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The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: curtking on March 29, 2009, 07:05:05 PM
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I just returned from the Sugar Land location of Half-Price Books and found four of the BCI DVD sets for $9.98 each. These are new, not used.
Password: 1962-1967 (4-disc set)
TPIR
All-Star Family Feud
Match Game
Most of the sets weren't in the regular "TV Shows on DVD" section -- they were located in other areas around the store. The TPIR and MG sets were in a wire carousel and the Password set was in the an endcap. (The Feud set was actually in with the other TV shows.)
Enjoy!
Curt
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As of tonight, the Half-Price Books in Fremont, Calif., has about a half-dozen copies of each of the four titles on display.
Thanks for the tip!
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Hmm. I was just in the neighborhood of my local Half-Price today, even. Damn. Maybe I need to go back tomorrow. I'd pay $10 for those.
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No HPB in my immediate area, but...
...That might be just enough reason to make a stop in Phoenix, en route to Tucson, later this week during our vacation. My wife is into game shows, so a 10-mile detour off of I-10/17 for something like this will be acceptable! :)
Thanks for the heads up!
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Nice! We have a Half-Price Books here in the Tacoma, WA area up near the Tacoma Mall, my family and I are leaving on vacation tomorrow for the Oregon Coast but when we get back I may have to check out the HPB up here. Also, the last time I went to Half-Price Books here they had copies of the WWTBAM DVD game and Name That Tune 80's edition DVD game so they do have Game Show stuff every now and then.
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I am, in a matter of a few minutes, going to check the one down in the U District here in Seattle. I shall report back.
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I stopped by a pair of Half Price Books in the Cleveland area this afternoon. They didn't have any of the BCI box sets. Here's what they did have...
* Match Game: Dumb Dora Edition--$5
* That somewhat recent collection of public domain game shows and kiddie shows--$10
* Merv Griffin's Crosswords for the PC--$8
* Let's Make a Deal DVD game--$3 (snagged one, because I doubt I'll find a better price)
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'211538\' date=\'Mar 30 2009, 02:49 PM\']
* That somewhat recent collection of public domain game shows and kiddie shows--$10[/quote]
They had this at both of mine (Lynnwood and U District) as well. Goose-egg on the BCI sets.
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Dang, just came home from a weekend trip to Cincinnati and was going to stop at the HPB I always go to in Columbus before heading the rest of the way home today and I didn't. Should have stopped and looked.
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The DVD sets are now at at least one Cleveland-area Half Price Books store, which makes me think this might be a nationwide deal. The Mentor, OH store had multiple copies of each of the BCI box sets. Match Game, TPiR, and Password were $9.99 each, and there were at least 5 copies of each title available. All Star Family Feud was $7.99, and there are now 2 copies left since I snagged one.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'212709\' date=\'Apr 11 2009, 11:16 AM\']
The DVD sets are now at at least one Cleveland-area Half Price Books store, which makes me think this might be a nationwide deal.[/quote]
Did they just get there or did you just look? I'm wondering if it might be worth checking mine again.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'212716\' date=\'Apr 11 2009, 02:46 PM\']Did they just get there or did you just look? I'm wondering if it might be worth checking mine again.[/quote]
I went there since I was in the area. I did not call ahead.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'212722\' date=\'Apr 11 2009, 12:15 PM\']
I went there since I was in the area. I did not call ahead.[/quote]
Right, and had I looked at scrollback I would have answered my own question, as you had indeed looked previously. :) I'm a 'tard. :)
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Blargh. Far too many chains have a habit of having stores in all the states bordering Michigan, but not Michigan proper. Half Price Books included.
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[quote name=\'Twentington\' post=\'212810\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 12:00 AM\']
Blargh. Far too many chains have a habit of having stores in all the states bordering Michigan, but not Michigan proper. Half Price Books included.
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Could be worse...you couldn't have any surrounding New Jersey.
