The 2024 Gamestop Thread

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GS FAQ

Where is the weekly ad?
They ended the weekly ad for more rotation of deals. Please check the homepage and deal link for the current deals.

I can't find a trade in value for an item?
It might not be tradable or calling a store to find the value may be the only option.

How many copies of a game can I trade in?
You are allowed to trade in 4 copies of the same game (same system) within a rolling 30 day period.

Are there trade limits?
Yes, $500 cash minus some electronic trade ins and or $2000 trade credit in a rolling 30 day period.

Where is the weekly ad?
They ended the weekly ad for more rotation of deals in a period.


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Can I use the $5 monthly coupon on gift cards?

Yes you can in store but not online please note not all gift cards will apply to this rule.

I have a $XX.xx pre-owned reward certificate, and I want to use it on a B2G1 transaction. Should I?
It depends. If the three games are equal value, do not use your certificate. The value of the certificate would be applied to the free game, which would not benefit you. If one game is more expensive, you can use the certificate to make it the same value as the other two games ($5 reward certificate applied to transaction with two $10 games and one $15 game would make all three games $10).


TERMINOLOGY AND LINGO:
ASL/SL: Assistant Store Leader, Store Leader; manager positions at GS.
B2G1: Buy two, get one free.
GS: GameStop
JD: Junior detective, an employee who is out to get someone
LP: Loss Prevention; this is the department that actually bans accounts after being flagged.
TC/TiC: Trade credit.
TIV/TV: Trade in value, or what a game currently trades for. When posting a TV for a game, always use the base value.
 
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Dranakin said:
Also, I noticed that my "Rewards Activity" history doesn't add up to my "Current Points" number and thus, I can't redeem my points for rewards certificates. Like, my history is a 10,000 point difference between my current total. Any idea what's going on? Can in-store GS see the correct points on my account?
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I don’t know about the points, but redeeming points for certificates has been broken for a few days now.
 
TheLegendofTyler said:
It was available to order for pickup yesterday and I was able to see stock numbers at all the stores in my area. The option has since gone away. I didn't complete the order as I didn't want to tie up credit if it was cancelled, but it fully was letting me place the order if I wanted to with the in store pickup discount.
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Seems it's fixed now that we've finally arrived at the release date
 
Except the sales tax is calculated incorrectly, it’s like 3% higher on the total for the PS5 Pro than any other retailer in my region. I checked my home address, selected other stores, etc. The sales tax number doesn’t change. The higher sales tax just negates the whole pick up discount.
 
To anyone who has the courage, gcx.raise.com has $500 giftcards for $425.24. I am considering it on the pro in store but I'm worried if the giftcard eventually gets flagged. Can gamestop retroactively charge me the difference.
 
Youngnoble said:
To anyone who has the courage, gcx.raise.com has $500 giftcards for $425.24. I am considering it on the pro in store but I'm worried if the giftcard eventually gets flagged. Can gamestop retroactively charge me the difference.
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I did a $500 and two $200. If you sign up for their texts, you can get an extra 3% off.

It came out to a little under $600 for $700 in credit. Used it as soon as the cards came available and placed an order for pick up at Gamestop.

Came out to about $625 after tax for the Pro.
 
thehoweller said:
I did a $500 and two $200. If you sign up for their texts, you can get an extra 3% off.

It came out to a little under $600 for $700 in credit. Used it as soon as the cards came available and placed an order for pick up at Gamestop.

Came out to about $625 after tax for the Pro.
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Gamestop let's you put more then 1 giftcard per order online? If so, what's the limit.
 
Now, i just need to call the store when they open to make sure they have the pro in stock and they won't cancel my online order. The $25 off plus the $100 I'd save in buying discounted giftcards is a win.
 
Youngnoble said:
Now, i just need to call the store when they open to make sure they have the pro in stock and they won't cancel my online order. The $25 off plus the $100 I'd save in buying discounted giftcards is a win.
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I was thinking of ordering online for pickup as well, but my worry is preorder inventory is included in stock shown online, so my order would get cancelled upon store open. Definitely a good idea to call prior and hope they answer the phone.
 
Remember that Dollar General typically has 10~15% off GameStop gift cards around this time of year. So before you go after sketch sites, consider that approach.
 
I took the chance and all 3 giftcards worked. With the 3 percent bonus for enabling text. I saved $122.35 plus the percent back on my card. Best deal I could I find. Order is confirmed and I did call the store when they opened to make sure. The spend 250 save 25 gets voided but still worth it if you want a pro day 1.
 
