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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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I don't know if this has been covered here, but I didn't know.  The buy2get1 coupons that were printed on the receipts last couple weeks can be used online.

 
r00kie said:
I don't know if this has been covered here, but I didn't know. The buy2get1 coupons that were printed on the receipts last couple weeks can be used online.
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how?

i get the error "The coupon you entered is not currently valid. Please check the spelling of the code and the expiration date of the coupon."
everytime I try to use a B2G1 online.

Actually now that I think of it this happens everytime I try any EBC code online.

 
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Gamestop.com is a hot damn mess right now.

Weekly ad is not up to date

Gamestop keeps telling me to activate my poweruprewards card

and I can't buy anything cause everything is resulting in an error.

=(

 
Damn, picked up Ground Zeroes :ps4: last week for $5 but would gladly trade it in except I don't own any other PS4/Xbone games. $10 base for that + $15 promo is nice. Should have gotten a cheap Angry Birds/NBA 2K14 when I had the chance.

 
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*sigh* Why did I buy Anarchy Reigns :)ps3:) for $9.99/$8.99 a couple of months ago and let it sit in my backlog if it was going to drop to $4.49/$4.04 by now? :wall:

 
parkerlewis said:
Damn, picked up Ground Zeroes :ps4: last week for $5 but would gladly trade it in except I don't own any other PS4/Xbone games. $10 base for that + $15 promo is nice. Should have gotten a cheap Angry Birds/NBA 2K14 when I had the chance.
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yeah this is the one time i can recall where trading early in the week burned me, i got $23.80 per set of two games I traded in monday and I guess the value rose to $33 yesterday. not a big deal since i only paid $5 each anyways. I have been looking around since I have one extra copy of MGGZ I kept - finished main story already, was gonna play through the sides but meh the last of us is way better - but I can't really find anything that would be cheaper than the trade in value. sucks having zero backlog of physical games :(

only suggestion might be to hit up toys r us and see if any ps4/xbone games are on a massive discount, I don't think there are but maybe if its close to you. If you still have your GCU welcome b2g1 used games coupon it might work out, although I doubt it with their prices.

Transformers 4 is $39.99 ($32 after gcu) at best buy today for DOTD, says $23 base TIV at gamestop. So still a loss, but I guess a tiny profit with $15 bonus if you already have one ps4/xbone ready to flip.

i really hope they update their android app this week or next, it sucks not knowing the exact price.

 
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Transformers 4 is $39.99 ($32 after gcu) at best buy today for DOTD, says $23 base TIV at gamestop. So still a loss, but I guess a tiny profit with $15 bonus if you already have one ps4/xbone ready to flip.

i really hope they update their android app this week or next, it sucks not knowing the exact price.
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Yeah, I was considering Transformers DOTD, if I bought that then I'd have spent $39.56 on it + MGS V GZ and could then trade-in at Gamestop for $10 MGS + $23 Transformers + $15 promo + 10% GCU = $51.3.. not great but still a $10 profit + the GS/BBY points, and I need to pick up The Last of Us at BBY anyway so it's not like I'm making a special trip for it.

Can't find anything else where the purchase price is within $10 of GameStop's trade-in value.

 
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Vigilante said:
*sigh* Why did I buy Anarchy Reigns ( :ps3:) for $9.99/$8.99 a couple of months ago and let it sit in my backlog if it was going to drop to $4.49/$4.04 by now? :wall:
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lol, if you did not mention it. i would of never realized the $5 price.

 
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For the B2G1 Under $20... think I can use my 20% birthday coupon to bring a game under 20 to use as part of the deal?

 
nice, picked up MGS:V for PS4 and XBOne last week for $9 total with the $5off coupons, do you still get 10% for PUR on the base plus $15? Should get $37 total from my math.

 
cg8889 said:
7/29/14

Metal Gear V: Ground Zeroes (PS4) $10
NBA Live 14 (Xbox One) $7

Was pleasantly surprised because I thought it was still at $4 a piece from yesterdays reports on here. Got $33.70 on the two after only spending $14.38.
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These two games were on sale the last 2 weeks for $10 used but that sale expired on Monday so the prices reverted back.
 
[quote name="SukhShanti" post="11968241" timestamp="1406736105"]nice, picked up MGS:V for PS4 and XBOne last week for $9 total with the $5off coupons, do you still get 10% for PUR on the base plus $15? Should get $37 total from my math.[/quote] yes, you should.
 
