Tampa Bay Area CAGs...

leadfootedfool

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CAGiversary!
How about a thread for those in the Tampa Bay area. Should save looking through massive amounts of threads when you want to pick up a quick game in the Tampa Bay area.

Deals I've found

Polarium 7.48 (10 or so copies left) at the Target at Dale Mabry and 275

Meteos 7.48 (piles, more than 15 left) at the Target at Dale Mabry and Ehrlich/Bearss
 
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I'm just messin with ya, don't worry. It would be a pretty effective method to get more fodder to myself though. Even if i told them that after you traded them in, they could go back and pull your acct info and ban your acct.

I'm lazy right now, so I havent gone after any of the used copies. If the values hold up on Tuesday, i'm probably gonna wipe out every gs in Hillsborough & Pinellas. I need to get some more credit now that regular Blockbusters are carrying Wii's.
 
[quote name='Bezerker']I'm lazy right now, so I havent gone after any of the used copies. If the values hold up on Tuesday, i'm probably gonna wipe out every gs in Hillsborough & Pinellas. I need to get some more credit now that regular Blockbusters are carrying Wii's.[/quote]

You're going to do a lot of driving for not much payoff. I checked the locator, and the following used copies are available:

Pinellas: 1 Wii

Hillsborough: 1 PS3, 1 Wii, 2 Xbox 360 (360 version doesn't even double your money)

I would've already made the rounds earlier today if it seemed like it was worth the time and gas. There just aren't enough copies to bother.
 
Elmyra is right, it's not worth it with the gas prices like they are.

Berzerker, if you want me to pick you up one if I go into a GS that has one today, lmk. I'll give it to u for cost+shipping (I dont have an edge card tho). Back when I was raping all the Sears of their clearance games, I would've gotten any for anyone that asked, but noone ever did. The Citrus PArk Sears had 3 PSUs. I got one, left the other 2 there. Came back a month later & got the 2nd one. Came back 2 weeks after that & got ther 3rd one. I was sure some other CAGs would've jumped on them but they never did.
 
Well, it looks like someone got the used PS3 copy @ Westshore but theres still one copy at the store on Dale Mabry. I think i'm better off just going for the new ones. $18 -> $30 is still decent, and nearly every store within 10 miles of my house has copies. I guess I don't need to be in too huge of a rush to build up credit. It'll probably be a long time before we get a Blockbuster Plus store here. I've still got a little over $250 left, I just dont want to be completely out if i get a Wii for myself.

I need another Monster Madness deal. $1 for 4-7 credit was great.
 
Hey folks, I live in Tampa (near USF / Lutz / New Tampa area). I'm wondering if any of you guys/gals have spotted a factory sealed copy of Black for Xbox? I saw it for $15 at the SR54/Collier Pkwy K-Mart; was holding off on it to see if it would drop to $10 but it's not there anymore. Also, anyone check out the new TRU / ToysRus in Wesley Chapel? I really like how they have their games setup, and the service is great. Lastly, which are the best K-Marts/Sears to find factory sealed Xbox/X360 games under $10?
 
[quote name='level1online']Hey folks, I live in Tampa (near USF / Lutz / New Tampa area). I'm wondering if any of you guys/gals have spotted a factory sealed copy of Black for Xbox? I saw it for $15 at the SR54/Collier Pkwy K-Mart; was holding off on it to see if it would drop to $10 but it's not there anymore. Also, anyone check out the new TRU / ToysRus in Wesley Chapel? I really like how they have they're games setup, and the service is great. Lastly, which are the best K-Marts/Sears to find factory sealed Xbox/X360 games under $10?[/quote]
idk about K-Mart, but all the Sears in the area have no 360 games for under $10 except Virtua Tennis, Madden 06, & Burnout Revenge. I am going to K-Mart today so if I see Black I'll grab it for you if you want me to.
 
[quote name='Segasonic01']idk about K-Mart, but all the Sears in the area have no 360 games for under $10 except Virtua Tennis, Madden 06, & Burnout Revenge. I am going to K-Mart today so if I see Black I'll grab it for you if you want me to.[/quote]

Burnout Revenge for under $10??? Wow, I'd definitely jump all over that, which Sears?

