Why Gamestop should be Stopped.
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How exactly is "full price" 9.99? "Full price" means MSRP. I don't think they would replace the original boxes and sell them as used if they didn't have to. They would just replace the stickers instead of spending the money.Owyn_Merrilin said:
Don't get me wrong; they're definitely crooks.
His voice is VERY boring, leave gamestop alone, its a business get over it. Sell and buy games yourself if you don't like their prices.
Typically, their buy system is decently used. Their trade system is completely terrible.
Buy a Gameboy Advance game for $10-25. Sell for 2 cents. I understand they have to make a profit somewhere, but have a little leniency.
Buy a Gameboy Advance game for $10-25. Sell for 2 cents. I understand they have to make a profit somewhere, but have a little leniency.
Implying that a business isn't suppose to act like a business. Honestly, that's how they stay afloat, they profit off of you. Because of this, you'll have a hard time digging through all of the shit to actually find the words "Modest" and "Truthful".
So what? They're doing well off of it. No one is forcing you to purchase or sell your games to them since we have this wonderful thing called a free market. So once, just for once, I wish people would stop bitching about how "Gamestop is pure evil that rid in from hell on a motorcycle made of burning cash" because it's growing redundant.
Have a problem with it? Don't buy or sell from there! Just do all of your shopping/selling online like the rest of the penny-pinchers.
So what? They're doing well off of it. No one is forcing you to purchase or sell your games to them since we have this wonderful thing called a free market. So once, just for once, I wish people would stop bitching about how "Gamestop is pure evil that rid in from hell on a motorcycle made of burning cash" because it's growing redundant.
Have a problem with it? Don't buy or sell from there! Just do all of your shopping/selling online like the rest of the penny-pinchers.
If you don't like Yahtzee's style but still want reasons to hate Gamestop, then try this on for size:II2none said:
He's got about 7 videos about Gamestop. Enjoy!
As much as I dislike gamestop.
The point is this... the agreements on licenses of software are down right over the line illegal.
The amount of power they want over a product is insane. You don't tell me what to watch on my tv, how to play my game, how not to play my game unless it is in a public venue and we are keeping fairness.
Imagine if car companies told you, hey you can not sell or trade in your car. You must destroy it. I'd tell them where to go. What modifications you could make, paint color or radio upgrades?
Or you can only make a hamburger out of ground meat. If you want meat balls you must buy them premade for 20 bucks more. Screw that.
Consumers have rights, and oddly these licenses and rules that go far beyond making a game and controlling it in a suitable reasonable manner is just out of control.
And sorry the debate of "You don't like it don't buy the game." wrong, their contractual end is in violation. Not me, I buy the game I play it. If they put in the contract I use a cheat code I have to give them my first born...guess what, invalid.
The entire video game industry needs a revamping, and first is Activision only has the following rights of its software outside of copy right as i will give them as a user.
I will not copy or pirate the game.
I will not cheat online, single player? Suck it. I have a life no time to grind.
I will not sell mods for profit.
That's it.
Oh and for MMO's I will not make my own private server to profit from either.
Other than that, I pay, I play, Activison is no longer in my life.
BTW KIDS
Best Buy, BEST BUY is doing the used game thing now as well... Game Stop has competition. And you think they can stack up to Best Buy?
The point is this... the agreements on licenses of software are down right over the line illegal.
The amount of power they want over a product is insane. You don't tell me what to watch on my tv, how to play my game, how not to play my game unless it is in a public venue and we are keeping fairness.
Imagine if car companies told you, hey you can not sell or trade in your car. You must destroy it. I'd tell them where to go. What modifications you could make, paint color or radio upgrades?
Or you can only make a hamburger out of ground meat. If you want meat balls you must buy them premade for 20 bucks more. Screw that.
Consumers have rights, and oddly these licenses and rules that go far beyond making a game and controlling it in a suitable reasonable manner is just out of control.
And sorry the debate of "You don't like it don't buy the game." wrong, their contractual end is in violation. Not me, I buy the game I play it. If they put in the contract I use a cheat code I have to give them my first born...guess what, invalid.
The entire video game industry needs a revamping, and first is Activision only has the following rights of its software outside of copy right as i will give them as a user.
I will not copy or pirate the game.
I will not cheat online, single player? Suck it. I have a life no time to grind.
I will not sell mods for profit.
That's it.
Oh and for MMO's I will not make my own private server to profit from either.
Other than that, I pay, I play, Activison is no longer in my life.
