What's better than shopping at Gamestop?

[Munkie91087]

Getting kicked in the junk apparently. This video is absolutely hilarious.

kotaku.com/5874652/whats-worse-shopping-at-gamestop-or-getting-kicked-in-the-junk

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I've basically stopped buying games at stores since I got a smart phone. I basically just keep Amazon pulled up on the web browser and price compare. Only ONCE have I ever found a better deal at a brick and mortar (30 for the Uncharted 1+2 dual pack)

[Cyno]

Is it just me or is the little person Sebastian from Pit Boss? Looks a lot like him.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Jan 10, 2012 14:37:44 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

I've basically stopped buying games at stores since I got a smart phone. I basically just keep Amazon pulled up on the web browser and price compare. Only ONCE have I ever found a better deal at a brick and mortar (30 for the Uncharted 1+2 dual pack)

Buying online may be cheaper, but brick and mortar has convenience. You don't have to wait for it to ship to you, just get in, get out, boom you are back home playing the game just minutes after purchasing it.

It is that convenience that I prefer to buy at brick and mortar. Does it cost more compared to shopping online? Sure, but when I want to buy a new game, I want to play as soon as I buy it. That's not possible with online shopping.

I'm not a patient person.

[Cyno]

I like giving business to indie shops when I can. Shame none of them are really that close, though there's a fantastic one in North Jersey called Digital Press. Though one of the guys who owns/works there is kind of a creep.

[Alex Shelley]

Jan 10, 2012 15:06:56 GMT -5 Cyno said:

I like giving business to indie shops when I can. Shame none of them are really that close, though there's a fantastic one in North Jersey called Digital Press. Though one of the guys who owns/works there is kind of a creep.

I say this with complete sincerity, I have never once in my life seen a locally owned game store. I think that's kinda sad, actually.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Jan 10, 2012 15:06:56 GMT -5 Cyno said:

I like giving business to indie shops when I can. Shame none of them are really that close, though there's a fantastic one in North Jersey called Digital Press. Though one of the guys who owns/works there is kind of a creep.

See I would too, but the only "indie" shops in my metropolitan area is just another, albeit smaller, chain of game stores called Game X Change, and sure they have a MUCH wider selection of games(they have games from the NES to the present consoles), but I don't think they ever carry new games, their entire business model seems to run on used games and systems.

So as much as I like to give them money, it is usually only on old Genesis or PS1 games whenever I stop in there. I'm sure as hell not swinging by there for games released on the current consoles.

They do sell Blu-rays and DVDs, though, which gives them a small leg up over GameStop.

[Fiddleford H. McGucket]

Jan 10, 2012 15:08:48 GMT -5 Alex Shelley said:

Jan 10, 2012 15:06:56 GMT -5 Cyno said:

I like giving business to indie shops when I can. Shame none of them are really that close, though there's a fantastic one in North Jersey called Digital Press. Though one of the guys who owns/works there is kind of a creep.

I say this with complete sincerity, I have never once in my life seen a locally owned game store. I think that's kinda sad, actually.

We've got 3 in my city....

~ Edward McKay's (Used Books/CDs/Vinyl/VideoGames)

A Used Book/VideoGame/CD Place Near Wake Forest (That I'm not sure has a name, just a sign that says "Used Bookstore")

And 2 Player's Choice (Mostly Video Games with some Movies)

All of which are independently owned/operated and Based in NC.

[rapidfire187]

Jan 10, 2012 15:06:56 GMT -5 Cyno said:

I like giving business to indie shops when I can. Shame none of them are really that close, though there's a fantastic one in North Jersey called Digital Press. Though one of the guys who owns/works there is kind of a creep.

There's one in the town I live in called Plug N Play. I really like it because they carry games for a ton of different consoles. They have games for NES, SNES, Genesis, N64, PSX, PS2, GBA, Xbox and all the current consoles. Of course the selection for the older games is kind of limited but it's not bad for a store as small as that one is. Plus, they do repair work on consoles and buy/trade games. Pretty much eliminates my need to go to Gamestop. Though I still hit up Gamestop from time to time because they have a huge selection of cheap PS2 titles.

[Michael Coello]

Buy a game for 60 and trade it in for 8? What. did he play it for 3 years?

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

Jan 10, 2012 15:22:57 GMT -5 Michael Coello said:

Buy a game for 60 and trade it in for 8? What. did he play it for 3 years?

I was wondering about that, too, because they usually give you in the area of $25-$30 from a game if you trade it in relatively soon after the release date. Hell you could still probably get $10 out of it a year or so later.

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

Even trading games in, I usually get a better deal from Amazon. Tried Goozex, but they rarely had things I wanted available for trade.

[Michael Coello]

BTW, looking at the site, it just looks like another version of eBay. You have to list a game, ship it out to whoever decides to pay for it, and you get paid via online payment (paypal on Ebay, their glyde thing here)

[theryno665]

Jan 10, 2012 15:28:40 GMT -5 YAKMAN is ICHIBAN said:

Even trading games in, I usually get a better deal from Amazon. Tried Goozex, but they rarely had things I wanted available for trade.

Yeah, Goozex was good for a while but there really isn't anything worth getting on there anymore. I have 800 points and 1 trade token left and I'm trying to use up all my points on one thing so I can be done with them.

[Orange]

Jan 10, 2012 15:02:11 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Is it just me or is the little person Sebastian from Pit Boss? Looks a lot like him.

Definitely a similarity, I don't think it's him but it's damn close.

[biafra]

Jan 10, 2012 15:14:26 GMT -5 Fiddleford H. McGucket said:

Jan 10, 2012 15:08:48 GMT -5 Alex Shelley said:

I say this with complete sincerity, I have never once in my life seen a locally owned game store. I think that's kinda sad, actually.

We've got 3 in my city....

~ Edward McKay's (Used Books/CDs/Vinyl/VideoGames)

A Used Book/VideoGame/CD Place Near Wake Forest (That I'm not sure has a name, just a sign that says "Used Bookstore")

And 2 Player's Choice (Mostly Video Games with some Movies)

All of which are independently owned/operated and Based in NC.

The one on Reynolda is called Peidmont Books. About 5 minutes from where i live.

[Cyno]

There used to be a great one about 10 minutes away, but they got dicked over by the rent or something and had to close up shop.

I know of a whole bunch of indie shops in Manhattan though. A lot of them are also in Chinatown that have (legit!) imports from Japan.

[Fiddleford H. McGucket]

Jan 10, 2012 18:07:22 GMT -5 biafra said:

Jan 10, 2012 15:14:26 GMT -5 Fiddleford H. McGucket said:

We've got 3 in my city....

~ Edward McKay's (Used Books/CDs/Vinyl/VideoGames)

A Used Book/VideoGame/CD Place Near Wake Forest (That I'm not sure has a name, just a sign that says "Used Bookstore")

And 2 Player's Choice (Mostly Video Games with some Movies)

All of which are independently owned/operated and Based in NC.

The one on Reynolda is called Peidmont Books. About 5 minutes from where i live.

That's the one I was Blanking on. I knew it was near Reynolda Library and Family Video, but figured that Wake Forest was a bigger "non-local" landmark.

[EvenBaldobombHasAJob]

I for one never go into the E.B. anymore because their prices for used games are a joke and the 2 older women who run it are rude.

[stealthamo]

Jan 10, 2012 15:02:11 GMT -5 Cyno said:

Is it just me or is the little person Sebastian from Pit Boss? Looks a lot like him.

I was thinking Randall from Scrubs myself.