oops

[zackattack]

well I shouldn't have posted this apparently, my friend is pretty upset. Please lock/delete, and expect this deal to be over soon.

[Beana Blasta]

this would be freakin sweet

[CaptPete]

this would be freakin sweet

And so completely financial suicide for GameStop/EB.

[brodiemash]

Hmmmm....is it time to trade in that Xbox?

[solsovly]

This seems highly unlikely unless it was to open a huge new store, even though seems pretty unreal. If this ever goes into effect, I'll be the first to call out sick and get in line.

[happyorangeman]

If this is true, which I hardly think it is, then I say goodbye to my xbox and hello xbox 360.

[wbc1228]

Nice, but I find it hard to believe.
Gamestop/ebgames usually give you next to nothing in terms of trade in.
and all of a sudden, we're getting paid whatever they usually charge for a used game - $5?
that seems like a drastic improvement.
Hopefully, it is true.
We'll see.

[TehTriggerman]

This seems highly unlikely unless it was to open a huge new store

Or a Federal Court order regarding alot of their shady business. :rofl:

[portnoyd]

Most GS/EB profit comes from used games sales. Do you really think they are going to undermine it by doing this insane offer?

No, they won't. Shenigans!

[zackattack]

I thought the same things, I was just passing along something my old boss told me. I know if it's true, I'll be very tempted to trade in a lot of games I wasn't planning on getting rid of..

[whiptcracker]

And so completely financial suicide for GameStop/EB.

Maybe they're just bored of making a profit and want to try something new?

[Blade70]

This deal is too awesome!

[$hady]

LOL not a chance.......

[BABETOOTH]

Only if they did it with "selected" games $20 or less and absolutely no consoles. Otherwise I smell a late April"s fool...

[zackattack]

LOL not a chance.......

LOL yep, it's just 2 stores in the New Orleans area because of the signs I mentioned in the original post LOL

Mods move to Regional: Southeast(?) I guess

[Rozz]

This cant be possible. Maybe your "friend" is just trying to get you into EB so he can push more pre-played products on you (in which, that case, he isn't really much of a friend at all). ;)

But really, what would happen if these dropped a month later? They're going to lose tons of profit on merchandise.... which is why this cant be true.

[zackattack]

Nope, he was my boss for 3 years, he's not my "friend," he's my friend.
I'll post a receipt scan when I trade something in.

[Rozz]

Nope, he was my boss for 3 years, he's not my "friend," he's my friend.
I'll post a receipt scan when I trade something in.

Well, for the second time this week, I have to explain that a wink ;) at the end of the sentance signales that its indeed a joke. No harm intended! :)

[worx]

Which two New Orleans stores? This might warrant a trip accross the lake

[TimPV3]

It could be interesting if this runs for a month, we could send things across country to be traded in. Or not.

[zackattack]

Well, for the second time this week, I have to explain that a wink ;) at the end of the sentance signales that its indeed a joke. No harm intended! :)
I know, just clarifying :)

joevan (http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/member.php?u=21620) : EB at Esplanade Mall and GS in Laplace(not sure on the exact location of this store)

[Tequilla Gundam]

Just called both stores.

No plans of doing this :|

[soulwish2003]

EBowned

[Apossum]

http://www.zerve.com/uploads/1/14111/t_170_x_170_455.jpg

.

[Kuma]

im expecting a hurricane joke anytime now

[CocheseUGA]

im expecting a hurricane joke anytime now

I think a lot of people got swept away by the thought of fantastic deals.

[RiCeBo1]

You guys smell that? I smell bullshit...and it stinks

[cleaver]

im expecting a hurricane joke anytime now
Those guys in New Orleans get all the breaks.

[lordopus99]

EB/GS thought about doing this hoping nobody had games left after Katrina... when they noticed interest, they realized these people still had them

[Skelah]

maybe they needed to restock after the looting. :-#

[zackattack]

Nah, neither of these stores got looted afaik.

Neither of the managers I know was working tonight, so I didn't bother trying verify this, since someone said they called and were told something different. I'll try tomorrow night.
I'm not sure why this hasn't been moved yet, I'm sorry it's taking up space on the wrong forum.

[worx]

Hm - I would think the Clearview mall one would be the one doing this (if theres even one in CV) :-s again - I thought that area had some damage to it.

But it kinda makes sense to me because they probably don't have a ton of used stock at the moment but still, you'd think their regional HQ would just ship som boxes down. Hopefully this pans out.

[xrickyb86x]

i got a call from gamestop today saying they would give me something like 37 gamebucks for kingdom hearts 2 if i traded it in. i was pretty surprised with the fact that they called me to let me know and that it was so damn high.

[NoRain]

If this were true I might have to make a 2-3 hour drive to new orleans. If it turns out to be true pm me the store number so I might call before driving a long ways.

[dracula]

this is almost certainly fake, i wont even bother calling bc it cannot possibly be for real. Maybe for people in new orleans, or maybe it is a one day only door buster event to get people into the store

[TheKindred]

i dont think that stores would be doing this ...where is the profit?

[raveneyes]

as the cag resident nola area gs guy, I call bs, shit I talked to the Esp store manager TODAY. I'm sure he would have mentioned that his DM has gone insane (theres two different nola area DMs since the merge.)

