I Spent $2,500+ On Old Games From GameStop...
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- I'm moving out of this studio space and that means I'm going through a ton of junk from GameStop. I saw this as a great opportunity to educate and show off just how awful things have got for this company that once defined my childhood.
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Bro is single-handedly keeping GameStop in business 😂
Facts
I also buy from gamestop
Actually, Wood from Beatemups recently went to GameStop and spent several thousand dollars to buy every Switch game in one store.
I’m dead😂☠️😂
Love seeing this comment
When I worked at Gamestop, I watched one of my GA's throw away the case to Mario Kart 7 because she said that she was told that we did not need them. I pulled it out and un-gut (put the game back in the case) and told her that its important to keep when its traded in because the person that wants it likely wants the case and any materials inside it. Any time someone traded in a game with the case, artwork, and manual, I tried to save it.
Yet they will fill 2/3rd of their shelves with funkos
I had similar experiences during my time there. You could always tell who the actual gamers were, and the people trying to ride corporate dick.
@@JamesEatWorld7758unfortunately you have to ride corporate dick to keep your job there at lamestop from everyone I've talked to that's worked or still works there. It's one of the biggest pieces of shit retail company out there and they won't go away. I want to see a wide variety of games when I go to a game store, not funkos and knick knacks and shit. But I've always supported my local stores and not lamestop. Only time I go to lamestop is if they have Yoshi or Eevee stuff my wife wants
Holy shit 2500 on gamestop?? Brother i respect it but maybe try another series where you check out some smaller game/retro game businesses around the area?
I just cant risk not getting cib. I wish they listed cib as an option and see photos lol. You’re basically playing gacha if you buy used games from there lol
What's a cib?
I'm new to certain gamer slang.
@@VongolaXZax complete in box
@@VongolaXZax complete in box! So all manuals, inserts, and cover art. Im fine without the inserts for some stuff but the cover art is a def must and i really want a manual too
I always risk it on GameStop. If I don’t get CIB I just return to store and get my money back 😂
I was in a Game Stop yesterday and they had a guy looking at a used Series S for $290. Told the guy Microsoft Store has been selling the S for $250 refurbed for the last 6 months and he walked out. Manager was pissed but I just can't stand someone getting ripped off like that.
You are paying a extra 40$ for convenience and having it right then and there though rather than shipping and waiting that’s not rip off lol
@@ItzAkela Really up to the individual in that regard. I consider a $40 "convenience" charge an absolute ripoff. Wait 3-4 days and you have enough left over for 2 months of gamepass & change to spare.
This is like going to a bookstore and telling everyone it’s cheaper on Amazon.
@@DigitaIJustice Thanks for backing up my point here. If a book has a ridiculous markup then yes, it will be cheaper on Amazon. I didn't know bookstores were still a thing. Neat.
@@johnpajestka5022 yay, capitalism. Death to the small business, go big business!!
Idk why but this is my fav thing you do on this channel
First, big fan Matty/ However, a little messed up and click-baity of u to not say it’s a compilation in the title.
The fact that Gamestop was throwing out cases and manuals for NDS/3DS games to save space is nothing less of an embarrassment as a "game shop". They know full well just how much collectors care about their boxes. They just didn't care. Very sad.
It’s amazing how long GameStop has been around and yet they are so far behind others who will actually tell you what you will get. This is why i never bought a used game off gamestop because it’s such a dice roll
Same here. I appreciate their online sales but damn, its too risky. Might as well miss out on a deal and just find the games u want elsewhere for more $
@@Seventh27Seal ill order a good deal online if it comes in not the original packaging i just return it to a nearby store
You know if game stop actually kept half there games in cases had better delivery service then amazon they might actually be able to stay alive but I never know the condition of stuff i buy from them and deliveries take forever to deliver vs primes release day delivery and that's if you want it delivered because it would be faster just to pick it up why would I pre oder from them when I can get it from else where and not even have to leave my house 😂 I mean the whole digital or physical argument doesnt even apply anymore when even physical copies are now able to come to you on release day from other places I swear other then new systems if you dont got other stores near by what good are they anymore 🤦
@@zacharybecker8228the fact they actually got caught tossing the og cases away also blows my mind because that would mean most of these games are incomplete on purpose 🤦 gotta slap that game stop logo on everything I guess because I cant see any other reason for doing that 🤷
@@Assassin-ys5vw for the 3ds games yeah managment thought it took up too much space
Always a good day for Retro Rebound!!
