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07-10-06 Here should be most if not all of the recent drops since 3-31-06. Some possible dupes as this was kinda on the fly but taken from posts / first hand so should be fairly accurate. One exception to keep in mind is that EB / Gamestop are merging so that has the possibility of some inconsistency. Also in regards to that the EB/GS master list only has the one and two cent guides. If there was more that one version of a guide such as a limited edition guide (example: Xenosaga II) that was pennied the regularly guide might not have been. Unfortunately I have not had time to filter anything from the drop list since the first of the year (I think) into the master list but at least this should be what has dropped from 3-31-06 till present. Thank you all for all your additions they are much appreciated and sorry for any delays.



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For hopefully the latestest most current up to date guide drops please refer to the

"CAG Strategy Guide WIKI page"

http://wiki.cheapassgamer.com/index.php/Category:Strategy_Guides#Strategy_Guides




Here is the most up to date compiled list of all known guide deals listed and posted for this thread and similar threads. I will update this list as people post new guide deals. Everything listed in this thread “should” be the price listed or lower. These prices are typically company wide price reductions and not YMMV. But just because the prices are typically universal does not mean that they are guaranteed to be sold to you. Most stores have a destroy clause with the guide companies. So whether or not you get these guides depend on many many factors from how diligent a staff is to how reasonable or friendly one is. Good luck on any you may find and good luck on acquiring them. If anything is incorrect or missing please post so corrections can be made.


Now you can just cut, paste, print, and GO!!!



How you can help: You can keep a printed copy of this list in your jacket, wallet, purse whatever and when you go to any store that carries guides look for guides for games that have been out typically around six months or more and ask for a price check or better yet use a store scanner if they are available. If they are anything less than cover price write it down for us. Also please when you post the info here if it looks like it’s a temporary sale, please post that as well otherwise it will be assumed to a be a permanent price reduction. If you scan a guide and it comes up a different price that what the master lists suggests please list the day and store that you had the guide scanned. Also please list if you physically saw a self-scanner’s price, physically saw a cash registers price or vocally heard a price from the store’s staff. This might sound like a lot and of course we will take what we can get but this will go a long way to having the best master list as well as ferreting out different store practices and policy’s. All help is appreciated and thank you.




Trading: I spoke with the post office and found out that the cheapest form of mailing to the 48 contiguous states would be to use “media mail” It will take a little longer but it will also allow the least amount of money per transaction when trying to acquire guides for your collection. For an average guide weight of about 9 oz its $1.42 cents. All you need to do is put it in an envelope and ship it media mail. He mentioned no one should have a problem if you use the same envelope several times to cut down on costs. He also mentioned that when shipping Media mail that you cannot have any personal correspondence in the envelope. Only books and an invoice are acceptable. If trading is in you interest you do whatever is most comfortable for you and your trading party this was merely a FYI and a good way to keep it cheap.



Helpful links to check for reduced priced guides or guides in general. You will likely never find one cent guides here but various discounted guides and possibly some that you have been searching for.


Best Buy

Best Buy guide search


Circuit City

Circuit City guide search


EB Games

EB Games guide search


Gamestop (babages,software etc,funcoland)

Gamestop guide search


Overstock

Overstock guide search


Toys R Us (uhh best link I could find)

Toys R Us guide search


video-game-strategy-guides.com ( I have never purchased from here and no one centers but a heck of a lot of guides if you are looking for something specific) {check disgaea… Ouch $50+++}

video-game-strategy-guides.com guide search


strategy-guides.net (another large site of guides)

strategy-guides.net guide search


bookpool (guides typically 45% off or so )

Book pool guide search


Looking for assistance: I am looking for some staff from Best Buy’s, EB’s, Gamestop’s and stores of the like. When EB Games or Gamestop has a price reduction their shelves can be empty in a day or two to even as little as just a few hours. EB and Gamestop have daily price changes so all depending on the store’s staff they could be all gone almost immediately. If I could get some staff that can either post here first thing any day that they have a price reduction on guides or that might be able to text message me with such price reductions so that I might be able to inform CAG’ers ASAP. Whether or not us the end user would actually be able to get them from a particular stores staff is very much an YMMV but if there is anyone who can help this would greatly increase the chance’s of CAG’ers being able to pick up guides from these locations. If anyone is interested and able to help please e-mail me at [email protected]. Thank you all for your consideration.



Thank you all for making CAG what it is and for all your contributions.


