Shows how much GS employees care about games

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I was at GS today trading in some games for a friend. The kid in front of me had just traded in a few 360 games, and they were in a stack by the register. So my friend asks if they has 007 for Xbox and they did. The employee can't find the box for it, so what does he do? Instead of going and getting a crappy plastic box, he grabs the box to Shadowrun (that the kid just traded in), takes out the manual and insert, and just throws them in the trash. Then it went like this...

me: you just threw that away?
GS emp: ya, no one really cares about the manuals and inserts

I was just like WTF?!?! I guess this is why GS has so many gutted games. Anyone else seen this happen?
 
yeah that happened to me but with a ps2 game i bough God of war 2 new and God of war 1 used but they dinth have the box either so he got the Dragon ball z budokai tenkiachi 2 used box took out the manual and the cover and trew it away i was like what and he said yeah ill just put a general one and write the title its faster and easier thats messed up
 
[quote name='devildr1ver']oh wow i would had punched the guy, grabbed my games back and left....[/QUOTE]Seriously, who gives this much of a shit? It's not like he came to your house and took your game manuals and inserts.
 
[quote name='TimPV3']Seriously, who gives this much of a shit? It's not like he came to your house and took your game manuals and inserts.[/QUOTE]

Welcome to the internet. Where geeks cry about useless shit.
 
so back in the day, inserts were kept with disks behind the counter? on a few rare occasions, ive found a really old used game with no inserts but when i asked to see the disk, the inserts were with them.
 
[quote name='Radioactive_Man']Welcome to the internet. Where geeks cry about useless shit.[/quote]
THEY RUINED MY ANIME BY CHANGING THE VOICES!


Ohh wait, wrong forum.
 
One of the employees at Gamecrazy last summer threw away the insert to Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 after he told me they didn't have it in stock.

I asked if I could have it and he fetched it out for me :)

So now I have an extra DoMGS2 cover.
 
[quote name='Radioactive_Man']Welcome to the internet. Where geeks cry about useless shit.[/quote]
if you were buying that game used for 44 bucks and you saw them throw out your insert and manual to give to another person I think you would most likely rethink about buying that game after what you saw.
 
They regularly do that at the store I used to work at... Gamestop just doesn't care for those extra manuals and inserts. I mean, they'll throw away the boxes and manuals to GBA games if you trade them in complete.
 
[quote name='sailorchrono']I mean, they'll throw away the boxes and manuals to GBA games if you trade them in complete.[/quote]
That's understandable since they don't have big spaces for GBA games like they do everything else. It's always in a glass rack or a glass case in the counters.
 
it's pretty obvious that the chain doesn't know their customer. i personally will not purchase any game unless it is complete. i've passed over many games that i would have purchased if only they had the original box and/or instructions.
 
I'll buy incomplete games if the price is right, like 3 bucks for a disc-only xbox game has been fair to me at times for certain things. (Granted, I could've turned to piracy..) In most cases though, its not worth buying used to save 5 bucks on questionable content. I'll only buy new if I'm not getting the gutted copy anymore, last time they tried to pull that one on me I said "I'll pass, Target still has 10." and walked out. In all honesty complaining won't help, theres enough suckers/idiots in the world to keep them paid so they don't care.
 
[quote name='phear3d']if you were buying that game used for 44 bucks and you saw them throw out your insert and manual to give to another person I think you would most likely rethink about buying that game after what you saw.[/QUOTE]

No I buy my games to play, not to collect.
 
[quote name='Radioactive_Man']No I buy my games to play, not to collect.[/quote]

You never resell/trade games you buy and play? Games with cases will get you much more on ebay/in trade than a disc only game. I would care if for no other reason than that.
 
That is the reason I care, paying 5$ more for a complete copy will likely be worth it in the long run, there can be a 20$ difference or more if you sell a game disc only vs complete and in mint condition on ebay.
 
[quote name='Radioactive_Man']No I buy my games to play, not to collect.[/quote]
people only collect games because they like what theyve played. nobody wants to collect a game thats crappy.
 
[quote name='drfunk85']You never resell/trade games you buy and play? Games with cases will get you much more on ebay/in trade than a disc only game. I would care if for no other reason than that.[/QUOTE]

I don't use ebay, I'd just sell it to my buddies or GS/GR/GC
 
[quote name='phear3d']people only collect games because they like what theyve played. nobody wants to collect a game thats crappy.[/QUOTE]

The only games I even collect is MGS. Everything else gets traded in when it's been on my shelf untouched for 5 or so months.
 
Granted you only need the game itself to play it but the extra stuff is always nice too. It sucks that people are so careless about their stuff.
 
[quote name='daminion']it's pretty obvious that the chain doesn't know their customer. i personally will not purchase any game unless it is complete. i've passed over many games that i would have purchased if only they had the original box and/or instructions.[/quote]

I have passed over incomplete games also.
EB Games was so much better in that regard, as they always guaranteed a manual and case with your game purchase. Since that abortion of a company Gamestop took them over they can't seem to understand that there ARE gamers out there who like buying a complete game, with a case and manual.