Locally sure sounds like online is an absolute dumpsterfire of a time I had a great experience going to a local GameStop never shoped online never will 😅😊
I had a conversation with my local GameStop Manager and he was super honest with me and told me why it's so bad.
GameStop was purchased by money grabbers during the GameStop craze a few years ago and they told most shops to stop caring about older games and only do the most current PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and "SOME" PC. They aren't allowed to even purchase old games any longer. They're told not to. And then of course the used games are required to be sold for far too much. That manager looked me in the eyes and said "GameStop is dying and they aren't doing anything about it."
they actually reversed course on the older stuff a few months back, hence this video and all of the games
im ready for more man juice
Demonetization incoming.
To their credit (and they don't deserve much) the discs being inside envelopes inside the case is so if it comes loose it doesn't get damaged. Even my local game store does this. Also, if the disc is stored in a case that it wasn't made for, the inner ring can be damaged. I have that on a ton of my 360 games because they were stored in dvd cases by none other than gamestop.. Like I said, they don't deserve any credit..
And here i am afraid to pull the trigger on $50 of games from them lol
I've had some great luck at GameStop, I guess. I ordered Yakuza Kawami 2 for the PS4 for like, $9.99, and they sent me the complete in box, metal case collectors edition. Same thing happened when I got the PS2 Godfather game. Got the full collectors edition version with all the papers and everything.
They are actively hostile to the people who would most likely be their best customers. I ordered a “new” copy of persona 5 royal and they sent me a generic GameStop box of a certified used game, wth how is that even legal, and sometimes a new game will have the right case but it will have one of those super sticky circle stickers on the case that are impossible to completely remove. WHY use that kind it is the dumbest move of all time when you sell physical media and the people that still want that are usually more particular about the condition then most. They are dead to me for online shopping.
Lately the deals make it worth shopping there but the errors are crazy. I bought the Yakuza collection only for me to get Yakuza 0 case but the disc's were there so strange
Not a great title for a video where you reminisce about your purchases so far. Totally thought this was a new GameStop video with new purchases.
Random: Balder’s Gate 3 is shaping up to be the most Matty game ever. It will assuredly be his GOTY. Really can’t wait for the review!
I'm soooooo hype for it!
@@retrorebound8887 Hell yeah! I really hope they send (or have already sent) you an early review copy
I asked for retro games at my gamestop and they had a bunch so I was able to see the quality of them before purchasing.
I've ordered N64 games on their website and I got yoshis story with no label so its a lot better just to go in person.
They have the retro games in the store ?? And if u ask they can show you??
@@Seventh27Seal yes I picked up donkey kong 64 and several Mario games I needed for the 64 and ds games.
Big spending my man.
Nowadays, I no longer shop at my local GameStop or other one at all, but it's good to see people still going there lol.
I miss back when digital wasn't so prevalent especially during the 360 era it was pretty common to get games used cheap nowadays a ton stay pretty pricey
I mean digital sales are still pretty common tho, and they're just as good as some of the used stuff. Managed to get Rise of the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex Mankind Divided for $5 each, XCOM 2 for $3, Control Ultimate Edition for $10 and RDR2 for $20.
What I don't get is how come every "new" game arrives unsealed nowadays.
