GameStop Sued Over Deceptive Used Game Sales

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

I think he may possibly have a suit, but I think winning is a long shot. The problem being is that the DLC is what may be known as a common industry custom nowadays. As a result of that anyone partaking in the industry is assumed to have constructive knowledge of how this included DLC works with purchasers of new games vs purchasers of used games. The question here is not one of deceptive practices, it is one of imputed knowledge, Does the guy suing have to have actual knowledge of the game industry and their DLC practices (which like I said is becoming industry custom, and is likely considered so at this point), or does the fact that he should have known and could have known by reading any number of internet articles or forums including this forum right here. I think he loses, and if he wins, the question goes to what are his real damages here. I do not think a court will award punitive damages in this case, and the real damages to this guy is what 10-15 bucks. In the end the moral of this will likely be get acquainted with practices and customs of a company before you shop there. This guy should have known better and may very well have, a cynical mind might think he did this on purpose.

I'm not so sure. In this day and age common sense does NOT prevail. If you think about it, most of the products that you buy nowadays that have warnings on them that you would think are unnecessary due to common sense (like "make sure your car's engine is not running before attempting to change this fan belt") are the result of some idiot doing something stupid and suing and winning.

Originally Posted by Secretagentnumber6

I cannot agree. They are shrewd businessmen. They are doing nothing different that every other corporation out there, it is just more public because they are doing it to the internet age.

I do not feel bad for anyone who gets a bad deal at Gamestop for the most part. I am a huge proponent of doing you research before you do anything. People constantly complain about them and the fact is the majority of complaints could be avoided if people would just be smarter about their shopping.

This I have to agree with.

Personally I would just pay $60 for a new game instead of $55 for a used one. I don't normally mess with used games until they've fallen 50% or so in price.