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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
 
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[quote name='shrike4242']If it follows that the guides that were $9.99 before they were pennied out, the following should be the ones that get pennied out next month:

Sims 2 (Windows)
Need For Speed: Most Wanted
SW Battlefront II
DOA4

That's it for the guides that are $9.99 on the BB.com website right now.[/QUOTE]



I'm going to be a little embarrased buying the DOA4 guide, especially if there are people behind me in line... :/
 
[quote name='WolfPac_Ite']I'm going to be a little embarrased buying the DOA4 guide, especially if there are people behind me in line... :/[/quote]
I'm just guessing, though from the last couple of drops, the guides that were pennied out were $9.99 @ BB.com the month before they were pennied.

They've done it twice before, so I'm hoping they stick to the same behavior. Have someone at the front price-check it, which they can do without ringing it out as a transaction, which I've done before with guides in the past.
 
[quote name='WolfPac_Ite']I'm going to be a little embarrased buying the DOA4 guide, especially if there are people behind me in line... :/[/quote]

Never be ashamed of your cheapness!!!
 
[quote name='WolfPac_Ite']I'm going to be a little embarrased buying the DOA4 guide, especially if there are people behind me in line... :/[/QUOTE]

How do they know that you weren't expecting the guide to be full price?

When it scans for a cent, say: "Oh, well, what a plllleasant surprise! Have a nice day!"

Or something not so lame. ;)
 
[quote name='shajek']Does GR/Blockbuster ever penny out guides? I saw some older ones at a BB today including Mario Party 5.[/QUOTE]



yes and no

they do but we currently have no informants there

can't promise but could say with most certainty that if you found that at a blockbuster and it does not have any special used or other tag on it that it would be clearanced. The cashier may just give it to you but be on the look out for a odd face, price overiding or just plain out denial/sorry can't sell it. If it happens just say ok and walk away as its not worth the trouble but just do one of the oldest to start to test the waters. If it works out good grab somemore if the store is not busy and go from there. if it works out bad leave the others to try with another employee another day. good luck.
 
I saw Resident Evil: Outbreak 2 at a GR...that one is surely old enough to be pennied. It's hard to believe that with all these Blockbusters in the country, not one CAG works there and can check a few guide prices.

I know Blockbuster is sometims a little more strict on their field destroy policies than some other chains...but it really depends on the manager. If you have a cool manager, like at my GR, he actually lets the employees take stuff home that's supposed to be field destroyed. I went to another one and was talking to a guy there...and he said his stupid bitch of a manager is on a power trip and does everything by the book...including running DVDs and games through a shredder to field destroy them. What a waste. At the very least, Blockbuster should donate that stuff...they get the same tax writeoff they get when they destroy it.
 
[quote name='floormat']yes and no

they do but we currently have no informants there

can't promise but could say with most certainty that if you found that at a blockbuster and it does not have any special used or other tag on it that it would be clearanced. The cashier may just give it to you but be on the look out for a odd face, price overiding or just plain out denial/sorry can't sell it. If it happens just say ok and walk away as its not worth the trouble but just do one of the oldest to start to test the waters. If it works out good grab somemore if the store is not busy and go from there. if it works out bad leave the others to try with another employee another day. good luck.[/quote]

There ARE employees that work at Blockbuster that are part of CAG. I can think of 3 off the top of my head, myself being one. Since working there, I have not seen any guides penny out, although I've only been there for 2 months. However, I know things do penny out, however, I think it happens AFTER the field destroys are supposed to happen. I am not 100% sure of this though, and will not know until it actually happens. I (or others) will keep everyone posted as to when this happens.

Also, if you do find a penny guide, it depends on who's ringing you up as to whether or not they'll sell it to you. Most likely a regular CSR will sell it no problem, but a Store Manager or Assistant Manager will probably say they can't. Just some FYI.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']LOL - i took a random trip with a bud to Nebraska to find some penny guides. Found a copy of Madden 2005 at TRU and brought it up to buy ( LOLOL ).
DENIED! LOL! Oh well, only $250 worth of gas. LOL.[/QUOTE]

I doubt you are serious.
 
