The Official Rant About Gamestop Thread!!

[darkslime]

Let's rant about gamestop.

[Autumn Star]

There are worse companies out there.

[MikeHoncho]

Thank you for this. Now I only have to avoid one topic if all the traffic is directed at this one.:bow::bow::bow:

[dkreegz515]

i rarely buy games from there... but why are some titles not in shrink wrap when you buy them NEW...

[Oktoberfest]

Hey, guess what, if you don't like them, don't shop there! AN AMAZING CONCEPT, I KNOW

[camoor]

Hey, guess what, if you don't like them, don't shop there! AN AMAZING CONCEPT, I KNOW

Hey, guess what, if you aren't interested in the thread title, don't post here! AN AMAZING CONCEPT, I KNOW

[Oktoberfest]

Hey, guess what, if you aren't interested in the thread title, don't post here! AN AMAZING CONCEPT, I KNOW

well technically that was my rant

[Royale]

pwnt.

[Zing]

Man, I totally hate Gamestop for selling me pristine, complete PS2 games at buy 2 get 1 free prices and giving me free subscriptions to the magazine. What a terrible company.

[lilboo]

Actually this is a good idea. Now when we can direct the 800 posts per day about GS to this thread.
Yeah they suck sometimes, but they have gotten a lot better IMO.

[whoknows]

I like GS because they offer free rentals on games :D

[darkslime]

Thank you for this. Now I only have to avoid one topic if all the traffic is directed at this one.:bow::bow::bow: Yep. I'm even going to avoid my own topic. XD

[rainking187]

Man, I totally hate Gamestop for selling me pristine, complete PS2 games at buy 2 get 1 free prices and giving me free subscriptions to the magazine. What a terrible company.


You mean those free subscriptions you get when you pay $15 for the card? And I really want to shop at some of these GameStops you guys are going to if the used games are pristine instead of looking like someone shat on them.

[Access_Denied]

Man, I totally hate Gamestop for selling me pristine, complete PS2 games at buy 2 get 1 free prices and giving me free subscriptions to the magazine. What a terrible company.

Yeah, gee, they are cool. They jack up all their prices to 3 times what their worth, and then make you think you're getting a deal when you buy three for the price of two. You pay $80 for three games at Gamestop with the B2G1 deal, but in reality, you could have gotten the games anywhere else for $50.

And 'pristine condition'? You're not shopping at Gamestop buddy, Gamestop doesn't carry pristine games. You might be thinking of GameCrazy.

Also, ooh, you get a 'free' subscription to the shittiest gaming magazine on the market. Woo hoo.

[lilboo]

Yeah, gee, they are cool. They jack up all their prices to 3 times what their worth, and then make you think you're getting a deal when you buy three for the price of two. You pay $80 for three games at Gamestop with the B2G1 deal, but in reality, you could have gotten the games anywhere else for $50.

And 'pristine condition'? You're not shopping at Gamestop buddy, Gamestop doesn't carry pristine games. You might be thinking of GameCrazy.

Also, ooh, you get a 'free' subscription to the shittiest gaming magazine on the market. Woo hoo.

Gamestop is pretty good if you know how to use the promotions to your advantage. If you just take in a few random games to trade in.. yeah, that sucks. But you trade in your games when they have a promotion..+30% +10% with Edge or + $10 or $15 with "x" trade ins.

THEN you use this credit during a Buy2Get1 sale.

[Access_Denied]

Gamestop is pretty good if you know how to use the promotions to your advantage. If you just take in a few random games to trade in.. yeah, that sucks. But you trade in your games when they have a promotion..+30% +10% with Edge or + $10 or $15 with "x" trade ins.

THEN you use this credit during a Buy2Get1 sale.

I realize that trade-in values are OK when they have these promotions, but no matter what, if you're a buyer, you're getting fucked. You can always get something cheaper elsewhere. (And in better condition too.)

[jp0213]

I realize that trade-in values are OK when they have these promotions, but no matter what, if you're a buyer, you're getting fucked. You can always get something cheaper elsewhere. (And in better condition too.)

Not always, they have some sweet promotions for purchasing as well. I've gotten about 4 or 5 games within a week of release for about $35 a piece. Since it was only a week old they were in pristine condition. Just have to know how to work the promotions and be very straight forward about the disc condition you are looking for. Yeah they take discs that look horrible, but they do take in discs in great condition too.

[SaraAB]

Use the trade in promotions (on crappy games that have no ebay value but that have at least a little bit of gamestop value) then save up your credit until there is an email coupon for the games you want to buy. The trade 2 for extra 10 and trade 3 for extra 15$ seem to be the only promotions worth using for trade in's. Hopefully the stores around you will have the used games you want to buy and if they do and they are in decent condition then you will be getting some cheap games.

[Antic]

If they actually checked the disc quality and accepted only full package trade-ins, then it'd be a bit better. They'd get a hell of a lot more money out of me then.

[bigdaddybruce44]

If all the GS trolls would actually use this thread, it would improve this place a great deal. I'm tired of every GS-related thread being full of nonsense.

[freakyzeeky]

Thank God for this thread! :D

[pogipinoy27]

I'd love it if GS gave tiered values for the different conditions of games that they have.

Complete/mint games = best value/most expensive resale price
disc + manual only games = better value/less expensive resale price
disc only = good value/least expensive resale price

[lilboo]

I'd love it if GS gave tiered values for the different conditions of games that they have.

Complete/mint games = best value/most expensive resale price
disc + manual only games = better value/less expensive resale price
disc only = good value/least expensive resale price

This.

[Shady3011]

Fuck you, local GameStop. You never have any of my lovely pre-order bonus items. Worse than that is you hire a bunch of incompetent people to run the lovely place. Seriously, there are fucking signs in front of their faces saying the release dates of games, and they still can't figure it out.

In conclusion, your online store isn't so bad.

[depascal22]

I'd love it if GS gave tiered values for the different conditions of games that they have.

Complete/mint games = best value/most expensive resale price
disc + manual only games = better value/less expensive resale price
disc only = good value/least expensive resale price

Too much work. Lines already get backed up when it's busy. Now imagine if employees had to become appraisers also. It sounds easy but it's not like these guys are trained to do more than ask if you want to pre-order or ask for your trade ins.

Also, if the signs for release dates are right in front of you, why are you asking them about it? When my grandfather used to own a 7-11, a bum used to come in and ask how much candy bars were even though there was a huge sign that said "All Candy Bars 40 cents." He would ask and my uncle would say ten dollars. He'd look all crazy like we were ripping people off and then he'd shuffle off.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

The idea of a centralized thread to bitch about Gamestop and their policies that many of us could avoid just by NOT SHOPPING THERE sounds like a good idea in theory. However, there is already a stand alone thread complaining about GS on the Shopping/Discussion board, so it won't stop the people who won't take 5 seconds to do a search for GS complaint thread(s) from making their own.

This idea will be flushed down the toilet quick, like my idea of making a discussion thread for pennied guides was.

Plus, if people posted about their bad experiences with GS in ONE spot, how would they get billg styled infamy for being a whiny little bitch about a store chain not giving them what they think they deserve?

Oh and.....Gamestop fuckin' sucks, but I think we all know that already, right?

[Persona7]

Yeah, gee, they are cool. They jack up all their prices to 3 times what their worth, and then make you think you're getting a deal when you buy three for the price of two. You pay $80 for three games at Gamestop with the B2G1 deal, but in reality, you could have gotten the games anywhere else for $50.

And 'pristine condition'? You're not shopping at Gamestop buddy, Gamestop doesn't carry pristine games. You might be thinking of GameCrazy.

Also, ooh, you get a 'free' subscription to the shittiest gaming magazine on the market. Woo hoo. The only time gamestop has pristine games is when they gut new copies for their sales. Like they did with all the copies of Odin Sphere. Every single one gutted.

[Zing]

Yeah, gee, they are cool. They jack up all their prices to 3 times what their worth, and then make you think you're getting a deal when you buy three for the price of two. You pay $80 for three games at Gamestop with the B2G1 deal, but in reality, you could have gotten the games anywhere else for $50.

And 'pristine condition'? You're not shopping at Gamestop buddy, Gamestop doesn't carry pristine games. You might be thinking of GameCrazy.

Also, ooh, you get a 'free' subscription to the shittiest gaming magazine on the market. Woo hoo.

I'm not sure what you are talking about. I bought probably a dozen top-tier PS2 games that were literally like-new condition for $20 or less each. Stuff like Curse of Darkess, etc. This was 2 years ago at the Gamestop in Erie, PA. I used to go there every few months and there was always good stuff. Maybe things have changed since the EB merger or something.

And yes, I did get a free Edge card for a year along with the magazine. Maybe the girl thought I was cute. I don't really care about the magazine, but it was interesting that they gave it to me, especially since I live in Canada. They actually shipped it to me from the states! I was impressed.

[bigdaddybruce44]

I've gotten plenty of mint games from GS. And it isn't their fault or any other store's fault that children and/or complete retards don't know how to take care of things. You can argue that they shouldn't take in games that are in poor condition or are disc-only, but why not? They're a business, and if people want to pay for the games, well, that's their problem.

[pogipinoy27]

Too much work. Lines already get backed up when it's busy. Now imagine if employees had to become appraisers also. It sounds easy but it's not like these guys are trained to do more than ask if you want to pre-order or ask for your trade ins.

