[Dead] EBGames $10 Bonus for ANY 2 Non-Sports Titles 01/30-02/27

[Odibil]

FAQ

Will they take duplicates?
YMMV; Most stores have not and will not take duplicates on the same transaction or even within the same day. Technically, duplicates are not excluded from any promotion, but it is general store policy.

Will they accept demos?
Most Demo/Jampack/Exhibition discs have been removed from this promotion altogether.

How does this credit thing work?
All store credit should be placed on an EB Edge card -- basically a debit card that can be used solely at EB -- unless your EB happens to use the old "keep-your-credit-receipt" method. With the Edge card, your credit can be used at all EB locations and be added to or withdrawn from. Using the old receipt method, your credit should still be usable at all locations, but should be kept in moderate temperature away from the sun to avoid laserjet paper damage.

The deal:

You will receive $10 extra trade-in credit for any two non-sports games you trade.

The ad scan:

http://img164.exs.cx/img164/6128/adscan9sm.gif

The fine print:

**SPORTS GAMES EXCLUDED.
**$10 bonus IN ADDITION to regular trade in credit value. Customers may be responsible for sales tax in some states. Games require boxes and instructions. Exclusions apply. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discount. Offer valid: 01/30/05 - 02/27/05. All dates and prices subject to change. Offer not valid at www.ebgames.com. See sales associate for complete details.

YMMV; "Exclusions apply" might be the single biggest determining factor for this deal. I would like to assume that most stores will abide by the sports title exclusion only, but it is inevitable that some will infer the fine print as excluding all titles on the exclusion list. Also, the definition of a sports game may vary from store to store. Some may only exclude national sports such as football, basketball, or hockey. Other stores may exclude extreme sports such as skating, bmxing, or snowboarding.

[rocksolidaudio]

been mentioned in several other threads already, but thanks anyhow

[Odibil]

been mentioned in several other threads already, but thanks anyhow

Sorry, I did a search before posting but didn't come up with anything along these lines.

Mods, feel free to delete/lock if this is a repost. I can't find the original thread.

[dracula]

this is hot. i would like to turn my blockbuster dollars into ebgames credit to get a psp and now it will be easy :-D

[kaji7p56]

this is hot. i would like to turn my blockbuster dollars into ebgames credit to get a psp and now it will be easy :-D

I know what you mean.

[gmzone]

What about racing games? Do you think they are exluded?

[Follandboy]

Sounds like I will be dumping a lot of my junk games I hardly played this week.

[slidecage]

The point:

You will receive $10 extra trade-in credit for any two non-sports* games you trade..

* YMMV; The definition of a sports game may vary from store to store. Some may only exclude national sports such as football, basketball, or golf. Other stores may exclude extreme sports such as skating, bmxing, or snowboarding.

The story:

As I was getting rid of the last of my sports games -- from the "$10 Extra Trade for ANY 3 Games" -- the manager of my local EB informed me that, starting January 30th, a new "$10 Extra Trade for ANY 2 Games" deal would be introduced, excluding only sports titles.

I was only able to slightly glance at the promotional flyer, since the stack was tucked behind the counter for the next day, but I was able to read that the promotion only required TWO non-sports titles and had no other exclusions.

this might be a nice way to dump off some TRU games i got. THe limit 2 per game. Trade in 2 Soul cal for 6 each 12+ 10 extra total 22... More then i would get for 2 games on ebay....

[Scorch]

Good for you, Slidecage. You can do math. You seem to do it in nearly every post. We're proud for you.

Anyways, so this starts tomorrow? $10 extra for any two games? Is there a limit as to how many we can trade in at once (if you got a good enough look on the flier), because I've got some trades here that I could trade in and majorly, majorly profit off of.. wow.. that's nearly a $300 base credit.. woo need to talk to some of these people about this, if this deal is confirmed.

[TimTucker]

If this one also includes demo discs, I'll be kicking myself for not waiting to trade in jampacks...

[elprincipe]

If this one also includes demo discs, I'll be kicking myself for not waiting to trade in jampacks...

Somehow I seriously doubt they'll take demos. However, there is some great fodder for this green-tagged at TRU, providing it actually is ANY non-sports game.

[lordopus99]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.

[Shadows916]

"Good for you, Slidecage. You can do math. You seem to do it in nearly every post. We're proud for you.

Anyways, so this starts tomorrow? $10 extra for any two games? Is there a limit as to how many we can trade in at once (if you got a good enough look on the flier), because I've got some trades here that I could trade in and majorly, majorly profit off of.. wow.. that's nearly a $300 base credit.. woo need to talk to some of these people about this, if this deal is confirmed. "

I see your still a dick,scorch.

[Scorch]

"Good for you, Slidecage. You can do math. You seem to do it in nearly every post. We're proud for you.

Anyways, so this starts tomorrow? $10 extra for any two games? Is there a limit as to how many we can trade in at once (if you got a good enough look on the flier), because I've got some trades here that I could trade in and majorly, majorly profit off of.. wow.. that's nearly a $300 base credit.. woo need to talk to some of these people about this, if this deal is confirmed. "

I see your still a dick,scorch.

Not really. But thanks for adding so much to the post. Oh wait, you didn't. Who are you, anyways? I appreciate you coming out and calling me a dick based on one comment when you don't even know me. I pick on Slidecage because.. well, he's like a sitting duck. It's all in good fun.

So, now, here we are.. the "trade 2 get an extra $10" is only for the decent stuff. Well, I guess if you have newer games you want to get rid of, it'd be great.

[Shadows916]

actully, just about every post i come across from you is thread crapping,flamming, or slamming someone and/or what they post.

[PhrostByte]

Is the $10 additional credit for 3 still going on tomorrow? I have 2 packages I'm waiting on...

[punqsux]

im gunna leave this open unless theres another specific thread about it, since this seems like an amazing deal...

[TC]

The small print on these EB deals is starting to get as bad as a perscription drug commercial.

[dwsscs]

Darn, I just did the 3 game deal and get a extra $10.

[masha]

This is hot! I'll pay off psp this way. Thanks OP!

[schultzed]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.

If its only for non-excluded games, then its not that hot of a deal. I was getting $12.50 for cheap but not excluded games by doing the 2 games plus $25 to buy Mercenaries etc. then returning the purchased game for store credit. Most of the games I traded in were for $2-3 bucks . . . so getting $7 or $8 (for Mafia, Tenchu, Xenosaga is so-so to me).

Turns out that I was screwing with EA because they were sponsoring the promotion with EBGames. So, the bump up in value that I got in late Dec. and January was out of EA's pocket :twisted:

[rocksolidaudio]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.

WRONG. there are no exclusions besides sports games. read the fine print buddy. i saw the flyer yesterday, and i'd be shocked if this varied by region.

[omegaweapon7]

awesome, now I can trade in 2 old games for 12 dollars! -_-.

I still think online is the best trading place, if you are looking for games instead of money.

[yeldarb367]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.

WRONG. there are no exclusions besides sports games. read the fine print buddy. i saw the flyer yesterday, and i'd be shocked if this varied by region.
He actually works at EB so I'm going with what he says.

[jngx80]

I didn't see a flyer, but I just came back from trading two excluded games. Traded in Haven and Maximo for $11 store credit with no problems.

[supadupacheap]

Can anybody give me a rough idea of condition EB looks for. Since their prices usually suck Ive never traded there but if this is as good as its seeming, I just may.

[dracula]

Can anybody give me a rough idea of condition EB looks for. Since their prices usually suck Ive never traded there but if this is as good as its seeming, I just may.

well, they prefer the conditions to be complete, but if you trade in 4 games, and 3 are complete, and one is disc only, they will probably be OK with that. as for conditions, some stores make a point to NOT check the discs. Other stores will always check the disc so YMMV on that

[ogreeley]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.

WRONG. there are no exclusions besides sports games. read the fine print buddy. i saw the flyer yesterday, and i'd be shocked if this varied by region.
He actually works at EB so I'm going with what he says.

Just traded 6 games (three were excluded titles) and got an extra $30.00. They told me the sports titles that don't count are just Football, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey and Wrestling. I guess NASCAR, Soccer and other sports are okay.

[Odibil]

Just got back from a quick trip to EB to test the waters.

http://img146.exs.cx/img146/3251/2for102en.gif

I should be back within the week to unload the rest of my junk.

[schultzed]

I did see the flyer . . . it does say "exclusions apply" which is open to interpretation so I bet this will be a bit of a YMMV situation. But if the computer system doesn't recognize the POX games as excluded then it should be easier.

On BF when I did the system and 5 games tradein . . . the flyer didn't mention exclusions but the system excluded POX games and it took a lot of work for me to get the deal to work.

[Mishimaryu]

Arc the lad and Metal Gear Solid 2 traded 2 bucks each? weak...

[masha]

Will jumppacks work? +cough+

[Odibil]

Arc the lad and Metal Gear Solid 2 traded 2 bucks each? weak...

$2 each, before the minimum $10 bonus for every 2 games you trade in. The promotion gives each game a $5 bonus, so they traded in at $7 a piece (the price on the right of the receipt.)

[CouRageouS]

Anyone know if you get the credit put onto your Edge card, will you be able to use it to place an order online?

[FoxStar]

In my area, EBGames has the worst trade-in offers...

They offered less than a dollar for Metroid Prime, while the Gamestop just down the corner offered $7! I don't think this deal will really benefit most people much.. Gamestop and GameRush tend to have better offers.

[DisturbedZen]

Anyone know if you get the credit put onto your Edge card, will you be able to use it to place an order online?

If you get the giftcard with the PIN number, it MUST have a scratch and reveal area on it. Then you may use it online. Dont listen to employees cause they are f'cking idiots. Most atleast.

