firehawk12
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Monster Hunter 3 man.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 2
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$5 is probably what they make after you subtract their expenses, but they definitely aren't paying anywhere near $55 for the games. It costs a lot of money to pay for a store or warehouse, employees, shipping, credit card fees, etc. Best Buy would be totally broke from all their $10 pre-order discounts and free shipping.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
I dunno man, I remember talking to the local stores unaffiliated with the chains and their margins are pretty tiny on new games. The bulk of their profit comes from used.
That may be true, but those stores are also paying some sort of distributor/wholesaler that's taking profit on every unit they sell, too. Best Buy's buying in mass quantities from the publisher and doing all that work themselves.
That said, I would imagine their margins are pretty slim on software, especially when it comes to standing promotions like $10 worth of Reward Zone points or what have you.
Impeccable
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This is important to my interests. I was going to assume it was since we use NA PSN but you never know.
WrenchNinja
Member
I can take some off your hands. >_>
We'll see. For starters I want to get my hands on Gex 2 which is only on EU PSN. So I want to try trading one for that to start with.
Edit: Found it
WrenchNinja
Member
Well if you can't get rid of RE1, 2 or 3, let me know.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
You can have RE1, I'm keeping 2 and 3.
Already did a trade RE4: HD for Gex: Enter the Gecko.
So now I just need to decide what I want to do with RE5: Gold
WrenchNinja
Member
Awesome man. Thanks.
pseudomyxoma
Member
I already put this in the Buy Sell Thread but if anyone has RE 1, RE 2, and RE 3 codes from their Anthology that they don't want I would be interested in buying
I've got a Steam key for the bonus games in the latest Humble Bundle that I tried to give to someone in the Toronto thread but nobody responded so now I'm trying in this thread. Quote this post and I'll PM you the code. If nobody here wants it then I'll try the free to a good home thread.
The following games are together in one key.
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Jamestown
Wizorb
Gratuitous Space Battles
The following games are together in one key.
BIT.TRIP RUNNER
Jamestown
Wizorb
Gratuitous Space Battles
Me please
PM sent. Enjoy.
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Jotamide
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I actually asked in the RE6 thread if anyone was selling/trading RE3 or Code Veronica. Let me know if you change your mind.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Yeah, that's in the 360 collection.
Does anyone here have had experiences with RBC Rewards programs before?
I redeemed a TV with it. While the website says it has shipped, RBC (for some ridiculous reason) provides us with no tracking number, and says that every reward should be delivered in an average of 4 (!) weeks.
So, on the off-chance that somebody ordered a similar item from them, how long does it take >_>
I redeemed a TV with it. While the website says it has shipped, RBC (for some ridiculous reason) provides us with no tracking number, and says that every reward should be delivered in an average of 4 (!) weeks.
So, on the off-chance that somebody ordered a similar item from them, how long does it take >_>
BigJonsson
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I'll take Res Evil codes if anyone is just tossing them away, I've only played part of REmake on the Cube and Code Veronica on the Dreamcast lol
I have a 360
I have a 360
Lone_Prodigy
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pseudomyxoma
Member
Good luck with that.
Yeah I was willing to pay for them
matthewwhatever
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I was with them for a few years. Never earned a TV, but I did earn a mortgage voucher (basically a gift certificate I could put towards my mortgage). If I remember correctly, it took 4-6 weeks to arrive at my house...that was about a year ago, so 4 weeks for a TV sounds realistic.
A TV? How many points was that?
DJ_Lae
Member
No idea but there's one near my place and I've been tempted to check it out after work. I'm not holding my breath, though.
Haven't seen anything but I only work once or twice a week at TRU. I honestly doubt we'll have D3 for $10. Hell, we don't even have any SC2 or MW3 at our store I think. We rarely ever have those price drops here, honestly.
US store-specific sales never happen in Canadian stores also.
Lone_Prodigy
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Next week's going to be fun.
Future Shop
Trade 2 (from the list at http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/category/used-games/27603.aspx updated this Friday):
Dishonored with steelbook
XCOM
Fable Journey
Harry Potter Kinect
Trade 1:
Pokemon B2/W2
Just Dance 4
Spy Hunter
Sniper 2 (delayed, so probably an error)
All the above games come with a $10 off $19.99 coupon for November (regardless if you buy/trade for it).
