Seriously mines as well I’m homestead Florida. It’s literally a dump cart full of dvs and games piled up. No organization! I don’t think this is feasible in Miami. I don’t see good thrift stores or goodwills
I'm not sure if you realize how influential this series has been to people, Rick. Everytime you show off a new trick, I notice other game hunters in the community following suit. I started hunting since you started making this series and I'm sure hundreds to thousands of other people have as well. When you made that video showing you trading a lite switch for old collections I immediately started seeing tons of Lite switches up for trade in my community. You've done a lot of good with this series, Rick and I thank you.
Not sure if any one has mentioned it but 1. Gamestop has a limit of the same game getting traded in 4 times in a rolling 30 days. After that you'd get a traded ban. 2. If you trade games in and pre order certain games (usually the big ones coming out) you'll get a trade boost of 10% extra. Usually I'll put $5 toward the game, take the rest in trade credit on my card and then keep doing that each time I bring in some trades. Sometimes I'll keep the game, sometimes I'll move the credit toward something else I want.
I don’t have a problem with GameStop. Just do the same type of thing you showed in this video. Crazy how the trade in values are so high on certain games. Just got around $150ish in the past two days by trading in my duplicate Wii titles plus a couple Black Op games. I knew about the Wii games but wouldn’t have thought about the black Ops without you video. Had actually seen them at a thrift last week, saw your video and picked them up.
It literally can be done. I’ve been doing it since he started he 10 dollar challenge. You’ll be surprised how much I made, and how much I get to keep it’s crazy. I don’t know why I never thought about this before! I would also like to thank RetroRick! You’re a great dude and have great content! Keep up the great work!
My goodwill charges $6 a game. I also never find anything from garage sales. I've lost money trying to buy and sell from online. Idk what I'm doing wrong :(
@@LibertyFixxxer check price charting before you buy them to see what they are worth the can usually sell for 70 percent of there listed price id suggest buying it for about 50 percent of the listed price or less
I agree! Gamestop will try and sale you a "brand new" game that has been opened by one of their employees. I got really upset last black friday when I ordered Crackdown 3 for like $12.00 but when I picked it up guess what it was a opened new copy! Luckily 2 or 3 days later Target marked it down around that same price so I finally got me a brand new sealed copy of Crackdown 3. I don't order online from Gamestop anymore and I always ask do you have this game "brand new" sealed when I purchase any new games from the store.
Even if it hasn't been played by an employee, brand new means sealed to me. They can always get a display case or reprint one. It's a terrible practice.
@@mistersociety2975 I never understood this. Especially because MOST stores have the fake cases on display too. My local store had 20 copies of Super Mario All-Stars 3D opened and put on display... SMH
Dude super advice on the GameStop trade in. I’ve been wanting to build that collection up and now I know how!! Your amazing man. I can’t wait to see what else this channel has to offer.
Gamestop online is horrible. I just made a 38 game order, mostly ds, 3ds and some switch games. I ended up returning half. I got 11 with just cases no manual, ONE complete...
@@Jenger420 that's just how GameStop online is. I can't believe you made such a big order for your first online GameStop order, gamestop is known for that.
I saw your ad on a yt vid, and I thought it was IMPOSSIBLE and fake. But after watching this, I can't believe you actually pulled it off! I might try this myself one day...
I know many have commented on getting banned for trading in so many of the same game at GameStop but I wanted to post this to clarify. The general consensus is you can trade in up to 4 copies of the same game in a rolling 30-day window. There's also a dollar limit on trades that can get you flagged as well. I had a 90-day ban last year for trading in one-too-many copies of wii sports :( Another thing to be aware of, very often on the last friday of the month they'll have a stealth bump in values. They will not advertise the bump in trade values so you have to check to be sure but that's probably why Rick had that decrease on Black Ops II the day before - that stealth bump window is only good from Friday to Sunday usually.
That was me who mentioned Just Dance 4 and the Black ops 2, you’re very welcome. It’s funny, cause I found another just dance 4 while out game hunting today. Some of the trade-in value is really high at GameStop right now on titles you would never think would be worth it.
I've got $2,000 worth of gaming stuff since I started watching your videos in April during National LockDoWn and also started with $10! Love this channel (P.S. got NES Final Fantasy yesterday IN BOX w/ maps for $5!!)
Woah! Lucky find. I paid full price for my cib Final Fantasy at a local game store that I like. It's the only place that I pay full price at because I love the store so much.
@@nman625 It was definitely all luck. The guy barely had FF showing in the first pic, so most people didn't even know it was part of the lot... so he took the $5 I offered 😂
Never realized some of those games trade that high at Gamestop. I've always used eBay as the measure to determine pricing. I'll have to keep that in mind to build up my Switch collection. Awesome tips!
So this weekend I got a incredible deal at an yard sale. An Xbox360s for 15 and piles of amazing games for fifty cents each. Watching your channel has become my good luck charm I didn't find deals like this till I started watching you.
Yeah, I have a box of older games that I was probably just going to give away or throw away and he got me interested into looking into their value. So I grabbed one game from the box, Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball, and figured that it wouldn't be worth more than a couple bucks and it's worth like $15-20 which isn't too bad. So now I want to sell off all of my older stuff that I don't want anymore and get some newer games and systems and get into reselling because it looks really fun.
I do sort of the same with my pokemon collection. I buy items for myself, but sometimes I buy in bulk or buy some extras and use them for resell. The money I get with reselling will then be used to buy more Pokemon items and extending my collection.
