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NEW THREAD: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/334650-gamestop-trade-in-values-xxvi-values-available-on-ios-app-upcoming-50-bonus-with-coupon/

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)

None Currently.

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,,

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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If anyone on the west coast can use them tonight,

I've got 2 "15% off One New Product: Excludes Systems, GS Subscriptions, or Giftcards" coupons.

They expire at closing tonight.

I'll gladly give them away to a site contributor if you can use it. I forgot I even had them

 
jvang117 said:
So anyone know how long a GameStop ban lasts? I might have went overboard with the AC's and CoD's lol. Thanks :)
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So, I had ordered a cowboom PS4 to trade, mine didn't have a controller, some with controllers showed up later, but I had already used the coupon. It came in yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to go to GS to trade until near closing tonight. The store near my house had a used DS4, and tonight was the last night for the 20% off used coupon, so I was going to get that to trade with the system. They were really cool about the whole thing, doing it all on one transaction, forcing the trade value up to 50% bonus towards the destiny bundle, barely tested the system, then they entered my license and - bam - trade ban message. Last thing I traded was over 2 weeks ago. Oh well, I bought the controller anyway. Hopefully I can get it sorted out before the value drops lower.
 
guessed said:
So, I had ordered a cowboom PS4 to trade, mine didn't have a controller, some with controllers showed up later, but I had already used the coupon. It came in yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to go to GS to trade until near closing tonight. The store near my house had a used DS4, and tonight was the last night for the 20% off used coupon, so I was going to get that to trade with the system. They were really cool about the whole thing, doing it all on one transaction, forcing the trade value up to 50% bonus towards the destiny bundle, barely tested the system, then they entered my license and - bam - trade ban message. Last thing I traded was over 2 weeks ago. Oh well, I bought the controller anyway. Hopefully I can get it sorted out before the value drops lower.
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I haven't traded anything for over two weeks either, my friend. The countdown begins. Let me know when you're free from GameStop purgatory!
 
jvang117 said:
Can a friend trade in games using your PUR, but their driver's license? I know Best Buy works that way, but I'm not sure about GameStop...
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Probably. Still counts against the limit per month on your PUR card though.

guessed said:
So, I had ordered a cowboom PS4 to trade, mine didn't have a controller, some with controllers showed up later, but I had already used the coupon. It came in yesterday, but I didn't get a chance to go to GS to trade until near closing tonight. The store near my house had a used DS4, and tonight was the last night for the 20% off used coupon, so I was going to get that to trade with the system. They were really cool about the whole thing, doing it all on one transaction, forcing the trade value up to 50% bonus towards the destiny bundle, barely tested the system, then they entered my license and - bam - trade ban message. Last thing I traded was over 2 weeks ago. Oh well, I bought the controller anyway. Hopefully I can get it sorted out before the value drops lower.
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They seem to process bans at the beginning of each month.

 
Plumbing trade values in the app yields a few interesting results. But skyward sword for $22 is the one that really blew my mind.
 
It's nice to live in a state where they don't ID for trades that you're getting trade credit for. Trading under my ban on friends and family accounts. :D
 
Tell me it's not true :/ So they track through your PUR and your ID. Well played, GameStop, well played.
 
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Anything "Loss Prevention" might consider suspicious. So far we have 5 or more of same game/ accessory in a 30 day time frame. Also too many returns in 30 day time period.
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It's probably a dollar amount too.

Such as when I got banned when the iPad glitches/high values were alive back in December(?). I traded in two of those and went over a thousand dollars in one transaction. Probably caught the eye of someone in loss prevention.

 
Zolor23 said:
It's probably a dollar amount too.

Such as when I got banned when the iPad glitches/high values were alive back in December(?). I traded in two of those and went over a thousand dollars in one transaction. Probably caught the eye of someone in loss iprevention.
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Cool thanks

 
They should give more for the Kinect...

