Big Mess-up at Blockbuster=win for me

[quote name='DuelLadyS']Just for reference... no, no I wouldn't. I have a real job for money. I would not want to bother with the hassle of spending my hard-earned money on extra games I don't need, so I can drive all over sneaking them back into store for what would be, with gas and time thrown in, a couple extra dollars. Not to mention I couldn't stomach the gulit/shame should I get caught. If I decide I need a few more bucks, I'll just drag my feet at the end of my shift and get a couple more minutes pay. (Which adds up if you do it every day, but that's beside the point.)[/QUOTE]

noted.......but Im confused why there would be guilt at all with this.....its not like the OP tricked anyone to do this and BB are the ones who allow this to happen......I would do this in a second given the chance
 
[quote name='thingsfallnapart']Tuba, no offense man, this isn't a flame...but sometimes with things like this, you have to back away, and say you got lucky and be happy. I got banned from FYE for "flipping" when i traded in two on one game "Go Go Hypergrind" at two different stores in two different towns. They accused me of stealing and told me never come back to their stores, any of them.[/QUOTE]

That doesn't make sense. The computers at FYE are not linked. I've watched them input my info and, if I'm at a different store, they have no data on me. And one time a woman asked me, when trading in, if I've ever traded in or returned stuff to them before, I said yes. Then she said I'm not on record, I said it was another store. She then told me they have no records of what I've done in other stores.

Though I don't have a problem really with what the op did (though I think the manager calling back and apologizing is an outright lie in an attempt to stop criticism against him). I've never done this, but I've done many things that are questionable on cag, then again I don't brag about it.

I keep spending money on the side, it's funded by ebay selling and store credit. When I buy things like dvd's, games etc. I only use money that was made as spending money.
 
They do not keep you on computer from store to store. I'm 100% positive because I have friends that work at Blockbuster and I've asked them specifically. There is no way to know if you're trading in more than 2 copies per day unless they call and ask specifically.

Oh, and if you don't believe the manager story, that's fine, because I can take the criticism and expected some, but it's true. Why it happened, I don't know, but it sure did happen.
 
I don't agree with what he did since many others could have benefited from buying those games on the cheap. But this has nothing to do with morality. Especially since the only party in this situation poentially hurt(financially) is a big business. If anything, I bet before they started doing this refurb of games thing they just destroyed the stock of "defective" games.
 
That's like saying me working at my job over the person who also interviewed but didn't get it is morally wrong. I'm not doing anything wrong, and if I didn't benefit, it would be a huge business like blockbuster benefitting from making 9.99 off of games that normally would be thrown out. I guess people define "morals" a lot differently than me...but I'll let you know when "my karma catches up to me."
 
Yeah seriously, take a philosophy class before throwing around a strong word like Morality. That's pretty harsh saying someone is morally wrong.
 
[quote name='TUBAPRO1']Some people don't seem to understand what I'm doing exactly.[/QUOTE]

I do.

What he's doing isn't illegal. He's just taking advantage of a loophole in their system. Same with the "trade in 3 get one for pre-owned for $10." Whether or not it's morally wrong is up to personal opinion.
 
Man, all I have to say is good for you! The whole karma and morals thing... well morals are individually based so you can't really say its morally wrong. And karma? Thats just a term hippies revived to pass blame onto something else. Ebert and Roper give you 2 thumbs up!
 
BTW killing is morally wrong......raping women is morally wrong.......taking advantage of dumb BlockBuster is hardly wrong in any aspect.....get a grip people.
 
Is it morally wrong to buy something from someone and then sell it for a higher price? Because really, that is all he is doing (as do restaurants, retail stores, real estate companies, etc). The better question to ask is why Blockbuster is willing to buy non-complete copies of games for more than they are selling them for (I know they are refurbed, but then BB should only except full games with artwork as trades for a price greater than what they are selling them for). A question for the people who think it is morally wrong. Would it be wrong if he bought God of War for $10 and then sold it to someone else for $30? It is the exact same thing, he is buying something at an agreed price and selling it at an agreed price. Would I spend my time doing what the OP is doing? Probably not, but I don't see how you can say it is morally wrong.
 
Threads like this are what ruins bragging.

You have one person who does something questionable.

Then you have one person that disagrees.

Then you have one person that defends the original poster.

Then it just spins into a horrible vortex of morals and justifications.

Christ. we're in it for games. If I wanted a great moral debate, I'd head down to my local college and watch stoned hippies argue the finer points of buying corporate weed.
 
[quote name='crystalklear64']Man, all I have to say is good for you! The whole karma and morals thing... well morals are individually based so you can't really say its morally wrong. And karma? Thats just a term hippies revived to pass blame onto something else. Ebert and Roper give you 2 thumbs up![/QUOTE]

Please know more about the world before you procreate.

Thanks.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Please know more about the world before you procreate.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]

Excellent... Yeah, I thought it was pretty much the opposite of what he said :D.