I think GameStop is OK it’s just annoying that they keep trying to cram a membership down your throat and they have just a bunch of merchandise nobody buys and they use games can sometimes not even work and then they won’t even give you anything for trading
Ive actually been barred & banned from trading for 6 months for trading in so many copies of Wii Sports last year LMAO. It was a mess, i ended up having to call and speak with a regional manager to get my ban lifted
@@SwagLikeChrist Yeah! It's crazy, I wasn't trading in like 20 HDMI wires or something and would buy every time they had a good promotion going on. I had to call the DM and speak with him and got his regional manager to over turn it. Some how i was flagged, i amassed $280 in trades but spent only $175 in store. They have a unique business model
From the uk and do a lot of what you mentioned here myself. A store called cex shows their trade in values online so whenever i come across doubles or stuff i no longer need i check their trade in value vs what i would get via ebay and more often or not its better to trade it in and keep the credits. Doing this i got myself a boxed assassins creed 1 collectors edition, boxed tales of berseria collection, castlevania on gba, a ton of anime dvds, operation wolf, dr mario, and a whole lot of other stuff just from 2 trade ins i did. Well worth if you take the time
I've been reading some of the comments. Believe it you can flip and trade to get games and systems for nuthin'! A few years back there was a Gold Edition PS4 (very limited) available. I put a preorder in and when it released I brought appx. 14 or 16 games -all doubles from different systems and recent gens. I traded them and used a bunch of points and got it for free. Plus an extra controller so I recouped my preorder payment.
All the people that work at my local Gamestop are great people. Very friendly and informative of the new games that come out. You only get ripped off if you allow it. So i love Gamestop
@@retrorick I preordered Starfox 64 from them back in the day. The manager had called me that morning to say that my copy was in so I went to pick it up after my classes were over and the employee that was working, different person, said that he had just sold the last copy, which was my copy, to some random walk-in. So I told him that I wanted my money back and that I'd just go pick it up at Best Buy that was across the street. Then he got mad and said that I should just keep the reservation and wait for their next shipment because Best Buy would be out too. I then went to Best Buy and they had like a mountain of Starfox 64s.
I like Gamestop, I've gotten some great deals on their website, took advantage if their b2g2 sale last Christmas and got paper mario the thousand year door, kirby air ride, mario kart double dash, and mario party 5 for like $80 total, it was awesome. New games coming opened with those gross stickers is really scummy, but hey, I'll just buy new games elsewhere. Great video as always man!
I have always heard that you could trade in games at GameStop but never knew that you could just turn in the discs without the cases and still get the same trade in money as a complete copy!! That was a great tip! I will definitely be trying this from now on. Thanks Rick, keep up the amazing content!
Man always thought there was no way I could get a game collection “I will never have enough money for all the game consoles and games these youtubers have” and I never believed them when they said they got it for free then yt recommended this to me and ever since that option has changed dramatically (also love all your other series to) sorry for the long comment keep up the great work
Honestly, what we like about our local GameStop are the employees. We have a good rapport with them and they've always watched out for us. They've gotten in touch with us on items we'd definitely want to pickup or get a preorder down on, as well has helped us get some DS cases for our handheld collection.
Not the biggest fan of GameStop but will miss them when they’re gone. They’re the only video game store remotely close. I think the nearest mom and pop video game store might be about an hour and a half away from me.
@@retrorick I remember back when they were called electronics boutique.i just think eventually coming up this new year GameStop will be a thing of the past.Ghe new consoles won't even save them
I was doing this in July/august saved up trade credit and preordered the ps5 disk console and paid in full definitely worth it in July Mario kart Wii was giving $29.70 in trade credit and I traded about 5 of them !
Excellent video, I have been reselling for years to build my collection. I never sold many DVD's and you have inspired me to sell them more often. I don't mind Gamestop, it is a business so I understand what they do even if I don't always like it.
I like GameStop because they still sell retro stuff, my only problem is when you get say a disc that’s non working, after you send it back they just give it to someone else when they order it.
Absolutely love this series. Recently found ricks channel a few weeks ago and watched all these videos. After watching these videos I was checking our local Facebook market place every day. I found a guy selling a few Xbox one games and 2 of them caught my eye. I noticed he also had Hell Blade senduas sacrifice which goes for around £18 on EBay. He said £5 a game but he ended up saying 3 games for £10. I got Assassins creed unity, Skyrim elder scrolls v deluxe edition and hell blade for £10. I then sold hell blade for £17 on EBay. So pretty much a £7 profit, and 2 new games. Thank you very much Rick, this really works.
I wish I could of seen this video before trading my games to other collector because I felt ripoff and wasted my time. Thanks for the tips for being a better collector
Retro Rick yeah thanks I had a lot of rare games and he downplayed it and I told him I can wait for him for a better time and day and I had a meeting I had to go to. He clearly didn’t state his price and now I over paid him and lose a lot of my games and at that point I would think about quitting video games and only go digital because it was too stressful. He was asking for more games if I had any and I said no I would not trade anymore since I felt rip-off and rushed. Just don’t like to rush things and trying to make a good deal for both of us but it felt extremely one sided since he was in a different state
My boyfriend and I have been going game hunting - he found a Wii U at a Salvation Army with Mario & Sonic Olympic Games 2014, Wii Sports, Sports Resort AND bonus disc Mario Kart 8 (plus a Mario wiimote). Kept some of the goodies and will resell the rest! Thanks for your tips!
I absolutely love how many people are collecting now. Its from channel like yours. Really helps get games in the right hands and teaches people to value these artifacts. In 30 years it's people like you that will have made a difference in the quality of stuff available.
You are one smart man Retro Rick! Sorry for posting three times like this but you are absolutely doing the right thing by holding onto these cases and manuals because they really do sell for a decent amount. I recently came across Pokemon SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS and, while I was incredibly bummed that the game wasn't inside, I decided to go ahead and purchase just the case/manual/inserts for $4.50. It sold for $40 and, oddly enough, it was the best purchase of the day (I bought some rare movies as well but nothing touched the Pokemon DS case!)
Want a panasonic /kodak gold star 3do system with 2 controllers and rob zombie game... Need for speed first console version ever made? Cha ching my homies called me an idiot in the 90s for grabbing it for $140 with one controller and no game 🤣😭🤣😭 check the comps now 📉📉📉💎💎💎💲🏦🏦
Jut started selling on eBay because of this series. So mad I didn’t think to check gamestop trade in credits, missed out on a lot of money 😢. Thanks for the tips and keep up the great work.
