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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




***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 Gaigen 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
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
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
time splitters 3
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

Burnout: Revenge
Bard's Tale, The
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Black & White 2
Champions: Return To Arms
Conker Live and Reloaded
Dungeon Siege 2
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
Mercenaries
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Psychonauts
Shining Tears
SMT: Nocturne
Spartan Total Warrior
Star Wars Republic Commando
Tekken 5
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
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***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Star Fox: Assault


***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Target 4.98

Espn nba 2k5


Target 7.48

Driver 3
Full Spectrum Warrior
Metroid prime 2 – Nintendo
Onimusha 3
Pikmin - Nintendo
Spiderman 2

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters: Sempai Legends LE
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II
Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
NFL Street 2
Pokemon Coliseum - Brady
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms: Road To Hill 30
Call of Duty: Finest Hour – Brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
NBA2K5
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



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

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Pokemon Pocket guide
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

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



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***




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[quote name='Johnny Postman']Gamestop has dropped some(or perhaps all) of it's Doublejump guides to $9.99 if anyone's interested. The 3 pictured in the in-store ad display were Genji, Makai Kingdoms and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows but the caption just mentioned Doublejump (so if anyone finds a Disgaea, be sure to check.)

Not quite a penny but I've really been wanting the Castlevania: DoS guide for a while and so was happy to snag one today.[/QUOTE]

Genji is online, but it doesn't look like any other one is. I am not sure if my stores carry any of these, would anyone be able to pick up some of these for me? I am looking for Castlevania: DoS and Makai Kingdoms. Thanks! ^_^
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']Genji is online, but it doesn't look like any other one is. I am not sure if my stores carry any of these, would anyone be able to pick up some of these for me? I am looking for Castlevania: DoS and Makai Kingdoms. Thanks! ^_^[/QUOTE]

Your store should... nobody really bit on these when they were $19.99, I've seen all three guides floating around at almost every Gamestop / EB I've been to. I would call and check because your local store probably has them in stock.

I think I'm still the only one who shelled out the full $20 for Dawn of Sorrows guide around here... I only paid $25 for the game too, which really stung, paying almost the same price for the damn guide.
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']Genji is online, but it doesn't look like any other one is. I am not sure if my stores carry any of these, would anyone be able to pick up some of these for me? I am looking for Castlevania: DoS and Makai Kingdoms. Thanks! ^_^[/QUOTE]

If you can't find one before sunday, I'll pick one or both up for you and you can compensate me when I give 'em to you. I'm heading up there on sunday, so there ya go.
 
[quote name='sonderiaom']If you can't find one before sunday, I'll pick one or both up for you and you can compensate me when I give 'em to you. I'm heading up there on sunday, so there ya go.[/QUOTE]

Thank you very much. I'm doing a check tomorrow, so we'll see what happens. ^_^
 
I was wondering if any of you guys would pay 20+ dollars for guides that are becoming somewhat hard to find and are out of print.

An example is Final Fantasy Anthology, which if I want it will have to pay a little over 20 dollars on Ebay.

And another guide is Lufia & The Fortress of Doom, who Prima and Brady never even made.

I bought this guide last year for 42 dollars. I know I overpaid but I just want your guys take on this.

But the guide I do want now is Anthology.
 
I wouldn't pay $20 or $40 dollars for information I can easily find on the internet. I only get guides because they are cheap (up to $5 maximum) and I like the pictures and I'm too lazy to surf the net.

But no way would I spend $40 or so dollars on an old guide.

So has Best Buy not done any penny guides yet at all? Seems weird that MK: Shaolin Monks and Ultimate Spider-Man are still full price.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Your store should... nobody really bit on these when they were $19.99, I've seen all three guides floating around at almost every Gamestop / EB I've been to. I would call and check because your local store probably has them in stock.

I think I'm still the only one who shelled out the full $20 for Dawn of Sorrows guide around here... I only paid $25 for the game too, which really stung, paying almost the same price for the damn guide.[/QUOTE]

I feel your pain. Exact same situation here. I have beat C: DOS 100% Souls and 100% Map, so it was worth it.
 
well, I only pay that much for certain guides and also like looking at the different pictures a FF guide has. That is just me though. I know I could look the information up on the net but I don't think its the same.

40 dollars is the most I would ever spend but I feel its more of a collectable and I am trying to collect rare game related stuff.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Your store should... nobody really bit on these when they were $19.99, I've seen all three guides floating around at almost every Gamestop / EB I've been to. I would call and check because your local store probably has them in stock.

