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Number of GameStop stores outside US tops 1000

June 26, 2007 in News comments 9

GameStop now has 4800 stores worldwide and 1000 outside the US. With branches in Canada, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Spain, Ireland and the UK, one feels sorry for independent retailers.

Specialist retailer GameStop has announce that it now owns more than 4800 stores around the globe, with over 1000 of those located outside the US.
Deis via gamesindustry.biz »
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    I Am Steely Phil Jun 26, 07
    I freaking hate GameStops. I used to work at one, and good lord they trip you off. Maybe it's just because I'm a disgruntled employee whom they only paid $5.55 an hour >_
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    Deis Jun 26, 07
    What annoys me is that they'll sometimes have a fantastically rare game, like Koudelka, and they'll just put it on a shelf with a really low price. In this example, they sold it (to me) for a fiver; if it had been online, it would have sold for more like £30. It worked out well for me, but I don't expect people who sell me games to know less about them I do.
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    I Am Steely Phil Jun 26, 07
    They can be pretty oblivious to the rare games. I know for a fact if isn't Halo or Final Fantasy or one of those type of games, they'll just brush it off to the side and slap a price tag on it.
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    Kokoro Jun 26, 07
    I've seen some rare games there for only $5 before. One time, I also sold a game to them, which original costed $20 and they only gave me $7 for it.
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      Kokoro Jun 26, 07
      I've seen some rare games there for only $5 before. One time, I also sold a game to them, which originally costed $20 and they only gave me $7 for it.
  • 0
    Deis Jun 26, 07
    I sell my rare games through Amazon. It's a lot easier.
  • 0
    Kokoro Jun 26, 07
    How much do you make there?
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      Deis Jun 26, 07
      Depends. Books are easier, and, because I get my envelopes and stamps cheaper than market rates, I make a profit on the p&p, since it's automatically set.
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    ShadowKing2 Jun 26, 07
    The nearest one to me is around 65 miles away...

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