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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
 
So far there are still 25 guides listed on BestBuy.com, and it doesn't look like anything was dropped and replaced. So, no penny guides this time? I have a feeling it might be something not listed on the site.

This would be a good thing for me because I don't think I can make it to the store tomorrow, and I didn't want to miss out on any of those good console guides.
 
Apparently not :(

A local BB still has about 5 copies each of DoA 4 and PGR3, and they've got plenty of copies of some other guides that I would expect to get pennied out at this point, so... I can only hope.
 
Well, this is good for me. I have a feeling some guides (PC guides) not listed on the site may have dropped. Can anyone think of any? Did the original Guild Wars ever penny out at BB?
 
Stopped by Gamestop today and picked up the following for a penny:

Indigo Prophecy (for trade)
The Warriors (for trade)
Mega Man X: Command Mission (keeping)

See my trade list in my sig if interested.
 
Picked up Auto Assault at BB. Didn't see any Halo 2 or SW:Battlefront 2 guides at all. And there were TONS of Halo 2 guides before.
 
Although not for a penny,

I had to mention my "guide find" today...

Final Fantasy VII Ultimate Guide by Versus!

Price - $3.98 plus tax.

It's in great condition, but doesn't have the poster.

Big find today!! :D
 
[quote name='Orrimarrko']Although not for a penny,

I had to mention my "guide find" today...

Final Fantasy VII Ultimate Guide by Versus!

Price - $3.98 plus tax.

It's in great condition, but doesn't have the poster.

Big find today!! :D[/QUOTE]

That is my all time favorite guide... made the "official" guides look crappy by comparison...
 
Actually, I think I found a possible candidate for penny guide this month. NINTENDOGS, which WAS on the site last month.

That's about the only one that's missing right now that I saw recently on there.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Actually, I think I found a possible candidate for penny guide this month. NINTENDOGS, which WAS on the site last month.

That's about the only one that's missing right now that I saw recently on there.[/QUOTE]

Not being listed on the website doesn't mean anything, Halo 2 hasn't been on the site for a long time and its still 9.99 in-store.
 
My trade list has been updated, please take a look if you have a Indigo Prophecy and/or Marvel Nemesis guide up for trade! :)
 
Picked up the following yesterday at EB Games for free. Clerk didn't even bother ringing them up since I bought something else:

Sigma Star Saga/Rebel Star (Keeping)
Marvel Nemesis (Keeping)
Marc Ecko: Getting Up (for trade)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (for trade)

Added the last two to my tade list in my sig. PM me if interested in trading.
 
Got five penny guides in one hit! :bouncy:

All up for trade:
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (with CD) (mint)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (MINT)
Playboy The Mansion (minor edge wear)
SSX Tour (MINT)
Stubbs the Zpmbie: Rebel Without a Pulse (MINT)


Hey can you guys tell me if X-Men Legend I & II are penny at EB/GS?

Thanks!
 
[quote name='Asgardian']Got five penny guides in one hit! :bouncy:

All up for trade:
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (with CD) (mint)
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows (MINT)
Playboy The Mansion (minor edge wear)
SSX Tour (MINT)
Stubbs the Zpmbie: Rebel Without a Pulse (MINT)


Hey can you guys tell me if X-Men Legend I & II are penny at EB/GS?

Thanks![/quote]
No they are not. I just received a list 2 days ago from this awesome girl that works at a Gamestop of ALL guides that have been pennied out and those are not on the list.
 
Used my last available gamestop yesterday and found one more Indigo Prophecy guide. Trades only please. Pm if you have guides for older games.
 
New Game Crazy penny guides as of about an hour ago:

Blitz: The League
Darkwatch
Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers
Nightmare Before Christmas
Spartan: Total Warrior
True Crime NYC
Ys

I wish I didn't have to post this before I could actually check for some of the guides myself, but the earliest I could possibly look is this evening, and even that isn't too likely. Good luck everyone.
 
[quote name='shiningslade']No they are not. I just received a list 2 days ago from this awesome girl that works at a Gamestop of ALL guides that have been pennied out and those are not on the list.[/quote]

Don't suppose you would mind sharing that list?? :D
 
[quote name='Orrimarrko']Don't suppose you would mind sharing that list?? :D[/quote]
It's quite large actually and goes back as far as Sega Genny games! About 1323 titles to be exact. How about you guys just ask me and I'll check the list and let you know! I'd be here until 2010 typing up the whole thing! lol:lol:
 
Not a penny but I found a guide for the Playstation Millenium Authorized Metal Gear Solid Official Handbook for a buck... Brand new with the secret file insert still sealed.

