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Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.


Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!



How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.




Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.



Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Overstock

Overstock guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch $50+++}

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you all for your consideration.



Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.


Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. [email protected]} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you




***New guides to the master list as of 1-30-06***

Best Buy .01

007 From Russia With Love
Battlefield 2 XBox
City of Heroes
Jak X
Matrix Path of Neo
NBA Live '06
Ninja Gaigen Black
Pokemon Emerald
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ratchet Deadlocked
Rainbow 6 Lockdown
Shadow of the Colossus
Soul Calibur 3
Spartan Total Warriors
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
True Crime: NYC
Ultimate Spiderman
Warriors, the
X-Men Legends II



Gamestop .01

America's Army
bards tale
Batman Begins
Battlefield 2
Black and White 2
Burnout Revenge
Champions: Return to Arms
Cold Winter
Conker: Live And Reloaded
D&D: Dragonshard
Dark Age of Camelot Catacombs
Darkwatch
delta force black hawk dawn
Doom 3 PC
Dragon Ball GT Transformation GBA
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Dynasty Warriors 5
Empire Earth 2
far cry instincts
Fear
froza motor sports
Geist
Getaway Black Monday
Gran Turismo 4: Driving the game (the GT Experience)
Half Life 2 Raising the Bar
Jade Empire
jade empire with dvd
Jak X: combat racing
Lotr: Third Age
Matrix Online
mech assault 2
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Megaman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries
Metal Gear Solid 3: Limited Edition
Mortal Kombat Deception
Myst V
Nba live 2006
Need for speed underground 2
Oddworld: Strangers Wrath
Quake 4 Xbox 360
Quake 4 PC
Rainbow Six Lockdown
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion
Rome Total War
Sid Meier's Pirates
Sigma Star Saga/ RebelStar
spartan total warrior
Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Republic Commando
suffering, the :ties that bind
tak the great juju challenge
time splitters 3
ultimate spiderman
Urban Reign
Warhammer: winter assault
WWE Day of Reckoning 2
WWE Smackdown vs Raw
WWE Wrestlemania 21
Yugioh Official Card Catalog



EB Games .01

Burnout: Revenge
Bard's Tale, The
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Black & White 2
Champions: Return To Arms
Conker Live and Reloaded
Dungeon Siege 2
F.E.A.R.
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Half Life 2: Raising The Bar
Jade Empire w/ dvd
Jak X Combat Racing w/ dvd
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mercenaries
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Psychonauts
Shining Tears
SMT: Nocturne
Spartan Total Warrior
Star Wars Republic Commando
Tekken 5
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

***New guides to the master list as of 1-30-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***

Media Play .01

Eternal Darkness

***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***

EB Games .01

Baten Kaitos
Incredible, The
Megaman X Command Mission
Shining Tears
Silent Hill 4: The Room

***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-06***

EB Games

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump
Makai Kingdom – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***

Gamestop .01

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***

EB Games .01

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Nintendo
Battalion Wars - Nintendo
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Nintendo
Pokemon: Emerald - Nintendo
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***

Gamestop .01

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Nintendo
Battalion Wars – Nintendo
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - Nintendo
Ghost Recon – Versus

***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***

EB Games .01

Phatom Brave – Double Jump
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-29-05***

Sam Goody 1.88

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

***New guides to the master list as of 12-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-21-05***

Gamestop .01

Metal Gear Acid
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Xenosaga II Limited Edition - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 12-21-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-05-05***

Best Buy .01

City of Heroes PC
Darkwatch - Brady
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard - Prima PC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Brady PC
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne PC

***New guides to the master list as of 12-05-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-18-05***

EB Games 14.99

Makai Kingdom - Double Jump


Gamestop 14.99

Genji - Double Jump
Makai Kingdom - Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 11-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-14-05***

Best Buy .01

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (xbox)
NCAA football 06
Pirates!

