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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im not sure the average person would be THAT dedicated but perhaps I underestimate the demand for such a thing, if it were possible lol

People knew enough to use the coupons on free $5 Eshop every month to the point where they no longer let you use it on digital currency anymore. People would definitely catch on to being able to use it on preorders enough to make a dent.
 
Not really worth the time but a minor flip if you’re on your way to GS anyways:
Shin megami V Vengeance is on sale for $25, trades in for $25 base. Used my $5 off monthly on it to sweeten
 
Went to go trade in a few games and once they put in my number. The guy mentioned his system is down. He said the system is all connected to other stores. Anyone able to trade in today at all? Or was my account flagged for some odd reason?
 
they are giving more in credit for Metaphor on ps5 than it cost used right now.
Yeah it's funny, after the B2G1 in November this same thing happened, then they run a B2G1 on Christmas and then the values all spike a couple weeks later. If you stocked up on some of these games during these B2G1 you can make a killing right now.
 
Not really worth the time but a minor flip if you’re on your way to GS anyways:
Shin megami V Vengeance is on sale for $25, trades in for $25 base. Used my $5 off monthly on it to sweeten
Thanks for posting this. I had a copy i brought during the b2g1 free that came incomplete. Flipped it for 32.50 and got a new copy steelbook w/ dlc. Also made a quick $230 on 7 games. Got rid of some dupes i was sitting on.
 
Traded in a few games both yesterday and today, along with an Xbox Series X ($192.50 after boost is not bad). I was grateful to kick games like Skull & Bones and Suicide Squad Versus The Justice League to the curb.
One thing I was surprised about is that there was no tax when I purchased a game using Trade Credit. I guess the rules changed for California and now there is no tax being charged. Hopefully its not just for my county and for all of California.
 
Traded in a few games both yesterday and today, along with an Xbox Series X ($192.50 after boost is not bad). I was grateful to kick games like Skull & Bones and Suicide Squad Versus The Justice League to the curb.
One thing I was surprised about is that there was no tax when I purchased a game using Trade Credit. I guess the rules changed for California and now there is no tax being charged. Hopefully its not just for my county and for all of California.
I'm in Alameda County, and my purchases were NOT taxed when using trade credit 2 weeks ago.
 
In Michigan and wasn’t taxed either. Didn’t “use trade credit” but traded in games and directly bought one. But normally I’d always been taxed in the past
 
They tax purchases when you use trade credit online but not in store....been that way for awhile.
Sure, but that was at a state level based on previous reports. Apparently Maryland is added to that as well since I haven't been taxed on in-store purchases made with trade-credit for close to a year now.
 
This is no different then when you have a trade-in when you are purchasing a car.

The trade in of the car comes off the purchase price and then the rest of the car is taxed. That's why if a dealership offers you $3,000 for your car if you sell to someone you should ask for that amount (at the minimum, one can always sell a car for more than the trade in value to a dealership, but that's a whole different story) plus whatever the sales tax is else you are losing money technically. (at least in Wisconsin)
 
Traded in some drifting controllers as $15 after refurb fee is solid, a few games from the B2G1 and walked away with a digital PS5 with the Fortnite code for a good price, highly recommend the bundles while they are still available.
 
Does the trade boost that you get when you reserve a game good only when trading in used games or does it also work when trading in a system (PS5)?
 
Round 3 of closing stores has been updated on gamestops site, I'm sure someone will do the entire country and post the full list but you can see for yourself


if it shows sunday as closed its in a new wave of closing stores. 2 new stores added in my town, bringing to 4 total (out of 18) that will close in January alone.

I wonder how many years left now until zero gamestops around me. It feels inevitable at this point.
 
not that it helps much now, but when i traded in yesterday, I didn't get anything extra when i added a preorder. I didn't think much about it because the total was correct, but now I am wondering if that banner for 20% extra for trading in MWT games wasn't true.
 
not that it helps much now, but when i traded in yesterday, I didn't get anything extra when i added a preorder. I didn't think much about it because the total was correct, but now I am wondering if that banner for 20% extra for trading in MWT games wasn't true.
Did you trade only games from the MWT list? The 20% for pre order wouldn't apply on top of the MWT 20%. Not sure if it's working though, I don't think I traded anything from the list, but a pre order did bump everything 20% Saturday when I traded.
 
Wave 3, 154 stores closing, grand total of 393 stores closed for January, 2332 stores left with these closing

How many more will close? :thinking:

Also, why does CAG go down after I post 100+ URLs in a single post?

