(Deal Dead, Discussion Dying) Free PSP Games @ EB (w/select PS2/XBX/GC Trade-ins)

AnthonyRoundtree

CAGiversary!
Update: 4/16/05

Ths deal is now dead.
Go home... the party is over.

What's that? You wanna be the weird guy that hangs out after the party to talk about how cool the party was even though you were also the guy everyone at the party was trying to get away from?

Fine.... We'll say open for ya... BUT NO STICKY FOR YOU!

Thanks to everyone.... and don't forget.... now that you've gotten an entire library of PSP games for damn near free... don't forget to at least say hi to your DS once in a while.....

Your DS misses you....


Toodles!








UPDATE 4/11/05: As some of you may know... this deal advertised as "3 Trades for 1 PSP Game" is over as of 4/10. However, EBGames.com indicates that the deal is still fresh until the 15th, but you must trade in 6 for 2 games in one transaction in order for it to work.

Under In-Store Promotions, EBGames.com reads:
"Free select PSP title with PS2/XB/GC game trade-in (pre-purchase) Active: Now - 4/15/2005
Trade-in 6 qualifying pre-played PS2/XB/GC games and receive $79.98 towards the pre-purchase of 2 of the following titles: GRETZKY NHL HOCKEY PSP or TWISTED METAL: HEAD ON PSP or WORLD TOUR SOCCER PSP or ATV OFFRD FURY BLAZIN TRLS PSP or APE ESCAPE PSP or NBA PSP or WIPEOUT PURE PSP or MLB PSP. Game boxes and instructions are required. Some titles are excluded from trade. May be combined with other EB Promotions. Typographical errors are not the responsibility of EB Games. Not valid on hardware. See sales associate for complete details. Customer may be responsible for sales tax."

Some stores may or may not honor this promo, and some stores may still let you only trade in 3 for 1. Regardless, we'll keep this thread stickied until the 16th, then officially kill it 14 days after the 15th, for all you guys trying to exchange your items obtained on the 15th. In any case, the trade-in deal is YMMV, and exchanging the PSP games is even more YMMV.

Good luck to all of you on the final days of what is sure to be the most memorable, and profitable, trade-in deal of 2005!



[quote name='joystickz']

Here's the scoop.

EBGames In Store is having an in-store promotion on the preorder/purchase of PSP games that could potentially make your initial launch library damn near free.

Here's the deal......

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With this deal, gamers need only trade in THREE games not on THIS LIST to receive one of the EIGHT games shown above.

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For those of you who can put two and two together, understand that when you get the game from EB it bumps the value of each game that might be normally traded in for 50 cents, up to a third of the price of any of those 39.99 games.

Then, with your sealed game in hand, and receipt (or better, gift receipt) for said game, you are not prohibited from later exchanging it for store credit for the full $40 value of the game.

In essence, the deal isn't "just for those 8 PSP games" because you can still exchange any one of them within 14 days of purchase for full credit.

Better yet... get your credit back on a gift card (make sure it has scratch off pin numbers) and use it online.

Above deal ends April 10th.


Sound easy?
Good.

NOTE: Though this isnt a YMMV deal, the clerks all over don't seem to be too refreshed on it... so make sure you're cool with the employees enough to share some patience until they work it out in the computer.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='salmonaxxx']Has anyone successfully traded in games without manuals? Is it a strict store policy or YMMV?[/QUOTE]

YMMV

EB generally requires

1) disc in good shape
2) case with insert
3) manual

I'd say about 50/50 on if anyone would take a game without a book....
YMMV.
 
[quote name='joystickz']YMMV

EB generally requires

1) disc in good shape
2) case with insert
3) manual

I'd say about 50/50 on if anyone would take a game without a book....
YMMV.[/QUOTE]

I successfully traded Future Tactics for GCN without box or manual.
 
Has anybody had troubles returning the games yet? How have you guys been doing it? Like 2 at a time, because I have 5 now that I would like to return but i am a bit suspicious.
 
[quote name='Kayday']I successfully traded Future Tactics for GCN without box or manual.[/QUOTE]

its all about the employee ringing you up... some take them some dont, i wish more would take them then i wouldnt have to print the damn covers out and waste ink :D
 
Sorry I haven't been around to keep trackof this thread, but where from and which games are the majority of you CAGers trading in for this deal?

I don't own a PSP yet, but I'd assume I can rape the deal and return games the so that I can get a PSP for pretty damn cheep, or maybe not.
 
