The Blockbuster/Gamerush Thread XVIII

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Welcome to the Official CAG Blockbuster/Gamerush video game deal thread.

SPECIAL NOTE (B1G1 free on $14.99 and under used games through August 4th):
All used games under $14.99 are buy one get one free through August 4th NOW OVER.

The second post has games that you may want to trade in to Gamestop to transfer some credit from BB to GS. Unfortunately with the end of the $10 extra promo at Gamestop this is much less useful than before. Some people may have the $15 bonus coupon or want to use the current GS deal (trade 3 get an extra 10%, trade 4 get an extra 20%, trade 5 get an extra 30%) so we'll keep that post going until the B1G1 free ends at Blockbuster.

Even though the B1G1 sale is now over, I'm leaving this info up for a few days for those who bought stuff and still want to trade it in to Gamestop (you have till the 10th there).

SPECIAL NOTE #2 (DS Lite's and new DS games now available at most BB stores!):
Starting just on July 15th, most Blockbuster stores got shipments of DS Lites and a wide assortment of new DS games that they've never had for sale in the past. Titles include NSMB, Professor Layton, Mario Party DS, and High School Musical ;).

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ALERT: Preorders available for a few select games at most Blockbuster stores

Most regular Blockbuster locations (in addition to Gamerush stores of course) are currently taking preorders for NCAA 09, Madden 09, Star Wars Force Unleashed, Fallout 3, Soul Calibur IV, and a few others (YMMV on the cashier knowing about it). $5 is required for a deposit.

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What is this thread for?
The primary function of this thread is to discuss current trade-in and sale promos and to post any trade-in values you have obtained. Please post trade-in values with the date of the trade (or quote) and system. One of the CAG Wiki editors will then add them to the Wiki.

It is also permissible to discuss system availability, credit issues, etc. As long as it is related to game trades or sales at Blockbuster it is generally OK to discuss it here.

Unlike more tightly focused clearance threads, it is OK to discuss more general Gamerush/Blockbuster issues here as well as trade requests as long as they are kept to a minimum (and usually just during specific deals).

Due to the questionable stability of the Gamerush brand, it is also permissible to discuss ways of converting credit from Blockbuster to other stores (ie, which games may be used for trading in to other stores such as Gamecrazy or EB/GS). As of right now, we have no indication of Gamerush's imminent demise, but given Blockbuster's ongoing financial difficulties we need to be aware of the possibility.

What is this thread NOT for?
Please do not discuss the flipping of games from one Gamerush store to another should another such opportunity arise (through trade-in deals which we haven't had recently anyway). It is one thing to "play the market" with trade-in values from one chain to another (GR to GC to EB) - free market buy low/sell high and all that. But taking advantage of loopholes in a single store's policies/promos is frowned upon and has, in the past, led to trade-in bans from GR.

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Blockbuster Game Trading Info
- You must sign up for a trade account in addition to your regular Blockbuster account
- You must sign up for a new trade account at every store you wish to trade at, even if using the same main account
- Trade-in credit can be placed onto your store account or onto a "Value" card
- Credit on store accounts can only be used at that one store
- However, credit can be transferred from the store account to a card at any time
- Value cards can be used at any location
- Clerks at one store cannot see your trading/purchasing history at another store via your account
- Gamerush stores often do not get new game stock until the Friday of the release week, thus a few days later than most retailers

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Gamerush vs. regular Blockbusters
All Blockbuster game-related discussion belongs here. Most threads created in the Deals forum will be merged in to here. There seems to be the impression by many CAGs that if they don't have a Gamerush store near them then this thread does not apply to them. However, regular (non-GR) Blockbuster stores often run the same promos and generally have the same trade-in values. I'm going to elaborate on the last sentence as people apparently don't understand that when I say regular BB's have the same trade-in values as Gamerush that it means [hightlight]regular Blockbuster stores accept game trade-ins just like Gamerush stores[/highlight].

The key differences:
- Only Gamerush stores sell used video game hardware and generally have a much wider selection of new hardware. Many regular BB stores had a PS3 bundle available over Christmas and since then they have expanded their hardware sales. As of right now (Spring/Summer 2008) most Blockbuster stores are now selling PS3's, Xbox 360's, and Wii's. They just started in mid July selling DS Lites at most stores as well. As a result of not selling used hardware, however, regular Blockbuster stores will not take hardware in for trades.

- Both Gamerush and regular Blockbuster stores take preorders for new games for a $5 deposit (or you can pay any other amount beyond that). Gamerush stores will get many more games in than the regular stores but unfortunately a preorder at either place is not a guarantee you will get the game. Sometimes they do not get certain titles in even if you preorder them months in advance.

- While many Gamerush stores have cut back on their new game stock, some regular (non-GR) Blockbusters have started selling new games. They usually have a very limited selection of top-selling new 360, PS3, and Wii games. I will be maintaining a list below here for those with Blockbuster credit but no access to a GR store.

