Blockbuster/EBGames/Futureshop - Trade-In-Values (TIV) Thread

[Guitarmy]

All EB and before any trade more is added

360
Bioshock - $11.25
Perfect Dark Zero - $4.25
Rainbow 6: Vegas - $3.75
Tetris Evolution - $4.50

PS3
Facebreaker - $4.00
Fallout 3 - $40.00
Mercenaries 2 - $5.75
NFL Tour - $1.50
Resident Evil 5 - $40.00

Wii
Boom Blox - $10.25

DS
Death Junior and the Science Fair of Doom - $4.75

[synthtrance]

at first i thought it cold have been me, but i shave my armpits

ps ( that is a dude right?)

it better be a dude...

[Acid_]

http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/113.jpg

Come on people, which one of you is this??

Thank God for underwear.

[Ukisuperstar]

Xbox 360
Guitar Hero World Tour - $13
Guitar Hero III - $3.75
Guitar Hero Aerosmith - $5

Wii
Guitar Hero III - $9

Ps3
Guitar Hero Aerosmith - $3.50


Trade in values from EB Games, traded in Sep 25th/09

[TheHeeyyy]

Too bad that manager wouldn't budge, but saying you could return it at other EBs for the game guarantee is still pretty good. Lougheed was calling other EBs about jlo mein so your experience is kind of better.

Yeah. I'm actually not very mad about the situation. Unlike what happened at the EBGames at Centrepoint Mall (where they lied to me), this situation is a big misunderstanding, and I can understand the manager's viewpoint on what happened. I still like the staff there, and wouldn't recommend people on RFD to stay away from there (also unlike the Centrepoint Mall EBGames). I'll keep going to that store, and hopefully one day I'll earn back their trust.

[boondock]

Friday Sept 25th, EB Games...all for Xbox 360:

TMGM:
Halo 3: ODST 69.99 (73.99)- GG
Far Cry 2 14.00 (18.00)
Oblivion 11.25 (15.25)
Saints Row 7.50 (11.50)
Guitar Hero 3 3.75 (7.75)

Theses were under 3 dollars:

Ratatouill 2.25
Kameo 2.00
PGR 3 1.50

I have alot of pre-orders so I just took the store credit (128.64). I'm on the fence about getting a PS3 Slim but still unsure. Drake 2 looks great and all but other then a few other games coming out next year not much else floats my boat. Anyone wanna help make my mind.

[Parth]

I have alot of pre-orders so I just took the store credit (128.64). I'm on the fence about getting a PS3 Slim but still unsure. Drake 2 looks great and all but other then a few other games coming out next year not much else floats my boat. Anyone wanna help make my mind.
Gran Turismo 5 has a tentative december release.

That game is honestly justification enough for me to have gotten my ps3.

[grappos13]

Friday Sept 25th, EB Games...all for Xbox 360:

TMGM:
Halo 3: ODST 69.99 (73.99)- GG
Far Cry 2 14.00 (18.00)
Oblivion 11.25 (15.25)
Saints Row 7.50 (11.50)
Guitar Hero 3 3.75 (7.75)

Theres were under 3 dollars:

Ratatouill 2.25
Kameo 2.00
PGR 3 1.50

I have alot of pre-orders so I just took the store credit (128.64). I'm on the fence about getting a PS3 Slim but still unsure. Drake 2 looks great and all but other then a few other games coming out next year not much else floats my boat. Anyone wanna help make my mind.


oh wow.. combining TMGM with the GG.. nice job!

[Haz]

Gran Turismo 5 has a tentative december release.

That game is honestly justification enough for me to have gotten my ps3.GT5 will be release in March 2010 in Japan so it will likely be even later for North America. It was annouced yesterday at the TGS.

[cashinstinct]

GT5 will be release in March 2010 in Japan so it will likely be even later for North America. It was annouced yesterday at the TGS.

Too bad , I skipped buying the GT5 demo using trade 1 + $4.99 (fall savings flyer) because I was hoping to get the real game by December, but if it's in the middle 2010, it might be worth it to get the demo (I rented it when I had a Gamepass at BBV free for 1 month and I enjoyed the demo).

[boondock]

oh wow.. combining TMGM with the GG.. nice job!

Yeah the CSR (which is also the store manger), had to call another store just to confirm that it was a GG. Funny thing is when I picked it up on the release date, the the manager served me and called the same store to see what games were GG and if Halo was one of them. And he didn't think twice about trying void what he had done already today with the GG and TMGM. They definantly do not read the e-mails and news letters that get sent to them. I have to ask even thou I know if any of the games I have are T3G1F approved because if I don't they just give me the credit that they are worth. Most of the time the EB I go to they usually combine the TMGM and T3G1F because the TMGM is automatically in the system when they scan the games and they have to do the T3G1F in manually.

[FlyingSoLow]

You think I'd have known the answer to this by now, but I really haven't thought outside of the GG box. How does one find out what games qualify for T3G1F??? I have a feeling the answer is YMMV... Does it just range to a few upcoming releases to ANY preorder depending on the EB rep?

[GVRtrader]

You think I'd have known the answer to this by now, but I really haven't thought outside of the GG box. How does one find out what games qualify for T3G1F??? I have a feeling the answer is YMMV... Does it just range to a few upcoming releases to ANY preorder depending on the EB rep?

Depends on both rep and store. Each store has its own list and for major release, each rep has different times before release when they will accept pre-orders for it (e.g. GT 5, some rep accept pre-orders now while others won't cause it won't be released till dec... on their comp).

[mahjongmaniac]

Yeah the CSR (which is also the store manger), had to call another store just to confirm that it was a GG. Funny thing is when I picked it up on the release date, the the manager served me and called the same store to see what games were GG and if Halo was one of them. And he didn't think twice about trying void what he had done already today with the GG and TMGM. They definantly do not read the e-mails and news letters that get sent to them. I have to ask even thou I know if any of the games I have are T3G1F approved because if I don't they just give me the credit that they are worth. Most of the time the EB I go to they usually combine the TMGM and T3G1F because the TMGM is automatically in the system when they scan the games and they have to do the T3G1F in manually.

the GG and TMGM are diff. promos, so if they allowed the TMGM to be added to the GG, i'd consider that stacking

i'm just a bit surprised an MOD allowed that

as for the TMGM and T3GIF being combined, yes it's automatic in the system and does require manual override to void it

[boondock]

the GG and TMGM are diff. promos, so if they allowed the TMGM to be added to the GG, i'd consider that stacking

i'm just a bit surprised an MOD allowed that

as for the TMGM and T3GIF being combined, yes it's automatic in the system and does require manual override to void it

When I go in with some games and the two deals get stacked, it causes them to have to manually use a calculator figure out what they would have to do so that the games that do apply for the T3G1F are applied correctly, otherwise for some reason I would end up with credit even thou I shouldn't have any. So sometimes they just don't bother with all the work because its time consuming. Its usually a 5-10 minute process and there always saying "Sorry about this taking so long" and I have to tell them not to worry about it because they are taking the time to do it for me. At times they even help with given me the best deal possible with the games that I have. Hope this isn't a dumb question but what does MOD mean?

[madara]

MOD=Manager On Duty

[boondock]

MOD=Manager On Duty

Thanks! Actually both MOD and AMOD consult eachother at the store I go to on what to do when there is an issue.

[DoubleStop]

Anyone know if EB has the God of War Collection available for pre order? and if its $39.99 like in the US?

[contact_markm]

Asked about the following tivs

All 360

Kung Fu Panda - 1.50
Indiana Lego - 1.00
Halo 3 - 15.00

Anybody have recent tiv at other retailers?

[contact_markm]

Anybody know the tiv for the 360 console?

[LIVE DEREK]

Anybody know the tiv for the 360 console?

I am almost certain that it is $50 at EB and another $40 for a 20GB HD or maybe it was a 60GB HD. I heard someone ask about it the other day when I was in there.

And why get rid of your 360 it has one of the best libraries of games ever, for any system.

[johnmoon]

I preordered two games, uncharted 2 and demon's soul DE (even paid in full)
but they did not offer me any edge card, just two slips :(

[grappos13]

I preordered two games, uncharted 2 and demon's soul DE (even paid in full)
but they did not offer me any edge card, just two slips :(

u dont get a free edge card.. it was a one time deal with pre-orders for games that released on sept 15th

[contact_markm]

I am almost certain that it is $50 at EB and another $40 for a 20GB HD or maybe it was a 60GB HD. I heard someone ask about it the other day when I was in there.

And why get rid of your 360 it has one of the best libraries of games ever, for any system.

My 360 just got rrd. I picked up an arcade bundle at wm for 149 because I could not go without my 360 while I was awaiting servicing. In a week or two, I will have a refurb unit from MS. I don't need two 360's. lol

[xSPARKYx-]

I am almost certain that it is $50 at EB and another $40 for a 20GB HD or maybe it was a 60GB HD. I heard someone ask about it the other day when I was in there.

And why get rid of your 360 it has one of the best libraries of games ever, for any system.

Nope, PS3 has one of the best libraries of games ever. XBOT FAIL.

[specs_bv]

Nope, PS3 has one of the best libraries of games ever. XBOT FAIL.

lol no, I love my ps3 and this still makes me laugh

[xSPARKYx-]

lol no, I love my ps3 and this still makes me laugh

Well its true, and your probably an xbot too. HALO SUCKS. yup, i said it.

[specs_bv]

Well its true, and your probably an xbot too. HALO SUCKS. yup, i said it.

lol....i won't even get into this with you, but i agree halo isn't really that great. Your previous comment is still laughable though

[prufrock]

And why get rid of your 360 it has one of the best libraries of games ever, for any system.

Nope, PS3 has one of the best libraries of games ever. XBOT FAIL.

Sparky, maybe you should learn the meaning of the words in bold. The two aren't mutually exclusive. :idea:

[neksus]

The 360 has a solid year on the PS3, it's understandable why it has a better library...for now.
I love irrational logic.

[xSPARKYx-]

The 360 has a solid year on the PS3, it's understandable why it has a better library...for now.
I love irrational logic.

I love how you think because a system has more games it has a better library. I said it has one of the best libraries (quality of games), not how much.

[Squeeky]

PS3 Resistance 2 still $37 at FS

[Vinman]

My 360 just got rrd. I picked up an arcade bundle at wm for 149 because I could not go without my 360 while I was awaiting servicing. In a week or two, I will have a refurb unit from MS. I don't need two 360's. lol

Depending on what you get back from MS Xeon or Falcon or Jasper (and assuming that you're keeping the hard drive for the new Arcade) you would probably be better off selling it. The only problem is that the Arcade's memory is internal, so you can't transfer it, so that leaves you with a husked out Pro.

As you probably already know, the hard drives are more valuable than an old used/refurb XBOX 360 system.

[neksus]

I love how you think because a system has more games it has a better library. I said it has one of the best libraries (quality of games), not how much.

I like the way you think how I meant quantity, when in fact I meant developers have had an entire extra year to unleash the power of the 360, resulting in a better quality experience for its library.

[ashs]

I just traded in my wii fit game disc for 26$ at ebgames. i used the credit to preorder wii fit plus(software disc).


futureshop has mass effect for 29.99$, and walmart has it for 18.93 so i price matched it at futureshop today and got mass effect for 17.80 (around there), total came to 20$ and change.

[ChopSuey]

Has anyone seen the new Gears of War 2 Game of the Year edition in stores in Canada yet? I've seen it in the states for $39.99. Apparently, the GOTY edition has all the addons and maps ever created for GOW2. I guess I should have picked it up while I was in the states. :(

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1511/gow2m.jpg

UPDATE: Looks like this game IS NOT released in Canada and seems to be US only, for now.

[Parth]

GT5 will be release in March 2010 in Japan so it will likely be even later for North America. It was annouced yesterday at the TGS.
Gah. Last time I was at EB they had it as December 09 in their book :(.

[neksus]

Gah. Last time I was at EB they had it as December 09 in their book :(.

Future Shop does the same thing. They need to have a date to put it in their system, so they just enter one semi-randomly. It's not random, but it's not informed, either.

[contact_markm]

Trades from eb games
3 over 8 for a free copy of halo odst. I traded:
Hell's Highway ps3
ace combat 360
cod2 360.

Also traded:
Halo 3 Collector - 16.50 + 3.34 bonus
cod 3 360 3.75 + 3.34 bonus
bad company 360 6.00 + 3.34 bonus
burnout paradise 360 6.00 + 3.34 bonus
halo 2 xbox 4.69
gta 3 xbox 3.50
ddr 4 xbox .45
GTA San Andreas - 3.50

[killtip]

Sept 26

Tiger Woods Golf 10 for the WII

$37 at EB

[pompoco]

PS3 Resistance 2 still $37 at FS

Which FS?

Online it's stll showing $59.99 for the regular (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10111335&catid=24301) and $79.99 for the Collectors (http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10112977&catid=24301) edition...
I could've used a second CE for under $40 for a collegue...
Snooze and loose I got one last week PM'd at FS for $36...
Great Game BTW :D

EDIT: Maybe it got canceled by Futile Shop because 'twas a PriceError :) :)
EDIT: BTW annybody else got the expected cancelation for that anime DVDSet?

UPDATE: Stupid me of course the TIV @FS (Facepalm)

[contact_markm]

I am almost certain that it is $50 at EB and another $40 for a 20GB HD or maybe it was a 60GB HD. I heard someone ask about it the other day when I was in there.


I confirmed that it is 50 at eb games. Anybody know what fs or bbv is offering?

[the_fm]

I confirmed that it is 50 at eb games. Anybody know what fs or bbv is offering?

FS doesn't take consoles and i believe BBV doesn't either

[jeff0850]

Sep 26/09 @ EB Games

Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) -$11.50
Assassin's Creed (PS3) - $13.00
Top Spin 3 (XBOX 360) - $9.50

[marximum]

FS TIV today:

The Bigs 2 PS3 $37

[Parth]

EB TIV today (Sept 26):

Too Human - XBOX360: $9.00

[mahjongmaniac]

When I go in with some games and the two deals get stacked, it causes them to have to manually use a calculator figure out what they would have to do so that the games that do apply for the T3G1F are applied correctly, otherwise for some reason I would end up with credit even thou I shouldn't have any. So sometimes they just don't bother with all the work because its time consuming. Its usually a 5-10 minute process and there always saying "Sorry about this taking so long" and I have to tell them not to worry about it because they are taking the time to do it for me. At times they even help with given me the best deal possible with the games that I have. Hope this isn't a dumb question but what does MOD mean?

i'm quite +ve that there must be some "1-key" button to just void the stacking

if they're rookies, maybe... but if they've been around long enough, shouldn't take that long to process

[olp79]

Sep 26/09 @ EB Games

Devil May Cry 4 (PS3) -$11.50
Assassin's Creed (PS3) - $13.00
Top Spin (XBOX 360) - $9.50

Which Top Spin, can't be 1?

[Parth]

^ Must be 3.

[megardi]

EB Games, Sept. 26

Rayman: Raving Rabbids (DS) - $2.50

I called two EB stores this morning about it, because TIVS.ca had it at $9 (quite recently).... and both stores quoted me over the phone at $2.50.

May have been a mistake in the first place, or it took a huge dive.

[mahjongmaniac]

FS doesn't take consoles and i believe BBV doesn't either

nope, neither do

-----

Which Top Spin, can't be 1?

3rd one

1st one is on the XBOX, and there's no chance it has $8+ in TIV

2nd one has <$8 TIV as of Sept 09 as per tivs.ca

[baconape]

Has anyone seen the new Gears of War 2 Game of the Year edition in stores in Canada yet? I've seen it in the states for $39.99. Apparently, the GOTY edition has all the addons and maps ever created for GOW2. I guess I should have picked it up while I was in the states. :(

UPDATE: Looks like this game IS NOT released in Canada and seems to be US only, for now.

ive asked at eb about this, cuz a traded the gears 2 i had for 23.50 a week or so ago. and i wanna get this one, i did buy any iof the packs so it makes sence.

eb dude said its in there sys but its going to replace the gears 2 they already have and they prob wont get it until they sell down on the copies in stock

[Parth]

Lol

I accidently made a post here as oppose to on another forum that i frequent

[Hunmeow]

Just came back from EBGames to trade in some games:

Guitar Hero: Aerosmith (PS3) - $3.50
Burnout Paradise (PS3) - $6.25
The Darkness (360) - $4.50
Prince of Persia (360) - $11.50

Traded in another copy of Aerosmith as well and the EB guy was nice to let me trade in duplicate and qualified for an extra $4 for each game because I traded in 5.

[sixer]

Today

COD4 - Modern Warfare - PS3 - $37

[beanowean]

i suck:D:cheesygri

[neomaster]

ive asked at eb about this, cuz a traded the gears 2 i had for 23.50 a week or so ago. and i wanna get this one, i did buy any iof the packs so it makes sence.

eb dude said its in there sys but its going to replace the gears 2 they already have and they prob wont get it until they sell down on the copies in stock

I believe the Gears 2 GOTY is the exact same thing as the original release disc wise...only difference is that it comes with a pack in that has a code to download all the extra content.

[lemailme]

Went to FS to pick up my assassins creed 360 for 10 bucks.

For some reason they lost my order, so they issued me a rain check.

Best part is that he gave me a raincheck for both 360 and PS3 versions.

Will keep the PS3 and trade in the 360 version

[Maharg]

Today, all 360:

Rogers Plus

Batman AA - $40
Halo Wars $35

EB
Gears of War, Too Human, Assassin's Creed - T3G1F for Bioshock 2
Saint's Row - $7.50
HAWX - $24.75
Halo Wars - $40
Left for Dead - $18.75
Live Arcade -$3.00

Got $4 more per game on top of above prices with the TMGM promo, also.

[moguy]

BBV today.

DOA X2 5$
Facebreaker $10
Command and Conquer: Red Alert $9

[cashinstinct]

BBV today.

DOA X2 5$
Facebreaker $10
Command and Conquer: Red Alert $9

Thanks for update for these X360 games, good to know... so it's about not worth it to go to Wal-Mart for their cheap $5 games unless one location has lots of them, since DOA is a loss and Red Alert is a small gain ($5+ tax to get $9)

[dtrader69]

EB Games, Sept. 26

Rayman: Raving Rabbids (DS) - $2.50

I called two EB stores this morning about it, because TIVS.ca had it at $9 (quite recently).... and both stores quoted me over the phone at $2.50.

May have been a mistake in the first place, or it took a huge dive.

most likely the higher 9 TIV is the TV party one....

[Ryd3r234]

So how much is the original Ninja Gaiden Sigma selling for at EB now? The Sigma 2 demo was awesome. :razz:

[dtrader69]

So how much is the original Ninja Gaiden Sigma selling for at EB now? The Sigma 2 demo was awesome. :razz:

probably like 25 bux used...as the GOTY edition is 29.99 everywhere....

[jEnkinsX]

So how much is the original Ninja Gaiden Sigma selling for at EB now? The Sigma 2 demo was awesome. :razz:

I saw one today.. its 19.99 used. I was gonna get it.. but changed my mind.

[grappos13]

probably like 25 bux used...as the GOTY edition is 29.99 everywhere....

GOTY? u need greatest hits i think heh..

btw.. original ninja gaiden sigma for ps3 is $20 at walmart brand new

[iamlilc]

BBV today:

XBOX 360
NHL 09 $10
PES 2008 $5
Kameo $1

[vegi-saurus]

TIV for Little Big Planet at EB is $35 on Sept 26.

[mahjongmaniac]

Today, all 360:

Rogers Plus

Batman AA - $40
Halo Wars $35


hm... weird that it went up

i checked for the TIV last wk and both the PS3/360 versions were $25... (TIV quote over the phone)

(other RFDers in the older RP promo thread also claimed $25 TIV as well, wks ago shortly after release)

[Late Night Merchant]

TIV at EB as of yesterday(sept 26)

ALL DS
Pokemon Diamond $20
Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party $9
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker $6.50

[Maharg]

hm... weird that it went up

i checked for the TIV last wk and both the PS3/360 versions were $25... (TIV quote over the phone)

(other RFDers in the older RP promo thread also claimed $25 TIV as well, wks ago shortly after release)


Yup - if you look up in the thread I mentioned that I traded in Wolfenstein and the guy randomly mentioned "Yeah and Batman went up to" so I said "Oh ya?" and he said "Yeah it's forty bucks again, you know because of Future Shop".

I didn't ask what he meant, I just brought in Batman the next day. Paid $38 for it and got $40 for trading it in :)

[xSPARKYx-]

Does EB games do T3G1F in winnipeg? because I was browsing online and found this article...

http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/09/winnipeg-bylaw-puts-wrench-in-eb-games-trade-in-deals

and does BBV in winnipeg take trade ins? I know FS doesnt.

[Jeddy]

Hey, can anyone tell me the TIV of these games?

FIFA 09
FIFA 08
Virtual Tennis 3
NBA 2K8
NBA Street Homecourt

please and thank you.

[baconape]

traded for 360

assgreed - 13.
eat lead - 9


traded for wii

metroid prime 3 - 13. (i think)

bought eat lead adn prime for bbv for 14.99 and assgreed from fs last week for 9.99

trade 3 for halo odst

[contact_markm]

traded for 360

assgreed - 13.
eat lead - 9


traded for wii

metroid prime 3 - 13. (i think)

bought eat lead adn prime for bbv for 14.99 and assgreed from fs last week for 9.99

trade 3 for halo odst

Assgreed, it that one of those "adult" games?

[the_fm]

Hey, can anyone tell me the TIV of these games?

FIFA 09
FIFA 08
Virtual Tennis 3
NBA 2K8
NBA Street Homecourt

please and thank you.

tivs.ca

go there

[morton123]

Does EB games do T3G1F in winnipeg? because I was browsing online and found this article...

http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/09/winnipeg-bylaw-puts-wrench-in-eb-games-trade-in-deals

and does BBV in winnipeg take trade ins? I know FS doesnt.

Last time I was in EB, they wouldn't let me T3G1F or put credit towards a preorder, however that was the one in front of the Walmart on Kenaston, and the staff there are always pretty bad.

[cashinstinct]

Some people were able to do T3G1 for $1 in some Winnipeg locations, look around to know which (I am in Quebec, so I could not know from first hand experience).

[pompoco]

Does EB games do T3G1F in winnipeg? because I was browsing online and found this article...

http://www.accesswinnipeg.com/2008/09/winnipeg-bylaw-puts-wrench-in-eb-games-trade-in-deals

and does BBV in winnipeg take trade ins? I know FS doesnt.

The Situation in WPG is pretty bad... since these "safety" laws now make it a little harder for us...
General rule: No future credits within WPG (means credit has to be used right away), Transactions require involvment of legal tender (no more straight game for credit trades), only straight trades (Game to game, DVD to DVD...), no more accessories trade in...

1: FS no trade ins... except in Brandon (but who's gonna drive 2 hrs?)
2: Rogers no trade ins period
3: BBV Trade ins yes but no (store)credit and the transaction cost at least $.01
4: EB Trade ins as usual but depending on store varying selection of T3's, which are now trade 3 get 1 for $.99(+tx) and of course the TIC has to be used right away (preorders work well)... EB Outside WPG (Selkirk & Portage) work like the rest of the country and give credit on edge card, trade 4 for XBOX360 (last month), etc... So if you preorder or have a certain title no probs in WPG, if you like Credit or an Game to HW trade Selkirk is your best bet.:idea:


TIP: the TSCC right besides EBGames in Selkirk and the WM across could help to pad your TI's a little ;)

[xSPARKYx-]

The Situation in WPG is pretty bad... since these "safety" laws now make it a little harder for us...
General rule: No future credits within WPG (means credit has to be used right away), Transactions require involvment of legal tender (no more straight game for credit trades), only straight trades (Game to game, DVD to DVD...), no more accessories trade in...

1: FS no trade ins... except in Brandon (but who's gonna drive 2 hrs?)
2: Rogers no trade ins period
3: BBV Trade ins yes but no (store)credit and the transaction cost at least $.01
4: EB Trade ins as usual but depending on store varying selection of T3's, which are now trade 3 get 1 for $.99(+tx) and of course the TIC has to be used right away (preorders work well)... EB Outside WPG (Selkirk & Portage) work like the rest of the country and give credit on edge card, trade 4 for XBOX360 (last month), etc... So if you preorder or have a certain title no probs in WPG, if you like Credit or an Game to HW trade Selkirk is your best bet.:idea:


TIP: the TSCC right besides EBGames in Selkirk and the WM across could help to pad your TI's a little ;)

Thanks for the info! I was wondering why when I traded in my first game at EB (Star Wars the force unleashed), I wasn't given an option to put it on a card, only preorder or a game instore.

[Ridha]

TIV at EB today:

(360)
PGR 4: $7.50 :-0
Mass Effect: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

(PS3)
Full Auto 2: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

Thankfully, the CSR bumped up PGR 4 to $10.84 (TMGM promo) and let it qualify for T3G1 :D

[taro-chan]

EB
PS3 Fallout 3 - $40

[Haz]

TIV at EB today:

(360)
PGR 4: $7.50 :-0
Mass Effect: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

(PS3)
Full Auto 2: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

Thankfully, the CSR bumped up PGR 4 to $10.84 (TMGM promo) and let it qualify for T3G1 :DYou got lucky as they are not suppose to stack promos.

[arty316]

TIV at EB today:

(360)
PGR 4: $7.50 :-0
Mass Effect: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

(PS3)
Full Auto 2: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

Thankfully, the CSR bumped up PGR 4 to $10.84 (TMGM promo) and let it qualify for T3G1 :D

You are lucky, the promotions aren't supposed to be stacked.

[PR0BLEMZ]

traded CoD4 (PS3) today and got $37.

[xSPARKYx-]

Question

When you buy games from BBV, do they include manuals? And if not, will EB still take them for T3G1F?

Oh and what are some games that are $9.99 at BBV, qualify for T3G1F at EB? I know of Tenchu, and COD2. A few games to look out for would be nice.

[genobe]

Traded in most of my games in the past few weeks, here were the TIV's:

Xbox360:
COD WaW - $40
Halo Wars - $40
RE5 - $35.25
Fable 2 - $32
COD4:MW - $30
Afro Samurai - $16.75
Chronicle of Narnia Prince Caspian - $2.25
Spiderman 3 - $6.25

PS3:
Infamous - $40
Heavenly Sword - $28.25
Haze - $10.75

[urs74]

Question

When you buy games from BBV, do they include manuals? And if not, will EB still take them for T3G1F?

Oh and what are some games that are $9.99 at BBV, qualify for T3G1F at EB? I know of Tenchu, and COD2. A few games to look out for would be nice.

Some games do some don't the CSR always opens the games up for me before I buy them. And you have to have a manual for T3G1F but some have gotten away with not having a manual.

[urs74]

Traded in most of my games in the past few weeks, here were the TIV's:

Xbox360:
COD WaW - $40
Halo Wars - $40
RE5 - $35.25
Fable 2 - $32
COD4:MW - $30
Afro Samurai - $16.75
Chronicle of Narnia Prince Caspian - $2.25
Spiderman 3 - $6.25

PS3:
Infamous - $40
Heavenly Sword - $28.25
Haze - $10.75

where at?

[Ridha]

You got lucky as they are not suppose to stack promos.

This is the second time that EB games has stacked both promos for me :!:

http://imgur.com/nMweA.png

I threw in FNR3 as they said they would bump it up for store credit.

[Moreirinho]

Traded in most of my games in the past few weeks, here were the TIV's:

Xbox360:
COD WaW - $40
Halo Wars - $40
RE5 - $35.25
Fable 2 - $32
COD4:MW - $30
Afro Samurai - $16.75
Chronicle of Narnia Prince Caspian - $2.25
Spiderman 3 - $6.25

PS3:
Infamous - $40
Heavenly Sword - $28.25
Haze - $10.75

Dam COD4 is going down.. It's been at $37 for a while and I've been planning to trade it in towards MW2, but I've been putting it off :( I'd better get it in ASAP

[Lancer2004]

Dam COD4 is going down.. It's been at $37 for a while and I've been planning to trade it in towards MW2, but I've been putting it off :( I'd better get it in ASAP

Actually, the TIV at EB has gone up (providing thats eb tivs). The tiv for MW at eb was 20-25 dollars when the game first dropped in price a couple months back.

[Moreirinho]

Actually, the TIV at EB has gone up (providing thats eb tivs). The tiv for MW at eb was 20-25 dollars when the game first dropped in price a couple months back.

Well it went DOWN from $37-$30 in this case, so that's not good news for me :(

[ChopSuey]

Rock Revolution for the 360 at BBV is now down to $15.00 TIV. Still not bad for a crappy game.

I picked up a few copies in the states for $2.49 each at BB. Also picked up Spider-Man Web of Shadows for $7.49 and Midnight Club LA for $14.99 (both 360) at BB. Went to Sears and picked up BIA: Hell's Highway for $4.97 for the 360. :)

But, the highlight of the day was at K-Mart where I picked up the Rock Band Special Edition Set for the PS3 for $14!!!

When they put things on clearance in the states, they go all out. :)

[miladvm]

Man I've got 3 T3G1F qualfying games that are on the brink. What game should I preorder?

[mahjongmaniac]

Yup - if you look up in the thread I mentioned that I traded in Wolfenstein and the guy randomly mentioned "Yeah and Batman went up to" so I said "Oh ya?" and he said "Yeah it's forty bucks again, you know because of Future Shop".

I didn't ask what he meant, I just brought in Batman the next day. Paid $38 for it and got $40 for trading it in :)

hm.... RP being competitive w/ FS ? o_O

anyway, FWIW, RP's website doesn't indicate BAA as 1 of the most wanted games, but if you look at their Sept. e-plus mag, apparently they advertise $40 TIV for BAA

good news for those who have finished playing it ... it's like 1mth free rental

[mahjongmaniac]

TIV at EB today:

(360)
PGR 4: $7.50 :-0
Mass Effect: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

(PS3)
Full Auto 2: Price not listed on receipt as it was automatically bumped up to $23.33 for T3G1

Thankfully, the CSR bumped up PGR 4 to $10.84 (TMGM promo) and let it qualify for T3G1 :D
You got lucky as they are not suppose to stack promos.

not only were they not supposed to stack promos, but it seems like they "double-bumped" the TIV

$7.50 --> $10.50 (TMGM) --> $23.33 (T3GIF)

lucky SOB :-0


EDIT:

This is the second time that EB games has stacked both promos for me :!:

http://imgur.com/nMweA.png

I threw in FNR3 as they said they would bump it up for store credit.

hm... i can't even make sense of that trade-in lol

[taro-chan]

Man I've got 3 T3G1F qualfying games that are on the brink. What game should I preorder?Order AC2:CE. That way you get your full 69.99

[miladvm]

Order AC2:CE. That way you get your full 69.99

I was not a fan of the first AC. But if I do choose that, why the CE?

[taro-chan]

I was not a fan of the first AC. But if I do choose that, why the CE?Who knows if they drop the price on that, at least with the CE it has more room to drop from 89.99

[taro-chan]

hm... i can't even make sense of that trade-in lolTMGM with Trade 2 @23.33.

[mahjongmaniac]

where at?

based on the 1/4 of a $1 TIV, looks like EBG

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Well it went DOWN from $37-$30 in this case, so that's not good news for me :(

as per tivs.ca, FS is still offering $37

but if you were to trade a bunch of games to take advantage of the TMGM, you'd get $35 TIV at EBG (assuming 10+ games), which is worth a bit more than FS considering taxes...

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Rock Revolution for the 360 at BBV is now down to $15.00 TIV. Still not bad for a crappy game.

I picked up a few copies in the states for $2.49 each at BB. Also picked up Spider-Man Web of Shadows for $7.49 and Midnight Club LA for $14.99 (both 360) at BB. Went to Sears and picked up BIA: Hell's Highway for $4.97 for the 360. :)

But, the highlight of the day was at K-Mart where I picked up the Rock Band Special Edition Set for the PS3 for $14!!!

When they put things on clearance in the states, they go all out. :)

man... that's one HECK of a deal alright....

[ChopSuey]

Wow, no one has posted in this thread for about 14 hours, that must be a record. :)

It looks like EB is getting strict on trade ins. I tried to trade in 3 games that qualified for T3G1F, and I was going to preorder Fallout 3 GOTY. But, the 3 locations I went to wouldn't let me do it. They told me I had to choose a game from the list/promo only. So it looks like EB will no longer let you choose any preorder. It has to be on the list. That sucks as the list doesn't have anything I want. :(

[arty316]

TIV EBG Sept 28

SBK Superbike World Championship (360) $11.50

...just have to find a Ratchet and Clank Future in stock somewhere to trade it to.

[the_fm]

Wow, no one has posted in this thread for about 14 hours, that must be a record. :)

It looks like EB is getting strict on trade ins. I tried to trade in 3 games that qualified for T3G1F, and I was going to preorder Fallout 3 GOTY. But, the 3 locations I went to wouldn't let me do it. They told me I had to choose a game from the list/promo only. So it looks like EB will no longer let you choose any preorder. It has to be on the list. That sucks as the list doesn't have anything I want. :(

pick one on the list and switch it after

[Jagmit]

pick one on the list and switch it after

just to confirm, I preordered Uncharted 2, value is 59.99, using t3g1 free. if I switch it to Assassins creed 2 in the future, will i owe $10? I don't think so but i just want to make sure.

[ChopSuey]

just to confirm, I preordered Uncharted 2, value is 59.99, using t3g1 free. if I switch it to Assassins creed 2 in the future, will i owe $10? I don't think so but i just want to make sure.

Yes, you would have to pay the $10. BTW, I saw the T3G1F preorder list for October, and the games that are in it are crap.

[Haz]

just to confirm, I preordered Uncharted 2, value is 59.99, using t3g1 free. if I switch it to Assassins creed 2 in the future, will i owe $10? I don't think so but i just want to make sure.I think you'll have to pay the difference if AC2 is $10 more.

[Cryptopsy]

Yes, you would have to pay the $10. BTW, I saw the T3G1F preorder list for October, and the games that are in it are crap.

Could you tell what the game were? thx

[porkepik]

Yes, you would have to pay the $10. BTW, I saw the T3G1F preorder list for October, and the games that are in it are crap.

What are the games for T3G1f for october?

[United11]

I think you'll have to pay the difference if AC2 is $10 more.

If you have your original trade in receipt, you should be able to get them to just switch it over to AC2. But, not sure if you are planning to get it and use the game guarantee, at that point it may be too late.

CSR told me today that the COD MW2 price may go up in price before release.....something about activision's ceo saying we can so we will.....

[United11]

Wow, no one has posted in this thread for about 14 hours, that must be a record. :)

It looks like EB is getting strict on trade ins. I tried to trade in 3 games that qualified for T3G1F, and I was going to preorder Fallout 3 GOTY. But, the 3 locations I went to wouldn't let me do it. They told me I had to choose a game from the list/promo only. So it looks like EB will no longer let you choose any preorder. It has to be on the list. That sucks as the list doesn't have anything I want. :(

I dont know, the sign says "any new release or upcoming game priced $69.99 or under" - I have been told I can't preorder something to far in advance, but then I point to the fine print and they do it anyways.....how can they explain that every EB has different games on the t3g1f sign.....

[FlyingSoLow]

Called in to check values today.

TIV-EB
XBox 360
Rock Band - $8.25
End War - $9
Tiger Woods 09 - $7.75 :(

[tietherope]

To pre-order God of War 3 it is only $59.99, I'm surprised its listed at that price already.
Also as stated Uncharted 2 and Ratchet and Clank are $59.99.
Bioshock 2 and Gran Turismo are still at $69.99 for those who are looking to switch their pre-orders to a $69.99 game.

[xSPARKYx-]

Question.

If I preorder a $69.99 game with T3G1F, and want to cancel my preorder, will they put it on a edge card, put it towards another preorder, or let me get something instore, or either one.

[aos007]

Halo 3 ODST TIV is $40 at EB. I traded it in last Thursday, sorry I forgot to post the price update here.

[d182]

Wow, no one has posted in this thread for about 14 hours, that must be a record. :)

It looks like EB is getting strict on trade ins. I tried to trade in 3 games that qualified for T3G1F, and I was going to preorder Fallout 3 GOTY. But, the 3 olocations I went to wouldn't let me do it. They told me I had to choose a game from the list/promo only. So it looks like EB will no longer let you choose any preorder. It has to be on the list. That sucks as the list doesn't have anything I want. :(

if you're located in toronto try the stockyards eb (st. clair / runnymede). they let me preorder mw2 a few weeks back. that location is never busy and has no sign for the t3gf promo so i guess they'll let you preorder whatever. ymmv!

[ChopSuey]

I dont know, the sign says "any new release or upcoming game priced $69.99 or under" - I have been told I can't preorder something to far in advance, but then I point to the fine print and they do it anyways.....how can they explain that every EB has different games on the t3g1f sign.....

I finally found a location near my house that let me preorder a title of my choice for the T3G1F, but barely.

I called the location at Dundas/Hwy 427 and they told me I could choose any preorder. So I go down there after work, and trade in my 3 games. During the trading process when I mention I want to preorder Fallout 3 GOTY, the manager says, "Sorry, T3G1F only applies to a specific list of games." Luckily, he let it slide cause the guy I spoke to on the phone was there and admitted he told me "any" preorder applied. So, I was able to preorder Fallout 3 GOTY. I had a talk with the manager and he explained that all EB locations were told by HQ to only accept T3G1F that are on a list the comes from HQ every month. Oh well, may have to do more trading with Rogers since they let you choose any game for the T3G1F.

By the way, the sign has been updated and no longer says "any new release" (at least at that location). From what I can remember, I think I saw Band Hero, DJ Hero, Forza 3, and Tekken 6 for T3G1F in October.

[Gooner]

Anybody know if you can preorder FIFA 10 on the restricted list at EB now?

Thanks!

[ChopSuey]

Anybody know if you can preorder FIFA 10 on the restricted list at EB now?

Thanks!

You mean preorder through the T3G1F? If that's the case, then no. FIFA 10 is currently not on the list.

[Gooner]

You mean preorder through the T3G1F? If that's the case, then no. FIFA 10 is currently not on the list.

Yeah sorry missed pointing out through the T3G1F....

Thanks...

[mahjongmaniac]

If you have your original trade in receipt, you should be able to get them to just switch it over to AC2. But, not sure if you are planning to get it and use the game guarantee, at that point it may be too late.


thing is, for swtiching pre-orders, you're asking a "transfer" of TIC f/ one title to another

since Uncharted 2 is $60 MSRP now, only $60 + tax will be applied to AC2 (or any other game above $60)


but having the receipt might help, to show you did T3GIF... might need an MOD to help override though


CSR told me today that the COD MW2 price may go up in price before release.....something about activision's ceo saying we can so we will.....

ugh... i hope not

well, at least this won't affect those who've already pre-ordered and paid it off in full

[Moreirinho]

Anybody know if you can preorder FIFA 10 on the restricted list at EB now?

Thanks!

It's definetely YMMV. I actually just got back from doing a T3G1F for FIFA 10 about 10 mins ago

[taro-chan]

thing is, for swtiching pre-orders, you're asking a "transfer" of TIC f/ one title to another

since Uncharted 2 is $60 MSRP now, only $60 + tax will be applied to AC2 (or any other game above $60)

but having the receipt might help, to show you did T3GIF... might need an MOD to help override thoughWhat he said will work if you have both receipts or a nice CSR who will look it up for you. If you can prove its T3G1F then you are getting 69.99 in credit for one game. They can then refund the credit to a gift card then transfer the credit to another pre-order. Did this with MarioKart Wii to WiiFit at one store and MW2 to MW2:PE between Hamilton and Ottawa.

[Gooner]

It's definetely YMMV. I actually just got back from doing a T3G1F for FIFA 10 about 10 mins ago

Thanks for the info....ill try my luck i guess...

[grappos13]

Thanks for the info....ill try my luck i guess...

ya and i did trade 2 + 19.99 for fifa like 6 weeks ago... usually they have trade 2 + 19.99 for all EA sports and the guy was like "ya.." and let me do it..

[GVRtrader]

Thanks for the info....ill try my luck i guess...

I was able to T3G1F for Fifa 10 1-2 weeks ago but the first rep i asked said no. Was able to at another store so its a YMMV type of thing. Been to ~15 EBs (just about every EB in GVR) in the last 2+ weeks and i haven't seen Fifa listed as a T3G1F on any of the list but if you get a nice rep, they'll do it for you.

[caijingd]

i traded 2 games + 19.99 for nba 2k10 a couple weeks ago, and i was at the pickering EB on brock street. The store manager is really nice, you can basically preorder any game even they are not in the list. btw i was there today and wanted to preorder ninja gaiden 2 but the price went up to 69.99. Does that mean people who preordered it with T3G1 promotion have to pay an extra $10?

[munsifn]

hmmm, all this talk about the prices of new releases dropping to 59.99...

if i pre-ordered Uncharted 2 when it was 69.99, will i get $10 back in edge credit?

what if it was a t3gif promo? in this case, im assuming we get nothing back, as its trade 3 for 1 game, not trade 3 for 69.99? correct?

[GVRtrader]

T3G1F bumps up the trade value to the level of the game so if the game is $70 and there is a T3G1F promo for the game, then each game you trade in is bumped upto 23.33 (assuming its between $8 and $23.33). If the game is $60 then the games are bumped up to $20 instead of $23.33 (aka the cost of the game), so no you will not need to pay $10 if the game qualifies for T3G1F promo.

As for UC2, based on past experience, you will get $10 back on your edge card if you pre-ordered when it was $69.99. If you pre-ordered when it was $59.99 then you get the game only and no credit. Recent example of this = Batman AA where most (not all) that pre-ordered got ~31 back when they picked up the game.

[vinman152000]

BBV trade-in

Rock Revolution -ps3- 15$
NHL08 - 360 - 5$

@ the BBV in st-do. , laval

[United11]

but having the receipt might help, to show you did T3GIF... might need an MOD to help override though




Definitely need the receipt, but should be no problem, just need a manager as you pointed out.

As for COD, the CSR said that any current pre-orders would be safe from a hike.

[United11]

Found Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 for PS3 today at BBV - marked at $9.99 - has a TIV of $18.

Also found Armored core 4 - PS3 for $9.99....used those 2 and power pros 08 for a 3for1 at EB.

TIVS:

Armored Core 4 - PS3 - $8.25
Marvel UA 1 - PS3 - $18.00
MLB Power Pros - Wii - $8.25

[mahjongmaniac]

I was able to T3G1F for Fifa 10 1-2 weeks ago but the first rep i asked said no. Was able to at another store so its a YMMV type of thing. Been to ~15 EBs (just about every EB in GVR) in the last 2+ weeks and i haven't seen Fifa listed as a T3G1F on any of the list but if you get a nice rep, they'll do it for you.

wouldn't it have been more ideal to just call the stores and ask ?

you sure go the "extra mile" for your deals lol :-0

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if i pre-ordered Uncharted 2 when it was 69.99, will i get $10 back in edge credit?

i believe it's $10 back on GC, not Edge

that's what happened to me the last couple times (albeit a while back)...


what if it was a t3gif promo? in this case, im assuming we get nothing back, as its trade 3 for 1 game, not trade 3 for 69.99? correct?

if they knew you did T3GIF, you prbly shouldn't be getting the diff. back
but the only way they'd know is if you bring the original receipt, which would show you did T3GIF

[kektex]

Hey guys,

From what i was told today by the lady at EB was that they changed the policy for paid in full pre orders, So if you paid for a game in full and it cost 69.99 and that said price dropped on that game you would get the money back. Now if that game goes up in price then you have to pay the difference.
I dunno if its a YMMV thing but ive noticed in the past if i paid for a game in full and it went up i still got it for the price i preordered at, not anymore.