[quote name='Ragingbull2380']As far as I know Jampack 11 is POX...can't use it anymore for this deal[/QUOTE]


Wait, but would Jampack 11 still work for the regular trade in deals (like the trade in 5 get _____ free)?
 
this deal is ridiculous...

i bought:

3 copies of enter the matrix (PS2) from BB for 6.99 each (B2G1) = total cost 14.00 of BB credit

2 copies of nine more holes golf from BB for 2.99 each = total cost 6.00 of BB credit

single copies of ribbit king, go go hypergrind (both GC) and carmen sandiego (xbox) for 8.99 each (B2G1) and gamestop discount card = total cost 16.50 cash

also had an extra copy of splinter cell ps2 from prior PO purchase...

traded in 2 copies of golf and splinter cell for wipeout
and 2 copies of matrix and go go hypergrind for twisted metal

still have single copies of matrix, ribbit king and carmen sandiego left which have trade in values at blockbuster of 6.50, 13.00 and 12.00 with the $5 extra when trading 3 or more games


total spent is 36.50 plus tax (20.00 of which was BB credit which didn't cost me 20.00 out of pocket)

ended up with two $40 PSP games (plus tax) and 3 games worth 31.50 credit at BB or worth another PSP game at EB...CRAZY!!

for what it is worth, the guy looked up nine more holes xmas golf and said it was now POX as of friday noon (traded copies on wednesday without trouble...same clerk, same store)
 
[quote name='Chacrana']Wait, but would Jampack 11 still work for the regular trade in deals (like the trade in 5 get _____ free)?[/QUOTE]


Didn't work for me in NYC today. In fact I tried to trade in 5 for $50 Gran Turismo 4 and that deal wouldn't work for me in the computer.
So the guy changed me over to a Doom 3 preorder. I had to put $5 down and then he changed the credit over to GT4. I still have to cancel to preorder to get the $5 back. Nice of him to do that for me though.

For those curious I traded in all from the CC $5 sale except for Rygar
I-Ninja XB $2-- > $10
Morrowind GOTY $7 --> $10
Burnout 2 XB $4 --> $10
Chaos Legion $2 --> $10
Rygar $1 --> $10

Rygar is actually funny in that I went to another EB first and they wouldn't just let me trade in 4 games for $40, so I bought Rygar there ($7.99)to get 5 games and traded them all in at the other store.
 
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=843849#post843849

BELOW IS COPIED FROM NEW THREAD....

Buy 2 Get 1 Free PrePlayed Games @ EBGames TODAY EASTER ONLY!

Just went down to EB for a screen protector....
I had thought my reign of trade-in terror had been over.... (refering to Trade 3 select games get one PSP game Free)

Then I found out EBGames was ahving Buy 2 Get 1 on used games TODAY ONLY!....
Needless to say... I couldnt resist.... and made use it.

Most EBGames are closed by now 5pm....

But WEST COAST CAGers should check it out....

NOTE: Apparently this deal is official... but corporate forgot to reset the system... and all stores just maually input the cheapest game as 1 penny.

Have fun west coast!


(delete if double post...)
 
[quote name='evophile']Didn't work for me in NYC today. In fact I tried to trade in 5 for $50 Gran Turismo 4 and that deal wouldn't work for me in the computer.
So the guy changed me over to a Doom 3 preorder. I had to put $5 down and then he changed the credit over to GT4. I still have to cancel to preorder to get the $5 back. Nice of him to do that for me though.

For those curious I traded in all from the CC $5 sale except for Rygar
I-Ninja XB $2-- > $10
Morrowind GOTY $7 --> $10
Burnout 2 XB $4 --> $10
Chaos Legion $2 --> $10
Rygar $1 --> $10

Rygar is actually funny in that I went to another EB first and they wouldn't just let me trade in 4 games for $40, so I bought Rygar there ($7.99)to get 5 games and traded them all in at the other store.[/QUOTE]


Yeah, but with GT4, I don't see the trade in offer listed anymore... so maybe that's why... or maybe that's just wishful thinking.
 
yeah..today was supposed to be the last day of the deal..and i was there 15 mins before closing...so i wouldnt be surprised if they had wiped it from the computer already.
 
[quote name='evophile']yeah..today was supposed to be the last day of the deal..and i was there 15 mins before closing...so i wouldnt be surprised if they had wiped it from the computer already.[/QUOTE]


BTW, quality pic in your sig.
 
