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So, tried to trade in my xbox360 today

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Long story short, the guy in the full length trench coat and pony tail behind the counter tells me I can get an entire 20 dollars for my system. But I'm missing the controller. He won't buy it without one. But fear not, he has a solution. He says I can buy a used controller, add it to the system THEN he will buy it. Used controller costs $24. As he's figuring out the math, he has the audacity to say "That's not bad!" I stare at him and reply "So you want me to pay you 4 dollars to take my Xbox off my hands!?!?" and he says "...ya I guess that doesn't make sense."

No, Highlander, it doesn't.

So I kept it.
 

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lol

Maybe he thought you look like an idiot.
 

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He was excited. He thought he was going to make a sale.

I would say that would be a hell of a sale you give him the Xbox 360 and 4 dollars and you walk away with nothing. Lol!
 

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Huh...20 bucks...I'd take it.


They are ostensibly worthless...motherfucking racketeering cocksuckers.
 

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I'll trade you for my IBM Selectric typewriter. Works great, just needs a ribbon.
 

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Should have brought all your 1 year old games for a buck a piece. Might have made a profit.
 

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The depreciation of these new systems is fucking insane to me. I have a 360 sitting in my closet in it's original packaging now that I have a XBone, a perfectly good system that plays games that are slightly worse graphically than an XBone and you need to literally pay people to take it off your hands. They are still making games for this system.

...but I can probably hang out to it for two more decades and then sell it as a "retro" system to a bunch of stupid hipsters for a couple thou.
 

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...but I can probably hang out to it for two more decades and then sell it as a "retro" system to a bunch of stupid hipsters for a couple thou.

Damn. That's a good idea. Just put it in a lock box.
 

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The depreciation of these new systems is fucking insane to me. I have a 360 sitting in my closet in it's original packaging now that I have a XBone, a perfectly good system that plays games that are slightly worse graphically than an XBone and you need to literally pay people to take it off your hands. They are still making games for this system.

...but I can probably hang out to it for two more decades and then sell it as a "retro" system to a bunch of stupid hipsters for a couple thou.

You can do a 2 for 1 with your Ron Francis jerseys.
 

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The depreciation of these new systems is fucking insane to me.

The fact that they sell USED Xbox 360 controllers for more than they're willing to give me for my ENTIRE system (with controller) is all I need to know about Gamestop's business ethics.
 

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Why did I imagine your sales guy to be JP from Grandma's Boy?

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These things are like Cars...never buy a brand new one.
 

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The fact that they sell USED Xbox 360 controllers for more than they're willing to give me for my ENTIRE system (with controller) is all I need to know about Gamestop's business ethics.

Yeah, along those lines... Have you ever shopped Best Buy and noticed that they'll be selling a relatively new game and you get to the first price drop so the new game is now $34.99 New... But then you browse their "Previously Owned" section and find the same game used for $49.99 ?

Happens all the time there. I actually asked them about it once... I wanted the game in question and mentioned to the guy, "Well if it is $34.99 brand new then the used one would be like $29.99 or $24.99, right?"....

"No, if it says $49.99, then that's what it is... We can't change the price in the system..."

Brilliant guys. Bet you make a killing on your used game inventory!!
 

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The fact that they sell USED Xbox 360 controllers for more than they're willing to give me for my ENTIRE system (with controller) is all I need to know about Gamestop's business ethics.

Honestly, if you have a couple of games to sell with it, go on one of those Online Garage/Yard Sales on Facebook for the town you live it and list it for $50 or so... I see them sold all the time on my FB feed...
 

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They are still making games for this system.

I thought I read recently (like the within the past 2 months) that they are discontinuing all things 360 now. I have my 360, never bought the X One due to having to take a break every 5 seconds with kids. Was bummed when I read this.
 

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I keep seeing these commercials for let go, you should have done that, they would have met you at the counter. Hopefully with a sword because there can be only one.
 

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The depreciation of these new systems is fucking insane to me. I have a 360 sitting in my closet in it's original packaging now that I have a XBone, a perfectly good system that plays games that are slightly worse graphically than an XBone and you need to literally pay people to take it off your hands. They are still making games for this system.

...but I can probably hang out to it for two more decades and then sell it as a "retro" system to a bunch of stupid hipsters for a couple thou.
I still have my Nintendos can I seriously do that.
 

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360 came out 12 fucking years ago. Why do you expect to make money selling your garbage?
 
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