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Subject: Why do so many people hate Gamestop?

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I personally love the place! I got Arkham Asylum unopened and Rainbow 6: 2 for $25! Amand just the other week, I got Dark Souls new for $20! Theres great deals if you look for them. Hell, the only problem that I have going there is the occasional large crowd( and that's not because i'm introverted or whatever; i'm not)

  • 12.26.2012 4:27 PM PDT

I wouldn't know, I get most of my games from GAME and the internetz.

  • 12.26.2012 4:28 PM PDT

I wouldn't know, I've never been to one as they don't have them here in Britain. But I heard they give jack all when it comes to trade ins.

  • 12.26.2012 4:29 PM PDT

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Posted by: NINJA BUNNY 117
I wouldn't know, I've never been to one as they don't have them here in Britain. But I heard they give jack all when it comes to trade ins.

Pretty much. I realize they have to make a profit, but giving you $20 (in credit, probably more like $2 cash) for a game they are going to sell for $50 is a bit of a stretch. Still, it is nice to be able to trade in games at all rather than having them sitting around taking up space. At least you get something back.

Their employees also tend to be quite unprofessional at times. And their online download services could use some work.

Other than that though, I think they are a pretty good business.

  • 12.26.2012 4:33 PM PDT

I agree OP, game stop is a great place. But the flood hates it because the flood basically hates everything, which is retarded. I dont see why the flood likes to have on game stop, because its a stupid thing to do. Game stop has all of the best deals and the video game market pretty much revolves around it. Also, game stop has the better pre-order deals than most most of the video game stores out there. Hating on game stop is just as stupid as hating on PC.

  • 12.26.2012 4:33 PM PDT

No idea. I love Gamestop and get nearly all my games from there.

[Edited on 12.26.2012 4:47 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 4:34 PM PDT

They get such a bad rep because most of their employees may know next to nothing about video games but sell them. The fact that you trade games in for next to nothing but they'll hike the price up for 30 bucks when you got 5. They're a business.

Here's what happened at my interview.. I put on the application form that I could take apart a 360 and then put it back together again. I walk into the office.. manager has a 360 on the table. First thing he wants to see if I was full of -blam!-. I took it apart. Put it back together. It worked fine. Wires taken out and everything. I STILL didn't get the job. Oh well.

  • 12.26.2012 4:36 PM PDT

They pay you 1/3 of of what its worth for it, i mean they would give me $24.00 in store credit for a iphone 3gs in good condition, then again they need to make money.

[Edited on 12.26.2012 4:41 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 4:37 PM PDT

Stop banning me please.

The ruin the boxes of ur games with stickers that break the casing when u try to take them off. and they always sell their own 3rd party crap parents buy instead for christmas

[Edited on 12.26.2012 4:37 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 4:37 PM PDT
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Because kids don't understand business and that they aren't going to get a good amount of money they're trading in. It's the #1 game store basically so that's automatic hate from people on this forum (Apple, COD etc..).

  • 12.26.2012 4:46 PM PDT

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I go in to sell or buy one game and then I'm being annoyed for 2 minutes about various programs or games they are selling.

Microsoft Store > Gamestop

  • 12.26.2012 4:47 PM PDT


Posted by: XxExpungexX
The ruin the boxes of ur games with stickers that break the casing when u try to take them off. and they always sell their own 3rd party crap parents buy instead for christmas


You are very spoiled, if you aren't being sarcastic. I get every sticker off no problem and so what if they try to advertise their own stuff? It's not terrible quality, you just want name brand.

  • 12.26.2012 4:54 PM PDT

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Posted by: XxExpungexX
The ruin the boxes of ur games with stickers that break the casing when u try to take them off. and they always sell their own 3rd party crap parents buy instead for christmas


You are very spoiled, if you aren't being sarcastic. I get every sticker off no problem and so what if they try to advertise their own stuff? It's not terrible quality, you just want name brand.

Try to play SSBM with a gamestop gamecube controller as opposed to the nintendo version.

  • 12.26.2012 4:55 PM PDT

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Posted by: XxExpungexX
The ruin the boxes of ur games with stickers that break the casing when u try to take them off. and they always sell their own 3rd party crap parents buy instead for christmas


You are very spoiled, if you aren't being sarcastic. I get every sticker off no problem and so what if they try to advertise their own stuff? It's not terrible quality, you just want name brand.

Try to play SSBM with a gamestop gamecube controller as opposed to the nintendo version.

That's hardly their fault? They don't force you to buy those If anything, it's your parent's fault for getting it. That being said, finding a GV controller in this day and age is pretty damn difficult.

  • 12.26.2012 4:58 PM PDT

Most people don't like them because of their low trade-in prices, and they pressure you with magazine subscriptions and preorders.

  • 12.26.2012 4:59 PM PDT

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Posted by: steelboom490
Most people don't like them because of their low trade-in prices, and they pressure you with magazine subscriptions and preorders.

Just say no, and do it assertively. I've never understood when people complain about stores/vendors pushing extras on them, it really is not that difficult to make them stop.

  • 12.26.2012 5:01 PM PDT

dat feeling when you plow a multi-ton covenant war machine.