As for T3G1F, i did one today and was able to choose whatever title so sound likes a YMMV thing.

[Whirlwind]

Traded in Motorstorm Pacific Rift today as all the tracks except Badlands are way too difficult for my kid (and me) plus we both prefer taking turns with Burnout Paradise! I had made quick calls to FS and EB and if I remember correctly it was $15.75 @ EB and FS was either $8 or $13. Anyways, I went to RV and BBV tonight...traded it in @ BBV for $33 and picked up Rachet and Clank - Future Tools of Destruction (original case, sealed) for $24.99 from BBV. Prob not the best deal but my kid will like it. Quite pleased with the TIV considering I picked it up for $27 about a month ago from BB after PM with FS. BTW $30 at FS again so Dejavu....

While I was there I got the following TIVS...all PS3...

Burnout Paradise - ($3 @ RV) ($5 @ BBV)
Uncharted DF - ($8.25 @ RV) ($7.50 @ BBV)
MGS4 - ($6.75 @ RV) ($10 @ BBV)
Bioshock - ($6.75 @ RV) ($9 @ BBV)
Motorstorm Pacific Rift - ($20 @ RV) ($33 @ BBV) :D
Batman Arkham Asylum - ($40 @ RV) ($35 @ BBV)
LBP GOTY - ($23.75 @ RV) ($35 @ BBV)
KZ2 - ($19.75 @ RV even though their flyer says $40) ($36 @ BBV)

At RV I noticed they had Infamous and Prototpye on PV for $49.99 each. It's Buy one get one 50% off so for anyone interested you can pick up both these for $75 + tax. I had to resisit as I'm nowhere near finished with any of the games above (Batman is in the lead at 24% complete)! and have Uncharted 2, COD 6 and PES 2010 on Preorder right now too!! No more games for me...unless theres a price error at FS or BB...yeah right..what are the chances of that happening?? :cheesygri

[lemailme]

Traded in Motorstorm Pacific Rift today as all the tracks except Badlands are way too difficult for my kid (and me) plus we both prefer taking turns with Burnout Paradise! I had made quick calls to FS and EB and if I remember correctly it was $15.75 @ EB and FS was either $8 or $13. Anyways, I went to RV and BBV tonight...traded it in @ BBV for $33 and picked up Rachet and Clank - Future Tools of Destruction (original case, sealed) for $24.99 from BBV. Prob not the best deal but my kid will like it. Quite pleased with the TIV considering I picked it up for $27 about a month ago from BB after PM with FS. BTW $30 at FS again so Dejavu....

While I was there I got the following TIVS...all PS3...

Burnout Paradise - ($3 @ RV) ($5 @ BBV)
Uncharted DF - ($8.25 @ RV) ($7.50 @ BBV)
MGS4 - ($6.75 @ RV) ($10 @ BBV)
Bioshock - ($6.75 @ RV) ($9 @ BBV)
Motorstorm Pacific Rift - ($20 @ RV) ($33 @ BBV) :D
Batman Arkham Asylum - ($40 @ RV) ($35 @ BBV)
LBP GOTY - ($23.75 @ RV) ($35 @ BBV)
KZ2 - ($19.75 @ RV even though their flyer says $40) ($36 @ BBV)

At RV I noticed they had Infamous and Prototpye on PV for $49.99 each. It's Buy one get one 50% off so for anyone interested you can pick up both these for $75 + tax. I had to resisit as I'm nowhere near finished with any of the games above (Batman is in the lead at 24% complete)! and have Uncharted 2, COD 6 and PES 2010 on Preorder right now too!! No more games for me...unless theres a price error at FS or BB...yeah right..what are the chances of that happening?? :cheesygri

Did you trade in those games or just inquire?

Because if youre trying to get rid of Burnout I would love to buy it off of you,

I believe u want it because you play wiht your kid?

[GVRtrader]

wouldn't it have been more ideal to just call the stores and ask ?

you sure go the "extra mile" for your deals lol :-0



Nah... i had to go to all of these stores to trade in AC (so i didn't double up at any store...)... same with a few TMGM so i could include HAWX ($17 @ BB with TIV of 30.25) and MUA 1 (was 9.99 @ BBV and had a TIV of $18 for some reason...) and i added in random fillers of either GF2 ($20-25 TIV $24) or a filler game. All in all, i think i managed to get all the credit i need for the next year of games...:cheesygri Not to mention i was buying games on my way to each EB.

[marximum]

EB TIV Sept. 28

SSX Blur Wii 7.50
Flatout Ultimate Carnage 360 6.50

[rudyjuly2]

Found Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 for PS3 today at BBV - marked at $9.99 - has a TIV of $18.


That's a sweet deal on MUA 1. I'd keep that game if I found it for that price. It's become a bit rare and e-bay prices aren't cheap on it.

[wilkz07]

anyone know the tiv for these psp games (they aren't on tivs.ca):

Pursuit Force Extreme Justice
Hammerin' Hero
Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days

[Psubs]

anyone know the tiv for these psp games (they aren't on tivs.ca):

Pursuit Force Extreme Justice
Hammerin' Hero
Disgaea 2 Dark Hero Days

If they aren't on TIVS.ca, then we're in the same boat as you. Call and let us know. :razz:

[Vinman]

I dunno if its a YMMV thing but ive noticed in the past if i paid for a game in full and it went up i still got it for the price i preordered at, not anymore.

That's a bit of a scam, and the question to ask EB is if you can get a full refund in the case you don't want to pay the higher amount. If not, then I'm certain they're busting a few retail regulations.

[Vinman]

That's a sweet deal on MUA 1. I'd keep that game if I found it for that price. It's become a bit rare and e-bay prices aren't cheap on it.

RCSS had a pile at $18.98 if you're looking, and I';m hoping it goes on sale for $9.99 or they have a 2-for-1 sale soon.

[domo325]

Traded in at EB..

Street Fighter 4 (ps3) - $34.25

I might as well get rid of it while the tiv is still high since it is pretty much confirmed that Super Street Fighter is coming out as a stand alone disc with a lesser pricepoint in spring 2010.

[Haz]

Nah... i had to go to all of these stores to trade in AC (so i didn't double up at any store...)... same with a few TMGM so i could include HAWX ($17 @ BB with TIV of 30.25) and MUA 1 (was 9.99 @ BBV and had a TIV of $18 for some reason...) and i added in random fillers of either GF2 ($20-25 TIV $24) or a filler game. All in all, i think i managed to get all the credit i need for the next year of games...:cheesygri Not to mention i was buying games on my way to each EB.So you're the one who cleared out all the ACs in the GVR?

Luckily, I bought one from FS days before the sale for PP just in case and managed to grab 2 at WM on the morning of the sale.

[revenge7777]

Hey guys,

From what i was told today by the lady at EB was that they changed the policy for paid in full pre orders, So if you paid for a game in full and it cost 69.99 and that said price dropped on that game you would get the money back. Now if that game goes up in price then you have to pay the difference.
I dunno if its a YMMV thing but ive noticed in the past if i paid for a game in full and it went up i still got it for the price i preordered at, not anymore.

As for T3G1F, i did one today and was able to choose whatever title so sound likes a YMMV thing.

I ve been working at eb for almost a year now and when I first started work it was already like this.

[dtrader69]

Found Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 for PS3 today at BBV - marked at $9.99 - has a TIV of $18.

Also found Armored core 4 - PS3 for $9.99....used those 2 and power pros 08 for a 3for1 at EB.

TIVS:

Armored Core 4 - PS3 - $8.25
Marvel UA 1 - PS3 - $18.00
MLB Power Pros - Wii - $8.25

nice haul!

[rudyjuly2]

RCSS had a pile at $18.98 if you're looking, and I';m hoping it goes on sale for $9.99 or they have a 2-for-1 sale soon.

Thanks. I'm playing MUA 2 right now and my son loves it. He was too young when I had the first one. I'll definitely check it out.

[Parth]

That's a bit of a scam, and the question to ask EB is if you can get a full refund in the case you don't want to pay the higher amount. If not, then I'm certain they're busting a few retail regulations.
Of course you can get a full refund...

How is it a scam? If the manufacturer raises the price, than EB games should be allowed to also. If you preorder a game months in advance, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that various factors cause them to have to change the price...

If the price drops, they definately refund you the difference. On the other hand, if the price raises, you want that difference for free? You can't have it both ways..

[musdy]

How much could I get for a 20 gb 360 drive??

[Captain Snazzypants]

Of course you can get a full refund...

How is it a scam? If the manufacturer raises the price, than EB games should be allowed to also. If you preorder a game months in advance, it is not beyond the realm of possibility that various factors cause them to have to change the price...

If the price drops, they definately refund you the difference. On the other hand, if the price raises, you want that difference for free? You can't have it both ways..

I heard a rumour that COD:MW2 will be bumped up in price since the developer is confident they have cornered the market this holiday season (with so many other titles bumped to 2010 they are probably right). Could we see a $79.99 non-CE game shortly?

Yikes...

[Psubs]

I heard a rumour that COD:MW2 will be bumped up in price since the developer is confident they have cornered the market this holiday season (with so many other titles bumped to 2010 they are probably right). Could we see a $79.99 non-CE game shortly?

Yikes...

If the dollar remains around 90 cents, then you may see most over games drop to $59.99 while COD:MW2 "raised" to $69.99.

[mushy_eyes]

I ve been working at eb for almost a year now and when I first started work it was already like this.

Is this an EB policy? Because when I asked about Batman (I had traded 3 when it was $70), the lady said that they would adjust the game to $40 for the 2-day sale, since it was Trade-3-Get-1-Free, not Trade-3-Get-$70?

[wilkz07]

If they aren't on TIVS.ca, then we're in the same boat as you. Call and let us know. :razz:

just got back from eb:

hammerin Hero - 11.75
MGS portable ops - 5.00
Pursuit Force extreme justice - 4.00
Disgaea 2 - 13.75
Madden 10 (ps3) - 35.25

but with the promo they have on now each game had 4.00 added to whats listed above.

[the_fm]

If the dollar remains around 90 cents, then you may see most over games drop to $59.99 while COD:MW2 "raised" to $69.99.

that's the regular price over here. you should of said: it might be raised to $79.99 which is a good possibility :|

[mahjongmaniac]

Nah... i had to go to all of these stores to trade in AC (so i didn't double up at any store...)... same with a few TMGM so i could include HAWX ($17 @ BB with TIV of 30.25) and MUA 1 (was 9.99 @ BBV and had a TIV of $18 for some reason...) and i added in random fillers of either GF2 ($20-25 TIV $24) or a filler game. All in all, i think i managed to get all the credit i need for the next year of games...:cheesygri Not to mention i was buying games on my way to each EB.

you went to 15 EBGs, ... so you must've had 10+ copies of AC?
wow you must've either bought a lot of copies off of WM or PMed them at FS/BB...

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RCSS had a pile at $18.98 if you're looking, and I';m hoping it goes on sale for $9.99 or they have a 2-for-1 sale soon.

the only time that i recall them having a 1/2 off sale for the $18.XX dump bin games is BD/W... otherwise, best they've had is like 2/$30 (i remember they had a coupon deal a while back) or B2G1F

[porkepik]

EBG TIv as of 29/09/09

Ps3:
Fallout 3:40$
Condemned 2:5.75$
Guitar hero Aerosmith:3.50$
Guitar hero 3:3.25$
Dark sector:3.50$
Mercenaries 2:5.50$
Tomb raider underworld:11.75$

360:
Tony hawk project 8: 4.25$
Open season: 2$
Condemned: 3.75$
Need for speed carbon:9.75$

Wii:
Indiana jones staff of kings:8.50$
Samba de amigo:4.50$
No more heroes:5$

All in all not a bad day in trading, traded 10 for the 5$ boni total 131$ in credit (kept my open season but the clerck forgot to remove it from the list)
+ Did a T3G1F with Indiana jones, NFS carbon (which I bought at the source for 4.96$ 3 weeks ago :) ) and Tomb raider for Call of duty MW2.

Too bad I got a speeding ticket on my way grrrrr 125$ you cannot win everyday totally forgot the 30km limit near my daughter daycare was going 59.First ticket ever in 15 years of driving i don't speed. a 30km/hr zone is probably the only way for me to get caught with a speeding ticket. ah well still got MW2 preordered and 6$ of credit for games i will not play ever again.

[Acid_]

you went to 15 EBGs, ... so you must've had 10+ copies of AC?
wow you must've either bought a lot of copies off of WM or PMed them at FS/BB...


I just wanted one to play and couldn't find it. Hoarding stinks.

[lilgreek]

Hey guys,

I am planning to trade in some games to to use to pickup a PS3 slim.

I have NHL 2010 Batman:AA and COD:WaW all for the XBOX360.

Anbody know the trade-in values of these?

Thanx in advance.

[domo325]

Hey guys,

I am planning to trade in some games to to use to pickup a PS3 slim.

I have NHL 2010 Batman:AA and COD:WaW all for the XBOX360.

Anbody know the trade-in values of these?

Thanx in advance.

Check www.tivs.ca

[domo325]

I just wanted one to play and couldn't find it. Hoarding stinks.

Ugh, same.

[dtrader69]

EBG TIv as of 29/09/09

Ps3:
Fallout 3:40$
Condemned 2:5.75$
Guitar hero Aerosmith:3.50$
Guitar hero 3:3.25$
Dark sector:3.50$
Mercenaries 2:5.50$
Tomb raider underworld:11.75$

360:
Tony hawk project 8: 4.25$
Open season: 2$
Condemned: 3.75$
Need for speed carbon:9.75$

Wii:
Indiana jones staff of kings:8.50$
Samba de amigo:4.50$
No more heroes:5$

All in all not a bad day in trading, traded 10 for the 5$ boni total 131$ in credit (kept my open season but the clerck forgot to remove it from the list)
+ Did a T3G1F with Indiana jones, NFS carbon (which I bought at the source for 4.96$ 3 weeks ago :) ) and Tomb raider for Call of duty MW2.

Too bad I got a speeding ticket on my way grrrrr 125$ you cannot win everyday totally forgot the 30km limit near my daughter daycare was going 59.First ticket ever in 15 years of driving i don't speed. a 30km/hr zone is probably the only way for me to get caught with a speeding ticket. ah well still got MW2 preordered and 6$ of credit for games i will not play ever again.

nice update....and the speeding ticket reminds me of klepto...

[Vinman]

the only time that i recall them having a 1/2 off sale for the $18.XX dump bin games is BD/W... otherwise, best they've had is like 2/$30 (i remember they had a coupon deal a while back) or B2G1F

Sure, but they do go on for $9.99 sometimes - I snagged both XB360 and Wii versions of Marvel: UA that way - marked at $19.99, but scanned in at $9.99. I wanted to play them (not so much the Wii since I got the XB360 version), but pretty good deal considering resale value.

[mahjongmaniac]

I just wanted one to play and couldn't find it. Hoarding stinks.

no luck PMing elsewhere other than FS/BB ? not even stooples ? (some RFDers claimed to have found it there)

TRU?


don't forget there's always other stores that PM, although ony 100%, like Zellers, Sears, RCSS

i wasn't lucky enough to find any copies at FS/BB/WM, but it was a good thing i stopped by Zellers... was able to p/u 1 of ea. copy there =)

[mahjongmaniac]

Sure, but they do go on for $9.99 sometimes

well i don't check for game clearances at RCSS too often, so i can't vouch for any unadvertised sales/clearances

what i said before (B2G1F, 2/$30) were all sales advertised in their flyer

- I snagged both XB360 and Wii versions of Marvel: UA that way - marked at $19.99, but scanned in at $9.99. I wanted to play them (not so much the Wii since I got the XB360 version), but pretty good deal considering resale value.

hm... i'd be interested in p/u the Wii version if it's $10
scanned using original UPC, or the generic RCSS value game UPC?

[Whirlwind]

Did you trade in those games or just inquire?

Because if youre trying to get rid of Burnout I would love to buy it off of you,

I believe u want it because you play wiht your kid?

Yeah sorry. Just inquired about the others. Burnout is a keeper. Try EB. I know they have Burnout for $15 used. This would be $13.50 if you have an edge card. If you look hard enough I'm sure you could find it for around $10 new or used.

[GVRtrader]

you went to 15 EBGs, ... so you must've had 10+ copies of AC?
wow you must've either bought a lot of copies off of WM or PMed them at FS/BB...


I PM'd it at London Drugs, RCSS, BB, FS, and Zellers. Couldn't find a single copy at any Walmart (had other commitments in the morning so i went to Walmart in the afternoon... by that time only game left was HAWX but i PM'd that too @ FS/BB instead).

I only PM 1 copy per location (per console) since i needed to go to quite a few EB anyways and most locations still had multiple copies left when i left (at least every LD did, a couple Zellers only had 1 copy). It was easiest to PM @ RCSS (super fast) and LD (except for 1 location, it was fast) for me... pain to PM @ BB/FS (as expected). Good thing about GVR is every EB has one of those 5 stores @ the same location and i guess not many people tried to PM on Friday.:cheesygri

[GVRtrader]

I just wanted one to play and couldn't find it. Hoarding stinks.

FS has it used @ 14.99 (regular price) if you just want to play it. Also im guessing EB will probably have a sale on it soon if you just want to play it... seems like most EB has 20+ copies of AC used (but probably new) atm.

[grappos13]

FS has it used @ 14.99 (regular price) if you just want to play it. Also im guessing EB will probably have a sale on it soon if you just want to play it... seems like most EB has 20+ copies of AC used (but probably new) atm.

ya EB does their sales weird...during their daily deals.. one of the deals was Star wars force unleashed ps3 brand new for 19.99.. DECENT deal at best.. then the next day.. they had unadvertised sale of star wars force unleasehed used for 14.99 (13.50 with edge card)...then like two days later.. the TIV of star wars force unleashed was like $28...

i still find it funny that EB doesnt like ur trade 3's but during that daily deal thing.. it was basically set up to buy it for $10-20 and trade in for more after u play it.. the guy at EB was even like... get endwar, mgs4 LE and tombraider for $10 each.. come back and pre-order something for $70... and i was told this at a couple of stores lol

[the_fm]

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian x360 - $0

they don't take it anymore so i had to run to WM to get C&C for $5 :|

[yoda12320]

I'd buy it off you how much would want for it? They don't sell it anywhere now lol.

[miladvm]

Sorry if someone else has mentioned this but I just got back from EB and Call of Duty 2 for 360 no longer qualifies at $7.75 :( now I am stuck with that, Bioshock, and Dragonball Z which both qualified. I need to find a cheap qualifier quick!

[dtrader69]

Sorry if someone else has mentioned this but I just got back from EB and Call of Duty 2 for 360 no longer qualifies at $7.75 :( now I am stuck with that, Bioshock, and Dragonball Z which both qualified. I need to find a cheap qualifier quick!

you can still the t3gif without the hassle in trying to find another game....trade the 2 games that qualify...they will bump them to 23.33...and the 1 left would be straight credit...

i.e.
for a 69.99 game...you would have paid off 23.33*2+7.75=54.41...you will owe 15.58+tax

[TheHeeyyy]

In the Gaming Guarantee thread, nitro0610 said that the EBGames at the intersection of Yonge&Steeles (across from Centrepoint Mall) told him that EBGames has changed their policy to only allow people to use the gaming guarantee at the store they picked-up the game at. Last Friday, I went to that store to ask them about why I had been blacklisted from trading-in games there, and during that conversation the manager told me he wouldn't take-back the copy of Halo ODST I have, but I could return the game to another EBGames. Well after hearing what nitro said about this policy shift, I went back to that store to ask them what was going-on. The cashier told me the policy change is true, but due to me being blacklisted from trading-in games my Gaming Guarantee has been voided, despite the fact I pre-ordered the game before I was blacklisted. That store has been getting increasingly hostile towards me, so I doubt I'll keep going back there after my pre-orders there are fulfilled.

[Acid_]

no luck PMing elsewhere other than FS/BB ? not even stooples ? (some RFDers claimed to have found it there)

TRU?


don't forget there's always other stores that PM, although ony 100%, like Zellers, Sears, RCSS

i wasn't lucky enough to find any copies at FS/BB/WM, but it was a good thing i stopped by Zellers... was able to p/u 1 of ea. copy there =)


I didn't try, just every WM I went to was out of stock. With all the talk on the RFD forums of FS and BB pulling stock (or at least being out of stock) I didn't go there.

FS has it used @ 14.99 (regular price) if you just want to play it. Also im guessing EB will probably have a sale on it soon if you just want to play it... seems like most EB has 20+ copies of AC used (but probably new) atm.

Good point, maybe it'lll go down to $9.99 at EB or something.

[miladvm]

I ended up trading in my beloved copy of Lost Odyssey :( along with Bioshock and Dragonball Z for Uncharted 2. I decided to trade in the Call of Duty 2 I had for straight credit but what the CSR did for me was incorporate Trade More Get More into it and I ended up getting $81 of credit with $60 of it going to Uncharted 2 and the other $21 on my Edge Card. Not sure how it worked out that way. Anyways, neksus:

Dragonball Z: Burst Limit $8.25
Call of Duty 2: $7.75
don't remember the other two, sorry.

PS. did anyone from RFD get a PS3 slim from Wellington and Commissioners EBGames today? Someone traded in a bunch of games with TMGM and used the credit to get a PS3. I overheard him saying he goes to Western and studies Business and Economics. spham?

[BUFFAR]

New bundle coming soon...
Better get rid of these games. lol

http://image.com.com/gamespot/images/2009/271/elite_bundle_52424_screen.jpg

[GVRtrader]

Pure has good TIV still... better get rid of it on a T3G1F for those that have it still...:cheesygri

I didn't try, just every WM I went to was out of stock. With all the talk on the RFD forums of FS and BB pulling stock (or at least being out of stock) I didn't go there.


Not sure about the situation @ GTA but quite a few RCSS had stock the entire week and its super easy to PM any Walmart sale there. Its a direct match but honestly its already a good deal... i guess thats good future reference.;) FS and BB were out of stock on Sat. but most direct match had stock for most of the week.

[olp79]

Tried to trade in Batman :Arkham Asylum for 360 at Rogers today.

Asked for the trade in value, he typed it in, $40.
I said ok, I'll take it.
He tried to scan it, gets nothing, tries another computer, nothing.
Calls manager, tells me since it's from Walmart, they don't accept, because it had special pricing.

I didn't say anything about how EB and FS also had the same pricing when it was released.

Since they all have different SKU's, I guess just the Walmart copies won't work at Rogers.

[xSPARKYx-]

Traded in LBP for $33 at BBV, got

Wii Tenchu for $10
Wii Smackdown vs Raw for $15
360 Prince of Persia for $20

Couldnt find any other games for $15 or less that i knew for sure qualified, hence buying price of persia. Got home to find out that def jam icon qualified, and it only costed $10. :mad:

Anyways traded them with T3G1F for Fallout 3 GOTY.

[grappos13]

damn... cant get ninja gaiden 2 sigma collectors without having a pre-order.. all EB stores only got enuff for their pre-orders.. kinda sucks that i totally forgot to preorder it... would have liked the collectors even tho there isint much in it

[bluestreetlight]

Picked up the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 CE today, and had to ask the clerk for the Ryu Hayabusa costume code card.

[LatrellMoonwell]

did u try eb at elgin mills and leslie grappos? i saw one there around 3 pm today, not sure if its preorder

[United11]

Picked up the Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 CE today, and had to ask the clerk for the Ryu Hayabusa costume code card.

Pre-ordered it as well (SE), but not sure if i will keep it....got pretty decent reviews but I think i'll pick up Uncharted 1 and play it through before #2 comes out.

[Jagmit]

Pre-ordered it as well (SE), but not sure if i will keep it....got pretty decent reviews but I think i'll pick up Uncharted 1 and play it through before #2 comes out.

uncharted DF FTW!!! its too awesome. this is coming from a one time halo fanboy.

[spham]

PS. did anyone from RFD get a PS3 slim from Wellington and Commissioners EBGames today? Someone traded in a bunch of games with TMGM and used the credit to get a PS3. I overheard him saying he goes to Western and studies Business and Economics. spham?

Nope, not me. I'm studying Business at Western, but I already have a PS3.

[grappos13]

did u try eb at elgin mills and leslie grappos? i saw one there around 3 pm today, not sure if its preorder

ya.. i went there too late... at like 7pm... the worker actually thought it was my pre-order but he sold it to someone i guess not a pre-order.. then after the guy left he was like "oh maybe that was grappos's preorder" lol... but ya i didnt pre-order one.. too bad i didnt have a car earlier or i woulda prolly went early in the afternoon...

Pre-ordered it as well (SE), but not sure if i will keep it....got pretty decent reviews but I think i'll pick up Uncharted 1 and play it through before #2 comes out.

where u located? if GTA.. think u can give me it with ur receipt and ill give u the same amount in EB credit? thx :D

[BUFFAR]

Does EB give high TIV for accessories? controllers and so on...

[grappos13]

Does EB give high TIV for accessories? controllers and so on...

no.. ur better off selling on BST here...

[in]

Traded at EB on Sept 29

Xbox 360
Transformers 1 - The movie game - $7.25
Godfather 1 - $6.25
Halo 3 - $15
FEAR - $9

PS3
Bioshock - $14

[blibbertibs]

Futureshop gave me $40 for the PS3 version of Fallout 3 on September 29.

[mahjongmaniac]

I PM'd it at London Drugs, RCSS, BB, FS, and Zellers. Couldn't find a single copy at any Walmart (had other commitments in the morning so i went to Walmart in the afternoon... by that time only game left was HAWX but i PM'd that too @ FS/BB instead).

I only PM 1 copy per location (per console) since i needed to go to quite a few EB anyways and most locations still had multiple copies left when i left (at least every LD did, a couple Zellers only had 1 copy).

wow that's pretty extreme to go to that many locations to PM.... but i guess since you were travelling to 10+ other EBG stores anyway, doesn't seem like it'd make much of a diff.

It was easiest to PM @ RCSS (super fast) and LD (except for 1 location, it was fast) for me... pain to PM @ BB/FS (as expected). Good thing about GVR is every EB has one of those 5 stores @ the same location and i guess not many people tried to PM on Friday.:cheesygri

WM's sale never advertised any particulars for AC or HAWX, just the $9 and $19 sale price, respectively.... so if i was to find copies at FS/BB, and the stupid CSRs/MODs gimme that LTO/WSL/ltd qty BS, i would've given them an earful

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Sorry if someone else has mentioned this but I just got back from EB and Call of Duty 2 for 360 no longer qualifies at $7.75 :( now I am stuck with that, Bioshock, and Dragonball Z which both qualified. I need to find a cheap qualifier quick!

you can still use it as a filler game for their current TMGM promo (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/ebg-trade-more-get-more-tmgm-event-08-30-10-03-a-783251/), assuming you have a bunch of games to trade in

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I didn't try, just every WM I went to was out of stock. With all the talk on the RFD forums of FS and BB pulling stock (or at least being out of stock) I didn't go there.


i'm not sure "all" FS/BBs were pulling stock

recall that FS dropped the price the day of the WM anniv. sale (Fri., except QC which was Wed.)... so if many RFDers ordered in advance for ISPU (intending to PM, or just wanting to get a copy b/c WM might be OOS), you can see how quick stock can be depleted


and even if they do pull a stOOpleS on you, there are ways around that... ;)

[mahjongmaniac]

Tried to trade in Batman :Arkham Asylum for 360 at Rogers today.

Asked for the trade in value, he typed it in, $40.
I said ok, I'll take it.
He tried to scan it, gets nothing, tries another computer, nothing.
Calls manager, tells me since it's from Walmart, they don't accept, because it had special pricing.

I didn't say anything about how EB and FS also had the same pricing when it was released.

wow... way to assume randomly...


Since they all have different SKU's, I guess just the Walmart copies won't work at Rogers.

yeah, i remember the BAA threads discussing how there was as many as 3 "diff." BAA copies, each w/ diff. UPCs (can't quite recall if it was PS3 or 360 version, or both)

it's possible RP only has 1 of the 3, whichever that is ...

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Traded in LBP for $33 at BBV, got

Wii Tenchu for $10
Wii Smackdown vs Raw for $15
360 Prince of Persia for $20

Couldnt find any other games for $15 or less that i knew for sure qualified, hence buying price of persia. Got home to find out that def jam icon qualified, and it only costed $10. :mad:

Anyways traded them with T3G1F for Fallout 3 GOTY.

if you were willing to pay as much as $20 for a game to trade in, you should've just got a copy of AC or HAWX during the WM sale... both were guaranteed $10+ in TIV, and i think they still are now

[FlyingSoLow]

Went into Queensborough Landing EB today and asked about preordering. Both employees were really nice. The guy told me you can preorder pretty much anything. He let me look through their binder which had like 3 pages alone just for PS3. Pages were printed on 09/17, and the only games that weren't 69.99 were God of War 3 59.99 and SWTCW:RH 49.99. Uncharted 2 was 69.99 so a lot could be different, might go back in a week or two to check the updated book and sneak a photo with my phone's camera.

A few random facts I learned:
- Games are ALWAYS released on Tuesdays
- Games with release dates on the 1st/2nd of a month are 9 out of 10 times fake/tentative dates

[grappos13]

Went into Queensborough Landing EB today and asked about preordering. Both employees were really nice. The guy told me you can preorder pretty much anything. He let me look through their binder which had like 3 pages alone just for PS3. Pages were printed on 09/17, and the only games that weren't 69.99 were God of War 3 59.99 and SWTCW:RH 49.99. Uncharted 2 was 69.99 so a lot could be different, might go back in a week or two to check the updated book and sneak a photo with my phone's camera.

A few random facts I learned:
- Games are ALWAYS released on Tuesdays
- Games with release dates on the 1st/2nd of a month are 9 out of 10 times fake/tentative dates

uncharted is 59.99 in their system...100% confirmed as of like 4 days ago...

as for always.. most games, dvds, etc come out on tuesdays... except for games their r some exceptions.. guitar hero world tour i remmeber came out on a sunday last fall... but ya.. 99.9% of games come out on tuesdays...

this tuesday coming up should be another decent day for releases..demons souls ps3, nba 2k10 and live 10, afrika and that new star wars game..

man just looking at the release list.. the amount of games most likely going into my already massive collection is gonna be huge over the 6 weeks or so: demons souls, an nba game, uncharted 2, fifa 10, raw vs smackdown, god of war collection, new buzz game, modern warfare 2... then u got the maybe ones like brutal legend, dj hero, band hero, tekken 6, etc..

[FlyingSoLow]

uncharted is 59.99 in their system...100% confirmed as of like 4 days ago...
I meant that on the paper, which was printed on 09/17, it said 69.99. Just clarifying that even though GoW3 and SWTCW:RH are cheaper, the paper could be so out of date that more than just Uncharted 2 has changed. It's kinda funny, the games are cheaper:D, but it makes the T3G1F weaker:cry:.

man just looking at the release list.. the amount of games most likely going into my already massive collection is gonna be huge over the 6 weeks or so: demons souls, an nba game, uncharted 2, fifa 10, raw vs smackdown, god of war collection, new buzz game, modern warfare 2... then u got the maybe ones like brutal legend, dj hero, band hero, tekken 6, etc..
The months leading up to Christmas seem to always be great-game-filled, gotta love it.

[grappos13]

^ ya they have a lot going until near xmas... i actually just made a post in the entertinament thread about it and wanted to get ppls opinions :D

[FlyingSoLow]

^ ya they have a lot going until near xmas... i actually just made a post in the entertinament thread about it and wanted to get ppls opinions :D

Fortunately links are Man's best friend. Which Games are you getting over the next 2 months? (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/games-you-getting-over-next-2-months-795850/)

[GVRtrader]

wow that's pretty extreme to go to that many locations to PM.... but i guess since you were travelling to 10+ other EBG stores anyway, doesn't seem like it'd make much of a diff.


Not really, its just walking because every EB (except the one @ Queens, which is an outdoor mall with BB and Walmart beside EB) is inside a mall and inside the mall there's at least 1 of the stores i listed.

[baconape]

Sorry if someone else has mentioned this but I just got back from EB and Call of Duty 2 for 360 no longer qualifies at $7.75 :( now I am stuck with that, Bioshock, and Dragonball Z which both qualified. I need to find a cheap qualifier quick!

trade it to eb for the 7.00 or whatever and buy dead rising 17.99 with edge and minus the 7.00 you got it for just over 10$ or farcry for 24.99 -10%-7.00=15.50 and they both work for t3 (obviously wait a few days or go to a diff eb, dont be silly)

[drv123]

Traded Halo 3 ODST to rogers video for $45.

[dtrader69]

after picking up batman on release date....i finally popped the game in for the first time yesterday....looks like a keeper....

the moral of the story is....grappos...how do u find time to play the games...are most of ur games still in shrinkwrap?

[arty316]

TIV EB Sept 29

SBK Superbike World Championship (360) $10 --> down $1.50 from the day before. Guess they now know it's in the $10 bargain bin at Walmart....$5 on sale right now.

Did T1f1 for Ratchet and Clank Ps3.

[Eclipse09]

damn... cant get ninja gaiden 2 sigma collectors without having a pre-order.. all EB stores only got enuff for their pre-orders.. kinda sucks that i totally forgot to preorder it... would have liked the collectors even tho there isint much in it

The store i went to had 10 copies, 9 of them were pre ordered
so they let me snag one of them. CE for $5 more sounded too good for me haha

[domo325]

TIVS at EB sept 30:

Prince of persia (ps3) - $15
Saints Row 2 (360) - $15.75
Street Fighter 4 (ps3) - $34.25


Anyone know if NBA 2K10 will be a trade 2 get it free, like NHL 2K10? I want to trade both PoP and SR2 for it, and trade SF4 for EB credits.

[TheGamer2400]

Anyone know if NBA 2K10 will be a trade 2 get it free, like NHL 2K10? I want to trade both PoP and SR2 for it, and trade SF4 for EB credits.

No, because NHL 2K10 is selling for $49.99, while NBA 2K10 will be selling for $59.99 or $69.99.

[grappos13]

The store i went to had 10 copies, 9 of them were pre ordered
so they let me snag one of them. CE for $5 more sounded too good for me haha

which store was this?... maybe ill call around today and ask..also if those 9 ppl that pre-ordered dont pick it up tomorrow.. couldnt i go into EB on friday and get it since they only hold them for 48 hrs?

[TheGamer2400]

man just looking at the release list.. the amount of games most likely going into my already massive collection is gonna be huge over the 6 weeks or so: demons souls, an nba game, uncharted 2, fifa 10, raw vs smackdown, god of war collection, new buzz game, modern warfare 2... then u got the maybe ones like brutal legend, dj hero, band hero, tekken 6, etc..

Agreed, there's going to be bunch a stuff for me to get the next few weeks:
Oct. 6 - NBA 2K10: Anniversary Edition
Oct. 13 - Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Oct. 20 - FIFA 10, WWE SvR 2010
Oct. 27 - Tekken 6
Nov. 3 - PES 2010, Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition (not sure if I'm going to get these two though)
Nov. 10 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov. 17 - Left 4 Dead 2

[cyphon]

Just talked to a guy about doing a trade in for Borderlands. He says that used Bioshock just dropped to $15 today, so if you were going to trade in Bioshock while it still has more than $8 in value, today's the day. Tomorrow, it probably won't qualify.

[grappos13]

Just talked to a guy about doing a trade in for Borderlands. He says that used Bioshock just dropped to $15 today, so if you were going to trade in Bioshock while it still has more than $8 in value, today's the day. Tomorrow, it probably won't qualify.

or if u need a game and used bioshock is $15 and it qualifies for trade 3.. then boom :D

so i called around to like 10 EB Games and all of them dont have any ninja gaiden sigma 2 collectors..cant believe i forgot to pre-order it :(... looks like ill have to call around on friday and hope that ppl didnt pick it up so that i can go and buy it lol..

[cyphon]

or if u need a game and used bioshock is $15 and it qualifies for trade 3.. then boom :D

There's that too. I think I'll trade mine in, cuz I can always buy it back later if I want to play it again, and it'll be even cheaper :D

[Eclipse09]

which store was this?... maybe ill call around today and ask..also if those 9 ppl that pre-ordered dont pick it up tomorrow.. couldnt i go into EB on friday and get it since they only hold them for 48 hrs?

At your backyard... Markville

2 of them on the list were their own wokrers
so there is potentially 7 more for you after 48 hours


Also i did a trade in for GT5
I guess Brunswick Pro Bowl went under 8 on monday

all for Wii at EB Games

Brunswick Pro Bowl - 7.25
Winter Sports - 10.50
Wii Music - forgot to ask, probably still the same


By the way, i saw Winter sports at WM when i was on my way home stickered at 14.83
Is it only the $10 games that are half or would that be half too?
I didnt pick it up cause i dont have anymore games to trade in

[mahjongmaniac]

By the way, i saw Winter sports at WM when i was on my way home stickered at 14.83
Is it only the $10 games that are half or would that be half too?
I didnt pick it up cause i dont have anymore games to trade in

only the marked $10 games will scan-in at 1/2 off

[baconape]

can anyone confirm bio-shock is 15.00 used and still +8?
ill stop by afterwork and see if i can get one, i need one more game thats +8 to preorder borderlands

and if they dropped biosock would assgreed have dropped also?

[brutal]

Went to Blockbuster Video and traded in:

PS3 Batman AA: $35.00
PS3 NHL08: $7.50

used those tivs plus 25 bucks for LBP GOTY

[arty316]

Just talked to a guy about doing a trade in for Borderlands. He says that used Bioshock just dropped to $15 today, so if you were going to trade in Bioshock while it still has more than $8 in value, today's the day. Tomorrow, it probably won't qualify.

or if u need a game and used bioshock is $15 and it qualifies for trade 3.. then boom :D

[QUOTE=cyphon;9509444]There's that too. I think I'll trade mine in, cuz I can always buy it back later if I want to play it again, and it'll be even cheaper :D

If you don't need the qualifier in Bioshock right away, you can always buy it $15 today and then switch it today using the t1f1 for Ratchet and Clank tools of destruction....i recommend at a difference EB. That may give you some buffer time to find some other qualifying games to use for a t3f1....but of course, Ratchet and Clank also appears to be on the endangered list too.

[baconape]

[QUOTE=grappos13;9509437]or if u need a game and used bioshock is $15 and it qualifies for trade 3.. then boom :D



If you don't need the qualifier in Bioshock right away, you can always buy it $15 today and then switch it today using the t1f1 for Ratchet and Clank tools of destruction....i recommend at a difference EB. That may give you some buffer time to find some other qualifying games to use for a t3f1....but of course, Ratchet and Clank also appears to be on the endangered list too.

good idea swaping bio for ratchet

[baconape]

or buy three bio's for 40.43 and trade two back for one ratchet and one assgreed and now you have 3 for a trade3.

40.43 turned into 69.99

we all know some cocky bastard will try this

[balonis]

lol damnit! u gave away my secret.. ahh well, already got 4 preorders today from this.. do it quick while its still hot

or buy three bio's for 40.43 and trade two back for one ratchet and one assgreed and now you have 3 for a trade3.

40.43 turned into 69.99

we all know some cocky bastard will try this

[baconape]

lol damnit! u gave away my secret.. ahh well, already got 4 preorders today from this.. do it quick while its still hot

what do you find if you look up hoarder in the dictonary?

[ssowinski]

PS3

traded MUA for 16.50
prototype for 40
SFIV for 34.25
and got the extra TMGM $10 on top of it Sept 30th at EB

got the MUA for 9.99 at BBV this morning

[Eclipse09]

what do you find if you look up hoarder in the dictonary?

Baloney?

[baconape]

Baloney?

i thought it was mr and mrs kelptos wedding photo.

[Psubs]

what do you find if you look up hoarder in the dictonary?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Bologna_lunch_meat_style_sausage.JPG/669px-Bologna_lunch_meat_style_sausage.JPG

[Eclipse09]

i thought it was mr and mrs kelptos wedding photo.

That would probably be "hoarders"

Nice pic Psubs :razz:

[gatorb6]

Xbox360

Fallout 3 - $40 @ FS

[dtrader69]

i thought it was mr and mrs kelptos wedding photo.

no...you get balonis in track pants...

http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/113.jpg

Come on people, which one of you is this??

[baconape]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3333/3430098565_8e41227057.jpg?v=0


their wedding cake

[mahjongmaniac]

i thought it was mr and mrs kelptos wedding photo.

LMAO

------

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Bologna_lunch_meat_style_sausage.JPG/669px-Bologna_lunch_meat_style_sausage.JPG

:lol: :D

[Setz]

Did you guys know Batman AA is 37.99$ used at EBGames? Grabbed a copy.

[Eclipse09]

Did you guys know Batman AA is 37.99$ used at EBGames? Grabbed a copy.

I think it has been that price for about 2 weeks now

[baconape]

I think it has been that price for about 2 weeks now

is that before edge? because this would be an easy way to shift credit to bbv from eb. i have a ton of eb $ and no bbv $ so i could buy 2 batmans at 37 and give em to bbv for 35. each.

[FlyingSoLow]

Today:
TIV-EB
Xbox 360
UFC 2009 Undisputed - 36.50
Fable 2 - 32.00
NFS: Undercover - 22.75
Halo 3 - 16.50
Assassin's Creed - 13
Soul Calibur 4 - 12.25
NFS: Most Wanted - 10.75
F.E.A.R. - 9.75
Mass Effect - 9.50
Tiger Woods 09 - 7.50
Rock Band - 7.25
Condemned 2: Bloodshot - 3.75
Condemned: Criminal Origins - 3.75

Used to preorder AC2:
NFS: Carbon
Too Human
End War
Would've preordered another, but Condemned was too scratched up so I thought it wouldn't qualify for TMGM with the Refurb charge. The extra $16 wasn't worth it.

TIV-BBV
Xbox 360
GRAW - 1
Condemned: Criminal Origins - 1
NHL 09 - 10

Funny enough, I don't and have never owned an Xbox 360. :razz:

[United11]

or buy three bio's for 40.43 and trade two back for one ratchet and one assgreed and now you have 3 for a trade3.

40.43 turned into 69.99

we all know some cocky bastard will try this

But isn't the promo for AC trade one and get it for $4.99?

[Vinman]

Did you guys know Batman AA is 37.99$ used at EBGames? Grabbed a copy.

I saw it at $34.99 at Rogers (with manual!!) but couldn't find another game to do the 50% off deal with so I left it.

[cyphon]

[QUOTE=grappos13;9509437]or if u need a game and used bioshock is $15 and it qualifies for trade 3.. then boom :D



If you don't need the qualifier in Bioshock right away, you can always buy it $15 today and then switch it today using the t1f1 for Ratchet and Clank tools of destruction....i recommend at a difference EB. That may give you some buffer time to find some other qualifying games to use for a t3f1....but of course, Ratchet and Clank also appears to be on the endangered list too.

