Just saw this on a reddit forum, hopefully it's true.

https://m.reddit.com/r/xbox...

Not sure why this is even news. The trade up promotion has been running consistently for over a year now.

I wonder how much I'd get for trading my day one 20gb 360. Ha!!! €5???

True. Yes if you feel GameStop rips you off then just don't go there. What GameStop does provide is a guaranteed sale most of the time. If I put my ps4 up for sale I doubt I would get many offers over 200 much less in a limited time frame. Sure I could wait a week or so and see if someone bites. Still once you have to risk meeting up with someone and setting a time then they lowball you again or they just back out of existence when you've already planned your day. It's frustrating.

And EBay could get you more money possibly if the highest bidder actually pays on time. Then you have to package it and ship it. Sometimes you still have to wait days after buyer sends payment.

Basically GameStop is a hassle free way to sell and buy used games. Does their trade values and used game prices suck? Sure, but if I was looking to sell one of my ps4s realistically I could see getting a solid buyer at $200 after dealing with low ballers, half ass interests, hoping someone comes through, having to meet people late at night because I work 14hrs a day and have no time during the day.

@MatrixxGT, with the whole Craigslist and the like, I agree. Too many lowballers and flakes. I buy from there, but rarely sell because of this issue.

As for Ebay, I sell quite a bit on there. Just a tip, never do auctions for popular items. Not only do you have to deal with slow/non payers, but many times you get less than what you want and reserves tend to turn off bidders. I always sell with the "buy it now" option with immediate payment required and never have issues.

On a side note, I always find it ironic when people on Craigslist won't drop the price for you, then turn around and go to Gamestop and get even less money and somehow they are happy with it.

GameStop is pretty much the gaming equivalent of a car dealer. The dealers/GS give you less than you could get for the item/car should you sell it yourself, and then resell it. But going through a dealer is more convienant for most people. GS trade in prices than pawn shops though, which will give you $5 for a new game, then turn right around and sell it on Ebay for $30-50....because those guys aren't stupid and know what your stuff is worth.

I've actually done the math, and for the most part, GS trade in prices for games are about equivalent to what you'd get for a game on Ebay after Ebay and Paypal fees are paid if one prices their games to include free shipping. You can often come out ahead with new/newish releases though. Old games though, you'd be lucky to make more than $1-2 more than GS would give you. Some exceptions to this rule exist however...particularly for things like day one editions with special packaging, steel books, or the special editions which contain some extra material. GS doesn't give more for those things.

I tried gameflip with my business, and I got a couple sales off it, but the extra couple dollars I saved from fees weren't worth the hassle. People offering $40 for brand new never opened, just released games was kind of insulting. Overall though, Ebay isn't worth selling new releases on unless you can buy in bulk directly from the publisher. Used games are typically alright though.

I go to GameStop maybe once or twice per year and that's usually around Black Friday just to see what they have, and a rare Buy 2 get 1 free sale.

Otherwise Best Buy, Amazon, and a couple of niche stores are my go to for gaming.

Buddy nobody cares, if you were seeking loyalty by a company that's sole purpose is to take money from you, something is deeply wrong. you know of a company that actively goes out of business for its consumers out of love?

I shop at the place that has the lowest price , I often actively literally pull out my phone in GameStops and check eBay and Amazon in many times if GameStop has the cheapest price I buy it there , if Amazon has the cheapest I buy it there.

Competition is good and it helps consumers , your sole purpose should be to get the fairest price at your convenience, not seeking love or loyalty or friendship or anything like that because I dare you to tell me any business you know that this is the sole purpose of its existence...

I don't shop at Amazon because they pay their employees good that is irrelevant to me as a consumer.....

I shop at any of the places that gives me the best price for the product that I'm looking for. I go to GameStop often for new platform releases or for their buy 2 get 1 free used sales or if a game happens to be cheaper used there than elsewhere.

Please leave your emotions at the door when regarding business, the overwhelming majority of consumers are not purchasing based on such a silly idea.

You were a fan of GameStop? Wtf? It's just a game shop ...

Read his comment again.

He says switching brands. What if i have digital PS4 games. Can i play them and redownload on xbox live?? Yup figures.

I'm glad you guys caught that. I'd hate to start an epidemic being the 1st person to ever misread a comment.