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

First and foremost, please check out the
GameRush Trade-In Prices Wiki.

SPECIAL NOTE:

For those looking to transfer credit from Blockbuster to Gamestop the current extra $10 for 2 games deal at Gamestop (Wii, 360, PS3 only) provides the following options:

Game: BB price -> GS price with Edge+bonus

:360:
Beautiful Katamari: $9.99 -> $11.60
Bionicle Heroes $9.99 -> $7.20 (only good if B1G1 happens)
Bullet Witch: $9.99 -> $9.40
Cars: $9.99 -> $9.40
Chromehounds: $9.99? -> $8.30
Earth Defense Force: $9.99 -> $10.50
King Kong $9.99 -> $7.75 (only good if B1G1 happens)
Meet The Robinsons: $6.99 -> $10.50
Ninety-Nine Nights $14.99 -> $13.80
PSU $9.99 -> $10.50
Rumble Roses $9.99 -> $8.30
Spiderman 3: $9.99 -> $10.50
Spiderman Friend or Foe $12.99 -> $13.80
Table Tennis $9.99 -> $7.75
Tomb Raider Legend $9.99 -> $9.80
Top Spin 2: $9.99 -> $9.40
Virtua Tennis 3 $9.99 -> $11.60
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007 (360) | 9.99 -> 9.40

:wii:
Alien Syndrome $9.99 -> $10.50
Meet The Robinsons $9.99 -> $11.60
Sonic Secret Rings $14.99 -> $14.90
Super Monkey Ball $14.99 -> $11.60 (only good if B1G1 happens)
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam $14.99 -> $11.60 (only good if B1G1 happens)

:ps3:
NBA Street Homecourt $14.99 -> ??
Virtua Fighter 5 $14.99 -> $13.80

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ALERT: Preorders available for a few select games at most Blockbuster stores

Most regular Blockbuster locations (in addition to Gamerush stores of course) are taking preorders for Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Star Wars Force Unleashed, and possibly a few other games (YMMV on the cashier knowing about it). $5 is required for a deposit.

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What is this thread for?
The primary function of this thread is to discuss current trade-in and sale promos and to post any trade-in values you have obtained. Please post trade-in values with the date of the trade (or quote) and system. One of the CAG Wiki editors will then add them to the Wiki.

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 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 Gamecrazy or EB/GS). As of right now, we have no indication of Gamerush'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 Gamerush store to another should another such opportunity arise (through trade-in deals which we haven't had recently anyway). It is one thing to "play the market" with trade-in values from one chain to another (GR to GC 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 GR.

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General Info
- 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
- Gamerush stores often do not get new game stock until the Friday of the release week, thus a few days later than most retailers

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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 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.

The key differences:
- Only Gamerush stores sell used video game hardware and generally have a much wider selection of new hardware. Many regular BB stores had a PS3 bundle available over Christmas and since then they have expanded their hardware sales. As of right now (Spring/Summer 2008) most Blockbuster stores are now selling PS3's, Xbox 360's, and Wii's. Most still do not sell handheld systems (a few apparently sell the DS but I've never seen them there). As a result of not selling used hardware, regular Blockbuster stores will not take hardware in for trades.

- Only Gamerush stores allow for preorders of your choice of new games (though, it seems, some stores have stopped taking preorders). On the other hand, some regular Blockbuster stores take preorders for a few select mega-release titles (recent examples: Halo 3, SSBB, Mario Kart, GTA IV).

- While many Gamerush stores have cut back on their new game stock, some regular (non-GR) Blockbusters have started selling new games. They usually have a very limited selection of top-selling new 360, PS3, and Wii games. I will be maintaining a list below here for those with Blockbuster credit but no access to a GR store.

- 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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New games that may be available for purchase at select non-GR Blockbusters
For those with access to only regular Blockbuster stores but wanting to take advantage of the decent trade-in values Blockbuster offers, this is the list of new games being sold by some regular Blockbuster locations. Note that they will generally not get new games on the release date. They will most likely have them a few days to weeks later. Stock is usually very limited and they do not seem to get restocks of most games. So once something is sold out they will most likely not get it back. Many of the "older "new games in the list below may be hard to find at this point.

