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Thought I might pass this by everyone. After 2/22, Gamestop won't be taking NES/SNES/Genesis/Dreamcast games in trade anymore, and most stores will have their stock sent back to their warehouse to be consolidated into a smaller number of stores. So if any of you CAGs are looking for more of these games, now might be the best time to go pick them up.

Boo Gamestop.

Found this out yesterday as well. Sucky thing for us CAG is they dont really plan on clearancing them out. Just maybe dropping the price a bit, but just letting them sell off

Any classic games I've ever seen in Gamestop were ridiculously priced. Good riddance.

I'll stick with Rhino.

I noticed this crap the last two times I was at the mall -- electronics boutique appears to be pulling the same thing with their PlayStation games even.

I only go in those stores for classic games.

If I see something more modern I want, I might pick it up as an impulse buy, but unless the loss leader of the classic games are there, I won't even step with inside the store.

In fact, I just deliberately let run out my used game discount card over a game stop, simply because my local one isn't carrying the classics like they used to.

a shame there's nobody coming to replace these stores, because most of the classic game specialty stores online have vicious shipping

Originally Posted by WhipSmartBanky Any classic games I've ever seen in Gamestop were ridiculously priced. Good riddance. I'll stick with Rhino.

What's Rhino?

Jeremy

http://www.rhinovideogames.com/

None of my local Gamestop shops have had much of a selection where older games are concerned for several years. The prices on some games (usually cartridge only) aren't too bad, but with the junk they have left in inventory, Gamestop's current selection of "classic" games just isn't worth wasting the shelf space on. They haven't given decent trade-in values for most older games in years, so given that what they have left is complete junk, I won't miss them carrying it any longer.

Originally Posted by WhipSmartBanky Any classic games I've ever seen in Gamestop were ridiculously priced. Good riddance.

Agreed! They really rip you on some of the older games. Some of the Nes or SNES games cost more than a ps2 game. I know these are extremes of both highs and lows of pricing, but theres always ebay.

Originally Posted by MaxBiaggi3 None of my local Gamestop shops have had much of a selection where older games are concerned for several years. The prices on some games (usually cartridge only) aren't too bad, but with the junk they have left in inventory, Gamestop's current selection of "classic" games just isn't worth wasting the shelf space on. They haven't given decent trade-in values for most older games in years, so given that what they have left is complete junk, I won't miss them carrying it any longer.

Oh, I'll totally agree with you on that. I work for GS, and the amount we give for classic games vs. what we sell them for sucks. $6 for Mega Man X3, sells for $40? It's a total racket. Although the stores in my area do have a good selection of classic games, and they actually account for a good amount of sales. 5% of our total sales for the last 3 months were NES games, which is insane, when most stores can't get even 1%. Hopefully my store will just get all the stuff that doesn't sell at other stores so I can finish my NES/SNES collection out.

I did find a 2.49 copy of Dragon warrior on NES at gamestop, but that's about it. Like I have posted before though...GAMESTOP SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Spiritseed I did find a 2.49 copy of Dragon warrior on NES at gamestop, but that's about it. Like I have posted before though...GAMESTOP SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah it does.

Do some of you have a Game Crazy where you are at? Some of the deals I have seen on older games and their respective systems isn't too bad. The one here carried almost all the classic systems down to the NES (though not as far back as Atari, Commodore and their ilk.) The only problem I had was when I went looking for RPG's, they still wanted $28 for a copy of Shining Force 2, while most of the other genres sold for as low as $3.

Yeah I used to run a gamecrazy, The classic rpg prices are a bit much, but they pay the most for them from what I saw. They have an extra 20% off with the MVP card from time to time so you can pick up some good deals. And they also have a wishlist feature so you can normally get the games you want.

I work at Gamestop too and you know why you only get 3 bucks for it and we sell it for like 14.99? Because PEOPLE DON'T BUY THEM. Many of the people who purchase NES or SNES or GENESIS games at my store are budget buyers, meaning they only purchase the cheap stuff. Most of it sits on the shelf anyway, and it's not worth having it sit there when they are very easy to steal. That's another reason why they aren't worth much, because if they were stolen and worth something, it would give you more incentive to do it again.

spiritseed, are you still working in the industry or doing your own thing? Is Gamecrazy going to survive the shakeout? many Hollywood videos in my area have shut down completely with only 2 remaining with GameCrazy inside.

Originally Posted by MrMaddness I work at Gamestop too and you know why you only get 3 bucks for it and we sell it for like 14.99? Because PEOPLE DON'T BUY THEM. Many of the people who purchase NES or SNES or GENESIS games at my store are budget buyers, meaning they only purchase the cheap stuff. Most of it sits on the shelf anyway, and it's not worth having it sit there when they are very easy to steal. That's another reason why they aren't worth much, because if they were stolen and worth something, it would give you more incentive to do it again.

That explains why GS pays so little (sort of), but not why they charge so much. If they don't move at that price point, there is plenty of margin to adjust the price down (if they are not selling well anywhere), or just move them to a different market where they do sell (since I believe GS uses a comprehensive pricing structure where if an item is a certain price in one store, it is the same price in all their stores, and the manager does not have the ability to adjust it. But that is an assumption, and it could be wrong).

Just because an item doesn't move at $14.99, doesn't mean it won't move at a lower price. If Honda Civics were $50K they wouldn't sell either.

Originally Posted by Mr. Rhee spiritseed, are you still working in the industry or doing your own thing? Is Gamecrazy going to survive the shakeout? many Hollywood videos in my area have shut down completely with only 2 remaining with GameCrazy inside.

From what I can tell they are just restructuring, they are planning on opening another 100 stores in the next year. The managment structure (District, regional, National) Is really horrible though. I left because they would do things like...forget to pay you....threaten not to pay you if you don't meet stupid high quota's.....ship you broken crap from other stores.....not order new product...ETC, ETC,. So for all I know they could be moving downwards now instead of up. I am still in the industry and doing my own thing.

spiritseed, good for you.

I know there is too much competition brewing in the marketplace, which means it can only lead to price wars and benefit gamers in the long run.

let's see:

Gamestop (owned by Barnes&Noble)
GameCrazy (Hollywood Video)
GameRush (Blockbuster)
GameFixx (CompUSA)
EB
and so many more superstores/independents.
plus the Web
it all will lead to massive discounting... or on the other side of the coin... price-fixing.

The GameCrazy near me was holding bi-weekly tournaments and giving away hundreds of dollars away for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and a few games. Then they stopped recently because they said it was never approved by upper management. They said that my particular location only had less than 20 "card members" and it couldn't justify losing $2000-$4,000 per tournament. WTF? hilarious. terrible way too run a business (into the ground).

Well, I won't be going to GS stores very often if this turns out to be the case. The only things worth looking at there are mostly lesser-known NES, SNES, and Genesis games. Even the N64 and Playstation prices are usually way high, and no I am not going to buy a used game (any used game that retails for $50) for $45. That is just dumb. In any case, they don't have many NES games that I'm looking for nowadays (I am pretty close to a complete collection and most of what I don't have is rare).

What's wrong with buying a used game thats 5 bucks cheaper? You get a better warranty, and if you don't like it, you have the option of bringing it back within a week. Buy it new, open it and hate it, your problem!