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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 or the value will not get updated. I don't always know it and I'm doing these updates from work to keep them as updated as often as possible so I can't spend time searching for that info.

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Current Promotions/Information:

From GameStop employees on CAG:

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

Guaranteed $30/$40 on select games (Varying End Dates)
GameStop.com said:
Rotating promo list found at http://www.gamestop.com/collection/trade-in
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$125 in credit on PS3/360 traded towards New PS4 (Ends 11/9/14)
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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, 20, 21,22,23,24,25

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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I don't think anything I have posted or my opinions will effect it, but yes I do think the reported GS response to such abuse/misuse will deter others from making the same mistakes unless they want to suffer the same fate. Wouldn't you agree that anyone who reads that will either stop abusing similar coupons/promotions/offers or at least be more cautious in the future?
 
sovereignNX-73811 said:
Well, it's more of an observation than an attack. I'm sorry you feel that way. I will say this in your defense: No, I don't think you've done anything wrong on the board, and yes some people go crazy and they get mocked. Frankly, this is the internet...everyone gets mocked here. I get mocked all the time (which means I'm working perfectly btw).

I will ask you something though: Do you think posting the way you are now is going to stop people from abusing offers and deals? Can it discourage or even encourage the behavior?
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No offense meant and none taken. I only said I didn't feel bad for them when I read their posts that I quoted such as "F¥€k y'all...I feel like braggin, and said they got what they were joking about..

Anyways enough from me. My final comment besides what was already said is I hope this turns out as well as it can for any involved.
 
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Viol8r said:
Not at all and that's not what I said. You come across as someone who is worried. Don't blame me. Good luck to you
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You're right, you didn't say they were going to get arrested in the other thread. I apologize. At the same time, everything else you did post I don't stand behind. You say you hope they don't get in trouble, but they deserve it, then wish it on others. I don't get the reason to do all that. Anyways, I'm certainly not worried. I used 3 codes, and only one on PUR. I would have used more, and still not been scared, but I couldn't get Andyroid to work/limit on ip address. I don't need luck.

 
Viol8r said:
I don't think anything I have posted or my opinions will effect it, but yes I do think the reported GS response to such abuse/misuse will deter others from making the same mistakes unless they want to suffer the same fate. Wouldn't you agree that anyone who reads that will either stop abusing similar coupons/promotions/offers or at least be more cautious in the future?
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He said YOUR response to it. Not gamestop. I don't think anyone is scared of your posts at all.

 
and why would they be- I have nothing to do with it. How would I affect what either sides do in reaction or response?
 
Viol8r said:
I don't have a problem with anyone. Did you read their posts that I commented on? If you do as they did and write what they wrote then they or you shouldn't be surprised at the consequences. You other people want to attack me because you "utilized" this promotion extensively as well and are now worried. That's your prerogative. I have done nothing wrong on this board
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Have I done anything wrong :3
 
Peyton_Manning said:
THIS is why you should just stop posting then. You said it yourself. I see you trolling over in the bb thread too. Ha
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You mean about the guy who got his temp ban turned into a permaban at GS after trading in 50 copies of ghosts within a few days then was trying to trade in 38 copies of GTA into walmart online and then just post that he continually goes over the 3 limit at BB???
You call that a troll post? I am not a troll (ha)
 
Viol8r said:
You mean about the guy who got his temp ban turned into a permaban at GS after trading in 50 copies of ghosts within a few days then was trying to trade in 38 copies of GTA into walmart online and then just post that he continually goes over the 3 limit at BB???
You call that a troll post? I am not a troll (ha)
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Maybe you should just mind your own business instead of condemning everyone. You'll have a lot more fun

Also alt accounts are really weak.

