Official San Diego Area CAG List

i've been collecting since '98, when i started work at TRU (don't work there anymore). despite selling most of my best stuff on Ebay back about 3 years ago, i still have over 1000 games, and probably close to 80-90 systems, if you count all my dupes. my wife hates it, but she tolerates it, now that we have a house, vs. the apartment we were renting!
 
i was into collecting games and gaming stuff until i started working at a video game store... then it all seemed kind of pointless to me. i still hop on good deals when people come to trade rare shit but usually only for resale pusposes. hate me for that.
 
[quote name='gouki858']Anyone know if any gamestops doing a midnight release of Gears of War?[/quote]The EB in Eastlake is "supposedly" doing a midnight launch, but I would call to confirm.


On another note, how about them Chargers!
 
i don't think anyone is really doing a midnight release. based on my video game retail expertise (lol), i have noticed gears of war is not a street dated title. which means no one should have it before the 8th. it ships on the 7th, stores get it the morning of the 8th.

im sure there might be stores out there doing a midnight release. im just not sure how they're getting the game before everyone else.

EDIT: it's not street dated BUT game crazy stores are getting a special delivery to have it on the 7th. so maybe gamestop is doing the same thing?
 
[quote name='MarkMan']I'm willing to part with them for under ebay price. I've been telling ppl 1200 and 1300.

I have 6 preorders total.[/QUOTE]
Where do you have 6 preorders? Are you buying all 6 if you get them?

I wanted to buy a few PS3's at launch, but I'm only getting one. I'm planning on grabbing at least 2-3 when the next run comes in January.
 
By the way, is anybody camping out for a Wii? I probably will.. and I'm glad I wasn't crazy enough to camp out for one. I don't think there will be a problem getting one at all if you buy one on launch day.

If you haven't seen these yet, check out these links:

Units for Target stores: http://wickedsick.org/wii_finder/

Units per store: http://www.wiiloaded.com/wiinews-3082

Probably going around midnight to local stores with the shortest line in this order:
1. Target
2. Wal-Mart
3. Circuit City
4. Best Buy

If all those lines are long, I'll just check most of the nearest stores that are out of my area.
 
I have 4 preorders at a Toys R' Us. 2 at EB Games/GameStop.


I'll be campin at Costco.. Excite Truck/Zelda + console and possibly extra controller/nunchuck for $339.99.
 
[quote name='MarkMan']I have 4 preorders at a Toys R' Us. 2 at EB Games/GameStop.


I'll be campin at Costco.. Excite Truck/Zelda + console and possibly extra controller/nunchuck for $339.99.[/QUOTE]
Which Costco are you camping out at? I might do that, but I'd have to find somebody to buy it for me since I don't have a membership.
 
I haven't decided which one yet, I guess it'll depend on how many each store gets... anyone know someone with Costco info? :)
 
[quote name='MarkMan']I haven't decided which one yet, I guess it'll depend on how many each store gets... anyone know someone with Costco info? :)[/QUOTE]
The site I linked to a few posts up shows an average of 10. Not completely accurate, but might give you an idea.
 
Try this one they should have it in by now:
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif] EB Games #4059
Chula Vista
555 BROADWAY
CHULA VISTA CA, 91910 US
(619)476-9055
[/FONT]
I'd go pick up my pre-order right now, but I've got $20 in RZ certs and a 10% coupon I'd like to use at BB on the CE. I'd rather save almost $30 than to have it a couple hours earlier.
 
well, i have a $20 credit at GameStop, and a $10 off $50 coupon at Circuit City. i was planning on getting it from CC tomorrow at 5pm (supposedly) and picking up the free faceplate. i suppose if GameStop is offering their faceplate with purchase (as opposed to preordering it), i might get it there, but i haven't heard anything official. at Best Buy i could use the coupon along with the double RZ points to get it there, but again, i really want a faceplate and i think theirs were just for preorder also. anyone know for sure?

as for EB, will they take my GS credit? i didn't think they would.
 
[quote name='allyourblood']well, i have a $20 credit at GameStop, and a $10 off $50 coupon at Circuit City. i was planning on getting it from CC tomorrow at 5pm (supposedly) and picking up the free faceplate. i suppose if GameStop is offering their faceplate with purchase (as opposed to preordering it), i might get it there, but i haven't heard anything official. at Best Buy i could use the coupon along with the double RZ points to get it there, but again, i really want a faceplate and i think theirs were just for preorder also. anyone know for sure?

as for EB, will they take my GS credit? i didn't think they would.[/quote]No, GS/EB are not offerring a free faceplate with your purchase. As for BB, I thought it was a free t-shirt, but yeah those were just for pre-orders I'm guessing. And yes, EB will take your GS credit as long as it's on your edge or more card/giftcard. All their computer systems should be updated, so both chains are basically the same store now.
 
