Trade ANYTHING For Gamers

Gather round because GameStop just dropped the weirdest invite you’re going to see this year: “Trade Anything Day”! 

Yes, “anything.”

But hold up … not really anything. You bring your random junk, get store credit, go on a shopping spree. At least that’s the pitch. According to the fine print, you’re allowed to bring your old Xbox, your half-eaten PS5 pizza box, your grandma’s knitted cat sweater… as long as it fits in a 20×20×20-inch box. And you’re not allowed to bring weapons, live or dead animals (though taxidermy is okay?), lithium-ion batteries, liquids, or anything that resembles a body part.

So yeah, bring a toaster, but not a TV. Bring a coffee mug, but not a computer. Bring your leftover Halloween candy, but not jewelry. The list is wild.

It's clear -- GameStop’s stores need foot traffic. They want press. They want selfies. They want you to drag your weird stuff in, live-tweet it, laugh about it, and maybe buy a new game while you’re there.

You roll in with that dusty VHS tape expecting store credit? Good luck. They haven’t told us how they’ll price weird items. Will the mug get $2? No clue.

Let’s be honest: You’re gonna show up. You’ll bring your odd thing. Maybe even your weirdest. You’ll get the photo op. You’ll buy something. And you’ll go home wondering, “Was that trade worth my time?” The answer probably: Nope. But the story you tell your bros at the bar? Totally worth it.

So here’s the challenge: Pick your weirdest item that fits 20×20×20. Deck-out your swag. Bring it in on December 6. Worst-case scenario: you trade a decades-old chessboard for store credit.

In the end, GameStop’s “Trade Anything Day” is less about what you trade and more about the art of the deal of trading. It’s marketing theatre, and we’re all invited to the show. So let’s roll up, bring that weird item we’ve been hanging on to, and maybe get $5 store credit in return.

Raise your Red Bull, bros. GameStop’s weird, wild, and we’re all here for it.

-TBob