Prince of Persia $19.99 Brand New Xbox/GC/PS2 Universal Price Drop

[quote name='mport006']ripped from another forum - http://www.talkxbox.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3528

There is no link to it. You can't get it online. The Gamer Gift Card, or GGC, is a Best Buy gift card that is in a CD jewel case, normally found in several places in each game aisle. You buy the GGC, putting whatever amount of money you want on it from $5-$100......just put $5 on it.

On the back of the piece of paper the GGC is stuck on to inside the jewel case is a coupon for $5 off any videogame or VG accessory $19.99 or higher.

Then you simply use the coupon, and whatever cash you put on the GGC, on the game. Effectively making every $19.99 game cost $14.99 after all is said and done.

Most of the time you will have to do this in 2 transactions. In the first transaction you will buy the GGC. Then in the second transaction you will buy the game with the GGC and the $5 off coupon.

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Great post O.D.D. I was thinking the same thing after I read that post. I really need to find the xbox version of this game, oh well, good luck to those hunting for it.
 
Went to Wal-Mart to check on their games section and to see if they had Prince of Persia in stock. They did, but they still had it listed at $40.

Suddenly an idea popped into my head!


If I were to head to Best Buy and buy three Prince of Persias (Xbox, PS2, GCN) for $15 each for a total of $45, I could head to Wal-Mart and "return" them for $40 each. This would make my revenue $120 in Wal-Mart store credit and cost $45 for a profit of $75.

I could then spend all the store credit on a GBA SP + Game and sell it on ebay for ~$120 and turn my $45 investment into a cool ~$120.

The only problem I foresee is them questioning me about having three copies of the same game. Having one for each system may make it less suspicious. There also may be a Best Buy sticker or price tag on the game, though this could be easily solved. I don't think it would constitute fraud because I'm not forcing them to buy the games from me. If they say no I can come back during another shift or head to another Wal-Mart.

Thoughts?
 
[quote name='mport006']Went to Wal-Mart to check on their games section and to see if they had Prince of Persia in stock. They did, but they still had it listed at $40.

Suddenly an idea popped into my head!


If I were to head to Best Buy and buy three Prince of Persias (Xbox, PS2, GCN) for $15 each for a total of $45, I could head to Wal-Mart and "return" them for $40 each. This would make my revenue $120 in Wal-Mart store credit and cost $45 for a profit of $75.

I could then spend all the store credit on a GBA SP + Game and sell it on ebay for ~$120 and turn my $45 investment into a cool ~$120.

The only problem I foresee is them questioning me about having three copies of the same game. Having one for each system may make it less suspicious. There also may be a Best Buy sticker or price tag on the game, though this could be easily solved. I don't think it would constitute fraud because I'm not forcing them to buy the games from me. If they say no I can come back during another shift or head to another Wal-Mart.

Thoughts?[/quote]

After all that work you deserve $75 (and a slap upside the head too). What are you doing posting this garbage in my Prince of Persia thread? Here's a thought: why don't you go mow the old lady down the street's lawn - that usually gets you a profit of $10-$20. Or maybe open a lemonade stand - you might make $5 profit there on a good day.

I got some news for some of you newer guys: Walmart, Target, CC, BB, all these big department/electronic stores...almost everyone has some sort of thing that can be used to get a good deal and all of them know about it...yes... it's not this big loop hole that continually keeps getting looked over. They know about it and they are letting them continue because for some reason (higher sales/volume) it's making the company look good. The only thing keeping us from enjoying these deals for a long time are morons walking into Walmart with three copies of P o P and saying "uh..yeah...I really wanted this game and I got like five copies of it for my birthday............and everyone that gave me the game forgot a gift receipt........but they said they bought it from Walmart........." DON'T BE AN IDIOT!!!
 
I was just wondering what your thoughts were on my idea and I thank you for the fast reply. This part of your reply caught my eye:

"The only thing keeping us from enjoying these deals for a long time are morons walking into Walmart..."

Wal-Mart, not "idiots" like me, is the one keeping us from enjoying these deals. Prince of Persia had a universal price drop and yet Wal-Mart has yet to lower the price.

