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

[quote name='Wario64']Anyone have success in bringing 2 copies of the same game?[/quote]

Depends whos working, not only did the guy take duplicates from me but also gave 10$ per game instead of 5.. he said they had just informed him about this sale. I wish he was there when I did my big haul :wink:
 
If they are not POX and you are preordering certain games, they will give you $10 for them a piece.

Something I wish I knew before I traded in a few non POX games to preorder PSP games.
 
[quote name='TimTucker']
Here's an example based on what I've been able to figure out based on trades I've done w/ the trade 2, get $10 deal (based on 6% sales tax):

Method A:
Transaction 1:
- Trade in 4 games, get $20 credit.
- Have credit put on edge card.
- Total Credit: $20

Transaction 2:
- Buy $20 in stuff
- Total: $20 + 6% tax = $21.20
- Amount left on edge card: $0.00
- Amount to pay: $1.20

Method B:
(All on 1 transaction)
- Trade in 4 games, get $20 credit
- Buy $20 in stuff
- Total = $20 stuff - $20 credit = $0.00
- Amount on edge card: $0.00
- Amount to pay $0.00

(Method B is pretty much the same as when you're doing the preorders w/ bonus credit -- you get $50 in credit and immediately apply that towards a $50 game, at which point you have a $0.00 total and no tax applies)[/quote]

Sorry, my brain must be gone, because I'm still confused. Why do you have to pay tax when using your Edge card, but not have to pay tax when you're doing an immediate trade-in/purchase (Method B)? In both methods A and B, no money is exchanged, so why does sales tax even apply? And why does it only apply in method A, but not Method B?

I'm asking because I want to pay for a PSP using credit on my Edge card, so no tax would save like 20 bucks. TIA
 
Alright, one more question...is credit transferrable to other EB locations? Gotta get rid of duplicate games but I don't want to visit the same EB
 
anybody still having luck trading in jampacks at EB?

i tried a couple last week and it worked but when i tried today (2/20), no dice.
oh well... i only picked up 4 of them so no biggie.

it might be YMMV but after reading some of the posts, seems like EB may have shut down this deal entirely. Just curious if it still works.
 
Say you have Game A, B, C, D

On the first day you bring one Game A + B + C + D to get your $20.00+.

The next day you bring once again Game A + B + C + D to get another $20.00+.

Will a red flag pop up saying this person has already traded in Game A + B + C + D and stop you from trading this batch in?

I'm curious because I bought 2 copies each of about 3 different $3-4 games and when I did all of this they asked for my driver's license.

Also, do you think they will take in the Gamecube preview disc (the one that had a Splinter Cell, Soul Calibur 2 and Viewtiful Joe demo)? I mean I did buy it from them and it's not a sports game. Or do you think it borders on the Jampack-like disc clause and shoot me down?
 
[quote name='m0rningbreakfast']Also, do you think they will take in the Gamecube preview disc (the one that had a Splinter Cell, Soul Calibur 2 and Viewtiful Joe demo)? I mean I did buy it from them and it's not a sports game. Or do you think it borders on the Jampack-like disc clause and shoot me down?[/quote]


I traded in the exact preview disk, so they will certainly take it. I think it got me 75 cents plus the 5 bucks bonus.
 
[quote name='m0rningbreakfast']Say you have Game A, B, C, D

On the first day you bring one Game A + B + C + D to get your $20.00+.

The next day you bring once again Game A + B + C + D to get another $20.00+.

Will a red flag pop up saying this person has already traded in Game A + B + C + D and stop you from trading this batch in?

I'm curious because I bought 2 copies each of about 3 different $3-4 games and when I did all of this they asked for my driver's license.

Also, do you think they will take in the Gamecube preview disc (the one that had a Splinter Cell, Soul Calibur 2 and Viewtiful Joe demo)? I mean I did buy it from them and it's not a sports game. Or do you think it borders on the Jampack-like disc clause and shoot me down?[/quote]

Just give a few days and they'll probably forget... I've traded in the same thing days apart but it wasn't the same guy both times..
 
They don't keep track of what you trade in, at least not immediately. Just don't go up to the same guy the second time around.

the no tax loop only seems to work on non-promo deals. I traded games for DMC3 and last time traded 3 games for X-Men legends. And both of those transactions included tax.
 
