At this point, we're all fully aware of the old GameStop meme of trading in multiple Triple-A games and only being given a few dollars in store credit. Not if someone basically traded in a nearly complete set of Amiibo.
That said, if you want to test everything and then some, GameStop is hosting a “Trade Anything Day” next month. Yes, you read that right. On December 6th, guests can visit their local GameStop store and redeem store credit for anything.
“Bring anything and get store credit,” the ad says. “I have a few questions.”
As a result, there are a lot of caveats, but there are also some interesting ways to interpret things. Either way, it's a rather creative way to get people into your store, especially as the holiday season begins and there's a lot to buy.
Let's see who will be the first to bring something completely strange but not break any rules.
As the trusty Wario64 shared on Twitter, there are a lot of caveats to what you can actually bring. That's where the whole “asking questions” thing comes from. Here is a full list of items that cannot be traded in:
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Excludes hazardous wastes or substances, chemicals or liquids. Lithium-ion batteries or items containing lithium-ion batteries. Weapons and ammunition. Dead or live animals (taxidermy items are tradeable). Alcohol, tobacco, drugs or medicine (whether legal or not). Computers other than certain MacBooks that GameStop generally accepts in transactions (e.g., desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with integrated processors, and interactive flat panel displays with integrated processors).
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Computer peripherals designed for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (except commonly traded products), fax machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames. Small electronic equipment (including portable digital music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, projectors with DVD players). Small scale servers. Gift cards. and other currency (foreign or domestic) that resembles body parts.
Lastly, “Items must fit into a box measuring 20x20x20.” and “GameStop employees have discretion to reject any item.”
Some of these exclusions absolutely make sense, like hazardous waste, chemicals, or alcohol. Perhaps most interesting: “Stuffed items are tradable.” Yeah, I have no idea how that will play out in stores.
If you have items like Funkos, small toys, dolls, game cases, or cables, it seems like trades will be accepted as long as you're willing to trade them in for an undisclosed amount of store credit.
“I will make sure I don’t work that day,” one employee wrote on the store’s subreddit.
Personally, I have so many empty PS4, Switch, and PS5 cases that I want to get rid of, so days like this definitely pique my interest. It's definitely a lot more desirable to get some credit since it was destined for the landfill anyway, and as 2025 has shown us so far, there's no shortage of video games to buy.
