Regulators Approve EB/Gamestop Merger

Gamasutra is reporting that the U.S. SEC has approved the merger of Gamestop and EBGames, which was proposed earlier this year. From the article: "If completed, the merger between GameStop and EB would create a single company representing 20 to 30 percent of the overall market for video game products in the United States, and practically the entire market for used games. It's currently unknown whether EB and GameStop stores would keep their current monikers, or unite under one central name for branding purposes."

Comments

Re:bad deal on used games...

[cornface]

Some games you get quite a bit for. What really annoys me is that since they swallowed Funcoland, they've stopped publishing pricelists. It's all hit or miss depending on what store you go to, now. Funcoland used to have a monthly master list on their website.

Here is their response to my inquiry as to where it went.

Dear Gamestop Customer,

The prices are based on each different district and the prices change daily.
Therefore, we cannot keep an accurate price page on our website. You will
have to contact the store regarding this. If you have any further questions,
feel free to contact us. Thank you and have a great day.

What a load of crap.

Re:I would have cared...

[rAiNsT0rm]

"The Exchange" some people call it "The Record Exchange" but the real name is The Exchange. They are located in PA and OH in the U.S. I believe they have a store or two in NJ but I'm not sure.

They are a small chain and sell new and used Movies, Music, Games, Accessories, and more. They also sell games all the way back to Atari. Their selection is amazing. For example Donkey Konga 2 is priced at $34.95 NEW all the time compared to most placed $49.99-$59.99 and most players choice titles are $10 used.

The big thing is that they take any game, movie, or CD in trade and they pay cash which is very close to the trade value, unlike EB/Gstop. I traded in old PS1 games, DC games, and received a ton of store credit and EB/Gstop don't even accept them at all.

I know they are fairly localized but anyone with an Exchange by them should seriously check it out. BTW I have no affiliation, just a super happy customer that is happy to tell anyone about them.