.01 & reduced price game guides, all stores. Thread 5

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07-10-06 Here should be most if not all of the recent drops since 3-31-06. Some possible dupes as this was kinda on the fly but taken from posts / first hand so should be fairly accurate. One exception to keep in mind is that EB / Gamestop are merging so that has the possibility of some inconsistency. Also in regards to that the EB/GS master list only has the one and two cent guides. If there was more that one version of a guide such as a limited edition guide (example: Xenosaga II) that was pennied the regularly guide might not have been. Unfortunately I have not had time to filter anything from the drop list since the first of the year (I think) into the master list but at least this should be what has dropped from 3-31-06 till present. Thank you all for all your additions they are much appreciated and sorry for any delays.



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For hopefully the latestest most current up to date guide drops please refer to the

"CAG Strategy Guide WIKI page"

http://wiki.cheapassgamer.com/index.php/Category:Strategy_Guides#Strategy_Guides




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


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



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




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



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


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Overstock

Overstock guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


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

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


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

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


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



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


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







Recent Drop List by date ( master list below this list )







***New guides to the master list as of 7-5-06***

Best Buy .01

Black
Dead Or Alive 4
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

***New guides to the master list as of 7-5-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-20-06***

GameCrazy .01

Battalion Wars - Nintendo
Cold Winter - Prima
Coded Arms - Brady
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Prima
Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Brady
Getaway Black Monday w/ DVD - Prima
Grand THeft Auto Liberty City Stories - Brady
Killzone - Prima
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes - Nintendo
Musashi Samurai Legend - Brady
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Nintendo
Pikmin 2 - Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green 0 Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green - Prima
Ratchet Up Your Arsenal - Brady
Resident Evil Outbreak #2 = Brady
Starfox Assault - Nintendp
Yu-Gi-Oh Dawn of Destiny - Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh Destiny Board Traveler - Prima
Zelda: 4 Swords Adventures - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 6-20-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-19-06***

TRU .01

Zelda: 4 Swords - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 6-19-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-7-06***

EB/GS 4.99

Half Life 2 PC
Halo 2

***New guides to the master list as of 6-7-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-5-06***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA
GTA Liberty City Stories (PSP0
Gun
Mario & Luigi partners in time DS
Metal Gear Acid 2
Perfect Dark Zero
SOCOM III
The Outfit

***New guides to the master list as of 6-5-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-4-06***

EB/GS .01

Batman Begins
Burnout Revenge
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows - Double Jump
Dragon Ball GT Transformation
Final Fantasy IV
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Mark Ecko's Getting Up
NBA Live 06

EB/GS 3.99

Dark Age Of Camelot: Epic Edition PC
Fight Night: Round 2
LA Rush
NBA Street V3

***New guides to the master list as of 6-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-25-06***

TRU .01

Advance Wars DS
Batallion Wars
Final Fantasy I&II
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Metroid Prime 2
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Starfox Assault

***New guides to the master list as of 5-25-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-12-06***

EB/GS .01

atv off road fury 2
delta force black hawk down
dungeon siege 2
empire earth 2
f.e.a.r
madden 06
matrix path of neo
rome total war
star wars galaxies
stronghold 2

***New guides to the master list as of 5-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-06***

EB/GS .01

Act Of War: Direct Action - Brady
Age Of Empires 3 PC - Sybex
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness - Brady
Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood - Prima
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Call Of Duty: United Offensive - Brady
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Dead To Rights II: Hell To Pay - Brady
DOA: Ultimate - Prima
DOOM 3 Xbox - Prima
Dungeon and Dragons: Dragonshard - Brady
Enthusia Professional Racing - Prima
Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich – Brady
Geist - Nintendo
Madden 2006
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Nintendo
One Piece: Grand Battle
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Nintendo
Pariah
Punisher, The - Prima
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion – Prima
Shadow Of Rome - Brady
SOCOM II: US Navy Seals
SSX On Tour - Prima
Star Fox: Assault - Nintendo
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - Brady
Ultimate Spider-Man - Brady
Yu-Gi-Oh: Nightmare Troubadour

