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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


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}

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 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Colosseum
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
Call of Duty – 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
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
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
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***


***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***

EB games .01

DOA Ultimate
Driver 3
Freedom Force vs Third Reich
Madden 2005 Collector's Edition guide (not regular)
Nanobreaker
Project Snowblind
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Sly Cooper 2
Socom 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Yu Yu (GBA & PS2)
Yugioh guide

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Fable
Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent – Prima
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age – Prima
Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Metal Gear Solid3: Snake Eater – Brady
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Brady
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Prince Of Persia2 : Warrior Within
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2

***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Killzone - Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf - Prima
NFL Street 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
X-Men Legends

Best Buy .27

Paper Mario - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***

K-mart .01

Starfox Adventures – Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine – Nintendo
Wario World – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***

Toys R Us .01

007 Bond Everything Or Nothing - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
DBZ Budokai - Prima
DBZ Buu's Fury - Prima
Fire Emblem - Prima
Mafia - Prima
Mario & Luigi - Prima
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Need For Speed Underground - Prima
Ninja Gaiden - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin Out - Prima
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Prima
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - Prima
Super Mario 4 - Prima
Tak 2 - Prima
Transformers - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning - Prima
YuGiOh Sacred Cards - Prima
Yugioh Worldwide Edition - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***

Gamestop .01

Champions of Norrath
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima
Rygar - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition


Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3


***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:p Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***





Master list in post 2
 
[quote name='yeldarb367']Nothing at the Tallahassee BB. They used to be fully stocked when these drops were announced but the last two times they have been completely cleared out. Looks like the employees might actually be doing there job. I did see a Madden 05 guide but it was the Collector's Edition. Is that one a penny too?[/QUOTE]

Make sure to ask the employees for the guide specifically.

Like in my post a few pages ago, I got really lucky and an employee went in the back and got me one of each of the ones I wanted. It helps if you're holding the game as well, since they think you're going to buy both at the same time.
 
[quote name='TJordan522']Is there an updated master list? The one in the OP is from May.[/QUOTE]


oi ¡! working on it. About 1/3 done takes a couple hours for formating double checking etc... probably finish it friday night. bleh
 
[quote name='floormat']oi ¡! working on it. About 1/3 done takes a couple hours for formating double checking etc... probably finish it friday night. bleh[/QUOTE]

Thanks! :)
 
[quote name='Sk8erlink7']I've been waiting for Minish Cap to drop to a penny so I can add it to my Zelda guide collection, making it a total of two guides in my collection. :D

I know my Best Buy won't have it though... they never do have penny guides.[/QUOTE]

I don't mean to sound unsympathetic, but you'd have a better chance of finding them if you went to the store soon after the drops occur. They dropped on the 4th, it is already the 6th, so other people have had plenty of time to snatch them, if your BB had them in the first place.
 
If aybody out there has a extra minish cap they picked up, I have a doom 3 guide by brady and a capcom fighting evolutions guide by brady. Both are in great shape. Please trade if you need one and have gotten a an extra guide or dont want the one you have. Thanks
 
When I was out I saw a HUGE Morrowind guide. Isn't that game like 2-3 yrs old? Where did that guide come from? Is it new? I can't wait until that becomes a penny.

Oh yeah, and I have an extra Star Fox if someone wants to trade. Check my complete list in my sig.
 
[quote name='eldad9']Grrr. No minish cap, but did get an extra starfox, urbz, and killzone (go figure).[/QUOTE]

I picked up an extra Minish Cap guide. PM me if interested. *GONE*
 
I went to two BBs today. I ended up with this haul:

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (x2)
Jade Empire (x4)
Star Fox Assualt (x2)

I saw Madden and Urbz, but I didn't end up picking them up since I don't think that I will ever need them. If anyone wants some of these guides PM me. I am really looking for a Minish Cap guide.
 
[quote name='Nutts']When I was out I saw a HUGE Morrowind guide. Isn't that game like 2-3 yrs old? Where did that guide come from? Is it new? I can't wait until that becomes a penny.

