It never happens really, so I thought I would share.
A few months back my Wii took a shit on me, and Nintendo wanted $100 + shipping costs to repair (and they told me I had to wait 4-5 weeks). Beings I hadn't touched the Wii in MONTHS, I figured fuck it, and called Game Stop to see if they would take it in as trade. The dude said sure, but that they usually knock 30% off a defective system (since they have to pay to have it fixed and still try to make some dough). I didn't care, I was over it and wanted to take advantage of the trade in offers (5+ games give you 30% more + an extra $20). I still had my 1st gen XBOX (which is about to take a shit for the 4th time) so I packed up my broken Wii, my XBOX, and 6 games total and went to 'ol Game Stop. To my surprise, I received (with the promotions and edge card) $315 in trade in. It paid for my new slim 360 (which is awesome) so I'm a happy camper.
The positive experience? The dude fucked up when he was giving me my Wii credit. I got $80 for it! $80 for a broken Wii. Awe-some.
Thanks Game Stop!
A few months back my Wii took a shit on me, and Nintendo wanted $100 + shipping costs to repair (and they told me I had to wait 4-5 weeks). Beings I hadn't touched the Wii in MONTHS, I figured fuck it, and called Game Stop to see if they would take it in as trade. The dude said sure, but that they usually knock 30% off a defective system (since they have to pay to have it fixed and still try to make some dough). I didn't care, I was over it and wanted to take advantage of the trade in offers (5+ games give you 30% more + an extra $20). I still had my 1st gen XBOX (which is about to take a shit for the 4th time) so I packed up my broken Wii, my XBOX, and 6 games total and went to 'ol Game Stop. To my surprise, I received (with the promotions and edge card) $315 in trade in. It paid for my new slim 360 (which is awesome) so I'm a happy camper.
The positive experience? The dude fucked up when he was giving me my Wii credit. I got $80 for it! $80 for a broken Wii. Awe-some.
Thanks Game Stop!


