Technabob » eb games http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Eb Games Charging More Than Retail for Some Used Games http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/05/eb-games-charging-more-than-retail-for-some-used-games/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/05/eb-games-charging-more-than-retail-for-some-used-games/#comments Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:21:18 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/02/05/eb-games-charging-more-than-retail-for-some-used-games/ Every time I’ve ever sold a used game to EB Games, I usually get about 20% to 30% of the retail price for it, then it shows up in the store for 80% to 90% of the retail price, which gives them a pretty decent profit margin already. Now, here’s a case where they’re charging MORE than retail for used copies of those Burger King games for the Xbox 360.

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These games were retailing for $3.99 when they came out back in November, and are now on clearance for just 99 cents each. Apparently EB Games thinks that a used copy is worth $7.99. I’ve seen these kind of problems with free pack-in games as well. Now I understand they need to make money, but maybe they just shouldn’t even bother trying to resell games that cost less than $10 new.

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