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I still have about 200$ tied up in value cards. But do they still have the visa cards? I went to artesia/western store and all they had was macys cards. I need some clothes so I'm looking for those cards. If anybody in the south bay finds them pls let me know

Originally Posted by Quintox I like BBV, the one I go to is awesome, people are really cool. I'd hate for it to go out of business.

Same here, one of the managers even warned me when the district manager was concerned about my activity. I would hate to see him lose his job because i doubt managers make tons of money, but i know his family would still suffer greatly from a loss.

Originally Posted by Dolemite1 I don't understand why some of you want Blockbuster to go out of business? Even if you don't dhop there, at least its another option when it comes to buying games. Less compition is not a good thing. I work there once a week just to get the free movies, and them closing does not help anybody.

I dont think they really want to see them go out. I just think we are still bitter because they totally screwed up our side jobs.

To me, BBV has relegated itself to being about as useful as my local K-Mart

Have you checked the K-Mart clearance? Go to the thread, it is useful

Warner1281, yeah I checked to make sure my number was high enough and it is. So I don't know what the deal is. I'm going to go into a store today and make them check it, just so I know it's kosher.

But it could be a value card. Could you explain the difference? The card I have you can reload trade value onto it, and it does start with the four letters that are needed on the website. So I'm a bit confused.

Thanks.

EDIT: On the back of the card it says "Reloadable Gift Card."

Damn. I hope they didn't mess up my credit and somehow take it OFF the card instead of put it on.

Originally Posted by salty tbone During a B1G1 sale, they've been a great option for me. Sure it's only once or twice a year, but I'd much rather have that than see them fail.

Well, I hate to be all doom and gloom, but the operative phrase in your statement is "they've been". Unfortunately, we haven't had a B1G1 since the TIV switch, but one can only assume that with less product coming in, there will be less available for a B1G1 (which at this point, it's even an assumption that they'll continue to have them). Of course there will be rental conversions, but there seem to be so many inconsistencies between what stores carry what now (io - LotR: Conquest comes to mind), who knows how fruitful that will be. At this point, we're all just guessing.

Originally Posted by ackbar7 Have you checked the K-Mart clearance? Go to the thread, it is useful

As for this, yeah..I've read the K-Mart clearance thread. I did say "my local K-Mart" though. Half the stuff in that thread I can never find. You guys who are able to find tons of games that employees don't either snatch up themselves or allow to just sit on the shelf till they're marked down to $2.97, blow my mind. Target clearance is the same way for me. I can't ever find any of the good stuff. BBV was all I had..and they broke my heart. So, like anyone love scorned, I look forward to dancing on their ashes, hahaha. OK, that may be a little melodramatic, but you get the idea.

Originally Posted by Dolemite1 I don't understand why some of you want Blockbuster to go out of business? Even if you don't dhop there, at least its another option when it comes to buying games. Less compition is not a good thing. I work there once a week just to get the free movies, and them closing does not help anybody.

Out of spite. I would've much preferred CC stay in business. Atleast, they had pretty good deals on clearance games. I just can't seem to spend actual cash at BBV. I still have $8.xx in credit and don't want to use it because I would have to actually spend cash. It's a decision based on principle.

I'm really just griping. I really don't care if BBV goes out of business since I don't have a use for them anymore (besides a B2G1 sale ).

Originally Posted by jgon85 I still have about 200$ tied up in value cards. But do they still have the visa cards? I went to artesia/western store and all they had was macys cards. I need some clothes so I'm looking for those cards. If anybody in the south bay finds them pls let me know

BBV stopped selling Vanilla Visa cards a long time ago. Atleast, you couldn't buy them using store credit. Since I haven't been in a BBV since January, I wouldn't know for sure if they brought them back. Try the BBV on Redondo Beach and Hawthorne for GCs other than Macy's. Last time I checked, they had all the types of GCs. The Gardena BBV has always sucked as far as their stock goes.

If anyone cares: Iron Man for the 360 still gets $9 base at Gamestop (picked one up for $10 during the clearance...)

I could really use a b2g1 sale at BBV to build up some more GS credit now.
Down to $42x.xx in GS credit.

Originally Posted by nietzsche74 If anyone cares: Iron Man for the 360 still gets $9 base at Gamestop (picked one up for $10 during the clearance...)

The regular used price at BBV is $14.99, which I just noticed today. It was the first time I was in a BBV in a while. I felt like a jilted ex-lover, hoping to see their used-game selection suffering because I no longer trade there, but I was surprised at how well-stocked they were. Plus much of the newer used stuff was $5 to $10 less than GS. If only they started running regular promotions/coupons like GS ...

