GameStop Sued Over "Deceptive" Used Game Sales
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Well, it said it expires April 30th on the box, it's not April 30th yet, so according to the box, he should have gotten the code with purchase, also, how does "full retail purchase" actually translate to "new"
He purchased it from a retailer, and they never specified that his purchase was "partial" or a "rental" so yeah, I think legally his case is solid.
Gamestop should just sell these used games in their own generic packaging like they do when people trade in a game without a box.
He purchased it from a retailer, and they never specified that his purchase was "partial" or a "rental" so yeah, I think legally his case is solid.
Gamestop should just sell these used games in their own generic packaging like they do when people trade in a game without a box.
Why don't you define to me what "FULL RETAIL PURCHASE" means, he bought it from a retailer, he didn't rent it, and nowhere did anything specify he was only purchasing parts of the product advertised on the box.HG131 said:
The box also said FOR XBOX 360, and, ONE PLAYER but those statements are as irrelevant to this argument as "FULL RETAIL PURCHASE" is.
Ack, how can anyone support "project ten dollar?" What makes videogames so special that they deserve to be exempt from First Sale Doctrine? Places like Gamestop wouldn't exist if there wasn't a demand for them; used game sales occur because the industry greatly overvalues it's product.
yeah i dont know why so many people are bashing Gs If you dont like how much they pay for vid games dont sell them there and also its not like there trying to get every penny off of you, and if they forget to give you a code remind them its not like robots are running the joint they'er only human, also this guy is a class one jackass who's only insentive is to get money and make a bad name for everyonesquid5580 said:
Excuse me while I go fume at the mouth in a corner as my daily dose of being disappointed by humanity has gone overboard.
It says it on the back of the box! There are terms and conditions there for a reason! GRAFRAGHAHHH!!!
Ok, I think I'm good...
Seriously, though people should be heavily fined and imprisioned if they pull sh*t like this. Suing someone when you have no real case, when things are obvious, or when they're just being stupid *cough* EDGE Games *cough* is just making a fool out of themselves. Worse, some people actually make money by technicalities here. I say stop a lot of them by making sure they know there's a punishment, and to further embarass those who are brain dead enough to do so anyways.
It says it on the back of the box! There are terms and conditions there for a reason! GRAFRAGHAHHH!!!
Ok, I think I'm good...
Seriously, though people should be heavily fined and imprisioned if they pull sh*t like this. Suing someone when you have no real case, when things are obvious, or when they're just being stupid *cough* EDGE Games *cough* is just making a fool out of themselves. Worse, some people actually make money by technicalities here. I say stop a lot of them by making sure they know there's a punishment, and to further embarass those who are brain dead enough to do so anyways.
Down the slippery slope I go! More and more movies these days are being released with a free digital download so the movie can also be watched on ipods-laptops-etc. So this lawsuit could affect used sales of movies too. Now if you go into your local Blockbuster you will see fifty copies of whatever movie was released this week. Eventually they will only need one or two copies of that movie, so they sell the rest used. What would they do if they couldn't?
That's why I like buying used games and selling my old ones. Games that I've played to death will either sit on a shelf in my room or end up in the garbage. And more garbage scares me. Now if you will excuse me, I need to gather up my beer cans and put them in the recycling bin. Or maybe I shouldn't, I'm taking sales away from the original aluminum manufacturer.
Yeah like I said it's a slippery slope but at the bottom of it is a landfill.
That's why I like buying used games and selling my old ones. Games that I've played to death will either sit on a shelf in my room or end up in the garbage. And more garbage scares me. Now if you will excuse me, I need to gather up my beer cans and put them in the recycling bin. Or maybe I shouldn't, I'm taking sales away from the original aluminum manufacturer.
Yeah like I said it's a slippery slope but at the bottom of it is a landfill.
Why can't we just sue Gamestop for all the other things they do.
Like:
-Treating their customers like idiots
-Treating their employees like fucking slaves
-Not giving employees breaks
-Paying employees through cards that you have to pay the company to withdraw money from and can only draw your salary in certain increments
-False advertising
-Selling brand new games that have been ripped from their original packaging and discarded yet are still sold at full price
-New games being used employees yet still sold as new
-Selling reserved copies to people other than who ordered them
-Exploitation of people working at Gamestop yet are not on Gamestop's payroll (i.e. people in school-to-work programs, managers would work them to death with no reward)
-Exploitation of female workers
-Wages disproportional to the amount of work
-Lack of care for employees in dangerous situations (i.e. robberies, employees are replaceable)
-Lack of company support in court cases (i.e. hurt on the job by another individual)
I have many, many, many more I can list. And this was all in the six month period that I worked at a Gamestop.
