Often people put up an ad on eBay to sell video game systems, thinking that this will bring them the best price. But this is not always the case. People who buy from private owners will often try to cut the price down a lot, and if that doesn’t happen, they may just not buy.

With an eBay sale, other considerations include the time involved (not all eBay sales happen in 45 seconds) and the possibility of dealing with a return due to product dissatisfaction. Of course, eBay sells a lot of products, and in many cases it’s the most effective way to do it, but not necessarily the best way to sell video games and systems.

Consignment stores are a pretty straightforward way to sell video game systems: you bring your system or individual games to the store, the store puts them out on the floor, someone buys them, and they pay you, minus what the consignment store charges you. as commission. .

Another way is through a distributor that sells these types of games and systems. Now, many people will say that a dealer will not give a fair price, but actually the dealer is likely to give the fairest price. Seasoned dealers who sell video games and systems know how much a product is worth much more precisely than the person trying to sell theirs, the consignment store, or the eBay respondent.

Just because someone paid $200 for a Nintendo 3DS XL a year ago doesn’t mean the system is worth $200 today. Video game distributors know the industry and know why they are going to be able to resell a product. Yes, they’ll take a percentage, but one way or another, everyone else we’re talking about here will too.

(Unless you can find a dummy that will pay you $2,000 for the SDS XL, in which case you’re not selling a system but building a racket.)

Consider this too: working with a professional dealer is a quick deal. You walk in, the dealer looks at your product, you talk about the price, you agree, you get the money, and you go home. Plus, while you’re there, you can “talk shop” with the dealer and look up all sorts of different products. For many people who want to sell video games, this option turns out to be the best.

In short, an overabundance of video games and systems on the market has led people to constantly change and upgrade and look for places to sell video game systems and related products. There is no right or wrong way to do this, but for many people, working with an experienced dealer is the preferred option.