[quote name='rogre78']I have a question about EB/GS preorder policy. They always say "you should preorder it to guarantee a copy". Well what does that mean really?[/quote]
That's just their way of getting your money. Only if they gave me a guarantee that included some sort of compensation would I consider pre-ordering anything from GS EVER AGAIN. Personally, I don't pre-order a game EVER anymore, due to picking up a couple real stinkers that I had pre ordered in times past(State Of Emergency for PS2 being one of them). But, if I did, they'd have to have one HELL of a bonus for PO'ing.
[quote name='rogre78']What happens if they do accidently run out. Or don't get enough supply. Do they compensate you in any way?[/quote]
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Compensate you? Cmon now, this is Gamestop we're talking about here. This is the same company who tells its employees to get its suckers.....errrrrr.....customers to bring in trades, so they can be ass raped by the lowball values they give for games.
The only ways to kind of 'get even' with them for such low values is to A) wait for a 'trade 3, get $10 extra' and trade all games that you bought for $1-3 each which still get $2-5 per game BEFORE bonuses or B) check around and if they are the only ones offering anything for your games, give them to them, but make sure they are scratched to shit before trading.
If you have any mom and pop shops for games in your city, go to them for your gaming needs over Gamestop, as many will have lower prices than GS 80% of the time. Only time that may backfire is when you want a new release game RIGHT NOW, as most small shops don't order new games but rather wait until their customers bring in a copy once they're done with it.
Personally, if you don't have any mom n pop shops around you, check out secondspin.com for trade values for FYE, as most times the values are spot on. Even though FYE charges more for their games, their games are usually playable and not scratched to hell when you get them.