Buy.com's GCO EXTRAVAGANZA!!!

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I've decided to make a thread about some deals I recently found on Buy.com, some are great, others not so much..

Anyways, before questions start getting asked, I want to get these things out of the way: All items are brand new and sealed, A new GCO e-mail/activation is required for each purchase, and anything above $25 usually ships for free.

Lo and behold, here is the list I've managed to get thus far: (thanks for the alphabetical order, shrike)

12 + 1 months of Live (halo 3 theme) @ $33 shipped
1600 Xbox Live Points @ $16.18 sh
2 GB SD for Wii @ $20.37 sh
Animal Crossing: Wild World @ $23 sh
Big Brain Academy @ $39 sh
Big Brain DS @ $14.39 sh
Brain Age @ $14.39 sh
Brain Age 2 @ $9.99 sh
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin @ $10 sh
Clubhouse Games @ $20 sh
Crush @ $19 sh
Disgaea? @ $18 sh
Dead Rising @ $19 sh
Elder Scrolls III Morrowind @ $5.39 sh
Every Extend Extra @ $18 sh
Forza Motorsport 2 @ $46 sh
Gears of War @ $46 sh (oos)
Gears of War LE @ $53 sh
GHII Bundle @ $67 sh
God of War @ $14.39 sh
God of War 2 @ $30 sh
GTA Liberty City Stories (psp, ps2) @ $13.39 sh
GTA San Andreas (Xbox) @ $13.39 sh
Guitar Hero: 80's @ $38 sh
Kameo: Elements of Power @ $9 sh
Lego Star Wars II (360) @ $14.39 sh
Lost Planet @ $30 sh
Lumines II @ $14.39 sh
Lumines Plus @ $14.39 sh
Madden 08 (360) @ $45 sh
Madden 08 (ps2, wii) @ $39 sh
Madden 08 (ps3) @ $49 sh
Madden 08 (psp, xbox) @ $29 sh
Mario Kart DS @ $24 sh
Mario Kart: Double Dash @ $20 sh
Mario Paty 8 @ $39 sh
Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) @ $39 sh
Mercury Meltdown Revolution (Wii) @ $14.39 sh
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops @ $10 sh (oos)
New Super Mario Bros @ $24 sh
Nunchuk @ $14.17 sh
Nyko Wiimote Recharger @ $22.86 sh
Odin Sphere @ $29 sh
Okami @ $29 sh
Perfect Dark Zero @ $9 sh
Picross @ $10 sh
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl @ $23 sh
Project Gotham Racing 3 @ $9 sh
Prey @ $19 sh
PS3 Controller @ $36.17 sh
PS3 Intercooler @ $3 sh
PS3 Remote @ $16.17 sh
Rainbow Six Vegas (360, ps3) @ $49 sh
Rainbow Six Vegas (psp) @ $29 sh
Rayman Raving Rabbids (360) @ $14.39
Resident Evil 4 (wii edition) @ $19 sh
Resistance: Fall of Man @ $49 sh
Rockstar Games: Table Tennis @ $14.39 sh
Rumble Roses XX @ $9.39 sh
Singstar Pop (w/o mics) @ $19 sh
Singstar Pop (with mics) @ $40 sh
Singstar Rock (w/o mics) @ $19 sh
Singstar Rock (with mics) @ $39 sh
Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 (ps2) @ $9 sh
Smash Bros. Melee @ $24.39 sh
Super Mario Strikers (GC) @ $19 sh
Super Paper Mario @ $39 sh
SvR (ps2) @ $13.39 sh
SvR 06 (ps2, psp) @ $13.39 sh
SvR 2007 (360) @ $19 sh
Tales of the Abyss @ $19 sh (oos)
Tiger Woods 07 (wii) @ $18 sh
Viva Pinata @ $10 sh
Wario: Master of Disguise @ $20 sh
Warioware: Smooth Moves @ $39 sh
Warioware: Twisted @ $14.39 sh (shown as Wario Ware, Inc)
Wii Play (w/ remote) @ $39 sh
Wii Points @ $16.17 sh
Wii Remote @ $30 sh
Yoshi's Island DS @ $20 sh
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass @ $24 sh

I'll do pre-orders in a bit..maybe

Warning found by Freshzen:
FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES/ACCOUNTS
Make sure you use different names and phone numbers when you're setting up the accounts, or else you're definitely get your orders canceled and possibly blacklisted!

That's all I've got for now...if anyone finds anything worth noting, I'll put it in too. Hopefully this turns out to be helpful ;)

Thanks to everyone helping find other deals!
 
