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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***




master list in post 2
 
Nice story today... found one Battalion Wars guide at a Gamestop.

Me: Hi, can I price check this guide please?
Employee: (points to price) $14.99
Me: I think it might be a bit cheaper, you sure we can't do a price check?
Employee: (again points to sticker) it's $14.99, trust me, (he then proceeds to try and also sell me the game, etc etc

As the employee rings up the guide, his eyes get REALLY huge and a look of shock comes over his face. I ask him how much it is, and he says in this low voice "Well, it came up a penny... you can just have it". Guess he was embarassed, but he was still a nice guy.

I'm STILL looking for Advance Wars: Dual Strike and Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones and I'm willing to pay up to $6 for it, I know someone must have a spare.
 
Whenever I want a guide price checked I say "can you price check this? Sometimes they're cheaper than the sticker/ I wanna see if there was a price drop"

I've never had anyone point to the sticker. I've had people say "This one definately didn't drop" but that's only after I've got a bunch of other penny guides. It happened yesterday, I grabbed a fire emblem ss guide at EB and the guy said he knew this one definately didn't drop, but it did.
 
[quote name='RICHASSGAMER']Well, of course they lose money because bastards like you wait to get it free and won't buy it, because stupid employees will give it free so the cycle will prevent thousands of people from buying the guide when it's out because they know they will get it free when it's a penny.

Bastards like you cause good customers to pay more for their guides because your whole penny routine increases the prices because you never spend the money on the guides.

And to the guy from the earlier post, I am not an Assistant or a 3rd Key I am a Store Manager, and the trend of having more then 9-10 guides on the floor will be stopped in the next 2 months.[/QUOTE]
Guess we'll have to call all the EB stores in Rhode Island and see which one you are. :roll:
 
[quote name='alonzomourning23']Whenever I want a guide price checked I say "can you price check this? Sometimes they're cheaper than the sticker/ I wanna see if there was a price drop"

I've never had anyone point to the sticker. I've had people say "This one definately didn't drop" but that's only after I've got a bunch of other penny guides. It happened yesterday, I grabbed a fire emblem ss guide at EB and the guy said he knew this one definately didn't drop, but it did.[/QUOTE]

Did fire emblem drop to penny? I saw some at my gamestop but didn't bother.. man.. i wonder if they still have it.. can anyone confirm if it drop? i may go check it out again tonight.. thanx
 
[quote name='racthamp']Did fire emblem drop to penny? I saw some at my gamestop but didn't bother.. man.. i wonder if they still have it.. can anyone confirm if it drop? i may go check it out again tonight.. thanx[/QUOTE]

I can confirm Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (at EB at least). Also I think most/all Versus guides dropped at Gamestop. Managed to find Wild Arms 3, NBA2K3 (!), Grandia II and Grandia Xtreme (all up for trade, BTW, CML). Also found Battalion Wars, so I'm a happy camper, although no extras of that one. Did find an extra Advance Wars DS as well if someone has the right offer!

To RICHASSGAMER - are you here just to troll or what?
 
[quote name='racthamp']Did fire emblem drop to penny? I saw some at my gamestop but didn't bother.. man.. i wonder if they still have it.. can anyone confirm if it drop? i may go check it out again tonight.. thanx[/QUOTE]

At one of my GSs, I saw Fire Emblem on the counter with Battalion Wars and AW . . . but the clerk said it was $7.99
 
This will be the last word on the now-banned:applause: RICHASSGAMER. I enjoy the fact that he complained about us screwing over companies because we look for .01 guides but he also posted in another thread saying that a game store (not sure which one) employee should have just switched an Xbox out for a new one and sent it back. The catch was the customer had no receipt and had mentioned he had bought it used but then new and the employee had no record of any Xboxes being sold as used w/in the time frame the customer gave. RAG (how appropriate) also claimed to be a game store manager. Quite the hypocrite, wasn't he?:lol:

OK, I'm done. Back on topic.
 
2 things...


1) Anybody have a Dark Cloud 2 guide they are willing to part with? If so, please CML.

2) As for the whole RAG incident... not to add fuel to the fire, but- there might be some truth to what he was saying about stores only carrying a couple of the guides on the floor. My local EB has already begun doing this. They used to have a tall carousel for the guides (probably held about 100-125 guides). Now they have removed it and only have about 20 guides on one of their shelves. I asked them if they planned on putting the carousel back and they said no, since the guides didn't make them much money, they were minimizing the space it took up.
 
EB stores seem to have two different setups. The larger stores (usually non mall ones) have a larger selection, ps1 games, some older (gen, nes etc.) games and tons of guides. The smaller (usually mall ones) often have no ps1 games, no older games, a small guide selection and overall a smaller selection.
 
