Reduced Price Game Guides: Thread Seven and a Half.

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[quote name='Slim Gatsby']Yeah, heh... 3 gigs ram, 400GB GB HDD, 5000+ AMD X2, 19" LCD, and an all-in-one printer.

I do a lot of video editing (when I can find some spare time!) ;)

Off to BB now to check on those other drops![/quote]

See, the most I use this pc for is playing a couple games online(like this really good flash version Sonic game I found this morning) and maybe web surfing, which means I really DON'T need it cause my old one was just as good.

Although, it was an antique still running Windows ME and I was sick of getting the occasional error right when I was in the middle of something, so I'm kinda glad I switched.

And, can someone explain to me how the hell BB around here yanks all the really good and possibly sought after guides, yet leaves ONE stupid guide which pennied in MAY on the shelves until I finally had it PC'd last night?
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']
And, can someone explain to me how the hell BB around here yanks all the really good and possibly sought after guides, yet leaves ONE stupid guide which pennied in MAY on the shelves until I finally had it PC'd last night?[/quote]


Theres still a NBA Live 2005 guide at my store.
 
I struck out today stopped by a local Toys R Us near colledge. They had tons of Viva Pinata/Gun/The Warriors/Rainbo Six Vegas/GTA LCS guides at a penny and some andoms like SC3, RE4 (Which i kinda wanted), Naruto ect. I took a couple to the register and she told me they couldnt sell them :( Oh well. She then went to the stack and took them away.

We dont have a Best Buy here. I cant wait till the first one opens in a couple months.
 
Had another successful haul at my Magical Best Buy of Wonderment:

Spider-man 3 (x3)
Lost Planet (x4)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (x3)
Major League Baseball 2K7 (x2; not really sure why I got these)
Gears of War Limited Edition (x2)

Everything other than two Lost Planets (one for me and one for a friend) is going to the trade list.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Picked up a LP guide. Surprised to find guides two times in a row.

Keep up the good work, BB. :lol:[/quote]

You should try my best buy - I'm 5/5 there, in 3 weeks no less.
 
Found Lost Planet, Viva, Super Mario, Spiderman 3, Silver Surfer, Baseball, Fornza 2, and GTA just missed GOW limited (would trade multiples for one...unsealed/complete is fine....)

Went to one less frequented BB and found the Viva and a bunch of hidden Marios...stopped at CC for a return (it was return day for me) bought Halo 3 guide for $13.49 ($14.99 on sale - my CC gamer card 10% (rolles eyes) damn card still doesn't work with their POS ! .... then stopped at another BB by home to check for Lost Planet...decided to buy Halo guide and PM .... so Halo 3 guide for $12.85 .... and at this BB a very nice staff member (I have brought her extra GS guides)...went to the back and brought me a stack of penny guides .... but no GOW II or GEARs limiteds (I was too late n lazy yesterday) so I bought the stack and passed out a third to staff members (might as well as the Ops manager checked me out and this seemed to curb her penny curiosity...crossing my fingers she doesn't pull the plug in the future....she was the only cashier at the time...)
 
I was able to find Gears of War LE, Viva Pinata and Super Paper Mario.

I'm only looking to trade these for God of War II limited edition or Lost Planet guides.
 
Well, I had given up hope of ever landing anything at my BB's recently. However, today I made my biggest haul ever:

Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
Forza Motorsport 2
Gears Of War LE (x2)
God Of War II LE (x2)
Major League Baseball 2k7
Pokemon Ranger
Spider-Man 3
Super Paper Mario
Viva Pinata

With the exception of SPM, all going to the TL.

Now, for some humor:

While the cashier was ringing the guides up, she looked suspicious about how all the guides were ringing up a penny. I just told her they were being clearanced out for more Halo 3 stuff. Around this time, another cashier came over for some reason. She asked me if I was here for Halo 3. I told her I hated Halo.

Gave me the dirtiest look I've ever seen.
 
