The Blockbuster/Gamerush Thread XXIV - 5 for $20 on $9.99 and under Blu-Rays

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Welcome to the Official CAG Blockbuster/Gamerush video game deal thread.

Blockbusters Facebook promo page:
http://www.facebook.com/blockbusterinc?v=app_17037175766

5 for $20 on used Blu-Ray movies active now (read the last pages of the thread for details)

Buy 1 Get 1 free on used games $14.99 and under may be returning at the end of May!

Below is a list of $14.99 and under games at Blockbuster...
:360:

$6.99 or less
Arcade Unplugged
Armored Core 4
Beatles Rock Band
Beautiful Katamari
Blue Dragon
Bullet Witch
Club, The
Condemned 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Dead Or Alive 4
Dirt ($4.99)
Earth Defense Force
Fantastic 4 ($4.99)
Frontlines Fuel of War
Golden Compass ($4.99)
Guitar Hero III
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Harry Potter Order of Phoenix ($4.99)
Incredible Hulk
Jumper
Kung-Fu Panda
Madden 08 ($2.99)
Meet The Robinsons ($4.99)
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Ballers Chosen One
NBA Street Homecourt
NHL 2K7 ($4.99)
NHL 2K8
Pirates of the Caribbean At Worlds End ($4.99)
Prey
Project Sylpheed
Ratatouille
Sega Superstar Tennis
Shrek The Third
Soldier of Fortune Payback
Spiderman 3
Star Trek Legacy
Stuntman Ignition
Superman Returns ($4.99)
Timeshift
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 2 ($4.99)
Top Spin 3
Transformers: The Game
Two Worlds
Universe At War
Unreal Tournament III
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3 ($4.99)
Viva Pinata
World Series of Poker 2007
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008 ($4.99)

$9.99
007 Quantum of Solace
Afro Samurai
Army of Two
Avatar
Avatar: The Burning Earth
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Battlefield Bad Company
Banjo Kazooie
Bayonetta
Bee Movie Game
Bigs, The
Bigs 2, The
Bionic Commando
Bioshock
Blitz the League 2
Bolt
Blazing Angels 2
Bourne Conspiracy
Brutal Legend
Bully
Burnout Paradise
Chaotic
Civilization Revolution
Condemned 2
Crackdown
CSI
Damnation
Def Jam Icon
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt 2
Don King Presents
Eat Lead
Enchanted Arms
Eternal Sonata
F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R. 2
Facebreaker
Fallout 3
Fifa street 3
Forza motorsport 2
Fracture
Fuel
Ghostbusters
Grid
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
HAWX
Hitman: Blood Money
Ironman
Kingdom Under Fire Circle of Doom
Legendary
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Lost Planet
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mercs 2
MLB 2K9
Moto GP 2007
Naruto Rise of a Ninja
NCAA Football 09
NFL Tour
Onechanbara
Open season
Operation Flashpoint
Overlord
Overlord II
Phantasy Star Universe
PGR 4
Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Pure
Quake 4
Risen
Rogue Warrior
Rock Band Metal Track Pack
Shadowrun
Sonic
Sonic Unleashed
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Star Wars Clone Wars Republic Heroes
Stranglehold
Street Fighter IV
Tekken 6
Terminator Salvation
Test Drive unlimited
Timeshift
TMNT
TNA Impact!
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tomb Raider Anniversary
Tomb Raider Underworld
Too Human
Turning Point
Turok
Viva Pinata Trouble In Paradise
Wall-E
Wet
Where The Wild Things Are
Wolfenstein
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

$14.99
Army of Two 40th Day
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Battlestations Midway
Bioshock 2
Crackdown 2
Dante's Inferno
Dead Rising
Enemy Territory
Fable II
Far Cry 2
Fifa 08
G-Force
Gears of War 2
Golden Axe Beast Rider
GRAW
GTA IV
GTA Episodes From Liberty City
Guitar Hero 5
Infinite Undiscovery
Iron Man 2
Juiced 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars (OT or TCS?)
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet 2
Madden 10
Mercs 2
Mirror's Edge
MLB 2K10
MX vs ATV Reflex
NBA 2K8
NCAA Football 10
Need For Speed Pro Street
NFL Tour
Ninja Gaiden 2
NHL 10
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
PGR 4
Rapala Tournament
Red Fraction Guerrilla
Shellshock 2
Simpsons
Singularity
Spiderman Web of Shadows
Splinter Cell Conviction
Tiger Woods 10
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
UFC Undisputed 2010
Velvet Assassin
Zoids Assault

