[miketheplantguy]

Current Ad is 6/13 - 6/19

Weekly Ad:
http://www.gamestop.com/weeklyad

PDF version:
https://www.gamestop...LFSI_061318.pdf

​Current Trade in Promos:

 

 

Get $100 toward a New Nintendo Switch when you trade an Wii U, 3DS XL, or PS Vita

Until 6/17

 

Get $150 toward a New Nintendo Switch when you trade an Xbox One Original

Until 6/17

 

 

Get $250 toward a New Nintendo Switch when you trade an Xbox One Slim or PS4

Until 6/17

 

 

Get $300 toward a New Nintendo Switch when you trade an Xbox One X or PS4 Pro

Until 6/17

 

 

 

Get up to 40% Extra Trade Credit When You Trade Toward XBOX / ITUNES / PS currencies (ending 7/6)

40% total bonus from BASE for Elite
30% total bonus from BASE for Pro

20% total bonus from BASE for everyone else

 

Get $20 guaranteed when trading select titles toward any new pre-order or purchase.

Valid until 6/17
*item being pre-ordered must be 39.99 or higher
ELIGIBLE GAMES....
https://www.gamestop...Ntt=guartmay18

Get $80 guaranteed for ANY PS3 system traded toward a new PS4

Valid until 6/17

 

25% extra credit on any hardware traded

Valid until 6/17

 

Get $5 Extra Toward Your Pre-Order When You Trade a PS4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch Game

Valid until 6/17

Min trade value of $2

Limit 1 $5 per preorder
 

GS FAQ

How many copies of a game can I trade in?
​You are allowed to trade in 4 copies of a game (per system) within a rolling 30 day period.

What do I need to trade in an older console?

​

the console, power cable, av cable, and controller; sometimes they don't care about USB charge cable but ymmv. 3ds xl trade would be console, charger, stylus. Some have reported being charged refurb fee for a stylus, but again ymmv (answer stolen from anarchyburger)

FAQ will be entered when those questions get asked frequently.

TERMINOLOGY AND LINGO

ASL/SL: Assistant Store Leader, Store Leader; manager positions at GS.
B2G1: Buy two, get one free. Typically refers to the coupon you receive when becoming Pro.
GCU/BB: Gamer’s Club Unlocked, Best Buy
GS: GameStop
JD: Junior detective, an employee who is out to get someone
LP: Loss Prevention; this is the department that actually bans accounts after being flagged.
TC/TiC: Trade credit.
TIV/TV: Trade in value, or what a game currently trades for. When posting a TV for a game, always use the base value.[/background][/size][/quote]

[miketheplantguy]

Still don't know why I should reserve this

[3rdShift]

Subscribed.

[Chuck Stank]

Can I get access to the sheets please? Thanks.

[2014CAGnewbie]

Can I get access to the sheets please? Thanks.

Sure, just ask the mole.

[beaubalon]

Does anyone know for sure if there is a trade-in bonus towards Monster Hunter World (despite not being listed)

[chadthechosen]

Yes Monster Hunter World is also listed for up to 40 percent trade in bonus towards it along with Shadow of the Colossus and Final Fantasy NT.

[beaubalon]

Yes Monster Hunter World is also listed for up to 40 percent trade in bonus towards it along with Shadow of the Colossus and Final Fantasy NT.

Cool. Thank you

[Keen314]

I’m huffing that new thread smell.

[chnandler_bong]

Loss Prevention = LP, not LS

 

Thanks Plantman!

 

Spoiler

[ihadmail]

Loss Prevention = LP, not LS
 
Thanks Plantman!
 

Spoiler

Maybe he knows GS internal lingo??

Also I couldn't stop watching that video.

[Zenaphobe Zerj]

That sweet sweet new thread smell.

[outrun78]

hopefully this thread will continue to disappointment call " GameStop"

[wakkoviper]

following

[thephoenix112]

I saw Best Buy is doing a steelbook with preorders for Monster Hunter World, is that Best Buy only or does anyone know if Gamestop is doing that too?  If not, I may see if I can quickly switch mine over.

[sjc1279]

I saw Best Buy is doing a steelbook with preorders for Monster Hunter World, is that Best Buy only or does anyone know if Gamestop is doing that too?  If not, I may see if I can quickly switch mine over.

Steelbook is bestbuy exclusive.

[thephoenix112]

Well, if I can still get in on that Best Buy goodness...I think I missed out on the Dissidia NT steelbook deal at GS

[The Rodfather]

This is the beginning of the new Post BB era. Hes our Joe Paterno. >_>

[ubiquetous]

Subscribed.

