EB Games, this rant is for you.
I like the concept of trading and buying used games.
However, I hate when those games don’t have their instruction book. I hate it even more when used games don’t have their instruction booklet or their original case. Sure playing the game is the best part. But I also like displaying my games, and I like reading the instructions (usually while sitting on the toilet… I know, TMI my couch sipping a nice civilized cup of cappuccino).
You can picture my horror stricken face while browsing used PSP games in one of the Ottawa EB Games stores today, and seeing about half of the used games don’t have cases or instructions. That’s not even the worst part. I find it downright silly that the store doesn’t give a discount for games that are in the cheesy EB Games makeshift cases. I mean used games are usually only about $5 cheaper anyways, so if the game is missing its aesthetic appeal, why buy it for the minimal discount?
I can’t imagine EB Games pays people the full trade-in value for games without instructions or cases — I wouldn’t know because I always take care of my cases and instructions — so why sell them for full price?
Just seems like a rip off.
Oh, and as a postscript and disclaimer, I have had issues with EB Games in the past.
