If you are upgrading to the bigger and newer gaming system this year, talk your family into trading in your old gaming systems and video games to get Amazon Credit! If you aren’t going to use them, or use them as much, you might as well turn them in for some cash to spend on games for your NEW Gaming Console for Christmas!
- Just head to Amazon and put in the Gaming System you want to trade in. Or type in the name of the Game.
- Follow the directions on Amazon and mail in your item. (They will pay for you to mail it in)
- Amazon will inspect your item and then give you a Amazon Credit to your account. You can spend it on anything you want!
Pretty sweet huh? You probably won’t get the credit back before Christmas. But, you could put together a present saying that you have “$30 to spend on Video Games on Amazon”. That way, your kids can pick out additional games they want after Christmas. Just an idea!
We actually did something similar with my Husband’s old iPhone. His was in mint condition, so Amazon actually gave him $400 in Amazon Credit with his trade in!!
Carol
This is cool, i had no idea Amazon does this! Thanks for posting this!
Carla Barrett
Wow – great idea – I had no idea they did that!! Thanks for the info
Trina
What a great way to lessen the price of a new console.
Natalie Parra
Thank you FREEBIES2DEALS! What a fantastic deal!
Scott
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Tamera L
Good to know, thank you!
karina
Wow, thats great! I had no idea you could do that!!!
Courtney
Awesome! This is so helpful! Thanks!
Trina Tippetts
It is cool that amazon does this. My kids love the newest and greatest and its hard to keep up.
Charlyn
My daughter really needs to do this! She has way to many systems that she doesn’t play!
keely hostetter
This is such a great option since they are always coming out with new systems.
Shirley
This is a great thing. We do this at Gamestop never new amazon does it to, good to know.
Heather Holt
Such a great option!
trish
this is fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Linda Rogers
Great idea!
Gretchen A
Sometimes you get more than you would at a garage sale — good deal.
Leigh
I didn’t know this was an option. Thanks for letting us know!
Heather Copeland
This is a great idea! Thanks for posting.
Cathy Ambrose
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Amanda D
Love this, we have a bunch of games that never get played.
Kristy
I wasn’t aware of this!
Penny
This would be good for all of the games that my kids never play or that they have outgrown.
erin
Always fun deals, thanks.
Meagan Corniea
Wow! That is a fantastic idea! Gotta love Amazon! 12/17/12
Mindy
Been looking for something like this. Always need to get upgraded for my boys!
Chris Keller
I’ve traded in gaming systems before it is a great way to upgrade.
emily
what a great idea! THanks Amazon!
emily
Thanks!@
kaylin
Sweet! I am going to take advantage of this. Thanks!
Barbara Riddle
Good idea. Thanks!
Lacy Ballard
Didn’t know we could do this…awesome!
Penny
This is awesome and a great idea! Thanks!
Lola Danielson
I’ve always gone to my local Game Stop for stuff like this. I’ll have to check out Amazon!
Alsia
this is such a great thing to know! thank you!!
lori jones
ooooo! that is a good idea! there are a few old ones around here!
Kristi
Great idea!!! 😀
Sandy Hendry
Amazon is amazing! This service works for movies, too!
kim
Awesome deal!
Luisa
I think I’m going to trade our old wii if we win the wii U 🙂
Heather
That helps make a new console cheaper. This is awesome, Thank you!
Jana Wright
Hmmmm…tempting!
Stacy Anderson
Thanks for the info. I didn’t know Amazon did this. Very helpful!
Liz C.
Wow! $400 would be awesome. My old phone is just sitting in my night stand. Thanks for the tip!
Jan
great idea!
Cathy
Wow! That would be awesome! I don’t think they want our old PS2 though!
Charlie
Wow! Going to look more into this!
Christina
Great way to upgrade!
Kylene Barber
I have been hesitant to get a bunch of games thinking they would be a waste of money, but now that I know I can trade them in on Amazon I will be getting more.
Carrie
Dang it! We just gave away our old wii. 🙂 Didn’t know about his.