They're not Optical, they were busting me for going here n there looking for games and what not. Although, that is a bit curtailed for now. Mind you, I may go to Lycoming Mall area tomorrow, since their Circuit City had most of the $8.96 games on the shelf still.
 
Eh, Ebay wouldn't even consider that excessive, especially since he ships UPS Ground. What would that run...$10-12? Gotta be more than Media Mail, right?
 
[quote name='MightySlacker']Yeah, I noticed that one too. When the hell did Kameo get pennied?

Dave[/quote]

Who knows...the OP has been updated for Best Buy since February. I can't keep up.
 
LOL And to think, I thought when I was guide hoarding, that I was bad.

All you see are stacks and stacks of guides in the 2-3 pics on that auction. Thing is, there's only a few of some of the bigger name ones, like Halo 2 and San Andreas(from the pics anyway).

Hell, when I was looking for a cheap copy of San Andreas' guide, I couldn't find one.

I gotta laugh though, at people on here reporting that Ebayer for 'excessive charges'. How do you even know it was that one person who amassed all those guides? They could've had a deal with some employees(like I should've when I thought I could do the Ebay thing).

Honestly, if I couldn't find any of those guides and grab at least one, then their auction might be a good thing for me. Hell, 10 guides for 21 bucks, that's like $2 a pop. And thats not even before taking into account what it costs for shipping alone. I doubt that Ebayer is making much money at all.
 
Well, I ventured into new territory yesterday. I decided to got to a Kmart in White Plains, NY to see if I could get any decent stuff. I ended up getting the poor guy in Electronics in trouble because he brought me into the stockroom to see their games. They had pulled most of their games to the back because they had no room in the cases (which they did have plenty of). Anyway I left the store to find an EB Games (that had so many guides that I thought I was there 4-5 months ago! lol)a couple stores down in the plaza. Now I've discovered a new approach to getting penny guides. I grabbed a huge stack of them and boldly went to the register. The clerk was like "Are you serious?" I said with a smile "yup, I think they're at a magical price" So he starts scanning them and was kinda surprised yet kind of not. The other guy was like "yeah we need to scan some guides one of these days" I'd post pics but I've no idea how to since it needs a URL of the image and it does not have one as it's on my hard drive. If anyone can tell me how to do it I'll gladly show my goods!:cool:
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Hes not going to make that much off of those things, especially since he is shipping via UPS. It's not worth the waste of floor space IMO.[/QUOTE]

It's a total waste. Think about it, how much time did he spend on gas to get to Best Buy & back (with that many, more likely multiple Best Buys), eBay fees, and all the time and effort it took to go there, buy all the guides, haul them to his car, haul them into his house/apartment, etc. He's probably making about $1/hour for his work!
 
[quote name='shrike4242']That's something I'm planning to fix this weekend.

AFAIK, Kameo hasn't been pennied at BB, that I know of. Easy enough thing to check. BB site says it hasn't:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7587382&type=product&id=1130979909748[/QUOTE]


Sorry all I just don't have time between family and work. Shrike has been ever so gracious as to offer to take up this endevour even with all his other CAG responsibilities. I hope to be able to do this again in the future I just don't know when i'll have the time. Keep em coming all. Fragmented is better than nothing.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Look at this jackasses Best Buy hoard of guides:

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-10-PS2-PLAYSTATION-2-GAME-STRATEGY-GUIDE_W0QQitemZ110002944744QQihZ001QQcategoryZ48750QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You can see the yellow Best Buy $.01 yellow stickers on them. Looks like he wiped out half the Best Buy stores in California.[/QUOTE]


What an ass.

Not only does the auction show piles of guides, but several shown are not actually part of the auction!

It is auctions and pictures like these that will make the publishers ask BB/EB/TRU to NOT sell penny guides in the future.
 