- Trade-in values are controlled centrally and are uniform across all Gamerush and Blockbuster locations EXCEPT if the Blockbuster is a franchise location. You can tell from the receipt if your store is a franchise store. All Gamerush stores are corporate-owned so they will have uniform pricing.

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New games that may be available for purchase at non-GR Blockbusters
For those with access to only regular Blockbuster stores but wanting to take advantage of the decent trade-in values Blockbuster offers, this is the list of new games being sold by many regular Blockbuster locations. Note that they will generally not get new games on the release date. They will most likely have them a few days to weeks later. Stock is usually very limited and they do not seem to get restocks of most games. So once something is sold out they will most likely not get it back. Many of the "older "new games in the list below may be hard to find at this point.

:ds:
Guitar Hero On Tour
High School Musical
Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass
Mario Party DS
My Fashion Designer
My Weight Loss Coach
NSMB
Professor Layton
Zoo Tycoon 2
(and a bunch of other older titles they just got in on July 15th)

:psp:
God of War Chains of Olympus

:360:
Army of Two
Bioshock
Blue Dragon
Bully
Burnout Paradise
Call of Duty 4
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero III
Halo 3
Ironman
Lego Star Wars TCS
Lost Odyssey
Lost Planet Colonies Edition
Mass Effect
Narnia
NBA Live 08
NBA 2K8
Project Gotham Racing 4
Rock Band Bundle
The Orange Box
Turok
Viking Battle for Asgard
Wall-E

:ps2:
Guitar Hero III
Spiderman Friend or Foe

:ps3:
80GB PS3 bundle for $600 (PS3, Surf's Up Blu-Ray, HDMI cable, 20-week rental card)
40GB PS3 ala carte (no bundle)
Army of Two
Assassin's Creed
Burnout Paradise
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero III
Lego Star Wars TCS
NBA Live 08
Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Ratchet & Clank Tools of Destruction
Rock Band bundle
Turok
Uncharted
Viking Battle for Asgard
Wall-E

:wii:
Battle of the Bands
Blast Works
Boom Blox
Dragon Quest Swords
Guitar Hero Aerosmith
Guitar Hero III
Houses of the Dead 2 & 3
Link's Crossbow Training
Mario Kart
Mario Party 8
Mario Strikers Charged
NBA Live 08
Ninja Reflex
Rock Band bundle
Sega Superstar Tennis
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Smash Brothers Brawl
Wall-E
We Ski

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Current Trade-In Deals

There are no trade-in deals at this time. The trade 3 get an extra $5 per game is still in affect at some (very select) locations.

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Reported Trade-In Prices

Trade-In Price Wiki
 
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[quote name='jkanownik']I don't know whether to laugh or to cry. This site is going the same way as those before it like FW and SD. I remember the days when people like RapaciousEbayer were ostracized on FW. Once the balance tipped in their favor most deals on FW became useless to anyone that valued their time. It got to the point where more and more people would start hoarding to make up for time/money wasted chasing B&M deals that didn't pan out. They'd justify it in their heads by saying "Rappy does it and gets away with it, so if I didn't do it someone else would". For every person that wanted to keep the old FW there were a hundred lurkers with $ in their eyes everytime they saw one the hoarding braggarts make a post.

Thanks to Kunai I don't even bother with B&M deals anymore. He bought out every single BB game $14.99 and under in the area. I can't even trust that BB will take my trades in anymore for games I've actually played because if there is any bit of profit to be made from it Kunai or one of his followers has exploited it. Eventually I know I'll give up on CAG completely and turn to Gamefly for good.

But it doesn't really matter what I think because it is already too late. The floodgates have been opened. Now enough people have realized the profit potential of BB that it is only going to get worse until BB does something about it and in the meantime and its going to get harder and harder to get in on the deals.

I guess I'll leave this thread with a few notes. A society of Kunais is doomed. You can see it in the mortgage/credit crisis we're going through right now. In the end there will be more losers than winners. A few people will make a quick buck for awhile but eventually the market will correct itself and someone will have to pay for the value that has been taken out. There is no such thing as a faceless company. And easy money is always short term. There is always someone willing to go further than you are to make a quick buck.

But I'm not judging anyone for the flipping. Especially when you take into consideration that there are people exhibiting the same behavior on a much larger scale that are having a much more dramatic impact on all of our lives. People do what they have to to sleep at night. I just try my best to make sure that what helps me sleep doesn't affect anyone's elses ability to do so.

This thread is of no use to me anymore and I've stopped posting any useful information I had it because I knew it would be abused. BB thread, it was nice knowing ya.[/quote]



Wow, nice preaching - I am sure this will convince everyone to stop immediately and go give up the credit they have worked really hard to build up. Some people may take it too far - but let's be realistic about what is happening here.

