Who hates Gamestop?

[quote name='whitedeath']i used to work at funcoland. when it came to selling cleaners and subs they gave an insentive bonus of cash for everything else you sold. if gamestop did this now it would be alot easier as then the employess have a reason to ask and not have to hard sell people.

i rarely shop at my local gamestop as everyting i go in there the ac is never on and it is like a sauna in there plus they pull that open/ new shit.

on the good side of things when i ask for a bobblehead or whatever they give it to me with no reserve so i am on the fence with gamestop.[/quote]


Ahh yes, the good ol' days when you had to keep a company mandated attach rate of cleaners & subs per sales. The one decent thing about the cleaners was that you got a 1 year warranty on consoles with purchase. That came in handy with the referb PS1 units.
 
I hate the gamestops near me because its run by ghetto people.
They only care bout Halo or GTA4.. ya know, the common gamer :roll: (isn't that sad?)

So when you walk in to see if Space Invaders Extreme is in you get "::looks distrupted: HAH????::"

:rofl: So fuckin annoying...Gee I wonder how they got jobs there.. :roll:
 
I don't mind Gamestop too much. I can usually find what I want and leave...of course I only buy sealed games unless it's an extremely rare game. If I'm pushed for a preorder (unless its the GS I'm a regular at), I tell them what type of gamer I am and most of the employees just keep quiet.

What I do hate are the corporate policies like putting the goddamn fuckin' stickers on the damn inserts. Not only just the side, which annoys me the most (one sticker took a good chunk of the white off a copy of Tales of the Abyss I bought), but now on the front and back of the inserts. I shouldn't have to spend 30 minutes to remove some stickers carefully from a few games I bought. Ugh....
 
[quote name='Tsukento']You make GameStop sound like they're insensitive to criticism; whether it's legitimate or not. If anything, GameStop really doesn't care what people have to say.[/QUOTE]If people don't like GameStop, they'll just shop at the competition, and put GameStop out of business.

Wait... they bought all the competition? fuck.

Also, the pro-GameStop troll is invited to come to Brooklyn and enforce these amazing company policies on the employees here, because to a tee, every GameStop in New York sucks. I'll keep shopping at J&R, thanks. Don't need to reserve, because they actually keep a reasonable stock on hand! I guess basic economics are beyond the reach of GS C-level types, but having a virtual monopoly gives you some wiggle room apparently.
 
If people don't like GameStop, they'll just shop at the competition, and put GameStop out of business.

Wait... they bought all the competition? fuck.
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There's a reason why they were able to buy out the competition...no one shopped at the competition. And there is still competition out there...no one shops at their stores, either. There are also plenty of places other than game retailers where you can buy games...big box retailers and e-tailers. So, go cry another sob story.

Also, the pro-GameStop troll is invited to come to Brooklyn and enforce these amazing company policies on the employees here, because to a tee, every GameStop in New York sucks.
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As if no one else on this board can come into this thread and say the same thing about the local Best Buy/Circuit City/Fry's/KMart/Sears/whatever. Crappy service happens. I'm sure it's not in the company handbook for GameStop to offer crappy service... :roll:

I guess basic economics are beyond the reach of GS C-level types, but having a virtual monopoly gives you some wiggle room apparently.
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...and while they run a business that recorded profits last year, you're complaining about them on a message board. GS - 1, You - 0.
 
[quote name='Rodimus']^ Do you work at Gamestop?[/quote]

Wow, that's a new one from the peanut gallery, isn't it? :roll: Of course, when you have nothing else to say, might as well make a lame attempt at humor, huh?

Anyway, nope. I'm just a guy doesn't cry about stores not bending over backwards for me.
 
[quote name='bigdaddybruce44']There's a reason why they were able to buy out the competition...no one shopped at the competition. And there is still competition out there...no one shops at their stores, either. There are also plenty of places other than game retailers where you can buy games...big box retailers and e-tailers. So, go cry another sob story.[/quote]
No one shopped at EB Games?!

Yeah, no, don't buy it.

GameStop sees competition, they buy them out to avoid them springing up everywhere, because that's THEIR job. Note how GameStop is the gaming equivalent of Starbucks.
 