I haven't had any trouble trading-in duplicates, but I always make it a point not to trade my duplicates in during the same transaction. (I give them six unique games and then start with the duplicates in the following transaction. Never had a problem this way.)
 
[quote name='MaxBiaggi3']I haven't had any trouble trading-in duplicates, but I always make it a point not to trade my duplicates in during the same transaction. (I give them six unique games and then start with the duplicates in the following transaction. Never had a problem this way.)[/quote]

Mine keep telling me it doesn't matter if it's a different transaction and they can't except duplicates of any kind.
 
Traded in quite a bit o crap.
4x Primals
5x Mad Maestros
1x The great escape
1x Wipeout Fusion
3x Eternal Darkness
1x Robin Hood: Defender of the Crown
1x XII
All for around $93 in credit
 
[quote name='Nephets'][quote name='MaxBiaggi3']I haven't had any trouble trading-in duplicates, but I always make it a point not to trade my duplicates in during the same transaction. (I give them six unique games and then start with the duplicates in the following transaction. Never had a problem this way.)[/quote]

Mine keep telling me it doesn't matter if it's a different transaction and they can't except duplicates of any kind.[/quote]

Are you trying to do this the same day ? I'm lucky that on my way to work I pass my diff eb's. The last week i was taking the same groups of games and trading them in. Never was told anything and I even dealt with the same guy wed,thur n fri.

Your EB might just be ball busting. Try a diff one or wait till that guy isnt in and finish dumping off your stuff.
 
[quote name='screwkick']

The bottom line is, that no matter what kind of promotion EB is running, they will always come out ahead when you trade in your games.[/quote]

Which is calling 'running a for-profit business.' As an investor and customer, I would hope they would continue to do so, that way they stay in business and can continue to provide jobs and goods.

None of my local TRUs have had any of the cheapy stuff for trade fodder; I might take in some higher-value games to get the cred and bonus, and use it for Digital Devil Saga, since 55 bucks would hurt out of pocket, and I don't know if I want to fool with online trades.
 
traded in:

pikmin
gauntlet dark legacy
GT3 a-spec
metal gear solid 2
zone of the enders
pokemon coliseum
super mario sunshine
star wars: rogue leader

for 71.50

I got Resident Evil 4 too and it was NOT taxed so I have 21.50 left on an edge card now ^_^
 
Took in the last of my TRU coupon goodies on Saturday. I had taken all but one of the games out of the original cases and replaced them with Blockbuster DVD cases. I used a pre-owned Suikoden III case for the last game. Went to EB and traded them all in.

Got home and was looking at my reciept and it turns out that the guy scanned the game in the Sui III case and it rang up as Sui III. So I got credit for Sui III instead of Mad Maestro.

Discuss.
 
[quote name='outkastx']Took in the last of my TRU coupon goodies on Saturday. I had taken all but one of the games out of the original cases and replaced them with Blockbuster DVD cases. I used a pre-owned Suikoden III case for the last game. Went to EB and traded them all in.

Got home and was looking at my reciept and it turns out that the guy scanned the game in the Sui III case and it rang up as Sui III. So I got credit for Sui III instead of Mad Maestro.

Discuss.[/quote]

I had the same thing happened to me with REZ. :rofl:
 
You had a Mad Maestro disk, in a Suikoden III case, including the SuikIII liner/jacket/UPC? That could definitely be construed as fraud/misrepresentation....

I'm curious as to why a lot of these purchases aren't taxed? You aren't actually 'trading' games, you are exchanging games for credit, then exchanging credit for games, so it should be treated as a 'sale,' thus, taxed.
 
[quote name='masha'][quote name='outkastx']Took in the last of my TRU coupon goodies on Saturday. I had taken all but one of the games out of the original cases and replaced them with Blockbuster DVD cases. I used a pre-owned Suikoden III case for the last game. Went to EB and traded them all in.

Got home and was looking at my reciept and it turns out that the guy scanned the game in the Sui III case and it rang up as Sui III. So I got credit for Sui III instead of Mad Maestro.