Sheri
Great Deal!
marion cline
Great program
Debbie E.
I didn’t know Amazon did this – what a great deal! My girls have out-grown many of their games, so this is perfect for anyone that has been holding on to games that their kids don’t play any more!
Naheed
This is pretty cool.
Tiana
I didn’t know they did this. Thanks for letting us know!
Heather Shain-Roth
I had no idea Amazon goes this… We always trade in at Gamestop… Wonder who offers more money?
Natassja
That’s awesome that they do that! I had no idea!
melissa
Wow, I didn’t know they did that!
April
Dang it! I gave my old console away. If only I knew about it. Oh well! Thanks for informing me so next time I’ll take advantage of this.
Ashley Bustamante
This is a great idea for families that have a lot of older systems. Most kids don’t play them all, so why not get rid of the clutter and make some money?
Darlene Rees
Cool!
Heather
Brilliant idea!
Jennifer
This is great! I have some wii games that we don’t play and have no use for anymore.
Shelley
This is awesome!
Janae
Great way to afford a new one. Thanks!
erin o.
Recycling! Love it!
Carrie
wow thats so cool. wonder if they give any credit for a parts item
Karen
Great way to get new stuff…
MyKeshea
This would be a great way to money towards a new console or other device. Thanks for sharing.
samantha
sweet i never knew
Karen
If only I could get my kids to trade in their older systems! lol. Thanks Freebies2Deals!
Maria C
this is an awesome program
Angela
I had no idea about this. Great info. Thanks!
Jessica C
AWESOME!
Torie
This is good for games you dont longer play with.
Austin C
Haven’t tried it yet, but I have been looking into it.
Hannah
I had no idea! Thanks!!
Natalie
Oh wow I will have to let hubby know! Thanks
Becky
I had no idea … great for the games we’ve outgrown
Jodi Wilkey
Have a game boy that I would love to trade in, if I won the WII U!
Shannon K
This is a good deal especially if you what to trade up for a newer model or different system.
Stephanie Goyne
THANK YOU Amazon! Awesome!! 🙂
Laura
definitely a thought! thanks for sharing!
christine
merry christmas
Rachel H
Good to know!
Lea
I don’t know if it worth it??
camille
This is really cool, I’ve been meaning to trade in my iphone somewhere and i’ll look into it. We like the idea of the new wii system as well so maybe we’ll trade in our old one! Thanks for the great info! One more reason to love Amazon!
Angie
Great!
Brittany Smtih
Wow I didn’t know Amazon did this! Just another reason to love Amazon!! Sweet!!
Jill
This is awesome!
Candice
I didn’t know Amazon did this either! Thank you!
Mindi
I’ve been trading in my husband and sons old games for a while now, I know I’m always going to have things to buy on Amazon and it’s nice to get rid of the clutter and have that discount in your cart next time you shop.
Coylette
I have to remember this…there are some amazing credits you can get thru Amazon!
Danielle Olsen
Wow this is new to me. I love this idea.
Christie L
Such great info. Thanks
Tara
This is new info for me! I love having credit for amazon. We certainly have a few games that are never played, will be checking out their value!
Emily
Great! We don’t have wither one, but will eventually!
Charlene
having credit on amazon is a plus! They are very good with their customers
Misty Barry
Oh my gosh, I had no idea they did this. I will definitely be checking into it more.
karen
Great idea! Tons of games my kids don’t play anymore. Thanks!
Cheol
Thanks for letting me know. We have some stuff we don’t play with anymore.
Marie Belliston
I didn’t know Amazon did this! It’s tempting… if we get the Wii U then maybe we would do it. Cool!
Wendy Kumpf
This is great! I have both, a wii and a 3DS we don’t use. My 10 year old would rather trade both in to try to save towards a Ipad. Thanks for the info.
Lydia
This really is a great idea! We have been considering trading in our XBox at GameStop!
mandi
interesting
Ann
You can also trade in certain books for Amazon credit also.
Jennifer
This is a great idea! My brother has been talking about trading in his old gaming system, I passed this along and he’s going to do it. Thanks for the heads up!
