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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 2
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So, I went to a Future Shop, where they had copies of TLS in stock, but they weren't on the show floor. That's because it was sealed in a box that said do not sell before 8/28. The CSR that was helping me was a cool dude actually checked the release date was suppose to be last week.
dancrane212
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IS THIS REAL LIFE
my card's still not charged, but things are finally looking positive...
FutureShop just charged my card so it looks like it's finally going to get sent out early next week.
SuperSonic1305
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Are there any good hard cases for 3DSXL?
firehawk12
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Same. Better than never I suppose.
Also, I got a 5% cert for Sleeping Dogs... but 5% is pretty much nothing unfortunately when it comes to games.
Yeah! I was hoping for today, but looks it's gonna be Monday. I can live with that :3
firehawk12
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How is the Katamari game?
For what it's worth, the Katamari game is 25 bucks on PSN, so you're only saving a few bucks depending on the tax you get charged.
matthewwhatever
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I just checked the Sears at St. Laurent in Ottawa. They didn't have much in the way of selection, and what they did have didn't look like it had been marked down significantly -- i.e. 250GB 360s for $199, a couple of games. Nothing earth-shattering.
Goldenroad
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It's good. If you like Katamari it's worth a roll.
It's pretty much what you'd expect except that you can expand your Katamari really wide or narrow depending on what you are trying to pick up or avoid. It's actually a pretty helpful mechanic in an otherwise solid addition to the franchise.
The only downside to it, and every Katamari game is the length. If you want, you can sit down and play the game start to finish in one sitting, but it's all about high scores and unlocking everything, and that can take quite some time. Just depends what you want out of the game in terms of it's value.
I think I'm gonna have to stop and grab MK, Rayman and Lumines after work as I have a long road trip coming up at the end of next week. Any reason I should not buy any of those games?
i'm not a fighting game person, so i have no real opinion on mk. rayman and lumines are fantastic though. i own rayman on ps3 and it was still awesome to play on vita.
firehawk12
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Only select games unfortunately. I'd pick up Katamari for 10 bucks for sure anyway.MK has no online play, only local wifi if that matters to you.
I wish there was a coupon, so I could make Wipeout a 9.99 game. I thought any game purchase from FS gave you a $10 coupon. I didn't get one from my Persona 4 purchase
I think I'm going to wait on Katamari since the price isn't that different from the PSN price.
Lumines is fun, but I gave up after hitting a wall. At least you can continue when you "die" so you can see all the skins.
Rayman is pretty much like the console versions, so if you want a portable version of it, then it's great.
You could dispute the charge?
Right, I guess I'll do that. I forgot I paid PayPal, gotta love being a customer and not the seller for once.
Jasper Avenue
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Mortal Kombat has online play.
Really? I thought it was local wifi only. Whoops.
edit - sorry about that, it was no 3g for online.
firehawk12
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You probably never will, short of ebay or buying through the Madcatz website.Can't find a new copy of Rock Band 3 to save my life
I tried them at the recommendation of another GAFFER and it took 5 days to even process the order even though they said 1 biz day. They didn't even remember respond to my emails. I filed a dispute and a few days after they gave me my money back. Never again.
The only reason why I even bothered was the Yakuza 3 copy for $10, but I could easily have paid for a copy at double the price and have it come within 2 weeks....and that I didn't look up information on the site beforehand (for once). Lesson learned I guess.
CloakedPuppet
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Gamebot is OK but you will be waiting a while. Good for grabbing stuff that you want in your collection but aren't in a hurry to play.
radiantdreamer
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dammit what is with ebay?!
I put up my 3DS XL for auction, and TWICE the winning bidders are newbie zero feedback morons who don't intend to pay. This is seriously lowering my odds to sell this thing at a reasonable price.
Is there any way to restrict bidders to only those with positive feedback?
I put up my 3DS XL for auction, and TWICE the winning bidders are newbie zero feedback morons who don't intend to pay. This is seriously lowering my odds to sell this thing at a reasonable price.
Is there any way to restrict bidders to only those with positive feedback?
Hero of Legend
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So how do you sell items on eBay? I've only used Kijiji.
Do you have to pay to ship the item? Do you have to pay for postage? Is there anyway to get the money physically? I guess I could just receive it via PayPal and put it in my bank account, but still I'd prefer if I didn't have to link those two accounts for safety reasons.
I want to sell my original 3DS.
Edit: By the way, has anyone seen new copies of Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise in Montreal?
Or have an unopened copy? I would love to have it for $10, if you're not in Montreal, you could ship it to me and I can pay via PayPal.
Same with Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, apparently people found it at RCSS for $2.50. (fucking Montreal doesn't have RCSS), I'll take it for $5 if anyone's willing to find it and buy it at that price.
Do you have to pay to ship the item? Do you have to pay for postage? Is there anyway to get the money physically? I guess I could just receive it via PayPal and put it in my bank account, but still I'd prefer if I didn't have to link those two accounts for safety reasons.
