Rather than sell have you tried using BGG's trade system?
You indicate the games you are looking to get rid of and games you would like and then the system pairs you up with anyone who wants something you have and has something you want. You can limit your search to specific counties if you would like.
yeah, Math Trades. They're pretty cool.
Here's the announcements thread for new Math Trades.
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/218951/article/44066127#44066127
I want to do a math trade pretty badly but the tutorials were intimidating and the empty box thing was confusing. I wish there were an easier solution, because I love the concept!
The easier solution is regular bgg trades where you can propose a trade or respond to other proposals :) I've never done math trades , if you have a sliver of comfort negotiating you'll be fine manually discussing lol
They have trades pretty regularly. Figure out the system by trading something small and low-cost. I thought it made good sense after doing it one time. Ended up sending off Pandemic to get Brass, excellent condition.
There are math trades but there are also user arranged trades. I have never participated in a math trade but have done dozens of user arranged trades. They are much more flexible.
The users trading are in control of the schedule, they can negotiate back and forth if they would like. It leads to both parties feeling like an equal exchange happened which is a know issue with math trades.
[https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide\_to\_Trading](https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide_to_Trading)
\* *this comment now makes no sense since /u/TheBroox updated his comment as he was mistaken about how math trades work* \*
Confused how someone comes away from a Math Trade without thinking an equal exchange happened when by definition they chose the exact games they would give up in order to get the new game.
(They may not be trading it directly to the person who is giving them the game, but you are never going to receive a game that you didn't want to trade your game for)
In a math trade you list all the things you are willing to part with and all the things you want. The algorithm takes everyone's wants and haves into consideration and forms (a) big trading circle(s). If you agreed to participate you have to make the trade, there is not backing out.
If you only list a few games of roughly the same value you want to trade and games you feel are of comparable value as "wants" then sure you will be satisfied with the trade. However you could very well be left out of the trade. If no one else participating has exactly what you want or wants what you have you are SOL.
If you cast a wider net, to increase the likelihood of your participation in the trade, not everything you offer and everything you want will be of the same value. At which point you could find yourself on the hook to give away the most valuable game in your "for trade" pile and in turn receive the cheapest game off of your wishlist. Twilight Imperium 4 out, Love letter in.
Of course math trades will try to curb this possibility by limiting the games that you can list; asking for to a certain price band but, of course, the same thing could still happen. You could give away something at the upper edge of the price range and get back something at the very bottom. This is of course further complicated by the matter of how to appropriately price out-of-print/rare/pimped/high-demand games?
EDIT: it seems I misunderstood how math trades work. Apologies.
Most math trades I've seen use OLWLG. For those, you indicate exactly what you're willing to trade each game for. The only way you trade TI4 for Love Letter is if you check the box that says you'll trade TI4 for Love Letter.
In all the math trades I’ve seen and been involved with you choose what games you list and once everyone finalized what they are listing you go through each item and **for that specific game** that you would like, you choose from your listed items what you would trade.
By definition there is no way that you can be forced into a trade you didn’t want.
What you’ve described sounds terrible. Where does that even occur and why would anyone join up?
Sounds like a great thing if you buy a bunch of lower end games, and put in that you want higher end ones though.
I've got a copy of Love Letter, and want an out of print Blood Bowl Team Manager Sudden Death. Who's up for it?
That trade could potentially happen and is not problematic since everyone on that chain would be doing a trade they expressly asked for. You could also buy a bunch of super cheap lottery ticket and hope to win big prizes.
But in all likelihood, you'll just end up with a bunch of untraded lower end games and losing lottery tickets.
From what I've seen, you don't have great odds of being matched if you're offering cheap, easy to find, low desirability games and are only willing to trade for expensive, out of print, high desirability ones.
You may mark that you want their copy of BBTMSD, but if they don’t mark that they want your copy of Love Letter **and** that they are willing to receive Love Letter for it, then the trade doesn’t happen.
Based on my reading I mark I want the Blood Bowl expansion, and I have the Love letter game.
The guy with Blood Bowl Sudden Death may want Gloomhaven.
Then 10 other people have stuff listed, one wants Love Letter, and the opposite end of that chain wants to get rid of Gloomhaven.
So while it looks, on each individual exchange, somewhat fair (maybe the guy getting Love Letter is only giving away Catan, or Carcassonne), my one is ridiculously better for me, and overall unfair.
