Blockbuster/EBGames/Futureshop - Trade-In-Values (TIV) Thread

[Psubs]

Why does everyone call it STFU? Trying to be funny? It's SWFU.

But I do agree w/ the other statement. EB and BBV are terribly mismanaged, which is good for us I guess.

Isn't Starwars one word? :lol:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

SW:TFU

Whatever, SHUT THE FCUK UP!!! lolz


TIV's as of today at EB Games for the Wii:

Counter Force = $2
Wacky Races = $10
Death Jr. = $8
Ninja Reflex = $8
Wii Play = $10

[Captain Snazzypants]

Do you have any more info on this 30% off deal, as in area and dates/duration?

The 30% off on all used video or previously played video games has been one for at least the past few weeks. I have noticed that the signs in my local FS stores are no longer up, but it was still running as of Monday - the clerk can scan any game in to see if it comes up automatically.

Today could be the last day if they are being smart about some of their promos. You can get some of their $45 TIV titles like Madden10 and FNR4 for less than the TIV. Not a big difference, but they don't usually leave money on the table like that...

[deezz]

Man this has been a crazy summer for game deals lol

[grappos13]

The 30% off on all used video or previously played video games has been one for at least the past few weeks. I have noticed that the signs in my local FS stores are no longer up, but it was still running as of Monday - the clerk can scan any game in to see if it comes up automatically.

Today could be the last day if they are being smart about some of their promos. You can get some of their $45 TIV titles like Madden10 and FNR4 for less than the TIV. Not a big difference, but they don't usually leave money on the table like that...

FS 30% off? not rogers?

[cashinstinct]

warning to all rfd effect is in. The club down to $1. Gotta return mine to rogers video that I bought for 10 bucks.

Too bad :(
I opened my copy today (bought $7 at EB) in order to trade it today (T2+ $20 for NHL10)

I might wait for the $10 minimum BBV to come back (did it end?)

[nitro0610]

Too bad :(
I opened my copy today (bought $7 at EB) in order to trade it today (T2+ $20 for NHL10)

I might wait for the $10 minimum BBV to come back (did it end?)


Wait...are you talking about The Club for 360 or for PS3?? Because as of yesterday The Club for 360 is still worth $9 cuz I traded 2 copies in.

The Club for PS3 has been down for few weeks already so that's no surprise! Better check to see if you have the right console version before returning a "turd"!! :)

[cashinstinct]

I am talking about X360 version. It was still new-for-$7 at EB as of Aug 12, but it seems like TIV is $1 as of Aug 13 (today) according to a poster above and according to the call I made to EB to verify TIV. Seems like used price dropped (according to the call I made to a EB location).

[Acid_]

I'm sure that most of you subscribe to EB's e-mail newsletter, but Halo ODST is going to receive the Gaming Guarantee treatment. I might actually pre-order it now. If I can't get into it (I like Halo, but I don't play it much,) I'll keep it for a week/return it.

I love gaming guarantees.

Wow that's good news. I wanted to change my preorder to the special edition that comes with a 360 controller. The EB cow, I mean clerk wouldn't let me. I was still polite to her in spite of her cow attitude. Now I'll just order the special one at another EB and return my regular version for full credit within the week :)


Man this has been a crazy summer for game deals lol

It really is. I've noticed that the turnaround for EB clerks is slower than it used to be. Maybe because of the slower economy. So this means that they start to recognize you more.

[tietherope]

I'm sure that most of you subscribe to EB's e-mail newsletter, but Halo ODST is going to receive the Gaming Guarantee treatment. I might actually pre-order it now. If I can't get into it (I like Halo, but I don't play it much,) I'll keep it for a week/return it.

I love gaming guarantees.

I would have thought they would always have a game that's both for the PS3 and 360 for the gaming guarantee.
Looks like I am out of luck this round unless I just use it to get credit.

[baconape]

sucks that the club for 360 tiv dropped- that was great while it lasted though, i gave atleast 4 copies of them back.

[beanowean]

TIVs @ EB Today:

Xbox 360
The Club $1
The Simpsons $10
Spiderman 3 $8
SWFU $25

EDIT: Dead Space for Xbox360: $14 TIV @ EB Today

[ballsdontlie]

Has anybody pre-ordered wolfenstein recently? (past couple of days)
are they still accepting those at EB games or are they expecting shipment soon
i still need to change mw2 to wolfenstein lols

[blahblehblah]

Has anybody pre-ordered wolfenstein recently? (past couple of days)
are they still accepting those at EB games or are they expecting shipment soon
i still need to change mw2 to wolfenstein lols

Depends where you go i guess, but officially i did not see wolfenstein as part of the T3G1F promo anymore, they removed that game from the list i think (could also be the EB i went to just were too lazy to put that game up). Doesnt hurt to call your local store

[Slimschmee]

TIVS today at BBV for PS3

Guitar hero 3 game only = $21
Hellboy = $22.50

Get those hellboys in there!

[beanowean]

Has anybody pre-ordered wolfenstein recently? (past couple of days)
are they still accepting those at EB games or are they expecting shipment soon
i still need to change mw2 to wolfenstein lols

If you're looking for the Gaming Guarantee, the next one is Halo 3: ODST and will be available on September 22. I'm not sure if you can still pre-order Wolfenstein.

[beanowean]

TIVS today at BBV for PS3

Guitar hero 3 game only = $21
Hellboy = $22.50

Get those hellboys in there!

Where did you find Hellboy? I went to RCSS and they didn't have it :(

[blahblehblah]

TIVS today at BBV for PS3

Guitar hero 3 game only = $21
Hellboy = $22.50

Get those hellboys in there!

Some BBVs do not accept hellboy, it depends on how BBV pro they are. I swear i saw like 6 copies of hellboy for both PS3 and 360 at like one location where i was trading it in. Felt somewhat bad doing it but couldn't resist getting the B2G1F for literally $18 :twisted:

[Cjohnson202]

Has anybody pre-ordered wolfenstein recently? (past couple of days)
are they still accepting those at EB games or are they expecting shipment soon
i still need to change mw2 to wolfenstein lols

I was able to get this deal yesterday, but he said I was cutting it close

[AlexV]

Today's TIV for Lips (game only, 360) is $22.80 at futureshop

[ghost80]

A little off-topic, but did the T3G1F for Batman - Arkham Asylum today. Anyone know if the exclusive 'Dem Bones' challenge map is for US Gamestops only, and if not are those who pre-order this at EB here supposed to receive some kind of download code for this upon pre-ordering?

[ChopSuey]

TIVS today at BBV for PS3

Guitar hero 3 game only = $21
Hellboy = $22.50

Get those hellboys in there!

GH3 for $21??? Now that's funny. :)

[Acid_]

TIVs @ EB Today:

Xbox 360
The Club $1
The Simpsons $10
Spiderman 3 $8
SWFU $25

EDIT: Dead Space for Xbox360: $14 TIV @ EB Today

Good news about Dead Space 360, I'm going to dump mine today if possible.


Has anybody pre-ordered wolfenstein recently? (past couple of days)
are they still accepting those at EB games or are they expecting shipment soon
i still need to change mw2 to wolfenstein lols

I preordered a Wolfenstein yesterday at an EB in the Vancouver area.

[Setz]

Good news about Dead Space 360, I'm going to dump mine today if possible.

Dead Space is 19.99$ used (34.99$ new) at BBV, so it's pretty good.

[mahjongmaniac]

Yeah, another "if we only knew" scenarios. There were a ton at several EBs I went to as well.

I wonder if the guys who do sales and the guys who deal with TIV at EB even communicate?

EB HO Canada

Sales guy: We need to sell off all these ST:FU on PS3. We have too many of them.

down the hall a week later
TIV guy: Wow! We've sold tons of ST:FU on PS3! We need to get more! Let's bump up the TIV!

^LOL... wouldn't be surprised if there was a lack of communication b/t the depts. ... :lol:

[Slimschmee]

Where did you find Hellboy? I went to RCSS and they didn't have it :(

I picked it up at TSCC in Ottawa a couple months ago. I think I paid $9.99 for it not too sure. I picked up the copy of GH3 at EB during GD and paid $9.99 for it.
Neither game I played. They were just collecting dust.

With the store credit I picked up
Mass effect 360
Ninja Gaiden PS3
Brothers in Arms HH PS3
All of which I believe are eligible for T3G1F

So...with everyones help on this thread - I'll basically get a new game of my choosing at EB and it only cost me $20 plus tax. I know someone will say that it took a lot of my time - but it didn't - I was in the area anyways - and I work right beside one of the EB's

After work tomorrow - I'm really hoping that I can take advantage of the Madden promo they are running at Rogers. I have 2 games ready (Bolt 360 from Zellers $9.99 and EndWar PS3 from EB $9.99) but guess I'll have to fork over the 10 bones for the star rewards card. There is another tread about trading in 3 games and getting a free membership but not sure if anyone but the OP got the deal

[baconape]

Depends where you go i guess, but officially i did not see wolfenstein as part of the T3G1F promo anymore, they removed that game from the list i think (could also be the EB i went to just were too lazy to put that game up). Doesnt hurt to call your local store

i pre-ordered another copy today after work - i traded kane and lynch 360 , pirates of the carawhatever ps3 and turd gaiden all 14.99 from bbv

[kleptodathief]

if anyone cares....halo ODST is the next preorder gaming garantee ebg, don't know when the game release date is tho

[Acid_]

if anyone cares....halo ODST is the next preorder gaming garantee ebg, don't know when the game release date is tho

The release date for Halo ODST is 2009-09-22. I'll be keeping one of them to play.

[balonis]

The following are $10 and $22.50 tiv respectively at BBV :D

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9203/photo8k.jpg

[urs74]

:arrowu: .96 cents for Bad company at the source??

[mahjongmaniac]

:arrowu: .96 cents for Bad company at the source??

TP:FOL is indeed 96c online:
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&product=5819610

BFBC is no longer listed online... but hot damn for 96c, esp. for the gold ed. :-0

[Kiroshin]

What would be a better place to sell these games?

Soul Calibur IV
Call of Duty : World at War
GTA IV
Resistance 2
Uncharted

EB Games or Futureshop? (Maybe even Blockbuster)

[teknix]

FS / Aug 13

Fight Night Round 4 (360) - $37
Killzone 2 (PS3) - $37
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (PS3) - $8.40

[shezbot]

Street Fighter IV TIV down to $18 ($40 on the website but the system rings up as $18) as of tomorrow (PS3/360)

You have 16 minutes to unload it if you got it. If they give you trouble point them to the FS website where it clearly states $40 ;)

Sorry for the late notice as I just received word.

[Longobongo]

TIV at EB today:

Star Wars Force Unleashed (X360)- $25
Rock Band 1 (X360) - $12
Too Human (X360)- $12

[doppler_pulse]

Traded in the following at EB:

Ninja gaiden 2 => $10
Shell shock 2 => $7 ($8.40 @ FS)
Haze => $13
LOTR:Conquest => $18

[ChopSuey]

The following are $10 and $22.50 tiv respectively at BBV :D

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/9203/photo8k.jpg

That is sick... I bow down to you.

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/3907/7739notworthyk.gif

[Wick98]

I just got back from EB. I bought three games from BBV for $45 (tax included) and traded them in for a Halo 3 ODST pre-order, because it's game guaranteed.

The clerk didn't tell me their trade-in values, but these are the games that qualified:

Dead Space 360
Ninja Gaiden Sigma PS3
Too Human 360

I also asked about other games (all PSP):

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - qualifies
God of War - qualifies
Parappa the Rappa - $3

[balonis]

i couldn't decide whether to keep bad company or not. the ps3 version is also 96c but the damn csr said he was keeping it for himself. i didn't want to argue with him and just took the 2..i don't think i'll find the time to play it. der riese is taking up too much of my time right now


TP:FOL is indeed 96c online:
http://www.thesource.ca/estore/product.aspx?language=en-CA&product=5819610

BFBC is no longer listed online... but hot damn for 96c, esp. for the gold ed. :-0

[Longobongo]

So people are getting "game guaranteed" games so they can play a new game and just return it for full credit within a week?

[madara]

on a selected game only. depends on what they are running. from ther website:

Limited quantities. Pre-purchase Wolfenstein at any EB Games or GameStop Canada location and receive full in-store credit back when you trade Wolfenstein in within one week of the product’s pickup date. Wolfenstein must be picked up within one week of release date. In-store credit is a trade in credit valued at the pre-tax purchase price at the time of pick-up of Wolfenstein. The receipt from the pick-up transaction must accompany the game when traded in to receive the full in-store credit. The game will trade in at its' regular trade value if traded in after 7 days from the date of pick up. Game must be returned in good condition with instruction manual and case. Refurb charges may apply. Offer may be discontinued at any time. Ask sales associate for full details.

[ChopSuey]

So people are getting "game guaranteed" games so they can play a new game and just return it for full credit within a week?

If they keep having game guarantees, people won't have to buy games again. Just return the game and swap it to another preorder game that has a game guarantee.

[madara]

but you'll be SOL if the next game is an exclusive. the next one is the HALO ODST. it sucks for me coz i own ps3. :rolleyes:

[Liko]

EB Games:

Code Lyoko (Wii) - $9
Bloom Box (Wii) - $12 <-- Not 100% sure
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam (360) - $15

[the_fm]

If they keep having game guarantees, people won't have to buy games again. Just return the game and swap it to another preorder game that has a game guarantee.

it's better getting more games that qualify and then preorder the gaming guarantee. you'll be left with more credits or have more preorders

[Pr0metheus]

Street Fighter IV TIV down to $18 ($40 on the website but the system rings up as $18) as of tomorrow (PS3/360)

You have 16 minutes to unload it if you got it. If they give you trouble point them to the FS website where it clearly states $40 ;)

Sorry for the late notice as I just received word.

Ouch, that's a huge drop. I guess it's time for it now that everybody has it :S

[madara]

time to get my copy! :D

[goflamesgo]

TIV's for 08/13/09

Xbox 360
GRAW 2 - Still $8
Spiderman 3 - Still $8
Simpsons - Still $10 (Most Wanted List)

PS3
Haze - Still $13

[the_fm]

Eat Lead x360 tiv is $11? isn't the game selling for like $20?

[mahjongmaniac]

EBG

MLB power pros 2008 (Wii) $11 ( <---- neksus, time to add this to your database ;) )
Rayman RR2 (Wii) $7.50

[Formula1]

TIV's for 08/13/09


PS3
Haze - Still $13

LOL I bought it for $9.99 used a couple months ago. I went to EB today and see they're selling it for $29.99 used. They must be crazy. Hardly anyone bought it when it was $9.99 why would people buy it for $29.99.

[deviouSx3]

LOL I bought it for $9.99 used a couple months ago. I went to EB today and see they're selling it for $29.99 used. They must be crazy. Hardly anyone bought it when it was $9.99 why would people buy it for $29.99.

maybe they will put it on "sale" at $19.99 and people who saw it at 29.99 will buy it up.. :P

[misterzaku]

eb:
god of war psp - $7
re5 ps3 - $37
fight night 4 ps3 - $40

[mushy_eyes]

eb:
god of war psp - $7
re5 ps3 - $37
fight night 4 ps3 - $40

WHAT?! God of War PSP TIV dropped to below $8?! DAMNNNN I knew I should've went to EB earlier ><

[katamaris4ever]

I find it hard to see any PS2 games in the 8 TIV range anymore

EB Games:
PS2:
DDR X (Game only) - 4
Pac Man World Rally - 2
Dark Cloud - Not accepted apparently

DS:
Master of Illusion - 2
Exit DS -2
(Not surprised, both were GOTD last year)

Wii:
Let's Tap - 10

Need to find a few more things to unload.

[beanowean]

TIVs @ EB - Today:

Xbox 360
Too Human $12
Ninja Gaiden 2 $10

PS3
End War $15
MGS 4 $18

[sammynine]

Aug 11th 2009

FUTURESHOP

Metal Gear 4 - 8.40
NHL 09 - 30.00
NBA LIVE 09 - 13.20
SOCOM n/a headset - 15.60
FAR Cry 2 - 13.20
Grid - 10.80
Shaun White - 18.00
Skate - 3.60
Killzone 2 - 37.00
Resistance 2 - 37.00

[dfatcat]

Fatal Inertia XBOX360 - BBV - $12.50 as of Aug 9

[grappos13]

Eat Lead x360 tiv is $11? isn't the game selling for like $20?

a lot of games that are $20 can qualify..it also is one of the games for hte trade 2 madden deal at rogers..

eb:
god of war psp - $7
re5 ps3 - $37
fight night 4 ps3 - $40

F DAT.. bs that god of war went down... i shoulda traded mine in too.. booo

btw.. i thought values only go down overnight.. i called this morning at it was still $10 ... unless that was yesterday morning lol.... maybe :( guess ill find out tomorrow when they pwn me and tell me it doesnt qualify

[NonStopInTheMix]

F DAT.. bs that god of war went down... i shoulda traded mine in too.. booo

btw.. i thought values only go down overnight.. i called this morning at it was still $10 ... unless that was yesterday morning lol.... maybe :( guess ill find out tomorrow when they pwn me and tell me it doesnt qualify

I think its been mentioned on the forum a few times where tiv changes have to do with a restart in the systems in the morning or something. So if a store doesnt reboot their computers they still maintain the old TIVS early in the morning.

So if it did go down, maybe you still have a chance :D

[grappos13]

I think its been mentioned on the forum a few times where tiv changes have to do with a restart in the systems in the morning or something. So if a store doesnt reboot their computers they still maintain the old TIVS early in the morning.

So if it did go down, maybe you still have a chance :D

really? i musta missed it about that.. i just assume it was an overnight thing... maybe ill get lucky at 10:30am and its still there :)

[kktoronto0711]

i have a question... on tiv.ca it says alpha protocol has a tiv of 22.50 at FS.

but this game hasn't even come out yet, it comes out in fall of 09.

am i missing something here?

[mahjongmaniac]

Fatal Inertia XBOX360 - BBV - $12.50 as of Aug 9

wow...so that "finally" dropped lol
for the longest time (literally mths) the TIV stayed at $20

[baconape]

Eat Lead x360 tiv is $11? isn't the game selling for like $20?

i bought it for 14.99 at bbv with a buy 2 get 1 free and check at eb the trade was 11 or 12.

yesterday at eb

kane and lynch 360 -8
ninja gaiden - 10
pirates of car ps3 - 9

all 14.99 at bbv - buy two get 1 free

[arty316]

Called EB this morning and Uncharted TIV is still at $25, even though the greatest hits version will be out shortly.

Will be using it toward a Batman Arkham Asylum preorder with the added 20%, so boosted TIV of $30.

I can always buy it back later on at the reduced price.

The TIV may be dropping sooner than later so it would be wise for people to unload it now.

[shani_d_best]

what is game gaurantee at eb?

is Batman AA game gauranteed??

[ChopSuey]

Thanks to balonis, I was able to get Bad Company Gold Edition and Turning Point for the 360 for $0.96 each from The Source at the Woodbine Mall in Rexdale. Thanks for posting this balonis. :)

Bad Company Gold Edition for the PS3 is also $0.96.

There are other stores in the GTA that have stock, but most only have one copy left. Get these while you can!

[kleptodathief]

^ wow nice..do u have the catalog number for bF:gold? i called a few stores and liberty is OOS >:(

[ChopSuey]

^ wow nice..do u have the catalog number for bF:gold? i called a few stores and liberty is OOS >:(

BF: Gold is no longer on the web site, but they do have them in some of the stores. Probably best just to call the store and give the catalog number.

PS3 catalog number is 581-5201, XBOX 360 is 581-9634.

[Acid_]

I just got back from EB. I bought three games from BBV for $45 (tax included) and traded them in for a Halo 3 ODST pre-order, because it's game guaranteed.

The clerk didn't tell me their trade-in values, but these are the games that qualified:

Dead Space 360
Ninja Gaiden Sigma PS3
Too Human 360

I also asked about other games (all PSP):

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - qualifies
God of War - qualifies
Parappa the Rappa - $3

Yeah Dead Space 360 was back up to $14 yesterday. Devil May Cry 6 360 was still at a sub-turd $7. Kane and Lynch PS3 also worked for the T3F1 yesterday.

[ChopSuey]

Yeah Dead Space 360 was back up to $14 yesterday. Devil May Cry 6 360 was still at a sub-turd $7. Kane and Lynch PS3 also worked for the T3F1 yesterday.

I took 6 games into EB yesterday, and all of them were $7. DOH!!! :mad:

[arty316]

what is game gaurantee at eb?

is Batman AA game gauranteed??

It is a selected preorder game by EB that you can return within oneweek of the pickup date for full retail credit. The promotion now is for Wolfenstein, once that is released next week, the next game will be Halo 3 ODST.

Batman is not a guarantee

[TheReverend]

FutureShop 2009-08-14am - TIVs for Madden 08 and Madden 09 for xbox360 were $3.60 each.

[Psubs]

EBG

MLB power pros 2008 (Wii) $11 ( <---- neksus, time to add this to your database ;) )
Rayman RR2 (Wii) $7.50

:D

Whoa, Rayman RR2 went up to almost qualifying!!! So close, yet so far. Maybe I should start looking for $10 copies. :lol:

[Guitarmy]

Yesterday at EB:

All PS3:

FEAR 2 - $25
SK8 2 - $25
Tiger Woods 09 - $10

[SuckaB]

It is a selected preorder game by EB that you can return within oneweek of the pickup date for full retail credit. The promotion now is for Wolfenstein, once that is released next week, the next game will be Halo 3 ODST.

Batman is not a guarantee

can you return a pre-ordered game if it's sealed?

[anton204]

can you return a pre-ordered game if it's sealed?

I see no reason why you can't

[Setz]

Thanks to balonis, I was able to get Bad Company Gold Edition and Turning Point for the 360 for $0.96

That store wasn't balonized?

[Acid_]

I took 6 games into EB yesterday, and all of them were $7. DOH!!! :mad:

Awe burned man. TIVs have been bouncing around so much lately it might be worth it to hold on to them hoping for the TIVs to go back up. I'm holding on to Devil May Cry 4 360 - I bet that one will go back up.

Oh also, do you have the list so we know not to buy them?

[Psubs]

can you return a pre-ordered game if it's sealed?

That's what I'm doing as I have 3 of them and only 1 is a friend going to borrow and play. I don't even have a 360. It would be better for them that I give them back the game right away new as they can sell it new and not drop the price $10 used.

[ChopSuey]

Awe burned man. TIVs have been bouncing around so much lately it might be worth it to hold on to them hoping for the TIVs to go back up. I'm holding on to Devil May Cry 4 360 - I bet that one will go back up.

Oh also, do you have the list so we know not to buy them?

Here are the ones I can remember with $7 TIV (all XBOX 360) as of last night:

Devil May Cry 4
Bad Company Regular Edition
Burnout Paradise
GH Aerosmith
Guitar Hero II

[mahjongmaniac]

PS3 catalog number is 581-5201, XBOX 360 is 581-9634.

TY! exactly what i was looking for

[neomaster]

Eb Games

[X360]
Frontlines Fuel of War - $2.50
Iron Man - $6 (booooooooo, tivs said it was $8 a few days ago :()
Kingdom Under Fire - $10 (back up, sweeetz)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - $6

Kane and Lynch + GT 5 Prologue Qualified for the Madden promo...you can get GT 5 P for $14.99 at blockbuster if you can find it.

[shezbot]

Future Shop website still lists $40 TIV for Street Fighter IV!

In store the system reads $18. So its not too late yet...

[SuckaB]

I see no reason why you can't

wait sorry lemme clarify, what if it's through trade ins? for example the 20% bonus from trading batman preorder.

[the_fm]

just got back from EB with 2 preorders and Madden. all my games qualified

Wii:
Mario Tennis - 15 (Zellers is selling it for 20 and if you have those Kellog's coupons, even cheaper)

360:
Monopoly - 12
Hannah Montana - 14 (i believe :o)

unchanged:
Rock Band
Eat Lead
Ninja Gaiden 2
Simpsons
GRAW 2

[ChopSuey]

Eb Games
[X360]
Iron Man - $6 (booooooooo, tivs said it was $8 a few days ago :()


This is because The Source is selling Iron Man for $9.99 brand new (both PS3 and XBOX 360). There are lots of copies left at certain stores. Once this clearance sale is over, it should go back up.

Hellboy is also $9.99 for both the PS3 and XBOX 360. Expect a huge TIV drop for this one as well.

[mahjongmaniac]

Wii:
Mario Tennis - 15 (Zellers is selling it for 20 and if you have those Kellog's coupons, even cheaper)


Kellog's coupons :?:

[ChopSuey]

Kellog's coupons :?:

Here you go, all the info you need:

http://www.kelloggs.ca/cgi-bin/klog-canada/promotion.pl?promotion=19536&company=2

[SuckaB]

Just traded:

BlazBlue (360) - $30
Ninja Blade (360) - $20.

[ChopSuey]

Just traded:

BlazBlue (360) - $30
Ninja Blade (360) - $20.

Where did you trade these? :D

[SuckaB]

Where did you trade these? :D

LOL, I knew that was coming... adding fuel to the fire my BB is in MINT condition. (don't worry though, I didn't take a loss even though it's only $30 tiv for those of you wondering. :lol:)

it's Steeles & Yonge EB. now lemme know which one of you grabs it first.
lol.

[Longobongo]

Anybody have an idea when this promo ends?hoping to score modern warfare 2 preorder before then.

[the_fm]

Anybody have an idea when this promo ends?hoping to score modern warfare 2 preorder before then.

what promo? trade 3? it never ends (unless HO decides to drop it)

[Longobongo]

Whoops, i meant the BBV B2G1 promo

[anton204]

Whoops, i meant the BBV B2G1 promo

End of august?

[mahjongmaniac]

Here you go, all the info you need:

http://www.kelloggs.ca/cgi-bin/klog-canada/promotion.pl?promotion=19536&company=2

thx4da link

interesting promo... can't recall i've seen Kellogg's promote game deals...
last i remember were those free DVD (Disney) deals

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LOL, I knew that was coming... adding fuel to the fire my BB is in MINT condition. (don't worry though, I didn't take a loss even though it's only $30 tiv for those of you wondering. :lol:)

it's Steeles & Yonge EB. now lemme know which one of you grabs it first.
lol.

i'm wondering why you'd want to trade in BB, esp. a mint copy... :-0

[Parth]

Traded in the following for Madden/Halo ODST:

Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour - Wii ($15 TIV)
Haze - PS3 ($13 TIV)
Saints Row - XBOX360 ($10 TIV)
Sonic Unleashed - PS3
Def Jam Icon - PS3

I don't remember the TIV for the last 2 but they are definately over 8.

Also, the TIV for Ironman (360 version) has dropped to $6.

(All TIVs for EB games)

[lemailme]

Just picked up Turning Point: Fall of Liberty from The Source on Seymour for 96 Cents.

1 copy left

[Wick98]

EB Games:

PS3:

Spider-Man 3 - $7

360:

Viking - $8
Ninja Gaiden 2 - $10

Blockbuster:

360:

Stranglehold - $10

[NoName #1]

I finally gave up trying to find a used x360 and traded the following for Halo ODST:

Aug 14/09
EB
Ninja Gaiden 2 x360
HAze PS3
God of War: CoO PSP (Somebody said it dropped below $8 but they took my copy about an hour ago no problem.)

[grappos13]

^ yup. the guy who said god of war psp was $7 was just spitting pure bs cuz it was $10 in the morning yesterday and was still $10 today..

EB TIV

God of war PSP - $10
Full Auto 2 PS3 -$12
Kane and Lynch PS3 - $10
Overlord Raising Hell PS3 - $10
Street Fighter 4 PS3 - $35
Star Wars Force Unleashed PS3 - $24

did the first 4 for 2 separate madden trade ins.. then did the last 2 for the 20% for batman and ended up with 81 cents extra! :)

FS TIV

Fear 2 PS3 - $35
Fallout 3 PS3 - $40

the girl couldnt find street fighter 4 in their system so i ended up just doing the EB deal..

[Wick98]

EB again:

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow PSP - $10

It's $10 new at Wal-mart (in their bargain bins.)

[grappos13]

Just traded:

BlazBlue (360) - $30
Ninja Blade (360) - $20.

u couldnt get a decent amount more for blazblue by selling on BST? id think u coulda got $50 or more?

EB again:

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow PSP - $10

It's $10 new at Wal-mart (in their bargain bins.)

nice... i been out all morning doing stuff but i might go back out at like 7pm for a quick trip..thx for the tip :)

[Longobongo]

Is Simpsons Xbox360 $10 or $20 at Walmart? May pay a visit to the bargain bins.

[mahjongmaniac]

Is Simpsons Xbox360 $10 or $20 at Walmart?

$10 at WM, and currently $20 on sale at FS

[Longobongo]

$10 at WM, and currently $20 on sale at FS

Thanks, guess I'm off to WM tonite.

[the_fm]

$10 at WM, and currently $20 on sale at FS

YMMV. it's 18.93 at mine :o

[madara]

i went to my local WM last weekend and it was $18.93. scanned at the same price. you will be lucky if you are able to find the ones with the red $18.93 tags, but with the $10 white sticker.

[kleptodathief]

anyone traded in tiberium wars: c and c x360 game? wondering if its still > 8 tiv

[Wick98]

nice... i been out all morning doing stuff but i might go back out at like 7pm for a quick trip..thx for the tip :)

No problem. You shouldn't have a problem finding a copy. The stores in my area have lots, it seems. I'm sure most locations do, due to overstock.

As for the Simpsons Game - I've been checking the Walmarts in Oshawa and Whitby, but I've had no luck.

I just got home. I did another t3g1f pre-order for Rock Band: Beatles. It's only listed at $59.99, so I hope it stays at that price. This was at the Oshawa Centre location, which has a larger list of t3g1f games than the others in the area. It's the only one I've seen that has Beatles/Forza 3 listed.

I traded in Viking, Syphon Filter and Ninja Gaiden so all of the tivs I reported earlier (after calling stores) are verified as of 5:30 EST.

I grabbed one of EB's booklets regarding upcoming releases. Here's a list of some of their exclusive bonus offers:

Brutal Legend: Tenacious D guitar (in-game, I believe)

NHL 2K10 Wii - Free lithograph Wiimote cover (NHL team logo designs. It showed one for each team.)

NHL 10 - Kane 88 Boost Pack

Need For Speed Shift - exclusive BMW car code

Dragon Age Origins - Feral Wolf Charm and Memory Band

WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010 - Exclusive Stone Cold character

Uncharted 2 - Exclusive Revenge Booster

Forza 3 - Exclusive Audi car code

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 - Exclusive Juggernaut unlock code

Also...

At BBV, Spider-Man 3 PS3 traded in for $10. The promo is still on.

[danzerino]

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway PS3- 14$
NHL 09 360- 14

At eb games

[baconape]

$10 at WM, and currently $20 on sale at FS

is the simpson game bad ? or worth playing

[baconape]

anyone traded in tiberium wars: c and c x360 game? wondering if its still > 8 tiv

i gave two to eb one last week and the other the week B 4, both time the guy was like this prob wont work, "BEEP" oh wow 8 now bad

[brutal]

FIFA Street 3 PS3 is still 13 bucks at EB....still needing one to get NHL 10 for 20 bux....will look for simpsons at WM

[soundwave009]

thanks to everyone for contributing TIV's! Havent been on here for a while....
these qualified for the T3G1F at EB as of an hour ago:

for Wii:
Lego Indiana Jones
Star Wars: Force Unleashed

Xbox360:
Too Human
BioShock
Mass Effect

sorry, didnt find out the exact TIV's but they are all at least $8+

[00christopherzh00]

EB again:

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow PSP - $10

It's $10 new at Wal-mart (in their bargain bins.)

hi, can anyone confirm that its $10 TIV at eb?

[megardi]

The following were all for EB, August 14th...

360...
Soldier of Fortune: Payback - $8 exactly.
Ninja Gaiden 2 - I *think* I remember $10, but it was definitely over $8.

PS3...
Nascar 09 - $12

Wii...
MLB Powerpros 2008 - $11 (Thanks to MJM... I must have seen this at BBV like 4 times and wondered what it was worth before you posted it the other day)

[Haz]

is the simpson game bad ? or worth playingI thought it was pretty good though I only spent about 2 hours on it on the 360.

[baconape]

The following were all for EB, August 14th...

360...
Soldier of Fortune: Payback - $8 exactly.
Ninja Gaiden 2 - **definitely over $8, but I can't recall now.


turd gaiden is 10 i flipped two this week

Soldier of Fortune? where can i get that for cheap?

[megardi]

Soldier of Fortune? where can i get that for cheap?


Actually that was the last piece of my trade-4 puzzle today... I ended up finding Soldier of Fortune: Payback (360) at The Source brand new for $14.99. The store I was at had a "clearance" shelf and it was there.... I just checked the source's website a minute ago to try and provide a link to their stock-locator, but I can't find the game listed at all on the website so it might be YMMV.

[tietherope]

^ yup. the guy who said god of war psp was $7 was just spitting pure bs cuz it was $10 in the morning yesterday and was still $10 today..

EB TIV

God of war PSP - $10
Full Auto 2 PS3 -$12
Kane and Lynch PS3 - $10
Overlord Raising Hell PS3 - $10
Street Fighter 4 PS3 - $35
Star Wars Force Unleashed PS3 - $24

did the first 4 for 2 separate madden trade ins.. then did the last 2 for the 20% for batman and ended up with 81 cents extra! :)

FS TIV

Fear 2 PS3 - $35
Fallout 3 PS3 - $40

the girl couldnt find street fighter 4 in their system so i ended up just doing the EB deal..

Star Wars dropped to $24? That's too bad, $28 was a nice gain on it.

[grappos13]

Star Wars dropped to $24? That's too bad, $28 was a nice gain on it.

ya i musta missed the extra 4.80 by like a day :(

also...

Buzz PSP - 7
Resistance PSP - 15
Lost Planet PS3 - 7
Silent Hill PS3 - 18..
Rockband 360 - 10
Too Human 360 - 10
Infinite discovery 360 - 8

btw.. i saw a saints row 1 at FS at yonge and 16th earlier in the day when i didnt know the TIV.. went back tonite when i went to do trade ins and it was gone.. damn u whoever got it! :)

simspons game is worth it if u like the simpsons.. game play is pretty fun... and the actual game is like a movie/episode of the show and its pretty funny

[Longobongo]

Rockband 360 - 10
Too Human 360 - 10



Dang, they were both $12 when I traded them in yesterday. Hope they stay above 8 before the weekends over.

[TRD604]

Bbv tiv

nhl 09 ps3 - $27

[HoneyBunch360]

Traded in 6 games to today (T3G1F x 2) at EB. I was not able to get the TIVs, but were all atleast $8:

Xbox:
Spiderman 3
Top Spin 3
Ninja Gaiden 2
Too Human

PS3:
Pirates of the Caribbean 3
Overlord

[ballsdontlie]

No problem. You shouldn't have a problem finding a copy. The stores in my area have lots, it seems. I'm sure most locations do, due to overstock.

I just got home. I did another t3g1f pre-order for Rock Band: Beatles. It's only listed at $59.99, so I hope it stays at that price. This was at the Oshawa Centre location, which has a larger list of t3g1f games than the others in the area. It's the only one I've seen that has Beatles/Forza 3 listed.



Hows the stock in Oshawa @ BBV? Has it been balonized? I'm going there for a road test at the end of the month ... if its still going on I wouldn't mind paying a visit haha, given that there are some $15/$19 titles...or are those cleared out lols

[megardi]

Oops almost forgot...
Ironman (360) has dropped down to like $6 at EB within the last few days...

I think that may have been mentioned here already, but it's a shame because I *just* noticed it as the Source for 9.99. Ahh well!

[Moreirinho]

Is it safe to assume the TIV for COD4 and COD:WAW will remain >8$ at EB shortly before MW2 releases? I'll probably play one or both a few more times before MW2 releases..

[Cjohnson202]

Devil May Cry 4 = $10 at BBV

traded Chrono Trigger DS and Pokemon Platinum at Rogers for MAdden 10. No issue, Chrono was missing a booklet so they charged me $3, not bad for a brand new game. Eb wont allow games missing books to be included for the T3G1F so I'll gladly pay the $3.

[dbdudley]

is the simpson game bad ? or worth playing

I thought it was pretty amusing. Funnier than a lot of the recent Simpsons episodes. However, gameplay is mediocre (albeit fun) and sometimes really annoying due to the camera. I dropped about 10 hours on it finishing the single player and time challenges though. Worth my 10 bucks before flipping it as part of T3G1.

[ChopSuey]

Devil May Cry 4 = $10 at BBV


For which system? PS3 or XBOX 360?

[prufrock]

BBV:

Madden 2010 - $49
Call of Duty World at War - $33

[megardi]

BBV:

Madden 2010 - $49
Call of Duty World at War - $33


You'd better trade this in soon, because as soon as Madden 2011 comes out this is going to PLUMMET! :lol:

[mahjongmaniac]

Thanks, guess I'm off to WM tonite.

YMMV. it's 18.93 at mine :o

yes it might be YMMV

if you remember the $10 WM games thread, there was a bunch more titles. all of them had the UPC covered by a WM sticker (to indicate value bin games)

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is the simpson game bad ? or worth playing

despite avg reviews, i think it was pretty fun

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Wii...
MLB Powerpros 2008 - $11 (Thanks to MJM... I must have seen this at BBV like 4 times and wondered what it was worth before you posted it the other day)

remember it must say 2008... the other MLB powerpros game that doesn't specify yr is the '07 version, and i don't believe it has $8+ TIV

[Cjohnson202]

For which system? PS3 or XBOX 360?

sorry, Devil MAy Cry 4 (360) = $10 at BBV, $7 at EB

[Wick98]

Hows the stock in Oshawa @ BBV? Has it been balonized? I'm going there for a road test at the end of the month ... if its still going on I wouldn't mind paying a visit haha, given that there are some $15/$19 titles...or are those cleared out lols

Oshawa has a bylaw that prevents Blockbuster from accepting game trade-ins, so the only games they have at the three Oshawa stores were rentals. They still seem to have quite a few, but just your average stuff like Too Human and Metal Gear Solid and stuff. $19.99 titles are easy to find in this area but, since I'm cheap, I've been looking for $14.99 titles.

I usually deal in Courtice and Bowmanville.

[Wick98]

hi, can anyone confirm that its $10 TIV at eb?

I confirmed it yesterday. I traded one in after calling to find out the trade-in value. It says that in my long post.

[matsam]

Oops almost forgot...
Ironman (360) has dropped down to like $6 at EB within the last few days...

I think that may have been mentioned here already, but it's a shame because I *just* noticed it as the Source for 9.99. Ahh well!

Agh, seriously? It was exactly 8 bucks like a week ago... I'm going to have to take them back to The Source now lol.

[ioXt_2]

Traded in today at EB Games:
Little Big Planet - PS3 $35
Street Fighter IV - PS3 $35
Heavenly Sword - PS3 $35 (as advertised)
Left 4 Dead - Xbox 360 $30
Super Robot Taisen - DS $17
Professor Layton - DS $15
Yggdra Union - PSP $17

[brutal]

ebgames today:

fifa street 3 ps3 $13
don king boxing wii $10

don king boxing was found at WM price $9.83...I win!

[Captain Snazzypants]

BBV:

Madden 2010 - $49
Call of Duty World at War - $33

Confirmed, but that may only last a week or less. It is also $45 TIV at Rogers (not sure how long but it's in their flyer), and they have plenty of PV games still at 30% off...

[sunchaser53]

Confirmed, but that may only last a week or less. It is also $45 TIV at Rogers (not sure how long but it's in their flyer), and they have plenty of PV games still at 30% off...

wonder how much they r giving for wii version :evil:

[Eclipse09]

Traded in today (Aug 15)

Kane and Lynch 360 - 8
Brunswick Pro Bowl Wii - 11
Boogie Superstars Wii -16

For Dragon Age CE

Kept GRAW2 PS3 -15

[kleptodathief]

is kane lynch ps3 above 8 tiv ? or better yet if loco roco 2 is 8? tivs has it at 7 wondering if it finally broke 8 lol

[grappos13]

ebgames today:

fifa street 3 ps3 $13
don king boxing wii $10

don king boxing was found at WM price $9.83...I win!

really? i saw don king at a bbv yesterday for cheap but i wasnt sure of the tiv.. i assumed low... maybe ill go back today

is kane lynch ps3 above 8 tiv ?

yes.. did it yesterday.. it was $10

[rdlangevin]

Does the trade-3 work on Modern Warfare 2? I haven't been to EB in a long time.

[grappos13]

Does the trade-3 work on Modern Warfare 2? I haven't been to EB in a long time.

yes.. but some stores may have too many pre-orders lol..

[Acid_]

Traded in today (Aug 15)

Kane and Lynch 360 - 8
Brunswick Pro Bowl Wii - 11
Boogie Superstars Wii -16

For Dragon Age CE

Kept GRAW2 PS3 -15

You got the collector's edition? I don't know anything about Dragon Age specifically, but I've been finding that all the EBs that I go to will not let you top up the T3F1 to a CE or special edition or whatever. Of course there's always the YMMV by clerk, but they must be working on a directive from above.

[grappos13]

You got the collector's edition? I don't know anything about Dragon Age specifically, but I've been finding that all the EBs that I go to will not let you top up the T3F1 to a CE or special edition or whatever. Of course there's always the YMMV by clerk, but they must be working on a directive from above.

really? when i was doing a MW2 pre-order of $70 thru a t3g1f... the EB guy told me that i should put it for a pre-order of the steelbook edition or whatever it is that is $90 as its always easy to go DOWN instead of trying to go up and get the limited edition after.. so i have 70 out of 90 on that.. will decide when it comes out

[Parth]

Traded the following to preorder uncharted 2:

Star Wars: Force Unleashed - PS3 ($24 TIV) --> Dropped from $28
Star Wars: Force Unleashed - XBOX360 ($25 TIV)
Nascar 09 - XBOX360 ($13 TIV) --> Dropped from $14

Btw, for those wondering, yes the 24/25 are both above the 23.33 that they would give you credit for. They don't bump the TIVs down or anything, they just give you the difference on a card (I got 2 bucks on a card).

So don't be afraid to trade in games with high TIVs. They should be giving you the difference. As long as the total of the 3 games you want to trade is less than 69.99, feel free to do the trade 3g1f promo.

[mwb27]

FYI~

Tiger Woods 2009 (Wii) - $13
Wii Play - $10
Sonic Tennis (Wii) - $2

[deviouSx3]

Traded the following to preorder uncharted 2:

Star Wars: Force Unleashed - PS3 ($24 TIV) --> Dropped from $28
Star Wars: Force Unleashed - XBOX360 ($25 TIV)
Nascar 09 - XBOX360 ($13 TIV) --> Dropped from $14

Btw, for those wondering, yes the 24/25 are both above the 23.33 that they would give you credit for. They don't bump the TIVs down or anything, they just give you the difference on a card (I got 2 bucks on a card).

So don't be afraid to trade in games with high TIVs. They should be giving you the difference. As long as the total of the 3 games you want to trade is less than 69.99, feel free to do the trade 3g1f promo.

thats a pretty good especially since you get some credit back.. but then again those games are more expensive to buy anyways..

[steph0105]

Castlevania Judgment for the Wii a t EBGames 19$ up from the 17$ list on tivs.ca:)

[funkyjoce]

trade in for halo 3 OSDT today

CC Tiberium 360
saint row 360
bust a move wii


also tiger woods 07 for wii is 2$ and they wanted to charge me 3$ for bad condition :lol:

[Wick98]

Does the trade-3 work on Modern Warfare 2? I haven't been to EB in a long time.

I haven't seen it listed at any of the EBs in my area, but some CSRs/stores will let you trade for games that aren't on the list. I know that the Oshawa Centre store is still taking pre-orders for it, so I'm sure others are as well. I went there today to switch one of my Wolfenstein pre-orders to Modern Warfare 2, but I called ahead to make sure they were still accepting pre-orders for it.

[ChopSuey]

I went into BBV at Lawrence and Keele and I noticed they were already selling Wolfenstein for the PS3 and 360. Looks like someone made a major f**k up as this game is not suppose to be sold until Tuesday. I went up to the cashier and told him and he freaked out. They pulled all the remaining retail copies, but they already gave out copies for rentals. :)

[Wick98]

I went into BBV at Lawrence and Keele and I noticed they were already selling Wolfenstein for the PS3 and 360. Looks like someone made a major f**k up as this game is not suppose to be sold until Tuesday. I went up to the cashier and told him and he freaked out. They pulled all the remaining retail copies, but they already gave out copies for rentals. :)

I noticed that a BBV in my area also had it out for sale for both consoles. They had made room for the rentals, but they weren't out yet. I should've said something, but I never did, because I'm shy.

[ballsdontlie]

EB games (today - All 360)
Too human - $12
Rockband - $11
Mass Effect - $10

[Acid_]

really? when i was doing a MW2 pre-order of $70 thru a t3g1f... the EB guy told me that i should put it for a pre-order of the steelbook edition or whatever it is that is $90 as its always easy to go DOWN instead of trying to go up and get the limited edition after.. so i have 70 out of 90 on that.. will decide when it comes out

Yeah, 3 different EBs in GVR wouldn't let me pay more to top up my T3F1 to the Collectors or whatever edition. I don't know why I mean it's straight money for them.

[Hardaway102]

Confirmed Syphon Filter - Logans Shadow is $10.00 @ EB. Found a couple copies at walmart as previously stated.

Thanks.

[ESO]

FS TIV's
Aug 15, 2009


WWE Legends of Wrestlemania PS3 = $15.60

[arty316]

TIVS yesterday EB August 14

LEGO Star Wars Complete collection (wii) $10
Star Wars Clone Wars Lightsaber Duals (wii) $20
GRAW 2 (360) $8

Also, CSR told me ODST is not the next game guarantee. He said it is normally an activision game. Not sure if he was right or not.

[the_fm]

Also, CSR told me ODST is not the next game guarantee. He said it is normally an activision game. Not sure if he was right or not.

he's talking from his ass. previous GG wasn't an activision game

[dfatcat]

Ridge Racer 7 - PS3 - $13 (up)
Lego Indiana Jones - Xbox360 - $3 (up)

[Vinman]

Lego Indiana Jones - Xbox360 - $3 (up)

I brought this up in another thread, but does EB really not differentiate the TIV between those POS "free bundled disks" and true retail editions? I always see tons of those crappy XBOX 360 freebees of LEGO Indy, Kung-Fu Panda, Marvel: UA, etc. in the blank cases, but never a retail version.

My problem is that I have absolutely no interest in paying for a bundled free disk in a blank DVD case, but I would like to snag a true retail version. But as long as the TIV is based on the "not for resale" bundled disks, I don't see anyone trading a retail copy of Marvel: UA for $2 anytime soon. :mad:

[Longobongo]

EB tiv as of today

Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - $22
Winter Sports: The Ultimate Challenge (Wii) - $15
MLB Power Pros (Wii not 2008 version) - $7.50
Guitar Hero 3 (Xbox 360) - $5

[gehko]

just a head's up;

skate 2 (PS3) is $39.99 new at bbv. i traded it in a few days ago for $35 (360). if you have a copy sitting around, u might want to trade it in soon. Used was still listed at $49.99, which will drop this week.

[mahjongmaniac]

Confirmed, but that may only last a week or less. It is also $45 TIV at Rogers (not sure how long but it's in their flyer), and they have plenty of PV games still at 30% off...

the BOGOF sale for games <$20 was a better deal for cheap games (last mth)

how much do they sell a used copy of Madden 10 for?
w/ the 30% off, they'd prbly have to keep the game off the PPed shelf ...

[mahjongmaniac]

Castlevania Judgment for the Wii a t EBGames 19$ up from the 17$ list on tivs.ca:)

if anyone's interested in playing this game, it's $20 (new) at RP (cheaper if you can find a 2nd game and take advantage of BOGO 1/2 off)

if you don't like it, trade it back to EBG and it'd be like a free rental

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also tiger woods 07 for wii is 2$ and they wanted to charge me 3$ for bad condition :lol:

wow... huge price drop f/ the $19 TIV back in June/July...

