Why isn't my wii selling....

[Dodece]

When responding to such posts you must assume that they are genuine even if you do not agree with the proposed actions. Selling a console is first and foremost a financial decision. Meaning that a person is usually selling a console, because they need the cash, or they want to reinvest in their gaming hobby. There is nothing wrong with selling a unused console to pay bills, or to use the money to buy a number of new or used games.

Some members are just oblivious to the financial situations of others. Most gamers have to be a lot more frugal with their income. They just cannot buy every game they want. Most cannot even really support multiple platforms. So eventually in a generation gamers do tend to consolidate. This does happen every generation.

Might I suggest to the original poster that peer to peer may be the best option. Most people are too quick to resort to online auctions. They may be simple and fast, but a little face to face with a real world buyer can usually get you more value. Even using pin up boards at retailers can bring a good deal your way.

A couple months ago a guy I knew straight up traded a used Wii with two bad games to a peer for a PS3 with four good games. A hint find young parents that need to trade down. You usually get the console plus the entire library in such trades. Ironically peer to peer trading is usually more lucrative, and hilariously it is also far simpler then casting a wide net like the internet. All you need to do is drop your interest to a few friends, and usually within a couple weeks you can strike up a good deal.

Frankly I don't understand why more people don't do it. We did this for decades, and we usually got far better value. My parents bought me a grand total of six or seven games for my original Nintendo, and by the end of that generation I had up traded to a library of thirty games. Just through two for one or three for one trading.