GS and BB actually leech in a much bigger way than anyone from the games industry (and yes, I do know what I am talking about because I have been making games for consoles for the past 17 years). Every single one of those "used" games contributes nothing back to the creators and manufacturers in any way. It is all money poured into corporations which leech on the side of their "regular" business. So - of all those millions of dollars - and it really is hundreds of millions, a bunch of hobbyists and enthusiasts are redistributing some of the wealth in their favor. That seems extremely American to me.

By all means slope off to Gamefly and rent away - but if you are that principled then maybe you should consider not renting at all as you are depriving some very talented and hard working developers of their rightful royalties. An upstanding moralist like yourself should probably go pay full price for every game you play and then toss it in the trash when you have completed it - that way you will be completely beyond reproach.

:drool:
 
to stick with the latest theme, I'm in GS yesterday and the guy in front of me has a bag full of 360 game (svr 2007, spiderman 3, superman returns, etc) some of the games in black bbv cases. He was being pretty lowkey, but he had a dumbass friend with him with a stupid smirk on his face. When the gs employee tells him you'll get 82 credit the friend laughs and when the employee went to put the games somewhere or something his friend says out loud how much did you pay for all those games and the guy says OUT LOUD 40 bucks @ BBV. I wanted to grab him and smash him and his stupid friend. I did not but that's the stuff that will raise flags.
 
[quote name='tbassett']to stick with the latest theme, I'm in GS yesterday and the guy in front of me has a bag full of 360 game (svr 2007, spiderman 3, superman returns, etc) some of the games in black bbv cases. He was being pretty lowkey, but he had a dumbass friend with him with a stupid smirk on his face. When the gs employee tells him you'll get 82 credit the friend laughs and when the employee went to put the games somewhere or something his friend says out loud how much did you pay for all those games and the guy says OUT LOUD 40 bucks @ BBV. I wanted to grab him and smash him and his stupid friend. I did not but that's the stuff that will raise flags.[/quote]

Head / Desk = Me.

I actually found that asking if BB had any regular 360 cases works pretty well. They usually have a box full of PS2, PS3, 360 & Wii cases that gets thrown out once a week (new releases, h'm guessing). Since they were throwing them out, they let me grab a bunch of 360 cases (though in retrospect, I guess even having 360 games in PS2 cases would've still looked better than the BB ones).

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XD, looks like one of the crappier stores I trade to called me yesterday saying that they didn't get the rest of the Eye of Judgment package. I guess to avoid any further problems I should trade it in. I'll just note to them that even though the box says "includes", its the same concept as Gutiar Hero & Rock Band where they do sell the items seperately.
 
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[quote name='tbassett']to stick with the latest theme, I'm in GS yesterday and the guy in front of me has a bag full of 360 game (svr 2007, spiderman 3, superman returns, etc) some of the games in black bbv cases. He was being pretty lowkey, but he had a dumbass friend with him with a stupid smirk on his face. When the gs employee tells him you'll get 82 credit the friend laughs and when the employee went to put the games somewhere or something his friend says out loud how much did you pay for all those games and the guy says OUT LOUD 40 bucks @ BBV. I wanted to grab him and smash him and his stupid friend. I did not but that's the stuff that will raise flags.[/quote]

Heh, I had a similar situation happen to me when I was trading in GS games at BBV. I brought my younger brother in with me and after the cashier rings up the games by brother asks me, "So how much profit did you make?" Wide-eyed and mortified I simply say "Whatever he's putting on my value card..." Then we walk into the games section and I say "Jesus man, don't you know the first rule of Fight Club." He, only being 14, replies "What's Fight Club?" Sigh, the youth of the nation. Luckily, the cashier didn't catch what he said, and lucky as hell it was the one time a cashier and not a manager rang me out.
 
[quote name='Nikadimas']Heh, I had a similar situation happen to me when I was trading in GS games at BBV. I brought my younger brother in with me and after the cashier rings up the games by brother asks me, "So how much profit did you make?" Wide-eyed and mortified I simply say "Whatever he's putting on my value card..." Then we walk into the games section and I say "Jesus man, don't you know the first rule of Fight Club." He, only being 14, replies "What's Fight Club?" Sigh, the youth of the nation. Luckily, the cashier didn't catch what he said, and lucky as hell it was the one time a cashier and not a manager rang me out.[/quote]

well you brother is young and just didn't know any better. These dudes were easily in there 20's and it almost seemed like the buddy was trying to rub it in the face of the GS employee. There's nothing to gain from something like that and they should have known better.
 
[quote name='JJSP']Is the Marvel/Forza bundle flip still worth it? After coupon + Edge, it'd be $12.59 + tax.[/quote]


If the TIVs held at $3.50/$2.50 then yes. I hope so since I picked up 2 sets on Friday. ;) But I suppose this belongs in the GS thread...