Yeah, if you find a sealed copy of Black for $10, please let me know.

edit: btw, i'm at work right now (Sunday) 5am until 4pm, so it's always been difficult for me to jump on the Sunday morning deals. I figure if i start networking w/ some local CAGS it'd save me a few drives, since i know most of you guys scouted ahead of time. thanks again.
 
I might've been $12.97, i dont really remember. I am going there today (Citrus Park) so I'll check on that to but I dont remember still seeing the last time I was there. I left it because if it's over $3.97 at Sears, it's too expensive ;)

Edit: Virtua Tennis 3 (if they still have it) would be 8.97 as well.
 
SegaSonic, did you ever end up going to that Sears?

I'd pay you cost + shipping (plus a few bucks extra) for a Burnout Revenge... all the Sears in Saint Petersburg are cleaned out, and Citrus Park is one hell of a drive for me =/

Not a big deal if it's not there / you can't make it, because I have Paradise, but you know how it is ;)

Otherguy, I wrote that guy for you, I'm just waiting on a reply.
 
I went today. They didnt have it anymore. All I saw were some wii launch titles for $25 & a pink wireless 360 controller for $25. If the controller drops to $15 I'll grab it even if it is pink.

Edit: Anyone wanna but a mint/complete Yakuza for $10?
 
[quote name='Segasonic01']I went today. They didnt have it anymore. All I saw were some wii launch titles for $25 & a pink wireless 360 controller for $25. If the controller drops to $15 I'll grab it even if it is pink.[/QUOTE]

Thanks, though!

It's not a big deal since I got 6 games with that 25% coupon, plus some stuff from amazon, plus Mario Kart, and now GTA 4 =O
 
Don't even bother with the Targets on Waters Ave. and Kmart from Busch and 56th. Target has NO DEALS whatsoever and Kmart just has a bunch of crappy games like Anubis (Wii) and Viewtiful Joes for PS2 and GC. Anyone knows of a Target or Kmart with good clearance items?????

this is my first post here in the TAMPA CAGS thread, HELLO TAMPANIANS and surrounding areas! Great idea to make this thread, CONGRATS OP!
 
I'm going to be hitting up 9 Gamestop's today to look for Blockbuster flip fodder. I'll be passing a few Targets, so I guess I can stop in and have a look. I know the Super Target on Dale Mabry/County Line Road didnt have anything good.

I'm on vacation til the 12th, so i'm going to have plenty of time to drive around. I had plans to go to Orlando for a week, but they kind of fell apart when the 'climax' of my vacation (the Disturbed/Five Finger Death Punch concert next Thursday) sold out. Ah well, after this i'll still have another two weeks worth of vacation time that I can use for the next big show.

*Edit*

In case any fellow flippers are wondering, theres still plenty of fodder left at the Gamestops in Tampa. I left a few hundred copies of Assassin's Creed, about 30 Strangleholds, 10 Eye of Judgments, plenty of Folklores & History Channels as well. I was able to turn $750 into $1,400, so I am done for a while.
 
In case anyone else was wondering what was in CC in Saint Pete for the May Clearance, there one copy of TMNT for the GC, a few copies of Harvey Birdman for Wii / PS2, and there is at least 2 copies of Geometry Wars Galaxies for the DS, all at $16.96.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']In case anyone else was wondering what was in CC in Saint Pete for the May Clearance, there one copy of TMNT for the GC, a few copies of Harvey Birdman for Wii / PS2, and there is at least 2 copies of Geometry Wars Galaxies for the DS, all at $16.96.[/quote]

Have you ever been to the Kmart on 66th st in St. Pete? I have a friend who told me he got some great deals over there a few months ago. When I say great deals, I mean games that are regularly priced at $10-$20, would be $3 over there.
 
[quote name='level1online']Have you ever been to the Kmart on 66th st in St. Pete? I have a friend who told me he got some great deals over there a few months ago. When I say great deals, I mean games that are regularly priced at $10-$20, would be $3 over there.[/QUOTE]

I used to work there a long long time ago.

