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20-60% off Storewide @ Selected EB Games Stores (Closing Down)

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EB Games have emailed EB World members to advise of individual store closures, with 20-60% off the marked price of items storewide at those stores only. Thanks to @apsdogg for this photo of the discount categories

Stores reported as closing:
ACT - Majura Park
NSW - Blacktown, Rockdale, Winston Hills, Birkenhead Point, Inverell, Tamworth
QLD - Inala, Bribie Island, Underwood, Cleveland, Lutwyche
SA - Adelaide City Cross, Brickworks, Hallet Cove, Harbourtown Adelaide
VIC - Dandenong, Hamilton
WA - Dianella, Kalamunda

Thanks to everyone who has mentioned stores closing near them - I initially posted as Majura Park only,

Not sure what current stock levels are, so no specific deals to highlight at this stage.

Happy bargain hunting!

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  • taser on 08/01/2020 - 23:56
    +1

    Kalamunda in WA aswell

  • lordlobster on 09/01/2020 - 00:09
    +5

    Vooks has these ones confirmed as closing (probably more too)

    ACT

    Majura Park

    NSW

    Blacktown
Rockdale
Winston Hills
Birkenhead Point

    QLD

    Inala
Bribie Island
Cleveland
Underwood

    SA

    City Cross
Brickworks Marketplace
Hallet Cove
Harbourtown Adelaide

    VIC

    Dandenong
Hamilton

    WA

    Dianella
  • [Deactivated] on 09/01/2020 - 01:15
    +1

    Not surprised about Dianella and Kalamunda in WA, both small, quiet shopping centres that skew extremely old demographically.

    • tdw on 09/01/2020 - 03:37
      +1

      i'm not sure how any shop in Dianella outside of the majors manage to survive. it's so dead quiet no matter what time/day of the week i go there. even on xmas eve, there were barely any people in Coles.

      i guess most in the area just go to Galleria or Mirrabooka

      • kronicmacstigator on 09/01/2020 - 09:44

        Probably cheap rent but then wages… it makes me wonder as well!

      • rith on 10/01/2020 - 13:15
        +1

        As long as Také Sushi never close down I'll remain a happy man.

        • Cordova on 10/01/2020 - 13:58

          Don't forget Charcoal Chicken, that would be missed if it closed down.

  • relentless on 09/01/2020 - 03:07
    +4

    Was it when Dick Smith shut down and staff were taking most of the good games for themselves?

    • acidantics on 09/01/2020 - 03:23
      +5

      Yep, i remember the staff were raiding the shelves for the high value games while we waited outside behind the shutters for them to open.

    • King Steuart on 09/01/2020 - 06:41
      +4

      Chances are new/valuable stock will be transferred to other stores. Once the large stores go, they will sell new stock back to the wholesalers. That's what GAME did.

      I wouldn't be putting this on the frontline retail employees. Working at EB is punishment enough.

    • scuderiarmani on 09/01/2020 - 11:44
      +4

      Can you blame them when they are about to lose their jobs?

  • Aerith-Waifu on 09/01/2020 - 04:05

    Gees! Sounds like EBGames wont be here till Christmas…………

  • squaredonut on 09/01/2020 - 06:07
    +1

    I've been noticing a lot with all EB Games stores, but it looks like they have cleared a lot of their inventory through various sales and have also been stocking more cautiously. Overall I just feel that stores won't last much longer. EB Games has two clientele's, gamers and enthusiasts who like the pre-order fun and don't hunt for bargains or want the exclusive editions. Then the parents and grandparents who are not bargain or internet savvy and promised their kid or buying a xmas/bday gift and all they want is games and know nothing about it.

    However this market is reducing over the years and it's only going to be a matter of time.

    I really can't imagine the future where retail is reduced significantly, I'm not sure what stores would stay open.

    • scuderiarmani on 09/01/2020 - 07:42
      +1

      Barbers, Women's hair/nails….

      I've actually seen Barbers opening where women's stores shut….

  • Viospeed on 09/01/2020 - 06:47

    I knew this was coming. There will be more store closures too as digital downloads become the majority.

    EBGames has been a sinking ship for years and parent company Gamestop is haemorrhaging millions of dollars every year.

