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Forums - Gaming Discussion - Trade in values for older games=literally zero

I have maybe guessing about 20-30 360 games on disc. Was thinking of trading them in towards a Xbox One. Of course I planj to keep all the Halos (I have all of them) and probably classics like Gears of War series and I'd like to even keep Crysis, and probably my Streetfighter 2  games, etc, well...

 

You get NOTHING for old games. Checking Amazon, they give 21 cents for most of them.

 

That's right, twenty. One. Cents. A whopping 37 cents for Crysis 3 on 360. I see many other titles like Rage that get this much too. Appears to be all games more than about a year or two old.

 

WTF? I knew it was bad but it's still stunning. There is no point at all trading in old games for this little, as long as you plan to keep the hardware (I am keeping my 360).

 

It's also sad how little games are actually valued at. I mean it almost makes you question the hobby.

 



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Never trade in games in at Amazon. Actually never trade in games in general. Unless of course you really need the money.



Sigs are dumb. And so are you!

Ebay is your best friend.



 

Fusioncode said:
Never trade in games in at Amazon. Actually never trade in games in general. Unless of course you really need the money.


Yup.

 

There are a few trade in deals I've spotted over the months where if you trade i the hardware too, I could have got about $150 for my 360+games IIRC. Which is at least considerable. This was on some deal where Best Buy was giving like 50% or 100% extra value. Or I think there was a deal where somebody was giving an automatic $100 for a PS3 or 360. Those types of special deals would be the way to go if you were trading.

 

But trading an individual game for 21 cents is crazy. Even good games like the Gears or Crysis's. Heck You'd be better off putting them on ebay. Cant imagine you couldn't average well better than .21 for them at least!



Never trade in games. Sell them yourself. You'll get more that way almost guaranteed.
Though I did trade in 3 pretty bad DS games and a kinda old Wii game for a quick $13 when I bought my WiiU bundle at Gamestop.



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Skip Amazon. Go to eBay if you really need to sell them. Or use GameStop during one of its 50% extra cash back promotions.

Some games, like the ones you mentioned, will probably never be in high demand, but you can definitely get more than 21 cents for them.



GameStop gives you at least a dollar or two. lmao.



You're in the wrong country. Come to Aus. Game values here don't drop for classics that are hard to find. Which mans mainly Nintendo console games lol.

i.e Starcraft 64 or Snowboard Kids2 boxed manual in mint = approx $1k, sometimes more if one hasn't appeared on eBay for a while


Also some of the good games on PS1/PS2 and Dreamcast etc.. not too sure about the other systems as I got all th games I want from them so don't keep track.



 

 

There market is flooded with 360 games and they do not hold value well. Your best is Ebay. If you really must trade in games though, Gamestop generally gives the most. Best Buy and Amazon have horrible trade in values.

Posting on ebay is a piece of cake if you have a smartphone. Just download the app if you do not have it already. Put the games in a lot with a buy it not or best offer listing. That way you can move them all in one shot, cut the Ebay fees down, and not have to ship the games individually. Check the completed listings of the games you have to see the current market price.



Trade 'em in on Ebay. That's the best place. Amazon takes to much of the dough.

Ebay is where I buy all my used/pre owned games. I hate the game industry as of late, so I buy used on purpose so I don't have to give those greedy bastards a dime.



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