So I just got screwed over by Gamestop

[cleverlymadeup]

CleverlyMadeup,

I believe I specified that when dealing with newer games they should probably wind up giving you $5-$10 less than what they are selling the game for because it's new.

It's like this. You bring in an older game they plan to sell for $20. Then they should give you $10. You bring in a newer game that they plan to sell used for $54, then they should give you $44-49.

Giving you $20-$30 for a game that is in salable condition and is going to be sold for only slightly less than a new copy is a bit much. They are basically devalueing the game by like 50%.

In general when games are new enough where they sell them used for $54 or whatever it's similar to them simply restocking the games. Them making $5-$10 on the transaction is not unreasonable but them making $20-$30 on it is.

ok let's do some more math here

say 50 ppl trade in a brand new game, they each get $44 for the game, however gamestop only sells 20 of those used games, this translates to $200 "profit" for 20 of those games, however they are still down money for those other 30, which equals $1320 or a net loss of $1120 because of the $200 made on the 20 games resold.

now multiply this over and over and you will soon understand why they give you what they give you. they need to make that much money off small transactions so they can break even on what they pay you. you get more in trade because they really aren't losing money more or less transferring it

it's not you being ripped off, it's just simple economics of supply and demand. there are older games they will give you lots of money for because they are so rare or in a very high demand because they can't get it and/or it's rarely traded in

 

[WeedWorm]

Youre only realising that Gamestop are thieves now?

 

[The Legendary Phoenix]

I personally can't relate to that but /comfort *Do I only have WoW jokes in my arsenal?*

 

[Dogstile]

What a curious Game(stop), the only way to win is not to play.

great, i lost the game, dude, i HATE YOU

and to the thread starter, either don't post there, or EBAY buddy best way you can grab your deals

 

[Walrus42]

I learned that Gamestop's trade-ins suck before I traded in my games.
I got a check for $190 from trading in a lot of my old games at this website.
http://www.gamersfactory.com/Default.aspx

 

[CIA]

Yeah.
That kind of happens.

Your t-shirt and club membership card are both in the mail.

Plus some soothing cream we threw in there, figured you'd need it.

 

[Jsnoopy]

Did they force u to do through with the trade? threaten you? or did they lie to you about a lot of stuff?
IF they just have bad priced and someone buys/trades their stuff then it's the buyer who's the stupid one, not them.

This.

Fool me once, shame on yo... them... Fool me tw... fool... you can't get fooled again.

^ Hahaha.... a classic bushism.








"I know that Gamestop and fish can co-exist peacefully."




yeah!........

 

[iJosh]

I got fucked from the behind by EB games. I brought it Rainbow 6 Vegas 2, BattleField Bad Company, and Halo 3. Usually they do a trade 3 then its free. So I brought in these games that I already beaten and wanted to get RE5. They said the r6v2 was only worth 10 dollars, BFBC= 20 and H3 was only worth 5. So what the fuck right, I had to pay the rest off which was like another 35 dollars.

 

[CoziestPigeon]

I don't really know if this goes here but I'll post it anyway
...both of them were previously baught from thereone a little over a year ago the other was given to ...

Guh. That is one of the simplest words in the english language. Gtfo.

 

[icarusfountain]

I find it amusing that an ignorant GameStop customer has got everyone on an anti-GS rant.

The games were $5 and 18 when they were bought a little over a year ago? It's a wonder they paid you for them at all. Game resale value depreciates FAST, because demand drops quickly and supply increases almost as quickly. In a year, many games become entirely forgotten, and it sounds like these weren't brand-new AAA titles when you got them. Really, what did you expect?

 

[cleverlymadeup]

i don't think it is about it being full price but when nearly all games are $60 a pop getting $1 feels a little madening

well logic would tell you if you are only getting $1 for a game they are selling for a lot more, that means they have 173489317409823470123847902 used copies of said game in the back that they aren't selling

 

[Therumancer]

CleverlyMadeup.

The problem with your logic is that either they are moving the used stuff they can't sell here out of the country to sell (which by all reports they are), or they are being dumb about it since they are going to make money off of it anyway.

You are also of course assuming that they aren't going to resell what they buy even in the US. Generally speaking when it comes to a brandy new game, people are going to take the $5 off for a used copy if they can get it.

