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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


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}

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



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

TRU .01

Duel Masters
Full Spectrum Warrior
Halo 1
Incredibles
Jak 3
Killzone
KOTOR II Madden 2005
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Colosseum
Sims, The: Urbz, The
Sonic Heroes
Star Wars Battlefront

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Brothers In Arms
Call of Duty – brady
Doom 3 (xbox, not pc)- Prima
Forza Motorsport

***New guides to the master list as of 8-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***

EB Games .01

Act of War Brady PC
Armies of Exigo Prima PC
Axis & Allies Prima PC
Cold Fear Brady
Constantine – Prima
Dead to Rights II - Brady
Death By Degrees - Brady
Demon Stone - Prima
Enthusia Professional Racing Brady
Goldeneye - Prima
Joint Operations - Prima PC
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude Prima
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events – Brady
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime - Nintendo
Monster Hunter - Brady
Resident Evil: Outbreak - Brady
Robots – Prima
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf - Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits - Prima
Star Wars Jump to Lightspeed - Prima PC
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams - Prima
Tenchu Fatal Shadows
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 7-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***

TRU .01

NBA 2K5

***New guides to the master list as of 7-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls

***New guides to the master list as of 7-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Call of Duty Finest Hour - Brady
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Full Metal Alchemist
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time - Brady
Shadow Hearts Covenant
Shadow of Rome - Brady
Street Fighter Anniversary

***New guides to the master list as of 7-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***

EB Games .01

Tekken 5 art book

***New guides to the master list as of 7-16-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***

Eb Games 7.99

Metroid Prime 2 : Echoes - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-13-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***

Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda, the: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Metroid Prime 2
Sims, The: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 7-4-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***

EB Games .01

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Nintendo
Metroid Prime


***New guides to the master list as of 6-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***

Gamestop .01

Madden 2005
Star Wars Galaxies

***New guides to the master list as of 6-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***

Toys R Us .01

ESPN NBA 2K5
Resident Evil Outbreak
Soul Calibur 2 Limited Edition

***New guides to the master list as of 6-2-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***

Best Buy .01

Devil May Cry 3
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Fight Night Round 2
Jak 3
Mercenaries - Prima
Metal Gear Acid
Need For Speed Underground 2
Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green - Prima
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars: Knights of the old republic 2
Star Wars: Republic Commando
Tekken 5 - brady
Xenosaga II - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 5-30-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***

Gamestop .01

Deus Ex Invisible War - Prima
Shrek 2 - Brady
Yu-gi-oh The Sacred Cards - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 5-20-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***

Circuit City .00

Sword Of Mana – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 5-15-05***



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

Tru .01

Ace Combat 5 – Brady
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Final Fantasy X-2
Final Fantasy XI
MGS Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Brady
Mortal Kombat Deception - Brady
Prince of Persia 2
Spiderman
THUG 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
XIII

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



***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***

Gamestop .01

Def jam fight for ny
Demon stone
Halo 2 guide unoffical
Killzone
Nocturne
Paper Mario: the thousand year door – Nintendo
Phantom Brave – Double Jump

***New guides to the master list as of 5-1-05***


***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***

EB games .01

DOA Ultimate
Driver 3
Freedom Force vs Third Reich
Madden 2005 Collector's Edition guide (not regular)
Nanobreaker
Project Snowblind
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time
Sly Cooper 2
Socom 2
Viewtiful Joe 2
Yu Yu (GBA & PS2)
Yugioh guide

***New guides to the master list as of 4-29-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Fable
Final Fantasy I & II – Nintendo GBA
Goldeneye: Rogue Agent – Prima
Lord Of The Rings: The Third Age – Prima
Men Of Valor: Vietnam
Metal Gear Solid3: Snake Eater – Brady
Mortal Kombat: Deception – Brady
Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen
Prince Of Persia2 : Warrior Within
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon 2

***New guides to the master list as of 4-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***

Best Buy .01

Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3
Killzone - Prima
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Mech Assault 2: Lone Wolf - Prima
NFL Street 2
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
X-Men Legends

Best Buy .27

Paper Mario - Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***

K-mart .01

Starfox Adventures – Nintendo
Super Mario Sunshine – Nintendo
Wario World – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 2-19-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***

