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NEW THREAD LOCATED HERE: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/316500-gamestop-tivpromos-thread-xxi-3-extra-on-every-game-2-and-higher-when-trading-in-3-or-more-games-kindle-cards-come-back/

WHEN REPORTING TRADE-IN VALUES PLEASE POST BASE VALUES & SYSTEM IT IS FOR.

First post contains promo information & useful information and frequently asked questions. Second post has the values for games/hardware for Microsoft devices. Third post has the values for games/hardware for Nintendo consoles and the fourth post has the values for Nintendo handhelds. Fifth post has the values for games/hardware for Sony consoles and the sixth post has the values for Sony handhelds.

Instructions on finding games in the database and inputting the values from different sections can be found in my blog post here: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/blog.php?b=14143. I would put the entire post in the thread but this is already kind of a large post.

WHEN POSTING VALUES:

Please try to follow the example below if possible. If you feel the need to use the system icons, please only use them once at and at the top of the list. Also always post the system it's for even if it's only on one system. I may not always know it.

5/13

360

Game1

Game2

Game3

PS3

Game1

Game2

Game3

Current Promotions:
GameStop.com Information (will post it when they update it)

50% extra credit on trade *WITH COUPON FROM RENEWING POWERUP PRO ONLY* (Ends 6/30, close of business)
GameStop.com said:
GameStop currently has a promotion where when you get a new or renew your PowerUp Rewards Pro you are getting a coupon for 50% on a trade done with that coupon. Works on games and hardware.

"50% extra in-store credit for every item you trade

Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Trades subject to manager approval. Offer valid only toward items normally accepted in trade. Cannot be combined with any other offer. See store associate for details. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend with or without notice. Expires 7/31/13"
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30% extra credit towards select products. (Ends 7/14/13)
GameStop.com said:
30% extra in-store credit when you trade any games, accessories, systems, smart phones, tablets and more toward:

  • SOL Republic headphones
  • Nexus 7 32GB
  • Net-10
  • NCAA Football 14
  • Pikmin 3
  • Disney Infinity
  • Saints Row IV
  • Splinter Cell: Blacklist
  • Madden NFL 25
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • FIFA 14
  • Battlefield 4
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$3 extra on every game $2 and higher when trading in 3 or more (Ends 7/14/13)
GameStop.com said:
Get $3 extra in-store for every game you trade, when you trade 3 or more games.

Games with a trade value less than $2.00 are excluded from offer. Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Trades subject to manager approval. Offer valid only toward items normally accepted in trade. Cannot be combined with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice.
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Trade 2 eligible games get new game for $9.99 (Ends 7/14/13)
GameStop.com said:
Get any new game valued at $59.99 for $9.99 when you trade in 2 eligible games:
Army of Two Devil's Cartel
BioShock Infinite
Call of Duty Black Ops 2
Dead Island Riptide
Defiance
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
FIFA Soccer 13
Fire Emblem Awakening
Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn
Gears of War: Judgment
God of War: Ascension
Injustice: Gods Among Us
Kirby's Return to Dreamland
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
LEGO City: Undercover
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Major League Baseball 2K13
Mario Party 9
Mass Effect Trilogy
Metroid Prime Trilogy
MLB 13: The Show
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm 3
NHL 13
Ni No Kuni:Wrath of the White Witch
One Piece Unlimited Adventure
Pokemon HeartGold
Pokemon SoulSilver
Star Trek
Super Mario All-Stars: Limited Edition
Super Mario Bros, New 2
Super Mario Bros. New
Super Mario Bros. New U
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Tales of Graces f
Tiger Woods 14
WWE 13
Xenoblade Chronicles
Zero's Escape: Virtue's Last Reward

*Customer may be responsible for sales tax. Net credit after promotion is $50.00 or greater, and must be applied toward the purchase of a new game priced $59.98 or higher. If applicable, excess credit remaining after purchase will be returned to the customer in the form of in-store credit. After promotion, cost to the customer will be $9.99 before tax, where applicable, for games priced at $59.99. Customer is responsible for any additional cost when purchasing games priced over $59.99. Eligible games must be traded in the same transaction as the purchase of an eligible new game. Not valid toward cash trades. Offer valid only when eligible items are traded. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Trades subject to manager approval. Offer valid only toward items normally accepted in trade. Cannot be combined with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice.
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FAQ
These trade-in values are really low!
While that may be true, if you combine the games with the right promotion they can work to your advantage. There are knowledgeable people in this thread that are normally willing to help.

