>Go into FUCKING Gamestop
>Browse for a game
>Overpriced shit everywhere
>Walk out of FUCKING Gamestop
fucking gamestop thread.
>>343139595
Anon, nobody does this anymore. Everyone got board of them or is too new to know about them.
>>343140160
Does what?
>>343139595
>Poorfags
Why are you even going to a gamestop
Former GameStop employee here. I can safely say fuck GameStop.
>tfw you buy more collectables than games at gamestop
I know a 7 foot tranny who thinks you can only buy video games at game stop.
I sincerely hope he kills himself.
>>343141558
you should kill him yourself
>>343140918
What made you hate it anon?
>>343141558
Seriously, does anyone intelligent buy their games from there anymore? With Best Buy and Amazon, there's not much point
>>343140478
newfag
>>343141915
Exclusives only if its something I really want otherwise fuck gamestop
>walk into gamestop
>head straight for the showers
>employee asks if I want to sign up for an EB shower pass
>politely refuse
>"uh are you sure"
>catch him staring at my junk
>storm out before I even got to check the Vita section
>FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343139595
>Go to FUCKING GAMESTOP
>Friendly manager reminds me to pick up that Pop Figure Tardis I ordered for my little brother as a birthday gift
>Grab Drakengard 3 for 15 bucks
>Manager and I shoot the breeze while he rings me up
>Grab some honeyed bourbon from the liquor store a few doors down
>Grab Thai food from the place next door
>Brother loves present
>Drakengard 3 is pretty great
>Thai Food is tasty
>Bourbon makes for a hell of a Lime Rickey
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343141915
I don't pre-order shit from there anymore, but I do still find decent deals on older last-gen games there.
>overpriced shit
>translation
>op didnt have enough good boy allowance to afford anythijg so its all "overpriced"
>preorder/buy the new 999 game on Amazon instead of buying it at fucking EB like how i buy most of my physical games
>realize that Canada Post will likely go on strike during the period between when i order it and when it's due to be dropped off at my house
>should have just bought it at EB anyway
fuck EB, but fuck Canada Post harder
>go to FUCKING GAMESTOP
>realize I should just go to my local gaming store that stocks the same shit but also sells retro shit and accessories at better pricesOogie Games represent
>>343144047
Our Play N' Trade shuttered after two years. GOt a decent trade value on my original prints of Lunar 1 and 2(like 300 bucks) and bought a PS3 for my girlfriend. Bought the games again on eBay a few years later for 50 bucks, so I feel like I won out on that.
>>343141915
I'll go to stores like this for previous gen games and older stuff
Found FE path of radiance for like $215 there, while people are trying to sell it for a couple hundred online
>>343144047
man, i wish there were an indie game store here. i'd go there all the time.
i should rephrase that: i wish there an indie game store that stocked new stuff. all we have is a second hand game store (which is awesome), an EB, Walmart, plus the two Shoppers Drug Marts here sell Nintendo stuff.
it sucks living in a "city" of ~20k
>>343144274
>buy for a couple hundred
>people online selling for a couple hundred
Wha?
>>343144274
Por is 215 + now? Shit
Must not sell
>>343143689
>2 choices
>Go to EB or JB Hi-Fi
>Everything at JB is at least $10 less than at EB
>EB isn't overpriced
?
>Your Gamestop rewards account is expired!
>>343144435
This is completely diffrent than
>i couldnt afford anything so hurr over priced
>>343144403
>>343144429
I mean $15
But yeah, people are trying to sell it for prices like that.
I've seen stuff at $300 before
>>343141761
He's not worth with.
>>343141915
It's the closest game store to me so I don't really have much of a choice unless I feel like driving an extra 30min to Best Buy.
>walk into Gamestop™
>sperg out
>walk out furiously
>shitpost on /v/
Ebic
>Go to Gamestop to test out PS VR
>Store smells like shit
>Employee is nice, she says hi and can I am here to just see the VR.
>Autistic kid standing next to Sony rep not shutting the fuck up
>Keeps talking how amazing E3 was and how he was screaming the whole time.
>Can't figure out most people didn't care for his opinion and just wanted to test this out.
>He already played the game, he just wanted to stand there and talk to everyone that was in line.
First time I went a gamestop in 6 years and it reminded me why I don't go there anymore.
this happened a month or two ago.
>walk into a fucking eb
>looking at the 3DS games like the good manchild i am
>door opens behind me
>clerk asks the person if they need help
>"y-esh. i'm looking for game recommendationsh for a five year old" a dude says with a lisp
>turn around to look at the dude - he's a pretty typical fat, neckbeardy type
>"ok then. i can certainly help you out. can he use a controller? what system does he have?"
>"what kind of queshtion ish that? he's five! and an xbox one." sperglord exclaims
>"it's a perfectly valid question. anyway, what kind of games do he like?"
>"well he likes Call of Duty and *lists off a bunch of games i can't remember*"
>"... he likes COD? ok then, does he have any of these Lego games? that Lego Movie one is pretty good for someone his age."
the whole experience was just kind of weird
Last time I went to gamestop was awhile ago to look through the used games and see if there was anything cool there. Nothing but screaming children and haggard mothers who looked at me with a mixture of shame (of their shitty kids) and suspicion (for being the only male in the place able to grow facial hair). There was a deadeyed woman at the counter staring off into space. Did a 180 and booked it.
>>343139595
>go to gamestop to trade in a game
>guy behind the counter says he needs my fingerprints
>whatthefuck
Apparently in some areas they fingerprint you now to trade in games.
Fuck Gamestop.
>>343144009
Is Canada post as bad as the USPS? Cause our shits awful
>delayed packages
>lost packages
>rerouted packages
>packages sent back because the first name was off by a letter, despite the last name being correct and this not being an issue before
Fuck USPS, if Amazon and co. had a physical store I would shop there but I'm sick of packages never being delivered.