~b

[twiztidjester]

i called the laplace store today and the guy who anwsered wouldnt tell me over the phone he said" Since we have a trade in special come on in and let us look at it , and you will be happy" then i asked what is the trade in deal and he said "just come on in". if any one else wants to give it a try call them at (985)652-7468

[NoRain]

Dang you now I gotta ponder driving to the greater new orleans area to trade in like 20 ps2 games for like a ds and or a psp.

[zackattack]

I dunno, I kept a couple of the games I was considering because ebay was a better route, also because I had not played them enough to decide whether or not I like them(Atelier Iris and Growlanser Generations, which were both around $25 in credit with this deal).

I'd definitely call and make sure the deal is still active before making a long drive, also check prices online to try to judge how much you'll get and if it will be worth your time.

The competing store(Gametrader) gives decent prices on most stuff, but their selection is a little lacking, so I guess if you head out and aren't happy with the values, you could try them.

[twiztidjester]

I dunno, I kept a couple of the games I was considering because ebay was a better route, also because I had not played them enough to decide whether or not I like them(Atelier Iris and Growlanser Generations, which were both around $25 in credit with this deal).

I'd definitely call and make sure the deal is still active before making a long drive, also check prices online to try to judge how much you'll get and if it will be worth your time.

The competing store(Gametrader) gives decent prices on most stuff, but their selection is a little lacking, so I guess if you head out and aren't happy with the values, you could try them.


do you know how long it lasts? and do i have to say anything special to trade in my ds? and what is the trade in price for a ps2?

[zackattack]

You shouldn't have to say anything special, but if they offer you less you should speak up.
I, as well as both managers I know at Esplanade, have no idea how long GS will let this crazy shit go on, but I'd get out there ASAP.
DS would get approx $115 and Ps2 would probably be $95 for a fatty and $105 for a slim or something near that, with the current deal. It's just $5 less than whatever they sell the stuff for(systems included)

[twiztidjester]

You shouldn't have to say anything special, but if they offer you less you should speak up.
I, as well as both managers I know at Esplanade, have no idea how long GS will let this crazy shit go on, but I'd get out there ASAP.
DS would get approx $115 and Ps2 would probably be $95 for a fatty and $105 for a slim or something near that, with the current deal. It's just $5 less than whatever they sell the stuff for(systems included)


one more question do the items have to be complete? i have a few disc only games.

[zackattack]

as far as I know they don't ahve to be, that's what I was told at esplanade. No clue about the laplace store honestly. I know the Esplanade store was very laid back about complete stuff when I worked there, we always gave full value except right after they started offering less for incomplete stuff.

Systems would have to be complete though. Edit, I mean they'd have to have all cables and a contrller, not the box.

[twiztidjester]

as far as I know they don't ahve to be, that's what I was told at esplanade. No clue about the laplace store honestly. I know the Esplanade store was very laid back about complete stuff when I worked there, we always gave full value except right after they started offering less for incomplete stuff.

Systems would have to be complete though. Edit, I mean they'd have to have all cables and a contrller, not the box.


im going to the esplande store tommorow i am from the westbank. Thanks for the headsup, you sir kick ass.

[raveneyes]

and it seems they are trying to fuck gametrader over, awesome I'm all for that. heh I didn't talk to him about work stuff. apperantly the dm is pissed at some GT promotion. don't expect this to last long tho.

~b

[twiztidjester]

and it seems they are trying to fuck gametrader over, awesome I'm all for that. heh I didn't talk to him about work stuff. apperantly the dm is pissed at some GT promotion. don't expect this to last long tho.

~b


GT sucks ass they give better trad credit for a reason ( there games are expensive as hell.)23 for a used PC Windwaker.

[fatmanforlife99]

i konw this is stupid to ask, but this is only in the new orleans area?

[wbc1228]

i konw this is stupid to ask, but this is only in the new orleans area?

yes
otherwise, this thread would be 99999999999999 pages long

[worx]

and it seems they are trying to fuck gametrader over, awesome I'm all for that. heh I didn't talk to him about work stuff. apperantly the dm is pissed at some GT promotion. don't expect this to last long tho.

~b

I never even thought of that - now it seems reasonable
Althought the EB/GS in Hammond seem to get along with GameTrader since GT will take shit..uh, 'quality past-gen merchandise' that EB won't touch with a ten foot pole :-s plus, EB's trade-in on newer stuff is only a few bucks less than GT with a much superior selection.

[twiztidjester]

so who all is going todaY?

[Scorch]

so who all is going todaY?

I was actually just checking this thread to see when you were going (you mentioned it yesterday). What time you heading out? I'm not personally going, but I'd love to know if the deal was true.

[hlb96]

I just called the Laplace GameStop and this deal was confirmed. I asked for how long, the guy said he didn't know but it would be good all day today and they close at 9pm. I will be going there about 8 pm after I go to a wedding reception in New Orleans and will be on my way home to Hammond( where there is no deal).

[zackattack]

I was actually just checking this thread to see when you were going (you mentioned it yesterday). What time you heading out? I'm not personally going, but I'd love to know if the deal was true.
Are you serious? Do you see the giant receipt picture on the front page? I have the original pics that are much larger that I can post if you want.

[fatmanforlife99]

zackattack would you be willing to trade in some things for me? also is it for stor credit?

