Microcenter advertised trade in values

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Been lurking forever and finally have something to contribute. For those of you that were burned by Best Buy's drop in trade-in values and have a Microcenter near you, here's a possible alternative. Microcenter has some trade in values advertised on their website and in the new sales paper. Notice the trade in value for Crysis 2. I've never personally traded there so if anyone has please post your experiences.

http://www.microcenter.com/storefronts/gaming/used.html

YMMV, as some stores do not have trade-in capabilities.
Stores without trade-ins: 'Twin Cities/St. Louis Park, MN', 'Beltway/Rockville, MD' [add more when discovered]

Current trade in values as of 11/29/11 from the CAG community (Thanks fortunado for compiling and editing list)

(11/29/11) - Added some new values today. I overheard someone say that all the games MC buys get shipped off to their buyer and then redistributed among the stores that lack certain titles. At my store they will take one copy per game, per console, per day, per person. So it may be possible to just spread trades of duplicate games out over the course of a few weeks.

(4/1/12) - RAGE Anarchy Edition not being accepted at some stores due to UPC being different from what they allow (even though it is the "better" version). YMMV on this if the employee will override.

To keep the wiki current, try to enter the date you obtained the value.

:360: Modern Warfare console w/250 GB hard drive - $75 (12/7/11)

:360: Alan Wake - $10 (12/26/11)
:360: Alice: Madness Returns - $25 (03/11/12)
:360: Apache:Air Assault - $20 (12/5/11)
:360: Assassin's Creed - $2 (12/18/11)
:360: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - $20 (12/26/11)
:360: Assassin's Creed: Revelations - $30 (mid-Sept '12)
:360: Batman: Arkham Asylum - $7 (11/29/11)
:360: Batman: Arkham City - $25 (3/4/12) (Possibly DEAD - rejected Trade in 4/5/2012)
:360: Battlefield 3 - $25 (3/3/12)
:360: Battlefield Bad Company 2 Limited Edition - $6 (12/18/11)
:360: Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition - $7 (12/18/11)
:360: Bioshock 2 - $7 (12/18/11)
:360: Bodycount - $25 (4/1/12)
:360: Brink - $2 (3/03/12) (DEAD - Memo sent to stores, notes in Gaming Dept.)
:360: Bulletstorm - $17 (4/7/12)
:360: Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 - $15 (12/21/11)
:360: Call of Juarez: The Cartel - $25 (12/29/11)
:360: Captain America - $20 (3/25/12)
:360: Cars 2 - $12 (11/29/11)
:360: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - $18 (12/19/11)
:360: Catherine - $25 (12/18/11)
:360: Child of Eden - $15 (12/11/11)
:360: CoD Black Ops - $22 (11/30/11)
:360: CoD Modern Warfare 2 - $10 (12/16/11)
:360: CoD Modern Warfare 3 - $25 (4/6/12)
:360: Crysis 2 - $25 (4/1/12)
:360: Dark Souls - $27 (3/25/12)
:360: De Blob 2 - $9 (3/24/12)
:360: Dead Island - $28 (3/25/12)
:360: Dead Rising 2 - $15 (12/18/11)
:360: Dead Space 2 - $25 (4/1/12)
:360: Deus Ex: Human Revolution - $27 (4/4/12)
:360: Dirt 3 - $20 (3/25/12)
:360: Dragon Age 2 - $20 (12/24/11)
:360: Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition - $17 (12/21/11)
:360: Duke Nukem Forever - $4.50 (3/3/12)
:360: Dungeon Siege III - $27 (03/12/12)
:360: EA Sports MMA - $7 (12/11/11)
:360: EA Active 2 - Not Accepted (3/16/12)
:360: Enslaved: Odyssey - $16 (04/07/12)
:360: F1 2010 - $18 (12/09/11)
:360: Fable 3 - $10 (12/22/11)
:360: Fallout: New Vegas - $10 (12/26/11)
