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GameStop 'trade anything day' coming in December. Here's what you can trade in

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Published  November 17, 2025 3:22pm EST
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FILE-A GameStop store is shown inside a mall. (Photo by Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The Brief

    • GameStop is giving consumers the chance to receive store credit when they trade in any physical item at one of the store’s locations.
    • "Trade Anything Day" kicks off on Dec. 6 and GameStop has certain criteria you must meet to be eligible for the deal.

GameStop is holding a special event for consumers to trade almost any good they have in exchange for store credit ahead of the holiday season.

What is GameStop’s "trade anything day"?

Why you should care:

 The gaming retailer is running a "Trade Anything Day" on December 6, letting consumers trade just about any item they have to receive an in-store credit, which you can use to buy items like video games, gaming consoles and accessories.

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What items can I trade in?

What you can do:

Consumers can bring in almost any physical goods to trade in for store credit, but GameStop requires any merchandise you bring into the store to fit into a 20x20x20-inch box, and GameStop employees can reject any item, based on company guidelines.

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Is GameStop excluding certain goods for "trade anything day"?

The other side:

GameStop posted an exclusion list of items that cannot be exchanged for store credit, which are listed below: 

  • Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids.
  • Lithium-ion batteries or items containing lithium-ion batteries
  • Weapons or ammunition
  • Dead or live animals (although taxidermy items are allowed)
  • Alcohol, tobacco, drugs, or pharmaceutical items
  • Computers, except those that GameStop usually accepts
  • Computer accessories weighing less than 100 pounds, like monitors, keyboards, keypads, mice, pointing devices, and external hard drives (excluding those that are normally accepted by GameStop)
  • Small, old electronic equipment like portable digital music players, VCRs, and DVD players
  • Small-scale servers
  • Televisions
  • Gift cards and foreign or domestic currency.
  • Jewelry.
  • Sexual and explicit items
  • Items resembling body parts.

The Source: Information for this story was provided by GameStop’s website, Newsweek, and WBRC-TV in Alabama. This story was reported from Washington, D.C. 

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