Toys R Us .01

007 Bond Everything Or Nothing - Prima
Burnout 3 - Prima
DBZ Budokai - Prima
DBZ Buu's Fury - Prima
Fire Emblem - Prima
Mafia - Prima
Mario & Luigi - Prima
Mario Party 5 - Prima
Medal of Honor Rising Sun - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Need For Speed Underground - Prima
Ninja Gaiden - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin Out - Prima
Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Prima
Star Wars Jedi Acadamey - Prima
Super Mario 4 - Prima
Tak 2 - Prima
Transformers - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning - Prima
YuGiOh Sacred Cards - Prima
Yugioh Worldwide Edition - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 2-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***

Gamestop .01

Champions of Norrath
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm

***New guides to the master list as of 2-12-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***

Circuit City 1.57

Dragon Ball Z: budokai - Prima
Rygar - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-31-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***

EB Games .01

007 bond: everything or nothing
Armored Core: Nexus - Prima
Astro Boy/ Astro Boy: Omega Factor (PS2/GBA) - Prima
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II - Prima
Catwoman - Prima
Chronicles of riddick - Prima
City of heroes PC - Prima
Conflict: Vietnam - Prima
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors - Prima
Duel Masters: Sempai Legends - Prima
Duel Masters/Duel Masters: Kaijudo Showdown (PS2/GBA) - Prima
ESPN 2K5 baseball
Evil genius PC
Full spectrum warrior - Prima
Golden Sun/Golden Sun: Lost Age - Prima
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus PC- Prima
Hitman: Contracts - Prima
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King - Prima
Myst Uru: Complete Chronicles PC- Prima
NCAA football 05
Need for Speed Underground - Prima
Rainbow six 3 ps2 - Prima
Samurai warriors - Prima
Second sight - Prima
Sims, The: Bustin' Out - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (PS2/GCN) - Prima
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (XB) Prima
Sudeki
Thief deadly shadows - Prima
Transformers - Prima
Ultimate Gamer Codebook (?) Prima
Van Helsing - Prima
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War PC - Prima
WWE Day of Reckoning – Prima
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Destiny
Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction

***New guides to the master list as of 1-28-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***

EB Games .01

Onimusha 3: Collectors Edition


Gamestop .01

Backyard Wrestling 2 - Brady
Burnout 3 - Prima
Duel Masters: duel masters and duel masters: Kaijudo showdown - Prima
ESPN NFL 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 - Brady
Ghost Hunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
King of Fighter: Maximum Impact - Brady
Mega man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Onimusha 3: Demon
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Second Sight - Prima
Shark Tales - Brady
SRS: Street Racing Syndicate - Brady
Suffering, The - Brady
True Crimes: Streets of LA - Brady
Way of the Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-26-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***

EB Games .01

Backyard Wrestling 2: There Goes The Neighborhood - Brady
Call of Duty United Offensive PC
Capcom Fighting Evolution
Drakengard
ESPN NBA 2K5 - Brady
Front Mission 4 -Brady
Ghosthunter - Brady
Hot Shots Golf Fore! - Brady
Jak 2
King of Fighters: Maximum Impact - Brady
La Pucelle Tactics
Mega Man Zero 3 - Brady
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
PSI-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy
Rumble Roses
Shellshock Nam '67
Shark Tale - Brady
Shrek 2
Siren
SRS - Brady
SVC Chaos SNK vs. Capcom
Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain
True Crime Streets of LA (Signature Series)
Viewtiful Joe (Newer one that says "Now Covers Playstation 2" on the cover)
Way of The Samurai 2 - Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-25-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***

Gamestop .01

Onimishu 3 – Brady
Syphon Filter 3


***New guides to the master list as of 1-24-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***

EB Games .01

Legend of Zelda, The: Collector's Edition – Nintendo
Resident Evil 2/ Resident Evil 3 - prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-23-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***

Gamestop .01

Gladius - prima
Hobbit, the - prima
Legend of Zelda: Collectors Edition
Madden 2004 – Prima
Project Gotham Racing 2 - prima
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy – prima
Tak and the Power of JuJu - prima
XIII – brady

Comp USA .02

Metroid Prime/Metroid Fusion - prima
Sims, The – prima
Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-22-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***

Best Buy .01

Def Jam: Fight for NY - Prima
NCAA Football 2005 - Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-18-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***