[twiztidjester]

I was actually just checking this thread to see when you were going (you mentioned it yesterday). What time you heading out? I'm not personally going, but I'd love to know if the deal was true.


i got called into work so i am going tonight around 6:30 or 7

[zackattack]

it's for store credit only, for cash they'd give the normal amount minus the normal 20%(if they even still give cash, I'm not sure)

I'm not really interested in trading in stuff that isn't mine, sorry.

[Scorch]

Are you serious? Do you see the giant receipt picture on the front page? I have the original pics that are much larger that I can post if you want.

Oh no, I saw it, but the fact that it's hosted on a Cox members page with username "wtfhax", titled "lol.jpg" didn't really fill me with confidence. No offense or anything.

[zackattack]

Nothing you can say would offend me.

[wbc1228]

Nothing you can say would offend me.

you're a stupid idiot.
no one here likes you so get lost.













just kidding
:-)

[twiztidjester]

WooHoo it is true while i was there i ran in to 2 CAGs great guys. i made $572

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4637/proof9rn.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=proof9rn.jpg)

[whoknows]

WooHoo it is true while i was there i ran in to 2 CAGs great guys. i made $572

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/4637/proof9rn.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=proof9rn.jpg)
Holy Shit!!

I am sooo jealous of you right now :lol:

[twiztidjester]

Holy Shit!!

I am sooo jealous of you right now :lol:


wait till guessed gets on he had four big ass boxes of games.

[Scorch]

wait till guessed gets on he had four big ass boxes of games.

I just hope he makes it down there before the deal ends. Last I heard, he was driving down early this afternoon. If he gets in there, he's gonna clean up big time.

[twiztidjester]

I just hope he makes it down there before the deal ends. Last I heard, he was driving down early this afternoon. If he gets in there, he's gonna clean up big time.


he was there when i was there

[Scorch]

he was there when i was there

Wow, he got down there pretty fast. He's going to have some insane amount of credit.

Cripes, just use that amount for a PS3 preorder or 360 games for the next year or something.. good god, I wish I lived close, I could trade in about 75 games...

[wbc1228]

well I shouldn't have posted this apparently, my friend is pretty upset. Please lock/delete, and expect this deal to be over soon.

huh?!

[twiztidjester]

huh?!


i think he got in trouble.

[zackattack]

not really, just yelled at.
I've done all I can to make it better, but he sounded pretty pissed.

[wbc1228]

i think he got in trouble.

got in trouble for what?!
posting a deal that was advertised in store?! (doesn't that ruin the definition of advertisement?!)
does the op's friend own that gamestop or something?!
does the manager of that gamestop not realize that how much crap people will be trading in at these prices?! (If i was closed enough, I would probably trade in 99% of my current generation games/system. I'm sure that I'll get back more money than what I originally paid)

[twiztidjester]

got in trouble for what?!
posting a deal that was advertised in store?! (doesn't that ruin the definition of advertisement?!)
does the op's friend own that gamestop or something?!
does the manager of that gamestop not realize that how much crap people will be trading in at these prices?! (If i was closed enough, I would probably trade in 99% of my current generation games/system. I'm sure that I'll get back more money than what I originally paid)


well it is not truly advertised they didnt have any signage

[Diiz]

Damn, I missed this. What was the original deal? lol

[hlb96]

I got $318 in credit, I was very happy when I left. I may go back tomorrow and bring my PS2 slim and all my PS2 games.I may also bring my ds in( if I can get my wife to agree to it, she has been playing NSMB nonstop) to preorder a ds lite.
I am sure guessed will be part owner in the esplanade store with all the games he had. I can't believe he had so many games. I would love to know how much he got and what time he got out of the store. They had to close the store earlier to take in all the games. Good stuff in my opinion.

[Scorch]

They had to close the store earlier to take in all the games. Good stuff in my opinion.

HAHAHAHA! Yeah, that sounds like Guessed. Holy crap, he's gonna have so much credit.

[bluenatas09]

I can't believe I didn't go out there today...geez, oh well. Hopefully it stays up for another day or two.

[twiztidjester]

I can't believe I didn't go out there today...geez, oh well. Hopefully it stays up for another day or two.

if you go today let me know if it is still on.

[projecteightysix]

poop, nobody quoted the OP... what is this deal?

[wbc1228]

poop, nobody quoted the OP... what is this deal?

high trade in prices at two of the ebgames over in New Orleans. the trade in value is $5 less than what they charge for a used item. i guess that store is losing a lot of money and the op's friend is somehow connected to that store.

[CocheseUGA]

HAHAHAHA! Yeah, that sounds like Guessed. Holy crap, he's gonna have so much credit.

This thread has to stay open until we find out how much he got.

[Scorch]

Holy shit.

I just got a text from Guessed.

"Between the two stores, I was able to get over $1000."

[GuilewasNK]

Sounds like a glitch to end all glitches.

[Scorch]

Sounds like a glitch to end all glitches.

This was no glitch, it lasted more than one day.

Anyone have a picture of the original receipt? I saw Jester's, I wanted to see the OP's again

[TimPV3]

The DSM is probably ready to kill himself over the amount of money they'll end up losing.

[twiztidjester]

This was no glitch, it lasted more than one day.

Anyone have a picture of the original receipt? I saw Jester's, I wanted to see the OP's again


it wasnt a glitch they have to manually change the prices.

