GameStop is a joke...

[Poor2More]

Army of Two (360) only $25 trade in value, just came out a week ago lol

[DestroVega]

These places really do suck... they offer you 25 bucks when the game came out a week ago, and that used copy will either be priced at the same price as the new game, or for 5 bucks less.... it's a total sham.

[SynGamer]

Someone needs to start a game trading company where you have a base price, and then get extra based on the condition of your trade-in.

So;

AoT: $25 base + $1 for the DVD case + $4 for the game manual.

Yeah, it may only be an extra $5 but the point is that we should be getting more if our games are in better condition.

[Poor2More]

Someone needs to start a game trading company where you have a base price, and then get extra based on the condition of your trade-in.

So;

AoT: $25 base + $1 for the DVD case + $4 for the game manual.

Yeah, it may only be an extra $5 but the point is that we should be getting more if our games are in better condition.

That would work, figured it would have least traded in for $30

[RyogAkari]

The most they ever give on anything is 30 dollars from what I hear.

Just sell it on ebay/amazon/here. You'll feel better about yourself in the end.

I've just stopped going to gamestop. I don't enter their store for any reason.

[Kendal]

Throw that bad lad on Half.com.

[bostonfrontier]

Well, how else are they suppose to earn money? They are a business afterall........ do you expect them to give you $40 for it and then sell it for $45 for a net profit of $5?

$5 doesn't go a long way in paying for salaries, lease, business expenses...... Obviously you have no clue in how business is run

[Scorch]

$33 at GameCrazy w/ MVP.

I've just stopped going to gamestop. I don't enter their store for any reason.

Same. The last time I entered was.. hmm.. let me think.. well, I tracked down a copy of NHL 2001, one of my favorite hockey games, for a dollar last year.. other than that.. last summer for a 2GB memory stick.

[RudyPants]

Throw that bad lad on Half.com.

Agreed. Their cut isn't small potatoes, but you'll likely get at least $40-45 for it.

[RudyPants]

Well, how else are they suppose to earn money? They are a business afterall........ do you expect them to give you $40 for it and then sell it for $45 for a net profit of $5?

$5 doesn't go a long way in paying for salaries, lease, business expenses...... Obviously you have no clue in how business is run

Uh oh, a Gamestop advocate. You point makes sense, but you forgot that people here aren't really too interested in hearing about Gamestop's business practices ;).

Edit: Sorry for the double post ...

[whoknows]

Well, how else are they suppose to earn money? They are a business afterall........ do you expect them to give you $40 for it and then sell it for $45 for a net profit of $5?

$5 doesn't go a long way in paying for salaries, lease, business expenses...... Obviously you have no clue in how business is run

Well the thing is they give you $25 and sell it for $55 so they're gaining $30. I'm sure they could stand to give a bit more.

[KiLL3r]

That's why I don't like trading my games to gamestop. Try to find an alternative game store to trade it in, if you don't like what they are offering you then your best bet is selling the game on ebay.

[MillerTime2523]

CAG Trading board FTW

[RyogAkari]

I know plenty of other stores around town that would happily give him atleast $40 for his game (though they will sell it for 50-55 sure).

Gamestop doesnt need to be the empire they are, but they are.



Let me put it to you this way.


You give Gamestop your games, your making it possible for them to receive a huge financial gain from you game when they resell it. They turn around and use those millions of dollars they sucker off of you and buy out our beloved stores.

Babbages.
FuncoLand
EB Games
Rhino
and many more stores have ceased to exsist EXCLUSIVELY DUE TO YOUR SUPPORT OF THEIR STORE.

Think about that the next time you want to return a game to them, or the next time you want to buy a game from them. Dont. Buy a used game off of eBay/Amazon/Forums/Mom n Pops shops/and many more (but not for long!) stores.

[ajh2298]

I would give you $40.00 shipped for it?

[RudyPants]

CAG Trading board FTW

I'll trade you Kameo and Perfect Dark for your INSERT NEW RELEASE HERE? :D

But in all honesty, it's good to try to trade on the trading board just because you'll get something you want instead of trade-in credit at Gamestop, which won't even get you half a game most of the time.

[SynGamer]

Well, how else are they suppose to earn money? They are a business afterall........ do you expect them to give you $40 for it and then sell it for $45 for a net profit of $5?

$5 doesn't go a long way in paying for salaries, lease, business expenses...... Obviously you have no clue in how business is run

I do thankfully and when i see a game trade for $25 and then marked up to $54.99, then i get pissed. Not only that, i keep my games in great condition so when i get $25 yet the person next to me is missing the case and manual and the disc is scratched, yet they get the same trade-in value...it pisses me even more.

[OGHowie]

I walked in yesterday and found a Gamestop employee destroying old PSone systems (at least 4) and PS games with a hammer. He was literally making sure the PSones would not work anymore by taking a hammer to the laser lenses and PS games. Very strange.

[Kendal]

Agreed. Their cut isn't small potatoes, but you'll likely get at least $40-45 for it.

I put God of War:CoO for $33 and got $31 after their cut. So $28ish after shipping. Not bad when I paid $6 out of pocket originally.

[KingofOldSchool]

I walked in yesterday and found a Gamestop employee destroying old PSone systems (at least 4) and PS games with a hammer. He was literally making sure the PSones would not work anymore by taking a hammer to the laser lenses and PS games. Very strange.

A lot of places do that when they have goods that needs to be destroyed.

When I say destroyed, I literally mean it.

It's an LP issue because they don't want people digging through the trash to get perfectly good product.

[Slate]

Old news. Next topic!

[monkeydeew]

gamestop isnt a joke, YOU are if you trade it in for 25 store credit

[JJSP]

The only time I'll trade to GameStop is if they've got a good trade bonus (read = 20%+) coupon going on AND if there's something in particular I want on sale. Otherwise, Blockbuster or GameCrazy are much better deals.

[norkusa]

gamestop isnt a joke, YOU are if you trade it in for 25 store credit

QFT. I could never understand why people would want to trade their stuff in at Gamestop. You could list it on Ebay with a $40-$45 BIN and it'd sell in less than 5 min EASILY.

Even if you didn't have a Ebay account, just put it up on Craig's and watch it sell just as fast.

[bigdaddybruce44]

As someone else said, this is old news. GameStop always gives bad credit for games. This is life. Their big profits come from buying used games cheap and selling them for a lot more. Like others, I only trade there when there is a good deal, like bonus % or something.

[QiG]

Definitely use our trading forum here or goozex for old games. I guess a third alternative would be secondspin.com though NO ONE who deals cash for games will give you anything even close to what it's worth.

[underliness]

I traded in a couple old games that I couldn't trade anywhere else today (GRAW2/R6 Vegas) while they still had the 2 games for an extra 10$. Total came to 30.90 for the 2 with edge. Not bad but not great.

But what suprised me was they are already pushin preorders for Gears 2 and Fable 2.

