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ALL INFO AND DEALS FOR Blockbuster/GAMERUSHs and Traditional Blockbusters (pm/post with any suggestions)

Trade 3 get any preowned for $5 valid at regular Blockbuster stores as well as the Buy 2 get 1 Free. All Retail PS1 at all stores should now be $6.99, though some stores may be behind as this is a manual overide.

If your a flipper/scammer flipping discussion is here.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=994838#post994838


Current Deals

Trade 3 games get any preowned for $5. May 17 - June 20th

Due to rampant flipping, this deal will be ending on or about June 20th (get it while it last folks)

Beginning May 17 - September 5, trade 3 games get any preowned for $5. PSP, NDS, GBA, Xbox, Gcube, and PS2 only. No sports games before '04 and no Freestyle Street Soccer, or minigames/demo discs (the usuals).

May be restricted to titles $44.99 and lower though YMMV.
Same restrictions as above

Trade 2 games and get New Releases and Pre-Orders for $29.99 til September 5th (subject to change)

Should go till September 5th. New releases and Preorder games only $29.99 with 2 game trades (see exclusions above or aka the usual).

Buy 2 preowned games get 1 free

This works on all preowned games including retro/n64.

Buy 2 preowned get 1 free. Takes off lowest priced title so separate and make sure employee scans your groups and barcode seperate.
Price and selection will vary by location and quantities are limited. Offer not valid on previously rented movies, sale items or in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Discount taken at register and will be applied towards lowest price games(s). Customer responsible for applicable taxes. Limit 2 per title per customer per day. Maximum of 20 Pre-owned games per customer per day.


50% off Select Nintendo Titles - Yes this is for New Ones. Begins Tuesday May 31

Gamecube

StarFox Assault
Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (can't confirm whether its the one w/bongos, i will try it tuesday)
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2
Mario Power Tennis
Legend of Zelda Four Swords
Custom Robo
Pokemon Colluseum (can't spell)
Mario Party 5

GBA

F-Zero GP Legend
Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green
Zelda II, Metroid and Castlevania (Classic NES Series)
Donkey Kong Country 2
Mario Pinball Land
Final Fantasy I & II
Mario Golf


$4.99 Hip Controller W/Any new game

Get any of the normally $9.99 HIP controllers for $4.99 w/any new game purchase.

These are okay, though I'd recommend them for kids or for the buddies when they come over.

Previously buy 2 get 1 free

Several PS1 deals

Buy one new PS1 gamee, get 1 new PS1 game free.

Valid on NEW PS1 games only. Cannot be combined with preowned.


Buy any 5 preowned PS1 Games for $20!
Buy 5 PS1 Games for $20!

Buy any 10 preowned PS1 games for $35!

Buy any 10 used PS1 games for $35.

Both deals become $5 for $15 on Tuesday, May 17.

20 % off strategy guides

Buy an in stock game and get it's in stock strategy guide for 20% off the original price.

Game Pass

Rent unlimited games for a month. You can have one game (or 2 depending on the pass) out at a time and can return it whenever you want and switch it out as many times as you want.

1 out = $14.99 the first month....$19.99 thereafter
2 out= $24.99 the first month...$29.99 thereafter

You must have a credit card/check card to signup. Checkcard must be visa, mc, amex, dc, or diners club. You can also do it by getting a prepaid visa, mc, dc or amex card with at least $1 on it so it will clear the authorization and just pay for it each month (very tedious though). You can cancel at any time. Good on any rental game (gamecube, psp, nds, gba, xbox, ps2).

$0.99 Retro Games

All Dreamcast, Snes, Genesis, and Nes games are $0.99. Games available depend on which store you go to. Games may not be marked as $0.99, but they will ring up that price. Trade in value of all games on these systems is now $0.25.

GAMERUSH WEBSITE

This should have alot of stuff so please just search around the website before asking questions.

"http://www.gamerush.com"

PAST DEALS (for informational purposes only!)

Pre-order a new game for $34.99 or less when you trade 2 games

Offer expires 03/14/2005. Trade 2 games and receive standard trade value plus get any pre-order game priced $49.99 or less for $34.99 plus tax. Traded titles valid on PS2, XBOX, GCUBE, GBA, NDS formats and 2004 or 2K4 sports games or newer. Not valid on the game Freestyle Street Soccer, mini games, wrestling games or any 2003 or 2K3 or older sports games. Discount valid in the same transaction as games traded. Standard trade value may be used in same or different transaction as pre-order. Offer not valid on DVDs, previously rented movies, pre-owned games or sale items or in conjunction with any other discount or offer. Offer not valid on collector’s edition or limited edition pre-order games. Full pre-order amount must be paid in full at time of pre-order. Discount taken at register. Member responsible for applicable taxes. Available at participating stores while supplies last. Subject to trading terms and conditions, see trading brochure for complete details. Games traded without pre-order will receive standard trade value only.

