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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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poker360 said:
Whenever you trade in the data transfer kit for 360, what do you have to have with that? Just the device that plugs into each hard drive?

Also, do they accept the Xbox 360 audio adapter?
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When I traded in the transfer cable, the associate who helped me looked like he didn't know the disc came with it. He didn't even bother to check the condition of the disc.

 
6/23
:360:
Prototype 2 $7.50
Assassin's Creed $3
Spiderman 3 $7.50
Dead Space 2 $5

:ps3:
Decil May Cry 4 $3
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 $3.50

:vita:
FIFA Soccer $7
 
IllusiveMan said:
Does the Mass Effect Trilogy have its own value, or is it just the value of each game? Also does anyone know the trade-in for Animal Crossing?
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Don't know what system you were looking for but on ps3 Mass Effect Trilogy is $15 base as of 6/23/13.

Rockabye said:
No, that was a gas station, and earlier in the day. C'mon, do I look like I don't know the first rule of Truck Stop Club?
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First rule of Truck Stop Club is you don't talk about the Truck Stop Club ;)

 
College Hoops 2k8 is probably my favorite college basketball game ever. Great times with that game. So depressing no one makes college basketball games anymore :(

 
EldritchOnRye said:
Probably because it was the last college basketball game made other than that one year EA tried to make a $15 download only one.
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No EA went on to make NCAA Basketball 09 and 10. 10 is the last College Basketball game made.

Sadly the EA games couldn't even hold a candle to the 2k College Hoops series.
 
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Hmm - just the $9.99 deal (when trading in 2 high-value games) up on the site now.

I'm kind of hoping they don't have the $2 and up trade-in promo simply because then I'll have to spend a bunch of time looking through my collection to find stuff to bring in ;).

For the previous promo, my total was $399 from 5 sets of 7 games.  Probably 30 of the 35 were games I had put away and was most likely never going to play again.  The other 5 were clearance games I got from Target and intended to keep but had to use to fill out the trades (at a small profit).  Plus I uncovered 10-15 other games that were worth more than GS was giving even with the promo and I've sold a handful of those already.

Kind of cool though that I got pretty much the perfect amount for my PS4 preorder from trading in mostly old PS3 games (with a few 360 ones thrown in too).  I can probably pay for that extra controller and maybe a game if they have the $2 and up promo.  But it is much tougher to give up mint games from my collection for only $5.20 ($2 + $3 promo + .20 cents for PUR Pro) when I was getting $8.30 minimum on the previous sets.

 
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DemonsMaster said:
No EA went on to make NCAA Basketball 09 and 10. 10 is the last College Basketball game made.
Sadly the EA games couldn't even hold a candle to the 2k College Hoops series.
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EldritchOnRye said:
You're right, I guess I had just wiped those from my memory for how bad that series was.
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I saw it on Gamestop.com for $29.99 so I figured what the heck, I'll take it in and see what I get. College Hoops was amazing but since 2K recently shut down the 2K share server, the game became useless without updated rosters. : (
 
6/23/13

:ps3: PS3

Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection- $7

Driver: San Francisco- $9

Call of Duty MW3- $3

Operation Flashpoint Red River- $3

:ds: DS

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Explorers of Time- $4

Chrono Trigger- $8

:3ds: 3DS

Nintendogs+Cats French Bulldog- $5

 
The new promos are up.

30% extra in-store credit toward these products:

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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Get $3 extra in-store for every game you trade, when you trade 3 or more games with a minimum trade value of $2.

Get a game for $9.99 when trading two eligible games.

Get 30% extra toward the purchase of two Net10 products.

All appear to be valid from 6/24 through 7/14. Great time to dump your $2 games, y'all.

 
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An extra $3???  Wow that's lame.  It's always been $10 until now.  I guess it may be the end of an era... 

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Sorry read it wrong.  Extra $3 for EVERY game you trade.  Not that bad actually!

 
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Yes. I was patiently awaiting this deal. I have a handful of games that were under $3 such as ACII (PS3), Bioshock 2, Darkness II etc.

 
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Does the 30% extra tiv towards Saints Row IV also apply to the collectors edition?



Also, Mako, that's always been true with me. I don't know if it depends on the state.
 
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I'm assuming the absence of them in the OP answers this, but to make sure I'm not missing something, does GS take fight sticks at all, or are they simply considered a "controller"?

 
Sway said:
The website does have that asterisk that you'll get up to $22.10 for the wireless controller and the values listed includes promotional offers. You would have gotten the extra $5.10 for the controller if you traded towards select items, one of which was TLoU.

Also, I'm curious as to why you use so many elipses?
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...cuz elipses rule......!

My daughter asked me this the other day as well.....I dunno why....it just feels right.....lol

 
I have an extra 15% trade in coupon, would that stack with the $3 for each game deal AND the extra 10% for being a PUR member?

 
chriscolbert said:
I'm assuming the absence of them in the OP answers this, but to make sure I'm not missing something, does GS take fight sticks at all, or are they simply considered a "controller"?
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Yes and yes. You can trade in a fight stick, but there is no unique sku for any of them, so they simply become a wired-controller.