Is there any way to look at what the previous values reported on a game?
You can search through this thread and previous ones to see what a game has been reported in the past. With the TIV Tracker you can sort by date and then go through the list of past updated values through that as well. Here are the previous GS TIV Threads: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,16, 17, 18, 19, Old thread links don't work,,,,,

Can I trade-in sealed games?
No. You might come across the rare GameStop that would let you do it, but they are going to open them anyway.

I don't want to get hassled about the values I post, how can I get the information out there?
If you do not feel comfortable or willing to put the values in the thread you have two options available. You can input them in the TIV tracker or you can send them to me via PM. Either way the database and these lists will be updated. Putting them into the TIV tracker does save me some time later on.

Do trade-ins have to have their original case, insert and manual?
No, however it will be YMMV on if they charge you a refurbish fee for them in that condition. Most GameStops wont charge a fee but there are some that charge for incomplete games.

Will they accept my game if it is really beat up?
YMMV. It really all depends upon the employee you get. Some will charge refurbish fees, some wont, some wont accept the game and others just take them without a second glance.

What are the refurb fees on games?
There appears to be set prices for set value ranges. We aren't 100% certain on the splits just yet. Here is what we have currently:
$0.25-$2 Value: $0.75 Refurb Fee
$2.01-$4 Value: $1 Refurb Fee
$4.01-$7 Value: $2 Refurb Fee
$7.01-$10 Value: $3 Refurb Fee
$10.01 & Higher Value: $4 Refurb Fee
This information isn't guaranteed by any mean and we are still working on nailing it down.

What are the refurb fees on consoles?
They are listed in the hardware TIV section, highlight in red.

I have a Collector's/Limited/Special edition of a game, do I have to trade-in all of the extras?
No, but there are a handful of games that their variations have separate listings at GameStop: Madden 09 Anniversary Edition, Battlefield: Bad Company Gold Edition, and a few others.

Why didn't the percent bonus go for my accessory for a system that was included?
Unless stated otherwise, and they are rarely included, the bonuses never apply to accessories. Except the PowerUp Rewards card of course.

I traded in a bunch of games for the "Trade X, get $X bonus" promo and it gave me the percentage bonus instead?
I can't give concretes on why this happens. GameStop computers are normally pretty good at giving you the better promo. In the case of a percentage bonus being run at the same time as a "Trade X, get $X" promo, things can get messy. The system appears to only give one promo on games per transaction so if you had a few games that you want to go to the percentage bonus and a stack for the "Trade X, Get $X" it will regularly apply the percentage to all of the games. Your best bet is to do all "Trade X, Get $X" games in one transaction on their own. The GameStop clerk may say that the system will figure it all out, tell them you want a separate transaction anyway. As always, check your receipt before you leave the store.

Can I trade in multiple copies of the same game?
YMMV. The official policy is no, but there are some GameStops that overlook that rule.

What all do I have to trade in for a console trade-in?
Xbox 360: Console Unit, power brick, A/V Cables, Controller (wired/wireless)
Wii: Console Unit, Power Cable, A/V Cables, Wiimote, Nunchuck, Sensor Bar
Playstation 3: Console Unit, Power Cable, A/V Cable, Controller, USB Cable
PSP: Handheld, A/C Adapter
Nintendo DS/DSLite/DSi: Handheld, A/C Adapter, Stylus

Can I trade in a defective/broken console?
For the most part yes. If it powers on but doesn't play games, they will take the console as a refurb unit and put a refurb fee on the console. The refurb fee on the console will vary on the price of the console so those numbers will change. You are still required to trade in everything required listed in the question directly above.

What is the difference between PowerUp Rewards and PowerUp Rewards Pro?
The basic card is free and only allows you to acrew points when spending money. The Pro card costs $14.99 and is basically the same as the previous EDGE program.

How much does a PowerUp Rewards Pro subscription cost?
It costs $14.99 and is good for a year. It also comes with a 1-year subscription to Game Informer magazine.

