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Hoping we have a nice 2014 year in dumpster dive finds! To begin this thread, I want to point out a few FAQs about dumpster diving, and this thread:
1. Dumpster diving IS legal in the United States, however certain cities/counties may have certain restrictions on it, so be sure to check your local law
2. Dumpster diving is a hobby, not a job, so for all the haters out there, we do this for fun, not as a job
3.This thread has been approved by CheapyD himself, so it can stay
4.Try to keep the debating clean, and avoid name calling. Everyone has a opinion for themselves.
Why GameStop throws out the things they do: (Thanks Zepter for the info!)
1. Marketing(Adverts)
*Most of the time these are sent to all stores regardless of the size of the store or if they even have anywhere to display it.
*Some of them were probably used, however Gamestop changes marketing 1-4 weeks at a time depending on the time of year.
*Standees are the worst, Gamestop has no floor space yet they want you to cram a standee on the floor. I always threw mine away right away if I had no where to place it.
*If you want the marketing its best to check sunday nights, as they are required to setup the new marketing after close on sunday.
2.Merchandise
*The Policy for anything thrown away must be destroyed. Knowing this I personally wouldnt waste my time checking the dumpsters. However it seems some people have been lucky and found good stuff.
*Any actual item that is marked for field destroy(thrown away), must be verified by the District Manager, destroyed by said DM, and then discarded into the dumpster. (So you must have a shitty DM looking over your Gamestop if you find something of value)
*Occasionally items get pennyed out($0.01), when this happens the Store Manager is required to remove the item immediatly, destroy and thrown away. A common item here is Strategy Guides, the SM is supposed to rip off the cover.
Gamestop has deals with their vendors, which is why this happens. Basically a customer returns a controller for whatever reason claiming it is defective. The agreement that Gamestop has is instead of shipping back the controller to the vendor they mark the item as field destroy, and then the District Manager is to verify the item is broken, if it isnt it gets moved back to inventory marked shopworn 10% off or is moved to used. Once the field destroy report is cleared, any items that are "destroyed" and thrown away the vendor then pays Gamestop X amount per item to compensate Gamestop for selling them defective merchandise.
As for the games, Gamestop will also field destroy games on their own accord. This typically happens if a game looses its value and their is a huge surplus. For example Sports Champions for the PS3, this game is worthless now and each Gamestop has probably 50 or more copies. So they will decide to keep X% of them, destroy the rest. and then usually will stop taking it in. Sometimes they will continue to take the game in trade however they will only give you a small amount for it ie.. $0.02, to help compensate for their losses as some of the discs Gamestop paid for originaly could be upwards of $30.00 and the disc just sat in the draw because the game sucked or so many people trade the game in.
Tips:
1. Come prepared (Gloves, hand sanitizer, and a flashlight if you are going at night)
2. Leave the dumpster cleaner then when you found it (its polite, and you will have a lot better odds finding cool things in the feature
3.Avoid detection or suspicion, once they realize someone is dumpster diving, they usually will destroy things, which really sucks
4.Should bring a tool to fish out any tough things to get out
Below is tips/ to have better luck thanks to Dustin N.
To people having bad luck with their dives :
1) Always go at night so you dont get caught by any employee
2) Do NOT just rip open the bag and go through like a free for all
3) Carefully untie or rip a hole towards the top of the bag where it is tied already, carefully go through the bag, then pull it tight, and retie it shut. (Ninja Status)
4) LEAVE THE DUMPSTER HOW YOU FOUND IT!!!!!
5) This means not only on the outside by not littering, but on the inside as well by paying attention to how it looks when you get there, and making it look just like that when you leave.
6) Basically, dont let the manager know that someone is diving there and you will find A LOT more stuff!
7) Be patient, some managers will always destroy their stuff no matter what because they are just those kinda people but other managers will only destroy their stuff if they think the dumpster is actually getting dived in.
8) Sunday nights.. just trust me, they are the best. Checking during the week def doesn't hurt though!
9) Never trade the items you pulled out of the dumpster back into gamestop. They WILL catch on quickly.
10) Have fun!! You're getting stuff for free and should be having fun doing it!
That's it! To start this thread, I'll post a few videos I made of some finds that I have got over the last year of dumpster diving. Please post what you find below, and try to take pictures/videos if you can!
