The trade-in policy I don't mind, because there's no point to trade in. Why would I trade in a game for credit, when I can sell it on ebay for full price or trade it to another collector for "full" credit, so to speak?

Also, Gamestop does the same thing with the last "new" game for sale. It's really irritating. If I'm giving a gift, for instance, I want to give a new game, not one that's already open, especially if you have to pay full price.

At least EB doesn't reseal their games and play them off as new like Gamestop, though.

And when I'm in Oregon, I always go to the indy videogame stores. Like, one store I go to doesn't sell DC usually, but I asked the guy I know there to buy them if he sees any come in for trade cheap, and he did. Another store I go at home won't even take a game for trade unless it's complete, unscuffed and in more or less original condition (no Blockbuster games, thank god). At the Gamestop here in Boston, half the games don't even have instructions, and none of the NES games have instructions! Ridiculous.