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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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Current Promotions/Information:

From GameStop employees on CAG:

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

Extra $5/$10 per game on XB1/PS4 games (Ends 4/6/14)
GameStop.com said:
Get an additional $5 in-store credit when you trade 1 PS4 or Xbox One game. Plus, get an additional $10 each when you trade in 2 or more PS4 or Xbox One games. Valid 3/24/14 - 4/6/14
Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Trades subject to manager approval. Offer valid only toward items normally accepted in trade. Cannot be combined with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice. Offer valid through 4/6/14.
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Extra 30% on Games/Accessories traded towards select games (Ends 4/28/14)
GameStop.com said:
Receive up to 40% extra in-store credit when you trade any games or accessories toward the following games:
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Watch_Dogs
  • Destiny
  • LEGO The Hobbit
  • Elder Scrolls Online
  • MLB 14 The Show
Valid 4/7/14 - 4/28/14
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Extra 30% on Media Player trades (Ends 4/28/14)
GameStop.com said:
30% Extra In-Store Credit when you Trade Any Media Player Valid 4/7/14 - 4/27/14
Offer not valid on cash trades. By trading your device you release GameStop from any claim relating to the product (including, but not limited to, loss of the device or its contents, any music, pictures, or other data stored on it.) Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Offer good in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Guam only. Void where prohibited. Offer valid 4/7/14 through 4/27/14.
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Guaranteed $40 trade-in credit for Infamous Second Son (Ends 4/20/14)
GameStop.com said:
Guaranteed $40 In-Store Credit When you trade inFAMOUS Second Son on PS4 by 4/20/14. Valid 3/21/14 - 4/20/14
$40 value is net value after trade. Valid only toward PS4 versions. Offer valid only while new game is priced at $59.99. Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice.
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Guaranteed $30 trade-in credit for Titanfall (Ends 5/7/14)
GameStop.com said:
Guaranteed $30 In-Store Credit when you Trade Titanfall on Xbox 360 Valid 4/8/14 - 5/7/14
$30 value is net value after trade. Xbox 360 versions. Offer valid only while new game is priced at $59.99. Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice.
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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,,

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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As long as it isn't a collector's edition, most games are available for preorder until the street date. Some games get pulled from the reservation list depending on stock and whatever corporate decides, but it's pretty rare.

 
SadPanda99 said:
No one trades games to GS anymore :)
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Have you seen the trade in values lately? They're amazon-level bad. Ok maybe not that bad but they're getting lower and lower. It's the new systems that's causing it. They don't want anything that isn't new or rare. They'll take it but they don't want it.

 
matrix9280 said:
Have you seen the trade in values lately? They're amazon-level bad. Ok maybe not that bad but they're getting lower and lower. It's the new systems that's causing it. They don't want anything that isn't new or rare. They'll take it but they don't want it.
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I would trade more and keep values updated, if my GS hadn't banned me. Jerks.

 
matrix9280 said:
The trade offers suck right now. It's either the preorder garbage or the trading rare games or the newest games out for a low price. Whatever happened to the trade 3 get 10 dollar or 50% toward preowned? They need to bring those back.
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Not gonna happen. I loved those trade 3 get ten promos too and especially the 3/5/7 deal. However you said it yourself...gamestop does not want any low value games anymore and those type of promos attract exactly those types of trade ins. They need more room in store for the next gen games and the old stuff takes away from that. I hope I'm wrong but I think the multi trade deals will get phased out for that reason. I figure they start a lot more next gen trade in bonus deals soon
 
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What's the latest that you can preorder a game at Gamestop? Can you preorder a game the day before it comes out even if they have it in the backroom?
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Don't do it for JRPG's or other games that have short print runs. Anything from EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc. that's a major to semi-major release should be fine. As others have said, don't try it on CE as they're usually gone at least a month out.

 
When was the last time Xillia was at $20 new? Black Friday? I don't want to open my fancy big box one and a store near me still has some of the ones with the artbook and stuff I think.

 
MSUHitman said:
Don't do it for JRPG's or other games that have short print runs. Anything from EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc. that's a major to semi-major release should be fine. As others have said, don't try it on CE as they're usually gone at least a month out.
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What about for Lightning Returns? It's a JRPG from a major company and I guess it's a major release. It should be fine right?

 
Yeah, I haven't done a trade in over a month, but before that I was trading in every other day for like six months.

Ah, the good old times......
 
