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='nas6034']So are the "wherehouse.com" cash prices the ones fye uses? Sadly, FYE doesn't take used games near me anymore as they're closing down. Is it worth selling these games to wherehouse.com? How stingy are they regarding quality and games traded in ? Thanks![/QUOTE]

i've never traded into wherehuse.com, but from what people posted earlier the games should be in near mint condition. If they think its too damaged they wont give you your cash or return the game, so you're pretty much SOL if you dont trade in a game in great condition.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']Looks like no price drops this week. Also no rental conversions so hopefully we'll have a big one next week.[/QUOTE] thanks as always! looking forward to next week & wondering if I should hit up BBV for one last gc buy today?
 
Sorry if this has been posted, but I have a few questions regarding FYE trade-ins.

Is there a limit to the number of games you can trade in for cash?

Do they require a case and manual?

I am only asking this because it is a 50 minute drive to the closest FYE that does trade-ins, however I can get a boat load of titles with good trade-in values.

Thanks for any help. And yes I have been reading the thread, but haven't remember seeing if there was a limit.
 
This reminds me of the good ol' days about five years back where you could take in Room Zoom for the Xbox and other crappy titles and get $26 in TIV. If anyone has any success stories, this could be good.
 
FYE's gonna require the games to be as mint as possible and complete. You can also check values at SecondSpin, I believe.
 
yes they will ban with the quickness! Anyone that remembers Big Lots can confirm. It only took 2 of the same title to do it for me once they caught on that people were taking advantage

[quote name='SkankButta']Sorry if this has been posted, but I have a few questions regarding FYE trade-ins.

Is there a limit to the number of games you can trade in for cash?

Do they require a case and manual?

I am only asking this because it is a 50 minute drive to the closest FYE that does trade-ins, however I can get a boat load of titles with good trade-in values.

Thanks for any help. And yes I have been reading the thread, but haven't remember seeing if there was a limit.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='Japakneez']yes they will ban with the quickness! Anyone that remembers Big Lots can confirm. It only took 2 of the same title to do it for me once they caught on that people were taking advantage[/QUOTE]
I traded in somewhere around 10-15 copies of Powerdrome Racing for the PS2 to FYE about 3 or so years ago for $15 a copy in store credit after getting them from Gamestop for $1-3 a copy and I got a PStwo slim outta the deal.

As long as you don't trade in two copies of the same title in the same day to the same store you should be ok. Unfortunately with so many FYE stores no longer taking game trades it's gonna be quite the challenge to even find 2-3 in the same area to exploit the values at.

I miss the days when all of my closest FYE stores took game trades and I could hit up all three within an hour or so, then start the cycle again with the afternoon workers.;)
 
So, do I just go into the store and bring up any two games for the b1g1? LolJK just f'n with you ^^

Thanks for the updates HawaiiBoy, you're too awesome.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I miss the days when all of my closest FYE stores took game trades and I could hit up all three within an hour or so, then start the cycle again with the afternoon workers.;)[/QUOTE]
You never ran into an employee who caught onto your shenanigans? Just kidding.
 
[quote name='sadboy']You never ran into an employee who caught onto your shenanigans? Just kidding.[/QUOTE]
No. But then again I was going way far outta town for work at the time and hitting up FYE stores up in NY state and down by my state's capital, so I spread them out far and wide.;)
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']yeah, it was one of my favorites back in the day.[/QUOTE]

That's what I thought, I hope the second one is just as good if not better. :)
 
I just came back from BlockBuster they were bone dry on the good games

I got AvP, and NIER my friend got Bioshock 2, and Bad Company 2 for the Xbox 360, it had all the manuels and cases the games are in great shape. (no code for Bad Company 2)

we both paid $16
 
I didn't know about this deal until I accidentally dropped by Blockbuster today.
Got myself God of War 3 and Bioshock 2 for $15, with original box and manual in pretty good shape. I assume it's a good deal?
 
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do we know if any games drop in price tomorrow?

