The 2024 Gamestop Thread

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GS FAQ

Where is the weekly ad?
They ended the weekly ad for more rotation of deals. Please check the homepage and deal link for the current deals.

I can't find a trade in value for an item?
It might not be tradable or calling a store to find the value may be the only option.

How many copies of a game can I trade in?
You are allowed to trade in 4 copies of the same game (same system) within a rolling 30 day period.

Are there trade limits?
Yes, $500 cash minus some electronic trade ins and or $2000 trade credit in a rolling 30 day period.

Where is the weekly ad?
They ended the weekly ad for more rotation of deals in a period.


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Can I use the $5 monthly coupon on gift cards?

Yes you can in store but not online please note not all gift cards will apply to this rule.

I have a $XX.xx pre-owned reward certificate, and I want to use it on a B2G1 transaction. Should I?
It depends. If the three games are equal value, do not use your certificate. The value of the certificate would be applied to the free game, which would not benefit you. If one game is more expensive, you can use the certificate to make it the same value as the other two games ($5 reward certificate applied to transaction with two $10 games and one $15 game would make all three games $10).


TERMINOLOGY AND LINGO:
ASL/SL: Assistant Store Leader, Store Leader; manager positions at GS.
B2G1: Buy two, get one free.
GS: GameStop
JD: Junior detective, an employee who is out to get someone
LP: Loss Prevention; this is the department that actually bans accounts after being flagged.
TC/TiC: Trade credit.
TIV/TV: Trade in value, or what a game currently trades for. When posting a TV for a game, always use the base value.
 
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NeedleInTheHay said:
That might be the dumbest corporate policy in a long line of them.
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It isn't a policy, they broke something along the way and trades get flagged as refunds, for quite a while you lost points for every trade you made. They fixed how that took away points and apparently just called it good without ever addressing thr underlying issue.
 
2changz said:
Why do games suck so bad now. Wanted to use my credit on Dragons Dogma 2 but heard about the microtransactions
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Retro is increasingly becoming the only way. The games industry is a bloated dumpster fire. The whole scene has turned into Vegas slot machines.

Nevermind creativity has been all dried up for the most part.
 
2changz said:
Why do games suck so bad now. Wanted to use my credit on Dragons Dogma 2 but heard about the microtransactions
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someone already told you but ill also tell you having played the first game those items are all super easy to get in game and no mtx is necessary whatsover. it's just a capcom thing they do to include them (probably to shut investors up or something) but you can completely ignore those the same way you'd ignore them in devil may cry or resident evil
 
laserbearcat said:
This isn’t new for them. They did it on the new resident evils and devil may cry. Unlock stuff faster
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This. I don't recall anybody complaining about RE4 remake doing it. The selective outrage in the games industry is strange. As long as it's something you can unlock in game and not exclusively behind a paywall it doesn't bother me.
 
Can you still use gamestop pro monthly rewards towards console currencies?

And if so is there a minimum amount to get it to work?

(ie can I buy a 25$ xbox card monthly and use my 5$ credit? If so can I do or online? Or does this have to be in store/ will charge me shipping?)

I know that used to be the way but there's been a lot of changes to GS
 
dcm1602 said:
Can you still use gamestop pro monthly rewards towards console currencies?

And if so is there a minimum amount to get it to work?

(ie can I buy a 25$ xbox card monthly and use my 5$ credit? If so can I do or online? Or does this have to be in store/ will charge me shipping?)

I know that used to be the way but there's been a lot of changes to GS
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No you can't anymore. You can still use trade credit though.
 
That sucks

What about monthly game memberships? (ie world of warcraft or FFXIV)

I assume not?

Is there anything "efficient" you can use it on these days outside of games that are exponentially overpriced?
 
skateraXVIII said:
Is this on sale or something, or was it marked that price. That's insane. Wanted to get it during the 4 for $40 promo, but then the price went up and wasn't eligible.
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At first I thought it was a mislabel since Modern Warfare 2019 on PS4 is the exact same price, but the receipt shows Modern Warfare II, roman numeral two, so clearly not a mislabel at all. "Disc: -18.00 Promotion Not Found" seems like one of those winning GS lottery tickets.
 
FYI20XX said:
At first I thought it was a mislabel since Modern Warfare 2019 on PS4 is the exact same price, but the receipt shows Modern Warfare II, roman numeral two, so clearly not a mislabel at all. "Disc: -18.00 Promotion Not Found" seems like one of those winning GS lottery tickets.
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That's a manual markdown at register. it was probably incorrectly stickered and the employee corrected the mistake.
 
johnnymavrik said:
Looks like TIC cannot be used anymore (at least online) for eshop cards.
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It’s been like that for months (ever since they stopped allowing GCs to purchase currency). You can only use it in store to buy game currency. I think it’s by design since the 5% off game currency for Pros is online only, lol.
 
Twilightsparkle said:
It’s been like that for months (ever since they stopped allowing GCs to purchase currency). You can only use it in store to buy game currency. I think it’s by design since the 5% off game currency for Pros is online only, lol.
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I was able to use it last month (Feb 22nd) online. So maybe it was rolled out in waves.
 
Gamestop employees are always a peach.

I tried doing a trade in and the Gamestop associate tells me the controller ¨does not feel right to him¨. Im like, ok why dont you try the test bench? He lies and says they don´t have any (I can see the test station right behind the counter). Guy wouldn´t even give me the regional manager phone number, because it is his personal number.

