Best Buy Clearance games .99 and up starts Mon. Sept. 12th (Now with list + FAQ)

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I figured that by the time I got home from work this would have already been posted with the list, but it looks like I should have brought the list home with me. Best Buy is putting a ton of slower-moving games on clearance starting Monday Sept. 12th. Prices ranged from .99-9.99, with most being 4.99, and included games for all systems.

*Thanks to besmircher for the list*

CUB - Fairly Odd Parents: Shadow Showd... $4.99
CUB - FIFA Soccer 2005 $9.99
CUB - Goldeneye: Rogue Agent $4.99
CUB - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of $4.99
CUB - Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life $4.99
CUB - Intellivision Lives $4.99
CUB - Lemony Snicket: ASOUE $4.99
CUB - Lord of the Rings: The Third Age $4.99
CUB - Lord of the Rings: Two Towers $4.99
CUB - Medal of Honor: Rising Sun $4.99
CUB - Megaman X Command Mission $4.99
CUB - Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes $4.99
CUB - NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup $9.99
CUB - NBA Street 2 $4.99
CUB - NFL Street $4.99
CUB - NHL 2005 $9.99
CUB - Pac Man World 2 Bundle $4.99
CUB - Paper Mario 2 $9.99
CUB - SC: Pandora Tomorrow Tom Clancy $9.99
CUB - Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem $4.99
CUB - Spyro: A Hero's Tail $4.99
CUB - Tak2: The Staff of Dreams $4.99
CUB - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 $9.99
CUB - Tony Hawk's Underground (THUG)... $4.99
CUB - True Crime: Streets of LA $4.99
CUB - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Re... $4.99
CUB - Viewtiful Joe $4.99
GBA - Astro Boy $4.99
GBA - Backyard Basketball $9.99
GBA - Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2005 $4.99
GBA - Disney's Tarzan: Return to the Jungle $.99
GBA - Disney's The Lion King 1.5 $4.99
GBA - Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury $4.99
GBA - Excitebike Classic $.99
GBA - Fairly Odd Parents: Shadow Showd... $4.99
GBA - Final Fantasy I&II: Dawn of Souls $9.99
GBA - Finding Nemo $4.99
GBA - Golden Nugget $4.99
GBA - Grand Theft Auto $9.99
GBA - Kim Possible 2: Drakken's Demise $4.99
GBA - Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past $9.99
GBA - Lemony Snicket $9.99
GBA - Lord of the Rings: The Third Age $4.99
GBA - Mega Man Battle Network Blue Mo... $9.99
GBA - Monopoly $4.99
GBA - Ms Pacman Maze Madness $4.99
GBA - Namco Museum $4.99
GBA - Rapala's Pro Fishing $4.99
GBA - Shaman King $4.99
GBA - Spyro: Season of Flame $4.99
GBA - Texas Hold Em $4.99
GBA - The Polar Express $4.99
GBA - The Urbz: Sims in the City $4.99
GBA - Tony Hawk's Underground (THUG)... $.99
GBA - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Re... $4.99
GBA - World Championship $4.99
GBA - Zoids: Legacy $9.99
GBA - Pac Man World $4.99
NDS - Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits $9.99
NDS - Zoo Keeper $4.99
PS2 - Blood Rayne 2 $9.99
PS2 - Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005 $4.99
PS2 - Conflict Desert Store II $4.99
PS2 - Crash 'N Burn $4.99
PS2 - Dead to Rights $4.99
PS2 - Def Jam Vendetta $4.99
PS2 - Driver 3 $4.99
PS2 - Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires $9.99
PS2 - Enter the Matrix $4.99
PS2 - Eye Toy $9.99
PS2 - Fight Club $4.99
PS2 - Freekstyle $4.99
PS2 - Future Tactics $.99
PS2 - Ghost Recon $4.99
PS2 - Growlanser Generations $9.99
PS2 - Hot Wheels: Stunt Track Challenge $4.99