If I can do that, I guarantee others do it to get a better deal.
Random, but did anyone else use and miss swaptree? It was this exact thing, for books, music and games. It was awesome and then they made it subscription based.
It’s tough, especially if you have little chance of selling it locally. I suspect a lot of the online talk of board games as an “investment” is wishful thinking from people who either haven’t tried to cash in that investment or want to make themselves feel better about their spending habits or both, unfortunately.
Sorry this isn’t more helpful. To add a data point, in the US it’s typically around $10 to ship a game. If the game only retails for $30, and you have to price it under retail, you’re not going to pocket very much.
Yeah. Postage seems much more reasonable in the US. Here in Ireland. Postage even to somewhere else in Ireland you are looking at potentially the bones of €15-€20 and so on a €70 game. You would want to put it up for €40-€50 tops I would imagine to get a sale and therefore leaves possibly a €30 recoop at most.
Tough is the word. Guess it's just the way it is. Selling anything secondhand you're always going to take a hit, just wish there were more local avenues for resale here.
There's a group on FB called "Board game and role playing buy and sell UK & EU" - you can list on there and plenty of people make clear that postage is on top of the sale price, or raise the price to say inclusive of P&P and PayPal fees. If you join up you'll get a feel of what people are selling for - you should get far more than a €30 recoup on a €70 game (depends on the game of course but if it's in good condition and relatively new you should be OK).
It is mainly UK folk on there (so postage might be more if shipping there), but there are people listing in euros as well.
> I suspect a lot of the online talk of board games as an “investment” is wishful thinking from people who either haven’t tried to cash in that investment or want to make themselves feel better about their spending habits or both, unfortunately.
Same as MTG cards, and any of a number of "collectables". It's cope through and through
I just tell mine on Facebook Marketplace. I usually take a small hit from the retail price but if a game is lightly played and remotely popular you're gonna get something back from it.
If you are in Europe, Vinted is a good place to sell. Most of my games have been bought from there and I have no complaints, they are all in great condicion, some are almost new and with good prices
I don't like to expect to get much of anything for my used games, they're just sitting in my house and I'm not playing them, so getting anything for them suits me just fine. I pretty much use Noble Knight exclusively to sell games. If I'm sending something in that I know is hot, they'll usually give me about what I expect. I don't get a whole lot for everything else, but taking this stuff off my hands without the fuss of selling it piecemeal and them paying for shipping goes a long way.
I use a local Facebook group. All in-person, no shipping involved.
There’s a pretty robust gaming scene in my city and I price my stuff to sell. They either go within 24 hours or nobody wants them. If a game doesn’t sell, I’ll try to get rid of it in a Math Trade.
If I can’t trade it, I give it away.
Also in Ireland. There are several Facebook groups here where people sell or trade games. Apart from that I also use adverts.ie. There is also donedeal.ie but not as good really. If you sell at a reasonable price it will sell but if you try to get 80 to 100% of the price then its more likely people will hold off or buy new. I usually sell at about 50 or 60% of the Amazon value.
Feel free to send me on what you are selling and the price.
Facebook groups:
Boardgames / Cardgames Buy, sell, swap Ireland
Knavecon buy and sell
Geek trade Dublin
Regarding postage, it's been bad since parcel motel went out of business but a lot of games would be at the €12 mark. I buy and sell 2nd hand a lot and to be honest its very hard outside of Dublin as you really need to be meeting up in person to hand over the game. Cork and Galway are busy enough as well I think.
All of this. There's also the 'Boardgame Lottery Ireland' FB group, where people raffle off larger games (typically all-in KS games with buyer regret).
I usually put mine up in a local convention or list on FB marketplace. I’ve never had an issue selling but I live in a large city and list at a significant discount.
Sell? I have my collection away to high school gaming groups, the public library and some neighborhood kids (sports themed). I was never going to get them to the table (my family isn’t into gaming) and rather than just keeping them on the shelf, I decided that they should have a 2nd life.
•I give away games to friends who I think will enjoy them.
•My country have a Facebook group for selling games that works well. If you search "sell/ trade board games Ireland" (perhaps even in Irish?!) you might find something!
•Secons hand sites that take a small %. Usually slightly higher final price in my country than selling via Facebook groups from my observation.
•Geek market.
> board games aren't a massive investment as the resale value is so high
This is highly location-dependent.
If you're living in a major American city, you should expect to have basically no problem.