Alphabetical lists look so much better:

12 + 1 months of Live (halo 3 theme) @ $33
1600 Xbox Live Points @ $16.18 sh
2 GB SD for Wii @ $20.37
Animal Crossing: Wild World @ $23 sh
Big Brain Academy @ $39
Big Brain DS @ $14.39
Brain Age @ $14.39
Clubhouse Games @ $20 sh
Crush @ $19
Dead Rising @ $19 sh
Elder Scrolls III Morrowind @ $5.39
Every Extend Extra @ $18
Forza Motorsport 2 @ $46
Gears of War @ $46 sh
Gears of War LE @ $53 sh
GHII Bundle @ $67
God of War @ $14.39 sh
God of War 2 @ $30 shipped
GTA Liberty City Stories (psp, ps2) @ $13.39
GTA San Andreas (Xbox) @ $13.39
Guitar Hero: 80's @ $38
Lost Planet @ $30
Lumines II @ $14.39
Lumines Plus @ $14.39
Madden 08 (360) @ $45
Madden 08 (ps2, wii) @ $39
Madden 08 (ps3) @ $49
Madden 08 (psp, xbox) @ $29
Mario Kart DS @ $24
Mario Kart: Double Dash @ $20 sh
Mario Paty 8 @ $39
Mario Strikers Charged (Wii) @ $39
New Super Mario Bros @ $24
Nunchuk @ $14.17
Nyko Wiimote Recharger @ $22.86
Odin Sphere @ $29
Okami @ $29 sh
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl @ $23 sh
Prey @ $19 sh
PS3 Controller @ $36.17
PS3 Remote @ $16.17
Rainbow Six Vegas (360, ps3) @ $49 sh
Rainbow Six Vegas (psp) @ $29 sh
Resident Evil 4 (wii edition) @ $19
Resistance: Fall of Man @ $49
Singstar Pop (w/o mics) @ $19
Singstar Pop (with mics) @ $40
Singstar Rock (w/o mics) @ $19
Singstar Rock (with mics) @ $39
Smackdown Vs. Raw 2007 (ps2) @ $9 sh
Smash Bros. Melee @ $24.39
Super Mario Strikers (GC) @ $19
Super Paper Mario @ $39
SvR (ps2) @ $13.39 sh
SvR 06 (ps2, psp) @ $13.39 sh
SvR 2007 (360) @ $19 sh
Tiger Woods 07 (wii) @ $18
Wario: Master of Disguise @ $20
Warioware: Smooth Moves @ $39
Warioware: Twisted @ $14.39 (shown as Wario Ware, Inc)
Wii Play (w/ remote) @ $39
Wii Points @ $16.17 sh
Wii Remote @ $30
Yoshi's Island DS @ $20
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Alphabetical lists look so much better:
[/quote]

good idea - much easier to search through :)
 
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin and Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops are $9.99 shipped, although Portable Ops is OOS at the moment. There's also a game called Disgea (which I assume is a typo for Disgaea), $17.99 shipped.
Also, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core for PS2 is $18.99 shipped for preorder.
 
looks like people are either too interested in the deals aforementioned to post any new ones...or even talk about the deals they are interested in!

well anyways im gunna start bolding the games that i think are the best price/value..
 
what?

why would you note that all items are new and sealed?

aren't all items you buy at Buy.com new and sealed?


doesn't GCO discount work with any purchase at Buy.com?

why is this an 'extravaganza'? in all caps?

isn't this the thread for VG deals?

you work for Google Checkout... don't you?
 
[quote name='emceelokey']SO what exactly is google checkout. Is it like paypal or something?[/quote]

just another way to checkout...they give $10 off to buy through them ;)

[pkripp3r interview] what? ...?

why would you note that all items are new and sealed? because if i didn't you would ask if they were

aren't all items you buy at Buy.com new and sealed? i guess so


doesn't GCO discount work with any purchase at Buy.com? no

why is this an 'extravaganza'? in all caps? seems catchy, again seems catchy

isn't this the thread for VG deals? the hell...thats what this is

you work for Google Checkout... don't you? thanks for the interview, ripper, but no i don't - im simply trying to help fellow cags out on some vg purchases [/end]
 
[quote name='PKRipp3r']what?

why would you note that all items are new and sealed?

aren't all items you buy at Buy.com new and sealed?


doesn't GCO discount work with any purchase at Buy.com?

why is this an 'extravaganza'? in all caps?

isn't this the thread for VG deals?

you work for Google Checkout... don't you?[/quote]

youre quentioning a bit too much. do you have anymore question? please refer them to the desk, across the hall, over where the lions den are.

we should seriously consider doing this for Amazon.com's Deal of the Day deals. they are scattered everywhere. one thread makes up for the next 100 DOTDs.
 
[quote name='PKRipp3r']what?

why would you note that all items are new and sealed?

aren't all items you buy at Buy.com new and sealed?


doesn't GCO discount work with any purchase at Buy.com?

why is this an 'extravaganza'? in all caps?

isn't this the thread for VG deals?

you work for Google Checkout... don't you?[/QUOTE]

Why are you asking so many questions?