SIDNAMESTATEURL
1703Anchorage 5th Avenue - GameStopAK
3847Oxford Exchange - GameStopAL
3654Midtown Shopping Center - GameStopAL
4814Oliver Creek Crossing - GameStopAL
6793Mount Home Plaza - GameStopAR
876Desert Sky Festival - GameStopAZ
7714Gila Valley Shopping Center - GameStopAZ
3629Union Landing - GameStopCA
3920Stony Point Plaza - GameStopCA
5995Scenic Plaza - GameStopCA
5593Woodland Plaza II - GameStopCA
3905Bellflower Plaza - GameStopCA
829Hastings Village - GameStopCA
834Metrocenter Fullerton - GameStopCA
2375Anaheim Town Center - GameStopCA
4043The Block at Orange Mall - GameStopCA
1214Antelope Valley Mall - GameStopCA
3971Centerpointe Shopping Center - GameStopCA
5403Highland Avenue Plaza - GameStopCA
6539Countryside Marketplace - GameStopCA
5069Eastlake Village Marketplace - GameStopCA
4208Town Center at Aurora Mall - GameStopCO
1672Lakewood City Common - GameStopCO
4462Colorado Mills - GameStopCO
5939Cross Pointe - GameStopCT
3595Town Line Plaza - GameStopCT
5220Casselberry Exchange - GameStopFL
1644Waterford Lakes Town Center - GameStopFL
1589Northpoint Plaza - GameStopFL
4832For Eyes Plaza - GameStopFL
4408Tyrone Square - GameStopFL
6744Fort Pierce Plaza - GameStopFL
3376Lejune and 9th Street - GameStopFL
4211Dolphin Mall - GameStopFL
4348Boca Raton Town Center - GameStopFL
6175Pier Park Mall - GameStopFL
4335The Avenues - GameStopFL
2941Orange Park Village - GameStopFL
6971Toco Hills Promenade - GameStopGA
3098Jonesboro Rd Union City - GameStopGA
5718Bartow Marketplace - GameStopGA
4601Mall Of Georgia - GameStopGA
3563Moanalua Shopping Center - GameStopHI
2839Waikele Center - GameStopHI
6935Grand Junction - GameStopIA
1107Lindale Mall - GameStopIA
3819Northpointe Shopping - GameStopIL
4324Woodfield Mall - GameStopIL
6099Lockport Square - GameStopIL
3053Pine Tree Plaza - GameStopIL
6726National Road Columbus - GameStopIN
6788Greensburg Commons - GameStopIN
4247Greenwood Park - GameStopIN
706Highland Grove - GameStopIN
4209University Park Mall - GameStopIN
5002Norgate Plaza - GameStopIN
4443Towne East Square - GameStopKS
3049Burks Center - GameStopKY
3064Baker Plaza - GameStopLA
4132Prien Lake Mall - GameStopLA
6673North Pine Street DeRidder - GameStopLA
4089Square one Mall - GameStopMA
7832North Shore Mall - GameStopMA
6661Wilmington Plaza - GameStopMA
6463Walpole Mall - GameStopMA
2280Seekonk Square - GameStopMA
6516Aberdeen Marketplace - GameStopMD
4233Harford Mall - GameStopMD
6461Penn Station - GameStopMD
4673Bowie Town Center - GameStopMD
5975Roosevelt Town Center - GameStopMI
2250Wild Wood Plaza - GameStopMI
5507Pier 1 Shopping Center - GameStopMI
3575Northtown Mall Outlet - GameStopMN
4346Kandi Mall - GameStopMN
1120Miller Hill Mall - GameStopMN
3995Belton Marketplace - GameStopMO
1237St Louis Galleria Mall - GameStopMO
6559Shoppes at Windchase - GameStopMS
2805Tupelo Marketplace - GameStopMS
1502Gallatin Valley Mall - GameStopMT
5923Jefferson Village - GameStopNC
7686Coast Carolina Wallace - GameStopNC
2626Western Plaza - GameStopNC
3818Stonecrest at Piper - GameStopNC
3841Shoppes at Westgate - GameStopNC
3167Supercenter Exchange - GameStopNE
6723Diers Ave Grand Island - GameStopNE
3504Columbia Park Shopping Center - GameStopNJ
1563Palisades Town Square - GameStopNJ
912Cross Keys Commons - GameStopNJ
2294Mongomery Plaza - GameStopNM
5515Horizon Town Center - GameStopNV
4285Fashion Show Mall - GameStopNV
7679Junction Blvd - GameStopNY
77535th Avenue Brooklyn - GameStopNY
5207The Highlands - GameStopNY
6774Selden Plaza - GameStopNY
4816Northway Mall - GameStopNY
2239Latham Circle - GameStopNY
6013Sweden Shopping Center - GameStopNY
6366Hornell Plaza - GameStopNY
7727Shoppes at Cortland - GameStopNY
5191Graham Square - GameStopOH
7621Northfield Rd Bedford - GameStopOH
819Wiloughby Commons - GameStopOH
2382Greens of Strongsville - GameStopOH
6713Sauner Square - GameStopOH
2529Northern Lights Center - GameStopOH
3970Cross Creek Shopping Center - GameStopOH
6336Dorothy Lane Kettering - GameStopOH
6523Greenville Shops - GameStopOH
3754Shoppes on Main Street - GameStopOH
925Quail Springs Market - GameStopOK
6962University Town Center - GameStopOK
2894McMinnville Center - GameStopOR
7546Westfall Center - GameStopPA
4401Franklin Mills Mall - GameStopPA
7694Ephrata Marketplace - GameStopPA
3895Covered Bridge - GameStopPA
795Southland Four Seasons Center - GameStopPA
3363Dutch Square - GameStopSC
3488Plantation Plaza - GameStopSC
2999Northtowne Shopping Center - GameStopSC
3074Hillsboro Boulevard Manchester - GameStopTN
2828Glenbrook Center - GameStopTN
6160Paddocks Mt. Juliet - GameStopTN
5758Hayes Marketplace - GameStopTN
4375Wolfchase - GameStopTN
5290Collierville Crossing - GameStopTN
3143Tri County Shopping Center - GameStopTX
1766The Vineyard - GameStopTX
4976Westwood Vista Shopping Center - GameStopTX
2274Lake Air Court - GameStopTX
2699Pinnacle Park Shopping Center - GameStopTX
551White Rock Marketplace - GameStopTX
3292Firewheel Town Center - GameStopTX
4269Stonebriar Centre - GameStopTX
2756Roanoke Crossing - GameStopTX
654Shops at 3 Corners - GameStopTX
1726Eldridge 1960 - GameStopTX
5327Saratoga Town Center - GameStopTX
959Crescent Corners - GameStopUT
802Baileys Crossroad - GameStopVA
6382Plaza at Landmark - GameStopVA
6386Ashland Plaza - GameStopVA
3703Haygood Shopping Center - GameStopVA
6955Ridgeview Centre - GameStopVA
271972nd and Portland - GameStopWA
4331Bellis Fair - GameStopWA
4991Hillside Terrace - GameStopWI
5823Gateway Market - GameStopWI
7664Bellevue Retail Center - GameStopWI
2293Shoppes at Merritt Creek - GameStopWV
 