Buy two PS1 games, get 1 PS1 game free.

Valid on NEW PS1 games only.

Buy 5 PS1 Games for $20!

Buy any 5 used PS1 games for $20.

Buy 10 PS1 Games for $35!

Buy any 10 used PS1 games for $35.


Buy any game and get it's strategy guide for 20% off.

Buy an in stock game and get it's in stock strategy guide for 20% off the original price.

Buy 2 used games, get a used game for free.

Buy any 2 used games and get a game, of equal or lesser value to the lowest price of the 2 games, free.

All New Games and Preorders $29.99 when you Trade 3 Games

Offer expires 1/31/2005. Trade 3 games and receive standard trade value plus get any new release or pre-order game priced $49.99 or less for $29.99 plus tax. Traded titles valid on PS2, XBOX, GCUBE, GBA, NDS formats and 2004 or 2K4 sports games or newer. Not valid on the game Freestyle Street Soccer, mini games, wrestling games or any 2003 or 2K3 sports games or older.

Trade any 3 PS1, PS2, GCN, XBox, or GBA games, get any used game for $10.

Similar to the trade 2 get a game for $9.99 but will now be 3 trades and includes PS1 games.

Buy the game of the week and get $10 off your purchase, plus a coupon for 1 free game rental.

12/7 – 12/13: Prince of Persia 2 (Available on PS2 and XBOX)

12/14 – 12/20: Killzone (Available on PS2)

12/21 – 12/27: Ghost Recon 2 - (Available on PS2 and XBOX)

Come back to see new featured games every week through January 4!

Trade in 2 games, get a "hot games of 2004" for half off.

Most were crappy games so it wasn't a very good deal.

Get an extra 50% trade-in credit on select contollers, memory cards and remotes!

Valid for GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 accessories only.

Buy 1 used game, get 1 used game 50% off.

This has been going on at normal BlockBusters and GameRushes for a very long time and will now be replaced by Buy 2 used games, get a used game for free.

Trade in 1 game, get a new game for $29.99!

This was only available in newer locations but was available when GameRush first started out as well.

Trade 3 or more games and get an EXTRA $5 PER GAME!

Offer valid on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, or GBA formats. Extra $3 for playstation trades. 10 trades per transaction. One transaction per day.

Preorder games for $29.99 when you trade in 2 games!

Get $20 off any prorder game of $49.99. Traded titles must be on PS2, Xbox, GameCube, or GBA. Not valid on collectors or limited edition games.

trade in 2 games and get any used game for $9.99

some of the greatest deals that I've ever gotten; long lived

trade in 3 games and get any used game for $4.99

short lived

trade in 1 game and get any new game for $29.99

short lived but is back again in new GameRush locations.

trade in 1 game and get any new game for $39.99

sort of still going, but your store has to have the coupons for it



What can I trade?

Trading Formats: PSP, DS, Playstation 2, Playstation, XBOX, Nintendo Gamecube, Nintendo 64, GameBoy, GameBoy Advance, GameBoy Color, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Genesis, SNES, NES.

ALL STORES WILL BE ACCEPTING PSP MOVIES FOR TRADE AS OF 5/3/05 possibly sooner. (some are in there but not most of the current releases).

Some Credit Values as of
05/17/05 (Thanks and Credit goes to galvatron2k1)

Area 51 (PS2 XBOX) $26
ATV: Offroad Fury (PSP) $22
Cold Winter $25
Delta Force Black Hawk Down $35
Devil May Cry 3 $30
Donkey Konga 2 $20
Doom 3 $30
Enthusia Pro Racing $20
Fight Night 2004 (XBOX PS2) $8
Forza Motorsport $32
Full Spectrum Warrior (PS2) $10
God of War $30
Gran Turismo 4 $30
Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee (PSP) $24
Jade Empire $30
Kingdom Hearts (PS2) $8
Kingdom Under Fire $8
Lego Star Wars (GBA) $11
Lego Star Wars (XBOX PS2) $20
Major League Baseball 2K5 (XBOX PS2) $10
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS2) $8????
Midnight Club 3 (Ps2 XBOX) $34
MX Unleashed $8
Mx vs. ATV Unleashed $20
Myst IV: Revelation (XBOX) $8
NBA Street Showdown (PSP) $28
Need for Speed Underground (NDS) $24
Pariah $28
Pokemon Colosseum $8
Pokemon Emerald (GBA) $20
Predator: Concrete Jungle (XBOX PS2) $20
Psychonauts $26
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 $30
Simpsons: Hit and Run (PS2) $8
Sonic Heroes (XBOX) $8
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PS2 XBOX Cube) $30
Star Wars Ep. 3 (NDS) $24
Star Wars Ep. 3 (Ps2 Xbox) $35
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy (XBOX) $8
Super Mario Sunshine $8
Unreal Championship 2 $35
Untold Legends: Brotherhood (NDS)? $22