Disclaimer: This list is intended to help all guide hunters. Please feel free to print yourself a copy and get what you can find. Please do not post this list on another site. {e-mail me please if for some reason you would want to. [email protected]} Please just link to this thread, add to this list and help it grow. Thank you







Recent Drop List by date ( master list below this list )







***New guides to the master list as of 7-5-06***

Best Buy .01

Black
Dead Or Alive 4
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

***New guides to the master list as of 7-5-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-20-06***

GameCrazy .01

Battalion Wars - Nintendo
Cold Winter - Prima
Coded Arms - Brady
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone - Prima
Fullmetal Alchemist 2 - Brady
Getaway Black Monday w/ DVD - Prima
Grand THeft Auto Liberty City Stories - Brady
Killzone - Prima
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes - Nintendo
Musashi Samurai Legend - Brady
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Nintendo
Pikmin 2 - Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green 0 Nintendo
Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green - Prima
Ratchet Up Your Arsenal - Brady
Resident Evil Outbreak #2 = Brady
Starfox Assault - Nintendp
Yu-Gi-Oh Dawn of Destiny - Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh Destiny Board Traveler - Prima
Zelda: 4 Swords Adventures - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 6-20-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-19-06***

TRU .01

Zelda: 4 Swords - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 6-19-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-7-06***

EB/GS 4.99

Half Life 2 PC
Halo 2

***New guides to the master list as of 6-7-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-5-06***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Quest VIII
Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA
GTA Liberty City Stories (PSP0
Gun
Mario & Luigi partners in time DS
Metal Gear Acid 2
Perfect Dark Zero
SOCOM III
The Outfit

***New guides to the master list as of 6-5-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-4-06***

EB/GS .01

Batman Begins
Burnout Revenge
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrows - Double Jump
Dragon Ball GT Transformation
Final Fantasy IV
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
Mark Ecko's Getting Up
NBA Live 06

EB/GS 3.99

Dark Age Of Camelot: Epic Edition PC
Fight Night: Round 2
LA Rush
NBA Street V3

***New guides to the master list as of 6-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-25-06***

TRU .01

Advance Wars DS
Batallion Wars
Final Fantasy I&II
Fire Emblem Path of Radiance
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Metroid Prime 2
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Starfox Assault

***New guides to the master list as of 5-25-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-12-06***

EB/GS .01

atv off road fury 2
delta force black hawk down
dungeon siege 2
empire earth 2
f.e.a.r
madden 06
matrix path of neo
rome total war
star wars galaxies
stronghold 2

***New guides to the master list as of 5-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-06***

EB/GS .01

Act Of War: Direct Action - Brady
Age Of Empires 3 PC - Sybex
Arc the Lad: End of Darkness - Brady
Brothers In Arms: Earned In Blood - Prima
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Call Of Duty: United Offensive - Brady
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Dead To Rights II: Hell To Pay - Brady
DOA: Ultimate - Prima
DOOM 3 Xbox - Prima
Dungeon and Dragons: Dragonshard - Brady
Enthusia Professional Racing - Prima
Freedom Force vs. The Third Reich – Brady
Geist - Nintendo
Madden 2006
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Nintendo
One Piece: Grand Battle
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door - Nintendo
Pariah
Punisher, The - Prima
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Rome: Total War: Barbarian Invasion – Prima
Shadow Of Rome - Brady
SOCOM II: US Navy Seals
SSX On Tour - Prima
Star Fox: Assault - Nintendo
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows - Brady
Ultimate Spider-Man - Brady
Yu-Gi-Oh: Nightmare Troubadour

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-26-06***

Eb/Gamestop .01

25 to Life----Brady
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow-----Double Jump
Final Fantasy IV Advance----Nintendo
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance---Nintendo
Gauntlet Seven Sorrows----Brady
Marc Ecko's Getting Up----Brady
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time----Nintendo
Matrix: Path of Neo----Brady
Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness----Nintendo
Romancing SaGa-----Brady
Shining Force NEO----Brady
The Warriors-----Brady

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland----Brady $7.99
True Crime: New York City----Brady $7.99

***New guides to the master list as of 4-26-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-21-06***

Circuit City .01 – 1.99

Donkey Kong Country GBA .96
DragonBall Z : Budokai 2 ( /w DVD) .96
Lord of the Rings : Return of the King 1.62
Metroid Prime / Metroid Fusion (Prima) 1.99
Tekken Tag Tournament ( Versus Guide ) + Poster .01

***New guides to the master list as of 4-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-10-06***

Best Buy .01

50 Cent: Bulletproof
Call of Duty 2 PC/360
Call of Duty Big Red One
Condemned
Madden 2006
Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks
Pokemon XD
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones
Quake 4 360
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (PC).
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2006

