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GameStop's Trade-In Weekend Combines Best Value, Greatest Flexibility and Most Convenience
[September 12, 2014]

GameStop's Trade-In Weekend Combines Best Value, Greatest Flexibility and Most Convenience


GRAPEVINE, Texas --(Business Wire)--

To celebrate the highly anticipated launch of the iPhone (News - Alert)® 6 and iPhone® 6 Plus, GameStop (NYSE: GME) is hosting a Trade-In Weekend, Sept. 19-21, to provide extra value in order to make consumers' favorite technologies affordable and simple. Consumers are invited to take advantage of special offers during this three-day event by stopping by any of the 4,200 convenient GameStop locations nationwide, visiting www.gamestop.com, or www.buymytronics.com, GameStop's online consumer electronics trade-in platform.

"A recent comScore study indicated that up to 35 percent of iPhone® owners are planning to purchase an iPhone® 6 within the next six months*," said Ram Krishnamurthy, senior director of pre-owned consumer electronics at GameStop. "We invite them to stop by during our Trade-In Weekend and learn firsthand that GameStop and buymytronics.com offer among the best prices people can receive for their pre-owned electronics."

Significant Pre-Owned Equipment Value Untapped in Most Families

GameStop research indicates that, on average, most families own three to five devices representing between $200 and $500 in trade-in value. For example, consumers may receive the following amounts for trading in their pre-owned equipment in good condition at any of our retail brands:

  • Up to $300 store credit for an iPhone® 5S
  • Up to $220 store credit for an iPhone® 5
  • Up to $102 store credit for a Samsung Galaxy S®4

For a complete list of trade-in values, consumers may download GameStop's mobile app on iOS and Android devices or visit www.gamestop.com/devicetrader.

According to Krishnmurthy, consumers like the convenience, flexibility and security of GameStop's trade-in program where they trade in their games and electronics to convert those into a unique form of currency. GameStop and GameStop's family of specialty retail brands including Simply Mac, Spring Mobile, Cricket Wireless and buymytronics.com, allow customers to exchange their pre-owned phones and other electronics at a competitive value for cash, store credit or gift cards depending on the type of location. All devices are factory-reset and wiped of all data immediately at the time of trade-in. As an additional safeguard, the company follows a rigorous, multi-step process at its refurbishment center to ensure any remaining personal data is removed from the devices.



The popularity of the trade-in program is evident by the more than 1.2 million devices traded in each year resulting in more than $120 million in cash and trade-in credit were given out to customers for their consumer electronics.

About GameStop Corp.


GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is a global, multichannel video game, consumer electronics and wireless services retailer. GameStop operates more than 6,600 stores across 15 countries. The company's consumer product network also includes www.gamestop.com; www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer® magazine, the world's leading print and digital video game publication; and www.buymytronics.com, an online consumer electronics trade-in platform. In addition, our Technology Brands segment includes our Simply Mac, Spring Mobile and Cricket stores. Simply Mac, www.simplymac.com, operates 33 stores, selling the full line of Apple (News - Alert) products, including laptops, tablets, smartphones and offering Apple certified warranty and repair services. Spring Mobile, http://springmobile.com, sells post-paid AT&T (News - Alert) services and wireless products through its 238 AT&T branded stores. Cricket Wireless, www.cricketwireless.com, is a new AT&T brand offering pre-paid wireless services, devices and related accessories. We operate 48 Cricket stores in select markets throughout the United States.

General information about GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter (News - Alert) @www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebook (News - Alert) @www.facebook.com/GameStop.

*SOURCE: comScore

iPhone® is a registered trademark of Apple Inc. Samsung Galaxy S is a registered trademark of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. GameStop, Inc. is not affiliated with or endorsed by Apple Inc. or Samsung Electronics Co, Ltd.


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