  • t_c on 09/01/2020 - 07:23
    +1

    Blockbuster 2.0

    • T-Quizzle on 09/01/2020 - 09:26
      +3

      Brashs 3.0

  • xcess on 09/01/2020 - 08:01
    -1

    Was hoping they could last until PS5 comes out, sucks there wont be anywhere to trade in consoles. Doesnt seem like anyone got any bargains though

    • scuderiarmani on 09/01/2020 - 08:29
      +1

      They aren't all closing…

  • [Deactivated] on 09/01/2020 - 09:12
    +1

    Just been to the Blacktown store.

    Bit of a ghost town. Looks like they’ve been clearing stuff for awhile.

    Current prices aren’t dramatically different to the usual.

    Oh well.

    • Sydneyswans on 10/01/2020 - 12:18

      I was there too and the guy said they sold most of it on the first day 9 January

  • profar on 09/01/2020 - 09:13
    +4

    I had the pleasure of a Toy R Us closing down big % off sale . All the good items magically disappear so don't expect great things like Nintendo consoles at great prices .

  • cerealsmok3r on 09/01/2020 - 09:26

    Rockdale store mentioned that the sale would start next week. Not sure when exactly but marketing will go out with an email for it and theyre expecting a 10-20% sitewide sale which probably isn't worth much

  • spuderump on 09/01/2020 - 10:07
    +2

    For those considering pre ordering the next gen consoles through EB. Just be aware that whilst I would say they will still be around by the end of the year, there could also be a chance they could be in receivership by then and you will lose your deposit.

  • BargainGhost on 09/01/2020 - 10:45

    Called up and EB games said their software is 20% off and their clothing and stuff like that is 60% off.

  • zeman5 on 09/01/2020 - 11:04
    +1

    Picked up a few items from the Bribie Island EBGames, got a HORI fight stick mini for the Nintendo Switch for $50

    • Dmore on 10/01/2020 - 14:32

      I went into Bribie too, just picked up some accessories like PS stand, mousepad. Did get Jedi:Fallen Order for $41 though. Not too bad.

  • apsdogg on 09/01/2020 - 11:05
    +7

    Discounts that are available in-store here

    • ireadtermsofuse on 09/01/2020 - 12:59

      Someone must’ve been lopsided when they slapped that piece of paper on

  • tallkid123 on 09/01/2020 - 11:24
    +1

    Sucks about Cleveland. I grew up there and the store is nicer than the vic point one down the road.

  • gr8mind on 09/01/2020 - 11:42
    +1

    Majura Park has the following; (that I asked about)

    20% OFF New Games
    40% OFF Pre Owned
    30% OFF Accessories

    Price is off the already reduced price.

    Heaps of stock still.

    • Apoca89 on 09/01/2020 - 13:06

      The sale hasn't started when I was there this morning.

      • gr8mind on 09/01/2020 - 13:40
        +1

        No signs - but discounts being applied at register.

  • solidussnake on 09/01/2020 - 11:42
    +2

    30% off accessories
    40% Off loot
    60% off t-shirts clothing etc
    40% off preowned software

    That was at Underwood had mostly crap left

    • lhickson2 on 09/01/2020 - 12:09

      How much Nintendo switch stuff was there?

      • chcse on 09/01/2020 - 12:19
        +1

        There were heaps of Switch stuff (new and preowned) but a lot of them didn't have sale stickers so it's % off full RRP. Compared to PS4 and Xbox where they were discounted off the sale price, so I picked up a few niche JRPGs. This was at ~9:30am, spent longer at the line than browsing…

  • WaterMark on 09/01/2020 - 12:11
    +4

    We got media attention!

    • agentsmith on 09/01/2020 - 15:15
      +1

      Gerry’s OzBargain Professionals™

      The radio station clickbait sites are running it too.

  • Elias11 on 09/01/2020 - 13:11

    This is mostly due to online purchases where you can download the games.
    Same as Blockbuster with Netflix.
    EBgames is next

    • Kontiki on 09/01/2020 - 13:34

      Ruins the resell value though.

  • Kontiki on 09/01/2020 - 13:33

    As soon as I read this, I knew Docklands would be on the list. That District/Waterfront area is a ghost town.

    • Kontiki on 10/01/2020 - 12:41

      Apparently Docklands is not closing down. I'm in there now.

  • Ronson on 09/01/2020 - 13:47
    +3

    Docklands VIC staff have advised the store is not closing down

    • njrobbo on 09/01/2020 - 14:21

      So no discounts then? Was going to head down after work.

