EB Trade IN Deal - extra $10.00 for three games NO EXCLUSIONS

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Time to start doing the math, but it looks like trade-in mania is here again. EB from 5/2 - 5/29 is giving an extra $10.00 credit for every three games traded in WITH NO EXCLUSIONS though the titles must all be different during each trade in.

Start buying up those two dollar games...
 
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As for interfeering with trade-ins...

Yes, you CAN get arrested (however the chance is slim). Really, they could lose there Pawn Shop license if police came in and saw other people saying "I'll give you $5 instead...". Yeah, seems stupid, but its just like going into Wal-Mart and going "Target has these for less". They have every right to kick you out, and ive done it at my store.

Sorry if that was tough to read...im a little intoxicated.
 
Went into today and traded in Pulse Racer, Sega/JT Bundle, and Tony Hawk 2x for $12.52... Not the greatest deal ever, but I managed to get Maximum Chase for $9.99 which I traded into my store for $25.
 
[quote name='MorganWebbLover'][quote name='Wario64']I've learned that trying to get a better trade in deal at Ebgames or Gamestop is almost impossible. 90% of the game, the house always wins :p[/quote]


I totally agree with you on this one it's almost feudal to even try .[/quote]

Resistance is fuedal.

lol

:D
 
hmmm, EBgames.com has Rugby 2004 at $17.99 preplayed, any idea what that translated to in credit? It's a $5 Target clearance game, I could unload that and the Sega GT/JSRF disc and NHL 2k3 or something like that.
 
Hey, doesn't Blockbuster start that Buy 1 get 1 half-off special soon? That should be able to help some folks if you can find some games with high trade in value.
 
the odds that you would be arrested are slim and none. they may ask you to leave the store, but who cares at that point? you've already sent out the message that you'd pay that customer more than the store, so if they want to do business they'll follow you outside
 
This sounds like a weaksauce version of the deal they had last month with the extra $5 credit for each game, only difference is they will take anything.

Ah well, I'm sure I can find some cheap games too unload on them for more somewhere.
 
wait wait are they going to give cash?? or just store credit?

I need $40 quick and this would help a lot...
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If you trade games in for cash, 20 % is taken off the total of what you would get in store credit. Also, you are not eligible for promotions like the extra 10 for 3 games when asking for cash. Please know that cash trade-ins are only in your area type of deal.
 
[quote name='gizmogc']Went into today and traded in Pulse Racer, Sega/JT Bundle, and Tony Hawk 2x for $12.52... Not the greatest deal ever, but I managed to get Maximum Chase for $9.99 which I traded into my store for $25.[/quote]

What store do you work at? Wouldn't mind getting $25 for MC.
 
Game Crazy. Also the game STAKE (xbox) we pay $15 for. However, it may very store to store depending how many copies they have.
 
I think it's illegal if you own a business/have a license to sell games AND you advertise in other stores. But if you are just an average Joe on the street offering to buy some games, EB doesn't have the right to do anything to you, I think.

I've gone into Suncoast and muttered under my breath, "These prices suck. I'd rather buy my DVDs at Best Buy." I don't think they could do anything there, because I was speaking the golden truth.

If anyone trades in anything, let us know what games. We want to know which games earn more store credit.
 
yeah but honestyly, if I can get anything for the nfk2k/madden/live/gameday games Ive accumelated over the years its worth it
 
My Gamestop has been doing tis for over a year now.Trade in any 3 this gen games and recieve an extra $10 in trade.
 
[quote name='Requiem']I think it's illegal if you own a business/have a license to sell games AND you advertise in other stores. But if you are just an average Joe on the street offering to buy some games, EB doesn't have the right to do anything to you, I think.

I've gone into Suncoast and muttered under my breath, "These prices suck. I'd rather buy my DVDs at Best Buy." I don't think they could do anything there, because I was speaking the golden truth.

