Condition Guidelines!!
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- Device must not be in or password locked; major deduction will apply
- If a device is logged into a user account; major deduction will apply can be up to a 100%
- Devices that are using third party parts can result to 50% to 100% deduction
- We do not purchase devices that are account locked, carrier blacklisted, under financial obligations or are too damaged to be properly tested
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Acceptable Condition Issues
These condition flaws still qualify for full price:
- Handheld systems missing chargers, battery slot caps, or styluses
- Light, repairable scratching on discs (FREE Resurfacing!)
- Disc games with cases that need replacing due to heavy stickering, plastic chips, etc. (Cover art must be in great shape)
Common Deductions
Set value deductions:
- -$0 for Pokemon games with dry save batteries
- -$1 for games that need cleaning due to visible dirt or residue
-50% for:
- Moderate to heavy wear to label, box, or cover art
- Sun fading
- Marker
- Cartridges with rattling plastic
- Water damage
-100% (full deduction) for:
- Unrepairable discs (deep scratching)
- Cartridges with plastic chips
- Discs with top scratching
- Reproduction games (inauthentic copies)
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Acceptable flaws:
- Scratched screen lens covers are OK
- Missing battery slot cap is OK
Condition requirements:
- Must have clean, corrosion-free battery compartments
- Must be tested and fully working
- Must show no dirt
- Shell must show only very light wear/scratching
-50% for:
- Moderate-heavy shell wear
- Deep scratching on shell
-100% (full deduction) for:
- No volume
- Dead buttons
- Dead screen pixels
- Inability to read games
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Acceptable flaws:
- Light wear
- Missing stylus
- Missing charger
General requirements:
- Must show very minor scratches/wear to plastic or screen
-50% or more for:
- Moderate/heavy wear to shell or screen
- Other cosmetic issues
-100% for operational issues including:
- Yellowed screens
- Dead pixels in screens
- Discolored screen spots
- Inability to read games
- Dead buttons
- Dead charge port
- JoyCon drift
- Faulty or cracked hinges
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Acceptable flaws:
- Minor scratches, scuffs, and label wear are OK
Set value deductions:
- -$1 for cartridges with visible dirt or residue
- -$0 for Pokemon games with dry save batteries
-50% for:
- Label tears
- Stickers over label
- Water damage
- Heavy wear or marker
-100% deduction for:
- Broken plastic, chips, or cracks on cartridges
- Non-functioning cartridges
- Battery corrosion on internal board
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Condition Requirements:
- Any PlayStation 1 or DreamCast games that are missing their manual/cover art must be sold as Loose.
- Disc (or DS game) must be playable and show only light scratches from use with no top scratching.
-100% deduction for:
- Disc does not play after resurfacing (unrepairable)
- Non-NTSC games
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All units are required to have their exterior cleaned prior to shipment and be free of dirt/grime. Uncleaned units may be subject to a $40/hr cleaning service fee.
All console prices are for “Loose” console-only units, OEM controllers can be listed separately.
We do not accept broken consoles.
AV/HDMI/RF cables, power adapters without standalone offers, and 3rd party cables are assigned $0 value.
Standard and OLED Switch consoles only have "complete" offers which require a matching dock and Joy-Con Controller pair.
Joy-Con controller-only submissions require the matching pair. Wrist strap is optional.
Acceptable wear
- Light scratches
- Missing WII doors.
25-50% Deduction
- Small chips
- Heavy scratches
- Stickers/residue
- Parental lock
- Chipped ports
- Button issues
100% Deduction
- Heavy yellowing or discoloration
- Gouging
- Cracks
- Laser failure
- No power
- Broken or non-working console
- Modded units
Other Deductions and Bonuses
- -$10 for PS3, PS4, or Xbox One with missing hard drive
- -$5 for Xbox 360 Slim with missing hard drive (4GB models are excluded)
- +$5 for Xbox 360 power brick and power adapter
- +$3 for NES power adapter
- +$5 for SNES power adapter
- +$4 for GameCube, N64, and Wii power adapter
- +$5 for Wii U power adapter (not Wii U gamepad power adapter)
- +$10 for Xbox One power brick and power adapter
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Acceptable wear
- Light scratches
- Missing battery cover
- Wear on rear sticker label
25-50% Deduction
- Heavy scratches
- Stickers/residue
- Visible Dirt
- Heavy stick rubber wear
100% Deduction
- Third-party and inauthentic controllers
- Yellowing/discoloration
- Gouging
- Chips or cracks in plastic
- Broken or non-working controllers
- Button issues
- No power
- Frayed or nicked wires
- Loose or drifting stick
- Sync doesn't function
- Battery corrosion
- Plastic melting
- Bad wire kinks
- Modded units
- Wavebird controllers must include the controller and receiver
Other Deductions and Bonuses
- Wii motion plus remotes must be embedded motion plus feature, not the motion plus adapter. No value will be assigned to external adapters.