How many of you are now spoiled by CAG?

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PsyClerk

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This has occurred to me before, but it's come up again thanks to all the huge sales that we've seen recently.

Game X comes out at $50 and I pass it over. Later the price drops universally to $30 or so. I still pass it over, though now I'm watching it. Then a few places drop it just a little lower, maybe into the $20-$25 range. And then one place, it might be a B&M store, it might be online, will drop the price down to something insane like $10. Even though the game immediately sells out at that price, I find myself unwilling to pay more than $10 for it. Ok, maybe not unwilling, but it makes that $20-$25 price point as unnattractive as the original $50 price.

Cases in point: Wario World for GCN and Counterstrike on Xbox. Both were games I cared nothing about for the longest time, both wound up with mega sale prices and now that the sale is gone, I couldn't bring myself to pay more than $10 for either one of them. Yet for the average consumer, a $50 game for $20 is a great bargain.

I don't know whether this is a curse or a blessing.
 
I share as well.
I am preparing myself now to pass up on some games I want to at least wait for a $20 price. I'm still waiting to get Ninja Gaiden cheaper than $35, although I have no idea how long that will actually take (I won't pay a dollar more than that, since I saw it at $35 here close to its original launch).
 
i used to go in stores and if i saw a game i wanted, and i had enough money, i'd buy it...

now i dont even think about buying games that are over $20

it has to be atleast below $20 for it to even register in my brain as a possible sale... if its below $10 and its a game i've really wanted for a while, i get it..

there are exceptions to this rule though... of course Halo 2 will be one exception, .. GTA San Andreas will be another exception..
 
I understand where you guys are coming from but remember, Ninja Gaiden will never be $10. Unless its used from a garage sale. It's fine to be spoiled...just dont let it keep you from the games that made you get into gaming in the first place.
 
Can't help it.

I got a wife, 2 kids, house, 2 cars (one is a 1988 POS), bills. The only way I can game is by being a CAG.

Plus, I am really, REALLY patient, and can wait for those deals.
 
[quote name='donssword']Can't help it.

I got a wife, 2 kids, house, 2 cars (one is a 1988 POS), bills. The onlly way I can game is by being a CAG.

Plus, I am really, REALLY patient, and can wait for the deals.[/quote]

I hear that. $50 for a game is now far past my budget for games. Now, I'll pay maybe $20-$30 on any given game. Sometimes I'll trade in a few games to get the price down a bit.

But I think Halo 2, Fable and maybe Sudeki will change this trend big time for me.
 
[quote name='donssword']Can't help it.

I got a wife, 2 kids, house, 2 cars (one is a 1988 POS), bills. The onlly way I can game is by being a CAG.

Plus, I am really, REALLY patient, and can wait for the deals.[/quote]

I'm not patient at all, but waiting for a game to drop is the lesser evil than paying retail. I hate paying full price for anything. I was in Blockbuster the other day and I saw some Xbox games marked $59.99. That made me nauseous.

It's funny though... if games were cheaper I'd spend more money on them than if they were more expensive. Case in point - $5 BB games.
 
i cant really afford to pay $100 for 2 games anymore :p

it seems kinda hard to wait for a game to drop from $50 to $20, but if you think about the fact that instead of getting 2 $50 games for $100, you can get 5 $20 games, or 10 $10 games for the same price, it seems a little bit easier to wait.
 
I think it's not just people here, it's lots of people that are figuring out that $50 for a game isn't a good price. Look at the used game market now.

CAG has gotten to me like this: not like I will make myself wait to buy games I really, really want, but like the OP said, lower the price enough and almost any game sounds attractive to me. Case in point: Rainbow Six 3. I really had no initial interest in this game but when Circuit City offered it free with the Live kit Ii figured why not.
 
If the games came out new at 29.99 I might be more tempted to buy them first thing. Unfortunately it's hard to keep up with all the games I still haven't beaten. Whenever I want a new game, I look at the shelves full of games i've never even opened that I paid 40-50 for.
 
yeah I'm spoiled... but I was spoiled before I even got here, I havent spent 50 bucks on a game for 2 and a half years, I ain't gonna start now.

Granted even games I want I keep thinking, "I can find it cheaper, I KNOW I CAN!" This is the only reason I dont have MGS:Twin Snakes yet and dont shop in Game stop for new games EVER.
 
Last week I actually found myself refusing to buy a game I really wanted because it was still only on sale for $20. That used to be an immediate purchase. Now it almost has to be $15 or less for me to buy it. Of course then I go and buy a lot at once, but at least they were cheap individually!
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']But I think Halo 2, Fable and maybe Sudeki will change this trend big time for me.[/quote]

That's why Daddy wants gift certificates instead of tools for Father's Day ;-)
 
I rarely buy $50 games anymore myself. My wife complains enough at the $10-$20 games I buy. If I bought as many new games, as I did cheap games, she would throw my ass on the curb.
 
