r/GameStop • u/dicklicker69_- • 11h ago

Discussion ScalpStop at its finest

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I’m glad to see that we’re matching the resellers on Walmart. /s

Until next time. Dick licker out.

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u/EXEC_MELODIE 10h ago

used will cost more than new, this is intentional

Let me guess, because they dont have to follow msrp on used.

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u/proficient2ndplacer 10h ago

That & new will be sold out pretty much permanently...

Not to defend them, but it only makes sense to sell it at market value when your local reflipper Raphael is buying them all up, new and used, and selling them for $1400 anyways

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u/EXEC_MELODIE 10h ago

I would also expect them to open new stock they do get so they can sell at used prices. Wouldn't be the first time something like that has happened. Thinking back to the Xenoblade Chronicles Wii fiasco years back

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u/InitialVarious1948 8h ago

Wow! Funny seeing someone else mention the xenoblade chronicles situation.

I’ve brought that up a few times over the years and people just called me a dumbass conspiracy theorist for believing it. I’ve never worked for GameStop but I 100% remember it happening and watching it unfold, thinking about how scummy that was. I’ve never seen someone else mention it until now.

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u/rayquan36 1h ago

Oh it was 100% real and was strike 3 for me never shopping at Gamestop again.

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u/Skyler_The_Player 10h ago

Didn’t stop them with Xenoblade on Wii back in the day

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u/Middle_Floor650 10h ago

That’s not true. Gamestop was paying warehouses to print copies of hard to find games and marking them up to $150 and people bought them.

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u/IanZee 9h ago

Curious what makes this illegal?

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u/rayquan36 1h ago

It's not illegal it's just morally objectionable, like scalping.

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u/Dog_Breath_Dragon 10h ago

They don’t have to follow msrp on new either

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u/keypoet 5h ago

They don't follow MSRP on new already.

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u/RaccoonElaborate 8h ago

Probably orders from Sony in attempt to stop jailbreaking