How should used game stores price their games?

[Technosis]

What do think would be the fairest way for game stores to set their prices? Apart from the price guide at DP here, can you think of any other sources apart from say Ebay that they could use? What seems to be the standard cash/credit/sell ratio for people trading/selling games at a store? Thanks....

[tonyvortex]

at the store i work at we go against gamedude for a lot of prices.overall they seem fair for what they pay for older games.

[Maxx]

at the store i work at we go against gamedude for a lot of prices.overall they seem fair for what they pay for older games.

Thanks for the info!

[swlovinist]

A game store that I go to uses ebay minus about 20 percent. It actually comes out to be very fair.

[digitalpress]

A game store that I go to uses ebay minus about 20 percent. It actually comes out to be very fair.

Ouch. Looking at a few auctions right now, my customers would run me right out of town. I want to live where you live

[boatofcar]

I don't think there can ever be a de facto guide for pricing anything used anymore now that ebay's around. You just have to try and do it by feel and experience.

EDIT: I've always thought anywhere in the neighborhood of 1/3-1/4 of resale value is fair for trade-ins.

[Griking]

What do think would be the fairest way for game stores to set their prices? Apart from the price guide at DP here, can you think of any other sources apart from say Ebay that they could use? What seems to be the standard cash/credit/sell ratio for people trading/selling games at a store? Thanks....

Well, most of the used book stores in my area sell used books for 1/2 the current retail price of a new copy and give 1/4 in credit for trade ins

[Ed Oscuro]

According to eBay.

[Griking]

According to eBay.

Not if they want to keep customers. If I walk into a game store or pawn shop and ask how much something is and the owner looks up a price on eBay before quoting me I walk out and never return. If I wanted to pay eBay prices why would I need to visit a store? Besides, most of them tend to quote the ASKING price of an item on eBay, not the most recent SELLING price. Big difference.