An offer you can't refuse.

[stillfastasleep]

I don't know if this promotion is stateside, but EB Canada has a promotion with The Godfather called a dollar a day. If you pre-order The Godfather, you can trade the game back in for the price you paid less the no. of days you've had from the launch date. So, if you pre-order the game, play it for a couple of days, find out it's not for you, you'll get what you paid for the game less $2 for the two days you had the game. Store credit, naturally. It looks as if EB wants to compete with chains like BBV, which allow you rent a title, and then if you want to keep it, they'll deduct the rental price from the purchase price.

 

I talked to the EB store manager and he stated that EB is looking at this as a test case for all new releases. Apparently, they've done this type of promotion at a few select EBs, but this will be the first time they do it on a nationwide basis. Too bad, the 360 version is nowhere on the release horizon.

[James T]

That's pretty cool. There were a few games I bought and about a week later, I traded it in. Bought for $50 and only got around $35. So it seems like a pretty good deal.

[stillfastasleep]

That's pretty cool. There were a few games I bought and about a week later, I traded it in. Bought for $50 and only got around $35. So it seems like a pretty good deal.

 

The only real catch is, you need to pre-order. This deal doesn't cover purchases the day of release. If the 360 version was on the horizon for march I'd definitely plunk the $5 down on a pre-order for The Godfather.

[James T]

Oops. I must have skimed over that part. But it really doesn't make a difference with me. Most of the games I own are pre-ordered games. The other games, I've picked up months later based on reviews and word of mouth.

[Rob B]

That’s a pretty good deal..... I wonder how they recoup their potential losses to there vendors though?

[Graeme]

They actually tried asomething like this a few years ago when I was working at EB for the release of THPS4. But it was billed more as a rental system, which made it confusing to begin with, and the process for it was even more confusing, so we never actually told anyone about it, and never heard from it again.

 

That’s a pretty good deal..... I wonder how they recoup their potential losses to there vendors though?

 

Since they'd probably be reselling it as a used game for only a few dollars less, the loss would probably be non-existant.

[Rob B]

 

 

 

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Yea I suppose thats true I didn't even think of that Thanks'

[iainl]

Since they'd probably be reselling it as a used game for only a few dollars less, the loss would probably be non-existant.

 

Given that Game in the UK are quite prepared to sell games that have been sold to other people and then returned within 10 days as "new" titles and not used ones, it might not even be reduced at all.

[dogbert]

Since they'd probably be reselling it as a used game for only a few dollars less, the loss would probably be non-existant.

 

To EB. Not to their vendor though.

[iainl]

They're EB, though. When was the last time they showed anything other than utter contempt for their suppliers?

[Graeme]

Given that Game in the UK are quite prepared to sell games that have been sold to other people and then returned within 10 days as "new" titles and not used ones, it might not even be reduced at all.

 

That's what they used to do when they had the 10 day return policy. But Gamestop got sued over it and they both stopped.

[iainl]

If only the same would happen in the UK, I'd set foot inside a Game again, rather than order everything online. I like to get a new game if I'm paying new prices.

[James T]

That's what they used to do when they had the 10 day return policy. But Gamestop got sued over it and they both stopped.

 

That's kinda why I don't see the difference with EB opening the box and keeping the disc behind the counter, but still selling it as new. I have no doubt that the 10 day game looks just as new as the discs kept behind the counter.

[stillfastasleep]

That's what they used to do when they had the 10 day return policy. But Gamestop got sued over it and they both stopped.

 

Its been an issue with other retailers as well. Years ago, Toys r us had a class action lawsuit for selling returned videogame systems as new. It was called a fraudulent practice. They were required to make known to the consumer that a product had been returned. It really boils down to, is the customer aware of what they're receiving.