The Blockbuster/Gamerush Thread XXIV - 5 for $20 on $9.99 and under Blu-Rays

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Welcome to the Official CAG Blockbuster/Gamerush video game deal thread.

Blockbusters Facebook promo page:
http://www.facebook.com/blockbusterinc?v=app_17037175766

5 for $20 on used Blu-Ray movies active now (read the last pages of the thread for details)

Buy 1 Get 1 free on used games $14.99 and under may be returning at the end of May!

Below is a list of $14.99 and under games at Blockbuster...
:360:

$6.99 or less
Arcade Unplugged
Armored Core 4
Beatles Rock Band
Beautiful Katamari
Blue Dragon
Bullet Witch
Club, The
Condemned 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Dead Or Alive 4
Dirt ($4.99)
Earth Defense Force
Fantastic 4 ($4.99)
Frontlines Fuel of War
Golden Compass ($4.99)
Guitar Hero III
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Harry Potter Order of Phoenix ($4.99)
Incredible Hulk
Jumper
Kung-Fu Panda
Madden 08 ($2.99)
Meet The Robinsons ($4.99)
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Ballers Chosen One
NBA Street Homecourt
NHL 2K7 ($4.99)
NHL 2K8
Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End ($4.99)
Prey
Project Sylpheed
Ratatouille
Sega Superstar Tennis
Shrek The Third
Soldier of Fortune Payback
Spiderman 3
Star Trek Legacy
Stuntman Ignition
Superman Returns ($4.99)
Timeshift
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 2 ($4.99)
Top Spin 3
Transformers: The Game
Two Worlds
Universe At War
Unreal Tournament III
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3 ($4.99)
Viva Pinata
World Series of Poker 2007
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 ($4.99)

$9.99
007 Quantum of Solace
Afro Samurai
Army of Two
Avatar
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Battlefield Bad Company
Banjo Kazooie
Bayonetta
Bee Movie Game
Bigs, The
Bigs 2, The
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Blitz the League 2
Bolt
Blazing Angels 2
Bourne Conspiracy
Brutal Legend
Bully
Burnout Paradise
Chaotic
Civilization Revolution
Condemned 2
Crackdown
CSI
Damnation
Def Jam Icon
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt 2
Don King Presents
Eat Lead
Enchanted Arms
Eternal Sonata
F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R. 2
Facebreaker
Fallout 3
Fifa street 3
Forza motorsport 2
Fracture
Fuel
Ghostbusters
Grid
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
HAWX
Hitman: Blood Money
Ironman
Kingdom Under Fire Circle of Doom
Legendary
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Lost Planet
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mercs 2
MLB 2K9
Moto GP 2007
Naruto Rise of a Ninja
NCAA Football 09
NFL Tour
Onechanbara
Open season
Operation Flashpoint
Overlord
Overlord II
Phantasy Star Universe
PGR 4
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Pure
Quake 4
Risen
Rogue Warrior
Rock Band Metal Track Pack
Shadowrun
Sonic
Sonic Unleashed
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes
Stranglehold
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Terminator Salvation
Test Drive unlimited
Timeshift
TMNT
TNA Impact!
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tomb Raider Underworld
Too Human
Turning Point
Turok
Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise
Wall-E
Wet
Where The Wild Things Are
Wolfenstein
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

$14.99
Army of Two 40th Day
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlestations Midway
Bioshock 2
Crackdown 2
Dante's Inferno
Dead Rising
Enemy Territory
Fable II
Far Cry 2
Fifa 08
G-Force
Gears of War 2
Golden Axe Beast Rider
GRAW
GTA IV
GTA Episodes From Liberty City
Guitar Hero 5
Infinite Undiscovery
Iron Man 2
Juiced 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars (OT or TCS?)
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet 2
Madden 10
Mercs 2
Mirror's Edge
MLB 2K10
MX vs ATV Reflex
NBA 2K8
NCAA Football 10
Need For Speed Pro Street
NFL Tour
Ninja Gaiden 2
NHL 10
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
PGR 4
Rapala Tournament
Red Fraction Guerrilla
Shellshock 2
Simpsons
Singularity
Spiderman Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell Conviction
Tiger Woods 10
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
UFC Undisputed 2010
Velvet Assassin
Zoids Assault

