Nicholas Nelson Nelson 1
October 11 2011
English A090
Mick Haven
GameStop vs. Best Buy
GameStop is just like a pawn shop, just for videogames rather than for valuables. You can sell your old games and gaming systems that you don't play anymore for in store credit and use that for getting a new system or games. You can also trade them in for a better deal than selling them if it is towards another game, just like trading in an old car. And of course you can buy used games, in store appropriate condition, or buy one new.
When you walk into a GameStop it is not some huge store with multiple isles, they are little shops that always have enough room to move in. There is always some one ready to help you find a game that you are looking for or give a recommendation on one. Course not every store has every game so if one doesn't have it chances are that one some where around will, it might just a bit of drive to get it, especially if you are determined. GameStop's are not some big electronic store like Best Buy where it is some huge store and there is always numerous people even on weekdays and it always seems that there is always at least one person in front of trying to get help too with their problem. But recently Best Buy has tried to compete in a way with GameStop. They have allowed people to sell their games back to them now for the same rate as GameStop. Course if it is the same rate why bother then, well Best Buy is more than a video and computer game
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store. There you can sell your games back for store credit, and with a wider range of merchandise, electronics and more. But even if you can get better stuff if you are willing to spend only twelve bucks a year, you can join GameStop's premium group where they give a certain percentage better when you trade in and when you buy games or systems from them you also get points, also when you sell your games you get points, that can be used to get cool prizes even more video games and systems. So with that being said even if you do want to buy something that Best Buy has that GameStop doesn't you could still buy a Best Buy gift card from them with your store credit. Still as GameStop's are small they don't have every game out there.
As the gaming world grows and certain systems become obsolete and others become popular, GameStop has to keep up with the gaming world. So after a certain amount of time older games and systems stop being sold. So for those who are retro gamers, you would have to check for a different place to buy.
As a serious gamer, GameStop has a better feeling walking in and does not seem that you are getting to ripped off when you trade games in. Though if you are not one of those who are serious and just like to play them on the weekend or in your free time, then maybe Best Buy is the better choice if you want some sort of new electronic that does not revolve around gaming.
Even if you don't plan on buying a game and just want to see what is coming out soon or eventually going in and just talking is good too if you are serious. And if you don't want to always go in for info on future games another reason to sign up for their premium club is that you also get a subscription to Gameinformer, which comes every
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month and tells you about up coming games and gives reviews on new games. So if even
You do not care about the extra percentage and just like to read up on games, it is cheaper to sign up for the premium then buying each magazine separate.
So whether you are interested in gaming or you are tired of your old games and need some money or even an entire new gaming system there is no better place, but if you need some other electronic you better look some where else. GameStop is the best place to get deals on games and the best part of it is that for those kids who have trouble buying new games, or if you just want to get a game cheap and you know the condition will allow it to work at least, it's nice to know that there is an alternative for buying expensive games. But all in all GameStop is a great place for the home of gamers that want to know what is all going on in the gaming world. read more
