The "Official" Kmart Clearance Thread (SEPTEMBER DROPS NOW! GLITCH IS SLOWING DROPS)

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Sept Update: Computer glitch is slowing markdowns - some games are marked up instead of marked down. Example: Feel the Magic should be tagged at $9, sept drop should make it $3, glitch is having it ring up $15. Glitch appears to be YMMV or just on certain games. Some games havent dropped at all. Glitch is on the corporate level - no info on when it will be fixed.

FAQ

Q: Why was this thread created?
A: Because there are multiple threads floating around, and its useful to consolidate. THis one will have the OP constantly updates so you don't have to go digging.

Q: Are these prices YMMV?
A: No, they shouldn't be. I currently have 10 K-Marts in my shopping radius, and they've all been consistent. At one time it was thought that they were YMMV, but I'm pretty sure it was instead employee incompetence at keeping prices updated.

EDIT: Some people are reporting prices that are YMMV, but I am hesitant to mark the deal as such. If you get a different price, it seems to be the exception to the rule, not a true YMMV where it is hit or miss. I'd say these prices are 90% accurate.

Q: An employee said the price was higher than what's on the list.
A: Get the game scanned at the register.

Q: The employee got that price gun and said it was higher than what's on the list.
A: GET THE GAME SCANNED AT THE REGISTER. The gun is incorrect sometimes.

Q: Can I use the price checker thingies?
A: YES! Brilliant idea! They will give you an accurate price. Also, if you have the problem of useless employees not opening the cases for you, you can print off the UPC codes and check them at the price checker.

Q: How can I help?
A: Multiple ways:
- Get a job at K-Mart so we have an inside man
- Post the prices of the games you get
- Write down the prices of games you do not get, then post those too

Q: When are items marked down?
A: Once a month, near the middle of the month.

Q: Does this have anything to do with the weekend 50% off sales K-Mart usually runs?
A: No. While some of these games used to be on the list, this is completely seperate. None of these games are on the 50% list anymore and will not be reduced during these sales.

Q: What if I bought a game at a higher price and it gets reduced? Can I get a price adjustment or a return/rebuy?
A: Chances are VERY SLIM. K-Mart does not do price adjustments on clearance items. A return/rebuy might be possible, but most Kmarts do not employee people with the mental capacity to fully understand this concept.

Q:Can I price check the games without getting into the cases?
A: Yes, thanks to this UPC document from TimTucker. You can scan these at self scanners located in most K-Marts, but note that sometimes prices may not be accurate
http://www.timtucker.com/games/kmart_upcs.doc


Q: What if the price is higher than what's on the list?
A: Then your store has not done markdowns left. Ask them if they have any pending PCLs and perhaps they can do it for you, or just wait it out. Also, you could try a return/rebuy if you have another local store that did the drops. Use the UPC sheet to check this

Q: What if a price doesn't come up? It says "Check shelf tag for pricing".
A: This means that the game was at 90% off, and for some reason it was scheduled to be marked down further. If you have a cool employee, you can get games for cheap. If you have a game with outdated tags, you could be in for a hassle. This is similiar when Target marks things down for salvage.

Q: Are these markdowns YMMV?
A: NO. These are universal nationwide prices. If you arent getting them, its your stores problem and doesnt indicate a larger problem as a whole.

Q: How are things marked down?
A: AFAIK, it can be done manually via gun, or it can be done en masse at the register. If you want further details, we are currently looking for a CAG to take one for the team and get a job at K-Mart to infiltrate and learn their secret methods.

Q: What games will drop further?
A: As a GENERAL RULE, games at 1.00, 1.50, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00 are at 90% off AND WILL NOT DROP FURTHER. Games ending in .99 will drop 2 bucks at a time in random intervals.

Q: What do I do with all these games?
A: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=95481


THE NEW GAME LIST (These are from July, please post August prices if you get any!) -

**Clearance prices seem to be hopping 20% at a time this go around. For example, Pokemon Ruby was at $17 (50% off) and is now $10 (70%). Mercanaries Xbox was $10 (50%) and is now $6 (70%). Please keep posting prices.

