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BlueManifest

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
15,338
How many copies of the same game am I allowed to buy before Best Buy cancels my account? I wanted to make sure before I buy something
 

Spazerbeam

Prophet of Truth
Member
Oct 26, 2017
1,448
Florida
I don't think there is a limit? Unless I'I missing something new. Only thing I can think of is that you only have until when your GCU expires to do it.
 

mindsale

Member
Oct 29, 2017
5,911
They won't; you're allowed to buy as many copies as you like unless it's a rare or new title that says "two copies per household." It's not a casino.

Good luck with whatever you're flipping!
 

Jamix012

Member
Oct 28, 2017
289
It is three, as per above users. They won't cancel your account, they'll just charge you regular price beyond 3.
 

sensui-tomo

Attempted to circumvent ban with alt account
Banned
Oct 25, 2017
4,629
Just don't be like that one guy who bought like 5 copies of the same game for his kids and you'll be fine.
 

DeuceGamer

Member
Oct 27, 2017
3,476
Oof, some misinformed responses above. From the GCU FAQ:

Limit 3 copies of each title per platform per year per member.

This...I will add that I know some others on CAG have purchased more than the limit. Some may have gotten away with it but they definitely cancelled GCU for some that went over the limit and with them canceling GCU in general I'm sure they are looking for any reason to end subscriptions.
 

Kill3r7

Member
Oct 25, 2017
24,451
The limit is 3. If you are thinking of ordering games for others as a way to get elite membership do not do it if you value your GCU account. If it is expiring by years end then go nuts.
 

Curufinwe

Banned
Oct 27, 2017
8,924
DE
On CAG a guy who owned a games store admitted he used GCU to stock his store. They cancelled his account when he bought too many games.
 

Harris Katz

Member
Apr 9, 2018
1,138
I wouldn't think that there was any (with the exception of "no more than X per customer" on specific games).

But, take a look at the Terms of Service. I am sure that there would be fairly explicit contractual terms about that.
 

Deleted member 9486

User requested account closure
Banned
Oct 26, 2017
4,867
I wouldn't think that there was any (with the exception of "no more than X per customer" on specific games).

But, take a look at the Terms of Service. I am sure that there would be fairly explicit contractual terms about that.

Read the thread, many have already posted that limit is 3 copies of a game per year per customer.