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!!! Promotions available in stores only, and they DO NOT stack !!!
Only the 10% Bonus from Gamers Club Unlocked will stack with these offers.

Current Promos:

- 50% Bonus with Rage or NBA 2K12 Pre-order.
Offer valid 9/25 to 10/01/2011.

- 40% Bonus with Gears of War 3 Purchase.
Get a 40% extra trade-in credit when you pre-order/purchase Gears of War 3. Offer expires 10/01/2011

- Trade 3, Get 30% More.
Trade in 3 games or more and get 30% extra trade-in credit. Offer expires 10/01/2011

- 40% Bonus with any Pre-order.
Get a 40% extra trade-in credit when you pre-order any game. Offer expires 10/01/2011


Link: http://www.bestbuytradein.com/bb/QuoteCalculatorVideoGames.cfm (click on "Show Promotions available in stores only" on top right)

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BEST BUY'S VIDEO GAMES TRADE-IN PAGE

Check most up-to-date TIV using BB's Video Games Value Estimator.

Check which BB stores do trade-ins here.
In-store trades are now done at the Trade-In Counter at the Gaming Dept.

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F.A.Q. Best Buy has a short FAQ here.

:bomb: The values in the Lists do not match the values in the Estimator. What's up with that?
I don't know. It seems the Lists are usually updated on Sundays, and the TIVs are adjusted to reflect the List in a few days. But as trades are made, the TIVs may change and the Lists are not updated frequently. Again, check the Estimator for latest TIV.

The promo says "Trade 2..." or "Trade 3..." but I only want to trade 1 game, will I still get $x amount?
You will get whatever TIV is offered according to the Estimator for each game. The promo is titled "Trade 2" etc to make the giftcards sound more lucrative.

The 2 games I want to trade are worth more than $60 combined according to the Estimator. Does that mean I will only get $60 for the 2 games?
No. You will get whatever TIV is offered according to the Estimator for each game. For example, if your total according to the Estimator is $70, you will get a $70 giftcard.

:bomb: If I locked in a trade online, and the value drops, will I still get the locked in value when I mail it in?
Yes. You will get the locked in TIV as long as you ship it before the "Ship by" date "Your item(s) must be received within 14 days to get the quoted value" (as of 5/2), and your games are received in the condition you declared.

How long do I have after I lock in a trade online before I have to ship it?
30 days. Has been recently changed to "Your item(s) must be received within 14 days to get the quoted value".

Can you lock in the price online then trade it in-store?
No.

Is there a limit to how many games I can trade in?
According to BB: "We will not accept more than 3 games of the same title and platform from a customer (or address) in a year. Please do not submit more than the limit as excess submissions WILL NOT BE RETURNED." Example, you can trade 3 copies of Portal 2 for PS3 and 3 copies of Portal 2 for x360 without problems. Some people have been banned from trade-ins at BB due to the violation of this policy. If you plan on trading more than 3 copies of a game per platform by doing it through various stores, you do so at your own risk and discretion.

:bomb: Can I trade game disc only, or do I need the case and manuals, too?
BB used to be strict about complete copies, but this has changed, and ppl are trading games in store without manuals or cover sleeve for full TIV. If you trade online it's sometimes YMMV. I would advise you to send in complete games (case, disc, manual) since some ppl are reporting only getting 50% of the locked TIV.

I see people talking about getting Amazon giftcards by trading at Best Buy. How are they doing that?
Some Best Buys sell Kindle giftcards which can be used on Amazon.com like regular Amazon giftcards. You will not get the Kindle card with your trade, but you can buy them with your BB giftcard.

When I do a in-store trade, I am asked: to be fingerprinted, to have my photo taken, how much I weigh, etc. What's the deal?
Pawn shop laws regulating trade-ins and resale of used goods varies from state to state or city to city. It is not Best Buy's rule, and varies from store to store depending on where you live.

I went to a store to do a trade-in and they asked for a Best Buy receipt. WTF?
According to BB's own FAQ:
Q: Is trade-in limited to items I bought at Best Buy?
A: No.
I don't know why this happens, but apparently some stores do not have their system setup to take non-BB purchased items at this time. Check the link above regarding stores that do video games trade-ins first.
 
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haha, that sucks Kouleefoh, I am lucky, in CT no prints necessary. But it took me a solid hour to trade in all games.

