"......" [Archive] - Retrogaming Roundtable

bluberry

08-07-2004, 11:13 PM

So today, my dad was the only one working at EB, and this woman tried to trade in a complete in box Genesis. He could only give her a buck, though, and it was too busy for him to try and make her an offer, not to mention against store policy. I came in about, oh, ten minutes after she left. Not only that, but she isn't a regular customer, so there's slim to none chance of her coming back.

LOL :angry: x_x

Edit: And for clarification, she didn't trade it in. So it's also not something I could turn around and snag for twenty bucks or something.

Ed Oscuro

08-07-2004, 11:25 PM

I don't believed I've seen a boxed Genesis (though, thanks to Dojosky, I have a brand-new Mega Drive, model 1), but is it the box you're after? There's nothing wrong with it, of course. I'd say that your best chance of getting one is on eBay, and really their prices aren't too bad. It sucks that you couldn't get a good price on that woman's Genesis, but we can't make grabs all the time.

Maybe it'll show up at your local thrift...good luck, anyhow!

fahrvergnugen

08-07-2004, 11:32 PM

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Damn, I feel for you.

Hovoc

08-07-2004, 11:44 PM

i fail to see how its agasint EB's policy

WHen I was at funco, we could make offers on anything that the company didnt want. *shrug*

Dahne

08-07-2004, 11:57 PM

I seriously thought this topic was going to be about Squall.

-hellvin-

08-08-2004, 12:17 AM

I seriously thought this topic was going to be about Squall.

LoL

Man that really sucks =\. I've been hoping for a boxed 2600 for a while now ;). Someday, I will find it.

pookninja

08-08-2004, 12:20 AM

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Damn, I feel for you.it just has to be said,duke togo is the man!!

bluberry

08-08-2004, 12:30 AM

Nah, I'm not overly worried about the box. It was just one of those things that's like "Wait, what happened?"

And it seemed like she'd be willing to part with it for like five bucks, too, according to him.

And yeah, EB have some weird policies. I've heard some rumors that either the district or regional manager is also an ass.

rbudrick

08-08-2004, 12:54 AM

Yes, but who said "..." first? Was it the Duke or Ryu Hayabusa from Nija Gaiden? Hmmmm...

-Rob

petewhitley

08-08-2004, 04:47 PM

Yes, but who said "..." first? Was it the Duke or Ryu Hayabusa from Nija Gaiden? Hmmmm...

-Rob

If you're not just going by video games, undoubtedly Duke Togo. Takao Saitoh began the manga in 1968, and his cool "...." response has been a staple since the early days.

it just has to be said,duke togo is the man!!

Finally Duke gets some respect. (Checks avatar...) 8-)

musical

08-08-2004, 08:54 PM

"......"

Could you use a more descriptive subject next time? "....." just does NOT convey the intent of the article.
Suggestion:
Almost Bought A Genesis at EB today!

Lemmy Kilmister

08-08-2004, 10:04 PM

A kid i knew had a complete boxed genesis model 1 he sold to the local pawn shop. The guy there was only selling it for 10 bucks but i didn't want it at the time. :o Should have pick it up when i had the chance.

My best friend also has a mint (talking maybe used twice) complete intelavision right smack dab in the middle of his freaking room. I have try many a times to buy it off of him but he's just like naaaaaaa it's "worth like 500 dollers". x_x .... LOL

bluberry

08-09-2004, 01:47 AM

But "....." conveys my emotion perfectly. It also entices you to read the topic, rather than seeing just "Oh, some guy whining. *skips*". This way forces you into the sandy grip of my aardvark of a topic.

musical

08-09-2004, 07:13 AM

MarioAllStar2600

08-09-2004, 07:32 AM

-or-

wastes the readers' time with a topic he/she does not want to read. Just think: If *everyone* used "....." for a subject, everyone would waste a lot of time clicking 100+ topics just to see what's inside.
Ok man enough. Yea it was a bad title, stop pointing it out.