Nintendo DS
Feel The Magic $9
Polarium $24
True Swing Golf $28
Asphalt Urban $6
Madden NFL 2005 $15
Metroid Pinball $28
Spiderman 2 - $10
Ridge Racer - $10
Sprung - $1.99
Ping Pals - $0.99

Sony PSP
Dynasty Warriors $40
Gretzky NHL $24
Medievil Resurrection $32
Neopets $32
The Con $32
NBA $24
Ridge Racer DS $32
Tiger Woods PGA Tour $24
World Tour Soccer $24
Sony PSP 1800 MaH Battery $3
Sony PSP Car Adapter $4


Nintendo GBA
Banjo Pilot $4
Bomberman NES Classic $5
Drill Dozer $24
Dynasty Warriors $24
Final Fantasy I & II $8
Hot Wheels Stunt $10
Ice Climber NES Classic $4
Legend Of Zelda Minish Cap $21
LOTR The 3rd Age $10
Mario Pinball $12
Metroid NES Classic $4
Ms. Pac-man Maze Madness $9
Sonic Advance 3 $6
Texas Hold 'Em $7
World Championship Poker $5
Yu Yu Hakusho Tourn. $15
Zelda II Adventure Of Link NES Classic $7
Nyko Worm Light for GBA $.70
GBA e-Reader $4
Donkey Kong Country 2 $21
DBZ Supersonic $18
Jimmy Neutron Attack Of The Twonkies $10
Power Ranger DT $14
Snood $6
Tak 2: Staff Of Dreams $12
Nintendo GBA Link Cable - $1
Nintendo GBA Wireless Adapter - $2
Pokemon Ruby - $10
Pokemon Sapphire - $10
Pokemon Leaf Green - $17
Pokemon Fire Red - $17
Zelda: Minish Cap $15
Kirby: Amazing Mirror $15

Nintendo Gamecube
007 Everything Or Nothing $10
Donkey Konga w/Bongos $15
Donkey Konga 2 w/Bongos $40
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 2 $15
Finding Nemo $10
Legend Of Zelda Windwaker $8
LOTR The 3rd Age $12
LOTR Return Of The King $10
Madden 2005 $6
Mario Golf Toadstool Tour $8
Mario Party 6 w/Microphone $30
Metroid Prime $10
Museum $12
NBA Live 2005 $15
NBA Street 2 $12
NCAA Football 2005 $15
Need For Speed Underground $14
Spongebob Squarepants Battle For Bikini Bottom $12
Super Monkey Ball 2 $6
Zelda 4 Swords $6
Rainbow Six Lockdown $16
The Urbz: Sims In The City $12
Gameboy Player $15
Zelda: Windwaker $8
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles $8
Pikmin 2 $6
Luigi's Mansion $8

Xbox
007: Everything Or Nothing $10
Advent Rising $25
Clancy Triple Pack $20
Dragon Ball Z Sagas $32
ESPN NBA 2K5 $7
Finding Nemo $10
Ghost Recon $6
Goldeneye $10
Half Life 2 $14
Harry Potter: Prisoner Of Azkaban $15
Incredibles, The $10
LOTR: 3rd Age $6
LOTR: Return Of The King $10
Madden 2005 $15
March Madness 05 $15
Mech Assault 2 $6
Mercenaries $6
Namco Museum $12
NBA Street Vol. 2 $10
NCAA Football 2005 $6
NCAA Football 2006 $24
Need For Speed Underground $12
NFL Street $10
NFL Street 2 $6
Oddworld Stranger $15
Outlaw Golf 2 $5.99
Pac-man World 2 $12
Project Snowblind $8
Psychonauts $24
Rainbow 6 Lockdown $16
Rogue Ops $5.99
Simpsons Road Rage $10
Soul Calibur II $10
Spiderman 2 $12
Spongebob LCP $24
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic $12
The Urbz: Sims In The City $10
Tiger Woods 05 $15
True Crime $5.99
World Championship Poker $5
XBOX RF Adapter $2
Breakdown $5.99
Ghost Recon 2 $10
Indigo Prophecy $32
Mark Ecko's Getting Up $32
NBA Street Vol. 2 $10
Nightmare Before Christmas $24
Outlaw Volleyball $9.99
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection $6
Tron Killer App $20
Tony hawk Underground 2 $6

