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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skateraXVIII said:
Some people had percentage off coupons, or stuff like that.
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The coupon was 10% off basically just cut tax. With red card discount it still wouldn’t be under. $300. I got a $25 certificate for buying the ps5 because a target reward so that cut the tax for me but, still isn’t adding up. Ain’t no way it was under $300.
 
I don’t know if it’s been said here as well, bing deals has a % back on buying stuff from GameStop. Been using it lately as to most apps shut down cashback with them, I’ve seen it goto 6% on preowned stuff so far. I think it’s normally around 0.8% for new better then nothing it shows % on what you buy though if you’re registered and use edge.
 
Iirc there was stacked offers but extremely ymmv on circle at the time and i think like 1 person got both of them. I think the other one was 15 off 75 25 off 125, 50 off a 250$ 75$ off $300 purchase. and the other previously mentioned 10% off. But I could be mistaken. There were also people using circle cash from previous stuff the prior week where you had to make x # of purchases. So they may be factors. The exclusions also included Sony from what I remember but didn't apply at the start of the offer as per usual before it was oos and such everywhere.

Either way it was near impossible to repeat that especially in store on top of the already extremely tempting price. I had thought about it myself but was too late to the party. As my friend told me about it and she got hers and she wasn't planning on getting one. But it was already oos by the time I checked. Not that I need to get one anyway since I'm perfectly content with my ps4. And not all games are compatible with the bc anyway like nier automata has a few issues I've heard.
 
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pjmomo said:
The best deal was $350 at target, especially if you were able to get customer service to sell you any of the PS5 bundled (Spiderman 2/MW3). Could easily bring the price down by selling the code. Some cards offered cash back, plus red card discount and whatever circle offer people were stacking.
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Did exactly that. PS5 spiderman slim for $350 then had $100 in target credit. Fun part is it's still sealed in the box. Bought it for funsies as I already had a launch PS5.
 
FYI20XX said:
Last day for B4FX0! What'd you guys get?
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Grabbed 8 for $80 all complete
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Switch)
Tactics Ogre Rebirth (Switch)
Forspoken (PS5)
Like a Dragon Ishin (PS5)
AEW Fight Forever (PS4)
Eternights (PS4)
Ghostbusters TVG Remastered (PS4)
Trials of Mana (PS4)
 
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oc_bastard said:
Grabbed 8 for $80 all complete
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B4F40 CIB:
Lost Odyssey (360)
Steelrising (PS5)
The Pathless (PS5) {iam8bit; art cards and poster}
Untitled Goose Game (PS4) {manual, map, sticker}

B4F20 (CIB):
Tales of Zestiria (PS4)
Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (PS4)
X-Men Destiny (PS3)
Yooka Laylee (XB1)

Others:
Dragon Quest V Hand of the Heavenly Bride (NDS)
Watch Dogs Legion Ultimate Edition Steelbook (PS4) {$5; factory sealed stickers}
 
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Nelson2011 said:
Extra $25 trade credit on Xbox Series S/X and ps5. Might want to trade in today Sunday if they don't drop the values lol.
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So original disc would be $410? If so, that’s $45 after tax to upgrade if you order the new system online for $25 off. I might consider that if I’m able to sell the Spider-Man 2 code…nearly break-even.

My launch PS5 was making some loud sounds when I played Spider-Man recently. Not sure if that happened to others, but I’ll probably take advantage of this promo.

Edit - forgot that the slim has the 1TB SSD instead of the random 825, so that’s nice.
 
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Wow, that's a better deal than I got when the slim released 4 months ago. I didn't expect the slim with game to actually be cheaper and the tiv to hold so soon. I believe I traded in my launch PS5 for $425 and the Modern Warfare slim was $499.99.
 
Trading in my launch PS5 for $410 to get a PS5 Slim and Spider-Man 2 for $450 seems like a great deal. I have been meaning to pick it up, so $40 seems like a solid dead just for the game code, not to mention the new PS5. I would also get a new warranty and probably a longer lifespan. It looks like the PS5 slim is smaller with slightly more storage and maybe gets a little hotter. Is there anything I am missing?
 