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-26-06***

Eb/Gamestop .01

25 to Life----Brady
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow-----Double Jump
Final Fantasy IV Advance----Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance---Nintendo
Gauntlet Seven Sorrows----Brady
Marc Ecko's Getting Up----Brady
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time----Nintendo
Matrix: Path of Neo----Brady
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness----Nintendo
Romancing SaGa-----Brady
Shining Force NEO----Brady
The Warriors-----Brady

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland----Brady $7.99
True Crime: New York City----Brady $7.99

***New guides to the master list as of 4-26-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-21-06***

Circuit City .01 – 1.99

Donkey Kong Country GBA .96
DragonBall Z : Budokai 2 ( /w DVD) .96
Lord of the Rings : Return of the King 1.62
Metroid Prime / Metroid Fusion (Prima) 1.99
Tekken Tag Tournament ( Versus Guide ) + Poster .01

***New guides to the master list as of 4-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-10-06***

Best Buy .01

50 Cent: Bulletproof
Call of Duty 2 PC/360
Call of Duty Big Red One
Condemned
Madden 2006
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
Pokemon XD
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Quake 4 360
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (PC).
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006

***New guides to the master list as of 4-10-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 3-29-06***

Game Crazy .01

Advent Rising
Dead Or Alive Ultimate
Dead To Rights II
Demon Stone
Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Forgotten Realms Demon Stone
Getaway, The: Black Monday W/DVD
Jak 3
Nanobreaker
Need For Speed Underground 2
Tekken 5
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows
Ultimate Gamers Codebook
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler

***New guides to the master list as of 3-29-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 3-2-06***

Toys R Us .01

Burnout Revenge
Conker Live and Loaded
Doom 3
Fire Emblem
Forza
God of War
Jade Empire
NBA Street V3
Rainbow Six Lockdown
Star Wars Episode III
Star Wars Republic Commando
Wrestlemania 21 Xbox
YuGiOh: Destiny Board Traveler

***New guides to the master list as of 3-2-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-24-06***

Gamecrazy .01

Ark the Lad: End of Darkness
Area 51
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Champion: Return to Arms
Codes & Cheats Summer 2005
Codes & Cheats Spring 2005
Cold Winter
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Dragonball GT: Transformation
Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
Dragonball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Final Fantasy Tactics
Forza Motorsports
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Geist
Getaway 2: Black Monday
Ghost Recon 2
Jade Empire (DVD enhanced guide....not the one w/o the DVD)
Killer 7
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lord of the Rings: Third Age
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Megman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Punisher
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Sims: Bustin' Out
Spinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Suffering, The: Ties that Bind
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Ultimate Gamers Cheat Codes 2004
Urbz, The: Sims in the City
WWE: Day of Reckoning 2
WWE: Smackdown vs Raw
WWE: Wrestlemania 21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capule Monster Coliseum


Best Buy .01

Dawn of War
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
Sims 2: University
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

***New guides to the master list as of 2-24-06***



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

Best Buy .01

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



Gamestop .01

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



EB Games .01

Bard's Tale, The
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Black & White 2
Blitz: The League
Burnout: Revenge
Champions: Return To Arms
Conker Live and Reloaded
Devil Kings
Dungeon Siege 2
Dynasty Warriors 5
F.E.A.R.
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Half Life 2: Raising The Bar
Jade Empire w/ dvd
Jak X Combat Racing w/ dvd
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man Zero 4
Mercenaries
Nightmare Before Christmas
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Pac Man World 3
Playboy: The Mansion
Psychonauts
Shining Tears
SMT: Nocturne
Spartan Total Warrior
Star Wars Republic Commando
Tekken 5
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble/Double Trouble
Y's: The Ark of Napishtim
Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