Today I bought SOCOM U.S. Navy Seals Fireteam Bravo 3 (PSP) + Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (360) for $10.83
 
There's an answer for you no more than 15 posts above yours, why not READ the thread to see if you can find it? Here's a hint for you, look for posts from Hawaiiboy.;)
 
[quote name='miriamleo']I didn't know about this deal until I accidentally dropped by Blockbuster today.
Got myself God of War 3 and Bioshock 2 for $15, with original box and manual in pretty good shape. I assume it's a good deal?[/QUOTE]

Nah, you should've came back home and asked us before you bought it. Too bad they don't take returns! Oh well, you'll learn.
 
[quote name='shoe478']Nah, you should've came back home and asked us before you bought it. Too bad they don't take returns! Oh well, you'll learn.[/QUOTE]

Mine said I have 30 days to do a return.

Also it was a good deal so long as the person was going to play them. It's not like you can find GoWIII cheaper
 
[quote name='Chris249942']Mine said I have 30 days to do a return.

Also it was a good deal so long as the person was going to play them. It's not like you can find GoWIII cheaper[/QUOTE]

Sometimes I wonder if people know what sarcasm is.
 
[quote name='TraBuch']Shame every Blockbuster within 100 miles of me has gone out of business.[/QUOTE]

Ditto. We have one mom & pop Blockbuster franchise store in Venice, FL that's sticking it out. They don't have this B1G1 sale going on and never any prepack games. I did pick up Tiger Woods '10 for $9.99 2 weeks ago, that was good.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']There's an answer for you no more than 15 posts above yours, why not READ the thread to see if you can find it? Here's a hint for you, look for posts from Hawaiiboy.;)[/QUOTE]

Geez, thanks, I guess.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']There's an answer for you no more than 15 posts above yours, why not READ the thread to see if you can find it? Here's a hint for you, look for posts from Hawaiiboy.;)[/QUOTE]

Maybe I skipped over it but all I found was there may be a drop Jan 3rd but it didnt even mention what. (so while i guess that makes the answer no it doesn't really help with listing games that will drop friday)
 
[quote name='speedy05']Geez, thanks, I guess.[/QUOTE]
You're quite welcome.:D:booty: It's just that it's been answered a ton of times and just like people constantly asking about which games are $14.99 and under and qualify for the sale(hint: theres a BIG list in the OP under a spoiler tag that you can't miss) it grates on the nerves that someone would just ask the same redundant question instead of looking for the answer first for a bit.:razz:
[quote name='Chris249942']Maybe I skipped over it but all I found was there may be a drop Jan 3rd but it didnt even mention what. (so while i guess that makes the answer no it doesn't really help with listing games that will drop friday)[/QUOTE]
Quick. Someone toss Hawaiiboy a crystal ball so he can get all of the impatient people the list that might drop for next week.:razz: Seriously, patience is a virtue and if you wanna know what's dropped, dropping or may drop then keep up with the thread.

And yes, that means READING IT, not going 'duhhhh what dropped, I'm too fuckin' lazy to look for it myself so I'll ask for the umpteenth time'.:booty:
 
At some point, Hawaiiboy should really just use a cypher for this entire thread. It would be entertaining to see slackers try to figure everything out.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']I traded in somewhere around 10-15 copies of Powerdrome Racing for the PS2 to FYE about 3 or so years ago for $15 a copy in store credit after getting them from Gamestop for $1-3 a copy and I got a PStwo slim outta the deal.

As long as you don't trade in two copies of the same title in the same day to the same store you should be ok. Unfortunately with so many FYE stores no longer taking game trades it's gonna be quite the challenge to even find 2-3 in the same area to exploit the values at.

I miss the days when all of my closest FYE stores took game trades and I could hit up all three within an hour or so, then start the cycle again with the afternoon workers.;)[/QUOTE]

It's too bad I didn't look in to FYE a little more. I could have cleaned up while I was in the states this X-mas. If I brought my sisters and wife with me and had them do trade-ins as well.

I called this morning and they weren't taking trade-ins until the new year. I probably saw about 25 copies of GOW3, 15 copies of Battlefield 2, 15 copies of UFC 2010, 10 copies of DTR, 25 copies of Bioshock 2 through 4 BBV in my area. And that is what I didn't buy.

I could have made a small fortune. Oh well, maybe next year. ;)

I did however buy some games for myself and to do some trade 3 for a pre-order deals...