Anyway, I don't think anyone has really gone on a moral rampage here - actually there's been far less of that than usual on CAG. What most of us were talking about, anyway, was the banning aspect of it. Most of you aren't regulars on the Gamerush thread. We've learned there that several people have been banned (and accused of flipping/stealing/scamming/etc) by Gamerush/Blockbuster managers for doing MUCH LESS than what the OP did (in one case for simply buying a couple of the same games from another store and then trading them in at a BB over a week).

Hey, if his BB now lets him trade in these refurbs, then all power to him. I was just trying to warn him to be a bit more careful about the quantity and timing (and maybe to pass a few to another chain). I certainly don't think we OWE Blockbuster, or any other corporation, anything beyond obeying the law and their specific rules (which the OP did), HOWEVER, I do quite enjoy the deals and promos that Gamerush runs and don't want to see them specifically, or Blockbuster in general, run into the ground with TOO much of this sort of thing, so that they decide to stop selling games :D.
 
[quote name='silliemutafuka']..and how much does GS/EB give for GOW?[/QUOTE]


and i ask once more, does GS/EB take games without a manual and a case???
 
[quote name='io']Excellent... Yeah, I thought it was pretty much the opposite of what he said :D.

Anyway, I don't think anyone has really gone on a moral rampage here - actually there's been far less of that than usual on CAG. What most of us were talking about, anyway, was the banning aspect of it. Most of you aren't regulars on the Gamerush thread. We've learned there that several people have been banned (and accused of flipping/stealing/scamming/etc) by Gamerush/Blockbuster managers for doing MUCH LESS than what the OP did (in one case for simply buying a couple of the same games from another store and then trading them in at a BB over a week).

Hey, if his BB now lets him trade in these refurbs, then all power to him. I was just trying to warn him to be a bit more careful about the quantity and timing (and maybe to pass a few to another chain). I certainly don't think we OWE Blockbuster, or any other corporation, anything beyond obeying the law and their specific rules (which the OP did), HOWEVER, I do quite enjoy the deals and promos that Gamerush runs and don't want to see them specifically, or Blockbuster in general, run into the ground with TOO much of this sort of thing, so that they decide to stop selling games :D.[/QUOTE]
I agree with you for the most part. Morals shouldn't be the topic of discussion. It should be centered on seeing the repercussions of your actions.

Sure, you didn't get banned and you didn't break any laws. Good for you. You have to realize that when people exploit these deals, they do financial harm to BB, which in the end is all they care about. If it does enough harm to affect their bottom line, BB will decide to discontinue the promotion and will likely decide against future promotions because of this. We've already seen an instance of this with the Trade 3, Get 1 for $10 deal.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Please know more about the world before you procreate.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]
Please post with relevance to the OP. ggkthxwtfbbqpwned.
 
[quote name='Americanpierg']LOL...are you serious?!! What would be his basis for the lawsuit, that they shut down his blockbuster account because he was flipping games even though they say specifically that doing so will result in the account being banned?[/QUOTE]

Because Blockbuster put at loophole *the specially marked discs for cheap* and did not fix the error, thus giving him the ability to flip and then he gets his money taken away from blockbuster. But alas they let him have his credit, and Kudos! :bouncy:
 
[quote name='crystalklear64']Please post with relevance to the OP. ggkthxwtfbbqpwned.[/QUOTE]

You might want to take some of that medicine yourself.
 
[quote name='The Dord']Because Blockbuster put at loophole *the specially marked discs for cheap* and did not fix the error, [/QUOTE]

Did you even read the whole thread? There was no error. WTF is wrong with people today?
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']Did you even read the whole thread? There was no error. WTF is wrong with people today?[/QUOTE]

WTF there was an error! They gave him too much credit for game-only discs! DUH!
 
[quote name='The Dord']WTF there was an error! They gave him too much credit for game-only discs! DUH![/QUOTE]

There is no difference in trade-in values for discs only. Unless that policy was changed in the last three months.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']There is no difference in trade-in values for discs only. Unless that policy was changed in the last three months.[/QUOTE]
Maybe you should do more research about the topic you post about. You dumb face.
 
[quote name='crystalklear64']Maybe you should do more research about the topic you post about. You dumb face.[/QUOTE]

I worked for the company for a year. Get over yourself.
 
[quote name='Americanpierg']and i ask once more, does GS/EB take games without a manual and a case???[/QUOTE]

Have you been to a EB lately? Half the games are disc only. It saddens me. :(
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']I worked for the company for a year. Get over yourself.[/QUOTE]
I suppose that makes you god then. Sorry to have challenged your enternal will :roll:

Edit: (Dumb)
 
[quote name='The Dord']All praise the mighty blockbuster god! :D[/QUOTE]

Don't; I drop kicked the company in the berries as I left. What a shitty company to work for.
 
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