Gamestop will not buy video games for cash from dealers?
I wanted to sell used video games to Gamestop for cash. I told them I sell video games at flea market. They said I was a "dealer" and was therby prohibited from selling to them, then they bought games from the next person in line. Is this legal?
I told them I was a dealer because they asked why the games were in like new shape. I wasn’t selling them for profit. I was desparate for money.
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It is perfectly legal. They are a private business and can choose who they buy from, since your games are directly converted into stock. They do not accept games from dealers due to their own company policy. Next time don’t tell them you are a flea market dealer. If they were forced to buy all the games any potential dealer brought them then someone could potentially bring in 100 games and demand they purchase them.
simple…..DON’T TELL THEM YOU ARE A "DEALER".
If you have multiples of any title, you will probably have to sell them over time or have a few of your friends help you turn them in for cash.
Otherwise, put them on ebay for cost +S/H
1) I don’t know why you’d tell them you sell games at a flea market.. That may have flagged you as a pirate rather than a legitimate business-person.. (You could very well be legitimate but it’s no secret video game/movie pirates use flea markets to move their product.) Especially since you wanted to sell for cash instead of store credit.. Rather than check each disc for authenticity, they turned you away.. It’s not illegal.. They are well within their rights to buy/sell from whomever they wish..
#2) And I’m not trying to be mean but.. You’re a reseller.. Trying to sell to Game Stop.. Another reseller.. A reseller that has made a multi-million dollar franchise out of buying/selling video games.. They’re professionals.. Do you think that, if you are able to sell at least some of these games to them, you’re going to make anything close to a profit off of them?
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