Target Clearance Thread IX

[Friend of Sonic]

Previous Target clearance threads:
Part VIII
Part VII
Part VI
Part V
Part IV
(Part III) Summer 2K5
(Part II) Spring 2K5
(Part I) The Target clearance thread

Target coupon- 5 dollars off 25 dollar purchase

This thread is for clearance-- not for sale items, or raincheck "scams." Price reductions for clearance seem to happen on Monday, although not every Monday. Target often donates its older clearance titles to Goodwill stores, so keep that in mind when you're trying to find items. Some info from BigDirty: "Further reduction is possible when a game's price ends with 8 cents. However, when it ends in 4 cents it will NOT drop anymore. If it ends in 9 cents, it's just on sale or on a non-clearance reduction."

When posting deals, please include city, state, store, game, system and price. For example:
Mesa, AZ Power Road at Superstition Springs
Super Soup Soufflé, Xbox 360, $4.98

Special thanks to Mephitical for this great tool for locating clearance titles which is located here. Go to Amazon or Target to find the item's ASIN. When you find it, replace "B000O3IS48" in the URL with your item's ASIN. This will take you to a page asking you for your zip code. Type in your zip code and click enter-- this will display a list of local stores and whether or not they have your item in stock. YMMV on it working properly.

Here is a fairly easy way to check if your local Target has the games on clearance-- often games will not be tagged correctly. Thanks to BigDirty for this:
1) Go to Half.com or a similar site. Search for the game to locate its UPC code number. It's in the gray box underneath the box art graphic.
2) Go to UPC Data ,Milk.com , or UPC Database and enter the code so you can print out the UPC. Go to Target and use the price scanners to scan your printouts.

Remember, the lowest known price will be posted since the listed item could be higher or lower at your store. Here are the current deals:

Wii

3.74
Wii Billards Stick (added 01-25-08)

4.98
Far Cry (added 11-09-07) (price updated: 01-19-08)

7.48
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (added 11-10-07) (price updated: 12-27-07)

9.98
Alien Syndrome (added 11-05-07) (price updated 01-19-08)
Elebits (added 02-08-08) (price updated: 02-22-08)
Heatseeker (added 11-17-07) (price updated 01-19-08)
Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam (added 11-07-07) (price updated 12-29-07)

12.48
Avatar: Burning Earth (added 02-12-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)
Excite Truck (added 11-05-07) (price updated: 12-31-07)
My Word Coach (added 02-06-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)
Ratatouille (added 12-23-07)
Tiger Woods 07 (added 11-09-07) (price updated 01-03-08)
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground (added 02-05-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)

13.98
The Golden Compass (added 02-16-08) (price updated: 02-22-08)

14.98
Transformers (added 02-05-08)

20.98
DDR Mad Catz universal dance pads (added 12-11-07)
Petz: Horsez (added 02-22-08)
Super Swing Golf (added 12-02-07) (priced updated: 01-12-08)

24.98
Bee Movie (added 02-18-07)
The Godfather (added 12-20-07)
Pet Horsez (added 02-08-08)
Spiderman 3 (added 02-14-08)

34.98
Bratz (added 03-02-08)
The Bigs (added 12-05-07)
Golden Compass (added 02-06-08)

Xbox 360

3.74
Bionicle: Heroes (added 11-14-07) (price updated: 01-14-08)
Meet the Robinsons (added 11-09-07) (price updated: 02-20-08)
MLB2K7 (added 10-15-07) (price updated: 01-12-08)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (added 11-09-07) (price updated: 01-14-08)[/color]

4.98
Madden 07 (added 11-09-07) (price updated: 02-05-08)

5.74
Dance Dance Revolution: Universe (game only) (added 11-10-07) (price updated: 01-01-08)

6.24
NCAA March Madness 07 (added 01-03-08) (priced updated: 01-14-08)
Tiger Woods 07 (added 10-11-07) (priced updated: 01-15-08)

7.48
Burnout Revenge (added 11-17-07) (price updated: 12-27-07)
DDR Mad Catz universal dance pads (added 12-11-07) (price updated 01-01-08)
Halo 3 wireless controllers with figure (added 11-30-07) (price updated: 03-02-08)
Lord of the Ring: Battle for Middle Earth 2 (added 12-20-07) (price updated 12-29-07)
Need for Speed (needs subtitle) (added 12-20-07)
Quake 4 (added 01-10-07)
Smackdown Vs. RAW 2007 (added 12-27-07)
Stuntman: Ignition (added 12-05-07) (price updated 01-16-08)
Tetris Evolution (added 11-15-07) (price updated: 01-03-08)
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground collector's edition (added 12-11-07) (price updated: 01-29-08)
World Series of Poker 2007 (added 12-17-07)