[quote name='joystickz']http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=843849#post843849

BELOW IS COPIED FROM NEW THREAD....

Buy 2 Get 1 Free PrePlayed Games @ EBGames TODAY EASTER ONLY!

Just went down to EB for a screen protector....
I had thought my reign of trade-in terror had been over.... (refering to Trade 3 select games get one PSP game Free)

Then I found out EBGames was ahving Buy 2 Get 1 on used games TODAY ONLY!....
Needless to say... I couldnt resist.... and made use it.

Most EBGames are closed by now 5pm....

But WEST COAST CAGers should check it out....

NOTE: Apparently this deal is official... but corporate forgot to reset the system... and all stores just maually input the cheapest game as 1 penny.

Have fun west coast!


(delete if double post...)[/QUOTE]

The EB Games in Berkeley are closed for Easter. Dang, so that means that we miss out on the deal because the stores aren't even open
 
[quote name='soonerdoc']for what it is worth, the guy looked up nine more holes xmas golf and said it was now POX as of friday noon (traded copies on wednesday without trouble...same clerk, same store)[/QUOTE]

f**k me! this sucks they better take that shit still.
 
How anal is EB usually about having the original case? I've got a stack of Movie Gallery B2G2 games here. All are complete, but only 2 have their original case. The others are just the generic case with the original cover slipped in and instructions inside.
 
oh shiet in one of preorder receipt, it say that I purchase 3 PSP games at $43.29 each. Do you think if I return it, will I get $43.29 cash back or in-store credit?
 
[quote name='WhiteRob']How anal is EB usually about having the original case? I've got a stack of Movie Gallery B2G2 games here. All are complete, but only 2 have their original case. The others are just the generic case with the original cover slipped in and instructions inside.[/QUOTE]

My EB has never cared.
 
Almost forgot....

GC WTA Tour Tennis can be found on the shelf tagged PO for $5.99.
Trades in just fine.

Also... I found GC Starsky and Hutch on the shelf for 7.99 with a PO sticker....
it worked fine as PO when i traded it in.... EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ON THE LIST!!

what else.....

XBX Furious Karting is PO. you might find it on their shelf with a $7.99 sticker.... but it seems to be $9.99 in the system.... just get em to change it if the sticker is cheaper.... trades in like a charm!

ALSO
both GC and XBX Future Tactics are still going strong.....

thats it....
good luck!
 
OK, a couple questions,
A- is this deal still going?
B- Could i get a psp game, then right there trade it in for store credit, and then go buy WOW with it?
Thanks guys
 
[quote name='theenforcer1']OK, a couple questions,
A- is this deal still going?
B- Could i get a psp game, then right there trade it in for store credit, and then go buy WOW with it?
Thanks guys[/QUOTE]


A)Look on the first page. Expires in April.
B)I would advice against it....YMMV. But there is no need to be lazy with such a good deal.
 
Does anyone know if the Sega GT 2002/Jet Set Radio Future Combo pack is POX? Both of the titles are individually on the exclusion list, but the combo pack is not. I have a couple copies lying around and it would be great they weren't POX. Thanks. ^^
 
Just traded in 6 games (stuff laying around from last year) for 2 games ($80 in credit when I return them :).

Hulk GC ($5 BB not very good)
Piglet game ($5 CC for my kids but it sucks)
Malice Xbox ($7 ebay w/shipping very bad game)
Metroid from Wavebird bundle ($20 so $7 net on WB!)
Eternal Darkness (green tag $3 extra copy)
Pitfall ($5 Target but its not very good)

Pretty good . . . I have 2 other non-POX, need to scrape up one more)
 
[quote name='soonerdoc']can anyone confirm if the nine more holes of holiday golf still works?[/QUOTE]


my mistake, i wanted to know if the nine more holes of xmas (the one at blockbuster for 2.99) still works
 
I tried trading in Jampack 11 but it didn't work... That really sucks because they were only 99 cents at BB! Arg!
 
[quote name='soonerdoc']my mistake, i wanted to know if the nine more holes of xmas (the one at blockbuster for 2.99) still works[/QUOTE]

i used the blockbuster $2.99 outlaw golf game on saturday and it worked fine. Traded in that, enter the matrix and destruction derby for MLB pre-order and switched my ATV pre-order to Mercury. The guys at my EB are great to work with, after reading some other peoples problems, im glad I have a friendly store.
 