If you live in rural India, it's basically impossible.
Sounds like your situation is somewhere in the middle.
Look for a local or semi-local Facebook group. Facebook is good for this kind of stuff because you want to find buyers / sellers who live pretty close by, because it's postage that's the big killer on the 2nd hand market for board games. Selling a game that has a nominal value of $30 becomes much more difficult if you have to also charge $20 for postage.
Games are not an investment. It's something people say to make themselves feel better about splurging. I've sold many games, and I've certainly lost more money than gained (although there are some games I was able to sell for more than I paid).
I've sold in-person off Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Ebay, and through BGG. FBM is where I've sold the most, but recently finding it harder to meet up with people. Ebay takes a huge cut and is a pain to list. BGG has worked out surprisingly well despite the changes in the system.
Yeah, ain't no way He's getting investment returns on used board games, lol.
Even if still wrapped , if a newer version gets released you're definitely going to be hosed.
I've had my eye on Kemet for a hot minute now and I will see them on the Geek Market, still wrapped, from the last Kickstarter. As luck would have it, there's a new Kickstarter Q3 this year. Why buy it from you for full price when I can get it, no worries, from the publisher. OR I guess I could get it from you 30 to 40% off 😉.
I usually just donate mine to Goodwill... I guess maybe I should look into selling them next time (I've always been worried it would take more time than it's worth...) Sounds like the used game market is bigger than I assumed...
Eh it kind of depends on the game. If it's a hot item like a top 10 or 20 game or a highly coveted Kickstarter, you could likely recoup 50% of what you paid or even better. If it's a classic out of print title, people lose their minds and you'll likely get over retail for it. But that old copy of Catan? Yeah donate that lol.
Sorry about your geographical disadvantage…
I bought a membership to a local board game store that marks up games by about the same percentage as the membership discounts but aside from the “discount” members get, they also offer a few dates per year where they basically host a huge board game flea market and members get a free booth and the shop takes no commission.
They will also do commission sales for members year round.
If you can’t find a shop, then eBay and the like is a solid bet; just make sure to include pics showing the accurate condition of the box and contents, and make sure it’s complete and if so, def include that in the description
Do a math trade. You will get the best value for your games if you can find something that suits your gaming taste. Unless you're selling the hotness of the week the second hand market is swamped bc there are lots of people who seem to buy more games than they can ever play and try to cut their losses by dumping unplayed or once-played games at local gaming nights, FB, ebay or any other internet forum suitable for selling. It's usually a race to the bottom. In Germany you can get unplayed second hand games from the last couple of years for like 40-60% MRSP. Problem is that most of them are just unmemorable "ok" games or overproduced KS stuff.
I have the same problem with shopping (Australia) and to me the effort of dealing with buyers, packing a game up, and posting it out seems like it’s not worth the $40 so I usually donate them to a local board game cafe (added bonus is if I ever regret giving it away and want to play it again, I know exactly where to find it).
But I just found out my city has a boardgame meetup group called Melbourne Meeples and they do a board game market once a year, so I’m signing up for that.
It’s awesome, you send them a list of what you want to sell on advance (and you can make notes like ‘sleeved, include expansion, etc) then rock up on the day with the games and they’ve got labels ready and sell them for you while you go see publishers show off new games and try not to buy more than you brought in.
Then at the end of the day you collect what didn’t sell - or you can donate it to their library if they want it - and they transfer you the $$ minus a measly 10% for their effort.
I’m very excited about it and I’m doing a big cull. The initial run through of my collection has moved 25 games onto the Meeple marketplace list, and I’m sure I’ll catch more on the second or third rounds through.
I’m not sure where abouts in Ireland you are but it could be worth checking to see if they have something similar?
Facebook marketplace is where I buy used games. Worth a try, but if you have super specific, expensive games, I would t expect to get a lot of money for them, but you might get lucky.
Facebook marketplace is a big one. Surprisingly good.
/r/boardgameexchange is solid if you're willing to ship to people and trust the internet
ebay for more in-demand/rarer games
Local boardgame groups/boardgame cafes- sometimes these have flea markets where they just invite gamers from all over the city to sell their wares. they set up a market at a cafe and sell to anyone. My group does this twice a year.
if you don't want to go through the hassle, try to donate to a library or a community center with kids. They often need games for people and you help them along with that.
I don't. I give them away. I could probably flip 50-70% at half value or just give them away to folks who would get more use out of them. I've also donated to local library.
