[Dead] EBGames $10 Bonus for ANY 2 Non-Sports Titles 01/30-02/27

[quote name='equest943']Hey I heard from my local EB that the deal lasts until tomorrow. Can anyone confirm this? I know on the first post it says till the 27th but that's what the assistant manager told me. If he's wrong then I'm going to be pissed at the 4 leftover games I could've gotten about $27 for.[/quote]

It ended today. The ad says it's thru the 27th, I went to trade in 2 games from my collection and asked the guy(I believe he's the manager at my local store) and he said today was the last day.
 
How often does EB have these type of deals (Buy 2 get 1 free AND $10 bonus for trading in 2 used games)?

I remember during the holidays (2004) they had B2G1 Free... and I think last Spring they had Buy 1 get 1 free for the 16-bit systems (SNES/Genesis) when I bought like 20 SNES games.

Just curious. These 2 promotions were great deals, especially combined with the TRU green tag sale. I hope they come along again.
 
Usually every couple of months.

I have to admit, EB picked a great time to run this promotion, thanks to TRU's 90% sale. My store is now sitting on about 15 copies of Primal and eJay for ps2.

Some people made a killing this month.
 
[quote name='m0rningbreakfast']Now Gamecrazy (Hollywood Video's answer to Blockbuster's GameRush) is givng the consumer an extra $10 bonus credit if you bring in two NON-SPORTS games.

They also added this somewhat ridiculous stipulation - you can only recieve the $10 bonus once a day. That means if you bring in 4, 6, 8, 10, etc. games a day, you only get the $10 bonus once. That means to take advantage of this, you need to bring in 2 games a day.

And I think this promotion will end at the end of March (not too sure, because the 2-3 Gamecrazy clerks didn't know either).[/quote]

My gamecrazy in Seattle said that the credit had to be used when i turned in the games, and even then only on used products, so I couldn't rack up the credit like we all did at EB. Any one else's have these same rules?
 
[quote name='Scahom1']Usually every couple of months.

I have to admit, EB picked a great time to run this promotion, thanks to TRU's 90% sale. My store is now sitting on about 15 copies of Primal and eJay for ps2.

Some people made a killing this month.[/quote]

Which deal is run every couple of months?
The B2G1 Free or the $10 bonus for trading in 2 games? I would assume B2G1 free is much more often... I don't recall the $10 bonus deal before but maybe I just wasn't paying attention. Hopefully EB will run this again even after they got bombarded by a ridiculous surplus of Primal, Mad Maestro, etc.

Yeah, a lot CAG made a killing this month thanks to TRU. I enjoyed building up some store credit but I probably got more of a thrill treasure hunting at various TRUs. I guess I get off on it in a wierd sort of way.
 
[quote name='fivecardstud']
My gamecrazy in Seattle said that the credit had to be used when i turned in the games, and even then only on used products, so I couldn't rack up the credit like we all did at EB. Any one else's have these same rules?[/quote]

Yeah, you can't build up GC store credit in this deal. You have to spend it right away. That sucks unless there's a specific game you're targeting that you want.

BTW, wrestling games are included this $10 bonus deal. At least at my Game Crazy.

I traded in Rogue Ops (PS2) and Legends of Wrestling II (XB) for Panzer Dragoon Orta (XB). Those 2 games only cost me $4 (TRU) but they gave me $14 credit, which basically covered the the entire cost of Panzer. Not bad.
 
[quote name='thericochet']Traded in the following today. All are PS2 and include the $5 bonus.

True Crime - $7
Tony Hawk 3 - $5.75
Mark of Kri - $5.75
Midway Arcade 2 - $12
Knockout Kings '02 - $6
SSX Tricky - $6.00
Kingdom Hearts - $12
Bond: Everything or Nothing - $8 (the fact that they normally only give 3 bucks for this is an absolute JOKE)
GTA: VC - $9
Smug Run 2 - $7
CapcomVsSNK2 - $12
Manhunt $8
[/quote]

I can't believe those are with the bonuses! :?
 
[quote name='Nephets']I can't believe those are with the bonuses! :?[/quote]

I can't believe many consumers would make the mistake of trading in their games for piss-poor credit more than once. You regularly get screwed over so badly by most retail stores that it's simply not worth the effort. You're better off donating used games to charity for a tax write-off than trading them in for cash or store credit. :(
 
I just want to thank everyone on CAG for alerting me to this deal. With lots of patience and research, I was able to spend $150 and turn it into $400 in store credit. I didn't even have to hoard much, as I mostly just bought EB's $4.99 games at B2G1F - 10% and traded them back in to a different store. Nobody batted an eyelash the whole time. EB sure is stupid.
 