I don't think it'd be that hard to implement. On the selling side it'd be quite easy. All you have to do is just program their inventory system to have a different sku for the different versions of the game. For a brand new used game the prices could be like:

mint/complete - 54.99
manual+disc or box+disc - 52.99
disc only - 50.99

something along those lines. For the trade ins, it could theoretically be as simple as pressing a key after they scan the game in. Or, for disc only titles, since they're looking the game up anyway, just designate in their system disc only.

The only hassle would be that it would make doing inventory 10x more tedious. But that could be alleviated, from a business standpoint, by corporate offering stores incentives to keep better track of their stuff (i.e. free lunch for a store or something along those lines).

Overall everyone would win. The consumer would be more inclined to trade in complete copies of their games (since they'd get a greater trade value). GS would make more money off of selling used games. I'm just very much a proponent of the consumer having choice.

[depascal22]

I don't think it'd be that hard to implement. On the selling side it'd be quite easy. All you have to do is just program their inventory system to have a different sku for the different versions of the game. For a brand new used game the prices could be like:

mint/complete - 54.99
manual+disc or box+disc - 52.99
disc only - 50.99

something along those lines. For the trade ins, it could theoretically be as simple as pressing a key after they scan the game in. Or, for disc only titles, since they're looking the game up anyway, just designate in their system disc only.

The only hassle would be that it would make doing inventory 10x more tedious. But that could be alleviated, from a business standpoint, by corporate offering stores incentives to keep better track of their stuff (i.e. free lunch for a store or something along those lines).

Overall everyone would win. The consumer would be more inclined to trade in complete copies of their games (since they'd get a greater trade value). GS would make more money off of selling used games. I'm just very much a proponent of the consumer having choice.

Those ideas are good and all but why would any corporation go through all that just to satisfy a very small section of their clientele? Who's gonna pay all the IT guys to stay late to get the system up and running without bugs? Why would they pay extra to employees as incentive to do the same job they're already doing?

Besides, Gamestop still charges and gets full price for disc only games. Why should they change their policy just to satisfy the hardcore collector?

[pogipinoy27]

Those ideas are good and all but why would any corporation go through all that just to satisfy a very small section of their clientele? Who's gonna pay all the IT guys to stay late to get the system up and running without bugs? Why would they pay extra to employees as incentive to do the same job they're already doing?

Besides, Gamestop still charges and gets full price for disc only games. Why should they change their policy just to satisfy the hardcore collector?

yeah. It's really sad when reality kills a dream.

It's so nice to dream though :)

[darkslime]

stupid thread prevention bump

[Chuplayer]

mint/complete - 54.99
manual+disc or box+disc - 52.99
disc only - 50.99

Please tell me you're not serious about those differences in prices. That's even more insulting than selling a used game for 5 bucks less than new like they already do now.

Anyway, I hate Game$top because they're the Wal Mart of the video game industry, and they're somehow worse in many ways. Check out the Zero Originality videos. Oh, and the fact that they sell used games for 5 bucks less than new games. That's crap. And the fact that they're effectively a monopoly, so they get away with stuff they wouldn't have when EB, Funco, Rhino, and the other stores were still their own entities.

[bigdaddybruce44]

How is GameStop a monopoly? You can buy and sell used games at a number of places (Blockbuster, eBay, Amazon, Game Crazy, Mom and Pop stores, etc.). GameStop is very successful and very widespread, but they are far from a monopoly.

[gotrice415510]

i think the main problem is that alot of the employees are yes incompetent. Literally every gamestop ive been to has had that one guy who is a giant douchebag. They just treat people like crap, i remember one time i witnessed a person come in and ask if any Wii's were in stock and the D-bag employee asked her if she was retarded. However, there are of course alot of nice and helpful employees.....

[bigdaddybruce44]

i think the main problem is that alot of the employees are yes incompetent. Literally every gamestop ive been to has had that one guy who is a giant douchebag. They just treat people like crap, i remember one time i witnessed a person come in and ask if any Wii's were in stock and the D-bag employee asked her if she was retarded. However, there are of course alot of nice and helpful employees.....

To say that GS employees are incompetent is probably understating it. On the other hand, most minimum-wage workers are fairly incompetent. We just don't notice it much, because our interactions with them are minimal. You hand the cashier an item, they scan it, you hand them money, and you leave. Not much chance for their stupidity to come out. With GS employees, though, you actually have to ask them for things, and that's where a lot of the problems come into play. It also doesn't help that seem mostly unsupervised, and whenever they are being supervised, it is by someone as stupid as they are.

[gotrice415510]

To say that GS employees are incompetent is probably understating it. On the other hand, most minimum-wage workers are fairly incompetent. We just don't notice it much, because our interactions with them are minimal. You hand the cashier an item, they scan it, you hand them money, and you leave. Not much chance for their stupidity to come out. With GS employees, though, you actually have to ask them for things, and that's where a lot of the problems come into play. It also doesn't help that seem mostly unsupervised, and whenever they are being supervised, it is by someone as stupid as they are.
yess!!!!! that is basically the whole reason sucks

[slidecage]

any free shipping codes for orders under 25

I want to order 4 games but 2 of the 4 wont allow me to check out

[Shady3011]

I'm going to say no.

[Chuplayer]

How is GameStop a monopoly? You can buy and sell used games at a number of places (Blockbuster, eBay, Amazon, Game Crazy, Mom and Pop stores, etc.). GameStop is very successful and very widespread, but they are far from a monopoly.

It's kind of like how Micro$oft is a monopoly. Sure, there's Mac, Linux, etc., but Windows is the only thing that's really relevant. Heck, G$ is even more of a monopoly than M$ because G$ doesn't have a competitor like Apple.

[SaraAB]

To say that GS employees are incompetent is probably understating it. On the other hand, most minimum-wage workers are fairly incompetent. We just don't notice it much, because our interactions with them are minimal. You hand the cashier an item, they scan it, you hand them money, and you leave. Not much chance for their stupidity to come out. With GS employees, though, you actually have to ask them for things, and that's where a lot of the problems come into play. It also doesn't help that seem mostly unsupervised, and whenever they are being supervised, it is by someone as stupid as they are.

People expect that gamestop employees, you know, know something about video games. This is where the problem comes into play. On one hand they may get a very good answer from a very good and knowledgable employee. However on the other hand they may get a very, ahem, bad answer to their question. The problem is that despite people's perceptions, gamestop employees may NOT know stuff about video games, because their hiriing is not based on how much you know about games despite it being a game store, its largely based on your ability to sell things.

Also when you have people coming in and asking "what game would be a good gift for my 5 year old son, he can't read yet" its not exactly easy to answer. Its basically loaded because there is no right answer. Some customers will never be pleased, and they may be dissatisfied with the service they receive no matter how much you try to please them. No matter who you hire not every employee is gonna be able to answer every question about every game or every system either.

[Chuplayer]

Also when you have people coming in and asking "what game would be a good gift for my 5 year old son, he can't read yet" its not exactly easy to answer. Its basically loaded because there is no right answer.

Actually, there is a right answer. Get the hell out of Game$top and go to a book store. If your kid can't read at 5 years old, you're on your way to failing as a parent. I can't remember ever not being able to read, and that's the way it's supposed to be.

The problem with G$ is that they'll SELL SELL SELL to that kid anyway.

[Clarke]

It's kind of like how Micro$oft is a monopoly. Sure, there's Mac, Linux, etc., but Windows is the only thing that's really relevant. Heck, G$ is even more of a monopoly than M$ because G$ doesn't have a competitor like Apple.
Is you "S" key broken or have you just not graduated middle school?

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Please tell me you're not serious about those differences in prices. That's even more insulting than selling a used game for 5 bucks less than new like they already do now.

Anyway, I hate Game$top because they're the Wal Mart of the video game industry, and they're somehow worse in many ways. Check out the Zero Originality videos. Oh, and the fact that they sell used games for 5 bucks less than new games. That's crap. And the fact that they're effectively a monopoly, so they get away with stuff they wouldn't have when EB, Funco, Rhino, and the other stores were still their own entities.

I just remembered that Blockbuster takes games in about maybe 2 months ago and I've amassed over $400 in credit over that short period of time, mainly by paying attention to the Blockbuster/Gamerush thread.

They pay ALOT better for your games than Gamestop or Gamecrazy(not 100% sure about GC though) and they won't take in the same shit condition stuff as GS does. So essentially, you're able to build up a ton of credit there by flipping games and you mostly don't have to worry about 'will it come with a manual/artwork' or whatever if you're going to buy there, unless it's a converted rental copy.

It's easily 1000% better than Gamestop, that's for sure.

Oh and as Clarke asked, is your S key broken? Seriously, the whole using a dollar sign in the names of companies you dislike is kinda juvenile. Then again, I shouldn't talk, since I always called Gamestop AssRapeStop. Ahhh well, I've always been a hypocrite, why stop now?:lol:

[bigdaddybruce44]

It's kind of like how Micro$oft is a monopoly. Sure, there's Mac, Linux, etc., but Windows is the only thing that's really relevant. Heck, G$ is even more of a monopoly than M$ because G$ doesn't have a competitor like Apple.

Wow, you cannot even begin to compare Microsoft to GameStop. Microsoft, depending on what source you are looking at, controls 85% to 95% of the operating system market share. Do you honestly think GS has its hand on it 85% of the used game market? Seriously. Come on. It's not even close.