Probably not worth much but is still COOOL.
 
[quote name='shiningslade']It's quite large actually and goes back as far as Sega Genny games! About 1323 titles to be exact. How about you guys just ask me and I'll check the list and let you know! I'd be here until 2010 typing up the whole thing! lol:lol:[/quote]

Is it more descriptive than the list on the front page?(i.e. the whole item title for each guide). If so, you could probably scan the pages and im sure the typing could be divided up amongst CAGs ;p
 
I picked these up at EB/Gamestop yesterday for .01:
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
007: From Russia With Love
Beatdown: Fists Of Vengeance
Ninja Gaiden Black
Indigo Prophecy
Marvel Nemesis
Ratchet Deadlocked
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Is it more descriptive than the list on the front page?(i.e. the whole item title for each guide). If so, you could probably scan the pages and im sure the typing could be divided up amongst CAGs ;p[/quote]
It's 25 pages long with about 55 titles on each page. It lists the 6 digit SKU for each one too, however the descriptions are cut off somewhat. For example it has this much of this title:
831050 Ace Combat 4: Sha

It would be quite the chore even if split up.
 
are final fantasy x, ff x-2, kingdom hearts 1, animal crossing:ww, star ocean: til the end of time, or nintendogs on that list?
 
[quote name='ryanlk']are final fantasy x, ff x-2, kingdom hearts 1, animal crossing:ww, star ocean: til the end of time, or nintendogs on that list?[/quote]
No to all except for FF X-2. If you find one with the 6 digit SKU of 831428 then yes. I believe it is the Non Signature Series version.
 
[quote name='shiningslade']It's 25 pages long with about 55 titles on each page. It lists the 6 digit SKU for each one too, however the descriptions are cut off somewhat. For example it has this much of this title:
831050 Ace Combat 4: Sha

It would be quite the chore even if split up.[/quote]


Sounds like the same format as post #3 of this thread then. Not worth the hassle for the few months update.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Sounds like the same format as post #3 of this thread then. Not worth the hassle for the few months update.[/quote]
Yeah the only difference is the 6 digit SKU on their Price stickers. Now those I could whip up real fast in a list but then no one would know what guides they're for.:lol:
 
[quote name='shiningslade']It's quite large actually and goes back as far as Sega Genny games! About 1323 titles to be exact. How about you guys just ask me and I'll check the list and let you know! I'd be here until 2010 typing up the whole thing! lol:lol:[/quote]

Is there some way for you to scan and upload, rather than type? You've opened a whole can of worms by asking people to contact you for certain titles.:)
 
Hey, im heading to my local EB and was curious as to how i get the 1 cent guides? Do i just look through their selection and see if any are marked as 1 cent or what?

Thanks :)
 
[quote name='SynGamer']Hey, im heading to my local EB and was curious as to how i get the 1 cent guides? Do i just look through their selection and see if any are marked as 1 cent or what?

Thanks :)[/quote]

Print out the list on page 1 for the EB/GS store. Take that with you and then look through their guide section. If any of the ones on the list are in store, just hand it to the clerk and it'll ring up a penny (even if it is marked differently).
 
[quote name='Warner1281']Print out the list on page 1 for the EB/GS store. Take that with you and then look through their guide section. If any of the ones on the list are in store, just hand it to the clerk and it'll ring up a penny (even if it is marked differently).[/quote]

So just print off the list on the first page? Wouldnt they just laugh at that?
 
[quote name='Warner1281']Print out the list on page 1 for the EB/GS store. Take that with you and then look through their guide section. If any of the ones on the list are in store, just hand it to the clerk and it'll ring up a penny (even if it is marked differently).[/QUOTE]
I've tried that before, and they'll only sell it at the marked price. Pretty much every EB/GS is like that here. I've gotten a few to sell them to me for a penny, but I had to flirt hardcore to get them.
 
[quote name='6669']I've tried that before, and they'll only sell it at the marked price. Pretty much every EB/GS is like that here. I've gotten a few to sell them to me for a penny, but I had to flirt hardcore to get them.[/quote]

Thats prett ymuch was i was thinking and expecting. Any other way to guarantee they will sell them to me at 1 cent? I saw Psychonauts on there and would love to get the guide for that.
 
