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A Quick Tip by KingreX32

Apr 8, 2012

by KingreX32
posted in The Gaming Hub

Goodness I cant stand these guys anymore. Am I the only one who feels like they are being robbed at gun point whenever they shop there? Some things that really annoy me with them is that the prices for some games here are ridiculous and their trade policies for games is just downright theft.

You could go there and buy a game new just as its released, you spend 70 dollars on this game and play it. Two weeks when later you come back to trade it in they tell you its only worth 30 dollars and put it back on the shelf for 50. I cant stand being stolen from, and that's what these guys do.

Its sucks though because Gamestop is the only Gaming Specialty store around, there are somethings you can get at Gamestop that you just cant find at Walmart or Zellars. So its almost like I'm forced to go there. Yes I know Best Buy and Futureshop have their own Gaming sections but the prices are just as bad.

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liago4 April 10, 2012

Yea I totally agree they suck but I understand the policies now and understand they're a corporation and they have to make a profit but most times game stop won't even give you $30 for that new release trade in lol. You have to catch their deals where they guarantee it but my biggest pet peeve with them is their employees are terrible most times. You get to talk, play, and sell video games all day how can you hate that job and have such an attitude all the damn time? Sometimes you can get one over on them but I just usually deal with ebay and amazon now unless I really really want a game right there and then

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Madpenguin April 08, 2012

That whole trade in robbery deal was around long before Game Stop came into the picture, and still exist in many local game stores with the exact same lopsided pay off. I remember many times during the Super Nintendo and Genesis days, when I bought a game for nearly 70 bucks to trade it back like in 2 days and the trade in value was about the same. And then it would be put right back there at a higher price. My advice is this, try to sell the game on amazon first, because you just might make a little more than what Game Stop will offer you.

KingreX32 April 11, 2012

Its a love hate relationship with me and gamestop. Tey have some cool stuff but they are thieves.

Madpenguin April 11, 2012

LOL. I'm glad that I'm a collector now and just keep every game I come across, because I would be so frustrated to see the trade in value for let's say, Uncharted 3.

KingreX32 April 12, 2012

Same. I try my best not to trade in games period.

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Im KingreX32. Im Canadian and a Gamer. I have a Nintendo Wii and DS. I write reviews and play around with photoshop a bit. I love rock music and this is my website. http://kingrex32.webs.com/ … more