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



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

Media Play .01

Eternal Darkness

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



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

EB Games .01

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

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



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

EB Games

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

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



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

Gamestop .01

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump

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



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

EB Games .01

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

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



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

Gamestop .01

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

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



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

EB Games .01

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

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



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

Sam Goody 1.88

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

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



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

Gamestop .01

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

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



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

Best Buy .01

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

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



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

EB Games 14.99

Makai Kingdom - Double Jump


Gamestop 14.99

Genji - Double Jump
Makai Kingdom - Double Jump

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



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

Best Buy .01

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

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



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

EB Games .01

Rise of nations PC

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



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

Best Buy 9.99

Ninja Gaiden: Black
Rainbow Six: Lockdown

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



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

Toys R Us .01

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

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



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

Gamestop .01

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

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



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

EB Games .01

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

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



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

Gamestop .01

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

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



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

Gamestop / Software Etc. .01


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

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



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

Best Buy .01

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

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



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

Best Buy .01

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

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



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

Gamestop .01

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

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



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

Best Buy 7.99

Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

Best Buy .01

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

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







master list in post 2
 
[quote name='Brian9824']It was pennied out. if you do a search on front page you can see its $.01 under k-mart. It was also pennied out at EB.

I know its pennied out because my k-mart still has 3 behind the counter they won't sell. They have been there for 8 months.[/QUOTE]

To say that they are pennied out might be a loose term to use since I'm sure a fair number of people got these guides for free. I don't actually think that K Mart actually pennied them out and was given orders to field destory the guides like EBstop or Best Buy does. I am tempted to take one of these guides to K-Mart and scan it on a price checker just to see what it tells me price-wise just out of curiousity :D

What do they tell you at K Mart when you try to buy the guide? Assuming you tried to get one.
 
[quote name='FOnewearl']To say that they are pennied out might be a loose term to use since I'm sure a fair number of people got these guides for free. I don't actually think that K Mart actually pennied them out and was given orders to field destory the guides like EBstop or Best Buy does. I am tempted to take one of these guides to K-Mart and scan it on a price checker just to see what it tells me price-wise just out of curiousity :D

What do they tell you at K Mart when you try to buy the guide? Assuming you tried to get one.[/QUOTE]

No, they really were pennied out at K-Mart... I remember me and my girlfriend at the time were really hooked on Animal Crossing, we were at K-Mart for some reason and I told her I'd buy her the guide, and we were both surprised it came up as 1 cent (since I believe this was before the age of CAG and I knew nothing of penny guides). I remember because we bought three or four of them at 1 cent each for friends.

I still wish I had it, though, she kept it when we broke up :(
 
Alright went to best buy just a 1/2 hour ago picked up:
PDZ (X2)
Gun
PGR3 (X2)

I also brought kameo, doa4 and GTA:LCS but they weren't pennied out....
 
[quote name='Roufuss']No, they really were pennied out at K-Mart... I remember me and my girlfriend at the time were really hooked on Animal Crossing, we were at K-Mart for some reason and I told her I'd buy her the guide, and we were both surprised it came up as 1 cent (since I believe this was before the age of CAG and I knew nothing of penny guides). I remember because we bought three or four of them at 1 cent each for friends.

I still wish I had it, though, she kept it when we broke up :([/QUOTE]I went to K-mart and all the guides came up as either a penny or $0.00. I couldn't tell, but the lady was confused as fuck and ended up asking a manager, who looked at one and saw the $14.99 barcode and told her that was the price for all of them. The next week I went and they automatically came up regular price, no idea WTF's going on with that.
 
[quote name='TimPV3']I went to K-mart and all the guides came up as either a penny or $0.00. I couldn't tell, but the lady was confused as fuck and ended up asking a manager, who looked at one and saw the $14.99 barcode and told her that was the price for all of them. The next week I went and they automatically came up regular price, no idea WTF's going on with that.[/QUOTE]

From my experience with working at K-Mart, they can change the prices on a store by store basis. The manager probably called a DM who said "That must be an error, raise the price back up to $14.99"
 
LMFAO I love it, the CAGs are having a kiniption over someone trying to make a halfway decent buck on penny guides. And really, as many people have mentioned already, since they're sending UPS their profit may well be gobbled up by shipping for the most part.