:360: F.E.A.R 2 - $5 (3/25/12)
:360: F.E.A.R 3 - $25 (4/1/12)
:360: Fifa Soccer 11 - $20 (12/19/11)
:360: Fifa Soccer 12 - $30 (12/29/11)
:360: Fifa Street - $25 (4/6/12)
:360: Fight Night Champion - $25 (12/16/11)
:360: Final Fantasy XIII - $10 (12/19/11)
:360: Final Fantasy XIII-2 - $30 (4/5/12)
:360: The First Templar - $25 (12/5/11)
:360: Forza 4 - $30 (12/05/11)
:360: Gears of War - $1 (4/5/2012)
:360: Gears of War 3 - $30 (4/2/12)
:360: Halo 3 - $2 (4/1/12)
:360: Halo Reach - $15 (11/30/11)
:360: Hasbro Family Game Night 3 - $18 (12/21/11)
:360: Homefront - $2 (4/13/11)
:360: Hunted: The Demon's Forge - $6.50 (4/6/12)
:360: James Bond 007 Blood Stone - $11 (11/30/11)
:360: Kinect Adventures - $7 (12/18/11)
:360: Kinect Disneyland Adventures - $25 (12/19/11)
:360: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - $30 (3/9/12)
:360: Knights Contract - $20 (12/01/11)
:360: L.A. Noire - $10 (3/03/12)
:360: Left 4 Dead 2 - $6 (09/30/12)
:360: Lost Planet 2 - $7 (11/29/11)
:360: Madden NFL 11 - $15 (12/21/11)
:360: Madden NFL 12 - $25 (12/05/11)
:360: Major League Baseball 2K11 - $20 (12/18/11)
:360: Marvel Super Hero Squad Comic Combat - $15 (3/3/12)
:360: Marvel vs Capcom 3 - $25 (4/5/12)
:360: Mass Effect 2 - $7 (4/5/12)
:360: Mass Effect 3 - $7 (9/30/12)
:360: Medal of Honor - $12 (4/5/2012)
:360: Michael Jackson: The Experience - $20 (11/29/11)
:360: Mindjack - $3 (4/7/12)
:360: NBA 2K11 - $14 (12/19/11)
:360: NBA 2K12 - $25 (11/29/11)
:360: NBA Jam - $14 (12/26/11)
:360: NCAA Football 11 - $20 (12/26/11)
:360: NCAA Football 12 - $20 (12/05/11)
:360: Need For Speed Hot Pursuit - $10 (11/30/11)
:360: NeverDead - $30 (3/3/12)
:360: NFS Shift 2: Unleashed - $20 (12/24/11)
:360: NHL 2011 - $20 (12/01/11)
:360: Ninety-Nine Nights 2 - $10 (11/30/11)
:360: Operation Flashpoint: Red River - $28 (12/18/11)
:360: Portal 2 - $27 (12/18/11)
:360: Prototype 2 - $25 (06/20/12)
:360: Rage - $27 (4/1/12)
:360: R.U.S.E. - $7 (11/29/11)
:360: Red Dead Redemption - $20 (12/01/11)
:360: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare - $14 (12/10/11)
:360: Red Faction Armageddon - $9 (4/6/12)
:360: Rock Band 2 - $5 (12/18/11)
:360: Rock Band 3 - $15 (12/26/11)
:360: Saints Row 2 - $6 (12/18/11)
:360: Saints Row: The Third - $24 (8/1/12)
:360: Sesame Street: Once Upon a Monster - $20 (3/25/12)
:360: The Sims 3 - $25 (3/5/12)
:360: Skyrim - $30 (4/6/12)
:360: Sniper Ghost Warrior - $12 (11/29/11)
:360: Soul Calibur V - $25 (3/9/12)
:360: Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions - $15 (11/29/11) Told no longer accepted on 360.
:360: SSX - $24 (9/30/12)
:360: Star Wars Force Unleashed II - $15 (12/18/11)
:360: Street Fighter x Tekken - $30 (4/6/12)
:360: Super Street Fighter IV - $11 (12/26/11)
:360: Test Drive Unlimited 2 - $15 (12/10/11)
:360: Thor - $25 (3/25/12)
:360: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 - $17 (12/18/11)
:360: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 - $25 (4/6/12)
:360: Toy Story 3 - $10 (12/19/11)
:360: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $25 (4/1/12)
:360: Transformers: War for Cybertron - $15 (4/1/12)
:360: Tron: Evolution - $15 (12/26/11)
:360: Two Worlds 2 - $25 (3/25/12)
:360: UFC Undisputed 3 - $25 (3/9/12)
:360: Vanquish - $18 (12/16/11)
:360: Warhammer: Space Marine - $28 (4/1/12)
:360: Witcher 2 - $30 (09/30/12)
:360: WWE All Stars - $20 (12/09/11)
:360: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 - $20 (12/18/11)
:360: X-Men Destiny - $20 (4/1/12)

