4 words you never want to hear when buying something Let Me Check Ebay.

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

It happens...and is incredibly annoying. 😡

@midnightrider4ever

15 күн бұрын

I never use eBay to price items unless it's absolutely a last resort. eBay sellers are nutty on their ideas of value.

@rionugroho1403

15 күн бұрын

Bruh.. 🥶💀

@cooleyzz

15 күн бұрын

The biggest thing is people don't look up sold comps or listed to sold ratio. They just see a price and say it's that. Gotta look at sold and how long ago it sold. If there's 500 listings 2 sold in 6 months and they were $40. It's probably not worth $40​@@midnightrider4ever

@b4rs629

15 күн бұрын

@@midnightrider4ever CIB - like new The plastic: sticky mess The disc - scratchy as hell The case - doesn't snap or busted The manual - not there ^ Above average pricecharting prices If I list something as like new Looks the same as the day as a I bought it

some business owners don't seems to understand the importance of repeat customers. most customers that have a bad experience don't complain, they just don't come back.

@IvanOoze1990

14 күн бұрын

Boobi-Bot Mcgee over here trying to scam people..

@chaospoet

14 күн бұрын

Bingo!

@shanenice5380

14 күн бұрын

Good one.some times u have to complain

@MrSpiritstealer

14 күн бұрын

They do tell their friends and family and tell them to stay away from the place.

@josephcontreras8930

13 күн бұрын

If they charge a reasonable $ and willing to offer other low priced items I'm feeling good to buy more games or merch and come back again. It's a win win situation.

I hate when GameStop sells me a new game but its already open.

@scramblesthedeathdealer

10 күн бұрын

I've refused to buy stuff like that before, on principle alone.

@PSXHistorian

10 күн бұрын

Came here to say the same thing. Oh that’s my last copy…. Welp it’s not new then….. I f**king hate it.

@gallitoonbass4243

9 күн бұрын

I make it a big deal and negotiate the price. I've walked out before

@PSXHistorian

9 күн бұрын

@@gallitoonbass4243 will they actually negotiate? Figured GameStop employees weren’t paid enough to care lol. (Unless you are doing this at mom and pop shops)

@zzpyropuppyzz3920

9 күн бұрын

@@PSXHistorian they will not 95% of the time, if you find one that does, they aren't supposed to

I can confirm that Kelsey ONE HUNDRED PERCENT honors prices on the floor. I bought a bundle from Pink Gorilla that was only priced for one of the items instead of the whole thing, and she still gave me the posted price.

@3DJapan

Күн бұрын

Gamestop does too, or at least they used to. I bought an anime there back when they sold videos and it was a great price. The employee said "oh no, these discs were supposed to be put out individually, not in one box" but because that's how it was priced on the shelf that's what I paid.

For online shopping... online listings of disc based games and the seller refuses to take pictures of the back of the disc. Unbelievable.

@NSG_UK

15 күн бұрын

We always ask before we purchase online. 😊

@ItsASuckyName

15 күн бұрын

This bothers me too, whenever I sell a disc, I always include pictures of the state of the disc. Not too long ago I wanted to buy a xbox original game, there was no picture of the back of the disc, the description said that it was as good as new, yet when I asked if there where any scratches the seller said "yes there are a lot of scratches...". Some people take advantage of buyers that don't ask these things.

@jmogler

15 күн бұрын

Why you need to see the back of the disc for? You want to see all the scratches and then not buy it? I think not.

@SkywalkerOne1977

15 күн бұрын

@@jmogler Haha got em!

@R.Williams

15 күн бұрын

​@@jmogler Why would you buy a disc that's all scratched up? It probably won't work. Of course that's why you ask to see the back. So you can decide to buy it or not.

Biggest red flag is store owners/managers who hate their job and are always annoyed. It's a very stressy and unpleasant experience.

@warmsignal

15 күн бұрын

That's also very common among game store owners, and old men who used to own video rental stores in the 90s.

@TheKazzerscout

15 күн бұрын

Yes. Had a chap in a local sotre who seemed actively annoyed every time you went it to browse their games and hurried you into buying or leaving. Ended up never going back many years ago and they went out of business recently.

@philhalo66

15 күн бұрын

this is really common. i love used game stores and atleast 40% of the places ive been to had owners that hated customers and their jobs. nobody wants to visit your store if you got a chip on your shoulder.

@surrealbrain4227

15 күн бұрын

@@TheKazzerscout I went to this place with a retro arcade that doubled as a retro game store. He seemed irritated by me not doing things "properly" (because how dare I NOT figure out that a blank white sticker OBVIOUSLY meant that coin slot wasn't working, apparently), and then I left out of frustration, and never went back.

@DT-dc4br

15 күн бұрын

Local city centre indie games store had a miserable manager - think the issue was from dealing with unsavoury customers trying to trade in stolen games & consoles.

The giant red “Display Box Only” sticker that takes up the lower right quadrant of the box (shown at 7:30) is a relic from Hollywood Video/GameCrazy. I never knew why they put those giant stickers when they first were around. A funny coincidence is when I was working at GC shortly before they all were liquidated, they had price stickers that were blank so you could write the price on it. I wrote the price of a PS2 game one random day. Fast forward eight years later and I work at a random local retro game store as a side job. As I’m restickering recently traded games, I see a PS2 game that has my handwriting on a GameCrazy pricing sticker. Separated by eight years from when I wrote it. I bought it and took it home.

@AmariieMaerthos

5 күн бұрын

That is actually wholesome as fuck. What game was it?

@jesussaves21

4 күн бұрын

God bless y’all

@robotdell

2 күн бұрын

@@AmariieMaerthos the game was Project Snowblind. A not so bad action game but the coincidence of me coming across it years later was too good to pass up.

@Agret

2 күн бұрын

@@robotdell Project Snowblind was pretty cool back on the original Xbox. The multiplayer was never very popular but I still played it every now and then against my friends.

@dr.bherrin

19 сағат бұрын

They put those stickers on because many people would try to steal the game by taking that box, thinking they got the game. So to try and get people to not steal the empty box, they added those stickers.

"Let me check the price online..." - OK, you go do that while I walk out the door.

As soon as I go into a store there no prices I walk right back out.

@Chidoro41

15 күн бұрын

100% agree.

@clubcyberia8572

15 күн бұрын

thats when you ask if its a store or museum? local gaming store has the shelves roped off. never bought anything because it just felt like a museum. this is why most street scammers put the item they are selling in your hands. 90% of the time, if you hold it, you will buy it.

@arturboy777

15 күн бұрын

Whatever the situation is with either the condition or the price, never walk out without you making your own offer. If they have a problem with that, walk out and never come back.

@leecroft7311

15 күн бұрын

Might as well stick a label saying "look up on eBay, then add 10% on top" Because that is what happens at the till.

@RustyX2010

14 күн бұрын

"Too low to show and too high to buy!"

When they reprice games at the register that's never a good customer experience and we call that "Stepping over dollars to pickup dimes". You made an extra $10 or so but lost a customer that might spend hundreds in future trips.

@clubcyberia8572

15 күн бұрын

feels like "let me pre-judge what you will pay for it, and set the price accordingly"

@skald9

15 күн бұрын

It is illegal to do so in the E.U..

@dad7275

15 күн бұрын

True

@sirphilipe

15 күн бұрын

This is illegal in Australia as well and I personally would not put up with it at all.

@olijackson3870

15 күн бұрын

@@dad7275How is that not illegal in the US

Changing prices 'at the register' is against the law in some places.

