I hear you. Sometimes those stores will sell newer games though too. The reason I suggested boutique type stores is if they’re independently owned they can haggle a little bit and might be willing to make a deal on the price of a game.

Have you looked at other stores that sell electronics? Over here we have a store called BookOff and they buy used games, movies, books, from people and then sells them. You can find a mix of stuff in stores like that from all timeframes. Problem is you need to keep checking because their stock rotates and is rarely the same. Might wait a while before that game shows up.

Last suggestion is perhaps you can just earn a little extra cash to order a physical from wherever you want. Try a site like fiverr or something similar and do an odd job or two online for a couple of bucks.