:ps3: Alice: Madness Returns - $17 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood - $12 (11/29/11)
:ps3: Atelier Rorona: The Alchemist of Arland - $17 (12/26/11)
:ps3: Batman: Arkham City - $25 (3/4/12) - (Possibly DEAD - rejected Trade in 4/5/2012)
:ps3: Battlefield 3 - Standard Edition - $17 (9/30/12)
:ps3: Battlefield Bad Company 2 Limited Edition - $6 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Battlefield Bad Company 2 Ultimate Edition - $12 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Bioshock 2 - $5 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Bioshock 2 Collector's Edition - $7 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Bodycount - $26 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Brink - $25 (12/11/11) (DEAD - Memo sent to stores, notes in Gaming Dept.)
:ps3: Brutal Legend - $5 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Bulletstorm - $17 (4/5/12)
:ps3: Call of Juarez: The Cartel - $12.50 (3/3/12)
:ps3: Captain America - $20 (12/18/11)
:ps3: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - $10 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Catherine - $25 (12/18/11)
:ps3: Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena - $5 (1/31/12)
:ps3: CoD: Black Ops - $23 (4/12/12)
:ps3: CoD: Modern Warfare 2 - $7 (12/16/11)
:ps3: CoD: Modern Warfare 3 - $25 (9/30/12)
:ps3: Cross Edge - $6 (3/25/12)
:ps3: Crysis 2 - $25 (03/20/12)
:ps3: The Cursed Crusade - $15 (4/7/12)
:ps3: Darkness II - $6 (09/30/12)
:ps3: Dark Souls - $27 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Dead Space - $5 (4/2/12)
:ps3: Dead Island - $28 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Dead Rising 2 - $17 (12/10/11)
:ps3: Dead Space 2 - $17 (3/20/12)
:ps3: Deus EX - $25 (12/01/11)
:ps3: Dirt 3 - $10 (4/6/12)
:ps3: Dragon Age 2 - $22 (12/01/11)
:ps3: Duke Nukem Forever - $15 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Dungeon Siege III - $27 (12/03/11)
:ps3: Enslaved: Odyssey - $6 (12/19/11)
:ps3: F1 2010 - $17 (11/29/11)
:ps3: Fallout 3 - $6 (4/2/12)
:ps3: F.E.A.R. 3 - $22 (4/4/12)
:ps3: The Fight: Lights Out - $12 (11/29/11)
:ps3: Fifa Soccer 11 - $20 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Fifa Street - $25 (4/6/12)
:ps3: Fight Night Champion - $17 (12/16/11)
:ps3: Final Fantasy XIII - $10 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Final Fantasy XIII-2 - $30 (4/5/12)
:ps3: God of War III - $5 (12/26/11)
:ps3: God of War Origins Collection - $25 (3/3/12)
:ps3: Gran Turismo 5 - $5 (9/30/12)
:ps3: Homefront - $2 (4/13/12)
:ps3: Hunted: The Demon's Forge - $25 (12/24/11)
:ps3: Infamous - $8 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Infamous 2 - $24 (12/03/11)
:ps3: Just Cause 2 - $10 (12/03/11)
:ps3: Killzone 2 - $7 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Killzone 3 - $25 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning - $30 (3/9/12)
:ps3: King of Fighters XII - $9 (4/4/12)
:ps3: King of Fighters XIII - $20 (4/4/12)
:ps3: L.A. Noire - $10 (3/3/12)
:ps3: LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - $18 (12/10/11)
:ps3: The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest - $14 (11/30/11)
:ps3: Madden NFL 11 - $7.50 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Mafia II - $8 (12/03/11)
:ps3: Major League Baseball 2K11 - $22 (12/16/11)
:ps3: Marvel vs Capcom 3 - $25 (4/4/12)
:ps3: Mass Effect 2 - $7 (4/6/12)
:ps3: Mass Effect 3 - $7 (9/30/12)
:ps3: MLB The Show '11 - $9 (4/12/12)
:ps3: MLB The Show '12 - $30 (3/7/12)
:ps3: Mindjack - $3 (4/12/12)
:ps3: Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 - $17 (12/05/11)
:ps3: NBA 2K11 - $17 (12/11/11)
:ps3: NBA Jam - $15 (12/09/11)
:ps3: NCAA Football 11 - $10 (4/1/12)
:ps3: NeverDead - $30 (3/3/12)
:ps3: NFS Shift 2: Unleashed - $23 (12/03/11)
:ps3: NFS The Run - $11 (09/30/12)
:ps3: NHL 2011 - $22 (12/11/11)
:ps3: Operation Flashpoint: Red River - $28 (3/3/12)
:ps3: Portal 2 - $13.50 (3/20/12)
:ps3: Prince of Persia Trilogy - $15 (12/03/12)
:ps3: RAGE - $25 (3/15/12)
:ps3: Red Dead Redemption - $12 (4/2/12)
:ps3: Resistance 3 - $12 (4/12/12)
:ps3: Rock Band 3 - $5 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Saints Row The Third - $30 (2/8/12)
:ps3: Shift 2 - $23 (12/3/11)
:ps3: The Sims 3 - $23 (12/26/11)
:ps3: Skyrim - $23 (9/30/12)
:ps3: SOCOM 4 - $27 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Soul Calibur V - $25 (3/9/12)
:ps3: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - $10 (11/29/11)
:ps3: Sports Champion - $6 (12/19/11)
:ps3: SSX - $25 (3/9/12)
:ps3: Starhawk - $30 (06/20/12)
:ps3: Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - $6 (12/03/11)
:ps3: Star Wars Force Unleashed II - $7.50 (1/31/12)
:ps3: Start the Party - $12 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Street Fighter x Tekken - $25 (4/6/12)
:ps3: Super Street Fighter IV - $10 (12/26/11)
:ps3: The Lord of the Rings Aragorn's Quest - $14 (11/30/11)
:ps3: Thor - $25 (4/1/12)
:ps3: Tiger Woods PGA Tour '13 - $25 (4/6/12)
:ps3: Tomb Raider Trilogy - $8 (12/18/11)
:ps3: Transformers: Dark of the Moon - $27 (12/18/11)
:ps3: Transformers: War for Cybertron - $15 (3/16/12)
:ps3: Tron: Evolution - $12 (12/19/11)
:ps3: TV Superstars - $5 (12/19/11)
:ps3: Twisted Metal - $30 (4/6/12)
:ps3: Two Worlds 2 - $9 (3/28/12)
:ps3: UFC Undisputed 3 - $25 (3/9/12)
:ps3: Uncharted 2 - $12 (4/2/12)
:ps3: Uncharted 3 - $22 (09/30/12)
:ps3: Vanquish - $14 (4/2/12)
:ps3: Warriors Legend of Troy - $22 (12/16/11)
:ps3: White Knight Chronicles 1 - $4 (09/30/12)
:ps3: WWE All Stars - $23 (12/09/11)
:ps3: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 - $20 (11/29/11)