PSP Hardware $170
XBOX Hardware $95
PS2 Hardware $90
PsOne Hardware $11


Accessories
Universal Steering Wheel and Pedal (any brand) - $15
Gamecube Memory Card 8MB (any brand) - $3
Gamecube Memory Card 4MB (Nintendo brand) - $3
PS2 Multitap (Sony brand) - $10
PS2 Memory Card (any brand) - $7
XBOX AV Cable (any brand) - $2
XBOX Steering Wheel and Pedal (any brand) - $15
XBOX DVD Remote - $14
XBOX Controller (any brand) - $6
XBOX Light Gun (any brand) - $6
XBOX Dance Pad (any brand) - $5
XBOX Headset Only (any brand) - $2


Credit for the following goes to video_gamer324.

This is a general range of what GameRush will give you for the game you're trading in. Obviously not all games will be like this, but it should be close.

This is becoming less common very quickly. Probably down to about 50% accurate.

They Sell/They Buy
$1.99 / $.25
$2.99 / $.50
$4.99 / $1.00
$6.99 / $1.50
$9.99 / $3.00
$12.99 / $5.00
$14.99 / $7.00
$16.99 / $8.00
$19.99 / $10.00
$22.99 / $12.00
$24.99 / $13.00-$15.00
$26.99 / $17.00
$29.99 / $18.00
$32.99 / $20.00
$34.99 / $21.00-$22.00
$39.99-$44.99 / $22.00-$35.00
$49.99 / $35.00-38.00

Can't think of anything to pre-order? Here's some ideas that are in the system... Credit to spin 03 and ksuwild25

Note on Game Rush release dates...keeping checking throughout Tuesday and Wednesday as thats when Game Rush gets games usually - never ever trust the Game Rush computer as it still goes by the Blockbuster date for traditional stores to receive their rental games (which is typically Friday).

Unreal Champ. 2 XB
Delta Force Black Hawk XB
Far Cry XB
Darkwatch XB/PS2
Area 51 XB/PS2
Warriors PS2
Dead to Rights II XB/PS2
Killer 7 GC
Destroy All Human PS2/XB
Forza Racing XB
Advent Rising XB
Star Wars Episode III PS2/XB
Conker XB
Jade Empire XB
Rainbox Six XB
Zelda GC
Batman Begins XB/PS2
GTA: SA XB
Madden 2006 XB/PS2
NCAA Footaball 2006
Kingdom Hearts 2 PS2
Final Fantasy XII PS2
Battelfied XB/PS2
Starcraft XB/PS2
Fantastic Four XB/PS2
Hitman Blood Money PS2/XB
Mortal Kombat Shoalin Monk PS2/XB
RE 4 PS2
Gran Turismo PSP
Grand Theft Auto PSP
Socom III (PS2)
Quake IV (PS2/Xbox)
Sid Meir's Pirates (Xbox)
Fire Emblem (GC)
Geist (GC)
The Godfather (PS2/Xbox)



OTHER INFO

I consider deals confirmed when I receive the MAP on every other Thursday. The Map outlines promos and how the store is to be layed out and includes the barcodes for the deals. Also we get the new trade flyers that day as well with new trade values and deals.

Deals usually end on close of business on Monday and begin on open Tuesday (some special ones do start on Thursday usually around labor day, memorial day, etc.)

They also have coupons in magazines for great deals, so be sure to check EGM, GamePro, and several other magazines.

GameRush is starting to expand, so check the store locator every once in awhile to see if one is coming to an area near you.

All BlockBuster's should now accept trades, so the trade in prices for BB and GR should be similar, but normal BBs will not always have the deals that GameRush has.

GameRush accepts game trades without case and instructions and the games can be in poor condition depending on the employee.

You must have a BB account and sign a trade agreement to trade at GameRush.

Please be careful if you scam GameRush (by flipping games) they do have the abillity to ban you from all GameRush locations if they want to (and as I have done but that was only because I was tired of crap PS1...).

