1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comMichael Grimm Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/michaelgrimm/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0nSYs4b1p2"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/is-gamestops-used-new-games-policy-illegal/">Is GameStop’s Used “New” Games Policy Illegal?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/is-gamestops-used-new-games-policy-illegal/embed/#?secret=0nSYs4b1p2" width="600" height="338" title="“Is GameStop’s Used “New” Games Policy Illegal?” — The Escapist" data-secret="0nSYs4b1p2" 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> A recent article suggested that GameStop’s practice of repackaging used games and selling them as new may violate FTC law The practice in question involves employees of the store being allowed to take new games home and play/preview them. GameStop claims the practice is used to keep their employees up to date and informed about the latest releases. Fair enough, but upon their return to the store, the games are resealed and sold to customers as new, not used. The same thing is done with display copies of the game, which are opened and have the disc removed so that […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/53/53696.jpg