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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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bgame2 said:
This was the internal debate I had yesterday on my games. If I keep it as GS credit (for a little less) the wife won't dive into it. If I trade in for Walmart credit, she will start purchasing stuff with the credit and screw up my mental spreadsheet for video game related transactions. I opted for Gamestop.
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Yep. When I did that 3x Target trade in a while back I got around $80. Not one cent of that was spent on video game stuff.
 
Anyone use the steal of the week coupon with a $5 off pre-owned coupon? I have one in my account. I wonder if they would stack making mg:gz free.
 
Jaashuaa said:
Anyone use the steal of the week coupon with a $5 off pre-owned coupon? I have one in my account. I wonder if they would stack making mg:gz free.
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I don't see why they wouldn't stack since they're technically two different coupons despite discounting the same dollar amount.

 
Was able to return/rebuy the ps4 I bought 10 days ago. Got WD and Ground Zeroes for $10 each.

 
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from today

Black Flag :xb1: $16 base

MLB 14 :ps4: $25 base

EDIT:  and of course, I forgot to use the SOTW coupon when buying MGS GZ/Angry Birds  :wall:

 
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im tempted to take gamestop up on this 50 percent thing and just bank the credit for this fall game's with pur it's 60 percent. seems like alot of games have drop a bit last time i looked which sucks.

 
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I was wondering if i could do this.  

I bought recently an xbox 360 slim 320 GB console from gamestop and bought the 1 year product replacement plan, I was wondering If i could do a return/rebuy do take advantage of the offer they currently have which is, buy any Pre-owned console, get a free 1 year product replacement plan and a game for under $10 for free. I want to know because if i can i could possibly get back $30 and get some games etc. Let me know and thanks.

 
Darby27 said:
trade offers page. Or read the last few pages of this thread
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I see it on the trade offers page but it doesn't list any restrictions as to what it can be used on or when it can be used. I have been trying to keep up with this thread and thought I saw someone mention that they were giving a voucher that could only be used the last week of August. I didn't see an answer for my question so that is why I asked.

 
Just did the 5$ SOTW twice. The manager was complaining that the screen kept clearing out the code, but he entered it a third time and it went through and stacked with the Bday Coupon.

 
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Just did the 5$ SOTW twice. The manager was complaining that the screen kept clearing out the code, but he entered it a third time and it went through and stacked with the Bday Coupon.
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Just to clarify, you bought one SOTW and used it twice or did you buy two SOTW and use each of them once?

 
The SOTW is issuing the same promo code if you're spending your points today (like previous reported).

Gonna have to contact customer service to get the 3k points refunded.

 
GS learned their lesson from last year. These new "Summer Sale" coupons, formerly known as Playcation last year, only works on games.

Last year I got ridiculous trade amounts on my smartphone, tablet, and console trades with the Playcation coupon. That won't be happening this year.

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New Coupon that they should be giving out now with any transaction

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I didn't realize you couldn't purchase multiple SOTW coupons at once, I bought 2, only got 1 coupon in my account for 6k points spent, called CS and they credited me back 30k points, instead of 3k points.

 
Eternal Session said:
Pointless. I actually called up Gamestop's corporate number (the one that conncts me to their HQ in Texas, not that useless customer dis-service number) and spoke to loss prevention. They told me I am indeed banned from trades and that they would not do anything about their employees' poor attitude or the DM's banning of me. They told me if I have a problem I am more than welcome to not shop there anymore.

I'm store banned from trades. Every district in the area has had an email sent. That was a long time ago, so the newer employees might not know about it, but the Jr. Detective managers and the ones they've informed will know. The ones who have it out for me have actually called the stores near them and have given them a description of me.


Yeah, gonna keep that in mind for the future.
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GS is pretty lenient with heavy trading and flipping. You must have abused the hell out of them. It is pretty rare to see people banned from there though there seems to be an uptick in reports of that recently. Is it because they are getting more strict or because people are being more bold and doing more massive flipping? I don't know the answer to that.

