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COD WaW Xtra-Vision

  • 19-06-2009 7:33pm
    #1
    winston82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭


    I went into xtra-vision in Thomas Street this evening to buy this. I rarely buy games from shops like this. Pre-owned and new are both 39.99. I ask at the counter if this is right and the guy said yes. Am i missing something here? Both new AND second-hand are the same value? Does ths happen in other places?


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  • #2
    jomz27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭jomz27


    winston82 wrote: »
    I went into xtra-vision in Thomas Street this evening to buy this. I rarely buy games from shops like this. Pre-owned and new are both 39.99. I ask at the counter if this is right and the guy said yes. Am i missing something here? Both new AND second-hand are the same value? Does ths happen in other places?


    yes even in gamestop...


  • #3
    winston82
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,051 ✭✭✭winston82


    any reason for this? Seems like BS and poor retailing. Common sense should prevail here surely?!


  • #4
    thealltimelow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 493 ✭✭thealltimelow


    gamestop have it new for 35 euro


  • #5
    RobertFoster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,283 ✭✭✭RobertFoster


    Did you buy it in the end? Some Harvey Normans have it for €20, though maybe just on PS3. Worth a look anyway. It's €35 in Argos too.


  • #6
    DarkJager
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,960 ✭✭✭DarkJager


    COD 4 was up around €45 -€50, even 2 years after it came out. If a game has a popular brand attached to it, they will milk it to the very last or until a sequel comes out.


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  • #7
    Soby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,977 ✭✭✭Soby


    Just got it there..and i was gonan buy it for 50 on tuesday...thank god i didnt have the mula:D


  • #8
    Swizz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 643 ✭✭✭Swizz


    After you realise how bad and noring it is you can trade it in for €28 in Xtra Vision and buy a decent game! :D


  • #9
    jenno86
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,635 ✭✭✭jenno86


    Its on special offer for the new one this week. Its now €34.99 AFAIK.

    Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare will be on offer next week. I think its Activision that is running the offer.


  • #10
    niallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,330 ✭✭✭niallon


    This is a result of the game being reduced to a sale price and negligent head office folk failing to also reduce the pre owned price too. A decent Xtra Vision employee would have informed you that they can inform head office and have the price changed the next day, at lease that's the Smyths way of doing things. There is absolutely no reason why new and pre owned would be the same and though not directly affecting your rights, completely defeats the purpose of the pre owned trade


  • #11
    DARK-KNIGHT
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,258 ✭✭✭✭DARK-KNIGHT


    game seem to do this also if a game is at a sale price say 25 or 30 new and the second hand game is a fiver or so more expensive the shop staff and managers will refuse to lower the price of the second hand item


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