So how are people supposed to know which games have guides if the majority of them are in the back room?

This seems like a really stupid move on EB's part.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']So how are people supposed to know which games have guides if the majority of them are in the back room?

This seems like a really stupid move on EB's part.[/QUOTE]
Yeah.. they're better off not ordering the guides that they don't plan on displaying if that's the case. No exposure will just result in a lot fewer sales.
 
[quote name='neocisco']CAG's will always be on the lookout for .01 guides, not just because we're smart enough not to pay full price, but also because the guide publishers are screwing customers by charging $17-20 per guide. If they would sell them for reasonable prices the increased quantity they would sell would result in increased profits.[/QUOTE]

Actually, with printing costs what they are these days, I'm amazed they can put out full-color guides as cheaply as they do. I've published a few books in my day, and you have to do a huge bulk run to get the printing costs for the average strategy guide under $30 a copy. Go print it up locally and you're looking at $100 a copy on a small run. The profit margin on strategy guides is so low and the returns so high, that I really think it's going to be a dead part of the industry soon. I'm guessing guides will either go to digital download...or they'll have to switch to a cheaper printing method. Guides just aren't selling like they used to...and neither are magazines...people are getting more and more info off the Internet.

I know the profits in my store for magazines started going in the crapper in the late 90s when the Internet blew up.
 
[quote name='botticus']Yeah.. they're better off not ordering the guides that they don't plan on displaying if that's the case. No exposure will just result in a lot fewer sales.[/QUOTE]

It seems my Gamestop is going this way as well. It's in the mall, and used to have TONS of guides. Last time I was there, they were all gone. Now, I stopped by today, and they have a VERY small section of just like the 7 newest guides (1 DQ8, a couple of the new 007 guides, etc.). This makes me sad, as that store was often a haven for penny guides.
 
No luck on the penny Taiko drums here -- the Red Octane drum did indeed ring up for a penny, but I was told by one of the managers that just meant they're "reduce the price until it sells" (they offered it for $5, but I passed since I already have 4 of the 1st party drums)
 
i tried Fire emblem guide at GS but it rang up $14.99 kinda fishy though.. seem like the guy ring it and kinda hav ethe 'huh' look then proceed to punch in couple of button (more that i'd think for totalling the amount) so i said no.. thanx.. he was pretty friendly too.. so i'm not sure if it's really pennied.. anyone can confirm? well picked up last copy of Echno night beyond..:) btw.. when I buy pennied guide.. usually i pick up other thing as well (used game... candy..) i think that's help ease out the uneasiness a bit... than getting purely pennied guide
 
I found a copy of Devil May Cry 3 today at my local TRU and they World Leader of the R Zone told me that I couldn't buy it because they had to throw it out. Nice. I've heard of other companys doing it but not TRU. Guess I'll have to start going to a different TRU from now on.
 
[quote name='drsuper23']I found a copy of Devil May Cry 3 today at my local TRU and they World Leader of the R Zone told me that I couldn't buy it because they had to throw it out. Nice. I've heard of other companys doing it but not TRU. Guess I'll have to start going to a different TRU from now on.[/QUOTE]

That's lame. At my TRU, the only people they will tell that to are employees; if a customer brings up a penny item, we sell it to them, no questions. Boourns to them.
 
[quote name='racthamp']i tried Fire emblem guide at GS but it rang up $14.99 kinda fishy though.. seem like the guy ring it and kinda hav ethe 'huh' look then proceed to punch in couple of button (more that i'd think for totalling the amount) so i said no.. thanx.. he was pretty friendly too.. so i'm not sure if it's really pennied.. anyone can confirm? well picked up last copy of Echno night beyond..:) btw.. when I buy pennied guide.. usually i pick up other thing as well (used game... candy..) i think that's help ease out the uneasiness a bit... than getting purely pennied guide[/QUOTE]


Most likely the guy readjusted the price to $14.99 since it happened to me.
It was for the Xenosaga II S.E. guide. When the guy rang it up, it was priced at $0.01...then you pressed a few buttons and like magic, the price was adjusted to $19.99 (or something like it). I said no thanks and left.
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']That's lame. At my TRU, the only people they will tell that to are employees; if a customer brings up a penny item, we sell it to them, no questions. Boourns to them.[/QUOTE]

I really wanted the guide but I guess no biggie. I did manage to find a copy of Metroid Fusion GBA and Pikmin 2 for $10. So it wasn't a totally lost trip.
 
playing pikman 2 right now. Not unbelieveable but definately worth the 10 dollars.

did anyone pick up the makai kingdom guide ¿? If so does it contain anything important ¿? Like are there different endings like disgaea or is it just info on how to play the game better. Been careful not to kill any of my own guys so far, though I have ended up wacking them every now and then. Thanks if anyone has any info. No spoilers please at level 2-4 again thanks.
 