What bonuses come with having an PowerUp Rewards Pro card?
You will get an extra 10% trade-in credit on the base value of the game, extra 10% off the purchase of pre-owned games and 10% off new strategy guides.

Does the Power Up Rewards Card give me a bonus on hardware trade-ins?
No. You will only get the bonus for games and accessories.

What if I want cash instead of credit, what do they deduct?
If you decide that you want cash instead of credit, they will take 20% off the base values and promos will not apply.

Does promo "....." have a minimum trade-in value?
If the promo has a minimum trade-in value requirement, it will be listed in the promo. If it isn't there, then there is no limit. However, as with all trades, they are subject to manager approval so the manager could have setup his own little rule-set requiring a minimum of whatever.

I used a Power Trade promo for a pre-order, can I cancel that pre-order and get the credit or move it to another game I want?
Yes on both accounts. However, if you do a bunch of the power trades and just straight drop the pre-order you could create some ill-will between yourself and the employees you cancel on. However, if you look at the wordings on promos, they can remove the bonus trade-in value if they decide to.

I just tried to use a promo that has a select list of games eligible, but they say my game isn't eligible anymore, what gives?
Basically they have the right to change the eligible games at any time. They tend to update these frequently so as to lock out any easy/cheap games. It's best to check the eligible list the day of your trade.

Can I stack two different trade-in promos?
No. The only thing that will stack with trade-ins is your PowerUp Rewards card. Some will report success, but this requires a manual override and is very YMMV.

If I pay for an item using all credit on my card, do I have to pay sales tax?
This varies depending upon the state you live in.

If I buy a used copy of a game that requires an online pass for multiplayer, will it come with an online pass?
If you purchase a used title published by either Sony or WB you get an online pass from GS on your receipt. That's also why the used copies are $55 instead of $48 when the MSRP is $60. No GS issued passes of games published by EA, THQ, etc. On those titles you're totally dependent on the previous owner not using the code.

What states charge sales tax on purchases paid in full with credit and which ones don't?
Charge Sales Tax on Credit Purchases: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia
Does Not Charge Sales Tax on Credit Purchases: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
May or May Not Charge, Depending Upon County: Florida,

My state doesn't charge sales tax on purchases made by credit, why is gamestop.com charging me tax?
It is just the way they have designed their system. The best theory we have seen is that since you are only inputting the number off of the back of the card, it isn't going to pick up the programming from the specially tagged EDGE cards. Some kind of programming that gets input from their system that wont show up when only inputting the number off the back of the card.


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[quote name='TwistedShade']Just went in today to renew my PUR card. Also happy to say they have 50$ Kindle cards in now.[/QUOTE]

I had to end up buying 8 of the $25 cards..lol


I was lucky they had exactly 8 left. Sucked having to enter the codes for 8 cards.
 
Any idea for next promo? I was hoping 30% trade in bonus would stay for the Last of Us as I can't make it there today and still need to finish a couple of games anyway.
 
6/2/13 Base Values
:wii: Kirby's Epic Yarn $5
:360: Anarch Reigns $6
:360: Forza 3 Ultimate $6
:360: Neverdead $3
:ps3: Grand Turismo 5 $5 (XL version)
:ps3: Twisted Metal $9
:ps3: White Knight Chronicles II $5 (online servers are closing June 18th)
 
[quote name='starmask2k3']So can someone confirm that the deal will be excited[/QUOTE]

I don't know how excited the deal will be, but it should at least be amused.
 
[quote name='starmask2k3']So can someone confirm that the deal will be excited[/QUOTE]

If you mean extended, then yes.

[quote name='PhilsUtley26']Any idea for next promo? I was hoping 30% trade in bonus would stay for the Last of Us as I can't make it there today and still need to finish a couple of games anyway[/quote]

Looks like both are extended from 6/3/13-6/23/13 according to the flyer I got today.

30% Extra In-Store Credit when you trade any games, accessories, systems, smartphones, or tablets toward the pre-order or purchase of:

Animal Crossing : New Leaf
Battlefield 4
Beats by Dr. Dre
Grand Theft Auto V
Disney Infinity
Kindle Fire HD
The Last of Us
Madden 25
NCAA Football 14
Net 10 Wireless
Splinter Cell Blacklist
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$10 extra when you trade 3 games
$20 extra when you trade 5 games
$35 extra when you trade 7 games or more
(Games with a trade value less than $3.00 are excluded from offer.)
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10% Off all smartphones, tablets, media players, and more
(Selection may vary by location.)
 
