How do you get used games?

[cindysee]

I'm wondering how everyone gets their used games? GameStop is kind of expensive, and sometimes the disks are scratched and don't work (had this problem with a Champions of Norrath game). I know there are a few online trading services, but I've never tried them.

I work for a university that is giving a survey on how gamers get games. If you have a few minutes to answer, that would be awesome. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?s...fnFchw5A_3d_3d

Pretty sure this isn't against ToS, but mods can delete if it is.

What about Craig's List??? I had a friend get a PS2 there for pretty cheap, but it's a bit finicky.

Cindy

[ddm151bobby]

Kijiji is a good place to start, and you might wanna try eBay, although you might have to do your research.

[Spirit]

Finished the survey (:

And I use GameCrazy. They're really close and I jsut bought Battlefield: Bad Company from them yesterday for 12 bucks.

[Oisterman]

Demonoid

[BGLamb]

Well, I live in East London, so there are sh|t loads of flea-markets everywhere. I just picked up a Megadrive with 3 controllers and 10 games for £15.

Micro Machines Turbo Tournament FTW!

[cindysee]

Awesome! Thanks, everyone!

That's a lot of choices! I'll have to look around and see if I can find one I like. Someone else had suggested eBay, so that may be a good one for me.

[Oisterman]

In all seriousness, Half.com has some awesome deals.

Most of the games I'm looking for (PS2, PSX) are like a quarter - its the shipping they get you on (but, it IS like $3 shipping, they aren't just making it up to rip you off.)

[Soren]

i go gamestop. THough yes their used game price are still fairly high. Also if your disc is scratched/doesnt work then you can return it for a full refund within 30 days

[Ithian]

Gamestop for PSP games. Nearly every psp game is really easy to beat / get tired of. Finish it up, return it within 30 days, no questions asked and full store credit. I've gone through about 4 games this way so far (:

Other than that, I don't buy used games really. I've moved to computer for nearly all gaming needs, though I'm strongly considering getting a ps3 soon.

[Ithian]

Huh that's weird, I guess the people that work here don't know the policy very well :P Not complaining or anything.

[gloomba38]

No problems with the games not working from Gamestop, the only issue I have is the general worthiness of buying used games from them. It's usually only 5 bucks lower than the same game new, if that. Only time I buy used games from them is if they don't have that game in a new copy.

If I really want to get a game for a decent price, I generally go to either eBay or Amazon.