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Damn, I'm getting taxed on them. Still a good deal.

Originally Posted by Tsel Damn, I'm getting taxed on them. Still a good deal.

Me too. quite annoying, but bought it anyway.

Originally Posted by GamerChris Me too. quite annoying, but bought it anyway.

Same, but it's not quite the deal it was before. Still good, but not great.

Originally Posted by Rogueaine Buy.com ebay daily deal, 1600 points - physical card, $14.99: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Xbox-360...-/150879545945

Dang! Busy morning and missed them. Oh well, just bought 4k from a CAG I can trust last week anyway. Still...

My 1600 point cards from yesterday shipped this morning.

This thread got buried after a bunch of posts got deleted. I'm assuming some of the sites mentioned were considered not legitimate. Current best 12 mo. subscription prices (shipped) at sites I know to be legit are 46.99 from buy.com and 48.41 from newegg.

Buy.com via eBay has 12 month subs for $35

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Xbox-360...ht_2629wt_1318

Originally Posted by Deezul Buy.com via eBay has 12 month subs for $35 http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Xbox-360...ht_2629wt_1318

Thanks! In for two.

http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/314188

I had a $50 GC so it made it even better.

Originally Posted by VipFREAK http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/314188 I had a $50 GC so it made it even better.

When I go through check-out it keeps charging me shipping...

edit: ahh got it. I think you need the Red Card for free shipping. It was $38 after all is said and done. Good deal! thanks!

4000 Points for $40 ($38 with red card) at Target (reposted from target daily deal thread)

http://www.target.com/p/xbox-360-liv...0/-/A-13793670

PSA: Amazon now sells MS Points Code is quantities of 400, which is pretty cool if money is tight or you just need exactly that amount for something.

Originally Posted by eastx PSA: Mazon now sells MS Points Code is quantities of 400, which is pretty cool if money is tight or you just need exactly that amount for something.

Meant to post this the other day...they now have code options for pretty much every increment of 400. This is really nice, did this for a Pinball Arcade table pack I wanted. Would MUCH rather buy points through Amazon than either buy through the dashboard or have to buy a card for more than I need.

Originally Posted by eastx PSA: Amazon now sells MS Points Code is quantities of 400, which is pretty cool if money is tight or you just need exactly that amount for something.

I'm confused. I first noticed this several months ago. Did it go away and come back?

Originally Posted by thrustbucket I'm confused. I first noticed this several months ago. Did it go away and come back?

I posted this like 2 months ago. Gamestop.com does the same aswell, but they charge tax.

I'm dying for a 12 month deal. My sub runs out in October.

Would I be able to extend my subscription by adding on 1 month cards? I've got a few of those laying around from past game purchases...

Originally Posted by mtxbass1 I'm dying for a 12 month deal. My sub runs out in October. Would I be able to extend my subscription by adding on 1 month cards? I've got a few of those laying around from past game purchases...

Yeah, you could do that. The only cards that wouldn't count towards extending your subscription would be the 48 hour ones.

People really need to think this through before they fire off their money to some random site or eBay auction out there that seems legit. Just because a random site or auction from someone that no one has heard of that has apparently good deals on XBL subs and points doesn't mean they're not getting them in non-legal means.

Especially when it's a site that has only been in operation for a couple of months and magically has great deals on XBL subs and points when other sites like GS, Amazon, BB, Walmart and the like only run sales every so often. Why would major retailers only run sales every so often if they're guaranteed to get volume from sales that would possibly offset their loss in profits? Maybe because they're not making points appear from thin air and with zero expense in creating inventory, unlike some other fly-by-nite organizations.

It took Amazon and GS a long while to get electronic point distribution, so why would some random site be able to pull it off in little-to-no time from coming up online? Why would Microsoft offer up that ability to an apparent fly-by-nite organization or small-fry organization that may not be around long-term.

Obviously people are looking for deals, and regardless of how it shows up in their lap for savings, maybe they don't think about it nor care about it. Just because a deal is attractive doesn't mean it's legit. Plenty of situations besides this one where the deal may not be as good as it seems on the surface.

^This is precisely why I haven't bought from crazyrandomdiscountwebsite.com yet. They don't seem 100% and that is enough to avoid them.

Good points. Hopefully it was legit in spite of it all, but I think I'll skip it from now on.