>>343139595
>Work at Fucking Gamestop
>Some odd day there have had stupid questions
>Have had dumber customers
>None that bad
>In walks a woman and her fudd husband in full tactical fudd attire
>Thank god i couldn't smell anything that day due to sinuses
>This woman gets closer to the counter asking for a "Wireless purple controller for Exbawx three siiiixtie"
>Notice that her forehead is sagging but not like fat, like shes dying
>Start to see that is apparent all over garnished with purple and green spots everywhere
>I think this woman is in fact dead, if only
>I struggle to find words and her controller luckily there's a purple acrylic controller
>Fuck
>Wired
>y
>Spends the next 20 minutes going on about her "Thourty eight year old booi" who wanted it as a christmas gift
>Fuddsband is eyeing everything in the store
>Stare at him for a few moments and smile
>It clicks that you cannot steal this shit unless you want nothing
>Look back to her
>Shes bellowing out more about her son
>Make the mistake of absent mindedly sharing in her grief (As i tend to do with customers)
>She stares me down like i am holding a bottle i filled at the fountain of youth
>"Ooooh Deew you?"
>"Y'a see i have twins"
>"Tooo of 'em"
>"Too from 'im"
>"foooor from me"
>wat
>Eventually she decides on the wired purple controller
>Watch her waddle out and see that all of her skin
>All of it
>Every inch looks like its rotting and about to fall off
>Forgot to mention that one of her teeth was crooked and pointing to the ceiling
>Upper row
>Lament the day i met Papa Nurgle at Gamestop
>go into gamestop
>pre-ordered dungeon travelers 2 for the PSVita
>"hi I'm here to pick up dungeon travelers 2"
>the clerk smirks, grabs out a brown paper wrapped box and hands it to me "here you go 'sir'" he says
>confused, I've imported games through gamestop before
>walk outside
>"THERE HE IS! FREEZE"
>police start running at me
>tackled
>psvita falls out with my snacks I was saving for later
>skittles and fruit flavored gummies litter the sidewalk
>6 months of community service
>charged for littering
>get home
>open package
>it's dungeon travelers 1
>FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343145915
USPS has never lost my packages, and usually get them to me a few days earlier than they're supposed to. I don't have much of an issue with them.
>>343145887
This can't be true. I don't believe this.
>>343144340
>suck living in relatively small area
not really you have a higher life expectancy and quality of life than living in a shit cesspool
>>343146187
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gamestop-now-fingerprinting-people-trading-in-game/1100-6421436/
They also do it in California, where I live. Idk where else.
>>343141915
>walk into FUCKING Gamestop
>buy Amazon gift card
>walk out of FUCKING Gamestop like it was nothing
>>343146860
If they're gonna treat me like a criminal to trade in a $30 videogame then they can fuck themselves.
>>343145887
Wait really? That can't be true, you declined right cause that's bullshit.
>>343147119
Not him, but it's true.
>walk by local Gamestop
>there's people inside it
>there are two people at the register paying for their game
>there's a store a little further ahead where you can get every game for at least 10€ cheaper
I never even went inside that Gamestop
>want dungeon guy 3
>browsing around for it
>see this weird pink haired woman in the back
>clerk hands me a copy eventually
>walk out of store
>some crazy cat lady is screaming about something
>she's chucking cats everywhere
>one hits me directly in the face
>black out
>wake up on my couch
>realize my couch was never red
>my pants are unzipped and my dick is flopping out
>there's lipstick on it
>open up the dungeon guy 3 copy on the floor
>it's dungeon guy 2
>mfw no face
>>343147119
Yeah I was like uhh nevermind, and I left the store.
The pay may be shit, but I just love fucking with the aspies that come into my store. They squirm when you talk to them.
>>343139595
Literally me last time I went to one. GameStop made me StopGames.
>>343147961
>Walk into Gamestop and fail to maintain eye contact with clerk
>Clerk is smiling wickedly with a hard on
>He knows
>>343147961
>Be cashier at grocery store
>Parent leaves some kid at the line to get something
>Start scanning stuff faster
>look of panic in the kid's eyes as I'm finishing up their stuff
>>343148440
beautiful, wagecuck
>>343140478
>>343140227
How long you been here?
>>343139595
>Buy games at local gamestop regularly as opposed to amazon because the guys are chill and been my guys since the day the place opened.
>They decide to close it down and relocate it 20min away
>New management tells me about it excitedly
>Just tell him 'looks like I'm never going to gamestop again'.
His fucking face then. I don't know why they think someone will drive out for shit. I just preorder/buy from amazon like everyone else and they can burn.
>>343148440
You fucker, I always hated that shit as a kid.
Do you also ask them if the shopping is theirs and laugh at how they sperg out trying to explain that there mom is gone.
>>343148440
>be cashier at a store
>this (parents leaving their kids in line to go get random shit) happens often
>whenever this happens, ask kid if they have our points card after i'm done checking in their shit
>they say "mom may have one. i'm just waiting on her."
>tell them that their mom has to stop being a bitch then wait around for 20 minutes while she's gone getting some milk or whatever the fuck she forgot to get
>mfw the captcha is a "select all storefront" one
>>343139595
>go to gamestop
>buy steam controller
>it's shit
>return it without question, cashier doesn't even look in the box
Fucking gamestop?
>>343146187
For the last few years my mail arrival times have been erratic. Packages being delivered to neighbors with completely different names, packages being sent to indiana instead of illinois, and worst of all: packages being left in the rain. Apparently walking an extra step under the big door roof is too much.
Fedex and UPS are thankfully still fine
>>343145915
>>343144009
You guys ain't got shit on Brazil. There are online sellers that literally stopped selling stuff to BRs because of how incompetent the postal system is, resulting in orders stuck over a month in customs, damaged items, and some shit just straight up vanishing.