:wii:

$6.99
Alien Syndrome ($4.99)
Alvin and the Chipmunks
AMF Bowling
Battle of the Bands ($4.99)
Brunswick Bowling
Cranium Kabooki
Elebits
Ghost Squad
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
MLB 2K8
MLB Power Pros
MLB Power Pros 2008
Naked Brothers Band ($4.99)
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA Live 08
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Reflex
Octomania
Pinball Hall of Fame
Samba de Amigo
Spyro
SSX Blur
Tak Guardians of Gross
We Ski ($6.99?)
Wing Island
Wonderworld
Worms A Space Oddity
Zack & Wiki

$9.99
Alvin and the Chipmunks Squeakel
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Game Time
Astroboy
Avatar: Into The Inferno
Avatar: The Game
Band Hero
Beatles Rock Band
Bee Movie Game
Ben 10
Ben 10 Vilgax
Big Beach Sports
Big Brain Academy
Bigs
Bleach
Block Party
Bolt
Boom Blox
Bully
Cake Mania
Cars
Carnival Games Mini Golf
Chaotic
Coraline
Crash of the Titans
Dancing With The Stars: We Dance
De Blob
Destroy All Humans Big Willy Unleashed
Diego Safari Rescue
Dirt 2
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
Excite Truck
Far CrY Vengeance
FIFA 08
G-Force
Geometry Wars Galaxies
Godfather
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Hannah Montana The Movie
High School Musical 3
Houses of the Dead 2
Incredible Hulk
Indiana Jones Staff of Kings
Ironman
Ironman 2
Kung-Fu Panda
Madagascar 2
Mario & Sonic At the Olympics
Mario Super Sluggers
Meet The Robinsons
Metal Slug Anthology
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Mushroom Men
My Sims Party
Nights
No More Heroes
Okami
Onechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers
Overlord Dark Legend
Pikmin
Pool Party
Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands
Princess and the Frog
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Scarface
Scooby-Doo First Frights
Sega Superstar Tennis
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic Secret Rings
Soul Calibur Legends
Spectrobes
Speed Racer
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Spiderwick Chronicles
Spongebonb Krusty Krab
Spongebob SquarePants Globs of Doom
SSX Blur
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Super Swing Golf Season 2
Table Tennis
Think Fast
Thrillville
Tiger Woods 07
Tiger Woods 08
Tiger Woods 10
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Top Spin 3
Trauma Center New Blood
Wall-E
We Ski & Snowboard
Where The Wild Things Are
Wii Music
World of Zoo

$14.99
All Star Cheer Squad
Animal Crossing City Folk
Bakugan
Band Hero
Battalion Wars 2
Biggest Loser
Bomberman Land
Boom Blox Bash Party
Bratz the Movie
Cabela's Trophy Bucks
Cars Mater National
Cars Race-O-Rama
Destroy All Humans
Dragon Quest Swords
Endless Ocean
Endless Ocean Blue World
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time
Godzilla Unleashed
Guiness Book of World Records
Guitar Hero Metallica
Guitar Hero Van Halen
Heatseeker
Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings
Iron Man 2
Lego Indy
Lego Star Wars
Mario & Sonic At The Winter Olympics
Mario Party 8
Mario Power Tennis
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Medal of Honor Vanguard
Metroid Prime 3
My Sims Kingdom
Naruto Clash of Ninja
NBA 2K10
Need for Speed Pro Street
NHL 2K10
Nicktoons Attack
Prince of Persia Rival Swords
Rapala Trophies
Resident Evil 4
Scarface
Simpsons
Sonic Riders Zero Gravity
Spongebob Atlantis
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Lightsaber Duels
Super Monkey Ball
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Tiger Woods 09
Tiger Woods 10
TMNT
Toy Story Mania
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 10

:ps3:

$6.99
Condemned 2
Dark Sector
Dark Void
Genji
Lost
MLB 2K8 ($4.99)
Monster Madness Grave Danger
Narnia Prince Caspian
NBA 2K8
NBA Live 09
Timeshift
Top Spin 3
Turning Point

