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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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strait edge follower said:
they havr to be differint amounts if im not mistaken. for example you can use a 25$ off and a 10$ off in the same transaction but not two 25's
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Yeah I know its like that when you use two of the same type of coupon..a $25, a $10, etc. But I wasn't sure because these are 2 completely different types:

$25 off a pre-owned wii u, 360, ps3

$10 off one gamestop item
 
enorris311 said:
Yeah I know its like that when you use two of the same type of coupon..a $25, a $10, etc. But I wasn't sure because these are 2 completely different types:

$25 off a pre-owned wii u, 360, ps3

$10 off one gamestop item
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The keep-the-coupon thing only works for stacked "$X off gamestop item" coupons. Doesn't work if you mix them with $X off preowned coupons or for stacked $X off preowned coupons.
 
strait edge follower said:
well when i traded in multiple consoles a few days ago i got the 50% bonus for all of them so i assume the same would apply to your consoles
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No he's talking about the Sony bonus. $150 for a console towards a new ps4. (will not work automatically for the white ps4)

Also with this promotion only 1 system will get the guaranteed $150 in the computer however you can talk to the employees or manager because the promo does not state that there is a limit to systems trade in that transaction. They could manually adjust the value for you.

**Alternatively, you could trade one ps3 for the $150 value while buying a ps4. Do a return-rebuy (today) while trading the other so the second ps3 will get the boost
 
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The keep-the-coupon thing only works for stacked "$X off gamestop item" coupons. Doesn't work if you mix them with $X off preowned coupons or for stacked $X off preowned coupons.
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I'm not too concerned with keeping the coupon. I was just wondering if I could use them at the same time. I'm trying to get a Wii U for as little as possible and want to use my pur points.
 
Darby27 said:
I see the infighting and stupidity has seeped over from the Target thread...

That 30% bonus TIV coupon that was floating around the target thread works on accessories too, not just games.
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Did you actually get this to work on accessories? The coupon only states games only but if works like that its good to know.

 
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style_unseen said:
The coupon also states one coupon per transaction.

Anyone try it on multiple items?
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I don't really understand? Do you want to buy a bunch of things equal to a certain total? If you buy $100 worth of stuff and none of that stuff is $50 it's going to give you one item for free and the rest of the coupon will be wasted. I.e. Buy 4 games for $25 each, one will be free and the other $25 of that coupon will be wasted. The coupon doesn't take it off the total, but an item.

 
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:3ds:

Bravely Default - $17

:ds:

Pokemon HeartGold - $18

Pokemon Black Version 2 - $15

Pokemon White Version 2 - $13

New Super Mario Bros. - $13

Zelda: Spirit Track - $12

Zelda: Phantom Hourglass -$11

:wiiu:

Mario Kart 8 - $27

Super Mario 3D World - $27

:wii:

Zelda: Skyward Sword - $20

:ps3:

Call of Duty: Ghosts - $14

AC4 - $9

:ps4:

FIFA 14 - $25

:xb1:

Titanfall - $23

FIFA 14 - $25

Battlefield 4 - $20

:vita:

Borderlands 2 - $15

 
mcginnis said:
Yes, I asked a few times and even tried doing one without and they always ask for it. It can be any cable that works tho.
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Thanks.

I just got back from trading my PS4 in towards the Destiny Bundle. An override was needed but I had already cleared it with the manager before I took it in.

 
Does Gamestop drop the prices of the preowned games when they do their weekly price drops? For example Diablo III and ACIV are both $19.99 new this week. Does that mean the preowned versions are $17.99?

 
chuckywang said:
Does Gamestop drop the prices of the preowned games when they do their weekly price drops? For example Diablo III and ACIV are both $19.99 new this week. Does that mean the preowned versions are $17.99?
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at times they have but they dont do it as much as they used to. funny thing is they make much more off of the used copys so i figure they would always drop them
 
opterasis said:
I was thinking of heading there to trade in my 360 and ps3 slims today towards a ps4. Will I get $300 towards it, or will only 1 apply as $150? I feel like the wording could make it go either way.
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I traded in a 320g 360, 60g Ps3 and two xbox 360 4g for a total of $500 towards a PS4 last night. Walked out with 68 xtra credit on a giftcard. Did this after the Manager called another location and said lets see what happens, they didn't know if it would work either, system allowed but your experience may vary.

Xbox 4g = $100

Xbox 4g = $100

Xbox 320g = $150

PS3 60g = $150

 
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Asked one of the people at my local GS if I can trade in a PS4 and get the 50% toward the Destiny bundle and was told no, now I see that some people have tried the same and succeeded.  I honestly don't know if I should try another store or give up all together.  How this corporation is still in business is beyond me, they constantly mislead their employees who in turn mislead the costumers.

 
Xxerran said:
I traded in a 320g 360, 60g Ps3 and two xbox 360 4g for a total of $500 towards a PS4 last night. Walked out with 68 xtra credit on a giftcard. Did this after the Manager called another location and said lets see what happens, they didn't know if it would work either, system allowed but your experience may vary.

Xbox 4g = $100

Xbox 4g = $100

Xbox 320g = $150

PS3 60g = $150
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What 320gb did you trade in? That harddrive alone is worth $84 dollars. $90 with 50% bonus.

