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WARNING GUYS

i went to trade in a few kingdom hearts dd 3D games and found i was banned again

i traded in a 5 games since i was unbanned a month ago no muti or anything

i think they undated the system and we all might be rebanned

So are they nailing the banned users again? Well guess that shot my idea out of the window, was going to trade ME3 for the 2nd time by getting my friend to do it, but I rather not risk it.

Originally Posted by darkvulture WARNING GUYS i went to trade in a few kingdom hearts dd 3D games and found i was banned again i traded in a 5 games since i was unbanned a month ago no muti or anything i think they undated the system and we all might be rebanned

I traded in two copies of Kingdom Hearts 3ds (two seperate transactions, one after the other) on Saturday. I'm allowed to trade in three copies of a game, right? I don't want to be banned.

Originally Posted by popular penguin I traded in two copies of Kingdom Hearts 3ds (two seperate transactions, one after the other) on Saturday. I'm allowed to trade in three copies of a game, right? I don't want to be banned.

Well that -used- to be the rule, 3 copies per console. BUT a few people have said that they changed it to 1 copy per console per year.

And with all the new upgrade fiasco, I also don't want to take any chances. I'm sure you'll be okay, I don't think its been confirmed but its just another rumor flying around. The mobile trade-in site still says 3 titles per console, then again the Copyright date on the bottom page still says 2011 so my guess is as good as yours.

Originally Posted by eXiON Well that -used- to be the rule, 3 copies per console. BUT a few people have said that they changed it to 1 copy per console per year.

that can't be true, I have traded in 2-3 copies of the same game/console, I've not been banned as of Monday

Still think the banning does not follow some set of rules that are set in stone. I have done certain games 3+ times, traded 30+ games at one time, traded at multiple BBYs in one day...pretty much anything that people say got them banned. Been trading with them basically since the day they started also. The only thing I have not done is the 100+ ps2 trades some here done. My point is people are worried about the ban and I think there is no way to predict if it will happen. How many of you that are banned are also Silver members? I would be interested to know that.

What was the name of the card where you can load it with gift cards and still get reward points? Also, how can I get one of these?

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Still think the banning does not follow some set of rules that are set in stone. I have done certain games 3+ times, traded 30+ games at one time, traded at multiple BBYs in one day...pretty much anything that people say got them banned. Been trading with them basically since the day they started also. The only thing I have not done is the 100+ ps2 trades some here done. My point is people are worried about the ban and I think there is no way to predict if it will happen. How many of you that are banned are also Silver members? I would be interested to know that.

I believe the current prevailing(?) hypothesis that a human will examine those accounts which are flagged to determine the ban, the process of which maybe automated following the 1/3 per year rule. This explains the different treatments that CAGs have been getting.

My local store tells me the rule is 1 game (regardless of platform) per year. So I spread my trades between me and my wife.

Originally Posted by perfectsil that can't be true, I have traded in 2-3 copies of the same game/console, I've not been banned as of Monday

I think it takes awhile to kick in, and a good/bad person whos reviewing each case individually.

Originally Posted by TooPoor I believe the current prevailing(?) hypothesis that a human will examine those accounts which are flagged to determine the ban, the process of which maybe automated following the 1/3 per year rule. This explains the different treatments that CAGs have been getting. My local store tells me the rule is 1 game (regardless of platform) per year. So I spread my trades between me and my wife.

Yeah, it's probably luck of the draw.

Originally Posted by popular penguin What was the name of the card where you can load it with gift cards and still get reward points? Also, how can I get one of these?

Pitch-In card. You can get one through your Account page on the BBY website.

Originally Posted by TooPoor I believe the current prevailing(?) hypothesis that a human will examine those accounts which are flagged to determine the ban, the process of which maybe automated following the 1/3 per year rule. This explains the different treatments that CAGs have been getting. My local store tells me the rule is 1 game (regardless of platform) per year. So I spread my trades between me and my wife.

Yeah if I ended up banned it would not surprise me. I tend to trade decent games so maybe that helps...most likely not though.

Is there anyone who's been banned and has not traded in a game that Best Buy has had on sale? I'd be interested in hearing about that. I'd imagine it raises a red flag more often than trading in multiples of a game does.

Originally Posted by BLAZETIGER Not too sure if that will help. I went to trade in a game yesterday and found out I was banned again. Note that I was banned before but then reinstated. After upgrading their systems I'm banned again? This time I adhered to all the rules so not sure what's up. So back to my story. After finding out I was banned I took my wife to a different Best Buy closer to home and had my wife do the trade in. System said she was banned too! The weird thing is that she's only done one other trade in for a handful of games and this was months ago! Either the new system tracks addresses too cuz that's the only way we were linked. She didn't use her Reward Zone or anything.

Hmmm interesting. Your wife getting banned may indicate another wave of bans being issued.

I've traded same game (same platform) more than 10 copies in different best buys around me and together I've traded more than 200 games in last 3-4 months. Therefore, many of your assumptions regarding the banning process is not true, as I have not been banned yet!

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Pitch-In card. You can get one through your Account page on the BBY website. Yeah if I ended up banned it would not surprise me. I tend to trade decent games so maybe that helps...most likely not though.

If that does happens to you maybe you can do the passport trick, don't know if that still works though.

Originally Posted by cancerman1120 Still think the banning does not follow some set of rules that are set in stone. I have done certain games 3+ times, traded 30+ games at one time, traded at multiple BBYs in one day...pretty much anything that people say got them banned. Been trading with them basically since the day they started also. The only thing I have not done is the 100+ ps2 trades some here done. My point is people are worried about the ban and I think there is no way to predict if it will happen. How many of you that are banned are also Silver members? I would be interested to know that.

I'm a Silver Member. Have been for years yet I'm re-banned again (or the system didn't reset and just took awhile to update all the previous info.)

It seems like there are tons more bans on here for BBY than GS? It just seems like their trade program is not as well thought out as it should be. They have gotten better about getting ahead of their own sales but beyond that to ban people for trading games at TIVs they have determined to be profitable seems weird to me. Maybe they are taking losses right now to build awareness and people trading too much are more a liability. You would think the proper response to high trade ins would be to adjust the value once you fill your quota and not ban people actually providing games.

if the old "log in" trick to the trade in site is an indication of banning, I'm ok. I remember in the last wave of bannings, I couldn't log in to that system. Note that in all my trading activities, I never traded in more than 3 titles per system and based on looking at my history,probably avg about 20-30 titles per calendar year. So I'd also lean towards some random person looking at individual accounts. But who knows for sure?

I've traded more then 3 copies per title at 4 different stores in 2 different states and have not been banned. Has anyone traded in more the 3 copies at the same location?

Originally Posted by caMOFOg I've traded more then 3 copies per title at 4 different stores in 2 different states and have not been banned. Has anyone traded in more the 3 copies at the same location?

Does location even matter?

Originally Posted by caMOFOg I've traded more then 3 copies per title at 4 different stores in 2 different states and have not been banned. Has anyone traded in more the 3 copies at the same location?

I did.