[belowzeros]

if anyone wants Oblivion GOTY brand new for 24.99 and you live in Mississauga PM me I'll tell you where.

[turtle-r]

EB games tiv as of today

End War (psp) $6
Soul Calibur (ps3) $20

[shani_d_best]

It is a selected preorder game by EB that you can return within oneweek of the pickup date for full retail credit. The promotion now is for Wolfenstein, once that is released next week, the next game will be Halo 3 ODST.

Batman is not a guarantee

thanks.. so basically you just play the game and return it within week for full store credit..

[the_fm]

thanks.. so basically you just play the game and return it within week for full store credit..

yes.

[modano9]

thanks.. so basically you just play the game and return it within week for full store credit..

I would recommend sooner than later...the fine print on the EB website is a little concerning.

Limited quantities. Pre-purchase Wolfenstein at any EB Games or GameStop Canada location and receive full in-store credit back when you trade Wolfenstein in within one week of the product’s pickup date. Wolfenstein must be picked up within one week of release date. In-store credit is a trade in credit valued at the pre-tax purchase price at the time of pick-up of Wolfenstein. The receipt from the pick-up transaction must accompany the game when traded in to receive the full in-store credit. The game will trade in at its' regular trade value if traded in after 7 days from the date of pick up. Game must be returned in good condition with instruction manual and case. Refurb charges may apply. Offer may be discontinued at any time. Ask sales associate for full details.

[mahjongmaniac]

I would recommend sooner than later...the fine print on the EB website is a little concerning.

Limited quantities. Pre-purchase Wolfenstein at any EB Games or GameStop Canada location and receive full in-store credit back when you trade Wolfenstein in within one week of the product’s pickup date. Wolfenstein must be picked up within one week of release date. In-store credit is a trade in credit valued at the pre-tax purchase price at the time of pick-up of Wolfenstein. The receipt from the pick-up transaction must accompany the game when traded in to receive the full in-store credit. The game will trade in at its' regular trade value if traded in after 7 days from the date of pick up. Game must be returned in good condition with instruction manual and case. Refurb charges may apply. Offer may be discontinued at any time. Ask sales associate for full details.

they always include ^that in the fine print of pretty much all their promos ... nothing new

[belowzeros]

the ad's fine print is also probably referring to the initial offer of the GG. They sell too much they want to retain the right to stop offering the preorder GG.

once you buy it on preorder you are in a contract, not even EB would try and revoke that after purchase, they're good for it :)

[SomeGuyyyyyy]

I would recommend sooner than later...the fine print on the EB website is a little concerning.

Limited quantities. Pre-purchase Wolfenstein at any EB Games or GameStop Canada location and receive full in-store credit back when you trade Wolfenstein in within one week of the product’s pickup date. Wolfenstein must be picked up within one week of release date. In-store credit is a trade in credit valued at the pre-tax purchase price at the time of pick-up of Wolfenstein. The receipt from the pick-up transaction must accompany the game when traded in to receive the full in-store credit. The game will trade in at its' regular trade value if traded in after 7 days from the date of pick up. Game must be returned in good condition with instruction manual and case. Refurb charges may apply. Offer may be discontinued at any time. Ask sales associate for full details.

Whenever I pickup a GG game I pre-ordered, I confirm before I walk out the store with game that I am still good just to make sure. Never had a problem myself but I always make sure to pick it up day one and back to them no later then day 7 from RELEASE day.

[ballsdontlie]

if anyone wants Oblivion GOTY brand new for 24.99 and you live in Mississauga PM me I'll tell you where.

THey are 21.99 @ BBV BRAND NEW ...? lol

[merciscool]

can anyone tell me how the trade ins work at both blockbuster and eb games?

Can you get cash from either of them? Or are they both like FS where you can only put your trade in money towards another game purchase?

[kleptodathief]

^store credit only

[discountone]

can anyone tell me how the trade ins work at both blockbuster and eb games?

Can you get cash from either of them? Or are they both like FS where you can only put your trade in money towards another game purchase?



cash:lol:


try ebay my friend:arrow:

[baconape]

traded at eb

soul cal 4 360 - 18
bust a move wii - 11
pirates of carb ps3 9 -(i think)
eat lead 360 - 11

traded for two maddens + 20$ edge cred
returned for pre- order of left 4 dead and new halo = ymmv
good luck

[Wick98]

EB Games trade-in values from just before close this afternoon:

PSP: Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - $10 ($10 new at Wal-mart)
360: Lord of the Rings: Conquest - $18 ($14.99 used at BBV)
PS3: Resistance: Fall of Man - $12, I believe ($9.99 used at BBV)

Although Forza 3 wasn't on the list at the store I went to, they let me pre-order it because it was available on their system. I asked the clerk to check because I saw it listed at another store.

[Cjohnson202]

THey are 21.99 @ BBV BRAND NEW ...? lol

i got it for 19.99 BNIB at BBV

[moonrider77]

can't get into tivs.ca now ??? :evil:

[ChopSuey]

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.

Neksus???? Like... WTF?!?!? Time to change to a new web server. :D I could give you free hosting on my server, but you might try to hack it. :lol:

[arty316]

he's talking from his ass. previous GG wasn't an activision game

Actually, Wolfenstein is published by Activision just developed by Raven Software

[ballsdontlie]

Actually, Wolfenstein is published by Activision just developed by Raven Software

i wishbatman was gg ... played demo today pretty fun since i had no expectations for it but its good ... 8/10 at least 9/10 is pushing it cuz its a little repetitive (not the demo since it wuz like 20 minz)

wolfenstein looks like $h1t and doesn't appeal to all audiences ... c'mon the dark knight :)

[Fox]

he's talking from his ass. previous GG wasn't an activision game

What does GG stand for?

[the_fm]

What does GG stand for?

in this instance, gaming guarantee. otherwise, it's good game

[ProtossCraft]

What does GG stand for?

obviously GOOD GAME!

but in this term i think he means gaming guarantee

[arty316]

Actually, Wolfenstein is published by Activision just developed by Raven Software

What does GG stand for?

GG = Game Guarantee

[NonStopInTheMix]

Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
Apache Server at www.tivs.ca Port 80

http://www.tivs.ca/

LOL WHAT A MONTH FOR NEKSUS! :lol:
all those people looking up cheap games @ BBV ...

[Fox]

obviously GOOD GAME!

but in this term i think he means gaming guarantee

It wasn't Good Game, smartasses. :)

Thanks for the gaming guarantee answer though...

Anyways, here are some TIVs that I checked today:

EB Games:
PS3 Call of Duty 4 (not GOTY) - 25
PS3 All Pro Sports 2K8 - 1
PS3 Resident Evil 5 - 37
PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 - 18
PS3 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 13
PS3 Haze - 13
PS3 Uncharted - 25
Wii Simpsons Game - 13
Wii NHL 2K9 - 15

Futureshop:
PS3 Call of Duty 4 (not GOTY) - 22.80
PS3 Call of Duty 4 (GOTY) - 37
PS3 All Pro Sports 2K8 - 3.60
PS3 Resident Evil 5 - 40
PS3 Metal Gear Solid 4 - 8.40
PS3 Gran Turismo 5 Prologue - 8.40
PS3 Haze - 3.60
PS3 Uncharted - 22.80
PS3 Prince of Persia - 3.60
PS3 Call of Duty 5 - 40
PS3 Call of Duty 3 - 3.60
Wii Simpsons Game - 6
Wii NHL 2K9 - 8.40

[haisam10]

i got it for 19.99 BNIB at BBV

but was it GOTY, I saw the normal one for 19.99 BNIB

[haisam10]

Anyone know wat the tiv is for Fallout 3 ps3?

[Fox]

Anyone know wat the tiv is for Fallout 3 ps3?

When I checked two weeks ago, it was $25 at EB Games.

[ChopSuey]

tivs.ca is still dead. :( This sux. Hopefully Neksus can get it worked out with his web provider.

I also noticed that Neksus hasn't posted since Aug 12th. Guess he's taken a break.

BTW, I noticed that Rock Revolution is was trading in at $21 at BBV. Best Buy in the USA is selling this game for $5. :) If you're in the states, pick up a crap load of these games, and trade in a PS3 copy and XBOX 360 copy per day, which should net you $42 from $10. Oh man, I'm starting to think like Klepto. :D

[Lone_Prodigy]

tivs.ca is still dead. :( This sux. Hopefully Neksus can get it worked out with his web provider.

I also noticed that Neksus hasn't posted since Aug 12th. Guess he's taken a break.

Can't remember the exact date, but neksus was getting married this month. Maybe he's on his honeymoon now?

[Cjohnson202]

but was it GOTY, I saw the normal one for 19.99 BNIB

it was GOTY with expansions

[PhilSousa]

SIGH Just when I quit he stops updating his TIVS. Maybe I should come back. LOL

[mahjongmaniac]

Whenever I pickup a GG game I pre-ordered, I confirm before I walk out the store with game that I am still good just to make sure. Never had a problem myself but I always make sure to pick it up day one and back to them no later then day 7 from RELEASE day.

i haven't bothered to read the fine prints every time they offered the GG promo for select titles, but the last couple times that i checked, it said return w/i 7 days f/ pick-up date for the full MSRP of the game on Edge card

[kleptodathief]

wow TIVS still HI! great! i can also confirm min 10$ turd is still ONGOING at BBV as of closing tonite...also the B2G1F is still ON!im not too happy bout the b:AA 39$ walmart promo tho :mad:

[ballsdontlie]

Can't remember the exact date, but neksus was getting married this month. Maybe he's on his honeymoon now?

sex > updating turds

[ChopSuey]

sex > updating turds

Sex > than everything :D

wow TIVS still HI! great! i can also confirm min 10$ turd is still ONGOING at BBV as of closing tonite...also the B2G1F is still ON!im not too happy bout the b:AA 39$ walmart promo tho :mad:

Why are you not happy about the Walmart promo? Is this because you have preorders elsewhere?

[mahjongmaniac]

Or are they both like FS where you can only put your trade in money towards another game purchase?

uh, actually you can use the TIC towards anything else in the store

i think you're ref'ing to the "trade game + get extra $10 towards a new release" promo

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EB Games trade-in values from just before close this afternoon:

PSP: Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - $10 ($10 new at Wal-mart)
360: Lord of the Rings: Conquest - $18 ($14.99 used at BBV)
PS3: Resistance: Fall of Man - $12, I believe ($9.99 used at BBV)


FWIW, SF:LS may be one of those value bin games where WM has placed a generic sticker barcode covering the original UPC, but even if this isn't the case, the game should still scan-in at $10

i found both "diff." copies today and both scan at $10

[neomaster]

I also found Logan's Shadow for $10 at HMV...and btw the tivs site is back up...for now that is..

[wplayer]

i haven't bothered to read the fine prints every time they offered the GG promo for select titles, but the last couple times that i checked, it said return w/i 7 days f/ pick-up date for the full MSRP of the game on Edge card


It also says that pick up date must be within 7 days of release.

[grappos13]

traded at eb

soul cal 4 360 - 18
bust a move wii - 11
pirates of carb ps3 9 -(i think)
eat lead 360 - 11

traded for two maddens + 20$ edge cred
returned for pre- order of left 4 dead and new halo = ymmv
good luck

coulda saved $10 if u traded in soul cal and eat lead to rogers for madden for free... :D

as for me today.. EB guy lied to me on the phone.. i was at a local BBV.. saw a couple copies of high school musical 3 dance on the wii for 14.99.. thought it would work.. called EB while i was in BBV.. asked for the TIV of it.. guy told me 10... went to an EB near the BBV.. go to trade in rockband 1 360 (10 TIV) and the wii high school musical game...ends up it only had a TIV of 6... so now i got 2 copies of that game from BBV.. one has all the stickers off of it as i thought it was golden... now i gotta try to return/exchange them at BBV... has anyone actually returned games that got pwned and didnt qualify back to BBV? what do u guys say?

[Jagmit]

coulda saved $10 if u traded in soul cal and eat lead to rogers for madden for free... :D

as for me today.. EB guy lied to me on the phone.. i was at a local BBV.. saw a couple copies of high school musical 3 dance on the wii for 14.99.. thought it would work.. called EB while i was in BBV.. asked for the TIV of it.. guy told me 10... went to an EB near the BBV.. go to trade in rockband 1 360 (10 TIV) and the wii high school musical game...ends up it only had a TIV of 6... so now i got 2 copies of that game from BBV.. one has all the stickers off of it as i thought it was golden... now i gotta try to return/exchange them at BBV... has anyone actually returned games that got pwned and didnt qualify back to BBV? what do u guys say?

one time back in the day, i returned a PS2 game without reciept to bbv cause it didn't work. they checked my account to see if i bought it or something, and i just picked up a different game cause BBVs usually only have 1 or 2 copies of some games.

[goflamesgo]

as for me today.. EB guy lied to me on the phone.. i was at a local BBV.. saw a couple copies of high school musical 3 dance on the wii for 14.99.. thought it would work.. called EB while i was in BBV.. asked for the TIV of it.. guy told me 10... went to an EB near the BBV.. go to trade in rockband 1 360 (10 TIV) and the wii high school musical game...ends up it only had a TIV of 6... so now i got 2 copies of that game from BBV.. one has all the stickers off of it as i thought it was golden... now i gotta try to return/exchange them at BBV... has anyone actually returned games that got pwned and didnt qualify back to BBV? what do u guys say?

I actually had this same thing happen to me last week for the same game. Ripped off all the stickers and went to EB to trade it in, only to have the TIV to be $6. It is the Sing It one that is $10 TIV, the Senior Year Dance TIV is $6. I eventually just took the loss and traded it back to BBV for $10 credit, effectively losing about $0.50 in GST on the deal.

[Parth]

coulda saved $10 if u traded in soul cal and eat lead to rogers for madden for free... :D

as for me today.. EB guy lied to me on the phone.. i was at a local BBV.. saw a couple copies of high school musical 3 dance on the wii for 14.99.. thought it would work.. called EB while i was in BBV.. asked for the TIV of it.. guy told me 10... went to an EB near the BBV.. go to trade in rockband 1 360 (10 TIV) and the wii high school musical game...ends up it only had a TIV of 6... so now i got 2 copies of that game from BBV.. one has all the stickers off of it as i thought it was golden... now i gotta try to return/exchange them at BBV... has anyone actually returned games that got pwned and didnt qualify back to BBV? what do u guys say?
Lesson of the day: keep the stickers until the trade is done. You never know when you might need to stick them back on.

[grappos13]

I actually had this same thing happen to me last week for the same game. Ripped off all the stickers and went to EB to trade it in, only to have the TIV to be $6. It is the Sing It one that is $10 TIV, the Senior Year Dance TIV is $6. I eventually just took the loss and traded it back to BBV for $10 credit, effectively losing about $0.50 in GST on the deal.

ahh.. well i have 2 copies! lol...i even told him it was dance but he screwed me lol.. ya i called BBV and they told me still $10...

used 39.50 BBV credit for rockband 1 and 2 of those... i guess trade them back for $20 BBV.. end up paying 19.50 for a game that qualifies (hopefully still tomorrow) that i can get 26.36 (23.33x1.13) for from EB... not the ideal move at all.. but better than a total loss..

[grappos13]

Lesson of the day: keep the stickers until the trade is done. You never know when you might need to stick them back on.

well.. sticking them back on doesnt really do anything does it? wouldnt it be the same difficulty to return anyway? :/ maybe they r still in tact somewhere in my trunk lol

some TIVS...

Wolverine for ps3 is $35 at EB
Rockband 1 360 is $10 at EB
Ninja Gaiden 2 is $10 at EB

i woulda got ninja gaiden 2 from that BBV but all of them didnt have manuals..

[Captain Snazzypants]

EB Games today 8/17:

Folklore is $18
MGS4 regular is $18
Prince of Persia (PS3) is also $18

Fifa Street (PS3) qualified, don't remember the TIV though. Am gonna hang on and go back with 2 others to get Wolfenstein on the last day for the game guarantee tomorrow (Monday)

[belowzeros]

it was GOTY with expansions


ya they probably saw it for 19.99 but it's not a chain wide price. The store wide system price is actually 34.99 or something like that, individual stores will sometimes sell it for less like a promo to clear it out.

[neksus]

Traded in the following at EB:
Shell shock 2 => $7 ($8.40 @ FS)
LOTR:Conquest => $18

consoles?

[mahjongmaniac]

It also says that pick up date must be within 7 days of release.

ah yeah i forgot about that ...

so technically speaking the max. would be like "14 days", if you p/u the game on the 7th day

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as for me today.. EB guy lied to me on the phone.. i was at a local BBV.. saw a couple copies of high school musical 3 dance on the wii for 14.99.. thought it would work.. called EB while i was in BBV.. asked for the TIV of it.. guy told me 10... went to an EB near the BBV.. go to trade in rockband 1 360 (10 TIV) and the wii high school musical game...ends up it only had a TIV of 6... so now i got 2 copies of that game from BBV..

don't be so quick to jump to conclusions that they "lied" (i actually see no reason that they would)

when you get a TIV quote over the phone, there's no "guarantee" that it's accurate... i say this b/c when they look up TIV via title, the titles they see may be abbreviated and/or acronymized, due to a limit of characters that can be entered in the game title field
for e.g., Call of Duty Modern Warfare may be listed on their system as "Call of Duty MW" (this is stated entirely for demonstration purposes... note that i don't know what COD MW game title appears as on their system)

for games that have multiple sequels (e.g. Tak 1, 2, 3 on the original XBOX), CSRs may have trouble determining which TIV is for which game, depending on how the title is abbreviated in the system
i remember i've encountered these situations a few times in the past

that's 1 of the reasons why CSRs will also ask you to come instore for a TIV "quote" instead... they scan the games and the TIV pops up instantly (100% accuracy due to UPC scan)

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one time back in the day, i returned a PS2 game without reciept to bbv cause it didn't work. they checked my account to see if i bought it or something, and i just picked up a different game cause BBVs usually only have 1 or 2 copies of some games.

that's 1 reason why it's a good idea to purchase new/used games w/ your BBV memb. acct. ... even if you've lost your receipt, they can pull up your transaction history and proceed there if you need to return/exchange

[neksus]

i have a question... on tiv.ca it says alpha protocol has a tiv of 22.50 at FS.

but this game hasn't even come out yet, it comes out in fall of 09.

am i missing something here?

FS has a crapload of trade in values for games that haven't come out yet - it looks like one slipped by me and I updated it :razz:

[BogartandMinerva]

EB Games 08/16

Lego Star Wars: Complete Sage (Wii) - $10
Rock Band 2 $20 (PS3) - $20 (thought it was $24, oh well)

Both qualified for T2 Madden deal and presumably T3G1F

[neksus]

Neksus???? Like... WTF?!?!? Time to change to a new web server. :D I could give you free hosting on my server, but you might try to hack it. :lol:

I've had a few offers - but I dunno if it's up to snuff. I have 200gb of bandwidth allotted - I've come close before (used 190gb a few months ago), but I just hit that in 17 days this month...*sigh*

[neksus]

SIGH Just when I quit he stops updating his TIVS. Maybe I should come back. LOL

Who are you kidding, you hadn't updated a game since April :razz:

[grappos13]

Who are you kidding, you hadn't updated a game since April :razz:

haha ya...

hey neksus.. can u check when u do ur FS update or if u have an old list or something what the TIV is of Wii High School Musical 3: Dance

thx... maybe its randomly like 18 or 22 and i dont get screwed cuz of my BBV purchase and EB screwing me over on the phone!

[neksus]

haha ya...

hey neksus.. can u check when u do ur FS update or if u have an old list or something what the TIV is of Wii High School Musical 3: Dance

thx... maybe its randomly like 18 or 22 and i dont get screwed cuz of my BBV purchase and EB screwing me over on the phone!

There isn't explicitly an entry in their DB for HSM Dance, but there is one that neglects Sing-It:

Add Game 712725015930 400100171615 10115354 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 (Wii) $3.60

[grappos13]

There isn't explicitly an entry in their DB for HSM Dance, but there is one that neglects Sing-It:

Add Game 712725015930 400100171615 10115354 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 (Wii) $3.60

thx... boourns to that lol...guess if i can return/exchange.. hopefully still able to trade in for $10 at BBV

[mahjongmaniac]

thx... maybe its randomly like 18 or 22 and i dont get screwed cuz of my BBV purchase and EB screwing me over on the phone!

like i said, it's not like they do it intentionally (as explained in my prev. post)

if you insist on calling for a TIV quote instead of getting to the store, and still want an accurate quote of the TIV, my suggestion is asking if they have a new or used copy on their shelves; take the case and scan for TIV

if they're in a good mood (and if it's not busy) maybe they'll do it for you
i've had that happen to me before.... IIRC, CSR couldn't find the game in their system via title search, so he offered to look at their shelves for a PPed copy and scanned that instead

[grappos13]

like i said, it's not like they do it intentionally (as explained in my prev. post)

if you insist on calling for a TIV quote instead of getting to the store, and still want an accurate quote of the TIV, my suggestion is asking if they have a new or used copy on their shelves; take the case and scan for TIV

if they're in a good mood (and if it's not busy) maybe they'll do it for you
i've had that happen to me before.... IIRC, CSR couldn't find the game in their system via title search, so he offered to look at their shelves for a PPed copy and scanned that instead


^ ya i understand... not blaming them intentionally.. just got mad lol.. one of my friends is funny.. i told him 3 14.99 games that qualfied.. he was with me.. i told him.. grab these for $30+tax and go pre-order NHL 10 tomorrow.. and he was like "ill do it another time"...his words of he wont do it and ill end up selling him a copy for like $50 lol

[Jet007]

I traded in some games at Futureshop on Sunday (8/16)

Fable 2 360 - $37
NHL 09 PS3 - $30 (but this was only because I pointed it out to them on the FS website stating that the TIV should be $30 and not $8.60 which is what it scanned in for in their computers)

Hurry and trade in NHL now while its still up on their website as $30 (click on used games on the side menu in the main page, and click on the most wanted trade ins and scroll down to see NHL in the PS3 section) its been there for a bit so I'm not sure how long it will be like that but definitely saw it was $8.60 already in their computers ...

[Parth]

well.. sticking them back on doesnt really do anything does it? wouldnt it be the same difficulty to return anyway? :/ maybe they r still in tact somewhere in my trunk lol
AFAIK, they will give you store credit for the games. Either that or ask for an exchange.

Whenever I have asked them what their return policy on used games is, they always tell me I have 30 days to exchange/get store credit. But they won't give you your money back.

If you have the stickers, pretty sure you can atleast exchange the one game for something else or get store credit.

[balonis]

had the same thing happen to me with that game. i dunno why it scans in at 6.. best thing to do it donate it to some children.

coulda saved $10 if u traded in soul cal and eat lead to rogers for madden for free... :D

as for me today.. EB guy lied to me on the phone.. i was at a local BBV.. saw a couple copies of high school musical 3 dance on the wii for 14.99.. thought it would work.. called EB while i was in BBV.. asked for the TIV of it.. guy told me 10... went to an EB near the BBV.. go to trade in rockband 1 360 (10 TIV) and the wii high school musical game...ends up it only had a TIV of 6... so now i got 2 copies of that game from BBV.. one has all the stickers off of it as i thought it was golden... now i gotta try to return/exchange them at BBV... has anyone actually returned games that got pwned and didnt qualify back to BBV? what do u guys say?

[haisam10]

AFAIK, they will give you store credit for the games. Either that or ask for an exchange.

Whenever I have asked them what their return policy on used games is, they always tell me I have 30 days to exchange/get store credit. But they won't give you your money back.

If you have the stickers, pretty sure you can atleast exchange the one game for something else or get store credit.

I had a friend who got games fr the t3g1f, 1 game didnt qualify and he had taken on the stickers off. We took it back to bbv and the lady let us exchange it no probs. Was hard to find another game tho, but I think she knew we were trading cause she opened it up to show us there was a manual. So try diff bbvs cause some dont have any issues while others may.

[dayfornight]

I only got $10 TIV for Bioshock for Xbox360 yesterday at EB instead of the $14 listed on tivs.ca. But it was still enough to qualify for the trade 2 + $10 for Madden 10. GoW was the other game I traded in.

[dtrader69]

^ ya i understand... not blaming them intentionally.. just got mad lol.. one of my friends is funny.. i told him 3 14.99 games that qualfied.. he was with me.. i told him.. grab these for $30+tax and go pre-order NHL 10 tomorrow.. and he was like "ill do it another time"...his words of he wont do it and ill end up selling him a copy for like $50 lol

making profit from your friend? no good.

[ChopSuey]

I've had a few offers - but I dunno if it's up to snuff. I have 200gb of bandwidth allotted - I've come close before (used 190gb a few months ago), but I just hit that in 17 days this month...*sigh*

Geez, how many hits are you getting a day? Some porn sites don't even hit 200 GB in 17 days. :D

[matsam]

Was hard to find another game tho, but I think she knew we were trading cause she opened it up to show us there was a manual.

Does EB have a problem with us trading games without the manuals or something? Because BBV rarely have them with their games...

[neksus]

Geez, how many hits are you getting a day? Some porn sites don't even hit 200 GB in 17 days. :D

I know! And the site isn't graphical at all!

[ChopSuey]

I know! And the site isn't graphical at all!

I don't know how much access you have to your web server settings, but you should look into compressing your PHP output (if you're using PHP). That will save you tons of bandwidth.

[haisam10]

Does EB have a problem with us trading games without the manuals or something? Because BBV rarely have them with their games...

Depends on location and csr. I had got too human and then found out it had no manual. went into south common eb and asked the lady if i could trade a game in without a manual. she initially said no but then asked what it was for. i said t3g1f and she said no. I know someone other people have had success. like i said, depends on location and csr.

[boondock]

Weekend TIV (Aug 14-16) ALL XBOX 360!

BBV:
UFC Undisputed- $42
COD 3- $10
Prototype-$42
Army of two-$10
Skate-$10
CrashTime-$12* (I brought used for 5 dollars at EB)

EB Games: (All qualify for T3G1F)
Far Cry
Godfather 2 (used these 2 for the madden deal so unsure what the value are)
SoulCalibur 4-$17
Star wars: force unleashed- $25
Two Human- $12

[ferozkq1]

can anyone find out the TIV for Prince Of Persia?? just called they gave me the usual can't give TIV's over the phone.

[Captain Snazzypants]

can anyone find out the TIV for Prince Of Persia?? just called they gave me the usual can't give TIV's over the phone.

$18 for PS3 as of yesterday

[haisam10]

Anyone know what the tiv for dark sector for ps3 is. I think the used sells for 9.99 so cant be that much, unless i am mistaken :S

[ballsdontlie]

I also found Logan's Shadow for $10 at HMV...and btw the tivs site is back up...for now that is..

Sweet, i'm going to check that out today.
THey had gow for $10 but then now its 19.99 lol they prob realized y so many ppl buying it and bumped it up and putit back on shelves again

[ferozkq1]

$18 for PS3 as of yesterday

well wanted to know the 360 one, need to dump my 2 quickly by today for preorder because of that deal for 3 ubisoft games for 59.99 hoping it didn't drop.

[arty316]

Anyone know what the tiv for dark sector for ps3 is. I think the used sells for 9.99 so cant be that much, unless i am mistaken :S

You are mistaken, it is used 4.99 for both systems now. The TIV is $2 or less I presume.

[FulltimeIT]

O guys, i have a question, i just realized that some of the games I got from BBV have BBV marker on it? I traded 2 of them for Madden already, the CSR was a noob, acutally took him 30 minutes to do the trade since he made an error and was gonna credit me 13 dollars for the 2 games i was trading in even though I told him its for madden 10 to start off with.
So the question is if EB would care about the marker writing on it or not,
like its not obvuiose but you can see it if you try, I am planning to do T3G1F

also lol that CSR acuatlly asked me if my games r burnt or not, cuz appaerntly its missing the security ring on a blueray? wtf is that, I went home and checked all my Blurays none of them had it lol, i told him " U KNO WHERE
I CAN GET BURNT PS3 GAMES, Please tell me NOW" when he asked me lol

[neksus]

I don't know how much access you have to your web server settings, but you should look into compressing your PHP output (if you're using PHP). That will save you tons of bandwidth.

Already done. My server doesn't include server-side scripts as bandwidth, only end-user content.
FWIW, I'm the administrator, with full server control. I'm piggy backing this from my reseller account :)
I've upped the limit about 50% by downgrading some of my other accounts (that are mine as well :razz:), so we'll see how this goes. At this rate I'll go over again this month, though.

[neksus]

btw the tivs site is back up...for now that is..

Expect it to go down concurrently without donations or supporting my ads :razz:

[arty316]

Funny thing. I picked up the club (360) for 4.49 (w/edge discount) at EB about a month ago. Last week I used The Club (360) for a t3f1 on ODST before the TIV dropped from $9 to $1. Then came back and bought the club back again for 4.49 again. So I essentially did a t2f1 for ODST and got my own used copy of the club back.

Let's hope turning point TIV starts to rise. I got it at the Source for 0.96. It has unbelievably made its way back up to a $7 TIV at EB. Might just put it toward my Batman preorder.

[ChopSuey]

Expect it to go down concurrently without donations or supporting my ads :razz:

I do agree that RFD members should sponsor your site as you have put a lot of time and energy into it. Put some ads up and we'll all click on them (if you get paid per click through). :)

[aos007]

I traded in Resident Evil 5 for Xbox360 at Future Shop on 15th for $40.

Regarding EB trade-in without manuals, I managed to trade in Star Wars Force Unleashed without manual with no problem so YMMV.

[Fox]

Expect it to go down concurrently without donations or supporting my ads :razz:

I'm surprised you don't have any Amazon or Google ads up there.

[neksus]

Put some ads up and we'll all click on them (if you get paid per click through). :)

I'm surprised you don't have any Amazon or Google ads up there.

If you guys turned off your ABP you'd see them :D

[Haz]

Expect it to go down concurrently without donations or supporting my ads :razz:Just clicked on the Swoopo ad and ended up at an Xbox 360 Elite that sold for $19.92 that had 33 bids. That must be an exception because most of the auctions end higher and many more bids. That place is like gambling, throwing money away in hopes of a deal.

[haisam10]

You are mistaken, it is used 4.99 for both systems now. The TIV is $2 or less I presume.

ok WHY is this game soooo cheap. It looks good and seems intriguing??. This is crazy cheap. Is it really THAT bad?? Or does it rrod or ylod your consoles :eek:

[cashinstinct]

Tip for RFD users using Ipod Touch with WIFI:

To get access to www.tivs.ca/mobile when you are at BBV/EB/Rogers/FS/etc. without Safari reloading the page and making you lose its content.

BONUS: since page is saved on your Ipod Touch, no bandwich use for neksus after the page is saved.

To Do at home/work when you have WIFI access:
1) Go to iwebsaver.com on your Ipod Touch
2) Type www.tivs.ca/mobile in the url
3) Click "save"
4) Put a bookmark on the page that will appear after some delay for saving the page.

Result: Access to offline tivs.ca with TIVS updated at the day that you made the bookmark, by clicking on the bookmark page that you created.

Inconvenient: must redo the process to get updated TIVS.

Safari always reloads my page at wrong moment and makes me lose access to TIVS while shopping, this iwebsaver.com (non affiliated) makes T3G1F easier.

[Acid_]

Weekend TIV (Aug 14-16) ALL XBOX 360!


EB Games: (All qualify for T3G1F)
Far Cry


Wow, Far Cry is >= $8? Man I bought that for $3 or $4 at EB months ago and never put it in my 360. Then I traded it to BBV for $10 when the $10 trade thing came up. I would have kept it for a T3F1 if I had know. Then again if I had known the lotto 6/49 numbers for last draw ahead of time I wouldn't be messing around with TIVs :)


Funny thing. I picked up the club (360) for 4.49 (w/edge discount) at EB about a month ago. Last week I used The Club (360) for a t3f1 on ODST before the TIV dropped from $9 to $1. Then came back and bought the club back again for 4.49 again. So I essentially did a t2f1 for ODST and got my own used copy of the club back.

Let's hope turning point TIV starts to rise. I got it at the Source for 0.96. It has unbelievably made its way back up to a $7 TIV at EB. Might just put it toward my Batman preorder.

You never know, but I don't see Turning Point going back up to $8. It's a pretty bad game. I like the premise (alternate WW2 scenario) so I bought it at 9.99, but I don't know when I'll slap it in. Would I ever rather play that than COD WAW, Gears, Halo? Meh.

I guess there are people buying 360s, PS3s and Wiis all the time and they want games - older and newer. And that adds pressure for TIVs to rise which is good for us.

I bought the club for 4.49 too and I think I'll hold on to it for a while to see if it goes above $7 at EB. Heck, I might even play it.

[kleptodathief]

^ im pretty sure he meant far cry 2 not that turd farcry 1

[WontonTiger]

If you guys turned off your ABP you'd see them :D

You did a great thing with that website, I really like your dedication. If you were looking for web traffic, then you've accomplished your goal as well.

If you were hoping for monetary support, you should really think about your target market. If you thought that people here would donate freely, I think you misunderstand the demographic that you're servicing.

Most people here think that good things happen without any monetary support. You're a good person to do this for free, but if you're looking to benefit here, get out while traffic is high. A service like yours is great as a free service, but most (especially here) would never pay for it.

[mahjongmaniac]

Geez, how many hits are you getting a day? Some porn sites don't even hit 200 GB in 17 days. :D

LOL :lol:

now the million $1 q? is, which site is that? :D

-----

Does EB have a problem with us trading games without the manuals or something? Because BBV rarely have them with their games...

check w/ the CSR to see if they have multiple copies of the PPed game
if so, just ask them to open them and swap for the manual

[neksus]

You did a great thing with that website, I really like your dedication. If you were looking for web traffic, then you've accomplished your goal as well.

If you were hoping for monetary support, you should really think about your target market. If you thought that people here would donate freely, I think you misunderstand the demographic that you're servicing.

Most people here think that good things happen without any monetary support. You're a good person to do this for free, but if you're looking to benefit here, get out while traffic is high. A service like yours is great as a free service, but most (especially here) would never pay for it.

This actually started just so I could try and help out a service that I knew I could do better than was currently being provided (which was an excel sheet kept updated by chickenwing, and the old Scribblewiki updated by Lone_Prodigy). I never intended on making any money off this - but if it happens, all the better. I totally understand the demographic - cheap people that want cheap games. I don't expect handouts. But some people enjoy the chase more than they need the monetary break, and I have had a few people offer to donate (unfortunately before I had a paypal account for this). The ads were simply a way of recovering the costs of the domain, the bandwidth, and well, more time invested than most people can even comprehend. If you can't afford your time to click on an ad when you leave the site, then you really shouldn't be paying for internet to buy games with anyway.

[neksus]

Tip for RFD users using Ipod Touch with WIFI:

To get access to www.tivs.ca/mobile when you are at BBV/EB/Rogers/FS/etc. without Safari reloading the page and making you lose its content.

BONUS: since page is saved on your Ipod Touch, no bandwich use for neksus after the page is saved.

To Do at home/work when you have WIFI access:
1) Go to iwebsaver.com on your Ipod Touch
2) Type www.tivs.ca/mobile in the url
3) Click "save"
4) Put a bookmark on the page that will appear after some delay for saving the page.

Result: Access to offline tivs.ca with TIVS updated at the day that you made the bookmark, by clicking on the bookmark page that you created.

Inconvenient: must redo the process to get updated TIVS.

Safari always reloads my page at wrong moment and makes me lose access to TIVS while shopping, this iwebsaver.com (non affiliated) makes T3G1F easier.

Nice tip!
I plan on getting a fully-functional app out by November/December (and yes, most likely at the cost of $1 for all you cheapees - time isn't free!), but this might save some people some headaches until then.

[neksus]

Just clicked on the Swoopo ad and ended up at an Xbox 360 Elite that sold for $19.92 that had 33 bids. That must be an exception because most of the auctions end higher and many more bids. That place is like gambling, throwing money away in hopes of a deal.

That place is such a rip. $19.92 isn't an exception - at...$.06 an increment and $.65 a bid...you have...

19.92 / 0.06 = 332
332 * .65 = $215.80 + $19.92 = $235.72 total cost
$235 isn't that bad to sell an elite for, considering that site should be banned from marketing itself as an auction site. It's a gambling site!

[Acid_]

Tip for RFD users using Ipod Touch with WIFI:

To get access to www.tivs.ca/mobile when you are at BBV/EB/Rogers/FS/etc. without Safari reloading the page and making you lose its content.

BONUS: since page is saved on your Ipod Touch, no bandwich use for neksus after the page is saved.

To Do at home/work when you have WIFI access:
1) Go to iwebsaver.com on your Ipod Touch
2) Type www.tivs.ca/mobile in the url
3) Click "save"
4) Put a bookmark on the page that will appear after some delay for saving the page.

Result: Access to offline tivs.ca with TIVS updated at the day that you made the bookmark, by clicking on the bookmark page that you created.

Inconvenient: must redo the process to get updated TIVS.

Safari always reloads my page at wrong moment and makes me lose access to TIVS while shopping, this iwebsaver.com (non affiliated) makes T3G1F easier.

Wow, thanks for the tip, I'll definitely do this.

Currently I just open all sections of tivs.ca, select all text and copy it into an Excel spreadsheet. Then I do whatever I need with it. I refresh it as required.

[Acid_]

Nice tip!
I plan on getting a fully-functional app out by November/December (and yes, most likely at the cost of $1 for all you cheapees - time isn't free!), but this might save some people some headaches until then.

I'd buy that for a dollar!!

[Acid_]

^ im pretty sure he meant far cry 2 not that turd farcry 1

Yeah you're probably right.

[WontonTiger]

This actually started just so I could try and help out a service that I knew I could do better than was currently being provided (which was an excel sheet kept updated by chickenwing, and the old Scribblewiki updated by Lone_Prodigy). I never intended on making any money off this - but if it happens, all the better. I totally understand the demographic - cheap people that want cheap games. I don't expect handouts. But some people enjoy the chase more than they need the monetary break, and I have had a few people offer to donate (unfortunately before I had a paypal account for this). The ads were simply a way of recovering the costs of the domain, the bandwidth, and well, more time invested than most people can even comprehend. If you can't afford your time to click on an ad when you leave the site, then you really shouldn't be paying for internet to buy games with anyway.

I 100% agree with you. You think like a rational person. I find some people just don't think about helping others out, so that thought (clicking an ad link) wouldn't cross their minds.

For the record, I've used your service a couple of times, and I've clicked on the ads as well. I'm not sure if hammering them works, but I've tried it anyway.

Thanks for the effort and end result.

[danzerino]

well i use tivs.ca on my iphone with no problem

[haisam10]

well i use tivs.ca on my iphone with no problem

same, no issues. Dont like the mobile one tho, like the classic. AWESOME site!!

[mahjongmaniac]

O guys, i have a question, i just realized that some of the games I got from BBV have BBV marker on it?

OT, but i've always wondered why BBV marker the game discs and/or manuals...

So the question is if EB would care about the marker writing on it or not,
like its not obvuiose but you can see it if you try, I am planning to do T3G1F


no it doesn't matter


also lol that CSR acuatlly asked me if my games r burnt or not, cuz appaerntly its missing the security ring on a blueray? wtf is that, I went home and checked all my Blurays none of them had it lol, i told him " U KNO WHERE
I CAN GET BURNT PS3 GAMES, Please tell me NOW" when he asked me lol

he's prbly ref'ing to 360 games... on the hub of the discs there's a hologram of the 360 logo and that can be used to authenticate discs

[kleptodathief]

ya those BBV markings r im guessing rentals that have been put on for sale now, all beat up/scratched to hell and NO manuals of course, those r the 9.99 games! if u get the shrink wrapped used games those r prolly mint condition trade ins

found a mint GOW1 game for 9.99 the other day, mite actually keep it and play it

[mahjongmaniac]

Nice tip!
I plan on getting a fully-functional app out by November/December (and yes, most likely at the cost of $1 for all you cheapees - time isn't free!), but this might save some people some headaches until then.

i think the proper term is cheap@$$e$... but whatever :lol:

[Parth]

Currently I just open all sections of tivs.ca, select all text and copy it into an Excel spreadsheet. Then I do whatever I need with it. I refresh it as required.
Easier: use primo pdf to print a .pdf version of the list that only contains games with >$8 TIV and then put that pdf on your phone. That's what I do. Email the .pdf to myself and open it up on my phone.

[cashinstinct]

well i use tivs.ca on my iphone with no problem

Ipod Touch and Iphone are different in some respects.

To my knowledge:
If you have an Iphone with dataplan, for sure you will have access to any site any time without any issue.

If you have an Ipod Touch, Safari auto-refresh pages after you close safari and reopens it, so you lose the content of the page if you no longer have access to Wifi.

Therefore, saving tivs.ca (using either copy-paste, PDF or iwebsaver.com) is useful for Ipod Touch users (or Iphone users without data plan).

Also, having 3.0 or not could make a difference.

[arty316]

ok WHY is this game soooo cheap. It looks good and seems intriguing??. This is crazy cheap. Is it really THAT bad?? Or does it rrod or ylod your consoles :eek:

The Club is not actually a bad game at all. It is worth the $5 price tag, even $7 new. Gamerankings average is actually at 76.88% which is very decent.

[haisam10]

The Club is not actually a bad game at all. It is worth the $5 price tag, even $7 new. Gamerankings average is actually at 76.88% which is very decent.

I think we gettin games mixed up here :S. I was talkin about Dark Sector. It also has some good reviews. The club is 6.99 at eb, jus checked when i was on lunch.

[Lint1976]

As of today at EB
All XBOX 360
Pure - 15
Left 4 Dead - 30
Scene It Box Office Smash - 7

[Vinman]

Does EB have a problem with us trading games without the manuals or something?

For any good offer, they certainly do and with good cause.

These are INCOMPLETE and those those morons at Rogers and BBV trying to foist off incomplete games should be flogged for a few days. :mad:

[haisam10]

For any good offer, they certainly do and with good cause.

These are INCOMPLETE and those those morons at Rogers and BBV trying to foist off incomplete games should be flogged for a few days. :mad:

I spent a while finding 3 games at bbv and FINALLY found 3 @ 14.99 (for t3g1f). Go to checkout and no manuals. So i ask them if i can get them frm somewhere (rentals) they say no. Then i ask if i can return or exchange and they said they would refinish it or replace for same thing. Had to walk away because didnt wanna waste $30.

[matsam]

For any good offer, they certainly do and with good cause.

These are INCOMPLETE and those those morons at Rogers and BBV trying to foist off incomplete games should be flogged for a few days. :mad:

Damn, well I'm still going to try my luck, hope for a nice clerk...? Think I'm asking for the impossible here, knowing EB...

[Vinman]

Damn, well I'm still going to try my luck, hope for a nice clerk...? Think I'm asking for the impossible here, knowing EB...

But it's not about being nice or not - EB tries to deal with complete games, as that is their reputation with the gaming community. I go there to buy a HTF/rare game and I know it'll include a manual and game.

With goofball operations like Rogers and BBV, I find that over half their games are incomplete, and I really have no interest in paying money for that.

If EB started accepting crap like Rogers and BBV, their reputation would take a similar bath, and every game buyer walking in the door would ask "does this have a manual?" like all of Rogers/BBV customers.

[TheGamer2400]

I spent a while finding 3 games at bbv and FINALLY found 3 @ 14.99 (for t3g1f). Go to checkout and no manuals. So i ask them if i can get them frm somewhere (rentals) they say no. Then i ask if i can return or exchange and they said they would refinish it or replace for same thing. Had to walk away because didnt wanna waste $30.

Yeah, I don't think I'm going to buy any used games from BBV anymore as a lot of the games are way too scratched up for my taste.

[mob123]

Hi, does any onw know how much i would get for halo 2, collectors edition at eb games?
thx

[Parth]

For any good offer, they certainly do and with good cause.

These are INCOMPLETE and those those morons at Rogers and BBV trying to foist off incomplete games should be flogged for a few days. :mad:
Damn, well I'm still going to try my luck, hope for a nice clerk...? Think I'm asking for the impossible here, knowing EB...
Yea, this weekend I traded in 3 games without manuals. At two different EB stores with 3 different clerks.

None of them looked twice when they never saw the manual.

Some employees just don't give a ****.

[ballsdontlie]

I spent a while finding 3 games at bbv and FINALLY found 3 @ 14.99 (for t3g1f). Go to checkout and no manuals. So i ask them if i can get them frm somewhere (rentals) they say no. Then i ask if i can return or exchange and they said they would refinish it or replace for same thing. Had to walk away because didnt wanna waste $30.

I think you should have taken them; I suggest going to the independent EB games, not the ones inside the large shopping malls. Those are usually go by the book.

Anywho, I never knew there were ad's on the tivs.ca. I should turn off my pop-up blocker and click some. The site's really been helpful recently, anyway to help. Neksus's site was back up and running this morning when last night I think it was down. That's some commitment, especially since I was going to trade some games today.

EB games
[PSP] Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow: $10
[360] Tomb Raider Underworld: $15
[360] PGR4 - $11

Btw, Manuals/Boxes are YMMY. Tomb Raider was in a 'PS2' cash but with the right cover and they still accepted it. (It had no manual too so you could see the empty disk slot on the left side) Heh ...

[the_fm]

Hi, does any onw know how much i would get for halo 2, collectors edition at eb games?
thx

halo 2? i don't think they take xbox games anymore

[olp79]

Hi, does any onw know how much i would get for halo 2, collectors edition at eb games?
thx

halo 2? i don't think they take xbox games anymore

$7 for Halo 2, traded it in on the Aug. 14th

[uughpark]

Hey guys,

The TIV site is listing Burnout Revenge for $8, does anyone know if this still valid?

[ChopSuey]

Updated TIVs for the masses:

EBGames (all 360)

Bolt - $5
UT3 - $4
Condemned 2 - $5

Hey guys,

The TIV site is listing Burnout Revenge for $8, does anyone know if this still valid?

I wouldn't risk it. I think it sells used at EB for $14.99.

[whadda_dealio]

EB tivs:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) = $24
Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3) = $14
Haze (PS3) = $13
Lord of the Rings: Conquest (X360) = $18
Madworld (Wii) = $20

[Captain Snazzypants]

For any good offer, they certainly do and with good cause.

These are INCOMPLETE and those those morons at Rogers and BBV trying to foist off incomplete games should be flogged for a few days. :mad:

What ticke me off is these same locations can refuse a trade-in for a game that they themselves sold you, citing the condition of the disc, case, or absence of a manual, etc. If it's good enough for them to sell to you, it should be good enough for them to take back.

At least BBV gives you 30 days, most games have a minimum $10 TIV (now anyway), and they will clean and resurface the disc for you if you're not happy with the condition...

[Wick98]

ya those BBV markings r im guessing rentals that have been put on for sale now, all beat up/scratched to hell and NO manuals of course, those r the 9.99 games! if u get the shrink wrapped used games those r prolly mint condition trade ins

found a mint GOW1 game for 9.99 the other day, mite actually keep it and play it

I've never had a problem trading in games with BBV marker on them. I've traded in quite a few of them.

[grappos13]

some values for the day... might not be totally accuate but all the following qualify at EB

Star wars Force unleashed Wii - $14
Wall E Wii - $13
Brothers in Hells Arms PS3 - $13
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 - $15
Civilization Revolution PS3 - $18 (i think, or $15)
Rockband 1 360 - $10
Too Human 360 -$10
Mass Effect 360 - $12
Metal Gear Solid 4 ps3 - $18
Super Swing Golf 2 Wii - $16 (i think..its close to that)
Lord of the Rings Conquest PS3 - $13 or 18

some that didnt work

Fifa Street 3 360 - $3
Tomb Raider Underworld 360 - $6 (works at Rogers for madden and is $14.99 used at BBV)

FS TIV

Wolverine PS3 - $40
Killzone 2 PS3 - $40

Some decent prices i saw for some games at a BBV i was at... uncharted 2 for 24.99 used, nhl 09 for 24.99 used..need for speed underground or saints row 2 for 24.99 used...

id say $50+ tax for uncharted, nhl 09 and one of the other games is a pretty good deal just to keep for urself anyway...or trade the other 2 for $50 credit towards NHL10.. u end up getting uncharted for free..