Release dates - Go by the shipping date. 9 times out of 10 it is not what the Blockbuster computer says. The computer date is when traditional stores can expect to receive their rental games.

Game Rush receives games typically on Tuesday and Wednesday of the games release. Only reason EB and Gamestop get them a day before is because they get special shipments or their dm picks the games up and brings back that evening (or they are near distribution centers).

Some games have street dates but this is few and far between (outrun 2, halo 2, star wars episode 3, doom 3 are it in the past 6 months).

OTHER GAMERUSH THREADS

Don't seem to be working anymore...I will put them back up on request(pm) or if they become live again.

Credits

sj41 and waffles 'n' syrup (same person)- Original creator and maintainer of the other GameRush threads. He has made most of the things in this post.
Wshakspear- Told CAG about GameRush.
CoryCubed- Manager at a GameRush that has given us several updates on the deals and other information about GameRush. He will now take place of me (sj41) as the GameRush OP.
drfrielgood- GameRush employee that has been updating us on GameRush information constantly.
Zon27- Nearly every week he has typed and posted the latest trade in prices. Thanks for doing all you can to help us out, even though you're not a GameRush employee.
And everyone else who has contributed to this thread. Thanks guys! :)
 
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[quote name='CoryCubed']If you encounter any problems with the Nintendo just have them look in their GameRush map 12. The barcode is in the back of this map to take the price down as well[/QUOTE]

Are the computers not set up to automatically take the price down on the select titles? I just think having them scan it is going to create a ton of problems for many people, and with no official signage that I could see it's hard to tell what's 50% off and what they'll actually scan for you at 50% off.

Or does the barcode ONLY work on the games listed? I wanted to ask about Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, but since it was in the case and not with the other 50% games, I have a feeling I'd be told no as soon as I asked without them checking.

I mean, just Sunday the employee told me Final Fantasy 1 + 2 wasn't part of the sale, and there it was today in with the other 50% off stuff.

Some stuff Cory mentioned in the first post WASN'T in the 50% off rack, like Mario Tennis, and I didn't feel like pressing my luck.
 
I picked up Paper Mario (GCN) $25.00 and Mario Golf Advance (GBA) $12.50. A barcode has to be scanned for the deal. I perused the Map (Map 12 I think) while the employee was looking for Paper Mario. The Donkey Kong Jungle Beat that is 50% off is the 39.99 version that does not include the Bongos per the map.
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Are the computers not set up to automatically take the price down on the select titles? I just think having them scan it is going to create a ton of problems for many people, and with no official signage that I could see it's hard to tell what's 50% off and what they'll actually scan for you at 50% off.

Or does the barcode ONLY work on the games listed? I wanted to ask about Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat, but since it was in the case and not with the other 50% games, I have a feeling I'd be told no as soon as I asked without them checking.

I mean, just Sunday the employee told me Final Fantasy 1 + 2 wasn't part of the sale, and there it was today in with the other 50% off stuff.

Some stuff Cory mentioned in the first post WASN'T in the 50% off rack, like Mario Tennis, and I didn't feel like pressing my luck.[/QUOTE]

Some stuff may not be on the rack, there is a list of alternate titles to put out in the MAP in case the other titles sell out (I actually have Mario Tennis on mine).

I'm not sure about the barcode on DK Jungle Beat (my stores sold out). It should only work on the games listed in the MAP.

The computer are not set up to automatically take it off, hence the barcode. Employees are supposed to rig a dry erase sign up on the endcap with the games.

Its a mess I know but its still not a bad deal. Again if you can direct the employee to Tuesday/Wednesday in the Game Rush map it will give them all the details.

Also note some stores maybe behind because of memorial day. Blockbuster usually gets real busy and most stores get screwed on hours because of the new scheduling system.
 
$20 still good deal on Regular Version compare to $40 but i'll endup getting Donkey Kong 2 w/ Bongo after trade-in 2 to get any new game for $30 :)
 
Euch.

I got Fire Red for half off, but it required "borrowing" the map, walking the employee through it when I was noticed, hunting down a copy of the game when he said they didn't have any in stock, and then waiting for him to get the new sale info to the guy at the register.

It works...it just takes a LOT of effort if the store isn't set up for it.

I can't really complain, though. I paid for this with some of my $25 in credit from a $10 copy of King of Fighters: Maximum Impact. :)
 
I just witnessed something very strange at the farmington blockbuster.