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[quote name='kitsunisan']I don't know how excited the deal will be, but it should at least be amused.[/QUOTE]
Yeah not really sure what he means, but I'm assuming he atleast meant to 50% coupon thingy.

The guy at my local gamestop said that he was told if it went well enough that they would extend it. But I went yesterday just in case.
 
[quote name='kinney_bmx']So I renewed my PUR yesterday, my B2G1 coupon showed up last night, but is nowhere to be found now. Now I'm wondering if the 50% will do the same, or even show up.[/QUOTE]

Interesting that yours, even, showed up the next day. Mine, and I think someone else's in here, took a couple days.


[quote name='kitsunisan']I don't know how excited the deal will be, but it should at least be amused.[/QUOTE]

:rofl:
 
[quote name='edison']If you mean extended, then yes.



Looks like both are extended from 6/3/13-6/23/13 according to the flyer I got today.

30% Extra In-Store Credit when you trade any games, accessories, systems, smartphones, or tablets toward the pre-order or purchase of:

Animal Crossing : New Leaf
Battlefield 4
Beats by Dr. Dre
Grand Theft Auto V
Disney Infinity
Kindle Fire HD
The Last of Us
Madden 25
NCAA Football 14
Net 10 Wireless
Splinter Cell Blacklist
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$10 extra when you trade 3 games
$20 extra when you trade 5 games
$30 extra when you trade 7 games or more
(Games with a trade value less than $3.00 are excluded from offer.)
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10% Off all smartphones, tablets, media players, and more
(Selection may vary by location.)[/QUOTE]

Dropped the bonus for 7 to 30 from 35? Or typo?
 
[quote name='edison']If you mean extended, then yes.



Looks like both are extended from 6/3/13-6/23/13 according to the flyer I got today.

30% Extra In-Store Credit when you trade any games, accessories, systems, smartphones, or tablets toward the pre-order or purchase of:

Animal Crossing : New Leaf
Battlefield 4
Beats by Dr. Dre
Grand Theft Auto V
Disney Infinity
Kindle Fire HD
The Last of Us
Madden 25
NCAA Football 14
Net 10 Wireless
Splinter Cell Blacklist
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$10 extra when you trade 3 games
$20 extra when you trade 5 games
$30 extra when you trade 7 games or more
(Games with a trade value less than $3.00 are excluded from offer.)
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10% Off all smartphones, tablets, media players, and more
(Selection may vary by location.)[/QUOTE]

thank you for the info. :D
 
Base Values 6/2:
Vita
Lego Batman 2 $6
PS3
Uncharted 3 $3
Just Dance 4 $5

Not bad. Couldn't come up with 5 or 7 games to maximize the bonus. Ended up transferring some credit onto three $50 Amazon gift cards and renewing PowerUp Rewards for the 50% coupon.
 
6/2/2013
:360:
Left 4 dead 2 $15
Dead space 2 $5
Assassins creed $4
Red Dead Redemption GOTY $9
UFC Undisputed 3 $15
:ps3:
Prototype 2 $8
:wii:
Mario Kart $12
Pikmin 2 $7
WWE 12 $11 (copy I traded in was for 360 but the guy entered it as wii :whistle2:#)
LoZ Twilight Princess $6
:3ds:
Kingdom Hearts 3d DDD $10

Edit: wwe 12 for xbox is also $11, so no big deal
 
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[quote name='klimb22']You can renew again now. Adding another year to your current end date.

Do yourself a favor and do 2 separate transactions.[/QUOTE]

Can't stress this enough. I brought in 14 games yesterday, told the sales associate that I'd like to do two separate transaction of 7 to ensure that the system won't messed up. The associate assured me that it's fine and went on to do a single transaction. Only after I looked through the receipt did I noticed I was missing ~$15 because the system did a trade of 7 and a trade of 5, with the rest of the two games didn't offer any additional bonus.
 
