2007 Video Game Spending Tab

[worshipsf]

ick, going to be a mess...

Not including straight-up trades in this.

June:
GTA SA and LOTR:ROTK: $20
S-video cable, S-video system selector and S-video cable: $37
Slim PS2 with FFXII CE + guide and GTA VC:$90
Gran Turismo 4
sold FFXII CE + guide: -$25
DDR hard foam pads x 2: $132
sold Kingdom Hearts: -$90
-----Total: $164

July
6 PS2 game bundle: $30
Fat PS2 bundle with 8 games: $72
sold Spartan from 6 PS2 game bundle: -$20
sold Playboy from Fat PS2 bundle: -$22
sold PS2 games from Fat PS2 bundle: -$35
sold Slim PS2: -$75
Blood Will Tell: $10
sold Classic NES GBA SP bundle: -$55
sold DKC SNES games: -$35
Jade Empire: $7
Karaoke Revolution Country x4, Eyetoy Antigrav & Operation Spy: $50
sold Karaoke Revolution Country x 4: -$144
blue S controller: $20
X-Men Legends 2, Guy Game: $23
Nintendo Wii with VC games and Super Paper Mario: $280
Nintendo Wii: $250
Mario Party 8: $53
-----TOTAL: $409

August:
Guitar Hero 1 & 2, wired guitar, wireless guitar: $95
traded Nintendo Wii with VC games for DS lite with 3 games and: -$155
traded 2 DS games, GS trade-in: -$28
Feel the Magic and Harvest Moon: $13
traded DS games, GS trade-in: -$21
Wario Ware, GS trade-in: -$28
platinum controller and memory card: $20
sold PS2 memory card: -$10
NCAA March Madness 2006: $3
Picross DS: $21
DS lite bundle 6 games: $70
traded 4 DS games from bundle, GS trade-in: -$58
Wii Play with remote + Madden 08: $78
sold Madden 08: -$51
traded Wii Play, GS trade-in: -$20
DS lite Brain Age 2 bundle: $150
Phoenix Wright: $11
Animal Crossing Wild World: $18
S-video cables and screen protector: $13
sold Pac Man Vs: -$4
251 memory card: $9
Slim PS2 bundle with 7 games: $100
sold Madden 08 from Slim PS2 bundle: -$32
-----TOTAL: $194

September:
Game Informer and Edge card: $15
4 games from Slim PS2 bundle, God of War - GS trade-in: -$38
sold Animal Crossing WW: -$18
component cable, keychain, screen protectors: $11
God of War, DW4 x2, MGS2, SMA2, GTA; SA, Puyo Pop, MP8, MKDD GS trade-in: -$82
S controller: $8
2000 points card: $15
silver slim ps2: $80
silver controller: $10
sold white DS lite: -$85
sold Slim PS2: -$57
Hori screen protectors: $10
Sony component cable: $8
Monster gamelink HDMI cable: $8
Bomberman Jetters: $6
sold boxes/manuals: -$11
GC bundle with 2 games: $25
sold GC bundle: -$20
Nintendo component cable & broadband adapter: $8
sold GC component cable: -$38
sold GC broadband adapter: -$18
PS3 60gb w/ 2 controllers, 3 games, HDMI cable: $425
sold HDMI cable: -$15
sold 3 games: -$65
memory card adapter: $16
Mario Party 8, Wii Play, Picross x3: $96
2000 points card, nunchuk: $27
Godfather, MUA Gold, Mario Kart DD: $64
sold points card & Godfather: -$37
Halo Edition 360: $107 (rest paid by bf)
-----TOTAL: $455

October:
VF5, SCT and MGS2: $33
sold VF5: -$23
sold MUA: -$22
Puzzle Quest: $18
sold silver slim ps2: -$110
Arcade Unplugged: $6
Ratchet & Clank UYA: $3
Zone of the Enders: $11
sold Zone of the Enders: -$24
Bully - $18
MUA Gold: $21
CoD2, Sneak King, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat: $21
Wii Sports x4: $35
sold Wii Sports x3: -$97
Amplitude: $7
sold Amplitude: -$21
stylus pen & screen set: $6
blue wireless controller: $27
sold GH1, GH2, 2 guitars: -$100
Universal Gamer remote: $4
2 Xbox headsets, GS trade-in: -$9
Amped 3, Kameo x2, PDZ, Prey, Xbox 3 month starter kit: $41
Amped 3, Kameo, PDZ, Prey: -$36
sold Kameo: -$7
20gb hard drive, PSU x2, PDZ, Kameo: $40
sold 20gb hard drive: -$60
20gb hard drive, PDZ x2, EBA: $38
Kameo, PDZ - GS trade-in: -$17
PSU, PDZ - GS trade-in: -$20
-----TOTAL: -$232

