Gamestop looking for buyer?

[VAMatt]

Cerebralbore101 said:

VAMatt said: 

I don't buy much from Gamestop, as prices are generally better elsewhere.  But, the reality is that a nearby Gamestop almost certainly has any game I want from the current generation, and many from the last.  Nobody else has that kind of selection in brick-and-mortar retail at this point.  So, I will miss Gamestop when they inevitably go away. 

Do you mean nationally? Because at the local level in some cities it just isn't true. Phoenix AZ has Fallout Games, with a massive selection ranging from Atari to current gen. Gamers in Omaha Nebraska is a great locally owned chain too. Then there's Jay's CD and Hobby in Des Moines. All of them have a bigger selection than gamestop by a country mile. 

I mean in my area (the DC metro area) and most other regions.  There simply are no other national chains, and there are only a handful of regional ones that can match Gamestop.  

I will note that eStarland is located in my area.  If you're unaware, they're a mostly-online, one retail store operation with a massive selection of retro games, and a decent selection of modern stuff.  They really introduced used game trading and sales to northern Virginia 30 years ago, and I went to one of their (then multiple) stores often, prior to (the pieces that have merged into) Gamestop getting into the used game business.  But, I have literally 15ish Gamestops closer than their current store.