[Scorch]

it wasnt a glitch they have to manually change the prices.
That sounds more like a corrupt employee than anything else.. or a corrupt manager trying to boost his trades or something.. it'd explain why the person got upset that the OP posted the deal..

[twiztidjester]

That sounds more like a corrupt employee than anything else.. or a corrupt manager trying to boost his trades or something.. it'd explain why the person got upset that the OP posted the deal..


i went in again and another manager was doing it.

[BABETOOTH]

As of right now, can anyone confirm if this is still going on, or is it dead ???
Thanks in advance !!!

[organicow]

As of right now, can anyone confirm if this is still going on, or is it dead ???
Thanks in advance !!!
I'm not really sure what you hope to do with this deal since you live in NY...unless you know someone down in NO.

[guessed]

First, I'd like to post that my GF is awesome to have agreed to the trip from Nashville to New Orleans.

Secondly, I would like to apologize to the OP and his friend. It was never my intention to get anyone in trouble, and if I had known that would be the result, I would have stayed home.

To those speculating that EB/GS are going to lose a ton of money on this, you are wrong. They may make slightly less than usual, but there will not be any huge loss. I received credit -- credit which must be spent at an eb/gs. Sure, they paid money for the 360 that I spent the credit on, but they will make all or most of that back selling the games I traded. They may have to lower the prices on some of them, and that is where any minor loss they might have would be generated.

The trade the first night (Saturday) was a mess. I had packed up as much as I could in the trunk of my GF's Volvo. I tried to sort through some of it before packing, but I didn't have time to do much. Most of it was still boxed up from our recent move, anyway. By the time I finished loading the car and we left (about noon), I was dripping sweat. Not a good way to start an 8-hour road trip. We drove down there, went to the wrong store at first (one a little farther down the same road), turned around, and got to the right store (in the mall) at about 8:20 PM. I brought in a couple of boxes full of games, plus a brand new in box Xbox (I had bought it as a spare, but never ended up using it. I would have traded my other one, but it is on loan to a friend), then went back out to the car a few more times for some more boxes. I'd like to apologize to any fellow CAGs for any odor I may have been emitting, I usually don't smell like that (recall the sweating earlier and the 8+ hours in the car).

Once the employees saw how much we had, they closed the doors, and only the people who were already in the store were helped. We only did one transaction (66 games and the Xbox) that night, we didn't want to keep them any later than we already had (I think it was past 10 when we finally got out of there). The employees were very cool about the whole thing, and one of them even used a handtruck to help us get our remaining games back to the car. I ended up trading some items that I hadn't intended to trade, and some that I just wouldn't have traded for the amount that I got, but overall, I was pleased. Many, possibly most, of the games that I traded were still sealed, and all were complete, as I hadn't gotten a chance to play them. The process of trading was that they printed out a list of what I had brought in, marked them in red on the printout, and manually adjust each of them to $5 under the used price -- this was not a glitch, it was a deliberate promotion.

We drove around a while, found a motel that accepted pets (I forgot to mention earlier that we brought our 3 year old white lab), and I made several trips between the car and the second floor, bringing all the boxes into the motel room. Then, I took a much needed shower. I spent the next couple of hours, and a couple hours after I got up in the morning, online, researching the ebgames.com/gamestop.com used prices for each game that I had remaining, and deciding which ones I would try to trade, and which ones I wouldn't. I checked half.com for some of them, if I thought that they should be worth substantially more than the eb/gs price. I ended up with less than half of my games in my "to trade" boxes, and the rest went into the "don't trade" boxes.

The second day we went to the other store (a GS) that was running the promotion. It went much better, partly because of the research I had done, partly because the GS computer system seemed more capable of handling the adjustments, and partly because I arrived at the store when they opened and were empty. They wouldn't let me and my GF trade the few duplicates we had, which kind of sucked since we are two separate people, but I understand the reasoning, and I wasn't going to push it. The GS system fits far fewer trades into a single transaction, though, so we ended up with 5 or 6 transactions at that second store. Also, where we got the credit on an edge card from the EB, for the GS trades, we were given paper slips indicating our trade credit amounts -- we better not lose those. I still ended up making a few poor trades that second day -- I would not have intentionally trade WarioLand 3 for $1, but that's life. Also, I am kicking myself for not bringing my DS to trade. I had planned on my GF and I getting a Lite, but hadn't considered both of us getting Lites.

After all the trades (just after noon), we went down to the French Quarter, got some lunch, walked the dog down by the water, then headed back towards Nashville around 4PM.

--
1. I have totalled it up, and we now have about $1600 trade credit .
2. I calculated that the trip would cost us roughly $300. $100 for gas, $130 for a motel room that accepted pets, and about $70 for food and incidentals. That calculation was correct until we got within 50 miles of home on our return trip, and my GF got a $172 speeding ticket. Ouch :wall:
3. I am very tired.
4. Again, I apologize to the OP and his friend, I did not expect anyone to get in trouble over this.
5. To be perfectly honest, I probably could have gotten more through ebay and half.com, especially after deducting expenses, and considering that I would have gotten actual money that I could have spent anywhere, but this was an experience. We had never been to NO, and we wanted to look around a bit. It just sucks that the trip ended so badly with the speeding ticket.