Bayonetta PS3
White Knight Chronicles PS3
Prototype PS3
GOW 3 (X3) - trade bait
Dante's Inferno Divine Edition PS3 - trade bait
Battlefield Bad Company 2 XBOX (X7) - trade bait
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom Ultimate All Stars WII - trade bait
UFC 2010 XBOX - trade bait

I didn't find a lot of the titles that I was looking for to keep, but made out well enough. The 5 for 25 gift cards came in handy as well. I should have hit up a few stores in NY (Buffalo) on my way home... oh well!

Big thanks to everyone for this great info...
 
[quote name='NickNorman']Sometimes I wonder if people know what sarcasm is.[/QUOTE]

Sometimes I wonder if other people can hear tone over the internet. With the amount of people complaining about how so many things aren't "deals" (such as over in the gamefly thread) its hard impossible to tell if someone is trolling or being sarcastic. Thats even besides the fact that some of Blockbusters' sales DONT allow returns.


[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']
And yes, that means READING IT, not going 'duhhhh what dropped, I'm too fuckin' lazy to look for it myself so I'll ask for the umpteenth time'.:booty:[/QUOTE]

I have been keeping up with the thread from what I can tell, but when you state that the answer to what drops is listed a few post earlier it implies there was something that dropped making people second guess themselves (especially when theres over 97 pages in this thread).

It'd also make more sense to answer "no", or "nothing", rather than giving a more round-a-bout response.
 
Went to another town today to hit up a few store. I stopped by blockbuster and was only interested in Bad Company 2. I decided to pick up Dead to Rights Retribution and will be trading that in to Amazon for 10.75 since I didn't really want it but I'm not going to reject a free game.
 
[quote name='Chris249942']
I have been keeping up with the thread from what I can tell, but when you state that the answer to what drops is listed a few post earlier it implies there was something that dropped making people second guess themselves (especially when theres over 97 pages in this thread).

It'd also make more sense to answer "no", or "nothing", rather than giving a more round-a-bout response.[/QUOTE]
The post where Hawaiiboy said it looked like there were no drops this week was 20 or so posts above yours. How hard is it to keep an eye out for posts by him and just quickly read those?

Apparently VERY hard since a shitton of you still see nothing wrong with cluttering up a thread with 'duhhh did anything drop' and 'what games qualify for the sale'(see: title of thread and OP).

As for just answering no and being helpful by allowing you people to be even lazier than usual, I'd rather be obstinant and go the roundabout route.:razz::booty: It's much more fun too.;)
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']The post where Hawaiiboy said it looked like there were no drops this week was 20 or so posts above yours. How hard is it to keep an eye out for posts by him and just quickly read those?

Apparently VERY hard since a shitton of you still see nothing wrong with cluttering up a thread with 'duhhh did anything drop' and 'what games qualify for the sale'(see: title of thread and OP).

As for just answering no and being helpful by allowing you people to be even lazier than usual, I'd rather be obstinant and go the roundabout route.:razz::booty: It's much more fun too.;)[/QUOTE]
Hmm I feel like cluttering the thread to make the lazies work harder. Maybe they're illiterate. It's probably a waste of my time even replying, but to those that aren't so lazy here's a tip Ctrl + F. Search for Hwaititboy (wrong spelling to make you work a bit =).....

Oh and here's a list of drops:

Uncharted 2
Modern Warfare 2
Bioshock 3
Mario Galaxy 2
......

j/k =)
 
[quote name='intoxicates']
Oh and here's a list of drops:

Uncharted 2
Modern Warfare 2
Bioshock 3
Mario Galaxy 2
......

j/k =)[/QUOTE]

You forgot COD Black Ops down to $4.99 each, I picked up 73 of those tonight.
 