[Blade]

Is "New" in quotation marks as a tongue-in-cheek reference to how lots of Gamestop's shit is marked "new" but not factory sealed and usually gutted?

 

Gamestop sucks.

[Stellar Inertia]

I think Bestbuy has some kind of steelbook agreement cause a good amount of their preorders tend to come with a steebook.

[alexpguy]

Doesn't the ad normally announce when a prestige day is coming?

[miketheplantguy]

Is "New" in quotation marks as a tongue-in-cheek reference to how lots of Gamestop's shit is marked "new" but not factory sealed and usually gutted?

Gamestop sucks.

Wondering how long till someone pointed that out.

And I don’t think GameStop sucks. I don’t really see the need for a factory sealed copy most of the time. If the game looks perfect and the codes work i see nothing wrong. Granted I never got a opened new game when I ordered online. Pre owned from online is just a mixed bag of who knows.

I think the GS hate train is mostly hating them because it’s cool to do so. Oh and shady policies that change before end dates. And not refunding credit when orders are canceled. And CS that takes forever. And forcing employees to hard sell pre orders to a point that they add them on without telling you. And not training their employees well (granted some are great).

[miketheplantguy]

Doesn't the ad normally announce when a prestige day is coming?

Sometimes. Or maybe the ad will advertise a pro day.

[ubiquetous]

Doesn't the ad normally announce when a prestige day is coming?

Sometimes there's a separate flyer. But they may not even put it out until the day before.

[Rotondo]

So much more room for stuff

[jimbo8574]

Wondering how long till someone pointed that out.

And I don’t think GameStop sucks. I don’t really see the need for a factory sealed copy most of the time. If the game looks perfect and the codes work i see nothing wrong. Granted I never got a opened new game when I ordered online. Pre owned from online is just a mixed bag of who knows.
 

My issue with it is if it is a gift.  I don't want to give someone an opened copy of anything as a gift.  The other issue is they frequently forget to reseal it with a special sticker.  So if you decide to return it later it isn't an unopened copy.  

 

I don't buy very many games as gifts anymore but when/if I do I want it sealed.  

 

Just a stupid business practice IMO.  No one else who sells games needs to do this.   

[ubiquetous]

Wondering how long till someone pointed that out.

And I don’t think GameStop sucks. I don’t really see the need for a factory sealed copy most of the time. If the game looks perfect and the codes work i see nothing wrong. Granted I never got a opened new game when I ordered online. Pre owned from online is just a mixed bag of who knows.

I think the GS hate train is mostly hating them because it’s cool to do so. Oh and shady policies that change before end dates. And not refunding credit when orders are canceled. And CS that takes forever. And forcing employees to hard sell pre orders to a point that they add them on without telling you. And not training their employees well (granted some are great).

This is my rant. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

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This is very true. We don't live in 1978 USSR where you had to wait 3 days in line for 1 shoe and a potato. If a business has a practice you don't like ... lucky you, you have 5 other businesses to choose from that offer identical setvices/goods. If a company's practice works for you, do it.
If I want it a special way I'll ask. If they have it, I buy it. If not, I don't.

It's a 30 second phone call to a retail location to see if the product you want is available in the condition or with the options you want. Online is definitely hit or miss.

"Alexa order me ..."

I like Gamestop. I like all the employees at my local Gamestop. I think it really comes down to the culture that the location manager has engendered. I do business with other video game retailers depending on who meets my need of price, condition, availability, etc.

If walmart has a ps2 game on clearance for $60 that isn't worth a nickel, then I don't buy it. I don't tell everyone how much I hate walmart.

Hate solves nothing. If your dissatisfied state why and offer a solution. Solutions solve problems. Solved problems make the world a better place.

[jsb2642]

Wondering how long till someone pointed that out.

And I don’t think GameStop sucks. I don’t really see the need for a factory sealed copy most of the time. If the game looks perfect and the codes work i see nothing wrong. Granted I never got a opened new game when I ordered online. Pre owned from online is just a mixed bag of who knows.

I think the GS hate train is mostly hating them because it’s cool to do so. Oh and shady policies that change before end dates. And not refunding credit when orders are canceled. And CS that takes forever. And forcing employees to hard sell pre orders to a point that they add them on without telling you. And not training their employees well (granted some are great).

I kind of agree with you when it comes to not needing a sealed game but I really hate the new stickers they've been using to seal gutted games, it's almost impossible to get the residue off the case. Now, them selling opened collectibles as new is ridiculous. Several of the figures I bought were opened and I've only recently noticed things were missing. If it weren't for the great deals I got and the fact I used trade credit to buy them, I'd probably try to do something about it.

[ThatOneGuyWho]

Trades and credit and flips and Redbox and more flips.