Wave Birds at Gamestop?

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gtmtnbiker wrote:It's weird how they underprice certain items like the Wavebird & the Broadband adapter (I scored 2 of them earlier this year for $.99)
I hate you at the moment.

If you're looking to get rid of one of those BBA's for just the 99 cents plus shipping drop me a line!
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Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:Well if you're thrifty and own a Tri-Wing screwdriver then you could just swap the analog nubs with those from a broken GCN controller that's in good shape.
Welcome to how I got my third wavebird. :D
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Droid party wrote:
Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:Well if you're thrifty and own a Tri-Wing screwdriver then you could just swap the analog nubs with those from a broken GCN controller that's in good shape.
Welcome to how I got my third wavebird. :D
Heh, I guess it pays to be thrifty right?

Now to find some working WaveBirds with shotty looking (But otherwise perfect) sticks that I can get for cheap.....
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I went to pick up a little tripod for my camera after work and stopped by the nearby Gamestop for S&Gs. I didn't see any used GC stuff at all. I was expecting some controllers at least for Wii use, but nothing.
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Hobie-wan wrote:I went to pick up a little tripod for my camera after work and stopped by the nearby Gamestop for S&Gs. I didn't see any used GC stuff at all. I was expecting some controllers at least for Wii use, but nothing.
A few GS's manager's are now just plainly refusing to take any trades on GCN at all, is it underhanded and against company policy? Yes. Can you get that store in trouble and have their district manager breathe fire down their asses until they restore their GCN section and begin accepting GCN trades again? Yes.
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Mod_Man_Extreme wrote:
Hobie-wan wrote:I went to pick up a little tripod for my camera after work and stopped by the nearby Gamestop for S&Gs. I didn't see any used GC stuff at all. I was expecting some controllers at least for Wii use, but nothing.
A few GS's manager's are now just plainly refusing to take any trades on GCN at all, is it underhanded and against company policy? Yes. Can you get that store in trouble and have their district manager breathe fire down their asses until they restore their GCN section and begin accepting GCN trades again? Yes.

it's also stupid. Considering the Wii's backwards compatability, it seems like having GC games and controllers in stock is a no-brainer.
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noiseredux wrote:it's also stupid. Considering the Wii's backwards compatability, it seems like having GC games and controllers in stock is a no-brainer.
I don't think the average consumer is still playing gamecube games. At least not enough play to the point of keeping things in stock. Sad.

I always check to see if i can get a game with mario in it cheap yet. I don't understand the memtality of not stocking cube stuff, but keeping resident evil 3 at 30 bucks.
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nickfil wrote:
noiseredux wrote:it's also stupid. Considering the Wii's backwards compatability, it seems like having GC games and controllers in stock is a no-brainer.
I don't think the average consumer is still playing gamecube games. At least not enough play to the point of keeping things in stock. Sad.

it is sad.
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noiseredux wrote:
nickfil wrote:
noiseredux wrote:it's also stupid. Considering the Wii's backwards compatability, it seems like having GC games and controllers in stock is a no-brainer.
I don't think the average consumer is still playing gamecube games. At least not enough play to the point of keeping things in stock. Sad.

it is sad.
What's really sad is that you can mention that Gamecube games are compatible every time I sell a Wii or people buy a Wii game that's a sequel to a Gamecube game and people look at me like I'm unlocking the mysteries of the universe.

Honestly we've got little hanging signs on every other shelf in both the Gamecube and Wii sections, why can't people notice this shit!?
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dedalusdedalus wrote:
I'm not an orthodontist, but I'm pretty sure that pattern could only have been left by human teeth.
I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who has resorted to biting the controller itself when in a particularly bad state of rage. :oops:
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