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
23
 
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Really? I just asked about a trade-in price earlier and they didn't mention anything. If I go and trade something in tonight, will the credit still be good next week?
this was just passed on to me by one of my managers so i havent read any details but there was a communication update apparently stating this. this info just came thru so some, most dont know about it yet.

yes any credit you have will still be good.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']this was just passed on to me by one of my managers so i havent read any details but there was a communication update apparently stating this. this info just came thru so some, most dont know about it yet.

yes any credit you have will still be good.[/QUOTE]

Okay, I guess I'll run up there now and trade in Black Ops. I was able to get a copy off Craiglist for $9 and Blockbuster gives $40 in credit. I can turn $9 into 10 blu-rays. I've actually never traded in anything to BBV, so it's funny that I'll be doing it on the last night possible. I'm so glad I checked this thread tonight. Thanks a lot, hawaiiboy!
 
$40 for black ops. wow thats news to me as the only game i remember over $25 was super mario galaxy 2 when that first came out.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']$40 for black ops. wow thats news to me as the only game i remember over $25 was super mario galaxy 2 when that first came out.[/QUOTE]

I guess I should have known it was too good to be true. The guy must be new. He must have looked it up and saw the price they're selling it for and told me that was the TIV. I just went up there to trade it in and it only gives $17 in credit. Oh well, I'll still be there on Tuesday to get some blu-rays. Maybe I'll get a bite on Craigslist before then.
 
Hawaiiboy (and others). I might have missed an update but I remember you posting that you usually only get word about promos a week ahead of time. As a result you had not been officially notified of a B1G1 when iO reported it. (at least I think it was iO). Have you since confirmed that it's happening?
 
i personally have not seen any info on this but someone else along with IO had info on this so i'm assuming that its happening but i have been searching for some hard proof but have yet to find any. someone reported seeing a packet of info about the memorial day sale but i never got it.
 
If indeed the sale is happening it's perfect timing for me. My Wife loves Yankee Candle and they're having a big sale at the end of this month too...so as a result I'd be able to get away with buying a good amount for playing/flipping if the B1G1 happens.

Plus I want to rebuy Bioshock 2 for the MD DLC since that's on sale again and last time I checked they still had a copy or two left.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']
also if anyone cares they are getting rid of the blockbuster "blue box". the contract with the 3rd party (ncr) was rejected effective 5/26.[/QUOTE]
You're talking about the Blockbuster Express kiosks? Wow.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']effective 5/13 no trades accepted as bbv is doing away with the trade in program and all passes (movie and game). i'll have additional details(if there are any) tomorrow.

also if anyone cares they are getting rid of the blockbuster "blue box". the contract with the 3rd party (ncr) was rejected effective 5/26.[/QUOTE]

Wow. Sounds like BBV is getting royally fucked. Sorry to hear... I was hoping the "blue box" would be able to rival redbox with certain release date contracts or something, giving people a different option.
 
The end of an era, no more BBV trade-ins.

But at least it sounds like this blu-ray sale will kick ass. I suppose it makes sense, there were a ton of blu's that did sell at the going-out-of-business stores, because they never reached a decent discount. So those probably got transferred to remaining stores, and now they are overstocked. That's my theory, anyway.
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']effective 5/13 no trades accepted as bbv is doing away with the trade in program and all passes (movie and game). i'll have additional details(if there are any) tomorrow.

also if anyone cares they are getting rid of the blockbuster "blue box". the contract with the 3rd party (ncr) was rejected effective 5/26.[/QUOTE]

Things keep looking worse and worse for BBV. No passes? No blue box? So the only regular BBV customers left will be people willing to drive to blockbuster, pay $4.99 for a movie rental or $7.99 for a game rental, and drive it back a few days later (or pay late fees of $2.00 a day)? That sounds like a very very good business model to stick with. Why offer anything else like passes? :roll:

Sorry for the run on sentences and sorry if the prices I quoted are incorrect. I don't rent at Blockbuster so I don't know the exact prices. Like many people today, I have a premium cable package that offers somewhere around 600 high def movies a month that instantly stream to my tv. I don't know about late fees or driving movies back to meet their due date because this isn't the 1980's or 1990's. I guess there are also netflix customers who pay as little as $8 a month for over 10,000 older streaming titles.

