this is the Trade-In Method. Walmart's blue box is owned by E-Play.

Also, I suppose this means that Walmart will be selling used games soon.

I would be very careful of this because if the game was'nt purchased from walmart with the same card the money is credited to,the c.c. can later do a "chargeback" from your card back to walmart;possibly incurring extra fees on your card. I purchased a WebTv several years ago (with cash) and received a $200. rebate on my credit card. Two months after I had spent $100. and used the other $100. to raise my credit limit,the c.c. company did a "chargeback";obviously putting me in the negative and thereby incurring the many "extra fees" which they always have. When I filed a formal complaint with the comptrollers office,they said there was nothing they could do because the c.c. company was within their rights. Load of garbage....

I think your all missing something from your posts. How about the fact the Walmart will probably be taking in these games, re-shrink wrapping them and selling them as brand new. I dont usually buy my games at Walmart and if I see one of these out front, I definatley wont buying from there. After all if they chargeback the money to your account, they really didnt sell it in the first place, so its still new right...

@diasdiem: If they let you return them w/o a case, I could make a killing. LightScribe + Spindle of DVD +R - DL = Win

What happens if you grab a game off the shelf, tear it open then bring it to this machine for a refund? Not like the paralyzed midget they got hustle'n security would make it there in time to catch you in the act.

I think you mean a credit. But this is pretty cool.

So you and nine buddies go trade in one legit copy of Grand Theft Auto and nine empty boxes, then let Wal-Mart try to prove who turned in what. Fun!

Most Criminals are idiots.

@AtConsumeristPanel_GitEmSteveDave:

The box gives you a receipt. If you don't get the credit, etc etc etc.

Don't get me wrong, I hate WalMart and everything it stands for, and will never go in their stores again. But this is my guess why it takes a few days. Also, credits do take 2-3 days to pend to CC's sometimes.

This can only end in blood, tears and piles of blank DVDS...

The only tricky thing I can think of is obtaining the reading software to determine the game by decoding the data for verification, and doing that reliably cross-platform.

This reminds me of a beer commercial I saw once.
A guy goes up to a newspaper machine, puts his money in, opens the door and pulls out a beer. He starts to close the door, pauses, then looks around and reaches in and grabs 4 or 5 more before running away. The announcer then says "See people? That's why we don't sell it that way!"

I know what you mean. Most people are idiots with their money.

With a little patience and effort you can always get more.
Whether it is selling the game to friend, using Ebay or Craigslist or even just shopping around town for a better deal.

Most of our Economy is based off of a "Fool and his money are soon parted". Oh well, you can't hold someones hand all the time, nor should you.

LOL, Awesome. ^_^
Not so much however, its not measuring anything, if some one comes up in a mask, you can dispute the transaction, get your game back, and the credit is automatically sent back to Walmart.

I'm sure there's a receipt somewhere in there that proves you turned in the game-- I'd say you'd probably have to have a receipt physically printed at the time.

Also no one is forcing someone to use the machine as far as biometric data goes, the taking the picture is there for your protection. To make sure someone, did not steal your card, and your games, then go have a field day with them. Its there so you can dispute the charge and possibly get your games back.

@OMG!StopItWithNASA!_GitEmSteveDave:

Also, is there a system that can read ALL Disc formats such as DVD,BlueRay, HD, and also verify they are real games?

"It said "verbatium" on it, and that sounded technical, so I assumed it was one of them new fangled nickleodeon platters."

This sounds like a big potential for long drawn out problems if the system goes wrong.

I am going to trade in ALL my video games. I hope they take ATARI early generation games. Hey wait there ain't no bar codes on these 1980's games. What a gipe. Anyone up for some TANK COMMAND?

But in all seriousness, let me see if I have this straight. I scan a bar code from a game box. I then hand over my CC# and the physical game/box to Wal-Mart. I then wait two or three days later and hope Wal-Mart credits me money, and if not, how do I prove that I gave them the game?

I honestly think someone in Wal-Mart is a Consumerist fan and came up with a program that would make every editor on this site drool over w/the possibilities for screw-ups and consumer screwing.

If those come here I'd like to test them out and see how their prices compare to gamestops.
I just craigslist my games though no worry about shipping can ask what I want and have them meet me some where and walk away with cash on the spot.

(malt-o-meal knock off of cap'n crunch)

My question is: does someone put them in and verify they work? I've bought a couple gamestop games that were scratched before.

In any case I hope they're verifying the discs are valid, like, humanly; what's to stop someone from putting blank CDs (or even a bunch of paper) inside the case? (I assume they're weighing it.)

Besides, this now means Wal-Mart is into Blue-Boxing, which will get them in all sorts of hacker trouble.