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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My PS5 SF6 came in today in its original shipping box that even had the "do not sell until 6.2.23" sticker on it. I'm guessing GS had a bunch of these laying around in the back lol
 
ritchardf said:
so...anybody get any gutted new games in the mail?
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Not from this week but 4 of my games from a B1G1F order last week came in 2 of them were sealed and 2 of them are guts. Last time they had a sale on new games, I was 7 guts out of 8 games.LOL

I obviously didn't learn anything though since I got 16 more games from the actual Pro-Day sale coming so I guess we'll see. I'm expecting more guts but most of these were super cheap so I don't really care if they're guts.

 
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salty tbone said:
Does CAG really need to be another Reddit?
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knightsdwn said:
My PS5 SF6 came in today in its original shipping box that even had the "do not sell until 6.2.23" sticker on it. I'm guessing GS had a bunch of these laying around in the back lol
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I feel it's the same with alot of these new collector's edition games, easy go over 200-300 dollars. F buying em at msrp
 
Grabbed my store pickup items today, and was pleasantly surprised to see a SF6 CE for PS5 chilling in the locked glass display cabinet. Bought it right away. Also a copy of Capcom Fighting Collection for Switch rang up at $12.50 vs $18 online.

Amusingly one of my pickups, Scarlet Nexus PS4, was in a generic case without any cover art, not even the bare printout GameStop usually does. Employee helped me in returning it on the spot for the PS5 version, which they had sealed copies of and is also $4.50, but they ended up paying me $15 back for the PS4 version.

Apparently it’s not possible to price adjust a return to match the sale price paid? He even called his manager about it. It’s a miracle if people aren’t routinely abusing that.
 
Daniel_Shadow170 said:
Let's all settle down now. We must shift the discussion to if you got a new or gutted copy or no case.
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My Valkyrie which I went and picked up was brand new as said on site still wrapped in its plastics. I asked did they have stranger of paradise considering uts outta stock he said no but then said they do have a used copy maybe I shouldve gotten that one not like it matters.
 
Miketheking said:
My Valkyrie which I went and picked up was brand new as said on site still wrapped in its plastics. I asked did they have stranger of paradise considering uts outta stock he said no but then said they do have a used copy maybe I shouldve gotten that one not like it matters.
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It matters because pre owned isn't on sale for $5
 
MykelxKnight said:
Every one is dealt the same hand in life for the most part. Unless you’re disabled or have some type of illness that effects you from doing something, you deal your own hand.

I get that corporation take advantage of people but, that only happens to those who allow it. There are jobs out there, it’s just on you to apply or get yourself in the position to do better. The world isn’t going to just give you handouts. People are generally lazy and expect to receive handouts. There’s a huge problem with the new generation and thinking that everything is just going to come to them. A lot of them are not trying to work and rather do the tiktok/streaming/youtube route. I constantly hear it places I eat. I was at a restaurant the other day listening to some kids who play football. One of them was mentioning he is going to be TikTok famous when he grows up and doesn’t want to pursue playing football more or goto college. You get my point though.

Corporation can get blamed for the greed but, people need to do better in general. You allow things to happen to yourself when you play victim. Do something about it or continue to be the victim.
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How dare you suggest adults take personal responsibility for their situation. If someone just doesn’t want to do the job they are being paid for they damn well shouldn’t have to do it!

 
TheLegendofTyler said:
Can't really find anything to pair with starfield so might sit the b2g1 out and just wait for black Friday at this point
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I’d recommend to never buy Xbox games full price in general if you care about money. Even with the b2g1 it’s not really worth it imo. You want to play them day 1, just get gamepass. If not, they tend to go on sale very fast because no one buys bc they’re on gamepass

I picked up 6 switch games to fill out my collection.
 
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MykelxKnight said:
People need to get other jobs if they don’t like what they’re doing. I don’t understand people that act like they don’t have ability to go else where. I get companies do scummy shit but, you also put yourself in that situation. Don’t enjoy your job do something about it at the end of the day.
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You need to understand not everyone is in a situation where they can go without a paycheck. There's also the jobs in an area you live being a big ymmv type thing. If someone relies on public transportation to get to and from work that severely limits where they could work. And forget getting a car and insurance as that'd be most of the paycheck at minimum wage.

Some businesses only pay whatever the minimal wage or just above it/ whatever they can get away with. I recently started a new job but it took about a month to find and get processed in between interviews and natural disaster stuff. If I didn't have a support system I would be screwed.

Sorry to continue this discussion from a few pages back.

Back to deals all 5 titles I ordered shipped out. Here's hoping for 50% not being gutted cart disc only games in generic cases or no case.
 
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RedvsBlue said:
Can the Ayn Rand Fan Club take their circle jerk to the Politics Vs forum, please?
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Wasn't Galt's Gulch a really popular Halo 1 map?


Labyrinth of Galleria is back to pending, but Void Terrarium 2 is marked as preparing for shipment.

