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WHEN REPORTING TRADE-IN VALUES PLEASE POST BASE VALUES & SYSTEM IT IS FOR.

First post contains promo information & useful information and frequently asked questions. Second post has the values for games/hardware for Microsoft devices. Third post has the values for games/hardware for Nintendo consoles and the fourth post has the values for Nintendo handhelds. Fifth post has the values for games/hardware for Sony consoles and the sixth post has the values for Sony handhelds.

Instructions on finding games in the database and inputting the values from different sections can be found in my blog post here: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=14143. I would put the entire post in the thread but this is already kind of a large post.

WHEN POSTING VALUES:

Please try to follow the example below if possible. If you feel the need to use the system icons, please only use them once at and at the top of the list. Also always post the system it's for even if it's only on one system or the value will not get updated. I don't always know it and I'm doing these updates from work to keep them as updated as often as possible so I can't spend time searching for that info.

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PS3

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Current Promotions/Information:

From GameStop employees on CAG:

GameStop.com Information (will post it when they update it)

Guaranteed $30/$40 on select games (Varying End Dates)
GameStop.com said:
Rotating promo list found at http://www.gamestop.com/collection/trade-in
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$125 in credit on PS3/360 traded towards New PS4 (Ends 11/9/14)
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FAQ
These trade-in values are really low!
While that may be true, if you combine the games with the right promotion they can work to your advantage. There are knowledgeable people in this thread that are normally willing to help.

Is there any way to look at what the previous values reported on a game?
You can search through this thread and previous ones to see what a game has been reported in the past. With the TIV Tracker you can sort by date and then go through the list of past updated values through that as well. Here are the previous GS TIV Threads: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,22,23,24,25

Can I trade-in sealed games?
No. You might come across the rare GameStop that would let you do it, but they are going to open them anyway.

I don't want to get hassled about the values I post, how can I get the information out there?
If you do not feel comfortable or willing to put the values in the thread you have two options available. You can input them in the TIV tracker or you can send them to me via PM. Either way the database and these lists will be updated. Putting them into the TIV tracker does save me some time later on.

Do trade-ins have to have their original case, insert and manual?
No, however it will be YMMV on if they charge you a refurbish fee for them in that condition. Most GameStops wont charge a fee but there are some that charge for incomplete games.

Will they accept my game if it is really beat up?
YMMV. It really all depends upon the employee you get. Some will charge refurbish fees, some wont, some wont accept the game and others just take them without a second glance.

What are the refurb fees on games?
There appears to be set prices for set value ranges. We aren't 100% certain on the splits just yet. Here is what we have currently:
$0.25-$2 Value: $0.75 Refurb Fee
$2.01-$4 Value: $1 Refurb Fee
$4.01-$7 Value: $2 Refurb Fee
$7.01-$10 Value: $3 Refurb Fee
$10.01 & Higher Value: $4 Refurb Fee
This information isn't guaranteed by any mean and we are still working on nailing it down.

What are the refurb fees on consoles?
They are listed in the hardware TIV section, highlight in red.

I have a Collector's/Limited/Special edition of a game, do I have to trade-in all of the extras?
No, but there are a handful of games that their variations have separate listings at GameStop: Madden 09 Anniversary Edition, Battlefield: Bad Company Gold Edition, and a few others.

Why didn't the percent bonus go for my accessory for a system that was included?
Unless stated otherwise, and they are rarely included, the bonuses never apply to accessories. Except the PowerUp Rewards card of course.

I traded in a bunch of games for the "Trade X, get $X bonus" promo and it gave me the percentage bonus instead?
I can't give concretes on why this happens. GameStop computers are normally pretty good at giving you the better promo. In the case of a percentage bonus being run at the same time as a "Trade X, get $X" promo, things can get messy. The system appears to only give one promo on games per transaction so if you had a few games that you want to go to the percentage bonus and a stack for the "Trade X, Get $X" it will regularly apply the percentage to all of the games. Your best bet is to do all "Trade X, Get $X" games in one transaction on their own. The GameStop clerk may say that the system will figure it all out, tell them you want a separate transaction anyway. As always, check your receipt before you leave the store.

Can I trade in multiple copies of the same game?
YMMV. The official policy is no, but there are some GameStops that overlook that rule.

