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expiredVX1980 posted Apr 04, 2024 01:55 AM
expiredVX1980 posted Apr 04, 2024 01:55 AM

GameStop Stores: Trade-in Video Games, Get Extra

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50% Store Credit

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GameStop [Store Locator] is offering a 50% Extra Store Credit on Trading in Video Games when you Trade-In qualifying Video Games in-stores only.
  • Note: Active GameStop Pro Members will receive an additional 10% more trade-in credit.
Thanks to Community Member VX1980 for sharing this deal.

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Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value.
    • All trades are subject to manager approval.
    • Offer valid in select GameStop stores only.
    • Offers valid only towards items normally accepted in trade. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice.
  • Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional details & discussion.

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GameStop [Store Locator] is offering a 50% Extra Store Credit on Trading in Video Games when you Trade-In qualifying Video Games in-stores only.
  • Note: Active GameStop Pro Members will receive an additional 10% more trade-in credit.
Thanks to Community Member VX1980 for sharing this deal.

Editor's Notes

Written by slickdewmaster | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value.
    • All trades are subject to manager approval.
    • Offer valid in select GameStop stores only.
    • Offers valid only towards items normally accepted in trade. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only. Void where prohibited. GameStop, Inc. reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the offer for any reason without notice.
  • Refer to the original post & forum comments for additional details & discussion.

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CheapBasturd
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As much as I Hate gamestop. Stores like these are helping keeping physical media alive. fark digital
DW1
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Not burning… profitable actually
ema_G
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Games only, not accessories or systems.

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Apr 04, 2024 04:39 PM
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AmusedScent305Apr 04, 2024 04:39 PM
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Quote from party4lif6 :
I don't understand how people still shop at these stores... they are terrible and overpriced! I'm certain that I can keep my games and still find a just as cheap option to buy, from almost anyone else. So, I would spend the same amount of money and still keep my old games. If they then sell your old games, you'll be ahead of Game Stop's best options... Hate these stores!
In general, you're not wrong. They've been messing with the discounts and what you can use your free monthly rewards on as well. You can no longer apply the $5 credit toward digital currency because they treat them like gift cards in the POS, and it can't be used to make a pre-order reservation unless you're paying in full.

You can make out pretty well if you're savvy, though—I pulled down over $500 in trade credit a couple years ago with a PS4Pro and a couple controllers when they were doing the extra 50% on accessories and extra $50 on consoles plus 10% pro bonus. Controllers were almost $50 each at that time and if I'd sold online I would have been lucky to get $400 after selling and shipping fees (plus potentially dealing with a scam buyer).

As a side note, the clerk at my local store said that the $10 off $100/$25 off $250 promotion can apply to pre-orders as long as you are doing an off-the-shelf transaction that day, even if you don't hit the $100 threshold. I bought $70 of games in store, put in a preorder for May, and he said that the $10 off should hit when I pick up the preorder since the original transaction is tied to the in store purchase. We will see if that holds true.
Apr 04, 2024 04:42 PM
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MagentaCreature309Apr 04, 2024 04:42 PM
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YMMV: Went in store and they said promo ended 3/31. No bonus trade value. Had a flyer on the door that said so

Also called the other local store and they said no
Last edited by MagentaCreature309 April 4, 2024 at 09:08 PM.
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Apr 04, 2024 04:44 PM
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VX1980
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Apr 04, 2024 04:44 PM
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Quote from AmusedScent305 :
As a side note, the clerk at my local store said that the $10 off $100/$25 off $250 promotion can apply to pre-orders as long as you are doing an off-the-shelf transaction that day, even if you don't hit the $100 threshold. I bought $70 of games in store, put in a preorder for May, and he said that the $10 off should hit when I pick up the preorder since the original transaction is tied to the in store purchase. We will see if that holds true.
Interesting - I had employees at the 2 different stores I visited yesterday tell me the opposite. I specifically asked them this question because I wanted to grab a game plus pre-order Stellar Blade and fully pay it off, but they told me that would not count toward the 10 off 100 or 25 off 250 promo.
Apr 04, 2024 04:47 PM
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CheapBasturdApr 04, 2024 04:47 PM
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As much as I Hate gamestop. Stores like these are helping keeping physical media alive. fark digital
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Apr 04, 2024 09:30 PM
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ChrisC1884Apr 04, 2024 09:30 PM
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Lots of angry kiddos mad at gamestop. They'll be sad when there's no more "owning" games because physical isn't an option anymore.