***New guides to the master list as of 11-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-11-05***

EB Games .01

Rise of nations PC

***New guides to the master list as of 11-11-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-31-05***

Best Buy 9.99

Ninja Gaiden: Black
Rainbow Six: Lockdown

***New guides to the master list as of 10-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***

Toys R Us .01

Def Jam Fight for New York
Destroy all Humans
Devil May Cry 3 - Brady
Fable
Ghost Recon 2 - Prima
GoldenEye Rogue Agent – Prima
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PS2
Hitman Contracts – Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age
Ratchet and Clank: Up your Arsenal
Smackdown vs Raw
Tekken 5 – Brady
Yugioh: Capsule Monsters Coliseum

***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***

Gamestop .01

City of Heroes PC
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Halo (XBOX)
Matrix Online PC
Sly 2: Honor Among Thieves

***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-26-05***

EB Games .01

Ace Combat 5
Advent Rising
Arc The Lad: End of Darkness
Blood Rayne 2
Brothers in Arms
Coded Arms
Full Metal Alchemist & Broken Angel
Ghost Recon 2
Half Life PC
Juiced
Killer 7
Madagascar
Matrix Online PC
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Solid 3 Limited Edition
Musashi Samurai Legend
Myst End of Ages PC
Pariah
Ratchet and Clank: Up your Arsenal
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Spiderman 2
Street Fighter Anniversary w/free Soundtrack
Stronghold 2 PC
SWAT 4 PC
Tales of Symphonia
Tony Hawk Underground 2
Unreal Championship II
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines PC
Xenosaga II

***New guides to the master list as of 10-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-19-05***

Gamestop .01

Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
Brother in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Coded Arms
Dead to Rights II
Fantasy Football Handbook 2005
Killer 7
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun and Blue Moon
Mega Man X Command Mission
Shining Tears
Unreal Championship 2

***New guides to the master list as of 10-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***

Gamestop / Software Etc. .01


Armies of ExigoPC
FarcryPC
Freedom Force vs Third ReichPC
Lords of EverQuestPC
Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth –PrimaPC
Morrowind: game of the Year editionPC

***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***

Best Buy .01

Destroy all Humans
Driv3r
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Ps2)
Medal of Honor: European assault
Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-2-05***

Best Buy .01

Doom 3PC
Empire 2PC
GTA:VCPC
Half-Life 2PC
LoTR:Battle for Middle EarthPC
Matrix Online, ThePC
Sid Meiers Pirates! PC
Sims, The: Makin' MagicPC

***New guides to the master list as of 10-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 9-27-05***

Gamestop .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls - Nintendo
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap - Nintendo
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 9-27-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 9-5-05***

Best Buy 7.99

Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

Best Buy .01

God of War
Gran Turismo 4
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2

***New guides to the master list as of 9-5-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Star Fox: Assault


***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Target 4.98

Espn nba 2k5


Target 7.48

Driver 3
Full Spectrum Warrior
Metroid prime 2 – Nintendo
Onimusha 3
Pikmin - Nintendo
Spiderman 2

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters: Sempai Legends LE
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II
Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
NFL Street 2
Pokemon Coliseum - Brady
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms: Road To Hill 30
Call of Duty: Finest Hour – Brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
NBA2K5
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Pokemon Pocket guide
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***




master list in post 2
 
Best Buy must hate me. I go in, return $30 in gift cards (GGCs that I bought online in hopes they would have the coupon, but no), then buy three penny guides and charge them on my credit card. Just picked up the last Shadow of the Colossus and Spartan guides, and one more Path of Neo to replace my outgoing trades.

Also, Halo 2 can't possibly still be selling for full price, can it? Game's been out ridiculously longer than any of these other guides, and yet there were about two dozen at my Best Buy. Also, someone mentioned Pokemon Emerald above, they had one more copy of that at my store as well, if that's pennied.
 
[quote name='botticus']Best Buy must hate me. I go in, return $30 in gift cards (GGCs that I bought online in hopes they would have the coupon, but no), then buy three penny guides and charge them on my credit card. Just picked up the last Shadow of the Colossus and Spartan guides, and one more Path of Neo to replace my outgoing trades.

Also, Halo 2 can't possibly still be selling for full price, can it? Game's been out ridiculously longer than any of these other guides, and yet there were about two dozen at my Best Buy. Also, someone mentioned Pokemon Emerald above, they had one more copy of that at my store as well, if that's pennied.[/QUOTE]

I think Halo is because I checked it the day and same with Morrowind. Its also been out since 2004 and it also can't be still full price.
 
