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With many people afraid of spending money due to the economy scares and what nots. Do you find yourself waiting on new releases to drop or do you still splurge. What about hunting down deals in the wild?

I always wait for new releases. Last full price game i bought was Madden 09 360. Everything else i pretty much wait on. I have slowed down a little on spending in the wild only because i don't find as many good deals other than craigslist.

I ussually never spend more then $10 on any game except for new ones.

I also don't buy too many new games.  My last 3 new games were Rock Band 2, Rock Band, and Halo 3 all at release.

I tend to splurge when it's a game I really want and I know it will be awesome and consume hundreds of hours of my life. Nothing worse, in my opinion, than spending full price on a game that is over too fast or sucks.

I'd rather spend my money in the wild. New games will always drop in price so I'd rather spend my money well unless I'd really really want a game.

I only play my PS2 and handhelds very rarely so I don't really buy games.

I don't buy new games too frequently. My rate hasn't changed from what I can tell, but I have cut back on spending. Graduation is soon and I'd like to have college + car paid off ASAP instead of a few games so about once a month now I'll go digging. I'll be getting a cocktail cab later this week. :-P

If it's a game that I'll sink many hours into like an RPG or RTS or that I've been eagerly anticipating, I buy it as soon as I can. There's something to be said for playing games and discussing them when everyone else is playing them too.

Other than that I assign a value to a game that I'm willing to pay and buy it when it reaches that amount. Be it $5 or $50 less. The economy makes me choose my larger purchases like major appliances, groceries or gas more carefully but music, DVDs and games are unaffected as their prices are more stable and consistent.

Doesn't really matter to me gaming wise. I don't go for any new things anyway.

I spend most of my money in the wild.

I take the same approach on both points.

For example, when Assassin's Creed came out I knew it was a game I wanted to buy...but not at $60. I figured it for under $20. I got it used at a buy 2 get 1 free sale from EB/Gamestop. It averaged out to about $12.

Even for new games, though, I look for a deal where I'm getting more than just a game for my $60. Like the recent Gears 2 deal that included a 1600 points card. The card pretty much offsets the cost of the game by $20 so it's as though I got Gears 2 for $40.

My vote was to cut back on both for awhile. I figure it'd give me opportunity to catch up on my backlog. But if you find a deal you can't pass up...don't, otherwise you'll be kicking yourself later. 8)

Ive found myself cutting down on a lot of things with the economy being like it is. Especially since I live in florida where we've been hit especially hard. I parked my v8 play car and am driving something less "thirsty", I dont go out as much etc. As far as my gaming purchases im actually buying more games than I usually do (per month) because Ive cut down in other areas and Ive switched from buying newer games to buying older games that I can find cheaper. I can go down to play n trade with a $25 limit set for myself and walk away with 4 games for older systems (ps2 back to genesis) instead of the one game I might find for that price on the 360.

I do most buying at flea markets, pawn shops, etc. I do this to get my NES games very cheap and in cases even free. The stores suck unless you are able to buy new-age used games for cheap. I actually buy more NES games than the newer games anyways due to the fact NES games... I find are more entertaining.

I tend to buy games either discounted thru a retail store or "in the wild".

Last year i had actually bought more games full price than i ever have and it shows. I don't think i will make that mistake again.... i hope.

The only games I buy new are must haves, RPGs and mainly Tales titles at that. Otherwise I go used and only at rock bottom prices. Not because of the economy though, because we can never afford extras.

The majority of my new games come from crackheads selling stuff quick and cheap so they can get their fix. A dude came into my hubby's store a few nights ago looking to sell Fallout 3 for $15. If he would have had $15 he'd have bought it for me.

Are you being funny or is that for real? (Serious question)

I'm being dead serious. My brother-in-law just bought a practically new LCD tv from a dude with a new habbit. The tv was barely used, in perfect condition. 15" that retails for around $250 for $80. He probably could have talked the guy down to $50. Right after Christmas is the best time. The younger crackheads from rich neighborhoods bring in the newest consoles and games.

I don't have a problem buying from them either. If they want to trade nice gifts in for crack money so much better for me. They'll kill themselves and rid the world of one more addict. I get the stuff I want at a price I can afford. Everyone wins.

You are instantly and permanently my favorite person.

I need to start hanging around crackheads I guess.

Haha nice...lol

gotta love 'em...I bought a running old ford ranger off of one for $150 last year (with title!!) fixed it up some and sold it for $400 a month later.. Its better than them robbing somebody ;D

I picked up a second job to support my spending habits and still save money at the same time, although I still shop almost exclusive at the pawn shop here in town, which supports my PS2 collection amply for bargain prices.  It makes for some some long weeks working 60+ hours, but after recently becoming single again, it has allowed me buy some really nice stuff (gaming and nongaming included), and let's be honest got me out of the house instead of playing videogames for extended periods of time.  I actually enjoy playing my games again, because time is limited.

And I just want to start the next comment saying that I take absolutely no offense to any of the above posts and I realize some of you are being slightly facetious, but I'm a recovering drug addict.  I cleaned up about three years ago (and joined this site shortly afterward), as I found my passion for videogames was a great way to channel negative emotions and energy into something nondestructive (well for the real world at least, I still cause plently of havoc in the digital world, like most recently decapitating hundreds in Fallout 3).  I guess my point is everyone deserves a second chance no matter how stupid they are being in the present.  But as long as they are being stupid, you might as well buy up all you can for pennies of what they are actually worth.

Well, good for you shoes. Recovering addicts in my city are a very small minority. Hobbies are good and games are surely a much heathier addiction! Stick with the games.

Pawns here suck royally. They tend to go with Evilbay-ish pricing for games. Which really sucks since my neighborhood (see ghetto) is full of pawn shops. Value Villiage (thrift store) is great though! Mostly for classic computers. Not so much games. People clean em out pretty quick. The one store here that was worth a damn went out of business last week. Really sucks because I missed the closing sale. Dude was selling rare NES titles for rock bottom prices before. I'd hate to see what he ended up marking them down to.

When I used to work downtown a guy (im assuming drug addicted) used to come by a couple times a week with a duffle bag full of games for sale. Im pretty sure he stole them from pawn/thrift stores and garage sales, but I got some good deals like Secret of Mana for $2.

Most of the pawn shops in my area have decent pricing for most things. However there is one guy who is all over the place. I grabbed a bunch of games and brought them up to him which happened to be Final Fantasy Tactics (CIB), Resident Evil 4 (NGC), Legend of Legaia (CIB), Contra (Cart only) and Ghosts n' Goblins (cart only). He wanted $15 for the NES carts, $15 for Resident Evil 4, $10 for Legend of Legaia and $5 for Final Fantasy. When I showed him Legaia was only 1 disc he dropped the price to $5 but wouldnt budge on the others so I only ended up getting the two PSone games. most of his NES carts he sells for $5 or less. and none of his Gamecube games have been over $10 before. I dunno where he gets his prices.