J.W. Stillwater
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I still have not converted my GS credit to Amazon form last time.
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GameStop Trade-in 6 Games 60% (+10% for Pro Members) Bonus 8/21-9/3
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But the employees are not the corporation. The are employees that probably don't get paid very well and this does not affect them personally in the least.
Yeah, hard to say why any one employee is annoyed about it, but it's complicated. People can get attached to their companies, even when they don't treat them well. Probably hear from their managers about how it sucks that people are doing it, etc.
Well I made a few bucks. Frys had Puyo Puyo and Binding of Isaac on sale for $25 each. So I went and bought those two, it was limit of 1 each, and then went straight to Gamestop and they gave me $39 for Puyo Puyo and $34 for Binding of Isaac. I needed 2 more games to get 6 too so those two were perfect fit.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Yeah Im not too worried about it I just kind of wanted that Destiny PS4 Pro bundle and could have gotten it for another $100 or so less had I really wanted to. I think It's probably just smarter to wait for Black Friday anyway and I'm not even sure I really want a Pro.
7DollarHagane
Banned
You fucked up. That b2g1 coupon you get for signing up is worth $40 or so in a free game or even if you flip them back. You lost.
webcivilian
Member
I had a bad experience in one of the stores as I traded some games along with 2 that I got from RedBox (to get the 60%). They charged me $4 each for the two of the RedBox games saying that the discs had a scratch and when I asked the associate to show me scratch, he got really annoyed. I actually did clean the discs before taking them in and inspected for any scratches. The discs were in good condition.
Then when I tried to get a GS gift card the associate told that he is not going to sell anything to me in the store and literally pointed towards the door. I asked him for the name of his manager but he kept repeating that its his store and he can do whatever he wants. I kept my composure and I asked for his manager's name again. He repeated a first name 3 times. I had enough and left the store.
Then when I tried to get a GS gift card the associate told that he is not going to sell anything to me in the store and literally pointed towards the door. I asked him for the name of his manager but he kept repeating that its his store and he can do whatever he wants. I kept my composure and I asked for his manager's name again. He repeated a first name 3 times. I had enough and left the store.
I only shop GS when abusing TIV or when they have good sales and I've never had a bad experience. Traded in a total of 6 Redbox games today at 2 stores without anyone batting an eye I just shove them in cheap paper cd sleeves. Tried removing 1 sticker using hairdryer trick and goo gone and it use made a mess so I left all the other stickers on. Had never actually tried removing these before usually the only stickers I bother pulling off is the outer layer Gamestop stickers if they will come off easily as I drive to the next GS to trade them back in lol.
Without a transaction # for a survey nobody will take your complaint seriously, Gamestop is probably the most pranked store around. Go back and buy multiple cheap items and hammer them hard via survey then return the items and get more survey slips.
The county I live in you can't trade in accessories........ I had to go to a GS like 15 minutes away to trade in my old controllers last time I upgraded.
mattysaurus
Member
What filler titles netted you $502? That's like $25 bucks a game.
So I after traded in a bunch of stuff, bought a Steam wallet card, I was left with about $200. Apparently they applied this to a Destiny 2 PS4 bundle pre-order for whatever reason (despite no mention of the game/bundle) instead of just putting it on my Pro card balance.
Do I have to call them up to cancel this or will the deposit just return to the balance of my Pro card in a few days, since it's not nearly enough to pay for the bundle?
Do I have to call them up to cancel this or will the deposit just return to the balance of my Pro card in a few days, since it's not nearly enough to pay for the bundle?
I think you got a shitty employee who did it to rack up their numbers knowing you'd cancel it.
Megatron
Member
You are I think going to have to go in and have them put the balance back on your card. You can't get screwed over, like you aren't stuck having to buy it, but you do have to go back for your credit. If you do it before Tuesday, the employee will lose the pre order credit he got, I think. After Tuesday he gets the credit weather you buy it or not.
Ugh, ok. Thanks.
Marker007
Member
Traded some GBA and Wii-U stuff too. Posted earlier that I was gonna. Had about thirty titles total. Pokemon stuff is the gift that keeps on giving.
I had my clerk say that everytime you trade in a game you get $5 to apply to a pre-order. I took it to mean a bonus $5, but I see it deducted from my trade amount. After reading your post it seems they are trying to pad their pre-order numbers?