Great video man
From middle school through high school, I survived and stayed in the game doing trade-ins. The number of games I gave back to game stop for a third of the price, for them to then flip for $44.99… makes me sad.
Retro games and consoles are worth it now.
Why?
So true, if you want to take a trip down, memory lane and re-enjoy the early days of gaming, crank up that PS2, Nintendo 64, Atari or Xbox 360 and enjoy whatever game is in your disposal.
My friend you spent 2.500 dollars to buy video games but nothing for the homeless people 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
For all the crap Gamestop gets. Especially if you are employed at Gamestop. Its considered the worst retailer to work for.
Even still its the one of the few retailers and gane stores with a great return policy for used games. You essentially got 7 days to try a game out. If it sucks or you beat it in 7 days. You can return the game and get your money back. Granted sone stores will try to convince you to get something else in the store or turn that money into credit to put on Gamestop card. They will still give you your money back.
If you have been buying used games for over a decade. Then you should be used to used games coming without a manual in generic cases. Or just coming in a disc sleeve. You can request to have them give you the display case if it has the manual. 9 times out 10 they will just give you the display case.
Since I,ve been buying videogames from videogame stores for over 20 yrs. Whether its Software Ect, EB games, and Gamestop. I know exactly how these businesses are run and know how to get more bang for buck when shopping from these businesses.
Once Gamestop goes away that will be the end of games being on physical media.
Mattys name is on GameStops balance sheet
Not a very good repro analysis imo.
Just look for the material of the pins. Repros never use the same metal as authentic. Easy to spot. You'll get fooled eventually if you're relying on codes matching or any of the "tells" mentioned in this video.
For a person thst hates on Gamestop. They still spent $2500 or buying stuff from the company.
In the Uk we have GAME which is the equivalent of GameStop and they are pretty decent with preowned games but we also have cex which is all preowned games and they are super consistent. Some games are beaten up but if you order they usually pick a good looking copy, they don’t sell loose games and they are well priced.
Many times I’ve bought a “new game” and gotten open, gutted copies. One time it was just the disc and a generic case where an employee wrote “ps5 new” in sharpie. Should be illegal for companies to sell something as new if it’s been opened, regardless of if it’s been used. Such a shitty company that punishes the store-level employees if they don’t employ dogshit practices
F GameStop I put in a order and never received never got my 180 back alot of back and forth and nothing.will never shop from game stop again.there respond was you cant get a refund if u didn't get all products .told me to keep waiting.
$2500?! Respect 😂this’ll be interesting
The rush I get when I see the video thumbnail is unmatched
You waste your money on video games 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I stopped going to game stop about 15 years ago, they are a joke in my opinion, at the time my city had several mom and pop locally owned game stores.
Thumbs up for tmnt shirt
Matty stop keeping GameStop in business. They don't deserve it.
I thought it was a new episode instead it was just a recap. 🙄🙄😐
🤢 did you say “man-juice”?! UGH…. That’s nasty lol
YES! I've been waiting for another one of these.
Literally just read the thumbnail and burst out laughing in public. I'm going to enjoy this😂
Why do you support GameStop, can you please show some love to smaller game resellers?
sounds like the worst gaming investment u could make
I ordered an Xbox series X controller and got two ps3 games instead 😂
2500 woah there Matty, i love the show but please tell me this is not all a dud because we know what GameStop is like
You spend to much on games I can go and get a ds game for 20$
that's because the same games shipped out from online orders come from store shelves. game cases at gamestop are empty and the games are kept in a cabinet in the yellow envelop. sometimes new employees would grab just the case from the shelf and add it to a ship out order. Also gamestop managers would need to print out paper covers for certain retro games before shipping out. most would just find it easier to just ship out the physical yellow envelope the game is in and a blank case since theres a 0 chance retro games will be traded back. Still inexcusable tho I back in the day was guilty of shipping out some poorly worn down retro games
Gamestop needs to go out of business
i will say that that i think that just like any other stores that quality varies via location. i don't go to gamestop as often as i used to (since i don't trade games anymore) but when i do go i never have any problems with anything i buy/order from them whether it be games or consoles. i don't know maybe gamestop Canada is very different from gamestop in America?
another positive thing is that at the 2 locations near me they never try to get me to join anything and they ask me what games i've been playing or anime i've been watching, so that's nice too.
