Entwined and Stider, both versions, shall be mine. Maybe Blue Estate. Loved the comic book.
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Canadian Gaming Deals and Discussion Thread 5: Much Ado Aboot Shipping
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Entwined and Stider, both versions, shall be mine. Maybe Blue Estate. Loved the comic book.
EmmaWatsonButt
Member
I'm in Ontario. Tried trading it in Target but I didn't know they only take games in America
$25 ain't bad, perhaps I should give it a go on Kijiji as well
The paypal offer says $60 US for $10 CAD, so with the conversion rate its going to be about $68.58.
http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/en-ca/paypal
http://www.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/en-ca/paypal
It's a lazy typo, the Terms and Conditions clearly state it's all CAD.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Don't know if you have Microplay around you but they always give me the best price in Quebec. Can call them if you have one.
On Kijiji you could try 40$ and maybe get offers for your price or some at 35$. It goes for 40-45$ on Kijiji here, not sure how saturated the market is on your region's Kijiji.
Sorry, no idea.
IMO, there's a slim chance retailers will drop the price to 399.99 + two games this coming Boxing Day but who knows. I guess better hold for this coming Boxing day if there will be any good deal or if RCSS will do again the no tax + two games for PS4. Or they might even add another game on it like what most retailers are doing right now with PS4.
What a spammer I was in the last thread. To think I rarely complains with my shipping.
It is, but they're still building the site and working on features. Doesn't look like the final product will be ready anytime in the near future but it's still promising.
I'm one of the few who still goes there. Used to do the community podcast, but that imploded quickly. The IRC group still exists and we talk pretty much daily. It may be small, but I don't regret staying. Made some great friends for life. I still have hope things get better, but that's just me.
Congrats on the 5th Thread. Lets make some DEALS!
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Deleted member 126221
Unconfirmed Member
Think there's a chance we'll get a Playstation Plus deal on Boxing Day? I need to renew my PS+ sub by january and I'm looking for a deal on it, so this Paypal thing might be better than nothing, but I'm hoping for $30 subscriptions like last year...
I want people to know I subbed tho.
KnightHart
Member
I'll probably do this right before its done, so the 15th. I'm still kinda hoping Drive Club goes on sale anywhere to be honest. I hope it drops to at least 35-40 like in the US but I also kinda doubt it will.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Anyone in Canada able to add Suikoden II to their cart? I can't on the website and I can't on my PS3... Error message everytime. US people seems to be buying it no problem.
Down to fix the pricing issue. I bought it from work a few hours ago without incident.
Unrelated: iso a Villager amiibo, doesn't need to be sealed/in great shape (I want to use it), so if anyone happens to find one and isn't scalping let me know. If I get no bites I'm just going to drop the $30 and import via Play Asia.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Would not let me buy it the second it popped at 5.99$ earlier and it still does not now since it's back and at 9.99$...
Edit: and Valiant Hearts shows up at 7.49$ in the store, 8.99$ in my cart and tries to charge me 14.99 on checkout. Am I alone in some sort of twilight zone?
Hours Left
Member
I just purchased Suiko II no problem. The PSN store in general is acting kinda wonky though.
As for the paypal deal, can I just add CAD $60 to my wallet w/o spending it on anything and still be eligible?
Also, Sony's site doesn't allow me to add exact "$60" rather the denominations are $5,10,25,50 and a last one much higher. So can I do it as two separate transfers of $50 and $10?
Also, Sony's site doesn't allow me to add exact "$60" rather the denominations are $5,10,25,50 and a last one much higher. So can I do it as two separate transfers of $50 and $10?
Not quite what you want but we'll probably have to wait a little while longer to see the $35 range.
The fine print didn't say you need to spend it. You just need to add funds of $60 and more during the promo period to get the $10 code.
Yes. You can do that. Because if not, this will make this whole promo pointless.
Thanks.
Nintendo has made all their NA packagings trilingual for a while now.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
I guess so... I don't get my PS+ rebates, I can't add Suikoden II to my cart... CS just told me to try again later tonight. Oh well...
I heard they pulled it from the store because the $6 price was an error, it was supposed to be $10.
CuthbertAllgoodz
Member
Been back for a while at 9.99$. Looks like everyone is downloading it in the Suikoden II topic. I found one other person with the same problem. Just weird that I have this problem and a PS+ problem at the same time.
NamikazeBurst
Member
So I am looking at EB's $10+ game list. List
Some of these games are pretty old, so the trade 3 for $70 towards select titles seems like a good deal. If I do the trade in, do I have to pay tax on the game? I was thinking of Dragon Age, because I hear it is pretty good, even though it may not be my type of RPG. The games that I have to trade are:
Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2 - PS3 (This is still worth $10+...)
Game & Wario (I bought this for like $12)
Mario & Sonic Olympics 2014 (Bought for $12 or so)
Paper Mario Sticker Star (Shit game is shit)
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (This is still worth $10+ and I did a T1 for it at FS years ago)
So, is it a good deal to trade in 3 of these games? The first three are probably worth the least in value, so I am leaning towards those if I do trade.