Mega Haul #1
Mega Haul #2
Mega Haul #3
Week 12
How wasteful Gamestop can be
1. Dumpster diving IS legal in the United States, however certain cities/counties may have certain restrictions on it, so be sure to check your local law
2. Dumpster diving is a hobby, not a job, so for all the haters out there, we do this for fun, not as a job
3.This thread has been approved by CheapyD himself, so it can stay
4.Try to keep the debating clean, and avoid name calling. Everyone has a opinion for themselves.
Why GameStop throws out the things they do: (Thanks Zepter for the info!)
1. Marketing(Adverts)
*Most of the time these are sent to all stores regardless of the size of the store or if they even have anywhere to display it.
*Some of them were probably used, however Gamestop changes marketing 1-4 weeks at a time depending on the time of year.
*Standees are the worst, Gamestop has no floor space yet they want you to cram a standee on the floor. I always threw mine away right away if I had no where to place it.
*If you want the marketing its best to check sunday nights, as they are required to setup the new marketing after close on sunday.
2.Merchandise
*The Policy for anything thrown away must be destroyed. Knowing this I personally wouldnt waste my time checking the dumpsters. However it seems some people have been lucky and found good stuff.
*Any actual item that is marked for field destroy(thrown away), must be verified by the District Manager, destroyed by said DM, and then discarded into the dumpster. (So you must have a shitty DM looking over your Gamestop if you find something of value)
*Occasionally items get pennyed out($0.01), when this happens the Store Manager is required to remove the item immediatly, destroy and thrown away. A common item here is Strategy Guides, the SM is supposed to rip off the cover.
Gamestop has deals with their vendors, which is why this happens. Basically a customer returns a controller for whatever reason claiming it is defective. The agreement that Gamestop has is instead of shipping back the controller to the vendor they mark the item as field destroy, and then the District Manager is to verify the item is broken, if it isnt it gets moved back to inventory marked shopworn 10% off or is moved to used. Once the field destroy report is cleared, any items that are "destroyed" and thrown away the vendor then pays Gamestop X amount per item to compensate Gamestop for selling them defective merchandise.
As for the games, Gamestop will also field destroy games on their own accord. This typically happens if a game looses its value and their is a huge surplus. For example Sports Champions for the PS3, this game is worthless now and each Gamestop has probably 50 or more copies. So they will decide to keep X% of them, destroy the rest. and then usually will stop taking it in. Sometimes they will continue to take the game in trade however they will only give you a small amount for it ie.. $0.02, to help compensate for their losses as some of the discs Gamestop paid for originaly could be upwards of $30.00 and the disc just sat in the draw because the game sucked or so many people trade the game in.
Tips:
1. Come prepared (Gloves, hand sanitizer, and a flashlight if you are going at night)
2. Leave the dumpster cleaner then when you found it (its polite, and you will have a lot better odds finding cool things in the feature
3.Avoid detection or suspicion, once they realize someone is dumpster diving, they usually will destroy things, which really sucks
4.Should bring a tool to fish out any tough things to get out
Below is tips/ to have better luck thanks to Dustin N.
To people having bad luck with their dives :
1) Always go at night so you dont get caught by any employee
2) Do NOT just rip open the bag and go through like a free for all
3) Carefully untie or rip a hole towards the top of the bag where it is tied already, carefully go through the bag, then pull it tight, and retie it shut. (Ninja Status)
4) LEAVE THE DUMPSTER HOW YOU FOUND IT!!!!!
5) This means not only on the outside by not littering, but on the inside as well by paying attention to how it looks when you get there, and making it look just like that when you leave.
6) Basically, dont let the manager know that someone is diving there and you will find A LOT more stuff!
7) Be patient, some managers will always destroy their stuff no matter what because they are just those kinda people but other managers will only destroy their stuff if they think the dumpster is actually getting dived in.
8) Sunday nights.. just trust me, they are the best. Checking during the week def doesn't hurt though!
9) Never trade the items you pulled out of the dumpster back into gamestop. They WILL catch on quickly.
10) Have fun!! You're getting stuff for free and should be having fun doing it!
That's it! To start this thread, I'll post a few videos I made of some finds that I have got over the last year of dumpster diving. Please post what you find below, and try to take pictures/videos if you can!
Mega Haul #1
Mega Haul #2
Mega Haul #3
Week 12
How wasteful Gamestop can be
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Seriously let it go lol if it's not for you just ignore the thread
en hour without someone getting all righteous about it. sheesh.
notice the word could is used!