My favorite video, of my favorite hobby 😄
Only buy from game stop in person
“I think this company could be a lot more than they actually are.” Ain’t that the story of GameStop… 😊😊😊😊
Amazing I just finished watching your last Gamestop video and here it is a new one 🎉🎉 A great compilation😂😂
Years from now: I sold my house and spent all the money at GameStop.
69th like, hah nice
My dwag ! Hope you havin a good day. !
15:00 damn! Any time i see Mario Super Sluggers i get so sad about the fact that this game never came out in germany because I loved to play baseball in Wii Sports ⚾️ ❤ it looks like such an interesting Mario sports game 😢
Whenever I am finished with games I sell them on either Facebook Marketplace, offerup, Mercari, or eBay. This is so I can actually get some of my money back from previous purchases.
Do you have any tips for Mercari? I always feel like I'm getting robbed by the app
@@FrogJuiceJustice When I do sell I like to do it more on eBay because I get paid faster than Mercari. For Mercari you have to wait until the person rates the item or wait 3 days after delivery to receive your money. It also depends on what and how you are selling. With videogames I usually ship in the bubble mailer with the game wrapped in bubble wrap as well. I have not had any problems with my games being damaged when shipped.
Matty in the hisee 🎉
I was wondering where all the repro listings for the DS Pokemon games on eBay went. Some enterprising criminals were fobbing them off to Gamestop as legitimate originals. What a scam.
I know it’s a gamble if it’s CIB but curious to know how many of the higher priced games are CIB like Silent Hill on PS1 or Persona 2 or Pokémon Colosseum on GameCube. Imagine paying 90+ just to get the disc
I remember I went through GameStop and bought, ‘SONIC BATTLE ADVENTURE 2’ for the Nintendo GameCube, and believe it or not GameStop sent me the actual case in pretty good condition. Can’t remember if I got a manual or not, so I’ll have to check in my office. Still pretty wild GameStop hasn’t shut down completely for this monstrosity they sent you along with others.
For fake DS games just look at the top of the cartridge. If there’s a rectangle notch, it’s legit…if there isn’t, it’s fake. Everything else kind of just over complicates it.
I hope this is the last one
I once bought bloodborne used at gamestop and was confused why the cover looked bulky. the cover of FFXV was behind it and if was sign by the VO actors.
Oh we back, finally
I bought Yakuza 0 for 20 bucks but ended up with Yakuza Kiwami in the case and not the game I thought I bought and this was at gamestop last year on black friday.
I’ve had the guy at the counter give me an empty game case for Uncharted Collection. Asked if he could put game in it, could not find it.
Oh you....... You just made my day!!!❤🔥
the logic in this video is too funny. Blame gamestop when someone trades in a game with no case so a make shift one is made. Blame gamestop when they send the actual case when it was traded in like that. So you want the original case of the game but not if it is dirty or wrecked or ruined, but you also do not want a makeshift case even if the case if the original case if dirty and disgusting
I get that they might have accepted reproduction carts by accident, because to the untrained, underpaid eye lol they might just take anything - but selling them at those prices? shady stuff game stop
Stop. Get some help
Gamestop has always been fantastic to me, I bought lots of now "rare" 3ds games for less than $10 and with b2g2 free when they were cheap, while this dude and many other youtubers where scoffing at them at the time, and only hopped on the 3ds when it was rare and popular, even now i ordered a bunch of ps4 games online in the 4 for $40 sale and 95% of them came complete. Pro tip, if a game you order comes messed up, just return it, but i guess that doesn't get as many clicks though.