Anyone know how the pre-paid visas work? Where does BB make its money on these, I heard there is a fee, but I can't find anywhere how much the fee is? Flat rate, percentage of total on card, etc etc etc?
 
iv been told to get a job at bestbuy. iv got magna cum laude in business management, but i have a cozy job now managing a hotel and i get to play on cag all day.

i was talking to the bestbuy grrl tho, and the only qualm i have of managing there is the bureacracy and drug tests and she said they only test once when they hire you and that's about it. she said she tokes alot(grrl came back to our place n we chilled) and has never been tested so maybe someday when i get sick of weirdos. lol

peace all and glad it was a nice flipping week. iv already seen some tivs go down so good luck to those that got them. im lucky i got rid of my CoE's the same day i got them, lol. peace all!
 
iv got so many cases it's crazy, i let my son play with them all to distract him from destroying my real game cases.
and hell, i got dj hero tables all over. i got a few of them for $10 and then flipped the game for 11+, so got free turntables ;) here's my lil man jamming on them --
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quick question. I'm sure this question has been answered but wasnt able to find anything while skimming through the thread.

I've preordered a few games for the buy 5 get $100 along with some trade ins for each preorder. Recently, I've begun debating on just hopping on the kmart coupon train instead but am not sure what happens with the bonus I got on my trade ins. Is there any penalties for cancelling the preorders??
 
[quote name='Mutalator']Traded in 40 games today, mostly old 360 games that have been collecting dust on my shelf.

Got a cute employee to talk to, a GC w/ $280 on it (then flipped for amazon) and the best part of it is that I didn't even have to buy Madden. She just gave me the 50%.

Told me some interesting story about the most games traded in at once was. I think she said it was 215 or something like that.[/QUOTE]


Just out of curiosity, where was this BB?
I traded in over 200 games yesterday and got about $870
 
[quote name='au7oma7ic']haha, that sucks Kouleefoh, I am lucky, in CT no prints necessary. But it took me a solid hour to trade in all games.

Anyone know how the pre-paid visas work? Where does BB make its money on these, I heard there is a fee, but I can't find anywhere how much the fee is? Flat rate, percentage of total on card, etc etc etc?[/QUOTE]
Not sure what your question about pre-paid visa. But I'll try. You trade-in your games for credits as usual. Then you'll get a BB gift card. Take it to the front and you'll find pre-paid visa $50-100. $50 I think have a $4.95 fee to activate, and $100 is like $5 something or maybe more to activate.
 
Traded in:

NBA Jam 360-$10
NCAA Football 11-$8

Base value and I got the 40% bump for pre-ordering a game. I reserved Ico & SoTC HD and the weird thing is that they have a release date there of 9/6. I checked and everyone else show a 9/27 release date. It would be awesome if it came out Tuesday. Won't hold my breath though.
Got these games at Blockbuster b1g1 and had immediate buyers remorse so I was glad to get at least my money back.
 
I ran into an employee on a power trip tonight who told he knew I got the games at Gamestop and that I can't buy games there to trade in to make money. He was such a dick about it and on such a power trip it was ridiculous. If he wants to dent my trade because they are disc only, etc. whatever I can handle that. But to tell me he can refuse any trade he wants is pretty dick move. I asked them if that meant I could never trade in any game for more than I paid for it? He said no just ones I would make money on. Yes he really said that. He then told me to say hi to Anthony? Which I said who is that? I guess some guy at Gamestop I must know on a personal level. Then the manager came over and had no clue was what going on. She said okay to him and walked away. So I traded in four games I bought at Blockbuster for less than I paid for them. Then got my Amazon credit and left. The dude was a total dick and I am sure I will post something on the Best Buy forums about it. He could have just been decent about it but he just had to be stupid. I'll just take them to another Best Buy that was more than happy to take over 100 of the PS2 games the other day.
 
[quote name='noone13']I ran into an employee on a power trip tonight who told he knew I got the games at Gamestop and that I can't buy games there to trade in to make money. He was such a dick about it and on such a power trip it was ridiculous. If he wants to dent my trade because they are disc only, etc. whatever I can handle that. But to tell me he can refuse any trade he wants is pretty dick move. I asked them if that meant I could never trade in any game for more than I paid for it? He said no just ones I would make money on. Yes he really said that. He then told me to say hi to Anthony? Which I said who is that? I guess some guy at Gamestop I must know on a personal level. Then the manager came over and had no clue was what going on. She said okay to him and walked away. So I traded in four games I bought at Blockbuster for less than I paid for them. Then got my Amazon credit and left. The dude was a total dick and I am sure I will post something on the Best Buy forums about it. He could have just been decent about it but he just had to be stupid. I'll just take them to another Best Buy that was more than happy to take over 100 of the PS2 games the other day.[/QUOTE]

Wow, that sucks. I would never go to that Best Buy ever again for anything in the future.

I'm 99.999% sure that the employees at my Best Buy knew I was "flipping" games for profit, but they were cool and didn't mind it. They haven't gotten annoyed at me so far. *knocks on wood*
 
Traded in 3 st:fu2 and lost planet 2 for a total of 61 bucks and bought hunted: the demon forge with the money. I love blockbuster so much haha.
 
[quote name='SonictheHedgehog1337']Wow, that sucks. I would never go to that Best Buy ever again for anything in the future.