I've got Oblivion, Midnight Club, Bioshock, Saints Row and DC-MK to trade. Probably trade DC-MK for straight credit, since it's worth the most. Use three of the others to get Borderland.

[LIVE DEREK]

Hey MJM you will be interested in this.

http://wireless.ign.com/articles/103/1030031p1.html

[Aquabubble]

Traded 360:

Ghostbusters $35 Blockbuster (I liked it, but not enough replay value to keep with still a decent trade-in. Will buy again since I'm a fan, when the price takes a dive)
Bioshock $11.25 EB (loved the game, but again, not much in replay value. With how its shaping up, the sequel will be the one to keep)

Picked up Overlord 2 New $44 @ Blockbuster & Mass Effect Pre-played $24 @ EB. ME was brand new $24 at Blockbuster, but only would give me $5 for Bioshock, so not worth it.

[LIVE DEREK]

Traded 360:

Ghostbusters $35 Blockbuster (I liked it, but not enough replay value to keep with still a decent trade-in. Will buy again since I'm a fan, when the price takes a dive)
Bioshock $11.25 EB (loved the game, but again, not much in replay value. With how its shaping up, the sequel will be the one to keep)

Picked up Overlord 2 New $44 @ Blockbuster & Mass Effect Pre-played $24 @ EB. ME was brand new $24 at Blockbuster, but only would give me $5 for Bioshock, so not worth it.

I am quite scared about how Bioshock 2 will turn out. They have a lot of studios working on it now (4) and it might not come together very well. Also Ken Levine a gaming mastermind is no longer part of the project. And in this months Game Informer "they" heard a rumor that Levine wouldn't even help them when they asked. This is not to mention how late in the development stage it is to ask for "help" or sign on new studios to help.

[FlyingSoLow]

I am quite scared about how Bioshock 2 will turn out. They have a lot of studios working on it now (4) and it might not come together very well. Also Ken Levine a gaming mastermind is no longer part of the project. And in this months Game Informer "they" heard a rumor that Levine wouldn't even help them when they asked. This is not to mention how late in the development stage it is to ask for "help" or sign on new studios to help.

I was in EB today and the Bioshock 2 teaser trailer came on...what a waste of my time... I don't have high expectations for the game as I'd be happy if it was just similar to the first one. But it's gotta be good, you get to be a Big Daddy!

[baconape]

i went to eb and they said that bioshock was still 29$ new and 24 used when they looked at the computer (they didnt have any stock) maybe this is only stores that have lots in stock,

oh well i wanted to pick up to get the last few ach points i didnt get when i had it like a year ago

[Haz]

Hey MJM you will be interested in this.

http://wireless.ign.com/articles/103/1030031p1.htmlNot really mahjong. This is real mahjong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong), more like poker.

[domo325]

[QUOTE=arty316;9509938]

I've got Oblivion, Midnight Club, Bioshock, Saints Row and DC-MK to trade. Probably trade DC-MK for straight credit, since it's worth the most. Use three of the others to get Borderland.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Saints Row does not qualify for T3G1F anymore. TIV is $7.50 now. Unless you forgot to type in the 2 in Saints Row 2, then my bad.. lol.

[mahjongmaniac]

But isn't the promo for AC trade one and get it for $4.99?

yes

other games, IIRC, are R:FOM and Bioshock

games w/ $8+ TIV get bumped to $25

[mahjongmaniac]

Hey MJM you will be interested in this.

http://wireless.ign.com/articles/103/1030031p1.html
Not really mahjong. This is real mahjong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahjong), more like poker.

heh, well i don't happen to own an iphone now anyway :\

[sunchaser53]

Traded in Sept 30 @ EB

PS3 - Bioshock - $8 :evil:
PS3 - H.A.W.X - $12 :evil:
Xbox 360 - Assassin Creed - $13 :twisted:

Edit: Futureshop for HAWX is $26.75.

[domo325]

Traded in Sept 30 @ EB

PS3 - Bioshock - $8 :evil:
PS3 - H.W.A.X - $12 :evil:
Xbox 360 - Assassin Creed - $13 :twisted:

Wow, bioshock TIV has dropped considerably from $14 yesterday.

[dom11]

traded in at EB today Sept 30th

360 C&C RA3 5.25

PS3 NHL 2k9 2.00
PS3 Fight Night Round 4 40.00

wii
The Conduit 13.75
Wall-E I can't remember how much that one was worth

[grappos13]

Wow, bioshock TIV has dropped considerably from $14 yesterday.

because someone reported that they r selling it for $15 used...

and i think hawx's downfall from 30.25 to $12 is bigger :D

[Setz]

lol are those balogna slices supposed to represent hoardng?

[mahjongmaniac]

Traded in Sept 30 @ EB

PS3 - Bioshock - $8 :evil:
PS3 - H.A.W.X - $12 :evil:
Xbox 360 - Assassin Creed - $13 :twisted:

Edit: Futureshop for HAWX is $26.75.

HAWX TIV drop is quite significant... thx to RFD effect
i'm just a bit surprised it hadn't dropped sooner


what's funny is i remember HAWX was one of the current (or upcoming?) "most wanted" titles... showing $30 TIC, saw the paper ad instore

[United11]

yes

other games, IIRC, are R:FOM and Bioshock

games w/ $8+ TIV get bumped to $25

Ok, so then how does that makes sense to buy 3 bioshock, switch one for Ratchet and Clank and 1 for Assas Creed?

I know they have a promo to trade for Rachet straight up, but how would it work for Assas Creed???

[the_fm]

Ok, so then how does that makes sense to buy 3 bioshock, switch one for Ratchet and Clank and 1 for Assas Creed?

I know they have a promo to trade for Rachet straight up, but how would it work for Assas Creed???

for AC, you'll pay the $4.99

[tooviral]

at EB today

tenchu 360
mass effect 360
top spin 3 360
fifa street 3 PS3
Tiger woods 09 PS3

Above 5 qualified for promos between $8 and $10

360

Armoured Core 4 - 7.00
TR Underworld - 10.50
Ass Creed - 13.00
LOTR Conquest - 14.00

PS3

MLB 08 - 4.50
RB6 Vegas 2 - 11.00
MVL Ult Alliance - 16.50

Wii

Madworld - 16.25
Worms:SP OD - 10.25
MLB Powerpros 08 - 7.25

Wipeout Pulse PSP - 4.50


BBV

360

golden compass - 7.50
rock revolution - 15.00
hellboy - 15.00
world series poker 08 - 10.00
supreme commander - 15.00

PS3

enemy territory quake wars - 12.50
batman AA - 35.00

Wii

Space chimps - 17.50

[chdude3]

Batman for 360 was still $35 at BBV today (Sept 30).

[United11]

or buy three bio's for 40.43 and trade two back for one ratchet and one assgreed and now you have 3 for a trade3.

40.43 turned into 69.99

we all know some cocky bastard will try this

for AC, you'll pay the $4.99

So really you would spent $40.43, and then $4.99 to do a trade 3.

Wouldnt it be better to buy 2 bioshock, and then Ninja Gaiden or Kane & Lynch for $18(after edge discount) and then trade bioshock for Ratchet & Clank and eliminate the extra process of trading for AC???

[grappos13]

^ seems like a plan.. $44.97 EB credit into $70 eb credit... would ppl actually do this straight at that store? if it were me, seems like u almost need 3 EB's if u dont wanna get bad looks.. 1 EB to buy 2 bioshock and kane and lynch.. and to make sure of the TIVs... then another to trade bioshock to asscreed and then another to do the trade 3..

[GVRtrader]

^ seems like a plan.. $44.97 EB credit into $70 eb credit... would ppl actually do this straight at that store? if it were me, seems like u almost need 3 EB's if u dont wanna get bad looks.. 1 EB to buy 2 bioshock and kane and lynch.. and to make sure of the TIVs... then another to trade bioshock to asscreed and then another to do the trade 3..

Yeah, need 3 to do a trade unless you have some reps that just don't care (or friends with the rep). Only possible problem with this is if you traded in bioshock during the Walmart sale already, you got to make sure you don't trade it in again... Doesn't look like it will last long either as Bioshock down to $8 probably means it'll be <$8 within the next few days (if not tomorrow).

Can't believe HAWX dropped so fast though... i traded my 2nd last copy (kept one) in on thursday for $30.25 still!:cheesygri I have the "wanted" ad for HAWX thats suppose to be good until oct. 3 (tho fine print does say its subject to change)... anyone who wants to trade in HAWX could try using the ad.

[United11]

^ seems like a plan.. $44.97 EB credit into $70 eb credit... would ppl actually do this straight at that store? if it were me, seems like u almost need 3 EB's if u dont wanna get bad looks.. 1 EB to buy 2 bioshock and kane and lynch.. and to make sure of the TIVs... then another to trade bioshock to asscreed and then another to do the trade 3..

Yeah, or try to double up on bioshock and K&L at one store, and then hit up one to trade the bioshocks for R&C and then 2 more to do the 2 3for1....so maybe 4 total visits.

[Gunnerheadboy]

Hi, I' pretty new to this "trade stuff worth $20 to get something worth $70" thing. Could somebody please tell me the easiest and cheapest way for me to get Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 doing the T3G1F? Please and thank you :)!

PS. I know tivs.ca and to make sure the games are $8+, but I'm not sure what games to get from where using what other deals. This all gets really confusing :(. If any of the pro's can help me out that will be great. Thanks again.

[balonis]

holy! i was at one eb today picking up some bioshocks and one guy doing the trade 3 lucked out big time! the guy did the trade 3 for dj hero and he was able to get the entire package (game and turn table). There was a sign for DJ hero being eligible for trade 3 and the csr (who is obviously a total newb) could only find the sku of the package and collectors in the system. So he bumped up each game to like $40 each or sumthing!! of course no managers around since they are all at the conference in montreal. man this guy is so gonna get fired! LOL I was so mad i didn't have my 3 games ready at that time!

[grappos13]

holy! i was at one eb today picking up some bioshocks and one guy doing the trade 3 lucked out big time! the guy did the trade 3 for dj hero and he was able to get the entire package (game and turn table). There was a sign for DJ hero being eligible for trade 3 and the csr (who is obviously a total newb) could only find the sku of the package and collectors in the system. So he bumped up each game to like $40 each or sumthing!! of course no managers around since they are all at the conference in montreal. man this guy is so gonna get fired! LOL I was so mad i didn't have my 3 games ready at that time!

thats what i find weird.. is how they have the trade 3 for DJ hero.. but then the game isint coming out separately.. only as a bundle.. so couldnt u complain to get the whole thing? cuz it says trade 3 get it free.. and u cant get just the game..

[balonis]

if thats the case, looks like i'm loading up on dj heros! lol

thats what i find weird.. is how they have the trade 3 for DJ hero.. but then the game isint coming out separately.. only as a bundle.. so couldnt u complain to get the whole thing? cuz it says trade 3 get it free.. and u cant get just the game..

[JDub41]

Hey Guys, what are the trade restrictions for Ratchet and Clank?

The flyer says "Trade 1 and get it free"

Does the game have to be a min of $8 trade-in value?

Thanks

[grappos13]

if thats the case, looks like i'm loading up on dj heros! lol

ya.. think about it.. its a brand new game... u cant get the controller or game separately... makes no sense so it has to be together... i wonder if we can go back and complain or go and do a trade 3 now and be like.. well it says trade 3 get it free and the game doesnt come without that item so i should be getting the bundle free... i think it would be hard to do it.. but it seems legit..

[anton204]

ya.. think about it.. its a brand new game... u cant get the controller or game separately... makes no sense so it has to be together... i wonder if we can go back and complain or go and do a trade 3 now and be like.. well it says trade 3 get it free and the game doesnt come without that item so i should be getting the bundle free... i think it would be hard to do it.. but it seems legit..

Does seem legit but highly unlikely. I was told T3G1F always capped at 69.99 and we pay the difference. Anyone else get this deal with DJ Hero? If this is true then time to hunt for some tiv qualifiers.

[revenge7777]

Does seem legit but highly unlikely. I was told T3G1F always capped at 69.99 and we pay the difference. Anyone else get this deal with DJ Hero? If this is true then time to hunt for some tiv qualifiers.

No, it is always capped at $69.99.

[mahjongmaniac]

Wii

Madworld - 16.25
Worms:SP OD - 10.25
MLB Powerpros 08 - 7.25

and so it has finally dropped <$8... i think they're really cracking down on these cheap trade fodder titles now... that, or the RFD effect was hitting them hard

--------

Batman for 360 was still $35 at BBV today (Sept 30).

it's still $40 at RP (that is, if it scans)

--------

Can't believe HAWX dropped so fast though... i traded my 2nd last copy (kept one) in on thursday for $30.25 still!:cheesygri I have the "wanted" ad for HAWX thats suppose to be good until oct. 3 (tho fine print does say its subject to change)... anyone who wants to trade in HAWX could try using the ad.

that's the paper ad i was ref'ing to before... still advertises $30 TIV as a most-wanted title

might be YMMV for asking them to honour that when system scan says diff. TIV
i know i've asked them to honour the TIVs that was once advertised on their website (long while back) but never had any success... so... i doubt this situation woudl end up being any diff. ...

[Ismality]

sept 30th at EB
all xbox 360 games:

lost planet - $2
eragon - $1.75
bioshock - $12
madden 07 - $0.25
nhl 07 - $0.01
ultimate alliance - $1
pimp my ride - $5.50
import tuner challenge - $1.75
perfect dark zero - $4.25
the outfit - $3.75
college hoops 2k8 - $2

[grappos13]

Does seem legit but highly unlikely. I was told T3G1F always capped at 69.99 and we pay the difference. Anyone else get this deal with DJ Hero? If this is true then time to hunt for some tiv qualifiers.

No, it is always capped at $69.99.

i agree that its basically always capped at 69.99... but it does say trade 3 get it free... and DJ hero will NOT be sold as a game only.. so there is room for complaint for sure... i dont see why they would promote it as trade 3 get 1 free for DJ hero and then u cant that u have to add more money to it... for ppl that say its like a collectors edition where u add money, its NOT because u can still get that game without collectors free.. this one u cant and they just give u $70 off...

for DJ hero it should be.. trade 3 get it for $70 or whatever.. or trade 6 get it free...

[jlo mein]

of course no managers around since they are all at the conference in montreal.

There's an EB Manager conference going on right now? Where did this info come from? Has any information surfaced on what they are discussing? Could be bad if its about policy changes related to trade ins...

[dom11]

There's an EB Manager conference going on right now? Where did this info come from? Has any information surfaced on what they are discussing? Could be bad if its about policy changes related to trade ins...

from what I heard they are trying out the new games and drinking and that not sure if its true but what I heard

[Vinman]

ultimate alliance - $1

If that was a true retail copy (and not the crappy freebee) then you should have sold it on EBay instead. EB doesn't differentiate, but the real-world market does.

[aznrock2000]

If that was a true retail copy (and not the crappy freebee) then you should have sold it on EBay instead. EB doesn't differentiate, but the real-world market does.

What would you get on ebay for the retail version? I don't imagine it being too much but definitely more than $1.

[baconape]

So really you would spent $40.43, and then $4.99 to do a trade 3.

Wouldnt it be better to buy 2 bioshock, and then Ninja Gaiden or Kane & Lynch for $18(after edge discount) and then trade bioshock for Ratchet & Clank and eliminate the extra process of trading for AC???

i was being sarcastic. is kain and lynch still +8?

[cyphon]

Traded in a bunch last night. Did the T3G1F for Borderlands, and dumped four titles to pre-order Final Fantasy 13, with some change left over. Couldn't get the T3G1F on that, but I'm not complaining.

PS3

Saints Row 2 - $15.50
MK vs DC - $19.50
Resistence - $12.25
Oblivion - $11.25

Midnight Club, Bioshock and Tenchu: Silent Assassin (Wii) were all cheaper (think Bioshock was $8), but they got bumped to $23.33, so I don't know the exactly values. More than 8, less than 11.25

[baconape]

There's an EB Manager conference going on right now? Where did this info come from? Has any information surfaced on what they are discussing? Could be bad if its about policy changes related to trade ins...

they are talking about you jlo mein

[Psubs]

they are talking about you jlo mein

Hmmmm, are they watching JLo videos and eating chow mein?

[Someguyatwork]

There's an EB Manager conference going on right now? Where did this info come from? Has any information surfaced on what they are discussing? Could be bad if its about policy changes related to trade ins...

Perish the thought that EB might wise up and start cracking down on bad TIV's to protect them as a business, stupid I know, but I always thought EB was in the business of making money here.

Actually from what I've heard they asked all managers to bring all the copies of Kung Fu Panda and Indy LEGO to create a massive super slippery slide that'll be burned at night to create a dark green disturbing glow. :twisted:

Problem with that though is that baggage is expensive..

[chdude3]

it's still $40 at RP (that is, if it scans)Fair enough, but I only just finally used up all my credit at Futureshop. I still have 3-figures worth at both EB and BBV, I didn't need to start collecting credit at yet ANOTHER store. BBV and EB are a lot more convenient for me to get to as well, Rogers is out of my way so for the convenience factor as well they win.

[United11]

i was being sarcastic. is kain and lynch still +8?

I'm not sure now, but it did qualify a few days ago - for PS3

[revenge7777]

i agree that its basically always capped at 69.99... but it does say trade 3 get it free... and DJ hero will NOT be sold as a game only.. so there is room for complaint for sure... i dont see why they would promote it as trade 3 get 1 free for DJ hero and then u cant that u have to add more money to it... for ppl that say its like a collectors edition where u add money, its NOT because u can still get that game without collectors free.. this one u cant and they just give u $70 off...

for DJ hero it should be.. trade 3 get it for $70 or whatever.. or trade 6 get it free...

Most likely or they would just not have a trade certain amount games and get it free promo.

[Haz]

There's an EB Manager conference going on right now? Where did this info come from? Has any information surfaced on what they are discussing? Could be bad if its about policy changes related to trade ins...Yes, they're a manager's meeting this week. Some smaller stores like The Rise will be short staffed this week since the manager still technically uses hours for work, they can't just put in more employees to fill in.

Being this time of year, it's probably laying out plans for the holiday season. You know, the 70% of all of the year's sales in the next 3 months? Tons of marketing and sales strategy to go over.

If that was a true retail copy (and not the crappy freebee) then you should have sold it on EBay instead. EB doesn't differentiate, but the real-world market does.I took MUA Gold Edition 360 into EB a week or 2 back. It scanned for $0.85... Then again, I think it sold at EB for $5 used at one point.

[arty316]

EB TIV Sept 30

Def Jam Icon (360) $7 - another bites the dust...:(

[mahjongmaniac]

There's an EB Manager conference going on right now? Where did this info come from? Has any information surfaced on what they are discussing? Could be bad if its about policy changes related to trade ins...

i thought the conference was sth for EBG store mgrs to check out new game releases, etc. ...

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If that was a true retail copy (and not the crappy freebee) then you should have sold it on EBay instead. EB doesn't differentiate, but the real-world market does.

if anyone was wondering, Vinman is ref'ing to the NFR copy :lol:

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they are talking about you jlo mein

LOL :lol:

i thought it'd be balonis instead XD

[Patrocks]

Anyone from Winnipeg know locations that will T3GI$1 for any future releases? Or even if you know the list of eligible games for any stores. Ones I hit up said only games on their list and could not find said list. Thanks.

[torontoraptor]

Oct 1st

PS3:

NBA Live 09 - $10
Fight Night Round 4 - $40

[Pat_McCrotch]

Oct 1st

LittleBigPlanet (PS3) - $35
InFAMOUS (PS3) - $40
Socom (PS3) - $3.25
Batman: AA (360) - $22.25
Halo Wars (360) - $40
Wii Fit (Wii) - $24.50

Plus $4 for every game.

[ChopSuey]

Oct 1st

LittleBigPlanet (PS3) - $35
InFAMOUS (PS3) - $40
Socom (PS3) - $3.25
Batman: AA (360) - $22.25
Halo Wars (360) - $40
Wii Fit (Wii) - $24.50

Plus $4 for every game.

Halo Wars for $40 TIV??? I saw this game used at BBV for $19.99. :D

[Parth]

I was at Bestbuy today and I saw a whole wall of empty shelves that said:

Previously played XBOX360/Wii/PS3

Looks like we are getting a new player in the game.

[Psubs]

I was at Bestbuy today and I saw a whole wall of empty shelves that said:

Previously played XBOX360/Wii/PS3

Looks like we are getting a new player in the game.

Would they have differnt TIVs than FS? They are the same company. Really mostly good games would get good TIV's. Most other games get dropped to $3.60 or $2.40 really fast. >:(

[grappos13]

Would they have differnt TIVs than FS? They are the same company. Really mostly good games would get good TIV's. Most other games get dropped to $3.60 or $2.40 really fast. >:(

i dont really even bother with FS trade ins...FS had some kick arse deals when they first got into the trade in market (like trade 3..keep the credit and get 50% off LBP and resistance 2)...but now its just bad...the only "deal" trade in wise that they had/may still have is that FEAR 2 was $35 TIV when BBV was selling it 29.99 used and part of their buy 2 get 1 free deal.. meaning u could use BBV credit.. get 3 29.99 games (1 u want and 2 FEAR 2) then go to FS and trade both FEAR 2 in and basically get any 29.99 used BBV game for free (and a transfer of credit from BBV to FS)...

but in the end i dont think ill be doing much FS trading... lower game TIV's are crap... higher ones are usually the same TIV at EB and EB u get tax as well and EB has promos like extra 25% for forza 3...the trade more get more...

and if u think "well FS has soo much more use of a giftcard", think of it like this.. say u want cash... u trade in a game at FS for $40... and u can probably sell that giftcard off for $35 to someone... where as at EB.. trade in the game for $40 + tax... u can for sure also sell that card for atleast $35.. sometimes u can sell EB gift/edge cards for just tax free.. as ppl would be saving 13% and ud be getting cash for ur credit....so i dont see a point to trade at FS INSTEAD of EB... its just that rare time that they have a much better TIV or trade in deal

[Psubs]

i dont really even bother with FS trade ins...FS had some kick arse deals when they first got into the trade in market (like trade 3..keep the credit and get 50% off LBP and resistance 2)...but now its just bad...the only "deal" trade in wise that they had/may still have is that FEAR 2 was $35 TIV when BBV was selling it 29.99 used and part of their buy 2 get 1 free deal.. meaning u could use BBV credit.. get 3 29.99 games (1 u want and 2 FEAR 2) then go to FS and trade both FEAR 2 in and basically get any 29.99 used BBV game for free (and a transfer of credit from BBV to FS)...

but in the end i dont think ill be doing much FS trading... lower game TIV's are crap... higher ones are usually the same TIV at EB and EB u get tax as well and EB has promos like extra 25% for forza 3...the trade more get more...

and if u think "well FS has soo much more use of a giftcard", think of it like this.. say u want cash... u trade in a game at FS for $40... and u can probably sell that giftcard off for $35 to someone... where as at EB.. trade in the game for $40 + tax... u can for sure also sell that card for atleast $35.. sometimes u can sell EB gift/edge cards for just tax free.. as ppl would be saving 13% and ud be getting cash for ur credit....so i dont see a point to trade at FS INSTEAD of EB... its just that rare time that they have a much better TIV or trade in deal

Yup, I dont' think I've ever traded a game into FS.

Oh wait, the only time was a trade 2 games TIV > $10 get $10 off Gear of War 2 or something like that. Traded in Trauma Centre 1 and 2.

[the_fm]

FS trade-ins are bad but they used to have good deals like trade a game with tiv 10+ and get $15 off on certain games. anyway, what i like is they gave $40 for Wolverine

[Mollo]

Oct 1.
EB TIV
Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection (PSP) = $5.25
Valkyrie Profile Lenneth (PSP) = $9.50

[ChopSuey]

New Rogers ad is out:

http://www.rogersplus.ca/games/gamestradein_promos.asp

There are some pretty sick deals in it. T2G1F for COD: MW2 and AC2 and some of the trade two games are cheap. Also, some of the trade 3 games are really cheap. Also, buy one used for $19.99, get one free. :)

[urs74]

Halo Wars for $40 TIV??? I saw this game used at BBV for $19.99. :D

Not saying it wasn't but are your sure it wasn't Quake Wars if it was Halo Wars that would be hot to me.

[ChopSuey]

Not saying it wasn't but are your sure it wasn't Quake Wars if it was Halo Wars that would be hot to me.

Nope, it was Halo Wars. I remember being there a couple nights ago, and I saw it on the shelf for $19.99. It was the only copy they had. Pretty sure it's probably gone by now. :( Though I am going there tonight. I'll post back if I find it.

[balonis]

looks like i'll be cancelling all my modern preorders at eb and getting them from rogers!!

[United11]

i was being sarcastic. is kain and lynch still +8?

Kane & Lynch is $8 today, so it could be DOA soon enough.

Not sure about that Bioshock for $15, check today and it was $29.99 used. Did anyone confirm this?

EDIT - Oh yeah, and Bioshock has a TIV of $11 today.

[MDubbelboer]

Would they have differnt TIVs than FS? They are the same company. Really mostly good games would get good TIV's. Most other games get dropped to $3.60 or $2.40 really fast. >:(

ya. bb in edmonton has been taking trade-ins for a bit and their value is identical to FS.

[arty316]

Nope, it was Halo Wars. I remember being there a couple nights ago, and I saw it on the shelf for $19.99. It was the only copy they had. Pretty sure it's probably gone by now. :( Though I am going there tonight. I'll post back if I find it.

Doesnt surprise me. Halo Wars is dropping everywhere. I saw it in the bargain bin at Walmart for 29 new.

[mahjongmaniac]

I was at Bestbuy today and I saw a whole wall of empty shelves that said:

Previously played XBOX360/Wii/PS3

Looks like we are getting a new player in the game.

i think EDM BB's were the 1st of the stores to "test out" the used program

but it's good to hear that BB is joining... i'm tired of seeing FS's crappy promos... we need some new ones at BB

and hopefully their TIVs are diff. than FS's, so we can see a "fresh start" of good trade promos

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i dont really even bother with FS trade ins...FS had some kick arse deals when they first got into the trade in market (like trade 3..keep the credit and get 50% off LBP and resistance 2)...

not to mention their min. TIV for eligible games is $15 now as opposed to $10


but in the end i dont think ill be doing much FS trading... lower game TIV's are crap... higher ones are usually the same TIV at EB and EB u get tax as well and EB has promos like extra 25% for forza 3...the trade more get more...

well, for me i'm just glad the option is there... if by chance they have slightly better TIV than either BBV/EBG/RP, i'm certainly gonna reconsider

[mahjongmaniac]

New Rogers ad is out:

http://www.rogersplus.ca/games/gamestradein_promos.asp

There are some pretty sick deals in it. T2G1F for COD: MW2 and AC2 and some of the trade two games are cheap. Also, some of the trade 3 games are really cheap. Also, buy one used for $19.99, get one free. :)

not that many that i see...

maybe UT3, NGS, Spiderman, LOTR:C, DMC4

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ya. bb in edmonton has been taking trade-ins for a bit and their value is identical to FS.

blah... that means their trade promos won't likely be any good

[cmr140]

i think EDM BB's were the 1st of the stores to "test out" the used program

but it's good to hear that BB is joining... i'm tired of seeing FS's crappy promos... we need some new ones at BB

and hopefully their TIVs are diff. than FS's, so we can see a "fresh start" of good trade promos

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not to mention their min. TIV for eligible games is $15 now as opposed to $10



well, for me i'm just glad the option is there... if by chance they have slightly better TIV than either BBV/EBG/RP, i'm certainly gonna reconsider


YEs let's hope but seeing that best buy owns futureshop, I wouldnt hold my breathe on some amazing TIVs. I fully expect them to have TIVs close to the standard that we as consumers are used to

[zoro69]

Sunrise here has a sign in the window they take game trades ins, cash or 25% more in credit. No idea what values are like, didn't even know they sell games.

[BUFFAR]

Traded at EB
Rygar, RAW'09, and AssCreed for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for PS3
:arrowu: Not sure their tiv since everything got bumped up. They are all eligible.


Here's a awesome commercial of the game. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0KeJ4eeAM0

[Parth]

not that many that i see...

maybe UT3, NGS, Spiderman, LOTR:C, DMC4
DMC4 should be 19.99 or less more or less everywhere.

UT3 is 12 bucks new at EB games, 15 at thesource and 9.99 used at EB.

If you got an edge card, you can pick up two copies (1xbox, 1ps3) of UT3 for 16+tax. Then you just gotta find one more on that list.

It really shouldn't be terribly difficult to get a trade 3 at rogers for 35 or less.

For those of you interested, I would get on the phone with EB and pick up whatever copies of UT3 they have now. There aren't many left anywhere and they will go fast.

I still have a copy from last years 9.99 sale at EB. Looks like its finally time to get rid of it.

[ChopSuey]

Some of the games that are listed in the T2G1F you can get in states on clearance for like $5 each. :) Did you hear that Balonis??? ;)

BTW, I think the managers of EB are talking about Balonis and RFD at their meeting. I'm pretty sure RFD is being discussed at least. :)

EB Manager #1: "Those damn RFDers keep screwing us over. Damn sociopaths!"
EB Manager #2: "We need to track down and stop Balonis! I'm sick of keeping track of all her damn pre-orders!"
EB Manager #3: "I can't stand that grappos13! That greedy SOB won't be happy until he has every PS3 game!"
EB Manager #1: "Okay okay... Forget about RFD for now. Let's continue our discussion on how to screw Rogers and Future Shop!"

[arty316]

Traded at EB
Rygar, RAW'09, and AssCreed for Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 for PS3
:arrowu: Not sure their tiv since everything got bumped up. They are all eligible.


Here's a awesome commercial of the game. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0KeJ4eeAM0

Is that Rygar for the Wii? I'm surprised since it's 9.89 new at EB. If that is the case I'm going there tomorrow to pick it up.

[BUFFAR]

Is that Rygar for the Wii? I'm surprised since it's 9.89 new at EB. If that is the case I'm going there tomorrow to pick it up.

Yes, Rygar is for the Wii. AC & Raw'09 are for PS3.
Like I said, it all got bumped up and the only thing I can see on my receipt are $23.33 per game.

[TheHeeyyy]

Some of the games that are listed in the T2G1F you can get in states on clearance for like $5 each. :) Did you hear that Balonis??? ;)

BTW, I think the managers of EB are talking about Balonis and RFD at their meeting. I'm pretty sure RFD is being discussed at least. :)

EB Manager #1: "Those damn RFDers keep screwing us over. Damn sociopaths!"
EB Manager #2: "We need to track down and stop Balonis! I'm sick of keeping track of all her damn pre-orders!"
EB Manager #3: "I can't stand that grappos13! That greedy SOB won't be happy until he has every PS3 game!"
EB Manager #1: "Okay okay... Forget about RFD for now. Let's continue our discussion on how to screw Rogers and Future Shop!"

LOL. I doubt we're that big of a concern to EBGames. Anonymous users included, there's probably 20-30 people here that take advantage of EBGames promos frequently (T3G1F, TMGM, etc), and probably around 100 when including people who take advantage of their promos occasionally. We might be a strain on some stores that get frequently visited by us, but as a whole we're probably low on their list of priorities.

[rudyjuly2]

Just traded Madden 10 PS3 at BBV for $42 today.

Same as what they offered June 21st. Waited all that time for my SI copy and I don't even care that much for the game. The UPC code wouldn't scan since it's a US copy but they just inputted it by hand.

[belowzeros]

LOL. I doubt we're that big of a concern to EBGames. Anonymous users included, there's probably 20-30 people here that take advantage of EBGames promos frequently (T3G1F, TMGM, etc), and probably around 100 when including people who take advantage of their promos occasionally. We might be a strain on some stores that get frequently visited by us, but as a whole we're probably low on their list of priorities.


i think you are being WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY conservative on those numers lol ><

[Parth]

LOL. I doubt we're that big of a concern to EBGames. Anonymous users included, there's probably 20-30 people here that take advantage of EBGames promos frequently (T3G1F, TMGM, etc), and probably around 100 when including people who take advantage of their promos occasionally. We might be a strain on some stores that get frequently visited by us, but as a whole we're probably low on their list of priorities.
i think you are being WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY conservative on those numers lol ><
Agree. Judging by how insanely quickly the BBV/RP stores get raided near my house, I'm guessing there are a fair few people on RFD visiting each of those stores.

[brucedlx]

Agree. Judging by how insanely quickly the BBV/RP stores get raided near my house, I'm guessing there are a fair few people on RFD visiting each of those stores.

Not at all it only takes 1-2 hoarders to pick a BBV/RP clean of 8$ TIV games.

[Parth]

Not at all it only takes 1-2 hoarders to pick a BBV/RP clean of 8$ TIV games.
1-2 hoarders at every store is a hell of a lot more than 30 people regularly trading...

And it's more likely that its more than 1-2.

[TheHeeyyy]

Agree. Judging by how insanely quickly the BBV/RP stores get raided near my house, I'm guessing there are a fair few people on RFD visiting each of those stores.

There are clustered areas where there are a higher number of RFD traders than on-average, and Toronto happens to be one of them. On a national scale, we're not nearly as populous.

[Parth]

In the GTA alone there are probably 40 some odd BBVs...

There are almost definately ALOT more hoarders than 30.

Hell I know like 4 people that very regularly trade in at EB with the spoils of their WM/BBV hoarding. That makes 5 of us alone lol.

[anton204]

Anyone from Winnipeg know locations that will T3GI$1 for any future releases? Or even if you know the list of eligible games for any stores. Ones I hit up said only games on their list and could not find said list. Thanks.

IME it depends on the CSR, some say a certain list of games while others say any future release qualifies for T3G1F ($1)

Some games that Qualify at the moment are: (Not sure if these are official but these are what I was able to get)
- COD: MW2
- DJ Hero (capped at 69.99)
- Tekken 6
- Brutal Legend
- Gran Turismo 5 (I was able to do this one a few weeks ago)
- Forza 3
- Fallout 3: GOTY


i agree that its basically always capped at 69.99... but it does say trade 3 get it free... and DJ hero will NOT be sold as a game only.. so there is room for complaint for sure... i dont see why they would promote it as trade 3 get 1 free for DJ hero and then u cant that u have to add more money to it... for ppl that say its like a collectors edition where u add money, its NOT because u can still get that game without collectors free.. this one u cant and they just give u $70 off...

for DJ hero it should be.. trade 3 get it for $70 or whatever.. or trade 6 get it free...

Indeed, They need to clarify the promo with DJ hero with some fine print.

[mahjongmaniac]

DMC4 should be 19.99 or less more or less everywhere.

UT3 is 12 bucks new at EB games, 15 at thesource and 9.99 used at EB.

If you got an edge card, you can pick up two copies (1xbox, 1ps3) of UT3 for 16+tax. Then you just gotta find one more on that list.

It really shouldn't be terribly difficult to get a trade 3 at rogers for 35 or less.

RP rules indicate they won't accept duplicates... although it'd be for diff. platforms...

YMMV perhaps... anyone had success doing that?
personally i've never tried

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BTW, I think the managers of EB are talking about Balonis and RFD at their meeting. I'm pretty sure RFD is being discussed at least. :)

EB Manager #1: "Those damn RFDers keep screwing us over. Damn sociopaths!"
EB Manager #2: "We need to track down and stop Balonis! I'm sick of keeping track of all her damn pre-orders!"
EB Manager #3: "I can't stand that grappos13! That greedy SOB won't be happy until he has every PS3 game!"
EB Manager #1: "Okay okay... Forget about RFD for now. Let's continue our discussion on how to screw Rogers and Future Shop!"

LOL :lol:

you forgot

EB Manager #2: "Oh yeah, i almost forgot about that damned klepto guy... although he's perma-banned on RFD, you can bet he's still lurkin' around...

:D

[Parth]

RP rules indicate they won't accept duplicates... although it'd be for diff. platforms...

YMMV perhaps... anyone had success doing that?
personally i've never tried

Yup. I've done it before. As long as they are on different platforms it counts as different games. Although, this is most definately a YMMV thing as I'm guessing some CSRs out there won't follow that.

The manager at the RPs I go to definately considers them different titles though.

[FlyingSoLow]

There are clustered areas where there are a higher number of RFD traders than on-average, and Toronto happens to be one of them. On a national scale, we're not nearly as populous.

Clearly people are flattering themselves if they think they make that much of a difference. Maybe on the things like buy 3 Bioshock trade for R&C/AC and do T3G1F, but on things like buying games elsewhere and using T3G1F/TMGM... If they were really getting ****ed over, they'd lower their TIV's or up their min. TIV...
On Tuesday I was at the new Queensborough EB and they said ~15 people bought NGS2. So on one not too exciting release day they make more than I probably "take" them for every 4 months.

Yup. I've done it before. As long as they are on different platforms it counts as different games. Although, this is most definately a YMMV thing as I'm guessing some CSRs out there won't follow that.

The manager at the RPs I go to definately considers them different titles though.

At places like EB, people specialize in games, so they know if something's fishy, but at places like BBV/RP there are quite a few employees who are only movie-knowledgeable, which could help with letting things slide.

I think the new RP promo(s) are pretty good. The T3 isn't as hot as EB, but the T2 could be great. GTA4, NFS:U, CoD4, Skate 2; all games which aren't "new" and could probably be found used for $15-20. And possibly a good time to get rid of Batman:AA instead of racking up BBV credits.

Also interesting is that it says "PRE-ORDER NOW" at the top of the page, but the T2 indicates CoD:MW2 - Offer valid from Nov 10 - 30, 2009 and AC2 - Offer valid from Nov 17 - 30, 2009. Where at the bottom of the page it says "Offers valid at participating Rogers Plus locations from Oct. 1 – 31, 2009. While supplies last." So it's not really a pre-order if you can't do the T2 until they are released... And will all of those "eligible titles" be eligible in a month and a half??? :|

[grappos13]

^ for that rogers plus deal... seems like i should try and platinum godfather 2 and wanted weapons of fate over the next month and a half so i can use them in the trade 2 deal lol... these were relatively cheap during BBV buy 2 get 1 free....

im not 100% sure but at costco.. isint wanted weapons of fate, bundled with the DVD movie, only 22.99+ taxes... weird that the ps3 game is bundled with the regular movie.. but im pretty sure thats the price...

[baconape]

Kane & Lynch is $8 today, so it could be DOA soon enough.

Not sure about that Bioshock for $15, check today and it was $29.99 used. Did anyone confirm this?

EDIT - Oh yeah, and Bioshock has a TIV of $11 today.

kain and lynch sells for 19.99 -10 % edge and trades for 8$ that was for the ps3?
ill try and grab one and flip it back at the diff eb for a trade3

any others that work like this i thought farcry would work like this but its up to 29$ now

oh and no go on bioshock in ottawa. both my stores are selling it for 29. new and 24 used.... booooo

and for the rogers deal, dont you have to buy that dumb card for like 10.00?
and i just traded dmc4 for 360 to bbv for like 7.00 b/c it didnt work at eb.

[baconape]

1-2 hoarders at every store is a hell of a lot more than 30 people regularly trading...

And it's more likely that its more than 1-2.

there dont seem to be too many in my area, i know there are a few, but not too many

[taro-chan]

there dont seem to be too many in my area, i know there are a few, but not too many;) I know there aren't that many at the EB I go to. Don't come to mine and I won't go to yours.

[Flipmars]

went to EB yesterday, here are the approx values on top of my head.

Metroid 3: Corruption - Wii 9.xx$
Resident Evile 4 = Wii 9.xx$
Wii Fit = 22.xx$
WII PLAY = 7.xx$ (not elligible)

sorry for not having the exact amounts, all in all Wii Play is now unusable.

[baconape]

;) I know there aren't that many at the EB I go to. Don't come to mine and I won't go to yours.

deal.
however we could pool our resources, two head are better than one, we could be like batman and robin.
i mean not in a gay yellow tights kinda way. ummm this got wierd nevermind

[mahjongmaniac]

At places like EB, people specialize in games, so they know if something's fishy, but at places like BBV/RP there are quite a few employees who are only movie-knowledgeable, which could help with letting things slide.

it's not that hard for BBV staff to realize sth is fishy when the same game gets traded in multiple times on the same day...

same w/ FS/RP

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and for the rogers deal, dont you have to buy that dumb card for like 10.00?

yes, you have to be a SR member to start trading at RP

[danzerino]

EB Games as of October 2

All wii games:

Mario Kart- 35
MLB Power Pros 2008- 4.75 RFD effect
Sonic and the secret rings- 11.75
Super Mario Galaxy- 30

[Haz]

and for the rogers deal, dont you have to buy that dumb card for like 10.00?That dumb card saved me a bunch of cash when I collected and redeemed points on games, especially during times they had buy $xx on gift card and 2/40 at the same time!

[United11]

kain and lynch sells for 19.99 -10 % edge and trades for 8$ that was for the ps3?
ill try and grab one and flip it back at the diff eb for a trade3



Yes, it's the PS3 version. Another game that works is Ninja Gaiden for PS3....costs $19.99 - 10% edge = $17.99---->and it has a trade in above $10 I believe??

[mahjongmaniac]

That dumb card saved me a bunch of cash when I collected and redeemed points on games, especially during times they had buy $xx on gift card and 2/40 at the same time!

loved those "put $XX on GC, get 10 bonus SR pts" promos

for some reason, almost every time they offer it, they decrease the $XX amt

it used to be $40 --> $30 --> $25 (just a few mths ago back in June, IIRC)

[dtrader69]

some of the games that are listed in the t2g1f you can get in states on clearance for like $5 each. :) did you hear that balonis??? ;)

btw, i think the managers of eb are talking about balonis and rfd at their meeting. I'm pretty sure rfd is being discussed at least. :)

eb manager #1: "those damn rfders keep screwing us over. Damn sociopaths!"
eb manager #2: "we need to track down and stop balonis! I'm sick of keeping track of all her damn pre-orders!"
eb manager #3: "i can't stand that grappos13! That greedy sob won't be happy until he has every ps3 game!"
eb manager #1: "okay okay... Forget about rfd for now. Let's continue our discussion on how to screw rogers and future shop!"

lol!

[Lone_Prodigy]

EB Games as of October 2

All wii games:

Mario Kart- 35
MLB Power Pros 2008- 4.75 RFD effect
Sonic and the secret rings- 11.75
Super Mario Galaxy- 30

Wat

Are you sure it's not Sonic Unleashed or Sonic and the Black Knight?

[GemInite]

October 2nd.

EBgames

Infamous - PS3 - $40
Call of Duty 4 - PS3 - $37
Killzone 2 - PS3 - $26.25
Super Mario Galaxy - Wii - $30


What's funny is best buy sells a used Infamous for $26

[wazabi]

Ya! that is pretty hot for infamous...

I just did that didn't hesitate, bought at BB trade to EB. Great deal :D

October 2nd.

EBgames

Infamous - PS3 - $40
Call of Duty 4 - PS3 - $37
Killzone 2 - PS3 - $26.25
Super Mario Galaxy - Wii - $30


What's funny is best buy sells a used Infamous for $26

[frugal_fanboy]

End War PS3 has dropped to $7 at EBG >:(

[domo325]

End War PS3 has dropped to $7 at EBG >:(

Damn, I traded in a 360 copy of End War just last night and it still counted.. $9 I believe.