 
Ogami Itto said:
Asked one of the people at my local GS if I can trade in a PS4 and get the 50% toward the Destiny bundle and was told no, now I see that some people have tried the same and succeeded. I honestly don't know if I should try another store or give up all together. How this corporation is still in business is beyond me, they constantly mislead their employees who in turn mislead the costumers.
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Shit like this happens with every retailer with promotions like this. Employees will almost always play it safe on these promotions unless they don't care about their job since their higher ups will come down on them for little shit.

The trade in towards the destiny bundle is also totally YMMV, the promotion doesn't automatically apply since it's a preorder. Lots of CAGs are super entitled when it comes to this shit and get salty when things dont go their way. Some people here are worse than the bad employees I hear about.

 
It's not about entitlement, it's about how each store have their own policy.


50% Extra Credit When You Trade Any System Towards a New PS4 or Xbox One.
Valid 6/2/14 - 7/13/14
50% Extra Credit: Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade subject to manager approval. See store associate for details. 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. Offer expires 7/13/2014.


Where does it say that preorders are excluded?
 
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Ogami Itto said:
It's not about entitlement, it's about how each store have their own policy.


50% Extra Credit When You Trade Any System Towards a New PS4 or Xbox One.
Valid 6/2/14 - 7/13/14
50% Extra Credit: Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade subject to manager approval. See store associate for details. 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. Offer expires 7/13/2014.


Where does it say that preorders are excluded?
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Well it says "Trades are Subject to Manager Approval" so regardless of you whining they can deny anything they want. Even if it wasn't the manager the employees may have been informed not to do that transaction since the people who've gotten it working noted you needed an override.

 
Ogami Itto said:
It's not about entitlement, it's about how each store have their own policy.


50% Extra Credit When You Trade Any System Towards a New PS4 or Xbox One.
Valid 6/2/14 - 7/13/14
50% Extra Credit: Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade subject to manager approval. See store associate for details. 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. Offer expires 7/13/2014.


Where does it say that preorders are excluded?
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Where does it say that they are INCLUDED. Lmao

 
Whatever, it doesn't really matter anymore. I'll stick to Amazon from now on, no need to derail the topic any further.

To the guy above, promotions usually have exclusions, not inclusions.
 
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Ogami Itto said:
It's not about entitlement, it's about how each store have their own policy.


50% Extra Credit When You Trade Any System Towards a New PS4 or Xbox One.
Valid 6/2/14 - 7/13/14
50% Extra Credit: Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade subject to manager approval. See store associate for details. 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. Offer expires 7/13/2014.


Where does it say that preorders are excluded?
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Doesn't the last line kinda mean that the store can change the promo to exclude preorders? Doesn't state it but, I would assume they can even choose to not participate.

Anyways, if they don't allow it just trade it in for another ps4 and return. One extra trip but gets the same result...

 
Ogami Itto said:
It's not about entitlement, it's about how each store have their own policy.


50% Extra Credit When You Trade Any System Towards a New PS4 or Xbox One.
Valid 6/2/14 - 7/13/14
50% Extra Credit: Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade subject to manager approval. See store associate for details. 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. Offer expires 7/13/2014.


Where does it say that preorders are excluded?
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You could also say that where does it say preorders are included? Clearly the system differentiates between preordered vs. in stock consoles since the 50% doesn't automatically apply to the Destiny bundle. However, I would agree that it should if you're just looking at the wording of the promo fine print.

There is a work around. just trade your console in and return the new one. Then apply the credit to the Destiny bundle. Yes, it's an extra couple steps but essentially is the same thing if your store will not do that override.

 
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Is there anyway to get the the 50% bonus to activate? I'm at a store right now but the 50% won't pop up. Its at a store that shows up on the website.
 
6/15/14

(PS3) Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution - $7.50

Left 4 Dead 2 - $7.50

Super Smash Bros. Brawl - $13

(DS) New Super Mario Bros. - $13

Pokemon Pearl - $14

I got $88 after all the bonuses. I was expecting a little higher for Civlization, oh well.

 
Well it was nice to see the 30% promo coupon actually does work on accessories.  Got $33.60 for a X360 slim Adapter,  Base $24.  I got love Amazon sometimes :D/

 
Got a trade done tonight before CUT OFF of the promotion. They would not TAKE BOTH the PS3 and Orig XBOX 360. They said only 1 WOULD get the FULL value bump while the XBOX would get $40. He was going to OVERRIDE it but the other MGR told him to contact GM via CELL. GM actually answered and SAID ONLY 1 system.  I probably should have traded the XBOX but went ahead and did the PS3 for $150, Kept XBOX 360. Hoping another promo comes through to unload this or maybe try and trade someone on CL.

 
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Got a trade done tonight before CUT OFF of the promotion. They would not TAKE BOTH the PS3 and Orig XBOX 360. They said only 1 WOULD get the FULL value bump while the XBOX would get $40. He was going to OVERRIDE it but the other MGR told him to contact GM via CELL. GM actually answered and SAID ONLY 1 system. I probably should have traded the XBOX but went ahead and did the PS3 for $150, Kept XBOX 360. Hoping another promo comes through to unload this or maybe try and trade someone on CL.
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Return rebuy would have solved your problems
 
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