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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***





Master list in post 2
 
Oh my. Demon Stone. If anyone can grab one of those I'd love to work out a trade or pay ballpark $4-6 shipped.

Edit: Fixed really bad typos. :D
 
[quote name='Friedle']Oh my. Demon Stone. If anyone can grab other of those I'd love to work out a trade or pay $4-6 shipped or so.[/QUOTE]

Sorry man, only got one and I'm keeping it. Someone else might get lucky, or Gamestop I think pennied them out recently and someone might have one from that.
 
If someone could get me a Death by Degrees Guide, I'd be happy to trade something for it, I have several guides from the last BB drop, including Splinter Cell CT and Jade Empire. I'd be looking for a Demon Stone Guide too.
 
I scored my first penny guide ever today at Best Buy. I was searching through this huge rack full of guides, and after sifting through about 20 GTA: San Andreas guides and 10 Doom 3 guides, I found Resident Evil 4, Star Wars: Republic Commando and Devil May Cry 3. They were all tagged $16.99, but I was in too much of a hurry to get someone to scan them. So instead, I looked to my right and there was an employee who looked like he might know (he was wearing an NES controller belt buckle, so I thought he would know something). He told me that he knew for a fact the RE4 guide was a penny (score!) and then he started talking about how awesome the game is, how he figured there would be no more guides left, and how he bought the guide just for the kick ass poster inside. After we talked a bit, he said that he thinks the other 2 were still full price. I didn't care about them, considering I don't even own those games, so I took my RE4 guide and my PS2 and Xbox Burnout Revenge demos to the counter, payed my penny, and walked out like a bandit.

So, can anybody confirm whether or not the Star Wars: Republic Commando and Devil May Cry 3 guides are still a penny at Best Buy? I'm heading back in that area again tomorrow, and if they are still a penny, I will pick them up and see if anybody here wants to trade me something for them. Your help is appreciated.
 
[quote name='Sk8erlink7']I scored my first penny guide ever today at Best Buy. I was searching through this huge rack full of guides, and after sifting through about 20 GTA: San Andreas guides and 10 Doom 3 guides, I found Resident Evil 4, Star Wars: Republic Commando and Devil May Cry 3. They were all tagged $16.99, but I was in too much of a hurry to get someone to scan them. So instead, I looked to my right and there was an employee who looked like he might know (he was wearing an NES controller belt buckle, so I thought he would know something). He told me that he knew for a fact the RE4 guide was a penny (score!) and then he started talking about how awesome the game is, how he figured there would be no more guides left, and how he bought the guide just for the kick ass poster inside. After we talked a bit, he said that he thinks the other 2 were still full price. I didn't care about them, considering I don't even own those games, so I took my RE4 guide and my PS2 and Xbox Burnout Revenge demos to the counter, payed my penny, and walked out like a bandit.

So, can anybody confirm whether or not the Star Wars: Republic Commando and Devil May Cry 3 guides are still a penny at Best Buy? I'm heading back in that area again tomorrow, and if they are still a penny, I will pick them up and see if anybody here wants to trade me something for them. Your help is appreciated.[/QUOTE]

yes they are one cent. Next time you should just take everything and pay for them.
 
Damn, I was just at EB today when a previous poster had a smaller list and picked up Lemony snicket. They definitely had most of the other guides there too.
 
[quote name='guessed']Same at the Hickory Hollow (Nashville), TN store, at least for the Advance Game Port. $16.99. It was the only one of the accessories I found. Oh well, I didn't really expect to find anything there so long after the initial posting. They still have a Tekken 5 guide, lol. I did manage to get a few more Stealth preview DVDs (they have tons), and, after asking and having the employee dig into a drawer, 2 more Xbox Burnout Revenge demos (they may have been the last two, but I saw at least one PS2 version in the drawer) for some CAGs who requested it.[/QUOTE]