[Blamo]

Hmmm... My Game Crazy has buy 2 get 1 free on games under $5... So spending $20 on some old, crappy games then trading them in for ~$30 would be nice, especially since I already have some credit on my Edge card o_o

[smalien1]

Credit to spend on the BTGO deal coming up.

[PhrostByte]

I really want to know if this works on Jampacks.

[rocksolidaudio]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.

WRONG. there are no exclusions besides sports games. read the fine print buddy. i saw the flyer yesterday, and i'd be shocked if this varied by region.
He actually works at EB so I'm going with what he says.

i work at eb too.

[davelin]

Yaah, I saw this today, too, at my local EB and got all excited before I saw that "exclusions apply"....

[lordopus99]

as of Day 1, exclusions do not apply. At my store, everything worked but sports titles even crappy titles such as Orphan. It might get fixed but who knows.

[RomaVictor]

Anyone know about racing games?? How about the racing 3pack from Wal-mart? Will those work?

[minqqq]

the guy at my eb said the fine print "exclusions apply" is just referring to the excluded sports titles. worked great for me and a racing game worked.

[Arkay Firestar]

this is VERY weak. I could have gotten an extra 10 bucks if I'd only waited to trade in now instead of during the trade in any 3 games. But if it says exclusions apply, its only a matter of time before exclusions really do apply. All it takes is a call from EB HQ to tell the stores that they should tell the customers that "Exlcusions apply" means that the excluded games are excluded.

Still, I coulda gotten an extra 10 bucks. Lame. Not cool. Totally Lame.

[YoshiFan1]

Do they make you spend the store credit right away for can you save it? I have never traded into EB before but I might get rid of some games to get enough for Mario Kart DS.

[phammerz]

you can put it on a card

[gmzone]

the guy at my eb said the fine print "exclusions apply" is just referring to the excluded sports titles. worked great for me and a racing game worked.

Yay! Racing game worked! Which one though? I'm looking to unload Legend of Legaia 2, Gran Turismo 3, Midnight Club and Castle Shikigami.

I wouldn't be surprised to see EB change the inner workings of this deal however.

[Raider]

So does this only work on 2 games, or can it be more then 2?

[schultzed]

Do they make you spend the store credit right away for can you save it? I have never traded into EB before but I might get rid of some games to get enough for Mario Kart DS.

You can take it on a gift card . . . make sure to get one with a pin number on the back and you can use it online as well.

I have $135 on a card right now (from trading in about $15 worth of TRU "magic" coupon games).

[minqqq]

the guy at my eb said the fine print "exclusions apply" is just referring to the excluded sports titles. worked great for me and a racing game worked.

Yay! Racing game worked! Which one though? I'm looking to unload Legend of Legaia 2, Gran Turismo 3, Midnight Club and Castle Shikigami.

I wouldn't be surprised to see EB change the inner workings of this deal however.

i used racing evolution for ps2, worked like a charm.
sidenote: finally i'm no longer a newbie!

[Skylander7]

This would be a good way to pick up a Street Fighter II PS2 controller considering it's only $14.99, in exchange for a couple TRU games

[Swift900]

this is VERY weak. I could have gotten an extra 10 bucks if I'd only waited to trade in now instead of during the trade in any 3 games. But if it says exclusions apply, its only a matter of time before exclusions really do apply. All it takes is a call from EB HQ to tell the stores that they should tell the customers that "Exlcusions apply" means that the excluded games are excluded.

Still, I coulda gotten an extra 10 bucks. Lame. Not cool. Totally Lame.

I know what you mean... but I believe I got it worse. I could have probubly gotten $30 extra had I waited :cry: . Why !?

[suko_32]

Jampacks works. I couldn't go to EB today because of Homework, so since my dad was going out anyways, I asked to to trade some things in for me. I gave him 3 Jampacks. I thought the trade in 3 get xtra 10 was still going on. However, the receipt shows this promotion. So basically, I could of just traded in 2 jampacks and gotten 10.50.

The receipt says promo #3327 and this was in Tallahassee.

[Mr. Anderson]

Arc the lad and Metal Gear Solid 2 traded 2 bucks each? weak...

$2 each, before the minimum $10 bonus for every 2 games you trade in. The promotion gives each game a $5 bonus, so they traded in at $7 a piece (the price on the right of the receipt.)

Whaaaat? Where does it say they give you an extra 5 dollars? And what would be some good trade in fodder? I don't really have any good games to trade away right now.

[Duo_Maxwell]

Arc the lad and Metal Gear Solid 2 traded 2 bucks each? weak...

$2 each, before the minimum $10 bonus for every 2 games you trade in. The promotion gives each game a $5 bonus, so they traded in at $7 a piece (the price on the right of the receipt.)

Whaaaat? Where does it say they give you an extra 5 dollars? And what would be some good trade in fodder? I don't really have any good games to trade away right now.

It's the $10 split between the two trade-ins, hence an extra $5 on each game. Gamestop does the same thing when they have an extra $10 per X number of games.

[masha]

Jampacks works. I couldn't go to EB today because of Homework, so since my dad was going out anyways, I asked to to trade some things in for me. I gave him 3 Jampacks. I thought the trade in 3 get xtra 10 was still going on. However, the receipt shows this promotion. So basically, I could of just traded in 2 jampacks and gotten 10.50.

The receipt says promo #3327 and this was in Tallahassee.

Thanks for confirming it.

[Mr. Anderson]

Arc the lad and Metal Gear Solid 2 traded 2 bucks each? weak...

$2 each, before the minimum $10 bonus for every 2 games you trade in. The promotion gives each game a $5 bonus, so they traded in at $7 a piece (the price on the right of the receipt.)

Whaaaat? Where does it say they give you an extra 5 dollars? And what would be some good trade in fodder? I don't really have any good games to trade away right now.

It's the $10 split between the two trade-ins, hence an extra $5 on each game. Gamestop does the same thing when they have an extra $10 per X number of games.

Ooooh, I see. Thanks for clearing that up. Still intrested in knowing of any good trade fodder. Help appreciated!

[starboyk]

Yeah!- That 3$ copy of Culdcept IS going to contribute to my PSP! (insert wheezy Scooby laugh).

Lesse, that, and the jampack I've had sitting here as crap fodder for 2 years! Sweat. Finally got fed up with this Cag/Crack pile of games that build up purely because I feel compelled to buy any game less than 10$ (which then remains shrink wrapped until now, since I never actually have the time to play them), and I cleaned that up today. If the promo doesn't change, there goes 20+ to EB tomorrow.

-K

[suko_32]

Jampacks works. I couldn't go to EB today because of Homework, so since my dad was going out anyways, I asked to to trade some things in for me. I gave him 3 Jampacks. I thought the trade in 3 get xtra 10 was still going on. However, the receipt shows this promotion. So basically, I could of just traded in 2 jampacks and gotten 10.50.

The receipt says promo #3327 and this was in Tallahassee.

Thanks for confirming it.

No problem, I was very surprised when I looked at the receipt. This would be even better than the trade in 3 get 10 extra for jampacks. Too bad I have no more left.

[62t]

Yeah!- That 3$ copy of Culdcept IS going to contribute to my PSP! (insert wheezy Scooby laugh).

Lesse, that, and the jampack I've had sitting here as crap fodder for 2 years! Sweat. Finally got fed up with this Cag/Crack pile of games that build up purely because I feel compelled to buy any game less than 10$ (which then remains shrink wrapped until now, since I never actually have the time to play them), and I cleaned that up today. If the promo doesn't change, there goes 20+ to EB tomorrow.

-K

Consider selling that copy of Culdcept to a CAG. I sold a used copy here for a very good price and I am sure someone here will pay more than what you would get from the EB promotion.

[YoshiFan1]

Does the register automatically give the extra $5 or does the employee have to key in something or be aware of it to work? Asking because with the Jampacks, I would be a little embarrased to go in there and asking to make sure they give an extra $5 credit for them, but if it is done automatically, I wouldn't feel so uncomfortable with trying it.

[minqqq]

Does the register automatically give the extra $5 or does the employee have to key in something or be aware of it to work? Asking because with the Jampacks, I would be a little embarrased to go in there and asking to make sure they give an extra $5 credit for them, but if it is done automatically, I wouldn't feel so uncomfortable with trying it.

it automatically does it when they total it so make sure they total it.

[eraser813]

Do you guys know how much credit EB gives for the following Xbox games: Mercenaries, SW-Battlefront,Mechwarrior LoneWolf, and KOTOR 2 ?
Thank you in advance

[Odibil]

Do you guys know how much credit EB gives for the following Xbox games: Mercenaries, SW-Battlefront,Mechwarrior LoneWolf, and KOTOR 2 ?
Thank you in advance

Seeing as three of the titles are basically brand new, I'd have to say all but Battlefront will definitely fetch $25 each. New games that retail for $50 usually drop to half of their value in store credit. Since Battlefront hasn't technically dropped in price, it may still pull in $25, but I'd be more comfortable saying you'll get $15-25 for it.

[rocksolidaudio]

Do you guys know how much credit EB gives for the following Xbox games: Mercenaries, SW-Battlefront,Mechwarrior LoneWolf, and KOTOR 2 ?
Thank you in advance

Seeing as three of the titles are basically brand new, I'd have to say all but Battlefront will definitely fetch $25 each. New games that retail for $50 usually drop to half of their value in store credit. Since Battlefront hasn't technically dropped in price, it may still pull in $25, but I'd be more comfortable saying you'll get $15-25 for it.

yeah, i think battlefront is $15 now, if i remember correctly

[62t]

Does this mean I could buy some jampaks, trade it in, use the credit i got to rebuy them, trade it in again, and start over?

[rocksolidaudio]

Does this mean I could buy some jampaks, trade it in, use the credit i got to rebuy them, trade it in again, and start over?

in theory, yes. but jampacks are $7.99, so it wouldn't be worth the trouble at all, especially considering you'd have to go in-between stores, and you can't trade duplicates.

