Best Buy's New Games at Used Prices

[Demon_Skeith]

Brand-new games at used game prices?

A pilot program that does just that is being tested at a Best Buy location in Utah. While it sounds like a good deal for consumers, Wedbush-Morgan analyst Michael Pachter doesn't expect to see the Best Buy experiment gain traction on a large scale.

Of the program, under which Best Buy will match used game prices in effect at either GameStop or Game Crazy, Pachter said:

QUOTE I don’t think it will do well. The price match means that Best Buy either cuts their profit per game in half, or wipes it out altogether. I don’t think that they can afford to sell $60 games for $50, and don’t think that it will be effective in the long run. If it does well, then GameStop will cut used game prices to the point where Best Buy can’t match without losing money.

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[froggyboy604]

Nice, I hope Best Buy canada also has this deal.

 

[hcfwesker]

I really can't stand how a used game at Gamestop is ONLY $5 cheaper then the new game. Really baffles me. An opened game alone, should take $10 off the price tag, and it's used, so a used game selling for $55 is ridiculous!

I hope this works good, I my have to check out BestBuy and see how this works for them.

 

[cqinzx]

It looks like Best buy is getting desperate to sell their games. But why am i complaining. cheaper games FTW.

 

[GracefulAssassin]

They won`t sell all old games so I`ll still stick with GameStop.