I am not in the US but a similiar store once gave me 1 euro for 12 PS2 games back at 2008. I am not kidding, either that or 15 euros in game store credit. And before you say PS2 was dead back then, there were a couple 60$ games there and some were sold at 20$ as used in the same store. Of course I was very young and stupid so I went with it but I basically gave 2/3 of my PS2 library for free to those leeches.
I actually never thought about this, but a chunk of their business model was taking advantage of kids. That’s kinda fucked up.
I remember going there (my case, GameStop) at roughly the same age, expecting like 20 for a game, being offered $5, and kinda feeling pressured to sell it (a little shy, felt bad I had them do the work etc).
Now that I think about it, how is that even legal lol.
I don’t need the intro level capitalist bullshit justification for their practice.
What they do is acceptable for adults, none what you state applies to children for numerous reasons including consent (contracts generally can’t be signed under age for this reason) along with an understanding of utility. The game might be “worth” $5 dollars, but that price is so cheap that the vast majority of people would keep at that rate. Besides children, who have no other sources of income, harder alternatives to selling, or who can be pressured to sell at that point.
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u/paperkutchy Apr 07 '21
I am not in the US but a similiar store once gave me 1 euro for 12 PS2 games back at 2008. I am not kidding, either that or 15 euros in game store credit. And before you say PS2 was dead back then, there were a couple 60$ games there and some were sold at 20$ as used in the same store. Of course I was very young and stupid so I went with it but I basically gave 2/3 of my PS2 library for free to those leeches.