[darkslime]

Wow, you cannot even begin to compare Microsoft to GameStop. Microsoft, depending on what source you are looking at, controls 85% to 95% of the operating system market share. Do you honestly think GS has its hand on it 85% of the used game market? Seriously. Come on. It's not even close. Nope. They have tons of competitors. GC, BBV, PnT, mom & pop shops, BB and CC in some markets.

I bet GS controls at least 60% of the market though.

[Chuplayer]

No, I haven't graduated middle school. It keeps me young.

Nope. They have tons of competitors. GC, BBV, PnT, mom & pop shops, BB and CC in some markets.

I bet GS controls at least 60% of the market though.

But a lot of places are closing, in danger of being bought out by G$, or smaller in scale than G$.

For example, FYE sells used games, but who goes there expecting to find anything in particular? Their entire game section is about 1/4 of the size of a G$, and their trade in policies require you to have absolutely mint condition stuff, and a number of stores create other bullcrap rules about trading such as no trading on the weekend, no trading after 5:00PM, and stuff like that.

G$ is the only major game in town. Just look at how their prices have risen since they bought out all their main competition. Look at how few good deals there are now compared to when EB was around. Trade in values have dropped and markups have increased. They have no competition in the B&M now. They can do whatever the hell they want.

[rainking187]

People expect that gamestop employees, you know, know something about video games. This is where the problem comes into play. On one hand they may get a very good answer from a very good and knowledgable employee. However on the other hand they may get a very, ahem, bad answer to their question. The problem is that despite people's perceptions, gamestop employees may NOT know stuff about video games, because their hiriing is not based on how much you know about games despite it being a game store, its largely based on your ability to sell things.

Yeah, have you ever asked for help in a store and been told it's not their department? That's how GS employees are, except they've only got one fucking department and apparently no one works there. It'd be like going into a bookstore and asking for help only to have them shrug at you. I don't expect employees at Target or Walmart to know everything about everything, but if you work in a store that just sells games, know your games.

[Shady3011]

Suck it down, RapeStop.

[depascal22]

There are many stores where people don't everything about everything on the shelves. Hell, I don't know everything about my job. I didn't know every single surgery when I was a surgical tech. Stop being so naive about what a sales associate/cashier's job is all about.

The onus will always be on the consumer to educate themselves no matter what the product is. Yes, alot of companies have employees that are helpful and smart but do you really want to take advice from someone that works for the company that's selling to you? Realtors try to get you to by the most house you can possibly afford instead of a slightly smaller house that's more affordable. Car dealers try to get you by the most expensive car you can qualify for. Why get a four cylinder when we can get you a six for just a few thousand more? It's got more power...

[bigdaddybruce44]

There are many stores where people don't everything about everything on the shelves. Hell, I don't know everything about my job. I didn't know every single surgery when I was a surgical tech. Stop being so naive about what a sales associate/cashier's job is all about.

The onus will always be on the consumer to educate themselves no matter what the product is. Yes, alot of companies have employees that are helpful and smart but do you really want to take advice from someone that works for the company that's selling to you? Realtors try to get you to by the most house you can possibly afford instead of a slightly smaller house that's more affordable. Car dealers try to get you by the most expensive car you can qualify for. Why get a four cylinder when we can get you a six for just a few thousand more? It's got more power...

Indeed. Two very good points.

[SaraAB]

Thats another thing, if you ask the question I mentioned you will likely get sold the most crap 50-60$ movie game in the store, and then next week you will find out that the game dropped to 19.99. Thats one thing I know about Gamestop employees, they love pushing the crappy yet expensive games on soccer moms who come with a question like I stated. I have also seem them succeed at getting a kid to purchase the most crappy game out there just because it has a cool cover or some other aspect of it cause it looks cool. Why don't you buy Superman 64, look the cartridge is this super cool red color! Asking a question like that is the perfect way to get yourself set up for the preorder, magazine subscription and game guarantee pitch.

Some people WILL take advice from a retailer though, because the retailer is the expert in their eyes, not knowing that the advice is generally designed to sell you the most expensive product or the product they just happen to have been paid to push for that week, or the product that they get extra commission or fringe benefits from selling.

[lilboo]

The thing is..they hire a lot of the urban crowd who just go to work to sit around and talk about Madden and GTA and thats all the video game shit they know.

:roll:

That's one of my annoyances with GS.

[depascal22]

Who else is going to work there? They wouldn't be as profitable if they paid more than minimum wage.

[Shady3011]

Hey, don't racially profile me. I don't play Madden.

[depascal22]

Hey, don't racially profile me. I don't play Madden.

Why not, bro? MLK would be disappointed.

[Shady3011]

Thank baby Jesus for affirmative action.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

The thing is..they hire a lot of the urban crowd who just go to work to sit around and talk about Madden and GTA and thats all the video game shit they know.

:roll:

That's one of my annoyances with GS.

Hey now. I don't just like to talk about GTA. I also like Just Cause and Mercenaries. :D Oh and I personally hate Madden. It's the same shit, every year, but people act like it's the second coming EVERY fuckin' year. It's football people. You want to see football, turn on the tv and save $40-60. It's just THAT simple.

As for me, I'm waiting for them to start talking to me about the new 50 Cent game that's coming out soon. It's all I can think about playing lately. :roll:

[rmb]

People expect that gamestop employees, you know, know something about video games. This is where the problem comes into play. On one hand they may get a very good answer from a very good and knowledgable employee. However on the other hand they may get a very, ahem, bad answer to their question. The problem is that despite people's perceptions, gamestop employees may NOT know stuff about video games, because their hiriing is not based on how much you know about games despite it being a game store, its largely based on your ability to sell things.

Also when you have people coming in and asking "what game would be a good gift for my 5 year old son, he can't read yet" its not exactly easy to answer. Its basically loaded because there is no right answer. Some customers will never be pleased, and they may be dissatisfied with the service they receive no matter how much you try to please them. No matter who you hire not every employee is gonna be able to answer every question about every game or every system either.

I would have to say that gamestop bases their hiring on whether or not the person will show up for their shift more than anything.

I just remembered that Blockbuster takes games in about maybe 2 months ago and I've amassed over $400 in credit over that short period of time, mainly by paying attention to the Blockbuster/Gamerush thread.

They pay ALOT better for your games than Gamestop or Gamecrazy(not 100% sure about GC though) and they won't take in the same shit condition stuff as GS does. So essentially, you're able to build up a ton of credit there by flipping games and you mostly don't have to worry about 'will it come with a manual/artwork' or whatever if you're going to buy there, unless it's a converted rental copy.

It's easily 1000% better than Gamestop, that's for sure.

Oh and as Clarke asked, is your S key broken? Seriously, the whole using a dollar sign in the names of companies you dislike is kinda juvenile. Then again, I shouldn't talk, since I always called Gamestop AssRapeStop. Ahhh well, I've always been a hypocrite, why stop now?:lol:

Don't take this the wrong way but if a game is fairly new and you find a used copy it really is $10 less than retail because of the edge card. Also, when the stars line up perfectly you may get a game 1-2 weeks after release used for 20-35% off with edge + weekly e-mail coupon. The other thing is for older OOP titles many of us don't have the time to hit every pawn shop or garage sale in town to find a rare game for 5 bucks. PS2 marvel vs capcom for example..... when they have a coupon you can get it for $50 vs. ebay's 100+ or whatever it is going for at the time. Yes, you have to get lucky to get a good, complete copy but it does happen. I am also very glad I live where I do because most every GS I go to has knowledgeable friendly employees. On the selling crap games to soccer mom's- most young kid's prefer the crappy games. I know mine do. I hate letting them pick games because I know what they pick many times will be crappy. And my last point will be that I only shop GS with coupon's+edge card and only trade when I have the edge, meaning 40% added or bonus 5/10/15 promos for my cheap trade-in value older games.

[SaraAB]

If they pick the crappy games and play them then thats ok, if they pick the crappy games and throw them on a shelf after playing them the first time then thats not ok since thats essentially a waste of money. We cannot forget kids have different tastes, and some kids games are not as crappy as we all think they are, they are fine for their targeted audience.

What defines a crappy game to me is bad design, bad design is a game that is unplayable due to bad game elements for anyone child or adult. Or a game thats generally considered to be VERY BAD, like Chicken Shoot DS or Superman 64. Everyone should be steered away from these titles imo. An example of bad design would be an adult or a child not being able to get past the first level after trying multiple times, thats just bad design if no one in the household is able to play the game.

[Shady3011]

Weekly GameStop sucks rear end post.

[pinoyboy]

I like gamestop since I do flip games. However, I'm a little mad they banned me from trading games in. They assume I'm a thief as I've traded a lot over the summer.

When I was banned, I had games left over. So I tried to get rid of them by trading at GS since the blockbusters are in different places, and gas is pretty expensive. Anyways, I got a friend to trade in my games, but I had them use my edge cards(mistake by me for not understanding how they track activity)

Next day, bought some stuff with GS credit, and noticed $200 missing on my balance. I told the clerk I didn't spend it, had them find out someone bought a god of war psp and was done at a store that is known for bad customer service. My situation was relayed to the leader of loss preventions( who already does not like me he. He told me in person I can buy, but no longer trade games.