BTW, down to ~$110 at GS, been buying too much crap to trade in at BB. And I finally got a Wii Fit from GS! :D
 
up to a nickel (from 2 cents) -

Geesh do ya think it's time we try to fly under the radar?
Please just post TIVs/date, keep posts to a minimum with facts and security updates.
DO NOT post your totals or items to date...it just adds fuel to the fire.
"I'm done due to what's now transpiring but here's what I got so far...." How in the world does that help?

Sure this is not illegal but when retailers like the GS DM gets their mind set ... it's hard to change it...so just let it fade from his memory.....

I had a bunch of TIVs this week, but after taking a few minutes to review posts with dates (silly extra time sorting through all the bs) my info was already reported within other posts, so I did not need to give io yet more to read and check.

....Thanks io for all your time and effort...but I really wish the uninformative posts would be deleted...perhaps that would motivate them to stop....
 
Never mentioned CAG to any place i do business with. I just tell them i bought multiple copies trying to sell on ebay and stuff but didn't work out so i find place to trade them in that's all. I'm sure yall done your fair amount of trading in multiple copies of a same game. So don't judge at least i'm not leaking info about CAG here. Oh yeah I never really traded in multiple copies of games except F4 which was really hard to pass. It's just that I might have been the only person in my town trading games in at BBV so it's easy to notice. I only flip games from BBV to GS not other way around. May be flipped 2-3 games from GS back to BBV to take advantage of the B1G1 but none of them was same. You know everyone has their first time. I was wild with the F4 flippings without thinking of the consequences. But everyone learns after mistakes. At least i didn't say nothing about how i got them games. There was one time I even made up excuse like i won them in a carnival and that was all the games they had left to trade in F4.
 
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[quote name='confoosious']luan - where was this?

Oldboy - she said "flipping"?[/quote]
this is in Salt Lake City, BBV on 7000 S. Redwood. I doubt any of you guys are actually around this area. But yeah just a head up for people that has been trading in multiple copies of same game. May be time to lay low.
 
Why don't we just have a 'bragging rights' thread about BBV? Keep this main thread for the game details, and have that one for the people who can't contain their trading numbers.
 
[quote name='irishsoccermbw']Why don't we just have a 'bragging rights' thread about BBV? Keep this main thread for the game details, and have that one for the people who can't contain their trading numbers.[/QUOTE]

This isn't a half-bad idea.

I saw several very good ratio games at my BBV yesterday, which means that someone else in the neighborhood is flipping.
 
[quote name='tbassett']well you brother is young and just didn't know any better. These dudes were easily in there 20's and it almost seemed like the buddy was trying to rub it in the face of the GS employee. There's nothing to gain from something like that and they should have known better.[/quote]

Was this at the Johnstown Galleria? (I see you have an Ebensburg IP). That was most likely me. I did bring a co-worker with me, who wanted to see how flipping worked, and yes, bringing him with was a big mistake. Except I did not say how much I paid for the games (because I paid far less than that ;)). I told him I'll tell him later.

I even told him to keep a low key, fly under the radar, but well, kids nowadays. I won't be teaching him any further, seeing as he's incapable the key rule of flipping.
 
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I haven't seen much talk about what games are good to flip from GS to Blockbuster with the new 20% coupon. I know of the ones from the PS3 games from last week, but what games are good from the other systems?

FYI, it looks like Blacksite for the PS3 is dropping in TIV price at Blockbuster because the used copies have dropped, so you might want to make sure you get rid of these by Sunday.

Thanks,
vgc
 
[quote name='irishsoccermbw']Why don't we just have a 'bragging rights' thread about BBV? Keep this main thread for the game details, and have that one for the people who can't contain their trading numbers.[/quote]


Under normal circumstances, I would agree and may have even offered the same idea, but we really need to lay low and not post this info anywhere. Lurkers or detective types have no issue with an extra click or two....
 
[quote name='irishsoccermbw']Why don't we just have a 'bragging rights' thread about BBV? Keep this main thread for the game details, and have that one for the people who can't contain their trading numbers.[/QUOTE]

Tried it a long time ago and it didn't work.

[quote name='donut']Under normal circumstances, I would agree and may have even offered the same idea, but we really need to lay low and not post this info anywhere. Lurkers or detective types have no issue with an extra click or two....[/QUOTE]

[quote name='edavis0780']

It's too late to stop it, we can only hope that the CAGs in this thread contribute (say something) and practice safe-se...er...flipping. Don't act like complete idiots while trading in your flips and for fuck's sake, don't give them the name of our site. Whoever exposed CAG to a BB manager/csr/etc. might as well go around painting targets on the backs of every flipper in this thread.[/QUOTE]

We have had management from Blockbuster lurk on here before so it really doesn't matter where anyone puts info. We have had several employees of BB/GR get fired or actions taking against them for posting info here so it has happened in the past but not as bad recently.
 
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[quote name='vgc']I haven't seen much talk about what games are good to flip from GS to Blockbuster with the new 20% coupon. I know of the ones from the PS3 games from last week, but what games are good from the other systems?

