How does the 15% trade up at GC work?

[NickInMesa]

Do they give you 15% on the credit you use or on anything you buy up to $500?

If you trade in something and they give you $100 for it, does it mean $115 in stored credit, meaning if I put it towards a $200, I have to cover $85 out of my pocket?

Or I'll use the $100 store credit, and the item will be $170, meaning $70 out of my pocket?

I could not figure it out, so if a TBer who works at GC or someone who already used this deal knows the answer, that would be great.

Thanks!

[zenrad]

It works like this - you bring in a piece of gear worth $1000.
They give you maybe, if you're lucky, $100 for it
and if you buy a new item with that $100 they will take off 15% of the cost of the new item.

The details are actually at the bottom of the coupon on the Web site.
http://gc.guitarcenter.com/tradeup/?source=4XBATITU7

For the record, just lately I had a great customer service experience with GC (imagine that) but I would never sell anything to a retail store unless the pawn shop was closed

[WarriorJoe7]

yeah gc sucks for trade ins

[basslinejam]

Check out the list of excluded brands before you make any plans...

"The following manufacturers are excluded at their request: Adam monitors, AKG, Ampeg, Apogee Duets, Apple, Audix, Bose, Crate, Crown, dbx, Digitech, Edirol, some Epiphone and Gibson, ESP, EVH, Fender, Gretsch guitars, Jackson, JBL, KRK, Lexicon, Mackie, Martin, Mesa Boogie, Peavey, QSC, some Roland and Boss, Shure, Soundcraft, Squier, SWR, Taylor and select Korg, Marshall and Vox"

[Bardley]

Originally Posted by zenrad

It works like this - you bring in a piece of gear worth $1000.
They give you maybe, if you're lucky, $100 for it
and if you buy a new item with that $100 they will take off 15% of the cost of the new item.

You left out the step about grabbing your ankles and clinching your teeth...


You are better off selling the gear elsewhere and then buying what you want.

[NickInMesa]

Originally Posted by basslinejam

Check out the list of excluded brands before you make any plans...

"The following manufacturers are excluded at their request: Adam monitors, AKG, Ampeg, Apogee Duets, Apple, Audix, Bose, Crate, Crown, dbx, Digitech, Edirol, some Epiphone and Gibson, ESP, EVH, Fender, Gretsch guitars, Jackson, JBL, KRK, Lexicon, Mackie, Martin, Mesa Boogie, Peavey, QSC, some Roland and Boss, Shure, Soundcraft, Squier, SWR, Taylor and select Korg, Marshall and Vox"

Oh, well, I have nothing that is NOT one of these brands.

[Munjibunga]

I think it means they'll give you 15 percent of what your gear is worth.