@PsychoMantisss

8 күн бұрын

The only time I actually approve of it is when the customer is an asshole. My bio dad went to a shop run by a friend of my BIL's, and then proceeded to actually talk smack about him in front of his friends BIL wasn't there. Well the owner is an awesome guy, and the N64 was for my birthday. He knew I despised my bio dad anyway and changed my bio dad double. Owner always gives me a discount, but when I heard that he did that I thanked him for that hilarious birthday gift. Bio dad is a huge asshole, so asshole tax is the only time I approve of such a thing.

@SaanMigwell

7 күн бұрын

I know of 50 states and a few federal territories where it carries jail time if it's official policy, and fines if it's a simple mistake. Next time, pay the price and report the bait and switch. You'll get a check in the mail months later with the difference in price, then take that check to an ambulance chaser attorney and tell him, you can have 40% if you think it's worth going after them.

@livingpicker

5 күн бұрын

It is illegal in the US, it's against consumer protection laws.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

@@SaanMigwell Yes, the details on what exactly is covered and how it works will vary a bit. Around here it's not illegal for there to be a different price, so long as it's not misleading. That's pretty much just going to cover you if somebody swaps price labels or if they're sifted through an entire pile of properly priced and labeled items for the one that's not properly priced. That being said, often times stores will honor the price anyways, just because the little bit of extra money just isn't worth the costs of losing a customer and potentially being sued.

@SixOThree

4 күн бұрын

lol. Who's going to enforce that? The police? Those guys literally only exist to protect companies. If a company steals from you, it's a civil matter. If you steal from a company, it's a criminal matter.

I went to Gamestop to pick up a pre-order. I accidentally went a day early, and the employee said I'd have to come back the next day. Then he said "well since you came here for nothing, can I interest you in buying a membership?' I said no thanks. But he proceeded to push so hard about it, in such a condescending way, almost implying I was stupid for going there and not buying anything, and saying I'm losing money by not getting this membership. Every time I said no, he came at it with a different angle. I just wanted to leave, it was like he was holding me hostage. It was so frustrating and uncomfortable that I didn't go in for my pre-order the next day.

@98izzark69

7 күн бұрын

Not trying to excuse it, but thats pretty much what corporate wants them to do.

@The_One_Cosmos

6 күн бұрын

I experienced that a GameStop with a certain manager. Every time I went there when he happened to be there, he would practically nag me about buying a membership even after I said I didn't have the extra money to do it usually, and it made me very annoyed and uncomfortable

@hymiecamp

5 күн бұрын

Same I went in there to buy a used ps4 game. And hounded me about pre ordering days gone. And didn’t understand why I wasn’t at all interested in it 😂. Also this guy at Walmart pushing my on Xbox one and how PlayStation wasn’t 4K. All my friends are on PlayStation all my games are on PlayStation why the hell do I needs a Xbox. I also had a 1080p tv at the time anyways

@Ese1Pac

4 күн бұрын

Just walk out 😂

@teruienages962

3 күн бұрын

Yeah, it's not entirely their fault. Gamestop management flat out tells them they have to do this to customers. It's sad to say but if they don't push enough memberships to fill their quota they get demoted or even fired. Just know that it's not the clerk being a bad person, they're just probably stressed out on the verge of losing their job if they don't do this.

The price changing at the register, except going down, is actually highly illegal in all states in the USA and can be illegal federally if they engage in interstate commerce. It is a violation of a state and federal Weights and Measures laws.

@SGVSOUTHSIDE

15 күн бұрын

This is why I'll leave reviews and report rhem to the BBB

@steammachine3061

15 күн бұрын

Price changing is perfectly legal in the UK although as a general rule you'll find very few places that will charge you a different price to that advertised. But as far as UK consumer law is concerned a price is an invite to purchase rather than a legal value of the item. As a sale is only considered a sale in uk law when both parties have agreed to the terms and goods and money has been exchanged. You would be surprised just how many people assume that the advertised price is legally binding though. But you're not obligated to purchase upon entering a premesis any more than the seller is obligated to sell at the advertised price after all if you were prepared to pay 100 for arguments sake for a game and the store owner said you could have it for half that. You wouldn't claim they were legally obligated to sell it at the original rrp

@eng3d

15 күн бұрын

@@steammachine3061 AFAIK, it is a criminal offense in the UK.

@steammachine3061

15 күн бұрын

@@eng3d as far as my course in consumer law is concerned which in itself is backed up by derren brown (who originally studied UK law before becoming the hypnotist and magician we all know and love) I am correct. The legal precedent itself was set during the boots vs the pharmacological society in 19..... something or other, I forget. That states that the advertised price is an invite to purchase. The fact that I read that in a section of his book that dealt with how to increase your memory capacity, and it's been over 2 decades since I read it. I'll forgive myself for not remembering the exact date of that legal precedent

@MrSkerpentine

15 күн бұрын

Never thought I’d say this but we need more Karens shopping at GameXChanges fr

I like how you did not make Kelsey stand on a box for this video, yet this time you got on your knees this time!

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

THIS 👆 😂

@rionugroho1403

15 күн бұрын

This 😂😂😂

@darkangel3812

15 күн бұрын

Or wear his wife's boots

@durience253

15 күн бұрын

The price switch thing happened to me as well, dude was gonna sell me Zelda 4 swords for 40$, no joke said it was mislabeled and wanted 90$ for it. Even funnier he bumped it up to 100$ next I went in there.

@CherrySquishee

15 күн бұрын

That's the first thought that came to my mind! Was MJR sitting down? Ah, the blessing of being tall!!

What’s really annoying is when you find a cool cheap local game shop and resellers buy up everything so they can jack up the prices.

@SaanMigwell

7 күн бұрын

I've seen plenty of these guys lose their entire investments. The worst part is they will hold those games for years thinking "one day it will be worth sooooo much" No it won't especially after the grading scandal. Game prices will take generations to recover from that.

@KoryCaines

7 күн бұрын

@@SaanMigwell you know who’s doing it right? It’s the grading companies biggest scam in the world

@nostrum6410

7 күн бұрын

havent even seen a game store for decades

@ambassador724

6 күн бұрын

some things are worth grading.

@PSXHistorian

6 күн бұрын

Extremely frustrating. Scalpers can ruin pretty much anything.

In the US it’s actually illegal to charge a different price at the register than what was already marked. Dollar General has gotten in a lot of trouble for doing that.

@dr.bherrin

19 сағат бұрын

They don't care though because they make more off the switch than they pay in fines...

A red flag for me when game shopping is when owners will talk bad about other local game stores. Like, I understand you’re in competition, but badmouthing another store in front of your customers just doesn’t sit right with me.

@mattpace1026

14 күн бұрын

Said the person watching a video where an owner is badmouthing other stores. Also, if a genuinely sucks, you don't want to be warned about it?

@LordRayken

13 күн бұрын

@@mattpace1026 No one is naming the store in this video.

@eap61789

13 күн бұрын

@@mattpace1026 found a store owner who’s had all these complaints against them before

@TheManofBoogie

13 күн бұрын

I feel like this is more of a, “here’s what stores shouldn’t do,” rather than, “here’s what this store did.” I think the only store called out is GameStop, and that’s for their stickers. But I feel like it’s more name-dropped for relatability than anything else.

@TheManofBoogie

13 күн бұрын

@@mattpace1026 Being informed is one thing, but there’s a difference between a warning and just talking bad to talk bad. It’s all about intent

Jeeze . Just noticed you are almost at a million subs . Remember when you had a few thousand. Great job brother .

