[General Discussion] So, why is it that EB Games/Gamestop are so adamant about promoting used games?

Originally Posted by Spatula

After reading a few promotions going on for EB Games and Gamestop, why are they so adamant and eager about wanting to get your used games? I personally don't get games from the used section (hell I almost never looked on the used wall rack) unless I'm looking for a specific title that I have no hope of finding new. I think trading in games is basically losing out on the value you've paid for it. I would only trade in games that I thought was so bad and just wanted to get something out of it for nothing.
However, that is a rare occassion.

For example, there's the promotion for trading in 10 games for a $50 credit. Now think about that. If you did pay full price of $50 per game for 10 games, it'd be $500 that you'd have spent for those games, and now you're only getting only 10% of it's value back in store credit. It should be obvious (from what I'm seeing so far) that it's a rip off if you want to trade in 10 of your games for lets say a Wii or a PS3 preorder. Perhaps the mentality from the retailers' viewpoint is that, well, since you're "upgrading" to the next generation of gaming, why still keep your old games? If this is the case, then why bother with the backwards compatibility for your older generation games?

So if these specified retails are going to such lengths to get your used games, I'm guessing there's a pretty big demand for used games by a few gamers? Note that the topic for this thread is for why EB Games wants your used games, not if you think you would personally prefer used games over new games. It's more less just a question thread, and will be closed when appropriate.

Thanks!

Well, that's something like 90% profit for them. Of course they're going to want and want to sell used games. It seems like since the merger, though, they've been a lot more focused on giving you less than your money's worth.

Jam it back in, in the dark.