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At nearly 300 pages it was time for a new thread. You can view the previous thread here!

THIS THREAD OP IS NO LONGER ACTIVELY UPDATED WITH NEW PROMOS.

All Promotions are available in-store only, and they DO NOT stack!

Only the 10% Bonus from Gamers Club Unlocked will stack with these offers, and it definitely does stack despite what some employees will say.

Please read FAQ below before asking questions!


General video game promotions link: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17093&type=page (Promotions are listed at the bottom of the page)

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BEST BUY'S VIDEO GAMES TRADE-IN PAGE & VALUE ESTIMATOR

Check which BB stores do trade-ins here.
In-store trades may be done in the Gaming Dept or at customer service depending on the store.

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F.A.Q. Best Buy has a short FAQ here.

How does the **% bonus TIV work?
The percentage is based on the final total of your entire trade in, so if the trade in is $100 and there is a 50% bonus your final gift card value will be $150.

How does the 10% Gamers Club Unlocked bonus work?
The 10% bonus for Gamers Club Unlocked members is calculated from the base trade in value. So in the above example, a $100 trade would get an extra $10 with the GCU membership bonus. So if there was a 50% trade in bonus it would be $100 base, $10 Gamers Club Unlocked bonus and $50 TIV bonus for a grand total of $160.

How do I become a Gamers Club Unlocked member and get the 10% bonus?
Any video game section employee should be able to set you up with the GCU membership. It cost $15 and comes with a year subscription of @Gamer magazine (which typically has a couple of great coupons every month). It will also get you a 10% bonus on trade ins and 10% off of used games (Make sure to point it out to the blue shirt doing your trade-in though as it is easy for them to skip, and they are still new to it). It can take 48 hours (or more) for GCU to show up on your Reward Zone membership.

I didn't get my 10% bonus or the employee said it doesn't stack, what gives?
As of September 2012 the trade in system at Best Buy was updated, and employees seem to be having a hard time making sure that they add the GCU bonus. It should be added immediately after they scan your games, and before they take your personal information. You also should always try to know your full trade in value with bonuses before going to the store so that if the price is different you can identify it immediately. The 10% bonus definitely does stack with any TIV promo (100%, 50%, it doesn't matter). All the Gamers Club Unlocked pamphlets say so, as does the website, and are a great place to point to if an employee or a manager tells you otherwise.

Do we get Reward Zone points for trade-ins??
Yes. You get one point for every pre-bonus dollar traded in. So if your TIV was $100 before bonuses, you get 100 Reward Zone points. Gamers Club Unlocked members (and possibly standard Gamers Club members) get double points for everything gaming, including trade-ins. So in the same example you would wind up with 200 Reward Zone points. To get Reward Zone points you must have them include your Reward Zone membership information (easiest to look up by phone number) with your trade-in (this is required for the Gamers Club Unlocked bonus anyway).

Can I use my Best Buy gift card to purchase Amazon Kindle Gift Cards or Visa Gift Cards?
Yes, although some employees may not be aware of this and incorrectly refuse to do so. Visa Gift Cards have a $200 limit and a $6 activation fee. Amazon Gift Cards are available in $25, $50 and $100 depending on your store selection. Some states, or even localities (county, city, etc.) may not allow the sale of Amazon Gift Cards. Yes, Kindle Gift Cards are good for anything on Amazon.

The value on the site doesn't match the store, why?
Sometimes the page may not update immediately. This is fairly rare though. The store's trade-in values are definitive though, so what they say is what you get. 99.99% of the time they will match up.

The value on the iPhone/Android app is way off, why?
The app often sucks for updating values (and some games simply don't show up), don't rely on it if you don't have to.

The game I want to trade isn't on the site, what gives?
While rare, there have been some games recently not showing up in the online estimator. You can always check in-store to see if the price is in their system and simply not online, but that is unlikely to be the case (as in, it is possible that has never been the case). When Best Buy doesn't have a game on file they can offer $1 as a generic SKU, but that's it. New releases appear to be added on Tuesday evenings. Many new releases are taking upwards of a week or more to be added to the site.

