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Welp, I missed out on the system trade in because I thought GS closed at 7 today.

I'm debating trading in a few things for either credit towards my Wii U or use the 30% towards SMBU.

The wireless controllers got 20 base for me yesterday :(

Called to check:

Dual Shock 3- $27.50

9/30


Max Payne 3 - $15

I found a store with the new super-slim Uncharted 3 PS3 bundles and finally did the trade of my old 160GB fat system (which, interestingly enough, was the original Uncharted bundle).

Unfortunately the 1-month trial code did not work on my son's account (I guess because of his age) so I just ended up losing his locked saves. He isn't happy about it, but maybe I'll preorder NBA 2K13 for him to make up for it (normally I'd wait till it was $30 or so to buy it).

So on the receipt it shows that I got $135 for that system. That is the "guaranteed" value (ending today, 9/30) of any PS3 for $125 plus $10 for purchasing the new system. Under the bonus section it says "Bonus: $45.00 Promo #13840" so I'm guessing the base value of the 160GB (fat) PS3 is $90, then? Or it might be $80 since the extra $10 got added on top of the $125, which was itself a promo price. So this is one of those cases where the promos stacked, or they were linked, or something. Still, I'd lean towards it being $90 base which is interesting since that is an increase of $20 from the last reported value from way back in March.

And once again, I failed to bring in the worst of my Dual Shock 3 controllers - that makes 3 I've traded in and each time I seem to not bring the worst one (still works fine, it is just the most worn out looking). Oh well...

So the trade-in covered half the value of the new system. So for $135 more in GS credit, I get to upgrade a slightly used controller to new, get 90GB more of HD space (the other one was full and my son wanted more of the PS+ games to play so that is a significant bump in storage), and I get the Uncharted 3 GotY Edition plus the Dust 514 code. I'll probably sell the UC3 GotY since I have the regular one and as I understand it the extra stuff is all for multiplayer. So hopefully that brings my cost down to around $100 which is worth it for the controller refresh, the extra space, hopefully less chance of a failing system (or a new 1 year warranty at the least), and the smaller, less heat-producing system (the room it is in gets very hot during the day, especially with that old furnace of a fat system running in there).

couldnt you of temporarily upped your sons age on the account to get his saves???

Originally Posted by kayne2000 couldnt you of temporarily upped your sons age on the account to get his saves???

You cannot change the birthdate. I would have done that a long time ago for both my boys since they can't play any EA games online (even E-rated ones) because of age restrictions - on both PS3 and 360.

Will someone be kind enough to answer this for me,on gamestop's powereward site they have a coupon for 50% extra trade in credit towards select games but blops 2 isn't on that list would it be possible to preorder one of the games on that list and later on transfer that credit towards blops 2 without losing any credit?

Does anyone no what the trade 2 for 40 is about just noticed it on the website and usually it tells u whats exepted but just says only limited games? Thank you

Originally Posted by Jay Will someone be kind enough to answer this for me,on gamestop's powereward site they have a coupon for 50% extra trade in credit towards select games but blops 2 isn't on that list would it be possible to preorder one of the games on that list and later on transfer that credit towards blops 2 without losing any credit?

As long as your employees are not tools, you should have no problems.

Xbox 360 wired 3rd party controller $8 (9/27/12)

Originally Posted by dakota0615 Does anyone no what the trade 2 for 40 is about just noticed it on the website and usually it tells u whats exepted but just says only limited games? Thank you

Did you click the link? Anyways, here's the list:

http://www.gamestop.com/collection/special-trades

360 Wireless controller - $20
Assassin's Creed 360 - $3.50
Wii classic controller - $5

Off Topic question,How long does gamestop hold pre-orders after their released date?

Originally Posted by gameupboy84 Off Topic question,How long does gamestop hold pre-orders after their released date?

48 hours.

So I just called in and got some system values

4GB Slim 360 - $75
250GB Slim HDD - $40
Core 360 w/ Wireless - $55

Though those could change by tomorrow for the double value

I saw Call of Duty Modern Warfere 3 for Wii for $17.95 from a seller on Amazon. With shipping and tax, it came out to be $22 something. Gonna flip that and SR3 when the arrive.

Would some kind soul who is in trading a system for the double promo please ask what the 160GB PS3 (fat system) gets? I'd call but since I just did that trade yesterday for their "guaranteed" $125 value I might get pretty angry if I hear that it is still $80-$90 base.

Originally Posted by io Would some kind soul who is in trading a system for the double promo please ask what the 160GB PS3 (fat system) gets? I'd call but since I just did that trade yesterday for their "guaranteed" $125 value I might get pretty angry if I hear that it is still $80-$90 base.

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