Well I did another run, mostly to buy giftcardfs for next time and to get out of the house, but I did find some good stuff late in this sale. One store had Resistance 2, Ratchet Clank CIT, dante's inferno divine ed, Lost Planet 2, Crackdown 2, and UFC 2010, all complete except for ufc and dante (no manuals).
Store number 2 was pretty bare, but when the guy was looking for the Dead to Rights and Kane and Lynch 2 I found, I thought I saw a Toy Story Mania wii in the stack he was thumbing though. I asked to look through the stack and found the Toy Story Mania wii, 2 - Mario and sonic Winter Olympics, ps3 Singularity, and Harry Potter half Blood Prince DS. All disc only but in really good condition for some reason. I think I will go to a bunch more store tomorrow and ask if I can look through those stacks behind the counter. This might be a good strategy for finding stuff this late if you are OK with disc only games. The second store even let me apply the 2 free $5 gift card I got for buying 2- $25 cards on the same transaction the free cards came from. Score!
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']
I miss the days when all of my closest FYE stores took game trades and I could hit up all three within an hour or so, then start the cycle again with the afternoon workers.;)[/QUOTE]

you are the cheapest gamer! My spot (Not FYE, but they have an acronym for a name and actually have more stores in NYC than FYE)lets me trade in up to 4 at a time of any game. I work around it by walking around for awhile and coming back to a different employee while not trying to make too much eye contact with the original one as they are supposed to start giving me less after i trade in 4 at each store but most employees NEVER check that
 
[quote name='dinovelvet']You forgot COD Black Ops down to $4.99 each, I picked up 73 of those tonight.[/QUOTE]

Dang it.... I missed that one... Have to make a run to all the blockbusters in the area!!!!! Someone posted that price error about 10 pages back!!!!
 
Can anyone get me a Crackdown 2? I'm able to get God of War 3, SC: Conviction, and Bad Company 2 pretty easily and would be willing to trade.
 
[quote name='Lyricsborn']Is it me or has there been a lot of anger on CAG the last few days.[/QUOTE]

cuz there has been an influx of stupid people who can't read
 
[quote name='speedy05']Geez, thanks, I guess.[/QUOTE]

It doesn't really get to me like it does to some people, but man, it was just a handful of posts above your question. It is not the end of the world, but people come in here and ask the same questions, over and over, when the information is readily available. You're not the first, you won't be the last. In these huge threads, it just stands out more to those that follow it because it happens over and over.
 
[quote name='SkankButta']It's too bad I didn't look in to FYE a little more. I could have cleaned up while I was in the states this X-mas. If I brought my sisters and wife with me and had them do trade-ins as well.

I called this morning and they weren't taking trade-ins until the new year. I probably saw about 25 copies of GOW3, 15 copies of Battlefield 2, 15 copies of UFC 2010, 10 copies of DTR, 25 copies of Bioshock 2 through 4 BBV in my area. And that is what I didn't buy.

I could have made a small fortune. Oh well, maybe next year. ;)

Big thanks to everyone for this great info...[/QUOTE]

I made a small fortune earlier this week doing that. Traded in a bunch of God of War 3 for $21 each, a ton of Kane & Lynch 2 for $26 each, a bunch of BF BAd Company 2 for $15 each, and some UFC Undisputed 2010 for $21 each.

All of that easy money made buying myself a carbon fiber hardtop for Christmas that much more rewarding.

I still think it's awesome that thanks to this sale, I gave 3-6 games as presents to each gamer in my family. My older cousin was really happy because he's obsessed with Bioshock and has been really waiting for the sequel. He works too much running his own company so he doesn't really have time to go out and buy the latest games... :\

I gotta keep milking this sale before it ends! Hopefully SecondSpin keeps doing trade-ins.
 
Hey, would anyone be interesting in setting up a trade thread for all of these Blockbuster used games? I mean, not all are in the greatest condition to be traded in or whatever, and we could exchange them with one another... If it sounds like something you guys would be interested in, I can set up the thread in a few hours when I get back
 
While I totally agree with the constant questioning which games dropped within 20 posts of HB's post... there are some drops that occur that his store does not have in stock. It's a shame they don't send the entire list. Though, it seems like they never drop prices of games on the christmas holiday weekends.

[quote name='Rhl']I still think it's awesome that thanks to this sale, I gave 3-6 games as presents to each gamer in my family. My older cousin was really happy because he's obsessed with Bioshock and has been really waiting for the sequel. He works too much running his own company so he doesn't really have time to go out and buy the latest games... :\ .[/QUOTE]

.... it takes longer to play it than it does to buy them :bomb:
 
[quote name='Stevothepro']you are the cheapest gamer! My spot (Not FYE, but they have an acronym for a name and actually have more stores in NYC than FYE)lets me trade in up to 4 at a time of any game. I work around it by walking around for awhile and coming back to a different employee while not trying to make too much eye contact with the original one as they are supposed to start giving me less after i trade in 4 at each store but most employees NEVER check that[/QUOTE]

Do you mind telling me what store(s) in NYC besides FYE and Gamestop take trade-in's that are equivalent to price of secondspin/fye? You can PM me if you don't want to just say outright. Hope it's ok.