Any truth to the $5 trade-in towards a pre-order? I put it towards Metroid: Samus Returns SE which I wanted anyway (unless I can find it at Best Buy for my GCU discount) on release day.
Lately, Gamestops seem to keep a stack of their "Extra $5 Credit" coupons next to their registers. Seems to be an easy way for them to boost pre-orders in a "I'll give you this coupon if you put it towards a pre-order" kinda way. They definitely shouldn't be automatically using your credit on pre-orders you didn't ask for, though.
He did mention it, but I guess he didn't explain it right. I agreed to the $5. After checking my receipt further I see he applied the extra $5 credit to Madden 18 and then put it towards my Metroid pre-order. So mine actually good.
Yeah I almost messed up, wasn't aware that Gamestop closed at 6p on Sundays, but someone here mentioned it and I made it at 5:30p.
Hopefully they extend it as others have mentioned that GameStop has done on previous holiday weekends.
You did mess up. It went up by $11. If it wasn't enough to cover it, it would have went down in price.
Edit: Pro costs $15 for a year, your trade in went up $11, meaning you got $26 extra from Pro.
Ultimately it depends on the amount of his trade-in. If his total was more than $150 then yes he screwed up, as it would have covered the Pro fee plus whatever else the trade in value was. I traded in 7 games and got $230 so it's hard to imagine someone getting less than $115 for their games but it's possible as I did trade I'm some high valued stuff.
Edit: I see he got $168 but the additional 10% is off the regular value not the higher value "available today only". So it does seems like he'd lose credit by getting the Pro card.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
We went through this yesterday. With a 60% bonus he got whatever he did. Like $168 something. If he had paid $15 and gotten another 10% it would have been $179 something (then subtract the $15 for the Pro membership), not enough to cover the cost of the membership. I still would have just paid the extra $4 or so for the membership since it'd easily be worth it but I guess he just didnt want to.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I went in to trade some random games for cash and the worker there was really nice. We chatted about Destiny 2 and he didn't mention reserves or anything. He asked me once if I had a card and that was it.
What's sad is that he could get fired for low quota for doing something that's actually enjoyable.
I won't make them my go to game store. Their GameStop TV always makes me feel like an idiot or a noob. I'd rather have a quiet browser as my store.
What's sad is that he could get fired for low quota for doing something that's actually enjoyable.
I won't make them my go to game store. Their GameStop TV always makes me feel like an idiot or a noob. I'd rather have a quiet browser as my store.
kingofthedead45
Member
Don't think this. I have plenty of normal chats with my customers, I'm not overly pushy with the gamestop stuff either and the last thing I worry about is getting fired for low numbers.
Don't get me wrong, the col score stuff is still something worth discussing and definitely needs to be addressed, but still we can have normal conversations with people without coming off like robits.
Let's say he traded in 6 games and after the 60% promo he has a total of $165.
$165 - $15 (for the pro membership) = $150 x 0.10 = $165.
So the bare minimum of him not losing any money is $165. Plus he would have gained a B2G1 coupon as well.
Even if he traded in 6 games that are only worth $20 per game (before the 60% increase) he would have easily made it over the $165 threshold.
"only" $20 per game from gamestop trade in lol
Sketch_Turntable
Member
I got $12 for Infamous: Second Son today...and I can download it for free later this week.
Good times.
Good times.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
I love stories of people thinking they are sticking it to the man just to expose that they were actually wrong. They were trying to give you a free $2 for a year membership And you turned it down bruh
Thank you for nicely illustrating your L so that we can could laugh at you.
Should have read up more about this on GAF!
Nioh, Yakuza 0, Injustice 2, Tekken 7, Gravity Rush Remastered, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Mario + Rabbids, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Breath of the Wild, ARMS, Splatoon 2, Just Dance 2017, Disgaea 5 Complete, Overwatch, Madden 2018 are games that are $20+ in base value right now. Not even counting many other titles like Mario & Luigi Paper Jam, Super Smash Bros, Crash Bandicot, GTA V, Forza Horizon 3 that are at $20.
With that text message B2G1 free coupon, it's not hard to find 6 games that is will trade in for at least $20.
Might wanna do a little research before you make yourself look stupid.
"lol"
If this is the total amount you got after the 60% then you definitely fucked up. You would have gained $0.30 and a B2G1 free coupon at the very least.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
No because the base trades of his game were like $105 total. So add 60% to that and it's $168.