      • stevtom27 on 09/01/2020 - 15:08

        Went there at lunch, store is operating like normal

  • Judgelord on 09/01/2020 - 13:58
    +12

    Hate to dampen the sentiment towards store closure and unemployment but EB Games is an incredibly toxic company. The bottom line is all that matters. It’s a business I get it. But employees there are treated like crap. The ones that survive there are the ones who become equally toxic. I remember working there and we spent a good 6-7 hours setting up for a sale. We didn’t even get paid. We got paid in pizza. If you didn’t assist then your shifts would be cut. Likewise when you’d close the store for the day you wouldn’t get paid for counting the tils vacuuming and arranging the merchandise. So about half an hour each day unpaid. I remember working 80 hours one week over Xmas under the assumption of over time. None was paid because payroll deducted “breaks” from your hours.

    A manager of the Melbourne central store was so over worked during the Christmas break that a senior area manager stopped by to offer support. This support took the guise of a Mars bar in an EB mug.

    During another mid year sale head office sent a “rescue pack” to boost morale. This consisted of a packet of wizz fizz and some liquorice straps.

    Everyone young kid wants to work there. They know this. As such if you don’t do what you’re told they’ll either cut shifts or replace you. I hope amazon devours this sack of dick company. And all the snakes with it.

    I only shop there because of their return policy.

    I’ve got loads of stories. Hit me up if you want more. Here’s to saving money and sticking it to the man. Too right. I love this website

    • King Steuart on 09/01/2020 - 14:48

      A manager of the Melbourne central store was so over worked during the Christmas break that a senior area manager stopped by to offer support. This support took the guise of a Mars bar in an EB mug.

      During another mid year sale head office sent a “rescue pack” to boost morale. This consisted of a packet of wizz fizz and some liquorice straps.

      LOL, not surprised but still found it funny. Area managers never change.

    • Bargain80 on 09/01/2020 - 16:12

      are they salary employees or paid by hour.
      For salary, it is expected to work extra hours if required.

      • Judgelord on 09/01/2020 - 21:07

        We were all casual at the time. Managers got it worse. On average 50-60 hours a week starting salary $35-$40k

        • Bargain80 on 10/01/2020 - 11:03

          okay, yeah that's a bit rough.

    • [Deactivated] on 09/01/2020 - 17:03
      +4

      “I hope amazon devours…”

      Not that amazon is any better.

    • silverrat23 on 09/01/2020 - 21:30

      The whole “churning new people because every kid wants to work with Video Games”- thing reminds me of the Anime industry in that so many want to draw for a living, forgoing basic pay to live the dream.

  • luffyex2010 on 09/01/2020 - 14:17
    +4

    It would be nice they would just have one factory size outlet like Ikea with museum, arcade, loots, cosplay all year round instead of shops everywhere in Sydney.

    Just not much to do in Sydney.

    Where is our Disneyland!

  • Slapstickz on 09/01/2020 - 14:47
    -2

    Revenged finally only took me 5 years to see them burn to the ground, you know how they treat honesty loyal customer who spends almost $57k cold hard cash buying all their amiibos. The Aussie store. Manager humiliated me in front of 10 other ppl like i was stealing 5 $18 amiibo. Told, me I’m banned he red flag me from buying any more and called head office called me a amiibo offender cancel all his online order when he put in a order.

    5 years on lol I’m still auto banned, see what honesty and loyalty gets u pay a shitty business $57k and they hang you like hangman. Lol solid snake I know who you are and judgelord who you are as well. Funny seeing team mates here ranting on about ebgames just as I have Rockdale ebgames,

    Thursday is today let’s get one final Karma revenge, I’ll go buy all his amiibo let see if he kick me out LOL

    • King Steuart on 09/01/2020 - 14:49
      +14

      Wait but why are you buying $57,000 worth of Amiibo?

      • lplau on 09/01/2020 - 15:33

        Amiibo fetish.
        I would just buy a Amiibo N2 instead…. saves alot more space…..

      • Smigit on 09/01/2020 - 19:42
        +2

        I think EB did him a favour. Addictions can be a sickness.

    • Bargain80 on 09/01/2020 - 16:15
      +3

      wow, please do elaborate the story
      grab popcorn

      • [Deactivated] on 09/01/2020 - 17:04
        +2

        Me too. I’m intrigued.

