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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Finally got into the store today and a nice guy re-upping his pro membership offered to let me use his old 50% coupon. Unfortunately, the guy working the register couldn't figure out how to get the coupon off the guy's old account so I could use it with my current one. Don't even know if that's possible since the screen showed no code or barcode to use.
 
John LeCar said:
Finally got into the store today and a nice guy re-upping his pro membership offered to let me use his old 50% coupon. Unfortunately, the guy working the register couldn't figure out how to get the coupon off the guy's old account so I could use it with my current one. Don't even know if that's possible since the screen showed no code or barcode to use.
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I guess he would've had to pull up the code/barcode on his phone through the website or app.
 
NAG007 said:
I'm thinking there's maybe 1 store in all of the US that the game in stock as I've tried many cities with a 100 mile radius and always get a not in stock message.
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Surprisingly, every other one of my stores within a 30 mile radius have exactly one copy of Avatar Gold each. Don't use the GS pick-up option to gauge inventory. Call a store to verify how many others might have it if not that one.
 
I would imagine it's likely also due to the people who fish for sealed games and then return all guts to their local store.

If they qualified for free shipping, then GameStop is certainly eating higher costs on those sales than they want.

I'd be happier if it's guaranteed sealed when purchased online.
 
Q: what’s the tipping point for GS accepting damaged controllers? I got an extra series X controller in a recent Series S marketplace purchase and the left stick has drift and like a slight crack on the back of the controller, looks like it was dropped. Otherwise it still powers on and works, will they just slap on a standard refurb fee or should I not even bother?
 
thenadz said:
Q: what’s the tipping point for GS accepting damaged controllers? I got an extra series X controller in a recent Series S marketplace purchase and the left stick has drift and like a slight crack on the back of the controller, looks like it was dropped. Otherwise it still powers on and works, will they just slap on a standard refurb fee or should I not even bother?
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Take it in and see; worst they can say is no. Some credit is better than none.
 
thenadz said:
Q: what’s the tipping point for GS accepting damaged controllers? I got an extra series X controller in a recent Series S marketplace purchase and the left stick has drift and like a slight crack on the back of the controller, looks like it was dropped. Otherwise it still powers on and works, will they just slap on a standard refurb fee or should I not even bother?
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They changed their policy recently sadly I’ve been told, used to take any broken controller, now it has to at least power on, not sure if anyone else has experienced this yet.
 
I have a 30% trade that I could give out since I won't be using it.

My cousin has a 50% trade bonus but he wants $10 Amazon if anyone is interested.
He doesn't have pro on that account and received the code. So I am assuming that whoever uses it should have pro in order to get the max trade in values.
 
Chaoss said:
I have a 30% trade that I could give out since I won't be using it.

My cousin has a 50% trade bonus but he wants $10 Amazon if anyone is interested.
He doesn't have pro on that account and received the code. So I am assuming that whoever uses it should have pro in order to get the max trade in values.
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I'd love the 30%
 
Do these 50% and 30% coupons have individual skus/codes that differ for everyone's individual account? I thought it was just a general sku/code.
 
skateraXVIII said:
Always amazes me how butthurt the GameStop employees on reddit act; as if it's their own personal business they're running.

Talk about taking your job too seriously.

Side note: Funny how many strike me as JD's (Jr. Detectives).
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But that's exactly what GS CEO said, "I expect everyone to treat company money like their own and lead by example."
 

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LucarioLG said:
I guess he would've had to pull up the code/barcode on his phone through the website or app.
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Yeah but he was walking out with his new PS5 in his arms, because the store was out of bags, so I didn't want to harsh his vibe after he was already nice to offer to let me use it.

Could still use a 50% if anyone has a spare they aren't going to use before Saturday.
 
i tried recovering my old trade account and failed y’all:

(“Hello Naruto,

On behalf of GameStop, we apologize for this poor experience in association with our company. Our trade ban process is completely automated within our system and there is no ability to manually add or remove someone from a ban. I would advise you to try trading again in another 90 days but if the system has permanently banned you, we are not able to make any change to that decision. Please be aware that any attempt to circumvent a trade ban is considered a violation of our terms and conditions and could result in your account being terminated and/or your ability to place orders on our website could be restricted. You can read our full terms and conditions at https://www.gamestop.com/TermsConditions.html.

