The Blockbuster/Gamerush Thread XXIV - 5 for $20 on $9.99 and under Blu-Rays

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Welcome to the Official CAG Blockbuster/Gamerush video game deal thread.

Blockbusters Facebook promo page:
http://www.facebook.com/blockbusterinc?v=app_17037175766

5 for $20 on used Blu-Ray movies active now (read the last pages of the thread for details)

Buy 1 Get 1 free on used games $14.99 and under may be returning at the end of May!

Below is a list of $14.99 and under games at Blockbuster...
:360:

$6.99 or less
Arcade Unplugged
Armored Core 4
Beatles Rock Band
Beautiful Katamari
Blue Dragon
Bullet Witch
Club, The
Condemned 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Dead Or Alive 4
Dirt ($4.99)
Earth Defense Force
Fantastic 4 ($4.99)
Frontlines Fuel of War
Golden Compass ($4.99)
Guitar Hero III
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Harry Potter Order of Phoenix ($4.99)
Incredible Hulk
Jumper
Kung-Fu Panda
Madden 08 ($2.99)
Meet The Robinsons ($4.99)
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Ballers Chosen One
NBA Street Homecourt
NHL 2K7 ($4.99)
NHL 2K8
Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End ($4.99)
Prey
Project Sylpheed
Ratatouille
Sega Superstar Tennis
Shrek The Third
Soldier of Fortune Payback
Spiderman 3
Star Trek Legacy
Stuntman Ignition
Superman Returns ($4.99)
Timeshift
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 2 ($4.99)
Top Spin 3
Transformers: The Game
Two Worlds
Universe At War
Unreal Tournament III
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3 ($4.99)
Viva Pinata
World Series of Poker 2007
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 ($4.99)

$9.99
007 Quantum of Solace
Afro Samurai
Army of Two
Avatar
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Battlefield Bad Company
Banjo Kazooie
Bayonetta
Bee Movie Game
Bigs, The
Bigs 2, The
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Blitz the League 2
Bolt
Blazing Angels 2
Bourne Conspiracy
Brutal Legend
Bully
Burnout Paradise
Chaotic
Civilization Revolution
Condemned 2
Crackdown
CSI
Damnation
Def Jam Icon
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt 2
Don King Presents
Eat Lead
Enchanted Arms
Eternal Sonata
F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R. 2
Facebreaker
Fallout 3
Fifa street 3
Forza motorsport 2
Fracture
Fuel
Ghostbusters
Grid
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
HAWX
Hitman: Blood Money
Ironman
Kingdom Under Fire Circle of Doom
Legendary
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Lost Planet
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mercs 2
MLB 2K9
Moto GP 2007
Naruto Rise of a Ninja
NCAA Football 09
NFL Tour
Onechanbara
Open season
Operation Flashpoint
Overlord
Overlord II
Phantasy Star Universe
PGR 4
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Pure
Quake 4
Risen
Rogue Warrior
Rock Band Metal Track Pack
Shadowrun
Sonic
Sonic Unleashed
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes
Stranglehold
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Terminator Salvation
Test Drive unlimited
Timeshift
TMNT
TNA Impact!
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tomb Raider Underworld
Too Human
Turning Point
Turok
Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise
Wall-E
Wet
Where The Wild Things Are
Wolfenstein
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

$14.99
Army of Two 40th Day
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlestations Midway
Bioshock 2
Crackdown 2
Dante's Inferno
Dead Rising
Enemy Territory
Fable II
Far Cry 2
Fifa 08
G-Force
Gears of War 2
Golden Axe Beast Rider
GRAW
GTA IV
GTA Episodes From Liberty City
Guitar Hero 5
Infinite Undiscovery
Iron Man 2
Juiced 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars (OT or TCS?)
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet 2
Madden 10
Mercs 2
Mirror's Edge
MLB 2K10
MX vs ATV Reflex
NBA 2K8
NCAA Football 10
Need For Speed Pro Street
NFL Tour
Ninja Gaiden 2
NHL 10
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
PGR 4
Rapala Tournament
Red Fraction Guerrilla
Shellshock 2
Simpsons
Singularity
Spiderman Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell Conviction
Tiger Woods 10
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
UFC Undisputed 2010
Velvet Assassin
Zoids Assault

:wii:

