Todays conversation in the mall...

[Alexie Di Onie]

jjseth said:

Alexie Di Onie said:

ssj12 said:

fazz said:
@naznatips:

I would've kicked you the hell out of my store :P

Do stores get more... how is it called... "revenue" from PS3 games? Or are they just fanboys?

they do

also store employ is probably trying to get more points for the sony rewards program. More points they earn by selling Sony products the more things Sony will give them. Like 1 million Reward points = ford mustang with a PS3 entertainment system setup built in.

*BZZT* WRONG, As a former Gamestop employee I must point out that they encourage Wii sales because when they sell a Wii they recieve a minor profit, GameStop buys PS3's for 500 dollars and sells PS3's for 500 dollars. They encourage you to sell lower priced systems if a customer is torn to gain their trust as well.

 

You are a former GS employee, not a current one so you don't have the exact breakdown of what GS pays/profit for each game system any longer. Most regular employees (for most retail stores) do not have access to actual "purchase price" that a company pays for an item. A manager, sure, they may have the Warehouse Cost, but that may not be completely accurate price as far as what was paid, it could be an arbitrary number they place on an item to affect stores P/L. Also, there are now $399.99 PS3's and there is no way a store would buy those from Sony for $500. In many of the game stores it will vary by the employees on what system they prefer and like better and what they actually encourage. In a game store your profit comes from accessories, then games, and last would be consoles. Consoles will always have a lower profit in comparison to the others (especially accessories) and good sales people are encouraged to bundle and sell as many accessories as they can as that will really increase the profitability of the store. Stores care more about attach rate on accessories then they do with games or consoles.

Why do you think Radioshaft pushes all those accessories they have whenever they sell anything? That is where the profit is. (generally a few 100% markup or greater.)

 I stopped working there a month ago and keep in constant contact with the manager who is a friend of mine.............

Gamestop pays the cost of all Playstation systems, so obviously they arent buying the 399.99 system at 499.99 (you could just say 400 and 500 so not to mislead anyone). Obviously Accessories and Games are where the profit is, and guess which system has more than the other................if you said Wii you have won a free trip to common sense island!