PS2 - James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire $4.99
PS2 - Jeopardy $4.99
PS2 - Kill Switch $4.99
PS2 - Knockout Kings 2002 $4.99
PS2 - Midnight Club/Corvette 2-Pack $4.99
PS2 - Mission Impossible 2: Operation Sur... $4.99
PS2 - MLB 2005 $4.99
PS2 - Monsters, Inc Disney/Pixar $4.99
PS2 - MTX: Mototrax $4.99
PS2 - MVP Baseball 2004 $4.99
PS2 - Namco Museum Vol. 1 $4.99
PS2 - Narc $4.99
PS2 - NBA Street $4.99
PS2 - Nicktoons: Movin' $4.99
PS2 - Pinball Hall of Fame $.99
PS2 - Resident Evil Outbreak (Online) $9.99
PS2 - Risk $4.99
PS2 - Rocky $.99
PS2 - Saturday Night Speedway $4.99
PS2 - Scaler $4.99
PS2 - Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem $4.99
PS2 - Second Sight $4.99
PS2 - Sega Superstars/Eye Toy $4.99
PS2 - Shellshock: Nam '67 $4.99
PS2 - Silent Hill 4 $4.99
PS2 - SRS $4.99
PS2 - SSX Tricky $4.99
PS2 - Tak2: The Staff of Dreams $4.99
PS2 - Terminator 3: The Redemption $9.99
PS2 - The Hobbit $4.99
PS2 - The Polar Express $4.99
PS2 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 $4.99
PS2 - Top Gun: Combat Zones $4.99
PS2 - Y's: The Ark of Napishtim $9.99
PSX - Final Fantasy Anthology $4.99
PSX - Final Fantasy Origins $4.99
PSX - Final Fantasy VIII $4.99
PSX - Pac Man World $.99
PSX - Patriotic Pinball $.99
PSX - Sponge Bob Squarepants $.99
XBX - Army Men: Sarge's War $4.99
XBX - Blood Rayne 2 $9.99
XBX - Cabela's Dangerous Hunts $4.99
XBX - Cabela's Deer Hunt 2005 $4.99
XBX - Catwoman $.99
XBX - Chessmaster $4.99
XBX - Colin Mcrae Rally 4 $4.99
XBX - Conflict Vietnam $4.99
XBX - Crash 'N Burn $4.99
XBX - Crash Nitro Kart $.99
XBX - Crash: Twinsanity $4.99
XBX - Digimon Rumble Arena 2 $9.99
XBX - Dukes of Hazzard: Return of Gen... $9.99
XBX - FIFA Soccer 2004 $9.99
XBX - Fight Club $4.99
XBX - Ford Mustang $4.99
XBX - Ghost Recon: Island Thunder $4.99
XBX - Godzilla: Save the Earth $9.99
XBX - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of $4.99
XBX - High Rollers Casino $4.99
XBX - Hunter: The Reck... $4.99
XBX - Legacy of Kain: Defiance $4.99
XBX - Lemony Snicket: ASOUE $4.99
XBX - Lord of the Rings: Two Towers $4.99
XBX - Magic the Gathering: Battle Groun... $4.99
XBX - Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf $4.99
XBX - Midnight Club 2 $4.99
XBX - Midway Arcade Treasures $4.99
XBX - Midway Arcade Treasures 2 $4.99
XBX - MLB Slugfest 2003 $4.99
XBX - Mortal Combat: Deception (Se) $9.99
XBX - MTV: Music Generator 3 $9.99
XBX - Otogi 2 $9.99
XBX - Outlaw Golf 2 $4.99
XBX - Rainbow Six 3 Tom Clancy $4.99
XBX - Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tid... $4.99
XBX - Rocky: Legends $4.99
XBX - Scaler $4.99
XBX - Scooby Doo Mystery Mayhem $4.99
XBX - Second Sight $4.99
XBX - Shellshock: Nam '67 $4.99
XBX - Silent Hill 4 $4.99
XBX - Simpson's Road Rage $4.99
XBX - Spyro: A Hero's Tail $4.99
XBX - SRS $4.99
XBX - Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Acade... $4.99
XBX - Star Wars Starfighter $.99
XBX - Tak2: The Staff of Dreams $4.99
XBX - The Bards Tale $4.99
XBX - The Incredibles $4.99
XBX - Tron 2.0: Killer $4.99
XBX - Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Re... $4.99
XBX - Yager $.99

FAQ:

When does the sale being?
The sale begins on MONDAY SEPT 12th when bestbuy opens

Is the sale also online?
no one knows for sure, often bb keeps prices the same, but like i said, this isnt a guarantee. some people are ordering online now and hoping to pricematch later, again, this isnt a guarantee.