  • Slapstickz on 09/01/2020 - 14:51
    +1

    I was into the big amiibo craze the world had a world war over them 5 years ago, LOL come on surely you knew how it was 5 years ago how they sold out in 2 mins everything in world when each toy came out. That was my business goal investment I did 5 years ago. And I achieved it

    • tallkid123 on 09/01/2020 - 16:51
      +2

      You waited 2 years to post on ozbargain after registering and $57k on amiibos is your first comment? Please elaborate on your tales of EB

    • latenight on 09/01/2020 - 16:57
      +3

      So you were flipping them for profit?

      Not surprising you got banned Amazon would have banned you too. Amazon banned me from buying certain products for similar practices.

  • spoonman169 on 09/01/2020 - 15:13

    WOW a Eb Games store didn't work in Blacktown, I am so surprised, more would have been stolen than bought.

  • Bargain80 on 09/01/2020 - 15:28
    +1

    see article from Kotaku for the full list of closing stores.

    • inherentchoice on 09/01/2020 - 15:58
      +1

      Someone can't count, because EB says in the article that 19 stores are closing, but there's 20 listed there, and also 20 listed here on OzB?

      we will be closing 19 unprofitable stores at the end of January.

      Or do they mean that there was 19 unprofitable + one profitable = 20 stores closing?

  • Selenium on 09/01/2020 - 15:49
    +1

    Docklands must've been bad info because they're not closing. Might wanna remove that from the list before anyone else wastes their time.

    • agentsmith on 09/01/2020 - 15:56
      +1

      Thanks, have removed.

      • Selenium on 09/01/2020 - 16:00

        All good.

  • Nicktorious on 09/01/2020 - 16:17
    +1

    Ozbargain gets a mention.

    "It appears the gaming icon is facing an uncertain future, with a list shared by OzBargain confirming most states and territories would be affected by closures.

    An EB Games outlet in Majura Park in the ACT, for example, will fold on January 25, while NSW branches in Blacktown, Rockdale, Winston Hills and Birkenhead Point will also shutter.

    In Queensland, the Inala, Bribie Island, Underwood and Cleveland stores are earmarked for closure along with those in Adelaide City Cross, Brickworks, Hallett Cove and Harbourtown in South Australia, Dianella and Kalamunda in Western Australia and Dandenong, Docklands and potentially Hamilton in Victoria."

    https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/retail/eb-games-set…

    Now to see if I can find my son a decent deal on a Switch.

    • sparkles on 09/01/2020 - 17:12
      +11

      Ah, news.com.au. The "news" site that trawls Whirlpool and OzBargain and Mumsnet for stories. Imagine studying journalism and then having to cite OzBargain as your source. SMH

      • muncan on 09/01/2020 - 17:43
        +5

        Sydney Morning Herald? /s

      • scuderiarmani on 10/01/2020 - 08:10
        +2

        You missed filling your 'story' with twitter links from nobodies…

    • djones145 on 09/01/2020 - 19:15
      +1

      lol ozbargain the source of truth
      can spread some vicious rumors here and let news.com.au do the work

  • 4892 on 09/01/2020 - 16:17

    Didn't see this posted so apologies if it has been but this guy has been covering the Gamestop closures in the US. Phase 3 Has BEGUN! Massive Store Closures!

  • Bargainlife on 09/01/2020 - 17:09
    +1

    was just in southland EB about a week a go and the guy there was saying then how bad the sales figures had been

    he said Christmas should have been bonkers but was down 30% on what it used to be

    i think honestly its more about their prices for a lot of things, they were always 10-20% higher than elsewhere

    about the only thing these days i used EB games for was pre-ordering limited editons or other things like that, that i couldn't get elsewhere or price matching stock, sometimes 2nd hand refurbs

  • ireadtermsofuse on 09/01/2020 - 17:24

    Tried getting an elite controller and they said they sent it all back to HQ. typical

  • ironworthy on 09/01/2020 - 17:32
    -2

    No jobs but more migrants. Dis gonna work out great

  • kunfushun on 09/01/2020 - 18:17

    What happens to preorders at these stores? Can we cancel and move the deposit to a purchase or transfer the preorder to another branch?

    Are PlayStation store top up cards discounted?

