Gamestop Giving 50% EXTRA Trade in Credit

[pwnophobia]

http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins/images/180x180_50trade.jpg

50% Bonus On All Games Traded

Trade any games and receive an extra 50% trade-in credit. (http://www.gamestop.com/gs/specialty/tradeins/)

Expires: 3/14/2010. Offer not good on cash trades. Trades must be in full working condition to receive full value. Offer good towards games normally accepted in trade only. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Trade-ins subject to manager approval. See store associate for details. No dealers. Offer valid in the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam only.

[Johan]

Awesome! Now you can get half what you would get selling it on your own, as opposed to a quarter of the independent sale price!

: glass half empty kinda guy :

[Anenome]

So what's this come down to, another $3 on every trade? Yeah. Looks like they hurtin'.

[pwnophobia]

I called to see about trading in Dante's Inferno, I didn't ask for the 50%, and they want to give me $25 for it. Lol, not happening.

[Juvenfly]

Awesome! Now you can get half what you would get selling it on your own, as opposed to a quarter of the independent sale price!

: glass half empty kinda guy :

Hate to tell your math's off. That'd be a 100% increase. So really you're getting 3/8ths of what you'd get if you sold it yourself, which in turn makes you a glass 5/8ths empty kind of guy I guess.

[Johan]

Hate to tell your math's off. That'd be a 100% increase. So really you're getting 3/8ths of what you'd get if you sold it yourself, which in turn makes you a glass 5/8ths empty kind of guy I guess.

The 'glass half empty' wasn't a mathematical equation, my friend. It's an idiomatic expression, not a literal one. I see your point on the half/quarter however. It would actually be 6/8ths, would it not? No...3/8ths is correct.

Oh forget it. They rip you off. Don't do it.

[Juvenfly]

The 'glass half empty' wasn't a mathematical equation, my friend. It's an idiomatic expression, not a literal one. I see your point on the half/quarter however. It would actually be 6/8ths, would it not?

Oh forget it. They rip you off. Don't do it.

OK, so I guess bad math jokes really aren't funny...who'da thunk? I'm well aware of the expression. And no...3/8ths is what you'd be getting from a 50% increase:

1/4 = 2/8

2/8 * 1.5 = 2/8 * 3/2 = 6/16 = 3/8

[Johan]

And no...3/8ths is what you'd be getting from a 50% increase:

Yup. I already edited that in, before it even logged an edit on me (editing a post within a few minutes leaves it unmarked as having been edited). You are correct! :)

Edit: Also, I hate GameStop. Truly. I haven't 'patronized' their store for years, and will never do so again. Ever.

[Second Century]

You'll have to admit, GameStop has some of the sweetest preorder incentives -- collectables like t-shirts, toys, DLC and whatnot. But something is horribly wrong when a pre-owned merchandiser can get away with selling opened products as "new". :eek:

[oasis789]

well, think of it as the premium they get for holding excess inventory. you selling a game independently would involve search costs, shipping... quite a lot of hassle for 30-40 bucks plus the transaction fee that paypal takes from you (unless you're doing a personal transfer).