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Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.


Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!



How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.




Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.



Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch}

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you all for your consideration.



Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.


Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. [email protected]} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms
Call of Duty – brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

***New guides to the master list as of 5-5-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***


***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***

EB games .01

DOA Ultimate
Driver 3
Freedom Force vs Third Reich
Madden 2005 Collector's Edition guide (not regular)
Nanobreaker
Project Snowblind
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Sly Cooper 2
Socom 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Yu Yu (GBA & PS2)
Yugioh guide

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Fable
Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent – Prima
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age – Prima
Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Metal Gear Solid3: Snake Eater – Brady
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Brady
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Prince Of Persia2 : Warrior Within
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2

***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Killzone - Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf - Prima
NFL Street 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
X-Men Legends

Best Buy .27

Paper Mario - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***

K-mart .01

Starfox Adventures – Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine – Nintendo
Wario World – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***

Toys R Us .01

007 Bond Everything Or Nothing - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
DBZ Budokai - Prima
DBZ Buu's Fury - Prima
Fire Emblem - Prima
Mafia - Prima
Mario & Luigi - Prima
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Need For Speed Underground - Prima
Ninja Gaiden - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin Out - Prima
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Prima
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - Prima
Super Mario 4 - Prima
Tak 2 - Prima
Transformers - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning - Prima
YuGiOh Sacred Cards - Prima
Yugioh Worldwide Edition - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***

Gamestop .01

Champions of Norrath
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima
Rygar - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition


Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3


***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:p Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***





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I picked up Star Wars Episode 3 and two Medal of Honor Euporean Assault. The MOH: EA are still sealed in plastic. All are available for trade. [Also Destroy All Humans, Empire Earth 2, GTA: Vice City, Half Life 2)

Looking for R&C 1, R&C 2, Jak 2, Jak 3, Rise of Nations, Rome Total War, or Sims 2 for trade.
 
Wow . . . guides dropped last Mon and it took me a whole week to get it straight.

Today I got GTASA PS2 version kinda beat up and MOH EA.

Anyone looking for Half Life2 or the above?
 
Snagged the one and only GTA:SA PS2 guide at my BB today. Got the feeling that the pulled the wrong version as the Xbox guide is nowhere to be found there anymore.
 
[quote name='schultzed']I tried Driv3r and it came up full price.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, turns out it is full price. Ya know, I have one copy of the guide at home, but I don't know where it came from...I can't imagine I paid more than a cent for it. I think I may have been mixing up Killzone with Driv3r, as the covers remind me of each other, I think (not at home to look at them right now).
 
The BB i went to later today looks like it was pillaged already(either by a CAG or BB employees) - there were random Xbox GTa's scattered about, both in PC and Console guide sections, but no PS2 versions.
 
Just snagged Morrowind: game of the Year edition at my local Software Etc. for a penny.

I just the prices on Kingdom Hearts, FFX and Star Ocean and all were full.
 
Anyone know if there was a EB drop today? I was just in my local one, and one of the guys was carrying a stack of guides to the back. When I asked him if he was pulling them, he said no, they were just clearing room because they had too many of the same guides.

That may be true, the guys there are usually pretty nice. Then again, I get the impression that someone (DM?) is putting some pressure on local stores selling .01 guides, so who knows.
 
Anyone know what the deal is with Best Buy shrinkwrapping certain guides? I ask because the only GTA SA guides I could get looked like ass, with bent covers, and were obviously well read-through, whereas every copy of MOH EA (and Halo 2) was shrinkwrapped. I've previously gotten Forza and Jade Empire guides that were sealed too, but others like Doom 3, Goldeneye, and Call of Duty were not shrinked...
 
Well me being the cheap ass that I am, I went back to the local Software Etc. I brought in a huge stack of magazines, and asked for price checks. The guy looked at me and said, "you know about this store, don't you". I smiled and replied that a friend told me about huge price discounts.

