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thismeintiel on 20 September 2015
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jlmurph2 said:
thismeintiel said:
jlmurph2 said:

You're selling a game on Ebay. That's nothing compared to what Gamestop does. They have a business because they buy back games from people to sell them 5 dollars less than the new game. 

Nope, that's no different if I sold my used game for $55 on eBay.  They just turned that concept into a business. Nothing evil or wrong with that, at all.  But, if you'll enjoy celebrating when 18,000+ lose their jobs at Gamestop if they ever close their "evil" stores, just because they are a 2nd hand store like any other 2nd hand store, than you just go right ahead.


You mean the ones that Gamestop put out of business and cost people their jobs? Most 2nd hand stores only have a few locations. Not thousands.

Also, no one would ever buy a used game on eBay for $55. The purpose for it is deals. $55 for a $60 is not a deal. You are not making some company based on fucking over developers for their games, Gamestop is.

Of course people would buy a Like New game on eBay for $55 if the game only came out a few days/weeks ago.  And the dev is NOT getting screwed over.  Every market has a 2nd hand market.  Are those markets getting screwed over?  No, of course not.  Once someone pays the cost of a new item, they can do whatever they want with it.  Whether they sell it 2nd hand themselves, or choose to go through a 2nd hand retailer, like Gamestop, makes no difference.  It's the same result. 

It's obvious you just dislike Gamestop for some reason or another.  But, the fact is, they do nothing truly wrong or immoral that hurts devs.  You're just using that as a strawman to further your argument.  Unless you think ANYTHING bought 2nd hand is a criminal act against the original creator of that product.  And if that isn't your stance, than your argument is misguided.