today but all the others seem to have them).

I traded all the usual suspects and there was not a drop to be seen - all prices as in the OP. I was even able to trade 2 Spiderman FoF at one GS (was in hurry since the Mall closed in 15 minutes and I wasn't sure if I'd make it to the other GS there in time so I gave it a shot). Since I had 8 games total I don't even think the guy noticed. Also, I need to stop rejecting purchases from BB as I have been turning down about 1/3 of the discs I look at (including 2 360 MtR, unfortunately). But they barely check at GS and I haven't had a single problem wrt refurbishing fees and whatnot. Of course that could be because I'm being fairly selective...

Oh, and I was able to snag some GTA 1-month trial cards. So the gas I used (maybe $7-$8 worth) to travel 50 miles to do all this I can pawn off on those cards . Yeah, it does take a 50 mile round trip for me to hit up 3 Blockbusters and a couple of Gamestops. You people in big metro areas have it easy!

Originally Posted by asthmatic sonic rider (wii) from costco. $12.31 to $26 as of 6/13 This game will not scan correctly but if you have an employee that knows what they are doing, they will look it up manually, write down the new UPC code (im not sure if that is what it is called) which is 735183. So instead of scanning the barcode, they can just type 735183 and it will show up.

I'm glad I only found 1 copy of Sonic Riders at my Costco. I called before picking it up and they quoted me $26. I will trade in tomorrow (along w/ American Idol and Stranglehold). If I have no problems, I will pass by another Costco and see if I can find more.

Oh, and here's a nice find (although slightly embarrassing since I spent almost $50 in BB credit on candy) --

Apparently, many BlockBusters are putting their gourmet snacks on clearance. This includes "PoppyCock Cashew Lovers" glazed popcorn with cashews (despite the name, it is SO FUCKING GOOD Toffee popcorn with massive cashews mixed in.) for a buck a bag, Dark Chocolate and Almond Toblerones for $1.15 each, bags of Pistachios for $1.50, various gummy items (one of my friends, who was doing the driving, picked out all the ing red and clear gummi bears in the five minutes I was in GameStop) and Nerds for a dollar or less, and more. Plus, a bunch of the Indy merchandise is now on clearance, but the savings aren't that significant.

But, yes, between those and the 2-for-6 on the tubs of their usual snacks, I dropped around $50 in my credit on candy and some games. I also found Karaoke Revolution vol. 3 for the PS2 for $20!

I've got a big stack of games to flip back to GameStop and hopefully I'll find some Strangleholds to flip to BB. Is there anything else that's worthwhile aside from the PS3 version of Sega Tennis?

Tomorrow is going to be fan-flipping-tastic. ;D

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Nice new thread.

It was a funny thing that happened when I was visiting my folks in PA (I am in VA) I traded in a few games I had in my car using my parents address then when I went to trade my last copy of stranglehold to BB I was already baned from the location (2 Strangleholds and 2 SST Wii in one day) So I guess there are some flippers in Johnstown PA and that BB manager was looking for something. Doesn't matter though since I have it all on my Value card..

Originally Posted by malalrd Wait I didnt see a quote for Pirates of the Carribean. Maybe in the old thread? Could you specify which version, price at BB and trade price at GS? Thanks in advance.

Whoops, guess I never added it to the list. But we talked about it a lot .

It is Pirates of the Caribbean 3 $9.99 -> $10.50

Just figured out my total since the start of the GS promo.

I've moved $269 from Blockbuster into $294 at GS. Today was nice because I didn't include any games I bought from anywhere but Blockbuster. So it was a no cash out-of-pocket day .

Unfortunately most of the easy stuff is done. Now it means picking through the worse discs and going to further Blockbusters. I probably see myself only doing one more run before the GS promo ends which is too bad since I'd like to convert about $200 more.

Originally Posted by io Just figured out my total since the start of the GS promo. I've moved $269 from Blockbuster into $294 at GS. Today was nice because I didn't include any games I bought from anywhere but Blockbuster. So it was a no cash out-of-pocket day . Unfortunately most of the easy stuff is done. Now it means picking through the worse discs and going to further Blockbusters. I probably see myself only doing one more run before the GS promo ends which is too bad since I'd like to convert about $200 more.

Well, if we happen to get a B2G1, you can turn $36 of that GS credit into $99 BB credit, buy more conversion games and turn what started as $36 GS into $99 GS.

Thanks for the heads up about PotC & Shrek 3. My local blockbusters had tons of them.

Off to go turn my last remaining 65 dollars of BB credit into a similar amount at GS. First time in over a year I will be out of BB credit...and I couldn't be happer

Is there a limit on how much you can have on a GS edge card? I believe I have upwards of 475 on mine now and don't wanna set off any red flags.

Originally Posted by irishsoccermbw Is there a limit on how much you can have on a GS edge card? I believe I have upwards of 475 on mine now and don't wanna set off any red flags.

hmmm I would like to know this too, for BB thelimit is 500 right?

I'm not sure if there is a limit, but I'm currently at $564 and change.

Originally Posted by spauldingfan hmmm I would like to know this too, for BB thelimit is 500 right?

So if I got "suspended" at the store by my school, would I still be "suspended" at another store about 200 miles away near my hometown?