The 2024 Gamestop Thread

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GS FAQ

Where is the weekly ad?
They ended the weekly ad for more rotation of deals. Please check the homepage and deal link for the current deals.

I can't find a trade in value for an item?
It might not be tradable or calling a store to find the value may be the only option.

How many copies of a game can I trade in?
You are allowed to trade in 4 copies of the same game (same system) within a rolling 30 day period.

Are there trade limits?
Yes, $500 cash minus some electronic trade ins and or $2000 trade credit in a rolling 30 day period.

Where is the weekly ad?
They ended the weekly ad for more rotation of deals in a period.


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Can I use the $5 monthly coupon on gift cards?

Yes you can in store but not online please note not all gift cards will apply to this rule.

I have a $XX.xx pre-owned reward certificate, and I want to use it on a B2G1 transaction. Should I?
It depends. If the three games are equal value, do not use your certificate. The value of the certificate would be applied to the free game, which would not benefit you. If one game is more expensive, you can use the certificate to make it the same value as the other two games ($5 reward certificate applied to transaction with two $10 games and one $15 game would make all three games $10).


TERMINOLOGY AND LINGO:
ASL/SL: Assistant Store Leader, Store Leader; manager positions at GS.
B2G1: Buy two, get one free.
GS: GameStop
JD: Junior detective, an employee who is out to get someone
LP: Loss Prevention; this is the department that actually bans accounts after being flagged.
TC/TiC: Trade credit.
TIV/TV: Trade in value, or what a game currently trades for. When posting a TV for a game, always use the base value.
 
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bonesawisready said:
xbox has devalued physical games on their platform. Can’t sell what there isn’t demand for
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and customers have devalued paying full price to own any kind of Xbox games.

Guess where it goes from here in regards to future game development, publishing, and studios' desire to have MS as their main partner?

 
I have the PS5 version of Miles Morales and the PS4 version of Elden Ring haha. If they were reversed, I could have traded towards a new game. Oh well.

 
Has anyone heard of another round of layoffs/store closings? I went to my local store and overheard an employee being trained that they need to get their numbers up or the store could be closed. I'd be pretty annoyed if my regular store is on the chopping block. I can't say I'm completely surprised since whenever I went there on weekdays, sometimes I was the only customer there.
 
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and customers have devalued paying full price to own any kind of Xbox games.

Guess where it goes from here in regards to future game development, publishing, and studios' desire to have MS as their main partner?
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Don't need partners for development or publishing if you just outright buy them. (Zenimax, Activision Blizzard, etc, etc...)

That said, the number of developers or publisher that I would trust enough to pay full retail for any of their products is pretty low. Never mind the humiliation conga that was Square Enix past year or so of releases.

With the exception of Final Fantasy XVI, almost every game they've made in the past year has been Buy 1, Get 1 Free for the entire summer, and they're still not selling. Sadly, it's not just Square Enix seeing this.

 
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whitereflection said:
Has anyone heard of another round of layoffs/store closings? I went to my local store and overheard an employee being trained that they need to get their numbers up or the store could be closed. I'd be pretty annoyed if my regular store is on the chopping block. I can't say I'm completely surprised since whenever I went there on weekdays, sometimes I was the only customer there.
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I feel like maybe it’s best for they’re mental health if they shut down, GameStop is like modern days slavery for the employees


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JSweeney said:
Don't need partners for development or publishing if you just outright buy them. (Zenimax, Activision Blizzard, etc, etc...)
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Yeah, that's my point; Microsoft needed to buy them.

Gamepass is good for low-volume, burgeoning developers. It gets them great exposure. It pays the bills and it makes their business profitable. But it also puts a ceiling on what big-budget studios can do in terms of sales revenue and volume. It's generally not a thing big pubs should go for.

Just like how Christopher Nolan didn't want movies going straight to Netflix / streaming during the (2020+) pandemic era. That devalues high-end products and IPs. Nobody has felt that harder than Disney, and with Disney+. As it turns out, spending $200-$400mil+ on development costs every time is not a sustainable business model!

 
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whitereflection said:
Has anyone heard of another round of layoffs/store closings? I went to my local store and overheard an employee being trained that they need to get their numbers up or the store could be closed. I'd be pretty annoyed if my regular store is on the chopping block. I can't say I'm completely surprised since whenever I went there on weekdays, sometimes I was the only customer there.
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No but, I recently went to the gamestop at the baybrook mall here in texas. They don’t even have games on the wall anymore. They moved all the games to metal shelves in the middle of the store and everything on the wall is plushies/trading cards. I’m assuming they’re more then likely going to close down soon as to there is another gamestop down the street from there and 2 others in a 20 mile distance.
 
