Im in the Raleigh NC area as of now, but im moving to SC with my parents temperarly next month, so i am going to miss it here.
As for game places, i got those covered. The Raleigh Flea Market (on the corner of Hillburough and Blue Ridge rd) has two areas in there that sell games. One is the on the restarunt strip of the flea market run buy a guy named Victor, who sells games, but at Ebay prices. Another is an indian guy inside the white building who sells games, movies, anime stuff and more, his prices differ.
As for Game stores, your best be is the Play n Trades in the area. Theres a guy named Joe who owns one in Cary and in Garner, the one in Cary is behind the Lowes Home and Improvment store, or right across the street from where the BJ shopping center is. His other store is in Garner near the White Oak movie theater. He has some great prices on games that GameStop would normally charge higher on.
If your near the north raleigh area, a guy named Mike Gibson runs a PnT near the Digital Circus, and has a Cary store off Davis Drive. Also, Triangle Town Center is about to open (sometime) a new Play n Trade across the street of where Target is, which is all behind the mall.
I hope that was of some help to people moving in Raleigh. It sux i have to move right now, but i am planning on coming back in the near future. There are like 4 PnT in SC, the closest one to where im staying is like an hour and a half of driving, so im not sure if thats worth my time.
Well, thats whats in Raleigh...