Why are people saying they are getting games now, when the sale dosent start until monday?
some people are buying games ahead of time for full price and going back later to get a price adjustment on the games.

BB.com says the games are out of stock in stores around me, is that reliable?
no, its not reliable, it might be right, or it might not, this is from first hand experiance i had today (going to BB then checking avaliability of games i knew where on the shelves when i got home..)

Should i call and ask about the sale?
no, very rarely is calling and asking about a big unadvertised sale a good idea. it can tip off employees that the sale is even going on, also some empolyees might know about it and might have been told to deny it, and some might have no clue at all.

Will the $5 off coupon work on these games? (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=58353)
that will be YMMV, the coupon says in black and white, excludes clearance items, so if you get shot down dont cry about it.
 
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Out of all of these games I only found Intellavision Lives for NGC. I talked to the video game person who knows about this website and the list I had, and he said that most of the games listed were sent back a long time ago to make shelf space. He said he only found 3 PS2, 1 NGC, and 2 XBOX games still available on the list.
 
How odd, I just got a shipping confirmation email for MechAssault 2, but the order status page still lists it as "InProcess." Meanwhile, my order for Tron 2.0 is labeled "Complete," but I have yet to receive a shipping confirmation for it.

If you actually click on each order though, both games have in fact shipped. Damn, BB.com is weird.

I shall still cross my fingers for BloodRayne 2 and Silent Hill 4 (those were in the very first order i placed, and still In Process).
 
[quote name='BustaUppa']How odd, I just got a shipping confirmation email for MechAssault 2, but the order status page still lists it as "InProcess." Meanwhile, my order for Tron 2.0 is labeled "Complete," but I have yet to receive a shipping confirmation for it.

If you actually click on each order though, both games have in fact shipped. Damn, BB.com is weird.

I shall still cross my fingers for BloodRayne 2 and Silent Hill 4 (those were in the very first order i placed, and still In Process).[/QUOTE]

What time did you order Tron 2.0? I ordered it at 4am CDT. Mine is backordered after it said it was in process. I'm just curious if they actually process orders in the correct order or not.
 
[quote name='slidecage']did Best buy pull A lot of the games that was on sale off the webpage. I could of swear They had Nba street vol 2 for gamecube and around 3 or 4 other games that was still in stock... everything is gone now[/QUOTE]

I just noticed that now myself. Even games like Bard's Tale and MechAssault 2, which were in stock still as of today, come up with that "We're Sorry" page.

I will not be a happy camper if they decide not to honor the price adjustment since according to their record "You may receive the lower price only by calling 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289). We will honor the lower price only if it is displayed on our Web site when you notify us." If it's not on their web site, then technically they could say they don't have to honor it since it's not online. The rest of it can be read here.

Incidentally, of the six games I ordered before midnight, only 1 has said that is has shipped. Everything else is "in process." Grrrrrrr...

We'll see what happens in a few days. In the meantime I have plenty of business to worry about with the :baby:.
 
I went nutty and managed to snag 22 of the clearance titles from the web site right after midnight on Sunday. Hope they keep my kids busy for a while.
 
[quote name='Indiana']What time did you order Tron 2.0? I ordered it at 4am CDT. Mine is backordered after it said it was in process. I'm just curious if they actually process orders in the correct order or not.[/QUOTE]I placed my order 11:36 AM Eastern time, yesterday (September 12). You placed yours at 4am central? Which day?
 