Not sure if this is all BBV or just my local ones, I actually saw two of them running this, but if you buy a New game you can pick up any left off art frames that you normally get for pre ordering a game. While most of the art ones were ugly I was able to grab a Guitar Hero one and a RE:5 one.

Originally Posted by Denbo32 Not sure if this is all BBV or just my local ones, I actually saw two of them running this, but if you buy a New game you can pick up any left off art frames that you normally get for pre ordering a game. While most of the art ones were ugly I was able to grab a Guitar Hero one and a RE:5 one.

They just give those to me when I ask for them.

Haha, I just checked my BB receipt from June 08, and it's 1 3/4" thick.

Most Blockbusters around me are running some variant of that promo.

One was really strict and it needed to be two NEW games and you get one framed art. At another I picked up a couple $9.99s from the used bin and she let me have three of the Vault Boy sticker sets and a couple of framed prints.

Originally Posted by Plastics Warner1281, yeah I checked to make sure my number was high enough and it is. So I don't know what the deal is. I'm going to go into a store today and make them check it, just so I know it's kosher. But it could be a value card. Could you explain the difference? The card I have you can reload trade value onto it, and it does start with the four letters that are needed on the website. So I'm a bit confused. Thanks. EDIT: On the back of the card it says "Reloadable Gift Card." Damn. I hope they didn't mess up my credit and somehow take it OFF the card instead of put it on.

The value cards say "Value Card" on the front and are yellow and blue on the front. The gift cards are the ones that you see for sale at the front counters. So if what you have is something you normally see when you go in to buy a gift card, then I'm not sure what the issue is. If its a value card, then you can't check the balance (nor use it) online.

http://www.homemediamagazine.com/blo...ckbuster-15096

On a day the Dow Jones soared nearly 500 points, shares of the Dallas-based No. 1 DVD rental service March 23 fell about 11% as investors continued to question whether Blockbuster Inc. can survive the current economic tsunami.

Generating about $1.4 billion in revenue in 90 days apparently doesn’t carry much clout anymore — especially if you are considered a 1980s retail icon seen by some as past its prime.

While investors cite the usual suspects — declining DVD sales and the emergence of digital streaming — a growing chorus of concern emerged of late when scuttlebutt suggested Blockbuster would struggle to pay off a $200 million maturing credit revolver and/or find a replacement source of funds.

Edward Woo, analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities, which covers Blockbuster, said the market’s attitude toward Blockbuster didn’t appear to emulate the optimism surrounding March 23 reports of positive home sales and the Treasury Department’s banking plans.

In last week’s financial call, CEO Jim Keyes appeared to underscore those concerns when he said Blockbuster’s ambitious transformation from rental pure play to all-in-one entertainment retailer would have to be borne more on the backs of third-party partners than internal financing.

When the company announced it had secured through 2010 an amended revolver with J.P. Morgan and others, Pali Capital analyst Stacey Widlitz estimated Blockbuster had now saddled itself with $305 million in debt obligations in 2010, with monthly revolver payments starting in January 2010.

Indeed, the interest rate on the new revolver is below previous estimates, but a monthly payment of $25 million is due in December this year, followed by $20 million payments January to March, $10 million in April, $15 million in May, and $10 million in July and August.

They all pale in comparison to the $50 million payment due in June 2010, according to a regulatory filing.

“The terms of the agreement put [Blockbuster] on a short leash in terms of running the business,” Widlitz said in a note.

What appeared lost in the rush to scrutinize the new funding was that Blockbuster actually reported $80 million in profit in the most recent quarter, after eliminating the $435 million write-down of “impairment goodwill and other long-lived assets.” It also generated more than $152 million in operating cash flow, compared with a $56 million cash burn during the same period a year ago.

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter admitted the terms of the new line of credit were “pretty tough,” but he said people were jumping to the conclusion Blockbuster is desperate.

“They're not, and they are trying to get this out of the way to move on,” he said. “They will access the [revolver] only as a backstop … but the market doesn't like it.”

Wow. Up to page 5 already on the new thread? Then again, I couldn't even find it for the last week and I'd been looking for it to see if any good flipping possibilities showed up.

lol, this seems like an investor thread more than a flippin thread now. Sell Sell Sell!!!!

What a sad thread this has become :( . I picked up Legends of Wrestlemania today; really surprised it didn't come out on Friday.

Originally Posted by milmanias What a sad thread this has become :( . I picked up Legends of Wrestlemania today; really surprised it didn't come out on Friday.

Hope u didnt pay full price for the that turd.

Just went to the local Lake Oswego, OR Blockbuster and noticed this deal.

Sounds really good to me.