How come the GOTY/complete version doesn't show up in the estimator?
Best Buy doesn't differentiate between the vanilla and GOTY/complete versions of a game 99% of the time. This is largely a cover-all policy due to the fact that many GOTY editions include the game's DLC and bonus content as one-time use codes; meaning that the game has no extra value on the 2nd hand market and honestly, Best Buy probably doesn't trust their employees to make sure all the extra content is included. So no extra TIV for your GOTY games. The plus side is that GOTY and vanilla versions sell at the same price, so if the DLC is located on disc and you find a GOTY version in-store it will be the same price as the vanilla one.

When do trade-in values update?
No one knows for sure, but updates can and do happen at any time. Sometimes an update will happen at an atypical time, such as when GameStop has an advertised sale for a game well below Best Buy's trade in price.

What will be the TIV of Game X tomorrow/next week / next month/ etc
Nobody knows.

If I locked in a trade online, and the value drops, will I still get the locked in value when I mail it in?
Yes. You will get the locked in TIV as long as the item is received within 14 days of you locking it in (and the item is in the condition you described it as).

Can you lock in the price online then trade it in-store?
No.

Is there a limit to how many games I can trade in?
Officially, Best Buy only accepts 3 copies of a game, per system (i.e. you could trade in 3 copies of a game for Xbox, 3 copies for PS3 and 3 for Wii). This is for sure the online policy, but it varies in stores. Some people have reported being banned for trading in more than 3 copies of games, others have done so frequently without issue. Obviously it is YMMV, but do so at your own risk.

Lately some people have been told the policy is 1 game per system (i.e. you could trade in 1 copy of a game for Xbox, 1 for PS3 and 1 for Wii), and have been actively turned down when trading in more than one copy. Whether this is actually something they are banning for or if it is just what employees are being told to follow to limit multiples is unknown. Trade multiples at your own risk.

Can I trade game disc only, or do I need the case and manuals, too?
Best Buy accepts disc only games (for the same value as complete games). The trade in will take longer though as the employee will have to look up the games individually. Yes, this also applies to DS, 3DS, PSP, etc. If you have the manual and artwork you should trade it in though anyway to improve the quality of the selection for people who may want to buy the game in the future (you can't know if the game will be complete when you buy online for example).

Can I trade in games that say "Not for Resale" on the back?
Yes, since the only thing that matters is the disc. Some employees will fight this though, and in that case, just trade the game in as disc-only. Employees have gotten much better about knowing this policy though, and busier stores are more likely to have employees that have done more trade ins and know the rules.

Does Best Buy accept game hardware?
Currently Best Buy only accepts various versions of the Nintendo DS in store, but some stores apparently accept consoles as well. Call ahead before bringing it in. That said, the TIV for most hardware is lower than competitors.

Does the **% bonuses apply to game hardware?
No, games only.

When I do a in-store trade, I am asked: to be fingerprinted, to have my photo taken, how much I weigh, etc. What's the deal?
Pawn shop laws regulating trade-ins and resale of used goods varies from state to state or even city to city. It is not Best Buy's rule, and varies from store to store depending on where you live. At a minimum you'll need a government issued ID (passport, drivers license, military ID, etc.).

I went to a store to do a trade-in and they asked for a Best Buy receipt. WTF?
Some stores are required to have receipts to accept trade-ins, again this is due to local Pawn shop laws and could vary from city to city. You can always check if the store(s) near you require a receipt on Best Buy's trade-in site.

Can I trade sealed games?
Yes. You must present your receipt for the sealed games you are trading in. It is ok if the purchase was made from another store. You do run the risk of drawing extra attention to yourself as trading in sealed products is often a sign of theft. Do not be surprised if this is questioned by an employee, or you are asked to leave, open the items and return. You might even be flat out denied by the employee or manager despite the official rule. It is their right to do so.

