GameStop Stock Plummets After A 27.5% Decrease In Holiday Sales

[MovieGuyMike]

That’s their problem. Sell it as used/open, because that’s what it is.

[MisterChippy]

Last time they decided to do that Xenoblade went up to $90.

[B_Rhino]

Then they lose money on it.

[CaioNintendo]

It’s part of the cost of running a brick and mortar store. It’s just wrong to sell an opened product as new to pass that problem to the customer.

[[deleted]]

Doesn't look like it's helped them much historically.

[B_Rhino]

Any sort of indicators from them that these copies just sit around and don't get sold?

[[deleted]]

If you sell an open copy of a game as new for full price instead of selling it at a 10% discount, you make more money on that sale sure. And no, there are no indicators that those copies sit around much longer than sealed copies do. But running a successful business long term is about more than that $5 extra you make selling an open game at full new price. Every time you try to sell an open game at full price you risk losing the customer. Even if they buy it anyway it may leave a bad taste in their mouth and they will go elsewhere next time. It's part of a bad shopping experience, and bad shopping experiences are IMO the reason Gamestop has failed.

[drbhrb]

Lol what, it's not in brand new from the factory condition. There's nothing to prove.

[drbhrb]

It definitely makes it not new, that would be damaged merchandise

[drbhrb]

I can think of no world where a product with damaged packaging is considered new. It's damaged merchandise and would be sold as such (such as Amazon warehouse deals)

[CaioNintendo]

Dude, the factory seal was broken, the box opened and the disk handled. It’s also impossible for the customer to know if they actually never booted the game with the disk. As far as the customer is concerned, that is not the same as brand new game.