Sorry my comment angered you but I wasn't trying to flame you nor was I trying to be funny, I was simply curious. I can understand getting defensive but there was no need for insults.

I dislike GS mainly because of the treatment I've personally received from them in the past few years. I have every right to complain about it. There's a bunch of stores I don't shop at due to poor customer service. Whats wrong with that?
 
I started disliking Gamestop during last year's N64 & PS1 blowout sale. I purchased multiple copies of some games. Some of the games did not work so I decided to return them. When the employee saw my receipt he proceeded to interrogate me on the spot in a nasty condescending tone.

Why are you buying multiple copies of the same game?

Are you reselling these games?

He declined to accept the return and even wrote on the receipt final sale no return. There were several people waiting in line behind me it was embarrassing.

Yesterday, I went into Gamestop and purchased two copies of one game boy color game. When I pointed the second copy out to the employee he asked you want two copies of the same game? He started looking at the carts. I almost felt like telling him YES I WANT TWO COPIES OF THE SAME GAME YOU STUPID SO% JUST RING ME UP SO I CAN GET OUT OF HERE. lol

I only buy from Gamestop when I can find dirt cheap games to add to my collection or buy dirt cheap games I can make a profit on. In my opinion Gamestop has the worst customer service around.
 
I've never really had a problem with my local Gamestop since I moved to Evansville. There are 3 here, 1 of them hits the horrendous level and the other one is just a so-so store. There is one store that is the closest to me, and if every GameStop operated like those guys, it would be wonderful.

They know me by name, know that I use the coupons regularly and automatically separate them out into separate transactions when needed. They even called me when they got a shipment of Wiis in because I was looking for one for my little brother. I work 5 minutes away from the store and they held one for me. When they penny out guides, they hold out 1 copy of the 360 ones for me, because those are the games I purchase the most. They never ask me about preorders because they know if it's one I want, I'll let them know. I have pre-ordered a couple items from them because it had a nice exclusive and to help out the employee a little. I was going to buy the game anyways, why not make an employee happy so they will help you in the future?

Now, I normally don't buy from them unless there is a deal on, because their pricing can be a bit harsh. I also don't like incomplete games, so I don't buy them. Yeah, they should do a grading system but they wont, so no real point in complaining about it.

Overall, my experience with the one store by me has been great. Gamestop as an overall company I'd give them just a decent score. They have pros and cons like every major retailer. To be honest, I rate Best Buys lower than GameStop in my book because I've always had problems with Best Buy. Just never fails.
 
[quote name='Tsukento']No one shopped at EB Games?!

Yeah, no, don't buy it.

GameStop sees competition, they buy them out to avoid them springing up everywhere, because that's THEIR job. Note how GameStop is the gaming equivalent of Starbucks.[/quote]

I'd prefer to equate Gamestop to herpes actually because unfortunately unless a WELL FUNDED competitor comes along, we're stuck with them like herpes for the rest of our lives.

Sure, we may go off to FYE or Gamecrazy for SOME of our gaming needs or even the local mom and pop shops, but for those unfortunate times that publishers(read: Kojima, for one)decide to go with Gamestop exclusively for some of their games, you're fucked.

You either go back with the lecherous skank known as Gamestop who gave you the herpes of horribly scratched, newsed games or you go without your favorite title until it's available elsewhere used.
 
Sure, we may go off to FYE or Gamecrazy for SOME of our gaming needs or even the local mom and pop shops, but for those unfortunate times that publishers(read: Kojima, for one)decide to go with Gamestop exclusively for some of their games, you're fucked.
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So true and that maybe the ONLY reason I will ever step a foot into that lousy place! Those who posted in this topic saying complaints and bad service happen at many different retailers are correct with that assumption. BUT, although crappy service can happen anywhere, crappy policies (ie..."newsed games") seem to occur quite frequently with only this chain.