Youngnoble said:
I took the chance and all 3 giftcards worked. With the 3 percent bonus for enabling text. I saved $122.35 plus the percent back on my card. Best deal I could I find. Order is confirmed and I did call the store when they opened to make sure. The spend 250 save 25 gets voided but still worth it if you want a pro day 1.
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It gets voided if you use a gift card?
 
TheLegendofTyler said:
It gets voided if you use a gift card?
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For me it did. I think you have spend $250 in cash. Since I used $700 in credit. I only spent about $35 so that's why I think they removed it. It was on my final checkout screen until I added the giftcards. At that point, I'm fully invested and have to make the purchase. I had a feeling it would be removed so it didn't bother me.
 
Youngnoble said:
For me it did. I think you have spend $250 in cash. Since I used $700 in credit. I only spent about $35 so that's why I think they removed it. It was on my final checkout screen until I added the giftcards. At that point, I'm fully invested and have to make the purchase. I had a feeling it would be removed so it didn't bother me.
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Gotcha, yeah it's not showing the discount at all for me anymore so it may have been fixed.
 
Youngnoble said:
I took the chance and all 3 giftcards worked. With the 3 percent bonus for enabling text. I saved $122.35 plus the percent back on my card. Best deal I could I find. Order is confirmed and I did call the store when they opened to make sure. The spend 250 save 25 gets voided but still worth it if you want a pro day 1.
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Personally, I would eat the cost upfront and use however much saved toward games instead. I'm a cheapassgamer, I would HATE missing out on the $25 off $250 if buying a console. Besides, you'd be getting more cashback paying more with your credit card. Right now, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex are offering 5% cashback on all PayPal purchases. And you might get additional cashback if you use extensions like Honey, Rakuten, Capital One Shopping, etc.
 
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Youngnoble said:
For me it did. I think you have spend $250 in cash. Since I used $700 in credit. I only spent about $35 so that's why I think they removed it. It was on my final checkout screen until I added the giftcards. At that point, I'm fully invested and have to make the purchase. I had a feeling it would be removed so it didn't bother me.
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I get it, FOMO is a very strong hallucinogen; however, maybe you shoulda considered adding some games from that pickup store to test if the $25 off $250 actually applies or not. Or instead spend $250 out of pocket rather than using the full amount to see if the promo triggers. When you think about it, you'd have $250 in credit reserved for Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals while also saving $25 along the way.
 
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FYI20XX said:
I get it, FOMO is a very strong hallucinogen; however, maybe you shoulda considered adding some games from that pickup store to test if the $25 off $250 actually applies or not. Or instead spend $250 out of pocket rather than using the full amount to see if the promo triggers. When you think about it, you'd have $250 in credit reserved for Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals while also saving $25 along the way.
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It seems optimistic to think that the BF deals will be good enough to drop $250 at GS.
 
KrayzieKMF said:
It seems optimistic to think that the BF deals will be good enough to drop $250 at GS.
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Yeah, black friday deals are subpar from what I've seen for gamestop. B2g1 on pre-owned games is the best one. Otherwise mainly Funko, candy con, and that raptor 8 thing have promos. There is a promo coming up but getting an EA sports game for $25 with ps5 console purchase. No interest for me since I don't play sports games. Might be some general game sales for new titles as other stores will have.

There could be other worthwhile promos upcoming, but I lost my access to see upcoming promos, so I am in the dark again.

I personally bought ps5 pro at GameStop quickly to use up some trade credit. It is a bit worrisome to hold on to over $1k in trade credit.
 
KrayzieKMF said:
It seems optimistic to think that the BF deals will be good enough to drop $250 at GS.
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It was actually pretty good last year! I remember the Callisto Protocol Collector's Edition without the game dropped to as low as ~$30 from ~$120 ($249.99 MSRP), and the Street Fighter 6 Collector's Edition dropped to ~$60 from ~$150 ($249.99 MSRP). Also bought a bunch of other regular games at up to 75% off thru Gamestop online. I vividly recall buying the Callisto Protocol (PS5) and Tales of Arise (PS4) games for only $5 each! I am more confident in individual game sales than pooling all of my hopes and dreams into one console and its related promos; basically, GS RNG seems better on the former than the latter.
 