You decided to take the game bro. They didn't force you. You could have gone somewhere else. If that happens it means its the very last copy available and GS has to open 1 copy to use as the display case for the wall. They always tell you, or they should, that thats what it was used for. If they don't then thats not great, but thats the policy. So, you saw it and decided to take it anyways, so don't complain about it. Free will brother.
That's crazy that gamestop will take your games without the cases. Most game stores here won't even touch them without the cases and manuals. Gonna have to try this on my next batch of trades. Love the Channel Rick keep the videos coming.
I worked at GameStop for 10 years! It was a lot of fun times and some not so fun. Worked with some great people that I am still friends with. I get why people hate on GameStop but it's not all bad. The best GameStops have the employees that actually care and love gaming. Since I worked there I would wait for the best time to do trade ins and take advantage of deals coupled with my employee discount. You're method works really well gotta keep and eye on those trade values they tend to fluctuate.
By the way I love GameStop because there’s a great community and you still can get good as deals no matter what people say I know they have there flaws but every other store are the same, nothing is perfect in life
Every time I watch one of your videos it makes me want to jump out of my chair and go treasure hunting at Goodwill and other thrift stores! The hunt sure is fun isn't it? :) I've been an eBay seller (and a collector of games/movies I love too) for a long time and I just love doing what I do! It's a rush for sure and super fun!
I used to like Gamestop more but now I just get everything online. I normally only went there for new games, but online is more convenient. Will go sometimes to get a few cheap games though when they have a preowned deal. Also, I used to get games at GameStop that said trade hold on them all the time. They always forget to take off the sticker when no one comes to claim the game when they reserved it.
Be careful trading in at multiple GameStops. I got trade banned about 6 months ago. Target was selling Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 for $5 and GameStop was buying them for I believe $24. Traded in at least 30 copies with my friend at a number of different GameStop’s and haven’t been able to trade in since. Lol
Well I have no bad feelings towards Gamestop. My wife and I visit our local Gamestops at least one every 2 to 3 weeks. We also visit other local game stores too, but for me GameStop is sorta nostalgic. Been a gamer and collector since the early 80s. So after Funcoland, KB toys and Hills department stores all shutdown in the mid to late 90s, Gamestop was the place to go for me. Good times and memories.
Definitely can be done. I've been doing this since before Rick started his challenge and I've gotten a ton of games for free and in most cases I profit massively. Free Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Wii U, over 200 NES games, you name it. And it has actually has paid for my Famicom Disk System collection as well which is nearing completion. I got my Switch for free doing what Rick is doing, but you need to be careful on trading in too many doubles. GameStop will actually put a temp block on your trade ins if you do that too often. Keep doing what you're doing Rick! Spread the word!
GameStop is meh in my book I’ve gotten some crazy deals there but I’ve also gotten ripped off there. Also yesterday I got a original Xbox collection with 21 games for free
Retro Rick GameStop has a lot of good deals with the GameStop app since they have the point system on how much you spend like for pro membership they get 20 points for every dollar spent and they have gift cards for up to 50 dollars
Also in the "It literally can be done" department: I've been doing this for a long time but 2020 is the first year ever I'm not working on weekends and coupled with your chanel it helped step up my ebay game: i've bought for 400$ and sold for 550$ this summer. kept undreds of games and still have a ton of stuff to sell and trade for games I want.... this is the smart way to do it!
I bought a couple of rare games this past week at a local thrift store and sold them and turned it into a sega master system with 4 games, 2 controllers, and the light gun
I use GameStop to get preorder bonuses most of the time. I also have ordered some retro stuff of off their website. Otherwise I don’t use them for a whole lot. I love watching your videos every Monday after I get off work lol. It’s becoming a tradition haha.
I know everyone normally likes to rag on game stop like you said, but 100% if you hit those deals that they almost always have you can make away like a bandit!
First off, I personally really like gamestop. It's just nostalgic for me, and I've literally been going to the same one that's five minutes from my house for over 10 years. I still prefer going to pawn shops and thrifting to build my collection, but if there's like a specific or newer game I'm looking for, I always go to GS haha. So second, I've actually never thought of trading in games like that!! I always hear jokes about trade ins not getting you anything, but wow! I'll definitely have to try this out sometime!
Three steps to getting free games from GameStop Step one: get a gun Step Two: go to GameStop and pull the gun out to the workers Step Three: Walk out with as many games as you can carry
I do like game stop most of the time. There has been a couple of time I have found a game case on the shelf and bring it to the cashier and they can't find the any where. I get so mad when I find a game I like and they can't find. But there is time I get some stuff for free and that makes my happy.
Split/Second is great. You've got to play it instead of flipping it. :). You have inspired me. I might have to go out and start searching for games outside of the Internet. I am going to have to buy the Transformers game. I have been waiting for a G1 game for 30 years. (That looks like G2 but close enough.)
I enjoy gamestop because of their trade credit. For certain games its way better than other game stores. Ive also gotten a large part of my vita collection during a b2g2 sale. Im glad you saw my message last time about the black ops ii
I'm new to the channel, but If you havent mentioned it, I always wait until Gamestop is doing an extra 30% trade in towards a preorder promotion before I trade. Then you just cancel the preorder if you do not want the game, or move it to a game you want.
Rick, really enjoyed the video. 👍 Agree, it can absolutely be done if one is prepared to do some work and hustle. Unfortunately I live in a rather small town so perhaps my operation is on a smaller scale but I love to raid the local charity shops and over the years I have gotten some incredible things out of them. Keep up the good work and fantastic content! Greetings from a Latvian living in Scotland! 😄🤜✌️
Amazing! The finds you get for a buck over there! Here in europe, it’s only crap and sports games for 4 euro’s or more at recycling stores. You channel inspired me to go thrifting, but there’s nothing to find cheap. Also trading in won’t bring massive deals. I’d be spending more money on gas then earning a profit from this. I am not gonna give up though, i’ll keep looking and keep you posted😀
Your method to get free games at GameStop is awesome! I never knew the trade in price was disk only, I always assumed you had to have the complete games and case.