I didn't get a response quick, so I called him and left messages. It took 2 weeks, finally called me and was first warned about trading games. I was threatened I could be banned and he said some other things to try and scare me. He also inferred I was a thief.

After that, he told me the cctv shows someone buying the psp. It wasn't me of course, but I was told there is only one copy of the edge card with your account info. So, it looks as though I gave it to someone I know to buy something and I can defraud them. I then asked, "You can tell I bought a MGS4 PS3 right? Why wouldn't I have done this on the PS3? I would get more money back, and they sell alot better than a PS3. Personally, I would never buy a PSP, as I had one before and didn't like it. He replied " well, I have no idea why you wouldn't have."

This was over the summer, and I'm pretty sure I'm banned permanently and still have $200 missing in credit. I could care less about the credit, but the only thing I can think is that he didn't like what I was doing, legally or ilegally. He saw that I traded that even after I was told I couldn't anymore, and had $200 taken out of my account at a store that already is known for bad service. So, I was essentially penalized, then warned after I called him about it.

I could have avoided this whole situation, but I still feel that it wasn't fair how they went about the situation.

[Chuplayer]

After that, he told me the cctv shows someone buying the psp.

Hardly any Gamestops have security cameras. Did you see the video? If not, this dude is probably LYING.

It wasn't me of course, but I was told there is only one copy of the edge card with your account info. So, it looks as though I gave it to someone I know to buy something and I can defraud them.

You can pick up a reserve with just a name and a phone number after you lose the receipt. Want to get a free or discounted game on release day? Just hang around a G$ on the weekend until somebody reserves the game you want. Just play the demo kiosk while you wait. Then keep an ear out for the person's name and phone number. Bingo.

Also, G$ has accessed my (faded) card by punching in the (barely there) numbers because the barcode was gone. If this person who bought the PSP got a hold of a receipt of yours (did you lose any receipts lately?), they could have used the card number on the receipt to access your $200 and perhaps staged a faded card to make it look even more legit.

Most likely this was an inside job by somebody who reprinted your last receipt, wanted to get back at you, and got somebody to steal the credit because they didn't like you trading in so much stuff.

[Shady3011]

ITT, we learn how to rip people off.

[Chuplayer]

ITT, we learn how to rip people off.

ITT the truth about Game$top.

[Friend of Sonic]

Bump for thread prevention.

I also thought I'd toss what happened tonight in here. Saturday I went to a Gamestop and left my Edge card there (thought he had kept it behind the counter, but I may have very well left it on the counter for whatever reason) I hadn't picked it up prior to tonight. The GS I go to on the way home has a bunch of cool GB games, so I grab those. The associate is unable to add the Edge discount to my entire order for whatever reason (although he told me I would get my Edge card just fine) and I don't notice this until I'm in the car heading down the road. I figure I'll go pick up the Edge card and get an adjustment there.

Now, me and an associate at this Gamestop have a bit of a history. A while back, when Halo 3 was trading in for 49 bucks after this crazy tradein promo, I tried to trade in a disc only copy. It was mint condition, but he was charging me refurb fees because it didn't have a case or a manual. Then, on the day I forgot my Edge card I also asked that a Gamecube game's case that I was buying be switched out with another Gamecube game's case. The game I was buying had the plastic part of the case ripped off, and I thought I was justified. He kind of rolled his eyes at me during that.

But, anyway, I came in tonight to get an adjustment from another clerk in the store. It was taking long since I bought like ten GB games, but everything was fine except for the copy of Mass Effect I bought. Keep in mind prior to the adjustment I had asked if he needed another 20% off coupon for the Mass Effect and he told me no. Of course, Mass Effect came up 26.99 and I asked if he needed another coupon. He again said, "No." I told him the total was off, and he finally agreed.
My nemesis came over and looked at the transaction and volunteered to look for a coupon to use (?!) He came back and didn't find one. I asked if he needed a coupon because I may have an extra. He said no and added a generic 20% promo to the order. This threw off the total by a bit since it wasn't a true 30% off-- the Edge took off of the 20% total instead of the full price of the game. I brought this to my attention and he kept disagreeing. I said, "A full 30 percent off would be nine dollars off. I think it's a little off since you overode--" He interrupted and said, "It wasn't an override, I added a 20% promo."

SAME FUCKING DIFFERENCE, YOU HAD NO COUPON SO YOU CHANGED THE NORMAL PRICE OF THE GAME FOR ME. I THINK THAT CONSITUTES AN OVERRIDE, BUT WE CAN ASK MY FIRST GRADE TEACHER IF YOU'D LIKE.

Anyway... I told him, in a more direct fashion, that I had an extra coupon and I'd like to just use that. He said, "You have it on you?" Like I had caused this whole situation and the natural thing to assume is when someone brings up having an extra coupon, in the context of resolving an issue immediately, that it must not be on them, and at home or at work or any other place. I gave him the coupon and he shook his head "Fifty cent difference." Yep, you're right, fifty cent difference that I would have had if you didn't keep my Edge card behind the counter, or if the other Gamestop had used my Edge discount like they said they did. I thanked the other guy, who seemed pretty nice throughout all of it (though I'm sure he's chuckling with his cohort about me arguing for two minutes about fifty cents) and tried to thank my nemesis as unlocked the door, but he didn't respond. Fuck him, I'll argue with him all the time if I'm right about something.

Anyway, before someone jumps on me for overreacting-- I'm not pissed, I just don't happen to like this Gamestop guy. He's one of those thirty-something Gamestop guys that's cocky and arrogant. Mother Gamestop has employeed far too many of those.

[Lazy Foo']

It looks like the whistle blower channel got taken down.
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhistleBlowerZero

[david12795]

sad face

[Chuplayer]

It looks like the whistle blower channel got taken down.
http://www.youtube.com/user/WhistleBlowerZero

Youtube is really cocking it up lately by banning any user that posts anything even remotely controversial.

At least it seems like all the videos are up on Gametrailers.

[Lazy Foo']

Youtube is really cocking it up lately by banning any user that posts anything even remotely controversial.

At least it seems like all the videos are up on Gametrailers.

Whistle Blower Zero also MegaUploaded them.

I saved the links in case GameStop took the youtube videos down:

1 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HK0IQL3M

2 - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=P84NU3YS

3 part 1 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CRK02QKQ

3 part 2 http://www.megaupload.com/?d=INUP041H

Intro and Full Script
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=53U6H271

[Shady3011]

Someone should upload them to another video site.

[david12795]

lol I was at gamestop today because I had a coupon. This one kid was trying to trade like 9 games for rock band 2. He complained that FYE will only give 37 dollars and GS will give 90. The gs said FYE had a very bad service (bad system of trade values) and they rip off people. wtf? lol as if gs didn't do that already.

[phear3d]

here, they reached a new low:

Gamestop stores their Xbox360 & PS3... in the Bathroom

via engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/28/video-game-consoles-stored-in-gamestop-bathroom/)


On a serious note, we're telling ourselves that there's just no way this happens in even a meaningful amount of Gamestop (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Gamestop/) locations, but more than anything, the video waiting just after the break is for chuckles and chuckles alone. Apparently, one quick-thinking videographer-to-be captured a few stacks of Xbox 360s and PS3s in the store bathroom. Yes, the store bathroom. So the Gamestop-sourced console you're playing on right now could have all sorts of restroom-related germs on it. Yikes.

[Thanks, gamestopped]

[Captain_Insano16]

here, they reached a new low:

Gamestop stores their Xbox360 & PS3... in the Bathroom

via engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/28/video-game-consoles-stored-in-gamestop-bathroom/)

They did that (stored extra consoles and stuff in the bathroom) when I worked at an EB back in the PS1/N64 days....

[phear3d]

They did that (stored extra consoles and stuff in the bathroom) when I worked at an EB back in the PS1/N64 days....
yikes. i guess thats why the video is again deleted. :applause:

[bigdaddybruce44]

Well, as long as they weren't pissing on them, I guess it's ok. Then again, this guy probably wouldn't mind that, either.

http://www.simonsays.com/assets/authorkey/44587646/C_44587646.jpg

[Shady3011]

You guys have bathrooms at your GS/EB?

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

lol I was at gamestop today because I had a coupon. This one kid was trying to trade like 9 games for rock band 2. He complained that FYE will only give 37 dollars and GS will give 90. The gs said FYE had a very bad service (bad system of trade values) and they rip off people. wtf? lol as if gs didn't do that already.

Gamestop giving more than FYE for trade-ins? Did we enter the Twilight Zone or something? The games must've been current gen stuff and the kid must've managed to get the 'trade 2, get $10 extra' deal that I think is currently going on on them, since I know that Gamestop is usually never higher than FYE on trades.

[david12795]

Gamestop giving more than FYE for trade-ins? Did we enter the Twilight Zone or something? The games must've been current gen stuff and the kid must've managed to get the 'trade 2, get $10 extra' deal that I think is currently going on on them, since I know that Gamestop is usually never higher than FYE on trades.


Yea that must've been why he got so much :p
plus i think he stacked using the edge card.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I really should've done the $2 Edge card from the one thread, since I was planning on flipping between GS and BBV, but it's just too much of a pita to go back and forth over and over.

Mind you, for $2, it'd get me 10% off any games I actually DO buy from Gamestop.

[darkslime]

I really should've done the $2 Edge card from the one thread, since I was planning on flipping between GS and BBV, but it's just too much of a pita to go back and forth over and over.