I think I'm still the only one who shelled out the full $20 for Dawn of Sorrows guide around here... I only paid $25 for the game too, which really stung, paying almost the same price for the damn guide.[/QUOTE]

Someone else must have been on the hunt, because none of the three stores near me had DoS or Makai. They had plenty of Genji though. =P

So if anyone can score me one DoS and one Makai, please let me know. I will gladly pay you back and send you a guide from my list for your trouble. ^___^
 
My TRU was doing inventory and must have be cleaning out their stockroom cause I saw a lot of old looking guides. I remembered this thread and thinking that I should check it out. I was able to fing The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker and The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition guides for a .01. I also picked up the last copy of Flatout for the XBOX. I only went cause I wanted to stop by a CC that was right next to it.
 
I was wondering if there was a forum that people show what strategy guides they have and what they are looking for because I here people talk about trading guides all the time but don't know how it actually works.
 
[quote name='dinovelvet']Bump for possible penny goodness at Best Buy tomorrow (or later in the week). Check out the guide section if you're in there, the usual suspects are : Rainbow six lockdown, Mortal Kombat shaolin monks, Ninja gaiden black, and of course, Halo 2. Of course they didn't drop any guides in December so it may not happen this time either.[/QUOTE]

Saw all the Halo 2 guides at the store here in bins along with some bins full of a random older PS2 game (I think it was Stuntman) -- there was a sign up that said "Stuntman AND Halo 2 guide $4.99, Today only".

Wasn't interested in either, so I didn't bother to check -- from the sign, it would seem to imply that they were giving the guides away with the game (or overriding the price to $4.99). Might or might not indicate that the guide is now pennied out. YMMV
 
[quote name='drsuper23']My TRU was doing inventory and must have be cleaning out their stockroom cause I saw a lot of old looking guides. I remembered this thread and thinking that I should check it out. I was able to fing The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker and The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition guides for a .01. I also picked up the last copy of Flatout for the XBOX. I only went cause I wanted to stop by a CC that was right next to it.[/QUOTE]

Damn, good find! I know I won't be as lucky at my store, heh. =P

Also, again: If anyone is able to score an extra Makai Kingdom guide from GS while they are still on sale, let me know. I have an extra Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow or can pay for it. ^_^
 
New penny drops at GS.

Battalion Wars
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Many of the Versus Guides (most are very old so they probably don't have them)

Nintendo Power Vol. 194, 195, 196, 197, 198 (at least I think 198 was one of them)


Pick em up before it's too late.
 
[quote name='allout1986']New penny drops at GS.

Battalion Wars
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Many of the Versus Guides (most are very old so they probably don't have them)

Nintendo Power Vol. 194, 195, 196, 197, 198 (at least I think 198 was one of them)


Pick em up before it's too late.[/QUOTE]
Sweet... I don't really care about guides, but pennies are fun. And I actually have both Battalion Wars and AW: DS. I'll be around two GameStops tomorrow, so maybe I'll have some luck.
 
[quote name='allout1986']New penny drops at GS.

Battalion Wars
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Many of the Versus Guides (most are very old so they probably don't have them)

Nintendo Power Vol. 194, 195, 196, 197, 198 (at least I think 198 was one of them)


Pick em up before it's too late.[/QUOTE]

Ah man! The two Wars games I need guides for! Tomorrow I shop! Let me know if anyone scores any extras, incase I come up empty-handed. Thanks Allout!
 
I was just there today. Why aren't these things ever posted in the morning? A bunch of times I seem to find out after I had already been there earlier in the day.
 
I have never gotten up any penny guide at gamestop. The one time I found one they wont sell it to me.

Edit: Is it possible EB will also have them pennied?
 
[quote name='allout1986']New penny drops at GS.

Battalion Wars
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Many of the Versus Guides (most are very old so they probably don't have them)
[/QUOTE]

Well, looks like I'll have some more things to look for when I'm there tomorrow. My two GS have always been on the ball however. I'll see what they have.

And if they have seconds, I'll pick up an extra one for wannabepunktony
 
If anyone could score me a Battalion Wars guide, I'd appreciate it.

All of the GS stores out here are huge dicks about penny guides.
 
[quote name='Warner1281']Any way we can be more specific than "many of the versus guides"?[/QUOTE]

All that I can remember in particular on the list are the old pokemon guides, like red/yellow/blue and super mario sunshine. I don't even think the stores get the brand in anymore so if you see it, it will probably most likely be a penny.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']All of the GS stores out here are huge dicks about penny guides.[/QUOTE]

That seems to be the consensus for most GS's. I found a Onimusha 3 CE guide out in Seattle this summer and the guy practically had an aneurysm. He actually lectured me that he would sell it to me this one time but not to expect to ever get another one again.:roll: Fine by me, idiot, I won't be back for another year.

Oh, wait, I'm not in the stupid customer/employee thread. I'll stop now.:)
 
There was a period of a few weeks where the local gamestops were problems, they no longer seem to be. They still pull them, but also tend to miss more lately.
 