$6.99
Alien Syndrome ($4.99)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
AMF Bowling
Battle of the Bands ($4.99)
Brunswick Bowling
Cranium Kabooki
Elebits
Ghost Squad
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
MLB 2K8
MLB Power Pros
MLB Power Pros 2008
Naked Brothers Band ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Live 08
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Reflex
Octomania
Pinball Hall of Fame
Samba de Amigo
Spyro
SSX Blur
Tak Guardians of Gross
We Ski ($6.99?)
Wing Island
Wonderworld
Worms A Space Oddity
Zack & Wiki

$9.99
Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakel
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Game Time
Astroboy
Avatar: Into The Inferno
Avatar: The Game
Band Hero
Beatles Rock Band
Bee Movie Game
Ben 10
Ben 10 Vilgax
Big Beach Sports
Big Brain Academy
Bigs
Bleach
Block Party
Bolt
Boom Blox
Bully
Cake Mania
Cars
Carnival Games Mini Golf
Chaotic
Coraline
Crash of the Titans
Dancing With The Stars: We Dance
De Blob
Destroy All Humans Big Willy Unleashed
Diego Safari Rescue
Dirt 2
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
Excite Truck
Far CrY Vengeance
FIFA 08
G-Force
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Godfather
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Hannah Montana The Movie
High School Musical 3
Houses of the Dead 2
Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones Staff of Kings
Ironman
Ironman 2
Kung-Fu Panda
Madagascar 2
Mario & Sonic At the Olympics
Mario Super Sluggers
Meet The Robinsons
Metal Slug Anthology
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Mushroom Men
My Sims Party
Nights
No More Heroes
Okami
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
Overlord Dark Legend
Pikmin
Pool Party
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Princess and the Frog
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Scarface
Scooby-Doo First Frights
Sega Superstar Tennis
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Secret Rings
Soul Calibur Legends
Spectrobes
Speed Racer
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Spongebonb Krusty Krab
Spongebob SquarePants Globs of Doom
SSX Blur
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Super Swing Golf Season 2
Table Tennis
Think Fast
Thrillville
Tiger Woods 07
Tiger Woods 08
Tiger Woods 10
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 3
Trauma Center New Blood
Wall-E
We Ski & Snowboard
Where The Wild Things Are
Wii Music
World of Zoo

$14.99
All Star Cheer Squad
Animal Crossing City Folk
Bakugan
Band Hero
Battalion Wars 2
Biggest Loser
Bomberman Land
Boom Blox Bash Party
Bratz the Movie
Cabela's Trophy Bucks
Cars Mater National
Cars Race-O-Rama
Destroy All Humans
Dragon Quest Swords
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean Blue World
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Godzilla Unleashed
Guiness Book of World Records
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Heatseeker
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Iron Man 2
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars
Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympics
Mario Party 8
Mario Power Tennis
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Medal of Honor Vanguard
Metroid Prime 3
My Sims Kingdom
Naruto Clash of Ninja
NBA 2K10
Need for Speed Pro Street
NHL 2K10
Nicktoons Attack
Prince of Persia Rival Swords
Rapala Trophies
Resident Evil 4
Scarface
Simpsons
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Spongebob Atlantis
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels
Super Monkey Ball
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tiger Woods 09
Tiger Woods 10
TMNT
Toy Story Mania
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 10

:ps3:

$6.99
Condemned 2
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Genji
Lost
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness Grave Danger
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA 2K8
NBA Live 09
Timeshift
Top Spin 3
Turning Point

$9.99
Afro Samurai
Armored Core 4
Avatar
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bayonetta
Bioshock
Bolt
Brutal Legend
Civilization Revolution
Club, The
Conan
Darkness
Darksiders
Dead Space
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt
Enchanted Arms
Facebreakers
Fallout 3
Far Cry 2
FEAR 2
Folklore
Formula 1 Championship
Fracture
Full Auto 2
Ghostbusters
Godfather II
Grid
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Gundam Mobile Suit
HAWX
Haze
Hellboy
Incredible Hulk
Ironman
Kung Fu Panda
Lair
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Madagcascar 2
Matt Hazard
Mercenaries 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire
MX vs ATV Reflex
MLB 2K9
NBA Street Homecourt
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Operation Flashpoint
Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
Prince of Persia
Pure
Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction
Ridge Racer 7
Rock Band 2
Rogue Warrior
Sega Rally Revo
Spiderman 3
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Tekken 6
Tiger Woods 09
Timeshift
TNA Impact
Turok
UFC Undisputed 2009
Unreal Tournament III
Uncharted
Untold Legends
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3
Warhawk
Where The Wild Things Are
WWE Smackdown 09