[quote name='Visc']You should try my best buy - I'm 5/5 there, in 3 weeks no less.[/quote]My "home" BB is a mixed bag, where I've picked up stacks of guides some time in the past, while other times more recently, it's been a bust. The last two drops, it's been a shocking surprise to see them sitting on the shelf when I go over there. Previous drop with STALKER, Shadowrun, and the like, no dice.

Funny thing is, the main guy in the game section of media is a seemingly on-the-ball guy, so I'd expect him to be pulling guides. I guess this time around, they haven't been getting the word out.
 
I scored 2 copies each (Elder Scroll: The expansion pack), Lost planet, Call of Duty 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Sadly, Super Paper Mario Rangup $15 and God of War Le Rangup $18. They have tons Spiderman 3 & F4: ROTSS ... It's 2 horribles games they ever made. Also, Ultimate: Alliance is $17, I can't find Gear of Wars LE version :(
 
[quote name='Masterkyo']Sadly, Super Paper Mario Rangup $15[/quote]That SPM was probably the Wii version, which is not pennied at BB. One of those accidentally got in my stack and made my total $16.xx instead of 25 cents.
 
Last night I went to the BB I was denied at last week this time I got lucky there was a female cashier working. I picked up God of War 2 LE guide X2, one more Super Paper Mario and one Lost Planet Extreme Condition. I looked but could not find a Gears of War LE guide. Total spent $0.04 :)
 
[quote name='parKer']That SPM was probably the Wii version, which is not pennied at BB. One of those accidentally got in my stack and made my total $16.xx instead of 25 cents.[/quote]

SPM is a Wii game. You probably mean Nintendo Power; the Prima version was pennied.

Also, I got a couple of GTA's, a Spiderman, a couple FF:RotSS, a couple Shivering Isles, a couple Baseball, and thats about it at one BB. I drove out east to pick up a small CL find (just an N64 w/ SM64, two Genesises with a bunch of cart-only games for $15), and while I was there, I hit up that BB. Bone dry. Luckily, they did have some nice clearance stuff at that K-Mart.
 
Struck out at my BB's. Found some Viva Pinata's, FOrza 2, and SPM, but couldn't find the God of War II LE or Gears of War LE that I was looking for. Why'd they have to go and pull the good guides only? Bastards.

EDIT:
THIS IS NOT THE TRADE THREAD
THIS IS NOT THE TRADE THREAD
THIS IS NOT THE TRADE THREAD
 
[quote name='Number83']:shock: Lost Planet is pennied?!? When? I'll have to go back to BB tonight and try and get one.[/quote]Yes, it is. MLB 2K7, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Spiderman 3 were all pennied yesterday as well.
 
Bah wasnt able to get a Gears of War or Lost planet :whistle2:(

EDIT:
THIS IS NOT THE TRADE THREAD
THIS IS NOT THE TRADE THREAD
THIS IS NOT THE TRADE THREAD
 
Guys, a number of y'all have been subtly asking for trades in here and that makes others feel it's okay flat-out to post their trade/wants. This is not the trade thread, don't post trades haves/wants in here.

We have a trading thread for that specifically as you well know. It's in the trade forum. It's a formula instituted and perfected by CAGs better than myself, for our benefit and for us to be able to monitor all trade activity. This helps the CAG on the street, it helps CAG.

I know it's a tremendous pain to have to click one extra link to get to the appropriate thread, but I have faith that you can do it. Sorry, but if you're at least 13 (which you have to be to register) you have the ability to read and abide by the rules.

Do us both a favor and post your haves/wants in the Trade Thread within the Trade Forum where it is monitored, and where CAGs who aren't allowed to or no longer allowed to trade can't potentially swindle anyone outside of our Trading Rules. I don't like being grumpy and confrontational about anything. But there are rules here and I truly don't care if you agree with them or not, they help keep things streamlined and efficient, so I'm going to enforce them.
 
After two rounds of best buy, I picked up!