Oh yeah, and I have an extra Star Fox if someone wants to trade. Check my complete list in my sig.[/QUOTE]

That one is $19.99. It's for all three parts of Morrowind, Morrowind, Tribunal and Bloodmoon.
 
Went to another BB to see if i could find some guides i wanted...they only had madden.....they had .01 displays for all the guides, surprised i even saw madden sitting there since they were outright advertised as .01.
 
I was surprised to see that one of the Best Buys near me actually had several copies of each of the newly pennied out guides. What made it even more surprising was that they were actually marked as being a penny, and there were still that many of them left. The amount of Madden guides they had was staggering.
 
Did anyone find Zelda: Four Swords for a penny at Best Buy? My BB had a few copies left last time I was there but I didn't bother checking the price.
 
[quote name='tinskat']Did anyone find Zelda: Four Swords for a penny at Best Buy? My BB had a few copies left last time I was there but I didn't bother checking the price.[/QUOTE]

The Zelda 4 Swords guide was $14.99, when I checked it.
 
[quote name='Liontamer']I was surprised to see that one of the Best Buys near me actually had several copies of each of the newly pennied out guides. What made it even more surprising was that they were actually marked as being a penny, and there were still that many of them left. The amount of Madden guides they had was staggering.[/QUOTE]

Some of them in the past out here have done it, though the last time I remember them doing that was when they pennied out R&C: UYA. They might've done it when they did Mechassault 2 guides. Nothing since.
 
I often wonder how stupid someone has to be to buy a sports game guide. I also wonder what buyer in his or her right mind actually thinks people need or would want to buy a sports game guide.

About the only sports/driving/sim guide I see as even being useful are for Forza Motorsport. I know absolutely nothing about customizing a car or adjusting the settings on tire pressure, allignment, stiffen/losen suspension, set gear ratios etc. In that regards it's useful. I can't see a Madden guide helping anyone.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']I often wonder how stupid someone has to be to buy a sports game guide. I also wonder what buyer in his or her right mind actually thinks people need or would want to buy a sports game guide.

About the only sports/driving/sim guide I see as even being useful are for Forza Motorsport. I know absolutely nothing about customizing a car or adjusting the settings on tire pressure, allignment, stiffen/losen suspension, set gear ratios etc. In that regards it's useful. I can't see a Madden guide helping anyone.[/QUOTE]

I don't know about that. In terms of playing the game, you probably don't need the guide, but I believe that they are helpful for all the ancillary parts of the game aside from the game play itself, like seeing the various options and costs for items you can "buy" for your crib, using your qualification bucks that you get from succeeding in the mini-games in the training camps etc.

And for 1 cent, I think it's a worthwhile investment.

Now full price, I would not think you would get your return on investment going with a game guide for a sports game at full price.
 
[quote name='PittsburghAfterDark']I often wonder how stupid someone has to be to buy a sports game guide. I also wonder what buyer in his or her right mind actually thinks people need or would want to buy a sports game guide. [/QUOTE]

Actually the Madden 2005 guide would have been a good investment for $15... there were a whole bunch of coupons inside. - $10 off Logitech controllers and some other $10 coupons.

I bought 3 Logitech wireless controllers (PS2 and Xbox) over the holidays and I wish I knew about the $10 coupons in the Madden guide.... I wasn't aware of the GGC at the time, so I lost out on a lot of money.
 
Gonna check my Best Buy today, but after the last penny guides were pulled immediately, I am not expecting to find any of these.
 
Ah crap. I just bought the Tekken 5 guide (last one) and came home. I was looking through it and noticed that someone ripped out the poster :(.
 
Man....what a bummer. I have always been able to get penny guides at my BB but they are catching on. All of the new pennied out guides were gone, and the guides were neatly stacked and arranged. They have really been on top of things lately...
 
Found all of the recent guides at BB and I have extras. I am willing to look at lists for trades of non BB guides. I have Jade Empire,Chaos Theory,Star Fox Assault, Minish Cap,and The Urbz.
 
thx to the OP for posting the breaking news on July 4th.