How does the get **% with pre-order bonus work?
After trading in your games, the employee SHOULD then sell you the pre-order for $5.

How much is a pre-order at Best Buy?
Pre-ordering at Best Buy cost $5, in fact, you aren't supposed to pay any more than that (and most employees won't let you if you ask). Yes, you can use the gift card you just received from your trade-in to purchase the pre-order.

Can I cancel a pre-order and keep the bonus?
Yes, the trade-in and the pre-order are completely separate transactions. Nothing will prevent you from returning to the Best Buy canceling the pre-order and receiving a refund. Some users have claimed that they were flagged for doing this multiple times though and were denied, so be aware of how many pre-orders you are cancelling. Also keep in mind the obvious facts that this is not how the program is intended to work and over abuse will negatively affect the program long-term. Lastly, returns are tracked on a personal level by a third party. (Read: try not to cancel a bunch of pre-orders)

Do I have to cancel the pre-order at the same store where it was made?
No, this can be handled by any BBY. Don't be surprised if you get a customer service employee who says otherwise though.

Can I pre-order once and get the pre-order bonus on my next trade-in as well?
YMMV. Officially, the answer is no, but there is nothing that actually requires the employee to sell the pre-order in order to apply the bonus so if your blue shirt is in a friendly mood they may be willing. Doesn't hurt to get to know the employees at your store. That said, expect that you will have to pre-order another game and be surprised if you don't.

Can I combine a 3 games for **% and a pre-order for **% bonus?
No. Bonuses do not stack, and you must pick one or the other. The only bonus that stacks with other promotions is the 10% you receive if you are a Gamers Club Unlocked member.

Remember, all trades are technically at the discretion of Best Buy and they can refuse to accept a game for whatever reason they want (outside of you being black, woman, Jewish, etc.).

 
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I stopped in my local BB store today while picking up a deal of the day I hadn't picked up. I asked the clerk at the Gamer Zone if the trade in was 100% and he said that it was only 50%. I assumed he was just not aware that it was 100% and I didn't push it. I didn't have anything to trade in anyways today so it was a moot point. On the plus side though I wanted to preorder a copy of Black Ops II HE, but since it was sold out for preorders, he still let me get a Gamer magazine CoD issue for free even though I passed on preordering the game.
 
[quote name='spideymike']I stopped in my local BB store today while picking up a deal of the day I hadn't picked up. I asked the clerk at the Gamer Zone if the trade in was 100% and he said that it was only 50%. I assumed he was just not aware that it was 100% and I didn't push it. I didn't have anything to trade in anyways today so it was a moot point. On the plus side though I wanted to preorder a copy of Black Ops II HE, but since it was sold out for preorders, he still let me get a Gamer magazine CoD issue for free even though I passed on preordering the game.[/QUOTE]

My BB had signs that said 100% trade-in credit. They are small, though.

[quote name='HenDoggy']so anyone know if they going to do 100% trade in next week?[/QUOTE]

Yes, it will.
 
It seems that my gamestops finally did some spring cleaning on their 99 cent games and threw them out. Ill just flip what I have and say so long to ps2 flips for good :(
 
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Wow. Best Buy TIV base on Forza is $18...I guess that game will be found just as cheap as last year's Forza on BF. I am pretty sure that Forza 4 could be had for $27.
 
[quote name='slppedyoursster']Wow. Best Buy TIV base on Forza is $18...I guess that game will be found just as cheap as last year's Forza on BF. I am pretty sure that Forza 4 could be had for $27.[/QUOTE]

Highest base is $20 so what did you expect? Seems like BL2 is only game keeping value, but I'm never trading that in. GOY.
 
[quote name='PhilsUtley26']Highest base is $20 so what did you expect? Seems like BL2 is only game keeping value, but I'm never trading that in. GOY.[/QUOTE]

I expected the value to be at least $20 since TODAY is the first day of release.
 
[quote name='slppedyoursster']I expected the value to be at least $20 since TODAY is the first day of release.[/QUOTE]

$5 is really that big of a deal?

