GUTS: WORSE THAN YOUR MOTHER DYING

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Originally Posted by Xeno G

I think it's kinda a store by store thing. Some managers are cooler than others.

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Actually, it was a company-wide directive. But it wouldn't be completely unheard of for a manager to allow employees to do so...

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Originally Posted by Brisco Bold

As long as EB can get away with gutting titles, they'll do it. It's all about money. The moment they start losing money because customers decide to take their business to a store that doesn't gut, they'll install sensors, cameras and special cases, for every game. Right now, the costs for making mock-up boxes out-weighs the benefit.

Clarification: I'm not sure if this is true in the States, but I know that in Canada, employees are no longer allowed to try out games.

And, honestly, I enjoy purchasing factory sealed products (DVDs, CDs and games), but to me, buying an open product isn't the end of the world.

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Yo, darkness.

They can gut until their heart's content because a majority of gamers here in the U.S. are casual gamers who don't collect, and end up trading in most of their shit anyway.

Well, it's not the end of the world, but by all means, if I can get it sealed, then by damn, I'm going to get it sealed. I very rarely buy used/opened games, and then, it doesn't "feel" the same.

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Originally Posted by Brisco Bold

Actually, it was a company-wide directive. But it wouldn't be completely unheard of for a manager to allow employees to do so...

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That's what I meant.

When I was a register jockey for EB our manager followed the company rules to the letter. When they (corporate office) started to let us borrow games overnight we were supposed to write little 2 paragraph reviews for 'em and turn it in when we brought back the game. If we didn't do that then he would write us up. I think I borrowed one game and just said the hell with it.

But I've had frinds work for other EBs and they could borrow stuff even when the head office said they wern't supposed to.

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Originally Posted by Xeno G

That's what I meant.

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Yeah -- realized right after I typed it.

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Originally Posted by Xeno G

That's what I meant.

When I was a register jockey for EB our manager followed the company rules to the letter. When they (corporate office) started to let us borrow games overnight we were supposed to write little 2 paragraph reviews for 'em and turn it in when we brought back the game. If we didn't do that then he would write us up. I think I borrowed one game and just said the hell with it.

But I've had frinds work for other EBs and they could borrow stuff even when the head office said they wern't supposed to.

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LOL at the mini reviews.

I'm not gonna front, I've popped in a GBA cart here and there when the store was super quiet.

I should save my game and name it PWNED.

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Originally Posted by Fighter-X

Yo, darkness.

They can gut until their heart's content because a majority of gamers here in the U.S. are casual gamers who don't collect, and end up trading in most of their shit anyway.

Well, it's not the end of the world, but by all means, if I can get it sealed, then by damn, I'm going to get it sealed. I very rarely buy used/opened games, and then, it doesn't "feel" the same.

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Long time no talk, bitch.

To each their own, I guess. I can see both sides of the argument. I just don't think this an issue that's really important.

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Originally Posted by Mzo

I should save my game and name it PWNED.

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That would be awesome. Do it, next week even.

And this reminds me of a used GB game we got in at the fist game shop I worked at. It was Link's Awakening and someone had edited the cart somehow. The game's title screen was changed to "The Legend of the Hunt: Nigger Season". It just sat there at the store for over a month and then one day someone asked to try it out and got a little surprise when it booted up. They were cool about it and laughs were had all around. :lol:

Eh I can see why he didn't want to buy the openned game. I had something like this happen to me before and I went ahead and got the game. I got it home and couldn't use it because it actually was a used game. Something about the key being already registered.

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Originally Posted by Xeno G

I keep the wrap on my GBA games. Just make a little slit in the top big enough to open it and get the game out then I just leave the wrap around it on my shelf. But, yes, I am a dweeb when it comes to collecting Gameboy games.

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That's strange, because that's the only market where the games aren't really worth anything years down the line.

I can't really think of any rare or expensive gb games =/

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Originally Posted by Xeno G

And this reminds me of a used GB game we got in at the fist game shop I worked at. It was Link's Awakening and someone had edited the cart somehow. The game's title screen was changed to "The Legend of the Hunt: Nigger Season". It just sat there at the store for over a month and then one day someone asked to try it out and got a little surprise when it booted up. They were cool about it and laughs were had all around. :lol:

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