None of that stuff at K-Mart really interests me since I'm extremely picky about what I buy (i.e most of the stuff at $3 is generally crap and I won't play it due to time and other games, but that's just me), and then there are other people in this thread who have K-Mart stuff pretty much locked down so I don't even bother with it. Generally I leave all the K-Mart / Sears / Gamerush stuff to other people in the thread... I used to be heavily active in all that stuff, but I don't have time for it.

I don't usually bother with clearances at all, but I always make time for the CC ones because there are usually a handful of games worth getting, and early in the month the pickings are pretty good.
 
[quote name='level1online']Have you ever been to the Kmart on 66th st in St. Pete? I have a friend who told me he got some great deals over there a few months ago. When I say great deals, I mean games that are regularly priced at $10-$20, would be $3 over there.[/QUOTE]

I used to work there a long long time ago.

None of that stuff at K-Mart really interests me since I'm extremely picky about what I buy (i.e most of the stuff at $3 is generally crap and I won't play it due to time and other games, but that's just me), and then there are other people in this thread who have K-Mart stuff pretty much locked down so I don't even bother with it. I leave most of the K-Mart / Sears / Gamerush stuff to the people like Elmyra and Berzerker, I just don't have the time (or patience) for it anymore.

I don't usually bother with clearances at all, but I always make time for the CC ones because there are usually a handful of games worth getting, and early in the month the pickings are pretty good since the employee's don't regularly pull the clearance stuff to put into the bin. Plus I can get in, find a game, and get out quickly, and don't have to wait for someone to open the case... man, I hate that so much.
 
I stopped going to Kmart for clearances when they put "front lane" barcodes over the real barcodes so that the games wouldn't be the clearanced price. Best Buy really ticked me off when they did that during the $1.99 clearance back in 07.

I've been deciding what I want to do with my credit at Blockbuster. I'm thinking about putting some Wii's on Craigslist, but theres something about meeting a random stranger and doing a swap involving a highly wanted item. My luck, I'd get some gangbanger who carjacks me and takes my Wii as well.
 
[quote name='Bezerker']I stopped going to Kmart for clearances when they put "front lane" barcodes over the real barcodes so that the games wouldn't be the clearanced price. [/quote]
Same. WTF is up wth that?!? They can't sell a game for $3 so they re-sticker it for $20?:bomb:
 
Y'know, my experience w/ Kmart has actually been pretty positive. :D

A year ago, I got two DK Bongos, Donkey Conga 1+2, & Jungle Beat for $15. The is was the Kmart on Florida & Waters. Also, I've gotten some decent games for 10 bux (Baten Kaitos, Oddworld Strangers Wrath, Darkwatch, SF Anniversary Collection, Capcom Fighting Evolution, Viewtiful Joe, etc)

Last month at the Brandon Kmart, I found a Non-Platinum Hits of Dead or Alive 4 for $20 (it's 30 everywhere else w/ PH cover). Also, they had a copy of Sega Genesis Mega Collection (Non-GH, PS2) stickered at $9.99 and another right next to it for $19.99. I asked the customer serivce rep, what the correct price was. He responded he'd sell it to me for $9.99. very cool.

BTW, I'm still living in 2005, lol

Yeah, I have to agree with you all, GLASS CASES SUCK!!!
 
[quote name='Bezerker']I stopped going to Kmart for clearances when they put "front lane" barcodes over the real barcodes so that the games wouldn't be the clearanced price. Best Buy really ticked me off when they did that during the $1.99 clearance back in 07.

I've been deciding what I want to do with my credit at Blockbuster. I'm thinking about putting some Wii's on Craigslist, but theres something about meeting a random stranger and doing a swap involving a highly wanted item. My luck, I'd get some gangbanger who carjacks me and takes my Wii as well.[/QUOTE]

K-Mart did this back in the Rhino days... remember Nightmare Before Christmas for Xbox? It was $3 on clearance, however it was restickered with the "Holiday" barcode's to ring up $15 or $20!! I remember on one copy I took the barcode off, and got it for $3, since it was on an endcap and not in the glass case.

So yea, that's nothing new for good old K-Mart.