FYI, it looks like Blacksite for the PS3 is dropping in TIV price at Blockbuster because the used copies have dropped, so you might want to make sure you get rid of these by Sunday.
Thanks,
vgc[/quote]

Did the PS3 version drop or the Xbox 360. I thought the same thing when I was there and saw the Xbox 360 version drop to $24.99 USED but they had no PS3 version. At another store they had both versions and the PS3 was still holding strong at $44.99 or $49.99 one of the other.
 
[quote name='Nikadimas']Heh, I had a similar situation happen to me when I was trading in GS games at BBV. I brought my younger brother in with me and after the cashier rings up the games by brother asks me, "So how much profit did you make?" Wide-eyed and mortified I simply say "Whatever he's putting on my value card..." Then we walk into the games section and I say "Jesus man, don't you know the first rule of Fight Club." He, only being 14, replies "What's Fight Club?" Sigh, the youth of the nation. Luckily, the cashier didn't catch what he said, and lucky as hell it was the one time a cashier and not a manager rang me out.[/quote]

14, eh? Hell im 14 and ive been flipping since beowulf. That kind of situation happens to me when my 8 year old brother comes to BB with me. I was buying some games to flip to GS when my brother blurts out "Are we gonna keep that game?" I just said "ya sure what else are we gonna do with it." But recently my local BB caught on. They wondered why i traded in 2 F4 to there store and then 2 to another one closeby. I just told them i find games on clearance somewhere else and just trade them here. I even asked one of the friendly managers can i trade in 2 copies of a game here? He just said fine by me. Not all 14 year old are that stupid.
 
[quote name='NJMane']Did the PS3 version drop or the Xbox 360. I thought the same thing when I was there and saw the Xbox 360 version drop to $24.99 USED but they had no PS3 version. At another store they had both versions and the PS3 was still holding strong at $44.99 or $49.99 one of the other.[/quote]

I think he's looking at the 360 version. The PS3 version would not show in the system til tomorrow, so I'd imagine they wouldn't change the stickers til then. I traded in my last Blacksite 20 minutes ago and they didn't mention anything about the trade in value being higher than the used price.

I'm not going out of my way to go to the store that wants me to bring them the rest of the Eye Of Judgment. If they did place a hold on my account, it is only at that store. As long as the manager doesn't get all jr detective and wonder what games I've traded at other stores, I should be fine. If this rumor of more BB $14.99 & under price drops tomorrow is true I may re-stock on more credit.
 
TIV as of 7/19/08

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction PS3 $30
Def Jam: Icon PS3 $13
NBA Homecourt Xbox 360 $9
World Series of Poker: Battle for the Bracelets 2008 $22
 
[quote name='whatup5']Not all 14 year old are that stupid.[/quote]

My 6 year old and 4 year old are smarter than that. They know the rules.
 
[quote name='ralph10']So what are the best flips right now?[/quote]

Next time check the first page
:360: Fatal Interia $24.99 ($17.49 with coupon/Edge) -> $32
:360: Guitar Hero III $29.99 ($21.00 with coupon/Edge) -> $28.50 (BB price good thru 7/19)
:360: World Championship Poker All In $8.99 ($6.30 with coupon/Edge) -> $12 (BB price good thru 7/19)

:wii: Fantastic Four RoSS $17.99 ($12.60 with coupon/Edge) -> $20

:ps3: Blacksite Area 51 $24.99 ($17.49 with coupon/Edge) -> $33 (BB price good thru 7/19)
:ps3: Eye of Judgment ?? -> $36 (BB Acceptance is YMMV.)
:ps3: History Channel: BftP $24.99 ($17.49 with coupon/Edge) -> $30 (BB price good thru 7/19)
:ps3: Pro Evo Soccer 08 $26.99 ($19.09 with coupon/Edge) -> $30 (may not be the most current BB value)
:ps3: Rock Band $29.99 ($21.00 with coupon/Edge) -> $33
:ps3: Time Crisis 4 $29.99 ($21.00 with coupon/Edge) -> $30 (BB price good thru 7/19)
:ps3: Turning Point: FoL $29.99 ($21.00 with coupon/Edge) -> $30
 
My Girlfriend is the best. She plays along so beautifully. She'll start a fake fight with me saying "you need to stop buying games and spend little time playing them and trading them in. You're losing your money for nothing" lol

or she'll be like "I'm so glad you're getting rid of that game cause it really irritated me whenever you played that stupid game" LMFAO

I haven't done a trade in nearly two weeks. I'm having withdraws
 
[quote name='stetson717']My Girlfriend is the best. She plays along so beautifully. She'll start a fake fight with me saying "you need to stop buying games and spend little time playing them and trading them in. You're losing your money for nothing" lol

or she'll be like "I'm so glad you're getting rid of that game cause it really irritated me whenever you played that stupid game" LMFAO

I haven't done a trade in nearly two weeks. I'm having withdraws[/quote]

i know the feeling man..i know the feeling...
 