I'll give someone $1.50 PayPal for that new 1,776 Point sotw coupon, unused (or if you are really so inclined, a b2g1 free coupon unused). my points are too low.
 
Wow that tiv on Skyward Sword is pretty good. I got one that was inside a Wii I got for $3 so I am gonna wait for 50% extra and get $37.4 :D

I got a bunch of other stuff to dumb there to put towards the Smash Bros Bundle! :D

 
anyone have suggestions on what to use my b2g1 coupon on?  a friend wants Mario Kart 8 but those likely won't show up until the end of the month.  I can't think of 2 other games to pair with it, maybe Watch Dogs (speed through it) then dump it at Bestbuy.

 
Gamer SDP said:
anyone have suggestions on what to use my b2g1 coupon on? a friend wants Mario Kart 8 but those likely won't show up until the end of the month. I can't think of 2 other games to pair with it, maybe Watch Dogs (speed through it) then dump it at Bestbuy.
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Remember, b2g1 free also works on used controllers. It just can't be the free item, lol.
 
Can someone post or pm me a valid Birthday Coupon? Also, Im really happy about the TIV app but Im hoping this thread sticks around. There are a lot of great cags in here, I've gotten a lot of help over the last few months.

 
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Well how bout that. I love this app now ha. I had no idea these old games were worth $10 total. That'll put me over the edge to get donkey kong
 
joogle said:
anyone try the extra 10% trade in credit with the 50% trade for xbox one or ps4?
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My PS4 from Cowboom deal came in today and I took it to Gamestop, So after some confused looks (and me telling the GS workers about the promos that would work) I walked out paying $16.95 for a brand new PS4.

$240 base + $120 (50% bump for system trade towards X1/PS4) + $24 for GS ios 10% app= $384 total trade for a balance of $15.99 plus .96 tax on the balance. Great delal and computer does it all without any overrides or input from the employee.

 
Well not only did I get the 50% bonus on my Cowboom PS4 toward the Destiny bundle and the 10% bonus for the GS app coupon, I ended up getting a whopping $504 credit for my console! Here's what I traded(base values):

PS4-$240

Dualshock 3-$12

COD Ghosts PS3-$10

Madden 25 PS3-$5

I asked if they would apply the 50% bonus toward the Destiny bundle and they said they would override the 30% with the 50%. I also put down $5 on Lords of the Fallen to get the 30% bump on the other items. Somehow they scanned the 50% barcode to raise the trade value to $360 and then I got the 30% bump on top of that plus the 10% bump from the coupon on the $360 value. $360+$108(30% on the $360)+$36(10% on the $360)=$504. I'd love to give a good survey but am afraid that someone important will see the transaction number, see the mistake, and the employee will actually take flak. Guess I'll wait for my next transaction with the employee to do so.

 
asspickle said:
They probably got a ton of them and decided to lower the value.
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I don't think that's the case. Most people don't even know they accept that now, and for the few that know it, most haven't had the time to trade it in yet(such as myself :wall: ). If I have to guess, they dropped the value because they don't have much confidence in Kinect and/or they always want more profits.

 
inky1600 said:
Well not only did I get the 50% bonus on my Cowboom PS4 toward the Destiny bundle and the 10% bonus for the GS app coupon, I ended up getting a whopping $504 credit for my console! Here's what I traded(base values):

PS4-$240

Dualshock 3-$12

COD Ghosts PS3-$10

Madden 25 PS3-$5

I asked if they would apply the 50% bonus toward the Destiny bundle and they said they would override the 30% with the 50%. I also put down $5 on Lords of the Fallen to get the 30% bump on the other items. Somehow they scanned the 50% barcode to raise the trade value to $360 and then I got the 30% bump on top of that plus the 10% bump from the coupon on the $360 value. $360+$108(30% on the $360)+$36(10% on the $360)=$504. I'd love to give a good survey but am afraid that someone important will see the transaction number, see the mistake, and the employee will actually take flak. Guess I'll wait for my next transaction with the employee to do so.
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There should of never been an override needed. In doing so some glitch occured I guess. They should have just given you 50% trade in towards DESTINY. Oh well good for u lol....