[quote name='pimwicket']I went nutty and managed to snag 22 of the clearance titles from the web site right after midnight on Sunday. Hope they keep my kids busy for a while.[/QUOTE]

$44 in s&h? you could ship a house for that price
 
[quote name='PlumeNoir']For what it is worth, that is basically what a BB employee told me: that they just didn't have most of the stuff that was on sale.[/QUOTE]

This could mean that they found it more cost effective to sell the games to a liquidator rather then pay visa fees, etc selling them to customers.

Esp since the "sale" was not advertised (IE never meant to be made public) and many stories involve managers asking "how did you get that list"

Seems to me that BB is trying to cater exclusively to the uninformed customer willing to pay retail for new games and greatest hits, I don't think they want to even see CAGs in their store because the profit margin isn't as juicy as when a real sucker walks in.
 
[quote name='The Successful Dropout']$44 in s&h? you could ship a house for that price[/QUOTE]

That's all I had to pay, though. I have a TON of Best Buy credit after they bought some of my used games back at ridiculous prices. As an example, they bought back my PS2 Super Monkey Ball Deluxe for $31.50 (on a gift card) even though they sold it brand new for $29.99. I did that with quite a few other titles, too. It paid to take advantage of their confusion. And now, it's paying off again....
 
Wow... it was a day late (well, maybe not, if the CAG-O-Matic updates before their website does), but all the BB drops are listed in the CAG-O-Matic. Kinda worthless since most of the stuff is sold out, but amusing nonetheless.
 
[quote name='brainstorm']No luck in Commack or Huntington, NY, I don't think they had a single game on that list, although I really was only targetting Paper Mario and HP. They didnt even have those tags that separate the games for them, let alone copies...[/QUOTE]

Good luck with anything in Huntington (by Walt Whitman Mall). They rarely update their prices and, if the same guy is running the store as the one I remember from last year, if someone calls for the manager there's a good 90% chance he'll screw you. I wish I could be a bearer of better news but when the manager pretty much shoots down most price matches on the stipulation "because I run this store and I don't have to [price match], regardless of policy", you don't really shop there all that much afterwards.

Well, as far as games are concerned. Huntington still has a rocking movie and anime section and some of their electronics are worth the money. But as far as games are concerned...usually poor stock, not too many decent games, and the better ones tend to be around MSRP until a major clearance comes along like this one...if at all.

If you can, I suggest the one on...I think it's Old Country Road by Roosevelt Field Mall in Carle Place, is it? The only problem is that one is HIGH traffic and a pain to get to. They were probably cleaned out by 10:05 on Monday, all things considered.


[Edit:] I should be more fair to the store, really. Some of their workers in the Game section are really on the ball, same with the Music section. The problem is that, when a sale happens, it's a miracle if games are repriced on time, if at all. It's a failing but, well, that's why we go up to the counter and check. And if all else fails then, well, there's a fine EB in the mall instead.

I bet there's a good chance that that EB is going to be flooded with some very familiar titles from the Best Buy sale, considering...
 
its time people realize that Best-Buy is a joke and were yankin everyones chain with this clearence sale.....Im sure they could care less about price-adjustments or in stock avaliability of any games....BEST BUY fuckING SUCKS.
 
Here's another little surprise. Well, it's not really a surprise, as we know how BB backorders go.

Go to the Bestbuy.com website and do a search for either Growlanser or Ys by name.

It brings up the entry for Growlanser, as well as the one for Ys.

If you click on the link to either, you get a nice little message:



Here's the Growlanser link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6934516&type=product&id=1099382562754
And here's the one for Ys:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7059586&type=product&id=1108124983314

Both produce the same result. If you have either one of those, and it's backordered, you're not getting it. Just like me.

It might also be worth checking any existing orders without Growlanser or Ys and check to see if the item is still in stock on BestBuy.com, until you get a shipping confirmation about the item.
 
I just got back from my local best buy

they had none of the clearance games on their shelves and the employees didn't even know about a clearance when I asked if there was a clearance bin somewhere

so no soup for me it seems
 
[quote name='spideymike']I just noticed that now myself. Even games like Bard's Tale and MechAssault 2, which were in stock still as of today, come up with that "We're Sorry" page.