So you are the reason I sometimes gets games from gamestop in the mail without cases ;) just kidding. I figured this is why some games at gamestop don't have cases, cause it's like why would someone not have the case. I love gamestop I don't have any issues with them. I love their b2g2 sales I mean I got a ton of PS3 and Xbox360 games basically for 2-4 bucks a piece and I get PS4 and Xbox one games for 5-10 each all the time using those sales. Glad you went back and got that Split/second title I mentioned last video.
I did the same thing a couple weeks ago. I traded in a bunch of Mario Karts, Sports/Resort and NSMB. The guy let me trade in 3 Karts and 3 Sports. I had a couple more, but we didn't want to push the system. I also traded them in for Mario 3D All-Stars, so I got 20% extra trade credit. Also, one time an employee told me to trade in twords a pre-order, so I could get the extra credit and then cancel my pre-order. I've done that a few times, but I don't abuse it. I don't know if that is a bannable offense, if you continue to do it repeatedly.
"Today we're going to get games for FREE on gamestop!"
* Pulls out gun*
"Let's get started!"
Ah, America?
Lol
Lmao🤣😂🤣😂
Lol
@@enc.8350 Let me localize it to British.
"Today, we're going to get FREE games on Gamestop!"
*pulls out teapot and kettle*
"Let's get started!
I honestly thought this was gonna be clickbait but this is genius! So refreshing to see a UA-camr who genuinely cares
Wow, thank you for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed it
I can't bilve I found this from an ad
@@jakk9560 same
@retrorick doesnt do clickbait
Retro rick is the man!
Here's a problem: my goodwill is a dumpster fire
Same
Yup
Seriously mines as well I’m homestead Florida. It’s literally a dump cart full of dvs and games piled up. No organization! I don’t think this is feasible in Miami. I don’t see good thrift stores or goodwills
My Goodwill's suck
I used to work there most of the good stuff goes online. It was hard to work there.
I'm not sure if you realize how influential this series has been to people, Rick. Everytime you show off a new trick, I notice other game hunters in the community following suit. I started hunting since you started making this series and I'm sure hundreds to thousands of other people have as well.
When you made that video showing you trading a lite switch for old collections I immediately started seeing tons of Lite switches up for trade in my community. You've done a lot of good with this series, Rick and I thank you.
thank you so much for the kind words my friend! That means a lot
The problem with this is people want $300 worth of retro games for a $200 lite or worse a used lite you can get for $150 😂
I would have never thought in a million years to separate the discs and cases for added value. Genius. Pure genius my friend. Thanks for the video!
hahaha thank you my friend...do it until Gamestop wises up!
@@bagleyjw I was gonna say this too, but my gamestop usually ditches the case anyway, so it's mostly just smart.
Not sure if any one has mentioned it but 1. Gamestop has a limit of the same game getting traded in 4 times in a rolling 30 days. After that you'd get a traded ban. 2. If you trade games in and pre order certain games (usually the big ones coming out) you'll get a trade boost of 10% extra. Usually I'll put $5 toward the game, take the rest in trade credit on my card and then keep doing that each time I bring in some trades. Sometimes I'll keep the game, sometimes I'll move the credit toward something else I want.
i didnt know about the limit of games until someone else mentioned it...thank for looking out!
This is why I love being subbed to smaller UA-camrs. The passion you put into these videos is incredible.
Yeah I always forget he's got just under 20k subscribers when he has the quality of someone with 2m subscribers
What you mean Retrorick is a legend and a big youtuber! Big inspiration for my measly 56 subscribers channel!
he exploded to 50k
I don’t have a problem with GameStop. Just do the same type of thing you showed in this video. Crazy how the trade in values are so high on certain games. Just got around $150ish in the past two days by trading in my duplicate Wii titles plus a couple Black Op games. I knew about the Wii games but wouldn’t have thought about the black Ops without you video. Had actually seen them at a thrift last week, saw your video and picked them up.
It literally can be done. I’ve been doing it since he started he 10 dollar challenge. You’ll be surprised how much I made, and how much I get to keep it’s crazy. I don’t know why I never thought about this before!
I would also like to thank RetroRick! You’re a great dude and have great content! Keep up the great work!
killer TJ! Thank you for the kind words...keep hunting my friend!
My goodwill charges $6 a game. I also never find anything from garage sales. I've lost money trying to buy and sell from online. Idk what I'm doing wrong :(
@@LibertyFixxxer mayby try and look at the value of games and what ghey aorth first beoffe u dive in
same here made about 10k this year and that's only off of facebook and kijiji
@@LibertyFixxxer check price charting before you buy them to see what they are worth the can usually sell for 70 percent of there listed price id suggest buying it for about 50 percent of the listed price or less
Does this man monetize his videos? I don’t think he does, maybe he’s just doing it for fun, I respect that, he an MVP, you deserve a sub
Also he has so much money from this that he has the money to buy an ad to tell people how to swindle gamestop also
@@Lum1numin an earlier video he said he had a son so I’m guessing this is a hobby of his
So awesome to see someone else doing this; the joy and enthusiasm are contagious! This is quickly becoming my favorite UA-cam channel.
Thank you so much for the kind words Curtis! So glad you are enjoying the channel!
Mixed feelings towards game stop. I don’t like their “new games” that have already been opened and played by employees. Think that’s kinda wack
i agree....love/hate relationship with gamestop for me too
I agree! Gamestop will try and sale you a "brand new" game that has been opened by one of their employees. I got really upset last black friday when I ordered Crackdown 3 for like $12.00 but when I picked it up guess what it was a opened new copy! Luckily 2 or 3 days later Target marked it down around that same price so I finally got me a brand new sealed copy of Crackdown 3. I don't order online from Gamestop anymore and I always ask do you have this game "brand new" sealed when I purchase any new games from the store.
Even if it hasn't been played by an employee, brand new means sealed to me. They can always get a display case or reprint one. It's a terrible practice.