November:
Bionicle Heroes, Kameo, PSU, Table Tennis, CMT Karaoke: $25
sold CMT Karaoke: -$37
Guitar Hero 2, MUA/Forza 2, Darkness: $70
Bionicle Heroes, Forza 2, PSU, Table Tennis, GS trade-in: -$46
sold Darkness: -$21
Ratchet & Clank ToD, MUA Gold, Puzzle Quest: $69
sold Ratchet & Clank ToD: -$39
GH3 bundle, platinum wavebird: $105
returned GH3 bundle: -$106
sold platinum wavebird: -$31
sold platinum wavebird: -$31
traded in Halo 3, Arcade Unplugged: -$51
Halo 3, Ratchet & Clank ToD, DMC3 Special Edition: $89
Xbox Live Vision Kit: $51
Xbox Live Vision camera, GS trade-in: -$13
Black GC w/ Zelda Twilight Princess: $43
sold Zelda Twilight Princess: -$28
Black GC w/ Resident Evil 10th Anniversary: $43
sold Resident Evil 10th Anniversary: -$38
sold Eye Toy Antigrav: -$15
Kameo, Fuzion Frenzy 2: -$20
sold Forza 2: -$20
GH3, NFL 2k5, Pocketbike Racer: $58
GH3, God of War, NFL 2k5, Halo 3, GT4, Brain Age 2, GS trade-in: -$147
Super Mario Galaxy: $45
Wii Sports: $9
sold Wii Sports: -$35
Orange Box, Halo 3, Folklore: $105
sold Folklore: $-43
sold Orange Box: -$40
s-video cable, GS trade-in: $10
flOw: $5
Mass Effect: $54
sold Mass Effect: -$43
Mass Effect LE x5: $334
sold Mass Effect LE x4: -$396
Mass Effect, Ratchet & Clank ToD, DOA2 Hardcore: $87
sold Mass Effect: -$43
sold Ratchet & Clank ToD: -$43
sold PS2 memory card: -$8
Platinum Wavebird: $12
component cable: $5
sold GC component cable: -$45
sold Guy Game: -$20
Blood Will Tell: $10
Guitar Hero shirts and swag: $15
Phoenix Wright JFA: $7
Wii Sports: $9
sold Wii Sports: -$46
Rainbow Six Vegas LE, Katamari Damacy x2: $30
sold Rainbow Six Vegas: -$22
sold Wii bundle: -$400
-----TOTAL: -$557

December:
Halo 3, Halo 2, Katamari Damacy, Animal Crossing, March Madness 2005, GS trade-in: -$87
Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Play: $55
DDR Extreme 2 bundle: $20
sold Monster HDMI cable: -$39
component cable: $5
sold GC component cable: -$51
DDR Mario Mix: $47
sold DDR Mario Mix: -$93
DDR Mario Mix: $11
sold DDR Mario Mix: -$204
Wii Sports x3: $28
sold Wii Sports x3: -$169
God of War 2: $26
Call of Duty 4: $43
Rock Band special edition: $153
sold CoD4 and Rock Band special edition: -$170
Rock Band special edition: $170
sold Rock Band special edition: -$200
Monster s-video cable: $5
Rock Band game only: $44
Nintendo Wii x3: $750
sold Nintendo Wii: -$375
sold Nintendo Wii: -$375
sold Wii sports: -$127
NY Times Crosswords x2: $15
Tomb Raider Anniversary and Manhunt 2: $30
PS3 60gb: $325
Uncharted, Zack & Wiki, Okami: $82
sold Okami: -$43
Xbox Live kit: $7
sold 360 headset: -$7
Super Mario Galaxy, GS trade-in: -$42
Fatal Frame 3, Okami, God of War 2: $67
sold Fatal Frame 3: -$53
Arcade Unplugged and FFXII: $16
Gun, Arcade Unplugged, GS trade-in: -$19
sold DDR bundle: -$65
sold 12 month live subscription: -$38
Monster component cable: $10
component cable: $9
Zapper w/ Link's Crossbow Training: $20
-----TOTAL: -$219

