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Canadian Gaming Deals & Discussion 8: Don't Move Here For The Deals
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The Elite
BOSS
NES Classic has come and gone. So regular holiday rush I imagine mixed in with 2x trade.
ReddishGUI
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Went looking for a potential gift but didn't felt like waiting in line...
I went at 11:30am. There were 3 clerks and I waited about 10mins in line. In total though, there only like 4 people ahead of me and another 3 behind me. Everyone was just taking a while to do trade-ins and ask questions.
That's a pretty good. It just suck that it's today only.
Yeah, it's awesome. I basically paid $50 for my Slim. Would have been free if I traded in Watch Dogs 2 as well since that's going for $54 today.
catpurrcat
Member
I went at 10:30 AM to do my trade-ins and it still took them and additional 15 minutes to process a bunch of people in line for their Classics. Only 1 staff person...
Yeah notable $45-$54 TiVs include WD2, BF1, ROTR, and most things released at full price since Oct. If you bought an amazon e3 game and are done with it, this is as good as it gets.
As an FYI, you can trade toward point cards, like psn, eshop, etc if you find their in store prices too high.
catpurrcat
Member
I was curious about pokemon and was told $30 today (was expecting $50). I guess the trade in value dropped overnight? Let me know if you hear different at your store.
Pokemon was only $30 with the 2x? That can't be right, those typically hold their value really well.
catpurrcat
Member
That what I thought too...was hoping someone else could try their location and ask.
So yeah, I got the Slim no problems. I totally forgot about Uncharted 4 to be honest and didn't trade it in, kicking myself as it's not really the type of game I'm interested in. So if anyone in KW is looking for a cheap, sealed copy let me know otherwise I'll try the general BST thread here.
ReddishGUI
Member
They just tweeted that they give $30.
catpurrcat
Member
They must have exempted it from the 2x day. Anyone looking to sell theirs just use kijiji or BST, I couldnt find one last week for less than $50.
ReddishGUI
Member
They simply reduced the trade-in value overnight.
Traded Uncharted for 48 and Battlefield for 56. I bought BF1 for 50 from Amazon. I'll rebuy it if I feel like it in a couple days.
Any deals on 3ds games? Looking at EB Games Flyer and nothing on the WiiU or 3ds. Brutal. Guess I'll gear up for the switch?
Do we know if Amazon is doing anything for boxing day?
Any deals on 3ds games? Looking at EB Games Flyer and nothing on the WiiU or 3ds. Brutal. Guess I'll gear up for the switch?
Do we know if Amazon is doing anything for boxing day?
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Thats... not how it works. Those are special promos.
The 2x promo applies to normal tradein values. You wont get $80 for Dishonored 2, it'll be $48 ($24 x2)
kitschykitty
Member
I want that 2x trade in credit bad and I want to dump some games I wasn't too hot on but the closest eb is the Eaton center and fuck going there 3 days before Christmas.
Go to the one on Yonge
kitschykitty
Member
Is that one usually less busy? I always forget there are 2 so close to each other
SwipeLeftHoney
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No that one is a zoo now. I think they closed the one in the Eaton Centre recently
Nope, Eaton Center one's still open too. Source: Me. Friends with both stores' managers. Lol.
Also, yeah, I need to do that trade in today. Wii U first party titles are already $25-28. I'd be getting $156 for Smash, MK8 and Mario Maker. All of which I rarely ever play anyway. Amazing.
ReddishGUI
Member
That's a funny definition of "upgrading".
March of the Crabs
Member
Have to upgrade my wardrobe to business casual very quickly. Anyone know some good clothing stores (either physical or online) that has some nice, affordable clothes? Just need a 1 or 2 new shirts and some pants.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
You're a funny guy Reddish
Not having to switch discs everytime I feel like playing Bloodborne is an upgrade.
The Bay and Sears have some good sales from time to time. Id recommend checking there.
RW&CO has a ton of really nice business casual clothes on 60% off right now. Usually one the back clearance racks. Just picked up 2 shirts for $12 each. Both are long sleeve button downs.
tonkatsu_ramen
Member
traded a bunch of games at ebgames today.
Everything went smoothly, except for the fact that when I tried to trade in my vita games, they wouldnt give me double the trade in value because they claimed vita wasn't considered next-gen. Didnt the vita come out the same time as 3ds? In any case I think that was the moment I realized that the vita is truly dead.
Everything went smoothly, except for the fact that when I tried to trade in my vita games, they wouldnt give me double the trade in value because they claimed vita wasn't considered next-gen. Didnt the vita come out the same time as 3ds? In any case I think that was the moment I realized that the vita is truly dead.
