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Copied from OP of former Target Clearance threads*
Summer 2K5
Spring 2005 thread
Original Target Clearance Thread

Since the Target deals are usually of the "your mileage may vary" type, let's keep all the target clearance deals in this thread.

Here is a fairly easy way to check if your local Target has the games on clearance without making the store clerk unlock the display case and price-scan a bunch of games. Very often, games may be on sale, but will not be marked as such.

BigDirty came up with this nice time saver. Respect his cheap ass skills.

1) Check this thread for games that have been reported on clearance.

2) Go to www.half.com, http://bits.com/ or similar website and search for the game to locate its UPC code number. Its in the grey box underneath the box art graphic.

3) Go to http://upcdata.info/ , www.milk.com/barcode/ , or www.upcdatabase.com and enter the code so you can print out the UPC.

4) Go to Target and use the price scanners to scan your printouts and search for cheap ass deals!

FYI: "When a game's price ends with 8 cents, further reduction is possible, when it ends in 4 cents, that's the ball game, pick it up cause it's not going any lower. If it ends in 9 cents, it's just on sale or on a non-clearance reduction." - BigDirty

Games that do not sell after being discounted are often donated to local Goodwills for sale at their retail stores, so check there when the clearance items dissappear.

This thread is for Clearance deals, not sale items or raincheck "scams"
Please Post City, State and Store (If City has many stores), game, system and price

Keep extraneous discussion to a minimum, as posts not pretating to clearance deals may be deleted by the mod crew.

As always-- YMMV

Example:

Philadelphia, PA Snyder Plaza
BigDirty's Wild Ride, XBox, $4.98

*Thanks to CheapyD and BigDirty for the info*

From Target Clearance Thread IV:

DS - Polarium: $20.98
DS - Meteos: $14.98
DS - Trace Memory: $14.98
DS - Tiger Woods : $20.98
XB - NFL Street 2: $9.98
XB - Halo 2 Map Pack: $9.98
PS2 - Sega Classics Collection: $6.98
PS2 - Viewtiful Joe 2: $10.48
PS2 - Resident Evil: Outbreak: $13.98
PS2 - NHL2K5: $10.98
PS2 - Star Ocean: $13.98
PS2 - Tony Hawk 4 $6.98
PS2 - LTTR: Two Towers $13.98
PS2 - LTTR: Return King $9.98
PS2 - Resident Evil Outbreak #1 $13.98
PS2 - One of the Cabela Hunting titles $9.98

and I saw these

PS2 - Shark Tale : 13.98
XB - Namco 50th Anniversary Collection : $13.98
XB - Shrek 2 : $13.98

Also note that prices can vary wildly at Targets. I went to 2 today.
The first had Trace Memory at $20.98, the second at $14.98. The
first one had Polarium at $9.98, though.

Oh, and I forgot to mention, even though it's not strictly clearance:

The crappy GBA games that were going for $11.99 have been Price Cut to $9.99. Ms. Pac Man Maze Madness is tempting at that price, though I have half a mind to see if the whole lot gets clearanced.

They had some 2 pack games for clearance at my target in okemos, mi

007 Nightfire/Tokyo Xtreme Racing 3 7.48
dave mirra bmx/strike force bowling 7.48
ghost recon/pinball 7.48
future tactics/harry potter quittich world cup 10.48
rumble rose 7.48
trace memory 20.98
polarium 20.98

hid a copy of trace memory waiting for a drop and picked up the nightfire combo

I was at the Target in OKC off of May today and found:

Warcraft III Battle Chest - $9.99
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (PS2) - $4.98

I've read at another site that someone found Castlevania DS was marked down to $7.98. I've yet to find any confirmation though... I'll post if I find anything when I stop by tonight.

Sega Classics Collection is $6.98.

I was hoping my local target (rockaway NJ) would have any of the DS games on clearance but i came up empty handed... (looking for polarium, meteos, and Trace Memory...)

Thanks to the OP re:Meteos. I went to the local Target, and Meteos was still behind the glass. I found the clerk, and asked if she could price check the game. To my delight and her surprise, it rang up at $20.98.

man-thing
All I need now is Phoenix Wright for my DS...

Originally Posted by manthing All I need now is Phoenix Wright for my DS...

maybe OT, but i found a used copy today at my local gamestop (Flanders NJ)... Box, but no manual...

Check the GS locator.. maybe theres one for sale in your area?

Yeah I saw Meteos, Trace Memory and Polarium at my Target for $20.98 each. I will wait till they go down even further. Right now they are at 30% off, hopefully soon they will reach the 50% or even 70% off.

Regarding my post @ #6... the guy at the message board said he was "mistaken"... Castlevania: DS is still $35 :(

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 was $4.98 at a local Target. Otherwise, the few things I found (Star Ocean, Sega Classics) were what have been posted earlier. None of the clearanced DS games. :(

Originally Posted by meditative_zebra I was at the Target in OKC off of May today and found: Warcraft III Battle Chest - $9.99 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (PS2) - $4.98

What?! WC3 battle chest for that cheap? Can anyone confirm this?
No luck on checking 3 L.A., ca stores for the Trace memory and Meteos they all came up $20.98.

Along with the games listed my Target had TS: Future Perfect(XBX)-$9.98 and Unreal Championship 2 (XBX)-$13.98

So I have yet to find a clearance section at my Target. Are the games behind glass or are they actually in some corner somewhere with stickers with reduced prices on them?

Originally Posted by addicted2games Yeah I saw Meteos, Trace Memory and Polarium at my Target for $20.98 each. I will wait till they go down even further. Right now they are at 30% off, hopefully soon they will reach the 50% or even 70% off.

The closing toys 'r us store prolly have butt loads of polarium(I was at the vallejo, CA store on Sunday, before the superbowl of course. They had like 10-12 marked at 9.99, plus 30% off so $7 a pop.

Hopefully Meteos and Trace Memory are at my Target. My Target has been dry the last couple of months. :(

Originally Posted by dutchfudge The closing toys 'r us store prolly have butt loads of polarium(I was at the vallejo, CA store on Sunday, before the superbowl of course. They had like 10-12 marked at 9.99, plus 30% off so $7 a pop.

My TRU isnt closing, so no deal. Oh well.

Originally Posted by roguejedi5 What?! WC3 battle chest for that cheap? Can anyone confirm this? No luck on checking 3 L.A., ca stores for the Trace memory and Meteos they all came up $20.98.

This particular Target is the only one where I've found Warcraft III for $9.99. At the other Target I tried it was still $39.99