I go in there and there is a guy and his friend at the gamerush counter with a stack of cheapo games...must have been at least 20 of them, all with gamerush stickers on them, obviously bought from another gamerush. So he asks the gamerush employee "eric" (he was on a first name basis with the gamerush kid which makes me think this is an inside job) if he can see all of the new release games he has. So eric gets them out and the guy starts sorting through them and i overheard the guys friend say "hey look on the bright side as long as your letting him do this it stops random people from doing it" At this point i step up to the counter with my trades and the scammer (who was actually rather nice) tells eric to take care of me. So I ask if he has DMC3 or MNC3 and the scammer actually takes a dmc3 out of his stack of new releases and gives it to me. I did trade 3 for 5:

God of war - 30
ridge racer - 22
forza - 30

I didn't stick around to see if eric gave him all of the new releases and let him trade in his stack of 20 cheapos but i would imagine that's what happened.
 
[quote name='sevdustflyer'] "hey look on the bright side as long as your letting him do this it stops random people from doing it" [/QUOTE]

Haha Right out of the Popcopy training manual.
 
Well, I just got back from Blockbuster. I had a few games I wanted to trade in for the 'trade 2 for $29.99' deal. So, I preordered Zelda, Full Auto (Xbox 360), and Godfather (Xbox 360, probably switch it out later).

At first, he said it wasn't letting him do the 360 titles, so I made mention that their advertisement clearly states 'all games', so he pressed on. I guess he manually had to do it, and it worked. The only odd thing is, I wasn't able to leave a deposit and had to pay $30 total on each game. That seemed odd because I have done it in the past, but I guess in the end it is worth it. I *really* wish Blockbuster would train their employee's better, every time I go there they all seem completely clueless.
 
[quote name='flashburn']Well, I just got back from Blockbuster. I had a few games I wanted to trade in for the 'trade 2 for $29.99' deal. So, I preordered Zelda, Full Auto (Xbox 360), and Godfather (Xbox 360, probably switch it out later).

At first, he said it wasn't letting him do the 360 titles, so I made mention that their advertisement clearly states 'all games', so he pressed on. I guess he manually had to do it, and it worked. The only odd thing is, I wasn't able to leave a deposit and had to pay $30 total on each game. That seemed odd because I have done it in the past, but I guess in the end it is worth it. I *really* wish Blockbuster would train their employee's better, every time I go there they all seem completely clueless.[/QUOTE]

You always have to PAY IN FULL with the pre-order deal
 
[quote name='doubledown']You always have to PAY IN FULL with the pre-order deal[/QUOTE]

Really? I've done the preorder deal for Halo 2, and Jade Empire, and only had to put down $5.
 
Thanks OP for the deal. It was a bit of pain at my local BB but I ended up getting Four Swords, Custom Robo, Mario Party 5, and Pokemone Red and Green for the wife. When I went in there wasnt an end cap setup so I asked the manager about the sale, he sent me over to the Gamerush guy who told me No, no such sale and walked away right away. I'm lucky the manager came over and brought out the book and looked up the sale and found it. The Gamerush worker ended up pissed off at me because once the manager found the sale, he tried to persuade the manager it meant it was only for New nintendo games not for Gamecube or GBA games. I couldnt figure out what he was talking about till he kept pointing at the few NES carts they had left used. After having to argue with him I got the deal so it was worth it.
 
[quote name='flashburn']. I *really* wish Blockbuster would train their employee's better, every time I go there they all seem completely clueless.[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

I'm ALMOST tempted to get a job there just to show everyone else up.

It's sad that I know more about all their own deals then the employees do.
 
[quote name='flashburn']Really? I've done the preorder deal for Halo 2, and Jade Empire, and only had to put down $5.[/QUOTE]
If you are only putting $5 down then that is okay. When you are doing that "trade in 2 games, get a new or pre-order a game for $30" then you do ahve to pay for the rest of the balance. I remember only having that negative in my balance, and then the next time I visited the place, they made me pay it off. It was his mistake and he forgot to make me pay it.
 
[quote name='flashburn']Really? I've done the preorder deal for Halo 2, and Jade Empire, and only had to put down $5.[/QUOTE]
If you are only putting $5 down then that is okay. When you are doing that "trade in 2 games, get a new or pre-order a game for $30" then you do ahve to pay for the rest of the balance. I remember only having that negative in my balance, and then the next time I visited the place, they made me pay it off. It was his mistake and he forgot to make me pay it.
 
[quote name='flashburn']Really? I've done the preorder deal for Halo 2, and Jade Empire, and only had to put down $5.[/QUOTE]
If you are only putting $5 down then that is okay. When you are doing that "trade in 2 games, get a new or pre-order a game for $30" then you do ahve to pay for the rest of the balance. I remember only having that negative in my balance, and then the next time I visited the place, they made me pay it off. It was his mistake and he forgot to make me pay it.