[Scorch]

I walked in yesterday and found a Gamestop employee destroying old PSone systems (at least 4) and PS games with a hammer. He was literally making sure the PSones would not work anymore by taking a hammer to the laser lenses and PS games. Very strange.

I remember the day when we had to defect like six Donkey Konga bongo sets.. THAT was a fun day.

[Persona7]

Well, how else are they suppose to earn money? They are a business afterall........ do you expect them to give you $40 for it and then sell it for $45 for a net profit of $5?

$5 doesn't go a long way in paying for salaries, lease, business expenses...... Obviously you have no clue in how business is runBut they offer 25$ at the most and resell it for $54.99.......Also, condition of the game does not seem to matter.

[jollydwarf]

GameStop is a joke...

...without a punchline.

[bigdaddybruce44]

But they offer 25$ at the most and resell it for $54.99That is what professional resellers do. They buy low and sell high. They are offering you the convenience of being to dump your games right now, without having to wait for someone to buy them online or something. Also, $25 is not the most they offer. Plenty of games have $30 values right, even SMG, which only sells for $45 used.

[SithFran]

I know plenty of other stores around town that would happily give him atleast $40 for his game (though they will sell it for 50-55 sure).

Gamestop doesnt need to be the empire they are, but they are.



Let me put it to you this way.


You give Gamestop your games, your making it possible for them to receive a huge financial gain from you game when they resell it. They turn around and use those millions of dollars they sucker off of you and buy out our beloved stores.

Babbages.
FuncoLand
EB Games
Rhino
and many more stores have ceased to exsist EXCLUSIVELY DUE TO YOUR SUPPORT OF THEIR STORE.

Think about that the next time you want to return a game to them, or the next time you want to buy a game from them. Dont. Buy a used game off of eBay/Amazon/Forums/Mom n Pops shops/and many more (but not for long!) stores.

Funcoland? Who loved that overpriced store? We had one here and their prices were just as bad as the Gamestop that's sitting there now.

No love lost for them by me. Babbages was the same way.

[Cuzza40]

Well, how else are they suppose to earn money? They are a business afterall........ do you expect them to give you $40 for it and then sell it for $45 for a net profit of $5?

$5 doesn't go a long way in paying for salaries, lease, business expenses...... Obviously you have no clue in how business is run

Obviously you have no idea what a normal profit margin is on a transaction that occurs thousands of times a day across the country. A $5 profit seems reasonable to an individual, because small transactions for an individual aren't worth the effort, but a large, large company receiving $5 for what is basically absolutely nothing more than a middleman fee (you could just as easily sell for that price directly to another buyer), is ridiculous. If you accept the "value" of $25 that's given to you, $5 is a 20% fee for doing nothing more than holding it until someone else comes along. Certainly, profit is required for any business, but at what point is the profit costing so much more than the value of the service they actually provide that you need to lube up?

EDIT: As another point of observation, consider that the profit they make comes out of both ends of the transaction, the sale and the purchase, so the net benefit is entirely to the company, and as a former employee, I can tell you with certainty that profit does NOT go in any way to benefit the employees or even store operations themselves. Until the buyout, Gamestop would not upgrade to EB Games' computerized system of managing credit and reservations because it is far, far easier to make mistakes in favor of the company when the only record of your transaction is stored in some unseen vault at "corporate" on a piece of register tape.

[Rollett]

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[SL4IN]

at the store I work at, you would get roughly $36 in store credit for AoT

[Cuzza40]

<Erased>

Erased, but I'll answer your charge anyway.


That is NOT happening out of the goodness of Gamestop's heart; they know that when the new Madden launches in July or August, it's just as good as any other new release until the following year approaches. Sure, demand drops off as time goes on and Live hits in the winter, but you'll see that any game's prices change based on the demand. (the very day the next Madden comes out, the trade in value for the old one is $1-$3). Sure, at the front end, they may overpay, and lose something on the transaction, but that price will not drop until they recoup a certain amount of profit at price X, and they know they can afford to wait it out. Gamestop employs very, very skilled people to manage prices. They do not lose nearly as much taking in a flop title early at a higher price than they make inflating values on all titles across the board. Alternatively, think of it like this:

Gamestop takes in a game the day after it came out, let's call it "Game X". Game X will either be a flop, or a success.

Let's say they give you $30 on an expected sales for 2 months at $40; just for sake of argument.

If the game is a success, they will make the $10 profit on that title for two months.

If it is not, it will sit at that price for a month or so, and if sales are under a certain number of units out per units in, they will cut the trade-in value, and possibly cut the used price to $35, which will usually sell out the early trade-ins, and still net a $5 profit. They'll shift copies to markets that sell more to help ensure this. Also note that that $10 profit is a LOW margin for Gamestop; they drop used prices usually in $5 increments, and at a $15 discrepancy, that's 6 months to a year of occasional drops on many titles. Trust me, they do NOTHING out of altruistic motivations.

EDIT: Also note I mention Madden not because I have any love of sports games; I loathe them, but because you mentioned sports titles, and from Gamestop's perspective, Madden is the annual golden goose.

[Rollett]

Never said it was out of the goodness of anyones heart.. but from a buisness standpoint it makes sense... not exactly a good deal on our end no... and not saying it is.

[Hybrid5006]

You know who really steals your money.... Starbucks!

$5 for a cup of coffee FTW!!!

[Poor2More]

You know who really steals your money.... Starbucks!

$5 for a cup of coffee FTW!!!

I can swallow that

Gamestop on the other hand, When I walk in with a game to trade in, when they tell me the value, it feels like I just got bitch slapped, Donkey punched, and still have to deep throat the Pre Orders that they shove down my throat till no end.

[bostonfrontier]

Erased, but I'll answer your charge anyway.


That is NOT happening out of the goodness of Gamestop's heart; they know that when the new Madden launches in July or August, it's just as good as any other new release until the following year approaches. Sure, demand drops off as time goes on and Live hits in the winter, but you'll see that any game's prices change based on the demand. (the very day the next Madden comes out, the trade in value for the old one is $1-$3). Sure, at the front end, they may overpay, and lose something on the transaction, but that price will not drop until they recoup a certain amount of profit at price X, and they know they can afford to wait it out. Gamestop employs very, very skilled people to manage prices. They do not lose nearly as much taking in a flop title early at a higher price than they make inflating values on all titles across the board. Alternatively, think of it like this:

Gamestop takes in a game the day after it came out, let's call it "Game X". Game X will either be a flop, or a success.

Let's say they give you $30 on an expected sales for 2 months at $40; just for sake of argument.

If the game is a success, they will make the $10 profit on that title for two months.