But I'd be curious to hear exactly how much you were doing. Some of us have been at this for 10 years or more. While I haven't traded there much at all this year, I have certainly done my share in the past. During the Blockbuster B1G1 sales I would regularly trade 6 or 7 copies of the same thing (on different days to different stores of course). I'm just trying to imagine what it is you have done to get such extreme treatment. You also need to look at it from their perspective - they probably think you are stealing things to trade in. That may explain the attitude they have towards you. You might be able to fix that part of it, at least, by showing receipts. But if they are forwarding your description to multiple districts in the area, it might be a lost cause at this point.

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People that consistently "scam" the trade or sale promotions will definitely earn the ire of the managers and other employees. Gamestop is a smaller business (compared to BBY, etc.) so they're definitely more perceptive to this and word moves fast through the district. You're labeled as a dealer probably, regardless of your activity, and NO employee likes to deal with them. Specifically because working with a dealer is a quick way to get in shit with your boss/managers.
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But that's the thing, Best Buy is much more sensitive and strict with regards to trade-ins (and now even purchases) than Gamestop ever was. Unless things have changed, I don't really think GS even cared about "dealers" that much as long as they were getting inventory they could sell. Now, if they think you are stealing, or if you are flipping stuff back to them (as I saw some people propose doing with the B2G1 and 50% trade-in promos) then that is a different matter of course. One thing I am sure never to do is flip stuff back to the same store. I figure as long as it is one store to another that is OK, because store A gets their sale, and store B gets new (to them) merchandise at the price they are willing to pay for it. While that could be considered "dealer" behavior, you are really just a middle man and it benefits all 3 parties.

Not that I do much trading any more in any capacity. I think I've traded one game in to Gamestop in the last 3 months and my only other trades during that time were 2 single games sent to Amazon. (Oh yeah, I did trade 20 games to the Microsoft Store for their preorder promo but that was a one-time special deal).
 
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I have a question about preorders. I have one, but I didn't pick up the game (Mario Kart wiiu). Will it automatically cancel itself out or do I still have to go instore to cancel it? I think they guy screwed up and preordered it 2 or 3 times from what I can tell on the receipt. I don't think I have ever preordered/cancelled one before at GS.

 
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slowdive21 said:
I have a question about preorders. I have one, but I didn't pick up the game (Mario Kart wiiu). Will it automatically cancel itself out or do I still have to go instore to cancel it? I think they guy screwed up and preordered it 2 or 3 times from what I can tell on the receipt. I don't think I have ever preordered/cancelled one before at GS.
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You have to go cancel it in person. It will stay reserved forever.

 
slowdive21 said:
I have a question about preorders. I have one, but I didn't pick up the game (Mario Kart wiiu). Will it automatically cancel itself out or do I still have to go instore to cancel it? I think they guy screwed up and preordered it 2 or 3 times from what I can tell on the receipt. I don't think I have ever preordered/cancelled one before at GS.
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You unfortunately need to go to the store to cancel an preorder (unless youre out of town and the can sometimes work something out by calling the store) They will be able to check how many preorders you have by using tour phone number or power up rewards card. The money is yours. You can ask for it back and they will give it to you in whatever tender you paid for it, or you can move it to another preorder.
 
canceling a pre order at gamestop is by far the hardest thing there to do since pre orders help determine their hours. ive acually had clerks bribe me with lame dlc to prevent me from canceling lmao !!!. last time this happened to me was with bioshock infinite, guy offered me a dlc code for a gun -___-
 
A guy cancelled a preorder for me tonight and did his job well.  I told him I appreciated it and would make sure to give him a good survey.

Although he was very adamant that only one PUR coupon could be applied when I was picking up my preowned MGS:V GZ.  I was going to attempt to stack the birthday coupon with a $5 off coupon.  I know I did this in the past.  Did they change the system since then?

 
gospelman said:
A guy cancelled a preorder for me tonight and did his job well. I told him I appreciated it and would make sure to give him a good survey.

Although he was very adamant that only one PUR coupon could be applied when I was picking up my preowned MGS:V GZ. I was going to attempt to stack the birthday coupon with a $5 off coupon. I know I did this in the past. Did they change the system since then?
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i did it not long ago, it should still work. i used a 5$ off used
 
Anyone with the iphone app able to give me an updated value for the xbox one with and without kinect if possible? Curious if they really kept it at $200 and $230 or if they bumped it up to something decent since the 50% ended on the 13th. Thanks in advance.

 
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