Well got in a couple trades today before they closed:

6/2/13

:360:

Darksiders II - 7.50
Defiance - 17
Asura's Wrath - 7
Dragon's Dogma (not dark arisen) - 10
Final Fantasy XIII - 2.75
Final Fantasy XIII-2 - 6
Saints Row The Third - 16
Red Dead Redemption GOTY - 9

After bonuses and picking up Hitman Absolution new for 19.99 it came to a total of 97.51.

Grand Total from this offer alone: 466.11
 
3DS
Resident Evil Revelations - 5
Rhythm Thief - 5

Wii
Pikmin 2 - 7
Resident Evil 4 - 4

PS3
Sleeping Dogs - 11
Disgaea 4 - 7
Yakuza Dead Souls - 4
 
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[quote name='MSUHitman']Does anyone know what a 4GB SD card trades in for at GS? It's not in the OP. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

I just tried to trade on yesterday and the AM told me that they no longer except them..makes me wonder if Sony will release a Vita with a bigger hd or maybe the price of the Vita cards will come down ;)
 
[quote name='JUSTSULTAN']I just tried to trade on yesterday and the AM told me that they no longer except them..makes me wonder if Sony will release a Vita with a bigger hd or maybe the price of the Vita cards will come down ;)[/QUOTE]

4 GB SD cards are for Nintendo platforms, not Sony.
 
[quote name='MSUHitman']Does anyone know what a 4GB SD card trades in for at GS? It's not in the OP. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

I was quoted about $1.50 or so a couple of days ago.
 
[quote name='MSUHitman']Does anyone know what a 4GB SD card trades in for at GS? It's not in the OP. Thanks.[/QUOTE]

All this time I thought you worked at Gamestop. :D
 
6/2

:360: WWE 13 $17
I bought a copy of WWE 12 to flip but the guy entered it as 13 :D

:ps3:
PS All Stars $13
Assassin's Creed 3 $10
Aliens Colonial Marines $10

:wii:
Pikmin 2 $7

Vita
Smart Ass $5
Lego LOTR $5

$107.60 after bonuses

That guy is probably gonna get a "You fucked up!" wrestling chant from his DM lol
 
6/2/2013

:ps3:
Grand Slam Tennis 2- 5
Batman Arkham Asylum GOTY- 4
Dead Space 2- 5
Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning- 10
Amazing Spiderman- 10
Call of Duty MW3- 3.50

:360:
Skyrim- 12

Vita
Mortal Kombat- 5

:3ds:
Paper Mario: Sticker Star- 15

Traded 7 of these (didn't trade MK or MW3) and got $102.10.
 
Question for anyone that knows the answer.
I used my b2g1 power up coupon, if I want to return one of those 3 (the one that shows up as 0.00 on receipt), is it going to be a big hassle for them to figure it out? The GS near me always have problems with issues like this.
 
[quote name='CAG90210']Only after I looked through the receipt did I noticed I was missing ~$15 because the system did a trade of 7 and a trade of 5, with the rest of the two games didn't offer any additional bonus.[/QUOTE]
Same thing happened to me, make sure it's split up.
 
6/2 TIVs

X360 UFC Undisputed 3 : $15
X360 Rock Band 3 : $10
X360 Portal 2 : $15
X360 Rabbids alive & kicking : $5

PS3 UFC Undisputed 3 : $12
PS3 Dead Rising 2 off the record : $5

3DS Rabbids Rumble : $5
 
[quote name='TheHelix']6/2

:360: WWE 13 $17
I bought a copy of WWE 12 to flip but the guy entered it as 13 :D

Vita
Smart Ass $5

That guy is probably gonna get a "You fucked up!" wrestling chant from his DM lol[/QUOTE]
:lol:
 
[quote name='TheHelix']6/2

:360: WWE 13 $17
I bought a copy of WWE 12 to flip but the guy entered it as 13 :D

:ps3:
PS All Stars $13
Assassin's Creed 3 $10
Aliens Colonial Marines $10

:wii:
Pikmin 2 $7

Vita
Smart Ass $5
Lego LOTR $5

$107.60 after bonuses

That guy is probably gonna get a "You fucked up!" wrestling chant from his DM lol[/QUOTE]


RIP GameStop employee
 
[quote name='dsman3717']PSP 4GB Memory Stick - $10
After the 50% bonus on these things, (and a $40 refurb fee), I ended up getting $316.87. So I got the Slim PS3 bundle that had Uncharted 3. Also paid off The Last of Us, and got another Kindle card. Now I have a lot more space in my room. :) The only thing I thought was a bit strange was that my PS3 I traded in showed up as a 40GB when it was actually an 80GB. Whatever, close enough.[/QUOTE]
Why did u buy a system this close to E3 with new systems incoming price cuts are coming or even better bundles cheaper. $50 drop most likely.
Love that psp memory value I have those & bigger should net $150 or more.
 