They also have a trade 3/4/5 $8+ games for a $50/$75/$100 gift card. The additional games I have on that list are: List
Disgaea 3 - Vita (Lol, this is on the list... I have it from PS+, too)
Infamous Second Son (This goes for like $30 MSRP, and $15-20 on sale)
Mario Golf World Tour (I traded in one of the free games from FS last year to EB, but I don't know its used value)
Nintendo Land (Bought for $10 brand new, already own a copy, still in package)
Plants vs. Zombies GW - PS4 (Got for $28 at launch, then price protected at $20, and now free. No one has offered me anything for it on Kijiji and it has been up since Saturday)
So is there a way for me to maximize my value, assuming these deals are actually good. I was thinking the first three games on the $10 list for Dragon Age (if it is good), and then Disgaea, Nintendo Land, PvZ, and up to 2 more for the gift card, if it is worth it.
Some of these games are pretty old, so the trade 3 for $70 towards select titles seems like a good deal. If I do the trade in, do I have to pay tax on the game? I was thinking of Dragon Age, because I hear it is pretty good, even though it may not be my type of RPG. The games that I have to trade are:
Dragon Ball Z: Raging Blast 2 - PS3 (This is still worth $10+...)
Game & Wario (I bought this for like $12)
Mario & Sonic Olympics 2014 (Bought for $12 or so)
Paper Mario Sticker Star (Shit game is shit)
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (This is still worth $10+ and I did a T1 for it at FS years ago)
So, is it a good deal to trade in 3 of these games? The first three are probably worth the least in value, so I am leaning towards those if I do trade.
They also have a trade 3/4/5 $8+ games for a $50/$75/$100 gift card. The additional games I have on that list are: List
Disgaea 3 - Vita (Lol, this is on the list... I have it from PS+, too)
Infamous Second Son (This goes for like $30 MSRP, and $15-20 on sale)
Mario Golf World Tour (I traded in one of the free games from FS last year to EB, but I don't know its used value)
Nintendo Land (Bought for $10 brand new, already own a copy, still in package)
Plants vs. Zombies GW - PS4 (Got for $28 at launch, then price protected at $20, and now free. No one has offered me anything for it on Kijiji and it has been up since Saturday)
So is there a way for me to maximize my value, assuming these deals are actually good. I was thinking the first three games on the $10 list for Dragon Age (if it is good), and then Disgaea, Nintendo Land, PvZ, and up to 2 more for the gift card, if it is worth it.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Something to add to the OP:
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pros
Games are occasionally cleared out for $19.99 and usually nation-wide, lots of locations, if you use promotions when earning and redeeming points, you can get about 30-40% off anything.
Example: Buy an XBOX One for $400 during a 20x event.
Points earned: 4000x20 = 80000.
80000 is 84% of the max redemption value of 95000.
84% of a bonus redemption event ($210) is $176.84, about 40% (in points) of the original $400+tax price.
Cons
Stock is spotty, no online stock checker, their return policy is poor, they rarely update price labels, they don't price match.
Target
Relatively new to the Canadian scene, they had growing pains but seem to be doing better lately.
Pros
Pretty competitive sales, price match, Red Card stacks with price-match and gives 5% off everything (even prepaid cards), clearances that can hit 70% off
Cons
No online store, clearances are store-specific, some stores don't price-match other locations, still some stock issues, questionable locations (a consequence of taking over defunct Zellers)
Amazon.ca
Like Amazon.com, but worse.
Pros
They price-match most other retailer sales which mean you can shop from home. They're Target's unofficial online store.
Cons
They're slow with shipping.
Toys R Us
They used to do Buy 2 Get One Free, but haven't for some time.
Pros
They have an online store and they price-match.
Cons
Poor sales, online store has limited stock.
Wal-Mart
Not as good as the American version, but they're pretty solid.
Pros
Free shipping on most products online, they price-match, sales are competitive, they get some exclusive products.
Cons
Website has bugs, it's Wal-Mart.
Future Shop and Best Buy
They're owned by the same company and almost always have the same sales (they were probably tired of people price-matching against each other). Pretty much the only other trade-in alternative to EB.
Pros
Future Shop has steelbooks, Best Buy has Reward Zone points, they actually price beat instead of just matching, some exclusive products, online store sells everything under the sun, E3 promotion.
Cons
Trade-in glory days are long gone, shipping times are hit-and-miss.
The Source
How do they stay in business?
Pros
Some decent sales, online store isn't bad, free shipping to store, they do some deep clearances, they do trade-ins (still?)
Cons
You can't step foot in one without someone trying to sell you a Bell phone, slow shipping.
EB Games
Give them credit, they outlasted their trade-in competitors.
Pros
Online shipping times are fast, the occasional trade-in promo, trades are tax-free (if applied to a product right away) they carry exclusive and niche products, arguably the largest game inventory.
Cons
They don't price-match, their prices suck, their trade-in values suck, their need to push disc guarantees sucks, their employees occasionally suck, their gutted "new" games suck.
Shop.ca
Online-only retailer. Known for stacking codes and promos on regular-priced items.
Pros
Free shipping on everything.
Cons
Shipping is iffy, customer service is poor, return policy is spotty, inventory isn't great.
