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Originally Posted by Devryn17
I swore a few years ago that I would never trade in another game. The store credit they offer is BS, and the cash value is even less. Honestly, selling privately via craigslist usually nets a better return, but even then, I just stopped getting rid of games. For instance, I bought Mass Effect when it launched. I traded it in 6 months later and got $7.50 or $10 for it or something. About a year after that, ME2 was coming out and I wanted to play the first one again, so I went back and bought another used copy for $25 or $30. They made a CRAPTON of money at my expense. No thanks, I'll just buy digital, then it'll always be available when I want it. Yes, there may be a case where they delete the title a few years down the road, but I've been buying digital PC games since 2008 and haven't had that issue yet.
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I hear you, they wanted to give me 25¢ for metal gear solid 4. I tried to sell my ps3 on craigslist and I had one "interested buyer" I drove all the way to him, couldn't get him on the phone or at the door. He claimed his phone didn't ring and he was in the bathroom. For 20 mins. He had to work stuff out I guess lol. When I traded in my ps3 that extra credit was huge. Look around for trading in a used console. $15 bucks for a Wii. Better off keeping it and using it for clay shooting. I was in the same boat, I cursed gamestop's name and business model. I tried to deal with goozex, they are a rip off now. I still have points on there and then they decided to restructure their point system. Now games cost double what they used to and didn't bump up my points. So I'm forced to trade in another new game just to have enough points to get 1 game. Part of me thinks it's just worth going with gamefly this way you won't have to buy a game and get crap for it. Like the above poster said, if digital had some type of exchange value for newer stuff would make a better business model and the amount of $ they would save on manufacturing and distribution costs would far surpass the the full $60 value they want to charge you for a download. The convenience is great for us, but don't be fooled, it's great for them too. Why should we still pay the full price for not a full product. Make it worth the consumers wild.