 
So to help you guys out if my math is correct it is only good to do the trade 3 promo for game up to $6 base vs the 50% coupon since I'm sure people will ask which is better to use it for.

 
boogie4114 said:
So to help you guys out if my math is correct it is only good to do the trade 3 promo for game up to $6 base vs the 50% coupon since I'm sure people will ask which is better to use it for.
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Yes, though the sweet spot is still games that are $2-2.99 that wouldn't normally qualify for the 3/5/7 should it return in the near future.

 
I would just like to say thank you to this thread for this:

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kickrockz713 said:
TIV 6/21/13

XBOX 360
Far Cry 3 - 11.00
Prototype 2 - 7.50
Batman Arkham City - 5.00
Darksiders - 5.00
Asuras Wrath - 7.00
College Hoops 2k8 - 8.00 <---You read that right $8 for almost 6yr old sports game

Sorry for posting late lost receipt
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Yeah i found this for a buck at a pawn shop and sold it for like 25 on ebay.

 
I did 21 games over the weekend to get 3 of the 7/$35 deals, here are the values

on 6/22:

XBOX 360:

Darksiders 2: $7.50

PS3:

Gran Turismo 5 - $6

Modnation - $4.50

Time Crisis Razing Storm - $3

A.Creed - $3

Battlefield 3 $5

Red Dead Redemption - $5

A.Creed Revelations - $3

CoD MW3 - $3

GoW: Orgins - $6.50

CoD Bops - $5

Toy Story 3 - $6

Prototype - $5

Twisted Metal - $5

On 6/23:

Wii

Mario Kart - $15

New Super Mario - $15

Wii Sports Resort - $7.50

XBOX 360:

Max Payne 3 - $6

Borderlands 2 - $10

Simpsons - $8

PS3:

Sonic Ultimate Genesis - $6

& today I unloaded some cheaper games to get the $3 extra for trading in 3 $2+ up games

on 6/24:

PS3:

Wolverine - $2

CoD WaW - $2

A.Creed Brotherhood - $2

Arkham Asylum - $2

A.Creed 2 - $2

GoW 3 - $2.50

College Hoops 2K8 - $5

PSP:

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007 - $1.50

Star Wars Battlefront 2 - $.75

XBOX360:

Tony Hawk Proving Ground - $2

Wii:

Star Wars Clone Wars Light Saber Duel - $.75

Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party - $.75

 
I just did a massive trade-in to pay off my PS4 from Amazon.  I did one transaction for games $2-$6 and another using my 50% coupon for renewing my Power Up subscription.

DS:

Dragon Quest IX - $2

3DS:

Legend of Zelda: OOT - $16

Kingdom Hearts DDD - $10

PS3:

Infamous 2 - $4

Tomb Raider Trilogy - $10

Mass Effect Trilogy - $15

Wii:

Mario Super Sluggers - $6

Metroid Prime 3 - $1.50

New Super Mario Bros - $15

Wii Sports - $4

360:

Toy Story - $7

NBA 2K13 - $15

Just Dance 3 - $9

Dishonored - $12

Darksiders II - $7.50

Cars 2 - $6

Amazing Spiderman - $10

NHL 13 - $15

Hitman Trilogy - $15

Yourshape Fitness Evolved 2012 - $10

Forza Horizon - $17

Black Ops 2 - $20

GTA IV - $8

GTA IV Episodes - $6

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood - $3

Castlevania Lords of Shadow - $5

Shadows of the Damned - $4

Darksiders - $5

Marvel Super Hero Squad - $6

Banjo Kazooie/Viva Pinata - $4

I dumped my Wii and every accessory I had with it and just don't feel like typing it out since nothing has changed from the OP.

All total I walked away with $523.52

 
My store says they only sells amazon play cards ,are they the same as those amazon gift cards?

 
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For those (like me) who are rifling through their collection looking for those $2-$3 games, it seems that most will be in the $9.99 - $14.99 selling range at GS.  So, generally speaking, those will get you the most out of this promo.  There will be exceptions of course (some $9.99 sellers are probably under $2 and a few at $14.99 or even lower get $3 or more).  But that is a good guideline for putting together your next stack of random crap to bring in ;).

I'm hoping I can dump some PSP stuff this time around, though I think a lot of that is less than $2.

 
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PS3

Injustice: Gods Among Us - $20

Xbox 360

Injustice: Gods Among Us - $20

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 - $20

Half-Life 2 Orange Box - $12

Xbox 360 Headset Wired - $3.50

Xbox 360 250GB Slim - $135

FYI, receipt total(trade-in total - purchases/pre-orders) must be below $1000 or the trade-in will be denied.

 
usagi said:
PS3

Injustice: Gods Among Us - $20

Xbox 360

Injustice: Gods Among Us - $20

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 - $20

Half-Life 2 Orange Box - $12

Xbox 360 Headset Wired - $3.50

Xbox 360 250GB Slim - $135

FYI, receipt total(trade-in total - purchases/pre-orders) must be below $1000 or the trade-in will be denied.
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I usually buy a console and then return it the next day to avoid the 1k limit.

 
Renewed my PowerUp Pro membership, asked about the extra 50% coupon if i renewed, confirmed that it is still available and I will receive it within 3 days.  Also confirmed they are still taking reserves for PS4.

 
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