[quote name='alonzomourning23']Not penny guides, but I went to kb and found shenmue and tekken tag tournament for 49 cents, and yoshi's story and sonic adventure for 99 cents. Was shocked to see them there, especially yoshi's story. If anyone wants sonic adventure, tekke tag, shenmue, madden 2001, wwf wrestlemania or driver 2 guides I can get them. They had doubles of everything except yoshi's story (which I'm keeping) and driver 2.

Good day for finds overall. Non game related, but I also found a 22.99 dollar bottle of wine at wild oats that said 2.99. The first part of the sticker was ripped off (which is why it said 2.99 not 22.99) and there were no more and no way to tell the price so they gave it to me for 3 bucks. Went home and found it should have been 23 and it was rated extremely well by wine websites.[/QUOTE]

I'm interested in a Shenmue guide, if you pick up another one. ^_^ Let me know.
 
Where the heck are you guys finding these penny guides? I swear I've never seen any guides at any store for a penny? What am I missing here? Help.......
 
[quote name='quickstraw']Where the heck are you guys finding these penny guides? I swear I've never seen any guides at any store for a penny? What am I missing here? Help.......[/QUOTE]

Penny guides are rarely tagged as a penny. Just have faith in your fellow CAG's and head to the stores within 48 hours after the penny guides are posted here and pick them up.
 
I saw a couple on this page I didn't realize were pennied out - Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot & Rumble and Urban Reign. Are these .01 at EB, or where? Also, I thought I saw someone say that the GT4 hardback artbook/whatever it is is .01 at EB, but I had them check it the other day and they said it wasn't. Then again, I had it checked at the store I rarely am able to get .01 guides from - they usually pull them immediately. It's always possible the guy who scanned it wanted it himself - it was tucked away in a strange nook in the store and was easily missed.
 
[quote name='dopa345']Penny guides are rarely tagged as a penny. Just have faith in your fellow CAG's and head to the stores within 48 hours after the penny guides are posted here and pick them up.[/QUOTE]

Ah!!!!!!!!!!! No wonder I could never find any guides for a penny...lol....can't wait to try this out. thanks!
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']I'm interested in a Shenmue guide, if you pick up another one. ^_^ Let me know.[/QUOTE]

Send me a pm so I remember. I'm going by there again on tuesday as it's on my way home from school and I don't go fridays or mondays. There's some other people who want me to get some to, this way I'll know who to offer them to. I think there were 3 or 4 shenmue's left.
 
anyone know why driv3r wouldn't show up for a penny at my BB, i saw the register and everything ;o\

not that i really wanted the guide too much, but when i got rejected a couple days ago, i could've swore i saw it on here for a penny....just remembered to check and yup, it's showing up as a penny on here

hmm...
 
Just an FYI, I found one other guide at GS for a penny. ATV Offroad Fury 2 (previously sold for 2.99 New). On that note, updated my Tradelist in case anyone's interested. Of the current guides I really want Bard's Tale!
 
i was there when they dropped the guides to a penny there was 70 guides and i bought them all but i gave some who were standing behind me
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I got really lucky last night, the one Gamestop in my area had ONE copy of the Jade Empire guide left. But I really wanted the Suffering:Ties That Bind guide that this post had listed as pennied out.

I also checked a couple Best Buys and sadly, I could not find any Warriors guides for .01. :cry:

Is there somewhere on CAG that lists JUST the current pennied out guides and not the whole list, which is still quite the mess to deal with.

I'm just wondering, as had I known about the penny guides much sooner, I would have gone out to find them quicker.

I may just have to go to half.com and get the Warriors and Suffering guides for 4.99 or so.[/QUOTE]

The first post in this thread has both the master list of all penny guides along with the recent ones sorted by date/store. Floormat does a great job at keeping it updated as well.
 
OK, I see what the problem is... He still thinks that it's '05. :)

Those updates at the top of the list are really from just last week and should read 1/30/06
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']
Something a little more CLEAR and CONCISE, listing ONLY the current penny guides would be appropriate, I think.[/QUOTE]

They are all current... you can still find the older penny guides in some stores occasionally.

Hell, I just found a Shadow Hearts: Covenant guide the other day at an EB, along with some other older guides at both EB / GS. I was glad the guide has a complete listing so I could double check it and then go back.
 
[quote name='Johnny Postman']OK, I see what the problem is... He still thinks that it's '05. :)

Those updates at the top of the list are really from just last week and should read 1/30/06[/QUOTE]



Doh ¡!¡!¡!

