I failed to find Caesar 4 in a nearby town's many gameshops. I also very nearly thought that my Brink authentication code failed, but luckily it was just a printing error.
Still, in net amounts of luck and bad luck this was actually one of the luckiest days in ages. I saw a big group of people entering a small alley I never really noticed, and thought "Is there something to see there? Fuck it, let's follow them!" only to be greeted by a HUMONGOUS comic store. I never knew that town had one, and I was overjoyed with happiness. Well, that and fear for my wallet. My poor poor wallet.
Funnily enough, out of the huuuuuge amounts of comics and manga they sold there, the one I was looking for (Sandman Volume 2) was just out of stock. But the owner ordered one for me, and I can probably pick it up next week.