Best Buy .01

Ace Combat 5 - Brady
Crash: Twinsanity - Prima
Dead or Alive: Ultimate – Prima
ESPN NBA 2k5 - Brady
Incredibles , The - Prima
NBA Live 2005 - Prima
Pikman 2 - Nintendo
Ratchet and Clank Up your Arsenal - Brady
Star Ocean 3:p Till the end of time - Brady
Smackdown vs. Raw - Prima
Star Wars: Battlefront - Prima
Tony Hawk: underground 2 - Brady
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus – Prima

***New guides to the master list as of 1-17-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***

EB Games .01

Legand of Zelda, The: 4 swords - Nintendo
Pikman 2 – Nintendo
Pokemon Coliseum – Nintendo

***New guides to the master list as of 1-14-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Target 12.99 umm… not sure if this is universal… err… YMMV ¿?

Dragon Ball Z: Boudaki – Prima
Gran Turismo 3 – VS.
Mortal Kombat – Deadly Alliance – Brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***



***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***

Shopkos .39

007: Everything or Nothing
Mario Party 5
Metal Gear Solid Twin Snakes - brady

***New guides to the master list as of 1-08-05***





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[quote name='Roufuss']Best Buy is starting to get smart, I think.[/QUOTE]

I hate it when the big evil corporation starts to get too smart for its own good. "Yes, I'd rather destroy merchandise than sell it to you for next to nothing. No customer will get good deals from me. Muh, ha, ha, ha, ha. . ." :D
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']I hate it when the big evil corporation starts to get too smart for its own good. "Yes, I'd rather destroy merchandise than sell it to you for next to nothing. No customer will get good deals from me. Muh, ha, ha, ha, ha. . ." :D[/QUOTE]

From what I remember, if they rip the cover off and send it back to the distrubutor, they get credited for those guides from the company.

Actually selling them for .01 is what loses them money, in the long haul, since they don't get credit for it.
 
Picked up the only 2 penny guides on the floor... both SC:CT. I figured that if the floor staff got wind of one left, they would've destroyed the last one. I asked one rep about why the Geneva, IL store is different than others in the area. He claims that because it is a "small" store, they ship the guides back instead of selling them. Where other BBs in the area will tag them 0.01 and put them on the shelves. For the stores that pitch them, he said they are on the shelves for only one day.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']From what I remember, if they rip the cover off and send it back to the distrubutor, they get credited for those guides from the company.

Actually selling them for .01 is what loses them money, in the long haul, since they don't get credit for it.[/QUOTE]

Makes me wonder why they even drop it to $0.01 in any case. Seems to make more sense to go and just send out an email/memo/fax/whatever that Guides XX, YY, ZZ, etc., are to be pulled and shipped back.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Makes me wonder why they even drop it to $0.01 in any case. Seems to make more sense to go and just send out an email/memo/fax/whatever that Guides XX, YY, ZZ, etc., are to be pulled and shipped back.[/QUOTE]

You don't need to give them any ideas. :)
 
Anyone have a mint condition Minish Cap guide for trade? I picked up a sealed Jade Empire guide I'd like to swap. Please PM me if you're interested.

Is there a trading tread specific to guides? Couldn't find one in the forum.

Anyway, I'll be happy to ship first, provided you've got a good feedback rating.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']You don't need to give them any ideas. :)[/QUOTE]

Trust me, if they wanted to listen to ideas from me on how to make their operations better, that wouldn't be any part of it. ;)

It's an observation more than giving them ideas. It just doesn't seem to make any sense to go through all those gyrations, and do it so inconsistantly. :roll:
 
[quote name='smashingradioheads']So, even if they are marked $16 bucks they are still a penny? if that's the case...my best buy near me has 6 jade empires. and is pokemon leafgreen and zelda: four swords a penny?[/QUOTE]

Depends.... sometimes they are still marked $16... other times the shelf will have a label advertising 1-cent... some stores don't mind selling them while other BB's are real anal about doing so (like the one time they grabbed my Paper Mario out of my hands). YMMV.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']Makes me wonder why they even drop it to $0.01 in any case. Seems to make more sense to go and just send out an email/memo/fax/whatever that Guides XX, YY, ZZ, etc., are to be pulled and shipped back.[/QUOTE]

I think .01 cents is some kind of code to be destroyed.

