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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So whatever PUR points we earn during Black Friday, we have to use up by December 1 because of the new rules?

 
Scorpion MK said:
So whatever PUR points we earn during Black Friday, we have to use up by December 1 because of the new rules?
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If the points are less than a year old, they should still be in your account after the switchover, and will last for a year after the earned date. That is my understanding.
 
The phat PS5 dropped to $449 but has no game bundled. If I traded my PS5, it looks like I’d get $390 after the 20% bump. Is that right? Trying to decide if it’s worth the $60 for a console/controller refresh. Mine is a launch console and the controller doesn’t drift…yet.
 
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Couple of retro games posted over the last few days in the Discord. Good stack with the B2G1. Few others but just check GS.com.

https://www.gamestop.com/products/marvel-vs.-capcom---sega-dreamcast/947017.html

https://www.gamestop.com/products/dragon-ball-z-sagas---gamecube/152217.html

https://www.gamestop.com/playstation-7/products/gravity-rush---ps-vita/936009.html

https://www.gamestop.com/products/dragon-quest-viii-journey-of-the-cursed-king/10134299.html

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/products/harvest-moon-magic-melody---gamecube/122903.html

https://www.gamestop.com/products/the-legend-of-zelda-the-wind-waker---gamecube/122909.html

https://www.gamestop.com/products/killzone-mercenary---ps-vita/936063.html

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/products/super-mario-land---game-boy/123026.html

https://www.gamestop.com/gaming-accessories/chargers-cables/wii-u/products/nintendo-wii-u-gamecube-controller-adapter/107988.html

https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/3ds/products/ever-oasis---nintendo-3ds/148644.html

https://www.gamestop.com/products/persona-4-golden---ps-vita/936034.html

https://www.gamestop.com/dreamcast/products/sonic-adventure---sega-dreamcast/947034.html

https://www.gamestop.com/gamecube-2/products/sonic-gems-collection---gamecube/122933.html

https://www.gamestop.com/playstation-7/products/uncharted-golden-abyss---ps-vita/936005.html

https://www.gamestop.com/gamecube-2/products/animal-crossing---gamecube/122892.html

 
FamedGuardian said:
The phat PS5 dropped to $449 but has no game bundled. If I traded my PS5, it looks like I’d get $390 after the 20% bump. Is that right? Trying to decide if it’s worth the $60 for a console/controller refresh. Mine is a launch console and the controller doesn’t drift…yet.
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I considered trading towards the slim but my launch phat is silent and my sales tax is over 10 percent, I’m just gonna wait a year for the pro.

 
surprisingly gaming wise im sticking with gamestop only this year. after my trade in credit and my $150 gift card my employer gave me im getting

.ps5 spiderman slim bundle (will settle for cod bundle if sold out)

.battlefield 2042 ps5 new
.miles morales ultimate edition ps5 new
all for roughly $118 cash out of pocket before taxes

i also have ps5 upgrades for ghost of tsushuma and GOW ragnarok + my old sealed copy of horizon zero dawn to play so i will have plenty to keep me busy as i wait for more titles to release. i do want ratchet and clank and forbidden west but i have a strong feeling they will start to tank in price or be on PS+ as a free game soon as well
 
Is there some reason I can't check out online for a digital copy of Sonic Frontiers using a gift card? I thought it was just the monthly $5 certificate that couldn't be used for anything digital online.
 
keyblader1985 said:
Is there some reason I can't check out online for a digital copy of Sonic Frontiers using a gift card? I thought it was just the monthly $5 certificate that couldn't be used for anything digital online.
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A few pages back there were alerts that you’d no longer be able to use GCs/trade credit for digital items or currency online.

 
I know there were changes but I guess I misremembered, because I thought that just digital currency would be out, and digital games would still be okay.

Oh well, guess I'll get it from Humble to get both the Rakuten cash back and the full Nintendo coin bonus.
 
I've never been happier to have started collecting over a decade ago than just starting. Woof on those prices...
 
I haven’t traded anything in a while to GameStop, but wanted to trade my launch ps5 for a slim one. Do any of the 20% promotions apply to consoles? Like if I trade it toward one of the 20% extra games?
 
