.01 & reduced price game guides, all stores. Thread 5

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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***







master list in post 2
 
[quote name='speter79']There are a number of things I could do with them considering I continue to see people on this board doing the same thing.[/QUOTE]
You're the only one jumping in the dumpster for them though :lol:
 
[quote name='dragonjud']Was going through today's drops on the gamestop side, and noticed that the Xmen-Official game guide dropped to a penny. I'm surprised they actually have this up on the site. Never seen it before.[/QUOTE]

their stock must not right right. i put in 1000 and it said ships in 24 hours. my mailman would be so pissed delivering 1000 guides LOL
 
Anyone know if the Kingdom Hearts 2 Limited Edition guide is pennied at EB/GS? Came across one today, but the cashier there today doesn't give out penny guides, so I figured I'd try tomorrow if she's not there. Just wondered if anyone knew.
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']you dumpster dived to find a 360?[/QUOTE]

Sort of. I dumpster dove at my campus during the every10minutes promotion. Austin Peay has a contract with Pepsi and about a week into the contest I figured my best chance at winning a 360 was to gather every cap possible that was thrown out by the student body.
 
[quote name='neudog']Sort of. I dumpster dove at my campus during the every10minutes promotion. Austin Peay has a contract with Pepsi and about a week into the contest I figured my best chance at winning a 360 was to gather every cap possible that was thrown out by the student body.[/quote]

Yea thats a little too down and dirty for me :)

"oooh another cap next to that half-eaten burrito!"
 
[quote name='slidecage']their stock must not right right. i put in 1000 and it said ships in 24 hours. my mailman would be so pissed delivering 1000 guides LOL[/QUOTE]
I'll go ahead so no one else has to.
Slidecage, what the hell are you gonna do with 1000 guides? Why the hell would you want 1000 guides?
 
[quote name='6669']I'll go ahead so no one else has to.
Slidecage, what the hell are you gonna do with 1000 guides? Why the hell would you want 1000 guides?[/QUOTE]



not that this matters much but when talking with a postal worker at a post office i was told the mail man has to deliver mail up to 70 lbs. If that be the case then 1000 guides would far exceed that and you would have to go pick them up at the post office yourself. ouch. = P
 
[quote name='6669']I'll go ahead so no one else has to.
Slidecage, what the hell are you gonna do with 1000 guides? Why the hell would you want 1000 guides?[/quote]

It's slidecage. That's all the answer you need.
 
[quote name='Lou-Dawg']I'm pretty sure he did it for novely sake. 1000 guides for $10.00 is pretty sweet. Plus it would make good kindling.[/quote]
Think of all the storage space he will need ...
 
[quote name='neocisco']It's slidecage. That's all the answer you need.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, thats why I volunteered to ask him, seeing that I asked him in the nicest way possible.
 
[quote name='lawdood']Found a bunch of pennied guides at my TRU today from the last drop. Unfortunately, the shelf tags all said "priced as marked" and when I stuck em through the scanner they came up as not in system. So I asked the guy working the counter if they would still be a penny and he told me, no, they would be whatever the price was on the back of the guide even if not in the system. Whatever.[/QUOTE]
it's possible that you scanned the wrong barcodes. oftentimes there are two barcodes next to each other on the back of the book. one barcode is the UPC and the other is the ISBN. if you scan the ISBN barcode, it will come up as unrecognized... if you get such an error, try covering the ISBN one with your hand so the scanner is only able to see the UPC barcode.
 
Stopped by Best buy last night to get some Live points, although not using them on Lumines after the fiasco they created.
Anyhow, I noticed that the guide section was restocked with many old penny guides.
I picked up one more Kameo guide, Black (a bit worn), and Metroid Prime Hunters. If anyone still needs these, pm me with trade offers.
 
[quote name='6669']I'll go ahead so no one else has to.
Slidecage, what the hell are you gonna do with 1000 guides? Why the hell would you want 1000 guides?[/QUOTE]

He's going to recycle them :)
 
Checked my local Gamestop that used to be a good source for penny guides (that actually marked the things at a penny) and they were long gone.
 
I went to gamestop.com and it said they had X-men 3 guides for a penny, but they were backordered. So I did the 'check store availability' option and it said my local store had 1-3 of them. I drive to the store ask if they have one and the girl brings me a copy. When I go to buy it she tells me she can't sell it to me because it has been "pennied out" and that it is against store policy to sell them when they are a penny. Has anyone else had this problem?:bomb:




This is one of my second post so sorry if I messed up.
 
[quote name='eau']Think of all the storage space he will need ...[/quote]

LOL Sounds like me, as I still have a buttload of guides from my hoarding days. Thing is, I checked some of them on Ebay and some still have some relative value overall, but not MANY of them.

I think, at last count(including my personal collection of over 100), I have about 400ish.

However, I will say that whenever I've found guides lately, if its something I have a bajillion of already, I just post here and let the other CAGs who might be close grab them.