I know if a price generally ends in xx.96, then that means clearance. I assume that .01 is merchandise to be destroyed. When TRU's green tag sale items hit .01, that was all merchandise to be destroyed as well.

It's mostly all about luck, half the time.

What I have noticed is that Best Buy hasn't gotten in any guides since Midnight Club 3.. are they not going to sell them anymore, or has no game come out since MC 3 thats guide worthy?

If I had to guess at the next drop in a few months, it's Forza, Call of Duty, Star Wars Ep 3, Doom 3, maybe Halo 2 and God of War, and Four Swords.

What I'm waiting for is the TRU drop, since it's alot easier to get guides over there.
 
[quote name='guessed']I am just catching up on the thread, but I only saw 6 new ones listed. What is the 7th?

The Urbz
Star Fox Assault
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Jade Empire
Madden 2005
???[/QUOTE]

I'm sorry... I must have counted Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow as part of the new stash... I'm guessing that was part of an old drop. I asked the BB guy to scan about 7 random guides for me. They all turned out to be full price except for Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I think .01 cents is some kind of code to be destroyed.

I know if a price generally ends in xx.96, then that means clearance. I assume that .01 is merchandise to be destroyed. When TRU's green tag sale items hit .01, that was all merchandise to be destroyed as well.

It's mostly all about luck, half the time.

What I have noticed is that Best Buy hasn't gotten in any guides since Midnight Club 3.. are they not going to sell them anymore, or has no game come out since MC 3 thats guide worthy?

If I had to guess at the next drop in a few months, it's Forza, Call of Duty, Star Wars Ep 3, Doom 3, maybe Halo 2 and God of War, and Four Swords.

What I'm waiting for is the TRU drop, since it's alot easier to get guides over there.[/QUOTE]

That might make sense that they're not going to carry them anymore, since most of them only have a shelf life of a few months, then they're kicked to the curb. It's space they can use for widening their game collection. :roll:

I know I'd be all over CoD, Doom 3, GoW and SW:Ep3 guides.

I wonder why CC doesn't do something like this with their guides. I never see them discussed in this type of situation.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']
I wonder why CC doesn't do something like this with their guides. I never see them discussed in this type of situation.[/QUOTE]

I was at CC for the clearance sale, and saw guides for Metal Gear Solid 2 and Tekken Tag Tournament. I was excited, and told my gf "Wow, these HAVE to be .01, what a sweet deal!!"

She comes back and tells me they are 14.99 each... I was pretty confused.

Target dosen't penny out guides either I believe... I think they just throw them out? One Target had a stack of older guides for sale, all full price as well.
 
[quote name='sabin23']I'm sorry... I must have counted Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow as part of the new stash... I'm guessing that was part of an old drop. I asked the BB guy to scan about 7 random guides for me. They all turned out to be full price except for Splinter Cell: Pandora Tommorow.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the response. Yeah, I think it dropped before. Congrats on finding all those. I may check tonight for Jade Empire and Minish Cap...and Chaos Theory...who am I kidding, I'll grab one of any penny guide I find (the exception being the pokemon guides in the last round of drops).
 
[quote name='Roufuss']I think .01 cents is some kind of code to be destroyed.

I know if a price generally ends in xx.96, then that means clearance. I assume that .01 is merchandise to be destroyed. When TRU's green tag sale items hit .01, that was all merchandise to be destroyed as well.

It's mostly all about luck, half the time.

What I have noticed is that Best Buy hasn't gotten in any guides since Midnight Club 3.. are they not going to sell them anymore, or has no game come out since MC 3 thats guide worthy?

If I had to guess at the next drop in a few months, it's Forza, Call of Duty, Star Wars Ep 3, Doom 3, maybe Halo 2 and God of War, and Four Swords.

What I'm waiting for is the TRU drop, since it's alot easier to get guides over there.[/QUOTE]

I noticed the same thing too. One of my local BB's reduced their guides section by about 60%. They used to have 2 different locations on 2 different aisles for guides but now they utilize most of that space for games (to make way for DS, PSP and eventually the next-gen consoles).

So I'm assuming their demphasizing the guides now... i doubt it's a huge money maker. I'm sure when people buy them, BB's strikes gold since people pay $17 for a guide (that's almost as much as the game in some cases). But most of the time, they just seem to sit on the shelf and gather dust, space that could be used for items that move... so many Madden 2005, Halo 2... some sell I'm sure but most never move.