$14.99
Army of Two
Army of Two 40th Day
Assassin's Creed
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company
Beatles Rock Band
Bioshock 2
Blitz the League 2
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 3
Dante's Inferno
Def Jam Icon
Dragon Age Origins
EndWar
Enemy Territory Quake Wars
F.E.A.R.
Fifa 08
Fifa Street 3
Fight Night Round 3
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra
G-Force
God of War III
Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Guitar Hero Van Halen
GTA IV
Iron Man 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Rock Band
Lego Star Wars (TCS?)
Lost Planet 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mirror's Edge
Motor Storm
MX vs ATV Untamed
NCAA Football 10
Need for Speed Carbon
Need for Speed Prostreet
Oblivion
Overlord II
Prototype
Ratchet & Clank A Crack In Time
Resistance
Resistance 2
Singularity
Skate
Soldier of Fortune
Stuntman Ignition
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
White Knight Chronicles
Wolverine: Xmen Origins
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

:ds:

$6.99 or less
007 Quantum of Solace
Assassin's Creed ($4.99)
Chaotic Shadow Warrior
Chronicles of Narnia
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings
Flash Focus ($2.99)
Guitar Hero Decades
Hotel Dusk
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 3
Lock's Quest
Overlord Minions ($4.99)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Time/Darkness
Professor Layton Curious Village
Star Fox Command
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Yu Gi Oh Tag Force ($4.99)

$9.99
Bakugan
Brain Age 2
Cars Race-O-Rama
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Disney Jonas
DK Jungle Climber
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
FF XII Revenant Wings
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince
Ironman
Kirby Superstar Ultra
Kung Fu Panda Legendary Warriors
Lego Battles
Lego Rock Band
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Mario & Sonic At The Olympics
Mario Party DS
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Ninja Town
NSMB!
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
Prince of Persia
Princess and the Frog
Raving Rabbids TV Party
Shrek Forever After
Sims 2 Castaways
Sim Animals
Spiderman Web of Shadowns
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Force Unleashed
The World Ends With You
Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure
Transformers Animated
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Up
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Wall-E
Where The Wild Things Are
World of Zoo
Zubo

$14.99
Animal Crossing Wild World
Astro Boy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Drawn to Life
Kingdom Hearts
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
Lego Batman
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4
Lego Indy
Littlest Pet Shop (Jungle, Garden, etc)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Monsters vs. Aliens
My Sims Party
My Sims
My Sims Kingdom
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky
Rayman Raving Rabbids Go Home
Scribblenauts
Sim Animals
Sonic Chronicles
Sonic Rush Adventure
Spongebob Squarepants
Spore Creatures
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Jedi Alliance
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

:psp:
$6.99
B-Boy
Call of Duty Roads to Victory
Loco Roco 2
Patapon

$9.99
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
G-Force
God of War Chains of Olympus
Jak & Daxter Lost Frontier
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Secret Agent Clank
Silent Hill Origins
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Star Ocean Second Evolution
Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadron
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Untold Legends

$14.99
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Lego Batman
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny

:ps2: ($9.99 unless otherwise noted)
Disgaea 2 ($6.99)
God of War
Kingdom Hearts II
Manhunt 2 ($6.99)
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Rogue Galaxy
Shadow Hearts From the New World ($6.99)
Soul Calibur II ($6.99)
Soul Calibur III ($6.99)
Valkyrie Profile 2 ($6.99)

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What is this thread for?
The primary function of this thread is to discuss current trade-in and sale promos, post any trade-in values you have obtained, and discuss new and used game selection and availability. Please post trade-in values with the date of the trade (or quote) and system.

It is also permissible to discuss system availability, credit issues, etc. As long as it is related to game trades or sales at Blockbuster it is generally OK to discuss it here.

Unlike more tightly focused clearance threads, it is OK to discuss more general Gamerush/Blockbuster issues here as well as trade requests as long as they are kept to a minimum (and usually just during specific deals).

Due to the questionable stability of the Gamerush (and Blockbuster for that matter) brand, it is also permissible to discuss ways of converting credit from Blockbuster to other stores (ie, which games may be used for trading in to other stores such as Amazon or EB/GS). As of right now, we have no indication of Blockbuster's imminent demise, but given Blockbuster's ongoing financial difficulties we need to be aware of the possibility.

What is this thread NOT for?
Please do not discuss the flipping of games from one Blockbuster store to another should another such opportunity arise (through trade-in deals). It is one thing to "play the market" with trade-in values from one chain to another (BBVto Amazon to EB) - free market buy low/sell high and all that. But taking advantage of loopholes in a single store's policies/promos is frowned upon and has, in the past, led to trade-in bans from BBV.

