Go With Expertise When Selling Used Video Games

By Author: Doris Ross
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If you’ve collected a large amount of video games over the years, and now they’re basically just taking up space, you may be thinking of selling them. This will be advantageous not only for the money you’ll recoup from your investment but also in taking a step toward de-cluttering your living space.

But how should you go about this sales project? We’re going to look at three ways here and find out why, in the long run, knowledge of the market and expertise in the selling process will be the most profitable for you.

Resellers, consignment shops or your own independent sales campaign. Which is best for you?

Amazon.com and other e-commerce websites offer consumers an arena in which they can sell just about anything they don’t want. If you’ve got a bunch of video games to sell, this is one route you can go. First you’ll need to set up an account and learn how the system works. Then its time to start pricing your products.

This isn’t always simple. Just because you may think a particular video game is worth $40 used, many other people ...
... may not. In this case your game may sit there until a like-minded person comes across it. Worse is if you have a game that can easily bring $80, but you, being unaware of its market value, sell it for $35. You just lost $45.

Selling on your own means shipping every game you sell. It also means dealing with return issues and complaints. If you’re ambitious, independent online sales can work for you, but you have to know the value of your video games and be prepared for some hassle.

A consignment shop that handles games, DVDs, CDs, etc., will be happy to let you sell your video games there. In return for doing the sales work, they’re going to take a chunk of the profits. And you’re still in the same pricing boat you’d be in if you sell on your own. A consignment shop likely knows no more about video game market trends, saturation and title popularity than you do.

Selling this way, you’ll certainly be getting less than market value for some of your games and having others that you priced too high sit on the shelves.

On the other hand, a video game reseller buys your products on the spot – there’s no waiting for consignment shop customers or people in cyberspace to find your offerings. Also, a dealer knows the market inside and out and knows what each of your games is worth. You don’t have to guess at the value of your video games, and you’ll get paid a fair market price.

In summary, the expertise dealers have make selling video games directly to them, as opposed to selling on your own or through a consignment deal, attractive for many people. Dealers are a one-stop sale where you know you’ll get a good price for all your products.

Doris Ross is a freelance writer interested in Tunes, an alternative for people who don’t want to sell video games online. Learn more about how to sell laptops online at TunesOnline.com.