Discuss.[/quote]


I had the same thing happened to me with REZ. :rofl:[/quote]


Rez doesent get too much credit at EB though.... I think aroud $13.
 
[quote name='dtcarson']I'm curious as to why a lot of these purchases aren't taxed? You aren't actually 'trading' games, you are exchanging games for credit, then exchanging credit for games, so it should be treated as a 'sale,' thus, taxed.[/quote]

You want to get taxed on the games? You are basically trading the games for credit, and then trading the credit for games.
 
Sui 3 only nets you $5. Figure that one out.

And no, it was only the actual plastic case. So Mad Maestro insert, manual, and disc and he scanned the Sui 3 PO Barcode sticker which was covering up the Mad Maestro barcode.
 
I would like to thank the topic creator for pointing this deal out. From my own collection and from some TRU games, I have managed to gather $141 in credit, which will amount to getting me a 1GB memory stick pro duo. THank you so much!!!
 
[quote name='dtcarson']
I'm curious as to why a lot of these purchases aren't taxed? You aren't actually 'trading' games, you are exchanging games for credit, then exchanging credit for games, so it should be treated as a 'sale,' thus, taxed.[/quote]

Because no money was exchanged. Sure, they say you get $5 trade-in credit, but it's not five actual dollars. They could just as easily call it 5 points, or 5 EB Buckaroos, since it's worthless everywhere else. It's a trade, not a sale. But I believe there is a seperate barter/trade tax, so that might depend on your state.

At least, that's how I understand it. I haven't tried spending my credit yet, so who knows...
 
I have four games to trade in, I was thinking of trading in some spare TRU games I got:

Universal Studios
Eternal Darkness
Mojo
R: Racing

But I'd expect only like 25 dollars or so for all of those total, and since I want to get Wario Ware Touched (I recently got a DS but only one game), I'd get it for less than 10 dollars, but, I figure I'd rather keep those four games for GR trade-in's, such as the trade 2, get a preorder game for 35, or anything else like that. I'll just get Wario Ware at BB with a GGC (if they have one around), for around 30+ out of pocket, not a bad deal really.
 
[quote name='help1']will stores take duplicates in the same week?[/quote]


I'm pretty sure its YMMV
 
How are the EB's keeping track of duplicates? At mine, all I do is sign my name, address, and driver's license #. They never put anything in the computer so they don't really have a way of tracking unlesss they want to search for my receipts every time. I've been trading duplicates but I do it on different days.
 
I had a few duplicates when I went in tonight. They just put them on seperate transactions. But they would not take wrestling games. They counted as sports. I got $177.25 in credit. I bought a bunch of games and looked at my collection when I got home. I could go back and trade in a few more to thin out my collection of filler titles and get another $90-$100 in credit. Then I could finish paying off WM21 and get a few more games (Starfox: Assault and RE:CVX (GCN). But the duplicates depends on who you get at the counter.
 
[quote name='zola']traded in:

pikmin
gauntlet dark legacy
GT3 a-spec
metal gear solid 2
zone of the enders
pokemon coliseum
super mario sunshine
star wars: rogue leader

for 71.50

I got Resident Evil 4 too and it was NOT taxed so I have 21.50 left on an edge card now ^_^[/quote]

Honestly, wow, you got ripped off. I don't consider trading 8 games for one, and maybe another with the 20 a very good deal...

Unless you got them really cheap in the first place (I doubt, on a few of those at least), then I don't think you got such a great deal.
 
This is slightly off topic... but has anyone had trouble cancelling preorders at EB (that were made via the trade 5 games for $50 credit deal) and then transfering that $50 to an Edge Card?

I traded in some TRU games (cost me $15) today for the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory preorder I want that $50 credit since I'm eyeing a PSP.

A CAG mentioned earlier it worked but he ran into an occasional hitch now and then.
 
[quote name='Nephets'][quote name='zola']traded in:

pikmin
gauntlet dark legacy
GT3 a-spec
metal gear solid 2
zone of the enders
pokemon coliseum
super mario sunshine
star wars: rogue leader

for 71.50

I got Resident Evil 4 too and it was NOT taxed so I have 21.50 left on an edge card now ^_^[/quote]

Honestly, wow, you got ripped off. I don't consider trading 8 games for one, and maybe another with the 20 a very good deal...