I want to sell my original 3DS.
Edit: By the way, has anyone seen new copies of Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise in Montreal?
Or have an unopened copy? I would love to have it for $10, if you're not in Montreal, you could ship it to me and I can pay via PayPal.
Same with Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, apparently people found it at RCSS for $2.50.
(fucking Montreal doesn't have RCSS), I'll take it for $5 if anyone's willing to find it and buy it at that price. firehawk12
Subete no aware
You charge the buying what it costs you to ship. Most people charge over just to cover themselves.
I think you can still do cheques or money orders, but that all depends on whether or not the buyer is willing to do that since PayPal gives them a lot of protection.
I think you can still do cheques or money orders, but that all depends on whether or not the buyer is willing to do that since PayPal gives them a lot of protection.
Lone_Prodigy
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Got a reply from FS.ca about The Last Story. Backordered, even though stores have it in stock. Typical.
I just checked my order right now and it shows it as in-stock. I also just check my credit card and it was charged.
If they were aware they were getting limited stock, and they already had a number of preorders, it seems common sense would dictate the preorders get filled before any stock is shipped to any store. At least some of the FS orders are being filled. Seems BestBuy is a different case.
So how do you sell items on eBay? I've only used Kijiji.
Do you have to pay to ship the item? Do you have to pay for postage? Is there anyway to get the money physically? I guess I could just receive it via PayPal and put it in my bank account, but still I'd prefer if I didn't have to link those two accounts for safety reasons.
I want to sell my original 3DS.
Edit: By the way, has anyone seen new copies of Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise in Montreal?
Or have an unopened copy? I would love to have it for $10, if you're not in Montreal, you could ship it to me and I can pay via PayPal.
Same with Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow, apparently people found it at RCSS for $2.50.
First you should have a buying history, because it doesn't look trustworthy if you're selling and have 0 feedback, and then you should establish a selling history selling small items first. It's really not a good idea to sell a big item as your first thing, because a lot of people just won't take the chance in bidding and you'll get a lot less for it than it's worth. People are going to want to pay via PayPal for convenience and safety. If you don't have a selling history, PayPal will hold the funds for a few weeks before you can use them.
radiantdreamer
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I found from inside sources that it's pretty common for FS/BB to not order enough to fill preorders. It usually happens when there's a high demand (relative to what they planned on ordering). I'm guessing they're just terrible at predicting how much stock they need.
Hero of Legend
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I tried to price match TLS with your posts and it was a no go. :/
Don't they take receipts? Maybe if somehow you take a photo of yours and upload it? I guess you'll receive it when the package arrives; the online receipts "would be easily faked". :/
Don't they take receipts? Maybe if somehow you take a photo of yours and upload it? I guess you'll receive it when the package arrives; the online receipts "would be easily faked". :/
durrrrrrrrrr
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Futureshop still hasn't charged my credit card for TLS. are they shipping east coast orders first?
firehawk12
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Mine too!
See, that would be fine if it weren't for the fact that they started taking pre-orders months in advance. You'd think they'd have some idea of the numbers anyway.
They probably want real receipts. I've never done it that way though. Although, they probably know that any games bought online probably had the coupon/e3 deal applied to it...
Has anyone been to Fan Expo or will be going tomorrow? If so, head over and play a game of PS All-Stars Battle Royale and get a 30-day PS+ code for your trouble. Rinse, repeat a few times and next thing you know, you have 3-4 months worth of PS+ codes.
I just got myself 6 months worth. They don't expire until next August.
I just got myself 6 months worth. They don't expire until next August.
If you're good.
I pinky swear!
ColonelSkills
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Any deals for a Live 12 month card? I'm expiring in a few weeks.
SpaceBridge
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Are they doing this tomorow?
firehawk12
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I think the Best Buy reward zone thing expires tomorrow (30 bucks).Any deals for a Live 12 month card? I'm expiring in a few weeks.
Otherwise, FS is doing it for 40 bucks in their magazine and as a standard sale this week, iirc.
ColonelSkills
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That was speedy, awesome! I don't have a Reward Zone membership so I'll jump into the FS deal tomorrow.
Thanks a lot!
Yep. Lines move pretty fast, too. I was waiting for about 10 minutes for the 2 times I went. My friend gave me mine, and I was lucky enough that the Sony employees changed midway through, so he wasn't notified that we had already gotten codes, and gave us another after playing.
Oh, and I won a battle, so they gave me the limited edition transparent Helghast marksman that was included in the Killzone 3 Helghast Edition.
Any deals for a Live 12 month card? I'm expiring in a few weeks.
Print this coupon and present it with your RewardZone card at Best Buy to get Live 12 Months for $29.99. Expires tomorrow.
Final reminder for our Toronto/Fan Expo GAF meetup tomorrow. Details at the above link.
firehawk12
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You could always get one in store? At least, I think so anyway.
Yup and it's free.
Hero of Legend
Member
Any other Reward Zone deals? I have one but never use it.
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