If you're paying attention when they ring them up, they should show up on the little card swiper that they have. If it shows .01 and they try to price adjust it, just tell them "No I want it for a penny if it's ringing up that way." They really can't do anything about it. If it's on their Salesfloor then they have to sell it to you. If they deny you that would be poor customer service and they could lose customers that way. I also think that they have to sell it if it's on the salesfloor. I've boldly walked up to the counter with literally 30 guides before and they always give me the same response "Wow are you serious? and Catching up on some reading huh?" I just say yup if they are the right price! lol
 
[quote name='shiningslade']It's 25 pages long with about 55 titles on each page. It lists the 6 digit SKU for each one too, however the descriptions are cut off somewhat. For example it has this much of this title:
831050 Ace Combat 4: Sha

It would be quite the chore even if split up.[/quote]
I wouldn't mind getting a scan of this list.

However, for the good of all those "special" CAG that frequent this topic, I think Wiki is still the way to go. We don't really need a "complete" hostorical listing, we just need complete listing of penny guides within the past 1-3 year or so. Any older guides are almost certaintly pennied and you are almost never going to see those in store. i.e. if you see a PSX guide you know that is penny - unless the store is an ass and tries to charge you 0.99 (some EB/GS), full price (fucken GC), or give you the usual "ok we are not meant to sell these" BS... in any of these cases, you are fucked out of luck anyway, just go hunt else where....

For the most part, both vet CAG and new CAG penny hunters only an up to date and complete listing for within six months to a year! Because those you actually have a fair chance finding.

I had made this list before but I can't find the file now... yes I suck... so either you make it yourself by doing what I did (reading page 1 + scan through the past the 40 pages of posts)... or you wait for my lazy ass to do it...

Good luck to all penny hunters.
 
[quote name='shiningslade']If you're paying attention when they ring them up, they should show up on the little card swiper that they have. If it shows .01 and they try to price adjust it, just tell them "No I want it for a penny if it's ringing up that way." They really can't do anything about it. If it's on their Salesfloor then they have to sell it to you. If they deny you that would be poor customer service and they could lose customers that way. I also think that they have to sell it if it's on the salesfloor. I've boldly walked up to the counter with literally 30 guides before and they always give me the same response "Wow are you serious? and Catching up on some reading huh?" I just say yup if they are the right price! lol[/QUOTE]

Are you serious? Especially regarding the "They really can't do anything about it. If it's on their Salesfloor then they have to sell it to you..." I thought it's actually more "wrong" for them to sell/give you penny guides than not... But if it really works that way for you, then you are one lucky person!
 
[quote name='shiningslade']If it shows .01 and they try to price adjust it, just tell them "No I want it for a penny if it's ringing up that way." They really can't do anything about it. If it's on their Salesfloor then they have to sell it to you. If they deny you that would be poor customer service and they could lose customers that way.[/QUOTE]

You must have the nicest EB/GS employees. Most of the one's I've ever been to have had no problem telling me no, and treating other customers poorly. I really dont think they'd lose too much sleep over losing customers that were gonna spend < $1 on a bunch of strategy guides that the employees would rather take for themselves the second you walk out of the store after being rejected.
 
Well, i just got back from my local EB and the guy told me that if an employee is caught selling 'pennied out' guides and such, they're to be fired. They rip the covers off and then send those covers to the headquarters/corporate as proof that they cleaned out. So yeah, i didnt get anything :(
 
Gun, King Kong, and Auto Assault (PC) were pennied out today at EB/GS. I don't know if anything else dropped today that's just what I had at my store. Didn't see it posted anywhere.
 
[quote name='SynGamer']Thats prett ymuch was i was thinking and expecting. Any other way to guarantee they will sell them to me at 1 cent? I saw Psychonauts on there and would love to get the guide for that.[/quote]

The only guaranteed method in my experience is either buying the game the guide goes with or buying a game of equal value. I've never been denied a penny guide but then I've always taken something up to the counter with the guide and had them scan that first. Most employees don't want to lose a sale over a penny guide they know is going in the trash anyway. They'll just delete it off your receipt and hand it to you so they don't get in trouble for selling it.

I've gone up with large stacks of guides as well, but I do the same thing, always buy a $20 game to go with them.
 
[quote name='SynGamer']Hey, im heading to my local EB and was curious as to how i get the 1 cent guides? Do i just look through their selection and see if any are marked as 1 cent or what?

Thanks :)[/quote]

Maybe we can add this to the FAQ in the OP so people don't have to ask every 2 pages?
 
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