Where Do You Buy Your Games? [Archive]

SakSquash

11-09-2004, 04:20 PM

There should be a thread that links to great deals on games. Like....

http://www.chumbo.com/info.asp?s=699030111680&ptr=fg

Runaway: 11.99 shipped.

This way, everyone knows where to get them cheap.

Just an idea...

guybrush_guy

11-09-2004, 06:00 PM

it's a good idea, but i dont think many people would use it.

SakSquash

11-09-2004, 06:27 PM

Ah well, I was just trying to help out. No points off for trying! :D

lemonhead11

11-09-2004, 07:44 PM

Do you use Chumbo? I've browsed there but I've never known if it was reliable or not.

SakSquash

11-09-2004, 07:59 PM

Do you use Chumbo? I've browsed there but I've never known if it was reliable or not.

I haven't as of yet, but I plan to tomorrow to buy Runaway.

TigerShard

11-09-2004, 08:50 PM

I picked up Runaway on the Amazon.com marketplace for $9

SakSquash

11-09-2004, 08:56 PM

I picked up Runaway on the Amazon.com marketplace for $9

Does that include shipping?

TigerShard

11-09-2004, 09:01 PM

Shipping is $2.50-$3.50, don't remember exactly

SakSquash

11-09-2004, 09:11 PM

Shipping is $2.50-$3.50, don't remember exactly

But is that included in the $9? Because if not, then the total would be at least $11.50, and if the one you bought was used, then the one I posted is still the better deal.

It's too bad there wasn't a forum here to buy/sell/trade adventure games.

TigerShard

11-09-2004, 09:26 PM

Amazon.com marketplace is similar to ebay, except you don't bid, you just buy. Right now they have a new copy of Runway for $8 on there. I mentioned it not just because of Runaway, but you can get lots of other games there too for good prices. I buy a lot of games, CDs, and DVDs used. Saves a lot of cash.

fishcube

11-10-2004, 06:59 AM

Saw Runaway at Best Buy for $9.99. Plan to pick it up the next time I'm in there.

We don't have any place to buy used games.

Sharonkay

timcclayton

11-10-2004, 07:09 AM

Amazon itself or Amazon Marketplace is usually my first port of call. Then I try some lesser known online retailers and then it's eBay if I have no other way of getting the game.

I would personally avoid Play.com as I have had some pretty bad experiences with them - not delivering pre-ordered items, delivery the wrong items (twice!), poor customer service and support and total lack of internal communication. It got so bad I closed my account in the end.

SakSquash

11-10-2004, 07:11 AM

timcclayton

11-10-2004, 07:38 AM

Never heard of half.com, but I just had a quick look and it seems to be along the lines of eBay (ie. we'll put the structure in place for you to trade, but if someone rips you off, you're on your own - that's why eBay is always a last resort for me).

On top of that, it is US-based so therefore no good for me anyway. :rolleyes:

I am a fan of Amazon - I must have bought hundreds of things (new and used) and have never had a single problem). I will say though that their customer service is starting to approach eBay's in quality (ie. it's sh1t and becoming sh1tter by the day)

TigerShard

11-10-2004, 07:43 AM

I would say half.com and Amazon.com Marketplace are similar. I tend to shop at Amazon.com Marketplace more though. I've had a few bad experiences on Half.com with buying an item and the person having already sold it elsewhere. The same thing can happen on amazon marketplace though...

timcclayton

11-10-2004, 07:44 AM

It can, but in my experience it doesn't.

TigerShard

11-10-2004, 08:08 AM

I have to disagree with your comment about Amazon.com's customer service. A few weeks ago I ordered a few items and chose super saver shipping. The same night, I ordered another item. I wanted to combine my two orders, but you are not allowed to combine super saver shipping orders. I changed my shipping method to standard, but it still gave me the same reason for not being able to combine them. I sent Amazon.com an email about it. Well, my items got shipped that night, so they couldn't combine them, but they did refund all of my shipping ($9), so I am happy.

fov

11-10-2004, 08:14 AM

Sharon, do you have any Goodwill stores or other thrift shops around?

I've found a bunch of used games (mostly older ones from the 90s and early 2000s) at these types of stores. They are often mixed in with the audio CDs but sometimes boxed, too.

