Walmart to Try Hand at Used Games Market (Again)
Walmart to Try Hand at Used Games Market (Again)
Posted 05/11/2010 at 6:25am
| by Paul Lilly
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There's no doubt the used game market can be lucrative, it's tapping into it that's challenging. Just ask mega retail chain Walmart, which previously tried cashing in on used games by renting out space for E-play, a third-party automated kiosk company.
That didn't quite work out the way Walmart had hoped, so this time around the chain is partnering with a new start-up called Game Trade, which will lease space in select Walmart locations. To start off with, the new used game venture get a test run in five stores, with a national rollout to follow if all goes well.
Word on the Web is that customers will be able to buy, sell, and trade games for both store credit and cash, and that gaming might not be the only media to change hands. Moves might make their way into Game Trade's section, and so too might gaming hardware. In other words, pretty much everything you can find at your local Gamestop.
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Fefe
May 11, 2010 at 6:29pm
If this ends up going well, I will have to check it out. I never buy games at walmart, but always down for deals on used games!
festiva_man
May 11, 2010 at 1:13pm
When it comes to games in my town it is gamestop or get out. Their prices are ridiculous and how they haven't been hit by the anti trust lawyers is beyond me. Never thought I would ever shop at wal mart again but if this happens, I might give it a go.
Scatmanbrandt
May 11, 2010 at 12:53pm
I prefer 7-Eleven for my used games now. $9.99 - $19.99 for every console since 2005 and they're actually pretty good titles. I'm not just saying this because I work at 7-Eleven but because despite being 10 Gamestops in town, none are closer then 5 miles.
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kjrviking
May 11, 2010 at 11:13am
this is just another way for wal-mart to make money off of us. The only reason (and i mean ONLY) why i would even consider using this service is if i could sell games for a higher price than gamestop.
but then that would mean stepping into wal-mart...
m31337
May 11, 2010 at 6:55am
I usually stick with new moves but used ones might come in handy for the next 70's themed reunion!
neural0
May 11, 2010 at 9:13am
Are the best! I've been looking for somewhere to trade them. Hammer-Time anyone?
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