[quote name='Ma12kez']No, GS/EB are not offerring a free faceplate with your purchase. As for BB, I thought it was a free t-shirt, but yeah those were just for pre-orders I'm guessing. And yes, EB will take your GS credit as long as it's on your edge or more card/giftcard. All their computer systems should be updated, so both chains are basically the same store now.[/quote]

d'oh, it's on a receipt. okay, Circuit City at 5pm tomorrow, it is! thanks.
 
[quote name='allyourblood']d'oh, it's on a receipt. okay, Circuit City at 5pm tomorrow, it is! thanks.[/quote]If you can get a hold of the Fry's ad, try to PM the $49.99 price of Gears of War to get their 110% PM guarantee. The ad says through Nov. 7th, but I'm pretty sure the price will carry over to the next ad because it wasn't even available today.
 
Got Final Fantasy V Advance from Fry's today $29.99... and Gears of War at GameCrazy...

There's a midnight launch for GoW today at the Plaza Blvd. GameStop.
 
WOO HOO!

I got a deal finalized for 5 PS3s, the only thing is I have to deliver them to LA :/

At least I know the guy and his company personally... otherwise I wouldn't go on this kind of adventure.

I don't mind though... as long as it's not during Wii day. :)
 
all game crazy stores had gears of war on the 7th.

the game is fucking amazing. i just spent 3 hours just on the multiplayer versus. the game is definetly more about taking cover and finding a way to move in on your oppenent. if you run and gun... you're dead.
 
So... Anyone getting psyched up for Black Friday '06 in SD? I mean cowmon, who doesn't enjoy a raving mob of people looking to save a couple bucks.

Best Buy looks okay, but nothing really in interest or within my spending range.

So far all the video game deals look pretty damn cold [especially EB/GS, hardly any sale], so I'm probably not going to camp out for anything. What I'm waiting for is Office Depot/Staples/Walmart so I can maybe get a decent chair and I really need a new cheap computer, my laptop is on the verge of exploding.

Also, anyone looking forward to any game deals besides GoW? Ha, I shouldn't be asking this, my money was drained because of the TRU b2g1 sale...
 
The last Black Friday I woke up for was probably 2003.

It was then I realized... after waking up at 4 AM and waiting in line at Fry's that wrapped around the building.... what the fuck... *while holding a 50 dollar DVD player*... this DVD player sucks, I should be sleeping.

And I never went again.
 
Yeah, Black Fridays especially at the bigger retailers seems to suck more and more as the years pass. But I heard over from fatwallet that compusa had a gift card/aol sign up deal that many people could take advantage of and get multiple $200 gift cards, and they could just cancel the subcrition promptly.

I think I'll stay away from the electronics as much as I can and maybe try to stock up some clothes this BF.
 
[quote name='chaarlieee']I might get a wireless guitar at Best Buy. I want to see Fry's' and Circuit City's black friday ad's.[/quote]isn't there an issue with the compatability with gh2? I think I read that somewhere.
 
[quote name='DT778']isn't there an issue with the compatability with gh2? I think I read that somewhere.[/quote] This is the guitar by React that will be $39.99 at Best Buy:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7993852&st=guitar&type=product&id=1155071937682


It says it's compatible. I heard that third party guitars weren't compatible. I haven't done the research, so I can't say for sure if it works with Guitar Hero 2 or not.



Anyway, I might not even buy anything on Black Friday. Unless there are cheap deals on computer parts, I might just go out after 11am to pick up some movies
 
[quote name='MarkMan']The last Black Friday I woke up for was probably 2003.

It was then I realized... after waking up at 4 AM and waiting in line at Fry's that wrapped around the building.... what the fuck... *while holding a 50 dollar DVD player*... this DVD player sucks, I should be sleeping.

And I never went again.[/quote]
yep. that pretty sums up BF. even when you get a deal, you're still buying sh*t. i mean yeah, every once in a while you land a decent deal on some up-to-date, name-brand stuff, but usually, people are in a hot sweat to buy up 80GB IDE drives, off-brand 8x DVD-Rs and Shakanui (or whatever) DVD players. even the computers they sell boast decent numbers but CRAPPY internals (like big harddrives with horrible buffer/access times, "fast" processors with a weak cache, cheap optical drives, inferior power supplies, noisy fans, etc...).

and then there's the lame DVD deals. it seems like this year, (normally priced) 9.99 DVDs are 6.99. whoopee. i guess BF works well for loading up on gifts, but i'd rather spend more, buy some nicer things and avoid the lines.

and of course, we all know the worst part: back in the day, you used to just get a plain-old killer deal, without any requirements beyond getting up at the crack of dawn and having money. now, that $30 hard drive is actually gonna cost you $120 in-store; you gotta send away a freaking rebate to get your ducats back!! don't forget to copy everything, make backups of your files, and triple-check the postmark date, lest you get shafted on every last item. and we pay them for the pleasure??? sick.

having said all that, i do usually like to shop at stores at around 10am on BF, after the "door busters" are gone, and just walk around and check out the mess and the noise & bustle.
 