Sony Playstation 2
Ace Combat 4 $6
Ape Escape 3 $32
Dragon Ball Z Sagas $32
Getaway, The $9
ESPN Hoops 2K5 $4
ESPN NBA 2K5 $4
Eye Toy Kinetic w/Camera $40
Eye Toy Antigrav w/Camera $15
Eye Toy Groove w/Camera $9
Eye Toy Operation Spy $24
Fight Night 2004 $12
Hot Shots Golf: Fore $12
Indigo Prophecy $32
LOTR Return Of The King $12
March Madness 05 $9
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 $16
Musashi: Samurai Legend $24
MX Unleashed $14
Namco Museum 2002 $12
NBA Live 2005 $9
NFL Street $12
Pac-man World 2 $12
Psi Ops Mind $9.99
Rainbow 6 Lockdown $16
Ratchet & Clank Going Commando $12
Rogue Ops $5.99
Siren $5.99
Sly 2 Band Of Thieves $12
SRS Street Racing Syndicate $9
Taiko Drum Master w/Drum $15
Time Crisis: Crisis Zone w/Guncon $18
Time Crisis 3 w/Guncon $18
World Championship Poker $6
Ace Combat 5 $14
KOF Maximum Impact (Non Deluxe) $5.99
Madden 2005 $9
Mark Ecko's Getting Up $32
Midway Arcade Treasures 3 $16
Nascar 2005 $18
Football 2005 $9
The Getaway $9
Turok Evolution $4.99
Wild Arms 3 $9.99

THE OLD GAME LIST - All Games on this list are NOW YMMV. These prices are the lowest reported prices, but many are out of the system and will now depend on the employee you get, the tag on the game and your own negotiating skills:

**SPECIAL NOTE** - All games at a certain price point seem to drop across the board. So if say one game dropped from $8 to $5, all other $8 games also dropped to $5. I believe this is due to percentages, I will discuss this in the theories section later. Here are some examples for this month:
Apr --> May
$12 $7 (some $12 items dropped to $9)
$16 $12
$8 $5
$5 $2
$3.50 $1.50

XBox
007: Agent Under Fire - $2
Backyard Wrestling 2 - $1.50
Blinx - $2
Blinx 2 - $2
BloodRayne 2 - $3
Conflict: Vietnam - $2
Crash Twinsanity - $2
Dead or Alive 3 - $2
Driv3r - $2
Enter the Matrix - $2
ESPN NHL 2K5 - $1.50
Fight Night 2004 - $2
Full Spectrum Warrior - $1.50
Hitman 2 - $2
Hitman: Contracts - $6
Kill Switch - $2
Lemony Snicket - $2
Medal of Honor Frontline - $2
Men of Valor - $2
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 - $2
Moto GP - $5
Need for Speed 2 - Hot Pursuit 2 - $2
Outrun 2 - $2
Rainbow Six 3 - $3
Rainbow Six Black Arrow - $2
Red Dead Revolver - $2
Riddick - $2
Robotech Invasion - $2
Shark Tale - $2
Spiderman - $2
Splinter Cell - $2
Spyro: Hero's Tale - $2
Star Wars Obi Wan - $4
Street Racing Syndicate - $3
SSX 3 - $2
Thief - $3
Tony Hawk Underground - $2

DS
Zoo Keeper - $2
Sprung - $6 (?)
Feel the Magic - $6 (?)

Gamecube
1080 Avalanche - $4
Army Men RTS - $1.50
Army Men Sarge's War - $1.50
Baten Kaitos - $3
Beyblade V Force - $6
Bomberman Jetters - $10
Custom Robo - $4
F-Zero GX - $2
Killer 7 - $15
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - $2
Medal of Honor Frontline - $2
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes - $3
Mario Party 4/Wavebird - $7
Metroid/Wavebird Combo - $20
Mega Man Anniversary Collection - $2
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 - $2
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2 - $2
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within - $2
NFL Street - $2
Shark Tale - $2
Sims - $2
Spyro: Hero's Tale - $2
Starsky & Hutch - $1
Star Fox Adventures - $2
Street Racing Syndicate - $3
SSX 3 - $2
Tak (which one?) - $2
Tiger Woods 2005 - $3
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2 - $2
Soul Calibur 2 - $2
Viewtiful Joe 2 - $1.50
Wario Ware Inc - $3
Winnie the Pooh - $2

Playstation
PSOne/LCD Combo - $10
PSOne LCD Screen - $13
PS1 Car Adapter - $4
PS1 Multitap - $18 (HA!)

