rckrz6 said: are we speaking US currency here. They give you like $25 for new games hah |
it wasn't done in the US. This is most commonly possible in Canada, the UK, and maybe a few other countries where stores actually let you trade 2-3 $10-15 games for a $60 game
Even so, I doubt he made all too much money unless they were his own games he was never going to play again. For example in the US, let's assume every game he had was going for $10 used (not a uncommon minimum for a decent non-sports game. We'll also assume that he got top dollar, so $40, for his ME2 trade in + 10%. However, most trade in is closer to $34
$10 * 30 * 1.08 (tax for purchasing) = $324
$40 * 1.1 * 10 = 440
top dollar trade in total earned = $116
$34 * 1.1 * 10 = $374
more realistic trade in total earned = $50
Not bad earnings though if you can find a store cleark who won't balk at 10 copies of the same game. Personally I'd refuse them under the assumption they were stolen goods.
EDIT: oops, I thought it was 11 copies, had to correct my math.