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At EB
PREORDER the godfather, buy it for $60, trade it back. EB will deduct 1 dollar for each day since the launch day.
So:
pay: 60
trade after a week
trade credit:53
U MUST PREORDER THE GAME TO GET THIS DEAL!

i wish EB did deals like these for all preorders...some games such as Black come to mind for these deals...short ones...

I would also like to see them do this with more games. Many games can be completed quickly, and then just sit on the shelf.

Dang. Didn't even realize this was for Canada...

I would like to see them do this in the states.

You do know Godfather came out today, right? That would seem to make the deal null and void at this point.

Originally Posted by neocisco You do know Godfather came out today, right? That would seem to make the deal null and void at this point.

doesnt renting games make this deal null and void? Im confused...

So if i buy it today, play it, beat it and trade it rite back thhe next day i get 59 dollars? Thats great and all except your down the 7 dollars (nearly) of tax too. So in a way it is cheaper to rent it or gameflix it.

Originally Posted by thingsfallnapart So if i buy it today, play it, beat it and trade it rite back thhe next day i get 59 dollars? Thats great and all except your down the 7 dollars (nearly) of tax too. So in a way it is cheaper to rent it or gameflix it.

EX ACTLY!!

Or the OP could just be completely full of crap which I think is the most likely possibility.

Or the OP could just be completely full of crap which I think is the most likely possibility.

I will say I had also heard of the posibility of this happening on upcoming titles. However, it seems like a total scam to me when you can just rent the game. They are banking on people being too lazy to trade it in quickly.

Originally Posted by secretvampire I will say I had also heard of the posibility of this happening on upcoming titles. However, it seems like a total scam to me when you can just rent the game. They are banking on people being too lazy to trade it in quickly.

If they do start this promotion my guess is it will die pretty quickly once people realize how much they're losing.

Perhaps, since the OP used $60 in his example, he meant the 360 version of the game, which doesn't come out for quite a while yet.

I can't really think of a game this would be a good deal for. If you beat a game that quick and pay full retail for it, you probably already either eBay it in like-new condition or don't give a damn about spending that much money for a few days' worth of entertainment.

Originally Posted by thingsfallnapart So if i buy it today, play it, beat it and trade it rite back thhe next day i get 59 dollars? Thats great and all except your down the 7 dollars (nearly) of tax too. So in a way it is cheaper to rent it or gameflix it.

Trade in credit is tax free though, at least at EB, GC, and GS it is. So even though you're "losing" 7 dollars, you will only pay tax on the remainder. So a $59.99 game would be $1.08 cash if you had $58.99 in trade in credit.

Originally Posted by pinoy530 Trade in credit is tax free though, at least at EB, GC, and GS it is. So even though you're "losing" 7 dollars, you will only pay tax on the remainder. So a $59.99 game would be $1.08 cash if you had $58.99 in trade in credit.

And what about the gas money to constantly trip to and from a local ebgames? for me its a gallon plus to and from so its almost 3 bucks on top of the "7 dollar loss."

Originally Posted by thingsfallnapart And what about the gas money to constantly trip to and from a local ebgames? for me its a gallon plus to and from so its almost 3 bucks on top of the "7 dollar loss."

....wow

Isn't the tax in canada pretty high? So this should be even worse for them.

As far as I know this applies to all the new games at EB... maybe it's select stores, but I have seen posters advertising $1/day games since last November.

It Came Out For Current Gen Systems But Not Yet On 360

really expensive renting... hurray?