[ChopSuey]

Devil May Cry 4 PS3 - $15


Wow... the XBOX 360 version is still only $7 as of today. Interesting. :)

[kleptodathief]

when u guys do trade in games....just try to keep them manuals if u got both the french and english... never know when u'll need them again..also use those xbox live thick 48hrs gold card..they shud b good subs :idea: :D

or like someone else said, flip around another booklet and hope they don't check if thats the correct manual for that game

[grappos13]

Wow... the XBOX 360 version is still only $7 as of today. Interesting. :)

i know... i remember reading that it was only $7 like 3-4 days ago so thats why i just got the ps3 one as i called to confirm while i was in BBV.. this time i didnt get screwed with the wrong TIV like i did yesterday... damn i still have to try and return those high school musical games lol...

[ChopSuey]

i know... i remember reading that it was only $7 like 3-4 days ago so thats why i just got the ps3 one as i called to confirm while i was in BBV.. this time i didnt get screwed with the wrong TIV like i did yesterday... damn i still have to try and return those high school musical games lol...

Why don't you just play them? You might like the High School Musical games. :D

[PhilSousa]

Who are you kidding, you hadn't updated a game since April :razz:


Who am i kidding? I stopped updating my site ages ago cause i figured everyone is saying theres no point in doing two TIV site since yours is there.

BTW I dunno what kind of host you got, but It shouldn't go down regardless of the number of hits u get. I run f1mods.com and a lot of other sites which gets tons of hits per day. Theres no bandwidth issues and i pay cheap hosting. If you want we can work out a deal that i provide u hosting, and you can pay me cheap, and i would guarantee you your site wouldn't go down.

Phil

[Acid_]

some values for the day... might not be totally accuate but all the following qualify at EB

Star wars Force unleashed Wii - $14
Wall E Wii - $13
Brothers in Hells Arms PS3 - $13
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 - $15
Civilization Revolution PS3 - $18 (i think, or $15)
Rockband 1 360 - $10
Too Human 360 -$10
Mass Effect 360 - $12
Metal Gear Solid 4 ps3 - $18
Super Swing Golf 2 Wii - $16 (i think..its close to that)
Lord of the Rings Conquest PS3 - $13 or 18

some that didnt work

Fifa Street 3 360 - $3
Tomb Raider Underworld 360 - $6 (works at Rogers for madden and is $14.99 used at BBV)

FS TIV

Wolverine PS3 - $40
Killzone 2 PS3 - $40

Some decent prices i saw for some games at a BBV i was at... uncharted 2 for 24.99 used, nhl 09 for 24.99 used..need for speed underground or saints row 2 for 24.99 used...

id say $50+ tax for uncharted, nhl 09 and one of the other games is a pretty good deal just to keep for urself anyway...or trade the other 2 for $50 credit towards NHL10.. u end up getting uncharted for free..

Wow that's quite a score from your BBV run. Good for you man.

Why don't you just play them? You might like the High School Musical games. :D

Yeah some games are waaaaaay better to get stuck with than others. Grappos, don't leave the 2 copies of high school musical sitting out when you host your weekly poker game or you'll get some nasty new nickname or something.

[grappos13]

^ wasnt that great.. since almost all were 19.99 games :(

funny thing is.. i went to one BBV.. brougiht 3 games and 2 didnt have manuals.. then i said i dont want them.. guy came up to me after and was like "so u looking to do trade 3 at EB and im like YUP!" and he was like... "our manager here took a list of games from tivs.ca, printed it out and bought up all of the games that were 9.99-19.99 that had manuals and did it himself, he musta bought like 25 games lol"...

i thought that was pretty funny... but then i went to a BBV like 2 min down the street... and they had tons... i grabbed 6 and i think they had atleasat 6 more 19.99 games that qualified and im sure most had manuals too..lots of rock band 1 360, too human 360, devil may cry 4 ps3.. etc

[ballsdontlie]

some that didnt work

Fifa Street 3 360 - $3
Tomb Raider Underworld 360 - $6 (works at Rogers for madden and is $14.99 used at BBV)


??? I just traded Tomb Raider Underword for $15 today ... 360 ... around 3? ?? Its at $15 I'm sure it didn't tank by 9 .....

[Jubo]

Traded in my NDS games for Xbox 360 @ EB/GameStop today, and here are their values:

Spectobes - $7
Tamagatchi Connection Corner Shop 1 - $7
Tamagatchi Connection Corner Shop 2 - $7
NintenDogs Lab. & Friends - $16
Starfox Command - $12
Mario Hoops 3on3 - $14
Custom Robo Arena - $8

Wii:
Red Steel 1 - $5
My Sims - $22 (I didn't hear price clearly)
Mario Strikers Charged - $32


First time trading in games :)

[P0rkchop]

August 17th at EB Games Viking: Battle for Asgard for XBOX 360 is now only $7

[rapsfan12]

question - will EB take copies of uncharted that were pack-ins for the PS3 (the ones that say "not for resale" on the case)?

if so, i'm guessing now would be a good time to trade it in, as it's technically not priced as a greatest hit yet? what are the typical TIVs for a greatest hit anyway? will it still be above $8 after it officially becomes a greatest hit?

[TheHeeyyy]

BBV

Hellboy: The Science of Evil (360) - $22.50
The Club (360/PS3) - $10

[auditor]

EB Games

Riddick PS3 $20

[rahul1190]

Does anyone know EB's policy for trading games that are missing the cover?

[TheHeeyyy]

Does anyone know EB's policy for trading games that are missing the cover?

I'm fairly certain EBGames needs the cover of the game, so they can scan the game's barcode.

[Whirlwind]

I've got 2 games down for a pre-order for PES 2010. (Fifa Street 3 $13, and Gran Tursmo 5 Prologue $14 both PS3). Looking for a third. Does anyone know if I can trade multiple copies of the same game? This would be for the same pre-order but at a different time...

[TheHeeyyy]

I've got 2 games down for a pre-order for PES 2010. (Fifa Street 3 $13, and Gran Tursmo 5 Prologue $14 both PS3). Looking for a third. Does anyone know if I can trade multiple copies of the same game? This would be for the same pre-order but at a different time...

You have to trade-in 3 different games at the same time when pre-ordering a game.

[tzhuge]

Does anyone know EB's policy for trading games that are missing the cover?

I tried this at one EB and they told me they require original cover (insert), but they also said some EB stores will accept games without cover (I've seen plenty of used games without original inserts at EBs; they must come from somewhere). Easiest thing would be to phone and ask before you go in.

[Whirlwind]

You have to trade-in 3 different games at the same time when pre-ordering a game.

They took 2 games and said if I find a third I can give it to them before pickup. If I don't find another game then I would pay the balance of $23.33. So my question specifically is can I now go back and give them another copy of Fifa Street 3?

[urs74]

^ wasnt that great.. since almost all were 19.99 games :(

funny thing is.. i went to one BBV.. brougiht 3 games and 2 didnt have manuals.. then i said i dont want them.. guy came up to me after and was like "so u looking to do trade 3 at EB and im like YUP!" and he was like... "our manager here took a list of games from tivs.ca, printed it out and bought up all of the games that were 9.99-19.99 that had manuals and did it himself, he musta bought like 25 games lol"...

i thought that was pretty funny... but then i went to a BBV like 2 min down the street... and they had tons... i grabbed 6 and i think they had atleasat 6 more 19.99 games that qualified and im sure most had manuals too..lots of rock band 1 360, too human 360, devil may cry 4 ps3.. etc

I always wondered I see you get a lot from BBV so EB takes the games in their BBV cases?

[TheHeeyyy]

They took 2 games and said if I find a third I can give it to them before pickup. If I don't find another game then I would pay the balance of $23.33. So my question specifically is can I now go back and give them another copy of Fifa Street 3?

I'm doubtful that would work, since the pre-order transaction would show two copies of the same game. However, I haven't had any experience with EBGames taking-in two games and waiting for a third to do a pre-order, so this could be a one-store thing. Regardless, I guess it doesn't hurt to try.

[Whirlwind]

I'm doubtful that would work, since the pre-order transaction would show two copies of the same game. However, I haven't had any experience with EBGames taking-in two games and waiting for a third to do a pre-order, so this could be a one-store thing. Regardless, I guess it doesn't hurt to try.

Thanks..I'll give it a try this weekend and report back. :)

[matsam]

August 17, 2009

EB Games:

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) - $10
Wii Play (Wii) - $10
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS) - $8
Ninja Gaiden II (360) - $10
Kane & Lynch (PS3) - $10
Mass Effect (French) (360) - $5 --> D:
Mass Effect (English) (360) - $10/12 (not sure, but it qualified for Trade 3)

BBV
Mass Effect (French) (360) - $10

BBV sold me Mass Effect in French for 9.99, and they take it back for the same price, so I lose nothing, since I used the B2G1F too!
Pre-ordered Modern Warfare 2 and Uncharted 2. :)

[ChopSuey]

I always wondered I see you get a lot from BBV so EB takes the games in their BBV cases?

In most cases, BBV will give you a XBOX 360 case for your game. I wouldn't buy the game if I didn't get a 360 case.

[Jagmit]

Hey, i have 5 games i'm gonna trade in: Prototype, Hawx, Bionic Commando, Saints row 2 and Dead space. all for 360. I was thinking about trading in SR2, Dead Space, and Bionic Commando in for a preorder of ODST. Will SR2 and Dead Space be bumped up to $23.33 and will bionic commando stay the same at $30? so i would get about $7 on an edge card?

[neksus]

BTW I dunno what kind of host you got, but It shouldn't go down regardless of the number of hits u get. I run f1mods.com and a lot of other sites which gets tons of hits per day. Theres no bandwidth issues and i pay cheap hosting. If you want we can work out a deal that i provide u hosting, and you can pay me cheap, and i would guarantee you your site wouldn't go down.

Phil

Hosting is a service that you pay for - if you don't pay for something, you don't get it. I could probably arrange to have it not go down and pay a premium above and beyond the alotted bandwidth, but why bother? How much bandwidth are you using? I'm getting a couple hundred thousand hits per month, with each page load being 600-900kb each, sans the people who are submitting values and otherwise browsing the site's other pages. As opposed to the 43kb your index page takes up - cheap hosting just doesn't cut it when it comes to large numbers. I could upgrade my reseller account, but I've been grand-fathered in for 6 years and it's just not worth it, as I doubt people who use the site are going to try and cover the costs, not to mention lots of places limit the number of databases. I suppose I could set up an independent account for tivs.ca, but it hasn't really posed an issue yet. Sure the site went down - but I really wasn't prepared to be using 200gb of bandwidth for a freakin site that monitors video game trade in values.

[heinz256]

August 17

Futureshop:
Grid (Xbox 360) - $10.80

[freakx2001]

In most cases, BBV will give you a XBOX 360 case for your game. I wouldn't buy the game if I didn't get a 360 case.

I wouldn't even bother with this.. all the trades I was doing the EB's around Ottawa were just taking the BBV cases.

[ChopSuey]

Hosting is a service that you pay for - if you don't pay for something, you don't get it. I could probably arrange to have it not go down and pay a premium above and beyond the alotted bandwidth, but why bother? How much bandwidth are you using? I'm getting a couple hundred thousand hits per month, with each page load being 600-900kb each, sans the people who are submitting values and otherwise browsing the site's other pages. As opposed to the 43kb your index page takes up - cheap hosting just doesn't cut it when it comes to large numbers. I could upgrade my reseller account, but I've been grand-fathered in for 6 years and it's just not worth it, as I doubt people who use the site are going to try and cover the costs, not to mention lots of places limit the number of databases. I suppose I could set up an independent account for tivs.ca, but it hasn't really posed an issue yet. Sure the site went down - but I really wasn't prepared to be using 200gb of bandwidth for a freakin site that monitors video game trade in values.

This is exactly why I have my own private server. I can do whatever I want, have as many databases I want, and install any version of PHP/Apache/MySQL I want. I get 500 GB bandwidth per month (though I never come close it). "You get what you pay for" when it comes to hosting. Cheap hosting doesn't cut it for web sites that take a huge amount of load.

A lot of people on RFD appreciate what you are doing (myself included) and I know you put a lot of work into updating the site.

[freakx2001]

Hey, i have 5 games i'm gonna trade in: Prototype, Hawx, Bionic Commando, Saints row 2 and Dead space. all for 360. I was thinking about trading in SR2, Dead Space, and Bionic Commando in for a preorder of ODST. Will SR2 and Dead Space be bumped up to $23.33 and will bionic commando stay the same at $30? so i would get about $7 on an edge card?

I don't think so. the three games will be "bumped" to 23.33.. so you will lose money on BC... but thats all you can do if you want the deal.

And with a game like Bionic Commando.. I think you should take the deal, I'm surprised that game is worth $30.

[ChopSuey]

I wouldn't even bother with this.. all the trades I was doing the EB's around Ottawa were just taking the BBV cases.

YMMV as the EB's in my area will not take them if you try to use it towards a T3G1F promo or any other promo.

[Parth]

Hey, i have 5 games i'm gonna trade in: Prototype, Hawx, Bionic Commando, Saints row 2 and Dead space. all for 360. I was thinking about trading in SR2, Dead Space, and Bionic Commando in for a preorder of ODST. Will SR2 and Dead Space be bumped up to $23.33 and will bionic commando stay the same at $30? so i would get about $7 on an edge card?
I don't think so. the three games will be "bumped" to 23.33.. so you will lose money on BC... but thats all you can do if you want the deal.

And with a game like Bionic Commando.. I think you should take the deal, I'm surprised that game is worth $30.
Actually you will get about $7 on an edge card. They don't lower trade in values.

[neksus]

Actually you will get about $7 on an edge card. They don't lower trade in values.
Incorrect.
The value of all three games is simply adusted to total $69.99.
If one of the games is worth $30, they just bump the other two to equal $39.

[Jagmit]

Incorrect.
The value of all three games is simply adusted to total $69.99.
If one of the games is worth $30, they just bump the other two to equal $39.

ic, but i read somewhere that i could get the rest on an edge card, i just wanted to clarify cause i want to get the most that i can if i trade in all 5 games.

[guhboogi]

Incorrect.
The value of all three games is simply adusted to total $69.99.
If one of the games is worth $30, they just bump the other two to equal $39.

from my experience in t3g1f, i was able to trade in 2 games and

1. have a 3rd game that was under $23.33 trade in value
2. pay the 23.33 amount
3. trade in a game to get credit and so be left with about $7 in the bionic commando case above because its just like paying the 23.33 amount in game credit.

[megardi]

Actually you will get about $7 on an edge card. They don't lower trade in values.

Incorrect.
The value of all three games is simply adusted to total $69.99.
If one of the games is worth $30, they just bump the other two to equal $39.


So clearly this is a YMMV thing. Are you *supposed* to get any "overqualifying" credit back? I dont know... but I traded in 4 games for a PSP last week and Star Wars: TFU (PS3) was $28 value, and the guy gave me the extra $3 back on an edge card. I didn't ask for it or anything, so it must depend on the person.

[Parth]

Incorrect.
The value of all three games is simply adusted to total $69.99.
If one of the games is worth $30, they just bump the other two to equal $39.
I was at an EB two days ago and that is definately not what they did. I got 2.50 on an EDGE card. Receipt shows:

TIV1: 23.33
TIV2: 24.00
TIV3: 25.00

I got the difference on an edge card.
So clearly this is a YMMV thing. Are you *supposed* to get any "overqualifying" credit back? I dont know... but I traded in 4 games for a PSP last week and Star Wars: TFU (PS3) was $28 value, and the guy gave me the extra $3 back on an edge card. I didn't ask for it or anything, so it must depend on the person.
Doesn't really make sense for them to bump down the TIV. So I'm guessing the giving you the difference business is policy. But that won't stop them from trying to screw you over.

[neksus]

I was at an EB two days ago and that is definately not what they did. I got 2.50 on an EDGE card. Receipt shows:

TIV1: 23.33
TIV2: 24.00
TIV3: 25.00

I got the difference on an edge card.

Doesn't really make sense for them to bump down the TIV. So I'm guessing the giving you the difference business is policy. But that won't stop them from trying to screw you over.

Then you got a stupid CSR. It's not a "YMMV" type of situation.
The T3G1F is just that - trade 3 games, get 1 game free.
In exchange for your three games, you get 1 new game.
You get NO credit from the trade.
The values are concurrently totalled to $69.99.
You could trade 3 games with $40 tivs, and, using the promo, have no leftover credit.

In Jagmit's case, he should trade Bionic Commando for credit, get the $30 on the EDGE, then do a trade 2 + $23.33 for the game.

[blizzah]

Then you got a stupid CSR. It's not a "YMMV" type of situation.
The T3G1F is just that - trade 3 games, get 1 game free.
In exchange for your three games, you get 1 new game.
You get NO credit from the trade.
The values are concurrently totalled to $69.99.
You could trade 3 games with $40 tivs, and, using the promo, have no leftover credit.

In Jagmit's case, he should trade Bionic Commando for credit, get the $30 on the EDGE, then do a trade 2 + $23.33 for the game.

Well, if you do what you are suggesting Jagmit do, then it ends up being the same as what happened to Parth :P

Is it a rule that you can just ask to pay the 23.33 with cash/credit though? Thatd change things...

[Parth]

Yea you can definately pay the 23.33 difference.

That's why it is totally stupid for them to not give you the credit on an EDGE card automatically.

But I guess it makes sense from a business POV. They're hoping people won't realize they can do that and not get the extra credit.

[deviouSx3]

This is exactly why I have my own private server. I can do whatever I want, have as many databases I want, and install any version of PHP/Apache/MySQL I want. I get 500 GB bandwidth per month (though I never come close it). "You get what you pay for" when it comes to hosting. Cheap hosting doesn't cut it for web sites that take a huge amount of load.

A lot of people on RFD appreciate what you are doing (myself included) and I know you put a lot of work into updating the site.

The site has helped me numerous times.. thanks man!

[grappos13]

man.. i just found a gold mine walmart with many copies of logans shadow...too bad i already did like 4 trade ins today... so i wish i went to that walmart first so i coulda spread out the logan's shadows lol... now i guess i hope it stays high lol...

as for some more TIVs (and again i got screwed over the phone for 1 TIV lol)

all of these were 10+ at EB

raw vs smackdown 09 wii
high school musical sing it wii
wall e wii
supersinggolf2 wii
fifa 09 wii

got screwed on we love golf for the wii.. person told me $10 on phone but it is only $2

did a trade 4 for rockband 2 SE for ps3 (thx to the OP of that one..)
and a trade 2 + 20 for nhl...

[mahjongmaniac]

What ticke me off is these same locations can refuse a trade-in for a game that they themselves sold you, citing the condition of the disc, case, or absence of a manual, etc. If it's good enough for them to sell to you, it should be good enough for them to take back.

At least BBV gives you 30 days, most games have a minimum $10 TIV (now anyway), and they will clean and resurface the disc for you if you're not happy with the condition...

dunno about EBG, as i rarely buy a used game and return it back to them, but i know BBV will accept the game even if it's missing manual, case, or cover art... as long as there's an indication that it was originally bought f/ them (e.g. BBV used barcode stickers)

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some values for the day... might not be totally accuate but all the following qualify at EB

[...]

some that didnt work

Fifa Street 3 360 - $3
Tomb Raider Underworld 360 - $6 (works at Rogers for madden and is $14.99 used at BBV)


^interesting... ballsdontlie just posted $15 TIV (http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9259861&postcount=9288)a few hrs before you...

[Jagmit]

Then you got a stupid CSR. It's not a "YMMV" type of situation.
The T3G1F is just that - trade 3 games, get 1 game free.
In exchange for your three games, you get 1 new game.
You get NO credit from the trade.
The values are concurrently totalled to $69.99.
You could trade 3 games with $40 tivs, and, using the promo, have no leftover credit.

In Jagmit's case, he should trade Bionic Commando for credit, get the $30 on the EDGE, then do a trade 2 + $23.33 for the game.

I assume u need a 3rd game that is <$8 to do the trade 2 + $23.33, no? Thats what i've thought this entire time.

[grappos13]

I assume u need a 3rd game that is <$8 to do the trade 2 + $23.33, no? Thats what i've thought this entire time.

i tried to do 2 only and the guy wouldnt budge so he told me to pre-order nhl 10... i think he thought i didnt have an nhl 10 pre-order but i do at that store (and some others) so he better not have lost it in the system

[Parth]

I assume u need a 3rd game that is <$8 to do the trade 2 + $23.33, no? Thats what i've thought this entire time.
I guess its YMMV on that sort of thing to. I know the EB near me lets you trade in any number of games for a promo and pay the difference.

[blizzah]

I guess its YMMV on that sort of thing to. I know the EB near me lets you trade in any number of games for a promo and pay the difference.

Which EB?

[Parth]

In Rexdale, inside the plaza at Islington/Rexdale.

[mahjongmaniac]

I'm fairly certain EBGames needs the cover of the game, so they can scan the game's barcode.

a long time ago i've traded in a game w/o cover before... they just have to ring it in manually

nowadays, IME, they're pretty strict

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I tried this at one EB and they told me they require original cover (insert), but they also said some EB stores will accept games without cover (I've seen plenty of used games without original inserts at EBs; they must come from somewhere). Easiest thing would be to phone and ask before you go in.

occasionally i hear the odd RFDer claiming they've trade games "disc-only" and still got the TIC w/o deductions

obviously YMMV

[grappos13]

^^ he posted for 360? weird.. maybe the damn lady got it mixed up and checked tomb raider anniversary for me... would suck cuz the bbv i was at had these for 14.99!

[NonStopInTheMix]

^^ he posted for 360? weird.. maybe the damn lady got it mixed up and checked tomb raider anniversary for me... would suck cuz the bbv i was at had these for 14.99!

isnt it funny how the cycle of game tradeins goes?

a few weeks ago people were unloading Dead Space and Tomb Raider @ BBV. Now everyones buying them back again :lol:

[mahjongmaniac]

In most cases, BBV will give you a XBOX 360 case for your game. I wouldn't buy the game if I didn't get a 360 case.

if the PPed game doesn't have the original game case, just simply ask for it... i've never been rejected, as the CSRs don't generally seem to care anyway =P

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I wouldn't even bother with this.. all the trades I was doing the EB's around Ottawa were just taking the BBV cases.

YMMV. some CSRs i've dealt w/ said you have to include original cases

[grappos13]

isnt it funny how the cycle of game tradeins goes?

a few weeks ago people were unloading Dead Space and Tomb Raider @ BBV. Now everyones buying them back again :lol:

really? well they shoulda just used both for madden at rogers lol :)

how high was the TIV at BBV for these lol... weird that they would bring it down and now sell it for 14.99...

some funny things have happened.. like 3-4 days ago.. i saw the end of a transaction at BBV where some guy traded in Kane and Lynch ps3, Overlord PS3 and Mass Effect 360 all for $10 each at BBV..right after that... i got on my cell phone, called EB and sure enuff they all qualified... i asked the guy behind the counter if i could buy them... he said sure.. i waited 10 min for him to get the prices and such and all of them resold for 14.99... so it worked out for me :)

[moonrider77]

Called BBV today for the Madden 2010 TIV.

Wii version - $42
PS3 version - $49.

I am sure it will drop in a few days. Wonder how much would futureshop or EB give. I will call tmw and report back.

[Afrodiziak]

I have a feeling my copy of Madden 10 is going back to EB tomorrow. I'm horrible at it and I couldn't be bothered to actually learn it. Anyone know the current EB TIV?

[beanowean]

BBV

Hellboy: Science of Evil (PS3) $22.50
Hellboy: Science of Evil (X360) $22.50
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty (X360) $10
Ninja Reflex (NDS) $1

[grappos13]

ok so i just saw some article that LBP GOTY is coming out on sept 9 (same day as beatles) for 59.99 in the US...

i think ill trade in my copy (which i have barely touched) now so i can get the game of the year after i get back from vegas so i can get the most bang for my buck since i didnt get any of the DLC yet..

[discountone]

I have a feeling my copy of Madden 10 is going back to EB tomorrow. I'm horrible at it and I couldn't be bothered to actually learn it. Anyone know the current EB TIV?

man now i know how eb is still in business...cuz of ppl like u


they will give you $40 max...anyhow sell it on ebay you will get most of your $$$ back minus $10-$13

[mushy_eyes]

man.. i just found a gold mine walmart with many copies of logans shadow...too bad i already did like 4 trade ins today... so i wish i went to that walmart first so i coulda spread out the logan's shadows lol... now i guess i hope it stays high lol...

Hey, which Walmart did you go to? I've been looking around for a copy of Logan's Shadow to play for a while now, but no luck :(

[jlo mein]

Traded in today at BBV:
Xbox360
Bionicle Heroes $10
End War $24
NHL09 $27


BTW: Does anyone else notice that BBV used games have their barcodes covered with a BBV specific barcode and small info sticker? Does this cause any problems when trying to trade in at EB?

[belowzeros]

i think ill trade in my copy (which i have barely touched) now so i can get the game of the year after i get back from vegas so i can get the most bang for my buck since i didnt get any of the DLC yet..


once upon a time it was gonna be 49.99 or even lower...bunch of crooks =p


btw EB raised the price on it to $75 LOL ... I was trading in my original and the guy and I were talking about the new copy coming and he said it was 69 and I said wtf...and he looks it up and it went up to 75 hehe

[specs_bv]

Traded in today at BBV:
Xbox360
Bionicle Heroes $10
End War $24
NHL09 $27


BTW: Does anyone else notice that BBV used games have their barcodes covered with a BBV specific barcode and small info sticker? Does this cause any problems when trying to trade in at EB?

You can peel it off easily, they usually put it on the outside of the case. Regardless, EB doesn't need to scan a barcode to accept a game, they can look it up in the system.

[madterps]

What is BBV's policy on trading in multiple copies of the same game at different locations? Has anyone been successful in doing this?

[ATLien69]

Anyone know what the new "official" available pre-orders are on the trade 3 deal?
A few weeks ago it was nhl10, wolfenstien, Guitar Hero 5 and Batman... has this list been changed???

[Afrodiziak]

man now i know how eb is still in business...cuz of ppl like u


they will give you $40 max...anyhow sell it on ebay you will get most of your $$$ back minus $10-$13

Considering I paid about $10 for it with $10 credit getting $40 for it still puts me $20 ahead.

[freakx2001]

Anyone know what the new "official" available pre-orders are on the trade 3 deal?
A few weeks ago it was nhl10, wolfenstien, Guitar Hero 5 and Batman... has this list been changed???

they add stuff to it every week, and usually there are 9 - 12 games on there. As well if you are lucky and get a good CSR you can actually pre-order any game that is in their system.

I went to two EBs 2 weeks ago looking to get L4D2, first EB wouldn't have it, only what was on the list, second one I went to let me do L4D2 with no hesitation by the CSR.

Just have to shop around and get the right person.

[arty316]

TIV EBG August17 - Uncharted $25

Moved it before the price dropped and respective TIV. Used it toward my Batman preorder. The CSR actually screwed up the trade in as he gave me an additional 25% credit instead of 20%. So my final credit was 31.25.

Might just buy Uncharted again once the price drops to Greatest Hits level.

[arty316]

Anyone know what the new "official" available pre-orders are on the trade 3 deal?
A few weeks ago it was nhl10, wolfenstien, Guitar Hero 5 and Batman... has this list been changed???

they add stuff to it every week, and usually there are 9 - 12 games on there. As well if you are lucky and get a good CSR you can actually pre-order any game that is in their system.

I went to two EBs 2 weeks ago looking to get L4D2, first EB wouldn't have it, only what was on the list, second one I went to let me do L4D2 with no hesitation by the CSR.

Just have to shop around and get the right person.

That is right, the preorders available for the promotion really depend on the store. Luckily I have no problem preordering anything and was able to get ODST, L4D2, MW2, Uncharted 2 + Batman and Wolfenstein (which I will pick up today).

[baconape]

Hey, i have 5 games i'm gonna trade in: Prototype, Hawx, Bionic Commando, Saints row 2 and Dead space. all for 360. I was thinking about trading in SR2, Dead Space, and Bionic Commando in for a preorder of ODST. Will SR2 and Dead Space be bumped up to $23.33 and will bionic commando stay the same at $30? so i would get about $7 on an edge card?

or trade bc to bbv and buy logans shadow, or kane and lynch or some crap for 9.99 -14.99 and then give the turd to eb and keep the bbv credit or grab a second one for later = two games for a trade three for the tiv of one

[PhilSousa]

I have a feeling my copy of Madden 10 is going back to EB tomorrow. I'm horrible at it and I couldn't be bothered to actually learn it. Anyone know the current EB TIV?

Trade it in at Rogers Plus for 45 Store Credit. You can use it to renting or buying other used games.

Phil

[arty316]

Anyone know what the new "official" available pre-orders are on the trade 3 deal?
A few weeks ago it was nhl10, wolfenstien, Guitar Hero 5 and Batman... has this list been changed???

I looked at the in store sign yesterday and noticed Ion, Brutal Legend and Dragon Age....the rest are the usual suspects until they actually release (NHL10, Guitar Hero 5, Rockband Beatles, Batman, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, etc.)

[baconape]

a long time ago i've traded in a game w/o cover before... they just have to ring it in manually

nowadays, IME, they're pretty strict

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occasionally i hear the odd RFDer claiming they've trade games "disc-only" and still got the TIC w/o deductions

obviously YMMV

i traded ninja gaiden and a friend traded cod2 last week w/o cover or case
the guy said for a t3 promo it should have case and book. but i was a regular and he let it slide

[baconape]

they add stuff to it every week, and usually there are 9 - 12 games on there. As well if you are lucky and get a good CSR you can actually pre-order any game that is in their system.

I went to two EBs 2 weeks ago looking to get L4D2, first EB wouldn't have it, only what was on the list, second one I went to let me do L4D2 with no hesitation by the CSR.

Just have to shop around and get the right person.

i find if i flex my chest muscles at the billings bridge goth girl she'll let my pre order anything

[kleptodathief]

^ lolz u on the juice?

[grappos13]

^ lol... all the EB's ive been to and there is only one girl..and ive been to like 8 different ones lol... some kinda of fugly gothic girl at the richmond hill one haha... oh well... guess im unlucky :(

[the_fm]

^ lol... all the EB's ive been to and there is only one girl..and ive been to like 8 different ones lol... some kinda of fugly gothic girl at the richmond hill one haha... oh well... guess im unlucky :(

:lol:
we have nice girls over here. one that look like the girl in twilight and another that is small but has big boobs :o

[grappos13]

:lol:
we have nice girls over here. one that look like the girl in twilight and another that is small but has big boobs :o

im already in the car driving to montreal EB's right now!

edit: oh damn.. i didnt realize that regular oblivion might work as a trade in deal lol... i saw it for 9.99 used at a BBV yesterday :(

[Captain Snazzypants]

Trade it in at Rogers Plus for 45 Store Credit. You can use it to renting or buying other used games.

Phil

Or trade it into BBV for $49

[neksus]

^ lol... all the EB's ive been to and there is only one girl..and ive been to like 8 different ones lol... some kinda of fugly gothic girl at the richmond hill one haha... oh well... guess im unlucky :(

All the EBs here are almost entirely female staff...the manager at each is male, and there's 1 other male employee, but I just assumed most EBs were girls :razz:

[toad8787]

Traded Killzone 2 at Futureshop for $40. His little computer thing said $37 but the system said $40, so I would expect that it will drop to $37 shortly.

I traded it in for Madden 10, and got the extra $10 credit towards the game.

[baconape]

i have a question, heres the deal

my wife complains that all the wheeling around in my sunfire ot get game deals

i want to buy a rogers hd box what are the highest trade games to trade to fs
for in store cred, what would be the best way to build cred at fs

i have two street fighter 4 and two wolfensteins

[toad8787]

Their website has a list of "Most Wanted Trade-Ins" or something. I'm assuming those have the highest trade in value.

[fudge_u]

i have a question, heres the deal

my wife complains that all the wheeling around in my sunfire ot get game deals

i want to buy a rogers hd box what are the highest trade games to trade to fs
for in store cred, what would be the best way to build cred at fs

i have two street fighter 4 and two wolfensteins

You won't get much for SFIV. FS offered me $18 for SFIV on PS3 a few weeks ago. I promptly took my game back and traded it in at EB for $35.

WG

[baconape]

You won't get much for SFIV. FS offered me $18 for SFIV on PS3 a few weeks ago. I promptly took my game back and traded it in at EB for $35.

WG

if its only 18. id be better off trading thw two to eb and buying a new game and trading that to fs like batman/wolfenstein or somthing.

anyone know if fs will take multiple copies of the same game same system?

[Captain Snazzypants]

i have a question, heres the deal

my wife complains that all the wheeling around in my sunfire ot get game deals

i want to buy a rogers hd box what are the highest trade games to trade to fs
for in store cred, what would be the best way to build cred at fs

i have two street fighter 4 and two wolfensteins

Why don't you just get the Rogers HD box for free? Look for the thread on here about how to get it - worked for me and quite a few others. I had HD cable 3 hours after calling them...

[grappos13]

i have a question, heres the deal

my wife complains that all the wheeling around in my sunfire ot get game deals

i want to buy a rogers hd box what are the highest trade games to trade to fs
for in store cred, what would be the best way to build cred at fs

i have two street fighter 4 and two wolfensteins

one trade in, that is hopefully still on today.. is at BBV they have fear 2 for 29.99 used...trades in for $35 at FS...so on the small chance say u find 3 fear 2's at a store... spend $68 credit at BBV... trade them in to FS For $105 credit.. so gain $37 in credit and the ability to switch from BBV to FS...

or get fear 2 at 29.99 and 2 qualifying 19.99 or 14.99 games..so say about $56..use 2 games for a trade 2 or trade 3 at EB.. and the leftover fear to FS for $35...

[ballsdontlie]

Hey, which Walmart did you go to? I've been looking around for a copy of Logan's Shadow to play for a while now, but no luck :(

Try HMV they have it for $10 too.

[munsifn]

if anyone is looking for some cheap games tha qualify for trade-in promos at EB, i have two copies of The Simpsons Game for the X360.

I going to keep one, so that i can use it for trade-in, but because i cannot use dupliate titles for one trade in, im looking to trade it for another qualifying trade-in game.

if you have duplicates of Logan's Shadow, or any other qualifying TURD and need one different game, PM me please. Looking to trade with someone on Scarborough/Markham area

if i cannot find someone to trade with, i will just trade it into EB for $12 credit

[Captain Snazzypants]

You won't get much for SFIV. FS offered me $18 for SFIV on PS3 a few weeks ago. I promptly took my game back and traded it in at EB for $35.

WG

SFIV sells new at BBV for $39.99 and $44.99 elsewhere. I can't imagine the $35+ TIVs are going to last...

[Captain Snazzypants]

if anyone is looking for some cheap games tha qualify for trade-in promos at EB, i have two copies of The Simpsons Game for the X360.

I going to keep one, so that i can use it for trade-in, but because i cannot use dupliate titles for one trade in, im looking to trade it for another qualifying trade-in game.

if you have duplicates of Logan's Shadow, or any other qualifying TURD and need one different game, PM me please. Looking to trade with someone on Scarborough/Markham area

if i cannot find someone to trade with, i will just trade it into EB for $12 credit

Why not just go back the next day, or to another nearby location and trade the second one in then. If somebody gives you a hard time, you can say the second copy was for a friend who didn't like it, etc. Their policies only say not to accept duplicate titles in the same transaction/day...

[baconape]

Why don't you just get the Rogers HD box for free? Look for the thread on here about how to get it - worked for me and quite a few others. I had HD cable 3 hours after calling them...

i look into it - ty

[got_it_4_cheap]

^ lol... all the EB's ive been to and there is only one girl..and ive been to like 8 different ones lol... some kinda of fugly gothic girl at the richmond hill one haha... oh well... guess im unlucky :(


lol wut? you are addicted to eb games :-0 :razz:

[munsifn]

Why not just go back the next day, or to another nearby location and trade the second one in then. If somebody gives you a hard time, you can say the second copy was for a friend who didn't like it, etc. Their policies only say not to accept duplicate titles in the same transaction/day...

i would if i had some more qualifying trade-in games.

at the moment, i only have the simpsons game (2 copies) and a copy of prince of persia PS3. if i can switch one of the Simpson games for another qualifying game, i would have enough for a trade in.

im gonna check out walmart today to see if i can find something in their $10 bin

[Kherani]

I tried to trade in Mario Kart Wii at the Futureshop at Dixie/Dundas, but the rep told me that the UPC doesn't match with the one on their system. Anything I can do?

[NorthernSilence]

I tried to trade in Mario Kart Wii at the Futureshop at Dixie/Dundas, but the rep told me that the UPC doesn't match with the one on their system. Anything I can do?

I don't see how this would be a problem for used games. Ask to speak with the manager. Employee probably didn't know what to do with this problem and didn't feel like helping you any further.

[grappos13]

lol wut? you are addicted to eb games :-0 :razz:

EB is my life!!! lol

nah.. there r 4 within about 10 min from my house.. so i regulate those ones.. and i just meant that ive been to another 4 like if im in the area (aurora, new market, ajax, pickering)...heck i dont think ive been in a city of toronto EB Games..lol

[Captain Snazzypants]

EB is an essential part of the used game ecosystem. Where would we all be without their DOTD promos, T3G1F, and other incentives? Their day to day prices suck ass, but who in their right RFD mind goes for those prices when they know the next big deal is around the corner...


Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PS3) is now down to $20 as of yesterday. You can get it at RV for $14-17 used (different prices in every store) so it's pretty risk free...

[grappos13]

EB is an essential part of the used game ecosystem. Where would we all be without their DOTD promos, T3G1F, and other incentives? Their day to day prices suck ass, but who in their right RFD mind goes for those prices when they know the next big deal is around the corner...


Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (PS3) is now down to $20 as of yesterday. You can get it at RV for $14-17 used (different prices in every store) so it's pretty risk free...

dont think so... its in the flyer at 21.99.. tried at other stores and such.. same pricing..oh well.. i actually have a copy that i think ill eventually play and get the single player trophies.. but i heard the multiplayer ones r soo bad lol..

but with LBP GOTY coming out on sept 9.. i think ill be getting rid of my LBP today ...find 3 cheap BBV games so that i can basically get the GOTY for the trade in that i get for regular..

[NonStopInTheMix]

i have a question, heres the deal

my wife complains that all the wheeling around in my sunfire ot get game deals

i want to buy a rogers hd box what are the highest trade games to trade to fs
for in store cred, what would be the best way to build cred at fs

i have two street fighter 4 and two wolfensteins

you missed the boat on COD4 360 24.99 used @ EB and TIV was 37 at fs.
That was the only good deal i saw.

[ballsdontlie]

if anyone is looking for some cheap games tha qualify for trade-in promos at EB, i have two copies of The Simpsons Game for the X360.

I going to keep one, so that i can use it for trade-in, but because i cannot use dupliate titles for one trade in, im looking to trade it for another qualifying trade-in game.

if you have duplicates of Logan's Shadow, or any other qualifying TURD and need one different game, PM me please. Looking to trade with someone on Scarborough/Markham area

if i cannot find someone to trade with, i will just trade it into EB for $12 credit

Where did you find the simpsons? I need to find one more qualifying turd as well. I dont have any duplicates though. You could try HMV for logan's shadow ... some are STC I think

[Captain Snazzypants]

dont think so... its in the flyer at 21.99.. tried at other stores and such.. same pricing..oh well.. i actually have a copy that i think ill eventually play and get the single player trophies.. but i heard the multiplayer ones r soo bad lol..

The pricing is different at every RV I went to. From $19.99 to $24.99. The system will actually override and peg it at $21.99 which WAS the special offer they had in the flyer, but the current 30% off promo (which ends this week btw) trumps that deal - especially if you find a store with $19.99 tags. They will have to override it though - got mine for $14 even yesterday.

but with LBP GOTY coming out on sept 9.. i think ill be getting rid of my LBP today ...find 3 cheap BBV games so that i can basically get the GOTY for the trade in that i get for regular..

Not only is the GOTY edition coming out with $30 in DLC and 18+ exclusive levels from the top community members, but they will soon be adding WATER via DLC (not sure if free or paid, but it would have to be free). That adds a whole new dimension to LBP!! link to video (http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/08/18/water-coming-to-lbp) :twisted:

[kleptodathief]

im SO PISSED! @ebg, x360 tiv cAc: tiberium wars is 7.50$ tiv :mad: rb SE will have to wait :(

haha ya its either emos or gothic chix at ebgs now lolz , the STC ebg has a gothic chic with nice a55 :D

[ESO]

All the EBs here are almost entirely female staff...the manager at each is male, and there's 1 other male employee, but I just assumed most EBs were girls :razz:


I notice there are some females that work at EB..I only seen two cute Asians in GVR. One in Metrotown (don't think she works at EB anymore) and one that works in Downtown and Cambie..cute and sweet :)


Virtua Tennis 2009 Wii (this past weekend)
EB = $25
FS = $15.60

[Lone_Prodigy]

All the EBs here are almost entirely female staff...the manager at each is male, and there's 1 other male employee, but I just assumed most EBs were girls :razz:

Clearly nothing wrong with their hiring practices.

Girl: I noticed your sign out front. Are you hiring?
Manager: Yep, can you start tomorrow?

Guy: I noticed your sign out front. Are you hiring?
Manager: Yep. Fill out this application form and submit a cover letter, resume, six references, urine sample, blood sample, criminal record check, post-secondary transcript, pilot's license, CPR certification, and dental records.
Guy: Dental records?
Manager: You know, in case we need to identify your remains. You've obviously never dealt with hoarders before. Vicious bunch.

[Longobongo]

lol so true!

[ballsdontlie]

Clearly nothing wrong with their hiring practices.

Girl: I noticed your sign out front. Are you hiring?
Manager: Yep, can you start tomorrow?

Guy: I noticed your sign out front. Are you hiring?
Manager: Yep. Fill out this application form and submit a cover letter, resume, six references, urine sample, blood sample, criminal record check, post-secondary transcript, pilot's license, CPR certification, and dental records.
Guy: Dental records?
Manager: You know, in case we need to identify your remains. You've obviously never dealt with hoarders before. Vicious bunch.

:lol:

[grappos13]

anyone want a copy of logan's shadow that is near markville mall or buroak and mccowan plaza... $15 and u can have ur 3rd game that u need to qualify... i found a bunchload at a walmart last nite.. and i already traded in all my BBV games.. so im only gonna keep a few for me to hold on to for a couple more trade ins this week hopefully..call to check TIV today before u want to grab from me :D

im gonna be going out soon.. so pm if interested! :)

[blahblehblah]

anyone want a copy of logan's shadow that is near markville mall or buroak and mccowan plaza... $15 and u can have ur 3rd game that u need to qualify... i found a bunchload at a walmart last nite.. and i already traded in all my BBV games.. so im only gonna keep a few for me to hold on to for a couple more trade ins this week hopefully..call to check TIV today before u want to grab from me :D

im gonna be going out soon.. so pm if interested! :)

Called for TIV of logan's shadow, still $10 today so i guess its going strong still. EB games CSR was surprised, he thought it was gonna be like $3-5 lol

[grappos13]

Called for TIV of logan's shadow, still $10 today so i guess its going strong still. EB games CSR was surprised, he thought it was gonna be like $3-5 lol

ya i just called too lol..

also.. the club and dark sector for 360 are $10 credit each at BBV and both sell for 4.99 used at EB... maybe ill go to EB and grab come copies of it and bring to BBV since i was gonna go out anyway today :D

[NonStopInTheMix]

ya i just called too lol..

also.. the club and dark sector for 360 are $10 credit each at BBV and both sell for 4.99 used at EB... maybe ill go to EB and grab come copies of it and bring to BBV since i was gonna go out anyway today :D

I really wonder why people trade in games to EB for pennies so that it can be resold for $4.99. And no they're not old copies either, my local EB has tags with dates marked as AUGUST for the trade-in :confused:

[grappos13]

I really wonder why people trade in games to EB for pennies so that it can be resold for $4.99. And no they're not old copies either, my local EB has tags with dates marked as AUGUST for the trade-in :confused:

ya i dunno lol...if i hear a game has like. less than 7 TIV.. i wont even trade it in... id say a ps3 or 360 game with 7 TIV is the lowest for me..i have timeshift.. but its only getting $5 TIV at EB.. and nothing at BBV... so ill just keep it...

[Psubs]

ya i dunno lol...if i hear a game has like. less than 7 TIV.. i wont even trade it in... id say a ps3 or 360 game with 7 TIV is the lowest for me..i have timeshift.. but its only getting $5 TIV at EB.. and nothing at BBV... so ill just keep it...

I'm hanging on to Lego Batman and No More Heroes as they are around $6-$7. I'm hoping that they might be miraculously bumped up to $8. :razz:

Anything $5 or below should've been flipped at BBV for $10 if it's still going on.

[Captain Snazzypants]

I'm hanging on to Lego Batman and No More Heroes as they are around $6-$7. I'm hoping that they might be miraculously bumped up to $8. :razz:

Anything $5 or below should've been flipped at BBV for $10 if it's still going on.

I've only been watching this space for about a year, but there have been many cases of the TIVs going up 6-12 months later. The main exceptions are the annual EA sports games, etc. but we also saw some obscenely high TIVs for Wii 07 sports games until just recently.

And now we're seeing it again with Fifa Street 3, etc.

[_pOtEnZa_]

still good (8$ or more) at eb (all bought at bbv b2g1f)

wii sim city creator
wii nba live 09 all play
wii star wars unleash
wii deblob
wii nhl 2k9
wii bust a move bash
wii metroid prime 3
ps3 pirate caribien
ds final fantasy christal chronicles (not bought at bbv)

[Psubs]

still good (8$ or more) at eb (all bought at bbv b2g1f)

wii sim city creator
wii nba live 09 all play
wii star wars unleash
wii deblob
wii nhl 2k9
wii bust a move bash
wii metroid prime 3
ps3 pirate caribien
ds final fantasy christal chronicles (not bought at bbv)

I saw 2 DeBlob's in the bargain bin at the Eaton's Centre EB Games for $14.99!!!

[fishzoo123]

You won't get much for SFIV. FS offered me $18 for SFIV on PS3 a few weeks ago. I promptly took my game back and traded it in at EB for $35.

WG

Just trade in my SF4 at EB for $40 Credit today in Markham (Woodbine/HWY7). I ask the TIV few days ago at the same shop and it was $35.:)

[grappos13]

Just trade in my SF4 at EB for $40 Credit today in Markham (Woodbine/HWY7). I ask the TIV few days ago at the same shop and it was $35.:)

damn... got screwed out of $5 TIV that i could put towards batman lol..

[moonrider77]

Is it the PS3 Version or the Xbox 360 on?

Oh BTW, FS is not taking the Madden 2010 in yet, it's not in their system. So BBV is the best the trade in now for $49.

Just trade in my SF4 at EB for $40 Credit today in Markham (Woodbine/HWY7). I ask the TIV few days ago at the same shop and it was $35.:)

[blahblehblah]

I saw 2 DeBlob's in the bargain bin at the Eaton's Centre EB Games for $14.99!!!

Wha???? Me go now and clear out stock klepto style! :) jk.. i think its probably already gone as of this post

[Ryd3r234]

Does anyone know of any used $14.99 - $17.99 (or cheaper) games that have TIV of $8+ for T3G1F?

[megardi]

Does anyone know of any used $14.99 - $17.99 (or cheaper) games that have TIV of $8+ for T3G1F?

www.tivs.ca <-- this is your answer.


But just off the top of my head, I've seen the following games at Blockbuster Video recently (all for $14.99 or less, all have $8+ trade-in at EB):

360:
Ninja Gaiden 2
Tomb Raider Underworld --> (Confirmed $15 TIV at EB on the phone 08/18)
Spiderman 3

PS3:
Haze
Kane & Lynch
Nascar 09

Wii:
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009 (Now sells for $14.99 at BBV, so I think that this came down recently...)
MLB PowerPros 2008

[mahjongmaniac]

Traded Killzone 2 at Futureshop for $40. His little computer thing said $37 but the system said $40, so I would expect that it will drop to $37 shortly.

