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(Part I) The Target clearance thread

Target clearance is YMMV, ya dig! Games may not even be on clearance at your store, or they may be higher or lower than what is on this list.

This thread is for clearance-- not for sale items. Price reductions for clearance seem to happen on Monday, although not every Monday, but could also occur any day of the week depending on your store's price change team. Price adjustments on clearance are typically not allowed, but some have succeeded or have been able to do as return and rebuy.

Target often donates its older clearance titles to Goodwill stores, so keep that in mind when you're trying to find items. BigDirty: "Further reduction is possible when a game's price ends with 8 cents. However, when it ends in 4 cents it will NOT drop anymore. If it ends in 9 cents, it's just on sale or on a non-clearance reduction." Also, note that, typically, games will drop three times-- from 30%, 50%, then to the final drop of 75% off of the original price. Some people, however, have seen further drops up to 85%.

When games are marked down, the price change team typically find the game and scan it with their PDA/LRT to intiate the price change. However, in the case that they cannot find the game, they will either choose to not drop the price further or process the price change anyway, figuring that the game is somewhere in the store.

When posting deals, please include game, system, price, city and state. For example:
Debbie Does Skywalker, Xbox 360, $4.98
Mesa, AZ Power Road at Superstition Springs

Also, a great help when you're posting deals you've found is to check this post and see if your item's DPCI number is already listed. DPCI stands for Department, Class, Item-- it's Target's version of a SKU. These are a nine digit number that can always be found on your receipt and also on the red clearance tags on the item itself. DPCI numbers are handy to have when you want to check the item's price-- just go over to your scanner and punch in the numbers, if your scanners have keypads. Also, you can give these numbers to team members so they can check the availability of the item easily with their PDA scanners. Please post any DPCI numbers that are not already in the OP-- thanks! This is especially important since some of the DPCI numbers on Target.com start with 241, meaning they cannot be used in-store, and also meaning that I can't get all of the numbers from Target.com.

Here is a fairly easy way to check your local Target's pricing-- often price tags will not be correct. Thanks to BigDirty for this:
1) Go to Half.com or a similar site. Search for the game to locate its UPC code number. It's in the gray box underneath the box art graphic.
2) Go to UPC Data ,Milk.com , or UPC Database and enter the code so you can print out the UPC. Go to Target and use the price scanners to scan your printouts.

Thanks to Mephitical for this tool for locating clearance titles, which is located here. Go to Amazon or Target to find the item's ASIN. When you find it, replace "B000O3IS48" in the URL with your item's ASIN. This will take you to a page asking you for your zip code. Type in your zip code and click enter-- this will display a list of local stores and whether or not they have your item in stock. YMMV on it working properly.

The lowest known price will be posted. The item could be higher or lower at your store. Numbers in gold are DPCI numbers, which can be used to check the prices of items on newer scanners.

:wii: Wii

4.98
De Blob (added 06-15-10) (changed 07-20-10)

7.48
Madagascar Kartz with wheel (added 06-20-10) (changed 07-20-10)
Madden 2010 (added 09-05-10)
Mario Power Tennis (changed 07-20-10) (changed 08-05-20)
Tiger Woods 10 (added 09-05-10)

10.48
Saint (added 09-20-10)
20.98
[207-26-0362] Punch Out (added 06-15-10)

14.98
Red Steel 2 (added 09-20-10)

24.98
[207-26-0432] Metroid Prime Trilogy (changed 07-15-10)
[207-26-0052] Super Paper Mario (changed 07-15-10)

34.98
Fifa 10 (added 07-04-10)
Guitar Hero Van Halen (added 06-20-10)
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (added 07-05-10)

:360: Xbox 360

4.98
Alone in the Dark (added 06-15-10)
Bioshock (added 06-15-20)
Brutal Legend (changed 07-05-10)
Burnout Paradise (added 06-15-10)
Dead Rising (added 06-25-10)
Left 4 Dead (updated 06-10-10)
Need for Speed Pro Street (changed 07-02-10)
Pro Evolution Soccer (added 09-20-10)
The Saboteur (added 06-30-20)
Saints Row (added 05-05-10)
Ski Doo (added 06-10-10)
Street Fighter IV (added 09-15-10)
Two Worlds (added 06-15-10)
You're in the Movies bundle (added 06-20-10) (changed 08-01-10)