[62t]

Does this mean I could buy some jampaks, trade it in, use the credit i got to rebuy them, trade it in again, and start over?

in theory, yes. but jampacks are $7.99, so it wouldn't be worth the trouble at all, especially considering you'd have to go in-between stores, and you can't trade duplicates.

Some of the older used Jampacks are $2-3, and I think you use Jampack from different volume.

[mick16]

Anybody know what they're giving for Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox? I'm thinking about dumping my copy I picked up for $19.99 at Kmart along with some other crappy games and putting it towards Resident Evil 4.

[suko_32]

Strange thing was, I was able to trade in duplicates.

[jkam]

I will try this at some point today...The trade in 3 games get $10 was good to me. I traded in a bunch of jampacks which I couldn't wait to get rid of. I pre-ordered Starfox Assault and picked up Zelda Four Swords nice and cheap. Maybe now I can build some credit up for the new GC Zelda and new DS games when they arrive.

[Shadows916]

just got back from the shirly long island eb- they took 3 copies of seablade that i picked up for 1.98 at TRU. total per game was 5.50 each with the bonus, 2 copies of roadkill at 2+5 eachso they will take doubles.

[hyuuga-sama]

I just took back 10 of my old crappy games and got like 90 credit. The guy at the counter sounded real unsure about the policy so he took them all. I want to take more before more exclusions apply or if they start to get wise. It's an awesome deal, thanks for letting me know.

[lordopus99]

I have never traded into EB before but I might get rid of some games to get enough for Mario Kart DS.

you can always use that credit and put it on a preorder of the game.

so they will take doubles.

it's YMMV. Only dumb employees do this. EB Policy tells us not to take dupes.

Mercenaries, SW-Battlefront,Mechwarrior LoneWolf, and KOTOR 2

Mercenaries was 25 yesterday.
SW is down to about 15.
Mechassault: LW I assume is 22 or 25
KOTOR 2 was 25 yesterday.

[eraser813]

Thank you everyone for the info on the credit for the games

[jkam]

I traded in 12 games....nothing was excluded (except sports of course). I ended up with about $100 in credit. Not too shabby.

[jngx80]

When I was trading in my maximo and haven the store clerk told me that they weren't accepting Jampacks. He placed it to the side and didn't even scan it.

[outkastx]

Jampacks are YMMV, I was able to trade them in.

[jkam]

Jampacks are YMMV, I was able to trade them in.

I agree...I was never able to but I did when they had the trade 3 get an extra $10 deal so it is worth a shot.

[FOnewearl]

Anybody know what they're giving for Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox? I'm thinking about dumping my copy I picked up for $19.99 at Kmart along with some other crappy games and putting it towards Resident Evil 4.

I saw a guy trade Ghost Recon 2 for Xbox in at my EB about a week ago for $25 in credit

[Shadows916]

so they will take doubles.

[quote]it's YMMV. Only dumb employees do this. EB Policy tells us not to take dupes.[quote]

If the system scans it and takes it, how can the employee be dumb? Besides, it was the manager who rang my stuff up, doubles and triples and all. Told me now was the time to get rid of "this crap" if you have it :) Side note, only 10 bucks for a ps1 screen for trade it. :x

[ketwyld]

Damn, glad I was lazy about taking in my 26 games for the Trade 3 For Bonus $10!!! Now I'll get over $130 in credit. Yay! :D

[highwaypatrolman]

today i traded in armed & dangerous, tony hawk 3, ghost recon: island thunder, and rainbow six 3: black arrow (all xbox) and got $32 in store credit. seeing as how i spent less than $5 each on these games, i figured that i got a pretty good deal.
i didn't think they would take tony hawk 3 because its an "extreme sports" game, but they did. sweetness.

[mick16]

thanks for the price on ghost recon 2. i'm going to trade it in tomorrow with ghost recon 1 for a nice $35+ credit.

[RomaVictor]

I just returned from the local EB, and in case it hasn't been confirmed, all three games from the Racing 3pak from Wal-mart worked. I don't have a scanner at home, but I can scan my receipt at work tomorrow if you all would like. The guys at the register told me Tony Hawk games worked in the computer...so it might not be YMMV.

[PhrostByte]

I must share my most miraculous story.

2:50, I am finished classes for the day. I start the drive home.

3:20, I arrive at home, check my mail. 3 Jampacks that videogamer324 sent me.

3:30, I go to my local ebgames. One of the guys there I have grown fond of, he's pretty cool. He told me about the Culdcept drop the day it was posted on CAG... however he woulnd't let me trade in 2 of the jampacks :( A shame.. cuz last time he let me trade in 2 jampacks and Defender for the 10-for-3.

4:00, I go to work.

9:10, I get off work. I drive to another local eb. They just closed. Now the only eb still open is at the mall, the mall closes at 9:30 and it's roughly 20 minutes away. Do I dare? Yes I do.

9:30, I arrive at the mall and they are about to close down the ebgames store but I run in and ask to trade in the 2 jampacks real quick. The guy says ok it'll be $1 credit, to which I respond, "I thought you guys were having a promotion." "Yes but I'm not sure if it'll work, let me try." "Yes please try." "$11" SWEET! I leave a happy boy :)

[flaprabbit]

Anyone know how much MGS 3 gets in credit?

[CouRageouS]

Well this is sweet for me thus far. I was planning to hit 2 EBs and took 2 sets of the following - BG&E, XIII, Jampack 03 Summer and Winter. I left one set in the car. Asked him if he'd take dupes, he said no prob but not on the same transaction. Traded in for $26, went to the car and got an additional $26. Got my $3 copy of Culdcept and was on my way. Finally got rid of some penny jampacks and free TRU stuff. Still got more to trade tomorrow. This deal is sweet, glad I was too lazy on the 3 for $10.

[jngx80]

Man, now I wish I had gone back on the last day to clean out my TRU with the coupon. I didn't even consider buying extras to trade in. ](*,) You guys must be making a fortune from it; easily building up $100 in EB credit.

[masha]

Man, now I wish I had gone back on the last day to clean out my TRU with the coupon. I didn't even consider buying extras to trade in. ](*,) You guys must be making a fortune from it; easily building up $100 in EB credit.

All my JP goes to pay off PSP. All 30 of them + WalMart 3 Packs :D

[schultzed]

Anyone know how much MGS 3 gets in credit?

I called and they said $20 . . . which seems nuts considering they sell it for $45 PO . . . a GS flyer (could be old) that I got on Sun. said $30.

[Follandboy]

My store did not accept the following PS2 game:
Driven
Jonny Mosley Mad Trix
Top Gear Dare Devil
X Squad
State of Emergency (double)
3 differnt Jampacks

Has anyone else had similar problems?

[jngx80]

Try another store or if you want print out the description about the deal from their website and argue with the clerk. Here's what their site says of exluded titles:

No non-sport titles excluded from trade. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. Sport themes not valid in offer: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Wrestling. Trade-in items must be submitted in "2"s to receive bonus dollars. Bonus will not be given to a 7th game.

About jampacks some stores just will not scan the jampacks, although they do probably work.

[Blues]

7th game, does that mean you can't trade in more than six to still get the deal?

[abitteroldman]

Do the games have to be complete? I have some games I bought from Blockbuster that have no instructions that I'd like to get rid of.

[jngx80]

I'm sure the stores will be okay if you bring in more games. They just have to be scanned in pairs and maybe break it up so they're on a couple of receipts.

Instructions and cases must be included.

[62t]

I traded a game in without instructions but ymmv.

[thawhip]

I traded a game in without instructions but ymmv.

Man, the disc and the instructions are mint. But I'm missing the box art. Should I just throw the game away? Thanks...

[mick16]

If anyone is interested, I traded in a bunch of games under this deal and here's the prices I got back (everything is Xbox except Crash for GC which I got for free with the GGC glitch @ BB):

Ghost Recon 2 - $25 + 5 = 30
Ghost Redcon 1 - $2 + 5 = 7
Crash Wrath Cortex - $3 +5 = 8
Alter Echo - $0.75 + $5 = 5.75
Xbox Exhibition Vol 1 $0.25 + 5 = 5.25
Outlaw Volleball = $2 + 5 =7
Megaman Network = $2 + 5 = 7
Metal Gear Substance = 2 + 5 = 7

Total is $77. Now I just need the B2G1 free deal to kick in so I can get RE4, MP2 & KOTOR II

[AsianStyle]

How much do u get for the racing 3 pack from walmart?

[Rig]

I plan on making a trip over to EB, probably tomorrow. Hopefully, I can build up at least $50, just so I can grab up a new game...

[oper00]

If anyone is interested, I traded in a bunch of games under this deal and here's the prices I got back (everything is Xbox except Crash for GC which I got for free with the GGC glitch @ BB):

Ghost Recon 2 - $25 + 5 = 30
Ghost Redcon 1 - $2 + 5 = 7
Crash Wrath Cortex - $3 +5 = 8
Alter Echo - $0.75 + $5 = 7
Xbox Exhibition Vol 1 $0.25 + 5 = 5.25
Outlaw Volleball = $2 + 5 =7
Megaman Network = $2 + 5 = 7
Metal Gear Substance = 2 + 5 = 7

Total is $77. Now I just need the B2G1 free deal to kick in so I can get RE4, MP2 & KOTOR II

Megaman Network? Do GBA games work with this deal?

[Jack]

I think he meant Megaman Network Transmission for Gamecube. GBA games don't work.

[jkam]

This deal is amazing. Definitely worth the your time. Today...

