Really?

[Imogene]

Okay, this happened a few days ago now, but it just popped back into my head.
I was at a GameStop, trading in some games so I can cover my share of rent this month, and was looking for cash back. They had me sign the electronic screen, and I idly perused the legalese above the signature box.
"I swear the items I'm trading in are mine, and that there are no liens or whatever on them."
I stopped, and looked up at the guy running my transaction. "Seriously? You're worried about liens on video games? Now, I'm no mortgage whiz, but, there really aren't any games I've ever heard of that are worth enough for a company to put the lien on them instead of a house, a car... whatever..."
Guy just shrugged. Can't say I blame him, but it caught my attention.

[One-Fang]

Probably just a default saying in a piece of software designed for pawn stores or something.

[JustADude]

Probably just a default saying in a piece of software designed for pawn stores or something.

Exactly what I was thinking.

[bainsidhe]

Hmm, I dunno. Maybe it's not at complicated as a big morgage company. If you promised someone your copy of a game if you don't pony up money within a certain time frame, then you shouldn't be trading it in, even if it IS your game. Sounds more like the company is washing their hands of a possilbe lawsuit/legal mess.

[Imogene]

Sounds more like the company is washing their hands of a possilbe lawsuit/legal mess.

Well, I got that. It just threw me off was all.

[ArcticChicken]

Now, I'm no mortgage whiz, but, there really aren't any games I've ever heard of that are worth enough for a company to put the lien on them instead of a house, a car... whatever...

Well, maybe Steel Battalion.

[JustADude]

Well, maybe Steel Battalion.

Very awesome game, btw. Had to keep my X-Box around for it since the controllers won't work on the 360.

[Geek King]

"I swear the items I'm trading in are mine, and that there are no liens or whatever on them."
I stopped, and looked up at the guy running my transaction. "Seriously? You're worried about liens on video games?

Well, maybe Steel Battalion.

Um, I looked online once (because of a story on lost treasures that mentioned video games.) and found out several of my old games sell for good buckage. I have most of the old Working Designs (origional Lunar 1 & 2, Vay, ect.) games, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Radient Silvergun, and a few others that sell for good money on E-Bay. I also have a Playstation (the -1001 series) that sells for big bucks to audiophiles because of the CD player they used in the building of it. And that's just stuff I've accumulated over the years. I could see liens on certain games.

[smileyeagle1021]

"I swear the items I'm trading in are mine, and that there are no liens or whatever on them."

if that's exactly what it said I'd be surprised by the mention of liens and even more surprised by the "or whatever" ... that just sounds so professional and legalese

[repsac]

There's a few games I know of that are worth a good deal. I've got some.

Harvest moon (SNES) still sells for over 40 dollars. It's one of those really hard to find games.

In fact, anything from the harvest moon series is worth a lot.

Another for PS2 that's really rare is "Magna Carta" . Crappy gameplay, but pretty ok story.

[Imogene]

"or whatever" ... that just sounds so professional and legalese

Nope, that would be me editorializing because I couldn't remember the other word they used...

Um, I looked online once (because of a story on lost treasures that mentioned video games.) and found out several of my old games sell for good buckage. I have most of the old Working Designs (origional Lunar 1 & 2, Vay, ect.) games, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Radient Silvergun, and a few others that sell for good money on E-Bay.

Except GameStop doesn't taken any games from systems older than the PS2 now. They can't buy them at all.

[Jack7957]

Years ago I went to one of those store front 'everyone can get a loan' type places. One thing they want to know is what possessions you have, including TVs, stereos, video games, etc. So it's possible that you could have a lein against video games. I never reached point of getting a loan from them, but I believe if I had, I'd have to list out everything I was going to use for collateral.

[Geek King]

Except GameStop doesn't taken any games from systems older than the PS2 now. They can't buy them at all.

Oh, sure, stomp on my points with your petty reality.

Oh, and in certain states, it would be illegal to sell anything belonging to you without reporting it if there were a general lien against your property. Gamestop probably got bitten by that at one point, so I'd change my arguement to CYA now.