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Blockbuster Game Trading Info
- You must sign up for a trade account in addition to your regular Blockbuster account
- You must sign up for a new trade account at every store you wish to trade at, even if using the same main account
- Trade-in credit can be placed onto your store account or onto a "Value" card
- Credit on store accounts can only be used at that one store
- However, credit can be transferred from the store account to a card at any time
- Value cards can be used at any location
- Clerks at one store cannot see your trading/purchasing history at another store via your account
- Gamerush stores often do not get new game stock until the Friday of the release week, thus a few days later than most retailers
- Depending on state law you may or may not get sales tax added to your trade-ins (and thus get more than normal). You will always be charged sales tax where applicable on purchases, even when using credit from a Value card.

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Gamerush vs. regular Blockbusters
All Blockbuster game-related discussion belongs here. Most threads created in the Deals forum will be merged in to here. There seems to be the impression by many CAGs that if they don't have a Gamerush store near them (see here for a list of GR stores: http://www.blockbuster.com/content/v.4.286.1.0/media/gameStoreList.pdf) then this thread does not apply to them. However, regular (non-GR) Blockbuster stores often run the same promos and generally have the same trade-in values. I'm going to elaborate on the last sentence as people apparently don't understand that when I say regular BB's have the same trade-in values as Gamerush that it means [highlight]regular Blockbuster stores accept game trade-ins just like Gamerush stores[/highlight].

The key differences:
- Only Gamerush stores sell used video game hardware and generally have a much wider selection of new hardware. Most regular Blockbuster stores do not sell new hardware at all. They did a year ago or so and some may still have some of that stock, but they have stopped bringing in more to sell. They also no longer sell new games except for a few selected preorders. Regular Blockbuster stores will not take hardware in for trades.

- Both Gamerush and regular Blockbuster stores take preorders for new games for a $5 deposit (or you can pay any other amount beyond that). Gamerush stores will get many more games in than the regular stores but unfortunately a preorder at either place is not a guarantee you will get the game. Sometimes they do not get certain titles in even if you preorder them months in advance. And even if they do get them, it tends to be a few days later than other stores.

- Trade-in values are controlled centrally and are uniform across all Gamerush and Blockbuster locations EXCEPT if the Blockbuster is a franchise location. You can tell from the receipt if your store is a franchise store. All Gamerush stores are corporate-owned so they will have uniform pricing.

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Current Trade-In Deals
There are no trade-in deals at this time nor have there been for a very very long time. They did however just recently cut down all their trade-in values to Gamestop-like levels (but without deals to make them more appealing as at GS).

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Trade-In Values

Trade-in prices are usually universal at both Blockbuster and Gamerush, but can be wildly different at franchise Blockbuster stores. Used game prices change on Sunday with trade-in price drops following the next day (Monday). Thus any quotes given in this thread will almost certainly be good through Sunday of the current week. If you want to be sure to get the same value another CAG has reported then do your trading by Sunday as the price may drop on Monday.

Also note that many stores will no longer accept video games without cover art. This is the official policy for DVD trade-ins but apparently many clerks will confuse the two and not allow it for games either. Just beware that it might be a hassle if you have a disc-only game to trade.

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Gamerush website
The old Gamerush web site is now defunct, but the following link will take you to Blockbuster online, which may or may not have some info there about games. I dunno - I haven't looked at it in years.

http://www.gamerush.com

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Links to previous Gamerush Threads (dating back to June 2005!):
1 (by no means the first one but the earliest that can be found - check it out for some drama)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23
 
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[quote name='jer7583']I think it should be an insta-ban to troll people for flipping.

Honestly no store I went to today had less than 5 copies.

Blockbuster clearly wanted to move stock of this game and that's what happened.[/QUOTE]

I agree with the insta-ban idea, at least for a while. It doesn't necessarily have to be perma-ban, but trolling the act of flipping in the BBV thread is a waste of space on the CAG servers.

[quote name='Misconceptn']fuck u for flipping games[/QUOTE]


BBV dropped GOW to 14.99 for a reason; not enough people were buying them at $19.99.

Why should we let the GOW III's sit on the shelf forever? So BBV can sell all their used games off to a third party company again? BBV desperately needs to increase there revenue and they are going to sell these games any way they can. We know this from experience.