9.98
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires (added 12-17-07
Lego Star Wars: The Original Trilogy (added 02-27-08)
The Outfit (added 12-27-07)
Project Gotham Racing 3 (added 02-27-08)

12.48
Avatar: Burning Earth (added 02-05-08) (price updated: 03-02-08)
Bee Movie (added 02-05-08) (price updated: 02-19-08)
Spiderman: Friend or Foe (added 02-05-08) (price updated: 02-22-08)
Surf's Up (added 01-01-08)

13.98
Viva Pinata (added 03-02-08)

14.98
Blue Dragon (added 02-08-08) (price updated: 02-23-08)
Dead or Alive 4 (added 12-10-07) (price updated 12-25-07)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (added 12-25-07)
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (added 02-05-08)
Juiced 2 (added 02-07-08) (price updated: 03-03-08)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 (added 03-02-08)

20.98
The Golden Compass (added 02-16-08)

29.98
Crackdown (added 02-27-08) (price updated: 03-03-08)
Jericho (added 02-05-08)
Overlord (added 12-31-07)
Splinter Cell Double Agent (added 12-02-07)

41.98
Stranglehold (added 02-27-08)
Xplorer Guitar (added 12-05-07)

Playstation 3

4.98
Def Jam Icon (added 10-07-07) (price updated: 02-03-08)
NBA Street: Homecourt (added 10-20-07) (29.99 WITH GENERIC UPC STICKER)
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 (added 10-07-07) (price updated: 02-03-08)

6.24
NHL 2K7 (added 11-30-07) (price updated: 12-27-07)
The Bigs (added 12-05-07) (price updated: 02-19-08)

9.98
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (added 02-05-08) (price updated: 03-03-08)
NBA 2K7 (added 11-08-07) (price updated 12-22-07)

12.48
Clive Barker's Jericho (added 02-05-08) (price updated 02-03-08)
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom (added 12-11-07) (price updated 12-24-07)

14.98
Folklore (added 02-05-08) (price updated 02-03-08) (price updated 02-03-08)
Ninja Gaiden: Sigma (added 02-05-08) (price updated 02-03-08)
Madden 07 (added 01-05-08)
Stuntman: Ignition (added 12-05-07) (price updated 01-14-08)

20.98
DDR Mad Catz universal dance pads (added 12-11-07)
MLB 07: The Show (added 03-02-08)
Virtua Fighter 5 (added 12-19-07)

24.98
The Godfather (added 01-10-08)

29.98
NHL 2K8 (added 02-27-08)

41.98
F1 Formula Racing (added 03-03-08)
NHL 08 (added 02-05-08)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (added 11-09-07)

Playstation 2

4.98
50 Cent: Bulletproof (added 12-17-07)
Destroy All Humans (added 12-27-07)
Fight Night: Round 3 (added 12-17-07)
Soul Calibur 3 (added 01-01-08)
Spyhunter: Nowhere to Run (added 12-17-07)
Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves (added 12-17-07)
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (added 12-17-07)

5.04
The Bigs (added 01-19-07) (price updated: 01-29-08)
Rogue Galaxy (added 11-05-07) (price updated: 02-05-08)

6.98
Burnout Dominator (added 10-07-07)
Championship Poker (added 02-16-08)
From Russia with Love (added 02-06-08)

9.98
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (added 03-02-08)
Inuyasha: Feudal Combat (added 12-18-07)
Okami (added 11-09-07)
Shadow of the Collossus (added 03-02-08)
Spiderman III (added 03-03-08)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 (added 03-02-08)

13.98
Avatar: The Last Airbender (added 02-16-08)
Call of Duty: Finest Hour (added 02-08-08)
The Godfather (added 02-08-08)