You work for the government, don't you?
 
PKRipp3r does have a point. The GCO $10 coupon would work with any in-stock video game purchase, so unless Buy.com's regular price is already significantly lower, this thread isn't exactly news to CAGs.

When I read "Buy.com's GCO EXTRAVAGANZA!!!" I thought that there was a new deal announced, or at the least that all existing accounts could use the coupon again.

By the way, I thought pre-orders aren't eligible for the discount.
 
[quote name='rapsodist']PKRipp3r does have a point. The GCO $10 coupon would work with any in-stock video game purchase, so unless Buy.com's regular price is already significantly lower, this thread isn't exactly news to CAGs.

When I read "Buy.com's GCO EXTRAVAGANZA!!!" I thought that there was a new deal announced, or at the least that all existing accounts could use the coupon again.

By the way, I thought pre-orders aren't eligible for the discount.[/quote]

I never said it would be "news" to cags...just wanted to share some deals that quite a few people didn't know about

My fault on having the catchy title - deals like these should be missed, huh?
If you don't find a deal, oh well...others are bound to :roll:

And I'm unsure about pre-orders which is the main reason I haven't put them in the original post. Can anyone clarify how that works (on buy.com)?
 
[quote name='rapsodist']By the way, I thought pre-orders aren't eligible for the discount.[/quote]They are, or at least it worked for me. I preordered Mercury Meltdown Revolution for the Wii back when you could preorder it for $9 shipped after GCO. Currently, you'd be able to get it for $14.39 shipped after GCO.

I appreciate the post...I rarely know about a decent GCO deal unless I hear about it here on the forum.
 
[quote name='eugaet']I appreciate the post...I rarely know about a decent GCO deal unless I hear about it here on the forum.[/quote]

Thank you, I appreciate being appreciated :rofl:
 
I think the GCO for preorders doesn't work for a lot of games. I've tried for both 360 and ps3 games and it wouldn't let me do it. Guess there could be exceptions though.
 
I draw the line at creating bogus e-mail addresses, but maybe I shouldn't. They obviously don't care about the "abuse" of this system because it has gone on for months. Am I missing something here? How does it help Google or Buy.com to not catch somebody doing 50 orders when they say they limit it to 1. I'm guessing this was covered in other threads, but since I technically exhausted my discount months ago, I haven't been following.
 
Remember though.. all the items you purchase from Buy.com are NEW.. and SEALED!!! So that's a bonus.

here's me thinking about this deal in my parents' room, while I listen to The Smiths on Time Warner cable radio station "Alternative 80s"

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I think you can tell that I'm a pretty serious guy.
 
Quick question: the GCO takes of $10 only for one item right? So the best way to save here is to buy one item at a time?
 
[quote name='BLink']Quick question: the GCO takes of $10 only for one item right? So the best way to save here is to buy one item at a time?[/quote]

yes but with different email addresses
 
Buy.com has lots of blu-rays for $6.90 to $10 shipped. I've been ordering lots of those lately.

FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES/ACCOUNTS
Make sure you use different names and phone numbers when you're setting up the accounts, or else you're definitely get your orders canceled and possibly blacklisted!
 
[quote name='PKRipp3r']Remember though.. all the items you purchase from Buy.com are NEW.. and SEALED!!! So that's a bonus.[/quote]

The thing is if I hadn't posted that than I'd be answering that same question over and over again..believe it or not
and yes, you can buy used things over the internet :dunce:
so I don't get the point youre trying to make
 
[quote name='freshzen']Buy.com has lots of blu-rays for $6.90 to $10 shipped. I've been ordering lots of those lately.

FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES/ACCOUNTS
Make sure you use different names and phone numbers when you're setting up the accounts, or else you're definitely get your orders canceled and possibly blacklisted![/quote]

Thanks for the info - ill put in the op

As for the blu-rays I don't want to put those here as this is the VG Deals...but I think we could do a buy.com's gco extravaganza on the dvd forum as well (or whatever would be fine for the movie aficionados)

whoa just noticed that cd's are dirt cheap...:D
 
[quote name='Layd Dly']I also use Shop Safe which is offered by my credit card company to create different CC numbers for using on line.[/QUOTE]

Has anyone tried using PayPal virtual debit cards to setup a GCO account? o_O
 
[quote name='Layd Dly']I also use Shop Safe which is offered by my credit card company to create different CC numbers for using on line.[/quote]

also would mean you've previously said something...but you haven't ;)

anyways, good going on that different CC numbers - hopefully other CC companies catch on

[quote name='freshzen']Has anyone tried using PayPal virtual debit cards to setup a GCO account? o_O[/quote]

Never even heard of such a thing, I guess if they take debit it'll work though

Who's gunna be the guinea pig?
 