:wii:

$6.99
Alien Syndrome ($4.99)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
AMF Bowling
Battle of the Bands ($4.99)
Brunswick Bowling
Cranium Kabooki
Elebits
Ghost Squad
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
MLB 2K8
MLB Power Pros
MLB Power Pros 2008
Naked Brothers Band ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Live 08
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Reflex
Octomania
Pinball Hall of Fame
Samba de Amigo
Spyro
SSX Blur
Tak Guardians of Gross
We Ski ($6.99?)
Wing Island
Wonderworld
Worms A Space Oddity
Zack & Wiki

$9.99
Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakel
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Game Time
Astroboy
Avatar: Into The Inferno
Avatar: The Game
Band Hero
Beatles Rock Band
Bee Movie Game
Ben 10
Ben 10 Vilgax
Big Beach Sports
Big Brain Academy
Bigs
Bleach
Block Party
Bolt
Boom Blox
Bully
Cake Mania
Cars
Carnival Games Mini Golf
Chaotic
Coraline
Crash of the Titans
Dancing With The Stars: We Dance
De Blob
Destroy All Humans Big Willy Unleashed
Diego Safari Rescue
Dirt 2
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
Excite Truck
Far CrY Vengeance
FIFA 08
G-Force
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Godfather
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Hannah Montana The Movie
High School Musical 3
Houses of the Dead 2
Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones Staff of Kings
Ironman
Ironman 2
Kung-Fu Panda
Madagascar 2
Mario & Sonic At the Olympics
Mario Super Sluggers
Meet The Robinsons
Metal Slug Anthology
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Mushroom Men
My Sims Party
Nights
No More Heroes
Okami
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
Overlord Dark Legend
Pikmin
Pool Party
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Princess and the Frog
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Scarface
Scooby-Doo First Frights
Sega Superstar Tennis
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Secret Rings
Soul Calibur Legends
Spectrobes
Speed Racer
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Spongebonb Krusty Krab
Spongebob SquarePants Globs of Doom
SSX Blur
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Super Swing Golf Season 2
Table Tennis
Think Fast
Thrillville
Tiger Woods 07
Tiger Woods 08
Tiger Woods 10
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 3
Trauma Center New Blood
Wall-E
We Ski & Snowboard
Where The Wild Things Are
Wii Music
World of Zoo

$14.99
All Star Cheer Squad
Animal Crossing City Folk
Bakugan
Band Hero
Battalion Wars 2
Biggest Loser
Bomberman Land
Boom Blox Bash Party
Bratz the Movie
Cabela's Trophy Bucks
Cars Mater National
Cars Race-O-Rama
Destroy All Humans
Dragon Quest Swords
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean Blue World
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Godzilla Unleashed
Guiness Book of World Records
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Heatseeker
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Iron Man 2
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars
Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympics
Mario Party 8
Mario Power Tennis
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Medal of Honor Vanguard
Metroid Prime 3
My Sims Kingdom
Naruto Clash of Ninja
NBA 2K10
Need for Speed Pro Street
NHL 2K10
Nicktoons Attack
Prince of Persia Rival Swords
Rapala Trophies
Resident Evil 4
Scarface
Simpsons
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Spongebob Atlantis
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels
Super Monkey Ball
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tiger Woods 09
Tiger Woods 10
TMNT
Toy Story Mania
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 10

:ps3:

$6.99
Condemned 2
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Genji
Lost
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness Grave Danger
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA 2K8
NBA Live 09
Timeshift
Top Spin 3
Turning Point

$9.99
Afro Samurai
Armored Core 4
Avatar
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bayonetta
Bioshock
Bolt
Brutal Legend
Civilization Revolution
Club, The
Conan
Darkness
Darksiders
Dead Space
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt
Enchanted Arms
Facebreakers
Fallout 3
Far Cry 2
FEAR 2
Folklore
Formula 1 Championship
Fracture
Full Auto 2
Ghostbusters
Godfather II
Grid
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Gundam Mobile Suit
HAWX
Haze
Hellboy
Incredible Hulk
Ironman
Kung Fu Panda
Lair
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Madagcascar 2
Matt Hazard
Mercenaries 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire
MX vs ATV Reflex
MLB 2K9
NBA Street Homecourt
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Operation Flashpoint
Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
Prince of Persia
Pure
Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction
Ridge Racer 7
Rock Band 2
Rogue Warrior
Sega Rally Revo
Spiderman 3
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Tekken 6
Tiger Woods 09
Timeshift
TNA Impact
Turok
UFC Undisputed 2009
Unreal Tournament III
Uncharted
Untold Legends
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3
Warhawk
Where The Wild Things Are
WWE Smackdown 09

