GAME in serious trouble

17-03-2012 2:05am

calex71 wrote: »

Was in the one in Ilac Center this morning, it was staffed by 2 girls I don't recall ever seeing there, and based on the level of stock on the shelves it didn't look good for them.

On a related note, I was in a few places today, hmv game stop etc. and I might just be imagining things here but many places seem to have reduced the shelf space given to both new and used games, the selection in HMV on Henry St was much small than the last time I was in there.

Gamestop was same mas it ever was though.

HMV in Galway have moved all the second hand PS3 and 360 games to the same shelving as new releases. I'd say at least a third of the display has been cut back. They've put headphones and other audio related devices in the spaces.

witnessmenow · 17-03-2012 2:17am

Was in the Galway one today, there was 4 staff on at least (2 too many for the amount of customers) Didnt see anything of note in there

RobbingBandit · 17-03-2012 2:21am

Guy selling the Sharpshooter for PS3 on adverts for €30,claims it still has a €49.99 price tag on it.

caspa307 · 17-03-2012 2:28am

ive worked in game and gamestop over the past 8 years (parkway and cruises street) gamestop have gone to the dogs aswell bar william street in limerick who have some great staff ill be very sad to see game go if tony and the lads get shafted, when i was in their they said they wernt being told anything really just the odd email here and there

FutureGuy · 17-03-2012 2:34am

Deleted User wrote: »

They guy I spoke to in gamestop was a bit of a dick, he kept asking why I was trading in games and where I got them from. When he saw I had Mass Effect 3 (got a gift of it on Xbox today) and Grand Slam Tennis 2 to trade in he told me that it was "dodgy" that I had both to trade in and asked me if I "could prove they belonged to me". Have to say I was rather taken aback and asked him if he impllied that everyone who had traded in Mass Effect 3 may have stolen it.

WTF thats an absolute disgrace tbh! Did you ask for a manager? I wouldn't let that go.

jill_valentine · 17-03-2012 2:41am

Whatever about Game or any of their other competitors, I've never liked Gamestop. Their return policies seem specifically geared to screw over customers, their staff invariably look disinterested and apathetic, and their training and information is always sketchy. On the rare occasion you do see a manager, they're always eating the head off somebody. You very rarely see the same person there twice, week to week, and that's never a good sign.

17-03-2012 3:22am

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Guy selling the Sharpshooter for PS3 on adverts for €30,claims it still has a €49.99 price tag on it.

6.99 in store. Picked one up today and it still has the 49.99 sticker on it. Had dozens of them in Game in Galway, unfortunately HMV don't take them back in trade in.

FutureGuy wrote: »

WTF thats an absolute disgrace tbh! Did you ask for a manager? I wouldn't let that go.

He was the manager. Put me right off ever going back in there or any gamestop store.

amacachi · 17-03-2012 3:33am

jill_valentine wrote: »

Whatever about Game or any of their other competitors, I've never liked Gamestop. Their return policies seem specifically geared to screw over customers, their staff invariably look disinterested and apathetic, and their training and information is always sketchy. On the rare occasion you do see a manager, they're always eating the head off somebody. You very rarely see the same person there twice, week to week, and that's never a good sign.

One here in Dundalk is grand, staff are friendly and up for a chat. It's pretty small though, usually just 3 staff around.

CarlsBurg · 17-03-2012 3:43am

Went into GAME today and tried to buy a 3 months xbox live subscription... all sold out they said

... just making banter i said "when will you get them back in?" ... they said "we don't know sorry"

Couldnt help but think of this thread and the current issue GAME has. Surely the lack of pre-paid xbox live cards is related to their recent credit issue right?

jill_valentine · 17-03-2012 3:47am

CarlsBurg wrote: »

Went into GAME today and tried to buy a 3 months xbox live subscription... all sold out they said ... just making banter i said "when will you get them back in?" ... they said "we don't know sorry"

Couldnt help but think of this thread and the current issue GAME has. Surely the lack of pre-paid xbox live cards is related to their recent credit issue right?

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-11139-GAME--Microsoft-and-Activision-Latest-Suppliers-to-Drop.html

CarlsBurg · 17-03-2012 3:58am

jill_valentine wrote: »

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-11139-GAME--Microsoft-and-Activision-Latest-Suppliers-to-Drop.html

Thanks for the link

It truly is the end of GAME. Who would of thought it. Then again in recession, any business going bust isn't shocking.

But why do GAME have such a big display shelf with pre-paid xbox live cards

Like, the shelf I picked up the display case from today wasnt small. Surely you think they would be down-playing the loss in stock they can sell ... fill them up with more pre-owned stuff, random video game merch or what have you

17-03-2012 5:07am

Just saw the ad on adverts for the sharp shooter for 30. The seller has 3 ads for new and sealed accessories with the Game price sticker still on them, shame that he removed the sale sticker and is trying to rip people off.

cloud493 · 17-03-2012 11:59am

They were doing 75% on trade ins yesterday. Would have been interested, but their was nothing there I fancied.