I will not be a happy camper if they decide not to honor the price adjustment since according to their record "You may receive the lower price only by calling 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289). We will honor the lower price only if it is displayed on our Web site when you notify us." If it's not on their web site, then technically they could say they don't have to honor it since it's not online. The rest of it can be read here.

Incidentally, of the six games I ordered before midnight, only 1 has said that is has shipped. Everything else is "in process." Grrrrrrr...

We'll see what happens in a few days. In the meantime I have plenty of business to worry about with the :baby:.[/QUOTE]

dont know how they will do it this time but HATE to break it to you but if you havent got your Price adjust yet You might not get it... The item has to be on the webpage cause once its pulled off the webpage they will give the excuss that they cant look it up and dont know what the price is .... They did this to me last year on a game............

all my stuff i ordered monday just went to backordered...
 
I managed to get Circuity City to do a PM on Silent Hill 4 for ps2, using the Xbox 4.99 Best Buy webpage :lol:

It's very YMMV... it helped that the girl couldn't type in Silent Hill 4 correctly into her computer to even make sure it was legit, and just decided it wasn't worth the trouble and to give me the PM.
 
[quote name='slidecage']dont know how they will do it this time but HATE to break it to you but if you havent got your Price adjust yet You might not get it... The item has to be on the webpage cause once its pulled off the webpage they will give the excuss that they cant look it up and dont know what the price is .... They did this to me last year on a game............

all my stuff i ordered monday just went to backordered...[/QUOTE]

Didn't I just basically say the same thing in my post? :razz: Just teasing. I figured they'd do something fuck like this. Well, if all my stuff isn't in, that's fine by me. That's one more less business transaction I'll have to do at BB. I did call about my price adjust a few days ago and they said it supposedly would be listed once the items shipped. Oh well...

In the meantime I'll soon get to enjoy Wrath Unleashed and Burnout 3 purchased used with the CAG discount. At least that's a guarantee I can always depend on.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Here's another little surprise. Well, it's not really a surprise, as we know how BB backorders go.

Go to the Bestbuy.com website and do a search for either Growlanser or Ys by name.

It brings up the entry for Growlanser, as well as the one for Ys.

If you click on the link to either, you get a nice little message:



Here's the Growlanser link:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=6934516&type=product&id=1099382562754
And here's the one for Ys:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7059586&type=product&id=1108124983314

Both produce the same result. If you have either one of those, and it's backordered, you're not getting it. Just like me.

It might also be worth checking any existing orders without Growlanser or Ys and check to see if the item is still in stock on BestBuy.com, until you get a shipping confirmation about the item.[/QUOTE]

That is happening for EVERY game related to the clearance sale... I just tried Godzilla which was actually still in stock as of last night. Not sure what is going on over at Best Buy.com at the moment.
 
[quote name='spideymike']Didn't I just basically say the same thing in my post? :razz: Just teasing. I figured they'd do something fuck like this. Well, if all my stuff isn't in, that's fine by me. That's one more less business transaction I'll have to do at BB. I did call about my price adjust a few days ago and they said it supposedly would be listed once the items shipped. Oh well...

In the meantime I'll soon get to enjoy Wrath Unleashed and Burnout 3 purchased used with the CAG discount. At least that's a guarantee I can always depend on.[/QUOTE]


ooo i thought you was asking if they would still give a price adjustment on the games. if you called already then you should be fine , but i know some people said they was going to wait till they got them IN HAND to do the adjustment. i was just saying very good chance they wont now since its off the page
 
[quote name='Roufuss']That is happening for EVERY game related to the clearance sale... I just tried Godzilla which was actually still in stock as of last night. Not sure what is going on over at Best Buy.com at the moment.[/QUOTE]


i doubt it but maybe they are getting ready to restock the page and want to see what they have... I mean why take down games that you have in stock.... that be insane fun if they relist all new games tomorrow : )
 
[quote name='slidecage']i doubt it but maybe they are getting ready to restock the page and want to see what they have... I mean why take down games that you have in stock.... that be insane fun if they relist all new games tomorrow : )[/QUOTE]

Yeah, it's pretty weird that they're all sold out. I was just trying out a few of the odder titles and most of them display the WE'RE SORRY page. The only exception so far was for Harry Potter for CUB (it is still listed as sold out). I would assume most of our online orders will be cancelled. We'll see...
 
