I went to my local EB today to drop off some games for credit. I had Zelda TP, Warioware SM, Mario Party 8, Cooking Mama Cook off and Hamtaro Ham Ham Games.

I planned running them through on the trade 5 get 30% extra deal, the register guy scanned a small square flier with Mario on it that said $35 Trade in Credit on Mario Party 8 until July 8th. Sadly it didnt stack with the 30% but it stacked with the edge card for 38.50. Not bad considering I went around the corner to another store and got a used Mario Party 8 free with two other Wii games I wanted.

The guy had a stack of them behind the desk so start looking for them at your local stores.

Wow... 35 dollars for a week old game. I can't help but laugh at anyone who buys that game for 50 and trades it within a week. I'm not saying that is YOUR situation, but I'm sure there are people that did it.

The deal is good until the start of next month so you can buy a used one, play it to death then trade it and only lose about 3.50 if you have a store card.

Originally Posted by o2012o Wow... 35 dollars for a week old game. I can't help but laugh at anyone who buys that game for 50 and trades it within a week. I'm not saying that is YOUR situation, but I'm sure there are people that did it.

35 is the SPECIAL PROMOTION! Without it, trade in value is $25!

As another poster said though, such a low trade value for a WEEK OLD GAME is kinda ridiculous. But, this is due to the shmoes who play it for a week, then trade it without flinching at the ridiculous price it only gets.

Originally Posted by IAmTheCheapestGamer As another poster said though, such a low trade value for a WEEK OLD GAME is kinda ridiculous. But, this is due to the shmoes who play it for a week, then trade it without flinching at the ridiculous price it only gets.

Or the guy in front of me when I went to ask (trying to take advantage of the $40-20 off two deal at Circuit City) about the Trade In Value... who picked up Forza, brand new, without flinching when Circuit City *AND* Best Buy both had better deals. So sad...

$35 isn't horribly bad when you consider CC had it for $40 ($10 less than that if you ordered it off the website).

While I know bashing GS/EB on their trade in values is the popular thing to do, $35 is pretty high, all things considered.

Oh I know Gamestop suck when it comes to trade in values. That said, if this runs into July it means everyone who got it at launch or whatever and are done with it by then can make out on returning it.

If only you could find a store with three used copies, buy 2 get one free, then flip all three of them back and end up making money on the deal (or at least getting a copy for yourself)...

Originally Posted by loserboy If only you could find a store with three used copies, buy 2 get one free, then flip all three of them back and end up making money on the deal (or at least getting a copy for yourself)...

Policy is not to take multiples of a game for trade-in. This is erratically enforced.

Advertisement

Register for free to remove this ad

Why are people thinking $35 is such a low trade-in value?

I didn't check Ebay values, but I have to assume it's around $35 on Ebay.. and like the OP said, it's $38.50 with Edge.

The game only sells for $45 used... $41.50 with Edge. So if someone is trading it in with Edge, and someone else buys it with Edge, EB makes a whopping $3 profit.

I know EB gives low trade-in values for other games, but to go and say $35 is a bad trade-in value on a new game, cmon, give me a break. Do you want them to give you $45 in trade-in or something like that?

Most of us have Edge, and $38.50 for a game you only paid $50 (or maybe $40) for is pretty decent.

EB / GS has shitty deals but this isn't really one of them. To call it ridiculous, well, you're not really looking at it from a logical point of view.

On a much smarter note, I held off on buying Mario Party 8 in the first place because I knew about the B2G1, and I knew people are stupid, paying $50 to rent a game for a week, and then trading it in for $35 (wouldn't it have been smarter to just go to Blockbuster?). I've been keeping an eye on the item locater and as of last night, the closest used MP8 was 38 miles away. I wake up this morning, check again, and BAM!, the gamestop right down the street from my apartment has a copy.