I'm 99.999% sure that the employees at my Best Buy knew I was "flipping" games for profit, but they were cool and didn't mind it. They haven't gotten annoyed at me so far. *knocks on wood*[/QUOTE]

It sucks but it is the only Best Buy within an hour of me. It was just some douche teenager on a power trip. I have had multiple problems with this store before and they have all been fixed through the community forums. I have hope this one will too.

On a side note I traded in at the other Best Buy about an hour away yesterday. I was absolutely blown away by how awesome their customer service was. I had no problem trading in 130+ games and they even gave me an extra $15 gift card because it took so long. I wish I lived closer to that place. The two employees who did the trade in were more than happy to do it and even commented how cool it was that I was getting so much credit. The computer timed out twice and it took over two hours I think but they did it without complaint. Easily the best experience I have ever had a Best Buy.
 
Honestly nothing screams trying to work the system more than trading in massive amounts of PS2 games. Apparently they can easily search the history because an employee commented on a trade in I had a day before (it was madden and was surprised I traded it in already). So if he pulled up a scan and saw 50+ ps2 trade-ins it's pretty obvious you are working the system.

While working the system on our side is no problem and definitely not illegal; on the opposite side it is impossible to try to both get the average consumer to trade in because of good values (creating a return customer because they have to use the credit) and close loop holes where the store loses 100s if not 1,000s of $.

Why do you think they have the clause of "they can deny any trade for any reason". Depending on how the statistics come out on trade ins; I would do the same to anyone that is trying to make a buck off me by working the system.

It's just like Vegas. Counting cards isn't illegal but you sure as he'll don't want to draw attention to yourself by cashing out a lot at the same casino.

I know this will probably go over a majority of your heads because people have the mentality that even while possibly abiding by the rules of the system (trading in hundreds of ps2 games without going over the limit for example) that BB just has to sit there and take it. Wisen up on drawing attention to yourself or else deal with them giving you a hard time or banning you all together.

I have been making sure I have a healthy amount of buying also. I have had dick employees that say something about the large amount of Trade in credit, but then they check out my purchase history because I say something about giving it all back to them (also my preorders total about 12 now, which I assume that even some of the halfwit sups realize is a potential $700+ sales). You dont have to do the above but I know it has helped me get some of the more YMMV deals as they know that if they lose me then a small chunck of gaming change goes also.

The people that know how to work a system the best are the ones that you never notice. I can't seem to do that myself so I use the pure sales tactic along with trying to be as polite as possible. I'm afraid that will only go so far though.
 
[quote name='iRandom']Just out of curiosity, where was this BB?
I traded in over 200 games yesterday and got about $870[/QUOTE]

Orange, CT.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']Honestly nothing screams trying to work the system more than trading in massive amounts of PS2 games. Apparently they can easily search the history because an employee commented on a trade in I had a day before (it was madden and was surprised I traded it in already). So if he pulled up a scan and saw 50+ ps2 trade-ins it's pretty obvious you are working the system.

While working the system on our side is no problem and definitely not illegal; on the opposite side it is impossible to try to both get the average consumer to trade in because of good values (creating a return customer because they have to use the credit) and close loop holes where the store loses 100s if not 1,000s of $.

Why do you think they have the clause of "they can deny any trade for any reason". Depending on how the statistics come out on trade ins; I would do the same to anyone that is trying to make a buck off me by working the system.

It's just like Vegas. Counting cards isn't illegal but you sure as he'll don't want to draw attention to yourself by cashing out a lot at the same casino.

I know this will probably go over a majority of your heads because people have the mentality that even while possibly abiding by the rules of the system (trading in hundreds of ps2 games without going over the limit for example) that BB just has to sit there and take it. Wisen up on drawing attention to yourself or else deal with them giving you a hard time or banning you all together.

I have been making sure I have a healthy amount of buying also. I have had dick employees that say something about the large amount of Trade in credit, but then they check out my purchase history because I say something about giving it all back to them (also my preorders total about 12 now, which I assume that even some of the halfwit sups realize is a potential $700+ sales). You dont have to do the above but I know it has helped me get some of the more YMMV deals as they know that if they lose me then a small chunck of gaming change goes also.