[quote name='slidecage']ooo i thought you was asking if they would still give a price adjustment on the games. if you called already then you should be fine , but i know some people said they was going to wait till they got them IN HAND to do the adjustment. i was just saying very good chance they wont now since its off the page[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I called them, but I had the word of "Meg" from customer service who said she would make sure on my order that the price would be adjusted when she forwarded it to the appropriate department. We'll see...
 
[quote name='spideymike']I just noticed that now myself. Even games like Bard's Tale and MechAssault 2, which were in stock still as of today, come up with that "We're Sorry" page.

I will not be a happy camper if they decide not to honor the price adjustment since according to their record "You may receive the lower price only by calling 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289). We will honor the lower price only if it is displayed on our Web site when you notify us." If it's not on their web site, then technically they could say they don't have to honor it since it's not online. The rest of it can be read here.

Incidentally, of the six games I ordered before midnight, only 1 has said that is has shipped. Everything else is "in process." Grrrrrrr...

We'll see what happens in a few days. In the meantime I have plenty of business to worry about with the :baby:.[/QUOTE]

If they won't price adjust over the phone because a particular game is no longer on the site, I wonder if this would work:

Return them to a Best Buy B&M and then re-buy them on the spot. That's the only thing that I think could work otherwise. If going that route, I would explain to the CSR what you're doing first before they go through the motions. While we may be "Devil Customers", it's always better to act like angels and be as friendly as you can to the CSRs so things go more smoothly.
 
[quote name='bmarquardt']If they won't price adjust over the phone because a particular game is no longer on the site, I wonder if this would work:

Return them to a Best Buy B&M and then re-buy them on the spot. That's the only thing that I think could work otherwise. If going that route, I would explain to the CSR what you're doing first before they go through the motions. While we may be "Devil Customers", it's always better to act like angels and be as friendly as you can to the CSRs so things go more smoothly.[/QUOTE]


couldnt they say they cant resell them to you since they dont have the UPC anymore in their system....
 
[quote name='bmarquardt']If they won't price adjust over the phone because a particular game is no longer on the site, I wonder if this would work:

Return them to a Best Buy B&M and then re-buy them on the spot. That's the only thing that I think could work otherwise. If going that route, I would explain to the CSR what you're doing first before they go through the motions. While we may be "Devil Customers", it's always better to act like angels and be as friendly as you can to the CSRs so things go more smoothly.[/QUOTE]
Assuming they let you buy them right on the spot, since BB normally won't let you rebuy something like that, since they may or may not have received it in inventory with the return. Actually, they do, when it's an regular store purchase, though with a BB.com shipped order, they might need to receive it in inventory or some such other bullshit.

Right know, anything would be possible with these cockknockers.
 
[quote name='slidecage']couldnt they say they cant resell them to you since they dont have the UPC anymore in their system....[/QUOTE]
The item being gone from BB.com isn't the same as the item being yanked from their system. Penny guides aren't on BB.com, though they're in-store. They're yanking the items from the website, though the items still exist in the computer. SKU's don't get purged that often, in case you need to do a return numerous days after the purchase. Website entries, that's easy to yank.

[quote name='Roufuss']That is happening for EVERY game related to the clearance sale... I just tried Godzilla which was actually still in stock as of last night. Not sure what is going on over at Best Buy.com at the moment.[/QUOTE]
All six of the items I ordered on Sunday are coming up with the same issue.

Ys
Growlanser
Tak 2 (Xbox)
Godzilla: STE
Astro Boy (GBA)
Incredibles (Xbox)

As 6 out of 6 in my book is normally a pattern, I'd be safe to say that if you get a BO notification on any items you have, do not expect to see them. Ever.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']
All six of the items I ordered on Sunday are coming up with the same issue.

