Xbox 360 Fanboy

So... if you do it this way, you pay full price for the Elite, bring in your 360 AFTERWARDS and then get MORE store credit? Thats a bunch of BS. What if I want to use the 360 trade in TOWARDS my elite purchase?

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That is BS. I was planning on buying the Elite at Best Buy so that I could get their replacement plan (to avoid another out of warranty RRoD) GameStops warranty isn't any better than MS's, unless they've changed it since MS has changed their warranty.


If GameStop has as good a replacement plan as Best Buy, I'll go for it, if not, they can go . . .

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That's the way I read it too but wouldn't that only apply to the Premium systems?

I'm trading in my O.G.Xbox so I'm hopeful that I can bring it in that day and get the credit towards my Elite. Any GameStop managers want to clarify?

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I'll never trade-in or sell my original XBOX, long live XBMC!

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Wow, talk about losing sales real quick. They need to offer in store data transfer or something.

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Or something different than in-store credit, i'd much rather have the cash...

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Buy your Elite from Target. Extended service plan is $30. Best Buy is $50. Target seems to be much cheaper on extended service plans.

But you say you want Reward Zone points? You'll only get $10 in reward points for the Elite, making it still cheaper at Target. Only a Double points offer would make it worth it.

Then again, maybe you want 6 months to pay for it...

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"I'm trading in my O.G.Xbox so I'm hopeful that I can bring it in that day and get the credit towards my Elite. Any GameStop managers want to clarify?"

Yes, you *can* bring your trade on the day of purchase and apply it directly towards the Elite.

Also, just in general, get to know the manager of the location you visit. If he knows you and likes you, he would probably be willing to slightly circumvent policy. In other words, he might be willing to (a) sell you an Elite, (b) you bring your trade later, and (c) "return" the Elite and resell it to you with your trade credit applied at the time you bring your trade. Not saying that everyone will do it, but it's worth a shot.

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eStarland.com will give you $300 for the premium and send you out the Elite first.

Screw EB/GS

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it seems as though they would refund the trade-in value at a later date (within the return period). or they would get a rash of people with "returns" it would only save gamestop alot of headaches

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I plan on buying an elite eventually but it's shit like this that shys me away from doing any business with Gamestop.

Now I know that there are some really cool mangers out there and not everyone that works at GS are evil but there are alot of dicks out there, and promotions out there that only give you store credit is just bogus...

Like Tim UF said I would rather have the cash back...

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Wow you guys are idiots.

READ THE POST.

You buy an Elite from a Gamestop or EB. You go home, transfer your shit. Bring your Elite receipt and old 360 into the store.


Now pay attention, this is where it gets tricky..

They do a RETURN on your Elite

-You now have 500 something credit.
-You trade in your 360, you now have an additional 250 store credit.
-They charge you again for your Elite, you now have 250 some to be REFUNDED HOWEVER YOU PAID FOR YOUR ELITE.

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$50 for an Xbox? The only thing I'd take into a Gamestop is a Molotov cocktail?

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How much you expecting to get for a 5+ year old system mike? go check ebay, they are hovering around 80 bucks with 2 controllers and some games

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"$50 for an Xbox? The only thing I'd take into a Gamestop is a Molotov cocktail?"

lol. That made me laugh. Just picturing someone do that is hilarious.

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Hey Scott (#13). That is not at all how the post reads. I think YOU need to "READ THE POST".

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so will the trade in come off the elite or will we have to keep the store credit and put the credit towards somthing else

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Read my comment #9 above. If you aren't trading in at the time of purchase of the Elite, it will be up to the store manager whether or not you can "return" and repurchase the Elite when you do bring your trade. Being as nice as possible to him or her can't hurt at all. If you *are* trading in at the time of your Elite purchase, then it will come straight off the Elite's purchase price, just like a regular trade.

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This reads as though you go to the Gamestop store on 4/29, buy your new Elite for full price. Leave the store with the Elite and a coupon for your original Xbox360/Xbox. Go home and do whatever it is you need to do to transfer your data over from your original system to your Elite. Then before 5/27 come back to Gamestop with your original system and coupon, at which point they will then issue you a store credit for $50/$200/$250.

If I can't leave that store with anything less than the cash for my trade-in then they can shove this so-called "promotion" directly up their arses.

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someone is already selling the 120gb hd on ebay too

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250106699202#ebayphotohosting

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