:oops:

:dunce:

oh well fixing that now
 
I didn't notice the lastest penny guides drops until a few days after they were posted so I missed a few of them...maybe a date can be added to the title that says when the last drops were added. I know it would get my attention.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Honestly Roufuss, as Johnny just stated, the year listed in the post by the OP was wrong. I kept thinking that those guides listed were from '05.

I'll go back and double check now, to see if maybe I've seen other guides that are still out but are on the list.

And let me add, I can't find the guides for The Warriors or Suffering:Ties That Bind already.

Oh well, guess I just got there too late, as I've been told all week from GS and EB.[/QUOTE]

I've got a Suffering:TTB. PM sent.
 
I have for Trade:

Bard's Tale - Pending Trade no more offer please!
Quake 4 360 - Pending Trade no more offer please!
Jade Empire

Looking for:

PGR 3 - Trade Pending
Suffering Ties
Far Cry Instincts
Advance Wars DS
Battalion Wars - Trade Pending
Pariah

Pm if interested.
Thanks
 
Woo Hoo.. got my first penny guide :D.

Haven't had luck with GS but scored a Soul Calibur III guide at BB. Looked like someone else cleaned up the other ones.
 
Just need FMA2 and Ratchet: Deadlocked guide. CML or make offer.
Edit: also need
Mega man exe5/zero 4
Hauting Ground
Psychonauts, Viewtiful joe (maybe)
also I wont be replying until i got back from work.
 
[quote name='62t']Just need FMA2 and Ratchet: Deadlocked guide. CML or make offer.
Edit: also need
Mega man exe5/zero 4
Hauting Ground
Psychonauts, Viewtiful joe (maybe)
also I wont be replying until i got back from work.[/QUOTE]

Pm sent.
 
i'm looking for a makai kingdom or phantom brave guide. i have lots of guides to trade so send me a PM with a request, I might have it... unfortunately no tradelist yet, thanks!
 
I was 15 min. from a different BB today . . . so I decided to look for guides (maybe they'll have a pile of Shadow of C that I can send to CAGers . . . no luck :whistle2:(

But I did find a single copy of NGBlack and Warriors. I also spotted GTASA for PC/Xbox behind the PC game . . . still a penny!

I also stopped at a different EB and the nice guy (but by-the-book) who works there couldn't let me have anyl.
 
Some mixed results for me this evening. I had to visit an EB to exchange two defective games from EB.com (I've actually been getting around 20% defective games lately, but that's another story.) I notice a penny guide sitting on the shelf, so I decide to bring it up and ask for the price. Lo and behold - they give it to me for free.

I decide to push my luck a bit and ask about another guide. The system says they have it, but the guys tells me it's likely gone already. He goes in the back to check, and "Oh my!" they still have it.

As he's grabbing it, I peek my head in the door to the back room and notice there is a Half-Life 2 art book sitting back there. I ask him about that, and he goes "Oh, I know that's not pennied." I ask if he could let me know what it rings up as.

So he brings it back up to the front, and... "Well, that can't be right." He turns to another guy. "Oh, no, that's not right." So as a group, they tell me that even though it rings up as a penny, they're going to have to charge me $35 for it. At this point, I don't know why, but I decide to pay $35 for it.

So, I need to visit another EB after this, and I'm told that the policy was "If I could find a penny guide in the store, then I can buy it for a penny." I'm like "Well, can I return this here?" And after telling the story to the manager, he recommends to return to the first store and ask to speak with a manager about it.

Now I'm not sure what to do. Had they simply told me at the beginning that they couldn't sell it and had to toss it, no problem. But the employees told me that the guide sold for a penny. They said that the computer must be wrong, and charged me $35 for it. And then another manager told me that I should have been allowed to buy it for a penny.

I realize that I should have not bought it in the first place and just passed on the guide, but I just couldn't stand to let them throw it out (more likely they would have taken it home themselves, and I'm sure they'll be looking through the backroom this evening to add to their own collections.) In either case, I'm pretty sure that I won't be allowed to buy penny guides at either of these stores in the future.

If only I wasn't addicted to penny guides...
 