The people that know how to work a system the best are the ones that you never notice. I can't seem to do that myself so I use the pure sales tactic along with trying to be as polite as possible. I'm afraid that will only go so far though.[/QUOTE]

I understand what you are saying, but it ultimately comes down to your local best buy employees and what type of mood they are in. When I used to work as a cashier at a store that almost always had coupons in the local ad (ex. 40%/50% one item), it was usually my discretion on to enforce the policy. Sure, the company policy was 1 coupon per customer. But we could always just ring up separate transactions and also when customers didn't have their coupon with them, it was really up to us to give them one or not. Sometimes management were hard asses about it and said 1 coupon per customer and don't give them out, then the next week (prolly bc of customer complaints or what not) they would say just do it to keep happy customers. If people were irritating me, chances are I would be strict on the coupon policy, but if they were regulars or friendly, I would usually be lenient. Also, when management would piss me off, I made sure to apply a coupon on every single transaction I rang up lol. I know, I was a bad employee :)

Obviously its a good idea to be friendly with the employees who are assiting you, but sometimes that doesnt make any difference as well.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']Honestly nothing screams trying to work the system more than trading in massive amounts of PS2 games. Apparently they can easily search the history because an employee commented on a trade in I had a day before (it was madden and was surprised I traded it in already). So if he pulled up a scan and saw 50+ ps2 trade-ins it's pretty obvious you are working the system.

While working the system on our side is no problem and definitely not illegal; on the opposite side it is impossible to try to both get the average consumer to trade in because of good values (creating a return customer because they have to use the credit) and close loop holes where the store loses 100s if not 1,000s of $.

Why do you think they have the clause of "they can deny any trade for any reason". Depending on how the statistics come out on trade ins; I would do the same to anyone that is trying to make a buck off me by working the system.

It's just like Vegas. Counting cards isn't illegal but you sure as he'll don't want to draw attention to yourself by cashing out a lot at the same casino.

I know this will probably go over a majority of your heads because people have the mentality that even while possibly abiding by the rules of the system (trading in hundreds of ps2 games without going over the limit for example) that BB just has to sit there and take it. Wisen up on drawing attention to yourself or else deal with them giving you a hard time or banning you all together.

I have been making sure I have a healthy amount of buying also. I have had dick employees that say something about the large amount of Trade in credit, but then they check out my purchase history because I say something about giving it all back to them (also my preorders total about 12 now, which I assume that even some of the halfwit sups realize is a potential $700+ sales). You dont have to do the above but I know it has helped me get some of the more YMMV deals as they know that if they lose me then a small chunck of gaming change goes also.

The people that know how to work a system the best are the ones that you never notice. I can't seem to do that myself so I use the pure sales tactic along with trying to be as polite as possible. I'm afraid that will only go so far though.[/QUOTE]

Well my problem wasn't that I couldn't trade them in, it was the manner in which I was told. He could have said we don't take PS2 games anymore or something else. Instead he got a holier than thou attitude and was a huge asshole. I shouldn't be surprised this store is terrible in the customer service department. I have had to call corporate with complaints several times, the most recent the non-stacking of the @Gamer coupons. Each time the store has gotten in trouble, which was evident the time I entered the store and the people were nicer than ever. I have worked several customer service jobs, including Best Buy, so I know what it looks like if someone is doing something shady. I also know I shouldn't accuse them of it, that is not my place as a cashier or whatever. I also know the rule, the customer is always right, and they should too. His logic of not taking the games because I would be making money on them is wrong. How does he know I got the games at Gamestop? That is pure speculation on his part and where I got the games shouldn't matter anyway. Had I brought in a stack of sealed games then yes that might be a bit shady. I only had 25 games which wouldn't have taken long to trade in. I have taken more shit than I should have to because its part of the job being in customer service. Anyway back to the original point the dude was a dick for no reason and that is why I have a problem with him and this store. Also I would love to spend my money in that store but everytime I want to they seem to find a way to drive me away. Case in point was today, I had $500 plus the trade I was going to do and I was planning on buying a computer/laptop. After that shit I just cashed out with Amazon credit and I will get something on there. If Best Buy wouldn't keep shooting themselves in the foot with jackass employees they would get more business. This is the second time I just said screw it and went to Amazon for a purchase. I try to spend my money at Best Buy to show my appreciation for the trade in program. How can I though when I get treated like shit? I know I am not the only one who has said screw it and gone to other places to do business.
 
retailers generally frown upon resellers/flippers. Its always been like that. Once you draw enough attention to yourself you open yourself up to questions and suspicion. Its a risk you take when you are gaming the system. Jimmie is speaking the truth.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']Honestly nothing screams trying to work the system more than trading in massive amounts of PS2 games. Apparently they can easily search the history because an employee commented on a trade in I had a day before (it was madden and was surprised I traded it in already). So if he pulled up a scan and saw 50+ ps2 trade-ins it's pretty obvious you are working the system.

blah blah blah

I know this will probably go over a majority of your heads because people have the mentality that even while possibly abiding by the rules of the system (trading in hundreds of ps2 games without going over the limit for example) that BB just has to sit there and take it. Wisen up on drawing attention to yourself or else deal with them giving you a hard time or banning you all together.

I have been making sure I have a healthy amount of buying also. I have had dick employees that say something about the large amount of Trade in credit, but then they check out my purchase history because I say something about giving it all back to them (also my preorders total about 12 now, which I assume that even some of the halfwit sups realize is a potential $700+ sales). You dont have to do the above but I know it has helped me get some of the more YMMV deals as they know that if they lose me then a small chunck of gaming change goes also.