I managed to get" Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth (Prima Version with nice colors!), Armies of Exigo, Lords of EverQuests (around 400 pages), Freedom Force vs Third Reich, and Farcry (color also)
 
[quote name='SpyderGT']Yeah, turns out it is full price. Ya know, I have one copy of the guide at home, but I don't know where it came from...I can't imagine I paid more than a cent for it. I think I may have been mixing up Killzone with Driv3r, as the covers remind me of each other, I think (not at home to look at them right now).[/QUOTE]

I don't know how the Driv3r guide has made it through so many penny drops considering it wasn't a hot item to begin with.
 
[quote name='schultzed']I don't know how the Driv3r guide has made it through so many penny drops considering it wasn't a hot item to begin with.[/QUOTE]

My BB has 39, yes 39, copies of Halo 2 guide. That one seems to be pretty hot too....
 
i checked the san andreas guide today at best buy that says "for xbox and pc" on it. It was a penny, too. I thought it was only the ps2 guide. Can anyone else confirm this, or is this just an isolated incident? anyhoo, i didn't buy it and got the ps2 guide (in the computer section) since the xbox/pc cover was "more" beat up.
 
[quote name='mentos888']i checked the san andreas guide today at best buy that says "for xbox and pc" on it. It was a penny, too. I thought it was only the ps2 guide. Can anyone else confirm this, or is this just an isolated incident? anyhoo, i didn't buy it and got the ps2 guide (in the computer section) since the xbox/pc cover was "more" beat up.[/QUOTE]


The xbox guide is still listed as full price on the website. Usually when a guide is pennied out it doesnt show up online shows up as a penny. Don't know, someone might want to double check.
 
[quote name='gugaplex']The xbox guide is still listed as full price on the website. Usually when a guide is pennied out it doesnt show up online shows up as a penny. Don't know, someone might want to double check.[/QUOTE]

I'll check tomorrow at work. I didn't notice an Xbox/PC or PS2 label the other day so I figured there was only one version, wheres the label located?
 
well, i asked the employee to check, then he got surprised and asked the manager. the manager sounded flustered and said, it's probably a penny cuz the cover is torn (the guide was pretty beat up)...then he came back and grabbed all the rest of em and took em to the back (not sure if they were beat up and not sure if they were the xbox/pc guides, too).

Trust me, i didn't want to alert anyone about em, but the manager just popped up out of nowhere! arrrgg!

btw, it says "ps2" on one guide and for "xbox and pc" on another guide. it's not really a label. it's printed on the front cover at the bottom in the rockstar font, i think.

EDIT: Its still confirmed ps2 guide is .01. btw, city of heroes and guild wars guide are still regular price.
 
[quote name='mentos888']well, i asked the employee to check, then he got surprised and asked the manager. the manager sounded flustered and said, it's probably a penny cuz the cover is torn (the guide was pretty beat up)...then he came back and grabbed all the rest of em and took em to the back (not sure if they were beat up and not sure if they were the xbox/pc guides, too).

Trust me, i didn't want to alert anyone about em, but the manager just popped up out of nowhere! arrrgg!

btw, it says "ps2" on one guide and for "xbox and pc" on another guide. it's not really a label. it's printed on the front cover at the bottom in the rockstar font, i think.[/QUOTE]

can anyone confirm this for the xbox/pc guide, my bb has a bunch left i think :)
 
I checked Halo 2, Driv3r and GTA:SA for Xbox at the Best Buy in Batavia on Randall Road. All regular price.

The kicker is that I had SW:Ep. III and MOH:EA in hand, both rang up for 0.01, but the "media manager" intercepted me before the cashier could ring me up and proclaimed very loudly that if they ring up for a penny, they can't be sold. I swear she was out of breath by the time she reached the checkout area.

I asked her why, and her explanation included reference to an e-mail from corporate within the past two weeks that said they could no longer sell penny guides, or anything for a penny, and that all pennied merchandise (including promotional items) needed to be sent back to the manufacturer. I asked about the PS2 "Power Mouse" they had hanging on a display marked for 1 cent. She said they sent them back to the warehouse and the warehouse sent them back telling this BB to sell them.

