CeX don't sell new stuff, though, so the comparison to Game isn't really relevant. They can sell second hand stuff for as high a price as they like and it wouldn't be comparable to Game. Besides, you're still at liberty to buy online.
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CeX don't sell new stuff, though, so the comparison to Game isn't really relevant. They can sell second hand stuff for as high a price as they like and it wouldn't be comparable to Game. Besides, you're still at liberty to buy online.
I never said they did sell brand new games :|
No, but you implied that it's wrong for them to charge high prices for pre-owned new stuff.
This is why they'll either go down or cut jobs/close stores
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imo yes, I do belive it is wrong.
Another well known site is selling it brand new for a few pence less than Game's pre-owned price.
I dont know, perhaps I'm just being tight and COD is still flying off the shelves like hot cakes.
But why? They can charge what they like for something that they have bought for resale. You are free to shop elsewhere.
The point as it relates to Game is that:
a) They have priced themselves out of the market by charging such high prices for both new and second hand games.
b) They questionably promote second hand games ahead of new games because they are more profitable.
Neither of those points apply to CeX.
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Getting with the times by what, opening out of town superstores full of high margin fruit and veg and using games as a loss leader?
This is why they'll either go down or cut jobs/close stores
Thats £5 less than RRP. It's not as cheap as buying online, sure, but why would it be? Play.com sell online for less and make very small profits despite onyl really having to fund a warehouse/shipping setup. How could GAME charge the same and not be projected into loss given the overheads of running stores on high streets?
Of course they can charge what they like and yes I'm aware I can go elsewhere.
I'm voicing my opinion on them. In my eyes some of the newer released titles on offer costs too much. On average one would only save a couple of pounds.
And just for the record I never ushered Cex into this argument.
[TW]Fox;21023743 said:
Out of town superstores? That maybe so if you live the middle of nowhere but, where I live, there are three of the big four superstores on my door step right next to each other, bang on in the middle of town.
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[TW]Fox;21023753 said:
I cant comment on Play's situtation. Never used them.
I have an idea why they're prices are that high (because they have x number of stores to manage and wages to pay). But that doesnt mean people will continue accept their prices.
Sales are down, they need to do something. It's either keep their prices high and cut jobs and stores.... Or price match!
Even in my tiny city, there is a huge Sainsburys in the town centre and an Asda about a mile away.
Congratulations for totally missing the point.
Tesco sell cheap games and cheap petrol as a loss leader a lot of the time. They make the money by charging you many times above cost for groceries. Only you don't notice that.
You cannot expect a high street retailer to compete with that.
For goodness sake it was the first word that came into my head to mean huge supermarkets full of stuff.
You guys are not the target market of a place like game so constantly hoping they go bust because online is cheaper or you would rather download pc games off steam is like me saying i am happy la senza went as I couldn't fit into the thongs they sold.
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The two near me are terrible. If you want a new copy of a game, unless its only just come out, you may as well not bother going in. They have new releases at the front, then a small area for a handful of new games, then about three times the space all for used games.
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I agree. Who actually goes into townt to purchase a physical CD these days? I'd imagine the figure to be low... very low!
With the likes of iTunes for digital downloads and the rainforest for cheap cd's. Not to forget illegal downloaders.
How the likes of HMV/Zavvi or any similar will survive. I've no idea.
DVD's and Blurays are a bit different.
[TW]Fox;21023889 said:
I'm not missing the point because the point is, people will go where is cheapest, simple as that, like i did when making my Xbox purchase. Game aren't cheap, this is the reason why they are falling apart just like many other retail shops/will.The average joe on the street couldn't give a monkeys if supermarkets sell cheap games/petrol as a loss leader.
Supermarket fruit and veg is disgusting.
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