If anyone trades in anything, let us know what games. We want to know which games earn more store credit.[/quote]

They can have you leave the store. But I don't think they could have you arrested unless you come back in a 2nd time (trespassing). But this probably varies state to state. And I'd imagine any store would at least say, 'Get out now or I'm calling the cops to have you arrested.' In reality I don't see a store actually calling the cops unless you obnoxiously continue to attempt to snipe deals after being told not to do that and then told to leave the store.

And depending on the particular employee working that day they may even say, 'dude if he'll give you more, go for it.'
 
You can not be arrested for offering to buy something that someone is seeking to sell to Gamestop, at least not in New York. You can be arrested for trespassing if they ask you to leave and you don't leave, but no officer would waste his/her time booking you. You'd likely be escorted out and that would be the end of it.

If this happens to you, ask the clerk under what law and/or statutory provision would you be arrested.

Of course, I confronted a police officer about specifying what authority allowed him to do something while I was in Australia, and after failing to come up with anything he just stated "I'm a police officer and I can do anything I want." Of course, that's not true, but why tempt the fates. ;) Sorry about the aside...
 
I was in EB last night, and I had one game to trade, but I wanted to maximize the deal, so I picked out 2 games that I actually wanted, and the 5 cheapest games they had (old sports titles. 3 were $2.95 each, 2 were $3.99 each), and bought them, getting 30% off. I made sure they all had manuals, but I didn't even make him pull the discs (except on the ones I was keeping). I took the five cheap games I bought, and the one game I brought in, and did 2 separate trades of 3 games each in order to get $20 extra in credit (the sports games trade in for $.25 each, btw).
The clerk was pretty cool about it, and he said that it actually helped him boost his numbers for both preowned sales and trade-ins. Probably not worth the time unless you have games you want to trade in that aren't multiples of three, but you can get an extra couple of dollars credit.

Here is the math invlovled if one does not start out with a game to trade, but instead buys 6 used games. Figure 3 @ 2.95, and 3 @ 3.99, the total would be $20.82. Subtract 30% and it is $14.57. Add tax (9.25% for me) and it comes to $15.92. Trade them in, and get $21.50 in credit. A 35% gain. It works even better if you have credit with which to buy them in the first place, so there is no real out of pocket expense.

$2.95 preowned PS2 games: NCAA College Football 2k3, NCAA Football 2002, Madden NFL 2002.

$3.99 preowned PS2 games: NCAA GameBreaker 2001, High Heat Baseball 2002, NBA Live 2001, NFL 2K3, ESPN NFL Prime Time 2002, NFL GameDay 2002, NFL 2K2.

$3.99 preowned Xbox games: NFL Fever 2002, Sega Sports NFL 2K2.

Don't bother with Cube, they are all too expensive, just stick with PS2 and Xbox.

Only do this if you have a lot more time than money (although going in with a list of the cheap games should help cut down on the time it takes). Make sure that all the games have manuals and case, or they can deny the trade, also no more than 1 of each title per trade, but if they have multiples of the $2.95 games, one can spread them out over multiple trades, potentially bumping the gain up to 58% or more, depending on tax rate.
 
guessed, that some real dealing there. I don't ever mind people getting the most out of these trade in deals. The stores gain so much in trades it's crazy. The person who said the house always wins is correct.
 
When I was at EB. we used to keep $1.99 games under the counter so when they had the promotions of trade in three or buy three or more to get a higher percentage off, we would throw them in. I could sell a GMR subscription and still save them more money by adding a ton of crap. It was all math. Most people didn't even take the games we threw in, so we would just trade them back in for like $0.50 each. Then we would use them again. After a few weeks of that I would have a card with a lot of credit. It wasn't illegal and not against the rules of the promotions, maybe a morale issue but the games were thrown away. Just like finding them in the garbage on the street. You couple that with my discount, GMR discount, and the promotions, you wouldn't believe the deals we used to get. Considering that I caught the manager stealing and had proof and EB did nothing about it, I wasn't too worried about my little numbers manipulation.
 
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