Its not a mainstream game and will probably sell for $40 soon.
 
[quote name='PhilsUtley26']$5 is really that big of a deal?

Its not a mainstream game and will probably sell for $40 soon.[/QUOTE]

$40 is good. I got it for *technically* $40. I don't think Forza Horizon will drop too low n BF.
 
Well I had an interesting experience today. Long LOOONG story short. I was one of those people who were banned last year for trading in too many games. I never broke the 3 copy limit, but they weren't happy with me trading in close to 200 games in a 3 or so month period. I was annoyed, but OK fine I get it. Lesson learned.

A few months ago I heard the reports of people being unbanned. So I got a cheap $4 game at GameStop to test it. YAY it worked, so I was unbanned. A few weeks or maybe a month or two later I traded in a few Wii games I got from GameStop, 6 or 7 at most, again worked fine.

Today I go into Best Buy to trade in 4 PS3 games and 2 DS games, all unique. The guy rings em all in, I give him my info, tells me I can't trade in. I am really confused at this point. I did nothing to break any rules. Not a single duplicate game, 10 or less games in the span of 2-3 months. What is going on?

I talk to a MCSA Supervisor (no idea what MCSA is) who helped me with my pre-order issue as well as another issue I had. Great employee, very nice and always fixed the issue because she knew I was right. I told her everything, even my original banning last year. She went to look in the system to find the terms of the trade-in program. She could not find a single thing.

This is when I told her "how can you expect customers to follow a policy that is so well hidden even you cannot find it, plus is posted NOWHERE in the entire store?" She agreed. She called their internal support phone number. Told them my information, she was told that I was NOT on the banned list, to try the trade-in again.

We walk to the trade-in kiosk, still says I'm banned. The person on the phone said that they will request the ban be removed and it should take 24-48 hours. I have no idea what is going on, but overall I am NOT happy with the Best Buy system, but the BB employee I dealt with was amazing.
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']Well I had an interesting experience today. Long LOOONG story short. I was one of those people who were banned last year for trading in too many games. I never broke the 3 copy limit, but they weren't happy with me trading in close to 200 games in a 3 or so month period. I was annoyed, but OK fine I get it. Lesson learned.

A few months ago I heard the reports of people being unbanned. So I got a cheap $4 game at GameStop to test it. YAY it worked, so I was unbanned. A few weeks or maybe a month or two later I traded in a few Wii games I got from GameStop, 6 or 7 at most, again worked fine.

Today I go into Best Buy to trade in 4 PS3 games and 2 DS games, all unique. The guy rings em all in, I give him my info, tells me I can't trade in. I am really confused at this point. I did nothing to break any rules. Not a single duplicate game, 10 or less games in the span of 2-3 months. What is going on?

I talk to a MCSA Supervisor (no idea what MCSA is) who helped me with my pre-order issue as well as another issue I had. Great employee, very nice and always fixed the issue because she knew I was right. I told her everything, even my original banning last year. She went to look in the system to find the terms of the trade-in program. She could not find a single thing.

This is when I told her "how can you expect customers to follow a policy that is so well hidden even you cannot find it, plus is posted NOWHERE in the entire store?" She agreed. She called their internal support phone number. Told them my information, she was told that I was NOT on the banned list, to try the trade-in again.

We walk to the trade-in kiosk, still says I'm banned. The person on the phone said that they will request the ban be removed and it should take 24-48 hours. I have no idea what is going on, but overall I am NOT happy with the Best Buy system, but the BB employee I dealt with was amazing.[/QUOTE]
You were not banned a second time. When BB moved the video game trade-ins to their internal trade-in system, there was a window of 2-3 weeks before the previous ban info was ported in.
 
There is no policy on what gets you banned. Think about it from a risk management standpoint. if you tell people they get banned for trading in 100 games, they'll trade in 99. You basically just look for a pattern of abuse and make a judgement call. Even the 3 per platform per year is a general guideline. If someone trades 100 unique games and 3 of the same, you might not ban them. Yet, if someone trades 500 games of 2 each, then yeah, they're probably a dealer so you ban them. It's all just what their security department sees.