GOW II LE
Forza 2 x3
Lost Planetx2
Viva Pinata
Elder Scroll:Shivering Isles
Fantastic Fourx2
Shadowrunx2

FF VII: Dirge of Cerebrus at GS
 
Question...the Shivering Isles guide ringing up a penny, is it the one WITH the sticker over the UPC code? I saw two today, one with and one without, of course picked up the one with no sticker thinking it would ring up a penny and it came up $19.99.
 
[quote name='Slim Gatsby']SPM is a Wii game. You probably mean Nintendo Power; the Prima version was pennied.[/quote]Oops, yeah, that's what I meant. The SPM guide that rings up for $14.99 has "Wii" in big letters on the front, unlike the pennied Prima.

[quote name='Number83']:shock: Lost Planet is pennied?!? When? I'll have to go back to BB tonight and try and get one.[/quote]In case you missed them, a few new ones were posted here last night:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3396369&postcount=960

The only way I knew they were pennied was because they all had shelf tags saying 1 cent.


Picked up tonight:
Lost Planet again
Gears of War LE
 
[quote name='lawdood']Question...the Shivering Isles guide ringing up a penny, is it the one WITH the sticker over the UPC code? I saw two today, one with and one without, of course picked up the one with no sticker thinking it would ring up a penny and it came up $19.99.[/quote]

It's the ones with the sticker that ring up at $0.01.
 
After a seemingly successful job interview at a photo studio, I picked up the following at Best Buy:
5 Fantastic Four RotSS
God of War 2** (regular edition, sealed)
2 Lost Planet
9 Spider Man 3 (sending some to the GetWellGamers foundation)
Super Paper Mario
2 Vice City Stories

** Because I think its good to keep on the up and up with a couple friends who work at EB/Gamestop, I took the GoW2 guide to a friend who wanted one and gave it to him, who in turn gave me an Eternal Sonata faceplate. It turns out we'll be doing favors for each other like this from now on.
 
Gonna head to BB on Tuesday when I grab Zelda DS and see if I can grab some more guides. I'll be looking for the new drops, and seeing if I left any of the old drops behind. I'm pretty sure there's at least a GRAW2 and Splinter Cell DA guide left.
 
[quote name='Visc']After a seemingly successful job interview at a photo studio, I picked up the following at Best Buy:
5 Fantastic Four RotSS
God of War 2** (regular edition, sealed)
2 Lost Planet
9 Spider Man 3 (sending some to the GetWellGamers foundation)
Super Paper Mario
2 Vice City Stories

** Because I think its good to keep on the up and up with a couple friends who work at EB/Gamestop, I took the GoW2 guide to a friend who wanted one and gave it to him, who in turn gave me an Eternal Sonata faceplate. It turns out we'll be doing favors for each other like this from now on.[/quote]

God of War 2 had no sticker right?

I saw a couple at my store with stickers on the back and didn't want to bother.
 
[quote name='TomoyoN']God of War 2 had no sticker right?

I saw a couple at my store with stickers on the back and didn't want to bother.[/quote]

1 did, 1 didn't.
 
[quote name='TomoyoN']Can you post the SKUs for each?[/quote]

Nope. I traded off that guide already before I even got home for an Eternal Sonata faceplate.
 
BB just an hour ago... Nintendo Power GBA Zelda The Minish Cap!
mint ... and yep, a penny!
Lined up right next to the new DS Zelda regular and collector's edition guides....
lol only penny guide they had....
 
[quote name='donut']BB just an hour ago... Nintendo Power GBA Zelda The Minish Cap!
mint ... and yep, a penny!
Lined up right next to the new DS Zelda regular and collector's edition guides....
lol only penny guide they had....[/QUOTE]

If this was a contest, you'd be the winner.
 
[quote name='donut']BB just an hour ago... Nintendo Power GBA Zelda The Minish Cap!
mint ... and yep, a penny!
Lined up right next to the new DS Zelda regular and collector's edition guides....
lol only penny guide they had....[/quote]NIce find. Goes for no small amount of money on eBay, so I'd been told.
 
