Never underestimate the power of trading things in at Gamestop.

[Ojanya]

Okay. I went to Gamestop to get some money for my 360. I was planning on just getting like 60-70 dollars to buy a new game. I brought:

PS2 Slim
Super Monkey Ball 2
Animal Crossing WW
Star Fox command
Metroid Prime Hunters
FFX
Excite Truck
Metroid Prime 3

Did I get 60? No. 70? No. 80? Not at all.

I got 179 dollars.

I also got a 12 month game informer subscription for 3 dollars.

Just trying to help some people out with cash. If you don't play it, trade it. That's my motto.

 

[Mr.GAW]

Probably because PS2s are still selling well, DS sales are amazing and so is the software, and MP3 is pretty new.

I normally keep all of my games in case I ever want to go back, but if I was smart, I would trade them in, because I normally don't touch them again after the first or second playthrough.

 

[Crimson King]

NEVER sell to Gamestop. You could have gotten a lot more with Ebay.

 

[FireWater]

NEVER sell to Gamestop. You could have gotten a lot more with Ebay.

I agree, gamestop doesn't really pay much, but they will jack up the prices for margin.

they make more money on their used games than they do their new ones.

 

[Crimson King]

They make money on used games - Period. All used items are pure profit for them. So what you sold for $180, they will make over $300 for whereas new games they pay a lot higher for and get little to no profit.

 

[Tryptomine]

Gamestop trade ins is one of the biggest rip-offs in the gaming industry, I can't imagine ever wanting to sell them anything. Then again, I've been able to bring myself to trade in any games, no matter how ****ty (I'm looking at you, Red Steel). You could call me obsessive, but I'd prefer the term "collector."

 

[Black Waltz]

youre lucky...i brought in rayman 2 and jak and daxter and they said they would give me $3...i didnt sell them btw. what a ripoff

 

[Teebs]

The only problem with GameStop trading is you have to be 18 to trade in. I still find things to be underpriced for trade-in.