$14.99
Army of Two
Army of Two 40th Day
Assassin's Creed
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company
Beatles Rock Band
Bioshock 2
Blitz the League 2
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 3
Dante's Inferno
Def Jam Icon
Dragon Age Origins
EndWar
Enemy Territory Quake Wars
F.E.A.R.
Fifa 08
Fifa Street 3
Fight Night Round 3
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra
G-Force
God of War III
Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Guitar Hero Van Halen
GTA IV
Iron Man 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Rock Band
Lego Star Wars (TCS?)
Lost Planet 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mirror's Edge
Motor Storm
MX vs ATV Untamed
NCAA Football 10
Need for Speed Carbon
Need for Speed Prostreet
Oblivion
Overlord II
Prototype
Ratchet & Clank A Crack In Time
Resistance
Resistance 2
Singularity
Skate
Soldier of Fortune
Stuntman Ignition
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
White Knight Chronicles
Wolverine: Xmen Origins
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

:ds:

$6.99 or less
007 Quantum of Solace
Assassin's Creed ($4.99)
Chaotic Shadow Warrior
Chronicles of Narnia
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings
Flash Focus ($2.99)
Guitar Hero Decades
Hotel Dusk
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 3
Lock's Quest
Overlord Minions ($4.99)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Time/Darkness
Professor Layton Curious Village
Star Fox Command
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Yu Gi Oh Tag Force ($4.99)

$9.99
Bakugan
Brain Age 2
Cars Race-O-Rama
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Disney Jonas
DK Jungle Climber
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
FF XII Revenant Wings
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince
Ironman
Kirby Superstar Ultra
Kung Fu Panda Legendary Warriors
Lego Battles
Lego Rock Band
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Mario & Sonic At The Olympics
Mario Party DS
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Ninja Town
NSMB!
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
Prince of Persia
Princess and the Frog
Raving Rabbids TV Party
Shrek Forever After
Sims 2 Castaways
Sim Animals
Spiderman Web of Shadowns
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Force Unleashed
The World Ends With You
Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure
Transformers Animated
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Up
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Wall-E
Where The Wild Things Are
World of Zoo
Zubo

$14.99
Animal Crossing Wild World
Astro Boy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Drawn to Life
Kingdom Hearts
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
Lego Batman
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4
Lego Indy
Littlest Pet Shop (Jungle, Garden, etc)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Monsters vs. Aliens
My Sims Party
My Sims
My Sims Kingdom
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky
Rayman Raving Rabbids Go Home
Scribblenauts
Sim Animals
Sonic Chronicles
Sonic Rush Adventure
Spongebob Squarepants
Spore Creatures
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Jedi Alliance
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

:psp:
$6.99
B-Boy
Call of Duty Roads to Victory
Loco Roco 2
Patapon

$9.99
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
G-Force
God of War Chains of Olympus
Jak & Daxter Lost Frontier
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Secret Agent Clank
Silent Hill Origins
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Star Ocean Second Evolution
Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadron
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Untold Legends

$14.99
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Lego Batman
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny

:ps2: ($9.99 unless otherwise noted)
Disgaea 2 ($6.99)
God of War
Kingdom Hearts II
Manhunt 2 ($6.99)
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Rogue Galaxy
Shadow Hearts From the New World ($6.99)
Soul Calibur II ($6.99)
Soul Calibur III ($6.99)
Valkyrie Profile 2 ($6.99)

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What is this thread for?
The primary function of this thread is to discuss current trade-in and sale promos, post any trade-in values you have obtained, and discuss new and used game selection and availability. Please post trade-in values with the date of the trade (or quote) and system.

It is also permissible to discuss system availability, credit issues, etc. As long as it is related to game trades or sales at Blockbuster it is generally OK to discuss it here.

