By now, we're all very aware of the long-running GameStop meme of going in to trade in multiple Triple-A games only to be offered a couple of dollars in store credit. That obviously wasn't the case when someone basically traded an almost complete set of Amiibo.
That said, if you want to try it all out and then some, next month GameStop is hosting a “Trade Anything Day.” Yes, you read that right. On December 6th, guests are invited to visit their local GameStop store to, well, buy anything in exchange for store credit.
“Bring Whatever Get Store Credit,” the ad reads. “Some questions asked.”
As it turns out, there are many caveats but also some interesting ways to interpret things. Regardless, it's a pretty creative way to try to get people into the stores, especially when the holiday season is underway and there are tons of things to buy.
Let's see who is the first person to bring something totally weird but doesn't break the rules
As the ever-reliable Wario64 shared on Twitter, there are plenty of caveats to what you can actually ingest. That's where the whole “Some Questions Asked” thing comes from. The full list of no-go trade-in items is as follows:
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Exceptions include hazardous waste or materials, chemicals, liquids. Lithium-ion batteries or items containing lithium-ion batteries. Weapons and ammunition. Dead or live animals (taxidermy items are valid for trade). Alcohol, tobacco, drugs or medicines (legal or not). Computers (such as desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with integrated processor, interactive flat panel displays with integrated processor) excluding certain MacBooks that GameStop normally accepts in trade.
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Computer peripherals intended for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keyboards, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (excluding those normally accepted in commerce), fax machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames, digital digital music players, VCRs, digital music players, DVD players, portable digital music players, DVD players. converters, cable or satellite receivers, including those with DVD player capabilities.
As a final note: “Items MUST fit in our 20x20x20 measurement box” and “GameStop employees have the right to reject any item.”
Some of these exceptions make perfect sense, such as hazardous waste, chemicals or alcohol. Perhaps most interestingly, “Taxidermy items are valid for trade.” Yeah, I'm not entirely sure how that will fly in a store.
It seems that if you have something like Funkos, small toys, figurines, game cases, or cables, it would be acceptable to trade, provided you are willing to drop them for an unknown amount of store credit.
“Gonna make sure I don't work that day,” one employee wrote on the store's subreddit.
Personally, I have tons of empty PS4, Switch, and PS5 cases that I've been meaning to get rid of, so a day like this definitely piques my interest. They were headed for the dump anyway, so getting some credit is definitely much more preferable, and as 2025 has shown us so far, there's no shortage of video games to buy.