$9.99
Afro Samurai
Armored Core 4
Avatar
Bakugan Battle Brawlers
Bayonetta
Bioshock
Bolt
Brutal Legend
Civilization Revolution
Club, The
Conan
Darkness
Darksiders
Dead Space
Devil May Cry 4
Dirt
Enchanted Arms
Facebreakers
Fallout 3
Far Cry 2
FEAR 2
Folklore
Formula 1 Championship
Fracture
Full Auto 2
Ghostbusters
Godfather II
Grid
Guitar Hero 5
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero World Tour
Gundam Mobile Suit
HAWX
Haze
Hellboy
Incredible Hulk
Ironman
Kung Fu Panda
Lair
Lego Rock Band
Lost
Madagcascar 2
Matt Hazard
Mercenaries 2
Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire
MX vs ATV Reflex
MLB 2K9
NBA Street Homecourt
NCAA Football 09
Ninja Gaiden Sigma
Operation Flashpoint
Pirates of the Caribbean At World's End
Prince of Persia
Pure
Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction
Ridge Racer 7
Rock Band 2
Rogue Warrior
Sega Rally Revo
Spiderman 3
Star Wars Republic Heroes
Tekken 6
Tiger Woods 09
Timeshift
TNA Impact
Turok
UFC Undisputed 2009
Unreal Tournament III
Uncharted
Untold Legends
Viking
Virtua Fighter 5
Virtua Tennis 3
Warhawk
Where The Wild Things Are
WWE Smackdown 09

$14.99
Army of Two
Army of Two 40th Day
Assassin's Creed
Baja
Band Hero
Battlefield Bad Company
Beatles Rock Band
Bioshock 2
Blitz the League 2
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 3
Dante's Inferno
Def Jam Icon
Dragon Age Origins
EndWar
Enemy Territory Quake Wars
F.E.A.R.
Fifa 08
Fifa Street 3
Fight Night Round 3
G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra
G-Force
God of War III
Guitar Hero Smash Hits
Guitar Hero Van Halen
GTA IV
Iron Man 2
Lego Batman
Lego Indiana Jones
Lego Rock Band
Lego Star Wars (TCS?)
Lost Planet 2
Madden 09
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
Mirror's Edge
Motor Storm
MX vs ATV Untamed
NCAA Football 10
Need for Speed Carbon
Need for Speed Prostreet
Oblivion
Overlord II
Prototype
Ratchet & Clank A Crack In Time
Resistance
Resistance 2
Singularity
Skate
Soldier of Fortune
Stuntman Ignition
Tom Clancy Splinter Cell
Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
White Knight Chronicles
Wolverine: Xmen Origins
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2010

:ds:

$6.99 or less
007 Quantum of Solace
Assassin's Creed ($4.99)
Chaotic Shadow Warrior
Chronicles of Narnia
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy XII Revenant Wings
Flash Focus ($2.99)
Guitar Hero Decades
Hotel Dusk
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 3
Lock's Quest
Overlord Minions ($4.99)
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Time/Darkness
Professor Layton Curious Village
Star Fox Command
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Yu Gi Oh Tag Force ($4.99)

$9.99
Bakugan
Brain Age 2
Cars Race-O-Rama
Crash: Mind Over Mutant
Disney Jonas
DK Jungle Climber
Drawn to Life Next Chapter
FF XII Revenant Wings
Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon
Ghostbusters
Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince
Ironman
Kirby Superstar Ultra
Kung Fu Panda Legendary Warriors
Lego Battles
Lego Rock Band
Madagascar 2
Madden 09
Mario & Sonic At The Olympics
Mario Party DS
Marvel Super Hero Squad
Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword
Ninja Town
NSMB!
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
Prince of Persia
Princess and the Frog
Raving Rabbids TV Party
Shrek Forever After
Sims 2 Castaways
Sim Animals
Spiderman Web of Shadowns
Spongebob Truth or Square
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Force Unleashed
The World Ends With You
Tinkerbell
Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure
Transformers Animated
Transformers Revenge of the Fallen
Up
Viva Pinata Pocket Paradise
Wall-E
Where The Wild Things Are
World of Zoo
Zubo

