myself, i hate gamestop, what about all,yall? there pre order crap, high prices and really bad sales prices
Poll: Game stop, who hates it?
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I don't, I've gotten treasures for a few bucks in their bargain bin.
They're the only place I buy console games from, mainly for the pre-owned games.
They're the only place I buy console games from, mainly for the pre-owned games.
I really don't have a problem with their pricing. Yes, you can find better deals on-line, but isn't that always the case. There's a comic shop next door that sells video games and their prices are usually about the same. Occasionally one will have a slightly better deal than the other, but the prices are what they are.zestamaster said:
I rarely pick anything up there because I once picked up a used copy of Saints Row 1 and instead of giving me the one with the proper cover, they gave me "oops, we lost the cover" copy from the bin. When I protested, they said it was store policy. I know it must be tough getting rid of the imperfect copies, but bait-and-switch is just a shitty way to do it.
I love gamestop. You get better deals online because they don't have to pay someone who can answer your questions and because it is harder to make returns.
Though they don't give you shit for trades, they do still stock ps2 games for awesome prices. Gotta love that.
This guy: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6wnow_zero-originality-episode-1_videogames
Me? I only deal with them if I'm looking for much older titles.
Me? I only deal with them if I'm looking for much older titles.
Why would anyone hate them for that? If you don't like it don't fuckin use it. Simple. They aren't the only place to trade in games or sell used games. If they were then you would have a right to *****. Personally I am all about the instant gratification so I will take the $10 -$20 loss that I could have made on Ebay and take it to GS instead.manaman said:
cannot stand it. the staff are always drooling morons, their trade-in values are complete garbage and they attempt to charge virtually full price for their used games. just terrible.
Yes i hate it....horrible costumer service, crowded rooms, pushy employees....i only go cause its the only place that buys games.....
The one good thing about a non-corporate shop is that you can at least be friendly with the person actively fucking you over.manaman said:
I used to work in a comic shop and you're constantly getting people bringing in collections to see what they can get for it. Usually it's just standard issue crap and you give them next to nothing for it... but every so often there's two or three books in there that you can turn around and sell for a hundred or more... and you still pay them next to nothing if they're not aware that said books are worth anything.
The corporate mindset is maddening, but in a lot of ways it just creates an acceptable level of ripping you off. Selling a game for twice the amount they paid for it... standard practice at all the used book stores I've ever dealt with. The comic shop I worked at bought new comics from the distributors for roughly half the cover price. Yup, a 100% mark-up is fairly common when you're dealing with a non-returnable product.
The thing I find a bit odd in the video posted up-thread is that they give you a set price for a game regardlessly of condition. Now, for disc condition, this actually makes a bit of sense, as most employees will either not be qualified or not be willing to judge the quality of a disc. This is the sort of idiot-proofing that corporations specialize in. But it seems odd that they wouldn't have firm rules in place governing the purchase of games that don't have a case, cover, or manual... since all of these things can be easily verified by an employee with the sense of sight and all affect customer satisfaction. Seems they could easily pay less and charge less for such games. Seriously, I'd pay an extra $5 for a new copy if it means I get everything I'm supposed to get (and it should actually work), then take the measly discount. I only buy used these days when new isn't available, because the $5 saving simply isn't worth the potential aggravation.
Same here. I dunno what's up with other people's GameStops but I've always been treated good by the employees. Good luck for us I guess?Sober Thal said:
It takes advantage of those that have limited other options (or know of no others). I dislike the sales man that sales extra unneeded crap to the elderly even through the elderly had the option to not buy anything the salesman was selling.squid5580 said:
It's the only shop here that doesn't sell PC games, so I avoid it like the plague.
I use a shop called C.E.X for all my pre-owned PS2 games, and you can at times find a real gem amongst the mountains of old games. Not sure if that shop is in the U.K only or not?
I use a shop called C.E.X for all my pre-owned PS2 games, and you can at times find a real gem amongst the mountains of old games. Not sure if that shop is in the U.K only or not?