If you do Craigslist, do it in the day time, at a highly populated place, like a Wal-Mart parking lot. I sold a ton of guides on CL, and met the guy in a fast food parking lot at 12:30 in the afternoon ;) And my fiancee just bought a truck off Craigslist as well, so as long as you're safe, you can greatly benefit from CL since it's cash in hand very very quickly.
 
[quote name='Segasonic01']If anyone is looking for SFA Anthology, a pawn by me has it for $17.99.[/quote]


Factory Sealed?

If so, which pawn shop?
 
[quote name='level1online']Factory Sealed?

If so, which pawn shop?[/QUOTE]

Pawn shops generally don't have factory sealed games ;)

Though there is one pawn near me that has factory sealed controllers for more than they cost in a store. I hate that pawn shop.
 
They sold the FFAA, so dont bother. They did get in a bunch of N64 games (goldeneye, OOT, Banjo Tooie), but they're all $8. They keep upping the prices on N64 & PS1 games.
 
Just snagged a $30 CoD 4 (360) in perfect condition off CL today... luckily the guy lived on the same block as me, so it was a real easy transaction.

I was wondering if anyone else tried to go for it? The guy told me someone else had wrote him right after me who was willing to buy the game right away. Just curious is another CAG was prowling CL lately ;)
 
Hey, on another note, has anyone seen FF Revenant Wings for the DS on clearance at any of their Target's?

I'd love to grab a copy for $19.98.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Just snagged a $30 CoD 4 (360) in perfect condition off CL today... luckily the guy lived on the same block as me, so it was a real easy transaction.

I was wondering if anyone else tried to go for it? The guy told me someone else had wrote him right after me who was willing to buy the game right away. Just curious is another CAG was prowling CL lately ;)[/quote]

Nice snag, I saw it too late!
 
[quote name='lpj8']Nice snag, I saw it too late![/QUOTE]

Haha, were you the other person trying to buy it that wrote him??

When the guy found out I lived on the same block as him (small world), he wanted to do the deal tonight, but I told him I only had $26 in cash on me (truth).

He told me someone else had wrote him and was willing to do $30 now, so he was going to give me a chance to find the extra $4, so I just went to 7-11 and got some cash back, heh.

I got your PM but didn't write you back yet! You're still on my AIM list!
 
there is a pawn shop on Busch Blvd. called Capital Pawn, they have a whole lot of xbox games and some Gamecube stuff, I got Wind Waker for $10 and a GC Controller too. You might want to check those out. They also had Dead Rising for $20 for the 360
 
[quote name='machtdh']there is a pawn shop on Busch Blvd. called Capital Pawn, they have a whole lot of xbox games and some Gamecube stuff, I got Wind Waker for $10 and a GC Controller too. You might want to check those out. They also had Dead Rising for $20 for the 360[/quote]
They're actually one of the more higher priced pawns. Most sell Xbox, GC, & Ps2 games for $5-$7 each. Last time I was there, I even saw a genesis priced 54.99.

I got a GH copy of SotC for $6 yesterday at a pawn. I didn't like it :cry:
 
Captial Pawn uses Ebay to price. Go in there and ask him about Final Fantasy VII and the guy that bought it off them before they realized its value. They're still mad at me to this day:)
 
Went to two Target's today... the one on Tyrone, and the one in Parkside Mall.

Both had some random clearance games like Kane and Lynch and The Club for PS3 for $27.98, a ton of sports games, but nothing other than that.

If anyone finds an FF Revenant Wings on clearance at Target, let me know :( I went looking for that and the 4000 point Live card's that are also on clearance, but those two Target's had neither. No Lair's here.

Called both the 9th Street Target in Saint Pete, as well as the Dale Mabry Target with the DPCI for Revenant Wings, nobody has it in stock!
 
[quote name='Bezerker']The Target in the shopping center on Dale Mabry & Ehrlich has 7 copies of Revenant Wings tagged at $19.98.[/QUOTE]

Shit, after gas, I might as well go to Gamestop ;)

But thanks though, that's a bit too far for me being from Saint Pete and all... just looked it up, it's a 62 mile round trip for me =O (30.9 miles there, 30.9 back).

I appreciate it though, if it was a bit cheaper I'd jump on it.
 