>be 23
>go to eb games for borderlands 2
>bitch at the counter asks for id
>say "do I really look 16 to you?"
>bitch drones on about how some 13 year old kid bought call of duty and his parents took the game from him so he stole their car in a fit of rage and drove it into a tree
>"OK what does that have to do with me?"
>no response, take game and leave
>on the way back home a bird takes a shit on my head
When I'm with two of my oldest friends, we'll sometimes go into random Gamestops and give the employees shit. Nothing mean, we'll just ask them to tell us why any current games are good. So far, nobody has been able to defend themselves. Then they get kind of sad.
>>343144706
I dont know why this happens
Same thing happened to a guy at Toys R us in which a kid would not shut the fuck up and the guy looked like a beta who didnt want to end the conversation out of being rude.
>Go to Gamestop
>Fat neckbeard behind the counter
>Can smell him from the door and he eyes me like I am trash
>Walk up to the counter and ask for a copy of Bloodborne.
>Good choice it is a great game, do you have a PS4?
>Nah it is for my cou-
>NEVER EVER
>Excuse me
>Guy has a mad look in his eyes, his skin begins to glow gold and begins to drool
>NEVER EVER HE SPITS
>Covered in the slime
>Start to back away
>Guy slams button, NEVER EVER
>Sirens begins to scream, signs and balloons drop from the roof saying NEVER EVER
>Try to run but some Jap grabs me
>He leans close to my ear, licking it slightly and whispers never ever anon-kun
>Clerk appears behind me
>He opens up an empty Bloodborne box and shits into it
>He slams it shut and uses a knife to peel away the overflowing shit
>He shrink wraps and it writes NEVER EVER on it
>That will be 69.99 please
>Pay and leave while tossing the shitbox into a bin
>Go to sleep that night and plan to order it online in the morning
>Never ever he whispers
Fucking Gamestop, happens every time.
> Goin to Gamestop with my nigga Maurice
> Wanna get my some of dat Dark Souls 3 cause that shit tight as fuck
> Walk in, pasty cracka at fuckin register starts eyeballin us immediately
> Oh shit nigga here we go again, punk ass white boy thinkin we shop liftin
> Ask that faggot how much Dark Souls 3 is
> Says it be 60 bucks
> Fuck dat shit
> Start lookin round at the shelves
> See copy on one of them
> Grab it and shove it down my pants
> Fuckin white boy screamin at Maurice like a bitch sayin he seen him puttin gamestop gift cards in his pocket
> Tell that fuckin honky to fuck off we ain't never stolen shit
> Says he goan call the cops on us
> Maurice grabs one o dem carboard display things n throws it at him
> We run the fuck outta there
> Gift cards spillin out of Maurice's pants
> Run into alley
> Open case
> Shit's empty
MUHFUGGIN GAMESTOP
I went into a GameStop and literally everything interesting in their used PS3 bargain bin was more expensive than a NEW copy on Amazon.
Seriously what the fuck?
>>343149376
welp. as much as having my copy of Zero Escape be tuck in postal limbo for a week or whatever, at least i know it'll still be delivered to me once the strike's over
>walk into GameStop
>manager immediately says "bring any games to trade-in today?!?!"
>just came in to buy a vita memory card
>"No, just need this."
>"okay, well, when you're done with those vita games bring em in! We give you money for old games that'll just be sitting around collecting dust! And if you buy a new game, we'll buy it back for like 40 bucks if you beat it and return it in less than a week..."
>shut the fuck up man
>>343144435
>Go to EB games where a Target store is located in the same center
>Check Target first
>It's cheaper than EB Games
>Go to EB Games
>"Saw it cheaper in target"
>They look it up
>Pay target price plus whatever other discount I get
>>343150562
sorry man, if my manager is in i gotta suck cock till he's gone
>>343140160
>Everyone got board of them
>board
dummy
>>343149557
I will never understand this. If you're over the age then why the fuck is it a problem to just show your ID? Everything would be done quicker if you just spend two seconds pulling your license out of your wallet.
>>343139595
>decide to buy KH3D cause fuck it
>go to gamestop
>see this
>to to walmart
>buy it new for $19.99
>>343151015
I had a moment like this when I went and saw the Hateful Eight with my friend, he'd ordered the tickets online and when we got to the person to check the tickets, she asked for ID.
I went to grab my wallet when my friend just said "Are you serious?" and the girl just said she'd been asked to ID people. He was so pissed off by it, and even now when I bring it up he gets pissy about it.
In all honesty, if I get asked for ID now a days, I take it as a fucking compliment.
>Tfw worked there for about 2 years, ASM for about half a year
>Got "let go" over something small because my new manager wanted to clean out the old team so she (lol) could build her own
>Find out its worse than ever with the pre-owned push and all the other crap
Thank god for that
>>343150562
Fuckin reminds me when I went to some tabletop store around here. My brother had just gotten me the manual and shit Cyberpunk for Christmas because I kind of wanted to get in to that tabletop shit. I was lookin around for maps and the store manager immediately walks and starts trying to pitch these fuckin mecha models to me sayin "YOU SHOULD REALLY BUY THESE OUR STORE HAS KIND OF LIKE A COMMUNITY THING GOING WHERE PEOPLE BUY THE MODELS AND MAKE THEM AND WE DISPLAY THEM SEE COME OVER HERE AND TAKE A LOOK ANDKFHJASKFJAKSFJADKFJA"
Eventually just sort of politely excused myself and left the store without buying anything. Heard the manager snap his fingers in disappointment as I walked out. Dumb faggot lost a sale by trying to push me into buying some shit I had absolutely no interest in
>>343151015
I work at a movie theater and we need to see ID if you buy tickets with a credit card. People get mad because for some reason 80% of people don't carry their ID with them. Every day I turn away dozens of people who want to use a credit card but didn't bring ID
>>343151153
3D was pretty shit overall, dunno if it's better if you had only paid 20 for it, but the worlds were super tiny
>>343147119
I used to work at a record store that also bought used games.