[GuilewasNK]

First, I'd like to post that my GF is awesome to have agreed to the trip from Nashville to New Orleans.

Secondly, I would like to apologize to the OP and his friend. It was never my intention to get anyone in trouble, and if I had known that would be the result, I would have stayed home.

To those speculating that EB/GS are going to lose a ton of money on this, you are wrong. They may make slightly less than usual, but there will not be any huge loss. I received credit -- credit which must be spent at an eb/gs. Sure, they paid money for the 360 that I spent the credit on, but they will make all or most of that back selling the games I traded. They may have to lower the prices on some of them, and that is where any minor loss they might have would be generated.

The trade the first night (Saturday) was a mess. I had packed up as much as I could in the trunk of my GF's Volvo. I tried to sort through some of it before packing, but I didn't have time to do much. Most of it was still boxed up from our recent move, anyway. By the time I finished loading the car and we left (about noon), I was dripping sweat. Not a good way to start an 8-hour road trip. We drove down there, went to the wrong store at first (one a little farther down the same road), turned around, and got to the right store (in the mall) at about 8:20 PM. I brought in a couple of boxes full of games, plus a brand new in box Xbox (I had bought it as a spare, but never ended up using it. I would have traded my other one, but it is on loan to a friend), then went back out to the car a few more times for some more boxes. I'd like to apologize to any fellow CAGs for any odor I may have been emitting, I usually don't smell like that (recall the sweating earlier and the 8+ hours in the car).

Once the employees saw how much we had, they closed the doors, and only the people who were already in the store were helped. We only did one transaction (66 games and the Xbox) that night, we didn't want to keep them any later than we already had (I think it was past 10 when we finally got out of there). The employees were very cool about the whole thing, and one of them even used a handtruck to help us get our remaining games back to the car. I ended up trading some items that I hadn't intended to trade, and some that I just wouldn't have traded for the amount that I got, but overall, I was pleased. Many, possibly most, of the games that I traded were still sealed, and all were complete, as I hadn't gotten a chance to play them. The process of trading was that they printed out a list of what I had brought in, marked them in red on the printout, and manually adjust each of them to $5 under the used price -- this was not a glitch, it was a deliberate promotion.

We drove around a while, found a motel that accepted pets (I forgot to mention earlier that we brought our 3 year old white lab), and I made several trips between the car and the second floor, bringing all the boxes into the motel room. Then, I took a much needed shower. I spent the next couple of hours, and a couple hours after I got up in the morning, online, researching the ebgames.com/gamestop.com used prices for each game that I had remaining, and deciding which ones I would try to trade, and which ones I wouldn't. I checked half.com for some of them, if I thought that they should be worth substantially more than the eb/gs price. I ended up with less than half of my games in my "to trade" boxes, and the rest went into the "don't trade" boxes.

The second day we went to the other store (a GS) that was running the promotion. It went much better, partly because of the research I had done, partly because the GS computer system seemed more capable of handling the adjustments, and partly because I arrived at the store when they opened and were empty. They wouldn't let me and my GF trade the few duplicates we had, which kind of sucked since we are two separate people, but I understand the reasoning, and I wasn't going to push it. The GS system fits far fewer trades into a single transaction, though, so we ended up with 5 or 6 transactions at that second store. Also, where we got the credit on an edge card from the EB, for the GS trades, we were given paper slips indicating our trade credit amounts -- we better not lose those. I still ended up making a few poor trades that second day -- I would not have intentionally trade WarioLand 3 for $1, but that's life. Also, I am kicking myself for not bringing my DS to trade. I had planned on my GF and I getting a Lite, but hadn't considered both of us getting Lites.

After all the trades (just after noon), we went down to the French Quarter, got some lunch, walked the dog down by the water, then headed back towards Nashville around 4PM.

--
1. I have totalled it up, and we now have about $1600 trade credit .
2. I calculated that the trip would cost us roughly $300. $100 for gas, $130 for a motel room that accepted pets, and about $70 for food and incidentals. That calculation was correct until we got within 50 miles of home on our return trip, and my GF got a $172 speeding ticket. Ouch :wall:
3. I am very tired.
4. Again, I apologize to the OP and his friend, I did not expect anyone to get in trouble over this.
5. To be perfectly honest, I probably could have gotten more through ebay and half.com, especially after deducting expenses, and considering that I would have gotten actual money that I could have spent anywhere, but this was an experience. We had never been to NO, and we wanted to look around a bit. It just sucks that the trip ended so badly with the speeding ticket.

I am quoting this because this is the single most fascinating post I have ever read on CAG. Seriously.

First, you are a lucky man to have a GF willing to do this with you.

Second, you are more motivated than I ever could be.

Third, I would have killed to see the experience documented on film. That would have made a killer youtube video.

[speedy05]

I wish that I could figure out exactly what happened here

[SpikeSpiegel]

I wish that I could figure out exactly what happened here Insane trade-in prices at two Eb games in the New Orleans area. Isn't it obvious?

The deal was that you get only $5 less of its used price.

[MightySlacker]

First, I'd like to post that my GF is awesome to have agreed to the trip from Nashville to New Orleans.

Secondly, I would like to apologize to the OP and his friend. It was never my intention to get anyone in trouble, and if I had known that would be the result, I would have stayed home.