-emily

SakSquash

11-10-2004, 09:14 AM

fov

11-10-2004, 09:30 AM

I have seen games at the Salvation Army but the ones I've seen there have been more expensive than I think they should be. Could just be that the SA stores around here are overpriced. :)

Kalle

11-10-2004, 03:06 PM

Could you mention some good European online stores selling adventure games?

fov

11-10-2004, 03:24 PM

Welcome to the forum, Kalle! *D

Check out www.play.com - I have never ordered from them (they don't ship to the US), but their prices seem pretty good and they have free shipping all over Europe (Finland included).

-emily

crabapple

11-10-2004, 05:39 PM

Do you use Chumbo? I've browsed there but I've never known if it was reliable or not.

I've bought a few games there.
They arrive in 2 or 3 days if they're in stock.

AGA

11-10-2004, 05:51 PM

Play is great (and cheap) for games that are currently in stores. However, if you're looking for older games, your country's own eBay is your best bet.

timcclayton

11-11-2004, 12:19 AM

While we are on the subject, "Return to Mysterious Island" is available to pre-order at www.gameplay.co.uk for £17.99 for those who are interested.

Also, I forgot to post earlier that CDAccess (www.cdaccess.com) have LOADS of classic adventure games - if you can't buy them new anywhere else then they are a good bet - the only problem is the postage costs outside the US, but they are not nearly as steep as some others (TAC etc...)

Kolzig

11-11-2004, 05:15 AM

Play is great (and cheap) for games that are currently in stores. However, if you're looking for older games, your country's own eBay is your best bet.

Hmm, Finland doesn't have an eBay ;)

but we have www.huuto.net that's like eBay, and sometimes (very rarely these days though) one can find golden oldie adventure games from there.

SakSquash

11-11-2004, 11:31 AM

Hmm, Finland doesn't have an eBay ;)

but we have www.huuto.net that's like eBay, and sometimes (very rarely these days though) one can find golden oldie adventure games from there.

Try amazon? I think they ship worldwide and they sell used games.

ADVENTURE-RAIDER

11-11-2004, 12:02 PM

Saw Runaway at Best Buy for $9.99. Plan to pick it up the next time I'm in there.

We don't have any place to buy used games.

Sharonkay

Ebay is a wonderland of new, old, unopened and used games! And it is worldwide.

timcclayton

11-11-2004, 01:16 PM

Try amazon? I think they ship worldwide and they sell used games.

If you're talking about Amazon.com, you're way out. North America only.

SakSquash

11-11-2004, 02:47 PM

If you're talking about Amazon.com, you're way out. North America only.

Ah, I had no idea.

SakSquash

11-11-2004, 03:45 PM

Wow. Check out this site I found. $5!! With $3 shipping. Not bad. The link is to the game lighthouse. Not sure how good it is, but I remember when it came out. It's an adventure game anyway, but browse through, you never know what you might find:

http://store.yahoo.com/5dollarsoftware/lidabe.html

TigerShard

11-11-2004, 03:59 PM

SakSquash

11-11-2004, 04:13 PM

Cool link! Just ordered Space Quest 6
Good one! Let us know how it goes ok?

TigerShard

11-16-2004, 02:08 PM

I just got my order from $5 software! I ordered it on the 12th, and it came today on the 16th. From California to Michigan in 4 days!

SakSquash

11-16-2004, 08:34 PM

I just got my order from $5 software! I ordered it on the 12th, and it came today on the 16th. From California to Michigan in 4 days!

Good to know. I'll have to add that site to my faves.

Tuula

11-17-2004, 12:58 AM

Amazon UK ships to Finland and there is also the marketplace.
Mostly the prices of Amazon are higher than in Play and Gamplay.
DVDboxoffice in Canada ships free all over the world, note the prices
are CAD

timcclayton

11-17-2004, 03:45 AM

gameplay.co.uk -- wait till januari 2005 and then pay £17.99 + £2.95 UK shipping = £20.94 (= $38.80)

interactcd.com -- order now and pay $19.95 + $10 international shipping = $29.95 (=£16.16)

When I ordered it, the date was 19th November, so screw you FinePain. :D

Anyway, you're SO last year:

dvdboxoffice.com -- order now and pay C$24.95 + $0 international shipping = C$24.95 (=£11.50)

Game set and match, baby - find a new coach. *D

timcclayton

11-17-2004, 05:18 AM

I'm SURE you're right.

timcclayton

11-17-2004, 05:31 AM

I was trying to be helpful. I'm not just writing the info for you. If you want to turn everything I write into a personal attack on you, that's your problem, not mine.