If anyone is interested, the Cash America on 34th St N and 13th Ave N had two copies of Gears of War for $20 and $25... I have no idea what the differences between the two were.

They also had a 360 Turok for $35, Vegas 1 for $25, and then a whole bunch of overpriced games, like Tiger Woods 06 for $30!!!

They also had The Game Plan blu ray for $35 used, which is $5 *over* what it costs brand new in any store. But, they also had 4 or 5 PS3 games for $15... Sonic, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, and a few others.

But I did find one score there, which was Starfox 64 for $5... the lady had no idea what it cost, so just said "$5 even?" so I went for it. They had a few other N64 games, but they were mostly sports and were pretty beat up. I'm not sure if the $5 price holds across the board, either, it might be YMMV depending upon who rings you up.

The huge score of the day was finding a Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 for PS2 for $7.50 ;) The case is a bit beat up, but I'm not going to worry about it.
 
I declined that Baldur's Gate 2 yesterday. It was at the Cash America next to KMart, I already have 2 copies and thought another CAG would find it and Voila. The case looked really horrible from the side, I hope the game was in good shape.
 
[quote name='Otherguy676']I declined that Baldur's Gate 2 yesterday. It was at the Cash America next to KMart, I already have 2 copies and thought another CAG would find it and Voila. The case looked really horrible from the side, I hope the game was in good shape.[/QUOTE]

Yea, the manual is in good condition, the game has minor scratches (but the same you'd find anywhere), and while the case looks bad on the side, it's in good condition barring one thing.

Only real problem is on the back side near the spine, there is a rip in the insert... but it's really minor, and for $8 for a $40 game, I will deal with it ;) I was expecting the insides to look like a train wreck, so I was pleasantly surprised! The alternative is spending way more on the game than I personally think it's worth, so it ended up being the right price since I just want to play it. From the side, the only problem is that the case's plastic is ripped, and that's easy enough to fix with a spare case lying around.

Hey Otherguy, you still looking to sell those guides? I'm gonna email the guy again, see what's going on.

Also forgot to mention that I dug through the DS games at that K-Mart next to the Cash America, and managed to find Contact for the DS!
 
[quote name='Otherguy676']Captial Pawn uses Ebay to price. Go in there and ask him about Final Fantasy VII and the guy that bought it off them before they realized its value. They're still mad at me to this day:)[/quote]

that's right, some of their stuff were overpriced, but the guy that sold me the stuff looked like he had no idea what I was talking about, and he even let me have a copy of The Legend Of Zelda (the NES version) for the GBA for Free! :bouncy:

Anybody knows where can I get a good deal in Xbox Live points?? I want new songs for RockBand!
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Shit, after gas, I might as well go to Gamestop ;)

But thanks though, that's a bit too far for me being from Saint Pete and all... just looked it up, it's a 62 mile round trip for me =O (30.9 miles there, 30.9 back).

I appreciate it though, if it was a bit cheaper I'd jump on it.[/quote]

If you dont mind supporting the downfall of the gaming industry, Gamestop have it used for $22.74 after edge & 25% off coupon.
 
[quote name='Bezerker']If you dont mind supporting the downfall of the gaming industry, Gamestop have it used for $22.74 after edge & 25% off coupon.[/QUOTE]

Ha, actually, I had to go to USF Tampa for some things, so just decided to swing by and pick one up for $19.98 at that Target ;) Thanks a ton! I also nabbed Fable Lost Chapters for $9.98 for Xbox, I guess they found some in the back room.

SegaSonic - I went to the pawn with the N64 games, but sadly the Zelda, Goldeneye, and Banjo games were all gone. I got a few games for $23 total - Pilotwings 64, Wave Race 64, Excitebike 64, and Blast Corps. They were around $4 - $5 a piece, Pilotwings was $8 but I went for it anyways... all the prices were about what I'd pay on Ebay for cost + ship, sometimes a few bucks less in the case of Blast Corps, which they gave to me for $3 for some reason.

I picked up an N64 I found on Craigslist... $30 for the system, two controller, Mario Kart 64 (!!), and Nascar 99. I'm sure I could have found one at a yard sale, but Mario Kart 64 is like $20 or so alone on Ebay (I don't hit pawns enough to get lucky), and the fiancee loves the game, so I went for it.

