About the Old Steam Deck Trade In for New Steam Deck Version

[awillis1198]

Is it possible for us those who have own Old Version of Steam Deck can Trade In for the New Version Steam just came out? Or, Is possible our Old Version of Steam can be upgrade by sending to the Company if they are allowed to do so. Please leave comment below what do u think of this?

[D. Flame]

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I would buy a new game and play it.

Then I would trade in two used ones, and walk out with another recently released used game with no money out of my pocket. They were literally paying out 50% of a used game price for your trade ins. Yes, they were still coming out ahead and making a profit, but it still felt fair to the consumer. That is the whole reason people still shopped there, and they got as popular as they did.

It wasn't until they started trying to sell new games for $60 and used games for $55 that people turned on them.

And no one expected yearly releases like Madden to have a decent trade in value after a year. Once those sports games were a year old, no one wanted them anymore, they wanted the current year's release.

Again saying things that are not believable. I worked for Gamestop during the 90's. N64 era. Games were $60 new. And no way did you walk in, and get a game from that era, with just two trade ins. Since you were given store credit, and still got ripped off, since the traded in games would be sold for 5 times the price we paid.

I see what the issue is, your reading comprehensions sucks.

Let me break it down for you:

1.) I would walk in and buy a PS2 game for $60.
2.) I would go home and play it until I was finished with it.
3.) I would take it back along with 1 other game.
4.) They would give me $20 each for them, in store credit.
5.) I would then buy a recently released game, used, for $40. AKA I would trade 2 used games to get 1. This was a fair trade.

Better?

[Komarimaru]

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Again saying things that are not believable. I worked for Gamestop during the 90's. N64 era. Games were $60 new. And no way did you walk in, and get a game from that era, with just two trade ins. Since you were given store credit, and still got ripped off, since the traded in games would be sold for 5 times the price we paid.

I see what the issue is, your reading comprehensions sucks.

Let me break it down for you:

1.) I would walk in and buy a PS2 game for $60.
2.) I would go home and play it until I was finished with it.
3.) I would take it back along with 1 other game.
4.) They would give me $20 each for them, in store credit.
5.) I would then buy a recently released game, used, for $40. AKA I would trade 2 used games to get 1. This was a fair trade.

Better?

Ya, and I'm saying you're not telling the truth. You can't explain how it works, to someone who worked there. No game, got $20 credit unless it was less than 60 days from release. And your claim was a PS2 game, those were $60 on release. So two games would 100% not be enough even at $20.

The highest credit I ever gave for any PS2 game, was San Andreas for $28 credit, not cash, during the 60 days. After 60 days, was given $15 credit. And I remember it well since a parent brought it in, distraught her husband had bought it for their kid, and only gave them that much due to their situation.

Never, in the history of EB Games/Gamestop have I seen 2 games be worth one $60 game for credit, which is the highest return a customer could get. Most waited to 4 games.

Even today, you won't get a single new release for just two trade ins, unless both were under 60 days from release. Only game worth anything right now is Switch games, since well... Nintendo never discounts their games, and Spider Man 2 for PS5.

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I see what the issue is, your reading comprehensions sucks.

Let me break it down for you:

1.) I would walk in and buy a PS2 game for $60.
2.) I would go home and play it until I was finished with it.
3.) I would take it back along with 1 other game.
4.) They would give me $20 each for them, in store credit.
5.) I would then buy a recently released game, used, for $40. AKA I would trade 2 used games to get 1. This was a fair trade.

Better?

Ya, and I'm saying you're not telling the truth. You can't explain how it works, to someone who worked there. No game, got $20 credit unless it was less than 60 days from release. And your claim was a PS2 game, those were $60 on release. So two games would 100% not be enough even at $20..

Bruh, go back and read it again. Like real slow this time, and I will even underline the important bit for you.

[Komarimaru]

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Ya, and I'm saying you're not telling the truth. You can't explain how it works, to someone who worked there. No game, got $20 credit unless it was less than 60 days from release. And your claim was a PS2 game, those were $60 on release. So two games would 100% not be enough even at $20..