Update: I had actually bought the Advance Game Port for $16.99 from the Hickory Hollow store. Usually, I just say I changed my mind in a situation like that, but this time, I felt it would be less hassle to just return it later. I returned it to the Cool Springs BB tonight, and, after doing so, went to check out what they had to offer. I saw some of the mice, but the UPC did not match the list. They were marked $2.99, but I already have an official Sony mouse from the Linux Kit, so I didn't bother checking how it scanned. Nothing in the Xbox section, or the GBA section, but, in the GC section, I found the Advance Game Port (the same thing I had just returned for $18 and change (tax)) with an actual penny shelf tag! I'm pretty sure I got the last one, but, if they actually bother putting the one that I returned back out for sale (longshot), someone else might be able to score one.
 
bleh, only 3 guides? maybe there's some more guides that dropped that arent listed in the store....anyone want to go check? :p

i think best buy has wised up on penny guides though
 
[quote name='roguejedi5']The reason I ask is several employees at Bestbuy who sold me the guides don't seem to be at the store anymore.[/QUOTE]

You're going to burn for this one, jedi. :D
 
[quote name='Kaijufan']I hope that BB has finally dropped the Morrowind GotY guides. My local BB has two of them.[/QUOTE] Same here. If it was a penny, I would snatch it up quick.
 
Unfortunately, my local B&M BB stores have gotten much better about removing clearance guides from the shelves recently. I not only have to fight the horders to the guides; I have to do battle with the store itself. The golden age of clearance guides at BB may soon be at an end. :cry:
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi2']Unfortunately, my local B&M BB stores have gotten much better about removing clearance guides from the shelves recently. I not only have to fight the horders to the guides; I have to do battle with the store itself. The golden age of clearance guides at BB may soon be at an end. :cry:[/QUOTE]

At least this time there is nothing that won't be pennied out at other stores... I could care less for guides for FPS games (seriously, who would need that?) and Forza will get pennied out at TRU eventually.

So, are these really pennied at B&M, because I know of a few BB's with stacks of Call of Duty...
 
I picked up:

Doom 3 (xbox) x2 I'm going to see if a friend want the extra guide and if not I'll trade it.
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Forza

The Northcrest BB's guide section didn't have much. I guess they're trying to make room for all of the fall/winter guides.
 
[quote name='erehwon']I picked up:

Doom 3 (xbox) x2 I'm going to see if a friend want the extra guide and if not I'll trade it.
Call of Duty Finest Hour
Forza

The Northcrest BB's guide section didn't have much. I guess they're trying to make room for all of the fall/winter guides.[/QUOTE]


was that all of them ¿? just wondering. thanks.
 
I just picked up my order: Doom 3 (PC) x2, Call of Duty. I ordered them online since that is the only way to get penny guides at my local BB. After picking them up, I asked about the other penny guides. One guy was going to look before he was told by someone else they were already "on the truck." After asking about how early they are packed up, I was told by one of the managers that they are not allowed to sell penny guides. I asked her why that BB out of so many is the only one that does that, she claimed it was because their vendors told them not to sell them.

I also picked up the Burnout: Revenge demo for Xbox and PS2.
 
[quote name='shajek']I just picked up my order: Doom 3 (PC) x2, Call of Duty. I ordered them online since that is the only way to get penny guides at my local BB. After picking them up, I asked about the other penny guides. One guy was going to look before he was told by someone else they were already "on the truck." After asking about how early they are packed up, I was told by one of the managers that they are not allowed to sell penny guides. I asked her why that BB out of so many is the only one that does that, she claimed it was because their vendors told them not to sell them.

I also picked up the Burnout: Revenge demo for Xbox and PS2.[/QUOTE]

See, this is BS. The BB I went to was putting 1 cent stickers on the shelf for these things.

I went to another one on the way home to grab trades and they flat out refused to sell any even though they had them. The guy was such a douche and said "You might sell them." when I asked why they wouldn't honor the prices their website advertised. I mean they have an option on the website for in store pickup! What if I ordered them online for in store pickup? Isn't that some kind of advertising fraud given the interstate nature of the net?
 