It's the same with amazon. They're not gonna tell you 50 returns in a year = ban because people will do 49 returns. They basically just look over your history and make a call.
 
[quote name='klimb22']You were not banned a second time. When BB moved the video game trade-ins to their internal trade-in system, there was a window of 2-3 weeks before the previous ban info was ported in.[/QUOTE]

My two trade ins were a month or so apart. Plus BB corporate told the employee that I am not banned, so I do not understand your comment.
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']My two trade ins were a month or so apart. Plus BB corporate told the employee that I am not banned, so I do not understand your comment.[/QUOTE]
I was stating that there were a few weeks in August when everyone could trade-in, but most, if not all, reported being banned again after a few weeks.

Were you "unbanned" before they went to the new system? There were a select few who reported being able to trade in again before the system change.
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']My two trade ins were a month or so apart. Plus BB corporate told the employee that I am not banned, so I do not understand your comment.[/QUOTE]

If you try to understand the logic of being banned from trading in games at BestBuy you will just go crazy.

When I first started trading in games at BB I traded in a bunch of ps2 games and also multiple copies of ps3 and xbox games from Blockbusters that were closing near me. Several months later I was hearing alot of people complaining here about getting banned for trading and I got nervous. I decided to do a test trade and it worked. Over the next 5 months I did 2 more trades and they accepted it each time.

Then one day the system wouldn't accept my trade and they told me I was banned, despite the fact that for the past 6-7 months I traded in single copies of 2-3 games at a time. I had already stopped doing trades that might get me banned. I probably wasted 20 hours or so talking to Bestbuy employees in store and on the phone...all who were very nice and tried to help me. Unfortunately, the system kinda sucks and they never give you an answer why you were banned.

I definitely think they have no answer other than they dont like people to trade in too much...lesson learned. Don't abuse the system or do so at your own risk. I thought if a trade was something they didn't allow then the system wouldn't accept it. I was wrong.
 
[quote name='JohnWayne']is it true that you can use your passport to trade in at best buy if you are banned?[/QUOTE]

Yep. People have reported success using their passport to trade in after being banned.
 
Battlefield 3 (PS3) looks like it's back up to $10 base, if anyone has their copy lying around from the last issue of @Gamer.
 
I have a question about trading in games. I keep all of my games in a binder to save room on cases. From reading past posts, I don't need cases and booklets for trades. So can I just take my binder up there and start selling back the game disks one by one? Also I'm thinking about getting rid of most of my games since I don't touch them anymore. Is there a max limit of games I can trade in? I'm looking at about 60 games with no multiples. Thanks!
 
[quote name='klimb22']I was stating that there were a few weeks in August when everyone could trade-in, but most, if not all, reported being banned again after a few weeks.

Were you "unbanned" before they went to the new system? There were a select few who reported being able to trade in again before the system change.[/QUOTE]

I just checked my GameStop purchase history. Both of my trade-ins to Best Buy were last month. It felt a lot longer ago due to a busy schedule and being really ill for like 3 weeks.

I traded in Virtua Fighter 4 on September 3rd and then the following games on September 9th (so more than a week apart): Wall-E (Wii), Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii), Imagine Party Babyz (Wii), Sniper Ghost Warrior (PS3), Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3), and Army Corps of Hell (Vita).

So a grand total of SEVEN games in the span of a week or so at two different Best Buy's. I did not use a different Best Buy for any reason but I was up in that area running errands. Not one duplicate. Yesterday I attempted to trade-in: God of War 3 (PS3), RDR Undead Nightmare (PS3), Disney Sing It Family Hits (PS3), Disney Sing It Pop Hits (PS3), Zelda Phantom Hourglass (DS), Zelda Spirit Tracks (DS).