Bruh, go back and read it again. Like real slow this time, and I will even underline the important bit for you.

Ya, I did read it, and your story doesn't add up.

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I'd but a new game for $40, trade it in for around $20, and get a used game for around $40.

Gamestop wasn't always greedy. They would never have ♥♥♥♥♥♥ as popular as they did if they were. The corporate buy outs, anti-consumer behavior, and ceaseless greed that destroyed them came later.

New game, for $40? Right.... Sure... How old, 2 years+? lol

Your story doesn't add up math wise, or sense wise. You bought a new game, for $40...(No such thing on new releases). So, immediately a red flag. For you to then trade it on later with another game, to get a USED ONE... for $40..

So, the used game, costs the same as new now? Why your story is not believable.

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Bruh, go back and read it again. Like real slow this time, and I will even underline the important bit for you.

Ya, I did read it, and your story doesn't add up.

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I'd but a new game for $40, trade it in for around $20, and get a used game for around $40.

Gamestop wasn't always greedy. They would never have ♥♥♥♥♥♥ as popular as they did if they were. The corporate buy outs, anti-consumer behavior, and ceaseless greed that destroyed them came later.

New game, for $40? Right.... Sure... How old, 2 years+? lol

Your story doesn't add up math wise, or sense wise. You bought a new game, for $40...(No such thing on new releases). So, immediately a red flag. For you to then trade it on later with another game, to get a USED ONE... for $40..

So, the used game, costs the same as new now? Why your story is not believable.

Yeah, maybe I made a Typo on an older post, but I have clarified and corrected it repeatedly:

New game: $60
Used Game $40
Store Credit for trade-ins: $20

Ergo, I could trade in two used games for $20 each, obtaining $40, and use it to walk out with a one different used game that cost $40.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

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Do you buy these games on release, and trade them a week later??? Or did you wait, and hope to god they are included for promotion deal value? That only way doing trade 2 to get 1 game. The longer you hold the game, the value falls off quickly, and no that not a joke that how it worked, and they select what games worth as such, that why most people rather used pawnshop, blockbuster, or etc instead back then to get WAY more money for their trade in.

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D. Flame

Do you buy these games on release, and trade them a week later??? Or did you wait, and hope to god they are included for promotion deal value? That only way doing trade 2 to get 1 game. The longer you hold the game, the value falls off quickly, and no that not a joke that how it worked, and they select what games worth as such, that why most people rather used pawnshop, blockbuster, or etc instead back then to get WAY more money for their trade in.

I would usually trade them in under 60 to 90 days. The games that I liked, I just kept. I still have a collection of PS2 games to this day.

[Komarimaru]

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Ya, I did read it, and your story doesn't add up.


New game, for $40? Right.... Sure... How old, 2 years+? lol

Your story doesn't add up math wise, or sense wise. You bought a new game, for $40...(No such thing on new releases). So, immediately a red flag. For you to then trade it on later with another game, to get a USED ONE... for $40..

So, the used game, costs the same as new now? Why your story is not believable.

Yeah, maybe I made a Typo on an older post, but I have clarified and corrected it repeatedly:

New game: $60
Used Game $40
Store Credit for trade-ins: $20

Ergo, I could trade in two used games for $20 each, obtaining $40, and use it to walk out with a one different used game that cost $40.

Which never happened back then, and never happens now. Go ahead, look at Gamestop prices back then and now.

Only way I can see this possibly happening was after the PS3 release, maybe... Since game prices dropped for the PS2 dramatically new and used.

And if this was the case, still throws your entire argument, out the window. Since trade ins were paid nothing for hardware after 2007 and PS2's.

And doubly so, since you expect people to trade in their Steam Decks, for what? Half the cost? Steam already sells them near cost new as it is.

-With the price drops, a 512GB LCD is only $449 now compared to $649 at launch. $200 off already.
- A refurbished is $359 that was just an exchange that was repaired and the customer sent a new one, not even dealing with wear and use of long ownership and cost to repair/replace things.

