A Summary Note on How to Start and Conduct Used Game Reselling

Hello there!

I'm Brownie.

I have written notes on the basics of used game reselling, but since the volume has grown, I will summarize them here as a table of contents for my used game reselling notes.

By setting up this note,
I think you will understand
how you should read my notes,
so please start reading from this note.I may also update it to make it easier to read if there are any additions.

・Introduction

First, I will tell you about the merits and demerits of used game reselling.

・High profit margin
→Average of 30% or more

・Fast turnover and good cash flow (fund recovery)
→On Yahoo Auctions, payment is as fast as the day after the buyer receives it.

・Few rivals and little price-cutting competition
→With used items, it's a battle of how you sell, not just the base price

・Amazon fees for game consoles are 8%
→Usually 15% is common

・Yahoo Auctions prices are also stable
→Rarely results in a loss

・Almost no authenticity investigations on Amazon
→Low account risk

・Can be resold even if returned
→No loss of value due to returns

・Can be sold on Yahoo Auctions even if broken
→Even if you purchase junk items and they are broken, you won't end up with a total loss.

・Easy to increase in price due to trends
→Easy to create a gap with market prices

・Small and light
→Fewer boxes are needed when shipping to Amazon, saving on shipping costs.

Conversely, I will introduce the demerits.

・Requires labor
→This is really the only demerit I can think of.
Since I don't handle large home appliances, it's still better, but with used items, labor for inspection and packaging inevitably occurs. (You can outsource it, though...)
If you can clear or compromise on this labor part, used game reselling has many truly good points.

・How to start used game reselling

Please make sure to read this article first. As mentioned in recent news, there are necessary preparations you must make when doing used game reselling, so please be sure to learn them here.

・How to use Yahoo! Auctions

If you have researched reselling beforehand, you may already know that most people use Amazon. However, Amazon's current system is not very friendly to beginners, so
I recommend Yahoo! Auctions for beginners because
it makes it easier to gain experience in "sourcing items" and "selling items,"
the speed of capital recovery is fast,
and the risks are low.
If you read the two articles above, I believe you will understand how to conduct research and how to sell, so please learn from them.

・Keyword collection for game consoles

If you have played games before, you probably understand, but since there may be some who have never handled them, I have summarized the keywords for each game console.
If you are not familiar with game consoles, please use this as a reference.

・Types of SONY game consoles

・Types of Nintendo game consoles

・Types of other game consoles

・Strategies for sourcing from physical stores

・Beyond used game reselling