And then there's the big one, ebay scammers. They are a goddamn headache, and because Ebay usually sides with the buyers it becomes incredibly annoying trying to get them to return a console.
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Xbox Series X/S Pre-orders go live on 9/22, at least at Gamestop - Up to $200 for trade-ins towards preorder
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I'd wager the answer is at launch. Canimagine they'll force you to go without a console for even a few weeks.
Amazon is giving $235 for PS4 Pro. Just get a box and bubble wrap. They pay shipping.
God, PS4 Pro and X1X are a terrible value on the (Gamestop) trade compared to like X1 S.
God, PS4 Pro and X1X are a terrible value on the (Gamestop) trade compared to like X1 S.
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This is someone not knowing what they are doing. If the console is fine they should be moving it to defective after the trade, not during. We are sending all consoles (and any hardware trades) as "defective" to be sanitized due to Covid. We arnt supposed to be throwing the defective fee on guests though when the console is fine otherwise. Sometimes I smh at other GameStops who can't handle their business properly.
Never ever sell anything on eBay unless you can afford to lose it. Learned the hard way selling a Kratos statue way back and they guy said it arrived without his hand fucking liar.
Doesn't really apply here. The buyer can claim various shenangans that force you to refund the money.
Do we know if this work with the financing plan? Or is that only directly from MS. Does Microsoft have a trade in policy?
How much can I get for a PS4 Pro DE (non-functional bluray drive) :]
Yup. Ebay will charge you the money and supposedly they almost always side with the buyer. In fact Ebay will refund the buyer immediately out of their own money if there's none in your paypal, and then charge you. The buyer is good from go. I have been through this one or two times.
You could pull the money out immediately on sale, and not pay the refund if there's a dispute, but Ebay would I assume at least ding your credit and close your account you will probably never be able to sign up for eBay again with your real name/address. Is a lifetime of losing ebay access worth it? Nope.
For me I have a friend that works at target and can get me employee discount, plus red card 5% =15%. That's 75 bucks. It's a tough call how to maximize my savings and also ease of use here. Buy from target and sell the One X later from ebay or Offer up? Or do this gamestop thing but lose the discount?
Honestly I dont think a X One X is worth more than $100. I wouldn't pay more than that for a dead console. MAYBE 150. Who's going to want a dusty OneX when the brand new consoles are out, one of which only costs 299 and packs way more tech?
Also I still play my One X. Not willing to trade it in until maybe a week or two to go. Preferably even until after I have the Series X. Sigh, first world problems.
Important to note that while IF your GameStop is one of the hundreds of GameStops soon to close, they will transfer your preorder to another GameStop, as people have said. BUT you will be in the BACK of the line and will be lucky if they have stock allocated for you in the initial shipment. So if you preorder at GameStop the first moment you can, then that store happens to close, you're very far back in line when you get transferred. That's the risk you're taking with GameStop at this point in time.
incorrect unfortunately. You have to trade in the console then and there when you preorder. So yes, you'll be without a console for a while if it's your only one.
I have a MS refurbished xbox which no longer connects wirelessly to the controller. Think I'm basically out of luck? Do they test for that?
Ehh, I hedge. Should have 3-4 preorders at various major retailers. Like Gamestop, Target, Wal Mart, Amazon, and Best Buy. At least 2-3 of those if possible. At least if you're grown up with a credit card.
There's no risk, check the secondary market, if you can make a worthwhile profit sell the extras. If not, dont pick them up or return them unopened, except the one you keep.
The issue with eBay are fees and shipping. By the time you account for those, it will be close enough.
Xbox One X is going for $270-280 or so on eBay. 10% - 12% or so fees, then $25 - 30 for shipping means you are at $220-230. Is $20-30 worth it for not dealing with eBay? For me, its a negative, but then again, I don't feel like going to GameStop and dealing with the launch madness.
Instead of using eBay, just use OfferUp/Facebook marketplace and ask the buyer to come with a mask
I've had some solid meet ups these past few months where we exchange the product quick since we are cautious with covid
eBay is really risky with high price items, they can easily say it came busted or swap theirs with yours or just play it for a few weeks and return it, eBay will always side with the buyer, eBay gives buyers 180 days I think for returns, used to be 30 or 60 days
You can threaten them with a return fee of up to 30% but that's when things get nasty
I legit put "please don't not buy on impulse, know that if you return an item I will take a 30% return fee, I am not a major retail chain, I'm just a guy getting rid of my electronics"
I've had some solid meet ups these past few months where we exchange the product quick since we are cautious with covid
eBay is really risky with high price items, they can easily say it came busted or swap theirs with yours or just play it for a few weeks and return it, eBay will always side with the buyer, eBay gives buyers 180 days I think for returns, used to be 30 or 60 days
You can threaten them with a return fee of up to 30% but that's when things get nasty
I legit put "please don't not buy on impulse, know that if you return an item I will take a 30% return fee, I am not a major retail chain, I'm just a guy getting rid of my electronics"
300 bones for a XSX is a mighty fine price and will tide me over for just fine until I build a new Zen3/3090 based PC next year.