I don't get it either. One BB by me is a bunch on nazi's and pull penny guides before the store even opens. Another one just 2 miles down the road from it actually tags things as a penny every time. It's just aggrivating that there is no consistency to BB's practices whatsoever.
 
Man, I was just at a BB last night, and my car is on loan to my housemate. I doubt I'll make it back tonight. It would be nice to grab a Forza and a Doom 3, although I haven't bought either game yet, I almost definitely will at some point. I almost always have no problem getting penny guides from BB, although the last time I tried to get a Jade Empire, the department manager told me I could only buy it if I was buying the game. I didn't much feel like arguing, as I had just been denied getting THUG 2 and/or NFSU 2 in 2 GH for $22 RZ sale (damn, that's a lot of acronyms), so I wasn't actually buying anything else anyway.
 
[quote name='wlau']Doom 3 (PC)[/QUOTE]

Doom 3 PC was full price at my local store, but the Xbox port came up at a penny, strange considering that the PC version came out over six months before the console version.
 
Ya, doom 3 pc came up full price (19.99) for me too. I did score a forza/brothers in arms/COD guides though. And also got in on the 2 for 35 greatest hits with tom clancy trilogy and burnout 3.
 
It never rings up, but you can argue it. Usually in the ads, theres fine print saying that the games are regularly priced at 19.99, but in this weeks ad, there isnt, and it states all platinum hits, so they didnt really have anything to stop it from happening.
 
I got myself Forza, Call of Duty, Brothers in Arms, and a Doom 3 xbox.
I also tried Doom PC and it rang up at 19.99.
They had half-assed taken down these guides. I found a COD, Forza, and Brothers, then saw a stack of Doom 3 under one of their internet pcs. I grabbed the Dooms there and a Brothers was in that stack also, so i got another.
Just so i didn't seem odd, i decided to buy Phantom Brave and used the mcdonalds $5 off coupon.
I still got a look when i said "Can you take off that 19.99 guide? I only want the penny ones" =]
 
[quote name='floormat']was that all of them ¿? just wondering. thanks.[/QUOTE]
I left one Doom 3. The other two guides were the only copies.
 
[quote name='elprincipe']More EB info for all of you. Here's what I found there at 0.01:

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

Better hurry if you want any of these. Most stores will probably have thrown them out as of today, but you might get lucky.[/QUOTE]


Add to that list

Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex.

I found

Ghost in The Shell: Stand Alone Complex.
Tak 2: Staff of Dreams Prima
Shaman King Legacy of the Spirits Soaring Hawk/Sprinting Wolf Prima
Shaman King Power of Spirit/Master of Spirits Prima
Dead to Rights II Brady
Demon Stone Prima
Robots Prima
Metroid Prime Nintendo
Goldeneye Prima


I will update my Trade list shortly.
 
best buy at northcrest ( 2 pc versions of doom 3 full price ) and jefferson pointe are out guides.



Also the recently posted eb games price drop is apparently from last tuesday according to 2 local Eb Games.
 
I went to 3 BB near me and all but one had the guides pulled already. However I did find the following guides:

Forza Motorsport
Brothers In Arms
Doom 3
Call of Duty


I am looking for:
Death By Degrees and Monster Hunter if anyone finds them.

CMTL

Thanks
 
[quote name='floormat']best buy at northcrest ( 2 pc versions of doom 3 full price ) and jefferson pointe are out guides.



Also the recently posted eb games price drop is apparently from last tuesday according to 2 local Eb Games.[/QUOTE]


that chic who works out at the jefferson point eb games is cute : )
 
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Originally Posted by floormat
best buy at northcrest ( 2 pc versions of doom 3 full price ) and jefferson pointe are out guides.



Also the recently posted eb games price drop is apparently from last tuesday according to 2 local Eb Games.




[quote name='slidecage']that chic who works out at the jefferson point eb games is cute : )[/QUOTE]




ummm she is a pleasant lady. She is one of the few game store people left in this town who handle things fairly and decently. I would recommend shopping at that location when possible.

oh and slidecage,,,, she reads this web site and thread...
 
