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09/10/09
Still, there is some upside to this program. Smaller retailers in the US could see an influx of a wide range of classic games to order for their shops, and TRU will see increased foot traffic from those looking to trade games (and, of course, shop).
09/10/09
I also remember a poster commenting months ago on how TRU pretty much got bent over six ways from Sunday on values as people would raid the bargain bins elsewhere, then trade in the semi-worthless software to TRU for big prices.
As for taking older titles, most well run mom and pop stores will already do that and give you better then what TRU will.
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So Toys R US will be using Ebay. That is where the rare games will go. lol
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4x that actually, and I wasn't the one insinuating that they were worth a lot. I was pointing out to the OP that the 32-bit Genesis statement he was trying to mock wasn't really as stupid as he thought it was.
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I still have about 60 Sega Master System games as well.
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The act of getting a customer into a store and actively purchasing new games or toys probably has a definable value to the store. This is the same effect that makes advertising with Google AdWords effective. Customers are worth "$X", so you can decide to spend $1 or $2 per used cartridge just for the sake of getting new meat into your store.
They might have a much fancier system in place that takes into account collectability, but I kind of doubt it.
09/10/09
People who actually kept their original packaging (which was pretty rare for games that came in cardboard boxes) might as well just sell their games on ebay and get a lot more than Toys r us will be willing to give.... that is unless they really overcharge for old games.
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GameStop/Babbage's/Software Etc did this early on when they took trade ins back in the late 90's. They'd take the trade ins, and sell them off to another company that took care of selling the used games.
It wasn't until later on that GameStop decided to do it all on their own.
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Will this be coming up north to Canada as well?
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It has a disc reader, which more than likely will be more accurate than the human eye detection system (HEDS) implemented at Gamestop.
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Why would his Dungeon Master care? ;)
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They always look at me funny, like I am trash in comparison to their greatness. Like I don't deserve to be buying games from their palace.
Then they ask me if I want to pre-order Left 4 Dead 2 on the XBOX 360, at which point I RAGE!!!