Varik · 17-03-2012 12:26pm

What price are the move controllers/nav/camera going for?

cloud493 · 17-03-2012 8:41pm

They were 20 quid a while ago if I recall(the move wands) don't know now. I got aliens vs predators, and far cry 2 in there for 5.50 yesterday

caspa307 · 18-03-2012 2:43pm

http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2012/03/18/the-end-is-nigh-game-confirm-store-closures-in-customer-letters/

gizmo · 18-03-2012 2:55pm

caspa307 wrote: »

http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2012/03/18/the-end-is-nigh-game-confirm-store-closures-in-customer-letters/

From the EG article...

It should be noted that these store closures are part of already announced plans made by GAME Group to shut 35 of its shops.

The chain currently has 610 outlets, which it intends to reduce to 550 by Christmas 2013. These latest closures are a part of this.

This is very much required to be honest. Where I live there's currently both a GAME and a Gamestation right across the street from each other and that's by no means the only example of this across the UK.

Mr Blobby · 19-03-2012 1:59am

anyone know if there still doing the 75% trade in's ?

19-03-2012 2:12am

blobby360 wrote: »

anyone know if there still doing the 75% trade in's ?

Not anymore, went in on Friday to check the trade in price of some games and initially they were giving me the 75% but when it came time to pay the balance I was told that the manager had said that the 75% offer had ended that morning.

cloud493 · 19-03-2012 3:32am

Thats good of them :rolleyes:

Absolam · 19-03-2012 12:02pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not anymore, went in on Friday to check the trade in price of some games and initially they were giving me the 75% but when it came time to pay the balance I was told that the manager had said that the 75% offer had ended that morning.

The 75% offer only started on Friday for games bought on Friday, and runs for about a month. It's on the Facebook page.

GAME Facebook 75%

cloud493 · 19-03-2012 12:37pm

So if I go there right now, I'l get 75% on my trade ins? I got a bunch of games here I'm looking to get shut of.

RobbingBandit · 19-03-2012 12:39pm

Deleted User wrote: »

Not anymore, went in on Friday to check the trade in price of some games and initially they were giving me the 75% but when it came time to pay the balance I was told that the manager had said that the 75% offer had ended that morning.

75% never happened this way or if it did you were very lucky. The whole premise for the offer was indeed if you buy any game preowned for the next few weeks you will get a minimum of 75% of its value back in store credit only if you trade it back in before April 15th.

cloud493 · 19-03-2012 12:48pm

They sell the Zelda 3DS + ocarina of time for 140 in there, so this 75% thing would be lovely :pac:

RobbingBandit · 19-03-2012 12:56pm

cloud493 wrote: »

They sell the Zelda 3DS + ocarina of time for 140 in there, so this 75% thing would be lovely :pac:

So would ATMs giving out €100 notes instead of €20s. Good price for the 3DS though.

cloud493 · 19-03-2012 1:02pm

So the 75% thing isn't happening?

Absolam · 19-03-2012 1:08pm

cloud493 wrote: »

So the 75% thing isn't happening?

Yes it is:

RobbingBandit wrote: »

if you buy any game preowned for the next few weeks you will get a minimum of 75% of its value back in store credit only if you trade it back in before April 15th.

Copper_pipe · 19-03-2012 5:31pm

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/report-game-in-race-to-raise-180m/092984

Gunmonkey · 19-03-2012 5:43pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/report-game-in-race-to-raise-180m/092984

Hrm....so I'm thinking a bake sale won't cut it?

Varik · 19-03-2012 6:10pm

grabbed the sharpshooter controller in game, didn't pick up the rest as there were a good bit more than online.

19-03-2012 6:23pm

Absolam wrote: »

The 75% offer only started on Friday for games bought on Friday, and runs for about a month. It's on the Facebook page.

GAME Facebook 75%

When i was in on Friday my trade ins were initially going to get me over 170 euro in credit but when the manager came out he told them the offer didn't apply so the total was reduced to 120 something.

VinLieger · 19-03-2012 6:40pm

Thats because you didnt buy your games after the 16th of march, the offer only applies to games bought between march 16th and april 4th.
People really need to learn to read the conditions and not just the shiny big writing

Sephiroth_dude · 19-03-2012 7:03pm

are game stocking the shogun 2 expansion which is out friday?

cloud493 · 19-03-2012 7:07pm

Oh I see now. So you'd need a receipt or something to prove when you bought it?

RobbingBandit · 19-03-2012 7:52pm

I don't think even the staff know wtf this deal is about. Some think you get a bonus of 75% extra on top of your trade in amount. As I and others have said here this is not the case.

If you buy a game preowned from game in the next 24 days and trade it back to them with your original receipt you will get back 75% of the value you originally paid.

Example. Preowned Game-€44.99. Trade in value-€33.75

19-03-2012 8:32pm

VinLieger wrote: »

Thats because you didnt buy your games after the 16th of march, the offer only applies to games bought between march 16th and april 4th.
People really need to learn to read the conditions and not just the shiny big writing

When I went in there were no signs for any offer, all I did was hand in the games and ask what the trade in price was. It was the staff member who said that there was a trade in bonus on the games and put it through. I never mentioned any offer nor was I aware of one when I went in. That members of staff don't know the conditions of an offer says all you need to know about Game and the manner in which stores are run.