Recently EBGames sent out a tweet claiming that World of Final Fantasy was exclusively for PS4, I think that was the moment for me :lol
It does specify PS4, XB1, Wii U and 3DS only on the site.
Traded in these today and got the following credit with the 2x bonus applied:
Got rid of all my XB1 discs - goin' all digital.
Ya'll probably gonna give me a hard time for parting with Starfox and/or Xenoblade lol
- GTA5 (XB1) - $28
- Forza 6 (XB1) - $30
- Dark Souls 3 (XB1) - $20
- Starfox 64 3D - $14
- Xenoblade Chronicles X - $54
Got rid of all my XB1 discs - goin' all digital.
Ya'll probably gonna give me a hard time for parting with Starfox and/or Xenoblade lol
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Traded in
Smash Bros 3DS - $26
Smash Bros Wii U - $50
Mario Kart 8 - $50
Splatoon - $54
Hyrule Warriors - $48
Uncharted 4 - $48
TOTAL - $278
Bought a used copy of Kirby Planet Robobot for $38 seeing as its probably never going on sale and gonna put the rest towards the Switch.
Smash Bros 3DS - $26
Smash Bros Wii U - $50
Mario Kart 8 - $50
Splatoon - $54
Hyrule Warriors - $48
Uncharted 4 - $48
TOTAL - $278
Bought a used copy of Kirby Planet Robobot for $38 seeing as its probably never going on sale and gonna put the rest towards the Switch.
Unless I'm seeing something now amazon prime canada does 20% off video game pre-orders? Will it stack with e3 promo too ?
https://www.amazon.ca/b/ref=lp_1544...ogames,n:15442677011&ie=UTF8&node=15442677011
https://www.amazon.ca/b/ref=lp_1544...ogames,n:15442677011&ie=UTF8&node=15442677011
Oooh nice!
Was debating if I should just dump all my Wii U stuff in anticipation for Switch and all its Wii U ports. Decided not to kuz I don't wanna commit to Switch until after the reveal at least. That and I kinda wanna play the multiplayer Wii U games over the holiday. Would've broken even on stuff like Smash and Mario Kart since I got those from E3 deals.
If anyone for sure wants to commit to Switch and doesn't wanna keep their Wii U games around. I doubt we're gonna see much better trade values than this for games in the future.
Breaking Normal
Member
Got $56 for Final Fantasy 15 and paid $40 for it origianlly and $48 for Uncharted 4...not too shabby.
Sealtest
Member
I don't get how ebgames undervalues nintendo games then cranks the price when they sell them
Art of Splatoon is up at Indigo https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-art-of-splatoon/9781506704005-item.html
few bucks cheaper than at Amazon (for now)
few bucks cheaper than at Amazon (for now)
I still have my Wii U games but sold my Wii U... I should really go to EB today but need to go home then head back out. So lazy, but so much credit... but I never buy at EB x.x
conflict
Do you have other consoles or a PC? I picked up a bunch of PSN and Steam Cards with my credit.
When you lay it all out like that it's really tempting to trade Smash, MK8, and Splatoon haha
I think I'll hang onto them though... too much money spent on DLC 🙈
I have a lot of PSN and Steam credit sitting in my account right now so don't need those. Will likely just load it onto an Edge card in case I can't get a Switch at SDM.
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Eh I bought the MK8 and Hyrule Warriors season passes too but I dont see myself playing them again. MK8 only gets played when friends are over but I can wait a few months for the up port.
Only reason I sold them is due to all the rumors of Switch ports and well, upgraded versions of Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon were already shown as much as Nintendo wants to insist they arent real games.
Lone_Prodigy
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Games like Splatoon, Smash, and MK8 can always be re-bought later. You'd never get $50 selling them on Craigslist/Kijiji.
And if you put it on a gift card or buy prepaid cards you'd lose the tax.
Can you even pre-order the Switch at EB?
And if you put it on a gift card or buy prepaid cards you'd lose the tax.
Can you even pre-order the Switch at EB?
Bronetta
Ask me about the moon landing or the temperature at which jet fuel burns. You may be surprised at what you learn.
Yes but I recommend to use it towards a preorder to save tax. If you put it on a card you have to pay tax when using it. But if you spend it on the spot by buying something or preordering then you dont have to pay tax on whatever you bought.
The preorder can always be cancelled or moved later
Example: If I used my credit right away to buy Kirby I'd pay $50 flat.
If I put the credit on a card and go back later to buy Kirby I'll be charged $50+tax.
Hope that clears it up!
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