Over the years they all either folded or were bought by Gamestop. In the 2000's when places like eBay came around, it became easier to buy online plus you had a much larger selection to choose from. The majority of my gaming hardware came from sites like Videogame Liquidators, TurboZoneDirect (how I miss this one

It just feels like Gamestop who in recent years has been carrying more than games (funco pops, cards, pseudo-collectables) is meeting the same fate as other brick and mortar retailers. That and they just can't compete in terms of selection and price. If I am looking for a specific game, I head over to eBay *using Dave's links of course* and find/buy the game.