Best Buy Launches Video Game Trade-in Service

Retail giant Best Buy is looking to cash in on the onslaught of new video game titles that will be released over the coming months by expanding its game trade-in service to over 600 of its stores.

The company already has a trade-in program in place on its website, but is betting that customers will take to being able to dump their old games at an actual store in exchange for a Best Buy gift card that can be used right away.

Games can be traded in at the customer service counter, with certain locations having dedicated trade-in desks. And to sweeten the deal, Best Buy says, “customers who trade in their games beginning this Sunday, August 29, will receive an additional $20 Best Buy Gift Card on top of the trade-in value on more than 100 popular titles.”

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  • midpipps

    That is kind of sad. If best buy becomes the next gamestop then where will I shop. Used games really only good for the company that is selling them. The user is paying 5 dollars less for a product which the company selling it is getting like 200% profit on it and the game companies that develop and publish the games are getting absolutely nothing.

  • truevcu

    I think it’s great. I like being able to have some turnover in my game collection and I’d love to be able to take advantage of having so many more options of what to do with my trade-in money.

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