***New guides to the master list as of 4-10-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 3-29-06***

Game Crazy .01

Advent Rising
Dead Or Alive Ultimate
Dead To Rights II
Demon Stone
Dragon Ball Z Supersonic Warriors 2
Fire Emblem Sacred Stones
Forgotten Realms Demon Stone
Getaway, The: Black Monday W/DVD
Jak 3
Nanobreaker
Need For Speed Underground 2
Tekken 5
Tenchu: Fatal Shadows
Ultimate Gamers Codebook
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler

***New guides to the master list as of 3-29-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 3-2-06***

Toys R Us .01

Burnout Revenge
Conker Live and Loaded
Doom 3
Fire Emblem
Forza
God of War
Jade Empire
NBA Street V3
Rainbow Six Lockdown
Star Wars Episode III
Star Wars Republic Commando
Wrestlemania 21 Xbox
YuGiOh: Destiny Board Traveler

***New guides to the master list as of 3-2-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-24-06***

Gamecrazy .01

Ark the Lad: End of Darkness
Area 51
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Champion: Return to Arms
Codes & Cheats Summer 2005
Codes & Cheats Spring 2005
Cold Winter
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Dragonball GT: Transformation
Dragonball Z: Budokai 3
Dragonball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Final Fantasy Tactics
Forza Motorsports
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Geist
Getaway 2: Black Monday
Ghost Recon 2
Jade Empire (DVD enhanced guide....not the one w/o the DVD)
Killer 7
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Lord of the Rings: Third Age
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Megman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Punisher
Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Resident Evil: Outbreak File #2
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Sims: Bustin' Out
Spinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Suffering, The: Ties that Bind
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Ultimate Gamers Cheat Codes 2004
Urbz, The: Sims in the City
WWE: Day of Reckoning 2
WWE: Smackdown vs Raw
WWE: Wrestlemania 21
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Falsebound Kingdom
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capule Monster Coliseum


Best Buy .01

Dawn of War
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Rome Total War: Barbarian Invasion
Sims 2: University
Star Wars Galaxies: Jump to Lightspeed
Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience
Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

***New guides to the master list as of 2-24-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-30-06***

Best Buy .01

007 From Russia With Love
Battlefield 2 XBox
City of Heroes
Jak X
Matrix Path of Neo
NBA Live '06
Ninja Gaiden Black
Pokemon Emerald
Project Gotham Racing 3
Ratchet Deadlocked
Rainbow 6 Lockdown
Shadow of the Colossus
Soul Calibur 3
Spartan Total Warriors
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
True Crime: NYC
Ultimate Spiderman
Warriors, the
X-Men Legends II



Gamestop .01

America's Army
bards tale
Batman Begins
Battlefield 2 PC
Black and White 2
Burnout Revenge
Champions: Return to Arms
Cold Winter
Conker: Live And Reloaded
D&D: Dragonshard
Dark Age of Camelot Catacombs
Darkwatch
delta force black hawk dawn
Doom 3 PC
Dragon Ball GT Transformation GBA
Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3
Dynasty Warriors 5
Empire Earth 2
far cry instincts
Fear
froza motor sports
Geist
Getaway Black Monday
Gran Turismo 4: Driving the game (the GT Experience)
Half Life 2 Raising the Bar
Jade Empire
jade empire with dvd
Jak X: combat racing
Lotr: Third Age
Matrix Online
mech assault 2
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Megaman Battle Network 5
Mercenaries
Metal Gear Solid 3: Limited Edition
Mortal Kombat Deception
Myst V
Nba live 2006
Need for speed underground 2
Oddworld: Strangers Wrath
Quake 4 Xbox 360
Quake 4 PC
Rainbow Six Lockdown
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3
Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion
Rome Total War
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Sid Meier's Pirates
Sigma Star Saga/ RebelStar
Spartan total warrior
Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Republic Commando
Suffering, the :ties that bind
Tak: the great juju challenge
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Ultimate spiderman
Urban Reign
Warhammer: winter assault
WWE Day of Reckoning 2
WWE Smackdown vs Raw
WWE Wrestlemania 21
Yugioh Official Card Catalog



EB Games .01

Bard's Tale, The
Baten Kaitos
Batman Begins
Black & White 2
Blitz: The League
Burnout: Revenge
Champions: Return To Arms
Conker Live and Reloaded
Devil Kings
Dungeon Siege 2
Dynasty Warriors 5
F.E.A.R.
Fullmetal Alchemist 2
Half Life 2: Raising The Bar
Jade Empire w/ dvd
Jak X Combat Racing w/ dvd
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man Zero 4
Mercenaries
Nightmare Before Christmas
Oddworld Stranger's Wrath
Pac Man World 3
Playboy: The Mansion
Psychonauts
Shining Tears
SMT: Nocturne
Spartan Total Warrior
Star Wars Republic Commando
Tekken 5
Timesplitters: Future Perfect
Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble/Double Trouble
Y's: The Ark of Napishtim
Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

