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Video game retail giantGameStopseems to have accidentally sent a customer a copy ofPokemon XD: Gale of Darknessinstead of theSonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cutthat they ordered. While the industry’s increasing focus on digital releases has been a massive blow toGameStop, the retail chain still has many locations across the United States. Most brick-and-mortar GameStop locations focus on selling newer games, but there are plenty of retro titles readily available through the retailer’s online storefront.
Buying video games online has always been somewhat of a gamble. GameStop has been known to send customers copies of games without their proper box art, while other retailers, like Walmart, have been guilty ofsending users games that are still in their plastic anti-theft cases. Sometimes buying games online can turn out to be much better than expected, though, as was the case when a TikToker was recently sent a super expensive GameCube game instead of the cheaper game that they had actually ordered.
TikTok user madisonhasaproblem recently uploaded a videoshowing their GameStop receipt, where they paid $28.49 for a copy ofSonic Adventure 2: Battleand $17.09 forSonic Adventure DX: Director’s Cut. But upon opening their box ofSonic Adventure DX, they didn’t find the game inside. Instead, they found a copy ofGameCube gamePokemon XD: Gale of Darknessin an envelope.Pokemon XD: Gale of Darknessis currently out of stock on the GameStop website, but the retailer has it listed for $99.99. On eBay, the game sells in the range of $150 to $200. Assuming the situation wasn’t faked, the TikToker got a massive upgrade, to say the least.
GameStop Accidentally Sends Customer Copy of Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness
Secondhand game prices have gotten out of control in recent years, worsening during the COVID-19 pandemic.GameCube game prices, in particular, seem to have spiraled out of control, with titles from the system going for ridiculous prices online.Pokemon XDis just one of the GameCube games that costs an absurd amount of money nowadays.
OtherPokemonGameCube games are quite expensive as well, with the priciest beingPokemon Box: Ruby & Sapphire.Pokemon Box: Ruby & Sapphiregoes for thousands of dollars on eBay, and so it was wild when someone found acopy of the super rare GameCube game sitting in their closet.