BTW KIDS
Best Buy, BEST BUY is doing the used game thing now as well... Game Stop has competition. And you think they can stack up to Best Buy?
It was a copy of Battlefield 1942: The Complete Collection, which was released in 2005, but is still sold at an MSRP of $9.99. They were selling it as new, despite the fact that they had already opened it and pulled everything out -- which is what they do with almost all of their "new" games.funguy2121 said:
it's the same problem here in the UK, people complain about game, how the games are too expensive and that you don't get much for a trade in. If you don't like it don't do it, there are other shops go to them if you want, means the queue will be shorter for me!MrJoyless said:
If what they're doing is so illegal, than why the heck hasn't anyone sued them already? Companies sue for copyright infringement and go after pirates; why haven't they taken on this company that has (allegedly) lost them many millions of dollars? Why haven't their customers sued them for (supposed) false advertising or formed a class action suit?
As for profit, they have every right to charge as much as they want for what they sell. They have every right to offer as little as they want for what they want to buy. The fact that people are trading with them in large numbers indicate that the prices they have chosen are right, economically speaking.
As for profit, they have every right to charge as much as they want for what they sell. They have every right to offer as little as they want for what they want to buy. The fact that people are trading with them in large numbers indicate that the prices they have chosen are right, economically speaking.
Just finished watching the entire series. Sadly, the narrator has dreadful diction, and it is extremely difficult to understand what he's saying at times. This is a shame because A) he has something important to say; and B) some of his gags are pretty good.
I'm also extremely impressed that he managed to bash out what must have been well over 1000 panels of art to support his 90-minute rant. This is a [em]hell[/em] of a lot of work, as I can personally attest.
Finally, everyone claiming he's not funny obviously hasn't paid any attention to the sight gags. The joke density isn't as high as in Yahtzee's work, but it's still creditable. As an example, here's a still I clipped from near the very end of his rant that made me stop the video to laugh. The narration over it is: "The Internet loves when you hate on things so much, it can lead to a 400% increase in site traffic."
I'm also extremely impressed that he managed to bash out what must have been well over 1000 panels of art to support his 90-minute rant. This is a [em]hell[/em] of a lot of work, as I can personally attest.
Finally, everyone claiming he's not funny obviously hasn't paid any attention to the sight gags. The joke density isn't as high as in Yahtzee's work, but it's still creditable. As an example, here's a still I clipped from near the very end of his rant that made me stop the video to laugh. The narration over it is: "The Internet loves when you hate on things so much, it can lead to a 400% increase in site traffic."
I think of it this way...what else is there if Gamestop were gone? Infact, yes, its unfair, but more likely I would just let the game rot. So useless disc or 5$? My only problem with Gamestop, is I wish they would have better quality control for used stuff. I know theres only what they get, but I want to know I am not just getting the crappiest disc they have on hand. I bought CoD2 used, and it was covered in crud. It worked, but yuck...
That's part of the point the video was making: [em]You[/em] are GameStop's quality control department.Saelune said:
Although GameStop policy may say that trade-ins have to be checked for quality, GameStop [em]practice[/em] is that employees do no such thing. They don't have time or, in some cases, the expertise. The quality of used game discs is checked by [em]you[/em], the used game buyer. Moreover, you are performing this service for GameStop for free. Once you flag a disc as defective, only then does it get sent to some facility somewhere to be resurfaced. Maybe.
The way GameStop's business is structured, they are [em]never[/em] going to spend employee hours rigorously checking discs, since they've successfully out-sourced that function to [em]you[/em].
I know let's ban capitalism while we are at it.
If you feel like they are ripping off you, just go and buy your games elsewhere, they will start listening when they start noticing drop in their bank accounts.
Free marker, company that responds to the Demand of the market. If you go and punish Gamestop from being profit seeking company you are killing capitalism and free market. I have always got good deals and good service from my Gamestop, so If you try to take away their right of be on the Free market I will be there personally to defend them.
You are not forced to buy from them, go and take your money elsewhere.
If you feel like they are ripping off you, just go and buy your games elsewhere, they will start listening when they start noticing drop in their bank accounts.
Free marker, company that responds to the Demand of the market. If you go and punish Gamestop from being profit seeking company you are killing capitalism and free market. I have always got good deals and good service from my Gamestop, so If you try to take away their right of be on the Free market I will be there personally to defend them.
You are not forced to buy from them, go and take your money elsewhere.