Best Buy and Wal-Mart: No More Used Games

By SpookSpook81. Wednesday, February 3, 2010 1:46:17 AM

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It started off last year as an attempt to get into the used-games market, and it now ends as a failed endeavor for both WalMart and Best Buy. Both companies have announced that their trade-in program is officially over.

The program, which consisted in being able to trade used games or videos for in-store credit and then selling such used games is no longer being supported at any of the companies' locations.

Operations of the program's kiosks were ran by E-Play (at both Wal-Mart and Best Buy), so it is actually THEM who are killing the trade-in program. Any kiosks at any of these two retailers are going to be shut down within the next three weeks. Both Best Buy and Wal-Mart have stated that they will not be pursuing any similar programs without E-Play (meaning they're really not that interested in trading in used games after all).

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Charles SchlossChas4 Wednesday, February 3, 2010 2:30:25 AM

Not there area they specialize in...

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