***New guides to the master list as of 1-30-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***

Media Play .01

Eternal Darkness

***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***

EB Games .01

Baten Kaitos
Incredible, The
Megaman X Command Mission
Shining Tears
Silent Hill 4: The Room

***New guides to the master list as of 1-21-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-06***

EB Games

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump
Makai Kingdom – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***

Gamestop .01

Dungeon Siege II
Genji – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***

EB Games .01

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Nintendo
Battalion Wars - Nintendo
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Nintendo
Pokemon: Emerald - Nintendo
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-12-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***

Gamestop .01

Advance Wars: Dual Strike - Nintendo
Battalion Wars – Nintendo
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones - Nintendo
Ghost Recon – Versus

***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***

EB Games .01

Phatom Brave – Double Jump
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne - Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 1-4-06***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-29-05***

Sam Goody 1.88

Prince of Persia: Sands of Time

***New guides to the master list as of 12-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-21-05***

Gamestop .01

Metal Gear Acid
Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
Xenosaga II Limited Edition - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 12-21-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 12-05-05***

Best Buy .01

City of Heroes PC
Darkwatch - Brady
Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard - Prima PC
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – Brady PC
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne PC

***New guides to the master list as of 12-05-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-18-05***

EB Games 14.99

Makai Kingdom - Double Jump


Gamestop 14.99

Genji - Double Jump
Makai Kingdom - Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 11-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-14-05***

Best Buy .01

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (xbox)
NCAA football 06
Pirates!

***New guides to the master list as of 11-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 11-11-05***

EB Games .01

Rise of nations PC

***New guides to the master list as of 11-11-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-31-05***

Best Buy 9.99

Ninja Gaiden: Black
Rainbow Six: Lockdown

***New guides to the master list as of 10-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***

Toys R Us .01

Def Jam Fight for New York
Destroy all Humans
Devil May Cry 3 - Brady
Fable
Ghost Recon 2 - Prima
GoldenEye Rogue Agent – Prima
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PS2
Hitman Contracts – Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age
Ratchet and Clank: Up your Arsenal
Smackdown vs Raw
Tekken 5 – Brady
Yugioh: Capsule Monsters Coliseum

***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***

Gamestop .01

City of Heroes PC
Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Halo (XBOX)
Matrix Online PC
Sly 2: Honor Among Thieves

***New guides to the master list as of 10-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-26-05***

EB Games .01

Ace Combat 5
Advent Rising
Arc The Lad: End of Darkness
Blood Rayne 2
Brothers in Arms
Coded Arms
Full Metal Alchemist & Broken Angel
Ghost Recon 2
Half Life PC
Juiced
Killer 7
Madagascar
Matrix Online PC
Metal Gear Acid
Metal Gear Solid 3 Limited Edition
Musashi Samurai Legend
Myst End of Ages PC
Pariah
Ratchet and Clank: Up your Arsenal
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Spiderman 2
Street Fighter Anniversary w/free Soundtrack
Stronghold 2 PC
SWAT 4 PC
Tales of Symphonia
Tony Hawk Underground 2
Unreal Championship II
Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines PC
Xenosaga II

***New guides to the master list as of 10-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-19-05***

Gamestop .01

Arc the Lad: End of Darkness
Brother in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Coded Arms
Dead to Rights II
Fantasy Football Handbook 2005
Killer 7
Mega Man Battle Network 4 Red Sun and Blue Moon
Mega Man X Command Mission
Shining Tears
Unreal Championship 2

***New guides to the master list as of 10-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***

Gamestop / Software Etc. .01


Armies of ExigoPC
FarcryPC
Freedom Force vs Third ReichPC
Lords of EverQuestPC
Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth –PrimaPC
Morrowind: game of the Year editionPC

***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***

Best Buy .01

Destroy all Humans
Driv3r
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Ps2)
Medal of Honor: European assault
Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 10-7-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 10-2-05***

Best Buy .01

Doom 3PC
Empire 2PC
GTA:VCPC
Half-Life 2PC
LoTR:Battle for Middle EarthPC
Matrix Online, ThePC
Sid Meiers Pirates! PC
Sims, The: Makin' MagicPC

***New guides to the master list as of 10-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 9-27-05***

Gamestop .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls - Nintendo
Legend of Zelda: Minish Cap - Nintendo
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 9-27-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 9-5-05***

Best Buy 7.99

Star Wars Episode III: Return Of The Sith - Prima

Best Buy .01

God of War
Gran Turismo 4
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Resident Evil: Outbreak File 2

***New guides to the master list as of 9-5-05***







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[quote name='clariste']BB.com emailed this: Local store said it wasn't found so I can't pick it up. I call BS.[/QUOTE]

After this, I started checking my order status and email frequently, and my order status just changed to "Order is ready for pick up" so I guess I got one.