Max Payne $20
Journey Collection $20
GOW Saga $30
Star Wars Kinect $30
Sleeping Dogs $40
Tekken Tag $40
Best Buy
Trade 2 for JD4, Dishonored, Fable Journey
Trade 1 for Pokemon B2/W2
Just Dance 2/3/GH: $19.99 each
XBOX 360 4GB with $100 GC $199.99
$39.99:
Sleeping Dogs
Darksiders 2
Skyrim
Ghost Recon FS
Tekken Tag
Turtle Beach X12/P11
$29.99:
Batman AC GOTY
Saints Row 3
Lego Batman 2
Mario Kart 7
Mario 3D Land
$19.99:
Dead Island GOTY
Max Payne 3
RDR GOTY
Lollipop Chainsaw
GTAIV Complete
Future Shop
Trade 2 (from the list at http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/category/used-games/27603.aspx updated this Friday):
Dishonored with steelbook
XCOM
Fable Journey
Harry Potter Kinect
Trade 1:
Pokemon B2/W2
Just Dance 4
Spy Hunter
Sniper 2 (delayed, so probably an error)
All the above games come with a $10 off $19.99 coupon for November (regardless if you buy/trade for it).
Max Payne $20
Journey Collection $20
GOW Saga $30
Star Wars Kinect $30
Sleeping Dogs $40
Tekken Tag $40
Best Buy
Trade 2 for JD4, Dishonored, Fable Journey
Trade 1 for Pokemon B2/W2
Just Dance 2/3/GH: $19.99 each
XBOX 360 4GB with $100 GC $199.99
$39.99:
Sleeping Dogs
Darksiders 2
Skyrim
Ghost Recon FS
Tekken Tag
Turtle Beach X12/P11
$29.99:
Batman AC GOTY
Saints Row 3
Lego Batman 2
Mario Kart 7
Mario 3D Land
$19.99:
Dead Island GOTY
Max Payne 3
RDR GOTY
Lollipop Chainsaw
GTAIV Complete
Gah, and I was so hoping it would be around 2 weeks maximum, with me living just beside Montreal and all. I was looking at RFD and some people over there said it was always a week for them...but them again I suppose Futureshop giftcards are easier to ship out for RBC than a TV. Though I cannot imagine a mortgage certificate being big either?
How can it take that long for something that stays national (I suppose). Bleh. If only they gave tracking...way to be cheapskates at that point.
127,500 for a 50 inches Plasma TV.
At 135 000 you have the option for a 42 inches LED TV with glassless 3D and thin borders. But meh. Decided for the bigger screen and hoping Plasma is equal to LED nowadays.
DoctorPayne
Banned
Does Future Shop usually let you do a trade 2 for PC versions, or is it typically limited to console ones?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Sure, I'll take them!
GMG has a sale going on for Dishonored and X-Com (if you can get someone outside of NA to buy it for you), so you might consider that unless you already have games you want to get rid of.
Hmm. Interesting deals at Futureshop this week; I already have Pokémon Black 2 preordered for $10 off but does anyone know if there are any currently available games on Futureshop's trade-in list that can be used as a cheap qualifier? I'm aware that they will update the list on Friday, but I thought I'd see if it's possible to get the game for cheap on launch day rather than waiting for Futureshop to ship my order.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Armored Core and Ridge Racer were 20 bucks at FS last week. Not sure if they'll still be on the list (or if they're on sale).
Looks like Ridge Racer is still on sale for that price, though since it's through their own store they might take it off the list by Friday. Thanks though, and I'll see what I can come up with. Any other suggestions are welcome of course!
Lone_Prodigy
Member
IMO, it's not worth doing a T2 for any PC game since there's no resale value and between Steam and its competitors, games are 50% off a few months after release. Unless you absolutely want a retail box or it's a Blizzard game, buy it online.
pseudomyxoma
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Well technically they'll call one not a tax most likely then it is a loop hole and legal. Like when you buy drinking boxes and they charge an environmental tax, I mean levy and then they charge PST and GST on that price total
I guess you've never bought gas? HST is charged on top of the gas taxes.
In case someone misses it, here's the tsilon Assassin's Creed 3 launch event details. Go to the link and tell them you're going.
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