[crimsonh4wk]

Prince of Persia (360) - $11.75
Assassin's Creed (360) - $13
Disgaea (DS) - about $5.50
FF Tactics A2 (DS) - about $6.75
GTA4 (360) - $14.50

[ScoreVancouver]

FS:

Killzone 2: $37


EB:
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PS3) and Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) all qualified for T3G1F

[Captain Snazzypants]

FS:

Killzone 2: $37


EB:
Valkyria Chronicles (PS3), Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PS3) and Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (DS) all qualified for T3G1F

You gave up a lot, dude.

[Captain Snazzypants]

Ya! that is pretty hot for infamous...

I just did that didn't hesitate, bought at BB trade to EB. Great deal :D

If you trade it in for Forza, you'd get $50 in credit... link (http://ebgames.ca/graphics/pdf/fallsavings_en.pdf)

[jonb204]

- Oct 2, 2009
- Wii
- EB
- Transformers the Game: $10.75
- Tenchu Shadow Assassins: $10

[grappos13]

EB TIV

FNR4 ps3 - $40
riddick 360 - 12.75
endwar 360 - $9
simpsons ps3 - 12.50

ok for ppl with rogers plus near them.. end wars are all stickered at 17.99.. so u can get 2 copies for that price with the new deal.. so 2 qualifying titles for 17.99+tax.. pretty nice...

also u can hopefully get rogers to stack the 19.99 riddick with the get 1 free deal.,.. giving u at most $20+tax for 2 qualfying EB titles..

i decided to just only grab a copy of each and leave the rest for others :D

[grappos13]

Damn, I traded in a 360 copy of End War just last night and it still counted.. $9 I believe.

yup.. still in the system at $9 and 17.99 at rogers part of their deal too... hopefully it stays thru the weekend because i might go and grab some if i can find it... although i might have to drive like 20+min down into scarboro to find some lol...shoulda got more while i was there today lol.. i saw a lot.. oh well.. havent hoarded in like 1.5 months..so maybe ill stay away!

[danzerino]

can i trade in 3 games for the forza promo get 25% more and then cancel the pre order a week later and get credit back?

[ChopSuey]

i decided to just only grab a copy of each and leave the rest for others :D

Balonis would be disappointed in you for doing that. :D

[Haz]

can i trade in 3 games for the forza promo get 25% more and then cancel the pre order a week later and get credit back?I don't think so. I think it's just for 1 game you get the extra 25%. I traded in RE5 ($40 + 25% = $50) towards Forza 3.

[TheHeeyyy]

Here are today's TIVs for The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (360).

EBGames: $12.75
Futureshop: $18
Blockbuster: $21

[the_fm]

can i trade in 3 games for the forza promo get 25% more and then cancel the pre order a week later and get credit back?

just go to 3 EB. it's better than nothing

[ScoreVancouver]

You gave up a lot, dude.
Just old games I had laying around I was never gonna play again.

[Captain Snazzypants]

Just old games I had laying around I was never gonna play again.

I meant that you could have gotten a lot more value than a single pre-order. That said, I can appreciate that not everybody likes to run around town to get better deals.

[Bordum]

Eb tiv

h.a.w.x. - $22.75

[Captain Snazzypants]

I don't think so. I think it's just for 1 game you get the extra 25%. I traded in RE5 ($40 + 25% = $50) towards Forza 3.

It doesn't really say one way or the other. I remember getting a 20-25% bump on two trade-ins towards Batman:AA and getting the difference on my Edge card, but the CSR may just have been busy/sleepy.

I have 2 pre-orders at 2 different EBs using 2 copies of a $40 game that got bumped to $50. I am hoping I can switch those pre-orders to something else and keep the $50 credit. Will update next week when I try...

[madara]

I don't think so. I think it's just for 1 game you get the extra 25%. I traded in RE5 ($40 + 25% = $50) towards Forza 3.

so they are doing the forza 3 extra credit differently? for brutal legend, i got the extra credit on both games i used.

[FlyingSoLow]

so they are doing the forza 3 extra credit differently? for brutal legend, i got the extra credit on both games i used.

I would think they would allow you to trade in as many games as you want as long as the TIV didn't exceed the cost of the game.

[dorje]

just traded Infamous - $40, COD Modern Warfare - $37, Prince of Persia - $15.25 and MSG 4 - $14.50. All games were for PS3.

[Parth]

I don't think so. I think it's just for 1 game you get the extra 25%. I traded in RE5 ($40 + 25% = $50) towards Forza 3.
I'm pretty sure you can use more than 1 game. I just traded:


Halo Wars - $40
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - 12.75

Both for the XBOX360. They bumped up both of them by 25% and I just had to pay the left over.

[Freckle Daddy]

Bah you've got me addicted to this flippin game.

Just grabbed riddick and end war from rogers for 20 bucks and added prince of persia, which I got for 10 bucks from ebs doorcrashers event, and traded in for a MWF2 pre-order.

Also traded in HAWX for PS3 for 30 bucks straight.

Thanks guys for the heads up.

Fd

[yoda12320]

EBGAMES TIV UPDATE 10/02/09

Mass Effect 360 9.50

NFS Carbon 360 9.50

Amped 3 7.50 **** out luck if you have this game now :(

[balonis]

Sonic Unleashed wii is $12.25 at eb :cheesygri

[tooviral]

more @ eb

360

saints row 2 - 15.75
TR Underworld - 10.50
transformers - 7.25
mass effect 9.50
dead rising - 9.25
grid - 15.25
godfather - 6.25
halo 3 - 16.50

PS3

full auto 2 - 7.75
grid - 16.75

Wii

Mrvl ul alliance - 13.00
godfather - 9.75
tenchu - 10.00
spiderman fr or foe - 11.75
res evil umb chron - 11.00
legend of zelda twillight - 37.00
ssx blur - 6.50
Jillian Fitnes ultimatum 09 - 7.25

:)

[Mansech]

Oct 2 @ EB games all for PS3

Killzone2 $26.25
Uncharted $10.50
COD4:MW $37
Genji 2: Days of the Blade $4.50
COD5: WaW $40

[BUFFAR]

PS3:

Metal Gear Solid 4 - $15.00
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - $10.00
Killzone 2 - $36.00

[AttackSquirrel]

Hey, Rogars Plus gave me $45 TIV for Halo ODST today

[Wick98]

I cancelled my Forza 3 pre-order today and the CSR allowed me to get the credit on an Edge card, which was awesome.

While I was at EB, I asked for a tiv:

Klonoa (Wii) - $15.75

I was also able to pick up a used copy of Bioshock PS3 for a friend, for $15. Its tiv must've dropped drastically.

[Turbinator_007]

Hey, anyone know if the Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) Hardened Edition is still available for pre-order? I asked my local eb yesterday and the guy said he can't do any more...

I know the prestige edition is sold out, but damn so is the hardened edition? :confused:

The launch of this game is going to be epic.... :D

[mahjongmaniac]

Balonis would be disappointed in you for doing that. :D

heh, you might be right about that, but at the same time, he'd be glad b/c it opened up an opportunity for him to take what remains =D

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Eb tiv

h.a.w.x. - $22.75

i'm assuming that's for the 360 since the PS3 version was recently reported to have dropped down to ~$12

[mahjongmaniac]

Also traded in HAWX for PS3 for 30 bucks straight.

WTH? so this actually went UP again? .... already? o_O

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Hey, anyone know if the Modern Warfare 2 (PS3) Hardened Edition is still available for pre-order? I asked my local eb yesterday and the guy said he can't do any more...

I know the prestige edition is sold out, but damn so is the hardened edition? :confused:

The launch of this game is going to be epic.... :D

i've asked this a couple times at EBG last wk (diff. stores) and they told me both the PE and HE of COD:MW2 has been sold out of pre-orders for all EBG stores in Canada, and that you can only pre-order the reg. ed.

[domo325]

WTH? so this actually went UP again? .... already? o_O

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i've asked this a couple times at EBG last wk (diff. stores) and they told me both the PE and HE of COD:MW2 has been sold out of pre-orders for all EBG stores in Canada, and that you can only pre-order the reg. ed.

Ahh, luckily I was able to preorder the hardeneded edition about a month ago.. Whew.

[RebelBC]

i've asked this a couple times at EBG last wk (diff. stores) and they told me both the PE and HE of COD:MW2 has been sold out of pre-orders for all EBG stores in Canada, and that you can only pre-order the reg. ed.

Just wondering what is so special with the HE of COD:MW2 ? For $10 more, you get a steelbook, an artbook & a token to download the original COD.

[GQ001]

TIVs 10/02

Wii
COD3- $25.25
Tenchu- $10
Tiger Woods 08- $6
Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix- $11.25

PS3
Haze- $8.50
Sonic Unleashed- $8

[GVRtrader]

Just wondering what is so special with the HE of COD:MW2 ? For $10 more, you get a steelbook, an artbook & a token to download the original COD.

I pre-ordered PE for the night visions googles... HE isn't bad for a fan who doesnt want the NVG.

I'm sure FS/BB/etc will have some in stock at release for those that couldn't pre-order... they generally get a few. Also Amazon might be accepting orders too so there are alternatives.

BTW, anyone know the real TIV of HAWX? Seems like there's 2 different answers... almost tempted to goto EB and ask!:cheesygri

[boondock]

I went to EB last night, before the TMGM deal ended (today the CSR told me), so I unloaded bunch of xbox 360 games:

NCAA football 07- .01
Kane and Lynch- 5.75
Gears 2- 24.75
The Darkness- 4.50
Stranglehold- 1.00
Perfect DZ- 4.25
Saints Row- 6.50
Halo 3- 16.50
LOTR: Conquest- 14.00
Gears 2- 13.00
Guitar Hero 2- 4.25

Got the 4 dollars added to the each game and ended up with 130 dollars credit. Now I have 258 in game credit. Im leaning towards a PS3 slim.

[baconape]

WTH? so this actually went UP again? .... already? o_O

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i've asked this a couple times at EBG last wk (diff. stores) and they told me both the PE and HE of COD:MW2 has been sold out of pre-orders for all EBG stores in Canada, and that you can only pre-order the reg. ed.

i got the hard ver pre-ordered in august, and the guy at the eb said that he allready had a ton of pre's for it. i think theyve been sold out for a while now

[baconape]

i went to rogers last night and struck out. they only had a copy of sonic unleasehed for 17.99 and a bunch of soul cal's for ps3 for 29.99.
nothing woeth getting at the merrivale rp. i think somone all ready picked it clean .... did grappos go for a drive? i hope the speed trap just past kingston on the 401 ticketed him

[Vinman]

WTH? so this actually went UP again? .... already? o_O

At the EBs I frequent, there are very few copies of HAWX, while the stores are fully stocked with Bioshock and absolutely inundated with AssGreed.

I think a lot of people bought HAWX to (gasp) actually *play* while the others were pure trade fodder. Makes sense, as HAWK is relatively new compared to the others.

[army214]

Hey guys I was wondering if I preorder a game at EB using T3G1F, and then cancel the preorder a few days later if I will get back the credit on a GC or Edge card?

I am looking to upgrade from a premium to an elite 360 and wanted to rack up some credit towards it.

[TheHeeyyy]

Hey guys I was wondering if I preorder a game at EB using T3G1F, and then cancel the preorder a few days later if I will get back the credit on a GC or Edge card?

I am looking to upgrade from a premium to an elite 360 and wanted to rack up some credit towards it.

If you cancel the pre-order you'll only be able to transfer-it to another game that qualifies for a T3G1F.

You may be able to do rake-up credit with a T3G1F pre-order that also has a gaming guarantee (Star Wars Clone Wars: Heroes of the Republic or Uncharted 2), but some stores will only allow you to transfer the game's credit to another pre-order, so that's not a certain thing.

[baconape]

If you cancel the pre-order you'll only be able to transfer-it to another game that qualifies for a T3G1F.

You may be able to do rake-up credit with a T3G1F pre-order that also has a gaming guarantee (Star Wars Clone Wars: Heroes of the Republic or Uncharted 2), but some stores will only allow you to transfer the game's credit to another pre-order, so that's not a certain thing.

or in my case, they let me take the store credit, but i can onlt gg one game per console, i got greedy at one eb with dirt i had 5 pre-orders for it.

[Seifer]

Today Eb Games

Heavenly Sword : 23.25$
Halo wars : $40
Little big planet : $35

[Longobongo]

Rats was hoping to do a t3g1 for demons souls but it isn't elgible. Are there any promos to get it cheaper?

[tecbot]

Rats was hoping to do a t3g1 for demons souls but it isn't elgible. Are there any promos to get it cheaper?

I pre-ordered this yesturday with t3g1 and they still had some deluxe editions available would try another store its always ymmv depending on the staff some let you only order off list while others will let you preorder any game.

[baconape]

Rats was hoping to do a t3g1 for demons souls but it isn't elgible. Are there any promos to get it cheaper?

trade 3 for uncharted and return for gg and use the credit to buy whatever you want. be careful uncharted is not 69.99

or pre-ord anything on the sign and dont pick it up or come back in a few days and say you want it switch it to somthing else.

i did this with brutal legend, i pre'd it and last week changed it to a diff game

[chen1026]

Traded in a few games at EB Games Richmond Centre today:

Wii -

Mario Party 8 -22.5
Super Mario Galaxy - 30
Deca Sports - 11
Furu Furu Park - 6

Also got extra 3 credit for each game traded.

[Stetson717]

Traded in today at Ebgames

PS3
Guitar Hero Aerosmith $3.5
Condemned 2: Bloodshot $5.75
Infamous $40
Heavenly Sword $23.25

Xbox 360
Space Chimps $4.25
Ironman $5
Incredible Hulk $5
Chronicles of Riddick $12.75
Eternal Sonata $5
Army of Two $6.25

Best part of the trade in was the store was so flipping busy that the guy forgot to circle the bottom of my receipt. :D

Picked up Heavenly sword at BBV from a clearance bin marked $9.99. Also, someone mentioned Halo Wars fro $19.99 at BBV and it was $34.99 at three stores after calling and asking them to check the used price in their system. Would have loved to pick it up to play. Oh well.

[Seifer]

Traded in today at Ebgames

PS3
Guitar Hero Aerosmith $3.5
Condemned 2: Bloodshot $5.75
Infamous $40
Heavenly Sword $23.25

Xbox 360
Space Chimps $4.25
Ironman $5
Incredible Hulk $5
Chronicles of Riddick $12.75
Eternal Sonata $5
Army of Two $6.25

Best part of the trade in was the store was so flipping busy that the guy forgot to circle the bottom of my receipt. :D

Picked up Heavenly sword at BBV from a clearance bin marked $9.99. Also, someone mentioned Halo Wars fro $19.99 at BBV and it was $34.99 at three stores after calling and asking them to check the used price in their system. Would have loved to pick it up to play. Oh well.

What happens if they don't circle the receipt ?

[DumasF]

Went in to do a T3G1F today, these games are still good:
(360)
Prince of Persia
Endwar
Riddick

But the tiv on Full Auto2 (PS3) has dropped to 7.75 (dammit). Somebody should update Tivs.ca -- says it was worth 9.75 just a week ago :(

[Stetson717]

What happens if they don't circle the receipt ?

If I'm not mistaken, I believe you get an extra 10% trade in credit next time you trade in games and show them the receipt.

[LatrellMoonwell]

Went in to do a T3G1F today, these games are still good:
(360)
Prince of Persia
Endwar
Riddick

But the tiv on Full Auto2 (PS3) has dropped to 7.75 (dammit). Somebody should update Tivs.ca -- says it was worth 9.75 just a week ago :(

dude, one guy updates the website...give the man a break

[DumasF]

Went in to do a T3G1F today, these games are still good:
(360)
Prince of Persia
Endwar
Riddick

But the tiv on Full Auto2 (PS3) has dropped to 7.75 (dammit). Somebody should update Tivs.ca -- says it was worth 9.75 just a week ago :(
dude, one guy updates the website...give the man a break
I didn't mean to imply that it was his fault. But now that the price has dropped it would be nice for others to know, so if one of the people who have access to the site could change the price that would be good for everyone :)

[Ukisuperstar]

xbox 360
Oct 3rd

Guitar Hero 3 - $2 (Traded another copy a week ago for $3.75)
Guitar Hero World Tour - $10.75 (Traded another copy a week ago for $13)
Rockband - $7.75

Wasn't able to qualify for the extra credit :(

Also how is it possible for 3 different EB Games stores to have different trade in values on the same day, within a couple hours? lol
(Heartland 2.75/11.25, Sq1, Sherway 2/10.75)

[domo325]

Rats was hoping to do a t3g1 for demons souls but it isn't elgible. Are there any promos to get it cheaper?

Do it at dixie mall ebgames. I called to ask if I could do a t3g1f for demons souls at heartland, erin mills, southcommon and square one but no go. I called and sure enough, dixie mall lets you do t3g1f at dixie mall. Nice people in that location..

[yoda12320]

EBGAMES TIV Update 10/03/09

T3GF Worked for These Titles:

DEAD RISING XBOX 360

HISTORY CHANNEL CIVIL WAR: SECERT MISSIONS XBOX 360

NFS CARBON XBOX 360

TMGM PROMO (LAST DAY)

MASS EFFECT XBOX 360 9.50 + 3.34 = 12.84

DIRT XBOX 360 11.50 + 3.34 = 14.84

AMPED 3 XBOX 360 7.50 + 3.34 = 10.84

38.52 CREDIT :)

[Galad]

Riddick -360, Dead Space - 360 and Hawx- PS3 all worked today for a trade 3 at EB. I ordered Uncharted and they gave me back $10 on an edge card.

[ProtossCraft]

EBGAMES TIV Update 10/03/09

T3GF Worked for These Titles:

DEAD RISING XBOX 360

HISTORY CHANNEL CIVIL WAR: SECERT MISSIONS XBOX 360

NFS CARBON XBOX 360

TMGM PROMO (LAST DAY)

MASS EFFECT XBOX 360 9.50 + 3.34 = 12.84

DIRT XBOX 360 11.50 + 3.34 = 14.84

AMPED 3 XBOX 360 7.50 + 3.34 = 10.84

38.52 CREDIT :)

so instead of getting a game which cost twice as much you got half the cost of a game in credit? man, bad move.

[mahjongmaniac]

i got the hard ver pre-ordered in august, and the guy at the eb said that he allready had a ton of pre's for it. i think theyve been sold out for a while now

that's what i've been told too... sold out of PH and HE for like 1-2 mths now

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At the EBs I frequent, there are very few copies of HAWX, while the stores are fully stocked with Bioshock and absolutely inundated with AssGreed.

I think a lot of people bought HAWX to (gasp) actually *play* while the others were pure trade fodder. Makes sense, as HAWK is relatively new compared to the others.

maybe it has sth to do w/ the "most-wanted" promo

i just took a quick look at their Autumn 2009 flyer booklet and it advertised "get the best value for your used games... guaranteed"

1 of the games is HAWX for $30k, and the fine print says promo valid f/ Oct 4th - 31st


FWIW, the other "most-wanted" games advertised were as follows:

PS3 Transformers - $35
360 Red Faction Guerrilla - $35
360 Sacred 2 Fallen Angel - $35
Wii LoZ: TP - $37

[mahjongmaniac]

xbox 360
Oct 3rd

Guitar Hero 3 - $2 (Traded another copy a week ago for $3.75)
Guitar Hero World Tour - $10.75 (Traded another copy a week ago for $13)
Rockband - $7.75

Wasn't able to qualify for the extra credit :(

that's why it's always a good idea to carry that extra game or 2
i.e. instead of 3, bring 4 ; instead of 5, bring 6; instead of 10, bring 11

if it so happens that a game doesn't qualify, you have a "back-up"
if all of them qualify, you can always ask to take back a game


Also how is it possible for 3 different EB Games stores to have different trade in values on the same day, within a couple hours? lol
(Heartland 2.75/11.25, Sq1, Sherway 2/10.75)

unlikely to happen... it's possible they were looking up a title that was v. similar (esp. if there are >1 series for the same game) ... or maybe they made a mistake

[GVRtrader]

that's why it's always a good idea to carry that extra game or 2
i.e. instead of 3, bring 4 ; instead of 5, bring 6; instead of 10, bring 11

if it so happens that a game doesn't qualify, you have a "back-up"
if all of them qualify, you can always ask to take back a game


+1 except if you're going for 10 and you have 2 games <$5, you might want to bring 2 backups because there's a good chance <$5 @ TIV could be <$3 already (look at the time of update, if its >2 weeks, odds are the price dropped).

[The Cake is a Lie]

EB Games (October 3rd/2009)

PS3:
Killzone 2 - $26.25
Battlefield: Bad Company - $6.50
Burnout Paradise - $6.00

Xbox 360
Resident Evil 5 - $40

[grappos13]

EB TIVs today

halo wars - $40
endwar 360 - $9
riddick 360 - $12.75
tombraider underworld - qualifies for trade 3
riddick ps3 - qualifies
pure ps3 - $10
saints row 2 ps3 - qualifies
wwe smackdown vs raw 2009 wii - qualifies
mgs4 - qualifies

im thinking today may be the last day halo wars is at $40.. so ppl should get rid of them that r on the west coast!

[BUFFAR]

EB TIVs today

im thinking today may be the last day halo wars is at $40.. so ppl should get rid of them that r on the west coast!

Pretty sure inFamous is also. Got rid of mine already. :twisted:

[aztecking]

Anyone know the TIV for Ready to rumble revolution for Wii?

I was thinking of going in to Rogers plus to get a few games but cant seem to find the TIV for ready to rumble.

Edit: just checked the reviews, it blows. Maybe thats why it isnt on TIV.ca lol

[PR0BLEMZ]

anyone know how much credit they would give me for guitar hero III game + 2 guitars. (PS3)

AND

GHWT Complete bundle (Game + drums + guitar + mic) (360)

?

[baconape]

traded today


riddick 360 - 19.99 from rp
too human - free from rp
rainbow 6 - got from bbv b2g1f

trade 3 - brutal legend

lego indy wii - 14.99 from bbv
ninja blade - bbv b2g1f
halo3 - had it forever

trade 3 for borderlands


the guy did nt want to let me t3 for borderlands then the mod said disdainfully, look in the book its in there and i got it.

[baconape]

anyone know how much credit they would give me for guitar hero III game + 2 guitars. (PS3)

AND

GHWT Complete bundle (Game + drums + guitar + mic) (360)

?

i gave eb a 360 guitar hero 3 guitar and got 12.00 a bit ago

[nobudda]

Wii at EB games today Oct. 3:

Tenchu shadow Assassins $10
Rock Band 2 $11.25
Indiana Jones Staff of Kings $8.25
Guitar Hero III $7.75
SimCity Creator $12.50
Rayman TV Party $ 11.50
Quantum of Solace $19.25
Castlevania Judgement $ 12.00
Madworld $16.25
Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles $11.00
NHL 2K9 $11.75
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games $25.00
Death Jr. $5.00


Also The Price is Right for DS $3.50 (I suggest that the last value shown in this thread has the additional $5.00 added in).

[minuterice]

eb games today

mortal kombat vs dc universe ps3 $19.50
resistance 2 ps3 $24.75
wii fit wii $24.50
infamous ps3 $40
sacred 2 ps3 $29
halo wars xbox 360 $40


all qualified for t3g1f but i forgot the tiv
gears of war xbox 360
rainbow six vegas 2 xbox 360
chronicles of riddick xbox 360
tenchu wii
we ski wii
end war xbox 360

[JDub41]

Riddick -360, Dead Space - 360 and Hawx- PS3 all worked today for a trade 3 at EB. I ordered Uncharted and they gave me back $10 on an edge card.


I did the trade 3/Get it free promo for Uncharted 2 several weeks ago. If I go back to EB and tell them the game is now $59.99...will they give me back $10on a gift card or edge card (or whatever you call it)?

thanks

[pete]

I did the trade 3/Get it free promo for Uncharted 2 several weeks ago. If I go back to EB and tell them the game is now $59.99...will they give me back $10on a gift card or edge card (or whatever you call it)?

thanks

no, I think it's because the person got a "bonus" because of the TMGM promo.. happened to me too.

[matsam]

I did the trade 3/Get it free promo for Uncharted 2 several weeks ago. If I go back to EB and tell them the game is now $59.99...will they give me back $10on a gift card or edge card (or whatever you call it)?

thanks

As I am in a similar situation, I asked a clerk at EBgames yesterday and he told me I should get $10 back on my EDGE card when I pick it up. I guess if you show him your receipt (which would show 23.33 per game, for a total of 69.99) he is more likely to listen to you. YMMV, of course.

[mahjongmaniac]

+1 except if you're going for 10 and you have 2 games <$5, you might want to bring 2 backups because there's a good chance <$5 @ TIV could be <$3 already (look at the time of update, if its >2 weeks, odds are the price dropped).

^good rule of thumb to keep in mind (i always expect it to drop than rise)

but for me if it's >1 wk old, that warrants for a phone call :D

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Edit: just checked the reviews, it blows. Maybe thats why it isnt on TIV.ca lol

tivs.ca doesn't list "all" games that exist on all the platforms

if you have a game that you don't find listed, you should PM neksus for the add.'n to the list ;)

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As I am in a similar situation, I asked a clerk at EBgames yesterday and he told me I should get $10 back on my EDGE card when I pick it up. I guess if you show him your receipt (which would show 23.33 per game, for a total of 69.99) he is more likely to listen to you. YMMV, of course.

you don't have to p/u the game w/ receipt showing you did T3GIF
just show up w/ a valid photo ID and that should be fine too

[trackercowe]

Made a pretty nice trade at EB right before the TMGM event ended.

The following games qualify for T3GIF: Riddick (360), Prince of Persia (360), Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3), Last Remnant (360), Too Human (360), Godfather Don's Editition (PS3), Star Wars Force Unleashed (PS3), End War (360), Indiana Jones: Staff of Kings (Wii).

The following did not work (titles before the bonus $5): Celeb Sport $5 (Wii), Rainbow Six Vegas $3.75 (360), Incredible Hulk $5 (360), Alone in the Dark $3.25 (360), The Outfit $3.75 (360), Full Auto $5 (360), Skate $5.75 (PS3), Army of Two $6.50 (PS3), Samba Ambigo $4.50 (Wii), and Fallout $40 (360). They also have me $1.75 credit for Puzzle Quest (Wii) even though they said it was untradable.

In the end I picked up pre orders for Uncharted 2, Dragon Age, and another copy of Modern Warfare 2. I also received $140 worth of credit for all the junk I got rid of. Not bad seeing as how I probably spent $140ish on the games, so pretty much 3 brand new games for free. Just glad Rogers started their promo before the 3rd as I never would of picked out 10 games before then.

I did pick up copies of Dead Space and Prince of Persia to play though, so it wasn't an entire day of trading games from one store to another.

[United11]

I didn't mean to imply that it was his fault. But now that the price has dropped it would be nice for others to know, so if one of the people who have access to the site could change the price that would be good for everyone :)

Someone posted about Full Auto 2 yesterday I think....said it was below $8.

You could add the TIV if you join the TIVS.ca site and update the game...i update where I can but it's hard to blame other people if you don't contribute yourself

[jetersucks]

Just traded a bunch of games into EB. All 360 games.

T1G1F Qualified:
Dead Rising
Riddick
End War
Tomb Raider Underworld
Assassin's Creed
Lost Odyssey
Genesis Collection

Other games qualified for the extra $4 deal.
Two Worlds - $5.75
Brothers In Arms - $7.50
Viking - 4.75
Godfather - $6.25
Lego SW: Complete Saga - $6.75
Saint's Row - $6.50
Hitman - $5.00

Got $70 in credit. Put it toward Forza 3 LE
Using the T3G1F got Dragon Age and Assassin Creed and $23 toward L4D2.

[FlyingSoLow]

^good rule of thumb to keep in mind (i always expect it to drop than rise)

but for me if it's >1 wk old, that warrants for a phone call :D
I would think if a TIV is below $10, it should warrant a morning-of call.
you don't have to p/u the game w/ receipt showing you did T3GIF
just show up w/ a valid photo ID and that should be fine too
I think the receipt would be helpful in getting the $10 back.

[GVRtrader]

I think the receipt would be helpful in getting the $10 back.

The computer, last i heard, does not show how you paid for the game, just that you paid in full whereas the receipt shows you did T3G1F. So without the receipt, the rep probably will just give you $10 credit without asking any questions (at least thats what happened in the past for me).

[Jet007]

Went to EB to get rid of a bunch of games since its the last day of TMGM ... very disappointed that I didn't have enough to get $5 per game but it was closing already so I couldn't go out and try to pick up a game somewhere ...

I did a T3G1F for a pre-order of Assassin's Creed 2 (Wanted Uncharted 2 but the dude at the counter said that I wouldn't get full credit since its only a 59.99 game and I couldn't get $10 in credit)

Assassin's Creed PS3 - $11
Riddick PS3 - 12
Dead Space 360 - $10.50

(For the 3 above, the TIV are what I can remember from the top of my head cause I had him look through all the games and pick out the lower qualified games for the T3G1F thing and I remember it was 10, 11, 12 and I believe that's how each of the games were TIV'd at)

I only had 9 left for the TMGM so I only got $4 extra per trade, here are the TIVs I got prior to the bump up

Tiger Woods 08 360 - $4.50
Fight Night R3 PS3 - $3.50
Infamous PS3 - $40
Fallout 3 PS3 - $40
MGS4 PS3 - $14.50
Killzone 2 PS3 - $26.25
HAWX 360 - $22.75
NBA 2K9 360 - $6.75
Army of 2 360 - $6.25

[DumasF]

I didn't mean to imply that it was his fault. But now that the price has dropped it would be nice for others to know, so if one of the people who have access to the site could change the price that would be good for everyone :)

Someone posted about Full Auto 2 yesterday I think....said it was below $8.

You could add the TIV if you join the TIVS.ca site and update the game...i update where I can but it's hard to blame other people if you don't contribute yourself
Once again, I wasn't blaming anyone! I posted that the price had dropped for FullAuto2, expressed my disappointment/frustration that the price had dropped and suggested that someone who has access to the tivs site could update the price for the benefit of all. I wasn't trying to say it was someone else's fault!

I don't see an option on tivs.ca to just sign up and update prices, I believe that is restricted to a few people on this board. I shared the price update to the board, hoping that someone who does have access would update it.

[cashinstinct]

I don't see an option on tivs.ca to just sign up and update prices, I believe that is restricted to a few people on this board. I shared the price update to the board, hoping that someone who does have access would update it.

Even people that have an account at tivs.ca cannot update TIVS directly, they can submit new tivs + date and neksus still wants to check the TIV before it updates on tivs.ca.

If you want to submit TIVS to tivs.ca, neksus explained the process in another post, use search function.

[neksus]

I didn't mean to imply that it was his fault. But now that the price has dropped it would be nice for others to know, so if one of the people who have access to the site could change the price that would be good for everyone :)

It's been a busy week. I try not to get more than a day behind, but yeah. It's been busy :)

[xansmommy]

October 4th EB values

Xbox 360
dead rising $9.25
elder scrolls IV $10.75
silent homecoming $10.25

PS3
Ratchet and Klant ToD $11.75
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 $11.00
MGS4 $14.50

Rainbow Six Vegas $6.75
Motorstorm $0.75 (lol)

[United11]

EB Games as of October 2

All wii games:

Mario Kart- 35
MLB Power Pros 2008- 4.75 RFD effect
Sonic and the secret rings- 11.75
Super Mario Galaxy- 30

Wat

Are you sure it's not Sonic Unleashed or Sonic and the Black Knight?

I found Sonic and the secret rings at BBV today for $9.99.....called EB and the guy said it TIV for $6.00....are you sure about this sonic game trading for $11.75???

[Seifer]

I found Sonic and the secret rings at BBV today for $9.99.....called EB and the guy said it TIV for $6.00....are you sure about this sonic game trading for $11.75???

It was on October 2...it can drop in 2 days !

[danzerino]

ya im sure it was 11.75

anyways BB Tivs:

Mario Kart Wii- 30
MLB Power pros 2008- 1 dint trade lol
Super mario galaxy- 30

[cloudexsoldier]

Oct 4th, 2009

At Eb games: Resident Evil 5 for PS3 is $40

I'm surprised the game is still worth $40 after so long, i thought PC version might make it go down abit...

[minuterice]

bbv

nhl 09 xbox 360 $10

[baconape]

I found Sonic and the secret rings at BBV today for $9.99.....called EB and the guy said it TIV for $6.00....are you sure about this sonic game trading for $11.75???

It was on October 2...it can drop in 2 days !

this is like the stock market, sell buy sell.

i bought infernal (360) from eb today for 24.99 new (gutted) but w/e easy achievements they sell the same title used for 34.99 so the tiv should be +8
in a few days when i bring it back for a trade3 deal and ill get 23.33 back. (if anyone knows the tiv please post, its not on tivs.ca)

[ChopSuey]

If anyone is making a trip to the USA, you can pickup Zenses Oceans and Zenses Rainforest for the Nintendo DS for only 5 bucks each at K-Mart!!! The stores in Buffalo had a bunch of these games left, and these games qualify for T3G1F games at EB (current TIV is $9.00 as of today as I traded in a bunch to do three pre-orders for AC2 360, MW2 360, and FM3 360). :D

Also went to Rogers to get NHL 10 (360) by trading in UT3 (PS3), Spider-Man Web of Shadows (360), and Ninja Gaiden 2 (360).

[BUFFAR]

PS3

Killzone 2 - $37.00

[bernier26]

Wii Bomberman Land $6.75

PS3 Singstar $5.75
PS3 Guitar Hero III $3.25

[United11]

ya im sure it was 11.75

anyways BB Tivs:

Mario Kart Wii- 30
MLB Power pros 2008- 1 dint trade lol
Super mario galaxy- 30

Thought I would make sure, as there are multiple sonic games for Wii and one is above $8 TIV, so maybe a mistake was make.

I just find it hard to believe it dropped over $5 tiv in 2 days, when it's not easily found and traded often. Didnt buy it, so no big deal, just wanted to make sure.

[pete]

EB:

360
Lips $8.xx

Wii
Puppy Luv qualified for T3
Tenchu $10


PS: Anyone know what the new Blockbuster deal will be for Oct? hopefully another deal on games! no more EB $ since I got the PS3 slim deal today

[mahjongmaniac]

I would think if a TIV is below $10, it should warrant a morning-of call.

I think the receipt would be helpful in getting the $10 back.

i've p/u many new releases w/o orig. receipt in the past, and for the few times they've owed me some $ (due to MSRP drop), i've always got the diff. back... no q?'s asked

[DaoudS]

As much as I hate Futureshop - they have great trade in values.

Traded in MLB '09 and UFC Undisputed (360) for $75. Hope to get NBA Live 10 on tuesday

[Reezan]

Fallout 3 and call of duty 4 for 360 still have 40/37 tiv at futureshop.

[munsifn]

OCT 4 - EB Games

Street Fighter IV - 34.25

Also, if you can find it, Bioshock is selling for 14.99 for a used copy, 13.49 after edge discount.

as i was purchasing it, i asked if it qulifies fore the trade 3 promo and the CSR said it does, but didnt mention the value

[ChopSuey]

Fallout 3 and call of duty 4 for 360 still have 40/37 tiv at futureshop.

Make sure you guys trade in Fallout 3 before next Tuesday. Once Fallout 3 GOTY is released, the TIV is going to sink fast.

[GVRtrader]

Make sure you guys trade in Fallout 3 before next Tuesday. Once Fallout 3 GOTY is released, the TIV is going to sink fast.

Yeah i traded it in for credit even tho i really want it for my collection...:( Gonna pick it up again after GOTY edition comes out. Good thing i didn't buy the DLC i guess.:cheesygri

[Reezan]

Make sure you guys trade in Fallout 3 before next Tuesday. Once Fallout 3 GOTY is released, the TIV is going to sink fast.

Thats the reason I got rid of it :D

[whiteflag]

damn, nba 2k9 ps3 went below 8.....was plannin to trade it for nba 2k10, but i was hesitant bc theres no demo out for ps3 yet....anyone know of a cheap 3rd game for t3g1f at markville mall? walmart? bb? tru? is there a tscc there?

[FlyingSoLow]

The computer, last i heard, does not show how you paid for the game, just that you paid in full whereas the receipt shows you did T3G1F. So without the receipt, the rep probably will just give you $10 credit without asking any questions (at least thats what happened in the past for me).

Ahh, that makes sense. Guess that's what I'll be doing in the future.

[skewpar]

OCT 4 - EB Games

Nintendo DS:
Metroid Prime: Hunters - $19
Tetris DS - $13.25
New Super Mario Bros. - $25
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - $16.50

Nintedo Wii:
Mario Kart Wii - $35
Super Mario Galaxy - $30
Super Smash Bros Brawl - $30
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - $37

Xbox360:
Mass Effect - $9.50
Grand Theft Auto IV - $12.00

[HockeyMusic]

Traded in my copy of Rock Revolution for the 360 (which I bought at HMV for 5.64) at Blockbuster for $12.50.

Tivs.ca lists it at $15 as of Sept. 27th

[dtrader69]

OCT 4 - EB Games

Nintendo DS:
Metroid Prime: Hunters - $19
Tetris DS - $13.25
New Super Mario Bros. - $25
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - $16.50

Nintedo Wii:
Mario Kart Wii - $35
Super Mario Galaxy - $30
Super Smash Bros Brawl - $30
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - $37

Xbox360:
Mass Effect - $9.50
Grand Theft Auto IV - $12.00

wowza!

[United11]

Picked up Heavenly sword at BBV from a clearance bin marked $9.99. Also, someone mentioned Halo Wars fro $19.99 at BBV and it was $34.99 at three stores after calling and asking them to check the used price in their system. Would have loved to pick it up to play. Oh well.


Was Heavenly sword used? Saw it new for $54 so I figure it was used but wanted to double check.

[ChopSuey]

Traded in my copy of Rock Revolution for the 360 (which I bought at HMV for 5.64) at Blockbuster for $12.50.

Tivs.ca lists it at $15 as of Sept. 27th

Yeah, I figured this would drop due to all of the Rock Revolution clearance sales going on. It was $18 a couple weeks ago.

[United11]

While doing a trade 3 for NBA 2k10 at EB today, the rep had to check the "official" trade 3 list for October, and he let me look at it.

I saw COD MW2, Assasin's Creed 2, Brutal Legend and basically every big game coming out this month and next month.

I mention this, cause I've been denied pre-orders of COD more than once, same with Assasin's Creed 2.....and I know other people on here have had the same problem.

Just 2 days ago I was denied for COD and pre-ordered Brutal Legend instead.

So if you want to do a trade 3 for COD or another and you get some push back, ask to look at the list.

[baconape]

While doing a trade 3 for NBA 2k10 at EB today, the rep had to check the "official" trade 3 list for October, and he let me look at it.

I saw COD MW2, Assasin's Creed 2, Brutal Legend and basically every big game coming out this month and next month.

I mention this, cause I've been denied pre-orders of COD more than once, same with Assasin's Creed 2.....and I know other people on here have had the same problem.

Just 2 days ago I was denied for COD and pre-ordered Brutal Legend instead.

So if you want to do a trade 3 for COD or another and you get some push back, ask to look at the list.

yeah. i had to argue about a pre of borderlands on sat. its in the book but not on the hanging sign. it a csr says no politely ask them to check the book and if still no go, try later or a diff store

[smuPoker]

yeah. i had to argue about a pre of borderlands on sat. its in the book but not on the hanging sign. it a csr says no politely ask them to check the book and if still no go, try later or a diff store

It totally depends on the CSR I guess. I preordered Borderlands using a T3G1 on August 6th.

[Captain Snazzypants]

yeah. i had to argue about a pre of borderlands on sat. its in the book but not on the hanging sign. it a csr says no politely ask them to check the book and if still no go, try later or a diff store

It totally depends on the CSR I guess. I preordered Borderlands using a T3G1 on August 6th.

That crap infuriates me. What sort of business allows a valid transaction to be denied simply based on the whim of a particular employee?

Reminds me of all the clerks at some stores who refer to stock as something "I have more coming in next week", or "I'm all out of ...". It ain't your stock...just like it isn't these EB or RP clerk's "call" to accept or deny something that is right in their books.

Urghhh...

[mahjongmaniac]

As much as I hate Futureshop - they have great trade in values.

Traded in MLB '09 and UFC Undisputed (360) for $75. Hope to get NBA Live 10 on tuesday

for the high-demand/popular games, maybe... they're just trying to be competitive w/ EBG/RP/BBV

but for older games, not so much the case...

[Setz]

for the high-demand/popular games, maybe... they're just trying to be competitive w/ EBG/RP/BBV

but for older games, not so much the case...

Not for old games, but fairly recent but not new games the prices are actually pretty good.

[Captain Snazzypants]

for the high-demand/popular games, maybe... they're just trying to be competitive w/ EBG/RP/BBV

but for older games, not so much the case...

Same with Ropers - great TIV at the high end but nothing in the middle. You have to give credit to EB for providing that middle ground, and reasonable trade promos with anything over $8+...

[Lone_Prodigy]

Any new Gaming Guarantees besides Uncharted 2 (which now seems to be $59.99)?

[lilgreek]

Traded in my copy of Rock Revolution for the 360 (which I bought at HMV for 5.64) at Blockbuster for $12.50.

Tivs.ca lists it at $15 as of Sept. 27th


Anybody know what the TIV's are for Rock Revolution at EB games? I bought a copy of ech PS3 and 360 while in Virginia last week for 5.00 each thinking it was a good deal.

I took a look at TIVS.ca but they dont have anything for EB games listed.

[porkepik]

EBG TIV as of 05/09/09

Wii Fit: 24.50$ Nice i'll get wii fit + for 19.99 at costco
Guitar hero on tour DS: 7.5$
Prince of persia 360:10.25$

[AeonLux]

Any new Gaming Guarantees besides Uncharted 2 (which now seems to be $59.99)?

sadly no :(... I was hoping COD MW2 or AC2 would have it so then I can get my free 7 day rental :(

[Roxik]

Just traded picked up a few games from RP (b1g1f deal they have going on).
Traded it in at eb using the t3g1f for borderlands, also checked a few others

Anyways
Sonic unleashed (360) - 17
Endwar (360) - 9
Riddick (PS3) - 12

[d182]

oct 5 bbv - lost odyssey still $10

[mahjongmaniac]

Same with Ropers - great TIV at the high end but nothing in the middle. You have to give credit to EB for providing that middle ground, and reasonable trade promos with anything over $8+...

yeah, that's what i find bizarre.... anyone know/heard of a game worth $20-30 TIV at RP? i haven't...

they only have really high ones (the ones they advertise in their flyer/online as "most-wanted") or really low ones that are all worth <$10
there's only been like a game or 2 that i recall asking a TIV quote for which was worth >$10 =O

[kashwashwa]

Brought these in at lunch today:

XBox 360:

Riddick - $12.75
Prince of Persia - $10.50

Wii:

Ready 2 Rumble - $12.75

[ScoreVancouver]

EB Games:

inFamous (PS3): $40
Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (PS3): $11.75

[alafly]

I prefer cash because I plan to buy wii fit plus in Costco or somewhere as $20. But they told me it can only be in store credit without expiration.

