it really depends on the game. The ones that are common and they've already got a bunch of copies, don't expect much. Games that are still really new or are really rare, expect around just under half of retail price
I traded in gears right after it came out w/ pgr3 and got 32 bones. Also got like 60 bucks for a psp 5 games and a movie. Not very much as far as fair goes.
just got back from gamestop, they've giving me ~$8-$9 per game. games like GRAW, vegas, saints row, doa4. also the guy said per 2 games you trade in you get $10 store credit so seems ok to me
I would suggest seeing if you can find a no name local game store. There is a used game store in my local town that has always been pretty good (depending on who was working in there at the time). Managed to get a good deal on a few of my games and when getting a faulty used game they let me replace it for free with a game that actually costed more than the original. Those kind of no name "Ma and pa" are just the way to go imo.
They like to rip you off so much because that's what they make most of their profit from. With new games, they make profit on them but a significant chunk of it goes to the publisher, developers, etc. With used games, they keep all the money they make from those sales, so the less they spend buying used games, the more money they make.
I've stopped buying used games because developers don't see a dime.
market price is where supply meets demand... on both the retail and wholesale charts... they buy it for the wholesale price because someone is willing to sell it for that price... they sell it for the retail price because someone is willing to buy it for that price... how does that make it a "ripoff"...
remember every purchase is a gamble on their part that they can later sell it for a price that will cover the cost of paying the employees, running the store, and paying the stockholders a dividend... if they lose that gamble, then they close, and everybody looses...
don't buy games that your know your going to just end up selliong after you beat. people need to do more resreach, they say they trade in games because they beat them so quickly, well, then if you did some resreach, you would know the game is kindof short, and it would prolly be a better idea, just to rent it. im a collector, so i don't trade in games unless i absolutly have to, which is rarly, just don't trade games in, theres better ways to sell, try friends and stuff.
The only time I traded in games to Gamestop when they were doing the trade in two used 360 games for a new 360 game way back early in the lifespan of the 360.
The amount you get for the used games is minimal enough that unless someone is going to die of cancer if you dont play that new game you want its never worth it to trade them in.
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