I dont understand all the Gamestop hate either. The only REAL problems I ever had with them are some clerks not knowing any information on a game they were promoting. I'm not demanding thier employees know everything about games, just dont promote something you have no idea about.
As for selling used games to them. You ever think that maybe they just dont want the games you have? You walk in there, and they got like 15 used copies of Madden 08 on the shelf, of course they are going to only offer 5 bucks for your copy. I am pretty sure by thier corporate rules they have to buy the games that are offered, within some guidelines. but the one thing you all need to remember, the want to make a PROFIT on what they sell. So if they buy my used copy of whatever for 7 bucks, turn arround and try to sell it for 15.99, more power to them.
Same with movies and cars, any car Salesman, or one that is no longer a salesman, will tell you that when someone buys a brand new car, the second it leaves the lot, the value decreases. Why? cause its no longer brand new, no matter the condition.
Movies? I have worked in a movie rental place before, we had this program where we said we would buy used movies, mainly for the intention of filling in the older libraries of titles. Many times somone would want to sell a movie to the store, that we already have 5-8 copies of, and that paticualr movie doesnt rent all the often, sure we're only going to offer 2-5 bucks for it. Because honestly, we didnt really owe them anything.
Of course if it was an older, harder to find movie, I've seen the store offer the guy 15 for it.
Quality and Quanity.
At the end of the day, I wont boycott Gamestop, I will continue to preorder from them, and, when I need to, buy used games.
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