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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
 
the xenosaga 2 guide at EB is never pennied out back. I pointed out the mistake but no one caught it. It is probably the limited edition that's pennied out.
 
Anyone know if the original Super Mario Advance guide is pennied at Game Stop? My store has 3 of them...ancient and all beat up...marked at $6.99 each. I don't see it on the master list of penny guides though.

By the way, are all the stores changing their policies on penny guides now or something? First, I go to Best Buy and they actually have $.01 price tags on all their penny guides, then I go to Gamestop and they had a few guides with $.01 price tags as well. It just seems weird to me that some people are reporting problems getting Gamestop to sell them penny guides and my store seems to be advertising them. I went to another Gamestop and they didn't have any older guides on display (cleaner store in a better area)...same with EB games. I think the secret is to go to older, run down stores with lazy employees. You can find guides from 2 years ago.
 
Hmm.. I think my GameStop had the Third Age guide... but I didn't have my list when I stopped by, so I wasn't gonna bother having them ring stuff up. I'll head back tomorrow or Monday and run through them again.
 
My haul for tonight:

Batallion Wars (keeping for myself)

For trade (most have major Gamestop shelf wear):
Ratchet & Clank: Up your Arsenal
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Dragonball Z: Buu's Fury
Star Fox Assault
Splinter Cel Pandora Tomorrow
Phantasy Star Online Episode III
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Shrek 2
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.
 
by the way...here's my haul for tonight:

3 EBs (2 in the same mall), 1 BB & 1 GS

EB 1
Shining Tears - Brady (up for trade)
Mercenaries - Prima (up for trade)
Fullmetal Alchemist x2 - Brady (had two more, left 'em behind - both up for trade)

EB 2
Nothing (up for trade) :lol:

EB 3
Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne - DJ (up for trade)
Makai Kingdom - DJ (up for trade)
Haunting Ground x2 - Brady (one up for trade, one for keeps)
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath x2 - Prima (one up for trade, one for keeps)
Psychonauts - Prima (keeping - too pretty not to)

BB
D&D - Dragonshard - Brady (up for trade)

GS
Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima (not sure yet, probably up for trade)
TimeSplitters FP - Prima (up for trade)

TRU

I had good experiences with all of the EB employees and 2 out of the 4 employees that I dealt with were managers. The guy working the vg department at BB gave me the "we're techinically not supposed to sale these" line, to which I just said "well i have a couple friends that work at BB and that's how I know about 'em". After his card was pulled, he then shut up his selfish company speech and just said that they were supposed to pull them off the shelves. The girl at the checkout was flirting with me, so I gave her an extra penny for the one guide that I bought there. :lol: At the GS that I went to, the guy there was cool also. He was actually helping me look for guides while talking to me about Phoenix Wright and other rare and quirky games. At the TRU that I went to, they had a lot of $10 games (notable Doom 3, Geist, Metroid Prime 2 & LifeLine). I didn't know how rare it was for those to be that cheap at TRU, so I passed on 'em for trade bait (already own all 3). The girl there was really cool too, but no penny guides. I asked her if that Toys R Us was closing (it isn't) and I instead of saying Toys R Us, I caught myself saying TRU (true). :lol:

Anyways, thanks OP and everyone else who continues to contribute to this thread. My TL will be updated shortly.
 
I am looking for:

Fire Emblem: SS
Baiten Kaitos
Phantom Brave
PSO III

And any other RPG strategy guides. I have paypal, so send offers.

thanks,
joseph (Priest_of_gaming)
 
Does anyone have a super mario 3 super mario advance 4 mini guide by prima? I was going through my guides and stumbled on it. I sorta remember finding it at a gamestop used .99 cents. It's strange, it's identical to the regular one but it's about 80% the size of a doublejump guide. It even has the same amount of pages, everything is just miniaturized. Anyone else got one of these? I've never seen another on ebay or in stores.
 