I traded it in for Madden 10, and got the extra $10 credit towards the game.

the web terminal says $37, but the checkout terminal says $40
they're suppose to go by what the web terminal says

------

I tried to trade in Mario Kart Wii at the Futureshop at Dixie/Dundas, but the rep told me that the UPC doesn't match with the one on their system. Anything I can do?

weird.... last few times i've traded games at FS, they don't scan or compare UPCs...

[toad8787]

weird.... last few times i've traded games at FS, they don't scan or compare UPCs...[/QUOTE]

+1

[marximum]

These games still qualify for trade 3 at EB as of today:
Assassin's Creed PS3
Nascar 09 PS3
Bioshock PS3
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 ($14, I think)
Brother's In Arms Hell's Highway 360
Mass Effect 360($10, I think)
Force Unleashed 360 is still $25

[Jet007]

weird.... last few times i've traded games at FS, they don't scan or compare UPCs...

Same experience with me, they just looked up the name of the game and used that ... all they checked was that the disc was in good condition and I got my store credit card ...

[mahjongmaniac]

Clearly nothing wrong with their hiring practices.

Girl: I noticed your sign out front. Are you hiring?
Manager: Yep, can you start tomorrow?

Guy: I noticed your sign out front. Are you hiring?
Manager: Yep. Fill out this application form and submit a cover letter, resume, six references, urine sample, blood sample, criminal record check, post-secondary transcript, pilot's license, CPR certification, and dental records.
Guy: Dental records?
Manager: You know, in case we need to identify your remains. You've obviously never dealt with hoarders before. Vicious bunch.

^LMFAO :lol: :lol: :lol:

damn sexist managers :D

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Called for TIV of logan's shadow, still $10 today so i guess its going strong still. EB games CSR was surprised, he thought it was gonna be like $3-5 lol

tivs.ca listed it as <$8 last mth, so jumping back up to $10 was a surprise to me

i wonder how much they're selling used copies for... a lot of the PSP games are now $20 reg. price
i know RP sells the Syphon Filter PSP games for $20 now (portable ops plus, logan's shadow)

[Ryd3r234]

These games still qualify for trade 3 at EB as of today:
Assassin's Creed PS3
Nascar 09 PS3
Bioshock PS3
Devil May Cry 4 PS3 ($14, I think)
Brother's In Arms Hell's Highway 360
Mass Effect 360($10, I think)
Force Unleashed 360 is still $25

How much is Mass Effect and Brothers in Arms?

[marximum]

Mass effect is $19.99 and Brother's is $24.99 for 360 and $19.99 for PS3

[jlo mein]

At EB Games, the following had at least $8 TIV today:
Xbox360 Too Human
Xbox360 Spiderman 3
Wii DeBlob
Wii Don King Prize

This one did not qualify:
Xbox360 High School Musical 3 $5

BTW, if you are in the greater Vancouver area and are looking for Rockband 2 SE for Xbox360 (trade 4 get it free at EB Games), the Brentwood Mall location in Burnaby had at least three left in stock earlier today. Lougheed Mall was sold out.

[Ryd3r234]

Mass effect is $19.99 and Brother's is $24.99 for 360 and $19.99 for PS3

Those are prices for new versions right? Used should be $17.99 each for Mass Effect and BIA for PS3, correct?

[matsam]

Those are prices for new versions right? Used should be $17.99 each for Mass Effect and BIA for PS3, correct?

I'm pretty sure Mass Effect is 29.99 new. The French version is 9.99 used, but only has a $5 TIV at EB... :cry: It's sad because it's so easy to find around here.

[marximum]

Those are prices for new versions right? Used should be $17.99 each for Mass Effect and BIA for PS3, correct?

Those are used, at Blockbuster.

[Ryd3r234]

Do $69.99 games qualify for T3G1F now?

[Acid_]

Do $69.99 games qualify for T3G1F now?

Yes it does, they bump up the TIV of each game to $23.33 for $69.99 games.

[Setz]

TIVs as of today:

Wolfenstein PS3 - 70$

lol

[killtip]

Aug 18 Roger Plus

dead rising chop til you drop - wii -$30

[blahblehblah]

TIVs as of today:

Wolfenstein PS3 - 70$

lol

Lol, good one but not really :) depends on the store you visit. EB pro stores will deny you of the credit if its part of a T3G1F

There is still 1 copy of syphon filter: Logan's shadow at fairview mall, grab it while its still there and still $10 TIV. I don't expect this title to stay at $10 TIV for long

And in other news.. Madden NFL 10 for PS3 and Xbox360 confirmed at a TIV of *drum roll* $2 :lol: yes i know.. i couldn't believe it either.. EB rep himself was shocked

[Setz]

EB pro stores will deny you of the credit if its part of a T3G1F

...what

[Jagmit]

Some TIVs as today, all 360, will update on TIVs.ca.

Bioshock $14
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion $14
Prototype $37
Bionic Commando $30
H.A.W.X $33 (this should be $8 or less IMO)
Saints Row 2 $20
Dead Space $14

Traded SR2, Dead Space and Oblivion for ODST. and used some credit to preorder Assassins Creed 2 Black Edition (will be one of the best CE IMO at a nice price). Funny thing is is that my oblivion copy was from the bioshock/oblivion double pack i bought in the US, and it wasn't showing up so the dude was cool and was gonna do them separately. I decided to keep bioshock, he took the oblivion disc (only the disc) and allowed me to use it towards a t3g1. i thought u needed the manuals for a t3 lol. w.e, now i have a bioshock in a double pack case lol, only wanted to keep it to have both biohsock 1 and 2 in the future.

[Captain Snazzypants]

Lol, good one but not really :) depends on the store you visit. EB pro stores will deny you of the credit if its part of a T3G1F

There is still 1 copy of syphon filter: Logan's shadow at fairview mall, grab it while its still there and still $10 TIV. I don't expect this title to stay at $10 TIV for long

And in other news.. Madden NFL 10 for PS3 and Xbox360 confirmed at a TIV of *drum roll* $2 :lol: yes i know.. i couldn't believe it either.. EB rep himself was shocked

Sounds like a lot of people were moving stock from Rogers Video over to EB - funny because their $40 is not at all the best TIV with Rogers themselves giving $45 and BBV $49.

I was in one EB the other day and the entire back wall was filled with Madden 10 for the various systems. It looked as if it were the only new game they even sell right now... :twisted:

[grappos13]

Those are prices for new versions right? Used should be $17.99 each for Mass Effect and BIA for PS3, correct?

i saw mass effect at BBV used for 14.99 yesterday..

my EB TIV update for the day:

Overlord PS3 - $10
Rockband 1 360 - $10
Syphon Filter logans shadow psp - $10
Lost in Blue:Shipwrecked Wii - $10
Wall E Wii - $13
WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 Wii - $14
Sim Creator Wii - $10

was able to return a game at BBV that didnt qualify for one that did.. i woulda did the other one that i had but i couldnt find the receipt! i think i lost it :(

and also was able to return my last copy of FNR4 for full credit... decent 2 hrs today too :D

[beanowean]

EB TIV

PSP Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - 10
Wii Guitar Hero 3 - 12
Wii NHL 2K9 - 15
Wii Fifa Soccer 09 All-Play - 11
PS3 Iron Man - 6
X360 Iron Man - 6

[jesse14]

Aug 18 EB TIV
Eat Lead PS3 - $12.50
Devil May Cry PS3 - I think $14

Traded Both + $9.99 for FIFA 10 pre-order

[killtip]

Aug 18 EB

Far cry 2 still $20

[Captain Snazzypants]

Aug 18 EB TIV
Eat Lead PS3 - $12.50
Devil May Cry PS3 - I think $14

Traded Both + $9.99 for FIFA 10 pre-order

Only $9.99?

[Angultra]

As of 8/17 Bioshock (360) and Deadspace (360) traded for $14 each at EBGAMES

[beanowean]

BBV TIV

X360 Dark Sector - 10

[boondock]

Went to BBV and EB today...I suggest taking random XBOX 360 games. I got 10 dollar value for the following at BBV:

Crash of the titans '07
X-men- (The OTHER game with wolverine on the cover, not the latest one)
NFS: Prostreet

all three were worth 6 dollars or worse at EB games each. I know BBV doesn't have a exact list but these games are old and the value was still decent. Picked up three games (B2G1F) and pre-ordered a game at EB. Speaking of which here are the value of games I traded in. all for the 360.

Rock Band- $20
Too Human- $12
Soul Calibur 4-$17
Ninja gaiden 2-$20
NCAA Football 09-$7.00*
The Simpsons Game-$19.99*

Neither NCAA or Simpsons had a cover, so Im guessing they charged me the 3.00 dollar fee. I'm surprised the simpsons game was worth so much.

[Kherani]

the web terminal says $37, but the checkout terminal says $40
they're suppose to go by what the web terminal says

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weird.... last few times i've traded games at FS, they don't scan or compare UPCs...

Meh, I'm thinking of just switching the covers with someone. (If anyone wants to PM me, I'll pay).

[Whirlwind]

Added a game I needed to complete my pre order for PES 2010 at EB.
WII Super Swing Golf - $10.

Also pre-ordered Uncharted 2 PS3 and used the following:
Rockband (game only) - Xbox 360 - $10
The Last Remnant - Xbox 360 - $15
GT5 Prologue - PS3 - $13
I held on to:
Silent Hill Homecoming - PS3 - $18 ($13 & FS)
LOTR Conquest - $15 ($8.40 @ FS)
Bioshock - PS3 - $15
MGS4 - PS3 - $18

I really wanted to get Uncharted 1 but EB was out of them. I also want to keep Bioshock and MGS4. Any ideas on how/where I can end up trading Silent Hill & LOTR for Uncharted 1 without paying anything? I know I can trade LOTR + one of the ones I want to keep at Rogers to get Madden for Free. Trade that in to BB for $49 and use that to buy Uncharted. But then I will lose one of my good games....HELP! (I refuse to return it for full credit at EB or WM..doesn't feel right)

[the_fm]

Added a game I needed to complete my pre order for PES 2010 at EB.
WII Super Swing Golf - $10.

Also pre-ordered Uncharted 2 PS3 and used the following:
Rockband (game only) - Xbox 360 - $10
The Last Remnant - Xbox 360 - $15
GT5 Prologue - PS3 - $13
I held on to:
Silent Hill Homecoming - PS3 - $18 ($13 & FS)
LOTR Conquest - $15 ($8.40 @ FS)
Bioshock - PS3 - $15
MGS4 - PS3 - $18

I really wanted to get Uncharted 1 but EB was out of them. I also want to keep Bioshock and MGS4. Any ideas on how/where I can end up trading Silent Hill & LOTR for Uncharted 1 without paying anything? I know I can trade LOTR + one of the ones I want to keep at Rogers to get Madden for Free. Trade that in to BB for $49 and use that to buy Uncharted. But then I will lose one of my good games....HELP! (I refuse to return it for full credit at EB or WM..doesn't feel right)

Uncharted Greatest Hit is $29.99 so trade it at EB and wait for when they get more stock

[Whirlwind]

Uncharted Greatest Hit is $29.99 so trade it at EB and wait for when they get more stock

Sorry..forgot to add I don't want that ugly red case....

[mahjongmaniac]

TIVs as of today:

Wolfenstein PS3 - 70$

[color=white lol[/color]

nice try ;)

you know as well as i do neksus won't update that =P

[ballsdontlie]

Sorry..forgot to add I don't want that ugly red case....

Dude, they have like 15 copies of the non-red cases. Like MSG4 and other previous GH's they sell the 'clear cases' out first before the non-red cases come.
So if you're quick you'll get a nice normal uncharted.

anyways ... if it bothers you just switch it with a game you're going to trade in?
I wonder if anybody did that before ... put a 'sh1tty game in a greatest hits game ... lol" Eb csr: ??? never seen this before i thought tis game wuz shiiiiit!! i guess not its GH :)

[deviouSx3]

I tried to trade in Mario Kart Wii at the Futureshop at Dixie/Dundas, but the rep told me that the UPC doesn't match with the one on their system. Anything I can do?

Same thing happened to me today at BBV, tried to trade in Hellboy and the guy said the UPC didn't match their system.

The game is brand new in perfect condition but he wouldn't accept it.

So now I have a worthless game worth $6 tiv at EBgames...

[ChopSuey]

Rock Band- $20
Too Human- $12
Soul Calibur 4-$17
Ninja gaiden 2-$20
NCAA Football 09-$7.00*
The Simpsons Game-$19.99*


Rock Band 1 is $20 TIV at EB??? Ninja Gaiden 2 also $20??? These are EB TIVs right? Rock Band 1 was only $10 last night and I think Ninja Gaiden 2 was like $10.

[mahjongmaniac]

Same thing happened to me today at BBV, tried to trade in Hellboy and the guy said the UPC didn't match their system.

The game is brand new in perfect condition but he wouldn't accept it.

So now I have a worthless game worth $6 tiv at EBgames...

^such thing??

i've only ever heard of a game not showing up in their system after a scan...

and if it doesn't come up, as long as they know how to ring it in manually, trade shouldn't be a problem

[Psubs]

I've only been watching this space for about a year, but there have been many cases of the TIVs going up 6-12 months later. The main exceptions are the annual EA sports games, etc. but we also saw some obscenely high TIVs for Wii 07 sports games until just recently.

And now we're seeing it again with Fifa Street 3, etc.

I see that Wii Lego Indiana Jones went up from $6 to $8. Waiting to pounce when Lego Batman does the same. :twisted: They should bump it up to coincide with the release of the new Batman game. :lol:

[xSPARKYx-]

woah syphon filter logans shadow as a tiv of $10? i saw a few in the bargain bin of walmart for $10. does EB let u trade in 3 of the same game? or would they deny you?

[boondock]

Rock Band 1 is $20 TIV at EB??? Ninja Gaiden 2 also $20??? These are EB TIVs right? Rock Band 1 was only $10 last night and I think Ninja Gaiden 2 was like $10.

Yes, these were the value before she used three for the T3G1F and bumped the value up. I used the rest of the credit to pay off some pre-orders and put down on another pre-order. The girl was shockd too when the value came up, so I didn't argue with her..lol..:cheesygri

I had read only yesterday that they qualitfied for the T3G1F, so I went to BBV and traded some turds (see post above) and grabbed the games this evening and traded them into EB right away. But Im thinking of doing it again tomorrow or this weekend as along as BBV is doing the B2G1F because alot of the clerks have no idea the sale is on or still even on. One store I went to the other day, a clerk didn't know they were even having the sale even thou there was a hugh sign was clearly above the used games. And at BBV I went to today, the guy had to ask his manager if the sale was still on (Which of course was, with the sign above the used games just like the other store)

[grappos13]

Yes, these were the value before she used three for the T3G1F and bumped the value up. I used the rest of the credit to pay off some pre-orders and put down on another pre-order. The girl was shockd too when the value came up, so I didn't argue with her..lol..:cheesygri

nope map.. u maybe read it wrong.. i traded it in today.. it was $10.. and maybe she BUMPED it up to $20...

some of my receipts have bump ups of $20, $20 and 29.99.. instead of the usually 23.33 each..

[mahjongmaniac]

some of my receipts have bump ups of $20, $20 and 29.99.. instead of the usually 23.33 each..

doesn't matter how they bump up the TIVs... as long as they bump it up such that subtotal equates to MSRP of the T3GIF game/pre-order, works out the same in the end...

[grappos13]

doesn't matter how they bump up the TIVs... as long as they bump it up such that subtotal equates to MSRP of the T3GIF game/pre-order, works out the same in the end...

i know.. i was explaining to the guy above that that is why his rockband 1 360 is $20 TIV :D

[boondock]

nope map.. u maybe read it wrong.. i traded it in today.. it was $10.. and maybe she BUMPED it up to $20...

some of my receipts have bump ups of $20, $20 and 29.99.. instead of the usually 23.33 each..

Thats makes sense but I didn't have a game that worked out to 29.99 as only two of them were worth 20 unless the simpsons was used as well because it was 19.99. I see what you mean none the less..thanks!

[fishzoo123]

Is it the PS3 Version or the Xbox 360 on?

Oh BTW, FS is not taking the Madden 2010 in yet, it's not in their system. So BBV is the best the trade in now for $49.

That's PS3 :)

[grappos13]

Added a game I needed to complete my pre order for PES 2010 at EB.
WII Super Swing Golf - $10.

Also pre-ordered Uncharted 2 PS3 and used the following:
Rockband (game only) - Xbox 360 - $10
The Last Remnant - Xbox 360 - $15
GT5 Prologue - PS3 - $13
I held on to:
Silent Hill Homecoming - PS3 - $18 ($13 & FS)
LOTR Conquest - $15 ($8.40 @ FS)
Bioshock - PS3 - $15
MGS4 - PS3 - $18

I really wanted to get Uncharted 1 but EB was out of them. I also want to keep Bioshock and MGS4. Any ideas on how/where I can end up trading Silent Hill & LOTR for Uncharted 1 without paying anything? I know I can trade LOTR + one of the ones I want to keep at Rogers to get Madden for Free. Trade that in to BB for $49 and use that to buy Uncharted. But then I will lose one of my good games....HELP! (I refuse to return it for full credit at EB or WM..doesn't feel right)

trade silent and LOTR for NHL 10 at EB.. they will bump it to $50 total... then say u decided against it and ask for the credit... then get uncharted when they have it in stock... so u can get uncharted and $20 credit back at EB.. or does that not feel right too? :/

[the_fm]

Thats makes sense but I didn't have a game that worked out to 29.99 as only two of them were worth 20 unless the simpsons was used as well because it was 19.99. I see what you mean none the less..thanks!

what did you preorder? because you have Rockband, NG2 and the Simpsons for a preorder of $59.99

[trackercowe]

Had the pleasure of going to Rogers Plus to trade in a few games there. Got $35 in credit for Fable II. Kind of feel guilty that I never got around to playing that one, but still made a $20 profit off of the $15 game "deal" last year.

I also used copies of Sonic Unleashed, and Soul Calibur IV for a copy of Madden 10. Bought both games last week for $5 each. So Madden for $10, and some nice bonus points. Too bad I hate football games so I have to find a way to move it.

I also picked up another Chronicles of Riddick which was priced at $24.99, so with the 30% off it should of been $17.50 (obviously). When I left I checked my receipt and they charged me the promo price of $21.99. So I went back in and asked for my credit back and the dumb ***** at the counter said the $21.99 was the 30% off. So dumb founded as I was at her inability to do basic math the other dude took forever and finally told me to come back tomorrow when the computer marks in the new price or some crap. Since I have to return the copy I bought earlier at $21.99 I didn't mind. Too bad when I left it started raining (and hailing) like crazy and the games got soaked, and the covers wraped. Maybe it was God telling me not to give a damn about $4.50. But, I won't let that idiot win, that's for sure.

I also have seen many copies of that Logan's Shadow game around, just not sure what the rate of an 8+ game should be. Getting a new game for $30 is just an average deal to me. I have picked up so many games for $5 (or a bit more) worth $8+ at EB, that I have tried to determine how to evaluate what I think a new game is worth.

Also, just a minor suggestion I think Rogers should be added to tivs if it doesn't exceed the bandwidth. Aside from the fact they are stingy about "quality" if you can get around that it is probably the best deal. Sure the list is smaller but they still take crap like Sonic in and you only need two games to make the deal. Plus there are obviously more Rogers around than EB's or Future Shop's.

Oh, the idiot is the girl at Rogers, not God.

[grappos13]

^ if u have some source of $5 games that r 8+tiv thats good for u...

for me.. id say the MAX is $40 for a new game that id pay.. since right now thats still like 43% off retail price...

not that i pay $40 tho lol... most of my stuff is thru credit i have and such like that... but ya.. id be willing to go to $40 for a brand new relase..

[jesse14]

Only $9.99?
Yeah, they had display cases with trade 2 + $9.99.

But something doesn't really seem to add up. I just checked my receipt, they bumped the TIVs to $50. So hopefully when the day comes i only have to pay $9.99, rather than $19.99 assuming the retail price of FIFA is $69.99

[trackercowe]

Well I found many tradeable titles at that Movie Gallery clearance a few weeks back. It may of required me to go to a few small towns, but I got a decent haul, and about 15-20 games with a decent trade in value. I even managed to find a few rare last gen titles that I have been looking for. Glad we don't have many klepto's around here, and no one buys out the entire stock. Just makes it hard to figure out what to keep and what to toss.

I also find that titles for the Wii manage to hold value more than other systems. I have found many older titles at Rogers during their BOGO deals for $9.99. I bought Ninja reflex a few months back, and I don't think it was worth $8 back then. By the time I got around to buffing the disc it was back up to $8 again. I even bought At World's End 2 years back for $5, and it wasn't worth $8 then. I wonder why it is back up to $8 again? Did the demand for that awful movie tie-in really go up?

[grappos13]

Yeah, they had display cases with trade 2 + $9.99.

But something doesn't really seem to add up. I just checked my receipt, they bumped the TIVs to $50. So hopefully when the day comes i only have to pay $9.99, rather than $19.99 assuming the retail price of FIFA is $69.99

its 9.99 for the wii... 19.99 for the others.. since they only bumped up to $50...

current promo is trade 2 + 20 for 360 and ps3.. 10 for wii..

for nhl and fifa.. guy told me thay Should have trade 2 + 10 for the first 3 days of release as well for both of those...didnt ask him if he will give me $60 tiv since i did it before hand as 2 + 20

[mahjongmaniac]

I also used copies of Sonic Unleashed, and Soul Calibur IV for a copy of Madden 10. Bought both games last week for $5 each. So Madden for $10, and some nice bonus points. Too bad I hate football games so I have to find a way to move it.

where'd you bought those titles for $5 ea.? pawn shops?


EDIT: N/M movie gallery

[boondock]

what did you preorder? because you have Rockband, NG2 and the Simpsons for a preorder of $59.99

Ah thats why the simpsons was 19.99..makes complete sense now...thanks man. I was alittle confused but I had pre-ordered raven squad to pick up today..that must be 59.99. I paid off Alpha Protocol and put the rest on Mini Ninjas (Demo comes out today on XBL). I didn't have a cover for the simpsons game nor NCAA football '09, so I didn't think it would qualifty but it didn't without taking the 3.00 off of it.

[baconape]

Sorry..forgot to add I don't want that ugly red case....

buy it with red case and then swap it with a one white from the next game you trade somwhere. thats what it do with the grey greatest hits for 360

[baconape]

^ if u have some source of $5 games that r 8+tiv thats good for u...

for me.. id say the MAX is $40 for a new game that id pay.. since right now thats still like 43% off retail price...

not that i pay $40 tho lol... most of my stuff is thru credit i have and such like that... but ya.. id be willing to go to $40 for a brand new relase..

credit isnt worth as much as real money, its kinda like the play paper money from monopoly

[Setz]

buy it with red case and then swap it with a one white from the next game you trade somwhere. thats what it do with the grey greatest hits for 360

Word. Whenever I trade in games, I always look for the *****tiest and most damaged cases I got and trade those in.

[baconape]

Word. Whenever I trade in games, I always look for the *****tiest and most damaged cases I got and trade those in.

the sticky ones from eb when they put 17 damn stickers on them and i trade em back rather than using half a bottle of goo gone.

[ballsdontlie]

B] Bought both games last week for $5 each. [/B]

I also have seen many copies of that Logan's Shadow game around, just not sure what the rate of an 8+ game should be. Getting a new game for $30 is just an average deal to me. I have picked up so many games for $5 (or a bit more) worth $8+ at EB, that I have tried to determine how to evaluate what I think a new game is worth.

.

How did you get both games for $5 ea? :O just interested lols
$30 is a pretty good deal for me lol :P .. $10-$15 dollar for a game is basically FREE lols .. wow u are good? or lying :)

EDIT: Oh.,..ur in alberta more stock and less tax :lol:

[blahblehblah]

...what

If its part of a T3G1F that you get for a game that is a GG, some EB stores will not give you back credit towards your edge card. They will tell you to select another game for pre-order. Reason is because they have experienced many people just buying GG games and then requesting credit and in turn they basically get "burned" and suffer a loss from doing it. This is a YMMV though as some EB stores will let you still get credit but if you get an employee that is very knowledgable, no dice for ya.

Sounds like a lot of people were moving stock from Rogers Video over to EB - funny because their $40 is not at all the best TIV with Rogers themselves giving $45 and BBV $49.

I was in one EB the other day and the entire back wall was filled with Madden 10 for the various systems. It looked as if it were the only new game they even sell right now... :twisted:

I saw a guy pick up madden 10 for his kid for full price at eb yesterday, i swear a kitten died at that moment. Too bad he doesn't know the TIV of that shot to hell already.. oh well.. it will go up back in time but not anywhere close to $40. I wonder how long it is going to take Rogers and BBV to lower their TIV as well with the mass amounts they will be receiving too most likely.

[kleptodathief]

NO WAY ninja turden 2 is 20 tiv... thats the bumped up value wen doing the t3 promo

how come mgs4 tiv is18 but ebg is only selling the game used for 24.99 - 10% edge discount :confused:

then u have LAIR game, sells at 29.99 but the tiv is only 5 bux... screwed up imo

[matsam]

how come mgs4 tiv is18 but ebg is only selling the game used for 24.99 - 10% edge discount :confused:

then u have LAIR game, sells at 29.99 but the tiv is only 5 bux... screwed up imo

You do know there is a slightly higher demand for MGS4 than for Lair, right? :lol:
They need more copies to satisfy the demand, they offer more money (most wanted ads pretty much explain this). Then you have rarity, which boosts the price of any game. MGS4 sells for less because there are a ton of 'em at each EB, while there is only a few copies of Lair, if that.

[Setz]

If its part of a T3G1F that you get for a game that is a GG, some EB stores will not give you back credit towards your edge card. They will tell you to select another game for pre-order. Reason is because they have experienced many people just buying GG games and then requesting credit and in turn they basically get "burned" and suffer a loss from doing it. This is a YMMV though as some EB stores will let you still get credit but if you get an employee that is very knowledgable, no dice for ya.



I saw a guy pick up madden 10 for his kid for full price at eb yesterday, i swear a kitten died at that moment. Too bad he doesn't know the TIV of that shot to hell already.. oh well.. it will go up back in time but not anywhere close to $40. I wonder how long it is going to take Rogers and BBV to lower their TIV as well with the mass amounts they will be receiving too most likely.

Oh that's cool. I was gonna do a GG and pre-order Demon's Souls.

[tietherope]

If its part of a T3G1F that you get for a game that is a GG, some EB stores will not give you back credit towards your edge card. They will tell you to select another game for pre-order. Reason is because they have experienced many people just buying GG games and then requesting credit and in turn they basically get "burned" and suffer a loss from doing it. This is a YMMV though as some EB stores will let you still get credit but if you get an employee that is very knowledgable, no dice for ya.



I saw a guy pick up madden 10 for his kid for full price at eb yesterday, i swear a kitten died at that moment. Too bad he doesn't know the TIV of that shot to hell already.. oh well.. it will go up back in time but not anywhere close to $40. I wonder how long it is going to take Rogers and BBV to lower their TIV as well with the mass amounts they will be receiving too most likely.

I would argue with them on this as their site states "full in-store trade credit" and not a new pre-order.

[blahblehblah]

I would argue with them on this as their site states "full in-store trade credit" and not a new pre-order.

I know but no sense in getting attention that way. The original plan was to get MW2 anyways and just play Wolfenstein for kicks. GG was kind of just a bonus really.

[Captain Snazzypants]

I would argue with them on this as their site states "full in-store trade credit" and not a new pre-order.

I know but no sense in getting attention that way. The original plan was to get MW2 anyways and just play Wolfenstein for kicks. GG was kind of just a bonus really.

IME you just have to be a bit subtle with this. If you roll up in your turd-ricer with a dozen receipts and immediately ask to convert it all to store credit, you're gonna get the worst experience most likely. If you even just 'pretend' to take it home and try it out, nobody will even blink.

If they still give you a hard time, ask them to show you where it states that, then ask to speak to the manager if you get nowhere...

[DoubleStop]

anyone know if/when EB will be getting Uncharted 2 pre order codes (multiplayer demo, revenge code)? I pre-ordered yesterday and didnt get anything.

[Psubs]

IME you just have to be a bit subtle with this. If you roll up in your turd-ricer with a dozen receipts and immediately ask to convert it all to store credit, you're gonna get the worst experience most likely. If you even just 'pretend' to take it home and try it out, nobody will even blink.

If they still give you a hard time, ask them to show you where it states that, then ask to speak to the manager if you get nowhere...

Do you know what's weird? I returned Wolfenstein immediately and said that this helps you out as it's still new, but the guy said that they aren't allowed to sell it as new. Good to know that they're following protocol.

[blahblehblah]

anyone know if/when EB will be getting Uncharted 2 pre order codes (multiplayer demo, revenge code)? I pre-ordered yesterday and didnt get anything.

Was wondering the same thing as gamestop is the same as eb games. Its delayed now till September anyways but i was never given a code either. I assume you have to ask.. or maybe.. they ran out? lol

[kamishiro]

Rock Band 1 (Game Only) no longer qualifies for T3GIF. Currently trades in at 6$ @ EB Games

[blahblehblah]

Rock Band 1 (Game Only) no longer qualifies for T3GIF. Currently trades in at 6$ @ EB Games

Damn, it was $10 like 3 days ago. Talk about TIV dump

[NorthernSilence]

Traded in some games that I got at BBV for $19.99

Too Human, Nascar 09, Fifa 09 All Play (Wii) all worked

Star Wars Lightsaber Duels (Wii) TIV changed to $7 yesterday from $15.

[Harry190]

Rock Band 1 (Game Only) no longer qualifies for T3GIF. Currently trades in at 6$ @ EB Games


Xbox360, Wii or PS3 or all of them?

[grappos13]

Damn, it was $10 like 3 days ago. Talk about TIV dump

used it yesterday at $10.. phew :D

[ballsdontlie]

EBG
Eat Lead (360) - $12
Underworld (360) - $15
Mirror's Edge (PS3) - $7

Btw, I give up on Walmart dump bins lol I only found GRAW 2, HAZE, SPIDERMAN 3 but they were all 18.93 scanned :( hehe

[grappos13]

EBG
Eat Lead (360) - $12
Underworld (360) - $15
Mirror's Edge (PS3) - $7

i guess that biotch lied to me 3 days ago when she told me underwolrd was liek $6 lol.. i shoulda known it wasnt that low and she prolly checked the other one lol

[mushy_eyes]

Traded SR2, Dead Space and Oblivion for ODST. and used some credit to preorder Assassins Creed 2 Black Edition (will be one of the best CE IMO at a nice price).

How much did Assassin's Creed 2 Black Edition cost?

[mp3sn]

Xbox360, Wii or PS3 or all of them?

Hm... I just called a store in Vancouver and Rockband 1 for X360 is quoted to be $10 TIV.....

[grappos13]

Hm... I just called a store in Vancouver and Rockband 1 for X360 is quoted to be $10 TIV.....

might just be a random wrong tiv by some guy that gave the $7 one.. like that guy who said god of war psp was $7...but i went that same day and it was $10... and still $10 the next day too

[mahjongmaniac]

Word. Whenever I trade in games, I always look for the *****tiest and most damaged cases I got and trade those in.

i'll admit i'm guilty of usually doing the same :lol:

[Ryd3r234]

Aug 18 EB TIV
Eat Lead PS3 - $12.50
Devil May Cry PS3 - I think $14

Traded Both + $9.99 for FIFA 10 pre-order

!?

Is this an on-going promotion? And is it for any game? Anyone know?

[baconape]

looks like its only for ea 2010 sports games

[blizzah]

looks like its only for ea 2010 sports games

ALL ea2010?

[belowzeros]

man what are the chances the District Manager hits the same stores I do over a 4 hour period when I'm trying to unload my turds lol....wasn't even direct store to store I ran a lot of errands

...damn BBV nazis


$22.50 Hellboy PS3
$22.50 Hellboy Xbox
$10.00 Turning Point xbox
$10.00 Dark Sector xbox
$10.00 The Club xbox

if you have Hellboy I'd recommend trading it fast, I happened to get the store manager helping me when I traded and it really bothered him that the sku didn't work and the price was so high. He was on the phone to head office somebody or somethin about it as I was leaving....sorry lol


i guess that biotch lied to me 3 days ago when she told me underwolrd was liek $6 lol.. i shoulda known it wasnt that low and she prolly checked the other one lol

I think you mentioned you call the stores for TIV sometime...maybe they figured out it's you and are messin with ya :(

[Fox]

Is the 20% TIV bonus towards Batman still on?

[funkyjoce]

Is the 20% TIV bonus towards Batman still on?

yes until the game gets out on august 25th. its 38.xx at walmart too

try ebgames.ca next time


By the way. i pass by ebgames today and asked for Farcry instinct predators 360and it have a tiv of 4$

Ps. Anyones else having problem going on tivs.ca?

[blahblehblah]

man what are the chances the District Manager hits the same stores I do over a 4 hour period when I'm trying to unload my turds lol....wasn't even direct store to store I ran a lot of errands

...damn BBV nazis


$22.50 Hellboy PS3
$22.50 Hellboy Xbox
$10.00 Turning Point xbox
$10.00 Dark Sector xbox
$10.00 The Club xbox

if you have Hellboy I'd recommend trading it fast, I happened to get the store manager helping me when I traded and it really bothered him that the sku didn't work and the price was so high. He was on the phone to head office somebody or somethin about it as I was leaving....sorry lol




I think you mentioned you call the stores for TIV sometime...maybe they figured out it's you and are messin with ya :(

All i gotta say is you got lucky with those trade-ins. Doing both 360 and PS3 version is a red flag imo.

[Ryd3r234]

looks like its only for ea 2010 sports games

Do you think it's possible to switch the preorder to something else?

[haisam10]

Ps. Anyones else having problem going on tivs.ca?

No, not at all.

[belowzeros]

All i gotta say is you got lucky with those trade-ins. Doing both 360 and PS3 version is a red flag imo.



nah not really...i play dumb real well :) worse tho is more than 1 copy that's playing with fire. But I just tell them, what you sold me 2 copies but I can't trade them back? lol Or actually I traded in 2 copies of something my brother and I bought for mutliplayer so we could play each other and that gave me the most honest and genuine never fail excuse :)

but I didn't say that was all at one store. I've been doing this a while hehe =p

but I'm really done for another spell now, I needed a new Live membership >.>

[katamaris4ever]

Does anyone know the price for Crisis Core: FFVII right now? I was thinking of getting it before Dissidia came out, and I don't think the EBs near me have it (used anyways).

[mahjongmaniac]

if you have Hellboy I'd recommend trading it fast, I happened to get the store manager helping me when I traded and it really bothered him that the sku didn't work and the price was so high. He was on the phone to head office somebody or somethin about it as I was leaving....sorry lol

what do you mean by ^that...
UPC no scan?

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All i gotta say is you got lucky with those trade-ins. Doing both 360 and PS3 version is a red flag imo.

diff. platforms should be ok

duplicates on same platform is asking for the eyebrows

[Acid_]

I was talking to an EB clerk today (geez, do I go there enough?) and he mentioned the PS3 price drop.

$299 for the 80 gig one and $399 for the 160 gig with Infamous, Uncharted 1 and some other sports game. Good deals!! I hope my memory for the numbers is right here :confused:

Anyway, my point here is that Infamous and Uncharted TIVs will probably plummet like Lego Indy, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Forza 2 did when bundled with the 360.

Get your $40 TIV at EB for Infamous and $25 for Uncharted while you can.

[belowzeros]

what do you mean by ^that...
UPC no scan?

yea the hellboy Skus on both xbox and ps3 don't scan. there is an alternate sku they have to find by looking up. I think some people wrote they can't trade it in because it gets refused for not scanning. you guys have talked about it in another thread I'm positive. He was muttering something about a dead sku.

[blahblehblah]

nah not really...i play dumb real well :) worse tho is more than 1 copy that's playing with fire. But I just tell them, what you sold me 2 copies but I can't trade them back? lol Or actually I traded in 2 copies of something my brother and I bought for mutliplayer so we could play each other and that gave me the most honest and genuine never fail excuse :)

but I didn't say that was all at one store. I've been doing this a while hehe =p

but I'm really done for another spell now, I needed a new Live membership >.>

I guess its just my dumb luck that the stores i got to are not lax and very anal about these trade-ins.


diff. platforms should be ok

duplicates on same platform is asking for the eyebrows

No i did diff platforms for hellboy and was denied which sucked. Had to visit other BBVs which accepted them so now i know which stores to go to and which to avoid :) I think i'm set for the remainder of the year though hehe

[matsam]

I guess its just my dumb luck that the stores i got to are not lax and very anal about these trade-ins.

I guess I got lucky trading 3 copies of Hellboy (two 360, one PS3) at 3 different BBV locations and it worked perfectly everytime then? :D

[grappos13]

I guess I got lucky trading 3 copies of Hellboy (two 360, one PS3) at 3 different BBV locations and it worked perfectly everytime then? :D

duriong the endwar EB daily deal.. i got some of those at 8.99 used each and traded 2 copies per BBV at the time for $24... they didnt mind lol

[belowzeros]

I guess its just my dumb luck that the stores i got to are not lax and very anal about these trade-ins.


ya hate BBV and EB police :( they shouldn't have not let you trade in multiple platforms tho, that's actually how you can get around the dupe rule.

I know what you mean tho, some BBVs are just awful. Find a fav :)

[blahblehblah]

I guess I got lucky trading 3 copies of Hellboy (two 360, one PS3) at 3 different BBV locations and it worked perfectly everytime then? :D

I guess it depends on the store really since they are all kind of independantly managed.. each has their own discretion as to what they wanna do (ie. T2G1F was all systems in one store and another said PS2 games only). Some stores i visited have really cool CSRs that will just do it.. others will look at you like you are a criminal for trading in a game for such a high TIV *shrug*. Just gotta learn which stores to visit and which to avoid... sooner or later the ones that get visited more survive and those that get less traffic die :)

[grappos13]

^ yesterday, both BBV i have trade accounts wouldnt take my The Club 360 or my Timeshift PS3 still :(

[mahjongmaniac]

yea the hellboy Skus on both xbox and ps3 don't scan. there is an alternate sku they have to find by looking up. I think some people wrote they can't trade it in because it gets refused for not scanning. you guys have talked about it in another thread I'm positive. He was muttering something about a dead sku.

the last time i recall trading a game that didn't come up in the system was NHL08 (US copy)... UPC was diff. than that of the CDN copy, so it didn't show up in their system

fortunately for me the CSR knew how to ring up the game manually

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No i did diff platforms for hellboy and was denied which sucked. Had to visit other BBVs which accepted them so now i know which stores to go to and which to avoid :) I think i'm set for the remainder of the year though hehe

as usual, depends on the store/CSRs i guess

[megardi]

August 19th,

All TIVs for EB Games:

Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (360): $8 (down from just a few days ago.. may want to trade this in soon if you've still got it).

Assassin's Creed (360): $14

Project Gotham Racing 4 (360): Definitely still over $8

WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2009 (Wii): $12

Metroid Prime 3 (Wii): $14

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP): $10 (Holding strong, at least for now..)

[Lone_Prodigy]

Does anyone know the price for Crisis Core: FFVII right now? I was thinking of getting it before Dissidia came out, and I don't think the EBs near me have it (used anyways).

I know it was $20 at EB a couple months ago. Since it trades in for about $15 though I doubt it's that price anymore though.

[blahblehblah]

Confirmed TIVs for EB as of today:

- Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow - $10 (noticed confirmed at above post too)
- Don King Prize Boxing - $10 (cannot believe this considering walmart sells it for $10 as well)
- Death Jr. Root of Evil - $8

Nice titles for T3G1F, hard part was finding all of them...

[TheHeeyyy]

EBGames

The Simpsons Game (360): $10
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP): $10
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (360): $10
Conflict: Denied Ops (360): $15

I used those 4 games to get Rock band 2 Special Edition for the Wii. I also had an interesting conversation with the cashier. She asked me where I bought all these games for so cheap, since she could tell they looked too new to have been played. I admitted I got these games from a few stores like Walmart, and when I asked her if she heard about RedFlagDeals she said they know about the trade-in discussions that go-on here. She doesn't mind-it, but what she doesn't like is all the calls she gets from people inquiring about the TIV of games.

[matsam]

- Don King Prize Boxing - $10 (cannot believe this considering walmart sells it for $10 as well)

Damn, everyone seems to find this game at $10 at their local Walmart, but it scans at 18.XX at mine. I guess it needs the sticker with a huge barcode in the back...

[mahjongmaniac]

I know it was $20 at EB a couple months ago. Since it trades in for about $15 though I doubt it's that price anymore though.

$20 new or used?

i only remember the BD/W deal where they were selling a new copy for $25 (which was pretty good)

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I used those 4 games to get Rock band 2 Special Edition for the Wii. I also had an interesting conversation with the cashier. She asked me where I bought all these games for so cheap, since she could tell they looked too new to have been played. I admitted I got these games from a few stores like Walmart, and when I asked her if she heard about RedFlagDeals she said they know about the trade-in discussions that go-on here. She doesn't mind-it, but what she doesn't like is all the calls she gets from people inquiring about the TIV of games.

heh... RFD effect :D

[neksus]

heh... RFD effect :D

Why aren't people posting all these values?! lol

[blizzah]

Why aren't people posting all these values?! lol

Because people dont like helping others! Guess they keep it to themselves so no one else benefits.

[belowzeros]

I didn't realize Walmart had started doing tradeins in the USA on eplay kiosks, interesting article,

http://kotaku.com/5338979/40-for-that-old-thing-how-used-games-are-priced

[deviouSx3]

^ yesterday, both BBV i have trade accounts wouldnt take my The Club 360 or my Timeshift PS3 still :(


Thats weird, I traded in The Club 360 at BBV yesterday for $10.. but they didn't take hellboy cause of the upc lol

Man I hate this inconsistency between their stores haha

lol maybe you dumped too many Club games at that bbv already :P

[grappos13]

Thats weird, I traded in The Club 360 at BBV yesterday for $10.. but they didn't take hellboy cause of the upc lol

Man I hate this inconsistency between their stores haha

lol maybe you dumped too many Club games at that bbv already :P

haha actually i didnt do any lol..

[marximum]

TIV at EB today (30 min. ago)
Rock Band 360- $10

[talannon]

At ebgames today:

Prototype for ps3 still 37$

[papercrane]

Future Shop on 8/19/2009. All Wii games:

Super Mario Galaxy - $30
Guitar Hero III (game only) - $18
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - $18
Super Paper Mario - $18

Also, I traded in Elebits, the computer said it was worth $2 and my receipt says 'TR WII GEN GAME $2', but just to the right of that it says $13.20. YMMV

[Fox]

Some values at EB games today. All PS3.

MGS - 18
COD 4 regular edition - 31. Either she made a mistake, or this is higher.
Uncharted - 8 - ouch, should have traded it for 25 on the weekend. Used it for a t3g1f instead.

Haze - 13
GT prologue - 13

[neksus]

Ps. Anyones else having problem going on tivs.ca?

What seems to have been the problem?

[neksus]

Uncharted - 8
Haze - 13

Haze is worth more than Uncharted? Brutal!

[urs74]

What seems to have been the problem?

It's been working great on my end and the mobile page as well thanks!

[Fox]

Haze is worth more than Uncharted? Brutal!

It's messed up isn't it? I'm thinking it's just a temporary reaction on EB Games' part - it will probably go back up a bit later.

[goflamesgo]

TIV's for Today August 19th

PS3
Resistance: Fall of Man $12
FIFA Street 3: $13
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End $8
Kanye and Lynch $10

Wii
MLB Power Pros 2008 $11
Ninja Reflex $8
Rock 'N' Roll Adventures $2

Xbox 360
Ninja Garden II $10
Tomb Raider Underworld $15

[Harry190]

Anyone knows whether the tiv for Rock Band 1 PS3 is still >$8. I planned on getting rid of it tomorrow since I transferred the songs to Rock Band 2. Thanks.

PS: I checked on Tivs.ca and I just wanted to make sure that since the last update was done on 08/09 (for RB), maybe the price of the PS3 version changed.

[Turbinator_007]

BBV (tonight, for PS3, near closing time):

Guitar Hero Aerosmith $10
Hellboy Science of Evil $22.50


Also to note: The Buy 2 Get One Free Promo for used games is still on (YMMV)

[rahul1190]

Sorry, but this may be a stupid question...
But is the T2+$19.99 for upcoming sports games still on at EB?

[mahjongmaniac]

Because people dont like helping others! Guess they keep it to themselves so no one else benefits.

well, what's funny is more often than not i hear RFDers saying "EBG refuse to give TIV quotes over the phone"... so i thought that'd be the reason why not many can post TIVs... and for those who do, it's prbly cuz they went instore and did trades

[whadda_dealio]

EB TIVs (Aug19)

Bust-a-Move Bash (Wii) = $11
Madworld (Wii) = $20

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (X360) = $10
Spider-Man3 (X360) = $8
Tomb Raider Underworld (X360) = $15
Too Human (X360) = $12

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway (PS3) = $14
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3) = $18

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) = $10

[ahsalloum]

Are there any games to buy from EB that have higher/equal TIV at BBV? I need to move some credit from my EB account.

[arty316]

EB TIVS (Aug 19)

Call of Duty 2 (360) $12
Star Trek Legacy (360) $12
Top Spin 3 (360) $13
Far Cry Instincts Predator $4 (down from $8 a couple days ago on tivs.ca which I thought was strange as I bought it at EB around that time for 9.99 used)

[arty316]

Sorry, but this may be a stupid question...
But is the T2+$19.99 for upcoming sports games still on at EB?

Yes. It is still available. It's an additional 19.99 for 360/PS3 and 9.99 for Wii.

[matsam]

Call of Duty 2 (360) $12

Wow, the TIV for this game is actually going up! :lol:
I'm going to have to use it for T3G1F.

Are there any games to buy from EB that have higher/equal TIV at BBV? I need to move some credit from my EB account.

Well, any game priced $10 or less at EB will net you at least $10 at BBV, since they have the $10 minimum TIV promo.

[TYG3R]

TIV Gamestop(EB)

PS3
Prince of Persia - $18
Assassin's Creed - $14

360
Rock Band - $10

[baconape]

^ yesterday, both BBV i have trade accounts wouldnt take my The Club 360 or my Timeshift PS3 still :(

i think you should play the club, its not bad if your a bit drunk
and if you really dont like it use it to put your beer on.

[dtrader69]

EB TIVS (Aug 19)

Call of Duty 2 (360) $12
Star Trek Legacy (360) $12
Top Spin 3 (360) $13
Far Cry Instincts Predator $4 (down from $8 a couple days ago on tivs.ca which I thought was strange as I bought it at EB around that time for 9.99 used)

wow top spin went up 4 bux?

[Setz]

EB TIVS (Aug 19)

Far Cry Instincts Predator $4 (down from $8 a couple days ago on tivs.ca which I thought was strange as I bought it at EB around that time for 9.99 used)

It was probably an old update. You can get the game for 9.99$ used at EBGames, so the TIV has been low for a LONG time. I got it in fact like 3 weeks ago for 10$.

[arty316]

It was probably an old update. You can get the game for 9.99$ used at EBGames, so the TIV has been low for a LONG time. I got it in fact like 3 weeks ago for 10$.

Actually it was a recent update from about a week ago so that is why I was surprised it was actually at $8 and even more surprised when I bought it for 9.99 not long before that. I wasn't intending to use it for a trade promo when I bought it, I just didnt like the new style slower gameplay of Far Cry 2 so I wanted to get the past instalments.

[Setz]

Actually it was a recent update from about a week ago so that is why I was surprised it was actually at $8 and even more surprised when I bought it for 9.99 not long before that. I wasn't intending to use it for a trade promo when I bought it, I just didnt like the new style slower gameplay of Far Cry 2 so I wanted to get the past instalments.

Damn. I should have done a T3GIF back when it was high; bought it because I liked Far Cry 2 so much but the first one sucks lol. I'm sitting on two 8+TIV games and need a third.