:wii: Conduit 2 - $22 (12/01/11)
:wii: De Blob 2 - $12 (12/14/11)
:wii: Donkey Kong Country Returns - $25 (11/29/11)
:wii: Dood's Big Adventure - $4 (12/16/11)
:wii: Epic Mickey - $22 (11/29/11)
:wii: Fortune Street - $25 (3/3/12)
:wii: Goldeneye - $15 (11/29/11)
:wii: Just Dance: Summer Party - $20 (12/26/11)
:wii: Just Dance 3 - $25 (11/29/11)
:wii: Kirby's Epic Yarn - $25 (4/6/12)
:wii: Kirby Return To Dreamland - $25 (11/29/11)
:wii: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - $6 (4/1/12)
:wii: Madden NFL 11 - $10 (11/29/11)
:wii: Madworld - $2 (1/31/12)
:wii: Mario Party 9 - $25 (6/20/12)
:wii: Mario & Sonic: London Olympic Games - $25 (3/3/12)
:wii: Monopoly Streets - $18 (11/29/11)
:wii: New Super Mario Bros. - $25 (11/29/11)
:wii: Poke Park 2 - $25 (4/6/12)
:wii: Rhythm Heaven Fever - $25 (3/9/12)
:wii: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (4/1/12)
:wii: The Price is Right 2010 - $10 (11/29/11)
:wii: Top Spin 4 - $13 (11/29/11)
:wii: Virtua Tennis 4 - $20 (12/24/11)
:wii: Wii Party - $15 (11/29/11)
:wii: Wipeout - $12 (1/31/11)
:wii: WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 - $20 (3/3/12)
:wii: Zelda: Skyward Sword - $25 (6/20/12)
:wii: Zelda: Twilight Princess - $12 (4/2/12)

:ds: Brain Age - $3 (4/1/12)
:ds: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - $6 (4/1/12)
:ds: Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans - $13 (12/09/11)
:ds: Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies - $12 (12/26/11)
:ds: Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 - $15 (11/29/11)
:ds: Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light - $8 (12/26/11)
:ds: Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded - $8 (4/1/12)
:ds: Kirby Mass Attack - $15 (11/29/11)
:ds: LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean - $12 (11/29/11)
:ds: Mario vs Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem - $10 (11/29/11)
:ds: Overlord Minions - $6 (11/29/11)
:ds: Pokemon White, Black or Platinum - $15 (3/3/12)
:ds: Puzzle Quest: Galactrix - $2 (4/1/12)

