How often do you buy games used?

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#1 UT_Wrestler
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About 90% of my game purchases are used games, and even then I rarely spend more than $25 on a game. The only time I buy a game new is if it has an online community that's likely to die down after a year.

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#2 Electr1c-Shot
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I usually buy used games, because I have the Edge Card from Gamestop. The only time I buy new games is when its a new game I dont want to wait for it to become used.

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#3 Vyse_Legends
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Only time I buy new games is when I can't find a new copy anywhere. This is mainly with PS2 games though.:P

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#4 Im_single
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As often as the sun rises...Most games I buy are old and can't be bought new for a fair price.
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#5 cluelesspug
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The only game I have currently that I paid full price for is Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Almost all of my games are used.

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#6 rangegear
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About 85%.

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#7 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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Never... think it is bad memories of my NES days, that I wont touch anything used... So it is almost like a fobia for me :s

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#8 joesh89
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60% of the time, but even when buying new I rarely buy full price.

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#9 SoNin360
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I usually buy used. but sometimes if the game has been out for a while i can find a new one for a decent price on eBay.
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#10 alberto1128
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Never, I can only think of one game I bought used.
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#11 ASK_Story
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Lately, I'm preferring used because of the savings. But only if they're in good condition. Sometimes I'm a stickler when it comes to boxes, but only when it's a game I really wanted the boxes for it. Other than that, I don't usually mine. I bought a handful of used DS games lately at Gamestop with no boxes.
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#12 tester962
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All console games I buy are used so thats 100 percent of the time. Any computer games I buy are new because I dont trust used computer games so thats 100 percent new only there.

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#13 Brain_Fillets
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Unless it's a game that I have been anticipating and I know that it will be something I'll play for a long time, like Forza 3, I'll just buy it used. People usually take a new game back within a week or two at Gamestop. I think the last full price game I bought was World Superbike because I couldn't find a used copy anywhere.

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#14 xmitchconnorx
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I only buy older games used. Anything from this gen i buy new.
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#15 3DayFinisher
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All the time, new game prices here are highway robbery.
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#16 DevilBorg
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eh, not really. Only if it's for my PS2 or older consoles like that. (I have no choice anyhow). I just wait for price drops for the PS3. I'll only get a used game for a current gen console if it's super super super hard to find.
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#17 MagicHat1
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Most of the time I get used games, probably 90%

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#18 Hindle_1
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I always buy used games to get more out of my money

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#19 SirRiffAlot
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70% of my games are used. Buying used, I find, is much better than new. Not only do you now have the game, but you still have money left over for other things! It's very sensible.

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#20 Jackc8
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Almost all of my PS2 games are used. But all of my PS3 games were bought new - seems like I can usually find a new copy for just a couple bucks more than a used copy.

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#21 Necrosis
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I only buy a used copy of a game if it has gone out of print. Otherwise, I feel like I'm ripping off the game's developers.

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#22 full_on_gamer
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only when I can't get it new, however I have a PS2 so most of the games I bought recently are used, but I try to get new. And with me having a PS2 the new games are nearly as cheap as used ones so I may aswell buy them new :P

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#23 blackwingzero
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I mostly buy used unless its a real hard to find title then I'll buy new or used.

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#24 Gammit10
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Never, I can only think of one game I bought used.alberto1128
That's me. I will trade for games using Goozex, but I almost never buy used.
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#25 Kreatzion
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It's rare that I buy a game used. In all honesty, I actually like to support game developers that I like but this isn't the real reason why I buy new. I personally just don't like my games to be defiled by other hands. If I were the culprit, than that's fine but if I get a smudged up, GameStop stickered, booklet missing used game, my mind starts to go AWOL and I can't take the site of the thing.

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#26 gruntelite
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The only things I absolutely NEED to have as soon as they are out are Mass Effect, Halo, Gears, and Half Life games. Anything else I can wait until Christmas or until they are cheap (unless reviews herald it as the second coming like GTAIV which I love but good lord it's not THAT GOOD!)

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#27 sukraj
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i never buy used games anymore.

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#28 eh-ut
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I never buy used game because in my country no one sell used games.