If they willingly accept my "returns" for the price that they are selling the game for then I don't see what the problem is. It's a fair exchange because they are currently selling the game at that price point ($40).
 
[quote name='mport006']If they willingly accept my "returns" for the price that they are selling the game for then I don't see what the problem is.[/quote]

Then you are blind. What you are doing constitutes as FRAUD which is why you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. Doesn't take a genius to know this.
 
DAMMIT!!! I just bought a used copy last week for $24. I guess it's not that big of a diffrence, but every penny counts!
 
[quote name='mport006']
Wal-Mart, not "idiots" like me, is the one keeping us from enjoying these deals. Prince of Persia had a universal price drop and yet Wal-Mart has yet to lower the price. [/quote]
I don't see how Wal-Mart is keeping you from enjoying this deal...after all, aren't you buying the damn game for the $20 price?

Idiot.
 
[quote name='mport006']I was just wondering what your thoughts were on my idea and I thank you for the fast reply. This part of your reply caught my eye:

"The only thing keeping us from enjoying these deals for a long time are morons walking into Walmart..."

Wal-Mart, not "idiots" like me, is the one keeping us from enjoying these deals. Prince of Persia had a universal price drop and yet Wal-Mart has yet to lower the price.

If they willingly accept my "returns" for the price that they are selling the game for then I don't see what the problem is. It's a fair exchange because they are currently selling the game at that price point ($40).[/quote]

It's a lot harder than you think. Wal-Mart typically will NOT take back a game, even an unopened one, unless you have a receipt.

And yes, you'll look like you're trying to run a scam if you bring in 3 copies of the same game, even if it's on 3 different systems.
 
Maybe your walmart system is not up to date. The alarm at my local walmart will go off is the game is not scanned at walmart and the game is in their system.
 
Went to Wal-Mart to check on their games section and to see if they had Prince of Persia in stock. They did, but they still had it listed at $40.

Suddenly an idea popped into my head!


If I were to head to Best Buy and buy three Prince of Persias (Xbox, PS2, GCN) for $15 each for a total of $45, I could head to Wal-Mart and "return" them for $40 each. This would make my revenue $120 in Wal-Mart store credit and cost $45 for a profit of $75.

I could then spend all the store credit on a GBA SP + Game and sell it on ebay for ~$120 and turn my $45 investment into a cool ~$120.

The only problem I foresee is them questioning me about having three copies of the same game. Having one for each system may make it less suspicious. There also may be a Best Buy sticker or price tag on the game, though this could be easily solved. I don't think it would constitute fraud because I'm not forcing them to buy the games from me. If they say no I can come back during another shift or head to another Wal-Mart.

Thoughts?
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Here is a definition for fraud and what you're trying to do is fraud

In the simplest terms, fraud occurs when someone knowingly lies to obtain benefit or advantage or to cause some benefit that is due to be denied. If there is no lie, there may be abuse but it is not fraud.
 
U know, U guys can try CC and ask them to price match... I went to CC today and it scanned at 39.99 but asked one of the guys working their to PM, without providing him the ad, I just told him to check out the CAG website. All he did was saw this thread, took my word for it, and PM POP to 17.99, then I told him about that other thread where somebody got FFX-2 at CC for 19.99 and he also PMed FFX-2 to 17.99. Got 2 good games for under 40 bucks, all in all it was a good trip.
 
I haven't seen this game anywhere for $19.99. I went to 2 toysrus and both still had it at $40. Then I went to target and it had a sign that said price cut from $50 down to $40. My sister works at best buy so I called her and none of the best buys in my area even have it in stock. I dont like ordering online since I have to wait to get it but it looks like I might have to.
 
[quote name='ryan838']I haven't seen this game anywhere for $19.99. I went to 2 toysrus and both still had it at $40. Then I went to target and it had a sign that said price cut from $50 down to $40. My sister works at best buy so I called her and none of the best buys in my area even have it in stock. I dont like ordering online since I have to wait to get it but it looks like I might have to.[/quote]

If you have an EB try there. I was there earlier this week and they had it marked 19.99.
 
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