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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:

Anonymous GameStop Employee Xbox One/PS4 informations:

PART 1: So good news and bad news at Gamestop. Good news: ALL GS locations in the US are getting wi-fi this week! Not sure if they are open access points or closed. Also don't know if all the locations are getting the same connection like ATT Wi-Fi or if it varies by locale (ATT/Verizon/Comcast/Time Warner/Charter, etc.)

Bad news: There are two reasons for this. One, systems can now be tested to see if they are banned from XBox Live I believe, since you could do an online connection test and that touches XBox Live. But the 2nd reason that's more imminent; if you buy a PS4/XB1 and don't have internet access, Gamestop will hookup your system to download the Day 1 patch. Depending on speed of the GS connection and size of the files, this could greatly slow down the lines at launch and take up lots of employees time at the store post launch taking up 1 of each stores 2-3 registers.

Found out about this at the CoD launch so just wanted to pass the info along.

PART 2: So bad news on the Gamestop Wi-Fi situation:

1. The Wi-Fi is locked down with the password setup by each individual store manager but even if you got ahold of it ...

2. Everything someone would want to go to in a browser from gaming sites, to YouTube, to even news sites like cnn, foxnews, etc. are all blocked. Trying to access them gives you a blocked message from the firewall that's setup. Twitter/Facebook iOS apps worked but NFL Mobile and others w/video did not as they timed out. Don't use the YT app (just use the mobile site) so didn't try that. And even that doesn't matter because ...

3. It's as slow as molasses compared to 4G LTE or anything like Boingo, ATT, or any of the other public access points. So if you get behind a bunch of people w/o net access I feel sorry for you and I dread these launches now given the area I live in and our customer base's general lack of net access ...

PART 3: So GS has handed down a memo I'm sure is also going to apply for XB1 in that they count Friday as a pickup day so any PS4 not picked up before close of business on Saturday, Nov. 16 or any XB1 not picked up before Saturday, Nov. 23 is available first come, first serve to customers on Sunday the 17th or Sunday the 24th.

Anyone who has not picked up their system by mid-Saturday will be getting a call from one of the store's keyholders to find out what's up.

Your money won't disappear from the preorder system but that PS4/XB1 will be sold to someone else. You will be told you can call the store when you have acquired the money to pay it off and the next system that comes in after that call will be held for you for another 48 hours.

PART 4: So the info on the GS inTRAnet site I saw today says XB1 preorders can also get the 90% bonus trade on systems tomorrow if they want, although I'm sure there will be an event the following Sunday as well.

There is a SKU employees have to enter/scan to boost the trade. There was a sheet provided for the stores to print out to show what the full value of every system (including Ouya) would get base, w/30%, and with 90%.

The final part is YMMV but my store manager is letting any qualifying preorder customer who has traded their system in the last 30 days and still has their receipt to do a return/retrade to get the extra credit. YMMV on that of course.
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GameStop.com Information (will post it when they update it)

New Games for $9.99 after trade of 2 eligible games (Ends Unknown)
GameStop.com said:
Spend less for the new games you want

Get new games for $9.99 or less when you trade 2 games

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. 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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30% extra credit on games, electronics & accessories trades towards select items. (Ends 12/29/13)
GameStop.com said:
30% extra in-store credit when you trade games, accessories, systems, smartphones or tablets toward these games:
CoD: Ghosts
Destiny
Disney Infinity
Just Dance 2014
FF 13: Lightning Returns
Thief
LEGO Movie The Game
South Park
Titanfall
Infamous: Second Son
Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze
Valid 8/19/13 - 12/29/13

In-store credit must be applied toward an eligible product. 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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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,,,

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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Used the SOTW to buy BattleField 4 PS4. It required an override, but the coupon doesn't indicate a limit in the phone app, so rep chalked it up to another GS F'Up.

 
stoned99 said:
Used the SOTW to buy BattleField 4 PS4. It required an override, but the coupon doesn't indicate a limit in the phone app, so rep chalked it up to another GS F'Up.
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It's tempting, yet kinda sad how it seems that all my recent purchases needed manager overrides. I feel a GS employee is gonna jump me one day.

 
Prison Mike said:
A real CAGer would do this!

50% XB1 Coupon + 10% PUR on accessories

250GB Slim HD = $40
Slim Power Adapter = $24
Wireless Controller = $12

Total = $76 before any bonuses and keep the console
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Problem is the 250 GB 360's don't have the 4 GB memory chip in them so that 360 would be unusable w/o a seperate purchase of memory in some form by the buyer of that system.
 
