Does the lack of cover art deter you from purchasing a used game?

Part of a research paper I'm writing. Vote please, thanks!

Used games stop me from buying used games

Yes, I like it to look like it's new or else I don't buy it.

I use to be dead set againts buying used games but now I buy them whenever I feel like it. The only game that I bought w/o its cover art is CoD2 and I still hate to look at it in my collection. They look ugly but it is the game I want.

No because I just throw the cases away anyway

No because I just throw the cases away anyway

LostSoul781

Really...?

If it's lacking the original cover or manual, I won't buy it.

If the original cover or manual has a sticker on it that can't be removed without damaging the cover, I won't buy it.

Basically, if it doesn't look like a new copy of the game, I won't buy it.

[Edit: Also.. If it's new or used and says Platinum Hits, I won't buy it.]

Yes, it certainly does for me.

why would a used game have less cover art? When I see them in the store they look just the same as regular games, just with a different price sticker on them.Avenger1324

No because I just throw the cases away anyway

LostSoul781

[QUOTE="Avenger1324"]why would a used game have less cover art? When I see them in the store they look just the same as regular games, just with a different price sticker on them.xraystar

Ah - that would put me off buying it.

In the UK used copies look just like the original new ones, just with a bit more wear and tear, and the price sticker clearly identifies it as preowned. Sometimes games are sold where the case/manual has been lost, and I would avoid those where possible, but ultimately it comes down to the price.

This is why I use Amazon my cases look great without those annoying stickers. By the way you can bring games with those box arts back to Gamestop and get the real case just have the receipt.

Used games stop me from buying used games

Jaysonguy

Haha, I was gonna put the same thing. I never buy used games.

This is why I use Amazon my cases look great without those annoying stickers. By the way you can bring games with those box arts back to Gamestop and get the real case just have the receipt.

craigalan23

if i was a collector then yeh. but im not so idc what the manual or cover art looks like. as long as the game its self is in decent shape im happy :D

[QUOTE="craigalan23"]

This is why I use Amazon my cases look great without those annoying stickers. By the way you can bring games with those box arts back to Gamestop and get the real case just have the receipt.

xraystar

Yes, I like it to look like it's new or else I don't buy it.

RobboElRobbo

^ ditto. has to have the manual and not be that scratched up too.

I won't buy a game if the disc has a single scratch, isn't in it's original case, case is damaged, box art is wrong etc.

Not usually, but it's nice.

Inever buy a used game if it does not have the original cover art and instruction manual.

[QUOTE="craigalan23"]

This is why I use Amazon my cases look great without those annoying stickers. By the way you can bring games with those box arts back to Gamestop and get the real case just have the receipt.

xraystar

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Yes, I like it to look like it's new or else I don't buy it.

RobboElRobbo

yeah I'm the same. I've nit-picked through cases at a Gamestop just to find the newest/less beat up one.

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

Used games stop me from buying used games

OfficialBed

Haha, I was gonna put the same thing. I never buy used games.

Yeah, it makes it seem like the previous owner didn't care about the game

I hate used games, cause sometimes the box art is all messaged up, and scrapped. I also hating tearing off those used stickers, and then that annoying white fuzz that sits there and stares at you. Thats basicly why I NEVER buy used games.NintendoGamer3

Considering I can buy like 3-4 used games for the price of one new game, I basically ONLY buy used games. There's like 4 Gamestops/EB's in a one-block radius in my town, so if one store has a more beat-up copy of a game I went, I just walk down to the next store.

I don't buy it without. I really hate the covers that gamestop give them, the one with the mom buying games for her kid.

I don't buy a used game without original (green) box, cover art, and a manual that's in good condition. For most any game, there are several used copies at my GameSpot. Why settle for a ****ty one, when you can get a better one?

no i can't buy a game or movie without everyting with it and can't have stickers on it

no i buy my used games at my local pawn shop. 3 games for 35 bucks is to good to pass up. over the last two months ive got cod waw, guitar hero world tour, mgs4, prototype, sf4, kz2, fable 2, madden 10, and pure. all with cases perfect with everything in em.

yeah i hate not having the art cover i mean its what makes your collection but its been a real long time since ive bought a game that didnt come with the art cover.

I definitely prefer to have the cover art, but it won't deter me from buying it. I've actually looked at a few different stores just to make sure I get it and an instruction manual, though for harder-to-find games I've had to settle for a store cover. Those and gifts are the only reason I don't have actual cover art on all of my games.

I bought a copy of Rainbow Six Vegas 2, and it came in a black case and no cover art or book. It bothered me but I still bought it, but after a while, seeing that sitting in my game collection, I hate looking at it. I almost want to just get rid of it so I don't have to look at it, even though I love the game.I hate when people don't take decent care of their games. I mean, you pay $60 for a new one, why not take good care of it?

Maybe some people's money just grows on trees. Not at my house though.

I hate when I look for a used game and the only one left is one of those crappy cases that the store has. I like to have the actual game case with the original cover art on it for all the games that I buy. Funny story actually, one of my friends bought a game with one of those crappy cases and then went to another store and stole the game case just so he could have the original case.

[QUOTE="Avenger1324"]why would a used game have less cover art? When I see them in the store they look just the same as regular games, just with a different price sticker on them.xraystar

Absolutely, I always skip over the games with no covers when I'm at Gamestop.

nope , if the price is fair and the games in great condition ,, ill buy , not to picky on cover art , that doesnt matter, it could be a blank case ill still buy it , , all i care about is the condition of the actual disc ,

or cartridge etc

and if it saves me a few dollars ill buy used,

i do that for most of my ps2 and older consoles , sometimes for 360 ps3 wii ds gba psp ,

i would never buy a game without the original box. unless it is a game i really want and that its hard to find.