Current Events > People are making thousands of dollars at Gamestop this weekend. Gs meltdown

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Wetterdew posted...

Can I do this with old Game Boy games and DS games? I have loads of trash.

I'm not gonna list it all on ebay because I don't have the patience to ship it out.

It depends. Big games like Pokemon, yes. They wouldn't take Pac-Man for Gameboy or Zelda LTTP for GBA(which both myself and the guy at the store thought was weird)
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Thanks tc. The only game I even play anymore is dks3 so I'm selling all this shit. Except bloodborne.

My controlper was all fucked anyways , need a new one. Thanks again, sincerely

When does this end?
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Shit will this still be going on tomorrow?

I'm gonna go somewhere I know I can get used games cheap and trade in a shit ton of them. Also bring some friends too.
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Thank you for this topic.

Some of this is beyond ridiculous. I sold Dead Rising 2(ps4) for like 23 bucks, I originally payed 10 dollars new for it.

Went to Best Buy and bought Amazing Spiderman 2 for 20 dollars and ended up getting 32 dollars for it.

Sold like 8 games and ended up with 175 in credit. The most expensive game I payed for was Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3(ps4), payed 30 for it and ended up getting it back.

I ended up buying:
OdinSphere
Dark Souls 3
No Mans Sky (free)
Arms

And I still have 70 bucks credit left.
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Get up to 60% Extra Trade Credit

Get 20% Extra for 2+ Games, 40% Extra for 4+ Games, and 60% Extra for 6+ Games when you trade!
Offer valid for game trades only. Not valid toward cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value. Trades subject to manager approval. Cannot be combined with any other offer. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice. Offer valid 6/19 - 7/10.

I think that's what tcs talking about.

So you can only get trade in credit. But I guess then you can use the money gained to buy more games and sell them for cash. Like buy 200-300 bucks of used games, sell for $600, buy 600 dollars of games or a system or two, sell for $400-500 cash.

Or you could keep going until you have a thousand plus in store credit, cash out for 800 dollars.

Shit, I'm definitely doing this tomorrow.
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I should have brought more shit. I have Super Mario 64, a PS1, OG Xbox, etc. All just sitting around in storage for years.

I'm gonna buy a PS4, I might be able to get one for free at this rate.
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People should move quickly, gamestop might shut this shit down.

Does this work for systems as well? And if so, can you(TC) PM me your number so I can get in on this? I get paid before this ends so it's the perfect time to trade in my Vita(assuming it's worth anything in trade in value).

On that note, any way to check trade in value?
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gadgaurd posted...

Does this work for systems as well? And if so, can you(TC) PM me your number so I can get in on this? I get paid before this ends so it's the perfect time to trade in my Vita(assuming it's worth anything in trade in value).

On that note, any way to check trade in value?

Only games

Check the Gamestop Reddit, I think they have a chart there. Otherwise you can just call and ask. You need six games for the full 60%
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littlebro07 posted...

I just traded in the following this afternoon not realizing they had this deal. I expected MAYBE $40.

Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Blue
Pokemon Yellow
Another Pokemon Gold
Pokemon Ruby
Pokemon Crystal
Namco Museum
Kirby Tilt something or other(a GB game)
Super Mario Bros Deluxe
Star Wars Battlefront (Xbone version)
And a PlayStation 3 Move controller

Got $94 in store credit.

I know I could have probably made more on Pokemon but all the batteries were dead. They didn't even test them out. And I haven't touched any of those items in like five years.

there's stores selling those pokemon games used for like $60-80 each. you got robbed lmao.

creativeme posted...

there's stores selling those pokemon games used for like $60-80 each. you got robbed lmao.

You're the third guy who can't read. The games didn't work. Those stores are selling them for that price in working condition.

GameStop sells Crystal version for $29.99 on their website. I got $22 for a broken copy.

People buying them for $60-80 are the real ones getting robbed. The others are like $20 unless they happen to have the original box and manual and shit.
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Wtf

What games are people trading in exactly to make any sort of profit

Is there a chart about this anywhere
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wait so how does this work? I go sell stuff and they give me a bunch of money for them or what
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DocileOrangeCup posted...

wait so how does this work? I go sell stuff and they give me a bunch of money for them or what

Trade at least 6 games.
Get 60% more.
Profit.
Unless your games are worth like 0.25 like Madden, in which case its a small increase.
Pokemon Sun alone got me 40
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Holy shit, Plants vs. Zombies 2 is worth $28 but is going on sale for $16 at Best Buy

So if you buy 6 of those it'll be worth $168 in credit, plus an extra $100

Thats $268 worth of credit for $96

My math is garbage but isn't that nearly 200% profit

Hmm

I'm going shopping
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thompsontalker7 posted...