I used to use a FB buy/sell/trade game in Ohio which was very effective. But since moving to AZ, the community is much smaller and harder to sell there. So I bit the bullet and acquired a scale and set up a Pirate Ship account to list my games on BGG and sell/ship to folks there.
The only luck I’ve had was hauling games to a board game convention an hour and a half from where I live. I signed up for the board game market as a seller and was able to sell everything I took marking it at about 20% off normal online prices. I made enough money to pay for my convention tickets and the rest went towards the hotel bill. I’m happy with that and to have shelf space back.
Anything I’ve put on Facebook marketplace never sold as I live in a rural area.
Like other possessions, I hold onto unwanted games until my desire to declutter exceeds my desire to recoup some of my expenses. Then I donate or giveaway locally online.
I'm not going to bother shipping games. Finding local buyers is a shitshow because Facebook and Craigslist are famous for buyers being no-shows.
A couple local gaming stores will sell games on consignment or buy for resale, but it's hard to inquire during a short time window when they're accepting games. So many gamers try to unload games at stores that the stores don't have shelf space for everything.
People organize a flea market in a nearby city on BGG. That's my favorite way of selling/buying/trading as it's all out in the open, at once, and in person.
Otherwise, I put my games up on Facebook Marketplace/local groups. Buyers have to come pick the game up at my place.
In person sales only. Then I set the price around 80% of the typical price. Some games are chronically on sale ($40 game always on sale for $30), so I’d list it for $24. If the game rarely is on sale, I’d probably just aim for 75% of retail as the listing price. And I’ve had success with places like Facebook marketplace.
One of the FLGS here has a used game sale twice a year. You drop off your games during the week leading up to it, set your price, and if they sell you get that much in store credit. If they don't sell, you can pick them up at the end of the day or let them be donated to a charity.
The only games I've been able to resell and make a tiny profit on were kickstarter games that ended up being hits (Root and Brass). Every other game I've resold has been at a loss (though I picked up most of these games on sale anyways, so not too bad a loss).
Your best bet to resell your game at a reasonable loss is to get a ticket to some local board game convention and find a buyer that'll meet up with you there when it happens. Skips the issue with shipping.
These days I don't even bother reselling the games I don't want. I just offer them for free (make a post in a local game group chat) and someone usually messages me within hours.
Try ebay, I sold two games there recently, they do charge a fee but the shipping through ebay is cheap and I feel that is one of the best used board game markets there is.
SOmetimes I sell them because thye weren't fun.
Sometimes because they took too long.
Sometimes becuase they are tnot the kind of game for me.
Soemtiems because I need th shelf space for things I use more often.
Soemtimes becuase I ahve other friends who already own the game, so I don;t need it.
You could search for your local/national boardgames buy and sell groups on Facebook (not necessarily marketplace), or try BGG market. About eBay as it's easy to get scammed as a new seller.
Ebay, Mercari, Craigslist or there's Noble Knight which will tkae your game on consignment . I think the way it works is you send them your game set the price, and when it sells they take a % and send you the cash. S omething like that not dug too deeply into it. Also if you have alocal boardgame store ask them about annual or semi-annual yard sales or trade ins or direct p2p trade conferences they may run.
Rather than sell have you tried using BGG's trade system? You indicate the games you are looking to get rid of and games you would like and then the system pairs you up with anyone who wants something you have and has something you want. You can limit your search to specific counties if you would like.
wait there's a trade system outside of the geek market?
yeah, Math Trades. They're pretty cool. Here's the announcements thread for new Math Trades. https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/218951/article/44066127#44066127
I want to do a math trade pretty badly but the tutorials were intimidating and the empty box thing was confusing. I wish there were an easier solution, because I love the concept!
The easier solution is regular bgg trades where you can propose a trade or respond to other proposals :) I've never done math trades , if you have a sliver of comfort negotiating you'll be fine manually discussing lol
They have trades pretty regularly. Figure out the system by trading something small and low-cost. I thought it made good sense after doing it one time. Ended up sending off Pandemic to get Brass, excellent condition.