None this round that are near me currently but a couple were ones I was a regular at in the past, right in the nostalgia. Really feeling like the endgame is around the corner.
 
I'm surprised they closed the anaheim town center one, that was the designated retro store. Bummer.
Yeah Orange County as a whole is looking pretty bleak - only 4 stores left in North (1 in Cypress, 1 in Westminster and two in Santa Ana). Only two in Central OC - Costa Mesa and Irvine. And in South OC, only 3 left (Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, and Ladera Ranch). So 9 stores left total, which seems pretty wild for one of the country's most populous counties
 
Yeah Orange County as a whole is looking pretty bleak - only 4 stores left in North (1 in Cypress, 1 in Westminster and two in Santa Ana). Only two in Central OC - Costa Mesa and Irvine. And in South OC, only 3 left (Aliso Viejo, Mission Viejo, and Ladera Ranch). So 9 stores left total, which seems pretty wild for one of the country's most populous counties

Wouldn’t be surprise if the company is slowly trying to minimize its footprint in CA. CA has very strict labor laws that hurt the company’s profits and methods of cost saving.

Things like wellness time given to all employees regardless of being part time, higher wages, strict break laws that require stores to close for breaks or having to staff for double coverage instead, and many other things. A lot of the class action lawsuits against the company have been from CA employees also. There was also one as recent as last year that was finalized and paid out to past and current employees from it.

Can’t imagine the leases being cheaper than other states also so that’s definitely another factor. I don’t think they’re leaving California entirely, but maybe they end up just having less stores in California going forward or will close more and open up some new ones but in specific locations only that can produce better traffic and sales to outweigh the cons for operating in CA.
 
Wow 😮 between the last few years I had already lost 3 near me, 2 more and now I have only 2 I can visit without traveling 35 minutes or more, I used to have 6 within 30 minutes of of my house, to only have 2 is a huge change in just a few years.
 