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FYI20XX said:
Personally, I would eat the cost upfront and use however much saved toward games instead. I'm a cheapassgamer, I would HATE missing out on the $25 off $250 if buying a console. Besides, you'd be getting more cashback paying more with your credit card. Right now, Chase Freedom and Freedom Flex are offering 5% cashback on all PayPal purchases. And you might get additional cashback if you use extensions like Honey, Rakuten, Capital One Shopping, etc.
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I thought about it. So $25 off $250 is 10 percent. I saved more by using the credit. I got about 18 percent from buying off raise. The only thing that threw me off was when the 25 got voided i had to pay the rest with my card otherwise I would have bought the full amount in credit.
 
intelligentidiot said:
I bought in-store using trade credit, no $25 discount.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the $25 off $250 only applies if you place an order online first, then pickup at the store you plan to pickup from. The hurdle is only if they have +1 to inventory. I've been to a few brick-n-mortars myself last week, they have used games I wanted during B2G1F, but they were never shown to be available on the GS app. It's so fucking stupid that even with your paid membership, especially after the Pro price gouge earlier this year, they continue to restrict your access to buying their shit. The only improvement GS made is that they took away your entitlement to Game Informer as well as try to sell you the snake oil that is their proprietary credit card.
 
FYI20XX said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the $25 off $250 only applies if you place an order online first, then pickup at the store you plan to pickup from. The hurdle is only if they have +1 to inventory. I've been to a few brick-n-mortars myself last week, they have used games I wanted during B2G1F, but they were never shown to be available on the GS app. It's so fucking stupid that even with your paid membership, especially after the Pro price gouge earlier this year, they continue to restrict your access to buying their shit. The only improvement GS made is that they took away your entitlement to Game Informer as well as try to sell you the snake oil that is their proprietary credit card.
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The $25 off $250+ promo works in-store as well for Pro members as well as for BOPIS orders. The PS5 Pro sku was add to the promo earlier this morning, but it appears they corrected it just before stores started opening.

Pros, Save $25 When You Buy $250+ in‑store or buy online & pick up in-store
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intelligentidiot said:
The $25 off $250+ promo works in-store as well for Pro members as well as for BOPIS orders. The PS5 Pro sku was add to the promo earlier this morning, but it appears they corrected it just before stores started opening.
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By "corrected", you mean they've now excluded any newly made PS5 Pro orders from getting the $25 off?
 
Someone else mentioned before that you should get $25 off if you add eligible products to your order. The total counts towards the $250, the Pro is just not eligible for the discount.
 
CookieMonster156 said:
It works in-store.

Bought the ps5 pro and a game and the employee scanned a code to use the $25 off a $250 purchase. It processed fine and the receipt shows a $25 discount under the ps5 and not the game.

Promo #30034 for those interested.
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Did you do this very early in the morning?
 
TheKbob said:
Remember that Dollar General typically has 10~15% off GameStop gift cards around this time of year. So before you go after sketch sites, consider that approach.
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Formerly Raise is actually good normally. On the off chance you get a bad card they have always quickly refunded. Whereas stores almost never take responsibility for gift cards even activation with the full balance properly.
 
CookieMonster156 said:
It works in-store.

Bought the ps5 pro and a game and the employee scanned a code to use the $25 off a $250 purchase. It processed fine and the receipt shows a $25 discount under the ps5 and not the game.

Promo #30034 for those interested.
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Ah damn, didn't realize they had to scan something. Oh well, thanks for posting
 
Skyfall_007 said:
A bit off topic:

I put a good chunk of my money on the 2024 election. It was a good turnout for a former President that almost lost his life.

I'm currently gaming on the PS5 slim as the primary console. I still don't want or need a PS5 pro at this point...

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trump run GIF
 
If you use a gift card for an order and the order gets cancelled, I believe I had seen on here that it's a PITA to deal with as GameStop doesn't refund the funds back to the gift card automatically?

Was going to order a PS5 disc drive, and wanted to use gift cards to pay for it, but don't want to have to fight Gamestop to get a refund.
 
skateraXVIII said:
If you use a gift card for an order and the order gets cancelled, I believe I had seen on here that it's a PITA to deal with as GameStop doesn't refund the funds back to the gift card automatically?

Was going to order a PS5 disc drive, and wanted to use gift cards to pay for it, but don't want to have to fight Gamestop to get a refund.
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They will send you the refund on a new card through the mail
 
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