If anyone ever wants me to pick anything up for them that I find, let me know! In return, I'm looking for cheap N64 games, so I'm hoping maybe the people who hit the pawn's more enough than me might find some better luck =/ All I have is what I listed here, plus Starfox 64.. I'm looking for any Nintendo made game, or stuff like Doom 64. The pawn's in Saint Pete don't have many N64 games =/

Edit: They sold me the Blast Corps cart for $3 since it was so dirty... once I was done cleaning it, it looks brand spanking new. I even got the sticker residue off the sticker on the back of the cart!

As a sweet bonus, the N64 had the expansion pack in it! Just checked it, so that's one less thing to hunt down.
 
Racking up quite the N64 collection - just got all these for $20 on CL:

Zelda Majora's Mask
Turok
Turok 2
Jet Force Gemini
Donkey Kong 64 (minor label damage)
KI Gold (was drawn all over the label and cart with pen... got all the pen off but the label ended up being faded where it was, but it's still a HUGE improvement over what it looked like).

I definitely won't complain for $3.33 a cart.. it took me about an hour and a half to clean them all, but totally worth it.

Now if only I could find some Mario games, or OoT, I'd be all set ;) It's funny, the most common N64 games are the ones I can't find =O
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Racking up quite the N64 collection - just got all these for $20 on CL:

Zelda Majora's Mask
Turok
Turok 2
Jet Force Gemini
Donkey Kong 64 (minor label damage)
KI Gold (was drawn all over the label and cart with pen... got all the pen off but the label ended up being faded where it was, but it's still a HUGE improvement over what it looked like).

I definitely won't complain for $3.33 a cart.. it took me about an hour and a half to clean them all, but totally worth it.

Now if only I could find some Mario games, or OoT, I'd be all set ;) It's funny, the most common N64 games are the ones I can't find =O[/quote]

I think I saw a Banjo Tooie in a pawn shop on waters, I'll go check it out and if I see it's a good deal I'll get it for you. I'll let you know if I am lucky, i remember they had other games but I am not 100% sure.
 
[quote name='machtdh']I think I saw a Banjo Tooie in a pawn shop on waters, I'll go check it out and if I see it's a good deal I'll get it for you. I'll let you know if I am lucky, i remember they had other games but I am not 100% sure.[/QUOTE]

Hey thanks man, I really appreciate it.

The only thing I'm sort of picky about is the front label... the rest of the cart is easily cleaned off. A few small tears is fine, but half a label being missing is a no no ;)

Hey, actually, the dirtier the better, I love cleaning them for some reason lol.

My fiancee's kid brother has some games, so I'm gonna check out what he has tomorrow.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Hey thanks man, I really appreciate it.

The only thing I'm sort of picky about is the front label... the rest of the cart is easily cleaned off. A few small tears is fine, but half a label being missing is a no no ;)

Hey, actually, the dirtier the better, I love cleaning them for some reason lol.

My fiancee's kid brother has some games, so I'm gonna check out what he has tomorrow.[/quote]

I saw Blast Corps and Mario Party 3 at a Pawn Shop on Waters Ave. close to Dale Mabry, but the bastards were charging $20 for EACH! I told the guy that he was crazy to put them at that price. The games looked in pretty good condition. Anyways I'll let you know if I see anything else around.
 
I know that pawn. The guy that runs it checks Ebay before he puts out anything. It's retarded because if you want Ebay prices, then put the shit on Ebay. The only thing I ever bought from there was a SNES Starfox for $5. I only bought it because it was perfect condition & I wanted to play it.
 
Anyone know of anywhere that sells cheap packs of Baseball cards of recent (last few years)? I have decided to get back into the hobby after pulling a few $20 plus (ebay value) cards out of packs.
 
[quote name='Otherguy676']Anyone know of anywhere that sells cheap packs of Baseball cards of recent (last few years)? I have decided to get back into the hobby after pulling a few $20 plus (ebay value) cards out of packs.[/quote]
You have too much money...

I'm going pawn hopping in Brandon tomorrow. Here;s to hoping i finally find a Ps2 MvC2 :lol:
 
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