Would anybody have interest in buying my widescreen CRT for $300? That's half of what I bought for just a year ago. You'd have to pick it up of course. If you don't have a widescreen, this would be a great buy for you.

I'm looking into getting a plasma now since there have been a few nice deals lately.
 
Sigh, this BF is gonna look like crap. I just checked out the Circuit City ad and there seems to be nothing interesting. Yeah, about those TVs, I bet so many people will camp out in line just to get one of those 32" at BB or CC. Hopefully the Office Depot and CompUSA have better BFads. Oh, and dare I say, I kinda want new clothes. Haha, hopefully people don't scramble for clothes as much as they do for electronics.

I'm starting to believe that the best deals aren't gotten from BF these days, but rather from other times in the year. I sure saved a lot because of clearance items during the summer and spring.
 
Me, Ace R. and n8nmonster are in line at Best Buy... my friends and I are the first 17, it's gonna be a long week!

Look for some couches and TVs setup in front of the store. :)
 
[quote name='MarkMan']Me, Ace R. and n8nmonster are in line at Best Buy... my friends and I are the first 17, it's gonna be a long week!

Look for some couches and TVs setup in front of the store. :)[/QUOTE]
Pictures.
 
[quote name='MarkMan']Me, Ace R. and n8nmonster are in line at Best Buy... my friends and I are the first 17, it's gonna be a long week!

Look for some couches and TVs setup in front of the store. :)[/quote]Are you serious? Man that's hardcore. Is this the Chula Vista BB? Maybe I'll swing by on my way home from work lol.
 
[quote name='MarkMan']Me, Ace R. and n8nmonster are in line at Best Buy... my friends and I are the first 17, it's gonna be a long week!

Look for some couches and TVs setup in front of the store. :)[/quote]

don't you already have like 49 PS3s reserved? what happened?
 
I'm guessing he has like 5 right now. Wow almost a whole week+ in advance to camp? I don't know where you guys find the time to do that or what job/profession would allow you to take a whole week off like that. You guys must have a chill job or something. I just can't fathom doing something like that with work, school, and family coming first. Good luck though, just hope it doesn't rain.
 
well, i finally bit the bullet and picked up GoW from Gamestop on Broadway (near Palomar).

it's a great game, and the best-looking i've ever seen (including PC games), but the shaky-camera thing sucks. i wish they'd let you turn it off. i get motion-sickness even without it, depending on the game, and this one had my stomach churning in just a few minutes. but i guess i'll play thru the pain -- it took me months, but i can play Halo 2 now and not succumb to motion sickness. when i first picked i up, i couldn't play for more than 10 minutes without getting dizzy.

time to condition myself once again. :cry:
 
[quote name='MarkMan']Yea I was kidding. But I feel like campin. lol.[/QUOTE]
Haha, I was about to say... Sigh, it's so hard for me to detect online sarcasm...
 
[quote name='MarkMan']The berserker part is nuts!

Such a great way to end the year...

FF XII
GoW
Zelda
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

:)[/quote]

tell me about it! although i have no interest in FFXII (i can't get in to "new" RPGs very well), all of the other 3 are at the tippy-top of my playing/must-have list. but you could swap out FFXII for FFIII, and now we're talking!
 
Oh man I just beat the game in "Hardcore." Gears is so awesome when you're playing co-op. Time to tackle the "Insane" difficulty.
 
[quote name='Ma12kez']Oh man I just beat the game in "Hardcore." Gears is so awesome when you're playing co-op. Time to tackle the "Insane" difficulty.[/quote]

yeah seriously. the last boss fight was pretty sweet. i dont know when i'll start insane mode.
 
Howdy! Greetings from Mira Mesa

I've been speding a lot of time on CAG forums lately.


My 360 just shipped! Hopefully I'll start playing GoW on Wednesday
 
yo str.

Sigh, I'm feeling super bored today since I left my ps2 at home. Unfortunately, all I have right now is an n64 and my old PS back down in CV. I desperately need my ps2 fix. I also have a DS with me, but, no wifi T.T and only a couple of games.

So any good deals you guys are looking forward to? btw, anyone try those Circuit City change of address coupon copies? haha.
 
Hey everybody. No hot local deals on my horizon. However, I'm debating whether I should camp out at TRU next Saturday night/Sunday morning for a Wii. I'm not going to drop 600 for a PS3, but I'd do 250 for the Wii. I'd just be getting Zelda. Is it worth it?

To follow up on our prior fast food threads, I had Chick Fil-A for the first time this week at Sports Arena. It's awesome. I guess there's been one in CV this whole time that I didn't know about. Too bad it's closed tomorrow...
 
It's a tough call. I really like my GC, but only for a few games. I felt RE4 was one of the best games ever, but I never liked it as much as my PS2 or Xbox.
 
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