Last time they pulled that on me I gave them the ole "Nah, I'll just go to Target, theirs are still sealed"
@@mistersociety2975 I never understood this. Especially because MOST stores have the fake cases on display too. My local store had 20 copies of Super Mario All-Stars 3D opened and put on display... SMH
Dude super advice on the GameStop trade in. I’ve been wanting to build that collection up and now I know how!! Your amazing man. I can’t wait to see what else this channel has to offer.
you are too kind Daniel! So glad the channel is helping inspire your game collection!
This was an ad I clicked on accidentally but I found real content. Wow
Same lmao
I love gamestop. They are the reason why I was able to get a complete wii u set for dirt cheap in about a year.
oh wow...incredible! Yeah people hate on Gamestop too much in my opinion
Been lurking since week 1. Wanted to tell you that you've become a natural on camera! Great job dude keep it up.
Ok rick now we know why Gamestop online gives us generic case LMAO.
Bahahahahah
hahaha, yes im the culprit! Gamestop online isnt too bad!
@@retrorick I git 3 switch games in original cases the rest came as generic, from gamestop online.
Gamestop online is horrible. I just made a 38 game order, mostly ds, 3ds and some switch games. I ended up returning half. I got 11 with just cases no manual, ONE complete...
@@Jenger420 that's just how GameStop online is. I can't believe you made such a big order for your first online GameStop order, gamestop is known for that.
I saw your ad on a yt vid, and I thought it was IMPOSSIBLE and fake. But after watching this, I can't believe you actually pulled it off! I might try this myself one day...
I know many have commented on getting banned for trading in so many of the same game at GameStop but I wanted to post this to clarify. The general consensus is you can trade in up to 4 copies of the same game in a rolling 30-day window. There's also a dollar limit on trades that can get you flagged as well. I had a 90-day ban last year for trading in one-too-many copies of wii sports :(
Another thing to be aware of, very often on the last friday of the month they'll have a stealth bump in values. They will not advertise the bump in trade values so you have to check to be sure but that's probably why Rick had that decrease on Black Ops II the day before - that stealth bump window is only good from Friday to Sunday usually.
oh wow...thanks for the heads up !
Thank god I saw this comment before I started
That was me who mentioned Just Dance 4 and the Black ops 2, you’re very welcome. It’s funny, cause I found another just dance 4 while out game hunting today. Some of the trade-in value is really high at GameStop right now on titles you would never think would be worth it.
thanks so much for the heads up my friend!
Retro Rick glad to help out!
I've got $2,000 worth of gaming stuff since I started watching your videos in April during National LockDoWn and also started with $10! Love this channel (P.S. got NES Final Fantasy yesterday IN BOX w/ maps for $5!!)
that is amazing Frankie!!! love hearing stories like this...keep hunting!
Woah! Lucky find. I paid full price for my cib Final Fantasy at a local game store that I like. It's the only place that I pay full price at because I love the store so much.
@@nman625 It was definitely all luck. The guy barely had FF showing in the first pic, so most people didn't even know it was part of the lot... so he took the $5 I offered 😂
I just started watching you thanks for being nice to fans unlike most UA-camrs
But still that whole room probably cost more than my future
He got it free, just watch his 10$ game challenge
First UA-cam ad I’ve ever actually enjoyed and hopefully something I’ll use. Very surprised and I’ve subbed ❤️ I’ll have to binge the newer videos
Oh man, that is amazing!!! I’m so glad you are enjoying the series my friend
This is just awesome man! I’m 15 and I love retro games more than current gen. Just picked up a GameCube too! Cheers!
Never realized some of those games trade that high at Gamestop. I've always used eBay as the measure to determine pricing. I'll have to keep that in mind to build up my Switch collection. Awesome tips!
of course...no worries, go get them wii sports discs and trade those suckers in!
So this weekend I got a incredible deal at an yard sale. An Xbox360s for 15 and piles of amazing games for fifty cents each. Watching your channel has become my good luck charm I didn't find deals like this till I started watching you.
ha great find! So glad you are finding stuff out there hunting!
I didn't watch the whole vid, but I think I got the idea from the title and you mentioning stealing games. BRILLIANT!
coming to your place next to take your my little pony collection...you little pony
Rick taught me all I know! Reinvigorated my love for gaming and collecting!! All the best buddy
haha so glad the videos have helped!
Yeah, I have a box of older games that I was probably just going to give away or throw away and he got me interested into looking into their value. So I grabbed one game from the box, Dead or Alive Beach Volleyball, and figured that it wouldn't be worth more than a couple bucks and it's worth like $15-20 which isn't too bad. So now I want to sell off all of my older stuff that I don't want anymore and get some newer games and systems and get into reselling because it looks really fun.
I do sort of the same with my pokemon collection. I buy items for myself, but sometimes I buy in bulk or buy some extras and use them for resell. The money I get with reselling will then be used to buy more Pokemon items and extending my collection.
Amazing episode Rick! Can't wait to see what games you picked out next week. Favorite series on UA-cam hands down
I think GameStop is OK it’s just annoying that they keep trying to cram a membership down your throat and they have just a bunch of merchandise nobody buys and they use games can sometimes not even work and then they won’t even give you anything for trading
Ive actually been barred & banned from trading for 6 months for trading in so many copies of Wii Sports last year LMAO. It was a mess, i ended up having to call and speak with a regional manager to get my ban lifted
oh wow...i never knew you could get banned from Gamestop...thanks for the info!