Brought in:

Turok (Xbox) $1.57 from TRU
(Xbox) Demo with extra Splinter Cell levels $1.05 from BB a LONG time ago.
2 $0.01 Jampacks

Total Cost to me: $2.64
Total EB Credit: $20.95

:)

I also just bought 8 (4 + 4) jampacks from overstock for $10.15 which will get me $40 in credit. I bought a few xbox turoks from TRU to trade-in as well. This is definitely worth trading some of that garbage stuff you have...or even pick up super cheap games and get some decent credit for them. I'm trying to spend as little as possible and get the most in credit for it.

[help1]

will I be able to trade:

Exibition 5
Genma onimusha
Bruteforce
Jedi academy
mechassault

for around 30?

also are there any exclusions except sports games? cuase there is a TRU and I really want SC:PT nad NBA street v3

EDIT, should be able to do after the call.

[help1]

is there anyway to trade in more than 6 games?

[Blues]

I would try to find one more to get that extra $10. And yes, I traded in 10 games today with no problem.

[help1]

I would try to find one more to get that extra $10. And yes, I traded in 10 games today with no problem.

Im thinking that if I buy 5 games from tru at a maximum of 7 and add my 5 thats 10 and if I can get at least 60... then I could get NBA street v3 and SC:PT.

[Mr. Anderson]

Yeah, this deal kicks ass. Thanks to some crappy games, I'm currently owning RE4. Thank you, Odibil.

[Blues]

I got about $95 in credit with my trade-ins and 9 of them were cheap games (including Brute Force and Mechassault), and the tenth one was Fable.

I got RE4 and Viewtiful Joe 2 and $8 on a card.

[Nirvanaguy777]

Wow im heading to toysrus, stocking up on some cheap 1 dollar games and heading for a trade in OH YEA.

[Scorch]

Alter Echo - $0.75 + $5 = 7

:shock:


... :?:

[alfonsosoriano]

Woo, the new 90% off TRU Green Tag games sweetens this deal. I'm up for it!

[alfonsosoriano]

Oh, and that $3 Rogue Ops is FINALLY coming in handy.

I hope my Jampack works!

[alfonsosoriano]

Here are some games I hope I can trade in:

Jampack Winter 2003
Rogue Ops
Turok: Evolution
Midnight Club
Gungrave
Kessen
No One Lives Forever

Trading in 6 gives $30 + whatever each game is worth. I'll probably head to TRU first, check out what $10 - 90% games they have, (Mojo, Mad Maestro) and get those, and trade them in first. Gotta love trading in games that you don't play so easily to get a game you want to play.

[rarebucky]

Just an FYI for anyone thinking to head to EB first...I've found Gamestop gives much better prices overall when you factor in their "trade 3 get an extra $10" promotion. Reason being many of their trade-in prices are pretty good to begin with. For instance, before any kind of promotion is factored in Gamestop gives the following:

Whiplash XB - $7
Bloodrayne XB - $8
Freekstyle GC - $7
Crash GC - $8

Add in another $3.33 and you're doing pretty well there. Certainly a lot better than the $5.50-$6 you'd get at EB for them after their promotion. However, for a bunch of even older games, the EB deal wins out. This is just an FYI to check Gamestop first before you think the EB deal is a no brainer.

[alfonsosoriano]

Yeah, that's true if you plan in trading in newer games, but with old ones, this deal wins easily. Especially if you spend $2 and change on two games at TRU!

[jputahraptor]

So to jampacks count towards the 2 for 10, because CC has tons of them at a penny each, i could in theory get crisis zone ($60) for .12 plus tax?

[alfonsosoriano]

Well, if your EB accepts them and duplicates, then in theory, yes.

[Aznboi62188]

so should i print out the ad scan and bring it?

[alfonsosoriano]

I guess that would be a good idea in case they say anything about exclusions. You could show them the non-sports game part.

Has anyone been able to trade in Midnight Club? I'm guessing that doesn't count as a sport, but you never know.

[Hellacious]

so I plan on buying $50 in $1 games and am guaranteed $250 in Bonus trade credit. This is Evil good :twisted:

[Mr Durand Pierre]

I've never traded in games before so I'm a little confused. Can we trade in any non-sporta crap as long as it's for the GC,PS2, or Xbox, or do they have standards about what they'll take? I'd hate to buy irreturnable clearence crap to find out that I have to keep it.

[alfonsosoriano]

Hellacious, if you bought 50 games, it would be $250 bonus. $10 per TWO.

[alfonsosoriano]

To Pierre, I got this from earlier in this thread, and online:

February VOM: $10 bonus trade-in for 6 non-sport PS2/XB/GC (new) Active: Now - 2/27/2005
Trade-in 6 pre-played PS2/XB/GC non-sport video games and receive $5.00 dollars bonus trade-in value for each game. (Total of $30) Game boxes and instructions are required. No non-sport titles excluded from trade. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. No substitutions will be made. Typographical errors are not the responsibility of EB Games. Offer not valid on EBGames.com. See sales associate for complete details. No rain checks will be issued. Not valid on previous purchases. Sport themes not valid in offer: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Wrestling. Trade-in items must be submitted in "2"s to receive bonus dollars. Bonus will not be given to a 7th game.

So racing is a go, and anything else. I guess Jampacks is YMMV, but if the computer is ringing it in, it must work everywhere.

[dpatel]

this is a great deal. I'm thinking about picking up some jampacks just for this along with some old games I have. Has anyone been denied trading in Jampacks? I scanned the whole thread and it seems that several people are able to do it.

[alfonsosoriano]

I guess you should just check your store first on the Jampacks. I have one, so I'll just bring it with me.

[jngx80]

Jampacks work according to the computer but getting the employees to scan them is another. I was turned down the first time, went to another store and the guy scanned it. My advice: go when it's a younger person working at the counter.

And to the people who plan to trade in 50 or more games, please do it moderately and if you can spread it around to different stores. Just looking out for regular customers who might go in looking for games but only finding shelves full of 10 copies of Turok, etc.

[portnoyd]

I traded in 16 Turok:Evos at two stores for $84 credit.. got PS2 Vampire Night for my girlfriend (the game was still sealed!), Dragon's Lair for GC, and Atari Anthology for XBox for me, a discount card sub, all with $8 left. One store I traded in six, the rest at another, just did separate transactions per every 2. Nice guys. ;)

God bless 90%. I think another round of this is in order... $1 eJay Clubworlds? OK fine by me! $1 each, get $1 in trade + $10 = $10 profit. :D

[jngx80]

This upcoming sale (B&M) will most likely be a bust because of the insane TRU deal going on. I went in last week there were no turoks, this week there's already 5 copies of it on the shelves. Although I'm guilty of adding to the count - traded a copy of it at the same store. Guess I'll have to wait to spend my credit.

[alfonsosoriano]

Guilty? Meh, who cares, it's their deal. I'm trading in my Turok I got for $2.50 at TRU.

[jkam]

Traded in 12 TRU games I got for $20.40

Ended up with $75.25 in credit

A nice $54.85 made :)

With this deal and the last deal trade 3 get $10 I have about $200 in credit + I got a copy of Starfox Assault (GC) pre-ordered.

With these games and free TRU games from the magic coupon my total expense out of pocket so far has been $27.74!!!!! :shock:
I might try to pick up some more TRU 90% off games as well.

:):):):):):):):):):)

[alfonsosoriano]

Dammit, that ****ing rules!

[help1]

should I get SC:PT? does any1 play online?

[Rig]

should I get SC:PT? does any1 play online?

I'm pretty sure Pandora is still heavily populated.

[help1]

should I get SC:PT? does any1 play online?

I'm pretty sure Pandora is still heavily populated.

is it fun? should I get it new or used?

[AsianStyle]

I need a quick reply, does eb care about doubles of games??

[Blues]

Some stores do, some don't. It's all YMMV.

[jkam]

I need a quick reply, does eb care about doubles of games??

This usually depends on the person working at the time.

[help1]

need quick help also, will they take a demo disk with no case? all aother games have them.. also, does any1 who has SC:PT and has played it recently, is it worth the `10 dollar i will spend? Is the XBL crew still big? Has any1 played nba street v3? I am also getting that.

[jshorr]

Anyone know how much they usually pay, before bonus, for $19.99 titles like PGR2, Rallisport Challenge, LOTR: TTT. IE is it a good deal with the bonus or is the deal only good for trading in total crap....

[help1]

should I sell nba ballers? or keep if for a future sport trade in deal?

[alfonsosoriano]

I think they need it complete, and NBA Ballers would be excluded in ths deal.

[satan0]

What is this sports trade in deal you speak of?

I just got into the whole working the system thing a few months ago. So I don't know about all of the annual/semi-annual trade ins they have.

There were TONS of sports games at my TRU just a few mins ago.

I got out with a ton of games and traded at EB. Then I checked my receipt at TRU a bit later and they messed up on the Devil May Cry green tags. Asked for a refund to the proper amount and they messed up again and I got extra money back.

So what is this sports trade in?

Also, thanks a go-ba-jillion CAGers. You've saved me a ton of money. Too bad I didn't start working the system earlier. *feels ashamed though*

On a side note. What the hell is EB doing with all these games? What do they want them for? Are they trying to build a giant castle of games? Or a space station? Maybe they just want to recycle the plastic. I donno.

[alfonsosoriano]

There is no sports trade in. Those are excluded.

I traded in:

Kessen
Turok
Midnight Club
Rogue Ops
Primal (got for $1.50 at TRU)
No One Lives Forever

$34 credit baby....going to go back for more games.

[Wario64]

Do I have to print this ad to get in this deal?

[Trakan]

Do I have to print this ad to get in this deal?

Nah. They have a bunch of ads in the store as well. Well, at least at mine they did.

[alfonsosoriano]

Yeah, there was a HUGE one in the window of my store. The guy also said there is no limit.