I have no qualms about pre-ordering niche games or LE's from them. No problems in the mild harassment experienced when dealing with Edge card pitches either. No gripes or complaints with underpaid, over-worked 16-yr olds talking smack, because we all had to take jobs like this at some point in our lives and it sucks! Opening games and hawking them as "brand new" and charging full price? SERIOUS ISSUES with that one, because it reeks of a corporation, hell-bent on greed and profits to the point that I, the paying customer, am viewed as nothing but a bump on the road to more greenbacks. BB, CC, Fry's, GC, TRU, etc are all businesses too, aimed on making huge profits for thier shareholders as well. These companies also sometimes have sales pitches and teenage zombie workers behind the registers. The difference is, that for my hard-earned money, I feel like a valued customer at these stores because they're not so frugal when it comes to actually having my game "new" and on the shelf, not "newsed":bomb:

"Power to the Players"?? Now why do I get the sense this is some thinly veiled jab aimed at the countless number of collectors who simply would like the option of purchasing thier game new and factory sealed. Collectors play games too. We just like the greater option of being able to decide when, and I'm sorry, that will never be on Gamestop's timetable, for our backlogs are simply too big. If Gamestop changed thier policy and decided to start respecting all gamers equally by keeping the games factory sealed, I would be willing to bet the cost of stocking some placeholder cases would be met and more profit made due to people like me giving them 100% of their gaming dollars. Too bad we may never truly find out....:roll:
 
[quote name='jp0213']I've never really had a problem with my local Gamestop since I moved to Evansville. There are 3 here, 1 of them hits the horrendous level and the other one is just a so-so store. [/QUOTE]

Which ones are which to you? I used to hate the store near burkhardt. About two years ago they had a bunch of rude asses working there. Now they seem to be a lot better. This one is probably my favorite to go into because they know me well enough to not pester me with offers of help when I am browsing for an hour. Always to be a deep conversation about something nerdy going on between the employees and it seems like the same customer every time I go into there though. The mall to me is so so. It seems like I have to watch my receipt because they seem to have problems ringing in coupons. Probably not exactly the stores fault but the last two times I went there I got at least one thing that didn't work. I don't go much to the westside one unless someone at another store calls and checks if a game is in there for me.

Oh and have you ever made the trip to owensboro for a game? The layout of that store is horrendous.
 
[quote name='sleepydumbdude']Which ones are which to you? I used to hate the store near burkhardt. About two years ago they had a bunch of rude asses working there. Now they seem to be a lot better. This one is probably my favorite to go into because they know me well enough to not pester me with offers of help when I am browsing for an hour. Always to be a deep conversation about something nerdy going on between the employees and it seems like the same customer every time I go into there though. The mall to me is so so. It seems like I have to watch my receipt because they seem to have problems ringing in coupons. Probably not exactly the stores fault but the last two times I went there I got at least one thing that didn't work. I don't go much to the westside one unless someone at another store calls and checks if a game is in there for me.

Oh and have you ever made the trip to owensboro for a game? The layout of that store is horrendous.[/quote]

I am talking about the one off of Burkhardt. I'm normally there once or twice a week. The guys there are pretty good, the guy they call Noob though is just a little off in my opinion. The mall store manager is just kind of an ass when I go in there. I only go to the West Side for the same reason, if they have a game I'm looking for. Out of all the stores, the one on Burkhardt is your best bet for finding complete games that I've noticed.

I used to live in Tell City, and Owensboro was a closer drive for a GameStop back in high school. They just put a GameStop in Tell City about 2 years ago. When we would go to Owensboro, the manager knew us pretty well because we were there everyweekend. When they first started taking DVDs, I traded in 60 of them, half of my collection at the time, and got $400 in store credit. Now though, both GameStops are just horrendous over there. The one in the mall and the one in front of the Wal-Mart. Just ridiculous.
 
[quote name='superdry']I don't mind Gamestop too much. I can usually find what I want and leave...of course I only buy sealed games unless it's an extremely rare game. If I'm pushed for a preorder (unless its the GS I'm a regular at), I tell them what type of gamer I am and most of the employees just keep quiet.

What I do hate are the corporate policies like putting the goddamn fuckin' stickers on the damn inserts. Not only just the side, which annoys me the most (one sticker took a good chunk of the white off a copy of Tales of the Abyss I bought), but now on the front and back of the inserts. I shouldn't have to spend 30 minutes to remove some stickers carefully from a few games I bought. Ugh....[/quote]

Is this really corporate policy? None of the GameStops in my area put stickers on the inserts (just three bar codes on the case. Why they need three of the same sticker is beyond me).
 
I hate their stickers on the inserts so much, it's such a hassle and it's almost as if they do that to prevent you from buying used.