Does anyone happen to have an extra "25% off 3+ used games" PUR coupon from the previous SotW? There's at least 3 games I'm interested in, and I'm kicking myself for not getting another one of those coupons when I had the chance.

Send a PM if you're interested in a trade.
 
trade 2 get for 10 deal i can knab tales of xillia for 10 form pawn shop pokemon pearl for 5  befre i grab them i hope they are still on eligible list gonnna pick up tomb raider for ps4

then i got mario 3d land and mario kart 3ds hope they stay on till infamous 2nd son is out gotta rip off gs at its own game here

 
domon said:
When was the last time Xillia was at $20 new? Black Friday? I don't want to open my fancy big box one and a store near me still has some of the ones with the artbook and stuff I think.
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Physical, yes Black Friday. It was $10 on PSN for Plus members recently.

 
Kanik said:
Aren't coupons tracked when they're used via Powerup Rewards account, thus making them tied to the account?

Or do they actually not track who uses the coupon, just that it's used?
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The redemption of coupons are not account specific. Anybody can use anybody else's coupon.

They track that the coupon is used ensuring they can't be used infinitely for the most part. Based on what some cags have posted, supposedly Gamestop does track coupon usage.
 
Question - With the 30% extra towards X items deal.

Does the PUR 10% stack so 40% extra? 

Also If I traded stuff in can I just put the minimum $5 to pre-order and still get the rest in trade and use towards other stuff with that 30%/40% extra?

One last... Does the 10% from PUR work towards trading in consoles.

 
Anybody know what the TIV for the TR Definitive Edition for XB1 is? Thinking about trading it back in and keeping the outer box/artbook and just picking the game up when its cheaper -- will need all the credit I can for TItanfall.

 
1/28/14 - Base Values

:wiiu: WiiU - Pikmin 3 - $20

:3ds: 3DS - Super Mario 3D Land - $14

:ps3: PS3 - Batman: Arkham City GOTY - $4.00

:360: XBOX 360 - Tomb Raider - $6.00
 
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Anyone having a harder time trading in 2 for ATK? Tried to trade in 4 games at the 3 gamestops in my neighborhood that I've been trading at and they all said can't do it for a .99 Game. Ended up just buying two 60 games that I returned at another location. Not that big of a deal, just one step to go thru. :(
 
crustybooger said:
Anyone having a harder time trading in 2 for ATK? Tried to trade in 4 games at the 3 gamestops in my neighborhood that I've been trading at and they all said can't do it for a .99 Game. Ended up just buying two 60 games that I returned at another location. Not that big of a deal, just one step to go thru. :(
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Are you mentioning the promo at all? Maybe not many people do it at my Gamestops, but I always just take a .49 game to the register and say I want to trade towards this game. Then it all just magically does it for me. Just don't mention the promo or anything just say you want to trade these 2 games towards this title.

 
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YellowGameboyColor said:
Are you mentioning the promo at all? Maybe not many people do it at my Gamestops, but I always just take a .49 game to the register and say I want to trade towards this game. Then it all just magically does it for me. Just don't mention the promo or anything just say you want to trade these 2 games towards this title.
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Yeah, this is what I did when I was heavily
In the trade 2 promos (mostly the poke flips). You may get a curious employee but at least at my GS they won't give it much thought.

I really need to start building some credit again myself though, just about out at all 3 major retailers :(
 
anyone have  the 5 bucks of  20 buck game coupon they were selling last week... or know the code ( i think its a one time coupon though)  if anyone has one they want to toss    im looking for one.  Looking at picking up  V knights 3 tomorrow and love to get another 5 off 

 
slidecage said:
anyone have the 5 bucks of 20 buck game coupon they were selling last week... or know the code ( i think its a one time coupon though) if anyone has one they want to toss im looking for one. Looking at picking up V knights 3 tomorrow and love to get another 5 off
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You got mail!

 
If you put down the minimum for a preorder and don't pick it up does it count as a cancelled preorder? What happens to that minimum deposit? Is it just gone?

 
matrix9280 said:
If you put down the minimum for a preorder and don't pick it up does it count as a cancelled preorder? What happens to that minimum deposit? Is it just gone?
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You can still grab the minimum deposit but you have to go to the store you did the preorder at. I don't think that counts as a cancelled pre-order.

 
matrix9280 said:
If you put down the minimum for a preorder and don't pick it up does it count as a cancelled preorder? What happens to that minimum deposit? Is it just gone?
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I've seen $5 pre-orders on assassins creed 3 a week ago so it just sits there until the customer wants to move it or cancel it
 
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