This morning, Motley Fool asks whether it is game over for Game Stop as Toys “R” Us in encroaching into their territory of video game buying / selling / trading.

… who cares?

I continue to ask why you would ever shop at Game Stop? Or Toys “R” Us or the Playstation Store (now closing) and so on for Video Games?

I just bought MLB The Show 2009 for Playstation 3 on Amazon. It arrived on ‘opening’ day, was discounted by 5-10% and didn’t include taxes. Furthermore, it was entirely hassle free: a few clicks on Amazon.com and it arrived at my front door.

And Amazon now has a trade in program to save an additional 10% (which is about what you would get at Game Stop… if you want to extract the maximum value of trade ins, you are best served on eBay or Half.com):

The same question stands for purchasing DVDs at Borders and Barnes & Nobles. They cost nearly double the price of that found on Amazon and have far worse selection. Unless you need a movie specifically at that moment – these purchases makes no sense.

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