You can call Play n Trade in Richmond and ask if they have any retro games you're looking for in stock. They can also put you on a list if it gets traded in. So if someone comes and they get it later, they call the first person on the list.
The above method was used to obtain a copy of MGS: Subsistence Limited Edition (red box). Price: 16.99. BOOYAH.
And yeah, speaking in regards to my MGS find, sometimes they're total idiots on pricing. It is kind of sad in a way...a retro video game store run by a guy who knows NOTHING about games. That's not to say everything is cheap, but they don't do any homework. Someone came in w/ the MGS3: LE and they see a PS2 game. Usually, PS2 games are generally cheap and aren't as rare. They put it in the system w/ the same SKU as the regular Subsistence release.
My friend found a copy of Team Buddies on PSX for 2.99.
Deals like that are rare, and "famously rare" titles won't be cheap, but the fact that SICK deals happen means the people who run the place don't really know or care. It benefits us at CAG when it happens, though!
So it is a good ideal to call them fairly regularly.
804-353-PLAY (7529)