That being said, as a corporation I could simply care less about GS -- however with their Edge card and that cycling 10% off going about, I can usually get some great deals, especially on last-gen games. The problem is, at least on the majority of my local Gamestop stores, they seldom ever have a complete copy of anything that is pre-current gen. I know this isn't exactly a problem with the store (unless they choose to throw out manuals, original cases and art) but it's just a complete rarity now to find a complete copy of anything at that store that is more than five years old. I know for a FACT that this wasn't always the case, as I always found case/manuals in near mint condition every time I bought used, except on PSX games usually.

That isn't even mentioning their horrible organization techniques, either. I know they get a bunch of trade-ins on old games, but they really need a better way of organizing them to a more accessable fashion. It's like they don't care about selling games that aren't current gen and that's not like their "we have old games cheap!" selling point at all. The employees at the store are also something; they are either servicable to completely inept and irritating. Putting a pre-order pitch on clueless parents is simply unethical and happens all the time. It's not like they are at any point of desperation here.

But hey, they get business regardless of their practices and irritating quirks, for a lack of a better term. I won't even get started on the gutted games, as it's been touched upon many times.

Also I have had a question on my mind for a while: for such a big franchise, why haven't they invested in getting larger stores? I swear some GS/EB's are so small at I've seen dollar stores 10 times as big, and the overstock and abundance of games would finally have a happy medium because they could actually start selling retro games again and have enough room for it to be fashionable and easy to navigate.
 
[quote name='dg7md']

Also I have had a question on my mind for a while: for such a big franchise, why haven't they invested in getting larger stores? I swear some GS/EB's are so small at I've seen dollar stores 10 times as big, and the overstock and abundance of games would finally have a happy medium because they could actually start selling retro games again and have enough room for it to be fashionable and easy to navigate.[/quote]


I think most of the newer stores are a little bigger but keep in mind a vast majority of the stores are from the GS and EB side when the companies were not very big.

GS will never make bigger stores to sell retro games for a few reasons. 1) more space = more rent $ 2) retro games = cheap $$ and bad business move.

While having a Gamestop the size of a Dollar store would be great, what could you possibly put in the store to fill it up? There are not enough games in the world!
 
GS=big corp that can do it howeve they want to, and because of that they have lost a few customers. from outright lying to customes, to treatign disk's like crap. I try to use the competition before them, but there are sme things that the competition can't do.

P.S. I bought an EDGE card this spring becasue the girl workign there told me i could get it for 9.99, but then it rang up for the regular 14.99, or 19.99 what ever it is, since then the workers know i have it and never ask me if i want to use it, and half the time i forget, where before everyimte they begged me to buy one. IDIOTS!!
 
[quote name='THoward7382']While having a Gamestop the size of a Dollar store would be great, what could you possibly put in the store to fill it up? There are not enough games in the world![/quote]

Completely wrong. There are more than enough games out there to make many massive stores. GameStop has many inventories full of games that are just rotting away that they could at least stock and put at bargain prices at bigger stores and not just sell online. Think about all the games released from the NES on, and all of the PC games out there that people have traded in over the years, for instance.

Obviously not every GS/EB would become a larger store, but at least grow past the size of a smoothie stand! The stores in malls are some of the most crowded, and those happen to be the tiniest ones of all. You can't even move around and the lines wrap around the discount game bins, it's horrible unless you just know exactly what you want and leave, as it's pretty awkward to stick around in those small stores for so long.

If they simply don't have the inventory to expand to that, then I can understand -- but there are plenty of stores out there that could grow to provide a wider and more thorough selection of games, at least from the SNES to current, as SNES games are still wildly popular to people to purchase; check out the Virtual Console for proof. I can't imagine that they have zero games of the systems pre-PSX.
 
If they simply don't have the inventory to expand to that, then I can understand -- but there are plenty of stores out there that could grow to provide a wider and more thorough selection of games, at least from the SNES to current, as SNES games are still wildly popular to people to purchase; check out the Virtual Console for proof. I can't imagine that they have zero games of the systems pre-PSX.
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Retro gaming is a niche market. The vast majority of gamers do not own game systems older than the last generation. It's that simple. And whatever retro needs people have are easily serviced by the various console stores and computer emulation.

