Analyst_ GameStop Has Nothing To Fear From Amazon

Electronic Entertainment Design And Research compares used game trade-in values between GameStop and Amazon.com and finds that brick and mortar is still the way to go. While direct comparisons between trade-in values at Amazon, who recently entered the used game trade-in business, and retailer GameStop might make it look like a close race, EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich claims that Amazon doesn’t offer the significant value needed to change the overall market. In fact, when GameStop’s various trade-in specials are taken into consideration, the world’s rummy wealth largest specialty video game retailer provides a great deal more value.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); “In scenarios where a consumer either owns the GameStop Edge card and/or trade-ins more than 2 titles that takes advantage of the current GameStop trade-in promotion (trade in 2 games get 10% extra; 4 get 20% extra; 6 get 40% extra), GameStop provides a considerably higher value than Amazon.” During last Friday’s midnight launch of Resident Evil 5 at my local GameStop, I actually chatted with several customers about rummy win whether or not they would consider trading in their games through the online retailer, and the result was an almost unanimous no, complete with a chuckle and an eye yono all app roll from the store manager. People want instant gratification. On the rare occasions that I’ve traded in a game, it’s generally because I don’t have the money right at that moment to pick up something I really want. In those situations, I am not going to be inclined to ship my games away and wait for them to be processed, even if the value were substantially higher. Which apparently it isn’t. Analysis: Amazon No Threat To GameStop [Gamasutra]