[quote name='billg']I just want to thank everyone on CAG for alerting me to this deal. With lots of patience and research, I was able to spend $150 and turn it into $400 in store credit. I didn't even have to hoard much, as I mostly just bought EB's $4.99 games at B2G1F - 10% and traded them back in to a different store. Nobody batted an eyelash the whole time. EB sure is stupid.[/quote]

You didnt make much though.. 5.99 Games fetched at the most a buck mostly 50 cents
buy 6 10.80x2 21.60
Sell 50 cents 3 bucks x 30 bouns 33

11.40 profit per 6 games ..... Dont know about you but that isnt worth the risk iin getting 6 games that they wouldnt take back
 
[quote name='slidecage'][quote name='billg']I just want to thank everyone on CAG for alerting me to this deal. With lots of patience and research, I was able to spend $150 and turn it into $400 in store credit. I didn't even have to hoard much, as I mostly just bought EB's $4.99 games at B2G1F - 10% and traded them back in to a different store. Nobody batted an eyelash the whole time. EB sure is stupid.[/quote]

You didnt make much though.. 5.99 Games fetched at the most a buck mostly 50 cents
buy 6 10.80x2 21.60
Sell 50 cents 3 bucks x 30 bouns 33

11.40 profit per 6 games ..... Dont know about you but that isnt worth the risk iin getting 6 games that they wouldnt take back[/quote]

I'd say $150 spent translating into $400 in credit isn't too bad, wouldn't you?
 
Definitely not bad spending $150 to get $400. I ended up spending about $42 to get $196ish. ~22cents on the dollar. Yahoo! Would have done more but by the time I got to our TRUs, they were slim pickings and I had to dig and hope for restocks. I'm happy. I didn't have any problems turning any TRU games into three different EBs.
 
[quote name='bob330i']Definitely not bad spending $150 to get $400. I ended up spending about $42 to get $196ish. ~22cents on the dollar. Yahoo! Would have done more but by the time I got to our TRUs, they were slim pickings and I had to dig and hope for restocks. I'm happy. I didn't have any problems turning any TRU games into three different EBs.[/quote]

Not too shabby. Unfortunately for me, $0 spent was translated into $0 in credit. :( Proximity to said stores and lack of time has doomed me once again.
 
[quote name='chickenhawk'][quote name='slidecage'][quote name='billg']I just want to thank everyone on CAG for alerting me to this deal. With lots of patience and research, I was able to spend $150 and turn it into $400 in store credit. I didn't even have to hoard much, as I mostly just bought EB's $4.99 games at B2G1F - 10% and traded them back in to a different store. Nobody batted an eyelash the whole time. EB sure is stupid.[/quote]

You didnt make much though.. 5.99 Games fetched at the most a buck mostly 50 cents
buy 6 10.80x2 21.60
Sell 50 cents 3 bucks x 30 bouns 33

11.40 profit per 6 games ..... Dont know about you but that isnt worth the risk iin getting 6 games that they wouldnt take back[/quote]

I'd say $150 spent translating into $400 in credit isn't too bad, wouldn't you?[/quote]

saying though some stores wouldnt take a lot of the cheap games so instead of turning 150 into 400 you could of turn 150 bucks into what 30 junk games you will never play (since eb wouldnt take them and you were only buying them to trade them back in)

yea they was able to do it great job.. I turn about the same maybe a little less profit .. Overall i was able to walk away with 550 bucks on a Ebgames card dont know how much i really blew
 
[quote name='Nephets'][quote name='thericochet']Traded in the following today. All are PS2 and include the $5 bonus.

True Crime - $7
Tony Hawk 3 - $5.75
Mark of Kri - $5.75
Midway Arcade 2 - $12
Knockout Kings '02 - $6
SSX Tricky - $6.00
Kingdom Hearts - $12
Bond: Everything or Nothing - $8 (the fact that they normally only give 3 bucks for this is an absolute JOKE)
GTA: VC - $9
Smug Run 2 - $7
CapcomVsSNK2 - $12
Manhunt $8
[/quote]

I can't believe those are with the bonuses! :?[/quote]

Not too bad considering all but 2 of the games listed are 20 bucks or less retail brand new, and much less pre-owned. Knockout Kings is like $3.99 at my local Gamestop.

But yeah, they normally give jack for credit, which is why I mentioned I normally wouldn't have done this if the bonuses weren't in effect.
 
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