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by hn_user2 3201 days ago
I think GameStop makes most of its money buying trade-ins. Perhaps they are more in the pawn shop business than the video game business?
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Go into your local Gamestop for a copy of Destiny 2 and see how hard they try to push you into buying a pre-owned (used) copy for $55 over the new copy for $60.

Their trade-in value for Destiny 2 is $24 (in store credit) and their pre-owned purchase price is $55. No wonder the sales staff force the pre-owned games over new.

Gamestop gave the middle finger to game producers when they realized how selling used games was way more profitable than new. When they file for chapter 11 in the near future they will claim downloadable games and competition from Amazon killed their business rather than their greed causing their suppliers to find alternative sales channels.