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Many many years ago at GameStop (I think 2008, my god,) I got a new manager that insisted on pulling out the cover insert/art and sticking spine price tags DIRECTLY ON THE PAPER INSERT INSTEAD OF ON THE PLASTIC CASE. told the dude he was a war criminal.

Biggest red flag? Store name starts with a "G" and ends with an "amestop"

Def had the ‘let me look up the eBay asking price’ happen right in front of me. I walked out. Said I’d buy on eBay instead

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

I mean, you do have the opportunity to inspect the game right there and not pay shipping costs...but it's still annoying.

@pigs18

15 күн бұрын

That's the amount only one random dude in Kansas was willing to pay. He's not coming into your store and he's already got a copy of that game.

@GalironRunner

15 күн бұрын

yea a lot of used shops have no warranty or even useable refund while ebay does so why would i pay ebay prices and not atleast get the protection that comes with it.

@arturboy777

15 күн бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks More often than not the pricecharting/ebay price they give you already comes with the shipping cost. Pricecharting is very inaccurate. I say you just do your own research of what it actually costs and make them your own offer, if they have a problem with that then they're definitely idiots.

@gizard4117

14 күн бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks But Ebay has a buyer protection, and always sides with the buyer no matter what. Lots of game stores don't even accept returns now.

When you go in to get your console repaired and they "accidentally gave me a different console back" hmmmm

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

WHAT!? 😬

@prodbyhajime

15 күн бұрын

Wait……. Please explain 😅

@BrickTamlandOfficial

14 күн бұрын

@@prodbyhajime It went like this Got a snes from ebay, no video out. Left it with a retro game shop for repair. Picked up console days later, black and white video. Noticed that the snes case had a different number than the one on the ebay photos. They said "oops, we mixed them up". They claimed that they swapped it out with the correct console. Still black and white video but the case number is correct. whatever.gif

@StarfieldWX-tb42

14 күн бұрын

@@BrickTamlandOfficial I had them try to do this with my PS1 about 6 years ago when it started randomly turning off after 15min of play. I assumed overheating (it's like 20yr old after all), so I took it to a game shop for repair. I took photos of the serial number and everything, wrote my initials on all the pieces in tiny sharpie on edges and stuff, hard to see if you aren't looking. Got back NOT my PS and called them out on the spot. "Ooops, our mistake." They went to get mine and said it wasn't done yet after all. I took it back without paying because no services were rendered. Found a guy working out of his garage doing tech repairs. It was fixed in two days and I made a friend.

@prodbyhajime

14 күн бұрын

@@BrickTamlandOfficial Wow, I can't say for sure if it was done maliciously in any way at all but....... it seems like a pretty shady repair place even in terms of negligence

If I get a deal at a certain store I’m definitely going back to spend more money. If I see everything is overpriced I’m never going back.

Great video. Really enjoy this type of content about gaming. The behavioural side of things. What games stores do that is amazing would make a great next video!

I hate going to an expo to find a vendor where none of their games are priced, they use PriceCharting, then they add $20-$30 to the cib price. That’s gross AF

@b4rs629

15 күн бұрын

I couldkind of understand that. They have to make up for other expenses.

@Mark-mu4pj

15 күн бұрын

Yeah super annoying

@bingevintage8124

15 күн бұрын

It depends if it’s a several day event on the first day is when everything gets marked up they’re trying to make profit on the game itself plus they have to pay for their vendor fees they’re usually more lenient on prices the next day after

@shldnfr

15 күн бұрын

There's a game store in my area that does that. None of the games are priced and you have to ask and then they look it up online and give you a price. I went there once and have never went back.

@Gee-Wiz

15 күн бұрын

I can agree with vendors not pricing their games with stickers just because stickers are annoying to deal with as a customer and a vendor. But to go off PriceCharting is already a bad thing and adding on top of that is a no no. If I can get the game for cheaper, why would I bother paying more for it unless it's rare and in good condition? I sell at local gaming meetups and shows occasionally and I don't use stickers on my games. Then again, those meetups are intended for people to talk and get to know one another and I'm not a business, I'm just a guy selling games to pay his bills. But as a store, if you have an inventory system, there's no reason not to price your games. Some game stores nowadays have easy to peel stickers and those are great, but also expensive.

You forgot one of the worst ones, when they don't clean their cases and leave all the stickers or broken cases and hand cheese on them, and still charge full price for them.

@Jfscloud723

15 күн бұрын

Lol it gives the games character that will be an extra charge. If it's like EB games, game crazy, block buster it's OK for me. But if it's a current store then it should be cleaned.

@ORLY911

14 күн бұрын

had a ps2 game that had a very old, smelly hollywood video sticker on it, didnt think to remove it at first, but putting it in the console made it smell real bad from the heat like it was toxic!!! removed it and scrubbed it down clean as possible with vinegar on a cloth. Annoying.

@snufftherooster93

13 күн бұрын

My local CEX has a lot of cracked, scratched, and dirty cases. Not to mention, scratched discs. Same price? YUP! No discount.

@maxwellium9721

11 күн бұрын

🤢🤮😵‍💫😵

@matthewl419

19 сағат бұрын

I don't mind old stickers still there, so long as it's priced accordingly. But I hate when they cover stuff. I've had stickers placed right over the description of the game on the back

My friend owns a small game shop here in Michigan. He is really good at avoiding all these issues. If a store cares about their customers, they will listen to feedback.

I had a bad experience with a game shop in Hammonton NJ. I actually bought from this guy when it was in the corner of the antique shop next door. I went into shop a few years later and wanted to buy some handhelds. I had to confirm with my wife to make sure they weren’t the same ones we already had. After talking with the person at the counter I took some pictures of the products and sent them to her when I hear the owner of the store chime in over a PA. “Don’t film my cases”. Now if there was a sign posted in front of the store then fine. However there wasn’t one posted and the person working the counter did not tell me about taking pictures. This store not only lost out on a big sale but lost my business forever. If you’re that concerned about your inventory than be at the store to enforce your policies in person instead of behind a security monitor.

@charanth182

Күн бұрын

You know that's the kind of boss sitting infront of the monitors noting every little thing their employee does

Man you gotta love a Kelsey guest episode!

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

Stick around cuz we filmed two videos that day. The next one is something people have asked for YEARS 👍

@burnout713

15 күн бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks Awesome!

@superchimpin

15 күн бұрын

The stickers in the cover paper drives me nuts.

@MikeG82

15 күн бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks the address to her only fans?

@crosswalklarry

15 күн бұрын

​@@MikeG82Cateyegluckgluck

I went to a local game store to see if they still had a copy of a DS game that I had seen a couple years before. I didn't buy it at the time because it wasn't worth it to me but after Covid prices sky rocketed. Sure enough they had the game at same price they had it at 2 years prior. Went to purchase it and they looked it up online and raised the price from $35 to $70. I told them I didn't want it at that price and walked out. The most frustrating part is that it had been sitting there for years, if it wasn't selling at $35 why would it sell at $70!

@arturboy777

15 күн бұрын

At the same time you only wanted to buy it this time because the price had gone up to $70 to get the thrill of getting a good deal. It's like she says, the owner bought it when it was cheap so he is already making a profit, so if they say $70, throw him a $50 offer and see what they say.

@alexmendez3681

15 күн бұрын

​@@arturboy777Yes. I was going to comment the same thing. You only wanted the game because it went up in price. Only buy the game if you are a fan. Gamers like this are annoying.

@TarisRedwing

14 күн бұрын

places like that need to be called out or reported to the better business bureau which is easy.