14.98
DDR: Extreme 2 with pad (added 12-27-07)\
Family Guy (added 02-03-08)

27.98
NBA 08: The Life (added 03-03-08)
Syphon Filter: The Dark Mirror (added 03-03-08)

Xbox

2.48
Championship Bowling (added 01-19-08) (price updated: 02-11-08)

3.74
Davinci Code (added 12-18-07) (price updated: 12-26-07)
Tiger Woods 07 (added 01-25-08) (price updated 02-11-08)

4.98
Breeder's Cup (added 02-06-08)
Fight Night: Round 3 (added 12-19-07)
James Bond: From Russia with Love (added 01-19-08)
Tony Hawk's Underground (added 01-19-08)

7.48
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes (added 12-12-07)
NFL Street 2 (added 01-19-08)

9.98
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (added 03-03-08)
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (added 03-03-08)
Logitech wireless controller (added 01-03-08)
Marvel Ultimate Aliance (added 03-03-08)
Ratatouille (added 02-07-08)
Socom 2 (added 02-07-08)
Tony Hawk's Project 8 (added 03-03-08)
Xbox Live three month starter kit (added 12-23-07)

10.48
Kim Possible (added 02-05-08)
Star Wars: Episode III (added 01-25-08)

12.48
Halo triple pack (added 12-17-07)

13.98
Call of Duty (which one?) (added 03-03-08)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (added 03-03-08)
Star Wars: Battlefront (added 03-03-08)

Gamecube

4.98
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 (added 01-27-08)

7.48
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (added 12-19-07)

9.98
Baten Kaitos: Origins (added 12-17-07)

13.98
Lego Star Wars 2: The Original Trilogy (added 03-03-08)

Nintendo DS

3.75
Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (added 12-17-07)

7.48
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin (added 12-30-07)
Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime (added 12-12-07) (price updated:12-27-07)
Megaman ZX (added 11-09-07) (price updated 12-21-07)

9.98
Elements of Destruction (added 03-02-08)
Napoleon Dynamite (added 03-02-08)
Spiderman 3 (added 03-02-08)
Zoo Tycoon (added 03-02-08)

10.48
My Frogger (added 01-19-08)

13.98
Hannah Montana (added 03-03-08)

14.98
Boogie (added 02-07-08)
EA Playground (added 02-05-08)
Harvest Moon (added 12-11-07)
Magical Starsign (added 12-12-07)
Micromachines: Take That! (added 02-05-08)
Shrek the Third (added 02-05-08)

20.98
Ratatouille (added 03-02-08)

Sony PSP

7.48
Gun (added 11-09-07) (price updated 12-27-07)
Valkyrie Profile (added 11-08-07) (price updated: 01-03-08)

9.98
Alien Syndrome (added 01-07-08) (price updated: 01-03-08)

14.98
Deadhead Fred (added 02-22-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)
Loco Roco (added 12-11-07)
Sega Genesis Collection (added 02-05-08)

27.98
Call of Duty (added 03-03-08)

Gameboy Advance

2.48
Chicken Shoot (added 01-15-08) (price updated 02-13-08)
Fantastic 4 (added 01-21-08) (price updated 02-11-08)

3.74
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap strategy guide (added 12-17-07)
Monster House (added 01-21-08) (price updated: 02-22-08)
Mouse Trap/Operation/Simon pack (added 12-22-07)

7.48
Flight of the Falcon (added 12-02-07)
Meet the Robinsons (added 02-11-08)

9.98
Spongebob: Battle for Atlantis (added 03-02-08)

13.98
Ratatouille (added 03-03-08)
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (added 03-03-87

PC

2.74
Catz (added 01-01-08)
Horsez (added 11-28-07) (price updated: 01-21-08)

3.74
Cake Mania (added 01-19-08)
Company of Heroes (added 12-05-07) (price updated: 01-27-08)
Hospital Tycoon (added 12-02-07) (price updated: 01-01-08)

4.98
Barrow Hill (added 12-02-07) (priced updated: 01-05-08)
Star Wars: Empires at War Forces of Corruption expansion pack (added 02-19-08) (price updated 03-02-08)
Zoo Tycoon Collection (added 02-12-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)

6.24
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East (added 02-12-08) (price updated: 03-03-08)
Kane and Lynch (added 01-19-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)
Stranglehold (added 12-02-07) (price updated: 01-19-08)
Tabula Rasa (added 01-19-08) (priced updated 03-03-08)
Timeshift (added 01-19-08) (priced updated 02-05-08)
Two Worlds (added 01-21-08) (priced updated 03-05-08)
7.98
Clive Barker's Jericho (added 02-12-08) (price updated: 03-05-08)