[quote name='floormat']playing pikman 2 right now. Not unbelieveable but definately worth the 10 dollars.

did anyone pick up the makai kingdom guide ¿? If so does it contain anything important ¿? Like are there different endings like disgaea or is it just info on how to play the game better. Been careful not to kill any of my own guys so far, though I have ended up wacking them every now and then. Thanks if anyone has any info. No spoilers please at level 2-4 again thanks.[/QUOTE]

The Makai Kingdom guide is very very detailed... it is pretty much everything you'd want to know about the game.

I think it clocks in at about 350 pages.
 
[quote name='unforeseen']Most likely the guy readjusted the price to $14.99 since it happened to me.
It was for the Xenosaga II S.E. guide. When the guy rang it up, it was priced at $0.01...then you pressed a few buttons and like magic, the price was adjusted to $19.99 (or something like it). I said no thanks and left.[/QUOTE]

oh that would suck...then.. i bought couple of used games from them as well (kuon and echo nights haha)... oh well too bad..

come to think of it.. which Fire Emblem guide is pennied, GBA or CUbe?
 
[quote name='racthamp']oh that would suck...then.. i bought couple of used games from them as well (kuon and echo nights haha)... oh well too bad..

come to think of it.. which Fire Emblem guide is pennied, GBA or CUbe?[/QUOTE]

GBA.

The same thing happened to my girlfriend, they raised the price real fast.
 
Hey guys. I've been using the site for a while now but have never actually posted. I'm looking for the following guides if anyone has em.


Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Ps2)
Metroid Prime 2
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire - Prima
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen - Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance GBA - Nintendo
Fire Emblem GBA - Nintendo
Sword Of Mana – Nintendo
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising – Nintendo
Arc The Lad: ToTS
Clock Tower 3 – Brady
Dot Hack: 2 Outbreak
Dot Hack: 3 Mutation
Dot Hack: 4 Quarantine
Final Fantasy: Origins
Front Mission 4 -Brady
La Pucelle Tactics – Brady
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima
Silent Hill 3 - Brady
Onimusha Tactics
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Fire Emblem – Nintendo
Fire Emblem - Prima
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Final Fantasy Tactics - Nintendo
Final Fantasy X-2

I have the following guides for trade and can always offer some $$$ or games. I am a Gametz member and a list of all my available games is located here: http://gametz.com/usertab/brian9824/tab/AllAvailable.html

Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
City of Heroes X2
Dead To Rights II: Hell To Pay
Def Jam: Fight for New York - X5
Destroy All Humans!
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - X2
Dragonshard
Fable
Forza Motorsport
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent - X8
Hitman: Contracts - X4
Homeworld 2- X5
Mortal Kombat: Deception
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal -
Shadow Ops Red Mercury - X2
Tekken 5 X3
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict - X2
Viewtiful Joe
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum - X2
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Sacred Cards
 
[quote name='allout1986']Dungeon Siege II is now pennied out at GS.[/QUOTE]

Nice, but I won't go through all the trouble with this one - most PC game guides I've gotten at Best Buy were black and white, offered a brief walkthrough, and really offered nothing else about the game.
 
[quote name='fieldkillah']I didnt see anyone post this, but genji and makai kingdom guides are both a penny at EB.[/QUOTE]


this was mentioned more than a week ago and i checked it last saturday and they were still both 14.99 can you confirm what day you found this drop or if you purchased it or had a first hand price check ¿? Thank you very much.


if this turns out to be valid and anyone comes across it I call first dibs = P thanks.
 
Welp I checked the eb's and called the gamecrazy's, gamestops and mcvans. It appears Ft Wayne is out of Makai Kingdom guides at any price. I am looking to y'all for some assitance. Please let me know if any of you all get lucky. Cash or a multi guide trade for it if you can help. Thanks again all.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister1234']I went and got Dungeon Siege II and Genji today from EB as well.
I have extra if anyone is looking for[/QUOTE]

What is the quality on the Dungeon Siege 2? Black and white, piece of garbage, or an actual decent guide?
 
[quote name='Roufuss']What is the quality on the Dungeon Siege 2? Black and white, piece of garbage, or an actual decent guide?[/QUOTE]

I flipped thru it pretty fast and its in my car now(at work), but it was in color and looked decent, it had a lot of charts in the back. It was marked at 24.99 originally as well.
 