Chapters Indigo
Their website sells games.
Pros
If you can find a code that works on games, it's a deal.
Cons
Codes usually exclude games.
Gone but not forgotten
Rogers Video, Blockbuster
Shoppers Drug Mart
Pros
Games are occasionally cleared out for $19.99 and usually nation-wide, lots of locations, if you use promotions when earning and redeeming points, you can get about 30-40% off anything.
Example: Buy an XBOX One for $400 during a 20x event.
Points earned: 4000x20 = 80000.
80000 is 84% of the max redemption value of 95000.
84% of a bonus redemption event ($210) is $176.84, about 40% (in points) of the original $400+tax price.
Cons
Stock is spotty, no online stock checker, their return policy is poor, they rarely update price labels, they don't price match.
Target
Relatively new to the Canadian scene, they had growing pains but seem to be doing better lately.
Pros
Pretty competitive sales, price match, Red Card stacks with price-match and gives 5% off everything (even prepaid cards), clearances that can hit 70% off
Cons
No online store, clearances are store-specific, some stores don't price-match other locations, still some stock issues, questionable locations (a consequence of taking over defunct Zellers)
Amazon.ca
Like Amazon.com, but worse.
Pros
They price-match most other retailer sales which mean you can shop from home. They're Target's unofficial online store.
Cons
They're slow with shipping.
Toys R Us
They used to do Buy 2 Get One Free, but haven't for some time.
Pros
They have an online store and they price-match.
Cons
Poor sales, online store has limited stock.
Wal-Mart
Not as good as the American version, but they're pretty solid.
Pros
Free shipping on most products online, they price-match, sales are competitive, they get some exclusive products.
Cons
Website has bugs, it's Wal-Mart.
Future Shop and Best Buy
They're owned by the same company and almost always have the same sales (they were probably tired of people price-matching against each other). Pretty much the only other trade-in alternative to EB.
Pros
Future Shop has steelbooks, Best Buy has Reward Zone points, they actually price beat instead of just matching, some exclusive products, online store sells everything under the sun, E3 promotion.
Cons
Trade-in glory days are long gone, shipping times are hit-and-miss.
The Source
How do they stay in business?
Pros
Some decent sales, online store isn't bad, free shipping to store, they do some deep clearances, they do trade-ins (still?)
Cons
You can't step foot in one without someone trying to sell you a Bell phone, slow shipping.
EB Games
Give them credit, they outlasted their trade-in competitors.
Pros
Online shipping times are fast, the occasional trade-in promo, trades are tax-free (if applied to a product right away) they carry exclusive and niche products, arguably the largest game inventory.
Cons
They don't price-match, their prices suck, their trade-in values suck, their need to push disc guarantees sucks, their employees occasionally suck, their gutted "new" games suck.
Shop.ca
Online-only retailer. Known for stacking codes and promos on regular-priced items.
Pros
Free shipping on everything.
Cons
Shipping is iffy, customer service is poor, return policy is spotty, inventory isn't great.
Chapters Indigo
Their website sells games.
Pros
If you can find a code that works on games, it's a deal.
Cons
Codes usually exclude games.
Gone but not forgotten
Rogers Video, Blockbuster
Target in Mill Woods town centre(Edmonton) has some games on clearance. Mostly Xbox 360, some ps3 and like 2 Xbox One games. Can't remember which titles there were, except for Xbox One which were Amazing Spider Man 2 for 54 and Project Spark for 27 I believe. Not great pricing on that.
ShadowgeistX
Member
Amazing summary. Although I think Amazon.ca isn't too bad with shipping, it's just the new releases and extremely stock limited items that get "delayed" out of the warehouse. People ordering the game a month later would probably get it before your preorder copy leaves, hah.
New thread and I have nothing shipping so I can't even really add to that discussion. =|
J
Jotamide
Unconfirmed Member
Aaaand subbed. Let's do this again everyone!
UberTag
Member
But does SHE know it's not PS4-exclusive? Perhaps you still have your "in".
Bassmastergeneral
Member
No way! Where did you see this? Those Fr labels really drive me insane.
Regarding Best Buy's fucked up Theatrhythm release date.
After filling out their online form three times and getting no response, and finally calling in (and getting disconnected and calling in again) they told me that the release date is just listed as December 31st in their servers and that wasn't going to change and they just can't send it to me despite the fact that it has been out for three months. "Where are you getting the information that it has been out since September?" GameFAQs, Wikipedia, Amazon, EB Games, literally any store that sells video games where you can just walk in and buy it right now.
So that's cancelled. Fuckers.
After filling out their online form three times and getting no response, and finally calling in (and getting disconnected and calling in again) they told me that the release date is just listed as December 31st in their servers and that wasn't going to change and they just can't send it to me despite the fact that it has been out for three months. "Where are you getting the information that it has been out since September?" GameFAQs, Wikipedia, Amazon, EB Games, literally any store that sells video games where you can just walk in and buy it right now.
So that's cancelled. Fuckers.
User 479360
Banned
Might as well take advantage of the offers. They're good deals. A lot of older games are on the lists, too.