Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 4: Exchange Shop Deal
• Method 2 of 4: Search for offers
• Method 3 of 4: Selecting Your Trading Modules
• Method 4 of 4: Executing Trading Modules
• Tips
• Warnings

Looking to update your game collection or consoles? Rent for sale at Gamestop is a great way, especially if you are short on cash. This guide will help you get the most out of your old games and systems for sale.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Exchange Shop Deal

1. 1 Visit your local GameStop store and receive a PowerUp Rewards card. It's free and you will earn points for every game or trade you make. You can spend your points on rewards, like items in an exclusive collection or GameStop gift cards.
   • If you buy or sell games frequently, you may want to consider upgrading the PowerUp Rewards Pro Card for $ 14.99 / year. You get 10% of the games you use and add 10% to all trading modules by spending bonuses. You also get a 12 month subscription to Game Informer.

Method 2 of 4: Search for offers

1. 1 Head over to Gamestop's website and check out your latest trading offers and bonuses:... Http://www.gamestop.com/collection/trade-in
   • Some offers will be more valuable to you than others, depending on what you would like to acquire and what you have to sell. Read the suggestions carefully, and try to find the best ones.
2. 2 If you want a new release and have it advance on GS next week for "50% INSERT Credit Trading", look forward to a promotion. GS already pays cash on merchant modules (about 30 percent of the used price) and if you choose cash, you get 20 percent less, and so only 24 percent if you choose cash, so any bonus definitely helps. Fifty percent of the additional trade value is about 45 percent of the used price.

Method 3 of 4: Selecting Your Trading Modules

1. 1 Decide what you would like to sell here. According to the website, Gamestop accepts video games, consoles, accessories, iPods, iPads, and iPhones.
   • Your parts must be in full working order to receive full value, but parts that are not in full working order may also be eligible for sale.
   • The new game or console, the more credits you will receive.
2. 2 Know which games are getting the best bang for your buck. The most valuable games are those that are in high demand. Anything related to Mario, Pokemon, or Zelda usually costs a lot of money as long as it's Wii, Wii U, or DS games.
   • For example, as of July 2014, Pokemon Platinum for DS still costs around $ 16, and New Super Mario Brothers for Wii also costs around $ 18, while less popular games like Wii Play only cost $ 0. 25.
   • Don't try to sell games like Wii Sports (Wii Sports Resort are okay, but), Sports Champions, or Skylanders (you can sell it as long as you have a portal and specs included) because they are sold in GS for $ 1 or less, and everyone already has them, most likely they won't be accepted.
   • Don't try to sell sports games if they are over a year old.
   • GS doesn't accept everything. They do not accept PS1 / 2 games, original Xbox games, or Gamecube games, but they still accept PSP (as of July 2014) and DS games.
3. 3 GS deals with broken games even if they don't play! They just charge a repair fee of $ 1 to $ 5. However, you shouldn't expect to go with two or three broken Wii games and expect to trade for 3 new PS4 releases. Even with a 50 percent extra share, three broken Mario Wii games can pay for one used PS3 game.

Method 4 of 4: Executing Trading Modules

1. 1 Bring your trade items to your local Gamestop store. Let the store find out what you have to offer and what you would like to buy. They will familiarize you with the process and you will know what items they will and will not accept.
2. 2 Ready.

Tips

• Occasionally, there will be Trade-In guides on the desk or in an easy-to-see area. If you see one, get it and locate the coupons in the book (if any).
• Try to trade in as many games as possible at the same time. This increases the total trade-in credit amount. Bonuses will help increase your amount, as well.
• If you trade in games or systems, make sure they are in good condition to get the best value.
• Double check the dates on the coupons or offers you are hoping to get.
• Make sure the game or system at least works before making sure it's in good condition to get a good or decent value on it and be sure to trade in as many as possible.
• Do not try to negotiate or barter with the sales associate. They are not the ones who set the prices, and they cannot change them.
• Don’t go to Gamestop if you want cash. You get 20% less after any bonuses if you choose cash. IF you really want cash, sell the credit to the person in line behind you for whatever credit they gave you.
• If the person behind or in front of you doesn’t have a PowerUp card and you have a PowerUp PRO card, offer to let them use your card. They get 10% off, you get free points. You will usually get about 600 points if it’s a new game they are getting, and about 400-600 per game if it’s used.
• Know that GS is always paying the lowest price possible, whether you choose cash or credit. You came because you wanted the convenience of walking out with a new game or cash in 5 minutes instead of selling on eBay, etc. Their trade values ​​only go down, usually.
• Don’t take vintage games. They won’t pay what they’re worth.

Warnings

• The longer you wait to trade in games, the lower their value is.
• Sports games tend to drop in price quickly because a new one is out every year. If you want a good price on a sports game sell it as soon as you possibly can.
• If you think the sales associate did not include an offer or coupon, be sure to let them know.
• Defective items may be eligible for trade at a lesser value, including Xbox 360 systems with "Red Ring" errors, scratched games and more.
• Most Gamestops do not accept older-generation games, like Nintendo 64, Playstation 1, Dreamcast, and GameCube. They also do not accept previous handhelds such as Gameboy Pocket / Gameboy / Gameboy Color / Game Boy Advance systems or games.
• Be careful about trading in games; you cannot get them back by any means other than re-purchasing them.
• When trading in systems, make sure you take out all games, memory cards, and other peripherals. You do not want to give the store more than they pay for.
• Family and sports games are useless as trades. The most you will get on them is 1 maybe 2 dollars as there isn’t a high demand. You get best value on them about a month after release.