GAME in Admin?

dsavvy83

I have been collecting points for many years, I remember when they were called Electronics Boutique, and i fear they have not really progressed since those days.

The prices were always too high and pre-owned prices were ridiculously high.

It's not a surprise to see them go, I think they were just too greedy.

I stopped shopping there many years ago.

Percy1983

What amazed me is why anybody traded in games there, they would give you next to nothing and then sell just short of new, you could always get more money selling on ebay or trading with an independant.

OLDCell

Some Game stores are trying to tempt people with 75% Extra on all trade ins.

Game PLC know full well they probably wont be able to honour any credit given yet they are quite happy to take you games and give you credit.

In Southampton East Street shop four teenagers were given £40 in credit on their trade in card. My mate who still has some credit to spend was told they are not allowing credit to be spent while the Administration is finalised.

It is not illegal for Game to do this but it is very underhand tactics. If the credit can't/won't be honoured and is written off Game still have your games which will then be used along with current stock to cover debts.

Even if Game Group PLC are bought the buying company has no obligation to honour the store credit given. So for Game to carry on offering store credit during its finalisation of Administration is very underhand and sneaky, especially to people who do not understand what it means for a company to be in Administration.

If you see any Game offering any higher % for trade ins let us know!!

funkyfreddy9k

kinda hate to say this, but anyone with credit/vouchers still to use at Game doesnt deserve much sympathy on this occasion. Its been known for weeks if not months that Game were at risk so everyone has had lots of time to buy something/anything to use the credit up.

OLDCell

funkyfreddy9k wrote: »

kinda hate to say this, but anyone with credit/vouchers still to use at Game doesnt deserve much sympathy on this occasion. Its been known for weeks if not months that Game were at risk so everyone has had lots of time to buy something/anything to use the credit up.

You missed the point!! GAME are still GIVING credit on TRADE INs, people who still have it, like my mate should have used it as soon as they heard Game were in trouble.

But for Game to basically rip people off by giving them credit while in Administration and which will probably be written off is really underhand and sneaky!! Game get more stock the customer gets nothing. That is the issue I have if Game can't honour the credit at a later stage. Which they probably wont.

How many teenagers or people of any age really understand what it meant for a company to be in administration.

Pobby

Yes but this is pretty clear to me. Going into my city yesterday, it was amazing to see how many stores have closed. I had a retail outlet for well over a decade in a specialist area. We offered good service and let people try out our goods. Off they went and bought on the net.

Now we have drop shipping. So anyone who has a bit of space at home. Can persuade suppliers to take it on board, can set up a website selling goods for a little over cost, take the payment and have the shipper supply direct to the customer.

There will be many more go to the wall. Sad but true.

Sibley

CBW.

Are you trying to say that because a games shop has gone bust it will lead to you buying a cheap house?

RandomDan

Will just stick my oar in as I work in the games industry (pc) and am a game player on multi formats (pc, PS3, Wii, Mobile).

I am surprised GAME lasted this long. With their purchase of Electronics Boutique a few years ago there are very often 2 GAME shops in major towns which is crazy. It is nice to browse a high street shop but the way forward is Steam and online downloads for PC and next gen consoles.

Some non-gamers may not know what Steam is but it is basically a download method for games which allows you to not have a physical copy, can get instant access and can be portable over several machines. This model is increasingly being used for console and handheld games. There is no need for a physical shop.

GAME and other video game shops will go the way of VHS rental stores. I don't see this as a bad thing; it is technology moving on. The loss of jobs in the physical stores is regretable but if you worked in GAME stores you should have a good knowledge of games and the industry and have portable skills for games testing, online suport and dev.

FTBFun

RandomDan wrote: »

The loss of jobs in the physical stores is regretable but if you worked in GAME stores you should have a good knowledge of games and the industry and have portable skills for games testing, online suport and dev.

May be I the first to say "really?"

ruggedtoast

RandomDan wrote: »

Will just stick my oar in as I work in the games industry (pc) and am a game player on multi formats (pc, PS3, Wii, Mobile).

I am surprised GAME lasted this long. With their purchase of Electronics Boutique a few years ago there are very often 2 GAME shops in major towns which is crazy. It is nice to browse a high street shop but the way forward is Steam and online downloads for PC and next gen consoles.

Some non-gamers may not know what Steam is but it is basically a download method for games which allows you to not have a physical copy, can get instant access and can be portable over several machines. This model is increasingly being used for console and handheld games. There is no need for a physical shop.

GAME and other video game shops will go the way of VHS rental stores. I don't see this as a bad thing; it is technology moving on. The loss of jobs in the physical stores is regretable but if you worked in GAME stores you should have a good knowledge of games and the industry and have portable skills for games testing, online suport and dev.

If you worked in Game stores you should be well prepared to work in another shop, unless you worked in the Central London ones, in which case you need several years of intensive customer service training just to get an entry level position serving unwarmed VAT free sausage rolls in Greggs.

As far as downloads and there being no need for physical media or stores, no thanks. I no more want to only be able to buy games from Steam than I want to only be able to buy music from iTunes.

Obviously its advantageous to publishers, they have an enormous saving by not needing to manufacture anything, and a defacto captive market on their download outlets where they can rig the prices to what they want.

It would also kill off the, perfectly legitimate, second hand market in one go.