If it is not, it will sit at that price for a month or so, and if sales are under a certain number of units out per units in, they will cut the trade-in value, and possibly cut the used price to $35, which will usually sell out the early trade-ins, and still net a $5 profit. They'll shift copies to markets that sell more to help ensure this. Also note that that $10 profit is a LOW margin for Gamestop; they drop used prices usually in $5 increments, and at a $15 discrepancy, that's 6 months to a year of occasional drops on many titles. Trust me, they do NOTHING out of altruistic motivations.

EDIT: Also note I mention Madden not because I have any love of sports games; I loathe them, but because you mentioned sports titles, and from Gamestop's perspective, Madden is the annual golden goose.

man, you must like to hear yourself talk......especially about things you have no idea about...... get your facts straight before you open your mouth

[Cuzza40]

Never said it was out of the goodness of anyones heart.. but from a buisness standpoint it makes sense... not exactly a good deal on our end no... and not saying it is.

That's what I'm saying; it IS a good deal on your end. As an employee, it's human nature to see and note the glaringly obvious titles that have bombed and the company is losing money on, but what you don't see is that every single other title is netting them a HUGE profit. Think about it; for every game you know is a dog, sells legendarily poorly, and sits there, there are 30 more that are doing extremely well. And when a game reaches the low end, that's when the REAL profit comes in; take in a game at $1 under the pretense that nobody wants it, then sell it at $8 to someone who says, "Wow! Great deal!" (And this happens EVERY year for EVERY sports title), for 7X what they paid for it. Now repeat that nationwide thousands of times a day. Everything they do at Gamestop makes good business sense.

[Cuzza40]

man, you must like to hear yourself talk......especially about things you have no idea about...... get your facts straight before you open your mouth

I'm waiting for proof. A personal attack is not an argument.

[Cuzza40]

I can swallow that

Gamestop on the other hand, When I walk in with a game to trade in, when they tell me the value, it feels like I just got bitch slapped, Donkey punched, and still have to deep throat the Pre Orders that they shove down my throat till no end.

The preorders are at least a good deal for you; while Gamestop is banking on the money during the time they possess it from when you do the preorder, the amount of interest you as an individual are likely to get on that interim is negligible, so it's a small price to pay to be able to guarantee a copy; Gamestop has lots of ways of making a profit, but as far as preorders go, you get a decidedly good deal out of it as well, so yes, while the nagging is a pain, the service that's provided on that is really not a bad value, especially on hardware/software package bundles like Guitar Hero, so that's not a service they should be discouraged from providing. In fact, I'd argue preorders, when they are filled, is Gamestop's single most valuable service.

[bostonfrontier]

The preorders are at least a good deal for you; while Gamestop is banking on the money during the time they possess it from when you do the preorder, the amount of interest you as an individual are likely to get on that interim is negligible, so it's a small price to pay to be able to guarantee a copy; Gamestop has lots of ways of making a profit, but as far as preorders go, you get a decidedly good deal out of it as well, so yes, while the nagging is a pain, the service that's provided on that is really not a bad value, especially on hardware/software package bundles like Guitar Hero, so that's not a service they should be discouraged from providing. In fact, I'd argue preorders, when they are filled, is Gamestop's single most valuable service.

Dude, you didn't even make a point in this posting...... you just said a whole lot of nothing

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Army of Two (360) only $25 trade in value, just came out a week ago lol

If you sell it to a Transworld Entertainment store(FYE, Sam Goody, Coconuts, etc), you can get a base value of $26.50 for it(which may fluctuate, depending on how many they have in stock).

SecondSpin's trade value link: http://www.secondspin.com/search.jsp?page=1&type=games.title.sell&query=army+of+two

And right now, there's a deal going on for a bonus 20% trade value, which you should get on TOP of the 20 or 25% they give you if you take CREDIT.

It could add up to alot more than Gamestop would give you(in the $30's someplace), but then you're 'stuck' with Transworld credit. Although, to me, Transworld and their stores guarantee you better condition stuff to buy by not taking in the crap condition stuff like Gamestop does, which is why I like dealing with them alot more.

So, there's an option for you besides Gamestop.

[RudyPants]

If you sell it to a Transworld Entertainment store(FYE, Sam Goody, Coconuts, etc), you can get a base value of $26.50 for it(which may fluctuate, depending on how many they have in stock).

SecondSpin's trade value link: http://www.secondspin.com/search.jsp?page=1&type=games.title.sell&query=army+of+two

And right now, there's a deal going on for a bonus 20% trade value, which you should get on TOP of the 20 or 25% they give you if you take CREDIT.

It could add up to alot more than Gamestop would give you(in the $30's someplace), but then you're 'stuck' with Transworld credit. Although, to me, Transworld and their stores guarantee you better condition stuff to buy by not taking in the crap condition stuff like Gamestop does, which is why I like dealing with them alot more.

So, there's an option for you besides Gamestop.

That's what I'm talking about: a poster that actually wants to help instead of just complain. Kudos to you IAmTheCheapestGamer.

[JJSP]

Blockbuster is another one that a lot of people overlook. Any Blockbuster will let you trade in games (they might not advertise it, but they do), and their trade prices cap off at $35 for new games. Granted, it's Blockbuster store credit, but keep in mind that you can use store credit there on anything in the store - including the "keep it" price for rental games. If you've got a GameRush near you, there's always a good chance they'll have a decent selection of used games (obviously nothing like GameStop, as BB doesn't specialize in the format) as well as the top level new games and accessories.

Personally, I've purchased my Rock Band 360 bundle, Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Galaxy, Rayman Wii, an extra nunchuk, and 1600 MS points at Blockbuster/GameRush, and did all of it using store credit that I got from either trading in stuff that I wasn't playing (and was worth considerably more at BB than GS) or from taking advantage of GS's used coupons and turning a profit at BB.

One more pro to Blockbuster - a used copy of Bioshock (360) sells for $34.99 at Blockbuster. That same used game at GameStop is $49.99.

[MSUHitman]

Blockbuster is another one that a lot of people overlook. Any Blockbuster will let you trade in games (they might not advertise it, but they do), and their trade prices cap off at $35 for new games. Granted, it's Blockbuster store credit, but keep in mind that you can use store credit there on anything in the store - including the "keep it" price for rental games. If you've got a GameRush near you, there's always a good chance they'll have a decent selection of used games (obviously nothing like GameStop, as BB doesn't specialize in the format) as well as the top level new games and accessories.

Personally, I've purchased my Rock Band 360 bundle, Smash Brothers Brawl, Mario Galaxy, Rayman Wii, an extra nunchuk, and 1600 MS points at Blockbuster/GameRush, and did all of it using store credit that I got from either trading in stuff that I wasn't playing (and was worth considerably more at BB than GS) or from taking advantage of GS's used coupons and turning a profit at BB.

One more pro to Blockbuster - a used copy of Bioshock (360) sells for $34.99 at Blockbuster. That same used game at GameStop is $49.99.

Problem is Gamerush locations are rarer than Game Crazy's (there are no Blockbuster/Gamerush locations in all of St. Louis while we still have 2 or 3 Game Crazy's) otherwise I would love to get in some of those deals at Gamerush.