:ds:
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass

:psp:
God of War Chains of Olympus

:360:
Army of Two
Bioshock
Blue Dragon
Bully
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4
Guitar Hero III
Halo 3
Ironman
Lego Star Wars TCS
Lost Odyssey
Mass Effect
Narnia
NBA Live 08
NBA 2K8
Project Gotham Racing 4
Rock Band Bundle
The Orange Box
Turok
Viking Battle for Asgard

:ps2:
Guitar Hero III
Spiderman Friend or Foe

:ps3:
80GB PS3 bundle for $600 (PS3, Surf's Up Blu-Ray, HDMI cable, 20-week rental card)
40GB PS3 ala carte (no bundle)
Army of Two
Assassin's Creed
Burnout Paradise
Lego Star Wars TCS
NBA Live 08
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction
Rock Band bundle
Turok
Uncharted
Viking Battle for Asgard

:wii:
Battle of the Bands
Boom Blox
Dragon Quest Swords
Guitar Hero III
Houses of the Dead 2 & 3
Link's Crossbow Training
Mario Kart
Mario Party 8
Mario Strikers Charged
NBA Live 08
Ninja Reflex
Sega Superstar Tennis
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
We Ski

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Current Trade-In Deals

There are no trade-in deals at this time. The trade 3 get an extra $5 per game is still in affect at some (very select) locations.

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Reported Trade-In Prices

Trade-In Price Wiki
 
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[quote name='djkunai']Buying games with the intention of trading to them to make money- that is the heart of kunai.[/QUOTE]

No, no, no... We've been doing that for years here. I understood the act of kunai to represent excessive trading of a single title (whether to the same stores or multiple stores). As in buying 10+ copies each of HoV and The Darkness and trading them all in over the next day or two ;).

So, n8rockerasu, it is not a lack of experience that makes your transaction not fall under that category, but rather a lack of volume.
 
The difference between "kunaiing" and "hoarding" is that the hoarder buys 10+ cheap games to resell for money. The kunaiier buys 10+ cheap games to trade in for credit, with which he will purchase systems at a discounted rate with the intention of reselling for money. Think of it as "game laundering". ;)

The idiot purchases 10+ GHIII faceplates for a penny, believing he'll actually find a use for them but in reality, they take up space in the closet and the girfriend says "what are you going to do with these?". :cry:
 
I just went to TRU, and they didnt have any Darknesses in for PS3... then to make things worse, GS didnt have any used HOVs in. I was hoping to get some extra credit for a second 360.
 
[quote name='JJSP']The difference between "kunaiing" and "hoarding" is that the hoarder buys 10+ cheap games to resell for money. The kunaiier buys 10+ cheap games to trade in for credit, with which he will purchase systems at a discounted rate with the intention of reselling for money. Think of it as "game laundering". ;)
[/QUOTE]

Hmmm... I never thought of it that way. Then there's really no difference between hoarding and kunaiing except for this:

1) The kunai usually involves games most people aren't dying to buy at the prices offered anyway (things like HoV for example or MUA/Forza 2-packs). The hoarder buys up games in demand by CAGs (and others, presumably). This has been true in general of GR flipping even in the "pre-kunai" days (the best trades have been stuff like Marc Ecko, Red Ninja, etc., that most people left in the clearance bin ;)).

2) On the flip side, kunaiing involves the middle-man transaction of Blockbuster in order to boost profit. This involves risk both to the kunaier himself (banning from Blockbuster) and also the potential to ruin a good thing for the rest of us by alerting Blockbuster to their mismanaged trade-in prices. Fortunately Blockbuster seems to be clueless enough about it that this hasn't happened to a great extent yet (just locally in some stores/districts). I expect it all to come to an end sooner or later though.
 