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Prison Mike said:
Any flash drive will work. I think there is a size limit though which I'm not too sure about. You just plug it in and let the system format it
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You can use up to two 32 GB flash drives. Beware though BF 4, NFS Rivals, BF 3 MP, & Halo Reach/4 MP require a HDD & flash drives won't work.
 
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It's scary to think if you buy the iPad Air 64GB AT&T used from GS for 799 + tax, you can flip it back to them for 1125 if you have the coupon. Thats one hell of a profit :) It's also worth mentioning the brand new version of the same iPad is only 50$ more new at BB, or the same price at microcenter...

 
stoned99 said:
It's scary to think if you buy the iPad Air 64GB AT&T used from GS for 799 + tax, you can flip it back to them for 1125 if you have the coupon. Thats one hell of a profit :) It's also worth mentioning the brand new version of the same iPad is only 50$ more new at BB, or the same price at microcenter...
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Wish there were some good credit movers to BBY. I've already hit the limit on all the decent ones.

 
jfh2c said:
Wish there were some good credit movers to BBY. I've already hit the limit on all the decent ones.
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I know. I've even started to buy my amazon credit from GS due to chronically low BB credit. I could return the Day One Xbox I'm sitting on, but I'm hoping they will become uber rare as december progresses.

 
A very small loss/gain, but if you can find preowned xb1 games (ryse, ac4 and probably some others), after pur and the birthday coupon, they come out to ~41 and trade to bby for 40 (44 with unlocked bump)
 
sp00ge said:
A very small loss/gain, but if you can find preowned xb1 games (ryse, ac4 and probably some others), after pur and the birthday coupon, they come out to ~41 and trade to bby for 40 (44 with unlocked bump)
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Yeah, those aren't bad ones. Sadly I cleared out all the XB1 and PS4 games locally during B2G1. Any word on if there will be another B2G1 before Christmas?

 
Just to confirm before I let go of my 360 harddrive, I can still play on Xbox Live with the USB inserted, right?

I can basically function as I normally would? I just can't obviously save an excessive amount? Is there anything I'm missing?

 
bostonfrontier said:
Well, i finally am down to $0 trade in credit, and 0 points on my PUR account.

With all the flips I've done over the past 6 months, I've pretty much had an unlimited supply of credit and points. Finally spent everything and am pretty content. No other games or systems I need, until next year when more games get released.

To think this all started from 1 trade in of a ipad 3rd gen back in July which they botched and gave me twice the trade in value, and I've been riding it ever since for a free ps4, xbox one, ps vita, a ton of games ( you name it, i probably got it free ), like $1k in amazon gift cards.

Here's hoping 2014 brings me this much luck with trade credit with more flips, etc. .....And not a single dime out of pocket.

No fear of being banned right now (LOL)
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I did something similar.

It was good times, the B2G1, PUR coupons, and 50% bonuses really helped out a whole lot. I didn't get any consoles, but I got most every new release over the summer and into the fall. Black Friday finally finished off all but $35 of my credit, which I am going to use to pay off South Park.

Good times Gamestop! I can't buy another damn thing from you until 2014 because of my backlog!

 
50 30 stacked today.

Mgr did my trade.  He said that they automatically added $10 refurb fee and couldn't do anything about it.  Which means I made $20 less than i otherwise would have trading in the pads.  

Also, the B2G1F coupon for renewing PUR is worthless.  In big letters it says b2 of any preowned product and get 1 of any preowned product of equal or lesser free.  In small print it says consumer electronics excluded.  Couldn't get 3 pads. :(

Any worthwhile games to use  the B2G1 on for trade purposes?

 
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50 30 stacked today.

Mgr did my trade. He said that they automatically added $10 refurb fee and couldn't do anything about it. Which means I made $20 less than i otherwise would have trading in the pads.

Also, the B2G1F coupon for renewing PUR is worthless. In big letters it says b2 of any preowned product and get 1 of any preowned product of equal or lesser free. In small print it says consumer electronics excluded. Couldn't get 3 pads. :(

Any worthwhile games to use the B2G1 on for trade purposes?
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Pretty sure that coupon isn't worthless just because of that
 
nas6034 said:
50 30 stacked today.

Mgr did my trade. He said that they automatically added $10 refurb fee and couldn't do anything about it. Which means I made $20 less than i otherwise would have trading in the pads.