Nothing really, it's simply that the policies they've instituted to maintain a health competitive business end up costing the customer more, plus being incapable of having all of their employees professionals in the field of public relations(but who is really.)


people dislike this, and the specific group of people that voice their opinions on subjects of games are often...discourageable.

  • 12.26.2012 5:02 PM PDT


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Posted by: XxExpungexX
The ruin the boxes of ur games with stickers that break the casing when u try to take them off. and they always sell their own 3rd party crap parents buy instead for christmas


You are very spoiled, if you aren't being sarcastic. I get every sticker off no problem and so what if they try to advertise their own stuff? It's not terrible quality, you just want name brand.

Try to play SSBM with a gamestop gamecube controller as opposed to the nintendo version.
I had no problems playing it with a Madcatz controller - quit being a drama queen.

  • 12.26.2012 5:03 PM PDT
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I am such an avid hater of Gamestop.

Some generalizations:

- Their staff are not always fans of video games.
- They are often the only video game store/chain in a given area, and all the stores stock pretty much the same thing.
- That which they do stock is far from compelling or comprehensive (no old (64, SNES, PS1,etc.) games/systems, no rare games, no foreign games).
- They are always trying to sell you more: Pre-orders, the new smash hit, memberships, strategy guides. And the way they do it is aggressive and uncomfortable.
- Developers make content EXCLUSIVELY for their patrons, since Gamestop, because of their saturation, has such high sales. This is pretty much the worst thing ever, when you have fans who are upset about lack of DLC or updates, yet development time went into making a GS exclusive.
- Their return/buyback policy approaches Pawnstar levels of rip off.
- They just throw inventory out (check a Gamestop dumpster sometime).
- Their uniforms are dorky.

Now for an anecdote:

A few weeks ago, I went to buy a used, refurbished xbox 360 for Halo 4. I asked specifically, "Will I be able to play this game tonight?" They assured me that I would be fine. I bought controllers and everything.
After they are ring me up, the employee said, "Alright, and here is your rewards card, let me show you how to set up your account." I am not kidding, the guy actually charged me for a membership card without asking, and I did not even realize it had cost me anything until I got home. I am 99% sure that is illegal.
So, I get home. Out of the box, the 360 red rings. I call them (there is no way I can get back there before they close, and even though I live in a major metropolitan area, they are still the only chain that is anywhere near where I work), and the guy says "huh, it was in a green box, that should mean it was tested!" Well. I guess it wasn't.
I go back the next morning, lugging this doorstop of a console with me, and they trade it out and test it no problem (that part was admittedly stress free), and I hit the road. When I get home, guess what I cannot play because I do not have the hard drive space to download the multiplayer disc???? These people assured me that I would be able to play outright, this one game, and they were ignorant of the reality of the situation.

This whole event showed me 3 things:

1) Their guarantees do not hold water.
2) They are unscrupulous.
3) They do not know the products they are selling.

I have been buying the occasional game from Gamestop for almost ten years. In my hometown, there are thankfully some great alternative stores, and I use them. In the last 4 years of me living in this city, I have not had ONE positive experience at a Gamestop.

  • 12.26.2012 5:06 PM PDT

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Posted by: steelboom490
Most people don't like them because of their low trade-in prices, and they pressure you with magazine subscriptions and preorders.


To be fair a whole load of shops have low trade-in prices but never seem to be hated as much as Gamestop for it.

  • 12.26.2012 5:08 PM PDT
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Posted by: XxExpungexX
The ruin the boxes of ur games with stickers that break the casing when u try to take them off. and they always sell their own 3rd party crap parents buy instead for christmas


You are very spoiled, if you aren't being sarcastic. I get every sticker off no problem and so what if they try to advertise their own stuff? It's not terrible quality, you just want name brand.

Try to play SSBM with a gamestop gamecube controller as opposed to the nintendo version.

That's hardly their fault? They don't force you to buy those If anything, it's your parent's fault for getting it. That being said, finding a GV controller in this day and age is pretty damn difficult.
Oh Christ. You have to be trolling if you're defending a company making -blam!- that doesn't work.

  • 12.26.2012 5:09 PM PDT


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Posted by: steelboom490
Most people don't like them because of their low trade-in prices, and they pressure you with magazine subscriptions and preorders.

Just say no, and do it assertively. I've never understood when people complain about stores/vendors pushing extras on them, it really is not that difficult to make them stop.
I'm not saying that I have a problem with it.
Posted by: manomanom1
To be fair a whole load of shops have low trade-in prices but never seem to be hated as much as Gamestop for it.
This is true. To be fair, their trade-in prices can be pretty bad, regardless of what other stores offer.

[Edited on 12.26.2012 5:15 PM PST]

  • 12.26.2012 5:13 PM PDT

ooga booga boooh

I find it is a hit and miss with them in terms of customer service. As a customer,I don't think it is their job to know every little detail about every single game that they have in stock. I just find when you ask them a general inquiry, at some locations, they are rude.

On the flip side, some of the employees there are total bros and more than willing to help me out! It's just the ones who take themselves too seriously.

  • 12.26.2012 5:16 PM PDT

yes thats true

  • 12.26.2012 5:18 PM PDT

I eat my milk...

...without any milk.

Because people trade in 4 month old games without putting the credit they get towards anything. Then they wonder why they only get $20.

  • 12.26.2012 5:19 PM PDT

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