Unlike more tightly focused clearance threads, it is OK to discuss more general Gamerush/Blockbuster issues here as well as trade requests as long as they are kept to a minimum (and usually just during specific deals).

Due to the questionable stability of the Gamerush (and Blockbuster for that matter) brand, it is also permissible to discuss ways of converting credit from Blockbuster to other stores (ie, which games may be used for trading in to other stores such as Amazon or EB/GS). As of right now, we have no indication of Blockbuster's imminent demise, but given Blockbuster's ongoing financial difficulties we need to be aware of the possibility.

What is this thread NOT for?
Please do not discuss the flipping of games from one Blockbuster store to another should another such opportunity arise (through trade-in deals). It is one thing to "play the market" with trade-in values from one chain to another (BBVto Amazon to EB) - free market buy low/sell high and all that. But taking advantage of loopholes in a single store's policies/promos is frowned upon and has, in the past, led to trade-in bans from BBV.

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Blockbuster Game Trading Info
- You must sign up for a trade account in addition to your regular Blockbuster account
- You must sign up for a new trade account at every store you wish to trade at, even if using the same main account
- Trade-in credit can be placed onto your store account or onto a "Value" card
- Credit on store accounts can only be used at that one store
- However, credit can be transferred from the store account to a card at any time
- Value cards can be used at any location
- Clerks at one store cannot see your trading/purchasing history at another store via your account
- Gamerush stores often do not get new game stock until the Friday of the release week, thus a few days later than most retailers
- Depending on state law you may or may not get sales tax added to your trade-ins (and thus get more than normal). You will always be charged sales tax where applicable on purchases, even when using credit from a Value card.

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Gamerush vs. regular Blockbusters
All Blockbuster game-related discussion belongs here. Most threads created in the Deals forum will be merged in to here. There seems to be the impression by many CAGs that if they don't have a Gamerush store near them (see here for a list of GR stores: http://www.blockbuster.com/content/v.4.286.1.0/media/gameStoreList.pdf) then this thread does not apply to them. However, regular (non-GR) Blockbuster stores often run the same promos and generally have the same trade-in values. I'm going to elaborate on the last sentence as people apparently don't understand that when I say regular BB's have the same trade-in values as Gamerush that it means [highlight]regular Blockbuster stores accept game trade-ins just like Gamerush stores[/highlight].

The key differences:
- Only Gamerush stores sell used video game hardware and generally have a much wider selection of new hardware. Most regular Blockbuster stores do not sell new hardware at all. They did a year ago or so and some may still have some of that stock, but they have stopped bringing in more to sell. They also no longer sell new games except for a few selected preorders. Regular Blockbuster stores will not take hardware in for trades.

- Both Gamerush and regular Blockbuster stores take preorders for new games for a $5 deposit (or you can pay any other amount beyond that). Gamerush stores will get many more games in than the regular stores but unfortunately a preorder at either place is not a guarantee you will get the game. Sometimes they do not get certain titles in even if you preorder them months in advance. And even if they do get them, it tends to be a few days later than other stores.

- Trade-in values are controlled centrally and are uniform across all Gamerush and Blockbuster locations EXCEPT if the Blockbuster is a franchise location. You can tell from the receipt if your store is a franchise store. All Gamerush stores are corporate-owned so they will have uniform pricing.

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Current Trade-In Deals
There are no trade-in deals at this time nor have there been for a very very long time. They did however just recently cut down all their trade-in values to Gamestop-like levels (but without deals to make them more appealing as at GS).

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Trade-In Values

Trade-in prices are usually universal at both Blockbuster and Gamerush, but can be wildly different at franchise Blockbuster stores. Used game prices change on Sunday with trade-in price drops following the next day (Monday). Thus any quotes given in this thread will almost certainly be good through Sunday of the current week. If you want to be sure to get the same value another CAG has reported then do your trading by Sunday as the price may drop on Monday.

Also note that many stores will no longer accept video games without cover art. This is the official policy for DVD trade-ins but apparently many clerks will confuse the two and not allow it for games either. Just beware that it might be a hassle if you have a disc-only game to trade.