Mind you, for $2, it'd get me 10% off any games I actually DO buy from Gamestop. Where do you get a $2 edge card?

[pinoyboy]

Hardly any Gamestops have security cameras. Did you see the video? If not, this dude is probably LYING.



You can pick up a reserve with just a name and a phone number after you lose the receipt. Want to get a free or discounted game on release day? Just hang around a G$ on the weekend until somebody reserves the game you want. Just play the demo kiosk while you wait. Then keep an ear out for the person's name and phone number. Bingo.

Also, G$ has accessed my (faded) card by punching in the (barely there) numbers because the barcode was gone. If this person who bought the PSP got a hold of a receipt of yours (did you lose any receipts lately?), they could have used the card number on the receipt to access your $200 and perhaps staged a faded card to make it look even more legit.

Most likely this was an inside job by somebody who reprinted your last receipt, wanted to get back at you, and got somebody to steal the credit because they didn't like you trading in so much stuff.

Just saw your response, and most likely, yes, I believe they were just getting back at me. The guy who was suspicious of me got the head of loss prevention to look at my account history, and I'm pretty sure he was the one who had the idea of taking my money. The bad thing is I thought the guy was suspicious of my trade ins was cool, and hes the only person I've made a pre order with. I ended giving him 2 pre orders. I was also nice to the loss preventions guy who I met at the same store of said manager.

That day, there 4 people there affiliated with GS, so I'm guessing they were getting more information about me. As I left, there were some other employees who gave me dirty looks, not sure sure what they heard, but it felt like they were stereotyping me or something. I was there to cancel my preorders. Of course, as I was getting my refund of one preorder (the could not because of some promotion) he asked how I built the credit up. I forgot what I said, but I may have mentioned flipping, but they really didn't care, as I'm sure they just continued to think I was a thief

[MSUHitman]

Where do you get a $2 edge card?

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=153027

No Game Informer subscription, just the Edge card.

[MSUHitman]

Yea that must've been why he got so much :p
plus i think he stacked using the edge card.

Yeah Rock Band 2 is one of 4 games right now that you get a 30% bump on (with Edge) if you trade for the game/pre-order. Fallout 3, Fable 2, and Gears 2 plus Rock Band 2 have that promotion right now.

Saints Row 2 has a 40% bump with Edge.

[david12795]

WHOA I didn't know there was an edge card for 2 bucks.

[fcw3]

Ran into an issue over thw weekend at Gamestop.

I received my weekly email with the coupon that everyone else got (20% off Used games/accessories) on Friday 9/26. I happened to pass a GS on Sunday and saw a banner for buy 2 get one free. In the past, I've been able to combine coupons, Edge cards and deals.

But not this Sunday...

The computer would no longer accept the coupon if another deal was going on. The staff was polite about it, and pointed out that the coupon said it was not valid with any other offer (other than Edge card). I know it has worked in the past. Anyone else encounter this ?

I contacted GS corporate and just got a "Sorry. That's the way it is. Maybe we'll change it someday." response. (Not sure what I expected them to say, but I let them know I was disappointed and would probably buy less in the future.)

[bigdaddybruce44]

Well, it is the standard GS policy that you cannot combine two offers. The PoS simply doesn't allow it. It only has "room" for one promo and the EDGE discount. If you were getting promos combined in the past, there must have been a manual override done.

[jp0213]

The computer would no longer accept the coupon if another deal was going on. The staff was polite about it, and pointed out that the coupon said it was not valid with any other offer (other than Edge card). I know it has worked in the past. Anyone else encounter this ?

That's pretty much been the standard for at least a year or so as far as I know. The only times I've seen them combined this past year is through a manual override. It's been mentioned in every ad thread on here for the longest time that coupons will not combine with other promotions they are running.

[JJSP]

Can't complain about Gamestop anymore.

A local store had Simpsons S1-9 in stock as a result of a shipping error from the warehouse. Their store no longer carries DVD's, so they couldn't exchange the sets I'd bought earlier that day at another store. The manager offered to ship the sets the store I'd made my first purchase at so I'd be able to pick up the Simpsons sets I needed. Very, very cool.

[MSUHitman]

Memphis Gamestop employees thrown under the bus for accepting stolen games in a police sting operation:

http://kotaku.com/5057527/gamestop-employees-nabbed-in-stolen-game-sting

[IOnceWasLegend]

Memphis Gamestop employees thrown under the bus for accepting stolen games in a police sting operation:

http://kotaku.com/5057527/gamestop-employees-nabbed-in-stolen-game-sting

Good, then; at the very least if the undercover agents made it known that the games were stolen.

[Liu Bei]

Not really a rant at GS per say but the people who trade in games to them.

I picked up a few DS titles from the B2G1; Lock's Quest, Summon Nights Twin Age, Izuna 2, and Bangai-O and while checking to make sure they work, I also look to at other people's progress in the game. Nearly all of them looked as if the person who played it barely got past an 1hr playing before they decided they didn't want it anymore and traded it in. Feels like such a waste to buy a game you don't even seem to give a chance to.

Oh well, people with disposable income I suppose.

[superdry]

Wow. I can understand someone trading in Izuna 2 & Bangai-O since they can be difficult for some people, but Summon Night Twin Age? That game is fun and easy to play and get into. Maybe the person who traded it in got bored with it.

[Zing]

Oh well, people with disposable income I suppose.

Or maybe just people who received those games by trading in other games they didn't care about. It's like FREE MONEY!

[Renaissance 2K]

This happened to me a while back, and I figured that since we have a GameStop thread, I may as well put it to use.

There are two GameStops at the mall that I usually visit; the cool one on the downstairs level, and the significantly-less-cool one on the upper level. When it came time for me to reserve Guitar Hero: World Tour, I naturally went to the good one first. I asked how much the pre-order deposit was, and the guy replied that it was $25. No problem.

Unfortunately, he looks into the system and sees that they'd filled their quota for pre-orders on the full kit and they couldn't take any more reservations. Oh well.

I head upstairs, found a game I wanted, and ask the guy at the register if they're still taking pre-orders for Guitar Hero.

"Yes, we are!"
"Really?"
"Yup."
"The full band kit?"
"Yes."
"For the 360?"
"Mmhmm."

Well, lucky me. I hand the guy the card, he uses his magical typing machine, and tells me that the pre-order deposit is $10. I ask him to make sure that's the deposit for the full band kit, and he says it is. Can't really argue with that.

Then, he swipes my card, and I'm looking down at the little PIN entry screen, and I could have sworn I saw the numbers $99.99 and $10.00 next to each other before they disappeared. $99.99, to the best of my knowledge, is the price of the guitar kit and not the band kit.

I ask him why the $99.99 price showed up, and he says he's not sure.

I tell him that $99.99 is the price of the guitar kit, and he confirms - once again - that he reserved the full band kit.

He finalizes the transaction, hands me my receipt, and the receipt just says Guitar Hero on it with no mention of what kit it is. I ask him one last time if he's sure he reserved the full band kit, and he says...

"...Well, I reserved what showed up on the screen."

Ugh.

So, my question is, what's going to happen to me when I show up with this bum receipt next Sunday?

[xycury]

So, my question is, what's going to happen to me when I show up with this bum receipt next Sunday?

The guy across the counter saying do you want the guitar pack only?

Go back and talk to someone else and pray they have at least 1 more brain cell than the last guy.

[txdave34]

God bless, Gamestop. I've never had a store where I had to be more viligant with my purchases and make sure I don't get cheated. I always know check the receipt before leaving the store.

But two recent examples now force me to be even more careful. I bought Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops in their used sale a few weeks ago. Finally I got around to playing the game, and they gave me Portable Ops Plus UMD in the Portable Ops case!

Then today, I went in to buy Far Cry 2 brand new. She ran up the purchase and handed me the display case that I picked. Subconciously, my mind told me something was wrong here. I asked her if the case had the game, and she checked. It was empty. She was going to send me out the door with an empty game case! Unbelievable.

[Mr Unoriginal]

Oh my fucking god! Human error!

[dmaul1114]

I really don't understand how people shop there. I'm going on 3 years since setting foot in a gamestop or any other game store and don't see myself going back anytime soon.

I'll stick to Best Buy, Target etc. for stuff I want to buy locally and keep getting most of my games off of Amazon or Goozex (which also takes care of my game trading needs).

[mietha]

Oh my fucking god! Human error!

LIES! Humans don't work at gamestop... Seriously though, "human error" is not an excuse when doing a semi-trained monkey job. This is not quantum mechanics. It's not that hard to make sure the title of what's in the case matches the title on the outside of the case, or, you know, to check to see if there's actually anything in the case. If they didn't sell so many used "new" games, the second case wouldn't have happened. That said, why the fuck are you buying stuff at gamestop anyway? I only buy from there like twice a year when there's a deal I just can't pass up. There is no reason, at all, to be buying full price stuff there, unless you HAD to have some fucking shitty MP maps THAT bad. On the other hand, I don't think there's a retailer, online or B&M, other than Target that I've NOT had a problem with in the last few months. I running out of places to shop...

Edit: Um, what kind of fucking tool takes a display case up to the counter anyway? If they don't hand me a sealed copy when I ask, I'm out the door. And seriously, there's no excusing their behavior, but you KNOW they're fucking apathetic morons. You SHOULD have checked the title on the first case yourself before leaving the store. I never even pay for something used until I checked the condition, which, you know, you could, oh, I don't know, make sure it's the right GAME in the process.