[quote name='Brian9824']Anyone know anything about TRU drops?[/QUOTE]

I know that BenBoxer is the man to ask about anything involving TRU price drops. ^_^
 
[quote name='Damanthia']Some mixed results for me this evening. I had to visit an EB to exchange two defective games from EB.com (I've actually been getting around 20% defective games lately, but that's another story.) I notice a penny guide sitting on the shelf, so I decide to bring it up and ask for the price. Lo and behold - they give it to me for free.

I decide to push my luck a bit and ask about another guide. The system says they have it, but the guys tells me it's likely gone already. He goes in the back to check, and "Oh my!" they still have it.

As he's grabbing it, I peek my head in the door to the back room and notice there is a Half-Life 2 art book sitting back there. I ask him about that, and he goes "Oh, I know that's not pennied." I ask if he could let me know what it rings up as.

So he brings it back up to the front, and... "Well, that can't be right." He turns to another guy. "Oh, no, that's not right." So as a group, they tell me that even though it rings up as a penny, they're going to have to charge me $35 for it. At this point, I don't know why, but I decide to pay $35 for it.

So, I need to visit another EB after this, and I'm told that the policy was "If I could find a penny guide in the store, then I can buy it for a penny." I'm like "Well, can I return this here?" And after telling the story to the manager, he recommends to return to the first store and ask to speak with a manager about it.

Now I'm not sure what to do. Had they simply told me at the beginning that they couldn't sell it and had to toss it, no problem. But the employees told me that the guide sold for a penny. They said that the computer must be wrong, and charged me $35 for it. And then another manager told me that I should have been allowed to buy it for a penny.

I realize that I should have not bought it in the first place and just passed on the guide, but I just couldn't stand to let them throw it out (more likely they would have taken it home themselves, and I'm sure they'll be looking through the backroom this evening to add to their own collections.) In either case, I'm pretty sure that I won't be allowed to buy penny guides at either of these stores in the future.

If only I wasn't addicted to penny guides...[/QUOTE]


You're SOL then I believe... it's hard to imagine that one guide was a penny, so they just give it to you, but something that is very unique like the HL 2 art book they try to convince you otherwise. My guess is that they knew it was a penny, it was up there for someone else, but since you pushed so hard for it they made a big deal about how they can't sell it, hoping the $35 price would drive you away.

This happened to me once, I posted on it a few pages back, guy let me have 4 or 5 penny guides but Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (which is a penny) was "not a penny"... I figured he was just going to take it himself, which I didn't mind.

I don't think the manager is going to help you, since I believe store policy claims the guides must be disposed of, which is why I think they just give them out for free instead of ringing them up.

In other news, I hope it stops raining tommorrow, and that penny guide of Xenosaga 2 is still at EB that I left there about a week ago.
 
[quote name='Damanthia'] At this point, I don't know why, but I decide to pay $35 for it.
[/QUOTE]

If you can't get it for a penny - i would return it. Buy.com sells it for $20 and amazon for $23 if you really want to pay for it.
 
Wow, did I ever get a haul. I figured I wouldn’t find anything since everything was pennied out Monday, but I hit the jackpot. I went to a local gamestop, and started looking around at their guides. I instantly found a bunch of penny guides! I had to take three trips between their racks and the counter to make. Then, one of the employees said they had some more guides in a corner of the store I hadn’t been to yet (and hadn’t even noticed guides in). I found a bunch more there. So after standing in line for like 10 minutes because they only had one register open, the guy was about to start ringing me up when he noticed my list.

He actually asked if I was on some kind of scavenger hunt, and said they had a ton more guides in the back. So he took my list and went to the back room, and after a little while stuck his head out and called me back there too. Together, we found a TON more guides. The manager came back to find out what was going on, and saw my list. She said, oh, these are penny guides aren’t they, and got this nasy look in her eyes. I said I had gotten them there before, and she got all high and mighty and said “Well I make that call. Understand?” But then she got suddenly nice and said that she’d allow it, because she hadn’t had a chance to clear them out yet, and I was technically doing here a faver…SCORE. She said any I didn’t take would be thrown out, so I completely cleaned out the store.

I got so many guides, it almost cost me a dollar (and I found out the Gamestop registers can’t ring up more than 30 items on one transaction :) ).

Oh, and Makai Kindgom is pennied out at GS, even though it only says EB on the list.

