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NEW THREAD: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/334650-gamestop-trade-in-values-xxvi-values-available-on-ios-app-upcoming-50-bonus-with-coupon/

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)

None Currently.

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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crashprime said:
Looks like the 50% trade in bonus does not apply to the White PS4 pre-order. According to the gamestop employee I just tried to trade with, he said you have to walk out the door with something for the 50% to kick.

Which leads me to my next question.

If I trade towards a Xbox One with a trade-in promotion, and return the Xbox One, do I get the 50% bonus back on a gift card, or do I end up getting the base value of my trades back?

PS4 trade in /w 50% promo towards Xbox One = $390.xx.

PS4 base value = $265.

Just wondering if I trade for Xbox One and return, do I get the $265 on a GC or the $390.xx?
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You get the promo on the card. Just can't do it the same day. And it's weird, my gamestop said I could get the 50% extra with the white one but I'll have a definite answer later today when I try it.

 
Konfusion said:
I'm thinking about this also because there aren't many games coming out between now and then and I could use it as an excuse to tackle some of my PS3 backlog. It's tempting, but I have a feeling there will also be some good trade deals closer to the September release date. They had some good promos around that time last year. The TIV might not be as good as they are now, but the difference probably isn't worth 3 months without the system even if I don't play it much. I also don't want to miss out on 2 months of PS+ games.
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You can always redeem the games via pc so that you can have access to them later.

 
Think i just got hit with the Hard ban on my accts. 4 of 6 of my newer accts PUR PRO cards were cancelled by gamestop or LP or someone D:

 
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crashprime said:
Looks like the 50% trade in bonus does not apply to the White PS4 pre-order. According to the gamestop employee I just tried to trade with, he said you have to walk out the door with something for the 50% to kick.

Which leads me to my next question.

If I trade towards a Xbox One with a trade-in promotion, and return the Xbox One, do I get the 50% bonus back on a gift card, or do I end up getting the base value of my trades back?

PS4 trade in /w 50% promo towards Xbox One = $390.xx.

PS4 base value = $265.

Just wondering if I trade for Xbox One and return, do I get the $265 on a GC or the $390.xx?
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He lied to you because i got the 50 percent bonus when i traded my white ps4 towards a destiny bundle,he should of just typed it in the computer and would have seen that it would apply to the destiny bundle.The person who did my trade in was a manager.

 
Oh wow I just got the email and noticed at the bottom they are offering an Assassin's Creed Bundle for PS3 or 360 which includes Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Revelations and Assassin's Creed III for $24.99 for non-Pro Members, $22.49 for Pro member but get this if you add the CAG16 promo code and have a Pro membership you get the bundle for $18.89 which is a great deal to me. I bought the 360 bundle so I could have an instant AC collection now I just need to get AC IV on the cheap.

 
ZenithRequiem said:
Think i just got hit with the Hard ban on my accts. 4 of 6 of my newer accts PUR PRO cards were cancelled by gamestop or LP or someone D:
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Can you give details on what you did? I'm curious because so far I've trade in a few ps4s and xbox ones and returned them. Still not banned. 3 different stores tho. (and fresh ps4s/xbones, I wasn't buying one and then returning it and repeating the process for pur points. They were legitly mine)

 
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crashprime said:
Looks like the 50% trade in bonus does not apply to the White PS4 pre-order. According to the gamestop employee I just tried to trade with, he said you have to walk out the door with something for the 50% to kick.

Which leads me to my next question.

If I trade towards a Xbox One with a trade-in promotion, and return the Xbox One, do I get the 50% bonus back on a gift card, or do I end up getting the base value of my trades back?

PS4 trade in /w 50% promo towards Xbox One = $390.xx.

PS4 base value = $265.

Just wondering if I trade for Xbox One and return, do I get the $265 on a GC or the $390.xx?
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Wouldn't work for me last night. The employee did a manual override and gave me 397.50 as long as I put it all towards the white ps4.
 
:ps4: base = 265
:vita: base = 80$

i traded in both towards an xbox one and ill exchange the xbox one for another ps4 tommorow. i did this to get the tiv bump for the vita and ill get a ton of pur points to use on a wii u. no override was needed btw
 
mcginnis said:
Can you give details on what you did? I'm curious because so far I've trade in a few ps4s and xbox ones and returned them. Still not banned. 3 different stores tho. (and fresh ps4s/xbones, I wasn't buying one and then returning it and repeating the process for pur points. They were legitly mine)
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He bought a lot of 360 slim adapters on the cheap and was flipping them to GS non stop. It was a matter of time once the bans starting flying on one account for others to follow or lp to take notice.

Also, if you aren't flipping excessively and are discreet about it by spreading them out over time, you will be fine on your end. I just wouldn't go gungho unless you are planning to go out with a bang. On your end you should be fine as long as you don't exceed limit of 4. The 5th one gets you noticed and flagged. Also, if you do big ticket trades in short span (like 2 slim adapters) will get you noticed but doesn't mean it will get you banned unless you continue in your ways.

 
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Do you get a notice about the flag or is it something that shows up on the PUR account? I would assume 2 ps4 and 2 xbones would get me flagged and its within a week. O.O

I also kept two kinects so I'm planning on trading those in once they're accepted and probably stop for a while.

