Where to trade in games for best "credit"?

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So I've collected a couple of games, still new in packaging. Where is the best place to trade in my games for credit, cash, etc?

A "friend" told me to just trade in my game to walmart and get credit. like....$5 PS2 game gets me about...$20-$30 from walmart, then i could use that credit to buy whatever at walmart.

I remember a place to trade in two games used or new to get 1 new game free or something.

So what do you guys do with you games that are unplayed????
 
Here's the current deals that I know.

EB - trade in 3/extra $10
trade in 4/extra $15
trade in 5/extra $20 (it might be 5 10 20, but I think it's 10 15 20)

Rhino - Trade in any two games that they'll buy back for $12 or more and get a free game (year round promotion)

Hastings - Trade any four games (except sports titles) and get a free game (year round promotion. When I say ANY game, I mean anything. If they let you, you could trade in four copies of JSRF).

GameCrazy - Not sure of any deals, but they give great store credit.

GameRush - Not sure, none near me.. ask some other posters.
 
Ebgames also has a promotion going on where you can trade 3 games for $30 credit towards Halo 2 or Fable. This deal would be best suited for games that are not worth too much to begin with.
 
I suggest reading through this thread.

http://cheapassgamer.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15967

For trade-ins EB and gamestop give crap for trade-ins, gamerush and for certain games fye are much better.

Gamerush's current deal is $20 off any preorder when you trade in two games + the value of your trades, and the best part is gamerush actually gives decent money for trade-ins unlike EB/Gamestop.

Oh and just so you know the "walmart" thing is generally looked down on here.
 
One can not "trade" games in at Walmart. One can lie, pretend the game came from Walmart and 'return' it to Walmart, but that is immoral, arguably illegal, and just a shitty thing to do.
 
To piggy-back off of this post, do you know where might be giving the best trade-in credit for a used PS2 these days? I am near Gamestops, EB's, and a GameCrazy. There might be an FYE about 25 minutes away, but I'm not sure.

Thanks!

Dave
 
[quote name='guessed']One can not "trade" games in at Walmart. One can lie, pretend the game came from Walmart and 'return' it to Walmart, but that is immoral, arguably illegal, and just a shitty thing to do.[/quote]

First thing, screw Wal-Mart. Seriously. They're the epitome of evil corporations.

Secondly, to OP, you have the best trading system right here on CAG. Your games are worth nearly full-market value when you trade on here, especially when you have sealed games. I've done about 15 trades, and only one hasn't been perfect (I've been waiting for shipping for weeks, and that's actually for a game I paid cash for). Give it a try.
 
[quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='guessed']One can not "trade" games in at Walmart. One can lie, pretend the game came from Walmart and 'return' it to Walmart, but that is immoral, arguably illegal, and just a shitty thing to do.[/quote]

First thing, screw Wal-Mart. Seriously. They're the epitome of evil corporations.[/quote]

I agree, but that doesn't justify lying and cheating. Boycott them, don't defraud them.
 
Guessed, I'm with you. Two wrongs don't make a right. Just because a company sucks is no reason to lower your own kharma by ripping them off.

I've done the Wal-Mart return thing in the past, but ONLY when I would get a game for one console, like for a gift or something, and wanted the other version (NBA Street 2 and Mace Griffon). I saw no harm in that.
 
[quote name='tornadomann']Wal-Mart is known for screwing people over a ton, why not give them a dose of their own Medicine? Whats $15-$20 to them anyway?[/quote]

It's illegal and just plain wrong.
 
Of course, the Target raincheck gimmick -- which I haven't done -- could be viewed much the same way, and I like Target a hell of a lot more than Wal-Mart.
 
Just sell your games on the street (outside a game store) or on ebay.

No gaming store gives you more than 35% what they sell it for.

They will package a game they give you $15 for and slap a $45 price tag on it. (or in the case of ebgames, about 8 price tags)
 
unless you are going to take advantage of the game rush pre-order deal (which is a great deal), eBay is probably the way to go because cash is worth more than credit since you will then have the option to shop around for games you want at prices that are discounted (e.g., fry's will sell a hot new release for $37 and eb etc. will sell for $54), of course if money is not much of an issue doing trade-ins are a heck of a lot easier than selling on eBay
 
what you should do is start shopping for games at walmart, at night, after they close. then return these games the next day- you dont even need any outlay before bringing in the bucks!
 
[quote name='guessed'][quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='guessed']One can not "trade" games in at Walmart. One can lie, pretend the game came from Walmart and 'return' it to Walmart, but that is immoral, arguably illegal, and just a shitty thing to do.[/quote]

First thing, screw Wal-Mart. Seriously. They're the epitome of evil corporations.[/quote]

I agree, but that doesn't justify lying and cheating. Boycott them, don't defraud them.[/quote]

Regarding this issue of whats deemed moral, I'm wondering how the majoriity of the board feels about trading in games at Gamerush that you buy cheap at one store/chain and then trade them in at gamerush's higher trade-in value.

