Changes: Bad Bargain

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The subject of this article is non-canonical.
While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

Bad Bargain is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. It was written by Diana G. Gallagher and originally published on December 26, 2006 by Simon Spotlight Entertainment.

Synopsis

The Scoobies are used to being personally affected when demonic nasties come to Sunnydale. And they're used to strange things happening at Sunnydale High — after all, the place is built over the Hellmouth. But they've sealed the Hellmouth, so they don't think anything's out of the ordinary when items to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement... which, one might recall, is directly above that Hellmouth.

Once the rummage sale begins, it's clear the stuff for sale is far from ordinary. People seem to be strangely affected by the items they're buying — things from undemonic homes, donated by undemonic people. So the reactions these items are producing are, to say the least, unexpected. Willow's acting weird. So's Xander. And even Buffy's mom bought something....

The situation quickly spins out of control, and the school has to be quarantined... leaving Buffy and Giles to sort things out before whatever demon this is sells them down the river.

Continuity

The events of this story take place in Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2, but before episode "The Dark Age", when Jenny and Giles give a break in their relationship. However, this is contradicted by Xander and Cordelia already seeing each other in secret.
This novel foreshadowing things to come. Jonathan and Andrew appear, while Mayor Wilkin's darker dealings are alluded to. Buffy meeting Andrew here would appear to contradict "Gone", where she doesn't know him.

Appearances

Individuals

Species

Organizations and titles

Locations

Sunnydale

Behind the scenes

Production

The cover features a promotional picture taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3.

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+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Bad Bargain''}}
 {{Noncanon}}
 {{Book
+|title     = ''Bad Bargain''
-| image       = BuffyBadBargain.jpg
-| author      = [[Diana G. Gallagher]]
+|image     = Bad Bargain.jpg
-| tagline     = This bargain's not worth the price.
+|tagline   = This bargain's not worth the price.
-| date        = December 26, 2006
+|type      = Novel
+|pages     = 256
-| publisher   = [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]]
+|author    = [[Diana G. Gallagher]]
-| isbn        = 1416919198
+|date      = December 26, [[2006]]
-|pages = 256}}
+|publisher = [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]]
+|isbn      = 1416919198
+}}
-'''''Bad Bargain''''' was a novel writte by [[Diana G. Gallagher]] based on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel]]. It was written by [[Diana G. Gallagher]] and originally published on December 26, [[2006]] by [[Simon Spotlight Entertainment]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Synopsis==
+The [[Scooby Gang|Scoobies]] are used to being personally affected when [[demon]]ic nasties come to [[Sunnydale]]. And they're used to strange things happening at [[Sunnydale High School|Sunnydale High]] — after all, the place is built over the [[Hellmouth]]. But they've sealed the Hellmouth, so they don't think anything's out of the ordinary when items to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement... which, one might recall, is directly above that Hellmouth.
-Having sealed the [[Hellmouth]], the [[Scooby Gang]] do not realize that anything is odd when things to be sold at the first annual band fund-raising rummage sale are stored in the school basement, which is directly above the Hellmouth. The rummage sale begins, and the items on sale seem to be having an unexpected effect on those that buy them. Even [[Xander Harris]] and [[Willow Rosenberg]] are soon affected. The situation gets more serious resulting in the school being quarantined leaving [[Buffy Summers]] and [[Rupert Giles]] to sort things out before the items get sold elsewhere.
+Once the rummage sale begins, it's clear the stuff for sale is far from ordinary. People seem to be strangely affected by the items they're buying — things from undemonic homes, donated by undemonic people. So the reactions these items are producing are, to say the least, unexpected. [[Willow Rosenberg|Willow]]'s acting weird. So's [[Alexander Harris|Xander]]. And even [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]]'s mom bought something....
-== Appearances ==
-*[[Buffy Summers]]
+The situation quickly spins out of control, and the school has to be quarantined... leaving Buffy and [[Rupert Giles|Giles]] to sort things out before whatever demon this is sells them down the river.
-*[[Xander Harris]]
-*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
+==Continuity==
-*[[Rupert Giles]]
+*The events of this story take place in [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 2|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 2]], but before episode "[[The Dark Age]]", when Jenny and Giles give a break in their relationship. However, this is contradicted by Xander and Cordelia already seeing each other in secret.
-*[[Cordelia Chase]]
+*This novel foreshadowing things to come. [[Jonathan Levinson|Jonathan]] and [[Andrew Wells|Andrew]] appear, while Mayor [[Richard Wilkins|Wilkin]]'s darker dealings are alluded to. Buffy meeting Andrew here would appear to contradict "[[Gone]]", where she doesn't know him.
+==Appearances==
+===Individuals===
 *[[Angel]]
-* [[Oz]]
+*[[Traci Benedict]]
-* [[Spike]]
+*[[Jennifer Calendar]]
-* [[Drusilla]]
+*[[Cordelia Chase]]
-* [[Andrew]]
+*[[Michael Czajak]]
-*[[Jonathan]]
+*[[Deirdre]]
-*[[Jenny Calendar]]
+*[[Drusilla]]
+*[[Rupert Giles]]
-[[Category:Buffy novels]]
+*[[Alexander Harris]]
+*[[Harmony Kendall]]
+*[[Jonathan Levinson]]
+*[[Devon MacLeish]]
+*[[Daniel Osbourne]]
+*[[Pragoh]]
+*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
+*[[Snyder]]
+*[[Spike]]
+*[[Buffy Summers]]
+*[[Joyce Summers]]
+*[[Karl Torlette]]
+*[[Andrew Wells]]
+*[[Richard Wilkins]]
+===Species===
+*[[Demon]]
+*[[Human]]
+*[[Vampire]]
+===Organizations and titles===
+*[[Scooby Gang]]
+*[[Slayer]]
+===Locations===
+*[[Sunnydale]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover features a promotional picture taken for [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 3]].
+===Collections===
+*''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Volume 2]]''
+===International titles===
+*'''French:''' ''Sale affaire'' (Dirty Business)
+==Gallery==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
+Bad Bargain FR.jpg|Cover in France
+</gallery>
+[[fr:Sale affaire]]
+[[Category:Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels]]