[Man of Ice]

I don't shop at GS simply because I can't stand their horrid open game case garbage. I mean GS is a huge, successful company that has profits skyrocketing and you're telling me they can't ask publishers or distributors or whoever to throw in some empty game cases? Probably what's worse is that when they open them up they're stuffed into drawers where the disc gets all scratched up. My first and last DRE to the point the game wouldn't start came from GS. And don't even get me started on the trade policy...ugh. I've been in one maybe a handful of times this year so far and it was only to see if they had a Hori stick I'd been having my eye on in the clearance bin or marked down.

[darkslime]

Please post your rant here.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=197191&highlight=rant+gamestop

[darkslime]

bump!

bitch and moan nao!!!11

[Shady3011]

Why the fuck would you bump a thread after one minute?

[bigdaddybruce44]

Oh my fucking god! Human error!

Even better...human error from employees who make a pitiful hourly wage! The insanity!!! What kind of folks do people honestly think work at GameStop?

I really don't understand how people shop there.

It's quite easy. I go in, I give them legal tender, they give me games, and then I leave.

[rainking187]

Oh my fucking god! Human error!



Ehh, considering part of their job is opening cases and removing games you would think it would occur to them to put the game back in the case.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Ehh, considering part of their job is opening cases and removing games you would think it would occur to them to put the game back in the case.

Yes, it should occur to them. Thus, the human error part.

[MouthBreather82]

Gamestop- Opened new games.....yeah I am never to thrilled about getting them but I also look at it from the other side.....the one perk the employees get is to check out one copy of the newer games......small perk when you consider you work a job that you make absolutly no wages and have to deal with children and the likes of some of you.( Just ask for a sealed copy if they hand you the opened one and you dont want it....if they dont have it either take your buisness elsewhere or you have nothing to complain about)

As for work quality same at GS as it is everywhere in the retail,manufactering, and resturant fields.....you get a few great workers, a decent amount of average workers and a few bad eggs......At least in every job in those fields that I have worked. Construction wasnt as bad but it was kind of hard for the hacks to hide in that field

On buying used games from them- I have noticed they have gotten a little better disc condition wise but that may be due to the demographic ranges getting older. If you are that conserned with it ask to see the disc I am sure they will be fine with that.Personally I have only gotten 2 games from them that were screwed up and they replaced and or refunded my purchase the next time I brought it in...and yes they have forgot to put the game in the case for me before but again they did not hesitate when I went back in to explain what happened.

On trading in games- You already know going in that you could get more selling to/through another medium, so you shouldnt be suprised with the prices you get. (You have to remember they are the middleman on secondhand games in this instance and it has to be worth it for them as a retailer to bother with it)

On other game stores- Yes other stores were nice but ultimately Gamestop did well enough to buy them out therefore the perks that these other chains had costs them in the end....and yes I too miss funcoland but I am not going to lose sleep over them now that they are gone.....Really in this day in age if you are blessed enough to be able to even type on these boards then you also have acess to 90% more video game retailers, websites, ect, ect then many of us had in the early 90s and before back then you had K-mart, Sears, Toys R Us, flee markets and if you were lucky a dedicated gamestore or game exchange in your area/town


And In the event something does go wrong your first mistake is talking to the employees with an attitude before even giving them a chance to make it right and or explain. Treat them the same as you want to be treated......sounds a little wishy washy but it works 99% of the time


:twoguns::argue::shame::whee:
Long read I am sure I missed some points and am sure I will quoted and hated on in this thread for telling it like it is but what can you do.

[darkslime]

Why the fuck would you bump a thread after one minute? THere was another person complaining about gs who made a topic about it. I posted in there topic to post here, and bumped this thread.
Someone then merged the other person's topic with this thread.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Long read I am sure I missed some points and am sure I will quoted and hated on in this thread for telling it like it is but what can you do.

Actually, this place isn't not as vehemently anti-GS as you would expect. Plenty of us shop there and trade stuff to them (just check out the weekly GS threads), when we are getting the better end of the deal. For example, where else was I getting a $70 120GB 360 HDD? So, yeah, you might catch some flack from the GS haters, but not too much. Most of us realize what GS is and deal with them accordingly.

[darkslime]

^Just shop at GS whenever they have coupons and you can get some amazing deals.

[david12795]

I ONLY buy stuff there at Gamestop if they have an item that is hard to come by and cheap instead of stuff that are expensive online.

[Tsukento]

I ONLY buy stuff there at Gamestop if they have an item that is hard to come by and cheap instead of stuff that are expensive online.
Good luck with that, as GameStop usually charges around the same amount as online sellers do. They also overcharge on stuff that ISN'T rare.

:ps2:
.hack//Quarantine - $39.99
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis - $39.99
Marvel vs Capcom 2 - $79.99Sniper Elite - $39.99

:xbox:
Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis - $29.99
Marvel vs Capcom 2 - $59.99
Sniper Elite - $29.99

:gc:
DDR Mario Mix (w/o pad) - $39.99
Pikmin - $24.99
Pikmin 2 - $39.99

:gba:
Major League Baseball - $37.99
Pokemon Emerald - $34.99
Pokemon Fire Red - $29.99
Pokemon Leaf Green - $29.99
Pokemon Ruby - $34.99
Pokemon Sapphire - $29.99
Super Mario Bros. - $29.99
Super Mario Bros. 2: Super Mario Advance - $24.99
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 - $24.99

Hell, $19.99 for a game that was never released (http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=32717) is too much. :razz:

[NovaKane]

I rarely go to GS. I can't stand the employees how they try to push pre-orders on you.

I have a good amount of store credit from tradin' in a pile of games over the summer though. I wanted to get rid of them asap so GS was the best choice. Once I use up that credit, I won't have to deal with them until another big sale arises that I can benefit from.

[Ryuukishi]

( Just ask for a sealed copy if they hand you the opened one and you dont want it....if they dont have it either take your buisness elsewhere or you have nothing to complain about)
Heh, this is what I do, at which point the clerk gets the "Oh, it's one of those collector fruits" smirk on his face, and proceeds to lecture me about how it doesn't make any difference anyway, and how I'm never going to find [Game X] sealed because it's totally out of print and I should just take what I can get and be grateful. :)

[GameBoyee]

-When the say "We cant find the game in the drawer" line
-Bootleg GBA/DS Games
-Forced Subscripitond/Reserves
-Overpricing on certain Games
-Throwng out Game Cases
-The fact That Pokemon GBA Games are overpriced (Lucky i have em all except for Ruby,Crystal,Platinum)

[NovaKane]

Almost time to get rid of my store credit. I have until April...can't wait! I'm not renewin' shit.

Fuck you GameStop!

[pika23]

Some of these guys there are a bit sexist and predjudice against people who may dress like they rolled out of bed, not because of laziness, but because said person, being me, had a fever of 100.3 and severe bronchitis but needed a gaming fix.

This past Thursday, I go in wearing I think some kind of Pajama bottoms, (too bad they weren't my nintendo ones...i'd have gotten treated better maybe) and a hoodie....I look like death warmed over basically and couldn't talk above a whisper. I go to trade in Sega Superstars Tennis that came with my arcade 360. She looks at me and says Oh we dont take this. after not telling me that over the phone when I called. When I called she said I can't tell you over the phone what the value is....implying it did have some sort of value.

So I just take the game and start looking at DS display boxes of soon to be released games, and I start coughing really hard, get dizzy and fall against a display case. She and the other clerk never even looked up. :bomb:


Yeah, yeah, I shouldn't have been out in the first place, but try being cooped up in an apartment with a hyperactive puppy who wants to use your body as a jungle gym and trampoline while you try to sleep off your fever. You would want to escape also.

[THoward7382]

Some of these guys there are a bit sexist and predjudice against people who may dress like they rolled out of bed, not because of laziness, but because said person, being me, had a fever of 100.3 and severe bronchitis but needed a gaming fix.

This past Thursday, I go in wearing I think some kind of Pajama bottoms, (too bad they weren't my nintendo ones...i'd have gotten treated better maybe) and a hoodie....I look like death warmed over basically and couldn't talk above a whisper. I go to trade in Sega Superstars Tennis that came with my arcade 360. She looks at me and says Oh we dont take this. after not telling me that over the phone when I called. When I called she said I can't tell you over the phone what the value is....implying it did have some sort of value.

So I just take the game and start looking at DS display boxes of soon to be released games, and I start coughing really hard, get dizzy and fall against a display case. She and the other clerk never even looked up. :bomb:


Yeah, yeah, I shouldn't have been out in the first place, but try being cooped up in an apartment with a hyperactive puppy who wants to use your body as a jungle gym and trampoline while you try to sleep off your fever. You would want to escape also.


So your mad that a corporation wouldn't help you out when it was YOUR choice to leave your house when you are very ill, etc. You were not forced to go anywhere so dont look for sympathy when it shouldnt be there. I am sure if I was in their situation I wouldn't go near you because I would not want to get sick. Your reasoning is laughable.

[CloverField06]

But puppies are so cute!