9.98
1701 A.D. (added 12-02-07) (price updated 12-29-07)
Dream Day Wedding (added 12-02-07)
Ride! Carnival Tycoon (added 12-02-07)
The Movies (added 01-21-08)

12.48
Universe At War: Earth Assault (added 02-12-08) (priced updated 03-03-08)

13.98
The Golden Compass (added 02-05-08) (price updated: 02-22-08)

14.98
Rock Tour (added 12-02-07)
Thrillville: Off the Rails (added 02-12-08)

37.98
Quake: Territory Wars (added 03-05-08)

Other items

1.24
24 pack of Energizer AA batteries (added 12-30-07)

1.48
Halo 3 Actionclix (added 02-03-08) (price updated 03-02-08)
Various posters [Halo 3, etc} (added 02-22-08)

2.48
12 pack of TDK T-120 6 hour blank VHS tapes (added 12-05-07)
Kermit the Frog bookbag (Fits your 360 perfectly!) (added 12-15-07)

3.48
Mossimo Men's Cargo Shorts (added 01-15-08)
Scene It To Go Marvel edition (added 01-29-08)

3.74
Various Coleco handhelds (added 12-22-07) (price updated: 02-03-08)

4.98
Gillette Fusion gift pack (added 01-16-08)
Messenger bag (added 01-27-08)

6.04
208 disc carrying case (added 02-05-08)

6.98
Shick Quatro giftset with four cartridges and speaker set (added 01-19-08)

8.48
Sony portable speakers (added 02-27-08)
Tickle Me Elmo EXTREME (added 01-12-07)
Ultimate National Pokedex book (added 12-15-07)

9.98
Easton baseball mitt (added 02-03-08)
Flex gaming chair with speakers (added 02-03-08) (price updated: 03-03-08)

12.48
Crest whitening set with toothpaste, rinse, and 14 day supply of strips (added 01-19-08)

14.98
"Ready Remote" remote car starter (model#24921) (added 03-02-08)

49.98
Def Leopard special edition electric guitar (added 12-18-07) (price updated: 01-14-08)

63.98
4 GB Memorex MP3 player (added 12-02-07)
Western Digital 500 GB external hard drive (added 01-14-08)

67.98
Portable DVD player with 8.5 inch screen (added 02-16-08)

90.XX
Magnavox 10 inch portable DVD player (added 02-16-08)

Various LCD TVs, 19 inch, 200-300 dollars

[SIZE=+1]Keep extraneous discussion to a minimum as posts not pertaining to clearance deals may be deleted by the mod crew.[/SIZE]

 

[Richard Longfellow]

[quote name='Gothic Walrus']Every time I've checked a Target in the past few weeks, there's either been minimal clearance (one or two tycoon games for the PC) or nothing at all.

Gentlemen, I think we've hit a dry spell. ([/quote]

Same here on the east coast. Kind of a dead time for retail before the fall shopping season heats up.

 

[Richard Longfellow]

[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I should really check my local Target, since they almost always have some of the clearance items, though I only still want that damned 'tourist book' from the San Andreas PC version. I don't even want the game, since I have it for both Xbox and PS2 already.[/quote]

What's in that "Tourist Book"? Is it like an enhanced instruction manual? I always enjoy the artwork of the GTA world, but their manuals have been pretty skimpy in the past.

 

[guinaevere]

[quote name='Gothic Walrus']Every time I've checked a Target in the past few weeks, there's either been minimal clearance (one or two tycoon games for the PC) or nothing at all.

Gentlemen, I think we've hit a dry spell. ([/quote]I'm no gentlman, but I have to agree. The Targets near to me are still wanting $39+ on games most of y'all have found clearanced out months ago. I enter the ASI number with all good hopes and... no joy. blah.

[quote name='Richard Longfellow']Same here on the east coast. Kind of a dead time for retail before the fall shopping season heats up.[/quote]Yup. I'm even seeing gardening supplies/outdoor stuff starting to be marked down. I guess they're beginning to make room for Back To School, but currently they have no BTS product to put on their shelves. *shrugs*

I'd be psyched about gettng new stuff for my gardens, but with the drought we have I can only water twice a week as it is... I'm not about to start planting new stuff when I can't water them enough for them to establish. Fiddle faddle.