Unless you got them really cheap in the first place (I doubt, on a few of those at least), then I don't think you got such a great deal.[/quote]

That's why I don't trade in many of my games . . . I know someday that I will want to play Mario Sunshine again and a new $50 game is going to be $15 in the future. So, I can wait until the price is right on RE4.

Games are so relative in price. But I want to keep much of my collection intact.

I do trade in stuff that I bought cheap or cheap games that I know I'll find cheap again in the future. Especially if a cheap game is not POX . . . then you can get $10 on a preorder but buy it again for $10 or less if you regret it.
 
[quote name='sabin23']This is slightly off topic... but has anyone had trouble cancelling preorders at EB (that were made via the trade 5 games for $50 credit deal) and then transfering that $50 to an Edge Card?

I traded in some TRU games (cost me $15) today for the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory preorder I want that $50 credit since I'm eyeing a PSP.

A CAG mentioned earlier it worked but he ran into an occasional hitch now and then.[/quote]

I tried doing a 5 for a preorder and they said that they had heard of no such promotion... :evil:
 
Well, I've gone around to all the area EB's and GameStops, and bought Jampacks. One of the local store still takes them, so I've amassed 3 of each. This store rocks all, apparently, because they don't limit me to 6, like other stores have. So i'm trading a full set of JamPacks 2 days in a row, 2 copies of eternal ring (3.99 game), Extermination (2.99-3.99 game), and other various cheapass games. Then I go to the stores that are bastards and don't let me trade, use my Edge card and buy up all the stock they have of games under 4.99, rinse and repeat. The guy behind the counter is the most forgetful it seems, and most of the other employees as well. I've bought (so far)

Katamari Damacy (omg this is a great game, wish i played it sooner)
Megaman Collection
X-Men Legends
Suikoden IV
Paper Mario 1000 Year Door
Mario Kart Double Dash
Prince of Persia (both of em)
Jak series
GTA: San Andreas
Viewtiful Joe 1/2
Ace Combat 5
Ratchet/Clank games
Star Wars Battlefront
Lord of the Rings series, Movies and 3rd Age

And I started with 50$ at GameStop while they had their b2g1f sale. What a beauty this was for me. I've got 19.81 left on my edge card. I think I worked this sale pretty well. Try trading in 2 Jampacks before you go around buying them like I did, hate to see someone get burned. I've gone to 6 stores near me, and this store is the only one that lets me trade in demos like that. Especially en masse, beautiful stuff. Can't get over how much they let me trade in. He just kept separating them at 6 per reciept on his own, didn't even ask me. Anyway, good luck all, the sale's almost over, don't let it slip away! As far as I know, good games to use that aren't jam packs are X Squad, Eternal Ring, Extermination, MDK2 Armageddon, RTX Red (red something, i forget), Time Splitters. Just grab what you can using store credit to buy, and your discount card to save on, and the B2G1 to really rack up. Then when you buy again with your credit on games you really want, make sure to get that 10% again. Fun times. Gotta love bad corporate forsight, and employees who let it happen.
 
[quote name='sabin23']This is slightly off topic... but has anyone had trouble cancelling preorders at EB (that were made via the trade 5 games for $50 credit deal) and then transfering that $50 to an Edge Card?

I traded in some TRU games (cost me $15) today for the Splinter Cell Chaos Theory preorder I want that $50 credit since I'm eyeing a PSP.

A CAG mentioned earlier it worked but he ran into an occasional hitch now and then.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm curious about this as well. I'd love to just pick up some of these pre-orders and trade them in right away for the $50 credit. Also, has anyone heard about any other games being added to the "5 for $50" promotion? They run this a lot so I'm sure other stuff will be added soon. At least, I hope - I've run out of stuff to pre-order!
 
I made out pretty well with this deal:

Traded in:

1 Primal
3 MGS2 Substance (XBOX)
3 Ejay Clubworld
3 Music Maker

And I got 70 dollars, the guy was totally cool about it, he let me trade them in all at one time, he also let me put the 3 MGS2's towards SC:CT. Totally awesome deal.
 
Has anyone tried trading in the Outlaw Volleyball (BB exclusive) and Outlaw Golf Xmas (BB exclusive).

