Pre-ordering at Gamestop (Need help from Gamestop employee)

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#1 avataraang1
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They dont let you preorder games if your underage anymore? I was trying to pre-order Socom and they say that you have to be 17 or older to preorder. I thought any person of any age can preorder as long as an adult picks it up. Is this a new policy or just BS?
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#2 bigburd
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nah i think its always been that way, dont know though ive always been able to buy M rated games
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#3 StargamerX
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I just preordered Resistance 2 with no problem, but I need an adult for pick up.
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#4 avataraang1
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Any gamestop employees on GS right now?
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#5 Furi-Kun
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I think its just because the game is rated M. If it wasn't, I'm sure they would let you pre-order.
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#6 avataraang1
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I think its just because the game is rated M. If it wasn't, I'm sure they would let you pre-order.Furi-Kun
I know that but whats wrong with preordering it
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#7 Jackal2222
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well considering this game is rated M your far too young to be playing it.
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#8 avataraang1
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well considering this game is rated M your far too young to be playing it.Jackal2222
It's not illegal for me to play the game.Only illegal to store if they sell it to me without an adult. Preorder sells me nothing, Except the beta code lol
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#9 jakndaxter7223
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I'm TRYING to be a Gamestop employee... but I'm 17 so I don't need to have an adult so it doesn't affect me. But I might say that since you can pay off the entirety of the game, you could be TECHNICALLY buying the game, in which case you'd need an adult. But just get a parent to go with you... not that hard.
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They dont let you preorder games if your underage anymore? I was trying to pre-order Socom and they say that you have to be 17 or older to preorder. I thought any person of any age can preorder as long as an adult picks it up. Is this a new policy or just BS?avataraang1

I am an ex GameStop employee. As far as reserves go, we did card people for preorders on M rated games. This may vary store to store, but this policy never made sense to me anyway since we were going to card you anyway when it came time for you to pick the game up.

It just varies by store I guess.

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#11 avataraang1
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UPDATE! I went to another Gamestop and they let me preorder. BUT THEY RAN OUT OF BETA CODES!!!!!!!!
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UPDATE! I went to another Gamestop and they let me preorder. BUT THEY RAN OUT OF BETA CODES!!!!!!!!avataraang1

Wait, so they gave you a Beta Code right there?! Then where is mine, they are telling me to call at the end of September!

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[QUOTE="avataraang1"]UPDATE! I went to another Gamestop and they let me preorder. BUT THEY RAN OUT OF BETA CODES!!!!!!!!StargamerX

Wait, so they gave you a Beta Code right there?! Then where is mine, they are telling me to call at the end of September!

Lol wut. Did you even read my post
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#14 StargamerX
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Sorry, I was talking about the fact that they had given them out in the store already. So I am wondering about how I am going to get mine, since your GameStop seems to do things differently.
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#15 avataraang1
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Sorry, I was talking about the fact that they had given them out in the store already. So I am wondering about how I am going to get mine, since your GameStop seems to do things differently.StargamerX
What do they do differently?
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#16 StargamerX
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[QUOTE="StargamerX"]Sorry, I was talking about the fact that they had given them out in the store already. So I am wondering about how I am going to get mine, since your GameStop seems to do things differently.avataraang1
What do they do differently?

Your GameStop seems to have given out the codes already, while my GameStop doesn't have any, and want me to call at the end of the month.
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#18 lions_rock_2008
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yeah i worked at gamestop and we had to card too unless i knew the person and my manager wasnt looking
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#19 jrhawk42
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now days I get carded more buying video games than I do buying alcohol.

Anyway it seems like a case by case basis. I'm sure plenty of kids suckered their parents into picking up M-rated games for them by pre-ordering it, and making a big fuss.

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#20 GreenGoblin2099
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Hey man, remember C-Himura?? PM him... he's a GS employee
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#21 Unknown_Hero3
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i just have my bro do it for me..
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#22 WR_Platinum
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[QUOTE="Furi-Kun"]I think its just because the game is rated M. If it wasn't, I'm sure they would let you pre-order.avataraang1
I know that but whats wrong with preordering it

Read again.