So, someone else beat you to the guides, big deal. LOL This coming from a one time guide hoarder. The only way I would have a problem with it, was if the person selling on Ebay was like the one person I bought a Warriors guide from(when I couldn't find any locally). They were a Best Buy EMPLOYEE!!!

To me, employees should be allowed maybe one guide, two at the most, but leave the rest for the regular customers.

Anyway, I'm going to just give another hearty LMFAO at all the CAGs getting their proverbial panties in a bunch about the Ebayer selling lots of 10 guides and them trying to get them kicked off Ebay for 'overcharging on shipping' or some other trumped up nonsense.

Good luck, ya jealous cheapskates!!!!
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I still wish I had it, though, she kept it when we broke up :([/QUOTE]

Should've gotten a prenup..

*shakes head*
 
No one cares that the guy is selling guides on ebay. I'm doing it and no one cares. What people are pissed about is the quantity of guides. He has hundreds shown in the picture and alot of the guides in the picture are ones he isn't selling so its misleading. There is nothing wrong with buying extra guides to trade/sell but there is a point when you go to a store and buy EVERY SINGLE guide that it becomes too much. I mean how would you feel if you lived in the same city as the guy who did that and because of him you were never able to get any penny guides for yourself?
 
I see what you're saying Brian, but I also know this; if I go into a store and see guides that were pennied out like 4 months ago, you better believe I'm taking them all! I figure they've been there that long so everyone has had their shot at them. The store will eventually catch on to them being there and just trash them anyway so I may as well rescue them from their eventual trip to the dumpster. ;)
 
[quote name='boyboy1080']gta lcs psp is pennied out at best buy. i think the one guide you are talking about is the one they made for the ps2 version[/quote]
yep ur right cause the guide said PSP and PS2

Also, is there a page with a bestbuy master list of guides...
 
Halo 2 wasnt pennied but you could get em for free during the promotion they had at gamestop/eb for $5 off any guide.

Oh and if the guides have been in stores for months they are fair game. I found a store that had dozens of guides like phantom brave more then 8 months after they were marked down. I walked out with over 120 guides. Sadly the store is now under new management and they don't sell guides.
 
[quote name='elprincipe']Checked Best Buy today. Quake 4, Need For Speed: Most Wanted, X-Men III, Dead or Alive 4 all came up as somewhere between $10-17.[/QUOTE]

Best Buy usually pennies out things and has price drops on Mondays. Try again tomorrow for hopefully better results.
 
Hopefully something useful to me will penny out tomorrow. Since I only work till 3 (yay, a "holiday!" :roll:) and I have to drive around to a few places near Best Buys tomorrow anyway.
 
For NE Ohio CAGs:

Boardman - usually employees get stuff, but I still found stuff from last months drop there a few days agp - was surprised

Niles - good place for guides

Cuyahoga Falls - they yank them immediately - never have luck here

Macedonia - used to be a good place, one worker is now militant on pulling them

Montrose - Sometimes they will put them near the game with signs that say "FREE w/ GAME PURCHASE" but you can buy them anyways.

Elyria - pulls them

Parma/Brooklyn - pulls them

Avon - pulls them, but there are some stragglers

North Olmstead - appears to be in some time warp - found guides dating as far back as DOA Ultimate there at the beginning of june. Also had all sorts of pennied out promo stuff like pokemon xd skins and crap. Also has random stuff on clearance - very odd place

Dave
 
[quote name='MightySlacker']
Macedonia - used to be a good place, one worker is now militant on pulling them
[/QUOTE]
Hopefully that person doesn't work tomorrow, cause that's where I'll be. And in addition to that:

Mayfield - hit or miss. New manager seems more likely to pull them, they just aren't very thorough with it.
 
