Console Trade In@EB B&M

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mttakah

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Got a flyer that advertised some deals on console trades:
PS2 system + 5 PS2 games = $150
XBox system + 5 Xbox games = $150
Gamecube system + 5 GC games = $100
GBA SP system + 5 GBA games = $75
GBA system(old one i am sure) 5 GBA games = 50
PSone Mini system + 5 PSone games = $50
PSX system + 5 PSX games - $35
N64 system + 5 N64 games - $30
DC system + 5 DC games - $30

Not sure if there are any exclusions as for as games. I plan on calling tomorrow and checking.

Not spectacular but I bought my PS2 for $70 and I know I have some games I paid a lot less than $10 bucks each. Plus I only play Xbox lately.
I could make my money back somewhat for a trade.

Just an FYI...Hope its not a double post, I looked back a couple pages.

DOH! sorry didn't realize I could still edit my original post.

Ok one more time. sorry. to answer previous posted questions since I have the flyer in front of me. This is the fine print:

"System must be in working condition. Trade-in credit must be applied to purchase in same transaction. Game boxes and instructions are required. Not valid on previous purchases. While supplies last. Case for Games program does not apply to this promotion. no substitutions can be made. No rain checks can be issued. Customer may be responsible for sales tax in some states. See store associate for complete details Typographical errors are not the responsibility of EB Games. Offer valid 10/3/04 to 10/30/04"
 
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[quote name='rickc25']Finally got around to going to EB and doing this. Didn't have any problems trading in old copies of Madden and NFL 2kx, but the guy did glare at me when he saw the games and mutter something under breath to the clerk next to him about all the "assholes" taking advantage of the trade in deal with games that had $.25 and $.50 trade in values. Unfortunately they didn't have any new PStwos in stock so I have to go back and get it with the giftcard, meaning I gotta pay tax on it now, but oh well. Still a good deal on the upgrade considering I didn't have a network adapter, plus the controller I traded in had seen better days.[/quote]

That guy is a jackass. It's EB's deal, not his. I'll bet he even "took advantage" of the deal. I know 2 guys at my EB who did.
 
[quote name='rickc25']Unfortunately they didn't have any new PStwos in stock so I have to go back and get it with the giftcard, meaning I gotta pay tax on it now, but oh well. Still a good deal on the upgrade considering I didn't have a network adapter, plus the controller I traded in had seen better days.[/quote]

Why didn't you just apply the credit towards the PSTwo right then and there? Then you wouldn't have had to pay tax.
 
[quote name='Zombie'][quote name='rickc25']Unfortunately they didn't have any new PStwos in stock so I have to go back and get it with the giftcard, meaning I gotta pay tax on it now, but oh well. Still a good deal on the upgrade considering I didn't have a network adapter, plus the controller I traded in had seen better days.[/quote]

Why didn't you just apply the credit towards the PSTwo right then and there? Then you wouldn't have had to pay tax.[/quote]

I would have recommended the same thing. However, there are two different kinds of gift cards. If they did the transaction correctly, they would have given the trade credit kind, which would result in you not having to pay sales tax when you redeem it. If they try to charge you tax when you use the card, explain the situation to them.
 
I don't believe they should charge tax as long as it is a pre-order. I kind of had the same situation - they didn't have the PSTwo in stock and the weren't exactly giving me the choice to pre-order it so I took the credit through a giftcard. Went to another EBgames and paid full price for the system pre-order and I made sure tax wasn't charged. Either it's the pre-order or the gift card.
 
[quote name='sm04as']I don't believe they should charge tax as long as it is a pre-order. I kind of had the same situation - they didn't have the PSTwo in stock and the weren't exactly giving me the choice to pre-order it so I took the credit through a giftcard. Went to another EBgames and paid full price for the system pre-order and I made sure tax wasn't charged. Either it's the pre-order or the gift card.[/quote]

they charged me tax even though they had it in stock. I thought that was normal?!?! or did I get taken for a ride?
 
[quote name='dmanko'][quote name='sm04as']I don't believe they should charge tax as long as it is a pre-order. I kind of had the same situation - they didn't have the PSTwo in stock and the weren't exactly giving me the choice to pre-order it so I took the credit through a giftcard. Went to another EBgames and paid full price for the system pre-order and I made sure tax wasn't charged. Either it's the pre-order or the gift card.[/quote]

they charged me tax even though they had it in stock. I thought that was normal?!?! or did I get taken for a ride?[/quote]

Did you do the console trade-in?
 
[quote name='guessed'][quote name='Zombie'][quote name='rickc25']Unfortunately they didn't have any new PStwos in stock so I have to go back and get it with the giftcard, meaning I gotta pay tax on it now, but oh well. Still a good deal on the upgrade considering I didn't have a network adapter, plus the controller I traded in had seen better days.[/quote]

Why didn't you just apply the credit towards the PSTwo right then and there? Then you wouldn't have had to pay tax.[/quote]

I would have recommended the same thing. However, there are two different kinds of gift cards. If they did the transaction correctly, they would have given the trade credit kind, which would result in you not having to pay sales tax when you redeem it. If they try to charge you tax when you use the card, explain the situation to them.[/quote]

I tried to pre-order, but they wouldn't let me reserve one. Hopefully their system works so that it applys the tax after the credit, but even if I have to pay tax it'll still only come to like $7.
 
[quote name='Mistik']Is today the last day for this deal? Will there be any similar deals in the near future?[/quote]

Yep. Last day today. Don't know for sure if they will be doing it again.

Traded my old PS2 for the new one. Got 100 dollars. Put it down for a new one. Bought Taiko: Drum Master, cause it' was the last one in stock. I love Taiko.
 
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