At my store we pull the $0.01 guides out and stack them on the floor behind the counter and if no one asks for them for about a week I give them to associates who are doing a good job or trash them. Since they are processed though if a customer asks for that peticular title (which happens) I just give it too them. I believe in treating your customers (both internal and external) well and give them the best service and making it a fun place to come too (w/ out breaking any company policies) then they will in return perform better or perfer to shop there!
 
Planning to bid on genji guide on ebay, but if someone can sell me one at a reasonable price, please PM me,

Edit: NM, find one at another EB
 
Been looking for Genji / Makai Kingdom at both EB / GS for the people here... I know for a fact certain stores had 2 - 3 of each in stock, today they are all gone, just like that.

I'm going to try some more stores... I already have both guides, just trying to give back to some community members here.

I'm currently looking for:

Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones
Dungeon Siege 2

Will pay $5 - $6 for each, let me know.

PS:

Did Best Buy stop dropping guides?
 
[quote name='freestyledust77']At my store we pull the $0.01 guides out and stack them on the floor behind the counter and if no one asks for them for about a week I give them to associates who are doing a good job or trash them. Since they are processed though if a customer asks for that peticular title (which happens) I just give it too them. I believe in treating your customers (both internal and external) well and give them the best service and making it a fun place to come too (w/ out breaking any company policies) then they will in return perform better or perfer to shop there![/QUOTE]

I don't live in your area but, just on principle, thanks for doing this.


I haven't posted this in the Media Play thread yet but if you guys have a store near you all remaining guides are 2 for $5. There are a few that are less than a $1 but the titles vary. I bought 8 today. I'm going to hold off posting this in the MP thread until tomorrow evening to give you guys a chance to check it out.
 
[quote name='neocisco']I don't live in your area but, just on principle, thanks for doing this.


I haven't posted this in the Media Play thread yet but if you guys have a store near you all remaining guides are 2 for $5. There are a few that are less than a $1 but the titles vary. I bought 8 today. I'm going to hold off posting this in the MP thread until tomorrow evening to give you guys a chance to check it out.[/QUOTE]

Aren't Sam Goody and Media Play the same? If so, is the same deal at Sam Goody?
 
Overall, I have for trade:

Advance Wars: Dual Strike (Nintendo) x2 **One possibly pending**
Battalion Wars (Nintendo) **Traded to neocisco**
Dungeon Siege II (Sybex) **Pending to shrike4242**
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Nintendo) ** One possibly pending**
Pokemon: Emerald Version (Nintendo) x2

Please PM me if interested. Will post wants in my tradelist.
 
Any possibility of Best Buy dropping their guides next monday? I remember reading someone say that they dropped alot of guides after MLK day last year.
 
I've had nothing but bad luck with getting penny guides.

Last night for example, I found FFXI (Brady) at Best Buy, rang up full price. I told them it was supposed to be a penny, and they knew about the penny guide thing (actually were very helpful), but claimed that they are only a penny for a short time and then they go back to full or they send them back to the manufacturer.

Then I found Fire Emblem (Nintendo) at Gamestop, which had a 14.99 Gamestop sticker on it which he scanned (I'm wondering if they have to scan the actual book's barcode?). When I told him it was supposed to be a penny, he looked at me like I was an idiot and said "Why?" I explained but he only said "Well, it's ringing up 14.99."

Discouraging.
 
[quote name='moiety']I've had nothing but bad luck with getting penny guides.

Last night for example, I found FFXI (Brady) at Best Buy, rang up full price. I told them it was supposed to be a penny, and they knew about the penny guide thing (actually were very helpful), but claimed that they are only a penny for a short time and then they go back to full or they send them back to the manufacturer.

Then I found Fire Emblem (Nintendo) at Gamestop, which had a 14.99 Gamestop sticker on it which he scanned (I'm wondering if they have to scan the actual book's barcode?). When I told him it was supposed to be a penny, he looked at me like I was an idiot and said "Why?" I explained but he only said "Well, it's ringing up 14.99."

Discouraging.[/QUOTE]

dont u feel embarrassed? thats why i dont bother going to these stores and getting those penny guides. it feels like u getting SLAMMED!
 
I had the same experience. There two local gamestops in Queens NY, that for the most part didn't clean out their guides, and I would go in occassionally and pre-order something, and at the same time get a couple of penny guides. I went last night to both locations, and sadly they were completely cleaned out of every single old guide (penny or not). Only brand new guides were out on the shelves...
 
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