No way is it the disc version that's $150 off a system that's already selling extremely well with Spider-Man 2. Digital version discount makes sense.
 
the leaked photo has exclusions listed for bundles, digital only and clearance listed.[attachment=38375:349-99-black-friday-deal-for-ps5-at-target-v0-cdn5r1i1652c1.jpg]

 
It might be worth it to try to price match the PS5 for $350 at GameStop as soon as it opens up to use up all the GameStop funny money. If they do price match, please let us know! They'll probably say something like "oh it's for members only at Target", so is the GameStop price matching now, only for Pro members.
 
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DealsHunterZ said:
It might be worth it to try to price match the PS5 for $350 at GameStop as soon as it opens up to use up all the GameStop funny money. If they do price match, please let us know! They'll probably say something like "oh it's for members only at Target", so is the GameStop price matching now, only for Pro members.
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last time they told me they wouldnt price match unless im a pro

then they told me they wouldnt price match if it says black friday deal anywhere

i pull up a different site that had the same price and then after a phone call they didnt price match cause it was too much of a discount from their standard $60 price tag

good luck

 
toska said:
last time they told me they wouldnt price match unless im a pro
then they told me they wouldnt price match if it says black friday deal anywhere
i pull up a different site that had the same price and then after a phone call they didnt price match cause it was too much of a discount from their standard $60 price tag
good luck
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I can't even get my GameStop to price match their own website.
 
Vinny said:
Post on SD shows there might also be some kind of sale on the disc version too... $150 discount? Prob not but will be interesting to see how big of cut it is.
https://slickdeals.net/f/17100154-449-99-playstation-5-console?p=167376223#post167376223
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Sure, there may be a small discount for the slim console bundles but nothing like this, and odds are mirroring whatever discount Sony may be doing on its own.

Folks seem to have forgetten that clearance and sales on this stuff by retailers is strictly controlled by the publishers/platform holders. Target can't willy nilly discount this stuff anymore unless they want to get sued by Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft. They have to get authorization fot these sales.
 
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Don't know if it was mentioned, but I'm only seeing a 20% boost still. Doesn't look like the 40% boost is happening.

TheKbob said:
I'll give it one more year for a PS5 Pro.

If it doesn't happen, I'll look forward to getting a used Phat for the basement.
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I'm willing to buy the PS5 Pro 2024 rumors. Wouldn't make sense to announce it this early and potentially reduce sales. Also buying Switch 2 2024 rumors.

 
How many people are still buying digital only PS5s with those new sub prices though? Its $135/160 a year for extra/premium. Makes so much more sense to just get a Series S.

 
GameStop has three Switch double packs for Inin games. Cotton series, Darius series, and Monster Boy series.

I got the Cotton pack and Darius pack, after coupons and rewards, for under $15/game shipped.

Hopefully they'll come sealed, but who knows. Given that they're bundled,I would think they're warehouse fodder. We shall see!
 
Gamingsincetheseventies said:
Seems like a scam now, show limited stock at all stores and not elegible for pick up, delivery, or shipping.
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It's 30% off one of the most popular items right now... it just sold out fast. It's a pretty insane deal.

freshzen said:
Don't know if it was mentioned, but I'm only seeing a 20% boost still. Doesn't look like the 40% boost is happening.

I'm willing to buy the PS5 Pro 2024 rumors. Wouldn't make sense to announce it this early and potentially reduce sales. Also buying Switch 2 2024 rumors.
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I'm genuinely curious when we'll see a PS5 Pro honestly... I think they did the PS4 Pro at the same time as the PS4 slim but that's obviously not the case here. I'm also curious if Nintendo even cares about an NS2. They're making bank on that system and it seems like everyone has it (not to mention many people have multiple, either because of variants or family/kids).

TheKbob said:
GameStop has three Switch double packs for Inin games. Cotton series, Darius series, and Monster Boy series.

I got the Cotton pack and Darius pack, after coupons and rewards, for under $15/game shipped.

Hopefully they'll come sealed, but who knows. Given that they're bundled,I would think they're warehouse fodder. We shall see!
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Haha, I ordered those as well. Great price, but if you check local stock every store has 1 copy meaning they're likely all guts but I'm sure GS will use plenty of circle stickers to patch them into one "sealed" monstrosity.

 
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I don't even bother taking the circle stickers off. They're the absolute worst.

I just take my hobby knife and cut out the bit in the center, the little rectangle of sticker holding it closed, and keep the rest of the sticker in place.

I'll eventually do case swaps as I got along. I hate those things.
 
I got sealed Wonder Boy and Cotton bundles with a Gutted Darius, at a local store. They doubled sided each Darius case with ring stickers, might try to exchange that one out at another store.

 
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