canand Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 You would get more on eBay than you would in GAME. Especially now. And some people may consider the option of having a Wii as a collectors item, and a sentimental item more attractive than getting 5p for it. Or £20 or however much they sell for these days. On EBay you have to pay to put your item up
Cube Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 I trade it in so I get the Nintendo Wii U cheaper and why would you need a Nintendo Wii and a NINTENDO Wii U If you've sold your GameCube, then you'll need to keep hold of your Wii. Not to mention all those Virtual Console and WiiWare games which may not even be transferable.
ReZourceman Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 On EBay you have to pay to put your item up But even including the small fees for insertion, you would still get more than GAME would give you. In cash - which you can spend anywhere, not just in GAME. Who now have 3/4 less stores.
canand Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 If you've sold your GameCube, then you'll need to keep hold of your Wii. Not to mention all those Virtual Console and WiiWare games which may not even be transferable. I got 2 Nintendo Wiis because me and my mum plays Animal Crossing and I don't play on GameCube games and I thought Nintendo Wii U will have GameCube VC
flameboy Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 I got 2 Nintendo Wiis because me and my mum plays Animal Crossing and I don't play on GameCube games and I thought Nintendo Wii U will have GameCube VC Not guaranteed mate plus also you really can't rely on Nintendo releasing all the games you want on the service.
canand Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Not guaranteed mate plus also you really can't rely on Nintendo releasing all the games you want on the service. I want Pokemon XD or the 1st one on Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo Wii U and Zelda Wind Waker and Mario sunshine
flameboy Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 canand is too awesome. yup that's why we all try and help it out. what a guy
bryanee Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Sold my Wii for £95 on ebay. Thats after all the fees. I didnt see the point in keeping it with the WiiU out this year. Speaking of shopto I just made Gold member status woo.
flameboy Posted March 27, 2012 Author Posted March 27, 2012 Sold my Wii for £95 on ebay. Thats after all the fees. I didnt see the point in keeping it with the WiiU out this year. Speaking of shopto I just made Gold member status woo. I do! No intention of buying Wii U this year unless something outright incredible is shown off at E3.
Sheikah Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 But even including the small fees for insertion, you would still get more than GAME would give you. In cash - which you can spend anywhere, not just in GAME. Who now have 3/4 less stores. I think it's a wasted effort on him, he clearly wanted the absolute most simplistic method to do everything despite paying the odds to do so. Pretty sure you can list on eBay without fees if you set the start bid to 0p.
Kaytee Posted March 27, 2012 Posted March 27, 2012 Found out yesterday that my store didn't make it, which was surprising since it was the newest one in the area. Guess it was costing the company too much to keep open. Second time i've been made redundant now as well *sigh*.
Esequiel Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Nightwolf - No I didn't, il have to check next time I'm there
Retro_Link Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) It's the Final Value Fees that are a bitch on ebay no? Not the minimal Insertion Fees/No Insertion Fees on certain weekends. --- @Kaytee Sorry to hear that! Edited March 28, 2012 by Retro_Link
Raining_again Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 seems our local store is gone, looks like my closest is in belfast, 30 miles away... Would've thought they would keep the Ballymena store as I think its pretty much the only one north of belfast, and its covering a massive catchment area! :/
Cube Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 It's the Final Value Fees that are a bitch on ebay no? 10% .
Retro_Link Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Exactly, so if you're selling something like a Wii and games, ebay can sometimes be a bit of a kick in the nuts, when you consider the Insertion Fee, Final Value Fee and Postage (for large heavy item).
nightwolf Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Nightwolf - No I didn't, il have to check next time I'm there I'm hoping it's still there, it was pretty good! I've not been to sheffield properly since May however..so don't quote me on it.
James Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Gamestation and Game in Carlisle have stayed open, surprisingly since our high street is about 200 meters long and could probably function with one shop, must be making a profit I guess.
Jimbob Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 @Kaytee, sorry to hear that. Sad to walk past one of the 2 GAME stores, doors shut no stock. But the TV was still on, playing trailers for up and coming titles.
Sheikah Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Exactly, so if you're selling something like a Wii and games, ebay can sometimes be a bit of a kick in the nuts, when you consider the Insertion Fee, Final Value Fee and Postage (for large heavy item). Then you set a reserve price (and postage is an extra cost you add on for the customer); either way you earn a lot more than if you sell it to GAME. They're just trying to take you for a ride.
Cube Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 GAME have halted console trade-ins anyway. If you still wanted to use a store there's CEX. Some indie ones will do them, too.
EEVILMURRAY Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 You would get more on eBay than you would in GAME. Especially now. And some people may consider the option of having a Wii as a collectors item, and a sentimental item more attractive than getting 5p for it. Or £20 or however much they sell for these days. I'm not keeping mine as a collectors item as such. Mainly as a Gamecube game player and it's got 3 awesome Virtual Console games on it. I'm scared to see if my Game/Station have closed. I daresay the Game has but not Gamestation, they have too much stuff/were doing very well when I visited.
Emerald Emblem Posted March 28, 2012 Posted March 28, 2012 Both Game and Gamestation in my town have closed, now there's only Chips and HMV on the high street to get new video games from. It virtually extinguishes half the reason for me to go to town at all. However after reaching silver rank on ShopTo I'll likely exclusively order from them instead.
nekunando Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 seems our local store is gone, looks like my closest is in belfast, 30 miles away... Would've thought they would keep the Ballymena store as I think its pretty much the only one north of belfast, and its covering a massive catchment area! :/ There is [ / was..? ] one in Coleraine (and Junction One, I suppose) but yeh, the closure of the Ballymena store is a bit of a shame.. even though I basically stopped buying anything from it years ago If HMV goes, the town is officially dead
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