A customer would get... What... $50-$100 credit, for their 512GB older model, if that? Ya... there's no money in it...

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Yeah, maybe I made a Typo on an older post, but I have clarified and corrected it repeatedly:

New game: $60
Used Game $40
Store Credit for trade-ins: $20

Ergo, I could trade in two used games for $20 each, obtaining $40, and use it to walk out with a one different used game that cost $40.

Which never happened back then, and never happens now. Go ahead, look at Gamestop prices back then and now.

Only way I can see this possibly happening was after the PS3 release, maybe... Since game prices dropped for the PS2 dramatically new and used.

And if this was the case, still throws your entire argument, out the window. Since trade ins were paid nothing for hardware after 2007 and PS2's.

And doubly so, since you expect people to trade in their Steam Decks, for what? Half the cost? Steam already sells them near cost new as it is.

-With the price drops, a 512GB LCD is only $449 now compared to $649 at launch. $200 off already.
- A refurbished is $359 that was just an exchange that was repaired and the customer sent a new one, not even dealing with wear and use of long ownership and cost to repair/replace things.

A customer would get... What... $50-$100 credit, for their 512GB older model, if that? Ya... there's no money in it...

Offer them $175 trade credit towards the new model, assuming their current deck is in working and non-damage condition, require they use it to purchase a new Deck, then sell the returned one for $359.

[Komarimaru]

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Which never happened back then, and never happens now. Go ahead, look at Gamestop prices back then and now.

Only way I can see this possibly happening was after the PS3 release, maybe... Since game prices dropped for the PS2 dramatically new and used.

And if this was the case, still throws your entire argument, out the window. Since trade ins were paid nothing for hardware after 2007 and PS2's.

And doubly so, since you expect people to trade in their Steam Decks, for what? Half the cost? Steam already sells them near cost new as it is.

-With the price drops, a 512GB LCD is only $449 now compared to $649 at launch. $200 off already.
- A refurbished is $359 that was just an exchange that was repaired and the customer sent a new one, not even dealing with wear and use of long ownership and cost to repair/replace things.

A customer would get... What... $50-$100 credit, for their 512GB older model, if that? Ya... there's no money in it...

Offer them $175 trade credit towards the new model, assuming their current deck is in working and non-damage condition, require they use it to purchase a new Deck, then sell the returned one for $359.

$175 is too much for the 512GB LCD version, since they sell a certified refurbished for $359. Valve would lose money, offering such a deal after cleaning up and repairing everything.

And how would this even work? Mail it in, get it inspected, if passes they give credit, if not mail it back? More money loss for both sides.

Ya gotta think more about the whole, instead of offering people a bad deal.

If people want an OLED deck, buy one. I will in a few months myself and try and keep it to myself this time instead of being attacked by family to use it lol. But the normal deck is still just fine.

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Offer them $175 trade credit towards the new model, assuming their current deck is in working and non-damage condition, require they use it to purchase a new Deck, then sell the returned one for $359.

$175 is too much for the 512GB LCD version, since they sell a certified refurbished for $359. Valve would lose money, offering such a deal after cleaning up and repairing everything.

And how would this even work? Mail it in, get it inspected, if passes they give credit, if not mail it back? More money loss for both sides.

Ya gotta think more about the whole, instead of offering people a bad deal.

If people want an OLED deck, buy one. I will in a few months myself and try and keep it to myself this time instead of being attacked by family to use it lol. But the normal deck is still just fine.

They wouldn’t lose ♥♥♥♥, and I already purchased and received my 1TB OLED.

It isn’t even that hard.

They mail it in, you check it. You pop the drive out, give the device a quick clean, then pop in a different pre-imaged drive, do quick hardware check, then add it back to the stock. The removed drive gets put through and automatic self-test then reimaged and is used for the next Deck.

If you have to replace a part due to misuse or misrepresentation, such as a broken screen, you replace it and dock it from their credit.

It takes very little time and effort. One person could likely clear at least a dozen per hour, or around 100 a day by one person.