[pulsar0510]

So your mad that a corporation wouldn't help you out when it was YOUR choice to leave your house when you are very ill, etc. You were not forced to go anywhere so dont look for sympathy when it shouldnt be there. I am sure if I was in their situation I wouldn't go near you because I would not want to get sick. Your reasoning is laughable.
Nice job ignoring what she said.
She called first to ask about trading in a particular game. If the game is not going to be accepted, it isn't breaking the "we can't give you values over the phone" rule to say it isn't something they accept on trade. Sick isn't really the issue with the complaint. Sick or not, that was some poor customer service by GS.

[sosodead]

I witnessed a kid trading in his original fat PSP at a local GS, and overheard a trade in transaction going down. She offered him $10 for it, and he was actually going to go through with it. Luckily for me, she had to call corporate since the PSP was missing a battery cover and had to give the kid a hard time for the missing battery cover, claiming she may have to offer less than 10$ for it. I stepped in right there and offered the kid 20$ for it and he happily sold it to me outside of the store. I'm not sure if the employees of the store are dumber than the people who trade in things there.

[Persona7]

So I tried to do a return on the defective BK Nuts and bolts in store today and they were really rude to me and they said that the "packing slip" I had was not the receipt because it does not have a bar code.

Note, the return policy was printed on a double UPS label and attached to it and they tried to remove and keep that part when they gave me back the slip...This is the only paper that was included with the game and package.


I asked the guy and lady to call corporate and they simply would not do it, then I asked for the District Manager and they said " sorry that is private information" All I wanted was another copy of the game.

They said that this was the label used to return my game to the wherehouse, but who the fuck makes a return label with the PRICE AND FUCKING NAME OF THE GAME ON THE LABEL AND THE FUCKING RETURN POLICY PRINTED ON IT.(they tried to KEEP the second label with the return policy printed on it)

Did I mention what else was printed on the label they included with the game?

"thank you for the order we appreciate your business"


Also, I asked the lady "so what am I supposed to do with this game"..."You wanna trade it in?"...She asked me to trade in a defective game.

Seriously after I talk to the District Manager AND corporate I am going to walk into the store, get my game and I am going to glitter the entire store. I bought a gallon of glitter today for 6$. I am done with gamestop, they are never getting a single cent from me EVER.

[Cambot]

I finally tracked down a copy of KORG DS-10 today and the EBGames clerk said it was "new." of course they open their games, but I figured I better bite the bullet, as they say, since it's so damn hard to find. While chatting, he mentioned the staff had been playing the game in the store. it wasn't until I got home did i realize they were talking about MY COPY.

And this game has no memory wipe feature that i can find. So all the settings, patterns and FX need to be manually gone through and set back to zero, and that is not easy with this game.

[Josef]

So I tried to do a return on the defective BK Nuts and bolts in store today and they were really rude to me and they said that the "packing slip" I had was not the receipt because it does not have a bar code.

Note, the return policy was printed on a double UPS label and attached to it and they tried to remove and keep that part when they gave me back the slip...This is the only paper that was included with the game and package.


I asked the guy and lady to call corporate and they simply would not do it, then I asked for the District Manager and they said " sorry that is private information" All I wanted was another copy of the game.

They said that this was the label used to return my game to the wherehouse, but who the fuck makes a return label with the PRICE AND FUCKING NAME OF THE GAME ON THE LABEL AND THE FUCKING RETURN POLICY PRINTED ON IT.(they tried to KEEP the second label with the return policy printed on it)

Did I mention what else was printed on the label they included with the game?

"thank you for the order we appreciate your business"


Also, I asked the lady "so what am I supposed to do with this game"..."You wanna trade it in?"...She asked me to trade in a defective game.

Seriously after I talk to the District Manager AND corporate I am going to walk into the store, get my game and I am going to glitter the entire store. I bought a gallon of glitter today for 6$. I am done with gamestop, they are never getting a single cent from me EVER.

I've had no problem returning an item bought from the website to a B&M location using the packing slip. I've done it several times without issue. Try it at another location perhaps?

[superdry]

Not a rant, but I was finally able to get the "shopworn" discount today on a game I bought. I've tried before and was denied.

A GS about 40 minutes away still had a "new"copy Digital Devil Saga 2. I get to the store and find the copy...unfortunately it was disc only with a crappy generic case. I ask the clerk since the game is "new," but disc only, can I get a discount. He was hesitant at first, but agreed with me after finding the disc.

This is the 2nd time I broke my cardinal rule shopping at GS which is buying only complete games. But, the game is hard to find and two other GSs that do have it are too far from me to go to.

I'll probably contact Atlus and see if they still have any manuals and coverart for the game.

[omg itz adam]

Everytime I call or go into a Gamestop about twenty miles away there is always this douche bag of an assistant manager working who is just a dick and clearly has no people skills and will be at gamestop the rest of his life.

Me: Do you guys have any copies of wii sports
Him: Uh ya
Me: Oh how many do you have it will be a short drive
Him: ah a couple
Me: Well how many is a couple two or three or what?
Him: Let me check

Is it really that hard to just count how many copies you have or search for it in a computer

[Josef]

Gamestop guts new games. They're never going to stop doing it, either. But how do they make it worse? How about sticking price stickers on the actual cover artwork (rather than the plastic case cover). At least the stickers could be removed fairly easy from the plastic. On the art work - not so much on the one I tried. It left a messy, sticky residue and I'd rather not put some Goo Gone on it for fear and completely ruining the artwork.

So yeah, the game's new even though the disc's been handled, scuffed, scratched, played, and taken home by an employee; and the cover artwork's fucked up because of the multiple stickers under the plastic covering. Not to mention little Johnny's chocolate fingerprints on the cover and manual.

And the general smell of ass in the store.

But yeah, I'll keep shopping there, just not for "new" games.

[rainking187]

Gotta rant. Apparently GameStop.com doesn't understand exchanges. I emailed them about it and was told to write "Return for Exchange" on the packing slip in big letters and return the game. What did I get in the mail today? A gift card. So now I have to order the game again myself and hope they don't resend me the copy I just returned.

[s2k]

Gotta rant. Apparently GameStop.com doesn't understand exchanges. I emailed them about it and was told to write "Return for Exchange" on the packing slip in big letters and return the game. What did I get in the mail today? A gift card. So now I have to order the game again myself and hope they don't resend me the copy I just returned.


You can return an online order to the B&M store. I would just do that to not deal with the wait ya know.

[rainking187]

You can return an online order to the B&M store. I would just do that to not deal with the wait ya know.


Yeah, but I assumed it would be a simple process, I send the game back they send me a new copy, like every other retailer I've ever dealt with. Returning it in store then using the credit to order it online again seemed like a lot of work, I didn't realize I'd basically be doing just that.

[Guerrilla]

Today I went into a Gamestop to burn some credit on a new copy of Rule of Rose for my girlfriend. Suspiciously, the only new case was one of those used cases with a new sticker on it. I wondered for a second, "Wow, perhaps they're keeping the last sealed copy at the front?"

WRONG.

The guy pulls out a disc sleeve and puts it on top of the used case. Can he be serious?

GS employee: Well it's covered by our return policy as if new...
Me: Wait... if that's new, then where's the case and manual?
GS: Someone must have stolen it, but it's brand new and hasn't been played...
Me: Then I have no interest in it because it's not complete, thus not new.

If I felt like it, I could just drive to another Gamestop and hunt down a complete used copy for $13 (after edge/coupon). Whatever, I'll just buy it somewhere else.

[guyinga]

The Gamestop I frequent isn't that bad -- even though I bought a gutted Final Fantasy Tactics PSP game today. :bomb:

Most of the folks at the store I go to seem pretty cool -- we all crack jokes about having to deal with idiot customers (I work in a call center) and having kids freaking out about Dragon Ball and Dora or something. It's like a college dorm except they get paid less.

I did joke about viewing goatsea.cx on DSi browser and they apparently got it.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Yeah, but I assumed it would be a simple process, I send the game back they send me a new copy, like every other retailer I've ever dealt with. Returning it in store then using the credit to order it online again seemed like a lot of work, I didn't realize I'd basically be doing just that.

Returning whatever IN STORE is alot of work? I mean, unless you're looking for some uber rare game that NO Gamestop within 100 miles of you has in stock, it's just a hell of a lot easier to return IN STORE and then rebuy IN STORE while there.

What were you trying to return and didn't they have any listed for any of your local stores?

[NovaKane]

Thanks to the good ppl at CAG, I learned that I can hold on to my store credit as long as I want. SMH @ some GS employee lyin' to me sayin' my store credit would be wiped out if I didn't renew my card. Fuck a Edge discount. I have nothin' left to trade in anyway lol. Once I spend up the rest of that balance on the card, I'm pretty much done with those idiots.

[Hollywood]GameStop can stick it brother![/Hogan]

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I only picked up an Edge card when I was doing the massive flipping from Hollywood Video to GS because it gave me an extra 10% bump on top of the 30-40% promo that I was getting in on at the time.

Otherwise, I'd never buy the damn thing either. The way it is, the fuckin' moron entering my info(from my LICENSE, which had the correct spelling of my street)who signed me up for it misspelled my street name and I wasn't getting my toilet paper....errrrr.....Game Informer issues.

I finally got around to calling them last week sometime and they extended my toilet paper subscription by 6-10 months.

Honestly, the magazine is one of the most skewed I've ever read in my life, but some of the articles outside of the review/preview sections are good.

