Blockbuster (GameRush) is voiding some ValueCards!!!

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Last night a friend of mine who has been taking advantage of the Gamerush deals to rack up some credit went to GR to buy some games and found that the value card he'd been using had been cleared of over $100. He talked to the manager who told him that BB was clearing credit from value cards of people who were found to be flipping. He also told him that quite a few lawsuits were resulting from it. I'm not sure if any of you have experienced this, but post here if it's happened to you. If you want to protect your balance on the value card buy a gift card with it.
 
Wow thats some bad news, luckily i only have like 5 bucks on my value card, i don't really care if it gets voided or not :)
 
[quote name='Staind204']Wow, if they are that dirty of a company it makes me nervious that they have my debit card number :whistle2:/[/quote]

Thats why I always used my american express card there. They said I was late on a movie, then charged my card. I called up AMX and they gave me a refund right then and there.
 
[quote name='Staind204']Wow, if they are that dirty of a company it makes me nervious that they have my debit card number :whistle2:/[/quote]Yeah, I'm sure they're going to have a major shopping spree soon. :roll:
 
[quote name='sj41'][quote name='Staind204']Wow, if they are that dirty of a company it makes me nervious that they have my debit card number :whistle2:/[/quote]Yeah, I'm sure they're going to have a major shopping spree soon. :roll:[/quote]


Wow how many assholes does this site have?
 
My brother had his account suspended once. My nephew, very little, somehow broke the Gamecube. My brother took 6 games from the CC sale, traded them in with the 3 for any used $10 deal, bought games that had tradeback value of $35 each, and walked out with a Gamecube and Spiderman 1 for the 30 bucks it cost him for the 6 games. The employee in BB tried to give him shit, but my brother insisted it was their policy.
 
[quote name='Staind204'][quote name='sj41'][quote name='Staind204']Wow, if they are that dirty of a company it makes me nervious that they have my debit card number :whistle2:/[/quote]Yeah, I'm sure they're going to have a major shopping spree soon. :roll:[/quote]


Wow how many assholes does this site have?[/quote]

one for every member :) ...
 
Reality's Fringe said:
The hell is Flipping?

If I'm not mistaken, it's trading in 3 games, buying a fairly new game via the trade 3, get any used for $10 deal, then trading back in that game for $30-35. When I trade 3, it seems obvious to me to get a newer game. You get the most discount. Recently, I got Mario Party 6. Tried it, hated it, traded it back in for $30. It's like BB paying you to rent games.
 
Well I guess this means I will be buying that Gamecube I wanted and RE4. Get some use out of them at least.
Edit: Wait, is this flipping at the same store that's getting in trouble or what? 90% of the game I've flipped have been bought at one and traded in at other GR stores.
 
The hell is Flipping?

Sounds like people are taking advantage of the loopholes in the store policies. Anyways, why should the consumers pay for the stupid mistakes made by the executives who don't know how to do their jobs?
 
[quote name='AdamInPlaidum']
Reality's Fringe]The hell is Flipping?[/quote] If I'm not mistaken said:
I don't really see why that's so bad. I mean, it's part of their deal isn't it? If you wanted to "exploit" it, why wouldn't you return them as defective and get 45+sales tax in credit?
 
The hell is Flipping?

If I'm not mistaken, it's trading in 3 games, buying a fairly new game via the trade 3, get any used for $10 deal, then trading back in that game for $30-35. When I trade 3, it seems obvious to me to get a newer game. You get the most discount. Recently, I got Mario Party 6. Tried it, hated it, traded it back in for $30. It's like BB paying you to rent games.[/quote]

I don't really see why that's so bad. I mean, it's part of their deal isn't it? If you wanted to "exploit" it, why wouldn't you return them as defective and get 45+sales tax in credit?[/quote]

Precisely, although I think the people at my Gamerush are suspicious of me. I buy lots of $2 PS1 games off of ebgames, like half of them, hate the rest and trade them at gamerush. I must look mighty suspicious coming in with disc-only PS1 games once a week or so.
 
He says he was careful not to trade back in games that be bought at the same store, but I think that he ended up buying and trading in a few Madden 04s at the same GR.
 