I got an extra copy of Doom 3,COD:Finest Hour, Brothers in Arms and Forza. I'm looking for Shadow Hearts: Covenant,Demon Stone, Leisure Suit Larry:MCL,Cold Fear and Constantine.
 
[quote name='floormat']ummm she is a pleasant lady. She is one of the few game store people left in this town who handle things fairly and decently. I would recommend shopping at that location when possible.

oh and slidecage,,,, she reads this web site and thread...[/QUOTE]

Good thing he didn't call her an ugly skank-ho, then ;).
 
Man, I scored big today! I visited 2 Best Buy stores and scored at both, and I went to 2 EB Games and scored at one. The guy at the EB I scored at had to call like 4 people before he got a green light to give me the guides. I felt bad that I was walking out with 7 free guides, so I bought an Edge card. The guy took down the names of the guides, however, so I bet he was told to destroy any left over. Darn. Well, here's my lot of penny guides:

Best Buy Store 1

Star Wars: Republic Commando
Devil May Cry 3

Best Buy Store 2

Doom 3
Brothers in Arms
Forza Motorsport
Call of Duty: Finest Hour

EB Games

Cold Fear
Dead to Rights II
Constantine
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Robots
Death By Degrees
Demon Stone

That was my haul today. I didn't get any doubles of anything, even though they were available, but ALL of those guides are up for trade. So shoot me a PM (especially if you have a Minish Cap guide) if you want to trade.
 
Today I got
BB
Doom 3 PC
Doom 3 Xbox
Forza Motorsport
Call of Duty: Finest Hour

EB
Tak 2
Constantine
Shaman King
Mosnter Hunter
Robot
yu gi oh capsl

Only got one of each at EB, but they are still up for trade for guides like shadow hearts and other rpg guides.
 
SCORE! I went to EB with my gf and picked up a whole stack of guides. The guy was really cool about it, and gave em all to me. I just put em down on the counter and said " I want them all as long as they are a penny". He said he can give them all to me, and said I can't pay him because he can't sell them.

Anyway, these are all up for trade and i will update my list accordingly:

Enthusia : Professional Racing (Prima)
Goldeneye : Rogue Agent (Brady)
Leisure Suit LArry : Magna Cum Laude (Prima)
Yu-Gi-Oh : Capsule Monster Coliseum (Prima)
Cold Fear (Brady)
Ghost in the Shell : Stand Alone Complex (Prima)
Final Fantasy : Crystal Chronicles (Nintendo Power)
Tak 2 : The Staff of Dreams (Prima)
Shaman King : Powers of spirits/Master of Spirits (Prima)
Shadow of Rome (Brady)
Madden 2005 (Prima)
Resident Evil : Outbreak (Brady)

Feel free to PM for these.
 
I have one each of the following for trade:

Doom 3 (xbox) x 1
Call of Duty x 2 (one is in semi rough shape)
Brothers at Arms x 1

Best Buy in Saint Petersburg, FL has actually MARKED all the guides .01 cents this time, instead of pulling them like they did the last 3 times. I took the last Brothers at Arms to trade, but I left AT LEAST 8 copies of Doom 3 and Call of Duty.

Looking to trade for a Forza or anything else, since my Best Buy had no Forza.

I didn't check EB, since none of those guides interested me, and I didn't have time to run all over town =/
 
There was nothing at one local BB, although my friend that works there checked the computer and found out that another local BB had them in. I'm going to try to go to the other BB soon.
Also, no luck at my local EB.
 
I was able to get Doom 3 and Brothers in Arms. Was also finally able to snatch a Burnout demo as well.

Anyone willing to trade a Paper Mario or Star Ocean 3 guide for an RE4 (I got an extra awhile back) or Brothers in Arms guide?

Edit: Changed "Band of Brothers" to "Brothers In Arms"
 
thanks for the update... i was able to get all 4 new penny guides at BB. Got a couple each so it was worth the 40-minute round trip.
 
If anyone has a Forza for trade I have most of the ones from Best Buy's last price drop. (see my sig)

Thanks!
 
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