There are math trades but there are also user arranged trades. I have never participated in a math trade but have done dozens of user arranged trades. They are much more flexible. The users trading are in control of the schedule, they can negotiate back and forth if they would like. It leads to both parties feeling like an equal exchange happened which is a know issue with math trades. [https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide\_to\_Trading](https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide_to_Trading)
\* *this comment now makes no sense since /u/TheBroox updated his comment as he was mistaken about how math trades work* \* Confused how someone comes away from a Math Trade without thinking an equal exchange happened when by definition they chose the exact games they would give up in order to get the new game. (They may not be trading it directly to the person who is giving them the game, but you are never going to receive a game that you didn't want to trade your game for)
In a math trade you list all the things you are willing to part with and all the things you want. The algorithm takes everyone's wants and haves into consideration and forms (a) big trading circle(s). If you agreed to participate you have to make the trade, there is not backing out. If you only list a few games of roughly the same value you want to trade and games you feel are of comparable value as "wants" then sure you will be satisfied with the trade. However you could very well be left out of the trade. If no one else participating has exactly what you want or wants what you have you are SOL. If you cast a wider net, to increase the likelihood of your participation in the trade, not everything you offer and everything you want will be of the same value. At which point you could find yourself on the hook to give away the most valuable game in your "for trade" pile and in turn receive the cheapest game off of your wishlist. Twilight Imperium 4 out, Love letter in. Of course math trades will try to curb this possibility by limiting the games that you can list; asking for to a certain price band but, of course, the same thing could still happen. You could give away something at the upper edge of the price range and get back something at the very bottom. This is of course further complicated by the matter of how to appropriately price out-of-print/rare/pimped/high-demand games? EDIT: it seems I misunderstood how math trades work. Apologies.
Most math trades I've seen use OLWLG. For those, you indicate exactly what you're willing to trade each game for. The only way you trade TI4 for Love Letter is if you check the box that says you'll trade TI4 for Love Letter.
I’m pretty sure they’ve never done a math trade, or if they have whoever organized it needs to never do it like that again!
In all the math trades I’ve seen and been involved with you choose what games you list and once everyone finalized what they are listing you go through each item and **for that specific game** that you would like, you choose from your listed items what you would trade. By definition there is no way that you can be forced into a trade you didn’t want. What you’ve described sounds terrible. Where does that even occur and why would anyone join up?
> it seems I misunderstood how math trades work. Apologies. Kudos for you for admitting it :)
Much better than /u/MeanandEvil82 who literally deleted his account because he was mistaken about how math trades work... lol!
Sounds like a great thing if you buy a bunch of lower end games, and put in that you want higher end ones though. I've got a copy of Love Letter, and want an out of print Blood Bowl Team Manager Sudden Death. Who's up for it?
That trade could potentially happen and is not problematic since everyone on that chain would be doing a trade they expressly asked for. You could also buy a bunch of super cheap lottery ticket and hope to win big prizes. But in all likelihood, you'll just end up with a bunch of untraded lower end games and losing lottery tickets. From what I've seen, you don't have great odds of being matched if you're offering cheap, easy to find, low desirability games and are only willing to trade for expensive, out of print, high desirability ones.
You may mark that you want their copy of BBTMSD, but if they don’t mark that they want your copy of Love Letter **and** that they are willing to receive Love Letter for it, then the trade doesn’t happen.
Based on my reading I mark I want the Blood Bowl expansion, and I have the Love letter game. The guy with Blood Bowl Sudden Death may want Gloomhaven. Then 10 other people have stuff listed, one wants Love Letter, and the opposite end of that chain wants to get rid of Gloomhaven. So while it looks, on each individual exchange, somewhat fair (maybe the guy getting Love Letter is only giving away Catan, or Carcassonne), my one is ridiculously better for me, and overall unfair. If I can do that, I guarantee others do it to get a better deal.
Based on your reading, or based on actually being involved in a math trade?
Ohh yeah, it is a great tool too. [https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide\_to\_Trading](https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide_to_Trading)
Haven't checked this out but will do, Thanks.
[https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide\_to\_Trading](https://boardgamegeek.com/wiki/page/Guide_to_Trading)
Random, but did anyone else use and miss swaptree? It was this exact thing, for books, music and games. It was awesome and then they made it subscription based.
Similar issue in my country, but we have a facebook group for boardgames and people.usually post there, I sold 1/3 that way so far.
I list them on Facebook for half of retail value
What value do you use? I went off of current Amazon price.
I usually go with 50-60% of the cheapest online retail price available locally.
