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Old 07-26-2006, 07:14 AM   #17
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A 360 for a used Xbox? That is officially the worst trade since a chewed up Babe Ruth signed ball for a perfect 1927 Yankees signed ball

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I got $220 for the 360 and another $110 or so for four games. I have some kind of "card" that gives me a 10% boost on trade-ins plus I got $5 per game extra for the four game trade-in at one time. Also, $25 for the memory card. All total, $355 or so...

"Paid" $89 for the Xbox refurb, $50 for NCAA, and $50 for the Dance Dance Revolution and pad (which my 5 year old son wanted).

So I have about $165 left in credit there.

I don't think I did too bad. Paid $300 for the 360 and got $220 back. Certainly not a great move to buy it in the first place, but given that move, the trade-in wasn't bad.

Not looking for validation, but just letting people know that I went back to the xbox to play ncaa this year - for coach mode and because the 360 kept locking up.
Did gamestop even use K-Y with you? You could've probably recouped damn near all your money on ebay. No way they would give me $220 for a $400 360, when they'll sell it for probably $379.99.
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You traded away the 360 for an Xbox because of coach mode? LOL
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Old 07-26-2006, 09:47 AM   #20
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Confessions of an Xbox owner…

I purchased a 360 a month or so ago, and purchased / rented five games over that time, including NCAA 07.

I have traded the 360 in for a refurbed Xbox.

No coach mode, game locking up, etc – I couldn’t take it anymore.

I am sure that I will get another 360 next year about the time NCAA 08 comes out.

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Sorry to hear all you got was a used xbox. EB gave me 350.00 for mine. I was given another one (360) a month (B-Day present) after I traded mine into EB. So I am keeping this one.
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Old 07-26-2006, 09:59 AM   #21
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the title for this topic should be

"I'm not a very smart man... come read about it. "
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Old 07-26-2006, 10:13 AM   #22
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hmmm...I was thinking about doing the same thing. I miss the original Box and there are too many great games wilting on my shelf waiting for the compatibility list to really kick in. In fact, I've been spending more time playing XBLA games lately. The 360 games sure are pretty but it's like dating Jessica Alba and not gettin' any.
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Old 07-26-2006, 10:26 AM   #23
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You traded away the 360 for an Xbox because of coach mode? LOL
??? That's how some people play the game. Some people wouldn't touch classic mode with a 40 foot pole. They're just not into the joystick jockey aspects. I can understand it because the only real way to achieve ultimate balance in NCAA/Madden is to hand over control to the CPU where evening the odds is far easier than trying to compensate the usually drab AI with constantly evolving sliders so your improving joystick skills don't render them too easy. If all you're really interested in is building a dynasty and roster management with play calling thrown in, there's no beating coach mode.

I think it's a perfectly valid reason to stick with current gen. After all, if you're a heavy coach mode gamer and can't do it, to you the gameplay is automatically not there, and then you're simply left with graphics, which last about a week as far as "wow" factor goes. Coach mode isn't some sub feature, it's how some people play these games. It would be like if NCAA 07 360 was coach mode only - would you merge to next gen if you despised coach mode? Or play the mode you enjoy on a pretty damn good current gen version?

As for actually making that trade. If all you want to play is coach mode NCAA, why not? What use will you have for a 360?

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Old 07-26-2006, 10:37 AM   #24
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LOL

Congrats, you my friend, are a moron!

That thread made my day lol.

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