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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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rlb said:
Will this be better than the 40% extra credit for games/accessories that is going on now until 7/13?
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Last year I think it was 50% bonus on everything. I traded in several smartphones and tablets that I won in work contests and paid off my PS4 and XB1. Here's hoping this years is as good or better.

 
rlb said:
Will this be better than the 40% extra credit for games/accessories that is going on now until 7/13?
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They'll most likely be 50% coupons. So much better + you don't to preorder anything or buy anything. Just give them the coupon.

 
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Need to finish Watch_Dogs and Wolfestein, then. Damn, Watch_Dogs is still aimless and I'm in fucking Act IV. It isn't a bad game, but wow. Wolfestein I started, but that introduction didn't grab my attention. 

 
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SJD said:
Need to finish Watch_Dogs and Wolfestein, then. Damn, Watch_Dogs is still aimless and I'm in fucking Act IV. It isn't a bad game, but wow. Wolfestein I started, but that introduction didn't grab my attention.
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Keep going with Wolfenstein--it gets better.

 
If I trade in towards one of the E3 games to get the extra 30% can I just put like $5 towards a reservation and use the rest of the trade credit for something else?

 
axlrose4183 said:
If I trade in towards one of the E3 games to get the extra 30% can I just put like $5 towards a reservation and use the rest of the trade credit for something else?
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YMMV. It's at their discretion. Some will let you do it, some make you put all of it on the preorder and in some rare cases just the bonus.

 
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If I trade in towards one of the E3 games to get the extra 30% can I just put like $5 towards a reservation and use the rest of the trade credit for something else?
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That depends on the employee. Some will let you put $5, and some will make you put all of it towards it. I never had the latter happen to me but I read on here that some people were forced to put it all towards it.

 
kickrockz713 said:
That depends on the employee. Some will let you put $5, and some will make you put all of it towards it. I never had the latter happen to me but I read on here that some people were forced to put it all towards it.
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They wanted to force me to put it all down.
 
SJD said:
Need to finish Watch_Dogs and Wolfestein, then. Damn, Watch_Dogs is still aimless and I'm in fucking Act IV. It isn't a bad game, but wow. Wolfestein I started, but that introduction didn't grab my attention.
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theres 8 missions in act 4 and 1 in act 5 (the final mission). i enioyed the game and i recomend you finish it
 
potatohog said:
They wanted to force me to put it all down.
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Well seeing that it is in the fine print, they're not forcing you but merely making sure you abide by the terms and conditions.

*Extra promotional credit is not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Full trade value amount must be applied toward the pre-order/purchase of a new copy of a participating game. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade subject to manager approval. Offer valid only towards items normally accepted in trade. 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. PowerUp Rewards Pro 10% extra credit applies only when trading games and accessories. It does not apply to the trade of systems or consumer electronics.

 
how do you get the 50% coupon?  The rewards site?  They've been running some lame trade in promotions here lately, traded in some stuff a couple weeks ago and they didn't have any promos running so he just scanned some random coupon he had to give me an extra 20%

 
axlrose4183 said:
how do you get the 50% coupon? The rewards site? They've been running some lame trade in promotions here lately, traded in some stuff a couple weeks ago and they didn't have any promos running so he just scanned some random coupon he had to give me an extra 20%
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People were just talking about the Playcation coupons handed out last year. There's going to be another event on the 14th, and people are speculating what the coupon might entail. There is no 50% coupon as of yet.

 
Will the extra 50% be in addition to the extra 10% for being a Power Up Rewards Pro member, making it an extra 60%? Right now it is an extra 30% plus the 10% for a total of 40%.
 
rlb said:
Will the extra 50% be in addition to the extra 10% for being a Power Up Rewards Pro member, making it an extra 60%? Right now it is an extra 30% plus the 10% for a total of 40%.
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Assuming there will be a 50% (again, nothing is confirmed yet), then yes, it would stack with the 10% bonus like all promos.

 
But would values dip too much to make the coupons worthless? Got a copy of 2K14 here, and that can only go down.

 
SJD said:
But would values dip too much to make the coupons worthless? Got a copy of 2K14 here, and that can only go down.
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That's a very real/likely possibility since there's roughly 7 weeks before the coupons become active and a lot can happen to TIVs in that time.

 
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Alright guys. I'm about to go into Gamestop but I wanna post here before I do so I know I'm not gonna miss anything.

Trading in a cowboom PS4, iPod Touch 4th Gen 32GB in good if not Like New condition, GTA V for PS3, a Dualshock 3 PS3 controller, and a SIXAXIS PS3 controller. 

PS4 and iPod Touch should give me a total of (240+70)*1.6 = $496. Multiplication by 1.6 is the 60% I should get from the promo + 10% iOS App coupon.