Mel
What a good idea!
Jessica M
This is nice to know! yay Amazon!
Monica
Great deal through amazon to recycle games that your kids don’t play anymore.
Heather W
Awesome! I had no idea amazon did this. Great way to upgrade!
lacy hilton
I have traded a few things in with amazon! It works great!
Shannon E.
This is so great to know about! Thanks!
Parisa
My husband is excited for this!
Jill
Thanks 🙂
Brenda Davis
You can also trade in your old video games and gaming systems on Swagbucks.com for Swagbucks.
mary
OMG this is awesome tysm I have never heard of them doing this before. I have a ton of old video games, and movies I would love to get rid of.
Jennifer H.
I didn’t know Amazon did that. I will definitely be telling family and friends about this!
Robinne
Amazon is AMAZING! Now to decide which game to part with…
Carrie Ward
Wow, I didn’t realize they offered that! I hate the idea of having to spend alot of money for a whole new gaming system but if you can trade in the old one for credit that helps a lot!! Thanks for the heads up!
Kristi
Good to know! Thanks!
jenny
I will have to try this!
Joni
Wow, I have to look into this. I have an old PS2 and old games!
Nani
I will definitely do this! Thanks
Cami
This sounds like a great way to upgrade your console – glad Amazon thought of it!
Monica
Hmmm…didn’t know this could be done! 🙂 Thanks!
Jaclyn
Wow! Thank You! I have a ton of games I would like to trade in. That’s great!
Hillary Maxwell
Great tip! And you always make it so easy with all the links we can just click on
Andrea
good idea!! if i don’t win the giveaway we are thinking about trading in the old wii for the new one!!
latanya
This is good to know. I did not know Amazon did this.
Melissa Larsen
What a great way to replenish your game stock. I have a few I could get rid of!
Kristen johnson
What a great idea
Bethany
This is the perfect way to upgrade!
ToVah
amazon is Awesome!!!!
Danielle
Wow, I didn’t know they did trade in’s. thanks for the info:)
Kendra
Wow! I know where I’m selling our video game equipment!
Michelle
Great way to get some Amazon credit. And who doesn’t have games or gaming systems that they have laying around? Me! I’ll be looking into this.
Becky
I love Amazon!
Deseree'
Thanks for lettingus know!
Stefany
I have used Amazon’s trade-in program for textbooks a LOT. They make it much more affordable to go to school. If I won a Wii U, I would trade in our old Wii.
Heidi K.
This is such a better deal than trading in at Gamestop which my hubby usually does.
cynthia bueno young
I love this my daughter is looking for one this will help thanks
Colette tervort
What a good idea
Jenny
That’s new info for me! I love that GameStop is not my only option.
Emily
That is good to know! We have lots of old xbox games collecting dust on the shelves!
Jill
we still love our wii…..but when we don’t, good to know i can trade it in
Natalie
I love Amazon!
Alice K
Great idea, thanks!
Sean E
Do they take broken ones I wonder? We are replacing our that doesn’t read disks anymore with a new one this year.
Rebecca Gubler
I REALLLLLY like this idea. So much better than leaving your old system laying around gathering dust, or worse, just tossing in the trash. Thank you, AMAZON!
Nicole Hansen
thats awesome! Ive never near of this before!
Jennifer M
I knew Game Stop did this, but always feel cheated with the prices they give us. Definitely trying Amazon! Love Amazon anyways!!
Laura C
Awesome!
Kathy Bailey
What a great idea. I never knew.
Megan
Good idea!
Teasha
This is something I might consider!
Britt
This is something new to try out!
Kailey Larsen
That’s awesome! I’m going to have to dig out my old wii games
BrieAnn
going to pass this on to my mom, she’s getting a wii u for my little brothers!
Brittany
sweet idea, and smart
Sheri Phillips
What a great idea!
Sara
This is a great idea
Jodi K
my son is always trading in his games at a local gamestop and they give him next to nothing for them. I am going to check this out and see how it compares. Its a great idea!