$14.99
Animal Crossing Wild World
Astro Boy
Call of Duty Modern Warfare
Drawn to Life
Kingdom Hearts
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks
Lego Batman
Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4
Lego Indy
Littlest Pet Shop (Jungle, Garden, etc)
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Monsters vs. Aliens
My Sims Party
My Sims
My Sims Kingdom
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Sky
Rayman Raving Rabbids Go Home
Scribblenauts
Sim Animals
Sonic Chronicles
Sonic Rush Adventure
Spongebob Squarepants
Spore Creatures
Spyro Dawn of the Dragon
Star Wars Clone Wars Jedi Alliance
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009

:psp:
$6.99
B-Boy
Call of Duty Roads to Victory
Loco Roco 2
Patapon

$9.99
Dungeons & Dragons Tactics
Final Fantasy VII Crisis Core
G-Force
God of War Chains of Olympus
Jak & Daxter Lost Frontier
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Secret Agent Clank
Silent Hill Origins
Spiderman Friend or Foe
Star Ocean Second Evolution
Star Wars Battlefront Elite Squadron
Star Wars Force Unleashed
Untold Legends

$14.99
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars
Lego Batman
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Soul Calibur Broken Destiny

:ps2: ($9.99 unless otherwise noted)
Disgaea 2 ($6.99)
God of War
Kingdom Hearts II
Manhunt 2 ($6.99)
Ratchet & Clank Size Matters
Rogue Galaxy
Shadow Hearts From the New World ($6.99)
Soul Calibur II ($6.99)
Soul Calibur III ($6.99)
Valkyrie Profile 2 ($6.99)

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What is this thread for?
The primary function of this thread is to discuss current trade-in and sale promos, post any trade-in values you have obtained, and discuss new and used game selection and availability. Please post trade-in values with the date of the trade (or quote) and system.

It is also permissible to discuss system availability, credit issues, etc. As long as it is related to game trades or sales at Blockbuster it is generally OK to discuss it here.

Unlike more tightly focused clearance threads, it is OK to discuss more general Gamerush/Blockbuster issues here as well as trade requests as long as they are kept to a minimum (and usually just during specific deals).

Due to the questionable stability of the Gamerush (and Blockbuster for that matter) brand, it is also permissible to discuss ways of converting credit from Blockbuster to other stores (ie, which games may be used for trading in to other stores such as Amazon or EB/GS). As of right now, we have no indication of Blockbuster's imminent demise, but given Blockbuster's ongoing financial difficulties we need to be aware of the possibility.

What is this thread NOT for?
Please do not discuss the flipping of games from one Blockbuster store to another should another such opportunity arise (through trade-in deals). It is one thing to "play the market" with trade-in values from one chain to another (BBVto Amazon to EB) - free market buy low/sell high and all that. But taking advantage of loopholes in a single store's policies/promos is frowned upon and has, in the past, led to trade-in bans from BBV.

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Blockbuster Game Trading Info
- You must sign up for a trade account in addition to your regular Blockbuster account
- You must sign up for a new trade account at every store you wish to trade at, even if using the same main account
- Trade-in credit can be placed onto your store account or onto a "Value" card
- Credit on store accounts can only be used at that one store
- However, credit can be transferred from the store account to a card at any time
- Value cards can be used at any location
- Clerks at one store cannot see your trading/purchasing history at another store via your account
- Gamerush stores often do not get new game stock until the Friday of the release week, thus a few days later than most retailers
- Depending on state law you may or may not get sales tax added to your trade-ins (and thus get more than normal). You will always be charged sales tax where applicable on purchases, even when using credit from a Value card.

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Gamerush vs. regular Blockbusters
All Blockbuster game-related discussion belongs here. Most threads created in the Deals forum will be merged in to here. There seems to be the impression by many CAGs that if they don't have a Gamerush store near them (see here for a list of GR stores: http://www.blockbuster.com/content/v.4.286.1.0/media/gameStoreList.pdf) then this thread does not apply to them. However, regular (non-GR) Blockbuster stores often run the same promos and generally have the same trade-in values. I'm going to elaborate on the last sentence as people apparently don't understand that when I say regular BB's have the same trade-in values as Gamerush that it means [highlight]regular Blockbuster stores accept game trade-ins just like Gamerush stores[/highlight].

The key differences:
- Only Gamerush stores sell used video game hardware and generally have a much wider selection of new hardware. Most regular Blockbuster stores do not sell new hardware at all. They did a year ago or so and some may still have some of that stock, but they have stopped bringing in more to sell. They also no longer sell new games except for a few selected preorders. Regular Blockbuster stores will not take hardware in for trades.