Tempted to order another one under my gf's name and use it as trade fodder.
 
I managed to snag a TQ guide also...will pick up later today...I'm hoping I go there and they say they don't have it so I can tell the manager to give me ANY guide for .01 for making me waste the gas.

Then I'll go take the Oblivion guide to the counter :D

A man can dream, can't he?
 
[quote name='Arkay Firestar']I managed to snag a TQ guide also...will pick up later today...I'm hoping I go there and they say they don't have it so I can tell the manager to give me ANY guide for .01 for making me waste the gas.

Then I'll go take the Oblivion guide to the counter :D

A man can dream, can't he?[/quote]

And you can tell the manager that your friend, shieryda, is upset too. And you can make said manager give you an extra Oblivion guide for me!:D
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Does anyone think any other PC guides dropped to a penny today? The guide for Civilization IV isn't on the site anymore either.

Or Age of Empires 3.[/quote]

I thought AOE3 was pennied out a few months back...nevermind, I just remembered it was 1.99 at Gamestop.com.
 
[quote name='Number83']I thought AOE3 was pennied out a few months back...nevermind, I just remembered it was 1.99 at Gamestop.com.[/QUOTE]

Yea, I just saw it recently at BB as well.

I might do a price check on AoE 3 and Civ 4 once I go out to get my online order.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']After this, I started checking my order status and email frequently, and my order status just changed to "Order is ready for pick up" so I guess I got one.

Tempted to order another one under my gf's name and use it as trade fodder.[/quote]
Expect it to be a copy of the game and not a copy of the guide. I had a problem with this a couple months back with the GTA: LCS PSP guides. Did an order for in-store pickup, had the confirmation information, and they pulled three copies of the game, not the guides. After I pointed it out to them, they went into the back and pulled the three guides I had ordered. Begrudingly, I'd bet.

Though, it might be the guide, and then again, it might be the game. Check it before you complete the transaction.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Expect it to be a copy of the game and not a copy of the guide. I had a problem with this a couple months back with the GTA: LCS PSP guides. Did an order for in-store pickup, had the confirmation information, and they pulled three copies of the game, not the guides. After I pointed it out to them, they went into the back and pulled the three guides I had ordered. Begrudingly, I'd bet.

Though, it might be the guide, and then again, it might be the game. Check it before you complete the transaction.[/quote]

But would you havbe been charged .03 for the 3 copies of the game? i would've been tempted to call it a bank error in my favor :cool:
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Expect it to be a copy of the game and not a copy of the guide. I had a problem with this a couple months back with the GTA: LCS PSP guides. Did an order for in-store pickup, had the confirmation information, and they pulled three copies of the game, not the guides. After I pointed it out to them, they went into the back and pulled the three guides I had ordered. Begrudingly, I'd bet.

Though, it might be the guide, and then again, it might be the game. Check it before you complete the transaction.[/QUOTE]

Well, I used some magic powers and got a copy of Titans Quest at the local store, so I'm not sure if I'll even drive the 15 minutes to Clearwater to pick up the two I have there on in store pickup (one was for me, one was trade fodder).

Unless a CAG really wants one and has something decent to offer for it I'll consider making the 15 - 20 minute drive. Might still go to check Civilization IV as my local store didn't have it at all.
 
It says the TQ is available in-store, but when I try to check out, it claims that there are none available. I hate that BB!
 
Snagged a TQ guide even though I don't have this game and normally don't play PC games. I ended up buying a Star Wars: EAW game however (my first PC title in years) because it was only $24.99.

My BB had like 4-5 more TQ guides sitting on the shelf. If anyone has any console guides they'd like to trade for the one I bought, give me a heads up.
 
Picked up some guides at a local used bookstore:

Klonoa 2 (x2) (Keeping 1 trading 1)
Suikoden Tactics (x2) (Keeping 1 trading 1)

CML and pm if interested
 
I got TQ for .98 cents at CompUSA a while back, and have now added the guide for one penny more. Cheapest new game I've EVER bought.

The clerk was amused at the 0.01 that was going on my credit card.

But it was a smooth process. Think I got the last one in Oceanside, CA.
 
[quote name='shiningslade']And here are some I got from EB/Gamestop:

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Full Spectrum Warrior Ten Hammers
Madden 06
Metal Gear Acid 2
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Sid Meier's Civilization IV PC
Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic II: Sith Lords (Xbox)
The Outfit

Chronicles of Narnia needs to come off the penny list for EB/Gamestop & Fire Emblem Sacred Stones needs to come off the list for Gamecrazy. Both are ringing up full price at multiple locations for me.[/quote]
Slade, I checked a KOTOR II guide at GS today and the guy told me it was $16.99. Did you have any trouble getting yours? I won't be surprised if it's not on the shelf tomorrow.

