jessecrx

Every store does special orders...just ask.

Laser Movies

Checked my local BB this weekeend and found they are not taking trade ins. The woman I talked with wasn't even aware of the promotion and wanted to know if this was something being offered at either corporate or franchise owned BB stores. Maybe that explains why not every store is participating with the offer. I will check a few other locations before giving up.

J_J

rabbit77, I only traded in 7 sorry, kept "The Game".

7 x 8 = $56 + tax

JJ

el_jer

For one, I will be renting all my movies and buying all my Xbox games from BBV for the near future. Then, I guess I'll still have money for a free XBOX 2 when that day arrives. It is a lot of money to have with BBV though. In hindsight, I probably could have bundled up a couple of DVD packs and sold on EBAY for cash. Oh well, this was quick and easy.

rabbit77

That's a good idea, using it to buy a game system. I was just curious because even with $200 in credit I don't know what I'm going to do with that, and was looking for ideas.

I just finished a month on the introductory unlimited movie pass and went through about 50 movies in that time. That wore me out, and I think I'll wait a few months before I do that again to wait for future releases to come out.

Legolas

I traded in my Rocky box set for $40 ($8 a piece). The other day I went back in to make more trades and saw my same box set priced for sale... at $39.99.

BTW, thanks to all who contributed to this post. I never would've known about this trade-in special otherwise, since I rarely go into Blockbuster. Although their prices are almost always absurd (the cashier looked up the Shawshank Redemption gift box and said it was $60!!!!!!!), at least I'm able to get rid of crap I wouldn't be able to move on eBay.

Peep

Have other people been getting tax? I've traded at 3 different Blockbusters in the Los Angeles area and haven't been credited tax at any of them.

Robertwoj

Yes. I got a tax credit on my trade-ins. My BBV is in Gurnee, IL.

Renee

I'm in Ohio and haven't been getting a credit for tax. I figured it must be state to state thing.

pro-bassoonist

drjay....

Around here, Buffalo Grove, ...and as far as Niles, every store has the promotion.
As far West as I have gone the promo is everywhere.


Pro-B

pro-bassoonist

I did thank you.

Pro-B

marty888

Getting tax here in NYC - and it helps, because the sales tax rate is .0865.

Joe Carioca

Hi!
First time poster, and I hope to contribute to this great community in the near future!

My question is about the Value Card stipulations for those who are familiar with it. A few days ago I traded in some DVDs and got $40 for it, the cashier gave me a Value Card. Today I took it out for the first time at the same store to buy something, from the same cashier. The card was empty and he insisted, even after I explained otherwise, that I must have spent it. No one, manager included would give me my credit back, even with receipt. Reason, again, I must have spent it. Can anyone tell me if I should go back and ask for my DVDs back again, or how my Value Card could have been drained if it never left my wallet? Any help greatly appreciated, thanks!

Renee

Joe Carioca-
Purely speculative, but is it possible the clerk accidentally added the balance to your Blockbuster account and gave you a blank card? Your receipt might indicate this.

I seriously doubt you'll have any luck getting your dvd's back, but if the credit is depleted from your account and your value card, a call to a district manager is in order ASAP. Maybe the spending can be traced?

JuryDuty

Wow! What a great DVD deal!

I gave them 29 DVDs and got $232 in credit ($8 each). Great deal since I didn't pay even that for most of them.

The biggest surprises to me were getting $8 for PeeWee's Big Adventure and Notorious--2 movies that I got at Walmart for $5.

Then I found "In America" in the previewed movies section for $7.99. I bought it and am watching it tonight. I'll be selling it to them tomorrow for $8.

I also found "Flash Gordon" for $10. I'll be selling that on ebay for $20-$30. Not bad!

C_Fletch

I suggest people buy something before they leave the store to make sure their Valuecard is correct. That is the biggest fear whenever I buy or receive a gift card or the like.

Joe Carioca: I would suggest going back to the store and asking for the district manager's number. From my point of view if you would have spent your balance the clerk would have taken the card and thrown it away. I have yet to spend one where they did not do just that. I looked on blockbusters site but found no number. Good luck!!

Dabaomb

I did my first trade-in today in NYC. The store at Broadway and 9th Street wasn't doing trade-ins cuz they had problems with their computer systems in that trade-ins were getting less than $8.

So, I went over to the 15th Street and 3rd Ave store. I traded in 18 titles:
What About Bob?
Surviving the Game
Mr. Nice Guy
Freddy Got Fingered
Panic Room Superbit
The Great Escape
Evolution
Head of State
Jurassic Park III (Double from the 2-pack with the Hulk)
The One
The Mummy Returns (FS...one of my first DVD purchases from BBV when I didn't know about WS vs. FS.....it was the last of my DVDs in FS but now I need to get the movie in WS cuz I like that movie)
Eye See You
Dog Soldiers
Crocodile Hunter
American Pie 2 (FS...I switched to WS a while ago)
Scary Movie 2
Mothman Prophecies
Ali

I got $144 on a value card and $12.42 in tax was placed on my account. I'll just buy a gift card to get that off of my account later.

They wouldn't take R2-D2: Beneath the Dome cuz it wasn't in their system. They also wouldn't take any DVDs that didn't have a UPC like Dreamscape which I got in a 2-pack with Assault on Precent 13.

I'm gonna trade in hopefully at least 30 more DVDs before 11/1/04.

babka

I had them check the balances RIGHT AFTER I was about to leave the store. They give you a printout to keep with the amount contained on the card.

I'm glad I thought of doing this because I once had a $20 gift card that I bought for a friend, and then decided to keep myself. WHen I tried to use it, they said I have no money on it. I was SOO pissed, and they basically said tough luck.

candyrocket786

BBV gave me $10 for Witch Hunter Robin V1.

I also got $32 ($8 a piece) for the TMNT radical pack.

I'll probably break a part some of my Stargates seasons and trade them in.

Jah-Wren Ryel

With a gift/value card, there must be an audit trail. If you spent the credit, the computer will know what you spent it on.

With Dumb&Dumber working the counters at BBV you'd be lucky to even get someone who knows what an audit trail is much less able to dig it out of their computer system. But, the people at corporate headquarters must have the resources to trace all the transactions on that card. Don't let the drones at the desk steal your money, call corporate number and make them prove that you spent it.

darkside

I've been double checking my balance when I go in. One employee was joking about buying stuff for herself with my balance, but I didn't find it as funny.

Anyway, I have cleaned house on this deal trading in old games and DVDs. I preordered 4 games and still have $375 on my account. Should be picking up the new PStwo when it comes out this week and that will drop me $150.

I'm really going to miss this deal when its gone. I'm loving getting rid of old stuff at obsurd prices.

ruk

should i trade in the alfred hitchcock signature series and risky business, wonder if an SE will ever come out for this movie.

Dabaomb

Also, this was mentioned already but they won't take the old Showgirls because it has an NC-17 rating. They said that the one they carry is the edited version that carries an R rating.

Barry Woodward

Central New York as in the state not the city.

mark_d_drake

Anyone who works at BB know if they carry / can order the Start TOS box sets. If so what is the price...