So between all those games it was about 1.5 months. A total of 13 games and not 1 duplicate. I tried after the transition in August that you mentioned, so that wasn't it. Any other ideas why this occured?
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']I just checked my GameStop purchase history. Both of my trade-ins to Best Buy were last month. It felt a lot longer ago due to a busy schedule and being really ill for like 3 weeks.

I traded in Virtua Fighter 4 on September 3rd and then the following games on September 9th (so more than a week apart): Wall-E (Wii), Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii), Imagine Party Babyz (Wii), Sniper Ghost Warrior (PS3), Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3), and Army Corps of Hell (Vita).

So a grand total of SEVEN games in the span of a week or so at two different Best Buy's. I did not use a different Best Buy for any reason but I was up in that area running errands. Not one duplicate. Yesterday I attempted to trade-in: God of War 3 (PS3), RDR Undead Nightmare (PS3), Disney Sing It Family Hits (PS3), Disney Sing It Pop Hits (PS3), Zelda Phantom Hourglass (DS), Zelda Spirit Tracks (DS).

So between all those games it was about 1.5 months. A total of 13 games and not 1 duplicate. I tried after the transition in August that you mentioned, so that wasn't it. Any other ideas why this occured?[/QUOTE]

I don't exactly remember when the period of un-banning occurred for everyone (the change over from one system to another). It lasted for a while though. If you are really eager to pin down the dates you could go look through the old thread to see, but it sounds like it may have been during that general period of time so I would say that was probably the case.

Use a passport to trade in if you have one. It's what I have to do. Luckily the store closest to me is patient with the whole passport thing because their system isn't obvious how they have to do it (entering in the passport ID in the drivers licence ID spot and so forth)
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']I just checked my GameStop purchase history. Both of my trade-ins to Best Buy were last month. It felt a lot longer ago due to a busy schedule and being really ill for like 3 weeks.

I traded in Virtua Fighter 4 on September 3rd and then the following games on September 9th (so more than a week apart): Wall-E (Wii), Celebrity Sports Showdown (Wii), Imagine Party Babyz (Wii), Sniper Ghost Warrior (PS3), Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Soldier (PS3), and Army Corps of Hell (Vita).

So a grand total of SEVEN games in the span of a week or so at two different Best Buy's. I did not use a different Best Buy for any reason but I was up in that area running errands. Not one duplicate. Yesterday I attempted to trade-in: God of War 3 (PS3), RDR Undead Nightmare (PS3), Disney Sing It Family Hits (PS3), Disney Sing It Pop Hits (PS3), Zelda Phantom Hourglass (DS), Zelda Spirit Tracks (DS).

So between all those games it was about 1.5 months. A total of 13 games and not 1 duplicate. I tried after the transition in August that you mentioned, so that wasn't it. Any other ideas why this occured?[/QUOTE]
My bad. The "unbanned' period started the week of 9/9, not in August. It ended the week of 9/23.
 
[quote name='klimb22']My bad. The "unbanned' period started the week of 9/9, not in August. It ended the week of 9/23.[/QUOTE]

My first trade-in at the same store that said I was banned yesterday was September 3rd, so 6 days before you said the unbanned priod started. My 2nd and most recent trade-in before yesterday was on the exact start date according to your post, the 9th. Doesn't add up to me. Even so...why did corporate say I am not on the banned list to the employee?
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']Even so...why did corporate say I am not on the banned list to the employee?[/QUOTE]
I can't answer that for you. Maybe the person at corporate wasn't looking at (or didn't have access to) the right list.
 
[quote name='Saix_XIII']My first trade-in at the same store that said I was banned yesterday was September 3rd, so 6 days before you said the unbanned priod started. My 2nd and most recent trade-in before yesterday was on the exact start date according to your post, the 9th. Doesn't add up to me. Even so...why did corporate say I am not on the banned list to the employee?[/QUOTE]
The 9/9 date is when it was first reported by someone who was previously banned. It may have been sooner. Do you remember if they were using the new system on 9/3?
 