@jarretticeearthguard8614

12 күн бұрын

Don't know about the laws where you live, but in Canada, changing prices is illegal. You get the item for the price that is on it.

@jarretticeearthguard8614

12 күн бұрын

@@alexmendez3681 He said the game wasn't worth it for them back then though, he didn't say if he was a fan with the game or not.

The bit about grocery stores not doing the price change happens all the time they don't switch the tags from bin and it's double the price as advertised.

@andrewgrant6516

Күн бұрын

And when you point that out to them, they have a refund and replace policy and you get the item for free.

I attend the Portland Retro Gaming Expo every year, and I'd just like to add how amazing and flexible the game sellers are. For most games that aren't Pokemon, Earthbound, Zelda, etc, the booth owners are usually okay with price haggling, and the ones who give me deals are ones I keep coming back to. And anyone hasn't ever been to PRGE, I highly suggest it!

One thing I've been noticing is that rarer and higher value items will not have a price tag, forcing me to haggle like I'm buying furniture in the 1930s.

@b4rs629

15 күн бұрын

If it doesn't have a price... assume it's highly overpriced in worse condition.

@NoNickNoKick

10 күн бұрын

When I encounter some items without the price tag, I normaly say out loud "Oh noice, it's free" xD

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

Some countries still haggle over the price. And once you get used to it, it's not that big of a deal. It just happens to be more cost effective in most cases to not have to waste time hagglign over the pricing than for the shop to just put a price on it ahead of time.

@mynie

3 күн бұрын

@@SmallSpoonBrigade Yeah okay if I'm buying a copy of "2500-in-1 Real Marios Games" for the NES while vacationing in Greece I'll keep this mind.

@kokocaptainqc

14 сағат бұрын

@@mynie 700 games is the biggest ive seen with 10 different moded versions of each game...but it was back in the 90s in my remote town renting place

One time I went to a retro game store where they kept their more expensive games in a locked display case. They didn't include any prices and when I asked about a price on one of them one employee replied with "we don't discuss prices unless you actually plan on buying them", while the other added "it's probably too much anyway". Was said with a snobby tone. I went a few times before and they always tried to gatekeep the hobby from newer or lower budget collectors.

@chaospoet

14 күн бұрын

There's a store in my area that does this and also says they don't discuss unless you intend to buy. I got a little snippy with the guy. I said something along the lines of "I'm a video game collector in my 40s, not a teenager coming in here with allowance money. I wouldn't ask if I wasn't interested, but now I'm not."

@katrimeria

14 күн бұрын

​@@chaospoet It's a great way to alienate potential customers isnt it?

@mattdarrock666

7 күн бұрын

My reply would be ''So you admit you overprice your stock?"

Wow...haven't seen you guys together in such a long time. This was a pleasant surprise on my suggested videos. Luv u guys!

My particular pet peeve is when a game store changes a price by putting a sticker on top of another sticker as if they were a department store marking down a discontinued vacuum cleaner. Remove the old sticker first and, if you can't do it cleanly, it means that there's something wrong with your stickers or where you're placing them.

I was at a thrift store and saw a gamecube with smash bros melee cib for $40 Canadian. When i asked the guy to get it out of the display case, he said "oh that must be a mistake, that's a $50 game." I just said, well, I'll buy it for the price that's on it, and he hesitantly rang me through

@retrovisions_

15 күн бұрын

Least he honored the price. That would be a green flag to return again

@nodak81

15 күн бұрын

@@retrovisions_ I'd say yellow flag since he tried to rip him off but was too meek to follow through. Shouldn't have to be an assertive buyer to shop at a place without being taken advantage of.

@retrovisions_

15 күн бұрын

@@nodak81 Pehaps. I couldnt understand the context when he said that must be a mistake. I wasnt sure if he said I need to change the price or if he was willing to sell at that price. But your right we the buyer shouldnt assertive just to buy an item. Buyers sadly always have to be aware, informed and be prepared to be assertive.

@jmac79ers

15 күн бұрын

@@retrovisions_ yeah it's a place I continue to go back to, that guy wasn't there very long. I took it as though he was implying he wanted to up the price, but I was assertive enough so that he didn't feel like he could be shady lol

@notneb82

15 күн бұрын

I absolutely hate how thrift stores behave these days. They get these things as free donations, usually pay little in location cost because the property is nearly derelict, don't clean anything, and then charge ebay prices for everything.

Im not sure how it is in the US, but in Portugal, if an item is on the shelf with a price, by law the shop has to sell it at that price even if there was a price change. (Unless the shop has plastered everywhere a sign that says prices are being changed throughout the day) If the store refuses, we have a “customer protection” entity that you can complain to and 99% of the time they charge the shop a fine because of that

@harleyn3089

12 күн бұрын

It's the same in the U.S. It's against the law to change the price at the register. It's considered "bait and switch". The specific law it breaks is called the "Uniform Commercial Code", which is a set of federal guidelines that were ratified by all of the 50 states AFAIK.

@kiinshasa

10 күн бұрын

I believe that law is present across the whole European Union. It is a thing in Poland as well.

@cyrollan

10 күн бұрын

Ahh, I love Portugal. Great country, people, food, architecture, etc.

@RaiNeko7

10 күн бұрын

@@cyrollan that’s lovely of you! It’s a shame about the economics though

@johnmontgomery2321

10 күн бұрын

One thing I found annoying recently even at a GameStop was a game that not only didn’t have a price, but it turned out to be just a pre order as well. That definitely needs to be labelled or at least marked on the shelf.

Stickers are a freaking dealbreaker. Stickers on covers, I immediately ask the merchant to remove them prior to selling them to me, if they can't do it in a satisfactory manner, no deal. But stickers on discs, there's a special place in hell for people who do that...

I used to work retail, and you should be pricing things based partially on what you paid and partially on what you expect to be able to charge. Granted games may fluctuate more than the ones at the grocery store, but a lot of these products are no longer in production and people are going to buy it eventually. The main issue is covering your expenses and not warehousing items on the shelves. There probably shouldn't be a lot of repricing because the number of games that do increase dramatically in price should be a small enough number that you can justify just going over there and repricing it. Even at an increase of $5 you're probably still going to make enough extra profit if it's a legitimate response to demand to justify going over and reprising it. The bigger issue tends to be when products aren't moving quickly enough and are just taking up shelf space. At a certain point you do need a way of identifying those quickly and marking them down, bundling them with other titles or moving them to an online auction site to clear them out. And yes, that might well result in a loss, but shelf space is expensive and hoping that the one person that wants the game for what you're charging is suddenly going to show up if it's been there for weeks longer than the typical game, is also expensive.

Grab a game with a $30 label. "That's an old label, its actually $60" Ok then I'm not buying it, and never coming back. If the value has gone up I guess you should have gotten off your ass and changed it instead of pulling a bait and switch.

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

Yep.

@NSG_UK

15 күн бұрын

Never happened to us in UK

@Tuvok_Shakur

15 күн бұрын

@@NSG_UK congrats.

@ivanramos1809

15 күн бұрын

@@NSG_UK liar

@NSG_UK

15 күн бұрын

@@ivanramos1809 it's against the law to do bait and switch in UK in retailing. DOH 😣

"We don't put prices on our games because we don't want our employees to have to do their jobs." Is such an insane take.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

The more usually reason is that they don't want to pay for the employee labor involved. Which is somewhat legit as the prices at a 2nd hand shop is a lot more variable than it would be when the stuff is new.