[quote name='io']No, no, no... We've been doing that for years here. I understood the act of kunai to represent excessive trading of a single title (whether to the same stores or multiple stores). As in buying 10+ copies each of HoV and The Darkness and trading them all in over the next day or two ;).[/quote]


Doing it in volume isn't even terribly new. Plenty of us traded 10+ copies of Red Ninja, Galleon, etc. Kunai just has the advantage of living in an area where the BB/GR staff don't seem to care, and let him openly trade tons of identical games in a short period of time. I had to spread the games over 8 stores and several weeks to get similar results. It's the fact that he can do it over a day or two that's special. I'm jealous, because my stores have clamped down some, and I can no longer trade more than one copy of a game to a single store. :cry:
 
Think of kunai as a virus, slowly eating away at various parts of the retail industry- in the end, it may kill the host, and when there's nothing left to infect it's forced to spread to a new location.
 
[quote name='djkunai']Think of kunai as a virus, slowly eating away at various parts of the retail industry- in the end, it may kill the host, and when there's nothing left to infect it's forced to spread to a new location.[/QUOTE]

then couldn't one say that the art of kunai is bad? More like a parasite than a virus.
 
[quote name='pogipinoy27']then couldn't one say that the art of kunai is bad? More like a parasite than a virus.[/QUOTE]

Well you have to look at it in a good way and the bad.

Good: You can obtain large amounts of credit on the cheap which will give you the ability to buy games at a discount and actually get newer titles or titles you want to play very cheap.

Bad: Overstock of the same game that nobody wanted in the first place which means that Blockbuster or whichever store you trade to is going to lose money on this title so the selection of used games will be lackluster unless others that don't do this trade in decent games.
 
[quote name='cdeener']Well you have to look at it in a good way and the bad.

Good: You can obtain large amounts of credit on the cheap which will give you the ability to buy games at a discount and actually get newer titles or titles you want to play very cheap.

Bad: Overstock of the same game that nobody wanted in the first place which means that Blockbuster or whichever store you trade to is going to lose money on this title so the selection of used games will be lackluster unless others that don't do this trade in decent games.[/quote]

very well put.
 
[quote name='pogipinoy27']then couldn't one say that the art of kunai is bad? More like a parasite than a virus.[/quote]

I can sort of see the argument there, but I really don't see how we as consumers should be concerned with Blockbuster's financial wellbeing. Sure, taking advantage of these deals may eventually bankrupt the system, but that's kinda the basis of the saying "nothing lasts forever". Take advantage of it while it's there, and then move on to the next best thing. The modern free world is completely built on this principle.

The misconception is that businesses EXPECT consumers to be too dumb to really take advantage (anyone remember FYE's trade 2 get 1 free promo of years gone by?). Simply abiding by their rules caused them to look at you like a criminal. As others have stated, flipping/kunai'ing is really nothing more than buying low and selling high. These videogames are simply shares of stock to us gamers. If someone's willing to buy them back, who are we to tell them "Ya know, that's really not in your best interest." When the hell does the rest of society EVER do that for us?

To sum up, long live kunai biotch! (anybody want to sig that one? haha)
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']
To sum up, long live kunai biotch! (anybody want to sig that one? haha)[/quote]

No.

Also, with the new FYE trade idea, I can actually help Blockbuster by picking up their overstocked DVD inventory and flipping that to FYE (which likely will sell them).
 
[quote name='n8rockerasu']I can sort of see the argument there, but I really don't see how we as consumers should be concerned with Blockbuster's financial wellbeing. Sure, taking advantage of these deals may eventually bankrupt the system, but that's kinda the basis of the saying "nothing lasts forever". Take advantage of it while it's there, and then move on to the next best thing. The modern free world is completely built on this principle.

