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#43291 D34GL3  

Posted 13 June 2021 - 09:01 PM

Has anyone traded in Ratchet for the Guaranteed to Love promo today? My in-store receipt actually says they only give back $59.99, which I’m guessing is old habit. I screenshotted the app saying $69.99 the other day, but now the promo isn’t showing on the app at all.

I did yesterday, got the full $69.99. My receipt also said $59.99 under that section.



#43292 Montybg  

Posted 13 June 2021 - 09:11 PM

Has anyone traded in Ratchet for the Guaranteed to Love promo today? My in-store receipt actually says they only give back $59.99, which I’m guessing is old habit. I screenshotted the app saying $69.99 the other day, but now the promo isn’t showing on the app at all.

I was able to get full price too. The employee ran it as a return though. I beat the whole game in like 10 hours. Figured there was no need to keep it. It'll be a PS+ game in 2 years.

#43293 SephirothWF   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   1747 Posts   Joined 12.0 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 June 2021 - 09:28 PM

I was able to get full price too. The employee ran it as a return though. I beat the whole game in like 10 hours. Figured there was no need to keep it. It'll be a PS+ game in 2 years.

Well, that kind of defeats the purpose of the G2L if they ran it as a return. At least you got your money back and not credit.



#43294 D34GL3  

Posted 13 June 2021 - 10:00 PM

I was able to get full price too. The employee ran it as a return though. I beat the whole game in like 10 hours. Figured there was no need to keep it. It'll be a PS+ game in 2 years.

Same for me. Had the time to plow through it Friday/Saturday so I did. Great game but I wouldn't want to actually drop $70 on it.



#43295 poet17eric   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   263 Posts   Joined 15.5 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 June 2021 - 11:46 PM

Ratchet and Clank PS5 is actually able to be ordered as pre-owned on the website. I added a few $30 games and got it half off. 



#43296 shadowysea07   Cjenvy I'm ready for you awd this time I'm wearing pants CAGiversary!   8059 Posts   Joined 10.0 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 June 2021 - 11:50 PM

They are asking me how much I enjoyed neo the world ends with you or whatever it's title is. Pretty sure that game is not even out yet and I only preordered it recently. Very weird.

#43297 Strider Turbulence EX  

Strider Turbulence EX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 12:42 AM

Gears Tactics is a potential flip.  $5 at Best Buy and showing as $10 (+5 bonus) on Gamestop's website.



#43298 djsmf435   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   468 Posts   Joined 15.8 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 01:36 AM

Gears Tactics is a potential flip. $5 at Best Buy and showing as $10 (+5 bonus) on Gamestop's website.

I swear Gears was $10 yesterday at best buy.

#43299 PS5XBOXSERIESX  

PS5XBOXSERIESX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:00 AM

We'll be lucky if Gears isn't dead by morning since everyone is posting about it.

#43300 xelement5x   CAG Veteran CAGiversary!   141 Posts   Joined 15.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:23 AM

We'll be lucky if Gears isn't dead by morning since everyone is posting about it.

First I heard about it, hopefully it holds into the afternoon at least tomorrow.



#43301 Gideon68   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   3595 Posts   Joined 18.9 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:29 AM

I swear Gears was $10 yesterday at best buy.

It was and I bought it. I called BB for a price adjustment and they refunded me $5.



#43302 Strider Turbulence EX  

Strider Turbulence EX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:48 AM

We'll be lucky if Gears isn't dead by morning since everyone is posting about it.

I didn't see anyone mention it here and this is far from the first time a flip to Gamestop was posted on the internet. Back in 2004-5 there were legit free games at Best Buy (after coupon) that were prime flips to Gamestop for months.



#43303 Jurai   Banned Banned   3874 Posts   Joined 16.7 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:48 AM

We'll be lucky if Gears isn't dead by morning since everyone is posting about it.


Been live for a couple days

#43304 PS5XBOXSERIESX  

PS5XBOXSERIESX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:52 AM

I didn't see anyone mention it here and this is far from the first time a flip to Gamestop was posted on the internet. Back in 2004-5 there were legit free games at Best Buy (after coupon) that were prime flips to Gamestop for months.


Slickdeals. Also the Gamestop people 100% read these forums now.

#43305 PS5XBOXSERIESX  

PS5XBOXSERIESX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 02:53 AM

Been live for a couple days


How has it been live for a couple days when Gideon said he paid $10 yesterday?

#43306 Strider Turbulence EX  

Strider Turbulence EX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 03:04 AM

Slickdeals. Also the Gamestop people 100% read these forums now.

We aren't slickdeals and slickdeals is a tiny percentage of the internet.

And Gamestop people have been reading these forums since at least 2004, they've even had an official rep posting here at one point.



#43307 Starcrest   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1125 Posts   Joined 12.6 Years Ago  

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Posted 14 June 2021 - 04:11 AM

We aren't slickdeals and slickdeals is a tiny percentage of the internet.

And Gamestop people have been reading these forums since at least 2004, they've even had an official rep posting here at one point.