Lost 4 stores in NM (2 Albuquerque locations) in just a couple of weeks. I knew the Zuni San Mateo store and another store (Town Park Plaza) were on the chopping block. The senior SL that I’ve known for probably 20+ years told me about the possibility of them shutting down a few weeks ago. The Town Park Plaza location is still open last I checked.

I don’t think there are any other locations/stores in Bernalillo and Las Cruces. Not surprised about the Montgomery Plaza store closing. It hadn’t been doing well for a while. In any event I hate to see/hear about people losing their jobs because of corporate greed, utter incompetence and mismanagement.
 
Damn losing all stores near me. Looks like I won't be shopping at GameStop anymore. Back in the day I had 9 stores within 15 min. Now there will be none. Crazy and sad...
 
Wave 3, 154 stores closing, grand total of 393 stores closed for January, 2332 stores left with these closing

How many more will close? :thinking:

Also, why does CAG go down after I post 100+ URLs in a single post?

SIDNAMESTATEURL
1703Anchorage 5th Avenue - GameStopAK
3847Oxford Exchange - GameStopAL
3654Midtown Shopping Center - GameStopAL
4814Oliver Creek Crossing - GameStopAL
6793Mount Home Plaza - GameStopAR
876Desert Sky Festival - GameStopAZ
7714Gila Valley Shopping Center - GameStopAZ
3629Union Landing - GameStopCA
3920Stony Point Plaza - GameStopCA
5995Scenic Plaza - GameStopCA
5593Woodland Plaza II - GameStopCA
3905Bellflower Plaza - GameStopCA
829Hastings Village - GameStopCA
834Metrocenter Fullerton - GameStopCA
2375Anaheim Town Center - GameStopCA
4043The Block at Orange Mall - GameStopCA
1214Antelope Valley Mall - GameStopCA
3971Centerpointe Shopping Center - GameStopCA
5403Highland Avenue Plaza - GameStopCA
6539Countryside Marketplace - GameStopCA
5069Eastlake Village Marketplace - GameStopCA
4208Town Center at Aurora Mall - GameStopCO
1672Lakewood City Common - GameStopCO
4462Colorado Mills - GameStopCO
5939Cross Pointe - GameStopCT
3595Town Line Plaza - GameStopCT
5220Casselberry Exchange - GameStopFL
1644Waterford Lakes Town Center - GameStopFL
1589Northpoint Plaza - GameStopFL
4832For Eyes Plaza - GameStopFL
4408Tyrone Square - GameStopFL
6744Fort Pierce Plaza - GameStopFL
3376Lejune and 9th Street - GameStopFL
4211Dolphin Mall - GameStopFL
4348Boca Raton Town Center - GameStopFL
6175Pier Park Mall - GameStopFL
4335The Avenues - GameStopFL
2941Orange Park Village - GameStopFL
6971Toco Hills Promenade - GameStopGA
3098Jonesboro Rd Union City - GameStopGA
5718Bartow Marketplace - GameStopGA
4601Mall Of Georgia - GameStopGA
3563Moanalua Shopping Center - GameStopHI
2839Waikele Center - GameStopHI
6935Grand Junction - GameStopIA
1107Lindale Mall - GameStopIA
3819Northpointe Shopping - GameStopIL
4324Woodfield Mall - GameStopIL
6099Lockport Square - GameStopIL
3053Pine Tree Plaza - GameStopIL
6726National Road Columbus - GameStopIN
6788Greensburg Commons - GameStopIN
4247Greenwood Park - GameStopIN
706Highland Grove - GameStopIN
4209University Park Mall - GameStopIN
5002Norgate Plaza - GameStopIN
4443Towne East Square - GameStopKS
3049Burks Center - GameStopKY
3064Baker Plaza - GameStopLA
4132Prien Lake Mall - GameStopLA
6673North Pine Street DeRidder - GameStopLA
4089Square one Mall - GameStopMA
7832North Shore Mall - GameStopMA
6661Wilmington Plaza - GameStopMA
6463Walpole Mall - GameStopMA
2280Seekonk Square - GameStopMA
6516Aberdeen Marketplace - GameStopMD
4233Harford Mall - GameStopMD
6461Penn Station - GameStopMD
4673Bowie Town Center - GameStopMD
5975Roosevelt Town Center - GameStopMI
2250Wild Wood Plaza - GameStopMI
5507Pier 1 Shopping Center - GameStopMI
3575Northtown Mall Outlet - GameStopMN
4346Kandi Mall - GameStopMN
1120Miller Hill Mall - GameStopMN
3995Belton Marketplace - GameStopMO
1237St Louis Galleria Mall - GameStopMO
6559Shoppes at Windchase - GameStopMS
2805Tupelo Marketplace - GameStopMS