The misconception is that businesses EXPECT consumers to be too dumb to really take advantage (anyone remember FYE's trade 2 get 1 free promo of years gone by?). Simply abiding by their rules caused them to look at you like a criminal. As others have stated, flipping/kunai'ing is really nothing more than buying low and selling high. These videogames are simply shares of stock to us gamers. If someone's willing to buy them back, who are we to tell them "Ya know, that's really not in your best interest." When the hell does the rest of society EVER do that for us?

To sum up, long live kunai biotch! (anybody want to sig that one? haha)[/QUOTE]

You do realize that taking advantage while it last is the reason why they hired new management into Blockbuster Corporate a couple of years ago.

When people took advantage of these deals:

Trade 3 games get any game for $5
Trade 3 games get any game for $10
Buy 2 get 2 free

Many of these happened during the beginning of Gamerush so unless you have been flipping for more than two years you remember the good ole days when you not only took advantage of credit but also had deals to utilize your credit with.

I have to commend djkunai because he takes advantage of a system that is very flawed just like a few of us that have been doing this for years before djkunai decided to name the process his own way & go for it at such a grand scale.
 
[quote name='cdeener']I have to commend djkunai because he takes advantage of a system that is very flawed just like a few of us that have been doing this for years before djkunai decided to name the process his own way & go for it at such a grand scale.[/QUOTE]

I've been around since the GR golden age (back during those deals). People just associate fipping with my name since I do it regulalry and on such a massive scale. And I didn't name it after myself- someone else in the GR thread did.
 
Heh, I just thought it was called kunai because one would buy the game at like target, unwrap it with a kunai or knife, and trade it in at Blockbuster...
 
[quote name='MasterSprtn117']Heh, I just thought it was called kunai because one would buy the game at like target, unwrap it with a kunai or knife, and trade it in at Blockbuster...[/quote]

That's the second meaning. Though I rarely opened the games I kunai'ed.
 
As far as kunaiing goes, it's but a small portion of Blockbuster's recent financial troubles. They've been hemorrhaging money since the early 2000's (losing over 1 billion a year for three straight years). Blockbuster is a shadow of it's former self (about 10-20% of what is use to be worth at it's peak).

The main problems stem from their reluctance to embrace DVDs, online rentals, and excessive overhead costs. I believe they were even offered the chance the purchase an up-and-coming Netflix for approximately $100M, and declined the offer. Now, Neftlix is worth almost the same amount as Blockbuster.

[quote name='n8rockerasu']I can sort of see the argument there, but I really don't see how we as consumers should be concerned with Blockbuster's financial wellbeing. Sure, taking advantage of these deals may eventually bankrupt the system, but that's kinda the basis of the saying "nothing lasts forever". Take advantage of it while it's there, and then move on to the next best thing. The modern free world is completely built on this principle.

The misconception is that businesses EXPECT consumers to be too dumb to really take advantage (anyone remember FYE's trade 2 get 1 free promo of years gone by?). Simply abiding by their rules caused them to look at you like a criminal. As others have stated, flipping/kunai'ing is really nothing more than buying low and selling high. These videogames are simply shares of stock to us gamers. If someone's willing to buy them back, who are we to tell them "Ya know, that's really not in your best interest." When the hell does the rest of society EVER do that for us?

To sum up, long live kunai biotch! (anybody want to sig that one? haha)[/quote]
 
[quote name='djkunai']I've been around since the GR golden age (back during those deals). People just associate fipping with my name since I do it regulalry and on such a massive scale. And I didn't name it after myself- someone else in the GR thread did.[/QUOTE]

My bad about that my good sir. I know that you were around but it's a lot of folks that didn't realize or didn't know how much more fun it was to deal with Gamerush during the golden age.
 
[quote name='cdeener']My bad about that my good sir. I know that you were around but it's a lot of folks that didn't realize or didn't know how much more fun it was to deal with Gamerush during the golden age.[/quote]

I was 18 at the time- making $50 an hour from flipping was a godsend. Made $700 in a week. Got banned eventually, but it was so worth it.
 
I started flipping today, 3 different bb's traded in lots of games I bought today and made 304 bucks as of right now!

