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Old 09-24-09, 12:00 PM
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Hey guys, I haven't been in here much for a while. A few months ago my house was broken into and all my gaming stuff was stolen. I had a 46" HDTV, PS3, 360, and Wii among other things. Insurance check should be here by next week and I was hoping you guys could point me (or link) in the right direction to get the most out of my money towards replacing those big ticket items. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope to see you guys online soon.
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www.amazon.com
www.half.com
www.ebay.com (with bing cashback)
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noob.

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/video-game-exchange-forum-30/
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It took that long to get the insurance check? That sucks...
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For the tv and systems, seems like Dell has some 15%/20%/25% off coupons fairly regularly, though I think some of those might require getting their credit card. For games, the previous mentions are probably your best bets.
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www.gametz.com
www.cheapassgamer.com

...for alot of your more "rare" our harder to find titles. I lost alot of my PS1 & N64 era collection and those sites were very helpful in aiding me in rebuilding the collection. Lots of people moving cheap Wii & PS3 packages on Gametz right now.
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Originally Posted by Liver&Onions
DOn't forget to joint The ECA if you haven't already -- ECA members get an additional 10% off all video game and accessory purchases on Amazon.
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Hey guys, I haven't been in here much for a while. A few months ago my house was broken into and all my gaming stuff was stolen. I had a 46" HDTV, PS3, 360, and Wii among other things. Insurance check should be here by next week and I was hoping you guys could point me (or link) in the right direction to get the most out of my money towards replacing those big ticket items. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hope to see you guys online soon.
This website will give you the current going price for all video games, old and new:

http://www.videogamepricecharts.com/
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Sweet, thanks for all the replies guys.
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Best Buy has a Toshiba 46" 1080p tv on sale starting Sunday for 999 bucks..or online now for 999 I think...so look out for that..
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Darn, you just missed a 46" LCD at Best Buy for $10.

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