Just got a GTA IV Bat in the mail Randomly!!

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#1 lordking65
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So when i got home, my parents were like "WHY DO YOU HAVE BAT? WHY DID YOU GET A BAT?" i was like the the heck? so i looked in the USPS box and it was a Grand Theft Auto IV bat. Apparently there is no clear address of where it came from. i was like "WHOA!!! HOLY....." Does anyone know about these? are these rare? How did rockstar get my address? does microsoft have anything to do with this? anyone know any info about it?

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#2 georgeverity
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if you arent lying that is incredible.... i cant really think of anything else to say.
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#3 lordking65
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if you arent lying that is incredible.... i cant really think of anything else to say.georgeverity

im not lying! i took that photo! you can find this photo anywher, not even in google, except here.

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#4 PlasmaBeam44
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That is insane.
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#5 imapyro9944
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that pretty cool but i just googled gtaiv bat and it came up with this http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/03/gta-iv-contest-insanity-win-your-very-own-baseball-bat-for-beating-prostitutes/. it looks like you won third place. congrats!
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#6 lordking65
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that pretty cool but i just googled gtaiv bat and it came up with this http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/03/gta-iv-contest-insanity-win-your-very-own-baseball-bat-for-beating-prostitutes/. it looks like you won third place. congrats!imapyro9944

WTF?!?!? i dont remember signing up with some GTA IV Sweepstakes, LOL. wow....

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[QUOTE="imapyro9944"]that pretty cool but i just googled gtaiv bat and it came up with this http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/03/gta-iv-contest-insanity-win-your-very-own-baseball-bat-for-beating-prostitutes/. it looks like you won third place. congrats!lordking65

WTF?!?!? i dont remember signing up with some GTA IV Sweepstakes, LOL. wow....

it was probably like "download this gamerpic and be entered to win these prizes!" i download those all the time but i never win... lol

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#8 Avenger1324
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It seems these are legit as there are a bunch of threads over on the GTAIV boards where other people have suddenly had these appear - though very slow delivery as the sign up was way back in March/April last year!! Congrats on getting one EDIT - WOW on looking at the amount of MS points being given away!!
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#9 MrBelveder06
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Congrats! You da man!

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#10 iam2green
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well congrats on getting that. that is nice bat
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#11 scfan3
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[QUOTE="imapyro9944"]that pretty cool but i just googled gtaiv bat and it came up with this http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/03/gta-iv-contest-insanity-win-your-very-own-baseball-bat-for-beating-prostitutes/. it looks like you won third place. congrats!lordking65

WTF?!?!? i dont remember signing up with some GTA IV Sweepstakes, LOL. wow....

Yeah I entered that and apparently won the custom Xbox 360 Elite...so hopefully this is a sign that it's coming in REALLY soon. That bat is sweet though LOL.
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#12 mgow
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YYea I got one yeserday. Im at univeristy and my parents call me and ask why is there a long triangle shaped box here for you?? I didnt have a clue!
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#13 KevComesRipping
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Dang I got those gamerpics but I don't think I won anything, maybe I'll get one of those Gears 2 Zunes tho from the Gears 2 contest, that would rule.
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#14 Terracata
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That is brilliant lol.
Imagine if you won a competetion for Call of duty...
"Son, why is there an M1 Garand in a parcel force bag here for you...?"
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#15 LinkoRob
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haha, nice..well, this could be a marketing ploy similar to something Nintendo tried a couple years ago..they sent out random boxes, filled with plastic hands, as advertising for the Nintendo DS slogan, "Touching is Good"...and the bat is probably the safest weapon that could be sent out to advertise..
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#16 scfan3
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Our of curiosity, did you guys not get letters from the company who hosted the contest with Microsoft? I got one midway through December about the 360 I won in the contest, but it said it would take 10-12 weeks to get it then. I'm guessing you didn't though from your reactions....
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#17 i-like-pie
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So what do we win for Gears of War? *wink wink*
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#18 scfan3
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So what do we win for Gears of War? *wink wink*i-like-pie
A fully working lancer :P.
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#19 maccer101
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they're encouraging violence even more now... god bless you rockstar games nah kidding, good win there man, i want one!
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#20 Desperados11
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this makes me wanna live in the states

u guys get all the goodies

gratz on getting the bat

maybe theyll send some out to canada for gta 5 ;)

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#21 statmaster19
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Congrats! I love when unexpected stuff like that happens.
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#22 EnderSR388
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Maybe it's to beat down your parents with, Manhunt style. I'M JUST KIDDING, DON'T DO THAT!
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#24 LinkoRob
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[QUOTE="Desperados11"]

this makes me wanna live in the states

u guys get all the goodies

gratz on getting the bat

maybe theyll send some out to canada for gta 5 ;)

good call..weather's probably too rough up here, EH ;)
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#25 guyguyguy1234
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Haha thats kinda funny!

Congratz!

But it is odd how they got ur adress.

I wonder what happened

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#26 joesh89
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yea there on ebay
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#27 PlzDuntBanMe
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Yeah! Go beat down those prostitutes! You won!
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#28 LzzrdBoy
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I got one of these too. However, it was not 3rd place prize, it was 2nd and there were 2000 of them given away. Keep in mind, these are not to be confused with the FREE promotional bat with the blood spatter which were given away when the game launched. These are just plain old every day aluminum bats with a silk-screened GTA IV logo and a Rockstar Logo. That's it. Still...worth about $50 around the net. I'm gonna' be giving mine away on my Freebie site...so, it was worth it...FREE. LOL! Congrats to the rest of the winners! ROCK ON!
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#29 Talldude80
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So when i got home, my parents were like "WHY DO YOU HAVE BAT? WHY DID YOU GET A BAT?" i was like the the heck? so i looked in the USPS box and it was a Grand Theft Auto IV bat. Apparently there is no clear address of where it came from. i was like "WHOA!!! HOLY....." Does anyone know about these? are these rare? How did rockstar get my address? does microsoft have anything to do with this? anyone know any info about it?

lordking65

its amazing i havent heard of this sooner. i just searched and found an article on popularmechanics.com. The date was like 7 months ago......

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/technology_news/4271367.html

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