If someone can't find a copy of GOW III at BBV before Jan 3rd, they need to quit gaming and go get an education because they're fucking retarded.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Yeah. Except that this thread just derailed into this not that long ago and a whole bunch of posts got nuked. I just don't see why people who flip and those who don't can't just get along without going 'zomg you're a hoarder, you should die in a fire'.:roll:[/QUOTE]

I'm hoping that by the time I wake up tomorrow all these stupid anti-flipping debate posts are nuked as well. :bouncy:
 
[quote name='steve nash']i saw some chump dumping about 40 games into his trunk tonight, at least 8 gow3s. i kindly keyed his car while he went to another store.[/QUOTE]

I actually laughed at this comment. Not only are you a troll, but you don't even have the balls to go up to someone in a story. Haha.

And guys, there are plenty of games out there in the stores. Each store that I know of got like 10+ GoW3s, so instead of complaining go out and buy one.
 
[quote name='DarkRider23']I actually laughed at this comment. Not only are you a troll, but you don't even have the balls to go up to someone in a story. Haha.

And guys, there are plenty of games out there in the stores. Each store that I know of got like 10+ GoW3s, so instead of complaining go out and buy one.[/QUOTE]
Where is the like button ? haha jk
 
Every store has 10+ for sure, but maybe 4-5 complete copies tops. But if you just want the game to play for cheap then you probably don't mind the fake blockbuster case
 
I'm cheap that's why I'm here. I love gaming, it's a release. I have tons of some of the best titles for the ps3. I would not be able to buy these all at full price. So forums like this have helped to get the collection that I have at a fraction of the cost. So this is the first time I've hit up blockbuster to do this.. but craigs list..somebody has games listed .. I buy them all for one price and resell the ones I don't want at a profit? and get my games I want.. that's great.. same deal here.. in the end I got the games I wanted for free basically, minus the time I took to go to diff stores, gas money..and knocking the 8 year old down while his mom wasn't looking to get my damn copy of prototype from his grubby little hands.. I'd call that a good day haha so thanks OP

(disclaimer) no children were harmed in the fleecing of blockbuster

Merry Christmas guys!
 
[quote name='GameOverSuckas']I'm cheap that's why I'm here. I love gaming, it's a release. I have tons of some of the best titles for the ps3. I would not be able to buy these all at full price. So forums like this have helped to get the collection that I have at a fraction of the cost. So this is the first time I've hit up blockbuster to do this.. but craigs list..somebody has games listed .. I buy them all for one price and resell the ones I don't want at a profit? and get my games I want.. that's great.. same deal here.. in the end I got the games I wanted for free basically, minus the time I took to go to diff stores, gas money..and knocking the 8 year old down while his mom wasn't looking to get my damn copy of prototype from his grubby little hands.. I'd call that a good day haha so thanks OP

(disclaimer) no children were harmed in the fleecing of blockbuster

Merry Christmas guys![/QUOTE]
:rofl: Oh noes. Think of the children.:lol:
 
OK, so wow, not one, but TWO mods have come in here and deleted reams of posts and told you guys to stop and yet you haven't. I will be deleting more so PLEASE STOP!

I'm sorry I wasn't here to deal with all of it earlier, but, well, I was out running around to BBV stores (and a few other places) ;).

With all the in-fighting, I see these questions were never answered:

[quote name='polly']How does the gift card bonus work? Is it automatic with the receipts or something? I asked the checkout lady about it yesterday and she looked at me like I was high.[/QUOTE]

It is not automatic - they need to scan a barcode to have the $5 come off. It also just started today so while they shouldn't have been clueless about it (since they've run this deal many times), it probably wouldn't have worked yesterday anyway. I've never actually taken advantage of this deal, but I spent so much cash there during the last B1G1 sales that I thought I should this time. I had my local store (glad to give them all the money and GC sales) ring me up 3 sets before I headed out today.

[quote name='egonpax']Wait did I miss Resistance 2 for 14.99? I didn't see it at the 3 stores I went to today anyways.[/QUOTE]

It is, but it would be a very rare find. I think I saw one copy at the very beginning of the B1G1 a few weeks back. And I've been to 8 or 9 stores since then. You didn't miss it, it just isn't really around much. It isn't one of the common rental conversions where they had bought too many like GoW III, Splinter Cell Conviction, Bioshock 2, etc.

[quote name='foreinter']I saw Halo ODST is tagged at $19.99. Does anyone know if it's below $14.99?[/QUOTE]

Halo ODST is $19.99.