Also, if anybody can find a FSW: 10 Hammers at either GC or GS CML for a trade. I'll go 2-for-1 on any non-RPG guides. Thanks.
 
Age Of Empires III was pennied at EB/GS, I believe. But, I ALSO checked a copy of KOTOR II at EB/GS the other day and it did come up as $16.99

However, the GS I checked only had the copies with the DVD guide included, so maybe it was one that was just standalone?

As for Titan Quest's guide pennying out already, I thought that game just came out like 2 months ago? And, wouldn't it figure that I didn't have any other guides checked while I was at a couple BB stores the other night trying to find at least a Sims 2 guide.

Oh well, I'm sure by the time I get home tomorrow from the auction that my local stores will have ZERO left on the shelves.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Age Of Empires III was pennied at EB/GS, I believe. But, I ALSO checked a copy of KOTOR II at EB/GS the other day and it did come up as $16.99

However, the GS I checked only had the copies with the DVD guide included, so maybe it was one that was just standalone?[/quote]

Mine had the DVD too so that may be the difference.
 
I had 2 copies each of NCAA Football '06 and Ratchet: Deadlocked from the North Riverside TRU. I took them to the counter, the cashier rang them up (they came up at 0.01) and she said "I can't sell these to you." She even asked her manager, and she said the same thing. Seems this store is finally enforcing pulling the guides off the shelf to send them back.
 
[quote name='neocisco']Mine had the DVD too so that may be the difference.[/quote]
Yep, that is the difference. It's the one without the DVD and it says Detailed Maps in the red strip on the spine. Sorry I was not more descriptive.:cry:
 
Hit the other TRU today. They almost didn't sell them to me, but after some persuasion...picked up:

Jak X: Combat Racing (w/DVD) (x3)
NCAA Football 06 (x2)
Ratchet: Deadlocked (sealed - w/DVD) (x4)

All are for trade, and have been added to my list below...

For trade (or sale):

Auto Assault
Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood
Burnout Revenge
Call of Duty 2: Big Red One
Crash: Twinsanity
Dead or Alive 4 (360) x5
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Final Fantasy IV Advance (GBA)
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent NEW ADDITION!
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP) x3
Gun x3
Jak X: Combat Racing (w/DVD) x3 NEW ADDITION!
KillZone x4
Madden NFL 06 (Sealed) x3 NEW ADDITION!
Metal Gear Acid 2 (PSP)
NCAA Football 06 x2 NEW ADDITION!
Need for Speed: Most Wanted x6
Need for Speed: Underground 2
NFL Street 2 x2
Outfit x3
Perfect Dark Zero (360)
Ratchet: Deadlocked (Sealed - w/DVD) x4 NEW ADDITION!
Spartan: Total Warrior x3
StarFox Assault x3
Star Wars: Battlefront II x3 NEW ADDITION!
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (mini guide)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
Star Wars: Republic Commando x2
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection (w/unopened CD) NEW ADDITION!
Ultimate Spider-Man
Warriors, The

There are LOTS that I'm looking for!

New guides wanted:

Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II (XBOX)
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (XBOX)
Castlevania guides - ANY GBA or DS
Fatal Frame - ANY (I, II, Director's Cut)
Radiata Stories
Sid Meier's Pirates (XBOX)
FIFA Street/FIFA Street 2 (if they were made)
La Pucelle Tactics
Makai Kingdom
DISGAEA!!
many others...

MUST be in new/near mint condition!!

PM me if you're interested.

Thanks,
Steve
 
well I'm 50%...TQ was not available in store but did in fact ship yesterday (.01 for the guide and $2.49 shipping). SW:B2 went on backorder, expected to ship in 1-2 weeks. I expect this to die on the vine.

I'm happy, I'm about 10 hours into TQ and think it's great.
 
So did anyone check any of Best Buy's other PC guides?

And if anyone has an extra of Ace Combat Zero, CML, can trade a Titans Quest for it =/ I'm not even going to go around to EB / GS because they are becoming so strict about pulling them, its just a waste of gas.
 
we need a new thread or the front page should be updated more. I have not gotten a penny guide in 5 months and the only place I check now is Best Buy because I never know what places drop guides whether its Best Buy or Game stop or even EB.

I just think this thread(because everyone seems to be interested) should be a little more organized.
 