I have bought a lot of video games this past month because I'm an CAG member; with everyone posting every deal or sale prices on games makes it easier for everyone else to find the best deals. This is why Cheapassgamer is one of the sites I visit most often.
 
[quote name='Grave_Addiction']I hear that. $50 for a game is now far past my budget for games. [/quote]

That's why my eyes *always* roll when I hear about people pre-ordering games from EB and other places. I think, "ya already got so many friggin games you haven't even finished, why not play what you got, and buy the other after the price drop."

It is like that old joke about the young bull and the old bull sitting up on top of the hill...


The young CAG and the old CAG are sitting in their car near a strip mall reading the latest gaming mag on their lunch break. An article says the latest new Final Fantasy/Halo/Resident Evil/"insert game title here" is coming out in two months.

The young CAG says, "Let's go to EB and preorder before this today so we can get the cool limited edition trading card before the EB offer expires tomorrow."

The old CAG says, "Let's not. Instead let's wait till January and buy the game on sale at Best Buy, get the trading card on eBay, and then go to CircuitCity and buy 6 more games at close-out sale prices. And we'll still have enough left over for some beer."

Young CAG: "But I'm not 21 yet."

Old CAG: "I never said anything about sharing the beer. Now let's stop by Target so I can pick up some tampons and diapers for the wife and kids, and see if they have clearance priced anything this week."
 
I used to buy mostly new games with the occasional used one on ebay or at a mom and pop place. Then I have discovered CAG and ever since no price is too low. I go into mom and pop places and see used game for like 20-25 and I think thats too high. There are some games I buy right off the bat, cause they are games I really want and I have some disposable income, but most of my games come through this site...

so many deals [-o< its such a beautiful thing
 
After finding this site, I wait now for most games to drop to about 30 at least. I am not willing to spend 50 on but a few games anymore. My birthday is coming and my fiance keeps asking me what I want. I gave her a small list of games that have dropped even though she knows I want others. I just explained that I don't want her to waste money on a game when it will drop. Couple that and my cousin works at GS and she can get me more games for the same money.
 
The only exception to being a CAG is the freebies or bonuses you get for pre-ordering or buying at release, even then it has to be worthwhile. I wanted Viewtiful Joe for a while but didn't budge at the drop to 30, sale at 25, but made the move when it dropped to $20(now back to 30) for few weeks.

Example, I pre-ordered Windwaker for the bonus disk and bought a classic NES game at circuit city for the free shirt. Yea old school shirts.
 
Whenever I am about to buy a game online I check here first to see if there is any deals.
Also, I often go out on Saturday nights, and always check to see if there will be any good deals the next day.
 
I enjoy being the ass part of CAG. Nothing more satisfying than saying out loud near the checkout line of game stores, "$50? Sheesh, you can find this online for $10," then smugly walking away.
 
The only time I falter is for the occasional hard to find game (Disgaea, which I don't think I'll ever find for cheaper the $40 new, so $50 is doable) or for something I want in non-GH packaging (yes, I'm an aesthetic whore).

But otherwise, I'll hold out until something gets near $20. Like SIMPSONS: HIT AND RUN. EB had it on sale for $30, PMed it at BB and dropped some rewardzone certificates on it.
 
CAG has definitely spoiled me, I make good money now without many expenses and still can't bring myself to buy full price games. It will be excruciating to part with $50 for some of the games coming up that I really want and might not be able to wait for, especially Nintendo exclusives like Metroid Prime 2 and the new Zelda which will take forever to drop in price. Rarely do I ever spend so much as $20 on a game, only a few exceptions on games like PoP that I really wanted or Skies of Arcadia which is/was hard to find. For $15 I will only get games that I really want. I will buy most anything that I have a slight interest in for $10, I get most games for this. I will buy almost anything for $5, thats less than a rental.

I don't even buy used games, if you wait around long enough you can find new ones cheaper, since used prices are just a percentage off retail normally. Stores clearance new games but not usually used, like the EBgames.com sales on WW, MM NT, and 1080 or Target and BB clearances.

[quote name='Aryss']My birthday is coming and my fiance keeps asking me what I want. I gave her a small list of games that have dropped even though she knows I want others. I just explained that I don't want her to waste money on a game when it will drop. [/quote]

:lol: That is too funny, I don't know how many times I have told my girlfriend NOT to buy me games or dvd's as gifts because I can get them cheaper. I have her buy me clothes instead, because she knows much more about style anyways.

[quote name='WhipSmartBanky']I enjoy being the ass part of CAG. Nothing more satisfying than saying out loud near the checkout line of game stores, "$50? Sheesh, you can find this online for $10," then smugly walking away.[/quote]

I have wanted to do this so many times when I see games I know can be had for ridiculously cheaper prices marked for full retail or even more.
 
