* Cost: Starts at $8.99/mo
* 7000+ Titles
* Buy, Trade, and Rent Video Games
* Free Shipping on all transactions
* All consoles
* Customer Service 561-450-5123 – (Mon – Sat, 11AM – 5PM)
Gamemine.com is an up and coming service that continues to make improvements that make this a serious contender in the game rental market. Here's a breakdown of their service:
When you sign up with Gamemine, you are prompted to fill up your queue (which they call your "minelist") with your desired games. As a game becomes available it will be shipped to you and once you return it you receive the next game in your queue. Your very first game is sent with a delivery confirmation from USPS. Your card is charged when the game is sent out to you. Everyone’s game is tracked throughout the mail system until delivered.
In the past Gammine offered a 2x speed option for members who remained active for over 3 months. They have recently implemented the 2x speed option for everyone on the first day of service. 2x speed basically means that you can have your next game mailed out as soon as your last game is put in the mail. This significantly reduces your waiting time for games. Gamemine claims that their 2x speed delivery system is twice as fast as any other game rental service.
Gamemine's website is very user-friendly and games are broken out into browse-able categories that you can sort by things like console, game title, release date, publisher and more. They have a real decent selection of over 7000 titles and growing fast. At the top of each category page they feature the most popular games for that category and below each individual game you will see other recommendations i.e. "You Might Also Like". This is just a handy feature to stay on top of new releases or games that you might not have heard about. They also recently added a new filter system for searching for games of your choice such as Genres, Date Released, User Rating, Buy Price, Trade Price, Rent Availability, ESBR Ratings, and Coming Soon. For your trades, you can simply input the UPC or Title of the game to see how much it is worth. Although you initially pay for the shipping, the cost will be credited to your account once the game is received. All purchased games are shipped for free.
Gamemine is one of the few services that does offer parental control features which enable parents to block unwanted games by rating or genre. With this feature it's really easy to keep your kids playing games appropriate for their age range. Gamemine also offers the you the ability to rent movies in PSP format. The selection of titles isn't massive but a number of the big ones.
They now offer live customer service allowing you to speak with a representative for any questions about your account. In addition Live chat and email customer service are available as well. The customer service hours are from Monday through Saturday from 11AM to 5PM. The customer service phone number is 561-450-5123.
User's are not required to opt-in to the rental service in order to sign up for gamemine.com. You can participate in purchasing and trading in games without having the rental service.
It's not surprising that this company is really growing their customer base as it delivers really decent service at a good price.
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