Macedon911 said:
Had this issue happen more than once my friend. Even with brand new games. I would suggest just going into the store. A lot of times customer service will give you the run around.
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Happy to report that GS is mailing me out a gift card for the amount of the missing item. Just received email confirmation. Not too bad of an experience thankfully (aside from the not shipping the item I ordered issue)

 
Is the monthly $5 still usable on digital currency? I thought Gamestop got rid of that, but sounds like people in the thread are still getting it?

 
Does the trade 2 get $50 credit towards a new game work for preorders?
 
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Dropping in to say say fuck GameStop, I ordered a big statue from the current sale and they sent me 10 boxes of socks. Never ending trash from the company.
 
I "emailed" their support page about an hour ago. I looked through the box better and there was the shipping info of the real order inside, gave them all the info. Hopefully they just send me my correct item and I don't have to do anything else.
 
SIX min WHISTLE said:
Dropping in to say say fuck GameStop, I ordered a big statue from the current sale and they sent me 10 boxes of socks. Never ending trash from the company.
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Ahahahaha. Learned your lesson didn't you? The best part is it is equally likely incompetent employees as it is employees not wanting to take the hit for being unable to fulfill an order.
 
SIX min WHISTLE said:
Dropping in to say say fuck GameStop, I ordered a big statue from the current sale and they sent me 10 boxes of socks. Never ending trash from the company.
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I ordered a game from them once, got the game but it came in a long, skinny 4 ft box. There was a plastic Halloween Conan the barbarian sword with it. Never ordered that or anything even close to it. Best I could tell it wasn’t even an item they had on the website.
 
RedvsBlue said:
I ordered a game from them once, got the game but it came in a long, skinny 4 ft box. There was a plastic Halloween Conan the barbarian sword with it. Never ordered that or anything even close to it. Best I could tell it wasn’t even an item they had on the website.
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they sell halloween crap so it doesn't sound too strange

 
beenaround said:
Ahahahaha. Learned your lesson didn't you? The best part is it is equally likely incompetent employees as it is employees not wanting to take the hit for being unable to fulfill an order.
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RedvsBlue said:
I ordered a game from them once, got the game but it came in a long, skinny 4 ft box. There was a plastic Halloween Conan the barbarian sword with it. Never ordered that or anything even close to it. Best I could tell it wasn’t even an item they had on the website.
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Yeah, I try not to shop there much anymore but it was a relatively new item for $30 off and free shipping. Judging by the box I do think it was a mix up due when packaging, but my experience in that front was TRU backroom, not whatever wearhouse or store situation this was.

They did at least respond to my email fairly fast. I have to return the junk to a store then my item will be sent.

Definitely a couple notches higher on the avoid list now.
 
Hopefully final update. They totally could not run the return like the customer service outlined. They ended up "returning" the items I was sent, rebuying the correct item online again with that credit, and then giving me the positive difference on a gift card.

Hopefully they don't fuck up the order a second time, manager said he'll just refund the item to my payment method if there is another issue.
 
SIX min WHISTLE said:
Hopefully final update. They totally could not run the return like the customer service outlined. They ended up "returning" the items I was sent, rebuying the correct item online again with that credit, and then giving me the positive difference on a gift card.

Hopefully they don't fuck up the order a second time, manager said he'll just refund the item to my payment method if there is another issue.
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Phone(maybe email too)CS is outsourced and a lot of the time says literally anything to get you off the line. Gamestop is really a bag of shit these days.
 
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So I have $26 in trade In credit and need more storage on my XSX, using that on the 1TB $150 drive to bring it closer to $130 after tax is probably the best deal we get for a year or so right?
 
bonesawisready said:
So I have $26 in trade In credit and need more storage on my XSX, using that on the 1TB $150 drive to bring it closer to $130 after tax is probably the best deal we get for a year or so right?
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Picked up 2TB Seagate today from BB after got my $75 in certs from BB card. They had it for $279 now, had $150 in RZ certs, the only benefit from that credit card anymore, but I will take it.

 
TC119 said:
Is $15 base + 20% bonus for the Dualshock 4 good or is there a chance for higher in the coming months?
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past several years we’ve gotten a 50% usually after Black Friday, and values usually increase too due to holiday demand. Any accessories unless you need the credit now, it’s worth waiting. Never a guarantee but this has happened the last two years at least.
 
Freeze Time said:
It's amazing that Microsoft can absolutely rip off people with their proprietary extra storage and people are happy to pay it.
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I wouldn't say they are happy to pay it. It is some of us need the extra storage. Like how we all pay for gas in our cars and aren't happy about paying almost $4 per gallon...

 
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