So i go to a BBV in a rural area not to far from my house (1st mistake). I take in Blacksite to trade in. I already know that my account has been cleared by the DM of the area and no store is allowed to refuse me trades because the DM spoke with Corp and they had no problem with the whole flipping thing believe it or not. So im in the store and the girl is ringing up the game (so no red flags on my account) to see how much it is and out of no where comes some jr. detective (not even the store manager) and says "you cant trade here" I say look at my account dumb ass. He says oh, meaning his dumb ass saw where it clearly says no store can refuse me trades, "but you still cant trade here." "Not unless my store manager is here." So i call up a store manager right down the street. He tells the guy to trade with me and to NOT refuse me trade. So this dumb ass who is not even the store manager says "ill send him up to your store". Didnt want to cuss the guy out because im sure thats something to really get you banned. But thought id share that with you guys.:D Looks like ill be calling the DM and seeing if i can have that guy fired.
 
[quote name='cdeener']TIV as of 7/19/08

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction PS3 $30
Def Jam: Icon PS3 $13
NBA Homecourt Xbox 360 $9
World Series of Poker: Battle for the Bracelets 2008 $22[/quote]

Oddly enough the only one you didnt put a system for is the one Id like to know lol. What is WSOP for? 360 or PS3?

If its 360 then thats an OK flip from GS to BBV. It would be $17.49->$22
Not great but we are working with slim pickings right now.
 
Man, if I was the manager of a Blockbuster, I wouldn't give any of you guys a hard time. I mean, sure, it's unethical, but it's certainly not illegal. It's something that is the fault of the company itself and not the individual for taking advantage of a loophole. If they find a good deal on something, and I'm sure if the manager was in the same situation, he'd be flipping games/movies/accessories as well. It's pretty silly when you read some of these stories, especially due to the fact that there are so many more people who are not doing this that it really makes up the difference due to the fact that said people who visit the store now have a much wider selection to choose from.

Unless you're a DM or something, the manager shouldn't be all up-in-arms about it unless they're really hurting from the acts of a few (which I don't really think they are). They should really blame their poor sales on location if that was the case.
 
[quote name='luan87us']probably because too many people are buying that game same thing happened with Viking and Condemned 2.[/quote]

That was actually because C2 and V were both Gamedays sales items (and $30 new).
 
Out of every store I've been to Vegas 2 was in plentiful supply. Couple in our latest rash of idiotic followers and it's no surprise why the price hiked up so quickly. I can't wait until the bonus and B1G1 is finally over. ;\

It just sucks because V2 is actually a game I'd like to play when I get my PS3, but that is exactly why I post here on CAG. Sooner than later a new copy with a ridiculously cheap price tag will show up. :D
 
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[quote name='Karuto']Man, if I was the manager of a Blockbuster, I wouldn't give any of you guys a hard time. I mean, sure, it's unethical, but it's certainly not illegal. It's something that is the fault of the company itself and not the individual for taking advantage of a loophole. If they find a good deal on something, and I'm sure if the manager was in the same situation, he'd be flipping games/movies/accessories as well. It's pretty silly when you read some of these stories, especially due to the fact that there are so many more people who are not doing this that it really makes up the difference due to the fact that said people who visit the store now have a much wider selection to choose from.

Unless you're a DM or something, the manager shouldn't be all up-in-arms about it unless they're really hurting from the acts of a few (which I don't really think they are). They should really blame their poor sales on location if that was the case.[/quote]

When I've flipped clearance games to Blockbuster in the past, those games sold almost instantly for 2-3 times what they gave me in TRADE credit (not cash, of course). The actual cost to them is $0 unless your using your credit to purchase new games. If, like me, you mostly use your credit to buy used games and stuff they put on clearance, they come out ahead once again. A smart manager would do all they could to encourage as much trading as possible, as the house always wins on that deal, just like in gambling.

To give you an example, when Yu-Gi-Oh was big, I was managing a comic book store. I opened a $15 starter deck and around $20 in packs, priced the singles, and put them in the case. Kids came in and wanted to trade for the cards in the case, which I did, always giving them 50% of what I knew I could sell the cards for (same thing game stores do, although they give much less than 50% usually). Anyway, from my $35 in packs I opened, I made the store around $3,000 a month for a year in Yu-Gi-Oh singles with no further investment. I had a steady stream of kids trading and buying singles, and every time some one traded with me, my stock doubled.

The moral of the story is that trading is extremely profitable. While there's only about a 5-10% profit margin on selling new games (less than that when you figure in games you have to put on sale for a loss), the real money is always in used games. I could run a better used game store in my sleep than Gamerush or Gamestop, and I just might do that one of these days.
 
