How I made $24 in profit (and possibly got sick)

by tonicbh

Alright, so right now Hollywood Video stores are selling all their PS2, Xbox and Gamecube games for $4 each. These only apply to Hollywood Video stores, and not ones with a Game Crazy next to it. So I grabbed 9 games: Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Xbox) Manhunt 2 (PS2) NBA Live 08 (PS2) Lego Batman (PS2) Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2) Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (Xbox) Spiderman 3 (PS2) NBA 2K...

Call of Duty: Finest Hour (Xbox)
Manhunt 2 (PS2)
NBA Live 08 (PS2)
Lego Batman (PS2)
Driver: Parallel Lines (PS2)
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 (Xbox)
Spiderman 3 (PS2)
NBA 2K9 (PS2)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (PS2)

Now, I paid $35.91 for that whole bundle. I take all but Brothers in Arms to GameStop. I end up making $59.78 in credit. Most of the games were $2-6, the cheapest being Fantastic Four ($1.50) and the most expensive being Lego Batman ($13). Now, GameStop also had a deal where you'd get 10% extra for trading 3 games, 20% for 4 games, and 30% for 5 games or more.

But overall, I made $24 in profit. I basically grabbed any game that was in the HWV, and I might try it again in another store in the future. I have enough to buy a new game and only have to give the clerk a quarter to buy it. Unless it's not a 360/PS3 game. Then I'd have credit left over.

I recommend doing this. For a guy like me who doesn't like paying the full kaboodle for new games these days, it's worth a shot. Although I should've found a guide and looked what trade-in values were for some of the games, then I could maximize profits. Hell, I've heard of stories where people got like, $100 or more for the games they grabbed at Hollywood. I usually don't do things like this often, but hey, to "hax0r" the system is fine by me.

Also, I was in the rain. A lot. More than I should've. And I was not wearing my heavy brown jacket, instead my lighter green jacket with no hood. I probably caught some sickness. Hopefully not pneumonia.