Mind you, I still laugh at how upset many CAGs got over the one person out in CA who was selling bundles of 10-15 guides for 10-15 dollars or so a pop, because they had massive pics up showing their virtual warehouseload of pennied guides. And, compared to him, my guide hoarding(done mostly for the same reason, to ebay em) was nothing.
 
[quote name='slowdive21']I went to gamestop.com and it said they had X-men 3 guides for a penny, but they were backordered. So I did the 'check store availability' option and it said my local store had 1-3 of them. I drive to the store ask if they have one and the girl brings me a copy. When I go to buy it she tells me she can't sell it to me because it has been "pennied out" and that it is against store policy to sell them when they are a penny. Has anyone else had this problem?:bomb:




This is one of my second post so sorry if I messed up.[/QUOTE]
Yep, a lot of CAGs have this problem at EB/GS. I cant score any guides at either store without having to flirt with the nerdy employees there.
BTW, you didnt mess up ;)
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']LOL Sounds like me, as I still have a buttload of guides from my hoarding days. Thing is, I checked some of them on Ebay and some still have some relative value overall, but not MANY of them.

I think, at last count(including my personal collection of over 100), I have about 400ish.

However, I will say that whenever I've found guides lately, if its something I have a bajillion of already, I just post here and let the other CAGs who might be close grab them.

Mind you, I still laugh at how upset many CAGs got over the one person out in CA who was selling bundles of 10-15 guides for 10-15 dollars or so a pop, because they had massive pics up showing their virtual warehouseload of pennied guides. And, compared to him, my guide hoarding(done mostly for the same reason, to ebay em) was nothing.[/quote]
Interested in selling your spares to CAGers here for a minimal profit? :evil:
 
[quote name='eau']Interested in selling your spares to CAGers here for a minimal profit? :evil:[/quote]

LOL I've been debating it lately, as even the local small time game shops don't wanna pick up these guides for a decent amount to sell with the games they go with as sets.

Only guides lately that I've been buying en masse(for some reason) are Indigo Prophecy and Marvel Nemesis.

Honestly, I'd be happy enough to just trade 1 for 1 for the newer drop guides that I've been denied at my local EB/GS/BB stores on(mainly because they were MIA before I got there).

I mean, I know the one drop from EB/GS, that Atlas would probably be a 2 or 3 for 1, but I still want one to compliment my GT4 and HL2 hardcover books.
 
The offical policy is not to sell pennied out items at EB/GS, but some people dont care.


Got the Atlas and Suikoden Tactics guide. both are badly beat up but I cant really complain.
 
Why has this thread been unstickied?

It's nice to have it visible.

If you were interested in some of those Target guides (but didn't want to pay $4 for 'em) go check your local Target . . .

I got a few guides (including King Kong, and MGS subsistance) for .99 cents each.
Also found Tales of Phantasia (GBA Game) for 3.99
but passed on Urbz (DS) for 9.99 . . . should be $5

YMMV but try your local Goodwill
 
Scoooooore!

Went into a GameStop I don't usually visit to get my picks for this new B2G1F sale.. saw they had a pile of used strategy guides out on the floor. Picked up a copy of Onimusha: Warlords for myself, Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader to replace the damaged one I have, and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle/Sonic Advance guide (Versus), which is up for trade.

Slipped a copy of Suikoden Tactics and Call of Duty 2 into my pile of stuff. When the guy got to them, he announced that they were actually a penny, and when I played dumb and asked why, he said they're supposed to be pulled but he guessed that someone missed them, so I get them! I went over and grabbed another copy of each "for a friend".

So, I now have up for trade:

Call of Duty 2 x2
Suikoden Tactics x2
Sonic Advance/Adventure 2: Battle double guide x1

In addition to what I posted earlier :)
 
To mimic DustBoogie:

SCOREEEEEEE!!!

I went into the last eb/gs store near me tonight, where I found their guide section resurrected. However, not having a list like some CAGs do when they go looking for guides doomed my getting the 'better' pennied guides.

However, I did score the following:

ALL are absolutely mint and will replace the banged up, ugly looking copies in my collection:

Suikoden Tactics(only one in stock)*
Destroy All Humans
25 to Life(2 more of these but see below for why they're not there now)D
Call of Duty 2
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories*(there WAS another one but after I grabbed this one, they yanked all duplicates of all remaining guides that're pennied)
Dark Age Of Camelot: Epic Edition(was another one, but also was pulled)

Again, all of these were MINT as the prior manager(who was always a real hardass about selling pennied guides)kept them in the back and not on the shelf.

These were the guides I MISSED grabbing because I didn't think they were pennied:

1x Suikoden IV
3x Romancing Saga
1?x Xmen official game

They also had 2-3 copies of King Kong and other somewhat older guide drops but they had a list(printed on yellow paper) of guides to yank. The stack of guides I missed grabbing was twice the size of mine.