Is that true? Sorry, first time to do trading in.

BTW, you could trade in one used >$8 one and get Wii Fit+ for free.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/eb-games-october-promo-wii-ps3-xbox-more-797619/

[heat??]

360 - baja 5.75

[GVRtrader]

I prefer cash because I plan to buy wii fit plus in Costco or somewhere as $20. But they told me it can only be in store credit without expiration.

Is that true? Sorry, first time to do trading in.

BTW, you could trade in one used >$8 one and get Wii Fit+ for free.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/eb-games-october-promo-wii-ps3-xbox-more-797619/

Yes its true... they give it to you on an edge card, which in turn is basically $24.50 tax free (i.e. discount before tax). Even if you take it to FS, etc they also give you credit and not cash. Only small stores (i can only think of gamedeals in GVR) gives you cash... mainly because they don't really have a credit system (well gamedeals does but its a limited system).

[slyn69]

went to eb today all of these are for xbox 360 or xbox
need for speed: carbon 9.75
fifa 09 14.50
gtaIV 12.00
halo 2 6.00
PGR 3 1.00
Jericho 3.00
COD4: MW 30.00
Gears of War 2 24.75

[mvpBosh]

Went to EB to trade in some games for NBA2K10..

Resistance : FOM - 12.25
Ratchet and Clank - 11.75
Elder Scrolls : Oblivion GOTY Edition - i think it was $13 something... i traded those 3 to get 2K10 for free.

Then to get Uncharted 2 i traded in :

COD : MW - 37
UFC - Undisputed - 36.50

With that I still have $13.51 cents extra.. i don't really know how it worked out but it went very well for me =)

[jEnkinsX]

Then to get Uncharted 2 i traded in :

COD : MW - 37
UFC - Undisputed - 36.50


Uncharted 2 has a trade 2 promo?

[the_fm]

Uncharted 2 has a trade 2 promo?

no. he traded those 2 to cover the price

[junebug904]

EB TIVS OCT 5
===========

360- Too Human $9.xx
360- PGR 4 $6.50
PS3- Overload $8.50
DS - Mario Pary $15.00

[maxpowers]

Traded these in today for the PS3 Slim & GH3 deal:

Wii:
TenchuZ
Indy Jones Staff of Kings
NHL2K9

Xbox:
Last Remnant

The only game I watched on screen when scanned was Indy Jones 'cause that's the only one I was worried about not qualifying since it's $8.25 on tivs.ca. Turned out to be $8.50 TIV

[torontoraptor]

Went to EB to trade in some games for NBA2K10..

Resistance : FOM - 12.25
Ratchet and Clank - 11.75
Elder Scrolls : Oblivion GOTY Edition - i think it was $13 something... i traded those 3 to get 2K10 for free.

Then to get Uncharted 2 i traded in :

COD : MW - 37
UFC - Undisputed - 36.50

With that I still have $13.51 cents extra.. i don't really know how it worked out but it went very well for me =)

U2 is only $59.99 so $73.50-$59.99=$13.51

[GVRtrader]

Can't believe MW is still trading @ 37... anyone who wants to trade it in, better do it soon 'cause i can see it sky diving when MW2 comes out.:cheesygri

[baconape]

Can't believe MW is still trading @ 37... anyone who wants to trade it in, better do it soon 'cause i can see it sky diving when MW2 comes out.:cheesygri

it might stay at least +8-10 quite a while, ppl may want to replay the 1st one. same goes for left4dead

[baconape]

im almost done with mua2 for 360, would it make the most sence to trade to rp and try to get two +8 games? with the star rewards card. i know its like $10 lets say mua2 is 35 tiv can i pay for the card with 10.00 from that or do i need the card 1st?
and if i bought two games the other day could i get the points for the purchase if i brought in the bill?
and do you earn points when you trade in games? i read the stuff on the rogersplus site and it does'nt say if you do.

[mahjongmaniac]

and if i bought two games the other day could i get the points for the purchase if i brought in the bill?

they have a system to which you can request for pts adjustment using receipt

alternatively, i suppose you can just return/repurchase and make sure they scan your SR card


and do you earn points when you trade in games? i read the stuff on the rogersplus site and it does'nt say if you do.

you earn pts on game trade-ins and when you buy games

[ricorocco]

Wow can't believe I got a $40 credit at my local Best Buy near my work last night for Killzone 2 (PS3).:razz:

Also got a $35 credit at local EB for Madden 10 (PS3).

[wheezee]

EB Wii games:

Wii Fit 1 - $24.50
Smash Bros. Brawl - $30

[baconape]

they have a system to which you can request for pts adjustment using receipt

alternatively, i suppose you can just return/repurchase and make sure they scan your SR card



you earn pts on game trade-ins and when you buy games


i umm dont have the games anymore.(looking around not making eye contact)

[FulltimeIT]

any1 kno if GAMESTOP edge card is tax free? how come i got 77 dollar back from my previous game gurantee and uncharted 2 costed me 66 (59.99+tax) i assume? if thats the case would it be free money if u spend ur edge card at EB but claim ur credit at gamestop

[baconape]

any1 kno if GAMESTOP edge card is tax free? how come i got 77 dollar back from my previous game gurantee and uncharted 2 costed me 66 (59.99+tax) i assume? if thats the case would it be free money if u spend ur edge card at EB but claim ur credit at gamestop



that because they messed up, they should have put the 69.99 on edge OR the 69.99+ the tax on a gift card (you pay taxes when you buy stuff using a gc but no taxes using edge card) good deal for you though

[FulltimeIT]

isnt Edge card = GC?

i am really confused cuz when i trade in my games i get the TIV which is Tax free but when i do Game Gurantee i get the +tax amount.
I am holding an edge card (without sticker) is that same as GC?
i wasnt aware they have GC?

btw I am holding a Edge card i guess (it says EDGE on it and its the madden10 one)
but i notice when i pre-ordered uncharted2 it wasw 66 sumthing (thats taxed), and it was not the same cashier for sure
this is all at the same gamestop lol i wonder if that only happens there

[LIVE DEREK]

im almost done with mua2 for 360, would it make the most sence to trade to rp and try to get two +8 games? with the star rewards card. i know its like $10 lets say mua2 is 35 tiv can i pay for the card with 10.00 from that or do i need the card 1st?
and if i bought two games the other day could i get the points for the purchase if i brought in the bill?
and do you earn points when you trade in games? i read the stuff on the rogersplus site and it does'nt say if you do.

Just go in and pay $10 cash for the RP card. It is completely worth it. They have excellent promotions all the time now. I paid $10 for the card but with trading in games and buying games there I have already made $30 back on points.

You are going to trade and buy games anyways, and RP seems to be a more and more viable place to do that. I went in and bought 4 used games and got 4 points (the two free ones, you don't get points for). I will then go back later and trade those games in (GTA4 and L4D) and get 1 (or 2) points each as well as 2 for AC2 that I get. So in total I get around 10 points. That is 1/2 to $10 off a game or it IS a free rental.

So I payed $50 for GTA4 and L4D which will get me AC2 but I also got 2 FREE games with their current promotion. I found another $10 game that is >$8 at EB and do T3G1F.

So I spent $50 + $10 and got AC2 and a preorder from EB. And on top of that a free rental. Last month something similar with the coupon booklet that they gave away with ODST. It is completely worth it to get a star rewards card from R'tardsPlus.

[dtrader69]

off topic here:
but Blur and wwe 2010 look like decent games....

i may pre-order them :P

[dtrader69]

isnt Edge card = GC?

i am really confused cuz when i trade in my games i get the TIV which is Tax free but when i do Game Gurantee i get the +tax amount.

because they dont have a record on how you paid for the game (wont say anything on your pre-order slip), so they gave you the benefit of the doubt and give you +tax amount back on your card...

I am holding an edge card (without sticker) is that same as GC?
i wasnt aware they have GC?

gift card is the same as their edge card
but if you pay for edge subscription, you get a yellow sticker, sticker gives you 10% off used crap in their store...quite useful...

btw I am holding a Edge card i guess (it says EDGE on it and its the madden10 one)

yes, they are edge cards, but without the sticker = no edge subscription...subscription lasts 1 yr.

but i notice when i pre-ordered uncharted2 it wasw 66 sumthing (thats taxed), and it was not the same cashier for sure
this is all at the same gamestop lol i wonder if that only happens there

the pre-order cost will show taxed amount if you use cash to pay for it...if you use your eb creds (i.e. using your edge card)...you will only see 59.99....

hope those help ya...

[PR0BLEMZ]

Does EB games take scratched Discs? lols

[ChopSuey]

Does EB games take scratched Discs? lols

In most cases yes as long as they are not deep scratches.

[JF Ryan]

Heavenly Guardian WII - $2.00 EB TIV

[FulltimeIT]

the pre-order cost will show taxed amount if you use cash to pay for it...if you use your eb creds (i.e. using your edge card)...you will only see 59.99....

hope those help ya...

thanx for the detailed answer, but i paid Uncharted 2 on my Edge card which had MUA2 GG ($77ish credit + 30ish from AC and MGS4) they still end up taking 66 off

[dtrader69]

thanx for the detailed answer, but i paid Uncharted 2 on my Edge card which had MUA2 GG ($77ish credit + 30ish from AC and MGS4) they still end up taking 66 off

i dont think that is possible if you pay off the amount from the edge card....
as the computers will automatically ONLY deduct the pre-tax amount.

[FulltimeIT]

i dont think that is possible if you pay off the amount from the edge card....
as the computers will automatically ONLY deduct the pre-tax amount.

i got recipt here says so lol...which confused the *** out of me last time with MUA2 but i figure i didnt lose money just want to clarify
bascially it says 77 refunded back onto ur edge (cancelled 2k10 pre-order)
(that 77 is from MUA2 GG which came from T3G1F) so i guess with T3G1F they assume I paid cash to pre-order? and then it says 66.10 for Uncharted 2 on the same recipt

btw i sold the juggernaut code on eBay for 28 USD lol..i guess GG acutally PAYS u

[cdnsir]

eb (oct 6, 2009)

Wii
Wii Fit - $24.50
My Sims - $10.25

[minuterice]

Bourne conspiracy xbox 360 $6 at eb today

[Longobongo]

I noticed that my uncharted 2 preorder lists the game at 69.99, since the game will be 59.99, is there a chance I can get the 10 dollars in a gift card?

[nitro0610]

damn, nba 2k9 ps3 went below 8.....was plannin to trade it for nba 2k10, but i was hesitant bc theres no demo out for ps3 yet....anyone know of a cheap 3rd game for t3g1f at markville mall? walmart? bb? tru? is there a tscc there?

weird....I traded in my NBA2K9 towards that PS3 slim + GH3 promo and it worked ok!

only game rejected was my end war for PS3....I heard 360 version is still going for $8 so better get rid of that before it drop like the PS3 one!

[grappos13]

i got recipt here says so lol...which confused the *** out of me last time with MUA2 but i figure i didnt lose money just want to clarify
bascially it says 77 refunded back onto ur edge (cancelled 2k10 pre-order)
(that 77 is from MUA2 GG which came from T3G1F) so i guess with T3G1F they assume I paid cash to pre-order? and then it says 66.10 for Uncharted 2 on the same recipt

btw i sold the juggernaut code on eBay for 28 USD lol..i guess GG acutally PAYS u

damn.. i wish i knew that.. 28 USD.. like wow... if u had like 5 pre-orders.. coulda got some serious cash out of just the bonus code... too bad i used mine :( but then again.. i had MUA pre-orders at 3 stores.. but only one store gave me the bonus.. i kept forgettign to ask.. i wonder if i can go back now (almost a month) and see if they have any left lol

anyways.. did some trade ins today for ps3 slim and got some other TIVS at EB

ps3

midnight club LA - $9
nba live 09 - 6.75
madden 10 - 35.25

360
halo wars - 40
assassins creed - 13
endwar 360 - 9

wii
wwe smackdown vs raw 2009 - qualified
godfather blackhand edition - $8.50
mario tennis game - qualifies

[nitro0610]

i got recipt here says so lol...which confused the *** out of me last time with MUA2 but i figure i didnt lose money just want to clarify
bascially it says 77 refunded back onto ur edge (cancelled 2k10 pre-order)
(that 77 is from MUA2 GG which came from T3G1F) so i guess with T3G1F they assume I paid cash to pre-order? and then it says 66.10 for Uncharted 2 on the same recipt

btw i sold the juggernaut code on eBay for 28 USD lol..i guess GG acutally PAYS u


Actually dtrader69 is wrong in that EDGE card does not = to gift card!! If your card has EB Edge written on the bottom of the card then that's NOT a gc!! I have the exact same madden 10 Edge and that is certainly not a gc.

A gift card does not have edge written on bottom....it just says EB Games GameStop gift card instead.

for Edge, you get no tax when purchasing...if you have yellow sticker on back then you get 10% off for used items in store...for gc, you pay tax on whatever you buy just like cash.

the csr screwed up on your transaction because when refunding a gg they should only refund $69.99 onto your edge card OR $79.09 onto gift card!

[nitro0610]

I noticed that my uncharted 2 preorder lists the game at 69.99, since the game will be 59.99, is there a chance I can get the 10 dollars in a gift card?

I find that's also YMMV as I've heard others failed to get the refund....but I was able to get $10 credit back to my Edge on both occasions where the released price was cheaper than pre-order price.

[FulltimeIT]

damn.. i wish i knew that.. 28 USD.. like wow... if u had like 5 pre-orders.. coulda got some serious cash out of just the bonus code... too bad i used mine :( but then again.. i had MUA pre-orders at 3 stores.. but only one store gave me the bonus.. i kept forgettign to ask.. i wonder if i can go back now (almost a month) and see if they have any left lol


LOL yea man i cant believe it sold so high on ebay, a lot of bidder, it stuck at 15 USD until last 5 minutes where ppl went crazy lol it was even free listing right now at eBay its no HOT DEAL (15 cent saving) but any1 selling their code shuld use it lol i was juz gonna do 4.99 buy it now, but i did a 0.99 start bid

now i am seruiosy regretting using my AA code Scarecrow map, as its just a stupid chanllenge that might pay half the game for me

[lemailme]

damn.. i wish i knew that.. 28 USD.. like wow... if u had like 5 pre-orders.. coulda got some serious cash out of just the bonus code... too bad i used mine :( but then again.. i had MUA pre-orders at 3 stores.. but only one store gave me the bonus.. i kept forgettign to ask.. i wonder if i can go back now (almost a month) and see if they have any left lol

anyways.. did some trade ins today for ps3 slim and got some other TIVS at EB

ps3

midnight club LA - $9
nba live 09 - 6.75
madden 10 - 35.25

360
halo wars - 40
assassins creed - 13
endwar 360 - 9

wii
wwe smackdown vs raw 2009 - qualified
godfather blackhand edition - $8.50
mario tennis game - qualifies

man how many duplicate consoles do you have?

[FulltimeIT]

Actually dtrader69 is wrong in that EDGE card does not = to gift card!! If your card has EB Edge written on the bottom of the card then that's NOT a gc!! I have the exact same madden 10 Edge and that is certainly not a gc.

A gift card does not have edge written on bottom....it just says EB Games GameStop gift card instead.

for Edge, you get no tax when purchasing...if you have yellow sticker on back then you get 10% off for used items in store...for gc, you pay tax on whatever you buy just like cash.

the csr screwed up on your transaction because when refunding a gg they should only refund $69.99 onto your edge card OR $79.09 onto gift card!

what i find weird is how they did it TWICE by TWO different csr , like GG refunded 77.7 with MUA2 and then when i buy uncharted 2 they charged 66
anyways I am gonna return uncharted with GG and use my edge card else where, that gamestop clearly is taking tax into account of everything, so very good for GG once there get free tax credits and use at other EBgames

[grappos13]

man how many duplicate consoles do you have?

oh which? i dont think ive pre-ordered the same game more than 3 times ever...even GG's..

as for games i traded in.. not many duplicates either.. and most were from rogers sale to trade in to save some money for the ps3

[nobudda]

For Wii at FS

Wii Fit still $22.80
Star Wars Clone Wars Light Saber Duels still $18.00
SimCity Creator $8.40
Spiderman Friend or Foe $3.60


For Wii at EB

Indiana Jones Staff of Kings $7.25 (no longer qualifies)
Tenchu Shadow Assassins way down to $8.50

Traded Tenchu at EB for Wii Fit Plus

Traded SW:CW and Wii Fit to FS for store credit. Bought daughter a new MP3 player

[lemailme]

oh which? i dont think ive pre-ordered the same game more than 3 times ever...even GG's..

as for games i traded in.. not many duplicates either.. and most were from rogers sale to trade in to save some money for the ps3

dont you already have a ps3?

[grappos13]

dont you already have a ps3?

i do.. but its not unheard of for ppl to have two of them (i have seen many ppl on here say they have two) but the one i got today is for my bro's birthday this weekend

[iggyis]

Futureshop

PS3 Guitar Hero 3 bundle $8.40

[urs74]

Just called EB for the TIV for Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom 360 since it hadn't had a update since Sept. 11th and the price went down to $5.00 looks like it's going back to BBV for another cheap game that has $8+ EB tiv.

[got_it_4_cheap]

i do.. but its not unheard of for ppl to have two of them (i have seen many ppl on here say they have two) but the one i got today is for my bro's birthday this weekend

you should get 3 ps3s like this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh1jB4hVJRg&feature=related

:razz:

[Roxik]

a few more at eb today

prince of persia - 9.50
endwar - 9

[coolteam]

EB TIV PS3

Infamous = 40
Fallout 3 = 40
Skate = 5.25

[urs74]

a few more at eb today

prince of persia - 9.50
endwar - 9

What system are these? I assume End War is 360.

[SCEvan]

Just wondering if anyone has dealt with rogers video trade ins? Im thinking of trading COD4 and Left4Dead to get Modern Warfare 2 for free, are there any strings attached?

[prufrock]

You need to get a Star Rewards membership for $10 to trade in at Rogers.

[LatrellMoonwell]

alright fess up, which one of you drives a red toyota? :P

btw i asked a csr about what would happen to uncharted 2 preorders and he said its still 69.99...not 59.99 at ebgames, so i dunno :(

[SCEvan]

You need to get a Star Rewards membership for $10 to trade in at Rogers.

Already have one, good waste of $10. :D

[Lone_Prodigy]

i do.. but its not unheard of for ppl to have two of them (i have seen many ppl on here say they have two) but the one i got today is for my bro's birthday this weekend

I wish my brother would buy me a PS3 for my birthday. ;)

[easterclause]

alright fess up, which one of you drives a red toyota? :P

Did the villain clean out your local store? :D

[heat??]

mario party is 32 now for the wii at furtureshop

[LatrellMoonwell]

Did the villain clean out your local store? :D

lol no, but we both walked out of eb around same time and he opens his car door and out spills like 2 boxes of guitar hero 3 XD, then he had like 3 card board boxes worth of games in his front seat lol

[jetersucks]

Picked up

Infamous
GTA IV
Bioshock

and got

POP
Last Remnant
Too Human

for free. Traded all into EB for MW2, Bioshock 2, SDvs.R2010.

[Haz]

lol no, but we both walked out of eb around same time and he opens his car door and out spills like 2 boxes of guitar hero 3 XD, then he had like 3 card board boxes worth of games in his front seat lol:lol:

Picked up

Infamous
GTA IV
Bioshock

and got

POP
Last Remnant
Too Human

for free. Traded all into EB for MW2, Bioshock 2, SDvs.R2010.I assume that means they qualify. I'm not sure what you're posting about except that you got yourself some games. :|

[canonwars]

Futureshop trade-in values for these Wii games on October 3rd:

Legends of Zelda: Twilight Princess $37
Super Paper Mario $18

[LatrellMoonwell]

forgot to mention

EB TIVs: All PS3

Bioshock - $9 ($15 at EB)
Riddick - $11
Tomb Raider - $10.75

[HKWalker]

Oct 6 2009

EB

NDS

Elite Beat Agent - $5.25
Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime - $3.75
Tetris DS - $12.xx
New Super Mario Bros. - $25.00
Nintendogs $15.00
Brain Age $4.50
Meteos - $6.00
Final Fantasy III - $7.25

XBOX360

EndWar - $9
COD4 Modern Warfare - $30

PS3

Infamous - $40

[spham]

Well I just switched my Ratchet and Clank and Uncharted 2 pre-orders because they dropped in price. Just wanted to let everyone know that Borderlands and Assassin's Creed 2 were part of the T3G1F and I was able to switch to them. Bioshock 2 was also on the list.

[mahjongmaniac]

i umm dont have the games anymore.(looking around not making eye contact)

the receipt will do, which is the proof you'll need that you purchased the games

------

Just go in and pay $10 cash for the RP card. It is completely worth it. They have excellent promotions all the time now. I paid $10 for the card but with trading in games and buying games there I have already made $30 back on points.

yep... if you rent/buy/trade games there often enough, the SR membership pays for itself


You are going to trade and buy games anyways, and RP seems to be a more and more viable place to do that. I went in and bought 4 used games and got 4 points (the two free ones, you don't get points for). I will then go back later and trade those games in (GTA4 and L4D) and get 1 (or 2) points each as well as 2 for AC2 that I get. So in total I get around 10 points. That is 1/2 to $10 off a game or it IS a free rental

IDK why, but yeah, for the "free" game, you don't get 2 pts for... only for the ones you've "paid" for
the way i see it, you're still purchasing both games b/c you can't return the other

[mahjongmaniac]

i got recipt here says so lol...which confused the *** out of me last time with MUA2 but i figure i didnt lose money just want to clarify
bascially it says 77 refunded back onto ur edge (cancelled 2k10 pre-order)
(that 77 is from MUA2 GG which came from T3G1F) so i guess with T3G1F they assume I paid cash to pre-order? and then it says 66.10 for Uncharted 2 on the same recipt

btw i sold the juggernaut code on eBay for 28 USD lol..i guess GG acutally PAYS u

check your card again... i'm quite +ve that the card says EBG "GC" and not "Edge"... which would explain the weird #'s refunded

had it been an Edge card, should see $70 and $60 for MUA2 and Uncharted 2 respectively

---------

the csr screwed up on your transaction because when refunding a gg they should only refund $69.99 onto your edge card OR $79.09 onto gift card!

it really doesn't make any diff. anyway... you end up using it either way, and both ways you've recv'd the "tax back" via the GG promo

[Parth]

Went to do a t3g1f for brutal legend today, the following still qualify:

Assasin's Creed - PS3
Resistance: FOM - PS3
Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - XBOX360

For whatever reason, when I did it, the an automatic bonus of 5.83 was applied to each game (after he set it to 23.33 each). So I got an extra 18 bucks worth of credit. This was taken off another preorder that I was using straight credit to buy (it was all done in the same transaction).

No idea what happened there but I'm not complaining.


Also, when I was there, they had a new list of most wanted games for october... on the list I saw:

HAWX - $30
Zelda: twilight princess (wii) - $37
Red Faction: Guerilla - $30 (I think)

A few others but nothing to outstanding (and none of them were $40). I don't remember any of the others. I'll check the next time I'm in the store (but I'm guessing a most wanted flyer will be out before that).

Those are the ones that stuck out.

I think its finally time for me to get rid of twilight princess...

[madara]

Went to do a t3g1f for brutal legend today, the following still qualify:

Assasin's Creed - PS3
Resistance: FOM - PS3
Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - XBOX360

For whatever reason, when I did it, the an automatic bonus of 5.83 was applied to each game (after he set it to 23.33 each). So I got an extra 18 bucks worth of credit. This was taken off another preorder that I was using straight credit to buy (it was all done in the same transaction).

No idea what happened there but I'm not complaining.



i think they applied the 25% extra credit when you trade in for brutal legends. i thought that promo was over already as i did it couple weeks ago. however, you may have luck out only since they are not supposed to stack up offers.

[Parth]

Ah there we go. That explains it.

Must be still in their system. It was done automatically and the CSR had no idea what happened.

[grappos13]

I wish my brother would buy me a PS3 for my birthday. ;)

haha i just did the deal to save my parents the money.. they r the ones paying for it.. so im gonna just charge them what i paid for all of the EB credit :)

alright fess up, which one of you drives a red toyota? :P


not me! :) but really.. this person had stuff falling out of his car and like boxing of games? damn lol... its not me thats for sure lol.. im pretty discret with stuff.. most stuff goes into my trunk if its bigger and i never usually have more than 6-8games on me in one bag in my car at one time anyways :D

so some hoarder is in my area? HE IS DEAD!!! jk lol :D

[GQ001]

10/6

wii
Madden 09- $7
Trauma Center New Blood- $6.50
Tenchu- $8.50

[Nuprapture]

EB Games (October 6, 2009)
PS3 Top Spin 3 - 7.50
PS3 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 - 7.50
360 Mass Effect - 9.25
360 AC - 13.25
360 Lost Odyssey - 13.xx
360 Soul Calibur 4 - 9.xx

[Angultra]

Future Shop as of Oct. 5:

Lips (360) = $22.80
Universe at War (360) = $3.60

[FulltimeIT]

check your card again... i'm quite +ve that the card says EBG "GC" and not "Edge"... which would explain the weird #'s refunded

had it been an Edge card, should see $70 and $60 for MUA2 and Uncharted 2 respectively


It is an Edge card lol (says Edge at the bottom front)...o well i am not losing any money i guess

[mvpBosh]

Futureshop

PS3 Guitar Hero 3 bundle $8.40

Did you mean the game itself or the bundle with the guitar ?

[neksus]

For what it's worth, after adding today's releases and the 2 games that weren't indexed (RYGAR and Heavenly Guardians for the Wii), the list is now past 3000 games!

[Turbinator_007]

For what it's worth, after adding today's releases and the 2 games that weren't indexed (RYGAR and Heavenly Guardians for the Wii), the list is now past 3000 games!

Great job man, thank you for all the hard work and time you put in! :D

[BUFFAR]

For what it's worth, after adding today's releases and the 2 games that weren't indexed (RYGAR and Heavenly Guardians for the Wii), the list is now past 3000 games!

Grats on the new milestone!! Thanks for hosting as always. :D

[FlyingSoLow]

TIV-EB
Wii
Wall-E - 7.50
Xbox 360
Sonic Unleashed - 17

The following all still qualified for T3G1F, don't remember values though:
Wii
My Sims
Ready 2 Rumble
Spiderman: Friend or Foe
Tenchu: Shadow Assassins
Worms: A Space Oddity
Xbox 360
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Far Cry 2
Last Remnant
PS3
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena

Traded in for CoD:MW2, R&CF:ACiT, and GT5.

[GVRtrader]

Which EB did you goto for MW2?

[Wet Banana]

wowza!

Yeah, you would think the $37 TIV for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii) is a good deal, but then again, EB is selling it used for about $54.99. =/

[FlyingSoLow]

Which EB did you goto for MW2?

Queensborough

[baconape]

haha i just did the deal to save my parents the money.. they r the ones paying for it.. so im gonna just charge them what i paid for all of the EB credit :)



not me! :) but really.. this person had stuff falling out of his car and like boxing of games? damn lol... its not me thats for sure lol.. im pretty discret with stuff.. most stuff goes into my trunk if its bigger and i never usually have more than 6-8games on me in one bag in my car at one time anyways :D

so some hoarder is in my area? HE IS DEAD!!! jk lol :D

do i smell a turf war, you guys can fight it out back of the bestbuy with
wii-motes

[baconape]

all 360

traded mua2 to bbv for 42.00

bought the last remnant for 14.99 and saints row2 for 19.99


did a trade three

the last remnent was 13.XX
saints row +8 i dunno
and infernal was +8 (eb sells it new for 24.99, so if you need a quick 3rd game for a t3 pick it up and trade it back a few days later or at a diff store and only losing like a 1.66)

p.s.
dont buy infernal to play it, its really really bad and wrong...... it needs a new word "its badong"

[baconape]

oh i saw conan for the 360 at bb for 10$ new

its not too bad of a game, kinda like a go-bot ver of god of war, really bloody but not too bad

[Setz]

all 360

traded mua2 to bbv for 42.00

bought the last remnant for 14.99 and saints row2 for 19.99


did a trade three

the last remnent was 13.XX
saints row +8 i dunno
and infernal was +8 (eb sells it new for 24.99, so if you need a quick 3rd game for a t3 pick it up and trade it back a few days later or at a diff store and only losing like a 1.66)

p.s.
dont buy infernal to play it, its really really bad and wrong...... it needs a new word "its badong"

SR2 is 14.99$ at a local shop near me. Prob not worth the time or money traveling to Niagara, though. Dead Space (360 + PS3) are 17.99$ I believe at BBV, and both qualify at EB. I picked up a 360 ver at BBV last month for 19.99$, so it's around that price.

PS: Gratz neksus. Did you ever get those 50$ giftcards from RFD?

[mdc3000]

Quick question for anyone who has traded in LIPS to Future Shop - my copy doesn't have a upc on the back - are they all like this? Will they still take it? (game only)

[Acid_]

oh i saw conan for the 360 at bb for 10$ new

its not too bad of a game, kinda like a go-bot ver of god of war, really bloody but not too bad

Great analogy with the go-bots and very true. I kept conan from the original release and still need to get back to it.

[vinman152000]

EBgames in Carrefour laval.

Traded

Dead Space - PS3 - $11.xx
Hawx - 360 - 22$
Too Human - 360 - 8.75$


Got a $48.33 TIV for the Wii console + EA Active wii. Paid 139.99$ for the bundle.

[iamlilc]

Wii Ready 2 Rumble Rev is down to $6 at EB as of Oct 7.

[ricorocco]

Traded the following last night at EB:

Alone in the Dark (PS3) 4.75 (down)
God of War 2 (PS2) 6.50 (down)
Assassins Creed (360) 13.00
Harry Potter:OOP (360) 5.75

Traded the following at Best Buy:

Call of Duty WAW (PS3) 40.00 :razz:
Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) 10.80

[smuPoker]

EB:

Wii Fit software: $5, as of this morning apparently.

[unknown2099]

EB:

Wii Fit software: $5, as of this morning apparently.

Thank goodness I traded
mine yesterday

[jrm904]

As of last night I was able to trade in @ EB

PS3- The Bigs 2- $15
Xbox 360- Dead Rising- $8.25

Did not qualify
Xbox 360- Dragon Ball Z- Burst Limit $7.75

To get maximum profit the CSR suggested I put it towards Fifa 10 via the trade 2 + $20 for EA sports titles. This saw that the two games that qualified got bumped up to $25 each.

[neksus]

EB:

Wii Fit software: $5, as of this morning apparently.

Noooooooooooooooo!

[iamlilc]

EB: ps3 games all are < $8

Chronicles of Riddick $8?
MGS4
GT Prologue
Spiderman Web of Shadows $11.xx

[mahjongmaniac]

It is an Edge card lol (says Edge at the bottom front)...o well i am not losing any money i guess

well in that case, IDK WTH's goin' on then :D

(you still ended up w/ more credit though, which can never be a bad thing)

[diananas]

EB: ps3 games all are < $8

Chronicles of Riddick $8?
MGS4
GT Prologue
Spiderman Web of Shadows $11.xx

You mean >= $8 right?

:S

[minuterice]

Infamous 15 at eb
fallout 3 20 at eb
as of this morning

[Seifer]

Infamous 15 at eb
fallout 3 20 at eb
as of this morning

Wow both were $40 2 days ago !

[minuterice]

Wow both were $40 2 days ago !

Ya massive drop and I have 2 copies of both

[iamlilc]

You mean >= $8 right?

:S

Yea, my bad.

[kimbot]

anyone else confirm the $15 tiv for Infamous?

[minuterice]

anyone else confirm the $15 tiv for Infamous?
Lol hoping it isn't true

[Vinman]

Infamous 15 at eb
fallout 3 20 at eb
as of this morning

LOL, it looks like EB has a new data analyst that's using RFD as a research tool - serves all the hoarders right. :lol:

[taktikz]

Lol hoping it isn't true

i hope it is, i wanted to get infamous for myself to play not trade in.

[ChopSuey]

i hope it is, i wanted to get infamous for myself to play not trade in.

Fallout 3 is now $20 TIV... Well everyone should have known that was coming. I think FS and BBV still give $40 for it though.

[minuterice]

i hope it is, i wanted to get infamous for myself to play not trade in.

You can't find a Rogers copy for 29.99 plus a free game?

[Vinman]

You can't find a Rogers copy for 29.99 plus a free game?

Nope, but check tonight after all the hoarders return theirs. :lol:

[tietherope]

I was going to trade it in today or tomorrow. It seems I will keep Infamous and beat it on evil as well.

[candian_nadil]

anyone else confirm the $15 tiv for Infamous?

I called in Ottawa, confirmed at 15$.

[coolteam]

Infamous 15 at eb
fallout 3 20 at eb
as of this morning

Thank goodness I traded in both of mine yesterday.

[Parth]

Guys anything on the most wanted list will drop like crazy as soon as the month ends.

I bet halo wars has probably dropped from 40 down a bit.

If there is something on the most wanted list, trade it in before the promo ends.

This is especially true for games like infamous that could be found so cheap towards the end of the promo.

[Galad]

I went to trade in my Fallout 3 at eb till I found out it had dropped to $20 today.

[minuterice]

Guys anything on the most wanted list will drop like crazy as soon as the month ends.

I bet halo wars has probably dropped from 40 down a bit.

If there is something on the most wanted list, trade it in before the promo ends.

This is especially true for games like infamous that could be found so cheap towards the end of the promo.

Halo wars is still 40 . Traded it in today

[urs74]

Did a T3G1F for MW2 today at EB

Tenchu Wii still 8.50
Batman AA 360 was $22.xx something
Prince of Pee 360 was was $9.50 I believe

11.10.09 can't come any sooner. I was going to do Uncharted 2 for the GG but didn't want to take my chances of getting stuck after forgetting to take it back to preorder MW2.

[mahjongmaniac]

LOL, it looks like EB has a new data analyst that's using RFD as a research tool - serves all the hoarders right. :lol:

well, there's no doubt they're checking out RFD threads like this one on a reg. basis, but i'm not sure they really use it as a "research tool" when they can just as easily get stats on trades f/ each store and accumulate data that way....

----------

Did a T3G1F for MW2 today at EB

Tenchu Wii still 8.50
Batman AA 360 was $22.xx something
Prince of Pee 360 was was $9.50 I believe


^um... what? :lol:

[Parth]

Halo wars is still 40 . Traded it in today
Nice. Probably because it is less frequently found.

But expect it to drop sometime soon.

[cashinstinct]

Good luck for me
- Traded Infamous during TMGM for $40 + bonus (It was my launch copy using T3)
- Traded Wii Fit yesterday last day for high TIV (Copy bought full price last Christmas).

For Infamous, it seems like the price on this game is dropping everywhere (RP, Bestbuy/Futureshop),

For Prototype, it is staying high. I am now playing Prototype, so I do not want to trade it right now... I hope it stays high for 1-2 weeks at FS or EB.

[cashinstinct]

Nice. Probably because it is less frequently found.

But expect it to drop sometime soon.

I was really close to buy it from Amazon using amazon.ca giftcards and hope to trade back for $40 after playing,but I was expecting TIV to drop like a rock ... seems like it stays high!

[Vinman]

but i'm not sure they really use it as a "research tool" when they can just as easily get stats on trades f/ each store and accumulate data that way....

Oh yeah, data-mining thousands and thousands of individual transactions from hundreds of locations all across Canada does sound extremely easy compared to just popping on here and seeing what's the hot "Hoarding Game of the Week". :lol:

Especially when you realize that the EB VP of Resale Pricing is the janitor working a few hours extra on his 386 laptop.

[minuterice]

Nice. Probably because it is less frequently found.

But expect it to drop sometime soon.
Infamous is still 42 at BBv if people are looking to dump it. Halo wars is only 34.99 at bbv incase your looking to move credit but like you said that probably won't last

[taktikz]

You can't find a Rogers copy for 29.99 plus a free game?

RP is all cleared out in gta..

[aznrock2000]

anyone else confirm the $15 tiv for Infamous?

Haha, serves all them hoarders right for hogging all the Infamous copies at RP. Hopefully RP will disallow the returning of used games.

[mahjongmaniac]

Oh yeah, data-mining thousands and thousands of individual transactions from hundreds of locations all across Canada does sound extremely easy compared to just popping on here and seeing what's the hot "Hoarding Game of the Week". :lol:

that's not what i meant
what i meant was they can prbly obtain some summary report of # games traded and which particular game(s) were traded-in in high #'s, f/ each and every EBG chain store in Canada

perhaps it'd be easier if they just took a look at the summary reports of games traded at the high traffic stores, like those in GTA, which may be a better indication

surely enough this summary report exists as it'd explain why TIVs are subject to change on a daily basis

[madara]

actually, it is a lot easier, not to mention pretty accurate, if you would use data-mining and database queries. and the metrics can be pretty flexible if they designed their rdbms properly. seeing how late they react to sudden surge in trade-in volumes for specific games, i think not... lucky for us. :)

sorry, i couldn't resist butting in as i'm really bored at work today.

[Seifer]

sorry, i couldn't resist butting in as i'm really bored at work today. :(

+1 !

30 minutes left !

[LatrellMoonwell]

+1 !

30 minutes left !

look out, your boss is behind you

[TheGamer2400]

Fallout 3 is now $20 TIV... Well everyone should have known that was coming. I think FS and BBV still give $40 for it though.

No surprise there as the Game of the Year Edition is coming out next week.

[iamgosu]

No surprise there as the Game of the Year Edition is coming out next week.

yeah...i was planning to trade it in for 40 bones today, but turns out the TIV dropped to 20. Just my luck, as usual

[Maharg]

Did a T3G1F for MW2 today at EB

Tenchu Wii still 8.50
Batman AA 360 was $22.xx something
Prince of Pee 360 was was $9.50 I believe

11.10.09 can't come any sooner. I was going to do Uncharted 2 for the GG but didn't want to take my chances of getting stuck after forgetting to take it back to preorder MW2.

Dude - $40.00 at RP!

[SCEvan]

Futureshop Oct/7/09

All Playstation 3 Titles

Resistance Fall of Man: $8.40
Call of Duty 4: $22.80
Rainbow Six Vegas: $3.60
Need for Speed Carbon: $3.60
Motorstorm: $8.40
Killzone 2: $37.00

They wouldnt take Socom Confrontation because it said "not for resale" on the back.

[TheBigSorbo]

Dude - $40.00 at RP!

Yeah! I turned my Batman AA into $100 EB credit after stopping by Rogers when I got my PS3 this week

[urs74]

Dude - $40.00 at RP!

I would but my RP has ish for trade fodder.

[ZenOps]

Traded in Fable II for $32 at EB today.

Good game - but way too easy for me.

Bought Dead Space for $20 and Dark Sector for $5 and still got $7 credited.

[Vinman]

Dude - $40.00 at RP!

How is that possible when they're selling it now for $34 + free $19 game?

[merciscool]

Kengo Legend of the 9 for xbox 360 is now only worth $5.00 at EB games.

[the_fm]

confirm that Halo Wars is still $40 at EB as of today. got a used NHL 10 in mint condition and got a booster pack. they still have a decent bunch of them on the 360 :cheesygri

[torontoraptor]

They wouldnt take Socom Confrontation because it said "not for resale" on the back.

Trade it in at EB. They'll take it, they took mine.

[Harry190]

Just a word of warning. The TIV of Batman AA PS3 is not $40 at RP. It's $26.50. An unpleasant surprise.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

They wouldnt take Socom Confrontation because it said "not for resale" on the back.

Cover that part of the cover with a sticker, or print a new cover.

[Vinman]

Cover that part of the cover with a sticker, or print a new cover.

Come on, you people need to grow up and join the human race. If they won't take it, go somewhere that does, but don't commit fraud by printing up fake covers - remember someone's little kid could buy this with his allowance.

Freaks.

[drv123]

Come on, you people need to grow up and join the human race. If they won't take it, go somewhere that does, but don't commit fraud by printing up fake covers - remember someone's little kid could buy this with his allowance.

Freaks.

...and then cry himself to sleep because he bought a not for resale game, even though he would have literally no way of knowing since the games are the same? :confused:

[tomw]

Just traded some games at EB:

DS
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day! - $5.50
Cars Mater-National - $4.75
New Super Mario Bros. - $25.00
Spelling Challenges and More! - $4.25

Wii
Wii Fit - $5.00

[Setz]

Come on, you people need to grow up and join the human race. If they won't take it, go somewhere that does, but don't commit fraud by printing up fake covers - remember someone's little kid could buy this with his allowance.

Freaks.

Wow. Like a little kid is going to care if he's got a printed cover. Heck, I wouldn't care if it had a printed cover and I consider myself very stern with what I deem acceptable.

[BUFFAR]

How is that possible when they're selling it now for $34 + free $19 game?

It's RP, anything is possible. lol

[grappos13]

Infamous 15 at eb
fallout 3 20 at eb
as of this morning

damn... i was at a BBV that had like 3 copies of fallout 3 for 29.99.. and im sure they have had them for a while but i havent been to that BBV in like 6 weeks lol... went today.. was gonna pick it up with credit then trade to EB for $40 + extra if possible for brutal legend or forza 3 but i didnt... guess im glad i did if its only $20 now...but that was a perfect chance to do a quick gain of like $30 credit...

anyways.. the big news of the day for me is, other than when i went to do trade 3 at one rogers...they literally didnt have any copies of any of the games that was allowed (no nhl 10, no MUA2, no NFS shift..for either system.. just terrible)...

anyways.. Guitar Hero 3 software only for ps3 is trading in at $21 today at BBV!!!... took my copy that i got with the ps3 slim deal at EB for my bro and took that straight to BBV when i called this morning and was told that amount... one BBV wouldnt take it saying some markham by-law that they cant take it since it doesnt have a UPC... the other BBV did it no problem... so i took 2 copies of it (including my own, which i wanted to keep), traded in for $42 total.. then found GH3 used for $5+tax at a small game store, in mint condition...

other TIVS from EB For today

rockband 1 ps3 - 6.25
lord of the rings conquest 360 - 12.xx
last reminant 360 - 9.xx
bioshock ps3 - $8

bioshock is still 14.99 used (13.49 with edge discount).. the EB store i went to today didnt have any or i woulda got it to use with a promo or RP trade 3..but nope..but bioshock seems like an easy filler to maximize more credit at EB... heck...u could do this if u want.. buy bioshock ps3 used for 13.49..lord of the rings conquest 360 used for 17.99 after discounts.. use up 31.48 credit and put them towards fifa and get $50 credit...very quick gain of 18.52+tax credit :D

[IAmTheLiquor]

Just traded in both at eb games :

Red Faction $25
Call Of Duty W@W $40

[madara]

@grappos13, thanks for the tip on GH3 at BBV! i got no takers at kijiji. i'll just trade it in tomorrow and use the credit on something for t3g1f at EB. hopefully the tiv does not change overnight.

