It would be interesting to know what the consequences for those who have the game are

[lnin0]

Re: It would be interesting to know what the consequences for those who have the game

Where has someone gotten hold of a retail packaged copy? Maybe I am wrong but I don't think they exist. EA wouldn't have put the brakes on if the discs were already produced in mass and shipped. I think all we are seeing are some gold masters and review versions being sold on ebay.

[mlp111]

Re: It would be interesting to know what the consequences for those who have the game

Not true at all. I used to work at best buy and no games aren't locked in a vault or even locked up. Games are kept in the warehouse in the original boxes until we can put them out. Nothing is kept locked up not even big releases. Elite 11 was kept in their boxes until shipped back and all boxes get opened as soon as we received them to check and make sure nothing is damaged and to do a count.

In fact we don't even case the games until we are about to put them on the shelf. Also the only time a big vendor comes and stocks their own game is when they are launching a new system or putting up a new display. The employees stock all the games.

the walmart here in champaign Illinois, where i work does have a big shipment of nba 2k11 games in the back of the store, and they are locked in a steel cage here and only my manager has the key to the cage, I believe different store managers manager their store differently, but here in champaign il, the game can visibly be seen locked in the steel cage.

[Clinton56]

Re: It would be interesting to know what the consequences for those who have the game

the walmart here in champaign Illinois, where i work does have a big shipment of nba 2k11 games in the back of the store, and they are locked in a steel cage here and only my manager has the key to the cage, I believe different store managers manager their store differently, but here in champaign il, the game can visibly be seen locked in the steel cage.

locked steel cages/rooms/rolling cages are standard SOP at walmart to prevent shrink not primarily street dates.Games arent really sold under the table for cash as a few people have implied nor can a manager'override the Upc block' however a street dasted item can still be sold by hand keying the retail amount into the register by department in this case it would be dept 5 or 72..its been awhile heh