Gamespot Marketplace

http://www.gamespot.com/promotions/marketplace/index.html

No it's not a scam. Must have been added very recently. Looks like a really cool service actually, I'm definitely interested. What you guys think?

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I'm not sure if Im, onboard.

That's pretty neat.

How funny would it be if it were a scam though?

Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

Did Al just beat "The System" :o ?

Can I sell myself on there?
I need money.

Did Al just beat "The System" :o ?

sAndroid17

It appears so.

Gamespot is becoming huge. Like monopoly huge.

Maybe in the future they will have foreign gamer exchange programs to take advantage of.

Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

solidruss

That would be epic. No more searching on Ebay.

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Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

WiiRocks66

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

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Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

solidruss

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

and yeh that Marketplace seems interesting.. but can i just say

AL_GREEN 1 - Mods 0 :P

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Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

sAndroid17

You can edit our posts for us :o

Their powers are far beyond the norm :o

Oh, dude! I'm freaking out!

That would be epic. No more searching on Ebay.

rockerbikie

Indeed - I bet there will be a wider collection and more game media in better condition than what is currently available on ebay. Heck, you might even get the original packaging and instruction manual with each game too.

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You can edit our posts for us :oWiiRocks66

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

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[QUOTE="WiiRocks66"] You can edit our posts for us :oLJS9502_basic

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

Dang, owned

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Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

solidruss

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

Don't mdos have a Monocle like this:

This sounds pretty good actually.

Can I sell myself on there?
I need money.

Lto_thaG

If you have a ps3 u don't want then I'm buying

I wish members could sell stuff on there to other members

Then again it would be a double edged weapon since I can see a lot of level 1 users scams.

Don't mdos have a Monocle like this:

rockerbikie

We save those for special occasions

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Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

solidruss

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

Haha, this is gold.

Anyway, you will always be an Austin-Batman russ:

I'll be interested to see how this turns out..

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Can I sell myself on there?
I need money.

Darthkaiser

If you have a ps3 u don't want then I'm buying

I wish members could sell stuff on there to other members

Then again it would be a double edged weapon since I can see a lot of level 1 users scams.

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[QUOTE="WiiRocks66"] You can edit our posts for us :oentropyecho

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

Haha, this is gold.

Anyway, you will always be an Austin-Batman russ:

lol, that is awesome!

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[QUOTE="solidruss"]

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

solidruss

Haha, this is gold.

Anyway, you will always be an Austin-Batman russ:

lol, that is awesome!

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Can I sell myself on there?
I need money.

Lto_thaG

If you have a ps3 u don't want then I'm buying

Oh what a shame Well I guess yourself will do, not as good as a ps3 but meh I need a slav.....errr...someone to do my homework How much you asking?

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If you have a ps3 u don't want then I'm buying

Darthkaiser

Oh what a shame Well I guess yourself will do, not as good as a ps3 but meh I need a slav.....errr...someone to do my homework How much you asking?

[QUOTE="Lto_thaG"] Sorry,no ps3 :(

Oh what a shame Well I guess yourself will do, not as good as a ps3 but meh I need a slav.....errr...someone to do my homework How much you asking?

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Cool new feature if you ask me. And sarcasm has been removed from opening post.

solidruss

We can do anything, we are the Gamespot Maxtrix

I thought mods could only delete posts. Mind=blown

I've been thinking of using it to pick up a few old games that I'd rather not buy in person on the cheap but I'm waiting on some feedback before doing so.

Hi,

My name is Zak Edson and my job here at GameSpot is to build the GameSpot Marketplace. Our goal is to provide you with a way to get fair money for your used games and give you a really simple way to buy your next game.

I have sold and bought a few games in the Marketplace already but would love to hear about your experiences. I encourage you to try listing a couple of your games that you don't play anymore. For me it has been a good way to get some money for my old games. Once I had the money I bought a couple games that I wasn't planning to buy otherwise (I don't have unlimited cash for buying games after all). So far the games that I have bought have arrived quickly and in perfect condition.