[arty316]

Actually it was a recent update from about a week ago so that is why I was surprised it was actually at $8 and even more surprised when I bought it for 9.99 not long before that. I wasn't intending to use it for a trade promo when I bought it, I just didnt like the new style slower gameplay of Far Cry 2 so I wanted to get the past instalments.

Damn. I should have done a T3GIF back when it was high; bought it because I liked Far Cry 2 so much but the first one sucks lol. I'm sitting on two 8+TIV games and need a third.

If you need a third go to BBV and pick up one of the following:
9.99 Call of Duty 2, GRAW 2, Star Trek Legacy
14.99 Metroid Prime 3 (wii), LOTR Conquest, Tomb Raider underworld

Check the BBV B2G1 thread for more suggestions.

[baconape]

If you need a third go to BBV and pick up one of the following:
9.99 Call of Duty 2, GRAW 2, Star Trek Legacy
14.99 Metroid Prime 3 (wii), LOTR Conquest, Tomb Raider underworld

Check the BBV B2G1 thread for more suggestions.

others easy ones are ninja gaiden, busta move bash (wii), or eatlead (360) kain and lynch all are 14.99 and worked last week at least twice each

good luck

[Jet007]

Anyone knows whether the tiv for Rock Band 1 PS3 is still >$8. I planned on getting rid of it tomorrow since I transferred the songs to Rock Band 2. Thanks.

PS: I checked on Tivs.ca and I just wanted to make sure that since the last update was done on 08/09 (for RB), maybe the price of the PS3 version changed.

You should be good, I used Rock Band 1 PS3 to trade as part of the RB2 set I picked up yesterday

[green_sky]

Aug 20 at 12:30

Traded Heavenly Sword - $35 for Batman Arkham Asylum
It was bumped to $42 with the 20% add in offer.

Ghost Recon 2 (360) - $8
Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) - $10
Bourne Conspiracy (ps3) - $8
traded these three for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

[kleptodathief]

dont forget geOW 1 is 9.99 selling used at ebg, is spiderman 3 ps3 over 8 tiv?

got so mad that light saber duel clones wii game is SIX tiv only... it said 20 if i rmember correctly couple days ago and i got screwed lol

[ferozkq1]

I'm ready to unload some games very soon just hoping an eb games would accept it. I usually buy 2 of the same games for my bro. But get greedy on odd times when its a good deal. I just hope I don't get blacklisted.

Simpsons X 4
Prince Of Persian X 2
Mass Effect X 2
Soul Calibur
Spiderman Web of Shadows
DeadRising
Too Human X 2
Nascar 09
Ghost Recon 2.

Obviously I won't go in and say pre order games and for one transaction put in 2 simpsons game. Plan to mix up the 3. or should I do one day at a time?

[Setz]

I'm ready to unload some games very soon just hoping an eb games would accept it. I usually buy 2 of the same games for my bro. But get greedy on odd times when its a good deal. I just hope I don't get blacklisted.

Simpsons X 4
Prince Of Persian X 2
Mass Effect X 2
Soul Calibur
Spiderman Web of Shadows
DeadRising
Too Human X 2
Nascar 09
Ghost Recon 2.

Obviously I won't go in and say pre order games and for one transaction put in 2 simpsons game. Plan to mix up the 3. or should I do one day at a time?

Did you get your Masters of Turds at UofK (University of Klepto)?

[Fox]

dont forget geOW 1 is 9.99 selling used at ebg, is spiderman 3 ps3 over 8 tiv?

got so mad that light saber duel clones wii game is SIX tiv only... it said 20 if i rmember correctly couple days ago and i got screwed lol

Just call it Gears 1.

[arty316]

dont forget geOW 1 is 9.99 selling used at ebg, is spiderman 3 ps3 over 8 tiv?

got so mad that light saber duel clones wii game is SIX tiv only... it said 20 if i rmember correctly couple days ago and i got screwed lol

Sorry to hear that but it is probably because it has recently found its way into the Walmart bargain bin. I bought 2 copies and remember going back the following day and the bin was raided of the 20+ copies in there. Luckily I was able to use it 2 different times on trade ins.

[ferozkq1]

Did you get your Masters of Turds at UofK (University of Klepto)?

well the only game I got extras of is simpons one I played for myself for the easy achievements. But I knew it was worth something for trade in. all the rest were just collecting dust.

[blahblehblah]

I'm ready to unload some games very soon just hoping an eb games would accept it. I usually buy 2 of the same games for my bro. But get greedy on odd times when its a good deal. I just hope I don't get blacklisted.

Simpsons X 4
Prince Of Persian X 2
Mass Effect X 2
Soul Calibur
Spiderman Web of Shadows
DeadRising
Too Human X 2
Nascar 09
Ghost Recon 2.

Obviously I won't go in and say pre order games and for one transaction put in 2 simpsons game. Plan to mix up the 3. or should I do one day at a time?

Did you get your Masters of Turds at UofK (University of Klepto)?

Studying at UofK or UofB will tell you to being 1 of each game to one EB and do T3G1Fs for them and then bring the rest to another EB and do it same day. 4 simpsons might be tricky to get rid of and you might need to bundle that up with 2 other games a couple of times (meaning 4 trips to 4 different EBs). I don't suggest going to the same EB next day with same games unless you know for sure you will get a different CSR that does not recognize you

[grappos13]

damnit.. why cant i find my receipt for that high school musical 3 dance wii game i bought from BBV.. they will exchange it but i cant find the receipt so im SOL... i guess trade it in for $10 and take like the $6 loss :(

[Parth]

Studying at UofK or UofB will tell you to being 1 of each game to one EB and do T3G1Fs for them and then bring the rest to another EB and do it same day. 4 simpsons might be tricky to get rid of and you might need to bundle that up with 2 other games a couple of times (meaning 4 trips to 4 different EBs). I don't suggest going to the same EB next day with same games unless you know for sure you will get a different CSR that does not recognize you
Even if the CSR does recognize you, he won't recognize the games you trade. As long as you do the 4 trades at separate times in 2 different stores you should be fine.

I've traded the same game many times for the same console and never had a problem.

[ferozkq1]

Studying at UofK or UofB will tell you to being 1 of each game to one EB and do T3G1Fs for them and then bring the rest to another EB and do it same day. 4 simpsons might be tricky to get rid of and you might need to bundle that up with 2 other games a couple of times (meaning 4 trips to 4 different EBs). I don't suggest going to the same EB next day with same games unless you know for sure you will get a different CSR that does not recognize you

well I talked to one eb games that I go to regularly they said at most they will do is 2 copies of one game. So lets say.

Simpsons, mass effect and prince of persia (bundle 1)
Simpsons, soul calibur and nascar
mass effect, ghost recon and too human
simpsons, spidermman and too human
prince of persia, simpsons and dead rising.

[mahjongmaniac]

Well, any game priced $10 or less at EB will net you at least $10 at BBV, since they have the $10 minimum TIV promo.

w/ the exception of old sports titles... don't want to take a risk on that

[belowzeros]

Did you get your Masters of Turds at UofK (University of Klepto)?


lolol

[baconape]

Just call it Gears 1.

gears one is 9.99 at eb?

[grappos13]

gears one is 9.99 at eb?

nope.. called... was told 29.99 used

[Afrodiziak]

I lol'd at the UofK comment at work.

"My minor was in Robbers B2GMadden and extra credit in Turdonology."

[kramerz80]

So went to EBG and BBV yesterday and traded some games...

EBG: Did the T2 + 19.99 for NHL 10 & Fifa 10 preorders... traded:
Saints Row (360)- $10
NHL 09 (360)- $10
Tiger Woods 09 (360)- $10
Command & Conquer Red Alert (360)- $8

They also offered:
Gears of War 2 (360)- $26
Project Gotham Racing (360)- $2

BBV:
Gears of War 2 (360)- $27
Project Gotham Racing (360)- $10

Picked up Wii Sports Resort & Tiger Woods 10 (Wii) at BBV :)

[mahjongmaniac]

I lol'd at the UofK comment at work.

"My minor was in Robbers B2GMadden and extra credit in Turdonology."

LOL... you guys are too funny

let's all get a degree in "Turdonology" :lol:

[Harry190]

Traded those games today (20/08/2009). All of them are eligible for the T3G1F promo. Unfortunately, I don't have the detailed prices for any of them.
Here we go.

FarCry 2 - PS3
Elder's Scroll IV: Oblivion GOTY edition - PS3
Rock Band 1 - PS3
Assassin's Creed - PS3

Mass Effect - Xbox360
Gears of War 1 - Xbox360
GRAW 2 - Xbox 360

Resistance Retribution - PSP
FF7: Crisis Core - PSP

[rahul1190]

So went to EBG and BBV yesterday and traded some games...

EBG: Did the T2 + 19.99 for NHL 10 & Fifa 10 preorders... traded:
Saints Row (360)- $10
NHL 09 (360)- $10
Tiger Woods 09 (360)- $10
Command & Conquer Red Alert (360)- $8

They also offered:
Gears of War 2 (360)- $26
Project Gotham Racing (360)- $2

BBV:
Gears of War 2 (360)- $27
Project Gotham Racing (360)- $10

Picked up Wii Sports Resort & Tiger Woods 10 (Wii) at BBV :)
Is the TIV of PGR4 $2 at EB?!?

[Captain Snazzypants]

Is the TIV of PGR4 $2 at EB?!?

probably an earlier version. I saw PGR4 at BBV for $7.99 but it had no booklet and original case or manual. Took a pass...

[Wick98]

This may be a dumb question, but:

I have had Batman AA pre-ordered at EB since early June, via. trade 3, get 1 free. When I did the pre-order, I believe they put $69.99 down for it. Now that they've also dropped the price to around $40, does that mean that I'll get $30 back in store credit, or am I SOL since I did trade 3?

[Captain Snazzypants]

Originally Posted by goflamesgo
TIV's for Today August 19th

PS3/360
Kanye and Lynch $10

It was on OK game, but it got way too political in parts. :twisted::D:twisted:

[haisam10]

This may be a dumb question, but:

I have had Batman AA pre-ordered at EB since early June, via. trade 3, get 1 free. When I did the pre-order, I believe they put $69.99 down for it. Now that they've also dropped the price to around $40, does that mean that I'll get $30 back in store credit, or am I SOL since I did trade 3?

It should not matter, your trades were bumped to 23.33, and ur receipt says 69.99. I do not see how they could weasel out of giving you the rest of the credits. If they try, go to a diff eb.

[eightyeight]

Some updates below. Thanks to the site admins, keep it up! Very useful!

EB Games, Today (20/08/09)

PS3 Ridge Racer 7 - $13
PS3 Resistance - $13
Wii Metroid Prime 3 - $14

[Fox]

This may be a dumb question, but:

I have had Batman AA pre-ordered at EB since early June, via. trade 3, get 1 free. When I did the pre-order, I believe they put $69.99 down for it. Now that they've also dropped the price to around $40, does that mean that I'll get $30 back in store credit, or am I SOL since I did trade 3?

You should go to EB and cancel the pre-order to get 69.99 in credit back. Then use part of that credit to pre-order the game again.

[TheHeeyyy]

Yesterday I told you guys about the conversation I had with a cashier about me having bought the games I used for the Rock Band 2 Special Edition promo new from (mostly) Walmart. The cashier lady appeared to be fine with-it, and the transaction went-through. What I didn't mention was before-that I went to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall (it's closer to where I live) to inquire about using my games to pre-order the Metroid Prime Trilogy, but the cashier there said his manager doesn't allow T3G1F of games that aren't on the promotion list. He did say that the EBGames at the Yonge&Steeles intersection would probably allow-it, but when I went there the cashier lady called her manager to double-check and didn't get permission to do-it, so I ended-up getting the Rock band 2 Special Edition instead.

Well today I went back to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall to do a T3G1F on another game, but when I went there the same cashier from yesterday was there, and he said he got a call from the lady cashier at the other EBGames telling him that I admitted to using cheap games I bought to pre-order games, and apparently I'm now blacklisted from trading-in games in both stores because I'm "scamming" them. I was just speechless when I heard that.

Well it appears I have little-to-no recourse about that, so I'm just gonna have to find a couple other EBGames to dump the games I still have to trade-in.

[blahblehblah]

Yesterday I told you guys about the conversation I had with a cashier about me having bought the games I used for the Rock Band 2 Special Edition promo new from (mostly) Walmart. The cashier lady appeared to be fine with-it, and the transaction went-through. What I didn't mention was before-that I went to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall (it's closer to where I live) to inquire about using my games to pre-order the Metroid Prime Trilogy, but the cashier there said his manager doesn't allow T3G1F of games that aren't on the promotion list. He did say that the EBGames at the Yonge&Steeles intersection would probably allow-it, but when I went there the cashier lady called her manager to double-check and didn't get permission to do-it, so I ended-up getting the Rock band 2 Special Edition instead.

Well today I went back to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall to do a T3G1F on another game, but when I went there the same cashier from yesterday was there, and he said he got a call from the lady cashier at the other EBGames telling him that I admitted to using cheap games I bought to pre-order games, and apparently I'm now blacklisted from trading-in games in both stores because I'm "scamming" them. I was just speechless when I heard that.

Well it appears I have little-to-no recourse about that, so I'm just gonna have to find a couple other EBGames to dump the games I still have to trade-in.

Hmm, hate to burst your bubble bud but you should never divulge the source of where you bought your games from. Its none of EB games business to inquire about it and if you divulged it yourself, you are looking for trouble and in this case, blacklisted. Technically buying cheap games and trading them in for a game worth $70 + tax to them is abusing/scamming the system. Just hope you are not blacklisted period as i have heard of people that have had that fate from trying to abuse T3G1F and getting in-store credit (not saying thats what you are doing but i am saying EB games does have that kind of recourse on people)

[brucedlx]

Yesterday I told you guys about the conversation I had with a cashier about me having bought the games I used for the Rock Band 2 Special Edition promo new from (mostly) Walmart. The cashier lady appeared to be fine with-it, and the transaction went-through. What I didn't mention was before-that I went to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall (it's closer to where I live) to inquire about using my games to pre-order the Metroid Prime Trilogy, but the cashier there said his manager doesn't allow T3G1F of games that aren't on the promotion list. He did say that the EBGames at the Yonge&Steeles intersection would probably allow-it, but when I went there the cashier lady called her manager to double-check and didn't get permission to do-it, so I ended-up getting the Rock band 2 Special Edition instead.

Well today I went back to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall to do a T3G1F on another game, but when I went there the same cashier from yesterday was there, and he said he got a call from the lady cashier at the other EBGames telling him that I admitted to using cheap games I bought to pre-order games, and apparently I'm now blacklisted from trading-in games in both stores because I'm "scamming" them. I was just speechless when I heard that.

Well it appears I have little-to-no recourse about that, so I'm just gonna have to find a couple other EBGames to dump the games I still have to trade-in.

Telling them that you're buying games new and trading them in to get a deal is a big mistake. I go to great lengths to play stupid when trading in at EB Games. I've never even been asked where I get my games from.

If I was in your position, I would have just exclaimed "I just take good care of them I guess"

[blizzah]

Telling them that you're buying games new and trading them in to get a deal is a big mistake. I go to great lengths to play stupid when trading in at EB Games. I've never even been asked where I get my games from.

If I was in your position, I would have just exclaimed "I just take good care of them I guess"

Any excuse is better than I got the 3 for 2 at Blockbuster.

Gifts, dont like the game but helf onto it for awhile, take good care are all fine excuses.

[Haz]

Yesterday I told you guys about the conversation I had with a cashier about me having bought the games I used for the Rock Band 2 Special Edition promo new from (mostly) Walmart. The cashier lady appeared to be fine with-it, and the transaction went-through. What I didn't mention was before-that I went to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall (it's closer to where I live) to inquire about using my games to pre-order the Metroid Prime Trilogy, but the cashier there said his manager doesn't allow T3G1F of games that aren't on the promotion list. He did say that the EBGames at the Yonge&Steeles intersection would probably allow-it, but when I went there the cashier lady called her manager to double-check and didn't get permission to do-it, so I ended-up getting the Rock band 2 Special Edition instead.

Well today I went back to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall to do a T3G1F on another game, but when I went there the same cashier from yesterday was there, and he said he got a call from the lady cashier at the other EBGames telling him that I admitted to using cheap games I bought to pre-order games, and apparently I'm now blacklisted from trading-in games in both stores because I'm "scamming" them. I was just speechless when I heard that.

Well it appears I have little-to-no recourse about that, so I'm just gonna have to find a couple other EBGames to dump the games I still have to trade-in.No, there isn't much you can do about it. It's their right to deny sale or service. I was silly of you to divulge that type of information.

I've had something similar when I was trading in an old game that still had a $9.99 sticker on it and they told me they don't take games that were specifically purchased to take advantage of their promo, only games that people already own. I had to explain to them that it was purchased long ago from a mom & pop store and I was just tired of the game. Plus, the price sticker was a b!tch to take off.

[TheHeeyyy]

Hmm, hate to burst your bubble bud but you should never divulge the source of where you bought your games from. Its none of EB games business to inquire about it and if you divulged it yourself, you are looking for trouble and in this case, blacklisted. Technically buying cheap games and trading them in for a game worth $70 + tax to them is abusing/scamming the system. Just hope you are not blacklisted period as i have heard of people that have had that fate from trying to abuse T3G1F and getting in-store credit (not saying thats what you are doing but i am saying EB games does have that kind of recourse on people)
Telling them that you're buying games new and trading them in to get a deal is a big mistake. I go to great lengths to play stupid when trading in at EB Games. I've never even been asked where I get my games from.

If I was in your position, I would have just exclaimed "I just take good care of them I guess"

I only admitted that fact because I was very familiar with that cashier and store. I've been to that store numerous times, and she was familiar with me as a frequent customer. And I haven't been frequently using the T3G1F promo; in-fact I've only done-it once at that store (only became interested in using-it this summer). I felt we were having a candid off-the-record conversation, but it turns-out that wasn't the case. I find this "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" issue regarding used games to be extremely ********, but unfortunately I learned the hard way that it's very real. Anyway, once I get rid of the rest of the cheap games I have I'll have enough trade-in credit to satisfy my gaming needs for the next 4-6 months. After that I'll decide what to do next.

[grappos13]

Hmm, hate to burst your bubble bud but you should never divulge the source of where you bought your games from. Its none of EB games business to inquire about it and if you divulged it yourself, you are looking for trouble and in this case, blacklisted. Technically buying cheap games and trading them in for a game worth $70 + tax to them is abusing/scamming the system. Just hope you are not blacklisted period as i have heard of people that have had that fate from trying to abuse T3G1F and getting in-store credit (not saying thats what you are doing but i am saying EB games does have that kind of recourse on people)

is it really abusing the system when the ppl at EB (different stores) would tell me during daily deals that i can get endwar, prince of persia, mgs4, etc for $10 and they would tell me that u can grab these games and then bring them back for a $70 trade 3 get 1 free.. so i dunno about them not wanting it... ive told one guy that i got logans shadow from walmart... thats about it..

[the_fm]

Telling them that you're buying games new and trading them in to get a deal is a big mistake. I go to great lengths to play stupid when trading in at EB Games. I've never even been asked where I get my games from.

If I was in your position, I would have just exclaimed "I just take good care of them I guess"

+1
play dumb or stfu. the only thing i said once was that i usually buy games on ebay (which is somewhat true) because some were still shrink wrapped and that i didn't have time to play so better trade them for something newer :lol:

[Toricda]

eb tiv today

tomb raider Underworld 360 $15
star wars force unleashed 360 $25
ninja gaiden II 360 $10
Haze ps3 $13

I was told today by the eb manager that he received a notice from EB headoffice stating that they will be limiting preorders to 1 preorder per title, meaning you cannot multi preorder the same title using t3g1f promo.

I have not multi preordered any titles but MW2 is the only title I am interested in getting a second copy and he said sorry, new policy in effect, has anyone heard of this or have been refused a second preorder of the same title?

[the_fm]

I was told today by the eb manager that he received a notice from EB headoffice stating that they will be limiting preorders to 1 preorder per title, meaning you cannot multi preorder the same title using t3g1f promo.

I have not multi preordered any titles but MW2 is the only title I am interested in getting a second copy and he said sorry, new policy in effect, has anyone heard of this or have been refused a second preorder of the same title?

just go to another EB. that's what i do to. otherwise, a flag might be raise as sometimes, i trade in multiple copies of the same game

[brucedlx]

eb tiv today

tomb raider Underworld 360 $15
star wars force unleashed 360 $25
ninja gaiden II 360 $10
Haze ps3 $13

I was told today by the eb manager that he received a notice from EB headoffice stating that they will be limiting preorders to 1 preorder per title, meaning you cannot multi preorder the same title using t3g1f promo.

I have not multi preordered any titles but MW2 is the only title I am interested in getting a second copy and he said sorry, new policy in effect, has anyone heard of this or have been refused a second preorder of the same title?

I never do this anyways. Too much heat.

[blahblehblah]

is it really abusing the system when the ppl at EB (different stores) would tell me during daily deals that i can get endwar, prince of persia, mgs4, etc for $10 and they would tell me that u can grab these games and then bring them back for a $70 trade 3 get 1 free.. so i dunno about them not wanting it... ive told one guy that i got logans shadow from walmart... thats about it..

It is abusing the system regardless of how it is done when we use cheap games that we probably buy for like $10 a piece and trade 3 of them to get a $70+ tax game. I am not saying i am not guilty of doing the same thing; however, what i am saying is if you are doing it then at least be smart about it and not tell the whole world (especially the folks that work at the store that you are doing the trades for). Is this to say EB CSRs are not aware of people doing this? No, but if you tell them your source, its like giving ammo to a guy with a gun without bullets.

[Toricda]

noted, Thanks guys

[mahjongmaniac]

It should not matter, your trades were bumped to 23.33, and ur receipt says 69.99. I do not see how they could weasel out of giving you the rest of the credits. If they try, go to a diff eb.

if you don't bring in your receipt (but ID will be req.'d), you can p/u the game and get the credit refunded

CSRs won't know if you did T3GIF or paid otherwise (unless they specifically remember you doing T3GIF... but even then that's only a concern if they care)

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Well today I went back to the EBGames in Centrepoint Mall to do a T3G1F on another game, but when I went there the same cashier from yesterday was there, and he said he got a call from the lady cashier at the other EBGames telling him that I admitted to using cheap games I bought to pre-order games, and apparently I'm now blacklisted from trading-in games in both stores because I'm "scamming" them. I was just speechless when I heard that.

Well it appears I have little-to-no recourse about that, so I'm just gonna have to find a couple other EBGames to dump the games I still have to trade-in.

shouldn't have told them you did so

"scamming" might be a bit extreme, but in their terms, they'd prbly consider it as "abusing the system"

i remember a couple yrs back when EBG had T5GIF DSL and T8GIF PSP promo, BBV was having a fire sale on new games, and some ppl were abusing the promo so much (constantly going back for more free consoles) that they were banned f/ the store


and like blahblehblah said earlier, some were abusing the T3GIF system by returning pre-orders for full credit, which is shady to say the least....

[blahblehblah]

if you don't bring in your receipt (but ID will be req.'d), you can p/u the game and get the credit refunded

CSRs won't know if you did T3GIF or paid otherwise (unless they specifically remember you doing T3GIF... but even then that's only a concern if they care)

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shouldn't have told them you did so

"scamming" might be a bit extreme, but in their terms, they'd prbly consider it as "abusing the system"

i remember a couple yrs back when EBG had T5GIF DSL and T8GIF PSP promo, BBV was having a fire sale on new games, and some ppl were abusing the promo so much (constantly going back for more free consoles) that they were banned f/ the store


and like blahblehblah said earlier, some were abusing the T3GIF system by returning pre-orders for full credit, which is shady to say the least....

Btw guys, just as an FYI on those returning pre-orders for full credit, i do not suggest you guys do it. I overheard an EB CSR talking to a client about this and you can imagine if this is public knowledge to the peons working there now, it is something they are monitoring. He mentioned they were cracking down on one individual that runs to different EB stores and does this and are in the process of taking away all his EB credit on his edge card so do this at your own risk, but be forewarned, you might lose more than you gain.

[mahjongmaniac]

I was told today by the eb manager that he received a notice from EB headoffice stating that they will be limiting preorders to 1 preorder per title, meaning you cannot multi preorder the same title using t3g1f promo.

I have not multi preordered any titles but MW2 is the only title I am interested in getting a second copy and he said sorry, new policy in effect, has anyone heard of this or have been refused a second preorder of the same title?

^that's a big "oh noes!" for the klepto and balonis pair... :lol:

[grappos13]

Btw guys, just as an FYI on those returning pre-orders for full credit, i do not suggest you guys do it. I overheard an EB CSR talking to a client about this and you can imagine if this is public knowledge to the peons working there now, it is something they are monitoring. He mentioned they were cracking down on one individual that runs to different EB stores and does this and are in the process of taking away all his EB credit on his edge card so do this at your own risk, but be forewarned, you might lose more than you gain.

the only pre-order that i have more of one at at the same store is nhl 10.. got it for ps3 and 360..

[Haz]

Btw guys, just as an FYI on those returning pre-orders for full credit, i do not suggest you guys do it. I overheard an EB CSR talking to a client about this and you can imagine if this is public knowledge to the peons working there now, it is something they are monitoring. He mentioned they were cracking down on one individual that runs to different EB stores and does this and are in the process of taking away all his EB credit on his edge card so do this at your own risk, but be forewarned, you might lose more than you gain.Can they legally take away credit from you? I mean, it's a monetary value the store had given you on trade-ins. They should just refuse to take it back unless it's for another pre-order or new game right then and there.

I know of at least one store in the GVR doing that.

[blahblehblah]

the only pre-order that i have more of one at at the same store is nhl 10.. got it for ps3 and 360..

Pre-ordering is fine, its just that they were citing that some folks were pre-ordering games, then cancelling it and demanding full credit on their edge card so they can buy another game in the future. Very shady and very greedy imo... but times are tough, some folks will just about do anything to make money these days :cry:

[TheHeeyyy]

I learned 3 lessons today:

1. Never become cordial with EBGames staff. They'll stab you in the back in an instant if it means them making more money.

2. Don't let two neighboring EBGames know you go to both stores for trade-ins, since it can raise suspicion towards you.

3. Never admit to using cheap games as trade-in fodder, even if it's more blatantly obvious than Adam Lambert's homosexuality.

Hopefully others can learn from my mistakes.

[blahblehblah]

Can they legally take away credit from you? I mean, it's a monetary value the store had given you on trade-ins. They should just refuse to take it back unless it's for another pre-order or new game right then and there.

I know of at least one store in the GVR doing that.

Don't know.... i assume EB games always can reserve the right to invalidate your edge card credit but thats just my opinion.

[mahjongmaniac]

2. Don't let two neighboring EBGames know you go to both stores for trade-ins, since it can raise suspicion towards you.


heh, i guess balonis would've been long-time banned if the EBG stores in the "Narnia" world found out about his Wolfenstein ordeal

[Acid_]

Don't know.... i assume EB games always can reserve the right to invalidate your edge card credit but thats just my opinion.

I completely disagree. Unless you do something illegal which buying games to trade isn't, I don't think they would have a leg to stand on. When you trade, you give games, they give credit (or other games). The deal is done. If they want to refuse because they think you bought the games they need to do that at the time of the trade. If they come to that conclusion later then they can't cancel the credit.

Now of course they can refuse to do business with you if they want.

[Acid_]

I learned 3 lessons today:

1. Never become cordial with EBGames staff. They'll stab you in the back in an instant if it means them making more money.

2. Don't let two neighboring EBGames know you go to both stores for trade-ins, since it can raise suspicion towards you.

2. Never admit to using cheap games as trade-in fodder, even if it's more blatantly obvious than Adam Lambert's homosexuality.

Hopefully others can learn from my mistakes.

The more it looks like you're buying games to trade the more likely it is that you will get blacklisted and that EB will clamp down and change the rules for the T3F1 deals in a way that is bad for all of us.

It's best if we all follow these tips:

Always clean your games of price tags, UPC sticker etc. that identify that you bought them elsewhere. Sticker residue is always better than a tag that says $9.99 so don't worry if you cant get all of the sticker off. Just get the number part off. If your game has an old $49.99 tag on it, leave it on because that only works to make it look better. Don't leave receipts inside the case either.

Always open games that you bought brand new for trading. If you bought Logans Shadow (PSP) at Wallmart for $10 take the plastic wrap off it.

Never trade multiples of the same game in the same visit. It's not good to trade the same game for different systems either. e.g. it's better not to trade Assassin's Creed for both PS3 and 360 in the same visit.

Always pad your trades with a few games that you know won't work. If you come in and hand them Turd 1, Turd 2, and Turd 3 and ask to do a trade 3 for X you look like you know waaay too much. Hand them the turds mixed with a few subturds (less than 8 dollar games) and ask if these games will work for the trade 3.

Never tell them that you buy games to trade. In some ways I understand why EB would want to stop us from doing this, but really, if Too Human is worth $8 or $23.33 TIV to them then it's none of their business if I bought it on release day and played it every evening since or if I just bought it down the street at BBV for $13.33? And really I don't want an EB clerk judging if they think I bought the game to trade or plucked it from my library. What do they know. I know TheHeeyyy thought he was speaking off the record to the EB clerk when he told her that he bought the games to trade, but I guess that shows us for both these somewhat trivial trades and for real life that there is no "off the record".

[belowzeros]

Hand them the turds mixed with a few subturds


oh noes a sub classification is born lol

[neomaster]

I still find it funny that TheHeyyyyy got blacklisted (metaphorically speaking, bad fortune on your part) where as "some" members here should've been banned a long time ago for their tens of pre-orders and returns/exchanges. So if you got blacklisted and you had some games that were on pre-order...you can still pick them up right? Or they cancel those orders or what?

[United11]

Trades for today:

360 - C&C 3 - Kane's wrath - $13
PS3 - Pirates of the Caribean - $8
360 - Two Worlds - $8

[Captain Snazzypants]

The more it looks like you're buying games to trade the more likely it is that you will get blacklisted and that EB will clamp down and change the rules for the T3F1 deals in a way that is bad for all of us.

It's best if we all follow these tips:

Always clean your games of price tags, UPC sticker etc. that identify that you bought them elsewhere. Sticker residue is always better than a tag that says $9.99 so don't worry if you cant get all of the sticker off. Just get the number part off. If your game has an old $49.99 tag on it, leave it on because that only works to make it look better. Don't leave receipts inside the case either.

Always open games that you bought brand new for trading. If you bought Logans Shadow (PSP) at Wallmart for $10 take the plastic wrap off it.

Never trade multiples of the same game in the same visit. It's not good to trade the same game for different systems either. e.g. it's better not to trade Assassin's Creed for both PS3 and 360 in the same visit.

Always pad your trades with a few games that you know won't work. If you come in and hand them Turd 1, Turd 2, and Turd 3 and ask to do a trade 3 for X you look like you know waaay too much. Hand them the turds mixed with a few subturds (less than 8 dollar games) and ask if these games will work for the trade 3.

Never tell them that you buy games to trade. In some ways I understand why EB would want to stop us from doing this, but really, if Too Human is worth $8 or $23.33 TIV to them then it's none of their business if I bought it on release day and played it every evening since or if I just bought it down the street at BBV for $13.33? And really I don't want an EB clerk judging if they think I bought the game to trade or plucked it from my library. What do they know. I know TheHeeyyy thought he was speaking off the record to the EB clerk when he told her that he bought the games to trade, but I guess that shows us for both these somewhat trivial trades and for real life that there is no "off the record".

Excellent advice from start to finish. I thought I was the only one who brought in non-qualifying games for trades just 'to play the part'...

I disagree with the assertion that buying used games at Store A to do a T3G1F etc at Store B is an abuse of the system. It's basic capitalism at play, with someone taking advantage of supply and demand.

If EB cannot make money on a game they bump up to $23.33, then why do they have its trade-in value set at $8+ so it qualifies? And if they still do make money (and they must), think of all the people who accepted the $8 trade-in as is...

They are not victims - they have complete control over their TIVs, their promos, and the details of their day to day policies. Smart RFDers simply work the system as it exists, and as long as they aren't stealing to get the games, who cares?

[Setz]

All EB TIVs as of 10 minutes ago.

360

Crackdown - 6$
Dark Sector - 2$
Dead or Alive Extreme 2 - 2$
FEAR Files - 6$
Perfect Dark Zero CE - 6$
Saints Row - 12$
Skate - 3$

PS3

Club, The - 1$
FEAR - 12$
Mercenaries 2 - 6$
Unreal Tournament 3 - 7$
Wolfenstein - 40$ (upped to 69.99$)

Traded in FEAR + Saints Row + The Club for 47.66$ towards Demon's Souls Deluxe Edition (79.99$). Then did the gaming guarentee on Wolfenstein to pay for the rest of the pre-order (69.99$ less 32.33$), bought Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP (less 34.99$), and had 2.67$ to spare.

It should also be noted that neither Saints Row or FEAR had manuals, but they didn't care.

Someone updated Two Worlds moments after I left for EBG saying it's 8$+TIV. I got it sitting here and could have saved some moolah.

[grappos13]

All EB TIVs as of 10 minutes ago.

360

Crackdown - 6$
Dark Sector - 2$
Dead or Alive Extreme 2 - 2$
FEAR Files - 6$
Perfect Dark Zero CE - 6$
Saints Row - 12$
Skate - 3$

PS3

Club, The - 1$
FEAR - 12$
Mercenaries 2 - 6$
Unreal Tournament 3 - 7$
Wolfenstein - 40$ (upped to 69.99$)

Traded in FEAR + Saints Row + The Club for 47.66$ towards Demon's Souls Deluxe Edition (79.99$). Then did the gaming guarentee on Wolfenstein to pay for the rest of the pre-order (69.99$ less 32.33$), bought Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP (less 34.99$), and had 2.67$ to spare.

It should also be noted that neither Saints Row or FEAR had manuals, but they didn't care.

Someone updated Two Worlds moments after I left for EBG saying it's 8$+TIV. I got it sitting here and could have saved some moolah.

damn.. the club for ps3 isint even worth $1.13 for u to keep it? lol..the case is worth just that much..

[Setz]

damn.. the club for ps3 isint even worth $1.13 for u to keep it? lol..the case is worth just that much..

I needed to trade in 3 titles for the first two to get bumped. I'd rather use up a 1$ game versus any of the others.

[xbl_sucks]

Yes a lot of my POS games went up to $8 got to cash in asap. Wolfenstein here I come. All I need now is to find a secondary 360

[CotoV]

8/20/09

Battlefield Bad Company (PS3) - $7.50
Tomb Raider Underworld (PS3)- $18.00

Wii:
My Sims- $12
Tenchu Shadow Assassin- $20
Marvel Ultimate Alliance- $20

[got_it_4_cheap]

quick q

if i cancel a fully paid pre order

i get the full store credit ($70), right?

[Setz]

quick q

if i cancel a fully paid pre order

i get the full store credit ($70), right?

Depends and YMMV.

If you did a T3GIF, more times than not you are told to pick another game to pre-order. Seldom will you get credit back by canceling a T3GIF pre-order.

If you bought in cash/credit, you'll get 70$ back in the currency you used.

[United11]

If EB cannot make money on a game they bump up to $23.33, then why do they have its trade-in value set at $8+ so it qualifies? And if they still do make money (and they must), think of all the people who accepted the $8 trade-in as is...

They are not victims - they have complete control over their TIVs, their promos, and the details of their day to day policies. Smart RFDers simply work the system as it exists, and as long as they aren't stealing to get the games, who cares?

Not to mention all the games people trade not knowing about the trade 3 deals, so they get $10,$11,$12 for three games, and no mention of the trade 3 deal.

They aren't dummies working in these companies, so they must have figured out a way to make some $$$ on these deals.

[grappos13]

Not to mention all the games people trade not knowing about the trade 3 deals, so they get $10,$11,$12 for three games, and no mention of the trade 3 deal.

They aren't dummies working in these companies, so they must have figured out a way to make some $$$ on these deals.

heck when i was doing the rockband deal on like monday.. i traded in my 4 games for one.. but they only had 360 version.. i needed the ps3.. so he called up anoither close EB that had ps3 and needed 360.. so i was like "ill go over there and grab it" and the manager was like "no no no... i want the trade ins.. do the trade here then just go there to exchange"...

the trade ins were like wall-e wii, smackdown vs raw 09 wii, logans shadow psp and some other game...

so maybe they like all the trade ins?

[Setz]

heck when i was doing the rockband deal on like monday.. i traded in my 4 games for one.. but they only had 360 version.. i needed the ps3.. so he called up anoither close EB that had ps3 and needed 360.. so i was like "ill go over there and grab it" and the manager was like "no no no... i want the trade ins.. do the trade here then just go there to exchange"...

the trade ins were like wall-e wii, smackdown vs raw 09 wii, logans shadow psp and some other game...

so maybe they like all the trade ins?

The CSR said this, right? This has to do with their scheduling and computer system.

It's like a points system. An employee working cash logs in on their name and they have x amount of points. Their points directly correlates to how many hours they may get/how good of an employee they are.

Trade ins add a +1. Pre-orders add a +1. Selling Edge card adds a +1. Selling repair guarantee adds a +1. Returns are a -1.

This is why he was so eager to take the trades. He got a +1, and the CSR at the other EB who exchanged got a -1.

[grappos13]

The CSR said this, right? This has to do with their scheduling and computer system.

It's like a points system. An employee working cash logs in on their name and they have x amount of points. Their points directly correlates to how many hours they may get/how good of an employee they are.

Trade ins add a +1. Pre-orders add a +1. Selling Edge card adds a +1. Selling repair guarantee adds a +1. Returns are a -1.

This is why he was so eager to take the trades. He got a +1, and the CSR at the other EB who exchanged got a -1.

well i think it was actually the managers at both stores lol... so one was eager to keep the trades lol..

[ballsdontlie]

The CSR said this, right? This has to do with their scheduling and computer system.

It's like a points system. An employee working cash logs in on their name and they have x amount of points. Their points directly correlates to how many hours they may get/how good of an employee they are.

Trade ins add a +1. Pre-orders add a +1. Selling Edge card adds a +1. Selling repair guarantee adds a +1. Returns are a -1.

This is why he was so eager to take the trades. He got a +1, and the CSR at the other EB who exchanged got a -1.

That's interesting ... returns - 1?
thats hardly fair ... lol but then again im sure the ratio of purchase:returns are not 1:1

[Setz]

That's interesting ... returns - 1?
thats hardly fair ... lol but then again im sure the ratio of purchase:returns are not 1:1

Purchases don't give points.

[belowzeros]

That's interesting ... returns - 1?
thats hardly fair ...

that's what I was thinking too, that's kind of brutal. EB has a fairly lenient return policy and it's not like an employee can refuse to return something within the "rules"

is this strong arm motivation to get them to upsell all that other junk?

[Setz]

that's what I was thinking too, that's kind of brutal. EB has a fairly lenient return policy and it's not like an employee can refuse to return something within the "rules"

is this strong arm motivation to get them to upsell all that other junk?

Why do you think you're asked every time you buy something if you want the gameplay guarantee?

[mahjongmaniac]

Never trade multiples of the same game in the same visit. It's not good to trade the same game for different systems either. e.g. it's better not to trade Assassin's Creed for both PS3 and 360 in the same visit.

in the past i've traded diff. platform games of the same title for trade promos
it really depends on the CSR


Always pad your trades with a few games that you know won't work. If you come in and hand them Turd 1, Turd 2, and Turd 3 and ask to do a trade 3 for X you look like you know waaay too much. Hand them the turds mixed with a few subturds (less than 8 dollar games) and ask if these games will work for the trade 3.

^you could always say you checked the TIV before coming in, hence you only bring in what qualifies

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If EB cannot make money on a game they bump up to $23.33, then why do they have its trade-in value set at $8+ so it qualifies? And if they still do make money (and they must), think of all the people who accepted the $8 trade-in as is...

for them to constantly bring back trade promos for games/pre-orders and consoles, i'd imagine they must be makin' a reasonable profit
otherwise they would've disco'd these promos a long time ago

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They are not victims - they have complete control over their TIVs, their promos, and the details of their day to day policies. Smart RFDers simply work the system as it exists, and as long as they aren't stealing to get the games, who cares?

oh don't get me wrong... EBG HO may have complete control over TIVs, but how they organize/manage it is another story... =P

[mahjongmaniac]

Traded in FEAR + Saints Row + The Club for 47.66$ towards Demon's Souls Deluxe Edition (79.99$). Then did the gaming guarentee on Wolfenstein to pay for the rest of the pre-order (69.99$ less 32.33$), bought Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP (less 34.99$), and had 2.67$ to spare.

FYI, MH:FU was $25 on sale at BB just recently....

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damn.. the club for ps3 isint even worth $1.13 for u to keep it? lol..the case is worth just that much..

it's also $10 at BBV and $3.60 at FS according to tivs.ca ... would've been a better idea to take the game there instead

[Setz]

FYI, MH:FU was $25 on sale at BB just recently....

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it's also $10 at BBV and $3.60 at FS according to tivs.ca ... would've been a better idea to take the game there instead

I don't even have a PSP yet, and I know it was on sale but I didn't plan on owning a PSP weeks later.

[ZeroJutsu]

Just a question.

If I wanted to trade in a game that had no manual, would they accept it?

[munsifn]

EB Games - Aug 20

PS3 - Star Wars: TFU - $8


I was going to trade it in for $24 (yesterdays value) and have it bumped up to ~$30 towards Batman AA, but the TIV dropped overnight.

[mahjongmaniac]

heck when i was doing the rockband deal on like monday.. i traded in my 4 games for one.. but they only had 360 version.. i needed the ps3.. so he called up anoither close EB that had ps3 and needed 360.. so i was like "ill go over there and grab it" and the manager was like "no no no... i want the trade ins.. do the trade here then just go there to exchange"...

the trade ins were like wall-e wii, smackdown vs raw 09 wii, logans shadow psp and some other game...

so maybe they like all the trade ins?

in case you didn't know, employees at each store are sort of "rated" on their "performance" (if you can say that)
just like FS CSRs on commission (have to reach some quota for the mth), EBG CSRs are req.'d to have a quota for trades, selling game protections, etc.

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Trade ins add a +1. Pre-orders add a +1. Selling Edge card adds a +1. Selling repair guarantee adds a +1. Returns are a -1.

the GGs have always been processed as "return transactions" AFAIK... so i guess that must be a bad thing, even though EBG advertises "trade it back in for full MSRP credit"

I don't even have a PSP yet, and I know it was on sale but I didn't plan on owning a PSP weeks later.

heh, w/ the T4GIF used PSP promo, i thought everyone and their dogs have a used PSP by now :razz:

(actually, TBH, i didn't get one yet :o )

[Setz]

in case you didn't know, employees at each store are sort of "rated" on their "performance" (if you can say that)
just like FS CSRs on commission (have to reach some quota for the mth), EBG CSRs are req.'d to have a quota for trades, selling game protections, etc.

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the GGs have always been processed as "return transactions" AFAIK... so i guess that must be a bad thing, even though EBG advertises "trade it back in for full MSRP credit"



heh, w/ the T4GIF used PSP promo, i thought everyone and their dogs have a used PSP by now :razz:

(actually, TBH, i didn't get one yet :o )

Nope, gaming guarantee is a trade-in. We need to manually adjust the TIV in GG cases.

See my sig? I've got a potential trade on for a PSP + 4gb so I strayed from the T4GIF thing. I was tempted, though.

[the_fm]

^you could always say you checked the TIV before coming in, hence you only bring in what qualifies

that might be bad too. it could raise suspicion as to how do you know the tiv of said games?

[coolwarm]

well i think it was actually the managers at both stores lol... so one was eager to keep the trades lol..
Of course they want trade ins. They are getting inventory with low cost (no freight, no need to negotiating with publishers...) and people (except RFDers) like to buy used games for saving.

[shaddup15]

anyone know if nba 2k9 for ps3 still works for t3g1f?

Also, i take it we need to have the instruction booklets if we trade in a game for it to be eligible?

[mahjongmaniac]

Nope, gaming guarantee is a trade-in. We need to manually adjust the TIV in GG cases.

hm... it's been a while since i've done the GG, but i think the last time i returned a game for the GG, the CSR processed it as a "return" transaction as opposed to "trade-in"

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that might be bad too. it could raise suspicion as to how do you know the tiv of said games?

tivs.ca FTW! :lol:


j/k ... you could say you phoned in today or yesterday at another store to check =)

[deviouSx3]

I always take off stickers and stuff from games I'm trading in.. but sometimes they still know that I bought them used just to trade in.. and If they ask, I just say yea they were on sale..

I haven't done the game returns to get credit on the eb card so I guess I am safe for now.

Honestly I've only ever done the t3g1f to get games for myself and so I don't feel guilty about trading in used games for this deal.


Only thing I find funny about the the EB staff is that the experienced staff will let you preorder any game without complaining or anything..

New staff "pretend" the system won't allow them to do the trade for games that aren't on the t3g1f list.. and even if you order a game on the list, they show you so much attitude.

[Acid_]

in the past i've traded diff. platform games of the same title for trade promos
it really depends on the CSR



^you could always say you checked the TIV before coming in, hence you only bring in what qualifies




I was giving tips to fly under the radar so it doesn't look like you're a trader. If you say that you checked the trade in values before you came in then you look more advanced. If you stand there and say nothing or nothing of value then they know a lot less about you. Even if they ask questions you can play dumb. I mean you're doing a trade, you don't owe them quality answers like they're your boss. It's all a judgment call at the time.

I see reports on these forums that clerks and managers are talking about checking receipts for people that do things like trade multiples of the same game at one EB or trade for multiples of the same preordered game at the same EB. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out over the next while. Will we see bannings/blacklistings?

If they ever got their database act together and combined/networked the databases between stores it would be so easy to flag so many RFDers and lurkers.

You traded Ninja Gaiden 2 12 times - banned.
You preordered 5 Wolfensteins and 4 Halos - banned.
You traded 8 Logans Shadows within 3 days - banned.
You tried to trade a High School Musical game - banned. :)

But if you know much about databases you know that that would be a long and expensive project.

[Acid_]

Excellent advice from start to finish. I thought I was the only one who brought in non-qualifying games for trades just 'to play the part'...

I disagree with the assertion that buying used games at Store A to do a T3G1F etc at Store B is an abuse of the system. It's basic capitalism at play, with someone taking advantage of supply and demand.

If EB cannot make money on a game they bump up to $23.33, then why do they have its trade-in value set at $8+ so it qualifies? And if they still do make money (and they must), think of all the people who accepted the $8 trade-in as is...

They are not victims - they have complete control over their TIVs, their promos, and the details of their day to day policies. Smart RFDers simply work the system as it exists, and as long as they aren't stealing to get the games, who cares?

Yeah your right EB does have the big control leaver of the TIV. The trouble is that it's a big task to keep on top of the TIVs. I'm sure the guy or team that sets the TIVs has a tough time setting a balance between luring people in to trade, but still making a profit. If they lurked here, they could plug up some holes. I mean why is Logans Shadow >= $8. On top of the fact that it's old and for the PSP, the PSP Go which is download only is coming out soon. I can't see any reason. They must use a broad brush to set the TIVs.

EB is making money and they are making money off the games that we trade in. When someone gets a new 360 he'll be overjoyed to get that copy of The Force Unleashed or Mass Effect that we traded in. It's ancient history that Mass Effect was 9.99 at EB months ago , he wants it now.

Still the bottom line is I don't want to get banned, I don't want you guys to get banned and it's better if we all try to stay under the radar so deals keep flowing.

[RPfriend]

EB Games - Aug 20

PS3 - Star Wars: TFU - $8


I was going to trade it in for $24 (yesterdays value) and have it bumped up to ~$30 towards Batman AA, but the TIV dropped overnight.

Wow... I'm glad I traded 2 in when it was 28 2 weeks ago.

FYI. My BBV is not taking any Hellboy nor Rock Evolution for PS3. I actually brought like 6 games in and they said they won't take any of them b/c they got too many of each.

