View Full Version : New EB trade in deal (for EA games) (12/04)
Scorch
12-01-2004, 09:48 PM
It said something about getting (extra?) $10 per game for games such as Madden 04, Fifa 04, NFSU2, Urbz, basically every EA game. EA is EB's vendor of the month. I'm pretty sure it said an extra $10, since offering $10 max for some of those makes no sense. I didn't pick up a flier, though.. anyone who can shine more light on this deal is welcome to, I figured it'd be good for those who got the free EA game, or can find Madden 05 for 15 for under.
EDIT:
The deal is, trade in any select PS2, GC, or XBox game (up to 5) and get the trade boosted to $10 when you put them towards the purchase of any new EA game.
Mishimaryu
12-02-2004, 02:42 AM
that is wierd so what is the deal for any EA game you get 10 bucks if the trade in value is lower than 10?
Scorch
12-02-2004, 02:45 AM
Either that or an additional $10 to what the normal trade-in is.
jimbodan
12-02-2004, 02:47 AM
that is wierd so what is the deal for any EA game you get 10 bucks if the trade in value is lower than 10?
Man, I hope so. I doubt it though, there is no way they are giving 10$ for madden 02.
rocksolidaudio
12-02-2004, 04:58 AM
you get $10 per game if they qualify (if they would usually be under that amount)
Scorch
12-03-2004, 05:34 AM
So you can take old old old old Madden's and get $10 for them?
radjago
12-03-2004, 10:29 AM
My roommate works at EB, so I snagged his sales card. Here's what it says.
Trade-in up to 5 select PS2/Xbox/GC games toward the purchase of any EA game $19.99 and up and receive a $10 trade-in credit for each game.
Also PO DVDs are B2G1.
Snake2715
12-03-2004, 11:26 AM
So get this I was in there last weekend.
Two workers one not working and one working..
The guy did the gamecube trade in and traded in the system and 5 games....
THEY EMPLOYEES stacked it and gave another $10 per gamecube game because he bought a EA game.
So in all he got the credit for the cube abd five games on that deal used that credit to buy an EA game and they basically gave him $15 to take teh EA game due to it being 34 or 39.99 for the "cheapest EA game I can find"
I was going to jump in here and let everyone know but the trade in deals they had going ended last sunday and thats the day I saw this happen.
screwkick
12-03-2004, 11:36 AM
ebgames.com...send me my order.
dhrez
12-03-2004, 12:00 PM
My roommate works at EB, so I snagged his sales card. Here's what it says.
Trade-in up to 5 select PS2/Xbox/GC games toward the purchase of any EA game $19.99 and up and receive a $10 trade-in credit for each game.
Also PO DVDs are B2G1.
Select is the key word here. Before I go out and buy 5 copies of Madden 2002 can we get a list of what is select and what isn't?
brainstorm
12-03-2004, 07:30 PM
My roommate works at EB, so I snagged his sales card. Here's what it says.
Trade-in up to 5 select PS2/Xbox/GC games toward the purchase of any EA game $19.99 and up and receive a $10 trade-in credit for each game.
Also PO DVDs are B2G1.
Select is the key word here. Before I go out and buy 5 copies of Madden 2002 can we get a list of what is select and what isn't?
the offer isnt for just ea games, you trade in any 5 ps2/gc/xbox games, but u have to buy an ea game on the same purchase, so the regular exclusion list still applies(that means no madden 2002 trade ins, not even madden 2004), its actually a crappy trade in deal unless u a) planned on getting a cheap ea game, and b) have 5 shitty games u wanna get rid of, not knocking the op tho, thanks for the heads up, its just typical of what eb tries to do to their customers...
illennium
12-03-2004, 07:51 PM
the offer isnt for just ea games, you trade in any 5 ps2/gc/xbox games, but u have to buy an ea game on the same purchase, so the regular exclusion list still applies(that means no madden 2002 trade ins, not even madden 2004)
I don't get what you're saying. First you say any 5 games, then you say the exclusion list applies. Which is it?
radjago
12-03-2004, 08:54 PM
I'm pretty sure the exclusion list is in full effect. I don't see EB being that generous, even if it is Christmas.
dhrez
12-04-2004, 01:30 AM
Here's the exclusions:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/shops/instoretradein/exclusions.asp
This deal officially sucks now.
hiccupleftovers
12-04-2004, 01:36 AM
Here's the exclusions:
http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/shops/instoretradein/exclusions.asp
This deal officially sucks now.
Yup and I have been needing a good trade in deal like this to get rid of some real old stuff and doubles. Most of the list is basically anything anyone would trade in. I think they only want recent games like Metroid Prime 2, etc.
icemanjmw13
12-04-2004, 01:41 AM
This is why I encourage everyone who trades games in regularly to get started on Ebay. You can usually get 75% of new price for your games, sometimes more. That's way better than any chain will give you. I realize Ebay isn't for some people for one reason or another, but at least consider it.
Also thanks to the OP, sorry if I took away from your topic.
Dave Mark
12-04-2004, 09:15 AM
This is why I encourage everyone who trades games in regularly to get started on Ebay. You can usually get 75% of new price for your games, sometimes more. That's way better than any chain will give you. I realize Ebay isn't for some people for one reason or another, but at least consider it.
Also thanks to the OP, sorry if I took away from your topic.
Agree completely. I use half.com service because it is a little more straightforward but it is well worth it. The trade-in EB/GStop route is horrible. You can sell for more and buy for less on these sites.
Also, there are many good trading posts if you are interested in getting a new game, including one here at CAG.
FaintDeftone
12-04-2004, 02:18 PM
I remember back when I bought Otogi for Xbox when it first came out and didn't like. I paid 40 for it, sold it on ebay for 38 bucks. So yes, I do second using ebay.
While shopping at eb yesterday, much to my dismay the 75% off PC games 14.99 and under had disappeared. I asked if there were any other deals. They tried to hype this EA $10 trade in deal. Then, I asked what is excluded, they showed me what POX games were. I then told them that this deal is the most stupid deal I've ever seen and felt insulted then even told me about it. I almost slapped the woman, but kept my composure and left the store.
dhrez
12-04-2004, 10:54 PM
This is why I encourage everyone who trades games in regularly to get started on Ebay. You can usually get 75% of new price for your games, sometimes more. That's way better than any chain will give you. I realize Ebay isn't for some people for one reason or another, but at least consider it.
Also thanks to the OP, sorry if I took away from your topic.
Or not trade at places that have such horrible requirements. I really do enjoy the trade-in prices Gamecrazy gives. And the way I do it is not trade in if I'm going to lose money. Sometimes you'd be surprised what they'll give you (Tang Tang for GBA: bought for $9 and got $13 from them). This is also why I don't buy from Gamestop (the only other gaming store around here), because their prices are higher and their trade-in quotes are lower.
jimbodan
12-04-2004, 11:00 PM
While shopping at eb yesterday, much to my dismay the 75% off PC games 14.99 and under had disappeared. I asked if there were any other deals. They tried to hype this EA $10 trade in deal. Then, I asked what is excluded, they showed me what POX games were. I then told them that this deal is the most stupid deal I've ever seen and felt insulted then even told me about it. I almost slapped the woman, but kept my composure and left the store.
Ha!
josekortez
12-05-2004, 01:35 PM
I felt like slapping a female EB Games employee on Black Friday. She was dressed like she was going to a night club at 6:00 in the morning (or just returning from one). When I asked her if a used copy of Go-Go Hypergrind came with a manual, she looked at me as if I was speaking an alien language :headache: .
I wanted to ask her, "What did the five fingers say to the face?"