Yea that sucks. Must be cool to have a dad who works there though. So has anyone gotten fired for making an offer or is your dad just scared of the "rumors"? I know I made an offer to a guy right infront of an employee at GameStop and hes like "I'll let go this time but next time at least wait untill you go into the parking lot". They were pretty cool about it.

musical

08-09-2004, 07:40 AM

MarioAllStar2600

08-09-2004, 07:55 AM

What are they going to do? Arrest you???? Sorry No. All they can do is escort you out the door. BFD. If I saw someone comei in with a Boxed Genesis, I wouldn't hesitate to offer to buy it. EB would rip them off. I wouldn't.

Well if he is working there they can fire him. Which I believe is store policy. So that kinda sucks, whats worth more a boxed genises for your son which you can get kinda cheap on ebay or your job. :o

Pedro Lambrini

08-09-2004, 08:00 AM

You're not allowed to make personal transactions within the shop because it is a conflict of interests. I used to work in an EB shop (Game over here) and I got an ooficial written warning because I offered a guy £10 for a mint Shenmue 2 after the shop only offered him £2 trade-in. Basically the shop wants the stuff at their price end of... "You're not here to use the shop to wheel and deal, you're here to work for Game..." Surprisingly I don't work for the gits anymore! :D

Cauterize

08-09-2004, 08:15 AM

Surprisingly I don't work for the gits anymore! :D

Good on ya! The games are so overpriced in there...

Pedro Lambrini

08-09-2004, 08:43 AM

Thanks, Bud! :D I don't even shop there anymore and my loyalty card is in the bin!

musical

08-09-2004, 09:11 AM

Yes if you're an employee, you have to follow their rules. You are there to make EBgames profit, not yourself.

But as a customer, I don't see any reason not to outbid EB. Personally, it pisses me off when I see EBgames pay a kid $20 for a Zelda Four Swords trade-in when I know the game will get $40 on ebay. If I see something I want, I'll offer the kid $40.

FantasiaWHT

08-09-2004, 09:21 AM

My manager is cool about us making personal transactions.

What I won't do is outbid EB on something.

What I will do is if the customer specifically tells me that he or she won't trade in their game because they aren't getting enough for it, I'll tell them I can offer them more if they can meet me after work or if I can give them a call.

If a customer outbid us I wouldn't even bat an eye :)

And for a retail establishment I don't think we're overpriced. Yeah, you're probably going to find a better deal at a flea market or rummage sale or thrift store, but that's usually because they don't know the real value of a game. We're trying to run a multi-national corporation on almost exclusively video games, so of course we need a high profit on everything we sell ;P

bluberry

08-09-2004, 01:09 PM

Hmm. Is it bad to sell something that you had no intent on trading in? I sold an employee a Marvel vs Capcom 2 for DC for 20 bucks.

Also, my dad is the manager, so he doesn't have to worry about it on a store level, but as I mentioned elsewhere, there are rumors going about that the district/regional managers are asses. Still doesn't make since to me, though, if they weren't going to trade it in for a buck anyway. It may get them to come back to the store.

GameBoy

08-09-2004, 01:25 PM

I seriously thought this topic was going to be about Squall.

LoL

Man that really sucks =\. I've been hoping for a boxed 2600 for a while now ;). Someday, I will find it.

Oh i've seen one.....for 50 bucks.....

Atarileaf

08-09-2004, 01:31 PM

Yea I sold some old Odyssey 2 carts to an EB employee a while back and we had to leave the store and go into the mall to make the transaction. His manager didn't care, just do it "outside" of the store was her only concern.

Achika

08-09-2004, 06:28 PM

Gamestop stores have periodicially in the past sent around "secret shoppers" with things we don't buy back anymore or desired items trying to entice the employees to strike up a private deal. I don't know if EB is the same way, but just because you are the manager does not mean you are 'safe'

If someone asks where they can get rid of their classic stuff now, I just tell them to have a rummage sale or say "hey, get ahold of the person who runs a certain website. They may be interested"