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Gamerush website
The old Gamerush web site is now defunct, but the following link will take you to Blockbuster online, which may or may not have some info there about games. I dunno - I haven't looked at it in years.

http://www.gamerush.com

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Links to previous Gamerush Threads (dating back to June 2005!):
1 (by no means the first one but the earliest that can be found - check it out for some drama)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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So sad to see Blockbuster's BM stores go, but at least I'm still renting games from them online. Don't really mind the 3 month delay since I'm trying to finish school.
 
The store at Main and Preston in Frisco Texas is closing. I went by today and they are at 10% off everything right now and the games are already picked over. I picked up a Ghost Squad for Wii for about $7, I figured that was about the cost of a rental so the short gameplay would not be an issue. Also picked up 15 empty cases.
 
Sad. In a 25 mile radius, the Tampa area is losing quite a few stores:

N. Dale Mabry/Fletcher
4th/94th Ave N
US Hwy 19/Tarpon
Gandy/Dale Mabry
Missouri/Rosary Road
49thSt N/Park
56th/Busch
34th St. N/13th Ave.
County 581/SR 54
 
Anyone have a comprehensive list of what they keep in stock "generally" for a store closing. Got one near by me hoping to maybe get COD: Black Ops (PS3), Uncharted 1+2 , and Assassin's Creed Bloodlines (PSP)
 
Shirley/Mastic NY closing , was at two different closing BB's today and both had Marvel vs. CAPCOM 3 360 $54.99 and Dead Space 2 360 $54.99 was surprised to see them . Long Island is sheding BB's at furious rate , sadness :(
 
[quote name='bfett9']Anyone have a comprehensive list of what they keep in stock "generally" for a store closing. Got one near by me hoping to maybe get COD: Black Ops (PS3), Uncharted 1+2 , and Assassin's Creed Bloodlines (PSP)[/QUOTE]

Some stores ship stuff out, some stores get stuff shipped in. Last year one of my closing stores had new games for sale going back to the Original Gameboy & Super Nintendo.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']All closing stores ship new release titles within 30 days off to other stores this is games as well. While it's true that they ship a lot of stuff out to to other stores they also get a ton of stuff shipped to them it's just a lot of older crap that nobody wants. Blu ray titles start at 15% off and stay at the % til the last few days of the sale.

FYI, the 40" Sony Bravia tv that's stores have is now for sale at $400. This is the first time that these have been made available for sale. I'm helping out at a closing store and just sold the kiosk and tv for $500.[/QUOTE]


Aren't those on 24/7?
 
My store in Bloomington IL is closing.

Crap for deals though. All the clearance stuff was marked back to MSRP (the pink clearance tag was slightly visible) and there were approx 20 games in total, 15 of which were New Vegas.
 
[quote name='sp00ge']Hot shit! My closing BBV is pushing a refer-a-friend promo for $5 off any purchase, just for giving them an email address. The people working there suggested taking advantage of it, so having my own domain and unlimited email finally pays off.

(($6.99 - 15%) - $5) + tax = $1.30 Blu rays? Yes please!

EDIT: And before anyone starts crying SCAM or whatever, the on-duty manager called the DM and got approval for it.[/QUOTE]
Sadly, BB seems to have fixed this somewhat. Their system now tracks email addresses and credit card numbers, and cockblocks you if either is a duplicate.

Still fun to exploit, though--ended up with The White Ribbon, The Road, and A Prophet for a little under $4 total.
 
Nice find, but I think that list on the PDF is pretty dated. The Livonia, MI location on the list, for instance, closed last summer, almost a year ago, and it doesn't list either of the two local stores that apparently closed around Christmastime, nor either of the two local stores that I know are currently closing. Thanks for sharing, though.
 
[quote name='seanmcc']My store in Bloomington IL is closing.

Crap for deals though. All the clearance stuff was marked back to MSRP (the pink clearance tag was slightly visible) and there were approx 20 games in total, 15 of which were New Vegas.[/QUOTE]

All the games went on the first day, needed to be there when they opened!
 
May be late but for those in Jacksonville, Florida, the store on Beach BLVD/St. Johns is closing. Saw the banner on my way to class earlier this morning. They have some decent multiplatform stuff left like Bioshock 2 and PoP: Forgotten Sands but I didn't notice much else that was good, IMO. Didn't bother to check movies though as they seemed pretty well picked over.
 