[quote name='klimb22']The 9/9 date is when it was first reported by someone who was previously banned. It may have been sooner. Do you remember if they were using the new system on 9/3?[/QUOTE]

I honestly don't know. I didn't look at the screen at either trade-in. Hopefully I get unbanned anyway since the woman said she is requesting I am removed. The person at my Best Buy told her my full name, phone number, and driver license number and she said I am not on the ban list.
 
I saw an in-store display stating the 100% bonus goes until November 17, so that's good news.

Also traded in Dishonored today for $42. Beat it 3 times and got 1000/1000 achievements. I didn't think I would play it again anytime soon with Halo 4 arriving in 13 days.
 
Wow I got $30 more dollars than I was supposed to basing it off online base trade ins. I was so happy I preordered Black Ops 2 from them and bought Pokemon Back 2.
 
[quote name='PancakesAreLove']Wow I got $30 more dollars than I was supposed to basing it off online base trade ins. I was so happy I preordered Black Ops 2 from them and bought Pokemon Back 2.[/QUOTE]

How did you get an extra $30?
 
[quote name='fan_i_am']I have a question about trading in games. I keep all of my games in a binder to save room on cases. From reading past posts, I don't need cases and booklets for trades. So can I just take my binder up there and start selling back the game disks one by one? Also I'm thinking about getting rid of most of my games since I don't touch them anymore. Is there a max limit of games I can trade in? I'm looking at about 60 games with no multiples. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Not 100% sure but I believe they have a 50 a year limit, but I could be wrong...anyone else know?
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Not 100% sure but I believe they have a 50 a year limit, but I could be wrong...anyone else know?[/QUOTE]

Don't they also take off money for not having cases?
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Not 100% sure but I believe they have a 50 a year limit, but I could be wrong...anyone else know?[/QUOTE]
It says that somewhere, but most people, including me, have traded in much more than that, so I'm pretty sure that it isn't true.
 
[quote name='RedFoxCommando']Not 100% sure but I believe they have a 50 a year limit, but I could be wrong...anyone else know?[/QUOTE]

I have traded 254 PS3, Wii, Vita, DS and 360 games this year. No PS2. No ban. Their policy is about as random as they come.
 
Terrible experience at my Best Buy today, had two games with not for resale and one without a box. They didn't take any of them, they said I'd only get a small amount for the one without a case.

This was annoying but I didn't feel like wasting my time so I just left.
 
[quote name='Scholarly_Sam']Terrible experience at my Best Buy today, had two games with not for resale and one without a box. They didn't take any of them, they said I'd only get a small amount for the one without a case.

This was annoying but I didn't feel like wasting my time so I just left.[/QUOTE]

Best Buy gives you the same price for complete game or just the disc. This is how it works for me at my store.
 
My trade-in experience was odd today. Everything went smoothly, got the $114 I had estimated online, but the guy took forever trying to do MW3 because it was the limited edition and had no barcode to scan. Then after that he profiled me. Wanted my age, weight, height, eye color, hair color, thumb print, etcetcetc. Is that normal? That just seems like a little much just to trade in your games.
 
[quote name='smokeyjoey8']My trade-in experience was odd today. Everything went smoothly, got the $114 I had estimated online, but the guy took forever trying to do MW3 because it was the limited edition and had no barcode to scan. Then after that he profiled me. Wanted my age, weight, height, eye color, hair color, thumb print, etcetcetc. Is that normal? That just seems like a little much just to trade in your games.[/QUOTE]
..WTF? He didn't wink and tell you to you shh right?


On a serious note though, the most I've ever had to do was give my ID and phone number. Depends on the BB's it seems, here we don't need receipts. Others do, and then I've also heard the rule where some require your thumb print. But that's the first time I've ever heard you needed to give extra details like the ones you listed, what the hell? You're trading a game in, not getting a physical.
 
[quote name='Bumslie']Best Buy gives you the same price for complete game or just the disc. This is how it works for me at my store.[/QUOTE]


Yeah I've traded games with no coverart and games with resale only before too; but this time they didn't take it. Maybe its because I got customer service people instead of the gaming dude who typically does my trades.
 