Not opening the game, and placing stickers on it, make perfect sense if the game is factory shrink wrapped and hasn't been open.

First MetalJesus video I've gotten recommended in a couple years, nice to see y'all're still going, rock on man, hell yeah bruther

@MetalJesusRocks

8 күн бұрын

Rock on!

I walked out over a single euro, I would never accept a price change mid transaction.

@ReeltoRealAP

15 күн бұрын

Too right, it's about the principle. I'd do the same

@francishelie8658

15 күн бұрын

Where I am it wouldn’t be legal to change the displayed price.

@FindecanorNotGmail

15 күн бұрын

I believe a price change like that is even illegal in France, and in many other countries as well I'm sure.

@AthanImmortal

15 күн бұрын

@@francishelie8658 Yeah I'm kind of floored that this is a discussion. In the UK it's illegal to display a price and try to charge an increased one at the till.

Easy solution to stores not posting prices on individual products is for them to do what funcoland did decades ago: print weekly price sheets of your inventory.

@jeremyveverka146

11 күн бұрын

Yes, exactly!

@depafeo

10 күн бұрын

I f'ing miss Funcoland

@MungkaeX

8 күн бұрын

I have nostalgia for that increasingly giant “sheet” which was starting to look more like a small newspaper than a price sheet during the 16-but years. I can only imagine the modern equivalent would be the size of an old Sears Catalog from back in the day. 😂

@depafeo

8 күн бұрын

@@MungkaeX yeah, if funcoland was still around, I feel like they would just have kiosks in the store where you could check the price by search or barcode.

@MungkaeX

8 күн бұрын

@@depafeo which wouldn’t be any easier than just pulling it up on your phone.🤮

Lighter fluid is really good at getting stickers off, even off card, and it evaporates!

I have this same list of concerns when i shop for vinyl records also. Almost every single one is an issue in that situation also.

@kokocaptainqc

14 сағат бұрын

antiques shop is your solution...they usually keep their focus on furnitures and they have vinyls just because its old and dont care much...my landlady owns a store like that and sells her vynils 2 $ each and she'd even make a deal if someone bought a bunch

Here's the thing: You don't get "annoyed" with red flags. You get MAD. Especially the sticker thing.

@ch-yq5yn

15 күн бұрын

Games are not a relationship. If you start to play it and your not having fun in 10 minutes then just stop.

@dorkyraptor7002

15 күн бұрын

​@@ch-yq5yn This is about buying at a retro game store, not playing a game

@JHowardKY

15 күн бұрын

the STICKERS drive me insane anymore. Comics, Games, you name it that stupid sticker tag won't come off ruins the plastic its awful.

@djbawb

15 күн бұрын

I think you can still be polite but firm in your response to bad policies. ultimately, your business is what they want. Better to focus on that than reactions

@The2xWhiskey

15 күн бұрын

I don't get annoyed or mad. I get offended, and that's why I wouldn't go back.

The worst part of going to a place without prices on their games is when you ask and the dude there just goes to ebay and its like.....if I wanted to pay ebay prices i'd just f**cking go to ebay!

@shanenice5380

14 күн бұрын

Ebay is a good choice.i heard about whatknot is bad

@alexss3

13 күн бұрын

I had this happen to me the other day. Owner didn't price a loose cart and he "looked it up in his system" and told me the price. I asked if he could do lower and he snarked "well you're already getting a good discount on those other games" (that he himself decided the sale prices on). I was spending a couple hundred dollars and he couldn't accept giving me a $7 discount. It's fine because I know where I can actually just order the game for a bit cheaper than his price.

@easymodenerd

12 күн бұрын

Exactly! I actually have bought off eBay in front of an owner that did that to me before.

@NaughtyJuri

12 күн бұрын

The stores have to compete with the online stores and what the prices are going for aswell keep this in mind all places do this if you don’t see any prices on a game don’t even pick it up

@Grimm81774

12 күн бұрын

Where I live, every item is supposed to be priced by law. A store can get fined for not pricing items. This worked great for me when I found one of the Spider-Man PS3 games for $30 and it had just jumped to around $80 but they had to sell it at the price that was on it.

Thanks for this video. It's very helpful and entertaining.

@MetalJesusRocks

11 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Surprise price changing is illegal in the US. If they change the price at the register to be higher than whats posted, then you absolutely have an extremely easy lawsuit on your hands. This is exactly why Walmart is switching to digital price tags to more efficiently change prices as inflation/deflation fluctuates, otherwise they lose out on having to sell a product for the _posted_ price.

Haven't run into a game store that didn't price anything, but I did see a retro game seller at ECCC this year that was doing that. My gf was looking through the games and I noticed nothing was priced and the staff were constantly looking up prices on their phones. I pointed out what was happening, she stopped looking through their inventory, & we walked away. If as a store or a seller, you can't be bothered to price your inventory beforehand, you don't deserve to be a seller.

@SamJDH

15 күн бұрын

What the fuck is that?

Seeing fakes float around in stores and the store owners not even knowing that they're fakes is also a giant red flag. Like, do you even know your product?

@retrovisions_

15 күн бұрын

Not everyone who owns a game store knows the games as well as you would think they do. You can tell when you make note to them about and see how they react when you show them why. A honest business person will usually be more humble and apologetic about things if you show them proof of why the item is a fake. Instead of being arguing about it and flat out telling you your wrong even if you can show them proof. Takes all kinds I guess but not all store owners know their stuff like you the customer does

@thatssomegoodpie

15 күн бұрын

@@retrovisions_ If you're a retro game store owner you should be an expert on what you sell and recognize fake products. That's my take.

@retrovisions_

15 күн бұрын

@@thatssomegoodpie I totally agree with you if your going to have a store know what your selling and buying. Ive seen many stores in many states that I think people got into the game selling scene cause it was a trend but had little to no idea what they had and what was worth money or not. But then again that's how we get all those posts online about how they scored this rare item cheap. Some store owners dont know what they have.

@ProcessRandomThought

15 күн бұрын

I once worked at a game store that had a very knowledgeable, and "somewhat" fairly paid staff. We all were collectors, and enthusiasts. We knew our games, we knew our cards. We had regulars that loved to be there. Then owner started hiring young "first job" kids, paid them less, and the old guard started getting "pushed out". I was one of the last who remained, doing inventory, price checks and updates, sticker changes, organization. I watched as less and less of our regulars came in, and we started catering more to selling copies of COD to moms with whining children. I stood by as I was told to raise prices by a percent here, a percent there... and saw our trade policy offer less and less, watched as our owners started wanting to "copy gamestop" practices, and I watched as our collectors... started taking their trades across town. It was also my job to go through the recent trades to clean them up, repair, price, and shelf. The amount of fake games and cards, or junked games and damaged cards that the new kids accepted in trade... was astonishing. But that's what you get when you make those decisions as a business. This made my job un-enjoyable, and created more work for me. I eventually left as well. My dream job was no longer my dream job.

@PolygonAlchemist

15 күн бұрын

Some of them know, they're just hoping you don't.

in case you are unaware for sticker removal, using a heat gun or hair dryer to warm up the sticker/glue can often allow it to be peeled off in one piece. small retail tip there as most ppl seem unaware of this trick. (doesnt always work but always worth trying)

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

Yes, you just have to be a bit careful when doing that. But,t he adhesive should start to soften before the plastic does.