[easterclause]

Don't know how useful this is to anyone, but I was able to make two 3f1 deals at EBGames with these games, so they're all above 8 bucks still:

Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion (collector's edition)
Bioshock (limited edition)
Dead Space
Dead Rising
Lord of the Rings Conquest
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

I politely asked the guy (who was very knowledgeable, he reads the emails when they come in) when he said they didn't take preorders for MW2 and AC2, so he checked the emails again, a couple of other binders, and then called somewhere else for me. I was really pleased. Also, they let you keep any bonus content/disc, so I was able to keep my Bioshock EP. :D

[mahjongmaniac]

How is that possible when they're selling it now for $34 + free $19 game?

it's RP... anything is possible :razz:

-------

Just a word of warning. The TIV of Batman AA PS3 is not $40 at RP. It's $26.50. An unpleasant surprise.

their e-plus mag advertises both platforms for $40 i believe...

[grappos13]

^ if it does advertise at $40.. might as well pick up batman for 360 for $34.99 and get a free game and then just trade in batman

[Haz]

How is that possible when they're selling it now for $34 + free $19 game?
it's RP... anything is possible :razz:Exactly. MGS4 used for $20 (during 2/40 promo) the night before release day? RP. Stack of AAA titles for $20 (again during 2/40) within a month of their release? RP. A manager whipping out a binder full of games and saying "pick what you want" for $15 each (during the old 2/30)? RP again. :razz:

[mahjongmaniac]

Exactly. MGS4 used for $20 (during 2/40 promo) the night before release day? RP. Stack of AAA titles for $20 (again during 2/40) within a month of their release? RP. A manager whipping out a binder full of games and saying "pick what you want" for $15 each (during the old 2/30)? RP again. :razz:

i hate you you lucky SOB :D

[Longobongo]

Just traded some games at EB

Wii
Wii Fit - $5.00

wow that dropped fast

[United11]

Has EB's price for a used copy of Fallout dropped yet? If they are only giving $20 TIV, it must have.

Anyone know?

[United11]

Hey Grappos,

Did you pick up your 2k10 ann edition yet? if so, what's your opinion on the locker?

[FunkyC]

Has EB's price for a used copy of Fallout dropped yet? If they are only giving $20 TIV, it must have.

Anyone know?

According to rogers game flyer for october you can get $40 trade in credit for fallout

[Tha_Doggg]

Don't know how useful this is to anyone, but I was able to make two 3f1 deals at EBGames with these games, so they're all above 8 bucks still:

Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion (collector's edition)
Bioshock (limited edition)
Dead Space
Dead Rising
Lord of the Rings Conquest
Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare

I politely asked the guy (who was very knowledgeable, he reads the emails when they come in) when he said they didn't take preorders for MW2 and AC2, so he checked the emails again, a couple of other binders, and then called somewhere else for me. I was really pleased. Also, they let you keep any bonus content/disc, so I was able to keep my Bioshock EP. :D

So EB does not take pre-orders for MW2 anymore?

[thug98]

Has EB's price for a used copy of Fallout dropped yet? If they are only giving $20 TIV, it must have.

Anyone know?

i know it dropped to 49.99 new today and red faction dropped to 44.99 used

[easterclause]

So EB does not take pre-orders for MW2 anymore?

Sorry, I just reread my post and realized how unclear I was. EB DOES take preorders for MW2 and AC2, in addition to a bunch of other games, including Dragon Age Origins, Uncharted 2 and a few others. I may go back next week, I'll remember them better next time.

[grappos13]

Hey Grappos,

Did you pick up your 2k10 ann edition yet? if so, what's your opinion on the locker?

yup.. i like the locker a lot... dont really care for the other items.. i already gave my friend my ps3 copy of the game from the AE and he is giving me one of his pre-orders at EB.. so basically it works out for me getting the extras for $40 EB credit.. not too bad.. especially if i can sell off the little kobe figure and kobe poster.. could bring down the price of the locker to really cheap

[munsifn]

PS3 - street fighter iv - 34.25 @ EB games (Oct 7)

traded in my copy today and picked up burnout paradise for 13.49 after edge discount

[ChopSuey]

This must be Balonis' video game collection after all her T3G1F deals :D

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3928/1vgcoriginalmainlarge.jpg

[balonis]

This has been posted before. I belive its suppose to be grappos' collection or kelptos or somthing.

Lol i think im gonna need to get another one of the trade 3 wii deals. my son keeps hogging the damn thing!


This must be Balonis' video game collection after all her T3G1F deals :D

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3928/1vgcoriginalmainlarge.jpg

[grappos13]

This has been posted before. I belive its suppose to be grappos' collection or kelptos or somthing.

Lol i think im gonna need to get another one of the trade 3 wii deals. my son keeps hogging the damn thing!

nope!... urs!.. except all that is now in ur car only...

i was thinking of doing a trade in deal for wii.. but i dont think id ever use the wii.. i know many friends of mine who got a wii originally and never touch it...and im sure id do the same

[Grimcurse]

WHAT? Fallout 3 is now 20$?!?!? :confused: Huh are you kidding me? I was going to trade it last Monday (40$) but i was too lazy:o. What about FS?

I want the GOTY edition. What am I going to do with 2 versions of the same game lol??

[United11]

yup.. i like the locker a lot... dont really care for the other items.. i already gave my friend my ps3 copy of the game from the AE and he is giving me one of his pre-orders at EB.. so basically it works out for me getting the extras for $40 EB credit.. not too bad.. especially if i can sell off the little kobe figure and kobe poster.. could bring down the price of the locker to really cheap

Locker is pretty slick, it took me awhile to get the combo-lock open -felt like an idiot....nice piece for the game room.

the figure isnt great, 6in Mcfarlanes never impressed me much.....gonna try out the game and if I don't like it, then trade in somewhere and try to get enough credit to get 3 games to pre-order something else - that way I get a game I like and the locker. Wonder what Rogers is giving for trade on this??

[LatrellMoonwell]

as a side note, what do you guys use to organize your games? do you just buy shelves from ikea or something??? i would get a large bookshelf except i dont have room to put it >.>

[GQ001]

10/7

x360
Dead Space - $9.75
Halo 3 - $16.50

[Eclipse09]

nope!... urs!.. except all that is now in ur car only...

i was thinking of doing a trade in deal for wii.. but i dont think id ever use the wii.. i know many friends of mine who got a wii originally and never touch it...and im sure id do the same

Yea,
Been thinking about it since the last few Wii deals
But like you said. I won't play it
I got the 360 deal cause they do have RPGs that i want to play that are not out for the PS3. But i barely use that now.
But nothing from the Wii I want at all.

Debating on a second PS3. But don't really see the use of that right now. Plus, I would have to find 4 games haha

[FlyingSoLow]

as a side note, what do you guys use to organize your games? do you just buy shelves from ikea or something??? i would get a large bookshelf except i dont have room to put it >.>

There is an empty space between the wall corner and the back of my TV. Vertical stack hides nicely.

[grappos13]

as a side note, what do you guys use to organize your games? do you just buy shelves from ikea or something??? i would get a large bookshelf except i dont have room to put it >.>

ya i personally got some ikea shelves.. 2 smaller sized ones..1 for ps3 games and 1 for blu-rays.. but now those r full (it takes like 100 ps3 and like 150 blu-rays to fill them... i know)... so these lockers will come in handy somewhat as i have no room for more shelving units right now... actually i got no room for these lockers either lol..

[sanman]

EB (Oct 7):

Wii Fit - 5.00
Sonic Unleashed (Wii) - 11.25
MLB Power Pros 2008 (Wii)- 6.25
Trauma Center: New Blood - 7.00
Tenchu: Shadow Assasins - 8.50?
Riddick (360) - 11.25?
Prince of Persia (360) - 10.25?

Last 3 qualified for T3G1F, don't remember exact amounts.

[baconape]

Cover that part of the cover with a sticker, or print a new cover.

i just ripped the barcode area off that said "not for resale" and they took it in np.

[baconape]

bioshock is still 14.99 used (13.49 with edge discount).. the EB store i went to today didnt have any or i woulda got it to use with a promo or RP trade 3..but nope..but bioshock seems like an easy filler to maximize more credit at EB... heck...u could do this if u want.. buy bioshock ps3 used for 13.49..lord of the rings conquest 360 used for 17.99 after discounts.. use up 31.48 credit and put them towards fifa and get $50 credit...very quick gain of 18.52+tax credit :D

have you thought of using your powers for good?
maybe sovle the homeless problem of aids instead of trading games, just a thought

[grappos13]

have you thought of using your powers for good?
maybe sovle the homeless problem of aids instead of trading games, just a thought

who said i wasnt?

i think u should do the same in ottawa instead of getting mad at vinman for taking over ur turf.

[baconape]

as a side note, what do you guys use to organize your games? do you just buy shelves from ikea or something??? i would get a large bookshelf except i dont have room to put it >.>

i dont understand keeping tons of games. i have maybe 15-20 the pic of that guys room is silly, i bet he's never touched a boobie.

[baconape]

who said i wasnt?

i think u should do the same in ottawa instead of getting mad at vinman for taking over ur turf.

i have 6 stores i go to 1 rp 3 bbv and two eb. i keep a low profile (exept one giant fat bbv guy knows what i do) i dont think many rfd's go to my store, me and toro chan have a deal, he stays at his stores i stay at mine.

[grappos13]

i have 6 stores i go to 1 rp 3 bbv and two eb. i keep a low profile (exept one giant fat bbv guy knows what i do) i dont think many rfd's go to my store, me and euro chan have a deal, he stays at his stores i stay at mine.

lol..

why keep anything then? i personally like having a collection of games and blu-rays and dvds...its like having tons of shoes or something that u wear once a year...

[baconape]

lol..

why keep anything then? i personally like having a collection of games and blu-rays and dvds...its like having tons of shoes or something that u wear once a year...

im a minimulist, i donate books ive read and clothes that are old of that are too big (i used to be orca fat and now im in good shape). I hate having stuff just for the sake of having and not using it, when i can give it to somone that can like poor bbv.

[tommyoh]

let's get back to the topic

tivs at ebgames 10/08

Resident Evil 5 (ps3) - $40

Call of Duty - World at war (ps3) - $40

[arty316]

Noticed the following games at BBV for cheap which qualified for t3f1 at EB (based on yesterday's TIVS)

Wii Transformers 9.99
Wii Warioware Smooth Moves 9.99
Wii Metroid Prime Corruption 3 14.99
360 Burnout Revenge 7.99 ( the first run of 360 games/launch games seem to all be at this price but this would be the only qualifying title)

Good luck.

Also, does anyone have an update on the TIV for PS3 Bioshock?

[baconape]

Noticed the following games at BBV for cheap which qualified for t3f1 at EB (based on yesterday's TIVS)

Wii Transformers 9.99
Wii Warioware Smooth Moves 9.99
Wii Metroid Prime Corruption 3 14.99
360 Burnout Revenge 7.99 ( the first run of 360 games/launch games seem to all be at this price but this would be the only qualifying title)

Good luck.

Also, does anyone have an update on the TIV for PS3 Bioshock?

ive been looking for burnout revenge to play forever. i just dont wanna spend like 30.00 for it, 7.99 though id grab it

[arty316]

ive been looking for burnout revenge to play forever. i just dont wanna spend like 30.00 for it, 7.99 though id grab it

Yeah, I picked it up but don't really want to use it for a trade....I was very surprised to find it at that price....the rest of the 7.99 games are the ones you would expect

Kameo
Rumble Roses
King Kong
Splinter Cell Double Agent
Blazing Angels 2
Ninety-Nine Nights
all sports games before and including 2007
there were a bunch more of these older games...I guess the Blockbusters are starting to sell off these games from their rental supply since no one is likely renting them anymore.

[jrm904]

I saw Marvel Ultimate Alliance for 5.99 (not the gold edition) 360
I also saw Dead Rising for 7.99

Both for 360

Previously was able to pick up
Rumble Roses 4.99
Enchanted Arms 4.99

All games for the 360 @ BBV

[Corizzle]

As of October 7th:

360 - Blockbuster:
Batman: Arkham Asylum - $35
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit - $15
Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3 - $12.50
Rock Revolution - $12.50

[LordFoo]

Today (October 8):

Xbox 360: Lips (software only), $7.25 @ EB, $22.50 @ FS.

(Was planning on picking up a bundle at HMV/The source for the mics, but they're long gone... >:( )

[mahjongmaniac]

This must be Balonis' video game collection after all her T3G1F deals :D

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/3928/1vgcoriginalmainlarge.jpg

LOL

last i checked, balonis doesn't keep his games... ... all his GG pre-orders he just returns for full TIC

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i just ripped the barcode area off that said "not for resale" and they took it in np.

heh, don't they wonder why a piece of the cover art is missing?

i've traded NFR copies a couple times before, and i don't even bother w/ printing covers or ripping out the NFR part out...

just know the right ppl that work at BBV who are aware that the "NFR" doesn't apply, and they'll take in the trade no problems =)

[arty316]

EB TIVS Oct 8

Called in for TIVS:
PS3 Bioshock $9
360 MX vs ATV Untamed $10

Weird, is it possible Bioshock went up?

[AeonLux]

Anyone know if you lets say did T3F1 deal.. get the game on release date. What that receipt will say? does it say you did T3F1 for this game? or would it be a normal receipt that says u paid 69.99 + tax for the game?

[pizza66]

EB TIVS Oct 8

Called in for TIVS:
PS3 Bioshock $9
360 MX vs ATV Untamed $10

Weird, is it possible Bioshock went up?

Did some trades for the trade 4 and get the PS3 slim GHIII bundle for $199 happening at EB during my lunch hour.

Bioshock X360 - $10.75
MGS4 PS3 - $12
Chronotrigger DS - $8.50
Zelda Phantom Hour Glass DS - $16.50

[diananas]

Anyone know if you lets say did T3F1 deal.. get the game on release date. What that receipt will say? does it say you did T3F1 for this game? or would it be a normal receipt that says u paid 69.99 + tax for the game?
t3g1

[torontostore]

t3g1

-.- the receipt you get when you pick up the game will NOT say you did a trade 3 for it...all it says it you used 69.99 credits for the game, where you can then return the game for full credit (assuming you have it sealed)

[Parth]

^ Yea I think it just says pickup or something like that. And a total.

And if you used edge credit it will say something like, non-taxable amount: 69.99 (assuming you paid in full with credit). I think that's what it has for a t3g1f also.

[Calcutron]

Great thread.

Trade in towards ps3+gh3 promo on October 10, 2009 @ EB:

Gears of war 1 (XBOX 360) - $13
Nascar 09 (XBOX 360) - $9
Grand Theft Auto 4 (XBOX 360) - $10.75
Ghost Recon: Advance Warfighter 2 (PS3) - $9.50


Also threw in:

Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (PS2, no manual) - $2.50


Got offered:

Turok (XBOX 360) $4.xx
Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (XBOX 360) -$4.xx
Skate 1 (XBOX 360) - $5
Gears of war 2 (XBOX 360) - $24


Also all PS2, worth a try...
NBA live 08 (PS2) ($.50 worth a try, i think the case is worth more alone)
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (PS2) - <$4
Godhand (PS2) - <$2

[HeavyDutyKronos]

This is my favorite thread anywhere on the internet. :D

Successful qualifying games for T3G1F's today after raiding two local RP's and 1 BBV for filler (10/08/2009):

#1 (For GT5 - 69.99)
- End War 360
- Prince of Persia 360
- Last Remnant 360

#2 (for Heavy Rain 69.99)
- Tenchu Shadow Assassin Wii
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09 Wii
- Riddick 360

#3 (for ??? haven't decided yet, FF XIII/GOW3 or something else)
- Riddick 360
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09 Wii
- Tenchu Shadow Assassin Wii

Thanks everyone for reporting your TIVs. I haven't done much T3G1Fing since last winter and had forgotten the thrill of the hunt. :twisted:

EDIT: Heads up, READY 2 RUMBLE Wii doesn't qualify for T3G1F anymore. Not sure if this was already reported here, but it was news to me when I went to do my 2nd TIV, so I had to get a replacement game.

[Parth]

FS TIV:

Killzone 2 - PS3: $37

I'm surprised it has stayed so high for so long at FS.

[mahjongmaniac]

Anyone know if you lets say did T3F1 deal.. get the game on release date. What that receipt will say? does it say you did T3F1 for this game? or would it be a normal receipt that says u paid 69.99 + tax for the game?

the p/u receipt will just indicate how much $ was deposited towards the pre-order

[diananas]

-.- the receipt you get when you pick up the game will NOT say you did a trade 3 for it...all it says it you used 69.99 credits for the game, where you can then return the game for full credit (assuming you have it sealed)

Oh sorry I thought he meant the receipt he gets when he does t3g1 for a game... ;S

[mng09]

Oct 8th qualified:

Nascar 09 (PS3) - $8.50
Too Human (360) - $8.50
Soul Calibur 4 (360) - $11.00

Traded for NBA 2K10. Can't believe Nascar 09 is still $8.50.

Watchout though, I had to go to two stores to NBA 2K10 cuz some EB stores won't accept it as part of hte T3G1F deal.

[NoName #1]

EBGames Oct 8

Sorry I didn't get the actual TIV but these three qualified for a T3G1F for Assassins Creed 2:

Tenchu Wii
Prince of Persia (pre-order edition) x360
Soul Caliber IV PS3

[Tha_Doggg]

Just did a t3g1 for Modern Warfare 2. They didn't tell me how much my games were worth but they obviously qualified. Here they are:

1. Dead Space (360)
2. Tomb Raider Underworld (360)
3. Quantum of Solace (360)

[pete]

tried to trade in GH3 to BBV.. they said no go because it was part of a package..

[LIVE DEREK]

Not sure if this was only at my BBV but I just got Halo 3 for $9.99(used). Happy Hunting.

[d182]

EDIT: Heads up, READY 2 RUMBLE Wii doesn't qualify for T3G1F anymore. Not sure if this was already reported here, but it was news to me when I went to do my 2nd TIV, so I had to get a replacement game.[/QUOTE]

Confirmed. I was told it was $6 now.

[arty316]

EB TIVS Oct 8, 2009

360 MX vs ATV Untamed 9.50
360 LOTR Conquest 12.50
Wii Warioware Smooth Moves 22.25
Traded for Borderlands

[LIVE DEREK]

Well I just got back from EB and I am not sure if I missed something or if I was the first to find out that:

ASSASSIN'S CREED (360) DOESN'T APPLY FOR TRADE 3 ANYMORE

EB
Assassin's Creed (360)
$7

[HeavyDutyKronos]

#3 (for ??? haven't decided yet, FF XIII/GOW3 or something else)
- Riddick 360
- WWE Smackdown vs Raw 09 Wii
- Tenchu Shadow Assassin Wii

Ended up getting FFXIII as #3 (69.99). Also got greedy and did a #4 for Brutal Legends PS3 (69.99) using COD:WAW (DS), We Ski (Wii), and you guessed it, everyone's friend, Tenchu Shadow Assassin (Wii).

A great day and almost completely stocked up for all the new PS3 releases I want in the next few months. Wish there was a release date in the book for White Knight Chronicles. Hoping to do more tomorrow maybe.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Well I just got back from EB and I am not sure if I missed something or if I was the first to find out that:

ASSASSIN'S CREED (360) DOESN'T APPLY FOR TRADE 3 ANYMORE

EB
Assassin's Creed (360)
$7

*weep* It was bound to happen eventually. I never got in on the WM AssGreed special, but I hear it was good. Hope ppl enjoyed it while it lasted!

[N64]

damn never knew nba 2k9 wasn't eligible for t3g1f, was gonna trade nba 2k9, mgs4 + $20 at eb for nba 2k10(is that deal still available)...btw can you trade in ds games for nba 2k10? will probably go to eb on saturday and trade in pokemon diamond and msg4 + $20(my first time trading in games lol)

[grappos13]

Well I just got back from EB and I am not sure if I missed something or if I was the first to find out that:

ASSASSIN'S CREED (360) DOESN'T APPLY FOR TRADE 3 ANYMORE

EB
Assassin's Creed (360)
$7

wow.. damn.. and i had a hookup for assassins creeds for 360 for about $11 each.. unlimited! was gonna go on saturday and get some.. guess thats out of the question now :(

whats funny is 2 days ago when i did a trade in deal for the ps3.. and i had 5 games to trade in and i asked the guy which had the highest TIV, it was assassins creed for the 360 and i said which do u think i should keep becuz it will stay above 8 for a while and he said assassins creed... i took it for a second and then i said F that and told him to use it and give me some mario tennis wii game back to hold onto lol...

[Grimcurse]

Just did a t3g1 for Modern Warfare 2. They didn't tell me how much my games were worth but they obviously qualified. Here they are:

3. Quantum of Solace (360)

It didn't qualify last week. Quick! I have to finish it before it's too late. I have the CE.

[Tha_Doggg]

It didn't qualify last week. Quick! I have to finish it before it's too late. I have the CE.

Mine was the regular edition too...great single player finished it all but never got into the multiplayer. I ***believe*** it was around $10 tiv.

[mattboy_11]

does anyone know what the TIV for Halo Wars: Limited Editon is?

[mahjongmaniac]

Not sure if this was only at my BBV but I just got Halo 3 for $9.99(used). Happy Hunting.

scanned price?

surprised a used copy is so cheap at BBV already...

[urs74]

Not sure if this was only at my BBV but I just got Halo 3 for $9.99(used). Happy Hunting.

Nice find! I'll have to hit my local one up tomorrow.

[greenbelt0102]

scanned price?

surprised a used copy is so cheap at BBV already...

Yes...I got Halo 3 for 9.99 at BBV.

[easterclause]

You can also just put QoS towards the 2f1 deal for MW2 or AC2 at RP.

[Setz]

Anyone else avoid to help/actually help other customers in EB? Some guy in front of me today was trading in all sorts of T3GIF applicable titles for STORE CREDIT. He bought Demon's Souls by trading in 6+ T3GIF titles when he could have just done the T3GIF and have games leftover.

I didn't speak up because this has gotten me in trouble before, even to the length of being kicked out of an EB (few years back), and I, myself, was doing trades with a CSR I'm quite fond of.

[LIVE DEREK]

scanned price?

surprised a used copy is so cheap at BBV already...

Yes...I got Halo 3 for 9.99 at BBV.


Not sure if it was scanned value. I was quite surprised also though. It didn't appear that she did anything on the computer to readjust the value.

[d182]

Anyone else avoid to help/actually help other customers in EB? Some guy in front of me today was trading in all sorts of T3GIF applicable titles for STORE CREDIT. He bought Demon's Souls by trading in 6+ T3GIF titles when he could have just done the T3GIF and have games leftover.

I didn't speak up because this has gotten me in trouble before, even to the length of being kicked out of an EB (few years back), and I, myself, was doing trades with a CSR I'm quite fond of.

if they had the t3 sign above the cashier, you could've pointed it out.
dont see how the csr could get mad from that =\

[N64]

do ds games apply for t3gf1?

i'm thinking about trading in pokemon diamond & msg4 + $20 for nba 2k10, or might just go down to BBV if i can tomorrow and pick up something cheaper :D

[LIVE DEREK]

I am sure that you all know this but the value of a new copy of Fallout 3 is getting dropped to $44.99 (http://www.microplay.ca/).

Time to get rid of those copies if you are planning on it.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

do ds games apply for t3gf1?

i'm thinking about trading in pokemon diamond & msg4 + $20 for nba 2k10, or might just go down to BBV if i can tomorrow and pick up something cheaper :D

Yep.

I used COD:WAW (DS) in my T3G1F for FFXIII (PS3) tonight.

[LIVE DEREK]

Anyone else avoid to help/actually help other customers in EB? Some guy in front of me today was trading in all sorts of T3GIF applicable titles for STORE CREDIT. He bought Demon's Souls by trading in 6+ T3GIF titles when he could have just done the T3GIF and have games leftover.

I didn't speak up because this has gotten me in trouble before, even to the length of being kicked out of an EB (few years back), and I, myself, was doing trades with a CSR I'm quite fond of.

I find that the EB's that I go would actually suggest that to them anyways. I have 3 in my area and another 3 that I am willing to go to. So if I saw this I would for sure say something. If I got kicked out I would email head office and I would just go to another store.

[jlo mein]

TIV's today at EB Games:
Xbox360
Need For Speed Undercover $22.75
NHL 10 $38
Rockband 2 $18.50
Scene It Box Office Smash (game only) $21.00

TIV's today at Future Shop:
Xbox360
Call of Duty 4 $37
NHL 10 *not in system
Rockband 2 $18
Scene It Box Office Smash (trade requires buzzer controllers) $13

I tried to trade in COD4 at FS but got denied due to scratches. It has two visible scratches that are extremely thin and short, but the FS CSR claimed it could prevent the game from working and is against FS policy to accept it. Personally I have seen much worse discs for sale used at FS.

[DiploDocus]

inFAMOUS is like $8 trade now :(

[HeavyDutyKronos]

I tried to trade in COD4 at FS but got denied due to scratches. It has two visible scratches that are extremely thin and short, but the FS CSR claimed it could prevent the game from working and is against FS policy to accept it. Personally I have seen much worse discs for sale used at FS.

If at first you don't succeed, try try again. (Another location, another day/time of day).

[LIVE DEREK]

Off topic, if there ever was one I guess. But I saw Brutal Legend at EB tonight, as in the "real" game case.

What is weird is that there still are NO reviews up for it yet. This to me suggests that the game is not likely to review exceptionally well. I am glad that I do not have it preordered, I would switch if I did. However I do hope that it is good. The demo was genuinely funny, but that doesn't mean that it will be a good game.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Off topic, if there ever was one I guess. But I saw Brutal Legend at EB tonight, as in the "real" game case.

What is weird is that there still are NO reviews up for it yet. This to me suggests that the game is not likely to review exceptionally well. I am glad that I do not have it preordered, I would switch if I did. However I do hope that it is good. The demo was genuinely funny, but that doesn't mean that it will be a good game.

*ulp* just pre-ordered it tonight. I was running out of 69.99 PS3 games to pre-order.

I don't really want PS3 versions of MW2/AC2/BS2 if I can avoid it because I'll just get them for PC. I'd rather use my T3G1F's for PS3 Exclusives or upcoming major multiplatform titles. Maybe I should switch BL quick for 2nd GT5 pre-order to be switched to White Knight Chronicles/Last Guardian/Agent when the dates drop. :S Can't think of anything else that I want that there is dates for (does MAG have a date? is it $69?) thought about R&C2 maybe, but then I lose the $10 credit b/c it's $59 (at least at my local store). But yeah, I was kind of wondering where the reviews for BL are too.. (Got PO's for UC2, HR, FFXIII, GT5, & BL atm, with plans to get GOW3 & GOWC using store credit on release day)

[LatrellMoonwell]

ppl still with Fallout 3, FS TIV is $40 as of tonite still! :D (for PS3)

[LIVE DEREK]

*ulp* just pre-ordered it tonight. I was running out of 69.99 PS3 games to pre-order.

I don't really want PS3 versions of MW2/AC2/BS2 because I'll just get them for PC. Maybe I should switch it quick for 2nd GT5 pre-order to be switched to White Knight Chronicles when the date drops. :S Can't think of anything else, (does MAG have a date? is it $69?) thought about R&C2 maybe, but then I lose the $10 credit (at least at my local store). But yeah, I was kind of wondering where the reviews for BL are too..

Why do you care if it is a $69.99 game or not?

[United11]

Yes...I got Halo 3 for 9.99 at BBV.

Just don't get your hopes up...I bought Gears of War at one store early this week for $9.99, saw another today marked $24.99 and it scanned for $24.99.

Good find for $9.99 though.

[Setz]

Is the Forza 3 trade-more-get-more thing still going on? Gonna unload my Demon's souls for 40$+25%.

[grappos13]

Is the Forza 3 trade-more-get-more thing still going on? Gonna unload my Demon's souls for 40$+25%.

will they take ur import one?

umm it depends on the store.. couple of stores told me its off, one store said it was still on...brutal legend 25% should be back on now.. so try that..

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Why do you care if it is a $69.99 game or not?

Well, not to get nitpicky. But having shelled out $30-35 in many cases for the 3 traded games for the promo, I'd like to get the most possible value for the money. $70 vs $80 (after taxes). I guess it's a psychological thing. Would rather get all the 69 titles I want/that are good first before looking at the 59 ones and losing that hypothetical $10 per trade.

[Setz]

will they take ur import one?

umm it depends on the store.. couple of stores told me its off, one store said it was still on...brutal legend 25% should be back on now.. so try that..

I've traded PAL and NTSC-JP games before and they took them.

[AeonLux]

Off topic, if there ever was one I guess. But I saw Brutal Legend at EB tonight, as in the "real" game case.

What is weird is that there still are NO reviews up for it yet. This to me suggests that the game is not likely to review exceptionally well. I am glad that I do not have it preordered, I would switch if I did. However I do hope that it is good. The demo was genuinely funny, but that doesn't mean that it will be a good game.

Errr i just preordered it too.. oh well.. I can just return them for full credits and not to break this one's seal either i guess...

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Errr i just preordered it too.. oh well.. I can just return them for full credits and not to break this one's seal either i guess...

I read another thread where people suggested two other possible reasons: review embargoes and/or more popular games (i.e. UC2) which had to be reviewed first.

[AeonLux]

I read another thread where people suggested two other possible reasons: review embargoes and/or more popular games (i.e. UC2) which had to be reviewed first.

Hehe that could be why too.. but even Demon Souls.. didn't think that be too much of a heat, sold out pretty quick at most my local ebgames i heard

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Hehe that could be why too.. but even Demon Souls.. didn't think that be too much of a heat, sold out pretty quick at most my local ebgames i heard

Yeah but if you only have 10 copies of a game per EB it's pretty easy to sell out. I don't think this game had much of a proper push/release. It's not even out in Europe, and wasn't released in Canada on Oct. 6th (the U.S. release date) -- at least it wasn't where I lived. But it received a lot of acclaim and buzz if you look at the metacritic score (90% #16 PS3 Game) and reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/demonssouls). IGN just 9.4/10'd it. (http://ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1033437p4.html)

[mahjongmaniac]

Anyone else avoid to help/actually help other customers in EB? Some guy in front of me today was trading in all sorts of T3GIF applicable titles for STORE CREDIT. He bought Demon's Souls by trading in 6+ T3GIF titles when he could have just done the T3GIF and have games leftover.

i don't see a problem with that... you're just helping the customer get a better deal
however, it's frowned upon (esp. by EBG MOD) if you tell the customer that you can get more TIC at other stores like BBV... i remember reading a short story on that some time ago on RFD....


I didn't speak up because this has gotten me in trouble before, even to the length of being kicked out of an EB (few years back), and I, myself, was doing trades with a CSR I'm quite fond of.

was that your ex-coworker ? ;)

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Not sure if it was scanned value. I was quite surprised also though. It didn't appear that she did anything on the computer to readjust the value.

yep... Halo3 is indeed $10 used. called a couple stores this evening to check

what's funny is that the new copy is still $45

it's rare to see a price diff. b/t new vs. used to be that huge at BBV...

[Setz]

i don't see a problem with that... you're just helping the customer get a better deal
however, it's frowned upon (esp. by EBG MOD) if you tell the customer that you can get more TIC at other stores like BBV... i remember reading a short story on that some time ago on RFD....



was that your ex-coworker ? ;)

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yep... Halo3 is indeed $10 used. called a couple stores this evening to check

what's funny is that the new copy is still $45

it's rare to see a price diff. b/t new vs. used to be that huge at BBV...

Nah. I have a good rapport with this CSR because we both go to the same uni, similar taste in games, and oddly enough, whenever I'm at this EBG, she is the one tending to my needs. ;)

[PR0BLEMZ]

Does anyone know if cod waw for 360 is still 40 at eb?

[FlyingSoLow]

Does anyone know if cod waw for 360 is still 40 at eb?

Call the EB midnight TIV-checking hotline.

[mildlyaddicted]

inFAMOUS is like $8 trade now :(

It is down to $20 now at FS. I managed to trade my copy in a couple days ago for $40. Kill zone 2 is still $37 at FS

[LIVE DEREK]

I read another thread where people suggested two other possible reasons: review embargoes and/or more popular games (i.e. UC2) which had to be reviewed first.

Well embargoes are usually only there because the game is sub-par or not what people expected. A game like Forza 3 already has like 12 reviews and it is weeks away. That is because they know it is good and want everyone to know that it is good. Another good example is Uncharted 2. They knew that it was amazing and there have been something like 30 reviews up for a couple of weeks.
However a game like ODST (which regardless of what you think:twisted:) was really not all that special, and only got reviews 3-4 days before. If they knew that it was amazing they would have the review out ASAP as the game went gold 1 month before release. A horrific game (when it was released, not so much now) like Socom didn't even have reviews once it was released.

Hehe that could be why too.. but even Demon Souls.. didn't think that be too much of a heat, sold out pretty quick at most my local ebgames i heard

Well Demon Soul's likely didn't have reviews because it was a "cult" game, or very few people knew about it. Like I said before I hope that the game is good and I am not trying to give it bad press. Just be warned that it may only be a mediocre 70 as suppose to the 85 that you are expecting.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Well Demon Soul's likely didn't have reviews because it was a "cult" game, or very few people knew about it. Like I said before I hope that the game is good and I am not trying to give it bad press. Just be warned that it may only be a mediocre 70 as suppose to the 85 that you are expecting.

If BL is sub-80 it's definitely going back for MW2, MAG or store cred.

[Haz]

Call the EB midnight TIV-checking hotline.Is it this one? 1-800-TRADE-IN? Or 1-800-EB-TRADE? :)

[mahjongmaniac]

Nah. I have a good rapport with this CSR because we both go to the same uni, similar taste in games, and oddly enough, whenever I'm at this EBG, she is the one tending to my needs. ;)

ooooo... sounds like she's "the one" for you.... :razz:

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Call the EB midnight TIV-checking hotline.
Is it this one? 1-800-TRADE-IN? Or 1-800-EB-TRADE? :)

LOL :D

[Setz]

Is it this one? 1-800-TRADE-IN? Or 1-800-EB-TRADE? :)

Just call Klepto's place.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Just call Klepto's place.

What's the number for 'A Van down by the river'?

[mahjongmaniac]

Just call Klepto's place.

you forgot balonis... @ 1-800-BAL-ONIS

:D

[jokadeska]

@ EB games

EA Sports Active (Wii) = $26.50
Burnout Paradise (360) = $5.50
NBA 2k9 (PS3) = $7.50

[Haz]

Is it this one? 1-800-TRADE-IN? Or 1-800-EB-TRADE? :)

Just call Klepto's place.
What's the number for 'A Van down by the river'?By the river or in the river? (http://www.nj.com/news/local/index.ssf/2009/04/van_rolls_into_rockaway_river.html)

http://blog.nj.com/ledgerlocal/2009/04/medium_river%20van.JPG

I thought klepto riced it up.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3081/ultimatericer.jpg

Sorry to derail the thread guys. I promise to post some values today. :)

[HeavyDutyKronos]

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3081/ultimatericer.jpg

:lol: that is definitely klepto's ride

[GQ001]

udpating some old TIVs

Wii- all dont qualify for T3G1 anymore
Tony Hawk Downhill Jam $4.25
NBA live 08 $5
Spiderwick Chronicles $4

[BobTheSnake]

Xbox 360 :
FEAR : 9.75
Secret Service - Ultimate Sacrafice : 13.25
Pirate Carabean : World end : 2.25
Simpson The game : 7:50 (so close for trades!!!)

[HockeyMusic]

has anyone traded in Wii Sports Resort to Blockbuster recently? I'm looking to trade it in there and was wondering what the value is.

[Cheap Cat]

:lol: that is definitely klepto's ride

Except it would have a Nike symbol on it.

[Meelapo]

All XBox 360

Futureshop:

Left4Dead - $18
Batman: Arkham's Asylum - $27.50
Chronicles of Riddick - $18

EB Games

Left4Dead - $18
Batman: Arkham's Asylum - $22
Chronicles of Riddick - $11

Best Buy

Left4Dead - $18
Batman: Arkham's Asylum - $20
Chronicles of Riddick - $18.75

[Haz]

i hate you you lucky SOB :DOut of the three examples, I've only experienced 2 of them. :)

As I promised, here are some TIV for today at EB Games:

Gears of War 360 - $9.75
Gears of War 2 360 - $15.75

Big Brain Academy Wii - $10.50

According to TIV, Gear 1 was $13 and Gears 2 was $24.75 yesterday. Quite a drop overnight for Gears 2. I guess someone is paying attention to sales like the Gear 2 for $20 at BB that started today. (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/gears-war-2-19-99-bb-799285/)

[got_it_4_cheap]

Gears of War 2 360 - $15.75

heh :D bb sale effect

[supeg93]

Nah. I have a good rapport with this CSR because we both go to the same uni, similar taste in games, and oddly enough, whenever I'm at this EBG, she is the one tending to my needs. ;)

I doubt she is interested in a 21 year old virgin who's big accomplishment in life is finishing Diablo 2 without dying

[HeavyDutyKronos]

I doubt she is interested in a 21 year old virgin who's big accomplishment in life is finishing Diablo 2 without dying

zing!

The girl works in a EB Games. How high can her standards be. Sounds to me like she'd consider that a pretty accomplished life.

[Setz]

I doubt she is interested in a 21 year old virgin who's big accomplishment in life is finishing Diablo 2 without dying

20, not a virgin, never even played Diablo. :confused:

[contact_markm]

All from EB Games today:
360
Fear - 9.75


Wii
Marvel Ultimate Alliance - 11.50
Big Brain - 10.50
Call of Duty 3 - 23.25


PS3
Assign's Creed - 7.00
Marvel Ultimate Alliance - 16.50

Also Didn't trade, but
PS3 Ninja Gaiden - 8.00
Wii - Tigar Woods PGA 10 -- $31.00

[the_fm]

All from EB Games today:
360
Fear - 9.75
Marvel Ultimate Alliance - 11.50
Big Brain - 10.50
Call of Duty 3 - 23.25


PS3
Assign's Creed - 7.00
Marvel Ultimate Alliance - 16.50

Also Didn't trade, but
PS3 Ninja Gaiden - 8.00
Wii - Tigar Woods PGA 10 -- $31.00

:confused:

[HeavyDutyKronos]

thanks for reporting those cm!

[mahjongmaniac]

http://blog.nj.com/ledgerlocal/2009/04/medium_river%20van.JPG

I thought klepto riced it up.

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/3081/ultimatericer.jpg

Sorry to derail the thread guys. I promise to post some values today. :)

LOL... like another said, it'd be klepto's ricer if there was a Nike symbol =P

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All XBox 360

Futureshop:

Left4Dead - $18
Batman: Arkham's Asylum - $27.50
Chronicles of Riddick - $18

[...]

Best Buy

Left4Dead - $18
Batman: Arkham's Asylum - $20
Chronicles of Riddick - $18.75

errr... so FS/BB do have differing TIVs... o_O

[contact_markm]

:confused:

I have corrected the post. Lost a wii in there.

[Parth]

Thank god I played through and traded assgreed last sunday :)

[Flipmars]

20, not a virgin, never even played Diablo. :confused:

You should, awesome game ! :cheesygri

[Haz]

errr... so FS/BB do have differing TIVs... o_OThey did hire a separate used game manager a few months ago.

[United11]

TIVS for today, OCT 9th


mass effect - 360 - $8.00
Last Remnant - 360 - $9.25
Destroy all humans - Wii - $8.00
ultimate alliance - Wii - $11.50
Tenchu - Wii - $8.50
Metroid - Wii - $8.00
Transformers - PS3 - $7.75

[contact_markm]

Also from today, eb:
360
Fable 2 - 15
Far Cry 2 - 11.5
Halo Wars - 21
Halo odst - 40


PS3
Wolfenstein - 40
Socom - 3.25

Wii
Sports plus - 18.25
Wii Fit - 5

[grappos13]

Also from today, eb:
360
Fable 2 - 15
Far Cry 2 - 11.5
Halo Wars - 21
Halo odst - 40


PS3
Wolfenstein - 40
Socom - 3.25

Wii
Sports plus - 18.25
Wii Fit - 5

WOW.. TIVS are getting owned...just on wednesday halo wars was $40 TIV and fable 2 was $32 TIV... damn it seems like everything is going down like crazy

[anwbear]

eb

360 - devil may cry 4 - $4

[Avenger]

EB TIV for today (PS3):
Assassins Creed - $7
Dead Space - $7
Lego Indiana Jones - $7 something (wasnt dead on)

Lots dropped today unfortunately.

[the_fm]

WOW.. TIVS are getting owned...just on wednesday halo wars was $40 TIV and fable 2 was $32 TIV... damn it seems like everything is going down like crazy

both games did drop in price. i got lucky wednesday with halo wars. ouf!

[iggyis]

EBGames

Dead Rising 360 - $8.50
Last Remnant 360 -$9.25

[LatrellMoonwell]

hmm, hopefully eb lowers prices on used games then...would like to pick up some cheap ps3 games to play

[Acid_]

WOW.. TIVS are getting owned...just on wednesday halo wars was $40 TIV and fable 2 was $32 TIV... damn it seems like everything is going down like crazy

Maybe EB is tightening things up. They seem to reacting faster.

eb

360 - devil may cry 4 - $4

Crap! I was hoping this one would go back up to $8. I've keept it ready for a T3G1F just in case.

[BuSteR462]

eb

360 - devil may cry 4 - $4

Lol ! WTF 4$ for DMC4 ! :twisted:

Does the PS3 version dropped to 4$ too ?

[Lone_Prodigy]

hmm, hopefully eb lowers prices on used games then...would like to pick up some cheap ps3 games to play

This. $8 TIV for a $40+ used game is highway robbery.

[anwbear]

ya me too, i guess ill have to keep this game........


Maybe EB is tightening things up. They seem to reacting faster.



Crap! I was hoping this one would go back up to $8. I've keept it ready for a T3G1F just in case.

[anwbear]

not sure only asked for xbox360


Lol ! WTF 4$ for DMC4 ! :twisted:

Does the PS3 version dropped to 4$ too ?

[Seifer]

Today at EB

PS3
FIFA street 3 : $8

Xbox 360
Halo 3 limited edition french : $0.75 :confused:
Too Human : $8.50
Dead Space : $9

[kzboi]

Today at EB

PS3
FIFA street 3 : $8

Xbox 360
Halo 3 limited edition french : $0.75 :confused:
Too Human : $8.50
Dead Space : $9

omg thank you .. i was waiting for someone to post the tivs for too human and dead space all day haha..

[Seifer]

omg thank you .. i was waiting for someone to post the tivs for too human and dead space all day haha..

Me too ! But I took a chance ;)

[kzboi]

Me too ! But I took a chance ;)

oh really? haha nice .. thanks again though!!

[revenge7777]

EB
Bioshock ps3-$9
God of war psp-$7
Simpons psp-$6
Yugioh Tag Force 2-$5

Futureshop
Donkey Kong barrel blast Wii-$18

[AeonLux]

WOW.. TIVS are getting owned...just on wednesday halo wars was $40 TIV and fable 2 was $32 TIV... damn it seems like everything is going down like crazy

Finally eb's catching on you mean haha.. killing us hoarders :(

[mahjongmaniac]

This. $8 TIV for a $40+ used game is highway robbery.

heh, LOL... while i agree, call it what you want, but EBG is a biz afterall


and not all their games w/$8 TIV are resold for $40+ TIV

recall that Bioshock is selling for $15 used ($13.50 w/ Edge) and has $8+ TIV

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omg thank you .. i was waiting for someone to post the tivs for too human and dead space all day haha..

wouldn't it have been easier if you called in to ask for TIV quote...?

