EBGames October sales heads-up (Updated!)

[DigitalSpace]

(Credit to Tenzor on CheapAssGamer)

PART 1
2 day Sale 10/9 through 10/10
*Paper Mario GC $29.99
*Fantastic Four GC/PS2/XB $29.99
*Free Platinum Hits Game with purchase of Renewal Card (I think Xbox Live)
--->Choose between Call of Duty, Full Spectrum Warrior, Counterstrike (ALL XB)
*Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles GC $14.99

Your Choice $4.99
-Pre-Played Gran Turismo 3 PS2
-Pre-Played Splinter Cell XB
-Pre-Played Metroid Prime GC

*Sims 2 Nightlife Expansion PC $24.99
*X-Men Legends XB/PS2/GC $9.99
*DOOM 3 XB $19.99
*Final Fantasy X2 PS2 $12.99
*Call of Duty XB/GC/PS2 $14.99

PART 2
Regular Sale 10/9-10/16

*Buy 3 Pre-Played Games, or DVD Movies and Get 1 Free

*Receive $25.00 Trade in Credit when you trade in a working Gameboy Advance SP or Nintendo Gamecube System

*Receive $10.00 Trade in Credit when you trade in a working Gameboy Advance

*Receive $70.00 Trade in Credit when you trade in a working XBOX or Playstation 2 System

*Receive 25% bonus trade in credit when you trade in 3 PS2/XB/GC/PSP/GBA/DS games (Looks like there is no exclusions)

*Get NBA Live 2006 PSP/PS2/XB/PC for free when you trade in 5 qualifying PS2/XB/GC/PSP games

*Get Tiger Woods 2006 PSP/GC/XB/PC/PS2 for free when you trade in 5 qualfying PS2/XB/GC/PSP games

*Free Hi-Tech Card when you pre order DBZ Budokai Tenkaichi PS2

*10.00 EB Games Gift Voucher when you purchase X-Men Legends II or Ultimate Spiderman (valid on PS2/XB/GC only)

*Free GBA carrying case w/ purchase of Bratz Rock Angelz GBA (while supplies last)

*Free T-Shirt for Call of Duty 2/Quake 4/Soul Calibur III when you pre order

*Free Calendar w/pre order of BLitz the League PS2/XB

UPDATE! (Once again, credit to tenzor on CheapAssGamer)

From October 14th through October 30th:

*Receive 25% trade in Credit when you trade 3 or more different PS2, XBOX, GC, PSP, DS, GBA games NO EXCLUSIONS, limit 9 games per customer

*Receive 50% off all Pre-Played SNES, NES, DREAMCAST, N8Bit, Sega Gen games

*Receive 10.00 extra trade in credit for your working PS2, XBOX, PSP, GBA SP systems
*Buy 3 Pre-Played Music CDs or PC Games and get 2 FREE

*Receive an Extra 30% trade in credit when you trade in 3 or more different DVD movies

*Receive an Extra 25% trade in credit when you trade in PSP/DS/GC/PS2/XB/GBA/DVD games/movies towards the pre order of GTA Liberty Stories PSP No Exclusions

*Receive an Extra 10% trade in credit when you trade in PSP/DS/GC/PS2/XB/GBA/DVD games/movies towards the pre order of any XBOX 360 game. Expires November 21, 2005. No Exclusions

XBOX
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Halo 2
*Goldeneye Rogue Agent $14.99
*LOTR Third Age $14.99
*NFS Underground $14.99
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Ultimate Spiderman
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase X-Men Legends II
*Jade Empire $19.99
*Psychonauts $29.99
*Advent Rising $29.99
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Flatout
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Hulk Ultimate Destruction
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase GTA San Andreas
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase DOOM 3
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase DOOM 3 Collectors Edition
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase DOOM 3 Expansion
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase NBA 2K6
*5.00 off instantly on purchase of Breeders Cup or Ford Mustang
*Receive a $20.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Halo 2 Headset

PS2
*Gran Turismo 4 For Free when you trade 3 Qualifying GC/PS2/XB Games
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Ultimate Spiderman
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase X-Men Legends II
*Golden Eye Rogue Agent $14.99
*NFS Underground $14.99
*LOTR Third Age $14.99
*Psychonauts $29.99
*5.00 off instantly on purchase of Breeders Cup or Ford Mustang
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Flatout
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Hulk Ultimate Destruction
*Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater $19.99
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase NBA 2K6

2 For $30 on Select GH Titles
-Killzone, Syphon Filter, ATV 2, ATV 3, Hot Shots Fore, JakIII, Ratchet Clank GC, Ratchent & Clank UYA, Sly 2, Sly 1

PC
*World of Warcraft $29.99
*Half Life 2 $19.99 after a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher
*Counterstrike Condition Zero $19.99 after a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher
*DOOM 3 $14.99
*DOOM 3 Expansion $14.99
*Receive a $15.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Everquest II & Everquest II Expansion

GC
*Save $10.00 Instantly when you buy a Gamecube and 2 Player Choice Games
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when your purcahse Harvest Moon 2
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Hulk Ultimate Destruction
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase Ultimate Spiderman
*Receive a $10.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase X-Men Legends II
*Golden Eye Rogue Agent $14.99
*NFS Underground $14.99
*LOTR Third Age $14.99

PSP
THUG $29.99 after $10.00 Gift Voucher
Spiderman 2 $29.99 after $10.00 Gift Voucher
World Championship Poker $29.99 after $10.00 Gift Voucher

DS
*Save $10.00 Instantly when you purchase a Nintendo DS System and a DS game $29.99 or higher