ME! This place is great! Great Deals are great. i never pay full price for games anymore!!!

the one bad thing is that i end up spending more money because when i see a good deal, i feel like i have to get the game, so i end up spending more then usual. meh, better then wasting my money on Child Support........JK!!!
 
[quote name='Querjek']Hello, my name is Querjek, and I am a CAG.


Yeah, I have the same problem.[/quote]

lol, same here. "hi brother, my name is doraemonkerpal, and i am a CAG..." :lol:
 
i totally concur, i dont even take a 2nd look at $50 games anymore, most msrp games i have bought after the discovery of CAG was games that my gf wanted... and those she "needs" to have on the spot... if i'd say "uh, lets see if theres any deals on CAG" i'd never hear the end of it...

although there is some titles i plan to pick up at &50 msrp: paper mario, 128 mario, baten kaido, tales of symphonia, FIRE EMBLEM!!!! damn, thats like over $200 bucks.. ima go pimp myself at your local little ceasar now.
 
Have I been spoiled by CAG? Oh yes.

The most money I've paid for a single game in the past six months was $35 for Riddick. I will never pay any more than that again (well, unless/until the next game from the ICO team comes out).
 
[quote name='Querjek']Hello, my name is Querjek, and I am a CAG.


Yeah, I have the same problem.[/quote]

hello queerjerk.

my name is rimsforsale, and i am a alcho.. i mean a CAG...
 
You know what sucks? The whole pricing cycle will re-start whe the new consoles come out.
 
yea CAG has spoiled me really bad if i see sales i wait until CAG has something about it as well i have lots of coupon codes i use for stuff i always wanted

thanks
cheapyD

god bless you sir at the lowest cost possible though
 
I've been a CAG since 1979. In the 25 years since my first computer game purchase I can count the number of times I paid more than 50% of the original full price of a game without removing my shoes. That doesn't count the numerous times I bought a pile of games and made so much profit from the duplicates and undesirables that even after keeping some for my library I was in profits for the lot.

I have it down to an art. When I bought a dozen $5 games at Best Buy I not only got Reward points but also charged it on my Toys R Us Visa card so I also got 1% back as TRU store credit.

I've been a CAG most of my life. This site just gave me a new label to use. Appropriately enough, I believe this will be my 100th post.
 
Highly spoiled. It wasn't that long ago I reguraly payed 40 - 50 for N64 games. I didn't have a PSone and with the limited N64 library at times that really didn't add up to much.

Unfortunately I didn't break the habit soon enough. There are too many games in the last couple of years where 20 - 40 looked like a good deal. Then I see it for 10 bucks. Obviously there has been more than one case where I wasted money

Since discovering this site and how easy it is to track deals online in general, few games are worth 20+. I'll get Metroid Prime 2 or MGS 3 at launch but most will wait, not just to 20 - 30 but to 5 -15.

This site actually creates another problem. The average price per a game I've spent has become so low, that it equals too many games.

My backlog is ridiculous :twisted:
 
I used to one of those sad, dirt poor college kids who skipped a few meals to be able to get some $50 games.

Thanks to the savings I get from CAG, I'm eating 3 meals a day!!
 
I found this place after truly reaching the point of becoming a "Cheap Ass". I noticed more and more games I was paying 50 dollars for, were becoming 20-30 just a few weeks later... it pissed me off and now I'm here so that I have some ammunition in the war on te---overpriced games. : )
 
Even before I came to this site, I never liked paying more than $10 for a game and always tried to find deals on games. But now that I see all the deals posted here, even $10 seems like a lot for a game sometimes. Now I have trouble spending more than $5 for a game.
 
I don't buy sny game unless I check this CAG first. Example: I wanted Boktai when it first came out, but I held on, and I bought it today for $10 at CC. $10!!!
 
Yeah I dont buy something anymore now until I know that i get it for half off or more of the lowest place, unless its just something i gotta have, i wont even spend more than 20 on a game anymore, the last game i bought for 20 was Onimusha 3 and before that I cant remember cuz Im that damn cheap
 
This site is great :)

But I have been a CAG since long before I came here... I just can't see paying 50$ for something that is 30$ a few weeks later. Come to think of it, can't even see paying 30$ for a game... (Think the last 30$+ game I bought was Gamestop Buy 2 get 1 free, so they averaged 18$ each which wasn't too bad)

Rentals around here are almost 7$ each and a crappy selection to boot. At this point, it's easier just to wait til some things reach 10$ or 15$ and then if I don't like it, just swap it in somewhere.
 
I used to routinely pay full price for games until I found this site, Now my limit is 30$ for a-list games, and 20 and under for anything else, besides the franchises I truly love,
 
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