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Gamestop: Dec 6 Trade Anything Day

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Bring Whatever, Get Store Credit! Some Questions Asked!: Exclusions include - Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids. Lithium ion batteries or items containing lithium ion batteries. Weapons and ammo. Dead or alive animals (Taxidermy items are valid for trade). Alcohol, Tobacco, drugs or pharmaceuticals (legal or not). Computers (such as desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with built-in processor, interactive flat panel displays with built-in processor) excluding certain MacBooks GameStop normally accepts in trade. Computer peripherals intended for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (excluding those normally accepted in trade), facsimile machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames. Small electronic equipment (portable digital music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, projectors including those with DVD player capability). Small scale servers. Televisions. Gift cards and other currency (foreign or domestic). Jewelry. Sexual and explicit items. Items resembling body parts. Items MUST fit in our 20x20x20 measuring box. Terms and conditions of promotion are subject to change. GameStop employees have the discretion to reject any item.

https://www.gamestop.com/trade
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This is all the TOS they have currently.

Some websites have expounded on the details

Bring Whatever, Get Store Credit! Some Questions Asked!: Exclusions include - Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids. Lithium ion batteries or items containing lithium ion batteries. Weapons and ammo. Dead or alive animals (Taxidermy items are valid for trade). Alcohol, Tobacco, drugs or pharmaceuticals (legal or not). Computers (such as desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with built-in processor, interactive flat panel displays with built-in processor) excluding certain MacBooks GameStop normally accepts in trade. Computer peripherals intended for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (excluding those normally accepted in trade), facsimile machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames. Small electronic equipment (portable digital music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, projectors including those with DVD player capability). Small scale servers. Televisions. Gift cards and other currency (foreign or domestic). Jewelry. Sexual and explicit items. Items resembling body parts. Items MUST fit in our 20x20x20 measuring box. Terms and conditions of promotion are subject to change. GameStop employees have the discretion to reject any item.

https://www.gamestop.com/trade

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GameStop's trade-anything promotion is framed as a quirky way to unload odd items, including collectibles and even taxidermy, but the practical value looks very limited. The posted rules and memo point to a $5 maximum trade value per item, a limit of one item per store, and the option to hit multiple stores with different donated items. Exclusions appear broad, with VR headsets, DVD players, and much of the usual electronic clutter left out, while actual DVDs still qualify. It reads more like a donation drive with small store credit than a broad trade-in event.

  • Collectibles and preserved squirrels are eligible for trade under the promotion rules.

  • Taxidermy items are eligible for trade, which broadens the types of items that can qualify.

  • DVDs can be traded even though DVD players are excluded, enabling a practical workaround for $5 credit.

  • The promotion rules allow visiting multiple GameStops with one different donated item per store.

  • The promotion can offer only $20 credit plus a 5% coupon when trading "everything," with 99.9% exclusions.

  • Many common electronics like mp3 players and dvd players may already be excluded, making it unclear what is actually worth trading.

  • A managers memo reportedly caps any traded item at a maximum $5 trade-in value and limits trades to one item per person per store.

  • The promotion's exclusions can make it effectively cover mostly items GameStop already accepts normally.

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Dec 4, 2025 5:49 PM
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earthdogmonster
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Dec 4, 2025 5:49 PM
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So goofy I had to post it. Get your random thing and see what Gamestop will give you for it!

Gotta be fun to be a Gamestop employee this Saturday...

