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Originally Posted by Dund3r Might pick up MOH, Borderlands, and L.A. Noire with my welcome pack B2G1 free. Already played Noire so I'll likely trade that free game back in for $12.80 credit. Anyone else who will be new to Borderlands and wants a co-op partner can feel free to add me. gt: Dund3r

How are you planning on doing that? I also got the coupons and they seem good but BB doesn't the coupon say that it's not eligible with Bestbuy.com & in-store pickups?

That's what is kinda making it hard for me, since I know I won't find 3 good pre-owned games in just 1 BB.

Originally Posted by eXiON How are you planning on doing that? I also got the coupons and they seem good but BB doesn't the coupon say that it's not eligible with Bestbuy.com & in-store pickups? That's what is kinda making it hard for me, since I know I won't find 3 good pre-owned games in just 1 BB.

According to the BB stock checker, all 3 are in stock at my local BB. Lucky me I guess. I will stop in tomorrow so hopefully they are all still there.

Went ahead and picked up Uncharted 2 again. Just feel like playing through it again. I traded it a few months ago for more than I'm paying for it this time so good deal in my book.

Originally Posted by eXiON How are you planning on doing that? I also got the coupons and they seem good but BB doesn't the coupon say that it's not eligible with Bestbuy.com & in-store pickups? That's what is kinda making it hard for me, since I know I won't find 3 good pre-owned games in just 1 BB.

Use stock checker to locate the games at your local best buy then travel there and purchase them.

Hmmmmm...

Maybe I should pick up a pre-owned copy of Borderlands for PS3 to use with my GOTY edition DLC code voucher I never used when I had an early copy of that GOTY. But I also still have Rage sealed from that $5 sale a couple months ago, so I could just play that.

Decisions, decisions.

Originally Posted by Alkalinejoe How are you adding it to your cart? It just redirects me to the standard edition.

That's the point, it's a bug. The page for Ultimate Edition SAYS that you can get it preowned for $12.99, but the bug is that the "preowned" Ultimate Edition is just the standard edition.

I repeated to the guy on the phone "Am I going to be able to get the Ultimate Edition for $12.99 like it says?" and he told me yes. Then again, I also asked him how long I had on the B2G1 promotion and he said that there wasn't a set date and that it would be an ongoing promotion. Less than 48 hours later and it's gone, so I can't say I have a lot faith in what he said.

has anyone asked if they could get $5 back for the Homefront they bought for $1.29?

Originally Posted by confoosious has anyone asked if they could get $5 back for the Homefront they bought for $1.29?

PLEASE don't abuse best buy over 1.29. Look at the recent craptastic mag coupons due to abuse.

Originally Posted by ets PLEASE don't abuse best buy over 1.29. Look at the recent craptastic mag coupons due to abuse.

I was just kidding. I was making fun of the super cheap asses.

Originally Posted by Idiotekque That's the point, it's a bug. The page for Ultimate Edition SAYS that you can get it preowned for $12.99, but the bug is that the "preowned" Ultimate Edition is just the standard edition. I repeated to the guy on the phone "Am I going to be able to get the Ultimate Edition for $12.99 like it says?" and he told me yes. Then again, I also asked him how long I had on the B2G1 promotion and he said that there wasn't a set date and that it would be an ongoing promotion. Less than 48 hours later and it's gone, so I can't say I have a lot faith in what he said.

I see, it sounded like he had already placed the order and was expecting Best Buy to cancel it.

Originally Posted by Alkalinejoe I see, it sounded like he had already placed the order and was expecting Best Buy to cancel it.

Not sure what you mean. I never placed an order and neither did the support rep. I just asked if: 1. I would be able to buy the Ultimate Edition for the price that I saw it for ($12.99) once the bug was sorted out, and: 2. How long the B2G1 promotion was going to last.

He told me that I would be able to get F:NVUE for $12.99 and that he couldn't see an end date for the promotion and that it was going to be an "ongoing offer". I don't really know what to believe at this point. I'll pass on the info on F:NVUE when I get a reply from the bug team though!

Originally Posted by Idiotekque Not sure what you mean. I never placed an order and neither did the support rep. I just asked if: 1. I would be able to buy the Ultimate Edition for the price that I saw it for ($12.99) once the bug was sorted out, and: 2. How long the B2G1 promotion was going to last. He told me that I would be able to get F:NVUE for $12.99 and that he couldn't see an end date for the promotion and that it was going to be an "ongoing offer". I don't really know what to believe at this point. I'll pass on the info on F:NVUE when I get a reply from the bug team though!

