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Literally a used Switch game in a big, ridiculous bag with a “New” sticker on it. Imagine going into a GameStop with a game in a bag like this and convincing them to give you credit for it as “New”.

Don’t buy online from GameStop. Actually, just don’t buy from GameStop.

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[–] somethingsnappy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. There is just no way it is the last copy so often. Also, there is no reason to do that. Laminate a card with all the box info. Keep unboxed, sealed copies behind the counter. Voila! With about 5 minutes of work I've just solved the entire problem!

[–] Triple_B@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tell corporate, it's their plan. And yes, you'd be surprised how often it was, in fact, the last copy. If it's not a major release, there's usually only a few copies in the store, sometimes literally a single copy.

[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not blaming you. But it's really, really bad, and the fact that it's sold at full price as "new" is disingenuous.

[–] Triple_B@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

No argument from me.