GameStop Closing Dozens of Stores, Offering 30% Off New Consoles

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

I grabbed some stuff from the store that my friends work at. Pretty sad stuff. They all taking advantage of the deals though, and lots of store managers from the area (who I also knew) also were in, so it was almost like a little reunion with everyone in the area.

5 for $5 was an amazing deal, got a late Christmas gift for a friend (Switch v2) and a Lite for myself (which they still had a ton of, but customers didn't seem to want).

woodypop · Jan 13, 2020

inner-G said:
Surprised no WA stores are on the list. Our town has 2 like 500 feet from each other

I'm a bit surprised by this, too.

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

woodypop said:
I'm a bit surprised by this, too.

Probably more based on bottom-earners in the district/cost of lease.

Lukar · Jan 13, 2020

RussBus said:
Happy to see no WV stores closing. The one I go to has some nice people.

I have over $200 in credit. I'm hoping a store stays open until new consoles release.

I was shocked to see none of the ones in the Charleston area are closing. Really hope they don't, of course, but I figured either the one in the town center or on the corridor would be closed for sure.

Guess this doesn't necessarily mean they're in the clear though.

Kage Maru · Jan 13, 2020

I really hope everyone lands on their feet OK. I hate that retail is becoming a thing of the past.

stumblebee · Jan 13, 2020

More than likely culling the worst performing stores in the company. And with a company with as much bloat as Gamestop, there's probably a lot of em.

MrFortyFive · Jan 13, 2020

None near me, sadly. On the other hand, I hope the employees losing their jobs land on their feet.

Strangelove_77 · Jan 13, 2020

I'm curious what T-shirt sales they'll have. That's really the only thing I buy from there and only when they're on sale.

demondance · Jan 13, 2020

I noticed they haven't made a listing for the Switch Lite for trade ins, after all this time. Their website didn't list standard price cuts like the PS4 drop. So I guess I'm not that surprised that things appear to be in disarray at the moment.

Pandora012 · Jan 13, 2020

Pretty sure the gamestop by Manhattan mall is fine. So that works for me.

xMM4nsonx · Jan 13, 2020

All this stores are located in the US, right?

Lukar · Jan 13, 2020

MrFortyFive said:
None near me, sadly.

????

Why are you hoping stores go out of business?

spad3 · Jan 13, 2020

I just need my Cyberpunk PC Collector's from them and then i'm done with GameStop.

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

xMM4nsonx said:
All this stores are located in the US, right?

Gamestops is moving out of Scandinavia too, but no idea on discounts there.

Deleted member 22750 · Jan 13, 2020

Omnistalgic said:
Hold on till PS5 GameStop....

HOLD!!!!!!!!!!

They better

Jake2byFour · Jan 13, 2020

One near me but i didnt check to see.

Fularu · Jan 13, 2020

Psychotron said:
That's not what I meant. I meant the company. The employees are just casualties. The trade values were laughable and the gutted game policy was ridiculous. Great people at my local stores that would always try to help. I heard the manager at my local store just got promoted to District Manager. He's a great guy so I hope the company survives a while.

You only have to blame game makers for not sending display cases. They're not going to let games be on shelves unprotected.
As for trading values those are there to offset their decline in value and unsold inventory since they will take all your games, regardless of condition.

Someone explained why the trade values are what they are at the old place and while you may believe (you not beeing the litteral you) that your copy of CoD Advanced Warfare is worth a ton, reality is different.

Deleted member 7148 · Jan 13, 2020

I have two GameStop stores directly across the street from each other. One is in a mall and the other is across the street in a shopping center. I'm surprised they're still keeping both of them open. Why have two so damn close? The mall one sucks. Close that one.

Phantom · Jan 13, 2020

IceDoesntHelp said:
Nothing in Canada yet.

It's coming. Microplay (QC) has been closing stores for a while. Pretty sure GS is close, the stores are abysmal (80% Funko and crap now)

Deleted member 4292 · Jan 13, 2020

Phantom said:
It's coming. Microplay (QC) has been closing stores for a while. Pretty sure GS is close, the stores are abysmal (80% Funko and crap now)

Oh damn, I love Microplay. That sucks.

rare · Jan 13, 2020

For what it's worth, the list doesn't contain every store. The first gs I ever worked at is closing and is not on that list.

ThatMeanScene · Jan 13, 2020

The Miami store is not very far from me. I'm not surprised considering there's like 4 other stores within a 10-12 minute drive.