:3ds: Bust a Move Universe - $10 (12/26/11)
:3ds: Combat of Giant Dinosaurs - $12 (1/31/12)
:3ds: Kid Icarus - $15 (6/20/12)
:3ds: Madden NFL Football 3DS - $12 (1/31/12)
:3ds: Mario Kart 7 - $15 (4/6/12)
:3ds: Metal Gear Solid Snake Eater - $15 (06/20/12)
:3ds: Nintendogs: French Bulldog & New Friends - $12 (1/31/12)
:3ds: Nintendogs: Golden Retriever - $12 (1/31/12)
:3ds: Nintendogs: Toy Poodle & New Friends - $12 (1/31/12)
:3ds: Pilotwings Resort - $12 (4/1/12)
:3ds: The Sims 3 - $14 (12/26/11)
:3ds: Starfox 64 3DS - $15 (11/29/11)
:3ds: Steel Diver - $12 (1/31/12)
:3ds: Super Mario 3D Land - $15 (3/3/12)

:psp: Lord of Arcana - $10 (12/19/11)
:psp: Persona 2: Innocent Sin - $15 (12/16/11)
 
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[quote name='zeroxsyn']Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled. I'm just surprised they value it so high, considering it can be bought so cheaply else where.[/QUOTE]

Just got one at GameStop for $10, going to play it for a few hours tonight and tomorrow then trade it in to MicroCenter thursday. $15 profit in credit for essentally renting a game...I'll buy that for a dollar...or $10 apparently.
 
[quote name='kouleefoh']Not me anymore, I haven't traded in for the last 3 months I believe. I tried to trade 2 in on Sunday (at bestbuy) but their system was down.[/QUOTE]

Yeaah pretty whack. But yeah, wait were you banned from Best Buy trading?
 
[quote name='DCpinoy']Yeaah pretty whack. But yeah, wait were you banned from Best Buy trading?[/QUOTE]
I don't know :lol:. Will find out this weekend when I trade in a few games to buy revelation and maybe the run.
 
Got my hopes up until I noticed they don't take trade ins at the Chicagoland stores. :cry: Any idea why that is?

Guess I'll have to slowly keep flipping my way to a vita through gs :twisted:
 
[quote name='handsomepete']Just took one of my bby $5 Rage Anarchy Ed :360: copies in for $27 and I now officially regret ignoring this thread for so long.[/QUOTE]

welcome to the club.

now let's stop bumping this thread to discourage anybody overdoing it and killing the golden goose. :D
 
I have a sinking feeling that my trades are going to get shot down this afternoon. Nothing ever seems to go my way with these sorts of things.
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']I have a sinking feeling that my trades are going to get shot down this afternoon. Nothing ever seems to go my way with these sorts of things.[/QUOTE]

What location are you going to?
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Dallas, TX

I just have this feeling that they tell me "due to an influx of certian titles, we no longer accept trades for X games"[/QUOTE]

Let me know how those trades go, I live in FW but would make the drive since I have family in Dallas I can visit.
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Dallas, TX

I just have this feeling that they tell me "due to an influx of certian titles, we no longer accept trades for X games"[/QUOTE]

Goodluck if your trading in Rage anarchy edition as I tried and got shot down
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']I have a sinking feeling that my trades are going to get shot down this afternoon. Nothing ever seems to go my way with these sorts of things.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Dallas, TX

I just have this feeling that they tell me "due to an influx of certian titles, we no longer accept trades for X games"[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Raul0923']Let me know how those trades go, I live in FW but would make the drive since I have family in Dallas I can visit.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='XzMrHitDatHoezX']Goodluck if your trading in Rage anarchy edition as I tried and got shot down[/QUOTE]

I just traded in both console versions of MvC3 without any issues at the Dallas location a few hours ago. And yes, I got rejected for the Anarchy edition as well a few weeks ago!

RedFox, you should trade in ASAP because the TIV might change tomorrow as others have stated.
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']The gaming department employee called in so I will NOT be trading in games today.[/QUOTE]

The one that left 30 - 40 mins early or the one closing? When I got there, the former just left & fortunately, a manager at another department use to work in the video game department so he came over showed another employee how to do trade-in's so you should be good to go if you go tonight.
 
[quote name='Nucking Futs!']The one that left 30 - 40 mins early or the one closing? When I got there, the former just left & fortunately, a manager at another department use to work in the video game department so he came over showed another employee how to do trade-in's so you should be good to go if you go tonight.[/QUOTE]

Dammit all to hell! That's BS! I was there around 6 and I had to go to the customer service desk for help. Then I followed another employee to the other side of the store where he called someone then told me to come back tomorrow because the gaming department employee called in and there was no one else that could help me. Either I was misinformed or they just didn't care enough to find someone that COULD help me. I guess I'll just go back tomorrow because I'm home now. Did you trade anything in?
 
[quote name='Nucking Futs!']I just traded in both console versions of MvC3 without any issues at the Dallas location a few hours ago. And yes, I got rejected for the Anarchy edition as well a few weeks ago!