 
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[SIZE=medium]I talked to a very nice and helpful lady at GS about XBONE Kinect trade-ins and she checked her computer and said not yet but seemed to think it would be a reality very soon. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]Now to decide if I want to keep mine… [/SIZE]

 
Grammaton-Cleric said:
[SIZE=medium]I talked to a very nice and helpful lady at GS about XBONE Kinect trade-ins and she checked her computer and said not yet but seemed to think it would be a reality very soon. [/SIZE]

[SIZE=medium]Now to decide if I want to keep mine… [/SIZE]
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May as well depending on how much they give you. Only keeping one since I believe the workout games require it?

 
mcginnis said:
Do you get a notice about the flag or is it something that shows up on the PUR account? I would assume 2 ps4 and 2 xbones would get me flagged and its within a week. O.O

I also kept two kinects so I'm planning on trading those in once they're accepted and probably stop for a while.
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I logged in to PUR pro to notice my subs were cancelled on my bogus accts and my points were wiped with those accts as well. The general manager T the gamestop I go to hasn't received official word about it though in regards that I can't trade in but I won't trade for a while. Flipped about 35 adapters in 2 weeks ;D
 
ZenithRequiem said:
I logged in to PUR pro to notice my subs were cancelled on my bogus accts and my points were wiped with those accts as well. The general manager T the gamestop I go to hasn't received official word about it though in regards that I can't trade in but I won't trade for a while. Flipped about 35 adapters in 2 weeks ;D
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Did you at least cash most your points out before?
 
ZenithRequiem said:
I logged in to PUR pro to notice my subs were cancelled on my bogus accts and my points were wiped with those accts as well. The general manager T the gamestop I go to hasn't received official word about it though in regards that I can't trade in but I won't trade for a while. Flipped about 35 adapters in 2 weeks ;D
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So what was going on with these adapters? What did you get them for, and what were they offering in trade?

 
its amazing how many adaptors gamestop continues to take lol. on a side not i now have enough credit for a wii u ! the question is do i get a used one or one of the bundle ones at msrp ?
 
6/12/14

Xbox 360

Titanfall - $20

Battlefield 4 - $10

PS3

Uncharted 2 - $0.30

Resistance Fall of Man - $0.25

Motorstorm - $0.10

Motorstorm Pacific Rift - $4.00

Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction - $1.50

Skate - $1.50

Ratchet & Clank All 4 One - $1.50

Little Big Planet 2 SE - $6.00

 
trading in towards the destiny bundle with the extra 50% doesn't require any override on the managers part right? I skimmed over the past few pages but I just want to be sure
 
pittsnoggle said:
well gamestop sells the mario and luigi game disk for 65dollars used so if you get that bundle that game has some collect-ability
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Do they take it on trade (they obviously did at one time), and if so, what do they give? I wouldn't mind selling it off and re-acquiring NSMBU through the free MK8 game promo instead.

 
Jay said:
He lied to you because i got the 50 percent bonus when i traded my white ps4 towards a destiny bundle,he should of just typed it in the computer and would have seen that it would apply to the destiny bundle.The person who did my trade in was a manager.
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GD it, I got fed the same line of bullshit - "the $150 credit only works on a PS4 system you buy today". Since I didn't want to take any chances on the phat PS3 BC 60gig I was trading in giving me problems (scored it off of craigslist for $40 as a "no video/picture" "broken" PS3), I just told the guy to cancel my previous White PS4 preorder and apply all the credit to a regular PS4 today so I can get the bonus. The system was already starting to act up, probably didn't help that I've had it baking and bumping around my car's trunk for a while now...it froze up in the store but I played it off and they took it.

And he wouldn't let me scan the 30% coupon for some more copies of Target $.40 and $2.00 games, as I already used said coupon with him yesterday - he said it would "flag my account and wouldn't work anyway" :roll: . I asked him to just try to scan it for kicks but he wouldn't. Oh well, no worries on that end, the pile of Ghosts and Black Flags will get traded in or sold elsewhere.

In any case, can I just return the PS4 to another store today and apply all of the credit to the white Destiny PS4 bundle, or do I have to wait until tomorrow and go back to the same store for the return?

Thus far this week I've traded in 3 of each ACIV PS3, ACIV X360, CoD Ghosts PS3, CoD Ghosts X360...how many more can I trade in this week and still just bend the rules and not break them? 8-[

 
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After a long hassle traded in my Xbox one towards the white ps4 with the 50% bonus basically he rang up a new ps4 to get the bonus then refunded it and put it towards the white ps4 now tune to decide if I want to keep it or cancel
 
karkyco said:
GD it, I got fed the same line of bullshit - "the $150 credit only works on a PS4 system you buy today". Since I didn't want to take any chances on the phat PS3 BC 60gig I was trading in giving me problems (scored it off of craigslist for $40 as a "no video/picture" "broken" PS3), I just told the guy to cancel my previous White PS4 preorder and apply all the credit to a regular PS4 today so I can get the bonus. The system was already starting to act up, probably didn't help that I've had it baking and bumping around my car's trunk for a while now...it froze up in the store but I played it off and they took it.

And he wouldn't let me scan the 30% coupon for some more copies of Target $.40 and $2.00 games, as I already used said coupon with him yesterday - he said it would "flag my account and wouldn't work anyway" :roll: . I asked him to just try to scan it for kicks but he wouldn't. Oh well, no worries on that end, the pile of Ghosts and Black Flags will get traded in or sold elsewhere.

In any case, can I just return the PS4 to another store today and apply all of the credit to the white Destiny PS4 bundle, or do I have to wait until tomorrow and go back to the same store for the return?

Thus far this week I've traded in 3 of each ACIV PS3, ACIV X360, CoD Ghosts PS3, CoD Ghosts X360...how many more can I trade in this week and still just bend the rules and not break them? 8-[
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No need to go to the same store. As long as you have the receipt, you're fine. Just be all "got it as a present, but I don't want it."

ZenithRequiem said:
Lol good luck ;D
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Nah, spent too much money lately as it is, but it's mighty tempting. I'd probably only do 6 or so if I did, a couple for each of my city's 3 stores. Still, that's $90 in seed money, and I'm interested in blowing that much and finding out it was for nothing (if they rejected them for some reason).

 
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