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    SigmundTheSeaMonster: One, there will be a law firm that sees "Gamestop's" warchest of cash and file a class action suit. Two, Feds will slap wrist of Gamestop (someone wil... more »
    jayntampa: God ... this isn't hard people -- they tried using reproduced art, lets explain the problems -- 1) cost 2) perception - copied covers look cheap 3)dif... more »
    balls187: What I hate is that so many of their employees try to deliberately lie to you and say that they are "new copies" of the game, therefore justify the no... more »
    Trekka: I used to work at a place called Funcoland where this was common practice. I remember re-shrink wrapping new Playstation games every couple of weeks. ... more »
    Indie: The only thing positive about Gamestop is they will employee nothing short of anyone. Everything else is piss poor. I know of many people who have wo... more »
    poorleno: LoL you guys are wrong gamestop stores do not allow that if the store does then it is because the manager is breaking company policy. more »
    Mit: "His conclusion? Why doesn't GameStop just use reproduced cover art instead of gutted games for display purposes? That would do away with the need to ... more »
    ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom: As long as the disc and any pack-ins that may be included are pristine, I honestly wouldn't care. Unfortunately, and I don't know if this is true ever... more »
    badradio: I wonder if that copy of VC for the PS3 I wanted to get will actually be "opened", although NEW. more »
    Spoony Bard: This has been a practice they've used for a while. Will this be the first nail in the coffin? I don't want to pay $60 for a game that has been opened ... more »
    quidsquid: Their excise is that used games cost almost as much as a new game, so why does it matter? more »
    AndrosZ: Easy solution, employees are only allowed to "rent" previously played/used games. End of problem. more »
    GameBuddy - Doesn't like tomatoes on his sandvich.: Either way, it seems shady. But being the biggest giant in their industry, I'm sure the company will come up some some way to satisfy this. I just hop... more »
    Samantha Duckins: But isnt it also illegal to reproduce cover art? I know Blockbuster got in trouble for that. more »
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