[quote name='botticus']Hopefully that person doesn't work tomorrow, cause that's where I'll be. And in addition to that:

Mayfield - hit or miss. New manager seems more likely to pull them, they just aren't very thorough with it.[/QUOTE]

She's the one that almost punched me in the face over the DQ8 guide as I mentioned in the GR thread. We gonna RUMBLE tomorrow :)

Anywho, Ill prob be there earlier than you since I have to get a car title transfered early, so Ill either stash some behind other guides or pick up extras

Dave
 
For this matter, I'd noticed that the Burlington, Washington Best Buy pulls any guides almost directly after bought. Therefore, if there is absolutely no guides that you are looking for, I may have bought all of them to prevent them from being thrown away; if you want one, feel free to pm and I'll GIVE any wanted guides to you.
 
[quote name='Josef']Best Buy usually pennies out things and has price drops on Mondays. Try again tomorrow for hopefully better results.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I know, but I was there so I thought I'd give it a shot.
 
[quote name='WolfPac_Ite']That ebay guy sucks balls. I'm thinking he's stealing them as well. Also Halo 2 hasn't been pennied yet, right?[/quote]

I forget, was there an actual Best Buy sticker on the Halo 2 guide? If not, maybe they got it from the EB/GS $5 off any guide deal a while ago?
 
I get off work today at noon and I had to swing by best buy to snag my mom a 1 gig flash drive anyways. I'll have em scan a few guides and post results when I get home.
 
Oh fyi Roufuss I am not seeing Wild World on best buy's website, Kameo is still there though.

Hmm not seeing x-men legends 2 guide either or the Halo 2 guide.
 
[quote name='Brian9824']Oh fyi Roufuss I am not seeing Wild World on best buy's website, Kameo is still there though.

Hmm not seeing x-men legends 2 guide either or the Halo 2 guide.[/quote]
I'll put those on my list of guides to check.
 
Hmm... I guess I'll hope Dave or I have some luck at the Macedonia BB today, cause I don't recall seeing any Wild World or Legends 2 at the Mayfield BB in months.
 
[quote name='Brian9824']Oh fyi Roufuss I am not seeing Wild World on best buy's website, Kameo is still there though.

Hmm not seeing x-men legends 2 guide either or the Halo 2 guide.[/QUOTE]

X-Men Legends II pennied out a few months ago, and Final Fantasy IV Advance was part of the last round of drops IIRC. Also, I believe the Halo 2 guide has been off the website for months.
 
yeah i deleted my FFIV post because I got it mixed up. Wasn't aware of x-men 2 dropping though. Either way i'll just get my employee's to scan everything. They are pretty nice and it shouldnt be too busy at 1pm today,

Still holding out for Wild World though, that should trade well.
 
hmm, the last couple BB drops, weren't there at least some guides listed as a penny, or at least guides that have dissappeared? Only a couple have dissappeared, and the 9.99 guides from last month are still listed as 9.99 (I would have predicted these to be pennied out this month)

I'm wondering if maybe they haven't pennied anything for this month yet. Sometimes it happens in the middle of the week.
 
Checked X-Men 3, Black, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Halo 2, and one other I can't recall - all full price. No DoA4 guides to check, though, so I don't know about that one.
 
[quote name='Sinistarr']Checked X-Men 3, Black, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Halo 2, and one other I can't recall - all full price. No DoA4 guides to check, though, so I don't know about that one.[/QUOTE]

DOA4 full price also.
 
doa 4, kameno, nintendogs pups, black all cover or 9.99

on a side note guild war fractions t shirts are a penny. no sign saying must be purchased with game. woo hoo.
 
I have the following guides up for TRADING ONLY Please message me with a list of what u have if ur interested. Thanks

Battalion Wars
Call of Duty 2 Big Red One
FF 4
GTA Liberty City Stories
Gun
Mario & Luigi PIT
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Acid 2
Outfit
Perfect Dark Zero
Quake 4
Rainbow 6 Lockdown
Socom 3
Soul Calibur 3
Super Mario Adv 4 SMB3
Warriors
WWE Day of Reckoning
Yugioh Destiny Board Traveler
 
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