1502Gallatin Valley Mall - GameStopMT
5923Jefferson Village - GameStopNC
7686Coast Carolina Wallace - GameStopNC
2626Western Plaza - GameStopNC
3818Stonecrest at Piper - GameStopNC
3841Shoppes at Westgate - GameStopNC
3167Supercenter Exchange - GameStopNE
6723Diers Ave Grand Island - GameStopNE
3504Columbia Park Shopping Center - GameStopNJ
1563Palisades Town Square - GameStopNJ
912Cross Keys Commons - GameStopNJ
2294Mongomery Plaza - GameStopNM
5515Horizon Town Center - GameStopNV
4285Fashion Show Mall - GameStopNV
7679Junction Blvd - GameStopNY
77535th Avenue Brooklyn - GameStopNY
5207The Highlands - GameStopNY
6774Selden Plaza - GameStopNY
4816Northway Mall - GameStopNY
2239Latham Circle - GameStopNY
6013Sweden Shopping Center - GameStopNY
6366Hornell Plaza - GameStopNY
7727Shoppes at Cortland - GameStopNY
5191Graham Square - GameStopOH
7621Northfield Rd Bedford - GameStopOH
819Wiloughby Commons - GameStopOH
2382Greens of Strongsville - GameStopOH
6713Sauner Square - GameStopOH
2529Northern Lights Center - GameStopOH
3970Cross Creek Shopping Center - GameStopOH
6336Dorothy Lane Kettering - GameStopOH
6523Greenville Shops - GameStopOH
3754Shoppes on Main Street - GameStopOH
925Quail Springs Market - GameStopOK
6962University Town Center - GameStopOK
2894McMinnville Center - GameStopOR
7546Westfall Center - GameStopPA
4401Franklin Mills Mall - GameStopPA
7694Ephrata Marketplace - GameStopPA
3895Covered Bridge - GameStopPA
795Southland Four Seasons Center - GameStopPA
3363Dutch Square - GameStopSC
3488Plantation Plaza - GameStopSC
2999Northtowne Shopping Center - GameStopSC
3074Hillsboro Boulevard Manchester - GameStopTN
2828Glenbrook Center - GameStopTN
6160Paddocks Mt. Juliet - GameStopTN
5758Hayes Marketplace - GameStopTN
4375Wolfchase - GameStopTN
5290Collierville Crossing - GameStopTN
3143Tri County Shopping Center - GameStopTX
1766The Vineyard - GameStopTX
4976Westwood Vista Shopping Center - GameStopTX
2274Lake Air Court - GameStopTX
2699Pinnacle Park Shopping Center - GameStopTX
551White Rock Marketplace - GameStopTX
3292Firewheel Town Center - GameStopTX
4269Stonebriar Centre - GameStopTX
2756Roanoke Crossing - GameStopTX
654Shops at 3 Corners - GameStopTX
1726Eldridge 1960 - GameStopTX
5327Saratoga Town Center - GameStopTX
959Crescent Corners - GameStopUT
802Baileys Crossroad - GameStopVA
6382Plaza at Landmark - GameStopVA
6386Ashland Plaza - GameStopVA
3703Haygood Shopping Center - GameStopVA
6955Ridgeview Centre - GameStopVA
271972nd and Portland - GameStopWA
4331Bellis Fair - GameStopWA
4991Hillside Terrace - GameStopWI
5823Gateway Market - GameStopWI
7664Bellevue Retail Center - GameStopWI
2293Shoppes at Merritt Creek - GameStopWV
I knew this day was coming but it it’s still sad
 
Only 1 closing by me in the neighboring county. But I'm pretty sure like Starbucks there's 1-2 gamestop located per city practically. So it makes sense to close a bunch and consolidate.
 
Closing my main and closest store. Quail springs OKC.
Oh wow! I really like that store and have been going since the late 2000’s. That leaves a big section of town without a GameStop since the two in Quail Springs Mall closed a long time ago. Now it’s either driving to Edmond or Bell Isle/Penn Square Mall. 😞
 
Wow two by me this phase in Jax, FL…Avenues and Orange Park Village. A little surprised for both because there’s not another store too close to either.
Yeah, I’ve only ever been to the orange park store maybe twice, but the Avenues is the location closest to me, so that one hurts a little (not that I’ve been going often).
 
A lot of the NYC store closings are in some of the least trafficked areas in the outer boroughs/upstate , I used to venture out there for vita games during the pandemic. Sad to see them go, but the employees at those stores especially hated working there lol
 
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