*Buy 1 Save $5.00 Buy 2 Save $15.00 (savings in form of EB Gift Voucher)
-Ultimate Spiderman
-Whac a Mole
-YuGi Oh Destiny

GBA
*Receive a $15.00 EB Gift Voucher when you purchase any 2 of the following games
-Disney Cinderella
-Chicken Little
-Herbie Fully Loaded
-Kim possible 3
-Lizzie McGuire 3
-Nightmare before Xmas
-Thats so Raven

*Buy 1 Save $5.00 Buy 2 Save $15.00 (savings in form of EB Gift Voucher)
-Crash and Spyro Super Pack
-Kingdom Hearts
-Ultimate Spiderman
-Whac a Mole
-YuGi Oh Destiny

OTHER
*Recieve a $5.00 EB Games Mail in Voucher when you purchase X-Men Legends2 or Ultimate Spiderman Guide Book
*Ignition Dance Pad $79.99 (reg price $99.99)

[Xizer]

Do you know if Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for $30 is for a new copy or a preowned copy? I don't buy used Nintendo games when you can register them at nintendo.com...

[Muscelli]

*Free GBA carrying case w/ purchase of Bratz Rock Angelz GBA (while supplies last)

My life is now complete... Thank you

[DigitalSpace]

Do you know if Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for $30 is for a new copy or a preowned copy? I don't buy used Nintendo games when you can register them at nintendo.com...

It's brand new. And imo, there have been much better deals on it.

I'm probably going to go for X-Men Legends on the Gamecube and the B3G1 preowned sale.

[mezrabad]

(Credit to Tenzor on CheapAssGamer)

*Receive $25.00 Trade in Credit when you trade in a working Gameboy Advance SP or Nintendo Gamecube System

*Receive $10.00 Trade in Credit when you trade in a working Gameboy Advance

*Receive $70.00 Trade in Credit when you trade in a working XBOX or Playstation 2 System

Thanks for the heads up.

I'm just curious and not in the least trying to turn this into a retail chain trade in ripoff head bashing thread.

What is the normal trade in value for a working GBA, GBA SP, GC, XBOX or PS2 respectively?

Thanks in advance.

[Nes]

Best Buy had Paper Mario 2 for $10... well if you were in one of the two stores that actually participated in the sale and didn't hide these on the day of the sale.

[Biff_McFresh]

*Free GBA carrying case w/ purchase of Bratz Rock Angelz GBA (while supplies last)

My life is now complete... Thank you

hahaha

[DigitalSpace]

I'm bumping this with an update on another EB sale running Oct. 14 - Oct. 30. See the first post for details.

[Trebuken]

The classic sale was (is) great. I just cleaned out my local EB. The guys there think I'm crazy (why would a grown man buy a copy of Beauty and the Beast on the Genesis, if it's not for his kids???). Well I bought it, it's on the path to a complete Genesis collection.

The info I gleaned from the EB staff is that this salle marks the end of classic games at EB. They no longer take them in trade and will soon be out of them forever. This is because they are adopting Gamestop's policies. They will also end the sale of used PC games soon (look out for a Nov. sale).

They also said that most of EB's CEO's are getting walking papers, and that they may be getting a name change come January or February (probably at the end of Gamestop's fiscal year).

Going to miss the classics and used PC Games. Ebay, your my only hope...(R2 reprogramming)

Trebuken

[Xizer]

That pisses me off. GameStop is now hacking away at classic gaming, making it harder to collect older games...

[-hellvin-]

They also said that most of EB's CEO's are getting walking papers, and that they may be getting a name change come January or February (probably at the end of Gamestop's fiscal year).

Going to miss the classics and used PC Games. Ebay, your my only hope...(R2 reprogramming)

Trebuken

Hmmm...sucks that none of my nearby eb's carry old games anymore =(. They cleared em out a few months ago. DAMN!!! Shoudl have bought that complete Thomas the Tank Engine on genesis when I saw it. Probably woulda been laughed at but oh well! Thankfully I have Bookman's for my old school fix. Only that and thrifting now....it's crazy how much classic games have disippated over the past two years....I used to be able to find em all over at any gamestop, and three retro gaming stores have closed in that time period....the only one left is REDICULOUSLY expensive.

[evildead2099]

Meh. I'm not going to shop EB anymore now that GTA:SA has prompted store managers to tell me that EB will not carry A.O.-rated games, contrary to what I was originally assured.

I buy my games direct from the publisher, which saves me since I don't have to spend extra cash on EB's retail costs. Besides, I don't want to support stores that promote censorship as to which games their customers are allowed to play on the basis of ESRB ratings.

[DonMarco]

Meh. I'm not going to shop EB anymore now that GTA:SA has prompted store managers to tell me that EB will not carry A.O.-rated games, contrary to what I was originally assured.

That's got to be a store-by-store kinda thing. Our EB still sells the AO GTA:SA. They don't keep the boxes on the shelf, but behind the counter. They still sell it, though, is what my point is I guess.

[evildead2099]

Hmm.. Well, the managers of 3 of my local EB branches llied to me about what the company's stance is on game censorship. Not long before GTA:SA's development, I was assured that EB would not refuse to stock a game on the basis of its ESRB rating; I was promised that the store WOULD carry games bearing the A.O.-rating so long as EB was confident that the games would sell in sufficient numbers.

Perhaps I should report those managers to the big shots behind EB.... (Not because their policies differ, but because they lied to me about what their policies toward ESRB ratings were)

[unwinddesign]

Woah. Looks like my wallet make take a bit of a beating this coming week. Jak III, Killzone? Oh yes. Anything else I can get my grubby mitts on? It's mine.