Notorious · 20-03-2012 1:17am

The idea behind the 75% trade-back deal, is that it encourages customers to buy and trade their game back in. The deal isn't allowing staff to bump up all trade-ins by 75%, like some previous trade-in deals.

Deleted User wrote:

They guy I spoke to in gamestop was a bit of a dick, he kept asking why I was trading in games and where I got them from. When he saw I had Mass Effect 3 (got a gift of it on Xbox today) and Grand Slam Tennis 2 to trade in he told me that it was "dodgy" that I had both to trade in and asked me if I "could prove they belonged to me". Have to say I was rather taken aback and asked him if he impllied that everyone who had traded in Mass Effect 3 may have stolen it.

I hope that you got his name and didn't give him your service. Ring up their customer service and complain about him, he'd get in serious trouble for his commentary on your trade-ins. If you didn't take his name while you were in there, go back and get it. It's people like him that make a sales assistants job hell.

20-03-2012 1:26am

Notorious wrote: »

The idea behind the 75% trade-back deal, is that it encourages customers to buy and trade their game back in. The deal isn't allowing staff to bump up all trade-ins by 75%, like some previous trade-in deals.

When I checked out their facebook page I saw that offer and realized that the guy working there had no idea what the offer was about. "hen I was in the store they were initially giving me a lot more trade in credit till the manager pointed out that they had the offer backwards.

Notorious wrote: »

I hope that you got his name and didn't give him your service. Ring up their customer service and complain about him, he'd get in serious trouble for his commentary on your trade-ins. If you didn't take his name while you were in there, go back and get it. It's people like him that make a sales assistants job hell.

I know a few people who have worked in there and the guy in question is supposed to be a dickhead of the highest order.

Cherry_Cola · 20-03-2012 1:31am

Deleted User wrote: »

I know a few people who have worked in there and the guy in question is supposed to be a dickhead of the highest order.

All the more reason to put him in his place.

jill_valentine · 20-03-2012 1:33am

Right. So you won't need a receipt or anything, any game that will qualify should come up with the promotional price on the till, AFAIK.

Have to say, that promo seems very awkwardly marketed.

Absolam · 20-03-2012 2:48pm

jill_valentine wrote: »

Right. So you won't need a receipt or anything, any game that will qualify should come up with the promotional price on the till, AFAIK.

Have to say, that promo seems very awkwardly marketed.

AFAIK, you need the receipt. It seems pretty clear
GAME Facebook 75%
Buy between March 16th and April 4th
Trade back before April 11th with receipt
Get 75% of price paid back in credit.

mcgovern · 20-03-2012 5:08pm

Got 2 pre-owned games in there on Saturday, no mention of this deal, so receipt long in the bin

cloud493 · 20-03-2012 5:41pm

They had two copies of mass effect 3 pre owned in, but its still 45 quid :pac:

Copper_pipe · 20-03-2012 5:46pm

Game in Limerick had 1 copy of Fifa street and it was marked as pre owned for 45.99. The manager then said it wasnt used and was actually new

multimate · 20-03-2012 8:53pm

Copper_pipe wrote: »

Game in Limerick had 1 copy of Fifa street and it was marked as pre owned for 45.99. The manager then said it wasnt used and was actually new

Dublin usually have more in stock, and there is more stores to go to. Next time you are in Dublin is when you should get your games.

cloud493 · 20-03-2012 9:00pm

They're selling DS lite's in there for 45.

multimate · 21-03-2012 12:00am

cloud493 wrote: »

They're selling DS lite's in there for 45.

That's cuz Nintendo are only really making games for new 1 and with the price of android so low and being ablr to get games for them free its better

calex71 · 21-03-2012 10:21am

Looking worse for them if thats possible

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/mar/21/game-group-shares-suspended

Pacing Mule · 21-03-2012 12:54pm

They've announced their intention to enter administration.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0321/game-business.html

Edit for those on mobiles ...

UK video games retailer Game has announced that it is to seek the appointment of an administrator. This follows the earlier suspension of trading in its shares in London.

A statement from Game said talks with its banks and other interested parties had not made enough progress to offer a realistic prospect for a solvent solution for the business.

Game said the businesses would continue to trade, and talks would continue with its lenders and third parties under court protection.

Earlier, the Game board said it now believed there was no equity value left in the group.

Game trades from about 1,270 stores in nine European markets and Australia and employing 10,000 people.

The company was reported to be trying to raise £180m this week after several suppliers refused to provide it with new products. All the group's stores, which also include the Gamestation brand, are still open for business.

Grumpypants · 21-03-2012 1:47pm

Oh the battle to spend my voucher on 1 or 2 things now that i don't want or wait for a week and pick up loads of things i don't want when they are having a closing down sale !

GAME in serious trouble

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