Wait...it's worth how much?!

[slipknot4]

Resistance: FOM
5 sek, that's about 90 cents
Judge by yourself

 

[Canid117]

The Legend of Zelda collection for the gamecube. I found a place that sold them for 15, and traded in for 40. did it about 5 times until somebody caught on

Real world money glitch hehe

 

[end_boss]

BUT, on a more simpler and broader explanation, just figure that for the most part, trade values aren't based on how good the game is, but how much the company wants it. People would get pissed off that they only get $3 for Driver 3, when we clearly have 20 of them on the shelf that aren't selling for $10. So, games like Bioshock may be far better and more popular, but they've probably already found the "sweet spot" that regulates a good flow of incoming trades and outgoing sales. A game like Harvest Moon is one that doesn't sell like a blockbuster, but is popular enough that it will almost certainly turn around, so they're willing to pay a little more to get them in.

This probably sums it up best. Though they also do give you lower prices in attempt to get you to buy their silly little subscription thing.

Wow, silly me, I totally forgot to mention the membership discount! That's factored into the initial profit margin, too. So, yeah, EB/Gamestop has a LOT of ground to cover between the trade value and the sale price.

 

[MetaKnight19]

I got 50p for Pokémon Yellow.

 

[General Ken8]

I don't trade in games that often, so I don't really remember anything in particular

 

[suhlEap]

i was surprised when i traded in a few games actually. fallout 3 was worth £17 when i traded it in and dead rising was worth £11, but need for speed shift (much newer) was only worth 7. it does seems pretty random.

 

[Malkavian]

I got Ghost Recon on PC the day it came out, finished it in less than a week, traded it in for cash, got 11 bucks, a few days later im back in Gamestop and saw the copy I brought in going for 44 bucks used.

I've got a worse story. I had my copy of House of the Dead: Overkill Ltd. Edition stolen. A week later, I found it in Gamestop(yes, I am sure it was mine) for about 40 $. Man was I pissed.

 

[Blazing Steel]

Enter The Matrix got me 20p.

When I tried trading it in they only offered me $1.

I'm not even kidding.

Sorry, my monetary conversion skills aren't the best

Still, its bullcrap!

At least you were offered money for it. When I tried to trade in my PS2 copy of Enter The Matrix with the box and a the disk with no marks at my local GAME, they told me they didn't want it :'(.

Another time in GAME I wanted to trade in a copy of MGS4 because a grand parent got me it and I'd already got one for myself, (still regretting getting that copy). I was going to buy a Ratchet and Clank game and when I got to the till the lady said that because I was only 14 and MGS4 was a 15 I couldn't exchange it in. I was giving it to them so I wouldn't be playing anymore; so why the hell would my age matter!

Although, I wasn't too suprised since she asked for my age even though I have a large mustache.

 

[crepesack]

The only games you really get any value from during a trade in is games that were decent but didn't sell well. Their prices for any games that weren't just released are based on how many they have available vs the demand of people who want to buy it. Games that sell well means that there will be a bountiful supply of people who eventually come back and sell it. Even if the same percentage of people who bought a popular game as a non popular game sell the game, the less popular one will be less available at the store thus it having a somewhat higher price.

Also I will note that I know this from working at a gamestop, I personally never have and never will sell any of my games.

All gaming stores do that. I just found a PS1 version of Final Fantasy VII and it's $60. I realized why- everyone and their mother wants it. But mostly for only $20. But there will eventually enter into the store someone who wants it bad enough. And the store owner will make his dough.

an unopened ff7 can sell for 700 bucks, while one in mint condition around 20.(typed an extra zero on the 20)

 

[thats it exclamation]

I once had a stack of 15 games not too old, worth about 10.95

 

[happysock]

I'm always surprised at the little amount you get back for traded games, game station I find is the best in terms of money you get back, but sadly there isn't one in Chelmsford. I was surprised to get 15 quid back for my copy of fifa 10 though as I thought I would get 10 pound at the most.

Chelmsford in Essex, UK? Small world indeed.

Enter The Matrix got me 20p.

When I tried trading it in they only offered me $1.

I'm not even kidding.

20p is around 35 cents.

Yeah the very same one, indeed it seems it is a small world

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I sold back Street Fighter IV about a week after it initial release..i was able to get about 40 some back for it..and i bought another game with that credit.

 

[gorgutz13]

I remember trading in a few games once at EB games, I got 7-15 dollars for the 360 games and 40 dollars for an xbox game. Made me think WTF?

 

[SimplyTheWest]

I sold a PS2 and about 20 games including:
GTA:SA
Shadow the Hedgehog
Tekken 5

And got a total of £80 for it.

Got me my Xbox

 

[CoverYourHead]

A few months ago I sold The Darkness for 25 bucks... I was pretty shocked.

 

[Twilight_guy]

22$ for lego Indian Jones.

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

I don't trade games, For this very reason actually.

 

[Jark212]

I sold a copy of Battletoads for the NES to a /b/tard I knew and got $80 for it... (and yes I did beat it after a very long time)

 

[Quad08]

Went back to the game store today to get some MS points, saw my game on sale for $15 dollars, the exact trade in value that I got for it. Weird