Beyblade - $1
Final Fantasy Origins - $10
My Disney Kitchen - $2
Namco Museum 3 - $3
Spyro Ripto's Rage - $3
Spyro Year of the Dragon - $3
Syphon Filter 2 - $3
Twisted Metal Small Brawl $2
Winnie the Pooh Preschool - $1
Winnie the Pooh Kindergarten - $1

Playstation 2
Nyko Airflow Controller - $6 (June --> $3.50?)
Logitech Wireless Controller - $12
Eye Toy Camera ONLY - $9 (--> $4)
Eye Toy Groove (no cam) - $3
Amplitude - $10
Alias - $15
Athens 2004 - $3
ATV Offroad Fury - $2
Backyard Wrestling 2 - $1.50
Beyond Good & Evil - $10
BloodRayne 2 - $3
Conflict Desert Storm II - $3
Conflict Vietnam - $2
Dark Cloud - $6
Dark Cloud 2 - $3
Destruction Derby Arena - $4
Devil May Cry - $15
Driv3r - $2
Duel Masters - $1.50
DBZ Budokai - $2
FFXI w/HDD - $10 (!!)
Final Fantasy X - $2
Gran Turismo 3 - $2
Hitman Contracts - $6
Hobbit - $6
Jak II - $5 (?)
Jet Li - $5 (?)
Jimmy Neutron Twonkies - $2
Karaoke Revolution volume 2 - $2
Kill Switch - $2
King of Fighters MI - $8
Lemony Snicket - $2
Lord of the Rings Two Towers - $2
Mark of Kri - $21
Medal of Honor Frontline - $2
Mega Man Anniversary Collection - $2
Mega Man X Command Mission - $2
Mega Man X8 - $2
Midway Arcade Treasures 2 - $2
MLB 2005 - $3
Monster Hunter - $3
Monsters Inc - $2
NBA Ballers - $2
Outlaw Golf 2 - $2
Onimusha 3 - $2
Poweer Rangers Dino Thunder - $1.50
Rumble Roses - $1.50
Shaman King - $2
Silent Hill 2- $10
Silent Hill 3 - $10
Shadow Hearts: Covenant - $3
Sims - $2
Soul Calibur 2 - $2
Sphinx - $3
Splinter Cell - $2
Starsky & Hutch - $1
SSX3 - $2
Star Wars Jedi Starfighter - $4
Street Fighter Anniversary - $2
Tekken 4 - $2
Terminator 3 - $4
TMNT 2 Battle Nexus - $2
Vietcong: Purple Haze - $2
Viewtiful Joe - $10
Winnie the Pooh - $2
X Games Skateboarding - $15

NEW - Game/Comtroller Combo (Terminator 3, Prince of Persia, etc.) - $3.50
E-Reader
E-Reader - $4

Donkey Kong 3 - $.40
Mario Bros - $.40
Mario Party E - $2
Pokemon Ancient Ruins - $1.50
Pokemon Freezing Ray - $.60
Pokemon Iron Defense - $.60
Super Mario Series 1 & 2 - $.60

Gameboy Advance
Battlebots - $3
Beyblade G Revolution - $2
Beyblade VForce - $.80
Bionicle - $2
Boktai - $8
Bookworm - $2
Bubble Bobble - $2
Castlevania NES - $3
Circle of the Moon - $8
DBZ Taiketsu - $2
Dora Super Spies - $8
Dragonball GT - $1.50
Duel Masters Kaijudo - $1.50
Excitebike - $3
Eye of the Beholder - $5
F1 2002 - $2
F-Zero GP - $3
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - $4
Final Fight One - $8
Galidor - $3
Gradius Galaxies - $6
Gulden Nugget - $1.50
Hamtaro - $3
Kim Possible 2 - $2
Lemony Snicket - $2
Lilo and Stitch 2 - $2
Lord of the Rings ROTK - $3
Mario Golf Advance Tour - $3
Mega Man Battle Net 4 (Red or Blue) - $3
Metal Slug Advance - $10
Metroid Zero Mission - $3
Midway Arcades Greatest Hits - $1.50
Oddworld Munch Oddyssey - $3
Operation Armored Liberty - $2
Pokemon Pinball - $3
Powerpuff Girls - $10
Prince of Persia - $6
Reign of Fire - $2
Rugrats Grown Up: Express Yourself - $2
Super Hornet FA-18 - $1.50
Samurai Jack - $15
Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed $3
Shaman King Master of Spirits - $1.50
Sonic Adventure 2 - $3
Sonic Battle - $3
Sword of Mana - $3
Tak & Power of Juju - $2
Top Gear Rally - $3
Wing Commander - $3
Winnie the Pooh - $2
Xevious - $1
GBA VIDEOS - Fairly Oddparents, Spongebob, Dragonball GT - $1.50

If I forgot anything from the other threads, please notify me and I'll fix it.

