| The Internet was first developed as a means of | | | | have a much better chance online where your |
| mass communication, but it has become | | | | potential customer base is millions of times larger |
| something much more than that: it has become | | | | than any possible customer base locally. |
| the world's biggest marketplace. The Internet is | | | | Should you choose to go the more difficult route |
| often the first place shoppers turn to for what | | | | of selling the games to consumers yourself, |
| they are looking for. That is one of the most | | | | something to look for when deciding on a site to |
| important reasons anyone looking to sell video | | | | sell a video game on or to is how much traffic |
| games should strongly consider selling them online. | | | | the site receives. There are several online sources |
| You will have a much better chance of selling or | | | | where you can check a website's ranking for free. |
| trading your video games with customers within | | | | It is best to use a rank checker that gives the |
| the entire United States than you will at your local | | | | rank of a variety of sources, not a dedicated |
| game trader store or pawn shop. | | | | rank checker than only gives one sites rank for |
| There are some important points to consider | | | | the site. Rank is given to a website between 1 |
| when looking for a website to sell your games on | | | | and 10 and the higher the number the better. This |
| - there are many places you can sell your used | | | | indicates that a website has a large volume of |
| video games. They range from an auction type | | | | traffic as well as incoming links. That is important |
| of setting (eBay) to an individual sale store front, | | | | to you because it indicates a large potential |
| or to an online retailer. The fastest way to get | | | | customer base. Many online video game sales |
| needed cash for your used games is to sell the | | | | sites will boast their rank or traffic right on their |
| games to an online or brick-and-mortar retailer. | | | | pages because it is a way to attract sellers. |
| Typically, online stores can afford to pay for your | | | | Perhaps even more important than a website's |
| games and systems since they don't incur the | | | | traffic is how easy and comfortable it feels for |
| overhead that retail stores do. | | | | you to use. Spend a little time looking around each |
| Another popular method is a combination of the | | | | sales site and learning the methods they use to |
| store front combined with active communication | | | | sell video games as well as how you can |
| abilities so sellers can talk with their potential | | | | communicate with buyers. Pick the website that |
| buyers. Some sites allow selling but not trading so | | | | you feel most comfortable with. You will also |
| if you are interested in exchanging video games | | | | need to check each website's TOS (Terms of |
| rather than selling them this is an important | | | | Service) to check for any problematic demands |
| aspect to check for. | | | | they might make, and to compare the prices |
| When considering what to sell, the most popular | | | | they charge with the prices of other websites |
| used video game systems are the Xbox 360, Wii, | | | | you are considering. Most TOS policies are |
| Playstation 3, and Playstation 2. Older game | | | | standard but always check them because there |
| versions such as the NES, Super Nintendo, Sega | | | | may be a website that makes an attempt to |
| Genesis, and Sega Master System sell well to | | | | sneak things by sellers who do not read the 'fine |
| those that love the thrill of collecting what they | | | | print'. |
| hope may become collector's items, and of | | | | Selling online is easy and fun when you take the |
| course, to the those people that still operate | | | | precautions you need to feel good about the site |
| those classic consoles, but most pawn shops and | | | | you are dealing with. If you are looking to get the |
| retail stores will not take the older systems, as | | | | best possible prices for your used video games |
| they do not sell well to their (somewhat limited) | | | | and systems in the shortest amount of time, |
| customer base. Local pawn shops, or retail stores | | | | doing some research first will insure you get the |
| that allow resale will have limited sales of older | | | | best possible prices for your games and consoles. |
| units, but if you are selling older game styles you | | | | |