You’ve played the game once and loved it, played it twice then… never played it again. Sound familiar? How about selling your least favourites and rarely played games and putting the cash towards new ones. There are several services online that can help you do just that. Using a DS Touchmaster game for reference, which generally retails new for around £12, we then checked out three online sellers to see how the service worked and what price we could get for our game:
Amazon: Used and new items are sold alongside Amazon stock where prices from individuals may sometimes beat stock prices. The marketplace can be used by anyone who signs up and it’s up to you to pick a price and list its condition with sellers receving feedback. Buyers then choose who to purchase from and will pay via Amazon.
Technoglam test: Prices for the Touchmaster game ranged from £11.34 to £19.96 plus £1.94P&P.
Play: Go to the ‘Sell you stuff’ page then enter details of the game by title or barcode to find the item you want to sell. You then select the condition, provide a description and choose where you’re willing to post it be it UK, Europe or UK&Europe. Play wil tell you what they’re selling the game for and the lowest marketplace price in the same category (new – like new etc) then it’s up to to select a reasonable price that also covers P&P.
Technoglam test: Prices ranged from £18.94 to £49.95 (someone’s hopeful!)
Music Magpie: Formerly a CD and DVD resale site, they’ve now expanded to include games too. You’ll need to enter the barcode from your game on the front page to find out the resale value and they will only accept undamaged items in original packaging in good condition. Registration is required. They will send you a freepost label for you to send the game to them and they’ll send you a cheque.
Technoglam test: £5.67 for the game.
Technoglam tip: Beware sellers who offer cartridge only games online. We would expect all pre-owned games to be available with original packaging and instructions.
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