What others game can I look into flipping! I have done all 360 games because I can use the 25% coupon. I did Bigs, HOV, and MUA/Forza! What other games are worth looking into?
 
[quote name='djkunai']I was 18 at the time- making $50 an hour from flipping was a godsend. Made $700 in a week. Got banned eventually, but it was so worth it.[/QUOTE]

The funny thing is that there was only one time I have ever got close to getting banned and that was when I was trading in my fourth copy of Kuon to the same Blockbuster because I knew how lazy they were but I had to run into the same person that did the third one so she gave me a hard time so instead of trading it in I had a little argument with her about how many copies you can trade in of the same game so I just walked away with the game. I knew not trade more than two at any one store but I got greedy with that one because I ended up with five copies of it. The main Gamestop I got these from was right next door to the Blockbuster in my story.

For those that don't know Kuon was a PS2 game that was $9.99 used @ Gamestop (Basically, this was one of the many PS2 games that didn't sell well so they marked all of the new copies of the game as used) but traded in for $30 @ BB/GR so Gamestop had one of their annual B2G1 sales so I snagged the five copies available at the three closest GS/EB near me.
 
Just did a pretty solid flip, scored 106 in BB credit...also so the reserve Smash signs, and the guy at the register even suggested it maybe BB/GR is starting to realize the profit in games. There was also a new sign showing the 80 gig ps3, which said its no longer being made and that store had one left and that they won't be getting anymore.

Eargon still trades in for 12...I stopped by the mall to go to GS before hand but also stopped at Sears...to find that they had 4 Eargons for 3.97 each. Pretty solid flip if your close to a Sears since it trades in for 3 bucks or so at Gamestop.
 
[quote name='cdeener']You do realize that taking advantage while it last is the reason why they hired new management into Blockbuster Corporate a couple of years ago.

When people took advantage of these deals:

Trade 3 games get any game for $5
Trade 3 games get any game for $10
Buy 2 get 2 free

Many of these happened during the beginning of Gamerush so unless you have been flipping for more than two years you remember the good ole days when you not only took advantage of credit but also had deals to utilize your credit with.

I have to commend djkunai because he takes advantage of a system that is very flawed just like a few of us that have been doing this for years before djkunai decided to name the process his own way & go for it at such a grand scale.[/quote]

I totally remember those days. I wasn't even on CAG then, but I would frequent my BB when they had the trade in bonuses. That's how I scored my RE4 on GC for like $10. I agree that the system is flawed. And I honestly think it wouldn't have become as huge a problem if Blockbuster hadn't gotten greedy.

I'm really waiting for this to happen with Wal-Mart. When you get so big that you think you're untouchable, that's when you fall. The reality is, these companies are constantly trying to find ways to turn a profit, and we're ocnstantly trying to find good deals. It is what it is.
 
What does the BIGS trade in for on the 360? I may do some flipping tomorrow during lunch....just curious what to swap.

Hour of Victory for sure...possibly Forza/MUA....but that takes work. What else?
 
[quote name='djkunai']I was 18 at the time- making $50 an hour from flipping was a godsend. Made $700 in a week. Got banned eventually, but it was so worth it.[/QUOTE]

Did you always trade at the same one? How did you get banned? I have been doing alot or Flipping. Made about $600 in 2 weeks but i havn't been going to the same one so am I safe? I'm always scared that they are going to say something when I am trading.
 
[quote name='doubledown']What does the BIGS trade in for on the 360? I may do some flipping tomorrow during lunch....just curious what to swap.

Hour of Victory for sure...possibly Forza/MUA....but that takes work. What else?[/QUOTE]

Just got back from Flipping
Traded:

Bigs for 360 $32
Some BB/GR are only giving $2.80 for it...Around here at least...So you have to find one that doesn't have many in stock.

I have been trading MUA without the Covers just in the case I buy the set in. When the clerk say oh we need a cover I just say "Oh well I've been to other ones and they didn't need it, they only needed the disk and just typed it on the computer" Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.