Ya'll are the problem.
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Apr 04, 2024 09:32 PM
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WilliamGApr 04, 2024 09:32 PM
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Quote from MagentaCreature309 :
Went inetore and they said promo ended 3/31. No bonus trade value.
And they were wrong. Just got back. Traded in some.
Apr 04, 2024 10:25 PM
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AmusedScent305Apr 04, 2024 10:25 PM
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Quote from VX1980 :
Interesting - I had employees at the 2 different stores I visited yesterday tell me the opposite. I specifically asked them this question because I wanted to grab a game plus pre-order Stellar Blade and fully pay it off, but they told me that would not count toward the 10 off 100 or 25 off 250 promo.
Yeah. I'm suspicious that it'll work out that way, but he seems to have done it himself before *shrug* Worst case, I miss out on $10 I wasn't planning to get anyway.

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Apr 04, 2024 10:47 PM
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Krazen1211Apr 04, 2024 10:47 PM
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Quote from ChrisC1884 :
Lots of angry kiddos mad at gamestop. They'll be sad when there's no more "owning" games because physical isn't an option anymore.

Ya'll are the problem.
They sell 'new' stuff that's opened. Not always, and perhaps not every store, but I saw them sell a guy a PS5 slim with the seal cut and they told the guy it was cut in shipping.

Which is the most absurd thing ever really. Just a completely pointless lie/business practice.
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Apr 04, 2024 10:56 PM
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CoralBook5019Apr 04, 2024 10:56 PM
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Quote from TheJunkyardDog :
They actually had this live in some stores last week, and the values were pretty good especially if you had the PS5 version of a game.

Note: You can use trade in credit towards gaming gift cards like PlayStation, Xbox, and etc. but only in person.
Is this a recent policy change? Or does it have to be done in the same transaction as the trade in? I went a few months ago and they wouldn't let me use my in store credit (that I got from trading a console in) to purchase digital cards.
Apr 04, 2024 11:42 PM
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ema_GApr 04, 2024 11:42 PM
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Quote from Gibberish :
Is the extra 50% already included in the values listed on the Trade In page [gamestop.com]? Or is it on top of those?
The extra 50% is on top of the value listed on the website. I added another $200 to my trade in credit today by trading in seven games that were within a few bucks of their ebay/Amazon going price (see pricecharting) after the bonus.

Hopefully GameStop will run a B2G1 soon to cycle inventory.
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p0tempkinApr 05, 2024 12:06 AM
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Thanks OP, I was holding onto some trade fodder for the usual "Trade X, Get XX% Extra" deal but this is even better by 10%.

For people who want to know how to calculate the EXACT trade-in credit value you're going to get for a game, go here: https://www.gamestop.com/trade/?c...eView=list

Search for the game you want to trade in (make sure it's the exact title/edition/system as shown) and find the "Store Credit" value under "Regular Value". Using Super Mario Bros. Wonder as an example, it's listed as $35 as of today (4/4/2024).

Take the Store Credit Regular Value ($35) and multiply it by 1.5 if you're *not* a Pro Member. If you're a Pro Member, take the Store Credit Regular Value and multiply it by 1.6. For example, a Pro Member trading in Super Mario Bros. Wonder for store credit will get $35 x 1.6 = $56.
Last edited by p0tempkin April 4, 2024 at 06:13 PM.
Apr 05, 2024 03:31 AM
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ryanbarrett96Apr 05, 2024 03:31 AM
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Been wanting to get spiderman 2 for a while. Seems like a good opportunity.
Apr 05, 2024 03:53 AM
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CheapestGamerApr 05, 2024 03:53 AM
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Quote from ChrisC1884 :
Lots of angry kiddos mad at gamestop.
What's funny is it's the same people just about every time making the same comments. They hate the company yet spend the time to let people know how much they dislike the company. The irony is not lost on me.
Quote :
They'll be sad when there's no more "owning" games because physical isn't an option anymore.

Ya'll are the problem.
That's why I'm glad I have a backlog to play through and acquired most of them stupid cheap.
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Apr 05, 2024 03:56 AM
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avius987Apr 05, 2024 03:56 AM
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traded in FF16 and Pokemon violet for $65 credit, paid $10 on top for FF7 rebirth. not bad at all considering i spent a total of $75 originally for FF16 and pokemon

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rigelApr 05, 2024 06:50 AM
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Hoping to buy a Mario 3D All Star (ideally with original case), any advice folks?

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