Dark Rider said:
Is there anything I am missing?
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You didn't factor in the extra $25 off $250 promo. But that's just extra icing. My original disc model is out of warranty, so that's going to push me to do the trade if the tiv and promos hold through tomorrow.

For me, the total for the slim order is 454.64 after sales tax and applying the monthly $5. Is there any site that gives cashback with trade credit? I used Rakuten for this in the past.
 
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gospelman said:
You didn't factor in the extra $25 off $250 promo. But that's just extra icing. My original disc model is out of warranty, so that's going to push me to do the trade if the tiv and promos hold through tomorrow.
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Yeah the trade-in promo compliments the decent base TIV, $25 off $250 deal, $450 sale price, as well as the game code.
 
gospelman said:
You didn't factor in the extra $25 off $250 promo. But that's just extra icing. My original disc model is out of warranty, so that's going to push me to do the trade if the tiv and promos hold through tomorrow.
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FamedGuardian said:
Yeah the trade-in promo compliments the decent base TIV, $25 off $250 deal, $450 sale price, as well as the game code.
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Dang, I did not think about this. So it's more like a $15 upgrade (not including taxes). I guess I know what I am doing with my afternoon. Thanks guys!
 
I would 100% recommend everyone here with a PS5 does this. I think the slim is so much better than the launch PS5 and is an even better deal than when I did it 4 months ago. Just remember to take out any physical games and if you have extra storage.
 
bobbyblane said:
Is anyone aware of a $5 or 50% bonus on games? I traded in RE Village for PS5 ($10 base) and it rang up at $15 trade value ($16 with Pro). The bonus code was #29845 if that helps anyone. I did not need to do any pre-orders to get this
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Traded in an older blue dualsense and got $49. Crazy to get that much considering I think I got it for $40 or $45. Have a galactic purple new in a box I got on black friday a couple years ago. $5 bump on games working too
 
Also traded original disc ps4 for $410. Threw in a couple 5 base tiv ps4 games and those worked for the +5. Predictably, the bonus did not apply to a ps5 game with $4 base.

Already submitted an order for pickup for the slim. Didn't want to miss the window today in case something gets changed tomorrow.
 
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Why didn't you guys just buy it in the store? The $25 off works there too. Also, be aware that store pickups are only held for 3 days. Even though the email will tell you it's held for 7. That used to be the case, but not anymore.
 
whitereflection said:
Why didn't you guys just buy it in the store? The $25 off works there too. Also, be aware that store pickups are only held for 3 days. Even though the email will tell you it's held for 7. That used to be the case, but not anymore.
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To save another $5 via monthly cert in an online order and also trigger possible cashback (trying bing this time). ..I'm cheap.
 
$27 for a launch series x controller and another $22 for a X1 controller is too good. Plus someone dumped a bunch of Wii games, grabbed Arc Rise Fantasia CIB for $50.
 
Thanks for whoever first posted the trade bump on the PS5, didn’t think I’d be getting a new slim this morning but between trading in my disc console and disc version of Spider-Man 2 for the slim that includes the Spider-Man 2 download it basically came out to an even trade with bonuses. I was still on my launch console which didn’t have any issues yet but I’ll gladly take a new console and warranty basically even up.
 
The $5 bonus works as advertised, but I did not receive a $5 bonus on either of the nintendo wii remote or nunchuck. My wii remote did not have a motionplus attachment, so that may be the reason, or more likely the $5 bonus on controllers only works on current/last gen only. Receipt attached.
 

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Gonna keep rocking my SM2 edition console and themed controller with the Venom controller holder by Cable Guys. The sheer size and weight of the PS5 has grown on me, almost iconic this generation. As others have admitted, I also think the Slim is "ugly" as well as cheap-looking. Notice the white plates are not uniformly made of the same texture. One pair is matte while the other is scratch and fingerprint magnetic, just...why Sony...already have SM2 physical and cannot swap over the SM2 plates onto the Slim. Official Deep Earth collection is shiny but meh. If Pro is 1.0 plates compatible, I might consider dipping. Until then, the Slim is an easy pass.
 
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