[quote name='hbk12345']
Reality's Fringe]The hell is Flipping?[/quote] Sounds like people are taking advantage of the loopholes in the store policies. Anyways said:
Welcome. :)

What is with it and the BB and the other BB store completely sucking? It's their fault that the system is the way it is and the smarter people get blamed for their mistakes.

I would sue BB ass until I got my money back.
 
[quote name='Staind204'][quote name='sj41'][quote name='Staind204']Wow, if they are that dirty of a company it makes me nervious that they have my debit card number :whistle2:/[/quote]Yeah, I'm sure they're going to have a major shopping spree soon. :roll:[/quote]


Wow how many assholes does this site have?[/quote]I'm gonna go with about 50. Count them up if you'd like.
 
that really does suck. Does anyone have their copy of the 'trade agreement' sheet that they make you sign. See if it says anything about flipping in there. I would definetly fight for my $100 back.
 
Yeah, it sounds suspicious. I'm interested to hear if it's happened to anyone personally. There's absolutely NO way they could prove you bought a copy of a game and tried to trade in that exact copy. You could have gotten an extra copy as a gift or be trading it for a friend.

I like to bet on college football and receive payment in games instead of cash. I've traded in many games from my winnings for credit, some of which were dupes of games I purchased from Gamerush. For them to revoke credit based upon suspicion is a foolish thing to do since they accepted the trades and completed a contract by issuing credit. Erasing the credit without returning the games is fraud and could be subject to stiff criminal penalties, not to mention the civil liability that would certainly follow.

I once bought a game with the trade 3 get one for $10 and I hated it. Awful game. A week later I tried trading it in and the clerk said he could only give me $10 for it because it's all I paid for it. I explained to him that I paid $10 - PLUS 3 GAMES for it and he should owe me either the standard store credit, or return my games along with the $10. He refused so I never dealt with him again.

Can anyone post a copy of the trade agreement ? It would be fun to pick it apart for specifics.
 
[quote name='Xtreme331']well i guess i'm glad i don't have a gamerush in my area... what a mess.[/quote]

I have a little bit of insite for you here... the spread sheets that can be viewed have all of the information on it. It's -really easy- to spot who was doing this. I only heard of a few store managers doing this and it was to people who REALLY ABUSED IT... I'm talking hardcore trade in abuse. All of the others were let go and are not a problem. So, if you traded Mario Party 5 back in they do not care... that is no big deal. If you made 10+ visits with the 3 same games each time - you have a problem.

I'm thinking that the agreement you sign/click on OK to when you join states that they can void and deals when they feel like it. I'm pretty sure those are standard at all of these types if stores.
 
Well that sucks. I only did it a couple of times, but I wasn't doing it to dick over BB. I traded in some old PS1 games, got Snake Eater, finished it a couple of nights, traded it in with an extra copy of Halo 2 I got for Christmas and another old PS1, and did the same once more.

This is dumb if it actually targets people like me who were using their marketing deals justifiably, as I described above.
 
I can confirm that this is indeed going on. I had a guy come into my store last weekend and try to do the trade 3, get 1 for $10 deal five times. I limited him, but when I went to apply his credit to his value card it had been voided out.
 
This is exaclty why I no longer work for that hell of a company. Good luck to all who got in on there great deals, just watch out when they come back and bitch you out for trading in a game you just bought days before. They have no idea how to do buisness whatsoever.
 
Ok so for all those people who are worried about this: Hurry in and pick up the Onimusha 3 sword with your store credit, then go Kill Bill on the manager's ass.
 
Their is nothing in the agreement that says you cannot "flip". Only thing ttey can do is put a void on your trading account. It's not anyones fault but Blockbuster/Craprush that they didn't know about the loopholes. Hell when the DS came out, I was in Blockbuster and I overheard 2 guys working at the time saying that they bought the DS even before it was suppose to be on sale.

All those peopel are douches. Just glad that I got to screw them over so much. Past 2 months, all my games were free. Plus I still have enough for a Gamecube.
 
speaking of all this, blockbusters newest "end of late fees" is so much crap. all they are doing essentially is charging you a flat late fee of 1.25 to "restock' after a week if you dont bring it back.
 
I've called several blockbusters that ive traded from and they say there is no way possible to give credit back to me. They're pretty much saying tough luck. Nobody has told me anything about credit being voided though. Everyone just says I don't know what could have happend to it. I've only "flipped" a few times and that was basically stuff I got, didn't like, and traded back. I'm pissed because everyone just tells me to call a different blockbuster.
 