I'm waiting for Forza and Midnight Club Dub myself, those games need guides... I can't believe I missed out on RE4 though. I was there when they first dropped but couldn't find any at 4 BB's.
 
I'm still amazed at the guides that have still survived this price drop. Urbz finally dropped, but I still have two sonic heroes guides in my store that I've been waiting on, and a morrowind GOTY guide which I don't even think they sell the game for anymore. My store started labeling them 1 cent though so I'm glad I made it before people actually noticed that the guides were pennied. Picked up two of each except for minish cap(only had one) and madden 05(I didn't want one, so I picked it up for trade fodder at my local store.)
 
Damn. I didn't know about this until after I got home from Best Buy today. The only ones they had priced at .01 were the Urbz and Star Fox and they were all out of Star Fox.

I hope I can track down a Jade Empire....
 
[quote name='Heyricochet']I'm still amazed at the guides that have still survived this price drop. Urbz finally dropped, but I still have two sonic heroes guides in my store that I've been waiting on, and a morrowind GOTY guide which I don't even think they sell the game for anymore. My store started labeling them 1 cent though so I'm glad I made it before people actually noticed that the guides were pennied. Picked up two of each except for minish cap(only had one) and madden 05(I didn't want one, so I picked it up for trade fodder at my local store.)[/QUOTE]

I've been waiting on that Morrowind GOTY Edition guide hit a penny, though when I found a completely pristine one on the shelf, I picked it up with a GGC for $14.99. I didn't want to take a chance that it would disappear at $0.01, which now seems to be the way it happens.
 
I managed to pick up 2 copies of Jade Empire and Star Fox. I will trade or sell the extra copies. Here is my tradelist.

Has the God of War guide been pennied out? I don't remember seeing any at my BB for a while. I'm also waiting for GS or EB to penny out the Xenosaga II Limited Edition guide.
 
[quote name='erehwon']I
Has the God of War guide been pennied out? I don't remember seeing any at my BB for a while. I'm also waiting for GS or EB to penny out the Xenosaga II Limited Edition guide.[/QUOTE]

God of War hasn't been pennied out... I think TRU might penny it out first.
 
I would be interested in a Zelda guide and a Star Fox guide since I don't have a Best Buy anywhere near me.

If anyone has them and would be interested in two guides I have (link in my sig) and would be interested in trading snail mail drop me a PM :)
 
[quote name='erehwon']I managed to pick up 2 copies of Jade Empire and Star Fox. I will trade or sell the extra copies. Here is my tradelist.

Has the God of War guide been pennied out? I don't remember seeing any at my BB for a while. I'm also waiting for GS or EB to penny out the Xenosaga II Limited Edition guide.[/QUOTE]


were those at the jefferson point store ¿? and was that all that was left ¿? Northcrest is clean and I was pondering heading over to jefferson pointe but if its clean you could save me some trouble. Thanks.
 
[quote name='speedy05']please forgive me, but what guides were added to the over-all list?[/QUOTE]

Best Buy:
The Urbz
Star Fox Assault
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Jade Empire
Madden 2005

It was just one page back.

Edit: Woohoo, I beat floormat. That's what you get for including the publisher ;).
 
Best Buy .01

Jade Empire - Prima
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap - Nintendo
Madden 2005 - Prima
Sims: Urbz, The - Prima
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory - Prima
Star Fox Assault - Nintendo
 
Got in on all of the guides except Madden (oddly the one of least value). I need to update my tradelist.

There were extras of Urbz, SC Chaos, Jade Empire . . . but it sounded like the clerk was going to get them herself

Only one Minish Cap :whistle2:(

I checked the Morrowwind myself . . . not on discount.
 
I went after I got off work, expecting everything to be picked over. On the contrary, they had everything I was looking for, and they were even tagged .01. I got:

Minish Cap - x1
Urbz - x2
Madden - x3 (they had a TON of these...)
Jade Empire - x2
Starfox - x2

The only one I didn't see was Splinter Cell, but I had no interest in that one anyway.

BTW, quick question. I noticed there are 2 different Jade Empire guides - one has a red background & the other blue (on the cover). Anyone know if there's any other difference besides the cover? I'll keep one of each for collector's purposes if so. But I don't want to open the blue one (it's shrink-wrapped) to see and find out it's the same, since I'm sure if I traded it to someone they'd prefer it was still sealed.
 
