Masked Maniac Posted September 23, 2008 Posted September 23, 2008 Well, having finished Star Wars, and not really wanting to play through it again, i checked out the trade in value of it. I bought the game for $79 from game, and at EB I could trade it in for $85, which is an amazing deal! Not only this, but you can get 10% extra if you have an edge card, meaning you can trade it in for $93.50. But, if you want to put the trade value towards Dead Space, you would get a bonus 20% extra value, meaning you would get $102 for trading in The Force Unleashed, when it's only worth $100 maximum. Or if you are more a fan of Far Cry 2, you will get the $85 plus a bonus $10 and a drink bottle and bag. Either way, epic win for the consumer! The thing is, you will have to trade in the game tomorrow, but if you do it between the 25/9 and the 1/10, you will get $75, or if you trade it between the 2/10 and the 8/10, you will get $60. So if everything works as it should, I got to finished Star Wars, I get the figurine, I get the bonus points at game, and I will get Dead Space for no extra cost. I hope I will get to save people some money!!!
mgrobins Posted September 24, 2008 Posted September 24, 2008 I took advantage of this one. Also, some time back someone detailed how to take advantage of EB pricing on sales for console games that can then be traded. Eg, buy 2 "half price" games that trade for good value and when traded for dead space (20% bonus trade value) or GH world tour ($10 for every $50 traded) you gain the extra leverage. so basically buy a pile of games and trade them immediately. Maybe some others here have more info on trade prices for various games to make this work?
Masked Maniac Posted September 25, 2008 Author Posted September 25, 2008 Maybe we should start a "how to rip off EB" thread? Lol, may be against board rules or something though... But yeah thanks heaps for that, thats a really good idea.
the_wonderchild Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Maybe we should start a "how to rip off EB" thread? We'd only be getting one back on them. Some smart thinking, and i hope it all worked out well Masked Maniac?
mgrobins Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 We'd only be getting one back on them. Some smart thinking, and i hope it all worked out well Masked Maniac? I want GH world tour. JB are pre-ordering at 288 vs EB at 330. They will price match however the sales dude on the phone would not allow me to use the EB 15% off next purchase (for webmail subscription) as well which I was disapointed about since it doesn't state any conditions being applied. Might need to try another store lol. Might just buy a few copies of SW:FU, trade them in with edge card for pre-order on Dead space games to get a total 30% bonus lol. Makes for $18.50 per game in my pocket. Cancel pre-orders to get cash (may need to go to another store). Kind of majoring in the minors though
the_wonderchild Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 Kind of majoring in the minors though I think at some stage in our gaming days (and being ripped of by EB), we've pondered such an approach. Hell, i remember with JB that i bought 3x360 games from EB for $50, and traded them in for COD4 on release.
Masked Maniac Posted September 25, 2008 Author Posted September 25, 2008 Haha, nice work on COD4. And yeah, worked out great. Got $85 for force unleashed, and out that towards Far Cry 2, so I got a bonus $10 gift card. It all worked out very nicely. Gonna wait till the next new release and try to do it again, coz there are atleast 5 games coming out soon that I want.
Heiser202 Posted September 25, 2008 Posted September 25, 2008 (edited) On another topic, anyone around HN Everton Park?....the local free quest newspaper has a voucher on the 2nd page for 50% off any game (Excludes Guitar Hero Bundles)....I got Brother in Arms for $49 on xbox360 yesterday. Edited September 25, 2008 by Pallamallawa
mgrobins Posted September 27, 2008 Posted September 27, 2008 When you trade in do they record the games you are bringing back? and is there a minimum timeframe before you can trade a new game? I'm thinking of trading a few new releases to leverage a better priceon my next GH WT bundle. Heck, I'd use new games I haven't played from JB lol.
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