I noticed something too, but Gamerush has different trade in value. I remember going to one gamerush and seeing that Forza was $35, but my gamerush (that I visit more) is only $30.
 
Does anyone know the trade in value for Doom 3 Collector's Edition? (I'd call but my stores won't give quotes over the phone anymore for some reason)
 
[quote name='lupe121283']If you are only putting $5 down then that is okay. When you are doing that "trade in 2 games, get a new or pre-order a game for $30" then you do ahve to pay for the rest of the balance. I remember only having that negative in my balance, and then the next time I visited the place, they made me pay it off. It was his mistake and he forgot to make me pay it.

I noticed something too, but Gamerush has different trade in value. I remember going to one gamerush and seeing that Forza was $35, but my gamerush (that I visit more) is only $30.[/QUOTE]


Well, when I did the trade 2 for $35 deal on Halo 2 and Jade Empire, I only put down $5, so this was new to me this time.
 
[quote name='JAMMR']Does anyone know the trade in value for Doom 3 Collector's Edition? (I'd call but my stores won't give quotes over the phone anymore for some reason)[/QUOTE]

It's in the 35-40 range i know that much
 
So it seems that this board actually led to my demise. I was told today that these forums were quoted as proof that people were buying cheap games just to profit off of GameRush, and that corporate believes this to be a violation of their trading agreement.

My trading account has been placed on indefinite hold at all GameRush's per corporate instructions. The funny thing is I am not a compulsive flipper. I may have flipped 4 games ever, but typically only after playing them and not caring for them. The fact that I bought cheap games elsewhere and then used them as trade in fodder is the problem. This is insane considering that every dollar of credit has then been used at blockbuster to buy my PSP and all the games I currently play. I have recommended their stores to countless people as a better alternative than GS and EB. Spreading the word of mouth in a way that only a grass roots effort could acheive.

They actually banned two people at my regular store (same reason for him, sorry to hear about your pain Jeff)

If any corporate folk are listening, you need to wise up. You need to build a fan base, you need positive feedback and word of mouth. You need repeat customers, you need preorders to allow you to negotiate lower game costs. You need patient customers who don't get pissed every time the game is unavailable on day of release, or want a more obscure title, or hey even want to buy a PC game.

I am not some asshole who is buying from you and reselling on ebay, I actually play the games I buy. I'm also not a moron, so yes I do maximize how I combine deals. But I play by your rules. So I'm feeling somewhat descriminated against right now.

So how do you avoid my fate, simple. Trade infrequently and buy your new games from Fry's. If you can't use the trade 2 buy a game for 29.99, why would you preorder from GR. The same game is available on the day of release at fry's and you don't have to give up two games.

What sucks the most for me is I had actual freindships at the GR's I traded at, now the manager is embarrassed to look at me, Quote "I can't see why corporate would do such a stupid thing, why would they care where you bought a game from and how much you paid for it."

Good luck to you all, I have enough credit for my xbox 360, but I will be buying my games elsewhere it seems :(

Now what do with all those used games I bought from EB???
 
[quote name='stoned99']So it seems that this board actually led to my demise. I was told today that these forums were quoted as proof that people were buying cheap games just to profit off of GameRush, and that corporate believes this to be a violation of their trading agreement.

My trading account has been placed on indefinite hold at all GameRush's per corporate instructions. The funny thing is I am not a compulsive flipper. I may have flipped 4 games ever, but typically only after playing them and not caring for them. The fact that I bought cheap games elsewhere and then used them as trade in fodder is the problem. This is insane considering that every dollar of credit has then been used at blockbuster to buy my PSP and all the games I currently play. I have recommended their stores to countless people as a better alternative than GS and EB. Spreading the word of mouth in a way that only a grass roots effort could acheive.

They actually banned two people at my regular store (same reason for him, sorry to hear about your pain Jeff)

If any corporate folk are listening, you need to wise up. You need to build a fan base, you need positive feedback and word of mouth. You need repeat customers, you need preorders to allow you to negotiate lower game costs. You need patient customers who don't get pissed every time the game is unavailable on day of release, or want a more obscure title, or hey even want to buy a PC game.

I am not some asshole who is buying from you and reselling on ebay, I actually play the games I buy. I'm also not a moron, so yes I do maximize how I combine deals. But I play by your rules. So I'm feeling somewhat descriminated against right now.

So how do you avoid my fate, simple. Trade infrequently and buy your new games from Fry's. If you can't use the trade 2 buy a game for 29.99, why would you preorder from GR. The same game is available on the day of release at fry's and you don't have to give up two games.

