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Trade Used Games at Walmart

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#1  Edited By JJOR64
Neocrisis Link

Well, now it looks like its Walmart's turn in the used game business.  I'm curious to say how much the trade in value will be.  I would also like to know if they do the Gamestop thing, if you want trade in credit or actual cash.  Also if you can trade in games to buy something else like a bag of chips.  Anyways check out the Neocrisis link for the article and pictures of the vending machine.
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#2  Edited By Claude

Hey... with more competition wanting our used games, maybe we'll get more for the trade in value.

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#3  Edited By CL60

Better give us more than those cheap bastards at Gamestop..

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#4  Edited By Agnogenic_delete

I wonder if the prices will be the exact same at GameStop. If they are lower... GameStop goes out of business...

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#5  Edited By pissedoffthewitch

bah wal-mart is cheap

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#6  Edited By jakob187

Wait wait wait.  It's all automated?


This has "failure" written all over it.  If it actually succeeds, then people really ARE as stupid as I think they are.  =  /
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#7  Edited By JJWeatherman

Yeah companies are just trying to cash in on the craze. Radio Shack and Amazon do this too. There are probably a few more places that you wouldn't expect as well.

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#8  Edited By Stephen_Von_Cloud

It'd be a funny thing if they gave you the same crap value for used games for general store credit.  Like you say, imagine trading in your copy of Gears of War for a bag of chips.

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#9  Edited By Video_Game_King
JJOR64 said:
Neocrisis LinkWell, now it looks like its Walmart's turn in the used game business.  I'm curious to say how much ... [more]
Kinda reminds me of this:



And this:


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#10  Edited By CL60
Stephen_Von_Cloud said:
It'd be a funny thing if they gave you the same crap value for used games for general store credit.  ... [more]
More like a pack of gum.
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#11  Edited By JJOR64
Video_Game_King said:
JJOR64 said: Neocrisis LinkWell, now it looks like its Walmart's turn in the used game business.  I'm curious to say ... [more]
Lmfao. Me to.
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#12  Edited By Karmum

AWE-SOME. Not the actual way you trade in games, but I don't have to go out 45 minutes to a GameStop, but now a simple 15 minute drive. Soon to be 5 minutes next year. I honestly hope this goes up in my local store pretty soon, hopefully the trade-in values are *somewhat* good. I need some extra cash, and I hope they accept a good library. I doubt both. : \

Any word on when these will hit everywhere? If they haven't already.

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#13  Edited By Cynical_M

I hate Wal-mart but I like the idea...

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#14  Edited By Lies

An automated system seems like it would be really easy to dupe.

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#15  Edited By jakob187
Lies said:
An automated system seems like it would be really easy to dupe.
I'm thinking the SAME exact thing.

*digs out super scratched copies of games that no longer work and were labeled for termination by Blockbuster*

mwa
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muthafuckers
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#16  Edited By SmugDarkLoser

Couldn't I go online and find these bar codes and just scan it and insert a blank DVD box?
Or hell, how about just include a blank game disk.

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jakob187 said:
Lies said: An automated system seems like it would be really easy to dupe. I'm thinking the SAME exact thing.*digs ... [more]
Yeah, it being automated will make it fail. 
Anyway, it's not a bad idea, I'm pretty sure Walmart could offer a slighlty better value then other places.
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#18  Edited By WilliamRLBaker

As long as its kept glitch free and its kept to the latest systems then this might actually work, REDBOX actually work pretty good and are really intergrated this might actually take off.

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#19  Edited By Karmum

I hope it isn't WalMart-only spending, I'd rather prefer actual cash. I'm sure they could have someone there the whole time making sure your putting in actual games. I have been reading posts about how you trade them in and go to the Department to buy the games with the credits. Assuming you can't get cash, I just don't to use the credits I got on video games. Now I'm starting to confuse myself.

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#20  Edited By azteris

As far as duping, you use some type of account to login, so you probably have to tie a credit card or debit card to it.

I don't know about trading in scratched up games, that could still work.

Karmum said:
I hope it isn't WalMart-only spending, I'd rather prefer actual cash. I'm sure they could have someone there the whole ... [more]
To my knowledge, you can only get credit.
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#21  Edited By haytek
@JJOR64:
This is just a start for Wal-Mart. And if gamers do react to this Walmart will change the procedure, and make it as gamestop does it. Take your games and laught at the same time. Cheap Bastards, but why do I always go back.
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#22  Edited By penguindust

Does this mean they will sell used games, too? Or can you only purchase used games with the credit received from turning in games?  I don't trust vending machines to give me a bag of Fritos, let alone proper credit for a game I deposit.   Why is Wal-Mart so insistent on cutting human employees out of their stores?  I predict, one day, all Wal-Marts will be manned by robots and considering the number of stores existing worldwide, this is how Skynet takes control.  T-800s know to shop smart, shop Wal-Mart.