game stop An official statement has been released regarding the 'infinite funds glitch', which was first discovered by YouTuber RJCmedia earlier this month. This 'Infinite Money Glitch' saw RJCmedia trade in Nintendo Switch 2s and profit from GameStop store credits using a pre-owned promotion.
RJCmedia's channel dates back to May 2022 and featured some of the first videos from creators looking to earn money through DoorDash. After a year-long hiatus, RJCmedia returned to YouTube in 2023, this time focusing on content about its retro gaming collection. Since 2023, RJCmedia has continued to regularly publish gaming-related videos, including a significant number of gaming-related videos centered around GameStop, such as finding a used GameStop 'Holy Grail', and videos featuring creators expanding their personal collections through GameStop sales.
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On January 17, 2026, RJCmedia posted a video titled “I discovered the GameStop infinite money glitch.” The first half of this 13-minute video shows RJCmedia and fellow content creator WoodmanClassics using multiple GameStop promotions to make the most of bulk trade-ins. This includes GameStop's long-running promotion, which allows GameStop Pro members to get 20% extra trade-in value on pre-orders, and a current promotion that gives customers an extra 25% trade-in value when they use it to purchase used items.
The second half of the video, where GameStop is concerned, goes into more detail about the 'Infinite Money Glitch' mentioned in the YouTube video title. In this section, RJCmedia explains how to trade in your Nintendo Switch 2 and get an extra 25% trade-in value by purchasing used games. RJCmedia buys a Nintendo Switch 2 for $415 and exchanges it for $385 in store credit. However, when you scan a used game, the promotion starts and your $385 store credit becomes $445. That's $30 more than what RJCmedia paid for the Nintendo Switch 2. That means you made money using this GameStop promotion.
On January 20, three days after RJCmedia posted the original video, GameStop released an official statement about the glitch. GameStop's statement begins with a concise summary of the 'Infinite Money Glitch' discovered by RJCmedia and confirms that the glitch has been “patched.” GameStop's somewhat tongue-in-cheek statement puts it this way:
“Trade promotions have been updated and balance has been restored so customers can no longer turn basic arithmetic into an endless revenue stream… While we applaud creativity, we gently remind everyone that our stores are not designed to function as infinite money printers.”
Responses to GameStop's official statement about X vary widely. Some people are speculating how much money RJCmedia made from this flaw before GameStop was discovered, others calling the creator a 'legend' and some even calling it 'a huge win for society'. In YouTube comments, other customers are sharing how much money they've made using GameStop's infinite money glitch, with some claiming they now have nearly $1,000 worth of “free” store credit.
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