Anyways, I'll keep the lists updated, so feel free to add or discuss. Hope this helps everyone.

Dave
 
My K-mart hasn't updated their system yet. Games are still ringing up at the pre-6/12 prices.

Anyonw knows how often K-mart updates the prices in their system? Do the individual stores have to 'push' a button or something for the update?
 
My store's selection is awful. The only game listed that I found there was 1080, and it scanned in at full price. Oh well..
 
has anyone had a case where they went into kmart today or yesterday and found the new June prices already in effect? It seems like no store has scanned the new pricelists in yet.
 
[quote name='metr0man']has anyone had a case where they went into kmart today or yesterday and found the new June prices already in effect? It seems like no store has scanned the new pricelists in yet.[/QUOTE]

O RLY?

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[quote name='metr0man']has anyone had a case where they went into kmart today or yesterday and found the new June prices already in effect? It seems like no store has scanned the new pricelists in yet.[/quote]

Mine already tagged the GC games and put them away in the back. The employee let me see them though - so i didn't have to search for those games. He said he would work on the PS2/Xbox later before they all go out into a bin sometime this week. Luckily this Kmart is literally within walking distance so i can check at my leisure.
 
Well, that one was about a 100 mile round trip, and I had already been there once last week. I even told the guy that I'd probably be seeing him sometime soon as I had a feeling the drops were coming. He saw me come in the other day and said "Oh shit". I wasn't about to go back there a third time.

Dave
 
[quote name='hotwls13']An out of the way Kmart only had 3 F-Zero's for $2 each. Anyone want to trade? :)[/QUOTE]

I do. CML please.
 
[quote name='MightySlacker']Well, that one was about a 100 mile round trip, and I had already been there once last week. I even told the guy that I'd probably be seeing him sometime soon as I had a feeling the drops were coming. He saw me come in the other day and said "Oh shit". I wasn't about to go back there a third time.

Dave[/QUOTE]
Did you do the Stow store? Not going to bother going out that way if it's been emptied of the good stuff.
 
Yup, and unfortunately someone hit it before me - there was Sonic Advance 2 and FFTA I was waiting for the drops on, and the person bought most of the $5 games that are now $2.

tallmadge and baberton arent worth much of a look, but I'd check out North Canton - I remember them having some decent stuff. Same with Chagrin Falls. Havent been to the other Canton store.

Dave
 
I'm 90% sure I saw a CAG at my local Kmart.

The guy was in his business get-up, white, buttoned shirt and tie, dress pants and shoes. What gave him away was the Kmart employee standing next to him with the scan gun. And the list he eventually whipped out while looking at the PS2 case.

So if someone here meets the above criteria and was at the Forest Park area Kmart around noon today, I seen yah.
 
Snagged at NC / Ft. Bragg K-Mart

FZero $2
MGS Twin Snakes $3
Baten Kaitos $3

They still had

1 Fzero
1 MGS Twin Snakes
1 Medal Of Honor or BrotherHood game
2 Football Games
 
I seen a few people mention some games not on the original post does anyone have access to the new markdown list from kmart. I was in the store the other day and the employee showed me the electronics department list. There were tons of titles on it, but very little in stock at his store. Several games seem to be locked at new prices and are no longer dropping... Killer 7 gamecube $14.99, silent hill 2 ps2 $9.99, 1080 gamecube $9.99.
 
Here is what I have been able to confirm so far:

Prices that stood the same
GC:
Midway Arcade Classics 2

GBA:
Dora Super Spies

PS2:
Eyetoy Groove

PSX
PS One LCD Screen

Confirmed Drops
GBA:
LOTR: Return Of The King - $3
Metroid Zero Mission - $3
F Zero GP - $3

XBOX:
Conflict Vietnam - $2
Enter The Matrix - $2

PS2:
Megaman X8 - $2
 
Some other drops that I can confirm:

Soul Calibur II (PS2 & GC) - $2
SRS Racing (GC) - $3
Custom Robo (GC) - $4

Logitech wireless controllers for PS2 seemed to stay the same ($12) -- found one that had reappared in one of the display cases today.
 
There havent been any drops at my kmart, there were a whole bunch of sheets of paper on that old computer paper with the lines though sitting on the counter, i suspect the price drops were in there.