GRAND TOTAL 2007: $214

 

[drawesome]

June
Nintendo DS Lite (Pink!) - $138.93 [Target]
Pokemon Pearl - $37.40 [Target]
-----Total: $176.33 spent

July
Sold Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (GBA) for ~$6 [Half.com]
Polarium - $7.49 [Half.com]
Zelda: The Minish Cap - $Free [found in brother's room]
Final Fantasy V Advance - $Free [found in brother's room]
-----Total: $7.49 spent, ~$6 made

August
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - $13.89 [eBay]
DS Lite case + care kit - $16.14 [Wal-Mart]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -- Justice for All - $17.98 [Half.com]
Hotel Dusk: Room 215 - $24.70 [Half.com]
Gamecube (sligtly broken) - $Free [gift from brother]
Nintendo 64 - $Free [gift from brother]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - $Free [gift from brother]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask guidebook - $Free [gift from brother]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - $Free [gift from brother]
Paper Mario - $Free [gift from brother]
Sold Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 3 (GBC) for $6.01 [Half.com]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney -- Trials and Tribulations - $32.50 [Play-Asia]
Sold Gundam Battle Assault (PS1) for $8.21 [Half.com]
-----Total: $105.23 spent, $14.22 made

September
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - $14.49 [Half.com]
Trace Memory - $11.49 [Half.com]
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - $25.70 (pre-order) [Family Video]
Avatar: The Last Airbender - $10.01 [eBay] eBay fraud victim. Still hoping to get my money back. EDIT: Money refunded! Yay!
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker guidebook (Prima version) - $7.98 [eBay]
Mother 3 - $17.20 [Play-Asia]
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows - $15.00 [LJ seller]
Subscription to EGM - $Free [Joystiq promo]
Golden Sun - $7 [eBay]
Digimon World Dusk - $26.50 [TRU]

December
Lost in Blue - $20.91 [Half.com]

Note: Prices includes shipping (if applicable), except for my profit prices, which don't.

 

[Slim Gatsby]

Late to the party, but let me start for September:

EDIT: One day later, and I'm back in the black! Hooray!

SEPTEMBER
Bought:


Thrift Shops:
Pokemon (Red & Blue) NP Strategy Guide $2
Digimon World $2
Tales of Legaia (PSX, in cardboard case) $5
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out $5
Shenmue (DC, complete) $5
Yoshi Safari (SNES) $4
Hook (SNES) $4
Super Mario World (SNES $4)
Baldur's Gate 2 CE (PC, $5)
Sonic Adventure 2 (DC) $3
Ecco the Dolphin (DC) $4
TOTAL: $43

GameCrazy
Panzer Assault $2.50
Shadow Madness (complete!) $2.50
Shipping Deposit for MvC2, Nocturne, and DDSv1 on special order $20
Treasures of the Deep $2.50
Time Crisis Project Titan $2.50
TOTAL: $30

Yard Sales:
Wing Commander IV (PSX, complete)
Crash Bandicoot 2 (PSX, complete)
Tetris (GB)
A-Train (PSX, long box, complete)
TOTAL: $3
N64/GB/NES lot $10
SW: Episode 3 DS $1
Sega Genesis $3
X-Men Acadamey 2 guide $0.25
TOTAL: $15

Gamestop:
Baten Kaitos
Jade Coccoon
Capcom vs SNK EO
4 pennied guides
TOTAL: $30

Digital Devil Saga vol. 1
Nocturne
Grandia 2
TOTAL: $40

CC Clearance:
Valkyrie Profile 2 (x3)
Drakkenguard 2
Dragon Quest VIII
Circuit City Gaming Club card
God Hand
TOTAL: $80
CC Clearance
Metroid (NES Classics)
Scourge
Tales of Legendia
TOTAL: $21

gaming lj community:
Tales of the Abyss
Suikoden III
SUikoden IV
TOTAL: $50

CL Find:
Pikachu N64 with cables & Pokemon controller
Paper Mario
Super Mario 64
Yoshi's Story
Star Fox 64
Quake
Charlie Blasts Territory
Nintendo GameCube (black) with PSu andthird party controller
Rayman Arena
Sonic Mega Collection (GH)
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
Super Mario Sunshine
Sonic Heroes
Mario Party 5
GameBoy Advance SP
e-Reader
Sonic Advance
Sonic Advance 2
Dragonball Z The Legacy of Goku 2
Metroid Fusion
TOTAL: $55