It’s tough, especially if you have little chance of selling it locally. I suspect a lot of the online talk of board games as an “investment” is wishful thinking from people who either haven’t tried to cash in that investment or want to make themselves feel better about their spending habits or both, unfortunately. Sorry this isn’t more helpful. To add a data point, in the US it’s typically around $10 to ship a game. If the game only retails for $30, and you have to price it under retail, you’re not going to pocket very much.
Yeah. Postage seems much more reasonable in the US. Here in Ireland. Postage even to somewhere else in Ireland you are looking at potentially the bones of €15-€20 and so on a €70 game. You would want to put it up for €40-€50 tops I would imagine to get a sale and therefore leaves possibly a €30 recoop at most. Tough is the word. Guess it's just the way it is. Selling anything secondhand you're always going to take a hit, just wish there were more local avenues for resale here.
There's a group on FB called "Board game and role playing buy and sell UK & EU" - you can list on there and plenty of people make clear that postage is on top of the sale price, or raise the price to say inclusive of P&P and PayPal fees. If you join up you'll get a feel of what people are selling for - you should get far more than a €30 recoup on a €70 game (depends on the game of course but if it's in good condition and relatively new you should be OK). It is mainly UK folk on there (so postage might be more if shipping there), but there are people listing in euros as well.
> I suspect a lot of the online talk of board games as an “investment” is wishful thinking from people who either haven’t tried to cash in that investment or want to make themselves feel better about their spending habits or both, unfortunately. Same as MTG cards, and any of a number of "collectables". It's cope through and through
I just tell mine on Facebook Marketplace. I usually take a small hit from the retail price but if a game is lightly played and remotely popular you're gonna get something back from it.
If you are in Europe, Vinted is a good place to sell. Most of my games have been bought from there and I have no complaints, they are all in great condicion, some are almost new and with good prices
I second Vinted. Bought and sold games on there. Works well.
I don't like to expect to get much of anything for my used games, they're just sitting in my house and I'm not playing them, so getting anything for them suits me just fine. I pretty much use Noble Knight exclusively to sell games. If I'm sending something in that I know is hot, they'll usually give me about what I expect. I don't get a whole lot for everything else, but taking this stuff off my hands without the fuss of selling it piecemeal and them paying for shipping goes a long way.
I use a local Facebook group. All in-person, no shipping involved. There’s a pretty robust gaming scene in my city and I price my stuff to sell. They either go within 24 hours or nobody wants them. If a game doesn’t sell, I’ll try to get rid of it in a Math Trade. If I can’t trade it, I give it away.
Also in Ireland. There are several Facebook groups here where people sell or trade games. Apart from that I also use adverts.ie. There is also donedeal.ie but not as good really. If you sell at a reasonable price it will sell but if you try to get 80 to 100% of the price then its more likely people will hold off or buy new. I usually sell at about 50 or 60% of the Amazon value. Feel free to send me on what you are selling and the price. Facebook groups: Boardgames / Cardgames Buy, sell, swap Ireland Knavecon buy and sell Geek trade Dublin Regarding postage, it's been bad since parcel motel went out of business but a lot of games would be at the €12 mark. I buy and sell 2nd hand a lot and to be honest its very hard outside of Dublin as you really need to be meeting up in person to hand over the game. Cork and Galway are busy enough as well I think.
All of this. There's also the 'Boardgame Lottery Ireland' FB group, where people raffle off larger games (typically all-in KS games with buyer regret).
I usually put mine up in a local convention or list on FB marketplace. I’ve never had an issue selling but I live in a large city and list at a significant discount.
Sell? I have my collection away to high school gaming groups, the public library and some neighborhood kids (sports themed). I was never going to get them to the table (my family isn’t into gaming) and rather than just keeping them on the shelf, I decided that they should have a 2nd life.
Check your LGS. Mine will do consignment and you keep 100% of the money as an in-store credit.
•I give away games to friends who I think will enjoy them. •My country have a Facebook group for selling games that works well. If you search "sell/ trade board games Ireland" (perhaps even in Irish?!) you might find something! •Secons hand sites that take a small %. Usually slightly higher final price in my country than selling via Facebook groups from my observation. •Geek market.
I live in Ireland too, and buy and sell games on Adverts, Facebook, and with my game groups
Me too. There are 3 of us now. We can sell the games to each other.