Also, it's not very hard to imagine that GS doesn't have old games, because they don't. They destroy their old inventory after awhile. Plenty of people on this board have seen them destroy games in the past. That's just what they do.
 
[quote name='bigdaddybruce44']Retro gaming is a niche market. The vast majority of gamers do not own game systems older than the last generation. It's that simple. And whatever retro needs people have are easily serviced by the various console stores and computer emulation.

Also, it's not very hard to imagine that GS doesn't have old games, because they don't. They destroy their old inventory after awhile. Plenty of people on this board have seen them destroy games in the past. That's just what they do.[/quote]

What's the point of destroying old inventory? Why don't they just clearance it out at a rock-bottom price or donate it to Good Will? I know that EBGames used to give me all of their stuff that they were getting rid off, but now Gamestop has a policy where they're not allowed to do that. :roll: That gives me less incentive to go into their stores.
 
[quote name='dg7md']Completely wrong. There are more than enough games out there to make many massive stores. GameStop has many inventories full of games that are just rotting away that they could at least stock and put at bargain prices at bigger stores and not just sell online. Think about all the games released from the NES on, and all of the PC games out there that people have traded in over the years, for instance.

Obviously not every GS/EB would become a larger store, but at least grow past the size of a smoothie stand! The stores in malls are some of the most crowded, and those happen to be the tiniest ones of all. You can't even move around and the lines wrap around the discount game bins, it's horrible unless you just know exactly what you want and leave, as it's pretty awkward to stick around in those small stores for so long.

If they simply don't have the inventory to expand to that, then I can understand -- but there are plenty of stores out there that could grow to provide a wider and more thorough selection of games, at least from the SNES to current, as SNES games are still wildly popular to people to purchase; check out the Virtual Console for proof. I can't imagine that they have zero games of the systems pre-PSX.[/quote]

The only problem is, Gamestop pennied out every used PC title a while back and destroyed anything prior to PS2/Xbox/GC gen stuff about 3 or so months ago. I'm sure there's some GS stores where the managers perhaps can't bring themselves to just destroy classic games and there are still SOME pre-PS2 games floating around in SOME stores, but they would have to rebuild their older gen inventories from SCRATCH if they ever wanted to do the classic game thing.

I'm just saying, plus Gamestop doesn't need SUPER stores, since their method of plunking 2-3 stores per area seems to work just well enough I suppose. So, if you can't find what you need at store a in your town, go to store b, then store c and so on. We have no less than 5 of them within a 5 or so mile radius of my house.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']The only problem is, Gamestop pennied out every used PC title a while back and destroyed anything prior to PS2/Xbox/GC gen stuff about 3 or so months ago. I'm sure there's some GS stores where the managers perhaps can't bring themselves to just destroy classic games and there are still SOME pre-PS2 games floating around in SOME stores, but they would have to rebuild their older gen inventories from SCRATCH if they ever wanted to do the classic game thing.

I'm just saying, plus Gamestop doesn't need SUPER stores, since their method of plunking 2-3 stores per area seems to work just well enough I suppose. So, if you can't find what you need at store a in your town, go to store b, then store c and so on. We have no less than 5 of them within a 5 or so mile radius of my house.[/quote]

DESTROYED? Well all be damn, that's completely horrible.

By my post I really didn't mean GS turning into a retro supercenter, rather just back to the way it was a few years ago with pretty much all games on most systems available. Sort of like what most independent game shops do nowadays. I just hate the small size of some of the GameStop's because their used selection is their greatest asset, and yet it's shrinking month by month.

I know the nature of the industry -- out with the old in with the new -- but GameStop was a great store when it offered a lot of variety on the used game end, now it's hard to find much worthwhile unless it's a used current-gen game, and that's why I think it's pretty sad to see that happen.
 
Eventually you have to move on and concentrate on the new things. And plus the mark up on the old games would be pennies on the dollar and thus not worth the time and energy.
 
Not me.

Sorry, but I've never had a bad experience at any Gamestop I've ever been to, so jumping on the bandwagon because of made up horror stories is out of the question.

"Waaaah, waaaaah.. sniffle sniffle, sob sob, I hate Gamestop..waaaaahh."

