TRADE-IN GUIDE FOR VIDEO GAMES
When trading or selling games to Press Start, the first step is finding the base value of each game, which is determined using pricecharting.com. Games that are worth $9 or more will receive a cash offer of 30-50% of the base value, or a credit offer of 40-55% of the base value. Percentage offer for cash/credit is determined by the base value of the game as follows.
GAMES VALUED AT $9.00 OR MORE
Games with a base value of $9.00 or more fall into three price brackets:
$9.00 - $29.99
Games in this value bracket will receive:
30% for cash offers
40% for credit offers
$30.00 - $104.99
Games in this value bracket will receive:
35% for cash offers, scales to 50%
45% for credit offers, scales to 55%
$105.00+
Games in this value bracket will receive:
50% for cash offers
55% for credit offers
Games also fall into 4 variations of completeness: Loose, No Manual, CIB, and New.
LOOSE
Disc or cartridge only. No game case or manual.
NO MANUAL
Disc or cartridge in its original game case. No manual.
CIB
Disc or cartridge with its original game case & manual.
NEW
CIB game that is still sealed and unopened.
Bringing in the original game case and manuals adds to the base value, getting you a better offer!
DEDUCTIONS
The offers for some games will receive deductions based on the following reasons:
OVERSTOCK
10% for cash offers
15% for credit offers
We currently have at 5 or more copies of the particular game.
NO CASE
$2.00 flat deduction
Game Disc is brought in without a case or case is damaged. Deduction is to account for the cost of a custom case and cover art.
DAMAGED
5% - 20% deduction
Game/cartridge, case, or manual are dirty or damaged.
Final deductions are up the discretion of Press Start.
GAMES VALUED AT $8.99 OR LOWER
Games with a base value of $8.99 or lower will fall into two price brackets:
$0.01 - $4.99
Games in this value bracket will receive:
$0.25 per game for first 10 games
$0.10 per game for the remaining
$5.00 - $8.99
Games in this value bracket will receive:
$0.50 per game for first 10 games
$0.25 per game for the remaining
Games worth less than $9.00 will only be accepted if they have their original case. If no case is present, we can take the games off of your hands for you, but we give no offer for loose games valued under 9$.
You are welcome to wait in the store while we process your trade. You may also leave your contact info and we will reach out when we are done. If we cannot process the trade before the end of the day, we will resume processing on the following business day. Please make it known if you do not wish for your trade to be held over night before dropping it off.