Originally Posted by Needles-Kane Good luck. This may be your initiation into the gang of GS haters.

Well I sure hope I don't have any issues. I just think it's bullshit to sell me an opened game as new, and charge me full price. I know the game is fine, but knowing that I will get the SAME thing from AWD for $22 I can't keep the GameStop copy. If I would have seen the copy opened when I paid I probably would have refused it.

If they require a game to be unopened and a receipt to return it you can't sell an opened game as "new".

Traded Hitman for $31.4 today, he initially told me it was $14, thank god I knew better.

Originally Posted by medman6107 I purchased halo 4 used from gamestop, never opened the case, took it back for trade in and got a refurbished fee tacked on to it WTF?

I hate BS like that and Dbag employees that go out of their way to find something wrong with a disc.

Same thing Happened to me with Time Crisis Razing Storm. Bought it used from them for move but never played, employee tried to tack a fee on....I said give me my game and walked out took it to the other GS down the road and traded it in no problem.

In my experience employees that do these acts are new recently hired ones. I try to stay away from those

I just want to thank everyone who posted here because I would have had no idea about this sale. I traded for the first time in about 3 years at Gamestop (some extra games I had gotten really cheap over the last year) and ended up with about $150 in credit. I picked up a bunch of iTunes gift cards and enough Wii U / 3DS Cards to get Just Dance 4 for Wii U (digitally) and most of Paper Mario: Sticker Star. Really appreciate it guys .

I'm sad the deal is over. :(

Originally Posted by riotheart This is my new steel diver I got with my 3dsxl so don't feel bad.

Hahahaha. ing GameStop.

Originally Posted by dgwillia006 Well yeah I'd refuse that, but its never happened to me

Like I said, I would have, but it was being flipped directly to Best Buy. That said, I happily did the survey blasting them over it.

Edit nvm the values held again today. I'm surprised some of them were never even nuked.

Im pretty sure last time only Mass Effect 3 lost value during the promotion. Not sure why people think a ton of games lost their value last time.

The values held. Phew!

Originally Posted by Bigmeat23 Well I sure hope I don't have any issues. I just think it's bullshit to sell me an opened game as new, and charge me full price. I know the game is fine, but knowing that I will get the SAME thing from AWD for $22 I can't keep the GameStop copy. If I would have seen the copy opened when I paid I probably would have refused it. If they require a game to be unopened and a receipt to return it you can't sell an opened game as "new".

Here's another nice little service they add (or at least they previously did) to their "new" games; the employees can take them home to play and bring them back to sell as new....

Originally Posted by Needles-Kane Here's another nice little service they add (or at least they previously did) to their "new" games; the employees can take them home to play and bring them back to sell as new....

Awesome! So you'll know it will work, right?

Originally Posted by Needles-Kane Here's another nice little service they add (or at least they previously did) to their "new" games; the employees can take them home to play and bring them back to sell as new....

While that wouldn't surprise me, I'm pretty sure they are only allowed to do that with the used games. Although there are probably some employees that take home the gutted copies.

After my fiasco earlier this year trying to get a "new" copy of Dirt 3 CE and continually being given open copies w/ the standard edition disk, I swore never to buy another opened "new" game from GS again. I almost never buy new from them now period - I'm making an exception for Ni No Kuni since they're the only place you can get the steel book, but otherwise I'd much rather buy new from BB anyway so I can take advantage of the 2-month price match period.

But yeah, they've been doing it forever and they aren't about to stop because 95% of their customers simply don't care. Only thing you can do is just shop someplace else.

EDIT: typo

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Originally Posted by argyle After my fiasco earlier this year trying to get a "new" copy of Dirt 3 CE and continually being given open copies w/ the standard edition disk, I swore never to buy another opened "new" game from GS again. I almost never buy new from them now period - I'm making an exception for Ni No Kuni since they're the only place you can get the steel book, but otherwise I'd much rather buy new from BB anyway so I can take advantage of the 2-month price match period. But yeah, they've been doing it forever and they aren't about to stop because 95% of their customers simply don't care. Only thing you can do is just shop someplace else. EDIT: typo

Didn't that Dirt 3 CE thing happen everywhere?

Originally Posted by Zolor23 Didn't that Dirt 3 CE thing happen everywhere?

Dunno, but I'm sure if you buy a sealed copy of it it is the actual CE. I did a ton of research online, and couldn't find any proof of anyone having that issue after buying a sealed copy of the game.

Originally Posted by Needles-Kane Here's another nice little service they add (or at least they previously did) to their "new" games; the employees can take them home to play and bring them back to sell as new....

Exactly. Thats what I presume happened to the copy I ended up with today. It has a new sticker on it, and the game looks almost untouched, but i bet someone played it at home and brought it back. And I know they had to take the disc out originally and put it in when they knew I was coming to pick it up, because I called and they said they were holding me a "new" copy.

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I tried taking advantage of this promotion yesterday and was told that the promotion wasn't available in their system. do they have to access your PUR account for this promotion?

Yep, all they HAD to do is access your PUR account to activate the values. 'HAD' being the operative word, since the deal ended on the 16th.

Originally Posted by praisedue I tried taking advantage of this promotion yesterday and was told that the promotion wasn't available in their system. do they have to access your PUR account for this promotion?

Technically, yes--they need(ed) to scan your PUR card and proceed to the final step of the trade-in before the increased values (would have) appear(ed).