@tvcomputer1321

4 күн бұрын

@@SmallSpoonBrigade i used to have to do this to get stickers off of shrink wrapped packaging heh. i would realize i was heating it too much if the shrink wrap started shrinking more or developing holes

I'm so glad that the last game store in our area left/moved. I found it very annoying that I traded in all this stuff (some of it was primo stuff, btw) and then when I'd go to use MY store credit to get something later they acted like I was fleecing them. The woman that ran that place was a real piece of work. I remember one time I was in there and they were calling people cause they got a PS2 in but no one wanted it. After she got off the phone she was like "I know what the problem is, they all think it's too expensive!" in the snottiest voice. This was during COVID by the way, so yeah, some of those ppl probably had to watch their freaking money; I'm SO shocked that if it comes to food/shelter and and overpriced toy most ppl would chose the former. You get ppl telling you they'll pass is them being NICE, right? I mean if they were being mean (and freaking honest) they'd tell you it was too much. Also, the owner was always in a argument with the mall owner over their lease, she said, and I quote "I don't negotiate with terrorists" - like dude, you're attempt to be edgy McEdgerson here isn't impressive in the slightest. God, I could go on, so many funny but bad stories. Again, glad they moved, they really didn't deserve any support. Also, as a owner you might want to be aware of what you say in public.

No prices: I've ran into this a couple times. I ask the price for something, the employee pulls out their phone, and I immediately say "I'm no longer interested". I then leave and never go back. No thanks!

Was at a chain store that sells retro games. Had a copy of a very collectible 360 game behind the check out counter. I asked them about it and was told it was “trash” and would be thrown away. I then said well, I’ll just take the chance on it is there any way I can get it. Employee says yeah if I can I’ll just give it to you since it’s being trashed. Guy calls manager and manager says no. I then explain how collectible of a game it is (mind you it’s pretty beat up and in tough shape, water damage etc but disk is salvageable) guy says he’ll try to get it and will call me back and just give it to me to make me happy as a customer. He calls me back an hour later and says “my boss has decided to put it on the shelf for sale for $90” which was the price charting and eBay price for a clean CIB copy. Outrageous business practice! Completely turned me off. Super shady. Took a game they considered trashed and in bad shape, found out is was collectible and put it on the shelf for full going price.

@teh_supar_hackr

15 күн бұрын

Ah yeah, a game that looked like it survived the end of the world, totally worth $90!

@gabrielgoldwoulfe2277

14 күн бұрын

Sounds like GameStop

@MrSpiritstealer

13 күн бұрын

I never would have mentioned that it was a collectible.

@jarretticeearthguard8614

12 күн бұрын

I don't understand why the employee would call the manager, this whole scenario makes no sense to me.

@HattoriZero

11 күн бұрын

I hope you learned your lesson about not to blab how much their trash is another man's treasure and you got left with nothing in the end.

When a company changes the price mid-purchase and refuses you the advertised price, it's actually very illegal and they could get fined in the 5 figures. 100% take pictures of the package, the receipt and write the BBB.

I fully agree with all of these!!! Great video guys! 👏👏👏

I live in BC, Canada. There was a game store in a city called Chilliwack back in 2015 and they were selling rare and/or expensive SNES carts like FF3, Chrono Trigger, EarthBound, with clearly computer printed labels. I noticed this at the counter, brought it up in a completely polite and non-accusatory manner, and the owner started screaming at me and walked me aggressively out of the store. The store shut down only about a year later, but clearly he was selling these counterfeits deliberately and felt exposed when I pointed that out. It's important to support brick-and-mortar game stores and keep them in business, but they aren't all worth your support.

There's a few red flags I've experienced. When an employee acts like every small task is a world ending experience. I've had a few times like the repricing register, only I put it on hold and it's been repriced while it was on hold. I've had a few employees straight up buy things out of my hold stack. Just a few things off the top of my head.

Another thing for me is employees with bad attitudes. Like the least personable people who want you out. Why hire them? I had one guy just nag me out of a store, another guy look like i pissed him off for asking him to test a game.

Actually, they do change prices at the grocery store. There are a ton of people complaining lately that Walmart's shelf prices and register prices don't match. In one ABC news story, an inspector found that 1848 packages scanned at Walmart found 124 overcharges, totaling $502, a 7% error rate. The fines are so minor if they even get to that stage that many corporations just don't care because they know people are lazy. It's the same with many manufacturers with OSHA violations. A lot of places have the philosophy that it's cheaper in the long run to run unsafe, and "if" someone gets hurt, the fines are relatively minor. It's very difficult to prove willful intent where a fine is significant. As a consumer at Walmart and other places, your best bet is unfortunately to shop online and do pickup, as the digital receipt/price is a lot harder for them to mess with, but you still have to watch your tared (weighted) items.

Or a store where every slip cover is sun bleached

@MetalJesusRocks

15 күн бұрын

We had a store in our area that kept games in the front window and they were all sun bleached. It was sad to see. They eventually went out of business...

@LWAllen

15 күн бұрын

I drove two hours to a store…to see greatest hits ps2 games looking orange. Cover those windows!

@NSG_UK

15 күн бұрын

Game popular with this...CEX uses photo copied either in colour or black and white.

@radjago

15 күн бұрын

This is valid for two reasons. First you know they don't care about the condition of their inventory. Second, you know their inventory isn't priced to move because it's been sitting long enough to get damaged.

@highspotplays

15 күн бұрын

The Movie Trading Company near where I used to live had their used Xbox games facing the front window. Every single game was sun bleached. They eventually moved the games away from the window, but the damage was done.

My local game store lowered the price for me considerably on a 3DS game that had gone down. I didn't even ask for anything like that. They are awesome. Opening game cartridges when the store is full is not practical. They can open it for you but it takes up time so you need to be patient as well. People can be pretty annoying and waste everyone's time. I've seen customers that are ridiculously frustrating to the store owner.

How about when you buy a game online and you receive a digital copy when the website said you’d get the physical game.

If a store says “let me check price charting” I say never mind walk out and never come back.

@paulbalch9506

8 күн бұрын

The only time I tolerate that is if I watch the game come in while I am browsing and it needs to be priced before I can buy it. That has happened to me on more then one occasion with a title I had been looking for for a while.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

@@paulbalch9506 Yep, that's a completely legitimate reason to check the site. Most games will fluctuate a bit, but not so much that they're going to be out of pocket more than what it will sell for and the added cost of regularly repricing can eat up any additional money you could make.

@AJ42K

3 күн бұрын

That's the same with the 15 min rule for restauraunts. I can understand if they are swamped, but imagine if they never came up to you once or never even apologized for being later than expected. If that happened & I was waiting 10+ min, no tip. If I have been waiting 15+ minutes, I am out the door & good luck if you are still employed.

I hate the way people price older games like they're going to get rich. Used to be able to go to a game store or flea market and get games for $5, $10 $15 a piece. Now it's $50-$80 a piece if not more. There was two retro gaming stores close to where I live selling older games for way too much. They didn't stay open long.

@b4rs629

15 күн бұрын

This is why I like buying xbox one games.. they're affordable.

@Destroyer_13

14 күн бұрын

It’s because all the resellers that don’t even play the games took over

@shanenice5380

14 күн бұрын

​@@b4rs629some original xbox games

@bluespartan076

13 күн бұрын

I hate that too. I just want pokemon mystery dungeon explorers of sky, just the cartridge hell i dont even care if the sticker is all torn up but for some bizarre reason everyone on ebay wants to carge just for the cartridge, 80 to 100$. Im just wanting my childhood back and im not collecting for it or anything.

@heavymetalmikey95

12 күн бұрын

Well everybody wants them so they're gonna go up. And people are dumb enough to pay that price so they keep going up.