[quote name='argyle']BTW, quick question. I noticed there are 2 different Jade Empire guides - one has a red background & the other blue (on the cover). Anyone know if there's any other difference besides the cover? I'll keep one of each for collector's purposes if so. But I don't want to open the blue one (it's shrink-wrapped) to see and find out it's the same, since I'm sure if I traded it to someone they'd prefer it was still sealed.[/QUOTE]

Huh? Never seen this myself. Only 2 versions of the Jade Empire guide that I have seen both had the blue cover but one came with a supplemental DVD which has a red spine as opposed to the blue spine on the regular guide that doesn't come with the DVD. Maybe Prima did do yet another cover of the guide to match the LE version of the game, but I for one never saw it at any BB/GS/EB in all my travels. Wonder if it's a regional thing or something.
 
All gone when I looked...but I did pick up Astro Boy for PS2 instead. Sucky game but it's free with the $5 coupon.
 
Two Best Buy stores that I went to only had Urbz and Star Fox guides.

Between the two of them, I picked up 3 copies of each, plus a bigger surprise, an Onimusha 3 guide (non-LE version). Said Onimusha guide has a price verification printout taped to the back of it, showing it to be $0.01. Dated 02/28/05. :shock:

If anyone wants either of those two guides, or the Onimusha 3 guide, PM me.
 
anyone wanna trade some guides to me for one of these games:
x-men next dimension xbox *like new
sega soccer slam xbox *mint
rainbow six 3 gcn *mint

maybe 3-4 guides per game
looking for:
gta san andreas xb
jade empire
minish cap
any zelda guide
RE4

anyone interested PM me
 
[quote name='shrike4242']That might make sense that they're not going to carry them anymore, since most of them only have a shelf life of a few months, then they're kicked to the curb. It's space they can use for widening their game collection. :roll:

I know I'd be all over CoD, Doom 3, GoW and SW:Ep3 guides.

I wonder why CC doesn't do something like this with their guides. I never see them discussed in this type of situation.[/QUOTE]

I don't think CC has pennied more than maybe 10 guides in almost 2 years. I just checked each one my store has in stock Saturday night and nothing. I still have a Madden 2004 at full price in my store.
 
[quote name='neocisco']I don't think CC has pennied more than maybe 10 guides in almost 2 years. I just checked each one my store has in stock Saturday night and nothing. I still have a Madden 2004 at full price in my store.[/QUOTE]

You need either one of the guides I picked up, neocisco? Yours for free, for the good CC advice, if you need either one or both.
 
[quote name='shrike4242']You need either one of the guides I picked up, neocisco? Yours for free, for the good CC advice, if you need either one or both.[/QUOTE]

Thank you VERY MUCH for the offer but the only ones I need are Jade Empire and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. I went to BB after leaving work early yesterday but they closed an hour before us. I tried again today, nothing. I think this is 3x now that they've jumped right on it and gotten rid of the guides. I know about 15 people who work there (none in music/games) all from working w/them at CC.:lol: We lose about 1 person a month to them. Thanks again for the offer, I appreciate it.
 
[quote name='neocisco']Thank you VERY MUCH for the offer but the only ones I need are Jade Empire and Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. I went to BB after leaving work early yesterday but they closed an hour before us. I tried again today, nothing. I think this is 3x now that they've jumped right on it and gotten rid of the guides. I know about 15 people who work there (none in music/games) all from working w/them at CC.:lol: We lose about 1 person a month to them. Thanks again for the offer, I appreciate it.[/QUOTE]

I think elprincipe has 'em, and I've dealt with him before, good guy. Right over here:
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=37143
 
I had my best penny guide haul yet(I actually got all of the guides that were pennied out this time, plus a guide that I didn't know they still had). I got:
1x LotR: TTA
2x The Urbz
2x Madden 2005
2x Jade Empire
1x Legend of Zelda: Minish Cup
1x Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
2x Star Fox: Assault

The Coral Ridge best buy an another Star Fox, another LotR, and about 15 more Maddens.
The casher asked me why the guides were a penny, and I told him that BB sometimes clears them out to make room for new guides. He thought that was cool and took my 12 cents. :D

I just hope Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth and Morrowind GotY drops soon. My BB has some of those.
 