GameCrazy:
Renewed MVP; promised all pennied guides in return
TOTAL: $15

CL Find:
FF8 (PSX, disc 1 and 2 only)
Night Trap (SegaCD, both discs only)
Hook (SegaCD disc only)
Rock Paintings Music Sampler (SegaCD)
Bionic Commando (NES)
WCW vs NWO complete (N64
Star Wars Arcade (32x complete)
TOTAL: $15

TRU Clearance:
Baten Kaitos: Origins
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attourney
TOTAL: $24

GameCrazy:
Pre-orders for Phoenix Wright & Contra IV
TOTAL: $10

CL Find:
NES + 30 games
TOTAL: $30

Yard Sales:

Milk Crate of N64/SNES/NES Stuff $10

Spoiler

SNES (Cart only):
Lagoon
Secret of Mana
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

N64:
Console with PSU, wires, 4 first-party controllers, RAM, and original jumper pack
Banjo Kazooie
Banjo Tooie (+ guide)
Bomber Man 64
Conker's Bad Fur Day (+ guide)
Glover
Golden Nugget 64
Mischief Makers
Namco Museum
South Park
Star Wars EI Racer
Star Wars Shadows of the Empire
Yoshi's Story
Many manuals and plastic cases

NES
Console with controllers, RFU, PSU, and zapper
Classic Concentration
Crystalis
Dragon Warrior
Faxanadu
Final Fantasy
Lolo 2
Marble Madness
Zelda
Zelda II

Star Wars: Episode III DS $1
X-Men Legends II guide $0.25
Sega Genesis Core System (complete in box, missing RFU) $3
GBA Games Lot $3

Spoiler

Spider-Man
FA-18 Fighters
Jimmy Neutron
Yu Gi Oh! (GBC)

SNES Lot $10

Spoiler

SNES with 2 controllers, all cables, plus A/V cable
Mario World
Mario All-Stars
NHL 95
Donkey Kong Country

Top-Loading NES Lot $11

Spoiler

Top-Loading NES, with RFU, Dogbone and Advance controllers
Dr. Mario
Mega Man 6
The Legend of Zelda (Grey cartridge)
Wario's Woods
Nightshade
Mighty Final Fight
DarkLair

Sega Genesis Lot $3

Spoiler

Model 1, RFU, 2x AC, 3x Controllers (First Party, one classic, one turbo, one six-button

PS2 System $10

Spoiler

PS2 in great shape, DS2 controller, two digital controllers, all cables, and a first-party memory card

Total: $48

K-Mart Clearance:
Tales of Legendia $7
Rogue Galaxy $10
Arc the Lad End of Darkness $10
TOTAL: $27
Disgaea 2 x2
Tales of the Abyss x2 $22
Tales of Legendia x2 $14
Dance Factory $10
Final Fantasy IV $7
TOTAL: $77

Packing materials: 18
SHIPPING FOR SOLD GAMES: $340

SOLD - Amazon (net after shipping, etc):
Pokemon Yellow x3
Pokemon Yellow
Pokemon Red (5)
Pokemon Blue (5)
Pokemon Gold (5)
Pokemon Silver
Super Mario 64 (11 x 3 = 33)
Mario Party 4 (15)
Donkey Kong Country x3 (9 ea. = 27)
SMRPG: LotSS (38)
Armored Core
...etc.
MONTHLY TOTAL: $1768

SOLD - CAG
Bunch of stuff to youruglyclone - (48)
Two guides ($12)
10 guides (50)
PSU Guide (10)

SOLD - eBay
Mario Party 5 (25)
GBA SP w/ 2 games (60)
4 Cube Games - (40)
Super Smash Bros $22
Super Mario Kart $22

SOLD to coworkers
SNES (no cables) $25
GameCube $30

SELLING TOTAL: $2078

MONTHLY TOTAL: $941
MONTHLY NET: $1137

 

[MrNEWZ]

[quote name='fraggedbylaggers']Fragged's Video Game Spending Tab
new unless marked otherwise (*)
giftcards to count in the total tab

Bionicle (Xbox 360)- free (used free Walmart Giftcard)
Amped 3- $8 (TRU markdown)
Rumble Roses XX- $4.75 (MTV Store paypal debacle)
DDR Universe- Free from yourfree360games
1600 microsoft points- free (used free $20 CC giftcard)
Prey Collector's Edition- $11 (employees only CC coupon)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider- $10 (employees only CC coupon)
Nintendo DS Lite- $60 (done by buying and flipping games at Game Crazy during an odd promotion every $10 spent got $21 store credit)
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney- $8.88 - TRU
Bioshock - $60