 
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Viol8r said:
I don't think anything I have posted or my opinions will effect it, but yes I do think the reported GS response to such abuse/misuse will deter others from making the same mistakes unless they want to suffer the same fate. Wouldn't you agree that anyone who reads that will either stop abusing similar coupons/promotions/offers or at least be more cautious in the future?
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Agreed
 
if they do this again I will just not link my pur. as I live in a non id state. although I used 6 coupons this time although never on the free xbla currency and nothing happened to my account

 
[quote name="reaperztoll" post="12086320" timestamp="1410479401"]Destiny for PS4 and XB1 is a guaranteed $40 through 10/8 I believe. I didn't see that in the initial post.[/quote]so is nhl 15 for xb1/ps4
 
pittsnoggle said:
if they do this again I will just not link my pur. as I live in a non id state. although I used 6 coupons this time although never on the free xbla currency and nothing happened to my account
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You live in a non-ID county, not state. Whether ID is required is based on local pawn laws.

 
reaperztoll said:
Destiny for PS4 and XB1 is a guaranteed $40 through 10/8 I believe. I didn't see that in the initial post.
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It's kind of a bummer how the :360: & :ps3: versions only get $30 since I am planning on buying the $90 one on the PS store.

Fortunately, over at Best Buy you can trade in any version for $40.50 or $43.20 GCU
 
Vanacloud said:
Thanks.

As for the previous person who answered, its the Core model (original 20gb model w/ HDMI), not Arcade or Elite. Just the regular White model.
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I believe that are phatty phatty boombalatty 360s are taken in under the same SKU and if you have a HDD that it's traded as a separate item. So you should be able to keep the HDD from any pre-slim model.
 
Miken said:
THough hoarders points were wiped I remember he basically got to keep all that ridiculous amount of money through putting it on multiple gift cards. He's probably still coasting on that money for gaming and amazon to this day.
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How good was this flip for him to have flipped $14k (I think that's what someone else said)? I wasn't around then, but it must have been absolutely ridiculous.

 
DarkRider23 said:
How good was this flip for him to have flipped $14k (I think that's what someone else said)? I wasn't around then, but it must have been absolutely ridiculous.
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It was pretty great. The best flips were around $300-$400 per. I did some myself, probably should've done more

 
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Ok I just want to say that I think some of you guys are reaching over this coupon abuse thing. It's one thing to have moral questioning but arrests over coupon abuse??! Seriously. I mean do you know what it would cost gamestop to start up legal proceedings? Between corporate lawyers and court fees it's hardly worth their time. Now perma bans etc is much more feasable.

 
Birthday coupons didn't work today. Tried two different codes. I did use it 2-3 days ago.

They might have implemented a new system that prevents you from using it again after a certain amount of days or maybe once a week?

 
rightously alive said:
Ok I just want to say that I think some of you guys are reaching over this coupon abuse thing. It's one thing to have moral questioning but arrests over coupon abuse??! Seriously. I mean do you know what it would cost gamestop to start up legal proceedings? Between corporate lawyers and court fees it's hardly worth their time. Now perma bans etc is much more feasable.
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It would cost nothing. A rep walks into the district attorney office and presses charges. The da takes it from there. That is assuming any laws have been broken like some said fraud but I seriously doubt that just abuses is all. Now a lawsuit would be costly yes. That's not happening. Just not enough damages to cover legal fees. Like you said the biggest fear here is the permanent ban.
 
unless you did an ungodly amount of 5 dollar xbla credit or any other credit that is 5 coupons I really dont see this being a problem the worse you are going to get is a perma ban

 
DealSeeker2U said:
Eld and Jaashua, I thought you were smarter than this. Damn Eld, and you just got out of a ban as well. I hope you don't compete with Jaashua on who gets banned the fasted because Jaashua is winning. Jaashua, I mean you no ill but you should have seen this coming since another member here posted about it when his account went under review for abusing it the last time this happened and they got banned. It was even discussed in this thread. Try controlling yourself both of you. We are in it for long run. Short term will get you instant gratification but then you will miss out on everything else.
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At least Hoarder made an asston of cash. They're getting punched for, what, about $150 in coupon savings? That's one good run from a legit flip opportunity and a piss poor return on investment -- putting in time and effort for a piddly gain and foreclosure of future profit opportunities. Stupid.
 
