GameStop

This must’ve been what government-​run butcher shops were like in the Soviet Union. You go there because you have to, not because you want to.
GS already has something of hammer-​lock on game sales (especially with special unlocks) and then you add in an East Cobb locale floating in disposable cash from tweens and teens — does not exactly empower the consumer.
Particularly the entire used game/​console biz. Deck is really stacked against you in terms of returns, warranties, prices, and «store policy.» One sketchy move I overheard one day is the claim that even if you buy a used console in the store, you have really «ordered it from the Internet» so some sort of mysterious restocking must take place. Just swapping a busted unit for a working one then becomes some lengthy dance of phone calls and terminal-​fu.
Radio Shack should get out of the cell phone biz and get into games. These guys badly need the competition.

We went to Game Stop to buy a used Wii for our daughter. Turns out the price difference was only $ 20 for the new one and it came with games so we opted for that option. When my husband went to install it, he didn’t think twice about how the box had been packed, or the scratches… However, the console didn’t work at all, so we went to the store to return it. They have a 30 day return policy and we were about 3 weeks in. The person working at the store refused to return it! We raised some h**l and got our money back. We were obviously sold a used machine and the fact that they weren’t going to honor their return policy is a red flag to stay clear of this business. Dodgey.

It was really hard for me to give Game Stop 3 stars. If I was to go on first impressions, I would have given the place 4 stars maybe 4 ½; however, recent visits to the establishment left me with a bad taste in my mouth (or thumbs, considering the place sells video games.)
Game Stop is an excellent establishment to buy video games in all of the various formats that are available.
One of the best qualities about Game Stop is the fact that they sell used games, which an individual can of course purchase for a lower price.
So here is where I come to the point in my review where things become sour. If you are interested in selling a game to this place, think twice. I brought in 5 games, 2 of which just came out last year, and they offered me $ 13 for all five games. This really bothered me because of the fact that they turn around and each of my five games for $ 20-​$ 30 a piece. That is almost a 1000% mark up??? Not even Pawn Shops will give someone that kind of bogus offer.
I think that this is going to do nothing but hurt their business in the long run, because of the fact that you could take your used games to Blockbuster and get triple the amount Game Stop offers.
So, while Game Stop may be a gamers dream come true on the inside, it has some serious issues concerning external game purchasing from customers.