[mrlokievil]

When you're trading a game into Gamestop you are paying for convenience. All you have to do is walk into a store and they will give you credit for it. If you want more money there are other ways to go about but they require more time and effort. If they were the only way to trade in games you would have a valid complaint but since there are other ways there is no need to complain. If you don't like it don't shop there or start renting games that you feel like you are going to trade in after a week.

Considering there are tons of threads on this site where people are talking about buying and hoarding rare games so they can sell them for a large profit you can see that everyone is out to make a quick buck.

[JJSP]

Problem is Gamerush locations are rarer than Game Crazy's (there are no Blockbuster/Gamerush locations in all of St. Louis while we still have 2 or 3 Game Crazy's) otherwise I would love to get in some of those deals at Gamerush.
Aside from Rayman, everything I've picked up has been at a regular Blockbuster.

To the best of my knowledge, GameCrazy matches trade values. Best thing to do is take the game you're trading in to a regular Blockbuster, get a trade "quote" (a receipt slip with the value on it), and take that receipt and game to GameCrazy. With that, you've got Blockbuster values and GameCrazy's selection.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

That's what I'm talking about: a poster that actually wants to help instead of just complain. Kudos to you IAmTheCheapestGamer.

No problem, since I favor the Transworld stores for trades anyway. Though, I wish that Gamestop didn't take down their Tradestop.com value site, which let you look up trade values from home.

But, I know why they did, they did it so people would bring them in and rather than lugging the games home, they opt to trade them to GS.

[Cuzza40]

Dude, you didn't even make a point in this posting...... you just said a whole lot of nothing

How is praise for a good bit of service a whole lot of nothing? I don't believe it's right for me to sit here and criticize their trade-in policies without discussing what they do RIGHT.

Huge thanks to IAmTheCheapestGamer for providing an alternative, but the point of this thread, from the title, is "Gamestop is a joke", and as far as trade-ins go, they definitely are, so my goal in my posts wasn't anything but to discuss the proof of it.

[mike.m]

Well the thing is they give you $25 and sell it for $55 so they're gaining $30. I'm sure they could stand to give a bit more.

I managed an independent video game store and I can tell you that $25 trade in on a new release is fair. That's what we gave. The difference for us was, we typically sold it for $40 or $45, not $3 or $5 under the new price.

[The Mana Knight]

I'll agree with everyone that Gamestop's trade-in values do suck, but sometimes it is a good option when wanting to get rid of games.

As many of you know, I got quite a game collection over the years and I'm just tired of owning several games. If you sell anywhere on the internet, you may have the following problems:
-Some stuff just not selling regardless of what you do, so you're kind of stuck with it (I've seen games for $1 not even sell on ebay).

-Payment can be a problem at times because there are people who have been scammed. Although Paypal can be secure, it charges fees and the buyer can sometimes file a dispute or something trying to get their money back (which could be a lie) . Someone could send out a fake money order, or even if it's real you gotta go to a bank and cash it. And oh course, sending out cash is a huge risk.

-Shipping can be a problem because it can be easy to spend more than you imagined (I will not lie that although I tried calculating shipping, I ended up spending more than anticipated, especially when shipping to the west or east coast). Another problem is an item could be damaged (even if you packed well), lost, stolen, and so on during the process. Oh course you can get insurance, but that adds more to the cost of shipping. And if you are shipping to a different country, it really varies when it may arrive unless you pay big. There is also picking up the supplies to ship.

Although I've sold a few games to people online and bought a few games from people online; there's no denying I sometimes worry about this a little when any kind of deal is going on.

By trading into GS, yes you may get less, but at the same time it's convenient. I can easily ditch my games (one which don't date back to a few generations) without worrying about them not taking them (so I get them all off my hands easily). All I have to do overall is make a trip to GS with a stack of games, hand them to an employee, have them scan my Edge card, I sign, and then they put the credit on the card. After that, I have more $$$ than I did before to spend (When I get rid of games, 99% of the time I'm just going to buy more games anyway). By selling somewhere online, I would have to deal with a buyer (most are good, but sometimes it may not be good), make a stop to buy packing supplies, make a stop to cash a check (if I were to get one), make another stop to mail stuff off, and so on. And then I'd have to worry if they received stuff or not (although I use delivery confirmation). At GS, no worries because they have my stuff and I didn't have to do much.

I do have Game Crazy, but they are way too far away. And other places aren't exactly worth trading into (due to not having a good selection like GS).

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I'll agree with everyone that Gamestop's trade-in values do suck, but sometimes it is a good option when wanting to get rid of games.

As many of you know, I got quite a game collection over the years and I'm just tired of owning several games. If you sell anywhere on the internet, you may have the following problems:
-Some stuff just not selling regardless of what you do, so you're kind of stuck with it (I've seen games for $1 not even sell on ebay).

-Payment can be a problem at times because there are people who have been scammed. Although Paypal can be secure, it charges fees and the buyer can sometimes file a dispute or something trying to get their money back (which could be a lie) . Someone could send out a fake money order, or even if it's real you gotta go to a bank and cash it. And oh course, sending out cash is a huge risk.

-Shipping can be a problem because it can be easy to spend more than you imagined (I will not lie that although I tried calculating shipping, I ended up spending more than anticipated, especially when shipping to the west or east coast). Another problem is an item could be damaged (even if you packed well), lost, stolen, and so on during the process. Oh course you can get insurance, but that adds more to the cost of shipping. And if you are shipping to a different country, it really varies when it may arrive unless you pay big. There is also picking up the supplies to ship.

Although I've sold a few games to people online and bought a few games from people online; there's no denying I sometimes worry about this a little when any kind of deal is going on.

By trading into GS, yes you may get less, but at the same time it's convenient. I can easily ditch my games (one which don't date back to a few generations) without worrying about them not taking them (so I get them all off my hands easily). All I have to do overall is make a trip to GS with a stack of games, hand them to an employee, have them scan my Edge card, I sign, and then they put the credit on the card. After that, I have more $$$ than I did before to spend (When I get rid of games, 99% of the time I'm just going to buy more games anyway). By selling somewhere online, I would have to deal with a buyer (most are good, but sometimes it may not be good), make a stop to buy packing supplies, make a stop to cash a check (if I were to get one), make another stop to mail stuff off, and so on. And then I'd have to worry if they received stuff or not (although I use delivery confirmation). At GS, no worries because they have my stuff and I didn't have to do much.

I do have Game Crazy, but they are way too far away. And other places aren't exactly worth trading into (due to not having a good selection like GS).

See, this is why I've been using the Priority Mail flat rate envelopes and boxes SO frequently in recent months, since they provide the packing materials AND a place to cash a money order(if it's theirs) AND a place to ship the stuff off from.

