Trade Video Games : Used Xbox, PS3, Wii Game Trading Exchange Sites

For me, swapping my old video games for new ones I would otherwise have to pay actual money for, is a total no-brainer of a decision.

I get a new game, declutter my gaming shelf, help someone else get a game they want and get that warm fuzzy feeling of not being ripped off by my local Gamestop's trade in values. Seriously, $20 for a game you'll turn around and sell for $50 plus? No thanks.

I used to sell through Ebay and Amazon too as that was a good way of recouping a better part of the game's real value but the fees there and hassle involved in listing items and dealing with customers is not worth it when there is a better alternative.

Video game swap sites are a much better way to 'buy' and 'sell' used games in my opinion. By trading this way, I find I lose very little on the price of a game. In fact, for the most part, a new game really doesn't cost more than the price of postage.

For example; I recently bought Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Xbox 360 for $60 and traded it a couple of days later (beat it, didn't care to replay it) for Grand Theft Auto 4...and still had trading credits left over.

If I'd taken that game into Gamestop or Game Crazy etc. I'd have received $30 at the most. Instead, I traded it for another game still selling for $45 - $60 in most places and had trading credits left over and all it cost was around $3 in postage.

When I'm done with Grand Theft Auto 4, I'll trade it for something else worth around the same value and again it'll cost me nothing more than postage in one direction.

See the benefits? The following websites are places where you can trade games and swap your old unwanted video games with other gamers.

Goozex is my favorite of all the video game trading sites for a number of very good reasons.

Firstly, and importantly, Goozex is set up so you do not need to actually swap peer to peer with other gamers. You simply decide to list a game as available to be swapped and if someone wants it, you get points based upon the value of the game which you can then use to order a game of your own from those available in the system.

Some other game sites are set up so you can only trade on a one to one basis with another gamer. If you don't have something they want, then you'll not be able to trade with them and vice versa. The Goozex system makes much more sense.

Game swaps are cheap here too. You only pay a $1 administration fee when you choose to request a game using your points.

Games are given a point value based upon their perceived value either through market value or how much in demand a game is. 100 points is basically the equivalent of $5 so new and popular games might be valued up to 1000 points, whilst old unpopular games as little as 100 points.

By valuing games in this way, you can actually trade games back and forth for their real value. Trade in one $60 game and get 1000 points...and get 10 $5 games for 100 points each or 3 $15 games etc. It's a much fairer system than some other sites which want you to swap 1 for 1 even when the games are vastly different in actual value.

Goozex makes it easy to manage your request list as well. You can set up a list of games you would like to receive and if one should be offered for trade you will automatically request it if you have enough trading credits stored up. If not, you'll wait in the queue until you do and another copy appears. Or you can put requests on hold and save your credits for a particular game if you choose.

I find the Goozex system to be very versatile and for me, definitely the best video game swapping site out there.

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Replay Gamez is another free to join game trading site which offers you the option to trade your tired old games for new, exciting ones.

Replay Gamez is a little different to Goozex in that they play the middle man in the swapping arrangement. You set up a trade with another user and you both send your games to ReplayGamez. They will check you have both sent in the right game, check the disc is in good order, then ship the games out to both parties. Whilst this does offer a little peace of mind for the nervous, untrusting swapper, it does come with its disadvantages.

For a start, you pay a whopping $6.99 per swap which covers postage and a handling fee for Replay Gamez. Kind of pricey either way.

In addition, you can only send the game disc itself, not the packaging or instructions which limits the resell value of the game and means if you ever wanted to trade it anywhere else you might have a problem.

I'm also not a big fan of the peer to peer system here which also gives no retail value to a game. Here, you must set up a direct swap with ONE other user, so you need to have something they want and vice versa before a trade can happen. I find I spend more time browsing around for trades than actually doing any.

Still, your first trade is free here as a welcome gift, so you might want to check it out.

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SwitchPlanet is not just dedicated to video game deals but instead allows you to swap a whole bunch of entertainment items with other Switchplanet members.

At Switchplanet you can swap video games like the above two sites, but you can also swap DVDs, CDs and books. Nicer still, you can swap books for DVDs, games for CDs and any other combination you can think of.

Switchplanet works in much the same way as Goozex in that it offers points per trade. You get the points when you send items out to other users and canthen spend those points on items other people have listed. So, you might send out 2 CDs and get one video game. The choice is yours and the flexibility is nice.

The difference here is that YOU get to set the point value of the item you have set to trade. So if you think your XBOX 360 game swap is worth $50, you might set it's trade value at 100 Switchbucs (it's 50 cents per Switchbucs). On the other hand, you might want to get rid of that item faster, so you could set it at 80 Switchbucs instead and leapfrog over other people offering that game for trade.

I like this site, but for dedicated gaming, I would go with a game trading site. Of course, this site, like all the others is free to join so it's worth signing up just to look around and maybe you'll find something which takes your fancy. If nothing else, it's great to be able to swap one entertainment medium for another.

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