I would argue that slickdeals is certainly more used then this site in general. But it’s very unlikely someone from GameStop is watching any forums to look for exploiting glitches to jump on and stomp. It’s much more likely they have a mediocre program that watches the online transactions and assigns someone to look at whatever the computer flags as a potential issue.

#43308 Hypebeast69  

Hypebeast69

Posted 14 June 2021 - 09:57 AM

Weird trying the buy $30 new game get a pre owned game discounted but no more discount

#43309 Phi  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 10:36 AM

Weird trying the buy $30 new game get a pre owned game discounted but no more discount


I'm seeing the same. Bummer.

#43310 boogie4114   Enthusiastic Gamer!! CAGiversary!   2857 Posts   Joined 13.0 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 01:00 PM

Weird trying the buy $30 new game get a pre owned game discounted but no more discount


Damn. Glad I got in on Ratchet and Returnal the other day with the 30% off.

#43311 stringycupps1  

stringycupps1

Posted 14 June 2021 - 03:21 PM

Wow so I just got around to testing one of my Xenoblade Chronicles 2 I ordered a couple weeks back and it had a weird scratch on the corner of the label. Should’ve thought to at least test it when I first got it, and apparently it’s Sonic Mania with a XC2 sticker on it. GameStop still doesn’t fail to disappoint!

That sucks.  One easy way to check if it was just a label swap is to look at the label code and see if it matches the code on the back of the cart.  It's the five letters before "USA" that need to be the same. Happened to me with Mario Party being swapped with that awful Troll game.  I do that for every used Switch game I get. The employees are supposed to check to make sure the code matches during trade-in but...



#43312 Blade   This is the way Silenced   15480 Posts   Joined 18.0 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 03:37 PM

I would argue that slickdeals is certainly more used then this site in general. But it’s very unlikely someone from GameStop is watching any forums to look for exploiting glitches to jump on and stomp. It’s much more likely they have a mediocre program that watches the online transactions and assigns someone to look at whatever the computer flags as a potential issue.

 

The more surprising thing is that people do these flips for $5-10 store credit per game, to a maximum of however many trades of the same copy per account without being trade banned. Taking home a salary of $34 an hour while working AT home means I can literally take a nap or Fuck off on these forums, and I don't really get paid that much for IT.

 

Agreed that the poster pre-order bonuses suck. It'd be nice to have something interesting be included, but I suppose the manufacturing costs on small posters are negligible for a recovering GS.



#43313 Phi  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 04:00 PM

.... never mind.

#43314 Strider Turbulence EX  

Strider Turbulence EX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 04:56 PM

The more surprising thing is that people do these flips for $5-10 store credit per game, to a maximum of however many trades of the same copy per account without being trade banned. Taking home a salary of $34 an hour while working AT home means I can literally take a nap or Fuck off on these forums, and I don't really get paid that much for IT.

 

Agreed that the poster pre-order bonuses suck. It'd be nice to have something interesting be included, but I suppose the manufacturing costs on small posters are negligible for a recovering GS.

It never surprises me that people on a deal website whose tagline is "Never pay full price for your game!" are always shocked that people walking a couple of minutes in a mall between two stores to flip $15 into $45 with zero effort don't like leaving money on the table.



#43315 PS5XBOXSERIESX  

PS5XBOXSERIESX

Posted 14 June 2021 - 05:16 PM

Was just told I had to preorder 7 games to trade in my 7 games. Not put the money on one preorder, actually preorder 7 separate games. I laughed at him and took my games back.

#43316 Gamingsincetheseventies  

Gamingsincetheseventies

Posted 14 June 2021 - 05:28 PM

I swear Gears was $10 yesterday at


Gbest buy.


GEARS is showing as $10 at BB for me. Not like them to change prices mid day is it?

#43317 djsmf435   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   468 Posts   Joined 15.8 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 05:33 PM

GEARS is showing as $10 at BB for me. Not like them to change prices mid day is it?

Yeah,they do. It was $5 for like a couple of hours.

#43318 Gamingsincetheseventies  

Gamingsincetheseventies

Posted 14 June 2021 - 05:34 PM

Weird trying the buy $30 new game
get a pre owned game
discounted but no more discount


F'n figures. They dropped Sakuna to $29.99 and now took away the buy 2 new get 50% off. Also typical Gamestop, game is $29.99 new, but $34.99 used.

#43319 MSUHitman   former Checkmate Arcade Co-Host CAGiversary!   15350 Posts   Joined 17.0 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 06:00 PM

Gonna try my first price match in store. Best Buy near me has Yakuza LAD for $30, I just show the in stock online screen to the clerk right? Or is it not that simple?

You need to make sure the screen shows your local location has it in stock.



#43320 KrayzieKMF   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   5453 Posts   Joined 18.9 Years Ago  

Posted 14 June 2021 - 06:10 PM

F'n figures. They dropped Sakuna to $29.99 and now took away the buy 2 new get 50% off. Also typical Gamestop, game is $29.99 new, but $34.99 used.

sakuna for $30 sounds decent