Hour of Victory only makes you like $10 right? If they wouldn't of lowered the price it was one of the best flips.
 
Has anyone traded in Warhawk without headset?

I checked the wiki and it is from 11/07, quoted at $24. Anyone have a better idea? I tried calling those 2 BBs, and they won't tell me on the phone.
 
[quote name='Dragonwarrior587']Hour of Victory only makes you like $10 right? If they wouldn't of lowered the price it was one of the best flips.[/quote]

If you go tomorrow to GS/EB and use the 25% coupon and the edge card you can get HoV for 11.69+tax, did it today so its more then double your investment. Not bad.
 
I raided my entire part of the city! Spent about 216 bucks on THE BIGS, HOV, MUA/FORZA and am currently at 497 bucks on my giftcard! If the PS3 goes out of stock I am gonna be pissed... I just started doing this today by the way!!!!

Tomorrow I am gonna buy all the HOV and bigs I can find with a 25% off and edge stack....
 
if you guys want to hear about old school kunai how about this, right before the dreamcast launched I did this with playstation games. Got them for a buck or 2.50 a game and traded them each to ebgames for 10$ each. I basically got a dreamcast, hori like arcade stick,and just about all of the launch games and pre orders. I even got cash refunds of 80$ 3 or 4 times. I would say I got about 1000+ bucks in video games with that.

By the end of it all that, the employees called me the dealer.... LOL
 
[quote name='Halo3Champ']I raided my entire part of the city! Spent about 216 bucks on THE BIGS, HOV, MUA/FORZA and am currently at 497 bucks on my giftcard! If the PS3 goes out of stock I am gonna be pissed... I just started doing this today by the way!!!!

Tomorrow I am gonna buy all the HOV and bigs I can find with a 25% off and edge stack....[/quote]

To me the only worthwhile trade left is forza/MUA. the bigs to me isn't much of a deal even with the 25% and edge you still are paying 17$ and only getting 32$
which is less then half. the bundle you pay 13$ and get 37$
much better ratio
 
You might want to spread that out a bit and put it on separate cards. Some clerks get suspicious about large amounts on a single card.

Additionally the max for any card is $500. Just giving you a heads up incase they tell you that tomorrow.

[quote name='Halo3Champ']I raided my entire part of the city! Spent about 216 bucks on THE BIGS, HOV, MUA/FORZA and am currently at 497 bucks on my giftcard! If the PS3 goes out of stock I am gonna be pissed... I just started doing this today by the way!!!!

Tomorrow I am gonna buy all the HOV and bigs I can find with a 25% off and edge stack....[/quote]
 
Well since we're sharing kunai stories the best I ever did was well before my CAG days. Right around the time that the N64 came out TRU ran a promo where they would give $10 in Geoffrey Dollars for any 5 16-Bit games. I raided every Funcoland in my area for every .5 and .10 copy of Joe Montana and John Madden I could find. I ended up with around $1000 in credit there by the time it was all said and done. Paid for my N64, extra controllers, games, and some PS1 & Saturn stuff.

On my last round the TRU stores started tipping each other off that I was coming. I barely got my last batch unloaded before getting "banned".
 
Gah, new store I just went to only gives store credit so I just traded one Bigs and one HoV. I may just use the $57 there to get DMC4.
Another store tomorrow I guess.
 
[quote name='DrNo888']Gah, new store I just went to only gives store credit so I just traded one Bigs and one HoV. I may just use the $57 there to get DMC4.
Another store tomorrow I guess.[/QUOTE]

Use the store credit to buy a gift card. I had to do that a few times because the BB employee put trade in money on store credit y mistake when I told them I wanted it on a value card.
 