/I wanna go to one
//Seriously
///Just to see
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'212841\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 02:19 AM\']/I wanna go to one
//Seriously
///Just to see[/quote]
It's essentially a used and closeout bookstore which carries DVDs, music, software, and the occasional console video game or board game. Sorry to dash your dreams of HPB being a retail wonderland.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'212853\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 06:45 AM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'212841\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 02:19 AM\']/I wanna go to one
//Seriously
///Just to see[/quote]
It's essentially a used and closeout bookstore which carries DVDs, music, software, and the occasional console video game or board game. Sorry to dash your dreams of HPB being a retail wonderland.
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What Mike said. Unless by "just to see" you mean "just to see if I can get these particular DVDs for cheap", they're not even remotely exciting places. Sometimes you find a gem for a decent price. Not a GOOD price, mind you, a decent one. Indie used bookstores generally do way better, because they will call a $1 book a $1 book and not try to milk more out of it because it once had a huge cover price.
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'212853\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 08:45 AM\']
[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'212841\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 02:19 AM\']/I wanna go to one
//Seriously
///Just to see[/quote]
It's essentially a used and closeout bookstore which carries DVDs, music, software, and the occasional console video game or board game. Sorry to dash your dreams of HPB being a retail wonderland.
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Didn't say it WAS...just like to go to these stores to see the selection and (hopefully) find something that catches my eye.
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'212887\' date=\'Apr 12 2009, 12:27 PM\']Didn't say it WAS...just like to go to these stores to see the selection and (hopefully) find something that catches my eye.[/quote]That's really the attitude to have. If you go there with a checklist of books that you want to pick up, you'll go insane looking through the stacks and probably end up disappointed. But if you view the endeavor as a treasure hunt and marvel at the neat stuff that you find, it's really fun.
(I found two way long out-of-print books by Sid Sackson that probably would have cost a day's work for me, for about five bucks a throw. And I wasn't consciously looking for them.)
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While passing through Phoenix last weekend, I had hit the HPB on the east side of town (Southern Avenue?? -- I dunno, I just plugged the address into my Garmin and v'oila!) and within 2 minutes of entering the store, the employee asked what I was looking for and found it.
I picked up the Password set (I already had the Match Game -- they were sold out of it -- and Feud sets -- 2 copies on wall) but was not able to get TPIR...They said they got & had sold 2 copies earlier in the week.
All an all, it was worth the extra rush hour hassle to get there, and as far as the selection of DVD sets go, prices are hit & miss. I saw a recent box set of 24 selling for $39.99, while a random season box set of Everybody Loves Raymond was going for $12.99. My wife picked up a Bill Murray DVD 3 pack (Stripes/Ghostbusters/Groundhogs Day) for under $10, so there are some good deals.
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Just picked up Feud ($7.98) and Password ($9.98) just outside of Pittsburgh (Robinson/North Fayette for those of you in the area). They had one more Password and one TPIR. I didn't notice MG, but I wasn't really looking for it. The ones I bought were on the regular TV-on-DVD racks.
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Rats..No Half-Price store in Akron or Canton, Ohio..Closest ones are 4 in the Cleveland Suburbs...Think I'd like to get the Feud set..already have Password and TPIR..
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Just got back from the HPB in Columbus, OH. They didn't have Match Game, but had the rest. I picked up FF.
One odd thing I noticed about these is that even though they were new, not one of them had shrinkwrap on them...and they had a bunch of them (TPiR, FF, Pass). Did anyone else who got them at HPB notice this? Not a big deal it just struck me as odd.
I also picked up the Concentration and MG Crosswords PC Games for $6 each.
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[quote name=\'bwood\' post=\'213069\' date=\'Apr 13 2009, 09:45 PM\']One odd thing I noticed about these is that even though they were new, not one of them had shrinkwrap on them...and they had a bunch of them (TPiR, FF, Pass). Did anyone else who got them at HPB notice this? Not a big deal it just struck me as odd.[/quote]
Yes, and it didn't bother me one bit. Getting Feud for virtually new for $8 versus $20+ online made me forget about factory sealing very quickly.