The people that know how to work a system the best are the ones that you never notice. I can't seem to do that myself so I use the pure sales tactic along with trying to be as polite as possible. I'm afraid that will only go so far though.[/QUOTE]

I think you are on the wrong site...you should check out fullretailgamer.com
 
[quote name='Donut2922']retailers generally frown upon resellers/flippers. Its always been like that. Once you draw enough attention to yourself you open yourself up to questions and suspicion. Its a risk you take when you are gaming the system. Jimmie is speaking the truth.[/QUOTE]

Im long past that road. Thankfully my. Bestbuy doesn't care about flippers really because the store gets higher recognition for more trades. As long as its legal its all good.
 
[quote name='DudeImGodly']Im long past that road. Thankfully my. Bestbuy doesn't care about flippers really because the store gets higher recognition for more trades. As long as its legal its all good.[/QUOTE]


Mine treats me the same, I have traded in about 400 games this week.
 
All the guys at my local BB love me. In fact, they were so friendly I may have accidently shot myself in the foot; we were chatting it up as I traded in my stack of $0.99 PS2 games and he ended up asking why I had so many, so I went ahead and told him the truth since he was cool. He thought it was awesome and proceeded to explain what I was doing to every single other employee to walk by. They all seemed amused but now I'm scared of that information getting back to someone who might not be as amused. D:

Granted, nothing bad happened at the time but I get the feeling if I'm back in there trying to do the same thing anytime soon I may get into some trouble. Or I could get lucky and all of the employees will be awesome; they seem to be, but I don't want to press my luck. Good thing the 40% bonus lasts a while longer...
 
[quote name='Luuc']All the guys at my local BB love me. In fact, they were so friendly I may have accidently shot myself in the foot; we were chatting it up as I traded in my stack of $0.99 PS2 games and he ended up asking why I had so many, so I went ahead and told him the truth since he was cool. He thought it was awesome and proceeded to explain what I was doing to every single other employee to walk by. They all seemed amused but now I'm scared of that information getting back to someone who might not be as amused. D:

Granted, nothing bad happened at the time but I get the feeling if I'm back in there trying to do the same thing anytime soon I may get into some trouble. Or I could get lucky and all of the employees will be awesome; they seem to be, but I don't want to press my luck. Good thing the 40% bonus lasts a while longer...[/QUOTE]

The sentiment is the same at several Best Buys I went to--in fact, some of the Gaming department managers seem to know their local Gamestop counterparts and what a few our CAG friends have been doing. They are aware of people flipping and don't seem to care too much--in fact, they brag to potential customers how much better their trade-in deals are now compared to Gamestop (this is of course, only true depending on the game / promotion). They use their $1 minimum as a selling point and hope that people will view them as their new go-to trade-in partner. I saw several people pass by while I was trading in get excited that they could trade in their old PS2 games for more than $0.25 and were more than happy to get in on their Pre-Order 5, Get $100 deal. While a few people like us try to game the system, on the whole, it is worth a fiscal loss to gain customers who have been soured by their Gamestops.
 
[quote name='Toss']I think you are on the wrong site...you should check out fullretailgamer.com[/QUOTE]

I'm not saying don't do it and this is completely different from making a rukus purchasing games. They won't ever ban you from the store for trying to get a deal buying games unless you outright do something illegal.

This is about flipping games. They have the right to deny any trade. If you want to draw attention to yourself that's fine, but don't complain if a manager who is on a power trip or a manager that thinks what you are doing is taking advantage of HIS business (ego trip) or one that actually cares about BB and being taken advantage of decides to ban you.

CAG is for finding cheap games. if you are worried about what/how to make money on games, I think you are on the wrong site. Slickdeals is thatta way ----->
 
[quote name='ethwang']The sentiment is the same at several Best Buys I went to--in fact, some of the Gaming department managers seem to know their local Gamestop counterparts and what a few our CAG friends have been doing. They are aware of people flipping and don't seem to care too much--in fact, they brag to potential customers how much better their trade-in deals are now compared to Gamestop (this is of course, only true depending on the game / promotion). They use their $1 minimum as a selling point and hope that people will view them as their new go-to trade-in partner. I saw several people pass by while I was trading in get excited that they could trade in their old PS2 games for more than $0.25 and were more than happy to get in on their Pre-Order 5, Get $100 deal. While a few people like us try to game the system, on the whole, it is worth a fiscal loss to gain customers who have been soured by their Gamestops.[/QUOTE]

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The BB I go to already know me. Everytime they see me they ask what new games I'm trading in. Some of the staff even asked me how/where I got these games and I told them and I'm not worried that they might try to pull the same tactic. And I also try to help them out by help them out by helping the customers find what they need, or I'd let them know that BB is running this or that promotion. Even helped out a dude get the 50% bonus with his FNC trade in and got the trade in guy to PM his madden 12 for $45. And the security guards and I are cool to the point where they'd just let me thru without checking what games I have with me. I'd say BB has my vote for retailer of the year this year.
 