7.48
Cabela's 2010 (added 06-15-10)
Oblivion Game of the Year (added 06-15-10)

9.98
Are you Smarter than a 5th grader? (added 07-20-10)
Beatles Rock Band [game only] (added 04-12-10) (price updated: 05-12-10)
Call of Juraez (added 09-20-10)
Dead Rising (added 09-20-10)
IL-2 Sturmovik (changed 06-20-10)
Karaoke Revolution (added 08-01-10)
Orange Box (added 09-30-10)
Spongebob: Truth or Square (changed 07-02-10)
Tekken 6 (changed 07-20-10) (added 08-01-10)

12.48
Guitar Hero 5 (changed 07-02-10)

13.98
Alone in the Dark (added 06-20-10)
Assassin's Creed (added 06-05-10)
Burnout Paradise (added 09-20-10)
Call of Duty 3 (added 06-05-10)
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (added 06-05-10)
Dark Void (added 08-01-10)
Fairytale Fights (added 08-10-10)
Halo Wars (added 06-20-10)
Gears of War (added 06-20-10)
Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon (added 06-08-10)
Spiderman 3 (added 06-06-10)
Star Wars Force Unleashed (added 06-10-10)
Two Worlds (added 07-03-10)

20.98
Midnight Club LA Complete Edition (added 06-15-10)

34.98
Bioshock 2 Collector's Edition (added 08-10-10)
Planet 51 (added 06-22-10)

48.98
[207-22-0458] Mass Effect 2 Collector's Edition (added 07-03-10)

:ps3: Playstation 3

4.98
2 pack of USB charging cables for PS3 (added 06-10-10)
Brutal Legend (added 06-20-10) (changed 07-20-10)
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (added 07-20-10)
Red Faction: Guerilla (Updated: 06-10-10)

7.48
Dark Void (added 07-20-10)
Ghostbusters (added 09-20-10)
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (added 06-20-10) (changed 07-20-10)

9.98
Alpha Protocol (added 09-30-10)
Lego Rockband (added 09-20-10)
Metal Gear Solid 4 (added 09-20-10)

13.98
Assassin's Creed (added 09-20-10)
Need for Speed Underground (added 09-20-10)
Star Wars Unleashed (added 09-20-10)

14.98
Infamous (added 09-20-10)

20.98
Beatles Rock Band (added 09-20-10)
Borderlands (added 09-20-10)
Guitar Hero Van Halen (added 09-20-10)
MLB: The Show 10 (added 08-01-10)
Prototype (added 09-20-10)
Resistance 2 (added 06-20-10)
Street Fighter IV (added 09-20-10)
Tekken 6 (added 09-20-10)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (added 06-20-10)
UFC 2009 (added 09-20-10)

27.98
Resident Evil 5 Gold (added 09-20-10)
MLB 2010 (added 06-20-10)

29.98
Little Big Planet with Dual Shock 3 controller (added 06-20-10)

34.98
Green Day Rock Band (added 09-20-10)

41.98
Buzz Quiz World Bundle (added 09-20-10)

:ps2: Playstation 2

13.98
Brutal Legend (added 06-10-10)
MLB 10 (added 06-06-10)

:ds: Nintendo DS

8.74
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Darkness (added 07-20-10) (changed 08-01-10)

13.98
100 classic books (added 08-01-10)

:psp: Sony PSP

9.98
Lego Indiana Jones 2 (added 09-20-10)
NBA Inside (added 06-10-10)

13.98
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra (added 06-06-10)

:pc: PC

4.98
Borderlands (added 09-10-10)

7.48
Fallout Trilogy (added 06-20-10)

9.98
Braid (added 07-20-10)


12.48
Metro 2033 (added 09-20-10)
19.98
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City (added 06-20-10)

24.48
Alpha Protocol (added 09-20-10)

Other items

[SIZE=+1]Keep extraneous discussion to a minimum as posts not pertaining to clearance deals may be deleted by the mod crew. Please go to the Target clearance trade thread for trade requests.[/SIZE]

The Legend of EL HOARDO as told by Strell
No cankle too big and no score too small,
The one and only EL HOARDO.