Need for Speed: Most Wanted and DOA 4 guides are no longer available on the BestBuy site. Do drops happen on the first of the month or on a particular day(the first Monday e.g.)?
 
I have a question guys. WHen I went to my EB and asked for a price check on a listed penny guide, the guy said just look at the price on the back. So, does this mean that he will override the .01 price with the normal price on the back cover?
 
[quote name='grivet']Need for Speed: Most Wanted and DOA 4 guides are no longer available on the BestBuy site. Do drops happen on the first of the month or on a particular day(the first Monday e.g.)?[/QUOTE]

It usually happens on a Monday... they could have pulled them down early? I wonder if we can get confirmation on it.

I'll buy any extras anyone gets, so send me a PM if guides dropped.

That Nintendogs mini guide that was on the site is gone now, too.
 
I have a few guides on ebay now. Mainly guides i've had available for more then 3 months that I havent been able to trade away here. Same thing but man I did not have a huge as pile like that guy did.

Hate when people go to the store and buy all the guides. When I go i usually grab 2-3 copies of the guides for trading and leave others for anyone else who might want.
 
[quote name='Brian9824']I have a few guides on ebay now. Mainly guides i've had available for more then 3 months that I havent been able to trade away here. Same thing but man I did not have a huge as pile like that guy did.

Hate when people go to the store and buy all the guides. When I go i usually grab 2-3 copies of the guides for trading and leave others for anyone else who might want.[/QUOTE]

If I even go to the store now, I'll grab 1 for myself and 1 to trade.. I used to grab 3 and 4 to trade with CAG's but that plan backfired as now I have a ton of guides no one wants.

Each time BB or anyone else drops guides, I just trade for the guides now... this pile is getting smaller and smaller, and I don't have to hunt to 4 different stores to grab guides.

I got every Best Buy drop last time just by trading / buying... worked out nicely.
 
Thats basically what I do Roufuss. I have to work a little harder since all the gamestops, EB's and TRU's by me have stopped selling penny guides so it takes a bit more work to get the guides from them.
 
[quote name='Brian9824']Thats basically what I do Roufuss. I have to work a little harder since all the gamestops, EB's and TRU's by me have stopped selling penny guides so it takes a bit more work to get the guides from them.[/QUOTE]

Well, TRU generally just has stuff that's at Best Buy / EB and they penny it out way later, so I don't even bother with TRU anymore. Though I did trade for a Four Swords guide (and even gave the guy two extra guides because I was late!).

But yea, with EB / GS, I've gotten into the habit of buying the guides I KNOW I'll want and that will be in demand when they become a penny... mainly RPG guides. I'll take advantage of sales, deals, that extra 20% off when you buy the game, anything I can use because I know these things are impossible to find almost when they penny out these days.
 
[quote name='j-fever']What an ass.

Not only does the auction show piles of guides, but several shown are not actually part of the auction!

It is auctions and pictures like these that will make the publishers ask BB/EB/TRU to NOT sell penny guides in the future.[/QUOTE]

This would be the way to sell them (lots of a few good ones with a bunch of junk . . . but this guy is a first-class jerk.

The size of those piles is incredible.

Plus, he could take the time to isolate the ones in the sale.
 
[quote name='schultzed']This would be the way to sell them (lots of a few good ones with a bunch of junk . . . but this guy is a first-class jerk.

The size of those piles is incredible.

Plus, he could take the time to isolate the ones in the sale.[/quote] Only some of the guides in that picture are what he lists on the sidebar of what people are buying, so that's deceptive, on top of it all.

If he put a correct picture of what he's selling, he'd be less of an asshole. Though, in any case, he's still an asshole.

[quote name='grivet']Need for Speed: Most Wanted and DOA 4 guides are no longer available on the BestBuy site. Do drops happen on the first of the month or on a particular day(the first Monday e.g.)?[/quote] Usually the first Monday of the month, though the guides dropping off the site are usually a good indication of the guides being pennied out.

I'd go today, if I could, though I'm busy for the rest of the day. I'll see if I can try to go tomorrow and do some recon.