What all do I have to trade in for a console trade-in?
Xbox 360: Console Unit, power brick, A/V Cables, Controller (wired/wireless)
Wii: Console Unit, Power Cable, A/V Cables, Wiimote, Nunchuck, Sensor Bar
Playstation 3: Console Unit, Power Cable, A/V Cable, Controller, USB Cable
PSP: Handheld, A/C Adapter
Nintendo DS/DSLite/DSi: Handheld, A/C Adapter, Stylus

Can I trade in a defective/broken console?
For the most part yes. If it powers on but doesn't play games, they will take the console as a refurb unit and put a refurb fee on the console. The refurb fee on the console will vary on the price of the console so those numbers will change. You are still required to trade in everything required listed in the question directly above.

What is the difference between PowerUp Rewards and PowerUp Rewards Pro?
The basic card is free and only allows you to acrew points when spending money. The Pro card costs $14.99 and is basically the same as the previous EDGE program.

How much does a PowerUp Rewards Pro subscription cost?
It costs $14.99 and is good for a year. It also comes with a 1-year subscription to Game Informer magazine.

What bonuses come with having an PowerUp Rewards Pro card?
You will get an extra 10% trade-in credit on the base value of the game, extra 10% off the purchase of pre-owned games and 10% off new strategy guides.

Does the Power Up Rewards Card give me a bonus on hardware trade-ins?
No. You will only get the bonus for games and accessories.

What if I want cash instead of credit, what do they deduct?
If you decide that you want cash instead of credit, they will take 20% off the base values and promos will not apply.

Does promo "....." have a minimum trade-in value?
If the promo has a minimum trade-in value requirement, it will be listed in the promo. If it isn't there, then there is no limit. However, as with all trades, they are subject to manager approval so the manager could have setup his own little rule-set requiring a minimum of whatever.

I used a Power Trade promo for a pre-order, can I cancel that pre-order and get the credit or move it to another game I want?
Yes on both accounts. However, if you do a bunch of the power trades and just straight drop the pre-order you could create some ill-will between yourself and the employees you cancel on. However, if you look at the wordings on promos, they can remove the bonus trade-in value if they decide to.

I just tried to use a promo that has a select list of games eligible, but they say my game isn't eligible anymore, what gives?
Basically they have the right to change the eligible games at any time. They tend to update these frequently so as to lock out any easy/cheap games. It's best to check the eligible list the day of your trade.

Can I stack two different trade-in promos?
No. The only thing that will stack with trade-ins is your PowerUp Rewards card. Some will report success, but this requires a manual override and is very YMMV.

If I pay for an item using all credit on my card, do I have to pay sales tax?
This varies depending upon the state you live in.

If I buy a used copy of a game that requires an online pass for multiplayer, will it come with an online pass?
If you purchase a used title published by either Sony or WB you get an online pass from GS on your receipt. That's also why the used copies are $55 instead of $48 when the MSRP is $60. No GS issued passes of games published by EA, THQ, etc. On those titles you're totally dependent on the previous owner not using the code.

What states charge sales tax on purchases paid in full with credit and which ones don't?
Charge Sales Tax on Credit Purchases: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia
Does Not Charge Sales Tax on Credit Purchases: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
May or May Not Charge, Depending Upon County: Florida,

My state doesn't charge sales tax on purchases made by credit, why is gamestop.com charging me tax?
It is just the way they have designed their system. The best theory we have seen is that since you are only inputting the number off of the back of the card, it isn't going to pick up the programming from the specially tagged EDGE cards. Some kind of programming that gets input from their system that wont show up when only inputting the number off the back of the card.


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cyko said:
OK, so I've traded in 2 of each of the Call of Duty Ghosts since the beginning of August. I've heard some mention here that it takes 4 copies of the same title is what bring down the ban hammer. Should I really go all in and trade in a third set of Ghosts since Target is practically giving them away? Is that really safe or should I err on the side of caution and leave them alone? Hmmmm...... decisions...... decisions...... decisions.....
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Trading more than four copies of a game will get you banned, so you would be fine trading a third set. In fact, you can trade 4 for each system and still be okay, just watch out for jr. detectives.

 
really wonder how Skyward Sword can have a base $30 tiv.  The highest I recall it was $25 and got $40 during a 50% promo.

I wrote down one of those 50% codes from someone's post and hope to be the first to use it (assuming it was an actual code).

PS

What is the tiv for the lastest One Piece for PS3?

 
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Gamer SDP said:
really wonder how Skyward Sword can have a base $30 tiv. The highest I recall it was $25 and got $40 during a 50% promo.

I wrote down one of those 50% codes from someone's post and hope to be the first to use it (assuming it was an actual code).

PS

What is the tiv for the lastest One Piece for PS3?
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Yeah that seems excessive. You can get it with the birthday coupon for around $35, so $10 profit and also about 1500 PUR points.