He'll steal your stash - gonna take it all,
That's the one - EL HOARDO.

He's gonna run down all the aisles
and snatch up all the loot,
And he's feeling really confident
in his nipple protection suit!

Awesome sideburns and a dapper mask
He's at your local store,
Gonna clean out everything
And then go back for more!

Who's the guy in the Star Trek shades?
He's the man they call EL HOARDO.

His boots are secretly roller blades,
There he goes! EL HOARDO!

He's got a cape and it's totally sweet,
A flash in red and white,
Calls his fanny pack his utility belt,
He's ready for a discount fight!

You'd never think he could run so fast,
With a gut of giant size,
Asks all the ladies if they'd like a ride
On his Starship Enterprise!

What's that sound comin' down the lane?
It can only be EL HOARDO.

His stubby legs are gonna bring the pain,
Brace yourselves - EL HOARDO!

He packs a sword, it's a replica,
Like Zorro in disguise,
Gonna leave an H scratched on the wall,
Then he'll move those ten ton thighs!

Knows all the price drops all the time,
Has inhalers to survive,
Lives in a basement at his parents house,
At the age of thirty five!

That's the one who got your penny guide,
The stallion called EL HOARDO.

He's got his Rascal parked outside,
That Man-of-Men EL HOARDO.

EL HOOOOOOOARDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

ElHoardo1.jpg


"You just got...EL HOARDO'D!" __________________

There have been some confirmed reports of La Whoreda, the female counterpart to El Hoardo. She is obviously more rare in the Target environment since she usually focuses her energy to her Avon business, but caution should still be exercised.

*Please do not copy this list to Slickdeals or any other competing deal sites. Thank you.
 
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Yeah I expect to see clearance on SC2 CE eventually.

It's big and it's gonna take too much shelf space and even backroom space.

Personally I would wait until $50, but unfotunately, I think a lot of people will gang up at $75.
 
SC2 CE probably won't drop for another month or more, don't start getting your hopes up too soon. Bioshock 2 CE just recently got clearanced out, so if that tells the tell....
 
[quote name='handsomepete']Saw PES 2010 :360: for 9.98 today, other than that pretty barren.[/QUOTE]

I believe that this is still on gamestop trade 2 Halo Reach/Other M offer...
 
What I saw today

:ps3: Bayonetta $29.xx
:ps3: Folklore $29.xx
:ps3: Terminator Salvation $9.xx
:ps3: Ghostbusters $20.xx :roll:
:psp: Madden 10 $9.xx

Nothing really new. Last week I picked up Madden 10 for $14 and there was about 6 copies left. All gone today. They also had 4 GHWT 360 full band kits for $60.
 
[quote name='nakanenui']Someone mentioned the Dualshock 3 bundles may be going clearance. Rumor or have they been spotted in the wild?[/QUOTE]

I think there were already some in the past from the Xmas ones that went on clearance.
 
[quote name='Trace17']What I saw today

:ps3: Bayonetta $29.xx
:ps3: Folklore $29.xx
:ps3: Terminator Salvation $9.xx
:ps3: Ghostbusters $20.xx :roll:
:psp: Madden 10 $9.xx

Nothing really new. Last week I picked up Madden 10 for $14 and there was about 6 copies left. All gone today. They also had 4 GHWT 360 full band kits for $60.[/QUOTE]


Wait, Folklore, seriously? I bought a copy when it went on clearance about 2 1/2 years ago... Did they restock it, anybody know?
 
[quote name='Vulgarism']Wait, Folklore, seriously? I bought a copy when it went on clearance about 2 1/2 years ago... Did they restock it, anybody know?[/QUOTE]

Actually, it's probably because that specific Target was just built under a year ago and may have got it in with the initial batch of games. It also wouldn't surprise me that it was a restock, because that's also the same target that I bought the last Red Faction Guerrilla for $5 at two months ago and now has 6 copies for $19.99
 
Hey not sure if this has been posted yet or not. I've been trying not to buy as many games this year while I try to work through my backlog so I haven't been to the forums as often.