I almost wanted to go dumpster diving to salvage Suikoden IV, but this store is right near a highly lit Walmart Supercenter n I think the stores in the 'block' the EB is in(hair cutting place, subway, t mobile, etc) share 3 dumpsters, so it could've been quite messy.

For adventurous CAGs in the area, the store is the one in Dickson City, PA near Target. Good luck finding the guides if you go diving.

Asterisk *= new to my collection and not up for trade.
 
So Suikoden IV is also pennied? I'll have to check that one out. I've seen it at one or two local places. Also, to answer my post a page or two back... the Kingdom Hearts LE is not pennied... just dropped to 19.99.
 
They made it SEEM like it was, even if it wasn't Warner. They had about 12-15 guides they yanked, which was prompted by my grabbing certain guides.

Of course, I'm not the most subtle CAGer in the world. I just march into most EB/GS stores n find their guide section(s) and grab guides I know are pennied, then take them up to the register n go to 'check out'.

I've still got around $36ish in GS credit from the 3/$10 deal recently, but I'll be damned if I'm gonna use it on a fodder game to just try n mask the guides.

Usually, if they're gonna be total wads about selling pennied guides, they'll just pull them from your sale most times, even if ya have a game to try n sweeten their #'s.

I got sick of the bs real quick, like the spazzes who would do an override once the .01 price comes up and do the ole switcheroo, even though I just saw the .01 price on the screen.

The manager at this store, like the one GS near me, is cool and told me if I find any pennied guides on the floor, they're mine at .01 because it's their mistake.

So, as of now, I have 2 local GS brand stores to rely on for future penny guides, assuming they don't become ultra dilligent in taking them off the shelves.
 
I picked up two Suikoden IV at a used bookstore for cheap, or so I thought, FT about a week ago. Didn't see any Suikoden IV at any of the GS/EB I went to that day. Some other CAG or GS/EB employee prob flipped them for $$ at the local used bookstore.
 
[quote name='Josef']I don't think the Suikoden IV guide is pennied out at EB/GS. At least it wasn't earlier in the week.[/QUOTE]

I can confirm that Suikoden IV is pennied out at GS/EB - picked up a copy at two different stores on Thursday.
 
just got 1 suikoden 4 and 1 suikoden tactics

that means my used like new suikoden 4 guide and my new but with some shelfwear suikoden tactics guide is up for trade.
 
Reality's Fringe;2275123]Maybe someone mentioned these said:
I can confirm the above list & add the following as confirmed off of an EB/GS printout:
Suikoden IV
FF XI Atlas
Call Of Duty: Big Red One
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2
GTA San Andreas (Bradygames with Yellow spine, not Orange)
Xmen The Official Game

There were also some guides at $4.99 that will probably be dropping next. I left the list in the car, so I'll add those later.:cool:
 
Dammit, I found Suikoden Tactics and Kingdom Hearts at an EB over the weekend...they had a Suikoden IV but I didn't know it was on the drop list. Dunno when I'll be back on that side of town.
 
Still got Suikoden Tactics, Call of Duty 2, THAW, TC:NYC guides left over from this most recent drop. Could probably grab a Suikoden IV or two if I can think up an excuse to go back to this one GS.
 
I know this is probably old but why isn't this stickied any more.? It was nice to have it right there on the first page.
 
The mods have decided that the only sticky threads in the VGD forum will be the current week's and next week's deal threads. Nothing else.

Plus, this thread is a clusterfuck anyway, and I've not had any time to rework it, nor am I likely to. If anyone wants to cull out the info from this thread and make a new one, everyone would be happy.
 
OK, I guess the local EB store employees missed one or two penny guides when going back through after I cleaned out some of the newer ones.

1xKingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories(have one already from last week, same store)
1xTony Hawk American Wasteland(same deal)

BOTH are up for trade. Newer drop guides only, please.
 
bought a couple things from GS and brought up a bunch of guides. Was lucky enough to get them all :

Destroy All humans - Up for trade
Suikoden Tactics - Up for trade
Suikoden IV
GTA: SA x 2 (one ps2 one xbox) - Up for trade
 
[quote name='Pookymeister']bought a couple things from GS and brought up a bunch of guides. Was lucky enough to get them all :

Destroy All humans - Up for trade
Suikoden Tactics - Up for trade
Suikoden IV
GTA: SA x 2 (one ps2 one xbox) - Up for trade[/quote]

Wait a second, the Xbox San Andreas guide WAS NOT pennied, because I checked at several GS/EB stores the other day, unless they JUST pennied it within the last 2 days.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Wait a second, the Xbox San Andreas guide WAS NOT pennied, because I checked at several GS/EB stores the other day, unless they JUST pennied it within the last 2 days.[/quote]

I brought them both up - he scanned one ( don't know what one) and he said it didnt even ring up, then threw both in my pile.
 
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