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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='j-fever']

At 2 BB/s I found guides, another had none and I was denied for a short fat fuck at another BB , saying they had an "agreement with the publisher to return the books. " A load of shit I know, I could tell he was lying as he could not look my in the eyes when he said that. No big deal I found what I wanted, but I hate when they make up BS stories.

Please check my want list.[/QUOTE]

Is that the Union City BB? They always give me problems. Today they didnt have a single guide.
 
[quote name='62t']Is that the Union City BB? They always give me problems. Today they didnt have a single guide.[/QUOTE]


No, it is the one in San Carlos, I almost never go there as I have always encountered asshats working there.
 
[quote name='j-fever']I stopped by a 4 Beast Buy's on my way to work. I found the following guides, all are on my trade list:

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

At 2 BB/s I found guides, another had none and I was denied for a short fat fuck at another BB , saying they had an "agreement with the publisher to return the books. " A load of shit I know, I could tell he was lying as he could not look my in the eyes when he said that. No big deal I found what I wanted, but I hate when they make up BS stories.

Please check my want list.[/QUOTE]

Which 4 BBs did you stop by? I hadn't had a chance to get there yet but want to know which ones to not go to, seems like the Almaden BB is out of the question...
 
[quote name='ryanlk']Which 4 BBs did you stop by? I hadn't had a chance to get there yet but want to know which ones to not go to, seems like the Almaden BB is out of the question...[/QUOTE]


Milpitas
Sunnyvale
Palo Alto
San Carlos

Milpitas has a few Socom II guides that was it. Of course, as soon as I picked up the guides the workers there looked for the remaining copies.
 
Anyone have an extra Metal Gear Acid 2, or Perfect Dark Zero? Apparently between 4 BB's they all pull their guides now? I got a couple out of the cart as a guy was pulling them.

I have an extra FFIV, Mario & Luigi, and Socom 3
 
[quote name='schultzed']

Anyway, I found 3 badly, badly beatup copies of GTA LS[/quote]

Every LCS guide i saw was totally ripped up too on the spine, other guides were fine. Weird.
 
EDIT: Thanks to Pookymeister, I got the only two guides I didn't have since I thought ahead and bought Liberty City Stories and DQ 8 on sale a long time ago and got FF 4 from a previous penny drop.

I don't care enough for shit like Socom 3 or The Outfit to run out to BB. Thanks Pookymeister!!

If anyone wants to trade (only trade!!), I'd take these, CML:

The Outfit
Perfect Dark Zero
Gun
 
Went to a Best Buy today and I got denied. I found two GTA LCS guides which...you guessed it...were raped to hell. It seems the kind of people who like this game are the kind of people that destroy things. Still, for 2 cents I would take the guides, beat up or not.
 
Ugh well I got nothing at my BB, everything had been pulled. Strangely though there were still a couple of guides from the previous drop - Madden 06, Spartan, Mortal Kombat, and they still had those Tomb Raider 360 skins things.
 
To all you's guys I sent a PM for DQ8, I already found a nice copy at BB.

I have an extra copy of Metal Gear Acid 2 up for trade.
 
Got these today:

Metal Gear Ac!d 2 (x6)
Perfect Dark Zero (x3)
Final Fantasy IV Advance (x2)
Mario/Luigi Parters in Tme (x1)

I'm looking for games in trade or will sell cheap. PM me.
 
The following are up for trade:
Mario & Luigi PIT
Liberty City Stories
Socom III
Metal Gear Acid 2

PM me if interested in trade. If I can't trade them, I'll sell them for reasonable prices. If you're purchasing, please try to buy more than one (CML) to make the deal worth it for both of us.
 
Have:

Metal Gear Acid 2
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
GTA: LCS (good condition, I guess surprisingly)

Would ideally like to trade for Gun, but there are dozens of guides I still need.
 
Looking for a Dragon Quest VIII guide if anyone wants to help out a Best Buyless Bastard and is interested in trading for any guides I have :D Will trade afew for it.
 
Got these guides at my local BB and added them to my trade list:

Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks (Shelfwear, back small tear)
GTA-Liberty City Stories
Perfect Dark Zero
Socom 3-US Navy Seals (Sealed)
Gun
Dragon Quest VIII
Mario & Luigi-PiT
Final Fantasy IV Advanced
Metal Gear Acid 2
 
Heh I knew I should've waited to see if DQ:viii would be pennied out. Now I have to go check my BB's to see if there's at least one copy for a penny.

Is it possible to do a return on guides at GS? I bought it yesterday.
 
[quote name='Psykodelik']
Is it possible to do a return on guides at GS? I bought it yesterday.[/QUOTE]

Need to do it ASAP and take it back in pristine condition.

Tell them it was a gift for a friend and he ended up already having the guide, or something like that.
 
Yeah I plan on doing it tomorrow. I just hope I can get a DQ:8 guide tomorrow though. It's stil in the same condition I bought it in so there should be no problems. Thanks for the quick response btw.
 
Well, BB fucked up the other in-store pickup order I had. Both of them, in fact.