Anyway, I stopped by Target today and saw a couple of things worth noting. First in the 360 section they had some games that were no longer there but still had the shelf tag. The tag didn't have the entire name so I don't know exact titles, but from what I remember there was:

Tony Hawk Underground
Project Gotham Racing
A Need for Speed game
Where the Wild Things Are

All $4.98 all :360:

They also had Avatar for $7.48 also :360:

Finally, not really a deal yet, but it could potentially be. They had at least 100 copies of Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass :ds: They are still $24.98, but I have a pretty good feeling they could go quite a bit lower because of how many they had. There were so many that they had one entire shelf filled with them, some overflow on the clearance shelf and the section inside the case with the game was stuffed as well. So, if you are looking for the game you may want to check Target to see if the price eventually drops low enough.
 
[quote name='DarthVicious82']There were 5 copies of Ghostbusters for PS3 for $20.48 at the Clarksville, IN Target.[/QUOTE]
same thing here in palmdale, CA. there were actually quite a few different titles on clearance but all crappy prices.
 
[quote name='metaphysicalstyles']So... today at Target I encountered this.

Xbox 360 Vision Cam - $19.xx
You're in the Movies w/ Xbox 360 Vision Cam - $3.xx

Amazing.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I bought You're in the movies w/ cam for 4.xx. I saw the vision cam for 27.xx on "clearance" right next to it. Awesome.
 
[quote name='ragingst0rm6']picked up a :ps3:Bioshock 2 SE for $19.xx! [/QUOTE]

Anyone in Socal see this at the same price?
 
[quote name='Vulgarism']Wait, Folklore, seriously? I bought a copy when it went on clearance about 2 1/2 years ago... Did they restock it, anybody know?[/QUOTE]

I was totally thinking the same thing! I bought it for about $25 about that long ago (at Target).
 
Haha if I see Terminator Salvation for 5 bucks I'll bite for some easy gold trophies. Well let's see what drops tonight.

Just to speculate but hopefully when Kinect and PS Move come out they'll be more clearance, unless there are more MIRs.
 
[quote name='Lyricsborn']If you me socal as in San Diego i saw one few weeks back for 24.xx[/QUOTE]

thanks, have a bud in SD so I might get him to check some stores out.
 
Well I went to Target today as I needed some school supplies I was hoping to find a Bioshock 2 Special Edition for $25 at the most,but didn't have any luck It was pretty much wiped out for the clearance games maybe because It was a Sunday but whatever all the school supplies was 30% off so i got all my supplies for cheap should be set for almost half of the school year.
 
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[quote name='Gears24']Well I went to Target today as I needed stuff for school I was hoping to find a Bioshock 2 Special Edition for like 25 at the most like most of you found but didn't have any luck .[/QUOTE]

Out of the 12 or so Targets I looked at, only 2 or 3 had it ringing up at $17.xx, and I only found 1 in stock.
 
[quote name='Gears24']Well I went to Target today as I needed stuff for school I was hoping to find a Bioshock 2 Special Edition for like 25 at the most like most of you found but didn't have any luck It was pretty much wiped out for the clearance games there maybe because It was a Sunday but whatever all the school stuff was 30% off so i got all my stuff for cheap should be set for like half of the school year.[/QUOTE]

I just hope you aren't an English major.
 
Picked up the special Punch-Out package that includes the Nunchuk accessory for $32.48 today at my local Target (Ellicott City, MD). It was marked 30% off, but scanned at 50% off. Pretty solid deal if you need a Nunchuk.
 
I found a Bioshock 2 CE at Target, but it was still ringing up $69.99. I have s friend who lives with in a mile of it, so he is going to check it out every couple days to see if it goes clearance.
 
Saw the usual crap at my local Target today, but they actually had copies of Bayonetta for PS3 on clearance at $29.98. I already got the game for $19 from an Amazon sale last month though.