Flipped for my first time tonight also, but I didn't go quite as crazy with it yet as Halo3Champ. I spent $82 (+ $15 for the EDGE card/magazine subscription, but I wanted that anyways) at GameStop using the 25% off coupon plus the 10% off from the EDGE card. Plus I bought Dead Rising and Fifa 2007 for about $32 total, which was a pretty good deal. I bought and then traded:

2 Forza/Marvel combos for $37 each
2 Hour of Victory for $25 each
1 The Bigs for for $32

I still have another Forza/Marvel to trade in for another $37 which will bring my total for tonight's haul to about $200 of GameRush credit off of $82 cash. Pretty good. I was planning on buying Guitar Hero to replace my broken guitar for Rock Band, but I think I'll end up getting a PS3 instead if I can get one more night like this to pay for it all. I'll see how it goes, but I'm stocking up on at least 5 Marvel/Forza combos to trade later this weekend.

Thanks for the tips guys.
 
[quote name='nietzsche74']Just noticed GS has Jaws Unleashed (xbox) priced for $12.99 on their website. Didn't it used to be $8?[/QUOTE]

AFAIK, it has been $12.99 for a while... Atleast since the BOGO Xbox deal.
 
So when you guys trade at multiple stores do you just use the same account or do you make new ones at each store to avoid getting banned?

Gonna hit another GR to see what all they've got up there and figured I might start trading in there as well so I was wondering about that.
 
wow the clerk at my BB gave me my history and it's pretty long..... but at the end it say's WRN no more trading unless you talk to amy(which is the manager)
I'm so going to get that employee in trouble, she gave me a hard time last year for just trading stuff in. I remember her getting yelled at last year for it too.
 
I dont have any gamerush in my area but what stuff can I get at a regular Blockbuster? I currently have 1 card maxed out at 497 and will not be doing anything tomorrow because the a hose on my water pump burst.... I am pissed, anyways, do regular blockbusters carry anything besides PS3's? And are all the PS3's the bundle ones you can see on the website? Damn, I need to buy up as many of the Ultimate Alliance/Forza 2 packs as I can...
 
[quote name='Slim Gatsby']Yeah, getting people who have shit jobs with shit pay into trouble over flipping games is totally the cool thing to do.[/quote]

it is when make me waste trips there
 
[quote name='Halo3Champ']I dont have any gamerush in my area but what stuff can I get at a regular Blockbuster? I currently have 1 card maxed out at 497 and will not be doing anything tomorrow because the a hose on my water pump burst.... I am pissed, anyways, do regular blockbusters carry anything besides PS3's? And are all the PS3's the bundle ones you can see on the website? Damn, I need to buy up as many of the Ultimate Alliance/Forza 2 packs as I can...[/QUOTE]

A lot of them carry 360/wii controllers. Some near me carry DS Lite systems. Try calling some BBs near you.
 
[quote name='Halo3Champ']I dont have any gamerush in my area but what stuff can I get at a regular Blockbuster? I currently have 1 card maxed out at 497 and will not be doing anything tomorrow because the a hose on my water pump burst.... I am pissed, anyways, do regular blockbusters carry anything besides PS3's? And are all the PS3's the bundle ones you can see on the website? Damn, I need to buy up as many of the Ultimate Alliance/Forza 2 packs as I can...[/quote]


they got 360's
every BB carries different stuff
 
[quote name='vgmben']they got 360's
every BB carries different stuff[/QUOTE]

360's? Never heard of that at a regular BB before. Even the controllers are somewhat YMMV - haven't seen a controller for sale at a regular BB in a while. Now that I've gone to the East Coast and hit up a couple of stores there and seen the EXACT SAME types of things for sale (a handful of games including GHIII and Rock Band, 1600 points cards, not much else) as at my stores here I'm somewhat skeptical of all the variety posted in this thread of what regular BB's sell and don't sell. I believe a handful have the DS's and of course controllers are probably sold at some places, but not much beyond that.

vgmben - funny that your history says no more trading unless you talk to Amy as that is EXACTLY what my account says at one store - yes, even the "Amy" part. The thing is talking to her (repeatedly) has made no difference. She keeps telling me the DM won't get back to her about it. :roll:
 
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