[quote name='V4oLDbOY']is that even possible to set up? :D

I know I said I was out of the flipping game, but since I'm transferring to Garden Grove soon, next monday, it may open a lot of new stores to me. Any flippers out there.[/quote]

I'm in Garden Grove, drive through it every night, and I can tell you lately every high dollar game at every GS is gone before 6pm if its mentioned in the thread.
 
[quote name='bgame2']I'm officially confused fellas. Pro evo soccer (PS3) is now getting $16 at BBV but the 360 version is getting 28.50? Did that change since I left to buy it from GS a few hours ago? Thanks to anyone who can clear this up. And yes, AS ALWAYS, I read the last few pages and the first post. Thanks again guys.[/quote]

360 is the confirmed flip it fetches 28.50
 
I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but found a potentially good flip.

:wii: Dancing with the Stars

Target has them on clearance for $7.48 (I found 3 this week at one store) or $17.49 after Edge & coupon at GS.

Was quoted a $30 TIV last night from BBV

So, not too bad (4:1 ratio) from Target-->BBV or (1.71 ratio) from GS-->BBV

I'm actually going back to BBV to trade a copy today, so I'll re-confirm later.
 
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[quote name='twinton']I haven't seen this mentioned yet, but found a potentially good flip.

:wii: Dancing with the Stars

Target has them on clearance for $7.48 (I found 3 this week at one store) or $17.49 after Edge & coupon at GS.

Was quoted a $30 TIV last night from BBV[/quote]

Thanks, looks like I'm heading to Target today too.
 
[quote name='Ink.So.Well.']Out of every store I've been to Vegas 2 was in plentiful supply. Couple in our latest rash of idiotic followers and it's no surprise why the price hiked up so quickly. I can't wait until the bonus and B1G1 is finally over. ;\

It just sucks because V2 is actually a game I'd like to play when I get my PS3, but that is exactly why I post here on CAG. Sooner than later a new copy with a ridiculously cheap price tag will show up. :D[/QUOTE]

I had been planning on flipping for it today...:cry:

Oh well, maybe GR will have some decent price drops tomorrow.
 
[quote name='V4oLDbOY']ayyy, bad news. I posted a while back about how I spoke to a BB manager and she said that they were getting more strict and that corporate was looking into the flipping problems. As of now I am done no more flipping for me, I've gotten more than I need and dont need to risk it any further.[/quote]

This is so stupid, corporate really need to stop worrying about flipping and start paying attention to fair market value. If they can't make a profit off of a traded game, they need to lower the trade in price. It's simple, and it's why GS is so successful. I never hear BB worrying about your rental habits, or how you're buying too many sodas. And has anyone noticed how they don't really have a problem with ppl trading in movies anymore. The reason is the TIV's on movies rarely make it profitable to trade to them. I'm fairly certain a number of the managers I trade too know I'm flipping, hell I trade PS3 games all the time to one, and the Manager knows I don't own a PS3, BUT I only ever trade 1 copy of any game EVER to a particular store.

And I keep repeating this, but the real reason I don't get hassled is because I preorder alot.

Repeat after me, I must preorder from a store If I trade there often !!
 
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[quote name='Rictor']When I've flipped clearance games to Blockbuster in the past, those games sold almost instantly for 2-3 times what they gave me in TRADE credit (not cash, of course). The actual cost to them is $0 unless your using your credit to purchase new games. If, like me, you mostly use your credit to buy used games and stuff they put on clearance, they come out ahead once again. A smart manager would do all they could to encourage as much trading as possible, as the house always wins on that deal, just like in gambling.


To give you an example, when Yu-Gi-Oh was big, I was managing a comic book store. I opened a $15 starter deck and around $20 in packs, priced the singles, and put them in the case. Kids came in and wanted to trade for the cards in the case, which I did, always giving them 50% of what I knew I could sell the cards for (same thing game stores do, although they give much less than 50% usually). Anyway, from my $35 in packs I opened, I made the store around $3,000 a month for a year in Yu-Gi-Oh singles with no further investment. I had a steady stream of kids trading and buying singles, and every time some one traded with me, my stock doubled.

The moral of the story is that trading is extremely profitable. While there's only about a 5-10% profit margin on selling new games (less than that when you figure in games you have to put on sale for a loss), the real money is always in used games. I could run a better used game store in my sleep than Gamerush or Gamestop, and I just might do that one of these days.[/quote]

So that's why those copies of Beowulf and Stranglehold are now selling for $14.99 and $16.99 respectively when BB paid 36 and 33 for them. Wait, where is that 2x and 3x profit suppose to come from?

Even Gamestop is getting a kick in the nuts out of this, although they're better equipped to deal with the situation. However, if someone takes advantage of a coupon/deal/EDGE card to purchase flipped games, they could still lose money in the overall scheme of things.
 
