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GameStop Offers New Deals on Hottest Consumer Electronics

February 26, 2014
  • $80 off a New Amazon Kindle Fire HD (Reg. $139.99), or a new Kindle Fire HDX (Reg. $229.99)*
  • $50 off a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 (Reg. $399.99)
  • Pre-owned Apple iPhone 4S starting at $229.99 or Apple iPad 3 starting at $329.99

GRAPEVINE, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2014-- GameStop announced today major price discounts on some of the hottest consumer electronics available in the market. Starting on March 3 customers can receive $80 off a new 2013 Amazon Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HDX, save $50 off a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1, or purchase from a wide range of pre-owned Apple products at the most competitive prices. These are just a few of the latest deals customers can receive at GameStop on new or pre-owned consumer electronics.

“GameStop is continually expanding its selection of new and pre-owned consumer electronics,” said Bob Puzon, senior vice president of merchandising for GameStop. “With our buy-sell-trade model, the newest, most desirable video games, tablets and smartphones are available at affordable prices.”

According to a report conducted by the Consumer Electronics Association**, nearly 3 out of 4 (70 percent) of online consumers expect to purchase a tablet sometime in the future. To help make it affordable for these consumers to purchase a new tablet, or other consumer electronic gadget, GameStop has a wide selection of devices to choose from at some of the best prices available in stores and online.

*When customers trade-in two eligible Sony PlayStation® 4 or Microsoft Xbox® One video games toward the purchase of a new Amazon Kindle Fire HD or Kindle Fire HDX tablet, they will receive $80 off the retail price of either tablet, which is $139.99 or $229.99 respectively. This offer is available March 3 through March 23 at all U.S. GameStop stores.

Other price specials are offered on fan favorite Apple and Samsung products. The new discounts are for both new and pre-owned products, including:

  • $20 off a new Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0.
  • Pre-owned Apple iPhone 4 starting at $189.99 or an Apple iPad 2 starting at $259.99.
  • A 30% bump in trade currency for any consumer electronic device traded-in toward the purchase of any other pre-owned product.

For more information about GameStop’s selection of consumer electronics and refurbished devices, as well as the Amazon Kindle Fire promotion, visit a local GameStop store or go to www.GameStop.com.

**“U.S. Consumer Electronics Sales and Forecast”, Consumer Electronics Association, (January 2014)

About GameStop Corp.

GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Grapevine, Texas, is the world's largest multichannel video game retailer. GameStop's global retail network and family of brands include more than 6,400 company-operated stores in 15 countries and online at www.GameStop.com. The network also includes: www.Kongregate.com, a leading browser-based game site; Game Informer® magazine, the leading multi-platform video game publication; Spawn Labs, a streaming technology company; a digital PC game distribution platform available at www.GameStop.com/PC; and an online consumer electronics trade-in platform available at www.BuyMyTronics.com.

General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website. Follow GameStop on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/GameStop and find GameStop on Facebookwww.facebook.com/GameStop.

Source: GameStop Corp.

Kyle Stephenson
GameStop – Public Relations
817-722-7735
kylestephenson@gamestop.com