 

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

[quote name='Richard Longfellow']What's in that "Tourist Book"? Is it like an enhanced instruction manual? I always enjoy the artwork of the GTA world, but their manuals have been pretty skimpy in the past.[/quote]

I believe so, as it also lists 'ads' for many of the businesses you run into in the world of San Andreas at some point or another. You know, the Cluckin Bells and such where you can have your character eat later on in the game.

I almost talked someone from an EB into letting me have the book, if they didn't find a disc only version of the PC game sitting in their drawer.

It is a very nice book, to say the least, which is why I so desperately wanted to find the PC version of SA from this clearance for $5.

 

[benjamouth]

Those little hand-held Game Gear clones had finally gone on clearance at my local target, the same ones that were $20 on Amazon for a bit.

Dropped from $50 to $35 which is still a bit pricey for me, but they had plenty so I shall await further drops.

 

[phear3d]

[quote name='mephitical']I noticed something today - all previous clearance, no matter what discount, was removed from my store. [/quote]

its time to check out the nearest Goodwill within the next 2 or 3 days.. ymmv though cause Goodwill sometimes will even jack the prices on the stuff they get from target.

 

[Derrick1979]

I went to my Target today and not only did they not have a clearance area anymore they also had barely any PS2,Xbox,PsP,or Gamecube games ??????

 

[bmulligan]

[quote name='benjamouth']Those little hand-held Game Gear clones had finally gone on clearance at my local target, the same ones that were $20 on Amazon for a bit.

Dropped from $50 to $35 which is still a bit pricey for me, but they had plenty so I shall await further drops.[/QUOTE]

These were all 50% off in the Livonia, MI Target today on Haggerty Rd.

 

[lawdood]

Snagged the last Psyclone PSP speaker system at the Roseville, CA Target store this afternoon. I would have never paid $100 or even $50 for one of these (don't really know how much actual use it'll get) but for $25 I couldn't resist.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

[quote name='lawdood']Snagged the last Psyclone PSP speaker system at the Roseville, CA Target store this afternoon. I would have never paid $100 or even $50 for one of these (don't really know how much actual use it'll get) but for $25 I couldn't resist.[/QUOTE]
Me too. Turning my future PSP into a mini entertainment center for 24.98 isn't bad at all. Not to mention the thing is friggin huge.
There's also a bunch of shitty handheld and TV games that I didn't feel like typing up.

 

[atatpilot3]

I know we've been getting this quite a bit lately, but I figured I'd toss in my recon anyway: total clearance futility. Hit up three Targets (searching for SW: Battlefront II at that $4.98 price), and found nothing but stacks of the WoW trial disk (50% off) and the boxed demo of Medieval II: Total War for $4.98.

Hopefully we'll see some happier hunting soon!

 

[CGH]

beatmania bundle $29.99

 

[imacgod]

[quote name='CGH']beatmania bundle $29.99[/QUOTE]

That's been the price for a while.

 

[ddrisgood137]

Any word on whether GBA games are getting clearanced out or not?

 

[neudog]

I was in Dallas yesterday and came across Chicken Little(wii) on an end cap with other cheap games. I decided to scan it and it rang up $0.00. I missed out on a clearance copy at the Target in Clarksville, so I was excited when I saw the $0.00. Surprisingly the cashier looked up the last price, which was $9.98, and gave it to my wife for that price. I've had other employees give me the last listed price, but for every nice employee there are three that screw you; particularly management.

 

[Kfoster1979]

[quote name='lawdood']Snagged the last Psyclone PSP speaker system at the Roseville, CA Target store this afternoon. I would have never paid $100 or even $50 for one of these (don't really know how much actual use it'll get) but for $25 I couldn't resist.[/quote]

Same here I messed around with it a bit it sounds good and all but I have a feeling it will be on eBay or a trade list soon.

 

[sallyballs]

Quick heads up for the North Jersey CAGs. Hackensack Target had two WoW Burning Crusade Collectors Edition marked down to 34.96. They are on an endcap by the DVDs. They were there as of 15 minutes ago.

 

[thingsfallnapart]

[quote name='phear3d']its time to check out the nearest Goodwill within the next 2 or 3 days.. ymmv though cause Goodwill sometimes will even jack the prices on the stuff they get from target.[/QUOTE]

My target reguarly give goodwill all it's clearence stuff after one 15% drop. Then goodwill take it and jacks it up to retail - or get this - above retail price.

