Madden 12 Trade-in value??

[gamecockfan40]

Am sure they are a Gamestop close to you, with a phone number..call 411 or phone-book and just call..most guys here that going to play madden 12 does not know, what you will get..JUST CALL THE STORE...little help'!!! ask how much trade in is madden 12 worth'!! there you go..

[Kahuma]

You will get half what they sell it used for. This is typical for any GameStop unless there is a promotion going on, instead you should use Glyde. (Google Glyde).

[decga]

Video games are like vehicle when u pulled out the car sales lot. It deappreciates its value. Once you open a video game its a wrap....

[Rainey]

I love how people get mad at stores like Gamestop for "low" trade in values. No one tells you that you have to go in there and trade in your old game.

Look at it this way... lets say 10 people traded in Madden 12 and get $22 dollars like someone else said. Then they try to sell it for $47. You are thinking woahhh!! They get $25 dollars for each copy. But wait... what if they don't sell all 10 copies for 47.99? They sell 4 for 47.99, 3 for 39.99, 2 for $34.99, and sell two for 24.99 eventually.

Let's say 6 people have one of Gamestop's discount cards. 10% off.. 3 from the 47.99, 1 from the 39.99, and two from the 34.99.

So instead of making the $250 dollars of profit from those 10 games... they actually get around $140. Then they gotta pay the people who work there, utilities, rent, and various other overhead expenses.

[mattman2900]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rainey

I love how people get mad at stores like Gamestop for "low" trade in values. No one tells you that you have to go in there and trade in your old game. Look at it this way... lets say 10 people traded in Madden 12 and get $22 dollars like someone else said. Then they try to sell it for $47. You are thinking woahhh!! They get $25 dollars for each copy. But wait... what if they don't sell all 10 copies for 47.99? They sell 4 for 47.99, 3 for 39.99, 2 for $34.99, and sell two for 24.99 eventually. Let's say 6 people have one of Gamestop's discount cards. 10% off.. 3 from the 47.99, 1 from the 39.99, and two from the 34.99. So instead of making the $250 dollars of profit from those 10 games... they actually get around $140. Then they gotta pay the people who work there, utilities, rent, and various other overhead expenses.

On the flip side - no one is forcing gamestop to provide discount cards to their customers.

I rarely use gamestop because I usually can get a better deal elsewhere.

As someone who worked in retail for a good number of years, I can tell you that companies, more-times-than not are going to slant their deals and offerings to their advantage.
The only real time I've seen actually deals that seem to benefit the customer is the Black Friday deals. Companies use loss-leaders (items the "don't mind" losing money on) to lure you into the store in hopes of you buying more items.

Last I checked Madden NFL 12 trade-in value at Best Buy is $13. I don't know what it is at gamestop.

[wheelman990]

I just traded mine in for $25 at the exchange!! I bought MW3 for $8 more. My friends all play MW3, so it was a good trade for me.

[wheelman990]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rainey

I love how people get mad at stores like Gamestop for "low" trade in values. No one tells you that you have to go in there and trade in your old game. Look at it this way... lets say 10 people traded in Madden 12 and get $22 dollars like someone else said. Then they try to sell it for $47. You are thinking woahhh!! They get $25 dollars for each copy. But wait... what if they don't sell all 10 copies for 47.99? They sell 4 for 47.99, 3 for 39.99, 2 for $34.99, and sell two for 24.99 eventually. Let's say 6 people have one of Gamestop's discount cards. 10% off.. 3 from the 47.99, 1 from the 39.99, and two from the 34.99. So instead of making the $250 dollars of profit from those 10 games... they actually get around $140. Then they gotta pay the people who work there, utilities, rent, and various other overhead expenses.

I lived in southern ca for about 4 years. I remember walking in there game stores and thinking, wow these guys are all getting ripped. There, gamestop was the best option.

However, in Ohio, gamestop cant compete with my local game stores. Its common to save $30 over gamestops prices. It really makes gamestop look like a rip off store no matter how you cut it. The other store usually has 4-5 workers there too. They sell like crazy, and get tons of trade ins.