[grappos13]

Today at EB

PS3
FIFA street 3 : $8

Xbox 360
Halo 3 limited edition french : $0.75 :confused:
Too Human : $8.50
Dead Space : $9

eek... i found this in a rogers bin for $10 clearance.. and i want to keep it.. i get home and forget to delete this off my goozex request list and an hour after i get home.. some guy is sending it to me... now i guess i gotta go see if this will still be $8 TIV tomorrow.. if so, i guess ill do a trade 3 now and then keep the one thats coming from goozex.. too bad it cost me 450 points (way too much points to use for a game i paid $10 for :()...the guy wouldnt let me cancel it either.. hate ppl like that.. i have let others cancel stuff off goozex before

Finally eb's catching on you mean haha.. killing us hoarders :(

haha i guess so... just the drop in halo wars and fable 2 was huge overnight...

[fluidmax]

Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings for the DS is now $7 in EB :evil:

[PR0BLEMZ]

Today @ FS

Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (360)- $37
Call Of Duty: World At War (360)- $40

[easterclause]

I had a really good experience. Traded in:

Rock Band 2
Bioshock
Assassin's Creed
2xGTA4
Left 4 Dead
Street Fighter IV
Prince of Persia
Gears of War
Lotr: Conquest
Halo 3

for 2x Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, and paid about 18 bucks for a copy of Fallout 3 GotY. I think it's a fantastic deal because some of the games were actually quite scratched, and I only had to pay 3 dollars total in resurfacing fees.

Also, I can confirm further that AC1 is no longer t3g1f-able. :P

[Vinman]

WOW.. TIVS are getting owned...just on wednesday halo wars was $40 TIV and fable 2 was $32 TIV... damn it seems like everything is going down like crazy

No joke, but I don't see any movement on used game prices. :mad:

[mahjongmaniac]

Also, I can confirm further that AC1 is no longer t3g1f-able. :P

if only there was such word lol

"trade 3 get it free"-able

[esal]

if only there was such word lol

"trade 3 get it free"-able

I got my NBA 2k10 (PS3) at EBGames (Heartland branch) via T3G1F last night :cheesygri

[grappos13]

I had a really good experience. Traded in:

Rock Band 2
Bioshock
Assassin's Creed
2xGTA4
Left 4 Dead
Street Fighter IV
Prince of Persia
Gears of War
Lotr: Conquest
Halo 3

for 2x Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, and paid about 18 bucks for a copy of Fallout 3 GotY. I think it's a fantastic deal because some of the games were actually quite scratched, and I only had to pay 3 dollars total in resurfacing fees.

Also, I can confirm further that AC1 is no longer t3g1f-able. :P

hrm... i dunno if u got enuff out of that...u have 10 games that qualify (only assassins creed shouldnt)...and then u should take out the one with highest value.. aka street fighter 4..

so u shoulda been able to get $70 x 3 = $210 + $7 for assassisns creed plus around $30 for SF4.. so u should have about $250 in credit...

so how much are the dragons age collectors lol..

[haisam10]

Traded in at Futureshop today:

Fallout 3: $40
Jericho: $3.60
Turning Point: $3.60
Dark Sector: $3.60

[Mansech]

Oct 9 Ebgames

Xbox360
Too Human - 8.50
Last Remnant - 9.25
Tales of Vesperia - qualified for t3g1f but can't remember TIV

Wii: We Ski - 9.25

PS3: Nascar 09 - 8.50
PS3: LOTR Conquest - 10.25

[parapudaw]

Assassins Creed PS3 - $7
Gears of War II LE - $20

[domo325]

I had a really good experience. Traded in:

Rock Band 2
Bioshock
Assassin's Creed
2xGTA4
Left 4 Dead
Street Fighter IV
Prince of Persia
Gears of War
Lotr: Conquest
Halo 3

for 2x Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, and paid about 18 bucks for a copy of Fallout 3 GotY. I think it's a fantastic deal because some of the games were actually quite scratched, and I only had to pay 3 dollars total in resurfacing fees.

Also, I can confirm further that AC1 is no longer t3g1f-able. :P

I agree with grappos. I assume that you traded in those games for straight up credit?

[Squeeky]

WOW.. TIVS are getting owned...just on wednesday halo wars was $40 TIV... damn it seems like everything is going down like crazy

Brand new Halo Wars is $45 at FS, what do you expect?

[arty316]

Some game price drops

I noticed at EB there were a few games that had price drops:
360 Red Faction Guerrilla NEW 44.99 USED 44.99
PS3 Red Faction Guerrilla NEW 44.99 USED 39.99
360 Call of Juarez Bound for Blood NEW 39.99 USED 39.99
PS3 Call of Juarez Bound for Blood NEW 39.99 USED 34.99
360 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen NEW 39.99 USED 39.99
PS3 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen NEW 39.99 USED 39.99
360 Afro Samurai NEW 29.99 USED 29.99
PS3 Afro Samurai NEW 29.99 USED 29.99
360 Gears of War 2 regular and limited edition USED 24.99

I'm posting this here because we should be expecting some TIV drops as well. I don't understand why in some cases the games are the same price new and used.....why would you get it used if you don't have an edge card? Also, not sure why PS3 versions are cheaper used? I made sure to pay attention between consoles.

Actually picked up Red Faction because I was waiting for it drop in price and had some credit all the way back from a GG of Wolfenstein. Also, picked up Kung Fu Panda for 4.49 with edge card.

Passed by BBV too and got Mario Strikers Charged for 9.99. I also got Warioware Smooth Moves a day or 2 ago for 9.99. Both these games have
22ish TIV at EB (actually pretty much anything mario related does). Worth it to trade straight for credit but also can be used for trade qualifiers.

[ayinaim]

Traded in today (Oct 9) at ebgames.

Smackdown vs RAW 2009 (wii) - 8.50
hell's kitchen (wii) - 11.00
bioshock (x360) - 10.25
rainbow six vegas 2 (x360) - 11.00
mass effect (x360) - 8.25

Gears of war & left 4 dead - qualified for t3g1f but forgot to ask for its tiv because i was sure they are still in the safe region :cheesygri

Traded all 7 for the ps3 promo + fifa 10 preorder.

[Vinman]

360 Gears of War 2 regular and limited edition USED 24.99

Is there even a difference, as I am assuming the original owner kept the book+extras and used the online codes, right?

[Haz]

Gears of war & left 4 dead - qualified for t3g1f but forgot to ask for its tiv because i was sure they are still in the safe region :cheesygriGears of War is now $9.75. Don't consider this safe.

[arty316]

Is there even a difference, as I am assuming the original owner kept the book+extras and used the online codes, right?

I guess there usually isnt much of a difference, but in the ones I saw, the books were still in the case and not even unwrapped....sometimes you get lucky.

[DaoudS]

does anyone know if the best buy in heartland has started doing trade ins?

[easterclause]

I had a really good experience. Traded in:

Rock Band 2
Bioshock
Assassin's Creed
2xGTA4
Left 4 Dead
Street Fighter IV
Prince of Persia
Gears of War
Lotr: Conquest
Halo 3

for 2x Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, and paid about 18 bucks for a copy of Fallout 3 GotY. I think it's a fantastic deal because some of the games were actually quite scratched, and I only had to pay 3 dollars total in resurfacing fees.

Also, I can confirm further that AC1 is no longer t3g1f-able. :PI agree with grappos. I assume that you traded in those games for straight up credit?

Well basically I got 245 or so in credit. I did the 3 for 1's for Dragon Age, but they were the collector's editions, so they were 80 instead of 70, and Fallout 3 GOTY was 70. And I guess I had 3 dollars in resurfacing fees, and 3 dollars for their coverage of two of the discs + the remainder on Fallout 3.

On the one hand, I seem to have screwed myself, on the other, some of those games did not work and he only gave them the most cursory of glances. Maybe I should just be satisfied with what I got?

[grappos13]

Brand new Halo Wars is $45 at FS, what do you expect?

well it was even $45 at EB while they were giving $40 TIV... and they still give $35 ish for SF4 when they sell it for $40-45..

[Wet Banana]

Trade In Values at EB Games:

Xbox 360

Too Human - $8.50
The Last Remnant - $9.25
Lord of the Rings Conquest - $12.50

Wii

Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge - $9.00
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 - $10.75


If anyone is short a game for T3G1F, or any other promotion EB Games is currently offering, Walmart is currently selling Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge for $14.83. They had quite a few copies available in the bargain bin outside the Electronics department at the Dufferin Mall location in Toronto.

[LIVE DEREK]

If anyone is short a game for T3G1F, or any other promotion EB Games is currently offering, Walmart is currently selling Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge for $14.83. They had quite a few copies available in the bargain bin outside the Electronics department at the Dufferin Mall location in Toronto.

If your "location" is in my closet, that means that you are probably going to have to come out eventually.... ;) ....... Just sayn'

[orbitdesign]

Will they take a copy of gears that came free with an xbox360. It has the "Not for resale" on the front of it and I don't think it came with instructions?

[grappos13]

Will they take a copy of gears that came free with an xbox360. It has the "Not for resale" on the front of it and I don't think it came with instructions?

EB will take it... and it did come with instructions but if u dont have instructions then u might not get it to work for a trade 3 promo

[orbitdesign]

EB will take it... and it did come with instructions but if u dont have instructions then u might not get it to work for a trade 3 promo

Ok thanks. I have no idea what happened to them I guess. First set of instructions I've ever lost.

[NextMemory]

Got Riddick and Watchmen (Xbox 360) for $20 B1G1 from RP, took them over to BBV and got the $21 for Riddick as listed, but got $30 for Watchmen!

So, BBV: "Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (Parts 1 and 2)" [Xbox 360] - $30.00 as of 10/10/09

[Bordum]

EB TIVS as of today:

Xbox 360: HAWX $14
Forza 2 $3
PS3: HAWX $30

[Keithsindiapaleale]

EB-
For wii:
Quantum of Solace - $14.50

[mkay]

I've called EB Games for a couple of TIVS, and basically, I've learned that:

Resistance: FoM (PS3) is NO MORE > $8

but

GT5: Prologue and MGS4 still are.

[bwrocks]

Did a trade-in yesterday:

-Heavenly Sword PS3: $21.75
-Mario Kart Wii: $27
-Resident Evil 4 Wii: ~$11
-Trauma Center Second Opinion: $11.25
-Halo 3: $14.50

Some of the TIVS are getting hammered

[the_fm]

Passed by BBV too and got Mario Strikers Charged for 9.99. I also got Warioware Smooth Moves a day or 2 ago for 9.99.

west island i guess? there's nothing on the east >:(

[whiteGSR]

i just called today and NBA Live 09 All Play for Wii is $5.25

[Pavel6969]

I am about to trade in Mario Kart Wii and was wondering if I needed to include the wheel? Or do I get extra credit for trading it in too, anyone know?

[Parth]

^ You don't need to include it.

Also, RP is giving $40 for it right now. So I would trade it in there as oppose to EB.

Note: you have to be a starrewards member at RP to trade in games (costs 10 bucks/year)

[contact_markm]

EB
360
GTA IV - 10.25
Ass Creed 6.75
PGR4 - 4.75
Civilization Revolution - 11.00
Halo ODST 40.00

PS3
Wolfeinstein - 33
Resistance Fall of Man - 6.75
Ninja - 8.00

BBV
360
Ass Creed - 7.50
Halo ODST - 42.00
PS3
Wolfenstein - 42.00
Resistance Fall of Man - 5.00

Above 8.00 at EB, but under 10
360
NFS Carbon
Last Remnant
Wii
Big Brain Acadamy

[ldrafter]

I traded in for the PS3/GH3 bundle last night and I saw that the TIVs of The Last Remnant (360), Prince of Persia (360), Tomb Raider Underworld (360), and Sonic Unleased (Wii) have all dropped from the day before but they all still qualified. COD3 (Wii) had also dropped to $23. Code Lyoko (Wii) no longer qualifies ($5).

[LatrellMoonwell]

EB games at Hillcrest mall wont give me the $10 dollar difference on Uncharted 2 pre-order via t3g1f :( hopefully i can change the pre-order to something else

[Grimcurse]

EB-
For wii:
Quantum of Solace - $14.50

Anyone tried the Quantum of Solace CE for Xbox 360?? I called and they said it doesn't qualify for a T3 but on tivs.ca the regular is 8$(last updated 2 days ago).

[mkay]

I got $24 TIV for Batman: Arkham Asylum today.


I traded MGS 4, GT5 Prologue and Oblivion for Fifa 10 Soccer (T3G1F).

And traded Batman for Uncharted 2..

[Vinman]

i just called today and NBA Live 09 All Play for Wii is $5.25

LOL, these guys are definitely keeping an eye on RFD - Live 09 just appeared in the $9.98 RCSS bargain bin and qualified at EB just a few days ago.

[got_it_4_cheap]

I got $24 TIV for Batman: Arkham Asylum today.


for ps3, right?

still, fs gives more: $27.5

highest tiv for batman was $25 @ eb iirc

[mildlyaddicted]

Can someone fill me in on the trade 1 get 1 promo?
Someone a couple posts back mentioned trading batman for unchartered 2?

[got_it_4_cheap]

Can someone fill me in on the trade 1 get 1 promo?
Someone a couple posts back mentioned trading batman for unchartered 2?

there is no promo, he just used tiv from batman to pre order uncharted

batman $24
uncharted $60

so when he picks up the game, he'll pay 36

[Flipmars]

did T3G1 for Uncharted 2

Used
Pokemon Pearl - DS
Gears Of War - 360
Metal Gear Solid 4 - PS3

CSR Refused

Wii Fit - Wii 6.50$

told me it was 6.50 (and it was over 20 last week and I kept it thinking it would retain value God Dammit)

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Qualified for T3G1F @ EB:
MX vs ATV Untamed Wii
Riddick 360
Dragons Quest IV DS

DNQ:
Populous DS

EDIT: Can't say enough about the EB I go to. MX didn't have a manual. The CSR said one of the games appeared to be scratched (I had no idea got them at RP). They gave me no hassle at all.

[xeL|]

EB games at Hillcrest mall wont give me the $10 dollar difference on Uncharted 2 pre-order via t3g1f :( hopefully i can change the pre-order to something else

that sucks. who was the rep? haha..
i am wondering if i can CANCEL a t3g1f preorder then.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

that sucks. who was the rep? haha..
i am wondering if i can CANCEL a t3g1f preorder then.

YMMV, one EB store near me says you aren't allowed to change T3G1F's, that they are "locked in". LOL. (Note to self: Do not order from this EB.)

My fave EB let's me change my T3G1F's as I see fit (from 59.99->69.99 or from one game to another as much as I want). Shop around. Find a better EB.

[mahjongmaniac]

Passed by BBV too and got Mario Strikers Charged for 9.99. I also got Warioware Smooth Moves a day or 2 ago for 9.99. Both these games have
22ish TIV at EB (actually pretty much anything mario related does). Worth it to trade straight for credit but also can be used for trade qualifiers.

if the TIV is $20+, IMO it's more ideal to trade for credit
most promos only bump it up to $23.33, and some of the more recent ones bump it up to $25 at max

[contact_markm]

How often do tivs fluctuate up? I have a few that are under 8 that I am waiting trade more get more, however, should I keep checking in the hope the prices go up?

[pete]

TENCHU $7.75 for Wii..

I don't think anyone had it under $8 yet... RIP.


I got COD3 Wii and Metro Prime 3 at BBV for $9.99 pretty good considering both had $20+ tivs.


Kill All Humans or whatever it is, under $8 now too..

[grappos13]

man.. soo many TIV's have gotten owned since i went on wednesday.. here is my update for today (not a great update for me as i had titles that just missed out over the past 2 days cuz i didnt have a car :()

All EB TIV's

PS3

fifa street 3 - 7
nascar 09 - 8
sonic unleashed - 6.50
bioshock - 8.75
fight night round 4 - 28

360

fifa 09 - 8.50
riddick - 9.75
mass effect - 7.75
nba live 09 - 6.50
NFS carbon - 9.75
NFS MW - 9.25
NFS prostreet - 4.25
conflict denied ops - 8
lord of the rings conquest - 10.25

Wii

godfather blackhand edition - 7.50
wii ski - 8
sonic and the secret rings - 4.50
madden 09 all play - 5.25

picked up riddick with sonic unleashed on wednesday.. didnt do the deal then.. now i have a sonic unleashed here lol.. gotta find somewhere to trade it or just keep it for now..

fifa street 3 was interesting.. i bought it to have from rogers video's buy 1 get 1 50% off clearance games with simpsons (came out to $20 for fifa street and $10 for simpsons..and then redeemed 40 points for $20)... but when i got home, some guy on goozex is sending it to me.. so i go today to use at EB for T3 but doesnt work.. so i go to rogers and return the fifa street 3 and they refunded me $20+tax.. even tho the receipt had fifa street 3 for free and simpsons for $10... in the end.. if u purchase something from Rogers using points, they dotn return the points, they refund u in cash.. so basically if u wanted to get the $10 cash for ur 20 points.. buy something for like $20...use points.. pay $10+Tax.. then return next day for $20+tax back...just some advice :)

ended the day only having 3 qualifying titles so i just did a t3 for borderlands... i was gonna pick up some more cheap fifa 09 for $10 used from a store i know but i didnt have anything else to trade in now..i have not had luck finding any store with bioshock ps3 in stock lol

[AeonLux]

that sucks. who was the rep? haha..
i am wondering if i can CANCEL a t3g1f preorder then.

its usually YMMV I have canclled preorders before from T3G1F but i am kinda cool with the ppl in EB then and other time i have gotten games that are out already and went to another EB to return it htat way. Alot of staff will not let you return it for credits cause they know you got it cheap..

[Seifer]

man.. soo many TIV's have gotten owned since i went on wednesday.. here is my update for today (not a great update for me as i had titles that just missed out over the past 2 days cuz i didnt have a car :()

All EB TIV's

PS3

fifa street 3 - 7
nascar 09 - 8
sonic unleashed - 6.50
bioshock - 8.75
fight night round 4 - 28

360

fifa 09 - 8.50
riddick - 9.75
mass effect - 7.75
nba live 09 - 6.50
NFS carbon - 9.75
NFS MW - 9.25
NFS prostreet - 4.25
conflict denied ops - 8
lord of the rings conquest - 10.25

Wii

godfather blackhand edition - 7.50
wii ski - 8
sonic and the secret rings - 4.50
madden 09 all play - 5.25

picked up riddick with sonic unleashed on wednesday.. didnt do the deal then.. now i have a sonic unleashed here lol.. gotta find somewhere to trade it or just keep it for now..

fifa street 3 was interesting.. i bought it to have from rogers video's buy 1 get 1 50% off clearance games with simpsons (came out to $20 for fifa street and $10 for simpsons..and then redeemed 40 points for $20)... but when i got home, some guy on goozex is sending it to me.. so i go today to use at EB for T3 but doesnt work.. so i go to rogers and return the fifa street 3 and they refunded me $20+tax.. even tho the receipt had fifa street 3 for free and simpsons for $10... in the end.. if u purchase something from Rogers using points, they dotn return the points, they refund u in cash.. so basically if u wanted to get the $10 cash for ur 20 points.. buy something for like $20...use points.. pay $10+Tax.. then return next day for $20+tax back...just some advice :)

ended the day only having 3 qualifying titles so i just did a t3 for borderlands... i was gonna pick up some more cheap fifa 09 for $10 used from a store i know but i didnt have anything else to trade in now..i have not had luck finding any store with bioshock ps3 in stock lol

I was lucky ! Fifa street 3 for PS3 was $8 yesterday ! I would have been mad if I was unable to get $8 for it !

[pete]

Some game price drops

I noticed at EB there were a few games that had price drops:
360 Red Faction Guerrilla NEW 44.99 USED 44.99
PS3 Red Faction Guerrilla NEW 44.99 USED 39.99
360 Call of Juarez Bound for Blood NEW 39.99 USED 39.99
PS3 Call of Juarez Bound for Blood NEW 39.99 USED 34.99
360 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen NEW 39.99 USED 39.99
PS3 Transformers Revenge of the Fallen NEW 39.99 USED 39.99
360 Afro Samurai NEW 29.99 USED 29.99
PS3 Afro Samurai NEW 29.99 USED 29.99
360 Gears of War 2 regular and limited edition USED 24.99

I'm posting this here because we should be expecting some TIV drops as well. I don't understand why in some cases the games are the same price new and used.....why would you get it used if you don't have an edge card? Also, not sure why PS3 versions are cheaper used? I made sure to pay attention between consoles.

Actually picked up Red Faction because I was waiting for it drop in price and had some credit all the way back from a GG of Wolfenstein. Also, picked up Kung Fu Panda for 4.49 with edge card.

Passed by BBV too and got Mario Strikers Charged for 9.99. I also got Warioware Smooth Moves a day or 2 ago for 9.99. Both these games have
22ish TIV at EB (actually pretty much anything mario related does). Worth it to trade straight for credit but also can be used for trade qualifiers.



were the warioware smooth moves marked at $9.99? my store still has them marked at $29.99.. would be sweet if the are just not marked properly (good chance as most of their games seem to be wrong)...

[AttackSquirrel]

EB Gears 2 $14

[LatrellMoonwell]

was able to change my Uncharted 2 preorder to Bioshock 2 at the Hillcrest Mall EB, so all is good...gonna get Uncharted 2 at Best Buy for $50 using SPC coupon instead :D

[killtip]

Got Riddick and Watchmen (Xbox 360) for $20 B1G1 from RP, took them over to BBV and got the $21 for Riddick as listed, but got $30 for Watchmen!

So, BBV: "Watchmen: The End Is Nigh (Parts 1 and 2)" [Xbox 360] - $30.00 as of 10/10/09



Thanks for the post I was able to trade watchman in for $30 more than I paid for it. Crapy game I'm glad I got rid of it :cheesygri

[HeavyDutyKronos]

RIP Tenchu! I used it for at least two trades. Next to go hopefully isn't Riddick!

Did another T3G1F before closing tonight

10/10 EB T3G1F Qualified:

-Chronicles of Riddick 360
-Chrono Trigger DS
-Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia DS

Grabbed another Gran Turismo 5 $69.99, hoping to swap it for Agent, White Knight Chronicles when they are dated.

Newbie CSR was gonna credit me on the receipt for the post-tax price (~26-7 ea, instead of 23.33) until I corrected her. Regretted it as the words came out of my mouth lolz. Oh well. :D

OT: So torn about MAG. Anyone else think this game is kind of a one trick pony? Originally I was going to PO MAG tonight, but as I'm standing at the cash, I'm thinking, do I really want a game that only works for as long as the game/PS3/PSN is popular and when I'm connected to the internet. Anyone else think I'm crazy? Is MAG a must buy for the PS3? As much as I want mostly PS3 exclusive games, I'd almost rather get MW2 because you get lots of deathmatch multiplayer online, plus the whole single player story. Saw MAG on lots of 'top games of 2010' lists..but...enhhhhh.. Thoughts?

[HeavyDutyKronos]

was able to change my Uncharted 2 preorder to Bioshock 2 at the Hillcrest Mall EB, so all is good...gonna get Uncharted 2 at Best Buy for $50 using SPC coupon instead :D

+1 great work. That's what I did. Except replace 'Bioshock 2' with 'Demon's Soul' on release day and 'UC2 at BB for $50' with 'UC2 at Dell for $50'.

[Wet Banana]

If your "location" is in my closet, that means that you are probably going to have to come out eventually.... ;) ....... Just sayn'

Lol, that just brings a new completely twisted meaning to my username.

@ HeavyDutyKronos:

That just reminds of me the last SOCOM game that came out for the PS3. At least that came bundled with a bluetooth headset. In my opinion, multiplayer-only games should definitely not have the same MSRP as other fully-fledged games.

[LatrellMoonwell]

OT: So torn about MAG. Anyone else think this game is kind of a one trick pony? Originally I was going to PO MAG tonight, but as I'm standing at the cash, I'm thinking, do I really want a game that only works for as long as the game/PS3/PSN is popular and when I'm connected to the internet. Anyone else think I'm crazy? Is MAG a must buy for the PS3? As much as I want mostly PS3 exclusive games, I'd almost rather get MW2 because you get lots of deathmatch multiplayer online, plus the whole single player story. Saw MAG on lots of 'top games of 2010' lists..but...enhhhhh.. Thoughts?

Personally i would wait for reviews...take Counter Strike for example, kinda same concept (can only play online and while its popular) but its still going strong

[grappos13]

was able to change my Uncharted 2 preorder to Bioshock 2 at the Hillcrest Mall EB, so all is good...gonna get Uncharted 2 at Best Buy for $50 using SPC coupon instead :D

its not even worth your $50 and using up the SPC coupon... im sure u can somewhat easily find 3 games that qualify at BBV or rogers for $14.99 each.. meaning u only spend $45+Tax for the game..instead of $50 + tax and wasting a $10 off coupon...

heck.. u can even go to EB and get 3 games (bioshock for 13.49 after edge discount, lord of the rings conquest for 17.99 and kane and lynch ps3 for 17.99)..thats only 49.49 and if u have EB credit, its even better than ur own cash

[LatrellMoonwell]

its not even worth your $50 and using up the SPC coupon... im sure u can somewhat easily find 3 games that qualify at BBV or rogers for $14.99 each.. meaning u only spend $45+Tax for the game..instead of $50 + tax and wasting a $10 off coupon...

heck.. u can even go to EB and get 3 games (bioshock for 13.49 after edge discount, lord of the rings conquest for 17.99 and kane and lynch ps3 for 17.99)..thats only 49.49 and if u have EB credit, its even better than ur own cash

yea thats true...hmmm...thing is i have a best buy gift card to use anyways, plus i already traded in bioshocks to 2 different EBs around my area >.> lol, i dont wanna get banned

[AeonLux]

its not even worth your $50 and using up the SPC coupon... im sure u can somewhat easily find 3 games that qualify at BBV or rogers for $14.99 each.. meaning u only spend $45+Tax for the game..instead of $50 + tax and wasting a $10 off coupon...

heck.. u can even go to EB and get 3 games (bioshock for 13.49 after edge discount, lord of the rings conquest for 17.99 and kane and lynch ps3 for 17.99)..thats only 49.49 and if u have EB credit, its even better than ur own cash

That's so truee llol.. but i think its stupid to get anything with with high prices like that.. $50 is too much lol.. even $45 is a little nahhh lol

and edge credits = cash.. i rather make them cash.. then spending it on game..

[AeonLux]

yea thats true...hmmm...thing is i have a best buy gift card to use anyways, plus i already traded in bioshocks to 2 different EBs around my area >.> lol, i dont wanna get banned

hehe during the WM sale.. i went into a EB with 7 hawX and 4 AC. they didn't take it of course.. but i iddn't get banned :D

[easterclause]

hehe during the WM sale.. i went into a EB with 7 hawX and 4 AC. they didn't take it of course.. but i iddn't get banned :D

I had no idea you could get banned. How many copies of the same game must you trade in before you get banned?

[GVRtrader]

EB Gears 2 $14

Confirmed for today... rep said its likely to drop tomorrow too as she received quite a few today (i saw 2 stacks of ~10 each over the counter and as far as i can tell they were all GoW 2).

[HeavyDutyKronos]

I had no idea you could get banned. How many copies of the same game must you trade in before you get banned?

No idea, but think of all the fun you could have finding out :twisted:

[neksus]

They did hire a separate used game manager a few months ago.

That has nothing to do with it. FS/BB both outsource to the same company.

[easterclause]

No idea, but think of all the fun you could have finding out :twisted:

My only experience with multiples so far is trading in 2 copies of LotR:Conquest that I bought 100 metres away from EB at a Best Buy for 20 apiece. Took two separate transactions to trade those. On the second of those trips, I traded in two GTA4's and the guy didn't even bat an eye. I think he knew he/the store was getting a good deal overall, I wasn't some guy handing in AC1/Bioshock, though those were part of the pile I gave him. :D

EDIT: Wish me luck, going to try to take in End War and Lost Odyssey and 1 more, and hope the values are still high enough!

[United11]

Wow, thank god I did my trades yesterday...got rid of Destroy all humans, Tenchu and mass effect yesterday for a trade 3......here's to not waiting til the next day.

[Hino]

RIP Tenchu! I used it for at least two trades. Next to go hopefully isn't Riddick!

Did another T3G1F before closing tonight

10/10 EB T3G1F Qualified:

-Chronicles of Riddick 360
-Chrono Trigger DS
-Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia DS

Grabbed another Gran Turismo 5 $69.99, hoping to swap it for Agent, White Knight Chronicles when they are dated.

Newbie CSR was gonna credit me on the receipt for the post-tax price (~26-7 ea, instead of 23.33) until I corrected her. Regretted it as the words came out of my mouth lolz. Oh well. :D

OT: So torn about MAG. Anyone else think this game is kind of a one trick pony? Originally I was going to PO MAG tonight, but as I'm standing at the cash, I'm thinking, do I really want a game that only works for as long as the game/PS3/PSN is popular and when I'm connected to the internet. Anyone else think I'm crazy? Is MAG a must buy for the PS3? As much as I want mostly PS3 exclusive games, I'd almost rather get MW2 because you get lots of deathmatch multiplayer online, plus the whole single player story. Saw MAG on lots of 'top games of 2010' lists..but...enhhhhh.. Thoughts?

right now in beta, we have around like 800 - 600 people online Each from 3 faction, you can't really compare MW2 to MAG both with different concept, but in MAG it's more of a team, even if you have 60 kills, your side can still lose.

[Meelapo]

I had a really good experience. Traded in:

Rock Band 2
Bioshock
Assassin's Creed
2xGTA4
Left 4 Dead
Street Fighter IV
Prince of Persia
Gears of War
Lotr: Conquest
Halo 3

for 2x Dragon Age Origins Collector's Edition, and paid about 18 bucks for a copy of Fallout 3 GotY. I think it's a fantastic deal because some of the games were actually quite scratched, and I only had to pay 3 dollars total in resurfacing fees.

Also, I can confirm further that AC1 is no longer t3g1f-able. :P

You can do a trade three get one free for Dragon's Age Collector's Edition?

Too bad about Mass Effect. I just finished it and now I can't even use it. And it's only just $0.25 from the $8 mark. I hope Bioshock and NFS: Carbon stay.

[jlo mein]

Oct 10 TIV's at EB:
Xbox360
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 $4.75
Rock Band 2 (Game Only) $14.00
Scene It? Box Office Smash $21.00

Oct 10 TIV's at FS:
Xbox360
Call of Duty 4 GOTY Edition $37.00

[GVRtrader]

You can do a trade three get one free for Dragon's Age Collector's Edition?

Too bad about Mass Effect. I just finished it and now I can't even use it. And it's only just $0.25 from the $8 mark. I hope Bioshock and NFS: Carbon stay.

As of sat. Bioshock is 8.75 and NFS: Carbon is 9.75 (tho there is a problem entering this into the system it seems...).

You can do 3 for DA CE but you got to pay the difference (-$70).

[GVRtrader]

its not even worth your $50 and using up the SPC coupon... im sure u can somewhat easily find 3 games that qualify at BBV or rogers for $14.99 each.. meaning u only spend $45+Tax for the game..instead of $50 + tax and wasting a $10 off coupon...

heck.. u can even go to EB and get 3 games (bioshock for 13.49 after edge discount, lord of the rings conquest for 17.99 and kane and lynch ps3 for 17.99)..thats only 49.49 and if u have EB credit, its even better than ur own cash

Kinda hard to find LOTR used @ EB but a new copy is only $19.99 ($2 more or same price as used without edge discount), which might actually be the same as it saves you gas.

[PR0BLEMZ]

Question...If you trade games to Future Shop, do they give you cash or in store credit ?

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Question...If you trade games to Future Shop, do they give you cash or in store credit ?

Answer: Store credit.

[Tha_Doggg]

Answer: Store credit.

+1...only pawnshops will give you cash.

[PR0BLEMZ]

Alright thanks guys.

[cashinstinct]

No longer TIV $8+: Wii Winter Sport Ultimate Challenge I called EB this Sunday morning Oct 11 and I was told TIV of $7.75 for this game. If you planned to buy it from Wal-Mart ($14.83 - $5 Kellogg's coupon), you might want to hold your plans. I bought it yesterday at WMT but I did not have 3 games that qualified $8+ yesterday so I could not trade it. Good thing is that I did call EB today before removing shrinkwrap, so I will be able to return the game to Wal-Mart without issues.

EBGames TIV Oct 11
Wii Winter Sport Ultimate Challenge $7.75
Wii Rygar $5.75

EBGames TIV Oct 10
PS3 Prototype $26

I bought this Rygar junk at EB when it was $9.99 new because it apparently still had a $8+ TIV, but it's falling like a rock!

For Prototype, it did not fall as much as Infamous or Fallout 3, but it's still a fall. I hope to finish the game soon so I can trade it to BBV or FS and get high credit for it.

[moochi]

as of 10/10

fallout 3 ps3 $40 at FS

uncharted 9.?? at EB
last remnant 8.?? at EB

[Vinman]

No longer TIV $8+: Wii Winter Sport Ultimate Challenge I called EB this Sunday morning Oct 11 and I was told TIV of $7.75 for this game.

At what point are we all going to admit that EB reps are using RFD to counter our TIV deals.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

At what point are we all going to admit that EB reps are using RFD to counter our TIV deals.

Never. I prefer to live in denial. XD

PS: I did 6-7 T3G1Fs this week. I'd say whatever methods EB reps are using they're not working or mine are better. :twisted:

[Vinman]

PS: I did 6-7 T3G1Fs this week. I'd say whatever methods EB reps are using they're not working or mine are better. :twisted:

I'd bet you're not publicizing the individual game deals on RFD.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

I'd bet you're not publicizing the individual game deals on RFD.

What do you mean? I've reported all my T3G1Fs in this thread with what games I used and that qualified. :confused:

[shadowslaya]

I wish it was possible to use this promo towards MAG.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

I wish it was possible to use this promo towards MAG.

Uh... It is. What are you talking about?

[syugo]

Not to sound like a hoarder but I have 2 eligable games for the trade 4 get ps3 100 off thing, any suggestions on 2 games that would guaranteed be in stock that I could buy and use?

I've been to rogers like 5 times and their used collection is so depleted >:(.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Not to sound like a hoarder but I have 2 eligable games for the trade 4 get ps3 100 off thing, any suggestions on 2 games that would guaranteed be in stock that I could buy and use?

I've been to rogers like 5 times and their used collection is so depleted >:(.

You're far from a hoarder. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.. :rolleyes: ;)) I suggest going to other RP locations seeing what's 19.99 or less and calling EB games while in store to figure out what qualifies. Don't limit yourself to 360 releases. Check the Wiii and DS games too, I've found a few DS games that qualify. That's what I would do.

Another option might be to go to a secondary EB games, browse some of the 14.99 titles that qualify (ie. Bioshock) get them with ur edge card (10% off) and trade them in at your main (not the same..) EB location.

[BuSteR462]

As of sat. Bioshock is 8.75 and NFS: Carbon is 9.75 (tho there is a problem entering this into the system it seems...).

You can do 3 for DA CE but you got to pay the difference (-$70).

NFS Carbon tiv isn't 5.75$ ?

[syugo]

You're far from a hoarder. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.. :rolleyes: ;)) I suggest going to other RP locations seeing what's 19.99 or less and calling EB games while in store to figure out what qualifies. Don't limit yourself to 360 releases. Check the Wiii and DS games too, I've found a few DS games that qualify and generally speaking Wii games tend to hold their value more than 360 games. That's what I would do.

Another option might be to go to a secondary EB games, browse some of the 14.99 titles that qualify (ie. Bioshock) get them with ur edge card (10% off) and trade them in at your main (not the same..) EB location.

Thanks for the info, I was thinking about hitting up blockbuster or is that not a really good store for used games?

Last time I tried to do something like this I got screwed over by EB, I called and got the tivs for infamous(40) and ninja gaiden 2 (10) and bought them promptly from rogers. Upon arrival, they dropped to 15 and 5.50 respectively -- kinda why I want to get suggestions from here and not tivs.ca (still an amazing site imo, just tivs have been dropping faster than home prices in the us)

[NonStopInTheMix]

NFS Carbon tiv isn't 5.75$ ?

there are 2 SKUs

it depends which one they put in as NFS carbon does not scan into the system IIRC

one is <8 and the other is >8

go eb.

[Late Night Merchant]

BIG Drops as of Today Oct 11 EB Games

Fallout 3 360: $32
Fallout 3 PS3: $10.50
Mario Strikers Charged Wii: 14.50

[easterclause]

Did t3g1f for Tom Clancy's End War, GTA4, and Lost Odyssey (all X360) for ME2 preorder at EB this morning, unsure of exact values.

When an ME2 LE is announced, EB will call everyone who preordered and ask if they want to upgrade, I was told.

Hope this helps!

[jeff0850]

Oct 11/09 @ EB Games

Chronicles of Riddick (PS3) - $9.75
Prince of Persia (360) - $8.00
Bioshock (PS3) - $8.75
Star Wars: Force Unleashed (Wii) - $10.00

[Vinman]

What do you mean? I've reported all my T3G1Fs in this thread with what games I used and that qualified. :confused:

Obviously I meant "Hey guys, you can buy XXX game for $YY at ZZZZZ store, and it's an easy trade to EB!" kind of posts.

Once those go up, TIVs tumble almost immediately.

[coolwarm]

BIG Drops as of Today Oct 11 EB Games

Fallout 3 360: $32
Fallout 3 PS3: $10.50
Mario Strikers Charged Wii: 14.50

TIV drops like crazy recently:cry: What happens to EB?
I don't know why PS3 Fallout 3 drop like this? Modern Warfare and Little Big Plannet also have GOTY edition, and the regular edition won't drop like that.

[Calcutron]

Great thread.

Trade in towards wii + ea active October 11, 2009 @ EB:

PS3:
Folklore - $18.25

XBOX 360:
Gears of war 2 - $14
Bioshock - $10.25

DS:
GTA: Chinatown Wars - $10

Wii:
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 - $10

Big drop on gow2 from last time I went which was only like 2 days ago.

[coolwarm]

Great thread.

Trade in towards wii + ea active October 11, 2009 @ EB:

PS3:
Folklore - $18.25

XBOX 360:
Gears of war 2 - $14
Bioshock - $10.25

DS:
GTA: Chinatown Wars - $10

Wii:
Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 - $10

Big drop on gow2 from last time I went which was only like 2 days ago.

Chinatown Wars only $10? They are selling like $35 for it.

[the_fm]

TIV drops like crazy recently:cry: What happens to EB?

maybe because people abused the TMGM promo and now they have an overstock of games. i wonder what kind of deals they'll have for boxing week :lol:

[BrokenCoupon]

just traded for a ps3 today at eb, and idk if someone already said but COD4 360 has dropped to $22 and mass effect doesn't qualify anymore for T3GIF as it trades for $7.55

[Freckle Daddy]

RP

Fable 2 17.xx
COD4(360) 17.xx

FS

Fable 2 37
COD4(360) 37

BBV

Watchmen(360) 30
they're selling it used for $25

[Sajiko]

Thanks for the news on Riddick and Prince of Persia, sucks it is down to $8! I might pick up a few copies for $17.99 to grab some PS3 consoles.

[neksus]

NFS Carbon tiv isn't 5.75$ ?

360 vs PS3

[HKWalker]

Oct 11 2009

EB

XBOX360

Too Human - $7.25
End War - $9.00

PS3

Sonic Unleash - $6.25

[mildlyaddicted]

Oct 11 EB Games
Xbox 360
LOTR Conquest $10.50
Stokes $11.25
Godfather 2 $18.00

[jEnkinsX]

It's a good thing I did my T3G1F on Friday for Too Human. It < 8 now. Thanks for the info. I was gonna go at RP again today coz i called and they said they still have riddick for ps3. Which still trades for 30 I think at BBV and use that money to buy some >$8 tiv for T3.

[mildlyaddicted]

It's a good thing I did my T3G1F on Friday for Too Human. It < 8 now. Thanks for the info. I was gonna go at RP again today coz i called and they said they still have riddick for ps3. Which still trades for 30 I think at BBV and use that money to buy some >$8 tiv for T3.

According to TIVS.ca it is dropped to $21 as of Oct 9.

[Sajiko]

Anyone know the TiV for MGS4?

[mattboy_11]

as of October 10,2009 the tiv of Halo Wars dropped to $18.75 at EB Games

[QJai]

Managed to trade for a PS3 at EBGames at Brentwood Mall yesterday. I spent a good 4-5 hours getting this process done as many of the games significantly dropped in price.

Traded:

Medal Gear Solid 4 (PS3) $12.50
Professor Layton the Diabolical Box (DS) $10.00
New Super Mario Bros. (DS) $14.00
Stormrise (PS3) $10.00

To those who are in the GVR area; to save you some time... Brentwood EBGames is relatively more professional than the other EBGames I have dealt with. I called in Coquitlam and the manager there is the biggest btch out there. Told me she has never heard of this deal in her life and wouldn't even confirm TIVs over the phone with me. I also called Lougheed Hwy EBGames; FYI they are out of GH3 at that location...

[mike84]

LBP is still $37 at Futureshop. It's around $25 at EB and $27 at BB so if you're looking to get rid of LBP i'd ditch it now before the TIV plummets with the GOTY edition now on shelves.

[megardi]

EB Games, October 11th

360:
Chronicles of Riddick $9.75
Prince of Persia $8.00

DS
Monsters vs. Aliens $10.00


Picked up all three at Rogers Plus with the $19.99 used game BOGO.. the used Monsters vs. Aliens (DS) was only $17.99 there.

[jlo mein]

To those who are in the GVR area; to save you some time... Brentwood EBGames is relatively more professional than the other EBGames I have dealt with. I called in Coquitlam and the manager there is the biggest btch out there. Told me she has never heard of this deal in her life and wouldn't even confirm TIVs over the phone with me. I also called Lougheed Hwy EBGames; FYI they are out of GH3 at that location...

I've found the staff at Brentwood to be friendly, aside from the time they blindly listened to Lougheed and banned me (have since been unbanned). Many of Lougheed's employees are nice but two there (the manager and assistant manager?) take their jobs very seriously and have been quite antagonistic to me. Surprisingly I've found the staff at Metrotown to be some of the best, even though they must be the most stressed since their store is so busy.

[easterclause]

As of sat. Bioshock is 8.75 and NFS: Carbon is 9.75 (tho there is a problem entering this into the system it seems...).

You can do 3 for DA CE but you got to pay the difference (-$70).


Was late replying to this, but yeah, had to pay the extra 10 bucks.

[Sajiko]

Wow CoD5 for 360 down to $26.00 at EB Games

[coldpower27]

Thanks FS!

Fallout 3 360 $40
Wii Fit (Disc Only) $22.80

Awesome. :D

[coldpower27]

TIV drops like crazy recently:cry: What happens to EB?
I don't know why PS3 Fallout 3 drop like this? Modern Warfare and Little Big Plannet also have GOTY edition, and the regular edition won't drop like that.

The GOTY Edition of Fallout 3 includes all 5 DLC released today at a "value" of $50 so it makes the original kinda obsolete. Plus the actual game itself.