RedFox, you should trade in ASAP because the TIV might change tomorrow as others have stated.[/QUOTE]

This is discouraging, I've been waiting all week to go and the day I finally go I get the run around. I'm already super annoyed and if I find out that the TIV has dropped when I finally get to go I'll be pissed. Maybe I can try and request that they give me todays TIV since I was told to come back tomorrow since the gaming department employee "called in". :headache:
 
just got back from sc store. same guy that did my trade in before- super friendly. went for silent hill hd, saw that they had mgs:hd so i got that instead.

castlevania los 360: 18

darkstar one ba 360: 8

everything else has been posted/held.
ps got cash back again...=)
 
[quote name='fortunado']She said that everyone that had recently come in to trade games had tried to trade in RAGE. She said she wanted to take it and knew it was the better version but that she couldn't because of the UPC being different. Usually the girl with the red hair will accept one-off UPC games like that but this was the first time I traded in with the shorter girl. They're both really nice; I've never had a problem trading in there except when their machine was offline a few times in December...[/QUOTE]

Unless there's more than one red hair girl, she was the one that denied the Anarchy edition for me a few weeks ago.

[quote name='mrsilkunderwear']Anyone knows if they accept games without original artwork, case and manuals?[/QUOTE]

Two different employees (seperate times) at the Dallas/Plano location both said they require original artwork, case & manual. If that was the case then I would've traded in the Anarchy Edition without the original artwork since the additional stuff in that version's on a piece of paper (DLC code). It doesn't say Anarchy Edition on the blu-ray disc.

[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Dammit all to hell! That's BS! I was there around 6 and I had to go to the customer service desk for help. Then I followed another employee to the other side of the store where he called someone then told me to come back tomorrow because the gaming department employee called in and there was no one else that could help me. Either I was misinformed or they just didn't care enough to find someone that COULD help me. I guess I'll just go back tomorrow because I'm home now. Did you trade anything in?[/QUOTE]

I was there around 4:45pm. Usually when I go in, I go straight to the gaming depart. & if there's no one there then I'll just go into the s/w depart. & ask one of the employees if they can get someone to help me in the video game depart. I did that today as usual but one of the managers came by & said the employee that was suppose to be working left early b/c she wasn't feeling well & the other employee replacing her won't be in for another 30-mins. Then he remembered another manager use to work in the video game depart. so he called that guy over & he showed an employee from the s/w dept. how to accept trade-in's. So yeah, I got lucky otherwise I would've waited for nothing since she called in like you said.

I traded in both console versions of MvC3 for fiddy doll-hairs. Whenever you trade something in (assuming you didn't call earlier in the day to verify; I rarely get someone picking up everytime I call that dept.), ask them what the trade-in value's worth BEFORE they open your sealed game(s) otherwise, you can't return it at wherever you bought it originally. That was the case for me with Rage: Anarchy Edition. Meh, it only cost $5 after the BB gamer mag coupon so not really a big deal since I also had other games to trade-in from my own personal collection.

[quote name='RedFoxCommando']This is discouraging, I've been waiting all week to go and the day I finally go I get the run around. I'm already super annoyed and if I find out that the TIV has dropped when I finally get to go I'll be pissed. Maybe I can try and request that they give me todays TIV since I was told to come back tomorrow since the gaming department employee "called in". :headache:[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I'd be annoyed too if I were you & that happens tomorrow. Highly doubt they'll be able to give you the previous days TIV since they probably won't know/remember what it was worth previously unless they actually did work that shift/day. Earlier, I was advising you to go trade-in ASAP b/c of this happened:

[quote name='dcemantrades']360
marvel vs capcom 3- 25
ff xiii-2 - 30
ventica -10
xmen destiney -20
bodycount -25[/QUOTE]

[quote name='fortunado']Crazy, I got $28 for X-Men Destiny yesterday. Looks like that one dropped $8 overnight?[/QUOTE]

Good luck! As much as I wanna save all this store credit for a 32gb Vita memory card, I'm contemplating saving up for a 3DS ever since you said that a few days ago, LOL!
 
just got back from sc store. same guy that did my trade in before- super friendly. went for silent hill hd, saw that they had mgs:hd so i got that instead.

castlevania los 360: 18

darkstar one ba 360: 8

everything else has been posted/held.
ps got cash back again...=)
 
[quote name='Nucking Futs!']I was there around 4:45pm. Usually when I go in, I go straight to the gaming depart. & if there's no one there then I'll just go into the s/w depart. & ask one of the employees if they can get someone to help me in the video game depart. I did that today as usual but one of the managers came by & said the employee that was suppose to be working left early b/c she wasn't feeling well & the other employee replacing her won't be in for another 30-mins. Then he remembered another manager use to work in the video game depart. so he called that guy over & he showed an employee from the s/w dept. how to accept trade-in's. So yeah, I got lucky otherwise I would've waited for nothing since she called in like you said.