I get banned at least 3 times a year lol did you really get the banned unlifted? Tell me more lol
@@SwagLikeChrist Yeah! It's crazy, I wasn't trading in like 20 HDMI wires or something and would buy every time they had a good promotion going on. I had to call the DM and speak with him and got his regional manager to over turn it. Some how i was flagged, i amassed $280 in trades but spent only $175 in store. They have a unique business model
From the uk and do a lot of what you mentioned here myself. A store called cex shows their trade in values online so whenever i come across doubles or stuff i no longer need i check their trade in value vs what i would get via ebay and more often or not its better to trade it in and keep the credits. Doing this i got myself a boxed assassins creed 1 collectors edition, boxed tales of berseria collection, castlevania on gba, a ton of anime dvds, operation wolf, dr mario, and a whole lot of other stuff just from 2 trade ins i did. Well worth if you take the time
I've been reading some of the comments. Believe it you can flip and trade to get games and systems for nuthin'! A few years back there was a Gold Edition PS4 (very limited) available. I put a preorder in and when it released I brought appx. 14 or 16 games -all doubles from different systems and recent gens. I traded them and used a bunch of points and got it for free. Plus an extra controller so I recouped my preorder payment.
nice Michael! Yes it can be done but people dont want to put in the effort like you did
All the people that work at my local Gamestop are great people. Very friendly and informative of the new games that come out. You only get ripped off if you allow it. So i love Gamestop
I love GameStop it’s not all that bad, especially their pre order system. It’s easier then most other places when doing it.👌🏼
ive never pre ordered anything from Gamestop but i know alot of people like their system
@@retrorick I preordered Starfox 64 from them back in the day. The manager had called me that morning to say that my copy was in so I went to pick it up after my classes were over and the employee that was working, different person, said that he had just sold the last copy, which was my copy, to some random walk-in. So I told him that I wanted my money back and that I'd just go pick it up at Best Buy that was across the street. Then he got mad and said that I should just keep the reservation and wait for their next shipment because Best Buy would be out too. I then went to Best Buy and they had like a mountain of Starfox 64s.
I like Gamestop, I've gotten some great deals on their website, took advantage if their b2g2 sale last Christmas and got paper mario the thousand year door, kirby air ride, mario kart double dash, and mario party 5 for like $80 total, it was awesome. New games coming opened with those gross stickers is really scummy, but hey, I'll just buy new games elsewhere. Great video as always man!
That’s awesome I never would have thought to separate cases from discs
some good money there!
I have always heard that you could trade in games at GameStop but never knew that you could just turn in the discs without the cases and still get the same trade in money as a complete copy!! That was a great tip! I will definitely be trying this from now on. Thanks Rick, keep up the amazing content!
Man always thought there was no way I could get a game collection “I will never have enough money for all the game consoles and games these youtubers have” and I never believed them when they said they got it for free then yt recommended this to me and ever since that option has changed dramatically (also love all your other series to) sorry for the long comment keep up the great work
thank you so much for the kind words! Im glad you are enjoying the channel!
Honestly, what we like about our local GameStop are the employees. We have a good rapport with them and they've always watched out for us. They've gotten in touch with us on items we'd definitely want to pickup or get a preorder down on, as well has helped us get some DS cases for our handheld collection.
Not the biggest fan of GameStop but will miss them when they’re gone. They’re the only video game store remotely close. I think the nearest mom and pop video game store might be about an hour and a half away from me.
yeah i think gamestops life is coming to an end in the near future unfortunately
@@retrorick I remember back when they were called electronics boutique.i just think eventually coming up this new year GameStop will be a thing of the past.Ghe new consoles won't even save them
Luckily the one in my town is to popular to close-
I was doing this in July/august saved up trade credit and preordered the ps5 disk console and paid in full definitely worth it in July Mario kart Wii was giving $29.70 in trade credit and I traded about 5 of them !
heck yeah...so much money to be made!
7:14, I love The Office, I’m watching it right now at the same as watching this.
haha for sure...had to add it in!
Excellent video, I have been reselling for years to build my collection. I never sold many DVD's and you have inspired me to sell them more often. I don't mind Gamestop, it is a business so I understand what they do even if I don't always like it.
I like GameStop because they still sell retro stuff, my only problem is when you get say a disc that’s non working, after you send it back they just give it to someone else when they order it.
oh wow , had no idea Gamestop did that
Absolutely love this series. Recently found ricks channel a few weeks ago and watched all these videos. After watching these videos I was checking our local Facebook market place every day. I found a guy selling a few Xbox one games and 2 of them caught my eye. I noticed he also had Hell Blade senduas sacrifice which goes for around £18 on EBay. He said £5 a game but he ended up saying 3 games for £10. I got Assassins creed unity, Skyrim elder scrolls v deluxe edition and hell blade for £10. I then sold hell blade for £17 on EBay. So pretty much a £7 profit, and 2 new games. Thank you very much Rick, this really works.
I wish I could of seen this video before trading my games to other collector because I felt ripoff and wasted my time. Thanks for the tips for being a better collector
ah man, i hate that for you...for sure...hope they help for future trade ins!
Retro Rick yeah thanks I had a lot of rare games and he downplayed it and I told him I can wait for him for a better time and day and I had a meeting I had to go to. He clearly didn’t state his price and now I over paid him and lose a lot of my games and at that point I would think about quitting video games and only go digital because it was too stressful. He was asking for more games if I had any and I said no I would not trade anymore since I felt rip-off and rushed. Just don’t like to rush things and trying to make a good deal for both of us but it felt extremely one sided since he was in a different state
@@deathwizard1996 oh yeah..i totally get that
My boyfriend and I have been going game hunting - he found a Wii U at a Salvation Army with Mario & Sonic Olympic Games 2014, Wii Sports, Sports Resort AND bonus disc Mario Kart 8 (plus a Mario wiimote). Kept some of the goodies and will resell the rest! Thanks for your tips!
Forgot to mention all of it was $25 😮
oh wow...what a find! Glad the tips have been helping!
@@Lorymurariu DANGGGGG, love it!
Really good info Retro. I'm gonna have to give the GS trade ins a try.
do it my friend...take advantage of the gamestop deals before they wise up to it all haha
@@retrorick will do Chief 👍
I absolutely love how many people are collecting now. Its from channel like yours. Really helps get games in the right hands and teaches people to value these artifacts. In 30 years it's people like you that will have made a difference in the quality of stuff available.
wow, thank you so much for the kind words...means a ton!