[quote name='speter79']we need a new thread or the front page should be updated more. I have not gotten a penny guide in 5 months and the only place I check now is Best Buy because I never know what places drop guides whether its Best Buy or Game stop or even EB.

I just think this thread(because everyone seems to be interested) should be a little more organized.[/quote]
A revision is in process. It's not completed, and putting it out before it's complete won't do anyone any good.
 
[quote name='Strider Turbulence']Titan Quest guide is back up to $19.99 at Bestbuy.com. Sold out and no store available.[/QUOTE]

Huh... that's odd. Could it have been an error in their pricing systems for a day? Like someone said, it is weird they'd penny the guide out only two months or three months after it came out.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Huh... that's odd. Could it have been an error in their pricing systems for a day? Like someone said, it is weird they'd penny the guide out only two months or three months after it came out.[/QUOTE]

As a note, the last drop of guides showed up at $9.99 on the site, but were $0.01 in-store and on the kiosks in-store.
 
I work at Best Buy, so I'll give it a lookup tonight on the stores system. Wouldn't do much good for the store though, I grabbed the 3 copies of TQ we had last night:D
 
[quote name='shrike4242']A revision is in process. It's not completed, and putting it out before it's complete won't do anyone any good.[/QUOTE]

thanks for the update. It just seems I used to have a chance to aquire more guides but have not in a very long time. I would like to be able to look and check more at EB because they always have more of a selection but I can not check this forum every day hoping for a drop.
 
Snagged another TQ guide today at BB as well as found a Black and NFS: Most Wanted for a penny apiece as well. Dunno why these were on the shelves...maybe someone found em in the backroom and put them out.
 
Hey guys, just givin' a suggestion.

I work at GameStop, and I did a search for all guides that were priced at .01. We got something like 1135 in the search (however, PC game guides weren't among them, because they're a different category.
I'm pretty sure I could print all them out then physically send them to whoever's in charge of this list so they can compare/use it.
Although, I'm sure it'd be a LOT of paper...
 
[quote name='reibeatall']Hey guys, just givin' a suggestion.

I work at GameStop, and I did a search for all guides that were priced at .01. We got something like 1135 in the search (however, PC game guides weren't among them, because they're a different category.
I'm pretty sure I could print all them out then physically send them to whoever's in charge of this list so they can compare/use it.
Although, I'm sure it'd be a LOT of paper...[/quote] Is there a way to do the search by date? That would at least give us a more recent list and eliminate super old guides like for Sega Genesis for example. Like search from maybe May 06 to present? Just curious if it's possible.:???:
 
[quote name='shiningslade']Is there a way to do the search by date? That would at least give us a more recent list and eliminate super old guides like for Sega Genesis for example. Like search from maybe May 06 to present? Just curious if it's possible.:???:[/quote]

I would think if you could do it by date, going back as far as Jan 06 would even be good since every once in a while a CAG comes across something older and might not know better. However, anything before Jan I would def consider useless.

[quote name='reibeatall']Hey guys, just givin' a suggestion.

I work at GameStop, and I did a search for all guides that were priced at .01. We got something like 1135 in the search (however, PC game guides weren't among them, because they're a different category.
I'm pretty sure I could print all them out then physically send them to whoever's in charge of this list so they can compare/use it.
Although, I'm sure it'd be a LOT of paper...[/quote]

Actually, this list is on the first page of the thread (that one was printed in March I believe). As stated above, is it possible to organize it by date??
 
the list that was printed for me on the front page was done by category. I dont know if it is possible to do by date. There is nothing on the full page that would suggest that. A list I had printed 2 years ago on an old EB system was done by price I was told but then again that was an old system. I am not fully aware of what the new combined system is capable of. hopefully REIBEATALL will be able to inform us of its capabilities.
 
Picked up all but Ratchet at TRU yesterday. The SWBFII guides had damaged covers, but I couldn't find them anywhere else.

Titan's Quest is 0.01 B&M at BB, YMMV. The Most Hated BB pulls console game guides before they drop to a penny, but leaves the PC guides on the shelves forever.
 
[quote name='shiningslade']Is there a way to do the search by date? That would at least give us a more recent list and eliminate super old guides like for Sega Genesis for example. Like search from maybe May 06 to present? Just curious if it's possible.:???:[/quote]

Unfortunately, there isn't a way to search by date. The list has games ranging as far back as Final Fantasy III guides for the SNES.

I'll check the system to see if I can shorten it up a bit to get rid of all the OLD ones. I'll be back tonight to let you guys know what's up with it.
 