I traded in both console versions of MvC3 for fiddy doll-hairs. Whenever you trade something in (assuming you didn't call earlier in the day to verify; I rarely get someone picking up everytime I call that dept.), ask them what the trade-in value's worth BEFORE they open your sealed game(s) otherwise, you can't return it at wherever you bought it originally. That was the case for me with Rage: Anarchy Edition. Meh, it only cost $5 after the BB gamer mag coupon so not really a big deal since I also had other games to trade-in from my own personal collection.

Yeah, I'd be annoyed too if I were you & that happens tomorrow. Highly doubt they'll be able to give you the previous days TIV since they probably won't know/remember what it was worth previously unless they actually did work that shift/day. Earlier, I was advising you to go trade-in ASAP b/c of this happened:

Good luck! As much as I wanna save all this store credit for a 32gb Vita memory card, I'm contemplating saving up for a 3DS ever since you said that a few days ago, LOL![/QUOTE]

Thanks man! You've been very helpful. So I can take in the sealed copies of the games and verify TIV before I open them? Will they make me open them or will they just take them and do it themselves? I work until 5 and probably won't get there until around 6 again so the anticipation is going to kill me over the next 12 hours haha!
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Thanks man! You've been very helpful. So I can take in the sealed copies of the games and verify TIV before I open them? Will they make me open them or will they just take them and do it themselves? I work until 5 and probably won't get there until around 6 again so the anticipation is going to kill me over the next 12 hours haha![/QUOTE]

My God you need your hand held don't you?

Since when has it been a standard to trade in sealed games anywhere? It's not the regs that I worry about but the other general cags that potentially ruin trade in places for us. If you took some time to read this thread all of your questions would have beeh addressed. smh.
 
sign on the counter at sc store says no brink and no sealed games, even if ur gonna open them on the spot. so....don't do sealed games, that just makes you look like a thief.

[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Thanks man! You've been very helpful. So I can take in the sealed copies of the games and verify TIV before I open them? Will they make me open them or will they just take them and do it themselves? I work until 5 and probably won't get there until around 6 again so the anticipation is going to kill me over the next 12 hours haha![/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='Donut2922']My God you need your hand held don't you?

Since when has it been a standard to trade in sealed games anywhere? It's not the regs that I worry about but the other general cags that potentially ruin trade in places for us. If you took some time to read this thread all of your questions would have beeh addressed. smh.[/QUOTE]

A) I don't trade/flip often if at all
B) I HAVE traded a sealed game once before
C) There is no "industry standard" for trade ins
D) I have read much of this thread and not everyone has had the same experience trading at MicroCenter or even other places that take trades.
E) Not everyone can be as smart as you and simply know everything without having to ask questions first.
 
In the Dallas location, 1PM on a weekday is a good time to do trades. seems the rep goes to lunch 1130-1230. On Saturdays, when I came in at 5 the rep wasn't around then I returned at 7 and found the rep.
 
A) read my previous post.
B) don't ruin it for the tx cags that have been already trading in there.
C) if you have questions specific to the tx store, try pm'ing someone who trades in there.
D)instead of reading "much" of the thread, read all of it.
E)again, NO sealed games.
F)again, ask a tx cag who trades in there via pm.

btw, industry standard for trade ins is NO SEALED GAMES, even if u got lucky once before. dont fuck it up for everyone else. and if u don't wanna risk wasting money on buying a game to flip and having it lose its value, then you probably shouldn't be flipping.


[quote name='RedFoxCommando']A) I don't trade/flip often if at all
B) I HAVE traded a sealed game once before
C) There is no "industry standard" for trade ins
D) I have read much of this thread and not everyone has had the same experience trading at MicroCenter or even other places that take trades.
E) Not everyone can be as smart as you and simply know everything without having to ask questions first.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']A) I don't trade/flip often if at all
B) I HAVE traded a sealed game once before
C) There is no "industry standard" for trade ins
D) I have read much of this thread and not everyone has had the same experience trading at MicroCenter or even other places that take trades.
E) Not everyone can be as smart as you and simply know everything without having to ask questions first.[/QUOTE]
Well, i understand you're nervous about trading in, but there's only so much you can ask here. The rest you'll have to wait til you get there. Even the same store, same employee sometimes will give different trade-in experience.

I do think there is a standard for trading in, at least an unspoken standard. That's no sealed games aka "no new game" sign that Microcenter has up. if you're worried, you can always go in without the game first and ask them to check the price before opening the wrapper.
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Not everyone can be as smart as you and simply know everything without having to ask questions first.[/QUOTE]

There is not a single thing you've asked that hasn't been answered 100 times in this thread already. CAG is about helping people, not holding people's hands as they attempt to do something that any mouth-breather can do after spending a few minutes reading a thread.