Besides being a CAG who loves B1G1s, I thought the main draw of BBV was the movie passes, game passes, and blue box. Hopefully BBV makes most of their revenue from regular rentals and pre-viewed sales. I'm sure BBV knows what they're doing because they've made so many good business choices in the past. :roll:

If you've made it reading all the way to the end of this childish rant, get ready for the real kicker. I know someone who just recently (in the past couple months) bought $10,000 worth of BBV stock and his wife also bought another $10,000 worth of BBV stock.:headache::headache::headache: :headache::headache::headache: :headache::headache::headache: :headache::headache::headache: I swear to God I'm not kidding. I was shocked when I found out because these people I know are usually extremely careful with money. Apparently they got some kind of crazy "tip" that blockbuster stock was about to skyrocket up in price. I wish to God they would have consulted with me first before they threw away $20,000. They could have given me $500 to take to a casino or dog track and it would have been a better investment.:shock:
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']Things keep looking worse and worse for BBV. No passes? No blue box? So the only regular BBV customers left will be people willing to drive to blockbuster, pay $4.99 for a movie rental or $7.99 for a game rental, and drive it back a few days later (or pay late fees of $2.00 a day)? That sounds like a very very good business model to stick with. Why offer anything else like passes? :roll:

Sorry for the run on sentences and sorry if the prices I quoted are incorrect. I don't rent at Blockbuster so I don't know the exact prices. Like many people today, I have a premium cable package that offers somewhere around 600 high def movies a month that instantly stream to my tv. I don't know about late fees or driving movies back to meet their due date because this isn't the 1980's or 1990's. I guess there are also netflix customers who pay as little as $8 a month for over 10,000 older streaming titles.

Besides being a CAG who loves B1G1s, I thought the main draw of BBV was the movie passes, game passes, and blue box. Hopefully BBV makes most of their revenue from regular rentals and pre-viewed sales. I'm sure BBV knows what they're doing because they've made so many good business choices in the past. :roll:

If you've made it reading all the way to the end of this childish rant, get ready for the real kicker. I know someone who just recently (in the past couple months) bought $10,000 worth of BBV stock and his wife also bought another $10,000 worth of BBV stock.:headache::headache::headache: :headache::headache::headache: :headache::headache::headache: :headache::headache::headache: I swear to God I'm not kidding. I was shocked when I found out because these people I know are usually extremely careful with money. Apparently they got some kind of crazy "tip" that blockbuster stock was about to skyrocket up in price. I wish to God they would have consulted with me first before they threw away $20,000. They could have given me $500 to take to a casino or dog track and it would have been a better investment.:shock:[/QUOTE]
In case you missed it, it's no longer Blockbuster in charge of Blockbuster. Dish Network owns them now.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/06/us-blockbuster-dishnetwork-idUSTRE7351VA20110406
 
No BBV trade-ins? Yeah, definitely the end of an era. Though to be honest, I have only traded a handful of games there over the last 1-2 years. Ever since they nuked the great trade-in values it hasn't been worth the trouble for the most part. I spent almost entirely real money at the last 2 B1G1 sales anyway so this is no huge blow to me now. But, still, it seems kind of sad when I think back on the good ol' days of 2005-2006 or so ;). I mean, remember when they not only had great trade-in values but also trade-in promos!? Wow...
 
I don't know how anyone would be surprised by all of this. Dish Network did say that they were only keeping around 600 stores and that they wanted to brand them under the Dish name. BBV will become the brand name for a streaming service. Maybe they'll have mail order's too. And as far as the "blue boxes", that shouldn't be a surprise either. I read month's ago that it really was a bad deal for BBV. It makes sense that Dish would want to get rid of that contract. Who knows, maybe Dish will set up their own rental boxes?

