At this point, we're all fully aware of the long-running GameStop meme of going to trade multiple Triple-A games to offer a few bucks in store credit. This was clearly not the case when someone basically traded an almost complete set of Amiibo.
That said, if you want to put that whole thing to the test and then some, next month GameStop is hosting “Trade Anything Day.” Yes, you read that right. On December 6, guests are invited to visit their local GameStop store to, well, trade in whatever they like in exchange for store credit.
“Get anything bring store credit,” the ad reads. “Some questions asked.”
As it turns out, there are many caveats but also some interesting ways of interpreting things. Any way you chalk it up, it's a rather creative way to try to get people into the stores, especially when the holiday season is underway and there are lots of things to buy.
Let's see who will be the first to come up with something completely unique but not breaking the rules
As the ever-reliable Wario64 shared on Twitter , there are several caveats about what you can actually bring. The whole comes from “Some Questions Asked”. The full list of no-go trade-in items is as follows:
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Exclusions include hazardous waste or materials, chemicals, liquids. Lithium-ion batteries or items containing lithium-ion batteries. Arms and Ammunition. Dead or live animals (taxidermy items are valid for trade). Alcohol, tobacco, drugs or medication (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 a built-in processor, interactive flat panel displays with a built-in processor) accept normal business on some MacBooks games.
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Computer equipment intended for use with computers and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (except those generally accepted in commerce), facsimile machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, devices capable of playing digital pictures, digital picture frames. DVD players, digital converter boxes, DVD player capable Servers and other currencies.
As a final note, “Items must fit into our 20x20x20 measurement box,” and “GameStop personnel have the discretion to reject any item.”
Some of these exclusions 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 the store is going to fly.
If you have something like Funkos, small toys, figurines, game cases or cables, that would be acceptable for trade, if you are willing to part with them for an undisclosed amount of store credit.
“I'll make sure not to work that day,” one employee wrote on the store's subreddit.
Personally, I have a ton 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 bound for the landfill anyway, so getting any bit of credit is definitely better, and as 2025 has shown us so far, there's no shortage of video games to buy.