If I had sued for every bad thing that happened to me when I worked there I would be a fucking millionaire. But I decided not to because I realized that Gamestop has entire waves of lawyers to deal with people who sue them.
Like:
-Treating their customers like idiots
-Treating their employees like fucking slaves
-Not giving employees breaks
-Paying employees through cards that you have to pay the company to withdraw money from and can only draw your salary in certain increments
-False advertising
-Selling brand new games that have been ripped from their original packaging and discarded yet are still sold at full price
-New games being used employees yet still sold as new
-Selling reserved copies to people other than who ordered them
-Exploitation of people working at Gamestop yet are not on Gamestop's payroll (i.e. people in school-to-work programs, managers would work them to death with no reward)
-Exploitation of female workers
-Wages disproportional to the amount of work
-Lack of care for employees in dangerous situations (i.e. robberies, employees are replaceable)
-Lack of company support in court cases (i.e. hurt on the job by another individual)
I have many, many, many more I can list. And this was all in the six month period that I worked at a Gamestop.
If I had sued for every bad thing that happened to me when I worked there I would be a fucking millionaire. But I decided not to because I realized that Gamestop has entire waves of lawyers to deal with people who sue them.
Really? o.o I feel like that should be illegal, but I don't know if it is or not. Seriously not cool. I'm getting my games from elsewhere now.Timotei said:
People these days. So caught up in their lives that they forget you should always read the fine print. What a Ponce.
I would think it would be common sense that the game codes were most likely already used. 
I would have just figured that was the case if it was pre-owned and then would have moved on without the DLC. But instead he sued...>.> Over something that isn't really worth suing over.
I would have just figured that was the case if it was pre-owned and then would have moved on without the DLC. But instead he sued...>.> Over something that isn't really worth suing over.So he's suing Gamestop because EA games is out to screw people over for buying used games? Isn't that a little ridiculous. Not to mention if Gamestop loses it's going to costs tons of people their jobs since it can't currently afford to pay everyone's hours as it is. If you don't read the fine print, that's your own fault not the company's anyway
I totally agree! Why in the world world someone buy the used game for only $5 less than the new one?? I buy my share of used games- - but that is more when there's a $30 or more difference in the price! This is another example of how people will sue for everything! I got a shirt at Goodwill a few days ago. It has a 7 day return receipt. If I decide next week that its not my style, can I sue them for not taking it back???slowpoke999 said:
I was in Gamestop recently and I saw that it clearly states a ONE purchase offer.
It's impossible to miss.
It's impossible to miss.
I couldn't help not replying to this one.
I work at GameStop. I'm your average run-of-the-mill associate, no special management position. I'm also 31 years old. It's my fun, free-time job. I'm the oldest person that works in the store, and I get to be the voice of reason and maturity that talks to parents who have questions. That being said, my opinion does not represent the opinion of GameStop or any of it's blah blah blah blah (disclaimer).
I have to say, this lawsuit is a bunch of horsecrap. I'm amazed this kid doesn't know that DLC only works once. Unless this was his first game with DLC, and he just bought the system... but I really doubt that.
But that kind of common understanding doesn't hold water in court, but look at that disclaimer about the content code only working once! In fact, look at games that have DLC in them as part of their initial release. You will *ALWAYS* find that disclaimer.
GameStop isn't falsely advertising anything. Unless an associate told the kid that the used copy DLC would work. And it took him a couple weeks to discover the code didn't work? Yeah... sorry kid... your own stupid fault.
I work at GameStop. I'm your average run-of-the-mill associate, no special management position. I'm also 31 years old. It's my fun, free-time job. I'm the oldest person that works in the store, and I get to be the voice of reason and maturity that talks to parents who have questions. That being said, my opinion does not represent the opinion of GameStop or any of it's blah blah blah blah (disclaimer).
I have to say, this lawsuit is a bunch of horsecrap. I'm amazed this kid doesn't know that DLC only works once. Unless this was his first game with DLC, and he just bought the system... but I really doubt that.
But that kind of common understanding doesn't hold water in court, but look at that disclaimer about the content code only working once! In fact, look at games that have DLC in them as part of their initial release. You will *ALWAYS* find that disclaimer.
GameStop isn't falsely advertising anything. Unless an associate told the kid that the used copy DLC would work. And it took him a couple weeks to discover the code didn't work? Yeah... sorry kid... your own stupid fault.