Trading in your video games.... Don't Do It!!!!!

Ok there's nothing worse than gettingrid of something you like only to regret it later. Hopefully I can convince you that trading in a console is not even a last resort for you to save up for a new one.

I and my bro used to trade and sell games to get the next gen equiptment. Originally it was a Sega Megadrive/Genesis, I immediately missed sonic and a little tike but the void was soon filled by mario in full 3D!!!! :o Unfortunately, after that AND a glorious run on the PS1 the PS2 was released and inticed us into trading our 2 excellent consoles and half the games in for the shiny new ps2 with 2 games. This was worse than the first time, like prostitution ( don't ask I just know, alright!) , Smash Bros and Mario Kart gone forever :cry: but Max Payne and many other titles amuzed me still.

Years went by like this until HD gaming took ahold of my gaming taste and lured me into the world of the 360, I kept my PS2 slim knowing full well what a trade in would do to my huge collection. This wasn't enough, I got a PS3 2 years later by trading in my great 360 and all the brilliant games, by then my bro already bought and sold a gamecube, allowing me a taste of Melee only to be snatched away and sent to Gary in Marlowe over ebay for a poltry 14 pounds :cry: Oh no the drama doesn't end there, a DS Lite came and departed to leave roon for another 360, back where I started. My PSP was also long gone, only to reappear as a 2000 after my Gaming PC which is the only system I've had never considered for sale.

Alas an N64, PSP 2000, 360, PS3, Gaming PC are now in my posesstionbut it could of all happened a lot quicker if it weren't for trading in my games.

"A 360 is not just for Christmas, it's for life!"

Never trade, just sell online or locally you'd get way more for it. And you're doing the buyer a favor by not having them going into EB and buying an used game that's 10 measly dollars less than the full price.

I just traded in.. CoD:WaW Tony Hawk Project 8 Halo 3 Forza 2 PGR3 Half life 2: The orange box I got about 90$ not bad i'd say, it went toward paying off the Red Elite that comes out 3-13. Woot, I'm exited Also traded in the 360+ 20gb harddrive for 140$ also went to Red Elite... Which is now fully paid off!!madmidnight

90 dollars... for that? That must have cost you about 4 times as much.... You sold all that for a fancy colour on a console you already owned?:|

Life`s like that, we do things, sometimes we regret the things we have done, sometimes we are able to fix them, sometimes not. Just think twice before doing something :|

Ohh thank you You got 140 for the 360 and 20GB HD? I wanna do that But I wanna keep all my saved gamesAnimal-Mother

if you could get a loan of the money from your parents, you could buy the 360 and then get a free data cable. Then sell the old 360 and pay parent's off.

I admit that for a very long time I was a rabid trader, but I'm changing my mind. I realize that the tendency in this global recession would be to wait for used games, to get them cheaper and save a little cash, but as one of the previous posters said, the companies that created the games don't see any of that residual money. It's true that i'll have to cut back on the games that I buy, but I plan now to buy games new, to support the companies that bring the games that I enjoy. This is more important for the PSP, since it hasn't had the support that the other systems enjoy.

Over the last few months, I've purchased every used game that I would want, and that is it.

I admit that for a very long time I was a rabid trader, but I'm changing my mind. I realize that the tendency in this global recession would be to wait for used games, to get them cheaper and save a little cash, but as one of the previous posters said, the companies that created the games don't see any of that residual money. It's true that i'll have to cut back on the games that I buy, but I plan now to buy games new, to support the companies that bring the games that I enjoy. This is more important for the PSP, since it hasn't had the support that the other systems enjoy.

Over the last few months, I've purchased every used game that I would want, and that is it.

jimkabrhel

I don't know what it's like in the us, but in the uk games are dropping so fast in price now, like today i saw dawn of war 2 a game that's been out like 4 days for £17, and mirrors edge and fable 2 dropped to 19, so it's not even worth going preowned unless you're looking for a really old game. Look at ebay prices compared to brand new online shop prices, you might as well buy new.