> board games aren't a massive investment as the resale value is so high This is highly location-dependent. If you're living in a major American city, you should expect to have basically no problem. If you live in rural India, it's basically impossible. Sounds like your situation is somewhere in the middle. Look for a local or semi-local Facebook group. Facebook is good for this kind of stuff because you want to find buyers / sellers who live pretty close by, because it's postage that's the big killer on the 2nd hand market for board games. Selling a game that has a nominal value of $30 becomes much more difficult if you have to also charge $20 for postage.
Games are not an investment. It's something people say to make themselves feel better about splurging. I've sold many games, and I've certainly lost more money than gained (although there are some games I was able to sell for more than I paid). I've sold in-person off Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Ebay, and through BGG. FBM is where I've sold the most, but recently finding it harder to meet up with people. Ebay takes a huge cut and is a pain to list. BGG has worked out surprisingly well despite the changes in the system.
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Yeah, ain't no way He's getting investment returns on used board games, lol. Even if still wrapped , if a newer version gets released you're definitely going to be hosed. I've had my eye on Kemet for a hot minute now and I will see them on the Geek Market, still wrapped, from the last Kickstarter. As luck would have it, there's a new Kickstarter Q3 this year. Why buy it from you for full price when I can get it, no worries, from the publisher. OR I guess I could get it from you 30 to 40% off 😉.
I would consider 75% extremely high resale value. I'm looking at with postage maybe getting back 25%, possibly 50% if I was extremely fortunate.
I usually just donate mine to Goodwill... I guess maybe I should look into selling them next time (I've always been worried it would take more time than it's worth...) Sounds like the used game market is bigger than I assumed...
Eh it kind of depends on the game. If it's a hot item like a top 10 or 20 game or a highly coveted Kickstarter, you could likely recoup 50% of what you paid or even better. If it's a classic out of print title, people lose their minds and you'll likely get over retail for it. But that old copy of Catan? Yeah donate that lol.
Some conventions do a bring and buy or trade system where you can offload. Obviously dependent on wanting to go to the convention in the first place
Sorry about your geographical disadvantage… I bought a membership to a local board game store that marks up games by about the same percentage as the membership discounts but aside from the “discount” members get, they also offer a few dates per year where they basically host a huge board game flea market and members get a free booth and the shop takes no commission. They will also do commission sales for members year round. If you can’t find a shop, then eBay and the like is a solid bet; just make sure to include pics showing the accurate condition of the box and contents, and make sure it’s complete and if so, def include that in the description
I've been selling via vinted lately. Works very well
Facebook. The only thing I still use it for.
Do a math trade. You will get the best value for your games if you can find something that suits your gaming taste. Unless you're selling the hotness of the week the second hand market is swamped bc there are lots of people who seem to buy more games than they can ever play and try to cut their losses by dumping unplayed or once-played games at local gaming nights, FB, ebay or any other internet forum suitable for selling. It's usually a race to the bottom. In Germany you can get unplayed second hand games from the last couple of years for like 40-60% MRSP. Problem is that most of them are just unmemorable "ok" games or overproduced KS stuff.
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Gumtree is terrible in Ireland. Nobody uses it here. Adverts.ie or donedeal.ie are the more popular ones outside of Facebook marketplace.
I have the same problem with shopping (Australia) and to me the effort of dealing with buyers, packing a game up, and posting it out seems like it’s not worth the $40 so I usually donate them to a local board game cafe (added bonus is if I ever regret giving it away and want to play it again, I know exactly where to find it). But I just found out my city has a boardgame meetup group called Melbourne Meeples and they do a board game market once a year, so I’m signing up for that. It’s awesome, you send them a list of what you want to sell on advance (and you can make notes like ‘sleeved, include expansion, etc) then rock up on the day with the games and they’ve got labels ready and sell them for you while you go see publishers show off new games and try not to buy more than you brought in. Then at the end of the day you collect what didn’t sell - or you can donate it to their library if they want it - and they transfer you the $$ minus a measly 10% for their effort. I’m very excited about it and I’m doing a big cull. The initial run through of my collection has moved 25 games onto the Meeple marketplace list, and I’m sure I’ll catch more on the second or third rounds through. I’m not sure where abouts in Ireland you are but it could be worth checking to see if they have something similar?
Spain --> Wallapop. Don't know if it's an used app in Ireland
Facebook marketplace is where I buy used games. Worth a try, but if you have super specific, expensive games, I would t expect to get a lot of money for them, but you might get lucky.