Updated lists and database.


Info that was requested to be posted.

[quote name='Anonymous GameStop Employee']Just wanted to give a heads up that if CAG's want Animal Crossing physically they'd better preorder this week as Nintendo is short printing carts again and GS isn't buying as many copies of AC as they did with Donkey Kong.

We had 22 preorders for the game and our shipment coming in Monday has 27 copies. We had 7 preorders for the system bundle and are only getting 7 units.

Expect this to be like Fire Emblem, Luigi, Pokemon, and Lego City with supply selling out week 1 and taking up to a month for stores to be resupplied.[/QUOTE]
 
Since I was turned down yesterday w/ my factory sealed games I went to another Gamestop that was nearby today; traded 8 games and some accessories for $100; ended up getting $100 in Amazon GCs.

Base Values
Tiger Woods 13 (PS3) 10
Heavy Rain $5
Ridge Racer Unbounded(360) $7
Orange Box $12
Left 4 Dead $8
Nintendogs (3DS) $5
Unit 13 $7
God of War Ghosts of Sparta (PSP) $3
PSP 2 GB Memory Card $7
HDMI Cable $1.50
 
Trade from 5/31

Wii
Pokemon Battle Revolution : $12
Godfather Blackhand Edition : $3
Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition : $4
Punch-Out : $5
Mario Super Sluggers : $6

360
Assassin's Creed : $4
Grand Theft Auto Episodes liberty city : $6

PS3
Rayman Origins : $6
Little Big Planet GOTY : $4
Toy Story 3 : $6
Adventures of Tintin : $4
Spider-Man Shattered Dimension : $9

DS
Final Fantasy IV : $5
Castlevania Potrait of Ruin : $4
 
Traded in 21 games for $177.00. Pretty damn satisfying to clear some backlog out.

Here's some values I didn't see in the thread:
360:
Nicktoons MLB $4
Hole in the Wall $5
Your shape 2012 $10
Dreamworks superstar kartz $7.50
Family game night 4 $5
 
6/1/13

:360:
Vanquish - $2.50

6/2/13

:ps3:
God of War 3 - $3
God of War Collection - $3
Resistance 3 - $4
Infamous 2 - $4

:360:
Darksiders - $5
Blur -$8
FFXIII-2 - $6
Crackdown 2 - $3
Harry Potter 7 Part 2 - $3
X-Men Destiny - $5
SW Force Unleashed 2 - $5
Spiderman Web of Shadows - $9
Need for Speed The Run - $4.50
LOTR: War in the North - $6


And now for a Gamestop rant. Went in to trade 14 games and got a new girl at the register. Really nice and I asked if I could just do it in 2 transactions. She said it'd be fine, but the woman in charge told her to do it in one transaction since it will double apply the promo. Sigh. Here it comes. So it gets all traded in, and the woman in charge even went to double check to make sure it double counted and she said it did, so they finished the trade and I got my receipt.

When I looked at it, I pointed out to her that I didn't get $15 (since it applied the $20 and $35 promo). She handed me a calculator and made me add it again in front of her. (Herp derp. Math major here. I can do basic addition in my head.) When I pointed out it didn't apply to two of the $3 games, she said it's probably because it's only $3.50 above, but then I told her that the other two $3 still applied. So then she started totaling the bonuses again and trying to figure out what's wrong for a good 15 minutes or so. I tried to tell her that since promos don't stack, it probably wouldn't stack the Trade 7 promo twice. I noticed that the Trade 3, Trade 5, and Trade 7 each have a unique promo code. In a condescending tone, she tells me she's been working at gamestop for 5 years and knows the ins and outs of the computer system and knows that the computer will calculate the best deal and that I just didn't understand how the system worked. She even said that people who trade in 6 games get the $10 bonus stacked twice. (Herp derp. No it doesn't. It's a different promo code for the $20 bonus. I didn't even bother explaining this to her.) Finally she finished doing the math and noticed I didn't get $15. She blamed it on a new update for the POS and grumpily voided the last transaction and had the new girl do two separate trade ins. I felt bad for the new girl since the woman in charge was quite rude to her, as if it was her fault cause she was new.