Is this just as immoral or not? Is it exploitation/abuse in your all minds?
 
[quote name='x_fiddle'][quote name='guessed'][quote name='ViolentLee'][quote name='guessed']One can not "trade" games in at Walmart. One can lie, pretend the game came from Walmart and 'return' it to Walmart, but that is immoral, arguably illegal, and just a shitty thing to do.[/quote]

First thing, screw Wal-Mart. Seriously. They're the epitome of evil corporations.[/quote]

I agree, but that doesn't justify lying and cheating. Boycott them, don't defraud them.[/quote]

Regarding this issue of whats deemed moral, I'm wondering how the majoriity of the board feels about trading in games at Gamerush that you buy cheap at one store/chain and then trade them in at gamerush's higher trade-in value.

Is this just as immoral or not? Is it exploitation/abuse in your all minds?[/quote]

Gamerush buys used games in exchange for store credit. That is their business model. It is completely different from Walmart, as Walmart does not buy used games. The fact that Gamerush may pay a person more in credit than that person initially paid for the game is incosequential -- they pay what they pay, they set the price. They would pay $10 for game X whether one bought it for $50, $5, or got it as a gift. There is nothing inherently immoral about making a profit.

The only thing remotely unethical about it is that one is removing a game from inexpensive availability to someone who might actually want to play it. That person might have been able to snag the game new at $5, but instead can only now find it used for $30. This is not really immoral, however it can be viewed as not very nice. There can be a fine line between profiting and profiteering.
 
Yeah there is nothing really immoral about your trade with gamerush even if you bought the game for a lower price than you traded it. They decided the value of the trade based on how much they put the worth of the game at.
 
[quote name='guessed']

Gamerush buys used games in exchange for store credit. That is their business model. It is completely different from Walmart, as Walmart does not buy used games. The fact that Gamerush may pay a person more in credit than that person initially paid for the game is incosequential -- they pay what they pay. They would pay $10 for game X whether one bought it for $50, $5, or got it as a gift. There is nothing inherently immoral about making a profit.

The only thing remotely unethical about it is that one is removing a game from inexpensive availability to someone who might actually want to play it. That person might have been able to snag the game new at $5, but instead can only now find it used for $30. This is not really immoral, however it can be viewed as not very nice. There can be a fine line between profiting and profiteering.[/quote]

Your view pretty much sums up how I feel about it as well... I guess GameRush pricings are just indicative of how much they want the costomers business.

So does anyone out there think that it is exploiting the company by playing the numbers and trading in for more than the original costs? And if no one actually feels this way, do you think Gamerush has the right to a national ban on membership as they have done with some people who have employed this tactic?
 
What, may I ask, is so bad about doing the WalMart thing? I have a new, unopened game I don't want. I take it to WalMart. They give me store credit, which I can use to get something I do want. They get new, good-quality merchandise which they can then sell. I get fair-value for the same merchandise, which I can apply towards something I want. No one gets hurt. Wherein, then, lies the immorality?
 
[quote name='RELmajor03']What, may I ask, is so bad about doing the WalMart thing? I have a new, unopened game I don't want. I take it to WalMart. They give me store credit, which I can use to get something I do want. They get new, good-quality merchandise which they can then sell. I get fair-value for the same merchandise, which I can apply towards something I want. No one gets hurt. Wherein, then, lies the immorality?[/quote]

Well if you didnt buy it originally from walmart and get credit you are still screwing them over. This is because walmart is pretty much giving you money that you never paid them in the first place which is stealing from their profit... Alot of people doing it doesnt necessarily make it right and it doesnt matter whether they come out even or alittle ahead.
 
[quote name='RELmajor03']What, may I ask, is so bad about doing the WalMart thing? I have a new, unopened game I don't want. I take it to WalMart. They give me store credit, which I can use to get something I do want. They get new, good-quality merchandise which they can then sell. I get fair-value for the same merchandise, which I can apply towards something I want. No one gets hurt. Wherein, then, lies the immorality?[/quote]

Look, asshat, you're giving them the shitty game that you don't want and didn't even buy from them, and getting a newer, better game that you would rather have. Wal-Mart has a way better chance selling the new games than selling some piece of shit game that you got for cheap and just returning to them to get more in store credit.
 
[quote name='1010']Actually I was talking about new unopened games. plz read carefully.[/quote]You really can't "trade" in new games. You can sell them on Ebay or you can try to sell them here or some other online place.
 
