Is Gamestop Evil? The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

[YoshiEgg25]

Mine!

Man, you're sure excited about post #991.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

Mine!

You got to it before me

[AdamGomez1987]

GameStop is not an evil company, I kind of wonder sometimes about the people they hire as they don't look like they're interested in games at all from the ones I shopped at. Between Game Stop and little 3rd party stores here like Media Replay and Game on, I wouldn't think twice about stopping at the other two because going to Game Stop and seeing a rack full of old PlayStation 2 games in ugly black blockbuster boxes makes me sad

At least they have a case, think of the original cases and manuals Gamestop themselves destroyed. PS2 games in Yellow Envelopes make me puke.

Good point! so much carnage! Especially to original PlayStation 1 games when I used to go from that far back!

[BoringSupreez]

GameStop is not an evil company, I kind of wonder sometimes about the people they hire as they don't look like they're interested in games at all from the ones I shopped at. Between Game Stop and little 3rd party stores here like Media Replay and Game on, I wouldn't think twice about stopping at the other two because going to Game Stop and seeing a rack full of old PlayStation 2 games in ugly black blockbuster boxes makes me sad

At least they have a case, think of the original cases and manuals Gamestop themselves destroyed. PS2 games in Yellow Envelopes make me puke.

Good point! so much carnage! Especially to original PlayStation 1 games when I used to go from that far back!

EB wasn't so great with PS1 games either. I remember going to EB in like 2004, and all their games were missing the manuals, and were in generic CD cases. Most of the selection was either sports or lame stuff from 1995 no one (and I really mean no one, not even retro gamers) cares about anymore.

[AdamGomez1987]

I remember FuncoLand had a good collection of Sega Saturn games and PS1 games, believe me when I bought some Sega Saturn games a while back, they were still encased in FuncoLand sleeves..lmao!

[Gunstar Green]

I've said it before and I'll say it again I've never really had a problem with Gamestop. They've always handled any problems I've had quickly and politely and the employees are generally nice to me, at least as nice as any other retail store.

There are things I dislike about them (like putting stickers on case art, grrrr. They don't all do that at least) and it bums me out that they don't carry retro games anymore but it's not their focus so I can respect that.

I do wish there was more competition out there but there's not much I can do about the way capitalism works. To me Gamestop is just a retailer like any other, I'd still prefer to shop there than places like Walmart and I value their used game sales. They may charge a bit too much sometimes but I've also gotten real steals with rare games priced cheaply.

[RyaNtheSlayA]

The issue most of us have isn't with the employees. It's with the company's policies, which are just complete bullshit.

[Hobie-wan]

I have a younger brother who had to go through 3 copies of Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal before he got a working one from GS. They have the lowest standards, seriously. A random game from Goodwill is more likely to work than what GS offers.

I've never had to go back because a used game didn't work. I did ask them to see if there was another disc once when the employee showed me the one they had pulled out first. I've had some light scuffs on things I've brought home, but nothing terrible.

[YoshiEgg25]

Oh hai Mark.

[Hobie-wan]

Oh hai Mark.

I don't understand this meme. A terribly acted line from a terrible movie. Is this just supposed to be some unfunny non-sequitor?