EB/JB Trade In Games Trick

LNowheredotcom on 20/05/2011 - 15:28
Last edited 20/05/2011 - 16:08

Ok so this is a deal I saw at EB Games.

Increase your percentage by adding extra trade ins:

2 x Games = 10%
4 x Games = 20%
8 x Games = 50%

Ok now for the tricky part, L.A Noire at EB is priced at $108 however at JB it's priced at $78. L.A Noire is valued at $64 as a trade in from EB. So now do the math:

Purchase 8 copies from JB at a total price of $624
Trade in the games at EB at $64 a pop add your 50% bonus which then equals to a total amount of $768.00

Go Bananas and spend that credit on whatever you want. You could even go back and do it again or better yet get EB to price match and repeat the process. Not sure who can be bothered to do this but thought i'd throw it up on here anyways.

http://www.ebgames.com.au/search?title=L.A.+Noire
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/games/la-noire/

NOTE: I have not tried this so don't blame me if it doesn't work. Just a heads on the trade in specials they current have.

General Discussion

Comments

  • bargainsniper on 20/05/2011 - 15:32
    +2

    EB Games are so over priced that the extra trade credit doesn't mean much

    • PainToad on 20/05/2011 - 15:57

      To be fair they do price match.

      • Tenebrae on 21/05/2011 - 21:58

        Not for normal customers, you have to put their feet to the fire most of the time.

  • ozblogger on 20/05/2011 - 15:34
    -1

    why not get LA Noire from ebay ? - $48
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/45142

  • br0d on 20/05/2011 - 15:35
    +6

    You can't trade in more than one copy of a game at a time.

    • djones145 on 20/05/2011 - 15:39

      that
      and also the overprice bit!

    • overlook on 20/05/2011 - 15:40
      -6

      thats true. and eb tends to record your name, apparently they will report to police

      • birnie on 20/05/2011 - 16:22
        +8

        For doing what?

  • drexxx on 20/05/2011 - 15:36
    +1

    good on you mate for sharing! :D

  • Keef on 20/05/2011 - 15:37
    +4

    Boycott EB!

  • chiuy on 20/05/2011 - 15:38

    OP, have your tried it? Or is it just a theory at this stage?

  • AntMan76 on 20/05/2011 - 15:40
    +1

    Appreciate the effort but this isn't a deal. Should be in the forums.

  • djones145 on 20/05/2011 - 15:40

    u could go to game
    buy cheap games and trade it in
    they have like some extra 30 bucks deal for 4 games traded

  • djones145 on 20/05/2011 - 15:43
    +2

    all that work and u get an extra 20% on top of what u spent

    however EB has a mark up on games of over 20%
    and since u cant convert into cash or vouchers for anotehr shop……

  • Nowheredotcom on 20/05/2011 - 15:44
    -1

    Either way guys this is still a deal at EB Games:
    Increase your percentage by adding extra trade ins:

    2 x Games = 10%
    4 x Games = 20%
    8 x Games = 50%

    I just looked at it a different way…haha!
    PS no i haven't tried it.

    • bibiphok on 20/05/2011 - 15:53
      +3

      This thing is a scam
      2 x Games = 10%
      4 x Games = 20%
      8 x Games = 50%

      I had 34 games to trade and went to both JB and EB this morning, got more from JB even with the +50% from EB (and +15% with the Edge card)… so what they are really doing (as usual) is reducing the valuation so, after applying the "extra bonus stuff" you're still getting less.
      And at least at JB you can buy other things and not only games… And JB buy your oversea PAL games, EB may accept some and not all

  • s_agno3 on 20/05/2011 - 15:46
    -1

    People get banned for doing this, HAVEN'T WE LEARNED!??

  • SpaceNinja on 20/05/2011 - 15:50

    Do you work for JB HiFi ?

  • motlking on 20/05/2011 - 15:50

    you should change the title, tricks aren't bargains

    • cmdwedge on 20/05/2011 - 15:53
      +8

      Illusion, motlking. A trick is something a whore does for money…

      … or candy!

      • Mazley on 20/05/2011 - 16:00
        +1

        can't + your comment enough cmdwedge!

  • nmur on 20/05/2011 - 15:51
    +2

    Does anyone actually want to spend $768 at EB at once?

  • Nowheredotcom on 20/05/2011 - 15:52

    I did confront an EB cashier and ask him if this in theory would work if I were to price match with JB and he replied with "why don't you just buy them all from JB, and trade in here"

    • xioxxio on 20/05/2011 - 15:56
      +2

      People that work at the shop dont give a crap, all they want is their pay.

  • tfb on 20/05/2011 - 15:59
    +2

    You'd have to be a serious gamer to want to spend $624 on games in one go for store credit (from EB of all places!) just for an extra $144 credit.

  • nubzy on 20/05/2011 - 15:59

    stupid waste of time and money to get a stupid credit that can only be used at EB

    only idiots try and rort the system, and it doesnt work anyway!

    • diamondtouch1 on 20/05/2011 - 16:04
      +3

      Used to work lol. Now we just buy them from overseas and save the hassle.

  • jhova on 20/05/2011 - 16:04
    +1

    lol tricks are for kids

  • morini on 20/05/2011 - 16:04

    it's a hack, not a bargain. and has anyone actually done it? That $144 will disappear quickly once you take their grossly inflated prices into account.

    • issh on 20/05/2011 - 16:13

      +1 should belong in the forums though!

  • Talibanana on 20/05/2011 - 16:07

    +1 for the effort

  • qkthr on 20/05/2011 - 16:17

    Not many (if any) EB Games stores will allow you to trade in 8 copies of the one game.

  • n1 on 20/05/2011 - 16:23
    +2

    Paying $624 for $768 of EB Credit is not a good deal. Especially when you run the risk of them not accepting 8 copies of the same game in one transaction.

  • dadots on 20/05/2011 - 19:15

    Worth trying for those with tons of Eb games credit in stock from past trade deals. Go to Eb to purchase the games while pricematching with Jbhifi. The worst it will go is just that you get what you paid for in credits (with the 7 days trade back deal). Actually,nevertheless you will get 1 copy trade back at $94.30 ($82 + edge 15%). So profit nevertheless. If you must, then do it multiple time and sell the giftcard once and for all (or to cardlimbo)

  • fred09 on 20/05/2011 - 19:42
    +1

    Hey guys, JB Hifi in Sydney Galleries Victoria had a pretty good deal for LA Noire: Trade in 3 games, get LA Noire for free. I traded in Resident Evil 5 (second hand copy from EB games), Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 and Little Big Planet - all of which were on the JB Hifi non-exclusion list.

    PRO TIP: Trade in your copies of Little Big PlanetASAP! With the Playstation Network screwup, the game is now being offered free by Sony as an apology. Not sure if they're on JB Hifi's list or not, but worthwhile trying the same for Infamous, Wipeout and a few others too.

  • njninjar on 20/05/2011 - 19:59
    +2

    16 x Games = 100%??

    • fransisqo on 20/05/2011 - 20:18

      math fail :P

  • Trance N Dance on 20/05/2011 - 23:08

    I think EB has the right to refuse trade in's of more than one copy of the same game. Just so you all know what the risks are.

  • dadots on 21/05/2011 - 00:17

    As I put in previously, buy from eb games through price match, so there will be no risk as worst case scenario would be you getting a refund, not trade ins.

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