To those speculating that EB/GS are going to lose a ton of money on this, you are wrong. They may make slightly less than usual, but there will not be any huge loss. I received credit -- credit which must be spent at an eb/gs. Sure, they paid money for the 360 that I spent the credit on, but they will make all or most of that back selling the games I traded. They may have to lower the prices on some of them, and that is where any minor loss they might have would be generated.

The trade the first night (Saturday) was a mess. I had packed up as much as I could in the trunk of my GF's Volvo. I tried to sort through some of it before packing, but I didn't have time to do much. Most of it was still boxed up from our recent move, anyway. By the time I finished loading the car and we left (about noon), I was dripping sweat. Not a good way to start an 8-hour road trip. We drove down there, went to the wrong store at first (one a little farther down the same road), turned around, and got to the right store (in the mall) at about 8:20 PM. I brought in a couple of boxes full of games, plus a brand new in box Xbox (I had bought it as a spare, but never ended up using it. I would have traded my other one, but it is on loan to a friend), then went back out to the car a few more times for some more boxes. I'd like to apologize to any fellow CAGs for any odor I may have been emitting, I usually don't smell like that (recall the sweating earlier and the 8+ hours in the car).

Once the employees saw how much we had, they closed the doors, and only the people who were already in the store were helped. We only did one transaction (66 games and the Xbox) that night, we didn't want to keep them any later than we already had (I think it was past 10 when we finally got out of there). The employees were very cool about the whole thing, and one of them even used a handtruck to help us get our remaining games back to the car. I ended up trading some items that I hadn't intended to trade, and some that I just wouldn't have traded for the amount that I got, but overall, I was pleased. Many, possibly most, of the games that I traded were still sealed, and all were complete, as I hadn't gotten a chance to play them. The process of trading was that they printed out a list of what I had brought in, marked them in red on the printout, and manually adjust each of them to $5 under the used price -- this was not a glitch, it was a deliberate promotion.

We drove around a while, found a motel that accepted pets (I forgot to mention earlier that we brought our 3 year old white lab), and I made several trips between the car and the second floor, bringing all the boxes into the motel room. Then, I took a much needed shower. I spent the next couple of hours, and a couple hours after I got up in the morning, online, researching the ebgames.com/gamestop.com used prices for each game that I had remaining, and deciding which ones I would try to trade, and which ones I wouldn't. I checked half.com for some of them, if I thought that they should be worth substantially more than the eb/gs price. I ended up with less than half of my games in my "to trade" boxes, and the rest went into the "don't trade" boxes.

The second day we went to the other store (a GS) that was running the promotion. It went much better, partly because of the research I had done, partly because the GS computer system seemed more capable of handling the adjustments, and partly because I arrived at the store when they opened and were empty. They wouldn't let me and my GF trade the few duplicates we had, which kind of sucked since we are two separate people, but I understand the reasoning, and I wasn't going to push it. The GS system fits far fewer trades into a single transaction, though, so we ended up with 5 or 6 transactions at that second store. Also, where we got the credit on an edge card from the EB, for the GS trades, we were given paper slips indicating our trade credit amounts -- we better not lose those. I still ended up making a few poor trades that second day -- I would not have intentionally trade WarioLand 3 for $1, but that's life. Also, I am kicking myself for not bringing my DS to trade. I had planned on my GF and I getting a Lite, but hadn't considered both of us getting Lites.

After all the trades (just after noon), we went down to the French Quarter, got some lunch, walked the dog down by the water, then headed back towards Nashville around 4PM.

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1. I have totalled it up, and we now have about $1600 trade credit .
2. I calculated that the trip would cost us roughly $300. $100 for gas, $130 for a motel room that accepted pets, and about $70 for food and incidentals. That calculation was correct until we got within 50 miles of home on our return trip, and my GF got a $172 speeding ticket. Ouch :wall:
3. I am very tired.
4. Again, I apologize to the OP and his friend, I did not expect anyone to get in trouble over this.
5. To be perfectly honest, I probably could have gotten more through ebay and half.com, especially after deducting expenses, and considering that I would have gotten actual money that I could have spent anywhere, but this was an experience. We had never been to NO, and we wanted to look around a bit. It just sucks that the trip ended so badly with the speeding ticket.


Wow. I got a free week to kill.

According to Mapquest: Total Est. Time: 16 hours, 34 minutes Total Est. Distance: 1068.54 miles

Hmmm.

Dave

[zackattack]

I've been thinking about it, and having a trade in deal of that caliber without advertising it is retarded, imo. I'm still leaving my pic down and not reposting the info I originally posted, but don't feel bad guessed.

[hlb96]

I went back today, except I went to the GS in Laplace instead of the EB at West Esplanade. I got 500 on this trip and 318 on Saturday. I agree with guessed that GS was way more efficient than EB. The guy at GS said they have 2 ways to do the trade-ins and they didn't know why EB did it the way they did. I had the same guy that did the trade ins for guessed. The oddest trade I had was Dance Dance Mario. They do not take the dance pad(I don't know why) and they gave me $40 for the game only. If anyone is interested just call the 2 stores and ask them if they are still giving extra credit on trade ins. They will tell you, they told me Sat. and today. My brother-in-law is going tomorrow if the deal is still on. As far as the store losing on this deal the employee said that this looks good for there store because of the high number of trade ins that they have. I still may trade in my ds to get the ds lite.
Thank you zackattack for the heads up on this deal and thanks to the GS employees that were so cool and nice.