Dang. This was basically everything my only local game store does, and it all annoys me to no end. Great video as always!

Good tip is when you find a good store visit them often. Try to get on a 1st name basis with them, be friendly and give them your business. They will be more inclined to help you and wont rip you off.

DK Oldies should take notes 😅

@midnightrider4ever

15 күн бұрын

Most definitely.

@spursdynasty7378

15 күн бұрын

Hate that place 😂 Real criminals !

@MRkriegs

15 күн бұрын

What's bad about them?

@Aragorn7884

15 күн бұрын

@@MRkriegs there's a million YT videos to explain why. TL;DR they are up to bull💩

@SneakyGreninja

15 күн бұрын

Deadass

I bought several "new" games online from Gamestop and most of them arrived open and some with significant ware. I when into a store to return them and the guy explained very condescendingly how they were unused but open because they "gut" the cases. I'll never be buying from them again, in no world is an open game considered new.

@admiralAlfonso9001

15 күн бұрын

Similar happened with me where I got 3 DS games from the GameStop website since I had some leftover gift cards and none of them arrived in the original case shown on the website and 2 of them didn’t work The employee I refunded it to was cool though they saw it looked dirty and immediately refunded it

@PowerSynopsis

15 күн бұрын

GS is getting into selling retro games now too. Can you imagine how many repros they're gonna sell as legit? They're scummy af.

@julianne2551

15 күн бұрын

ah yes, that happened to me last year as well. i did a chargeback when they refused to refund and never shopped there again.

@insertcolorherehawk3761

10 күн бұрын

Thank goodness GS changed to fake case and sealed real years aho

I thank you for making this videos you are a very honest person 👏

I went to a vintage toy shop and felt bad as I didn't want anything they had. I seen a hot wheel still in package with like a 5.99 sticker on it. I brought it to the register and began whipping out a 10 bill. "That'll be 64 dollars and whatever cents". The guy then explained it's a vintage price sticker too and wasn't the actual price. I put it back, was mortified and embarrassed, and hauled out of there as fast as possible.

"No Prices on games" This is the game shop closest to me. It bothers me so much. I don't like to grab a game and ask "How much is it." It makes me feel obligated that I have to buy it anyways. I don't. But it gives me anxiety. Like, sir, put prices. Stop looking up online to see how much it is, because you do change prices. I've heard you do it.

@clubcyberia8572

15 күн бұрын

seems like it would be easier to put a tag on something, than have people aske over and over what the price is. but again, might not be an issue since i think its unanimous that a lot of people dont shop at those stores.

@Ni5ei

15 күн бұрын

Take 20 games to the counter and ask them how much they are. After they've looked them all up, tell them "thanks, now I know" and walk away.

@hbomb168

15 күн бұрын

Stores that do this are losing out on so many sales. For everyone one person that tracks down the employee to ask, there are probably 10 that just don't bother.

The stores I deal with, will lower the price of the game when I bring it up to the counter if it changed, but never raise it! These brick-and-mortar shops wonder why they can't stay open. I asked one random shop to open Breath of Fire 2 and they looked at me like I was crazy. They didn't even have the tool to open it.

@midnightrider4ever

15 күн бұрын

Not having tools to open carts tells me they don't test and clean them correctly.

@davidhendew6632

15 күн бұрын

Bet they did have the tool, but knew the game was a fake and lied

@HoLeeFuk317

15 күн бұрын

They lower the price at the counter to make you feel like you're getting a deal. It's just a tactic.

@Sixliters_Speedy_Reviews

15 күн бұрын

​​@@davidhendew6632 I ended up buying it. It was real.

@ProcessRandomThought

15 күн бұрын

Not having the drivers to open carts is a HUGE red flag. That just tells me THEY didnt even open it to check.

Thank you for the video!

I actually enjoy seeing old, unremovable stickers. From stores or garage sales. Adds to it for me, sometimes lol

In UK raising the price at the till is illegal. They either honour the price or remove from sale for 24 hours

@GarethColquhoun

15 күн бұрын

True. If an item is on the shelf with a price, they have to sell for that price or lower. I got a camera several years ago from Argos, using this consumer rights regulation. I did have to stand my ground and ask to speak to the store manager to explain it to him though.

@McShufts

15 күн бұрын

@@GarethColquhoun absolutely I've had to argue it as a customer before

@AJ-xv7oh

15 күн бұрын

Yeah it's happening to me quite alot in supermarkets. The till price is more expensive than the sticker price. They have to give you the sticker price.

@mrebersv

15 күн бұрын

It’s illegal in the US as well. Doesn’t mean it never happens.

@jaredbowhay-pringle1460

15 күн бұрын

​@@GarethColquhoun That is completely wrong though. Argos may have honoured the label price in order to provide better customer service, but they can simply refuse to sell it at the label price if they believe it to be wrong.

Comic book stores do this too and I hate it! I've brought tons of books to register only for them to tell me "oh this sticker isn't ours, the ACTUAL price is...(goes on phone to look up modern market price)." I always tell them never mind when they do that.

@SSRB714

15 күн бұрын

Pretty king👑 move because they gotta put all those books back where you found them lol

@DementedDistraction

15 күн бұрын

Yeah, I've had that happen to me at Mile High Comics, telling me it's an 'old' sticker while they go on their website to look up what it says. They inflate their prices to begin with, but that particular instance is the primary reason why I don't buy from them anymore.

@highspotplays

15 күн бұрын

Just happened to me recently. Almost none of the back issues (which there were tons of) were priced. I asked about pricing, and they basically just said it's a lot of work to price everything, so they check prices whenever you bring them up to the counter for purchase. It took like 2-3 minutes for the clerk to check the ONE comic book I brought up, and it was a nothing book that sold for $3.

I love your closeup of the spine sticker on that copy of Whiteout. That sticker is still on the backing paper. You can just slide it right out. A lot of GameStop employees will go the extra mile to do this because they know how much people hate stickers on cases (themselves included).

With regards to marked prices being raised at the counter, some states like Massachusetts have buyer protections where the lowest marked price is the final price by law, or if something is marked $10 or less, if a vendor changes the price, the price is invalid and you get the product for free.

The stickers have to be my number 1 pet peeve like just do them right

@WallMeat89

15 күн бұрын

Right! Stickers are the bane of my existence! I’ve probably got cancer from all the goo-gone I’ve used

@b4rs629

15 күн бұрын

Stickers Gamestop cases, but want full price.

Yes, this! I went to The Retro Game Cave in Ridgefield, NJ and nothing had a price tag. There were TONS of hidden gems but when I brought them up to counter the owner just checked eBay on his phone for each individual game and added another $10. Then, when I turned down the games, he insulted me basically saying I need to spend more money if I want a decent collection. Took my business elsewhere.

I own a store and often people are surprised by how much I offer for trade in. I just see it as fair, but we've been conditioned for the last 25 years to expect so little.

Thank you for great advice.

My worst experience was this overly talkative employee who gave his overly dramatic and negative opinion on everything I said and looked at. He asked me what I was playing, I said FF7, he said that one "fu@#$ng sucks". I said I was going to play FF9 on my Switch next, he insisted I didn't know what was talking about because he didn't believe me that the game existed on Switch. I eventually grabbed a single 360 game to buy, he read the label while ringing me up and said "__, huh? I've never played this. Probably because it's fu@#$ng stupid". I have never gone back.

@gabrielgoldwoulfe2277

14 күн бұрын

Well I like that guys attitude and open mindedness and how he clearly speaks his mind.