Get a life, shop somewhere else, and quit your damn crying. Babies.
 
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"Waaaah, waaaaah.. sniffle sniffle, sob sob, I hate Gamestop..waaaaahh."

Get a life, shop somewhere else, and quit your damn crying. Babies.[/quote]

But that's what CAGs do......

You make a good point. Everyone likes to bitch but they still go back and give up their hard earned dollars. I've managed to only buy things from them twice this year and I don't like them as much as the next CAG. I don't know if I can ever hate a company unless they own sweatshops or sponsor terrorists. Gutting games doesn't quite fall into one of those categories.
 
[quote name='bigdaddybruce44']Retro gaming is a niche market. The vast majority of gamers do not own game systems older than the last generation. It's that simple. And whatever retro needs people have are easily serviced by the various console stores and computer emulation.[/quote]
Licensing issues say otherwise regarding current-gen console stores. As for emulation, not everyone wants to go the route of using a comp for emulation (not to mention, some people don't have high-end comps that can handle PlayStation/N64 emulation.
 
I dont hate gamespot, I think that there trade in values are a joke though. When Im sick of a game I sell them on craigslist. Gamespot said Amped 3 was only worth $9 two months after realse, I sold it for $40 on craigslist. Getting cash is way better then store credit.
 
[quote name='Tsukento']Licensing issues say otherwise regarding current-gen console stores. As for emulation, not everyone wants to go the route of using a comp for emulation (not to mention, some people don't have high-end comps that can handle PlayStation/N64 emulation.[/quote]

Sorry, but you don't need a high-end computer to emulate fifth generation consoles. Things like ePSXe or Project 64 require a Pentium III, like 256MB of RAM, and a basically any dedicated video card from the last eight years. Even if you want to reach an optimal configuration, you still aren't coming close to a high-end rig in 2008.
 
[quote name='Stuttering Billy']I dont hate gamespot, I think that there trade in values are a joke though. When Im sick of a game I sell them on craigslist. Gamespot said Amped 3 was only worth $9 two months after realse, I sold it for $40 on craigslist. Getting cash is way better then store credit.[/quote]

That works fine in alot of places but can lead to a good mugging in some of the more "ghetto" areas. I stopped selling because people would arrange to meet somewhere and never show up.
 
[quote name='Ryukahn']I hate Gamestop because the closest one is about an hour round trip away. Why is it so far when other people have like 4 in a 15 minute radius!? :lol:[/quote]

I have 7 gamestops within a 15minute radius, no lie. Just when I thought 6 was enough, they put another down the road from the other gamestop...making it a 2-minute drive from two other Gamestops. That's right, it used to take 4 minutes to get from one Gamestop to another, but now I can drive in two minute intervals, hitting one gamestop after another.

Good thing I actually enjoy shopping there. I can find just about any game I want with as many shops there are. Throw in all of the local used game shops around my area, and I have a good 12-15 local game shops to buy from.
 
I just got back from my Gamespot thinking i scored a used copy of Twin Snakes for $30. Turns out they didn't have the discs and the empty game box was just a tease that wasted 15 minutes of my time in line. I know you're thinking he realized it and pretended he didn't have it (but i saw him when he was fingering through the paper sleeves of used games and it wasn't there). Still, lame.
 
[quote name='mernst23']I just got back from my Gamespot thinking i scored a used copy of Twin Snakes for $30. Turns out they didn't have the discs and the empty game box was just a tease that wasted 15 minutes of my time in line. I know you're thinking he realized it and pretended he didn't have it (but i saw him when he was fingering through the paper sleeves of used games and it wasn't there). Still, lame.[/quote]


Yeah, happened to me twice. Bought 3 games, and they missed putting in a DS cartridge in one. Went back and they did a quick inventory check and noticed they were +1 so they handed it over. So both times it worked out.. it would be bad if they were short one (or if it was misplaced).. I guess it would be my loss. As it should since I think it's my responsibility to make certain everything is in order before I leave the store. Funny it makes me more upset when McDonalds forgets a fires going through the drive-thru....


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[quote name='Rozz']What's the point of destroying old inventory? Why don't they just clearance it out at a rock-bottom price or donate it to Good Will? I know that EBGames used to give me all of their stuff that they were getting rid off, but now Gamestop has a policy where they're not allowed to do that. :roll: That gives me less incentive to go into their stores.[/QUOTE]

its the same concept of limiting your crop output to raise prices.
 