[kjauburn]

Wow I have to say I been keeping my eye on this thread and have to say congrats to everyone who has been able to get in on this deal. I am also surprised to hear everyon say how helpful and nice the employees have been. Seen a few people say it was slow, but that can be expected with large trades. Seriously how many times have you read about a gamestop/eb employee being nice and helpful in one of the threads.

As to the deal itself I don't imagine they are really losing money. Think about it Maybe you trade in 20 games they typically sell for $500 used and they give you $400 credit in the deal. The key here is it is credit, so anything you are purchasing with the credit has been marked up. Even if you bought a xbox 360 with a low mark up they still didn't have $400 tied up in inventory. Plus I imagine the person getting a xbox 360 would want a few games and maybe accessories to go with it and spend additional cash at the store.

I imagine its driving up traffic and sales for the stores. Now its true people walking away with $500 in credit probably wasn't what they intended, but they probably had there reasons for the deal. As the employees told someone above it probably shows the store in good favor with the P&L although the numbers only show part of the story.

[CheapyD]

Guessed, take any pictures (not of your receipt, but of all those games you traded in)?

[happyorangeman]

Amazing deal. I would like to see that credit receipt Guessed.

[twiztidjester]

Guessed, take any pictures (not of your receipt, but of all those games you traded in)?

I dont know if he took any pictures but it was impressive.

[guessed]

Sorry, I didn't take any pictures. I don't have access to a scanner, and I only have the first receipt on me, but here is what's on it:

I only have the receipt from the first trade with me at work, and no access to a scanner, but here is what I traded at the first store:
Xbox System (New in-box) [50]: 114.99
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow Xbox [1]: 1.99 -- Wouldn't have traded for $1.99 if I had known.
Destroy All Humans PS2 [5]: 12.99 -- I had picked this up from hastings sale, but it had no instructions.
Powerdrome Racing ? [.10]: 2.99
Ford Racing PS2 [1]: 4.99
Dot.Hack: Part 1 PS2[7]: 12.99
Suikoden IV PS2[9]: 12.99
Astro Boy PS2 [2.50]: 4.99
WWE Wrestlemania ? [4]: 9.99
Dead to Rights II Xbox [5]: 12.99
Shadow of the Colossus PS2 [16]: 29.99 -- This was hard to part with, but it'll drop eventually and I'll rebuy.
Vexx Xbox [3]: 7.99
X-Files Resist or Serve PS2 [4]: 7.99
Spartan: Total Warrior [10]: 19.99
Futurama The Game Xbox [9]: 14.99 -- I regret not having played this one, even though it isn't supposed to be very good.
Yager Xbox [1.50]: 3.99
Haunting Ground PS2 [12]: 24.99
Contra Shattered Soldier [6]: 9.99 -- Slight regret
Star Wars Battlefront Xbox [9]: 12.99
Rise of Kasai PS2 [6]: 14.99
Bomberman Generations GC [4]: 7.99
World Championship ?? [1]: 2.99
Backyard Wrestling (2 maybe, not sure) PS2 [5]: 7.99
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Xbox [4]: 7.99
Crash Bandicoot Wrath of Cortex ? [5]: 7.99
Outrun 2 Xbox [2.50]: 4.99
Rocky Legends ? [4]: 7.99
Spy Hunter Xbox [2]: 4.99
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System ? [3]: 4.99
Gungriffon Xbox [4]: 14.99
Star Wars Bounty Hunter ? [8]: 14.99
Major League Baseball ? [1]: 3.99
Summer Heat Beach Volleyball ? [3]: 7.99
SSX 3 PS2 [5]: 7.99
Hot Shots Golf Fore PS2 [5]: 5
Knights Apprentice Xbox [2]: 2.99
I-Ninja Xbox [3]: 7.99
Auto Modelista PS2 [1]: 4.99
Xenosaga Episode ? PS2 [9]: 12.99
E Jay Clubworld PS2 [2]: 2.99
Frequency PS2 [2]: 2 -- probably wouldn't have traded it.
Star Ocean Till the end of Time PS2 [7]: 12.99 -- I probably should have taken the outer materials, in case I replace it later. This one was sealed in the cardboard box.
Chronicles of Riddick Xbox [1]: 4.99 -- Regret, never played.
Sphinx ? [3]: 3.99
NBA Street Vol 2 ? [3]: 4.99
Fur Fighters Viggo's Revenge PS2 [2.50]: 4.99
Musashi Samurai Legend PS2 [4]: 9.99
Beyond Good and Evil ? [3]: 4.99
Aggressive Inline Xbox [.50]: 4.99
Arc the Lad: Twilight Spirits PS2 [1.50]: 1.99
NCAA Football 200? ? [1]: 2.99
Universal Studios Tour GC [3]: 4.99
Swingerz Golf GC [1.50]: 4.99
Bards Tale PS2 [4]: 7.99 -- Slight regret, never played.
Broken Sword Xbox [1] 4.99 -- Regret, never played.
Chase Hollywood Stunt Driver ? [1.50]: 4.99
Crash 'N Burn Xbox [4]: 7.99
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball Xbox [4]: 7.99 -- Probably should have sold it on ebay.
Deathrow Xbox [2]: 2.99 -- Shouldn't have traded it for that little.
Deus Ex Invisible War Xbox [1]: 3.99
Demon Stone Xbox [4]: 4.99
Dino Crisis 3 Xbox [4]: 9.99
Drake Xbox [1]: 2.99
Dragon's Lair 3D Xbox [4]: 9.99 -- Somewhat regret not giving this one a play through.
Driving Emotion Type S PS2 [.75]: 4.99
Smuggler's Run ? [.75]: 4.99
Bad Boys Miami Takedown [5]: 7.99