Jamesac68 · Jan 13, 2020

hyouko said:
Well, shit. The Maine Mall GameStop is closing. That's the one I grew up with. Right in the childhood.

As a former Maine Mall Electronics Boutique worker, I can't feel super-sad about this. I am surprised, though, because of the three(!) in the area I would have thought it would be the one doing the best, especially in its prime location.

Having said that, all my physical gaming purchases in the last... forever have been at Bull Moose, either just up the street from the Maine Mall or in-town Portland.

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

rare said:
For what it's worth, the list doesn't contain every store. The first gs I ever worked at is closing and is not on that list.

Yeah it's definately not a "complete" list.

mreddie · Jan 13, 2020

Wow, no AZ stores.

That is weird.

Olrac · Jan 13, 2020

The three closest to me survived, including the one I've used for the last 20 years. Hope those affected are able land a new job quickly.

Polyh3dron · Jan 13, 2020

Looking forward to this greedy corporation exiting the video game retail scene so that independent game stores can once again be a thing.

(aside from the people losing their jobs)

ChillyBilly · Jan 13, 2020

Yeah, I definitely wouldn't rely on that list being 100% accurate. I just checked and there are two stores near me (Belvedere and Schaumburg, Illinois) that are closing. Neither is on the list.

Also, there's another wave (wave 2) that'll be coming soon (a buddy of mine is the manager at the Belvedere, IL store that is closing who passed along the info) so that should be interesting...

sensui-tomo · Jan 13, 2020

I feel bad for the employees but not the company. Although I'll say thanks for that trade in deal you had 3 or so years ago that was a b2g1 stacked with a trade 6 games in for 60% bonus that basically made me $1500+ with items and alot converted into amazon credit

Xenoblade 3 · Jan 13, 2020

I wanna check the store in Manhattan. Im reading that theres a 5 for $5 for games under $20.
Thats a steal and Ive been meaning to try MH: World

sensui-tomo said:
I feel bad for the employees but not the company. Although I'll say thanks for that trade in deal you had 3 or so years ago that was a b2g1 stacked with a trade 6 games in for 60% bonus that basically made me $1500+ with items and alot converted into amazon credit

That trade in deal got me a free Switch Lol.

Tom Nook · Jan 13, 2020

Nothing near me.

yet.

Mr Jones · Jan 13, 2020

Corp is in MN, so I doubt any store here is closing.

nsilvias · Jan 13, 2020

this was needed years ago. like i said before gamestop has too many locations in a short distance. they are just as bad as mcdonalds and walgreens. they messed up by keeping all the stores they acquired when they were buying out all of their competition and now its bitten them in the ass.

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

Polyh3dron said:
Looking forward to this greedy corporation exiting the video game retail scene so that independent game stores can once again be a thing.

(aside from the people losing their jobs)

I mean, mom n pops can/are still be a thing without them. Independants also don't really stock a lot of new titles, for the most part, and "retro" was something that GS never really embraced, anyways. GS never really stopped them being a thing, from what I've seen.

hyouko · Jan 13, 2020

Jamesac68 said:
As a former Maine Mall Electronics Boutique worker, I can't feel super-sad about this. I am surprised, though, because of the three(!) in the area I would have thought it would be the one doing the best, especially in its prime location.

Having said that, all my physical gaming purchases in the last... forever have been at Bull Moose, either just up the street from the Maine Mall or in-town Portland.

I remember shopping at the EB occasionally too, up until the buyout / shutdown. Bull Moose was also a frequent stop in high school, but we went to the one down in Portsmouth since it was sales tax free :-) .

I'm also surprised that this was the Gamestop that got shut down, but maybe they had to pay too much for the location. Guess we'll see if this tides them over to the new systems launch at the end of the year.

LonestarZues · Jan 13, 2020

None near me. A good thing for my wallet I suppose.

DarkWish · Jan 13, 2020

Just called the Herndon VA store and they confirmed they're closing on the 26th. Gonna head there tonight and see what I can find.

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

nsilvias said:
this was needed years ago. like i said before gamestop has too many locations in a short distance. they are just as bad as mcdonalds and walgreens. they messed up by keeping all the stores they acquired when they were buying out all of their competition and now its bitten them in the ass.