Holy shit, Plants vs. Zombies 2 is worth $28 but is going on sale for $16 at Best Buy

So if you buy 6 of those it'll be worth $168 in credit, plus an extra $100

Thats $268 worth of credit for $96

My math is garbage but isn't that nearly 200% profit

Hmm

I'm going shopping

You can only trade in one copy per transaction
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Jajaja
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Shame it's not happening here. I could fully digitise my Switch library.
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There is a chart but I believe the CAG is being selfish with it
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So basically one could buy cheap games at like Walmart or Best Buy and then trade them in for more than they are worth. Hmm. Site says it ends 7/9.
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Traded all my unused games last year
Good deal tho
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l Dudeboy l posted...

Shame it's not happening here. I could fully digitise my Switch library.

Yeah I checked my local store in the website and of course it mentions nothing about this promotion, just the buy 2 get 1 free on retro games. Dammit man lol
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So they're taking old games as well? I have some PS2 and Gamecube games I could unload, and some physical PC games I have Steam copies of. Would they take those? I'm guessing not because of DRM issues.

I can't find anything about a chart anywhere.
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If they can take GCN games, DS and GBA games, that'd be amazing.

I wish someone found the chart that showed what gave the most profit tho >_>
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Also it's only for credit, right? I really want to buy a new Gamecube and N64 to replace the ones that was stolen a few months back so I can actually play some of my games, but I doubt they're selling any.
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MrZAP17 posted...

Also it's only for credit, right? I really want to buy a new Gamecube and N64 to replace the ones that was stolen a few months back so I can actually play some of my games, but I doubt they're selling any.

Yes the deals are credit only always is.

Also donkey Kong 3ds is a solid option 16 new at best buy witH gamers club and given 22 ish with promotion
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You can always order online,
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I would do this if I could pre-order SNES classics. I think I'm going to sit this one out.
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if they are still taking ds games, you could always buy a few of the ones that are in the yellow sleeves and turn them in
they tend to be pretty cheap
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they've had 50% extra on trade ins before, but they used to adjust the values accordingly to where you weren't getting too much back. apparently they fucked up here.

it is too much effort IMO to go buy games at best buy/target/etc and go trade them to GS, especially to do something kinda unethical, but broke motherfuckers are gonna do what broke motherfuckers do. I just hope it isn't the same people that bitch about gamestop prices, because shit abusing shit like this is what makes their prices go up
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Everyone buys games through best buy dude
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The Best Buy games are Shadow of Mordor GOTY, Garden Warfare 2, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Need for Speed (PS4), PayDay 2. The trade ins are already higher than the BB prices.
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vbty3 posted...

The Best Buy games are Shadow of Mordor GOTY, Garden Warfare 2, Amazing Spider-Man 2, Need for Speed (PS4), PayDay 2. The trade ins are already higher than the BB prices.

Again, donkey Kong will get you 23ish for 16
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Buy multiple copies of Tekken 7 for $40 at best buy with gcu then trade it in at gamestop.

MetalGearSquid posted...

Shit, how long is this running for?

Until the 9th.
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I did this a few years back only time I've gone to Gamestop in a while. You should only go there if you can take advantage of their deals and not let them take advantage of you.
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MrZAP17 posted...

Also it's only for credit, right? I really want to buy a new Gamecube and N64 to replace the ones that was stolen a few months back so I can actually play some of my games, but I doubt they're selling any.

Probably are online. They opened a retro section.
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This is why physical copies > digital copies.
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Got almost $400 on 12 games.

Gonna buy some games on Amazon prime to flip for 10$+ profit <_<
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My haul:

PS4:
Persona 5
Yakuza 0
Dark Souls 3
Dishonored 2
No Mans Sky
Just Cause 3
The Witcher 3

Switch:
Puyo Puyo Tetris
Arms
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I unloaded these:

okamiden
puzzles/dragons mario edition
driver
midnight club
world ends with you
god of war saga
kh 358/2 days
marvel vs capcom 3: fate of two worlds
spirit tracks

picked up:
ultimate marvel vs capcom 3
infamous 1 & 2
luigi's mansion: dark moon
dragon quest viii (new-3DS)
bayonetta

whats nice is the luigi's mansion is used but the case has no gamestop stickers or anything. gonna trade a few more but I have to beat them first.
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I ended up buying

Arms
Lego city
Botw
Vita
Mgs hd
Persona 4 golden
Half heroes or something on the switch

8 pop figures
2 resident evil shirts
20 dollar steam card

And still have 250 left
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Nearly 200 from my haul. Most of the Best Buy games were all gone, guessing I wasn't the only one looking for them this week.
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Man this is nuts still
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https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/6l195w/how_i_convertedtraded_9787_worth_of_walmart_games/

That's OD. Flipped 100 to 480.
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Too many hopping on it. I bet something gonna change soon
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