GameStop Strikes Back At Best Buy In Used Game Price Wars


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Retailer GameStop has responded to Best Buy's plan to price match new games at used game prices as expected?by slashing prices on used games. But like Best Buy's pricing scheme test, this is extremely limited.

These prices come from a West Jordan, Utah area GameStop, the same location that Best Buy is testing its "buy new games at used prices" plan. The deals are fantastic, slashing $10 to $15 off GameStop's regular used prices for most of these titles, including relatively new releases like Red Faction: Guerrilla, Prototype, UFC 2009 Undisputed, inFamous, The Conduit and Fight Night Round 4.

In fact, those price drops on used games affect dozens of titles, prices that would make it unattractive and unprofitable for Best Buy to continue with its plan. The real attraction here is for the West Jordan, Utah gamer, who can probably snap up new copies of tons of games at below wholesale prices.

According to the flyer that we were forwarded by Kotaku reader Corvus, these prices are in effect at the West Jordan GameStop only until August 31. If you're in the market for just about anything, might be worth heading to GameStop and grabbing one of these flyers, Utahans.

Here's the flyer, which apparently does not reflect all price drops at the West Jordan GameStop.

Source: http://kotaku.com/5335967/gamestop-strikes...game-price-wars

Gotta love a retail war... why? Because being a consumer at a time like this is win!

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I hope this carries over to all locations. Would be great. I mean I didn't want to buy Tiger 2010 because it was $59.99, but now it is $39.99..

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This is great! This means better for me! Although Gamestop will lose because who would buy a used game when you can get a new one, it is nice for the little man to win for a change. :yes:

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All this just means is that games will go down in price to what they should have been priced at from the start. I hope best buy keeps this going and puts it in all stores.

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Gamestop prices are so horrible when I was buying L4D on 360 I went there first, he tries to sell me a used copy for $55, no manual, ****ed up looking case, and slightly scratched DVD. I'm like no thanks that isn't worth saving 5 bucks, I'll just take a new one. So he says they only have one left, and pulls the display case of the shelf! Puts the disc back into it and tries to sell it to me like it's new, I'm like no thanks, that isn't any newer than the other one, new = unopened. He argues with me saying it's just as good as a new one, I ask him if that's true why won't you let me return a new game after it's opened? The display copy is the copy all the Gamestop employees pass around to try out the game, new my ass.

So I leave, go to Target and find L4D brand new for $45. I will never shop at Gamestop again.

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