looks like i won't be shopping gamestop ever again

[IPD]

it's all BS with preorders. inside a week, there's a hack/cheat/code online to unlock all of the "gifts" that came with the pre-order-only. lol.

[trix]

Ipd:forget stores buy stuff on steam. If you wait long enough you will get stuff super cheap. I just bought alpha protocol for 2 bucks and while ago i got a couple crysis games for like 10 bucks. And you dont have to worry about cds codes to install or any of that. Only way to buy games without getting fked

[Danube_3KGT]

I recently bought NCAA 2012 from Gamestop and this deal is what closed it for me with Gamestop. I took a "NEW" NCAA 12 case up to the counter and the guy behind the counter said, "I think we actually have this used if you want" and I said sure.. Then the other worker said "Nope we got rid of the used ones already." Well because of how gamestop works they took a game out from behind the counter and put it in a gamestop bag and handed it to me. (I had 5 dollars down on a pre order and wanted to use it toward the game which i told em) So I pay with my card and get out to the car and realize that he didn't use the 5 dollars toward the game.. Strike 1.. I get home and take the game out of the bag and not only is it not seran wrapped like a new one is, the plastic outside case is stretched out on the edge where someone had removed the security stickers (there was a new circle sticker holding the case shut) I open up the case and take out the disk and low and behold theres finger prints all over the bottom of the disk.. I searched on google and appearently theres a investigation with Gamestop selling used games as new, and with letting their employees take games home and play em, then bring em back and sell em as new.. basically, there was no way for me to prove it was done before i got it home but I wrote their customer service email they have on their site, and it said something like "We will contact you within 2-3 business days" and still havent heard from em.. tonight was the 3rd night..


Edit: Also, if anyone here has tried to return a game that was new with an activation code in it, and the case was open like I have you were probably told "We can't refund new games that have been opened with an activation code because we don't know if it has been used".. the NCAA 2012 mentioned above does have a code to use.. So if someone bought it for me as a gift "new" and i had it already, i couldn't have even returned it..

[IPD]

WOW. holy shit. i knew they were low, but that's new depths.

i really miss play & trade. we have 3 shitty gamestops in town, but the 1 play & trade closed. sad thing was, play & trade was the only one worth a damn.

[DocWalt]

My local gamestop is actually decent, which is surprising after reading this stuff. If you pre-order they actually hold the games for you separate from the off-the-shelf games so nothing happens to them by accident.

Sucks you got shafted dude, I'd call and bitch to corporate. You can file a claim in small claims court and get them off their ass and it doesn't really cost you anything

[tazman]

I guess I'll stay away from Game Stop and stick with Amazon...

[92RT-TT]

Amazon all the way! I pre-ordered Fallout NV and Fable 3 and got free shipping on the date of release which was pretty badass!

[ictponder]

I like our Gamestop here but I hate one of the guys that works there, he just rambles on about how awesome PS3 is and how badass every new game coming out is going to be. I just wish he would shut up and conduct my business so I can leave.

[Blue91SL]

My local gamestop is actually decent, which is surprising after reading this stuff. If you pre-order they actually hold the games for you separate from the off-the-shelf games so nothing happens to them by accident.

Sucks you got shafted dude, I'd call and bitch to corporate. You can file a claim in small claims court and get them off their ass and it doesn't really cost you anything

This.
I've never had a problem out of any of the three Gamestops in my area. I pre-order a game, they put it in a drawer by itself when it comes out and I can pay it off at my leisure. As long as I keep the receipt (I put it in the game's box), I can pretty much return anything. I bought a used game and brought it back a month and a half later (Darksiders, it sucked.) and had no issues. Put the $18 toward Forza 4. Also, if you subscribe to their Twitter feed (I just have their tweets sent to my phone) they notify you when they're doing cool promotions. Just bought Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas for a combined total of around $21.
Also, to the person who bought a new game and then tried to trade it in the same day: Why not just return it? Seriously, if you have your receipt, they will give you your money back. The game sucks, they take it back, sell it for $55. You keep your $60, get to spend it on something better.

[Vince86]

This.
I've never had a problem out of any of the three Gamestops in my area. I pre-order a game, they put it in a drawer by itself when it comes out and I can pay it off at my leisure. As long as I keep the receipt (I put it in the game's box), I can pretty much return anything. I bought a used game and brought it back a month and a half later (Darksiders, it sucked.) and had no issues. Put the $18 toward Forza 4. Also, if you subscribe to their Twitter feed (I just have their tweets sent to my phone) they notify you when they're doing cool promotions. Just bought Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas for a combined total of around $21.
Also, to the person who bought a new game and then tried to trade it in the same day: Why not just return it? Seriously, if you have your receipt, they will give you your money back. The game sucks, they take it back, sell it for $55. You keep your $60, get to spend it on something better.

They are really good with used games and returning them. However its not true that they will take a new game back once its opened. No matter how quickly you may return to the store, once it has been unsealed (assuming it was sealed when you purchased it) there will be no refund. I have tried many times as lots of games had me severely dissappointed and I was disgusted with them. I tried taking them back the next hour and no luck. From then on I learned to try the games from Piratebay first and make my xbox allow backup games. This way when the game actually lives up to its hype I gladly buy it. If it sucks, I can always get the space back on my hard drive for free