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IS GAMESTOP HURTING THE GAME WORLD?

02/27/09 1:32 pm | #1

http://g4tv.com/thepile/videos/36965/DICE-2009-Used-Game-Sales-Evil.html

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02/27/09 1:32 pm | #2

fail

12/31/69 7:00 pm | #3

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02/27/09 1:33 pm | #4

Sorry Caspa

EDIT: Awww you made it all better now lol

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02/27/09 1:43 pm | #5

LOL!
well, without watching the video, yeah, gamestop is pretty evil.
it's nice for an old, cheap game here and there, but that's about it.
i don't even trust buying "new" games from them, really.

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02/27/09 1:48 pm | #6

*sighs*

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02/27/09 2:48 pm | #7

People forget that the publishers sell the new games to GameStop at almost the same price GameStop charges the public for. There is no possible way to run a nationwide company that only deals in the wholesale of new video games. Besides all these game developers make plenty of money as it is. They aren't paying their bottom rung employees minimum wage that's for sure.

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02/27/09 2:57 pm | #8

The only thing evil about them is how they'll sell you a game for $59.99, buy it back for $25, then re-sell it for $54.99. I understand they need to make money, but they should pay more than 50% for 'em...

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02/27/09 3:02 pm | #10

I totally understand where you're coming from. The only way to fix that is to sell your games directly to another person. You'll get more money and if you're nice save them a little bit off the used price as well. Gamestop will never change the value of trades if everyone just sells their games despite how much it's worth.

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02/27/09 3:43 pm | #11

Quote by xsystem_failure:

Quote by MDub93:

The only thing evil about them is how they'll sell you a game for $59.99, buy it back for $25, then re-sell it for $54.99. I understand they need to make money, but they should pay more than 50% for 'em...

Exactly. Just the other day I got rid of Naruto: The Broken Bond, GTA IV, and Assassins Creed. In full, all I got was $46 for all three of the games, when in reality thats not even half of what I paid for all those games when I bought them new.

But are they hurting the game world? I doubt it because my local GameStop is usually packed practically everytime Im there.

Heres the problem anyone who hasn't managed a company/department or who doesn't do accounting may not understand.... That 50% that they pay you would be a 100% markup if the game is sold immediately. But games don't always sell immediately, so when they drop the price, it goes down. They also offer specials (buy 2 get 1 free is essentially 33% off, 25% off etc) and they offer cards that get you 10% off any used game purchase (yes it costs you money but I have got MUCH more value than the 15 I paid for it)

You have overhead - rent, utilities, employees wages, all kinds of insurance - unemployment, workers comp stuff, etc. Not to mention anyone who does steal any items from them (I realize this isn't too easy).

So think about it this way - Gamestop buys Fracture from you when it was new for 25 dollars, they hold it on the shelf forever because no one wants it and sell it for 20 dollars used in a buy 2 get 1 free special so essentially they get 33% off that price it would be $13.33, so they lost 12 dollars (roughly) and if they held on to the game at different points in the year they have to pay taxes on their inventory. So yes every time a used copy of Gears 2 sells for 55 with no discount they make 25-30 dollars, but that helps offset the losses and their wages.

I have managed retail, a parts department and a service department at a car dealership, and at a machine shop. Believe me when I say they make money, but there are many many things you don't know about that cost them money as well. Like when Kidd buys 10 games and returns them all 15 times and gets the cashier to give him too much credit

All that being said, I purchase about 50% or more of my games used, mostly from Gamestop, and I will NEVER pay 60 dollars for a video game. Ever......

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02/27/09 4:03 pm | #13

hahaha, I meant to only quote Dub.... darn me and not paying attention...lol

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02/27/09 4:06 pm | #15

Quote by MDub93:

The only thing evil about them is how they'll sell you a game for $59.99, buy it back for $25, then re-sell it for $54.99. I understand they need to make money, but they should pay more than 50% for 'em...

100% agree. But i doubt gamestop will change that, because people keep doing it.

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