Ended up with most of the guides I had ordered, though the geniuses only pulled some of the guides I had bought, even though I had all the confirmation emails about them being pulled.

They were on the shelf, except for the M&L: PiT guides. :cry: BB ran around for 20 minutes trying to figure out what happened to them, though their best story is that someone at the store saw they were pennied and bought them between when I placed my order and when they were picked for me to get. :wall:

Tossed everything I have guide-wise into a new TL.
 
As of early yesterday evening, Hickory Hollow (Nashville) TN BB had some of all of the new drops except for PDZ. They had dozens of Liberty City Stories.
 
CML for some of the BB penny guides.. I got some duplicates.

I went to two Best Buy's and only bought one copy of every guide I could find for $.01.. is it worth a try to buy every single $.01 guide I can find, or does that generally get you shot down?
 
[quote name='DustBoogie']CML for some of the BB penny guides.. I got some duplicates.

I went to two Best Buy's and only bought one copy of every guide I could find for $.01.. is it worth a try to buy every single $.01 guide I can find, or does that generally get you shot down?[/quote]
Depends on the BB.

Some of them will stomp you into the ground, stating that they can't sell it, it's a placeholder in their system to remove the item, and boo fucking hoo to you.

Other ones will post the $0.01 signs up, let you buy as many as you want, and be happy they don't have to deal with them.

Still others will let you buy one (or multiple single ones), wave their finger at you like you're a kid with your hand in the candy jar, and let you slide. That time.

Basically, it's YMMV, and completely depends on the BB's internal processes on how to handle it. I went to numerous BB's yesterday, one had them out and didn't mark them and let me score multiples, another one let me only get one copy of each guide, and others didn't have them anywhere to be found.
 
:lol: Forgot to share my experience last night getting PiT and GTA: LCS. Took them to the register with 2 GGCs (I love that store, they easily had 50 GGCs, compared to the zero my store has had since the fall). Girl scanned them in, put $5 on each GGC, and said "Your total is $10.02. ... Or wait, is that right?" Verified the UPCs were right, then took the guides off and scanned them again.

Thought I might get shot down for the first time at Best Buy, but she gave up and let me buy them. I have a feeling she immediately went to the other cashier to ask about it.

Compare that to my experience buying MGA2 at my local Best Buy earlier in the day: "1 cent. Have a nice day!"
 
Grr. Nothing at mine (mission valley, san diego) except for a few metal gear acid 2s (I have a couple available, 1 or both for trade). I wish I could find mario and luigi, final fantasy IV, or dragon quest VIII - check my trade list if you've got spares.
 
Just got back and left with nothing. A day late an they are all gone! My BB had a ton of these too. They must of removed them all the moring of. SUCKS.
 
pasadena best buy had 4 of most of the penny guides, so I picked up 3 ffIV guides, 2 mario and luigi, 2 liberty city stories and 1 dragon quest 8.
 
Well, I had a slightly successful trip to Best Buy - I only found 1 of the 3 I wanted. If anyone has an extra Mario & Luigi PiT or DQ VIII guide I'd love to trade. I did pick up one extra FFIV guide that I could trade straight up for M&L. I'm willing to do a 2-for-1 for DQ8. I also picked up The Outfit and PD0, neither of which I need to keep and could be part of the trade. I also have a bunch of the older Best Buy drops (Ratchet, Jak X, Condemned, The Warriors, etc - just ask).
 
i guess i should have stopped somewhere and checked this thread. I was so busy hitting up eb's and GS's that I forgot to check BB. Always works that way. Ohh well.

Well i just read the last 6 or so pages and didn't see this mentioned specifically

GS and EB are having a 5 dollar off all guides sale till the 11th according to the ad and a shelf tag i saw. While this in itself is not fabulous its still worth noting. Here is the good part.


EB/Gamestop

Halo 2 = $4.99 - $5.00 = FREE


When I picked up 2 the guy (being kind of a turd) said how many of those do you want? I said I am a collector I take all that you'll let me have. He looked stunned because he didn't realize the sale would make it free. After trying to find some exclusinon to invalidalidate the sale he finally rung them up as free. Of course he made no further mention of the mountain of Halo 2's he likely had in the back.

Afterwards he was looing through the guide list on his computer probably checking for any other 4.99 guides. I went to look at the screen and he promptly exited. All the other locations were like here or sorry and suggested less orgazied stores that might have guides. Several of thos panned out as well. Got like 30 new guides. From Halo 2 to Goldeneye. haha.
 
so that would make the pc half life 2 guide free as well?

they are marked at 4.99

some one said they half-life 2 guides were pennied out, but when i went to check the price the xbox verison was 9.99 and the pc version was 4.99
 
[quote name='kingsanto']Got these today:

Metal Gear Ac!d 2 (x6)
Perfect Dark Zero (x3)
Final Fantasy IV Advance (x2)
Mario/Luigi Parters in Tme (x1)

I'm looking for games in trade or will sell cheap. PM me.[/QUOTE]



Dang, how many MGA2's did they have anyway? o_O
 
[quote name='DustBoogie']CML for some of the BB penny guides.. I got some duplicates.