- Both Gamerush and regular Blockbuster stores take preorders for new games for a $5 deposit (or you can pay any other amount beyond that). Gamerush stores will get many more games in than the regular stores but unfortunately a preorder at either place is not a guarantee you will get the game. Sometimes they do not get certain titles in even if you preorder them months in advance. And even if they do get them, it tends to be a few days later than other stores.

- Trade-in values are controlled centrally and are uniform across all Gamerush and Blockbuster locations EXCEPT if the Blockbuster is a franchise location. You can tell from the receipt if your store is a franchise store. All Gamerush stores are corporate-owned so they will have uniform pricing.

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Current Trade-In Deals
There are no trade-in deals at this time nor have there been for a very very long time. They did however just recently cut down all their trade-in values to Gamestop-like levels (but without deals to make them more appealing as at GS).

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Trade-In Values

Trade-in prices are usually universal at both Blockbuster and Gamerush, but can be wildly different at franchise Blockbuster stores. Used game prices change on Sunday with trade-in price drops following the next day (Monday). Thus any quotes given in this thread will almost certainly be good through Sunday of the current week. If you want to be sure to get the same value another CAG has reported then do your trading by Sunday as the price may drop on Monday.

Also note that many stores will no longer accept video games without cover art. This is the official policy for DVD trade-ins but apparently many clerks will confuse the two and not allow it for games either. Just beware that it might be a hassle if you have a disc-only game to trade.

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Gamerush website
The old Gamerush web site is now defunct, but the following link will take you to Blockbuster online, which may or may not have some info there about games. I dunno - I haven't looked at it in years.

http://www.gamerush.com

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Links to previous Gamerush Threads (dating back to June 2005!):
1 (by no means the first one but the earliest that can be found - check it out for some drama)
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
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After visiting many stores my consensus is that there are aloooot of Bioshock 2 and God of War 3's laying around.

My haul is:
3xGod of War III
2xKane and Lynch(PS3)
2xKane and Lynch(360)
2xUFC 2010(360)
1xSingularity
3xRatchet and Clank: A Crack in time
1xMass Effect 2(360)

I want to get rid of one of the god of war iii and exchange it for singularity but singularity is sooo hard to find.
 
[quote name='nas6034']After visiting many stores my consensus is that there are aloooot of Bioshock 2 and God of War 3's laying around.

My haul is:
3xGod of War III
2xKane and Lynch(PS3)
2xKane and Lynch(360)
2xUFC 2010(360)
1xSingularity
3xRatchet and Clank: A Crack in time
1xMass Effect 2(360)

I want to get rid of one of the god of war iii and exchange it for singularity but singularity is sooo hard to find.[/QUOTE]

Wow you should be happy .. ha ha the few stores left around here have been picked clean since the beginning..
 
did one last look and bit on:

dead to rights (360)
tatsunoko vs capcom

been playing dead to rights and i'm having a good time. well worth it i think. there were tons of god of war III left.
 
[quote name='deletion']did one last look and bit on:

dead to rights (360)
tatsunoko vs capcom

been playing dead to rights and i'm having a good time. well worth it i think. there were tons of god of war III left.[/QUOTE]

Dead to Rights was a lot of fun for me. Easily one of the best games of this sale.
 
I was tempted to try Dead to Rights since I enjoyed the PS2 game .. but alas, I went with Smackdown vs. RAW 2010 as my second game -- only to get home and notice that I deleted all my game saves when I traded it to Gamestop back in September. Oops.

I'm also still looking for a copy of Crackdown 2 -- if anyone has an extra one, let me know. I can possibly pick up a UFC 2010, Bad Company 2 (with VIP), Splinter Cell Conviction, Dante's Inferno or Bioshock 2 in return.
 
Friend and I went up and each got GOW3 and Bioshock 2. Called ahead and they had 11 GOWIII's so considering heading up and ebaying a few.
 
wow my bbv's were totally cleared out today! I already got most of the stuff i really wanted when the b1g1 first started but im amazed even the stores near me that usually get no business were barren, It must be because of christmas
 
My store had Ratchet and Clank but one of the employees was telling me how he just got a PS3 and bought that copy. Arrggh. Should have grabbed.