Nice tips! Especially the cases which I didn’t know 👍
for sure...hope it helps!
You are one smart man Retro Rick! Sorry for posting three times like this but you are absolutely doing the right thing by holding onto these cases and manuals because they really do sell for a decent amount. I recently came across Pokemon SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS and, while I was incredibly bummed that the game wasn't inside, I decided to go ahead and purchase just the case/manual/inserts for $4.50. It sold for $40 and, oddly enough, it was the best purchase of the day (I bought some rare movies as well but nothing touched the Pokemon DS case!)
Separating the cases is probably the most "Dang why did I never think of this!?" moment I've ever had
Yes, I've always been a collector but I just recently started collecting video games more. Thanks to your channel Thank you.
If you need space in that Cabinet, I’d love to buy and take that Sega Saturn off your hands hahah. Great video bud 💪
but you arent SegaSaturn Kyle?!?
Retro Rick hahah good one
Retro Rick it’s the Sega console that got away 🤷🏻♂️
Want a panasonic /kodak gold star 3do system with 2 controllers and rob zombie game... Need for speed first console version ever made? Cha ching my homies called me an idiot in the 90s for grabbing it for $140 with one controller and no game 🤣😭🤣😭 check the comps now 📉📉📉💎💎💎💲🏦🏦
Jut started selling on eBay because of this series. So mad I didn’t think to check gamestop trade in credits, missed out on a lot of money 😢. Thanks for the tips and keep up the great work.
I hate gamestop they already sold me a "new" game that was opened and resealed with a circle sticker!
oh gosh...yeah that is not cool
You decided to take the game bro. They didn't force you. You could have gone somewhere else. If that happens it means its the very last copy available and GS has to open 1 copy to use as the display case for the wall. They always tell you, or they should, that thats what it was used for. If they don't then thats not great, but thats the policy. So, you saw it and decided to take it anyways, so don't complain about it. Free will brother.
That's crazy that gamestop will take your games without the cases. Most game stores here won't even touch them without the cases and manuals. Gonna have to try this on my next batch of trades. Love the Channel Rick keep the videos coming.
That's a good GameStop tip I like going there when I can I like getting collectible stuff besides games whenever I go
hope it helps my friend!
I worked at GameStop for 10 years! It was a lot of fun times and some not so fun. Worked with some great people that I am still friends with. I get why people hate on GameStop but it's not all bad. The best GameStops have the employees that actually care and love gaming. Since I worked there I would wait for the best time to do trade ins and take advantage of deals coupled with my employee discount. You're method works really well gotta keep and eye on those trade values they tend to fluctuate.
GameStop has it's uses, I dont hate on em as much as most.
for sure me too...love / hate relationship with Gamestop
I dont hate or like them really they are ok just another place to feed my need for games.
Dinner time with rick I’m having chick fil a while watching 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 yo you are awesome Rick make my Monday’s way better
By the way I love GameStop because there’s a great community and you still can get good as deals no matter what people say I know they have there flaws but every other store are the same, nothing is perfect in life
Every time I watch one of your videos it makes me want to jump out of my chair and go treasure hunting at Goodwill and other thrift stores! The hunt sure is fun isn't it? :) I've been an eBay seller (and a collector of games/movies I love too) for a long time and I just love doing what I do! It's a rush for sure and super fun!
Love the Inspector Gadget Shirt
Thank you Rickey...i just got it!
I used to like Gamestop more but now I just get everything online. I normally only went there for new games, but online is more convenient. Will go sometimes to get a few cheap games though when they have a preowned deal. Also, I used to get games at GameStop that said trade hold on them all the time. They always forget to take off the sticker when no one comes to claim the game when they reserved it.
Be careful trading in at multiple GameStops. I got trade banned about 6 months ago. Target was selling Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 for $5 and GameStop was buying them for I believe $24. Traded in at least 30 copies with my friend at a number of different GameStop’s and haven’t been able to trade in since. Lol
oh wow...that you for the info...i had no idea. I dont want to get banned from Gamestop !
Gamestop lady looked hard at my game cases and said she could not take wii fit or wii dance . But others worked. Thank you
I don’t mind game stop if you know what your doing you can get a ton from game stop, but usually there trade in value stinks
Exactly...when i learned this hack, ive shopped at gamestop alot more
Well I have no bad feelings towards Gamestop. My wife and I visit our local Gamestops at least one every 2 to 3 weeks. We also visit other local game stores too, but for me GameStop is sorta nostalgic. Been a gamer and collector since the early 80s. So after Funcoland, KB toys and Hills department stores all shutdown in the mid to late 90s, Gamestop was the place to go for me. Good times and memories.
for sure...Gamestop gets too much hate in my opinion
I got a lot of my ps3 collection from GameStop when they would have there sales, but now I just go to GameStop for there clearance section lol
my gamestop does 75% off additional on clearance sometimes..its nuts
*their
Definitely can be done. I've been doing this since before Rick started his challenge and I've gotten a ton of games for free and in most cases I profit massively. Free Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, Wii U, over 200 NES games, you name it. And it has actually has paid for my Famicom Disk System collection as well which is nearing completion. I got my Switch for free doing what Rick is doing, but you need to be careful on trading in too many doubles. GameStop will actually put a temp block on your trade ins if you do that too often.
Keep doing what you're doing Rick! Spread the word!
GameStop’s cool and all because they have great sales but I love the feeling of going into a retro game store so mixed I guess...
i feel the same way!
Rick I went to Cashland after the last $10 video. I found all the crash bandicoot games except the first one AND spyros riptos rage. You the best !!
holy crap! What a find...keep it up!
Retro Rick did I mention they was $2 EACH just found robo tip 2 for the ps1 today aswell !!
GameStop is meh in my book I’ve gotten some crazy deals there but I’ve also gotten ripped off there. Also yesterday I got a original Xbox collection with 21 games for free
Liam Preyer oh wow good deal
Nice deal. I never got into the Xbox. I always wanted to go back and play the starwars old republic games.