You jumped in first, so don't start sobbing when I turn on you.

SakSquash

11-17-2004, 08:49 AM

Now now, no fighting! This was made to get the word out on good deals, not for arguing.

timcclayton

11-17-2004, 09:01 AM

Sorry Mum :devil:

Not that I'm THAT bothered, but where have FinePain's posts gone... :confused:

SakSquash

11-17-2004, 09:03 AM

Sorry Mum :devil:

Not that I'm THAT bothered, but where have FinePain's posts gone... :confused:

Maybe he got banned for crying? *D

fov

11-17-2004, 09:15 AM

She deleted them.

Please knock off the name calling. (Ahem - I'm the Mom around here!) :pan:

-emily

sennebec

11-18-2004, 02:42 AM

Not that I'm THAT bothered, but where have FinePain's posts gone... :confused:
way to go tim...
you've just managed to drive off one the more intelligent and experienced gamers on the forum.

Fickfack

11-18-2004, 02:51 AM

Unbelievable.

timcclayton

11-18-2004, 03:01 AM

If she has left, then it is of her own accord and I won't be losing any sleep over it.

Oh, and careful you two, or you'll be next... ;) :pan:

sennebec

11-18-2004, 03:25 AM

Oh, and careful you two, or you'll be next... ;) :pan:
erm... i really don't think you want to go there.

Ninth

11-18-2004, 04:40 AM

Unbelievable.

What I find unbelievable is the capacity people have to make a drama out of nothing... and I'm referring to both parts of the argument, here.

Ninth

11-18-2004, 04:42 AM

way to go tim...
you've just managed to drive off one the more intelligent and experienced gamers on the forum.

Then again, he managed to make two very occasional posters (that'd be you and Fickfack) post :) .

Hamham Chan

11-18-2004, 05:33 AM

I get my games at www.webhallen.com , one of the best online stores in Sweden.They have a nice adventure section. :)

Fickfack

11-18-2004, 01:39 PM

If she has left, then it is of her own accord and I won't be losing any sleep over it.
I think Fienepien is grossly misunderstood. If you say "screw you" and make fun of her name, she doesn't interpret it in the cavalier way that you probably expected.
You have to keep in mind that the forum does not consist entirely of young males who like to make unpleasant jokes at each other's expense. It'll take a while to find a poster with Fienepien's wide knowledge and experience of adventure games.
But hey! If you're fine with that, then go ahead.

erm... i really don't think you want to go there.
Been there already. :rolleyes:

SakSquash

11-18-2004, 07:23 PM

Ugh, where's fov. We need some order here!

timcclayton

11-19-2004, 12:00 AM

I think Fienepien is grossly misunderstood. If you say "screw you" and make fun of her name, she doesn't interpret it in the cavalier way that you probably expected.
You have to keep in mind that the forum does not consist entirely of young males who like to make unpleasant jokes at each other's expense. It'll take a while to find a poster with Fienepien's wide knowledge and experience of adventure games.
But hey! If you're fine with that, then go ahead.

Oh, I SEE now. It's fine for her to jump and trample over other people's feelings, but when someone does it to her, she doesn't like it...

There are more than enough knowledgable people here - I don't think one less (particularly one with an attitude problem) is going to make a tad of difference.

But time will tell if this site slides into the ether without her ever-charming presence... :P

Ninth

11-19-2004, 12:07 AM

Oh, I SEE now. It's fine for her to jump and trample over other people's feelings, but when someone does it to her, she doesn't like it...

There are more than enough knowledgable people here - I don't think one less (particularly one with an attitude problem) is going to make a tad of difference.

