GameStop is known for being the biggest video game pawnshop in the US.  They made record profits for the first quarter of this year! Who knows much profits they are making right now, with the releases of so many great games this winter. The biggest profit maker for them is the “Used Game” business plan.

1. You buy a NEW game from them.
2. You sell a USED game back to them.
3. They give you about 20% to 40% of the games’ original NEW price when you trade it in for “STORE CREDIT”
4. They sell THAT USED game to someone else for 30%-60% of its original NEW price.
5. They Profit.

But what if you want to trade your games for CASH VALUE and not “STORE CREDIT” ? Read more after the break.

Now say on step 3, you wanted the other option of just taking “CASH VALUE.” of your used game instead of the “STORE CREDIT.” Well, good customer, GameStop will give you your money AFTER they take an extra 20% off of the total “STORE CREDIT.” Why? For record profits of course! Follow these steps, and you’ll get that extra cash in your pocket that you deserve.  It might seem a little “shady” at first, but its not your fault their databases can’t handle an extra column of data.

1. Go into GameStop and sell your games, consoles, and/or accessories to them.
2. Tell them you want “STORE CREDIT”
3. Choose a game that you can pre-order.
4. Put all of your “STORE CREDIT” into that/those pre-order(s).
5. Leave the store.
6. Come back 2 or 3 days later.
7. Talk to a DIFFERENT cashier.
8. Tell that new cashier that you changed your mind about the pre-order and would just like your money back.
9. They might ask you to pre-order something else, just decline and say you just want your money back.
10. They’ll then make you sign a receipt, just put bogus info in it.
11. Congrats, you now have FULL “CASH VALUE” of your old stuff.

I’ve tried this exact plan twice at 2 local GameStops. It worked both times.  First time I tried it, I really thought they were going to say something along the lines of “Ok, we have to take back 20% of your store credit because it was a sell back of items.”  I would have been fine with that. It was the truth and I wasn’t going to argue it.

But nope. The Cashier just gave me my money. So, enjoy this tip. I don’t think the Corporate heads will miss 20% of an old game anyways. Just be sure not to over use this tip. I’ve tried and used it ONLY twice. Don’t ruin it for the rest of us!

Just like GameStop says… “Power to the Players.”

;)

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