From the most recent drop:
(anything with multiples is up for trade -1 for myself)

ATV Offraod Fury 2 (X5)
Battlefield 2 (X2)
Black and White 2 (X3)
Burnout Revenge (X5)
Cold Winter (X3)
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Dark Age of Camelot: Catacombs
Darkwatch (X3)
Delta Force: Black Hawk Down (X2)
Doom 3 PC (X5)
Dragon Ball GT Transformation (X3)
Dungeon Siege II (X2)
Empire Earth 2 (X2)
Farcry Instincts
FEAR (X2)
Forza Motorsport
Geist (X2)
Genji (X3)
Half Life 2: Raising the Bar
Jade Empire w/DVD (X2)
Jade Empire w/o DVD (X3)
Jak X Combat Racing (X6)
Makai Kingdom (X2)
Megaman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries (X2)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Limited Edition Guide + Art Book (X3)
Myst V: End of Ages (X2)
NBA Live 06
Quake 4 PC (X3)
Quake 4 Xbox360 (X3)
Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion
Sid Meirer’s Pirates
Sigma Star Saga/ Rebelstar Tactical Command
Spartan Total Warrior (X2)
Star Wars Republic Commando (X2)
Tak: The Great Juju Challenge (X2)
The Suffering Ties that Bind (X2)
Timesplitters Future Perfect (X3)
Ultimate Spiderman
WWE Day of Reckoning 2
WWE Wrestlemania 21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Catalog


From previous drops (all of these are up for trade)
Coded Arms
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends (X5)
Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonshard
Full Spectrum Warrior (X2)
Jak 3
Killer 7
Killzone (X4)
Mega Man X Command Mission
Star Fox Assault

If anyone has a Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne, Baten Katios, or Tales of Symphonia, PM me and maybe we can work something out!
(I'm mainly looking for RPG guides, but also want a Devil May Cry 3 and Street Fighter Anniversary w/ soundtrack if anyone has em)
 
[quote name='Damanthia']If only I wasn't addicted to penny guides...[/QUOTE]

That's my problem, too. I wish I could've found just a couple more guides from these past drops. I've got one more shot tomorrow. I'm looking to find Baten Kaitos and Burnout Revenge. I'll eventually get those games, so I don't want to miss the guides at 0.01
 
Everyone keeps saying Quake 4 360 and PC have both been pennied at Best Buy but I checked today and they were full price.

Where they pennied or is that somewhere else?
 
[quote name='speter79']Everyone keeps saying Quake 4 360 and PC have both been pennied at Best Buy but I checked today and they were full price.

Where they pennied or is that somewhere else?[/QUOTE]



at gamestop at least

i picked up both versions there
 
[quote name='Damanthia']

So, I need to visit another EB after this, and I'm told that the policy was "If I could find a penny guide in the store, then I can buy it for a penny." I'm like "Well, can I return this here?" And after telling the story to the manager, he recommends to return to the first store and ask to speak with a manager about it.

Now I'm not sure what to do. Had they simply told me at the beginning that they couldn't sell it and had to toss it, no problem. But the employees told me that the guide sold for a penny. They said that the computer must be wrong, and charged me $35 for it. And then another manager told me that I should have been allowed to buy it for a penny.

[/QUOTE]

I thought EB had a 7 day price match? - They won't match prices of other stores but if the regular EB price on something drops within a week after you buy it, you get the difference refunded to you. I'd say at least look into this - maybe ask first about it without mentioning the guide, then ask for your $34.98 back.

Also, if there's something you are planning to buy from EB, do it at the same time to show you're a good customer and not just a CAG.

Lastly, you'll never go wrong following the wisdom of the great Dalton - "Be nice."
 
EB and gamestop often give you a hassle when returning books. I returned a guide once only after an argument where I kept insisting the receipt never said books could not be returned.
 
[quote name='Zmonkay']Wow, did I ever get a haul. .....I got so many guides, it almost cost me a dollar (and I found out the Gamestop registers can’t ring up more than 30 items on one transaction :) ).[/QUOTE]

See, if Gamestop REALLY was supposed to rip off the covers and send back to the publisher to get credit for the guides - this store just lost at least $1000(assuming they pay $10 a guide and sell for $15-$20). Wouldn't the manager know this? :roll::shame:
 
[quote name='Johnny Postman']I thought EB had a 7 day price match? - They won't match prices of other stores but if the regular EB price on something drops within a week after you buy it, you get the difference refunded to you. I'd say at least look into this - maybe ask first about it without mentioning the guide, then ask for your $34.98 back.