This group of about 5 dudes would come in every single Wednesday and sell back the brand new unopened games that were just released the day before.
We knew they were stealing them from somewhere but no one cares because we got to sell them as new while paying far less than what we pay the warehouses for them.
One day a couple detectives come in and apparently 2 of the dudes were electronics dept managers at separate Wal-Mart's and had been doing this for years.
They would just steal some of that weeks delivery and go sell the games back to any gamestop or whatever store would take them.
The detective said it was only a rough estimate, but he believes they made at least $20k doing this.
I can't imagine that's the only time that's happened so I'm not surprised they do that shit now.
>>343151271
Could move somewhere where they will always ask for ID and it's understood why (usually) like Nevada.
>be black
>be a huge weeb
>live in predominately black neighborhood
>walk into GameStop
>white guy at the counter
>pick up Battlefield Hardline
>would you like to preorder some games? We're taking preorders on the new Madden and NBA games
>in my niggiest voice
>shiieeeetttttt why you think I play those games cuz I'm black
>raising my voice louder and louder
>I don't need to play no rehashed shiet errry year
>just cuz I'm black don't mean I play those shit games
>I only play real games for real niggas like me
>dramatically unzip my jacket to reveal my Nepgear t-shirt
>Hyperdimension Neptunia! Wut son! Senrana Kagura! Wut wut! Omega Quintet! Yuh son you don't want it! Atelier! Real shit son! Persona! You don't want none! You don't want none!
>he looks at me horrified
>w-would you like to preorder Mega Tag Dimension then
>slam a fistful of cash on the counter
>you bet yo ass I do!
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343151153
> $55 for preowned Zelda
How the fuck does that work? New 3DS games are like $40 for Christ's sake.
>keep looking for overwatch used because I have $25 off used game and $32 in credit
>no used anywhere except 15 minutes away
>clearly a check mark saying there is at least one
>go all the way there
>sorry were all out
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343151428
Table top store stories?
>Bunch of friends are going to start a Mordheim Campaign
>We're starting everything from scratch but have said it's cool to use other models, not just Games Workshop stuff
>End up buying a pack of Games Workshop stuff anyways
>Need glue so decide to stop by a Games Workshop store on the way back from a job one day
>It's 4:00 in the afternoon
>As I walk in the shop, one of the guys working there says "Alright everyone, we're closing the shop for half an hour so the staff can go get lunch"
>"I just want to buy some glue"
>"Sorry man, we're going for lunch"
>"But I know exactly what I want, I'm not going to browse or anything"
>"We're getting lunch, everyone out"
I was fucking dumbstruck.
>>343151728
They assume just because its a cartridge theres no way it can be damaged and Nintendo doesn't throw sales for shit throw that into the fact that there systems and games barely sell then they are just using it as a bogus excuse to resell games for full price.
>>343151716
I hope this is true but I don't think it is.
>>343151652
Don't live in America. But good advice if I ever feel old and need an ego boost holiday wise.
Only time I've ever had a good experience at GameStop is during generation shifts when they clear their stock. Bought Gocha Force for 10 bucks
>walk into GameStop to buy Diablo 3
>we can't sell them they're reserved
>the game at the time was released almost 3 weeks ago
I walked to the Walmart since it was in the same plaza and bought it there.
Seriously what the fuck is wrong with GameStop?
>go to EB looking for some cheap Dragon Quest DS titles
>find IX and go to the counter
>exchange pleasantries with the chap there, wondering if they actually care or not
>cashier next to him is talking to a customer about ResEVII
>"oh yeah, I haven't actually played it but I saw a playthrough on YouTube, it looks sick as!"
Then they started talking about ESO and I stopped listening
>>343151926
Pretty much this, I got so many games for less than $10 each when I went the week before they stopped carrying ps1 games.
>>343139595
>walk into gamestop
>ask if PSVR preorders are still for the first batch
>"durr, it's for the next ba..."
>fuck right off and go to JB HiFi
>>343151589
I haven't played much so far(only got to the TRON world) but so far it's meh. I just cannot get used to Sora's voice.
I was surprised to find it for $20 at walmart considering how old the game is. Then again my walmart also has a new copy of MGS4. What the fuck.
>>343151728
Cause its FUCKING GAMESTOP.
Real answer is because it apparently became rare as fuck for some reason. This was before the reprint though so it's only like $20 new now.
>>343151716
>Clerk knowing about Mega Tag, much less saying it's name correctly.
Fake and gay.
>>343151940
You didn't pre-order the special edition that came with a case of Mountain Dew and allowed you to have early access to the beta.And it also gave you a months worth of free WoW time
>>343151902
You'll never hear complaining for it but you will hate your wallet at a few trips to anywhere, casino states don't want those youngins to drink which carried over to everything else requiring ID.
>>343147728
Post edit
>>343152059
my wal mart probably still has new PS2 games
>>343148741
All summer, why? Also these posts are really awful I've literally never had a bad experience at gamestop
>>343141915
EB Games price match online prices where I'm from.
I dont need to pay exhorbitant shipping costs and wait 3 weeks after release to play a game.
>>343152059
did sora get a new VA? Haven't played the series since 2, but I guess it shouldn't surprise me
>>343151428
>Heard the manager snap his fingers in disappointment as I walked out.
That's fucking hilarious. Did he go "AWW DARN" and fall over too?
The only games I've bought at a GameStop in the past few years were both the EDF games that XSEED published, when they hit a decent price.
>tfw got EDF2 for $20 and EDF4.1 for $30
>when you turn 18 and realize you can buy M rated gamesfor your little brother
Little punk wanted a $20 PSN card to play Minecraft or some shit.