EB TIV 08/20

Mario Sluggers (Wii) - $22.50
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Wii) - $20
Two Worlds (360) - $8
Gear of War (360) - $10

Got myself a used DS to give to my little nephews :-)

They got 2 XBOX 360 units shipped today, but sold them in 30 mins.

[baconape]

Not to mention all the games people trade not knowing about the trade 3 deals, so they get $10,$11,$12 for three games, and no mention of the trade 3 deal.

They aren't dummies working in these companies, so they must have figured out a way to make some $$$ on these deals.

we take advantage of the system and use it against it self to get good deals,
rfd is probably only a small portion of the customers going into the stores.

how many of us have watched the 12 year old with his mom trading games getting next to nothing for his stack of games so he can buy the new pokimon or mega man game for an ubsurd amount of money?

[dtrader69]

Wow... I'm glad I traded 2 in when it was 28 2 weeks ago.

FYI. My BBV is not taking any Hellboy nor Rock Evolution for PS3. I actually brought like 6 games in and they said they won't take any of them b/c they got too many of each.

EB TIV 08/20

Mario Sluggers (Wii) - $22.50
Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Wii) - $20
Two Worlds (360) - $8
Gear of War (360) - $10

Got myself a used DS to give to my little nephews :-)

They got 2 XBOX 360 units shipped today, but sold them in 30 mins.

turd worlds is back up???

[baconape]

You traded Ninja Gaiden 2 12 times - banned.
You preordered 5 Wolfensteins and 4 Halos - banned.
You traded 8 Logans Shadows within 3 days - banned.
You tried to trade a High School Musical game - banned. :)

But if you know much about databases you know that that would be a long and expensive project.

haha - did grappos ever find the reciept?

[shaddup15]

Anyone else notice that TIVS.ca is down? I'm still trying to figure out if I can trade in NBA 2K9 PS3 and if they are really strict about instruction booklets being included..

[matsam]

turd worlds is back up???

Confirmed. Traded it yesterday, applied for T3G1F. :D
It was only 14.99 at BBV, so I was kinda surprised.

[tietherope]

Just a question.

If I wanted to trade in a game that had no manual, would they accept it?

I have yet to have a problem doing so at 3 different locations on about 18 games, half of which I would say had no manual.

[Psubs]

Super Swing Golf is back to $8!!!

Damn, FS and BB don't carry it to PM HMV. Gotta try and find it bargain bins for $9.99 used. >:(

[neksus]

Anyone else notice that TIVS.ca is down? I'm still trying to figure out if I can trade in NBA 2K9 PS3 and if they are really strict about instruction booklets being included..

Sorry about that - I assumed that when I edited the package that the domain/account was part of it would trickle down and effect the domain, when infact I had to upgrade the account to the same package. Unintuitive, I know!

[stevetheman]

Yesterday (August 21st) at EB Games, I traded in the following games.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (PS3) - $10
Nascar 09 (X360) - $10
NBA 2K9 (x360) - $10
Original Rock Band (x360) -$10

[haisam10]

FYI. My BBV is not taking any Hellboy nor Rock Evolution for PS3. I actually brought like 6 games in and they said they won't take any of them b/c they got too many of each.


Are tivs consistent across Blockbusters?? I wanted to trade Hellboy. Hoping tiv is still $22.xx at the local one.

[ballsdontlie]

Anyone else notice that TIVS.ca is down? I'm still trying to figure out if I can trade in NBA 2K9 PS3 and if they are really strict about instruction booklets being included..

It should be running and I believe the the TIV is > $8 ... maybe $10 or something.
If you're trading it in they'll accept it but they will DEDUCT TIV (CREDIT) they you get back ...
but if you're doing a TRADE IN ... YMMY with csrs or whoever u dealing with

[neksus]

But if you know much about databases you know that that would be a long and expensive project.

JOIN
Solved. :lol:

[neksus]

we take advantage of the system and use it against it self to get good deals,
rfd is probably only a small portion of the customers going into the stores

While doing a T4 for a 360, the guy behind me laid down about $300 on used games for the 360. Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Halo Wars, COD 5 ($64.99 for a freakin USED game?!), COD4, etc. I have traded in at least one copy of each of those, so I figure EB isn't losing ANY money by me never giving them my cash.

[Psubs]

Super Swing Golf is back to $8!!!

Damn, FS and BB don't carry it to PM HMV. Gotta try and find it bargain bins for $9.99 used. >:(

My bad, it's $10. Damn, I guess that it's rare now. >:(

[Miike]

As of yesterday (Aug 20), TIV for X-Men Origins: Wolverine (360) is $40 at Futureshop.

[tietherope]

August 20 EBG

Far Cry 2 PS3- $17
Star Wars:FU Wii- $12
Rock Band 360- $10

[kramerz80]

Is the TIV of PGR4 $2 at EB?!?

Sorry, that was PGR3!

[mahjongmaniac]

I always take off stickers and stuff from games I'm trading in.. but sometimes they still know that I bought them used just to trade in.. and If they ask, I just say yea they were on sale..

say they're old games bought used f/ a while ago .... it's not like they're gonna ask for receipts or what-not

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I was giving tips to fly under the radar so it doesn't look like you're a trader. If you say that you checked the trade in values before you came in then you look more advanced.

i see where you're getting at, but maybe you're thining too much?
it's not like i'm the only one that calls for TIVs, and they're certainly not gonna "investigate" by calling around to find out which stores you called


If you stand there and say nothing or nothing of value then they know a lot less about you. Even if they ask questions you can play dumb. I mean you're doing a trade, you don't owe them quality answers like they're your boss. It's all a judgment call at the time.

true enough...


Still the bottom line is I don't want to get banned, I don't want you guys to get banned and it's better if we all try to stay under the radar so deals keep flowing.

while i agree w/ that, it doesn't help when there are a bunch of lurers that do everything opposite to what you suggested earlier, and quite frankly, prbly couldn't care less....

[got_it_4_cheap]

crap

i got a game from bbv with no manual

anyone know an eb in toronto that will accept it for trade in

edit:

called eb

can't trade it in for t3g1f

oh well, will use it for batman game

any yeah

far cry to went down to 17 thanks to that 3 ubi soft games for $55

[Ryd3r234]

So has anyone done a T3G1F for MW2 yet?

[Captain Snazzypants]

JOIN
Solved. :lol:

Probably a FULL OUTER JOIN if their data is as poorly structured as their business model :twisted:

[haisam10]

crap

i got a game from bbv with no manual

anyone know an eb in toronto that will accept it for trade in

edit:

called eb

can't trade it in for t3g1f

oh well, will use it for batman game

depends on eb, but some dont take it for promotions but may take it for straight trade in credit

[Captain Snazzypants]

You traded Ninja Gaiden 2 12 times - banned.
You preordered 5 Wolfensteins and 4 Halos - banned.
You traded 8 Logans Shadows within 3 days - banned.
You tried to trade a High School Musical game - banned. :)

Hell, you should be banned for even BUYING a High School Musical game :twisted::D Grappos, you are never gonna live that down... :D

Yeah your right EB does have the big control leaver of the TIV. The trouble is that it's a big task to keep on top of the TIVs. I'm sure the guy or team that sets the TIVs has a tough time setting a balance between luring people in to trade, but still making a profit.

Surely it's worth the time and effort to do exactly that. They are in business to maximize their profits and a little bit of attention in this one area could save them a fair bit. Then again, I think we may sometimes overestimate how many RFDers or similar types there actually are out there.

The fact that they don't keep a closer eye on these things is evidence that they are still making buckets of money on the whole...

[NorthernSilence]

So has anyone done a T3G1F for MW2 yet?

Yes?

[Pavel6969]

So has anyone done a T3G1F for MW2 yet?

Yes. But the clerk said it's not on the official list and he wasn't supposed to do it, but did anyways :D

[matsam]

So has anyone done a T3G1F for MW2 yet?

Yup.

[grappos13]

crap

i got a game from bbv with no manual

anyone know an eb in toronto that will accept it for trade in

edit:

called eb

can't trade it in for t3g1f

oh well, will use it for batman game

any yeah

far cry to went down to 17 thanks to that 3 ubi soft games for $55

no one on the phone will tell u they will take it... i suggest u go and try it out.. sometimes they dont notice/dont care...

me personally, i dont even buy a game from BBV if it doesnt have the manual... dont want the hassle...

[ballsdontlie]

While doing a T4 for a 360, the guy behind me laid down about $300 on used games for the 360. Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Halo Wars, COD 5 ($64.99 for a freakin USED game?!), COD4, etc. I have traded in at least one copy of each of those, so I figure EB isn't losing ANY money by me never giving them my cash.

Wow .. even before this site I would have never logically spent that much on games. THe damn system costs more than those 6 games. Even if you just buy them off CL for $50 each thats the same ...

You should start handing out business cards TIVs.ca :)

no one on the phone will tell u they will take it... i suggest u go and try it out.. sometimes they dont notice/dont care...

me personally, i dont even buy a game from BBV if it doesnt have the manual... dont want the hassle...

After spending 10 minutes in the store, finding the games and asking them to scan them all ... I just cant leave BBV empty handed lol.
I'll take my chances at EB games. (Never been rejected .. just had to pay $2 fee for a 'SCRATCHED XBOX360 disk" it dind't even haev the manual ... lol

[Haz]

If they ever got their database act together and combined/networked the databases between stores it would be so easy to flag so many RFDers and lurkers.

You traded Ninja Gaiden 2 12 times - banned.
You preordered 5 Wolfensteins and 4 Halos - banned.
You traded 8 Logans Shadows within 3 days - banned.
You tried to trade a High School Musical game - banned. :)

But if you know much about databases you know that that would be a long and expensive project.We're talking about the same company that still uses some archaic dial in credit card system. :|

[got_it_4_cheap]

We're talking about the same company that still uses some archaic dial in credit card system. :|

and sell gutted games as NEW :lol:

[haisam10]

and sell gutted games as NEW :lol:

you know i thought that wasnt such a bad deal. But then I went in to get Dark Sector and it was "new". The whole case was messed up, there was glue residue where they put the round sticker which proves that it is unopened. So OBVIOUSLY here was somethin messed up there. I price matched my receipt at BB and returned that copy.

[belowzeros]

and sell gutted games as NEW :lol:


it's probably the only thing that really irks me about EB


probably one time because a key was missing from my gutted copy. At my stores they try and keep a lot of that kind of stuff in the back now and don't open it. ty for that.

[Acid_]

crap

i got a game from bbv with no manual

anyone know an eb in toronto that will accept it for trade in

edit:

called eb

can't trade it in for t3g1f

oh well, will use it for batman game

any yeah

far cry to went down to 17 thanks to that 3 ubi soft games for $55

Yeah I got stuck with Haze like that. But it is YMMV. If you call they're going to say no. If you go into the store some clerks just won't notice. If you're going to the mall anyway...

[the_fm]

Hell, you should be banned for even BUYING a High School Musical game :twisted::D Grappos, you are never gonna live that down... :D

i don't see what's shameful about that? i bought hannah montana for the easy 1k :razz:

[the_fm]

Yeah your right EB does have the big control leaver of the TIV. The trouble is that it's a big task to keep on top of the TIVs. I'm sure the guy or team that sets the TIVs has a tough time setting a balance between luring people in to trade, but still making a profit. If they lurked here, they could plug up some holes. I mean why is Logans Shadow >= $8. On top of the fact that it's old and for the PSP, the PSP Go which is download only is coming out soon. I can't see any reason. They must use a broad brush to set the TIVs.

EB is making money and they are making money off the games that we trade in. When someone gets a new 360 he'll be overjoyed to get that copy of The Force Unleashed or Mass Effect that we traded in. It's ancient history that Mass Effect was 9.99 at EB months ago , he wants it now.

Still the bottom line is I don't want to get banned, I don't want you guys to get banned and it's better if we all try to stay under the radar so deals keep flowing.

i agree with that but there's always turds coming in here saying that they were refused this and that at EB because they act like the almighty :|

[belowzeros]

Yeah your right EB does have the big control leaver of the TIV. The trouble is that it's a big task to keep on top of the TIVs.



very expensively developed computer algorithms and software do all the dirty work for the most part, it's not as troublesome as one might think.

most outsourced too...how do you think Walmart, BB, FS et al can get into the used market so easily :)

[shagg_187]

NHL 09 TIV:

Futureshop: $8.40
EB Games: $10

[Acid_]

i see where you're getting at, but maybe you're thining too much?
it's not like i'm the only one that calls for TIVs, and they're certainly not gonna "investigate" by calling around to find out which stores you called

.

Yeah there's nothing wrong with calling etc. It's just that it's not like looking for a car or stereo where knowing more and appearing to know more can work in your favour. Appearing to know more here could result in a closer inspection of your transactions.


while i agree w/ that, it doesn't help when there are a bunch of lurers that do everything opposite to what you suggested earlier, and quite frankly, prbly couldn't care less....

Yeah it's too bad. A private forum would be nice. It's kind of like the prisoner's dilemma. Do you cooperate and assume others will cooperate to get a medium reward or do you maximize your reward which gives others a minimum reward?

[mahjongmaniac]

Wow... I'm glad I traded 2 in when it was 28 2 weeks ago.

FYI. My BBV is not taking any Hellboy nor Rock Evolution for PS3. I actually brought like 6 games in and they said they won't take any of them b/c they got too many of each.


they do reserve the right to refuse trade-ins if they already have an excess

was that a game rush store? usually they're more lenient...

[Acid_]

Hell, you should be banned for even BUYING a High School Musical game :twisted::D Grappos, you are never gonna live that down... :D



Surely it's worth the time and effort to do exactly that. They are in business to maximize their profits and a little bit of attention in this one area could save them a fair bit. Then again, I think we may sometimes overestimate how many RFDers or similar types there actually are out there.

The fact that they don't keep a closer eye on these things is evidence that they are still making buckets of money on the whole...

They might choose to plug up holes in their TIVs in a big or small way in the future, but they must be making money or they wouldn't keep doing it.

We're talking about the same company that still uses some archaic dial in credit card system. :|

LOL you're so right.

[barg168]

Traded in Mass Effect ($10), Ninja garden 2 ($10) and Assassin's Creed ($14) for preorder Halo. I note that EB charged me $3 for a refurbishing fee on Ninja Garden 2 since the disk looked dirty.

[mahjongmaniac]

no one on the phone will tell u they will take it... i suggest u go and try it out.. sometimes they dont notice/dont care...

me personally, i dont even buy a game from BBV if it doesnt have the manual... dont want the hassle...

i thought you said your local EBG CSRs are usually lenient and let you trade w/o manuals ?

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You should start handing out business cards TIVs.ca :)

tivs.ca isn't a biz :razz:

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We're talking about the same company that still uses some archaic dial in credit card system. :|

LOL don't get me started on that :lol:

[brucedlx]

Traded in Mass Effect ($10), Ninja garden 2 ($10) and Assassin's Creed ($14) for preorder Halo. I note that EB charged me $3 for a refurbishing fee on Ninja Garden 2 since the disk looked dirty.

lol

[grappos13]

i thought you said your local EBG CSRs are usually lenient and let you trade w/o manuals ?


wasnt me... i never go trade in without manuals.. i always make sure i get games wiht manuals from BBV or i wont buy it...i think i traded in one game without a manual like last summer when i first got a ps3 and thats it lol... my local EBs r more leniant with like letting me do a couple pre-orders if it has the same game (different transaction) and such.,.but that may just be regular protocol..

[mini kangaroo]

wasnt me... i never go trade in without manuals.. i always make sure i get games wiht manuals from BBV or i wont buy it...i think i traded in one game without a manual like last summer when i first got a ps3 and thats it lol... my local EBs r more leniant with like letting me do a couple pre-orders if it has the same game (different transaction) and such.,.but that may just be regular protocol..


hmmm.... :confused:

hehe

[baconape]

While doing a T4 for a 360, the guy behind me laid down about $300 on used games for the 360. Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Halo Wars, COD 5 ($64.99 for a freakin USED game?!), COD4, etc. I have traded in at least one copy of each of those, so I figure EB isn't losing ANY money by me never giving them my cash.

i didnt think eb took cash

[Acid_]

i agree with that but there's always turds coming in here saying that they were refused this and that at EB because they act like the almighty :|

Ya, you get a lot more honey if you don't kick over the bee hive.

very expensively developed computer algorithms and software do all the dirty work for the most part, it's not as troublesome as one might think.

most outsourced too...how do you think Walmart, BB, FS et al can get into the used market so easily :)

You think so? How do you know? I'm not trying to be a dick, I really want to know. On the one side obviously they use computers to figure TIVs, but computers only do what you tell them to do. Someone (or group) is coming up with rules. All these stores definitely use different rules. Some better rules (for the store) like FS and some crazy bad for the store like BBV $10 for sub-turds.

I also didn't know Walmart was into used games. Are they piloting it somewhere?

[Captain Snazzypants]

Ya, you get a lot more honey if you don't kick over the bee hive.



You think so? How do you know? I'm not trying to be a dick, I really want to know. On the one side obviously they use computers to figure TIVs, but computers only do what you tell them to do. Someone (or group) is coming up with rules. All these stores definitely use different rules. Some better rules (for the store) like FS and some crazy bad for the store like BBV $10 for sub-turds.

I also didn't know Walmart was into used games. Are they piloting it somewhere?

I am assuming these companies have a fairly robust set of reports and/or dashboards or alerts in place. If not, they are leaking money.

My suspicion is that they just have the wrong people at the helm. If the people who create and manage these reports aren't gamers themselves, they haven't got a clue. And that is more than likely the case.

out of touch = out of luck (them, not us! :twisted:)

[marximum]

TIV today at EB
Metroid Prime: Corruption $14

[baconape]

I am assuming these companies have a fairly robust set of reports and/or dashboards or alerts in place. If not, they are leaking money.

My suspicion is that they just have the wrong people at the helm. If the people who create and manage these reports aren't gamers themselves, they haven't got a clue. And that is more than likely the case.

out of touch = out of luck (them, not us! :twisted:)

we should run them

but so many other ppl pay way too much for new/used games. i was getting pre-order of batman yesterday and some high school kid was buying kotr for xbox for like 25 beans.
they make money from those ppl, we are just a small number of the customers that go in their stores

[Captain Snazzypants]

we should run them

but so many other ppl pay way too much for new/used games. i was getting pre-order of batman yesterday and some high school kid was buying kotr for xbox for like 25 beans.
they make money from those ppl, we are just a small number of the customers that go in their stores

Seriously, you or I could help them save a million bucks a year just by being savvy. And they'd only have to pay me half of that :twisted:

You'd get more due to the whole baconbum thing - the world is so unfair, man...

[belowzeros]

I also didn't know Walmart was into used games. Are they piloting it somewhere?


here's a pretty interesting read

http://kotaku.com/5338979/40-for-that-old-thing-how-used-games-are-priced


walmart is always experimenting on people from Utah or Arkansas...that's why people from the bible belt have 3 heads lol =p

[arty316]

Anybody here have any experience losing an Edge card with credit on it? Is there a way to salvage the credit?

[blizzah]

Anybody here have any experience losing an Edge card with credit on it? Is there a way to salvage the credit?

Use it or try to get it onto a gift card?

[JnJosh]

Anybody here have any experience losing an Edge card with credit on it? Is there a way to salvage the credit?

good luck, its "like losing cash" as i think it even states on the back. I think you are S.o.l. when it comes to getting it back once its lost.

if you found an edge card with money on it and you had no idea whose it was would you go around looking for the thousands of customers of whos it could be to give it to them, or get a game cheaper than you intended on.

I'm an honest person but it is not worth my time to even track down someone. if i saw it drop out of their wallet, hand or pocket, yes i would give it to them.

Use it or try to get it onto a gift card?
I think he asked if he lost a card, how could he use it or get it on a gift card if he physically does not have it? learn to read

[Acid_]

Seriously, you or I could help them save a million bucks a year just by being savvy. And they'd only have to pay me half of that :twisted:

You'd get more due to the whole baconbum thing - the world is so unfair, man...

Uhh the bacon bum.

They really do need to have gamers at the helm.


here's a pretty interesting read

http://kotaku.com/5338979/40-for-that-old-thing-how-used-games-are-priced


walmart is always experimenting on people from Utah or Arkansas...that's why people from the bible belt have 3 heads lol =p


Good article. I wish there was more detail, but then they'd be sharing their secrets.

[neksus]

Ya, you get a lot more honey if you don't kick over the bee hive.



You think so? How do you know? I'm not trying to be a dick, I really want to know. On the one side obviously they use computers to figure TIVs, but computers only do what you tell them to do. Someone (or group) is coming up with rules. All these stores definitely use different rules. Some better rules (for the store) like FS and some crazy bad for the store like BBV $10 for sub-turds.

I also didn't know Walmart was into used games. Are they piloting it somewhere?

Future Shop publicly states they outsource the values etc.
I would charge them half the probably millions they're leaking and do a better job!

[urs74]

Anyone know what t3g1f that are going on right now at EB mostly want to know if The Beatles: Rockband is up for it?

[a_zidane]

Anyone know what t3g1f that are going on right now at EB mostly want to know if The Beatles: Rockband is up for it?

it's always a YMMV ... depends on location and CSR you land on

[Acid_]

Future Shop publicly states they outsource the values etc.
I would charge them half the probably millions they're leaking and do a better job!

That would be awesome :D

Anyone know what t3g1f that are going on right now at EB mostly want to know if The Beatles: Rockband is up for it?

For many of the T3F1 I've done recently they say that you can pick anything from the sign hanging above the till and the Beatles is on it. One place would only let me preorder batman so it's YMMV.

[matsam]

Anyone know what t3g1f that are going on right now at EB mostly want to know if The Beatles: Rockband is up for it?

I've seen pre-order boxes of The Beatles: Rock Band with the T3G1F sticker on them. I'm pretty sure they will let you do it.

[RPfriend]

Future Shop publicly states they outsource the values etc.
I would charge them half the probably millions they're leaking and do a better job!

I think we overestimate our ability to ruin their multi-million dollar businesses. Used games business have such high margin, that even with several RFDers abusing the system, they are still making lots of dough.

Their goal is to maximize profit. Thus, if an offer is attractive enough to drive general public into the store with the potential of couple of RFDers abusing the system. I'm sure they are ok with that.

Just think about Costco and their lenient return policy. Lots of ppl abused that system. Yet, many more joined Costco because of that policy. Eventually, they net out as winners.

I can guarantee the ppl at the game trade retailers are smarter than us. But at the same time, they know their businesses much more than we give them credit for.

Lastly, we should really thank them for creating that many loopholes for the RFD community. If not for them, would you have that many games in your living room?!?!

[urs74]

Cool thanks guys I'll have to try my luck this weekend.

[mahjongmaniac]

I also didn't know Walmart was into used games. Are they piloting it somewhere?

not in the CDN market but f/ what i heard, it's on in the US

so is amazon.com and TRU apparently (yeah, almost every big-box retailer now wants a piece of that big fat pie that once used to be BBV/EBG "only" :D )

[Acid_]

I think we overestimate our ability to ruin their multi-million dollar businesses. Used games business have such high margin, that even with several RFDers abusing the system, they are still making lots of dough.

Their goal is to maximize profit. Thus, if an offer is attractive enough to drive general public into the store with the potential of couple of RFDers abusing the system. I'm sure they are ok with that.

Just think about Costco and their lenient return policy. Lots of ppl abused that system. Yet, many more joined Costco because of that policy. Eventually, they net out as winners.

I can guarantee the ppl at the game trade retailers are smarter than us. But at the same time, they know their businesses much more than we give them credit for.

Lastly, we should really thank them for creating that many loopholes for the RFD community. If not for them, would you have that many games in your living room?!?!

Not only do we have bigger game libraries because of these deals, but we also have fun shifting the games around trying to get a deal. It becomes a game itself.

I don't think anyone thinks that game trading will ruin EB or FS. But it is fun to note obvious holes in their current TIVs. Some of them are so obvious when you know games and game prices like we do.

I don't think they are smarter than us, but I do know that, as a big company they should have a plan and a strategy. If their strategy is to use a broad brush for TIVs then that's what they do. And better for us. Let the deals flow.

[jlo mein]

Traded in yesterday to EB Games:
X360 Last Remnant $15
PS3 Brothers In Arms Hells Highway $14
PS3 High School Musical 3 Senior Year $15

I guess I was lucky with High School Musical since I noticed it isn't listed on www.tivs.ca for PS3. I tried the X360 version a few days ago and it was only $5.

EDIT: I also forgot to mention that when I traded in the games the CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used). I usually remove all marks of BBV or Rogers but this time I forgot and left the BBV stickers on, but it was still accepted this time.

[Acid_]

not in the CDN market but f/ what i heard, it's on in the US

so is amazon.com and TRU apparently (yeah, almost every big-box retailer now wants a piece of that big fat pie that once used to be BBV/EBG "only" :D )

I didn't know about Toys R Us either. The more competitors the better for us. It drives TIVs up and sale prices for used games down and will probably result in more promotions from retailers to get the edge over competitors.

I guess it's a pretty lucrative market right now, but I downloaded Shadow Complex from XBOX Live last night and it's outstanding. You can't buy it in the store. It's linked to your account so you can't trade it - Ever. Just like buying CDs is fading because of iTunes, buying games will fade. One factor against downloads is the size of games (Blurays at 50 gigs or so). But maybe they'll release games in smaller chunks and program them more efficiently. Downloading will kill all trading.

[RPfriend]

Not only do we have bigger game libraries because of these deals, but we also have fun shifting the games around trying to get a deal. It becomes a game itself.

I don't think anyone thinks that game trading will ruin EB or FS. But it is fun to note obvious holes in their current TIVs. Some of them are so obvious when you know games and game prices like we do.

I don't think they are smarter than us, but I do know that, as a big company they should have a plan and a strategy. If their strategy is to use a broad brush for TIVs then that's what they do. And better for us. Let the deals flow.

Haha... that's a typo... i meant i CANNOT guarantee they are smarter than us. Mostly likely they aren't since they get paid probably 3-4 times more than us average joes, and from the time i'm in the business world. I've learned that IQ and Salary have a strong -ve correlation. Idiocy and Salary have an extremely strong +ve correlation :-P

[Acid_]

Haha... that's a typo... i meant i CANNOT guarantee they are smarter than us. Mostly likely they aren't since they get paid probably 3-4 times more than us average joes, and from the time i'm in the business world. I've learned that IQ and Salary have a strong -ve correlation. Idiocy and Salary have an extremely strong +ve correlation :-P

Haha, that makes more sense. :)

[got_it_4_cheap]

i asked the eb clerks, what are your upcoming gg? they didn't know of course :lol:

pre ordered marvel alliance 2 anyway

gow 2 $31.20 (when you put it towards batman) :)

[jeremy31]

EDIT: I also forgot to mention that when I traded in the games the CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used). I usually remove all marks of BBV or Rogers but this time I forgot and left the BBV stickers on, but it was still accepted this time.

Which Ebgames location? Metrotown ? Brentwood? Lougheed?

[booyahchild01]

Traded the following for NBA 2K10 (all for 360):

Dead Rising: $10
Gears of War: $10
NBA 2K9: $10

[Acid_]

I also forgot to mention that when I traded in the games the CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used). I usually remove all marks of BBV or Rogers but this time I forgot and left the BBV stickers on, but it was still accepted this time.

Yeah which location?

So what now we're getting to the point where some EB clerk is judging where we got our games from? What if they're completely wrong? On top of the fact that they're not going to do the trade for you you'll be standing there feeling like an dork.

Sure, this will stop some of the trading that they don't like, but it's just ripe to also really piss off customers with legit trades. There are a lot of things they can do like limit the number of simultaneous preorders, limit the number of trades per month or something which will maintain good customer service, but to treat customers like that will be a bad idea.

[mahjongmaniac]

I don't think they are smarter than us, but I do know that, as a big company they should have a plan and a strategy. If their strategy is to use a broad brush for TIVs then that's what they do. And better for us. Let the deals flow.

don't underestimate your enemy (in this case, that'd be FS/BBV/EBG)

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EDIT: I also forgot to mention that when I traded in the games the CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used). I usually remove all marks of BBV or Rogers but this time I forgot and left the BBV stickers on, but it was still accepted this time.

thing is, unless you bring in sealed games w/ price tags on them, i can't see how they'd be able to figure out if it was bought elsewhere specifically for trade in...
if you have 1 of those BBV PPed games, or even the RP PPed games, there's now way they can figure out when you bought them (unless you accidentally left the receipt inside)

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i asked the eb clerks, what are your upcoming gg? they didn't know of course :lol:

pre ordered marvel alliance 2 anyway

gow 2 $31.20 (when you put it towards batman) :)

doesn't matter if they know. as long as it's been confirmed by other CSRs (or on here =P ), just make the pre-order

[lemailme]

August 21 TIVS

EB GAMES
ALL XBOX 360

Assassins Creed - $14
FIFA 09 - $20
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 - $8

[Setz]

Traded in yesterday to EB Games:
X360 Last Remnant $15
PS3 Brothers In Arms Hells Highway $14
PS3 High School Musical 3 Senior Year $15

I guess I was lucky with High School Musical since I noticed it isn't listed on www.tivs.ca for PS3. I tried the X360 version a few days ago and it was only $5.

EDIT: I also forgot to mention that when I traded in the games the CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used). I usually remove all marks of BBV or Rogers but this time I forgot and left the BBV stickers on, but it was still accepted this time.

Just because they accepted them doesn't mean you're not flagged. Even as a former EB employee I think I'm blacklisted at my local EB as of yesterday. Shooting the breeze with the CSR there and trading in Wolfenstein and she said "I know you're from that website. You didn't even play this." and I was quite taken aback. I told her I did play it (since I did), and she said that shes putting red flags in the system for suspicious employees and she's done so a few times that day already.

Red flags, huh?

[grappos13]

hmmm.... :confused:

hehe

lol.. well it was like my first trade ins at EB since like 1999 when i use to trade ps1 games sometimes lol..but after that, always make sure it has manuals...

as for some EB TIV's today

Logans shadow psp - $10
tenchu wii - $20
quantum of solace wii - $20
madworld wii $20
trauma center: new blood wii - $10
superswing golf 2 wii - $12
don king prizefighter 360 - $5
alien syndrome wii - $7

[neksus]

PS3 High School Musical 3 Senior Year $15

I guess I was lucky with High School Musical since I noticed it isn't listed on www.tivs.ca for PS3. I tried the X360 version a few days ago and it was only $5.


This one?
Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3: Senior Year
It's listed under Disney, as that's the official title. Unless there's another HSM3 for ps3?

[TheHeeyyy]

Just because they accepted them doesn't mean you're not flagged. Even as a former EB employee I think I'm blacklisted at my local EB as of yesterday. Shooting the breeze with the CSR there and trading in Wolfenstein and she said "I know you're from that website. You didn't even play this." and I was quite taken aback. I told her I did play it (since I did), and she said that shes putting red flags in the system for suspicious employees and she's done so a few times that day already.

Red flags, huh?

You forgot the first rule I posted yesterday:

1. Never become cordial with EBGames staff. They'll stab you in the back in an instant if it means them making more money.

Perhaps it would be a good idea to create a list of EBGames locations that have gotten wise to our trade-ins.

[neksus]

I think we overestimate our ability to ruin their multi-million dollar businesses. Used games business have such high margin, that even with several RFDers abusing the system, they are still making lots of dough.

Just because you're making money doesn't mean you can't be making more money. I do not overestimate my abilities.

[Setz]

You forgot the first rule I posted yesterday:



Perhaps it would be a good idea to create a list of EBGames locations that have gotten wise to our trade-ins.

This EB I went to is pretty lax. I made a big mistake like 6 months ago when I traded in sealed games. I told the CSR (different one than yesterday) I just bought them and would return them if they didn't qualify. Nothing happened, and this was a T3GIF for Killzone 2 back in Jan or so.

I just hope that if I am blacklisted then my T3GIF pre-orders I can still pick up. I'd hate to have them reverted to the 17$ or so they were worth with normal credit.

[TheHeeyyy]

This EB I went to is pretty lax. I made a big mistake like 6 months ago when I traded in sealed games. I told the CSR (different one than yesterday) I just bought them and would return them if they didn't qualify. Nothing happened, and this was a T3GIF for Killzone 2 back in Jan or so.

I just hope that if I am blacklisted then my T3GIF pre-orders I can still pick up. I'd hate to have them reverted to the 17$ or so they were worth with normal credit.

EXACTLY!!! You felt you were in a comfortable position at a store with people who you are familiar with. The exact same circumstances is what resulted in me getting blacklisted. Next time I do a trade-in I'm gonna appear as unapproachable as possible. Sunglasses, chewing gum, listening to music, etc. Becoming cordial with them makes them more aware of your presence, and more aware of trade-in activities you do.

As for your pre-orders, I think they are required to honor-it.

[neksus]

I honestly don't understand why EB thinks this is a bad thing. They're getting more games to churn out 100-500% profit off of, so who cares if you take a hit of ~$30, they're still doubling their money if you're using 360/PS3/Wii games. Even the shovelware crap we think is ********, SOMEBODY is going to buy.

[Captain Snazzypants]

EXACTLY!!! You felt you were in a comfortable position at a store with people who you are familiar with. The exact same circumstances is what resulted in me getting blacklisted. Next time I do a trade-in I'm gonna appear as unapproachable as possible. Sunglasses, chewing gum, listening to music, etc. Becoming cordial with them makes them more aware of your presence, and more aware of trade-in activities you do.

As for your pre-orders, I think they are required to honor-it.

Something tells me the sunglasses-wearing, iPod blaring, gum-chewing look is even more conspicuous :twisted:

[domo325]

EB trades in august 21, 2009

Elder scrolls oblivion (360) - $14
Tony Hawk downhill jan (wii) - $10
We Ski (wii) - $15

Did T3G1F, and preordered Little Big Planet GOTY.
Funny how it costs $59.99 in their system, so I was given an extra $10 on a giftcard.

[TheHeeyyy]

Something tells me the sunglasses-wearing, iPod blaring, gum-chewing look is even more conspicuous :twisted:

I'll admit wearing the sunglasses might be excessive. I guess that could be replaced by texting while they process the trade-in.

[Setz]

EXACTLY!!! You felt you were in a comfortable position at a store with people who you are familiar with. The exact same circumstances is what resulted in me getting blacklisted. Next time I do a trade-in I'm gonna appear as unapproachable as possible. Sunglasses, chewing gum, listening to music, etc. Becoming cordial with them makes them more aware of your presence, and more aware of trade-in activities you do.

As for your pre-orders, I think they are required to honor-it.

The titles I traded in yesterday weren't suspicious titles. It'd be suspicious if I came in with High School Musical, Barbie, and something else as a 20 year old, but I brought in age appropriate games.

[The drew]

TIVs @ EB Aug 21

Haze (PS3) $13
COD2 (360) $12
Death Jr: Roots Of Evil (Wii) $8
Ninja Reflex (Wii) $8

Used these 4 games for a PSP-2000, They said that the deal was for PSP-2000 only, so YMMV on the PSP-3000

[Acid_]

I honestly don't understand why EB thinks this is a bad thing. They're getting more games to churn out 100-500% profit off of, so who cares if you take a hit of ~$30, they're still doubling their money if you're using 360/PS3/Wii games. Even the shovelware crap we think is ********, SOMEBODY is going to buy.

They probably don't like it because we are just trading in the bottom rung turds. We do our darndest to get the cheapest $8 games we can. With the T3F1 deal they're probably hoping for an assortment of games from the turds to $25 TIV games and everything in between.

I'm sure the clerks also get worked up about us getting a new game for $30 or $45 too. The company uses their indignation to turn them into enforcers to blacklist.

I see some guys here that are still trading at a pretty high volume. It might be a good time to lay kind of low. I think they have to honour their previous preorders, but they don't have to do business in the future with people that they blacklist.

[grappos13]

They probably don't like it because we are just trading in the bottom rung turds. We do our darndest to get the cheapest $8 games we can. With the T3F1 deal they're probably hoping for an assortment of games from the turds to $25 TIV games and everything in between.

I'm sure the clerks also get worked up about us getting a new game for $30 or $45 too. The company uses their indignation to turn them into enforcers to blacklist.

I see some guys here that are still trading at a pretty high volume. It might be a good time to lay kind of low. I think they have to honour their previous preorders, but they don't have to do business in the future with people that they blacklist.

ya.. i think i have about 3 stores with roughly like 7 pre-orders at each store.. yes its a lot... but ya i dont think ill be doing anymore pre-ordering for a while...leaving in a couple days.. BBV will be done its sale when i get back.. plus im set for a long time for games id say...

[belowzeros]

ya.. i think i have about 3 stores with roughly like 7 pre-orders at each store.. yes its a lot... but ya i dont think ill be doing anymore pre-ordering for a while...leaving in a couple days.. BBV will be done its sale when i get back.. plus im set for a long time for games id say...


dude lol


....you are gonna need 21 grappos clones to play them while you run to more BBVs o.O

[Acid_]

ya.. i think i have about 3 stores with roughly like 7 pre-orders at each store.. yes its a lot... but ya i dont think ill be doing anymore pre-ordering for a while...leaving in a couple days.. BBV will be done its sale when i get back.. plus im set for a long time for games id say...

21 games! That is so funny with your smug Carlton avatar.

The 21 games * $69.99 = $1469.79 worth of preorders.
Let's say you paid an average of $30 per preorder because you seemed to hit some good BBV games. That's $630 for the games out of pocket or BBV credit. A 839.79 EB TIV profit.

[got_it_4_cheap]

21 games! That is so funny with your smug Carlton avatar.

The 21 games * $69.99 = $1469.79 worth of preorders.
Let's say you paid an average of $30 per preorder because you seemed to hit some good BBV games. That's $630 for the games out of pocket or BBV credit. A 839.79 EB TIV profit.

and now he's going on a vacation!

grappos is :

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/corina_m/balliinnnyp5.gif

[TheHeeyyy]

ya.. i think i have about 3 stores with roughly like 7 pre-orders at each store.. yes its a lot... but ya i dont think ill be doing anymore pre-ordering for a while...leaving in a couple days.. BBV will be done its sale when i get back.. plus im set for a long time for games id say...

EDIT: Crap, Wayne's World GIF didn't work. Well this is the next best alternative:
http://smiliesftw.com/x/big_bowdown.gif

[coolwarm]

21 games! That is so funny with your smug Carlton avatar.

The 21 games * $69.99 = $1469.79 worth of preorders.
Let's say you paid an average of $30 per preorder because you seemed to hit some good BBV games. That's $630 for the games out of pocket or BBV credit. A 839.79 EB TIV profit.

There is quite low pay rate consider carrying 21 x 3 = 63 games from stores to stores :D

[Captain Snazzypants]

I'll admit wearing the sunglasses might be excessive. I guess that could be replaced by texting while they process the trade-in.

Yes, that would be very effective. Some of the staff can be quite chatty - excessively so at times.

Since we're trading tips, here's another one. If you get a used game with both English and French manuals, always give EB and BBV the french manual since they don't care. Rogers does - it's a requirement that all trades are complete with English manual - let the language police loose on them! :twisted:

[munsifn]

TIVs for Aug 21 (EB Games)

PS3 - SW:TFU - $8
X360 - Simpsons Game - $12
PSP - Logan's Shadow - $10
NDS - Sonic Rush - $6
NDS - Fifa 06 - $1

[United11]

21 games! That is so funny with your smug Carlton avatar.

The 21 games * $69.99 = $1469.79 worth of preorders.
Let's say you paid an average of $30 per preorder because you seemed to hit some good BBV games. That's $630 for the games out of pocket or BBV credit. A 839.79 EB TIV profit.

I would say it's more like, pick up 3 $4.99 games at EB for $16.94 total(with edge discount), trading them to BBV for 3 $14.99 games for a total of $33.88, paying and additional $3.88, then trading those - T3G1F. So like $20 per game.

That's beautiful RFD math for ya.

Is it me or does it seem like all $14.99 games at BBV have the same TIV or just below at EB. I'm accustom to getting $8 TIV games at BBV, but it seems like every game I traded at EB had values of $12-$15.

Here is some for today:

Used these 2 plus 20% bonus for a Batman preorder:
Tenchu - $20 (hidden gem - saw like 10 today between 3 stores)
Assassin's Creed PS3 - $14

Full Auto2 PS3 - $12
Ratchet & Clank PS3- $15
Pirates of the caribbean 3 -$8

and I still have Grid for 360 which had a TIV of $18.

[United11]

Damn, I did make 1 mistake today, I misplaced my receipt for the first pre-order I did for Batman AA. Anyone know if I can just go in and get it switched using my ID?

My worry is that I did a trade 3F1 yesterday, and the clerk didn't know how to pre0order any future games, and so I just took the preorder for Batman at the $38.83 price, and now I got a better preorder today and need to change the 1st to a different game, but......now I can't find my receipt and I don't want to get hassled about the TIVs for the game I traded.

Do they have a way to look up the receipt as proof?

[ZeroJutsu]

Bah. One of my games I want to trade in has a Rogers sticker on it. Any ideas on how to remove?

Or does EB not care?

[mahjongmaniac]

Just because they accepted them doesn't mean you're not flagged. Even as a former EB employee I think I'm blacklisted at my local EB as of yesterday. Shooting the breeze with the CSR there and trading in Wolfenstein and she said "I know you're from that website. You didn't even play this." and I was quite taken aback. I told her I did play it (since I did), and she said that shes putting red flags in the system for suspicious employees and she's done so a few times that day already.

your case reminds me of Talktomy9Iron... i think he said he used to work for EBG, and after he quit, he was taking advantage of many EBG promos using cheap games bought elsewhere; his ex-coworkers caught on and then he got banned f/ the store...

what's weird is if you know some of the employees, if anything, one would expect that they'd be more lenient... ... guess not

[BigJonsson]

EB Games I've done my only 2 trades at had CSR's that didn't really even look at the games in any detail or at me other than asking for my drivers license

[mahjongmaniac]

I honestly don't understand why EB thinks this is a bad thing. They're getting more games to churn out 100-500% profit off of, so who cares if you take a hit of ~$30, they're still doubling their money if you're using 360/PS3/Wii games. Even the shovelware crap we think is ********, SOMEBODY is going to buy.

based on what i've heard/read on here, buying cheap games elsewhere specifically to do trade promos is "abusing company policy"

whatever

like you say, each used game sells for at least 100% profit, so it makes no sense to me to turn biz away like that

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I just hope that if I am blacklisted then my T3GIF pre-orders I can still pick up. I'd hate to have them reverted to the 17$ or so they were worth with normal credit.

well, you already paid for the pre-orders in full... so i don't think they're allowed to cancel it w/o your consent

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ya.. i think i have about 3 stores with roughly like 7 pre-orders at each store.. yes its a lot... but ya i dont think ill be doing anymore pre-ordering for a while...leaving in a couple days.. BBV will be done its sale when i get back.. plus im set for a long time for games id say...

wow... 21 pre-orders... that's a bit excessive; you must've raided lots of BBV/RP/microplay stores...

lemme guess... any of those pre-orders for the same title?

[grappos13]

dude lol


....you are gonna need 21 grappos clones to play them while you run to more BBVs o.O

lol.. nah.. BBV runs are done... well maybe tomorrow when i go shopping for some new clothes i might stop off quickly...

21 games! That is so funny with your smug Carlton avatar.

The 21 games * $69.99 = $1469.79 worth of preorders.
Let's say you paid an average of $30 per preorder because you seemed to hit some good BBV games. That's $630 for the games out of pocket or BBV credit. A 839.79 EB TIV profit.

id say about an average of $25 max...i was the only one going to microplay newmarket and they had soo many 9.99 and 7.99 games that qualfied...plus a bunch of 4.99 360 games that traded in for $10-12 at BBV... so spending $30+ tax max at microplay ended me with $30 of BBV credit and 3 trade 3 games..... then when BBV deal game around.. i mostly got 14.99 and 9.99 games.. probably with about 6 19.99 games.. so if its the 14.99 games... use the BBV credit from the 4.99 microplay games... so in essence $37 out of pocket would land me 2 pre-orders for $140.. so about $20 per each one...if i get the credit back.. and then sell off the credit at say.. 15% off (13% tax and 2 more % off, especially if ppl wanna save more on the new ps3 slim) thats $137 - $37 = $100 cash profit... and this is just for being in microplay for 10-15min.. 5 min at BBV to trade in games.. then another 10 min to get games later..so like $100 for 30 min of work on average...not bad id say

and now he's going on a vacation!

grappos is :

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a154/corina_m/balliinnnyp5.gif

exactly man... ballin to the max... gonna be ballin at all the big name clubs in vegas.. like pure and tryst... now thats gonna be mad ballin like my name is Montel Vontavius Porter (MVP)

EDIT: Crap, Wayne's World GIF didn't work. Well this is the next best alternative:
http://smiliesftw.com/x/big_bowdown.gif

haha.. the waynes world one woulda been nice :D

[Setz]

your case reminds me of Talktomy9Iron... i think he said he used to work for EBG, and after he quit, he was taking advantage of many EBG promos using cheap games bought elsewhere; his ex-coworkers caught on and then he got banned f/ the store...

what's weird is if you know some of the employees, if anything, one would expect that they'd be more lenient... ... guess not

It's a diff EB. I didn't work at the closest one.

[raiten]

Damn, I did make 1 mistake today, I misplaced my receipt for the first pre-order I did for Batman AA. Anyone know if I can just go in and get it switched using my ID?

My worry is that I did a trade 3F1 yesterday, and the clerk didn't know how to pre0order any future games, and so I just took the preorder for Batman at the $38.83 price, and now I got a better preorder today and need to change the 1st to a different game, but......now I can't find my receipt and I don't want to get hassled about the TIVs for the game I traded.

Do they have a way to look up the receipt as proof?

Yeh i believe you just go to the store where you preordered the batman game and just show them your drivers license as proof to who you are and then you can make whatever changes you want.

[neksus]

Damn, I did make 1 mistake today, I misplaced my receipt for the first pre-order I did for Batman AA. Anyone know if I can just go in and get it switched using my ID?

My worry is that I did a trade 3F1 yesterday, and the clerk didn't know how to pre0order any future games, and so I just took the preorder for Batman at the $38.83 price, and now I got a better preorder today and need to change the 1st to a different game, but......now I can't find my receipt and I don't want to get hassled about the TIVs for the game I traded.

Do they have a way to look up the receipt as proof?

The pre-order is linked to your telephone number in system. All you need is your ID to pick it up.
HOWEVER, you're pretty much out of luck - if all you got was $38.83 for pre-order credit, that's most likely all that's going to transfer to a different pre-order.

[olp79]

Anyone know if Madden 10 still qualifies for T3GF1 or if it's only Trade 2 + $19.99?

[baconape]

Something tells me the sunglasses-wearing, iPod blaring, gum-chewing look is even more conspicuous :twisted:

have you tried cutting eye holes in a newspaper and pretending to read it and walking up to the register with your haul?


on a side note, is getting blacklisted somthing that happens often?

im friendly with the eb guys and one guy asked last week if i bought the games just to trade em. (no stickers but maybe some residue no bills in the cases) and i said something like that, i was doing two trade 2 for madden and then i returned em right away and preodered left for dead and halo.

i asked the guy if i could do that before we did it and he talked it over with the other guy and they said yeah its within policy so id be ok.

but ill take you guys advice ill pick up a few sub turds (nice new word) to bring and try not to have more than one copy of the same game per visit

[bash1979]

TIVs @ EB as of 9:00pm Aug.21:
NHL 09 (xbox360) - $10
Ninja Gaiden II (xbox360) - $10
Logan's Shadow (PSP) - $10
Wii Play (wii) - $10

Traded for Rockband 2 SE successfully.

[shaddup15]

Sorry about that - I assumed that when I edited the package that the domain/account was part of it would trickle down and effect the domain, when infact I had to upgrade the account to the same package. Unintuitive, I know!


Thanks neksus, was able to trade NBA 2K9 PS3 as a part of T3G1F for Uncharted2 along with Wii Play and Logan's Shadow.

[CotoV]

Anyone know if Madden 10 still qualifies for T3GF1 or if it's only Trade 2 + $19.99?

When I went in on Thursday for some trades they told me I could pre-order from the list or pick up Madden or Wolfenstein.