Went to TRU yesterday & for the hell of it had the following scanned BUT ALL CAME UP AT REGULAR PRICE:


Ultimate Spiderman
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time
Gun
Xmen Legends 2
Need for speed most wanted
 
[quote name='captaincold']Went to TRU yesterday & for the hell of it had the following scanned BUT ALL CAME UP AT REGULAR PRICE:


Ultimate Spiderman
Mario & Luigi Partners in Time
Gun
Xmen Legends 2
Need for speed most wanted[/quote]


Thats because they were pennied out at Best Buy?:roll:
 
Actually, I think Mario & Luigi was an EB/GS penny guide, unless I completely forgot and they did so as well at BB.

Either way, I have at least one of each, so to that end, I'm happy.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']Thats because they were pennied out at Best Buy?:roll:[/QUOTE]

Um, like i said i just did it for the hell of it. I didn't expect them to be 1cent but i noticed they were older games so i went ahead & had them scanned.
 
[quote name='captaincold']Um, like i said i just did it for the hell of it. I didn't expect them to be 1cent but i noticed they were older games so i went ahead & had them scanned.[/quote]

You made it seem like it was a big surprise.

"BUT ALL CAME UP AT REGULAR PRICE"
 
I noticed tonight at BB new guides for The Godfather clearly marked at the top "XBox 360 and PSP." They also still had the old ones and I had the old ones scanned but still $14.99. Just like with the GTA guides recently I'll bet the old Godfather guides will be pennied out next round.
 
i'm not sure if it has ever been suggested here, but there is a semi-accurate way to locate penny guides (if you already know which guides you want) at GS/EB via the item locator on GameStop.com. it won't be 100% accurate of course, 'cause there's always a possibility of mistakes. but anyway. you can find a lot of old product pages, which have been deleted from GS.com/EB.com, in google's cache... then just plug your zip code into the product locator on the cached page.

if the product page is not cached, but you can somehow find the URL of the deleted page, the URL contains the GS SKU number which you can swap into the URL of a different product's search result page (you can change the name of the item in the URL, too, if it helps you with bookmarking).

example:
- MGS 3 Snake Eater guide is no longer sold on GS.com.
- google's cache of GS.com's MGS 3 Snake Eater guide page.
- locations of MGS 3 Snake Eater guides at GS/EB stores in the NYC area.

the Snake Eater guide isn't that old, so the chance of finding it at one of the stores on the list isn't too bad.

here's an example for an item that IS pretty old. this is a little trickier, 'cause its product page isn't cached by google, so one would need to find an old link somewhere in order to obtain the GS SKU number and plug it into the GS.com product locator URL.
apparently there are a few EBs in the NYC area which might have Halo for Xbox guides available for $0.01. since this item is so old, YMMV by a lot. but if you're feeling lucky, it's nevertheless a clue about where to start looking.


a pretty similar trick can be used to find "deleted" products via BestBuy.com's product locator. google--> cached BB.com page--> check preferred store availability. as with the GS/EB product locator, YMMV of course. but it still gives you some idea of which store locations are most worthwhile (and which ones you prolly shouldn't even bother with).
 
this is an awesome idea. if only there was a simple way to do a all in one search or something. Still thank you for this idea.


[quote name='brainiac']i'm not sure if it has ever been suggested here, but there is a semi-accurate way to locate penny guides (if you already know which guides you want) at GS/EB via the item locator on GameStop.com. it won't be 100% accurate of course, 'cause there's always a possibility of mistakes. but anyway. you can find a lot of old product pages, which have been deleted from GS.com/EB.com, in google's cache... then just plug your zip code into the product locator on the cached page.

if the product page is not cached, but you can somehow find the URL of the deleted page, the URL contains the GS SKU number which you can swap into the URL of a different product's search result page (you can change the name of the item in the URL, too, if it helps you with bookmarking).

example:
- MGS 3 Snake Eater guide is no longer sold on GS.com.
- google's cache of GS.com's MGS 3 Snake Eater guide page.
- locations of MGS 3 Snake Eater guides at GS/EB stores in the NYC area.

the Snake Eater guide isn't that old, so the chance of finding it at one of the stores on the list isn't too bad.

here's an example for an item that IS pretty old. this is a little trickier, 'cause its product page isn't cached by google, so one would need to find an old link somewhere in order to obtain the GS SKU number and plug it into the GS.com product locator URL.
apparently there are a few EBs in the NYC area which might have Halo for Xbox guides available for $0.01. since this item is so old, YMMV by a lot. but if you're feeling lucky, it's nevertheless a clue about where to start looking.


a pretty similar trick can be used to find "deleted" products via BestBuy.com's product locator. google--> cached BB.com page--> check preferred store availability. as with the GS/EB product locator, YMMV of course. but it still gives you some idea of which store locations are most worthwhile (and which ones you prolly shouldn't even bother with).[/QUOTE]
 
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