Anyone want guides for killzone, soul calibur II (regular), mechassault 2 lone wolf, nba live 2005 or viewtiful joe? Just pay cost of media mail (and dc if you want it) plus $1.50 to cover packaging and gas and however many you want I'll send. If I could give them away I would, but that's the best I can do without me paying to send them to you. They've been on my tradelist forever and I've got tons of these (between 8 and 18 of each). They're worthless on ebay and they're taking up space. I've got way too many guides for trade as it is, and some are worthless. I wouldn't care if it was just a couple copies.
 
i am looking for the guide star wars episode III revenge of the sith. cml for guides or how much you want** dont need guide anymore trade pending with other cag
 
[quote name='alonzomourning23']Anyone want guides for killzone, soul calibur II (regular), mechassault 2 lone wolf, nba live 2005 or viewtiful joe? Just pay cost of media mail (and dc if you want it) plus $1.50 to cover packaging and gas and however many you want I'll send. If I could give them away I would, but that's the best I can do without me paying to send them to you. They've been on my tradelist forever and I've got tons of these (between 8 and 18 of each). They're worthless on ebay and they're taking up space. I've got way too many guides for trade as it is, and some are worthless. I wouldn't care if it was just a couple copies.[/QUOTE]

Yea, im sitting on a bunch of guides that are pretty worthless - not even worth putting on half.com for 75 cents. I wonder if you can donate them to goodwill and take a $15 tax deduction per guide? :roll:
 
[quote name='Pookymeister1234']Yea, im sitting on a bunch of guides that are pretty worthless - not even worth putting on half.com for 75 cents. I wonder if you can donate them to goodwill and take a $15 tax deduction per guide? :roll:[/QUOTE]

Legally you are only suppose to take the value of the guide. So if the guides are going for .75 cents plus $2 shipping you could take 2.75.
 
Scored an extra Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar and SMT: Nocture guides among others (updated my tradelist) if anyone is interested.
 
Today's haul:

Makai Kingdom - Large crease on the front, missing the little card thingies
Advance Wars Dual Strike
Baten Kaitos
Shining Tears
Batallion Wars

I'm looking for a MGS3: LE guide. If anyone has it, I'll trade any of the following, possibly 2 or 3 of them depending on which ones.

Baten Kaitos
Makai Kingdom (Crease on cover)
Advance Wars: Dual Strike
Shining Tears
Batallion Wars
Genji
Silent Hill 4
Metroid Prime 2
Star Fox Assault
Star Fox Adventures
 
I have:

Donkey Kong Country 2 (Nintendo) $15
Metal Gear Ac!d Guide $5
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Donky Kong Country (Nintendo Power, GBA)


I am looking for:

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
Final Fantasy I & II Dawn of Souls
 
[quote name='Kain Vincent']At my local GS, they mentioned that the Fire Emblem: PoR guide is on the way towards becoming a penny guide. So, keep an eye out for it.[/QUOTE]
Sweet, there is one waiting for me if they don't pull it whenever this happens.
 
Are pennied guides still showing up pennied at the TRU stores that are going out of business or are they no longer getting the computer updates?
 
After a few more trips and trades, this is what's left over of my list:

Ultimate Spiderman
Spartan Total Warriors
Ninja Gaiden Black
Matrix Path of Neo
Shadow of the Colosus *slightly* worn cover
Xmen Legends II *slightly* worn cover
Viewtiful Joe I *slightly* worn cover
Viewtiful Joe II
Tekken 5
MGS 3
Killer 7
Mercenaries *slightly* worn cover
Need for Speed Undergound 2
Megaman X Command Mission
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal
Forza Motor Sports *shrinkwrapped*
Ratchet Deadlocked *shrinwrapped with DVD* -pending
Ratchet Deadlocked wo DVD
Jak X w DVD
Jak 3 *shrinkwrapped*
The Suffering Ties that Bind
Megaman X Command Mission
 
[quote name='Rictor']Are pennied guides still showing up pennied at the TRU stores that are going out of business or are they no longer getting the computer updates?[/QUOTE]
Damn good question. I'd think that they should show up as pennied, if they were pennied before, though it would be a good thing to find out some proof.
 