I'm glad he did because I went to pick up a few guides as soon as the post was up on Monday... I check back a couple days later at BB and everything was gone (except for Madden).
 
I have one extra guide for Jade empire for trade. I'm looking for older guides (Spyro, Transformers, Psi-ops) in case anybody wants to trade. PM me please.
 
the best buy near me has paper mario,mk deception,lotr tta,resident evil outbreak and halo2. anyone know if these guides are pennys?
 
[quote name='lee']the best buy near me has paper mario,mk deception,lotr tta,resident evil outbreak and halo2. anyone know if these guides are pennys?[/QUOTE]


paper mario and MK has
 
i went over to best buy Weds and they said someone from CAG (they told the worker working back there that is where they heard the penny guides from) went there tuesday and got all 40 guides. the worker asked what he was going to do with get ahold of this 21 Madden 2005 guides and they said they resell them


o well was hoping to pick up a zelda guide but they had nothing
 
[quote name='lee']the best buy near me has paper mario,mk deception,lotr tta,resident evil outbreak and halo2. anyone know if these guides are pennys?[/QUOTE]

Paper Mario is 27 cents. MK and LotR are a penny each. For future reference, check the first two posts in this thread for a list of the penny guides.
 
[quote name='slidecage']...the worker asked what he was going to do with get ahold of this 21 Madden 2005 guides and they said they resell them...[/QUOTE]

I really hate a-holes like this who have to hoard everything in the store for themselves, as if people will be standing in line to pay top dollar for last year's Madden guide.
 
Nobody wants to buy the Madden guides in the first place, they're going to want it even less now that the new one is coming out next month
 
[quote name='slidecage']i went over to best buy Weds and they said someone from CAG (they told the worker working back there that is where they heard the penny guides from) went there tuesday and got all 40 guides. the worker asked what he was going to do with get ahold of this 21 Madden 2005 guides and they said they resell them


o well was hoping to pick up a zelda guide but they had nothing[/QUOTE]
If that was the Northcrest BB, I don't remember seeing that zelda guide when I went on 7/4. The only zelda guide they had was the four swords I think.
 
[quote name='dopa345']I just buy the guides only. Almost never have any problems; sometimes I get the "big spender" comment.[/QUOTE]

Yep, definitely got that comment for my 11 cents spent this round of drops. I actually got charged a penny of tax!
 
[quote name='Heyricochet']Yep, definitely got that comment for my 11 cents spent this round of drops. I actually got charged a penny of tax![/QUOTE]

You should have split it into 2 transactions, you could have saved that penny for the next round. :D
 
one of you cags must have looted the BB near the florida mall. I swear there must have been a good 10 jade empires about 3 days ago and like 5 star fox. Funny thing is I was thinking about getting it about a week ago when i picked up xiii for 5 bucks. When did Jade Empire get pennied out? Also there is an ass load of H 2 strat guides. Any idea when they might be pennied out?
 
[quote name='slidecage']i went over to best buy Weds and they said someone from CAG (they told the worker working back there that is where they heard the penny guides from) went there tuesday and got all 40 guides. the worker asked what he was going to do with get ahold of this 21 Madden 2005 guides and they said they resell them
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LOL, Madden guides aren't even getting a BUCK on ebay. He'll end up LOSING money with ebay & Paypal fees, not to mention time and effort, and gas money driving to BB/the post office.
 
[quote name='GundamFan'] Also there is an ass load of H 2 strat guides. Any idea when they might be pennied out?[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't be surprised if it goes to a penny at Gamestop soon. I stopped by a GS and there was a huge stack of H2 guides on the floor. There were alreadly plenty in the racks, but more just sitting there.

There are enough guides to go around at the BBs and GSs, but if a hoarder gets there first, he'll probably try to build a chair from all the guides.
 
[quote name='shajek']I wouldn't be surprised if it goes to a penny at Gamestop soon. I stopped by a GS and there was a huge stack of H2 guides on the floor. There were alreadly plenty in the racks, but more just sitting there.