Now if he had added 70% instead the total would be $178.50
Those werent exact numbers down to the penny but it was very close to that. The difference there is only $10.50 which is not itself enough to pay for the $15 Pro membership.
You can argue all the other benefits and I'd agree with you, but in his case I think he said he wouldn't be going back which would make everything else irrelevant. He'd still get the magazine too, but we'll pretend that has zero value to him also. So just speaking in terms of credit amount he'd have lost a few dollars if he decided to pay the $15 for the membership.
Umm no.
I did the math dude.
He got $168 after 60%. They would have taken -$15 off = $153 x 10% = $15.30
$15.30 would have been enough to cover his pro membership. You did your math wrong.
How did you only get $10 by adding 10%? 🤔
The poster was silly and duped himself...
Hoho for breakfast
Member
They would have added it all to the base of $105. So it'd be $105 + 70% = 178.5 as opposed to $105 + 60% = $168
Actually you might be right there. If he have gotten that extra $5 bonus card. He would have been golden.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Yeah if he knew about it he could have asked and they probably would have done that to get him to subscribe. Or the cashier could've thought and offered it since he wanted him to sign up so bad.
Because getting pro card adds 10% of the base value, not 10% of (base value + 60% deal applied).
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
hah we still calculating it.
Pro membership is pretty worth it for anything less than $10
if anything you would get a subscription to game informer and probably $5-$10 in Reward points coupons.
Pro membership is pretty worth it for anything less than $10
if anything you would get a subscription to game informer and probably $5-$10 in Reward points coupons.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Many stores have a policy to not take Redbox discs. You're lucky they accepted them at all.
I know if I was buying a used game and it was a Redbox copy i wouldn't want to buy it.
7DollarHagane
Banned
That is a lie and it is specifically against their policy to use the $5 bonus trade card in that way. They can get fired for that. Next time you go in you can cancel the pre order and get that $5 at least.
I'm not a GameStop employee, just an experienced flipper. I've been doing this since 2004 or so. I paid for my psp and launch games with Max Payne 2 xbox flips from blockbuster to gamecrazy.
webcivilian
Member
It would have been okay if they didn't accept the Redbox discs. I didn't need any favors. Besides it is more about the attitude and manner the store conducted itself. But go ahead blame it on me.
webcivilian
Member
I only shop GS when abusing TIV or when they have good sales and I've never had a bad experience. Traded in a total of 6 Redbox games today at 2 stores without anyone batting an eye I just shove them in cheap paper cd sleeves. Tried removing 1 sticker using hairdryer trick and goo gone and it use made a mess so I left all the other stickers on. Had never actually tried removing these before usually the only stickers I bother pulling off is the outer layer Gamestop stickers if they will come off easily as I drive to the next GS to trade them back in lol.
Without a transaction # for a survey nobody will take your complaint seriously, Gamestop is probably the most pranked store around. Go back and buy multiple cheap items and hammer them hard via survey then return the items and get more survey slips.
I didn't know about this hairdryer trick. Maybe I'll try it next time I'm desperate to get the 60% rate on the trades.
And I did fill out the survey from the trade-in receipt.
7DollarHagane
Banned
They should have charged you a refurb fee for the lower percieved value of a redbox copy with those stickers on them and/or the time associated with removing them. It's very difficult and leaves a messy residue and can ruin the disc.
As for the attitude, redbox discs are widely known to be stolen often times and while the employee was wrong to give an attitude they do have the right to refuse service if they believe something may have been stolen, which nine times out of ten, redbox discs are. None of the stores around me accept them, ever. I learned that when state of decay was on sale at red box cheap and went for like $20 at gamestop.
Not blaming you, just explaining why you experienced this. Redbox trades are more often than not a waste of time for this reason, unless you can reliably remove the stickers without any residue.
Hairdryer trick works somewhat but the stickers don't peel cleanly, the come off in tiny chips and flakes and can leave sticky residue. Also, the inner rings on PS4 discs are smaller and it's really easy to peel off the label when removing the stickers. XBox one discs have larger inner rings so you don't get that as much.
I used a hairdryer on High for 30 seconds at a time, with the hairdryer directly over the center of the disc. I attempted to peel it and let the disc cool a bit then did another 30 seconds. I think if you apply too much heat the disc can snap or the inner ring can crack and then you're screwed.