[quote name='CheapBastardToo']"And how is that NOT a scam? I don't even know what the preorder policy for bestbuy or cc because I go there they day the game comes out and they sell it to me. I don't have to give them $5 for each game months ahead of time. That's NOT pre-ordering that's some sort of perversion of layaway which
stores don't do anymore because people realized it's a scam."[/quote]
Just randomly pulled that out of your ass huh?
Let's take a gander at retail stores that offer pre-orders in exchange for $5-10.
Best Buy
Circuit City
Toys R Us
Wal-mart
Target
Yep. Stores don't do anymore. And before I forget, my wife worked at a Best Buy and she sold plenty of pre-order unprovoked.
Trade-ins _are_ a scam, I'd rather give games I am tired of to friends... The only time GS sees any trade-ins from me is when I get something on close-out and can get 200% or so in trade-in credit and when it is something I wouldn't want a friend to be subjected to.
Grasping the English language is wicked awesome.
Here's the definition of a scam
"a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation"
I don't frequently trade in at Gamestop, but in the few times I have the cashier has never tried to pull a fast one and make me an offer then try to change it during the course of the transaction. It's not like they say "Oh yeah, we'll take that copy of Halo 3. It gets $25" then as you're getting your money, the clerk says "
you. I'm only giving you $8!" and runs off with your game.
Just because you don't agree with what they are giving you doesn't mean it is a scam.
Oi.
The new in-store locator needs to go. I don't need results for 100 miles away. I know its probably not possible, but it'd be nice if there was a way to tell if a pre-owned game was complete in store as well. I called up my local store and a new employee refused to tell me if something was complete or not. 10 minutes and a gallon of gas later, I leave without a copy of Ridge Racer 7.