99Gamers is officially dead. People are no longer able to list games and as of yesterday (May 24th) the site is offline. Join one member of The Gamers Lounge as he reflects back on the site and asks what went wrong? Was this another Goozex? Why was 99Gamers so popular in the beginning?
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Join Erik as he looks at some other trading options. He revisits 99Gamers and Leaptrade and offers his opinions on both sites and where games should trade their games too.
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It's been a little over a year since Goozex closed its doors. One of the greatest trading sites available on the Internet saw the site sputter and die as it tried to climb back to its former glory. The members of the Gamer’s Lounge takes time to reflect on the Goozex experience and what it meant then and now.
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Walmart is taking the plunge and getting into the use games market. This has been all over the internet for the last week or so. To make sure gamers know they have been offering some decent trade in bonuses and have an online TIV checker. This brings the speculative questions up, should gamers be trading to Walmart? What will this mean for Gamestop and other outfits? Are there better options out there?
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Backlogs are symbols of good and bad in the gaming world. They bring out the best and worst in gamers. There are plenty of games to play but not never enough time. The Gamer’s Lounge has some ideas on how some gamers should deal with backlogs.
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There is nothing wrong with Best Buy or Gamestop. Or for that matter any of the other brick and mortar stores that handle trade-ins of video games such as Walmart, Target, etc. The biggest issue is the amount of credit gamers get for their $60, 1-2 month old game they just bought. It could be $30 or less easily. There are other options. The recent demise of Goozex and VGFive has left some gamers looking for new places to trade games. The Gamer’s Lounge has a few suggestions money conscious gamers should investigate.
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