It literally would have been faster to have just done one transaction there and gone to another gamestop for the other trade in, or even better, just process it as two different trade ins. The GS employees who think the computer is infallible are ridiculous, but the ones who bullshit you about knowing everything about it and won't listen to what you say are the worst. She conveniently wasn't having her ID facing me so I didn't catch a name. This wasn't even the first time she's been rude to me, but this was pretty ridiculous.
 
You don't even really have to add it up since you will now see any bonus at all applied to two games and only 4 given for the other 5, lol.

Its funny how some people can make a simple job so hard.
 
Well after posting my trade in values from a day ago I decided to do the math also and notice the same happened to me. I did a 14 game trade but from the looks of it I got shorted $15 since it looks like it only did the 7 bonus once and then the 5 game bonus.

Is their any chance if I go in tomorrow morning they will fix it? (think I already know the answer)
 
[quote name='Enuf']Why did u buy a system this close to E3 with new systems incoming price cuts are coming or even better bundles cheaper. $50 drop most likely.
Love that psp memory value I have those & bigger should net $150 or more.[/QUOTE]

Well if the leaks from New Egg are anything to go by we just got a GT5 XL/Infamous 2 500 gb bundle for $300 and we should get the 250 gb system w/ one year of PS+ for $250 next week. So I don't see anything immediately in June coming soon that is much better than what he got. Especially if he paid off The Last of Us.
 
[quote name='Enuf']Why did u buy a system this close to E3 with new systems incoming price cuts are coming or even better bundles cheaper. $50 drop most likely.
Love that psp memory value I have those & bigger should net $150 or more.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. Traded in the 2 4gb cards I got for $2 each during that Best Buy sale. Got $32/total for them after PUR and that 50% bonus coupon!\\:D/

[quote name='kulaguy']6/1/13
She conveniently wasn't having her ID facing me so I didn't catch a name. This wasn't even the first time she's been rude to me, but this was pretty ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

I wonder how many women work there. When you go to do the survey, it gives you a drop down of names.

If there's only 2, you will know which one it is because the new girl's name would be on the receipt. If more than 2, maybe you'll catch the other random chick/s name on a random day and can scratch hers/theirs off the list.

Too much? Lol!
 
What type of gun do these GS employees put to you guy's heads to make you hand over all your games? If you want to do 2 transactions just put 7 on the counter, do the transaction and then do the next set. Geez.

...and if GS did indeed extend this promo how many more of these stories do we have to hear?
 
[quote name='klimb22']what type of gun do these gs employees put to you guy's heads to make you hand over all your games? If you want to do 2 transactions just put 7 on the counter, do the transaction and then do the next set. Geez.

...and if gs did indeed extend this promo how many more of these stories do we have to hear?[/quote]

42
 
Games with a trade value less than $3.00 are excluded part from offer is so dumb
 
[quote name='ChunLiBarbie']I wonder how many women work there. When you go to do the survey, it gives you a drop down of names.

If there's only 2, you will know which one it is because the new girl's name would be on the receipt. If more than 2, maybe you'll catch the other random chick/s name on a random day and can scratch hers/theirs off the list.

Too much? Lol![/QUOTE]

Never knew that since I never fill out those survey things. Thanks for the heads up.

[quote name='klimb22']What type of gun do these GS employees put to you guy's heads to make you hand over all your games? If you want to do 2 transactions just put 7 on the counter, do the transaction and then do the next set. Geez.

...and if GS did indeed extend this promo how many more of these stories do we have to hear?[/QUOTE]

The whole point of the story is that I KNOW to do two separate transactions but the GS employee wouldn't let me because she believes the computer to be infallible. Geez. Should I have acted like a child and be like "Nuh uh. u cant have these games till those 7 get done!"
 