*Bring Whatever, Get Store Credit! Some Questions Asked!: Limit ONE item per customer. Exclusions include - Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids. Lithium ion batteries or items containing lithium ion batteries. Weapons and ammo. Dead or alive animals (Taxidermy items are valid for trade). Alcohol, Tobacco, drugs or pharmaceuticals (legal or not). Computers (such as desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with built-in processor, interactive flat panel displays with built-in processor) excluding certain MacBooks GameStop normally accepts in trade. Computer peripherals intended for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (excluding those normally accepted in trade), facsimile machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames. Small electronic equipment (portable digital music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, projectors including those with DVD player capability). Small scale servers. Televisions. Gift cards and other currency (foreign or domestic). Jewelry. Sexual and explicit items. Items resembling body parts. Items MUST fit in our 20x20x20 measuring box. Terms and conditions of promotion are subject to change. GameStop employees have the discretion to reject any item. Limit ONE item per customer.

http://www.gamestop.com
Dec 5, 2025 9:41 PM
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LivelySink338Dec 5, 2025 9:41 PM
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Can I trade my mother in law for a box of rocks?
Dec 5, 2025 9:50 PM
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SlicksaleDec 5, 2025 9:50 PM
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Pro
Dec 5, 2025 10:07 PM
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eekster
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Dec 5, 2025 10:07 PM
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Quote from bingbangboom View quoted comment :
Should I bring my trash bags to this pro-fascist company?
Oh you poor baby. Grab your crayons and find a safe place to cry.
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Dec 5, 2025 10:26 PM
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JohnPaul2Dec 5, 2025 10:26 PM
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Just bring in some canned foods since they are being donated anyways. Or some food for the staff after a hard day's worth of work. I'm sure they'd appreciate it.
Dec 5, 2025 11:14 PM
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jh19107Dec 5, 2025 11:14 PM
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Question would be how do u know how much ull get before going in? 🤣
Omg there's a lot of people at the store!
Dec 6, 2025 6:28 AM
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p0tempkinDec 6, 2025 6:28 AM
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The goal is to generate social media buzz, drive foot traffic, give you $5 in store credit (which they already do for millions of Pro members) and hopefully get you to buy something with it.

Whatever you bring in for trade doesn't matter, it's going in the dumpster out back.

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Dec 6, 2025 2:44 PM
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palomino0513Dec 6, 2025 2:44 PM
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Let this company die already.
Dec 6, 2025 3:04 PM
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LilylyDec 6, 2025 3:04 PM
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Quote from vsauce View quoted comment :
You can get more back donating to Goodwill or Salvation army and writing off in tax than taking it to this dogshit ass place
i thought they dont do that tax write off anymore. at least for non business taxpayers. my taxman tossed my goodwill donation receipts out. said they nolonger take them.
Dec 6, 2025 3:08 PM
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LilylyDec 6, 2025 3:08 PM
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Quote from Slicksale View quoted comment :
Are these valid? https://www.etsy.com/listing/7087...ting&cns=1
wth is "how "is" works"?
Dec 6, 2025 6:12 PM
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donecityDec 6, 2025 6:12 PM
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GameStop about to be PawnStop
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Dec 6, 2025 7:44 PM
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CheapestGamer
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Dec 6, 2025 7:44 PM
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In case no one noticed DVD players are excluded but NOT the actual DVD's. So that's what I'll probably give them for the $5 since I got most of them from Goodwill or Salvation Army for $1-2 anyway.

Then I can use the $5 in trade credit and $5 cash for a $10 PSN card for a month of Playstation Plus to play over Christmas and New Year's.

FYI: They're supposedly giving you a 20% bonus coupon with this promotion, which should stack with the 20% more towards a preorder trade bonus AND the 10% more for being a pro member. So I may go right back in and trade a few things I've been waiting to get rid of.
Dec 7, 2025 12:51 AM
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UniqueHarrier9271Dec 7, 2025 12:51 AM
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Per the rules, you can also visit multiple GameStops, with one different donated item per store. Having the same ID doesn't disqualify you from stacking cards, if you have a bunch of nearby stores.
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Dec 8, 2025 9:07 PM
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TekkenLord
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Dec 8, 2025 9:07 PM
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GameStop Says Its 'Trade Anything Day' Led Customers to Bring In a Goose, a Bobcat, And a Wii Netflix Disc
https://www.ign.com/articles/game...tflix-disc

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Dec 8, 2025 9:13 PM
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MasterkyoDec 8, 2025 9:13 PM
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Can i trade $0.01 for $5.00 Smilie

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