Braggin' Time

[Blimey]

Got a box in the mail today, and what happens to greet my eyes?

A DVD box set of seasons 1-9 of the X-Files! Hell yeah. Picked it up new on Ebay for 110$!. The gods of good deals were most definitely shining upon me that day.

And that's about it. I just had to share my good fortunes with fellow geeks.

Well and I guess to get that whole "interaction" thing going, what was the best deal you ever got on a rare/hard-to-find/expensive item?

 

[Ultrajoe]

I got $110 dollars for a few seasons of the X-files I fished out of the main sewer line in sydney. Man, I wouldn't want to be touching any of that for prolonged periods of time.

 

[Frankydee]

My bro gave me a copy of the PM5K album "Anyone for Doomsday" before he left for the navy.

at the time it was a $30 cd that's incredibly difficult to find and isn't sold in any retail music store.

 

[Blimey]

[sub]I can get seasons 1-9 of the X-Files off of --- ------- for free. The gods of piracy shine upon me everyday.[/sub]


Erm... I mean, good for you, and such.

Haha, you know I debated that. Then I saw the only DVD quality torrent was 68gigs, to which I promptly spit out my orange juice and sputtered "Yeah fuckin' right!"

Besides...piracy is...bad...and stuff.

 

[phoenixbeast]

Grimlock Mighty Mugg...I know its really not that rare compared to somethings...But they only made a limited amount and I saw it in one store...Not WalMart, or Target, or any of those...It was a local comic book shop...Saw it through the window and marched in there and got there only one...Can't even find them on the manufacturer site anymore...I was overjoyed...

 

[gamefreakbsp]

Whoever created the free super saver shipping on Amazon.com is a great man. As long as you arent looking to get anything quickly it is great. You can completely get away with not paying for shipping and handling.

 

[Low Key]

I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance!

Anyways, I found a really rare CD that was going for $75 on ebay on some other site for $5. It was a good day.

 

[ElephantGuts]

Well it certainly wasn't rare, hard-to-find, or expensive, but I'm still quite proud of the fact that I bought Red Orchestra off Steam for $5. The deal wasn't surprising considering its age, but it's still a great game and I've put tons of hours into it. Definitely the best $5 I've ever spent.

 

[Puzzles]

Got an awesome old leather jacket for 8 dollars the other day, in a rural op-shop. Best 8 dollars ever spent.

 

[Kaboose the Moose]

I got an Alienware Area 51 computer for free, delivered to my apartment. Today is a very good day.

 

[Hazy]

Got the boxed set of Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion, Death Note (Comes in 2 sets in this case,) and End of Evangelion all for under $120.

The running price for all of those are averaged out at around $200-250, depending on where you shopped.

 

[SeanTheSheep]

I got a really damn good deal on my TV; a 32in widescreen plasma, and all the goodies, from t'internets for £270, plus p&p (£30-ish I think), which I think is pretty good, considering that I saw something very similar for around £600 a while back.

 

[Private Custard]

I got given a copy of TV Go Home (Charlie Brooker) a few years ago, mines still in mint condition and it now appears that they're quite rare.....and selling for £50!

A few more years in a plastic cover and I could have a real earner )

 

[badgersprite]

I found an amazing deal on the first four seasons of The Wire (the fifth wasn't out yet) with each DVD set for $19.99 Australian. I actually had to ask the cashier if she was serious. I couldn't believe it.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

Seasons 1-6 of Family Guy down from £110 to £24.

My hair straighteners cost me £18 down from £90.

Halo 3 for free.

 

[Captain Schpack]

found a copy of rock band 2 in the street a week b4 its release. disc was perfect but case was beat to hell.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

$499.99 Home Theater system was mislabeled for $_99.99, and most stores have a policy where you pay the sticker price, and this one was one of them. Or finding an internet sale that was said to have lasted for a whole year, because the expiration date was entered wrong. Or the $59.99 HDMI cables that were on sale on amazon for $0.01. I ordered 10, paid ten cents, and 8.95 for the Shipping, and sold them to friends and family for a superb discount of $5 a pop. 'Twas a good day.

I got both Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age for $20 bucks each. Twas a good day

Do explain your process? At least for the latter?

 

[FalloutJack]

My PS3, I should think. I didn't have to pay $500. Hell, wasn't even $400.

 

[Susan Arendt]

I just picked up the entire Stargate SG-1 series for $100, that was quite fabulous.

 

[BehattedWanderer]

I got both Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age for $20 bucks each. Twas a good day

Do explain your process? At least for the latter?

It was a sale at my local Gamestop. Trade in 2 select games, get $40 off a game. All I did was trade in some Wii games I do not play anymore, that would only be worth $15 normally, and got 2 great games.

Very nice. I'll have to let Gamestop preach to me about their deals, then, see if I can get something to rival that.

I just picked up the entire Stargate SG-1 series for $100, that was quite fabulous.

Score! I must have spent three times that, getting the slim version box sets over the years.