Thing is that the GTA V, DS3, and SIXAXIS might not be able to be combined with the coupon and purchase of the Xbox One. What should I do with them? I have no plans to keep them because I almost never use my PS3 anymore (selling that to a friend for cash soon).

What should I do with the game and controllers? I want to avoid giving Gamestop any preorders or more money than I have to, considering 1. It's Gamestop and 2. I get 10% off everything at a major retailer since I work there part time...

Thanks guys.

 
Ipod touch won't get the 60% bump with the coupon, as it isn't a console.

It would likely be eligible for up to 50% bonus (30% E3 + 10% PUR + 10% App Coupon). This would also work on your games and accessories, but it would require that you preorder one of the E3 featured items.
 
Ah damn. I'm gonna go in and ask. For some reason I was under the impression the 50% worked on any hardware system including ipods and stuff.
 
ajpearman said:
Ah damn. I'm gonna go in and ask. For some reason I was under the impression the 50% worked on any hardware system including ipods and stuff.
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Ipods, iPads, and phones all fall under the consumer electronics category. The console promos don't work on them, because GS doesn't classify them as consoles.

You might be able to get an override, though. Good luck.
 
It would likely be eligible for up to 50% bonus (30% E3 + 10% PUR + 10% App Coupon). This would also work on your games and accessories, but it would require that you preorder one of the E3 featured items.[/quote]

Looks like this will work. Thanks!
 
Does anyone know if there are any current games in store that you get 30% bonus on?

I know for a bit Mario Kart 8 and UFC were both working for the bonus even though they weren't on the list. I'd rather return a game than have to cancel a preorder if possible.

 
Would the 50% console trade in bonus apply to both a Slim 250 GB 360 and a 160 GB Slim PS3 netting me a theoretical (55+ 80)*1.5 = ~$202?

 
Probably ebay would get you more...but ebay seems to be a hassle to many people. I would first try asking co-workers, family or classmates...that's worked out for me at least
 
Got the 60% for an extra ps4 I had getting $384. On craigslist you can score a ps4 for around $300 maybe less on the area you are in. Not bad if you were needing extra gamestop credit. Also wound up getting $144 for a PS VITA. These were like $70 awhile ago I thought. The base is $90 now.

It looms like the raised the base value of the Wii U as well to $140 for a 32gb. So $224 if you did the 60% promo....

Anyone out of the loop....

50% for trading towards a ps4 or xbox one and then use the 10% percent coupon from the app.

the APP IS AWESOME!!!! Finally NO MORE CALLS TO GAMESTOP asking for trade in quotes!!!!!!

Being put on hold or hung up on!!!! SO AWESOME. Was this app made for CAG???? LOL. I look at the thing all day.

Also with the 10% had 1 store DENY me the 40% plus the 10% on games. Depends on the employee. these are stackable. But as we know the employees do what they want. I had no other time this week to do a trade in so I had just took the trade without the extra 10 on games. $15 loss but with all the gains from gamestop I can let it slide.....

 
Also quick NOTE. A gamestop gave me a coupon which looks like the store made it. That said get 40% percent for any Electronic device traded if traded toward an e3 title. Maybe the district mgr approved this in the specific region or store because on the website it clearly states NOT VALID on systems or electronic devices. I know they just scan a barcode. So maybe the barcode will just give the percent. The coupon does have a barcode to scan. The coupon then has some eletronic values and says 30% bonus plus 10% for pro card which makes it 40%. Which again doesn't make sense because we all know 10% bonus only applies towards games and accessories.

The coupon code is EBC3C43451

 
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desertsniper said:
Also with the 10% had 1 store DENY me the 40% plus the 10% on games. Depends on the employee. these are stackable. But as we know the employees do what they want. I had no other time this week to do a trade in so I had just took the trade without the extra 10 on games. $15 loss but with all the gains from gamestop I can let it slide.....
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I had one try to deny me saying I was getting more with the preorder. I told her it was a promo for the updated app. She said she'd try. It worked then she apologized saying it normally doesn't stack.
 
desertsniper said:
Also quick NOTE. A gamestop gave me a coupon which looks like the store made it. That said get 40% percent for any Electronic device traded if traded toward an e3 title. Maybe the district mgr approved this in the specific region or store because on the website it clearly states NOT VALID on systems or electronic devices. I know they just scan a barcode. So maybe the barcode will just give the percent. The coupon does have a barcode to scan. The coupon then has some eletronic values and says 30% bonus plus 10% for pro card which makes it 40%. Which again doesn't make sense because we all know 10% bonus only applies towards games and accessories.

The coupon code is EBC3C43451
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That sounds like the current trade accelerator coupon. It's used to get customers back into the store with trades. These coupons can be printed out by any employee at any location from the store computer. The barcode or EBC code is the same from the marketing book.
 
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