I used to buy some of my games used from EB Games, but none since the merger. Gamestop's policies care only for their bottom line, and NOT the gamer. Give those bastards enough time and they'll really make things suck for all of us.

fuck you Gamestop! fuck you in the a**!.....dry!
 
[quote name='Radioactive_Man']The only games I even collect is MGS. Everything else gets traded in when it's been on my shelf untouched for 5 or so months.[/quote]

You mean LONG after it has any REAL value left @ GS, etc? The only people who make anywhere NEAR what they pay for games back, aside from CAGs in many cases, are the people who buy a new game for $50 one week, play the shit out of it, then trade it in in like 2 weeks for $35 or so in credit. Basically, that's like paying $7.50 per week to rent it from Blockbuster to some, so many feel that's a fine trade value.

Unless I only paid a buck or two for the game and it's worth decent cred or someone gave me it as a gift, I don't trade ANY games in anymore.

[quote name='davo1224']Granted you only need the game itself to play it but the extra stuff is always nice too. It sucks that people are so careless about their stuff.[/quote]

Plus, with the frequency of games I've played recently that don't start you off with a tutorial mode, those instruction manuals come in handy to figure out what the fuck the buttons do. And, it's alot easier to have a friend sitting there telling you what the button combos do instead of having to pause and go into options every other minute for the first level at least while trying to figure out the game.

And, I'm with you on the WTF moment of HOW people let their stuff end up looking like it was used as a coaster or for pavement frisbee. How SO MANY games end up incomplete and scratched to hell anymore is beyond me.
 
You should've asked if you could take the manuals and inserts for all their used games since "no one really cares about the manuals and inserts". Why didn't you at least ask for the discarded Shadowrun stuff?
 
In the end, we're a minority that truly consider manuals and inserts/boxes as deal-breakers. We'll always find other avenues for complete games that we desire.

I've seen plenty of parents and other customers who didn't mind when a clerk said "It doesn't come in a case or have instructions - is that ok?"

"Yeah," customers typically answer. :bomb:

The only time I purchase games from GS/EB is when they're on the decade clearance (SNES, N64, etc), and the only time I trade in a game is when it's close to the fetching price on eBay/actual market value (not GS value) or a GOOD incentive, like trade 2 get $10 extra.
 
It would be a different story if EB/GS gave a reasonable discount on used games. However, they don't. $2-5 off the new price is not enough incentive to swallow a disc only product.

Either lower your prices, or start taking care of your merchandise. One or the other. Gamestop shouldn't be able to have our asses and rape them too.
 
[quote name='jer7583']It would be a different story if EB/GS gave a reasonable discount on used games. However, they don't. $2-5 off the new price is not enough incentive to swallow a disc only product.
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Or rather, a tiered discount off their used prices for missing cases/instructions. If it's reasonable enough, parents will scoop up disc-only titles and we'll likely see stores populated with complete games.

The problem is that trade in values and used prices are identical for disc only vs complete games.

Missing manual = additional 4% off trade-in value to GS
Missing box/case = additional 2% off trade-in value to GS

There should be an annual clearance where disc only titles are discounted 10% - 15% just to move inventory.
 
[quote name='PenguinMaster']You should've asked if you could take the manuals and inserts for all their used games since "no one really cares about the manuals and inserts". Why didn't you at least ask for the discarded Shadowrun stuff?[/quote]
Because I don't have Shadowrun and I doubt I will ever buy a disc-only copy.

I wonder if they ever do this with games like MvC 2 or Jedi Academy. If I saw them do that to one of these games I would definatly ask for it,
 
Well, caliburn I think it makes sense for them to reject all disc only trade ins just for that fact that that's how most stolen games come in, either taken from rental outlets or just popped open the case at a retail store and slipped the disc in your pocket.

Plus it would teach people to take care of their shit. Only time I buy incomplete games is if it's under $5 and not easy to track down.
 
[quote name='Caliburn']Or rather, a tiered discount off their used prices for missing cases/instructions. If it's reasonable enough, parents will scoop up disc-only titles and we'll likely see stores populated with complete games.

The problem is that trade in values and used prices are identical for disc only vs complete games.

Missing manual = additional 4% off trade-in value to GS
Missing box/case = additional 2% off trade-in value to GS

There should be an annual clearance where disc only titles are discounted 10% - 15% just to move inventory.[/quote]

Hey now...I traded in my MANY, MANY copies of the Tom Clancy Trilogy for Xbox DISC ONLY, namely because if I included the case, they would've only counted the damned things as ONE ITEM.

Plus, I traded in the only copy of Shadow Hearts Covenant that I saw from the Kmart clearances, since I started keeping track of them, DISC ONLY. And, I only did that to avoid the hassle of being lowballed here or on CL like I usually get(believe me, it's happened, but when I try the same back to the SAME people, I get 'you're fuckin nuts, that's a lowball offer', etc, etc, etc), plus it was getting $17+ in cred at that point.