If someone else could as well, it would be greatly appreciated.

[quote name='Roufuss']Well, TRU generally just has stuff that's at Best Buy / EB and they penny it out way later, so I don't even bother with TRU anymore. Though I did trade for a Four Swords guide (and even gave the guy two extra guides because I was late!).

But yea, with EB / GS, I've gotten into the habit of buying the guides I KNOW I'll want and that will be in demand when they become a penny... mainly RPG guides. I'll take advantage of sales, deals, that extra 20% off when you buy the game, anything I can use because I know these things are impossible to find almost when they penny out these days.[/quote]
That's what I did with the KH2 guide, since I figured it would never penny out at EB or GS, and at half-price on Overstock seemed good enough to me.
 
[quote name='SoulReaver']I have a question guys. WHen I went to my EB and asked for a price check on a listed penny guide, the guy said just look at the price on the back. So, does this mean that he will override the .01 price with the normal price on the back cover?[/quote]

Don't ask for a price check...just go to buy the guide (preferably with a non-guide purchase). If it doesn't ring up a penny or the cashier overrides it...say you don't want the guide and that you had heard it was on clearance.
 
This is one of the auctions i am doing. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280003524885&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=018

You can see why those guides didn't sell/trade.

I think i have about 70 guides left that I still have to list and most of those were from my gamestop before they had to stop selling them. My gamestop had gotten orders to dispose of all the penny guides during inventory which happened to be the next business day from when I went there looking so the manager loaded me up and INSISTED that I take them all.
 
also when you go to buy the guide make sure to watch the cashiers face. The look on their face when they see it ring up at $.01 is almost better then the guides themselves
 
Can anybody tell me what guides are going to be pennied out? I'll get you free guides if you do lol. I've been reading these threads for ages and never ever figured it out. Everytime I get a price check they tell me 14.99 or something like that. I can never find a pennied out guide. Please help me.
 
So based on how long (read: never) Animal Crossing for GC is taking to penny out, I assume that AC: WW would be the best guide to choose for my free guide for renewing Nintendo Power (over New Super Mario Bros and Metroid Prime: Hunters)?
 
Remember that 7/4 falls on a Tuesday so there is a possibility that BB corporate will take Monday off and the guides might not drop until Wednesday. Just a heads up in case they don't come up 1¢ on Monday.
 
jericho we don't know. Just keep checking this thread and we post whenever we find guides that are pennied out. generally when a guide disapears from BB's website its going to be pennied out but its not the case. What most people do is have the stores scan prices on older guides whenever they go and post the results if any are $.01
 
[quote name='botticus']So based on how long (read: never) Animal Crossing for GC is taking to penny out, I assume that AC: WW would be the best guide to choose for my free guide for renewing Nintendo Power (over New Super Mario Bros and Metroid Prime: Hunters)?[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure how much renewals through Nintendo cost, but I just wanted to make sure you knew you could pick up another year of Nintendo Power for $4.69 at bestdealmagazines.com. With the JULY4SAVE coupon you can knock off another 18% to come in at $3.85. The shopping cart doesn't like IE6 on my PC though so you may need Firefox. While there's no guide included, it is a cheap alternative if you want to continue to hold out for a drop.
 
Yeah I am a gametz user, u can see link to tradelist in my sig.

FYI botticus I believe the animal crossing guide WAS pennied out at kmart a long time ago.
 
[quote name='Brian9824']Yeah I am a gametz user, u can see link to tradelist in my sig.

FYI botticus I believe the animal crossing guide WAS pennied out at kmart a long time ago.[/QUOTE]

I don't think it was pennied out at K-Mart. They had afew GameCube guides that were free if you bought the game (Wario World, Star Fox Adventures etc.) Some stores didn't know what to do with the guides especially if they didn't have the games in stock but still had guides left over and if they scaned the guides I don't think they had a price in the system making things even more confusing for an employee that dosen't know what to do :)
 
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.
 
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