So, yeah, based on what I saw today (as late as 8pm), just about anyone should be able to get God of War III, in any case. Many of the others appear to be way less common - I didn't see a single 360 copy of Singularity and only one PS3 copy which also seems to be priced $14.99. I didn't buy it because it had a fairly nasty scratch for a blu-ray.
 
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I went to 4 stores this morning and didn't find one copy of Singularity at all. :(

I did however get, BFBC2, Dead to Rights, UFC, Wolfenstein, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom (didn't expect to see that at $14.99), AvP 360, GoW3, & a Splinter Cell Conviction for a Xmas present.

If anyone happens to see any copies of Singularity in the Houston area (either system), please let me know!
 
[quote name='steve nash']i saw some chump dumping about 40 games into his trunk tonight, at least 8 gow3s. i kindly keyed his car while he went to another store.[/QUOTE]

What gives you the right to judge him? Maybe he was stocking up on all his stocking stuffers.

I'm sure you are proud of yourself. (And I bet you'll come back with a reply to this post saying "Oh, I am")

This thread is just full of complainers.

edit: this post makes me look like a complainer too! :D
 
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Honestly guys if you are looking for a specific game and you don't mind paying shipping I'll pick them up. I've found a lot of the titles you're looking for just had no desire for them or either have them already.. tons of Battlefield Bad Company 2, Ratchet in Clank, Kane and Lynch, Madden Nfl 10, Darksiders, Army of Two, Final Fantasy, etc. All PS3 never looked for Xbox

I will say this I've been playing Singularity.. if you like Visceral who made DeadSpace..and Unreal had a part in designing the game too..AWESOME game! has scared the shit out of me a few times like DeadSpace does. Great graphics and gameplay
 
Hit two stores up today looking for Rock Band and neither had it or much else. Was hoping to at least spot Viva Pinata.

Got two more stores that I can get to tomorrow, but I doubt my luck will change much.
 
You know, I don't think I've ever seen a hoarder/flipper in person. (eats some popcorn)

edit: I like NPCs in my FPS. Does Resistance 1 or 2 have a lot of that, or is it mostly solo shooting and being creeped out by scary men with weird protrusions on their backs?
 
Has anybody confirmed/denied the ending date of the sale? The thread seems to have gone to hell and looking back I can't find where it was ever answered (I know at least me and another person were told separately that yesterday was the last day of the sale).
 
[quote name='VyseArcad1a']I went to 4 stores this morning and didn't find one copy of Singularity at all. :(

I did however get, BFBC2, Dead to Rights, UFC, Wolfenstein, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom (didn't expect to see that at $14.99), AvP 360, GoW3, & a Splinter Cell Conviction for a Xmas present.

If anyone happens to see any copies of Singularity in the Houston area (either system), please let me know![/QUOTE]

I'll keep an eye out! Help me find a Resistance 1/2, Killzone 1/2, and LBP GOTY! :)
 
[quote name='ninja dog']GOW3 down to $17 used on Amazon. I'm doubting that NorAm will give me my $15.50 per game :\[/QUOTE]

FYE gives $18 cash. Just saying............
 
that's cool, but every time I've tried trading games into FYE, i've gotten hassled and treated like I just robbed a house for my games. They probably won't let me flip multiples too.
 
Boy, this thread has really gone to hell! :bomb:

I don't hoard or flip, but I do know that hoarder/flippers are a fact of life and I just deal with it. This sale has been going on for a while now. I see no reason to get mad about hoarders this late in the game. :roll:

Oh and to stay on topic, Here is what I picked up during the weekend (all for Xbox 360).

Darksiders: $14.99
Dante's Inferno: Free
Splinter Cell Conviction: $14.99
Bioshock 2: Free

Boondock Saints 2 (Blu-Ray): $9.99
 
[quote name='JKSonic']Has anybody confirmed/denied the ending date of the sale? The thread seems to have gone to hell and looking back I can't find where it was ever answered (I know at least me and another person were told separately that yesterday was the last day of the sale).[/QUOTE]

Hawaiiboy said it was January 3rd and that's why I've had that in the OP for a couple weeks now. It would suck if it all of a sudden ended tomorrow but at least I got out Monday and found most of what I wanted.

Ninja Dog - I wouldn't worry about the trade-ins at Amazon. That isn't outrageously high such that they would deny them (like other price mistakes they've had recently). The value of the game is temporarily depressed because so many people are probably trying to sell it now. But it will go back up later (so NorAm/Amazon will make money off those trade-ins eventually meaning they don't have much reason to deny them).
 