[Aracknid]

Traded in at EB:

- Call of Juarez (PS3) = $29.75

Used it with 20% extra (total value $35.70) towards Batman:AA pre-order.

Weird, they charged $39.30 for the game. I feel like I got ripped off, even though it's only 47 cents...>:(

No worries, I only paid $29.99 plus tax for COJ to begin with at Wall-mart, so I still made $$$

Aracknid

[cashinstinct]

TIVs @ EB as of 11:00pm Aug.22:
Dead Space PS3 - $14
MGS4 Normal Ed PS3 - $18

I was surprised because the guy said the tivs were $17.50 and $13.50... I assume it must still be $18 and $14 and there was a glitch in his system, all TIVS were $.50!!!

[kimbot]

Anyone want to trade one of their $8+ tiv turds for a copy of Tenchu for wii?

[Indicate]

TIVs @ EB as of 11:15am Aug.22:

NHL 09 (PS3)- $8.25

[belowzeros]

There is quite low pay rate consider carrying 21 x 3 = 63 games from stores to stores :D


ya if you take the time to Ebay em but flipping them to EB is quick for carlton and instant satisfaction...selling them online takes forever and ever


Acid your math is a little off :D...average price is probably 33.88 after tax. He seems to buy a lot of 19.99 combos which is 45.18/ea...little on the steep side for me. But he's still ballin lol

[ballsdontlie]

wow... 21 pre-orders... that's a bit excessive; you must've raided lots of BBV/RP/microplay stores...

lemme guess... any of those pre-orders for the same title?

I dont even think I can think of 21 games I want.

[United11]

TIVs @ EB as of 11:15am Aug.22:

NHL 09 (PS3)- $8.25


Funny, I just checked NHL 09 this morning for 360, and it went up to $13.

Here are some tiv for today:

Grid 360 - $18
COD 2 360 -
Tenchu Wii - $19.50 (went down $0.50?)

And bad news, pirates of the Caribbean 3 for PS3 went down to $6.75 today, and Baja Edge of Control for 360 is now $7.50. I have both and can't use them for T3G1F now.

[Pro]

why are people taking NHL 09 into EB??! Isn't it worth $27or so from blockbuster?

[grappos13]

ya if you take the time to Ebay em but flipping them to EB is quick for carlton and instant satisfaction...selling them online takes forever and ever


Acid your math is a little off :D...average price is probably 33.88 after tax. He seems to buy a lot of 19.99 combos which is 45.18/ea...little on the steep side for me. But he's still ballin lol

did u read my reply post? ive only bought i think 3 times for 19.99 games.. ie so $45 x 3.. with credit mostly..

all the others were my microplay deals and 14.99-9.99 BBV deals and most with credit :D

remember endwar with its $24 credit at bbv when it was 8.99 used at EB... turned $9 eb into $24 BBV.. so $18 EB into $48 BBV covers the cost of 3 x 19.99 games... so really only $18 :D

anyways.. it seems like one of my edits on a previous post didint go thru.. was going to say something in reply to MJM about my numerous pre-orders...

looking at my list, there is like 12 games that i actually want to keep for sure... uncharted 2, MUA2, NHL 10, FIFA 10, Batman, MAG, COD MW2, GH5, Beatles Rock Band, WWE smackdown vs raw 2010, Brutal Legend (depending on reviews), DJ hero and maybe even Tekken 6...

so a lot of this actually is done for myself to solely keep the games... and if u dont think i keep games (im not klepto), u should see my collection of 100+ ps3 games and like 150 blu-rays... actually im gonna find a camera and finally put up pics :D

[neksus]

Funny, I just checked NHL 09 this morning for 360, and it went up to $13.

Here are some tiv for today:

Grid 360 - $18
COD 2 360 -
Tenchu Wii - $19.50 (went down $0.50?)

And bad news, pirates of the Caribbean 3 for PS3 went down to $6.75 today, and Baja Edge of Control for 360 is now $7.50. I have both and can't use them for T3G1F now.

And Spider-Man 3 360 is down to $7.50 :(

[United11]

why are people taking NHL 09 into EB??! Isn't it worth $27or so from blockbuster?

Wow, didnt know that, good thing I didn't trade it yet.

[grappos13]

Wow, didnt know that, good thing I didn't trade it yet.

i doubt its $27 from BBV since i see it on the used games shelves for $24.99 used and they got the promo on.. so i doubt ur getting anywhere near $27.. maybe like $13-14

[cashinstinct]

It was 27 last sunday at bbv for nhl09. They got my copy!

[The drew]

TIVs @ EB Aug 22

NHL 2K9 Wii $14.50
Bust-A-Move Wii $10.25
Super Swing Golf: Season 2 Wii $2 :mad:

[mahjongmaniac]

anyways.. it seems like one of my edits on a previous post didint go thru.. was going to say something in reply to MJM about my numerous pre-orders...

looking at my list, there is like 12 games that i actually want to keep for sure... uncharted 2, MUA2, NHL 10, FIFA 10, Batman, MAG, COD MW2, GH5, Beatles Rock Band, WWE smackdown vs raw 2010, Brutal Legend (depending on reviews), DJ hero and maybe even Tekken 6...

you have 12 games that you pre-ordered, but what are the other 9...

i find it hard to believe anyone would have 21 pre-orders of games they actually "want"

[grappos13]

you have 12 games that you pre-ordered, but what are the other 9...

i find it hard to believe anyone would have 21 pre-orders of games they actually "want"

the rest r doubles... but what im trying to say is.. im not going out trying to pre-order 11 wolfensteins or other gaming guarantee to just come and get the credit for them...

[grappos13]

TIVs @ EB Aug 22

NHL 2K9 Wii $14.50
Bust-A-Move Wii $10.25
Super Swing Golf: Season 2 Wii $2 :mad:

really? damn.. it was 8+ yesterday for sure.. unless the guy gave me the deal even tho it was $2 TIV lol

[Toricda]

eb tiv today

Tenshu Wii $19

StarWars Force unleashed 360 $23.75

[The drew]

Another EB TIV Update

Pirates Of The Carribean PS3: $6 :evil:

[emz]

EB today - Aug 22

$5.00 - MGS2 PS2
$2.00 - RE: Code veronica X PS2
$4.00 - MGS3 PS2
$13.50 - Dead Space PS3
$20.25 - GTA4 PS3
$20.00 - New Super Mario Bros DS
$20.00 - Pokemon Diamond DS

[kleptodathief]

can someone please update the tivs on these ps3 games? hawx, afro sam,wheelman,grid,wanted:WoF


thanx

[Setz]

can someone please update the tivs on these ps3 games? hawx, afro sam,wheelman,grid,wanted:WoF


thanx

All of them save for Wanted are 8$+TIV.

[whadda_dealio]

EB tiv:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) = $22.50

[cashinstinct]

Super Swing Golf: Season 2 Wii $2 :mad:

I am surprised about this, I got a $9.50 TIV for this game this morning at around 11:00 am... BBV sold it for $19.99 and I thought it was a safe bet to be $8+ (since Season 1 was still $8 + as well recently).

Maybe the thing about computers restarting up to change TIVS for the day is true (TIVS not updated automatically, computer needs to be rebooted.... it was told some days ago).

[cashinstinct]

EB today - Aug 22
$13.50 - Dead Space PS3
$20.25 - GTA4 PS3

A lot of TIVS go into cents now these days at EB I was quoted also $13.50 for Dead Space PS3 and $17.50 for MGS4...

Seems like neksus will have to decide what to do with this, probably round down TIV and give people a surprise to get $0.25 or $0.50 more!!!

[kleptodathief]

anyone know if any xbox1 games r over 8 tiv? halo2 is closest at 7 tiv?

[lemailme]

FS

Fable 2 - $37

[Cryptopsy]

Ugh just got back from EB:
Alone in the Dark Ps3 - 7.50$
Infinite Undiscovery 360 - 7.50$
Got **** by 0.50$ dammit lol

[Setz]

anyone know if any xbox1 games r over 8 tiv? halo2 is closest at 7 tiv?

Some RPGs like KOTOR, KOTOR 2, Jade Empire might be. Also fighting games like Guilty Gear and Marvel vs. Capcom. Not many if at all Xbox games are qualifiable.

[neksus]

A lot of TIVS go into cents now these days at EB I was quoted also $13.50 for Dead Space PS3 and $17.50 for MGS4...

Seems like neksus will have to decide what to do with this, probably round down TIV and give people a surprise to get $0.25 or $0.50 more!!!

I really have been meaning to change them all to the same format as the Rogers values (dollar.cent), but haven't gotten around to it. For now, I've been rounding down.

[greenbelt0102]

I am surprised about this, I got a $9.50 TIV for this game this morning at around 11:00 am... BBV sold it for $19.99 and I thought it was a safe bet to be $8+ (since Season 1 was still $8 + as well recently).

Maybe the thing about computers restarting up to change TIVS for the day is true (TIVS not updated automatically, computer needs to be rebooted.... it was told some days ago).

Yesterday, I tried to trade in Swing Golf - Season 1 - its $2 TIV at EB :mad:

[kleptodathief]

looks like ebg HO has woken up lolz way too many turds over 8 tivs!

[grappos13]

Ugh just got back from EB:
Alone in the Dark Ps3 - 7.50$
Infinite Undiscovery 360 - 7.50$
Got **** by 0.50$ dammit lol

oh damn.. i was gonna try and platinum alone in the dark this past week and then trade it in for a pre-order, but got distracted with some other games and such.. oh well, ill keep it.. got it for like $10 from BB couple months ago!

[got_it_4_cheap]

good thing i traded in tenchu yesterday, it's already going down

wouldn't be surprised if it is $8 by monday

[munsifn]

EB tiv:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) = $22.50

*****, really?

I traded it in yesterday towards Fifa 10. It was only worth $8.

Crazy EB games TIVs

[00christopherzh00]

EB Aug 22

PS3 - MGS4
Wii - Code Lyoko
Wii - Star Wars The Force Unleashed
Wii - Boom Blox
Xbox360 - Too Human
Xbox360 - Dead Space

Wii - Tenchu: Shadow Assassins - $19

not sure what the TIV for all the others are, but they all qualified for T3G1F

[trackercowe]

Just got $30 towards NHL 09 at Future Shop. As per usual it scanned in at just over $8, when I mentioned I saw it on the website for $30, the dude said screw it and let me have the $30 for it. Finally a csr that wasn't completely incompitent like I usually run into.

Better try and trade that one fast boys as it won't stay at that value or the 27 you can get at BBV much longer.

[kimbot]

I was denied Tenchu trade in at EB STC today!! Looks like they're on to us...

[got_it_4_cheap]

I was denied Tenchu trade in at EB STC today!! Looks like they're on to us...

lol wut? no tiv for this game at all?


eb tiv today

Tenshu Wii $19

StarWars Force unleashed 360 $23.75

strange, someone else traded it in no prob today

[kimbot]

Yeah I traded it in at another location no problem but STC has some sort of list of games they're denying for trade ins.

[P0rkchop]

Yeah I traded it in at another location no problem but STC has some sort of list of games they're denying for trade ins.

SoBs lol

[Setz]

Looks like EBG is upgrading their computer systems. Might be a new measure to circumvent Carltons who preorder 20 games at a time and Kleptos who trade in turdz left right and center.

[00christopherzh00]

so ive been doing some trading with eb but now i dont have any more games i really want, or know that will be great, i left a preorder for MAG today, but not sure if i want to keep it.

Do you guys have any suggestions on what else i could preorder on for the future, for the PS3 ( and i mean future) cuz i already have a Preorder for stuff like uncharted 2 and COD-MW2. I dont mind if its a preorder into the beginning of next year.

I was thinking Lost Planet 2.
Any suggestions?

[mahjongmaniac]

I am surprised about this, I got a $9.50 TIV for this game this morning at around 11:00 am... BBV sold it for $19.99 and I thought it was a safe bet to be $8+ (since Season 1 was still $8 + as well recently).

Maybe the thing about computers restarting up to change TIVS for the day is true (TIVS not updated automatically, computer needs to be rebooted.... it was told some days ago).

if his TIV post was an over-the-phone quote, yours would be more accurate since it was a direct scan of the game's UPC

however, i suppose it's also possible about TIV changing based on whether or not their PC has d/l'd updates

[got_it_4_cheap]

does the eb system make a note on what games you have traded in?

so if you go back another day to the same eb to trade in another copy, the system tells them you have already traded this game in before and can't again?

[Setz]

does the eb system make a note on what games you have traded in?

so if you go back another day to the same eb to trade in another copy, the system tells them you have already traded this game in before and can't again?

No. Records of titles you've traded in are not kept in EB's systems.

[neksus]

so ive been doing some trading with eb but now i dont have any more games i really want, or know that will be great, i left a preorder for MAG today, but not sure if i want to keep it.

Do you guys have any suggestions on what else i could preorder on for the future, for the PS3 ( and i mean future) cuz i already have a Preorder for stuff like uncharted 2 and COD-MW2. I dont mind if its a preorder into the beginning of next year.

I was thinking Lost Planet 2.
Any suggestions?

FF XIII?
Dragon Age: Origins?

[mahjongmaniac]

Some RPGs like KOTOR, KOTOR 2, Jade Empire might be. Also fighting games like Guilty Gear and Marvel vs. Capcom. Not many if at all Xbox games are qualifiable.

KOTOR series have $8+ TIV? if so, that's surprising b/c i think some of these are PH titles on the XBOX...

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Yeah I traded it in at another location no problem but STC has some sort of list of games they're denying for trade ins.

heh, so not only are they blacklisting traders now, but also blacklisting "games"...

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Looks like EBG is upgrading their computer systems. Might be a new measure to circumvent Carltons who preorder 20 games at a time and Kleptos who trade in turdz left right and center.

yeah... and you forgot good ol' balonis :lol:

[Evermore]

August 21st.

NHL 09 - $30 at FS (as per earlier post)
Killzone 2 - $40 at FS

[flamethis]

Aug. 22nd EB Games trades

PSP
Star Wars Force Unleashed $13.50
3001 system $90.00

PS3
Resident evil 5 $36.25

XBOX 360
lego Indiana Jones $2.75
PGR 3 $2.00
Transformers ROTF $39.00
Core system $50.00

totaled up $233.50 towards a new PS3 slim pre order. Best thing is, all trade values come off the total before taxes go on.. so it's only going to cost $65.49 plus tax. not bad for trading a bunch of stuff I had no real use for...

[grappos13]

Looks like EBG is upgrading their computer systems. Might be a new measure to circumvent Carltons who preorder 20 games at a time and Kleptos who trade in turdz left right and center.

at one time? give me a break.. 21 total...and i already know of 13 just this year that ill want and keep...then u got next years stuff like gow3, gt5, etc...

[mbarreh]

traded in streetfighter 4(360) today towards batman preorder got $32.50. So TIV should be $27

[jasperException]

traded in streetfighter 4(360) today towards batman preorder got $32.50. So TIV should be $27

That is a bad trade in my opinion. You should have trade SF4 in at FS to get $40 credit and use the $40 GC to get the Batman game at FS for almost free (since preorder is currently $38.83). FS internal database has SF4 for $18 but their website has it for $40. You can get them to match that.

[kleptodathief]

SF4 is 40tiv at FS stilll? anyone confirm this? they also have a 15$ credit towards games promo now instead of the +10 ! too bad its on crappy new games like punchout,UFC,etc

cudda sworn i seen that added 15$ credit towards a new game tradein promo..i guess its over?

[lemailme]

That is a bad trade in my opinion. You should have trade SF4 in at FS to get $40 credit and use the $40 GC to get the Batman game at FS for almost free (since preorder is currently $38.83). FS internal database has SF4 for $18 but their website has it for $40. You can get them to match that.

Yea, i did that for Fable 2 at FS instead of EB

Except FS is sold out of PS3 Batman,

And they wont let u preorder in store

is that right?

[jasperException]

Yea, i did that for Fable 2 at FS instead of EB

Except FS is sold out of PS3 Batman,

And they wont let u preorder in store

is that right?

Never heard of OOS on preorder on games. You shouldn't have any problem with preorder in store b/c the game is not release at time of preorder so they can't say OOS. They can say that they stop preorder for a game.. but not OOS. Since the FS.ca still allow preorder.. I don't see why not instore.

SF4 is still $40 online.. don't bother calling instore to confirm b/c they will only read their internal database. I can confirm it works b/c I traded in a copy of SF4 myself. Just make sure the game is in really good condition because they may use an excuse to deny like they did to me on 1st try. But 2nd try is a charm at a different location.

[whadda_dealio]

Yes, as this was the tiv at closing time (5pm EST)


*****, really?

I traded it in yesterday towards Fifa 10. It was only worth $8.

Crazy EB games TIVs

EB tiv:

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) = $22.50

[kleptodathief]

so TIVs will vary at each ebg dpending if they reboot the computer or not? :confused:

[Pro]

Futureshop - Agu.22/09

(360) COD4 Modern warfare = $37
(PS3) Shellshock 2 = $8.40

[ballsdontlie]

so ive been doing some trading with eb but now i dont have any more games i really want, or know that will be great, i left a preorder for MAG today, but not sure if i want to keep it.

Do you guys have any suggestions on what else i could preorder on for the future, for the PS3 ( and i mean future) cuz i already have a Preorder for stuff like uncharted 2 and COD-MW2. I dont mind if its a preorder into the beginning of next year.

I was thinking Lost Planet 2.
Any suggestions?

Heavy Rain, God of War 3, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy XIII, White Knight CHronicles ... man ps3 is balling next year all exclusives btw :)

[kleptodathief]

just curious , has anyone tried to trade in games here?

http://gameaccess.ca/pdf/gameaccess_trade_in.pdf

they mite have some good TIV values if u submit in games to find out...

but on there site it lists a few:

http://gameaccess.ca/TradeIn.jsp?lang=en

im too lazy to fill out that form...

[danzerino]

just curious , has anyone tried to trade in games here?

http://gameaccess.ca/pdf/gameaccess_trade_in.pdf

they mite have some good TIV values if u submit in games to find out...

but on there site it lists a few:

http://gameaccess.ca/TradeIn.jsp?lang=en

im too lazy to fill out that form...

**** that they give you 20$ cash for infamous but if you are a member they give you 40 bucks credit on there website horrible.

[neksus]

Heavy Rain, God of War 3, Gran Turismo, Final Fantasy XIII, White Knight CHronicles ... man ps3 is balling next year all exclusives btw :)

Only FF Versus XIII is exclusive :razz:
As of now I wouldn't say that either system has the exclusive edge, what with Alan Wake, Dante's Inferno, Crackdown 2, Mass Effect 2, Blue Dragon 2, and Halo: Reach

[TheHeeyyy]

Only FF Versus XIII is exclusive :razz:
As of now I wouldn't say that either system has the exclusive edge, what with Alan Wake, Dante's Inferno, Crackdown 2, Mass Effect 2, Blue Dragon 2, and Halo: Reach

Dante's Inferno is also coming-out on the PS3, and both Alan Wake and Mass Effect 2 are coming to the PC too.

[grappos13]

Dante's Inferno is also coming-out on the PS3, and both Alan Wake and Mass Effect 2 are coming to the PC too.

pwned... PS3 4 life

[neksus]

Dante's Inferno is also coming-out on the PS3, and both Alan Wake and Mass Effect 2 are coming to the PC too.

pwned... PS3 4 life

A PC game is no competition for a 360 game, and vice versa depending on what you like to game on. I'm pretty sure people still consider them exclusives, and grappos, I thought you were more than a little fanboy.

Logical argument > internet colloquialisms and weightless points

[ballsdontlie]

Only FF Versus XIII is exclusive :razz:
As of now I wouldn't say that either system has the exclusive edge, what with Alan Wake, Dante's Inferno, Crackdown 2, Mass Effect 2, Blue Dragon 2, and Halo: Reach

What? I'm sure the games I listed were exclusives ...
Might grab a gaming pc for those 'console exclusves'

[kimbot]

Anyone trade in tenchu today??

[HyperD]

does the eb system make a note on what games you have traded in?

so if you go back another day to the same eb to trade in another copy, the system tells them you have already traded this game in before and can't again?

Last week when I went to cancel my initial batman preorder, the employee went back into the system and told me that I had traded in FNR4 towards it, so yes they do have records.

[Setz]

A PC game is no competition for a 360 game, and vice versa depending on what you like to game on. I'm pretty sure people still consider them exclusives, and grappos, I thought you were more than a little fanboy.

Logical argument > internet colloquialisms and weightless points

Mass Effect 2 might very well come to PS3. I don't see the point, however, since I want to import my character from the first. ME2 is perhaps the game I am most looking forward to in the future as well as Uncharted 2.

[jlo mein]

EDIT: I also forgot to mention that when I traded in the games the CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used).

Which Ebgames location? Metrotown ? Brentwood? Lougheed?

This was at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC.


thing is, unless you bring in sealed games w/ price tags on them, i can't see how they'd be able to figure out if it was bought elsewhere specifically for trade in...
if you have 1 of those BBV PPed games, or even the RP PPed games, there's now way they can figure out when you bought them (unless you accidentally left the receipt inside)


That's true, but I'm sure its all up to their own discretion. They do have the right to refuse trade ins at any time for any reason.

This one?
Disney Sing It! High School Musical 3: Senior Year
It's listed under Disney, as that's the official title. Unless there's another HSM3 for ps3?

OK, then maybe it should be a standardized title for all 3 platforms (PS3, Wii, and X360) since its a cross platform title. www.tivs.ca lists X360 under "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and Wii is under "High School Musical: Sing It!". They're all the same title.

Just a friendly suggestion. I appreciate all the work you put into tivs.ca.

[boondock]

These qualify for the T3G1F (didn't get the exact TIV, but all were over $10):

Tomb Raider: Underworld
Too Human
Dead space

I was able to pre-order Boarderlands, next up is Rouge Warrior. That game is pretty good looking. All games were brought at BBV 2F1, which they said ended at the end of the month.

[Psubs]

OK, then maybe it should be a standardized title for all 3 platforms (PS3, Wii, and X360) since its a cross platform title. www.tivs.ca lists X360 under "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and Wii is under "High School Musical: Sing It!". They're all the same title.

Just a friendly suggestion. I appreciate all the work you put into tivs.ca.
No, because when you look for the turd in the store, you want what's right on the box. This is usually only different for Wii re-makes.

[trixR4kids]

any blockbusters with a copy of cod4? i wouldnt mind picking that up again for $19.99

[got_it_4_cheap]

Last week when I went to cancel my initial batman preorder, the employee went back into the system and told me that I had traded in FNR4 towards it, so yes they do have records.

k, i'll trade it in to a different eb just to be safe

[BUFFAR]

This was at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC.

The EB at Lougheed Mall is the worst.
First, NONE of them knows what the hell they're talking about.
2nd, they always go out for their break. (ooh my bf/ is here cover for me)
3rd, They denied promo which is printed on their flyers because they're too lazy to go read their freaking memo!! O.o

I told them once that they just lied to their customer and pissed off 5 people within my 20 min of stay inside the store and left.

And there's this one skinny short blond chick, I swear she's a ****** and does not know what is customer service. I believe she's the store manager? Dont know where EB hired this batch of people from Lougheed mall man....

CSR warned me they are no longer accepting games that are suspected of being purchased specifically for trade in (whether new or used).

^^Btw, that's the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. Just avoid that store.

[Fox]

Lots of the EB employees are pretty bad. I was at one in Burlington yesterday and the guy working there was just making stuff up. While I was there I hears him tell customers:

- It costs $6 to get a game resurfaced at Blockbuster.
- The new PS3 slim is more likely to break down
- The PS3 slim is more difficult to repair.
- They took the fan out of the PS3 slim
- The slim uses a liquid cooling system

... And that was only half of it.

[Snowy]

The EB at Lougheed Mall is the worst.
And there's this one skinny short blond chick, I swear she's a ****** and does not know what is customer service. I believe she's the store manager? Dont know where EB hired this batch of people from Lougheed mall man....

+1 and that 'blond chick' is the Ass. Manager and she was even rude to a CSR from Head Office when they were calling her to ask her what the heck she was playing at.

But from what I hear around the net EB cares little about their customers, very little - and they wonder why everyone jumps to profit off of their stupidity. :lol:

Say what is it with these ASS. Managers I went into a Block Buster once and that Ass Man was a D*$k too and it was their mistake which they did not want to acknowledge or give me my money back :lol: how dumb are these people. (word of mouth sells, bad word of mouth... Maybe because they are Ass. Man's and want the Managers position - instead of being below them... and probably s... :lol:)

[bahasad]

What's the return policy for Used Games at BBV?

I did the B2G1F thing, and don't want the games anymore. I paid with cash. I went back yesterday to return them a day after I bought them, and the rude BBV clerk said firstly they would only take the TIV. Then the idiot called her MOD, and was told that she must give me a Blockbuster Gift card for the value of the games?

I want my cash back, not a damn blockbuster card.

[belowzeros]

Last week when I went to cancel my initial batman preorder, the employee went back into the system and told me that I had traded in FNR4 towards it, so yes they do have records.


i think it's only saved when a receipt is open. when you convert your transaction to a sale (pickup or cancel) the receipt changes. i think it dumps your history there.

[neksus]

What? I'm sure the games I listed were exclusives ...
Might grab a gaming pc for those 'console exclusves'

Oh sorry, I meant FF XIII as a whole wasn't exclusive.

[jokadeska]

aug 23, 2009

NFS: Undercover (360) - $25.50
NFS: Pro St (360) - $5.75
Forza 2 (360) - $5.75

Just got Batman along with 1.01 in card... 20% extra only applied to undercover :(

[jasperException]

OK, then maybe it should be a standardized title for all 3 platforms (PS3, Wii, and X360) since its a cross platform title. www.tivs.ca lists X360 under "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and Wii is under "High School Musical: Sing It!". They're all the same title.

No, they are not. The game might span across multi-platform but the different titles equate different games. Here is the list I know so far.

Singing Games:
High School Musical: Sing It!
Disney Sing It
Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 - Senior Year

Dancing Games:
High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE (PS3 & X360 use dancing pad, wii use nunchuk & wiiremote)

[Setz]

i think it's only saved when a receipt is open. when you convert your transaction to a sale (pickup or cancel) the receipt changes. i think it dumps your history there.

I think you are right. Even when I opened a transaction on a customer who did a T3GIF, it says trade on the system but not the specific titles. Perhaps they have to manually add in the titles for suspicious people.

[jeremy31]

+1 and that 'blond chick' is the Ass. Manager and she was even rude to a CSR from Head Office when they were calling her to ask her what the heck she was playing at.

But from what I hear around the net EB cares little about their customers, very little - and they wonder why everyone jumps to profit off of their stupidity. :lol:

Say what is it with these ASS. Managers I went into a Block Buster once and that Ass Man was a D*$k too and it was their mistake which they did not want to acknowledge or give me my money back :lol: how dumb are these people. (word of mouth sells, bad word of mouth... Maybe because they are Ass. Man's and want the Managers position - instead of being below them... and probably s... :lol:)

+2...avoid that store (Lougheed) ..the Manager(she) is ass...the best (staff and manager)customer service is the quennsborough, new westminster.

[Haz]

This was at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC.That location has been horrible for years, even as the employees turn over. My EA buddy was with a non-EA friend one time at that location. The non-EA guy wanted to trade in an EA game that he had bought at full price but the store manager told them that the computer said $25 (or something like that) but he would on give him $3 credit because it was purchased from EA and that EA employees get cheap games.

Arguing with the young, barely legal manager with sparse facial hair on a power trip who wished he could get cheap new games did help. My buddy and his friend went to the Metrotown EB and all was well afterwards.

aug 23, 2009

NFS: Undercover (360) - $25.50
NFS: Pro St (360) - $5.75
Forza 2 (360) - $5.75

Just got Batman along with 1.01 in card... 20% extra only applied to undercover :(Which store?

[grappos13]

What's the return policy for Used Games at BBV?

I did the B2G1F thing, and don't want the games anymore. I paid with cash. I went back yesterday to return them a day after I bought them, and the rude BBV clerk said firstly they would only take the TIV. Then the idiot called her MOD, and was told that she must give me a Blockbuster Gift card for the value of the games?

I want my cash back, not a damn blockbuster card.

u should be lucky to get a giftcard back...

used games, if they are not sealed, which BBV never is, are not returnable as u can always just buy, play and return. thats why its not returnable... however they will usually let u exchange it for something of equal value, as i have done a couple of times.. if i were u, take the giftcard and run if u dont want the games...

rogers tho.. i bought 3 games with the 30% deal.. decided agaisnt it like 10 days later.. went and returned it no questions asked.. never even tried the games but i "could" have played them for 10 days and returned them and basically got 3 free rentals

[Setz]

You can't return used games at BBV. I don't know why they don't seal the games like EBG does.

[junebug904]

TIV at EB - Aug 23
===============

Wii- Tenchu $19.00
Wii- Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown $9.25
Wii- Excite Truck $11.25
360- Rapala Tournament Fishing $11.50

[jlo mein]

The EB at Lougheed Mall is the worst.

(snip)

And there's this one skinny short blond chick, I swear she's a ****** and does not know what is customer service. I believe she's the store manager?


Sounds like the same girl, although i would describe her as overweight, not skinny. They do have some friendly people working there. There's a brown haired skinny guy that's always great, and the quiet black guy with glasses is friendly too.

BTW I can't believe how many RFDers there are in Burnaby now. No wonder I can't find cheap turd games around here lol. I do remember when I was at EB Lougheed this past Thursday, there was an asian guy beside me who traded in games for Rockband 2 SE, and one game was Logan's Shadow!!! :D

No, they are not. The game might span across multi-platform but the different titles equate different games. Here is the list I know so far.

Singing Games:
High School Musical: Sing It!
Disney Sing It
Disney Sing It: High School Musical 3 - Senior Year

Dancing Games:
High School Musical 3: Senior Year DANCE (PS3 & X360 use dancing pad, wii use nunchuk & wiiremote)

My bad. Shows how much I know about High School Musical games haha... :D

[jokadeska]

Which store?

EB @ Eaton's Center

[tzhuge]

Two Worlds (360) down to $7.50

[P0rkchop]

I brought in 4 games today at EB.

Nascar 09 for 360 was like $12.25
Wall-E for Wii was $12.25
Brothers in Arms- Highway to hell for 360 was $9.50 I think
and PGR4 for 360 was $10.50.

KEpt Nascar and traded the other three for Halo ODSB

All 19.99 at BBV.

[got_it_4_cheap]

TIV at EB - Aug 23
Wii- Tenchu $19.00


it is down a dollar from 2 days ago

so eb changes tivs everyday?

[belowzeros]

Two Worlds (360) down to $7.50


that was quick lol

[Psubs]

UGh, EB Games Wii Death Jr. is $7.50 and Ninja Relfex is $7.50. :cry:

This is tuuurdible. I guess I'll return them to BB.

[cashinstinct]

it is down a dollar from 2 days ago

so eb changes tivs everyday?

Yes, they can change everyday. Some high-value games can be pretty stable, but others can vary a lot.

[BUFFAR]

EB Games

PS3 - Heavenly Sword >> $33.00 as of today.

They're not honoring the $35 Trade in credit as stated on their flyer.


On a side note:

Rogers Plus in Burnaby are having 30% off on all their used games! :twisted:
I believe it's GVR only but YMMV!! :razz:

[mp3sn]

Did a trade at EBG today. Can't really remembe the TIVs since they are not to the dollar anymore..... I don't like that..... Anyways:

> $8 TIVs:
Tenchu Shadow Assassins (WII) - $19
Dead Rising (360) - $8.50?
SF: Logan's Shadow (PSP) - $9.50
Price of Persia (PS3) - $14 something i think

< $8 TIVs:
C&C: Red Alert 3 (360) - $7.50 grrrr.......
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (wii) - $5?

[madara]

You can't return used games at BBV. I don't know why they don't seal the games like EBG does.


yes you can. i did this a couple of times already. both on the same day though. maybe it is a YMMV.

[chaingunsofdoom]

TIVs from today:
As already mentioned... Tenchu (Wii) - $19
Tomb Raider Underworld (360) - $14.50
Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) - $9.50

First EB I went to was clueless. He said I couldn't do T3G1F with *any* title on their huge sign. "That's just a pre-order sign". Told me to come back Tuesday and I should be able to get Batman:AA. Ugh. I just gave-up and left. I will not be back there for a while.

Store #2. Got COD:MW2 in less than 5 minutes. No problem with the BBV cases either.

[chaingunsofdoom]

You can't return used games at BBV. I don't know why they don't seal the games like EBG does.

They mentioned their "30-day guarantee" to me several times, and even though I have no idea where the actual text is (website maybe?), I had no problem returning one earlier today. I swapped for one of equal value with no hassle.

[cashinstinct]

the guarantee is the game will still work in 30 days... so you can say it does not work well. It's not the perfect solution, but it's one you have.

[xSPARKYx-]

TIVs from today:
As already mentioned... Tenchu (Wii) - $19
Tomb Raider Underworld (360) - $14.50
Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) - $9.50

First EB I went to was clueless. He said I couldn't do T3G1F with *any* title on their huge sign. "That's just a pre-order sign". Told me to come back Tuesday and I should be able to get Batman:AA. Ugh. I just gave-up and left. I will not be back there for a while.

Store #2. Got COD:MW2 in less than 5 minutes. No problem with the BBV cases either.

This may be a stupid question but I am going to BBV next morning to get used games at B2G1F so I can trade into EB games, do they give you special cases or anything?

[ballsdontlie]

Oh sorry, I meant FF XIII as a whole wasn't exclusive.

Versus is :) looking forward to them both badly though ...

[Zmanno999]

Do only certain games qualify for the T3GIF? Because I wanted ODST, COD:MW2, Assassin's Creed 2, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, and maybe Beatles rockband.

[beanowean]

Do only certain games qualify for the T3GIF? Because I wanted ODST, COD:MW2, Assassin's Creed 2, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, and maybe Beatles rockband.

For now, these games qualify:
Dirt 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Need for Speed: Shift
Halo ODST
Star Wars Clone Wars: Heroes of the Republic
Uncharted 2

http://www.ebgames.ca/tradepromotions.asp

[airjordan604]

EB TIVS (Aug 23rd)

Call Of Duty 3 (360) - $7.50
Two Worlds (360) - $7.50
GRAW 2 (360) - $7.50

[cashinstinct]

EB TIVS (Aug 23rd)

Call Of Duty 3 (360) - $7.50
Two Worlds (360) - $7.50
GRAW 2 (360) - $7.50

Stuck with turds from BBV? Not fun when it happens...

[haisam10]

This may be a stupid question but I am going to BBV next morning to get used games at B2G1F so I can trade into EB games, do they give you special cases or anything?

Depends where you go. I have been to one BBV where they have the rental cases for ALL 360 games but the original cases for PS3 games. At other BBVs all the cases are original 360 or PS3 but there arent many games that have manuals.

Also, even if you get a game with no manual and no case, there is a chance you could trade it in. If you do a trade for straight credit, I think most EB games will take it. But if you are trying to do a t3g1f or something, then they may not. Depends on which EB and on the clerk. To be safe, try buying games with original case and manuals (and of course no scratches).

[haisam10]

Do only certain games qualify for the T3GIF? Because I wanted ODST, COD:MW2, Assassin's Creed 2, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, and maybe Beatles rockband.

For now, these games qualify:
Dirt 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2
Need for Speed: Shift
Halo ODST
Star Wars Clone Wars: Heroes of the Republic
Uncharted 2

http://www.ebgames.ca/tradepromotions.asp

I think he was asking about t3g1f, not GG.

To answer your question Zman, depends on EB games. All EB normally have a big board above the counter that list the games that qualify for t3g1f. Although, if you go into the right EB and get the right clerk, they are able to pre order ANYTHING through t3g1f as long as it is in their system (i.e. there is no system limitation). Some ebs and some clerks are jus a pain and wont do it. Others will take out the pre order binder and let you get ANYTHING. so depends. I would "shop around" and find a good and lenient EB.

[airjordan604]

Stuck with turds from BBV? Not fun when it happens...

actually all 3 those cost me $25 from BBV (B2G1) 2 @ $9.99 each & 14.99 (two worlds), so I just returned them back and got $30 credit ($10 credit each)... so I actually came out ahead $5 on those turds... lucky BBV has the $10 min trade still on..

[kings5504]

EB TIV (08/23/09)

Street Fighter IV (360) - $32.50
Guitar Hero 3 (360) - $4.75

[lemailme]

EB TIVS (Aug 23rd)

Call Of Duty 3 (360) - $7.50
Two Worlds (360) - $7.50
GRAW 2 (360) - $7.50

Weird, cause I was there on Friday the 21st and the TIV for GRAW 2 was $8
Sucks they must have changed it over the weekend...50 cents too. bah

[moonrider77]

EB TIVS (Aug 23rd)

Call Of Duty 3 (360) - $7.50
Two Worlds (360) - $7.50
GRAW 2 (360) - $7.50


Looks like EB has caught on with the BBV's sale now, and I assume they have monitoring this site closely as well. :twisted:

[heinz256]

TIVs from today:
As already mentioned... Tenchu (Wii) - $19
Tomb Raider Underworld (360) - $14.50
Ninja Gaiden 2 (360) - $9.50

First EB I went to was clueless. He said I couldn't do T3G1F with *any* title on their huge sign. "That's just a pre-order sign". Told me to come back Tuesday and I should be able to get Batman:AA. Ugh. I just gave-up and left. I will not be back there for a while.

Store #2. Got COD:MW2 in less than 5 minutes. No problem with the BBV cases either.

I'm assuming you went to the one on 130th ave? I had the same problem with one of the numbskulls that work there. That being said, I'm just going to stick with the one in Deerfoot Meadows.

[United11]

actually all 3 those cost me $25 from BBV (B2G1) 2 @ $9.99 each & 14.99 (two worlds), so I just returned them back and got $30 credit ($10 credit each)... so I actually came out ahead $5 on those turds... lucky BBV has the $10 min trade still on..

Actually, you came out ahead only $1.75, cause you paid tax on the 3 games, and you don't get a $30 + tax value back on the trades.....but still, better than getting stuck with them.

Planning to do the same with a couple games I am stuck with.

[United11]

This may be a stupid question but I am going to BBV next morning to get used games at B2G1F so I can trade into EB games, do they give you special cases or anything?

Typically the PS3 games are in the original cases, but a lot of BBVs are using the generic cases for Wii and 360. I usually just ask if I can get the original cases and the clerks normally hook you up.

[FallenAngel78]

Interesting since aside from a few games in both the XBox 360 section and the PS3 section that were in the BBV cases all the rest were in the normal cases at both the BBV locations in Peterborough. Bought 13 games between the stores today and they all came in proper cases and had the manuals. Will be trading them in tomorrow to EB Games.

[xSPARKYx-]

Interesting since aside from a few games in both the XBox 360 section and the PS3 section that were in the BBV cases all the rest were in the normal cases at both the BBV locations in Peterborough. Bought 13 games between the stores today and they all came in proper cases and had the manuals. Will be trading them in tomorrow to EB Games.

What games did you buy and how much were they? Im getting games at BBV to trade in and need to lookout for some games with 8+ tiv.

[grappos13]

Interesting since aside from a few games in both the XBox 360 section and the PS3 section that were in the BBV cases all the rest were in the normal cases at both the BBV locations in Peterborough. Bought 13 games between the stores today and they all came in proper cases and had the manuals. Will be trading them in tomorrow to EB Games.

see.. other ppl buy a lot from BBV too lol...

ok well since im off tomorrow night and i gotta go to BBV to get some credit for 2 crap games i got... ill do one more check at BBV's around my area.. head over to EB and get some credit for my last tenchu... its been real! haha...incase any new TIVs, ill post tomorrow... still gotta figure out what to do for batman tho

[FallenAngel78]

What games did you buy and how much were they? Im getting games at BBV to trade in and need to lookout for some games with 8+ tiv.

Let's see.... And all but 1 were on their B2G1F deal and that was because I bought it new

Saint's Row (XBox 360) - $19.99 (bought new)
FIFA Street 3 (PS3) - $14.99
Saint's Row 2 (PS3) - $24.99
Silent Hill Homecoming (PS3) - $24.99
Brothers in Arms - Hell's Highway (PS3) - Free... would have been $19.99
Far Cry 2 (PS3) - Free... would have been $19.99
Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (PS3) - $14.99
NBA Live 09: All Play (Wii) - $19.99
Mario Power Tennis (Wii) - $19.99
Death Jr (Wii... Only to discover after I got home that the trade in value according to this thread had gone down today to 7.50) - Free... would have been $14.99
De Blob (Wii) - $19.99
Smackdown vs Raw 2009 (Wii) - $14.99
Tenchu (Wii) - Free... would have been $9.99

I am sure I could have gotten some better deals but I didn't have the time or energy to look all over town.

[kimbot]

Ugh seems like EB dropped the majority of borderline $8 tiv titles by .50 cents. Red Alert 3, Two Worlds, Kane & Lynch, etc...

[ProtossCraft]

went to FS today...

trade in value of madden 10 for 360 is only like $27! :mad: WTF!

[Acid_]

What's the return policy for Used Games at BBV?

I did the B2G1F thing, and don't want the games anymore. I paid with cash. I went back yesterday to return them a day after I bought them, and the rude BBV clerk said firstly they would only take the TIV. Then the idiot called her MOD, and was told that she must give me a Blockbuster Gift card for the value of the games?

I want my cash back, not a damn blockbuster card.


u should be lucky to get a giftcard back...

used games, if they are not sealed, which BBV never is, are not returnable as u can always just buy, play and return. thats why its not returnable... however they will usually let u exchange it for something of equal value, as i have done a couple of times.. if i were u, take the giftcard and run if u dont want the games...

rogers tho.. i bought 3 games with the 30% deal.. decided agaisnt it like 10 days later.. went and returned it no questions asked.. never even tried the games but i "could" have played them for 10 days and returned them and basically got 3 free rentals

Yeah you are lucky to get the gift card. Noone takes back opened software. Sure there might be an honest few who buy the games and change their mind. Many others would turn it into a free 3 game rental and BBV can't allow that.

That location has been horrible for years, even as the employees turn over. My EA buddy was with a non-EA friend one time at that location. The non-EA guy wanted to trade in an EA game that he had bought at full price but the store manager told them that the computer said $25 (or something like that) but he would on give him $3 credit because it was purchased from EA and that EA employees get cheap games.

Arguing with the young, barely legal manager with sparse facial hair on a power trip who wished he could get cheap new games did help. My buddy and his friend went to the Metrotown EB and all was well afterwards.

Which store?

That's harsh. Like I said before, who are they to judge where you got your games from? They're running the risk of alienating good customers.

Off the top of my head I think the best way to combat this is to raise a stink about it up the chain at EB every time they harass any of us about where we got our games.

[mahjongmaniac]

What's the return policy for Used Games at BBV?

30 days


I did the B2G1F thing, and don't want the games anymore. I paid with cash.
I went back yesterday to return them a day after I bought them, and the rude BBV clerk said firstly they would only take the TIV. Then the idiot called her MOD, and was told that she must give me a Blockbuster Gift card for the value of the games?

I want my cash back, not a damn blockbuster card.

be prepared to have a better reason other than "don't want it anymore" if you want to return it

doesn't matter the MOP, if they choose so to give you a refund, credit can only be on a GC (or perhaps on your acct.)

[mahjongmaniac]

You can't return used games at BBV. I don't know why they don't seal the games like EBG does.

you can, but i think only w/ a valid reason (e.g. defective)

if game is defective, they'll try to find the same used game to exchange it
if not, you can choose another game to replace it, or choose for refund on GC

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I brought in 4 games today at EB.

Nascar 09 for 360 was like $12.25
Wall-E for Wii was $12.25
Brothers in Arms- Highway to hell for 360 was $9.50 I think
and PGR4 for 360 was $10.50.

KEpt Nascar and traded the other three for Halo ODSB

All 19.99 at BBV.

used or new?

either or, they jacked up the price o.O

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On a side note:

Rogers Plus in Burnaby are having 30% off on all their used games! :twisted:
I believe it's GVR only but YMMV!! :razz:

it's nationwide, as per e-plus flyer

[grappos13]

i wish i found a BBV with fifa street 3 for ps3.. would want to keep that.. decided to add all of the EA Bigs games to my collection...had NBA... want to get fifa street and bought that nfl tour, even if its crap :D

damn.. gotta go sleep now.. gonna be driving all night tomorrow

[moonrider77]

went to FS today...

trade in value of madden 10 for 360 is only like $27! :mad: WTF!

Well, to make it worst Wii version is only $13.20. :evil:

[arty316]

What's the deal with all these EB TIVS not rounded to the dollar?
It makes following the TIVS even harder. Hope this will be updated on the TIVS website too.

[blahblehblah]

What's the deal with all these EB TIVS not rounded to the dollar?
It makes following the TIVS even harder. Hope this will be updated on the TIVS website too.

Following the TIVs is still relatively easy since its not like the TIV changes in realtime with EB. The only thing i can think of with the TIVs not rounded to the dollar is it gives EB more of an excuse to update their TIVs on a daily basis (with rounding to the dollar, perhaps the TIVs did not change as much before vs now). In any case, im sure this is EB's way of countering us bringing in borderline games of $8 for T3G1F.

[Psubs]

For the Wii, Super Swing Golf's 1 & 2 TIV's for EB need to be switched and #2 is now $9.50.

Wii @ EB

Super Swing Golf 1 - $2
Super Swing Golf 2 - $9.50
Death Jr. - $7.50
Wacky Races - $9.50
Lego Batman - $7
No more Heroes - $6
Space Chimps - $7.50
Ninja Reflex - $7.50

[cashinstinct]

Wii @ EB
Super Swing Golf 2 - $9.50


+1, I traded this game on Saturday at EB for $9.50 (bumped to $23.33 T3G1F).

Someone reported it to be $2, but I am pretty sure he got the TIV of Season 1.

[arty316]

Following the TIVs is still relatively easy since its not like the TIV changes in realtime with EB. The only thing i can think of with the TIVs not rounded to the dollar is it gives EB more of an excuse to update their TIVs on a daily basis (with rounding to the dollar, perhaps the TIVs did not change as much before vs now). In any case, im sure this is EB's way of countering us bringing in borderline games of $8 for T3G1F.

I'm guessing you are right here. What I would find difficult is remembering the TIV when doing the trade. Before, I would bring in 3 games do the T3F1 and be able to remember the TIV exactly (even though they are bumped up on the receipt) and post here. Now it will be hard to remember exactly what the TIV is and it becomes especially crucial if it something like $8.25.

[kleptodathief]

r all tivs in the ebg system decimals now???:confused: or instead of changing the values of EACH game HO just takes x amound of percent off each game for lazyness?:idea:

[blahblehblah]

For the Wii, Super Swing Golf's 1 & 2 TIV's for EB need to be switched and #2 is now $9.50.

Wii @ EB

Super Swing Golf 1 - $2
Super Swing Golf 2 - $9.50
Death Jr. - $7.50
Wacky Races - $9.50
Lego Batman - $7
No more Heroes - $6
Space Chimps - $7.50
Ninja Reflex - $7.50

They did a major crackdown on games that were $9.99 at HMV (ninja reflex and death jr.) Wacky Races i believe is another Wii game at HMV for $9.99 but no stock to be found anywhere for my location anyways. Guess i gotta rely on BBV B2G1F now for cheap used games.

Makes me wonder if hellboy still works for $22.50 at BBV or if BBV cracked down on that too lol

[FulltimeIT]

went to FS today...

trade in value of madden 10 for 360 is only like $27! :mad: WTF!

BBV its 49, i traded my madden 10 in, paid antoehr 10 dollars got 4 games and traded them for a PSP slim :D

[chaingunsofdoom]

I'm assuming you went to the one on 130th ave? I had the same problem with one of the numbskulls that work there. That being said, I'm just going to stick with the one in Deerfoot Meadows.

Yeah, me too. :)

[mahjongmaniac]

Following the TIVs is still relatively easy since its not like the TIV changes in realtime with EB. The only thing i can think of with the TIVs not rounded to the dollar is it gives EB more of an excuse to update their TIVs on a daily basis (with rounding to the dollar, perhaps the TIVs did not change as much before vs now). In any case, im sure this is EB's way of countering us bringing in borderline games of $8 for T3G1F.