[quote name='outkastx']All the games went on the first day, needed to be there when they opened![/QUOTE]

Sorry, but only idiots would be buying crap at 10% off. Their prices weren't great when the Sale started. So unless you were uninformed or simply desperate, I don't see the point of people buying the games at such a measly discount.
These same people always ruin possible good deals for others...:roll:, and even themselves, if only they'd wait and have some patience.
 
roughlt how long is the wait before prices go lower than 10%. games are still overpriced and there movie are horribly priced
 
I went to two Blockbusters yesterday in Vancouver, WA that are closing. In my opinion, no deals to be had.

The first store I went to had 9 days to go and had absolutely zero games. The only thing game related were some guides at 10% off....what a deal! Blu-rays were $5.59 & up (for the same crap I bought from HWV for $2.99-$3.99 at their closings).

The next store just started their closing and did have some games. I did not see any percentage discount posted for the few games they had. They had used titles out on the floor and some new stuff behind the counter. I did find a copy of Call of Duty Black Ops USED for the Wii and it was tagged $3.99. Anyway, took it to the counter where the clerk scanned it and said, "Oh sorry, this was mistagged and is actually $39.99, do you still want it?" It figures...the one thing I find is mistagged by $36.00 and they won't honor the marked price. So, I ended up walking out with nothing and probably won't waste anymore time at their store closings.
 
Price drops 3/7

:ps3: :360:

Fallout nv $24.99
Star wars force unleashed 2 $39.99

:wii:

Star wars $29.99

roughlt how long is the wait before prices go lower than 10%. games are still overpriced and there movie are horribly priced

Games stay at 10% for 2 weeks which by that time 90% of the games r gone. Most games sell within the first week if not sooner.

It's ridiculous at closing stores all prp movies start at $9.99 when u can go to a non closing store and get the 4 for $20 deal. It amazes me when I help out at a closing stores and people buying stacks of movies at $10 a pop.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Add Wilkes-Barre(PA) store to the closing list: http://www.timesleader.com/news/Blockbuster_store_closing_02-23-2011.html

I don't know if this was the 2010 closing list of 145 stores or not, but I found THIS article on another webpage detailing BBV's attempts to get outta bankruptcy.

The list starts on page 11 of the .pdf .[/QUOTE] Where is the one in Wilkes Barre? I never seen it before but I work in Wilkes Barre so taking a stop in if it's easy to get too might be a good idea.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']It's ridiculous at closing stores all prp movies start at $9.99 when u can go to a non closing store and get the 4 for $20 deal. It amazes me when I help out at a closing stores and people buying stacks of movies at $10 a pop.[/QUOTE]

My hometown Blockbuster is closing and I haven't seen the parking lot so full on a weekday afternoon in 10+ years. Kinda sad. If the huddled masses only knew of the regular good deals, then maybe so many stores wouldn't have to close.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']Price drops 3/7

:ps3: :360:

Fallout nv $24.99
Star wars force unleashed 2 $39.99

:wii:

Star wars $29.99

Games stay at 10% for 2 weeks which by that time 90% of the games r gone. Most games sell within the first week if not sooner.

It's ridiculous at closing stores all prp movies start at $9.99 when u can go to a non closing store and get the 4 for $20 deal. It amazes me when I help out at a closing stores and people buying stacks of movies at $10 a pop.[/QUOTE]
Good price drop on FO NV, but I already have a copy that my one buddy is borrowing currently.

It amuses me as well that so many people buy up so much stuff at the closing stores w/in the first couple of weeks. Then again, if those same consumers were as smart as CAG's and waited for price drops and shopped around, then some of us would likely miss out on the better deals because we'd be competing with them.

But I still laugh that I can recall going to store closing sales 4-6 years ago and finding TONS of good stuff left within the last week of business. Whatever has changed since then is definitely not for the better for a deal hunter, but definitely is good for the liquidators.:bomb:
[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']Where is the one in Wilkes Barre? I never seen it before but I work in Wilkes Barre so taking a stop in if it's easy to get too might be a good idea.[/QUOTE]
It's the one on Kidder Street, which is the main road into WB if you're coming off of Route 315 from Pittston/Plains. It's in the same plaza as Ollie's. It'd be on the left if going down Kidder from the entrance to the Wyoming Valley Mall.
 
