Best Buy $4.99 clearance sale

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Tue May 25, 2004 2:56 am

Check your stores for availability

source: Bytesizedeals.com

Xbox
Batman Rise of Sin Tzu $0.99
Pulse Racer $0.99
Aggressive Inline
Amped
Apex
Batman Dark Tomorrow
Big Mutha Truckers
Blinx
Bloody Roar Extreme
Crimson Sea
Dino Crisis 3
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
Drome Racers
ESPN Football
Evil Dead: Fistful of Boomstick
FIFA Soccer 2003
Freedom Fighters
Great Escape
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets
Haunted Mansion
Jet Set Radio Future
Legends Of Wrestling II
Metal Arms Glitch in the System
Motor Trend Presents: Lotus Challenge
NASCAR Thunder 2004
NBA Jam
NHL Hitz Pro
Nightcaster II
Phantasy Star Online I & II
Robotech Battlecry
Rogue Ops
Run Like Hell
State of Emergency
Syberia
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Test Drive
The Thing
UFC 2
Voodoo Vince
WWF Raw

Playstation 2
Blowout $0.99
Total Immersion Racing $0.99
Armored Core 3
Black & Bruised
Clock Tower 3
Dark Cloud
Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure
Devil May Cry 2
Dynasty Tactics 2
Evolution Skateboarding
FIFA Soccer 2003
Freedom Fighters
Goblin Commander
Guilty Gear X-2
Head Hunter
Hidden Invasion
Hot Wheels: World Race
Hulk
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Jet X2O
Lethal Skies II
Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
Minority Report
Mobile Light Force
Monster Jam 4x4
Monster Rancher 4
NCAA Final Four 2003
NCAA March Madness 2003
NBA Jam 2004
Pac-Man Fever
Parappa The Rapper 2
PowerPuff Girls: Relish Rampage
Rayman 3
Reel Fishing 3
Resident Evil Dead Aim
RoadKill
Road Trip
Robotech Battlecry
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
Shox
Silent Hill 2
Smash Cars
Smugglers Run
Twisted Metal Black
Unlimited Saga
Whiplash
Wild Arms 3
X2: Wolverine's Revenge
XGRA
Legend of Legaia 2 $9.99
RPG Maker II $9.99
Winning Eleven 6 $9.99

Gamecube
Backyard Baseball
BeyBlade
Big Mutha Truckers
Beyond Good & Evil
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Dead to Rights
Freedom Fighters
Gladius
Godzilla Destory All Monsters Melee
Haunted Mansion
Hulk
I-Ninja
Mary Kate & Ashley: Sweet Sixteen
Megaman Network Transmission
NCAA Football 2004
Rogue Ops
Sphinx & The Cursed Mummy
Star Wars: Clones Wars
Wario World

Game Boy Advance
Battlebots
Backyard Hockey
Disney's Magical Quest
Dragon ball Z Legacy of Goku
Fairly Odd Parents
FIFA 2004
Golden Sun Lost Age
Hamtaro Ham-Ham Heartbreak
The Hobbit
Madden 2004
Medabots
Muppets On With The Show
Sim City 2000
Tom & Jerry
Wario Ware Inc

PSone
Putter Golf $0.99
Dino Crisis 2
Dragon Ball Z Ultimate Battle 22
Final Fantasy Origins
Grand Theft Auto 2
NASCAR Thunder 2004
Soul Blade
Turnabout

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:21 am

Wow, some steals there. I might have to go to Best Buy tomorrow and check out their inventory. Worst comes to worst, I'll pick up whatever I can and take them to EB for trade. EB has a deal til the end of the month where you get an extra $10 in trade for every 3 Xbox, PS2, or Gamecube games traded in with no exceptions. Could be very profitable. If you bring in 6 games you bought for 4.99 and received $8 for each one plus the extra $20 you can get $68 store credit for spending $30 at Best Buy.

Zeppo · Post by **Zeppo** » Tue May 25, 2004 10:58 am

I'd be surprised if you get $8 from EB for any of these titles. I'd expect more like $6 or $4 or even $2, depending. Worst case would be $2 apiece, for a trade-in value of $12, plus the $20 brings you to $32 for spending $30, minus the tax.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue May 25, 2004 11:00 am

Wow. Thanks for the link, Brent!

Some smokin' deals in there, especially Aggro Inline, Amped, ESPN Football, Hitz Pro and Jet Set Radio Future for the Xbox.

There's a Best Buy about 10 minutes from the track. Might have to dart out for lunch today, as there's no track activity today ...

Thanks again,
PK

webdanzer · Post by **webdanzer** » Tue May 25, 2004 11:49 am

You're wrong, Zeppo.

I actually thought I'd try taking advantage of the EB deal, and some older ps2 titles were ringing up as $0.75, $1.00, etc..

So $2.00 is not the worst case.

Methinks the 'extra $10' is smoke and mirrors to get you into the store, with trade in values lowered.

Some good deals at Best Buy, though. Metal arms is a steal. Sleeper title, hard, and funny.

JackB1 · Post by **JackB1** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:44 pm

anyone tried Freedon Fighter?

Spooky · Post by **Spooky** » Tue May 25, 2004 12:59 pm

Now I know where I'm spending my lunch break!

Thanks BD!

bayousooner · Post by **bayousooner** » Tue May 25, 2004 1:24 pm

I just came back from the Best Buy in New Orleans and they knew nothing about the sale. One of the salesman did state I was the second person to ask and he inquired with the manager who did not know anything about it. Is this for real or just a rumor?