IDK what's up w/ the fraction of a $1 TIV lately, but i can tell you it's certainly not the 1st time it has happened

[belowzeros]

They did a major crackdown on games that were $9.99 at HMV (ninja reflex and death jr.)



yep I'd completely agree. I think they really wised up and someone is following these threads now. Maybe 1 too many people cracked off about rfd at the EB counter? :(

I was wondering the other day if the 0.50 pricing represents something like RFD/forum corrections. The windows on a lot of games that get mentioned here are really closing fast, more than usual. Seems like too much of a coincidence.

[blahblehblah]

IDK what's up w/ the fraction of a $1 TIV lately, but i can tell you it's certainly not the 1st time it has happened

What i was saying was they could have possibly introduced more fractions into the TIV (i think it used to be half a dollar and now they can even have a quarter of a dollar etc) so that the value of the game changes more (ie they would have to wait for a game to go to a value of $7.50 on their system before they adjusted it from $8 but now they can adjust it to $7.75 if their system calculates the game should be valued at that which in essence makes it a shorter time that the specific game is valued at $8). Otherwise, i would see no reason to introduce $0.25 increments in the system but thats just my guess

[jeff0850]

Today at around 12:30 pm (Aug 24/09)
EB Games

Metal Gear 4 (PS3) - $17.50
Far Cry 2 (PS3) - $13.50
Brother in Arms: Hell's Higway (PS3) - $13
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) - $22.50

[arty316]

What i was saying was they could have possibly introduced more fractions into the TIV (i think it used to be half a dollar and now they can even have a quarter of a dollar etc) so that the value of the game changes more (ie they would have to wait for a game to go to a value of $7.50 on their system before they adjusted it from $8 but now they can adjust it to $7.75 if their system calculates the game should be valued at that which in essence makes it a shorter time that the specific game is valued at $8). Otherwise, i would see no reason to introduce $0.25 increments in the system but thats just my guess

Whatever the reasoning is, I don't like it.

[got_it_4_cheap]

Far Cry 2 (PS3) - $13.50

lol from 20 to 17 to 13.5 if a few days

[TYG3R]

Did a T3G1F for MW2

These qualified:

NHL 09 $10
Pure $14
CoD:MW $26 ( Kept it)

PSP
Logan's Shadow $9.50

[arty316]

Metal Gear 4 (PS3) - $17.50
Far Cry 2 (PS3) - $13.50
Brother in Arms: Hell's Higway (PS3) - $13
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PS3) - $22.50[/QUOTE]

lol from 20 to 17 to 13.5 if a few days

Basically from In Demand at $20 TIV to TIV adjusted to 13.50 because it is on special as part of the Ubisoft 3 pack. We should see it dipping to $7.75 soon.

[jasperException]

Did a T3G1F for MW2

These qualified:

NHL 09 $10
Pure $14
CoD:MW $26 ( Kept it)

PSP
Logan's Shadow $9.50

Go to FS and trade it in for $37. I think it should still be $37 tiv.

[blahblehblah]

Whatever the reasoning is, I don't like it.

I completely agree... i don't like it either as it screws us over really but nothing we can do except to work with their new wonky system now.

[brucedlx]

whaoh when did klepto get permabanned?

[NonStopInTheMix]

I know this is really off topic, but I didnt know where else to post it lol.

Does anybody know what happened to klepto? looks like the legendary ricer has been banned?! PM me if you have details :D

EDIT: looks like brucedlx noticed too.

Anyways TIV of Ghost Recon 2 360 is 7.50 as previously stated :(

[Haz]

whaoh when did klepto get permabanned?Woah. Must have been just now since his last post was 3 hours ago.

[blahblehblah]

whaoh when did klepto get permabanned?

I think it has something to do with using the term turd or turdz....

[Setz]

I think it has something to do with using the term turd or turdz....

Aw man, this sucks. Klepto was a good member, haha.

[chronos]

whaoh when did klepto get permabanned?

SDM thread; http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9300757&postcount=285

[blahblehblah]

SDM thread; http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9300757&postcount=285

Huh... interesting. Theft and fraud.. wow. Looks like he will have to lurk both here and cag from now on :lol:

[thug98]

Sorry I'm on my blackberry can anyone tell me what klepto said in that thread to have that kind of outcome?

[Setz]

Sorry I'm on my blackberry can anyone tell me what klepto said in that thread to have that kind of outcome?

I'm not sure because I think the posts were deleted, but I think he was stealing unactivated giftcards and then buying activated giftcards with them.

[blahblehblah]

I'm not sure because I think the posts were deleted, but I think he was stealing unactivated giftcards and then buying activated giftcards with them.

Kinda stupid to brag about it really. Funny thing is CAG forums are talking about his ban too :lol:

[brucedlx]

He regularly bragged about fraud and stealing.

He received many infractions in the past and today was bragging about shoplifting.

His behaviour was continually unacceptable.

Although I'm not sure what it was. Sure he pissed everyone off w/ his hoarding but I guess people got accustom to it.

[thug98]

Thanks setz he's helped the community a few times but that was the straw that broke the camels back I guess

[Setz]

Thanks setz he's helped the community a few times but that was the straw that broke the camels back I guess

Yeah, I was right.

dam rfd sdm horders! went to 5 or 6 sdms in scarberia, NOT ONE dam esso gc, so im driving around stopping at ESSO gas stations.. all old indian guys turning me down when i request an esso gift card but NOT activate it yet, lol..i had to klepto a couple , to make matters worse i ended up with those CAR WASH esso cards that r not valid at sdm! the regular esso cards r usually right at the counter so i can't do any 5 finger disounts

will try again on sunday!

this is so much YMMV! one sdm will NOT let u buy gcs with another gc or credit card even, they have a warning paper printed right on the counter lol ( sdm at sheppard/markham rd...horders don't even bother going here!) other sdms dont care wat u do , they ALWAYS ask do u have ur opt card no matter wat u buy! thats the best lol

also sum essos will only take cash or debit if u buy gcs... i guess it all dpends on the worker at the time.... its all hit and miss

btw duz anyone know if these r the esso 25$ gcs that sdm r selling?

With a name like Kleptodathief I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[grappos13]

damn.. no more klepto?

i loved snapping back at his stupid pleas all the time for ppl to give him TIV values and to confirm things that were just confirmed by me or someone else moments before in the same thread lol...

sure i do a lot of trade ins by grabbing games at microplay and BBV (like a lot of others do in this thread and the other, maybe they dont have as many as me, other than balonis, who prolly has 10x more than me)....but i would never shoplift/fraud or anything.. thats just stupid... and to brag about it to boot.. wow... oh well....

now his memory lives on with a lot of users going to continue to use "turds" and "a55"

[mahjongmaniac]

I think it has something to do with using the term turd or turdz....

:lol: it's not actually

as per SDM thread, has sth to do w/ stealing GCs / fraud

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Aw man, this sucks. Klepto was a good member, haha.

yeah i'm sure we'll all miss him :razz:

I'm not sure because I think the posts were deleted, but I think he was stealing unactivated giftcards and then buying activated giftcards with them.

> > > :arrowd:

klepto has been banned permanently from the site for theft and fraud.

[moonrider77]

back to thread topic,

TIV at Roger Video.

Madden 2010 (Wii Version) - $45 (same as the PS3/xbox 360 version) :eek:

[blahblehblah]

back to thread topic,

TIV at Roger Video.

Madden 2010 (Wii Version) - $45 (same as the PS3/xbox 360 version) :eek:

Rogers is going to be taking in alot of these Madden 10 games lol. I wonder if they are doing this deliberately or not just to complete with BBV... EB bowed out of the TIV of Madden 10 really quick.. makes me wonder whom is next

On a seperate note, i was just kidding on the turd/turdz thing, i use the term myself so i doubt he was banned due to it but thought it was just funny :)

[got_it_4_cheap]

per SDM thread, has sth to do w/ stealing GCs / fraud

oh, i thought he was banned for the same reason as singh, bought a game for cheap, said he lost the receipt, sold it to wm :lol:

[Haz]

back to thread topic,

TIV at Roger Video.

Madden 2010 (Wii Version) - $45 (same as the PS3/xbox 360 version) :eek:Whoever deals with the TIVs at Rogers seem to put all versions of the same game with the same value. :| Good for us in some cases.

[blahblehblah]

Whoever deals with the TIVs at Rogers seem to put all versions of the same game with the same value. :| Good for us in some cases.

If that is true for portables as well that would be funny.. cannot imagine the TIV of a game being the same for a PS3 and a PSP/DS lol

[Haz]

If that is true for portables as well that would be funny.. cannot imagine the TIV of a game being the same for a PS3 and a PSP/DS lolIf that was the case, I'm gonna be grabbing up and unloading cheap DS / PSP games at Rogers! :lol:

[Acid_]

Yeah, I was right.



With a name like Kleptodathief I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

Never liked the name and since it turned out to be true I like it even less.


damn.. no more klepto?

i loved snapping back at his stupid pleas all the time for ppl to give him TIV values and to confirm things that were just confirmed by me or someone else moments before in the same thread lol...

sure i do a lot of trade ins by grabbing games at microplay and BBV (like a lot of others do in this thread and the other, maybe they dont have as many as me, other than balonis, who prolly has 10x more than me)....but i would never shoplift/fraud or anything.. thats just stupid... and to brag about it to boot.. wow... oh well....

now his memory lives on with a lot of users going to continue to use "turds" and "a55"

He had a good sense of humor which made it fun. It's too bad things turned out like this.

[TheHeeyyy]

EBGames

Games that qualified for pre-order (don't remember specific values, but they were all around $10):

The Simpsons Game (360)
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (360)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) (really surprised this hasn't dropped yet)
Wacky Races (Wii)

Kept Wacky Races, and used the rest to pre-order the PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum. The guy at the cashier said the PC version has also been price-adjusted to $38.83 (surprising since the PC version actually didn't change at any other stores), and I'll be able to get back the difference between this price and the regular price as store credit when it gets released :). I also took the advice some of you guys mentioned by including some "turds" in my pile of games (and my self-made advice of listening to music and limiting chit-chat), and I was able to do the trade-ins without any problems.

As for Klepto, his memory will live-on in his grammatically-incorrect expressions that everyone here has picked-up on lol.

[dtrader69]

soldier of fortune 360 - 7.50....grrrr!

[Setz]

EBGames

Games that qualified for pre-order (don't remember specific values, but they were all around $10):

The Simpsons Game (360)
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (360)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) (really surprised this hasn't dropped yet)
Wacky Races (Wii)

Kept Wacky Races, and used the rest to pre-order the PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum. The guy at the cashier said the PC version has also been price-adjusted to $38.83 (surprising since the PC version actually didn't change at any other stores), and I'll be able to get back the difference between this price and the regular price as store credit when it gets released :). I also took the advice some of you guys mentioned by including some "turds" in my pile of games (and my self-made advice of listening to music and limiting chit-chat), and I was able to do the trade-ins without any problems.

As for Klepto, his memory will live-on in his grammatically-incorrect expressions that everyone here has picked-up on lol.

As long as you're a legit trader, there's no need to seem distracted when trading. You're not pre-ordering 21 games at once or buying six copies of Wolfenstein so it's alright.

[Psubs]

damn.. no more klepto?

i loved snapping back at his stupid pleas all the time for ppl to give him TIV values and to confirm things that were just confirmed by me or someone else moments before in the same thread lol...

sure i do a lot of trade ins by grabbing games at microplay and BBV (like a lot of others do in this thread and the other, maybe they dont have as many as me, other than balonis, who prolly has 10x more than me)....but i would never shoplift/fraud or anything.. thats just stupid... and to brag about it to boot.. wow... oh well....

now his memory lives on with a lot of users going to continue to use "turds" and "a55"

Maybe he should be banned from TIVS.ca as it gets all of it's info from RFD? :confused:

[grappos13]

As long as you're a legit trader, there's no need to seem distracted when trading. You're not pre-ordering 21 games at once or buying six copies of Wolfenstein so it's alright.

whats with u and trying to do cheap shots at my all the time? if there is gonna be 21 games i want within the next 6-8 months (and trust me, there is) then whats the problem of puttign down pre-orders for all of them?

[Setz]

whats with u and trying to do cheap shots at my all the time? if there is gonna be 21 games i want within the next 6-8 months (and trust me, there is) then whats the problem of puttign down pre-orders for all of them?

Just kidding, bro. ;) I've never heard of anyone having 20 pre-orders at once, even months apart. The most I've ever had pre-ordered was 3 or 4.

[Lone_Prodigy]

If that was the case, I'm gonna be grabbing up and unloading cheap DS / PSP games at Rogers! :lol:

Actually, for a time Mario Kart DS had about a $30 TIV, but they quickly slashed that. Amazing how some DS game still retain their high value years after their release.

[Setz]

Actually, for a time Mario Kart DS had about a $30 TIV, but they quickly slashed that. Amazing how some DS game still retain their high value years after their release.

Elite Beat Agents is still 18$ I think and TSCC has had it at 9.99$ for a few months (over now, though).

[TheHeeyyy]

As long as you're a legit trader, there's no need to seem distracted when trading. You're not pre-ordering 21 games at once or buying six copies of Wolfenstein so it's alright.

Probably, but it was me becoming cordial and feeling trustworthy with the people at the EBGames store I previously went to frequently that lead-up to being blacklisted there. I will not enable that same situation to re-develop with other stores.

[arty316]

EBGames

Games that qualified for pre-order (don't remember specific values, but they were all around $10):

The Simpsons Game (360)
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom (360)
Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow (PSP) (really surprised this hasn't dropped yet)
Wacky Races (Wii)

Kept Wacky Races, and used the rest to pre-order the PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum. The guy at the cashier said the PC version has also been price-adjusted to $38.83 (surprising since the PC version actually didn't change at any other stores), and I'll be able to get back the difference between this price and the regular price as store credit when it gets released :). I also took the advice some of you guys mentioned by including some "turds" in my pile of games (and my self-made advice of listening to music and limiting chit-chat), and I was able to do the trade-ins without any problems.

As for Klepto, his memory will live-on in his grammatically-incorrect expressions that everyone here has picked-up on lol.

Sorry, but just curious. Why would you keep Wacky Racers out of the 4? It has a metcritic rating of 38 and is more than likely to drop in value pretty quickly as it's a HMV 9.99 game....

[TheHeeyyy]

Sorry, but just curious. Why would you keep Wacky Racers out of the 4? It has a metcritic rating of 38 and is more than likely to drop in value pretty quickly as it's a HMV 9.99 game....

Wacky Races is the lowest profiled game out of those 4, and there is an extremely small quantity of that game still available at HMV. Plus, while other Wii games like Ninja Reflex and Death Jr 2 that HMV has for $10 fell below $8 TIV, Wacky Races stayed the same so I'm confident its TIV will stay where it is longer than some of those other games.

[grappos13]

Just kidding, bro. ;) I've never heard of anyone having 20 pre-orders at once, even months apart. The most I've ever had pre-ordered was 3 or 4.

ahh k... well i know there is like 14 games that i plan to get between now and like end of november... then add on like gow3, gt5 whenever those come out.. etc...

these pre-orders and new games will go well with my 100+ ps3 games.. :D... heck.. since im leaving for vegas.. i think its time to post pics of my set up..

[LLZuB]

Went in and got my pre-order of NHL 2010 today with the trade 3 get it free promo

used:

NHL 09 (360)
Excite Truck (Wii)
Grand Theft Auto (360)

[got_it_4_cheap]

ahh k... well i know there is like 14 games that i plan to get between now and like end of november... then add on like gow3, gt5 whenever those come out.. etc...

these pre-orders and new games will go well with my 100+ ps3 games.. :D... heck.. since im leaving for vegas.. i think its time to post pics of my set up..

did you finish all of them? :-0

gow3 will be out in march (just like gow 1 and gow 2)

post collection pic and make all of us jealous :razz:

grappos, just curious, you spend like a few grands on video games every year?

i bet you have spent more in 1 year than i have my entire gaming life lol

compared to you, i'm a casual gamer :o

[grappos13]

did you finish all of them? :-0

gow3 will be out in march (just like gow 1 and gow 2)

post collection pic and make all of us jealous :razz:

grappos, just curious, you spend like a few grands on video games every year?

i bet you have spent more in 1 year than i have my entire gaming life lol

compared to you, i'm a casual gamer :o

ummm i guess its cuz i had no console from 2002 - late summer 2008... so maybe thats it....but with the zellers deal near the end of the year... and trade in deals at FS near the end of the year... and all sorts of EB stuff through 2009.. my games actually did not end up costing that much... my blu-rays more cuz even tho i got a good deal on most of my blu-rays (never really paid more than $15 for a regular movie blu-ray.. usually less) most of my money went into those and all of my regular TV show dvds and such....

I posted up the pics of my setup for all of you guys to see... if ur interested.. go to the Entertainment -> PC and Video Games forum and look for the "post your gaming setup thread and ull see me as the newest post... click into the pics to get a closeup to see what i got :)

[Gentile]

Traded today at EB

UFC 2009 PS3 $39.50

Traded it in for Batman so I got the Extra 20%, ended up getting $8 back on my edge card.

[got_it_4_cheap]

ummm i guess its cuz i had no console from 2002 - late summer 2008... so maybe thats it....but with the zellers deal near the end of the year... and trade in deals at FS near the end of the year... and all sorts of EB stuff through 2009.. my games actually did not end up costing that much... my blu-rays more cuz even tho i got a good deal on most of my blu-rays (never really paid more than $15 for a regular movie blu-ray.. usually less) most of my money went into those and all of my regular TV show dvds and such....

I posted up the pics of my setup for all of you guys to see... if ur interested.. go to the Entertainment -> PC and Video Games forum and look for the "post your gaming setup thread and ull see me as the newest post... click into the pics to get a closeup to see what i got :)

oh i see, took a long break from games eh :D

will check the thread you mentioned

[Acid_]

ummm i guess its cuz i had no console from 2002 - late summer 2008... so maybe thats it....but with the zellers deal near the end of the year... and trade in deals at FS near the end of the year... and all sorts of EB stuff through 2009.. my games actually did not end up costing that much... my blu-rays more cuz even tho i got a good deal on most of my blu-rays (never really paid more than $15 for a regular movie blu-ray.. usually less) most of my money went into those and all of my regular TV show dvds and such....

I posted up the pics of my setup for all of you guys to see... if ur interested.. go to the Entertainment -> PC and Video Games forum and look for the "post your gaming setup thread and ull see me as the newest post... click into the pics to get a closeup to see what i got :)

Nice setup man. I see you don't have a 360. I play my 360 way more, but I like my PS3 too. Whatever floats your boat though.

[Wick98]

I just posted this in another thread, but I figured it'd be relevant in this thread as well:

I inquired about the Batman credit difference today, when I went to return my copy of Wolfenstein (Oshawa North location.) The new manager asked if I had used trade 3 to pre-order it and, because I said yes, she said that I wouldn't get money back. Apparently it's policy. So, I asked her if I should just switch my credit to another game (NFS Shift,) and she said I could, but to do it tomorrow when I come in to pick-up Batman, so that my copy will be held.

It's weird because I called another store (Thickson) earlier today and they said that the price differential would be refunded.

I guess I'll just switch the credit to Shift (because of the guarantee/free rental,) and then I'll pay $40 for Batman. That's what it cost me for the three games I originally traded in for my pre-order.

[grappos13]

Nice setup man. I see you don't have a 360. I play my 360 way more, but I like my PS3 too. Whatever floats your boat though.

ya i dont.. obviously i coulda got one with this trade 4 game deal.. but i decided against it.. not really feeling it and for current gen ill stick with just my ps3...

in that cabinet with my consoles i now have:

Broken NES
Broken SNES (both were mine but both dont work fully.. colours mess up on screen)
PS1 (original for me)
N64 (purchased recently)
Gamecube (from EB before they had the trade 1 deal, got it for $20 credit)
Xbox (trade 1 deal)
Retro Duo (paid $50 for it and picked up from some ebay guy in aurora.. i like it.. especially the colours of mine)

[neksus]

What's the deal with all these EB TIVS not rounded to the dollar?
It makes following the TIVS even harder. Hope this will be updated on the TIVS website too.

Done.

[CSIFan29]

Got NHL 10 today for:
Saints Row ~9.50
Rock Band ~9.50
Brothers in Arms: Highway ~11.00

something like that, all qualified though, all for 360.

[Bargain Bin]

Hey, does anyone know if EB's quantity of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is high? I am thinkin of buyin a used one for $24.99 (unless they have a sealed one, but I doubt it now), and just wondering if EB Games like Markville or STC or other malls will have it. I heard there is alot of stock, but has the greatest hit wave hit the entire stock? Thanks in advance.

[mdc3000]

I picked up a new copy of Uncharted at Blockbuster today for $24.99. Saw lots of used copies at EB for that price too.

[United11]

Traded these for Uncharted 2 today:

NCAA football 09 Wii - $8.25
Lego Indy Jones Wii - $8.75
Tenchu Wii - $19

Found all 3 at BBV today, top 2 for $14.99, bottom for $9.99

[The drew]

TIVs @ EB Today

NFS: Carbon (360) $6.75
Medal Of Honor Heroes (PSP) $6
GTA: Liberty City Stories (PSP) $7.25
Rock Band 2 (Wii) $15
GH:WT (PS3) $8+ (not sure but qualifies for promo)
Rock Band (PS3) $10
Naruto Clash Of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii) $5.25 :mad:

Was Hoping to get a used 360 with the trade 4 Promo.

[Jagmit]

Hey, does anyone know if EB's quantity of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is high? I am thinkin of buyin a used one for $24.99 (unless they have a sealed one, but I doubt it now), and just wondering if EB Games like Markville or STC or other malls will have it. I heard there is alot of stock, but has the greatest hit wave hit the entire stock? Thanks in advance.

seeing as how its been out for so long, there is a lotttttttttttt of stock. at least in my experiences. The only gay thing about the used copies is those stickers. I still need to get goo gone to remove mine :(

[preelude]

today

fallout 3 - 40
killzone 2 - 40

both futureshop

[got_it_4_cheap]

Hey, does anyone know if EB's quantity of Uncharted: Drake's Fortune is high? I am thinkin of buyin a used one for $24.99 (unless they have a sealed one, but I doubt it now), and just wondering if EB Games like Markville or STC or other malls will have it. I heard there is alot of stock, but has the greatest hit wave hit the entire stock? Thanks in advance.

bbv has new ones (without gh red thing) for 24.99

hit up some bbvs, you should find one soon enough

thread about this:

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=780299&page=4&highlight=bbv+uncharted

[jlo mein]

TIVs today at EB Games:
X360 Too Human $12
Wii De Blob $7.75 (confirmed at two stores)
Wii MLB Power Pros 2008 $11
Wii Tenchu Shadow Assassins $19
PS3 Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix $10
PS3 Sonic Unleashed $12
PSP Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow $9.50

De Blob surprised me. I guess EB is now doing .75 values as well as 0.50.

NOTICE: I went to EB at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC, and today they again warned me that they are not accepting games that were purchased specifically for trade in (they told me this on Thursday). None of my games were sealed or price tagged, all unmarked. I think Logan's Shadow gave it away since there's a Walmart in the same mall. The associate claimed that they are now "tracking all games that are traded in". I have no idea if that is an empty threat or if they actually have a computerized or hand written tracking system in place at all EB's or this specific location.

[tzhuge]

TIVs today at EB Games:
X360 Too Human $12
Wii De Blob $7.75 (confirmed at two stores)
Wii MLB Power Pros 2008 $11
Wii Tenchu Shadow Assassins $19
PS3 Harry Potter Order of the Phoenix $10
PS3 Sonic Unleashed $12
PSP Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow $9.50

De Blob surprised me. I guess EB is now doing .75 values as well as 0.50.

NOTICE: I went to EB at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC, and today they again warned me that they are not accepting games that were purchased specifically for trade in (they told me this on Thursday). None of my games were sealed or price tagged, all unmarked. I think Logan's Shadow gave it away since there's a Walmart in the same mall. The associate claimed that they are now "tracking all games that are traded in". I have no idea if that is an empty threat or if they actually have a computerized or hand written tracking system in place at all EB's or this specific location.

They're full of sh*t if you ask me. They wouldn't be doing trade in promotions if the used game business weren't so ridiculously lucrative. If they feel like we're providing too much business then they are free to tighten up the requirements, but don't be surprised if competitors exploit the opportunity to win over customers. I will happily buy my games elsewhere if EB doesn't appreciate my custom. In fact, they suck when it comes to stocking stuff on time and in sufficient quantities, so, other than trade in promos, there's nothing to really set them above other retailers.

[airjordan604]

NOTICE: I went to EB at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC, and today they again warned me that they are not accepting games that were purchased specifically for trade in (they told me this on Thursday). None of my games were sealed or price tagged, all unmarked. I think Logan's Shadow gave it away since there's a Walmart in the same mall. The associate claimed that they are now "tracking all games that are traded in". I have no idea if that is an empty threat or if they actually have a computerized or hand written tracking system in place at all EB's or this specific location.

lol @ some EB super cop csr's & managers. gimme a break. its just that specific location acting like clowns. most EB's i have ever gone to couldn't care less where you get games. though you run into the rare employee that takes his job way too seriously. there is absolutely no continuity between EB locations. i have had an EB super cop deny me trade in because of no instructions or say its too scratched. then you just go down the street to another EB, where they don't even care if the game has a cover or original case or instructions & take the game no problem.. just part of the headache...

[FattyMcGee]

BBV

Viva Pinata (360) - $10
Kameo (360) - $10
NFS Carbon (Wii) - $10
Red Steel (Wii) - $10

EB

Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Wii) - $20
Call of Duty 3 (Wii) - $35

FS

Zelda (Wii) - $37

All on Aug 21/09

[Acid_]

does the eb system make a note on what games you have traded in?

so if you go back another day to the same eb to trade in another copy, the system tells them you have already traded this game in before and can't again?

They're full of sh*t if you ask me. They wouldn't be doing trade in promotions if the used game business weren't so ridiculously lucrative. If they feel like we're providing too much business then they are free to tighten up the requirements, but don't be surprised if competitors exploit the opportunity to win over customers. I will happily buy my games elsewhere if EB doesn't appreciate my custom. In fact, they suck when it comes to stocking stuff on time and in sufficient quantities, so, other than trade in promos, there's nothing to really set them above other retailers.

I agree that it sucks and they're going to drive away good business, but you don't need to change the trade/cash register database to audit who is bringing in what.

I don't know how many T3F1 they get per day, but let's say they get one every 10 minutes. If they're open from 10 to 6 that's 6 trades per hour times 8 hours. 40 trades, it sounds a little high, but whatever. Other days they're open longer.

Take those 40 receipts and enter the phone number, driver's license number or name along with the 3 games and the 1 game in a spreadsheet and maybe date or whatever. It would take an hour or so. Now you have data that you can sort or whatever. Do that every day and then you'll be able to notice some big trends. Ohhh this guy traded in Logan's Shadow and Ninja Gaiden 12 times...

A faster way would be to flag certain people. They can easily look them up in the computer to see how many preorders they have. If they have a lot keep going. Then just go through the last week or two of receipts to see what else they've traded in.

If the manager is motivated, and they appear to be, they can choose to spend more or less time to get better or worse data.

[Setz]

They're full of sh*t if you ask me. They wouldn't be doing trade in promotions if the used game business weren't so ridiculously lucrative. If they feel like we're providing too much business then they are free to tighten up the requirements, but don't be surprised if competitors exploit the opportunity to win over customers. I will happily buy my games elsewhere if EB doesn't appreciate my custom. In fact, they suck when it comes to stocking stuff on time and in sufficient quantities, so, other than trade in promos, there's nothing to really set them above other retailers.

They're not full of 5hit. EBs are now cracking down on suspicious trades and trying new means to circumvent this "crisis". They have records of what you trade in, how many you've traded in, etc and it's all linked to persons name.

[Acid_]

lol @ some EB super cop csr's & managers. gimme a break. its just that specific location acting like clowns. most EB's i have ever gone to couldn't care less where you get games. though you run into the rare employee that takes his job way too seriously. there is absolutely no continuity between EB locations. i have had an EB super cop deny me trade in because of no instructions or say its too scratched. then you just go down the street to another EB, where they don't even care if the game has a cover or original case or instructions & take the game no problem.. just part of the headache...

Good point, we'll have to see where this goes over time. Maybe it'll blow over, maybe it'll become the standard. But yeah it's funny how some clerks stick to the "rules" and others don't even know about these "rules".

[ketchup]

EB games today

all XBOX 360

Ninja Gaiden 2 - $8.50 or $9.50 (sorry I forgot if it was this or Harry potter with the lower value)
Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix - $8.50 or $9.50
Brothers in arms : hells highway - $9.50
Saints Row - $9.50
Shellshock 2 - $9.50
Splinter Cell Double agent - $5.50
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 - $12.50

[tzhuge]

They're not full of 5hit. EBs are now cracking down on suspicious trades and trying new means to circumvent this "crisis". They have records of what you trade in, how many you've traded in, etc and it's all linked to persons name.

They would need customer data retention/security policy for that. Any bets on if their policy, or none policy, is squeaky clean enough to survive scrutiny?

Anyways, I know that they don't share customer info between stores, because every time I pre-order at a EB I haven't pre-ordered at before they need me to provide my name again. I have pre-ordered at 4 different EBs around the city, and they've needed my info again at every single one.

[got_it_4_cheap]

They have records of what you trade in, how many you've traded in, etc and it's all linked to persons name.

@ the same eb or @ any eb in Canada (world? lol)?

[ZeroJutsu]

Traded in today @ Square One EB Games

Lost Planet (PS3) - 6.75
Turok (PS3) - 6.75
Rainbow Six Vegas - 7.00
Soul Calibur 4 - 17.50

[TheHeeyyy]

@ the same eb or @ any eb in Canada (world? lol)?

They only keep those records at their own stores. I dread the day they create a unified database.

[Jagmit]

last week I traded in Oblivion from the Bioshock/Oblivion double pack i bought recently. Now my bioshock looks gay with that cover. is there anything I could do? do you think EB will be nice and let me switch cases? can i buy one from them? thanks.

[tzhuge]

They only keep those records at their own stores. I dread the day they create a unified database.

The day they do that is the day we should all sign a petition to get the privacy commissioner to investigate that practice. I'm not really sure how they would handle a formal blacklist even on a store by store basis. Name is not really sufficient to identify those blacklisted... name and phone number doesn't seem enough either. Anything more is either not useful because it involves too much effort for the csr, or of questionable legality for them to retain. Maybe some former employees can enlighten us.

[tzhuge]

last week I traded in Oblivion from the Bioshock/Oblivion double pack i bought recently. Now my bioshock looks gay with that cover. is there anything I could do? do you think EB will be nice and let me switch cases? can i buy one from them? thanks.

I doubt it... it would be easier for you to try and find an image of the cover online and then print it yourself.

[urs74]

last week I traded in Oblivion from the Bioshock/Oblivion double pack i bought recently. Now my bioshock looks gay with that cover. is there anything I could do? do you think EB will be nice and let me switch cases? can i buy one from them? thanks.

Download and print a new cover off of cdcovers.cc

[Jagmit]

Download and print a new cover off of cdcovers.cc

i've done this before, yes. but when i print them out at staples, the quality just isn't there. and its slightly smaller than the real covers.

[Acid_]

The day they do that is the day we should all sign a petition to get the privacy commissioner to investigate that practice. I'm not really sure how they would handle a formal blacklist even on a store by store basis. Name is not really sufficient to identify those blacklisted... name and phone number doesn't seem enough either. Anything more is either not useful because it involves too much effort for the csr, or of questionable legality for them to retain. Maybe some former employees can enlighten us.

I like your angle.

[neksus]

I will happily buy my games elsewhere if EB doesn't appreciate my custom. In fact, they suck when it comes to stocking stuff on time and in sufficient quantities, so, other than trade in promos, there's nothing to really set them above other retailers.

+1
The day I can't get free pre-orders, the day I stop going to EB. I already detest going there because they only exist in malls here, of which I have to try and spend 20 minutes finding parking because the lot is way too small, or go to the one across town and pay a minimum of $2, plus deal with other ignorant people that crows the malls because they think they own the place.

[danzerino]

Ya EB games does blow they sell opened games as new the people who work there try to get you on every promo. They scam little kids who trade in games for 50 cents. The only good thing there is the promos for games but as far as buying games with actual money no way

[jEnkinsX]

Good point, we'll have to see where this goes over time. Maybe it'll blow over, maybe it'll become the standard. But yeah it's funny how some clerks stick to the "rules" and others don't even know about these "rules".

But honestly though.. One person said it on here.. and I think everyone would agree.. they have promotions to attract people. It doesn't matter how much you paid for the game, if it meets the criteria of their promo, then they shouldn't deny it right? Why does it matter if you trade in 3 copies or 6 copies of a certain game? If you can prove you didn't steal it then its legit. Im kinda hating the fact that their being really uptight. I just did my first good trade for RB2. I just hate how things are going....

End Rant

[xSPARKYx-]

But honestly though.. One person said it on here.. and I think everyone would agree.. they have promotions to attract people. It doesn't matter how much you paid for the game, if it meets the criteria of their promo, then they shouldn't deny it right? Why does it matter if you trade in 3 copies or 6 copies of a certain game? If you can prove you didn't steal it then its legit. Im kinda hating the fact that their being really uptight. I just did my first good trade for RB2. I just hate how things are going....

End Rant

I agree. Theyre still gonna sell it for a high price, they're still gonna make their money. Why should they care how much we paid for the games we trade in?

[jEnkinsX]

I agree. Theyre still gonna sell it for a high price, they're still gonna make their money. Why should they care how much we paid for the games we trade in?

What can we do? RFD'ers are smart buyers. B2G1F is just too good to pass. I went for this deal like 5 times. Spent way too much. But I go what I wanted. Maybe ill do a last/quick pass tomorrow at BBV. Maybe I can get 4 for a PSP. I really want to play chains of olympus

[FallenAngel78]

I agree. Theyre still gonna sell it for a high price, they're still gonna make their money. Why should they care how much we paid for the games we trade in?

+1

All their promos say is trade x and get y.... It doesn't say trade only games you already own and really why should they care where it came from? They are just going to turn around and sell it any ways.

[Pro]

Aug.24/09

BBV - NHL 09 $15

[revenge7777]

Aug 24th @ Rogersplus

Fallout 3(ps3)-40tiv

[ElvishMerchant]

NOTICE: I went to EB at Lougheed Mall in Burnaby, BC, and today they again warned me that they are not accepting games that were purchased specifically for trade in (they told me this on Thursday). The associate claimed that they are now "tracking all games that are traded in". I have no idea if that is an empty threat or if they actually have a computerized or hand written tracking system in place at all EB's or this specific location.

The manager at that store (assuming it's still Colleen) is a (insert nasty expletive here). She makes up rules all the time and is outright mean. All of my customers that have dealt with her complain about her. Just go to a different location, or shop somewhere outside of the whole EB chain.

[P0rkchop]

Good point, we'll have to see where this goes over time. Maybe it'll blow over, maybe it'll become the standard. But yeah it's funny how some clerks stick to the "rules" and others don't even know about these "rules".

They are so mixed up, I went in and asked if I could pre-order CoD and the two reps both gave different answers and then argued about it.

[Acid_]

But honestly though.. One person said it on here.. and I think everyone would agree.. they have promotions to attract people. It doesn't matter how much you paid for the game, if it meets the criteria of their promo, then they shouldn't deny it right? Why does it matter if you trade in 3 copies or 6 copies of a certain game? If you can prove you didn't steal it then its legit. Im kinda hating the fact that their being really uptight. I just did my first good trade for RB2. I just hate how things are going....

End Rant

Exactly. I mean what's next, are they going to ask where we work for a living. If they don't like the place, they won't take the money. Ohhh, that place sells cigarettes, your money is dirty :P

I think the real reason that they don't want us doing this is because we are striving to give them the lowest price games for the trade 3. The T3G1F strategy is probably built on getting games from even above $23.33 TIV to $8 TIV. They don't publish a TIV list because they hope some guy or kid will come in with 3 $20ish or so TIV games. They are willing to tolerate $8 games. But if all you do is bring in $8 and a bit above games, they don't make enough money from that.

I don't know why else they would be so upset. Unless they feel victimized by all the turds like Ninja Gaiden 2 and Logan's Shadow. But they hold the power of raising the TIV. It's ludicrous.

[Acid_]

They are so mixed up, I went in and asked if I could pre-order CoD and the two reps both gave different answers and then argued about it.


It's nuts. I mean you create a spreadsheet or database with games, promos on the games, and begin and end dates. Then you make sure every store for every shift has the most recent list. Looks like their technology is pretty limited, but I bet they could receive faxes.

[rymipe]

I don't understand why EB would blacklist people who pre-order a lot using "trade 3" or use the same games for trade-ins. What's the difference between one person trades in 4 copies of the same game or 4 different people trading in a copy of that same game? EB still gets 4 of that game and they still turn around and sell them for more than $23.33! If they aren't selling that game for more than $23.33, then that's their problem!

EB profits out of it, regardless. So how about instead of "cracking down" on people who buy games to trade in, they start cracking down on themselves for offering more than $8 for games that are $10 at Walmart?

They are the one's who make up the promos. Instead of blacklisting people out of the blue, put it in writing so that people know that they aren't ever allowed to trade in more than one of the same game. Why not just write "limit one promo per customer"? If you don't have that, don't blacklist people for it. Or at least give them a warning.

Saying that they don't allow games from people who specifically buy them to trade them in is TOTAL BS... unless you're trading in multiple copies, how can they know if you have or haven't played that game before if it has no seal on it?

Some (most EB) employees/managers do take their jobs WAY too seriously.

I overheard an EB employee telling some guy that there was one person who traveled to about 20 different EB's across the GTA and beyond who got blacklisted because he was trying to pick up as many PSP's, DS's, and 360's as possible by doing the trade 3/4 get it free... for some reason I immediately thought of klepto/hdken/balonis!

[trackercowe]

I believe the problem with EB is they believe a large part of their customer base are brain dead slugs. They really do not think most people have the time to check out sites like redflags or tivs to find the best possible deal.

How can you really blame them too? Everyone has seen little kids, parents or most of the time just people who do not give a damn make horrible trades. Most people do not have the effort or time to do research and just figure once a game is done it's best to just get rid of them ASAP and get a new game in the process. It also helps to keep stores in malls or richer areas so they get the parents and kids with money who don't care about value. At least in Alberta I have never seen a store in a bad area.

Sure they might trade in a game of lesser value every once and awhile, but whenever they trade in three games around the $20 number towards a pre order, EB is making massive profit off those. Plus when they are giving back credit it has to be used at that store. They are forcing those people to come back every time for their gaming needs to the point where there is no other store to shop at. People don't care enough to check for deals at box stores or online. They just figure why waste time when EB will have it no matter what the price.

Sure there are a few bad seeds (us) who are trying to stock them up with hundreds of copies of Spider-Man 3, but the amount of smart consumers pale in comparison to the majority that just don't care. The only reason I can see with them cracking down is that this site and others like keep growing, and there are more than just a few people that have 21+ pre orders on hold.

I remember telling a csr about tivs a few weeks back and he found it hard to believe it existed. At the same moment some kid was trading a backpack full of decent titles for about $42 in credit towards another used game they also paid next to nothing for. I felt bad for the kid, but without him I wouldn't be getting new games for cheap.

There is a nice set of videos floating around that talk about how EB really works. Not sure if they are on youtube anymore, but they are interesting to watch.

Anyway, that's just my take.

[sportacus]

Aug 24, 2009:

BBV

The Last Remnant (360): $15
SOCOM: Confrontation (PS3): $12
Ninja Gaiden II (360): $10

[tzhuge]

I believe the problem with EB is they believe a large part of their customer base are brain dead slugs. They really do not think most people have the time to check out sites like redflags or tivs to find the best possible deal.

How can you really blame them too? Everyone has seen little kids, parents or most of the time just people who do not give a damn make horrible trades. Most people do not have the effort or time to do research and just figure once a game is done it's best to just get rid of them ASAP and get a new game in the process. It also helps to keep stores in malls or richer areas so they get the parents and kids with money who don't care about value. At least in Alberta I have never seen a store in a bad area.

Sure they might trade in a game of lesser value every once and awhile, but whenever they trade in three games around the $20 number towards a pre order, EB is making massive profit off those. Plus when they are giving back credit it has to be used at that store. They are forcing those people to come back every time for their gaming needs to the point where there is no other store to shop at. People don't care enough to check for deals at box stores or online. They just figure why waste time when EB will have it no matter what the price.

Sure there are a few bad seeds (us) who are trying to stock them up with hundreds of copies of Spider-Man 3, but the amount of smart consumers pale in comparison to the majority that just don't care. The only reason I can see with them cracking down is that this site and others like keep growing, and there are more than just a few people that have 21+ pre orders on hold.

I remember telling a csr about tivs a few weeks back and he found it hard to believe it existed. At the same moment some kid was trading a backpack full of decent titles for about $42 in credit towards another used game they also paid next to nothing for. I felt bad for the kid, but without him I wouldn't be getting new games for cheap.

There is a nice set of videos floating around that talk about how EB really works. Not sure if they are on youtube anymore, but they are interesting to watch.

Anyway, that's just my take.

That's a nice description of why trade-ins and used games is a massive cash cow. RFDers are statistical outliers. For every one of us going in to get max value out of these trade in promos, there are plenty of people walking in and trading in games at $30/40 TIV for these promotions. That's half the idea behind these promos; sorta like how most people don't get max value out of Boxing day sales, but you still gets lots into the store. That's why it's complete and utter BS for any EB store to be blacklisting people when they are only doing things within the policy. It's sorta like a store banning people for using lots of stacking coupons, even though every one of them is legit. If they are actually doing that to you, they deserves a BBB complaint if you ask me.

[tietherope]

I think the next step will be people being blacklisted for using every gaming guarantee available.

[Psubs]

I think the next step will be people being blacklisted for using every gaming guarantee available.

The CSR told me about the upcoming order of GG's and said that I could trade 3 for Dirt 2, then during the week trade it for the next game and trade that for the next game and trade that for the next game.

[_pOtEnZa_]

they make plenty of money, i saw a guy walk in with his wii, resident evil 4 and mario galaxy, they gave him 130$ credit and he took it and bought a used 360 with some games for 200$ MORE than his credit, i mean thats gotta be like 100% markup LOL

[smuPoker]

they make plenty of money, i saw a guy walk in with his wii, resident evil 4 and mario galaxy, they gave him 130$ credit and he took it and bought a used 360 with some games for 200$ MORE than his credit, i mean thats gotta be like 100% markup LOL

So true. We have to remember that for every 1 RFDer there's probably 2000+ of these people.

[bluestreetlight]

Just a thought after reading the above posts. For example, if a person brings in 3 copies of SF4 for T3G1 at EB, will the store reject this or will accept under its own discretion? (TIV $70 VS $105) ;)

[Captain Snazzypants]

I remember telling a csr about tivs a few weeks back and he found it hard to believe it existed.

The first rule of Fight Club is 'never talk about Fight Club' :evil:
We want to remain statistical outliers who fly under the corporate radar - no need to spread the word outside your circle of friends. :twisted:

[belowzeros]

I can't blame EB for wanting to control the RFD/other forum effect. We are taking advantage of the promo to the extreme. The intention behind the promo is probably to attract as many medium to top tier games as possible and not the 4.99x3 we round up. In the grand scheme of things there is likely a lot of inventory left from our trades that doesn't move super quick.

So don't hate the system just strafe a lot lol =p


The first rule of Fight Club is 'never talk about Fight Club' :evil:
We want to remain statistical outliers who fly under the corporate radar - no need to spread the word outside your circle of friends. :twisted:

omg +1 no kidding. why do people insist on getting chatty at the counter. that's how promos and junk get cut off at the knees. TIVS is our secret weapon don't let the russians know it's coming ><

[baconape]

Just a thought after reading the above posts. For example, if a person brings in 3 copies of SF4 for T3G1 at EB, will the store reject this or will accept under its own discretion? (TIV $70 VS $105) ;)

you would be better off doing strait trades- street fighter 4 is 34.99 each

(you cant trade the same title within a trade 3 anyhow but whatever)

[baconape]

damn.. no more klepto?

i loved snapping back at his stupid pleas all the time for ppl to give him TIV values and to confirm things that were just confirmed by me or someone else moments before in the same thread lol...

sure i do a lot of trade ins by grabbing games at microplay and BBV (like a lot of others do in this thread and the other, maybe they dont have as many as me, other than balonis, who prolly has 10x more than me)....but i would never shoplift/fraud or anything.. thats just stupid... and to brag about it to boot.. wow... oh well....

now his memory lives on with a lot of users going to continue to use "turds" and "a55"


oh well, i enjoyed poking fun at him to. but kinda silly bragging about criminal acts, sure the eb games bbv stock market we all play is fun.we bend the rules and policies buy dont break them.

i guess i only have grappos to poke fun at now.

anyone know a good deal around to get a wireless guitar for 360. my wifes is breaking and she likes the old one from guitarhero 3.
i was thinking about pre- ordering gh5 and when it comes out switching the preoreder over to the one with the guitar and $ in diff in eb cred.

[danzerino]

Just traded in 4 games at EB games and got 50.13 in trade in value and I got Batman AA and Pre-order Halo 3 ODST.

Here are trade in values for games I traded in:

Rock Band 360- 11.25

Kingdom Under Fire- 12.96 Xbox 360

Def Jam Icon only had the disc no manual and no game box just the disc in a jewel case traded it in for 12.96 for PS3

Socom Confrontation PS3- 12.96 Really surprised on this one

[AchtungAl]

TIV as of August 24: BBV - Hellboy: Science of Evil (PS3) - $22.50

[arty316]

Just traded in 4 games at EB games and got 50.13 in trade in value and I got Batman AA and Pre-order Halo 3 ODST.

Here are trade in values for games I traded in:

Rock Band 360- 11.25

Kingdom Under Fire- 12.96 Xbox 360

Def Jam Icon only had the disc no manual and no game box just the disc in a jewel case traded it in for 12.96 for PS3

Socom Confrontation PS3- 12.96 Really surprised on this one

How exactly did you get both Batman AA and ODST using these 4 games? If you did a T3f1 for ODST that only leaves you with at most 12.96 + 20% for Batman. If you used direct trade credit then you have an even bigger shortfall.

[DoubleStop]

socom went back over $8?

[baconape]

i have a problem, we should make support groups to deal with eb bbv stock market syndrome.

i went to eb yest to buy a 1400 points card for 20.
i couldnt resist i instead bought 5 4.99 games (4.49 after discount card) for 22.45 with no tax and took em to bbv for 50.00 tiv, i got the 1400 points card and still have like 30.00 in bbv money

my name is baconbum and i am a rfd member...

[guhboogi]

How exactly did you get both Batman AA and ODST using these 4 games? If you did a T3f1 for ODST that only leaves you with at most 12.96 + 20% for Batman. If you used direct trade credit then you have an even bigger shortfall.

im guessing a full batman paid for and just money down for a preorder for halo.

[bk007]

Traded today.

EB:
Call of Juarez: BIB (360) $29.25

[swolfe]

Traded NBA Live 09 (PS3) to Blockbuster on August 23rd for $15 credit.

[Someguyatwork]

They're not full of 5hit. EBs are now cracking down on suspicious trades and trying new means to circumvent this "crisis". They have records of what you trade in, how many you've traded in, etc and it's all linked to persons name.

I'll have to question this, how can EB keep track of your trades exactly? When I trade in games, I'm asked to write in information, I could put any name beside it (I know not all locations do this, but many I've been to do it as well), and they don't key that information into a databse, it's there only in the event stolen goods are requested.

These are empty threats, a store location can flex as much as they want but I wouldn't sweat it at all, there's no master database going on here, I've signed my sheet as Muhammed Ali in the past, unless they are giving this information to a head office to create a huge database, I'm not buying these excuses for a second.