They are both 2.99 new at GameRush right now, so it may be a quick 30-40% profit.
 
[quote name='KowHunta']Well, I've gone around to all the area EB's and GameStops, and bought Jampacks. One of the local store still takes them, so I've amassed 3 of each. This store rocks all, apparently, because they don't limit me to 6, like other stores have. So i'm trading a full set of JamPacks 2 days in a row, 2 copies of eternal ring (3.99 game), Extermination (2.99-3.99 game), and other various cheapass games. Then I go to the stores that are bastards and don't let me trade, use my Edge card and buy up all the stock they have of games under 4.99, rinse and repeat. The guy behind the counter is the most forgetful it seems, and most of the other employees as well. I've bought (so far)

Katamari Damacy (omg this is a great game, wish i played it sooner)
Megaman Collection
X-Men Legends
Suikoden IV
Paper Mario 1000 Year Door
Mario Kart Double Dash
Prince of Persia (both of em)
Jak series
GTA: San Andreas
Viewtiful Joe 1/2
Ace Combat 5
Ratchet/Clank games
Star Wars Battlefront
Lord of the Rings series, Movies and 3rd Age

And I started with 50$ at GameStop while they had their b2g1f sale. What a beauty this was for me. I've got 19.81 left on my edge card. I think I worked this sale pretty well. Try trading in 2 Jampacks before you go around buying them like I did, hate to see someone get burned. I've gone to 6 stores near me, and this store is the only one that lets me trade in demos like that. Especially en masse, beautiful stuff. Can't get over how much they let me trade in. He just kept separating them at 6 per reciept on his own, didn't even ask me. Anyway, good luck all, the sale's almost over, don't let it slip away! As far as I know, good games to use that aren't jam packs are X Squad, Eternal Ring, Extermination, MDK2 Armageddon, RTX Red (red something, i forget), Time Splitters. Just grab what you can using store credit to buy, and your discount card to save on, and the B2G1 to really rack up. Then when you buy again with your credit on games you really want, make sure to get that 10% again. Fun times. Gotta love bad corporate forsight, and employees who let it happen.[/quote]

I don't want to even think about the amount of time you spent driving back and forth

I traded in 2 games(rogue ops and primal) and got 11.25 for it with the bonus and i'm happy with that...
 
[quote name='gsr']I don't want to even think about the amount of time you spent driving back and forth

I traded in 2 games(rogue ops and primal) and got 11.25 for it with the bonus and i'm happy with that...[/quote]

A whole lot of work for a whole lot of reward? Sometimes the work involved really does overwhelm the fun and savings though. Certainly, it was a nice score, but I'm sure he had to put plenty of effort into it as well.
 
Sometimes the best scores only come to those that put in alot of effort.

Effort to drive to 2 diff TRU
Effort to trade in the games to 3 diff EBs by me

Worth every aspect, have my psp paid off, have 2 launch games and the warranty paid off.

A lil time and patience combing the TRU and EB deal

Priceless
 
I was doing this for 6 hours, but i ate lunch, and spent about 2 hours talking to people I knew in the stores. Probably around 3 hours of actual work. Not bad in my book though.
 
[quote name='KowHunta']I was doing this for 6 hours, but i ate lunch, and spent about 2 hours talking to people I knew in the stores. Probably around 3 hours of actual work. Not bad in my book though.[/quote]

I think going around and doing this type of stuff is actually kind of fun (if you find the stuff of course) If you have a free day to drive around and make deals, i'm all for it.
 
I traded in 8 games yesterday, all stuff I'd gotten cheap at Circuit City during one of their big clearance sales last year at like $3/per. Ended up getting FIFA Street preorder and $15 back on Edge card.

I still came out on top because I had spent so little on the games initially, but man, EB's trade-in values suck. If those were games I had paid full price for I would be really ticked off at how little I got for them. The only thing that made it worthwhile was the $10 bonus credit.

Also: mentioned before, but Jampacks do not work for the promotion. I had a really nice kid as a clerk and he actually tried to get the system to take it, but no dice. They did take it in trade but I only got a quarter for it. Good thing I had brought another trade-worthy game just in case...
 
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