Ys
Growlanser
Tak 2 (Xbox)
Godzilla: STE
Astro Boy (GBA)
Incredibles (Xbox)

As 6 out of 6 in my book is normally a pattern, I'd be safe to say that if you get a BO notification on any items you have, do not expect to see them. Ever.[/QUOTE]

Interesting that the only game I ordered that is listing a tracking number is Incredibles and I know that I ordered my games after you. I think I placed my order around 12:20am on Sunday before the prices changed. That's just crappy service if they're filling out orders backwards and filling requests for people who ordered games later before you/us. :bs:
 
[quote name='bmarquardt']If they won't price adjust over the phone because a particular game is no longer on the site, I wonder if this would work:

Return them to a Best Buy B&M and then re-buy them on the spot. That's the only thing that I think could work otherwise. If going that route, I would explain to the CSR what you're doing first before they go through the motions. While we may be "Devil Customers", it's always better to act like angels and be as friendly as you can to the CSRs so things go more smoothly.[/QUOTE]

Well if it were my store I would not let you buy it back. I would put it back behind the counter and let employees get first dibs. That's just me.
 
[quote name='spideymike']I just noticed that now myself. Even games like Bard's Tale and MechAssault 2, which were in stock still as of today, come up with that "We're Sorry" page.

I will not be a happy camper if they decide not to honor the price adjustment since according to their record "You may receive the lower price only by calling 1-888-BEST BUY (1-888-237-8289). We will honor the lower price only if it is displayed on our Web site when you notify us." If it's not on their web site, then technically they could say they don't have to honor it since it's not online. The rest of it can be read here.

Incidentally, of the six games I ordered before midnight, only 1 has said that is has shipped. Everything else is "in process." Grrrrrrr...

We'll see what happens in a few days. In the meantime I have plenty of business to worry about with the :baby:.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like they found a way to avoid having people order the games in advance and try to price adjust. I think it's funny and I think your screwed.
 
[quote name='Indiana']Well if it were my store I would not let you buy it back. I would put it back behind the counter and let employees get first dibs. That's just me.[/QUOTE]

Didn't the employees get first dibs like... two days ago?
 
[quote name='botticus']Didn't the employees get first dibs like... two days ago?[/QUOTE]

Sure but I know that target and most other companies do not let you do this. They put it in back and either buy it themselves or put it out on the shelf much later after you leave.
 
[quote name='onikage']I was able to find 2 copies of Otogi 2.

Is anyone interested in trading Ys for one of them?[/QUOTE]

Onikage, I've always meant to ask you if your ava is David Bowie. If it's not, it sure as hell looks like him.
 
[quote name='Xevious']Isnt it time to put this thread to rest? Should this be locked up now?[/QUOTE]

No. People are still finding stuff, people think that some games might go back online, and people are trying to find other people to deal with.
 
[quote name='Indiana']Sounds like they found a way to avoid having people order the games in advance and try to price adjust. I think it's funny and I think your screwed.[/QUOTE]

You think it's funny that fellow CAGers may get screwed? :shame: I think it's just bad business on BB's part. We were just following what your company's policy is. I think this will just prove to CAGers to stay clear of BB for decent deals, especially the online ones.

In the meantime I didn't really get screwed since they haven't filled out 6 of my 7 orders and I used a gift card for part of the order. If I only have to pay for one game and they won't give me a discount, it's not a big deal. I do have to say if BB.com ran out of stock and still took orders all day, they're a really sh!tty site.
 
I'm surprised everyone else is having bad luck at their Best Buy's.

Manchester CT and Holyoke CT had tons of stuff...none of the really good stuff like Paper Mario or FF 1 and 2, but like 5 copies each of Future Tactics and Pinball, lots of $9.99 games, don't remember many of them--none really interested me. I got there right at opening and 1.5 hours after opening, the guy in the second store said I was his 3rd customer with a list.

-Adam
 
While I generally agree with the 'quit taking orders when you're out' think, BB isn't the only company or industry to do it. I'm still waiting on my memory stick from Buy.com [which is now On Order], and the airlines 'overbook' all the time. I'm not condoning the practice, I think it's pretty crappy, but BB is hardly alone.
 
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