- Oct 24, 2000
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I'm sure many of you have seen the commercials for the Blockbuster "Trade in ANY DVD and receive at least $5 in store credit" deal. Last night I brought in a kitchen garbage bag full of games and dvds. Things that EB wouldnt take were in there, as well as game that I've beaten and have no desire to play again. I also got married, so I dont think my wife will ever watch Requiem for a Dream with me. Plus I'm moving, so the less to carry, the better!
There are some FAT coupons also floating around the Internet for "Trade in any 2 PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube games, get $20 off a preorder game" this should keep much cash in your WALLET. Also, "Trade in any 3 games, get a pre-played game for $4.99" and "Trade in any 2 games, get a pre-played for $9.99" (both work on PS1 trades as well as 'next-gen' systems) There's an automatic "Buy a pre-owned game, get a second at 1/2 price" deal too.
Honestly, I think that I probably would have walked out of EB with at least 1/2 of my games back, and less than $100 credit for everything else. It's a great way to just do some fall cleaning.
They wont take anything without a barcode.
EDIT: Looks as though another Promotion started 9/7 for a limited time. It's YMMV definately though due to the fact I called up corporate to find out why I didnt get the deal and they said 'At Participating Stores only', "Trade in 3 or more games, get an extra $5 per game" Too bad I didnt know about it last night, or I would have found a participating store just for the extra.
EDIT2: I went back to Blockbuster (NON GAMERUSH) today and tried for the trade in 2 games, get $20 off a preorder coupon.. Went with 4 games, got Fable, and Halo 2 preordered with a credit of $48 and change on my account ($20 for each game, $5 went towards each game for the preorder hold, and $8 and change leftover from the credit of the trade ins.)
Here's what I pulled last night
Total Store Credit $255.50
Minimum Game Trade in: $1.50 (even on REALLY old sports titles, like Madden 2001 which was a launch title)
Maximum Game Trade in: $25.00
Minimum Movie Trade in: $5.00
Maximum Movie Trade in: $7.50
There are some FAT coupons also floating around the Internet for "Trade in any 2 PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube games, get $20 off a preorder game" this should keep much cash in your WALLET. Also, "Trade in any 3 games, get a pre-played game for $4.99" and "Trade in any 2 games, get a pre-played for $9.99" (both work on PS1 trades as well as 'next-gen' systems) There's an automatic "Buy a pre-owned game, get a second at 1/2 price" deal too.
Honestly, I think that I probably would have walked out of EB with at least 1/2 of my games back, and less than $100 credit for everything else. It's a great way to just do some fall cleaning.
They wont take anything without a barcode.
EDIT: Looks as though another Promotion started 9/7 for a limited time. It's YMMV definately though due to the fact I called up corporate to find out why I didnt get the deal and they said 'At Participating Stores only', "Trade in 3 or more games, get an extra $5 per game" Too bad I didnt know about it last night, or I would have found a participating store just for the extra.
EDIT2: I went back to Blockbuster (NON GAMERUSH) today and tried for the trade in 2 games, get $20 off a preorder coupon.. Went with 4 games, got Fable, and Halo 2 preordered with a credit of $48 and change on my account ($20 for each game, $5 went towards each game for the preorder hold, and $8 and change leftover from the credit of the trade ins.)
Here's what I pulled last night
Total Store Credit $255.50
Minimum Game Trade in: $1.50 (even on REALLY old sports titles, like Madden 2001 which was a launch title)
Maximum Game Trade in: $25.00
Minimum Movie Trade in: $5.00
Maximum Movie Trade in: $7.50
Dark City, $5
JFK, $7.50
The Ring, $7.50
Ringu, 7.50
Jackass: The Movie, $6.50
Requiem for a Dream, $5
Lifeforce, $5
Lost in Translation, $7.50
Goodfellas (old version), $5
Ghost World, $5
From Hell, $5
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 3, $1.50
Castlevania (ps2), $7
All Star Baseball 2002, $1.50
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, $7
NHL 2002, $1.50
Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, $7
Gran Turismo 3, $7
Chronicles of Riddick, $21
Time Splitters 2, $8
Brute Force, $7
ESPN Hockey 2k4, $7
ESPN Football 2k4, $5
Jak 2, $7
Wrestlemania x8, $3
Phantasy Star Online Episodes 1 & 2, $12
Red Faction, $3
Twisted Metal Black, $3
Full Spectrum Warrior, $25
Madden 2001, $1.50
Freekstyle, $1.50
Devil May Cry, $5
DOA 2: Hardcore, $1.50
Burnout 2: Point of Impact, $7
007: Nightfire, $8
F-Zero GX, $7
NBA 2k3, $5
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, $3
Midnight Club 2, $8
The Sims, $8