[quote name='sonderiaom']Well, looks like I'll have some more things to look for when I'm there tomorrow. My two GS have always been on the ball however. I'll see what they have.

And if they have seconds, I'll pick up an extra one for wannabepunktony[/QUOTE]

Thanks buddy! I'm gonna stop by the B-Ham one tomorrow, and if I pull any extras, you got first dibs. ^_^
 
[quote name='shrike4242']If anyone could score me a Battalion Wars guide, I'd appreciate it.

All of the GS stores out here are huge dicks about penny guides.[/QUOTE]


Yep, the ones over here scan the guides and say, "$0.01?, there is a glitch in the system" and then proceeds to adjust the price to whatever the sticker states. Too much energy involved to fight about penny guides.
 
Wow, I've always had EXCELLENT times finding them. Granted, my GS doesn't have many guides to begin with, but one of the employees there sorta knows me, and usually will help me look for them if there is nobody else in the store. Also, somebody else rang up a few for me once, but was saying like "oh, this can't be right", and the helpfull guy told him it was and to give it to me.

Although, last time I was there, they had NO guides whatsoever, so hopefully they just pulled them to make room for other crap for the hollidays, and they will return soon.
 
If anyone finds copies of the DS Advance Wars and Batallion Wars guides, I would gladly trade or pay for them.

I'm not going to be able to hit the local Gamestop for a few days, so I may miss out on this.

Thanks.
 
No luck at the first GameStop. I have one more scheduled visit tonight, then will have to think about checking out others. Too bad there aren't pennied at EB, last time I looked for pennies there (Killer 7 and Tales) the guy went in the back to get it for me, knowing it was a penny.
 
I got saw all (AW Ds, nintendo power, etc)at a GS but something happened i never thought would, the clerk there said

"its company policy that we have to rip the covers off the strategy guides and throw them to the trash, we cant sell them"

So he actually rip all of them and threw them to the trash, hows that?
 
[quote name='shinclyde']I got saw all (AW Ds, nintendo power, etc)at a GS but something happened i never thought would, the clerk there said

"its company policy that we have to rip the covers off the strategy guides and throw them to the trash, we cant sell them"

So he actually rip all of them and threw them to the trash, hows that?[/QUOTE]
They send the covers back to the publisher to be reimbursed. That's how books work. Also why places like Borders, B&N, etc will rarely if ever have penny guides out, because its a process they deal with all the time.
 
Amazing . . . first GS . . . AdvanceWars and Battalion Wars on shelf . . . clerk (a woman who seemed fairly new) let me have them as they rang up 1 cent.

Second GS . . . no guides in sight but then I see them behind the counter and ask if I can have one . . . one clerk gave me the "must be shredded" story in a nerdy voice. But then said it was up to the clerk who I had asked (I was super nice). So I got 2 of each.

Send me a PM with tradelist . . . but not much I'm looking for.
 
[quote name='botticus']They send the covers back to the publisher to be reimbursed. That's how books work. Also why places like Borders, B&N, etc will rarely if ever have penny guides out, because its a process they deal with all the time.[/QUOTE]

I wonder if in cases where they say they need to tear the covers and throw it away, if we can maybe convince them to tear off the cover, and give us the guide. Really, the cover isn't important, though it is obviously nice to have it with it. A coverless guide is better than no guide at all, yes?
 
I got one Advance Wars, one Battalion wars, and 5 Counterstrike. The first one I went to was no good, they'd already pulled them probably, but the second one I found and pulled right away. I walked around a bit, chatting with the guy, he knew me so it was all good. Then I brought it up to the register and he scanned both of them; he was acting weird so I knew that he saw the $.01 thing and got worried. He looked through the other guides and I asked if anything was up. he had said that something weird had happened and I accidently said "They came up a penny right?" Anyway, long story short, he extorted me to reserve 2 games before he'd sell them too me. He had said that he wasn't allowed to sell them, but after I reserved the games, he gave me the 5 counterstrikes as well. So yeah, if anyone wants an extra counterstrike, pm me.
 
[quote name='sonderiaom']I got one Advance Wars, one Battalion wars, and 5 Counterstrike. The first one I went to was no good, they'd already pulled them probably, but the second one I found and pulled right away. I walked around a bit, chatting with the guy, he knew me so it was all good. Then I brought it up to the register and he scanned both of them; he was acting weird so I knew that he saw the $.01 thing and got worried. He looked through the other guides and I asked if anything was up. he had said that something weird had happened and I accidently said "They came up a penny right?" Anyway, long story short, he extorted me to reserve 2 games before he'd sell them too me. He had said that he wasn't allowed to sell them, but after I reserved the games, he gave me the 5 counterstrikes as well. So yeah, if anyone wants an extra counterstrike, pm me.[/QUOTE]

I found a stray Battallion Wars at my GS, but the guy wouldn't sell it to me. He said this one was missed, which most mean they had more guides pulled yesterday.