I only keep $60-$70 on a card. But I have like 5 cards. I used to keep the maximum amount on my cards ($500) but I would always get dirty looks.

I never "reload" my cards. I get new ones every time and throw away the empty ones.

I also use 2 accounts when I trade.

I had $2000 in GR credit. I bought stuff (DS, PS2, XBOX, and games) and sold them to people for $10 off MSRP and made some quick cash. I think I got like $1700 CASH. But I only spent $200 getting my initial credit and then I built it up to $2000. It also helps having a few employees on the payroll.

I am a pro.
 
[quote name='kaji7p56']I only keep $60-$70 on a card. But I have like 5 cards. I used to keep the maximum amount on my cards ($500) but I would always get dirty looks.

I never "reload" my cards. I get new ones every time and throw away the empty ones.

I also use 2 accounts when I trade.

I had $2000 in GR credit. I bought stuff (DS, PS2, XBOX, and games) and sold them to people for $10 off MSRP and made some quick cash. I think I got like $1700 CASH. But I only spent $200 getting my initial credit and then I built it up to $2000. It also helps having a few employees on the payroll.

I am a pro.[/quote]

A pro who now plans to pay us to hush up.....excellent....
 
[quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='kaji7p56']I only keep $60-$70 on a card. But I have like 5 cards. I used to keep the maximum amount on my cards ($500) but I would always get dirty looks.

I never "reload" my cards. I get new ones every time and throw away the empty ones.

I also use 2 accounts when I trade.

I had $2000 in GR credit. I bought stuff (DS, PS2, XBOX, and games) and sold them to people for $10 off MSRP and made some quick cash. I think I got like $1700 CASH. But I only spent $200 getting my initial credit and then I built it up to $2000. It also helps having a few employees on the payroll.

I am a pro.[/quote]

A pro who now plans to pay us to hush up.....excellent....[/quote]

Well, I'm not giving out specific information. :D

Even if BB clamps down on me, I dont care! I've made my money. I don't have to work until the Fall and by then I will be transfering to a 4-year University. Maybe I'll start it up again if it's still going on.
 
[quote name='kaji7p56'][quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='kaji7p56']I only keep $60-$70 on a card. But I have like 5 cards. I used to keep the maximum amount on my cards ($500) but I would always get dirty looks.

I never "reload" my cards. I get new ones every time and throw away the empty ones.

I also use 2 accounts when I trade.

I had $2000 in GR credit. I bought stuff (DS, PS2, XBOX, and games) and sold them to people for $10 off MSRP and made some quick cash. I think I got like $1700 CASH. But I only spent $200 getting my initial credit and then I built it up to $2000. It also helps having a few employees on the payroll.

I am a pro.[/quote]

A pro who now plans to pay us to hush up.....excellent....[/quote]

Well, I'm not giving out specific information. :D

Even if BB clamps down on me, I dont care! I've made my money. I don't have to work until the Fall and by then I will be transfering to a 4-year University. Maybe I'll start it up again if it's still going on.[/quote]

We know where you live, you owe us cheapass videogames and systems!
 
[quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='kaji7p56'][quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='kaji7p56']I only keep $60-$70 on a card. But I have like 5 cards. I used to keep the maximum amount on my cards ($500) but I would always get dirty looks.

I never "reload" my cards. I get new ones every time and throw away the empty ones.

I also use 2 accounts when I trade.

I had $2000 in GR credit. I bought stuff (DS, PS2, XBOX, and games) and sold them to people for $10 off MSRP and made some quick cash. I think I got like $1700 CASH. But I only spent $200 getting my initial credit and then I built it up to $2000. It also helps having a few employees on the payroll.

I am a pro.[/quote]

A pro who now plans to pay us to hush up.....excellent....[/quote]

Well, I'm not giving out specific information. :D

Even if BB clamps down on me, I dont care! I've made my money. I don't have to work until the Fall and by then I will be transfering to a 4-year University. Maybe I'll start it up again if it's still going on.[/quote]

We know where you live, you owe us cheapass videogames and systems![/quote]

YOU GUYS AIN'T GOT NUTTIN' ON ME! NUTTIN'!!!

*Jumps out of window and drives away*
 
Wait, so people who have been bragging for months about this deal are getting owned?