[quote name='Rhl']

I gotta keep milking this sale before it ends! Hopefully SecondSpin keeps doing trade-ins.[/QUOTE]

Do you send in the games to SS or do you go to fye based on ss prices?

Also to the mass, what do you consider "mint" condition for these trade-in's? I have the case, the cover art, the manual, the game disc with very minor scratches.

Lastly, kudos to the person who said put it up near a heat source let it warm up for a few seconds to make it easier to peel off the sticker.
 
hopefully, arkham asylum ps3 or prince of persia forgotten sands ps3 aren't the blockbuster price drops on jan. 3 or i'll be pisssed! (b/c they're super cheap at best buy / amazon)
still hoping for assassin's creed 2 ps3, god of war collection ps3, uncharted 2 ps3. hell, i'd be happy if i could find uncharted 1 anywhere. couldn't even find nier or singularity and i was at every blockbuster 0-day!
 
[quote name='nas6034']
Also to the mass, what do you consider "mint" condition for these trade-in's? I have the case, the cover art, the manual, the game disc with very minor scratches.[/QUOTE]
Mint condition means NO scratches typically, even though SecondSpin's own policy for trades says a 'few light scratches are fine', though that policy is contradicted elsewhere on the site.

Even if everything else was in perfect shape before(case/artwork/manual) I have had games rejected for one tiny scratch at FYE that the employee only saw because they nitpicked the condition of the disc for 5 minutes tipping it back and forth until the light hit it just right.

Not sure if your local FYE's are picky like that, but if they are then you're better off getting copies of some of the better valued games at Gamestop NEW and trading them in for profit there as opposed to taking a chance on BBV's stuff.:cry:
[quote name='PublikDefender']hopefully, arkham asylum ps3 or prince of persia forgotten sands ps3 aren't the blockbuster price drops on jan. 3 or i'll be pisssed! (b/c they're super cheap at best buy / amazon)
still hoping for assassin's creed 2 ps3, god of war collection ps3, uncharted 2 ps3. hell, i'd be happy if i could find uncharted 1 anywhere. couldn't even find nier or singularity and i was at every blockbuster 0-day![/QUOTE]
If you haven't played Tomb Raider Underworld or Mercenaries 2, I would suggest the ESA Game Pack for a cheap copy of Uncharted. It comes out to about $10 a game for the 3 game pack($29.99). Best Buy, WalMart and Gamestop have it in stock.

You missed out on the $6 clearance price at Toys R' Us that they had just before Black Friday. I hooked up about 7-8 CAG's with copies from there. But they've jacked the price back up to either $19.99 or $29.99 now.
 
i have underworld from bbv and i'm not interested in merc 2 so that's a no-go for me. thanks for the suggestion though. i actually even tried two toys r' us locations when posts about it were making the rounds but they were out of stock. anyway, no biggie. should've got it when it was $14.99 on amazon during the black friday sale but what's done is done. i'm sure i'll see it on sale again.
 
If you buy it during the current Gamestop B2G1 with two other $19.99 used games it'll come out to $13 for each game. Not a phenomenal deal, but it's about the best one you'll get right now unless GoHastings has it in stock and has another 60% off sale.;)

EDIT: It's $13.61 at GoHastings currently, but out of stock.
 
[quote name='PublikDefender']hopefully, arkham asylum ps3 or prince of persia forgotten sands ps3 aren't the blockbuster price drops on jan. 3 or i'll be pisssed! (b/c they're super cheap at best buy / amazon)
still hoping for assassin's creed 2 ps3, god of war collection ps3, uncharted 2 ps3. hell, i'd be happy if i could find uncharted 1 anywhere. couldn't even find nier or singularity and i was at every blockbuster 0-day![/QUOTE]

I got PoP: FS on Saturday
 
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