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Originally Posted by SpartenOmega117 why do we have to make a giant, jumbo thread for everything now?

Only for MSRP deals like most of the games in this thread. It reduces clutter while still getting us all the info we need to plan our purchases. It's a perfect solution.

Originally Posted by GreenSpark Wondering the same thing myself since I ended up over-paying for a copy of Rune Factory Frontier for the Wii last year on Ebay. I totally forgot about the release and checked Amazon one day to see it was going for $85+ from market sellers! Jumped on Ebay and scooped a BIN copy for $70 only to have it come shrink-wrapped Due to it being the first transaction under my account and not wanting to start off with bad feedback or something, I just ate it and threw it on the pile. A few months later I decided to expand my Wal-mart run to a 50 mile radius and found a store clearancing tons of games. After some digging, found 2 copies for $19.99 apiece (correctly y-sealed this time), so said what the heck and bought them both. Needless to say, I ended up giving the shrink-wrapped copy to my son, but it still stung to have paid less for 2 good copies, than some re-wrapped garbage. Think I'm just going to press my luck this time and wait for some drops, keeping a close eye on inventory levels at various retailers.

that sucks. I hate that shrinkwrapped bs. Pisses me off as a collector. The thing is im noticing some real retail games are like that these days, mainly capcom DS games and the like, making it hard to tell if your getting screwed on ebay and sites like that. I really wish there was just a Y-fold standard across the board or something

Well, shit. I should have grabbed Rune factory when it was in my gold box a few weeks ago. Too damn late now. Hopefully it will show up in there again? @ Frontier. Did it get a reprint? i see it cheaper on amazon now

Originally Posted by slowdive21 I am not sure if this is a Japanese niche game, but amazon has Fate/Extra Limited Edition up for preorder. It came up in my goldbox for 37.99. It says it is for the PSP.

ya, i was gonna go through them but it seems gamestop is the only one that gets a real pre-order bonus =(
http://www.gamestop.com/psp/games/fa...#bonusFeatures

they have some exclusive little art/fact book that comes with the game. Amazon doesn't seem to have it so i guess i have to order through gamestop. The really lame thing is that its ONLINE ONLY Which is friggin bullshit. I gotta pay shipping and hope it doesn't arrive damaged. I dont get why i cant pre-order in store

I don't see that as a huge problem. If you put a factory sealed non-Y fold DS game next to a resealed copy it is very easy to tell them apart. In fact that it is hard to see if a Y-fold is resealed cause there are some machine that can look just as good as a factory sealed Y-fold

really? how is a factory sealed non y fold ds game easy to tell from a reseal copy? Ive gotten stuff through amazon direct that looked like a shoddy re-seal job. I've also seen stuff at target, walmart, and toys r us that look like shoddy reseal jobs. Theres no real standard to it, its really hard to tell unless im missing something

Hell i just got a copy of castlevania for the DS from amazon a few weeks back that if it was a 3rd party seller or something on ebay i would have thought it ws a reseal job. I think all the reprints of the ace attorney games were the same way

Put 5 or 6 factory sealed non Y fold games next to each other and you should be see they are more or less the same. If you got a reseal you should be able to tell right away.


At the same time I got reseal Y-fold that the only way I was able to tell it was a resealed was to open it and found that it was missing a code.

I think Best Buy is resealing their used games with Y-fold now. I've seen several games there that look factory sealed with the Y-fold, but the case and artwork underneath were obviously stained or worn. They had some fairly obscure PS2 RPG titles too, but didn't want to risk it being scratched to hell without being able to see it first.

A heads up that Rune Factory: Frontier is $20 on Amazon right now (though currently out of stock - ships in 2 to 4 weeks). Sucks, since I just paid $25 for it.

thanks for the tip .. just placed my order

considering the price includes shipping, the xseed store isn't a bad deal, especially on rune factory frontier.

Also, now that xseed has their own store, I don't think their games (non-le) will go oop and then get resold above msrp. Considering the high prices on rune factory frontier were part of the reason they created the store in the first place.

it got a reprint thats why its so low now.

Just a heads up that Bestbuy.com has the PS3 version of the new Rune Factory game for $40. That's $10 off Amazon and you can do ship to store or get free shipping through their media store link.

Originally Posted by bojay1997 Just a heads up that Bestbuy.com has the PS3 version of the new Rune Factory game for $40. That's $10 off Amazon and you can do ship to store or get free shipping through their media store link.

They have the Wii and PS3 prices reversed, as the Wii version is showing up as $50. They don't seem to be in a hurry to correct it, as it's been that way since last week.

Originally Posted by Kenshindono ya, i was gonna go through them but it seems gamestop is the only one that gets a real pre-order bonus =( http://www.gamestop.com/psp/games/fa...#bonusFeatures they have some exclusive little art/fact book that comes with the game. Amazon doesn't seem to have it so i guess i have to order through gamestop. The really lame thing is that its ONLINE ONLY Which is friggin bullshit. I gotta pay shipping and hope it doesn't arrive damaged. I dont get why i cant pre-order in store

^I feel the same way about Fate/Extra's pre-order bonus. I got Otomedius and Sonic Generation pre-ordered at my local Gamestop. I so would pre-order Fate/Extra for the bonus.

Then again, my local Gamestop has screwed me over with the bonus stuff in the past. So after November 1st, I probably won't pre-order ever again unless maybe for the Assassin's Creed Revelations Signature edition if that version is pre-order only.

I kind of want the bonus just because I was impressed with the watch I got from Aksys's website for 999.

I mean the watch did become available through Aksys instead of just Gamestop online. Does anyone know if this pre-order bonus for Fate/Extra will be available on Aksys's website/shop?

Originally Posted by anotherpoorgamer ^I feel the same way about Fate/Extra's pre-order bonus. I got Otomedius and Sonic Generation pre-ordered at my local Gamestop. I so would pre-order Fate/Extra for the bonus. Then again, my local Gamestop has screwed me over with the bonus stuff in the past. So after November 1st, I probably won't pre-order ever again unless maybe for the Assassin's Creed Revelations Signature edition if that version is pre-order only. I kind of want the bonus just because I was impressed with the watch I got from Aksys's website for 999. I mean the watch did become available through Aksys instead of just Gamestop online. Does anyone know if this pre-order bonus for Fate/Extra will be available on Aksys's website/shop?

they havent said anything about it

^Had that feeling. I private messaged belisarius about it just a few minutes ago. I'll understand now if I don't get any response about it.

Any suggestions on where I can by Disgaea DS? (prefer new, sealed) Also would love to get Phantom Brave for Wii. Thanks.

Originally Posted by soonersfan60 Any suggestions on where I can by Disgaea DS? (prefer new, sealed) Also would love to get Phantom Brave for Wii. Thanks.

http://store.nisamerica.com/Games/DS...ly-Tactile-Set

they don't seem to have Phantom Brave in stock though

Originally Posted by soonersfan60 Any suggestions on where I can by Disgaea DS? (prefer new, sealed) Also would love to get Phantom Brave for Wii. Thanks.

For Phantom Brave, try Best Buy. I got mine there a month or two ago.

Originally Posted by elessar123 For Phantom Brave, try Best Buy. I got mine there a month or two ago.

it's also $20 new at GameStop

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