 
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I don't know if it's been mentioned, but the SOTW is a good way to rack up some PUR points.

Doing sets of UFC and MLB 14 PS4 should get around 6k points between the purchase and the trade.

 
inky1600 said:
Well not only did I get the 50% bonus on my Cowboom PS4 toward the Destiny bundle and the 10% bonus for the GS app coupon, I ended up getting a whopping $504 credit for my console! Here's what I traded(base values):

PS4-$240

Dualshock 3-$12

COD Ghosts PS3-$10

Madden 25 PS3-$5

I asked if they would apply the 50% bonus toward the Destiny bundle and they said they would override the 30% with the 50%. I also put down $5 on Lords of the Fallen to get the 30% bump on the other items. Somehow they scanned the 50% barcode to raise the trade value to $360 and then I got the 30% bump on top of that plus the 10% bump from the coupon on the $360 value. $360+$108(30% on the $360)+$36(10% on the $360)=$504. I'd love to give a good survey but am afraid that someone important will see the transaction number, see the mistake, and the employee will actually take flak. Guess I'll wait for my next transaction with the employee to do so.
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PS4 base dropped another $20?! Damn.

 
Dragunz said:
PS4 base dropped another $20?! Damn.
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It dropped a few days ago. If any one was flipping cheap ones from Amazon and CowBoom, they should have done so already. New consoles are starting to sit on the shelf, so they had to drop it. They couldn't keep giving an almost 100% buyback forever.

 
As of 7/2/14

PS4
MLB: The Show ($27) (It's $25 as of 7/3/14 D:)

PS3
Beyond: Two Souls ($10)

Wii U
Mario Kart 8 ($26)

PSP
PSP 1000 ($20)
PSP Memory Duo 1GB ($2)
PSP Memory Duo 4GB ($10)

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As of 7/2/14

PS4
MLB: The Show ($27) (It's $25 as of 7/3/14 D:)

PS3
Beyond: Two Souls ($10)

Wii U
Mario Kart 8 ($26)

PSP
PSP 1000 ($20)
PSP Memory Duo 1GB ($2)
PSP Memory Duo 4GB ($10)

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for the psp 1000 did you need the charger? and is that base value?

 
Don't know what will happen to this thread (maybe general GS promo and  talk related thread) in light of values being out there for all to see but I would like to thank fellow CAGs for sharing some invaluabel info over the years in this thread that helped me a lot.

  • Fellow CAGs, thank you for posting your values here and sharing invaluabe info over the years with us (like the Bday coupons).
  • JP, thanks for your hard work and keeping values updated and sharing info from GS employees anonymously with us (promos and otherwise).
  • Hoarder, thanks for the info on the infamous coupon glitch and the new banning system.
  • Spooge, thanks for the info on the adapters in your breakdown on trading in system as parts (that inadvertently lead to folks going nuts over the TIV seeking them and flipping them and then getting banned).
  • Geco, thanks for the confirmation on the ipad flip stacking action last year.
  • Jaashua, thanks for your tidbits on flips (planning on doing one on a certain HDD with the ios coupon + best of e3 promo ;)).
I hope to have this thread around if for nothing else to have the info that the community shared such as when JP posted tidbits from his sources employed by GS and when other CAGs shared invaluable info (flips or otherwise like the 50% tier bonus weekends) with us. Thank you all of you. :)

 
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scblueeyedguy said:
It dropped a few days ago. If any one was flipping cheap ones from Amazon and CowBoom, they should have done so already. New consoles are starting to sit on the shelf, so they had to drop it. They couldn't keep giving an almost 100% buyback forever.
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You have a good point. I plan on keeping my PS4 now anyways so it doesn't really matter. Though having the option was nice.
 
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