Media Play Trade-In Tuesday

[Larry Larry]

Has anyone tried Media Play's Trade-In Tuesday?

You trade in any used DVD on Tuesday, and get a new release up to $27.99 value for just $13.99.

I've got a few clunkers I would just as soon get rid of. How selective are they?

[Marty McFly]

The two MP I've tried this at are very particular. They wouldn't take my Full Frame Vacation DVD due to some fingerprints on the bottom, so I traded in something else.

Overall I don't think it's too bad.

[Larry Larry]

Well, I answered my own question. I tried it, and it worked well.

Got a new release for $13.99 (up to $27.99 value) and got rid of a movie I didn't care for. Apparently, this can be done everyday, not just Tuesday.

[MooglePorn]

Can it be anything under $28? $13.99 isn't that cheap when you consider that most new releases come out for $25 or so now-a-days...

[MoonSka0]

The way it works is as follows:

Every day, you can bring in any used DVD and trade that towards the purchase of an new release DVD for just $13.99. The regular price cannot be above $27.99. The rule of thumb for most stores is anything released within the last three weeks, but depends on where you do the trade-in (my store for example we will let you trade in towards anything released since the beginning of the year).

On Tuesday only, you can bring in any four used DVDs and trade them in for any new release DVD for free, as long as it meets the same price and release date restrictions as noted above.

Yesterday for example, I traded in my old copy of Predator along with three other DVDs and got the new version of Predator for free. I think the total value of my trade in would have been only six bucks on any other day, but on Tuesday it got me a $20 movie and a ticket to go see AvP for free.

And what product the stores will accept also depends on where you take your business, in terms of cleanliness and so forth. It depends on how anal the person doing the buyback is, but the disclaimer on the flyers read as this:

All items must be in good playable condition with no visible scratches. Must include original packaging and artwork. No promotional copies or cutouts. No public domain audio or video recordings. DVD's must be full-length theatrical releases. All games must contain original packaging and instructions. All games must be complete versions. Budget games selling new for $19.99 are not acceptable.

The games portion of the disclaimer refers to the trade-in Tuesday promotion. You can trade in any 5 used games and get a new release game for free, provided that it sells for $49.99 or less regularly (not a good offer in my opinion, but that's just me).

Every day, you can trade in one used video game (same restrictions) and get $10 off any video game priced $29.99 or more.

[Midnight Cowboy]

Media Play was my favorite store. Then the 2 locations in my area closet. *sniff* I miss Media Play....

[MooglePorn]

In think that offer is ass. You can get much more than that on ebay... shit, I think EB Games is better than that. I traded in Chronicles of Riddick and got a $50 game for $15...

4 DVD's for one? No thanks...

[Larry Larry]

Originally Posted by MooglePorn

In think that offer is ass. You can get much more than that on ebay..

True. Apparently if you have oodles of time & interest trying to make $3 in this world.

I took a them a used movie. I got the 2-disc Lost Boys, brand new, for $13.99.

If I had bought it new elsewhere I might have paid $19.99. So I look at as "they gave me $6 for an old movie I hate".

Sure, I could have ebayed it for another dollar or two or three if I had that kind of time and interest, or if I had tons of discs to sell, or if it was somehow collectible to begin with. But I don't have that interest, and fortunately I don't sweat every single dollar that bad. I can make a lot more than that investing in a mutual fund.

This is a decent deal.

[MooglePorn]

Well I don't know Lost Boys prices, but whatever... I was mainly reffering to the 4 for 1 deal anyway.

[Paul.n3w]

Does this work at FYE? I thought Media Play no longer existed... all of the ones near me got their names changed to FYE...

[MooglePorn]

Originally Posted by Paul.n3w

Does this work at FYE? I thought Media Play no longer existed... all of the ones near me got their names changed to FYE...

There's a Media Play 2 minutes from my apartment... big sign inside says "trade used DVDs for CASH!!!!!!"...

[Marty McFly]

Media Play is still here, but when Best Buy bought them (and have since sold them again) they closed all of their Musicland chains. So now it's just Sam Goody, Media Play, and On Cue. I had no idea FYE was affilitated with them, but I have two MP's within a 10 minute drive of me.

[MoonSka0]

Originally Posted by Marty McFly

Media Play is still here, but when Best Buy bought them (and have since sold them again) they closed all of their Musicland chains. So now it's just Sam Goody, Media Play, and On Cue. I had no idea FYE was affilitated with them, but I have two MP's within a 10 minute drive of me.

Just for a bit a clarification, FYE is in no way connected to Media Play or The Musicland Group. All On Cue stores were converted to the Sam Goody name (or in some cases Sam Goody Rural). In addition to Media Play, there are also Suncoast stores, which are usually only located in malls.

[Paul.n3w]

Originally Posted by MoonSka0

Just for a bit a clarification, FYE is in no way connected to Media Play or The Musicland Group. All On Cue stores were converted to the Sam Goody name (or in some cases Sam Goody Rural). In addition to Media Play, there are also Suncoast stores, which are usually only located in malls.

Oh... well... The Media Plays in Albany, NY and Colonie, NY became FYE's without even changing the store's exterior or store layout. In fact, it didn't even look like they changed stock... I think they just relabled everything when they changed store names.

Also, I'm almost positive that the store in Burlington, VT that is now an FYE used to be a Media Play. Maybe Media Play withdrew from the northeast market and FYE just snatched up the existing locations?

In any case, every Media Play I've ever been too is now an FYE!

[aedavela]

All five (am I right with that number, Marty?) Media Plays in the Buffalo area are still Media Play. Only FYEs I see are in malls.

[Marty McFly]

Originally Posted by aedavela

All five (am I right with that number, Marty?) Media Plays in the Buffalo area are still Media Play. Only FYEs I see are in malls.

Yep, there's:
Niagara Falls (Niag. Falls. Blvd.)
Amherst (Sheridan)
Williamsville (Transit)
Cheektowaga (Galleria)
Blasdell (McKinley)

Damn, we have 5 and some people don't have one within a 50 mile radius. Go figure. As for FYE, they're overpriced and are only in the Blvd. Mall and Galleria as far as I know. Only good thing about them is that once in awhile they'll break the streetdate.

[aedavela]

Originally Posted by Marty McFly

Yep, there's:
Niagara Falls (Niag. Falls. Blvd.)
Amherst (Sheridan)
Williamsville (Transit)
Cheektowaga (Galleria)
Blasdell (McKinley)

Damn, we have 5 and some people don't have one within a 50 mile radius. Go figure. As for FYE, they're overpriced and are only in the Blvd. Mall and Galleria as far as I know. Only good thing about them is that once in awhile they'll break the streetdate.

I'd easily trade two of them for a second Best Buy around here.

[Marty McFly]

Originally Posted by aedavela

I'd easily trade two of them for a second Best Buy around here.

I agree. The closest one besides the one on the Blvd. is all the way out on East Henrietta in Rochester. Blah.

[jmoney]

Originally Posted by Marty McFly

I agree. The closest one besides the one on the Blvd. is all the way out on East Henrietta in Rochester. Blah.

Actually, it's on Hylan Drive.