Also, if there's something you are planning to buy from EB, do it at the same time to show you're a good customer and not just a CAG.

Lastly, you'll never go wrong following the wisdom of the great Dalton - "Be nice."[/QUOTE]

I basically suggested this at the second store. Something along the lines of, could I return this guide for the $35 back, buy more than $35 of other stuff, and then happen to find a penny guide in the store and then picking it up for a penny.

He told me quite frankly that, even though it would technically follow the rules, that he'd have to walk in the back and toss it. Basically that would be pushing it too much. He seemed really nice, and the original purchase was not in his store, so I said I would follow his advice and take it back to the first store.

I suppose the most convincing thing for my side is that I have a receipt showing the purchase of one penny guide for a penny, and then 5 minutes later from the same employee showing the purchase of another penny guide for $35.

I'll try the price matching first, and if worse comes to worse, I'll just return the guide for my $35 back.

Thanks for the advice everyone.
 
[quote name='indomitable']Have an extra of these guides:

Battlefield 2
R6: Lockdown
007: From Russia With Love
Ninja Gaiden Black
Soul Calibur 3
Jak X
The Warriors
Spartan Total Warrior
Genji
Far Cry Instincts
Americas Army
Cold Winter
MOH: Pacific Assault
Quake 4 PC
Dungeon Siege II
Shadow of Colossus
PGR3
Truw Crime:NYC
The Matrix:pON
THAW
Ratchet:Deadlock
XMEN Legend II
SM Pirates


Looking to trade for:

Phantom Brave
Half Life 2 book
SMT: Nocturne
Baten Kaitos
Rome Total War
Psychonauts

PM with trade requests. Thanks[/QUOTE]

Bump for daily update
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']What time do gs/eb close today? I'm thinking about making some runs today. Not sure whether to do it now (before i go to bed) or later (after waking up).[/QUOTE]
Should be pretty late, 9 or 10? I'm gonna go pick up Chaos Field at GS at some point this weekend, I'll check for some guides then.
 
Looking for these:

Shadow of the Colossus

Soul Calibur III

Half Life 2 book

Psychonauts


I have PAYPAL / If you have at least 2 of them please shoot me shipped price... $5 each?


My EB throws .01 gudies away and the BB I go to pulls them within the first hour the store opens.
 
[quote name='botticus']Should be pretty late, 9 or 10? I'm gonna go pick up Chaos Field at GS at some point this weekend, I'll check for some guides then.[/QUOTE]

That's what I was thinking. I figured 8 at the earliest. Looks like I'm going to bed first. Thanks.
 
[quote name='soulwish2003']Looking for these:

Shadow of the Colossus

Soul Calibur III

Half Life 2 book

Psychonauts


I have PAYPAL / If you have at least 2 of them please shoot me shipped price... $5 each?


My EB throws .01 gudies away and the BB I go to pulls them within the first hour the store opens.[/QUOTE]

Just curious: If you're willing to pay $5 each, why does it matter if someone only has one guide or not? I could see if you received a discount for multiple purchases, but you said $5 each. I could also see if the seller wanted you to buy at least 2 guides for $5 each (to save himself some $ on shipping). Plus, if you only buy one from someone, it builds your feedback up.
 
I found out why some of the gamestop's and EB's had no guides. One of the guy's at gamestop was telling me that alot of the stores have been doing inventory and were throwing them away. He said usually the managers don't care about selling them but throw away alot of them when they are noticeable aka pile of em in the back.

This explains why there weren't any at my store at least.
 
I have a Ratchet: deadlocked and Phantom Brave I am looking to get rid of. Shoot me up with a pm if you have an offer (either another guide or paypal).
 
I have
Jak X
Ratchet Deadlocked
Ultimate Spiderman
Genji
Dungeon Siege 2 available

Looking for Geist, Bard's Tale, and TS: future perfect...
 
Is the Xenosaga II guide the Brady games version? I tried it at EB and it rang up $14.99. Also, is the Prima Wind Waker guide a penny at EB?
 
[quote name='Etude']Is the Xenosaga II guide the Brady games version? I tried it at EB and it rang up $14.99.[/QUOTE]

Damn, that's the one I had my eye on.

I know only the limited edition got pennied out at Gamestop, but was this the same at EB?
 
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