Too bad it's pouring, or I would go back tonight and pull a Pooky. XD
 
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"I wonder if in cases where they say they need to tear the covers and throw it away, if we can maybe convince them to tear off the cover, and give us the guide. Really, the cover isn't important, though it is obviously nice to have it with it. A coverless guide is better than no guide at all, yes?"


I did exacly that, i told him i would "take out the trash" and he said"only this time", so i got like 5 for free, with no collector value obviously.
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']Too bad it's pouring, or I would go back tonight and pull a Pooky. XD[/QUOTE]


I wasn't as subtle.
Me : "Where's the trash at"
Clerk : "Outside in the dumpster"
Me goes out and sees 5 dumpsters
Me goes back inside
Me : "What dumpster in particular?"
Clerk : "The cardboard only dumpster next to the big one"
Me goes to pillage.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister1234']I wasn't as subtle.
Me : "Where's the trash at"
Clerk : "Outside in the dumpster"
Me goes out and sees 5 dumpsters
Me goes back inside
Me : "What dumpster in particular?"
Clerk : "The cardboard only dumpster next to the big one"
Me goes to pillage.[/QUOTE]
That's classic. Strike two at GameStop, ah well. I will continue to be in possession of a sole penny guide (yay Killer 7).
 
You can add Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones to the list of pennied out guides at GS. Of course my GS tells me they threw this out along with the others yesterday :(
 
[quote name='Pookymeister1234']I wasn't as subtle.
Me : "Where's the trash at"
Clerk : "Outside in the dumpster"
Me goes out and sees 5 dumpsters
Me goes back inside
Me : "What dumpster in particular?"
Clerk : "The cardboard only dumpster next to the big one"
Me goes to pillage.[/QUOTE]

XD

Pooky = the man.
 
That is great. I would have also done that tonight, but their backdoor was open and a truck was unloading at another door. I'm not going to dive when the dumpster is a foot from GS' door. I need to go out there after hours.
 
[quote name='erehwon']That is great. I would have also done that tonight, but their backdoor was open and a truck was unloading at another door. I'm not going to dive when the dumpster is a foot from GS' door. I need to go out there after hours.[/QUOTE]

why would anyone dig in the dumpster for guides... if you got some other guides you can just trade in your old guide + 4 bucks for one you want at mcvans..
 
[quote name='Pookymeister1234']I wasn't as subtle.
Me : "Where's the trash at"
Clerk : "Outside in the dumpster"
Me goes out and sees 5 dumpsters
Me goes back inside
Me : "What dumpster in particular?"
Clerk : "The cardboard only dumpster next to the big one"
Me goes to pillage.[/QUOTE]

I actually laughed out loud at that. That is awesome. I'll have to try it some time :)

It's cardboard/paper only, so its not really nasty dumpster diving anyways.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister1234']I wasn't as subtle.
Me : "Where's the trash at"
Clerk : "Outside in the dumpster"
Me goes out and sees 5 dumpsters
Me goes back inside
Me : "What dumpster in particular?"
Clerk : "The cardboard only dumpster next to the big one"
Me goes to pillage.[/QUOTE]

:lol: You need to change your user title to dumpster diver. As long as you don't touch anything wet or sticky it's all good.
 
[quote name='neocisco']:lol: You need to change your user title to dumpster diver. As long as you don't touch anything wet or sticky it's all good.[/QUOTE]

It helped that it was a cardboard only dumpster, and most of the guides were in a box for me. I probably got about 50 guides and other random EB goodies, so was worth the dive.:cool:
 
One other that was just pennied out at GS is Baten Kaitos (or was this an old one they just got around to pulling?)

Didn't get one though because the clerk was in the process of ripping the covers off a stack of guides and trashing them (just BK/BW and AW that I saw) when I walked in the door. Such a waste.

Did manage to snag 2 each of Battalion Wars and Advance Wars at another store so have 1 each up for trade - any extra Fire Emblems? BW is near-mint but AW has a bunch of spine cracks that happen when a guide is bent while still on the rack/stand (actually I'd trade for a mint AW too if available.)
 
I went in to an EB tonight and was looking through the guides. While having him check a couple prices, I noticed a stack of price stickers on the counter - all for guides at $.01.

All $.01 at EB, all the Nintendo Player's Guide:
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Battalion Wars
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Pokemon Emerald Version
Star Fox Assault
 
If anyone scored an extra Advance Wars: Dual Strike, Batillion Wars, or Fire Emblem, check my list and let me know if you want to trade.
 
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