Center_Stage_Hobbies wrote:Not to rub it in, but.... Went into Half Price just today and found.... (drum roll please)H3 The Bloodstone Wars (for only $1.98, no less - and in EXCELLENT shape)I10 Ravenloft II: The House on Gryphon Hill (in very good shape, with maps - for only $2.98 )
FormCritic wrote:With gas prices pushing $4 this summer, I have to be on another errand to go near Half Price Books.
JohnGaunt wrote:Hitting the stores in the Sea-Tac area isn't as difficult as hitting the DFW stores. Up in Seattle, the traffic isn't as bad, the stores are cleaner, BadMike and the rest of the DFW Acaeum crew are 2000 miles away . . .DFW's roadside scenery is bad. The stores are farther apart and a bit dirtier (still clean --- just not as shiny). DFW also doesn't have the RPG companies that Seattle has.$4 gas should not deter you from making the rounds of the HPB stores . . . who knows what rarities lurk in the hearts of them?But $3 gas shall deter the DFW crew from HPB this weekend! Stay away! Is that boxed Goodman Games set really worth the drive?
Kingofpain89 wrote:So John....what do you look like? That way when I see you I can holler at an employee and tell them I saw you shove a book down your pants.
Kingofpain89 wrote:I just think we need to carve up the HPB territory. Mike can have Arlington and the mid-cities. I'll take the Plano and Richardson stores. You can have whatever is left including the monster flagship store on Northwest highway. Sound good?
JohnGaunt wrote:On a related note, I will be attempting to hit at least three to five Lone Star Comics on Free Game Day --- Mesquite (over the highway from HPB), Mockingbird (up the highway from HPB), Plano (across from HPB), Irving (by HPB), and Fort Worth (by HPB).
JohnGaunt wrote:I can second what BadMike says about HPB in Dallas-Fort Worth --- they are hit-and-miss.Boxed sets are often laughably overpriced and fscking taped shut. Tape may every-so-slightly deter theft, but it definitely deters collecting. A side effect of being clueless (or generous to balance the scales?) is that boxed sets can have more junk inside than they should.Miscellanous bits and interesting items can also be found at cheap prices. I recently saw the Silver Anniversary G1 and G2 modules for $0.98 apiece.BTW, HPB is having a 20% off sale this weekend . . .
When is Free Game Day again???
AdderMcOne wrote:Pretty sure it's on June 23rd (because only applies to US)
JohnGaunt wrote:Here are two links:http://www.freerpgday.com/stores.htmhttp://www.freerpgday.com/sponsors.htm
Badmike wrote:JG, if you are coming this direction (for the Fort Worth or Arlington LSC), maybe we could catch a lunch. I don't know what Aneoth and Kingofpain are doing that day, but I know King wants to hit as many LSC as possible to pick up some free stuff. Maybe we can meet up. Hell, what's Gus Landt up to? We should have a mini-Acaeum meeting after we are done.
JohnGaunt wrote:Lunch does sound good. I should be able to do that since I am randomly driving around anyway . . .I still have a goal of hitting as many stores as possible, though throwing in some stops at HPB will slow me down. A carpool with King would make more sense but be impossible to coordinate, since I want to drive where I want to drive when I want to drive.