@@Matt92685 You should play them you won't be disappointed. Great games!
Thank you so much for the advice, I have a collection but it has took me so long to get switch games. This was a very helpful video.
Right now GameStop is doing 5 dollars a month for pro membership
i know..i have missed out on it a couple times...let me know it expiring Gamestop!
Retro Rick it starts every month
Retro Rick GameStop has a lot of good deals with the GameStop app since they have the point system on how much you spend like for pro membership they get 20 points for every dollar spent and they have gift cards for up to 50 dollars
Also do you often collect the game magazine of game informer in the mail or by digital because I sometimes see people sell those in apps
Also in the "It literally can be done" department: I've been doing this for a long time but 2020 is the first year ever I'm not working on weekends and coupled with your chanel it helped step up my ebay game: i've bought for 400$ and sold for 550$ this summer. kept undreds of games and still have a ton of stuff to sell and trade for games I want.... this is the smart way to do it!
I’m going to try going to gamestop cause it seems good
do it my friend!
I bought a couple of rare games this past week at a local thrift store and sold them and turned it into a sega master system with 4 games, 2 controllers, and the light gun
nice! I am still on the lookout for a master system!
It's funny at how overpriced Gamestop sells some Wii games to the point where their trade credit matches online prices.
i know i cant believe it...but until gamestop gets their stuff together...ill keep making money off of them!
I use GameStop to get preorder bonuses most of the time. I also have ordered some retro stuff of off their website. Otherwise I don’t use them for a whole lot. I love watching your videos every Monday after I get off work lol. It’s becoming a tradition haha.
I like Gamestop because they're my employer. Lol
I know everyone normally likes to rag on game stop like you said, but 100% if you hit those deals that they almost always have you can make away like a bandit!
for sure Kaylen, gamestop gets ragged on too much !
How can you get GameCube games when GameStop doesn’t have it anymore.
First off, I personally really like gamestop. It's just nostalgic for me, and I've literally been going to the same one that's five minutes from my house for over 10 years. I still prefer going to pawn shops and thrifting to build my collection, but if there's like a specific or newer game I'm looking for, I always go to GS haha.
So second, I've actually never thought of trading in games like that!! I always hear jokes about trade ins not getting you anything, but wow! I'll definitely have to try this out sometime!
For sure, glad you enjoyed the video!
Three steps to getting free games from GameStop
Step one: get a gun
Step Two: go to GameStop and pull the gun out to the workers
Step Three: Walk out with as many games as you can carry
I do like game stop most of the time. There has been a couple of time I have found a game case on the shelf and bring it to the cashier and they can't find the any where. I get so mad when I find a game I like and they can't find. But there is time I get some stuff for free and that makes my happy.
Man it's been awhile, ever since I beat 31 I get heartburn sometimes. I have it now. Help meeee. Great episode.
Split/Second is great. You've got to play it instead of flipping it. :). You have inspired me. I might have to go out and start searching for games outside of the Internet.
I am going to have to buy the Transformers game. I have been waiting for a G1 game for 30 years. (That looks like G2 but close enough.)
ill try it out! That is awesome...hope you find some great stuff !
Yep Split/Second is a great arcade racing game. Love the graphics and music in it reminds me alot of Burnout?
@@CAPCOM784 i love Burnout!
0:14
Step 1: Get gun
Step 2: Load gun
Step 3: Enter store
I enjoy gamestop because of their trade credit. For certain games its way better than other game stores. Ive also gotten a large part of my vita collection during a b2g2 sale.
Im glad you saw my message last time about the black ops ii
“How to get free GameStop games in 3 easy steps”
“I just found an easy way to get things on the fly, steal them!”
- Scott the woz
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well.
I was watching him and this came up
I'm new to the channel, but If you havent mentioned it, I always wait until Gamestop is doing an extra 30% trade in towards a preorder promotion before I trade. Then you just cancel the preorder if you do not want the game, or move it to a game you want.
Rick, really enjoyed the video. 👍 Agree, it can absolutely be done if one is prepared to do some work and hustle. Unfortunately I live in a rather small town so perhaps my operation is on a smaller scale but I love to raid the local charity shops and over the years I have gotten some incredible things out of them. Keep up the good work and fantastic content! Greetings from a Latvian living in Scotland! 😄🤜✌️
wow...id love to go to Scotland one day! Lets go game hunt there
Amazing! The finds you get for a buck over there! Here in europe, it’s only crap and sports games for 4 euro’s or more at recycling stores. You channel inspired me to go thrifting, but there’s nothing to find cheap. Also trading in won’t bring massive deals. I’d be spending more money on gas then earning a profit from this. I am not gonna give up though, i’ll keep looking and keep you posted😀
Your method to get free games at GameStop is awesome! I never knew the trade in price was disk only, I always assumed you had to have the complete games and case.
its pretty crazy...hope it helps!
Hey Rick I saw this as an ad today lol been subscribed for awhile now
So you are the reason I sometimes gets games from gamestop in the mail without cases ;) just kidding. I figured this is why some games at gamestop don't have cases, cause it's like why would someone not have the case. I love gamestop I don't have any issues with them. I love their b2g2 sales I mean I got a ton of PS3 and Xbox360 games basically for 2-4 bucks a piece and I get PS4 and Xbox one games for 5-10 each all the time using those sales. Glad you went back and got that Split/second title I mentioned last video.
hahaha yup...its me! Thanks for that recommendation my friend!
I did the same thing a couple weeks ago. I traded in a bunch of Mario Karts, Sports/Resort and NSMB. The guy let me trade in 3 Karts and 3 Sports. I had a couple more, but we didn't want to push the system. I also traded them in for Mario 3D All-Stars, so I got 20% extra trade credit.
Also, one time an employee told me to trade in twords a pre-order, so I could get the extra credit and then cancel my pre-order. I've done that a few times, but I don't abuse it. I don't know if that is a bannable offense, if you continue to do it repeatedly.
ive just learned about the banned situation...glad i didnt get banned!