They gave me a brand new PS4 Pro at 50€ by giving them my OG (D1) PS4, they are the only one to do this so yeah, I'm gonna miss them in therms of console swap.
Is my Gamestop the only one that is 70% toy store and 30% game store now? Or are they all getting like that...
Definitely don't want to see GameStop go anywhere. For me, place is awesome. Picked up DMC 5 last night at 9pm EST. Traded in Metro Exodus for $35 (im an Elite Pro member and wish I could renew it) and pre-ordered Sekiro for PS4 in which I used that $10 coupon I received for buying Far Cry New Dawn. Majority of my games are costing me under $30 day one which is great and something that digital or streaming for that matter will ever give me. Definitely have to support GameStop which im 100% invested into doing.
You could have sold Metro for $45 on eBay or Craigslist. Hurting yourself with those cash donations to Gamestop.
It's not flawed really. No one has any idea how much revenue GameStop allocates to GI per subscription (if anything).
6 million print + web = plenty of ad revenue too.
It's folly to think that a big media company isn't looking at a magazine with 6 million circulation, the web presence and the prestige GI has, and isn't thinking they can find a way to monetize that. It could just as easily be bought by a media company who then strikes a deal with Best Buy to provide it to Their customers, etc
I'm not saying GI will stay as large as it is, but to think it's just going to vanish is insane.
GI is far too valuable and an actually successful part of their business
You could have sold Metro for $45 on eBay or Craigslist. Hurting yourself with those cash donations to Gamestop.
Not really, things will just go back to how they used to be when people bought their games from Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy and some Brick and Mortar shops.
That feels doubtful. Without a major player like Gamestop, I expect to see a lot less physical games out in the wild than ever before. Mom and pop stores don't have the space to be a specialty game store, and places like Walmart already have reduced sections, nor do they carry many things beyond the biggest titles.I wonder if we'll see a resurgence in the mom and pop game store after gamestop inevitably collapses.
They lost my customership as soon as they started to do this. Always thought this was BS, no matter the reason behind it.
The margins are too narrow on new releases. They can't afford to promote them (Gamestop has the luxury of corporate handling that). Some publishers aren't even shipping their games to independent stores until after release day, for fear of leaks.I wonder if we'll see a resurgence in the mom and pop game store after gamestop inevitably collapses.
Not dealing with Craigslist and Ebay/Amazon charges fees plus I would have to charge for the shipping and go to the post office to ship it as well as buy a bubble wrap envelope. As someone who used to be a 500+ all positive feedback seller on ebay, I quit that shit six years ago. Just not worth it.
Prefer to trade in games to GameStop. Credit goes towards my next game and using Store Credit eliminates the sales tax so im automatically saving $5+ on every item. And when selling on ebay/amazon, you have to report all of it has income so it can be taxed again. Again, not worth it whatsoever.
Yep, and the store's usually reek of BO.
The $45 was after the fees and such. Granted, I rounded up, but still. Last time I sold a new release game a month after release, I made $43 on it after I bought the envelopes, shipping and ebay took their cut. The profit margins are far better for older games, and you can regularly sell things Gamestop will give $2 or less or even nothing at all for, for $7-15 after the charges. All you have to do is find a mailbox -- going to the post office is not necessary.
More importantly, you don't need to go to Gamestop this way. That's a benefit worth paying for.
Damn! Babbages! This guy that worked there bought me Quake 3 Arena with that bad ass metal case before I was able to buy rated R games. Practically changed my life. I miss that place.
We are witnessing one of the biggest collapses in the industry for some time. After news broke today that GameStop was unable to acquire investment to sell the business the stock price has completely collapsed. Nearing a 28% drop
Its traded as low as $11 today making it the lowest price since 2005. It is also on track to have the biggest sell off for the company since December 2002.
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Thoughts are with those that work for the company as there appear to be difficult times ahead
Lol come on, no they don't. I worked for the company for over 5 years and I've been to dozens of different stores and none of them have smelled.
Look at the date of your graph, and the date of OP's graph.Looks like it went way up and then back down after the buyout collapsed. It's still trending down steadily, but not as dire as what the graphs you posted. Not sure why your graph looks different.
They should definitely try to become a publisher or it's over.
Lol sorry. The one in my city does.🤢Lol come on, no they don't. I worked for the company for over 5 years and I've been to dozens of different stores and none of them have smelled.
Lol come on, no they don't. I worked for the company for over 5 years and I've been to dozens of different stores and none of them have smelled.
they used to be good to me tbh but at the start of this gen so like 2012/13 they just became terrible.For me they been terrible, always forcing shit down your throat.
They're waiting for the leases to expire.What's stopping them from just shutting down all the poor preforming stores?
Ya same. They come off desperateFor me they been terrible, always forcing shit down your throat.
Not dealing with Craigslist and Ebay/Amazon charges fees plus I would have to charge for the shipping and go to the post office to ship it as well as buy a bubble wrap envelope. As someone who used to be a 500+ all positive feedback seller on ebay, I quit that shit six years ago. Just not worth it.
Prefer to trade in games to GameStop. Credit goes towards my next game and using Store Credit eliminates the sales tax so im automatically saving $5+ on every item. And when selling on ebay/amazon, you have to report all of it has income so it can be taxed again. Again, not worth it whatsoever.
What? In USA u have to report sales on the net as income? What?!?!!!
What? In USA u have to report sales on the net as income? What?!?!!!