I picked up MP8, Spiderman 3 (which isn't as terrible as the reviews...webslinging with the remote and nunchuk is badass), and Sonic: Secret Rings for $86. I had $53 left on a giftcard, so I walked out of the store only paying $33 out of pocket. I really wanted Warioware: SM to go with MP8, but they didn't have any. Depending on how Sonic is, I might exchange it for Warioware locally if I can find a copy.

Originally Posted by Roufuss Why are people thinking $35 is such a low trade-in value?

Because it's only $35 with this "special". The normal trade in value was $25 a few days ago.

Originally Posted by Roufuss Why are people thinking $35 is such a low trade-in value? I didn't check Ebay values, but I have to assume it's around $35 on Ebay.. and like the OP said, it's $38.50 with Edge. The game only sells for $45 used... $41.50 with Edge. So if someone is trading it in with Edge, and someone else buys it with Edge, EB makes a whopping $3 profit. I know EB gives low trade-in values for other games, but to go and say $35 is a bad trade-in value on a new game, cmon, give me a break. Do you want them to give you $45 in trade-in or something like that? Most of us have Edge, and $38.50 for a game you only paid $50 (or maybe $40) for is pretty decent. EB / GS has shitty deals but this isn't really one of them. To call it ridiculous, well, you're not really looking at it from a logical point of view.

Amen...Finally somone gets it!!

it says that the game must be purchased from may 29 to june 5 and original (gs i assume) receipt required

if u buy it as part of the buy 2 get 1 free, then trade it in for 35 with the coupon, you could get a pretty cheap ass deal

So then basically you HAVE to have bought it from them(for $50 probably) in order to get the 'big deal', eh monkey? Typical GS bs, putting in their own terms to make sure they still make money one way or the other on unsuspecting idiots.

Originally Posted by Roufuss Why are people thinking $35 is such a low trade-in value? I didn't check Ebay values, but I have to assume it's around $35 on Ebay.. and like the OP said, it's $38.50 with Edge. The game only sells for $45 used... $41.50 with Edge. So if someone is trading it in with Edge, and someone else buys it with Edge, EB makes a whopping $3 profit. I know EB gives low trade-in values for other games, but to go and say $35 is a bad trade-in value on a new game, cmon, give me a break. Do you want them to give you $45 in trade-in or something like that? Most of us have Edge, and $38.50 for a game you only paid $50 (or maybe $40) for is pretty decent. EB / GS has shitty deals but this isn't really one of them. To call it ridiculous, well, you're not really looking at it from a logical point of view.

EXACTLY... Look, I'm down on EB/GS trade-ins as much as anybody, but $35 for this game is pretty good. What I don't like about them is they've stopped the good bonus trade-in promos (the 2 Wii game one notwithstanding). The extra 30% is OK on higher priced games like this. Where EB/GS really screws people is on the lower-priced games - like ones they sell for $17.99 but give you $2-$3 for. THAT is where their trade-in values suck (and you need something like the trade 3 get an extra $10 deal to even begin to compensate for that).

(And yes, the normal trade value of $25 is pretty crappy, but to be expected).

Originally Posted by monkeydeew it says that the game must be purchased from may 29 to june 5 and original (gs i assume) receipt required

Now see, that makes the deal pretty shitty.

It wouldn't be so bad if someone got this at CC last week for $40, decided they didn't like it, traded it into EB with Edge for $38.50, and basacially got a rental for $1.50.

I've heard of this before...they pitch it like a 'long term rental' type thing. Not a terribly bad deal if--
you know about it ahead of time, and use it to blind buy a game that you may not have bought otherwise. Of course, with store and online rentals it's not quite as attractive, but still.

Originally Posted by monkeydeew it says that the game must be purchased from may 29 to june 5 and original (gs i assume) receipt required if u buy it as part of the buy 2 get 1 free, then trade it in for 35 with the coupon, you could get a pretty cheap ass deal

Hmmm...now that I think of it the guy at the store asked me if i had a receipt with me and I just said um no. He said he would just put it up anyway and see if it would work and bingo it did. I guess that makes the deal even more YMMV?