I went to two Best Buy's and only bought one copy of every guide I could find for $.01.. is it worth a try to buy every single $.01 guide I can find, or does that generally get you shot down?[/QUOTE]



Just make sure you don't hoard them like some people do in this thread(and even brag about it).
 
Bad news for CAgs in the Fremont/Hayward/Newark area. A bunch of stores including TRU and GS are not selling penny guides due to people making a killing selling them back to used bookstores.
 
I had a good BestBuy run this time, and have most of the guides from this drop. I'm mostly interested in trading, especially for a God of War guide.
 
Found a M&L: PiT guide at the BB in Wilkes Barre, PA. They still had one left over, and most of the ones that were pennied out as of 4:30 yesterday. I remember seeing The Outfit, Perfect Dark Zero, and a ton of Socom 3.
 
[quote name='floormat']i guess i should have stopped somewhere and checked this thread. I was so busy hitting up eb's and GS's that I forgot to check BB. Always works that way. Ohh well.

Well i just read the last 6 or so pages and didn't see this mentioned specifically

GS and EB are having a 5 dollar off all guides sale till the 11th according to the ad and a shelf tag i saw. While this in itself is not fabulous its still worth noting. Here is the good part.


EB/Gamestop

Halo 2 = $4.99 - $5.00 = FREE


When I picked up 2 the guy (being kind of a turd) said how many of those do you want? I said I am a collector I take all that you'll let me have. He looked stunned because he didn't realize the sale would make it free. After trying to find some exclusinon to invalidalidate the sale he finally rung them up as free. Of course he made no further mention of the mountain of Halo 2's he likely had in the back.

Afterwards he was looing through the guide list on his computer probably checking for any other 4.99 guides. I went to look at the screen and he promptly exited. All the other locations were like here or sorry and suggested less orgazied stores that might have guides. Several of thos panned out as well. Got like 30 new guides. From Halo 2 to Goldeneye. haha.[/quote]

Thanks for the heads up. Stopped by yesterday, and picked up Stubbs (arrghh, just realized the idiot forgot to take $5.00 off)...which would make that free that as well, since at most places it rings up for $1.00. They also let me have a penny guide, but when I tried to get a second, they tried to do an override...turned that down.
 
[quote name='floormat']i guess i should have stopped somewhere and checked this thread. I was so busy hitting up eb's and GS's that I forgot to check BB. Always works that way. Ohh well.

Well i just read the last 6 or so pages and didn't see this mentioned specifically

GS and EB are having a 5 dollar off all guides sale till the 11th according to the ad and a shelf tag i saw. While this in itself is not fabulous its still worth noting. Here is the good part.


EB/Gamestop

Halo 2 = $4.99 - $5.00 = FREE


When I picked up 2 the guy (being kind of a turd) said how many of those do you want? I said I am a collector I take all that you'll let me have. He looked stunned because he didn't realize the sale would make it free. After trying to find some exclusinon to invalidalidate the sale he finally rung them up as free. Of course he made no further mention of the mountain of Halo 2's he likely had in the back.

Afterwards he was looing through the guide list on his computer probably checking for any other 4.99 guides. I went to look at the screen and he promptly exited. All the other locations were like here or sorry and suggested less orgazied stores that might have guides. Several of thos panned out as well. Got like 30 new guides. From Halo 2 to Goldeneye. haha.[/QUOTE]


Half Life 2 PC is 4.99 as well making it free too -boyboy1080


Much credit due to boyboy1080 for noticing this one. Was able to pick it up today thanks to him


There were many guides listed from 3.99-9.99 so while some free and others not you all might be able to at least get some good deals it you know of a store that leaves several out.

I picked up all for free or 1 cent


EB/GS

Dark Age Of Camelot: Epic Edition PC - 3.99
Fight Night: Round 2 - 3.99
Geist - .01
Half Life 2 PC 4.99
Halo 2 - 4.99
LA Rush - 3.99
Madden 2006 - .01
NBA Street V3 - 3.99
One Piece - .01
Pariah - .01

Some of these may already be a penny anyways but I dont have time to check and just wanted to make people aware of this possible gold mine. Good luck as always and KeEp PoStInG DrOpS PlEaSe. =P
 
i managed to get an extra of each on the list (including dq8), i'm looking for loz:minish cap, metroid:zero mission, or metroid fusion guides (and more, just ask) thx!
 
I don't know if it's the same with all penny guide drops, but these seem to have gone quick this time around! I got the 2 I was looking for, so I feel pretty fortunate.
 
[quote name='shieryda']I don't know if it's the same with all penny guide drops, but these seem to have gone quick this time around! I got the 2 I was looking for, so I feel pretty fortunate.[/QUOTE]
I noticed that there seemed to be a lot more newer guides this time around, which may have resulted in older guides getting cleared off the shelves before they were pennied. Last time BB pennied stuff out, the penny guides were taking up about half the total shelf space.
 
My local BB's had tons of GTA: LSC and Outift guides but nothing else. I'm looking for a Dragon Warrior VIII guide if anyone has a spare. CML. Thanks.
 
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