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curtking · « **on:** March 29, 2009, 07:05:05 PM »

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

Kniwt · « **Reply #1 on:** March 29, 2009, 11:48:27 PM »

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!

clemon79 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2009, 12:08:44 AM »

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.

TimK2003 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2009, 09:04:57 AM »

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!

1984Gameshowsfan · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2009, 03:54:19 PM »

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.

clemon79 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:04:24 PM »

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.

MikeK · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2009, 05:49:54 PM »

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)

clemon79 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2009, 07:12:40 PM »

[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.

bwood · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2009, 11:49:40 PM »

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.

MikeK · « **Reply #9 on:** April 11, 2009, 02:16:25 PM »

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.

clemon79 · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2009, 02:46:15 PM »

[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.

MikeK · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2009, 03:15:20 PM »

[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.

clemon79 · « **Reply #12 on:** April 11, 2009, 04:37:09 PM »

[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.

Twentington · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2009, 01:00:43 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.

PYLdude · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2009, 02:19:45 AM »

[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.
[/quote]

Could be worse...you couldn't have any surrounding New Jersey.

/I wanna go to one
//Seriously
///Just to see