 

[Pumpkin_Eater]

I don't really know if this goes here but I'll post it anyway

yesterday I went to trade in two game, both of them were previously baught from thereone a little over a year ago the other was given to me by a friend of my parents one of them was labeled $5.00 the other $18.00 however when i got there they only told me that I was going to get $2.25 becuase their both "old games" then to add further to the insult they have to take out 15% from the money exchange.

so it's gonna be a long time before I ever trade in a game at gamestop ever again

That's how the used market works. Have fun when it's a car you're trading in and not a game.

You should have watched Zero Originality - Gamestop is the worst place to buy or trade games around.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6wnow_zero-originality-episode-1_videogames

It's the worst place to sell but I've found it's one of the better places to buy. Most titles are at or below $15, at least in my town, so you can pick up some really good deals on older titles. Hell I got RE 0 so low I think I'd actually come out ahead if Slackers baught games without their original sleeves.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

CleverlyMadeup.

The problem with your logic is that either they are moving the used stuff they can't sell here out of the country to sell (which by all reports they are), or they are being dumb about it since they are going to make money off of it anyway.

You are also of course assuming that they aren't going to resell what they buy even in the US. Generally speaking when it comes to a brandy new game, people are going to take the $5 off for a used copy if they can get it.

the problem with your logic is you're assuming they are moving them out of the country.

it's a very simple thing that you're assuming they do when you have no proof of what they actually do, where as my logic is backed up by friends who work for ebgames/gamestop and no they don't send them out of the country. so my logic comes from first hand knowledge, your's is just an assumption

as for them not selling it off, sorry but most ppl will actually take a new game opposed to a used one. there are those that don't have a lot of money and will buy used but all my friends have more non-used games than used games they bought, the only used games they have are usually games they can't find new

 

[The_Deleted]

We have CEX in the UK who do pretty much that same thing.
Traded in a PC copy of C&C because Ijust could not get into it. They gave £2.50 trade. That's TRADE. They sold it for £12.00!!! Needless to say they can fuck off in future.
Wasn't too pissed 'cus I only paid £2 for it but it's the priciple.

 

[Ladie Au Pair]

Sigh... Two things.

1. If you stop buying games you get bored of, you will never have to deal with the poor trade in values you receive.

2. When GameStop gives you five dollars for a trade in and then turns around and sells the game for 20% less than what the new game cost, the money difference has to cover:

-paying the employee who made that transaction
-the cost of the paper used to for the receipt
-the cost of the new price tags for the case case
-the cost of a new game case, cover, or refurbishment if needed
-the cost of the envelopes that game is filed in
-paying the employee who files the game
-paying the employee who resales the game
-still turning a reasonable profit.

I'm not saying that I am defending GameStop, it's just something to think about. I worked at EB Games/ GameStop for two years. And let me tell you, the company isn't nearly as bad to it's customers as it is to it's employees.

On a second note, I highly recommend trading in use games to privately owned or indie stores instead of retail chains. Many of them will take game rarity into consideration when purchasing a game where most chain's won't.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

You should have watched Zero Originality - Gamestop is the worst place to buy or trade games around.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6wnow_zero-originality-episode-1_videogames

Holy shit, I remember when that guy was on Youtube! Thanks for posting it here!

Anyway, I got ripped off bad at a CEX a few months back. I bought a used copy of Half Life. I finally get a chance to play it a few days after I buy it and soon find out the damn thing won't even go past the first load screen for the main menu. I go back the next day to get my money back and they tell me that I can't get my money back, only another copy of the game. I said fine and it turns out that they didn't have another copy. I repeated this process several times to try to get my money back and they never did. They told me that I had to return the game within two days of purchase if I wanted my money back. I told them that the recite clearly says that I have a 12 month warranty on the game and that if they can not fix it or give me a new copy, they had to give my money back. I even had the damn thing to prove it and yet they wouldn't give me my god damn money back. So now I have a $15 paperweight on my dresser.

See, if you watched the videos.. It would stop stuff like that. Don't talk to the employees, they are paid to piss you off and not be able to return games. Take it up with the manager, or the managers manager if the manager can't manage his own shit.

 

[Worr Monger]

My brother was telling me how he bought a "new" game from Gamestop and it already had saved games on it.

I never go there unless I have no choice...

Besides, Gamestop blows if you're a PC Gamer. I go to my local electronic store like Best Buy or Fry's