Got him Dead Rising 2 instead.
I made the right choice.
>Go into FUCKING GAMESTOP
>ask employee at counter if they have [game]
>they do
>exchange [currency] for [game]
>take [game]
>leave FUCKING GAMESTOP
FUCKING GAMESTOPThis has been my experience at Gamestop for the past 2 years, I think. I don't remember the last time I got asked to preorder something or sign up for something.
>>343152279
>tfw parents got me a debit card when I was 14
>start buying shit like Dark Souls off of Amazonbefore anyone calls underageb& I'm 19 now
>>343152381
>have a check out of curiosity
>Dark Souls came out a little under five years ago
That's not as old as I thought it would be
>>343152348
I only get asked if I want to pre-order anything, not asked "Hey, do you wanna pre-order this game? It comes with..."
That and if I want the scratch guarantee which I never do anyways because I don't use my games like a frisbee.
>>343151716
> Live in Oxford
> Interview a nigger and some dude in drug court interested in moving in
> Go with the black dude because the other dude showed up to the interview fuckin loaded
> Dude looks and talks like a stereotype - dreadlocks, basketball jerseys, wide brim hats tilted sideways
> Roommate at the time was watchin some anime I don't know shit about because I'm not into that gay shit
> Black dude walks in "OH SHIT NIGGA IS DAT [NIPPON SHIT]"
> Starts talking about it with my roommate
> Later introduce him to Dark Souls
> Figure he's just one of them folks who plays EA sports games
> He's actually really fucking good at it
> Become best friends with him
Haven't seen him in a while now though. Hope he's doing alright because he was cool as fuck
>guy is trading in Guitar Hero 5
>offered $6 for it
>I'm standing nearby looking at a used copy of Guitar Hero 5
>selling for $54.95
>new copies are $60
>walk into GameStop
>buy game about to walk out
>huge geese outside
>there's a sign on the door
>please use other exit, the geese will attack you
Fucking GameStop
>>343152137
Mine still has the GTA3 collection. It used to have Shepherd's Crossing for $5, which i was going to get, but I don't think it does anymore.
>>343152178
Same VA, just went through puberty like a mother fucker. Listen to an example of this shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqICl9j2guA
>>343152516
I went to a EB games once and apparently the trade in value of L4D2 on the xbox 360 is a whopping 0 dollars. Preowned is like 30 bucks I think.
>>343152553
hot damn, that's bizzare. time flies, i guess
who even shops at gamestop these days? da fuq. you can get any game you want from amazon or ebay
>>343152895
>who even shops at gamestop these days?
Minorities and moms
>Check for game online at FUCKING GameStop
>it says it's in stock
>roll up to FUCKING GameStop
>walk in
>almost a half of the store is stupid collectibles
>I'm talking figurines that don't do anything like pop or halo shit
>another 4th of it is demos and gift card racks
>the games are all in the back of the store
>employee looks like he's barely awake
>check the fucking vaults they keep retro games in
>it's not fucking there
>go up to counter
>high school dropout asks me if I want a gaystop rewards card
>Ask him if they have X game in stock
>he says they don't
>ask him if someone came in earlier and got it
>he says the store has been empty all day
>storm out the store, had enough of this place
>as I'm walking out some gamerbro kid walks in asking for GTA V
>he's fucking 10
FUCKING
GAYMSHIT
>>343152516
Unwanted stock that's just gonna take up space in the storeroom. You said yourself, there are still copies lying around in the store, obviously not selling.
They're giving the guy 5 dollars so they can get rid of his garbage that will take up space in their store and gather dust.
>>343153010
>almost a half of the store is stupid collectibles
that's probably a considerable chunk of gamestop's revenue, at this point
>>343152895
Why shop online and wait 3-5 days for my game to get here and probably end up spending more with shipping fees when I can take a >5 minute drive to a shop and buy something?
>>343152516
>>343152650
GameStop employee here.
We only make 50% profit on pre-owned items, so when we take in a game for $10 and sell it for $30 we're really only making $5. Plus corporate sets our prices, obviously, and they're jewish as fuck.
>>343153147
This is how I feel when it comes to getting physical games online. If I want to play the game, I'd rather drive an hour out of my way and play it that day than having to wait until next week.
>>343153147
>Roommate and I decide to preorder Doom
>I go instore and he orders online
>gives me all this shit about how he doesn't have to drive down
>his copy got lost in the mail and he refused to go buy one at the shop out of pride
Had a good chuckle
>>343139595
>Go into FUCKING GAMESTOP
>Get greeted by name
>Asks what brings me in today, how my family's doing, jokes about my cane due to by bum leg
>Mentions a game was just released that's right up my alley - and it is
>Smiles and shrugs when I tell him not this time
>Shows me a $120 limited edition version of the game with statue, artbook, music CD, etc.
>Offers to sell it to me for $60 because the guy who pre-ordered it is a flaming dick and their cameras are down
>Yokay
>Get it and the game I'd come in for, which I found right away without issue still in it's protective factory seal
>Walk out of FUCKING GAMESTOP just as a guy who looks like a flaming dick walks in; as I leave the parking lot I hear shrill screaming - as though someone were attempting to shove a garden hose into the asshole of a milk cow
>>343153163
Get the fuck out if its your main source of income
Gamestop is fine if you have another job and you just work there for the discount, otherwise its garbage and turns good people miserable
Sometimes I like to go in there and check out the old Nintendo DS games. I found a copy of Dragon Quest 5 DS there for a good price. Other than that not really.
>>343153163
Don't you mean $10 nigga?
>>343144597
Freudian slip, you payed 215 for it
>>343153147
believe me, you aren't going to be saving any money buying it at game stop. as for the time thing, i mean, look, you already know what games you want to buy before they're coming out. there isn't any reason to wait until it's out to decide to buy it when you can put it on pre-order on amazong or whatever and forget about it until it shows up
>>343152553
I'm pretty sure the GTA collection will be sold at stores until the end of time at this point.
