1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comAndy Chalk Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/andychalk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="wHYkyjXrPW"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/gamestop-ceo-predicts-failure-for-amazons-trade-in-program/">GameStop CEO Predicts Failure For Amazon’s Trade-In Program</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/gamestop-ceo-predicts-failure-for-amazons-trade-in-program/embed/#?secret=wHYkyjXrPW" width="600" height="338" title="“GameStop CEO Predicts Failure For Amazon’s Trade-In Program” — The Escapist" data-secret="wHYkyjXrPW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> GameStop CEO Dan DeMatteo is giving Amazon’s new videogame trade-in scheme “zero” chance of working, but the announcement nonetheless knocked the company’s share value down by 13 percent. Amazon’s used game trade-in program, announced earlier this week, lets gamers mail their used games to the company in exchange for credit on their Amazon account. The process sounds simple but DeMatteo predicts it will fail because it doesn’t have the “immediacy” of trade-ins made at a retail outlet, pointing out that GameStop tried and failed with a similar program itself several years ago. “Electronics Boutique also tried it and failed. There’s […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/53/53696.jpg