do anybody else feel ripped off by videogame trade-ins?

[blackdragon6]

i mean you cand trade in 3 perfectly good games and have s*** to show for it WTF? :mad:

[Punchy]

yeah, it sucks, but what are you going to do?

If you hate a game or never play it then $5 is probably worth it.

[Tish-the-Scorpion]

yeah, it sucks, but what are you going to do?

If you hate a game or never play it then $5 is probably worth it.not if you pay damn near 60 bucks for said games.

[SAMAS]

The Escapist has an article on that.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/26/3

Apparently, those unfair sales are the only thing keeping EB and Gamestop afloat.

[G. Wayne]

I hear ya, but if the rumors come to pass and Sony gets their goofy game signature technology going, you won't have to worry about it. Games for the PS3 /may/ end up with coding so that once you start it up in your home console, the game will become coded to only work on your system. Effectively screwing game resale.

So they say, Sony makes no money off the resale market, what do they care?

[G. Wayne]

not if you pay damn near 60 bucks for said games.

The only time I ever get games at full price is during the holidays. I can wait a few months if it'll save me thirty or forty bucks.

[SuperSaiyaMan12]

The only time I ever get games at full price is during the holidays. I can wait a few months if it'll save me thirty or forty bucks.
I doubt PS3 games will be 60 bucks considering the hardware, more on the lines of 100 bucks sounds more like it.

[BlairH]

New Employment Contract dictates that I can not reveal details of current and prior employment on the Internet.

Please delete.

Thanks.

[Punchy]

not if you pay damn near 60 bucks for said games.
What's the better option? Throwing it away?

[Daemon]

Could Sony actually implement something about coding a game to one system?

I mean I would hate to think that if I buy a Fighter I would have to haul the entire system to my friends place to play the game instead of just bringing the game.

Not to mention, it seems kinda unfair that if the game makers are going to dick the retailers like Gamestop by letting them only make $5-10 profit on a new game it seems kinda unfair.

After all the game makers made their profit the first time the game was sold right?

[Bryan Rios]

I hear ya, but if the rumors come to pass and Sony gets their goofy game signature technology going, you won't have to worry about it. Games for the PS3 /may/ end up with coding so that once you start it up in your home console, the game will become coded to only work on your system. Effectively screwing game resale.
That rumor has already been debunked. :)

Also, I think trade-in values are not a ripoff. If you trade in a game that is still in print, why should you get more than $10-15 for it? It's a used game and easily accessable to many others. Plus as others already pointed out, it helps keeps business afloat. The ones I think might be just a bit of a ripoff are games like Suikoden II, Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, Valkyrie Profile, and other extremely rare games. But after reading the article about Game Quest Direct starting to reprint rare games, my opinion has changed somewhat.

[cable guy]

I only trade in sports titles any more.

The best bet is to trade them in early, if you want more money anyway.

[BlairH]

I only trade in sports titles any more.

The best bet is to trade them in early, if you want more money anyway.

You tend to get a lot less for sport titles (regular follow-ups, fast turnaround, little resale value)

[jadegiant77]

i paid $20.00 for a game and only got back $8.00. RIP-OFF!!!!!!

[yeoman]

i mean you cand trade in 3 perfectly good games and have s*** to show for it WTF? :mad:

Well, let's look at it this way: The game is used when you trade it in. Now, are you willing to pay full price for something that may, or may not be in as good as shape as something new? I mean, or all they know you dropped a soda on the thing thing at some point.

Now, remember that not only are they not going to be able to resell it at the same price as a new game, they need to make a profit. Meaning they're probably going to have to mark it up by a good 50%. This covers not only the profit they need to make, but the chance that no one will want to buy this game.

And furhter, we have to remember the age of the game. Games are notoriously bad for people not wanting to get older games, unless they were really good and.or very old and out of print. Largely due to both tradition and advancing technolgy. So people don't want to pay anywhere near as much for older games. Added to this that after a few years the price of the game new drops as well, making the used game worth even less.

This is why, unless the game is only a few months old, you're not gonna get much for a used game.

[NormanB]

Sell it online. Much better money.

And if you wait 2-4 months to buy your games, their already 40-60% off the original price.

Gaming can be a very cheap hobby if you shop wisely.

But yeah, thoe stores do hose you.

[thehod]

Can't see the rip off factor here at all.

If you've bought a game, played it to death and want to sell it on, you can't expect to get top dollar for it. That's just life. Things depreciate. Fact of life.

If you've bought the game and don't like it, then most stores have something like a 14 day grace where you can return it for another title, no questions asked.

If you don't like buying games for 60 bucks:

a. Count yourself lucky you don't have to pay £50, which works out at about $90-$100 like we have to in England.

b. Buy the second hand games. Most retail at at least 50% off, and al you need is a little patience.

[Lubichev]

I have found the joy of renting games through the mail. You keep em as long as you want, beat the game, and then send it back. If you like it a lot, you can buy it from them.

[Donald M.]

If you've bought the game and don't like it, then most stores have something like a 14 day grace where you can return it for another title, no questions asked.



In England maybe. Here in the States the only retailer I know of that allows you to return an opened game for a refund or store credit is Electronic Botique. Given that it has been years since I've shopped there, that may have changed.

[Lubichev]

In England maybe. Here in the States the only retailer I know of that allows you to return an opened game for a refund or store credit is Electronic Botique. Given that it has been years since I've shopped there, that may have changed.
Game Stop is another (though they may be connected with EB Games). I think you have 7 days with a reciept.

[Cyclaud]

I just buy most games when they drop under 30 unless their a must have and i get them as soon as they come out. So now i can't really complain about trade in value, but i never trade in games anyway.

I just bought Onimishua 2 for 5 bucks, which for some reason I had a hard time finding. But then when i got my change back I got a 2 dollar bill and it was the best day of my life.