Two interesting things...

They wouldn't accept Jampack 11 M and he said he couldn't accept the trade in as a return. I didn't believe him in either case, but he scaned it both times and showed me that it wouldn't accept the trade in.

It really sucks that they won't take Jampacks... Pisses me off because those Jampacks are like 99 cents brand new at BB.
 
[quote name='Vinny']Two interesting things...

They wouldn't accept Jampack 11 M and he said he couldn't accept the trade in as a return. I didn't believe him in either case, but he scaned it both times and showed me that it wouldn't accept the trade in.

It really sucks that they won't take Jampacks... Pisses me off because those Jampacks are like 99 cents brand new at BB.[/QUOTE]

maybe that's why they stopped taking them
 
Yup, Jampack 11 has been on the out for a week. There were plenty of people happy enough to trade them in when they were $5, let alone $1...
 
[quote name='Vinny'].....
It really sucks that they won't take Jampacks... Pisses me off because those Jampacks are like 99 cents brand new at BB.[/QUOTE]


yeah... really sucks that its more fair now...

its almost as if they realized how ridiculous the jampack transaction was....
and then decided not be bombarded by jampacks in the best interests of their own business.

that pisses me off too.....

who do they think they are anyway?

*rolls eyes*

*shrugs*

*trades in other crap had for under 3 bucks that is still eligible*

*laughs maniacally*
 
I just tried to trade in 9 holes of xmas and 9 more holes of xmas and the lady said they both weren't in the system. Is she just bullshitting me? I know a lot of you have done it with these games so they have to be in the system.
 
[quote name='Togepy']I just tried to trade in 9 holes of xmas and 9 more holes of xmas and the lady said they both weren't in the system. Is she just bullshitting me? I know a lot of you have done it with these games so they have to be in the system.[/QUOTE]

I've had this happen to me at one EB i've gone to as well, but at another they have taken them in no problem, just scan them and they rung up fine. At the store that rejected them, the employee did scan them and said they were not in the system, so I'm not sure why they would be in one store's system and not anothers. I just took my business to the accepting EB.
 
Has anyone tried this today (3/28)? I just went, and tried the deal and it didnt work. The guy then checked the computer and said it expired.
 
Well after looking through half of the pages here, I found out they need to type it in manually. So I went back, told her what to do. She said, I see you did some research. She knew all along what to do, but didn't want to. She was like you know why I didn't want to do this? Then she says forget it, I don't want to hassle you. So I did get my Ape Escape.

But what was she gonna tell me? That they were only worth 50 cents? Not my fault your company excludes 300 games, yet you take this. When your company excludes these, then you can tell me your not going to take them. But as long as they are PO, you better not give me any bullshit that you can't.
 
[quote name='Vinny']I just did it... worked for me.[/QUOTE]
Hey...since I noticed you're from Rockford, did you see Twisted Metal at either of the EB games? I went to the one on 173 and the one on State street on saturday and both were out of Twisted Metal for PSP so I couldn't do the trade in deal. :(
Thanks!
 
[quote name='PS2gamerGCN']Hey...since I noticed you're from Rockford, did you see Twisted Metal at either of the EB games? I went to the one on 173 and the one on State street on saturday and both were out of Twisted Metal for PSP so I couldn't do the trade in deal. :(
Thanks![/QUOTE]


did you ever think that maybe calling those stores on the telephone and asking them would be a better and more efficient way of obtaining inventory information instead of just asking some random dude who was maybe somewhere that might have had it at any given time he may have been there in the past?

seriously.

pick up the phone and call the freaking store yourself.

not to say this guy shouldnt tell you or not... but it doesnt make sense to waste board space asking..... so what if it was there when he was? does that mean it will still be there?



this isnt a flame...
just common sense.


here.... use store locator on EBGames website if you cant find the numbers....

EB Games #2942
Mall: Rockford Crossing
290 MILL RD
ROCKFORD IL, 61108 US
815-397-7544

EB Games #2943
Mall: Gateway Machesney Park
1556 W LANE RD
MACHESNEY PARK IL, 61115 US
815-282-8924



call THEM.
ask THEM.

*pounds fists into desk in frustration*
 
I tried Ark the Lad today and it came up as POX. Just in case anyone wanted to know. It's not on the exclusion list. The copy I tried to trade-in was an extra I got from TRU.

Edit: Sorry I didn't see it. I need to put this list in a spreadsheet.
 
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