[SaraAB]

I only picked up an edge card because of the 2$ edge card thread, but the last time I checked the price for the card only went up to 10$. Its not worth it as I would have to buy 100$ worth of Gamestop product in order to break even, and 150$ just to save 5$. I can save a lot more out of pocket without spending anything extra to join a loyalty club just by shopping elsewhere. Besides Gamestop's used prices are much higher than everywhere else's. So overall by shopping there you are spending more money than you need to be for the same item. If they had competitive prices and you were saving 10% off of that it might be a good deal.

[rainking187]

Returning whatever IN STORE is alot of work? I mean, unless you're looking for some uber rare game that NO Gamestop within 100 miles of you has in stock, it's just a hell of a lot easier to return IN STORE and then rebuy IN STORE while there.

What were you trying to return and didn't they have any listed for any of your local stores?

I wanted the Prinny PSP game. I was returning it because I like to keep my games in good condition and the box was damaged, returning it for a gutted copy that probably wouldn't have all the contents and would have stickers all over everything made no sense to me.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

I wanted the Prinny PSP game. I was returning it because I like to keep my games in good condition and the box was damaged, returning it for a gutted copy that probably wouldn't have all the contents and would have stickers all over everything made no sense to me.

That's when you just go and ask if you can swap out for a different BOX instead of doing the full return. They HAVE allowed me to do that in store before. Mind you, they also looked like I was from Mars for asking for a 'non fucked up box', since their customer base usually doesn't give a shit what condition their stuff is in.

Oh and Sara, if not for the fact that I was cherry picking what I was trading in, to make sure I was getting the most I could versus what I spent, I would've never grabbed an Edge card either.

But since I was getting 100% or more over what I paid for the games($4 each from Hollywood Video), I figured what the hell.

[whodat]

Gamestop has to really have a great sale (like the B2G1 free) for me to even step foot in the store. I buy most of my games online (Ebay, Amazon, NewEgg, Buy.com) these days. You people need to stop spending your money at places that treat you like crap.

[IkilledLassic]

Because I have never, except for maybe one or two PC games, bought anything new for a console at Gamestop, I am curious, do they gut all new copies of games? If this is true, why would anyone ever buy new games from Gamestop? 10% of the fun, especially when I was 12 (Sega Master System days), was ripping the cellophane off and opening a crisp booklet.

I will say this. I have done well, for as little as I do shop there, on used games B2G1, but honestly, I've only partaked in these transactions three or four times.

[IAmTheCheapestGamer]

Gamestop has to really have a great sale (like the B2G1 free) for me to even step foot in the store. I buy most of my games online (Ebay, Amazon, NewEgg, Buy.com) these days. You people need to stop spending your money at places that treat you like crap.

I rarely spend my money there and usually if I AM spending there, it's cheap credit that I got from flipping games.

Otherwise, I stick to the Target/Kmart/Sears/Toys R'Us clearances and buy my games from there. The only reason I don't buy many games from online is because of shipping. Many places will gouge you on shipping costs to make up for the lower price.

Having shipped games and guides for a while now, I already know what most items SHOULD cost to ship and there's no fuckin' way one e-tailer can ship stuff for pennies on the dollar while the next shmoe is charging me nearly $10 for the same slow shipping rate.

[Tsukento]

Didn't want to make a separate thread for this, but anyone else find it amusing how GS pulled their list of trade-in prices from their site?

Seems to me they want more people to come into the stores to find out what they'll get and cause some frustrated people to trade them in so they don't feel like they wasted a trip.

[Squarehard]

Didn't want to make a separate thread for this, but anyone else find it amusing how GS pulled their list of trade-in prices from their site?

Seems to me they want more people to come into the stores to find out what they'll get and cause some frustrated people to trade them in so they don't feel like they wasted a trip.

And the fact that those trade in prices were pretty slow to update sometimes and it would be different when I looked online to the time I go into the store. Not to mention they only listed like 20 games per console, wasnt really that big of a help anyways. Although it would be nice to not have to go into GS every time I want to check a trade in value ~_~

[Ye0ldmario]

I have some disagreements with gamestop. Heres one I'll mention. The used slim ps2 is still 80 dollars used...when for 19 dollars more you can get a brand new one. And the fact that their website is incorrect the majority of the time with stock checks for games.

I won't be buying anything from GS for a while until they start facing reality.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Their online tracker is fairly accurate. You have to remember that it's updated in the morning. So, it's definitely a realistic possibility that someone else simply got to it before you.

The problem comes in when you have employees hiding stuff behind the counter. So, it never gets scanned out, making it still show up in the system. But obviously, if you come looking for it, one of two things is gonna happen. Either that employee is there, and they will say it was sold. Or another employee will see it's still in-stock, might make an half-assed attempt to find it, and then just say they are sorry.

As far as them posting trade-in values go, we all know what that is about. You hit the nail on the head, Tsukento. They want you coming in and trading the games in, even if you don't like the TIVs. This is the same reason why it's such a bitch getting TIVs from them over the phone.

[kewlrabbit]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyria-Chronicles-Gamestop-NEW-SEALED-RARE-PS3_W0QQitemZ260397123500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Games?hash=item260397123500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:3|294: 50 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyria-Chronicles-Gamestop-NEW-SEALED-RARE-PS3_W0QQitemZ260397123500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Games?hash=item260397123500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2%7C65:1%7C39:1%7C240:1318%7C301:1%7C 293:3%7C294:50)

:D

[s2k]

Anyone every preorder something then cancel it. Are they a pain about ? I want the free batman villan maps but iam ordering from amazon. Can i buy it the return the sealed game?

[Ye0ldmario]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyria-Chronicles-Gamestop-NEW-SEALED-RARE-PS3_W0QQitemZ260397123500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Games?hash=item260397123500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:3|294: 50 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyria-Chronicles-Gamestop-NEW-SEALED-RARE-PS3_W0QQitemZ260397123500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Games?hash=item260397123500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2%7C65:1%7C39:1%7C240:1318%7C301:1%7C 293:3%7C294:50)

:D

all i can say is good luck. You're gonna need it.

[bigdaddybruce44]

Anyone every preorder something then cancel it. Are they a pain about ? I want the free batman villan maps but iam ordering from amazon. Can i buy it the return the sealed game?

You shouldn't have an issue. The receipt will not reflect that you got any kind of bonus.

[kewlrabbit]

all i can say is good luck. You're gonna need it.

It's not my auction, I just thought it was funny.

[Tsukento]

Their online tracker is fairly accurate. You have to remember that it's updated in the morning. So, it's definitely a realistic possibility that someone else simply got to it before you.

The problem comes in when you have employees hiding stuff behind the counter. So, it never gets scanned out, making it still show up in the system. But obviously, if you come looking for it, one of two things is gonna happen. Either that employee is there, and they will say it was sold. Or another employee will see it's still in-stock, might make an half-assed attempt to find it, and then just say they are sorry.
Don't forget it can also be employees entering games in under the wrong title. Such as naming Persona 3 under Persona 3 FES, or Xbox Live Arcade Compilation as Xbox Live Unplugged.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyria-Chronicles-Gamestop-NEW-SEALED-RARE-PS3_W0QQitemZ260397123500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Games?hash=item260397123500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:1|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:3|294: 50 (http://cgi.ebay.com/Valkyria-Chronicles-Gamestop-NEW-SEALED-RARE-PS3_W0QQitemZ260397123500QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVideo_ Games_Games?hash=item260397123500&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2%7C65:1%7C39:1%7C240:1318%7C301:1%7C 293:3%7C294:50)

:D
Methinks the guy failed at trying to put it as $49.95. Even then, why would he leave that price tag on there? That's like GameStop leaving a Blockbuster price tag on a used copy of one of their tagged games, which tends to be more expensive than the Blockbuster tagged price.

[rainking187]

Methinks the guy failed at trying to put it as $49.95. Even then, why would he leave that price tag on there? That's like GameStop leaving a Blockbuster price tag on a used copy of one of their tagged games, which tends to be more expensive than the Blockbuster tagged price.


Nah, I bet he purposely priced it like that to get attention. If you read the description it's basically a GameStop rant. Funny stuff though.

[ferris182]

I have purchased 100-150 PS2 and Xbox games from Gamestop over the last 2 years. I also, have picked up 10-20 360 and PS3 games. All have been used.

I have alot of stores in my area and the guys at the stores generally don't like me. I inspect each disc and if its not to my liking, I ask for a new one. I get their response by saying that all games are guarenteed for X number of days but the reality is that I'm probably not going to play the game in the next few months anyway. I come back by saying that I'd rather spend an extra 5 seconds to inspect the disc at the store rather than going home and realizing the game does work. Again, the employees generally don't like my response.

I purchased the Edge card towards to begging of my purchasing binge. However, I do want to complain that there is one store in particular that I will not go to. I bought one $10 game and I wanted to leave. The guy kept pushing the edge card on me and even after I insisted that I didn't want it, he replied by saying "What, you don't like to save money?". I replied back and said that it wasn't worth it to save $1.00 and took down his name and called coporate. I felt cheap! Coporate did call me back (GM from an area nearby) and agreed with me. I didn't ask for anything.

[Tsukento]

Nah, I bet he purposely priced it like that to get attention. If you read the description it's basically a GameStop rant. Funny stuff though.
Oh wow, I didn't notice that. :applause:

[Inf^Shini]

People should make it a point to direct anti-GS posters to this thread ;)

I'll throw it in my sig to help the cause :D