@BBallRambles

14 күн бұрын

@@gabrielgoldwoulfe2277 yes because its great to tell customers in your store that their interests are stupid.

@Silentevil7

11 күн бұрын

Definitely out of business

@richardsinclair7661

10 күн бұрын

@@gabrielgoldwoulfe2277 This seems like sarcasm, but I'll bite. There's a time and place, but it also depends on how you say it. It doesn't make much sense to trash the interests of the person about to give you money. I'm not one of those people that think salespeople shouldn't express opinions to customers, especially when it comes to video games. It can lead to interesting conversation, recommendations (for you or the customer) and other things, but it's important to be respectful of someone else's tastes, even if they're not your own, especially if they're giving you money.

@gabrielgoldwoulfe2277

10 күн бұрын

@@richardsinclair7661 Your BS detector seems to work... Yes of course it's sarcasm.

These are the differences between an owner that is just in it for the money and an actual ENTHUSIAST/COLLECTOR like Kelsey that knows how to properly take care of her inventory and customers. It's the entire reason Pink Gorilla stores are doing great. People see that attention to detail and would go out of their way to shop at a store that treats their customers and products, right. You wouldn't believe how many game stores I've been into and have asked for certain things or certain games (nothing even rare or trivial) and the OWNER is like "I've never heard of that before"....Really? How do you even have this store right now, I didn't even ask for anything extraordinary? I once asked an owner if they had any 3DO controllers and the guy had never even heard of a 3DO....I walked right back out because I already knew how the rest of the experience at that store was gonna go.

@moist1700

7 күн бұрын

So you walked out of a store because the owner didn't have the controller (Let alone a working controller) to a console he had never heard of and was completely overshadowed by the PS1 and N64 only a few years later? And then you decided you'd have a bad experience at the store all because of that? Really?

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

@@moist1700 In all fairness, yes that is kind of obscure, the main reason I'd walk over that is if I was looking for more obscure things and a different shop had them. If I wanted the standard Nintendo, Atari, Sega, Sony or MS stuff, it probably wouldn't put me off if they didn't have any Phillips or Neogeo gear.

My biggest pet peeve is a store owner (or even just their employee) with an attitude. I want to feel like I'm welcomed, not like a potential thief. I want a good rapport with the people there. If I don't feel that sense of decency, no deal in the world will make that place worth my time. I was once looking around ds games and got told 'don't move anything around, I just organized this stuff' and I was like 'why isn't it in a case then'? He's like, 'Don't have the space.' So I went a town over and bought the game I wanted $10 more expensive because the owner was nice and asked what I was looking for. These things matter.

Great video. Used to work at a local store that prided itself on being one of the "best" in PDX, and they were guilty of the first three issues listed without any shame. Hopefully this helps raise awareness of shitty practices, and gets people on the track to buying games they love without hassle

I can tell you this; I've never had anyone lower the price at the register. Funny how that works.

@pedrovasconcelos8260

15 күн бұрын

That happened to me at a CeX store in Portugal. The game was 2€ cheaper than the sticker price because it had recently droped but they hadn't changed the sticker

@orangeTadpole

15 күн бұрын

I’ve had this happen to me a few times. shout out to Play-It in Hilliard, OH.

@baronhausenpheffer

14 күн бұрын

My local GameXchange here in north Texas is actually pretty good about that -- they will give you the lower price if it dropped, and a couple of times I remember them honoring a sticker price when it jumped. Now, if the price jumped by more than $20, I don't know if that would hold, but they have definitely honored it on minor swings.

@thejapanesejesuscom

12 күн бұрын

@@baronhausenpheffer Game Xchange was the exact place I was thinking of when making this post. In my area they are the worst.

@andrewgrant6516

Күн бұрын

I got off the train and it was torrential rain, so I walked into the nearest shop and bought an umbrella priced at 12 quid. The till rang it up as 4 quid. Bonus!

Nice video and thanks for having Kelsey here as a guest in this video too!

The only gamestore i have around me in my town puts tape to close their cases on games. That being said they have never got mad at me for opening the case up. Most people dont look inside and it does keep people from taking the discs

An annoyance for me is when they have poor repair workers. Like I'm paying for service, and the soldering is mediocre. Another annoyance is downplaying condition. Like if my controller has a little drift thats an easy fix its not a parts controller.

There's a store near me that hits one of my worst red flags: They NEVER test their stuff. The one positive is they are honest if you ask, but they lie when you go in cause it says they have a "guarantee" that everything works Don't trust this, especially if you're shopping hardware or CD based games! Make sure your game clerk says it's tested!

@_Uh_Oh_

15 күн бұрын

OMG Electronics Boutique in Hemel in the UK was horrendous for this - the amount of games we had to take back ...

@RevLink

14 күн бұрын

I used to run a used game store. Let me tell you, it's virtually impossible to test every game that gets traded in. There's just not enough time in the day to do that. We tested systems and controllers, and would test some games if they looked rough, but if a game was clean we couldn't take the time to test it. Certain games, like Pokémon, we would always test, because people often tried to trade in ones with bad batteries that wouldn't save. And if a disc game was scratched we would test it after resurfacing. But we did have systems in the store to play on, so if a customer wanted to make sure the copy of Earthbound he was buying worked we could fire it up for him. We also had a guarantee like the one you mentioned. The guarantee was that the games would work in the condition that we sold them in, or you could return them and get your money back. That way, if someone traded in a very clean copy of Super Mario Bros. 3 that we didn't have time to test, and it wound up not working, the customer that bought it could bring it back. Sorry for the long post. I miss my time at the game store.

@masejoer

14 күн бұрын

@@RevLink "if a customer wanted to make sure the copy of Earthbound he was buying worked we could fire it up for him" Yeah, perhaps one part of the disc reads fine...a bootup test isn't very useful. A lot of games won't read further into the data, and may only appear after a person has 20 hours into the game. Full disc integrity scans in a PC (or ISO rips in some cases such as the gamecube/wii versus using a slow, compatible PC drive such as a 8161) is the only way to know for certain. I fully scan every game I purchase specifically because of this problem with optical media. This made me think of this - if a game shop does this: shops that try to resurface bluray discs. I've seen them on the shelf, and I doubt any worked.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

@@RevLink Yep, as a practical matter, that's about the best you're going to do. That's especially true of disc based systems where there might well be an unreadable sector that doesn't get access until you're midway through the game. No store is going to have the resources to playthrough every game that comes in.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

@@masejoer That's one of the reasons that I hate that games went to discs. I've rarely had issues with ancient carts going bad, but sometimes the discs will and it's a lot harder to check.

Taking a game's case to the register, and finding they don't have any copies of that game in stock.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

That's annoying. I'm guessing that somebody stole a copy out of the back if that happened.

Thank you so much for the tips, guys! 🥰

Hi, GameStop worker here. At my locations, we have labels that actually do come off pretty easily. I often buy my games second hand from our store, and I’ve never had an issue taking the labels off. It used to be much worse, but over the last few years I’ve worked there it’s gotten much easier with the newer labels

If I don't see prices on games, I'm not even going to ask them how much. One store near me does this, and they always ask 2x as much as Ebay prices...

@darkwyve

15 күн бұрын

If I walk into a store like that, I just walk right back out and never come back; very unprofessional.

@SmallSpoonBrigade

4 күн бұрын

That sort of thing gives me flashbacks to going into a little convenience store when I was a kid and nothing was priced. I asked what the price of a pack of gum was and was accused of trying to get it for less than the asking price. I don't think I ever went in there again and the store did eventually close, although that may have been due to the retirement of the owner.