Best part about the PO I usually use when I ship stuff out that's going to other CAGs, is that it's right across the street from a downtown location of my bank I deal with. So, if I received a check or other payment form that the PO wouldn't cash, I can simply go across the street and do so there. Although, I limit my dealings to CASH or USPS MO's, so I don't take any chances.

There are simpler ways to do things, so you protect yourself and make one big stop and you're done.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Flat rate for the win.

[evyrew]

I shop at gamestop from time to time. It's a good place to browse and get an idea on prices. I usually go straight to the bargain bin. I won't buy a game from them unless it's fair market price, and no, $3-5 off the MSRP is not fair market price for a used item. I'd rather just buy it new for that price range.

Certain games really don't hold their value, especially if it's already been sent to the bargain bin (less than $8 for used PS2 games). For me, if I bought it for less than the cost of a rental or shipping price from ebay, I'm happy.

Always inspect the disk before you buy it.

[Sharp Katana]

don't bother selling back to gamestop unless you want to get ripped off. If you have an older game even with their 30% trade in coupon and edge card the value doesnt stack up. I went in december last year and they offered me $14 for a mint warhawk bundle. The employee tried offering me $15 cash for himself lmao. I declined and sold it on ebay for $42 that is 3x's the cash I was being offered. I'm ok with buying their games because sometimes they have some pretty nice pre-order bonuses but generally I try to stay far far away from them.

And what is the deal with them always asking me if I want to pre-order a game if I just mention it?

[bigdaddybruce44]

Like anything else, you need to be a smart consumer. There are times when trading things into GameStop is actually a great option. It all depends on what trade-in bonus (if any) is available, what games you want to trade, and what the market rate for a used copy is. It's important what exactly you want to get after dumping the old stuff off.

[Rollett]

Because they can get fired if they don't get enough pre-orders.. ... so they will always ask/try...

[Agent_BBJ]

I agree. I will buy from the bargain bin but will not trade because the last time I traded was with the extra $10. It was worth it then but any other time ebay, amazon, half, craig's list and goozex. My favorite is goozex. There system is not perfect but get fair market value. The people on there great for the most part. It is nice dealing with other gamers than an employee getting barely over minimum wage and not caring about the customer's experience. Before, I am hated by Gamestop or other game store employees. There are some really good ones just not around where I live. I have to travel an hour away to go to a gamestop where the employees are decent. Sorry about the rant. My advice: Sell it to a friend or on the internet.

[Sharp Katana]

Because they can get fired if they don't get enough pre-orders.. ... so they will always ask/try...

oh yea? that's lame. I thought it was just for commission.

[Master Shake]

oh yea? that's lame. I thought it was just for commission.No, there is no commission at all.

[The Mana Knight]

don't bother selling back to gamestop unless you want to get ripped off. If you have an older game even with their 30% trade in coupon and edge card the value doesnt stack up. I went in december last year and they offered me $14 for a mint warhawk bundle. The employee tried offering me $15 cash for himself lmao. I declined and sold it on ebay for $42 that is 3x's the cash I was being offered. I'm ok with buying their games because sometimes they have some pretty nice pre-order bonuses but generally I try to stay far far away from them.

And what is the deal with them always asking me if I want to pre-order a game if I just mention it?You may have sold it on ebay for $42, but add the list fee, selling fee, and paypal fees and you don't make as much.

See, this is why I've been using the Priority Mail flat rate envelopes and boxes SO frequently in recent months, since they provide the packing materials AND a place to cash a money order(if it's theirs) AND a place to ship the stuff off from.

Best part about the PO I usually use when I ship stuff out that's going to other CAGs, is that it's right across the street from a downtown location of my bank I deal with. So, if I received a check or other payment form that the PO wouldn't cash, I can simply go across the street and do so there. Although, I limit my dealings to CASH or USPS MO's, so I don't take any chances.

There are simpler ways to do things, so you protect yourself and make one big stop and you're done.Well, the area where I live (like in my hometown), the post office is a distance away and it's kind of a hassle to get there. Since I go to a small bank too with three locations (two way far out of the way and one nearby), it's pretty far from the post office regardless (It's like everything is spread apart).
I agree. I will buy from the bargain bin but will not trade because the last time I traded was with the extra $10. It was worth it then but any other time ebay, amazon, half, craig's list and goozex. My favorite is goozex. There system is not perfect but get fair market value. The people on there great for the most part. It is nice dealing with other gamers than an employee getting barely over minimum wage and not caring about the customer's experience. Before, I am hated by Gamestop or other game store employees. There are some really good ones just not around where I live. I have to travel an hour away to go to a gamestop where the employees are decent. Sorry about the rant. My advice: Sell it to a friend or on the internet.But when you have games like Ape Escape Pumped & Prime, Smashing Drive, or most any last gen mediocre game that can be bought really cheap, who is even going to bother buying it on the internet when they can buy it at their local store for $5-$10 (like how CC has cheap $9)? By the time you ship and figure in Paypal fees and shipping, you might even lose money when selling (I've come close to that). I wanted to get rid of GT3, but who is even going to bother buying the game now? So oh course I took it to GS. There's a few games on my tradelist that if no one picks up, I may take them to GS this week.

Like anything else, you need to be a smart consumer. There are times when trading things into GameStop is actually a great option. It all depends on what trade-in bonus (if any) is available, what games you want to trade, and what the market rate for a used copy is. It's important what exactly you want to get after dumping the old stuff off.

I'm kind of in a pretty bad situation where any dollar helps me. I do try very hard to get rid of games during a trade-in promotion (like 20% bump when buying Lost Odyssey on 360). I will admit I did get ripped off in ways getting rid of 14-16 games just to get the game, but at least I got them off my hands since I'd never play them again.

There's no denying I'm trying to sell more online and less at GS, but there are those certain games where you just can't sell online (due to no one wanting them), GS becomes a not too bad option.

[ritchardf]

why dont consumers just demand games that you would actually want to play for more than a week, then the whole trade in value discussion would be mute.

[Slim Gatsby]

I agree, GS sucks and I use Goozex/Half.com/eBay/CAG/gametz/even LiveJournal to sell/trade.

By the way, CML for your Army of Two. ;D

[rexflexall]

Total malarkey.....I stopped shopping there a long time ago. I hardly trade in my games anyway, plus I can get a discount at Wally's. Last time I shopped at Gamestop was when I preordered my Wii when they first came out, I had an old friend who was manager at the Gamestop by my house. I preordered a Wii and a classic controller for it when it first came out. I got my Wii but not my classic controller. I got my money back for the controller but I went in a bit later since I preordered Metal Slug Anthology for the Wii. My manager buddy saw me and told me that some people traded in their Wiis (silly people) and left a classic controller that they forgot to take into account. They couldn't sell it since they didn't know who it belonged to.....so he just kindly handed it over to me for FREE! It was a nice score that day. Anyway, he quit about a year later and the last time I was in there the folks weren't that friendly.

