Post-Christmas Mortem

My gift-games that I received over Christmas from my family are dead!
I had received..Duel Masters, Call of Duty 3, and Soul Calibur II (a classic if ever you have played it). All three were scratched up to high heaven, two of them would not load and the other would not even get past the first cut-scene without skippin' like a bumped record player! I was curious why I had received them in a such a scratched up condition, so I asked around and lo-and-behold they were bought at none other than...*drumroll*...GameStop! (Tell me you didn't see it comin', I know I did!)
I took all three back to a local store to get them replaced because I had received the gift receipts with the games (I love my family!). I handed them to the "gamer" behind the counter, but after explaining my tale to the guy, I was told they were out of all three games!
So, with a long sigh and a heavy heart, I just let them go...got some store credit back on them and purchased something I have been looking for for awhile...Capcom VS SNK 2...and I did as any smart gamer does when they shop at GameStop, I checked the disc and a rarity hit me like a ton of bricks, it looked brand spankin' new, not a scratch was to be seen! I was joyous post Christmas! So, I now play my game with glee even though it is not the games I had received from under the good ol' Christmas tree.
But, a warning be included here within these words! If you buy from the freak cousin of Starbucks that is GameStop, check ye disc(s) cuz ye never know what be lurkin on the underside!

Comments 3

Aquas Dec 26, 2007

I've had some fun times with CvsSNK2 myself. My buddy and I had really good fights sometimes, and the save-replay option is ever-so-awesome for recording those memorable battles.

Good find!

Genj Dec 26, 2007

It's true that you really should check discs at GameSpots. Every time I ask to see the back of the discs they give me this story about how they don't sell defective or scratched games. Funny, I remember having to drive back to GameSpot to return Xenosaga III so I could get a disc 1 that would actually run...

honestgamer Staff Dec 26, 2007

The sad thing is of course that Gamestop doesn't go around scratching discs. They're just lazy when they buy used games from people. The problem is that most people treat their games like crap, then sell them after a few weeks or months of treating them like crap. Someone who is looking for a good deal on used games, therefore, is buying someone else's trash.

I've sold a few games to EBgames. They were in mint condition with manual and case and no scratch in sight. It didn't pay me anything extra over what I would've been paid if I traded in one that was in poor shape.