Yup, pretty much my first choice. Avoids the massive nearly 15% ebay/paypal fee. Only disadvantage is the 'ol in person meetup/potentially getting robbed. which I could honestly see on something like an Xbox. Of course, try to meet at a safe public location etc.
You know, I don't think they do. That price would be the store credit and only towards pre-order type thing.
Sounds like a good deal
Walk in with your one x and walk out with a Series X for less than a hundred dollars, and everything on game pass.
Thats a low entry to next gen
Walk in with your one x and walk out with a Series X for less than a hundred dollars, and everything on game pass.
Thats a low entry to next gen
my bad i was thinking of games. Looks like they don't currently offer cash for consoles
Aww.
Still it made me think, I may start trying to sell it in just a couple weeks or so.
I was hoping for a bit more for my XB1S and PS4 Slim.
Assuming PS5 with disc drive matches the XSX price ($500), if I traded both in I could cut half off of that, but not sure yet if I'll have $300 to spare for the rest of it.
I know I could sell them myself for more, but I just hate dealing with that shit. Buyers haggling and wasting my time, eBay scammers, shipping costs, etc. Swappa's better than eBay, but I still have to wait for it to sell and deal with shipping.
Plus if I'm honest, I rarely played either my XB1 or my PS4 much the whole generation, so I'm probably better off sticking with what I have until the slim/cheaper PS5 comes out (or they just drop the price a bit).
By then more games will be out and any issues with the launch units will hopefully be ironed out (assuming there are any).
I do really want Ratchet & Clank... but I'm not even 3 games into replaying the series (out of like 9 or 10, not including the multiplayer one).
And as incredible as the new one looks, it doesn't look like it's really changing the formula much.
Assuming PS5 with disc drive matches the XSX price ($500), if I traded both in I could cut half off of that, but not sure yet if I'll have $300 to spare for the rest of it.
I know I could sell them myself for more, but I just hate dealing with that shit. Buyers haggling and wasting my time, eBay scammers, shipping costs, etc. Swappa's better than eBay, but I still have to wait for it to sell and deal with shipping.
Plus if I'm honest, I rarely played either my XB1 or my PS4 much the whole generation, so I'm probably better off sticking with what I have until the slim/cheaper PS5 comes out (or they just drop the price a bit).
By then more games will be out and any issues with the launch units will hopefully be ironed out (assuming there are any).
I do really want Ratchet & Clank... but I'm not even 3 games into replaying the series (out of like 9 or 10, not including the multiplayer one).
And as incredible as the new one looks, it doesn't look like it's really changing the formula much.
Hopefully this happens in Canada as well. Already having 2.5 years of ultimate is biting me in the a$$ now as it cannot exceed 3 years
But then you don't have a console for the next two months. $200 to swap my X1X with a next-gen console all on November 10th isn't a bad deal at all.
You act like $20 is a huge difference lol. Especally not that big of a difference considering the time/money investment of shipping out a console.
People are really going to miss GameStop when they're gone.
Guaranteed, on the spot credit without having to deal with the hassle of dealing with complete strangers on the internet. In the case of eBay you risk getting scammed by a shitty buyer, where you're hardly protected.
Guaranteed, on the spot credit without having to deal with the hassle of dealing with complete strangers on the internet. In the case of eBay you risk getting scammed by a shitty buyer, where you're hardly protected.
Looks like EB Games in Canada is having a trade-in event today. I'm definitely trading in my PS4 slim for $200.
Doesn't matter. I always do it at home. Dont trust them to not mess something up.
At least they aren't forcing you to trade in to get a preorder.
(anyone else get that reference?)
(anyone else get that reference?)
Not bad but Amazon offer for a Pro trade in is $235. They only give $175 though for a One X which is less than this deal but I may end up just trading in both to gamestop since it's technically only a loss of $10 if i trade in both and I won't have to worry about Amazon shipping and waiting for UPS to show up.