Oh, please. The point is how consistently bad the delivery of the product is. Every order I make from GameStop is a "just return it bro" moment. It's a fundamental problem with the quality of their products and shouldn't always be on us to fix.
@retrorebound8887 I know you kept the games so can archive their problems, and that's just fine, but dont act like they somehow had you captive and a normal person couldn't just return them. I saw you're 3ds video dude, you could've gotten all those games way cheaper 3+ years ago at gamestop, the cases didn't even matter, as anyone with common sense knew once a 3ds or vita rpg hit $5-$15 depending on the sale that that was the bottom price, but instead you, and people like you, scoffed and turned your nose up to gamestop instead of using it as the resource it is.
P.S. No offense to your character or your channel, but after seeing all these gamestop videos I felt like I had to speak up.
@@retrorebound8887 You can return parts of your order and I've actually been refunded the full price back instead of just the discount a few times, so they are actually paying me to return it lol.
@@WeWaltRun how can any of you defend a massive retail company that actively puts 'NEW' games into their own GameStop shrink wrap right in front of you... Meaning the games aren't new 😂 or at best they are opened and inspected by GameStop and then repackaged. It's unforgivable.
@@OpaqueNihilist What are you talking about? Read my comment again. Where did I defend Gamestop?
I called that the Pearl cart was fake many videos ago. Thanks for the update confirming Matty
I bought mario sluggers on gamecube from them and received the sluggers case with Mario strikers in the case. I mean strikers is worth more so I kept it.
Went to a gamestop for the first time last month (I moved from a different country) the store cleck was really nice of asking me what I need. I told him I wanted a physical copy of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe since I couldn't find it on the shelves. He said sure and went in the back to grab something and grab a random pre-owned case scan the game and said it will be $60. For a pre-owned game with no case? Hell nah I walk out and bought the same game on Ebay brand new for $50. "OhHh bUt iSn'T iT mOrE cOnVeNiEnT tO hAvE iT rIgHt ThEre AnD dOn't hAvE tO WaIt fOr iT tO aRriVe?" Yeah bro if it wasn't more expensive than the brand new one then I would've bought it. Maybe for you who doesn't give a shit about cib but I do since every game I play is a part of my collection. Without the case it should only be $20 fuck off gamestop I'm never coming back. The first and only time.
Rip Matty’s wallet
I’ve ordered exactly one game from GameStop, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to infinity, it took 2 months for them to ship it to me(with no way to track it btw). It took so long my dad ended up reimbursing me so I bought Yo-Kai Watch 1 instead. It did show up eventually but after that I told myself I’d never order from there again.
When i was about to buy Witcher 3 for 15$, the cashier guy convinced me to pay up more for the game of the year, so i get the dlc, etc etc. I bought it, took it home. And it was just a regular copy of the Witcher 3. Went back to the store to complain. But the new GameStop guy said it was me who was trying to scam them. That I TOOK OUT the recently bought game, and brought a normal back to try to scam them. After some discussion back and fourth he said that he was gonna call his manager, and get in touch. Never did, and stopped taking my calls. My first and last GameStop experience.
I recently went to GameStop, traded in two PS4s (OG & Pro), 25+ games, 4 controllers & a PlayStation camera for 357$ store credit. I put that towards a PS5 & paid the difference. I only paid 188$ for a PS5. I also bought the dead space remake so my total was 238$ for a PS5 & dead space. Not bad at all
Now gamestop can be bad at times true but at others times they can have some real good deals. Like for example yukuza like a dragon was $15 pre-owned Kingdom Hearts 3 was $8 pre-owned And then I got shadow of war for free. So it's not all bad. But I do understand where you're coming from man especially back in the early PlayStation 2 era my gosh where their PlayStation 2 games terrible when all scratched up.