Badgun · Post by **Badgun** » Tue May 25, 2004 1:52 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:Wow, some steals there. I might have to go to Best Buy tomorrow and check out their inventory. Worst comes to worst, I'll pick up whatever I can and take them to EB for trade. EB has a deal til the end of the month where you get an extra $10 in trade for every 3 Xbox, PS2, or Gamecube games traded in with no exceptions. Could be very profitable. If you bring in 6 games you bought for 4.99 and received $8 for each one plus the extra $20 you can get $68 store credit for spending $30 at Best Buy.

Hehe, nice thought in concept, Spooky, but I guarantee you that if Best Buy is selling it for $4.99, EB will probably only give you $2.00 or so trade in. They have gotten absolutely awful with all their exclusions and low ball trade ins. I was in EB yesterday and a guy brought in a stack of games about a foot high and after the girl scanned everyone of them, he had $13 credit. I'm guessing it was 10-12 games and I some of them weren't dead wood either. He had Final Fantasy X, Devil May Cry, and a few other decent games.

I'll just sell my dead s*** on Half.com for $5-$6 before I'll let EB steal it from me.

Kazuya · Post by **Kazuya** » Tue May 25, 2004 2:02 pm

JackB1 wrote:anyone tried Freedon Fighter?

Freedom Fighters is not a bad game at all... not great but far from bad. If you have any interest in it whatsoever pick it up at $4.99, no hesitation. There is a PC demo of the game.

I went into a Best Buy, fought my way through numerous Return of the King setups, and found no indication of any kind of clearance sale. Of course this location didn't have the best selection of games in the first place, but I did see a few of the titles on the list. Didn't bother with a price check, as I didn't want any of the ones they had.

bayousooner · Post by **bayousooner** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:35 pm

I just came back from another location on the other side of the MS river, from New Orleans. Since I just purchased an Xbox a few weeks ago, I picked up NASCAR 2004 for $10 and NHL Hitz for $5. The selection of titles was very limited. It seems this sale started yesterday and that may have been the day to get the good titles.

FloridaGators · Post by **FloridaGators** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:48 pm

Is Total Immersion Racing worth a buck?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:51 pm

FloridaGators wrote:Is Total Immersion Racing worth a buck?

Nope! Sucks like a Hoover.

Take care,
PK

FloridaGators · Post by **FloridaGators** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:55 pm

To be honest I don't see any worthy titles on here. I was hoping when I read the title that a game like World of Outlaws: Sprint Cars (which I stupidly sold around 6 months ago), Gallop Racer 2003, Colin Mcrae 3, Smash Court Tennis Pro 1, or some other usually cheaply priced title would wind up here. The only quality title I see is WE 6 and I already own that.

FloridaGators · Post by **FloridaGators** » Tue May 25, 2004 3:57 pm

pk500 wrote:
FloridaGators wrote:Is Total Immersion Racing worth a buck?
Nope! Sucks like a Hoover.

Take care,
PK

Figures. Man, I'm really itching to buy a game, last game I bought was March Madness 2004 back in December. So many games I could buy but I do want to save for the fall titles...

IndyCar Racing was gonna be on my list for the PS2 but we have no idea when that's coming.

I could get Colin Mcrae 4, Gallop Racer, Winning Eleven 7. I'm probably going to wait on Smash Court Tennis Pro 2 as I'm a hardcore tennis player and fan, probably settle with that and return it for one of the other games if it sucks.

mobiggins · Post by **mobiggins** » Tue May 25, 2004 4:56 pm

Most Best Buys keep their inventory rather trim and only stock it with new games that sell. So good luck finding those games at your local outlet. Maybe at bestbuy.com...

matthewk · Post by **matthewk** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:20 pm

I made the trip at lunch to my local BB. Here's what I got:

Nothing.

They didn't have any of those titles in stock. I even looked for ones I had no intrest in, just to see if they were there. The stock was really slim. I was just there last week picking up Outlaw Volleyball for $10, and I don't recall seeing any of those titles there last week either. Lokks like one of those sales that certain stores will have a good selection, while others will be empty before the sale even starts.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:40 pm

I got back and picked up The Great Escape for $4.99 and NFL Blitz Pro for $9.99. I also picked up LOTR:ROTK for $5 after signing up for some free trials I'll just cancel. Selection was poor as I expected but at least I found some deals.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Tue May 25, 2004 5:54 pm

Picked up a copy of Hitz Pro and amazingly there was a copy of ESPN Football for $5. Already had both but I can double that in trade in like scoop had mentioned.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:31 pm

Went to 2 BBs and got nothing.....

This sale must be extremely limited or Im an extreme idiot.....

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Tue May 25, 2004 8:36 pm

XXXIV wrote:Went to 2 BBs and got nothing.....

This sale must be extremely limited or Im an extreme idiot.....

They had all the value games in a special bin at my local BB. The selection was pretty limited. Also the news came out early yesterday so I am sure most of the inventory was gone on Monday.

Therefore we can only conclude that you are not an extreme idiot.

F308GTB · Post by **F308GTB** » Tue May 25, 2004 9:54 pm

There wasn't squat at the BB I went to (Clear Lake, Houston area)

koebner69 · Post by **koebner69** » Wed May 26, 2004 7:45 am

They had none of those games at the BB here.Not gettin' lucky here in Kentucky.

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Wed May 26, 2004 6:53 pm

BD,
any chance they had more than one copy of ESPN Footbal? I'd like to pick it up again... but not for normal retail of 39.99. 5 bucks was sounding about perfect to me... (10 from you eh??).

Anyway.. lemme know. My store was raped by the time I found out about this.

bdoughty · Post by **bdoughty** » Wed May 26, 2004 9:20 pm

Sorry they only had one. Already traded it in for $12.