Well it would appear that EBGames Canada has decided to take selling used titles a little underground. Right now when you walk into an EBGames/GameStop Canada you have a new section and a used section. The new section has all of the new un-openned software with a white price tag. While their is a used section with games selling cheaper and an identifiable yellow price tag.

It would appear GameStop/EBGames wants to increase its used sales. Right now any consumer whether they be a tech savvy gamer or a soccer mom picking up a Christmas gift can plainly see that a game is being sold used. Its easily identifiable and nobody is going to mistake a used copy for a new one. Well EB wants to correct this, obviously they want to sell more used copies. I mean every used copy is almost entirely profit they don't pay the manufacturer the distributor. They pocket every dime other then the exchange rate they purchased the title for which most often is pocket change.

So to make sure people buy more used software GameStop/EBGames is reportedly mixing the used and new sections together. Now that would be acceptable making more room on the shelves right. Well they are also taking the yellow price tags and turning them white meaning you will walk into your local EBGames and you will see the game you want on the shelf with no distinctive color. Used and New will look alike. So you'd have to assume the new copy is the more expensive one right? Wrong in the past EBGames has sold their used copies at a higher retail price then the new ones.

Now of course this is a leak and not confirmed report from GameStop/EBGames Canada. The leaked memo has been verified by multiple sources but not EBGames Canada themselves. Also the memo didn't mention if the label may say used on it or such. Its unclear how bad it is.

This sounds really really bad, just awful... But luckily, I don't live in Canada, but I would just stay away from this shop even for buying new games, I really hope that this trend does not spread

It's official for all EB Games.

Yah no word on whether GameStop/EBGames in the US or Australia or any other global operations will follow suit. Apparently the labeling system is a bit different in each country. But I've been to EBGames in the US and I could have sworn that there was a used section and a visible way of telling if a game was new or used. Giving new and used games the exact same label sounds a little devious to me if their is nothing on the label saying "New" or "Used" then I would say it is definitely a dirty move. In fact wouldn't it border line false advertising? Selling the new and used products with the same tags and not giving the consumer any distinction between new and used.

I know my grandma or mom if they went to EBGames to buy me a game. They would likely see them all the same tag and buy the cheaper one. They wouldn't think for a second that it was a used copy.

We don't know all the final details but from what is known "Same white label" and "Same section" with no special place for used titles. That's already a little fishy.

I say let them dig their own hole if they are so stupid.