I've bought a lot of games off gamestop online over the years (I hate myself) and they decided to add 'new' games into the 'gamestop roulette' because it wasn't fun enough doing it with used games. In the last year, I had multiple 'new' games come open, in envelopes, and sometimes in random blank cases. One game, Alex kidd for xbox, didn't arrive at all, but a blank generic envelope labeled for it along with the keychain did. Gamestop support didn't believe me, and I received no refund for it. Fun being questioned by scammers like you're the one scamming 😂
Again, I purchased these games as NEW! That being said, fool me once shame on you and all that. Don't support them like I have folks.
I bought Doom Eternal last year in store, drive home which was a hour away, and no game in the case. Called them and they said to come back to get the game 🙄. I go back and the manager was extremely apologetic, she soon became one of the only reasons I even kept going back along with one other employee who was a top tier dude, but the main manager, branch? Idk the ranks I just know he was the hire up that was at like 5 different stores all the time, this dude accused me of lying about the game not being in the case just to get another copy. It was a $10 game. After an explosive back and forth he finally "caved" and gave me the disc. GameStop screwing those, me included, who pre-ordered the RE4 CE over really put me off on wanting to mess with the store anymore. I was told besides getting a refund I'd also get a $10 store credit. Well with that plus $20 in points to redeem I'd figure I'd go grab Jedi Survivor. That main manager refused to honor that $10 credit and because of some glitch in GS system all my points were unusable. Then I find out they fired the store manager and that other employee that was really good for god knows what reason. After all that I officially was done with the store. The employees that were left there now work elsewhere and from what they've told me that store and a few others that manager runs has trouble getting employees to stay and it's more of a ghost town than what you hear about online.
I bought a pre owned blur for PS3 a while back junk case, booted up but only got through chapter 2 before it froze. Scratch on disc, called and they sent out another and it came with the full case and it worked just fine. Other than that I don't purchase things from GameStop often. Find it elsewhere cheaper!
Wtf
They dont care about their customers a lot I assume
Paying that price you would expect something more and professional
Why do people buy from them online if they cheats 😮😮
I am shocked if I will shipped someone the copy of game looking like this Halo on Ebay
I can deal with Gamestop ditching cases to save space, what I can't deal with is them charging full used prices for those games. To me, that's an automatic $10 price reduction, minimum.
I remember getting the Persona 5 steelbook edition on sale NEW for ps5 and i got the generic case....filed a complaint they sent me another copy this time just the steelbook scratched up and dented. Can't wait till they go out of business.
After all the videos lately about DKOldies… all of a sudden GameStop doesn’t seem so bad. At least you’re paying a roulette wheel price for a roulette wheel prize 😂
biggest point is gamestop shouldnt be charging full value of something if its not complete in box.. like even if that pearl was real. at $75 it should be complete in a nice condition box.. without it, and being loose should only be allowed to charge like $50
When I went to GameStop last week they told me they don’t have a huge retro log yet as corporate hasn’t allowed them to sell the full stock yet only what is on display and that’s literally less than 10 games lol 3DS, Xbox 360 and PS3
The gamestops in my town (last one of 8 went out of business a few months ago) stopped carrying xbox, gamecube and ps2 games in like 2009.
I typically have very good experience with gamestop except this last month i put an order in for a sale they said it got lost and they will send a replacement and now that still hasn't shown up so its been over a month and I still dont have my order I'm about ready to just say forget it and give me my money back. It will suck to lsoe that deal 80ish bucks for 2 new games and a xbox controller is a really good deal
Those UA-cam checks gotta be big if you're spending 2k at wack ass GameStop. You can sell all that shit back and get like $40
And I thought spending $500 over the weekend on 37 Xbox 360, PS2, PS3 Games was bad lol
So...is this new stuff cause some of those are in old videos? I mean why the F did he do this video like this?
Haven't shopped at Gamestop in 8 years. Would be longer, but someone gave me a gift card. Terrible care of their inventory and overpriced as hell.