I have been identified by the media manager by sight as a devil customer. Next time I try for a penny guide, I'll ask her about that if she stops me again.
 
[quote name='mentos888']i checked the san andreas guide today at best buy that says "for xbox and pc" on it. It was a penny, too. I thought it was only the ps2 guide. Can anyone else confirm this, or is this just an isolated incident? anyhoo, i didn't buy it and got the ps2 guide (in the computer section) since the xbox/pc cover was "more" beat up.[/QUOTE]


I checked the GTA: San Andreas for the XBOX/PC and it still rung up 16.99.
 
Fourth that PC/Xbox price.

Guild Wars also rang up full price.

My BB has stupid employees and still some copies of Pirates and a copy of DAH cause they don't really care.
 
[quote name='shajek']I checked Halo 2, Driv3r and GTA:SA for Xbox at the Best Buy in Batavia on Randall Road. All regular price.

The kicker is that I had SW:Ep. III and MOH:EA in hand, both rang up for 0.01, but the "media manager" intercepted me before the cashier could ring me up and proclaimed very loudly that if they ring up for a penny, they can't be sold. I swear she was out of breath by the time she reached the checkout area.

I asked her why, and her explanation included reference to an e-mail from corporate within the past two weeks that said they could no longer sell penny guides, or anything for a penny, and that all pennied merchandise (including promotional items) needed to be sent back to the manufacturer. I asked about the PS2 "Power Mouse" they had hanging on a display marked for 1 cent. She said they sent them back to the warehouse and the warehouse sent them back telling this BB to sell them.

I have been identified by the media manager by sight as a devil customer. Next time I try for a penny guide, I'll ask her about that if she stops me again.[/QUOTE]

The thing is at TRU: The .01 merchandise is either sent back to the manufacturer or destroyed (which makes no sense to me), and the store/company gets back full wholesale credit for said merchandise. Breaking even is a whole lot better than letting it go out the door for a penny, even for a big company. Small amounts really add up.

As for the "Power Mouse," the manufacturer probably had no use for any of the components and/or didn't want to recycle it, so they offered full credit back for them, and ust let the store keep the merchandise to dispose of it.
 
[quote name='sp00ge']The thing is at TRU: The .01 merchandise is either sent back to the manufacturer or destroyed (which makes no sense to me), and the store/company gets back full wholesale credit for said merchandise. Breaking even is a whole lot better than letting it go out the door for a penny, even for a big company. Small amounts really add up.

As for the "Power Mouse," the manufacturer probably had no use for any of the components and/or didn't want to recycle it, so they offered full credit back for them, and ust let the store keep the merchandise to dispose of it.[/QUOTE]

It just really bugs me that this single "media manager" does her best to spoil my fun and the fun is spoiled only at this single Best Buy. All the other Best Buys sell the penny merch without question and several even put 1-cent price tags on the guides. Only this single BB with this group of managers trots out the "corporate line" that they can't sell penny guides.
 
Welcome to the world of the penny guide my friend. This battle has been going on since the days of our fore-fathers. (not really but you get the idea)
 
Best Buy .01

Destroy all Humans
Doom 3 PC
Empire 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Half-Life 2 PC (not hard cover)
Lord of the rings: Battle for Middle Earth
Matrix Online PC
Medal of Honor European assault
Pirates!
Sims: Makin' Magic PC
Star Wars: Episode III - Prima


If I missed anything let me know. Will add to main list later with the EB and GS drops. Thanks.
 
Today I picked up Half-Life 2 and Doom 3 for PC for myself and a friend of mine at the Great Northern BB. Nothing else was there except for one copy of MoH:EA.
 
[quote name='floormat']Best Buy .01

Destroy all Humans
Doom 3 PC
Empire 2
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Half-Life 2 PC (not hard cover)
Lord of the rings: Battle for Middle Earth
Matrix Online PC
Medal of Honor European assault
Pirates!
Sims: Makin' Magic PC
Star Wars: Episode III - Prima

If I missed anything let me know. Will add to main list later with the EB and GS drops. Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Might want to mark the Pirates!, Empire Earth 2, GTA: VC and LOTR: BfME as PC guides, just to remind people they're PC guides.
 