 

[humidore]

[quote name='thingsfallnapart']My target reguarly give goodwill all it's clearence stuff after one 15% drop. Then goodwill take it and jacks it up to retail - or get this - above retail price.[/quote]

I saw a Medieval Total War II box at Goodwill with a "$8.99" sticker and almost popped a boner right there....luckily (or not), i noticed it was the demo.

 

[addicted2games]

[quote name='CGH']beatmania bundle $29.99[/QUOTE]
It used to be $23.99 at my Target. Now the one left is $29.99. Wtf!

 

[Friend of Sonic]

[quote name='addicted2games']It used to be $23.99 at my Target. Now the one left is $29.99. Wtf![/QUOTE]
There was a 20% off sale that took effect on everything 29.99 I think.

 

[Chitown021]

Man it's been forever since I've been able to find video games in the clearance section of my Target. About 6 months ago I nabbed some DS titles for about $5 but I really haven't seen anything since. I hope the rumored GBA clearance hits my store soon. They still have a whole case dedicated to it.

 

[gorgo]

Not a game, but I picked up the Disney Legacy Collection "Lands of Exploration" clearanced for $6.26. I probably don't want it, but figure it's good trade fodder.

 

[sleepydumbdude]

I got Killzone at my target for 3.80 something a few days ago. Its the only non PC game I've ever seen on clearance there in about three years.

 

[reibeatall]

[quote name='neudog']I was in Dallas yesterday and came across Chicken Little(wii) on an end cap with other cheap games. I decided to scan it and it rang up $0.00. I missed out on a clearance copy at the Target in Clarksville, so I was excited when I saw the $0.00. Surprisingly the cashier looked up the last price, which was $9.98, and gave it to my wife for that price. I've had other employees give me the last listed price, but for every nice employee there are three that screw you; particularly management.[/quote]

What part of Dallas?

 

[Gothic Walrus]

I went to the Target nearest my house today. Nothing on clearance, and not a sign of any GBA price drops.

Most of the Targets here still have a lot of GBA games, including the older Pokémon titles. There's a lot I'd like to get when it drops, but I don't think anyone here has seen that happen yet. If it wasn't for the fact that the memo was confirmed multiple times, I'd call bullshit. I wonder when or if we'll see this sale? k

 

[addicted2games]

Today at my Target, I saw a 20 games in 1 portable handheld that plays Sega Genesis and Master system games on a 2.5 inch screen for $24.98. It was originally $50. Didnt get it though. Hopefully it goes down more.

 

[soonerdoc]

[quote name='addicted2games']Today at my Target, I saw a 20 games in 1 portable handheld that plays Sega Genesis and Master system games on a 2.5 inch screen for $24.98. It was originally $50. Didnt get it though. Hopefully it goes down more.[/QUOTE]


saw one of these in okc....coleco branded machine...plays genesis games

 

[dave auto]

[quote name='soonerdoc']saw one of these in okc....coleco branded machine...plays genesis games[/quote]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there, cowboys. This Coleco-branded plug n' play contains a collection of Sega Master System and Game Gear games; it's a strictly 8-bit affair. Those seeking Genesis games need not apply.

 

[HyundaiJVX]

For the dude who was in Dallas I totally know what you mean. Zoo Keeper kicked my ass for so long, I kept going in every couple days, picking it up and finding someone "new" and trying to get it for cheap. Most of the time people would scan it, see $0.00 and call the manager who wanted to charge $20, finnally one day the lady looks it up somehow and says "Oh, this is $3 wow!!" and rang it up. That was at the north Irving store. And I didn't even hide the damn thing, I would leave it on the same endcap with the other games.

 

[Chitown021]

[quote name='HyundaiJVX']For the dude who was in Dallas I totally know what you mean. Zoo Keeper kicked my ass for so long, I kept going in every couple days, picking it up and finding someone "new" and trying to get it for cheap. Most of the time people would scan it, see $0.00 and call the manager who wanted to charge $20, finnally one day the lady looks it up somehow and says "Oh, this is $3 wow!!" and rang it up. That was at the north Irving store. And I didn't even hide the damn thing, I would leave it on the same endcap with the other games.[/quote]

I got lucky the last time I had a "0.00" clearance game. I took it to the pharmacy counter and bought it with a perscription I was picking up. The Pharmacist rang it up and asked me "Did you happen to see how much this was?" I told him $5 and he said "OK, sound good to me."

