Make money on eBay selling used computer and video games

If you have children who play computer games then you’ll be familiar with the cycle of wanting the latest game, playing it to death for a while and then losing all interest in it.  If this sounds familiar and you’re looking at what to sell on eBay then you could be sitting on a gold mine!  With a variety of computer consoles out on the market including Playstation, Wii, Nintendo, Xbox and GameCube and the price of new game constantly edging upwards, there’s a huge market of potential customers who want to get their hands on the latest games but don’t want to pay the high prices charged when they are first released.  Sure you can trade in the used games at a variety of high street stores but none will give you the price that you could by selling the used computer games on eBay.

So what can you do in order to maximize your eBay profits ?

1. It goes without saying that you need to make sure that the game that you’re planning on selling actually works before you list them on eBay.  If they are your own games then that shouldn’t be a problem but if you’ve bought them at a thrift store or from a car boot sale it’s good practice to check them before listing them.  The last thing you want is negative feedback from an unhappy buyer.
2. If you haven’t already, ensure that you have the original packaging and that it is in good condition.  If the packaging is in mint condition make sure that you mention it in your listing.  If it’s not, it’s better to be up front with potential buyers.  Also make sure that you include any original instructions and other materials that came with the box.  Remember that you’re targeting those people that wanted the original game but could afford it when it first came out.
3. Use eBay’s Completed Listings tool to see how much similar games have sold for in the last 30 days.  This will help you to set a realistic price for your auction.
4. If you’ve got lots of games and some of them are less popular or fetch very low prices based on your research that you carried out above, consider bundling some of the less in-demand games up with more popular titles.  Sure you’ll probably get less for them than if you sold them all in one go but it may take fair longer to sell the less in-demand games.
5. Very popular games should almost certainly be sold as a single item.  Again, make sure that you do the research using the eBay Completed Listings search tool to see what works best.

Of course, this technique will only work if you have a lots of used computer games laying around the house, you know someone who does or you can get a good a supply from thrift stores or garage sales.  If you can’t it’s certainly possible to find misspelled computer games on eBay which you can buy cheaply and sell at a profit.  Just look for misspellings of the popular computer game titles such as ‘Call of Duty‘ as well as console brands such as ‘Nintendo‘.

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