No clearance on Bioshock 2 CE's yet but I'm nabbing a PS3 copy as soon as they drop!
 
I am surprised it was still $29.98, I saw it for $14.98 weeks ago at 2 different Target stores. I guess some stores are just a lot slower with marking down clearance games?
 
[quote name='YoshiFan1']I am surprised it was still $29.98, I saw it for $14.98 weeks ago at 2 different Target stores. I guess some stores are just a lot slower with marking down clearance games?[/QUOTE]

Absolutely. I've got stores in the same geographic area that are miles apart on when/what stuff goes clearance. I saw that cheap Bayonetta price in California months ago; here in Oregon I've only seen the 29.98 price.
 
[quote name='radioactivez0r']Absolutely. I've got stores in the same geographic area that are miles apart on when/what stuff goes clearance. I saw that cheap Bayonetta price in California months ago; here in Oregon I've only seen the 29.98 price.[/QUOTE]
My local store is a little slow with the mark-downs, but that sort of works in your favor since you can be late to browsing this thread and still have a chance to catch anything good. Last few months, since they've remodeled, haven't been too great.
 
Hmm Electronics clearance wasn't too bad today. For videogames only Naughty Bear (PS3) came out. It rang up at 49.99 so it will probably go to 34.xx. Lots of photo batteries, some Energizer battery charger, a couple 1gb flash drives...that's all worth mentioning.
 
[quote name='TheHelix']Hmm Electronics clearance wasn't too bad today. For videogames only Naughty Bear (PS3) came out. It rang up at 49.99 so it will probably go to 34.xx. Lots of photo batteries, some Energizer battery charger, a couple 1gb flash drives...that's all worth mentioning.[/QUOTE]
Naughty Bear MSRP is $49.99 so It was ringing up full price.
 
For those that can find Paper Mario for $12.48 or less, it'll net you $20 in gift cards @ Best Buy. Not an excellent flip, however better than the $10 Gamestop will give you.
 
I picked up Personal Trainer: Cooking for just $5 and Wii Music for $12...

Pretty good deal for those like me who likes to collect Nintendo games. Plus, you can register both games to get Club Nintendo points.

Personal Trainer: Cooking is not a game, but an app with hundreds of recipies, and you control it with voice commands. Pretty good.

Wii Music... I don't think I will play the game, but it's great for kids, plus, it's full price at most stores.

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[quote name='Gears24']Naughty Bear MSRP is $49.99 so It was ringing up full price.[/QUOTE]

Yes but TheHelix works backroom at Target, so he pulls the product and readies it for the clearance pricing cycle. So he was guesstimating that since Naughty Bear is $49.99 MSRP, it would drop to $34.98
 
[quote name='Fernando Rocker']I picked up Personal Trainer: Cooking for just $5 and Wii Music for $12...

Pretty good deal for those like me who likes to collect Nintendo games. Plus, you can register both games to get Club Nintendo points.

Personal Trainer: Cooking is not a game, but an app with hundreds of recipies, and you control it with voice commands. Pretty good.

Wii Music... I don't think I will play the game, but it's great for kids, plus, it's full price at most stores.

[/QUOTE]

Ok, we trust you. You don't have to post a receipt every time you get a deal. Imagine if everyone did that :)
 
[quote name='radioactivez0r']Absolutely. I've got stores in the same geographic area that are miles apart on when/what stuff goes clearance. I saw that cheap Bayonetta price in California months ago; here in Oregon I've only seen the 29.98 price.[/QUOTE]

I have noticed that the west coast is the last to clearance items. The east coast people note a clearance item and about the time it hits 75% off the west coast is starting the 30% off cycle.

I have noted that the Targets around here (Washington State) that they take 4 weeks to drop prices in the cycle. So not only does the Pacific North West drop last is drops super slow. I've seen East coast folks post drops every two weeks.
 
[quote name='shoe478']Ok, we trust you. You don't have to post a receipt every time you get a deal. Imagine if everyone did that :)[/QUOTE]

or at least a spoiler tag would be nice.....cuz there are haterz out there who will say i or whomever "photoshopped" "comitted fraud" etc etc...
 
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