I'm just curious, if anyone of you have dealt with them before. More so than buying, I am specifically talking about selling items to these stores? Do they treat you right? Do they give you fair store credit? Is it basically a bad idea to sell your items to these stores?
So I went in to trade a few things along with someone today. I didn't expect much, because what I brought in was modern and junky titles that I didn't even consider part of my collection, just junk I had. Six games, and I was surprised when they said I could get $10 in credit. For what I took in, I thought that was decent. I understand they need to make money on them..... So the person I along went with brings in a handful cartridge era Mario titles as trade material, and despite the fact that Price Charting average says one of them is retailing nearly at $25 alone, he gets offered $20 for the whole lot of four Mario games. This knowing that he wanted store credit so that the money goes back into the store, and knowing us as repeat customers who spend good money there.
So basically, you're better off bringing in junk than bringing in high demand games if you're trying to get ahead there. I would have sat on those junky games for a long time hoping to make more than $10 total on them. But selling old Mario games at full market value is a cakewalk, especially on eBay. So there's just no incentive to bring the good stuff to this store, which is sad.
Maybe I'm wrong, but it didn't seem like a fair offer. He didn't accept either. Sure, you aren't going to get full retail out of selling to a reseller, but that seemed like a low-ball offer to me considering what he had. Especially when the store says they base selling prices in line with Price Charting, so it's not like you're getting special prices as a buyer. I don't know.