Now I just shop Wally's, Fry's and Amazon.com......my wallet's been crying ever since!

[Tecka]

The main problem I have with gamestop is when they are about to put out a coupon (say 25% used xbox360 game), they will mark up the price of the "popular" games to around 5 dollars under the new price.

I went to get assassins creed when the coupon came out, they had it as 29.99(or 39.99) couple weeks ago so I went to get it and it was marked up the the 55.99 price.

[The Mana Knight]

The main problem I have with gamestop is when they are about to put out a coupon (say 25% used xbox360 game), they will mark up the price of the "popular" games to around 5 dollars under the new price.

I went to get assassins creed when the coupon came out, they had it as 29.99(or 39.99) couple weeks ago so I went to get it and it was marked up the the 55.99 price.They do. And come to think about it, I used the coupon at GS for 25% bonus when trading in PS2 games, a game that gets $5 trade-in credit got me $1 bonus (that's 20% from what I believe), so it seems like the coupon was really only 20%. I'm not going to argue with GS over this since I will only get $1 extra.

[Blinkman987]

The funny thing about businesses is that you DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY! Who cares what a store buys something at if you don't sell it to them? There are no victims in the transactions, just idiots.

[Sinnbox]

I walked in yesterday and found a Gamestop employee destroying old PSone systems (at least 4) and PS games with a hammer. He was literally making sure the PSones would not work anymore by taking a hammer to the laser lenses and PS games. Very strange.

That ticks me off, What happened to teh good old days when EB had a bin of old stuff that they had taken in? Now days when it gets marked down to low they trash them. My EB guy told me that he would love to give me the stuff they trash but the corporate will fire him if they find out!!

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

The funny thing about businesses is that you DON'T HAVE TO GIVE THEM YOUR MONEY! Who cares what a store buys something at if you don't sell it to them? There are no victims in the transactions, just idiots.

Gamestop Dave is that you? It sure sounds like it. I don't trade to GS unless I'm raking them over the coals and I haven't seen any GOOD trade deals in a while to do that with, which is why I only have credit @ FYE.

[ITDEFX]

So I find 2 wavebirds.... for 17.99 + my 10% off coupon... only problem is the controllers have some really gross crud on the d-pad one one of them, and on the other some other gunk. They looked like someone picked there nose and sticked it to the controllers :puke:

They look like they can be cleaned off by some goo-gone and some elbow grease but I kindly asked the gs employee if he had anything to clean them off because I was buying them as gifts (for my nephew's game cube) and he told me he had nothing for them (BULL SHIT!!) and wouldn't clean them for me like a good gamestop employee would.

Who knows if those controllers worked or not. But my main concern was that crap on the controllers themselves. Some people can be so disgusting sometimes and gamestop having the nerve to take it in anyways.

[bigdaddybruce44]

...ewwwwwww...

[ITDEFX]

...ewwwwwww...

I should have taken a picture with my cell phone to show how gross it was. Who knows what germs could have been living on those things. And I was planning on giving it to my nephew for his game cube, but after talking to his dad, he said don't bother with it.

I mean I could have cleaned it up, but there probably was a chance that it was messed up in some way.

Still, the employees should have cleaned it up before bagging it and putting it on the shelf like that.

[davidjinfla]

Why don't people complain more? Every District and Store Manager dreads a call from corporate Home Office because it goes on their review, which affects their raises. You really want to get revenge for bad customer service? Call the customer service number (if they still have one) and to really make them sweat ask them for it usually if there is a manager around they will try to correct the bad service issue. They can't do anything about prices though.

I should clarify only complaints about customer service go on the permanent record if it is related to corporate policy they are not held accountable.

Also why not look at that trade-in value as a discount on the game you purchased rather than the next game you are going to buy. (Wow I only paid 35 dollars for "Army of Two" after trading it in.) I know its a glass half full view but it might make you feel better.:D

[360CoreGaMer]

I am not sure if anyone has mentioned this or not, it's really not a topic I'll read four pages about.

Game stop is not the joke here, it's the people who continue to do buisness with them, and keep them a float, I mean hell if I could be earning the profits off of doing what Game Stop does, I would not to many can actually say that they wouldn't.

I do agree with one of the posts that had caught my eye that said, something about them buying a game, off of someone, based upon condition of that game.

[reibeatall]

The Same Bullshit From Every Other GameStop Topic


:(

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

So I find 2 wavebirds.... for 17.99 + my 10% off coupon... only problem is the controllers have some really gross crud on the d-pad one one of them, and on the other some other gunk. They looked like someone picked there nose and sticked it to the controllers :puke:

They look like they can be cleaned off by some goo-gone and some elbow grease but I kindly asked the gs employee if he had anything to clean them off because I was buying them as gifts (for my nephew's game cube) and he told me he had nothing for them (BULL SHIT!!) and wouldn't clean them for me like a good gamestop employee would.

Who knows if those controllers worked or not. But my main concern was that crap on the controllers themselves. Some people can be so disgusting sometimes and gamestop having the nerve to take it in anyways.

My one friends nieces and nephews were all like that at one point, but at least most of the kids wipe their hands before handling anything anymore, except for his one nephew who still doesn't give a crap about his stuff or how he handles other peoples stuff.

Most of his game discs look like he used sandpaper or a rough shirt to try and clean them and he is still grabby whenever I bring stuff up. I value the condition of my stuff and I always ask when and if he's going to be coming over for a visit, so I know to keep my stuff home or hidden while he's there.

But, some people in general(even adults I've seen)just don't care about the condition of their stuff, which is sad for those of us who do buy stuff based on condition, since I know I'd never buy any crap I see messed up.

[Blinkman987]

Gamestop Dave is that you? It sure sounds like it. I don't trade to GS unless I'm raking them over the coals and I haven't seen any GOOD trade deals in a while to do that with, which is why I only have credit @ FYE.

Yes, I'm a gamestop person by saying that people shouldn't shop there, yet they're responsible for getting ripped off if they do. Why is everyone on the internet such a fucking retard?

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I don't shop there unless I know I'm getting a good deal and a quality copy of a game too(I've checked 10 copies of a game before and walked out empty handed if I couldn't find one in good shape). So, I'm far from an internet retard. But who's the one namecalling and saying that those who shop there are stupid if they do?

Not me, since I've known that for forever.

[The Mana Knight]

I kind of wonder how much GS gives for PS2 games that sell for $29.99 used there. I have a ton and may just ditch them there eventually.

[Dante Devil]

CAG Trading board FTW

Yep! I traded my copy of No More Heroes to a fellow CAG for his copy of R&C: Tools of Destruction. Straight up trade.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Usually, the rule is divide their used price by 2, then take off $1-3 more. I've found that to be pretty accurate.

So, you're looking at maybe $10-12 each, depending on their stock of course. If they have tons of copies at a store you're trading into, they may give less I believe.