I think tellgamestop.com is not a thing anymore, so is the online chat the only way to leave a ¨review¨?
 
that is why i always have 5-6 open old preorders. it still doesn't really accomplish anything but i like the look on their face when i tell them i need to cancel my preorders and they ask "all of them?"
 
GameStop pays shit wages so they get shit employees.

I say 1 out of 2 are good. But the good ones bail because they realize they’re getting screwed and can get a better job.
 
Gamestops trade page now shows Steam decks as something you can trade in


(edit) cag redirects URLs so the above shows just default not working values, go to gamestop.com/trade and you'll see steam deck there and get a TIV for your model/GB version

I could trade in my launch 512GB LCD deck for $195 (plus 10% pro I'd assume), buy steam wallet codes with that, and put it towards an OLED deck.

tempting, I really really enjoyed my deck when I was on vacation last year but outside of vacation I haven't used it a single second and no plans really to go anywhere for a while. I wonder how long until steam deck 2 rumors start.
 
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tearsintherain said:
Gamestops trade page now shows Steam decks as something you can trade in


I could trade in my launch 512GB LCD deck for $195 (plus 10% pro I'd assume), buy steam wallet codes with that, and put it towards an OLED deck.

tempting, I really really enjoyed my deck when I was on vacation last year but outside of vacation I haven't used it a single second and no plans really to go anywhere for a while. I wonder how long until steam deck 2 rumors start.
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Get a whole $10 on a 512gb literally 😂🤦🏻
 
Collectibles sales are down 21.8%, software down 16.8%, hardware & accessories down 4.6% compared to the previous year. Total sales down 16.2% in the US and that includes an extra week in the fiscal year compared to the year prior.

This is my favorite part from the risks:

Multi-channel retailers and ecommerce companies continue to focus on delivery services, with customers increasingly seeking faster, guaranteed delivery times and low-cost or free shipping. Our ability to be competitive on delivery times and delivery costs depends on many factors and our failure to successfully manage these factors and offer competitive delivery options could negatively impact the demand for our products.
 
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Their delivery is absolutely horrible. They need to fix that asap whether it’s free shipping to the store for pickup or just a lower threshold.

Multiple occasions where I ended up not buying something because of shipping. And a lot of times when I do, I buy extra to hit the threshold and return. Which raises their costs anyways
 
TTAZ said:
Their delivery is absolutely horrible. They need to fix that asap whether it’s free shipping to the store for pickup or just a lower threshold.

Multiple occasions where I ended up not buying something because of shipping. And a lot of times when I do, I buy extra to hit the threshold and return. Which raises their costs anyways
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Not only that but the shipping from stores is inconsistent, slow, and sometimes you wind up with a bunch of different packages from a bunch of different stores.
 
Realistically, they need to pivot away from being a Shein Storefront, dump the wall of Funkos, and get back into used game market hole-hog.

Either specialize or die. Become a leading chain of high quality retro and modern games distribution with a real knowledgeable staff, and they might have a chance.

But who am I kidding, they'll stay the course and contract into a death spiral as more and more systems push for digital, ship with discless variants, and kids only go there to buy Robux for Fortnite funds.

Edit: They could also pivot back to publishing and get in deep with limited print companies. Snatch a few up, make pre-orders whole, and then be an on-demand print company for new physical titles. They have more capital, distribution, and logistics than the little guys and could fulfill the market for niche through AA physical media.

Branch out into other nerdy stuff, like physical manga, light novels, anime, etc. That stuff is coming back into fashion, IMO, and leaning more into the niche nerdy stuff would get them a more stable crowd versus flippers, random Moms, and people fencing stolen video games.

Doesn't help that every GameStop I go to has shit for inventory. They need to up their trade values, be more real time with market values (for their sake, I love getting super expensive games for pennies on the dollar...), and bring back a real rewards program with active discounts.
 
beenaround said:
It isn't unadvertised, the store just didn't put up the marketing. It's on all games, 50% bonus for non pro, 60% bonus for pro.
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There was no email about it, no mention on the website, and my closest store had no idea it was occurring. I only found out because someone I know got the 50% bonus yesterday.
 
Thrillh0 said:
There was no email about it, no mention on the website, and my closest store had no idea it was occurring. I only found out because someone I know got the 50% bonus yesterday.
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I'm not going back to take pictures but there was marketing for it in multiple places in my home store yesterday and it's supposed to be in the phone greeting.

I'm not crapping on you, I'm just making the point it's got a roll out but your store either didn't get it(possible) or just didn't keep up(much more likely).

The website almost never has the promos on it anymore if you aren't aware. Looks like some of the values dropped from yesterday on some of the higher value items too.
 
Thrillh0 said:
There is an unadvertised 50% trade in deal on games. I traded in a game for PS5, PS4, and Wii systems. All got the 50% bonus as they got scanned in, so there is no minimum game requirement.
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Ty dude. I had no knowledge of this promo and have a crap ton of old stuff I’m willing to part with for a 60% boost. Especially with no minimum TIV and no pre-order eligibility requirements.
 
DrBayrd said:
Ty dude. I had no knowledge of this promo and have a crap ton of old stuff I’m willing to part with for a 60% boost. Especially with no minimum TIV and no pre-order eligibility requirements.
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yeah, it would have been even better if people posted here when it first started, before values dropped. but i guess you get more internet cred coming in here after the fact, ragging on people that do help others and bragging about what you got.
 
beenaround said:
It isn't unadvertised, the store just didn't put up the marketing. It's on all games, 50% bonus for non pro, 60% bonus for pro.
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This is an extremely rare opportunity for those with banned/terminated pro accounts. Other than TIVs getting nerfed, awesome!
 
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