Really wanted Galleria, hope a copy comes through.
 
bill123 said:
I forgot but the power trade with pro week is it standard 30 percent or 40 percent now?

Also the trade 2 for 50 seems to be pulling the correct games.
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Got 40% yday w/ preorder bonus.

When is the last time anyone has done a 2 for 50? Most wanted list now has titles that are from this 75% sale.

edit: was looking at the most wanted list instead of the trade2 list

https://www.gamestop.com/collection/trade2-list-landing

 
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keyblader1985 said:
Right? I have one game I definitely want, one I kind of want, and I'm drawing a blank on a third.
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These types of sales are always a mixed bag. its kinda hard to find 3 items all in the same price range that are in stock that you want. Sometimes the only option is 3 of the same title :(.

 
B2G1 on pre owned, but lots of pre owned games are more expensive than Pro week new copies.

Dear lord, GS is such a dumpster fire. Beginning to be apathetic if they ever go under, even as the last B&M chain.

 
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briandadude said:
Amazon Prime deal:

$50 "Happy Game & Grub" gift card for $40



Exchange this GAME & GRUB Choice Gift Card at redeem.giftcards.com for a choice of eGift(s) to spend at one or more of these brands: GameStop, XBOX, Grubhub, Buffalo Wild Wings, Domino's.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BBVB4WX5/
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can i split up the $50 between those gift cards or is it just an extra step to get a gamestop gift card?

 
I'm just focusing on the really cheap new games right now. Like ~$5-$15 ones. We have 2+ months of discounts and clearances starting now and there's going to be no shortage of great deals, and other things we want to buy badly. I'm not concerned with any of this $29.99-$39.99 day-old-bread. So far in the last two weeks I've bought:

$5 FF Stranger of Paradise PS5

$10 Valkyrie Elysium PS5

$8 Hades PS4

$18 Dead Cells Castlevania Switch

$17 Windjammers 2 Switch

$15 FF Crisis Core PS4

I'm waiting for things like $20 Resident Evil 4 remake. Also am super jelly of those of you that were able to score a SF6 CE. I wanted one of those.

Kurosaki-san said:
Buy 2 get 1 is live on pre owned, also SF6 CE is back for PS5/XBX & fire emblem....
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then you posted this late last night and I was able to order one on PS5 at about 1am! wonder if it ships.

 
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DonaldBlank said:
can i split up the $50 between those gift cards or is it just an extra step to get a gamestop gift card?
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You can split them between different retailers. I wait to "exchange" for a retailer credit until I need the funds. Ya know, in case one goes bankrupt.

Discover card members may qualify for 5% cash back at Amazon and Target until the end of the year.

 
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keyblader1985 said:
Is that Amazon deal just for prime members?
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Yes, check around you account's Primes section or try to buy something and you might get a discounted offer or free trial. I got a free 1-month trail back that ended on Sunday (before Prime Days) but then I saw an offer to try Prime for 1 week for $2. I just did that and more than made up for those $2 given the discounts on crap I've had sitting in my Amazon wishlist.

Is anyone else's order status prices messed up? All of mine show some asinine discounts (like $143 savings for a $25 game) and I can't figure out how much I paid for things.

 
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Twilightsparkle said:
Yeah.

For me my local grocery stores have similar offers quite often. Just this week one had buy $50 in any 3rd party gifts cards, get $10 off groceries next week. Always need to eat so that $10 is easily spent.
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Kroger? I get those too when it's 20% off or better. I'm sure everyone knows by now, but please do not buy gift cards in store - only buy gift cards online. So many horror stories about buying what turn out to be empty cards.

 
thadoggfather said:
B2G1 on pre owned, but lots of pre owned games are more expensive than Pro week new copies.

Dear lord, GS is such a dumpster fire. Beginning to be apathetic if they ever go under, even as the last B&M chain.
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Maybe the pre owned copies are in better condition than the new copies, don't be so pessimistic

 
TheKbob said:
Oh, FF CC is $15 on PS4? I might go sniff around for a copy
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**in-person at Best Buy only. very under the radar. I also don't know if they changed the prices since last week. Those clearances were not available online; were never reflected in the .com listings.

The bottom four titles were all from BB.

 
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briandadude said:
You can split them between different retailers. I wait to "exchange" for a retailer credit until I need the funds. Ya know, in case one goes bankrupt.

Discover card members may qualify for 5% cash back at Amazon and Target until the end of the year.
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Discover Card also provides a "small balance credit" every statement period. I get a free $1.99 AGC Every month per discover card. Google "small balance credit" for more details

 
briandadude said:
Kroger? I get those too when it's 20% off or better. I'm sure everyone knows by now, but please do not buy gift cards in store - only buy gift cards online. So many horror stories about buying what turn out to be empty cards.
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No, don’t have those around me. Have Big Y and Shoprite. Also use my credit card that give 5% back on grocery purchases to save more.

 
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