My closing Blockbuster had games at 40% off last week. There are 7 days left, so I went back today to get a game at 50% off. Everything else in the store dropped (dvd's at 80%, Bluray at 25%, etc) except games. I expected them to be 50% off today. Does anyone know if they usually drop the games when it's a few days before close? Or did my store maybe forget to change the signs?
 
[quote name='Vulcan2422']Picked up Marvel vs Capcom 3 today for $25 used. Store was at 50% off and apparently nobody around my area plays games. More for me! :D[/QUOTE]

Nice!
 
Crap found out today that yet another local store looks like it will be closing, they pulled most of the new rentals over the weekend. Without a local presence the BB by Mail is looking more and more pointless as without the instore returns I may as well just increase by netflix subscription to include dvd's.
 
[quote name='Vulcan2422']Picked up Marvel vs Capcom 3 today for $25 used. Store was at 50% off and apparently nobody around my area plays games. More for me! :D[/QUOTE]
West Pasco? No wonder. The entire area seems to be 55+. The fact that the BBV had games at all would be interesting :p
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']
It's ridiculous at closing stores all prp movies start at $9.99 when u can go to a non closing store and get the 4 for $20 deal. It amazes me when I help out at a closing stores and people buying stacks of movies at $10 a pop.[/QUOTE]

It's a tried and true process that "going out of business" brings customers in and has them make purchases based on the limited availability of the product.

Furniture stores had been doing this for years - announcing big closing sales and running through product, only to re-open under a different name with the same ownership. In Ohio at least they have cracked down on this - but the formula still works.

The best deals I got from the closing HWV and BB stores around me were for empty cases and old PS2 games that I bought in the last days.
 
[quote name='Altanis']West Pasco? No wonder. The entire area seems to be 55+. The fact that the BBV had games at all would be interesting :p[/QUOTE]

Yup, good thing I live in an area with all Senior Citizens! A couple college kids but not that many that are on here really and care to go to blockbuster every week.
 
I live in a heavy young college area so deals at my BBV are being snatched up quite quickly. On another note the last Mom and Pop video rental shop in this area is going out of business next month too, seems like I'll be dropping by to take a look soon, but its really sad to see such an establishment go.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']Price drops 3/7

:ps3: :360:

Fallout nv $24.99
Star wars force unleashed 2 $39.99

:wii:

Star wars $29.99

Games stay at 10% for 2 weeks which by that time 90% of the games r gone. Most games sell within the first week if not sooner. [/QUOTE]

Will those prices reflect on closing stores? My local has a ton of each of those, if they could hold out a few more weeks I might bite.


[quote name='Link927']I live in a heavy young college area so deals at my BBV are being snatched up quite quickly. On another note the last Mom and Pop video rental shop in this area is going out of business next month too, seems like I'll be dropping by to take a look soon, but its really sad to see such an establishment go.[/QUOTE]


The local mom and pop video rental here has been up for sale for years. The only thing that has kept his doors open is his immense porn selection. :cool:
 
[quote name='Invicta 61']Will those prices reflect on closing stores? My local has a ton of each of those, if they could hold out a few more weeks I might bite.[/QUOTE]
Usually the liquidators will bump the price up to MSRP for each game and then begin the discounts from there.:cry:
 
Usually the liquidators will bump the price up to MSRP for each game and then begin the discounts from there.

we have no liquidators and nothing gets bumped up to msrp then discounted. whatever the price is when they start the closing process is the price the game sells at minus any % off.

when the first round of bbv closings started a little over a year ago hilco was the company that helped with the liquidation process but it was just for those initial closing stores. a hilco rep would be assigned a certain # of stores to help in the process.

Will those prices reflect on closing stores? My local has a ton of each of those, if they could hold out a few more weeks I might bite.

no. price drops are not effective in any closing store.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']we have no liquidators and nothing gets bumped up to msrp then discounted. whatever the price is when they start the closing process is the price the game sells at minus any % off.

when the first round of bbv closings started a little over a year ago hilco was the company that helped with the liquidation process but it was just for those initial closing stores. a hilco rep would be assigned a certain # of stores to help in the process.[/QUOTE]
So wait, the company themselves are the ones running the liquidation sales? That's unusual, to say the least.:whistle2:#
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']So wait, the company themselves are the ones running the liquidation sales? That's unusual, to say the least.:whistle2:#[/QUOTE]

This isn't a liquidation sale. Blockbuster hasn't reached that phase yet. They are shutting down a lot, but not all of their stores and reducing stock.
 