 

[Richard Longfellow]

[quote name='HyundaiJVX']For the dude who was in Dallas I totally know what you mean. Zoo Keeper kicked my ass for so long, I kept going in every couple days, picking it up and finding someone "new" and trying to get it for cheap. Most of the time people would scan it, see $0.00 and call the manager who wanted to charge $20, finnally one day the lady looks it up somehow and says "Oh, this is $3 wow!!" and rang it up. That was at the north Irving store. And I didn't even hide the damn thing, I would leave it on the same endcap with the other games.[/quote]

Usually if you ask them to "check the last price" they can find the 75% or 90% markdown price. They use a particular scanner model to look up price history of merchandise, even if it's currently out of the system. Not every employee will have access to or know how to use that scanner, but somebody in the place will.

Target is usually pretty good about making the extra effort for a customer...unlike Walmart or Kmart where you get the employee who's on his perpetual "staring at the wall wishing he was dead" break. I'm not saying Target employees don't wish they were dead too, but they're better trained in hiding it.

 

[atatpilot3]

[quote name='Gothic Walrus']I went to the Target nearest my house today. Nothing on clearance, and not a sign of any GBA price drops.

Most of the Targets here still have a lot of GBA games, including the older Pokémon titles. There's a lot I'd like to get when it drops, but I don't think anyone here has seen that happen yet. If it wasn't for the fact that the memo was confirmed multiple times, I'd call bullshit. I wonder when or if we'll see this sale? k[/quote]

I was thinking the same thing the last few times I went through Targets. Personally, I can't feature the Targets in my area clearancing their GBA stuff any time soon just because they have plenty of space. The whole idea seemed to be that they'd be moving the GBA stuff out in favor of the DS stuff, but that only works if space is limited. When I pop into a Target and see an empty display case between the GBA section and the DS section, I know they've got no reason to move that stuff cheep.

 

[Gothic Walrus]

[quote name='atatpilot3']I was thinking the same thing the last few times I went through Targets. Personally, I can't feature the Targets in my area clearancing their GBA stuff any time soon just because they have plenty of space. The whole idea seemed to be that they'd be moving the GBA stuff out in favor of the DS stuff, but that only works if space is limited. When I pop into a Target and see an empty display case between the GBA section and the DS section, I know they've got no reason to move that stuff cheep.[/QUOTE]
Exactly. The thing is, I can't imagine it's still selling well at this point; the flow of new titles has pretty much stopped and they've had the same kid-oriented games, crappy value titles, and a few good titles (Nintendo and the Final Fantasy games, mainly) in the case since last Christmas. Right now, there really doesn't seem to be a need to clear them out to make space, but I think they're bound to clear them out sooner or later.

Who knows? Maybe we'll have to wait until the fall, when more new games start shipping.

I've also got to wonder if they're going to be getting rid of the last gen games anytime soon. Aside from the endcap Greatest Hits games, my Target stores don't have much of anything left for the GameCube and a mediocre selection at best for the PS2 and Xbox. Even with backwards compatibility, I'd think that the demand for those games would have dropped off as well by now. I can't imagine they'll be cleared out, but I can dream...especially since I still want Mario Strikers and Mario Baseball, and can't afford $30 each right now.

 

[Corvin]

[quote name='Gothic Walrus']Exactly. The thing is, I can't imagine it's still selling well at this point; [/QUOTE]

I think the GBA was about 1,000 units shy of outselling the PS3 last month. I'm sure someone more informed could throw out the actual numbers. So it still sells pretty well.

 

[Gothic Walrus]

[quote name='Corvin']I think the GBA was about 1,000 units shy of outselling the PS3 last month. I'm sure someone more informed could throw out the actual numbers. So it still sells pretty well.[/QUOTE]
Considering how badly the PS3 seems to be doing, I'm not sure if almost outselling it is something to brag about or not.

 

[super_nerd]

[quote name='Gothic Walrus']Considering how badly the PS3 seems to be doing, I'm not sure if almost outselling it is something to brag about or not. [/quote]
The PS3 isn't doing badly, it's doing quite decently considering it's doing better than the ps2 ever did, even with the hefty price. Sony really sucks at handling PR, bunch of dicks I'd say. For a gimpy GBA to sell this consistantly is a bit suprising to me, over in Japan they sell like...3 a week.

Enough about that, I visited a Target and...it was all clean and arranged perfectly, wtf?! No goodies either, must find another Target!

edit: Rofl, i meant Target, not Kmart...