One PIece Unlimited World PS3 - $22

 
MillerTime2523 said:
Yeah that seems excessive. You can get it with the birthday coupon for around $35, so $10 profit and also about 1500 PUR points.

One PIece Unlimited World PS3 - $22
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I would be careful with buying games from GS then immediately trading them in. All it takes is one person looking at your buy/trade history to screw you over. If you're going to do it, use different PUR cards.

 
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MillerTime2523 said:
Yeah that seems excessive. You can get it with the birthday coupon for around $35, so $10 profit and also about 1500 PUR points.

One PIece Unlimited World PS3 - $22
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Well I decided to open one of the SS I had (no didn't get them for sub $20, actually paid around $40 near release -_-) and even if the code is used or they don't accept it written that will be my "play copy" (not opening the LE version!)

Also thanks for the OP quote. Guess I will try to trade that as well. If not I have a friend that will buy it off me anyway.

DarkRider23 said:
I would be careful with buying games from GS then immediately trading them in. All it takes is one person looking at your buy/trade history to screw you over. If you're going to do it, use different PUR cards.
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Just an FYI, history doesn't update ASAP. So same day transactions should be fine.

 
Could I get the TIV for:

360:

Monster jam

Monster jam Path of Destruction

Sonic the Hedgehog

Driver San francisco

Destroy All Humans Path of the Furon

The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Left 4 Dead

Wii:

WWE 13

PS3:

The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon

I have about 8 50% coupon codes to give out so PM me.

 
can anyone tell me how much these 360 games are worth, thanks:

Injustice gods amongst us

dead space 3

dark souls 2

super street fighter 4 arcade edition

tiger woods 14 masters historic edition

 
r00kie said:
Could I get the TIV for:

360:

Monster jam $10

Monster jam Path of Destruction $20

Sonic the Hedgehog $6

Driver San francisco $9

Destroy All Humans Path of the Furon $9

The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon $16

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 $14

Left 4 Dead $5

Wii:

WWE 13 $15

PS3:

The Legend of Spyro Dawn of the Dragon $20

I have about 8 50% coupon codes to give out so PM me.
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There ya go! Would appreciate a 50% coupon. Thanks in advance!

mrfury said:
can anyone tell me how much these 360 games are worth, thanks:

Injustice gods amongst us $10

dead space 3 $5

dark souls 2 $20

super street fighter 4 arcade edition $7.50

tiger woods 14 masters historic edition (historic edition not listed, standard edition base is $10)
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Probably going to gamestop tomorrow can I just give them the code with out actually having the coupon and they will accept it?

 
Gamer SDP said:
Just an FYI, history doesn't update ASAP. So same day transactions should be fine.
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Doesn't stop employees from just looking at your history another day you're buying stuff. I've had employees go back into my history a few times to "see what games I like so they can push preorders." It's best to not have too much of the same titles on the same card. IMO, $15 is a cheap price to pay to make sure you don't get a Jr. Detective up your ass if you trade enough that is.

 
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DarkRider23 said:
Doesn't stop employees from just looking at your history another day you're buying stuff. I've had employees go back into my history a few times to "see what games I like so they can push preorders." It's best to not have too much of the same titles on the same card. IMO, $15 is a cheap price to pay to make sure you don't get a Jr. Detective up your ass if you trade enough that is.
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The few times that I traded stuff in right after buying, I did around 4-6 transactions that day. I'm not a hardcore flipper (under 300k lifetime pur points in a bit over 4 years) and only had someone look up history maybe 2 times - both were by store manager or assistant managers. One benefit having several stores in the area is that I won't draw as much attention (also helps that there are a few big flippers in the area as well -_-)

 
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mrfury said:
Probably going to gamestop tomorrow can I just give them the code with out actually having the coupon and they will accept it?
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No one knows yet, but hopefully there will be results/answers by tommorow if you can just tell them the code instead of the whole coupon. Who knows...

 
I think values would've tanked by now? Featured trade value page has been updated to reflect the 8/25 date.

Time to stock up on some MLB 14/NBA 2K14 packs?

 
edstaya said:
Can somebody check the following TIV's for me? I'm unfortunately stuck on an Android so I can't check. Thanks in advance:

-COD: Ghosts (Xbox One & PS3)

-COD: Black Ops II (PS3)

-COD: Black Ops (PS3)

-GTA V (PS3)
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If somebody could check these now for the updated TIV's, that'd be great. Thanks.

 
Jaashua said:
Thanks to whoever reported me on ebay. You can all go fuck yourself the next time I have coupons to give away.
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Just wondering, did eBay take your listing down just because it was reported? How does it violate their terms of service or whatever since it's in the coupons category?

