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GameStop Customer Earns Over $10,000 in Store Credit From "Hundreds" of Broken Consoles
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Key Points:
- A GameStop customer from Clackamas, Oregon traded in hundreds of broken consoles from various generations, earning over $10,000 in store credit, a rare high payout for the retailer known for low trade-in values.
- The trade included devices like PSPs, Nintendo Switches, an original Game Boy, and an NES, with receipts showing individual amounts mostly around $900, culminating in a total of $10,690.06.
- Social media users noted the amount was likely much lower than what could have been earned selling the consoles independently, with some estimating potential earnings up to $100,000 on platforms like eBay.
- This trade-in is among the highest ever recorded at GameStop but still falls short of the record $30,494.70 credit given for a rare Pokémon card traded in Texas in 2025.
- GameStop has recently embraced viral trade-in events, including a "trade anything day," and humorously defended its trade-in values despite longstanding criticism of its buyback program.