So, I don't feel bad ONE BIT for doing that......just like trading in disc only copies. Only time I resent the GS stores is when a manager tries pulling that 'refurb fee' bullshit when 80% of their fuckin store is disc only garbage that some 9 year old traded in and looks like ass.

Either way, if it's a high value game that's worth MORE if complete, I'll trade it in disc only just to depreciate it, as long as I got it cheap enough in the first place.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']You mean LONG after it has any REAL value left @ GS, etc? The only people who make anywhere NEAR what they pay for games back, aside from CAGs in many cases, are the people who buy a new game for $50 one week, play the shit out of it, then trade it in in like 2 weeks for $35 or so in credit. Basically, that's like paying $7.50 per week to rent it from Blockbuster to some, so many feel that's a fine trade value.[/quote]

Not true.

The ppl like me, who have a small library of used games that they keep trading on gametz (or similar site) are the ones that maximize their money.

That's why I would never buy disc only (unless it's a cheap rare game like SH1) - you know how hard it would be to trade that, ppl on the trading web sites are damn picky. That's why I can't figure out where this "disc only" crowd comes from.
 
I'll generally only trade a game in if it'll fetch me atleast 20 bucks still. Even if I don't play it, I've generally got a friend who will pay more. Sadly I give em everything complete, I've been tempted to keep some cases before.
 
[quote name='jer7583']Well, caliburn I think it makes sense for them to reject all disc only trade ins just for that fact that that's how most stolen games come in[/quote]
Problem with that is that it would also limit the number of copies they have for sale too. Which means it would be harder & harder for find a used copy, just cause some anal nerds complain about wanting a complete copy.

I, for one, don't give a crap about getting disc only games, just as long as it comes with a case so it has some protection. If I'm trading someone a disc only game, I'll ask if they want a printed insert from covergalaxy.com or something. Most of my PS1 games & half my DC games are disc only because I know they'll be harder to find down the road because most stores have or are in the middle of clearing out their inventory.
 
Hell, I just never buy incomplete game from GS... simple as that.(I wont accept it if it is scratched to hell and back either) I might look upon it as strange, but I wont get bent out of shape over it. Its the people who buy gutted game thst in essence are giving the go ahead for GS to sell them this way.

Like Ive also said before, certain stores will only accept complete games in good shape such as FYE. I dont want to ever be bound by the shit GS gives you for games)

I do collect as well as play, but taking care of my collection paid off on some old games I never got around to playing. Such as a sealed UFC tapout 2 on XB, which I picked up for 5 from BB a couple years ago and sold for 55 last week.
 
I basically wish American game stores were like japanese game stores, (cheapy can correct me here if i'm wrong, but this is what i've heard) where incomplete copies not only cost much less, but are valued much less when people resell them. If say a $60 retail game gets you $25 in credit complete, it might get you $15 credit disc only, and the complete used copy would be $50, and the disc only copy used would be $30. I think that would be fair.
 
[quote name='jer7583']I basically wish American game stores were like japanese game stores, (cheapy can correct me here if i'm wrong, but this is what i've heard) where incomplete copies not only cost much less, but are valued much less when people resell them. If say a $60 retail game gets you $25 in credit complete, it might get you $15 credit disc only, and the complete used copy would be $50, and the disc only copy used would be $30. I think that would be fair.[/quote]
Yes. Reading this years ago brought a tear to my eye.
 
Yeah, they really don't care about games at all, but they are very convienent. I actually applied for a job there once, but they wouldn't hire me because I "didn't know enough about how the industry works".

I really with they would pay more for games with all of thier stuff though.
 
[quote name='Fredrick2003']Yeah, they really don't care about games at all, but they are very convienent. I actually applied for a job there once, but they wouldn't hire me because I "didn't know enough about how the industry works".

I really with they would pay more for games with all of thier stuff though.[/quote]Ya, I was about to get hired at a GS once but they chose some 16 year old guy over me. I guess they like ignorant people, becuase the next time I went in there he started telling me that Yakuza was GTA with Japanese people and insisted Ikaruga never came out for GC :lol:
 
[quote name='daminion']it's pretty obvious that the chain doesn't know their customer. i personally will not purchase any game unless it is complete. i've passed over many games that i would have purchased if only they had the original box and/or instructions.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately, you and I (and many people on here) are the small, small minority in this regard. Most of Gamestop's customers are people who really don't care, stupid kids who would lose the case and throw away their GameBoy boxes anyway, or parents who could care less. That is why they do things the way they do them.

The really unfortunate part is that eliminates a possible place to get games for the most part for someone like me. I don't generally sell games I don't have duplicates of and there is just no way I'm going to buy something that's an incomplete current-gen game. Gamestop really doesn't care about people who are interested in nice collections at all when it comes to their used game business. They're all about buying Johnny's Madden 2008 game back for $25 and immediately reselling it to another dupe for $54.99.
 
[quote name='Allnatural']Yes. Reading this years ago brought a tear to my eye.[/quote]

It kind of brought a tear to my eye too, but I have a local shop which sells complete and mint games for cheaper than GS, so I have a place like those in the article already.

Now, if only GS would take a cue from stores like that....
 
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