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Game trading, standard pricing?

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  • 27-12-2007 9:22pm
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    EdgarAllenPoo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,686 ✭✭✭


    I bought a copy of wwe smackdown vs raw 2008 about a week ago in GAME for 25 euro, twas a god awful game and I decided to trade it in my local xtravision today. They offered me 18 euro. I took it because I wanted rid of the game.

    If I had paid full price for that game I would have been well PO'd with that trade in price.

    I have another couple of games lying around that I'm thinking of trading but I get a feeling it won't be worth my while.

    So what I want to know is are there set prices for trading in games based on the games condition and which title it is you're trading?


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    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,183 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    As far as i know, it depends on how new a title is and how many copies they already have. Either way, most places (i'm looking at you Gamestop) absolutly rip people off. Giving €10-€15 quid and charging €5 off the retail price is an absolute disgrace. Xtra-Vision are alot better, but you should try Adverts.ie if your selling them.


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    EdgarAllenPoo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,686 ✭✭✭EdgarAllenPoo


    Right, funny story.. As a bit of an experiment I went in to xtravision with five games this morning(Bully,Hitman Blood Money,James Bond Rogue Agent,Call of duty 2 and Conflict Desert Storm all for the PS2) to see how much I'd get.

    For those five game they were willing to give me a grand total of...€29.

    I laughed and walked out. I'd sooner smash them to bits than trade them in for that money.


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    Tusky
    Registered Users Posts: 17,065 ✭✭✭✭Tusky


    Well they are ps2 games. I would say its quite hard to sell them on.


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    KdjaCL
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    GDM wrote: »
    Right, funny story.. As a bit of an experiment I went in to xtravision with five games this morning(Bully,Hitman Blood Money,James Bond Rogue Agent,Call of duty 2 and Conflict Desert Storm all for the PS2) to see how much I'd get.

    For those five game they were willing to give me a grand total of...€29.

    I laughed and walked out. I'd sooner smash them to bits than trade them in for that money.


    whats a ps2?


    kdjac


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    trellheim
    Registered Users Posts: 5,926 ✭✭✭trellheim


    stick em on ebay with no reserve and see how you get on.


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    hughes2558
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    Ebay or Adverts.ie are your best bets. The shops will completely rip you off with trade in prices.


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    TakeTheVeil
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    do xtravision take PSP trade-ins?


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    EdgarAllenPoo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,686 ✭✭✭EdgarAllenPoo


    As far as I know they take trade-ins on all formats.


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    tuxy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,983 ✭✭✭✭tuxy


    GDM wrote: »
    As far as I know they take trade-ins on all formats.

    Cool I have loads of PC games I want to trade in!!


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    witnessmenow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,152 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    When i was in canada there was a shop selling second hand Pc games.

    [OFFTOPIC]I got HL2 and COD2 there for $20 CAD each. Buying HL second hand was a little bit of a mistake , i didn't know how it operated at the time but after an email or 2 to valve i got the Key reseted to my steam account.[/OFFTOPIC]

    Pc games are obviously just far to easy to "backup" for trade ins!!


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