[quote name='drbutchevil']Stopped in there last night, pretty miserable prices still, though there were some decent TV seasons for $20 per season, shame it was only DVD though and not Bluray (which were being sold per disc instead of per season), otherwise I'd have got some. Shame though, I use that BBV a decent bit, now no where to rent games other than Gamefly.[/QUOTE]

I stopped in last night. The season dvd's are down to $17.99 and games are 20%. The games are pretty wiped out.
 
[quote name='dragonjud']Sorry, but only idiots would be buying crap at 10% off. Their prices weren't great when the Sale started. So unless you were uninformed or simply desperate, I don't see the point of people buying the games at such a measly discount.
These same people always ruin possible good deals for others...:roll:, and even themselves, if only they'd wait and have some patience.[/QUOTE]

I'm not going to argue the stupidity of others, but people were pretty much picking up all the cheap games for 360/PS3 and just grabbing the Wii/DS games like they were all OOP. I only grabbed 3 games (Dante's PS3, Koronopia Wii, and Boom Blox Wii) and figured that if any were left when the good percentages hit then I'd pick up some more.

Besides, the store is freaking right across from State Farm's corporate office - you really thought that the games were going to stay there for weeks?
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']Yep. They still have games? That's unusual.[/QUOTE]

They only have like 5 left. I was thinking of getting one, but I was also thinking it would drop to 50%. Decisions decisions. Thanks for the info!
 
Well, today is the moment of truth for BBV. According to a CNN report I read a Federal judge will decide today whether BBV continues on or faces complete liquidation.
 
Hi, gang. A number of the Atlanta-area BBs are in the closing process -- can anyone speak to how the Blu-rays drop in price as things go on? At the moment, 15 percent off 12.99 doesn't feel like enough of a deal to bite. Thanks.
 
[quote name='Robotechnology']Hi, gang. A number of the Atlanta-area BBs are in the closing process -- can anyone speak to how the Blu-rays drop in price as things go on? At the moment, 15 percent off 12.99 doesn't feel like enough of a deal to bite. Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Eventually used Blu-rays will go to 20%, and 25% in the final week. New Blu-rays will never get above 10%.

This is all assuming Blockbuster's B&M division will be operating normally after today, of course.
 
[quote name='dabamus']Well, today is the moment of truth for BBV. According to a CNN report I read a Federal judge will decide today whether BBV continues on or faces complete liquidation.[/QUOTE]
Yup. :whistle2:#
 
[quote name='Robotechnology']Hi, gang. A number of the Atlanta-area BBs are in the closing process -- can anyone speak to how the Blu-rays drop in price as things go on? At the moment, 15 percent off 12.99 doesn't feel like enough of a deal to bite. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Around here, It didn't drop more.
 
RIP BBV... The BBV by me has finally kicked the bucket. I don't even know where the next closest one is since the other two closed down within the last couple of years. It's too bad since it's where I exchanged my online trade ins and used my free game rental coupons.

Looking back though, that's probably why they're closing. The store wasn't getting any money from me aside from the occasional clearanced game sale.
 
Stopped by my BBV the other night. Didn't know it was closing but they just started I would say. They are at the first phase, 10% off, and they had 3 wii games, about 6 360 games and maybe 10 ps3 games?! Where did all the games go? did people really eat them up at these prices?!?!
 
[quote name='shadowkast']Stopped by my BBV the other night. Didn't know it was closing but they just started I would say. They are at the first phase, 10% off, and they had 3 wii games, about 6 360 games and maybe 10 ps3 games?! Where did all the games go? did people really eat them up at these prices?!?![/QUOTE]

a lot of times, they get shipped to other, more successful stores. in my area, 2 were closing and they sent them all the merchandise they couldn't sell and vice versa. be patient and check back frequently. there are usually more things that come in.
 
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