Trade In 6/2/13

:360: Aliens: Colonial Marines $10
:360: Call of Duty:MW3 $3.50
:360: Call of Duty: BO $6
:ps3: MLB 12: The Show $5
:360: Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Future Solider $4
:ps3: Twisted Metal $9
:ps3: UFC Undisputed 3 $12
 
[quote name='kulaguy']6/1/13

:360:
Vanquish - $2.50

6/2/13

:ps3:
God of War 3 - $3
God of War Collection - $3
Resistance 3 - $4
Infamous 2 - $4

:360:
Darksiders - $5
Blur -$8
FFXIII-2 - $6
Crackdown 2 - $3
Harry Potter 7 Part 2 - $3
X-Men Destiny - $5
SW Force Unleashed 2 - $5
Spiderman Web of Shadows - $9
Need for Speed The Run - $4.50
LOTR: War in the North - $6


And now for a Gamestop rant. Went in to trade 14 games and got a new girl at the register. Really nice and I asked if I could just do it in 2 transactions. She said it'd be fine, but the woman in charge told her to do it in one transaction since it will double apply the promo. Sigh. Here it comes. So it gets all traded in, and the woman in charge even went to double check to make sure it double counted and she said it did, so they finished the trade and I got my receipt.

When I looked at it, I pointed out to her that I didn't get $15 (since it applied the $20 and $35 promo). She handed me a calculator and made me add it again in front of her. (Herp derp. Math major here. I can do basic addition in my head.) When I pointed out it didn't apply to two of the $3 games, she said it's probably because it's only $3.50 above, but then I told her that the other two $3 still applied. So then she started totaling the bonuses again and trying to figure out what's wrong for a good 15 minutes or so. I tried to tell her that since promos don't stack, it probably wouldn't stack the Trade 7 promo twice. I noticed that the Trade 3, Trade 5, and Trade 7 each have a unique promo code. In a condescending tone, she tells me she's been working at gamestop for 5 years and knows the ins and outs of the computer system and knows that the computer will calculate the best deal and that I just didn't understand how the system worked. She even said that people who trade in 6 games get the $10 bonus stacked twice. (Herp derp. No it doesn't. It's a different promo code for the $20 bonus. I didn't even bother explaining this to her.) Finally she finished doing the math and noticed I didn't get $15. She blamed it on a new update for the POS and grumpily voided the last transaction and had the new girl do two separate trade ins. I felt bad for the new girl since the woman in charge was quite rude to her, as if it was her fault cause she was new.

It literally would have been faster to have just done one transaction there and gone to another gamestop for the other trade in, or even better, just process it as two different trade ins. The GS employees who think the computer is infallible are ridiculous, but the ones who bullshit you about knowing everything about it and won't listen to what you say are the worst. She conveniently wasn't having her ID facing me so I didn't catch a name. This wasn't even the first time she's been rude to me, but this was pretty ridiculous.[/QUOTE]

That sounds like a manager/asst. manager that's under pressure for numbers and wants to limit the damage of a no preorder/PUR Pro transaction to one instead of two.
 
[quote name='kulaguy']Never knew that since I never fill out those survey things. Thanks for the heads up.



The whole point of the story is that I KNOW to do two separate transactions but the GS employee wouldn't let me because she believes the computer to be infallible. Geez. Should I have acted like a child and be like "Nuh uh. u cant have these games till those 7 get done!"[/QUOTE]
Yes. That is exactly what you should have done.
 
[quote name='frpilot']I really hope they extend it because I was too lazy to go this last week. haha[/QUOTE]

They will be extending it for a few more weeks. I was there today and thought about trading some stuff in and asked how long the promotion will go on.

On a side note, I signed up for the PowerUpRewards Pro today, I already activated my account online and everything. So, how do I get the extra 50% everyone keeps talking about? :D
 
[quote name='xFatalFlaw']Well if the leaks from New Egg are anything to go by we just got a GT5 XL/Infamous 2 500 gb bundle for $300 and we should get the 250 gb system w/ one year of PS+ for $250 next week. So I don't see anything immediately in June coming soon that is much better than what he got. Especially if he paid off The Last of Us.[/QUOTE]

The GT 5/Infamous 2 bundle has been in GS for almost a month now.
 
Wii Sports $4
Uncharted Vita $10
Paper Mario Sticker Star $15
Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii $10
Kirby Mass Attack DS $5
Mario Kart DS $10
Infamous 2 PS3 $4

Got me $98.80 after PUR and 7/$35
 
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