I will just have to wait till the prices drop i guess
 
Today I picked up:
Dark Cloud 2 $3.00
Bloodrayne 2 (PS2) $3.00

That was pretty much the only things they had. I wonder if I should have gotten the xbox version of bloodrayne 2 instead of the ps2 version?
 
I checked my Kmart today and they had 4 EyeToys with Antigrav with stickers for $50. I had a clerk price check one since I saw in the OP that it is down to $15 but it was a no go for me. Are some stores just lazy in their price adjustments? There are some other titles there that I would like to have at the new drops.
 
I am in Sumter, SC for business and I was able to get several titles in the local Kmart, Shadow Hearts Covenat ($7), Dark Cloud 2 ($7), Devil May Cry ($14.99). I saw some extra copies, if anyone is interested, please let me know I will leave on Thursday June 15. I am looking for Custom Robo, Wario Ware Inc , Monster Hunter and Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes.
 
I made the trek out to the two Anaheim KMarts, and they were both fully-raided in the GC and XBOX categories. I was only able to find SSX3 ($5 two days ago, before the drop) and Dead or Alive 3 ($8 today, after the drop). Clearly DOA3 didn't drop, and I only really bought it to validate my journey. I would fucking LOVE it if someone could hook me up with any of these games...

:xbox:Kill.switch ($5)
:xbox:Thief: Deadly Shadows ($7)
:xbox:Hitman: Contracts ($6)
:xbox:Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay ($5)

Check my TradeGamesNow list here and PM me:
http://tradegamesnow.com/user.cfm?un=kcin&view=list

It's worth noting that there was ONE Wavebird/Metroid Prime combo at the KMart in Anaheim on Harbor Blvd. Didn't pick it up because I just traded off my GameCube and I am too broke to care about potential value.
 
[quote name='erehwon']Today I picked up:
Dark Cloud 2 $3.00
Bloodrayne 2 (PS2) $3.00

That was pretty much the only things they had. I wonder if I should have gotten the xbox version of bloodrayne 2 instead of the ps2 version?[/QUOTE]


Yes, you should have. There is a noticeable difference in graphics. I have played through both versions, but for $3 the PS2 version is still great.
 
[quote name='MightySlacker']Yup, and unfortunately someone hit it before me - there was Sonic Advance 2 and FFTA I was waiting for the drops on, and the person bought most of the $5 games that are now $2.

tallmadge and baberton arent worth much of a look, but I'd check out North Canton - I remember them having some decent stuff. Same with Chagrin Falls. Havent been to the other Canton store.[/QUOTE]
Just my luck. All I wanted was a Baten Kaitos, ah well.
I don't have time to go to stores that far away :whistle2:( Damn having two jobs. I had no idea where any other K-Marts are anyways. I'm kind of shocked that the Stow K-Mart sold the copy of Kings Field: The Ancient City. I've been watching it off and on for two years now waiting for it to price drop and it appears to be gone now.
 
[quote name='Zennousha']Just my luck. All I wanted was a Baten Kaitos, ah well.
I don't have time to go to stores that far away :whistle2:( Damn having two jobs. I had no idea where any other K-Marts are anyways. I'm kind of shocked that the Stow K-Mart sold the copy of Kings Field: The Ancient City. I've been watching it off and on for two years now waiting for it to price drop and it appears to be gone now.[/QUOTE]


Ask him to sell you one. He bought fucking 5 of them!
 
[quote name='jboy']Ask him to sell you one. He bought fucking 5 of them![/quote]


HAHAHA Called out!!

Seriously though Zennousha, he's certaintly bought them for trade and resale.
 
[quote name='jboy']Ask him to sell you one. He bought fucking 5 of them![/QUOTE]
Oh wow, I stopped reading the receipt half way through because my eyes started to glaze over so I didn't notice.

Would ya sell me one MightySlacker, please? :) I know you come near Kent often enough I could meet you somewhere.
 
all that is left at MOON TOWNSHIP, PA Kmart is a few copys of Metroid zero mission - GBA

Picked up the last.......
wavebird/mario party 4 - $7
tiger woods 2005 - $3
Baten Kaitos - $3
 
I went to a Kmart in LA and the prices were still the same for Fzero & Hamtaro for the GBA $7 and Soul Calibur 2 ps2 $5.00....oh...well......they use to have Metroid Zero for the gba but for some reason now they bundled it with Spyro orange gba but I didnt ask how much....
 