Yes, it truly is an end of an era. Less competition in both movies and games is bad news for consumers. Less jobs is always bad news for the economy. :cry:
 
bought $10,000 worth of BBV stock and his wife also bought another $10,000 worth of BBV stock
I'm not sure this is even remotely true but... A friend of mine told me that there was talk of Apple buying out BBV to try to get some of the exclusivity rights they had on some movies, guess there was some plan on a streaming service. If that had happened I believe they would be pretty happy about their purchase right now. right?
 
I know everyone in here has already gone down memory road a while ago, but it's crazy to think about the shit we used to get away with at BBV. A couple hours on a single saturday driving back and forth between gamestops and blockbusters would take care of my gaming budget for months at a time.
 
So it looks like stores are still taking trades for the immediate future but it could change after dish gets everthing settled in stores. Sorry for bad info as I should have confirmed it myself first.

Also, the previewed DVD and blu ray sale starts on mon 5/16. There will be no advertising for this during the first 3 days as it's supposed to be just for select email customers but the sale will ring up automatically and you don't need any special email to take advantage of the sale. Stores have flyers advertising it starting 5/20.

About 90% of the blu rays are $9.99 or less as there was a big price change this week.
 
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[quote name='sotc1988']I know everyone in here has already gone down memory road a while ago, but it's crazy to think about the shit we used to get away with at BBV. A couple hours on a single saturday driving back and forth between gamestops and blockbusters would take care of my gaming budget for months at a time.[/QUOTE]

How so?
 
[quote name='doodmandood']How so?[/QUOTE]Buy low, sell high. Everyone remember the Vanilla Visas? That paid for a complete Christmas that year...
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']
Also, the previewed DVD and blu ray sale starts on mon 5/16.
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[quote name='hawaiiboy']
About 90% of the blu rays are $9.99 or less as there was a big price change this week.[/QUOTE]
 
Splice - for the love of all things holy please do not buy splice. That is a terrible, terrible movie. Don't let them give it to you for free.
 
I plan on checking out my store later tonight but I was curious if Hawaiiboy or anyone else knew if Blockbuster sells (used) 3d blu rays like the Imax: Under the Sea?
 
I plan on checking out my store later tonight but I was curious if Hawaiiboy or anyone else knew if Blockbuster sells (used) 3d blu rays like the Imax: Under the Sea?

We don't have any 3-d movies. We carry under the sea but it's not 3-d

Some of the used Blu-rays that IIRC never went below $10 during this year's BB flameout
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Of the titles you listed some have gone to $9.99

Scott pilgrim
Crazies
Longest day
Shutter island
The road
Pony
Ghost writer
 
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[quote name='hawaiiboy']So it looks like stores are still taking trades for the immediate future but it could change after dish gets everthing settled in stores. Sorry for bad info as I should have confirmed it myself first.
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Does that mean movie and game passes might live on for the near future as well?
 
[quote name='hawaiiboy']Also, the previewed DVD and blu ray sale starts on mon 5/16. There will be no advertising for this during the first 3 days as it's supposed to be just for select email customers but the sale will ring up automatically and you don't need any special email to take advantage of the sale. Stores have flyers advertising it starting 5/20.
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The flyer I have says 5/17.
 
Does that mean movie and game passes might live on for the near future as well?

Yep movie and game passes still available.

The flyer I have says 5/17.

I doubled checked that and the email says mon 5/16. I thought it was odd too since promos usually start on a tues.

Unless a store made up their own flyers the ones we received from corporate and have been handing out says the sale starts 5/20.
 