DarkRider23 said:
How good was this flip for him to have flipped $14k (I think that's what someone else said)? I wasn't around then, but it must have been absolutely ridiculous.
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It was an iPad cycle. GameStop had them on sale at the same time as a 50% bonus coupon was active that worked on anything, including consumer electronics. You could buy an iPad 4 from GS and turn it around in the same store for $250+ profit (depending on size, wifi vs cellular, etc.). It was the craziest thing we've ever seen here. Only the Walmart price errors and AWD penny day compare, and they lasted a few hours. The GS iPad flips took, what, two weeks to shut down?
 
@FIF said:
At least Hoarder made an asston of cash. They're getting punched for, what, about $150 in coupon savings? That's one good run from a legit flip opportunity and a piss poor return on investment -- putting in time and effort for a piddly gain and foreclosure of future profit opportunities. Stupid.
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Well put and I totally agree. Careful though, the other abusers will jump on you for being negative though because they don't want to hear how stupid it was. They attacked me and called names because I used some rational analysis about this.
 
@FIF said:
The GS iPad flips took, what, two weeks to shut down?
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I believe it was around two weeks, we did start seeing some weird activity from stores near the end of that run though. That was ridiculous because i also believe during a few of those days best buy had the previous model iPad Mini on sale and the GS value was above the sale price before the bonus.

 
Prison Mike said:
Birthday coupons didn't work today. Tried two different codes. I did use it 2-3 days ago.

They might have implemented a new system that prevents you from using it again after a certain amount of days or maybe once a week?
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I used 2 different coupons on 3 games today all in seperate transactions with no problems today.
 
boogie4114 said:
I used 2 different coupons on 3 games today all in seperate transactions with no problems today.
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Try using them again in a couple of days and tell me what happens. System can't update that quick so I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be a problem using it multiple times in the same day.

When was the last time you used it BTW?

 
Miken said:
THough hoarders points were wiped I remember he basically got to keep all that ridiculous amount of money through putting it on multiple gift cards. He's probably still coasting on that money for gaming and amazon to this day.
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@FIF said:
At least Hoarder made an asston of cash. They're getting punched for, what, about $150 in coupon savings? That's one good run from a legit flip opportunity and a piss poor return on investment -- putting in time and effort for a piddly gain and foreclosure of future profit opportunities. Stupid.
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Yeah, Hoarder was smart about it. He kept a spreadsheet and cross referenced his accounts to make sure it did not get traced back to him and his girl. However, doing as much as he was trading and flipping wise, a jr. detective got on the case and the rest is history. He was wise to cash out his gift cards before they got wiped.

Vanacloud said:
Thanks.

As for the previous person who answered, its the Core model (original 20gb model w/ HDMI), not Arcade or Elite. Just the regular White model.
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Yup, as answered by others you are good to trade those in separately. In fact I recommend it as otherwise you get nothing for the hdd if traded in together.

Flash15 said:
So, why can't you check the availability of some pre-owned games on the site? Such as Destiny and stuff? I know you can on the mobile site.
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Still too new / not nearly enough copies around. Destiny I understand but they have plenty of Titanfall preowned copies around and that makes no sense not to be on online database.

JP said:
I believe it was around two weeks, we did start seeing some weird activity from stores near the end of that run though. That was ridiculous because i also believe during a few of those days best buy had the previous model iPad Mini on sale and the GS value was above the sale price before the bonus.
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Yup! The first go around (playcation coupons of last year and the renewal coupons that gave 50% boost on everything) were the ones responsible for that. Then in fall the tablet coupon for 50% + 30% stack was responsible again for the iPad flips. The latter ended with the promo without being killed but GS did kill the trade values. That was glorious!

Anyways guys, this matter has been discussed to death again. Lets get back on topic and leave it be. Thanks JP for putting up with us all.

 
Prison Mike said:
Try using them again in a couple of days and tell me what happens. System can't update that quick so I'm pretty sure there shouldn't be a problem using it multiple times in the same day.

When was the last time you used it BTW?
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Today I used 1 of the codes twice on 2 transactions for a Sports Champion 2 and Ninja Gaiden Z and a different code on another Ninja Gaiden Z as well.
 
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