For all you in the Tampa area, Roufuss, I saw 2 wavebird/mario party 4 at the Dale Mabry Big K. Didn't scan them and I forgot to go back and check before I headed back to Tennessee today.
 
[quote name='cheapbastard']I went to a Kmart in LA and the prices were still the same for Fzero & Hamtaro for the GBA $7 and Soul Calibur 2 ps2 $5.00....oh...well......they use to have Metroid Zero for the gba but for some reason now they bundled it with Spyro orange gba but I didnt ask how much....[/QUOTE]

Which one did you go to? the one on Vermont just off the 110?
 
Holy crap I love CAG, and I love you guys. Yea, I'm drunk...big whoop wanna fight about it?

Got Fzero GP Legends, Metroid Zero Mission, Soul Cali 2 (PS2...fuck if I know why)....and Megaman X 8 tonight. They had a copy of MMX what the hell ever Red version 4 tonight, but I gave it to my friend Byrd who I brought Cagging with me. Also, if anyone needs Soul Cali 2 for Xbox or PS2, my Kmart has a...and I actually counted this out...a metric shitton of games there...I wouldve grabbed more but as previously stated when I went there I was a bit out out of the "loop"...and still am...but yes...rambling aside...

Bout to go play Dragon Quest 8 (woot..10 bucks thanks to you boyzzzz)...and yea, good times all around.
 
[quote name='Megaten']Holy crap I love CAG, and I love you guys. Yea, I'm drunk...big whoop wanna fight about it?

Got Fzero GP Legends, Metroid Zero Mission, Soul Cali 2 (PS2...fuck if I know why)....and Megaman X 8 tonight. They had a copy of MMX what the hell ever Red version 4 tonight, but I gave it to my friend Byrd who I brought Cagging with me. Also, if anyone needs Soul Cali 2 for Xbox or PS2, my Kmart has a...and I actually counted this out...a metric shitton of games there...I wouldve grabbed more but as previously stated when I went there I was a bit out out of the "loop"...and still am...but yes...rambling aside...

Bout to go play Dragon Quest 8 (woot..10 bucks thanks to you boyzzzz)...and yea, good times all around.[/quote]

Somewhere amidst that metric shitton, did you happen to see any of the following games?

:xbox:Kill.switch ($5)
:xbox:Thief: Deadly Shadows ($7)
:xbox:Hitman: Contracts ($6)
:xbox:Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay ($5)

If so, PM me! For that matter, anyone who sees these games or has an extra copy of any of them should PM me pronto!
 
Bah... Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes and Baten Kaitos both rang up at $7 for me today. They have to know there's a sale and scan individual prices in for them to go lower?? The guy had no idea and thought the $7 was so low he was shocked (shocked I tell you!) that I said to forget it :D.

Slacker, I can't see how you possibly made them give you some of those games for $1 by manually overriding the prices. At every Kmart I've been to they don't even know they are on sale in the first place. Luckily with the last set of drops it seemed to be pretty uniform. I find it hard to believe those prices were set at each store as a result of the Electronics employee scanning things. I figured it had to be centrally controlled for some of the stores I've been to to have up to date prices.

Today when I told the guy I thought the prices had dropped again he gave me a blank stare. There was no way I was going to get him to reduce those from $7 so I cut my losses and moved on :D.
 
Sadly Shammy, none of those were there...cause those were moreorless the games I was looking for. I did apparently find a Bubble Bobble New&Old my first trip through though...which apparently isn't so easy to find. If anyone else needs that, just send me a quick PM. and Io, good sir, I'm going to check two other local Kmarts tomorrow (well, today technically)...sober no less...and if you need MGS TS or Baten Kaitos, I'll keep an eye out for em...same applies to your requested games Shammy.

Also, forgot to mention that I grabbed a Jimmy Neutron WTF Twonkies or whatnot for PS2...for 50 cents... I think there are a ton of games at my local Kmart marked maybe as 1.50...but only show the .50, so a friend I knew back in highschool works there and just says screw it, and rings em up as that .50 marked price. I think it was just a bunch of rubbish...like MMX Command Mission or whatnot for the PS2 and other such games, but if anyone needs anything else in particular, I'll most certainly try to snag some games for .50 for em.

(and come tomorrow, I'm sure I'm gonna be far to embarrased to ever post on CAG again...alcohol woot)
 
Bout to go play Dragon Quest 8 (woot..10 bucks thanks to you boyzzzz)...and yea, good times all around


did i miss something? i dont see it on the list???
 