What sucks the most for me is I had actual freindships at the GR's I traded at, now the manager is embarrassed to look at me, Quote "I can't see why corporate would do such a stupid thing, why would they care where you bought a game from and how much you paid for it."

Good luck to you all, I have enough credit for my xbox 360, but I will be buying my games elsewhere it seems :(

Now what do with all those used games I bought from EB???[/QUOTE]

Sucks! Especially for those who are not flipping. I am cool with a lot of employees at my gamerush and one of the guys told me today that 2 more people in the area got banned for flipping. I keep waiting for them to flag me (I've traded in about 20 madden 04's in the past few weeks), but they haven't yet.

If I was in your position, I would do the same thing, spend the credit you have left and buy your games elsewhere. It's their deal, so they should honor it!
 
Question on these:

Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2

How much were they BEFORE the 50% price drop?? Are we talking $30? $40? $50?
 
[quote name='videogamejunkie']all deals dead in NC, no $29 or $5 deal. Camel killed it for all of us. WTF[/QUOTE]
look jackass i didnt do crap, i got banned, yeah so what, do you think i was the only one, this whole thread had almost become about people doing it, if anything you could blame the this thread seing as i am sure people at corparate know how to read and use a damn computer. so blow it out your a**
 
i would also like to state for the record, I DID NOT KILL THE DEAL IN ANY OF THE 50 STATES, but let me ask a questioin, how at christmas was it so easy, i mean i know i had upwards of 2500 in credit, but they do it this time and everybody is getting banned, does anybody else smell set up
 
[quote name='Roufuss']Agreed.

I'm ALMOST tempted to get a job there just to show everyone else up.

It's sad that I know more about all their own deals then the employees do.[/QUOTE]


A) There was so little time to go to the back to play with the stupid computer that you could actually know what was going on, because you had to stay on the floor to prevent people from slicing cases
B) The people who do the MAP every week are not the same ones you talk to after you get out of school/work every week.
C) You really don't want to work for this company (former employee - leaving was the best thing I've ever done)

The Trade 3, Buy for $5 deal is VERY much alive in NC. At least at my non-GR BB.
 
[quote name='camelking6969']i know in my case i almost lost all of them, value cards and preorders[/QUOTE]

So you lost your credit? I'd re-read your trade agreement and talk to the BBB. Those trade deals exist for a reason: for them to get more used product.
 
[quote name='CocheseUGA']So you lost your credit? I'd re-read your trade agreement and talk to the BBB. Those trade deals exist for a reason: for them to get more used product.[/QUOTE]

well i almost lost it i talked the dm into letting me keep them, but then i got pissed and cancelled all of them and spent the money on b2g1f
 
[quote name='evanft']Question on these:

Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2

How much were they BEFORE the 50% price drop?? Are we talking $30? $40? $50?[/QUOTE]

Echoes is 44.99, so it comes out to be 22.50 with the 50%.

My store didn't have Paper Mario or Pikmin 2, but I believe Pikmin 2 was also 44.99 from seeing it somewhere in this thread.
 
Argh. Camelking quit posting every other line. The reason people are upset with you is that way you act in this thread. If you're not talking about a specific deal, trade-in value, game finds, etc... then take it to the flipping thread. Please.
 
[quote name='fwacce']Argh. Camelking quit posting every other line. The reason people are upset with you is that way you act in this thread. If you're not talking about a specific deal, trade-in value, game finds, etc... then take it to the flipping thread. Please.[/QUOTE]
i am sorry lord jackass, but if you look back i am defending myself, and i so sorry i offend you but i figured letting people know the deal was dead in sc was what this thread was for,
 
[quote name='camelking6969']i would also like to state for the record, I DID NOT KILL THE DEAL IN ANY OF THE 50 STATES, but let me ask a questioin, how at christmas was it so easy, i mean i know i had upwards of 2500 in credit, but they do it this time and everybody is getting banned, does anybody else smell set up[/QUOTE]


Change of management at Blockbuster - There are now former eb and gamestop guys higher in the company now
 
[quote name='evanft']Question on these:

Metroid Prime 2 Echoes
Paper Mario
Pikmin 2

How much were they BEFORE the 50% price drop?? Are we talking $30? $40? $50?[/QUOTE]

I think I saw metroid prime 2 for $30. $15 after discount isn't bad, assuming I remember correctly. I also think Paper mario was $40. Not sure, however.
 
ummm....i just called 3 BlockBusters in my area, San Jose, CA. And they all said there was NO video game sale on GameCube. In fact, they checked their computers, and Star Fox was still $49.99 and Custom Robo was $29.99.

