+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted August 12, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted August 12, 2009 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Flash Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Gotta love the competition, I wish someone else jumped in on this to heat things up even further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhapimp Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 the only WWWAAARR that will have a good ending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMELTN Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orien Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Gotta love a retail war... why? Because being a consumer at a time like this is win! Definitely. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreuger Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 Infamous for $39.99? Thats a damn good start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevoJD Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 GameStop should have those prices for all the stores. :p They're still making a killer profit, as if they paid more than $25-30 for a game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tech Star Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotenks98 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treemonkeys Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capr Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 +1 for the free market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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