[quote name='Jimmienoman']I'm not saying don't do it and this is completely different from making a rukus purchasing games. They won't ever ban you from the store for trying to get a deal buying games unless you outright do something illegal.

This is about flipping games. They have the right to deny any trade. If you want to draw attention to yourself that's fine, but don't complain if a manager who is on a power trip or a manager that thinks what you are doing is taking advantage of HIS business (ego trip) or one that actually cares about BB and being taken advantage of decides to ban you.

CAG is for finding cheap games. if you are worried about what/how to make money on games, I think you are on the wrong site. Slickdeals is thatta way ----->[/QUOTE]
CAG can actually be for BOTH purposes(finding cheap games, making money/credit from them) if you know how to use the site properly.;)
 
[quote name='DudeImGodly']Im long past that road. Thankfully my. Bestbuy doesn't care about flippers really because the store gets higher recognition for more trades. As long as its legal its all good.[/QUOTE]

some BB's are gonna be cool about it and others not so much. ultimately, it's the attitude of the staff you deal with. yours being an example.
 
The first thing some of the BB flippers got wrong is thinking that mas amounts of flips and duplicates is ok just because a store employee/manager tells you. You guys are trying to find justification in activity that is questionable. You should always stay within the rules set by corporate. Read the website.

Also, don't think that regular flipping is ok because you buy alot from BB. If they ban, they are going to likely ban a mass amount of customers solely based on trade-in activity without regard to buying activity.
 
[quote name='Japakneez']The first thing some of the BB flippers got wrong is thinking that mas amounts of flips and duplicates is ok just because a store employee/manager tells you. You guys are trying to find justification in activity that is questionable. You should always stay within the rules set by corporate. Read the website.

Also, don't think that regular flipping is ok because you buy alot from BB. If they ban, they are going to likely ban a mass amount of customers solely based on trade-in activity without regard to buying activity.[/QUOTE]
They'll likely ban me quicker, since I usually convert the credit from trades over into Amazon gift cards as quickly as I possibly can.;) Why? Because they're overpriced on everything, period.

I'm what they call a 'devil customer' 90-95% of the time, since I only buy loss leaders, heavily discounted/clearanced items(BLOPS Prestige for $15) and pennied items from them usually. So they certainly would not miss me at all.:cry:
 
[quote name='HakurenKyo06']noone13 what store was this that you had this happen?[/QUOTE]

It is the store in Waterloo, IA and the store in Cedar Rapids, IA was a great store from my experience there. Also in case anyone might be going there the guy that was a total dick is Sam (easy to spot I think he just grew his first beard) from the gaming department.

[quote name='Jimmienoman']I'm not saying don't do it and this is completely different from making a rukus purchasing games. They won't ever ban you from the store for trying to get a deal buying games unless you outright do something illegal.

This is about flipping games. They have the right to deny any trade. If you want to draw attention to yourself that's fine, but don't complain if a manager who is on a power trip or a manager that thinks what you are doing is taking advantage of HIS business (ego trip) or one that actually cares about BB and being taken advantage of decides to ban you.

CAG is for finding cheap games. if you are worried about what/how to make money on games, I think you are on the wrong site. Slickdeals is thatta way ----->[/QUOTE]

The thing is this was some 18 year old kid on a power trip. He could have made up number of excuses or just simply had a better attitude when told me they weren't going to take them. He has no stake in the company so why does he need to save them? I've worked in customer service before and I felt it was more important to give the customer a good deal to get them back into the store. Also I think CheapAssGamer is for whatever purpose you need it be. If you want to flip than fine I see nothing work with that. If I am in the right and getting treated like shit for no apparent reason I will cause a ruckus. Sorry but I don't take that shit from some douche on a power trip. If things can be explained in a curteous manner to me then fine I can do that. Its when employees are just straight up dicks that makes me mad.

[quote name='Japakneez']The first thing some of the BB flippers got wrong is thinking that mas amounts of flips and duplicates is ok just because a store employee/manager tells you. You guys are trying to find justification in activity that is questionable. You should always stay within the rules set by corporate. Read the website.