Also, when I was at GS to trade some games in after my last run, there was a lady with a kid probably 4-5 years old wanting The Clone Wars DS game for 17.99 used at Gamestop. I overheard her as I was looking at DS games, and let her know that I saw a copy at BBV right down the street for 9.99 and it was B1G1 free.
 
[quote name='bredbu']wow my bbv's were totally cleared out today! I already got most of the stuff i really wanted when the b1g1 first started but im amazed even the stores near me that usually get no business were barren, It must be because of christmas[/QUOTE]
I just checked my closest BBV and it too was cleared out of anything good from this sale.

Oh well. It's looking like this sale is gonna go out with a whimper and not a bang due to no further price drops to make newer games qualify and the total lack of stock around here.:cry:
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']yeah i hope so, its been a while since we've seen them. i wonder if the person that bought them was legit as not one peep from anyone else about seeing them so makes me think he was FOS(not friend of sonic) although the part numbers and everything else were legit so i dunno.[/QUOTE]

I didn't find a pog, but in the games bin at one of my BBVs, i actually scored a sealed copy of LBP. The woman working at the register was nice enough to honor the B1G1 on it, even though it wasn't a used game. I think this is the first time i've ever seen a brand new game out in the open.
 
My closest BBV had about 8 GOWIII last week that are now all gone. Only items I found that qualified were about 5 copies of Bioshock 2, a Lost Planet 2 and a Wolverine prepack (all PS3). Again there is still a ton of 360 titles. Didn't really look to see if there was anything decent as I don't have a 360. Was thinking of picking up some flips since the sale is almost over, but I'm not sure those titles are worth messing with.
 
The big thing I noticed during this sale is that BBV ordered a crap-load of Bioshock 2 for the Xbox 360. There were probably a dozen copies at every store I visited.
 
[quote name='thunder_gamer']Not trying to, just want to flip it and get it over with. Anyway, I have done the trade in of the first two games. But got another question, they asked for ID and phone number, as like other stores' trade ins, did they used that to like create a trade account or use that to keep track of your trades? I want to send a family member to flip that extra one, but did not want to risk getting anyone in trouble or anything.

Sorry, this is my first time trading in with f.y.e.




Thanks for all the hard work!!:applause:[/QUOTE]

Nope, you're good to go. FYE doesn't keep a database of what you did or didn't trade in
 
Just checked FYE: GOW III is trading at $18 cash, Bad Company 2 (360): $13, and Army of Two 40th Day (360): $4.38. (Thought I'd check that last one as I've seen quite a few of them)

I just called the one in Burnsville, MN, so it's possible that the prices vary between stores.
 
For my last hurrah, I picked up :360: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and :ps3: Bioshock 2. Thanks to hawaiiboy and everyone who gave the advice of asking a store to search for a particular game. Was able to find MUA 2 at a nearby store even though it was in a drawer.
 
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Was very happy to pick up God of War 3, Bayonetta (360), Splinter Cell Conviction, and Zelda: Spirit Tracks for $30. Zelda and Bayonetta were complete, and original cases. GoW3 was a generic case with wrinkled manual, same with SCC. Overall I'm very pleased! Thanks for those keeping track of these sales. I never check the local Blockbuster otherwise.

MjC
 
Hopefully at least there will be some more rental conversions so more stuff is available for sale the last few days.

no rental coversions this week either. last 2 weeks of this sale has been crap.
 
[quote name='merchie89']anyone know what the best flips are at GS???[/QUOTE]

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[quote name='merchie89']Maybe the GoW TIV will be like 7.32 soon!!!! One penny more than paid!!! YES FLIPPING TIME!!!!!

2 cents is 2 cents!!! WAHOOOO!!!! Keying the vehicle of hoarders is a good idea btw[/QUOTE]

[quote name='merchie89']anyone know what the best flips are at GS???[/QUOTE]

Too easy pass up. Especially since even the guy keying cars is making fun of him now.
 
So, this runs THROUGH Monday, correct? I may try to get a few more games tomorrow by the BBV by my work. They had the best selection thus far.
 
Hey Hawaiiboy, thanks for your update! Your help has been really appreciated here. I managed to pick up quite the haul this week. I have one question for you, I called a local store and they had Singularity in-stock, I went there and they had a generic case but the game was not in there. Do you think they have the game in-stock or is the system messed up? I want to exchange my 3rd copy of GOW3 for Singularity.TIA!
 