    • Judgelord on 09/01/2020 - 21:10

      Pre orders used to be store by store. Presently they’re kept centrally then deliveries distributed to each store. You can always cancel a pre order for a refund. Or transfer it to another store. To avoid this happening in the future I’d recommend pre ordering online. PlayStation credit cant be discounted as it’s printed on the receipt via software/cloud service or something. Staff members can’t get discount on credit either

  • g12345567 on 09/01/2020 - 18:45

    Not surprised EB are closing down some stores. One of my local and favourite EB Games stores on Sydney's northern beaches closed last year. One week they were in business. Next week they had closed the store without any notice it was closing.

    • leeweesquee on 10/01/2020 - 03:36

      Dee Why? Balgowlah? Used to work there.

      • g12345567 on 11/01/2020 - 09:53

        Dee Why in the Grand Shopping Centre.

        • leeweesquee on 11/01/2020 - 10:32

          Yep. Used to work there. Had the fondest of memories.

  • DiscoJango on 09/01/2020 - 18:59

    why did i have to be on news.com to find out about this, why isnt this front page on ozbargain!

    damn shame, one of the few stores left where you can actually "see" the physical product. i am sad.

  • djones145 on 09/01/2020 - 19:13

    they rely.on kids bring in their parents and buying.iver prices games and pre owned ganes
    however this is slowing dying as new parents are like 30 to 40 year old gamers of old and they know eb games are a RIP.off and it's cheaper to buy online

    their pre owned games cash cow.is.slowly dying

  • hybridex on 09/01/2020 - 20:38

    Just got back from Rockdale, absolute pandemonium, had never seen the store so busy.

    Managed to snag some good deals, including RDR2 for 23.40, AO Tennis for free (not sure why he gave it to me for free but eh), and some Switch games like Troll and I and Children of Morta. The real savings are on the preowned goods, but almost all preowned Switch games were gone by the time I got there.

  • PCbro on 09/01/2020 - 20:39
    +2

    I have $150 in gift cards from past birthdays and Christmases that I was saving to knock off the price of a PS5 when they release. Will they last until then?

    • [Deactivated] on 10/01/2020 - 01:18
      +1

      One thing retailers do is that they close down after Christmas.

      That way, unwitting customers buy gift cards as Christmas presents which they then refuse to honour in the new year when they close down.

      Dick Smith did it when they died and Ziera shoes are doing the same. My wife got a $200 gift card as a gift before Christmas. Ziera refuses to honour it a month later.

      So, my advice is use your gift cards. If there’s nothing you want, buy gifts for upcoming birthdays etc. I’d hate for you to be stuck with them.

    • rith on 10/01/2020 - 13:20
      +2

      Not all EB Games are closing (and you can use the cards at any EB/Zing) and it will depend when you received the card as for how long they will last (I believe ones issued recently don't have an expiry).

      • PCbro on 10/01/2020 - 13:37
        +1

        Yeah but I wasn't sure when the release date for the new consoles would be. October - December this year apparently, so my store should be safe until then. I'll preorder asap though just in case. And yep no expiry dates

        • petry on 10/01/2020 - 16:28

          man I wouldn't be pre-ordering consoles until after the start of the new financial

          • PCbro on 10/01/2020 - 16:50

            @petry: True. Do you know if you can pay a preorder with gift cards then cancel the preorder and recieve cash?

            • petry on 10/01/2020 - 17:22

              @PCbro: Dunno and rules change

  • freoleo on 10/01/2020 - 02:37

    So has anyone found any bargains at all?

    • Goodbyemoff on 10/01/2020 - 09:41

      This…. I am waiting for comments on what good deals there are. So far everyone is just giving their opinion on the stores demise.

    • Sydneyswans on 10/01/2020 - 12:21

      $10 shirts although not much left in size small

  • Rukiata on 10/01/2020 - 11:15

    Wheres the bargains ??
    is there anything even left in these stores? we have heard nothing. what about the Dandenong store?

    • rith on 10/01/2020 - 13:22
      +1

      EB Games Dianella had plenty of loot left when I went in the evening yesterday. Lots of accessories (controllers, keyboards and the like), shirts and plushes..

      • Rukiata on 10/01/2020 - 13:23

        good price?
        not really what im after but just wondering lol

        • rith on 10/01/2020 - 13:27
          +1

          Yeah, for just under $50 I got myself a PlayStation shirt, travel mug, two pokemon nano-blocks and a hat. I'm happy with it.

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