OWNED! Hahaha! Suckers! That's what you get for trying to work the system!

Of course, if I had a GR, i'd probably be doing the same thing and crying about it right now.
 
[quote name='Scorch']Wait, so people who have been bragging for months about this deal are getting owned?

OWNED! Hahaha! Suckers! That's what you get for trying to work the system!

Of course, if I had a GR, i'd probably be doing the same thing and crying about it right now.[/quote]

Yeah well at least with Hastings they didn't just delete your store credit.
 
[quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='Scorch']Wait, so people who have been bragging for months about this deal are getting owned?

OWNED! Hahaha! Suckers! That's what you get for trying to work the system!

Of course, if I had a GR, i'd probably be doing the same thing and crying about it right now.[/quote]

Yeah well at least with Hastings they didn't just delete your store credit.[/quote]

They might as well have. Hastings puts theirs on a giftcard though, I think Blockbuster stores it in the system. Hastings does it ghetto style.
 
[quote name='Scorch'][quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='Scorch']Wait, so people who have been bragging for months about this deal are getting owned?

OWNED! Hahaha! Suckers! That's what you get for trying to work the system!

Of course, if I had a GR, i'd probably be doing the same thing and crying about it right now.[/quote]

Yeah well at least with Hastings they didn't just delete your store credit.[/quote]

They might as well have. Hastings puts theirs on a giftcard though, I think Blockbuster stores it in the system. Hastings does it ghetto style.[/quote]

Yes but Hastings stopped their trade in deal where as BB hasn't fixed it they simply deleted accounts of people they decided where breaking their rules. I really think they could have handled it a lot better.
 
Having multiple accounts and multiple giftcards mean nothing. Speaking from an ex manager, all giftcards are unique. Even if they see you flipping numerous times they know everyone of your giftcards, and how much each one has on it. All it takes is 3-4 minutes to go through your account history.

Now what Blockbuster is doing by removing credit on giftcards is horriable. They may put your account on hold, or even permanatley ban you, but taking away what is essentialy money because they can't word there promotions correctly or train empoloyee's is BS.

How many of you when you trade in games see the SAME employee every time? Does he tell you about flipping? Of course not. Why? Because that term is generally used for EMPLOYEES not customers. Infact many managers were fired because they traded in 'too many games' or 'too many movies'. They found it odd that some people actual own more then twenty games, and when they do outragous deals like $8 minimum for DVDs and $5 more for each game, that people may infact TRADE there crap in for those awesome values. Be aware as both a customer and an employee.

However I digress as I will be going in tomorrow to trade in 3 crappy games that I paid a little more then $10 for and picking up RE4 for free.

Oh, on a sidenote. If you have any friends that do the same thing, as the recent deal (3 games and get any used for $10), both of you should swap expensive games and trade that it. It would look way less suspicous then trading in a game you just bought days before.

Anyone need any more info? Im willing to let you know just about as much as Im allowed to say. Some things I am not at liberty to say for certain reasons I won't go into.
 
[quote name='bmulligan']
Can anyone post a copy of the trade agreement ? It would be fun to pick it apart for specifics.[/quote]

REMOVED:
 
[quote name='dragonfireflys'][quote name='bmulligan']
Can anyone post a copy of the trade agreement ? It would be fun to pick it apart for specifics.[/quote]

You do know that if you are studying to be a lawyer you aren't supposed to give legal advice until you pass the bar, right?[/quote]

Oh man, the one they make the employee's sign is even better. I really wish I had snagged a copy of that.
 
[quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='Scorch'][quote name='zionoverfire'][quote name='Scorch']Wait, so people who have been bragging for months about this deal are getting owned?

OWNED! Hahaha! Suckers! That's what you get for trying to work the system!

Of course, if I had a GR, i'd probably be doing the same thing and crying about it right now.[/quote]

Yeah well at least with Hastings they didn't just delete your store credit.[/quote]

They might as well have. Hastings puts theirs on a giftcard though, I think Blockbuster stores it in the system. Hastings does it ghetto style.[/quote]

Yes but Hastings stopped their trade in deal where as BB hasn't fixed it they simply deleted accounts of people they decided where breaking their rules. I really think they could have handled it a lot better.[/quote]

Hastings hasn't stopped their trade in deal.
 
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