Topic: The big pre-next generation trade in bonanza!

[Pixelated Pixies]

I do this every generation. When on the cusp of a new round of video game consoles being released I always look back over the games that I've collected and treasured for the preceding 5 or 6 years and ask myself, 'am I likely to want to play these games again any time soon?'. To which the answer is invariably 'no'.
 
I'm a pragmatist, so if I can make money in the short term by selling my old games in order to put those funds towards a new console and new experiences then I usually will. Today was that day with my Wii.
The following is a list of those games which, despite their quality, I'm willing to part with (The Galaxy titles and Metroid Prime Trilogy aren't going any where) and the price I'm apparently willing to accept for someone to take them off my hands.

Paper Mario Sticker Star (Nintendo 3DS)
£18.00
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Wii)
£10.00
New Super Mario Brothers (Wii)
£18.00
The Last Story (Wii)
£15.00
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (GameCube)
£5.10
Killer 7 (GameCube)
£11.20
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GameCube)
£29.40
Super Mario All-Stars - 25th Anniversary Edition (Wii)
£18.80
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
£8.60
Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii)
£9.60
Tatsunoko Vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars (Wii)
£5.20
Monster Hunter Tri (Wii)
£7.50
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii)
£8.10
Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
£7.50
Pikmin 2 (Wii)
£8.80
Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
£15.00
Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
£10.20
A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
£10.30
No More Heroes 2 - Desperate Struggle (Wii)
£6.20
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (Wii)
£9.60
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension (Wii)
£5.50
Metal Slug Anthology (Wii)
£9.00
Okami (Wii)
£5.90
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
£17.00
 

Altogether amounting to a figure of £269.60 ($411.31). It's always relieving when I unburden myself by getting rid of games and it always nice to have more space, but it can also be a little sad too. What I can say though is that I played and enjoyed (to varying degrees) each one of these games, and I more than got my money's worth. It's time to look forward to all the great new games I'm going to be playing in the coming years.
 
What do you guys think? Do you also reach a point at which you are able to simply get rid of games? Or do you keep every game you buy?

[ejamer]

Sometimes I sell off games if they are unlikely to be played any further, but it depends on what the value is.


Right now not many Wii games have a high value. This is good, because I've been able to build a large collection at a very reasonable price. However, it also means I'm not keen on parting with the games in the near term because the hassle of selling (and possibly shipping) outweighs the value I feel they would receive by selling.

Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
£15.00

That's a steal of a price compared to going rates on certain large auction sites.

[Ceric]

I removed all my games from their cases and put them in little DVD holders.  I took 2 good size shelfs of games to 2 little boxes that take maybe 1/16 of a shelf together.

[Pixelated Pixies]

Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii)
£15.00

That's a steal of a price compared to going rates on certain large auction sites.

Really?
 
hm...
 
Interesting. I guess I could make more money by selling some of them individually but to be honest I'd rather not have to deal with that. If I can send them all off together and just get a single amount for the lot, then I think that's preferable (although it will probably mean accepting less than I could get for certain games).
 
Thanks for the heads up, though. It's appreciated.

[Pixelated Pixies]

The one that surprised me most was
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GameCube)
£29.40
 
I think that's a pretty awesome deal (for me).

[Oblivion]

Willing to sell to an American? If so, I might be willing to take Muramasa off your hands.

[Mop it up]

Too bad these are the PAL versions or else I'd be interested in some of them. Fire Emblem's a tough game to find these days.

[azeke]

Okay, i'm game.

How do we do this?

[Pixelated Pixies]

Willing to sell to an American? If so, I might be willing to take Muramasa off your hands.

As I say, part of the appeal of doing it this way is that I don't have to deal with selling games or having to post them individually. Sorry man.
 
I did check Amazon though (both UK and US) and it seems pretty easy to pick up for a reasonable price.