Really Cheap Games @ PC World (merged)

NDK49

XBOX (47p)
The Great Escape
Knights of the Old Republic
Jedi Academy
Mech Assault
Brute Force
Clone Wars
Spiderman Classic
Yager

DVD (47p)
Green Mile
Species

PS2 (47p)
Secret Weapons over Normandy (PS2 I think possibly Xbox or both)
Twisted Metal Black (PS2)

DVD (97p)
Die Hard

Xbox (£1.97)
True Crime
Dark Summit
Deus Ex Invisble War

Xbox (£2.97)
Ford Racing 2
Halo Classics
Links 2004
Conflict Desert Storm
WWE Raw
Tony Hawks 4 Classic
Amped Classic
Armed and Dangerous
Evil Dead

john269

Games at 47p. They must either make a very good profit when they sell them at their normal price or they must be making a real loss selling them at just 47p a game.

It's time to get in quick before the games run out.

BargainDave

john269 wrote:

Games at 47p. They must either make a very good profit when they sell them at their normal price or they must be making a real loss selling them at just 47p a game.

It's time to get in quick before the games run out.

They aren't making huge profit when sold at full price, price matching with competition etc...means that games that 3 years ago made between 25% and 30% profit, now on average make less than 10% when sold.

I can assure you they are making a huge loss against the actual cost of buyin the game into their business. But they can't do much else, with all the titles, they aren't able to return them to their supplier and get a refund, so they make the choice of leave em on a shelve at higher prices and hope someone buys em, or put em down to ridiculous price and watch em shot of the shelves, whether into staffs hands or customers.

At least when they go with the latter we have a chance of grabbing a bargain. I have manged to get hold of about 30 of these games so far, with a bit of freinsliness with different store managers, pull a few strings etc...

Can also confirm PCworld now, as went in lat night and got 4 games of the shelf and then had an argument at the till, as they almost refused to sell them, just said u gotta sell em at the cheapest price, as cashier was about to overide the till price of 0.47p. Luckily I know there systems well enough to know what he was starting to do, adn said hold on.

These are gonna make great presents or even better trade-ins at GAME.

As for them not being able to find the games, this is always a chance that this happens, as most of these will be last one in store or so old that it has vanished somehow. There are certain titles they have loads of, such as HALO and you should be able to find this most places.

I would not recommend calling a store before you go, as any keen staff that didnt know it was that cheap will start grabbing them, even managers will often remove em from sale, and hold for themselves....get freindly with your stores, and you got a chance of getting in on the bargains. I actually have one store call me now to let me know that some new bargains are on the system.

PS this magical list fo cheap games, should also list almost everything else that is clearance in store, such as digi camera's, TV's, HiFi, tapes almost anything they want to clear from teh stock in stores. So if you manage to get one, then look beyond the games!

Cheers

amanda40

Tried East Kilbride PC World and Currys - nothing in stock - Pc world said they don't sell games for 47p at cs counter - got him to check stock list and lo and behold games at 47p but all out of stock! They did have backyard wrestlig but it is £19.99.

thegoon

Got bad boys 2 on ps2 for £2.97 marked at 14.99, bloke very arsey selling it to me!

cyberpig_2

Ok managed to get ...

Mission Impossible 2
Flat out
The Great Escape

All at .47p

Evil dead @ £2.97

Rainbow Six 3 : Black Arrow @ £4.97

Many thanks to original poster

Will keep the cyberpiglets happy for a while and should be good for next time game does one of their trade in deals.

I think this warrants post of the month - which I have done

hokers

cyberpig wrote:

Many thanks to original poster
I think this warrants post of the month - which I have done

Another satisifed customer

Updated the original post with everything posted here and on the DVDF thread. Again if anyone finds a Ninja Gaiden (no more ninja jokes!) or a Clone Wars I've got a fair few to swap, or can pay cost + P+P

NDK49

Sum of All Fears (GBA) is 47p along with Eight Legged Freaks, Waynes World 2, Witness, Clockstoppers and Pretty in Pink on DVD

royalsteve

thegoon wrote:

Got bad boys 2 on ps2 for £2.97 marked at 14.99, bloke very arsey selling it to me!

i got .....for xbox

47p
flat out
terminator3


4.97
rainbow six 3 black arrow
tenchu return from the darkness


cheers all

cyberpig_2

royalsteve - I forget are you berkshire way ?

If so - nought left at Dixons - Oracle - PC World Reading or Dixons Bracknell (got nothing at either of the last two)

Girl in Dixons was so suprised at the price had to call supervisor - but no problems buying - young Saturday chappie said staff were aware of this Friday and they were all getting them - and must have missed the ones I managed to get