Most of the "?" mean I don't know which system it was for - either that or I don't know the full name of the game. The credit they normally give is in "[]", and the credit amount that I got instead is after the ":".
I used the credit from that to buy a 360, finally. Last night, I went to an EB in Nashville, and used most of the rest of it on: USED 360 Wireless controller (Mint) 35.99 after EDGE, USED Brain Age Train Your Brain DS 16.19 after EDGE, USED 360 Network Adapter (New in plastic, though) $62.99 after EDGE, NEW 360 Play & Charge Kit 19.99

I was on the fence about the network adapter -- does anyone know if the original Xbox wireless adapter will work with the 360? I haven't had a chance to hook anything up yet. If it does, I may return the one I just bought unopened.

The trades range from poor to good, with very few that I could not have done as well or better selling to individuals, especially considering the condition of the games. Almost all of the regular trade in prices are pathetic. I find it particularly strange that some of the games for which they usually give $.75, they sell for $9.99, yet they pay more for other items which they then sell for less than $9.99.

[io]

If you could post the other list that would be amazingly helpful. Not that I can get in on this deal, but it is good to know the regular values of EB/GS trade-ins. While most, as you say, suck, there are a few surprises in there.

I'm looking to move some of my GR credit to EB so I can get a Wii preordered more reliably there. When the GR clearance sale its 75% next weekend some of the games will sell for less, new, than they trade for at EB. If I can make a profit in EB credit off my GR credit that is awesome (I was just looking for even trades before). SSX 3 ($5) and Star Wars Bounty Hunter ($8), in particular, are two of the surprises. Any idea if that was the PS2 version of Bounty Hunter?

Plus with an extensive list like this I might be able to grab a few used games at GR to take to EB (as the new clearance games are somewhat limited in selection and I probably won't be able to get too many of those).

[twiztidjester]

Thanks for trading in Hot Shots Golf Fore i picked it up yesterday.

[hlb96]

This deal was still going on today. I got another $130 in credit for $37 worth of games. The CC $9.99 games coming up have some promising trade ins if the current deal stays. Marc Ecko Getting Up PS2/Xbox $30/$25 in credit. I have received $1000 in credit because of this deal. I preordered 2 DS Lites with my credit. This deal is as good as it gets. Thanks!

[kjauburn]

Wow I wonder how long the deal will be going on. Anyone have a idea of when they plan to keep the deal going to? Its almost worth the roadtrip to follow Guessed's lead.

[Tequilla Gundam]

Is it over?

[Tequilla Gundam]

This deal was still going on today. I got another $130 in credit for $37 worth of games. The CC $9.99 games coming up have some promising trade ins if the current deal stays. Marc Ecko Getting Up PS2/Xbox $30/$25 in credit. I have received $1000 in credit because of this deal. I preordered 2 DS Lites with my credit. This deal is as good as it gets. Thanks!

That's not possible.

137 for $37 dollars worth?

[Tequilla Gundam]

Marc Ecko - 9.99 New at CC ($30 trade-in at EB)
DQVIII - 9.99 New at CC ($18 trade-in at EB)
Bulletproof- 9.99 New at CC ($20 trade-in at EB)

Wow. This could end up abusive >_>

[twiztidjester]

Marc Ecko - 9.99 New at CC ($30 trade-in at EB)
DQVIII - 9.99 New at CC ($18 trade-in at EB)
Bulletproof- 9.99 New at CC ($20 trade-in at EB)

Wow. This could end up abusive >_>


Maybe just a little *whistles* ;)

[guessed]

Marc Ecko - 9.99 New at CC ($30 trade-in at EB)
DQVIII - 9.99 New at CC ($18 trade-in at EB)
Bulletproof- 9.99 New at CC ($20 trade-in at EB)

Wow. This could end up abusive >_>

That is pretty abusive. I expect this sale to end before Sunday, if it hasn't already ended. If it is still going Sunday, there could be major abuse.

Example:

Buy 3 $54.99 used 360 games. Use a discount card. Cost after b2g1 and 10% off: $99 + tax.

Trade them in. Trade credit received: $150 (+tax, since one doesn't pay tax on purchases made with trade credit). Lather, rinse, repeat. I am not suggesting that anyone do this if the promotion is still going on, just stating that it could happen. No, I'm not making another trip to NO.

[jay52886]

It is still going on I am personal friends of both managers at that EB. I actually work at the EB on Manhattan. The sale as what we know is going on until our DM emails that store to stop it.

[Tequilla Gundam]

It is still going on I am personal friends of both managers at that EB. I actually work at the EB on Manhattan. The sale as what we know is going on until our DM emails that store to stop it.

Is it going on at your store?

[hlb96]

Still going on. I got $104.99 for my DS at the Laplace GS today.