There are enough guides to go around at the BBs and GSs, but if a hoarder gets there first, he'll probably try to build a chair from all the guides.[/QUOTE]


Even if you miss out on Halo 2 guides at BB and GS, TRU will probably have them for a penny soon as well. But who knows when.
 
[quote name='Zon27']Even if you miss out on Halo 2 guides at BB and GS, TRU will probably have them for a penny soon as well. But who knows when.[/QUOTE]

The bad thing about that is my TRU is very anal about penny guides. They never sell them.
 
[quote name='erehwon']The bad thing about that is my TRU is very anal about penny guides. They never sell them.[/QUOTE]

That's not 100% true. At the three different times I've seen penny guides at TRU, I've managed to buy them without any issue, including the one time I asked very nicely and the guy gave it to me for free, when he wouldn't sell it at first.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']That's not 100% true. At the three different times I've seen penny guides at TRU, I've managed to buy them without any issue, including the one time I asked very nicely and the guy gave it to me for free, when he wouldn't sell it at first.[/QUOTE]

I wasn't talking about all TRUs, just the one in Fort Wayne, IN. I've gotten one guide from them and I had to fight for it. That was several years ago. Everytime since, they've pulled them.
 
just a note, if you want to catch penny guides, its best to try ASAP at best buy. the stores have been awful in the past but corporate has sent out notices and repeated multiple times that "media pulls" (ie: destroying the guides) must be completed in a "timely fashion" . just a heads up.
 
[quote name='GundamFan']one of you cags must have looted the BB near the florida mall. I swear there must have been a good 10 jade empires about 3 days ago and like 5 star fox. Funny thing is I was thinking about getting it about a week ago when i picked up xiii for 5 bucks. When did Jade Empire get pennied out? Also there is an ass load of H 2 strat guides. Any idea when they might be pennied out?[/QUOTE]

Jade Empire was pennied out on July 4th... maybe a little earlier? That's when I found out at least.

I also hope Halo 2 gets pennied out soon. Maybe it will after the hoopla of the expansion packs dies now..... they're just collecting dust at BB.
 
[quote name='deathcabforcutie']just a note, if you want to catch penny guides, its best to try ASAP at best buy. the stores have been awful in the past but corporate has sent out notices and repeated multiple times that "media pulls" (ie: destroying the guides) must be completed in a "timely fashion" . just a heads up.[/QUOTE]

I believe this.

Even Best Buy's around here that have been very lax about pulling the guides, have now pulled them extremely fast.

Someone else said to wait for TRU, and that they'd drop the guides - the problem is that TRU dosen't carry alot of the same guides that Best Buy does from what I've seen.

Luckily, last time TRU dropped prices on the guides, we knew about it a few days in advance (since they did it on a Thursday). I wonder if someone on the inside of Best Buy can find out a few days in advance when Best Buy will drop them, so we can get a head start?
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I believe this.

Even Best Buy's around here that have been very lax about pulling the guides, have now pulled them extremely fast.

Someone else said to wait for TRU, and that they'd drop the guides - the problem is that TRU dosen't carry alot of the same guides that Best Buy does from what I've seen.

Luckily, last time TRU dropped prices on the guides, we knew about it a few days in advance (since they did it on a Thursday). I wonder if someone on the inside of Best Buy can find out a few days in advance when Best Buy will drop them, so we can get a head start?[/QUOTE]

Here's a good one.

When I made a trip out to a CC that I don't normally frequent, I found that they built a new BB a few blocks away. Stuck my head in there and the only game guides they had were Pokemon Emerald, and they were just sitting on the bottom of the shelf, not up in any of the racks or with the game.

I'm still sticking to my thought that BB is going to stop carrying game guides.
 
The newest guide I've seen at BB is the Destroy All Humans guide. And that's about it. They probably won't get any more game guides until Madden 2006 (unless there's another big name title that is slipping my mind).
 
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