 

[turls]

[quote name='Corvin']I think the GBA was about 1,000 units shy of outselling the PS3 last month. I'm sure someone more informed could throw out the actual numbers. So it still sells pretty well.[/quote]

FWIW, Nintendo Power dropped GBA and GC from their new release calendar saying very few new titles were coming out. I just thought that was interesting considering GBA is still a popular platform.

 

[HeSaveDave]

Target is a store.

 

[FunkyDoRight]

ChromeHounds for the 360 is $14.99 at my Target. Picked up a copy only two left.

 

[4tygames]

[quote name='HyundaiJVX']For the dude who was in Dallas I totally know what you mean. Zoo Keeper kicked my ass for so long, I kept going in every couple days, picking it up and finding someone "new" and trying to get it for cheap. Most of the time people would scan it, see $0.00 and call the manager who wanted to charge $20, finnally one day the lady looks it up somehow and says "Oh, this is $3 wow!!" and rang it up. That was at the north Irving store. And I didn't even hide the damn thing, I would leave it on the same endcap with the other games.[/quote]
Same thing happened to me last March at a Target in Dallas (Skillman and Northwest Hwy) with Viewtiful Joe for the DS. The employee said to take another game with the $0.00 Viewtiful Joe to the cash register and you will be charged for whatever the other game is worth. Every other DS game was $14.99. I spent the next 15 minutes trying to find the cheapest game when I stumbled upon a $9.99 PSP UMD Movie. So I got Viewtiful Joe DS for $9.99.

 

[Jedi1979]

just scored a very weird deal at my Target...Rainbow Six Vegas for the PS3 for $29.96 ...it had one of those As-IS tags on it and it was still factory sealed and was the only one there...i would think this was a mistake on somebodys part...this game literally just came out last week

 

[Scorch]

[quote name='Jedi1979']just scored a very weird deal at my Target...Rainbow Six Vegas for the PS3 for $29.96 ...it had one of those As-IS tags on it and it was still factory sealed and was the only one there...i would think this was a mistake on somebodys part...this game literally just came out last week[/quote]

Don't ask questions, roll with it. Good find!

 

[Jedi1979]

[quote name='Scorch']Don't ask questions, roll with it. Good find![/quote]

lol, i couldnt get to that call button fast enough:lol: since it was still in the display case

edit: i just compared the tag number to the online site...and it has the same DCPI number...and on the reciept its states TGT.COM 10 along with 241102084...is it possible that it was an online order that was returned to the store?

 

[Nemo_Hyde]

Just picked up the Age of Empires Collectors edition jewel case for $5.

AOE1 & 2, plus expansion packs for both games.

 

[slickkill77]

Yea maybe thats why they had as-is sticker on it

 

[kojubat]

If anyone was eying anything in the Dollar Spot, my local Target was at the 50% clearance mark this morning. Picked up a few things I know won't last the weekend until the next drop (AA and C batteries, and a handful of Simpson's items for my brother-in-law).

 

[TehTriggerman]

ChromeHounds for the 360 is $14.99 at my Target. Picked up a copy only two left.

Something to keep an eye out for. Ill snap onw up for that.

 

[Nemo_Hyde]

DoW Gold finally went on clearance at my store - $12.xx

Toy clearance has started, FYI, and sorry for the OT. 2 store near me are on different markdowns... the one that had toys 50% off for the most part had some of the MOVIE transformers marked down already! nothing that actually transforms, but hte unleashed figure of Bumblebee... funny thing is the "car-cass" on which he is standing looks an awful lot like a burned out VW beetle...

FWers are drooling over the bwing lego set, ringing up $18-24. No video games though.

 

[Friend of Sonic]

[quote name='Nemo_Hyde']DoW Gold finally went on clearance at my store - $12.xx

Toy clearance has started, FYI, and sorry for the OT. 2 store near me are on different markdowns... the one that had toys 50% off for the most part had some of the MOVIE transformers marked down already! nothing that actually transforms, but hte unleashed figure of Bumblebee... funny thing is the "car-cass" on which he is standing looks an awful lot like a burned out VW beetle...

FWers are drooling over the bwing lego set, ringing up $18-24. No video games though.[/QUOTE]
Dawn of War Gold? And don't apologize for the OT, I love adding the other Target deals and management seems to be A-Okay with that! B-Wing as in Star Wars? And can you remember other specific Transformer toys?