I have to say, I expected another GameStop hate thread here. Glad to see its not. That said, I like when people trade in their games. It means I can buy them cheaper.SpruceCaboose

Exacly, lol. Half the time, I feel as if the real rip off is when I buy a new game for 60.00. Don't get me wrong, most of the titles that are at the top of my most anticipated list I try to pick up on day one. However, I do try to hold off as often as I can on a good many other titles that I feel will not have much longevity in my library. That is where a good as new used copy comes in at a later date. Get a good deal, play your money's worth, trade it later yourself without too much of a loss when you are tired of it. Better yet, Ebay it and get more money.

I just traded in.. CoD:WaW Tony Hawk Project 8 Halo 3 Forza 2 PGR3 Half life 2: The orange box I got about 90$ not bad i'd say, it went toward paying off the Red Elite that comes out 3-13. Woot, I'm exited Also traded in the 360+ 20gb harddrive for 140$ also went to Red Elite... Which is now fully paid off!!madmidnight

Sounds like you got ripped off...CoD:WaW just came out!

[QUOTE="Animal-Mother"] Ohh thank you You got 140 for the 360 and 20GB HD? I wanna do that But I wanna keep all my saved gamesMckenna1845

if you could get a loan of the money from your parents, you could buy the 360 and then get a free data cable. Then sell the old 360 and pay parent's off.

I don't sell games because, every time you do, the middle man wins. I don't want EBgames or Gamestop making all the money when someone buys a game - I want some of it filtering back to the publisher and developer. When you buy a used game, none of it does. I buy new or I don't buy. And since people only have used games to buy if used games are sold to the middle men for peanuts, I don't sell games.Shafftehr

[QUOTE="madmidnight"]I just traded in.. CoD:WaW Tony Hawk Project 8 Halo 3 Forza 2 PGR3 Half life 2: The orange box I got about 90$ not bad i'd say, it went toward paying off the Red Elite that comes out 3-13. Woot, I'm exited Also traded in the 360+ 20gb harddrive for 140$ also went to Red Elite... Which is now fully paid off!!Gxgear

Sounds like you got ripped off...CoD:WaW just came out!

Life`s like that, we do things, sometimes we regret the things we have done, sometimes we are able to fix them, sometimes not. Just think twice before doing something :|

Lobo_das_Neves

I'm incredibly guilty of trading in games... and am currently on the fence about selling my 360... mainly because I want to buy a new one... one a I trust a little more... lol.

Also worth mentioning though I will be buying Killzone 2 this Friday with store credit I received from trading in other games, lol.

Used games are legal and will stay legal. So get over it. Besides maybe if games were cheaper more people would buy them new.Gta3-fan334

I'm incredibly guilty of trading in games... and am currently on the fence about selling my 360... mainly because I want to buy a new one... one a I trust a little more... lol.

Also worth mentioning though I will be buying Killzone 2 this Friday with store credit I received from trading in other games, lol.

carljohnson3456

I really do not understand all of the self-righteousness coming from some people who refuse to buy used games. I would argue that used games actually help developers, particularly lesser known developers.

Used games allow gamers to mitigate the inherent risk involved when buying a game. Risk here refers to the risk that you may not enjoy the game, or at least not enjoy the game to the extent that you value the game at $60. Being able to sell a game back to the store diminishes (or possibly eliminates) the risk in buying a game new. In other words, people will be more willing to buy a game new when they know that, if they do not like the game, they can sell it and reduce some of the cost.

From a developers point, who benefits most from used games? Established franchises from well known developers? Probably not so much. Developers that have made a name for themselves by consistently putting out excellent products already reduce risk for potential gamers. The group that would benefit more would be the lesser known developers. Buying a game from a newer developer who doesn't have a huge portfolio of games as a reference is more risky. Therefore, gamers would be more willing to take a chance on a lesser known developer if the knew that they could mitigate some of the risk by being able to sell the game.

I think developers should be happy that places like Gamestop, EB, etc. exist.

Trade in one of my babies :?..........................NEVER :cry:

good or bad I lv them all

Truth be told...

I sold Chrono Trigger and a Jaguar with AvP forever ago....and have regreted it ever since. Besides being awesome games...

THEY ARE RARE AS H**L NOW!!

Trade in one of my babies :?..........................NEVER :cry:

good or bad I lv them all

PrinceofSarcasm