[Komarimaru]

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$175 is too much for the 512GB LCD version, since they sell a certified refurbished for $359. Valve would lose money, offering such a deal after cleaning up and repairing everything.

And how would this even work? Mail it in, get it inspected, if passes they give credit, if not mail it back? More money loss for both sides.

Ya gotta think more about the whole, instead of offering people a bad deal.

If people want an OLED deck, buy one. I will in a few months myself and try and keep it to myself this time instead of being attacked by family to use it lol. But the normal deck is still just fine.

They wouldn’t lose ♥♥♥♥, and I already purchased and received my 1TB OLED.

It isn’t even that hard.

They mail it in, you check it. You pop the drive out, give the device a quick clean, then pop in a different pre-imaged drive, do quick hardware check, then add it back to the stock. The removed drive gets put through and automatic self-test then reimaged and is used for the next Deck.

If you have to replace a part due to misuse or misrepresentation, such as a broken screen, you replace it and dock it from their credit.

It takes very little time and effort. One person could likely clear at least a dozen per hour, or around 100 a day by one person.

You own a deck, yet seem to know so little about it...

You think cleaning and doing all of that is cheap? They refurbish the power supple, replace the sticks, refurbish the track pads, replace the screen if need be, etc etc. Tons of tests are done, everything is set to be as powerful and as clean running as a retail deck brand new with minor blemishes on the case(But not screen) etc etc.

So ya, not worth the money to do.

[D. Flame]

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They wouldn’t lose ♥♥♥♥, and I already purchased and received my 1TB OLED.

It isn’t even that hard.

They mail it in, you check it. You pop the drive out, give the device a quick clean, then pop in a different pre-imaged drive, do quick hardware check, then add it back to the stock. The removed drive gets put through and automatic self-test then reimaged and is used for the next Deck.

If you have to replace a part due to misuse or misrepresentation, such as a broken screen, you replace it and dock it from their credit.

It takes very little time and effort. One person could likely clear at least a dozen per hour, or around 100 a day by one person.

You own a deck, yet seem to know so little about it...

You think cleaning and doing all of that is cheap? They refurbish the power supple, replace the sticks, refurbish the track pads, replace the screen if need be, etc etc. Tons of tests are done, everything is set to be as powerful and as clean running as a retail deck brand new with minor blemishes on the case(But not screen) etc etc.

So ya, not worth the money to do.

1, you don’t need to replace everything if it is already working, just the drive.
2, I could do it in under 5 minutes after having done a few to get a feel for it.

[Komarimaru]

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You own a deck, yet seem to know so little about it...

You think cleaning and doing all of that is cheap? They refurbish the power supple, replace the sticks, refurbish the track pads, replace the screen if need be, etc etc. Tons of tests are done, everything is set to be as powerful and as clean running as a retail deck brand new with minor blemishes on the case(But not screen) etc etc.

So ya, not worth the money to do.

1, you don’t need to replace everything if it is already working, just the drive.
2, I could do it in under 5 minutes after having done a few to get a feel for it.

They promise it to be in a certain condition. Should they just ditch that now and swap/fix internals and say screw the customer who gets it next?

And I've replaced the 2 64GB models I got with 2TB drives, so been inside myself. It's an easy system to take apart, but the cost of parts is still not cheap.

Your idea, just make no sense fiscally. They don't need old used hardware to try and re-sell at no profit.

[Kage Goomba]

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Ya, and I'm saying you're not telling the truth. You can't explain how it works, to someone who worked there. No game, got $20 credit unless it was less than 60 days from release. And your claim was a PS2 game, those were $60 on release. So two games would 100% not be enough even at $20..

Bruh, go back and read it again. Like real slow this time, and I will even underline the important bit for you.

You should bother reading yourself before lecturing people.

He laid it out clear as day - you are the one with the problem here.
Stop acting like an expert and bother to comprehend before replying first.

Its very obvious what he's saying - you just refuse to accept it.

Everyone here keeps doing this little dance with you and you refuse to accept the facts.
I suspect this won't be the last time.