[quote name='syndicate701']Yeah, happened to me twice. Bought 3 games, and they missed putting in a DS cartridge in one. Went back and they did a quick inventory check and noticed they were +1 so they handed it over. So both times it worked out.. it would be bad if they were short one (or if it was misplaced).. I guess it would be my loss. As it should since I think it's my responsibility to make certain everything is in order before I leave the store. Funny it makes me more upset when McDonalds forgets a fires going through the drive-thru....


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For some reason it's always a rare or valuable game that gets "misplaced". I'm sure no one's ever had this problem with Madden 2001.
 
Oh, yeah. No doubt. I found a copy of Pikmin 2 at the closest GS to me. The case and manual were mint, so I was pretty excited. So, of course, the game wasn't there, and the employees acted like this was normal, as if they are constantly selling games without the cases, even though the cases are in the store.
 
[quote name='bigdaddybruce44']Oh, yeah. No doubt. I found a copy of Pikmin 2 at the closest GS to me. The case and manual were mint, so I was pretty excited. So, of course, the game wasn't there, and the employees acted like this was normal, as if they are constantly selling games without the cases, even though the cases are in the store.[/quote]

This happened to me with the 1st print run of Dragon Ball GT (PS1) when it was going for $120-$150 on eBay many many years ago. Saw it for about $25 brought it up to the counter and after a few minutes of looking he said they didn't have the disk. I'm not sure if he was lying or not, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt. I asked if I couldn't just keep the case since they didn't have the game. Of course he said no, I think he said something about needing it for missing inventory, it made sense to me so I let it go. I don't know GS/EB's policy with this
kind of situation. Anyone know if that's a bunch of bull or do they really do that? Keep in mind this was probably 7 or 8 years ago.

It's funny cause something a little similar happened with the same game only a few month later. I found it again, the case was the U.S. version but the disk was Japanese, so I didn't buy it. I felt crestfallen each time.
 
[quote name='THoward7382']Eventually you have to move on and concentrate on the new things. And plus the mark up on the old games would be pennies on the dollar and thus not worth the time and energy.[/quote]

Pennies on the dollar? We have alot of used game stores here that deal in all consoles. They give $2-$7 per old game, ad the people that trade them in thik it's a great deal, and then they sell them for 2x-3x what they give for them, it works great,

Here is a senario:

Man comes in and trades Madden 08 for 360 and gets $10, trades Smash Brothers for 64, trade value = $17.

the man says Wow I get $7 trade for Smash!! that's awsome. - store sells it for $25 within a week and makes $18.

The man says why are you only giving me $10 trade for Madden 08? I got it for $60 at walmart lst fall. - it sits on the store shelf for a week or 2 and sells for $20 store profit $10.

That's a true story.

People are more willing to trade in classic games because they feel they got their money's worth out of them, while people are more reluctant to trade in newer stuff. The only problem with classics is the tons of crap games that tend to pile up in resell locations!!
 
[quote name='Sinnbox']Pennies on the dollar? We have alot of used game stores here that deal in all consoles. They give $2-$7 per old game, ad the people that trade them in thik it's a great deal, and then they sell them for 2x-3x what they give for them, it works great,

Here is a senario:

Man comes in and trades Madden 08 for 360 and gets $10, trades Smash Brothers for 64, trade value = $17.

the man says Wow I get $7 trade for Smash!! that's awsome. - store sells it for $25 within a week and makes $18.

The man says why are you only giving me $10 trade for Madden 08? I got it for $60 at walmart lst fall. - it sits on the store shelf for a week or 2 and sells for $20 store profit $10.

That's a true story.

People are more willing to trade in classic games because they feel they got their money's worth out of them, while people are more reluctant to trade in newer stuff. The only problem with classics is the tons of crap games that tend to pile up in resell locations!![/quote]

Completely valid point! But for every good value game out there on the old consoles there are hundreds of crap worthless games. I use the term pennies on the dollar because when it averages out if they took every game, thats what it would be.
 