[quote name='1010']Actually I was talking about new unopened games. plz read carefully.[/quote]

EB/Gamestop will take games that are unopened, but you'd get no more in credit than you would get for a used game. :(
 
[quote name='1010']Actually I was talking about new unopened games. plz read carefully.[/quote]

We understood what you wrote, but the fact that it is sealed makes no difference to this discussion. You can trade it as used, or sell it to an individual (not a business) as "new", or return it to the point of purchase as "new", but it is can not be "returned" as "new" to a store from which it did not originate.
 
Well if you didnt buy it originally from walmart and get credit you are still screwing them over. This is because walmart is pretty much giving you money that you never paid them in the first place which is stealing from their profit... Alot of people doing it doesnt necessarily make it right and it doesnt matter whether they come out even or alittle ahead.
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Stealing = taking something from someone and giving nothing in return. If they get something for what they give, it's not stealing. Why does it matter? If I buy a game from them, then bring it back, the net result is the same as if I buy it from somewhere else and bring it to them: they have a new, saleable game, but not my money.

Look, asshat, you're giving them the shitty game that you don't want and didn't even buy from them, and getting a newer, better game that you would rather have. Wal-Mart has a way better chance selling the new games than selling some piece of shit game that you got for cheap and just returning to them to get more in store credit.
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Well, "asshat," who says it has to be a shitty game? Maybe it's something that you're just not interested in playing. And anyway, the quality of the game is irrelevant. The simple fact is, they get something and you get something. Period. Maybe it happens that you turn a profit; guess what? That's just good business sense. And if you think the guys who run WalMart don't do the same sort of thing, I've got some swampland in Florida you may be interested in.
 
Doing the Wal Mart thing is technically immoral. But so are a lot of things. Should you do it anyway? Let's see

Yes - 1. You'll generally get more than you would if you trade it in or sell it on EBay.
2. It can be done quickly and easily

No - 1. They could refuse you, or give you a hard time.
2. You could get caught and maybe get into trouble.
3. It may scan for less than you were expecting, or it may not scan at all because they don't carry it, or it has a different serial number (not uncommon at Wal Mart, or some K marts, which put their own UPC's on)
4. You could be refused, headed out the door, and the alarm sounds or security guard grabs you for leaving with merchandise you don't have a receipt for. Automatic police record.

That's just the pros and cons off the top of my head. That last con about the police record is unlikely to happen - an extreme worst case scenario, but it is possible. If anyone else can think of a reason to do, or not do, the Wal Mart thing, then let's hear it. Just don't waste our time with stupid scenarios like "you're driving to Wal Mart and an airplane crashes into your car, killing you," or "a maniac with a gun enters the store and starts shooting people at random".
 
it may not scan at all because they don't carry it, or it has a different serial number (not uncommon at Wal Mart, or some K marts, which put their own UPC's on)
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This is a good point: you won't be able to pull this off unless they already stock the game you're returning. In other words, you're not sticking them with anything they're not already trying to sell. So even if you manage to return a bad game, they're the ones making it their business to sell an unprofitable game.

And yes, I'll admit, I can see a certain immorality in it, at least as far as the deception goes. Still, I think there are much worse things you could do.

...and I suppose a maniac with a gun could come in and shoot you while an airplane simultaneously crashes into the WalMart :wink:

thanks, rebenns, for your objective point of view.
 
How the hell would I know where to get the best deal for a trade! Look at my collection. I don't trade in games! :rofl:
 
[quote name='RELmajor03']
Well if you didnt buy it originally from walmart and get credit you are still screwing them over. This is because walmart is pretty much giving you money that you never paid them in the first place which is stealing from their profit... Alot of people doing it doesnt necessarily make it right and it doesnt matter whether they come out even or alittle ahead.
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Stealing = taking something from someone and giving nothing in return. If they get something for what they give, it's not stealing. Why does it matter? If I buy a game from them, then bring it back, the net result is the same as if I buy it from somewhere else and bring it to them: they have a new, saleable game, but not my money.

Look, asshat, you're giving them the shitty game that you don't want and didn't even buy from them, and getting a newer, better game that you would rather have. Wal-Mart has a way better chance selling the new games than selling some piece of shit game that you got for cheap and just returning to them to get more in store credit.
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Well, "asshat," who says it has to be a shitty game? Maybe it's something that you're just not interested in playing. And anyway, the quality of the game is irrelevant. The simple fact is, they get something and you get something. Period. Maybe it happens that you turn a profit; guess what? That's just good business sense. And if you think the guys who run WalMart don't do the same sort of thing, I've got some swampland in Florida you may be interested in.[/quote]

The net result is not the same, they never got your $50. And just because "they get something and you get something" doesn't make it a fair transaction, or maybe you wouldn't mind me giving you a penny in exchange for you giving me $1,000? Walmart is accepting on good faith that you are returning the game to them, but you are not, because they didn't sell the game. In the case of trading a game to Gamestop or elsewhere, there is no assumption about where the game originated, they are buying the game - Walmart only buys games from wholesale distributers, not from individual consumers.
 
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