I also see others on eBay up with the same coupon you were selling.

 
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Jaashua said:
Thanks to whoever reported me on ebay. You can all go fuck yourself the next time I have coupons to give away.
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message or email codes is a no no with ebay. just put a line in there "snailmail only" and something like contact you if want it faster. At least you gave some to CAG. why noone report ebay listing of the slime that asked you for free codes to sell on ebay?

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Will it be an issue tomorrow if i trade in 2x mario kart 8 wii u, 2x mlb the show ps3 for one transaction with the 50% coupon code?

 
So here's the deal, I posted awhile back about helping out the CAG community with some GS trade coupons when they go live (8/25 to 8/31)

I have about 50 of these 50% off coupons to give away for FREE (Will just PM you a code)

Users must meet these requirements (to avoid lurkers)

  • 100 Posts
  • Been a member before August 2014
  • Not have a coupon already (please be truthful)
  • Tell me at least one thing you're trading in
Will be limiting to 1 coupon per member. Feel free to PM me if you're interested and fit the criteria.

I don't think I'm being too harsh on having those requirements? I'm not sure how many PMs I will get but if I get bombarded please give me some time to reply. Thanks

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Prison Mike said:
So here's the deal, I posted awhile back about helping out the CAG community with some GS trade coupons when they go live (8/25 to 8/31)

I have about 50 of these 50% off coupons to give away for FREE (Will just PM you a code)

Users must meet these requirements (to avoid lurkers)

  • 100 Posts
  • Been a member before August 2014
  • Not have a coupon already (please be truthful)
  • Tell me at least one thing you're trading in
Will be limiting to 1 coupon per member. Feel free to PM me if you're interested and fit the criteria.

I don't think I'm being too harsh on having those requirements? I'm not sure how many PMs I will get but if I get bombarded please give me some time to reply. Thanks

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You're doing a good thing, I would take one but I already have like 10. But doesn't the coupon need to be surrendered when used, unless you find a cool employee.

 
Smash Bros Brawl went up in base value from $15 to $17.50 and everything else I had stayed the same from last week. Looking at $500+ in credit from this trade in plus whatever I can get before the end of the week. Just got to keep these values till 4:30 tomorrow after work...

 
I can already see people bitching because they don't have the physical coupon and just a code.

If all you have is a code, be prepared to be turned down and don't act like a jackass cause they are doing their job.

 
BroncosSB said:
message or email codes is a no no with ebay. just put a line in there "snailmail only" and something like contact you if want it faster. At least you gave some to CAG. why noone report ebay listing of the slime that asked you for free codes to sell on ebay?

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I have a name you know :3

 
How long is a trade ban... 90 days or 120? I was flagged for trading in five of the same game back on May 10th so should I try with that account again. Can't hurt, right?
 
Liquid Metal said:
I can already see people bitching because they don't have the physical coupon and just a code.

If all you have is a code, be prepared to be turned down and don't act like a jackass cause they are doing their job.
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They sent out emails to a bunch of people that have no barcode and just a code...

 
QSilverTwo said:
How long is a trade ban... 90 days or 120? I was flagged for trading in five of the same game back on May 10th so should I try with that account again. Can't hurt, right?
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depends if this was the first time, second etc.

First = 30 days

second = 90 days

Third = 180 days

Fourth = 1 year

I read about this on teh forums a while back.

 
can I get the TIV for these?

360

DMC Devil May Cry

BF3 Premium Edition

Skylanders Giants

Monster Jam Path Of Destruction

Darksiders 2

Test Drive Ferrari Legends

NFS Most Wanted (the new one)

Injustice Collectors Edition

Madden 25

Batman Arkham Origins

DS

Trackmania DS

I have a Turtle Beach x41, a Tritton Trigger headset & a Microsoft Wheel but I doubt anyone would know the TIV of those

 
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reaperztoll said:
They sent out emails to a bunch of people that have no barcode and just a code...
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I originally thought you meant people were getting warning emails for having used coupons that were manually entered.

I read a few CAGs mention getting an email for a 50% trade code. I wonder what the trigger was or if it was randomly targeted.

 
Twista48 said:
I have a Turtle Beach x41, a Tritton Trigger headset & a Microsoft Wheel but I doubt anyone would know the TIV of those
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I'm pretty sure Gamestop considers all headsets the same and they have a low value. You're better off selling them elsewhere. I'm guessing they won't take the wheel, but if they do, the value probably isn't worthwhile.

 
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