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digitalsomething.com - 3/5/2009
Amazon Launches Used Game Program
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Another day, another story about a company trying to get into the extremely profitable used video game business. GameStop has long dominated this market with their huge profit margins and aggressive growth. It looks like Amazon now wants a piece of that pie and now Amazon has introduced a new ...
News - Amazon Enters Used Games Biz With New Store Credit Program
gamasutra.com - 3/5/2009
News - Amazon Enters Used Games Biz With New Store Credit Program
— gamasutra.com — Online retailer Amazon is entering the used games space, launching a beta of a new service that... offers credits in the form of Amazon gift cards to users who send in their games. Amazon users have long been able to buy and sell software themselves ... (more) News - Amazon Enters Used Games Biz With New Store ...

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cheapassgamer.com - 3/10/2009
Amazon and Toys R Us Can't Beat GameStop At Its Own (Used) Game
— cheapassgamer.com — A lot of analysts have been weighing in on Amazon and Toys R Us entering the used... game market and most seem to think that this will have a negative effect upon GameStop. I (more) Amazon and Toys R Us Can't Beat GameStop At Its Own ...
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gonintendo.com - 3/6/2009
GameStop says ‘zero’ chance of Amazon trade-in program succeeding
— gonintendo.com — "I give the probability of this working at zero. Electronics Boutique also tried it and failed. There's... no consumer acceptance. With consumers, there is an immediacy for currency when they want to buy a new game. It didn't work for us (gift card ... (more) GameStop says ‘zero’ chance of Amazon trade-in program ...

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