Cheers,

Daniel S.

Daniel S. | Better Business Bureau Liaison | GameStop”)
 
Naruto Uzumaki said:
i tried recovering my old trade account and failed y’all:

(“Hello Naruto,

On behalf of GameStop, we apologize for this poor experience in association with our company. Our trade ban process is completely automated within our system and there is no ability to manually add or remove someone from a ban. I would advise you to try trading again in another 90 days but if the system has permanently banned you, we are not able to make any change to that decision. Please be aware that any attempt to circumvent a trade ban is considered a violation of our terms and conditions and could result in your account being terminated and/or your ability to place orders on our website could be restricted. You can read our full terms and conditions at https://www.gamestop.com/TermsConditions.html.

Cheers,

Daniel S.

Daniel S. | Better Business Bureau Liaison | GameStop”)
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Sorry as know the feeling losing an account. Can't even use those points :(
 
NotNewHere# said:
Only in certain spots
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Understood.

doc_j88 said:
You are correct. A new system was implemented about 2-3 weeks ago

All returns require an ID that gets scanned into a database. EVEN IF you have a valid receipt and within your return period
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Ah, that would explain it. Guess that puts an end to trying the whole B2G1 return thing ever again, way too risky now I would assume.
 
Just got done helping my friend use my 2nd one, much more aggressive flipping this time around, we're very happy campers now

Once I find an opportunity to trade in my Series S, I'm done for years to come. Kinda awkward having all this credit after having already taken care of buying a Switch 2 and a PS5 Pro. I guess next on the list would be a Steam Deck 2 lol?
 
LucarioLG said:
Just got done helping my friend use my 2nd one, much more aggressive flipping this time around, we're very happy campers now

Once I find an opportunity to trade in my Series S, I'm done for years to come. Kinda awkward having all this credit after having already taken care of buying a Switch 2 and a PS5 Pro. I guess next on the list would be a Steam Deck 2 lol?
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I miss when GameStop had TVs on the website, I got my 65' OLED LG TV using GameStop credit. Also got my gaming laptop through GameStop with credit. Having boatloads of credit used to be much more useful. I'm pretty happy to be getting the switch 2, some games and pro controller and being mostly cashed out for now.
 
My purchases in this sale, which has gotta be GS’s best sale since that clearance one a couple years ago (maybe more?). Pictured separately is Tokoyo in its “new” state. I’ll be returning that, maybe they’ll have a case for it who knows. Most of these ”new“ games were the last ones in the store. Only Wizard with a Gun and UFO Robot Grendizer were actually sealed but that’s ok. Missed out on Trek to Yomi, oh well.

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Mano_CMG said:
My purchases in this sale, which has gotta be GS’s best sale since that clearance one a couple years ago (maybe more?). Pictured separately is Tokoyo in its “new” state. I’ll be returning that, maybe they’ll have a case for it who knows. Most of these ”new“ games were the last ones in the store. Only Wizard with a Gun and UFO Robot Grendizer were actually sealed but that’s ok. Missed out on Trek to Yomi, oh well.

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Any of them gutted? Are the codes in Miasma Chronicles, Dragon Age, and Dead Island still valid?
 
I got my order today:

- Advance Wars 1 & 2 Reboot Camp - Switch (opened with "new" sticker)
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard - Deluxe Edition - Xbox (opened with 2 "new" stickers, DLC code UNUSED)
- Kingdom Come Deliverance - Royal Edition - Switch (opened with shittastic clear seal sticker across opening)
- Reyantis - Switch (sealed)
- Visions of Mana - Xbox (opened with multiple "new" stickers and residue from removed shittastic clear seal sticker)

I honestly thought of all these games to come sealed it'd be Dragon Age, but all the games came in like-new condition and Dragon Age has its DLC code (and I did test the opened games), so, for these prices, I'm happy. It could've been worse.
 
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