Posts Tagged ‘trade in’
GameStop giving $150 trade-in credit for PS3 Fat towards PS3 Slim
The PS3 Slim is one of the most highly sought after consoles on the market to date (argueable, I know, but it’s just been announced) which might make owners of the PS3 Fat feel a bit left out.
Well, lucky for you guys GameStop has recently announced a promotion that will give $150 credit to anyone who trades in a PS3 Fat towards the purchase of a PS3 Slim.
Then again, you can probably just slap your PS3 Fat on eBay and get much more than you would from GameStop, but it’s the laziness that counts, right?
via psxextreme
Game Crazy iPhone app hits App Store
Game Crazy has just released a previously unannounced app to the App Store for use with both the iPhone and iPod Touch.
According to the app’s description users will be able to see when new titles are set to come out along with viewing high-resolution trailers of said new titles. Additionally, users will be able to find out how much used game trade-ins will be worth so they can see if its worth it before they get to the store.
This app is definitly a welcome addition to the App Store and is sure to garner some internet. Unfortunately I don’t have any Game Crazys around me but does anyone want to make a bet on how long until Game Stop releases an identical app?
RadioShack to accept trade-ins in stores
If you didn’t know, RadioShack has been running an online trade-in program for some time now — Due to its success they have recently made an anncouncement that they are expanding this program their 4,400 of their stores. Depending on which items you bring in, which could include games and consoles along with other electronics, you will recieve a certain amount of store credit in return.
Add another one to the “accepts trade-ins” list.
Read (GayGamer)
Game Trading Site Saves Users $3.7 Million
For years retail chain Gamestop has made a fortune off trade-in games. Now other retailers are beginning to get into the action, but someone eventually decided there must be a better way for gamers to swap an old title for a new one. If you’re lucky enough to have some gaming friends it’s possible to swap titles once you’re finished, but many of us don’t have that option.
In July 2006 a site was launched called Goozex which allowed gamers to send in titles towards ‘purchasing’ other games. It’s set up on a points system based on supply and demand; the more popular your game is the more points you’ll get for it. Users pay $1 per trade and their own shipping costs, but in spite of this Goozex estimates they save their users around $20 per trade, adding up to a total of $3.7 million in savings for their clients since the site’s launch.
The service does actually seem to be offering better values than conventional trade-ins, where games trade-in values quickly decline. Unfortunately none of the GameStop locations I called were able to give me prices over the phone, but Amazon was easier to find. They value Fable II at $16.50, Resident Evil 5 at $19.50 for either console version, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition at $6.50 and Mortal Kombat: Armageddon for the Wii at $15. The highest point value on Goozex is 1000, which can essentially be calculated at six cents per point. This means that Fable II and Resident Evil 5 are both valued at $60, Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition and MK:A are both valued at $27.
GameStop stocks drop thanks to Amazon’s announcement of trade-ins
It looks like GameStop may have finally met its match in terms of the used videogame market.
After Amazon.com’s recent announcement that they will begin testing a trade-in video game program, GameStop’s stocks dropped a full 13% ending the day $3.54 lower than the previous price.
I don’t know about you guys, but if Amazon offers more money for trade-ins than GameStop does, I have no problem receiving Amazon store credit for it.
Read (Joystiq)
Amazon testing games trade-in, too
It looks like everyone wants a peice of the used game market; first Toys ‘R’ Us, now Amazon.com.
Amazon.com has recently launched the page www.amazon.com/tradeingames for, what else, trading in used games.
Amazon’s trade in service, however, doesn’t require you to even go to a store. If you’re games in good condition, just print out a shipping label, slap it on a box, and send it off.
You’re going to get Amazon.com credit for your trade-ins. But who cares? Amazon.com has everything, right?
Donate Used Games For Good Cause
Gamestop has been making a killing for years with their used games market. They buy your games for a relatively low price, then turning around to re-sell them at a much higher price. It often seems a rather unfair system, because eventually some older games are worth barely more than pennies for resale while other titles like Gears of War that they have dozens of are still being sold for a large proportion of the original price tag.
If you’ve got old games lying around that you’re bored to death of and you can’t get more than a few quarters of trade-in value for you can now do something good with them. A charity is starting that aims to help some of the unfortunate individuals of the world. Donate Games will accept used games and re-sell them, with the proceeds going to help ‘orphan diseases’. There are a whole lot of diseases out there, but many only affect a small portion of the population and are of less concern for the population at large. The charity is founded by Jim Carol and his wife Cynthia. Mr. Carol worked in the IT industry and his son was diagnosed with Philadelphia Chromosome. Although his son is now in remission, the couple saw many people suffering from equally rare diseases that aren’t getting enough funding for proper treatment research.
The site is up and accepting donations, but right now you can’t buy any of your games yet.
Toys ‘R’ Us accepting trade ins
The Internet has recently gotten word that major toy retailer, Toys ‘R’ Us, is testing a new campaign that will allow game owners to trade in their games for store credit.
Apparently, if you bring a game in its original case, with it’s original artwork and player’s manual, and it’s not cracked or rated Adults Only, you will be able to “sell” it to Toys ‘R’ Us in return for store credit.
This campaign was first noticed at a Toys ‘R’ Us in Nanuet, NY so all of the surrounding stores will probably get the same treatment. Look out Game Stop, Toys ‘R’ Us is comin’ for you.
Read (CheapAssGamer)