Krinn
We have traded books in at Amazon. It is so easy and hassle-free. We will have to try it for the games!
Gayla Fuhriman
Good to know.
Heidi
Always remember to go through Ebates, Shoprunner, or Swagbucks to get the most from online shopping!
Marci Wilson
Wow. I have several sitting in boxes in my basement. Something to look into. Thanks.
Lucy Curtis
Didn’t know about this, thanks!!!
Shirley Davis
so good to know! Thx Freebies2Deals! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
Shasta
Wow! I am thinking about doing this.
Amber G
I might have to use this
Julia Halliday
I’ve done this at Game Center but Amazon always has better prices than they do. Thanks for passing this along.
Wendy Brown
What a great idea!
Daniel H
Amazon actually has much better trade in credits than Gamestop.
Callie
awesome!
Meghan
What a great way to upgrade to a newer system. I’ll be checking this out for my son.
Jessica
Our old wii broke, I wonder how much they would give us for it. Thanks for letting me know.
Stacy
I have lots I could turn in. Thanks!
Katie
We have a bunch of games we’ve been meaning to trade in. Thanks for the reminder!
Cheryl
Great way to put your old systems to use.
Megan Limburg
What a cool thing to do! Thanks for the suggestion!
Brooke
This is a great idea!!
Patrick
too bad they won’t pricematch the KMart 3dsXL for 160 this week
Rebekah
Great way to get some money for the stuff you don’t use anymore. Thanks
Christy
What a great idea. Thanks for always letting us know of new ways to save!
Karen
Good to know. Thanks for sharing.
Karen Woodard
not too bad
rachelle
cool
jennifer
thanks for posting so many amazon deals! I love the free two day super saver shipping!
Lindsey Wright
this is an awesome idea. They are always upgrading so a good way to trade in!
Jennifer Meecham
I love this site!
Kathy Sokia
Good to know 🙂
Lauren T
WOW!!! I had no idea that they did this. Thanks so much, if we ever change our game system I will definitely do this
Erin
I’ve found it better to sell my games at yard sales. I get more money out of them that way.
Stacie Gardner
wow!!!
Stacey
What an awesome idea!!
Teran Mueller
I had no idea that amazon did that…will definitely be trying it
Michele
Interesting!
Jennifer Fox
Cool, what a great idea!
Heidi Myers
I want a wii u
Nicole Wardell
I didn’t know Amazon did this!! Great!!
Tanya
I didn’t know they did this. I will definitely look into this. Thanks!
Brooke F.
Been thinking about doing this…
Rene Foppe
It is a sweet deal. I’m going to go digging up the old systems.
Mari Topham
Might have to try this out. Love Amazon!
Mandi
Great idea!
Ashley
Thanks for posting this. I didn’t know they did anything like this!
C'Anne Petersen
This is a great idea.
sheila
great idea for games we never play – thanx for the info
Lonnie Miller
My boys will like this deal. They are always looking for ways to get new games. Thanks
judy
this is awesome since there are old games that we dont play with anymore
Shayna
Had no idea this was available! Thanks for the info.
Heather Tanner
Amazon is the best for everything!
Elaina Meadows
Oh! This is a fantastic trade-in deal
rose
perfect my hubby has a system sitting in closet and wants a new one! great timing
Jessica S
Thanks! This is cool! My husband and I usually just take our old games to Graywhale-now if we can compare which will give us more money we might have to look in to the Amazon Trade in the future! Thanks!
Allyson B.
Thanks for sharing! Good deal!
P
Might do this with some old games we haven’t used in awhile. Good idea!
Beckie ford
hmmm, i didnt know amazon even did trade ins. i will have to give it a look. we have tons of games, and other things that we dont use anymore. like those games that you can really only play once, then your done with it, and it just ends up taking up space… thank you!
Karrie Glazner
I didn’t know that they did stuff like this. I have an old system I need to get rid of.
Heather D
Due to my experience with other stores that do trade-ins, I assumed that Amazon wouldn’t give you much for a trade-in either. But thanks for sharing your experience because it sounds like they’re pretty fair.