GCO $10 off is subject to Google's approval, which tells me that they can just say no to certain orders and you're left with $10 more on your credit card. That's why they let people order multiple times.
 
[quote name='Blade']GCO $10 off is subject to Google's approval, which tells me that they can just say no to certain orders and you're left with $10 more on your credit card. That's why they let people order multiple times.[/quote]

That's what I was thinking. And regardless of whether or not you change your name and phone number, it's still the same credit card number and address, right?

Believe it or not, I hadn't signed up previously and got RE4 Wii for a sweet $19. That was the magic price for me. Now for the Kororinpa clearance...\\:D/
 
The Nunchuck is definitely a good deal, as is RE4. Wii points aren't too bad either, however the discount is probably better used on other items rather than the points. Is it limit one per CC, or something? I haven't done this deal, however I think I might bite on the Nunchuck or RE4.
 
Dont remember who originally found it, but Tales of the Abyss is $18.99 after GCO which was good enough to get me to order it.
 
I thought everyone here knew about the whole buy.com GCO thing already. Most of the items you posted are just retail - 10 from GCO anyways. The last time i posted a buy.com GCO item ($14 2gb Wii brand SD card, a deal even without the GCO) it raised a good number of eyebrows.

And if i recall from that same thread, someone stated that the reason Google isnt doing anything is because they can show online retailers the number of accounts registered on their google check-out system (wether it be dummy accounts or real accounts), and eventually have those popular retail sites implement the GCO system (without the deal ofcourse). Google is trying to monopolize the online check-out system.
 
12 + 1 months of Live (halo 3 theme) @ $33 shipped, can this be used to add a year to your account or is it only for new members?

Edit: Nevermind just read it on the site. Good deal, my subscription is about to expire.
 
I actually think this is less ethical than flipping games, FWIW. Flipping games, at least you have a commodity: Wal-Mart sells Tigger's Terrific Treasure Trove for $30, so getting $30 from them for a returned copy of Tigger's Terrific Treasure Trove seems more above-board than this.
 
upadated op with tales of the abyss (which is oos at the moment) and the ps3 intercooler (which is at helluva price)

the micro gc controller doesn't seem to have a discount for whatever reason..
 
[quote name='Foo228']I never said it would be "news" to cags...just wanted to share some deals that quite a few people didn't know about

My fault on having the catchy title - deals like these should be missed, huh?
If you don't find a deal, oh well...others are bound to :roll: [/quote]
By posting a new thread, you're implicitly saying that it is news. The Google Checkout $10 coupon has been around for a long time. It's just not discussed too often these days because a new account is required to use the $10 coupon, and most CAGs had used/abused the coupon long ago.

But I recognize that you recently came aboard in March so you probably missed all the commotion over people constantly posting GCO deals. I'm not trying to come down on you for just trying to highlight some deals for people, but what I would appreciate more is if this thread specifically highlighted deals that aren't just retail price minus $10.
 
[quote name='rapsodist']By posting a new thread, you're implicitly saying that it is news. The Google Checkout $10 coupon has been around for a long time. It's just not discussed too often these days because a new account is required to use the $10 coupon, and most CAGs had used/abused the coupon long ago.

But I recognize that you recently came aboard in March so you probably missed all the commotion over people constantly posting GCO deals. I'm not trying to come down on you for just trying to highlight some deals for people, but what I would appreciate more is if this thread specifically highlighted deals that aren't just retail price minus $10.[/QUOTE]

All the more reason we don't need GCO threads every other day. This one is great.
 
I second what Cochese said, if we can confine all the "GCO" posts into just one post with all of the good deals you can get from it, that will deteriate the loads of spam-filled topics about the GCO and how games are "deals" from it.

Anyway, nice post O.P., I might pick up PoR for $10, I traded it in a few months ago to EB for $17+ in credit - so I'm still technically making a profit by buying it back for $10, haha - very good game though, I'm honestly not sure why I even traded it in to begin with.
 
[quote name='eugaet']They are, or at least it worked for me. I preordered Mercury Meltdown Revolution for the Wii back when you could preorder it for $9 shipped after GCO. Currently, you'd be able to get it for $14.39 shipped after GCO.
[/QUOTE]

I did the same thing. I guess I better check on that order. It has been so long and I haven't heard a thing since then. Do people get cancellation notices if they flush your GCO account? I know I used the same name/number as before, but then again I have only done 2 or 3 GCO things total since it started.

(Edit - Just checked my account and the order is still good for $8.99 shipped ;))
 
[quote name='tototheexplorer'] Now for the Kororinpa clearance...\\:D/[/QUOTE]

'splain please? I've been looking for that game cheap and don't see it at all at buy.com.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']All the more reason we don't need GCO threads every other day. This one is great.[/quote]

Thank you Cocheese and the others that understand where I'm getting at..
 
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