[quote name='dinovelvet']So what are some of the good/recent 9.99 bluray titles that are up for grabs at BB?[/QUOTE]

Some of the $9.99 titles found during the liquidation sales (all 100% YMMV, of course):

9
Casino
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Coraline
Death Proof
Dr. No
Friday the 13th (original)
From Russia with Love
Funny People
Gandhi
Gods and Generals
Goodfellas
Halloween II (remake)
Hot Rod (OOP)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Into the Wild (OOP)
JFK
Land of the Dead
Miami Vice
Moon
No Country for Old Men (original Blu release)
Precious
The Proposal
The Road Warrior (OOP)
A Serious Man
A Single Man
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Truman Show (avoid--aspect ratio is screwed up)
This Is It
Top Gun (original Blu release)
Volver
Zodiac (OOP)
Zombieland
 
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some nice titles there. Will be at my store tuesday morning.

edit: wait..............this starts Monday? damn..have work monday....might be able to go before.
 
What is Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow worth since it's OOP? I ask because I just saw that at the one thrift store last week, but since I don't play Blu-Rays on my PS3 I didn't bother to pick it up for $5.:cry:
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']What is Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow worth since it's OOP? I ask because I just saw that at the one thrift store last week, but since I don't play Blu-Rays on my PS3 I didn't bother to pick it up for $5.:cry:[/QUOTE]

You can get it for $10.49 from Amazon.
 
Just for s&g's, I went to my local Blockbuster where I have a pass to get some new movies this week and last week and was told they aren't getting any/some new movies until negotiations are done since they have been bought out by Dishnetwork. Also the manager told me they are not scheduled to get any new games period until sometime mid June. I don't know if this is just my neck of the woods but it sucks, instead of renting L.A. Noire I had to buy it.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']What is Sky Captain & The World Of Tomorrow worth since it's OOP?[/QUOTE]

My bad...the newer release is OOP, but the old release is not.

Buy hey, here's a list of $6.99 used Blus spotted at BB during the last few months:

21
10,000 BC
American Violet
An American Carol
Be Kind, Rewind
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Body of Lies
Changeling
Defiance
Diary of the Dead
Doubt
Drag Me to Hell
Duplicity
Easy Virtue
Fast & Furious
Friday the 13th (remake)
Frost/Nixon (OOP for now?)
Good Night, and Good Luck
Hancock
Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
Hell Ride
Hellboy II
Hoosiers
I Love You, Man
In the Electric Mist
JCVD
Lakeview Terrace
Land of the Lost
Last Chance Harvey
Law Abiding Citizen
Michael Clayton
Milk
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nights in Rodanthe
Observe and Report
Obsessed
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Persepolis
Push
Quarantine
Revolutionary Road
Rudy
Semi-Pro
Seven Pounds
Sex and the City
Speed Racer
State of Play
Stranger Than Fiction
The Brothers Bloom
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Express
The Fugitive (avoid, awful transfer)
The Golden Compass
The House Bunny
The International
The Reader
The Ruins (OOP)
The Soloist
The Taking of Pelham 123 (remake)
The Water Horse
Things We Lost in the Fire
Tropic Thunder
Vantage Point
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Walk Hard
We Own the Night
Yes Man
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
 
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Just for s&g's, I went to my local Blockbuster where I have a pass to get some new movies this week and last week and was told they aren't getting any/some new movies until negotiations are done since they have been bought out by Dishnetwork. Also the manager told me they are not scheduled to get any new games period until sometime mid June. I don't know if this is just my neck of the woods but it sucks, instead of renting L.A. Noire I had to buy it.

its like this for all bbv's now. they have come to an agreement with sony, universal and summit so movies will start coming in next week.
 
Are there ever Blockbusters that have original blu-ray cases? If not, then does anyone have a solution for assholes like me who can't stand seeing a game or movie in a Blockbuster case?
 
Are there ever Blockbusters that have original blu-ray cases?

no.