Hey Hawaiiboy, thanks for your update! Your help has been really appreciated here. I managed to pick up quite the haul this week. I have one question for you, I called a local store and they had Singularity in-stock, I went there and they had a generic case but the game was not in there. Do you think they have the game in-stock or is the system messed up? I want to exchange my 3rd copy of GOW3 for Singularity.TIA!

did you bring it up and try to exhange it? most stores dont keep the games in the cases on the floor unless its a clear case prepack.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']did you bring it up and try to exhange it? most stores dont keep the games in the cases on the floor unless its a clear case prepack.[/QUOTE]

No. I just showed up and said I called about the game. She looked thru the drawer in the singularity case, looked thru the discs and it wasnt there. She then said if it shows available it should be there. She then said hold on, but I didn't bother. Maybe I'll call tomorrow and ask if they found it cause their system says its available so it should be there(according to what I overheard one of the associates say).
 
No. I just showed up and said I called about the game. She looked thru the drawer in the singularity case, looked thru the discs and it wasnt there. She then said if it shows available it should be there. She then said hold on, but I didn't bother. Maybe I'll call tomorrow and ask if they found it cause their system says its available so it should be there(according to what I overheard one of the associates say).

Could be just mis-filed and they didn't want to look hard enough or it could just be an inventory issue. My bet would be mis-filed but you never know. If u go in the morning they should have time to look thru all the games to find it.
 
[quote name='salty tbone']Too easy pass up. Especially since even the guy keying cars is making fun of him now.[/QUOTE]

Never said I was gonna flip....just asked. I aint missing the Broncos game to make 87 cents
 
[quote name='Biggquis']Nope, you're good to go. FYE doesn't keep a database of what you did or didn't trade in[/QUOTE]

Thanks for replying.:wave: I was hoping someone would answer it. Well then, on to FYE and just going to get it over with.
 
Stopped by BBV again today. Latest pickups:

Tatsunoko vs Capcom Wii $14.99
Mario & Sonic at the SUMMER Olympic Games Wii $9.99FREE

Animal Crossing Wild World DS $14.99
Mario Super Sluggers Wii $9.99FREE

If anyone can get Zelda Spirit Tracks or Mario Party for DS, let send me a PM. I can pretty much get any clearance game. Thanks!
 
[quote name='BlizzardCyclone']Stopped by BBV again today. Latest pickups:

Tatsunoko vs Capcom Wii $14.99
Mario & Sonic at the SUMMER Olympic Games Wii $9.99FREE

Animal Crossing Wild World DS $14.99
Mario Super Sluggers Wii $9.99FREE

If anyone can get Zelda Spirit Tracks or Mario Party for DS, let send me a PM. I can pretty much get any clearance game. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Were those on the same transaction? If so, you got a dick employee
 
[quote name='merchie89']Never said I was gonna flip....just asked. I aint missing the Broncos game to make 87 cents[/QUOTE]
Why not? Their season's been over for about six months now.
 
[quote name='schuerm26']Were those on the same transaction? If so, you got a dick employee[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately yeah, but the guy is totally not a dick employee. In fact he has converted many games over from rental versions just so I could buy them for the sale. I just actually noticed that, and if I asked to ring them up seperately he probably would have, I didnt even notice they rang up like that until I left the store and I didnt wanna go back and seem like a greedy prick over $5 since he didnt have to convert any of the rentals over for me.
 
[quote name='merchie89']Never said I was gonna flip....just asked. I aint missing the Broncos game to make 87 cents[/QUOTE]

Wow, really, I'd pay 87 cents to not have to watch a Broncos game ;).

I had a little bit of credit left over from the $25 + $5 gift card deal. I sure as hell didn't want to be stuck with that going into the new year. So I went to 3 BBV stores yesterday. For the most part they were wiped clean despite 2 of them having no signage whatsoever for the B1G1 deal. At the last store (which did have signage up) they said they got hit hard over Christmas. I hadn't really been in since before that. There wasn't a single God of War III at any of them and I couldn't even find 2 games to go together at the first two stores. Each one had like one thing (Endless Ocean Blue World at one, for example) but nothing to pair it with.