[quote name='mogamer']Boondock Saints 2 (Blu-Ray): $9.99[/QUOTE]

This series any good? Thinking about adding it to my Netflix queue.

Back on topic, yesterday I was able to find:

PS3:
GOW3
Dante's Inferno

360:
UFC 2010
Bioshock 2
MLB 2k10

Also 2 copies of BFBC at a store near me but I actually passed since I have yet to complete 1 and am not really enjoying that one...
 
If you locked in that trade-in price with them on Amazon, then they will honor the price.

[quote name='FlamedLiquid']FYE gives $18 cash. Just saying............[/QUOTE]
 
FYE goes by wherehouse.com prices give or take a few bucks. So if what you say is true you may even be able to get $21.75 for it on Amazon if you show them the price from wherehouse.com.
 
[quote name='Armstrong x360a']This series any good? Thinking about adding it to my Netflix queue.

Back on topic, yesterday I was able to find:

PS3:
GOW3
Dante's Inferno

360:
UFC 2010
Bioshock 2
MLB 2k10

Also 2 copies of BFBC at a store near me but I actually passed since I have yet to complete 1 and am not really enjoying that one...[/QUOTE]
Boondock Saints is good if you can suspend your disbelief and just enjoy it. I have not seen the sequel, but the person that recommended the first movie said the sequel never should have been made and it was not good.
 
[quote name='io']Hawaiiboy said it was January 3rd and that's why I've had that in the OP for a couple weeks now. It would suck if it all of a sudden ended tomorrow but at least I got out Monday and found most of what I wanted.

Ninja Dog - I wouldn't worry about the trade-ins at Amazon. That isn't outrageously high such that they would deny them (like other price mistakes they've had recently). The value of the game is temporarily depressed because so many people are probably trying to sell it now. But it will go back up later (so NorAm/Amazon will make money off those trade-ins eventually meaning they don't have much reason to deny them).[/QUOTE]

I don't know how much this counts for, but 2 of the 3 employees (the 2 of them seemingly knowledgeable) also said that Jan 3rd is the end date. The 3rd didn't know and just said at least 'til Christmas.
 
[quote name='io']Hawaiiboy said it was January 3rd and that's why I've had that in the OP for a couple weeks now. It would suck if it all of a sudden ended tomorrow but at least I got out Monday and found most of what I wanted.[/QUOTE]

Well it's almost 10am EST time so hopefully somebody will head over soon and we'll know for sure. Just odd two of us were told by managers at different locations that it ended yesterday.

On another note, I forgot how hard BC2 MP was to get into! I remember reading the reviews for Vietnam and they all said "now is the time to get into BC2 if you haven't since everybody starts at square 1". I had played it briefly before but not having any perks and going against people with tons it was hard. Now I'm confused because I guess people have already played the hell out of it, or people brought their perks over.

Still fun, just hard. I've been ending up with like 4k/7d in most matches, so I may not be killing much but at least I'm not dying too much either.
 
[quote name='JKSonic']Well it's almost 10am EST time so hopefully somebody will head over soon and we'll know for sure. Just odd two of us were told by managers at different locations that it ended yesterday.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully! I'm planning on heading out soon, but still have 90 min before BBV opens (other errands to run). It'd be nice to know before I go out of my way only to be denied the sale.
 
[quote name='JKSonic']Well it's almost 10am EST time so hopefully somebody will head over soon and we'll know for sure. Just odd two of us were told by managers at different locations that it ended yesterday.
.[/QUOTE]

Going out in 30 minutes to my local BB, so I'll see what happens. I happened to call the place yesterday, though, and the person who answered mentioned that it will end in January. Maybe the sale's end date depends on the store?
 
Some stores may just not be aware of when the sale is supposed to end. One of the local stores by me had signs up that it was only going to be one week long, but it kept on going as it still is. Employyee told me he was told to keep the sale going to til the begining of January.
 
Could someone give me a list of all the new drops?
I went through the last few pages and saw these:

BFBC2 (360) (Did ps3 drop also?)
God of War 3
Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time
Singularity
Tatsunoko v Capcom
UFC 2010
Dante's Inferno PS3

Any others I missed? Specifically did FFXIII drop?


Any
 
FFXIII is still $19.99 on 360 and PS3.

[quote name='Whambamm']Could someone give me a list of all the new drops?
I went through the last few pages and saw these:

BFBC2 (360) (Did ps3 drop also?)
God of War 3
Ratchet and Clank: Crack in Time
Singularity
Tatsunoko v Capcom
UFC 2010
Dante's Inferno PS3

Any others I missed? Specifically did FFXIII drop?