[ITDEFX]

My one friends nieces and nephews were all like that at one point, but at least most of the kids wipe their hands before handling anything anymore, except for his one nephew who still doesn't give a crap about his stuff or how he handles other peoples stuff.

Most of his game discs look like he used sandpaper or a rough shirt to try and clean them and he is still grabby whenever I bring stuff up. I value the condition of my stuff and I always ask when and if he's going to be coming over for a visit, so I know to keep my stuff home or hidden while he's there.

But, some people in general(even adults I've seen)just don't care about the condition of their stuff, which is sad for those of us who do buy stuff based on condition, since I know I'd never buy any crap I see messed up.

Every dvd and game cube disc I have ever given my nephew that started off as in near perfect condition are now scratched to hell. My nearly 2 year old nephew has already destroy the wireless controller (3rd party non wavebird)...
I have one more game to give my 5 year old nephew (sponge bob) and no more this year because his mom is starting to bitch at me for buying all this stuff for him and his dad (my brother) doesn't have a problem with it. Still wish my brother would talk to me before walking into a gamestop and getting ripped off by them.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Don't worry, I 'took one back' for normal gamers who hate Gamestop last night. I took a memory card my one buddy got from Gamestop that was broken and his original PS2 controller(he got the PS2 in December for Christmas, but his cat chomped pieces out of the cable)into a local Gamestop and traded them both in for $10 in credit.

I taped up the holes on the controller cable with with electrical tape to hide the damage and just handed them back the memory card. I ended up getting A Bard's Tale for PS2 with the credit.

The controller was wonky on some games(like in Vice City, the directions seemed to be reversed on the analog sticks)ever since his cat chewed on it.

Oh and btw, I was told that they stopped allowing you to use credit tax free company wide. I ended up paying a whopping .59 for the game when all was said and done.

Luckily, his brother took the cat which damaged the controller and I sold him a Nyko brand memory card I got from a Movie Gallery closing sale for $10 for $5, since he needed a memory card and I've known him forever and wanted to give him a deal.

I also gave him a couple older controllers I had laying around for spares(some Intec branded one and a PS1 Dual Shock), just in case the two Gamestop branded(he unfortunately is one of the millions of people who THINK they get a good deal from Gamestop)controllers he has for it now stop working in time.

[Rollett]

So you feel good about being dishonest ? GOOD MAN!

Personaly i feel bragging about ripping some one off regardless of who or what it was.. is very lame a true sign of character

[Sinnbox]

So you feel good about being dishonest ? GOOD MAN!

Personaly i feel bragging about ripping some one off regardless of who or what it was.. is very lame a true sign of character

I know it's not right to be dishonest, but IMO GS is dishonest also, I don't trust them at all.

[Rollett]

I know it's not right to be dishonest, but IMO GS is dishonest also, I don't trust them at all.

But in that case shouldnt you just not deal with them ?

[bigdaddybruce44]

I know it's not right to be dishonest, but IMO GS is dishonest also, I don't trust them at all.

GS is not dishonest. Their employees might be, but that is the case with all retail stores.

[Rollett]

GS is not dishonest. Their employees might be, but that is the case with all retail stores.

Correction *SOME* of the Employees might be, But that is the case with all retail.

[Sinnbox]

But in that case shouldnt you just not deal with them GS is not dishonest.


I only deal with the stores that i can trust.

GS is not dishonest. Their employees might be, but that is the case with all retail stores.

A website that sends incomplete used games to customers...There should at least be a disclaier that says "GS does not guarentee a manual or coverart with used games."

[Rollett]

I only deal with the stores that i can trust.



A website that sends incomplete used games to customers...There should at least be a disclaier that says "GS does not guarentee a manual or coverart with used games."

Ok lets see.. so i just did a copy and paste from the website of something thats said under each used game.

"This is a preowned video game. It is guaranteed to work on your Game Cube video game console and may not include a box or instruction manual. "


This was just a random copy and paste from a gamecube game.. but that has been there for as long as i can remeber. And after a little further looking it actualy says that in multipule spots as well.. including the box with the add to cart and i think one in check out as well.

[Sinnbox]

Ok lets see.. so i just did a copy and paste from the website of something thats said under each used game.

"This is a preowned video game. It is guaranteed to work on your Game Cube video game console and may not include a box or instruction manual. "


This was just a random copy and paste from a gamecube game.. but that has been there for as long as i can remeber. And after a little further looking it actualy says that in multipule spots as well.. including the box with the add to cart and i think one in check out as well.

Sorry, I just heard tons of people complaining, I haven't used the website forever, so i was just taking fellow CAG's word for it.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Ok lets see.. so i just did a copy and paste from the website of something thats said under each used game.

"This is a preowned video game. It is guaranteed to work on your Game Cube video game console and may not include a box or instruction manual. "


This was just a random copy and paste from a gamecube game.. but that has been there for as long as i can remeber. And after a little further looking it actualy says that in multipule spots as well.. including the box with the add to cart and i think one in check out as well.

Indeed. It does stink that GS sells these incomplete, often-scratched up used games, but they do have that disclaimer pasted all over the place.

[Nathan_Sama]

I was talking to a girl at lunch during school and she was telling me how great trading stuff into gamestop was such a wonderful thing
"that place is sooo cool!"
"you can take in old games and buy new ones!"
"they give you such good prices all the time!"
the only thing I agreed with her was that they take in broken consoles

[microbim]

Usually, the rule is divide their used price by 2, then take off $1-3 more. I've found that to be pretty accurate.

So, you're looking at maybe $10-12 each, depending on their stock of course. If they have tons of copies at a store you're trading into, they may give less I believe.

incorrect, the values are the same at all the stores nationwide and are decided by supply on BRIAN (the GameStop database) and demand.

[Veronica Mars]

Not taking any sides, but if a store rips you off, and you rip them off...are you any better?
Sure, the store has a bunch of money, and a few dollars is really nothing to them...but is your honesty worth a few bucks?

[Sinnbox]

incorrect, the values are the same at all the stores nationwide and are decided by supply on BRIAN (the GameStop database) and demand.

which is basicly what he said. GS/EB has a guy that all he dose is analyze what they have in sotck and what things are going for online, how things move in the store, what price things seem to move at, ect... and he sets a sell price and a trade price...


That's why I love mom and pop stores that have no idea what stuff is worth(unless they are the ones that look at half and take the top price and put it on their item...

[Sinnbox]

Not taking any sides, but if a store rips you off, and you rip them off...are you any better?
Sure, the store has a bunch of money, and a few dollars is really nothing to them...but is your honesty worth a few bucks?

Very true!

[bigdaddybruce44]

Actually, the other poster said it had something to do with the store-level stock. Microbim was saying it doesn't.

[Sinnbox]

Actually, the other poster said it had something to do with the store-level stock. Microbim was saying it doesn't.

True, I have been told "we can't give much for that because we have to many in stock" im not sure if they were talking corporate wide, or within that single store.