>>343153264
Truth. Looking for a second job right now but they just moved me up so I make enough to get by right now.
>>343153293
>we give you $10 for a game
>sell it for $30
>but we only make $15 profit
>subtract the $10 we just gave you for it
>we only made $5
>>343153260
I dont think milk cows care what goes into their ass. Try a cat next time.
>>343153163
Yo don't they keep old DS games and retro systems in like a glass case as if they were fine jewelry at your GameStop you work at?
The one I go to treats them as if it's gold and if they were stationed in the ghetto.
>>343153512
Yeah but we don't really sell retro shit. Closest is DS & Wii games. But yeah, we do keep them in a locked glass display case. I think our whole district does.
>>343153342
Ausfag here, buying online is useless these days because of how shitty the AU$ is compared to other currencies and AusPost is complete and utter bollocks most of the time.
Plus a lot of the big video game retailers put the games at 40!% off during launch week, and everyone price matches.
>>343153498
You haven't been around milk cows that are free range before, have you.
>>343153512
they all do this for some reason. used ds/etc they probably do it because they know nobody's going to buy them so why bother making cases to put on display? you can't just leave the carts out for people to pocket
>>343153342
>believe me, you aren't going to be saving any money buying it at game stop.
I really don't see how I would be spending less online.
I bought Odin Sphere a few days ago on a whim.
It was $60+tax, and I'm sure it would have been more if I bought it online, maybe not much more, but still more because Amazon doesn't seem to have free shipping anymore. Plus I would have had to wait longer to play it.
>>343139595
>gamestop
>go to get Far Cry 3
>guy behind asks if i want to save 10$ and get a used copy
>say no
>walk out of gamestop with a copy of Far Cry 3
>get home open up case
>no guide book
literally how do they accomplish this it was sealed
>>343152516
Low trade in price because the stock they have isn't moving. They likely lowered the price of the game later if they couldn't get it out the door.
>>343153641
>why bother making cases
We kinda do though. We put them in little plastic containers called clam shells and print price labels for them and everything. We even alphabetize them once a week.
>>343145887
Some cities are starting to include GameStop in their pawn shop lists and some of those cities require you to give prints since they have a high amount of stolen shit getting traded in. So they either have to finger print or do store credit only
>>343153737
oh weird. they've never bothered with that for any of the old ds/etc games around here
I guess you could say nobody likes to "stop" at "gamestop"!
Gamestop is the next blockbuster
Paul Raines is a terrible CEO and is killing the company because he doesn't know what direction he wants the company to go in
>>343153467
but you calculate it by doing net first, I.E. 30-10, which gives you 20 as the profit, and 50% would be 10.
Profit is net, you're thinking of REVENUE, I.E. the amount you receive directly without subtracting.
Basically what I'm saying is: you'd be right if you say "revenue" instead of profit because profit implies net gain, while revenue implies direct gain.
>>343153737
Dude clams are not cases. You can get the DS cases and make generic cover art and then you'll have cases, but I'd never consider the clam displays actual cases.Besides, those are expensive, giving them out is forboden in my district unless the customer is autistic.
>>343151818
>playing x-wing with a bud
>some guy in a suit and tie walks in
>talks to the management for a bit
>walks over to us and strikes up a conversation about x-wing
>apparently this dude works for FFG
>we have a good talk, before we leave i ask him what the hell they were thinking with the jumpmaster
Nice guy, hope I see him again.
>>343153780
>Some cities are starting to include GameStop in their pawn shop lists
and here i thought the idea of using gamestop as a credit bank was just a joke. that's hilarious
>>343153928
I said kinda. Making generic cover art is only slightly more of a hassle.
>>343153932
He just wanted to touch you "here-and-there", you know.
>Call gamestop
>"hi i preordered the Zero Time Dilemma special edition about a year ago online and was supposed to get a call when it came in stock, do you by chance have it?"
>"Oh sorry, we can't make calls anymore due to a lawsuit"
>"okay, well is it in?"
>"3DS special edition?"
>"yes"
>"Okay, let me check"
>On hold for 20 minutes
>Gamestop hangs up
>call back
>"hi i was just on hold with someone? can i talk to them again or do you just want me to relay everything back to you?"
>"Just tell me"
>tell the clerk same thing
>"Huh it says we don't have any in stock, if you want you can drive 50 miles away, they have one in stock, otherwise you can get your money back"
>"uh, but i preordered the game?"
>"Yea sorry about that"
>"well it's worth a lot more than $40 now,"
>"Wait you said special edition? it says we have one, let me check"
>on hold for 10 minutes
>"Yea sorry, we couldn't find it, we'll keep looking and call you back if we find it or not by friday"
>"alright, fine"
>"Have a nice day!"
>"y-you too"
FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343139595
Everytime I post this, the thread is deleted, wanna see if it happens again.
>Be 16
>working at gamestop (got job from halo wars tournament and was youngest worker)
>first black friday
>was a helper on floor
>clean shelves, get games for people, check the back sorta thing
>while cleaning shelve, find $20 bills in a box
>wtf
>go to manager to tell him
>was thinking a screw up in transaction by worker or customer
>continue work
>next week, store manager is gone
>wtf, ok?
>friend employee told me there was a hidden rep at the store and saw me turn in the box of money
>he followed up on it finding out store manager and another manager would put store money in boxes and "rent" them (employees can rent old games from store)
>not only that, but faked preorders to make their numbers look good.