Has anyone actually checked at TRU to see if the guides are pennied out? I might swing by after work tomorow since its usually dead at 1pm in the afternoon and the people there usually don't mind scanning prices.
 
My Tru had all recently released guides with the exception of Conker and Battalion Wars. I tried both of them and they rang up full price. The also had one Monster Hunter PS2 that I was hoping was on sale, but nope...$29.95.
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']My Tru had all recently released guides with the exception of Conker and Battalion Wars. I tried both of them and they rang up full price. The also had one Monster Hunter PS2 that I was hoping was on sale, but nope...$29.95.[/QUOTE]

So, you mean all recent drops are now a penny at Toys R'US as well... except for Conker and Battalion Wars?

Just confirming before I head there tonight.
 
At the Costa Mesa BB near Irvine, CA, they're all out of any penny guides, except for one copy of NCAA 2006 when I went last Friday.
Just thought I'd contribute.
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']My Tru had all recently released guides with the exception of Conker and Battalion Wars. I tried both of them and they rang up full price. The also had one Monster Hunter PS2 that I was hoping was on sale, but nope...$29.95.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, you're gonna have to clarify that... which guides did you pick up?
 
Hmm...my post seemed pretty understandable to me. :bomb: Recently "released" (as just came out) not recently "pennied". I didn't pick up any guides because they only had recently "released" guides for recently released games. The only guides that I saw that have been pennied out in other stores were Conker and BWars which scanned at full price at TRU. Hope that explains it and sorry for the confusion. :D
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']Hmm...my post seemed pretty understandable to me. :bomb: Recently "released" (as just came out) not recently "pennied". I didn't pick up any guides because they only had recently "released" guides for recently released games. The only guides that I saw that have been pennied out in other stores were Conker and BWars which scanned at full price at TRU. Hope that explains it and sorry for the confusion. :D[/QUOTE]
That's what I thought, but then others confused me ;)

I think it was the "all" making people think you had struck a goldmine, as opposed to saying "there were only newly released guides, other than Battalion Wars and Conker".
 
[quote name='botticus']That's what I thought, but then others confused me ;)

I think it was the "all" making people think you had struck a goldmine, as opposed to saying "there were only newly released guides, other than Battalion Wars and Conker".[/QUOTE]

Maybe I should've used "only" and not "all". :bomb:
 
so I was wondering when TRU were going to penny some guides because the one I went to has tons of guides that were pennied at stores like Best Buy and EB.

Also, does Target ever penny their guides because its easy to check there because they have a price scanner.
 
I'll swing by my TRU tomorow and check, its on my way home so not a problem. They usually have a fairly adequate selection of guides.
 
Picked up an extra Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar today (sealed too!). I will entertain offers on it, but I would really like either a PS1 RPG guide or a Gran Turismo 4 hard cover guide (the one most recently pennied at GS). Just PM me. Thanks. Also added a bunch more guides to my TL.
 
[quote name='Rictor']Are pennied guides still showing up pennied at the TRU stores that are going out of business or are they no longer getting the computer updates?[/QUOTE]

No - there are no more universal price drops at closing TRU stores...or so I was told.

Are people just spectulating about TRU drops, or has one actually happened?
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']No - there are no more universal price drops at closing TRU stores...or so I was told.

Are people just spectulating about TRU drops, or has one actually happened?[/QUOTE]

People are just hoping and waiting. :lol:
 
[quote name='wannabepunktony']No - there are no more universal price drops at closing TRU stores...or so I was told.

Are people just spectulating about TRU drops, or has one actually happened?[/QUOTE]

What about guides from the last drop if you can find them? Would they still be a penny or would they be back to full price?
 
[quote name='Rictor']What about guides from the last drop if you can find them? Would they still be a penny or would they be back to full price?[/QUOTE]



Almost always except in a few rare cases. Such as when Metriod Prime was pennied out at eb games and they released the bundle system last Christmas or the year before and they raised the price to 9.99 (might have been a rereleased version, cant remember) But for just about all practical purposes they are dropped to a penny to disapear and never come back type thing. Bleh
 
Add Call of Duty: United Offensive to penny guides at TRU. Nothing else I was able to find sadly.