FYE SALE (EVERYTHING HALF OFF NORMAL PRICE!!!)
MS play and charge Kit- $9.99 x 2
MS charge station- $14.99
HD DVD Player Add-on - $89.99
Pirates of the Carribean (360)- $14.99
Blitz: The League (360) - $9.99

Halo 3 LE - $70
TIger Woods 2006 (360)- $5.xx
Moto GP 2006 (360)- $1.97
Metal Gear Solid Subsistence- $14.97 times 3
Half Life Orange Box- FREE (my dad bought it for me as a gift when he heard how good my SAT scores were.)

TOTAL SO FAR: $33.75[/QUOTE]

89.99 > 33.75

 

[BigTeezy]

September:
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion-26.99

September Total:26.99

October:
Halo 3-59.99
Viva Pinata-17.99
1 Month XBOX Live-7.99
1 Month XBOX Live-7.99

October Total: 77.98

November:
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock-99.99
Dead Rising-29.99
Gears of War-39.99
Assassins Creed-59.99
NBA 2K8-54.99
Beautiful Katamari-39.99
The Orange Box-54.99
Major League Baseball 2K7-9.99
Gun-4.99
Def Jam: Icon-14.99
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare-59.99
Rock Band-169.99
XBOX360 Live Headset-19.99
1600 Microsoft Points-19.99
1 Month XBOX Live-7.99
1 Month XBOX Live-7.99

November Total:695.80

Yearly Total: 800.77

 

[NeoStrider]

November
Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles - $20
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Justice for All - $15
Konami Classics: Arcade Hits - $10
Final Fantasy: Advent Children - $5
Nintendo DS Lite Gold with Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - $150
Valkyrie Profile 2 - $15
Nintendo Wi-Fi USB Controller - $15
Metropolismania 2 - $10
Harvest Moon Boy & Girl - $10

October
Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure - $20
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions - $20
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops - $20
Shining Tears - $15
PQ2 - $15
Puzzle Quest - $15
Space Invaders - $5

September
Grim Grimoire - $30

August
Samurai Warriors 2: Empires - $30
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - $20
Chulip - $15
Exit - $10
Street Fighter Alpha Anthology - $30
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 - $40
Goku Makai-Mura Kai - $30
Picross - $20
Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s Bundle - $75
Wild Arms 5 - $35

July
Growlanser: Heritage of War - $50
Psychic Force Complete - $15
Terra Defence Force 2 - $20
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s - $45

June
Chili Con Carnage - $10
Odin Sphere - $35
Etrian Odyssey - $30
New Super Mario Bros - $35
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII - $15

May
Final Fantasy XII - $20
Raw Danger - $15
Loco Roco - $10
N64 Cleaning Kit - $10
SVHS Cable - $15
GB Micro Faceplates - $10
Taito Legends 2 - $20
GB Micro Faceplate - $5

April
God Hand - $15
Justice League Heroes - $15
We Love Katamari - $30
Megaman Anniversary Collection - $10
Atari Anniversary Edition - $10
MEGA MAN POWERED UP - $20
MEGA MAN X MAVERICK HUNTER - $20
NINTENDO NGC 1019 MEMORY CARD - $25
Red Star - $15
Boxxle - $10

March
Elite Beat Agents - $20
Salamander Portable - $30
Monster World Complete Collection - $25
The Warriors - $10
Metal Slug Anthology - $30

February
Yggdra Union - $25
DS Cleaner Set - $10
Metroid: Zero Mission - $15
Gradius Gaiden - $25
Harvest Moon - $15
Gradius Collection - $20

January
AR Tonelico - $50
PARODIUS Portable - $40

Total - $1540

Sold (ebay & half) - $3540

Net - $2000

 

[JTHuffy]

good lord, I don't even wanna think about how much I've spent on games this year...

 

[joshnorm]

Man its too late to think of this year but I will be doing a running tab on '08 thanks to CAG I have been buying a hellva lot of stuff

 

[JDN169]

The game store i work at has a customer history field, i spent $2600 there in 2007.

 

[DarkKnightCecil]

January
Metroid Zero Mission (used) $8.99 from Gamestop (after 10%)
Metroid Fusion (used) $8.99 from Gamestop (after 10%)