Also, the B2G1F coupon for renewing PUR is worthless. In big letters it says b2 of any preowned product and get 1 of any preowned product of equal or lesser free. In small print it says consumer electronics excluded. Couldn't get 3 pads. :(

Any worthwhile games to use the B2G1 on for trade purposes?
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3 next gen games will get you 120 at best buy
 
Payday 2 for both consoles are still on the Trade 2 list as of 8:50PM EST. At this point I don't think it's gonna be taken off the list until the weekend at least.

 
When trading in a tablet what causes the system to charge a $10 refurb fee?  Is it done by the associate checking something off on the computer or is it automatic?

 
I believe they scan the barcode or checkoff something. Both times I traded in ipads I wasn't charged a referb fee so its not automatic.

 
nas6034 said:
When trading in a tablet what causes the system to charge a $10 refurb fee? Is it done by the associate checking something off on the computer or is it automatic?
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$10 refurb means that they docked you for a missing lightning cable. ALL units get a refurb, but if they're Like New and have all cables it's reduced to $0. The refurb line sticks around, though, since the unit has to be returned to a warehouse and can't be sold in-store immediately as pre-owned.

 
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$10 refurb means that they docked you for a missing lightning cable. ALL units get a refurb, but if they're Like New and have all cables it's reduced to $0. The refurb line sticks around, though, since the unit has to be returned to a warehouse and can't be sold in-store immediately as pre-owned.
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I think something is amiss here. The base value of the pad's are as shown on the trade page. They add $10 if you include the cable. I doubt they subtract $10 for a refurb fee if cable isn't included. Anyhow the cables were included and the total amount displayed what I was expecting with bonuses stacked but a $10 refurb fee was added. It's odd.

Also, why are the ipad air's not available in any of the stores?????? Whyyyyyyy???

 
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nas6034 said:
I think something is amiss here. The base value of the pad's are as shown on the trade page. They add $10 if you include the cable. I doubt they subtract $10 for a refurb fee if cable isn't included. Anyhow the cables were included and the total amount displayed what I was expecting with bonuses stacked but a $10 refurb fee was added. It's odd.

Also, why are the ipad air's not available in any of the stores?????? Whyyyyyyy???
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The values on the page include the cable. If you click through the next page asks if you are including it and will deduct 10 if not

 
Can I trade 2 tablets at the same time with the 50/30 stack? I have a TouchPad I'm not using anymore and I might as well trade it in with an iPad.

Some values from today

:360:

Portal 2 - $8

Driver: San Francisco - $8

Orange Box - $8

Alice: Madness Returns - $10

Armored Core: Verdict Day - $10

AC Slim Adapter - $24

:pS3:

Armored Core: Verdict Day - $10

 
When is b2g1 returning, is there going to be 1 more before Christmas??? Last year they did.

Also with the 80percent stack bonus you can get up to $580 on an iPhone 5c Verizon . Is the stack still in effect?
 
nas6034 said:
I think something is amiss here. The base value of the pad's are as shown on the trade page. They add $10 if you include the cable. I doubt they subtract $10 for a refurb fee if cable isn't included. Anyhow the cables were included and the total amount displayed what I was expecting with bonuses stacked but a $10 refurb fee was added. It's odd.

Also, why are the ipad air's not available in any of the stores?????? Whyyyyyyy???
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So, here's the deal. The REAL base TIV is the amount you see on the web calculator WITH the cable box checked. The lack of cable is a refurb deduction, and those are taken off after promos. If you included the cables and still got the $10 fee, the employee screwed up.

 
Zolor23 said:
Nice. Maybe the total won't look so high to the employee since I'm trading in two tablets.
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Just keep in mind that the most you can put on a card is $999.99 not sure what your total would be but my guys gave me trouble last time I tried to cash out over $1000 on a gift card. I think it's because they wanted to force me into doing some preorders though.

 
jfh2c said:
Just keep in mind that the most you can put on a card is $999.99 not sure what your total would be but my guys gave me trouble last time I tried to cash out over $1000 on a gift card. I think it's because they wanted to force me into doing some preorders though.
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Yeah, I have that in mind. I'm not flipping the highest value iPad, just the 16GB or 32GB Air.

 
Sold both of my tablet coupons, thanks to those who contacted me.

I am still in need of trade up coupons, AC IV and BF 4.

AC IV 360- $25

Batman Arkham Origins 360- $22

 
SOTW suckage for the rest of the month:

12/30
50% off a preowned game - 15,000 pts

12/23
25% extra in store credit when you trade a game - 5,050

12/16
15% off any preowned media player - 2,500

12/09
Batman & Superman t-shirts - no point value listed

 
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