[mofo1115]

yeah my store had tons of print -outs too

now that i have $180 on store credit... what to get? hehe

[Wario64]

Ok, my 2nd question: Anyone know much Primal trades in without the extra $10?

[billg]

Thanks OP! Over $200 in credit now!

[iflabs]

Would they take in any of these games? And how are they on scratches? Are they demanding unscratched games? Any places to get some really cheap games to trade in?

Ace Combat 4
Gran Turismo 3 GH
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Dragonball Z Budokai 2

[gamefreak117]

They take in all non-sports games. So basically, the only excluded ones are old Jampacks, most demo disks, and sports games / stuff. Today, I traded in Ejay's Music Thing, Dave Mirra Pro Bmx 2, Quantum Redshift, and Road Trip for the PS2, which is a driving game. Paid around $6 for it all at TRU, and got $20 store credit. Those games are more than qualifying. Heck, they even took my copy of Outlaw Golf: Holiday Golf. :)

[Richter]

Any places to get some really cheap games to trade in?
TRU

[tubtub]

Wario, Primal is $0.50 at EB for trade in, after the deal you get $5.50(they divide the $10 between both games). I did this today and made a ton off of it...hmm maybe I will get a PSP.

[dpatel]

Anybody ever try "flipping" games between EB's? I know that many people tried during the GR deals, but some people were having problems of getting caught. Is EB really strict on flipping or do they usually not notice.

btw, flipping is where you would buy some cheap games from EB then turn around and trade them in for more credit than you paid for them. rinse and repeat.

The problem with this is that I would need games less than $5 to actually profit. Even then it would only be a few dollars.

[darkje]

I've actually never done the trade-in thing.

Can you cash out the credit you receive for the games?

[jngx80]

Would they take in any of these games? And how are they on scratches? Are they demanding unscratched games? Any places to get some really cheap games to trade in?

Ace Combat 4
Gran Turismo 3 GH
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Dragonball Z Budokai 2

You shouldn't trade in Dragonball Z. Check the list that's on EB's site, if you're games aren't on the list don't trade them in. Maybe if you have 4 or 5 non excluded games (this month EB wants 5) then you can trade in for a new game like Devil May Cry 3, Splinter Cell 3, Kessen 3, Star Fox, etc. And if you need the money just sell the newer game that you trade in for.

Edit: Actually now that I think of it, Budokai should get you $4 credit so it's actually not that big of a difference, so trade it in if you want. :)

If EB sells a game for 9.99 -12.99, you can expect $1-2 in credit. $17.99 games get $4. This is from my own experience.

[Machikunas]

Allright, so sorry if this sounds lame. I've been reading a ton of these posts trying to make sure I understand all this before going to TRS tomorrow and then to EB... This 10 bucks extra for 2 games deal... we're able to trade in even the games listed on the excluded games list?

[gamefreak117]

You are truly safe if you stick with the non-sports games.

Excluded


Some may only exclude national sports such as football, basketball, or hockey. Other stores may exclude extreme sports such as skating, bmxing, or snowboarding.

So what that means is that most extreme sports games would work, like Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, SX Superstar, etc. Only ones excluded would be Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Football, Hockey, Soccer, Wrestling, and those..
They take in golf, volleyball, and.. maybe tennis. :)

_______

Note: You should settle for the cheap $2.00 - $1.00 games. Primal should come to mind, rated M. And last but not least, remember that EB doesn't take a duplicate of the same game in the same transaction, but you can do for example -

You buy 8 games at TRU. They are Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 (2), Mojo (2), Ejay Clubworld (2), Jak and Dexter, and Primal.

You go to EB.

You would want to divide them in different transactions,

1. Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 + Mojo, Jak and Dexter + Ejay Clubworld (can be on one receipt).

2. Matt Hoffman's Pro BMX 2 + Mojo, Primal + Ejay Clubworld.

You should have 2 receipts, and credit of $40 from buying of about $12 worth of games at TRU.

[dopa345]

Hope this works, just found a TRU which is a gold mine for Primals, MGS2: SS (xbox), Seablades and Jax and Daxters.

[Chacrana]

I've never traded in stuff (but I have some crap to get rid of) so I'm wondering, if I trade in stuff, it can be used to purchase new games, not just used stuff, right?

[twiztidjester]

I've never traded in stuff (but I have some crap to get rid of) so I'm wondering, if I trade in stuff, it can be used to purchase new games, not just used stuff, right?

Yep either

[rarebucky]

I made out like a bandit with this deal. Best trade-in values were (after promotion):

Taiko (Game only) - $17
Counterstrike XB - $11
Crash GC - $8
Rayman 3 GC - $8
Tetris Worlds PS2 - $12
Red Faction 2 PS2 - $8
Bloodrayne PS2 - $8

I paid very little for all this stuff, so I was happy :)

[Machikunas]

Yeah, I did allright too.

Black and Bruised PS2 - $7 (bought for 3 @ TRS)
MGS2:S XB - $7
Hunter GC - $5.75
Agressive Inline GC - $5.75
Harry Potter GC - $6.50
True Crime GC - $10

Total Credit: $43.25

Pretty much got what I paid for them months ago.

[HyperAquaBlast]

Would Metal Gear Solid 2 PS@ work since it said no exclusions?

[tcrash247]

Would Metal Gear Solid 2 PS@ work since it said no exclusions?

Yep, any game except for a sports game.

[jimbodan]

I hate to ask a stupid question that's probably been answered, but I gotta leave in like 5 minutes so I can't read through all the topics, so please bear with me

anyone know if Aggressive Inline, Wreckless, and R:Racing work? I dunno if they consider these sports games or not, and if I open them I can't return them.

[mmn]

Aggressive Inline and R: Racing do work. I just traded them in today.

I traded in a bunch of crap and ended up with about $80 in credit. I put $5 towards the "extra 10% off" deal so I can get 25% off on their website and ended up getting Marvel vs Capcom 2, NBA Street 3, and a cheap XBL replacement headset with the rest of the credit.

Gotta love those EB deals.

[MightySlacker]

What the fuck is the problem with people not understanding this deal? Its pretty simple.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/shops/instoretradein/

"February VOM: $10 bonus trade-in for 6 non-sport PS2/XB/GC (new) Active: Now - 2/27/2005
Trade-in 6 pre-played PS2/XB/GC non-sport video games and receive $5.00 dollars bonus trade-in value for each game. (Total of $30) Game boxes and instructions are required. No non-sport titles excluded from trade. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. No substitutions will be made. Typographical errors are not the responsibility of EB Games. Offer not valid on EBGames.com. See sales associate for complete details. No rain checks will be issued. Not valid on previous purchases. Sport themes not valid in offer: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Wrestling. Trade-in items must be submitted in "2"s to receive bonus dollars."

"No non-sport titles excluded from trade."

"No non-sport titles excluded from trade."

"No non-sport titles excluded from trade."

Also:

Sport themes not valid in offer: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Wrestling.

:roll:

Dave

EDIT: Jimbo - that wasn't towards you lol - I was reading the previous pages :-)

[ChessPieceFace]

The following TRU games cost me $1 and trade at EB for $1 (plus the $5 bonus, of course):
Ejay Club World PS2
Music Maker PS2
Everquest Of... PS2
Mojo Xbox

Also: (TRU cost for me/EB Base Value)
Bloodrayne PS2 (2.48/3)
R: Racing EVO GC (1.50/2)
Haven Ps2 (1/0.25)
Oddworld: Munch Xbox (2/1)

Bonus base values of games I already had from the CC sale, or previous CAG deals I just really shouldn't have been so compelled to utilize:
SSX Tricky GC - 1
Nintendo Preview Disc - 0.25
Rayman 3 Ps2 - 2
ATV Offroad 2 - 1.50
Stuntman Ps2 - 0.75
Sphinx GC - 2
I-Ninja GC - 4

[jimbodan]

What the shaq-fu is the problem with people not understanding this deal? Its pretty simple.

http://www.ebgames.com/ebx/ads/shops/instoretradein/

"February VOM: $10 bonus trade-in for 6 non-sport PS2/XB/GC (new) Active: Now - 2/27/2005
Trade-in 6 pre-played PS2/XB/GC non-sport video games and receive $5.00 dollars bonus trade-in value for each game. (Total of $30) Game boxes and instructions are required. No non-sport titles excluded from trade. May not be combined with any other offer or discount. No substitutions will be made. Typographical errors are not the responsibility of EB Games. Offer not valid on EBGames.com. See sales associate for complete details. No rain checks will be issued. Not valid on previous purchases. Sport themes not valid in offer: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Wrestling. Trade-in items must be submitted in "2"s to receive bonus dollars."

"No non-sport titles excluded from trade."

"No non-sport titles excluded from trade."

"No non-sport titles excluded from trade."

Also:

Sport themes not valid in offer: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Hockey, and Wrestling.

:roll:

Dave

EDIT: Jimbo - that wasn't towards you lol - I was reading the previous pages :-)

It's all good, no offense taken I just figured the games I listed were grey area, sorta sports, sorta not and thanks mmn for letting me know aggressive and R: Racing work

[trunks982]

so that means jampacks work too

[mentos888]

i see that some of you guys have several copies of one game. how do u even trade them in to ebgames. don't they prevent you from doing that? i would think you'd probably have to visit several stores to trade in several copies of games.

unless they allow you to mix and match on separate trade-in transactions.
how are some of you getting away with this?

[jimbodan]

i see that some of you guys have several copies of one game. how do u even trade them in to ebgames. don't they prevent you from doing that? i would think you'd probably have to visit several stores to trade in several copies of games.

unless they allow you to mix and match on separate trade-in transactions.
how are some of you getting away with this?

I can't speak for others, but for me pretty much all I found was R:Racing and Primal, so I'm going to trade in 1 set of the two games at 2-3 ebgames, then repeat it tomorrow. Should be pretty painless and I'm hoping to get around 50-60$ in credit.