My store does have dozens of FF 1&2's left though :)
 
[quote name='Rictor']What about guides from the last drop if you can find them? Would they still be a penny or would they be back to full price?[/QUOTE]

One of the things that really sucks about CAG is that there is always someone somewhere who will pull off some weird find . . . but it won't be you :)

I bet that somewhere there is a clearance copy of the World of Warcraft CE still sitting on a shelf at Target that would sell for $10 if someone bought it (I got 2 last year for $40 each) . . . the challenge is finding that one store out of 2000 Targets :)
 
[quote name='schultzed']One of the things that really sucks about CAG is that there is always someone somewhere who will pull off some weird find . . . but it won't be you :)

I bet that somewhere there is a clearance copy of the World of Warcraft CE still sitting on a shelf at Target that would sell for $10 if someone bought it (I got 2 last year for $40 each) . . . the challenge is finding that one store out of 2000 Targets :)[/QUOTE]

Just as the legends tell of a Circuit City, untouched by the ravages of time from the infamous $5 cleareance sale from a few years back where the shelves remain filled to the brim with Disgaeas and Marvel Vs. Capcom 2's just ripe for the picking.....
 
[quote name='dopa345']Just as the legends tell of a Circuit City, untouched by the ravages of time from the infamous $5 cleareance sale from a few years back where the shelves remain filled to the brim with Disgaeas and Marvel Vs. Capcom 2's just ripe for the picking.....[/QUOTE]


Eeeeasy, Indiana Jones.:lol:
 
[quote name='speter79']
Also, does Target ever penny their guides because its easy to check there because they have a price scanner.[/QUOTE]

No...I have seen some reduced/clearanced guides at Target though, I remember Half-Life 2, Genma Onimusha and some others. Usually stuff that's already been pennied out elsewhere
 
Found a few guides at a local thrift shop. Not sure if any of them are of interest to anybody (see below). However, does anybody know what the approximate value of the Nintendo Power Premiere issue is worth (or any of the others)?? I saw values on ebay ranging from $20-$200. I'd attach a picture, but I don't know how.

Nintendo Power Premier Issue 1988
Nintendo Power Bonus Issue- Mega Man X (Vol. 56)
Nintendo Power Strategy Guide- Ninja Gaiden II
Nintendo Power March/April 1990- Super Mario Bros. 3
Nintendo Power- Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Vol. 50)
Nintendo Power- Mega Man 3 (Vol. 20)
Nintendo Power- Castlevania II- Simon's Quest (Sep./Oct. 1988)
Nintendo Power- Star Tropics (Vol. 21)
Nintendo Power- Zelda II (Jan./Feb. 1989)
Game Player's Strategy Guide to Nintendo Games- Dragon Warrior II (Jan. 1991)
 
[quote name='dopa345']Just as the legends tell of a Circuit City, untouched by the ravages of time from the infamous $5 cleareance sale from a few years back where the shelves remain filled to the brim with Disgaeas and Marvel Vs. Capcom 2's just ripe for the picking.....[/QUOTE]

Sounds like an episode of the Twlight Zone

Consider if you will a social misfit as he walks through the doors of a store, garish lights dazzle his eyes . . . employees drift by wearing uniforms of yesteryear. Amid the tawdry gadgets and gizmos the lad spots the glint of treasure on the shelves . . . a new form of virtual dope pushed on the kids of today by the merchants of electronically-mediated experiences.


I must stop
 
[quote name='Warner1281']...does anybody know what the approximate value of the Nintendo Power Premiere issue is worth (or any of the others)?? I saw values on ebay ranging from $20-$200. I'd attach a picture, but I don't know how.
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I dunno the value of those issues, but a lot of the ones you listed are really good. I remember the premiere issue had Mario 2 as the cover story with a feature on the original Zelda, and Double Dragon, I think.

I might be interested in the Link's Awakening issue. Would you sell it?
 
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