If this is freaking you out so much that you can't do it without having everyone reassure you of the things that we've already reassured 100s of people about, then just don't do trade ins, man. It's not like it's some huge cash cow of money, it's just a fun thing to do sometimes and if it's going to stress you out: don't do it!
 
[quote name='kouleefoh']
I do think there is a standard for trading in, at least an unspoken standard. That's no sealed games aka "no new game" sign that Microcenter has up. if you're worried, you can always go in without the game first and ask them to check the price before opening the wrapper.[/QUOTE]

seriously, its as easy of asking what the price is, then saying 'thanks, i'll go to my car and get the game'. (you then open it in the car and remove all stickers, dlcs, etc) and come back and complete the trade. That wont piss off the csr and you for not getting the trade accepted.
 
[quote name='kouleefoh']
I do think there is a standard for trading in, at least an unspoken standard. That's no sealed games aka "no new game" sign that Microcenter has up. if you're worried, you can always go in without the game first and ask them to check the price before opening the wrapper.[/QUOTE]

seriously, its as easy of asking what the price is, then saying 'thanks, i'll go to my car and get the game'. (you then open it in the car and remove all stickers, dlcs, etc) and come back and complete the trade. That wont piss off the csr.
 
[quote name='chingychink2005']K, let's not ruin this guys...I love this store too much[/QUOTE]

I agree no more bumping this thread unless it's a relevant update please (hopefully others that care pay better attention next time).
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']The would not accept Arkham City :whistle2:/[/QUOTE]

Sorry to hear that! I hope that wasn't the only game you attempted to trade in b/c from Lewisville to there is kinda far (well, for me it is). Next time, just call the same day to verify the TIV's so that way they'll be able to tell you if they will or will not accept the trade-in(s).
 
hey thinking about taking a trip to Madison Heights, MI store today

how do they look at taking a stack of games ? i got a list and want to get a 3ds
 
so had about 140 left at gamestop after i got a few games so spent 100 of the credit i had on games and flipped them all to microcenter in michigan and got 250 in credit there and got a vita


went easy didn't have to wait i'm happy
 
[quote name='darkvulture']so had about 140 left at gamestop after i got a few games so spent 100 of the credit i had on games and flipped them all to microcenter in michigan and got 250 in credit there and got a vita


went easy didn't have to wait i'm happy[/QUOTE]

When people trade stuff in, please post games and the values so everyone else can know if high value games have dropped.

Thanks:)
 
it'd be smarter not to repeat tivs and instead just post values IF a game drops.

[quote name='irishsoccermbw']When people trade stuff in, please post games and the values so everyone else can know if high value games have dropped.

Thanks:)[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='technicalstylez']it'd be smarter not to repeat tivs and instead just post values IF a game drops.[/QUOTE]

I approve of this idea.


The following 360 games:

Dark Messiah, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Far Cry 2, Star Wars Force Unleashed 1, and Mercenaries 2


All fell between $1.50-5.00. Sorry for the loose estimates but I honestly can't remember the values on them, just think of them as padding if your trading in a bunch of games. I just brought them in to see if any of them fetched a decent value.
 
[quote name='technicalstylez']it'd be smarter not to repeat tivs and instead just post values IF a game drops.[/QUOTE]

I'd actually prefer people post all the TiVs they have so I can edit the wiki with up to date values.
 
[quote name='knightsdwn']I'd actually prefer people post all the TiVs they have so I can edit the wiki with up to date values.[/QUOTE]

Or we could just edit the wiki ourselves. Then add any new games to the wiki and mention it in a new post.
 
I work at Micro Center. We usually advertise that we will BEAT Gamestop for game buyback prices. I have also found our used games are always much better priced. The only problem is that we send games we buy back to the Columbus warehouse, where it is then sorted and sent back out to stores. This causes smaller less gamer oriented stores like ours in Sharonville to see very few used games, especially the good ones.

Just an FYI for everyone. For building a computer, we BEAT Newegg on processor prices, usually pretty good, and if you bring up that something is better priced on Newegg (in terms of building) we will usually match it.

As far as computer sales goes, which I am in. Management rides us fairly hard to sell Antivirus, including in the Mac Department, although I always tell people its more of a peace-of-mind issue or if they want to protect Windows computers so they are not a carrier.
 
[quote name='DCpinoy']Or we could just edit the wiki ourselves. Then add any new games to the wiki and mention it in a new post.[/QUOTE]

They could do that but seeing the edits history, only a handful of people do.
 
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