[quote name='smokeyjoey8']My trade-in experience was odd today. Everything went smoothly, got the $114 I had estimated online, but the guy took forever trying to do MW3 because it was the limited edition and had no barcode to scan. Then after that he profiled me. Wanted my age, weight, height, eye color, hair color, thumb print, etcetcetc. Is that normal? That just seems like a little much just to trade in your games.[/QUOTE]

Sounds like standard license info (did he not ask for yours?).. some states require thumb prints by law.
 
[quote name='smokeyjoey8']My trade-in experience was odd today. Everything went smoothly, got the $114 I had estimated online, but the guy took forever trying to do MW3 because it was the limited edition and had no barcode to scan. Then after that he profiled me. Wanted my age, weight, height, eye color, hair color, thumb print, etcetcetc. Is that normal? That just seems like a little much just to trade in your games.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, the guy referenced my license 5-10 different times, I'm not sure what he was looking for, but he must have been documenting everything (Ht., Wt., Eye & Hair Color, etc).

I'm not sure if every state's laws differ, but trading in games has to follow the same rules as trading in anything to a pawn shop here. They don't want stolen stuff, and the police want to know where that stolen stuff ends up, so they go though lots of hoops to get all your information if it turns out what you're trading in is, in fact, stolen.

Also, traded in 6 games from my backlog, got more than I paid for 5 of them. Armored Core V for $22 was a great trade (bought from Gamefly for $10, played for a couple hours, figured it wasn't for me) and was very happy to get $12 for Driver, NFS: Hot Pursuit, LotR War in the North, and Mini Ninjas.
 
[quote name='smokeyjoey8']My trade-in experience was odd today. Everything went smoothly, got the $114 I had estimated online, but the guy took forever trying to do MW3 because it was the limited edition and had no barcode to scan. Then after that he profiled me. Wanted my age, weight, height, eye color, hair color, thumb print, etcetcetc. Is that normal? That just seems like a little much just to trade in your games.[/QUOTE]

Did he ask you if you liked long walks on the beach on the smell of Old Spice on a winter's day?... thats what the guy at my Best Buy asks everytime :drool:
 
Nintendos have a "Nintendo Direct" thing tommorow which is basically a 30 minute info video so I guess the last Wii U info will be coming out, basically the dashboard, how the Miiverse works, etc. etc.
 
[quote name='eXiON']..WTF? He didn't wink and tell you to you shh right?
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:lol::lol::lol:

I love how this is still a thing. Hope when it does eventually pass that it *winks* goes out with a BANG! *puts index finger up to mouth* Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

When I traded stuff in today the only thing that was odd was that the guy took my RewardZone Card and when he scanned it said that it wasn't linked to a phone number or something. I told him I was going to probably pre-order AC3 for ISPU but wasn't sure which store yet since I don't know which one I'll be around next week. Guy said make sure to get the pre-order in/decide quick though to make sure I get the $20 cert. First time a BB employee has been on top of their shit for me with video games.
 
Wow, the guy at my BB store let a customer trade in 3x Dishonored Xbox 360, 3x Dishonored PS3, 3x Resident Evil 6 Xbox 360, and 3x Resident Evil 6 PS3. All had no cases.

Yep, those aren't stolen at all. When asked why he had multiples, he replied "I like buying extra copies and copies for each system".
 
[quote name='anarchyoblivion']Wow, the guy at my BB store let a customer trade in 3x Dishonored Xbox 360, 3x Dishonored PS3, 3x Resident Evil 6 Xbox 360, and 3x Resident Evil 6 PS3. All had no cases.

Yep, those aren't stolen at all. When asked why he had multiples, he replied "I like buying extra copies and copies for each system".[/QUOTE]

ahahaha, that's crazy
 
Anyone know the trade in value of Uncharted 3 GOTY? I tried searching online but they don't seem to have it up. Just seeing if anyone has traded it in yet.
 
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