[ChessPieceFace]

I had no problem trading in two copies each of a couple of games, but I didn't go overboard.

One thing I did find was that either Spy Hunter PS2 and Mad Maestro PS2 are for some reason excluded, or a max of 6 games can be traded in at once. I traded in 8, and was out of the store before I noticed those two hadn't rung up as promo items. The girl pulled up the transaction, and said she tried again and it still didn't work, so I got the two games back. I'll try again at another EB tomorrow.

[galvatron2k1]

I had no problem trading in two copies each of a couple of games, but I didn't go overboard.

One thing I did find was that either Spy Hunter PS2 and Mad Maestro PS2 are for some reason excluded, or a max of 6 games can be traded in at once. I traded in 8, and was out of the store before I noticed those two hadn't rung up as promo items. The girl pulled up the transaction, and said she tried again and it still didn't work, so I got the two games back. I'll try again at another EB tomorrow.

Mad Maestro worked for me today, I traded in 2 of them and got the extra credit!

[ChessPieceFace]

Yeah, I figured it was that I traded in more than 6 on one transaction. The web site specifically said trade in 2, 4, or 6 games, so maybe the computer just doesn't know what to do with 8.

Anyway, I guess I'll head back to EB tomorrow, and what the hell, maybe detour over to TRU first to pick up just a couple more...

[RedvsBlue]

Yeah, I figured it was that I traded in more than 6 on one transaction. The web site specifically said trade in 2, 4, or 6 games, so maybe the computer just doesn't know what to do with 8.

Anyway, I guess I'll head back to EB tomorrow, and what the hell, maybe detour over to TRU first to pick up just a couple more...


I remember it specifically saying somewhere that the bonus does not apply to the 7th game. So basically in another words your cut off at 6, no matter how many your trading in.

[Blues]

I dunno, I traded in 10 games all on the same receipt and got the extra credit for all my games, the cashier didn't have to do anything, she just scanned them all. Strange. :?

[gugaplex]

I did a transaction of 8 today, no problems either. Didn't have to break it into smaller groups.

Wierd thing happened to me while getting the credit on a edge card. The edge card that they gave me actually had a prior balance on it. Only like 2 bucks and change, but still cool. Wonder how that happens.

[ppl]

Samething here..... Those $3 Rogue Ops have been sitting in the box for a looong time....
Oh, and that $3 Rogue Ops is FINALLY coming in handy.

[io]

I'm looking to pad my TRU trades with a few old DVD's. Does anyone have any idea what they give for DVD's (I KNOW they aren't part of the deal - just want to know what kind of base prices they have)? I have been bringing them to Gamerush and pretty much getting $5 for everything (no new releases - just kids stuff or older movies like Thomas the Tank Engine, TMNT and Ghostbusters). Anybody know what DVD's like that would fetch at EB? Do they even accept them for credit? If they're only going to give me $1 I'll save them for Gamerush. If no one knows I'll bring 'em in tomorrow (too late to call now) and let you know.

I was aiming for getting a DS for just the TRU $1-$3 games out of pocket... though I wasn't sure if I quite had enough to cover and then I remembered they sell used DVD's also.

By the way to those wondering if you could do multiples - I have been doing 2 Mojo and 2 Clubworld Ejay with no problem (at two different EB's so far). It's actually much easier than trading at Gamerush even (they have to unwrap everything and ask their manager every time if they can do more than 1 copy at a time).

Just FYI:
Game: TRU price/EB base value:
PS2 Kengo $2/$0.75
XBOX Mojo $1/$1
PS2 Ejay $1/$1
GC Eternal Darkness $3.50/$1.50

Also got PS2 Project Eden at TRU for $1 but haven't traded that in yet.

[cyberlian]

this may have already been asked but, is dave mirra considered a sports game

edit. found it 2 pages back

[saigumi]

Ok, my 2nd question: Anyone know much Primal trades in without the extra $10?

Mine trade in for $0.50.

[cyberlian]

Could someone tell me what to do with everquest online adventures (leave it wrapped?, open it?, will eb take it as part of this trade?, will they take it if it is open?) it says: "not valid for purchase if opened. Not for resale by prior owner."

[PhrostByte]

Could someone tell me what to do with everquest online adventures (leave it wrapped?, open it?, will eb take it as part of this trade?, will they take it if it is open?) it says: "not valid for purchase if opened. Not for resale by prior owner."

Here's what I did with mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8168849946

:lol:

[cyberlian]

Could someone tell me what to do with everquest online adventures (leave it wrapped?, open it?, will eb take it as part of this trade?, will they take it if it is open?) it says: "not valid for purchase if opened. Not for resale by prior owner."

Here's what I did with mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8168849946

:lol:

Do you think eb even takes these games?

[porknbeans]

Yeah, I figured it was that I traded in more than 6 on one transaction. The web site specifically said trade in 2, 4, or 6 games, so maybe the computer just doesn't know what to do with 8.

Anyway, I guess I'll head back to EB tomorrow, and what the hell, maybe detour over to TRU first to pick up just a couple more...


I remember it specifically saying somewhere that the bonus does not apply to the 7th game. So basically in another words your cut off at 6, no matter how many your trading in.


This seems to be somewhat flaky. I traded in something like 12 or 14 games at once without a problem, except that 3 non-sports games were excluded for some unknown reason. One of them is a game that someone else confirmed they had traded using this deal (Aggressive Inline, though the other poster didn't mention the platform; mine was PS2). I also couldn't get the extra $10 deal on Stretch Panic or Mace Griffin (both on PS2) I didn't try trading them in again with a new transaction however.

I have a few more games to bring in so I guess I'll bring these games back too and see if they ring up next time...(?)

[tmei03]

does anyone know if they accept GC bonus discs like the Zelda two game disc or RE4 preview disc? it says not for resale, but i have seen some Zelda disc at EB.

[masha]

does anyone know if they accept GC bonus discs like the Zelda two game disc or RE4 preview disc? it says not for resale, but i have seen some Zelda disc at EB.

I think they will take Zelda. I don't think RE4 demo will work.

How much do you want for Zelda? Pm me a price if you are willing to sell it.

[rarebucky]

Yeah, I figured it was that I traded in more than 6 on one transaction. The web site specifically said trade in 2, 4, or 6 games, so maybe the computer just doesn't know what to do with 8.

Anyway, I guess I'll head back to EB tomorrow, and what the hell, maybe detour over to TRU first to pick up just a couple more...


I remember it specifically saying somewhere that the bonus does not apply to the 7th game. So basically in another words your cut off at 6, no matter how many your trading in.


This seems to be somewhat flaky. I traded in something like 12 or 14 games at once without a problem, except that 3 non-sports games were excluded for some unknown reason. One of them is a game that someone else confirmed they had traded using this deal (Aggressive Inline, though the other poster didn't mention the platform; mine was PS2). I also couldn't get the extra $10 deal on Stretch Panic or Mace Griffin (both on PS2) I didn't try trading them in again with a new transaction however.

I have a few more games to bring in so I guess I'll bring these games back too and see if they ring up next time...(?)

Yes, you need to go back. I also gave them like 12 games and some of them weren't ringing up. They took them off and did it as a separate transaction and I got the bonus $.

[Daddy]

The deal is trade in any 2 PS2/XB/GC games get an extra 10. All exclusions apply... no demos, no cheap titles(MGS2, GT3,...). As for duplicates, its all YMMV. In my district, we have been told to not take duplicates.


Cheapy titles or (pox titles) are not excluded...only sports titles

[jm2u]

How long is this deal running till? The EB trade in...

[punqsux]

How long is this deal running till? The EB trade in...

*points at topic title*

:roll:

[Chacrana]

Haven't had a chance to read through this whole thread, but I wanna know, can you trade in like 20 games at once and get the $10 deal on all of them? If not I'll prolly just trade in like 6 and then come back in a few days...

[Ace!]

the manager at the one I went to said there was no limit on how many you could trade in for the extra $10. I traded in 6 and got 43.50 credit.

values:
black and bruised(PS2) $2.00
Gladius(GC) $3.00
Eternal Darkness(GC) $1.50
ICO(PS2) $2.00
Parappa 2 (PS2) 2.00

[organicow]

damn, this deal really hooked me up! I had cancelled my PSP preorder, but today I was able to get it back by trading in enough games to get nearly $250 on my edge card! The best part - I hit 3 TRUs, and only bought 2 copies of some of the really crappy games, and thereby was able to leave plenty for other CAGs!! Could this be any better?!?!

[Chacrana]

the manager at the one I went to said there was no limit on how many you could trade in for the extra $10. I traded in 6 and got 43.50 credit.

values:
black and bruised(PS2) $2.00
Gladius(GC) $3.00
Eternal Darkness(GC) $1.50
ICO(PS2) $2.00
Parappa 2 (PS2) 2.00

Friggin awesome. I'm gonna go there in like 10 minutes, get the Devil May Cry 3 deal, and then get like $100 off of the bonus alone. I don't really care how much I get paid for the actual games if I'm getting that much in bonus money. Either way, I'm gonna be payin a lot less for games for a little while.

[jngx80]

You guys think we'll ever see such a deal ever again? This is the first time I've seen EB's trade 2 get $10 extra. Combined with the TRU sale, this will have to be a deal of the year for 2005.

[Nephets]

Dang. I may be better off just trading in my two ED's to Gamerush, as they MSRP is 20, and they'll give me like 7-8 for it I think...

1.50 + 1.50 = 3... + 10 would be 13.

If GR gives me 7-8, I'd have more than 13, so, how much do you get for R:Racing Evolution and Universal Studios?

I was thinking about doing this deal, but, for some games it would just be better to go to another place to trade in my TRU games.