Facebook marketplace is a big one. Surprisingly good. /r/boardgameexchange is solid if you're willing to ship to people and trust the internet ebay for more in-demand/rarer games Local boardgame groups/boardgame cafes- sometimes these have flea markets where they just invite gamers from all over the city to sell their wares. they set up a market at a cafe and sell to anyone. My group does this twice a year. if you don't want to go through the hassle, try to donate to a library or a community center with kids. They often need games for people and you help them along with that.
I don't. I give them away. I could probably flip 50-70% at half value or just give them away to folks who would get more use out of them. I've also donated to local library.
I'm a member of about 3 or 4 Facebook board games buy/swap/sell groups. Also via a local games meet up every weekend.
Easiest way is through a convention. You can also look for local Facebook groups for buying and selling games.
I used to use a FB buy/sell/trade game in Ohio which was very effective. But since moving to AZ, the community is much smaller and harder to sell there. So I bit the bullet and acquired a scale and set up a Pirate Ship account to list my games on BGG and sell/ship to folks there.
The only luck I’ve had was hauling games to a board game convention an hour and a half from where I live. I signed up for the board game market as a seller and was able to sell everything I took marking it at about 20% off normal online prices. I made enough money to pay for my convention tickets and the rest went towards the hotel bill. I’m happy with that and to have shelf space back. Anything I’ve put on Facebook marketplace never sold as I live in a rural area.
I sell mine in Facebook marketplace, there is an Oahu group for selling and trading board games
Like other possessions, I hold onto unwanted games until my desire to declutter exceeds my desire to recoup some of my expenses. Then I donate or giveaway locally online. I'm not going to bother shipping games. Finding local buyers is a shitshow because Facebook and Craigslist are famous for buyers being no-shows. A couple local gaming stores will sell games on consignment or buy for resale, but it's hard to inquire during a short time window when they're accepting games. So many gamers try to unload games at stores that the stores don't have shelf space for everything.
eBay! I buy a ton of games on eBay or OfferUp if you have that app out there
People organize a flea market in a nearby city on BGG. That's my favorite way of selling/buying/trading as it's all out in the open, at once, and in person. Otherwise, I put my games up on Facebook Marketplace/local groups. Buyers have to come pick the game up at my place.
In person sales only. Then I set the price around 80% of the typical price. Some games are chronically on sale ($40 game always on sale for $30), so I’d list it for $24. If the game rarely is on sale, I’d probably just aim for 75% of retail as the listing price. And I’ve had success with places like Facebook marketplace.
One of the FLGS here has a used game sale twice a year. You drop off your games during the week leading up to it, set your price, and if they sell you get that much in store credit. If they don't sell, you can pick them up at the end of the day or let them be donated to a charity.
The only games I've been able to resell and make a tiny profit on were kickstarter games that ended up being hits (Root and Brass). Every other game I've resold has been at a loss (though I picked up most of these games on sale anyways, so not too bad a loss). Your best bet to resell your game at a reasonable loss is to get a ticket to some local board game convention and find a buyer that'll meet up with you there when it happens. Skips the issue with shipping. These days I don't even bother reselling the games I don't want. I just offer them for free (make a post in a local game group chat) and someone usually messages me within hours.
I use a populair trading site (similar to eBay, but local), Facebook Marketplace and Vinted (yes, clothing, but also quite a few games!)
Local board game groups on Facebook. I haven't sold any yet - but I bought a couple through there.
Try ebay, I sold two games there recently, they do charge a fee but the shipping through ebay is cheap and I feel that is one of the best used board game markets there is.
Dedicated and well-moderated Facebook selling group
SOmetimes I sell them because thye weren't fun. Sometimes because they took too long. Sometimes becuase they are tnot the kind of game for me. Soemtiems because I need th shelf space for things I use more often. Soemtimes becuase I ahve other friends who already own the game, so I don;t need it.
You could search for your local/national boardgames buy and sell groups on Facebook (not necessarily marketplace), or try BGG market. About eBay as it's easy to get scammed as a new seller.
Just as you mentioned you're in West Cork, there is a good boardgame shop in Clonakilty - https://happygoluckyclonakilty.com/
According to my girlfriend, "he's never done it. Dunno."
Ebay, Mercari, Craigslist or there's Noble Knight which will tkae your game on consignment . I think the way it works is you send them your game set the price, and when it sells they take a % and send you the cash. S omething like that not dug too deeply into it. Also if you have alocal boardgame store ask them about annual or semi-annual yard sales or trade ins or direct p2p trade conferences they may run.