[quote name='io']Bah... Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes and Baten Kaitos both rang up at $7 for me today. They have to know there's a sale and scan individual prices in for them to go lower?? The guy had no idea and thought the $7 was so low he was shocked (shocked I tell you!) that I said to forget it :D.

Slacker, I can't see how you possibly made them give you some of those games for $1 by manually overriding the prices. At every Kmart I've been to they don't even know they are on sale in the first place. Luckily with the last set of drops it seemed to be pretty uniform. I find it hard to believe those prices were set at each store as a result of the Electronics employee scanning things. I figured it had to be centrally controlled for some of the stores I've been to to have up to date prices.

Today when I told the guy I thought the prices had dropped again he gave me a blank stare. There was no way I was going to get him to reduce those from $7 so I cut my losses and moved on :D.[/QUOTE]

Well, its not like you are just arbitrarily making up a number - $7 is the 75% price, and Monday was the day they should have hacked them down to 90% Its not unlike, say, a TRU green tag going from 70% to 90% - the difference is that TRU systems automatically do it, instead of KMarts having to do it store by store.

And I didn't make them do anything - Outlaw Golf was already at 90% ($2), and despite what he did to scan it no price was given - it said to check shelf tag for price. Since there was no shelf tag, and the stickers were out of date anyways (they still had $8 tags. He remembered me from last week getting them for $2, so i don't know if he thought they should be lower, or if he put $1.00 just to see if they would work. I wasnt gonna complain either way though.

There seem to be multiple methods to do markdowns at K-Mart. Employees can manually do them with the gun - they switch it from price check mode to check if there are any pending PCLs, and they can mark them down then and there. I imagine this is the method people use when they actually change the tags.

I also think that they can do it from the register and just keep hitting enter or something down through the list. This would explain why a game they didnt have in stock would be marked down, and also stores that do this probably have outdated tags.

Zenn, got a BK with your name on it.

Dave
 
I just printed off a bunch of UPCs to take to K-Mart. When I went there the other day, ONLY the Mario Party wavebird bundle was reduced. What can I do to coax them into marking down the games further (I mean, Mega Man Collection was still $19.99! I need it for $2!).
 
Might want to try showing one of the printed receipt scans that were posted in this forum, sorry i dont have a reciept with megaman on it, or else i would scan it for you.

Also start talking about the price lists and markdowns and stuff as it was previously mentioned. I also started to talk about the price lists that were sitting on the counter (they were for nokia phones though) as being the price drops for video games and he was listening and stuff, and didnt have a problem with me rifling through the papers sitting there.

When i was at kmart last night i had to pick up a midway arcade treasures for a friend in the UK and it still had a 5$ sticker on it and the guy typed it in for 5$ then i just told him to scan it and that it should be 2$ since thats what i paid for it the other day here (that was true), and he scanned it and it came up 2$, so i got it for 2$.
 
[quote name='munch']I just printed off a bunch of UPCs to take to K-Mart. When I went there the other day, ONLY the Mario Party wavebird bundle was reduced. What can I do to coax them into marking down the games further (I mean, Mega Man Collection was still $19.99! I need it for $2!).[/quote]

If you have another kmart that does have markdowns - buy at $20 place and return/rebuy. Otherwise, they just say clearances are by store, not nationwide when asked.
 
[quote name='munch']I just printed off a bunch of UPCs to take to K-Mart. When I went there the other day, ONLY the Mario Party wavebird bundle was reduced. What can I do to coax them into marking down the games further (I mean, Mega Man Collection was still $19.99! I need it for $2!).[/QUOTE]

If that MMAC is for Xbox, I don't think its marked down like the other 2.

OP prices updated, mini-faq for the june drops added and link to the trading thread added

Dave
 
All the stores I hit today had their computers running with the new prices. I had no problems anymore.
Anyway one thing I did still have a problem with was when I found a few games at various stores that were 1 cent, only one of the stores would change the price to the previous one and sell it to me. The others said I can't have them that they had to send them back, which is obvious BS. Oh well, I only missed out on 3 games.
 
[quote name='Zon27']Which one did you go to? the one on Vermont just off the 110?[/QUOTE]
I went to the one in Commerce on Whitier blvd The one on Vermont didnt have anything good the first time I went when this whole sale started a few weeks back.

I forgot to mention that I bought these games so if ur looking for them they are not in the store..
 
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