Well, if anyone has an extra Jade Empire, I'd do a 2 for 1 trade.

Pick any two (including what I said in an earlier post) and I'll trade them for a Jade Empire.

Pm me :)

Need For Speed Underground 2 (2 copies)
Fight Night Round 2 (2 copies)
Tekken 5
Shrek 2
Final Fantasy XI Online
Star Wars Republic Commando (4 copies)
Soul Calibur 2
Men of Valor
Yu-gi-oh Reshef of Destruction
Conflict Desert Storm 2
Metal Gear Solid 3 (5 copies)
Ace Combat 5 (2 copies)
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (4 copies)
Viewtiful Joe 2 (2 copies)
NBA Live 2005
Counterstrike Condition Zero (2 copies)
Lords of the Realm 3
Command and Conquer: Generals Zero Hour (2 copies)
Star Wars Galaxies Quick Reference Guide
Armored Core Nexus
Project Snowblind
Duel Masters/Duel Masters Kaijudo Showdown
KOF: Maximum Impact (1 copies)
Dead or Alive Ultimate (1 copies)
NFL Street Vol 2 (2 copies)
Spyro: A Hero's Tail
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (one corner of back is torn off)
Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich
Call of Duty Finest Hour (2 copies)
 
I went to the Hickory Hollow (Nashville) BB tonight. The guides have been pulled, but are up by the register near the exit. I got the last Minish Cap, and there weren't any Splinter Cells, but they have tons of Maddens, some Star Fox, one or two Jade Empire, and several Urbz. There are also a few Tekkens in the guide section.
 
I've been waiting for Minish Cap to drop to a penny so I can add it to my Zelda guide collection, making it a total of two guides in my collection. :D

I know my Best Buy won't have it though... they never do have penny guides.
 
[quote name='dinovelvet']Any Raleigh, NC CAGs probably need not bother trying to get these guides. Some kind person liberated their local BB of everything :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=15121&item=8203342857[/QUOTE]

Thanks. It looks like you did indeed save me a trip :(

Sadly those will probably all sell @6.00 a pop, and $3.99 shipping. ugh.

At least I know how to spot these jerks on ebay now.

Heh, this person was nice enough to pass on this great deal to us!:
http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZedlynnphoto

and check out the description:
Due to limited shelf space at a local video game store, and a big upcoming shipment they were expecting, I was able to obtain several video game strategy guides dirt cheap... Including these seven brand new copies of the official Tekken 5 Strategy Guide, which come complete with a huge double sided poster! Of course I don't need this many but the deal was take 'em all or leave 'em, so I took 'em! I decided to keep one for myself and put the rest up on eBay to pass along my great deal to all you fine folks! When you get your Tekken 5 strategy guide you'll notice that it still has the store's $16.99 price tag on it that proves this guide sells in stores all over America for WAY more than you'll pay for it! Not only that, but if you went to buy it in the store you'd have to drive there (burning gas that costs a fortune these days) and when you got to the store you'd pay that really steep seventeen bucks for the guide - so with gas and such your cost would be about $20.00 I figure... But you can get this game guide with shipping & handling for only $8.99! That's right, you'll pay only $4.99 for the guide and $4.00 shipping for this BRAND NEW strategy guide that sells in stores all over the USA for $16.99! That's LESS THAN HALF what you'd pay for the same guide that came from the store! And just like the ones at the store, this one is BRAND NEW and in excellent condition (shows only very minor shelf wear, like any you see in a store). What a great deal!
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Nothing at the Tallahassee BB. They used to be fully stocked when these drops were announced but the last two times they have been completely cleared out. Looks like the employees might actually be doing there job. I did see a Madden 05 guide but it was the Collector's Edition. Is that one a penny too?
 
[quote name='yeldarb367']Nothing at the Tallahassee BB. They used to be fully stocked when these drops were announced but the last two times they have been completely cleared out. Looks like the employees might actually be doing there job. I did see a Madden 05 guide but it was the Collector's Edition. Is that one a penny too?[/QUOTE]

Nope, tried it out yesterday, Madden CE is still 25 bucks.
 
[quote name='Heyricochet']Nope, tried it out yesterday, Madden CE is still 25 bucks.[/QUOTE]

The Madden 2005 CE is 0.01 at EBGames. I found one at a mall store about 2 weeks ago.
 
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