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frontpageEragorn | Staff posted Today 12:46 AM

GameStop Stores Trade-In Offer: Any Official Defective Gaming Controller & Earn

Same Credit As Working One

(Valid thru 8/15)at GameStop
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GameStop Stores [Store Locator] is offering their Trade In Offer: Trade In Your Defective/Broken Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch Gaming Controller (Official Controllers Only) for Same Credit as a Fully Working Condition Controller when you visit any participating locations through August 15, 2026.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal

Note, offer good toward controllers normally accepted in trade as defective condition only. Product value may vary and can fluctuate depending on approval

Eligible products includes any official Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch controllers only

How It Works?
  1. Bring your defective controller in-store, they'll test it
  2. If it qualifies as defective (not dead/unresponsive), you get full working-condition trade value instead of the reduced defective rate
  3. In-store only, no online trade-ins for this promo

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • Offer good on items in acceptable defective conditions only; may not be unresponsive or
    • Product condition and trade value are determined at the time of trade-in
    • Offer is not valid on any retro or third party controllers
    • Offer valid through August 15, 2026 or while promotional offer last
  • Additional Details
    • All trades are final/no dealers
    • Additional terms/conditions may apply

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Written by Eragorn | Staff
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GameStop Stores [Store Locator] is offering their Trade In Offer: Trade In Your Defective/Broken Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch Gaming Controller (Official Controllers Only) for Same Credit as a Fully Working Condition Controller when you visit any participating locations through August 15, 2026.

Thanks to Deal Hunter Eragorn for finding this deal

Note, offer good toward controllers normally accepted in trade as defective condition only. Product value may vary and can fluctuate depending on approval

Eligible products includes any official Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo Switch controllers only

How It Works?
  1. Bring your defective controller in-store, they'll test it
  2. If it qualifies as defective (not dead/unresponsive), you get full working-condition trade value instead of the reduced defective rate
  3. In-store only, no online trade-ins for this promo

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • About the Deal
    • Offer good on items in acceptable defective conditions only; may not be unresponsive or
    • Product condition and trade value are determined at the time of trade-in
    • Offer is not valid on any retro or third party controllers
    • Offer valid through August 15, 2026 or while promotional offer last
  • Additional Details
    • All trades are final/no dealers
    • Additional terms/conditions may apply

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Written by Eragorn | Staff

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TekkenLord
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"Product condition and trade value are determined at GameStop's discretion — get it evaluated in-store before assuming a specific value. " Nuff said, they are trying to get more foot traffics with bait and switch.. GME plunged 12% today..
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Phenomesaurus
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I feel like they should be able to tell us how much credit a controller should get, no? I've got some slight stick drift on a couple of Xbox controllers and might consider trading up if there was enough credit. Somehow I'm thinking Gamestop isn't going to give much, though.
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AndrewS7154
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They are lowering the trade in for a working controller down to the defective controller rate
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I feel like they should be able to tell us how much credit a controller should get, no? I've got some slight stick drift on a couple of Xbox controllers and might consider trading up if there was enough credit. Somehow I'm thinking Gamestop isn't going to give much, though.
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"Product condition and trade value are determined at GameStop's discretion — get it evaluated in-store before assuming a specific value. " Nuff said, they are trying to get more foot traffics with bait and switch.. GME plunged 12% today..
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Quote from Phenomesaurus :
I feel like they should be able to tell us how much credit a controller should get, no? I've got some slight stick drift on a couple of Xbox controllers and might consider trading up if there was enough credit. Somehow I'm thinking Gamestop isn't going to give much, though.
Flashbacks of funcoland where I bought a PlayStation that only worked vertical with a fan blowing on it.
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DiarrheaRobustoToday 12:57 AM
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Normal trade in for a working one is what, $0.37?
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Quote from Phenomesaurus :
I feel like they should be able to tell us how much credit a controller should get, no? I've got some slight stick drift on a couple of Xbox controllers and might consider trading up if there was enough credit. Somehow I'm thinking Gamestop isn't going to give much, though.
https://www.gamestop.com/trade/?c...eView=list

It's linked in the thread. It's "up to" but that's the best we can find online at least.
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Quote from Eragorn :
https://www.gamestop.com/trade/?c...eView=listIt's linked in the thread. It's "up to" but that's the best we can find online at least.
You're totally supposed to put all of that info in the thread. Are you expecting me to look it up? Haha - I kid. But thank you. Those values are abysmal. And it's "up to". No thanks. I keep the stick drift, lol.
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They are lowering the trade in for a working controller down to the defective controller rate
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Quote from Phenomesaurus :
You're totally supposed to put all of that info in the thread. Are you expecting me to look it up? Haha - I kid. But thank you. Those values are abysmal. And it's "up to". No thanks. I keep the stick drift, lol.
There's like a million models of controllers and each color has it's own price :/ If i put "PS5 Controller up to $17" then someone would comment "I just got back from GameStop and was only offered $14 for my black ps5 controller and you should be fired! (this has happened before... lol).
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Quote from AndrewS7154 :
They are lowering the trade in for a working controller down to the defective controller rate
Yeah.... this only makes sense for broken controllers. My guess is you'd get much more on FB Marketplace/OfferUp/eBay.
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cococrispsToday 1:17 AM
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I have a like new condition spiderman ps5 controller with stick drift.
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Quote from Eragorn :
Yeah.... this only makes sense for broken controllers. My guess is you'd get much more on FB Marketplace/OfferUp/eBay.
I've got 5 xbox controllers all with drift, 2 micro-usb versions too old for calibration with 1 having broken bumper, and 2 usb-c with calibration that still drift; definitely trading them in with this event otherwise I was going to try and update the usb-c controllers to hall effect. Either $13-17 trade in credit for each. Hopefully there is a wireless hall effect controller on sale by Black Friday otherwise these things were e-waste or a day project to upgrade
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Ps3 controllers, anyone?
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Ps3 controllers, anyone?
No retro controllers
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Gamestop is a joke.

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nilkillaToday 3:04 AM
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almost worth the time to see if the ms pro and pro 2s i have that work well enough but the protective padding has completely fallen off, so I am certainly not using them

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