[dopa345]

Strange experience today at an Ebgames. I had traded in a few xbox demos and VF4's earlier in the day and managed to pickup a bunch more demos and cheap fodder later in the day. Since I didn't want to go back to the same place so soon, I went to another Ebgames nearby. They were cordial but upfront warned me that the demos and the gamesI brought in (a Cabela Dangerous Hunts) probably wouldn't work but were willing to scan them anyway. The guy scanned them in and the total came out as -$4.70... so I guess i would had to have paid them to take them ;). Needless to say, I left and went back to the first place and they cheerfully scanned them in for a cool $31 in credit plus change. Still, I never had a negative total come up before.

[tcrash247]

Has anyone traded in a game with no official case for this deal? I have Tribes Aerial Assault with instructions, but no real case and I hate that game. I have a generic black case to put it in, I hope they take it.

[alfonsosoriano]

Hey guys, how many of your EB's are taking duplicates, just tell me yes or no. Thanks!

[YoshiFan1]

I went to EB today with 6 games and the manager said the only way I could get the bonus credit was if I placed a pre-order right then at the store. He said the point of the promotion was to get pre-orders and was not to build up credit as people were doing (it was only my 2nd time trading in at that store and I only traded in 2 games last time).

I tried to argue but he wouldn't do the bonus without me pre-ordering so I took the games back. Anyone else run into this problem?

[saigumi]

YoshiFan1, they are lieing to you.

The only problem I ran into goes like this, all the EB Games in the area are telling me that they only take one title at a time, no duplicates.

The night before I found this out, I was able to trade in two Primals. So, tomorrow I'm going to try a Primal and an EQ Adventure.

[YoshiFan1]

I thought so since the fine print said nothing about pre-ordering but I really wasn't sure what to do. I could have stood there and argued but I didn't think it would do any good so I just left. I might try again when someone else is there but that one manager always seems to be there.

The fine print of the terms online says "See sales associate for complete details. ", so I guess he will just say that is part of the deal that I have to pre-order.

[gamefreak117]

Hey guys, how many of your EB's are taking duplicates, just tell me yes or no. Thanks!

yes, through another transaction with another game to pair with.

[ChessPieceFace]

Okay, my mystery solved.

For some reason, Spy Hunter PS2, GH version at least, is NOT part of this deal. Two different EBs, and literally everything else has worked, so that's it. My issue (a couple pages back) was that Mad Maestro and Spy Hunter didn't ring up as part of the deal. I tried again today with several other games, and Maestro worked but Spy Hunter just plain never did. So, beware of that one. Shame that's the one I paid $8 for last year, and not a $1 TRU game I can return.

Two more values:
Red Faction 2 PS2: $2 TRU/$3 at EB (best profit from a TRU game for me)
Road Trip PS2: $1 TRU/0.75 EB

I did some math... my totals:
$35.04 spent at TRU
$134.25 total EB credit from those games
=a cool hundred bucks. Not bad!

Three trips to TRU and three trips to EB, never bought more than one of each game per visit, tried to give other people a chance...

[dcxx20]

wired..

red faction and a couple others do not get bonus credit in my eb. I am sure it is not a manager's thing since the computer system automatically gives me $5 bonus for other games, but not for those.

Anyway I traded in 20 cheap games...

[alfonsosoriano]

Hey guys, how many of your EB's are taking duplicates, just tell me yes or no. Thanks!

yes, through another transaction with another game to pair with.

So then you're answer to my question would be no.

[lurknomore]

So we can go to 2 separate EBs in one day and get up to 16 games traded in, if we so desire...

[Chacrana]

the manager at the one I went to said there was no limit on how many you could trade in for the extra $10. I traded in 6 and got 43.50 credit.

values:
black and bruised(PS2) $2.00
Gladius(GC) $3.00
Eternal Darkness(GC) $1.50
ICO(PS2) $2.00
Parappa 2 (PS2) 2.00

Friggin awesome. I'm gonna go there in like 10 minutes, get the Devil May Cry 3 deal, and then get like $100 off of the bonus alone. I don't really care how much I get paid for the actual games if I'm getting that much in bonus money. Either way, I'm gonna be payin a lot less for games for a little while.

Okay, I just got back. Now, I have Devil May Cry preordered so I don't have to pay anything for that and I have $130 of store credit. Very cool.

[MightySlacker]

I went to EB today with 6 games and the manager said the only way I could get the bonus credit was if I placed a pre-order right then at the store. He said the point of the promotion was to get pre-orders and was not to build up credit as people were doing (it was only my 2nd time trading in at that store and I only traded in 2 games last time).

I tried to argue but he wouldn't do the bonus without me pre-ordering so I took the games back. Anyone else run into this problem?

That's a flat lie. Ask to talk to his DM. It doesn't say pre-order ANYWHERE in any of the print.

Dave

[MorPhiend]

Hey guys, how many of your EB's are taking duplicates, just tell me yes or no. Thanks!

It all depends on who you get. I was talking to an employee at TRU and a kid thought I was asking for information about a game (I was just talking about which were greentags though), so he came over to offer any help, saying that he works at EB (I told him I was just asking about prices). So I took the opportunity and asked him about exclusions and multiples. He said only sports are excluded and that his store does not consider Wrestling titles as sports (he said pretty much only things with a year/date on it were sports). And he said that himself and another big guy who work there will take as many of a game as you can bring in (2, 5, 10, etc.) But he said the manager will only take one copy. So just try and figure out the ins and outs of your store and it's employees.

[punqsux]

since this morning ive gotten $160 on my edge card, and i still have 2 giant stacks of games to trade in....ds here i come XoD

when i get all my games traded in ill make up a list of what i traded and what i paid for them, it will be an amazing list....

[alfonsosoriano]

Lucky punq...I've made $34 so far, I picked up 3 Primal's today though, going to trade it in with Gungrave. Hopefully they take all three Primals. Still gotta get back to my other TRU, and one other.

[FFMooglestar]

Any chance of EB taking a couple Price of Persia Sands Of Time PS2 demos?

[hbkid10x]

I got around 50 games total from TRU (roughly $130 spent) on about 4 trips the last few days. Seems like they restocked everyday.

So far I've traded in around 40 in about 3 visits. I'm pretty sure the manager doesn't like me, he gives me the evil eye. :evil: <-- like that

They way all the employees are talking about the TRU deals and all the crap that they will be shipping out of their store as they point at this HUGE box overflowing with Mad Maestro's and Clubworld (they don't plan on keeping anything apparently). I suspect them to add their own stipulations to this deal. Luckily my EB is near campus and I go there everday, so for my final 10 games I'll just do 2 a day, cuz I'm sneaky like that.

Overall with around $130 spent at TRU I got the following pre-orders at EB paid in full:

Wrestlemania (Xbox)
Ridge Racer (PSP)
Lumines (PSP)
Wipeout (PSP)
Untold Legends (PSP)
Twisted Metal (PSP)
Madcatz Dancepad (PS2)

Not bad at all.

[punqsux]

I got around 50 games total from TRU (roughly $130 spent) on about 4 trips the last few days. Seems like they restocked everyday.

So far I've traded in around 40 in about 3 visits. I'm pretty sure the manager doesn't like me, he gives me the evil eye. :evil: <-- like that

They way all the employees are talking about the TRU deals and all the crap that they will be shipping out of their store as they point at this HUGE box overflowing with Mad Maestro's and Clubworld (they don't plan on keeping anything apparently). I suspect them to add their own stipulations to this deal. Luckily my EB is near campus and I go there everday, so for my final 10 games I'll just do 2 a day, cuz I'm sneaky like that.

Overall with around $130 spent at TRU I got the following pre-orders at EB paid in full:

Wrestlemania (Xbox)
Ridge Racer (PSP)
Lumines (PSP)
Wipeout (PSP)
Untold Legends (PSP)
Twisted Metal (PSP)
Madcatz Dancepad (PS2)

Not bad at all.

are psp games still 50 bucks a pop? thats the major thing i have a problem with about the system

[thabizzle]

multiples are not a problem at my EBGames. Demo discs, on the other hand are a different matter...I'll try a different location.

[jngx80]

Any chance of EB taking a couple Price of Persia Sands Of Time PS2 demos?

I think it's pretty slim. Maybe if it was released in a plastic case like the jampacks etc.

[PhrostByte]

Could someone tell me what to do with everquest online adventures (leave it wrapped?, open it?, will eb take it as part of this trade?, will they take it if it is open?) it says: "not valid for purchase if opened. Not for resale by prior owner."

Here's what I did with mine.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=8168849946

:lol:

Do you think eb even takes these games?

They didn't take my EQOA cuz it's "an online game" and of course I wouldn't try trading in nfl 2k3 cuz it's a sports title.

[jkam]

are psp games still 50 bucks a pop? thats the major thing i have a problem with about the system

Ah no biggie even if they are....they will drop just like everything else.

[cyberlian]

does the system do this deal automaticly? (i.e. if they say it won't work with jampacks could I ask to trade them in anyway and automaticly get the extra $5?)

[rarebucky]

I will 2nd Spy Hunter PS2 not being part of this deal. I tried trading in the original, non-GH version, and it would absolutely not ring up with the promotion. The cashier tried it with one other game, then 3 other games. Even tried a different register. No go on Spy Hunter. We should compile a list of games that aren't part of the promo.

[schultzed]

So far I've traded in around 40 in about 3 visits. I'm pretty sure the manager doesn't like me, he gives me the evil eye. :evil: <-- like that

They way all the employees are talking about the TRU deals and all the crap that they will be shipping out of their store as they point at this HUGE box overflowing with Mad Maestro's and Clubworld (they don't plan on keeping anything apparently). I suspect them to add their own stipulations to this deal.