Has the trade value changed on Dragon's Crown Vita since last updated? I bought it a few weeks ago and I see that it will be free on PS+ next month. 

 
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Woohoo. Will you get a conversion memo a day before so we can put holds on anything promising?
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Whoops, posted this in the wrong thread.

Conversion emails are automatically sent the morning of to each store. So I can only check what got converted at my store, and will vary depending on each stores inventory.

 
I didn't get $10 for Metal Gear Ground Zero PS4 today by the way, it came up as 7.50 after PUR Pro (so $6.75 base TIV I presume).  Dunno if it was a one day price fluctuation or something else?  Still happy, I paid $5 for it last week and it counted towards the $15 extra bonus when I traded it in with another ps4 game.

 
tearsintherain said:
I didn't get $10 for Metal Gear Ground Zero PS4 today by the way, it came up as 7.50 after PUR Pro (so $6.75 base TIV I presume). Dunno if it was a one day price fluctuation or something else? Still happy, I paid $5 for it last week and it counted towards the $15 extra bonus when I traded it in with another ps4 game.
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Weird--the app says it still has a $10 base. :???:

 
MGS V probably did drop. Just save the quote on an iPhone I guess.

Does anyone know when exactly the update happens on the app?

 
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What are the 'Transformer rise of the dark spark' getting at GS? Need a BB to GS credit mover.

Edit: Nevermind Xbone/PS4 $20 360/ps3 $18

 
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Megamania said:
MGS V probably did drop. Just save the quote on an iPhone I guess.

Does anyone know when exactly the update happens on the app?
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I literally just called GS and confirmed $10 base, maybe he got cash value? Either way I dumping my XBone and PS4 copies of MGSV ASAP.

 
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I am out of $5 Kong coupons today, but I have more B2G1 free coupons for this week than I know what to do with. If you need one, just PM me for a code. I don't need anything in return, but any tips would be appreciated.   :)

 
SukhShanti said:
I literally just called GS and confirmed $10 base, maybe he got cash value? Either way I dumping my XBone and PS4 copies of MGSV ASAP.
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That's what I did yesterday. They still had the $9.99 stickers on them and the employee seemed pretty surprised that I got $37 for them.

 
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ok I'm back home and reading my receipts, I read the line wrong it said 7.50 bonus promo 16313 for MGS V (split the $15 bonus), I got $18.50 total so its $10 base + $1 pur pro + $7.50 so yeah sorry I read the wrong line when walking out, its $10 TIV base.

 
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Xbone or ps4? Can someone check the iOS app for it and assassins creed black flag for the xbone. Unfortunately the android app doesn't have that function yet
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I posted them for PS4 but the values are the same for Xbone. Black Flag is 16 for the Xbone.

 
Went into GS thinking the 50% bonus was still on.  Stupid me.

Apologies if this is mentioned elsewhere, but while I was there the clerk gave me a stack of coupons for a 50% trade in bonus valid 8/25/14-8/31/14.  This is part of the GS Summer Sale promotion.  Each coupon had a unique barcode and number on the back. Here's the front:

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Edit: Yes, each coupon has unique barcodes/numbers.

 
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Metal Gear Ground Zeros $10. Infamous Second Son $20.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               ​
 
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Went into GS thinking the 50% bonus was still on. Stupid me.

Apologies if this is mentioned elsewhere, but while I was there the clerk gave me a stack of coupons for a 50% trade in bonus valid 8/25/14-8/31/14. This is part of the GS Summer Sale promotion. Each coupon had a unique barcode and number on the back. Not sure if it was unique or not. Here's the front:

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That coupon looks very familiar for some reason :whistle2:k

 
Ps3 GTA V: $20 (up from the last posted value, they nuked it for the 50%)

Can anyone check a couple for me:

PS3 NCAA Basketball 2010

PS3 UFC Undisputed 3 (The one that use to be a solid trade every time)

 
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burritoman said:
Ps3 GTA V: $20 (up from the last posted value, they nuked it for the 50%)

Can anyone check a couple for me:

PS3 NCAA Basketball 2010

PS3 UFC Undisputed 3 (The one that use to be a solid trade every time)
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PS3 NCAA Basketball 2010 : $9 base. 360 is $14 .

PS3 UFC Undisputed 3 (The one that use to be a solid trade every time) : $10. 360 is $11 .

 
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