GameStop Forcing Trade-Ins for PS3, Wii Reserves?

[Shilo]

That sucks! It would take way to many games to add up to $50. I tried to trade in a copy of Sonic the Hedge hog 2 for the Genesis a few years back (had like 3 of them and was curious), and they said they would give me a nickle for it. A nickle for a game that they have a $10 price tag on it right next to the counter. I hope this is just a rumor.

[kcajblue]

that is the stupidest way to preorder.

[Amethyst]

If you need cash for games go to independent stores.

Non video game related: I had a bunch of sh't CDs I collected from a few yard sales for $10, some new. I went to the Warehouse to sell them, about 13 CDs, 5 bucks. I know they were sh't CDs but $5? I went to an independent record store and scored an easy $30 off those sh'tty discs.

Chain stores that offer trade-ins usually work off a preset price for games, Warehouse had it for my CDs, while some independents do estimate in their appraisals. They look at it and guess it's value.

[dejkirkby]

In the UK, stores like GAME or Gamestation won't accept wrestling or soccer games as they are too common.

[cloud_952]

Same thing in the US with sports titles. Anything that comes out every year (football, soccer, baseball, etc) they won't accept any previous edition.

[gotmilk0112]

game-stop's way of knowing the price of a CD game is:

they take off 1$ for every scratch (and or) smudge on the CD. i once tried to trade in "Crash Bash" (an old ps1 game that wasnt that old when i bought it) and he said: "okau......um ill give you a quarter for it okay?" and i saw it on the wall USED for 19.99 os im like no your out of your mind.

and once i tried to trade in these 3 gameboy advance games:

PokeMon Sapphire
Crazy Chase!
Advance Wars

and he said he'll give me 9$ for them all. and im like WTF?!?!?11?1/?1

Lame-Stop is indeed the seedy pawn shop of videogames.

[cloud_952]

So.. anyone been to Gamestop and checked this out today?

[gotmilk0112]

i just read about this at GameSpot. this thing was a test and they are testing it in hiwaii! (however you spell that >_< and if all goes well with it they will move it to the rest of the USA. OH KNOEZ!!!!!!