DS game collectors listen up.

I hope this doesn't go against TOS in any way, but I want to give everyone a heads up.

Gamestop is about to stop carrying used DS games complete. What I mean by this is from now on used DS games will be put in a glass case similar to GBA games and the instructions, cover art and case will go directly to the trash. I think everyone can see how this could do harm to collectors. This will make some games nearly impossible to find off of the internet complete. So I was hoping that the masses of gamespot could tell gamestop what we think about the new policy.

I know its hard enough to find games complete as it is, as there are some DS players that are young, however, there are also collectors out there who trade in games that look as good as a diamond and are rare. Perhaps it isn't worth it to some of you to fight the new policy, but I frankly love the instructions and cases.

Please email, and discuss from here on out. I just want to hear your thoughts.

^ Where did you hear this :?

^ Where did you hear this :?

Calvin079

I'll be phoning my EB Game tomorrow.

I'll be phoning my EB Game tomorrow.

Calvin079

:roll: DANG IT. Darn you Gamestop... I'll be emailing you.... as soon as I find a way to contact you.

:roll: DANG IT. Darn you Gamestop... I'll be emailing you.... as soon as I find a way to contact you.

Calvin079

In the mean time, I found out a potential way to let your voice be heard.

On our receipts we have a survey at tellgamestop.com and you can request not to take the survey but still give a compliment/complaint. Obviously none of the GA's or Managers are at fault so click other and complain from there, and you can also get the district managers contact info from there. This should be plenty thorough. Especially if you contact the DA, he will be able to pass his complaints to the higher ups.

Your talking about used DS games? I couldn't believe anyone would take a new shipment of DS games, unwrap the packaging, take out the game and throw everything else out in order to sell it. Doing that to new games just sounds ludacris.Shogun_Master

Yeah, it's still stupid but I'm not a collector so I don't mind as much but it is cooler to have the box and everything. I just thought of something. You should take all the boxes and booklets and stuff your store is throwing out and keep it/sell them. Seeing as they are trashing them doesn't seem like they'd care. :DShogun_Master

Anyways, I'm trying to get the word out, if it spreads fast enough maybe we can stop it.

Well good luck with that. I don't frequent any EB Games or Gamestops because I have 2 local game stores that don't take a bus ride to get to but I haven't heard the best things about them. Anyways POWER TO THE PEOPLE!!!Shogun_Master

So is this internationally? I'm from Oz... either way it sucks... I wonder what the point is, how they will make profit out of it?

Are you serious? Throwing away all those perfectly good cases and manuals...What is this madness?

My business has officially moved to Amazon. Cart-only GBA games are fine and good, but when a game comes with a nice case I'm not about to chuck it out. This sucks. I ought to go and ask them if they sell the items they throw out.

I just asked my friend (now a manager of his own GameStop store) and he said he's never heard of anything. He even called it a crazy idea. Maybe it isn't happening for every store? On a side note...Trash? I hope you mean they are recycling... or at least donating the cases to the Goodwill/Salvation Army store.SiK99

As far as moving your business to Amazon, its not too late to change their mind, you can still email them and try to stop it by using the process I posted.

So is this internationally? I'm from Oz... either way it sucks... I wonder what the point is, how they will make profit out of it?

Kuribo_Girl

As far as it being internationally, like I said, its supposed to be nationwide, anything past that I don't know about. I assume that Europe has its own chain of command, so you likely won't be affected.

wait up dude, so can i go to gamestop and ask for the case of a game?

wait up dude, so can i go to gamestop and ask for the case of a game?

fear9204

wait up dude, so can i go to gamestop and ask for the case of a game?

fear9204

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wait up dude, so can i go to gamestop and ask for the case of a game?

falconclan

Firstly Oz is not in Europe :P
Secondly, I thought you said they were locking them away first, not trashing them?

Wow, glad I don't live in the US, I wouldn't buy a game without the case and manual (which is why I usually buy new), that is a stupid idea, especially with EA's project 10 Dollar looking likely to cut sales of used games anyway, now if you buy used you don't even get the case and manual, and I bet you the one thing that won't be binned is the prices, no they'll stay the same, needless to say I feel bad for you guys and hope nothing comes of it.

Firstly Oz is not in Europe :P
Secondly, I thought you said they were locking them away first, not trashing them?

Kuribo_Girl

As far as games being rare or not. Try finding copies of Super Princess Peach, or Meteos complete. I haven't seen one in quite some time, and those certainly aren't the hardest to find I'm sure. Its just the fact that the DS's audience is mostly children and they don't keep the case and instructions.

Sorry if I'm getting mixed up, I haven't been sleeping well lately and sleep deprivation doesn't enhance my skills as a writer.

I never buy used games so, it's not going to effect me but I'm not surprised since it's Gamestop.FlamesOfGrey

As far as not buying games without cases and instructions. I don't either, so its a good thing its just DS, which is pretty gone for me anyways since the 3DS is coming. Still, I recently purchased Wario Ware DIY, Yoshi's Island and several other games, and I shudder at the fact that these games would have been sold without a case and instructions if I purchased them today.

Sorry for double post, but I want to answer all questions and firefox makes me mod code and stuff and I haven't bothered yet.

Eh don't worry. Yeah, Oz is Australia. Well it's a real shame about that. I can't understand why gamestop would do such a thing, it doesn't seem very logical to me! I'm sure a lot of people will find this irritating.

this is why i buy "new"

what the hell is even the point of doing this? ps2 and GC games are still in cases from last time i saw. they may be disk but they can put them in the envelope like they do with the "new" game disk. seriously gamestop is corrupt

Talked to three stores in the chain today who saidthat this is a complete fabrication. I'm just sayin'.

nooooooooooooooooooooooo :(

Why would they do this because 3DS games aren't coming for a while so their is no need for this.

Talked to three stores in the chain today who saidthat this is a complete fabrication. I'm just sayin'.

MonkeySpot

I will be stomping over to my Gamestop to consult them about this. :x

I would, I mean, if I could pay bus fare and didn't already have plans. ...maybe later.

This is why people need to boycott Gamestop.

Want used games? Go to eBay or Disc Replay.

http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/zero-originality-episode-1/18354177

http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/zero-originality-episode-2/18354119

The above links are from an internet series made by a Gamestop whistle blower exposing the BS behind the business. There were 9 parts all together but Gamestop had them pulled from youtube and many other sites. -_-

These are the only 2 videos I could find. Watch them, they are entertaining and informative.

That's awful. I refuse to buy any game without its case.