Skyler
I just did it, but the offer is only good if you use the credit towards the purchase of a ‘qualifying’ new console. Even without the bonus, I’m getting about $100 for all my wii stuff that I don’t use anymore.
Bethany
Amazon is actually pretty fair on trade in price.
Brittany
I didn’t know that! Nice! Our Wii just broke, and we have an old DS and a Game Cube somewhere- maybe I can trade them in towards a Wii U …unless I can win one….
Kendell B.
Great tip. We have an old x-box and about 10 games. Curious to see what I can get for them!
Monica Santana
not ready to trade in ours yet!
Brittney P
It’s great to see the different ways you can use Amazon!!
Cristal
Good idea!
Jauna Goelz
ohhh this could be a good and bad thing!!! but the $50 bonus credit makes me more tempted… hmm wonder if i can sneak the wii away…..
Bonnie Anderson
A great idea!
Amanda
I had no idea you could do this, awesome idea 🙂
Stephanie
you can usually do better by trying to sell it yourself
Brooke
I did not know this but I actually was thinking earlier today about what you do with old gaming systems… good to know!
Kristen
Now if only they took broken PS3’s.
Steve
You can also trade in old games for Amazon credit.
Kate
Love your site!
Viola
Good to know
Christi
I just want another wii — mine is still working
Riana
Thanks for the helpful info on trade-ins!
Ryan Tervort
Sweet
Kan
Good to know if we decide to trade in!
Barbara Brosius
good to know!
Melissa Chase
Merry Christmas
Christine
Great deal on a trade in for older systems!
Shantell Strelka
Wow! I didn’t know they did this. Very cool.
Judie
It’s nice they do this but I sold mine on Ebay for more 🙂
Jamie Worthen
I love this idea! Kids want new things so often it’s perfect!!
Donna
Great to know!
Cherish G
Good to know!
Justina B
Wow, awesome!
Beth Wright
That’s nice of Amazon!
Cynthia
This sounds like a great deal. Wish they would give the value before you ship it though.
Ashley
Wow! That sounds like an awesome deal esp. since I have so many games!
Emily
We definitely need to do this. We have way too many DS and Wii games
Kelly Meyer
Didn’t know you could do this!
Bradie
My brother loves Amazon trade in!
Carolyn Schofield
There are a couple of nice, not so obvious ways to earn with Amazon. I also like mturk
Ralina
My husband does this often. Sometimes you can get a pretty decent amount credited to you account.
Janalee Nielson
Didn’t know you could do this. Thanks for the info.
Sharon Wadman
Awesome! I didn’t know you could do this.
Alfred Martinello
Great idea! The shift from generations of consoles is always such a financially damaging event, but this sort of thing definitely eases the pain! I just might buy a Wii U after all… 🙂
James
Nice
James
Fantastic
sheena stoddard
Wow what a great thing they are doing
Nicki N
this is great way to upgrade!!
Brittany C
I didn’t know you could do this, thanks for the info!
Roger Rees
I love Amazon!
LISA JOHNSON
I didn’t realize amazon did this.
Rachel E.
Getting all the games gathered up now 🙂
Rebecca
What a cool concept.
Ashlee
Good to know! Thanks!
Jill
I did not know that Amazon had this feature!
Jodi Perez
great idea!
Rachel
I wish I could do this… our old wii is broken and thus I really want to win the wii u!
Vanessa Brown
what a good idea
Jonelle L
A great idea. There are so many unplayed games sitting around, would love to trade them to make money for more.
Korina
How do you keep up with all this!!!
Tara
Amazon=coolest company ever
Lindsey R.
Always good to know you can get money for something that is probably outdated or just not as high tech anymore.
Kim
This is the best idea ever. I think we are keeping a lot of boxes out of the trash because of this.
Ali L
That’s pretty neat, I didn’t know amazon did that!
Tanya
Good to know.
Amber S.
I’ve been debating on this for a while! Love Amazon!
Jamie Howerton
I bet my husband could trade some in
Molly Beckstead
Great info to have, Thanks!