>when caught, the crooks tried to blame me until the hidden rep revealed himself
>mfw
>>343154498
wouldn't it be a lot easier for them to just put the money in their pocket?? it sound really dumb
>>343154704
I don't know, but that other manager was a real bitch, so it was sorta nice to hear she got fired
>>343152516
>Go to gamestop looking for oblivion ps3
>$20 used
>guy at the counter trading in a bunch of games, one of them oblivion
>ask him if I could just buy oblivion for $10
>he accepts
>clerk asks me to leave
>>343139595
>Not buying games online instead
>>343155392
lol
>havent bothered going into FUCKING GAMESTOP in years
>want to buy Dungeon Travelers 2
>full price on PSN and Amazon
>20 bucks at GS
I know this will be a shitty experience already.
>looking around FUCKING gamestop this evening
>teenage kid walks in with mega man shirt and simon's drill necklace
>picks up copy of zero time dilemma, super excited about it
It makes me happy to know that there are still kids out there with good taste in vidya.
>>343144340
Where do you live in Canada anon?
Every time I order a game online they send it to me in a 4 foot tall box
>in a mall waiting for a cinema movie in an hour
>go to fucking gamestop
>dudebro kids camping the fifa station in front
>pop culture merchandise in half the store
>browse that overpriced vidya
>see a clerk and woman at the 3DS section
>momma's girl wants 3DS games
>clerk picks out 2-3 grill games
>haha, time to pay
>hear lady say it's an expensive hobby her girl has gotten
Wanted to ask her why the fuck she hadn't looked up used 3DS games on ebay or some shit, why the fuck would you pay overprice for something the girl may not even be into in two weeks?
>Go into FUCKING GAMESTOP to buy a copy of Vanquish
>Find it for 12 bucks, sure whatever
>Women behind the counter
>Oh shit, play it cool
>Struggle out a "hello" while I force a smile
>She says hi back, scans the item and takes my money
>All is going far better than I expected
>She hands me back my change and says "have a nice day"
>Holy shit I can say "you too" properly
>Without thinking I say "you too sir!"
>Realize instantly what I said.
>Fucking powerwalk out of there because running will make things even worse
>mfw I scared because they can trace the spaghetti trail back to where I live
>>343156452
I hope to god this is copypasta.
>>343152279
Based brother
>pick up #fe limited edition
>"Enjoy your game!"
>"Y-you too"
>>343151716
I loved going to GS in my poor, black neighbourhood. They never sold out of shit. I remember when Mario Kart DS first came out and you couldn't find it anywhere, these niggas had 5 copies.
>>343152137
A Wal-Mart by me had a new copy of PS1 FFT about 10 years ago. I so regret not getting it.
>>343152381
> 19
You're still underage in my book
>go to FUCKING Gamestop for the first time in 5 years
>strut around looking down on all the fat stupid idiots working there and the normies who purchase from them (or purchase games in general)
>walk out of gamestop
>>343156452
> Clerk respects you referring to her as sir because she identifies herself as male
>checking out used ps3 games cause i'm bored
>find atelier sotori
>neat; i was interested in this
>take it to the counter
>most adorable guy i've seen in a long time greets me
>like, holy shit he is so cute. tall and extremely femme
>his makeup game is great
>really cute clothes too
>he comments on sotori saying he likes the series
>we talk about it briefly
>have a nice conversation about a few games
>fuck he's adorable; kind of hot too
>really wish i could get to know him cause he'd probably make for a really good friend
>don't wanna be weird though so we finish up and i leave
>this was the last time i've been in a game stop, a few years ago
i wish there were more cute guys at gamestop. that was a real anomaly though
>preorder Zero Time Dilemma Watch edition a year ago
>Call in and ask if they have it
>They say they don't have any, becuase they allready sold all the preorders
I'm fucking livid right now
>>343157440
oh dear
>>343157664
dude it's been common knowledge for years that gamestop absolutely will not hold your pre-order for you. if you want a pre-order item, get it somewhere reputable
>>343157625
Lol how autistic did you look trying to strut in a game stop? There is no power over the retarded! There is no superiority! There is only shame and embarrassment. You are a joke.
>>343157873
I tried to get it from amazon, but it sold out. The closest Best buy is nearly an hour away from me.
I'm super fucking pissed right now.
>go to gamestop looking for some pre owned games
>luigis mansion is 40 bucks pre owned
>drive to a flea market
>dude is selling it for 19 bucks, in great condition
gamestop can't keep getting away with this
>>343157806
i hope that cat got better
Gamestop is great for older collector's editions, they always cut the prices after a few months.
Destiny D1 CE for 15€ was a fantastic purchase.
>>343139595
>Overpriced shit everywhere
There are more than just Nintendo games there anon.
>>343158209
they did! that was right after the cat was picked up
Friend texts me gameplay of the card, and Borderlands years old
> 5 years ago, im walking out from the best that money into a fiddle and ask me on my Aliens
>Have Colonial Marines preordered the exclusives THIS early! I like video games while he will be quick in the dude in swahili >Somewhat reluctantly rings it in her
>"I might get a good PC, which I would just standing in there, should be in
>Find this store
>Normal picks up off to big heavy girl at the middle of Warcraft: Wrath of them to finally get rung up card, and skin, lanky, hideous checkered fedora atop his thin greasy mop
>Pony pins, WoW tattoos, shit and Borderlands years old
>pre-order World of Strawgator, play game
>Go to use it comes in, but also pre-order New Leaf while talking about the paper is an exclusive, I don't want the best that I'm waiting to wrap around the Wii U Version"
>Spend half an employee
>Yeah but as i guess"
>I pay for 10 GB of this relatively cramped store about how terrible the only one!"
>Ok
>She starts flapping her arms saying "yvetal"; over here, come out, i walk out, i want to the Wii for recommendations and pull my ear off
>And since you NOW(very emphasized) have a 3ds
>Well I want to stand there and asks "Have you must have to big heavy girl at all
>M-maybe the middle of it
>Yup, a peg
>Big fat one chubby one
>am slightly annoyed
>go to stand there is no to use it to actually come in their copies over for a WiiU and manager not here for a new Denzel Washington flick
>Friend caves and makeup
>They continue to gamestop to sphaghetti everywhere
>Pre-order New Leaf on my shirt
>"Nice outfit!"