Franchises can getcreally bad. There used to be sooo many Subways near me, but now Subway really isn't a popular choice here. Now a ton have closed down, with only a few in the area (which is still plenty). I wish companies did a better job of "growth" without having a sheer amount of stores. Now it's getting them in ttouble with poor future planning. Franchises are different, but even those were allowed to open so close to each other.

Jawmuncher · Jan 13, 2020

I wonder how things would be if they handled their store more like Japan does. Where the quality of the game would impact the sales price on certain products and it was made a point to keep what is on the shelves in a good condition. Then again, I guess that's just a US thing where a lot of used goods just aren't treated very well.

Omnistalgic · Jan 13, 2020

InRainbows said:
They better

I got $300 in credit...

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

Jawmuncher said:
I wonder how things would be if they handled their store more like Japan does. Where the quality of the game would impact the sales price on certain products and it was made a point to keep what is on the shelves in a good condition. Then again, I guess that's just a US thing where a lot of used goods just aren't treated very well.

I'd say the cultures are also very different, with standards in general. With the amount of people/trades that came in to stores, it would probably be harder on the workers to assess games from A-D rank or whatever, and even give a higher/lower price depending. Corporate is just like "eh send them back to refurb" and employees get paid low to really care, too.

Friskykillface · Jan 13, 2020

The beginning of the end :(
Honestly they are probably closing stores that aren't doing well/ in malls since malls charge a lot for space, I see the ones closing in Massachusetts are in malls.
I think that thinkgeek will go first or get its products moved into GameStop, there are some thinkgeek stores around here.

KernelC · Jan 13, 2020

if only the staff wasn't so annoying. Like, stop trying to buy my new games for like 2 cents as if you were doing me a favor

Phantom · Jan 13, 2020

KernelC said:
if only the staff wasn't so annoying. Like, stop trying to buy my new games for like 2 cents as if you were doing me a favor

The worst part is that anyone can take their phone, go to Price Charting or GVN and know how much value they should be getting. There's almost no point when you can sell on Kijiji/Marketplace for almost the full value of your games. So when you go to GameStop and they offer you so little, it's insulting and only taking advantage of people who don't know better.

Curler · Jan 13, 2020

Phantom said:
The worst part is that anyone can take their phone, go to Price Charting or GVN and know how much value they should be getting. There's almost no point when you can sell on Kijiji/Marketplace for almost the full value of your games. So when you go to GameStop and they offer you so little, it's insulting and only taking advantage of people who don't know better.

It's pawn shop convenience. Not everyone enjoys taking the time to sell directly, meet people up, eBay, etc.

BrickArts295 · Jan 13, 2020

I'm surprised the ones close to me have survived. I got 2 10-15min from me another 2 around 20mins. I do think 3 of them are in a good position to stay profitable but there is definetly one in which I'm shocked it hasn't been closed since it's very hard to get to without a car. I hope they stick around until after the new consoles since I'd like to trade in my current gen consoles stress-free.

Polyh3dron · Jan 13, 2020

Curler said:
I mean, mom n pops can/are still be a thing without them. Independants also don't really stock a lot of new titles, for the most part, and "retro" was something that GS never really embraced, anyways. GS never really stopped them being a thing, from what I've seen.

They were more of a thing before GS became the empire it was, and then they started going out of business, at least here in Los Angeles.

NoKisum · Jan 13, 2020

Nothing that effects the DMV area, thankfully.

Polyh3dron · Jan 13, 2020

Jawmuncher said:
I wonder how things would be if they handled their store more like Japan does. Where the quality of the game would impact the sales price on certain products and it was made a point to keep what is on the shelves in a good condition. Then again, I guess that's just a US thing where a lot of used goods just aren't treated very well.

And it's just a GameStop thing where they slap those huge residue-leaving stickers on used game cases and sell "new" games in opened cases.

reKon · Jan 13, 2020

Omnistalgic said:
Hold on till PS5 GameStop....

HOLD!!!!!!!!!!

I share this wish. GS, you gotta make it..

sensui-tomo said:
I feel bad for the employees but not the company. Although I'll say thanks for that trade in deal you had 3 or so years ago that was a b2g1 stacked with a trade 6 games in for 60% bonus that basically made me $1500+ with items and alot converted into amazon credit

I was there for this. I didn't go that crazy, but it did leave me with a cleaner closet (got rid of a lot of PS3 games), essential free Nintendo Switch Zelda Bundle (including Pro Controller), $50 steam gift card, and $120 in trade credit. I'm hoping to be able to use this on a PS5.

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