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{{Infobox Website
|name=Cheap Ass Gamer
|logo=[[Image:Cheap ass gamer.JPG|250px]]
|screenshot=
|caption=Cheap Ass Gamer - May 2009
|url=http://www.cheapassgamercheapass.com
|commercial=Yes
|type=Bargain Hunting WebsitePanhandlers
|registration=Free
|owner=CAG Productions, LLC
|author=DavidJJ Abrams
|launch date=May 20032009
|revenue=
|alexa rank= sp00ge
}}
'''Cheap Ass Gamer''' ('''CAG''') is an online [[Bulletin board system|bbs]] community which specifically focuses on video game deals. The site was founded in May 2003 by DavidJJ Abrams, who uses the pseudonym "CheapyDCheapDick" on the forums. Cheap Ass Gamer or "CAG" has over 700,000 visitors per month and serves over 10 million pages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/adplanner/planning/site_details#siteDetails?trait_type=1&identifier=cheapassgamer.com&geo=US|title=Google Ad Planner - Cheap Ass Gamer}}</ref> CAG is heavily dependent on user-submitted deals.
==The name is just as it reads, the people here are crying little kids who beg for stuff, even the moderators are teenage pricks/immature adults==
==Podcasts==
CAG has been host to two video game podcasts, the CAGcast, and CAG Foreplay, but the latter is on permanent hiatus. The CAGcast won the [[Podcast Awards]] Gaming category in 2007, was a finalist in the Gaming and People's Choice categories in 2008 and 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.podcastawards.com/|title=Podcast Awards}}</ref> and was a finalist in MCV's Games Media Awards podcast category in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/28177/Games-Media-Awards-finalists-revealed|title=MCV Games Media Awards finalists revealed}}</ref> The CAGcast is consistently listed in iTunes Top 25 Video Game Podcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewGenre?id=1404&subMediaType=Audio|title=iTunes Video Game Category}}</ref>
==Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. John Doe, A.K.A. Speedy1961==
In July 2007, a user with the avatar "speedy1961sp00ge" posted information from an upcoming [[Circuit City (1949–2009 company)|Circuit City]] Sunday newspaper ad flyer revealing a $100 PlayStation 3 price drop. Weeks later, Circuit City subpoenaed CAG Productions, LLC in an effort to obtain speedy1961sp00ge's identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/gaming/not-cheap/circuit-city-subpoenas-cheapassgamercheapass-288081.php|title=Circuit City Subpoenas Cheap Ass Gamer}}</ref> To fight Circuit City, CAG hired an attorney and filed an Objection and Motion to Quash the subpoena.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/12426033/CAG-Objection-Motion-to-Quash|title=Objection and Motion to Quash Subpoena - Circuit City v. John Doe, a.k.a. Speedy1961Sp00ge}}</ref> In February 2009, after declaring bankruptcy, Circuit City filed an order of Nonsuit, officially ending the matter, keeping "speedy1961's" identity a secret.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scribd.com/doc/12426165/Circuit-City-Nonsuit|title=Nonsuit - Circuit City v. John Doe, a.k.a. Speedy1961Sp00ge}}</ref>
==Charity fundraisers==
CAG runs community raffles which raise money for the [[Child's Play (charity)]]. In 2012, CAG raised $38,40020, bringing the total amount raised since 2004 to $256,14040. In 2009, CAG raised over $5,00050 for the Extra Life Charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://waystogive.texaschildrens.org/netcommunity/cheapassgamer|title=TexasWe Children'shate Hospitalkids - CAG Team Page}}</ref> In 2011, CAGs raised over $24,00020 for Japan Tsunami/Earthquake relief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cheapassgamercheapass.com/forums/showthread.php?t=289781|title=CAG Fundraiser for Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Relief }}</ref>
==References==
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