I took some old Xbox games to EB Games and asked what they would give me for a trade-in. These were the games:
Forza Motorsport
Fable: The Lost Chapters
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee
Half-Life 2
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
EB Games offer for all games = $31
Needless to say, this is a pretty pathetic offer. I thought I would try eBay.
Fable: The Lost Chapters ($26.03)
Forza Motorsport ($4.71)
Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee ($8.93)
Total for selling on eBay (minus fees) = $39.67
If anyone wants the 2 games that didn’t sell, email me.
The other point though is how much time did it cost you to set it all up on ebay, to post them, check the listings constantly etc. Was it over $12.45?? Other question is did you adjust your received prices for Ebay charges?
It takes me 3 hours to drive to the nearest EB Games and back. It costs $38.36 in petrol but I would have been going for something else anyway. Total eBay time would be 1 hour max. The prices are minus fees now. Would you like to put a price on the feedback points I received?
I’m glad you weren’t there for something else as well, otherwise, that is completely loco!!!
I’m not sure about the feedback points - I guess it also depends on their value at a point in time. Given the threatened changes to selling methods maybe they will be less useful if people move away from Ebay?
I think the motto to this story is that you should never sell games, it saves all the hassle of working out the figures. Either that or stop playing games…:)
I was optimistic when I walked into EB to sell them, but at $6 per game it seemed not worth it. I can sell on eBay and maybe make a bit more, plus get some feedback points. In hindsight the original title of this post was a bit excessive. Maybe I will change it.