retroed Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 A CEX opened in Plymouth recently, and I notice Gamestation won't be beaten on trade-ins!. How I chuckled when I went in with four games and a print out of the CEX website basket with the games in, and walked out with a fat credit note. I got £96 trade in for GH3 with Guitar (360), Lego Star Wars Complete Saga (360), GRID (DS), and American Sk8land (DS). I just took a print off of the CEX online basket, and that sufficed. They added a quid to each game, too. I'll be putting that towards a couple games in the run up to Christmas, no doubt. I traded American Sk8land as I had two copies, keeping the NTSC one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 So how does that work? CEX print off what they would give you then show Gamestation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 I just went HERE, added the games to a basket, clicked view basket, and printed it all off. CEX online quotes are the same as in store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 thats such a good idea, i'm going to do that with some of my stuff i reckon .:EDIT:. Just been having a look at other stuff i can trade in as well. I'm getting a new phone next week (hopefully an iphone if o2 can meet me half way on the traiff) so if i trade in my n73 and also my 16gb ipod touch and a few old ps2 and ds games, i would get over £300 quid. Playstation 3 & Little Big Planet here i come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikman Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 I think I'm finally going to be joining the revolution, I've put it off for sooo long but I could do the same and have a PS3 pretty soon (mainly for blu-ray!!), awesome... viva la revolution! Got a ton of stuff to sell, CEX will pay almost £50 for my old phone, nice! Anyone want a mint NES action set?!?! Seems sad to put it on ebay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illdog Posted October 6, 2008 Author Share Posted October 6, 2008 Anyone want a mint NES action set?!?! Seems sad to put it on ebay... PM me with what its got and what you want for it dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 I've just been through my games list on IGN and got some definites to trade for credit. Marvel VS Capcom 2 (PS2) - £18 ! Ultimate Ghosts 'n' Goblins (PSP) - £7 Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC) - £13 Metroid Prime (GC) - £6 Metroid Prime 2 (GC) - £7 Wave Race (GC) - £3 TOTAL = £54 And once I've got the most out of them, these 360 titles: Pure - £28 Call of Duty 3 Gold - £8 Fight Night Round 3 - £10 Race Driver: GRID - £26 (maybe, the price is tempting) TOTAL = £72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 same as the one in Brum. You have to be careful though as a lot of the stuff is stolen, they don't bother checking anything (in terms of if its nicked of not) before they buy it. Last year my old school had over £100 worth of RAM knicked by some scrote who was trading it in at CEX, he managed to get enough for an xbox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Wave Race (GC) - £3 Give you a fiver for it, guvnor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 I wish I had a CEX. Stirling has a GAME and Gamestation. Gamestation probably don't ever have to beat any trade-ins as they'll all be the same as GAME. We do have a Cash Converters though. Do they do store credit and will Gamestation beat them if they actually do half decent trades at CC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Wave Race (GC) - £3 Give you a fiver for it, guvnor? Ah, go on then. Not sure about CC, David, I've never taken any games in there before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Current list to go in at the weekend looks like this, currently: Mass Effect (360) - £10 Perfect Dark Zero LTD (360) - £4 Super Smash Bros. (GCN) - £13 Metroid Prime (GCN) - £6 Metroid Prime 2 (GCN) - £7 Marvel VS Capcom 2 (PS2) - £18 Ultimate G'n'G (PSP) - £7 TOTAL = £65 credit. £161 altogether, counting the £96 credit note I still have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliath Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Ha ha that is awesome! Gotta try it. Although.... i know its more effort... but ebay is always better value than trade in AND you get the cash in your bank account to spend on other stuff as opposed to just a credit slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 trouble with ebay is its so hit and miss. Sometimes you get an item that runs and you get more for it, other times so twat comes in last second with a 99p bid and gets it. I know you can set reserves but as a ebay buyer i generally never bid for stuff that has a reserve mainly because i can't swoop in at the last second and snatch a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroed Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I'm fed up with eBay. By the time you've paid your listing fee, the final fee, and any Paypal fee's, you're not left with as much as you could be. They're greedy bastards and I've been put off listing my items on there. That and they've gone and changed the whole layout! Saying that, I did sell a few games on there a few weeks ago, but got my eBay listing bill the other day and I owe them over 9 quid. I don't mind trading in at Gamestation when they match CEX, as they sell new stuff which is handy in the run up to Christmas with all these new releases coming out, so the credit slip is bound to be used sooner rather than later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 I hate ebay for the same reasons Ed, but I'm seriously considering listing a few things on there. One or two are imports so I can't trade, and the other stuff will cost me £3.50 for a bus ticket into town anyway so I might aswell just pay their fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliath Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 £3.50 for a bus ticket!!!!!!! Thats madness. Where do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimboxy Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 It was about that when i used to live in Norfolk. And there were only 2 buses a day from the village where i lived. One at 6.45 and one that got back at 19.30. going to college was a bitch until i could drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGERMAN Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 £3.50 for a bus ticket!!!!!!!Thats madness. Where do you live? Manchester, the £3.50 is for a dayrider not just 1 way. I could get a Magic Bus I guess, but they're rare and random where I live Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendo Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Cheers Ed, Wave Race turned up safe and sound today. That's another to add to my Cube collection that will probably never get played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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