Finally, at the third store I got Tatsunoko vs. Capcom since it was mislabelled at $20. I had actually seen this before it dropped and went to this store after the last drop and couldn't find it. I had just assumed it got snapped up but I guess it was just never put out with the sale games and since they had gotten every other title right I didn't bother looking at the normal racks (though I usually do so anyway).

I paired that up with a GTA IV which was sort of an odd find. It has actually been sitting at this store in the B1G1 bin for weeks. I guess no one wanted it. So I got rid of my last $11 in gift card credit. I'll probably put this thread to rest after tomorrow and start a new one for the dead period we'll have here for a while.
 
[quote name='salty tbone']For my last hurrah, I picked up :360: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and :ps2: Bioshock 2. Thanks to hawaiiboy and everyone who gave the advice of asking a store to search for a particular game. Was able to find MUA 2 at a nearby store even though it was in a drawer.[/QUOTE]
Bioshock on PS2? How does that run? : D
 
[quote name='nas6034']No. I just showed up and said I called about the game. She looked thru the drawer in the singularity case, looked thru the discs and it wasnt there. She then said if it shows available it should be there. She then said hold on, but I didn't bother. Maybe I'll call tomorrow and ask if they found it cause their system says its available so it should be there(according to what I overheard one of the associates say).[/QUOTE]
me 2, I live by 3 block busters and all of them had 1 or 2 copys each, well the case but not the game. Not sure if on list, but got dirt 2 for ps3 and wii, and god of war collection. They where 14.99 each also. And sometimes they mess up. I brought a princess and the frog game 9.99 and when i got home my niece was mad cause it was mario galaxy 2 inside lol.
 
Went to 4 Blockbusters today and the selection has been slim pickings at each of them. Finally got Crackdown 2 and it still had the helicopter avatar code intact. I couldn't find anything else to pair it with except AvP (PS3) since I pretty much bought all the big 14.99 games.

Time to go back into hibernation, hopefully BBV will be around for another B1G1. Another one near my house closed down.
 
Thanks goes to hawaiiboy, to Blockbuster for not only the sale, but the gift card sale, and also FYE for giving me $26.40 for each copy of Kane and Lynch 2, effectively giving me a lot of games for free.

Maybe I'll make one last trip tomorrow, b/c who knows what 2011 will do to Blockbuster.
 
[quote name='merchie89']Never said I was gonna flip....just asked. I aint missing the Broncos game to make 87 cents[/QUOTE] well if u buy 5 and trade them in, u get extra $20 and extra 10% and if u a power plus member, points. a few titles trades in nice kinda, and if it trades in at least for 2 bucks u make money. I would say buy the cheap ds games, singularity if u can find it, dirt 2, and the marios. Or do like me and just sell on amazon.
 
[quote name='Dnell'] Not sure if on list, but got dirt 2 for ps3 and wii, and [highlight]god of war collection[/highlight]. They where 14.99 each also. .[/QUOTE]

Clearly another mistake in your favor (in addition to getting the SMG 2 disc in your Princess and the Frog). This was probably a mistag from God of War III. GoW Collection is still $19.99 unless Hawaiiboy and the stores around here both missed a recent drop.
 
[quote name='Dnell']well if u buy 5 and trade them in, u get extra $20 and extra 10% and if u a power plus member, points. a few titles trades in nice kinda, and if it trades in at least for 2 bucks u make money. I would say buy the cheap ds games, singularity if u can find it, dirt 2, and the marios. Or do like me and just sell on amazon.[/QUOTE]
If a game trades in for $2, but you paid $5-7.50 for it, then HOW are you making money on it if you trade it into Gamestop for the 5/$20 deal?

$20/5=$4

So let's say each game from BBV you buy gets $2.25(just barely enough to qualify) there. That's $6.48 per game after promo bump and PowerUpRewards 10% for:)lol:$.23) a net loss of $1.02 per game.

It's not very smart to go into BBV hoping to make bank at GS by trading in the sale games unless you check JP's Gamestop trade value thread beforehand and only buy the games with $6+ values to trade in there.

Otherwise you're giving them games at a loss.:booty:
 
Don't know if this was a mistag or an unreported drop, but I saw X360 Alan Wake with a $14.99 sticker on it. I didn't try to buy it because it didn't have the manual or the signal DLC. But might be worth price checking if you've been waiting for this one to drop.
 
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