oh, and I checked BlockBuster online as well....no sale
 
[quote name='Mospeada_21']ummm....i just called 3 BlockBusters in my area, San Jose, CA. And they all said there was NO video game sale on GameCube. In fact, they checked their computers, and Star Fox was still $49.99 and Custom Robo was $29.99.

oh, and I checked BlockBuster online as well....no sale[/QUOTE]

Not sure about Blockbuster but the deal is definately on at Gamerush. I picked up the following:

DK Jungle Beat minus Bongos $20
Star Fox Assault $25

They ring up full price but there is a coupon in the MAP book that they scan for the 50% off sale. Kind of like the same thing when they ring up your trade 3, get 1 used for $5 or the trade 2, get 1 new for 29.99. The key is the coupon or barcode they scan during the purchase.
 
[quote name='Mospeada_21']ummm....i just called 3 BlockBusters in my area, San Jose, CA. And they all said there was NO video game sale on GameCube. In fact, they checked their computers, and Star Fox was still $49.99 and Custom Robo was $29.99.

oh, and I checked BlockBuster online as well....no sale[/QUOTE]

Ask them (nicely) to read this weeks 'pitch pack' it's on the 2nd or 3rd page. They scan the game and then apply a 50% off coupon.
 
i traded in nba street v3 =30 fable=12 and kingdom hearts com =14 i got area 51=$5 , and san anderas for the xbox for $29.99 (pre-order) and still have 22 dollars good? i think so!
 
Thanks for the advice Fellas! I just got off the phone with 3 more Blockbusters. It's really tough to find Star Fox or Custom Robo new for sale; none so far. I'll be sure to mention Map 12, and Pitch Pack next time.

edit...: just got done calling the 10th Blockbuster in my area. None have Star Fox or Custom Robo new for sale. That's enough dialing for me.

I'm off to kill that guy with the claws in the Castle who stabbed me in the head last night. Time for some payback with the Broken Butterfly, Mofo! :D
 
so when i preordered for $30 its in full right? i dont want to show up to get and find out i need to pay and extra $20.

also when i went, the $30 was paid with store credit.
 
Just to let people know.... the manager Virgil at the BLOCKBUSTER/GAMERUSH in Riverside, off of La Sierra is banning people from stores. He's watching people for flipping, and then getting their accounts banned. If you've been banned for flipping, and you've been to that store, then you know who to thank. Anyone know his last name? He's the manager, and he's a total hypacrite, making up rules that are not in the policy. Someone needs to report him.
 
I don't know if this question has been asked and answered before...but how are people faring are regular Blockbusters as far as the trade 3 / $5 deal? My past experiences have been pretty bad as far as regular BB's. Most have no idea about ANY deals, let alone one like that. Back a while ago I went into 2 or 3 stores that actually had deals advertised hanging from banners above their game sections but when I went to make a transaction they either said they weren't doing it or didn't know how or got it wrong. Back then one store told me that they would take my 2 games and give me one for $10 I think it was but no original credit...another store was convinced the extra $5 offered was only for the games listed on the flyer...stuff like that....

Basically I am wondering about other peoples' experience and whether there's any point to arguing if the store just doesn't know what's up. Most of the time the stores have crap for used games anyway but i'd like to at least go and take a look because the only true GR's in NYC are out in Staten Island which is out of the way (and an $8 toll!). Thanks.
 
It took some time for the main GR guy at my local store to figure it out about the 50% off Nintendo deal. At first he wasn't going to give it to me and told me to come back tomorrow until he figures it out to be legit. But at least I can now say I am a proud owner of the last copy of FF1&2. Thanks again CoryCubed!
 
[quote name='roguejedi5']It took some time for the main GR guy at my local store to figure it out about the 50% off Nintendo deal. At first he wasn't going to give it to me and told me to come back tomorrow until he figures it out to be legit. But at least I can now say I am a proud owner of the last copy of FF1&2. Thanks again CoryCubed![/QUOTE]

Yes, I too, got a FF 1&2 - thanks again Cory. I am going out of town Weds morning for 10 days and now I have a new game to play on my DS during my down time at the hotel. I would have missed this deal entirely if I didn't know about it in advance. It did take some prodding to get my GR to do it (they just had to look it up in the MAP), but well worth it.
 
I've been having pretty good experiences with normal BBs that have signs up advertising the 3 for 5 deal.

Although I really wouldn't be even in these non GR BBs if not for all the recent bannings lately...I'm just trying to keep a low profile while taking advantage of all these awesome deals.

And yes, I do find it absurd that they are doing this to people who aren't "flipping" games to the same location.
 
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