[quote name='THoward7382']Completely valid point! But for every good value game out there on the old consoles there are hundreds of crap worthless games. I use the term pennies on the dollar because when it averages out if they took every game, thats what it would be.[/quote]

True, That is a good reason a major corp couldnt go retro, but for a small mom and pop operation it works great because they can look at say a lot of 10 N64 games comming in and think to them selves, ok, I see a Mario 64, Smash Brothers, and a Mario Kart, I can give $15 for this lot and make triple that on those games, then try to get someone to buy the rest. and if they dont sell, pop them on Ebay as a wholesale lot.
 
Gamestop could do like one of the Arizona chain stores does. There is a big counter where you put the stuff that you're trading, and they give you a card so that you can come back and get it when its done. They hire a specific person to do trade ins for different things, like one person who knows about rare books looks at the book trade ins, and a person who knows about video games looks at all of the games. They only take what games they need, so they won't just have tons of old sports crap and bad selling terrible NES games laying around and give decent TIVs, and will usually give you discounts and extra TIV if you ask or don't have enough credit for something.
 
[quote name='Rodimus']This happened to me with the 1st print run of Dragon Ball GT (PS1) when it was going for $120-$150 on eBay many many years ago. Saw it for about $25 brought it up to the counter and after a few minutes of looking he said they didn't have the disk. I'm not sure if he was lying or not, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt. I asked if I couldn't just keep the case since they didn't have the game. Of course he said no, I think he said something about needing it for missing inventory, it made sense to me so I let it go. I don't know GS/EB's policy with this
kind of situation. Anyone know if that's a bunch of bull or do they really do that? Keep in mind this was probably 7 or 8 years ago.

It's funny cause something a little similar happened with the same game only a few month later. I found it again, the case was the U.S. version but the disk was Japanese, so I didn't buy it. I felt crestfallen each time.[/quote]


My GS says that they don't need the case for inventory, they say if a disc is "really missing" they just throw the case out (I have seen cases in the trash before) or let the customer take it if they request so. This happened with Harvest Moon on GBA for me - they had the box but they said they sold the game (which makes no sense, since the box was right with the other GBA games), so they let me keep it.
 
Appearantly god, ever since that shooting/robberry there was a gaurd in every other gamestop. You all remember the one where people died.
 
[quote name='Rozz']My GS says that they don't need the case for inventory, they say if a disc is "really missing" they just throw the case out (I have seen cases in the trash before) or let the customer take it if they request so. This happened with Harvest Moon on GBA for me - they had the box but they said they sold the game (which makes no sense, since the box was right with the other GBA games), so they let me keep it.[/quote] Its probably because someone just asked if they had the game, and didn't look at the boxes, and they employee just gave them the game only.
 
[quote name='darkslime']Gamestop could do like one of the Arizona chain stores does. There is a big counter where you put the stuff that you're trading, and they give you a card so that you can come back and get it when its done. They hire a specific person to do trade ins for different things, like one person who knows about rare books looks at the book trade ins, and a person who knows about video games looks at all of the games. They only take what games they need, so they won't just have tons of old sports crap and bad selling terrible NES games laying around and give decent TIVs, and will usually give you discounts and extra TIV if you ask or don't have enough credit for something.[/quote]

EB can't/Wont do that, they survive on $6 per hour pay, They do have a computer system that tells them what stuff is worth, but to keep customers happy they have to take in all games, some people wont trade in all their good games and go home with the crappy ones.


P.S. I for on e am galad that EB dosent get back into trading classic stuff, I shop for classics elsewhere and was never a fan of taking that damn EB label off the game label, we have a store here called McVans and they have stuck their advetisment label (It has their name and phone number) on the back of almost every cart based game in the state!! 90% of the N64 games I get at garage sales have realy fuckedup back labels.
 
[quote name='Sinnbox']EB can't/Wont do that, they survive on $6 per hour pay, They do have a computer system that tells them what stuff is worth, but to keep customers happy they have to take in all games, some people wont trade in all their good games and go home with the crappy ones.[/quote] The great thing is to sit by the trade counter and offer to buy all of the crap or too scratched games for extremely cheap.
Then go back later in the day when the guy who doesn't care how scratched the video games are is on shift and trade them in.
Trade in all of the crappy games when they're out of stock of them.
 
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