I went to 3 different Best Buys this week which I've known for a fact have all had atleast 10+ San Andreas guys as of last week, and they were all gone as of yesterday, as were all the other penny guides. I've never had problems getting them at these stores in the past, I guess they just got wise and started pulling them off the shelves.
 
[quote name='johnnyle']I get lost in the game and really need Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2) Strategy Guide.
I got other guides but this. Trade any1!!![/QUOTE]

I have one GTA SA guide to trade, however the cover is all beat up. Let me know if you're interested, and if so, what guides you have to offer...
 
I get lost in the game and really need Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2), Fable, Jade Empire Strategy Guide. Trade any1!!!

I got:
Matrix online PC
Empire 2 PC
Pirate PC
GTA VC
Doom 3 xbox
Half Life 2 PC
Destroy all human
LoR - Battle for Middle Earth PC
Forza
Metal of Honor : EA
Call of Duty : FH
Brother in Arm: RTH 30
The Urbz: Sim in the City
Madden NFL 2005
Killzone
Hobbit
Starfox assault
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2
plus others...
 
Picked up a couple extra GTA:SA guides today if people want them, CML (link in sig). They're in mint condition. I took the nicest ones, but there were like 40 on the shelf.
 
Does anyone have Xenosaga II guide for sale?
Really appreciate if you can help a CAG out.
Also, I wont mind a GTASA (PS2) or Jak 3 guide as well.

thanks.
 
[quote name='maxgle']Does anyone have Xenosaga II guide for sale?
Really appreciate if you can help a CAG out.
Also, I wont mind a GTASA (PS2) or Jak 3 guide as well.

thanks.[/QUOTE]


I have all those guides (except GTASA) on my trade list. Send me a PM.
 
Picked up GTA: SA guide at BestBuy. Anyone want to trade for Jak 3, Jak 2, R&C1 or R&C2, SSX3, or Rise of Nations (PC), Sims 2 (PC), Age of Mythology (PC)?

Extra guides also available: GTA:VC, HL2, Empire Earth 2, Medal of Honor:EA (in plastic wrap), Star Wars Ep3

There was also another copy of the GTA:SA PS2 guide at the Best Buy in Bridgewater, NJ although it wasn't in great condition. It was in the PC games section with the PC/XBOX versions.
 
Scored Destroy All Humans... I let the guide sit there for like two weeks, I wasn't interested in it, but I figured what the hell, might as well grab it since it's still there.

Cashier flipped out a little seeing a .01 guide... even scanned the guide TWICE to make sure he didn't scan the wrong barcode. I told him this was normal, he said "shouldn't they have pulled this" and I told him "well, if they did, that guide has been there for about two weeks after the price changed to .01, so I don't think they care", and luckily he just let it slide and told me he might get one for himself.

The Saint Petersburg Best Buy, as of closing tonight (Saturday), still has copies of Destroy All Humans, GTA: San Andreas (ps2 version), and Half Life 2. I didn't pick any up for any other CAG's because I don't have time to ship them out for the next week or two.
 
Wow, going to check out best buy for hl2 and GTASA later today. The best buys around here never pull the penny guides so most of them sould still be on the shelves.
 
[quote name='Prepster']Wow, going to check out best buy for hl2 and GTASA later today. The best buys around here never pull the penny guides so most of them sould still be on the shelves.[/QUOTE]

Which Best Buys do you hit? The ones I go to are hit or miss. With one in particular being very difficult now.
 
Gamestop marked down these to a penny...

Killer 7
Fantasy Football Handbook 2005
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun and Blue Moon
Shining Tears
Mega Man X Command Mission
Coded Arms
Brother in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
*NEW* Dead to Rights II
*NEW* Unreal Championship 2

Hopefully you can find them as the opening manager is supposed to ring them through the register and destroy them that day, but if they don't, its a score for you.
 
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