This is a good post to show some of the fallout that's likely to come from this deal. As the piles and piles of Jampacks accumulate . . . I bet they can deal with the bad games . . . people will buy them for $5 at some point and EB breaks even . . . but a mountain of Jampacks?

We've exploited it so fully, that I wonder if they'll ever run it again . . . I only traded in 4 Jampacks . . . but some of you guys :roll:

Then again is it possible, nationwide, have they gotten enough good games during the promo to out weigh the crap we all dropped????

[Chacrana]

So far I've traded in around 40 in about 3 visits. I'm pretty sure the manager doesn't like me, he gives me the evil eye. :evil: <-- like that

They way all the employees are talking about the TRU deals and all the crap that they will be shipping out of their store as they point at this HUGE box overflowing with Mad Maestro's and Clubworld (they don't plan on keeping anything apparently). I suspect them to add their own stipulations to this deal.

This is a good post to show some of the fallout that's likely to come from this deal. As the piles and piles of Jampacks accumulate . . . I bet they can deal with the bad games . . . people will buy them for $5 at some point and EB breaks even . . . but a mountain of Jampacks?

We've exploited it so fully, that I wonder if they'll ever run it again . . . I only traded in 4 Jampacks . . . but some of you guys :roll:

Then again is it possible, nationwide, have they gotten enough good games during the promo to out weigh the crap we all dropped????

I'm not counting on them doing this again. $10 is a pretty hefty price to be paying out since that can be like 10-20 times as much as the game you trade in is actually worth. I'm just hoping I don't pick up many bad gamse from now on so that trade in stuff isn't really an issue for me.

[ChessPieceFace]

The Everquest Of PS (whatever it's called, that's what's on the receipt) traded at EB just fine. The cashier said they couldn't take it, because it was online, but I asked her to give it a try. Base price was $1, but it cost $3.30 at TRU, so that was the worst return-on-investment for me.

[silliemutafuka]

Man I got like 4 copies of Primal from TRU, but the dude said he can only take one, GAR!!!

[darkje]

They took a bunch of primals at my EBgames, manager said, take any extras ;)

Also no problem with jampacks or anything, now I wish I would have picked up more of the 80 cent jam packs at TRU.

I went back today and they were all gone. Good news is that the shelf was restocked with primals and turok hahaha.

Working my way to pay off my psp and hopefully a game.

[DenisDFat]

I traded in a turok today, and while i was still in the store, some dude actually bought it

[Zmonkay]

Mine wouldn't duplicates either, but I'm just gonna make multiple trips in order to get rid of all my Xbox Exibition discs. I'll trade one Exibition with one other game till they're all gone.

[PhrostByte]

If I had a guarantee that one of the ebgames in my area took multiples.. I would make about $2000 very quickly...

[Chacrana]

If I had a guarantee that one of the ebgames in my area took multiples.. I would make about $2000 very quickly...

Mine took multiples and didn't really care. I'd go for it.

Anyway, I gotta question about the EBGames Edge card. it says there's like a value added sticker you can get. Anyone know anything about that?

Also, I might raid a TRU or my friends' houses to find some games I can get dirt cheap. Then I'll sell em off and make some cash

[DenisDFat]

$5 for a sticker that gets you an extry 10% off preowned stuff. Good for a full year. i think it pretty much stacks with everything and works online, too.

picked one up today

[Chacrana]

$5 for a sticker that gets you an extry 10% off preowned stuff. Good for a full year. i think it pretty much stacks with everything and works online, too.

picked one up today

Hmm... well I don't buy used games so it won't do me any good... thanks for the info though...



Anyway, I dug up another 6 games so that means another $30-40. Awesome. I've also got a lot of Dreamcast and PS1 games to get rid of but I don't know if I'll get anything for those. I have a copy of Grandia 1 to sell but I dunno... might get ripped off.

[1SwtDeception]

Well I traded like a few of the same game and the manager said to the cashier "don't accept duplications anymore" after he put in my credit. I'm thinking typical.

Anyways the people over there always give me this shady kinda "aura". Ever since this trouble with the PSTwo, the employees been shady to my family. I remember my brother and I walked in and the two employees just stop talking and one of the guys turn to say hi/welcome whatever, but until he saw me he just shut his mouth and they stayed quiet the entire time.

Edit: Oh yea they did accept one of my jampacks =T I don't think that helps. And this was at the MOA EB.

[oper00]

People should be aware of this:

I went to trade in 1 summer 2003 jampack and 1 xbox exhibition demo disc and the cashier at EB said that they don't accept those anymore. I was a little annoyed because that was my first time but I was like "whatever, no big deal" and started to pick up my games and ready to leave when the cashier was like "so how much did you get these at TRU?" I was like "what? oh.. um.. $1 or so"

Then I realized that he knew about the trade-in "scams" going on and asked how he knew. He told me that corporate knows about TRU and CAG or something and now they're going to enforce that they won't accept jampacks or duplicates. Of course, that's a YMMV on the cashier, but you'll never know =/

[Timothyx]

for those of you who have still wrapped games to trade in, how many unwrap it before you bring it in to trade?

[io]

I'm looking to pad my TRU trades with a few old DVD's. Does anyone have any idea what they give for DVD's (I KNOW they aren't part of the deal - just want to know what kind of base prices they have)? I have been bringing them to Gamerush and pretty much getting $5 for everything (no new releases - just kids stuff or older movies like Thomas the Tank Engine, TMNT and Ghostbusters). Anybody know what DVD's like that would fetch at EB? Do they even accept them for credit? If they're only going to give me $1 I'll save them for Gamerush. If no one knows I'll bring 'em in tomorrow (too late to call now) and let you know.



Well, in case anyone is interested, they quoted me $3 for Ghostbusters DVD and $2.60 or something for the Thomas Tank Engine (TV series) DVD that I had with me when I brought 6 more games in today. Since Blockbuster will give me $5 each for those I think I'll save them for Gamerush credit.

I had built up $95 with the TRU games and decided to pick up a PS2 since they finally had them in stock again. Still had to shell out cash for the difference - which felt wrong some how :)

I guess I could have taken my chances and waited until I traded everything in, but my wife is getting annoyed with all the trips to the mall (and how many guys can say that!). I will probably still get the DS for another $50 outlay when it is all said and done. I guess a PS2 and a DS for about $140 (including TRU purchases) isn't too bad.

[notoriousxbox]

for those of you who have still wrapped games to trade in, how many unwrap it before you bring it in to trade?


Unwrap them before trading them in.

[seanw]

So how frequently does EB have this promotion?

[jngx80]

It's pretty infrequent if ever. They'll probably never run this promotion ever again.

Trading a bunch of jampacks is kind of lame since no one ever really buys them, but if EB allows them it's their own fault. As for the other cheap games, people do actually buy them (usually parents with younger kids who don't want to spend more than $10 on a game).

Yesterday I went to trade in 4 games at EB. After the transaction as I was leaving I heard one employee ask the other guy my name. I guess someone must have traded in a bunch of crap there; luckily it was my first time there so it didn't bad about it. So it seems EB and most likely Gamestop also knows about the sale, etc.

[dopa345]

People should be aware of this:

I went to trade in 1 summer 2003 jampack and 1 xbox exhibition demo disc and the cashier at EB said that they don't accept those anymore. I was a little annoyed because that was my first time but I was like "whatever, no big deal" and started to pick up my games and ready to leave when the cashier was like "so how much did you get these at TRU?" I was like "what? oh.. um.. $1 or so"

Then I realized that he knew about the trade-in "scams" going on and asked how he knew. He told me that corporate knows about TRU and CAG or something and now they're going to enforce that they won't accept jampacks or duplicates. Of course, that's a YMMV on the cashier, but you'll never know =/

I wouldn't be surprised. I traded in six games yesterday including 3 different demos and jampacks and the manager (in a friendly way mind you) made some comment to the cashier along the lines of "that's what they're worried about" but seemed amused and they accepted them without any problems and set the demos aside into a different pile.

I'll try it out later this week, I still a few more demos but fortunately I unloaded almost all of them earlier in anticipation of something like this.

[CheapyD]

I brought in 12 games yesterday.
They clerk wasn't exactly thrilled to take my Britney's Dance Beat and Summer Heat Volleyball (and give me $6 & $7 each for them), but he did it.
Picked up Street 3 and Norrath 2.

[epobirs]

for those of you who have still wrapped games to trade in, how many unwrap it before you bring it in to trade?

I've traded in 66 games in the last three days. The only ones that weren't wrapped were some used 'State of Emergency' copies I got from selling a couple of wrestling games that were excluded as sports titles. Turned out that GameDude (store in North Hollywood, not the CAG) was paying $6 for one and $4 for the other and they were selling SOE for $2 each. So even the exclusions contributed to my bounty.

None of the stores cared if the games were wrapped. Several even felt it was a bonus since customers like getting a pre-played game that is actually new.

[epobirs]

It's pretty infrequent if ever. They'll probably never run this promotion ever again.

Trading a bunch of jampacks is kind of lame since no one ever really buys them, but if EB allows them it's their own fault. As for the other cheap games, people do actually buy them (usually parents with younger kids who don't want to spend more than $10 on a game).

Yesterday I went to trade in 4 games at EB. After the transaction as I was leaving I heard one employee ask the other guy my name. I guess someone must have traded in a bunch of crap there; luckily it was my first time there so it didn't bad about it. So it seems EB and most likely Gamestop also knows about the sale, etc.

The only reason they don't move more used Jam Packs is that they grossly overcharge for them. $4.99 is the same price most retailers cut them too new when they're no longer the latest release. In fact, many retailers already have the most current one at $4.99. Which makes me wonder what the margins are on those things.

In any case, EB has no excuse for charging more than $2 for something they acquired for a quarter. An 800% markup is pretty generous.

[scuba]

they should take turok right?