But time will tell if this site slides into the ether without her ever-charming presence... :P

Is that how it is? Because even though you're rude and blunt, I still wouldn't like to see you go... it would make a difference to me, as would Fienepien's absence. I guess that makes me naive or something.

timcclayton

11-19-2004, 12:49 AM

Is that how it is? Because even though you're rude and blunt, I still wouldn't like to see you go... it would make a difference to me, as would Fienepien's absence. I guess that makes me naive or something.

My God, I had no idea I was so loved. As to feeling a difference, perhaps if one of the main admins here left, then maybe - but people like me and FinePain ?

I don't think so...

Ninth

11-19-2004, 02:33 AM

My God, I had no idea I was so loved. As to feeling a difference, perhaps if one of the main admins here left, then maybe - but people like me and FinePain ?

I don't think so...

A forum is the sum of its forumites, so one forumite less makes a difference.

timcclayton

11-19-2004, 02:44 AM

Bloody hell, Ninth, you really WERE paying attention in Maths, weren't you ?

:D

Ninth

11-19-2004, 03:44 AM

Bloody hell, Ninth, you really WERE paying attention in Maths, weren't you ?

:D

Yep. But I also paid very close attention during the Cooking classes.

:pan:
timcclayton

timcclayton

11-19-2004, 04:08 AM

So you say, but your pancake has obviously got stuck on the ceiling again... :rolleyes:

Ninth

11-19-2004, 05:58 AM

So you say, but your pancake has obviously got stuck on the ceiling again... :rolleyes:

Ok, so what about that:

timcclayton
:pan:

Now the pancake is staying afloat... :D

timcclayton

11-19-2004, 06:13 AM

Now that's better...

Ninth

:pan:

I seem to be able to get more height on mine, though... :confused:

Ninth

11-19-2004, 06:40 AM

Now that's better...

Ninth

:pan:

I seem to be able to get more height on mine, though... :confused:

Well, heigth is dangerous, you might have an accident. (yeah, I know it's kinda lame :shifty: )

Ninth
:pan: timcclayton->:o

ADVENTURE-RAIDER

11-19-2004, 07:50 AM

Well, heigth is dangerous, you might have an accident. (yeah, I know it's kinda lame :shifty: )

Ninth
:pan: timcclayton->:o

You guys should open a new thread and post your messages, THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SUBJECT HERE!!! :(

fov

11-19-2004, 08:31 AM

I would like to take this time to point out a quote from the AG FAQ (http://forums.adventuregamers.com/faq.php?):

Respect each other

People of widely varying nationalities, ages and educational levels visit this forum. Participants are expected to treat each other with dignity and respect. Passionate, even heated debate is welcome but messages which descend to personal insults, name-calling or other abuse will be deleted. Participants who routinely abuse other members will be warned. Failure to change behavior will result in loss of posting privileges.

Tim, please stop butchering Fienepien's name. Clearly it offended her and it's completely unnecessary.

Now, if anyone would like to get back on topic and mention some more places to buy old games, that'd be great. If not, let's let this thread fade into the ether.

*ducks and runs away to avoid falling pancakes*

-emily

Mattsius

11-19-2004, 08:49 AM

Hmm, Finland doesn't have an eBay ;)

but we have www.huuto.net that's like eBay, and sometimes (very rarely these days though) one can find golden oldie adventure games from there.
There has been some great finds on Huuto earlier this year, but now it seems that they are all gone. Maybe I bought up everything. :D

ADVENTURE-RAIDER

11-19-2004, 09:13 AM

There has been some great finds on Huuto earlier this year, but now it seems that they are all gone. Maybe I bought up everything. :D

Do they have an English translation of the website?

Mattsius

11-19-2004, 09:25 AM

Do they have an English translation of the website?
No, I don't think so. Often the site doesn't work very well either, but on the other hand it's totally free (meaning that they don't take any fee for buying/selling at all).

timcclayton

11-19-2004, 11:04 AM

Passionate, even heated debate is welcome but messages which descend to personal insults, name-calling or other abuse will be deleted.

Ooooohhhhhhh. So THAT's why her posts were deleted....

fov

11-19-2004, 11:11 AM

No, actually, it's not. She deleted them of her own accord, and even if she hadn't, there was absolutely nothing wrong with them.

I'm locking this thread. I'm sorry to those who actually wanted to continue the discussion about where to buy games - you're welcome to start a new thread on that topic if you want.

-emily