[rusty]

I'd like to know how much GS makes off the initial sale of a game.

Let's say its $10.

Then the game gets traded in for $25 -> - $15

Then game gets sold for $55 -> +$40

see how it works. They're able to take a marginal profit and turn it into almost a full game sale.

I never give them games unless they have a ridiculous deal, like $5 more for each title, then trade in all my old shit lol

[legend x360a]

I traded Gears of War & my 2nd copy of Call of Duty 4 at my nearby Gamestop. My 360 caused a scratch ring around my Gears disc, so they took off 4 dollars. I told them it works fine and I shouldn't be tacked off 4 dollars for it (they gave me 11). And they gave me about 25 for Call of Duty. I wasn't happy, but they had a 20% trade-in towards R6V2 and I had my EDGE card's 10%. I no longer want to trade games to them. FYE has a better trade in rate. Or may as well keep them! :(

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

So you feel good about being dishonest ? GOOD MAN!

Personaly i feel bragging about ripping some one off regardless of who or what it was.. is very lame a true sign of character

They sold the memory card broken to a friend of mine. Admittedly, he(rather his dad) stupidly bought the friggin thing USED, even after I told him about the Nyko cards and how they're $20 new. I feel NO REMORSE AT ALL about giving them back some garbage condition stuff, since they sure as fuck sell alot of trashed merchandise.

If they would stop selling such junk, I might've felt the tiniest twinge of regret, but since they made billions last year, I'm sure they can stand to lose a few bucks on something.

Hell, they're my favorite store to dump off dying systems on too, since they WERE giving $75-100 for older PS2s at one point, which I was getting sans wires/controllers for $15 from a local shop, buying wires and some generic controller for it for $15 and making a bunch on each one.

So yeah, I'm the truest epitome of a devil customer. :evil::evil:

[GmrAddict]

personally i think the only jokes here are the gamers who bitch about good stores. heres how i think of it: you can either keep army of two and get $0 for it and let it rot on your shelf or get $25 for it ($28 where i work) and get a brand new game or even preorder a brand new future release. really no other store lets you do this. i was at target the other day trying to preorder gta iv and guess what? they said i couldent do that. so i went over to gamestop to preorder a copy for $5 and now ill get it on day 1 and itll be only $54.99. and even if i didnt, i could get it used for that price. so you can either be a gamer, who my customers are, or a game dweeb, those who bitch about stores online.

[reibeatall]

I traded Gears of War & my 2nd copy of Call of Duty 4 at my nearby Gamestop. My 360 caused a scratch ring around my Gears disc, so they took off 4 dollars. I told them it works fine and I shouldn't be tacked off 4 dollars for it (they gave me 11). And they gave me about 25 for Call of Duty. I wasn't happy, but they had a 20% trade-in towards R6V2 and I had my EDGE card's 10%. I no longer want to trade games to them. FYE has a better trade in rate. Or may as well keep them! :(

If you would have bought that scratched disc, you'd be posting here about how fucking retarded GameStop is for selling a scratched disc. Pick a side.

[GmrAddict]

If you would have bought that scratched disc, you'd be posting here about how fucking retarded GameStop is for selling a scratched disc. Pick a side.

oh wow its scratched. it plays. who cares? if you care about what the bottom of a disc looks like then you should be paying a full $60 for each game somewhere else.

[sp00ge]

oh wow its scratched. it plays. who cares? if you care about what the bottom of a disc looks like then you should be paying a full $60 for each game somewhere else.

I'm assuming, judging by your posts, that you work for GameStop. If you're trying to drum up business, you aren't helping your case by calling your 'customers' names, because, believe it or not, some of those bitching still shop at GS from time-to-time.

personally i think the only jokes here are the gamers who bitch about good stores. heres how i think of it: you can either keep army of two and get $0 for it and let it rot on your shelf or get $25 for it ($28 where i work) and get a brand new game or even preorder a brand new future release. really no other store lets you do this. i was at target the other day trying to preorder gta iv and guess what? they said i couldent do that. so i went over to gamestop to preorder a copy for $5 and now ill get it on day 1 and itll be only $54.99. and even if i didnt, i could get it used for that price. so you can either be a gamer, who my customers are, or a game dweeb, those who bitch about stores online.Wow... just wow. It will actually still be $59.99, because that $5 deposit didn't just materialize. And just because you preorder, it doesn't guarantee you'll get it day one. There are numerous occurrences of people preordering and GameStop selling their copy hours after opening on the day of release, or people getting stuck with the "new" display copies that have been opened. I'm sorry, but if the shrinkwrap is removed it's not brand new, and if the disc is removed from the case (as they are), it's definitely used.

Perhaps GameStop should exercise better business practices and then these 'dweebs' wouldn't have to bitch about them.

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Wow... just wow. It will actually still be $59.99, because that $5 deposit didn't just materialize. And just because you preorder, it doesn't guarantee you'll get it day one. There are numerous occurrences of people preordering and GameStop selling their copy hours after opening on the day of release, or people getting stuck with the "new" display copies that have been opened. I'm sorry, but if the shrinkwrap is removed it's not brand new, and if the disc is removed from the case (as they are), it's definitely used.

Perhaps GameStop should exercise better business practices and then these 'dweebs' wouldn't have to bitch about them.

QFT, it is retarded to not count that $5 deposit towards the price of the game. You're not getting the game for $55, you still paid $60. I remember the long thread about opened games from gamestop marked as new, perhaps that was on these forums. If the disc has been opened and touched, it is NO LONGER brand new.

[bigdaddybruce44]

LOL...he acted like the $5 he already spent didn't count. Classic...

But I do think the constant complaining about the open display units is enough by now. It's a stupid policy, one I have e-mailed them about a number of times. They don't care, and it will never change. You don't have to buy them, though. And everytime you get offered one and turn it down, you should e-mail them and tell them so. Will they change? Probably not, but at least, they have to waste their time reading and answering our numerous e-mails.

[Unickuta]

I'm assuming, judging by your posts, that you work for GameStop. If you're trying to drum up business, you aren't helping your case by calling your 'customers' names, because, believe it or not, some of those bitching still shop at GS from time-to-time.

Wow... just wow. It will actually still be $59.99, because that $5 deposit didn't just materialize. And just because you preorder, it doesn't guarantee you'll get it day one. There are numerous occurrences of people preordering and GameStop selling their copy hours after opening on the day of release, or people getting stuck with the "new" display copies that have been opened. I'm sorry, but if the shrinkwrap is removed it's not brand new, and if the disc is removed from the case (as they are), it's definitely used.

Perhaps GameStop should exercise better business practices and then these 'dweebs' wouldn't have to bitch about them.

This guy's joking...remember Gamestop Dave? :D

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This guy's joking...remember Gamestop Dave? :D

Actually, I think GmrAddict is good ol' Pepsiboy. IP matches to one of his prior screen names.