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[quote name=\'bwood\' post=\'213069\' date=\'Apr 13 2009, 08:45 PM\']
Just got back from the HPB in Columbus, OH. They didn't have Match Game, but had the rest. I picked up FF.
One odd thing I noticed about these is that even though they were new, not one of them had shrinkwrap on them...and they had a bunch of them (TPiR, FF, Pass). Did anyone else who got them at HPB notice this? Not a big deal it just struck me as odd.
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I find that very odd as well. At the HPB motherstore here in Dallas, I got both the FF and Password sets at those LOW LOW LOW prices AND both still were in their original shrinkwrap.
BTW, has anyone seen the "GAME SHOWS GONE BANANAS" DVD set at HPB? I would imagine it would be a part of the same closeout as the other sets.
JakeT
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[quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'213075\' date=\'Apr 13 2009, 10:11 PM\']
Yes, and it didn't bother me one bit. Getting Feud for virtually new for $8 versus $20+ online made me forget about factory sealing very quickly.
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It didn't bother me either, it just seemed odd to why they were not sealed. I wondered if it was just that store.
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[quote name=\'bwood\' post=\'213080\' date=\'Apr 13 2009, 09:26 PM\'][quote name=\'MikeK\' post=\'213075\' date=\'Apr 13 2009, 10:11 PM\']
Yes, and it didn't bother me one bit. Getting Feud for virtually new for $8 versus $20+ online made me forget about factory sealing very quickly.[/quote]
It didn't bother me either, it just seemed odd to why they were not sealed. I wondered if it was just that store.
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I know this thread is older, but what the hell.
I passed by the location in Appleton by chance, forgetting to note where it was located (Workers ar Toys'R'Us down the street were of no help to me - yes, just down the street). Anyways, they had coppies available still, all in shrink as well. The prices are identical to what you mentioned - PW for $9.98 and FF for $7.98. I can't recall what the cost of Price and MG were. The did have copies of Groucho's YBYL for $5 a shot, Volume 1 and 2.
I recall Matt postiong a note that amazon had similar items for $3 or $4 though, so you may want to check out amazon. For the convenience, I said to heck with it.
Ryan
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[quote name=\'RyanCDN\' post=\'222409\' date=\'Aug 9 2009, 11:00 PM\'](Workers ar Toys'R'Us down the street were of no help to me - yes, just down the street).[/quote]
This surprised you? Workers at Toys 'R' Us are frequently no help to anyone IN THEIR OWN STORE. :)
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If by volumes 1 & 2 of YBYL you mean the Rhino "best" and "lost" eps, then I'm heading over there. Just think, i can own them both for less than the overdue fees I paid on just one of 'em a couple years ago!
/When moving, kids, don't pack your library items
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[quote name=\'ChrisLambert!\' post=\'222454\' date=\'Aug 10 2009, 11:23 AM\']If by volumes 1 & 2 of YBYL you mean the Rhino "best" and "lost" eps, then I'm heading over there. Just think, i can own them both for less than the overdue fees I paid on just one of 'em a couple years ago!
/When moving, kids, don't pack your library items[/quote]
Just to clarify, they are not the lost episodes or the compilation that you referred to. These are from Alpha Home Entertainment - oldies.com. There are 4 eps per volume, 100 minute running time for each DVD.
This is really the first time I have ever seen this series, or watched Groucho's work. He is quite funny, I was laughing while watching it last night.
-Ryan
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Somewhat related to this discussion: while on my way to the beach last month, I found a wire rack of several of the titles mentioned on this thread...at Cracker Barrel in Fredericksburg, Virginia. While the price certainly CAN be beat at other stores, I thought it interesting that a Cracker Barrel would have a random rack of DVDs like that.
/mmmm breakfast
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Not to randomly bring up this old topic, but this weekend my distributor informed me that Mill Creek Entertainment will be re-releasing the Match Game, Price Is Right, and Password DVD sets Feb 2, 2010. They're suggested retail is $14.98 this time around, if you haven't already found the BCI releases cheaper. Kinda makes me wonder if we'll see any more or different releases of the Fremantle catalog.