The other GOTY editions don't include nearly as much content.

[PR0BLEMZ]

Does anyone know if FS takes scratched games ? lol

[jlo mein]

Does anyone know if FS takes scratched games ? lol

YMMV. I went to trade in COD4 the other day with two tiny scratches and was denied. Went back to the same location two days later with a different employee and it was accepted.

[greenbelt0102]

EB TIV - 10/11/2009

Wolfenstein (Xbox 360) - 32.75
COD 3 (WII) - 21.25

[flyclothing514]

how much would i get for nba 2k9? (ps3)

[the_fm]

how much would i get for nba 2k9? (ps3)

go here: tivs.ca

[N64]

how much would i get for nba 2k9? (ps3)

$7.50, i was gonna trade it in for 2k10 but i'm happy I checked tivs.ca before I went.

[grappos13]

Kinda hard to find LOTR used @ EB but a new copy is only $19.99 ($2 more or same price as used without edge discount), which might actually be the same as it saves you gas.

EB TIV - 10/11/2009

Wolfenstein (Xbox 360) - 32.75
COD 3 (WII) - 21.25

COD 3 for wii that high still? damn

[Whirlwind]

TIVs @ BBV today.

Infamous - $42
Batman Arkham Asylum - $35

[syugo]

TIVs @ EB SQ1

Nba 09: The Inside (Ps3) 6.50
Resistance 2 (Ps3) = 19.50
MGS4 = 11(something, probably 50)

I went there with the intention of picking up Bioshock used, and it was 29.99 not 14.99 :confused:

LOTR wasn't in stock either, so I ended up paying full price for the ps3 and waiting for a t3g1 opportunity

[revenge7777]

TIVs @ EB SQ1

Nba 09: The Inside (Ps3) 6.50
Resistance 2 (Ps3) = 19.50
MGS4 = 11(something, probably 50)

I went there with the intention of picking up Bioshock used, and it was 29.99 not 14.99 :confused:

LOTR wasn't in stock either, so I ended up paying full price for the ps3 and waiting for a t3g1 opportunity

PS3 version is $14.99 360 version is $29.99

[Sajiko]

Thanks FS!

Fallout 3 360 $40
Wii Fit (Disc Only) $22.80

Awesome. :D

Thanks for the update I need to get my Wii Fit in there ASAP lol

[mildlyaddicted]

Does BBV give cash for used games?

[GVRtrader]

Does BBV give cash for used games?

Nope...

EB, RP, BBV, FS, BB all give store credit not cash. Only local small stores/pawn shops will give you cash for games.

[bwrocks]

EB open tomorrow?

[LIVE DEREK]

Nope...

EB, RP, BBV, FS, BB all give store credit not cash. Only local small stores/pawn shops will give you cash for games.

There is one "semi-large" retailer that will give you cash. And that would be Microplay. They don't give the best values always though.

[diananas]

Does one need to have a membership to trade in games at BBV? Or do they just give you a giftcard?

What if you want to immediately purchase games?

TIA

[ChopSuey]

Does one need to have a membership to trade in games at BBV? Or do they just give you a giftcard?

What if you want to immediately purchase games?

TIA

Yes, you have to have a membership card to trade in games, but the membership card is free. You have the option to apply the credit to your account at your local BBV, or you can apply the credit to a BBV gift card (the BBV gift card is your best option as you can use that at any BBV). Or, you can apply the credit to any immediate game purchases.

[mahjongmaniac]

man.. soo many TIV's have gotten owned since i went on wednesday.. here is my update for today (not a great update for me as i had titles that just missed out over the past 2 days cuz i didnt have a car :()

All EB TIV's

PS3

fifa street 3 - 7
nascar 09 - 8
sonic unleashed - 6.50
bioshock - 8.75
fight night round 4 - 28

360

fifa 09 - 8.50
riddick - 9.75
mass effect - 7.75
nba live 09 - 6.50
NFS carbon - 9.75
NFS MW - 9.25
NFS prostreet - 4.25
conflict denied ops - 8
lord of the rings conquest - 10.25

Wii

godfather blackhand edition - 7.50
wii ski - 8
sonic and the secret rings - 4.50
madden 09 all play - 5.25

a lot of these titles can be had for $10 or less via RP BOGOF promo, so i guess EBG caught on...


fifa street 3 was interesting.. i bought it to have from rogers video's buy 1 get 1 50% off clearance games with simpsons (came out to $20 for fifa street and $10 for simpsons..and then redeemed 40 points for $20)... but when i got home, some guy on goozex is sending it to me.. so i go today to use at EB for T3 but doesnt work.. so i go to rogers and return the fifa street 3 and they refunded me $20+tax.. even tho the receipt had fifa street 3 for free and simpsons for $10... in the end.. if u purchase something from Rogers using points, they dotn return the points, they refund u in cash.. so basically if u wanted to get the $10 cash for ur 20 points.. buy something for like $20...use points.. pay $10+Tax.. then return next day for $20+tax back...just some advice :)

must be a mistake... sounds like similar to SDM pts redemption/cashback i remember reading a while ago

they CAN credit the pts back, just that they might have to fill out that pts adjustment form on their compy

[mahjongmaniac]

maybe because people abused the TMGM promo and now they have an overstock of games. i wonder what kind of deals they'll have for boxing week :lol:

well, unless you were able to buy cheap games elsewhere to use as trade fodder, i'm not sure you can call it "abuse"

the TMGM event was meant to increase used game stock


it's a bit diff. than T3GIF/GG promos

[Sajiko]

well, unless you were able to buy cheap games elsewhere to use as trade fodder, i'm not sure you can call it "abuse"

the TMGM event was meant to increase used game stock


it's a bit diff. than T3GIF/GG promos

True, I had about 90 useless games under $8 when that event came on I got rid of 70 games (ones over $3). None of them were top games. I think the reason for the drop of the borderline $8 games is so EB can smoke values out of their family nights promo.

There were a lot of games over $8 easy to horde that dropped and my guess is to avoid losing out a lot on their cheap console deals. SO far I've gotten 3 PS3s from them with the trade 4.

[RichieOntario]

Update for those wishing to trade in NHL 2010 for ps3.

Ebgames - $32.50
Future Shop - No Pricing yet
Blockbuster - $42.00

[grappos13]

True, I had about 90 useless games under $8 when that event came on I got rid of 70 games (ones over $3). None of them were top games. I think the reason for the drop of the borderline $8 games is so EB can smoke values out of their family nights promo.

There were a lot of games over $8 easy to horde that dropped and my guess is to avoid losing out a lot on their cheap console deals. SO far I've gotten 3 PS3s from them with the trade 4.

everyone plays this deal like its such a great deal... in the end.. all ur getting is an old gh3 for free... sure i did the deal cuz my bro wanted a ps3... but i mean ur games only get bumped up to $25 TIV, which can easily be done by doing a trade 2 + 20 for certain games..

[United11]

everyone plays this deal like its such a great deal... in the end.. all ur getting is an old gh3 for free... sure i did the deal cuz my bro wanted a ps3... but i mean ur games only get bumped up to $25 TIV, which can easily be done by doing a trade 2 + 20 for certain games..

I don't think the GH3 qualifies this as a great deal, but I was able to get a PS3 for my room for about $240, not bad.

Bought Batman for $34 from EB, traded to Rogers for $40. Used the $40 to get 4 games using the B1G1F deal. Those 4 games were $8+ TIV at EB + $200 = PS3 slim.

But I gotta thank you for the heads up on GH3 at BBV. Gave me an extra $21, which combined with some more credit got me 3 $9.99 games to use at EB.

$60 savings and no tax for the PS3 is a great deal in my mind.

[Flipmars]

If a game is on the MOST WANTED list for the month, is it certain to be over 8$ TIV?

Thanks!

[grappos13]

^ oh i understand.. but i just mean the ppl like stocking up on ps3s.. not just for ur own purposes...

anyone know of any EB's that will be open in the GTA tomorrow on thanks giving monday (all i know is vaughan mills and eaton centre but i was hoping for some closer to my area)?

[lemailme]

No surprise there as the Game of the Year Edition is coming out next week.

If a game is on the MOST WANTED list for the month, is it certain to be over 8$ TIV?

Thanks!

id go out on a limb and say yes

prob over 10 too.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

If BL is sub-80 it's definitely going back for MW2, MAG or store cred.

Brutal Legend
IGN: 9.0 / 10 http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1033952p1.html
IGN AU 9.3 / 10 http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1030770p1.html

[LIVE DEREK]

Can't remember which thread it was that we were talking about Brutal Legend and how it may be sub-par, so I will just post in here.

Anyways there are 2 reviews up now and they are from IGN, which in my opinion is probably in the top 5 sources. Anyways it got a 90, so there is nothing to fear about your Brutal Legend preorder.

I think that I WILL be picking this up tomorrow along with Uncharted. Now just to find 3 extra games.

[QJai]

I've found the staff at Brentwood to be friendly, aside from the time they blindly listened to Lougheed and banned me (have since been unbanned). Many of Lougheed's employees are nice but two there (the manager and assistant manager?) take their jobs very seriously and have been quite antagonistic to me. Surprisingly I've found the staff at Metrotown to be some of the best, even though they must be the most stressed since their store is so busy.

Sorry but I am curious... what did they try to ban you for? Yeah, it is definitely a stressful environment.

[killahkam]

not sure if i should trade my cod4 now or wait i can get 37 at fs...will it go up or down?

[StoneColdWhat]

not sure if i should trade my cod4 now or wait i can get 37 at fs...will it go up or down?

With MW2 coming out soon, you don't really think its going to go up do you ?

[killahkam]

With MW2 coming out soon, you don't really think its going to go up do you ?

thats true, i dont know why the tiv plummeted at eb

[baconape]

Can't remember which thread it was that we were talking about Brutal Legend and how it may be sub-par, so I will just post in here.

Anyways there are 2 reviews up now and they are from IGN, which in my opinion is probably in the top 5 sources. Anyways it got a 90, so there is nothing to fear about your Brutal Legend preorder.

I think that I WILL be picking this up tomorrow along with Uncharted. Now just to find 3 extra games.

looks good, im goign to pick up my pre order tomorrow

[coolwarm]

Can't remember which thread it was that we were talking about Brutal Legend and how it may be sub-par, so I will just post in here.

Anyways there are 2 reviews up now and they are from IGN, which in my opinion is probably in the top 5 sources. Anyways it got a 90, so there is nothing to fear about your Brutal Legend preorder.

I think that I WILL be picking this up tomorrow along with Uncharted. Now just to find 3 extra games.

Played the demo, gameplay is good, but doesn't look like as good as IGN reviews it in terms of graphics. Anyway, IGN gave a lot of ~90 to recent games (Need for Speed: Shift, Halo 3 ODST, Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band Beatles...), but at the end, those games average below 90.

[toad8787]

Stupid question: Will I lose my original Fallout 3 profile and saved games if I pick up Fallout 3 GOTY?

It seems like a no brainer to ditch the original at FS for $40 and pick up the GOTY, since all the add-ons are $50.

Thanks in advance!

[josh16]

Stupid question: Will I lose my original Fallout 3 profile and saved games if I pick up Fallout 3 GOTY?

It seems like a no brainer to ditch the original at FS for $40 and pick up the GOTY, since all the add-ons are $50.

Thanks in advance!

no, the profile and saved games are stored on your hdd/memory card

[Haz]

Played the demo, gameplay is good, but doesn't look like as good as IGN reviews it in terms of graphics. Anyway, IGN gave a lot of ~90 to recent games (Need for Speed: Shift, Halo 3 ODST, Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band Beatles...), but at the end, those games average below 90.In the end, those reviews are just one person's opinion. You need to formulate your own, whether it's from a combination of reviews or playing a demo, you make your own call.

A good example: War Gods was atrocious. My friend loved it. Played it for hours on end on the N64.

[dfatcat]

EB - Untold Legends : Dark Kingdom (PS3) - $5

[LIVE DEREK]

Played the demo, gameplay is good, but doesn't look like as good as IGN reviews it in terms of graphics. Anyway, IGN gave a lot of ~90 to recent games (Need for Speed: Shift, Halo 3 ODST, Guitar Hero 5, Rock Band Beatles...), but at the end, those games average below 90.

Yeah, I agree that IGN has given out reviews that are a little to high lately. However those are still excellent games (minus the music ones, as played one played them all). If you go through many of Metacritic's reviews you will see that IGN on average has an excellent idea of where the average will land.

From what I read in the IGN review there are lots of gameplay elements that are missing from the demo. I will pick up the game simply to promote new ideas, Tim Schafer, and LESS SEQUELS.

I say it will average 80 to 85 and that is good enough for me.

[9394]

Rogers Plus:
Ghostbusters $40
Gears of War 2 $17.50

[mahjongmaniac]

True, I had about 90 useless games under $8 when that event came on I got rid of 70 games (ones over $3). None of them were top games. I think the reason for the drop of the borderline $8 games is so EB can smoke values out of their family nights promo.

There were a lot of games over $8 easy to horde that dropped and my guess is to avoid losing out a lot on their cheap console deals. SO far I've gotten 3 PS3s from them with the trade 4.

wow... some of you guys must have racked up $100's or even $1000's of EBG TIC... that's $800 right there

[game_fanatic]

In the end, those reviews are just one person's opinion. You need to formulate your own, whether it's from a combination of reviews or playing a demo, you make your own call.

A good example: War Gods was atrocious. My friend loved it. Played it for hours on end on the N64.

I find it amazing that out of every possible game you could have mentioned, you happened to mention the EXACT game I use to justify experiencing games firsthand, and not trust reviewers. War Gods was an amazing game back in the day! And with reviewers, you never know where their opinion is coming from. They could be offered incentives for reviewing a game in a positive light.

[pete]

I know someone was looking for this.. PS3 Guitar Hero 3 at Microplay is $24 tiv, or $20 cash.. this is for the BUNDLE, not just the game..

their buy 1 get 1 50% off ends today..

[GVRtrader]

wow... some of you guys must have racked up $100's or even $1000's of EBG TIC... that's $800 right there

I'm sure some of us have triple/4 figures of credit @ RP, EB, BBV, etc too.:cheesygri You can swap them to each other for profit so easily that you can more or less use their trade in systems (kinda like a middleman) and get games for free.:D

[Fox]

Neksus, I'm really hoping that you'll change the new iPhone format for the site, because while it looks nice, it's time consuming to navigate, especially if I'm checking several games at once. Could you put a button in that allows us to use the more traditional format? (I couldn't find one).

Thanks.

[DiploDocus]

yay thanks to this thread and Rogers plus

managed to get Uncharted 2 for basically $30

[pete]

EB Oct 12:

Xbox 360:
Guitar Hero World Tour $8


Wii:
still qualifies for t3g1f
Mysims
Smackdown vs Raw ($8! get rid of them!)

[LIVE DEREK]

Got Watchmen for $20 new, then got B1G1F with PS3 Riddick and Prostreet. The CSR scanned Riddick first so only charged me $15 for both games. I then used the $10 off coupon from the ODST and 20 Star Points for another $10 off.

In the end I payed $16 for everything.

Tomorrow I will be going to BBV and trading all of the games for about $70, I will post the TIV tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up on Riddick and Watchmen TIV of $30.

I love this forum....one of the only and easiest places to turn $15 into $70.

[aos007]

Dead Space Extraction for Wii - EB is offering ONLY $16 for it as of yesterday. I almost got a heart attack. A two and a half weeks old game with good reviews and still selling for full $60 retail is only worth that?! Also Future Shop does not even accept it for trade-in.

[broncofan]

BBV trade-ins:

Watchmen 360 - $30
Riddick 360 - $21

[Freckle Daddy]

Got Watchmen for $20 new, then got B1G1F with PS3 Riddick and Prostreet. The CSR scanned Riddick first so only charged me $15 for both games. I then used the $10 off coupon from the ODST and 20 Star Points for another $10 off.

In the end I payed $16 for everything.

Tomorrow I will be going to BBV and trading all of the games for about $70, I will post the TIV tomorrow. Thanks for the heads up on Riddick and Watchmen TIV of $30.

I love this forum....one of the only and easiest places to turn $15 into $70.

Jeez if I had have known PS3 Riddick was getting 30 at BBV I would have grabbed the two copies that were at RP yesterday. I was trading in Watchmen at BBV anyways, could have turned 20 into 60 unless they gave me grief about multiple copies.

Oh well, I'm trying to not get too involved in this flippin business.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Oh well, I'm trying to not get too involved in this flippin business.

"Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!"

http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/3281/justwhenithought.jpg

[jlo mein]

Neksus, I'm really hoping that you'll change the new iPhone format for the site, because while it looks nice, it's time consuming to navigate, especially if I'm checking several games at once. Could you put a button in that allows us to use the more traditional format? (I couldn't find one).

Thanks.

On your iPhone browsing tivs.ca, choose the Print option, put check marks for each console you want to view, select >$8TIV at EB only, then select last month values only. This is the easiest list to view on the iPhone when checking multiple games.

[Fox]

On your iPhone browsing tivs.ca, choose the Print option, put check marks for each console you want to view, select >$8TIV at EB only, then select last month values only. This is the easiest list to view on the iPhone when checking multiple games.

Thanks - that's actually what I've been doing. But the old style format is still a bit easier.

[ChopSuey]

Hmmm.... I wonder if the rise in the Canadian dollar has anything to due with the recent drop in TIVs. :confused:

[the_fm]

Hmmm.... I wonder if the rise in the Canadian dollar has anything to due with the recent drop in TIVs. :confused:

i don't think so otherwise, we would get games at $59.99

[Captain Snazzypants]

i don't think so otherwise, we would get games at $59.99

Aren't we already? I am seeing quite a few games hitting the shelves at $59.99 nowadays...

[brain16]

EB Games - Oct 12

LOTR-Conquest - 8.50
Saint's Row 2 - 13.75
MGS4 - 12.50

[FlyingSoLow]

On your iPhone browsing tivs.ca, choose the Print option, put check marks for each console you want to view, select >$8TIV at EB only, then select last month values only. This is the easiest list to view on the iPhone when checking multiple games.

This is what I do, but I have to say, there are a few games which don't get updated too often and I wonder. So I want to check the date which they were updated. I have to go through the main part of the iPhone site to figure those things out. If the Print page could provide dates, it would be flawless to me. Not a major issue, just a time saver.

[Parth]

^ I would ahte to see dates on the print page.

I save the print page and a pdf and view that on my BB. With dates it would look super congested.

If you're concerned about when the game was updated, you could always view only the games updated within the last week...

[grappos13]

^ I would ahte to see dates on the print page.

I save the print page and a pdf and view that on my BB. With dates it would look super congested.

If you're concerned about when the game was updated, you could always view only the games updated within the last week...

or u could call about the games and get the TIV before u buy them to trade :)

i use tivs.ca mostly to see what is close and has been above the last week or two... but i always check the tivs of the games before i were to buy them at say BBV or RP or something

[GVRtrader]

or u could call about the games and get the TIV before u buy them to trade :)

i use tivs.ca mostly to see what is close and has been above the last week or two... but i always check the tivs of the games before i were to buy them at say BBV or RP or something

Exactly what i do... just find a store which isn't busy and use that as a number. I find that reps who aren't busy are more likely to give you a ton of trade value over the phone.

[mahjongmaniac]

Dead Space Extraction for Wii - EB is offering ONLY $16 for it as of yesterday. I almost got a heart attack. A two and a half weeks old game with good reviews and still selling for full $60 retail is only worth that?! Also Future Shop does not even accept it for trade-in.

not yet

sometimes if it's too new it won't come up in system w/ TIV

[splinter]

I figured it's the most appropriate thread.
Does anybody know how much ebgames gives you for the xbox wifi adapater?

[grappos13]

Exactly what i do... just find a store which isn't busy and use that as a number. I find that reps who aren't busy are more likely to give you a ton of trade value over the phone.

yup i have one store that will do atleast 6-7 items for me...so its not too bad.. and that way ur not taking any real chances and get mad later on saying "well this was just updated yesterday on TIVS and not it doesnt work!"

[ChopSuey]

And the TIV drop continues at EB:

XBOX 360

Shaun White Snowboarding - $3.50 (down from $8.00)
Dead Rising - $8.00 (no change, yet)
Afro Samurai - $9.50 (down from $16.75... ouch)
Midnight Club: LA (Reg Ed.) - $12 (down from $19.00... double ouch)

Nintendo DS:

Zenses: Oceans - $6.50 (down from $9.00)
Zenses: Rainforst - $6.50 (down from $9.00)

Something has to be going on at EB for all of these drops lately. :cry:

[Captain Snazzypants]

And the TIV drop continues at EB:

XBOX 360

Shaun White Snowboarding - $3.50 (down from $8.00)
Dead Rising - $8.00 (no change, yet)
Afro Samurai - $9.50 (down from $16.75... ouch)
Midnight Club: LA (Reg Ed.) - $12 (down from $19.00... double ouch)

Nintendo DS:

Zenses: Oceans - $6.50 (down from $9.00)
Zenses: Rainforst - $6.50 (down from $9.00)

Something has to be going on at EB for all of these drops lately. :cry:

I think they are starting to feel the pinch of competition from all the other players who have jumped in the ring this year. Suddenly they have FS, BB and even those crazy ba$terds at RV coming up with new and exciting promos that often expose their own (actually I think RV is the one bending themselves over for the most part...crazy ba$terds)

EB is no longer the only game in town...

[ChopSuey]

I think they are starting to feel the pinch of competition from all the other players who have jumped in the ring this year. Suddenly they have FS, BB and even those crazy ba$terds at RV coming up with new and exciting promos that often expose their own (actually I think RV is the one bending themselves over for the most part...crazy ba$terds)

EB is no longer the only game in town...

I totally agree. I think it's going to be harder to do T3G1F in the future because of all the people using BBV, FS, and RV to buy cheap games just to use as trades.

[DoubleStop]

Also because of the dollar parity, they need to drop some of their prices which will equal lesser TIV for games

[smuPoker]

EB today:

Assassin's Creed (PS3): $6.25

[arty316]

EB today:

Bioshock PS3 - 8.75
holding steady but for how long, it has been 14.99 used for over a week now....

[zoro69]

it was more a surprise that so many worked for so long then that they are dropping now. No one is going to pay $30 or more for most of the one people have been trading in with all the new stuff coming out, they've got huge inventory of most of them now, and their traffic goes through the roof this time of year which they know will have people taking anything they can get for their old games to go towards the new ones. Oh well, send them out on goozex instead of taking a few dollars for them

[toad8787]

http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/290.jpg

Neksus, this guy is also having trouble viewing tivs.ca on his iphone. Can you help him out?

Nevermind, I think he needs a whole different kind of help.

[chaingunsofdoom]

Two Future Shop TIVs from yesterday:

XBOX 360:
FIFA 09 - $18
NHL 09 - $8.40

[the_fm]

Afro Samurai - $9.50 (down from $16.75... ouch)

well, to be fair, the game's $30 new now at EB. can be found at the Source for $25 and FS has it for $25 used. it was bound to happen

[Acid_]

Something has to be going on at EB for all of these drops lately. :cry:

I think they are starting to feel the pinch of competition from all the other players who have jumped in the ring this year. Suddenly they have FS, BB and even those crazy ba$terds at RV coming up with new and exciting promos that often expose their own (actually I think RV is the one bending themselves over for the most part...crazy ba$terds)

EB is no longer the only game in town...


I would think that more competition in the trading market would drive TIVs up not drive them down. I think EB is just lowering it's turd TIVs to stop people from using turds on the T3G1Fs and October trade for console deals.


Trades at Future Shop 2009-10-13
PS3 Lair - $13.20
DS Imagine Family Doctor - $8.40
EA Sports Active - $25.20


And as of 2009-10-11 Wario Land: Shake It! Wii is less than $8 at EB. Not sure the exact value but Nexus can list it at $7 so people know that it's not >=$8.

[Seifer]

I need the TIV for WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2009 for Xbox 360. Someone is willing to sell me at $15 and I want to know if it applies for T3G1F.

[HeavyDutyKronos]

I need the TIV for WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2009 for Xbox 360. Someone is willing to sell me at $15 and I want to know if it applies for T3G1F.

Uh.... Call EB :confused:

[Seifer]

Uh.... Call EB :confused:

They won't tell me TIV on phone...already tried!

[HeavyDutyKronos]

They won't tell me TIV on phone.

Sometimes I get that with one or two odd CSRs, I usually try another store or say to them "I just want to figure out if my game qualifies for the Trade 3 Get one Free promotion, can you tell me if <game x> qualifies?" And even after being rejected for a specific TIV they'll tell me.

I think they just do that when they don't feel like answering the phone.

[belowzeros]

the tiv drop is just Turd Correction

ya i coined a new one o.O

[HeavyDutyKronos]

the tiv drop is just Turd Correction

ya i coined a new one o.O

or copied an old one. RIP Klepto! :lol: ;)

[Seifer]

Sometimes I get that with one or two odd CSRs, I usually try another store or say to them "I just want to figure out if my game qualifies for the Trade 3 Get one Free promotion, can you tell me if <game x> qualifies?" And even after being rejected for a specific TIV they'll tell me.

I think they just do that when they don't feel like answering the phone.

Ok...I always ended getting CSRs telling me they can't do that by phone. I'll try again tomorrow !

[HeavyDutyKronos]

Ok...I always ended getting CSRs telling me they can't do that by phone. I'll try again tomorrow !

Bad idea! Tomorrow it could drop and today it would have qualified and you never would have known! This is RFD, act first think later. Good Luck! ;)

[GVRtrader]

Ok...I always ended getting CSRs telling me they can't do that by phone. I'll try again tomorrow !

Try another store and phone... and do it today like HeavyDutyKronos said. For the last couple days, TIVs @ EB has been dropping like crazy... 1 day late could mean a $3-4 drop! (or drop below $8)

[Flipmars]

All at EB

Final Fantasy 1 - PSP 6.50$
Burnout: Revenge - X360 7.50$
Oblivion GOTY - X360 11.50$
Fuel - X360 26$

So Burnout doesn't qualify anymore !

[urs74]

I need the TIV for WWE Smackdown! vs. RAW 2009 for Xbox 360. Someone is willing to sell me at $15 and I want to know if it applies for T3G1F.

I just tried for ya and no one would give tivs over the phone for me either, maybe too busy due to Uncharted 2 being released but they all said they weren't allowed to.

[Acid_]

All at EB

Final Fantasy 1 - PSP 6.50$
Burnout: Revenge - X360 7.50$
Oblivion GOTY - X360 11.50$
Fuel - X360 26$

So Burnout doesn't qualify anymore !

Wow, at this rate Halo ODST won't qualify soon. :P JK

[Seifer]

Bad idea! Tomorrow it could drop and today it would have qualified and you never would have known! This is RFD, act first think later. Good Luck! ;)

I know but I can't go today. And I think Eb Games close at 6pm so it's too late !

I just tried for ya and no one would give tivs over the phone for me either, maybe too busy due to Uncharted 2 being released but they all said they weren't allowed to.

Thanks for trying. You got the same answer I alway did.

[JS2K6]

I was at EBG to pick up my UC2 pre-order, and the guy there told me that Killzone 2 is now down to $15 TIV...

[Acid_]

I think we can call October 2009 the month the turds died. I went through TIVS.ca, cut out all TIVs older than September and with an EB TIV less than 8 and ended up with the list below. I know cutting off August and before was a little harsh, but lately TIV get stale pretty fast.

You might be able to, but I think you'll have a tough time now finding cheap games that qualify.


System----Title---- EB TIV
Nintendo DS----Animal Crossing: Wild World----$16.00
Nintendo DS----Diddy Kong Racing----$15.00
Nintendo DS----"Ed---- Edd & Eddy: Scam of the Century"----$8.50
Nintendo DS----Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time----$15.00
Nintendo DS----Final Fantasy III----$8.00
Nintendo DS----Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings----$20.00
Nintendo DS----Mario Kart DS----$20.00
Nintendo DS----Pokemon Diamond----$20.00
Nintendo DS----Professor Layton and the Curious Village----$15.00
Nintendo DS----Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party----$9.00
Nintendo DS----Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution----$12
Nintendo DS----Star Fox Command----$12.00
Nintendo Wii----Active Life Outdoor Challenge----$22.00
Nintendo Wii----Battalion Wars 2----$13.50
Nintendo Wii----Boom Blox----$10.25
Nintendo Wii----"Conduit---- The"----$13.75
Nintendo Wii----Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party----$18.00
Nintendo Wii----Excite Bots: Trick Racing----$18.50
Nintendo Wii----Guitar Hero 5----$34.50
Nintendo Wii----Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures----$8.75
Nintendo Wii----Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga----$9.75
Nintendo Wii----Mario Super Sluggers----$20.50
Nintendo Wii----Resident Evil Archives: Resident Evil----$19.50
Nintendo Wii----Super Paper Mario----$18.50
Nintendo Wii----Virtua Tennis 2009----$24.50
Nintendo Wii----Wall-E----$12.25
Nintendo Wii----WarioWare: Smooth Moves----$23.25
Nintendo Wii----Wii Music----$14.50
PS3----50 Cent: Blood on the Sand----$16.50
PS3----Armored Core 4----$8.25
PS3----Bionic Commando----$24.00
PS3----Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway----$10.75
PS3----Call of Duty 4 GOTY Edition----$22.00
PS3----Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood----$27.75
PS3----Devil May Cry 4----$11.50
PS3----DiRT 2----$35.00
PS3----Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard----$11.25
PS3----Eternal Sonata----$15.00
PS3----F.E.A.R.----$12.00
PS3----F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin----$18.25
PS3----Far Cry 2----$13.00
PS3----Ghostbusters: The Video Game----$26.50
PS3----Godfather 2----$23.75
PS3----Guitar Hero 5----$34.50
PS3----Guitar Hero Metallica----$29.00
PS3----Guitar Hero Smash Hits----$33.75
PS3----Hannah Montana: The Movie----$8.00
PS3----Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix----$10.00
PS3----Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds----$24.75
PS3----Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2----$35.00
PS3----MLB 09: The Show----$27.25
PS3----Motorstorm: Pacific Rift----$17.50
PS3----Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm----$27.75
PS3----NBA 07----$8
PS3----Need for Speed: Undercover----$24.50
PS3----NPPL Championship Paintball 2009----$10.00
PS3----Pro Evolution Soccer: Winning Eleven 2009----$11.50
PS3----Quantum of Solace----$13.00
PS3----Ridge Racer 7----$12.25
PS3----Silent Hill: Homecoming----$16.50
PS3----Skate 2----$20.75
PS3----Soul Calibur IV----$15.50
PS3----Terminator Salvation----$22.50
PS3----Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10----$26.75
PS3----Tomb Raider Underworld----$11.75
PS3----Top Spin 3----$9.50
PS3----Watchmen: The End Is Nigh - Part 1 & 2----$11.00
PSP----Crash of the Titans----$8
PSP----Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days----$13.75
PSP----Hammerin' Hero----$11.75
PSP----Hannah Montana: Rock Out the Show----$14.25
PSP----Ratatouille----$8
PSP----Resistance: Retribution----$14.50
PSP----Rock Band Unplugged----$14.50
PSP----Secret Agent Clank----$17.25
PSP----Star Wars: The Force Unleashed----$13.00
PSP----Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07----$16
PSP----Up----$9.00
XBOX 360----50 Cent: Blood on the Sand----$16.50
XBOX 360----Afro Samurai----$16.75
XBOX 360----Asterix at the Olympic Games----$13.00
XBOX 360----Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts----$13.00
XBOX 360----Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath----$11.25
XBOX 360----DiRT 2----$35.00
XBOX 360----Dynasty Warriors 6----$18.00
XBOX 360----Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazzard----$9.00
XBOX 360----F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin----$15.50
XBOX 360----Fight Night Round 4----$35.00
XBOX 360----Guitar Hero 5----$34.50
XBOX 360----Guitar Hero Smash Hits----$30.00
XBOX 360----Guitar Hero World Tour----$13.00
XBOX 360----Halo 3 Limited Edition----$16.50
XBOX 360----Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince----$22.00
XBOX 360----Madden 10----$40.00
XBOX 360----Midnight Club: Los Angeles----$19.00
XBOX 360----Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe----$21.00
XBOX 360----Naruto: The Broken Bond----$16.00
XBOX 360----Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad----$11.00
XBOX 360----PROTOTYPE----$40.00
XBOX 360----Rise of the Argonauts----$17.25
XBOX 360----Sacred 2: Fallen Angel----$30.75
XBOX 360----SBK Superbike World Championship----$10.00
XBOX 360----Skate 2----$23.50
XBOX 360----Spider-Man: Web of Shadows----$16.00
XBOX 360----Terminator Salvation----$22.50
XBOX 360----Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10----$28.00
XBOX 360----Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen----$35.00
XBOX 360----UFC 2009 Undisputed----$36.50
XBOX 360----Up----$17.00
XBOX 360----Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise----$13.25
XBOX 360----Watchmen: The End Is Nigh - Part 1 & 2----$11.00
XBOX 360----Wheelman----$21.50
XBOX 360----WWE Legends of Wrestlemania----$18.50

[ChopSuey]

well, to be fair, the game's $30 new now at EB. can be found at the Source for $25 and FS has it for $25 used. it was bound to happen

Yeah, I just noticed it now sells for $20 at TRU in the states. Guess this game is turning into a fresh brown turd. :)

I think it safe to assume that any game near $8.00 that's a few days or older on TIVS is probably a new turd by now.

[LIVE DEREK]

Just so everyone knows.....you can get your $10 back on Uncharted from EB if you did T3G1F.

[madara]

EB today:

Bioshock PS3 - 8.75
holding steady but for how long, it has been 14.99 used for over a week now....

good for us! :) i used it earlier to do another t3g1f. i held my breath while the rep scanned my games. i didn't get the tiv's but these still qualifies as of 6PM today.
1. Bioshock (PS3)
2. LOTR:Conquest(xbox)
3. Ratchet & Clank

[LatrellMoonwell]

Just so everyone knows.....you can get your $10 back on Uncharted from EB if you did T3G1F.

It is YMMV

[trixR4kids]

since uncharted 2 came out today, would i still be able to do the trade 3 get if free for it? I was hopin to trade in prince of persia and l4dead

[the_fm]

since uncharted 2 came out today, would i still be able to do the trade 3 get if free for it? I was hopin to trade in prince of persia and l4dead

yes. you have like 2 weeks after release day to do a trade 3 for it

[the_fm]

Yeah, I just noticed it now sells for $20 at TRU in the states. Guess this game is turning into a fresh brown turd. :)

I think it safe to assume that any game near $8.00 that's a few days or older on TIVS is probably a new turd by now.

just waiting for the game to be around $15 to buy it. hack 'n slash are always good fun :cheesygri

[Captain Snazzypants]

http://media.peopleofwalmart.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/290.jpg

Neksus, this guy is also having trouble viewing tivs.ca on his iphone. Can you help him out?

Nevermind, I think he needs a whole different kind of help.

He looks like a UNIX admin - probably makes more than the next 3 people to respond in this thread... :twisted:

So, who's gonna be next? :D

[jsadams]

BBV - Oct. 13th

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - $27.50 *sold it
Valkyria Chronicles - $18.50 *didn't sell it (it will go for my t3g1f tomorrow @ EB if no ones buy it from the BST forum)

[TSM]

He looks like a UNIX admin - probably makes more than the next 3 people to respond in this thread... :twisted:

So, who's gonna be next? :D

lol... I'm not doing too bad myself. What do UNIX admins make anyway?


@ EB (just before closing)

10/13/09

360: LOR: Conquest - $10.50
Wii: Mario: Stikers - $14.50
PS3: Riddick - $9.75

[broncofan]

BBV today:

Riddick PS3 - $30
Smack Vs Raw 2009 PS3- $12


I can't wait for BBV to have a used game promotion so i can use my stocked up $$$... whens the last time they had a decent promotion? anyone have an idea when they will run another?

[LIVE DEREK]

BBV

360-Watchmen 1 & 2 $30

PS3-Riddick $30

I then picked up LOTR:Conquest, Devil May Cry 4, both for 360 and UT3 for PS3, went to Rogers and got Brutal Legend. Had to pay an extra $7 for crap (bad disc, not original package). I didn't feel like driving to the other BBV to get games that were "good".

I only paid $16.xx for Watchmen, Riddick and Prostreet. I used some Star Points and the $10 off from ODST. So in the end I got Brutal Legend for $23.xx and a copy of Prosteet also.

So all you critics of Rogers really just need to bite the bullet and sign up. Or actually you know what......don't........That will allow me to get more games and more promotions.

Also checked the values of

BBV

PS3-Prostreet $5
360-Hulk $7.50

[grappos13]

BBV - Oct. 13th

Motorstorm: Pacific Rift - $27.50 *sold it
Valkyria Chronicles - $18.50 *didn't sell it (it will go for my t3g1f tomorrow @ EB if no ones buy it from the BST forum)

i serously would get it from u or trade a qualifying title to u for it..but man i think my 30 days from BB for getting it is up.. if not maybe we can work something out lol..

[bluestreetlight]

EB TIV OCT 13

Wii Sports $4.00
Wii Link's Crossbow Training $0.95

[diananas]

Hey Derek, did you get Brutal Legends at the Stone Rd Mall Rogers?

Did you see a lot 8+ tiv titles there?:)

[jsadams]

He looks like a UNIX admin - probably makes more than the next 3 people to respond in this thread... :twisted:

Lol, nope.

lol... I'm not doing too bad myself. What do UNIX admins make anyway?

http://swz.salary.com/salarywizard/layouthtmls/swzl_compresult_national_IT10000152.html

[mahjongmaniac]

And the TIV drop continues at EB:

XBOX 360

Shaun White Snowboarding - $3.50 (down from $8.00)
Dead Rising - $8.00 (no change, yet)
Afro Samurai - $9.50 (down from $16.75... ouch)
Midnight Club: LA (Reg Ed.) - $12 (down from $19.00... double ouch)

Nintendo DS:

Zenses: Oceans - $6.50 (down from $9.00)
Zenses: Rainforst - $6.50 (down from $9.00)

Something has to be going on at EB for all of these drops lately. :cry:

if anyone's interested in dead rising to be used as a filler game, it's $16 used at BB

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I totally agree. I think it's going to be harder to do T3G1F in the future because of all the people using BBV, FS, and RV to buy cheap games just to use as trades.

BBV/RP maybe, but FS... no way... majority of their used games are overpriced

as for ppl taking advantage of this, it's nothing new... BBV/RP used games as trade fodder has been exploited for a long time now

perhaps the only diff. b/t now and then is that nowadays you see more and more ppl exploiting it

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Also because of the dollar parity, they need to drop some of their prices which will equal lesser TIV for games

i somehow doubt the USD weakening / CAD strengthening has anything to do w/ TIV fluctuations...

[ChopSuey]

BBV/RP maybe, but FS... no way... majority of their used games are overpriced

as for ppl taking advantage of this, it's nothing new... BBV/RP used games as trade fodder has been exploited for a long time now

perhaps the only diff. b/t now and then is that nowadays you see more and more ppl exploiting it

So in otherwords, Klepto and Balonis are to blame. :D

[balonis]

Lol
I've stopped trading into eb for a while. I've now placed my target on Rogers. Picked up 6 copies of uncharted today and a few brutal legends lol. Made a quick buck on a few and the rest will pay for the cable bill for the next few months lol


So in otherwords, Klepto and Balonis are to blame. :D

[coolwarm]

If EB aggressively drops TIVS like they did recently, they could easily run into competition disadvantage. Many people start lose interest in trading in games to EB, and then I don't see any reason these people want to shop at EB when they don't have TIV advantage. Gaming is the only business that EB is doing, while other competitors have others. One day I might go to RV to rent a DVD and also find a interesting game and buy it. Why I need to go to EB when I can do two things in one stop? Just my 2 cents.

[PR0BLEMZ]

anyone know if FS takes scratched games?
I have CoD4 for the 360 and theres a perfect circle scratch around it LOL.
I tried using those scratch remover things but only the small scratches went away. I hope they accept it, or I wouldn't even mind paying a fee..like what EB games does when theres scratch games. I think its only 2 dollars. But seeing how CoD4 is still 37 at FS, I rather trade it there. Hopefully they take it though.

[mahjongmaniac]

So in otherwords, Klepto and Balonis are to blame. :D

sure i guess why not :lol:

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Lol
I've stopped trading into eb for a while.

course you have... you needed to "lay down low for a while" after those 11 Wolfenturd GG pre-orders at multiple stores....

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If EB aggressively drops TIVS like they did recently, they could easily run into competition disadvantage. Many people start lose interest in trading in games to EB, and then I don't see any reason these people want to shop at EB when they don't have TIV advantage.

you forgot the many kids, moms 'n pops that shop and trade there for games, regardless of whether or not they're aware of other retailers offering TIC for their games...

[xeL|]

wow mahjong.. when do you sleep?

you post pretty late and you also post deals early in the morning at 5AM.
:lol:

[brain16]

Am I missing something? Did anyone get the Revenge Attribute code for pre-ordering Uncharted 2 from EB? I didn't get anything when I picked up my game today.

[spham]

Am I missing something? Did anyone get the Revenge Attribute code for pre-ordering Uncharted 2 from EB? I didn't get anything when I picked up my game today.

They should have given it to you when you pre-ordered. I pre-ordered around August and picked up the code about a week later when they got them in. The code also came with the public beta which is expired now.

It's nothing special anyways and you still have to pay around $135,000 in the store to get the booster, so it's not free. You just get to access it early. I've annoyed a lot people with it though.

[GVRtrader]

Am I missing something? Did anyone get the Revenge Attribute code for pre-ordering Uncharted 2 from EB? I didn't get anything when I picked up my game today.

If you picked it up @ metro, you got to ASK to get it (yes im serious). When i picked it up there, the rep didn't give it to me and was about to say "next", when i asked "what about the pre-order bonus". She was like OH YEAH! then took one from the back and gave it to me.

Other stores didn't seem to have this problem, just metro (at least in GVR).

[mahjongmaniac]

wow mahjong.. when do you sleep?

you post pretty late and you also post deals early in the morning at 5AM.
:lol:

as many of you would like to believe, i'm a bot and there's no such word as sleep in the bot dictionary :D

[LIVE DEREK]

I actually didn't look. But I did look over in that direction and there appeared to be some "new" ones there since the last time I was in. The store by Willow didn't let me do the deal. They said that both games had to be $19.99. I would say that it is a safe bet to go to the Stone Rd Mall location.

Hey Derek, did you get Brutal Legends at the Stone Rd Mall Rogers?

Did you see a lot 8+ tiv titles there?:)


I knew it, I just knew it. White blood and all I bet.

as many of you would like to believe, i'm a bot and there's no such word as sleep in the bot dictionary :D

[the_fm]

anyone know if FS takes scratched games?
I have CoD4 for the 360 and theres a perfect circle scratch around it LOL.
I tried using those scratch remover things but only the small scratches went away. I hope they accept it, or I wouldn't even mind paying a fee..like what EB games does when theres scratch games. I think its only 2 dollars. But seeing how CoD4 is still 37 at FS, I rather trade it there. Hopefully they take it though.

YMMV. some will refuse but you can always try coming back a couple days later and try another clerk