Any[/QUOTE]
 
Originally from hawaiiboy

PS3$
Dante's inferno $14.99
God of war III $14.99
Nier $14.99
Singularity $14.99

X360
Battlefield bad co 2 $14.99 (yes only x360 version ps3 $19.99)
Dead to rights retribution $14.99 (only x360)
Nier $14.99$
Resident evil 5 $14.99
Singularity $14.99
Ufc undisputed 2010 $14.99
 
[quote name='loomis1975']I just got a PS3, so it was PS3 hunting at BBV today and my wife limited me to PS3 Exclusives, and I'm going to try to stay on the wagon..... for as long as I can.

Got:

God of War III
White Knight Chronicles
Resistance 2
Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time

All labeled and rang up $19.99

I would have loved to find Killzone 2 as well.[/QUOTE]

I hope you meant 14.99?
 
[quote name='Armstrong x360a']This series any good? Thinking about adding it to my Netflix queue.

[/QUOTE]


Yes, put them in your queue. I really enjoyed them. I have Netflix also, but I wanted a disc version that I can take with me.
 
So fate is here to bite me in the ass once again!!! Traded in two copies of MLB 2k10 to Amazon and noticed that one had a like 1 inch piece of case missing from the bottom but didnt see this till I was at UPS so said "screw it" and guess what its getting returned to me BOOOOOO!!!!!
 
Come on 10am. Lol. I'm going to call them and ask if they can do a search for games around here...

Sidenote: I wish I wasn't self-banned from one of the close-ish BBV near me. I could probably find some good deals there, but definitely not worth going back there even if they had every single game I was looking for. Ah the terrible memories... anyways what was I saying?

EDIT: Sorry for that sidenote. No more coffee for me. :whistle2:/
 
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[quote name='merchie89']So fate is here to bite me in the ass once again!!! Traded in two copies of MLB 2k10 to Amazon and noticed that one had a like 1 inch piece of case missing from the bottom but didnt see this till I was at UPS so said "screw it" and guess what its getting returned to me BOOOOOO!!!!![/QUOTE]

Oh, the irony.
 
[quote name='merchie89']So fate is here to bite me in the ass once again!!! Traded in two copies of MLB 2k10 to Amazon and noticed that one had a like 1 inch piece of case missing from the bottom but didnt see this till I was at UPS so said "screw it" and guess what its getting returned to me BOOOOOO!!!!![/QUOTE]

Did you get these two copies from the BBV sale?
Weren't you the guy who was complaining about the flippers..?:roll:

Anywho, it seems like some of the rentals are going to the pre-played today in the Bellevue, WA area. So if anyone lives there go check the stores out today.

An employee told me that they'd be replenishing their pre-played stock on Tuesday.
 
Picked up:

PS3$
God of war III $14.99 - for my friend

X360
Battlefield bad co 2 $14.99 - for my son

Now my friend doesn't want it. Oh well. I guess I can trade it or find someone else I know with a PS3.
 
during this deal made some got some good deals

now though i think flipping for cash is too time consuming and in the end i only really do it when blockbuster b1g1 deal is going on and the titles are good on gamestops 2 for $40 off deal i do enjoy trading them

so during the sale i got all 360 games

bioshock 2
conviction x2
crackdown (already ownd 1 copy)
nba 2k10
kane and lynch 2

($47.xx total)

traded bioshock 2 and conviction for read dead redemption
then traded crackdown 2 for bioshock 2 and marvel ult aliance 2(need to beat the dlc)

so in the end

bioshock 2
marvel 2
kane and lynch
nba 2k10
conviction
red dead redemption

for $45 id say hell of a deal

edit and for $10 picked up wet and watchamn 1/2

edit 2 spelling blows
 
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[quote name='skin21rip']
convection
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[quote name='SHOOK1904']
FarberConvectionOven.jpg
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LOL. I caught that also and was wondering if someone would post up a pic... I was too lazy. You win today good sir.
 
I was able to pick up to GOW III. My store had at least 10+ of them. I saw a bunch of BFBC 2 for 360 also, but I already have that. I plan on trading on of the GOW III to Amazon. I may keep the other in case I want to play it again. I started it a while back, but never got too into it.

I wish JUST CAUSE 2 would drop...come on Hawaii, report good news about that :)

Killzone 2 might be good to get again also.
 
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