Also, don't think that regular flipping is ok because you buy alot from BB. If they ban, they are going to likely ban a mass amount of customers solely based on trade-in activity without regard to buying activity.[/QUOTE]

I was within the rules, no more than 3 or any game and I only had 21 games total. If we have to listen to everything a store manager says when it comes to telling us what no to trade in, why shouldn't it be the same for what we can trade in? If the manager tells me I can trade in 400 copies of a single game then fine I'll do it. They tell me the limit of PS2 games is 10 total then fine I will do it. The managers are the ones who care about the well being of the store. Not some 18 year old jackass who won't be there in two years. Well this is where I think everything is YMMV when trading in at Best Buy. It is all person dependent, you run into a jackass employee you can't trade anything in. I still think the bans come from the stores themselves and not a corporate level. It just takes the one nosy or jerk manager to look into things and decide you can't trade there. Blockbuster was the same way before with trade ins and junior detectives I believe they were called. If I worked a Best Buy I would be less concerned with the trade ins and more concerned with what they buy after the trade ins. I would band people buying Amazon gift cards, Visa gift cards, etc. before I banned someone for trading in too many games.
 
[quote name='doubledown']If I trade TODAY, can I pre-order Dead Island and get the 40% bonus?[/QUOTE]

I am pretty sure today is the last day to do it.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']They'll likely ban me quicker, since I usually convert the credit from trades over into Amazon gift cards as quickly as I possibly can.;) Why? Because they're overpriced on everything, period.

I'm what they call a 'devil customer' 90-95% of the time, since I only buy loss leaders, heavily discounted/clearanced items(BLOPS Prestige for $15) and pennied items from them usually. So they certainly would not miss me at all.:cry:[/QUOTE]
Thats a great find on the BLOPS Prestige,they were long gone before i could find one.
 
[quote name='ethwang']The sentiment is the same at several Best Buys I went to--in fact, some of the Gaming department managers seem to know their local Gamestop counterparts and what a few our CAG friends have been doing. They are aware of people flipping and don't seem to care too much--in fact, they brag to potential customers how much better their trade-in deals are now compared to Gamestop (this is of course, only true depending on the game / promotion). They use their $1 minimum as a selling point and hope that people will view them as their new go-to trade-in partner. I saw several people pass by while I was trading in get excited that they could trade in their old PS2 games for more than $0.25 and were more than happy to get in on their Pre-Order 5, Get $100 deal. While a few people like us try to game the system, on the whole, it is worth a fiscal loss to gain customers who have been soured by their Gamestops.[/QUOTE]

Be careful. Most of the employees would probably think what you are doing is awesome. In fact most sups would think the same. None of these employees are judged on the stores bottom line numbers and most don't really care about their jobs.

The person you have to worry about it getting to is the store manager or higher. They Possibly care about if it loses money or if It may look bad on the stores end, which would in turn affect their employment status.
 
Yesterday this one lady came in to buy Madden and Deus Ex. She traded in 38 games and got the 50% bonus which brought her total to over $300. That's insane, but she still had about $245 left after that transaction.
 
I did an 8-disc PS2 game flip yesterday and it was easy as anything has ever been. I feel like such a jackass for not having done any others during this week with the 50% bonus -- I guess it's pretty dumb to now feel like I'm not getting a "good deal" to get $1.40/game that I paid 50 cents for... But I still do.
 
[quote name='Japakneez']The first thing some of the BB flippers got wrong is thinking that mas amounts of flips and duplicates is ok just because a store employee/manager tells you. You guys are trying to find justification in activity that is questionable. You should always stay within the rules set by corporate. Read the website.

Also, don't think that regular flipping is ok because you buy alot from BB. If they ban, they are going to likely ban a mass amount of customers solely based on trade-in activity without regard to buying activity.[/QUOTE]

I need to state this again. These companies don't care one bit how many games they get from one person UNLESS those games are stolen property. The 3 game limit is to appease the local governments and NOT the corporate big wigs. They will only deny a trade if they think you stole it or because they do not want it. This is a business. They do not care if they get 1 game from 100 people or 100 games from one person. The only reason they ask questions is to gauge if you stole them. Once you have employees who trust you the questions stop. They still cannot break the rules for that day...3 copies but the next day they will gladly take 3 more. The only way you are getting banned is if they think you are acquiring your product in an illegal way.
 
It is also apparent BB is willing to take losses right now to eat into GS market. We are getting good TIVs with the bonuses for now...I would guess through the holidays to expect trading at BB to be superior to both GS and Amazon. When you are so far behind the game you need to really put out a big carrot to get the exposure you want. Eventually BB will scale back but for now I say keep trading until they stop.
 
[quote name='HakurenKyo06']Mine treats me the same, I have traded in about 400 games this week.[/QUOTE]


Hahaha! Balls.

[quote name='cancerman1120']It is also apparent BB is willing to take losses right now to eat into GS market. We are getting good TIVs with the bonuses for now...I would guess through the holidays to expect trading at BB to be superior to both GS and Amazon. When you are so far behind the game you need to really put out a big carrot to get the exposure you want. Eventually BB will scale back but for now I say keep trading until they stop.[/QUOTE]

I agree with this thinking. Get it while you can. If they want to overpay for stuff while getting their program off the ground, it's their decision...might as well take advantage of it.
 