I think I was looking at a different post and confused it with yours. Sorry D:

Scored a sweet deal today. I bought Medal of Honor, LA Noire, and Borderlands (all $10), one of which was free because I used the B2G1 from my GCU Welcome Pack (total price $21.45).

Best part was I was able to get the GOTY edition of Borderlands instead of the standard copy. YMMV on this because the cashier had to manually check that all of the games were sale priced at $9.99 each since all three still had the non-sale sticker price on them. While doing this, she manually priced the GOTY edition as the same price as the standard. Good luck to those that are interested in seeking out the GOTY edition!

Since I've played LA Noire and don't have much interest in MOH, I will probably trade them both back into BB tomorrow for a total of $19.40, bringing the total purchase price to $2.05. Not bad for Borderlands GOTY edition!

Originally Posted by Dund3r Scored a sweet deal today. I bought Medal of Honor, LA Noire, and Borderlands (all $10), one of which was free because I used the B2G1 from my GCU Welcome Pack (total price $21.45). Best part was I was able to get the GOTY edition of Borderlands instead of the standard copy. YMMV on this because the cashier had to manually check that all of the games were sale priced at $9.99 each since all three still had the non-sale sticker price on them. While doing this, she manually priced the GOTY edition as the same price as the standard. Good luck to those that are interested in seeking out the GOTY edition! Since I've played LA Noire and don't have much interest in MOH, I will probably trade them both back into BB tomorrow for a total of $19.40, bringing the total purchase price to $2.05. Not bad for Borderlands GOTY edition!

Hopefully you got the disc based GOTY, because there are two versions, if you look on the back one will say "4.5 GB of HDD SPACE REQUIRED FOR USE OF SINGLE USE TOKEN" the other version will say "4.5 GB REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL CONTENT INSTALL"
make sure to checK!

Originally Posted by SeanTM22 Hopefully you got the disc based GOTY, because there are two versions, if you look on the back one will say "4.5 GB of HDD SPACE REQUIRED FOR USE OF SINGLE USE TOKEN" the other version will say "4.5 GB REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL CONTENT INSTALL" make sure to checK!

Thanks for the heads up. I purchased the one that says "add-on game content requires 4.5 GB of storage space". Inside the case are two discs: one is the game disc and the other is the "add-on content disc". Looks like I am in good shape.

Lucky break for you then, congrats! Is it complete? I was able to pick it up for $14.77 at GameStop, but since they were having their B2G1 offer it was the free game out of a few. Great game/time-waster.

I finally cracked open my copies of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Two Worlds II from the B2G1 a week or two ago tonight. Both have apparently been resurfaced, but you wouldn't know it unless you look really, really close at the discs since the method they must use for resurfacing/cleaning the discs leaves very few discernable marks. Of course, I could also tell it's been buffed because the edges of the discs were rough and not rounded.

Another way to tell if your discs you're buying from BB have been resurfaced is to breathe on the bottom of them till they fog up. You'll see the lines from the buffing pads then.

Still have not received 2 of my games from the previous buy 2 get 1 promo. I'm beyond frustrated. Just an FYI before they name me their CEO to compensate for this error.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer I finally cracked open my copies of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Two Worlds II from the B2G1 a week or two ago tonight. Both have apparently been resurfaced, but you wouldn't know it unless you look really, really close at the discs since the method they must use for resurfacing/cleaning the discs leaves very few discernable marks. Of course, I could also tell it's been buffed because the edges of the discs were rough and not rounded. Another way to tell if your discs you're buying from BB have been resurfaced is to breathe on the bottom of them till they fog up. You'll see the lines from the buffing pads then.

I think all BB used games are resurfaced, I haven't received a disc that has scratches on them which is surprising. I also find it odd BB re-shrink wrap all the used games they sell. Only gripe I have with BB used games is that bar code sticker they have on the back of the case blocking out the original bar code. Tried removing it on my game cases and it leaves behind tons of sticker residue.

Originally Posted by htz I think all BB used games are resurfaced, I haven't received a disc that has scratches on them which is surprising. I also find it odd BB re-shrink wrap all the used games they sell. Only gripe I have with BB used games is that bar code sticker they have on the back of the case blocking out the original bar code. Tried removing it on my game cases and it leaves behind tons of sticker residue.

Try using a piece of clear packing tape on that sticker residue. It should get rid of it if you keep sticking it on the residue and peeling it off quickly.