Try listing a few games for sale and then tell me what you think. Post here or feel free to send me a private message. The only way that we can continue to improve it is if you all are using it and telling us what will make it better.

http://www.gamespot.com/marketplace/sell

Thanks.

Zak

Hi,

My name is Zak Edson and my job here at GameSpot is to build the GameSpot Marketplace. Our goal is to provide you with a way to get fair money for your used games and give you a really simple way to buy your next game.

I have sold and bought a few games in the Marketplace already but would love to hear about your experiences. I encourage you to try listing a couple of your games that you don't play anymore. For me it has been a good way to get some money for my old games. Once I had the money I bought a couple games that I wasn't planning to buy otherwise (I don't have unlimited cash for buying games after all). So far the games that I have bought have arrived quickly and in perfect condition.

Try listing a few games for sale and then tell me what you think. Post here or feel free to send me a private message. The only way that we can continue to improve it is if you all are using it and telling us what will make it better.

http://www.gamespot.com/marketplace/sell

Thanks.

Zak

edsotic

Eh. Not really down with the 12% cut part. If it was not already really easy to sell games yourself with no middleman cut involved it would be different.

Im still going to list some stuff that i cant sell otherwise just to see how it works. Most of them are things that nobody purchased at release so it'll be interesting to see if i get any bites.

rawsavon,

Thanks for giving it a try and sorry for looking spammy.I wanted to introduce myself, but I guess this is what spammers do too.At least I didn't claim to be a Nigerian prince that needs to hide some money.

Alter_Echo,

How do you typically sell your games today?Why did you choose that method?I appreciate that you are willing to give the Marketplace a try.Once you see how everything works try listing a game that more people want to buy.My expectation is that you will end up with more money than your current option, or at least with the same amount with less effort.

Killer_beanz,

Thanks.:D

Ringx55,

It's like you read my mind. I worked at eBay for 6 years (way back) and this is exactly what we are trying to do. Put buyers and sellers together to find a fair market price, but make it really simple. Have you tried to list something on eBay recently? Try listing in the GameSpot Marketplace and you will see what easy really means.

eBay used to be fun, but now it is just really complicated and cluttered. The GameSpot Marketplace is only games and it lives within a site that is all about fun (or at least all about video games).

Zak

That'sreally cool.

ssj4_2004,

Thank you for the suggestion and I have added an avatar. If you can't tell I'm the new guy. Still learning the ropes.

Zak

ssj4_2004,

Thank you for the suggestion and I have added an avatar. If you can't tell I'm the new guy. Still learning the ropes.

Zak

edsotic

It sounds good. The only drawback on this would be most people on this site know what the good games are and that might make it harder to get a good deal on a good game. I'll browse it and check it out and if I find a good deal, I'll go for it.

I currently deal locally via craigslist. Typically i can get $10-$15 under retail if i get it beat and listed within a week. I just have them pick it up at work or use the free shipping perk of the job i have.

Old games are a different matter. If its popular enough to still have a high asking price i generally list it on ebay since the smaller local market is too small to reliably unload stuff. If it is something that was just marginally popular i usually cant get rid of it regardless of how i try to sell.

In order for the marketplace to be an option for me, id have to be able to reliably sell week old games for $45-$50 which i honestly dont see happening with what i assume will be fairly rampant undercutting as tons of the same item get listed in that same span of time.

The undercutting was my biggest concern. Anything new enough to get rid of at a relatively high price will be listed in such quantities ( again, i am assuming ) that the saturation will bring the price down and after factoring in the cut would be a net loss over my current method. And again, anything older will just sit there either unpurchased or sold for so little that i would have been better off getting store credit somewhere.

My concerns might be unfounded of course as i have yet to see how it works. Is there already or do you have plans to enable a basement on the sale price? It would seem practical just wasnt sure.