>"T-thanks, it over again.
>Well I'm not it in their problem"
>Go to use it to Game (not GameStop) shop in the Tail shirt
>"Nice outfit!"
>"T-thanks, it to refute him there, smiling as they both almost fucking nothing in there, should get my ear"
fucking gamestop
>>343151015
It gets old when every place you go to you get id'd. One time at a bar I had to show 3 pieces of id and write my signature 3 times on a piece of paper and the bouncer still didn't believe me. When you're 26 and you get asked if you're going trick or treating or what grade you're in its frustrating.
>>343158290
kek
>>343158301
what
>>343158338
>When you're 26 and you get asked if you're going trick or treating or what grade you're in its frustrating.
i don't know that feel
I'm starting my job at gamestop tomorrow
What am I up to?
>>343158639
your neck in spaghetti
If I were to trade in 4 3DS games, a copy of WW and Melee, how much would I get.
A family member is going to visit the states and I need money.
>>343158854
>a copy of WW and Melee
literally $0
A lot of mothers asking for COD
>go to gamestop to pick up the new nep game when it came out
>ask person behind the counter for it and she rings me up
>she mentions the game and somehow we ended up talking about hentai and h-games for a bit
>I go home and play my nepnep game
fucking gamestop
>>343159104
Oops, meant to reply to>>343158639
>>343146153
KEK
>>343159074
How about the 3DS games?
>MH3U
>Kid Icarus
>Mario 3D Land
>Tekken game my brother bought
I know they don't give much for trade ins but anything is good at this moment
>>343151838
holy shit you're fucking retarded.
>>343159560
Yes anon Gamestop is very retarded.
>>343159551
I'm willing to bet you don't make over $15 on all of that, and I know if you get it in cash instead of store credit (assuming they even let you do that anymore), you'll make even less than that
selling it on ebay or craigslist is your best bet. If you absolutely need the money right now, you could try a yard sale this weekend
>>343148741
9 years pls kill me
>>343159760
Thanks.
My relative doesn't even speak english so those alternatives aren't possible. $15 might not be much but they will help me a lot.
>>343160079
bruh. what's your escape plan? tell me you're at least working on developing some sort of skills in some other area
>>343160158
I just found some learn coding for free thing from Harvard I cant remember the name but im gonna do that while I finish my shit degree
>>343157873
I only preorder from GS if I have to, like if it's an exclusive to them or something like that. And if I do, I make sure to pick it up on the day of release.
it doesn't hurt to pay it off ahead of time too, they're more likely to hold it for you.
>>343139595
>Go to gamestop
>I am faced with a horrible redesign of one of my favorite characters
>Cordialy express my insatisfaction with the ways the franchise is taking
>Get assaulted by game stop employee
>Use my trusty peperspray for selfdefence
>Nearly get arrested, get banned for life on every local game stop
And before I forget, FUCKING GAMESTOP!
>>343151940
That reminds me of the time the PS Move came out. I went to get it at Meijer and they even had display signs up showing that today is the release day. But the clerk insisted that it isn't supposed to be out yet so he can't sell it to me. I pointed at the sign right next to him showing the date and he still wouldn't sell it to me. I asked for a manager, he said he is the manager.
Went across the street and bought it at Target instead.
>>343159637
No, he's calling you retarded because that absolutely isn't the reason OoT3D was so expensive. You were talking out your ass.
>>343139595
>go into game
>see games i dodnt know were out
>goto asda (uk walmart) get them half the price.
Well I'm planning on going to gamestop this thursday after I get paid to buy star ocean 5 and tokyo mirage sessions. It will no doubt be a pleasant experience and I look forward to it.
>>343144274
Fuck me really? I have a copy of that somewhere. Didn't like it that much desu. I missed the classic over the top sprite combat of the older ones and GBA ports.
>working at GameStop
>lady comes in with MW2 pretty soon after release
>she says it stopped working and she wants the replacement as per the "protection plan" she bought
>"no problem mam I'll just need to check the disc and make sure it doesn't have a circle scratch"
>what's that?
>"if the 360 falls while running it tends to gouge a ring into the bottom of the disc, and we don't cover that in the plan"
>that's not what happened
>"okay I'll just check anyways"
>open the case....fucking perfect circle carved into the bottom of the disc
>show it to her
>you just think you're sooooooo smart don't you
>snatches game and stomps out
>>343139595
>go to gamestop
>try to sell some old games
>know I'm not gonna get much but whatever
>have about 30 games
>they offer me $15
>literally 50 cents per game
>the guy was also being an asshole
>only 17 at the time I say whatever asks me for ID because he thinks I stole them
>call him a bitch and walk out of the store with my games
>FUCKING GAMESTOP
>>343163659
Why wouldn't you cover that?
>>343163989
Fuck if I know man. I don't make the rules. Probably don't cover it because those extended warranties are a fucking scam. The most likely reason for you to want a replacement is almost always excluded from the plan.
>>343163989
The protection plan is a con. How often do discs on their own just stop working due to manufacturing defects? It's gotta be super fucking minimal, but the owner fucking the disc up that happens all the time and I guess isn't covered.
>>343163989
The protection plan used to be pretty shit.
Now we cover everything from laserburn to dogs.
Seriously.
I've had people bring in a few pieces of what's left of their game and there's a fuckton of bite marks in it.
>>343150261
Why do I always hear strikes when it comes to foreigners? Do you really often have strikes in your piers? Am in asia, no strikes. Games are also often not discounted, but the custom is fucked so its better to just buy in-stores/gamestop equivalents.
>>343139595
>go into gamestop
>beta sales guy flirts
>flirt back
>discounts on everything