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yeah i had a cool chic taking my trade ins yesterday and we were just chatting and one of the dudes in suits comes over and asked wasnt i just there the day before trading in a bunch of games. i just was like yeah you guys have great tivs, much better than gamestop. grrrr. i hate attracting negative attention...

also congrats on anyone getting any penny games. i totally missed out, but that's some free tiv credit in your pocket now ;)
 
[quote name='Toss']
I agree with this thinking. Get it while you can. If they want to overpay for stuff while getting their program off the ground, it's their decision...might as well take advantage of it.[/QUOTE]

They need 2 things...customers AND stock. The more games we feed them the better the selection becomes. Sure they are taking a bath early on but once the used selection becomes self sustainable then more people will come to BB to purchase from them. No sense limiting trades when the whole point is to build up a used section bigger than one rack of games.
 
[quote name='cancerman1120']I need to state this again. These companies don't care one bit how many games they get from one person UNLESS those games are stolen property. The 3 game limit is to appease the local governments and NOT the corporate big wigs. They will only deny a trade if they think you stole it or because they do not want it. This is a business. They do not care if they get 1 game from 100 people or 100 games from one person. The only reason they ask questions is to gauge if you stole them. Once you have employees who trust you the questions stop. They still cannot break the rules for that day...3 copies but the next day they will gladly take 3 more. The only way you are getting banned is if they think you are acquiring your product in an illegal way.[/QUOTE]

And where exactly are you getting this conjecture from?
 
[quote name='confoosious']And where exactly are you getting this conjecture from?[/QUOTE]

I go to two different Best Buys in my area. One now requires a fingerprint because the local government passed an ordinance to cut down on stolen merchandise. It applies to all business in the city. Many states with a lot of Pawn shops also require more documentation. The business could care less...that is why they buy used crap...it is the local or state governements that pass laws to cut down on illegal activity. One way to put on a good face if you are a business is to have a "policy" stating no one person can trade multiple items yada yada yada. If I am a business and you have 10 items I can sell back at profit why would I not want them?
 
normally dont flip and now i know why
its an addiction

i went all out for the games i would have purchased any ways heres how it broke down

spend $160 on varius titles at blockbuster
trade in at best buy for $328.xx credit
pre order

batman ac
cod mw3
battlfield 3
gears of war 3
fifa 12

get 2 $10 reward zone cards for spending 300 on games
get $100 gift card for 5 preorder and pick ups

buy $120 worth of visa cards(pay diffrence)

spend $40 = 5 brand new titles less then $10 a piece
 
it is an addiction. i spend more time buying and flipping games then playing them... well that's cuz i do it at work, but still!

also, anyone having problems generating shipping labels today? it keeps saying error in generating labels. i have games locked in, but that's no help when i can't print a label...

i want to trade in store, but you know how those tiv's like to plummet... plus bonuses.

also skin21rip, you won't be getting 2 $10 rz cards for spending 300, if you used the gift card you don't earn points. only on cash/credit card.
 
[quote name='cancerman1120']It is also apparent BB is willing to take losses right now to eat into GS market. We are getting good TIVs with the bonuses for now...I would guess through the holidays to expect trading at BB to be superior to both GS and Amazon. When you are so far behind the game you need to really put out a big carrot to get the exposure you want. Eventually BB will scale back but for now I say keep trading until they stop.[/QUOTE]

I've been thinking the same thing. Remember the amazing trade in bonuses Amazon had when they first started doing trade ins?
 
[quote name='Toss']Hahaha! Balls.



I agree with this thinking. Get it while you can. If they want to overpay for stuff while getting their program off the ground, it's their decision...might as well take advantage of it.[/QUOTE]

High TiV's should continue for a LONG time.

BB has a strategy plan to literally kill off gamestop (in the US atleast) by 2015
 
[quote name='cancerman1120']It is also apparent BB is willing to take losses right now to eat into GS market. We are getting good TIVs with the bonuses for now...I would guess through the holidays to expect trading at BB to be superior to both GS and Amazon. When you are so far behind the game you need to really put out a big carrot to get the exposure you want. Eventually BB will scale back but for now I say keep trading until they stop.[/QUOTE]
Funny, The BB employee that did my trade in the other day was talking to me bout this. That they barely make any profit if at all with these bonus trade in. I agree too. They want you to trade in games to BB and place pre-orders, so that they can have a stronger foot in the game market. I think it's working too.
 
Yeah, it's only a matter of time before BB's values drop like a sinker once they realize they can't keep up like this. People complain about GS's trade in values pretty often, but there are stores that are worse. They've been in the business for a long time, and they know what works... and it's NOT paying someone more for a game than they'll be able to sell it for. Gamestop's values are lower because they're prepared for reprints and MSRP drops, as well as having decades worth of sales history to judge what they'll be able to get back from a game.
 
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