If not, then does anyone have a solution for assholes like me who can't stand seeing a game or movie in a Blockbuster case?

just google it. there are tons of places. meritline has a 50 pack for $12.50
 
[quote name='sotc1988']Are there ever Blockbusters that have original blu-ray cases? If not, then does anyone have a solution for assholes like me who can't stand seeing a game or movie in a Blockbuster case?[/QUOTE]

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331260

You might find them cheaper elsewhere online, but I bought a ten-pack of these at my local Microcenter, and they are perfect. Just under a buck a case, though.

Edit: Here's a bit more of a selection: http://www.microcenter.com/search/s...=4294961466+4294952987&sht=Any&prt=NewProduct
 
[quote name='sotc1988']Are there ever Blockbusters that have original blu-ray cases? If not, then does anyone have a solution for assholes like me who can't stand seeing a game or movie in a Blockbuster case?[/QUOTE]

Here's where I bought mine after the last BBV sale: https://www.discmakers.com/shop/ParentGroups/BLURAYCASES.asp

I bought the Viva Elite cases and they're great. It'll cost you $15 shipped for 25 single cases or $16 for 25 double cases. I chose the double since it's only a dollar more and I have the extra spot to put the dvd copy if it's an upgrade. I might have to order some more if I end up going crazy during this sale.
 
[quote name='sotc1988']Are there ever Blockbusters that have original blu-ray cases? If not, then does anyone have a solution for assholes like me who can't stand seeing a game or movie in a Blockbuster case?[/QUOTE]

My Friend im just like you and i have a solution to your problem,i did this when i got final fantasy 13. first get the movie or game that you want that doesnt have the case. Then you go to the rental isle that has the empty case for the movie or game that you want. Then you take the used stickers of the generic case ( they come off so easly ) and put them on the acual case that you want. Then you place the generic case on the rental rack.the used cases are the same as the rental case so they will never know. just do it out of sight of the employes just in case.
 
Oh and guys i went to blockbuster today and saw the vanilla version of forced unleashed 2 for 19.99 and alot of them too. im about to play the first one. is Part 2 as bad as people say ?
 
I just want them to be able to use gift cards again. I bought some books at a moving sale and found 140 bucks in unscratched BB gift cards. Brought them to one to verify they all were legit and unused, but they can't use them till a sale is done for the company.

I was about to blow up their used Xbox 360 section. Hopefully soon.
 
[quote name='Solder']I just want them to be able to use gift cards again. I bought some books at a moving sale and found 140 bucks in unscratched BB gift cards. Brought them to one to verify they all were legit and unused, but they can't use them till a sale is done for the company.

I was about to blow up their used Xbox 360 section. Hopefully soon.[/QUOTE]

Im gonna blow up their game and movie section círcut city style when the enevidible liquidation starts. Im pridicting november of this year blockbutsers movie negotiations will fall apart and that would basicly finish them off.this is what they get for trying to Live off late fees for years and Not adapting to the times. Plus their rental prices suck, 15 dollars for a 2 to 3 day game rental ? F**k that im a cag ! i pay 15 or less for Most of my games Not to rent them !
 
[quote name='strait edge follower']My Friend im just like you and i have a solution to your problem,i did this when i got final fantasy 13. first get the movie or game that you want that doesnt have the case. Then you go to the rental isle that has the empty case for the movie or game that you want. Then you take the used stickers of the generic case ( they come off so easly ) and put them on the acual case that you want. Then you place the generic case on the rental rack.the used cases are the same as the rental case so they will never know. just do it out of sight of the employes just in case.[/QUOTE]

Yeah how about we don't do that.
 
[quote name='strait edge follower']Oh and guys i went to blockbuster today and saw the vanilla version of forced unleashed 2 for 19.99 and alot of them too. im about to play the first one. is Part 2 as bad as people say ?[/QUOTE]

Yes. The best part of the game was the .99 DLC ewok level... only because you can punt Ewoks.
 
[quote name='dyeknom']Yes. The best part of the game was the .99 DLC ewok level... only because you can punt Ewoks.[/QUOTE]

Ewoks, the real underpants knomes. Cant wait to kick em !
 
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