Kristi Hiatt
have to try this
Lourdes Guerra
I can’t trade in my ps2 or nintendo 64, but it’s great for others who might 🙂
Amber Wride
I don’t know anyone else who does this.
Jackson Rees
Cool, thanks!
Debbie
I had no idea you could do this! Wow, what a great way to get new games!
Catherine
Will they take Ataris?
Cynthia H.
I have several Wii games that my boys don’t play anymore. Great idea!
Emily
Amazon has really surprised me this year with all their promotions and great deals. I will forever shop online now instead of braving the insanity of the stores during Black Friday and peak holiday season!
Dene
Very cool idea!
Rachel
what a great idea
Lexi Egolf
Awesome offer if you aren’t using your gaming system
Brandee
We love that amazon does this!!
Allison F.
I will have to keep this in mind when I am ready to get rid of my old games.
Brittney
Wow!!! That’s pretty cool!! Just might do this!!
Wendy
Really? I had no idea that was an option on Amazon.
Nicole Kano
Wow! Awesome we just upgraded, this is great news!
Jill
This seems like such a cool opportunity.
Shae Dearden
After I win the new Wii… I will trade in our old one:)
Wendy F.
I had no idea you could do this. Tips like this one are great, because otherwise I probably never would’ve known this was an option. Thanks for sharing!
Sara Perry
Might have to look into this!
Amanda
This is great!!!!!
Melanie
Do you know if your system has to be working? I have a wii that will turn on and play part of a game and then stop working. Will they take systems like this?
Summer
What a great idea! I have so many games I could trade in!
chelsea
way to recycle some electronics
Katie McCurdy
I need a Wii U
Brienne Alder
trade ins are awesome
Danielle
I has no idea amazon done this it awesome!
Paulette
I love doing trade ins. I did it with my phone and got an iPhone for $50 out if pocket!!!
April J
Didn’t know we could do this! Thanks!
Tiffany V
This is so awesome. I am going to try it
Susan Ginia
Perfect! I’ll win the wii U and trade in the wii. (wishful thinking)
Amanda Creo
Great way to be green. Definitely will keep a lot of electronics out of the landfills.
Kim Anderson
Great deal!
kathy carlson
Trade ins? Cool!
tammy
Good to know!
Laurel
Amazon will trade quite a few items for credit. I think it’s mostly electronics though.
Jennifer L.
Not quite ready to give up our old systems, but this is a good deal.
Amber
I think it might just be time to try this out and trade in some “stuff”. Thanks for the reminder that Amazon does this!
nancy johnson
good to know
Deanna
I should check into this. Maybe I could make some money back.
Colette Cox
🙂
sheena
I had never heard of this, thanks for the heads up.
Liz Romrell
We have gaming systems that go back all the way to the original Nintendo. What a great idea!
Jen
Great Thanks!
Melissa
What a cool program!
Ashley
We love doing amazon trade in!
Sarah W.
This is a great program! I had no idea! Thanks for letting us know…
Misty
Wow that’s awesome! I wonder what they do with all those trade ins???
Michelle
love the trade in deals!
Rebekah
This is awesome – I had no idea they did this. Thanks!
chris
points for trade in games
Rachel S.
I’ve done this with Amazon for movies and TV series before, it’s super easy and a great way to get rid of what you don’t use or need anymore and get Amazon credit in return.
Ashli
I might have to try this out with some of the games my husband has finished. Thanks!
A C
I never knew this before. Thanks for enlightening me.
Juan
Cool idea
Holly
What a great idea! We have many gaming systems!
carie
They also do textbook for any students. I did this for my school books and get a credit which helped with buying some Christmas gifts based on deals from this site. 🙂
Michelle D
Ihad no idea Amazon did this. Thanks for the heads up
Kristin
This is such a great program. I am sure there is something I can trade in.
Rachelle E.
Didn’t know they did this, thanks for the info.
Heather Everton
Love trade in credit since my husband always wants the “new” one!
lisa
I love Amazon!