[quote name='nietzsche74']I had been planning on flipping for it today...:cry:

Oh well, maybe GR will have some decent price drops tomorrow.[/quote]

In that case you might want to talk to Heatdolphin. He offered me a great deal for a sealed CE V2 but I'm too broke to capitalize on it. Maybe you two could work something out. See him for details.
 
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[quote name='edavis0780']So that's why those copies of Beowulf and Stranglehold are now selling for $14.99 and $16.99 respectively when BB paid 36 and 33 for them. Wait, where is that 2x and 3x profit suppose to come from?

Even Gamestop is getting a kick in the nuts out of this, although they're better equipped to deal with the situation. However, if someone takes advantage of a coupon/deal/EDGE card to purchase flipped games, they could still lose money in the overall scheme of things.[/quote]

Some people just dont get it....at the time of trade BBV is thinking they are going to get 2x what they gave you for it. If no one buys the game then no ones buys it (a risk GS takes as well). But BBV is banking on people coming to buy the game (the purpose of taking trades)....AND A BIG LOL for thinking that "flipping" is hindering the business of BBV and GS. As if $10 here and there is hurting thier business. CAGS think they have SO MUCH power.:lol: I spoke with someone in BBV trust and sec dept a few months ago and the guy didnt really give a damn what i was doing as long as the games were not stolen. Any store manager refusing a trade is too stupid to understand economics and USUALLY explains why they are working at BBV.... but you didnt hear that from me.;)
 
So I was curious with all the talk of too many people in this thread and checked the numbers.

BB/GR Thread 12 lasted from 2/5/08 until 6/14/08 and had 4902 posts with 177061 views.

Thread 13 started 6/14/08 until present and already has 4333 posts with 124100 views at the time of this post.

I'm thinking things will calm down after this madness with these sales is over and everyone can stop being paranoid about all the inexperienced lurkers ruining what we've got going on.
 
[quote name='stoned99']I'm in Garden Grove, drive through it every night, and I can tell you lately every high dollar game at every GS is gone before 6pm if its mentioned in the thread.[/quote]

awww, but I'm just hoping to not be recognized so much at the GSs near me and BBs, I just want to spread around my flips.
 
[quote name='king007']Some people just dont get it....at the time of trade BBV is thinking they are going to get 2x what they gave you for it. If no one buys the game then no ones buys it (a risk GS takes as well). But BBV is banking on people coming to buy the game (the purpose of taking trades)....AND A BIG LOL for thinking that "flipping" is hindering the business of BBV and GS. As if $10 here and there is hurting thier business. CAGS think they have SO MUCH power.:lol: I spoke with someone in BBV trust and sec dept a few months ago and the guy didnt really give a damn what i was doing as long as the games were not stolen. Any store manager refusing a trade is too stupid to understand economics and USUALLY explains why they are working at BBV.... but you didnt hear that from me.;)[/QUOTE]

Something tells me you're too stupid to understand economics as well.
 
[quote name='king007']Some people just dont get it....at the time of trade BBV is thinking they are going to get 2x what they gave you for it. If no one buys the game then no ones buys it (a risk GS takes as well). But BBV is banking on people coming to buy the game (the purpose of taking trades)....AND A BIG LOL for thinking that "flipping" is hindering the business of BBV and GS. As if $10 here and there is hurting thier business. CAGS think they have SO MUCH power.:lol: I spoke with someone in BBV trust and sec dept a few months ago and the guy didnt really give a damn what i was doing as long as the games were not stolen. Any store manager refusing a trade is too stupid to understand economics and USUALLY explains why they are working at BBV.... but you didnt hear that from me.;)[/quote]

Why aren't you working at BB then?
 
I think we're giving ourselves WAY too much credit as far as hurting BB or GS profit-wise. Keep in mind that with the exception of franchise stores, they're both corporate entities. Their stores aren't affected in the least by us - when's the last time you saw an empty BB or GS store? They're still making money hand over foot on used game sales (GS) and rentals (BB), and if anything, we're hurting their profits ten times worse when we're buying brand new games at retail (with a 10% markup at best).
 
Earlier today, I went to trade in DBZ 3 and FF: RoSS (both for the Wii) at a local Blockbuster. The manager pulled up my trade history and compared the games that were traded in previously.
She handed me back FF: RoSS and said "you can only trade in 2"....mind you, I traded the two copies a few weeks ago.

Now she has the idea of limiting two copies of the same game per customer.
Time to bring the girlfriend.
 
[quote name='unforeseen']Earlier today, I went to trade in DBZ 3 and FF: RoSS (both for the Wii) at a local Blockbuster. The manager pulled up my trade history and compared the games that were traded in previously.
She handed me back FF: RoSS and said "you can only trade in 2"....mind you, I traded the two copies a few weeks ago.

Now she has the idea of limiting two copies of the same game per customer.
Time to bring the girlfriend.[/quote]

from what I've seen all the BBs have this rule, but on the trade agreement it clearly says 2 per DAY. I've never been turned down a game, just told this was your last trade of it.
 
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