[quote name='ozzymandd']If this was a contest, you'd be the winner.[/quote]

I saw 2-4 of those(Minish Cap guides) at a CC in Syracuse(Carousel Mall) for about $1.99 each, but I kept procrastinating and never picked them up. Once I realized what I had been passing up like a dumbass, I went back to get them on my next trip to the auction in Lafayette, which wasn't until some months later.

And guess what happened? POOF!! That CC had finally decided to yank and destroy any and all older guides. But, I did find an unstickered God Of War II guide @ BB on that trip, which musta been my 'consolation prize' for being such a dumbass.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']NIce find. Goes for no small amount of money on eBay, so I'd been told.[/QUOTE]

They used to go for 100+, but for some reason, the price has plummeted, and I rarely see them for over 20 anymore. I'm just pissed I missed my chance to sell mine when they were so expensive.
 
[quote name='Zmonkay']They used to go for 100+, but for some reason, the price has plummeted, and I rarely see them for over 20 anymore. I'm just pissed I missed my chance to sell mine when they were so expensive.[/QUOTE]

I felt lucky when I got a Minish Cap guide off of eBay for $17 six months or so ago. Then I found out that was the going rate, which was quite a surprise because they were going for four times that only a few months prior.

Who knows what causes these rapid price increases and decreases. I say we try to move the price up for some of our crappy guides. Let's start by putting "OOP VERY RARE" in the auction title for our Need for Speed Underground 2 guides.
 
[quote name='ozzymandd']I felt lucky when I got a Minish Cap guide off of eBay for $17 six months or so ago. Then I found out that was the going rate, which was quite a surprise because they were going for four times that only a few months prior.

Who knows what causes these rapid price increases and decreases. I say we try to move the price up for some of our crappy guides. Let's start by putting "OOP VERY RARE" in the auction title for our Need for Speed Underground 2 guides.[/QUOTE]


lol, great idea. I suppose the Madden 06 guide IS OOP after all... (I had like 17 at one point...)
 
I scored a Neverwinter Nights 2: World Editor guide today @ Best Buy. I was probably absent when it hit a penny but I checked the publication date and at 2006 so I didn't think twice about bring it to the register.
 
This is probably a case of me just being behind the times, but after a trip to Sears I went to BB on a whim and checked the prices on a couple guides, and Warhammer 40K came out to be a penny, so I grabbed their only copy. Anyone willing to fill me in if this was one that got pennied ages ago?
 
Wow, I just came back from my local Gamestop. I asked them about penny guides, and they said that they throw them out before marking them as a penny. I asked them if they would at least call me before they throw them out and they said they couldnt.

Looks like I get to go dumpster diving!
 
I've thought about dumpster diving, but the one GS that I know of that has the dumpster shielded from prying eyes is next to a Five Guys Burgers and Fries. I'm not gonna touch that one with a ten foot poll no matter how many copies of the FFXII LE guide may be within.
 
[quote name='ozzymandd']I've thought about dumpster diving, but the one GS that I know of that has the dumpster shielded from prying eyes is next to a Five Guys Burgers and Fries. I'm not gonna touch that one with a ten foot poll no matter how many copies of the FFXII LE guide may be within.[/quote]

LOL That's nothing, the one Gamestop here is about a door or two up from a tanning place, which is next to a piercing and tattoo place. The second Gamestop brand store here(an EB Games) is in a mall, so if they have any guides that are trashed, they stay in their trash can, which is in an off limits hallway behind their store probably.

The third GS brand store up from where I'm at is next to a Super Suppers(make yer own meals, then freeze em type place) and has a Subway next door. So, out of those three, I'd probably risk getting told I wasn't allowed in that hallway in the mall moreso than the other two, cause God only knows when/if someone from Subway just says 'f it' and dumps their trash in EB's dumpster.
 
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